A whole lot of critics and fans would disagree with you there pal, including me.
For those of us who actually like character-driven SF that tells a unified story - and we are myriad - DS9 was pure gold.
You didn't like it, I can see that. No problem. But don't presume to speak for the rest of us. Each ST series has its own type of fan. Most of them like more than one ST series (I also love TNG) but we each have our favorite depending on the kind of storytelling we prefer.
Thanks. Good points. Though I think that when it was released the Dreamcast actually was the most powerful console.
The PSP's faster processor means it can... produce flashier graphics.
The DS's second screen, touchscreen, microphone, longer battery life, and built-in chat software means it can do more with the games it has than the PSP. Whether or not that potential is ever realized remains to be seen. There are some exciting prospects, though.
I tried the Metroid demo, too. And I can say that the DS will be THE handheld platform for FPS games. The touchscreen makes a fantastic substitute for a mouse.
Can't argue with you about the lack of games, yet. Nintendo really needs to get moving on that.
Most of the PSP's launch titles, from what I've read, are pretty lame. Lots of PS2 rehashes. They seem to be in the same boat with Nintendo on that.
Personally, I think the DS is a much better handheld gaming platform. But that's just me. The whole battery life thing helps out a lot, too. When they get some good games out, I'll buy one. Probably next Christmas.
Actually, as far as features go, the DS has the PSP beat. If you subtract extraneous "features" like the MP3 player and the ability to play movies on yet ANOTHER format, features that have nothing to do with gaming and will likely not see much use, all the PSP has going for it is its graphics. No one can deny that it is capable of better graphics than the DS, but then, the same was true of the Sega Gamegear vs. the original Gameboy, and we know how that turned out.
The DS can do a lot more than the PSP as far as unique features go. I just hope people realize that. And I hope that Nintendo can improve their game lineup for the DS in a hurry.
I used Camino until they removed the sidebar feature. I would much rather have my most often used bookmarks on the side of my screen than the way Safari and Camino now do it.
Baldur's Gate for Mac has had multiplayer for years. It was added as a patch shortly after release. The only reason it wasn't in the release is so that they could get it to gamers more quickly.
But multiplayer in BG kind of sucks, anyway. So who cares?
I don't really understand the opinion that "First Contact" somehow ruined the Borg. I think that the Borg came out of FC with much more depth than than before. The developments in FC gave them more menace, made them more terrifying than any episode of TNG ever did. As to what having a queen does to them: if it had been just the usual concept of a 'queen', a mother Borg who controls the collective and breeds new Borg, then yes, it would have been dissapointing.
What FC established, however, was quite different. As the Borg queen herself stated, she is the collective. She doesn't control the Borg mind, she is a physical manifestation of it, and not a singular one at that. She exists wherever the Borg exist; destroy her body, and the collective makes a new one. She can exist in many places simultaneously. Perhaps she represents an example of true evolution in the Borg: whereas before the Borg collective may not have needed a physical representative, perhaps their attempts to assimilate certain alpha quadrant cultures necessitated her existence. After all, that's why they attempted to assimilate Picard.
This is, of course, sheer speculation. But I don't think the existence of a queen does anything to lessen the impact of the Borg.
That's odd. I've always thought the the "Scouring of the Shire" was the perfect, most logical ending to the story. It gave each of the hobbits, as well as the reader, the chance to discover the ways in which they had changed over the course of their adventures, and allowed them to 'come into their own,' so to speak. It was an effective demonstration of the level of maturity that each one had achieved. It also served to show how war can affect even the places we once considered 'safe,' and gave the hobbits as a race a real part to play in the story. My favorite chapter, by far.
As a whole, that chapter served as the real payoff to the saga, much more so than the destruction of the ring, which was far from the true end of the story. My greatest regret for Jackson's movies is that this chapter was not, could not be included. Having the hobbits return home to everything just as it was when they left was very anticlimactic and quite dissapointing, though I understand why it was not there.
That's what happen when you do primary development of a game for consoles. The same thing happened to Deus Ex 2. It was but a pale shadow of its predecessor, largely for the same reasons: large, open levels broken into smaller 'zones', overly simplified gameplay, etc.
