The X-2 bashing gets old. You couldn't go into it expecting a serious game. If you didn't, and you reveled in the cheese, it was great. Didn't hurt that the battle system was actually somewhat novel for an FF game.
Truth told, it is up there as one of my favorite FF games.
It may be, but if you use the desktop icon for My Documents, clicking up a level will go to the desktop.
And some people, myself included, use paths all the time, especially when accessing hidden files.
The point about Program Files was that the hiding is even there, it doesn't need to be.
My Computer and Desktop do make things faster (except for users that store large numbers of files on the desktop), but when they get in the way, then they make it slower, eg, when clicking up from My Documents.
We use these at my office. Wonderful little toys.
We've only got 2 in use, but damn if they don't make access easy. If they weren't $90-$100, I'd be tempted to pick up 1.. or 5... for myself at home. (I've got alot of DVDs)
Not that its not a bit whacked out, but the reason the snakes were going nuts was due to pheromones sprayed onto the leis (the flowery things) that the passengers were wearing. Also, they had them crew through the AC wires early in the movie.
It was still a great, but cheesy movie.
Pros: Inexspensive Inovative game play potental. Cons: May have weak 3rd party support. Huh? I don't have the link right now, but IIRC, Nintendo said there's a number of 3rd parties interested, including EA. Games may not make use of the Wiimote. So? The Wiimote is cool, but look at the DS. The touchscreen isn't overly utilized in most games. Bacwards compatability looks like it requires rebuying your old games. OK, have to agree here, except on the Gamecube ones. Those play directly off the disc. Plus, if you have the old games... why rebuy them, unless your system is broken. Vurtual Boy, N64. First, N64 may not have been a ZOMG huge success, but it wasn't a failure. 2nd, its too early to call this. First party games on the gamecube tend to be low on content or at least repetative. Have you ever played a game for the GC by Nintendo?
Xbox 360
Pros: Out now, has a head start on games. Xbox live makes multiplayer easier. Cons: "exclusive" titles for the Xbox tended to show up on the PS2... the same may happen here. Name one. Typically, it was the other way around. Hardware is prone to breaking... not a good value. The stable of games so far seem to be mostly games I would not buy, like the Xbox. Backwards compatability is severly limited and from what I hear buggy. Can't really argue the other points... The one about limited games is a matter of perspective though.
PS3
Pros: Konami support. (I am a huge MGS fan) Backwards compatability. Sony has a track record of more 3rd party support than the big N and Microsoft. Blue Ray... if it is picked up by the industry... though on the other hand who cares what media the games are on? Cons: Price, this is kinda a big one but on the other hand... I spend 1500-2000 on a computer for gameing. A normal computer can do so much more though, so that's only half-relevant. DRM... well I don't plan on stealing anything but if it makes my life harder then it's a con. Aside from copy-protection on the games (which, IMO, is acceptable for a console), has there been any other confirmed DRM? There's been rumors, yes, but confirmations, I don't recall. Blue Ray... if it isn't picked up by the industry much of the value of the system is lost. Negative press may put a dent in 3rd party support. Agreed.
Dunno about Castlevania (I see it in stores all the time), but Trauma Center and (I think) Phoenix Wright you can blame on Atlus. They tend to release more niche titles in small quantities. They did the same with Disgaea. Its not a production issue.
Actually, due to Guild Wars enforcing a secondary class, the best tanks tend to be W/Mos... if played right. Alas, W/Mo is the n00b profession (usually) and they tend to load up on healing spells thinking they can tank AND heal. A good W/Mo tank should be all about personal defense (and personal healing) and drawing (to himself), with offense (primarily though axe or hammer attacks) as a secondary concern.
I know that was offtopic, but I just thought I should mention it.
Probably not the same game, but I recall a similar setup (it interfaced with Tekken 2, iirc) near Penn's Landing in Philly. That one, however, sucked. It didn't recognize anything beyond your typical punch or kick, though my opponent somehow managed to launch a fireball or something.
Same acronym, essentially the same end-result, but different tech. Voodoo SLI split it between scanlines, and nVidia/ATI's versions cut the screen in half.
I think.
Wha? Pokemon started as a game... they weren't advertising the show or card game with the video games... The in-game ads being talked about are stuff more like having a load-screen ad or billboards with real-life ads on them.
I beg to differ, the AceCombat games used the pressure-sensitivity on the square button to zoom the map, except you had to jam down on it to see the whole map....
Wait... you're right.
I just used a horde of NPCs for that mission... (and I wasn't a monk either). Cantha was great for leveling my character though, went from 17-20 in about 2 hour with my R/Me from the old game when I popped over to Cantha. My Assassin went from 1-9 in about the same in the noob area.. helluva lot better than the Ascalon noob area.
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The X-2 bashing gets old. You couldn't go into it expecting a serious game. If you didn't, and you reveled in the cheese, it was great. Didn't hurt that the battle system was actually somewhat novel for an FF game. Truth told, it is up there as one of my favorite FF games.
A number of games allow you to interchange the d-pad and the abxy buttons.
Richard Stallman is a dick.
