It actually seems to be a common tactic (the american numbering pisses me off... "let's not release games in america!"). Tony Hawk did it. 1,2,3,4,underground, u2, american wasteland.... MegaMan did it. MegaMan 1-8; Megaman X1-8; MegaMan Zero 1-4; MegaMan Battle Network 1-6. That's probably the worst, overall. That, by my reconing, makes 26 MegaMan games. Honestly, I can't think of any series that's worse than that.
You'll take 4? I think they're trying to pull a Tony Hawk, but worse. Let's look at the list of games, shal we?
GTA GTA: London 1969 GTA 2 GTA 3 (here is where GTA 4 would fit in, except we already have 4 games behind it, so it should be 5) GTA:VC GTA:SA GTA:LCS GTA4?
By my reconing, it should be GTA8. If you want to leave out London1969, it's 7. Just because you're changing engines doesn't mean you get to fuck with how numbers work.
Out of this World (Another World) really deserves more in my book, especially considering where it came from. It was the advent of this kind of technology, and back then, it looked beautiful (still does when you consider it was on a Genesis/SNES (Genesis version is better, IMHO)).
No, it isn't. Chances are good you invoke the command line by running "command.com". Let me give you a hint - try "cmd.exe". It's the windows console, not DOS at all, and it's a hell of a lot faster. Command.com is so bloody slow because it actually is the DOS prompt, and XP is emulating DOS, not running it natively like Win9x did.
The difference between "command.com" and "cmd.exe" is that, while command.com is the actual DOS prompt (it's pretty much actually DOS), cmd.exe is a native command shell, much like bash is to unix.
It saddens me that this is news. We used to have forumdrama, and now we have blogdrama - and it's making the news. The internet has allowed useless, petty drama to spread much much further than it should ever have. Some people need to just read The Four Agreements and get the hell over it.
I agree about the cleaning of the harddrive, but this really seems like useless drama to me. Is this really news, or internet angst taken a bit too far?
You saw the "God is dead and both god and the devil were created by man" plot twist? You must have powers of premonition or something, because those were hardly hinted at all at.
You saw the "seals of valmar are intended only to infuse people with valmar, not seal him in" plot twist?
I liked the story, simply because it starts off seeming so cliche, and then turns around and shows you a different world. Also, Ryudo is an amazing asshole to everyone. And the battle system which makes every square game laughable.
IIRC the PC version is buggy as hell. I had problems with sound cutting in and out all the time, and maybe even a crash or two.
Then again, it could've been just my pc.
Me, I didn't mind the low difficulty. The story was good enough to keep it driving without me having to go-back-and-level-because-the-boss-kicked-my-ass, which I hate anyways.
Want a game that isn't one giant cutscene, and actually focuses on character development and plot?
I recommend, highly, the Grandia series, especially Grandia Two. Kinda hard to pick up, as it seems kinda rare, but it's well worth it. It's one of, in my opinion, the 'underdogs' of the game industry that should've been great, but wasn't (like the system it launched on, the Dreamcast).
I have a problem that the Xbox version was re-rated as well, but for "blood and violence". Sounds like a freaking excuse to me, not a legitimate reason.
I love the sexual dynamics of the show. Just about every character wants somebody else, and just about NOBODY gets what they want. It's not fleshed out as much as it should have, but it's subtle and it is there.
Personally, I didn't think it possible to make so many sexually frustrated people and have the love triangles/n-gons work out allright, but Anno somehow pulled it off.
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It actually seems to be a common tactic (the american numbering pisses me off... "let's not release games in america!").
Tony Hawk did it. 1,2,3,4,underground, u2, american wasteland....
MegaMan did it. MegaMan 1-8; Megaman X1-8; MegaMan Zero 1-4; MegaMan Battle Network 1-6. That's probably the worst, overall. That, by my reconing, makes 26 MegaMan games. Honestly, I can't think of any series that's worse than that.
OMG! Arabic numerals aren't Arabic either! They were invented by Hindus! Indians! Peaceful! OMG! :-P
You'll take 4? I think they're trying to pull a Tony Hawk, but worse. Let's look at the list of games, shal we?
GTA
GTA: London 1969
GTA 2
GTA 3
(here is where GTA 4 would fit in, except we already have 4 games behind it, so it should be 5)
GTA:VC
GTA:SA
GTA:LCS
GTA4?
