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I'd definitely chip in for that, as well. I'd rather see Rogue Trader. It seems more open. But that's one of the things that could never get a Kickstarter. Unless GW crashes sometime in the foreseeable future.

Longest Journey/Dreamfall I don't generally care about franchises, but that's the one plot cliffhanger I am interested in seeing resolved.

Heh, and if you check my comment in the Books thread.. Apple are currently facing lawsuit by the DoJ for allegedly price-fixing ebooks.. European trade commission was already investigating them for that. heh US is kind of slow. I wonder what this means for the agency model. Or if it's just how they used the agency model.

Good timing here in that Legend of Dragoon is hitting PSN on May 1. I don't want to wait, so I may pop my discs in and play it for old times sake.

I prefer Suikoden 1 to 3.

Glad to hear South Park is still on track. It's strange that he was asked Obsidian specific questions when he's THQ, otherwise.

They're JRPGs. Valkyria Chronicles is nothing like them, though. Dawn of War 2 has more RPG elements in multiplayer. The only customization VC has is what gun you equip them with and what upgrades you've researched.

I have no idea how people can call Valkyria Chronicles a JRPG. It's just a turn based strategy game.

Ooh, and Dark Souls just had a PC edition announced. That's an RPG from Japan, but it doesn't meet too many JRPG tropes.

JRPG classics? Final Fantasy V, VI, VII, IX. Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross. Legend of Dragoon. Xenogears (very flawed game, so can't recommend it as a starter). Final Fantasy Tactics. I hear good things about Earthbound/Mother, but never played it. More recent, Lost Odyssey was pretty darn good. Xenosaga was in the PS2 era. On the PC, The Last Remnant isn't a brilliant game, but it's enjoyable.

I didn't mind DA2's armor. I hate the loot system everyone else seems to gush over. How Mass Effect 2 handled it is perfect for me. Just with Mass Effect 3's quantity of options. And companions being responsible for their own gear just kind of makes sense.

I kid because I care, Morgoth.

Morgoth liking things? I need a screenshot.

I liked the story of Crysis 2. But I pretty much enjoy any tale that promotes transhumanism. Too much Luddism in fiction.

When he said "including your previous games," I was surprised nobody yelled "so you're killing Leliana?"

I was a teenager when I watched Alien 3. So I liked it. I enjoyed the idea that everyone who got near the Aliens ended up dying. Even Alien was mostly consistent with that. Everyone but Ripley died. Aliens came along and it reveals that it screwed up her life pretty badly too. Alien 3 had better precedent than Mass Effect 3 did. It's not like the entire Normandy crew died to take down Sovereign except Shepard. And then the SR2 crew dies except Shepard, Jacob, and Jack. I could buy the futility of that scenario much easier.

I think Levine's and Avellone's work simply for different things. Levine's idea is very good for replacing exposition. It can convey motivations and characterization. It can convey the history of a location. Avellone's is about the ongoing. And environments aren't typically as responsive in that regard. But I also think Avellone's idea might be too limited and only applicable to open world games. Could Alpha Protocol work on just emergent behavior? It's hard for me to take from what Gaider says. I keep thinking of Dragon Age 2 and specifically Act III. Or Leliana's return even if the player killed her. Was that them just failing to be good liars? Or was that them being too interested in what they're willing to let the player do that they forgot what the player would want, calling out his premise as faulty. Just how well can one lie? I'm inclined to think he does not give his audience enough credit.

You're playing Gabriel Knight? I'm playing Gabriel Knight! Finished Beneath a Steel Sky and Sanitarium over the weekend.

Thematically it makes sense that taking decision making code from individualistic AI like Sovereign or Harbinger The Reapers aren't individuals, either. They are the same as the Geth were, a collective. Hinted in ME1 (a nation), stated in ME2 (the Geth touched Sovereign's mind and found millions of voices), and reinforced in ME3 (EDI's talk about what makes her different from Geth and Reapers).

I'm not especially enjoying it so far. The gameplay's very uninteresting. Reading all the praise, I have to wonder if I got the wrong game. Go to the Well of Essence. Okay... where is that. Oh, it's northeast of the temple of fae. Where's the temple of fae? No seriously. Whatever, maybe it's that big thing in the middle surrounded by the baddies. Oh great, the well is surrounded by baddies too. Sneak sneak, talk to the guy I need to. Oh look, I'm being shot while talking to the guy. And now I'm dead. Edit: Oh whew, talked to the guy. Now to go outside Temple Fae for something. Where outside Temple Fae? Heck if I know! Surrounded by all the guys who will kill me. That's fun. How do I get there? Maybe I'll swim! Op, sorry, you can't climb up out of water, so just enjoy dying to the fish.

I was unaware that they made coffin nails out of AWESOME now. That game hit just the right spot. I was needing something good after Mass Effect 3's bitterness. The Two Thrones didn't quite manage. Now maybe to check out an adventure game or try Outcast. Outcast. Definitely, definitely Outcast. As you wish, so it is done.

You're thinking of Metro. Which, and I don't recall the precise details, was more of a tablet thing. It was a part of Windows specifically intended for tablets. Edit: Looking into it, it seems it wasn't only for tablets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_8#Metro_UI I heard the same rumor you did, so I don't know what's going on apparently.

Geth are nice, but unless they surprise us with Collectors or some other enemy to fight, I can't see myself touching it. How is it people aren't bored of fighting the exact same enemies ad nauseum already?

I was unaware that they made coffin nails out of AWESOME now. That game hit just the right spot. I was needing something good after Mass Effect 3's bitterness. The Two Thrones didn't quite manage. Now maybe to check out an adventure game or try Outcast.

Beamdog exclusive.