Azure79

Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance was released for PC/XboX and PS2. It had VR missions and some missions that you could play as Snake. The PC version is a horrible port of the XboX version. They didn't even bother changing the manual so you'll see 'press the L2 R2 buttons to change weapons and items', buttons which the PC doesn't have. Konami didn't even spend the time to optimize the keyboard controls so I had to spend a considerable amount of time remapping the keys so I could play. I went through it all anyways because I wanted to see what the fuss was all about. I picked it up cheap too. heh

I recommend the game. It is really fun to play and there are some cool emotional moments in there. I don't want to give away any spoilers for the game though. Let's just say the world is run by err... not who/what you think...in the game that is.

I remember reading an article somewhere a long time ago concerning the romances in BG2. Bioware had more initial designs for female romances but were cut for time constraint reasons as well as their target audience consisted of more guys than gals. I don't see how any of this is really sexist. Let's face it, guys play more games than gals. It's only natural that games will orient themselves more to the tastes of guys. I'm sure this will change as more and more gal gamers enter the market though. Why aren't there more emulsion therapy skin wrinkle care products for men! This is obviously sexist against men! Right? As for the characters, Aribeth and Bastila, well I didn't find any of them annoying. Anyone could probably make up any 'sexist' argument against the manhood of any of the male NPCs if they really wanted to.

Vader looked a little thin. The emperor must be working him hard. It was pretty good actually. I liked the space dog fight sequences and this was far more entertaining than a lot of the movies shown on the big screen.

Almost finished with Metal Gear Solid 2 for PC. I knew there were complaints about the story and the playable character, but I didn't really mind. Although the story is silly and the keyboard controls on the PC are even more silly. Don't know what I'll play next. Maybe the Splinter Cell games since I'm in the stealth mood.

That was Sting? *shudders*

The original Dragonlance books, chronicles and legends are good reads. I've read some of the other books in the Dragonlance world and can't really say they're really good. The Legend of Huma is a nice read though. The War of Souls by Weis and Hickman are pretty good. If you like humor with your fantasy, The Myth series of books, by Robert Aspirin are good too, like witchzenka said. The earlier books are better then the later ones though all are just simple fun. Good to read when you want some light easy humor. Of course if you haven't read The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, you should.

I'm changing my nick to SparkleKittyPrincess. Sweet lord. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think Hades_One already changed his name to that. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> *Jabba the Hutt Laugh* HOHOHOHO

Damn, Need Jade Empire Badly!

In Korea students learn English from elementary school. English continues into highschool and college. At the beginning of middle school Korean students begin learning the traditional Chinese characters. Koreans have their own system of phonetic alphabet, very easy to learn, but we learn the Chinese characters anyway because around 60 percent of Korean words are Chinese in origin, although they are pronounced differently and written in our own alphabet. Starting highschool students must choose to learn a second foreign language, either french, german, japanese or chinese. There are probably more to choose from according to what highschool you attend. The result? Most Koreans are familiar with the English language but can't speak or write fluently. They can read with a certain amount of comprehension and their knowledge of english grammer surpasses that of most Americans since most english is taught through complex grammer formulas and reading comprehension rather than verbal communication and listening. They literally memorize grammer formulas like mathematical functions. Most young students currently attend extra english classes outside of school which focus on talking and listening so the number of children with a good understanding of English is slowly increasing. Koreans also have a pretty good feel for the traditional Chinese characters as well. There is a lot more interest in Chinese since China starting emerging as a major economic and political power. They can read the traditional characters pronouncing them using the Korean phonetic system. They can't speak Mandarin or Cantonese, but can communicate with Chinese using the written word. The second foreign language, no one really pays much attention to. So most students can just say, "I like you!" "I will have the meat." "My job is a doctor." Just the basics. If this sounds like a lot of work for you it is. When I moved to Korea during middle school I had a horrible time catching up on the Chinese characters. I couldn't even speak Korean well at the time. It was pretty much hell. The Korean education system, it's where you do so much work you never learn anything.

This is definetely going on my "WTF!?" list.

Waiting in lines for hours and being packed into a theater with hundred of SW fanatics salivating over the latest movie isn't really my idea of a good time. Sure I like SW but I can wait until the theaters aren't so packed. That will allow me to enjoy the movie(hopefully) in some amount of peace. One thing I miss about living in KOrea is no one really cares that much about SW so I could find tickets on opening day and stroll in and watch the movie in peace with a few friends.

