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But barring perfect conditions you'll fight the same enemies under different circumstances. I can't tell you the number of times I've had to be quick on my feet in WoW because an enemy respawned on top of one I just killed or I had to manage multiple enemies at once because I had little space to...

Money may not buy happiness but I'd rather cry in a ferrari.

This is less about arguing against long games so much as making the point that there's a place for short games. If being able to finish what you start is important to you and you know you have a full schedule, which looks more appealing: a ten hour game like Arkham Asylum or a 30-50 hour game...

A novel is a little different in that it's entirely about the story and you're going to process it on a deeper level, so there's less chance you'll forget what happened between sessions. With games, not only is there a story to follow, there are sidequests, there are journal entries, there are...

Nobody said lengthy games which further the medium as an art form shouldn't be made. That's a strawman. I don't see this article as something which is meant to bash Mass Effect 2, rather it's exploring the psychology behind different kinds of gaming experiences while also delving into the...

It's funny; after I played it I told my friends that Mass Effect is probably the first game I would have enjoyed more if I hadn't had to play it. For me, the story was the draw. The shooting? That got tedious reeeeeal fast. I'm not a big fan of shooters as it is but when the game mechanics are...

Don't forget those eyes. Those cold, dead eyes... *Shudder*

Wow. Way to miss the point.

It's majesty. (Since text doesn't convey emotion, imagine that being said with a smirk.) I do apologize if I came across as a little high strung. I had to laugh at myself after seeing this-I think I take these discussions a little too seriously sometimes. Still, I'm going to go back to...

That's pretty much what Indigo Prophecy was. The appeal of that game was the story. The QTEs were just a way to make it more involving. There's also the fact that you could make choices along the way which would impact the outcome, but that waned as most of them were utterly inconsequential in...

No, no you're not. The graphics look good, don't get me wrong, but they're really turning me off. It's impossible not to notice every little flaw in how the characters look and move. It's funny that Indigo Prohpecy, a so-so looking PS2 game, is a lot more visually appealing to me than this.

The Escapist has spent so much time covering this I shouldn't have to respond to another ill-conceived post like this, but here it is. If you break any game down to its core elements there's a lot of repetition. It doesn't matter if you're talking about a hack n' slash or an RPG, game design...

I understand the sentiment, though I have to say that (in some cases) it's a false dichotomy. The first ME only takes around 20 hours if you stick to the main missions. I haven't played ME2 yet so I have no idea if that's true of the sequel, but I know in every other Bioware game I've played the...

I stopped caring about spoilers a long time ago. I'm one of those people that can hardly fathom how it's possible for something to be spoiled in the first place. Knowing what happens doesn't take the magic out of the event, does it? Yeah, in some cases it does. I'm really good at suspending...

Robotnik all the way. Much more threatening than Eggman. I have no idea what they were thinking with that one. Fine, Sonic calls him that, but that should not be the only name we know him by.