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Anyone have a DS? I got one recently and I'm enjoying it quite a bit. But, there's no games on there that have a good narrative. It's all arcade-type stuff. Sucks

Holy crap, that Metal Wolf Chaos game is the greatest game ever! I want to buy an Xbox just to play it, now.

Well, I sure hope Obsidian uses the NWN2 engine and Toolset for another setting. I think people would like to see a game with a Toolset set in a modern setting. NWN1, NWN2, Oblivion, Gothic 3, World of Warcraft... people are loaded with fantasy games. Now, I think, we need some modern settings, but maybe with some fantasy/sci-fi elements thrown in for fun. I'm thinking stuff like City of Heroes (or Transformers). They're set in the modern world, but they also have plenty of room for comic book heroics.

After NWN2 is released, what game will Obsidian work on next? My request... Transformers! Hasbro controls Atari, apparently, and Hasbro has the rights to the Transformers stuff. The upcoming Michael Bay movie is the talk of the town on all the movie websites these days (although much of the buzz has been negative, thanks to the robot designs). I think Transformers has a huge global fanbase, and I've read that a huge percentage of the world's population has played with a Transformer at least once. So there's a lot of potential money to be made here, I think. And surely there are some Transformers fans working in the corridors of power at Obsidian HQ, yes? So the idea is that the Transformers game comes out around the time the movie comes out, which comes out alongside a new toy line... and money pours from the heavens into Obsidian's coffers! I think it would be great if Obsidian approached Atari, wanting to make a Transformers RPG using the NWN2 engine and Toolset. Basically the game would remain mostly the same but with the graphics switched over to the Transformers universe, and a far simpler combat/roleplaying system. And of course, as a Generation 1 Transformers fan (the 1980s cartoon), I'd want the game to have some G1 designs

Proof, please. That kinda proves how little you know about fascism. Please stop being so openly ignorant. Also, while it's nice and all that you are trying to disregard the obvious retrogradation of the Japanese culture (take, for instance, the role of women in their society) by attempting to make distinctions based on the political outlook of the individual Japanese, the fact that their society, their art, and their history prove what Lyric is saying remains. So, whatever. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> One could argue that Japan's recent declaration that a world democratic government is a good idea, and that Japan will try to encourage the establishment of such a government, shows it is far more advanced "culturally" than America, and is taking the logic of democracy to the fullest extent. And thus, American culture is "retrograde" and incompatible with modern politics. Others have argued that Europe and Canada's increasing number of athiests and agnostics makes them a more advanced culture than the more Christian USA, since belief in a fictional God is pure superstitious nonsense. But all this, too, would be absurd, as it again lumps every single person in that nation into one cohesive entity. It is the very essence of racism, prejudice, and discrimination, and the very opposite of what democracy, liberty, and individualism is supposed to be about. *THIS* is why I called that fool a fascist. And if you knew anything about fascism, you'd understand. To the fascist, individuals do not exist. Everyone belongs to a collective cultural entity. Every weakness, every strength, is due to some kind of concept of race or culture. This is precisely why fascism loathes democracy: it asserts that some people are vastly inferior than others, can be easily identified as such due to some sort of group membership, and therefore should not have equal political power as any other individual. See Benito Mussolini's "What is Fascism?" for more info. Let's put some common sense into this conversation. We can make an educated guess and assume that since Lyric thinks 60% of the human race (aka Asia) is inferior to that of the white West, then he thinks most black and Latino people within America are also of inferior culture than that of white american culture. Obviously, this makes Lyric a bigot. Why do bigots cause so much controversy in democratic nations? Because everyone knows that cultural bigotry is inherently undemocratic. It's really quite sad how often people divide things up into such most meaningless groups. "They dress different than me, therefore they are gay." Wow, that's deep. And Lyrics, for a person not into politics, you sure have a lot of political opinions. "The bulk of the human race is garbage! But, I don't have any political views, really." Riiiiiight.

Nope, didn't like Quake 4 at all. Didn't like any aspect of it, really. Was never really a Quake fan though.

