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It's worth it but it's nothing like 2001. Think of the sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact. It's more like that.

I don't see why people put so much stock in exclusives. I've read some tweets and listened to 2 video game podcast episodes where listener mail was read and a certain complain repeated itself: "PS4 doesn't have much in the way of exclusives this holiday season so now I'm feeling bad about buying one." Again, there's this ridiculous claim that there's nothing to play on the console. The only way that can happen is if you never use your PS4. 

I haven't played much on my PS4 - which I've owned for only 3 months - but the games I've bought so far (Destiny and Diablo 3) have provided enough content that I probably won't need to buy a lot. Not to mention the numerous PSN titles I got through the PS+ subscription. Besides, I bought a console to prepare myself for the gigantic year of 2015, when owning a PS4 (and to be fair, and Xbox One) will really matter (e.g., Batman: Arkham Knight, Bloodborne, Just Cause 3, Uncharted 4 - *fingers crossed*).

Quite enjoyable once you get the hang of it. I died quite a bit before I got used to the controls and how to work with the dual menus (for crafting). The art direction and sound design is memorable (I'm playing the Vita version, although I've got the PS4 version; headphones for this one is recommended).

My starting point was the Phantasy Star series, in particular PS II, which was available on a Sega Genesis Collection for the PS2. I never beat the game and it's very dated and it requires an online faq but it lays some ground rules for how RPGs work, especially the concepts of turn-based combat and grinding (more unforgivably so).

The better game in the series is clearly PS IV but we all start somewhere.

Congrats! You guys must be thrilled!

Oh, I don't think the movie intentionally tried to keep the infidelity a secret. They looked a little too intimate in that beginning sequence. The real power of that whole subplot is what will happen when Sarah finds out.

I still need to play my copy of Origins. Don't know when I'll get to Inquisition (probably next year unless I can snag a rental copy) but I bet it'll be worth it.

Good blog entry. I agree with you 100%.

I've read that USU is a publicly-funded university which is probably why security measures weren't beefed up alongside state gun laws. Had this conference happened at a privately-funded university, it would be different. But the university and the state sided with an anonymous, cowardly asshole and its nothing but baffling.

Agree or don't agree with Sarkeesian's video series, there's a right and a wrong way to engage with her (or anyone) regarding the discussion she was hoping to inspire. I was on the side of finding some of her videos underwhelming and so I ignored her. You don't always have to engage with someone who's opinion is different than yours. Just move on with your life. You don't need to "put her in her place".

There's no guarantee that her videos would've changed public opinion in any way if certain people were more civil in their behavior. The death/rape threats and barrage of insults did nothing but make her more visible. Telling her to shut up only made her more vocal (as well as her supporters); by the way, telling anyone to shut up on the internet is pointless. Trying to stop the progress of her argument only ensured that it continues. It's nothing but a prolonged smear campaign with no endgame. Pure toxic trash that should've died and wrapped up months ago.

That trailer disgusts me and I have no interest in ever playing a murder simulator. It's a personal preference perhaps (I don't enjoy GTA games since they embrace criminality, despite their technical achievements) but I don't see the value of being placed in the shoes of a psychopathic murderer, no matter how novel the idea may be. Even if I ever got a chance to play it, I don't think I'd last very long. The game that's being sold here seems to be a celebration of human depravity, rather than an indictment of it.

Congrats on the new place. Good deal on that rent as well. The only thing I miss about sharing an apartment with someone is sharing the costs of rent. And I agree, being located near creature comforts is always a plus. At my current location I have drive to some of those but its less than 5 minutes away (and up one of the biggest hills in town) so no problem.

My brother was a huge fan of Red Dwarf and he also bought those books as well as a collection of scripts from selected episodes. 

I once picked eggs in a chicken house when I was younger. I stopped early on since it played hell with my sinuses. It's a shitty job in a literally shitty environment.