I hate that this is happening, but it seems to be an ongoing trend. I wish developers would just keep console franchises on consoles, and PC franchises on PCs. Either that, or develop them as PC games, then port them to consoles. It's a lot easier to 'scale down' and remove content and functionality than it is to 'scale up' and add them in.
I'm a little confused by this post. Darth Vader has always been voiced by an American actor - James Earl Jones - with an American accent. He never had a British accent.
A lot of people never made it past the first two seasons of TNG either. They missed out.
The same can be said of you. I never liked the show while it was on. Now I own the whole series. I gets very, very good. Better that TNG ever was (and I loved TNG, too).
Offtopic my ass. This is spot on. Besides, I'm not crying about my story not being accepted. I'm just saying that it was a much better story than this one.
This gets posted and my story about Wil Wheaton being at Macworld doesn't? Not that my story was particularly earth-shattering, but come on. Mine was more newsworthy than this.
The wealthy may lose more when the economy tanks, but then, they have more to lose. The average wealthy person will still come out well-off, so that point is moot.
The last four years were nothing like the previous eight, and there are so many reasons why this is so that I couln't possibly scratch the surface here. I'll just offer you one word: deficit.
Okay, three more words: war of aggression.
Anyway, I'm saying three things: You're wrong. You're outnumbered. I'm glad about this.
This ridiculous statement tells me all I need to know about your manner of thinking.
Oh, and one more thing: I'd rather that no one be poor than for myself to be rich.
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A whole lot of critics and fans would disagree with you there pal, including me.
For those of us who actually like character-driven SF that tells a unified story - and we are myriad - DS9 was pure gold.
You didn't like it, I can see that. No problem. But don't presume to speak for the rest of us. Each ST series has its own type of fan. Most of them like more than one ST series (I also love TNG) but we each have our favorite depending on the kind of storytelling we prefer.
And let's not forget "Naked Lunch."
"I can think of two things wrong with the name of tha movie."
Thanks. Good points. Though I think that when it was released the Dreamcast actually was the most powerful console.
The PSP's faster processor means it can... produce flashier graphics.
The DS's second screen, touchscreen, microphone, longer battery life, and built-in chat software means it can do more with the games it has than the PSP. Whether or not that potential is ever realized remains to be seen. There are some exciting prospects, though.
I tried the Metroid demo, too. And I can say that the DS will be THE handheld platform for FPS games. The touchscreen makes a fantastic substitute for a mouse.
Can't argue with you about the lack of games, yet. Nintendo really needs to get moving on that.
Most of the PSP's launch titles, from what I've read, are pretty lame. Lots of PS2 rehashes. They seem to be in the same boat with Nintendo on that.
Personally, I think the DS is a much better handheld gaming platform. But that's just me. The whole battery life thing helps out a lot, too. When they get some good games out, I'll buy one. Probably next Christmas.
Actually, as far as features go, the DS has the PSP beat. If you subtract extraneous "features" like the MP3 player and the ability to play movies on yet ANOTHER format, features that have nothing to do with gaming and will likely not see much use, all the PSP has going for it is its graphics. No one can deny that it is capable of better graphics than the DS, but then, the same was true of the Sega Gamegear vs. the original Gameboy, and we know how that turned out.
The DS can do a lot more than the PSP as far as unique features go. I just hope people realize that. And I hope that Nintendo can improve their game lineup for the DS in a hurry.
No. Firefox has a sidebar, Camino and Safari do not.
I used Camino until they removed the sidebar feature. I would much rather have my most often used bookmarks on the side of my screen than the way Safari and Camino now do it.
Nah. It's easier just to hate them. ;)
I don't know. I hate racists. Does that make me a bad person?
Good.
Luxury.
We used to dream about playing on floor. We had to play on damp carpet on top of garbage heap.
...and the chick in "The Crying Game" is a dude.
Baldur's Gate for Mac has had multiplayer for years. It was added as a patch shortly after release. The only reason it wasn't in the release is so that they could get it to gamers more quickly.
But multiplayer in BG kind of sucks, anyway. So who cares?
