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October 06, 2013

Gaming thread 10-5-13
— Gang of Gaming Morons!

Here is my Halloween post from last year (and my first all by myself gaming post). Everything still stands.

I'm still giving you some stuff for this week so don't worry.

stuff below....

News

• For some reason, Treasure is going through the Steam Greenlight process to get their game, Ikaruga onto the service

• Twitch gets a $20 million investment, still nowhere close to what they actually need especially with the console masses getting ready to stream there with the release of the PS4 and XBO. The service is going to be even more brutal than it currently is now with League of Legends tournaments. Frankly, they really need someone who has a clue about server upgrades.

• So Keiji Inafune and company raised just over $4 million for their Mighty No. 9 game on kickstarter. Wonder how Capcom feels all about this...

• In an attempt to try something new, Nintendo is scrapping the concept of having a dungeon order in the upcoming Zelda: A Like Between Worlds by having it so you can rent or straight up buy items. Don't know how I feel about this but at least they're trying something new though it comes down to balancing in how much the items actually cost.

• Frictional Game's countdown finally ended and it's a trailer for their upcoming SCP Foundation flavored game.

• Bungie released a new trailer and news that yeah, there will be a beta in the spring for Destiny

• CCP's Internal Affairs sleeping on the job? Of course. Sure, it's not on the level of the T20 incident but it's still shiesty

• The Warcraft movie gets a release date, December 18th, 2015. It's directed by Duncan Jones (Moon and Source Code). There is enough good lore to make a good flick but I'm curious in how people are going to react to it.

• So the first episode of the upcoming Fables game, The Wolf Among Us is almost upon us as they threw up pre-orders for the season on Steam and Telltale's own site. It's going to be interesting in seeing how Telltale react after getting the response from the Walking Dead game and Pierre Shorette (main writer for the game) has some seriously large shoes to fill with doing a prequel in Bill Willingham's universe.

• this seems like the way to go in the future when it comes to bot matches

• Are you curious in what hardware are going to be in Valve's prototypes for the Steam Machines? Here they are

Random Stuff
The iOS adaptation of Tanto Cuore by Playdek came out this past week. The theme is interesting as it's all about collecting moe lolita female maids that you either employ or lock up in your chamber. And of course, your currency also happens to be called Love which are cards that contain a little moe girl bent over, gripping a pillow tightly. The game is a pretty good Dominion clone if you can get over the theme IMO. The reaction of the board gaming community has been hilarious but expected with people calling others pedos and stuff for liking it.

If you can get over the theme, it's worth the $3 but I don't know how long this game will have a community though.

These two are on the extreme end

Audiosurf 2 also kinda came out this past week on Steam for $15. I say kinda as it's one of those "early access" still in alpha/beta releases. At this point, it's not really worth buying it atm as it seems really early but it does feel like the algorithm has been tweaked a bit as the tracks feel more in synch with the music. The wake boarding portion is interesting but I don't wish it was featured so predominately as it gets boring real fast. If you do decide to buy it, for the love of Christ, download the mono nitro mod as with it's speed, it's a whole different game. BabyMetal is still the best when it comes to really hard tracks and Geskia! and Cuushe are my go to artists for chill but still fun tracks. Honestly can't recommend it atm unless you were a hardcore fan of the first AudioSurf game.

New Releases

Beyond: Two Souls (PS3) - Press X to Jason....wait wrong game. Press X to Jodie...yep, that's it. David Cage's new game comes out this week. Expect about 10 hours of really bad B movie level writing while looking nice and quick time events that make no sense in the context of what the character is actually doing in the game. But this time, you do get Ellen Paige walking around in her underwear (game with soul) and William Dafoe being William Dafoe. I'm obviously not a fan of what Quantic Dream does but there is a market for it as they sell well for mid-tier games

Pokemon X & Y (3DS) - Yep, two new Pokemon games this time in 3D. Pokemon is Pokemon I guess. Your standard differences in the series between the two games, all depends on what pokemon you want to start off with and which ones you want to evolve (still a great racket). You do have to wait till December if you want to import you pokemon from the older games though. And
if you're going to be picking one or both of them up on Saturday, your best deal is Toys R Us's current deal of Buy One, Get One 40% Off on 3DS games.

Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness (PS3) - Well, it's only fitting to get a direct sequel of the first game after 10 years of side stories and offshoots. I really don't want to remember all of the hours I dumped into this series over the years even though having a whole game based around trying to find Etna's underwear was interesting. Expect what you typically get from the series, solid SRPG gameplay with tons of content, a decent tone of humor and some horrible English voiceover.

