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Gamespot short interview with Jean-Francois Degas And he mentions that in the next month or so we should be seeing a lot more clips/gameplay shots/ and trailer type stuff..

Shadowrun is fairly coherent with both sides of the equation. It's not like anything gets dropped in as out-and-out-fantasy that jars with the cyberpunk. There's a fair bit of in-universe commentary about things like how so many parents used names from Lord of the Rings when their children turned out to be Elves when magic returned.. and how much grief those kids had growing up with names like that.. How people tried to "push" the old fantasy literature stereotypes for Elves/Orcs/whatever even when it made no sense in 'reality'. Shadowrun 1st edition was set in 2037 if I recall and the current edition has progressed the setting to 2072.. but it all hangs together, and has developed in a manner that can feel quite well-done. They throw in a lot of culture references in the background that can be quite amusing if you actually pick them up. Quite often little mentions of things, I'm trying to remember exactly which book it was, but they even had a throwaway mention of 'UNATCO' a few years back (before they did SR 4th Edition).

It's geared around the PC's basically being the non-registered citizens who live between the cracks of society, and act as the general deniable assets between the various Mega-Corporations. Typical cyberpunk conspiracies, extraction of corporate assets, r&d theft, destruction of assets to get a leg up.. all wrapped up in various betrayals, cat's paws, and other questions of trust. Then it's just loaded with the whole "mana cycle" and 'magic' having returned to the world in the early 21st century, which brought with it the awakening of slumbering dragons, re-activated genes that turned various members of humanity into elves, orcs, dwarves etc.. and added the whole social upheaval and "immortal conspiracies" to standard cyberpunk. I've seen it played uber-cheesy, and really gritty. It can go either way depending on the mood of the GM and the players in the campaign

Shadowrun is geared around a major cyberpunk, then has elements of fantasy thrown into the mix. But the attitude and general atmosphere is geared along the lines of deus ex (even with the fantasy). The dragons are more likely to be running corporations and being magnificent bastards of manipulation behind a dozen layers and secrets then actually on the ground and throwing spells..

Oy Vey... UNICO National calls for release of mobster simulator to be halted calling it "a pile of racist nonsense"; Italian-American group protests Mafia II stereotypes Sometimes you get the feeling groups protest purely for the sake of protest....

It's not aimed at Bioware fans per se.. but at the people who tend to hang out on the Bioware forums. While it might be a touch of stereotyping, there's a lot of certain types of..personality that post there.

I have to say, I'm half curious as to whether they used that footage for the recent trailer because it was leaked on the interweb.. or because they feel it shows off the game well..

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"more of the same" I'm a-guessing.

Isn't that the opposite? Just the way the dev wants me to like my skills? Hm, to me it sounds like each skill can develop in slightly different ways.. or at least have multiple options of how you apply the base skill. Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but from previous interviews /information drips, it's sounded like different augmentations can shift the way skills work.. and that as you put points in them you can open up different talents within the skill... Which seems to have the potential for a lot of variability and developing different styles of character as you wish... Then again, I could be living in bizzarro world and need more meds.. it just appeals to the schizophrenic in me. Both of them.

Not bad , but i have to admit that "The first we see is probably what many gamers will instinctively do -- blast their way inside." isn't something I'd expect most gamers to go for in a Deus Ex game.. well, at least fans from the previous games Still looking interesting and on track.. and a little more about how augmentation points go into skills which all have seperate trees.. So it's sounding very much like you'll be able to develop your character in some quite specific ways...

Hm, I'm partially tempted by the reduced Borderlands on Steam at the moment.. but I just can't decide if it appeals enough to balance against the months budget .. monetary and time-wise...

Wals, have you ever read any of Modesitt Jnrs sci-fi where he tends to pose questions of the use of force and the ethics of it? He does tend to pose the same questions answered from several sides in different books. Altough he can tend to slam the economic questions in as well..

That was always the benefit for the Kotor modding scene.. Ropey dialogue was expected in Star Wars stuff.

I have an irrational fear of Dreamfall. The first time I installed it my graphics card blew up. The next time, my entire computer chose that moment to go kaput....

It does look a lot like the gameplay that was shown in that leaked event.. although some of the bits at the docks are new...

Well.. it's nearly 5pm..the family is mostly settled, the cat is sleeping, and the dog is curled up.. I think I'm going to take this chance to sit down and try playing some Fable....

But the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true?

Hm, I really enjoyed the story part of Thief DP but I could never make up my mind on whether I thought the gameplay was much of an improvement or not...

They do seem rather happy throwing buzz words around .... But still, it could have possibilities... I shall rein in my judgement until I have more to base it on.

Found Fable the Lost Chapters for a couple of pounds.. Thought I'd give it a try. I was surprised when it turned out to be 4 cds.. I haven't had to change cd's during install in yonks.

Got around to finishing off Awakenings. It did feel a lot more.. tightly done plot then DA:O. And I'm kind of curious about how some of the other choices might have changed the endings..so there's possible replay there.

"Warhammer fantasy.. Warhammer 40k... Judge Dredd.. Rogue Trooper.. The UK bringing death, desolation and despair to sci-fi and fantasy for 40+ years.."

Hm, I've got to admit.. I seem to remember Marcus having more of a slab bridge line over his eyes rather than that smoothness..

And if you turn a corner and take a shotgun blast at a range of about 2'... you will die.