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Comedy horror has been a staple sub-genre for a long time. Shaun of the Dead, Zombieland, Cabin in the Woods, Tucker and Wade Vs Evil are all legit choices. My beef is with Mulholland Drive and The Babadook. I don't know what Mulholland Drive is exactly, but it's not horror, maybe its just...

Video finally loaded for me. Nice review. I normally don't think Bob is funny at all, but this review was hilarious. Some great lines in there.

I'm a little concerned that the guy calls Dark Souls 'perfection'. I personally hope it's closer to the 'perfection' of Demons' Souls than that of Dark Souls. Difficulty was about the same in both, but Dark had more cheap moments, less interesting boss fights (mostly of the...

I'm fine with this as a concept. Playing a game is unlike buying a physical good, it's an experience more akin to going to the cinemas, a concert, a theme park, etc. Films, television and books are also moving in this direction. The problem lies in execution (i.e. being user-friendly) and...

Ocarina of Time, Half-Life, Secret of Monkey Island, Modern Warfare 3, GTA IV, Metal Gear Solid 2. All worthy candidates in addition to the two discussed. In defense of FF7: It has the best story of the FF franchise. (period) FF6 is its only competition. No game has better used its story as...

I was born in the mid-80s and I had no idea what Harry Potter was until my last year of high school. Meanwhile I must have watched each of the original Star Wars movies a dozen times before I reached even high school. And then I watched the remastered versions. But for the people I know who...

Assassin's Creed 2 (got bored) Beyond Good & Evil (no better than numerous action/adventure games, and worse than plenty) Monkey Island series (humor does not a game make) Metal Gear Solid 2 Generally, it's games that get high critical acclaim for their stories. In these games I found the...

This is a clear case of confusing correlation and causation. For one thing, game graphics are relative to their time. Put Amnesia out in 1996 and people would have been blown away by the visuals. Would that have made it less effective than Resident Evil? I thought the graphics in Silent Hill...

I thought it was already an established fact that the answer is the hallway fight in Oldboy.

From an economic point of view, the fact that 1 million people bought it pre-owned doesn't mean you would get 1 million more first-hand sales if the pre-owned market didn't exist. First, the 1 million people who traded it in may have bought it new only because they knew they could later trade it...

No, here is the absurdity. I take away your freedom. Then I say, 'You are a human like me, you deserve to live freely, so I free you. But remember to be thankful to me.' If it's true that we're all equally deserving of freedom, there is no need for thanks. Expecting eternal thanks for grranting...

Oh, my. I'd like to think the absurdity of that suggestion speaks for itself. On topic: Most of those 'pitches' sound boring. Mainly because most of them have no story in them, just a character.

I just got forced to watch a 20 second ad in order to watch a 2 1/2 minute LRR. To the apologists: No, not all 'free' websites need to use this degree intrusive advertising. Indeed, the best and most successful ones don't. Goodbye The Escapist, it was fun while it lasted.

Does anyone know the point of this controller when you're actually using the console?

Kinda. I think it's okay for it to be there for those who want it. Myself, I'm finding them all a bit cliche after having played all the bioware console titles. I find it silly that certain gamers think they have to praise the 'maturity' of it all (usually citing the same-sex relationships)...