Recent content by Amakaze

Also, it is worth noting, as I recall, that if you choose to keep your markings (as my elf did) your response basically is 'Whatever they were before doesn't matter' and Solas says you're perfect the way you are. Its been a week, so I'm a little vague on the exact phrasing, but I think that was...

So I gather. The news is fairly fresh, so I'm waiting to see if anything changes in that, but if so, that would be wrong. People shouldn't get fired for having different views. That said, I'm not sure how it relates. Certainly a bad thing, and important, but i was trying to put aside who did...

So, generally I usually just lurk about the forums and don't post very much, but I've been following the gamergate thing, like a lot of gamers, and feel the need to add in my piece, despite the fact that the odds of changing someone's mind on the internet are probably about as high as walking...

I'd say it definitely depends on the game. I tend to start on normal and then ramp it up on other play throughs if I really dig the game, though one notch up is usually more than enough for me, except in Tactics games where my enjoyment of the game is fundamentally tied to the enjoyment of...

Fair point. Hazards of trying to avoid the TL:DR blocks of text, probably wasn't very clear, but you do have the overall opinion. Characters like Anderson, by virtue of the presentation, seem to have more life and more character, for lack of a better term (and more screen time, I'll admit)...

A partnership would be interesting. I admit, Obsidian games don't have as much appeal to me as they seem to most gamers (Mostly because I don't seem to be as motivated by wanderlust, I guess). I've always like the story from a top down distant perspective, but up close it breaks down. You can...

I generally take the approach of pursuing high value targets. I play most classes, but like sniper, spy, and soldier for this reason. I think most of the time the middle of the map is a killing field of people exploding, so I take my time to get into position to deal with sentries, medics...

Minor Fallout 3 spoilers ahead. During a game of Fallout 3, I came across the hotel that marks the beginning of the evil path (where you blow up megaton) and one of the missions there is take care of these ghouls that want admittance. The ghouls counter offer with the idea to leave a door...

True enough. To a certain degree, those employees are being paid to assist customers regardless of their job duties. On the other hand, both sides are human beings. Unless you, personally, are paying some who agreed explicitly to endure it in exchange for your money, rudeness in either...

The problem is that a shift in attitude while working retail is almost inevitable. Even the laziest people I know went to work on the first day with the goal to do a good job. They made an effort to be friendly, they made an effort to do good work. The problem comes in that there are very...

On the losing crew bit, it is very possible to play through the finale and not lose anyone, something I imagine a lot of people are prepping for in order not to miss anything in ME3. Essentially, its just a matter of fully upgrading your ship and then thinking of the right person for each job...

I'm a big fan of the West Wing. The first four season were very very good. It loses the thread toward the end of the fourth season, and doesn't really recover until the final story arc in season 7, but on the whole very satisfying. In my mind, the greatest moments will be the cliffhanger...

Hmm. My memory is a little hazy, it seems. The vita chamber in Ryan's office is deactivated (you can activate it, if you wish) but otherwise intact.

True enough. And it must be said that as a posterboy for Objectivism, Ryan does a bad job. I'm not a fan of the philosophy in general, but Rapture collapsed the way it did because Ryan WASN'T objectivist. When power threatened to leave his grasp, he stamped down with oppression, using capital...