Video Game General

@Meanlucario  
Flee to where? Embezzlement is frowned upon in the US, his ass will be found. Better yet, that’s not a charge he can rich boi his way out of, because, ya know, frowned upon. Hell, someone in Europe might go for his ass, because that’s how Europe works: they will find the law you broke so you can pay for it.

@GenericArchangel  
As far as I can tell, he didn’t embezzle anything, just agreed on a deal that doesn’t benefit his company, ie. the completion bonuses go to him directly rather than the studio.
 
It’s toppest tier scumbag beheviour, but given his position in the studio and that the money goes to him directly per the contract, doesn’t seem illegal.

@The Smiling Pony  
Damnit, sounds about right. As I said before, depending on how deep this goes the Europeans might try something, but I doubt that.
 
This, folks, is why we need unions in game development.

@GenericArchangel  
Yep.

@DreamSoda  
Destroy All Humans is one of my favorite PS2-era games by far. Looking forward to the reboot.

Should I play Two Worlds?
 
I hear it’s pretty bonkers. I mean yeah, a lot of what I’ve heard about it is negative, but I’m still curious

How’s Bloodstained?

@Lord Hypno  
If you think you can get it cheaply enough, sure.

@J4m35  
I’ve heard that it’s good.

I must say… I find Saints Row The Third a whole more interesting than IV.

@E-123  

@GenericArchangel  
Yeah, the powers are cool, I guess? But I loved driving my own cars that I stole bought myself while escaping from the police or the 3 different gangs. Because the superspeed, the cars are now kinda redundant, and there is less cinematic cutscenes from inside the simulator.

@E-123  
I find The Third to be a better parody than 4. Mainly because The Third was parodying something that the game’s genre and style allowed it to parody, and it did it well. 4 was bloated and over the top when it didn’t need to be. Hell, Saints Row The Third is one of my favorite games ever because it is so damn funny.

@GenericArchangel  
Oh it is, and it does have more options to color all the clothes. Meanwhile, in IV, you cant costumize the colors of many suits.  
Honestly, they wasted a good plot in portraying you as the president, and instead, the game turned into the Matrix.

@E-123  
The Third also had better vehicles, especially with the DLC. Purple laser VTOL? Sure. A broomstick? Go ahead, knock yourself out. And edgy sports car? Of course.
 
The Third also had the badass black VTOL, which is the only vehicle you’re allowed to use after you unlock it because holy damn it’s actually really cool.

@GenericArchangel  
Yeah, and while the vehicles were mostly replaced by scify-esque skins like ufos, I still miss that airplane. It was fucking amazing. Also, trying to roleplay as a different character is kinda difficult due the powers being OOC :I

@E-123  
Or, in short: Saints Row The Third is a really good game, that everyone should at least consider buying in the upcoming Steam sale. Saints Row 4 is… not.

I’ve been sitting on Dragon Quest XI for a while now, but since the Hero will be joining Smash, I decided to dive back into it. I’ll admit, it’s a bit slower pace than what I’m used to, but I’m actually enjoying it.

@Silent_Witness  
Wait who’s joining Smash?

@GenericArchangel  
The Hero. From Dragon Quest.  
All of them.  
He was announced at E3. Then Banjo happened.

@Silent_Witness  
Since when?! Damnit I need to be following these things more closely…

@GenericArchangel  
Banjo-Kazooie is coming too.

@PonyPon  
I knew about Banjo-Kazooie, since that matters n stuff. But Dragon Quest? Okay then.

@GenericArchangel  
Did you not watch Nintendos E3 Direct.

@igotnopicks  
Not the whole thing. I heard about Banjo-Kazooie and tracked that shit down cuz I was certain it was a hoax, but not the rest.