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My god man, that's some personal strength beyond words right there. Glad you found your way back to them :)

Thank you my friend! Writing stuff like that is always an interesting process; it's kind of like mental spelunking, and it's always nice to hear your writing was able to convey the emotion of what you were trying to encapsulate.

Undead Nightmare is AWESOME. It could have been such a cheap cash-in, but it is definitely sizeable, stands on its own, and retains RDR's sideways sense of humor by merging it with a B-Horror scenario. I particularly enjoyed the side missions, and the Journal requirements portion - tracking down and taming mythical creatures. Let me know what you think when you play it!

Thanks man! I envy you that you still have yet to experience RDR; it's fantastic, and there is TONS of content to explore! I would recommend saving the Undead Nightmare DLC until after you are finished the main story, as well.

I haven't played Nier myself, but I've heard great things about it, especially in the music department. I love hearing about which games are particularly poignant to people, it is such a personal thing and when a game really hits the nail on the head for someone, it's a truly awesome experience. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you! It's one of primary reasons why I love open world games such as Red Dead and Skyrim; they truly transport you to what feels like another world, but not wholly alien. In games like that, I love just the act of traveling throughout the landscape and discovering new places, and finding things I've missed as I re-discover past locations.

It is remarkable how games can be so cathartic in those situations; was there one game in particular?

Great points made here, Matt. There will inevitably be growing pains - and the evolution of community-based gaming websites such as PixlBit certainly makes for a far brighter future; look at what the dismantling of the top-down mentality of the music industry by sites like Myspace did to put power back in the hands of those passionate about the art form.

And don't feel guilty about the past bud; the reality is, IGN was sold off, and regardless of 1up's strong and close-knit community, they would have been dismantled due to "restructuring" no matter what. But it is good to see you have such a big heart, and people like you help a community thrive and grow.

lol He did! While there, Don't forget to check out an article with an obviously inscensed, out-of-context title to grab cheap views to appease advertisers and shareholders!! Ex: "Shigeru Miyamoto would 'punt an infant"

Appreciate the warm welcome Nick! It's awesome to see a community grow like this, with so many people who want to make a gaming site as thriving as it can be, simply because they love the medium so much.

It's very awesome to see that the person who runs the site is so passionate and excited about the community growth as well; as humbled as you are, we are equally grateful to have found another REAL gaming website/community to help build and be a part of.

Looking forward to days ahead, providing content, and seeing how things around here evolve and grow. Boom!

I 100% agree with your 90's analogy - I mean look at the games produced during that timeframe! It's almost mind-boggling how many amazing titles came out in that decade. And for as many titles that are now chasing "emotionally immersion", the ideology that the gaming industry has to chase hollywood's tail is nonsense. One of my most emotional moments in any game was in Chrono Trigger when Robo's former companion robots turned on him, and he couldn't understand why. That was a tear-inducing moment, made all the more poignant by the endearing art style of the game.

The Kirby Franchise is such a big part of my gaming history because of how innovative it is and fearless it can be. An uneducated gamer may see them as "kiddie games", but Kirby's Dream Course and Canvas Curse are two of my favorite titles ever, and boast a metric-shit ton more creativity than 90% of what the Suit and Tie bean-counters at major publishers are peddling nowadays.

I think an imperative to this industry is to get people into positions of power that understand & embrace what makes this medium so special, not off the rack MBA's who can't see beyond a spreadsheet.

Hey man, Glad to have found PixlBit! I'm a Zelda/Metroid fan myself, in particular A Link To The Past and Super Metroid. There is quite a challenging mod of ALTTP out there called Parallel Worlds, I'd check it out if you're a fan!

In terms of fighting games - I think my height of my love with them was Soul Calibur for the Dreamcast; my god that port was amazing.

I'd agree with Jesse - Knock out the shorter games first. Fallout 3 is fantastic, but my sweet lord it is massssiivveee, especially with the DLC. You might want to save that one for last, and it will be an awesome way to close out your backlog!