Off topic but... I really miss the Hexen series of FPS games. No more realism, please! No more historical realism, gun realism, whatever. Give me some good ol' fashioned fantasy sci-fi adventures. Thank you :D PS -- Obsidian, when you're done with NWN2, please team up with Ravensoft and make HEXEN 3! Give it an Aurora Toolset so we can finally have scripted multiplayer adventures w/ dialogue in an FPS game. And generally make it smart and fun

I don't know how to refute your accusations since we seem to divide the world through entirely different methods. How can I defend Japan as a whole if I don't even agree with you that there is such a thing as a Japanese whole, beyond that of a legal entity? Whereas you essentially connect people together through geography, possibly race, and superficial elements of culture, I divide the world through political ideology. Which I think is a much more effective way of seeing true groups of people. If you live in America, surely you know how divided the country is on President Bush. And if anyone pays attention to global politics, you can see how the bulk of the human race strongly dislikes Bush. Does it make sense to connect a British Tory with an American Democrat? Or an Italian Communist? No, I don't think it does. Just because they are all "Western" means nothing, really. That Democrat, and that Communist, probably have more in common with a Japanese leftwing socialist fellow than they have with their fellow countrymen. I should take back the "fascist" insult, though. I don't know enough about your views to know if that's a good fit for you. But if you're not one, you might want to consider becoming one. Seems like it'd be a good fit.

Lyric Suite is apparently a descendant of Mussolini's. Don't mind him. His ideology has long been crushed and laid to waste, and he's still bummed out about it. Sorry bud, fascism got its ass kicked. What's weird is that Italy hasn't made any games of note from what I can tell, so he bashes Japan and Asia in general (you know, 60% of the human race) then tries to connect his self-worth into nations that are all... not... Italy. Kinda weird. You'd think Italy woulda made a bunch of awesome games in order for this guy to follow his logic all the way through. But nah. Personally, I don't like to segregate my games by their national origin. There doesn't seem to be any benefit from doing so. If I do file games into certain categories, I usually do it according to the political views buried subtly underneath the game. I think Deus Ex, made by the liberal American Warren Spector, is much different than say, any of the Tom Clancy games, which have a conservative bent due to the American conservative author, Tom Clancy. (Ex: in the first Rainbow Six game, your arch enemy is a group of environmental extremists. In Deus Ex, your enemies are all rich elitists.) So instead of saying Deus Ex is American, and Killer7 is Japanese, I say... Deus Ex and Killer7 are both left-wing. I'm playing Onimusha 3, and really love the Metal Gear series, which are from Japan. Also playing NWN1 and Homeworld 2, which are from Canada. IL-2 Sturmovik, from Russia, was great. I play Blitz 1941, an online tank RPG from Korea, and I really dig that Kingdom Under Fire series from there, too. Battlefield 2 gets the most hours, and I think that game is from Sweden or something. Serious Sam was fun, and that was from Croatia I believe. Little Fighter 2, from China. Call of Duty 2, Warcraft 3, and X-wing Alliance from the USA. Games are coming from so many nations these days, and it's great. I think most game designers like the international aspect of the game industry, and don't really spend much time sitting around talking about which nation's gaming culture is superior to another. Especially since I'm under the impression that most game designers have somewhat left-leaning views, which tends to be pretty supportive of internationalist politics.

I was really looking forward to this game. Was a big fan of Gauntlet II on NES From the previews, it looked like it would be similar to Forgotten Realms: Demonstone or Return of the King. I really enjoyed those games.

I absolutely love COD2. Best FPS ever, by far, for me. The biggest weakness are the guns, which require you to use ironsights to hit anything. The guns are nearly useless without ironsighting. I've seen many people play COD2 on the Xbox360 and have no idea that ironsights are required, and thus they walk away from the game frustrated. It's no surprise, considering how COD is probably the only line of FPS games where ironsighting is required. The odd thing is.. in multiplayer, ironsights becomes a lot more optional. If only mp's gun behavior was in the sp game, at least in the easier difficulties.. I'm sure the game would be a lot more accessible. I don't see how we can slight COD2 for being "on rails". It's one of the least linear of all FPS games, and I've played them all. Only the more realistic FPS games like Operation Flashpoint and Rainbow/Ghost Recon games are less linear, but none of these games have scripted action sequences at all, and are pretty tame in delivery. As for being dumbed down, I only slightly agree. On the harder difficulties, I found COD2 to be one of the hardest games I've ever played. The regenerating health aspect was great, really keeps the game moving along, but still harshly punishes you for big mistakes. I only wish that the "red dots on the radar" and grenade position indicator were optional/disabled on harder difficulties.

Can't wait to play BF2 with some Obsidian folks. But, I applied for a QA Tester job with your company recently. If I kill you too often, will I lessen the chances of getting hired there?