LadyCrimson

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.

I was referencing the other notion that Helm seems rather obessed with ... that Sawyer liking to play Skyrim in his off hours is somehow a sign of game design apocalypse.

Great idea! I tend to forget about that one - never did go to the prom/dances anything semi-formal in school or otherwise, for a date.

I think Azure might have been wishing more for something a bit more Diablo like skill tree wise. Less that there's one non-gun skill that you augment in your manner of choosing, and more that that there are separate ones that you could use back and forth. But I could be wrong. I'd agree about some classes being able to do the raid type bosses solo better than others. I think that was at least somewhat true in the first game as well (outside of the cheese-cheat spot). Which I was fine with when there was only that one "raid" boss and there were plenty of other ways to get good gear that worked great (even if not the utmost top gear available). But... ...because of this, that's no longer true in BL2. I've pretty much given up on getting even the basic Legendaries. I might find one once in a while from a first-kill of a plot boss, but since I can't kill Terra or any of the others alone and I'm not going to gamble for 10000 hours, I play the game as if they don't exist. Which is a marked contrast from BL1, where I could and did find the orange weapons from regular combat or the machines frequently enough to be satisfying/helpful to run-through of the game itself (vs. just grind farming later). Hubby and I tried to defeat the "raid boss" thingie at the end of the Hammerlock DLC (this in playthru1, lvl 36ish or so) with a Gunzerker/Commando, and that did not work at all. Now some of this is definitely due to us not being the best players for that sort of fight, but anyway...I had a feeling about the direction Gearbox was going to go in from General Knoxx, and they just keep moving further in that direction. For hubby and I, who like to start over anyway, at least we can make new characters and play the game together up to PT2 Warrior and then just do it again. That's been fun enough for the most part - hubby doesn't care about raid-boss or farming/finding the "best" items so he's fine, and if he's fine that's all I care about right now. Still, I'm not sure I'd buy a BL3 at this point.

I've never cared about flowers but I didn't mind if guys brought them on a first date or occasional special occasion, either. Just shows they're putting some thought/effort. If you're worried they might object to the notion of cutting flowers for profit, bring a small live potted plant instead. Doesn't have to be a flower plant. Tiny starter bonsai might be good. Also convenient because such can just sit in a trunk all night if needs be.