Re:Obviously not talking about Japanese Games...
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Yeah, but the problem is that even in Japanese RPGs, religion is still carictured. Like in Xenogears, the whole deal with the Ethos was just a caricture of the catholic church. Child molestation? Hiding the truth from it's followers? Sure, they did good, or tried to, but they were portrayed as ripe bastards at the end of it all.
The whole point is that console gaming sucks. It really does. Bad graphics, low resolution, rushed out games that take 4 hours to beat, and complicated control schemes smashed into too few buttons.
Graphics? resolution? Who really cares? Unless you're nearly blind, it shouldn't matter. and I don't seem to recall Front Mission 4, Dragon Quest(which takes about 120+ hours), RType Final, Ninja Gaiden for Xbox, or any number of other console games taking less than 4 hours to beat.
The problem is that as a platform, that and RTS are the only genres at which the PC platform can claim any sort of actual victory.
Besides, I've never noticed flicker playing beatmaniaIIDX, Gran Turismo3 or Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes in progressive scan mode. The display just isn't worth it. it's nice and all, but TVs are coming into the modern era of displays.
The arguments that the TV makes a poor monitor misses the point.
The whole point is that PC gaming sucks. It really does. Complicated control schemes, techinical graphics settings, hardware incompatabilities, and 'we'll-fix-it-later' patching mindset really make the PC a poor gaming platform. This is supposed to allievate some of those problems. Which is good.
No. Sure, I'm echoing an AC's sentiment, but here, I'm not being a jackass about it.
if Comics really were an influence in American culture, then why is the industry itself in the shits? If it wasn't for comicmovies, Marvel probably would've filed for bankruptcy AGAIN. I'm looking here and seeing bankruptcies in 1996 and 2002. That's not healthy under ANY measure.
Not just that, but I've been observing the comics industry, and I'm sorry to say that it's devouring itself alive. Alternative book saren't selling, so they have to really press on old, rehashed characters, which inturn turns off non-geek types who'd normally be turned on by alternative books.
They're playing only to thier base, which is getting smaller in terms of population percentages rather than try to diversify. I mean, I'd hate to say it, but the American industry could learn a thing or two about the Japanese industry. Not by using big eyes and other cliches(like Marvel did, fucking mangaverse bullshit), but rather, instead by trying to diversify the market to the point where there's a story for everyone, published in a cheap, easy to access form. Japanese monthlies are about 600 yen(about 5 bucks, I think, it's been awhile since i've priced the bigass phonebook style compilations, i'm probably off base here) and come with between 10-20 or so stories. Some publishers even run weeklies. In America, for about that much, you can get two seperate books which probably havee thick, and I mean THICK, continuity. And you're stuck with ONE genre. Super-hero action-adventure. Even though most compilations are typically gender/themed(Nakayoshi comes to mind, where SailorMoon and MKR was published), you tend to get a mix of stories.
Not to mention that those books play to only one group, and those are the comicbook fanboys. As much as comic books are for supposedly for kids, these days they're more for 15-20something fanboys who tend to do poorly socially(my crowd, I never got the whole comic thing though).
Historically, this is accurate. In the 18th century, when slavery became big in the English American colonies, indentured servants were complaining that slaves took thier jobs.:)
I'd think that the only reason why a console would sell anything would be the games. The games matter more than if they're 'online' compatable. I'm sorry, but dialup online play sucks, and broadband users are still in the minority.
North was indicted March 16, 1988, on 16 felony counts. After standing trial on 12, North was convicted May 4, 1989 of three charges: accepting an illegal gratuity, aiding and abetting in the obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell on July 5, 1989, to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service.
First off, if she can't read the goddamn silk screening on the card and realize that she didn't buy a proper card shows that all of the training in the world isn't going to do anything for her if she can't stop and comprehend what she's doing.
Second off, yes, headless is hard, but i was quite assuming that she was quite trained and educated at this point. I know otherwise because she was just hired to work at the same call centre whorehouse I work at.
In one aspect, we can all thank Microsoft for this one with their MCSE mills which turned out a bunch of talentless mouse jockeys. Mind you, not ALL are talentless...but a lot I knew from the boom were.
I have a cheap, 5 dollar low end SCSI card here that proves your point.
I have a friend who spent 2 years at Computer Education Institute. or CEI for short. After graduation, she decided to build a server to put her knowledge to use. After going to the 2nd hand parts store(Gotta love Computer Renaissance(sp?)!), she came back with a mobo, RAM , videocard, low end scsi card and a few IDE drives. I mention to her, "What's with the SCSI card?" "That's an ATA controller." "No, too many pins. 10 to be exact. Plus there's the SCSI logo printed on the board. Plus the phrase, "SCSI Active Termination" is also printed on the board." "Oh. Oops." I then asked, "Wait, server? What's with the video card?" Her and her roomate gave me a blank stare before asking, "How else are you going to get video?" I reply with, "Telnet?" "What's that?"
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Yeah, but the problem is that even in Japanese RPGs, religion is still carictured. Like in Xenogears, the whole deal with the Ethos was just a caricture of the catholic church. Child molestation? Hiding the truth from it's followers? Sure, they did good, or tried to, but they were portrayed as ripe bastards at the end of it all.
Although I did like FFX's religion.
I'm saying the PC platform is hugely flawed, but with the invention of the PC bang. who knows/
The whole point is that console gaming sucks. It really does. Bad graphics, low resolution, rushed out games that take 4 hours to beat, and complicated control schemes smashed into too few buttons.
Graphics? resolution? Who really cares? Unless you're nearly blind, it shouldn't matter. and I don't seem to recall Front Mission 4, Dragon Quest(which takes about 120+ hours), RType Final, Ninja Gaiden for Xbox, or any number of other console games taking less than 4 hours to beat.
unless of course, you cheat.
