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I didn't mind the crappy story and characters. I did mind that the PC version was twice as long as it should be for the limited variety in gameplay. But that's not a fault unique to Gears of War. I'm still surprised that Valve felt the need to include yet another "pick up object with gravity gun, drop it in hazardous water, jump on it, pick up other object, drop in water, jump on it" sequence in Episode 2. Seriously, people. Stop this ****. I don't care how fun you think the sequence is, I can only take so much of doing the exact same thing in new environments.

Morrowind was cool guy.

Haha. I just can't take either of them seriously enough to feel the need to put them on ignore. I do it automatically.

I love Dark Messiah.

Don't you mean TSR?

It's not too bad, though. LOTR Orcs are Dark Elves. But in most other settings they're not. And in the classical (Norse?), I believe dark elves were dwarves.

Balor, original creation, do not steal!

Dude, it's Gamefaqs. Only a step above 4chan. But yeah, that's a big announcement for Microsoft. It makes me even more curious about one rumored announcement for DKS3713.

Pfft. You call those torches? Let me give you a light. FIREBALL

Prayer?

Capitalist pigdog.

I am shocked and appalled. I grew up near farm land. The farmer used to give them away for free. I'm not condoning eating people's pets, however. I'm saving up for a pet pig, and would be distressed if anyone ate him. How would you like it if I commented on devouring men who smoke pipes?

Wait, what?

I think there's a lot that hasn't been done with medieval fantasy. Hell, I consider Baldur's Gate II to be among the most original use of the setting/genre. Mostly because of the way the city interacted with spellcasters. And also because of how tightly packed that city was.

That's some ugly characters and armor, there. I like some of the monsters, though.

Wait, wait, this is an actual purchase service? Awesome, then. If they get a good selection. It sounded like Gametap with the "games-on-demand" thing.

I am shocked and appalled.

I'll check tonight. Edit: I just did a quick check online since wiki often has summaries of the DSM definitions and criteria. There is no distinction. The DSM prefers to use the term dependence and doesn't use the word addiction at all.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! WE WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS! Where's my gun?

That sounds dangerously like somebody who has narcissism, antisocial personality disorder or generic 'psychopathy'... though I suppose such personality disorders would likely be all but required to score 'evil' on such a test. Somehow, I'm not all that surprised. I'm the one here with a copy of the DSM-IV. Let's not get into a role reversal!

The hardcore comic fans loved Iron Man. Many of them are quite excited by the potential for a future Avengers movie. I expect Captain America and Thor to bust, though.

Dungeon Siege wasn't crap because it was 'streamlined.' It's crap because it has absolutely nothing of value to note within it beyond the similarity to Diablo. Without any of the things that made Diablo exceptional. It's "streamlined" in the way that Uwe Boll films are "streamlined." Consisting largely of portions that either make you want to gag at how stupid it is or that bore you to the point you want to walk out.

I'm waiting for a crpg where the player character never actually has to move from their starting sport for the duration. Instead the entire game just comes right to him and there's no dialogue at all but just some sort of "action substitute". Streamlined. http://www.progressquest.com/ Is good game.

I can't take anything negative away from this. It's pretty much Valve's philosophy. Don't put the player in a situation where he'll want to put the controller/mouse down. It could be done in many ways. Valve will sometimes trap you in a room, but give you lots to do if you don't want to pay close attention. Obviously, this guy doesn't want that route. It also allows for a companion character who would just rattle on while you do your dungeon diving, as opposed to getting locked into a dialogue back-and-forth scheme. Then at some point you're given a choice, but not a social choice, a choice of action. It's not a bad design philosophy. I'd go so far as to say it can be a good one.