I don't really understand the opinion that "First Contact" somehow ruined the Borg. I think that the Borg came out of FC with much more depth than than before. The developments in FC gave them more menace, made them more terrifying than any episode of TNG ever did. As to what having a queen does to them: if it had been just the usual concept of a 'queen', a mother Borg who controls the collective and breeds new Borg, then yes, it would have been dissapointing.
What FC established, however, was quite different. As the Borg queen herself stated, she is the collective. She doesn't control the Borg mind, she is a physical manifestation of it, and not a singular one at that. She exists wherever the Borg exist; destroy her body, and the collective makes a new one. She can exist in many places simultaneously. Perhaps she represents an example of true evolution in the Borg: whereas before the Borg collective may not have needed a physical representative, perhaps their attempts to assimilate certain alpha quadrant cultures necessitated her existence. After all, that's why they attempted to assimilate Picard.
This is, of course, sheer speculation. But I don't think the existence of a queen does anything to lessen the impact of the Borg.
How about a new series that revolves around Captain Riker and and his wife aboard the Titan? That could be interesting, couldn't it?
That's odd. I've always thought the the "Scouring of the Shire" was the perfect, most logical ending to the story. It gave each of the hobbits, as well as the reader, the chance to discover the ways in which they had changed over the course of their adventures, and allowed them to 'come into their own,' so to speak. It was an effective demonstration of the level of maturity that each one had achieved. It also served to show how war can affect even the places we once considered 'safe,' and gave the hobbits as a race a real part to play in the story. My favorite chapter, by far.
As a whole, that chapter served as the real payoff to the saga, much more so than the destruction of the ring, which was far from the true end of the story. My greatest regret for Jackson's movies is that this chapter was not, could not be included. Having the hobbits return home to everything just as it was when they left was very anticlimactic and quite dissapointing, though I understand why it was not there.
That's what happen when you do primary development of a game for consoles. The same thing happened to Deus Ex 2. It was but a pale shadow of its predecessor, largely for the same reasons: large, open levels broken into smaller 'zones', overly simplified gameplay, etc.
I hate that this is happening, but it seems to be an ongoing trend. I wish developers would just keep console franchises on consoles, and PC franchises on PCs. Either that, or develop them as PC games, then port them to consoles. It's a lot easier to 'scale down' and remove content and functionality than it is to 'scale up' and add them in.
I'm a little confused by this post. Darth Vader has always been voiced by an American actor - James Earl Jones - with an American accent. He never had a British accent.
A lot of people never made it past the first two seasons of TNG either. They missed out.
The same can be said of you. I never liked the show while it was on. Now I own the whole series. I gets very, very good. Better that TNG ever was (and I loved TNG, too).
Now Dan Rydel can finally say that he's seen the Beowulf movie and mean it.
Casey: "There's no movie of Beowulf."
Dan: "Then what the heck movie did I see?"
Bah. I've wasted enough karma on this ridiculous argument. At least when I have something to say I'm willing to sign my name to it, AC.
No, I'd say. Especially since there are already quite a few screenshots available on Apple's site.
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And since Wil has had entire Q&A threads devoted to him on this site, and is quite the geek, I think he counts as more than just a "random actor" on
Besides, none of those screenshots was particularly enlightening.
And this story is?
Since Wil is a member here, I though it would at least be of interest.
Offtopic my ass. This is spot on. Besides, I'm not crying about my story not being accepted. I'm just saying that it was a much better story than this one.
This gets posted and my story about Wil Wheaton being at Macworld doesn't? Not that my story was particularly earth-shattering, but come on. Mine was more newsworthy than this.
The wealthy may lose more when the economy tanks, but then, they have more to lose. The average wealthy person will still come out well-off, so that point is moot.
The last four years were nothing like the previous eight, and there are so many reasons why this is so that I couln't possibly scratch the surface here. I'll just offer you one word: deficit.
Okay, three more words: war of aggression.
Anyway, I'm saying three things: You're wrong. You're outnumbered. I'm glad about this.
This ridiculous statement tells me all I need to know about your manner of thinking.
Oh, and one more thing: I'd rather that no one be poor than for myself to be rich.