I don't want to learn!! It's hard to read the documentation!
This guy wants everything handed to him, and there are plenty of distros for that. What I don't understand is that he complains about having to RTFM, then he installs Debian. I could have sworn they were the worst offenders for telling noobs to RTFM.
What I meant to say by that was that these franchises have become synonymous with a quality gaming experience. Sure, it's possible that the companies can start throwing trash out with the Zelda or Final Fantasy names, but all that does is dilute the brand and makes people less likely to relate that name to a good game.
While I do agree with you for the most part, I will slightly disagree (although still agree slightly) about your example franchises.
Final Fantasy did stagnate for a long time, but now, it seems, every game SE puts out tries some radically different change to the way it plays. It has no recurring characters, aside from moogles, chocobos, and a character named Cid. It just has an epic story in a JRPG format. And FFXII even changes the JRPG format from turn-based to active battles.
Legend of Zelda, while it uses the same basic characters and formats, usually incorporates a new feature that changes how the game is played. Sure, it's still a franchise, but it does have creativity within it.
I think each of them could be great games on their own, without the familiar names/characters. But when the people see Final Fantasy or Legend of Zelda, they know they have a good chance to not be disappointed when they play it. It's the way for the company to (1) ensure sales, and (2) ensure fans that they're in for a good gaming experience.
But Americans don't understand what a liter is (unless it's in relation to our soda bottles). We'll have to mark it by quarts and pints....Wait a minute. Americans don't understand quarts and pints, either.
That's a good point. I've looked around everywhere in CompUSA, and they have just about everything I need to build a computer (CPU, RAM, heatsinks, fans, towers, thermal paste, video cards, monitors), but never once have I seen a motherboard in that store.
I don't know if anyone's investigated it yet, but I was wondering if the nunchuk isn't included with the $35/40 wii remote purchase. It would make sense then, that you could buy another nunchuck attachment if something happens to your old one without paying the full price of a remote. Hopefully, what I'm thinking is correct.
Kari actually seems fairly geeky to me. And slightly off topic, but is anyone else really bothered at the use of the AOL searches they've been using in the recent episodes? Every time Grant goes to research something, they show a quick AOL search of whatever he's looking up.
Thanks for the timely story! I just tuned into channel 101 to see if I could catch some action on it. Want to know what I saw? CDUSA! And from the looks of things, it will be on channel 101 for the entire day! I'd like to thank you for the timely submission of this story, as when I follow the link, it tells me it was also shown on Friday and Saturday. Although, since it was 8:30am when I checked the channel and it wasn't on, it's possible that it wasn't on Friday and Saturday to begin with.
I have a great anecdote related to this. I was playing Resident Evil 4 a few days ago, when my TV started acting up on the component (that's the higher-definition one, right?) input and the picture was getting jittery. So, after a lot of work of changing plugs around, I finally got to change it to composite (yellow plug) input. The result? MY EYES! I didn't realize that it looked that much better with the component cables. Sure, the game was just as fun, but it hurt my eyes.... for about 5 minutes. After I had adjusted to the graphics -- which were still great -- I had no problem at all with playing the game. And I suppose that when I actually play it again in a few days, I won't be able to discern that it is playing in standard definition.
In my area, I don't have an alternative broadband provider. Comcast is the only cable company in my county. None of the phone companies in the area will offer DSL to my house since it's too far from the end office. And fiber is being rolled out currently, but my neighborhood is not on the list. My only alternative is HughesNet, which is pretty much a non-option. I wish I could vote with my dollars, but I like my internets too much.
Alexa's tracking software is usually considered to be spyware. And don't tell me that the submitters to digg are journalists by nature when I find stories like this, this, and this as a few of the most popular stories in their respective categories. I go to digg to see a barrage of news stories and read the comments because I have nothing better to do sometimes. I go to slashdot to read (usually) insightful conversations. I've never seen a comment on/. that read 'LOL' or 'agreed'. And don't tell me their comment system is perfect if you can only have a conversation which goes one thread deep. It makes for some fairly confusing conversations and retards who don't know how to hit a 'reply' button. And, finally, I believe digg wasn't mentioned because digg is not currently paying their top submitters, and that is what this article is about.
IGN also reported that the release date and price would be revealed at the Leipzeig Games Convention. They also throw so much hype into untrue stories, I'd take this story with a grain of salt until it is confirmed by multiple sources.
Slashdot Mirror
I don't want to learn!! It's hard to read the documentation!
This guy wants everything handed to him, and there are plenty of distros for that. What I don't understand is that he complains about having to RTFM, then he installs Debian. I could have sworn they were the worst offenders for telling noobs to RTFM.
No wonder he was so angry! That game blew!
Sweden has the bikini team. Switzerland has the watches, knives, chocolate, and cuckoo clocks. Two different countries.
