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"What's up with the vents? I mean we're coming from an isolation chamber inside a secret headquarters built by an organization so covert we don't even know who they are. Yet somehow we have vents large enough to crawl into with accessible registers everywhere. Was this building designed by TV writers or what?" - Wendy Watson

The Writer's Guild's rules for video game nominees are here: http://awards.wga.org/wga-awards/rules-videogame The other question that raises to mind is whether or not all the eligible games even bothered to submit? But based on my outsider's view and MobyGames, I don't think any of the mentioned games have a clear writer credit (one Co-Writer on Night in the Woods but who did they co-write with?, Additional Writing on Hellblade and Edith Finch, subwriter on Nier)

I can kinda get that - if that's the reason. Having never played a BG mod, its not something that I'd have ever noticed playing them.

I actually liked Siege of Dragonspear. It wasn't the best or worst thing done with the IE engine. I don't really get the hate (but then I don't really get the hate for Beamdog's updates, either), but I can understand being un-moved by it to rave positively.

This thread has veered from any productive discussion regarding Deadfire. Thread closed.

It should only be asking you to discard at the end of the character's turn?

I loved that Bruce Lee game. Played it on the C64 - we'd take turns playing as Bruce Lee (and trying to beat the game) or the Green Yama (who could be player or computer controlled and with the always computer controlled Ninja was working against Bruce). It took a long time to figure out how to beat it (we eventually agreed to use the Green Yama to run interference with the Ninja until we figured out each screen, then went back to competing with one another).

Since the official list is out, I thought I'd throw my list out (not that anyone cares): 1. Dragon's Dogma (2012: Capcom) 9pts 2. Tactics Ogre (1995: Quest, Atlus) 8pts 3. Dragon Force (1996: J-Force, SEGA, Working Designs) 8pts 4. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008: Atlus) 8pts 5. Bruce Lee (1984: Datasoft) 7pts 6. Fire Emblem Awakening (2013: Intelligent Systems, Nintendo) 7pts 7. Icewind Dale (2000: Black Isle Studios, Interplay) 6pts 8. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (2004: Troika, Activision) 6pts 9. Xenogears (1998: Square) 6pts 10. Planescape: Torment (2001: Black Isle Studios, Interplay) 6pts 11. Final Fantasy Tactics (1997: Square) 5pts 12. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (2007: Atlus) 5pts 13. Final Fantasy VI (1994: Square) 5 pts 14. Titan Quest (2006: Iron Lore, THQ) 5pts 15. Chrono Trigger (1995: Square) 5pts 16. Saints Row 2 (2008: Volition, THQ) 4pts 17. Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne (2003: Atlus) 4pts 18. Baldur's Gate (1998: Bioware, Interplay) 4pts 19. Shining Force II (1993: Sonic, SEGA) 4pts 20. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004: Obsidian, Lucasarts) 4pts 21. Mass Effect (2007: BioWare, Microsoft) 2pts 22. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011, Bethesda) 2pts 23. Renowned Explorers: International Society (2015: Abbey Games) 2pts 24. Champions of Norrath (2004: Snowblind Studios, Sony Online Entertainment) 2pts 25. Phantasie (1985: SSI) 1pt There were literally dozens of games that I had to cut out even once I started applying the criteria of games I'd played multiple times (Shining Force I, Street Fighter II, Jade Empire, BGII, Arcanum, any of the Fallouts, Darkstalkers, etc.)

1989 - 1990 really didn't want you in the water DeepStar 6, Leviathan, The Rift aka Endless Descent, Lords of the Deep and The Evil Below

There's probably a really good dramatic movie to be made on the creation of the Winchester Mystery House. That said, I'm up for a decent horror movie that uses the setting. I'm not sure that this is it (but then again, I've grown to dislike a lot of how trailers are edited these days).

You've only seen 9 out of my 25 picks. You have no idea how far my taste can plunge into unknown depths of terribleness, how far it can travel into inanity, or how its moldering, tacky corpse can sit in a party and bring the entire room down through sheer effort of will... ... ... ...well, I think that metaphor kind of got away from me...

Darlanne Fluegel (To Live and Die in L.A., Once Upon a Time in America, Tough Guys, Battle Beyond the Stars, Running Scared) passed away after a long battle with early onset Alzheimer's. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/darlanne-fluegel-dead-live-die-la-running-scared-actress-was-64-1071449

Legend of the Demon Cat:

Isle of Dogs (Wes Anderson animated film): Early Man (Nick Park/Aardman):

Truth or Dare (variation on Final Destination?): Mom and Dad (Nic Cage is loose in your theater):

Winchester (horror film loosely based on the real Winchester house): Scorched Earth (post apocalyptic western?)

Sadly snow free.

My memory fails me then (I actually didn't remember how they got through to the ship).

My guess is that weaponized FTL only works if you catch the enemy without their shields up - the First Order thought the Rebels were running until the last minute, when they thought the ship was turning to fight so they didn't keep picking off the escape ships. The bombs had to have been magnetic or guided towards an energy source in some fashion; I'd guess the ship design was such so that you didn't accidentally bomb your own ships. At least that's how I took it.

Condolences to you, LC.

I am very certain I have games on my list only I voted for. Ditto. Then again I knew that going into it that there were going to be some that I'd probably be the only person who voted for it.

Dirty Harry and Magnum Force are interesting thrillers; very much a product of the seventies. Can't remember much of The Enforcer. Sudden Impact and The Dead Pool are interesting as well. I'm not sure they've aged well (haven't seen them in years).

That's not what 'These Boots Are Made For Walking' is about.