Quote Originally Posted by Bolivar View Post
I've just come to terms with the average "journalist"/critic nowadays not being into video games for the same reason a lot of us are.
I totally agree. The IGNs and Gamespots are the worst and I just don't give a crap about these big names any more. They are off of my radar largely. I trust the smaller sites above the larger ones as they have less incentive to be swayed.

I actually find a handful of journalists who fit into one of two categories. Either they have opinions that I generally agree with so I know their reviews will match my style; or regardless of their agreeing with my PoV, I have a good idea of how their likes and dislikes relate to my own so I have a litmus test for judging their reviews fairly.


Quote Originally Posted by Dignified Pauper View Post
Money is terribly useful.
This is so freakin' important and overlooked in most RPGs. Toward the end of most RPGs you're really raking in the dough but have nothing meaningful to spend it on unless there's a single really big ticket item - like a static, pointless house - for you to buy. This game gives so much more room to use your money in countless ways.

BTW, I didn't mean to ignore you last night. I was getting my butt handed to me by some Cerberus style thing that suddenly popped in as I was running to get to Greede.