By my reconing, it should be GTA8. If you want to leave out London1969, it's 7. Just because you're changing engines doesn't mean you get to fuck with how numbers work.
Ahhh, flashback, the spiritual sequel. Good game.
Out of this World (Another World) really deserves more in my book, especially considering where it came from. It was the advent of this kind of technology, and back then, it looked beautiful (still does when you consider it was on a Genesis/SNES (Genesis version is better, IMHO)).
No, it isn't. Chances are good you invoke the command line by running "command.com". Let me give you a hint - try "cmd.exe". It's the windows console, not DOS at all, and it's a hell of a lot faster. Command.com is so bloody slow because it actually is the DOS prompt, and XP is emulating DOS, not running it natively like Win9x did. The difference between "command.com" and "cmd.exe" is that, while command.com is the actual DOS prompt (it's pretty much actually DOS), cmd.exe is a native command shell, much like bash is to unix.
I think you're confusing "EA" with "game developers". :P
Great tip... but... :P
It's not DOS. It's a console command. Console != DOS.
DOS died a long time ago for me, and it should with you too
You're mixing up "solely" with "primarialy". Most games are developed to also provide a form of entertainment :P.
I'm allowed to comment that I don't like the story. Deal with it.
It saddens me that this is news. We used to have forumdrama, and now we have blogdrama - and it's making the news. The internet has allowed useless, petty drama to spread much much further than it should ever have. Some people need to just read The Four Agreements and get the hell over it.
I agree about the cleaning of the harddrive, but this really seems like useless drama to me. Is this really news, or internet angst taken a bit too far?
That's probably it. It's the best (and most coherent) explination I've ever recieved.
You saw the "God is dead and both god and the devil were created by man" plot twist? You must have powers of premonition or something, because those were hardly hinted at all at.
You saw the "seals of valmar are intended only to infuse people with valmar, not seal him in" plot twist?
I liked the story, simply because it starts off seeming so cliche, and then turns around and shows you a different world. Also, Ryudo is an amazing asshole to everyone. And the battle system which makes every square game laughable.
IIRC the PC version is buggy as hell. I had problems with sound cutting in and out all the time, and maybe even a crash or two.
Then again, it could've been just my pc.
Me, I didn't mind the low difficulty. The story was good enough to keep it driving without me having to go-back-and-level-because-the-boss-kicked-my-ass, which I hate anyways.
Is Grandia three really that much worse? I haven't played it, as I don't own any semi-modern game systems, but Grandia 1 and 2 were quite good.
Want a game that isn't one giant cutscene, and actually focuses on character development and plot?
I recommend, highly, the Grandia series, especially Grandia Two. Kinda hard to pick up, as it seems kinda rare, but it's well worth it. It's one of, in my opinion, the 'underdogs' of the game industry that should've been great, but wasn't (like the system it launched on, the Dreamcast).
I have a problem that the Xbox version was re-rated as well, but for "blood and violence". Sounds like a freaking excuse to me, not a legitimate reason.
These people ever stop and think that maybe sex crimes are as bad as they are because of a culture where sex is supressed?
Are they worse here than in Europe? I don't know. It'd be intersting to find out.
Why? What part of the bible says "Thou shalt not look upon a womans bare breasts unless thou beist older than 18 cycles of the seasons"?
I can see this being partially from God giving Adam and Eve clothing... but still.
Damn? Damn!? There is not a single beautiful person in all of Cyrodill. I would rather these women keep their underwear on, thank you much.
Would you (or anyone reading this) happen to know WTF is up with the "water droplet" segway I keep seeing in anime?
Or, in one of the episodes, the engrish just gets unbearable...
"Fry me to tah moon, and let me pray among tah stars..."
I love the sexual dynamics of the show. Just about every character wants somebody else, and just about NOBODY gets what they want. It's not fleshed out as much as it should have, but it's subtle and it is there.
Personally, I didn't think it possible to make so many sexually frustrated people and have the love triangles/n-gons work out allright, but Anno somehow pulled it off.
Har har. People say "PIN Number" because the word PIN, believe it or not, has mulitple usages, but only one when talking about numbers.
Agreed 100%.
"Yeah, he wrote a whole book on the deep mysteries of Eva..."
FLCL is, in my opinion, art. Pure and simple, art. It packs more into 6 episodes than most do in 25 (or, in DBZ's cse, 125).