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    So escapists, what is the oldest game you own a PHYSICAL copy of ?

    Pac Man for the Atari 2600. Yes, the one with the bad flickering effect.
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    What's your game?

    Super Mario Bros. Apparently I was playing while still in diapers. I have no memory of this, but there is photographic proof. The games I remember defining my early gaming life Doom: Knee Deep in the Dead, Commander Keen (1-5), Sonic the Hedgehog, and Mortal Kombat II. I still own all of...
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    Gag weapons/characters

    Actually, in Tales of Symphonia the "joke" weapons were insanely powerful. That and it looked pretty funny to have Lloyd with his fans, Riane with her broom and so on.
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    What makes a game a RPG?

    The response to this question can actually be found on this very site: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_283/8400-Introducing-The-Escapists-Genre-Wheel.3
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    The most obscure game you own.

    Close, wrong Hunter though. It does however have it's own RPG, but not a very good one.
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    The most obscure game you own.

    Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, or Hunter: The Reckoning. Also, I have a copy of Devil May Cry, still in its original shrink wrap. :D
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    Oh no please don't watch that in English!

    I actually had something of a similar experience. I did a marathon of Full Metal Alchemist, subbed, with my buddies one time (whole series, one sitting with only a dinner break for those who were wondering). I recently convinced my wife to start watching the series with me, but her condition...
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    Ok, the main character of the last game you played attacked you... How screwed are you?

    I suppose it depends on how many/what color Pikmin he currently has in his team...
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    A question about Dungeons & Dragons

    Your DM (because most do this in my experience) will only allow the deceased character to come back to life if a True Resurrection spell is cast. Material components aside this is sometimes tricky to pull off. However! As a rule of thumb you should always keep dead characters because you...
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    Find fellow escapists near you...!

    Gilbert AZ!
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    Developing a pen&paper game. Need Help.

    I see what you are saying. What skills would you put under those groups?
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    Developing a pen&paper game. Need Help.

    The idea of presence is a good one, and seems to be the only thing that really fits with these two attributes. My only concern is that there won't be enough skills that use Presence. I can think of Intimidation............... Intimidation................. yeah. Thoughts? I really like...
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    Developing a pen&paper game. Need Help.

    EDIT: Had something here, rethinking it now.
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    Developing a pen&paper game. Need Help.

    Okay, I can see this, although I would shorten the name of it :P I feel like this would be Agility ............................. perhaps I should have clarified that this was a fantasy setting :P Probability Agility again Yep, likely agility. I really like the idea of Flexibility as...
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    Developing a pen&paper game. Need Help.

    My question on both of these is what skills would be governed by these attributes? I could see some of the more noble forms of coercion like Diplomacy or Motivate fitting under Heroism/Leadership for sure. But what about determination?