Really, though, get over the 2000 election. That was not the first time that a president won the electoral college, but not the popular vote. One time that springs to mind is the election of John F. Kennedy.
Anyone else here think that the Metal Gear Solid series is highly overrated in the story department? The gameplay and cinematic directing are fine, but the dialog was downright painful.
Playing through the original Metal Gear Solid, it seemed to be written by two people (or one person with a split personality) -- One of them being an excellent writer, and the other being a complete hack. For every oh-wow moment of complete immersion, the was a moment that ripped it away completely. In fact, it would have been more bearable if the story had been consistently stupid.
From the chief telling you (in full voice) to "press the X button", to that little anime-backgrounder with Otakon, to the torture scene, to the contrived reflections on the cruelties of war, to friggin' Psycho Mantis... I want to meet that second writer and beat him to death with a sock full of pennies. Never has such a good game been so wronged.
Great post, AC. It really drives home the point that ideas aren't even a dime a dozen, they're worthless. I might just copy and paste your message for future use (not taking credit for it, naturally.)
Ever hear the phrase "You have a face only a mother could love"? Well, I think that was a post only a mother could mod up. And then, only if you got her something great for Mother's Day recently.
So, "Mom", if you're out there could you back this up? What did he get ya?
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The trailer looked pretty lively to me. The notion that 3D graphics cannot convey emotion is a ridiculous farce. Ever play Grim Fandango?
Posting on message boards about how you miss the days of 2D doesn't make you look cooler, BTW, just wistful.
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Actually, the worst thing about the cartoon series was the insane, breakneck pace they rushed every episode through. I could tell there definitely should have been one caper per episode, not two.
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Fantastic trailer, this has to be my most anticipated game right now. I almost forgot how scary little Max can be. Glad to see they're put the guns back into Sam and Max after that Fox cartoon fiasco.
(liberal-democrats is, atleast where I live, the name for captilasms strongest supporters.
Ah, I didn't get that. I don't keep up with all of the political jargon out there. In the U.S., I'm pretty sure "liberal" means "left-leaning" as in more supportive of socialist ideals (to an extent). Actually, according to the definition of the word, liberal simply means "Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas."
So I guess it's context-sensitive. I'll watch out for the term "liberal-democrat" from now on, especially in reference to Holland.
You can make capitalism work by regulating it, but the moment you do that, you don't have real capitalism anymore.
Realistically, no one system can actually work in it's "pure" form. I have no problem stealing ideas from other philosophies in order to patch the problems in pure capitalism. Government-provided education, regulation of utilities, building and maintainence of roads -- these are all socialist ideas welcomed in the United States and other mostly-capitalist nations.
Pure socialism has never been implemented on a large scale, so we don't know if it'd fail or not.
Thus you shouldn't be so quick to critisize capitalist countries for waivering in their "ideals." I mean, who knows what kind of tweaks you'd have to make to socialism to make it work in the real world.
it either fails terribly or succeeds normally
Okay, so your success-o-meter ranges from Terrible all the way up to Normal?
> > The funny (hilarious) thing is that you might never...
(responding to my earlier comment) Okay, that was uncalled for. I am actually curious to see if some kind of socialist system would work on a large scale, but I still say we may never find out.
me being who I am
Am I supposed to think you're some kind of important politician or something? Sure.
You deny that liberal-democratic society is based entirely on economics and the market?
Indeed. Democracy and capitalism are not irrevocably bound together. One is a government type, the other is an economic system. You can have a facistic capitalist system (like China) or even a democratic socialist system (like we haven't seen yet, as far as I know).
Regulating capitalism IS breaking it's system, if you think about it. You should.
In other words, you're saying "You can't make capitalism work, that's against the rules! It's cheating!"
You socialists are just pissy because you've never gotten the chance to see if your philosophy would really work. All of the world's "socialist" countries have really just been thinly-disguised dictatorships, parading under the banner of equality yet hoarding everything for a select few.
