Question Time...

[WorldCritic]

What was the name of a game that came out either earlier this year or late last year that looked a lot like Fallout?

Borderlands or Fallen Earth come to mind.

Fallen Earth that was it!
Thanks that one was really bugging me.

 

[Trivun]

I have another question for anyone to answer. Where can I find a cheap Xbox 360? UK only, that is, I'm not spending money importing one (especially since it may not be PAL-friendly) and I'm not trying eBay as the only cheap ones there are all RRoD (and say so in the description). Mine was stolen after Christmas and I want to replace it, and have little funds to do so, so anyone who can answer this question, I thank you in advance...

Woo, double post, sue me.
[sup][sup]Don't sure me.[/sup][/sup]

Have you tried a little shop called CeX?
Arcade consoles go for £80 and they sell HD's for about £40 in my area.
The consoles are second hand but they do test them before accepting them to sale to weed out RRoD's.

Link to their site, where you can see if you have a store nearby. [http://www.cex.co.uk/]

Hope that helps.

Well, I'm home for Easter now so the nearest to me is probably in Walsall or Merry Hill (both near Birmingham). I checked in the Merry Hill CEX last week and they had a £90 one that looked fine (standard console plus one wireless controller), and another £90 one that was the same save for the Halo 3: ODST case and a damaged flap for the USB ports. They also sold 20GB hard drives for £20 and 60GB hard drives for £35. It's the best deal I've found so far, but I go back to university in Leeds in two weeks so I can check the CEX there as well (I've been in plenty of times, much cheaper than anything at Game or Gamestation...).

 

[Marik2]

Damnit I knew I should have posted this thread first, I considered doing it a few months ago.

Anyway:

Spoiler: Mass Effect 2

In Tali's loyalty mission she gets her name changed and says "That's as good as declaring me exiled already", why does she not get to have her name changed back if you stop her being exiled? Obviously she may choose not to, but I'd have thought the suggestion would have been made by the admirals.

It seemed strange to me.

Spoiler: Gears of War (series_

Does anyone else realise that it actually has quite a deep story, one which simply isn't shown in the game-play?

Also that the characters are not simply macho-men who try and act badass, but are merely covering up the fact they are psychologically damaged due to everything they have gone through?

Speaking of Lost... I quite around the end of Season 3. Does it ever make any actual sense?

Yes, but it's a hell of a lot different from how it started, it gets a little supernatural.

EDIT:

If anyone wants to ask about the following series I can probably help:

Lost
Gears of War
Bioshock

The thing that I don't undestand in Bioshock is that why are you the only guy who has all the powers and the splicers just use guns? And also when you kill Andrew Ryan in his office there's a vita chamber there, why didn't he come back to life just like the protagonist?

And a question about Gears of War 2, what was the point of going to that creepy lab where you confront the sires? Was it a lab that tried to make humans into locusts?

 

[DividedUnity]

Ok id really like one answered. In FF XIII Vanille makes a symbol using both her hands. She extends both her pinky and first fingers similar to devil horns with both hands then crosses them to make a diamond acroos her chest.


What the does it mean/come from?

 

[Pegghead]

Well alright, the connection between the series of Red Dwarf and back to earth. I have no idea how they can go from a full ship that was destroyed with a non-hologramatic Arnold Rimmer on board to a ship with the classic crew (lister, Holo-Rimmer, the cat and Krytten).

 

[DividedUnity]

The thing that I don't undestand in Bioshock is that why are you the only guy who has all the powers and the splicers just use guns? And also when you kill Andrew Ryan in his office there's a vita chamber there, why didn't he come back to life just like the protagonis?

As for the Vita chambers its a plot hole just to make gameplay feasible. If NPCs could use them then splicers would just keep respawning. Some of the splicers also have increased strength and agility such as the spider splicers. Also the houdini splicers have magical powers but apart from that there is no real reason the splicers can not utilise the powers you can

 

[Trivun]

Damnit I knew I should have posted this thread first, I considered doing it a few months ago.

