Recent content by constantcompile

The problem is, where do you draw the line between someone who honestly, earnestly, tries their best and fails and someone who really is just all hype, all the time? If he were the PR machine many people (justifiably!) think of him as, I'd imagine he'd be quite pleased with the not-terrible...

This was painful to watch. Even when Jim brings up a valid counterpoint, which is that focus on aggregate scoring is more a side-effect of the real problem - a broken scoring system, and those who focus on it - than the actual cause of so many other problems in the gaming industry, he's...

That text review was BRILLIANT. An excellent example of what sets the enthusiasts of the Escapist apart from the professionals who demonstrate good technique and skill in their writing, but are ultimately only doing their jobs. I would prefer a review like this, where the writer obviously has...

Call of Ace Combat: Modern War Against Russians! I know the old Ace Combat formula needed changing, but I really feel that this is a step in the wrong direction. Usea versus Belka was an excusable if thinly veiled allusion to most war scenarios, but once you start naming names it just becomes...

What the hell was this? When I saw the premise, I was excited. The perspective of 11 gamers from 11 different genres? Sign me up. Instead, awkward unfunny skits with one-bit characters. Between this and Jimquisition, it really seems like The Escapist is having a rough time finding new...

Surprisingly well-executed, much moreso than I was expecting. I think part of MovieBob's success on The Escapist comes from having to reel in his own emotions about hot-button issues. I'm sure he feels much more strongly about this than he's portraying - he even hints at that himself - but...

Uh... That weren't my post, mate.

Seconded. Where are all of these poor souls who were deceived into buying a hat? Who is both savvy enough to have a partner lined up for co-op without playing through the single-player game first, as well as inept enough to drop five clams on a cosmetic accessory that they wouldn't have bought...

Mostly true, but when you consider how commonplace unlicensed doujins, figurines, costumes etc. are in Japan, this argument loses a lot of its weight - especially when you consider that neither the fan-made Sonic or Chrono Trigger games would have cost anything. This is the equivalent of...

As a 100%er myself, I will say that a large part of it has to do with depression and addiction. However, not in the sense you might think. There are times where, really, I can't bring myself to do much of anything. Maybe browse Reddit if nothing else. But the sense of sadness from the...

Is it strange that I'm increasingly surprised when a roleplaying game restricts romances to monogamy? i.e. "My Shepard romanced Liara!" etc.; with games like Harvest Moon it's understandable because there's a sort of civil union taking place beforehand, but it's a bit odd to see in Mass Effect...

Would you feel differently if it were a book or movie? Whether because of age, location or expectation, fictional romances are all some people have.

Hear me out. Ever since the Star Wars universe was ran into the ground, more or less, by toymongering on the part of George Lucas, there has been what could be called a "universe gap" - the utter lack of a fictional setting with a past, present and future, with many different forms of media...

Lampooning Marvel's celebrity roles and cameos as well as inter-film continuity seems a bit strange considering that most of the films were as well received as we've seen; even though the goal seems to be illustrating how absolutely horrid a Hollywood treatment of Nintendo characters would be...

Interesting to me that Morhaime specified creative autonomy. Okay, so Blizzard gets to determine the content of their soul-sucking cash cow sequels, but do they have any choice about which IP they work on, or what their financial goals are in making them? If Morhaime really agrees with Kotick...