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Lair Review
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· Score: 5, Interesting
I've read all the reviews of Lair, and I'm starting to wonder - did I get a broken copy? It works PERFECTLY for me. The controls respond just fine (I can count on one hand the number of times my dragon didn't respond the way I wanted it to, and I've played quite a bit), the lock-on system works fine, and call me crazy but the game's actually FUN. It's really met all my expectations as a good, enjoyable game. If you enjoyed any of the old Star Wars: Rogue Squadron games, then you'll probably like Lair.
Oh, and to the reviewer - the main character is "Rohn", not "Roan."
That's it? That's the best you can come up with?
A vague generalization, a tired old joke about gamers having no social lives?
To quote one of the best/. posts of all time -
Is this honestly the best troll you could come up with ? What is wrong with you people - don't you even try anymore ?
Trolls aren't what they used to be. But then again, I guess being made into a twisted parody of nature enslaved to Morgoth by a second rate hobbyist fantasy author and be forced to remember your time as a relatively benign mythological being from Scandinavian folklore all your miserable existence would do that to you, I guess. And the movie trilogy, which makes mockery of both your original and Tolkien-corrupted nature, would certainly not help.
See ? That's a troll. It combines trivia, imflammatory opinions, and a condescending tone with at least some creativity. That's how it's done. "Go fuck yourself, loser"... Bah.
Come back when you've got something worth saying.
Opening January 18, 2008, the film's scheduled to appear in at least 2,500 screens -- a nice score for Boll, considering BloodRayne's distribution problems. Silly me, and here I was thinking that BloodRayne's failure was due to it being a crap movie.
Hehehe... reminds me of the good times I've had with telemarketers.
My favorite was a call from something that sounded suspiciously like a cult... they kept asking me if I was "happy with life" and whether I was "searching for meaning." Well, naturally I told him that I already knew the answer to life, it's 42, and hung up.
'Bout 30 seconds later, he calls back saying we must have been accidently disconnected. I laugh and hang up again.
The guy calls AGAIN saying we must have been accidently disconnected... and so on.
Of course, things can get ugly. In a different case from the above, a telemarketer called back after I gave him the run-around with a bunch of stupid questions, and he called me a "stupid little punk" and threatened to "show up at my house with a baseball bat."
how do you have a right to privacy in a public place? I think a better question is, "How does the government have a right to watch me as I go about my daily business with no indication I've done anything wrong?"
Even in a public place, you have anonymity. You don't walk around wearing a big sign with your name, birthdate, Social Security number, etc. You don't hold a sign above your head saying "I'm going to the market to buy eggs, milk, and bread." What you do in your daily life is your business until you break the law.
It will allow us to track criminals (yes, criminals, not normal law abiding citizens)far more easily. And how, pray tell, does this work? Do the cameras and drones inherently know who's a criminal and who isn't? Can they look at a person and know, instantly and beyond any doubt, whether said person is guilty or innocent? Please, enlighten me as to how they can track criminals and not everyone else as well.
Just because sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic does not make it magic.
is millions of 13 year olds cheering, as their first taste of pr0n surfing remains within their grasp. Please, we really don't wanna hear about what 13-year olds are grasping in a story about nude pics.
Just watch out for that black ice, Tsk tsk! I'm gonna have to ask you to hand in your geek card for that one... Willis Corto and the rest of Screaming Fist were taken down by an experimental EMP weapon, not ICE.
Why does ANYBODY buy ANYTHING that company makes? ESPECIALLY computers? Well, at least partially because Sony didn't make the computer, just the battery. If you'd bothered to RTFA, or even just the summary, you'd see that the affected computers were made by Acer.
I've got a PS3, bought it around 4 months ago, and I'm really happy with it. There's a couple of really good games out there that I'm enjoying.
Resistance: Fall of Man - totally awesome, especially co-op, and the some of the weapons are really damn fun.
Blazing Angels - the motion-sensitive controls actually work pretty damn well.
