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Heather Alexandra
heatheralexandra
Former Senior Writer and Critic at Kotaku.

Why am I not surprised to see so many comments railing at game designers having the gall to create games around substantive issues? Read more

Hi Heather, although I see where you’re coming from let me tell you how I experimented this very same scene. Read more

This just further reinforces my theory that if you want to make a game where everything is solved by bullets or explosions, that you need to include a grappling hook, reusable parachute, and wingsuit. Read more

Whether they enjoy the time their wasting is irrelevant. What a waste of time. Some many better games to play and things to do. Read more

This nails it. To me, it so far feels a bit... soulless? Like, everything functions perfectly well, but it’s certainly missing the sense of fun these kind of sandboxes need. Read more

Her OoT and WW runs were the most fun I ever had on twitch. The commentary, the pure skill and genuine excitement as the runs succeeded. I enjoyed every minute of it. Glad to have her back Read more

Narcissa is dope. I haven’t been able to watch her streams that often since I got a bullshit job, but it was pretty great just watching her beat the crap out of people on Smash, and doing speed run techniques in Twilight Princess, and just hanging out with cool people in her streams. She started making an ASCII game Read more

She has always been one of my favorite speedrunners, here’s hoping that things get better for her and harassers leave. Read more

I’m glad to see she’s back. I hope she’s able to take things at her own pace in a low-key environment. Always have been a fan, so here’s to cheering her on! Read more

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Yeah! I’m glad she’s back! Obviously, she needs to take care of her mental and physical health first. The wrist thing seems like a potential problem, so I definitely hope she takes it easy. Read more

>50 mins
>Someone already did it in 12 mins
Dude needs to git gud.
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Because why would you want to enjoy a new game. Read more

Miyamoto: “Timeline? ... Oh! Yes! We have... one of those...” Read more

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So much fail; go to your corner and lament on your shortcoming

What did I win?! *hops from fur covered boot to fur covered boot*
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I’ve sunk 30 hours into it since launch and the main thrust of the article is dead-on. Once I stopped thinking of it as an action game with a particularly in-depth combat gimmick and more as a pure fighting game, I started having way more fun with it. It’s got all the classic fighting game trappings I’ve known since Read more

Well, Hyrule Warriors is a Dynasty Warriors game, not a Zelda game. Read more