I feel this. I’m a huge Zelda fan. It’s my favorite game series. BotW was just ok. Then I played Elden Ring and realized that the vast emptiness of the open world didn’t have to be so unrewarding. Now BotW is mediocre, and I didn’t bother with the sequel.

Why the fuck does the Master Sword degrade? Garbage concept. Genuinely terrible.

Sure, Sony “outlived” two minor competitors that were already failing when the PS1 released.

Much like how I outlived actor Carey Grant, who was 80 years old when I was born. That’s definitely how I’d phrase that.

But hey, those examples were “just to name a few”, so there must be more, right?

But seriously, the way your original comment was phrased makes it sound like Sony is some kind of console war juggernaut, outlasting its many competitors over decades. The reality is that Sega folded to Sony and Nintendo back in the early aughts, and then it was 25 stable years of having three big console makers, and that’s it.

That’s all I’m saying.

3DO and Atari were never really competitors. They were minor players in the console market that were already considered unsuccessful by the time the PS1 was released.

Sega is one company. Sony has outlasted one competitor, which makes it odd to say “yet another” almost 30 years later.

Another?

It’s 2026, and you are literally eleven 're’s short of the current number of rereleases.

I think we just need to revise the laws to say that a cop’s testimony doesn’t have any more weight than anyone else’s testimony unless it’s backed up by their bodycam.

Taking cops at their word made sense when we didn’t have this technology. It doesn’t make sense anymore.

Depends on how strict we’re being with “version of Tetris”. If we’re talking loosely about falling block puzzle games, then my favorite one is Attactics. It’s part of UFO50.

Instead of four-block clusters, Attactics uses individual blocks that represent different types of troops, each one with a unique ability. And instead of falling from the top of the screen towards the bottom, they move from the left of the screen towards the right. And instead of forming complete lines in order to score points, they clash against the enemy’s troops and attempt to make it to their fortress on the other side of the map.

Looking at Attactics on its own, it looks like a fast-paced simplified strategy game. But when you get your hands on the game, it becomes clear that it shares a lot in common with Tetris.

Maybe it’s a dick the size of a gorilla, not the size of a gorilla’s dick.

It seems like it should be unnecessary, like we already have ways of conveying this sentiment, so why have a button with such a narrow function?

But on the other hand, making it normal for people to admit their mistakes online? That would be a huge step forward. And if there’s a button there for it, it would get used.

I’m usually too lazy when it comes to canceling things, but I canceled Game Pass right away. $30 per month is just offensive.

It’s the Jabberwocky of post titles. I still have no idea what’s happening.

Tried that. During the last step it switches back to mobile mode and gives a 404 error.

Sorry, I meant mobile browser. I don’t use a PC.

I tried switching to desktop mode on my phone and it switched back to mobile during the last step and gave me a 404 error. I don’t use a PC.

So oh well.

Figured I’d sign up to preserve my username just in case, but it doesn’t work without an app. Oh well.

These sites are supposed to be gateways to the internet. Why the fuck would you put that in any app other than a browser?

Some were, some weren’t. I was thrilled.

And then the hate grew to the point where it was a meme, where everyone “knew” that Anthem was bad, even people who hadn’t played it. Then it was over.

I played it at launch. It worked fine for me.

But yeah, some players had technical issues that were quickly patched. That’s how launches work nowadays. The reaction seems justified in a vacuum, but if you compare it to how glitches affect the scores of other games, it’s weird.

Cyberpunk 2077 still got good scores despite major technical issues that took a lot longer than a week or two to fix.

I can go buy the re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-release of Skyrim and still encounter the same game-breaking bugs that I encountered fifteen years ago.

So I still feel like Anthem got treated unfairly here. If it was some bland, unimaginative game that didn’t do anything else well, sure, I get why they wouldn’t pull their punches. But again, the gameplay was immaculate. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better game treated worse.

Honestly Anthem was so fucking good. It’s a victim of the internet hate machine.

My hobby is video games, but some people’s hobby is hating things, and those people decided that Anthem was the next thing to hate. The hate was insanely disproportionate to the actual problems that Anthem had.

The endgame grind needed some work, but that’s always the case with a live service game. Comparing it to Destiny, which had been out for five years at that point, there wasn’t a lot of content. Comparing it to video games in general, it was fine. Easily worth the cost of a new game.

Graphics-wise? Top notch, triple-A.

And as far as gameplay, the actual most important part of a game? Anthem was a fucking masterpiece. The combat was fun and varied. Classes were distinct.

And the traversal was the best I’ve ever played. Soaring through the air like Iron Man and dipping into a waterfall so my suit doesn’t overheat is one of the video game highlights of my life.

But the internet ruined it. The same outrage machine that was built to respond to things like “a sense of pride and accomplishment” was turned on Anthem, not because it was that bad, but because there wasn’t anything else particularly hate-worthy that week.

Alright, I’ll make more content. Give me a month or two. I’m slow at drawing.

I’m fairly confident they didn’t know. I’d be willing to bet the vast, vast majority of people don’t know what that word means.