Tale

Finished Assassin's Creed. Loved it, can't wait for a sequel.

And Psycho. Huh. I knew all three were based on a true story, just not the same true story. Interesting how each had a vastly different presentation of the "story". EDIT: Can anyone link to the original true story? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Gein

And Psycho.

Of course. You can also devour the curse completely and use it to become more powerful than the god. Realli? How? Devour Myrkul (yourself, do not let One-of-Many), and use the new ability you get in the battle with Akachi.

Of course. You can also devour the curse completely and use it to become more powerful than the god.

You can make some considerations of reasonability or common beliefs (some people believe in psychic powers) and benefit of the doubt (something that sounds impossible, but is limited in scope and may have been necessary for something else), but when people start flying around, throwing fireballs, sucking the life out of their enemies, and throwing imaginary metal shields that bounce off Nazis and return to their owner you just have to have drawn a line somewhere.

No, that's called fiction. There's a difference between "impossible", "hasn't happened yet, but could happen", and "could have happened already, but didn't." I believe he's using the quite literal definition of impossible. As in "no way, no how, will this ever happen or could it ever have happened." That is not called fiction. Fiction's pretty broad. If I wrote a story about how I lived in Los Angeles and commuted through traffic to work, that would be fiction, but not fantasy. It's not true, but it could be. If I wrote a story about how I was married to Jennifer Connoly, that would be fiction, but it would also fantasy. Because there's no way in hell.

Generally I consider fantasy to be something that is heavy with supernatural elements or intelligent races that conform to stereotypes. Especially when those supernatural elements are not used solely for horror or are used to empower characters. The race stereotype thing is because most of the time I see it, it's used in a party composition context that is so characteristic of fantasy. Farscape, for example. They've got their warriors (D'argo, Aeryn Sun), priest (Zhaan), thieves (Chiana, Rygel). It's a theme we see a bit in Stargate SG-1, though not quite as profound. I tend to view Sci-Fi as technologically oriented. With technology themes being important (Hal was important to the theme of 2001, the Stargate in SG-1 isn't important to the themes). If the technology is reasonable, it's Sci-Fi. If the technology is unreasonable, I wouldn't mind calling it Science-Fantasy. What we wish we could do with science. Though with a name like Sci-Fi, I'm tempted to consider any speculation in regards to non-technical scientific fields. Futuristic science based speculation on Sociology? Geology? Metereology? Psychology? That sounds reasonable to be called Sci-Fi, if formed as a fictional narrative. I think a lot of us (I know I do sometimes in my discussion) tend to not differentiate between setting and themes. I feel that themes are far more important to defining genre than setting is. Though setting can be important to themes, an author can easily use a setting as mere window dressing to the real themes.

This is still a prediction. As we approach CES people love throwing out wild predictions. It's asinine. Don't take one online publication's desire to get hits as Microsoft's actual plans.

Star Wars have never been bloody, so I don't think that will suddenly occur in KotOR III. I wouldn't exactly call cutting off hands and arms with a lightsaber unbloody. I would considering it instantly cauterizes them and you end up with only a dark brown stump.

I played two PSN demos today. Here's my opinions. Heavenly Sword: Don't blink, you'll miss it. Whatever promise the game has, the demo has no showing of it. There's not even enough demo to give you a brief rundown of the controls so that you can play it better than badly. Stranglehold: By His Holy Noodley Appendage that was bad. PS2 graphics, controls that were worthless (with my character sliding over everything he bumped into every 5 seconds) and horribly designed action. Enemies constantly come at you from all directions and the only indicator you have that you're getting shot is a white arrow that will not catch your attention. You probably won't even notice the guy in front of you shooting at you, let alone the guy from behind. Thankfully it's not hard enough for that to matter.

*waltzes in, ignoring Sand and Joseph* So, does anyone here have the gist of what it says for those too lazy to register?

Quoted for the irony factor. Have you seen anything that struck you as ironic lately? I'm the one on the right.

REALLI??!! ...Baldur's Gate 1 was just a boring hack n slasher Xzar was voiced by Frank Welker.

Baldur's Gate had Megatron!

Leave your mother out of this.

I like Egg McMuffin's and their Bagel, Egg, and Steak/Bacon things. Also fries.

And it is lawful to do that. Its not against the law here in Iowa. Do you have the Iowa law books right in front of you?

WTF? Where the hell do you get that idea, Tale? I am for people protecting themselves and their property, but people just going out on the street killing people?!?!? Where the hell did I ever said that! Killing someone trying to steal from your house is still killing someone. But, you're all for letting people off the hook for it.

But you're all for letting manslaughterers off the hook for killing people! Where is the justice!?

Considering the complexity of the issue with regards to business, labor, minimum wage, taxation, and social services, a single knee jerk answer isn't going to do anything but cause problems. An approach needs to be researched by individuals competent to do so and implemented in a gradual fashion. And it would include the possibility of amnesty.

What are you looking for when you say sci-fi?

Have you actually read my opinion in the thread? I don't consider it so necessarilly a problem. My opinion is that the OP's presentation of the situation and proposed solution is irrational and would pose more problems than it solves.

I refuse to believe that Jade Empire's writing was better than Baldur's Gate II's. If simply for the scenario writing, alone.

It is completely and totally relevant. If they are willing to break one law to come into this country illegally then they possibly will break other laws during their stay. Case in point, identity theft is common practice among illegal immigrants. Case in point, Iowa has no castle doctrine. Your willingness to break Iowa law means you're willing to break other laws. Funny thing about all this. I don't actually have to convince you that it's true for it to be true. For it to be a crime. For you to be willing to commit a crime. This sounds like a dilemma. They can petition their representatives in government to change the laws, and if those people do not then they can vote for those who will. Doing this with the courts is a waste of time and money when there are more direct methods, by pressuring politiicians who are in authority to faciliate change. Courts can take years if not decades to make a final single decision. Going through courts is the direct method. What you are suggesting is the absolute indirect method. Pressuring others, casting a single vote. Methods that often have little to no effect, especially in the modern structure. When appeals are often a direct challenge to the law. Well, appeals and lawsuits. But I think I recall a recent instance where it was said a law has to directly effect you to challenge it by lawsuit. Maybe you should try pressuring your representatives to resolve the previously stated dilemma.