Recent content by AyreonMaiden

Non-ambassador here, and I love it to tiny little bits. The games it plays, the look and feel of the machine, and the graphics! I'm unabashedly nostalgic for the previous generation already, so I'm happy that it doesn't have this hyper HD thing to it. 3D is a fun gimmick but one it never needed...

In my experience, Journey was really emotional, poignant, nuanced, buzzword, buzzword, buzzword, for one playthrough. I saw my gal play it at intermittent times, then I played it, had ALL of the emotions (teared up near the end) but now I have no desire to run through it again. It's...

First Thought: I'd fund a space simmy GTA with planetside missions and explorable space stations. A simple dream; too bad no one wants to make it so. Second Thought: "Choices" in games that are propelled by what you want to gain rather than what you're willing to lose. In my limited...

I want a Mighty Switch Force! Metroidvania. The closest I'll get is Shantae, which isn't shabby, but I like MSF!'s style so much more. And that music! Holy crap, so good.

A lot of my knee-jerk reactions, I've realized, come from fear. Fear of a widening gap between the AAA and the indie market with nothing to fill the void. Fear that next generation you either have to pull in a fortune to survive in AAA, or pull in Braid/Fez level retro/art cred to make...

I like what you guys say here. I'm honestly glad to see someone else entertain the possibility that the phony "white knight" attitude is a thing and it's just as big a part of the problem. I never see that notion addressed in these forum debates about sexism. Far more than the prevalence of...

This is what I feel as well. That said, I don't think the way Tomb Raider went about it was wrong either. Maybe overused as a trope, but not wrong. Maybe it was a PR stunt, but I honestly don't think it'd have made a difference if the developers hadn't highlighted it. The minority probably would...

This one is about Avatar and The Legend of Korra. I'll add this as a preamble: Somebody please discuss this with me. I want to know that I missed something while watching the shows and it's making me unreasonably indignant... On that note, I'll begin my incensed rant by asking why, why, why...

They make good games that hold zero replay value for me but I've had worse dinners for 15 bucks, so I can't complain a lot.

I enjoyed how Human Revolution explored its topic of choice entirely too much to be put off by the lack of fanfare and explosions at the end. This game felt completely unpretentious to me. I was bugged about not knowing what happens to characters I like, such as Malik and Pritchard, but then...

My collection, not including my digital ones: Assassin's Creed (1 through Revelations) Batman Arkham Asylum/City Battle Fantasia Deus Ex: Human Revolution Dragon Age Origins/II Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Fallout 3 GTA4 Just Cause 2 Mass Effect 1/2 Orange Box Prince of Persia...

At some point... I'm not dying for it. I'm close to the end of Ep.2, I'm aware that there's a cliffhanger, and I still don't care. Pew-pew guns with shooting action game, no matter how "herp storytelling through environments" it is, isn't worth this kind of wait. I'll get it once there's a...

Majora's Mask a million times. The high-minded heroism of "One man rising up against evil" established in Ocarina of Time gives way to the idea that a despot isn't the only grievance the people of the world have. The world is coming down around the people of Termina, but what if it doesn't...

Oh god, here we go. A Zelda game that has: 1) An overworld in the segmented style of Twilight Princess, but as big as Xenoblade. Fill that shit with minidungeons, nooks, hidden quests, bandit outposts, etc. Hide those rupees and heart pieces in dangerous places and give them worth. 2)...

Xenoblade, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, and Ocarina of Time 3D (Still.)