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Emperor Doel from Legend of the Dragoon was one of the toughest fights I ever had. He could just chain his crazy powerful lighting sword attack together and do it 4-6 times in a row without letting you move. It starts to get personal after a while...

Some intros are just wastes of time. However, if effort and thought are put into them I think they can add quite a bit, and often do. Take Trailer Park Boys for example. The calm pleasant music and nostalgic sepia-tone filter provide an ironic juxtaposition to the brazen nature of the actual...

If, for the sake of argument, certain freedoms are unequivocally bad for society, are they worth protecting anyway? For anyone who hasn't guessed in light of recent events, I am referring specifically to second amendment freedoms.

I've always thought that the wire was the BEST show on TV even if it is't my favorite. The acting and the writing are both phenomenal. The story arcs across seasons and across the whole series are satisfying while still completely plausible. And by most accounts, the microcosms of a city (the...

My name is Roderick but for as long as I can remember my family and friends have called me Roddy. I remember wondering once when I was in the 1st grade or something, "will I still have this silly nickname when I'm in (then inconceivable) high school?" Here I am almost done with college and it...

I feel as though he may only have niche appeal so he may be out of the running for greatest ever, but I have to submit Mitch Hedberg's name, if only because he is my favorite. He was (Flying Spaghetti Monster rest his soul) one of the few who did away with the segue altogether and provided the...

I was so glad to see that I was not the only one to start off with FFIX and Legend of the Dragoon. I would also highly recommend both. Some of my favorite things about FFIX are the music, most of which I will never forget, and the art. But I love the mechanics and the story as well. A great...

Stolen Pixels! Wondering whether I will ever see another comic from Seamus Young has been a frequent source of actual anxiety for me since the strip dried up in May. His switching from game to game periodically always added diversity (and personal relevance when it was a game I happened to be...

Towards the beginning of my first playthrough of Fallout 3 (who knew that game was so scary for so many people) I found a secret passage behind the counter of an old diner in the middle of nowhere. I go down the stairs into a dank room that doesn't have much in it but an old mattress with an...

Final Fantasy IX (I've always found the story, music, characters, and feel of this game to be pitch perfect compared to the others in the series. And while I have only really played FF5, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11, I think the balance between being able to traverse the entire overworld with ease and...

Have you looked for scientific evidence that discusses sugar's interaction with stimulants? Because stimulants DO affect the brain and they seem to be playing a large role in this case.

Actually, stimulants do affect people without an ADHD diagnosis the same way they effect other people. A difference in our neural functioning doesn't magically change the way our bodies interact with stimulants like methylphenidate and amphetamine salts. A look at the control group in this...

It might pay to prepare yourself to find out that the deeply spiritual experience you've been dreaming of is actually just sex. Our friends around the table in "40 Year Old Virgin" put it best (if a little more vulgarly then is customary on the Escapist) when they said: You can't put the pussy...

Escaporinos... Was that a Lebowski parallel?

I have seen a lot of news stories where stupid people have been identified as WoW players in the articles. What's the number now? Upwards of 10 million people playing WoW now? That's a pretty diverse pool of people. I think at this point we can stop labeling them as people who play a certain...