all the shitty comments on the last video about 'abby not playing right' really put a bad taste in my mouth.
from a gamedev perspective, you can't expect everyone to play your game exactly one 'perfect' way. and if your game doesn't hold up to different styles of play, maybe examine why its not working for some people. Also, DS is extremely action oriented and i always felt that the tension of the game sort of dies once you've seen the main enemy a couple times. So i agree with her not finding it that scary.
i think a lot of people have very fond memories of this game for a variety of reasons. EA killing the franchise and the studio, nostalgia, the lack of AAA horror games in general for example. And thats driving a lot of the defensiveness in the comments. (not to mention the "girl isn't doing game right" sexism)
I say all this as someone who absolutely fucking loves this game, despite its issues. The art holds up amazingly well, the sound design is excellent, and environments are immersive as all get out.
Reality Check on Sims content: There are only 18 Sims 4 videos on the site, including this, Deadly Sims, and Quick Looks of various content packs. Mass Alex spent 24 eps on just Mass Effect 2 alone. Y'all need to find your calm.
I want content the staff wants to do, whatever that is* =D
(*except DOTA2)
Edit: hope the above is clear that i don't think we're saturated in Sims content. My only complaint about Sims is I have now spent like $150 on Sims 4 stuff since abby started featuring it :)
Couldn't agree more.
Also historically games like the Sims and Nancy Drew have spent decades being ignored by games media, largely for being 'girl games' despite their enormous success and lasting influence. So it's nice to someone like Abby highlight them for this audience.
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