The game was so smart and flexible and then you got to these bosses that were just dumb bullet sponges. I actually decided not to replay the game on hard simply because I didn't want to deal with a more difficult version of some of those bosses again. Definitely looking forward to this Director's Cut 
While it's nice to always know you're getting a good game, especially with how expensive they are now, I do miss being surprised. I think the App Store is the only place that sense of discovery still exists for me. Kind of sad.
The last time I paid full price for a game was Halo 4 and though I will be picking up BioShock Infinite next week, those purchases are by far the exception. If Microsoft and Sony do decide to flip us the finger and block used game sales for their next systems, it's gonna screw my gaming way of life.
The SNES is the best! I love the variety and the excellence in that variety. Like you said, nearly every genre has games that are still fondly remembered as the best at what they do. As great as the Genesis was for beat-em-ups, for instance, I still swear by Turtles IV.
Glad you liked it 
Okay fine, we can forgo the sandwich maker then lol. And sounds like you have a good list of things already, though I like the idea in one of the lower comments about a blog hit counter. 1UP had a nice one of those.
Happy, um, day after your birthday! Looks like you'll be making good use of that Vita
If you could program in a sandwich maker, that'd be great. Oh, and make sure it has a bacon button 
Otherwise things are good. I like the new message/notification system, though it'd be nice to be able to customize what notifications we get. But that's a small quibble. Great work on the site!
Same here lol. I'll pick up the HD collection for sure if I find a really good deal on it. Otherwise, well, I'll probably keep waiting.
You should try and play the whole thing. I hear it isn't very long.
I heard the worst part of the first game was the whiny main character. If that's the biggest problem, then it must be a pretty good game.
