Thank you for making The Escapist. Unlike the psychotic Linux users that make up Slashdot, I love the look and feel of The Escapist. Nine times outta ten it's fit perfectly in my browser, no need to scroll, and navigation is mostly easy. I'm not gonna pretend it's perfect, as I was bewildered the first time I came across it. But besides some minor problems, the site is great. Just get it working on more platforms and easier, so as to not upset the elitists of Slashdot.
Thanks again. Get a printed version out some time, I'd buy it!
If I could moderate you (+1, Rant) I would. I pretty much get your point, just making sure you weren't oblivious to the fact that the franchises aren't just carbon-copy clones every time, like many people seem to think. I know Nintendo make mistakes. But they've always tried to innovate; occasionally they've backed down at the wrong time (CD-ROMs) or pressed forward unwittingly (Virtual Boy) but occasionally, their innovations make them stand out from the crowd. This is what I'm hoping the Wiimote is going to be, a positive change in console gaming. Something to stop the stagnation of rehashed control schemes and gameplay.
Nintendo's inhouse tallent is like spoonful of jam spread over a loaf of bread Wonderful analogy. Maybe you and BadAnalogyGuy should task some time...
I know... *shivers* I hate British weather, it's not extreme, but it varies enough that you can never get used to the hot summers and cold winters >__> *encrypts mp3 folder*
Lies and statistics, they can force a correlation through numbers and polls. They're always right, at least until it either becomes socially acceptible to be a gamer or games are crushed like comic books were under the Comics Code.
Smart move, I'm doing the same thing. "Half Life 2: Episodes 1-3" should be cheaper than the three individually, unless they add bonus content to make it the same price.
it's pretty simple, really. Y'know how we draw a cube in 2D as two squares with the corners connected? You can 'draw' a 4D cube in 3D space by making two wireframe cubes, and joining all the equivalent corners. You can also think of it as a cube moving from one place to another, with every 'frame' inbetween shown.
Excuse me? Did you just miss, uh, analog sticks, rumble packs, game controllers over keyboards/joysticks...? While all of them are natural progressions, many modern games just wouldn't work WITHOUT analogue. Rumble and force feedback has become an integral part of the gaming experience, for me as a console gamer, at least. Innovation just means a leap is progress. Even if it's not a very big leap. "A new and unusual thing: novelty." New is subjective in all gaming innovations, but the Wiimote is quite a novelty, and definitely unusual.
Hey, just a minor point of contention - their "Pounded out franchises" have grown and developed over time, frequently switching to complete new or unique gameplay structures. A lot of sequels make the mistake of rehashing the gameplay every time. Compare GTAII and GTAIII, or Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time for what I'm trying to get at here.
I'll only answer one point here for you, as I don't know the answers to the others: I said multiple stands for a reason. By creating a weave of multiple ribbons, you can create a long internal 'hollow', or several with certain weave patterns. When the chain is not being repaired, the spider enters the center of the rope, away from the elevator's external grip. The other problems... well, we'll see when it happens.
I wouldn't say "all". A fair degree of movie fans (as in fans of an individual movie and not a general film buff) watch all of the extra content; why do you think those multi-DVD LotR sets keep selling? Special features do factor into it. A lot of DVDs are only watched from start to finish - such as those rented, as you said. But most people who buy DVDs for themselves I know have watched nearly all the content on them.
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And sometimes, there's a Select before the Start. Oh, the wonderous Konami code...
Thank you for making The Escapist. Unlike the psychotic Linux users that make up Slashdot, I love the look and feel of The Escapist. Nine times outta ten it's fit perfectly in my browser, no need to scroll, and navigation is mostly easy. I'm not gonna pretend it's perfect, as I was bewildered the first time I came across it. But besides some minor problems, the site is great. Just get it working on more platforms and easier, so as to not upset the elitists of Slashdot.
Thanks again. Get a printed version out some time, I'd buy it!
If I could moderate you (+1, Rant) I would.
