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With hindsight, I think D2 is pretty solid but I also think the world is almost always more interesting than the people in it. It is a mechanics first game and that does mean some flaws when you assess things holistically. Which is how I worked.

Death of the Outsider improved this a lot. Better stakes, some banger… Read more

Bro, it’s 2022 and I don’t even work here anymore. Read more

Tell me you don’t understand metaphor without telling me you don’t understand metaphor. Read more

I logged on after over a year of exile specifically to say that this is one of the most bad faith reads of an article I’ve seen on this site. Read more

At least I never used the word florid. Read more

Wow, Luke, I can’t believe that you and you alone (and not any other site who wrote about this before your shift) are responsible for Nintendo tossing the port maker into Emulation Jail.
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He’s not a ratdog. Read more

Kingdom Hearts isn’t confusing though. (The bigger problem with that series is that there’s too many games spread out on too many platforms. That doesn’t seem like it’ll be an issue here.” Read more

Haha! Good point! That’s true but I think these folks have a good track record! I frankly think that FFX is maybe the most coherent game in the series (though not my favorite) and Kitase was on that with Nojima as writer. So I’m willing to see where this leads. Read more

Battle’s over; they lost. “The Unknown Journey Will Continue.” Some of it will look the same (maybe we can’t completely fight Fate!) but we’re in new territory now. The game’s out. It’s done and folks will need to adjust to the reality of it.

I think the cynic in me, the part that worries deeply about remakes and… Read more

Kazushige Nojima is the scenario writer here and one of the script writers as well. You might know him from one of his other works where he was scenario designer and writer: Final Fantasy VII.

You might also know Tetsuya Nomura from another work he was a writer(and character designer) on called Final Fantasy VII.

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I really appreciate this comment and I’m glad you got something out of this And don’t worry about the whole “I don’t always agree” thing; if folks agreed with everything I wrote, my job would be really boring! Read more

It’s like writing a grad paper or something really. I’ll do a full stream of the game on Twitch so I can have that for reference. It’s also just essential to play a game a few times to let ideas form.

After that, it’s some script analysis and research on both the development history and any big pieces of writing about… Read more

It’s partially that! But even the stuff that I think folks might call the most excessive (say Death Stranding) tend to have some very smart stuff. Engaging with Kojima’s work has always been a balancing act. Read more

And yet, I’m here to say that I think it’s Actually The Best One. Read more

All non-essential personnel, report to the holds in 10 minutes time for the scheduled briefing session with the Commandant. You are ordered to continue manning your posts until that time. Read more

For what it’s worth, the tech folks are aware of it now! Read more

I have literally no control over this but I will surely continue to push for mute as default for sure. Read more

If there’s any game in the series that really doesn’t need remake treatment, that’s the one. And honestly, I’d rather get a new entry with a stronger identity (ala RE7) than a souped up version of anything else. Of the three most recent Resident Evil games, that’s been by far the most interesting of the bunch. Read more