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Except this one. Number one piece of advice? Actually have a plot.

I think that if the EC endings are what we originally got, there'd be grumblings sure, but not nearly what we saw. They might have even have been a generally positive attitude. Sad thing is that it's still too little too late here. The original ending killed it. They would have had to have gone beyond exceptional for the new endings to get people over that. The magic is gone. But not the space magic. That's here to stay.

I keep hearing good things about this. But am unwilling to plop down $50 for a modern shooter. C'mon Steam sale.

My novel work's been pretty disappointing. I had the entire outline planned for possibly several novels. Then realized the only character I really had fleshed out was a B plot character. That'd be a terrific novel.

It's about time someone started churning out more pandas.

Checking wikipedia, 3 of their last 5 games were cancelled. Only thing they've had since 2008 are the two Prototype games. Ouch. But still, Prototype was a decent success I thought. Even 2. It doesn't seem like Activision to kill the developer of it.

I love Space Marine. And the multiplayer was a blast while it was populated.

I wish the Mitsodas well on this project, but I'm tired of zombies. I gave up on World War 2 entirely after playing only three games in the setting. I've passed my quota on zombies and then some.

Yes, it changes one thing during the approach on the beam.

It is never specified that Reaper tech is the target. All synthetics is the target and it doesn't discriminate. I know that saying it targets Reaper tech is a popular fan interpretation, but that's not what they're going for. It's along the same lines as Synthesis, where the space magic is also affecting AI in general, but also specific subsets of carbon chemistry. Even Eezo cores are based on Reaper technology, after all. If it destroyed Reaper tech, all ships would be destroyed.

If you have trouble understanding the Catalyst's reasoning, do not worry. This only means that you are still sane.

It makes the same sense that electrifying yourself makes you into an AI, and that "organic energy" can give robots DNA while simultaneously making organic lifeforms part programming. It's the kind of logic that has EDI, after Synthesis, proclaim "I am alive." What was she before? Didn't we already go over this three times?

Bioware always wanted the ending to be relatively happy. Bittersweet and triumphant. If the EC adds any sense to it and we get anything other than the absurd original ending, I'd call it right pleasant. I view the original ending narratively like drunk driving. Their intended destination is a-okay, but at some point they veered into a ditch and I'm not sure they see the problem.

Decided to clear some of my backlog with low hanging fruit. Started Rochard yesterday, finished it today. A fun little sidescrolling shooter, with some significant physics manipulation. Low gravity, a gravity gun style weapon, and some interesting stuff on that such as propelling items to jump further or swinging around on stationary objects. I can recommend it if you like sidescrolling shooters and you see it for $5. The $9.99 if you really crave a sidescrolling shooter. It's good, not exceptional. And my backlog is not down because the new installment of Penny-Arcade Adventures released today. So - +.

I got cheap chinese crap made to order today. Also, the reveal that my camera phone is terrible.

Old thread here. Saw Brave this weekend with my sister and her family. It was a pretty good movie, but it seemed to be too standard a story for what I've come to expect of Pixar. A rebellious princess who doesn't want to be forced into marriage, trouble ensues. Only this time she's Scottish.

Closing this thread up and starting a new one. New thread.

Artistic integrity. It's the answer to any question you may have about Mass Effect 3. This is probably the No.1 reason I don't want games to become art, eventually everyone will start disguising their inadequacies as art. Pretty much what a lot of the Fine Arts world is now. There's a fine response to it. Bad art. I'm fairly positive Bioware's intent is not that the galaxy is screwed. So I anticipate that it's 1.9 gigs explaining how everything we know about the universe already that implied it would be screwed is wrong. Which I just can't see happen without it being heavy handed retcons and handwaves.

Galactic Civilization 2. Just had a Diplomatic Victory. Started off evil, went neutral with Xeno Tech, allied up, and kicked evil off the map. Good guys kicked themselves off pretty early. I'm kind of surprised it went down so easily. I didn't have to blow up any suns! I really wanted to blow up a sun. Everyone starts surrendering when the Terror Star enters their territory.

Galactic Civilizations II Picked it up on Steam because I had a craving for more GalCiv and never played Twilight of Arnor. I own half the galaxy even though I don't have any combat ships. And the reason for that is because everyone keeps surrendering to me. Nobody likes me, but I guess they hate each other far worse. It keeps freaking me out. I'm just playing along, not at war with anyone, minding my own business, when I get messages about improvements being destroyed. "Wait, what? Why are my improvements getting destroyed?" "Hold on a second, I don't even own that planet, that's halfway across the galaxy from my region." Then I click through all the popups. BAM, my civilization has now tripled in size.

He rocks that beard. He looks too normal without it.

I question that consensus. But it's readily possible I'm missing something in that. I thought the only reason we ever thought that was South Park was before we knew it was Onyx.

South Park isn't flash. And I'd be skeptical of whatever Kickstarter project they end up going with being flash.

Are you playing Stranger's Wrath on PC? Just Add Water is supposed to be nearing the HD release. Though it keeps seeming further and further away.