Patrick Klepek's discussions

That’s how I feel, too. It’s different from a commentary track, which you can release separately from the product itself, because the way you PLAY the product has a direct impact on your commentary and criticism. Read more

I fail to see how it’s meaningfully different than what you see in traditional media outlets. Of course, your opinion may be that all video game coverage is garbage, Kotaku included, but we’ll just have to disagree there. Just because YouTube is full of low-quality stuff doesn’t mean there aren’t people doing really… Read more

Hm, weird. The final two bosses played out just fine for me! Read more

Look for another shop in the Hunter’s Dream. Read more

I would never recommend this game to everyone, but I want to make sure the curious know it’s possible for them to enjoy it. These games have a reputation of being “hard,” which turns off a lot of people. It turned ME off for a long time, too. But I gave them a chance, and I finally understood why they were amazing. Read more

Wow, that never happened to me. The Wet Nurse was a joke. Maybe I glitched? Read more

They’ve made four of these games now. Unless you’re using a true exploit — i.e. glitching into the boss area before he’s been triggered, rendering them immobile — it’s fair game, imo. Read more

Will do! Read more

They may not be “gone” forever, but you have aggro’d them and they may not be helpful. Read more

Given how much the game is screwing with you, Souls fans tend to accept that as part of playing these games. If they can mess with you, you can mess with them. Read more

You’re welcome! Read more

This is a great point. The game absolutely lets you become OP if you’d like to, it just takes some time! Read more

Don’t be afraid to ask for help! I mean that in multiple ways. Read more

It's too bad, since it seems like the PC version is probably the route to go? I expect lots of them will pay $20 to upgrade. Read more

If Team Ninja is unable to do these very basic things, it wouldn't give me confidence in the port itself. Read more

Sure, it doesn't impact how you play the game itself necessarily, but it speaks to the level of quality of the port. It tells you how much effort they're putting into the game itself. Read more

You can pour water into your beer, if it helps. Read more

...yes. Read more

I'm on board with this. Read more

Well, it was pitched to me as a horror game! That's how it was recommended to me, so that's how I began interpreting it. If you gave this to me and said "this is an art game," naturally, I would have come at it from a different place. Read more