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This was posted last year but it still stands as my favorite games for Halloween

Short post this week, I know, but that's it this week.
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I'm out,
The Dude

Posted by: Gang of Gaming Morons! at 12:00 PM | Comments (131)
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1 The reaction of the board gaming community has been hilarious but expected with people calling others pedos and stuff for liking it. **** Why are little girls wearing garters?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 06, 2013 11:57 AM (DmNpO)

2 My, those Cosplayers need help. Who has some massage oil and a Luthur Vandross CD?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at October 06, 2013 11:57 AM (u82oZ)

3 Why are little girls wearing garters?

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 06, 2013 03:57 PM (DmNpO)

Japan

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 11:58 AM (vJdyz)

4 I've been logging more gaming hours than in a long time playing a Beta,game called Ascend.Reminds me of Diablo with some twists.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 12:01 PM (9XBK2)

5 "Wonder how Capcom feels all about this..."

Like a right bunch of idiots, hopefully.

Posted by: The Deuce at October 06, 2013 12:02 PM (hKTuf)

6 Going with the Pokemon theme and someone trying to steal Jessica Nigri's break through cosplay.

I present Pikachu
http://www.ufunk.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/selection-du-weekend-56-19.jpg

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 06, 2013 12:03 PM (TZjxi)

7 That pic skirts right up against the line.

Posted by: Kreplach at October 06, 2013 12:05 PM (hmUex)

8 Big Blizzard fan here. Can't wait to see how the movie shapes out. They are usually sticklers for perfection. The film is being directed by Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) and could feature In Bruges actor Colin Farrell and There Will Be Blood's Paul Dano in lead roles. Both good choices, imho. 2015, though. geesh

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 12:06 PM (IXrOn)

One of the guys @ work just showed this to me. It's just all kinds of wrong, probably going to sell well in the theaters.

http://tinyurl.com/mdajr76

Posted by: PMRich at October 06, 2013 12:08 PM (KDUNf)

10 the nurses...they don't look like that at my hospital...

Posted by: Sven10077 at October 06, 2013 12:10 PM (9jfyN)

11 Warcraft movie is intriguing but I'm the movie I'm most excited about is the new Godzilla next year.An opportunity for a new Godzilla game too.(I still enjoy the old XBox Godzilla Saves the Earth)

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 12:10 PM (9XBK2)

12 But this time, you do get Ellen Paige walking around in her underwear bleck can't stand this girl

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 12:11 PM (IXrOn)

13 Niedermeyer's Dead Horse, if we spent the time to analyze every little thing those folks in Japan do, well prepare to roll to save sanity every minute.

Or start here - http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Anime

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at October 06, 2013 12:12 PM (TZjxi)

Wait.

So is destiny delayed already? I thought it was a December release?

And what's the "The Moon" stuff? Expansion already?

I am confizzled.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No really.) at October 06, 2013 12:12 PM (GaqMa)

15 11 the movie I'm most excited about is the new Godzilla next year. American Godzilla or Japanese Godzilla?

Posted by: Anachronda at October 06, 2013 12:13 PM (U82Km)

16 Not a whole lot of good games out. My guild has been mostly playing mechwarrior for a long time, now. Because, pvp, and what else is there to do.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 12:13 PM (IXrOn)

17 Wait.
So is destiny delayed already? I thought it was a December release?
And what's the "The Moon" stuff? Expansion already?
I am confizzled.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No really.) at October 06, 2013 04:12 PM (GaqMa)

hasn't had a release date and kinda still doesn't as it's just the beta in the spring. The moon stuff is just another area in the MMO

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:14 PM (vJdyz)

Your trading cards are blowing out the margins.

Posted by: buzzion at October 06, 2013 12:14 PM (LI48c)

19 Gaming thread 10-5-13?

Posted by: Ma Bell at October 06, 2013 12:16 PM (RLdcX)

20 Dunno how I feel about the Warcraft movie, although I'm pleased that Sam Raimi isn't directing it as he wanted it to be a love story. As to how to handle it, that's going to be tricky. There needs to enough balance to attract newcomers but keep (mostly) all the WoWers happy. Maybe just focus on one or two characters, such as the rise and fall of Arthas Menethil?

Posted by: Thrawn at October 06, 2013 12:19 PM (Dsds2)

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 04:14 PM (vJdyz)

Huh, that makes the decision to launch on this gen's consoles somewhat interesting.

People like me are going to put off preordering until I even know what console I'm going to have at that time.

(And I suspect many people will preorder and cancel to get beta access.)

