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[cthulhumythos]

from shadow complex review-

im a HUGE metriod side scroller fan, so i loved this game, one problem is the aiming, which is fine for everyone unless they're besides you were you just gotta hope the auto-target locks on to them.

man, so many commas. uhg, i also said were when i meant where.

but yeah, utterly groundbreaking

 

[Jellly]

OK I shall TRY to be relatively unbiased when I say this (although, admittedly I do think they should finish it).

Nintendo has not really bought anything new to the series that dramatically adds and changes the gameplay/storyline etc. for the better in a long time. It really is the same thing over and over again, and it seems like some of their 'good' ideas are just removed and changed for something else every series. (berries? poffins? seriously just stick with one name and keep it...it changes every game I swear)

Also on another note, their latest innovation - Triple Battles. What. The. Fuck. Honestly I can imagine the workers at Nintendo...

Team Manager: OK! We need a new gameplay mechanic, any ideas?
Dumbass 56: Umm, well we already have double battles...
Dumbass 394: What about triple battles?? That'd be kewl right??
Team Manager: TRIPLE BATTLES IT IS!

Ok sarcasm aside, that is ridiculous. Moves like Earthquake will be very powerful and I don't see it adding any more depth to the fighting. :/ What I would like to see from Pokemon is something that dynamically changes the game (move to 3D perhaps?) and does so in a way that improves the series. I think a pokemon RPG or MMO would be right area to expand. Pokemon is pretty much a grindfest anyway, so an MMO would be just up its alley.

Also, I would like to see a darker, more mature version of pokemon with a solid storyline and issues such as death, poverty, corruption of power etc. Although I know it is near impossible, but honestly if done right it would be amazing. I really think Pokemon could work in a dark atmosphere.

Okie dokie enough ranting for me .

PS: I actually don't mind the new pokemon - at least in comparison to Pearl/Diamond.

Awwww hell yeah a well thought out argument for my post. Makes me feel smart hahaa

 

[butternut]

This ones mine.


I would also pick Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the cursed king. The game is so bleedin long (Took me 120 hours to complete it first time, not including side quests and extra endgame dungeons) Plus its replayable as all the characters can be trained in 4 different weapons keeping them different each time.

...and not to mention Jessica's jiggle physics...



I believe the topic was "If you were only allowed to play one game again"

 

[CounterReproductive]

Do you believe that all human lives have the same inherent value regardless of their actions?

This is an interesting question depending upon how you approach it. Most of us and by us I mean the readers of this forum have been educated by teachers, parents/guardians and led to beleive certain things. One of my favourites is when people tell their children ,"You are special". They should say, " You are special to me but other people may not think you are". This can lead to people feeling entitled. Or to put it simply, Can you honestly tell me and this forum that if I picked you and one other at random for execution for no other reason than someone gave me the power, you wouldn't believe that your life had a higher inherent value than that of the person next to you ? Of course you would, we are programmed for survival we each believe we are more important. The truth however is that we are all worth aproximately the same as our own weight in fertilizer.

Do you believe that the actions of a human being detracts/adds to the value of his/her life?

Yes, I beleive that every action taken by a human being detracts/adds from how i personally value that individuals life assuming that everyone has an inherent value at birth, unfortunately circumstances being what they are, some people do not get the chance to fulfill their potential and you have to wonder wether or not that devalues them. I know it isn't a fair system but we value based on looks, behaviour of even the most fleeting nature and preconceived ideas. While we may be the most intelligent creatures on the planet, we are at heart primates and we still operate in a tribal manner. Don't think so ? Have you EVER wrote, said or thought a negative thing about someone or some people based on the fact that they are not like you ? Its tribal stupidity doing it, and its easier to do the further away you are from the problem. Human beings are hypocritical, lying, greedy and worthless, everthing we do for ourselves. The only actions that should be allowed to value/devalue a human life should be how we value others.

Do you believe that human lives have different inherent value to begin with?
No

 

[JoesshittyOs]

Spoiler

Drug arguments are so depressing...

Pro-drug will submit a frustrated question, wondering why they're being discriminated against.

Anti-drug will attack with generalisations, cliches, and outright lies.

Pro-drug will retaliate with scientific studies, and a well though-out moderate stance.

