Amentep

Zoo finale. This show is just all over the place - in a good way. I think any other show would have made about 4 seasons out of the story arcs in this season.

I'm ambivalent. I've liked some of Disney's live-action reinterpretations and... I've not liked others as much. Redoing the Jungle Book is kind of weird since there have already been a number of live action versions of it and it doesn't seem to be carrying the music over with it. That said, this isn't even the first time Disney has done a live action version of it, having adapted it in 1994 (with Jason Scott-Lee as Mowgli and without talking animals) and then with a direct-to-video version in 1998's "The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story" (with Brandon Baker as Mowgli and Brian Doyle-Murray as Baloo1) 1I confess this one factoid peaks my interest just for the oddity of Brian and brother Bill doing the same part 20 years apart.

If the Lady of Pain has stats, you're doing it wrong.

Technically the first game (where you could create your characters) had a version of the job system. This allowed you to create your team and choose their class from Warrior, Thief, Monk, Red Mage, White Mage, Black Mage. These then could be advanced to an advanced class. Final Fantasy III introduced the idea of freely transferring Jobs; all characters started as an Onion Knight then when they got advanced enough could change to various classes. Final Fantasy V added Ability Points (AP) and the ability to use multiple skills per class. IIRC.

Are you in a game you've finished? Isn't it only playable from a post-game save?

Interesting finale of ANW. Kinda figured it'd go that way when we got to stage 3.

^Yeah kind of my feeling too. I've toyed with it, but don't want to invest heavily until it is done.

Honestly forget the Arabs if they cant protect there own historical sites. I am happy with how Western countries manage these types of sites Well Khaled al-Asaad did try.

Maybe the designers really liked Parodius?

If you're seriously asking, as far as I know they kept buying companies they'd successfully partnered with through their licensing arm, starting sometime in the mid 2000s (possibly due to the mixed results of their licensed properties prior to that). TT Games; Monolith Productions, Snowblind Studios and Surreal Software (merged into Monolith); Midway Games (became NetherRealm); Turbine, and Rocksteady were all originally development partners. Even their interest in SCi was bought because they had a relationship at the time with Eidos. Since 2010 they've founded two WB Games studios (one in San Francisco, one in Qubec) that aren't based on a previous acquisition.

You're waiting to see how many people ask so you can figure how much money you might get if you set up a Patreon account from your supporters...?

I know of click-bait with news services. Is click-Tweet a thing? Because McIntosh's tweets always sound like things calculated to make people redistribute his tweets.

He mentions that, but Jim carries over in the general "reviewers end up with a different perspective because they see every game". To put it another way, I've never played the Batman: Arkham games. So for me, the gameplay may seem new and/or novel. But a reviewer who has played that and all of the clones will feel differently. I call it DYNASTY WARRIORS syndrome. I usually only play every other iteration and the gameplay carry overs aren't as obvious to me. On the other hand I also like the basic gameplay of Dynasty Warriors so the lack of change has never bothered me.

I have yet to watch Sky High...I probably should at some point.

But Amentep what would happen if she was found to be stealing? As I understand it, as an elected position, a county clerk found to be stealing would still have to be impeached by the Kentucky House of Representatives to be removed from office. There may be an interim clerk put in while the legal proceedings...er...proceed, but it'd require the House to remove.

As I understand it (I tried to find the actual provisions, but legislation isn't terribly intuitive if you don't know where what you're looking for lives), she can be removed through impeachment but that's by the Kentucky House of Representatives, which doesn't meet again until January, I believe.

Synopsis: Both sides have fair points. Gamers and reviewers sometimes look at games differently because of the situations they're in. Reviewers get the games for free, also they have hundreds of games to review constantly, so things like busywork are an obstacle to them getting to the heart of the game so they can post a review. Gamers have to pay for their own games and don't generally have the same time pressures reviewers do, so things that seem like busywork for reviewers may be enjoyable activities to gamers that extend their playing time and give them value for the money they had to spend. Also, Ars Technica are ****wads for going with a clickbait-y presumptuous title for their review. Also also, don't get hung up on scores, they fail to tell the whole story. Also also also, scores bad, mmkay? Edit: Ninja'd You forgot the "...and that's why my reviews using large chunks of gameplay footage instead of scores with commentary to explain why I hold my opinions are so much more awesomer" bit.

My understanding was they were a turning point in terms of first developer who targeted Linux. It didn't work, but it led the way to other companies. I'm not as cognizant on Linux development (other than knowing I've been hearing about it for around 20 years, with a lot of it similar to being "why isn't this out on Mac/Linux/etc")

If by "brand new" you mean "since 1998"1 then yes, they are "brand new". That said the turning point is really going to be installed user base. That goes up you're going to see more parallel development for Linux and other OSes, and I think Steam's efforts are going to make an impact there. 1I understand the first game ported was actually in 1994, but I believe 1998 is when Loki Software started, and I think that's considered to be the turning point in Linux game development

WSB TV printed (and broadcast) a retraction of the story after online gamers encouraged them to investigate the evidence provided by their source. http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/local-gamer-says-he-communicated-shooter-killed-jo/nnS4Z/

I'm entertained by TAS, but it has a lot of limitations.

TOS lasted three seasons not four Its well known that the lack of ratings for Star Trek (and other 60s shows) was partially due to how Nielson ratings were calculated. Had the revised rating system (used the year after TOS cancellation) been used, the third season would have definitely led to a fourth Using that revised rating information and the syndication success as a basis, Paramount started trying to launch a movie ("The God Thing") in the early 70s. Paramount was so eager to do so, most of the cast were given "Pay or Play" contracts to ensure their availability. The Animated Series was seen as a way to capitalize on TOS syndication popularity Unable to agree on a movie script, Paramount planned on launching a new network in the late 70s with a TOS relaunch, PHASE II When buyers were reluctant to back the Paramount network, Paramount used the pilot PII story ("In Thy Image" by Alan Dean Foster) as the basis for STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE While the movies did well, they were continual sellers which was their strength (more so than immediate return on investment as they were costly to produce); Paramount actually made their instant cash off the FRIDAY THE 13th series (hence why for many years a F13 movie alternated with a ST one). Frankly I still think most of TOS holds up very well. I suspect that people who complain about it being sad (or camp) are the people who'd probably argue the same of most 60s tv. That's not a value judgement, but some people just can't watch stuff from earlier generations or they hold it to unreasonable expectations based on what they expect a TV show now to do. And if you think ST is camp, don't watch Lost in Space, your head will explode. I think - generally speaking - TOS had better stories than TNG; as an 80s show TNG eventually did more in the terms of character, but DS9 might be the best of the series, overall, in terms of character. IMO.

I hear divorce is an option too.

Personally I liked The Descent more than Jaws of Hakkon (but then I like the Deep Roads stuff, so I'm probably more inclined to like it than others over Hakkon which offers a large areas with similar gameplay to other areas).

Oh that explains why there was a huge patch waiting for me. Le sigh. According to what I've read you can't play Tresspasser unless you have a beaten game state, so I may finish the game an DL Tresspasser later.