UndeadNecro

Uh, dude? Yes, business emails. Emails are easily ignored, physical letters is a different deal and those letters have to be sent to their business addresses(location).

You mean the original one? They did make day of defeat source - i liked it quite a lot actually. That's not exactly a sequel, though. It was an updated version of the game. In fact, they can't exactly make a "sequel" to that game, so I find that kind of odd. I'd say they mostly got lucky off of Counter Strike, too.

Well, it IS all about the money. Follow the money trail.

Well, their fall was because of their need to make money. I remember being there when there was a big conversation about it on their forums, specifically about the updates for the third game (the city) and their online game. I think at some point they decided to go for a monetization model because, well, they had to. That being said, Ross' CarnEvil and The Last Stand episodes are pretty good but I think I like his episodes that include rants the most.

Or what the devs from back in the isometric days put in the games, because "Bethesda is killing the Fallout franchise!!!11!ONE!". Well, for the most part, they are. They don't recognize New Vegas as part of of "their" series, AFAIK.

IHE gets shit on quite a bit, doesn't he? I think most of it is the specific content he's made fun of (e.g. that stupid cat) and how easily targettable his channel is.

I prefer the British alternatives (e.g. flakes or doubledecker) to the American brands. I don't know about the US, but Canada gets most of the British brands as imports, usually in stores like Walmart or the like(cosco)

Well I've just arrived at Hong Kong. The levels after the NSF Airfield are much better. Also I did something hilarious. Well, killing him changes something. I'd advise against it. Also, there's a bug(or part of the game? Still don't know) in the game where you can get, I think, the most powerful melee weapon (lethal) after delivering it to some people.

Yeah, stealth is relatively useless unless the game is on your side, which it usually isn't. A single dart isn't enough for your average knockdown and it's bad enough that you have to upgrade your melee enough, which either takes dedication (unwise since it's not the only useful upgrade) or a long time (aka mid-game at the earliest), or it takes a few hits to take them down. Hell, even with the second last level of the strength upgrade ( without getting the lethal final upgrade, I mean, albeit I think it's an insta-knockdown for the baton and such) it takes about 3 or 4 hits for your average enemy. It's easier to just go lethal but the I think "canonically" it's the bad route. The story of the original is mostly focused on terrorism in the future and not so much on the actual transhumanism as Human Revolution focused on, especially there's a huge twist in the story halfway through that makes you think "...Seriously?" It's classic conspiracy theorist crap.

The emulators are only good if you can obtain good controls for said emulator. Square Enix's controls for their Chrono Trigger mobile version is *horrible*, as an example.

Huh, never knew Vinesauce did any streams of it. Actually now that I think about it I have no clue how I learnt about this game. I think he got a crack or something. I don't think he had a legitimate copy of the game. AFAIK, you can find some cracks around on the internet albeit the game is still very obscure. Honestly, the original Limbo of the Lost stream is still one of the most infamous.

I mean, I don't feel like reading this whole thread (I'll probably do it anyways)but I've been looking to get more into the animated-movies e.g. My Neighbour Totoro(I didn't watch that shit as a kid, I was subjected to constant full series sessions of shows like the classic Scooby Doo). Other than that, I've never watched anime. I've asked around on SG(because they have legitimately nice and non-shit-talking members) and apparently there's some anime that, y'know, isn't like a glossed over web-comic and has actual quality to it. So, at some point, I'm going to try it out but, y'know, it's not like there's a huge "issue" with it or even huge differences. Western cartoons are rampant with sex jokes and adult humour. Not even sure what my point is. My point being that I'm posting to bump this thread and see how many shit-posters are here? ------------------------------- Only posting this because I had a feeling I had something weird on my clipboard. If you have to ask, it's a reply to "why is anime popular" steam thread. Of course, the thread was absolute bollocks in replies.

Just out of interest, the time of the original or the time of Human Revolution? And i'm assuming you chose it because you would (want to) get augmented yourself? OT: Like i said in the Q&A Thread, Mass Effect. Maybe it's just a huge emotional attachment to the games, but i still believe it would be amazing. Well, both the original and Human Revolution take place within times of extreme terrorism, riots within Detroit (and possibly many other areas, too) and overall conspiracy-esque events, regardless of what organization they used to represent a new-world-order theme(in this case, the Illuminati). Let's be honest, chances are if you choose a world that is filled with violence, you'll want to get in on the violence yourself. Otherwise, you're going to live your life as it is now but with possible advancements e.g. 100 years into the future. That's how I feel, since the only difference in the world of Deus Ex, for the most part, is the current violent events. Aside from that, living in a world that is dealing with the questions that come with technological advancements that go so far as to enhance your natural body beyond its current evolutionary stage is something that would interest me a lot, whether not I truly understand what it would mean to be apart of such an ordeal.

