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Love the blend of styles! I think you've done a much better job of integrating the dubstep with your existing style than pretty much anyone else I've heard who wasn't already writing that kind of music. So no hate from me. ;) And really, what other genre was a Saint's Row 4 song gonna be?

Sands of Time. I played through the entire game until I got to (as far as I remember) the only point in the game where you have access to a save point but not a drinking fountain. Inevitably, the next obstacle required you to take a tiny amount of falling damage and I had a similarly tiny...

Oh,wow. I haven't seen that skeleton battle since my early teens. I was assuming it wouldn't look as seamless as I remembered, but it actually looks way BETTER! All kinds of amazing stunts. RIP, Ray Harryhausen. And thanks.

It's often taken for granted that RPGs and morality systems go hand in hand, and that bugs me. Surely western RPGs are the least suitable games to include an actual morality system. RPGs are (theoretically) supposed to offer the player a multitude of choices which they can respond to...

I didn't enjoy this at all. The balance of action versus comedy versus plot advancement was waaaay off, with the result that nothing grabbed my interest during the entire episode. Also the constant shakycam was a real pain, and undermined the action sequences by making it hard to see what was...

I feel strangely compelled by the presence of the word "Zombies" in the title to post in this thread.

This article spent too much time simply describing what Psycho Mantis does in MGS, and not enough time actually commenting on or analysing it. The same basic premise could have been explored in the same amount of space in much greater depth, in a more entertaining style and without risking...

Ignore this post; my previous one disappeared and reappeared for no apparent reason.

Yeah, he really put "Reflection Of Someone Walking Past During Kathleen's Piece To Camera" to shame. This video really needed some music for total authenticity - particularly during the logo animations. That said, the writing, acting and editing were great; good job all round!

Remember not everyone who reads the Escapist comes from the US or Canada. Elsewhere we have our own classic Christmas TV.

Apparently you get a badge for watching/reading one of the features linked on the Halloween page even if you don't actually navigate to it that way. Which would explain why the badges seem to be appearing at random without warning. Very confusing.

Ah, Democratus. Did anyone not keep him in their party as much as humanly possible as soon as he became available? One of my favourite parts of a really great game. Actually, you can just go to archive.org and download the entire video. I'd recommend avoiding it if there's any chance you'll...

There are a couple of things I don't understand about this article. Firstly, both Russ Pitts' description of Deus Ex - "overly complex, deeply flawed" - and Warren Spector's comments about the game cast it in a rather negative light. I hope this doesn't come across as a fanboy's knee-jerk...

Yay, quoted! I'm really glad my post was reprinted here; its purpose was to encourage people who have good creative ideas but are uncertain whether they can do anything about them, so the extra exposure can't hurt. Although now the sentence that didn't quite feel right, but which I couldn't...

Good article, and interesting even to someone who already knows quite a lot about LRR. I would like to reiterate something about LRR's history which was touched on in the article and which has had a positive influence on my life: it's surprising how much talent and creativity everyone has...