What I meant to say by that was that these franchises have become synonymous with a quality gaming experience. Sure, it's possible that the companies can start throwing trash out with the Zelda or Final Fantasy names, but all that does is dilute the brand and makes people less likely to relate that name to a good game.
While I do agree with you for the most part, I will slightly disagree (although still agree slightly) about your example franchises.
Final Fantasy did stagnate for a long time, but now, it seems, every game SE puts out tries some radically different change to the way it plays. It has no recurring characters, aside from moogles, chocobos, and a character named Cid. It just has an epic story in a JRPG format. And FFXII even changes the JRPG format from turn-based to active battles.
Legend of Zelda, while it uses the same basic characters and formats, usually incorporates a new feature that changes how the game is played. Sure, it's still a franchise, but it does have creativity within it.
I think each of them could be great games on their own, without the familiar names/characters. But when the people see Final Fantasy or Legend of Zelda, they know they have a good chance to not be disappointed when they play it. It's the way for the company to (1) ensure sales, and (2) ensure fans that they're in for a good gaming experience.
I had no idea that Threewave invented Capture the Flag. I could have sworn I was playing it years before Quake even existed.
But Americans don't understand what a liter is (unless it's in relation to our soda bottles). We'll have to mark it by quarts and pints. ...Wait a minute. Americans don't understand quarts and pints, either.
That's a good point. I've looked around everywhere in CompUSA, and they have just about everything I need to build a computer (CPU, RAM, heatsinks, fans, towers, thermal paste, video cards, monitors), but never once have I seen a motherboard in that store.
You can settle for your Holodeck-Elisha. But I won't be happy until I get my Elisha-Cuthbert-Bot.
I don't know if anyone's investigated it yet, but I was wondering if the nunchuk isn't included with the $35/40 wii remote purchase. It would make sense then, that you could buy another nunchuck attachment if something happens to your old one without paying the full price of a remote. Hopefully, what I'm thinking is correct.
Kari actually seems fairly geeky to me. And slightly off topic, but is anyone else really bothered at the use of the AOL searches they've been using in the recent episodes? Every time Grant goes to research something, they show a quick AOL search of whatever he's looking up.
I've seen Jamie get giddy like a school-kid in a few episodes, but never manic. As for Adam, I think he just gets in a bitchy mood sometimes.
Perhaps you can click the link and find out!
Same here. I've been able to test the discussion system since around June/July.
Gamecube launched November 18, 2001, which was a Sunday. And I believe it was within a week of the Xbox release, too.
It's a changelog, not a marketing statement. It lets you know what changed. Plain as that.
Thanks for the timely story! I just tuned into channel 101 to see if I could catch some action on it. Want to know what I saw? CDUSA! And from the looks of things, it will be on channel 101 for the entire day! I'd like to thank you for the timely submission of this story, as when I follow the link, it tells me it was also shown on Friday and Saturday. Although, since it was 8:30am when I checked the channel and it wasn't on, it's possible that it wasn't on Friday and Saturday to begin with.
Too bad digg got rid of their "Old news" article moderation.
I have a great anecdote related to this. I was playing Resident Evil 4 a few days ago, when my TV started acting up on the component (that's the higher-definition one, right?) input and the picture was getting jittery. So, after a lot of work of changing plugs around, I finally got to change it to composite (yellow plug) input. The result? MY EYES! I didn't realize that it looked that much better with the component cables. Sure, the game was just as fun, but it hurt my eyes.... for about 5 minutes. After I had adjusted to the graphics -- which were still great -- I had no problem at all with playing the game. And I suppose that when I actually play it again in a few days, I won't be able to discern that it is playing in standard definition.
In my area, I don't have an alternative broadband provider. Comcast is the only cable company in my county. None of the phone companies in the area will offer DSL to my house since it's too far from the end office. And fiber is being rolled out currently, but my neighborhood is not on the list. My only alternative is HughesNet, which is pretty much a non-option. I wish I could vote with my dollars, but I like my internets too much.
I was thinking it was the Mormons. The Mormons are the correct answer.
Maybe they can go after Walgreens for putting ink-refilling stations in all their stores. I hate those bastards.
We all know that Einstein didn't really come up with the theory of relativity.
Alexa's tracking software is usually considered to be spyware. And don't tell me that the submitters to digg are journalists by nature when I find stories like this, this, and this as a few of the most popular stories in their respective categories. I go to digg to see a barrage of news stories and read the comments because I have nothing better to do sometimes. I go to slashdot to read (usually) insightful conversations. I've never seen a comment on /. that read 'LOL' or 'agreed'. And don't tell me their comment system is perfect if you can only have a conversation which goes one thread deep. It makes for some fairly confusing conversations and retards who don't know how to hit a 'reply' button. And, finally, I believe digg wasn't mentioned because digg is not currently paying their top submitters, and that is what this article is about.
IGN also reported that the release date and price would be revealed at the Leipzeig Games Convention. They also throw so much hype into untrue stories, I'd take this story with a grain of salt until it is confirmed by multiple sources.