Recent content by Autolykos

I prefer: CORPORATION, n. Neither meat nor fish, but usually foul Or the one by Ambrose Bierce: CORPORATION, n. An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility.

Digging it out of the dirt after five years and still being able to fire one is a myth. They need regular maintenance just like any other rifle out there (or you're bound to have very unpleasant accidents). That said, they are designed with pretty high tolerances, which makes them robust and...

Well, there are lots of sports games, puzzles, racing games and economic simulations out there. Far more that I care to name here, at least. But even chronically violent genres such as FPS or strategy games have low-to-no-violence examples: - There's Portal, but it's actually more of a puzzle...

Well, I know some people who won't allow me to bring my Laptop to their home, even though I never tried to hack *them*. Had root access on my old school's computers though... But I've never been accused of cheating in FPS games - I pretty much suck at them.

This actually reminds me of the old cop in Sin City. Everyone tells him he's too old for the job and won't last much longer, but he continues, getting weaker and weaker, bit finally "wins" and dies... Mechanically, it could also work by letting you lose stats whenever you take a hit (especially...

Best one read in school: George Orwell - 1984 Should be read in school: Stanislaw Lem - Golem XIV Best entertainment: Douglas Adams - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The second thing I do when I get a game in my hands is checking out if (and how much of it) it is moddable (the first is taking a look at the map editor if there is one). Only then I play through it while thinking about what needs fixing and how I can use the game mechanics for any of the ideas...