Anyway:

Spoiler: Mass Effect 2

In Tali's loyalty mission she gets her name changed and says "That's as good as declaring me exiled already", why does she not get to have her name changed back if you stop her being exiled? Obviously she may choose not to, but I'd have thought the suggestion would have been made by the admirals.

It seemed strange to me.

Spoiler: Gears of War (series_

Does anyone else realise that it actually has quite a deep story, one which simply isn't shown in the game-play?

Also that the characters are not simply macho-men who try and act badass, but are merely covering up the fact they are psychologically damaged due to everything they have gone through?

Speaking of Lost... I quite around the end of Season 3. Does it ever make any actual sense?

Yes, but it's a hell of a lot different from how it started, it gets a little supernatural.

EDIT:

If anyone wants to ask about the following series I can probably help:

Lost
Gears of War
Bioshock

The thing that I don't undestand in Bioshock is that why are you the only guy who has all the powers and the splicers just use guns? And also when you kill Andrew Ryan in his office there's a vita chamber there, why didn't he come back to life just like the protagonist?

And a question about Gears of War 2, what was the point of going to that creepy lab where you confront the sires? Was it a lab that tried to make humans into locusts?

Regarding Andrew Ryan's death, I haven't played the game (want to though), but I've seen that scene on Youtube and from what I can gather, he made no efforts to resist Jack killing him. He could have easily just said "Would you kindly not kill me?" if he didn't want to die, so I got the imppression that for some reason he actually wanted Jack to kill him. Correct me there if I'm wrong and have completely misread that scene. Anyway, maybe he just chose not to use the vita chamber to save himself, if he actually wanted to die...?

 

[Marik2]

Damnit I knew I should have posted this thread first, I considered doing it a few months ago.

Anyway:

Spoiler: Mass Effect 2

In Tali's loyalty mission she gets her name changed and says "That's as good as declaring me exiled already", why does she not get to have her name changed back if you stop her being exiled? Obviously she may choose not to, but I'd have thought the suggestion would have been made by the admirals.

It seemed strange to me.

Spoiler: Gears of War (series_

Does anyone else realise that it actually has quite a deep story, one which simply isn't shown in the game-play?

Also that the characters are not simply macho-men who try and act badass, but are merely covering up the fact they are psychologically damaged due to everything they have gone through?

Speaking of Lost... I quite around the end of Season 3. Does it ever make any actual sense?

Yes, but it's a hell of a lot different from how it started, it gets a little supernatural.

EDIT:

If anyone wants to ask about the following series I can probably help:

Lost
Gears of War
Bioshock

The thing that I don't undestand in Bioshock is that why are you the only guy who has all the powers and the splicers just use guns? And also when you kill Andrew Ryan in his office there's a vita chamber there, why didn't he come back to life just like the protagonist?

And a question about Gears of War 2, what was the point of going to that creepy lab where you confront the sires? Was it a lab that tried to make humans into locusts?

Regarding Andrew Ryan's death, I haven't played the game (want to though), but I've seen that scene on Youtube and from what I can gather, he made no efforts to resist Jack killing him. He could have easily just said "Would you kindly not kill me?" if he didn't want to die, so I got the imppression that for some reason he actually wanted Jack to kill him. Correct me there if I'm wrong and have completely misread that scene. Anyway, maybe he just chose not to use the vita chamber to save himself, if he actually wanted to die...?

You would understand why Andrew let himself be killed if you played the game. I could tell you what was his reason if you want me to spoil it.

 

[Trivun]

Damnit I knew I should have posted this thread first, I considered doing it a few months ago.

Anyway:

Spoiler: Mass Effect 2

In Tali's loyalty mission she gets her name changed and says "That's as good as declaring me exiled already", why does she not get to have her name changed back if you stop her being exiled? Obviously she may choose not to, but I'd have thought the suggestion would have been made by the admirals.

It seemed strange to me.

Spoiler: Gears of War (series_

Does anyone else realise that it actually has quite a deep story, one which simply isn't shown in the game-play?

Also that the characters are not simply macho-men who try and act badass, but are merely covering up the fact they are psychologically damaged due to everything they have gone through?

