Stephen Totilo's discussions

Thanks, that’s a vestige of a mistake where I had originally written in a draft that the franchise was sold in 2012. Fixed that date before publication but not the elapsed time. Will fix now! Read more

Hey, they don’t spend a lot of time on the modern day stuff, either. Read more

I made mac and cheese for our twins and one of them, at least, ate it for dinner. That’s almost nailing it. (The other had a “peanut butter sandwich,” which is actually a PB&J). Whatever keeps toddlers fed.... Read more

Does reading lots of Sesame Street ABCs and 123s books count? That’s been my main reading of late... with my kids, of course. Read more

And to follow what Maddy said, I’ve wanted to hire a service and advice writer for years, so, no, this role was my idea, regardless of which CEO signs the checks. Read more

It’s okay. The gameplay is basic, simplified stealth that winds up following a lot of the same rhythms of recent Far Cry and even Assassin’s Creed games (note the common thread here). You find a base of enemies, sneak past them or take them out and clear basic objectives.

I like it for the setting, a remote… Read more

I hear you. I’m curious how they’ll do seasons with this one, because the endgame stuff in Division 2 had been really messy and this will supposedly streamline it. I’m also into continued narrative. Read more

Kenly College was a mediocre new mode/area added in July that, for some reason, runs on a schedule where it’s available for some number of weeks, then gone for weeks, then back. No idea why they do it.

But other than not releasing a second raid yet (set for release in the spring and will be free) they have delivered… Read more

Some guy on book-writing leave says that the two other games do not include a new Splinter Cell, which is a series a lot of people want to see come back. Biggest franchises seems to mean something else...

Yes, I’m definitely going to play Control. My home is just not good for PC gaming, so I need to wait for a console port before I can play Disco Elysium. It sounds great! Read more

I did indeed mean to bold it. Thanks for pointing that out. Read more

Not possible for a Switch owner to have done a post like this. Outer Wilds doesn’t run on Switch. Anyone who is not playing Outer Wilds at a given moment is by definition missing out.  Read more

It was very rewarding! Read more

I don’t mind the rewards mostly being cosmetic, if only the cosmetics were better. Those lightsaber pieces, as you mentioned, are barely perceptible. A wider array of outfit options would be cool. Or even lore drops that tell more distinct side stories (I like the lore that’s in the game, but most of what I’ve found… Read more

I’ve mostly played it to experience new stuff and haven’t done much of the available grinds. My level has gone up fairly high in the process. I’m not close to, say, playing through the full season of battle-pass unlocks (I’m at level 27 of 100), but with a focus on largely just playing what’s new and interesting, I… Read more

Thank you! Read more

P.S. I dialed back some of the hype at the end thanks to your and others’ feedback. No one meant anything untoward by it, but I realize that the plugging of the game caught too many readers by surprise. I don’t want people feeling like they were tricked. It wasn’t the intent. Read more

Because a developer who has a new game out approached me with an idea about talking about maze design and I thought it’d make for a fun post. And I was fine with him plugging his game near the end. My call. No one else’s. Read more

They have released extra mini-games for some of the Labo kits, but I don’t see them offering much by way of downloadable expansion here. And I highly doubt they’d release other games that worked with the ring unless if becomes a huge seller.  Read more

Check the videos and you’ll see how much space I need. About what you’d have needed for a Kinect game or Wii Sports Tennis.  Read more