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Resident Evil 7 did well for Capcom and the remake of Resident Evil 2 from what I've seen looks really good so I don't think the series is dying; far from it in fact. This isn't to say that the series has always been so successful in it's direction, the real question is where does the series go after the remake of Resident Evil 2 comes out. Capcom are already working on Resident Evil 8 so we will have to wait and see. “We want [Resident Evil 7] to be the start of a new kind of survival horror and of a new series,” says Takeuchi, “We’re already thinking of various plans for the next game, but we also want to see how we can continue to evolve survival-horror itself. In the next few years, technology will continue to advance and what players want may also change but we will always want to create horror experiences where the characters overcome a difficult situation.” Resident Evil 7 Executive Producer Jun Takeuchi https://www.gamesradar.com/resident-evil-8-release-date/

I appreciate the response but please bare in mind that this is not my opinion and I did quote YongYea in my original post. When I posted the original comment I was trying to remember YongYea's original quote and I mixed up 'developer' with 'publisher'. This was an genuine and honest mistake and I have now corrected it after seeing the original video. I apologise about this. Also in my original post I said "If this is the shape of things to come..." so I'm not saying that it is necessarily right now although I worry about a few elements in the gaming industry such as micro-translations, loot boxes... and what will happen in the future. I rarely post anything about video games and I am certainly not the type of person to complain all the time which I fear you maybe alluding to. Thank you.

I agree with you and the comment about worst...was meant as a joke. The gaming industry does have some great things going for it but there are areas to improve. I'm just not a great fan of award shows in general.

Wokest is an informal superlative of the verb 'woke' which is based on the verb 'awake'. Although grammatically incorrect it has been used primarily although not exclusively within the black American English speaking community. It means that someone is aware (they are awake) of current affairs especially social issues.

100% agree.

My faith in politicians from across the political divide is quite low and my faith in decent political debate from the general public (regardless of how they voted and without name calling) is also quite low as well.

I've been playing video games for many years and despite being quite a bit older than most people here I still want to continue playing video games for sometime to come however overall life balance is important. I don't play video games as much as I used to but am worried in part where the industry and games journalism is going. YongYea said something like (when talking about greedy publishers) "the customers are the cattle, the video games are the milking machines and the real customers are the investors". If this is the shape of things to come, I have a large backlog of games to complete regardless but it's worrying nevertheless.

As a rule, I don't normally watch any kind of award show. Full of people giving themselves slaps/pats on the back. Had this award show had the worst game of 2018, most wokest developer of 2018, worst triple A developer.... or been a bit shorter in length, I might have watched it. I'm not going to watch a lovie award show when the gaming industry needs to sort out poor working conditions with overworked programmers/developers.

"Do you guys not have phones?" Wyatt Cheng (Diablo Immortal - Lead designer) "...you have two choices: either accept it or don’t buy the game. I’m fine with either..." Patrick Söderlund. (ex EA) "We have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity, it's called Xbox 360." Don Mattick (ex Microsoft) It's sad to see the gulf between gamers and gaming companies widen over things like this.

I'll keep it short- Rule 4 : Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrZ4JiFA2OQ

It's been a few years since I did the exam but you can find a lot of stuff via the main examining board Edexcel. (https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-gcses/japanese-2017.html). Although the exam has changed a bit from when I did it it's still worth having a look at older past papers to judge your level. Search around and you should be able to find them, pm me if needed. I also contacted them about finding a local examination centre as I was no longer at school and got a list from them. I contacted many places but only got a few replies saying they couldn't help me. At the time I had private 1-2-1 Japanese lessons and my teacher suggested a place in London (IIEL) which takes people on as external candidates. I filled in a form and paid the money for the exam. Later on I went to London twice to take the exam (speaking test was separate from the main test) and a few months later got my results. This might be useful - http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/exams.php Lastly if you based out of the UK, the IGCSE in Japanese will be stopped in Nov 2021. - http://www.cambridgeinternational.org/programmes-and-qualifications/cambridge-igcse-japanese-foreign-language-0519/

