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@sethmode said:@volemaulder said: So, I grew up in Greece, where, obviously, I spoke Greek, right? So, in Greek, we would call the d-pad a cross back in NES/SNES/GameBoy era, because it looked like o...

So, I grew up in Greece, where, obviously, I spoke Greek, right? So, in Greek, we would call the d-pad a cross back in NES/SNES/GameBoy era, because it looked like one, and that kinda stuck, even tho...

@rahf said: @volemaulder: I feel you're leaning heavily on one side and perhaps missing some of the forest for the trees.When I mean bleak and miserable, I mean any game where the overall tone and mo...

Just for the record, I find absolutely nothing aesthetically pleasing in Mario Galaxy (or any Mario game for that matter). Aesthetics are a highly subjective issue, so that's fine, I can accept how ot...

@acharlie1377: Yeap, that was a response to my comment. I hear you, all those things that you describe in praise of BotW, I agree on every single one, and that's why I like the game. I even said so th...

@heidegger said:@volemaulder said: @heidegger said: Just to be clear, this isn't a problem or a criticism of fans of Nintendo. As I said in my OP: I support Nintendo for offering that niche. I think ...

@heidegger said: Another excellent analysis! It's why I enjoy such threads, going deep on subjects is its own kind of fun :)PS - what game is that?Thank you, same here :) The game's Dishonored.

@rahf said: Nintendo is not for kids. Nintendo is for people whose brains are not eternally wired to "bleak," "misery," and perhaps a dash of "severity and gravitas."I can't speak for the OP, but Jou...

@heidegger said: Just to be clear, this isn't a problem or a criticism of fans of Nintendo. As I said in my OP: I support Nintendo for offering that niche.Yeap, I never thought you were saying that....

@drachmalius: I think you made the point I tried to make, but more succinctly here. One can find the aesthetics childish, that's a legitimate opinion and position, I think, but maturity or lack thereo...