LadyCrimson

Is it Friday yet?

The players 8 homage is a nice addition. Won't bring me back, however. I'll still be waiting for the actual expansion.

I liked Fate (the precursor, I guess, to Torchlight) but I was only so-so about TL1. I did like its Diablo vibe, the "endless dungeon" concept for late-stage mucking around, and I like the pets (heh) but for some reason didn't like the dungeon design or the combat UI in TL1, even tho it wasn't too different from Fate. Felt awkward and clunky, I dunno. That said, with the disappointment of Diablo3, I'll probably give it a go. It sounds like they made improvements (don't care about the MP) and it's cheap. The only thing for me is that the character classes in TL2 don't initially appeal much, but that could change once I play them. However, since they didn't release it until much later than I first expected, it's going to be put on hold until after the first obsessive playing of Borderlands 2 has passed. Unlike some people, I can only obsess on one game at a time. I don't like switching back and forth every day or couple days - I lose too much focus. As to MP ... if it's client-side server based (vs. dedicated server), I might stick to LAN. But I dunno...client-side stuff has probably improved a lot these days. I didn't like it at all during the Diablo2 days, however. It would cause horrible lag between players at times (usually the host is fine but players who join would feel lagged), if connections weren't the same/distance great/pc differences etc. (edit) But if it's dedicated server service, then I'd imagine it's not much different than something like battle.net...very easy/simple to use)

"The uploader has not made this video available in your country." *looks for a viewable trailer of the film Branded* Hm. Not a remake of They Live, but certainly has a similar vibe from the trailers. However the wiki page has one critic saying "everything you've heard about Branded was false advertising," complaining that the trailers made the film appear to be "a weird, surrealistic version of They Live" but that "unfortunately, instead of a fun monster movie, Branded is a truly dreary lecture on late-stage capitalism, in which logic basically goes out the window." So I'm not sure the trailers are representative of the film. I'll wait for cable.

All this time... could it be... ??? No. Impossible! Inconceivable!

I'm more captivated by the cats on his twitter page photo. That is an awesome white cat. But the clue is intriguing too. Oh how they love toying with us.

Hm. I've given up on guessing and am just waiting for the reveal day, but that's interesting.

Probably because the vast majority of game characters are male. The fact that can you usually create your own character in RPGs is one of the reasons why I love them. Pretty much this, most of the time. If the chr. with the skills I want to use is male. I won't bypass a male chr. to pick a female chr. just because it's a she. That said, most cRPG's these days let you M or F avatar, and in that case, I do tend to pick female. Not always, but much of the time. This is largely because I find them more pleasing to play dress-up with, even if they only have options for the stereotypical skimpy outfits. Most fantasy-rpg male avatars (and their over done, silly armor costumes) I find ... not so pleasing. I enjoyed DS3 for the type of game it was (light fantasy action romp), but it isn't on my list of games that I'm going to replay over and over. Would certainly fit. For some reason I'm starting to kinda lean towards the WoT theory, considering they were supposed to be a part of doing that, right? 2010 announcement? But I'm not in the know these days...perhaps there was news at some point that said it wasn't going to happen any time soon. Note I'm not familiar with the Wheel of Time novels, plot or world, but perhaps it could be a game based on that world, only that doesn't use much that's directly from the actual novels, if that makes sense. Which might be fine with me, since it would seem "new" to me as I'm unfamiliar with WoT to begin with. But as I've said repeatedly today, I'd still prefer a new IP.

Of course! Why else do they do these countdown type thingies?

If a severe headache and a green-spotted rash appear, then 4.5 days. Otherwise, you're fine. This week is going by so slowly ... a rarity considering normally time goes by faster and faster every month. I'm assuming it's because I'm waiting for BL2 and now, of course, this mystery ProjectX thingie. I don't like waiting.

. X . X X . T X PROJECTX ? :D

I can't remember if I already posted this before, but I was watching it again this morning. It makes me smile. I even made a forum avatar out of it.

I do that too, but I'm picky and will only keep the very strong/sturdy boxes. I also hang on to way too many old foam mattress pads/blankets, because they're great for cutting up and putting in cat beds. Actually, half the boxes end up as cat toys/houses, too. I made a "cat tower" out of heavy boxes and a lot of packing tape, once.

