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Oh yes! I avoid online play between 3pm and 11pm EST like the plague for just this reason. I found being around that super negative environment was causing me to adopt some of the less savory attitudes and that my stress level was much higher by the end of the session. Environment matters a lot...

Their continued support of 3DS especially bums me out. I was hoping since Nintendo was banking on the Switch's portability that they'd retire their dedicated portable and all those wonderful franchises would be released on console, either as fuller experiences or as reduced price titles with...

I am a big proponent of flea markets. I think there's something special about all the strange and wonderful things you can find. The trouble is that you have to be persistent. Thanks to the dubious effect e-bay has had in "standardizing" used game prices and promoting a "collector's market" in...

I know it's been said a million times but I have to chime in with my two cents for the "dosbox" option. Legacy hardware is very problematic, and that goes double when you're talking about a product that's not going to have any aftermarket parts for the inevitable breakdown. You just cannot...

That is one of the few classic Squaresoft games I haven't played. It's actually pretty weird, too, since I'm a huge fan of any game they set in Ivalice. I wish they'd add another chapter to that world, especially after the tour-de-force that was Final Fantasy XII. Does it play much like that...

You know, even though I said Wario Land earlier, this particular title holds a very special place in my heart. It was the Mario game that got away for me. I never had it as a kid and I was an absolute Mario nut. My cousin had it though and we would spend hours when I went to visit her trying to...

There are even modifications made to the PC port of the game to get her back, that's how much people loved her. I can think of no other video game death that so thoroughly penetrated the culture, and that's far more impressive when you consider that the Aeris scene occurred in a time when...

This will change on a near daily basis but the titles mentioned are basically always in rotation for my favorites. 1. World of Warcraft. No other game has given me more. I have traditionally been very old fashioned about things like micro-transactions and subscriptions, believing them to be...

My favorite genre is probably RPGs, and specifically 16 bit JRPGs. I play a wide variety of games but those are the ones I find myself coming back to the most as I get time between major modern releases. There's something timeless about the SNES catalogue of RPGs that's hard to pin down...

It enriches my personal life, for the most part. I like to play games with other people. I am most drawn to social experiences like World of Warcraft, Minecraft, or online tournament styled play where communication with your team is part of doing well. I can get a bit cloistered if I get myself...

Oh yeah. It's crystal clear that Nintendo is trying to bottle lightning twice and it's just not going to happen. The Wii existed in a time before mobile gaming had attracted all the casuals. These people are not gamers in the fullest sense of the word. They're not going to run out every five...

The best is when you make late-night friends, either in-game or in real life who share that time in common with you. Night people are a weird breed; I know, being one myself. You meet the most interesting people and get to share your favorite hobby with them. It's like this little pocket world...

I would give it a solid 8 out of 10. I would also qualify that by saying it is the type of game where you have to be very self-motivated and creative enough to create your own fun. It will not hold your hand or provide you built-in direction. You are simply plopped down in a world with nothing...

I think Herobrine's mansion is probably my favorite map. The level of detail and care put into it is astounding! There are plenty of scripted events to keep you on your toes as you explore and fight your way through this Victorian styled palace. Herobrine appears as a malevolent entity you must...

Southpark: The Stick of Truth is a godsend for fans of the show. It really is like playing an episode and it gets a lot better as you progress, too! The comedy translates perfectly in a way I don't think I've ever seen from another show-based video game. One of the classics which had me...

I got GameMaker Studio from the humble bundle for a song a little while ago. While not technically a game, it is a semi-expensive piece of software for a hobbyist coder who never expects to sell anything. I've been waiting to see Studio 2.0 show up somewhere. I've seen it on Steam during the...

I also play a mobile version of sudoku during idle times. It's probably the only mobile game I play with any regularity. I like that it helps develop and maintain logical deductive skills so I don't feel like I'm wasting my time entirely and the harder puzzles tend to take 10-15 minutes to solve...

One quality free game you can play that does a good job of leveraging that feeling of being exposed and alone is Slender. It is a game built around the Slenderman internet creation which drops you alone in the woods at night with a flashlight. You have to solve a mystery, Scooby-Doo style, to...

Another free game I really get into is Infectonator and it's sequel. It's a game where you play the role of a mad scientist who has created a means by which you turn civilian populaces into zombies. Through taking out villages, towns, and cities with your zombie hoards you collect resources...

Oh yeah, she's awesome! You can check out another such person, Shirley Curry on Youtube. She is an elderly lady who took up gaming and plays a lot of Skyrim. That would actually be a game I'd suggest against cutting an elder's teeth on but she plays well and has navigated the troublesome...