You Fail At Accepting Death In Video Games If...

Fail Day! Yes it is that time of the week again. The day you realize just how much you may fail at something or just how much you enjoy poking fun at others for failing. Yes, isn't it a wonderful thing. Now for the topic. Well since we have Dark Souls III coming soon I figured it was a great time to talk about death in video games. So here goes.

You Fail At Accepting Death In Video Games If..

• You don't play Hardcore Mode in Diablo
• When you die in Diablo Hardcore you submit a ticket to have your character resurrected
• All deaths are due to lag
• You think games where you die a lot are bad, unfair, stupid, and dumb
• You believe Beyond Two Souls got it right
• You "need a minute" after characters die
• You stopped playing Final Fantasy 7 after Aerith's Death
• You instantly go to the forums to complain about poor story writing when people die
• Your go to is "they are coming back"
• When it is obvious they aren't coming back you move to "I hate this game"
• You think the Legend of the Dragoon "approach" is a good one
• You find yourself staring at the screen for extended periods of time
• After your "staring period" you slowly get up and turn off the game

And finally

• You don't want Game of Thrones

There you have it this week's edition of Fail. Hope you all enjoyed it. Happy Dying!

Remembering

“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.” – Satoru Iwata (1959-2015)

When I prepping and planning my posts for the week this past Sunday there was one thing that came to my mind what today's post was going to be. Sure I gave shout out on Fail Day, but for a man who gave so much to the industry that I know and love it wasn't enough. He built his life on being a gamer. He started as a programmer and always wanted to program games he wanted to play. He wanted the public to enjoy them as much as he did. He was quick with ideas about what to bring to the table and give the public something they wouldn't only enjoy that day they brought it home but years from then.

Without him I never would have got to play things like Dragon Warrior, Super Smash Bros, and Earthbound. Games that to this day have stood the test of time. Without him we wouldn't be having those family tournaments playing Wii Sports or those drunken nights with our friends making idiots of ourselves doing the same thing.

He was also open to the public and wanted them to be involved in the process. He wanted them to feel appreciated for being fans. He even took a paycut in order to show not only the public, but the company himself how passionate he was about what they were doing. There probably never will be another like him and the world is a sadder place without him.

/cheers