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"Free" has increasingly become a weasel word in gaming. As an example, take "free to play", which is the dominant platform on mobiles and a big reason why I hate telephone/tablet gaming. You can play a base game for free, but in order to make it halfway enjoyable to play, you have to give the publisher easy access to your bank account. Basically, either wait several hours for something important to be created for you or pay money to speed up the process.

I have PS+, and I generally don't go for the "free" games myself. I have PS+ because it's required for online play on the PS4. I do occasionally take advantage of the discounts, but I'd rather pay up front and have unlimited access to the game for as long as I want it rather than have to keep feeding the machine. I was okay with that business model in 1984, but this is 2014 and I'm not okay with it.

I'm still not getting an Xbone myself, TBH. I already have a PS4, and while I think it's good that MS, under the leadership of Phil Spencer, is acknowledging the mistakes made under Mattrick, there still is nothing enticing me to get a Xbox One. Don't care about Halo, Gears, Forza, or Fable, and the PS4 will get pretty much everything else.

It would also help if Sega wouldn't segregate its games so much. They keep too much stuff out of the US. Namco has the right idea. Build the brand by making good collector's editions for the fans and promote the games to the rest of the audience.

Nintendo's EAD team is honestly better than From Software, and this isn't really the kind of thing Zelda needs. There are  dormant Nintendo properties they'd do fine with, but Zelda isn't one of them. The combat in Souls is far too stiff for Zelda IMO. A Wii U Fire Emblem, maybe, but Intelligent Systems is more than capable of it, so again, there is no point to outsourcing. Metroid might be a good fit for them.

Delays have always been a part of video games. I'd rather have a good game delayed than a buggy piece of shit rushed to market to beat a deadline.

"A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is bad forever." - Shigeru Miyamoto.

This is out, eh? I kind of want this game, but damn, there's so much stuff I want in general right now.

Nintendo is generally careful with their cash. They do have a pretty sizable cash reserve, so while this isn't good, it's not going to hurt them much.

In the 1950s, people used to argue about exactly this kind of thing, believe it or not. My Maytag is better than your Kenmore. My Zenith TV is better than your Motorola.

That said, compared to the Android/iOS Apple/Samsung arguments that erupt on freakin' BUSINESS sites like the Wall Street Journal and Forbes, Gamemaster is a model of restraint.

Tales of Graces f is good. I love Bravely Default as well. Best 3DS game so far.

Damn, this is a nice collection. I own all the Tales games, Neptunia, and Ni no Kuni. Still want to get the Atelier games. The only problem with RPGs is that I have such a ridiculous backlog of them. I love 'em but it's hard to play 'em all.