Recent content by permacrete

Bob's just dead wrong on this one, Total Recall was awesome. The dystopian future reminded me of Blade Runner, the sets and effects were beautiful, and the action was superb. Farrel was sympathetic, Jessica Biel was endearing, and Kate Beckinsale was bad-ass and smokin' hot in equally large...

I saw this comment on the BioWare Social Network forum, and I thought it was brilliant. I wish I could remember the original author to give credit, but I can't. Original ending: The player sees a steaming turd, and asks "What the fuck is this?" BioWare says nothing. Extended Cut: The...

Let's just be clear about one thing here - BioWare asked. Yes, they did. One of the characteristics of recent BioWare games is the DLC that is made available after release. One of the things that BioWare does is ask for--and consider--fan feedback for their DLC. They're kind of known for it...

Bob, here's the thing: If you commission a painted family portrait, you expect that all of your family members that sat for the painting will be, you know... painted. If the artist runs out of time and pencils in a stick figure of Grandma at the last minute, you're going to tell him to go fix...

When you "re-wrote" the Geth, you were fixing a glitch that cause a mathematical error which led them to a mistaken perception of the reapers. It's like fixing someone's cataracts so that they can see what their ugly girlfriend really looks like. They were still free to form an alliance with the...

Yeah, I can see where you're coming from. Let me try to explain. Playing the Mass Effect isn't like most other games, because the quality of the characters and writing combine with the player's ability to make choices that dramatically effect the story progression and creates a level of...

Its not a new form of life, you just made machine hybrids out of every living thing. What the reapers do to make husks, banshees, marauders, etc. on a systemic level, you have done on a cellular level. Setting aside for a moment that it makes no sense to add machinery to DNA, it is a pretty...

Anyone who talks about the ending's artistic integrity, or the idea of concluding the game and series in the way that the developers intended, is completely missing the point. The end of Mass Effect 3 was rushed, sloppy, half-assed shit. Really, all you have to do is to play the rest of the...

So if a company releases a game with shitty code that makes some part of the game un-playable, the only people that should complain are the ones that can program, right? The internet is full of stupid arguments. Yours is one of them. The end of Mass Effect 3 fails to deliver as promised...

What's with the Coca~Cola and Nike product/logo placement?

I keep seeing this assertion made, but it seems like bullshit to me. DA2 took away your ability to dress your companions however you wanted to. You can still play Barbie Dolls with your main character, just not your companions. You still get to level them up and equip their weapons and...

I agree with the consensus: this episode is much, much better.

Strike two. I made it all the way to the end of this one, but I regret it. It's like Eric Cartman trying to be like John Cleese and failing, except I think that might actually be funny... this isn't.

Best one yet.

It was a good podcast, interesting, but they missed some obvious points. For example, the fact that DRM only applies to legitimate consumers, while pirates (presumably) enjoy the game with all that stuff hacked out. That means that the customer/sucker like me who pre-orders a game and pays...