Recent content by OldGus

I see a lot of people suggesting wars and major conflicts (though thankfully, some suggestions of crime, like Ned Kelly, and colonization, like the fur-trappers in Canada.) I think people get too caught up in that. While conflict is a good basis for a game, it does not have to be in the...

It really depends on the story telling in the game... how well the game is set up and the world is presented. If the presentation itself doesn't break away from immersion and can make me feel like the character presented is a real person in the context of the game (not a pinballing...

I see some good ones here. That being said... "If the wind no longer calls to you, it is time to see if you have forgotten your name." -Elegos, I, Jedi That one not only made me think, it really helped me out a lot last year. There are other ones, but that one just jumped out almost...

... I'm going to assume that by poncey you mean "Arrogant assholes only drinking it because it tastes good, some celebrity likes it, and it has none of the caffeine they mistakenly believe is going to poison and kill us all until we die in horrible, horrible, heroin-like withdrawl." I like...

Soooo, to sum up, you just see it as baseless whining, and America actually is an awesome place to be a game developer, yes (in the relative scope, obviously)? Before this devolves into a pissing match of "my country is a more horrible place for devs than yours," can we at least agree that...

Oh, that's alright. The EU isn't failing to the US. It's failing to Canada. Excuse me while I go giggle in a corner.

I second, third, and hell, 47th this. Its a no-brainer that just as much as Google is used to look up recipes, how-to guides, and lolcats, its used to look for porn and torrents. People have probably tried looking for local drug dealers on Google. As an American, I have to sit here and...

Feel like expanding, as I'm helping out with an international probate at the moment, mostly on the translation end. "His estate can be held responsible". These words are important. Namely the one starting with "E". In most countries, one's estate, up to and including life insurance, former...

Unfortunately, I cannot find a leering, creepy Smokey saying 'Only you can prevent rape.'

I got set on fire instead of writing a book report. That is in every way one hundred percent serious. It worked for a history report the next year.

I for one am not quite so forgiving. I would give her the Narnia scene, but somehow corrupt it so much that it not only ruins the tattoo for her, but Narnia in general, so she could never watch the new or old ones the same way again. A giant turd is getting off easy. Just imagine the ways a...

It's still different to not understand the appeal vs. to tell someone they should hate it because you hate it because of this, this, this, and this. The OP's point is it's better to discuss the things you do like, or ask others what specific things they like and maybe try to understand why they...

(Sad face) but I like research... you're mean for making sweeping generalizations innocent people can get caught up in. (Grinny face) Sooooo... do you have and sources or data to back that up? (Thinky face) Consider this... a large chunk of people in real life, in schools, in colleges, in...

Here. Easiest answer for you for an American Ethnicity is Expatriata Americana (real recognized ethnic group for Americans outside of American.) I can give a more detailed answer if you want, but have thought it might be simpler to be simpler. Check this link...

Here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disturbing_the_peace . Definitely, definitely qualifies as deliberate distributing of the pieces. And to everyone else saying this is free speech... Yes, in America, you have the right to speak freely. However, with it comes two responsibilities. First...