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.... the ****? I can only guess its a reference to Movie Bob's Twitter picture...?

Darkest Dungeon. And decided to start a BGEE game...

It may be important to remember - since we're being armchair psychologists - that as I recall the DSM actually doesn't consider excessive anger a disorder in and of itself, therefore may be poorly equipped to deal with anger as a specific problem. This probably leads a caregiver to assume that the anger is a result of a previously diagnosed problems that isn't being properly corrected. What you post sounds more like rationalization than necessarily a link between depression and anger.

Yeah Futureworld is a weird follow-up. The TV series Westworld from the early 80s is a train wreck. Watched SLEUTH (1972) - Not bad, very stage play feeling though which isn't always desired in a movie ARSENE LUPIN (1932) - Lionel Barrymore and John Barrymore as a police detective and the titular thief respectively match wits; Lupin plans to steal from a rich crooked man, the police want to stop him. Karen Morley plays the female lead, a criminal offered clemency if she helps trap Lupin. Has a good balance of drama and fast wit. Should point out that, like Sleuth, Arsene Lupin is based on a stage play, but manages to not feel stage bound.

Now I'm confused, as far as I can tell they're streaming the dev's playing it prior to its release. Nothing in the link indicated the game was coming out Feb 5.

well bad for them. Feb 5 is the date of Xcom 2 release. They're not releasing it Feb 5, just showing it off via live stream.

Yes, yes it is. Also I too never go there except when linked.

So stop reading reddit already.

If that quote was from MCA I'd really want to see MCA's porn collection. You say that like you don't want to now.

Yeah Lot was a mixed bag. I enjoyed it n a guilt pleasure kind of way.

I think it was John Carmack who said, "Story in a game is like a story in a porn movie." this is why I think video game journalism doesn't exist, what substitutes for it is a bunch of try-hards trying to earn a living by peddling crap. I bet this same reviewer praised Skyrim and Fallout 4 for their story. what a sorry excuse of a journalist. I can't imagine that quote is from the last 15 years. Games have increasingly become a storytelling medium, and story has been incredibly important for a long time now. Sure Doom and Quake and such didn't really need one, but games that come out now that are just about shooting and don't really have anything to drive the player forward are often criticised pretty heavily now. The full quote is "Story in a game is like a story in a porn movie. It's expected to be there, but it's not that important." and was quoted int he MASTERS OF DOOM book from 2003. That said, speculating randomly, I think the point to me is less about the importance of story and more about the nature of games. Or put it this way if Chris Avellone, Tim Cain, George R.R. Martin, J.K. Rowling, Barry Hughart and the ghost of J. R. R. Tolkein created the story, characters and setting for a game and the writing is so good that it makes your toes curl, your hair stand on end and magically cause bacon to appear on a plate near you... ...but the only way to get through the story is to level grind through broken mechanics, menu systems arcane and confusing, HUDs that appear to be designed for Aliens not humans, and features and options that are unclear; if conflict resolution is a chore with each battle lasting longer than the longest, most tedious battle in Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor - then who is going to play long enough to experience the wonderful story? Similarly if you make a porno film with plot, characters and themes to rival War and Peace but you cast a bunch of people who have boring sex, film it like you've just got your first VHS recorder, you light it like your in a hospital and the audio sounds like someone read lines with a monotone voice while underwater, who will ever watch the whole thing? Story is important, yeah; but story in a game is in service to the game. You forget the game part and all you've got is a lot of work most of the world will never experience.

