Recent content by hrdboild

Even though I first played a number of the earlier Final Fantasy games on PC (V-VII), there are probably better formats to play them in now. They're meant to be played with a console controller in your hands and I recall the control experience for PC being a little dodgy. I know you can buy a...

R3.P1 (#25 Overall) UNCHARTED 4: A THIEF'S END (Art source: https://www.behance.net/KokeNunezGomez ) Format: PS4 Year of Release: 2016 Developer: Naughty Dog Genre: Action-Adventure Why I picked it: Story and Visuals My first two picks, for all their many virtues, are far from the...

R2.P12 (#24 Overall) FINAL FANTASY VII Format: PS1 Year of Release: 1997 Developer: SquareSoft (Square Co. Ltd) Genre: J-RPG Why I picked it: Characters and Music I'm a little shocked at how this has played out so far. I did not see three Diablo games going in the first two rounds and...

No, I share your feelings about the sequel. The game I'm thinking of isn't made by any of the same folks nor does it share the same theme and only a few of the gameplay mechanics are even similar. But it was made by a design team who loved Chrono Trigger and sought to make their own modern...

Hmm. I suppose if I'd played it I probably would have known that. I only played the demo, though I remember what a huge deal this game was when it came out. It wasn't one of the games I ever went out and bought. And once it became possible to download games I wasn't playing shooters anymore.

Trent Reznor made the soundtrack for Quake? o_O How did I not know about this?

I've owned this for a long time (the PS4 version) and played maybe the first 2 hours worth? I keep waiting for the right time to get into it and the right time hasn't come yet. But some day. (As I keep saying about every other game that I've bought in the last 5 years). This one was on my...

Dumping an asset to get back into the first round and then immediately blocking the guy drafted with that pick by signing two past their prime veterans nobody else is even pursuing is about as on-brand as it gets for the Kings. In fact, Scott Perry was only with the team for 4 months in his last...

Don't give people any ideas! Turns out I was mistakenly under the impression this was a movie character draft... but I was able to pivot at the last minute and salvage the situation. AI helped. ❗

And also would further bury guys like Carter, Clifford, and maybe even Ellis in the rotation while taking shots from Keegan that he needs to develop at this point. Surely we all saw this coming because it's what the Kings do almost every year. Somehow our front office thinks this is what...

Why would we ever want to help Golden State? They're already stealing a chunk of our market as it is.

R1.P01 (#1 Overall) METAL GEAR SOLID (Art source: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/yJ0q0K ) Format: PS1 Year of Release: 1998 Developer: Konami Entertainment Genre: Action-Adventure / Stealth Why I picked it: Gameplay Innovation Once I knew I would be picking first overall (and...

Rightly or not, owners are generally held to account by fans for their team's overall record of success and to-date Vivek's Kings have mostly been bad to terrible. His reputation will improve if/when the team goes on a run of sustained success. Two and a half seasons of this franchise being...

It's all good. You asked so I gave my reasons. I have very strong opinions about basketball that probably wouldn't align with most owners. I'm not among those who want Vivek to be gone even if I'm not happy with how he's steered the team so far. He's still heaps better than the Maloofs and we're...

Another feel-good moment for fans of players who punch their own teammates in the face.