Heather Alexandra's discussions

DB FighterZ. Read more

There’s a complicated series of events that cause this, but it really boils down to how long video games were marketed as toys in the late 80s and early 90s.

We’re only now, arguably, breaking away from the damage that did. At least in the mainstream space. I think Kotaku manages it. I think Waypoint certainly does,… Read more

Paul took my answer. There’s way too many great devs in places like Brazil or Chile that never manage to break out of the bubble. Read more

Would you settle for more banner ads on the site? Read more

God of War. Read more

I played tons of SWTOR back in the day. Dunno how easy it is for newbies to hope into now but I think that game actually does a ton of things right. I sometimes sneak into TESO as well, but haven’t done so in a huge capacity since the Morrowind expansion. Read more

I have played Shenmue once a year every year since it released in 1999. I also replay Sonic the Hedgehog 2 regularly. Read more

Waypoint. I’m not calling it VICE Games or whatever. Read more

Judging from the hate mail, I’m gonna say it was that time I said RDR2 felt a little too much like a themepark instead of the world it clearly wanted to be.

More broadly: cutscenes are good, actually. Read more

No one should ever be allowed to call controls “tight” ever again. Read more

All of them. Because I got my code maybe a day and a half before review embargo lifted, so I had to rush through that game at a pace unlike anything I’ve ever had to do for any other review. Read more

It’s all work really. Once you sign up for this sort of living, your brain will always be searching for angles and picking things apart. That switch is perpetually “on.”
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I think Gita did an amazing job reviewing Three Houses. Read more

Say it with me everyone: Skies of Arcadia 2. Read more

Every. Goddamn. Indie Pick. Those creators are doing amazing things and I wish to Heaven that more players would give those games a shot over the AAA de jour. Read more

I’m getting pretty damn solid at cooking. It’s been really gratifying. Read more

Chrono Cross. Read more

Started a blog that folks somehow started reading. Pitched to places and had the huge benefit of having editors (like Austin Walker and Garret Martin) who really championed freelancers and pushed me to grow.

Kept pitching and writing. Applied here and at one other publication. Got taken on here as a freelancer making… Read more

Black Eagles. Read more

I... You know what embargoes are, right? Read more