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No really.) at October 06, 2013 12:19 PM (GaqMa)

22 fuck me

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:20 PM (vJdyz)

23 Comments got nuked?

Posted by: Thrawn at October 06, 2013 12:20 PM (Dsds2)

24 15 American ,but this time loyal to the Japanese version.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 12:21 PM (9XBK2)

25 Comments got nuked?

Posted by: Thrawn at October 06, 2013 04:20 PM (Dsds2)

me editing the those two pics

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:21 PM (vJdyz)

26 Yeah,I had thought Destiny was a late Fall/Winter 2013 release but now it's summer 2014.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 12:23 PM (9XBK2)

27 @23 Briefly. Steam's got both Arkham Origins (prequel to the earlier games, with different writers and cast) and Assassin's Creed IV (pirates). Looking forward to both of them.

Posted by: junior at October 06, 2013 12:23 PM (sHIXY)

28 ugh, that one pic is all blurred now

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:24 PM (vJdyz)

29 comment from the last thread, but I thought it bared repeating

SPATCHCOCK! SPATCHCOCK! SPATCHCOCK!

Posted by: Danger, Carlos Danger - Agent Double O Naught at October 06, 2013 12:24 PM (Pr6hk)

30 I wish Sam Raimi would get a new The Shadow movie made,he has wanted too for ages.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 12:25 PM (9XBK2)

31 The whole "young Japanese chicks dressed oddly" thing is weird. I guess this is why I always scratch my head when people post "Man, Steven Ten Beste is brilliant" and then send me to his pervy-looking website.

Posted by: Skip Tracer at October 06, 2013 12:26 PM (2+bRt)

32 Sorry to go off topic so soon in the thread, but this is good. Canada Free Press wrote that TFG should go back to his coffin and take ghouls from the left. I found it at Gateway Pundit.

Posted by: CarolT at October 06, 2013 12:26 PM (z4WKX)

33 XCOM Enemy Unknown is getting an Expansion pack.

Posted by: buzzion at October 06, 2013 12:26 PM (LI48c)

34 I wish Sam Raimi would get a new The Shadow movie made,he has wanted too for ages.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 04:25 PM (9XBK2)

he's so bogged down with everything he wants to do with the Evil Dead franchise and he's in prep for the supernatural Wyatt Earp flick

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:28 PM (vJdyz)

35 That is the Obamacare before reality set in picture. After: Helen Thomas.

Posted by: Beagle at October 06, 2013 12:28 PM (sOtz/)

36 The iOS adaptation of Tanto Cuore by Playdek came out this past week. ... The game is a pretty good Dominion clone if you can get over the theme IMO. The game itself is pretty decent, and honestly actually pretty tame compared to what else Japan comes out withÂ…

Posted by: 政治的な帽子~です at October 06, 2013 12:28 PM (Vk2pI)

37 Sorry to go off topic so soon in the thread, but this is good. Canada Free Press wrote that TFG should go back to his coffin and take ghouls from the left. I found it at Gateway Pundit. Posted by: CarolT at October 06, 2013 04:26 PM (z4WKX) o, I see Jim Hoft is back posting. nice.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 12:29 PM (IXrOn)

38 The game itself is pretty decent, and honestly actually pretty tame compared to what else Japan comes out withÂ…

Posted by: 政治的な帽子~です at October 06, 2013 04:28 PM (Vk2pI)

wouldn't mind Barbarossa coming out

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:30 PM (vJdyz)

39 XCOM Enemy Unknown is getting an Expansion pack. Posted by: buzzion at October 06, 2013 04:26 PM (LI48c) My husband cranked this game up this past week, and I LOL'd at the opening title sequence. It was sooo bad.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 12:31 PM (IXrOn)

40 My husband cranked this game up this past week, and I LOL'd at the opening title sequence. It was sooo bad.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 04:31 PM (IXrOn)

wouldn't call it bad as it fits into the theme of the old X-Com games

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:32 PM (vJdyz)

41 I'm not sure that what those two nurses are doing is completely sanitary, but nevertheless I approve of them doing it.

Posted by: GnuBreed at October 06, 2013 12:33 PM (cHZB7)

42 I'm not sure that what those two nurses are doing is completely sanitary, but nevertheless I approve of them doing it.

Posted by: GnuBreed at October 06, 2013 04:33 PM (cHZB7)

well, they are Night Nurses

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:34 PM (vJdyz)

43 Little girls dressed as candy-stripers molesting each other in a hospital hallway. I knew there was a reason hardcore "gamers" always freaked me out.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 06, 2013 12:34 PM (ZshNr)

44 My local game store owner used to tell people that Tanto Cuore is what Dominion should have been. And for a while, you could find at least one game being played every evening at the store. Most of the pictures in the core set are completely tame - though the "pillow clutch" card gets a lot of use given that it's the equivalent of coin cards in Dominion.

