LadyCrimson

From one female's point of view...most of the time, seXXy-stuff in non-X rated entertaiment is just plain boring, especially when it's often from a stereotypical male-cameraman/director point of view. <_< Honestly, watching faces comically contort while you see bodies writhing under silk sheets, with the occassional flash of skin....YAWN. Immediate fast-forward. If I want porno, I'll watch real porno...the stuff in most movies/games is just a big snore - it's dull time-filler and sex-sells fodder, that's all. You don't need that to get the point across that, y'know, these characters are doing it. Oooooo. Romance, however, is something different, as that's an emotional hook and there are bits of that here and there in some games. Just nothing, so far in my limited gaming experience, that goes much beyond a few one-liners or something. I agree, however, that it's pretty silly to have all the guns/violence and think that's casual, but get in an uproar because of a little seXXy. One is not worse than the other. Just don't start putting long boring in-bed cutscenes in games that I can't skip, please. Zzzzz.

The closest I come to feeling like "I'm there" is when I'm so obsessed I forget about the time or that my butt is numb from sitting. A kind of tunnel-vision thing - at best, it's as if I'm watching a movie via some kind of 3-d glasses surround-o-vision, perhaps. I've never felt like I was actually the character I was playing....not even close. There's always the awareness that I'm controlling an avatar, because...well...my hands are on a keyboard, y'know. If I'm aware I'm playing an avatar, I'm aware it's not real. Plus the wonky physics like being able to jump over lava flows that would burn you alive just from the heat...haha If they get to the point of something like Lawnmower man, where every physical move you make is reflected in the gameworld, then....well...that would be neat, wouldn't it? heh

For many people, those things are a major part of why they like/dislike a character. " Well at least you didn't put Disciple last...that's a change of pace. :D I didn't get very far in Kotor1, so I can't rate many of those. And I don't really want to make a huge list of every one, plus I'm terrible with names so... Disciple - 9 Atton - 9 The blue twilek girl in Kotor1 - 2 (her voice really really annoyed me) Hanharr/any wookie - 1's arrrrgh Atris - 5 snooty but interesting Kreia - 6 great voice acting but I never actually wanted her in my party... Vrook - 8 - simply because he's 'good because you love to hate him' kind of character Carth - 5 I don't find him attractive :D Visas - 5 Darth Sion - 6 .....that's it, my typing fingers are suddenly hit with a lazy stick....

I haven't 'gotten into' most cartoons after the first couple seasons of The Simpsons. I've tried to watch some of them...I don't get South Park at all...I guess I'm getting too fuddy-duddy... :D I did like that robot in the show or two I watched. He was kinda funny.

Things I really dislike ...having to ask for help because of injuries ...popup ads, or ads in general. ...insomnia ...the pile of bills that's always on the table :D ...most reality TV shows ...most TV shows, period. ...inflation ...the list could go on forever, really...

I used to like Lord of the Realms quite a bit...but that's not a new game or anything. First time through, man did those plagues decimate my population and frustrate me. Heh Once you got the knack, it was pretty simple, but it's pretty fun.

I forgot to add, that I do like the idea of having a unified platform for home electronic entertainment, whether it's 'console' or something else. If all the console/game companies would band together to share creative effort and profit of one unified platform, instead of individually trying to 'corner' the market and forcing people to choose between them, I'd be all for it. Ideally, then, there'd be no more having to worry whether or not your specific PC configuration will run the game you want, because they'd all be written for the same platform/hardware. Game programmers would be able to focus a little more on games that would reach everyone, and not on cross-platform compatability etc. Not that I think it's likely to ever happen...or, even if it did, there'd be too much bickering over stuff, including creative environment/freedom, and it'd fall apart...but I do like the idea.

To me it's just practicality. Consoles still make hardly any games I'd consider playing, thus, I see no need to buy one, even if I do miss a game or three. Their only appeal at the moment would be as something my husband and I could sit on the couch and play together side by side once in a while...and I doubt it'd even get much use that way, since he's not all that into games. I may always own a computer, but if I didn't play games, it's likely I would put far less money into upgrading the PC all the time, since one doesn't need the Uber graphic card or RAM etc. for word processing, or even most home digital photography work. And if that was the case, I'd have more to spend on buying/updating multiple consoles, so.... I'm still open to the idea of a console, as long as I don't feel like I'm buying one because of a single game. If more developers start producing console games, perhaps the variety will also increase - tho I've been waiting for 18 years and they still haven't changed one whit IMO in those terms. Until then...consoles...meh.

If I liked the game chosen, I'd be game. Except, I'd probably refuse to do any teamspeak-like stuff, because I doubt anyone would want to listen to, much less be able to understand, my allergy-congested, low-pitched, mumbling ways of speech. :D

March of the Penguins. Man oh man are the baby chicks cute. Almost as cute as puma cubs. Almost. Very good documentary film. P.S. Morgan Freeman's narration helped a lot...he has one of the best narrator voices.

@ Hades - I posted a lot on the very old threaded BG1 boards back in..uh..the late 90's I guess. I didn't like it when they changed, and changed again, and... Not that I've looked in a while. But one of those cases where once all the people I hung out with split up it just wasn't the same and never willbe/never went back. @Magnum Opus - heh, the avatar...must be. Puss n Boots was great.

lol, good one...creative too.

I love you. :ph34r: I still can't get past the longer/slower reply habit of old message board days. Today's forums are like Speed Racer in comparison.

When 1/3 of the files on your HD that are not an actual program are related to the game.

I don't get Nickiam's avatar.

They remind me a little of New Order. On-topic - some samples of Cruxshadows. "

Nope, it's not...but from the tiny sample I heard I think I'd like it.

Is that anything like Even Angels Fall by Penny Framstad? *runs off to Google*

Well, since it's Xbox, I don't know what to tell you...I have no idea if you can even try to fix things like a potentially corrupted dialogue or other file on xbox.

Hmm...I always forget about the Adventure category. Yes, action/adventure would probably fit the bill for Drakan fairly well, as long as people aren't thinking in-depth story-adventure. It's like Tombraider, mostly, I guess.

I'm just curious how people here would classify a game such as Drakan. It had a fantasy setting but it wasn't an RPG or even an action RPG in my book. More like a 3rd person perspective action/shooter, only with swords/dragons instead of guns...

I would love to see on on Battlenet some day. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can I watch?

I think Hades didn't like Diablo. :D I'm with G. on this one, as probably everyone already knows. Doom, Myst, then Diablo....fond memories of D1 with some friends.

Some people will sign anything. Sheep.

Yeah, I'm not sure it should be on the same list. But everything's lumped together nowadays.