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Response to: Educated versus non-educated Posted February 3rd, 2011 in General

Honestly, it's really hard to tell in itself - there are plenty of smart, decent and informed people who have never set foot in an university, but on the other hand, you'd never see a bogan/hillbilly/derposaur going for a doctorates.

Response to: Official Dead Space 2 Thread Posted February 3rd, 2011 in Video Games

At 2/3/11 10:57 AM, mrty wrote: I beat it in 3 days, it was so addictive.

Totally agree - it's one big long fucking adrenaline rush.

Response to: My Take On Horror Games Posted February 3rd, 2011 in Video Games

At 2/3/11 05:16 PM, sinfulwolf wrote: No he's saying he can't handle the real world.

No, I'm... not even going to bother to interpret that.

Response to: Hello there. Yes you. You. Posted February 3rd, 2011 in General

It's been okay. A tad depressing, but productive. Found out I like Dead Space 2's multi. End productivity.

Response to: if you had 1 wish Posted February 3rd, 2011 in General

I'd make a long and extensive wish that would change reality as everyone knows it.

Response to: Might Go to Jail, 2 yrs Minimum Posted February 3rd, 2011 in General

I'm left scratching my head. I think I might go over and post messages on my facebook about killing everyone then pass it off as lyrics.

It's a bit double-sided, but jail-time seems to have absolutely no place in the argument. at all. Counseling should be the worst. I mean... what?

Response to: Mister BananaBreadMuffin Posted February 3rd, 2011 in General

The-Great-One, what if I were to serve you a dish of awesome (with a side of glory), while punching omnipotence in the face and playing Conker's Bad Fur Day. Do reply.

Response to: i vomity Posted February 3rd, 2011 in General

Vomiting is never pleasant. I've done it quite a few times - usually due to either trauma or just plain out illness. Actually, can't really think of any other reasons. Go figure. Scrummy.

Response to: bringing back the dead Posted February 3rd, 2011 in General

No, no, not really. Dead threads are dead, unless theres been some huge development that I need to share. And even then, never on NG.

Response to: Emoticons. Posted February 3rd, 2011 in General

I find them novel when used in a limited fashion, but excessive use grates my nerves, as I'm sure it does everyone else's. Moderation in everything.

Response to: The first thing you do Posted February 3rd, 2011 in General

I just greet everyone and collapse somewhere for some relaxation and stuff for a bit. Works miracles.

Response to: Art Forum Lounge Posted February 3rd, 2011 in Art

Hey! Anyone remember that Typhoon? It missed. lol.
Internet's a little dizzy though.

Response to: New Video Game In Development-ssbe! Posted February 3rd, 2011 in Video Games

At 2/2/11 08:17 PM, The-Great-One wrote: I think I have discovered something worse than that of Sonic fanboys. Super Smash Bros. Brawl fanboys.

That's because it's all of Nintendo's fanboys converging into a single, repulsive abomination.
This game sucks, and you suck for promoting your flash game here. You don't have to be some sort of elitist to realize that simply making done-to-death sprite-ripped flash games without attempting to be creative in any way (unless morphing it horribly with good ol' goku counts as creative) is terrible.

Response to: Super Smash Bros World Posted February 3rd, 2011 in Video Games

I play with whatever the hell characters I feel like at the time. I only play with friends, so even though I suck it doesn't matter that great of a deal.

Response to: Minecraft Players! Posted February 3rd, 2011 in Video Games

At 2/3/11 02:11 AM, CAN-OF-SPAM wrote:
At 2/3/11 01:04 AM, OwnageGiy223 wrote: Minecraft is full of nerds anyway. Destroying this one thing won't cause a shortage. I say go for it.
Runecsape, call of duty, WoW, there are way worse communitys out the.

I wouldn't say "worse" so much as "not-as-creative". People spend as much hours on their abominations in Minecraft as WoW players do methodically leveling their characters and whatnot. At the end of the day, there isn't really a jot of difference.

I say leave the guy of the video alone. He worked for that, in his own... way. I never had the patience.

Response to: My Take On Horror Games Posted February 3rd, 2011 in Video Games

Dead Space was and will always be an action game. Same with L4D and a few of the others you've got there. Simply being set in a zombie-infested world doesn't make it automatically make it a horror game, just because they're marketed as such (damn fine action games at that).

But yes, I agree. People say that you have to be innovative to scare a modern gamer but that's completely untrue. You simply need two things to scare the most hardcore gamer, which can be derived from your list - consequence and control.

To scare a gamer, you need to allow them to be able to do anything, although prepping the difficulty somewhat, and let them know just how easy it is to die the moment they let their guard down. Keep them on their toes. The second is to let them know what they lose when they die. Let them know that all their hard work, all their progress, is dead. Make them lose stuff. Make them suffer.

More or less, make it reflect life. If every encounter can be significantly fatal, and provided it's set with some modicum of horror in the background (LEGO Universe probably shouldn't adopt this) and you've got yourself a set deal.

On that note, I hated Amnesia. If I wanted to spend the entire fucking game running like hell, snagging everything, and keeping my sanity in check then... I'd just go outside.