*Anti-drug wins!*

*Pro-drug scratches head*

No, it's more like Pro-drug have never actually made a case about why it should be legal, they've just sited off reasons why it shouldn't be illegal. The medical purposes? Pretty much noneffective. Sure, there definitely is benefits, but nothing that actually pills and other modern medicine has far out-passed, and then some.

If it's bad for me, shouldn't it simply be my choice not to take it? For me, that's where the argument of its health risks end; it's my body, it should be my choice.

Welcome to America! (or wherever you live), Home of the place where you really don't get that choice.

Sorry, but the people keeping it illegal really do think they are doing it for your own good. Addiction to marijuana is actually a thing, believe it or not. My brother got it pretty hard core, and now my friend decided he was going to just plain stop from being an everyday smoker for the past 7 months. It's been a week, and he's a wreck.

But I have never had a bad night with weed, I smoke only on a blue moon with some close friends, and other than the former, we never broke any laws while under the influence.

I realize that all pro-cannabis vocalists are working to a lost cause, and that saddens me because I would much rather have a night with some some weed than with alochol and not go to jail just for doing so.

Well, you've never been cosmic bowling after smoking some really harsh weed. I have, and it was one of the scariest nights I've ever had. I ended up with a really bad itch on my leg and scratched myself till I bled. It was pretty bad.

Also, I wouldn't worry about this "Lost cause" that pro-weed users are working towards. I have a Dad who is actually pretty high up there when it comes to whether weed is going to be legalized or not, and believe me, it's going to happen. It might take a few years, but it's sure as hell coming.

OT: Now that I've kinda gotten those points out of the way, believe it or not, I am actually a supporter of weed. Hell, I'm about to buy some tomorrow (legally of course, cough cough).I just like to point out the flaws in some of these peoples arguments so that they stay away from them and search for more logical ones.

Like I said above, I have a dad who is probably going to one of the guys put in charge of legalizing it in the US, and legalization has made some headway these past few years. It's going to happen. Let's just try to keep some liberals in office.

Huh? I didn't realize this was the first post.

Oh, wait. Apparently it there was about 40 more before this. Yep, this post was made during the end of when I heavily smoked weed a few months back... good times.

Also, I guess technically this isn't the first post I made. I had another account where one day I got logged out and had absolutely no idea what my password was or which email I used to get onto it. I made that account back in 2008, I think.

If I had posted that one, it would have been much less logical. That first post back in the day was when I was still knee deep in txt speek.

 

[JoesshittyOs]

from shadow complex review-

im a HUGE metriod side scroller fan, so i loved this game, one problem is the aiming, which is fine for everyone unless they're besides you were you just gotta hope the auto-target locks on to them.

man, so many commas. uhg, i also said were when i meant where.

but yeah, utterly groundbreaking

Seriously, don't worry about it. On my very first post here I spelled about every 4/5 words wrong.

 

[ImperialSunlight]

Melee, more personal.

In some thing about which fighting style you prefer. I probably should have explained more... Oh, well.

 

[TheRussian]

The topic was
"Yo momma just married the last enemy you killed in a game"

Spoiler

My mom is already married to a Spetsnaz, no change there.

 

[Kapol]

I couldn't read it all. Too much stupidity in one place makes my brain hurt. I'm pretty sure this is the woman who would watch Scrubs and say the the creator was sexist because Elliot breaks down all the time and Carla takes orders from men all the time as a nurse. The same woman who 'studied' Mass Effect when it first came out and said it was teaching women to hate women because of a 'sex' scene. If you look hard enough, you can find controversy anywhere you look, dumbass (referring to her). I could point out hundreds of points of 'racism' or 'sexism' or any ism's in any media with ease if I wanted while any sane person would just roll their eyes at that kind of thing.

Sorry, happy thoughts, happy thoughts... at least Firefly was a good show, regardless of the people who decide to look too much into simple things.

This was responding a post where a woman was talking about how Firefly was a sexist show due to stupid things that made no sense.

 

[Mike Richards]

I signed up because of the film festival in '09, but forum-wise I didn't actually post anything until March. I don't ramble as much now, thank god.