The funny (hilarious) thing is that you might never find out if your philosophy would work in the real world. Man has harnessed the awesome power of human greed, and in the current world climate there may be no turning back.
But things like these are the perfectly rational consequence of creating a society in which everything's about producing, selling, and buying.
OMG! A genuine, bonafide socialist! It's been so long since I've seen one of you in the wild, I was starting to think you all had gone extinct.
Anyhow, one of the neat (super-neat) things about Regulated Capitalism is that problems like this can be fixed without breaking the system. Just a little patent reform and bingo, our "producing, selling, and buying" society can keep chugging along better than ever.
Why this hasn't happened yet is the fault of our slightly-malfunctioning government, which needs reform itself.
Man, that old Half-Life engine needs to be retired now. I mean really, they've done some great model work in this game, but look at how crappy some of the environments look:
You can put in a hardware implementation of all the stereotypical character types too. Moody Teenage Hero, Overly Happy Tomboy, Gruff Loner, Tough-but-Eventually-Helpless Love Interest...
GameGirlAdvance has been in the spotlight once before, because of her review of the Rez Trance Vibrator. Go ahead and give it a read, it might get you a bit how under the collar, so to speak.
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Really, though, get over the 2000 election. That was not the first time that a president won the electoral college, but not the popular vote. One time that springs to mind is the election of John F. Kennedy.
Anyone else here think that the Metal Gear Solid series is highly overrated in the story department? The gameplay and cinematic directing are fine, but the dialog was downright painful.
... I want to meet that second writer and beat him to death with a sock full of pennies. Never has such a good game been so wronged.
Playing through the original Metal Gear Solid, it seemed to be written by two people (or one person with a split personality) -- One of them being an excellent writer, and the other being a complete hack. For every oh-wow moment of complete immersion, the was a moment that ripped it away completely. In fact, it would have been more bearable if the story had been consistently stupid.
From the chief telling you (in full voice) to "press the X button", to that little anime-backgrounder with Otakon, to the torture scene, to the contrived reflections on the cruelties of war, to friggin' Psycho Mantis
>> IPv6 by 2008 or else. What are they going to do? Cancel the internet?
> Liberate it.
LOL. And it'd be a much-maligned manuver, but end up making it better. I like topical humor.
Great post, AC. It really drives home the point that ideas aren't even a dime a dozen, they're worthless. I might just copy and paste your message for future use (not taking credit for it, naturally.)
Ever hear the phrase "You have a face only a mother could love"? Well, I think that was a post only a mother could mod up. And then, only if you got her something great for Mother's Day recently.
So, "Mom", if you're out there could you back this up? What did he get ya?
Yes, now you too can experience life first-hand in my Matrix online game. Fight, love, work, party -- all in an amazing virtual world so real you'll believe you're there! Startling graphics, real-world physics, and a seamless leveling system combine to make an experience you'll never forget.
To sign up, simply send me $49.95 and I'll ship you a rare and coveted red placeb^H^H^H^H^H^H pill. Ingest it and you're on your way to adventure!
The trailer looked pretty lively to me. The notion that 3D graphics cannot convey emotion is a ridiculous farce. Ever play Grim Fandango?
Posting on message boards about how you miss the days of 2D doesn't make you look cooler, BTW, just wistful.
Actually, the worst thing about the cartoon series was the insane, breakneck pace they rushed every episode through. I could tell there definitely should have been one caper per episode, not two.
Fantastic trailer, this has to be my most anticipated game right now. I almost forgot how scary little Max can be. Glad to see they're put the guns back into Sam and Max after that Fox cartoon fiasco.
> How the hell do a bunch of kids play Spongebob?
*ahem*
How the hell do a bunch of kids play Looney Tunes?
We all know how wonderful Square action games always turn out.
It's a mystery, inside an enigma, wrapped in a Newhart episode.
I do believe the word "joygasm" applies here.
