Mister Jack

I usually don't buy two games at the same time anymore because I tend to let one of them fall by the wayside, but there is no way that's going to happen here.

I mean, does anyone expect that to actually stick?

They laughed when I bought the PS Move, but WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?! Also, PSVR has sold at least 3 million headsets so far.

I think it was built in Nebraska, so maybe?

My laptop is doing something scary. Every now and then when I turn it on, a purple, sometimes greenish tint starts to slowly raise up from the bottom of the monitor until it covers the whole screen. It's a rare occurrence, and it goes away if I shut everything down and do it again, but the fact it happens at all is alarming. Anyone else ever seen something like this? It's gotta be hardware related but that pisses me off. This laptop isn't that old, but it's old enough to be out of warranty.

VR responsibly, kids.

If I have to fashion a guess from this, it's that the PC ports will be the original games and the updated re-releases will remain console exclusive.

Depends on the company. Atlus games are pretty much unheard of, so if this is true it's huge because it means Persona ports are possible.

@Baconrath I really REALLY hate the gacha system, even if it doesn't use real money, and I say this as someone who already got several rare blades from it. If it weren't for that and the fact you have to have certain blades in your party to use field skills, the game would be a 9/10 for me instead of an 8/10.

Man, that's what really pisses me off about the Playstation Classic. In theory, it's something I'd love to own and even hoped for, but they bungled it so badly that we would have been better off with nothing at all. At least then we'd still have the potential for a decent classic console at some point in the future. Now those hopes are completely dashed. Whose idiotic idea was it to put PAL roms on the thing? No dualshocks which means no Ape Escape. Plus there's no Castlevania, no Klonoa, no Brave Fencer Musashi, no Tomba, no Legend of Dragoon, no Tomb Raider, no Suikoden II, no Parappa, no Silent Hill, no Final Fantasy Tactics, no Tony Hawk. I mean, what the hell were they thinking? I know they'd have to pay for licenses, but you gotta spend money to make money, bruh. I'm not saying they'd need to have ALL of those games, but they should have had at least a few of them because the lineup they actually have is pathetic. No wonder the thing is flopping hard.

A bunch of artists got together to remake Steamboat Willie. It was shown back in August at a convention but this is the first time I've seen it floating around. I don't know why the video is 22 minutes long but the actual short is only around six minutes long.

God, I hate internet lists that divide the entries up onto 20 different pages, forcing you to click each one individually. I know what you're doing, you motherfuckers, and it doesn't matter because I use uBlock so you can all KISS MY DICK.

Atlus has registered a P5R.jp domain. Could be nothing, since companies do this sort of thing all the time just to deter squatters, but it's worth keeping an eye on. In other news, this might be the only time Sakurai has ever shown genuine happiness on camera.

I'd wait, personally. The hacking is still a work in progress and I'm willing to bet they'll slash the price even more before too long.

Well the year is pretty much up now and everything worth mentioning has released, which means it's time to determine the picks for the 2018 game of the year. I expect to see a lot of cowboys on here, but maybe I'll be surprised. Now here's my picks to start. GAME OF THE YEAR This was a really good year for games, especially on the PS4, so I really had to think about what my personal favorite was. Monster Hunter World might not be as ambitious as Red Dead Redemption 2 or as polished as God of War, but dollar for dollar no other game this year gave me more hours of entertainment than this one. I've sunk 500+ hours into Monster Hunter World at this point, and hunting with friends is some of the best multiplayer fun I've had in years. I can't wait for the expansion to drop. RUNNER UP If I picked my game of the year based on what title had the best show of quality, it would be God of War hands down. I debated between this and Spider-Man, but Spider-Man did have a few dumb side missions and stealth sections that brought it down slightly, despite being excellent otherwise. God of War was engaging throughout. Kratos' development as a character is fascinating to witness if you're familiar with the older games, and the combat is nice and heavy without also feeling clunky or cumbersome. That's not even getting into how beautiful everything looks or how the whole game is polished to a shine. If you're wondering why Red Dead Redemption 2 isn't here, it's because that game felt a little too ambitious for its own good. It's a truly wonderful game, don't get me wrong, but for every two or three things it does right, there's one blatant flaw that brings it down, and said flaws are things that continue to bedevil you the entire time you play the game, making them impossible to ignore. I love the story and the characters and being an outlaw is a ton of fun but oh my god why do I have to slowly pick all these herbs and why does the fast travel suck so much and god damn it the bounty system is so frustrating and these horse rides take forever and why does a game so devoted to realism arbitrarily prevent me from buying new guns. I would still recommend RDR2 to anyone, but I'd also tell them to brace themselves for a bit of a slog.

Gifts count, yeah?

Sometimes I feel like Sonic could probably be a great franchise again if they just took it away from Sonic Team.

The trailer feels like they're trying to ride that Guardians of the Galaxy gravy train but that doesn't really work for Hellboy.

Yeah I don't really have much to say about why Into the Spider-Verse is good that hasn't already been said so I'll just mention things I personally liked. Also, this is the best portrayal of Miles Morales to date. That's definitely worth mentioning.

Why does getting killed online erase all of your pelts from hunting? FUCKING WHY?!

You can get Full Throttle Remastered for free on GOG right now.