The time has come. You know it in your soul, for I am your soul... You cannot escape me. You are puny, you are small, you are nothing--a hollow shell, a rusty trap that cannot hold me. Smoldering, I burn you — burning you, I flare, hot and bright and fierce and beautiful. You cannot stop me, not with wine or vows or the weight of age — you cannot stop me, but still you try. Still you run. You try to drown me out... But your voice is weak. Note to Self: May need to lay off reading the old comics for awhile And the gunner goes down in the darkness Note to Self: Still a bit grim-dark Something off in the distance - radiation storm maybe? Note to Self: Probably won't check this out. I have loot to sell! Hail to the King, Baby! Note to Self: Hail of bullets, that is. Fly little Brotherhood man, FLY! Note to Self: Some serious airtime, there. And thus power was restored to the Institute. Note to Self: And I feel a turning point in my life coming. I'm back! Note to Self: Where did everyone go? I brought pizza! Now I'm flying! Note to Self: And without chems! Take a guess, is this a big gun, or am I happy to see you? Note to Self: Its a big gun. And so the Brotherhood goes down. Note to Self: Oh the humanity! And it seems there's one last thing to do to ensure the safety of the synthetics. Note to Self: Pity the Railroads only slightly less dense than the Institute. I'd blame myself, but thankfully I didn't have any say in my son's raising. Boom! goes the dynamite. Note to Self: I should probably stop saying that...last century. I guess we're all a little free now. Note to Self: Now what to do with the rest of my life?

He is actually, but not with that handle. http://www.cnet.com/news/author-george-r-r-martin-joins-twitter/ Wow, total sea change! Also apparently old news that I missed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4-6qJzeb3A

My memory, and I'll confess I can't remember the movie I was watching so there's no point continuing it further as I have no proof, is that there are some reference going back into the 30s about cigarette's being a cause for death not just part of an unhealthy lifestyle. The first study was in the 1912s - I think - that linked cancer and cigarettes. This is not to indicate the conspiracy to downplay or hide the dangers wasn't there and wasn't long, but I don't think its a case of everybody suddenly having an eye opening either, just most people.

I've seen references to the negative effect of smoking going back into the 30s in popular culture. I'm not sure whether the continuing popularity of smoking was a really effective conspiracy or a really great marketing campaign.

Funny, but iirc GRRM isn't on twitter.

At this point I so vaguely remember the story it'd be new again. And I recall liking the story.

I had a New Game + I'd started in Tales of Graces f...should go back to that someday.

Bu-bu-but I was told it's actually about ethics in gaming journalism! When we had an active thread here, I expressed my concern that the GG supporters would post about "personalities" and their "transgressions" that had little to nothing to do with games journalism and was told that really wasn't GG. Now it is? Nah, it totally isn't. But it was a useful fig leaf covering the real sentiment of "take your filthy politics out of my games (and put in my filthy politics instead)". (I was led to believe cyan is the semi-official sarcasm font in these forums?) Oh I thought people just like posting in pretty colors. Didn't realize they had any real meaning.

^It is my understanding that they have updated the conspiracy (its not really aliens, its the government using alien tech whereas the original series it seemed it was aliens, competing groups of them working with different parts of the government or alone); Mulder has been underground so long I think he's no longer on the cutting edge of the conspiracy theories (as evidenced by the guy int he first episode)

Curie and I mow our way through more raiders Note to Self: Where does the continuing mob of raiders keep coming from? Depopulating the Mirelurks Note to Self: Am I detecting a trend? I'm not sure this poor individual has seen worse days Note to Self: Really wishing I was in Power Armor right about now... I am a Legend of the Wastes! Note to Self: Specifically the Legendary Janey Touretseed who planted turrets all through Boston... I SPARKLE! Note to Self: This...doesn't mean I'm a vampire does it? No apparent end to the Feral Ghouls, no matter how I try Note to Self: Could be worse, I guess...they could ooze or something. Relaxing and taking in the sites at Bunker Hill Note to Self: Might need to rethink this Ballistic Fiber evening dress thing we've got going on, Cricket just mistook us for prostitutes...

You'd be really, really cold?

On this game I've only lost 1 so far (the starting Crusader) but I don't think I've put 16 hours in yet and I've been fairly conservative with my approach as well. On my initial game I made the mistake of using a torch on the Shambler's altar with a group of level 1 characters. Wiped out that team and I started over.