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I usually go one notch above the default, if there are more than 3 options. The middle ground between hardest and normal is usually not much more difficult than normal so I don't usually have a problem. I refrain from selecting the hardest option because they always seem to fuck up the balance in such a way that mechanics that were viable on easier difficulties become redundant. When choosing a difficultly, I try to select something that will be close to what the developer intended while still giving me some level of challenge.

Good luck in whatever you do next, Drew!

I'll echo what other people are saying and recommend that you play Vesperia. I'll also cautiously recommend Lost Odyssey although it may feel pretty dated.

If you enjoy Vesperia, I recommend going to Tales of Berseria afterwards. The combat is a little less intuitive and some of the graphics don't look good since they switched to a 3D engine (they did this before Berseria but I don't know which game) but it's still a great game. The combat is very rewarding and the story and characters rival that of Vesperia.

Skip Zestiria, the characters are insufferable and the story is bland. I couldn't finish it.

Despite the confusion due to the lack of use, I still feel like Nintendo Controllers are great. In some cases, better than its competitors. I recently purchased a Wii U and that pro controller might be my favourite controller and I didn't think the 360 controller was going to get replaced. I think that gamepad is also really well made and super comfortable after some time with it. Obviously the Wii is a weird outlier.

22. Started visiting in early 2010. Found the site by listening to another podcast which referenced the bombcast. First episode I listened to was the one where Will and Norm came on to talk about Tested which had just started.

Grid is fantastic and better than it's sequels so it's worth getting.

Xcom 2!

What games have you played already?

@vicslick28: What about dankness? And bodaciousness? Should fans of hip hop rejoice 4 years later? It's clearly no mixed bag.

@cujoprime: you probably expected this response, but do you feel the same way about steam? Origin allows other publishers to have games on their service like steam but their own games don't appear on other services. Valve does not put their games on other platforms and gets no flack for it but EA does?

Nope. As someone who actively dislikes Borderlands and its fiction in the main games, I loved Tales.