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Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale had some brilliant moments and lines. In one scene, when the protagonist is walking in the town center in the night and is approached by a townsperson, she freaks out and yells (in all caps), "HE'S GOING TO STEAL MY CUTENESS!!!!" ... It's funnier in context...

Favorite Games: Bastion, Dragon Age series, Resident Evil 4 Age: 20 Gender: Male

What are some games that you love, which were developed and released in another country, but have never seemed to have found success outside of their country/region? (I phrase the question this way, because I know that the escapist readership is largely American, but I'm hoping for the few...

Let me first start this off by saying that I have no intention of talking about whether the choices Bioware has made regarding the ending. I also apologize for those that feel rather tired about the whole topic; I wanted to wait until the forums died down a bit on ME3, but it seems like it won't...

I use a melee character and it seems true. I never had problem with dragons not landing, and if I ever got any problem, it was because it couldn't find a wide enough place to land. As long as you find the right place, it will land. I can't speak as to whether their AI is as good as mentioned...

I sided with the Stormcloaks, because I knew absolutely nothing about Cyrodiil and the world of The Elder Scrolls game, meaning my first impression of the Empire was a bunch of fascist assholes who tried to kill me for treason, despite the fact I wasn't. As I learned more though, especially...

Same here, except I played through a second time and made things right. There was just something so damn satisfying about moving on when you actually made the conscious choice to break the cycle that you repeated only a moment ago. Also, had to save Zulf on both times. Thought about leaving...

I started playing Dead Island, since the trailer was so damn amazing, knowing well that the game wouldn't have much to do with it. Still, I didn't really expect... well, I don't know what I expected, honestly. I thought the first few chapters were cool, because I thought it was immersive (which...

Definitely. Too bad they screwed that up by making Ashur too damn reasonable, Werhner too damn dickish, and defining one action as the "good" choice and one as the "evil" choice. But it was a very interesting scenario.

There are a lot of complaints on moral choices in games, with much complaint based on its arbitrary nature. I want everyone to talk about the moral choices done not so well, ones that made you think, "What? That's not a choice. Why would anyone do it any other way?". I'll give two examples...

I've just been playing Bully: Scholarship Edition on PC and I was thoroughly enjoying the game and its penchant for childish mayhem-causing missions. But, I got to the second chapter where I've encountered a mission that I just could not face myself to complete, not because of a glitch or...

Thing is, though, I know absolutely nothing about The Elder Scrolls series, so even when I was starting out and I was given races to choose, I had absolutely no connection, no context as to who I should be. I'm starting out in this world like a newborn babe, but the game expects me to know...

Ah, okay, gotcha. Still don't agree with you, though, on the fact that it's a bad game.

Ninja'd! I applaud you, sir, on your clandestinely roguish ways. OT: The usual, ME3 and Arkham City.

Ah, another fellow brethren in the Dragon-Age-2-wasn't-that-bad camp. I wish I could say your post will change all those haters to see the error of their ways, but alas, we have this about every week, yet no one seems to change their minds. While I do agree with everyone else (and I mean...