Posted by: junior at October 06, 2013 12:34 PM (sHIXY)

45 world of warplanes. if you have even a decent GPU it's definitely worth a try. easy to learn, hard to master. worth it just to check out the reproductions of aircraft (bi-planes up to the first jet fighters).

Posted by: Gandalf'sLoveStaff at October 06, 2013 12:34 PM (OqeDl)

46 CarolT, thanks for the gatewaypundit/canadapress tip. Here is the poem the CanadaFreePress posted to begin with: Â“He dwells in the dark like a blood sucking ghoul, But Dracobama is naught but a fool. He stamps his feet like a petulant child, As around the world he is laughingly reviled. On our WWII vets fear he tried to impart, But our military heroes drove a stake through his heart. Against Dracobama no garlic is needed, As the garden of tyranny soon will be weeded. YouÂ’ll learn Dracobama the American people Will not cower from you like meek little Sheeple. Our resolve to defeat you will never soften, So take your fake fangs and head back to your coffin.Â” oh my - See more at: http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/#sthash.FsVM5H8g.dpuf

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 12:35 PM (IXrOn)

47 Little girls dressed as candy-stripers molesting each other in a hospital hallway. I knew there was a reason hardcore "gamers" always freaked me out.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 06, 2013 04:34 PM (ZshNr)

they're "little girls" if you call the girls in the college cheerleader pics the same. Both are professional models

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:36 PM (vJdyz)

48 wouldn't call it bad as it fits into the theme of the old X-Com games Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 04:32 PM (vJdyz) I didn't mean to dis the game, it was just the quality of the anim and 3D work, as well as dialogue and sound. Not the game itself, just the title sequence quality.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 12:37 PM (IXrOn)

49 Yeah, I'm talking about their audience, not the models. A model that looks like a sexualized twelve year old is designed to appeal to a certain type of person.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 06, 2013 12:38 PM (ZshNr)

50 I didn't mean to dis the game, it was just the quality of the anim and 3D work, as well as dialogue and sound. Not the game itself, just the title sequence quality.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 04:37 PM (IXrOn)

oh I didn't take it as any dis and the bad quality of it in general is in keeping with the style of the series. It just is what it is

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:38 PM (vJdyz)

51 @48 The title sequence was done in a style that matched the in-game animations.

Posted by: junior at October 06, 2013 12:38 PM (sHIXY)

52 I'm so excited for Destiny it's ridiculous.

Posted by: alexthechick - Really Universe Really? at October 06, 2013 12:40 PM (Gk3SS)

53 #15

There is retroactively no American Godzilla. That beast is now referred to as just Zilla in the comics appearances it has made.

Posted by: Epobirs at October 06, 2013 12:41 PM (kcfmt)

54 I loved Heavy Rain. It had really awesome replayability and was amazingly detailed. It was also one of the best looking games of this generation and really showed the difference between a PS3 and the 360 (most games look the same on the platforms). It's true that there are elements that are unrealistic. I mean it was a science fiction game about a mass murderer, so it was bound to have some fantasy there. But the same could be said of Halo. Oh well. Another reliable crapper oner of Playstation stuff.

Posted by: Pix at October 06, 2013 12:41 PM (Bv9wk)

55 Old enough to be healthcare professionals obviously. Don't overthink it.

Posted by: Beagle at October 06, 2013 12:42 PM (sOtz/)

56 53 There is retroactively no American Godzilla. Good riddance.

Posted by: Anachronda at October 06, 2013 12:44 PM (U82Km)

57 I'd like to be more excited about Destiny, but everything I've seen from Bungie in the last ten years has convinced me that they just happened to catch lightning in a bottle with Halo: CE.

Posted by: BunnyFooFoo at October 06, 2013 12:44 PM (fdjeU)

58 I'd like to be more excited about Destiny, but everything I've seen from Bungie in the last ten years has convinced me that they just happened to catch lightning in a bottle with Halo: CE.

Posted by: BunnyFooFoo at October 06, 2013 04:44 PM (fdjeU)

Marathon wasn't bad

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:45 PM (vJdyz)

59 Any dev who doesn't have a publishing background with Steam has to go through Greenlight these days. I think partnering with someone can help with that, so if you don't want to go through Greenlight, but want on Steam, you best chat up the likes of Activision, EA, Ubi, etc. Oh and steevy, I hope you enjoy your time with Ascend.

