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I felt Adam Sessler was very fair as well.  He honestly expressed his opinion about something that made him feel uncomfortable about the game, without assuming that the developers or GOW fans were horrible people.  Mackey's problem is that he attacks people and makes harmful assumptions and generalizations.  Sessler was even handed, fair, and criticized a very popular franchise.  Mackey was the opposite and jumped on a niche title with a small fan base.  While Mackey was trolling for page views, he did it in a very mean and cowardly way.  It still bothers me when I remember it.  I didn't even like the game (Hyperdimension Neptunia), but his comments about it were way off...  Ugh...  I'm letting him troll me again... lol.

The thing is, I get why some people are going to have problems with some aspects of certain games.  I get the whole "Sorceress" thing in Dragon's Crown, and I get the "gigolo glasses" thing in Killer is Dead.  I don't get thinking that Suda 51 and George Kamitani are horrible people though.  They made an artistic choice.  It's their personal vision.  Anyone has the right to not like it, and to not buy the game.  It should really be as simple as that...   You don't like it?  That's cool.  You want to tell me why you don't like it?  That's cool too.  You want to tell me I'm a bad person for buying or playing the game?  Not cool.

I'm a fan of Sudi 51, and I'm planning on buying Killer is Dead.  I looks like good old fashioned Sudi 51 goofiness.  While I'm not offended at all, I can dig how some people might be.  It's a fact of life that not everyone is going to like everything.  Some people being offended isn't that big a deal to me.  However, people spending time an effort to attack a game they don't like instead of trying to draw attention and support to games they DO like is sad...  I also feel that feminism VS popular geek culture is a hot topic at the moment and a Killer is Dead is the newest sacrificial lamb for the slaughter.  It's a niche title from a small developer, so like Dragon's Crown it's safe to take down (Adam Sessler criticized the last God of War and the internet came down on him like a ton of bricks)... 

I'm glad to hear you like Dragon's Dogma.  It's got  a ton of content for $30 and it also encourages multiple playthroughs.  Have fun!  I'm on my third playthough myself...

The romance subplot can be annoying... lol  I've been trying to get my character to hook up with Mercedes since the beginning, but I got Madeline and another character I won't name for spoiler reasons.  On my third playthrough I'm actually going to start paying attention to which NPCs like my  character.  I might have to get a little rough with some people... lol

I'm a big fan of Dragon's Dogma myself, so I'd recommend that you give it a try.  It can be a little difficult at first, but it gets pretty awesome once you get the hang of the world and the rules.  Also Dark Arisen is an expanded version of the game that adds an extra (and harder) area, plus some tweeks and improvments.  At $30 that's a lot of bang for your buck.

P.S.  It does have a fast travel system, but it's hard to use right away because it's expensive.  The Dark Arisen version of the game makes it cheaper then the original, but 200 K is still pretty steep..... 

DD Dark Arisen is a lot of fun!  While the story is simple, it's still OK.  I think you'll like it.

I'm glad you enjoyed GEB.  I've only played a couple hours of it myself, but I enjoyed what I played.  I guess I'll have to finish it sooner then later...

I have to second Cary's recommendation of Y's 7.  It's hella fun!  I had a blast with it.

Sorry.  My post just popped up as anonymous even though I was logged in...  I keep having problems posting replies...  Oh well.  I just wanted you to know that I'm still reading your blogs, even though you wont always get to see my replies.  lol.