As someone who has taken both GCSE Japanese and JLPT exams (at level 4/N5) as an independent candidate, I can tell you that the GCSE exam is better if you want to push your Japanese in all skills (speaking, reading, writing, listening and comprehension) at that level. In comparison, I found the JLPT system a bit stiff and limited. It's not an exam that gives you a 'real working level of the language'. It assumes that because they can test your reading, grammar and listening skills that your writing and speaking (which are not tested) will be ok. This 'tries' to address things here - https://www.jlpt.jp/e/about/candolist_speaking.html

After watching The Last Jedi, I don't really mind missing some of this stuff out now (Solo, Kenobi, Yoda, Boba Fett, Jabba the Hut?....films).

I've finally being able to save up and buy a Wii U. I bought Project Zero 5 when it first came out but didn't have enough money to buy the console until now.

I don't agree with everything she says in the video but the general idea overall. In regards to trigger warnings and safe spaces, I've read information both praising and condemning them. I just wonder how far these ideas will go in the future and how out of the university sphere they will reach as well.

I was trying to make a point that the British in general complained less and expressed their emotions less in the past. If there are perceived injustices then we should be challenging things as people have done in the past such as the abolitionist and the suffragette movements which both had a big impact here in the UK and elsewhere. Fifty years ago homosexuality was decriminalised, the race relations act of 1976 and we now have equality in marriage as examples. None of these things would have changed if people had not stood up and made their voices heard. This is not about as you say the false dignity of gritting your teeth but I feel more observing how things were done in the past (from my own personal observation) and comparing them with now. How in the past were we able to resolve differences and how did we express ourselves to make our points heard without offending people? We live in a world now of instant communication and information. We expect/demand and want things quicker than we did in the past also how do we deal with people who have different opinions to our own now? Some studies have shown for example that our overall attention span has decreased partly due to the increase use of technology. As I said before I feel that the social constructs and technology have not caught up with each other. (YouTube comments are a good place to see this). Also I believe that the pace of life partly fuelled by technology has increased which is causing some issues as well.

For me the UK and elsewhere is influenced by America, by how much I don't know but we are shaped in some way but what happens over there. What's happening in US universities is making it's way over here. Last year the British government had a debate about safe spaces at some UK uni's so that shows that it isn't just limited to the USA. People here are already starting to use the term 'people/person of color' a term which is less nuanced and more loaded than ethnic minorities for example.

Jokes depend on your audience, context and timing. What someone finds funny someone else might not. I do get offended sometimes and I'm not that thick skinned but I am trying to deal with things a bit better than before. However...gone are the days of the British stiff upper lip where people kept their emotions largely hidden and I believe we have moved into a world where people are generally more impolite to each other but at the same time more open to their feelings and expressing them. Technology and social constructs have failed to keep up with each other and this is also causing issues. Some universities creating safe spaces for people, shutting down free speech and professors giving students trigger warnings before talking about something is not really equipping people for life outside of uni.

As long as the acting and plot are good, I don't really care about the gender of this new doctor. Having said that I stopped watching Doctor Who pretty much after David Tennant left.

Interesting, I've spent the last few weeks trying to improve on my Japanese which has suffered badly over the last few years. Recently I've been chatting online, spoke via Skype and met up with an old friend about a week ago where we spoke English and Japanese for quite a while, I think it's slowly coming back to me. I've only just heard about Duolingo in Japanese and there's a few YouTube videos talking about it but I've not used it yet. I did try the Vietnamese Duolingo a few days ago but didn't get very far with it but have found someone in Vietnam who is going to help me out as long I can help them improve on their English so I should be ok.