Speaking of Lost... I quite around the end of Season 3. Does it ever make any actual sense?

Yes, but it's a hell of a lot different from how it started, it gets a little supernatural.

EDIT:

If anyone wants to ask about the following series I can probably help:

Lost
Gears of War
Bioshock

The thing that I don't undestand in Bioshock is that why are you the only guy who has all the powers and the splicers just use guns? And also when you kill Andrew Ryan in his office there's a vita chamber there, why didn't he come back to life just like the protagonist?

And a question about Gears of War 2, what was the point of going to that creepy lab where you confront the sires? Was it a lab that tried to make humans into locusts?

Regarding Andrew Ryan's death, I haven't played the game (want to though), but I've seen that scene on Youtube and from what I can gather, he made no efforts to resist Jack killing him.

Thanks for the offer, but I reckon I'll wait and play the game myself. Being on the internet often means that spoilers end up as a matter of course, but I like some things to be kept as a surprise . Thanks anyway, though.

 

[Marik2]

Damnit I knew I should have posted this thread first, I considered doing it a few months ago.

Anyway:

Spoiler: Mass Effect 2

In Tali's loyalty mission she gets her name changed and says "That's as good as declaring me exiled already", why does she not get to have her name changed back if you stop her being exiled? Obviously she may choose not to, but I'd have thought the suggestion would have been made by the admirals.

It seemed strange to me.

Spoiler: Gears of War (series_

Does anyone else realise that it actually has quite a deep story, one which simply isn't shown in the game-play?

Also that the characters are not simply macho-men who try and act badass, but are merely covering up the fact they are psychologically damaged due to everything they have gone through?

Speaking of Lost... I quite around the end of Season 3. Does it ever make any actual sense?

Yes, but it's a hell of a lot different from how it started, it gets a little supernatural.

EDIT:

If anyone wants to ask about the following series I can probably help:

Lost
Gears of War
Bioshock

The thing that I don't undestand in Bioshock is that why are you the only guy who has all the powers and the splicers just use guns? And also when you kill Andrew Ryan in his office there's a vita chamber there, why didn't he come back to life just like the protagonist?

And a question about Gears of War 2, what was the point of going to that creepy lab where you confront the sires? Was it a lab that tried to make humans into locusts?

Regarding Andrew Ryan's death, I haven't played the game (want to though), but I've seen that scene on Youtube and from what I can gather, he made no efforts to resist Jack killing him.

Thanks for the offer, but I reckon I'll wait and play the game myself. Being on the internet often means that spoilers end up as a matter of course, but I like some things to be kept as a surprise . Thanks anyway, though.

Alright no problem I think the game is like 20 bucks by now so there's really no excuse to not play it.

 

[Trivun]

Spoiler: Snipped

Damnit I knew I should have posted this thread first, I considered doing it a few months ago.

Anyway:

Spoiler: Mass Effect 2

In Tali's loyalty mission she gets her name changed and says "That's as good as declaring me exiled already", why does she not get to have her name changed back if you stop her being exiled? Obviously she may choose not to, but I'd have thought the suggestion would have been made by the admirals.

It seemed strange to me.

Spoiler: Gears of War (series_

Does anyone else realise that it actually has quite a deep story, one which simply isn't shown in the game-play?

Also that the characters are not simply macho-men who try and act badass, but are merely covering up the fact they are psychologically damaged due to everything they have gone through?

Speaking of Lost... I quite around the end of Season 3. Does it ever make any actual sense?

Yes, but it's a hell of a lot different from how it started, it gets a little supernatural.

EDIT:

If anyone wants to ask about the following series I can probably help:

Lost
Gears of War
Bioshock

The thing that I don't undestand in Bioshock is that why are you the only guy who has all the powers and the splicers just use guns? And also when you kill Andrew Ryan in his office there's a vita chamber there, why didn't he come back to life just like the protagonist?

And a question about Gears of War 2, what was the point of going to that creepy lab where you confront the sires? Was it a lab that tried to make humans into locusts?

