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Something story related is a spoiler. Some silly video game annoucement isn’t a story, so it can’t be spoiled. Read more
I think the term is used incorrectly in this case, but I think there’s a common thread in being disappointed about finding out something you didn’t want to know early. Like the quotes posted in the article, I think there’s an element of wanting to be excited about something, regardless as to what that something… Read more
I believe that the Hype of things like E3 or Nintendo directs are PART of the enjoyment factor of whatever product we are talking about. I like smash bros. Getting new characters makes me happy. Seeing Nintendo make a show out of revealing new characters is amusing. The guy who dresses up like Darth Maul before… Read more
It’s funny this article pops up when I got upset when the Tekken Akuma announcement was spoiled by your huge picture and article title of Akuma. Of course your job is to relay gaming news. While I don’t much care for Smash Bro’s I do understand. I’ve been playing Tekken since 10 years old, I’m now 28. Somethings are… Read more
I will admit though...regardless of how absurd any attempts at regulating this might be; experiencing something when, where, and how you wanted to is always better than getting caught off guard. Read more
Honestly, I don’t consider it that bad of a thing.
It just means people found new ways to get enjoyment out of a game to the point where they appreciate discovering its smaller details.
But like you said, if you are one of those people you should definitely just avoid the internet altogether. The responsibiliy lies with… Read more
We’re at a point where people “spoil” a game if they reveal not the ending or some major plot point but, like, a location or weapon. Read more
13 is the age of consent. Although there are laws in most districts to ensure that much older adults are not sleeping with 13 years, much like 16 years are given that protection here. There are many teen movies where girls are depicted in bikinis, and it’s not viewed as pedophilia. Likewise, anime/video game school… Read more
The problem here is how quickly you are to throw around the word “censorship”. You can certainly make the argument that removing a breast size slider is an act of censorship and I don’t think you’d be totally incorrect, but the issue is that any reasonable person who doesn’t closely follow the topic is going to think… Read more
I joined kinja just to star this post. I’ve been following the Xenoblade discussion (and playing the hell out of it) for a while now. The debate always falls back on Lin when that’s only a small part of what’s been altered. It’s too bad such a lengthy article misses the majority of the issue for the sake of a more… Read more
While I think each country getting different versions of games for sake of censorship lame, I think it’s totally up to the devs what they want to ship. I’m sure they could see a backlash of shipping this game to the US and it seems like a smart decision. While this is an outlier (and weird since she’s 13) I think… Read more
I’m going to read the rest of the article, but a couple thoughts up front:
1. Not that I’ve seen a lot of 13 year olds in skimpy swimsuits, but as best I can tell, that Xenoblade character does not look 13. This is kind of a weird thing because it’s only the surrounding story that establishes this as anything… Read more
> (By the end of that message board thread, Lipschultz had been banned from NeoGAF.) Read more
“The best translators I know in the business are hopeless perfectionists,” said Gray. “They pick apart the dialogue and see the pros and cons and different reactions people can have; they step into the shoes of different gamers from different walks of life and agonize, and I mean really agonize, over what the right… Read more
lollolololol at the “I’ll buy it second hand” tweet. Read more
It shouldn’t have been very surprising the game ended like that, given that the previous entry, Final Fantasy VI, ended just as ambiguously. Read more