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Most "professional cosplayers" I know earn their living crafting costumes to other people. That doesn't mean abandoning the "fun" part of it, though, as attending conventions, being photographed and parading about is how they get their clientele. Do a badass futuristic armor with LED lights and...

All of the books are set years before the games. They are invaluable if you want to know who's who in the game, much more than the previous installments. That said, given Geralt's convenient amnesia in Witcher 1 and 2, these games don't actually give you a lot of info you have to keep track...

I didn't mean that the chaotic storyline resembles Call of Duty's, only that it seemed, for no specific reason, to have forgotten the brooding teenage angle and jumped straight into CoD territory for its last arc. And yes, I'm taking about the evil Chinese base. For all its shortcomings, Call...

If the problem is that he's always sharing, replying to or commenting on activist pages, you can unfollow the pages. That way, you'll stop seeing his "SJW" activities, but not the normal ones. If, however, he is siccing politics into everything and there's no way to avoid it, you'd better...

One thing is certain. David Cage has no idea how to handle non-chronological storytelling. But don't kid yourself. The conclusion is terrible, and no amount of fiddling with narrative order would improve it. I'll drop you a hint: the game turns into Call of Duty. It's been a while since I've...

The last hours are a cop-out to end all cop-outs. It basically forgets it's supposed to be an interactive drama with "superior" storytelling and recycles the worst of videogame clichés minus the gameplay. Homeless and Navajo are by far the most solid chapters. There rest is forgetful at best...

That's a rather harsh way to describe a teenager having troubles fitting in. A lot of people go through hell during their teen years, and it doesn't always have to do with emo music or purple-dyed bangs. Also, the young person taking a break from normal life to do some soul-searching in the...

Had I known earlier that I needed to know several languages to follow my dream career, I'd have used all the spare time I had in high school to learn them. Having to rush after in in college was very stressing. I also wish I had started playing the violin at age four, not 18. It doesn't...

As a huge fan of ME, and as someone who actually liked ME3's ending, I should be thrilled. But, for some reason, I'm not. Here's what I got from the trailer: - Technology, armor and weapon design that hardly changed in what I presume is a pretty long time. Which means that either they got...

Here's a taste of Brazil for y'all: Moqueca Bobó de Camarão Feijoada Tapioca Cocada Brigadeiro

My exact thoughts after playing this game. Mind you I'm still just 30 hours in. If forthcoming titles follow this route, then we might have a new golden age of CRPGs.

In terms of artistic expression, no. There's only pain down that road. In terms of general awfulness, also no. We need awful games as a reminder of what not to do in good games. Knowing what the worst case scenario can be in case your gimmicky new mechanic fails can be a great benchmark for...

I'd recommend it without second thoughts. A month ago I was in the same boat. I had never touched a Witcher game and thought that it would be nice to play the previous entry before tackling The Wild Hunt. I bought W2 for free in a Steam sale (gotta love Steam credits) and set on it without...

Sorry if I'm repeating things. I haven't read all of the replies so far. Anyway, here's my opinion: - As other said, lack of focus (this much at least I read). The developers put too many disparate things without fleshing them out. The result was a lot of repetition, more quantity than...

I haven't played enough of Witcher 3 to give a verdict, although my first impressions were quite good. As for DA:I, however: - While the game is 100h+ long, less than half of it is stuff that is actually story-driven. For a franchise that hangs on its alleged stellar writing, this is a big...