Elden Ring.

NPR is right. But not in the way they think they're saying.

With the bad decisions people have been making, they deserve to be offended. That'll be what reminds them to think again before trusting the wrong people.

Star Ocean Integrity And Faithlessness

You have my condolences. I hope Fiore was worth it.

On other platforms? That would certainly be something, but the dual-touch-screen mechanics kinda make that weird for porting. Definitely not against it though.

collecting souls in the first GBA Metroidvania.

Aria of Sorrow was the third and final GBA Metroidvania as far as I'm aware, preceded by Circle of the Moon and Harmony of Dissonance.

I apparently didn't do much outside of PSO2 and mobile gaming this year. Of what I did, Elden Ring absolutely deserves GotY, and I can't wait to see if they do expanded content, especially something centered around Miqella, whom everyone in the game absolutely simped for, but never truly showed up.

PSO2NGS is starting to shape up content-wise, but their ability to tell a story is still absolute shit.

Also played Atelier Ryza and Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Decent games.

Disappointments? I Yar-har'd FF7 Remake. Holy shit do I hate almost everything about it. I wouldn't even buy it half off on Steam. Modding Tifa into wearing Nyotengu's leather suit was the only thing keeping me going with it. The gameplay was fucked, the mapping was fucked, the "story during gameplay" was fucked. I can't even bring myself to climb the wall and finish the game. They took the three-hour introduction of the original and turned it into a 40-hour game of its own, and most of it is either padding or forced snail-pacing.

And what bones was YOUR world built on?

Problem is, they're still getting paid. What's the term, "investment capital?" The big reason why ESG is a thing, because people will pay you for that sort of dedication, though they won't be perusing your product.

So when is someone actually going to kick ESG to the curb and once again try for the sort of markets that made those things big in the first place?

RECOUNTS DO NOTHING! Jesus Christ, it's not recounts, it's AUDITS that are needed!

Far Cry: Blood Dragon

We know. That should already be enough to ruin her career. That's not enough for them, apparently.

Clownfish brings it up in every story. THEY get more far more views than anything G4 did.

join a sex cult to become a great actress

... Do I even need to make a comment?

Robinhood still exists after the GameStop bullshit?

Naww, it'll be foine!

Postwar Funding

It has to end before you can call it that.

For me these days, if it's not anime, then it's either classics or wholesome competition with traditional skill sets (Forged in Fire, Iron Chef).

But apparently it's still "book and Cavill fans' fault."

In your Witcher notes, don't forget the absolute shitfest that is Blood Origin.

Just let a story fucking end for once!

Lelele lelelele le-le-le-le, lelele lelelele le-le-le-le

Literally who?

This is reaching levels of "why have we not brutally executed every federal government officer, elected or unelected?"

The moment they do that, they should be handcuffed on that very charge.