Armored Core 4 - I've only downloaded the demo, but it's just the kind of explosive, giant-robot-action I love.
Flow - great fun just to kick back and relax with. It truly does flow, just like they promised.
Downloadable PS1 games for the PSP - kick ass. My only gripe here is that I have to play 'em on my PSP and not on the 3.
Also, I never had a PS2 so I'm enjoying all the last-gen games from that console that I missed (Final Fantasy XII, Front Mission 4, Katamari Damacy, Red Dead Revolver, to name just a few).
Sadly, I haven't watched any Blu-Ray movies yet, so I can't comment on that feature of the machine.
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I've read all the reviews of Lair, and I'm starting to wonder - did I get a broken copy? It works PERFECTLY for me. The controls respond just fine (I can count on one hand the number of times my dragon didn't respond the way I wanted it to, and I've played quite a bit), the lock-on system works fine, and call me crazy but the game's actually FUN. It's really met all my expectations as a good, enjoyable game. If you enjoyed any of the old Star Wars: Rogue Squadron games, then you'll probably like Lair.
Oh, and to the reviewer - the main character is "Rohn", not "Roan."
Chinese fishermen found a glass bowl in the river with the words "So long and thanks for all the fish" engraved on the side.
Film at 11.
A vague generalization, a tired old joke about gamers having no social lives?
To quote one of the best
The fact that you were able to get a job as a professional programmer hurts my soul.
+1 Most honest post ever seen on /.
99% male
75% 18-30 years old
100% single and living in Mom's basement
Hey, look, I got even more data than MS! I'll take a check now, please.
Better that than: /b/!
Cylons: We are anonymous. We are legion. We do not forgive.
Humans: GB2
Seeing this get modded Informative just made my day. Only on /., only with /b/tards.
Hehehe... reminds me of the good times I've had with telemarketers.
My favorite was a call from something that sounded suspiciously like a cult... they kept asking me if I was "happy with life" and whether I was "searching for meaning." Well, naturally I told him that I already knew the answer to life, it's 42, and hung up.
'Bout 30 seconds later, he calls back saying we must have been accidently disconnected. I laugh and hang up again. The guy calls AGAIN saying we must have been accidently disconnected... and so on.
Of course, things can get ugly. In a different case from the above, a telemarketer called back after I gave him the run-around with a bunch of stupid questions, and he called me a "stupid little punk" and threatened to "show up at my house with a baseball bat."
Even in a public place, you have anonymity. You don't walk around wearing a big sign with your name, birthdate, Social Security number, etc. You don't hold a sign above your head saying "I'm going to the market to buy eggs, milk, and bread." What you do in your daily life is your business until you break the law.
Just because sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic does not make it magic.
I'm a Freemason, you insensitive clod! Oh crap...
Hey, we all know girls like the "bad boys", right?
(Three memes! Top that!)
You there! Cake or death?!
Why is Sony wasting their time making electronics? Clearly, they could make a FORTUNE in the international arms market.
I've got a PS3, bought it around 4 months ago, and I'm really happy with it. There's a couple of really good games out there that I'm enjoying.
Resistance: Fall of Man - totally awesome, especially co-op, and the some of the weapons are really damn fun.
Blazing Angels - the motion-sensitive controls actually work pretty damn well.
Armored Core 4 - I've only downloaded the demo, but it's just the kind of explosive, giant-robot-action I love.
Flow - great fun just to kick back and relax with. It truly does flow, just like they promised.
Downloadable PS1 games for the PSP - kick ass. My only gripe here is that I have to play 'em on my PSP and not on the 3.
Also, I never had a PS2 so I'm enjoying all the last-gen games from that console that I missed (Final Fantasy XII, Front Mission 4, Katamari Damacy, Red Dead Revolver, to name just a few).
Sadly, I haven't watched any Blu-Ray movies yet, so I can't comment on that feature of the machine.
Heavens to Betsy, no! We can't have that! Suggesting that someone actually be qualified for something is terribly elitist and non-PC!