Sonic CD is still one of the best games in the franchise. I like Sonic & Knuckles (connected to Sonic 3, of course) a little better overall, but that may just be because of the times.
"Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing." --Robert E. Howard
All the interesting gaps in the Star Wars storyline took place between Episode III and Episode IV. We all know Anakin's going to fall to the Dark Side, and there was no need to spend two movies doing it. The unexplored part of the movie timeline is what life is like immediately after he becomes Vader, but before the events of Episode IV.
Agreed. However, I have my doubts that Lucas could have pulled off anything better than he did, regardless of his chosen timeline. He's just not very good, as he's proven time and time again.:\
It's a pretty insignificant point. I don't know anyone that would seriously side with Star Wars being science fiction. It has more in common with the Lord of the Rings than it does any sci-fi I've seen. Have some good films come out of the Star Wars universe? Sure, but that doesn't mean it's anymore than a fairy tale set in space. Couple that with the kiddy image of marketing and merchandise and it's hard to take Star Wars seriously as science fiction.
The summary seems to point out that the major misteps were getting the government involved (through inspectors, planners, commissioners, etc) and having neighbors to complain about what you do with your home on your property. Both are easily avoided with a little forethought as to location and distance from main roads.
[...] since the console market is somewhat more secure.
I bet you it takes a lot more time to jump through all of the hoops to install and properly crack a new release than it does to remove a dozen screws and literally clip a modchip into a console. Consoles are hacked once, whereas every game on the PC needs to be hacked individually.
Or even better... just don't come at all after the first misplaced call. Hopefully the hikers will simply die when they [i]really[/i] need bailed out later. Problem solved!
You can become addicted to the feeling they give you. People who suffer from an already made up problem like depression could probably trick themselves into believing they have any sort of issue.
I would argue that all wars are wrong to fight. I'm not a pacifist. I'll fight for personal freedom. I'll defend myself. I will not fight to serve a master though, whether that be a nation's flag or some religion's god.
I know for a fact that recent wars have had a negative impact on my liberties and finances. This impact didn't come from any enemy I can see either, it's directly from my own government. My liberties dwindle with every day spent claiming to defend that of another country's.
When was the last time war was justly fought? America sat around and watched the holocaust unfold before being forced into the war. Even then, most politicians were looking for a way in. Later on, the Japanese were on the verge of surrendering. What did we do? We nuked them. It was a nice little experiment for us, because we couldn't nuke any of the white-folk occupying Germany or Italy.
Portal was a pretty easy game by any standards. You don't really fight anything and most of the puzzles are pretty straight forward. Some of the portals require a quick turn of jump, but nothing a little practice couldn't quickly solve. The plot was humorous, but the gameplay was exceedingly simple considering the possibilities. There was a challenge mode to help balance that, I suppose.
People willing to die for "the ideal" fall under naive idiots. No one fights for freedom, they only fight to make the rich richer. Cavemen fought and killed each other over food and resources. The Founding Fathers fought the British because their privates fortunes were being taxed away. Ideals are just a tool aimed at the naive.
Most people I see joining the military do so because they have little in the way of alternatives. They're poor, their families have always been poor, and they're hoping to get a ticket to college to better their lives. I think those people, though joining for altogether self-serving reasons, are still naive as too the truth of their involvement. Many only find out once it's too late.
He's making a profit from war... from killing others. Soldiers do the actual killing and are in many ways even more responsible than the white collars building and selling the weapons. Without soldiers no one could even run a war, no one at all could profit. I'm tired of all of this "support the troops" crap, as if they're just innocent bystanders that were pulled in. They volunteer, knowing full well what is going to happen. They're either bloodthirsty murders or naive idiots... neither are something I'm particularly willing to support and cry about.
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Sonic CD is still one of the best games in the franchise. I like Sonic & Knuckles (connected to Sonic 3, of course) a little better overall, but that may just be because of the times.
Society indeed. That's exactly the problem.
"Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing." --Robert E. Howard
It's what plants crave!
The summary makes him sound alright. ;)
Sure... "lost" under the wreckage of the World Trade Center. Uh huh.
It's like Chatroulette!
