Recent content by Metaphysic

When I'm not acting like a 12-year-old, I usually use music-related words like Legato or Aria. My favorite character name/concept was Jim Rip-Sphincter. He started as a Cleric/rogue in Pathfinder who tried to start every fight by sneak-punching opponents in the butt and screaming about the...

I'd much rather listen to a character rattle something off and continue on my way, than stop what I'm doing and read two or three paragraphs that may or may not have to do with anything.

I'd sleep, and in the morning I'd call the power company and yell at them in the hopes they're already working on it.

I work 16 hours 5 days a week, so I don't have time to do much else right now... ordinarily I spend most of my time at parks/ in the woods.

I typically use gameboard pieces for PCs (usually from the game Sorry) because they're simple and colorful, and use dice for enemies. I hate the way most minis look, especially the humanoid ones, so I avoid them when I can.

The popularity of shitty fantasy romance novels among teenage girls isn't surprising. It annoys my inner literature-snob that such bland books as Twilight and Eragon (and even Harry Potter, especially the first four) are published to such huge success, but not terribly surprising, and at least...

Kingdoms of Amalur. A bunch of really pretty scenery and fun combat, but a terrible loot system, mediocre story and an extraordinarily bland world killed it for me.

I think it has to do with Rothfuss' writing style, and his take on fantasy. He's an absolutely brilliant writer... I love his descriptions and metaphors and use of the first person perspective/ frame tale. The world he has crafted, even with its mystical bits, is far more believable and sensible...

My opinion? Steaming pile of shit, thank God it's going away.

Bash a game, and if it doesn't sell well, that company may not buy adspace in your magazine or on your web site. Professional 'reviewers' like to see big games sell well almost as much as the companies who make and publsih them.

Yes. I noticed that, especially blunt hits (fists, pipes, etc) and arm-breaks are much, much more painful to watch than watching someone's spine get ripped out through their ass.

I find the total lack of blood in a violent game to be distracting, but I also loathe the over-use of gratuitous, unrealistic amounts of blood. I don't want to see enough blood to paint a room come out of one enemy, I don't always want to see exploding heads and flying limbs, and gratuitous...

I hate games that I hate. I don't hate CoD because it's popular. By that logic, I should hate Skyrim, Fallout, and the first Halo... but I don't. I hate CoD because I think the shooting and gameplay are bland. I don't like modern realistic games. I play games for the fantasy/escapism/story, not...

Huh. I've not done much research on the subject msyelf... care to point me in the right direction? I'm genuinely interested in what the meat industry does and what I'm supporting when I buy a package of ground beef at wal mart. Definitely agree about the slaughterhouses. At least let the...

Feverishly want: Kingdoms of Amalur Borderlands 2 Torchlight II Want: I am Alive The Last of Us Dishonored Will get when price drops: Bioshock Infinite (no rapture + more focus on action = probably meh)