Keyrock

Well, I finished Pillars. I tried the final battle twice on Hard then just switched to Easy and beat it. I'm sure I would have gotten through it on Hard eventually, but I was so tired of the game at that point that I didn't give a **** about any achievements or sense of pride for finishing on a higher difficulty, I just wanted it to be over as soon as possible. It's a game I started out liking and wound up hating by the end. I get the expansion "free" because of my pledge, but I don't know if I'll even play it. Maybe after I cool off for a while my feelings will change, but right now I'd rather have my toe nails ripped off with pliers than play Pillars any more. Finishing the game feels like a thousand monkeys just jumped off my back. I'm free.

You're doing yeoman's work, Gorgon.

This won't be an issue if we just mandate that everyone take their daily injection of Prozium and we show no mercy to any pesky sense offenders.

When you have a voulge, like at around the 4 minute mark, or any other weapon with a point at the end, for that matter, can you thrust with it? Because all I saw was swinging.

Gah, I hate the site layout, but I can get over that. I'll give them a look see when I get a chance and give their content a chance.

Fox News as the voice of reason? We're through the looking glass, people.

Arcanum remake in the ToEE engine, now that's a mod i'd pay for gladly. I don't care what engine they use, I just want an Arcanum remake/sequel/prequel with combat that doesn't completely suck.

The complete douchebag Michael Thorton bro it up with Steven Heck and **** everybody else playthrough is the definitive Alpha Protocol playthrough. I'd do anything for a se/prequel where you play as SIE.

Ugh, the swamp in TW1... *shudders*

Did he not social justice hard enough or did he social justice too hard or have they moved on to a different social justice flavor of the month and he didn't change his social justicing fast enough? I can't tell any more.

All these space opera titles are nice and all, but where the hell is my Curse of Monkey Island? GOG and Disney aren't getting a penny from me until I see MI3.

That's what I figured. I've found Grieving Mother to be possibly my best companion... Well, not her ringy dingy charms, those are really annoying, but she's incredibly versatile.

I'm thinking either Druid or Cipher.

If I do another playthrough at some point, I'll probably try a solo run. I've grown to despise the pathfinding in the game with every fiber of my being. With a solo run at least I'd only have to deal with holding the hand of one imbecile instead of six. Also, a solo, high stealth build would give me the best chance at bypassing as much combat as possible, and the less combat I have to do the better.

Hard, expert mode. I always played Infinity Engine games on Hardcore D&D difficulty and Hard seemed like the closest approximation to that. Combat isn't difficult at this point in the game, with a few exceptions, most encounters are relatively easy (I'm level 11), they're just tedious.

I finished Act 3 in Pillars and I think I'm pretty close to the end. Good thing too, as I'm really tired of the game. If you want to hear me swearing, then watch the latter LPs I am doing for this game, as I get progressively more and more salty. Trying to do all the side quests and complete the Paths of Od Nua was a mistake on my part. Had I not let my compulsion toward completing everything possible in single playthrough keep hold of me so long, I could have finished the game much earlier, before it had outstayed its welcome, while I was still enjoying it. At this point, 88+ hours in, the only thing keeping me going is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and just wanting to get it over with. The only joy I have left in playing the game at all is any story bits I get to listen to/read. Every single battle at this point is excruciating. Were I not this close to the end, I would take a good long break from the game and maybe finish it some months from now. Since I'm so close, I'll just power through it.

On the other hand, if it wasn't for rodents, humans would never have existed in the first place.

Perfect bodies? No way she's packing a C cup under that dress.

I'm aware the bubonic plague still exists, but it's kept in check and, for the most part, of little concern in 1st world countries.

Because that's still rampant these days. Besides, what's chancing a little Black Death to have a cuddly rodent to care for and love?

I like rats, and rodents in general. Is there a parasite associated with that?

I scored 10/20. ...I think I need a drink. I did slightly better 11/20. Fun, if somewhat disturbing, game.

Sure, but they made that game before GTA V. Just Cause 2 was already all about doing completely ridiculous stunts and creating giant explosions that would make Michael Bay jealous. This looks like more Just Cause 2, and I'm completely fine with that.

Konami has delisted itself from the New York Stock Exchange. http://www.konami.co.jp/zaimu/2015/0427/en_aa7e9c.pdf Pictured: Konami Headquarters

I personally have every intention to play this game with my 360 controller, but I do hope the m&kb controls are up to snuff.