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    Unpopular gaming opinions

    - I strongly supported Retake Mass Effect. - I supported the California video games law in Brown v EMA, and, putting support of it aside, the Supreme Court overstepped its bounds in calling a law unconstitutional even though it clearly wasn't. - I thought Sonic 2 was awful, especially compared...
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    Parents Suing Apple Over In-Game Purchasing

    There are these things called "consumer protection" and "unconscionability," which we used to have in America. These "games" are quite literally traps, designed to lure in kids and coerce them into charging stuff to their parents' credit cards, and should get the boot. But, of course, you just...
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    So escapists, what is the oldest game you own a PHYSICAL copy of ?

    My parents used to have an old hand-me-down Macintosh when I was in elementary school (~13 yrs ago) with a few games on floppy disks (the actually-floppy 5.25 inch kind). I might have the games lying around the basement if they weren't thrown out years ago. Other than that, my first console...
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    Nice Guys Suck

    Amen, brother.
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    Video Game Sequels That Don't Suck!

    I'll stick to sequels where I thought the original was significantly worse. Lost Kingdoms 2 (Rune 2) - Got rid of instanced battles, got rid of the stupid discard mechanic, added badly-needed card variety, added lots of cards and the Mech type, added transform cards. Unfortunately, Banshees...
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    What is your greatest disappointment in Anime?

    The K-On dub made me very disappoint. The HOTD dub, though, was surprisingly good.
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    What is your greatest disappointment in Anime?

    1. Kuroshitsuji getting a second season. I literally cried. 2. Endless Eight was pretty disappointing in the sense that they pretty much missed out on animating a few short stories that I really like and ensured that no third season would ever be made, but I still stand by the artistic decision...
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    Jimquisition: Linearity versus Replayability

    Here's my personal replay list: RE4 Normal, 4 save files, ~20 plays RE4 Pro, 3 save files, ~7 plays Lost Kingdoms II, ~7 plays Portal, 3 plays Portal w/ commentary, 4 plays Zelda: OoT Normal, ~10 plays Zelda: OoT Master Quest, ~5 plays Zelda: MM, 2 plays Zelda: WW, 6 plays (3 each...
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    Best Pokemon Game?

    I'm gonna be a rebel and say Pearl (Though, if I had gotten Platinum, too, I would have probably preferred that.) Gen IV is where Nintendo really got their shit together, I think. Like B/W, the major focus is on the new Pokes, but unlike FR/LG and B/W, the game doesn't limit you to a...
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    Poll: Do video games cause violence?

    Make sure you get some ACADEMIC SOURCES!!! A straw poll means nothing next to a study published in a peer-reviewed academic journal, and ultimately, we're all biased (against games causing violence, of course).