Heather Alexandra's saved articles

I must say I’ve also been enoying what you’ve been putting out! Have a great weekend! Read more

And today I found my new favorite Kotaku writer. Read more

Western storytelling reached its zenith on Amiga, honestly.

No, not ALL people who would want to play these games know that they exist or where to get them. Not all people who would be interested in things like this have the time or energy to keep track of various translation projects, especially when it’s of games that they barely knew existed in the first place. Read more

I feel the same. Playing this felt a little bit more like a Close Quarter Titanfall game to me. I usually don’t like very tight, fast paced gameplay (which is kinda why BO1 sticks as my favorite CoD MP), but Infinite Warfare has surprised me. I found myself having a lot of fun, and like you, found myself coming back… Read more

I’d be doing a disservice to you and other readers if ignored the moments when it stumbles Read more

And I’m off playing Skies of Arcadia again... Read more

“You should all be like, ‘Heather, that’s amazing! Like, comment, and subscribe!’ ladies and gentleman because, uh, you’re gonna got more sick skills and no-scope 360s watching me.” Read more

I started playing this when it went free to play and only got to the third planet before it lost me i really should go back. Read more

This is a clever hidden trick due to the stale, “I’m vulnerable now!” formula many 3D Zelda bosses like to follow(and a few 2D ones). This feels like the Zelda version of the “Phoenix Down on undead bosses” trick. The only difference being is that Phoenix Downs are typically abundant and the former is a one-use item… Read more

Well shit.
Read more

I’ve tried a few times to play DA2 (my favorite of the series) differently, and I’ve mostly succeeded at making different choices and having different personalities. Somehow, though, I always seem to end up romancing Anders. I just can’t quit him. Read more

I always thought that DA:Origins had superior components, but ended up being less than the sum of its parts. DA:2 was the opposite, and I definitely liked it better. Read more

Great little piece. I think my favorite thing about these “epic” style RPGs that allow us to shape the world they exist in is how sometimes that world becomes a mirror of who we are and the ideals we’d like to see represented in our own lives... or the ability to play out character traits we would never dare portray… Read more

Yeah, seriously, that’s really good! Read more

I was there last night, what an atmosphere it was for the final game. Absolute insanity.
Read more

I have nothing but respect for pannenkoek2012. Every video seems to useless to a casual player, but his breakdown of every possible system has lead to a massive wellspring of knowledge as to how developers overcome weird and estoic issues. Read more

I’m about an hour and a half in, going to go finish it in a moment. It’s certainly confusing at times, jump cuts and a haziness between dreams/reality/visions of the potential future (one which totally threw me). Read more

Mental note: Read more