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Here's what's going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Rathorial highlights the beauty of pre-loading content in a digital age, Zarnyx shares some favorite tracks that made exploring in games all the more enjoyable, and Marsh Naylor rants about title screens and menus. Read more

Here's what's going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Rathorial calls numeric progression a Last-Gen Zero and says that a lot of RPGs from the last console cycle used numbers the wrong way. In DamsonRhee's house, the Xbox 360 is a Last-Gen Zero. Man, look at that Wario! I hope someone from Nintendo is… Read more

Here's what's going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: StormBorn's redesigns of Super Mario Brothers characters continues, with a great-looking Donkey Kong. Marsh Naylor shares a great personal story about his stepson's love of the Batman. And The Mushroom offers up a funny/scary account one dad's GTA V obsess… Read more

Here's what's going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: StormBorn's new project is a doozy. He's re-designing Mario, Luigi and other Super Mario characters. I like what I'm seeing so far. Dexomega shouts out the real heroes of every video game era: the developers themselves. And DocSeuss reports in on h… Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DocSeuss asks the big, perennial question "What Are Video Games?" It's a rambling but entertaining answer. Isaac Davis writes a Last-Gen Hero essay about the kinds of rewards that turn a game into something deeper and richer. And Aestevalis sounds… Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: WingZero351 pours Last-Gen Zero haterade over all the hype from the outgoing hardware cycle, calling out some heavily marketed titles that didn’t deliver. DocSeuss wonders if, among other things, we’re watching games more than we’re actually… Read more

Here's what's going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: YourMotherIsAClassyLady places an anger-filled pre-order on calling GameStop a Last-Gen Zero. Zarnyx think Atlus deserves to be called a Last-Gen Hero, thanks to the publisher's willingness to put out games that are more experimental and darker in… Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Voltaire Crescent talks about when repetition is good in gaming… Voltaire Crescent talks about when repetition is good in gaming… Vol… (sorry) Marsh Naylor nominates the ever-expanding evolution of Travelers’ Tales’ Lego games as a Last-Gen Hero.… Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DocSeuss calls Uncharted 2 a Last-Gen Zero and explains why he thinks it’s a failed jump across the gaps of video game creativity. NotGoodForYou takes a look at indie zombie shooter Contagion. And Peter Tieryas thinks that Heavy Rain is a Last-Gen… Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Rathorial offers high praise to Red Faction Underground as a Last-Gen Hero, noting how it let the player controller the pace of the story. This outgoing generation’s greatest RPG? It’s Mass Effect 2, according to Cimeas. And 999: Nine Hours, Nine… Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DocSeuss opens the airlock and lets Mass Effect 2—a Last-Gen Zero in his mind—get sucked out to die in the cold vacuum of space. Stormborn can do more than just fancy pictures. He's nice with the words, too, as this post on your possible career as… Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Zarnyx talks about how her gaming habits have changed over the last console generation. Looking at the last Tomb Raider game, PigBristles has a sharp post about how overusing dramatic devices in a game robs them of their power writes up a… Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: DocSeuss shoots Red Dead Redemption full of holes, calling Rockstar's Western game a Last-gen Zero. GiantBoyDetective wants to know what your top five games of all time are. And KODA89 offres up the Katawa Shoujo game as a Last-Gen Hero, saying it… Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: PinkZapperHelmet wants us all to play a disarmingly cute but hellishly difficult puzzle game, General McFist shares a sad and personal story about living with brain seizures and how that affects game habits, and PyramidHeadcrab discusses the… Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: YourMotherIsAClassyLady pours some Last-Gen Zeroes hate on Square Enix. Kbabz writes up a playthrough of the entire Mass Effect trilogy. And DamsonRhee enshrines the Borderlands games as Last-Gen Heroes. Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: The great Last-Gen Heroes/Zeroes postsjust keep coming. Zarnyx talks about the odd love triangle between Catherine and the conflicting aspects of human nature. YourMotherIsAClassyLady rejoices in the return of the side-scrolling platformer. Also,… Read more

Here’s what’s going on Talk Among Yourselves, our reader-written blog: Even more excellent Last-Gen Heroes/Zeroes posts have sprouted up in TAYland. Aikage sings the praises of Operation Rainfall. Voltaire Crescent lavishes love all over Pokemon Red & Blue. Viexi asks what happened to Cube World. And reader Aldo… Read more