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You might be thinking of Avowed? That got a patch this week that added an arachnophobia setting.

I agree with everything you’ve said. It’s interesting though: « woke leads to failure » is only trotted out as an argument if the game...

This might be the best summary of this phenomenon that I've ever read.

That’s because “get woke, go broke” isn’t an observation of an actual pattern; it’s an incantation. It gets chanted with the intent that...

It's very much still a story you experience instead of one you drive, though the writing is excellent. The gameplay is very satisfying...

Clair Obscur isn't substantially different from other games in its genre in regards to the story being kind of on rails. There's some...

I think @Charlaquin 's point is that subjectivity you mentioned is often retrospective. Like a game is "putting diversity first" until...

No, it used to be a pretty specific term before reactionaries co-opted it. Now it’s a dog whistle and a rhetorical tool that is vague by...

Whatever you play right after BG3 is gonna seem kinda bad imo.

Incidentally, if I don’t generally like JRPGs, will I enjoy Clair Obscur? I know it’s a French game, but it seems JRPG-esque. My main...

And you know what? I'd argue that Veilguard is STILL quite good, particularly once you get past the first 10 hours. Certainly it doesn't...

Well, lack of time was definitely not the problem with Veilguard. The problem was terrible mismanagement. The game started out with the...

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It seems like you've stacked the deck in order to make sure that the results will be right for your table, so it will be fine. One...

Hey Sly! In my old life before starting Roll & Play Press I was a lawyer and spent many hours in court arguing about contracts, and it's...