PixlBit

Wow, I didn't know this, thank you!

I would buy like 3 Final Fantasy IX - 2s

glancing at your 'about me' I see you fall into the the small minority of people who like both Pink Floyd and Phantom Brave. cheers! I'm a huge fan of that game and have put like 110 hours into it while only finishing the first half of the story. I'm curious what your thoughts were on Soul Nomad? How deep can the character and stat building go - comparatively?

Hahahah thank you so much for this.

Im looking into picking a next gen system and handheld - I'm pretty set on the PS4 but it's surprising to hear that the xbone looked better.

No answers are stupid!

we all have a unique perspective and biases developed by the environment we developed in. Understanding someone elses perspective no matter how simple or complex helps us to understand each other :)

Hahah yes I can definitely relate to using it as an alternative to more risky ways of blowing off steam!

Exactly.
People can tell you that surfing, drawing, writing, going hiking, doing their taxes, etc. is fun, but I think that is more of the outcome of elicited feelings and chemicals (dopamine, endorphins, testosterone) and not the underlying reason people spend huge percentages of their time and paychecks on an activity. For being the fastest growing and fastest selling medium of information and entertainment (even compared to literature which has been around for thousands of years) I find it interesting that most gamers can't come up with much more than 'fun'.

for more on brain chemistry and games:
http://blogs.saschina.org/chemicalparadigms/2013/01/27/video-games-are-they-only-harmful/ 

Thanks for the review. I was surprised to see this on steam, I didnt expect it to come to PC. Too bad to hear the mechanics were off.

What do you guys think it is about Nintendo's approach to game design and creating characters that is so unique? how do they keep such a reliable market niche, and hold people's interest?