(And no, you pervs, I'm using this definition.
Okay, it's getting late, let's finish this up.
(liberal-democrats is, atleast where I live, the name for captilasms strongest supporters.
Ah, I didn't get that. I don't keep up with all of the political jargon out there. In the U.S., I'm pretty sure "liberal" means "left-leaning" as in more supportive of socialist ideals (to an extent). Actually, according to the definition of the word, liberal simply means "Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas."
So I guess it's context-sensitive. I'll watch out for the term "liberal-democrat" from now on, especially in reference to Holland.
You can make capitalism work by regulating it, but the moment you do that, you don't have real capitalism anymore.
Realistically, no one system can actually work in it's "pure" form. I have no problem stealing ideas from other philosophies in order to patch the problems in pure capitalism. Government-provided education, regulation of utilities, building and maintainence of roads -- these are all socialist ideas welcomed in the United States and other mostly-capitalist nations.
Pure socialism has never been implemented on a large scale, so we don't know if it'd fail or not.
Thus you shouldn't be so quick to critisize capitalist countries for waivering in their "ideals." I mean, who knows what kind of tweaks you'd have to make to socialism to make it work in the real world.
it either fails terribly or succeeds normally
Okay, so your success-o-meter ranges from Terrible all the way up to Normal?
> > The funny (hilarious) thing is that you might never...
(responding to my earlier comment)
Okay, that was uncalled for. I am actually curious to see if some kind of socialist system would work on a large scale, but I still say we may never find out.
me being who I am
Am I supposed to think you're some kind of important politician or something? Sure.
So... I hear that those glass houses are a bitch to cool in the summertime. :-)
You deny that liberal-democratic society is based entirely on economics and the market?
Indeed. Democracy and capitalism are not irrevocably bound together. One is a government type, the other is an economic system. You can have a facistic capitalist system (like China) or even a democratic socialist system (like we haven't seen yet, as far as I know).
Regulating capitalism IS breaking it's system, if you think about it. You should.
In other words, you're saying "You can't make capitalism work, that's against the rules! It's cheating!"
You socialists are just pissy because you've never gotten the chance to see if your philosophy would really work. All of the world's "socialist" countries have really just been thinly-disguised dictatorships, parading under the banner of equality yet hoarding everything for a select few.
The funny (hilarious) thing is that you might never find out if your philosophy would work in the real world. Man has harnessed the awesome power of human greed, and in the current world climate there may be no turning back.
But things like these are the perfectly rational consequence of creating a society in which everything's about producing, selling, and buying.
OMG! A genuine, bonafide socialist! It's been so long since I've seen one of you in the wild, I was starting to think you all had gone extinct.
Anyhow, one of the neat (super-neat) things about Regulated Capitalism is that problems like this can be fixed without breaking the system. Just a little patent reform and bingo, our "producing, selling, and buying" society can keep chugging along better than ever.
Why this hasn't happened yet is the fault of our slightly-malfunctioning government, which needs reform itself.
See title.
Tetris is a good start, but what the service really needs is a bunch of simple multiplayer games to suck people in. Casual gamers love simple games.
DoD simulates smaller scale squad-level skirmishes. It's a different scope than BF1942.
Man, that old Half-Life engine needs to be retired now. I mean really, they've done some great model work in this game, but look at how crappy some of the environments look:
Snow
Jungle
Rock
Anyone disagree?
You can put in a hardware implementation of all the stereotypical character types too. Moody Teenage Hero, Overly Happy Tomboy, Gruff Loner, Tough-but-Eventually-Helpless Love Interest...
Talk about "Emotion Engine".
Yeah, and four megabytes of video RAM.
GameGirlAdvance has been in the spotlight once before, because of her review of the Rez Trance Vibrator. Go ahead and give it a read, it might get you a bit how under the collar, so to speak.
Funny response. But seriously, though, people should bitch'n'moan about the performance of a leaked alpha for chrissakes. I... Oops, got to go.