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Experimental test pilot accidentally gets sucked into a parallel universe and kid keeps getting shuffled to new schools are exactly the same story? Man in suspended animation gsurvuves an accident and is set to a distant galaxy? Same thing, too? Really? Remember authors, since Thomas...

That's it? Seriously? So because Odysseus spent a bunch of time with Circe, no one can ever do a fish out of water plot anymore? Dude's not trapped in another world, anymore than I'm trapped in the 21st century. His dad had to move to another planet. There are plenty of stories like...

Are you accusing me of ad hominem attacks? Because if you dislike the other guy's debate tactics, there's always me, asking the same questions. You might have to stop arguing to the other guy to do that, though. I'm sure there's some sort of fancy Latin word for ``Arguing to the guy'' that...

k. Let's try this. The story is about a kid who keeps being moved, over his objections, never having an opportunity to put down roots. I don't care if this happens in space or in in Anaheim. Who else has done this? I'll give you Heroes had one member of an ensemble cast who did this...

Gabe and Tycho said from the beginning that they wanted this story to be done. from their blog [http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/10/29/]: And before that [http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/10/27/]: They wanted this to be huge, and I think their idea was right. Not only is this the...

I can't think of any criticism for this video. Usually, I can at least say that there's some minor quibbling difference between Yahtzee's opinions and my own (OK, usually one big honking difference), regardless of how much I agree with the rest of the commentary, but I think he exactly summed...

There are no protocols in place to prevent stupid lawsuits. There are, instead, robust mechanisms for punishing people who make profoundly dumb lawsuits. First, if an officer of the court (aka an attorney) makes a frivolous suit, that suit can be thrown out and the person filing it can be...

As far as engines, they are different, and Amnesia has more requirements. The game is a different story: Amnesia - Way more immersive - more depraved - large story that you only get glimpses of Penumbra - story much more fleshed out and filled in - longer - gets right to the...