In episode 1, Norman and Emma find Conny’s plush toy, Little Bunny™. It appears Conny had forgotten it while she was whisked away from the orphanage to her new adoptive family. Conny might still be at the tunnel that acts as the only exit from the property they live on, so Norman and Emma rush… Continue reading The Promised Neverland was lame from the start
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So I played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Lauren and I finally wrapped up our biggest game of the social distancing era, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt: Complete Edition. I do not really understand why it’s considered the greatest game of all time. It’s like a mix between a Zelda game and an Elder Scrolls game, and it doesn’t get either quite right.… Continue reading So I played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
What I get and did not get from NieR: Automata
I get the sensation of being a well-built killing machine refined from millennia worth of war data. The slashing, shooting, and dodging come from the previous NieR, but these actions are amped up in every way, bigger, faster, and most importantly, effortless. You don’t even have to hold your weapons most of the time! I did… Continue reading What I get and did not get from NieR: Automata
Lame shit in Persona 5 that could have been fixed
Ryuji should have been tempted by fame, and suffered for it. He is the one character most vocal about unfairness. Not injustice, but unfairness — a purer, more childlish notion that you deserve something for your troubles. He is the party member most bothered by his negative public image. He aches to be recognized for his… Continue reading Lame shit in Persona 5 that could have been fixed
I think the Final Fantasy XV Platinum Demo sucked, and the users at Giant Bomb agree.
From the thread Platinum Demo Impressions: Thank god for this thread. Looking at positive reactions on YouTube, I felt like I was living in a cuckoo clock. I downloaded the demo after watching the awesome trailer, and I played it in the same room as my wife, trying to come up with nice things to… Continue reading I think the Final Fantasy XV Platinum Demo sucked, and the users at Giant Bomb agree.
So I played Suikoden (or, Sometimes old ways are best)
Konami’s Suikoden lacks the panache of some of its contemporaries from Square. Some of that has to do with technical know how, but also knowing how to deal with technical limits. Characters in Chrono Trigger, like most Squaresoft games of the time, have a repertoire of expressions and motions that are reused and recontextualized throughout… Continue reading So I played Suikoden (or, Sometimes old ways are best)
So I started playing Grand Theft Auto 5
At first I was excited. Now I’m ready to stop. I wanted to start a mission with the awful paparazzi guy, so I stole a car to get to that side of town. About 15 seconds later, the police are on me, and my wanted level is at 3 – y’know, three white stars up… Continue reading So I started playing Grand Theft Auto 5
So I watched Beyond: Two Souls
I say “watched,” you may assume, to suggest that Beyond: Two Souls is more of a movie than a game. In reality, that isn’t quite true, either. Beyond: Two Souls isn’t really a game or a movie. And I don’t say this to suggest that Beyond: Two Souls is somehow bolder or more expansive than… Continue reading So I watched Beyond: Two Souls
So I finally finished Soul Sacrifice (or, The Nature of Memories)
(I mean, it’s not really a game you complete, but I think I’d like to declare my being finished with it) So a while ago, I talked about the method that games use to explore certain ideas. The conclusion I was trying to reach is that a story’s message doesn’t have to be clumsily delivered… Continue reading So I finally finished Soul Sacrifice (or, The Nature of Memories)
So I played Remember Me, and then I stopped.
Why is parkour still a thing in video games now? It was a key component in Assassins Creed and Mirror’s Edge, and it should have stopped there. (I’ll accept inFamous, too, because at least it’s fun then.) But, here we are, still climbing up the sides of buildings. Like, EVERYONE can climb the sides of… Continue reading So I played Remember Me, and then I stopped.