Regarding Andrew Ryan's death, I haven't played the game (want to though), but I've seen that scene on Youtube and from what I can gather, he made no efforts to resist Jack killing him.

Thanks for the offer, but I reckon I'll wait and play the game myself. Being on the internet often means that spoilers end up as a matter of course, but I like some things to be kept as a surprise . Thanks anyway, though.

Alright no problem I think the game is like 20 bucks by now so there's really no excuse to not play it.

Fair enough, I would have got it already but my PC won't run it (graphics are too crap on my laptop, and since it's a laptop I can't just install a new graphics card without replacing the entire motherboard), and my Xbox was stolen after Christmas and I haven't been able to afford a replacement yet. As soon as I replace it though, Bioshock 1 and 2 are at the top of the list (along with Gears 2, FF XIII, Mass Effect 1 and 2, and Neverwinter Nights...).

 

[Marik2]

Spoiler: Snipped

Damnit I knew I should have posted this thread first, I considered doing it a few months ago.

Anyway:

Spoiler: Mass Effect 2

In Tali's loyalty mission she gets her name changed and says "That's as good as declaring me exiled already", why does she not get to have her name changed back if you stop her being exiled? Obviously she may choose not to, but I'd have thought the suggestion would have been made by the admirals.

It seemed strange to me.

Spoiler: Gears of War (series_

Does anyone else realise that it actually has quite a deep story, one which simply isn't shown in the game-play?

Also that the characters are not simply macho-men who try and act badass, but are merely covering up the fact they are psychologically damaged due to everything they have gone through?

Speaking of Lost... I quite around the end of Season 3. Does it ever make any actual sense?

Yes, but it's a hell of a lot different from how it started, it gets a little supernatural.

EDIT:

If anyone wants to ask about the following series I can probably help:

Lost
Gears of War
Bioshock

The thing that I don't undestand in Bioshock is that why are you the only guy who has all the powers and the splicers just use guns? And also when you kill Andrew Ryan in his office there's a vita chamber there, why didn't he come back to life just like the protagonist?

And a question about Gears of War 2, what was the point of going to that creepy lab where you confront the sires? Was it a lab that tried to make humans into locusts?

Regarding Andrew Ryan's death, I haven't played the game (want to though), but I've seen that scene on Youtube and from what I can gather, he made no efforts to resist Jack killing him.

Thanks for the offer, but I reckon I'll wait and play the game myself. Being on the internet often means that spoilers end up as a matter of course, but I like some things to be kept as a surprise . Thanks anyway, though.

Alright no problem I think the game is like 20 bucks by now so there's really no excuse to not play it.

Fair enough, I would have got it already but my PC won't run it (graphics are too crap on my laptop, and since it's a laptop I can't just install a new graphics card without replacing the entire motherboard), and my Xbox was stolen after Christmas and I haven't been able to afford a replacement yet. As soon as I replace it though, Bioshock 1 and 2 are at the top of the list (along with Gears 2, FF XIII, Mass Effect 1 and 2, and Neverwinter Nights...).

Alright good luck with that then.

 

[Julianking93]

What was the name of that short lived anime series in the late 90s or early 2000s that ran on Toonami and featured something about a mermaid?

Was it Blue Sub No. 6 that had mermaid... things in it...?

!!!!

Holy shit, that was it!

I just watched the Toonami commercial for it and it instantly triggered my memory of it.

thanks for reminding me of that.

Now to go watch every episode

 

[Nouw]

Damnit I knew I should have posted this thread first, I considered doing it a few months ago.

Anyway:

Spoiler: Mass Effect 2

In Tali's loyalty mission she gets her name changed and says "That's as good as declaring me exiled already", why does she not get to have her name changed back if you stop her being exiled? Obviously she may choose not to, but I'd have thought the suggestion would have been made by the admirals.

It seemed strange to me.

Spoiler: Gears of War (series_

Does anyone else realise that it actually has quite a deep story, one which simply isn't shown in the game-play?

Also that the characters are not simply macho-men who try and act badass, but are merely covering up the fact they are psychologically damaged due to everything they have gone through?