Posted by: scar3crow at October 06, 2013 12:46 PM (JPl4g)

60 53 I think he appeared in one of the Japanese Godzilla movies and they referred to him as "the tuna eating monster" or something.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 12:47 PM (9XBK2)

61 @57 Marathon, their previous series, was also well-liked.

Posted by: junior at October 06, 2013 12:47 PM (sHIXY)

62 59 It's a lot of fun.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 12:47 PM (9XBK2)

63 If you want on Steam don't go with EA. In fact if you're making a game don't go with EA. Soulless and awful.

Posted by: buzzion at October 06, 2013 12:47 PM (LI48c)

By the by horde.

Still waiting to get Bioshock: Infinite.

Sadly the shutdown has me without access to spendable cash. And so we wait.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No really.) at October 06, 2013 12:50 PM (GaqMa)

65 63 If you want on Steam don't go with EA. In fact if you're making a game don't go with EA. Soulless and awful. What are you talking about? We turned out just *fine*...

Posted by: Ultima 9 (and others) at October 06, 2013 12:50 PM (Dsds2)

66 btw, what's a Paladin?

Posted by: Ultima 9 (and others) at October 06, 2013 12:50 PM (Dsds2)

67 Ascend: Hand of Kul is one of those games that I know that I need to check out since I really loved the Toy Soldier games but I just haven't got around to

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:51 PM (vJdyz)

68 66 btw, what's a Paladin? Posted by: Ultima 9 (and others) at October 06, 2013 04:50 PM (Dsds2

A fast gun for hire

Posted by: Vic at October 06, 2013 12:52 PM (zZbNF)

69 @66 Someone who wets his armor at the thought of danger?

Posted by: junior at October 06, 2013 12:54 PM (sHIXY)

70 btw, what's a Paladin? Posted by: Ultima 9 (and others) at October 06, 2013 04:50 PM (Dsds2) [insert paladin joke here]

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 12:55 PM (IXrOn)

71 But he was a knight without armor in savage land

Posted by: Vic at October 06, 2013 12:56 PM (zZbNF)

72 Paladins still wear no armor if you go with a female model

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 12:59 PM (vJdyz)

73 Any opinions on Chris Roberts's upcoming release - Star Citizen?

Posted by: junior at October 06, 2013 12:59 PM (sHIXY)

74 Gah,walked out the patio door into a damn spider web.Than I saw the spider,frigging huge!I'm not afraid of spiders but I'm glad I didn't get that fucker on me.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 01:00 PM (9XBK2)

75 73 Any opinions on Chris Roberts's upcoming release - Star Citizen? Posted by: junior at October 06, 2013 04:59 PM (sHIXY) What they've sown looks pretty but way too early to have an actual opinion on it IMO

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 01:01 PM (vJdyz)

76 Small doesn't necessarily mean young. Beware the 28 year old who looks 12. 'DEM ASIANS

#73

Looks good, my biggest gaming buddy bought quite a bit into it

Posted by: RiverC at October 06, 2013 01:02 PM (9hUiB)

77 67 When I first started playing it was dropping off the server a lot,freezing at times.It's much improved now.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 01:02 PM (9XBK2)

78 @66 Latin "of the palace" and eventually mythologized favored knights of Charemagne. On the off chance you wanted a serious answer. Great knights in European literature basically.

Posted by: Beagle at October 06, 2013 01:05 PM (sOtz/)

79 78 Yeah,they used the term for the knight like class in Diablo 2.Back in the day I had a Paladin D&D action figure.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 01:08 PM (9XBK2)

80 58, 61
I never had a mac so I never got to play the Marathon games (I'm sure there are ways, but I've never bothered with them). I don't know how many of the Alex Seropian-era Bungie crew are still around, but I think the Halo series really suffered--at least the single-player side of things--from a desire to create a more "cinematic" experience. That was certainly Joe Staten's stated intent, for better or worse. In makes me think the sublime combat of Halo: CE (on legendary, it's the most perfectly balanced FPS gameplay I've ever seen) was as much an accident than anything, and they never really understood what made it so great.

Posted by: BunnyFooFoo at October 06, 2013 01:09 PM (fdjeU)

81 David Mamet is working on a new Have Gun Will Travel tv show,not sure if it's going to be set in the present or Old West.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 01:09 PM (9XBK2)

82 Been playing Planetary Annihilation and War for the Overworld betas recently. First is a Total Annihilation/Supreme Commander "clone" and is looking pretty good right now. The second is the spiritual successor to Dungeon Keeper.

Posted by: NWConservative at October 06, 2013 01:27 PM (M1gmo)

83 #54

There was no 360 version, so how could it show the difference?

