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I wouldn't call that anagram obvious, but that is way cool!

It's bad. The biggest issue is the absolutely horrid english translation. It really ended any immersion for me. It's also lacking much direction. Sure, the premise is interesting and the combat is reminscent of Fallout, but the game is extremely unclear, perhaps because I can barely understand the quests.

Isn't Tootoo a repeat offender? It does seem a bit odd...it was a fight that turned out badly. If they are going to allow fighting, it seems pretty random to suspend folks when someone gets hurt. I mean, they are punching each other. It's not going to end well every time. I'm not a fan of fighting. I just wish they weren't so dang popular. I'd love to see them take it out of the game, but I'm not sure if the NHL can handle losing the drunken idiot fanbase.

I'm pretty sure that Starforce is dead.

Yeah, it says something about that on the cover. I wonder if it's any good. Based on the fact I've heard nothing about it, I'm guessing not.

What if the boards become massive and bloated due to Obsidian's success?

I'm waiting for a game set in the Rifts universe. It would have to be pretty massive. Mech's and Gargoyles might be a good focus point.

Why should WoW be off it? It's a PC game and it's hugely popular. It's actually hugely important to PC gaming at this time as well. With a new generation of consoles coming out, you always see a dip in the focus that game companies give to the PC. But WoW's financial boom makes the PC hard to ignore as a gaming platform. Sure, it means we get a flood of mediocre MMO's, but it also helps other genres for the PC. We need succesful PC franchises in order to convince publishers to take a chance on our market.

I'm reading a series of books by Jim Butcher called "The Dresden Files". Pretty solid pulp fiction, it's basically detective novels where the detective is a badass wizard. I've been looking for a good casual reading and this looks like it. I'm on book 2, so I'll post if they slow up. I'm also reading "No Shortcuts to the Top" which is about an impressive American climber who summited all 13 8,000 meter mountains without oxygen. I think my wife hid it because I kept talking about climbing Mount Ranier.

DnD loses it's charm after about 10 - 12 th level. Time to start a new campaign. Totally agreed. I way prefer low level adventures and mods for any D&D system. I also prefer way less magic. By the end of most D&D games, I'm drowning in magic crud. I understand having a magical weapon, but I don't need my toenail clippers to have a +5.

I have a feeling most of us would pop up at whatever company JE Sawyer landed at. I'm not trying to be a kiss ass, but unless he totally changed gears, his games would still probably attract most of us.

That's like saying "I haven't ever seen Heidi Klum, but she's ugly. I saw a picture of her husband Seal, so she's clearly a dog". Not that I dislike Seal or Apocalypse but seriously, they aren't in the same league.

When you are talking about something as vague as a genre, the majority opinion is the definition. You can argue about the definition of an RPG all day, but it's an opinion. It's a fact that Diablo is classified as an action-RPG. Again, go ahead and disagree. I disagree that Guild Wars is an MMO, but the fact is it has been thrown into that genre.

That may be your odd opinion, but the entire gaming press defines Diablo as the standard of the action-RPG genre. Hence every game like Titan Quest is immediately compared to it. In fact, I'm looking at my Titan Quest game and the slaes blurb actually says "exciting action-RPG" and has a quote comparig it to Diablo. Direct evidence! I'm like Matlock!

Did you notice that not a single soul on this board has debated having Xcom as number 1 on the list? I mean, you would think that the number one spot would be the most controversial. But it's not, it's just common sense that Xcom is there. I would reconsider your purpose in life, if I were you.

It's even funnier that he plays basically the same role. I think the beginning fights scene in Kingdom of Heaven is one of the best I've ever seen. The rest of the movie is ok, but it fails to live up to that moment. I almost want a prequel where we get to see Liam Neeson's band go about killing folks. I was also hoping that it would highlight the hipocrisy of the whole "Christianity is so much more peaceful than Islam", but it failed to make any real idealogical stances.

I'd say this was a top episode of the season. Some mysteries wrapped up nicely, and some great storyline progress. It's good to see they've kinda reached the point where they aren't just piling on more and more questions.

I'm still playing a lot of "Crackdown". Anyone else get it yet? I guess there's a coop mode or something, but honestly I'm just enjoying trying to climb all the really tall buildings. This game is not for those with a fear of heights. I'm also now level 17 in Vanguard. The levelling has slowed down tremendously for me, although I'm really just exploring the Japanese themed continent and enjoying the scenery.

It'd be nice if people could put way their personal preferences and look for games that represent a pinnacle of a genre or are important for the gaming industry as a whole. IGN is attempting to do that, although they aren't doing very well at it. For example, I dislike RTS and FPS games. But I would put Half-Life and Starcraft on my top ten list because they are a high point in their genre, and in many ways transcend the genre itself. My list would go like this: 10. Starcraft 9. Zork 8. Dues Ex 7. Baldur's Gate 6. Front Page Sports Football (95 I think? Madden learned all its tricks from them) 5. King's Quest Series 4. Half-Life 3. Fallout 2. Doom 1. Xcom Honestly, this list could change n the next few minutes. As will IGN's list.

I guess Iran is pretty ticked off about the Persian portrayal in 300. I feel like someone should inform them that most Americans are not educated enough to make the connection between current day Iran and ancient Persia.

That's inaccurate. She took up arms with Jack Thompson during the whole GTA thing, then realized Thompson was a loon who misrepresented everything, and distanced herself as far as she could. She wants a stronger ratings system. She's not pushing unconstitutional bans like Thompson. Look, I'm not some democrat cheerleader, but there is an awful lot of false information out there about every one of these candidates.

I don't know enough about Obama. I like what I've seen, but he might not be experienced enough. I'd vote McCain if he could get through the Republican party primaries. But he won't because he doesn't cater to the party line enough. Which, oddly enogh, is why I'd vote for him. I don't really get the whole "hate Hillary" thing. She's very experienced and her husband ran the country fairly well during his eight years. Sure, some credit should go to Reagan for the economic boom, but he managed it well enough. He was also much more effective at international politics than Bush. I'm not blaming Bush solely for the War on Terror, or even the war of Iraq, but I think they've focused way too much on creating a state of fear than building an international standard of protection. The whole "My way or the highway" stance is terrible for building bridges. So...why do people hate Hillary exactly?

seconded.

Oh yeah, well I'm a rhyming, miming, timing machine sent to say, hey, what's that in the bay?

The quirky personalities and the way they interacted with one another was a definite plus. But I'm not sure if quirky personalities really translate well on to the big screen.