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Killed my first dragon! WHEE. It apparently has a move that instantly kills all pawns and seals your abilities. That's kind of fun. Running around, resurrecting pawns. Then having the resurrected pawns restoring my magic. At least it didn't dominate them. That's always bad news.

I'm mostly glad that Harpies won't be such a bother. They're hard to hit with the regular bow.

Still on Dragon's Dogma. Killed the Griffin on the main quest. And changed vocation to Magick Archer, the Mage/Strider hybrid. This one might be more fun than the Fighter/Mage hybrid. Seeking arrows, WHEE.

Had a job interview today. Still debating on whether it went well or not.

Wait, unless I mistake your meaning, when was the 'old' Star Wars (games or othertwise) barebone, gritty and intense, exactly ? It means non baby-stuff Star Wars, like the old Trilogy. Edit: Thanks to the worms eating deeper into my brain stem, I'm probably the user with the highest Edit count. I edit almost every post I make. It just doesn't tell people I edit posts anymore. On the subject of 1313 and Star Wars. The original trilogy definitely was in the used future style. Even the Imperial equipment had its grime. New trilogy is very clean. Part of this is because of the CG abuse. When they bother to use actual sets in their CG scenes, those set pieces tend to be dirtier than the rest.

I've always wanted to see Gaider be lead designer on something. I'm ready to believe Dragon Age 2's fault lies with it not having enough time to bake. And I would be very curious as to what would happen if he had more creative freedom.

That is sad. They're turning out licensed download titles now. That's sounding like Gotham City Imposters - Middle Earth Edition.

Because it's the same actress.

Gemini Rue was very good, so I'm looking forward to Resonance. Still haven't made time for Blackwell.

Still loving Dragon's Dogma. Hit max in Mage and Sorcerer, so doing Mystic Knight. And wow am I feeling overpowered. Do about the same single target damage with no charging up. And take almost no damage.

They're pretty sparsely used. But people will pop in from time to time.

There's been no information or indication of a Knights of the Old Republic 3 to my knowledge.

Enjoying Dragon's Dogma still. Had a moment where I was trying out crafting. Created a scroll for a spell. Thought "hey, do I learn this when I use it or what?" Next thing I know, the innkeeper is on fire and fleeing the area. Lost about an hour reloading that save. And wasn't too bothered by it.

They had planned to keep everyone. This restructuring is showing a change in that plan. http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134940/the_making_of_star_wars_the_old_.php

There's a soft lock. For melee targets, if you're looking at someone and they're close, it'll hit. Some swings are wide enough to hit multiple enemies. You won't be circlestrafing enemies, however. For ranged, it targets whatever is near you and vaguely in the middle of your screen. Though, at least with magic, you can switch to an aimed targetting.

Someone other than me liked Endgame? Unheard of!

Dragon's Dogma If you're playing and in need of a Strider pawn, look for Manion (360). I'm trying to keep his skills and equipment up to date, lots of people really don't do that. I had one fighter pawn that I liked at level 4, but when I went back for higher pawns, it still had all of the same skills at level 9. I figure that most people are going to be doing warriors (for tanks) and mages (for support) as their pawns, so he might not have as much competition. Beyond that, I am enjoying it but don't think I've really put the time in to judge it. I've only done one short dungeon as it is. It's nice that it has a variety of non-combat quests. But also lots of kill # of X quests, sadly.

I'm picking it up (and reviewing it, assuming my copy isn't so late in the mail that it's just pointless). I have to say, some of the negatives pointed out in the reviews strike me as a bit weird and ultimately come from different design views than mine (too difficult, no fast travel, no level scaling), but I also can already see how some problems that I noticed in the demo and streams might actually be in the final game (writing that makes Oblivion seem like a literary masterpiece, very limited variety in quests, same-y boring environments). The writing seems to be the consistent complaint. With combat being fairly consistently complimented. Even one of the guys who loves the game (I believe it's the OXM UK reviewer) can only say that "you'll never see it coming" for the ending. That's about the best he could say on that.

My copy of Dragon's Dogma is already on the way. Review are mediocre mostly, but the few reviewers who put lots of time in it tended to be more positive. I'm not sure what is the cause and what is the effect in that equation.

But she was 50. That made it adult.

Seller or publisher. In your case, I'd try asking Gamestop. Then I'd try contacting SE if that doesn't work out, but I wouldn't be too hopeful on that. The few times I've heard of publishers doing that have been exceptions.

Nier I just found out that their multiple endings are reserved for repeat playthroughs... What the bleep? You get ending A on playthrough 1. Ending B on playthrough 2. Just to mix it up, there's a choice between C and D for playthrough 3.

Nier and Dragon Quest V finally arrived today. Got started on Nier. Nier starts off pretty darn slow, but the intro makes for a fascinating hook in a "I just have to see what the heck that's all about" sort of way.

If it's anything like ketchup, I know the feeling.

Royal guards don't act that way, either. It's a myth that might originate with Mr. Bean. However, bubbles don't match any definition of assault I've borne witness to. Cops can't really go around making laws up.