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Fun tidbit, there is an Einhander boss in FFXIV. It’s actually a big bird/dragon thing, but it is called Einhander, has one foot and has different phases where it goes and grabs different weapons to attack you with. Busts out a cannon and a vulcan. There are a lot of great references in the game, but that might be the… Read more

I’ve been playing around with a Dreamcast emulator for the past couple months to explore that weird, insane game catalog that I completely missed, and there are some amazingly unique game styles that kind of died there and should be revived - Crazy Taxi, Power Stone, Jet Set Radio, and more. So much vibrant creativity… Read more

I’m willing to talk with folks who are uneasy about “politics in games” but I will say this: if you want people to take games seriously and treat them like art, these types of discussion are essential.

I understand that some people want games to be an escape from the world. Sometimes, I log into games exactly for that… Read more

Here’s the thing: I get the whole, “sometimes I just want to turn my brainsoff,” and that’s fine. Not everything needs to be political allegory. I mean, right now I’m just playing Call of Duty because it’s kind of fun to (badly) play multiplayer. So yeah I get that. Read more

Astonishing that “nazis are bad” has now become a controversial position. Read more

“You just want games to do X” shouts commenters who didn’t watch the video because that point was specifically brought up and dismissed 5 minutes in. Solid work, nerds. Read more

You have a great way of articulating why you play games. I think what Heather is saying is that it’s manipulative when game makers profess to appeal to your apolitical sensibilities but actually use real-world politics claiming immunity via “intent.” Read more

It’s like you didn’t even read the post.

First, TIE Fighter, a game about serving as a pilot in an expanding Imperial force, absolutely had political elements.

But more to the point, it’s fine if you make a game that’s apolitical - no one is asking for political Mario or Pac-Man. But if a game is set in a recognizably… Read more

Love this game! Have for many years and had been anxiously awaiting it on Switch! It’s fantastic and very faithful to the series. Everything that makes it good is here. Minus dig down mode :(
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Games I’ve beaten 3+ times: Read more

I’ve only played the first few levels but it’s already so much better than the main campaign. It’s also really fuckin hard. Read more

I guess that might be why they did it, but I feel like if that’s the case, they should have done something like they did in the main story, where there were collectibles. The currency rewards from boxes and stuff feel so slight that it doesn’t feel worth the effort to really go out of my way to get it, it usually… Read more

Maybe this is a hot take or something, but even as someone who LOVES The Witcher 3 and considers it maybe one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played, the intro is slow, disjointed, and not super great. It’s fine to me, it’s not bad. But I wasn’t truly *hooked* until 5 or 7 hours into the game. Which is a lot. Of course,… Read more

A huge part of Witcher 3's pull is the very world in which you operate. Not just the main quest, but the side quests and texts and everything in between. Read more

Look, I get that this is a safe space to confess to the world about what popular games you just can’t get in to. Read more

I played through the first area in the witcher and I just don’t get it. For sure it is a very impressive world, and i think I’ll keep the game if only as a demo for the xbox one x when company comes over because that shit is jawdropping. Read more

Monster Hunter World, it was a gift I asked for, I said “this is the time I get into MH”, and I hated it. Read more

I’m just happy that the first controller mentioned (not including mouse & keyboard) was the GC controller and the last one was the Pop’n Music controller. Two very excellent controllers. Read more

The Xbox 360 controller is still king in my book. Read more

The best one.