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Looks like the MS stream is the best one.

There is music.

2h to go. I predict hilarity with bonus hilarity provided by Kinect

My body is ready. (via NeoGAF) EDIT: Sorry, didn't see your link, but it's probably better to direct link the schedule anyway.

Nu huh, your favorite series is trash!

Most non-game journalist people weren't all that excited about LA Noire after finishing it. As for Alpha Protocol, my opinion is still that the good doesn't outweigh the bad, but I can mostly see where the non-rabid fans are coming from.

I will hate the day where games will be made with console, tablets and smartphones in mind, which then will be ported to the pc afterwards. You're a little behind the times then, bro.

I think that's a Lovecraft story. The Mi-Go brain jars are more like sealed metal containers, I'm imagining more Futurama here.

Oh boy, it's like a rollercoaster of awesomeness.

There is no escape.

Obsidian moved away from the DnD-inspired morality meter for a reason, AP was supposed to be all about the ambiguity of your actions and unforeseen consequences.

They overhauled the Realms with 4e, changing large parts of it. I doubt that any BG stuff survived. Maybe I should start a Fallout: BoS revival petition, NMA would probably blow a gasket.

Ouch, this is the third "why is X considered an RPG" in as many days. It is beginning to look like a conspiracy.

So I guess the consensus is

Could it not be a PC exclusive? This isn't a charity here, bro.

What about the promotion to global mod. Would that be a slightly cleaner glass jar? It just means that the organ is pickled in Cognac rather than formaldehyde You get the janitor to wipe the front with a greasy rag and splash some cheap bourbon into the jar.

I'm imagining this as a multileveled shelf with brains in jars on them. Every now and then a brain gets plucked from the cesspit around the shelf and given a gross stained jar to stand above the dirty unwashed brains at its (metaphorical) feet.

I'm pretty sure Forgotten Realms canon isn't in Forgotten Realms canon at this point.

Yup, certainly looking forward to hearing more about that. As for more on-topic things, I'd imagine that reading the forum and the reviews isn't too much fun, but internet people and games journalism are what they are. Good job getting the game out the door in the first place

You're approaching the other slippery slope there, people, "what is an RPG". The lines are blurring, the genres are bending, who cares what sticker you put on the box?

I understand and I wasn't saying anything about the the value, it's just that $60 games get bunched in with other $60 games regardless of any other qualities. It would be very interesting to actually see average playtimes for different games. On one hand you have stats that say that only ~50% of people finish games like Mass Effect and Gears of War, on the other hand you have people putting hundreds of hours into Oblivion, Minecraft, Diablo and the like. Value is about as subjective as you can get, Have you ever considered self-publishing or more budget-oriented side-projects?

Shots fired!

This is a large part of the problem for the current AAA-driven industry. If you(I guess it was the publisher's decision, but still) make a $60 game that doesn't quite live up to other $60 games you'll get crushed in reviews and have meager sales as 80%+ of those games do. Now look at Torchlight, it's a fun self-published $20 game(now down to $15) that got near universal praise, sold well and almost no one complained about its shortness or other minor flaws(well, they did want multiplayer and they're getting in in the sequel...). My point is that moving away from the status quo, focusing on your strengths and innovating can go a long way sometimes.

Okay, I guess that pretty much settles this then.

Alpha Centauri!?