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Heather Alexandra
heatheralexandra
Former Senior Writer and Critic at Kotaku.

You can also trigger it by picking up an item you’ve never picked up before. So, for instance, you could launch on a metal door that you dropped an apple on, shoot a fire arrow, and then pick up the cooked apple to reset the cooldown too.

That’s not really too practical but with the right routing and forethought you Read more

Yeah, I’m really surprised at how many simple things I’d completely forgotten how to do. It’s probably an MMO thing in general; if I went back to SWTOR or FFXIV, I’m sure I’d be fiddling around in menus too. Read more

I usually find a few games that are pretty good for listening to podcasts or audiobooks nowadays. It was No Man’s Sky for a bit and now it’s Destiny 2 and Sea of Thieves.

I’m not big into game’s as mere escapism but it can deny that it’s been really nice to just sit for an hour, do a few missions, and listen to some Read more

Don’t write for someone without getting paid unless it is a cause you really believe in. If anyone tell you that you will get exposure, your reply should be “Fuck you. Pay me.” Read more

Nah dude, Rockstar’s still great. One unfortunate game does not a bad studio make. GTA IV, Vice City, Bully, RDR, The Warriors? All good games. Read more

Yeah, they’ve made a ton of stuff and it’s all really great. A nice way to educate yourself on some things in an active, engaging manner. Read more

If I cared only about what was popular and made money, I’d be a pretty shitty critic.
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I think that would be a bit on the nose but I also have trouble imagining that Morgan will survive by the end of all this. Read more

That’s basically where I’m at too and even if I don’t really want to see John again I’m still optimistic that it will be a really good game. Read more

Hey friends. Lots of good modders working on this and I want to make sure Ainz’ shoutout made it to the page here, since it was hard to squeeze into the piece itself. To quote:
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Except that’s not true, y’know? Sometimes 30 FPS absolutely the correct framerate for a given game. You could make the case for having some games run 24 frames as well. That stuff should always be tailored to the artistic needs of the game.

That said: gosh, I want to play Monster Hunter: World consistently in Read more