John Walker's discussions

I’m not sneering at all. I’m being lighthearted. KOTOR and Dragon Age are two of my all-time favourite games. Also, PoE1 was great. Read more

OK, if I have any rationale beyond it working as a pun, it’s that we should all buy some indie games as penance for our AAA ways. Read more

Since it’s reasonably likely that I might know who they are, you could maybe assume your rather unpleasantly presumptive and ignorant guesses are wrong? Read more

There’s evidence to suggest that the widespread availability of ROMs for the DS was part of its phenomenal success. It’s certainly the case that the most pirated platforms are always the most successful, from the Speccy onward. (The 3DS, which took an awful lot longer to crack, sold half as many units.) And more… Read more

Not everyone speaks English as their first language. Read more

Yeah, this is a major issue, and nowhere worse than on Steam. I really wish these companies were innovating ways to address it. Read more

Go on then. Read more

I came *this* close to getting one with “PlayStation” written on it, which looks fantastic by the way. But in the end decided to entertain my 6yo by going for “Bottypops”. Read more

Thank you for the explanation. I’d say that the numbers break down effectively the same way. Read more

That’s not what I said. I said someone will contract the virus 1 in 10 exposures. Read more

That’s not how vaccines work. The AZ and Pfizer vaccines, at two doses, offer around 90% protection. That means fully vaccinated people will still contract Covid-19 if suitably exposed in one in 10 cases. Read more

Wow, and it's hideous!  Read more

If this is what they were calling for, they’d be rightly condemned. But they aren't. Read more

I very clearly explained what I could only see as a willing and deliberate misinterpretation of their words. They wanted to ensure the games on display were representative and inclusive. Of course all the games would be “wholesome” - that would be the point. Read more

Absolutely! Like I said a bunch, I had a tremendous time playing this. But, you know, it’s still a bit odd. Read more

I’m most excited that you so accurately recreated 1980s BBC News presenter Moira Stewart.

You know, when you respond to a site doing something you like by yelling at it for the things you don’t like, you... well, you don’t come off well. Read more

Hey, I posted the news I was sent. Read more

I typed it out, liked it a LOT, and then deleted it because I thought people would assume it’s a typo : ( Read more

Oh good grief, I’d never heard of this. Read more