LadyCrimson

When is kick-off? So far it's just pregame stuff. Bah. I didn't even realize they were in the Superbowl until a few days ago. ...making some popcorn.

Oh, I like that the option is there. I just don't tend to do it the first time, myself.

Not normally a US football person, but it's the 49er's in the Superbowl, so I must watch. Or at least, try to.

I think it would be neat to have accents that didn't sound like they came from anywhere familiar. eg, they were completely alien to Earth. That would be more fitting. Of course, I realize how difficult that would be to truly pull off, so it's not something I expect. Whether they're "old" or "newer" Earth accents, they're all still Earth accents, and thus always remind me that the fantasy world is of Earthly creation. So as I said before, as long as I can understand them and the voices themselves don't annoy me for personal reasons (usually because of tone/pitch or too much slang), I'm cool.

I definitely like playing a game, the first time, in at least somewhat of the intended order quest wise. I sometimes deviate a bit while exploring out of the way nooks and crannies, and that's fine but I like getting story information in order (main story at least) ... assuming it's a game that benefits by that. I tend to think most story/chr rpg's do.

My caffeine consumption has been skyrocketing the past month or so ... attempting to scale back. Typically I just have 2 or 3 cans of diet Dew a day and that's about it. Over months however, or during stress, or obsessive game playing, it can go up and up. Sometimes it goes back down again, sometimes ... not. The sad thing is, it's not so much the caffeine (tho that's definitely part of it) but that in general, I really don't like the taste of many drinks. Can't drink most fruit juice very often, don't like tea, don't like milk (as a drink drink, it's more a food), don't like booze, don't like most other soda flavors (diet or sugar). *drinks her water, grumpily*

I like the firecats. The type that are huge and set fire to everything they touch as they stroll along. They don't even have to be "evil" ... it's just who they are. (something smaller would be interesting too...harder to see/catch/stop)

End of Watch .... I thought it would be better. A little too piecemeal for me. Also, the occasional videogame-like FPS camera shots - probably not the best choice. The acting was fine/good, however.

I don't generally care about such things in games myself, but don't mind if they're in there as optional things people can do to make money, gain fame, what have you.

Sniping in FNV worked really well, indeed. And yes, getting one of the human companions also made things much easier. To the point where some people didn't like to use them.

Haha, that would be awesome! Need a brief break from BL2 (sorry, hubby) so I'm currently driving virtual tractors around a farm. It's kind of awkward. Think I may try to finish off Torchlight2 instead, which I never completed.

You know how sometimes guys say things like "I'm so glad I'm not a woman?" This is one of those times where the reverse applies.

This Means War (it was free) ...I must have been in the right mood, because I found it silly fun. Stupid, but fun. I kept having three thoughts while watching: --Does Chris Pine wear contacts? Are his eyes really that blue when not filming? --Reese Witherspoon gets more beautiful as time goes by. --Where have I seen Tom Hardy before? (I finally realized I was thinking of ST:Nemesis)

Haha! Classic kitty.

I'm sorry to hear that, Shryke. Feeding my cats, then time to curl up with a book and fall asleep in the pages.

After some review/thought, since I believe the original purpose of the thread creator has been achieved, I'm going to keep this one closed. Time to move on/take a break I think. Those who wish to continue debating pros/cons of desired or announced game mechanics in PE can either join in one of the many already existing threads in the Gameplay & Mechanics forum or create a new topic for it there.

Dang it, I wasn't at all interested in purchasing the Aliens: Colonial Marines game by Gearbox/Sega ... until I found out Michael Biehn will be doing some voice work in it. I don't know how much tho...I saw that trailer where he has a few lines but for all I know he has 25 total lines in the game ... I should probably wait for the "Michael Biehn's lines" video. I'm sure someone will make one. It would be kinda cool to see what story they came up with, but I don't think the gameplay would be entirely my thing.

I like the ears, personally. Altho I admit they seem a bit out of place (the length) because of the overall human appearance/proportions outside of that. Still....I like the ears. They make me think of bobcats. I think he's trying to mind-meld with that blade, to get it tell him who used it to murder someone.

A few dragons could be cool. Just not in every cave or above every road. You know what I mean. No quest involved (to find them, I mean), they should be something you just "bump into" while exploring. Agree should be extremely hard to defeat, if defeating them is even what one wants to do. I wouldn't mind the dragon itself giving you a sidequest, once you find it. eg, combat is not always necessary against them.

I'll take one, please.

Took a short hike, nice to be out. Couldn't take my full camera bag (when did that get so heavy, heh) but I had my cellphone sized vidcam along. I always like taking shots of the ground squirrels popping their heads out of their holes ... they often surprise me by being around even in winter. Perhaps the sunny days. It is almost Feb. Spring's around the corner!

Yeah, I didn't like that aspect either. I love the humor in the first game, and it's still pretty good/funny in the 2nd. But the rest ... well, they should just stick to the humor.

Watched the first two episodes of "The Following," some new FoX show with Kevin Bacon. I liked it. I'm not seeing myself liking it past a season or so (I think I'd tire of the potential never-ending conflict they seem to be setting up), but seems like it'd make for a good season or half-season. At any rate, it's fun to see Bacon in a series.

I never actually finished BG2 and I didn't like it nearly as much as BG1, for a variety of reasons. I definitely loved some of those old, "classic" crpg's and have many many fond memories of playing them, but I haven't played all of them nor do I hold them up as some untouchable pinnacle. What they do have are certain elements in them that I often feel are missing in many of today's rpg's, that I would like to see again. My reasons/those elements are obviously likely not the same as yours. And I really don't care what games Sawyer likes or dislikes in his own personal time or tastes. I'm sure everyone in the company plays a lot of games I personally dislike, but Obsidian has created games that I loved, nonetheless. But again, that's just me.

Watched (most of) the extended edition of Aliens. Some of those extended scenes may drag the action down a bit, but I still like them for the added bits of character. I'm still mad about Alien3 and the abrupt, pointless way they tossed aside the two other surviving characters. It's fine that they weren't a part of that film/story, it's just the way they did it. Bah.