I'm genuinely shocked that he has decided to leave now. I left voting for the Lib Dems back in 2015 but kept an eye on them to see what they were doing. When Tim became leader he wasn't connected with anything to do with the coalition government so I thought it could be fresh start for the party again. However I knew back then that Tim Farron would be known mainly as the person who brought the party back from their crushing defeat just two years ago. I hope however he will be remembered for other things he did as well. Whilst I disagreed with the Lib Dem leader on some issues he kept his principles which I admire. As for Vince Cable possibly becoming leader, well Sir Cable's selling off the Royal Mail in the dying days of the coalition was the final straw for me, I could no longer back the Lib Dems any more. He is clearly a front runner in any leadership bid should he decide to run for leader but it won't impress me. Whatever I might think of the Lib Dems now I think there is a real need for the liberal voice to heard especially with the two main UK parties acting as they are.

If it wasn't for Ruth Davidson there wouldn't even be any Scottish Conservatives by now especially if she had lost to Murdo Fraser in the leadership bid a few years ago who wanted to break away from the Tories and form some kind of new centre right party. If the Scottish Conservatives want to distance themselves from the DUP, I can understand why. Although it's less reported on sectarianism is still an issue in Scotland and that's without talking about gays rights or abortion rights. I believe however that the PM has tried to reassure the Scottish Conservatives that LGBT rights are safe even if a deal with the DUP is formed. A few years ago during the Indy Ref campaign in Scotland, I remember seeing leaflets from the Scottish Conservatives with Ruth's name in big letters with the Scottish Conservatives underneath in smaller letters and during this election I saw a similar thing with Theresa May. The issue is Theresa May has less personality than Ruth so this idea doesn't work. She's not that good in interviews and appeared wooden when talking to the electorate. Compare that with Corbyn who has had years of talking at big often outdoor events. The whole thing appeared very natural to him, you could see him enjoy it very much and it worked well with the voters who saw him offer real hope. He came across as quite personable whereas the PM came across as a bit aloof. Had the Labour party not tried to stab him in the back last year after the EU Ref vote and had sections of the centre left press (let alone the centre right press) not tried to attack him, I think things might have been different.

Following my previous comment, I have just come back from the Winchester after speaking in depth with a friend who voted the opposite from me. Dress it up as much as you like but this is a mess and on many levels. I recently read five manifestos all very recently and the Conservatives one was the worst out of the lot even from a design view it came across as poor and dry. Somebody somewhere must have thought tearing up the human rights act, reintroduce fox hunting, allow the ivory trade back in, scrap free school meals, have your internet controlled by the government, remove the triple lock for pensions, cut down on winter fuel payments, reduce police numbers while facing increased terrorist attacks and sell your houses for care was a real vote winner. I don't like a hung parliament/minority governments because there is no stability in them. Just can't wait for the next few years ebbing out like this. Had the PM actually turned up to the TV debates, laid off the endless strong and stable comments, given the UK more police (I'm sure the money could have found from somewhere) and made some changes to their manifestos then things might have been different. I'm not a Conservative voter but I try to get out of my echo chamber sometimes and listen to others who have different views from me. I can see why people vote Conservative in a general election, it's just something I can't do. I guess there will be a government reshuffle with Jeremy Hunt remaining as Secretary of State for Health. For someone who has done the job for five years, I think it's time he moved on. Keeping him on will be a sure measure that this government is out of touch.

Well knives out I guess. I'm off to the Winchester and wait for all of this to blow over.

I'm going to have a look through as many political party manifestos as I can before I vote tomorrow but I pretty much know who I am going to vote for. I'm voting in part for the ethos of the party, what it's supposed to be and stand for rather than some of things I've heard from their supporters and even MPs. I've spoken to others who will vote differently tomorrow. I respect their choices and do understand why they are voting differently from me. One of the problems in politics is that we often just surround ourselves in an echo chamber thereby not understanding why people think in other ways. I was disappointed with the result in 2015 so maybe we have chance to change things, I hope so. Regardless of whoever we vote on 8th June, I hope as many people gets their voices heard.