The problem is that as a platform, that and RTS are the only genres at which the PC platform can claim any sort of actual victory.
Besides, I've never noticed flicker playing beatmaniaIIDX, Gran Turismo3 or Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes in progressive scan mode. The display just isn't worth it. it's nice and all, but TVs are coming into the modern era of displays.
The arguments that the TV makes a poor monitor misses the point.
The whole point is that PC gaming sucks. It really does. Complicated control schemes, techinical graphics settings, hardware incompatabilities, and 'we'll-fix-it-later' patching mindset really make the PC a poor gaming platform. This is supposed to allievate some of those problems. Which is good.
Or manufactured by IBM.
Ah. thanks. It was nice in it's day. I wonder how much of Ken's Labrynth code made it in to it.
build engine was based off the Wolf3D engine wasn't it? The textures look like it.
I don't have the exact numbers on me, but last I remembered, Comics sales were declining steadily in the 80's, 90's and well into this decade.
No. Sure, I'm echoing an AC's sentiment, but here, I'm not being a jackass about it.
if Comics really were an influence in American culture, then why is the industry itself in the shits? If it wasn't for comicmovies, Marvel probably would've filed for bankruptcy AGAIN. I'm looking here and seeing bankruptcies in 1996 and 2002. That's not healthy under ANY measure.
Not just that, but I've been observing the comics industry, and I'm sorry to say that it's devouring itself alive. Alternative book saren't selling, so they have to really press on old, rehashed characters, which inturn turns off non-geek types who'd normally be turned on by alternative books.
They're playing only to thier base, which is getting smaller in terms of population percentages rather than try to diversify. I mean, I'd hate to say it, but the American industry could learn a thing or two about the Japanese industry. Not by using big eyes and other cliches(like Marvel did, fucking mangaverse bullshit), but rather, instead by trying to diversify the market to the point where there's a story for everyone, published in a cheap, easy to access form. Japanese monthlies are about 600 yen(about 5 bucks, I think, it's been awhile since i've priced the bigass phonebook style compilations, i'm probably off base here) and come with between 10-20 or so stories. Some publishers even run weeklies. In America, for about that much, you can get two seperate books which probably havee thick, and I mean THICK, continuity. And you're stuck with ONE genre. Super-hero action-adventure. Even though most compilations are typically gender/themed(Nakayoshi comes to mind, where SailorMoon and MKR was published), you tend to get a mix of stories.
Not to mention that those books play to only one group, and those are the comicbook fanboys. As much as comic books are for supposedly for kids, these days they're more for 15-20something fanboys who tend to do poorly socially(my crowd, I never got the whole comic thing though).
Historically, this is accurate. In the 18th century, when slavery became big in the English American colonies, indentured servants were complaining that slaves took thier jobs. :)
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I'd think that the only reason why a console would sell anything would be the games. The games matter more than if they're 'online' compatable. I'm sorry, but dialup online play sucks, and broadband users are still in the minority.
Fuck off. COX's SMTP server isn't that bad.
besides, if you're worried about having a home connection that'll be used for business, yous hould really be using cox business services.
Cox ahs been doing this for years. surprised the hell out of me when I oculdn't use anything but cox's SMTP server. Bloody brilliant.
Want links?
Oliver north is a fucking war criminal.
North was indicted March 16, 1988, on 16 felony counts. After standing trial on 12, North was convicted May 4, 1989 of three charges: accepting an illegal gratuity, aiding and abetting in the obstruction of a congressional inquiry, and destruction of documents. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell on July 5, 1989, to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service.
Yeah, but New York is Limbaughs first major market he was aired in.
What? Limbaugh's more opposite is Al Franken. Who's beating him 7 fold in the ratings in New York. ;)
(A 3 share ain't that bad...)
Oliver NOrth is a fucking war criminal.
Why isn't there a heartwarming moderation selection? :(
I disagree too.
But i Look weird around all of my friends who run RedHat and Debian systems/based systems when they use foreign words like apt-get and RPM around me.
First off, if she can't read the goddamn silk screening on the card and realize that she didn't buy a proper card shows that all of the training in the world isn't going to do anything for her if she can't stop and comprehend what she's doing.
Second off, yes, headless is hard, but i was quite assuming that she was quite trained and educated at this point. I know otherwise because she was just hired to work at the same call centre whorehouse I work at.
you can easily use a PS2 controller with PS1 games.
Hell, using a PS2->USB adapter, you can use a PS2 on SNES, NES, Genesis and Gameboy games too.
Dear Microsoft.
patch the holes that make malware so easy to infect a machine so my job's a whole lot fucking easier.
- every goddamn ISP tech support staff.
In one aspect, we can all thank Microsoft for this one with their MCSE mills which turned out a bunch of talentless mouse jockeys. Mind you, not ALL are talentless...but a lot I knew from the boom were.
I have a cheap, 5 dollar low end SCSI card here that proves your point.
I have a friend who spent 2 years at Computer Education Institute. or CEI for short. After graduation, she decided to build a server to put her knowledge to use. After going to the 2nd hand parts store(Gotta love Computer Renaissance(sp?)!), she came back with a mobo, RAM , videocard, low end scsi card and a few IDE drives. I mention to her, "What's with the SCSI card?" "That's an ATA controller." "No, too many pins. 10 to be exact. Plus there's the SCSI logo printed on the board. Plus the phrase, "SCSI Active Termination" is also printed on the board." "Oh. Oops." I then asked, "Wait, server? What's with the video card?" Her and her roomate gave me a blank stare before asking, "How else are you going to get video?" I reply with, "Telnet?" "What's that?"
Or steel one.