PixlBit

I really want to play Dream Team. The new Dream Team 3DSXL really impresses me too.  

ug, the more I hear about Beyond the more I'm turned off about it.  I still want to play it though, but I'll wait until it's $20.  It's really too bad though, as I really enjoyed Heavy Rain.  IF David Cage wants to make "games" like that, that's perfectly fine, but maybe he should do it on a different system, as people who play PS3 expect more interaction.  

I think there's a place for what he's doing, but we're the wrong audience.  Maybe something like that would be better off on mobile as a casual game.  

cool, man!  sounds like you've got your hands full!  I'm hoping to score a PS4 for my brother for his xmas present, but I don't know where I'm going to find one. Might have to get him an Xbox instead if that comes available.  

Interesting about the controllers.  I liked the 360's better than the Dual Shock 3, but still didn't love it.  How are the rumble triggers?

yeah that's true. I love the combat in Persona 4 though!  I hope I don't get a bad ending honestly....  I'm playing it on Vita now and I really like it.  I like it better on a handheld than I did on PS2, for a lot of reasons.  

I think a lot of games have the illusion of risk, which people find enjoyable.  Then there's roguelikes which are a little more serious.  I like the occasional roguelike like FTL, etc. but mostly it's too much for me.  I enjoy games for the story, the immersive qualities, and other reasons.  I don't think death is important to the experience anymore, at least for some games.  

Yeah, I'm reserving my judgment until it drops in price myself!  I like multiple paths and endings and stuff too, but I also try to appreciate things for what they are rather than what they're not.  I've been thinking about Casey's thesis that risk equates a game, and I just don't think that's true.  I mean, if you put on god mode in Quake, that doesn't automatically not make it a game. IT might not be a GOOD game, but it's still a game.  Then there's "Lilly Looking Through", an adventure game I reviewed recently (coming this week). There's no risk in that, other than wasted time, but I still enjoyed it and it was definitely a game.  

I think it's a complicated matter, and there's a lot of different perspectives on this. Casey and I disagree on what games we like and what games we think are good, but we both have a love of the medium which is unwavering.  

I have deep respect for the Phoenix Wright games, but they've never really appealed to me.  I'm sure they are cool though. 

I enjoyed Heavy Rain a lot, but I am well aware of its flaws and have mixed feelings about David Cage.  I did like it though, contrary to popular sentiment.  

I don't know how I feel about an Ellen Page simulator though!  

I do have to disagree about risk and reward being integral to the enjoyment of a game.  I think often times this is the case, but a lot of other times, the risk is only an illusion: health regenerates, endless lives, etc.  I enjoy all sorts of interactive media, and I seldom enjoy it because there's simulated risk.  For some people, that's obviously the thrill, but I get different things out of games.  

it's the notorious Natalie Portman effect!!

i might pick this up during a steam sale, but I'm swamped right now.  

yay!

ah, you shouldn't worry about it. there will always be people who think we aren't "right" or judge us for being different.  everyone's got an opinion.  Felicia is entitled to her opinion but so are you.  We all are.  

but I wouldn't let it bother you.  You and I can't really understand what it's like to be a woman in today's world.  My sister is very conservative, but at the same time has adopted many "feminist" policies and ideas from the left.  She would never identify herself with so-called feminists though.  

It's complex shit either way.  I think you are frustrated about gender equality the way I am about religious stuff.  There's so many loud mouths and bastards out there that make things look bad, but I think for the most part people are alright.  A lot of christians bug the hell out of me, though I was raised Catholic and identify with a lot of the ideas of the religion, but not the dogma. I think for both of us, it's the dogma that gets annoying, and the rigid belief systems and absolutism.