Game looks gorgeous: retaining the watercolor look of Bastion, but with a Blade Runner-esque sci-fi noir theme. The pre-sequenced combat system is going to require some intelligent combat encounter and enemy design to prevent the game from becoming too easy, but this will just make the game even more interesting and surprising.

This will definitely be sick.

I wonder if this is as wise move, considering that next-gen consoles are right around the corner...

...I'm not very happy at all that Hotline Miami's "puzzle" solution was given in the article text with absolutely no warning whatsoever.

I understand that plot points from both the game and movie would be necessary to write this article, but to just simply give away the solution to something that some players are probably still working on, without the SLIGHTEST warning, shows a major lack of editorial discretion on the part of the author.

@ericstifer Then buy a cheaper tablet with similar specs with full Windows 8 from a competitor.

Christ, what a rip-off.

At least competitors are going to offer their tablets and hybrids at reasonable prices compared to this crap, but WHY DOES THIS DESERVE AN ARTICLE ON HERE AT ALL?

@Arcantoss An iPad 2's battery lasts for at least twice as long playing games or watching video.

Tablets have larger volume batteries, and the power requirements of a larger and probably more powerful device scale up more slowly than the power storage increase from a larger battery.

@Muddrox_dev Wii U has a controller with a touchscreen. This is a stand-alone portable tablet gaming device.

Wii U is still a non-portable home console. This is portable and stand-alone.

I don't see how they are the same product.

I can't wait for these issues to be resolved, so that class balance issues can be addressed.

I know: it's still incredibly early, players are still just learning how their professions work at all, and class balance is among the best among initial MMO releases, but there are still very obvious profession imbalances.

@GarGx1 I routinely level in areas higher than my level with no problem at all.

And no, I'm not a Guardian or Ranger, but a Mesmer. So I suspect that it's feasible for most all professions.

@fredwv I know it might seem stupid that I have this opinion, but I almost am GLAD there isn't a dungeon finder.

It's just so incredibly easy to travel from city to city to city to find people to join your dungeon group. Having to travel around the world to find people actually improves immersion for me.

I missed the dungeon finder tool as well, until I actually formed my first AC story mode group. I didn't miss it at all.