I pretty much get your point, just making sure you weren't oblivious to the fact that the franchises aren't just carbon-copy clones every time, like many people seem to think.
I know Nintendo make mistakes. But they've always tried to innovate; occasionally they've backed down at the wrong time (CD-ROMs) or pressed forward unwittingly (Virtual Boy) but occasionally, their innovations make them stand out from the crowd. This is what I'm hoping the Wiimote is going to be, a positive change in console gaming. Something to stop the stagnation of rehashed control schemes and gameplay.
Nintendo's inhouse tallent is like spoonful of jam spread over a loaf of bread
Wonderful analogy. Maybe you and BadAnalogyGuy should task some time...
Ooer. Slashcode versus my anime-styled emotes. It deleted the part that said "On topic, what the hell? AllofMP3.com is illegal here?"
I know... *shivers* I hate British weather, it's not extreme, but it varies enough that you can never get used to the hot summers and cold winters >__> *encrypts mp3 folder*
Lies and statistics, they can force a correlation through numbers and polls. They're always right, at least until it either becomes socially acceptible to be a gamer or games are crushed like comic books were under the Comics Code.
Smart move, I'm doing the same thing. "Half Life 2: Episodes 1-3" should be cheaper than the three individually, unless they add bonus content to make it the same price.
Didn't mention Nintendo once. The AC claimed that the only gaming innovation was CD-ROM. I corrected him.
You mean there's other directors beside Spielberg?
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Bad slashbot, no cookies. (I disabled them.)
it's pretty simple, really. Y'know how we draw a cube in 2D as two squares with the corners connected?
You can 'draw' a 4D cube in 3D space by making two wireframe cubes, and joining all the equivalent corners. You can also think of it as a cube moving from one place to another, with every 'frame' inbetween shown.
Excuse me? Did you just miss, uh, analog sticks, rumble packs, game controllers over keyboards/joysticks...? While all of them are natural progressions, many modern games just wouldn't work WITHOUT analogue. Rumble and force feedback has become an integral part of the gaming experience, for me as a console gamer, at least.
Innovation just means a leap is progress. Even if it's not a very big leap.
"A new and unusual thing: novelty."
New is subjective in all gaming innovations, but the Wiimote is quite a novelty, and definitely unusual.
Hey, just a minor point of contention - their "Pounded out franchises" have grown and developed over time, frequently switching to complete new or unique gameplay structures. A lot of sequels make the mistake of rehashing the gameplay every time. Compare GTAII and GTAIII, or Link to the Past and Ocarina of Time for what I'm trying to get at here.
A 4 Dimensional Cube is called a Tesseract, unless you assume time is a dimension (which it frequently is/is cited as being).
I always prefered the "Fighting Fantasy" series by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingston. It was like D&D for people without friends!
(...or, in my case, D&D for when the group is busy going stupid things like "learning"...)
Truly insightful. I hope your genetic and memetic legacies live long.
YTMND parodies everything... ever... over and over again.
( http://snakeliving.ytmnd.com/ )
Is that a server in your pocket or are you just happy to serve...?
I take offence.
Mihoshi is my role model.
*ahem*
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Those dance machines can usually pay for themselves as long as you place them somewhere noticable, within range of both teenagers and drunk adults.
If I could mod you up for that C&C joke, I would.
I'll only answer one point here for you, as I don't know the answers to the others:
I said multiple stands for a reason. By creating a weave of multiple ribbons, you can create a long internal 'hollow', or several with certain weave patterns. When the chain is not being repaired, the spider enters the center of the rope, away from the elevator's external grip.
The other problems... well, we'll see when it happens.
I wouldn't say "all". A fair degree of movie fans (as in fans of an individual movie and not a general film buff) watch all of the extra content; why do you think those multi-DVD LotR sets keep selling?
Special features do factor into it. A lot of DVDs are only watched from start to finish - such as those rented, as you said. But most people who buy DVDs for themselves I know have watched nearly all the content on them.
Beatles and Nintendo for the win!