Recent content by Catnip1024

Okay, that does sound crazy.

It depends how it's done, though. DLC if done properly aids the continued evolution of a game (look at Paradox games where even the vanilla game gets some of the update features, for instance). I don't know about the DB game, are these entirely new fighters with new styles or just reskinnings...

To be fair, the primary reason the original Star Wars movies are held in such high esteem is based on nostalgia, along with the fact that they were pretty remarkable for their time. If both trilogies came out at today, they would be being slated at least as hard as the latest films.

Serious? I found Finn the most poorly written and unrelatable character in the movie. Rey wasn't the highest quality of writing, but didn't have any of the jarring "why the fuck would they do that?" moments. Likewise, I was kind of appreciating the engineer character from the latest one until...

Talking about Nazi Wizards? Careful, or this'll wind up in R&P... I think the series stood up pretty well as a kids book. Pretending it is a good book for adults, beyond a casual read or a nostalgia trip, is a stretch. And the series shot downhill when JK Rowling decided to turn Harry into a...

Nope. They have agency, they make choices, regardless of the actual voice acting they are not a "silent protagonist" in the actual sense of the word. The point of a silent protagonist isn't about any form of character development, though, it's about viewing a story from what is effectively a...

Facebook is for communicating with people you know, but don't know well enough to give your phone number. Twitter is for spouting opinions with no filter for the world to see. So sure, you see Twitter referenced more. That doesn't mean it is inherently more valuable. The sheepdog is extremely...

There are two aspects to gaming - single player and multiplayer. Single player is effectively timeless, and multiplayer can generally be done just as well on consoles, most of the time. Which are still generally cheaper and more accessible. Setting aside the fact that the great multiplayer...

I figured out a long time ago that life is exponentially cheaper the further into the past you are prepared to live technologically. Buy games two years after release, save a hefty chunk. Limit yourselves to games designed for system requirements five years old, save yourself 2k on a gaming PC...

Platform fees of 30% are unjustifiable, when somebody else has just spent millions developing a game. You can see why the big developers are getting a little peeved. The thing is, this is more than compensated by the frequent 90% discount sales. I used to hate digital purchases, but I'm happy to...

If it doesn't "hold up", that is more of a criticism of the modern world than Mulan. Seriously, probably the best Disney film of my particular time.

Tyranny? Off the top of my head. Shoot arrows at it to see if they actually hit it or not. To solve two philosophical dilemmas at once.

For a kids movie, it's not bad. But I wouldn't go so far as to call it "deep". I'm not sure about the deepest, but the villain motivation that I've found the best recently was in Unaltered Carbon.

The media (particularly the film industry) did go through a phase where everything had to be "gritty". About the time the Tomb Raider reboot launched, and the various Marvel Comics. It's like my main gripe with Game of Thrones - there's only so much relentless "bad shit happening" you can go...

Sweet. Look forward to actual new content. One question... Does this suggest a shift away from the old gaming centric focus, or am I misreading it? I mean, if it's interesting and well-written it probably doesn't make a difference to myself, but it just kind of stuck out as I read it.