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This actually makes no sense. The developers/publishers/investors are the ones that have put in what is oft multi-million dollars into the development of the game. So, they take steps to protect their investment. You think they're putting in copyright protection to keep people from stealing it from you? Beyond that, have you had a problem with them forgetting to give you the CD?

It was hard for me to be excited about Devil May Cry after I accidentally beat the first one overnight. On one hand, it was awesome that it engrossed me so nonstop all the way through. On the other hand, I did beat it overnight, in one sitting, the first time I tried playing it.

The only thing Starforce checks in registry is a value it puts there as a key. Spyware is software that sends out information about browsing, or other useage, for advertising purposes. I've had troubles uninstalling Starforce too and I've heard unsubstantiated reports about it causing problems with hardware, too. But, neither constitutes spyware. Malware you could make an argument for. The whole argument against copy protection that it's unnecessary because those determined will get around it is silly in my eyes. A determined thief will break into your car or house, but that doesn't mean you leave the doors unlocked.

2 things to this: 1) Spyware? What spyware? What copy protection scheme involves spyware? 2) This poll mentioned just said protection of copyright. It didn't even mention specific schemes. People voted for absolutely no protection over artists getting paid.

Not quite. Looking at their site, I see something very sad. http://www.star-force.com/protection.phtml?c=83&id=1062 76.25% of people who visited their site believe that copyright needs no protection. 15.7% voted that authors should receive decent payment for their work Wow... just wow.

And IGN's top game list is more exciting than that... how?

I'm hoping someone will clone Jesus. That would be awesome.

I've considered Psychonauts, but I didn't like the demo too much. hmmm Edit: I'm now back to playing Shadow Hearts. Fine game, but it doesn't grip me at all, so I'm kind of trodding through it.

If something is important in that sense, that usually means it is good though, right? People still talk Doom because while HL and so forth may have refined the gameplay, they still aren't appreciably different. They certainly do look better, no doubt, but graphics are really of no consequence in this sense because newer games will always look better due to the advancing technology. The physics implementations that are possible now are also cool, but that is still a refinement of the core gameplay. It means it was good, not that it still is. A newer game that refines the gameplay still improves upon the game and is inherently a better game for that improvement. This, plus newer features, constitutes an appreciable difference. Scripted events, friendly AI, puzzles, are all things not even included in Doom that help make Half-Life "appreciably" different and a better game than Doom is. And this is beside the fact that what you are trying to attribute to Doom actually belongs to Wolfenstein 3D and the main reason people mentioned Doom instead of Wolfenstein 3D is that Doom is considered a better game.

Says a lot about its importance, nothing else.

Could someone please explain to me how being influential or important qualifies it to be among the best games? It's like confusing Best Actor with Lifetime Achievement. Qualifying as "Best Game of All Time" should imply that it is a terrific game, even by today's standards, not merely influential or important or best once upon a time. Doom is drastically dated, the original Half-Life less so, but still a bit dated, and not merely in the graphical department, but in the gameplay.

He's a vehicle. He defends the president because he believes in the constitution. He defends Baltar because he believes in the system. He lets the black market continue because you can't beat them, might as well moderate them. etc. etc. He's Deus Ex Machina making an early strike. Basically, whatever happens, he's set up to become the solution, however convoluted it might be.

He's an idealist, that's all I've ever seen. He's always determined to stand up for something. But, then he decides to shoot the mobster and let the black market continue.

I will always remember him from the second Tomb Raider movie.

The entire second half of season two blew.

I'd like to see an RPG around the Firefly property. Not sure how well it could be done, however. Or a Farscape spinoff game. Maybe one taking place several decades after the series and featuring D'argo Crichton.

If they're moving towards a civil war I'm probably going to stop watching this show. It seems so obvious, that it better be wrong.

They need a "Top 25 Game Manuals of All Time." I remember reading my Earthworm Jim 2 book and laughing at the jokes. My God of War II book, on the other hand, is a list of controls and credits.

Needs more politically incorrect angry-male votes.

God of War III I might get tired of the gameplay with a third installment, however I'm dying to know where the story goes.

I just beat God of War II. I may have to get Okami, now.

See, everything you're mentioning for Doom is relative to the period it was released in. When I see a list "of all time" I'm thinking it should all be relative to now, otherwise you're talking "best of their own time" or "most influential of all time." It's also that same reasoning that should put Counter-Strike up there, actually. Since it's still the most played FPS on the internet and not only did it crash servers with its distribution, people got arrested for hosting it on ISP webspace.

I would jump for joy, and pounce on the newbies one my one, shoving pastries and pianos down their gullet! I want a pastry.

People seem to get very confused between "Top __ __ Games of All Time" and "Top __ __ Games of Their Own Time." Doom was cool once upon a time, but it no longer should be considered one of the top games of all time any more than Pong.

I'm only here for the Neverwinter Nights 2 discussion and the invite-only private porn forum.