Ferret Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Little does Michael Chu suspect that there is no way out of the first room. Planescape: Torment is just a well-planned consipracy. Bwahaha... -Ferret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diogo Ribeiro Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 There's a room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKYeXile Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 I started playing Planescape: Torment for the first time this Sunday. It's definitely my kind of game. So my current games in progress are: Medal of Honor: Breakthrough NWN - Hordes expansion as a multiplayer game. Planescape: Torment Planetside -Akari OMG planetside...i love that game...best game EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumquatq3 Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 (go Lakers!). The Lakers already got their summer fishing trip planned out. It's over. Spurs vs. Detroit in the finals, Detroit in 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Michael Chu Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 (go Lakers!). The Lakers already got their summer fishing trip planned out. It's over. Spurs vs. Detroit in the finals, Detroit in 7 A ratings bonanza! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumquatq3 Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Hey, we could have a florida and a socal hockey teams in the stanley cup finals. Talk about low ratings. anyways, basketball isn't a soap opera (someone remind the Lakers), it's not about ratings. Thats why the Spurs are the better team, because they are just that, a team. Having the Lakers win is prolly worse for the sport than the low ratings (tho Detroit and the Pacers will draw heavy from places like Chicago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volourn Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Lakers are thw worst teaM/ I don't think that's accuratre. the teams are equals. In the last 5 years I beleive the serious ebtween them is rpetty close though it does look like SA will be winning this match-up. That'll mean these two teams have dominated the last 6 years. They are pretty much equal. How you can say otherwise is silly. And, hate to break it to you, but basketball is about the rating as well as the game. Without ratings high it would not be the NBA. Period. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumquatq3 Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 Lakers are thw worst teaM/ I don't think that's accuratre I'm not talking about past years or future years. I'm talking about this series. If you followed basketball, you would know that both these teams have changed very very much in the last few years. It's not like they have been the same for the last 5 years. You can't compare them over that time period anyways (as a lump, you can year by year). It's silly to try. And, hate to break it to you, but basketball is about the rating as well as the game. Without ratings high it would not be the NBA. Period The hole in that logic is, the NBA isn't going to vanish or fold if the Lakers arn't in the finals. Hell, if they never get to the final again the NBA will still be health. The ratings issue isn't an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarForce0 Posted May 9, 2004 Share Posted May 9, 2004 OMG planetside...i love that game...best game EVER. planetside was great but it got to repetive doing the same things over and over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackFlag311 Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Man, I love Gladius. Though a bit disapointed with the ending. You spend all that time getting awesome just to beat that last boss and then it's all done. Nothing afterwards. I was hoping for the chance to go through more cycles. Just continue to build up you school and win tourneys. it was a bummer. <_< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackFlag311 Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Oh, and did anyone happen to catch Detroit's last playoff game? I was angered. Here's Cujo playing the game of a lifetime (reminded me of Hasek and Brodeur's best moments) only to have the defense AND offense completely fail. 43 secs left in OT and BAM! Calgary gets a damn goal. :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dspitzley Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Recent Games Finished: PC Sacred (nearly done, truly huge) Splinter Cell II Far Cry Broken Sword III Contract JACK (not as good as NOLF, but faster and still fun) XIII (urgh) Call of Duty GBA Shining Soul I and II (Avoid I. II is much better) Medal of Honor: Infiltrator Max Payne (very faithful adaptation) Metroid: Zero Mission XBOX BG:DA II Beyond Good and Evil (buy it) Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel I-Ninja Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy Whiplash (smack 'da bunny) Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (meh) Grabbed By the Ghoulies (meh x 2) kill.switch (neat cover mechanics) Pitfall: The Lost Expedition Past Favorites: PC Thief I and II Crusader: No Remorse/Regret Divine Divinity System Shock I and II Most LucasArts Adventures Infocom, baby PS1 Tomba I and II Overall Best/Most Influential Games: The Fool's Errand (sequel is on its way in October) Ultima IV and V Might and Magic series Makin' time breakin' ground Sail brown bay to chocolate town - Ween Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromnir Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 gosh spitz, when do you find time to WORK on games? no doubt 'bout it... you is in the right industry. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Obviously, Michael Chu is the most awesome for his "west of house" nod to Zork. Seeing the devs go in for the Might and Magic gives me warm tinglies. Ultima IV rocked although I can't even remember Ultima V. I've never heard of Fools errand. Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dspitzley Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Seeing the devs go in for the Might and Magic gives me warm tinglies. I've never heard of Fools errand. I have a big thing for exploration and uncovering the whole world map (lord knows why). M&M always filled that need nicely. The Fool's Errand is a brilliant word/image puzzle game from Cliff Johnson. It's made up of a more or less non-linear series of puzzles. Solving each of these puzzles provides a chunk of story text and adds a tile to an overall world map, which itself is a puzzle. After all of the pieces of the map are obtained, you have to figure out where each tile goes on the map. Once this is finished, there is a series of puzzles embedded in the map that you must solve with clues given in the story text. I've never seen this sort of uber-puzzle approach in any game before or since, with the exception of some adventure games. But even those never presented the puzzles in such a unique fashion. The game (and others from Mr. Johnson) are available for free download at his web site: http://www.fools-errand.com/ You'll need to set up a Mac emulator (evaluation version and instructions given on the site) to run most of the games, but they're worth it. If you like The Fool's Errand, a sequel is coming later this year which you can pre-order on the site. Check it out. Dan Makin' time breakin' ground Sail brown bay to chocolate town - Ween Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Holy crap, man! Thanks. That's totally awesome that's great. I'm still curious if Michael Chu's West of House webpage has anything to do with some sort of side project or something. As I understand game design, developers can't do stuff on the side. Everything you do is "owned" by the company for which you work. Is that true? I'm really curious if you guys ever have pet projects on the side or is it a matter of, "I make games all day at work. When I get home, I just want to sit down and watch grass grow..." or something to that effect. One thing that's apparent from this thread is that a lot of you guys like playing games. :haksthumbsup: Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dspitzley Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 I'm still curious if Michael Chu's West of House webpage has anything to do with some sort of side project or something. As I understand game design, developers can't do stuff on the side. Everything you do is "owned" by the company for which you work. Is that true? As long as you do it on your own time and your own equipment, I don't imagine an employer would have any legal grounds to complain, unless the employee's contract says otherwise. But then, I'm hardly a lawyer. I personally haven't done much in the way of side projects, with the exception of a bit of research into GBA programming. As you can probably tell from the game list I posted earlier, I find plenty of less productive ways to spend my spare time. Dan Makin' time breakin' ground Sail brown bay to chocolate town - Ween Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jones Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 As I understand game design, developers can't do stuff on the side. Everything you do is "owned" by the company for which you work. Is that true? Typical employment agreements in this industry are of the form "everything you produce while you work here belongs to us, even if done during off hours". However, I don't think I have ever heard of a case where an employer has exercised that against an employee doing something for fun in his spare time. And at the time of your hire, you are usually given the opportunity to list any projects you currently have that you wish to retain rights to. Something that is definitely not tolerated though is using any assets, code, etc. that were developed for the company in your side projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Michael Chu Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I'm still curious if Michael Chu's West of House webpage has anything to do with some sort of side project or something. I just happened to grab the westofhouse.com domain because I'm a huge adventure games fan--and more specifically, an Infocom text adventure fan. (That and it's really hard to get cool domain names that aren't taken already.) The only other side projects I have are my anime reviews site and my ongoing plot to take over the world. But back on topic, I just picked up La Pucelle, and it rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Been pretty busy recently. Playing La Pucelle and WoW. Both are cool. Too little free time these days. I envy Spitzley's list of games he's been able to play. *envy* *envy* -Ferret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Presnell Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 Games I've played\am currently playing since joining Obsidian: Max Payne 2 Tron2.0 Battlefield Veitnam Neverwinter Nights Ikaruga Simpsons Hit and Run KOTOR (of course) Rainbow Six 3 Soulcaliber 2 Zelda: the Wind Waker Crimson Skies Midway Arcade Classics (rootbeer tapper!!!) Ninja Gaiden Beyond Good and Evil My favorite game of all time? Crystalis (SNK 1990 NES) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantousent Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I thought Crimson Skies was surprisingly good. It's kind of a flying FPS. The multiplayer is cool, although I have to turn my headset off half of the time. I had a hard time getting used to the controls of Deus Ex. I think it ruined the game for me. Is the learning curve easier on Max Payne 2? Fionavar's Holliday Wishes to all members of our online community: Happy Holidays Join the revelry at the Obsidian Plays channel:Obsidian Plays Remembering tarna, Phosphor, Metadigital, and Visceris. Drink mead heartily in the halls of Valhalla, my friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Presnell Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 I played Max Payne 2 on the PC, so the controls were not a problem. It was a tough game though, totally creep-and-save. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jones Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 OK, this list may seem a little weird, but you have to keep it in the perspective that I recently bought my 4 year old son and 6 year old daughter GameBoy Advance SP's for their birthdays So lately I have been playing: GBA Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 Barbie: Groovie Games Justice League Chronicles Disney Princesses Power Rangers Ninja Storm Dora the Explorer: The Hunt for Pirate Pig's Treasure Rescue Heroes: Billy Blazes (until my son lost the cart) Polly Pocket: Super Splash Island Secret Agent Barbie Xbox MotoGP Sega GT 2002 PC Battlefield Vietnam Call of Duty Far Cry Max Payne 2 (just about to start) PalmOS Ricochet Cribbage 2.1 Aldon's Crossing Video Poker And I play a lot of Scrabble online against a friend of mine who works at Treyarch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Cox Posted May 12, 2004 Share Posted May 12, 2004 these are my favorites, not in any preferential order: Soul Edge/Soul Calibur series Onimusha series Final Fantasy VII Diablo I and II Parasite Eve I and II Oddworld series Fear Effect series Ninja Gaiden Halo Battlefield 1942 Unreal Tournament series Silent Hill series almost forgot: Metal Gear Solid -Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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