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What exactly is my social justice platform anyways? I'm curious, I feel like I should know.

Huh, I'm surprised that is the impression you have TN. It's far from the truth. http://www.pacific.edu/About-Pacific/Newsroom/2014/September-2014/California-and-Metro-Forecast--September-2014.html http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ucla-economic-forecast-20140911-story.html California was hit hard by the recession in 2008, that is for certain. It also did not fare well under the previous governors who had no idea how to work with the state congress and balance a budget. But with a fiscally conservative governor, the budget has been in the black for a number of years now. There has been slow and steady growth since then, and (sadly) property values are back to their pre-recession levels in most of your larger markets. Another recession may be on the horizon, there is little California can do to prevent that, but they have taken more steps to be prepared for it. I still think the tax system needs an overhaul. http://wolfstreet.com/2015/06/11/what-does-california-gov-jerry-brown-know-about-the-next-crash-and-recession-that-we-dont/ The drought is obviously a big concern over the last few years, as California is a huge agriculture state along with the tech. Conservation efforts are in place, but really we just need rain. It isn't the first drought we've been through. So yeah, I'm not all that worried about California. We still have a GDP that is tops in the US and rivals a number of European countries.

I apologize, I should have said morans.

Uh, California is not poor. It's also not as liberal as most people make it out to be. I mean this in the nicest way possible, but you guys are both morons.

Crime Wave is actually the game that led me to Mean Streets, the first of the Tex Murphy games. Kind of an odd pairing, but they had a bunch of similarities in terms of box art and cut scenes.

I thought the Death Star campaign was better.

Already mentioned, renegade is beat em up, this one was shooter. I dont know, there is no list of old games, something like IMDb for movies? Abandonia or Moby games is your best bet.

My favorite, and maybe first, sidescroller on my dad's 386 was Crime Wave, but that doesn't really fit your recollection. After that I really only remember Contra and Metal Slug.

Good reason for that, though you'll never see it, heh. Is it because I don't hang out on twitter? I mean I have an account, but all that I get on my feed are updates on the Giant's game and deals on Vegas hotels.

After reading Volo's response, and following this poll on Divinity II, it seems to be pretty popular to label anyone who doesn't embrace hardcore violence and nudity as an SJW. What is the acronym for people that shout SJW at everyone they disagree with? I seem to see a lot more of those than actual Social Justice Warriors.

That would really help with Melk and Keyrock, since they play some pretty weird stuff.

Raithe, I'm terrible sorry for your loss. Your commitment and dedication to your family and your mother are simply amazing, and I hope you can look back on the last 15 years and know that you went above and beyond for her.

That was really my whole argument, a game that seems to be entirely based around being as violent and 'controversial' as possible sounds like a pretty shallow one. From the get-go it seemed more concerned with shock value than quality.

If you just want lore, pick up some of the Shadowrun novels. There are a few that really capture the whole noir vibe.

Dude, you had me until you dissed the Shadowrun setting. Talk to the hand.

I'm not sure I've ever heard someone compare Divinity to Diablo. That being said, Larian did say it was a financial success for them. I'm assuming they are going to Kickstarter because it has been a successful model, rather than some desperate funding grab. They are likely already well into production, and it is pretty clear that the success has allowed them to update the original and prepare it for consoles. I never pledged the original, but I was impressed enough to put some money in this time.

Great, now I'm never going to get my 6-8 cents per card!

What happened to Woldan's picture? And does he really only have 313 posts? Mysteries of WoT!

How about open to interpretation worlds?

That's really the crux, if we get a terrible President, the odds are he or she will simply be ineffective. To actually get stuff done, you need to be able to work with congress. The most dangerous President is one that can work with the opposing party.

The schwartz is strong with this one.

Ah, the nostalgia of looking back at the universe through refracted light tinted glasses.

I like how you say it as if that was a good thing. It is what it is. Your personal opinion of the game is going to color the way you see it. If you did not like Fallout 3, you will more than likely not like Fallout 4. This works vice-versa. It is pretty simple.

Actually the Fallout 3 collector's edition turned out very useful, both of my kids have used the lunchbox at one time or another and the pip-boy is still sitting on my desk at work. I also have a great GTA 4 cashbox and for awhile I was backing up my docs on a Saint's Row USB stick. I've always thought digital rewards were useless though. Why would I pay extra for a couple digital items in a game that has countless stuff already? This thread is so negative because Fallout 3 wasn't like Fallout 1 or 2. Bummer. But that ship has fully sailed. You are never going to be able to go back (unless you go play the old games or embrace stuff like Wasteland 2.) We all know what Bethesda brings to the table now, so whining about it over and over is not going to achieve much. I'm looking forward to Skyrim with guns. Personally I was a lot more hesitant about Oblivion with guns because they had no track record. Now I know exactly what type of post apoc exploration simulator I will be getting, and that is not a bad thing at all.

You are way too worked up about this. The odds are Fallout 4 will be about as good as Fallout 3. Expecting it to be vastly better or worse would be folly. A lot of the stuff you seem to be complaining about is simpler minor on the grand scheme of things. Also, games are definitely not getting stupider. Before the whole indie and kickstarter movement of the last few years, I would have agreed with you, but we are in a huge golden age right now thanks to all the different financing options available to developers.