Recent content by phlegethonic

What you fail to understand, Bob, is that in the realm of Video Games, the player is also a participant in the game; and in Mass Effect in particular, the whole POINT of the series is that the player tells half of the story themselves. Unlike movies, the player is not a passive entity. They...

The line between "Responsibly Profitable" and "Evil" when it comes to microtransactions is like the line between erotica and porn: You can't define it, but you know when something crosses it. An example - The $70 EVE monocle. When you are charging more for an in-game vanity item than the...

The problem with Halo is that he is under the impression that all games are for the most part mindless shooty blow-upey games, or child's toys. I have to show him games can be mature and tell a good story, as well as be fun. Edit: Another bit of context/clarification: He expressed interest...

Escapist, My Dad has never played a video game.After a discussion about cultural mediums, he agreed to make a dutiful attempt to play one. What I want to do is give him an experience that will not overwhelm, but will also convey the things that are great about Video Games, such as immersion...

From the review of Arkham Asylum: "Consider me a praiser by exception and that everything I don't mention is perfectly fine." You seem to be confused about the meaning of the word "critic". A critic is not someone who effusively gushes about how great something is; that is what is known...

I absolutely approve of the way that this was handled; it's very easy for a guy who jumped ship when EA stopped re-releasing sequels to criticize. I like how EA and Activision switched roles; now Activision is the evil game-milking empire, and EA is the one progressing gaming as an art form.

Jack Black and Tim Schafer in the same room together. Oh, and also Rob Halford.

You speak crazy speech! After they gave you that shitty deal and killed Carlos, I yelled with glee when I locked the ***** in that trunk & watched her get mulched. Oh, and Maero's anguish is pretty good too. Having said that, I felt absurdly bad after the whole thing with Julius; only time I...

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You are an asshole. Most deaf people can't exactly help their situation of being deaf; the Deaf objection to cochlear implants is debatable, but just dismissing them is quite douchebaggy of you. I will show you the fallacy in your words by quoting, but changing one portion of your words...

Your criticism of lazy "artists" who have no real interest in the medium is legitimate, but it is a far cry from being "the cancer of the art world". One of the main "cancers" of the art world (being defined as all cultural mediums) is the focus on marketability instead of making a quality...