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    I really like this game. The breadth of content is not something you would expect to find in, say, Diablo or Dark Souls, but it does have mechanical depth. It doesn't explain all of its content - instead it says, "try this and see what happens." Fans of Spelunky might find a lot to love here, as will fans of Ron Gilbert-esque humor.

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    Oh yeah I forgot to mention all the UI updates they released in the past year make everything inventory related 100x less cumbersome. Don't forget to hold Start to quickly access the map.

     

    I really liked the monster quests. The hunting and detective work is a little rote, but I enjoy all the little things leading to a big payoff and then I get a trophy.

     

    The thing that does it for me is the depth of characterization and the feel of a lived-in world. I never finished the first game, but I instantly felt that Geralt and Regis had an interesting history. I liked how Geralt wryly tells

    the lady of the lake

    they've met before. I like the overdone pomp and circumstance of everything in or related to Toussaint. It's just a marvelously fleshed-out experience on every level. Maybe my favorite game. Definitely top five, at least.

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    Solid tags.

     

    Game looks like good proper DOOM fun. My only complaint is regarding the enemy design. The monsters just aren't very intimidating, are they?

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    Great first episode. Can't wait for next weekend.

     

    I strongly identify with playing games while in a rut--they've helped me through some rough times. KG wrote an article about this back in the day: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/alone-in-the-dark-weeping/

     

    He has this to say about games vs. music/tv/film during depression: "Fundamentally, as long as it is, as distracting as it is, as all-consuming as it is… it ends. You complete it, look up at the sun and realise you have to do something else."

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    I'm not entirely sure I can put my finger on the reason, but I really like the way Frank's wife is portrayed. She seems a lot more fleshed out than the standard mob boss wife character. I keep having these mental comparisons between Frank and his wife and Fisk/Vanessa from Daredevil. In comparison, Vanessa seems way more shallow and thin compared to Frank's wife. (Even though I can't remember Frank's wife's name)

     

    I agree, and it hit me hard in this episode. Maybe I'm grasping at straws, but, with the other Chinatown vibes in this episode/series, I'm suspecting she'll be part of some grand revelation.

     

    So far, I'm digging this season and thinking that maybe the pedestal for the first season is a little too high. It definitely also had bloated and pointless segments but was held together by the individual gravity of the actors.