I would define the difference between creepy and scary as creepy having all the hallmarks of scary without actually making you scared. That being said, while I love both FEARs nether of them were really scary. They were both certainly creepy, as they had some great 'jump' moments and some fantastic atmosphere, but I was far more interested in the story and combat then the scares.

Games just don't seem to ever scare me I guess. Dead Space? Same as above. Condemned demo? Actually kind of meh (Though that may just be the demo). Silent Hill Shattered Memories? The nightmare sections were so totally broken it removed all horror and replaced it with a burning desire to do unspeakable things to the developers. Even the abso-fraking-lutely fantastic Silent Hill 2 was sadder then it was scary.

The closest I've ever come to being scared by a game was that one abandoned lab in STALKER-SoC. It's pitch black down there, and your surrounded by animal noises so that you have no idea if there's actually something waiting around each corner too eat your face off, especially since you die so easily anyways.

Oh, and hiding from guys in Penumbra. Now THAT'S an amazing horror series.

 

[GameMaNiAC]

My favorite tracks are from the following games: Painkiller, Neverwinter Nights, Oblivion, Morrowind, Metal Gear Solid, Grand Theft Auto series, Fallout series, Super Mario Bros.

Why? Because they all sound epic.

To a 'which games have the most memorable music' thread.

Since then, I should add Modern Warfare series, Arcanum, HOM&M3, Deus Ex.

 

[ultimateownage]

It smells of bad breath.

That was back in February 2009. When looking at a few older posts, you can see my grammar evolve in the time I've been here.

 

[LITE992]

FireRed was my all-time favourite, until I got Emerald for my birthday back in 2006. I played that game even after Diamond and Peral came out. I played Emerald non-stop, playing for hours even after beating the Elite Four and scouring every inch of the map. I never failed to have fun. When I got SoulSilver, I loved that game just as much and realized that as much as I love Hoenn, I wanted to continue my adventure. So I brought all my Emerald Pokemon to SoulSilver to continue my epic quest. Yes, I really get into Pokemon.

 

[RipRoaringWaterfowl]

Switzerland. Apparently, most all bridges leading out of the country (through mountain passes) are rigged to blow if necissary; Almost every home has a gun cabinet and/or bomb shelter by law; And if all else fails, they have a sweet air force. Another country on my passport wishlist.

This was for a thread on the most zombie apocalypse proof country we knew. Switzerland does work well, though you might be better of in Sealand...

 

[V8 Ninja]

Between a tail and a pair of wings, it would be wings no contest. As for any animal trait, I'd probably have to go with enhanced night vision just because it wouldn't be such a nuisance to see where I'm going when it's pitch black.

I still have to wonder why this thread [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.194848-Wings-or-a-Tail?page=1] was the first one that I commented on but my comment still holds true today.

 

[applesandoranges]

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[Sandjube]

Yeah when I first played l4d1, and was walking down the hallway/staircase I was like, "Oh shit, there's zombies", and then started yelling at the AI for making me go down first. But then that is the only example I can remember, not the only immersive game I've played recently. Oh well.

Trying to work up the courage for Amnesia, looks really good...

Edit: Oh yeah, Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, and the X16/18 labs.

Edit of the Edit: How could i forget?! Duty Calls, of course. That game had such a good story line, and really made me feel like an American soldier in a real life war scenario.

Last time I felt immersed in a game, was the topic. I've come a long way, what with finishing Amnesia and all now. Good times.

 

[shrimpcel]

Well one can hardly change his feelings in such a trivial manner as you suggest...

EDIT: FIRST POST YEAH!

Obviously that was my first post!

 

[ParanoidAndroid]

Doctor Who and Torchwood are both good.

I was recommending good T.V shows. Nothing special here, it was a rather boring first post.

 

[Sagacious Zhu]

Visiting grievous harm on animals is badass!

For instance, you could take up

Tiger Taming
Bear Beheading
Bull Bashing
Lion Lacerating
Shark Shooting
Snake Snaring
Hippo Hurting
Eagle Eating
Wallaby Whalloping
Kangaroo Kicking
Dingo Dick-Punching
Kitten Kicking
Rabbit Rassling
Shrimp Strangling
Plankton Pulverizing
Snail Snatching
Sloth Slashing
Sheep Shredding
Wombat Whipping
Pony Punching