Welcome to the Best of Kotaku, as seen this week. First up is the image above, which is an awesome rendition of Max Payne himself, mid shoot-leaping. I swear, heās gonna shoot his foot off one of those Bullet Times. Image is by deviantART user PatrickBrown
Moving on to our Best Of content this week, we kick things off as usual with a comment from the community.
As of this week we will be using a new Comment of the Week nomination system, where you use a hashtag (ā#cotwā) for your nominations.
https://lastchance.cc/nominate-comment-of-the-week-here-plus-a-new-policy-5911482%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
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The Best Comment From The Community
This weekās best comment is a response to the idea that straight, white, males play life on easy mode. Itās a long one, so hereās a clip from reader DocSeuss Needs A Good Day:
https://lastchance.cc/493858173%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Iām the white guy, so lifeās good! No obstacles here! Itās all smooth sailing.
Yeah, right. Whereās my lucky break? Whereās all this money Iām supposed to have for being a white guy? When do people act nicer to me just because of the color of my skin? How am I going to be able to afford a house, much less a decent school? When do things go right for me?
They fucking donāt. I canāt even remember the last good day I had.
You stupid fucks. Learn to see people based on who they are and the unique situations surrounding them. As soon as you start generalizing people based on the color of the skin, who they want to fuck, or just what is between their legs, you become a racist, sexist, and whateverelse cunt. Learn to be a good human. Treat the people you come across as individuals, not as members of some homogenized group with expectations. Humanity is beautiful, and it will surprise you.
The Best Home Console From China
https://lastchance.cc/sizing-up-chinas-home-video-game-console-the-ct510-5909967/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Eric Jou checks out Chinaās first home console for review. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Triumph of a Gay Video Game Character
https://lastchance.cc/with-the-galaxy-in-flames-my-video-game-hero-finally-c-5909937%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Denis Farr lets his Mass Effect character out of the closet. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Review of a Drunk and Pilled-Up Video Game
https://lastchance.cc/max-payne-3-the-kotaku-review-5910100%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Evan Narcisse lives through the grim life of Max Payneās latest ventures. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Ways To Avoid Diablo III Scammers
https://lastchance.cc/a-warning-from-a-reformed-diablo-ii-scammer-5909938%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Greg Lopez warns you away from Diablo scammers. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best (Worst) Results of a Game Store Going Bankrupt
https://lastchance.cc/if-your-game-store-goes-bankrupt-dont-expect-to-get-yo-5910151%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Jason Schreier reports on bankrupt GAME store, who canāt give you your pre-order money back. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Final Fantasy VII HD Remaster
https://lastchance.cc/you-want-your-final-fantasy-vii-hd-remaster-well-here-5910318%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Richard Eisenbeis tells you how you can play an HD remaster of Final Fantasy VII MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Night of Speed-Dating With Video Games
https://lastchance.cc/a-night-of-speed-dating-with-kingdom-hearts-theatrhyth-5910445%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Stephen Totilo plays quick rounds of Kingdom Hearts, Theatrhythm and Heroes of Ruin. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best (Worst) Problem With āAlways-Onlineā Games
Kirk Hamilton explains whatās wrong with games that require constant Internet access. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Comparison of Game of Thrones the Video Game, And Show
https://lastchance.cc/like-game-of-thrones-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-5910566%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Kirk compares Game of Thrones the video game with the show. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Animated Diablo III Strip
https://lastchance.cc/oh-my-glob-it-s-diablo-iii-adventure-time-5910510%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Zac Gormanās latest graphic for Kotaku is Diablo III based. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Tips to Playing Diablo III
https://lastchance.cc/before-you-start-tips-for-playing-diablo-iii-the-best-5910592%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Mike Fahey shares tips on playing Diablo III like a champ. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Progress in Playing Diablo III
https://lastchance.cc/how-ive-been-playing-diablo-iii-you-know-aside-from-s-5910727%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Fahey lets us in on how heās playing Diablo III. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Review of a Game That Might Make You Throw Up
https://lastchance.cc/starhawk-the-kotaku-review-5910610%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Besides the motion sickness, Kate Cox enjoys the destruction and multiplayer in Starhawk. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Look at The Last of Us
https://lastchance.cc/i-just-saw-the-last-of-us-in-action-and-it-looks-amazi-5910930%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Stephen Totilo is impressed with what heās seen of The Last of Us. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Log of Playing MMO Tera
https://lastchance.cc/tera-mmo-log-part-two-an-axe-to-grind-5910816%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Fahey logs his experiences of playing a Berserker in Tera. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best News About Analysis at E3 By Peter Molyneux
Stephen reveals Peter Molyneux will be on Spike during E3, with Kotaku staff members, too. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Case Made For A Game of The Avengers
https://lastchance.cc/the-avengers-deserves-earths-mightiest-video-game-5911086%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Jason shares his thoughts on needing a good The Avengers game to match the Joss Whedonās movie. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Difficulty Level to Play the Game of Life At
https://lastchance.cc/straight-white-male-the-lowest-difficulty-setting-ther-5910857%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
John Scalzi explains life as a game based on difficulty levels. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Smash Bros. Game From Sony
https://lastchance.cc/sonys-playstation-smash-bros-has-won-me-over-30787112%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Stephenās apprehension of Sonyās Smash Bros subsides after he sees it in action. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Weird Game About Your Girlfriend As President
https://lastchance.cc/schoolgirl-presidents-aliens-and-super-saiyan-panda-f-5911348%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Richard reviews a game about your girlfriend becoming the President. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Games Turned into Dating Sims
https://lastchance.cc/lets-take-these-games-and-turn-them-into-dating-sims-5910738%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Patricia Hernandez wants you to consider how some of your favorite games can totally work as dating sims. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Review of Disappointment That Calls Itself Game Of Thrones
https://lastchance.cc/game-of-thrones-the-kotaku-review-5911489%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Kirk is let down by the Game of Thrones video game. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best RPG Dialogue
https://lastchance.cc/what-makes-rpg-dialogue-great-and-how-it-can-go-wrong-5910866%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Jason discusses dialogue in RPGs. MoreĀ Ā»
The Best Postcards From Max Payne 3
https://lastchance.cc/hey-look-at-these-max-payne-3-postcards-5910911%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Chris Person created some really sweet-looking GIFs that look like postcards. MoreĀ Ā»