That announcer in the pod race. The alien with the two heads. I found him annoying. Even more than Jar Jar/

I wouldn't be too happy if I was shrouded in destiny. I mean sure might save the galaxy and all that but knowing my true skills I'd probably get thrown down an engine shaft like that guy in Jolee's story. The ship would probably explode killing key power figures in the region that just happened to be on it at the time and thus affecting the political and economic landscape for centuries, but where's the fun in that if I'm not around to see it? So if you feel the force, but no one is sending you on random fetch-it missions and random bandits just don't want anything to do with you because you're not worth their time, just accept your simple life and be happy.

Definetely Dark Forces 2. I played through again around two years back and it was still fun. The maps are fun and pretty big. The graphics I found were still pretty good..well to my eyes anyways. I liked the force powers implementation better as well. I always found the jump and speed powers in DF2 more fun. I imagined that's how force jump would work where you gather your strength and the force and shoot up really fast. I always thought it looked cool though sometimes I did crash Kyle's head against the ceiling. Speed was more fun too, where everyone else is in normal speed and Kyle is in Super-Ultra speed. It was fun running circles around stormtroopers and slicing them with the lightsaber. Plus DF2 also had Force throw so could throw objects at the enemy which is always fun. Almost as fun as pushing stormtroopers off cliffs in the later games. The lightsaber combat did get better with the later games though.

I always play a weaponmaster/kensai type of character my first time through a RPG if I have the choice. I stick to one weapon of choice only, usually a sword type weapon. I enjoy playing as a monk too, with his fists and staves. I can't seem to play evil, yet I don't like people telling me what to do, so I usually play a chaotic good character every time.

Yes, but every aspiring Ninja must have their ninja theme playing in the backround: ♫ Ninja, Ninja, RAP! Ninja, Ninja, RAP! GO GO GO Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO; Go Ninja, Go ninja, GO! Go Ninja, Go Ninja. GO; Go Ninja, Go ninja, GO! GO GO GO GO ♫ <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ah, Vanilla Ice and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a winning combination. I love that movie. The Secret of the Ooze!

Well Darth Maul actually LOOKS the most skilled. He's not really flashy at all in his attacks. They're short and to the point. Except when he's flipping around. Dooku uses some fencing style, but in the movies I didn't really see anything resembling fencing. He just seemed to fighting using twirly slashing movements. Hardly any parrying thrusts which I associate with fencing. Then again I don't know anything about fencing so I could be wrong. Mace is supposed to be a great saberist, but he just looked kinda awkward when running and blocking blaster shots. Yoda looked crazy. He probably becomes a pure conduit for the force so I can't really say. Anakin didn't look especially skilled. Sure he fought with two sabers but the movements were on a set path. Obi wan probably looked the best after Maul, probably because Ewan Mcgregor had more time to practice and he practiced with Ray Park. But all this doesn't really matter since storywise some are more powerful than others. Don't forget the destiny part.

And you've been using the internet for how long now? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A long time, and I've had my share of pron adventures. But come on...straws? That's just disgusting.

I like the Star Wars Infinities series of comics. They deal with 'what if' type situations, like what would have happened if the proton torpedoes Luke fired didn't detonate? It unfolds from there. I think there's one for each movie though I've only read the first one.

What storyline does BG3 follow? I imagine that it can't really have a significant relation to the Bhaalspawn saga. A prequel? Or another story entirely just taking place in the Sword Coast?

Meeting someone from long ago and you can't remember their damn name but they remember yours and seem be to really glad to see you. Whenever I'm cooking.

Never played the Thief series though I heard good things about it. I probably play all three games one of these days. Undying sounds scary too. I heard it was a fps horror game but I try to stay away from the scary stuff since I'm a sissy. Ever since I watched the original Japanese version of 'The Grudge', everything seems to freak me out more than it used to. Don't watch this movie alone and in the dark. Hitman 2 I've played. I have it in my library of games. The last Japanese mission is where you have to actually work your way through the castle and assassinate the guy right? Took me a lot of tries to get everything perfect, though there are multiple ways of offing the old guy. Great game.

I'm just curious as to what my fellow posters are playing right now. I'm playing Beyond Good and Evil for the PC. It's a action/adventure/stealth hybrid game. Its remarkably fun and mixes the elements of the three genres pretty well. Not to mention it has a cool space battle, dog fight sequence and hovercraft races! I'm also playing Metal Gear Solid 2 for PC. I guess I don't need to tell anyone about what type of game it is. I had heard the controls were horrible for the PC and they are, and I think I'll need a PS2 controller and adaptor for the PC to play smoothly. But I'll hold out unless I can't stand it anymore. I may get used to it. That's it for me. I'll probably get my hands on Rome Total War next. That or Lego Star Wars. heh. Maybe both.

Maybe you're just inherently evil? Derive pleasure in the suffering of others?