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Oh, absolutely! It's why D&D has heavy Lord of the Rings influence that seeps into all the early CRPGs, just as much as in the 80s when...

I'd even go further out than just Japan on how much games used to crib from other works in the 90s. Starcraft was always cribbing from...

I figured that for the sake of simplicity (and given that it's fairly quiet), it'd be worth consolidating this all into a single thread...

Yeah, the Phase 2 of the final boss was an especially brutal one that's wholly deserving as being the game's ultimate challenge. I think...

I consumed (or was consumed by) the Shadow of the Erdtree for this entire month; can't wait to share my thoughts on it, but just like...

So, Shadow of the Erdtree was genuinely impressive. The overlapping verticality feels a lot more like the more constrained Souls series...

Now my PVP/Farming marathon comes to a close... that alone added +100h of playtime. Absolutely loved PVPing in Bloodborne and Dark...

After meandering through the comments on the Reddit thread version of this to get some additional context on what's been shared about...

Perhaps it’s just Nomura’s aesthetic preference. Rinoa and Garnet also have similar features too.

I mean until more information is uncovered (like maybe someone will eventually ask Nomura in an interview) I don't think it is possible...

Recently some Japanese players have pointed out the design similarities in design between Tifa Lockheart and Aoyama Misao from the...