Response to: Duty Calls (CoD parody game) Posted February 3rd, 2011 in Video Games

If you've watched the video, you've lived the experience. Don't bother with the download, but I do have to say, it's pretty bloody hilarious and a clever marketing ploy all in one. Though PC gamers don't get no demo, it's nice to be noticed.

Response to: Art Forum Lounge Posted February 2nd, 2011 in Art

At 2/2/11 07:25 AM, Ashman wrote:
At 2/1/11 10:13 PM, Fifty-50 wrote: I wish good luck to Cloudy and anyone living in Australia. Although I don't see the big deal. We get hit by typhoons almost 15 times a year.
but this is THE typhoon, also, doesnt lintire live where the floods hit hardest, and exactly where the typhoon is going to hit also, dear god save him

or raptor jesus

What the shit? What fucking typhoon? Fuuuuuuuuucking balls, the weather just never lets up.

lol houses

I should really be taking the time to do some art, but I'm preoccupied with video games most of the time. The draw (lol pun) is just too great. It's gone from simply pre-occupation to downright neglect.

:(

Response to: Which Consoles did you have? Posted February 1st, 2011 in Video Games

I've owned, so far:

N64
Gamecube
Wii

Playstation 1
Playstation 2
Playstation 3

Xbox
Xbox 360

And my PC and a couple of handhelds. I'm a little late to the game.

Response to: Official Dead Space 2 Thread Posted February 1st, 2011 in Video Games

At 1/30/11 01:02 AM, TheKlown wrote: Finished the game about 11 hours and 20 minutes it took me to complete.

Took me about 7 hours first run-through on zealot. I don't possibly know how it could take that long, it was just so easy to go through, even while searching all the corners.

Response to: Nostalgia for 2000 to 2010 games? Posted January 30th, 2011 in Video Games

At 1/27/11 06:28 PM, puddinN64 wrote: I've been nostaligic over the N64's Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) since I got it in like 2002.

This, plz. Never had more of a red-glass view for any other game.

Response to: I miss the 90s sometimes Posted January 30th, 2011 in Video Games

Things are usually better when you're young. Wether they be video games, television, pretend, other kids, or church.

Response to: Artpocalypse Now: Art Collab Posted January 26th, 2011 in Art

Hell, I'm always up for an apocalypse. I'll get right on this at my earliest convenience.

Haven't drawn anything in ages and stuff, anyway.

Response to: PS3 now using serial keys Posted January 26th, 2011 in Video Games

At 1/26/11 08:28 PM, Makeshift wrote:
At 1/26/11 08:26 PM, LightandDark wrote: Oh and to whoever complains about $60 games, its just $10 more dollars, if you could afford $50 games, then an extra $10 ain't going majorly impact you.
Games are usually $70 in Canada.

And off-the-shelf games are $100 to $120 in Australia. I've always wondered when people were bitching about $60 game prices, especially since it's not like the Australian currency has gone under or anything.

As for the serials, it's just a console version of CD keys by the look of it. Nothing too major, if a little bit redundant and easy to overcome.

Response to: Next Generation Consoles Posted January 26th, 2011 in Video Games

I'd say that the current generation has quite a bit of life left in in as of yet - at least another 4 years, and I'm thinking about 7 tops.

As to where it will go... I'm thinking that exasperating the Xbox 360 and PS3 will become defunct in the near future - they're very similar, in both range of game sand quality, differing only in hardware and even then with each generation the more "hardcore" systems are brought closer together.

Someone above said that everyone is sooner or later going to convert to PC gaming. There will always be a room for a console for hardcore gamers, and one for casual, I think, but only really one each. Having the Xbox360 and PS3 is quite reduntant. I figure that sooner or later, they're either going to push one or the other out of the system, or they're going to segregate to different countries (PS3 dominating Europe and the Xbox360 dominating America right now, for example).

Response to: Fantasy hack n slash series idea Posted January 26th, 2011 in Video Games

There's only one fantasy hack and slash for me.

Fantasy hack n slash series idea

Response to: Zombie Attack on Newgrounds Posted January 26th, 2011 in General

These things pack a punch when used right, but I still would only last half a week, tops.

Response to: Dear Humanity, Posted January 26th, 2011 in Video Games

At 1/26/11 01:26 AM, hateyou1 wrote: (She would get raped by a 8 ft alien anyways).

Samus has survived more shit then Master Chief ever did. I don't even know what you're on about, she's smashed the fuck out of aliens as tall as a damned building. Multiple times.

Response to: Official Dead Space 2 Thread Posted January 26th, 2011 in Video Games

At 1/26/11 07:20 PM, ifureadthisdie wrote: Ignorance

How about you read the fucking thing before commenting? I was complaining that pirates are pissing absolutely everyone off, and that appealing to a PC gamer's elitism would work better then a bit of DRM ever would.

In no way did I ever speak out agaisnt consoles. I own the entire current generation, myself, and out of choice stick to the PC.

Response to: I dont like deathmatches Posted January 26th, 2011 in Video Games

Camping, I've realized, is usually only present in games where you die quickly - a game such as Quake 3 Arena, Half-Life, Jedi-Academy, even Halo, all really negate that one aspect of camping.