Alyxx Thorne

It should be UK, I agree.

1. Regenerating health does not make the game easier. In fact, Duke Nukem Forever is one of the harder games I've played. It really puts your skills to the test as far as I'm concerned and in fact, I think the lack of health packs and healing stations makes it fresh and prevents you from backtracking after health so you can just move on. 2. Only being able to carry 2 weapons at a time, for me, makes Duke more human and believable as a character. It just doesn't make sense for a person to carry 10 guns at all times, and it adds some strategy to what could've been just a dumb shooter. I mean, you don't see Arnold Schwarzenegger carrying a whole arsenal. It makes more sense for him to carry two guns, tripmines and pipe bombs. 3. Linearity makes it easier to focus on the game itself and not get sidetracked or lost. The game is about having fun and not have to grind for items or chatting with characters. I don't know about others, but I just don't see Duke Nukem fitting in a RPG. But the fact it's brought up as a bad thing may indicate that gamers' taste has changed towards wanting more sidequests.

No offense, but I think you managed that pretty much on your own in the first place.

Isn't it "New Zealand"?

Having a lot of rain now? I feel like Rana is turning into Oslo now. Man, we're up in 30c degrees here which is a bit too hot for my taste. Hopefully we'll get some rain on Sunday.

I'm impressed by the level designs and art styles. Especially the Alien Hive level blew my mind on so many levels. It's just so satisfying to see such awesome Lovecraftian work in a game.

I would rather drink actual water than Powerade. Much cheaper.

I don't mind the new UI in FF4.

Norway for me.

Yeah, I personally would prefer if it was some sort of spinoff rather than a direct sequel.

A lot quicker.

I would prefer to just be the first lady.

Too bad, it's chock full of aspartam, and I don't trust aspartam.

You won't be saying that when the match host tops the scoreboard. I prefer private matches to be honest. I'm not much of a multiplayer gamer at all. I bought DNF almost entirely for the single player campaign. After all, the game is about Duke and his ego. Why should it be about us? I think that's what they are trying to say with this game. It's Duke's story, and the multiplayer is just there to stop people from whining about there not being any multiplayer. I couldn't care less if it had multiplayer or not. I mean, it's nice that it's there, but usually i prefer playing unreal tournament for multiplayer.

Yeah, that's what I thought too. Also, he's been in Austria so it would make sense for him to know German.

Awesome episode, the slow pacing really fits your style. Excellent decision to give him amnesia, as some members have said, it should allow for some funny scenes. I am looking forward to the next episode by far. Also, I am doing my best to take care of the forum with the other staff, so at least you won't have to worry too much about that. I think you should get a bigger staff so you can focus entirely on making your videos.

I have no use for dedicated servers though.

- Hello, Nick.

Another hot day. Bought a sixpack of coke though to keep me refreshed.

I think that's pretty stupid really... I mean, I think it's a great game so far. It feels very rich and detailed, and while it's similar to Duke 3D, it feels very up-to-date.

Jexius is working on a new page as far as I know.

It's just part of his quirky personality, I guess. I think if he graduated from MiT, it's likely he knows a language or two in addition to English. But I think he's just picking up phrases from working with international colleagues.

It has some bugs and stuff, nothing a few patches won't fix. I won't judge it so quickly on the first impression.

I got it today. Here's my certificate of authenticity:

Link's Awakening was a pretty solid title yes.