I must admit I'm a little weary of the "generic fantasy" setting of elves, dwarves, horses and medieval castles. But I'm also weary of sci-fi, dirty-grunge, punky mechanized tech type settings, too. Both games and films. So really, it just comes down to gameplay, characters, and dialogue for me, since all the background settings are just that ... background. It would be pleasant, however, if it's a wooded forest type setting, that there will be combat fodder that consists of something more interesting than wolves, bears, etc - eg, I wouldn't mind a gameworld that doesn't feel like, well, Earth with magic spells or giant robots with laser rifles.

So is the new Obs "mystery thing" the reason for the forums being so very slow this early morning? Been doing a "Fall cleaning" this week. As I get older I find myself wanting to hang on to less and less "stuff." Every annual cleaning I toss more and more things out. Don't want to deal with storing tons of boxes full of items long-term anymore. Not like I remember where I put them, or even that I have them, half the time, anyway.

I'm currently "playing" with the character skill tree calculators for Borderlands2. Only 46 points to work with! Have become too used to the extra points from the BL1 DLC's. Not .... enough! I'm liking the trees, however, even if I can't get to/reach everything I might want, heh. The characters feels a bit more cross-balanced, yet with each still having their own unique flair too.

Oooo.....I just heard about this, playing catch-up. Exciting. Please be a new IP! At the least ... please be a known IP that isn't based on a cartoon series that I have no interest in.

$1100 in rolled up quarters, dimes, and nickels is very very heavy. And I haven't gotten to the pennies yet. Can I just throw those away?

Hop - well, the Pink Beret's were kinda cute. But every time the grumpy chick-bird who wants to be the new Easter Bunny opened his mouth, I thought about dancing penguins (Happy Feet). Gran Torino is the Dirty Harry in retirement movie. Ok, maybe not officially, but...yeah. Eastwood is one of the few "stars" where I'll be in a sad funk when he finally passes. I want him to live forever.

Borderlands1 - Friday night LAN session with beer-drinking husband = non-stop giggling wife. 10 more days for BL2. *impatient leg jittering*

Pagan bunting with 0 outs and no one on base, and making it to 1st .... priceless. Go Giants, whup those Dodgers. Also...I've gotten tired of the constant Google logo doodles, but the one today for Star Trek:OS tickles my nerdy heart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETdRWL3rf6Q

Arnie just needs to move into slightly less "explosive" action films. I mean, it's not like Eastwood tries to do "kill everyone with my mini-gun as I run and jump from buildings" type movies. Hard to compare them really. Arnie's more in the Stallone category, and imo, he's always been way above Stallone (Rocky1 the exception) I dunno....watching Arnie mock his old age while killing dozens of villains in over the top ways, spouting one-liners as he goes....I'd still find that entertaining. In the right movie. That said, I don't know if The Last Stand is that movie. Hard to tell from a trailer sometimes, but it impresses me as a sort of tongue in cheek action film.

VISA points - I always look at the rewards lists and go "nah." I don't accrue them fast enough to get anything major before points start to slowly expire, but after years I could get some useable stuff. But I don't need any ipod accessories, bluetooth stuff, bedsheets, phones, giftcards, travel, red toy wagons, cheap compact cameras/mp3 players, etc. So today I could get either a Sony 9" portable DVD player or a Sony 2-ch. receiver. We use a cheap soundbar for the TV and it might be nice to fix these old, ginormous-woofer speakers (need new cones) we have to go with the receiver instead. Whole house shakin' bass movie watching! But then again, that requires hubby to actually fix those speakers....while having a small DVD player I can sit right next to my pillow while watching something in bed would occasionally be cool. .... but ... hrumph. Back to ignoring those points I think...

I've seen a lot of people who really like it for the episodic/periodical feel I think. eg, that the format can encompass bigger or more meaningful stories that way, or something, but waiting for installments in order to get/finish the whole game I paid for is not my thing. And interactive movies are definitely not my thing. So one should take the notice on Steam's game page that an Xbox controller is "strongly" recommended seriously, then?