LadyCrimson

Ah, there it is, thanks. .... yeah, it does make European look more like the American. I don't know what it's doing technically, but to me the post-processing visually comes off as = combo of saturation control and contrast control. It doesn't seem to affect things like sun glare, for instance, since that's a separate setting. Here's a couple more comparison shots. Just for disclosure, I have it set to European but also used the 'saturation' slider to boost color a bit more than the default 'European'. (click thumbs for full size) Something else I noticed, is if you have the shadows on "Ultra" & stare at them on the ground, they "tick" rapidly as they move w/the sun. eg, it looks jerky. Didn't notice if it's true on High shadows, maybe it did & I didn't observe. It's weird/distracting tho. Also...why is a sheep following me everywhere?

What post-processing setting are you talking about? Unchecking a lot of the options in that big 'Video' list, or something else? I wouldn't call it ugly...it's just very generic. And in the demo at least, the color scheme feels monotonous to the eye. For an RPG (vs shooter) with the usual tons of distant & close green foliage scenery - that rarely looks super-great in any game, anyway, imo - it doesn't look terrible while moving in-game. But definitely not very interesting. I think it's hard to say based on a short demo. Which is one reason I don't usually do demos. They're enough to judge certain things with but there's lots of games where it took me a long time of not giving up on it before I became really enamored with it.

Yes, all it does is increase/decrease color saturation. I don't think it does anything else (if it does, it's too subtle to be much noticeable), since when I take screenshots of the two different settings, and then only increase/decrease saturation in an editor, they end up looking exactly the same.

I played some of the demo (I don't know how long it is) but didn't finish it. Can't speak to potential longer term gameplay appeal, but initially I'm unimpressed. The invisible walls are very annoying, including not allowing you to walk off short platform edges to drop to the ground, and getting stuck on rocks here and there. Voice acting/script I don't care about personally, but I'd say it's not that bad. Not good, but not that bad. Interface didn't bother me at all either, fairly simple. The mouse turning motion felt way too fast for me - like spin around dizzy fast - and even with the slider all the way down it was more spin-y than I'd like. So count me in on the probably wait for it to come down in price camp. I might not wait for bargain bin, but discounted at least. I had it on max-everything & it was giving 30-35 FPS (i7/Win7/geGTX275) which felt smooth & non-stuttery. If I turned Fraps movie recording on, it only dropped a few frame points/wasn't laggy at all. Graphics were ok but nothing spectacular/super smooth in terms of the scenery/grass/trees - faces were better. One thing I did like was the "American" & "European" color saturation option. Did all the Gothics have that? I think more games should. Sometimes I don't want the over-saturated colors. Also had fun getting stuck on a rock in cave, which led to the always giggle-inducing inside-out-face/body model view. Hahaha.

Don't normally "do" demos (lazy) but I'm semi-interested so I'm downloading this now. Got over an hour to wait tho, so I'm also watching the YT video. As soon as the "hero" opened his digital mouth, I started laughing. It's Disciple!! LMFAO Edit:imdb doesn't list the game as a credit under his name, but it sure sounds like him in spots & he's done lots of other games. Can anyone confirm/deny?

It does? *checks* Well, sure enough, there it is. I wonder why I never used it back then. I haven't installed/played it since way way back-guess I never noticed or maybe the PC I had couldn't handle it or something. Altho I don't remember any of the ppl I hung w/in those years mentioning it - we all whined about disc swapping. I guess we were idiots? :D Ah well, still like the no-disc/OS concept, as well as not needing all those discs anymore. That would be nice. I don't see a mention of it in the page description however. Every time I try to toss my original NES, I just can't do it. Doesn't matter that I haven't touched it for maybe 8 years & only had one game I liked for it. I'm a book/game/vinyl/videotape hoarder. What can I say. Maybe in another 10 years... Altho, I did toss all my music audio-tapes a while back. Those really weren't worth hanging on to. 8-tracks, now...if I had any, I'd hang onto them. Alas I don't...

Well I saw it. I thought it was almost painfully slow for most of the episode - not so much boring where I wanted to turn away, but it brought out the "get on with it" impatient side of me a bit. The very ending left me a tad confused on one issue but I assume they'll explain it later. However I can see potential for future episodes as chrs. become better fleshed out, motivations become more clear & viewers become more attached to the goings on. Well acted, looks good, & seems as if in the future will have some nice conflict scenes & all of that. Just don't expect the pace or action of, say, Rome.

This isn't a statement for piracy (I'm very against it) but imo, with current tech at least, I see no way to effectively stop it (digital piracy) without complete policing of the internet that would turn the 'net into just another marketing/sales tool vs free information/use. If that makes sense. Although I can see trying to block large known pirate music sites, from here or ones based in other countries. But trying to keep track of all the IPs and such of them all as they rapidly change around seems like a pretty big task. But I'm no tech expert.

I assume they were up again for a while? Because I can't get the site to load at the moment. .... ah, nvm there it goes...server maintenance. 2nd edit: Can't wait to get BG...I still only have the original disc set where you had to switch discs in-game. heheh It'll be nice to have a copy that'll run on modern machines/no discs!

