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@mudkipfan217 Very Pythonesque.

@toadfishman Yeah, but it also kind of sets expectations, and it takes a bit of effort to divorce that from our experience of the game itself. Mayhap?

Comparisons usually disincline me to try a new game. I remember renting a video (no, really) based on the jacket comparing it to Hitchcock. It sucked, every bit as much as Hitch does not (with the exception of “Frenzy.” Blech.) I felt robbed - I realize I should have known better, but still it felt like a trick.

I get the article and continue to enjoy Mr. Kate’s writing, as always. After not too long a while, however, comparisons descend through meaninglessness to contemptible.

Edit: In fairness, I just started looking at the art style of Octopath Traveler. I can see where that shorthand would help. I guess that makes me a bit...ambivalent?

Speaking of which, I got a gift card. Should I buy it? I hear it’s like Yooka-Laylee.

The zombies were having fun...

Here we go: “I wouldn’t do a speedrun, I don’t like them therefore they’re bad.”

I think these are cool as heck. And they certainly don’t prevent me from playing the game as I like.

Um, der already.

That Oingo Boingo image is creepy as h. Well done all around.

I wonder how hard a realistic Zelda game would bomb.

Dig the heck out of this. Looks supa dope.

This is awful, I feel for his family. As someone who had a digestive disease that almost killed me twice, guys, take care of yourselves and get checked. There are people who love you.

@RubyCarbuncle Findlesnap.

Both are cool, but NA is more compositionally cohesive, and more likely to catch my eye on a shelf.

I'd love to try Cuphead, but I know it would kick my butt.

Sounds cool, but I'd be awful at this.

I'm one of those who can take human sadness in media pretty well, but if it's visited on an animal, that hurts. Maybe it's a distillation - stuff happens, but when it involves what I perceive as an innocent, I have a much harder time with it. That's probably why the Ori intro cuts so hard.

Also, having kicked a ball (Europe) is not as pleasurable a thing as wanting to kick a ball (NA/J). I believe Spock said that.

Tough call. NA/Japan initially, but Europe has a simpler, succinct design and better contrast. Gotta go with angry Toad, though.

West of Loathing. I went on a digital and physical buying binge as well, as if I needed more games to not play. All the Slay the Spire love here is pushing me in that direction, as that was one of the physical purchases.

I just got a $25.00 Amazon gift card. Scarlet Nexus? Kena: BoS? What to buy and let sit for years...

That game is a kick. Love it.

What a bunch of cranky-pants. What harm does this do, whether it’s accurate or not?

I’d be all over Oracle remakes in the LA style. Seems unlikely, but all the same.

I Elmer Fudded the heck out of that headline.

"A mix of dating, management and alchemy simulations in one game."

Just what I've been waiting for?

Are you guys having a silly sub-header contest? 'Cause I'm all for it.

I know they will come with time, but fewer than half of the games in my Steam library will play on the Deck, and nearly half of those require tweaks. Certainly not a huge deal as they eventually will be, but it's a niggle. I keep vacillating between the Deck, OLED, and waiting until the inevitable Nintendo New-Hardware-With-The-New-Zelda-Release gag drops.

@BloodNinja Not yet. Got four and a half hours left.

Uh oh. I donated blood this morning.

I just bought Kirby and the Misplaced Tundra, or whatever the h. Maybe that will balance things. I do have to drive home, however. Wish me luck.

These and OoT/MM would likely push me over the edge on getting an OLED model. And I have each game at least twice. Sorry b*stard.

@TheCrabMan People aren’t being racist. It’s the cute twist of humor when understood from a Western perspective. Try not to be so earnest and offended on their behalf. I’d expect they’d do the same in good-natured fun, and I’d certainly get a kick out of it were the roles reversed. It’s an honor in a way.

And I think he’s doing just fine.

Okay, I’m sure it’s been observed, but before reading the article - “...the blurst of games”? Kate is now my favorite games writer ever.

Oh my god, I fell for it. Dogfighting? I’m disturbingly relieved.

I can see Tolstoy with a Wii. Dostoyevsky, not so much.

@RubyCarbuncle Take it easy, RC. Hope you have a good week and real life isn't too rough.

@RubyCarbuncle Heck, if that’s the case, it’s certainly worth it. The WiiU and still available virtual console is worth that price, even though I still have no issue with ports. Plenty of opportunity for everyone to play what they want.

Peace out.

@RubyCarbuncle A little catty there, no?

Also, spend $200.00+ for a used WiiU and one game? Ports don’t mean that an equivalent number of new games aren’t being made. If they make other people happy, how is that your problem?

I’m a cheap SOB, but I’d buy a WW/TP double without thinking twice. Would be my third copy of each. And that might get me to spring for an OLED as well. Throw in the 3DS OoT and a remastered original MM and I’d never go back to my job.

Love the LA remake as well. Minish Cap and the rest that style? Good lord, yes.

@Rainz Looks like I’m number 5. Should we get shirts or something?

Little li li li little little li li li little little fluffy clouds.

Kate rules.

The egg prizes from Minish Cap?

I quick-read that as “300 fatalists.”

@BigBigToe EotGibGib?

Japan, no question. It’s so Japanese. Much more likely to catch my eye on a shelf.

Screenshot, because now I have some great pics of a dog at a BoTW stable chasing its tail and rolling on its back next to Link wearing Majora’s mask sitting on a decked out black horse.

Talking Heads. Love it.

Mr. Kate rules. And I have a mess of these. Gotta get going on that.

These headlines make me think I had a minor stroke.

THERE...ARE...FOUR...LIGHTS!

This interview was a total nerd-fest, and I loved it. And that reference to Zellers certainly brought me back. Definitely checking this one out.

God bless your babysitter. A small kindness with a big impact.

Poor kid’s gonna have lower back problems.

I’d dig a review on this bad boy. Thanks for asking.

BOTW number 4, first on the Switch. I’m having the most fun with goofy clothing combinations.

Extreme anchoring. Kind of interesting, actually.

Enjoy your life, man.