Posted by: Epobirs at October 06, 2013 01:34 PM (kcfmt)

84 I have no issues cocking my spatch so how about a gun thread?

Posted by: Strategic Corporal USMC at October 06, 2013 01:34 PM (DOWSh)

85 Regarding Star Citizen:

Eh...I read an article about it recently, and the project has a very Peter Molyneax ring to it at the point That is to say, it makes a lot of grandiose promises about new and innovative features that are questionable to begin with. I don't think he understands the psychology of players attracted to persistent-world games if he thinks eventual perma-death and character loss will be selling points. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of first-person space combat anyway, and honestly I'd prefer a space game with more of a focus on exploration of the unknown than combat if we're going for something truly different.

From what I've seen so far, I'd rather just play EVE, for all its faults.

Posted by: BunnyFooFoo at October 06, 2013 01:39 PM (fdjeU)

86 39 Artisanal 'ette,

I am going to get "X-com the Bureau" next time it goes on sale I think

Posted by: Sven10077 at October 06, 2013 01:40 PM (9jfyN)

87 #81 "Coffee is for lawmen!"

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at October 06, 2013 01:43 PM (cmxXs)

88 Artisanal 'ette, I am going to get "X-com the Bureau" next time it goes on sale I think Posted by: Sven10077 at October 06, 2013 05:40 PM (9jfyN) I don't know what to buy, as winter is upon us, and I usually crank up my gaming hours since I cannot be outside. Been trying different games. I am a fan of strategy and (my favorites) are MMORPG's. Not a big pure FPS fan, but need the pvp in my MMORPG's, or it doesn't hold my interest. I can't think of anything that beat the original DAoC.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 01:44 PM (IXrOn)

89 btw, so many gaming commercials during the NFL games, now. amazing

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 01:45 PM (IXrOn)

90 XCom The Bureau got panned. And I don't think I've heard any good things about it.

Posted by: junior at October 06, 2013 01:46 PM (sHIXY)

91 Wasn't XCOM based on SHADO from the old UFO tv series?A UFO game would be cool.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 01:48 PM (9XBK2)

92 XCom The Bureau got panned. And I don't think I've heard any good things about it. Posted by: junior at October 06, 2013 05:46 PM (sHIXY) http://www.metacritic.com/search/all/xcom/results

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 01:50 PM (IXrOn)

93 Some bootleg by Peyton Manning. Nobody was looking for that

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 01:53 PM (1RQeV)

94 Those 2 little fives in the Pink , Kimono my house.

Posted by: Jet Built Around Cannon at October 06, 2013 01:54 PM (4L2D1)

95 @92 66, 66, and 68. It looks like Metacritic found the same. Enemy unknown, however, got numbers at around 90.

Posted by: junior at October 06, 2013 01:54 PM (sHIXY)

96 When I played the Firaxis XCOM: Enemy Unknown remake last year, I was left wondering how a game stitched together from whole cloth in 1994 could have 10x the depth, entertainment value, and replayability of a remake made in 2012, which needed only to refine a winning formula with the benefit of nearly 20 years of hindsight. Last year's game was like a simulation that created a flimsy illusion of the original if you didn't look too closely, but lacked all the real substance that made it special.

Posted by: BunnyFooFoo at October 06, 2013 01:55 PM (fdjeU)

97 66, 66, and 68. It looks like Metacritic found the same. Enemy unknown, however, got numbers at around 90. Posted by: junior at October 06, 2013 05:54 PM (sHIXY) yep

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 01:57 PM (IXrOn)

98 what the hell can we do? Vote? HAHA! What is left? What is left? The legislative branch doesn't reign in the executive and the the judicial branch seems a rubber stamp What do We do? Legally, ethically,morally, in keeping with the founding principles of the constitution; so we do not fall into the madness of the french revolution. What is to be done?

Posted by: galahad at October 06, 2013 01:58 PM (ukHWW)

99 Some bootleg by Peyton Manning. Nobody was looking for that Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 05:53 PM (1RQeV) I swear, Peyton is so on his game. I laughed at that last touchdown. He just wandered across the line while the rest of the field were piled up somewhere else.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 01:58 PM (IXrOn)

100 Jack Lew must be obama's house Jew

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 01:58 PM (1RQeV)

101 New NFL Policy To Forbid Off-Duty Law Enforcement From Carrying Firearms Into NFL Stadiums What could be the legitimate purpose for such a rule, except to disarm possible protection? WeÂ’ve seen what happens in gun-free zones. Pray nothing happens on the head of this stupidity. Idiocy all around

