Recent content by Apl_J

Manveer seems more like a edgy troll than a racist. Big titties, model looks, and catsuits wouldn't make this game play or run better. Facial animations were bad and algorithmic. That's not to say the algorithm method is inherently bad (I think Witcher did that too?), but its a major...

As an owner of both a new3DS and a 2DS, I'm surprised that no one seems to mention just how much more comfortable the 2DS is in your hands compared to the 3DS models. The standard 3DS's bottom portion is about the size of a smartphone. I have small hands and even I can't actually 'hold' it; I...

Ignoring the crappy tone, isn't he sort of half right? Full DLCs on-disc is pretty shitty no doubt, but as I understand it, DLC development starts as soon as the game goes in for bug checks and certification, right? Wouldn't it make sense to put as much resources on disc as possible before...

My experiences with MK are limited to me getting my ass beat by my uncle on his SNES when I was 6, but aren't Fatalities that thing you do after you've already won the fight, as something of a brag? ?Not that I'm defending this, but this seems far less offensive then withholding content to...

Super Monkey Ball, or honestly, just anything by Hideki Naganuma, which includes Jet Set Radio and a handful of Sonic tracks too.

I think Souls is their focus because its the fans' focus, and its what bringing in the money.

I think it was Extra Credits who said that games and genres aren't defined by mechanics but rather the mood behind the game. Bastion is nothing like Diablo because you literally play them for completely different feelings. Bastion is a narrative/mood-heavy experience. Diablo is a loot grinder...

As much as I have a problem with Ubisoft and its pseudo-genre of games, I have to admit that the narrative concept of AssCreed is, on its own, interesting. Let's just hope it can break the 'movies based on games are terrible' curse.

I really like the costume, judging from these pages. Downplayed, easy to look at, yet visually striking and immediately identifiable. Hell, its almost tame compared to the typical superheroine costume. Can't say much for the character or story though; comics were never my thing.

Oh definitely. I think more experienced gamers tend to internalize hitting a fail state more than new or inexperienced gamers. In this example in particular, I bring up myself versus my brother. When my brother plays, failure is a part of the learning process, sort of like those tougher...

Its funny that this specific mission gets mentioned, because I watched my 12-year old brother play through this thinking the exact same thing on Christmas Day. I frowned, since the game was trying to teach him with tiny text tutorial blurbs off in the corner of the screen while he was driving at...

This mode of thinking utterly vexes me. Brawl and Smash 4, despite Sakurai's best effort, are still competitively played. As far as competitive fighting titles go, Brawl was nearly as big as Street Fighter 4 at its peak, and Brawl is the most 'casual' iteration of the franchise. 'Casual'izing...

Its FoxConn, not Foxicom

Well. Personally, Smash has always and likely will always have casual appeal simply because of its odd core gameplay and All-Star fan appeal. Its fun to play and feels immediately different from other fighting titles. R-cancelling, wavedashing, SHFFLing, or what have you wouldn't really...

This is how loaded, hot button terms become loaded, hot button terms. You can't just rebrand and redefine an overly generalized word like 'sexism' in 180 goddamn characters. This is exactly how you fragment a movement and is why feminism still isn't getting anywhere.