Recent content by Grant Stackhouse

I gave up reading the "Sword of Truth" novels sometime late in high school. After a while, it stopped feeling like a fantastical adventure and more like a thinly veiled rant against socialism.

Archers really don't have any place in my party. Guess my theme. I'm a Qunari Warrior, specializing in two-handed weapons. I'm teamed with Cassandra and the Iron Bull. My final slot is usually a mage or rogue, but I don't much care for their offensive capabilities. I just use them to open...

"Wolfenstein: The New Order" is well worth getting if you like story-based fps games. Single-player only, but it is really good.

Suikoden 2 is a game that I first played illegally on a hacked psp years ago. I loved it so much, that after I beat it, I actually hunted down a legitimate copy for my game collection. It's about time Suikoden 2 got a digital release. I would love to play it on my vita.

I'm not one for heavy competition, so I've only occasionally played CoD online. Still, I've noticed that while there will be some name-calling, it doesn't typically interfere with the game. I think games are a relatively harmless venue to use hateful language, since a virtual warzone is an...

For me, it was the Sonic Adventure demo that came packed with my dreamcast, back around the year 2000. I was moving up from an N64 and my mind was blown by the amazing colors and textures. What really struck me, however, was just how perfectly round the rings were. It may sound odd, but after...

I strongly recommend that you look through the ps2 and ps1 classics of the psn. Lots of great games there, especially persona 3. Also, for RPGs, remember the amazing "Tales" series: Tales of Symphonia Tales of Xillia Tales of Xillia 2 Tales of Graces And the upcoming Tales of Zestiria

I remember when the WiiU was first unveiled, and Nintendo proudly announced their "strong" third party support, claiming that Batman: Arkam Asylum would be released on it. It really showed how out of touch Nintendo was with the rest of the gaming community. After all, that game had already...

Our news agencies, especially print and television are mostly viewed by the older generations, who neither understand now want to understand video games. In general, older people assume that the recreations of their children are leading them astray, so the news plays into that. If you want to...

I went to a conservative christian school. No prom at that school. Apparently, John the Baptist was killed by a king who was convinced to do so by a dancing woman. They took that to mean that God doesn't want people to dance. We had a senior banquet. Food was good, and I was hardcore...

Skies of Arcadia, hands down. JRPG goodness in its purest form. Available on the Dreamcast or the Gamecube. Another good JPRG is Lunar: The Silver Star for the SegaCD or its excellent remake on the PS1. If you can find them, they are delightful.

I'm sure the IT guys on this forum have plenty to say, so I'll keep my complaints short. 1) Haggling. We aren't in some shitty marketplace in South America. We are a computer repair shop. We quoted you a price before fixing your computer, and you okayed it. Don't play the "I didn't think...

I'm moving in a few days, so I've pretty much given away or sold everything that I own, save for this pc and my clothes. Sure, I'd take the money. With it, I could build an even better pc...and pay the neighbors not to care about me being naked.

I've never really liked actors. Something about them seems inclined toward drama, both on-screen and in real life. On-screen, it can be entertaining. In real life, it can get annoying. Calm, moderate thinking seems rare in that career field, so I am not surprised that one fairly benign...

I remember when this was starting to become popular a few years ago. There were talks that the FDA was considering banning over-the-counter sales of cough syrup. Personally, I'm sick of having good things ruined for me, because some kids cared more about their personal happiness than about...