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 02:00 PM (1RQeV)

102 New NFL Policy To Forbid Off-Duty Law Enforcement From Carrying Firearms Into NFL Stadiums What could be the legitimate purpose for such a rule, except to disarm possible protection? WeÂ’ve seen what happens in gun-free zones. Pray nothing happens on the head of this stupidity. Idiocy all around Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 06:00 PM (1RQeV) And, why don't they announce it to all of the criminals, too. So stupid. I give up.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 02:03 PM (IXrOn)

103 CRESSKILL Â– Funeral services will be held Thursday for Nicholas Oresko, the World War II Medal of Honor hero who died Friday at the age of 96. Oresko was an Army master sergeant when, badly wounded, he wiped out two enemy bunkers near Tettingen, Germany, during the Battle of the Bulge. He died at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center of complications following surgery for a broken right femur, said John Carbone, a family friend. It was the same leg that was wounded on Jan. 23, 1945, as he crawled alone from one enemy machine gun bunker to another to take them out with grenades and his M-1 rifle. Although he had no immediate surviving family members, Oresko was surrounded by friends, veterans and young members of the military service during his final days. His funeral is scheduled for Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Anna Maria Ciccone Theater at Bergen County Community College, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus. The funeral service will be followed by interment at George Washington Memorial Park, 234 Paramus Road. I was really hoping they'd do it Wednesday or Friday. Thursday is the one day I can't make it. I was hoping I could go

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 02:08 PM (1RQeV)

104 galahad

It's that there's so much more surface stuff that people care about - the companies are re-oriented to be very image-centric rather than substance-centric.

Posted by: RiverC at October 06, 2013 02:08 PM (9hUiB)

105 As expected from a left wing douche like Goodell.He'll ruin the NFL by the time he's done(he's off to a good start already)

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 02:08 PM (9XBK2)

106 Want Disgaea. Had to choose. Got GTA V.

Feel Better.

Posted by: Methos at October 06, 2013 02:15 PM (hO9ad)

107 It's okay, put good money on that D2 drops in price kinda fast

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 02:17 PM (vJdyz)

108 Post Office issues new Muslim Holiday stamps http://tinyurl.com/qbbbus3 url goes to the post office Featuring calligraphy from the 2011 Eid stamp with a new green background, this 2013 Eid ForeverÂ® stamp issuance commemorates the two most important festivalsÂ—or eidsÂ—in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. On these days, Muslims wish each other Eid mubarak, the phrase shown in Islamic calligraphy on the stamp. Eid mubarak translates literally as Â“blessed festivalÂ” and can be paraphrased Â“May your religious holiday be blessed.Â” This phrase can be applied to both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 02:20 PM (IXrOn)

109 They are going to have to make up a new word to describe how amazing Peyton is doing so far this year. Hot doesn't come anywhere near to describing it

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 02:21 PM (1RQeV)

110 That's what we need, eid stuff but no 'Christ is Risen'

Posted by: RiverC at October 06, 2013 02:22 PM (9hUiB)

111 Post Office issues new Muslim Holiday stamps http://tinyurl.com/qbbbus3 url goes to the post office Featuring calligraphy from the 2011 Eid stamp with a new green background, this 2013 Eid ForeverÂ® stamp issuance commemorates the two most important festivalsÂ—or eidsÂ—in the Islamic calendar: Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. On these days, Muslims wish each other Eid mubarak, the phrase shown in Islamic calligraphy on the stamp. Eid mubarak translates literally as Â“blessed festivalÂ” and can be paraphrased Â“May your religious holiday be blessed.Â” This phrase can be applied to both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 06:20 PM (IXrOn) They're trying to kill us and we make a stamp for them? Suicidal behavior

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 02:22 PM (1RQeV)

112 Records Show Army Spent $5 Million To Convict Ft. Hood Jihadist Nidal Hasan Even Though He Wanted To Plead GuiltyÂ… A shallow grave and a single bullet would have been a hell of a lot cheaper. Weasel Zippers:

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 02:23 PM (1RQeV)

113 Oct. 6, 2013 Sunday a.m. Ted Cruz handed "default" back into Obama's lap (and in Candy's face) for bringing it up as his threat. Sunday p.m. Boehner says U.S. on path to default if Obama won't negotiate By Caren Bohan and Andy Sullivan | Reuters http://tinyurl.com/pnkekd5 ...Better just to IMPEACH Obama and prevent the DEFAULT.

