Recent content by AdamRhodes

I don't want this to be just an echo chamber/circlejerk of "XIII sucks", I wanna know peoples' specific reasons why it sucks and compare them to previous FF titles. Like, for example, people really cared and were emotionally affected when Aeris died, but throughout Lightning Returns I didn't...

Bear in mind I didn't play the previous FFXIII games. The characters seemed really blah and weak. For one, you barely interact with any of them. Final Fantasy had a party system so that these characters with different personalities and viewpoints can interact. Lightning Returns had Lightning...

Hey guys, I'm working on a video review/critique of why I think Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII fails when compared to previous installments of Final Fantasy. I was hoping to get peoples' opinions on what your favorite FF game is and why, and also who are your favorite FF characters and...

At this point, nobody is pissed anymore. Just disappointed. This isn't about "this game sucks", it's about "why this game sucks" and "how it could have been better." It's all about analysis at this point. And, unless I'm mistaken, the Escapist users are all ABOUT analysis. We're gonna analyse...

It really seems like you just want to label everyone as being homophobic and anti(ish)-gay. The comparison has already been made between two gay guys making out and two ugly people of opposite sex making out, with both being called "disgusting". What you seem to fail to understand is that...

I'm fine with that. I just don't want to have to buy a PS3 because I kinda want to try out Uncharted and Infamous.

I like that idea a lot more than what is happening now, and it seems more plausible than Yahtzee's parallel candy-cane hands world. They can still have their consoles, but any game can be played on any console. No more exclusive titles, no more compatibility issues. Just different online...

Your question is flawed because the premise is nonexistent: Pirates don't have to contend with DRM at all. It's been said many times before that DRM doesn't hurt pirates at all; it only hurts people who buy the game legally. Cracked versions are incredibly easy to come by.

Wait, you think the premise of "we have to save the galaxy from the galaxy destroyers" is a flawed premise? Replace "galaxy" with "planet" or "country" or whatever and you have a majority of every piece of entertainment that exists.

My friend and I picked up two copies of Army of Two: 40th Day, only to find out when we get home that it doesn't support system link multiplayer. Plus it doesn't even have subtitles. FUCKING SUBTITLES! At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if subtitles were released as an invisible patch...

Like you said, indie developers will always have a passion and drive to make games better. Until they get bought by EA or Activision or whichever. Just remember that for every Valve, there is an EA. And indie developers, being independent, may not be able to get the exposure and sales necessary...

I didn't say it would happen but the fear that it will still exists. Gamers can be pretty paranoid about their hobby.

The fear is that since one genre can make stacks of cash with very little creative innovation besides a new five hour long campaign, eventually every game developer will attempt the same things. Eventually we'll see new Tetris where the only innovation is different colors for the same type of...

No, "Ken" means sword. Like Kendo classes. Kendo means "Way of the Sword." They teach you how to fight with swords. /CaptainObvious

Also, ProtagonistTM would be voiced by Nolan North's "Nathan Drake" voice and not the dozens of other voices he can do. If you're gonna have a thirty-something, white, brown-haired ProtagonistTM who hasn't shaved in over a fortnight, it has to be Nolan North.