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    Which 3 classic games would you like to see rebooted in current gen?

    Jet Moto - I keep imagining its gameplay amped up to something like Burnout: Revenge, a lot faster and a lot smoother, but still with the crazy tracks that made the PSX versions awesome =) Final Fantasy VII - They teased us so much with that stupid PS3 demo!! Let's see...a third...
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    D&D 3.5 vs 4.0

    loc978: It took me a few game sessions with some other, better DMs to realize this, but yes, that was largely the point. Our second session was a bit more interesting, but our DM there was a bit too permissive as far as story and setting. He ignored a lot of limitations even beyond what was...
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    D&D 3.5 vs 4.0

    Get into D&D =) If it's something you really want to do, go do it. Read up on the rules, see what your friends come up with for characters and story ideas, try a few games and sessions, go nuts. Check out pathfinder if it turns out D&D isn't your thing. Apart from the cost of the books...
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    D&D 3.5 vs 4.0

    As someone who jumped into the mire hip-deep when fourth edition came out, I feel an urge to add my own two cents to this mix, since I see a lot of the same arguments that, if you will pardon the comparison, led to a lot of circular whining on the official WotC and RPG.net forums. A little...
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    Parents Television Council Calls Game Industry "Thugs" and "Bullies"

    Speaking of, I was always amazed at the freak out about ME1's sex scene (which I thought, in terms of the plot and events leading up to it, was appropriately placed, and little more than minor fan service at best), and the now infamous Hot Coffee minigame that was not even part of the released...
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    Parents Television Council Calls Game Industry "Thugs" and "Bullies"

    This sort of article, and many other claims made by the PTC and other organizations like them, is evidence of a much larger problem when it comes to any sort of civilized debate or sound argument against their points. Making reasonable argument with another person in a forum can at times be...
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    The worst pain you have ever felt.

    I've dislocated my knee....twice... It felt like someone took a brick, wound up and smacked it into my leg as hard as they could...