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I'm in the same boat as you. Even though the fatalities were gory in the old games, they never were realistic in anyway and always had a comedic, '90s MTV-like edge to them that made it fun. The increase fidelity and detail of them around MK X made it very off putting for me because it was too close to reality. The story about the devs getting PTSD for researching reference material for them is also making me question "is this even worth it? Is it worth making developers that are already overworked and on edge for being in a volatile work environment like game development also get PTSD and be sick from watching this stuff just so customers can get a murder boner in a fighting game?"

Agreed with others, not much detail to chew over yet outside of speculation on the new buyer. All I hope for is that the entire GiantBomb staff come out of this okay.

1. Resident Evil 2 (2019)

2. Control

3. Outer Wilds

4. The Outer Worlds

5. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

6. Apex Legends

7. Void Bastards

8. Death Stranding

The ESA journo leak definitely is going to be on the Top 3 this year for Hottest Mess unless something worse happens.

The one that comes to mind is Borderlands 2. I like the fonts on the UI, subtitles, and effects because it was easy for me to read and understand while being stylish in certain aspects.

I also have to give a shoutout to Sunset Overdrive's fonts, I dig the punk skater aesthetic even though some of the regular UI font is barely legible if you're not close to your TV.

This is my mindset as well. While I understand folks think it offers interesting possibilities, having Admiral Xen in place of Tali makes the whole Geth/Quarian arc not as interesting mainly because that character doesn't have 2 games worth of backstory and familiarity with the audience the way Tali did. She doesn't come with you in a squad like Tali does, Xen stays on the sidelines most of the time, and of course she's not on your ship where you can talk with her and have multiple character moments like Tali does. IIRC, you don't even get to have the option of settling peace with the Quarians/Geth and have that awesome moment on the cliff on Rannoch after battle with Xen; you have to pick a side. With Tali being there, it has more personal weight, especially if you love her as a character which I believe Alex does, and there's more content to chew on.

Also to be quite frank, I don't believe in the idea of "live with your consequences" if it negatively affects your feelings and perceptions going forward in the story; just because that was the way you played the game doesn't mean anyone else must do it that way. With how Alex was droning on about her death in that episode made me think that'll just cloud that Geth/Quarian arc negatively for him that won't make it enjoyable for him or us to watch. If it was Jack or Miranda or Jacob or Grunt that died...okay, I wouldn't have a problem with it because Bioware didn't craft major arcs around those characters the way they did with Garrus, Tali, and Liara in ME3. Also, those were characters that Alex didn't seem to have much emotional investment in like he did with the aforementioned three.

I'm not going to stop the series either way, but if Alex feels like he won't enjoy Mass Effect 3 as much without Tali there and/or it'll keep bumming him out, then by all means let him save scum or change the save file. I'm watching the series mainly to see Alex's reactions to the story and I'll be fine either way he wants to go.

You're referring to Napoleon: Total War. Empire TW had the Americas and India on the campaign map.

Tied between The World is Not Enough (N64) and Agent Under Fire (PS2) for me.

The Witcher 3 is probably the most common one for many, including me. When I put it down I wasn't exhausted with the game or mad at it, I actually still loved what I played of it. However, when I stopped it to play a newer game and thought about coming back to it, I was like "Nah, I'm good". Can't really explain why.

-Any Legend of Zelda game. I had a NES, SNES, N64, and Gameboy, but I never got into any of the Zelda games. I dipped my toe into Link to the Past, but not far.

-Gears of War. I had an Xbox 360, but I have never touched any of those games.