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Oh, I'm sure it happened ... I'm just calling BS on the explanation. I would say the two guys were in on it ... would you get in a wheelchair strapped to the front of a truck if the driver didn't know you were there?

Sounds like a kid. Really. children do illogical things, like break into a car that doesn't look like it has anything in it, just because they can. Also this would explain the stealing of shiny thing ("Oooo, a knife!, cool!") and not taking much more valuable inverter. The seat moved forward assists the hypothesis (smaller person), as does the drinkbottle and wrapper. (You could get the DNA off it and track them down, man! ... Unless it's a child without their DNA on record, of course, then all you could do is have the DNA on file for when they commit some crime in years to come, and then you get a telephone call from the police telling you they caught the person who robbed you all those years ago.). A friend of mine had his Accord broken into. This accord was a decade old and had been around Australia a few times, so it wasn't special in any way ... except for the sound system. They guy took it, but had to leave the amp under the driver's seat, as it was huge and the guy was probably disturbed. (He left his cigarettes.) Anyway, a few days later, the guy obviously came back, because he broke in and took the amp, AND his cigarettes.

No wonder there was precious-little dialogue in the trailers ... "

As for the commute, I would recommend some sort of audio-book; I used to listen to the BBC Radio 4, so much so that I could be the press secretary for the Prime Minister on any given day (it's a radio station devoid of music and full of news, current affairs and special interest topics, including -- but not limited to -- the sciences and arts). But, if you ever hankered after a Melville novel and complained that you never had time to read it, or perhaps want the extra stimulation of hearing, say, Richard Burton's sublime, mellifluous and clipped tones carefully craft and enunciate the masterful Wellsian incisive prose in War of the Worlds ... it will certainly transmogrify the commute into something, if not altogether pleasant, counterbalanced by such goodness that, at least, it becomes a burden worth bearing ...

I've got the whitebox edition, so I assume it's up to date. Still, many thanks for the link, I'll check it out now. Edit: I see there are loads of fan patches, any recommendations?

Ok I think I'll go play it now.

There was no save game (or even pause) on the earlier games ...

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Weeeeeeeelllllllllllll, one could argue that acting a specific role could be deemed role-playing, but I understand your point. Of course this isn't as funny as my original super-joke comparing your needs with a certain other member's ... "

Not more than most everyone else. My comment was more to draw out what you consider a "tr00 RPG".

Too late!

From my understanding, there will be a lot of free-roaming in areas, very much like Deus Ex. Having a key is just a formal way of preventing players from inadvertently blundering ahead of times into areas that will obliterate their PC.

I call BS. He had a seatbelt, and he did it on purpose wither with or without the truckie's assistance ...

I keep copious notes of all my written advice. But that's me. Also, you might say that you are an urbane and friendly sort, but I couldn't possibly comment.

Yeah, the first few days aren't going to have much rhythm. I meant the rhythm you instill, as you train her (and you) to sleep at night.

As I'm sure you are aware, there are literally hundreds of strains of hemp, from the coarse, strong tensile fibres used for rope to food supplements (and other uses). I take it in a fruit juice (Innocent brand are 100% fruit, no preservatives). clickie!

Depends if the tiger has a pirate ...

Tigers are good swimmers, yes. They also beat lions every time in a fight.

Innocent mango and passionfruit smoothie and hemp powder.

System Shock 2 was very linear. And there's nothing wrong with that; having a clear goal doesn't equate to unfun. Gabe Newell's Half-Lifes are notoriously on-a-rail (they even called one of the levels that!). Deus Ex was quite linear, too: there were distinct gates to the next level that could be achieved through a few different sub-goals, each of which could be, in turn, achieved according to the individual players' strategies (which I think is the best part of the game ... apart from the truth-in-plain-sight conspiracy, and the super-realistic science fiction and nanotechnology enabling magical abilities, and the super-duper graphics, and the sublime soundtrack, and the excellent writing, and the sensational gameplay, and the cynical social commentary, and ...). The biggest improvement Bethesda made to Morrowind was, in my excellent and worthy opinion, the tracking system in the journal. (It was beyond tolerance to have to hunt through the hundreds of diary pages to find a quest that you wanted to continue in the local geographic zone.)

I think it helps if the parents are as disciplined as they expect the baby to be; no point in expecting the baby to sleep through the night if the parents are not routine with their awake and bedtimes and are upsetting the rhythm of the child.

If you want it is quite possible to use the Wiimote with your PC (third party drivers and configured as a joystick).