All the interesting gaps in the Star Wars storyline took place between Episode III and Episode IV. We all know Anakin's going to fall to the Dark Side, and there was no need to spend two movies doing it. The unexplored part of the movie timeline is what life is like immediately after he becomes Vader, but before the events of Episode IV.
Agreed. However, I have my doubts that Lucas could have pulled off anything better than he did, regardless of his chosen timeline. He's just not very good, as he's proven time and time again. :\
It's a pretty insignificant point. I don't know anyone that would seriously side with Star Wars being science fiction. It has more in common with the Lord of the Rings than it does any sci-fi I've seen. Have some good films come out of the Star Wars universe? Sure, but that doesn't mean it's anymore than a fairy tale set in space. Couple that with the kiddy image of marketing and merchandise and it's hard to take Star Wars seriously as science fiction.
Why not? I trust myself a lot more than the police.
You can tress pass while doing it too! Never mind that the car is sitting in a driveway or garage.
That should be mandatory anyway. As a taxpayer, I should be able to login and see exactly where every squad car is! ;)
Are these really the brains we want as our basis for research?
It all depends on what exactly you're doing your commuting in.
The summary seems to point out that the major misteps were getting the government involved (through inspectors, planners, commissioners, etc) and having neighbors to complain about what you do with your home on your property. Both are easily avoided with a little forethought as to location and distance from main roads.
[...] since the console market is somewhat more secure.
I bet you it takes a lot more time to jump through all of the hoops to install and properly crack a new release than it does to remove a dozen screws and literally clip a modchip into a console. Consoles are hacked once, whereas every game on the PC needs to be hacked individually.
Or even better... just don't come at all after the first misplaced call. Hopefully the hikers will simply die when they [i]really[/i] need bailed out later. Problem solved!
Sorry. It's just a state of mind. You either get over depression or you kill yourself. It's pretty simple, really.
You can become addicted to the feeling they give you. People who suffer from an already made up problem like depression could probably trick themselves into believing they have any sort of issue.
Everyone knows that women are equally inept at video games and driving.
I would argue that all wars are wrong to fight. I'm not a pacifist. I'll fight for personal freedom. I'll defend myself. I will not fight to serve a master though, whether that be a nation's flag or some religion's god.
I know for a fact that recent wars have had a negative impact on my liberties and finances. This impact didn't come from any enemy I can see either, it's directly from my own government. My liberties dwindle with every day spent claiming to defend that of another country's.
When was the last time war was justly fought? America sat around and watched the holocaust unfold before being forced into the war. Even then, most politicians were looking for a way in. Later on, the Japanese were on the verge of surrendering. What did we do? We nuked them. It was a nice little experiment for us, because we couldn't nuke any of the white-folk occupying Germany or Italy.
Portal was a pretty easy game by any standards. You don't really fight anything and most of the puzzles are pretty straight forward. Some of the portals require a quick turn of jump, but nothing a little practice couldn't quickly solve. The plot was humorous, but the gameplay was exceedingly simple considering the possibilities. There was a challenge mode to help balance that, I suppose.
People willing to die for "the ideal" fall under naive idiots. No one fights for freedom, they only fight to make the rich richer. Cavemen fought and killed each other over food and resources. The Founding Fathers fought the British because their privates fortunes were being taxed away. Ideals are just a tool aimed at the naive.
Most people I see joining the military do so because they have little in the way of alternatives. They're poor, their families have always been poor, and they're hoping to get a ticket to college to better their lives. I think those people, though joining for altogether self-serving reasons, are still naive as too the truth of their involvement. Many only find out once it's too late.
Ken always did look like metrosexual SS officer.
He's making a profit from war... from killing others. Soldiers do the actual killing and are in many ways even more responsible than the white collars building and selling the weapons. Without soldiers no one could even run a war, no one at all could profit. I'm tired of all of this "support the troops" crap, as if they're just innocent bystanders that were pulled in. They volunteer, knowing full well what is going to happen. They're either bloodthirsty murders or naive idiots... neither are something I'm particularly willing to support and cry about.
My thoughts exactly. It's pretty fucking amusing to hear the military complain about people profiting from war. Give me a break.