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I played Destiny at launch, thought it was a well made shooter (mechanically) that suffered from a lack of content, a lifeless world, and no story. I quit, but came back to play Taken King, an expansion that was said to have fixed those issues. I finished the campaign in one sitting... for $40. Never giving this game another cent.

I remember thinking at the launch of Taken King when using my "free" character boost to switch classes, "I bet they start charging for leveled characters." I'm not shocked. I am, however, sticker-shocked. $30 for a partially leveled character? What a joke!

As someone who liked both Babadook and It Follows, and really dislikes Blairwitch... I'm not sure I can make any recommendations you'll like.

Babadook deals with the tragedy and terror of mental illness. While It Follows is a new twist on the old teens-having-sex-and-getting-murdered trope. I think both are well liked because they are slightly different takes on old ideas. It doesn't hurt that they are well made movies either. Despite being smaller budgeted films they have good acting and slick production values. They don't fit into the typical gore-a-thons either and for me that's a plus. I always found gore to be a cheap trick in horror movies. Guts aren't scary... just gross.

I don't really think that all horror movies have to be a jump-scare fest either. Suspenseful thrillers with supernatural elements can easily fit into that genre as well. Horror is a pretty broad stroke to be fair. Honestly, I don't find many movies or games to be scary. If some form of media can leave me feeling somewhat unsettled then I feel like it did the job, but that's about as far as it goes these days. After watching Pet Cemetery and Poltergeist as a kid, the horror bar is set pretty high. The Shining is also an example of a great horror movie that I didn't find scary as much as disturbing. Especially if you read up on some of the hidden themes in the film that Kubrick worked in.

I put in the name John because that's my name.... Still made the reveal just as awkward.

@alex Kudos for using "paucity." Great word.

Nothing shocking here. 2015 as the year of disappointment and delays continues. At least I can catch up on a rather big backlog this year. At least Witcher 3 looks like it will be out this year and hopefully excellent.

Didn't see this coming. Usually they would just shut a studio down if it wasn't making enough money. Good on Sony for selling and keeping these people employed. I'm not into any of the games they make though, so good luck on Everquest and H1Z1 I guess.

Scalpers are scumbags. They purchase things that they know will be in demand under limited supply with the sole intention of taking advantage of and abusing actual customers. They ruin the joy one might get out of purchasing something and replace it with a bitter taste of being exploited or missing out all together. While not necessarily illegal, it is rather amoral. Therefore... scumbags.

@pkmnfrk: The non-XL New 3DS isn't even announced for the US right now. XL is the only current choice. After using the XL I can't go back to the smaller screen. My old-man eyes demand bigger pixels!

I'm just bummed that I can't get a white or grey one with the SNES colored buttons. Even in Japan the LL has the most boring color options.

2014: Far Cry 4

2015: Far Cry 4

Started GTA V and Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker recently though.

Me too, duder. Me too. I keep hoping that Bungie will just say, "Oops, we screwed up and here's what we are going to do going forward: an actual story and matchmaking for raids (because this is an FPS not an MMO)." Additional content aside from the same handful of missions would be nice too, but baby steps.

I spent 2 hours refreshing my cart, trying to get checked out. I even tried using PayPal. Got to the confirmation screen about a half dozen times. Had it removed from my cart and told that they were no longer taking orders. I'm probably taking this harder than I should, but I am extremely bummed out right now.