Tobacco hormworm:I'm hungry. Me:Here's another tomato branch w/several big leaves on it. Tobacco hormworm:Thank u nomnom. (few hours later) Tobacco hormworm:I'm hungry. Me:Already? Here's another... Tobacco hormworm:Thank u nomnom. (few hours later) Tobacco hormworm:I'm hungry. Me: ... gonna need a faster growing tomato plant .... or a giant jar of wheat germ... Tobacco hormworm:I'm hungry.

Bah. I caved and got HBO just now. $10/m for 6 months/$20 after that. Considering how much we pay even w/out it+the slow pace of movie On-Demand turnover seems worth it for 4 more commercial-free movie channels. Hopefully HBO will repeat the 1st episode a lot this week or have it on subscriber on-demand, so I can check it out.

It may not be cool, but .... while there are some things that companies could do that would make me 'quit' them, a bad PR/transition move isn't one of them. (edit:I've seen a lot of ppl on Twitter claiming they'd quit GoG over this, which I think is a bit of an over-reaction)

So I watched that video with the mumbling "monks." I'm going to have to agree with one of the user comments on that page: "Nothing changes for me. I still love their product, what they provide, and what they stand for. But if you're going to do theatrics, do it well or just don't bother." ...that said, despite poorly executed shut-down (whether it's a 'stunt' or not), I will still buy from them and am very glad it wasn't an actual closure like we all initially feared. Yeah...vague statements like that I don't find very comforting. To me it sounds like "If it comes, we hope we can, but in the end, who knows." So it's a fear of mine, with things like Steam, as well. Not a huge one, but it's always in the back of my mind, making it difficult for me get on the Steam-like bandwagon.

The Twitter said: "Sometimes it's really hard being DRM-free... hard to keep things the way they are and keep management and publishers happy " Which could be interpreted in a several ways, I think, including just a complaint that yup, it's hard & we're tired. I definitely think the site interface is probably going to be different in some way...but I'm not quite convinced it means no-DRM is defunct.

Imagine if Steam had done this. The world would have ended. HAHA Yeah, I don't really like this stunt. Or at least, I don't like the fact they're drawing it out so long. But I assume there's still a lot of people who've never even heard of the GoG site, so as potential marketing, it's very effective. It may alienate some customers, but then again...it may make some customers more appreciative of the site/buy more as well. Assuming, of course, that it'll still be DRM free. If it's going towards a "sometimes DRM free" model instead, that (may) change the attraction for many.

You're a sick bastard-ess. The truth is that, contrary to popular opinion, every single monty python sketch is great. They range from great to so enourmously genial that it makes your pants hurt. Like this sketch that most people just dont get. I'm guessing there's some culture or history satire that I don't "get" a lot of the time, and some of their tv sketches were too bizarre for me. Ones I liked were the more generic ones like Argument Clinic, Silly Walks, Cheese Shop etc. + the songs. John Cleese was always a fave.

So, who saw it? Was it any good?

I guess we have to wait until Wed. to find out. Either that, or they'll keep "teasing" us with more ambiguous statements.

We thought little birds were pooping on our tomatoes, but today I discovered it was something else. I've never seen one this big in person (4"-5"), don't see them in most backyards too often. Pesky for some crops, but kinda cute otherwise. Too bad the moth it turns into is so dull. It sure does produce giant caterpillar turds in large quantities...I think I'll name it "Poopy."

Being entirely cat-less is harder than I anticipated. Despite my "tired of taking care of kitties, I'll be glad when I don't have to anymore" attitude the past few years, I find myself wandering the house feeling as tho I'm missing an arm. It's not missing a specific cat, it's missing that there's no cat at all. I kinda promised hubby I'd wait a year so we could take some long vacations, but...but...argh. 6 months may be all I can manage!

Yea, hubs saw an ad for it the other day. I was going to get HBO again for the Game of Thrones series & this is making me consider doing that sooner. But I dunno...despite my long enduring love for Steve, the series itself doesn't necessarily seem like my kind of thing. They'll put it on DVD eventually I'm sure...

I now feel very stupid for falling for it. I did notice the 'not gone forever' & 'era' parts, but coupled with their Twitter message, in my mind I was thinking that meant they might be going to a "at least some DRM" model or something...

What? I was just looking at their games list, like, 7 hours ago!!! Nooo! I was going to buy several games soon since winter is coming but went to bed instead. I'm seriously bummed.

My last cat Baby (my avatar) is at this stage where he eats very little & recently, his hips are stiffening up so much he wobbles when he walks/can barely stay upright to poo. He's 18-20ish (I never remember birthdates) & for last couple years he's been remarkable at bouncing back every time he's had a spell of worse, but I think this time both he & I have had enough. It's hard to decide for euthanasia when they're not immediately-painfully suffering from a disease or something, but it's time. Baby was trying very hard to live forever, I think. So I'm a little sad today. And yet...this will be the first time I haven't had any cat at all, for 30 years. A break will be nice...I think I'll wait a while before I get a new kitten. But not too long.

I like 'secret' stuff in games too. Not that I feel DS3 must have them...just saying I like them. I remember a lot of extra time in DOOM running along walls, hitting the spacebar, hoping to find a secret door.