Hahaha, oh boy. I've only ever watched the *several* infamous Vinesauce streams of it. I don't think I could handle the game myself. The musical ending has to be one of the best parts of the whole experience.

That's a tough one. I'd probably choose a world that would consist of amazing companion/character development, vast world development, and the capability to live an exciting life without promise of death or failure. So, basically, a "better" real life with fantasy/sci-fi mixed into it. A world where I could be "that guy" that goes to random places and does random things with X crew of people. I'm being pretty vague, hehe. I guess I'm more towards sci-fi or fantasy adventure-esque things. Call me a dreamer.

Bought this on Steam, looking to download and play it soon but the reviews make it out to be like a Mario-64-Spyro-esque level system. If it's more open-world, that's great, I suppose. Back tracking can suck sometimes but only if it ends up having no point.

I played as a female in KOTOR II and, well, not much to miss, even with the extremely limited romance "stuff" in both games. The disciple is supposed to be like a scholarly adventurer that you meet in the ruins of the old Jedi temple. He's kind of... Okay...? I don't remember anything spectacular about him. I liked Visas and Kreia the most but only because of their stories, with Visas' home being absolutely destroyed by the power of the force and Kreia representing the logical issues with the force that I honestly would have never even thought of without this game. I mean, are sith truly evil? Are Jedi truly good? Those are the questions that made me look at Star Wars and think "What if the Jedi are just *scared* of the force...?" instead of "The Jedi protect the force...?". Now, I'm not going to be *huge* on spoilers here(unless it's warranted and others don't mind) but the main character's existence is one that I just simply don't understand and AFAIK, it's never explained HOW it is a thing but simply that it IS a thing, and KOTOR is supposed to be canon AFAIK because, well, Lucas Arts and all that. I think my favourite part of KOTOR 1&2 combined was the Sith vs. Jedi ideas, though. KOTOR 2 really hit the "Sith aren't wholly evil" idea home since the "Sith" are represented to be A LOT older than Jedi in terms of history and the extended universe books of Star Wars that explore the beyond-the-universe part of the world touch on this, I think. There's like a secret Sith empire in the dark reaches of space or something like that, which is what I think the ending of KOTOR 2 hinted at. I honestly wanted them to make a KOTOR 3 to touch on all of the unanswered questions because the ending of KOTOR 2 truly left me thinking "What just happened? No, seriously, what the hell happened?" but perhaps I should replay KOTOR 2 because they updated the Steam version IIRC.

I actually replayed it a while ago and, honestly, building your character properly is pretty difficult. I originally had a charismatic Jedi and that was somehow pretty easy(don't know how, I just never had much issues with fights because, well, lightsabers are pretty OP overall in the game, no denying that, especially when you get them pretty early) but when I replayed it, the stat building for melee was somehow... Different? I don't know, I feel like my first playthrough was pure luck and that melee / the path to becoming a Jedi is pretty difficult. Even if you do get the ability to use the lightsaber, there's a possibility that you can be absolutely shit with it because your stats don't allow you to hit frequently(as in not miss) and deal a lot of damage. I 'unno, I remember looking it up and finding out that ranged is infinitely easier than going for the Jedi path, for the most part, and that using your companions (especially, who was it, Juanni? The bald-headed female - She was a decent agility-esque character) for tanking / support is easier than trying to do it yourself. Hell, even the female-side-character makes the game a lot easier than if you never use her, at all. I feel like you're being too critical of the plot. Its story takes place, what, thousand or more years before Star Wars Episode 1? There was a lot of creative space there and they did the best with what they had, as well as what they lacked(context, since they couldn't retcon the original series' story in any way, even if by accident). Now, the "triangle" is the star-forge, basically a factory that could mass-produce anything in a short amount of time, created by an(here it comes, super original!) "ancient and mysterious race" that is, surprise surprise, not foreign to the force as a, well, force of power. Yeah, the story wasn't great and the ending really felt rushed out the back-end but it wasn't terrible. I called the plot-twist before it was revealed, though. Now, if SW KOTOR 2 was to be discussed as well, the story is really a big blunder to be honest. Mostly because it's confusing and that might be my fault but because the base game's story is effectively incomplete. Honestly, kind of tempted to replay them both. The only thing I didn't like about either games wasn't that the companion development was super in-depth for the most part, even KOTOR 2 which kind of had to depend on it for the story, especially with the twist(s) throughout the game. What, there was like, 2 or 3 twists? I love how they linked both of the games too, in a sense anyways. Also, are spoilers to be expected? I REALLY want to talk about SW KOTOR 2 albeit this thread implies it's about the first game. The second game has a lot to talk about, especially with the story, and the first game is kind of general talk. Wow, that really turned into rambling.

