The PC controller support is awkward, especially for the 360 pad but it's easy to figure out and customize in the config menu with a little trial an error. So far as I know the triggers do not work, so you should change R2/L2 to either R3/L3 or Start/Select. There are a few steam discussions for the game that help with controller support.

Some magic and command materia has an innate 'all' effect such as Ultima and summons. Regular magic materia with basic spells (fire, bolt, cure etc) or something like deathblow/doublecut REQUIRES 'all' materia to target everything.

I was having this problem with Windows 10 when I first upgraded from 7 on my 7200rpm hard drive.

I found a few suggestions which helped (like disabling superfetch) but it would always return at startup. My OS was useless for nearly 10 minutes while at 100% disk usage until it eventually calmed down.

The issue was two fold, the buggy upgrade from windows 7 and insufficient hardware. It was resolved when I performed a clean install of Windows 10 on a SSD.

I always find the important thing to be point of reference. If you're playing a game locked at 30fps, your vision and reaction time adjusts to what you perceive. You subconsciously predict movements and common visuals, split seconds before they occur. It's a well documented and tested part of brain science.

The same holds true for 60fps, 120fps etc.

What is by far the most noticeable is when your point of reference differs from what you see, or you can't find a point of reference because your frames are jumping all over the place. It's better to play at 30fps, than to sometimes be 60, then 54, the 43, then 59 etc etc. You want a smooth experience, not a choppy one.

Many of these "AAA" are glorified updates to existing games. But a big reason for that is the game itself isn't what makes it "AAA". It's the fanbase, or to a larger extent the online communities. They're the one's pushing dollars.

You have to purchase this update to keep pace with the community. I mean face it, be it MW, Halo, CoD or Madden, what have you, without the community, those games wouldn't have nearly the sales potential that they do. Online play has drastically driven the direction of innovation or a lack thereof.

MMOs are kind of a counter-point example of the same principal. For instance the amount of different MMOs and the different evolving pay structures or F2P, all represent a crazy saturation in the marketplace of that genre. But for the most part, they are all exactly the same experience. Why else is WoW, a game that's been around for a decade now, still the leading MMO in the marketplace? The community.

A lot of industries struggle with innovation, because what works and drives dollars, is still working. To a lesser extent, there's a technology barrier that generally has to be seen in a longer scope than 'quarterly' or 'yearly', or even 'next gen'.

When some fully immersive VR becomes commonplace, you'll see the methodology of game concept, design and story telling will also change.

All media is like this, TV, cinema, animation, even the News. Without, we wouldn't have the perspective to cherish true diversity.

The more visceral the effect the better.

Some notable favorites:

Doom3/HL2: Shotguns/Magnums

R6Vegas/2: Scar-H

Fallout 2: Gauss Rifle/Pistol

This, but more like a medicine cabinet, and install it recessed into the drywall. The condensation would build up in the bathroom, but not behind the wall, with something simple like a good calking job. Even having it hinged and accessible wouldn't matter much as long as it's got a nice rubber seal and latches tightly, like what you have on a refrigerator door.

And if you build the enclosure yourself this way, you have an all in one solution all boxed up, instead of a micro pc, hooked to a monitor/tv, slapped onto a mirror.

Many ongoing games have their own forums, there's not really any site that specializes in 'bring your gaming discussions here'. There's just hundreds of them like Gamespot/Gamefaqs.

@RPGs ~ Love em to death, especially some of the more nostalgia inducing items. But I'd really love to see more Action oriented RPGs, especially in an open world MMO format. ESO is kind of bust (also stat heavy like Obliv/Skyrim) and still sub only, while Vindictus gameplay is visceral but the rest of it is just a wreck.

Love it, reminded me of Super Metroid instantly. No other side scroller could get me so lost and confused as the Metroid series.The Prime gamesbeing a notable exception to the rule. I felt those were rather linear.

I used to pickup games the day they dropped. Never sat in line overnight or anything silly like that though. Had quite a collection between snes/PSx/N64. Far more picky these days, and far more likely to wait 6-12 months for that 1st price drop. I've become a smarter consumer in that sense. Even SNES games were 50$ when they first came out. That was quite a bit of cash 15 years ago.

If I hadn't been given a 360 for xmas a few years back (Halo ed, neat) Iprobably still wouldn't have one. The PS2 library is massive anyway. I still will not buy a PS3, as it's overpriced/hyped and will be for some time. I may just skip this next generation like I do EA sports games (I buy the odd numberedyearsHockey and Football exclusively) unless there's significant changes.

I fell out of this loop in HS. Had more things to do I soppose.Especially once I graduated(and thus began working for a living, money infact does not grow on trees) and started building myown PCs. One expensive hobby(habit) for another. Should've taken up comic books and baseball cards like my old man...

MostRPG'shave been mentioned (especially FF:Tactics and Chrono Cross) as well as some other must haves (Tekken 3 and Twisted Metal 2) so I'll add:

Grandia

Megaman X4

Warhawk (1st PSX game I owned)

Spyro the Dragon

Syphon Filter

Legend of Mana

Honorable Mentions: Colony Wars Vengance, Diablo, CnC/Red Alert andOmega Boost