Posted by: panzernashorn at October 06, 2013 02:25 PM (MhA4j)

114 Wow--112 comments in 2 1/2 hours! Is that some kind of record?

Posted by: Caliban at October 06, 2013 02:26 PM (DrC22)

115 It's okay, put good money on that D2 drops in price kinda fast

Yeah, that's pretty much the calculation I made. All I've heard about GTA V as in the vicinity of "possibly best game this generation" and I really like IV. I'm liking it so far, but I'm not further than VGA! got, so no new opinion. I seem to suck at driving more than I used to, but I'm assuming for now that's due to having an un-maxed driving skill. Also, I'm having a little trouble picking the targeting reticle out of the background, but I assume there will be more aid as the skill improves.

My fellow Disgaea players are, of necessity, dedicated, but somewhat fewer, so I'm figuring I'll save a bunch in January (and hope I can sucker a relative into GT6 for Christmas).

Posted by: Methos at October 06, 2013 02:26 PM (hO9ad)

116 They are going to have to make up a new word to describe how amazing Peyton is doing so far this year. Hot doesn't come anywhere near to describing it Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 06:21 PM (1RQeV) Trickster.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at October 06, 2013 02:27 PM (IXrOn)

117 ...Better just to IMPEACH Obama and prevent the DEFAULT.

Default (failure to pay maturing federal debt, or rather the interest since the rest just gets rolled over) will only happen if Obama chooses it. Which should be added to the list of impeachable offenses, but since it actually inconveniences congress might finally be actionable.

Posted by: Methos at October 06, 2013 02:30 PM (hO9ad)

118 112 They could have let him die right on the scene.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 02:32 PM (9XBK2)

119 114 Wow--112 comments in 2 1/2 hours! Is that some kind of record? Posted by: Caliban at October 06, 2013 06:26 PM (DrC22) It's a little slow but about par for the course with the space, gaming and book threads

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 02:33 PM (vJdyz)

120 Archie Manning made a rdal with he Devil that for every season that he had to endure with under-performing teams, his sons would get two seasons working with over-performing teams.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 06, 2013 02:34 PM (ZshNr)

121 120 I don't think Archie ever played on an NFL team that even reached .500.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 02:34 PM (9XBK2)

122 I spelled those words right in my mind.

Posted by: Lincolntf at October 06, 2013 02:35 PM (ZshNr)

123 I don't think Archie ever played on an NFL team that even reached .500. Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 06:34 PM (9XBK2) And I really enjoyed seeing him play. He was a great QB on lousy lousy teams

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 02:36 PM (1RQeV)

124 We reported how Chad was an OFA volunteer, and that he himself claimed to have been paid for Â“posting political stuffÂ” for advocacy, that it was Â“sort of my jobÂ”. Of course, all the political stuff he posted was of Barack Obama, so I wonder who was paying him. He later claimed that he had been joking about being paid. Remember the story behind Chad and his father? Neither he nor his father had money, Chad was a poor student, and that was why they needed to be Â“savedÂ” by the Â“affordabilityÂ” of Obamacare. Yet, now, we hear that Chad seems to have donated $1,000 to Barack ObamaÂ’s 2012 re-election campaign. Does anyone think that a normal 20 year old without resources is going to donate $1000 to a political campaign? Of course, one possibility is that it is donated in his name by someone who can no longer legally donate. Perhaps Chad would like to answer that questionÂ… Weasel Zippers

Posted by: Nevergiveup at October 06, 2013 02:37 PM (1RQeV)

125 stoner thread up

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at October 06, 2013 02:39 PM (DmNpO)

126 123 He was great runner too,neither one of his Qb sons got his legs.

Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 02:45 PM (9XBK2)

127 126 123 He was great runner too,neither one of his Qb sons got his legs. Posted by: steevy at October 06, 2013 06:45 PM (9XBK2) They had decent lines and never had to learn how to run.

Posted by: Buzzion at October 06, 2013 02:52 PM (WJn5p)

128 107 It's okay, put good money on that D2 drops in price kinda fast Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 06:17 PM (vJdyz)

Why is that?

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 06, 2013 02:54 PM (0wHyk)

129 128 107 It's okay, put good money on that D2 drops in price kinda fast Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 06:17 PM (vJdyz) Why is that? Posted by: ConservativeMonster at October 06, 2013 06:54 PM (0wHyk) Every game in the Disgaea series tends to do that

Posted by: The Dude at October 06, 2013 03:38 PM (vJdyz)

130 Send that picture to the Taliban. Better than a drone.

Posted by: and irresolute at October 06, 2013 05:19 PM (RqHWH)

131 Battlefield 4 beta is free on PS3.

Posted by: Schwalbe262 at October 06, 2013 07:56 PM (IxGUR)

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