Recent content by Elegy of Fools

I did my first playthrough in 1999 mode. Early on Bucking Bronco was indispensably awesome - launch 'em up, take 'em down. From the Siren on, however, Return to Sender was a god-send. I used it in both the shield form and the "charge and return" form a ton - and it made the difference for me...

Yeah, I never stopped and applied any of my critical thinking or analysis to the fight in that way. The second I did, the genius of it really opens up. Thanks for making me think about it like that, I may well have ignored all the (now that I see them, rather obvious) tone-changes and themes...

Oh, I understood it, to be certain, and the hints were present, albeit very subtle, throughout the game that something big that controlled existence itself was involved. I was simply disappointed with how it was handled. That moment sort of devalued Kuja's culminating villainy - but that was the...

That devalued Kuja so much. I hated that.

Final Fantasy IX is my second favorite in the whole series. Nearly every aspect of its story and character development are seconded only to VI (in my eyes, VI was a crowning achievement, and laid the ground work for every successful Final Fantasy after it). The characters were deeper and more...

Hey Escapist! I'm sure there are threads on this all floating around, but I want a more current sample, as it were, and get some solid feedback and so on and etc. Basically I do a Let's Play stream on twitch. I'm committed to a high production value and over all making it more of a show...

I'm very on the fence about the new Tomb Raider. It looks like a very cool reimagining of the series, and I do hope it does very well; but I'm leery about committing to it myself. I'll probably wait until it goes down in price. The problem with games, even those with Demos, is that the final...

It's a split question -- if it's a dedicated server service like Black Ops where the matchmaking is handled by the game, then there needs to be effective matchmaking protocols to keep players evenly matched as much as possible. If it's a personally hosted game that people just join, that truly...

And let me just say, I don't have any issues with Digital Distribution; I love having over a hundred games available instantly with a click that takes up no more space than my computer. As long as pricing on it remains reasonable, especially when compared to the physical counterparts, it holds...

You know, you're right, I completely overlooked music as a digital distributed form. I suppose because I take for granted that it pretty much is near 100%. They still distribute CDs, sure, but who doesn't own an iPod or equivalent MP3 player, or have a smart phone with the same capabilities...

I'd be happy to help! It's always interesting trying to assess yourself in these ways, and I'd certainly be curious to see your results. That I can remember? About 20 years These days about 20-25 hours a week. Lifetime average? Oh man... a lot? I suppose yes. Depends on how you define...

I think that hits it on the head. Digital Distribution has to be pretty much ready to move across all media forms before devices will take that plunge. Movies will likely be the first media form to make the leap; we can expect game consoles to follow at that point. Until then, however, consoles...

Well this does have a little bit of importance. It's great seeing what the console does, but if it's packaged in a gigantic shell with odd dimensions, or displays annoying lights while on it could be an issue. Some people do also take aesthetics into account (and hey, who am I to judge?) with...

A screenshot LP may actually help you find that missing spark to the game. I always got caught up playing Oblivion because of what I'd call Story-Telling "implications." Since you're really only limited to the story you'd like to tell, it's easy to try and do everything all at once instead of...

I just don't have any where to put all my skill points! It's a bit crazy.