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I don't know if I mentioned it yet, but I decided to go ahead and pre-order. I tried weighing the good and the bad of Oblivion and Fallout 3 and decided they were worth it. They just have some really memorable bad stuff going on. It sticks with you and makes it harder to remember the good. But the good was still there. Anyway, I'm trying to decide if I'll play an Argonian or a Nord. Anyone else always feel inclined to pick their race based on setting in ES games? I'm trying to break the habit.

I'd love to run a game, but I have no understanding of the logistics for play-by-post. I've toyed with the idea of organizing a weekend game using some online tools.

Finished Prototype story mode. I might play around to get more web of intrique, but it's not very compelling. I do have a day to kill until Uncharted 3, though.

Voyage of the Dawn Treader Good movie. A lot more adventure than the previous two. I always wondered where the Christian angle comes from. Aslan spells it hamfistedly out at the end.

Been trying to play a few things. Gemini Rue is a cool idea, but it's not hooking me. I feel like I'm a bit in and not much has really changed. I keep hitting a wall in Sword of the Stars where an enemy ship shows up that tears apart entire fleets. Like 100 rounds in. So installing Prototype that I got on sale who knows how long ago.

Bought Sword of the Stars complete/collection/whatever for $5. Number 2 came out and I was curious. Not really holding my interest. It seems to focus really heavily on the combat. But I'm not finding the combat all that interesting. It could be the slow start, as is common with 4X.

Are you familiar with Slenderman? I think you could kind of leverage that mythos with what I see from you. ARG style. A lot of your work, no offense intended, has a disturbing element to it that I think would go well.

I don't see why you'd need to remove it. Might upset the machine spirit if you do. You could try explaining this.

Also because Paul Anderson is a terrible director. And terrible writer, but he didn't write the new Three Musketeers.

I enjoyed Borderlands immensely in single player.

They've had some good offers. I think they were giving away Mass Effect 2 for free at one point. I could be confused on that. It's been known to happen.

That's good though, it means Steam won't be the only big guy on the market - which should hopefully help with competitive prices... or maybe not. Well, wouldn't it be better if these kind of services weren't owned by publishers or developers though? Like Impulse (now), Gamersgate, Direct2Drive, GreenManGaming, and Amazon. The only way anyone will be able to compete with Steam at this point is with exclusives. Which kind of requires they be connected to content producers to get anything good. Edit: Well, not compete. I'd say they all compete with Steam as it is. People do price compare. But it'll take something like that to quite get the marketshare quickly.

It got an expansion, which is more than Vietnam got.

I'm feeling good. Never had an interview I felt comfortable at before. First time I've walked out excited instead of feeling like I blew it.

Not anymore than regular magic. But it's a moot point because priests don't cast spells. And the one time one of them gets asked to, they point out their talismans have no power whatsoever. In DA... I read something about a Blessing... is that an option in the chantry (to some), but one that has no effects? (or does it?) It does nothing. All healing in Dragon Age comes from mages. Specialist healers get a bonus from spirits.

Not anymore than regular magic. But it's a moot point because priests don't cast spells. And the one time one of them gets asked to, they point out their talismans have no power whatsoever.

I miss Titans. And suiciding C4 packed jeeps into walkers and APCs.

I think they've backed themselves into a corner. If you get to keep everything, there'll be no advancement. They'd have to revise the upgrades. This may be as simple as adding another level to everything that has one. Still doesn't strike me as easy. The ending of Missing Link could just be a teaser to a Human Revolution sequel.

Haven't played it, but I looked into it. Apparently there's no campaign. And Sword of the Stars 2 is expected to replace it.

Fridge logic for Arkham City Got a round of Exterminatus in. Did better than the rest of my team despite having to go AFK during the last round. Came back and outlived them all and got the most kills.

Never said it was my first attempt.

I'm starting that today. Robin Edition. xD The Taurus demon? Yes. Read walkthroughs on how to beat him. Occasionally someone would mention him charging off the edge, so that lessened the surprise. But you never expect to be one of the lucky ones.

Verifiable... whatsits? You mean that thingy where other people put those names with the strange numbers? Never had any of those.

Finished The Missing Link. Back to tooling around in Dark Souls and The Next Big Thing.

Put in an application yesterday. Got a callback today. Have a preliminary on Wednesday. I'm fairly confident that I can get it. I'm not too excited about the job itself, but I think it could be a good entry point. Okay, maybe I could be a little excited about the job. It's a significant move up from where I am as it is.