I hope you're joking... Just in case though, CGI in this case means Computer Generated Imagery
It may be, but if you use the desktop icon for My Documents, clicking up a level will go to the desktop. And some people, myself included, use paths all the time, especially when accessing hidden files. The point about Program Files was that the hiding is even there, it doesn't need to be. My Computer and Desktop do make things faster (except for users that store large numbers of files on the desktop), but when they get in the way, then they make it slower, eg, when clicking up from My Documents.
We use these at my office. Wonderful little toys. We've only got 2 in use, but damn if they don't make access easy. If they weren't $90-$100, I'd be tempted to pick up 1.. or 5... for myself at home. (I've got alot of DVDs)
Or, you know, speed limits.
Not that its not a bit whacked out, but the reason the snakes were going nuts was due to pheromones sprayed onto the leis (the flowery things) that the passengers were wearing. Also, they had them crew through the AC wires early in the movie. It was still a great, but cheesy movie.
Wii
Pros:
Inexspensive
Inovative game play potental.
Cons:
May have weak 3rd party support.
Huh? I don't have the link right now, but IIRC, Nintendo said there's a number of 3rd parties interested, including EA.
Games may not make use of the Wiimote.
So? The Wiimote is cool, but look at the DS. The touchscreen isn't overly utilized in most games.
Bacwards compatability looks like it requires rebuying your old games.
OK, have to agree here, except on the Gamecube ones. Those play directly off the disc. Plus, if you have the old games... why rebuy them, unless your system is broken.
Vurtual Boy, N64.
First, N64 may not have been a ZOMG huge success, but it wasn't a failure. 2nd, its too early to call this.
First party games on the gamecube tend to be low on content or at least repetative.
Have you ever played a game for the GC by Nintendo?
Xbox 360
Pros:
Out now, has a head start on games.
Xbox live makes multiplayer easier.
Cons:
"exclusive" titles for the Xbox tended to show up on the PS2... the same may happen here.
Name one. Typically, it was the other way around.
Hardware is prone to breaking... not a good value.
The stable of games so far seem to be mostly games I would not buy, like the Xbox.
Backwards compatability is severly limited and from what I hear buggy.
Can't really argue the other points... The one about limited games is a matter of perspective though.
PS3
Pros:
Konami support. (I am a huge MGS fan)
Backwards compatability.
Sony has a track record of more 3rd party support than the big N and Microsoft.
Blue Ray... if it is picked up by the industry... though on the other hand who cares what media the games are on?
Cons:
Price, this is kinda a big one but on the other hand... I spend 1500-2000 on a computer for gameing.
A normal computer can do so much more though, so that's only half-relevant.
DRM... well I don't plan on stealing anything but if it makes my life harder then it's a con.
Aside from copy-protection on the games (which, IMO, is acceptable for a console), has there been any other confirmed DRM? There's been rumors, yes, but confirmations, I don't recall.
Blue Ray... if it isn't picked up by the industry much of the value of the system is lost.
Negative press may put a dent in 3rd party support.
Agreed.
Dunno about Castlevania (I see it in stores all the time), but Trauma Center and (I think) Phoenix Wright you can blame on Atlus. They tend to release more niche titles in small quantities. They did the same with Disgaea. Its not a production issue.
Check out Re-Pagination for Firefox.
Actually, due to Guild Wars enforcing a secondary class, the best tanks tend to be W/Mos... if played right. Alas, W/Mo is the n00b profession (usually) and they tend to load up on healing spells thinking they can tank AND heal. A good W/Mo tank should be all about personal defense (and personal healing) and drawing (to himself), with offense (primarily though axe or hammer attacks) as a secondary concern. I know that was offtopic, but I just thought I should mention it.
That's an optional rule? O_O Every time I've played it, no matter who's playing.. that's used..
Winamp 2.x is extremely light on memory, and uTorrent is one of the lighter BT clients. BT clients, as a rule though, are memory hogs.
Overpriced media, really. Just use a sharpie.
Its an old troll post. I've seen it a few times before.
Probably not the same game, but I recall a similar setup (it interfaced with Tekken 2, iirc) near Penn's Landing in Philly. That one, however, sucked. It didn't recognize anything beyond your typical punch or kick, though my opponent somehow managed to launch a fireball or something.
Same acronym, essentially the same end-result, but different tech. Voodoo SLI split it between scanlines, and nVidia/ATI's versions cut the screen in half. I think.
Then read closer. There are descriptors, and they're usually more descriptive than the ones the MPAA slaps on movies.
Actually, IMO, Tetrisphere was pretty damn fun.
1 pad, double wide. Why? Dunno.
http://www.oldversion.com/ I'm pretty sure you can snag Winamp 2.x there.
Wha? Pokemon started as a game... they weren't advertising the show or card game with the video games... The in-game ads being talked about are stuff more like having a load-screen ad or billboards with real-life ads on them.
I beg to differ, the AceCombat games used the pressure-sensitivity on the square button to zoom the map, except you had to jam down on it to see the whole map.... Wait... you're right.
I just used a horde of NPCs for that mission... (and I wasn't a monk either). Cantha was great for leveling my character though, went from 17-20 in about 2 hour with my R/Me from the old game when I popped over to Cantha. My Assassin went from 1-9 in about the same in the noob area.. helluva lot better than the Ascalon noob area.