The Best Conversations We Had In 2012

Playing video games is a lot of fun. Kind of goes without saying, right? But talking about games is just as much fun, if not even more so. Here at Kotaku, we writers don’t get enough opportunities to publish the arguments conversations we have amongst ourselves. But very so often, we’ll pull together a good two-way or three-way discussion, and almost always have a lot of fun with it. I thought I’d round up the best Kotaku conversations of 2012 below.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); We Like Kid Icarus: Uprising So Far, Because It’s Weird. https://kotaku.com/we-like-kid-icarus-uprising-so-far-because-its-weird-5894345 Stephen and I talked about Kid Icarus: Uprising, and I tried to get my fevered mind around betdog the game. More » Gears, Gods, And Giant Robots: A Look Back At One Of The Best RPGs Ever https://kotaku.com/gears-gods-and-giant-robots-a-look-back-at-one-of-th-5911139 Jason and Kate took a long look back at the great Xenogears. More » Why We Love Our Commander Shepard https://kotaku.com/why-we-love-our-commander-shepard-5884183 Evan, Kate and I talked about our respective Commander Shepards, and why we love them. More » Assassin’s Creed III Is A Bummer! No, It’s Not! Let’s Talk This Out. https://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-iii-is-a-bummer-no-its-not-lets-talk-5959845 Stephen and I had very different takes on the game, so of course, we decided to duke it out. Over Twitter, no less. And then in the comments. More » One Assassin’s Creed III Debate To Rule Them All https://kotaku.com/one-assassins-creed-iii-debate-to-rule-them-all-5971086 After all that discussion and debate, it seemed worth it to really throw down and hash out our post-game impressions of Assassin’s Creed III, the year’s most divisive game. More » Burning Questions Jason and I did a lot of “Burning Questions” conversation posts, where we talked about pretty much whatever we wanted. Here they all are. Old Is New: This Year’s Best Games Are All About The Classics https://kotaku.com/old-is-new-this-years-best-games-are-all-about-the-cla-5952585 2012 was a year when games went back to basics; it almost felt like it was the mid-90s all over again. Why sbfplay did it happen? Who knows, but we’ll take it. More » Why We Love Stealth Games https://kotaku.com/why-we-love-stealth-games-5942408 We love stealth games, and there were a lot of good ones in 2012. But what makes ’em so great? More » Persona 4 Golden: The Kotaku Review https://kotaku.com/persona-4-golden-the-kotaku-review-5962585 Jason: Hey, Kirk. So you’re playing Persona 4 Golden, and I’m playing Persona 4 Golden, and we both have lots of things to say about Persona 4 Golden. More » Which TV Shows Would Make The Best Video Games? https://kotaku.com/which-tv-shows-would-make-the-best-video-games-5936724 Basically just an excuse to rage about how much we love Veronica Mars and Friday Night Lights. More » Should Video Game Fans Care More About Sports? https://kotaku.com/should-video-game-fans-care-more-about-sports-5932711 That age-old question. More » From Skyrim to Mass Effect: Is DLC Ever Worthwhile? https://kotaku.com/from-skyrim-to-mass-effect-is-dlc-ever-worthwhile-5923711 Aah yes, the DLC question. This was also the only ufa747 time we tried to do one of these posts in the comments. It worked… okay. More » Why Do We Love StarCraft II More Than Diablo III? https://kotaku.com/why-do-we-love-starcraft-ii-more-than-diablo-iii-5920035 Two Blizzard games: One’s great, one’s just okay. Why? More » Can Nintendo Convince Us To Care About The Wii U? https://kotaku.com/can-nintendo-convince-us-to-care-about-the-wii-u-30782027 Neat as the Wii U is, jury’s still out on this one. More » Which Video Game Controller Is Best? No, Seriously. Which? https://kotaku.com/which-video-game-controller-is-best-no-seriously-whi-5910965 Jason prefers the PS3 controller. Ew. Can you imagine? More » Is It Possible To Play Games Without Being a Total Shut-In? https://kotaku.com/is-it-possible-to-play-games-without-being-a-total-shut-5908675 Games and life aren’t always compatible. Let’s talk about why. More » Why Do Boss Fights Even Exist? https://kotaku.com/why-do-boss-fights-even-exist-5907119 Boss fights, amiright? More » Why Is Skyrim‘s World Better Than Amalur‘s? (And Other Burning RPG Questions) https://kotaku.com/why-is-skyrims-world-better-than-amalurs-and-other-bu-5904819 One game’s world feels interesting. The others feels boring. Why? More » Why Is Mitsuru So Hot? (And Other Burning Persona 3 Questions) https://kotaku.com/why-is-mitsuru-so-hot-and-other-burning-persona-3-que-5902820 The first Burning Questions ever was all about Persona 3. More » But of course, the conversations we had were only part of the story—there were also so many conversations that went on beneath every article. Articles like this one! Feel free to talk about talking about stuff, or just talk about whatever you’d like. And hey, from the look of things, 2013 should be a fine year for conversations, indeed.