Everything posted by rjshae
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The Falklands Referendum
Regardless of their referendum on the matter, Argentina should be given back to Spain.
- Update #46: How (Proto-)Typical
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Raiders vs Power Armor
Yes, group morale based upon the estimated chances of victory and/or the enemy's level of determination would add a significant element of realism. BG had this to some degree, but it only kicked in after the battle was nearly over.
- Happy Pi day!
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The Kickstarter Thread
It's not a game, but the Veronica Mars Movie Project reached its funding goal within 11 hours. Hopefully a sign of things to come. What's curious is that if you Google "veronica mars kickstarter", the actual Kickstarter link was back on page 20! Things that make you go hmm... I guess the search engine hasn't caught up with all the cross-links yet.
- Happy Pi day!
- Update #46: How (Proto-)Typical
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Free Concept Art and Model Previews to Wish you Luck
Live long and Prosper?
- Pacifist Run's consequences
- Pacifist Run's consequences
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Torment: Tides of Numenera?
I hope they list Kickstarter in the opening credits.
- Update #46: How (Proto-)Typical
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Tired of the cliched set of Arcane Elements?
Not saying we need to avoid them, just put in some other ones as well. I just think PE should try new things as well. Oh sure: animation, vivimancery, nephomancy, sapromancy, dueling magic, hedge magic, null-magic, ...
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The Kickstarter Thread
It does sound intriguing... and unique. It's nice to see a Kickstarter CRPG taking a different approach. If nothing else, the artwork is worth a perusal.
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No new New Vegas thanks!
Yes Vegas had an improved game engine. I just liked the situation, setting, and story in FO3 a little more. Both had some room for improvement, but they were each entertaining and enjoyable in their own crazy way. I felt I got my money's worth out of them, which is what matters in the end.
- Update #46: How (Proto-)Typical
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How much funding do you think Torment: ToN will raise
Preferred gerbils personally. They're very clean and charming critters... as long as you don't actually need to get some sleep.
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Will there be any 3d-vision support?
If it's not a working, Star Trek-like Holodeck....it's still useless to me. The Oculus Rift Kickstarter passed and the technology was demonstrated at SXSW a week ago. Imagine being able to move your head about and look around the map in 3D. Yeah it's from a bird's eye view perspective, but still. Just saying...
- Update #46: How (Proto-)Typical
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Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
I know it's pointing out the obvious, but those weren't kickstarter projects. They were specifically budgeted with the single-player/multi-player goals in mind. In contrast, a kickstarter has to work with what they get. Here you have a relatively small budget, split among dueling goals, not all of which will appeal to every player. I guess it depends on how much effort they decide to spend on each.
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How much funding do you think Torment: ToN will raise
I'll guess $5.8 million. What do I get if I'm right?
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Tired of the cliched set of Arcane Elements?
I prefer magic not to have too much resemblance to modern technology; it should have a bit of mystery. The use of the elements for magic, while heavily used, does have the benefit of allowing nice visual effects. I don't see a reason to avoid using that mechanic. But there are some possibilities for making it more diverse and unusual.
- Racism alive and well in the UK
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Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues
Issuing a game that provides both an off-line single-player mode and an online multi-player mode suggests that the development effort will be split between the two. For a player like me who is only interested in the single-player mode, that equates to a reduced effort for the contribution. That, combined with the lack of other interesting elements, means I'll probably just wait for the reviews on the released game.
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Torment: Tides of Numenera?
Needed for that last post...