Recent content by Georgie_Leech

On the one hand, part of me is a little leery on how quickly how much pressure was brought to bear for something that occurred 6 years ago. On the other, Brenden Eich could have also said some variation of "My position on the matter has changed and I will not support legislation like Proposition...

Seems to me that the big difficulty with alowwing you to fuck up (in some major way, not just ending up with a bucket on your head or something) in a game and have it keep going in some way is the sheer amount of planning and work it would take. Every single critical failure point would need to...

Oh for the love of... That thing in Panel 3? It's a sock. Presumably one of the ones she was wearing before she stripped. Stop interupting this delightful conversation of who's the bigger jerk! My popcorn just finished.

Huh. On reviewing the qualities of an escort mission (weaker NPC, doesn't/can't really fight back, sometimes used as weighted object for puzzles), don't the Earth and Wind Temples from Wind Waker count? I'll admit, Makar seemed pretty annoying, particularly with getting kidnapped in cutscene...

It's a more extreme position than I usually take, but I've a theory that a "true" gamer really is less likely to be a dick, not because of any inherent "nice" behavior, but because of having greater patience. I believe that video games are a good way to teach someone patience, by having them...

I'm not liking this one, to be honest. Not for the child/adult split, but from the larger victory/failure split. The "failure" branch seems like an ass-pull, because there's never anything in the games to support it. Existing split timelines go in two directions, with the adult and child lines...

Ah, the nostalgia... Now if only that old Nintendo was actually working...

Fine, here's one I know you use. The Escapist could be shut down if someone, anywhere, uses copyright material in any form on this site. Material such as, oh, nearly every avatar on this site.

I think it's safe to say we all agree that Steve Jobs being the number 1 most influential person is...unlikely. Therefore, I choose to look at the rest of the results. Hm, Newell more influential than Miyamoto? I'd argue in favor of Mario, Zelda, and the entirety of consoles if we're looking...

I've seen an interesting semi-subversion. In Lufia 2, the first time you fight a sinistral (about 25%-ish through the game), the guy is laughably more powerful than your group and can curb stomp you in 2 rounds, tops. Unless you overgrind and come up with a good strategy, in which case after a...

Give me a Jonathon Coulton Rockband and I'll be happy. Dammit, I want to be able to sing about badass #$%^ing fractals and not be stared at.

There actually has been some research into that. I can't say I'm an expert about it, but I remember there was research done into how games like Tetris can reduce the build up of flashbacks related to PTSD. Admittedly it's not a treatment per se, but it is helping at leastt a little.

You might want to give a game like AdventureQuest or any of the Artix games a try then; by the upgraded character, then enjoy free updates forever. CAPTION: Huh, it seems Gollum has infected my computer. Entsess Niece.

Any of the more recent 2d Castlevanias, like Eccliessia, which I'm running through right now. Not only does it cause the enemies to do more damage, or gives you more of them, and more powerful ones earlier in the game, or in more asshole-ish positions, but it gives you a level cap: 1. For the...

Actually, as you age your body begins failing. Much like your skin wrinkles or your bones get brittle as you age, your other organs function more and more poorly, simply because the new cells being produced arent as good as the previous generations. Eventually, the weakening is severe enough...