Speaking of Lost... I quite around the end of Season 3. Does it ever make any actual sense?

Yes, but it's a hell of a lot different from how it started, it gets a little supernatural.

EDIT:

If anyone wants to ask about the following series I can probably help:

Lost
Gears of War
Bioshock

I realise that. But of course, I know far more psychologically damaged Troopers of the future.

Juan Rico for instance. Who knows him? Cookie for knowing.

 

[Sacman]

What was the name of that short lived anime series in the late 90s or early 2000s that ran on Toonami and featured something about a mermaid?

Was it Blue Sub No. 6 that had mermaid... things in it...?

!!!!

Holy shit, that was it!

I just watched the Toonami commercial for it and it instantly triggered my memory of it.

thanks for reminding me of that.

Now to go watch every episode

What u mean all four? it's short but really good if u don't mind Gonzo throwing their CG department around like it's supposed to be impressive...

 

[Snarky Username]

What Gundam series was playing in the late 90s on Cartoon Network, there are to many to go through and I simply don't have the time.

Only one that comes to mind is G Gundam. ad Domone Kashu. Erupting Burning Fingers ring a bell?

 

[Sleekgiant]

What Gundam series was playing in the late 90s on Cartoon Network, there are to many to go through and I simply don't have the time.

Only one that comes to mind is G Gundam. ad Domone Kashu. Erupting Burning Fingers ring a bell?

Actually I found it when I was looking through Toonami's old schedule but thanks anyway

 

[Legion]

The thing that I don't undestand in Bioshock is that why are you the only guy who has all the powers and the splicers just use guns? And also when you kill Andrew Ryan in his office there's a vita chamber there, why didn't he come back to life just like the protagonist?

And a question about Gears of War 2, what was the point of going to that creepy lab where you confront the sires? Was it a lab that tried to make humans into locusts?

The splicers originally used plasmids just like you, but when they became addicted they ended up taking it from anywhere they could get it (including straight from Little Sisters, hence, the Big Daddies) the ADAM would have been so mixed up that it probably wouldn't have any single affect like the main characters, although some do retain specific powers.

The Vita Chamber in Ryan's office was turned off, presumably because Ryan had given up and didn't want to come back simply to be killed again. There was/is a lot of speculation as to whether or not this meant that he came back alive in a more distant one, but nothing confirmed.

As for Gears of War, I believe the Sires are linked to the humans and the Locust, again this is cause for a lot of speculation but nothing has been confirmed. Some believe that the Locust were once human, others believe that they were created by humans. Niles states that the Sires are the "genetic link to our future" which suggests that they were attempting to create a hybrid species or evolve humanity, possibly to end the war with the Locust.

The thing that I don't undestand in Bioshock is that why are you the only guy who has all the powers and the splicers just use guns? And also when you kill Andrew Ryan in his office there's a vita chamber there, why didn't he come back to life just like the protagonis?

As for the Vita chambers its a plot hole just to make gameplay feasible. If NPCs could use them then splicers would just keep respawning.

Not quite. It is mentioned in the audio-diaries that only people with Ryan's genetic code can use them, as the player is his son that means he can.

Regarding Andrew Ryan's death, I haven't played the game (want to though), but I've seen that scene on Youtube and from what I can gather, he made no efforts to resist Jack killing him. He could have easily just said "Would you kindly not kill me?" if he didn't want to die, so I got the imppression that for some reason he actually wanted Jack to kill him. Correct me there if I'm wrong and have completely misread that scene.

Pretty much yes. He had the option to order Jack not to kill him, but chose not to. As to why, we can only speculate.

 

[Snork Maiden]

What Gundam series was playing in the late 90s on Cartoon Network, there are to many to go through and I simply don't have the time.

Only one that comes to mind is G Gundam. ad Domone Kashu. Erupting Burning Fingers ring a bell?

Pretty sure it was Gundam Wing, unless they snuck another Gundam Series on late at night or something.

 

[Georgie_Leech]

I can help with any random physics questions that come up.