LadyCrimson

Is it good? Trailer looks rather preachy. Well...if you went in not knowing anything at all about the situation or the real-life person it's highlighting, it's an ok action-drama, with some effective moments, but also some cardboard thin characters and side-arcs that go nowhere. If you do know more, then it might seem a little too exploitative and unbelievable. I didn't find it all that preachy, however.

Most of this thread puts me in mind of that cartoon that goes something like: "Someone on the internet is WRONG and I must fix it!"

Toss in Bruce Campbell as an evil puppetmaster and I'd buy it.

21.5 months.

Single-player games .... I used to have this big book of baby names, with all kinds of unusual ones in it. So I'd just rifle through the book until I came across one that appealed. But these days I tend to be lazy and just pick names out of thin air...usually descriptive of the character portrait or chosen attire, or something boring like that. Or by gazing at my desk and going "Pen, calculator, clock, glass of water, pile o' bills ... Billabil, yeah, that's it."

Today as I drove home after getting some take-out dinner, I was singing to some Katy Perry song at top volume whilst stopped at a traffic light. Pounding the steering wheel, bopping the head around, probably looking like an idiot, all of that. Then another car pulled up in the lane next to mine. He had the same song/station on in his car and we started bopping in time together, waving to each other. It was like out of some movie, and it was glorious.

Machine Gun Preacher. 300, Gamer, this movie....I'm starting to wonder if Gerard Butler has more than one expression.

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This has pretty much been my experience of most gaming forums for the past 15+ years. I definitely don't think it's that men over-react more, only that there are more males on gaming forums. Which is why I tend to give my opinion (if I have one to say) and then leave the topic. 9 times out of 10 it feels like a waste of my time to do any more than that. Not that I didn't spend early years on the internet doing it anyway. But after a while, for me, there's just all kinds of other stuff that I'd rather spend my time doing. And to restate my record: I don't mind sexy armor being in the game (male or female). I just want variety. I don't always want to feel like my character/s are ready to go for a romp at the beach, or to be wearing fur bikini's in the snow. There needs to be plenty of options, that's all.

I plan to nap the entire time, except for meal breaks. It works pretty well.

I wouldn't be adverse to them demanding their "pay" ... eg, some gold/cash. It seems only fair (this is assuming they don't auto-take some share of gold to being with). But item-treasure, no...that's mine, all mine. And there should be an option to duel it out or something....the option should vary per companion of course, depending on their story arc/personality. It would be dull if it was always the exact same contention option. The other option (maybe) is to make them cost something to have in your party in the first place. Or at least some of them. That way they've already been paid up front, so to speak. And if you let them go, if you want them back, you'd have to pay again. ... not that I think many are going to want that method to be included. Just saying it's one way to do it...especially for, say, a thief companion. I kinda like it when at least one companion is largely mercenary, motivated mostly for and about money, rather than some vengeance or noble goal that you and he/she happen to have in common. (edit:but not be generic, no-story Adventure Hall ppl either, if you know what I mean)

Ok, I'm done drooling over the dungeon pic and wondering if I could have it turned into a poster or something...so I'd like to make a couple other comments: I'm very happy to hear this. That's just about exactly how I felt about those two games. I remember when I went from BG1 to BG2, how I felt some of the exploration feeling had been lost. But it's also true that BG1 had maps that felt very "low density." Something inbetween (or whatever) would be great, and I'm glad to know y'all are trying to think up ways to address it. So does this mean we will not only have crates, but smashable crates? ....you know I had to say it.

I like Josh's shirt. Not because I'm familiar with Amon Tobin (something I'm going to rectify now) but because I like the design. It's cool. And of course, I like the update. Updates make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Plus the updated dungeon picture is coooool. Can I get a cloth tapestry of that instead of the world map? I'll send $30 extra.

If they rain delayed with one out left to go I'd be all Edit: WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I've been pretty much doing the "Carlton Dance" the entire time whilst watching the Giants game.

And the other other side ... just plain ol' "Kickstarter burnout." ...the notion of Kickstarter being bought out and then altered in some way by some huge corp. isn't a nice thought, either. GoogleKick! .... I hope none of the possible negatives happen to KS (or crowdfunding in general), or at least, don't happen for a good long while. I want to see where it'll go, and if it really can change things in some way, long term.

Congrats! I think you have us "beat" by about half a year. Ah, romance. Sometimes it is so loverly.

We had a Swiss exchange student once. He wanted some Swiss cheese, and my mother went to just about every expensive, import-type deli around here. He still said they weren't ... "swiss" enough. Sharp? Tangy? Whatever that distinct flavor is. Which has always made me curious exactly what the Swiss cheese he was used to tasted like.

Hehe...those cat's with stuff on their heads type pics always make me laugh. The bunny ones too.

I used to love Acrcomage in Might & Magic, even tho the computer felt like it "cheated". I'd play and play and play....and I find things like the slot machines in Borderlands 2 a very obsessive cash-sink, so yes, I can like mini-games, if they feel like an actual game. But I'm not really into non-gaming, physical skill challenges like car races or whatever. And FNV did have slots/gambling...while such may not really be a "mini-game" I suppose, it was still...something.

Adam: breaker of hopes, dasher of dreams, and leader of Cats in Chain Mail Headgear.

Cat. Cat. Cat. Cat. Cat. Cat. Cat. And Cat.

Really? I don't even notice. Well, I think I have noticed crickets during silent moments if I have the volume up loud enough, but that doesn't bother me. No hissing. But not wearing any headphones or using super-duper TV sound/speaker system either.

Don't mind a certain level of fetch questing, as long as it's mixed up with other stuff (killing, multi-part story, whatever). It's a matter of balance plus time/difficulty vs. reward, to me. In terms of fetch quests specifically, my opinion tend to be something like this: "This boy is sick and I really need a certain flower that only grows in the Cave of Glowing Mushies a couple miles away, but I'm just a frail old doctor. Are you willing to try and get this flower for me so I can cure this child? I don't have much but I can give you some old gems" = ok by me. I can feel like a good samaritan and I might find cool stuff in that cave. "I'm hungry for a specific kind of omelet. Fetch me 30 GooeyHarpy eggs from their nesting site (very dangerous) and I'll give you some crappy leather boots you'll never wear." = not so ok. Go fetch them yourself if you're that hungry.

Spock. ...more on topic - gameplay wise, I don't dislike mixed races in crpg's. TBH, all I truly look at is the abilities and bonuses, if any, and pick whoever has what I want/prefer. In some games, choosing a mixed race gives me some of the strengths of the two separate races, with little minuses. In other games, it felt like choosing a mixed race came with too many minuses for my tastes, that didn't make up for the mixture of strengths. So it just depends. In terms of story lore or culture....I tend to like it when the world (or at least parts of the world) reacts to "mixed breeds" in one way or another. Whether with favor or with prejudice...using it to reflect/start story arcs that may often be of relatable interest to us, the players. If there is no specific reaction/culture impact of them in the game, I often wonder why they're in the game in the first place, then.