Everything posted by alanschu
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NHL is back
I had heard that the big concerns for Boston was their defense. The one hockey forum that I visit seems to echo the sentiments of Stuart being the key cog. Not that Sturm is bad though.
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The Rhomal Report - Skewed reviews?
Yup, that is definitely the case. EDIT: Bloodlines was playable by me out of the box too. I did have a bizarre bug at the end where it seemed like I couldn't remove an obstacle. Though upon reload it seemed to work fine, so meh
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Star Wars: Empire at War, New hands on preview
I've never been a huge fan of resource managment in RTS games. I prefer RTS games now where you don't have to worry about those things anymore. Perhaps I've just outgrown them but I find it way to micromanaging.
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The Rhomal Report - Skewed reviews?
Actually, I think considering that the average score is around 75%, would lead me to indicate that 75% isn't "way above average" score, but in fact an average score.
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The Rhomal Report - Skewed reviews?
I get the impression that the analysis makes an assumption that a score of 50% (or at least lower) means an "average" game. According to IGN's ratings guide, games with scores below 7 are "barely passable." Games in the 7s are good games that tend to have "obvious flaws." A high 7 means that it might have some first rate elements. 8s are scores that "[miss] the boat in just a few key areas." 9s are fantastic, must have games, with the uber-rare 10 being virtually flawless. PC Gamer has similar ratings. I consider games in the 70s to typically be the "average" game. EDIT: A few things that I noticed:
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The Rhomal Report - Skewed reviews?
I've always wondered where you magically pull these numbers out of?
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They didn
Hehe, I saw that episode. I laughed!
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Neuro Hunter
I will consider it. A bit busy at the moment Speaking of Gothic, Aspyr is going to publish Gothic III over here! :D
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Star Wars: Empire at War, New hands on preview
Sounds like there will indeed be a map of the galaxy. This game has definitely piqued my interest.
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NHL is back
I don't think so. I think the big thing person San Jose had to offer was Brad Stuart. By the numbers you are correct, but I doubt Boston would have taken that deal.
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NHL is back
Wow! I wonder how many Oilers fans are gonna be pissed because Lowe didn't get him. I figured the only way he'd be out of Boston would have been via free agency.
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Xbox Live: Racist haven?
Homosexual slang starting with the letter 'F' is the most common one I hear. Well, aside from "n00b" which is said so much that it's really lost all meaning. The only people I consider to not be "n00bs" are the ones that never use the term themselves
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The attack you use most
For the beginning of the game: Flurry For the middle part of the game: Flurry Once I hit level 15-16ish or so: Flurry, Flurry, Flurry, Flurry, Flurry! Seriously, my "tactics" if I'm playing a melee character involve me making sure that my special attack has been set to Flurry (it changes whenever you load a new level), and then run up to bad guys hitting: 1,1,1,1,1,1,1 until my queue is full, and if I'm unlucky, I'll have to use my second flurry. If I'm using dual sabers or a double-bladed saber, then add an extra flurry to the end because it just makes things even more goofy. With Master Speed and good lightsabers, I can't really think of many situations where an enemy survived more than one flurry. Including the Jedis as well as Sion (I know for a fact I could defeat Sion in a single attack round). Flurry for teh win! How can you say no to 5 attacks?
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Baldur's Gate 2:SoA
The total party size is 6, including your PC. Sounds like you've hit the max.
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NHL is back
I think because Heatley was the new addition and seems to be the missing "cog," and Spezza is crazy young with what seems to be his potential fully realized.
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Bloodlines is making me Angry
I felt the Ventrue avatar looked the best too! .
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Movies you've seen lately
I saw the Weatherman. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit.
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Movies you've seen lately
How daft am I? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I was going to jump in and correct you, but thankfully I checked the next page of threads and noticed you have already realized your mistake Now I don't need to waste a post telling you
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Civilization 4
I might get "bugged" by those pesky barbarians!
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Xbox Live: Racist haven?
It's like those people that would always refer to the lemon water for washing your fingers when eating greasy food like ribs as "Lemon Soup!' aaaaHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA, you are sooooooooooooooo funny....haven't heard that from the first 300 customers TODAY ALONE! I concur with Aurora, and add a *zing* Everybody's a comedian...unfortunately they don't realize it.
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Bloodlines is making me Angry
I've never hit below 3 humanity regardless of how I played
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Civilization 4
The map is indeed small, and it only lets me play 100 turns. I'm still betting on a flawless experience, just in spite of you
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The end is the beginning is the end.
I believe the N64 controller was a series of very small stepping of digital sensors that would determine the pitch and yaw of the stick, rather than a "true" analog device. It certainly was not like the d-pad.
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The end is the beginning is the end.
I never had any problems with the N64 controller. Though I did prefer the PSX controller in terms of buttons, the analog stick was very nice. (As an aside, analog sticks aren't really analog in the correct sense of the word are they?)
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The Revolution IS coming!
How does the new remote come into play? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You use the remote for an insane interactive experience for rappelling down ropes and the FPS sniping sequences when the koopa-troopas infiltrate Peach's castle.