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Like NightCrawler, then? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> no, yuck <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Picture? There's a difference? "

So? Certainly Revan ain't going to be a PC. The best you can hope for is a suicide to save the universe Christ-like sacrifice at the end of the game.

As yo your first point, it is impossible to say with hindsight. But let's analyze each component, logically. I have recently played System Shock 2 for the first time, and the graphics are incredibly dated, yet I enjoyed the game for it's story. Additionally, there is no way I will go back and play a crappy game that had revolutionary graphics for 1993. So graphics are not an impediment to a great game reagardless of age, and they do not impel future players to revisit an ordinary game with advanced graphics for the time. Secondly, I disagree that reading is becoming pass

Roshan makes a good point about KotOR, too. I can barely remember what Carth sounded like, but only because he moaned constantly and had a whiney voice.

Why can't we just put all celebrities in ? That stupid dumb Victoria Beckham should go in, but the poor shark will end up with some sort of stab wound from the anorexic tart.

Like NightCrawler, then?

Actaully, ironically, you mention Lineage where the graphics were about as high-res as a TRS-80. (I say was, because Lineage II is out now, but the graphics aren't much better: certainly not to the standard of occidental MMORPGs). You are thinking like a marketing type wants and expects you to think, about shoes; washing powder; fruit; any packaged goods.

Nope, just a hard drug.

Repealing seat-belt (or motor cycle crash helmet) obligations of vehicluar drivers is only acceptable if there is some sort of mandatory health insurance. Otherwise, others have to pay for the idiot that spils his brains on the pavement and has neither health insurance nor a helmet.

The better ones are not on the market. No Valium, Opium or Morphine. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Not true. Morphine is regularly given to hospital patients, usually only except where they specify they don't want it (it causes a lot of people to become very nauseous). Pethadeine (an opiate) is regarded as the drug responsible for the largest adictive community (mainly doctors, as it happens). The largest legal farm in in Tasmania, where 70% of the world's supply is produced.

But Russell Crowe is a berk. The only reason to like that film is the historical story it was based on. And I'd rather read about it in a book, than have my experience ruptured with Crowe's nasal vowels.

Every single faux celebrity that has participated in Big Brother or any other reality show.

Not at all... I'm not the type of person to do that Every scene she was in made me wish she got lightsabered... and to be almost completely controversial but honest here, I didn't even rate her performance in Leon <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually, I'd agree with you on both counts. I think Ms Portman acted well for a ten year old (or however old she was in Leon / The Pofessional), but that's not saying much. I also think she was carried by the performances of Jean Reno and Gary Oldman, especially after seeing her later attempts at acting.

I nearly returned my X-Men 2 DVD when I found it had a (two minute!) advertisement for Master and Commander at the cinema plastered on the trailers. Nineteenth century English sea captain with a Kiwi accent.

It seems that you really aren't enjoying KotOR at all. I wouldn't keep playing it, because any joy you might glean from it will be overwelmed by the frustration you seem to be drowning in ...

But what's it do? (Apart from Blink.)

yes. It's almost the same as K2's. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But the combat is repetitive and far too easy! I juist entered the military base..... Doii I have muich moiire ahead oifi me? Anyway noiw Im goinna play falloiuit 2 again. Buit ill leave koitoiir oini my hard drive, maybe soimieday ill have accuimuilated anoiuigh willpoiwer toi get back toi it and finish taris at least and have a loioik at the next planet. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You are about three quarters of the way through Taris, but it gets better from there (although there are still a lot of fights with similar looking opponents: lots of droids). I must say it didn't bother me nearly as much as it seems to be bothering you, though. Sure the opponents were less varied than I would have liked; still I was playing for the story.

What's a Blink?

Doi they goii quiicker becauise oif less roileplaying oir less combat? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Both, but the combat is not as annoying (well, I guess Tatooine is pretty annoying). Actually, I would take issue with Ender's assertion that Taris was much larger than all the other planets; I think they are all a pretty similar size. There are lots of side quests, though, for all the companions that you meet and take with you. That's one of the best aspects of the game.

There should be a graphic-equalizer-type control for each sound component.

But did you like the KotOR combat?

I hope you're right.

Only to die in an heroic fashion. It is in the Force: Revan is dead.

Hah! I would keep going until you get off Taris, at least.

Unfortuantely it seems that marketing types don't play games, they look at pretty presentations of them, and therefore they judge games by their covers. Also, gamers seem to be inthralled by the same graphics that some of us see as unnecessary. That's the reason it perpetuates: supply is boosted and demand is boosted.