Recent content by Princessbabe

Knives. Close the distance. The knife animations from Assassin's Creed 1 and 2 were fantastic and I've been disappointed that subsequent games in the series either replaced them with the tomahawk animations in AC3 (which were great, but only with the actual axes equipped) or completely did away...

Assassin's Creed: Dark and Complex. Seriously, whatever she likes. Just try not to backseat. Offer help only when she asks for it and be patient while she gets used to it. The worst thing you can do is to be patronizing and impatient. Portal. Portal has the most elegant and well paced...

Sorry, mate. You can't -snip- my entire post under the label of baseless accusations. My basis of evidence and the opinions ("my take on this" isn't an accusation) I draw from them are clearly delineated. My own bias is transparent, and so is the fact that I'm neither a user of or expert on...

So a few stories have popped up online regarding the Emma Watson nude photo leak threat being a hoax to pull on Obama's apron strings to get him to shut down 4chan and censor the internet. You couldn't make this shit up, I thought. Until I looked a little closer and it seems some-one did...

It actually gets much weirder. The hoax itself is a hoax. Mashable, Huffpo, and even Australia's ABC have all published the story, but it doesn't hold up to even the most cursory examination. Here is a screen grab from the supposed PR firm, Rantic. "Clear indication that the internet NEEDS...

Ghost in the Shell. Both in the first movie and in Stand Alone Complex section 9 seem to be the go-to guys for assassinating anyone seeking political asylum. It seems GitS's Japan became a super-power by selling radiation scrubbing nanomachines after nuclear wars, and then building their...

Come now, of course I know they are the same other than some of the gendered conversations, I ran through a hell of a lot of the possible permutations in ME2. I found that while default MaleShep had a better face, you could make a custom Femshep better with a little effort. However my...

Maleshep. Every time I see the 80% statistic my mind boggles. How can Mass Effect even be that popular if 80% experience that fucking guy for the entire game.

If a particular style interests you enough to commit to it, then go looking for that. But ultimately there aren't really many bad martial arts, just bad teachers and bad training. I did Karate for several years, which cops a lot of flack, but the Dojo I trained at and the people I trained...

In GTA4 I bumped into a car at a gas station, and the driver got out and started shooting at me with a pistol. I hard reversed to the other side of the street and took cover behind my car. The police arrived and shot him to death and milled around for a bit. Then an ambulance arrived to pick up...

Yes, it is hypocritical. That is one of the strongest parts of the game for me. The things the profiler tell you about people make you think about your own digital footprint and how totally terrifying it would be if a hypocritical maniac with a gun (and a corporation) had access to that...

I was a bit bothered by certain things when I started, but the game really picks up and certain initially jarring elements can be acclimatized to. I hated the way vehicles handle at first, and while it isn't up to GTA levels, once you get used to just lightly tapping the accelerator to coast...

Metro 2033 and Last Light. 2033 Still looks amazing on full settings and Last Light is one of the most beautiful games there is. In terms of gameplay I prefer the way that 2033 handled things like stealth and ranger mode but I am a purist and I prefer Metro at it's most brutal and immersive...

I can't tell here if you understood my meaning that being Gordon Freeman is the power fantasy, and "you as the player" specifically referring Wulf3n sexualising her as a symptom of buying a touch too heavily into that power fantasy. Sort of like when you're at a cafe and the waitress smiles as...

I was going to let it lie when I noticed it but you guys brought up Alyx Vance again. Half Life 2 (while being a fantastic game) is actually one of the most expertly crafted power fantasies in videogame history and Alyx has the most torque of any tool in Valves tool chest. You are (The One)...