Honestly, pirating AAA games at this point is like a saving grace. You think they deserve the money for what they do these days? They *know* they put out buggy uncompleted shit, they just don't do anything about it because they know it will get sales anyways. I pretty much never pirate games other than emulators but if I could run them in the first place and I knew how to get reliable/safe downloads, I would definitely pirate the shit out of AAA games. In the state they generally are in, I'm not going to spend even $20-30 on a 1-year old game. EDIT: This is, sadly, still including games that are rushed to completion.

Why not try to look for a job instead of playing games? Or learn new skills, study etc? Games are luxury. If you can't buy them because you are too broke you have issues which should be resolved firstly. Then you play. You're merely assuming that he/she doesn't have a job *because* all they do is play video games. That's a pretty big assumption to make.

Yeah I got to remember that culture is a very broad term. When I say gaming culture that could very well encompass every aspect of gaming. I think what I'm angry towards are specific groups and not gaming culture because culture in of itself is a broad term. I'm angry towards the gaming hipsters, charlatans, hype machines and pretty much every negative aspect of gaming culture. I mean, as I (tried to) point out in my post, there's always going to be people that are too critical and serious about everything. Whenever a game series changes its gameplay, there's always going to be one person who argues that it ruined the game to pieces. I suppose a positive thing is variety, there's always going to be a place for you to share your opinions.

Well, I'm trying to beat Baldur's Gate 2 right now and, I'm just going to say it but... Baldur's gate 1 & 2 are flawed in many ways (especially RNG-esque dice roll stuff, I'm doing the Neera Red Wizard enclave quest right now and it's a big cluster fuck of spells and what-not, it's hard to tell what the hell is going on) but it's still a "famous" WRPG that a lot of people praise in similar ways to Gothic(which, ignoring compatibility issues, is bullshit in some-what subjective ways), System Shock (Only played 2 but it's not *perfect*) and the like. At some point, it's not even about whether not it's good these days, it's about the impact it made. Bad Rats is a joke of a game that made a huge impact on a lot of people so it has an ironic following, albeit one of the worst following that can exist. I've played Dragon Age Origins + Expansion and Dragon Age 2 so far. Was Dragon Age 2 bad? Not at all. The second half was noticeably rushed but the game was very good (and it had its obligatory relationship scenes, Isabella's being fucking hilarious by the way, Oh, you! Wench!) and the combat brings me to another game that is good and bad in different ways : Dungeon Siege 3. I'm finally playing through it and, honestly, it's good as a standalone game but, from what I've seen of Dungeon Siege 1&2 it's not good as a DUNGEON SIEGE game. The game, by itself, has a pretty good story and the combat is pretty fluid and quick. I love it. Now, there isn't a lot character building,(You might assume "Oh, so there's no romance sex scenes? What a boo hoo too bad so sad story!" but that's not all there is to it. Sure, it's a product of it but in video games, since it's interactive, it's easier to build characters when it's a peer-to-peer interaction, romance or no romance) in fact your own character's face isn't shown when talking to somebody or in cutscenes, unless my game is bugged or something. Regardless, Anjali is a pretty cool character and the only one who doesn't look really really weird (Lucas looks really off-putting for some reason). The game does seem to be relatively short in terms of locations but that's not a big con for me. Point being that video games are taken WAY TOO SERIOUSLY. A perfect example, as I said, is Dragon Age 2. It's a very good and competent game but everybody is blinded by what it's not rather than what it is.

uu_dzaR_4SM Modest Mouse is pretty good for down-in-the-dumps feelings.

I think piracy is fine depending on the situation. For example, SNES/N64 emulators and the like. Apparently, they re-released some of the older consoles(Atari and Sega Genesis or something like that) with games but it still applies to PS1/PS2, NES/SNES, N64, and whatever other ones I'm missing. Generally, you have to buy older consoles/games online because, AFAIK(and this applies to my general area, of course), they don't sell older consoles in stores anymore. Even then, online shopping is very sketchy considering, y'know, how easy it is to scam somebody off of EBAY or anything similar. That's ignoring how pricey online shopping can be, too. I think it's absolutely fair to pirate something if it's unreasonable to go out of your way to buy it. Shipping from another country is a complete different ordeal, though. That's simply preference and also that you're shipping from a foreign country. The most popular example I can think of right now is getting games shipped from Japan which, AFAIK, usually means you're getting their localized version. That being said, for the sake of the argument, if the company itself doesn't make its products available, then who is left to really care? In the event that the company takes action, it's clearly not because they're currently selling the product because, well, they aren't(in my theoretical situation). That's one thing I've never understood. You might as well say "Piracy of an unobtainable object". EDIT: Then there's availability, yeah. Lots of games don't make it to America.

Yeah, this is an amazing game. Watched a playthrough of it and it gets pretty crazy.