DepricatedZero
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did my first multiplayer portal 2 last night, was awesome
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It should be noted that SWTOR is very different from SWG. SWTOR is more or less WoW in the Star Wars setting, but with a decent story. I've heard tell that EVE Online is more akin to the style of SWG.tuxbox said:
That said, I'm also enjoying SWTOR when I have a few spare minutes. I mostly play on the Bloodworthy Server, although in truth I feel sort of lonely since most of my friends don't seem to be around much. How well populated do you find Rogue Moon?
Your Funny Uncle
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After the nerd rage I've seen over the last month I was expecting the end of ME3 to be the worst thing I'd ever seen. It was no masterpiece but it truly wasn't that bad IMO. Literally deus ex machina, yes, but those who say it didn't fit thematically with the series really need to play through the series again...
Your Funny Uncle said:
[showmore=SpoilerAlert]I agree that the ending is not as bad as some of the peeps on the net make it out to be, but it was very disappointing imo. There is not a good ending to it. All the endings are 99% the same and none of them good. If you destroy the Reapers the geth and EDI die. If you control the Reapers justice is not done and the most evil things in the galaxy gets a free pass for all the suffering they have caused. And if you choose to synthesis, well that is just mucked up and justice is not served again.[/showmore]
The ending was littered with plot holes and totally removed choice and logic. It forced you to accept very flawed reasoning in order to make some arbitrarily terrible choice that actually didn't result in any functional difference when all was said and done. Ending sucked. Just cutting out 2 choices and the introduction of that loathsome character improved the ending drastically. There's a vid on YT that does that.
So literally, some random dude or girl on the internet made a better cut ending than BioWare that removed just about all conflicting narrative points.
So literally, some random dude or girl on the internet made a better cut ending than BioWare that removed just about all conflicting narrative points.
CosmicSpork
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Undeath said:
I've not seen it above Standard yet. There are usually at least 30-40 people in any place I've been so far (which isn't many).
Your Funny Uncle
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I think you're missing a big point:tuxbox said:
[showmore=Spoilers]By destroying the reapers you are destroying the remaining traces of every spacefaring civilisation from the last 50 million years. Is it justice to do that? The means by which they act are abhorrent but they were created to stop artificial life from taking over completely. The destroy option is therefore by far the worst to me. I think that synthesis is actually the best as it allows organic and synthetic life to merge. Yes it's the most space magicy and silly in its execution but to me it's the most satisfying.[/showmore]
Your Funny Uncle said:
[showmore=Spoilers]I am sorry but the history of all the spacefaring civilizations can be written in books and the techonogy lost can be rebuilt. Synthesis is the equivalent of the Allied forces of WWII deciding it would be best just to become Nazis and then force every human on the planet to become Nazis whether they liked it or not. The Reapers have abducted, experimented on, tortured and murdered trillions of individuals for millions of years. They not only deserve to die, they need to die, and should die in the most horrible way imaginable. But as I have already said, the destruction path sucks due to the fact in order to get justice the Geth and EDI must die. All choices suck!![/showmore]
Your Funny Uncle said:
[showmore=Spoilers]Yes but you forcefully homogenize all life. You violate free will on a vast scale and remove the richness of a mixed society. I think all the options are horrendous, but I do suppose it's a better outcome to have all current life alive in some form.
Either way, the motivation behind it all was just pathetically flawed. "Synthetics will always destroy their creators." WTF? But...but...the Geth choosing to come out of hiding and partaking in a multi-genocidal campaign...was YOUR FAULT! You, the Reapers, lead the Geth to this! Then, I take it upon myself to fix your mess and broker peace between the Geth and their creators and succeed. A mission in which it is revealed to me that the Geth actually spared their creators from complete demise -- as in the opposite action of destroying all organic life -- and that it was always over zealous and belligerent Quarians (organics) who've been so gun ho and looking to do some eradication of their own. But no, apparently the all powerful super beings in the game are complete idiots who can't concede to any of this, and Shepard just goes along with this pitiful logic like a lamb to slaughter...ironically betraying his namesake.
Also, not even the mention of destroying the Mass relays even made him flinch. Maybe you'd like the Starchild to elaborate on this detail since destroying a Mass relay caused an explosion on par with a Super Nova and all the last time... No? Just gonna go along with it? Nothing to be concerned about? Okay...idiot.
Finally, don't get me started on this...
Your Funny Uncle
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[showmore=Spoilers]Whichever choice you make you are forcefully imposing your will on the whole galaxy. There isn't supposed to be a happy easy obvious choice. Synthesis is one imposition allowing free will for all in the future without destroying any.televator said:[showmore=Spoilers]Yes but you forcefully homogenize all life. You violate free will on a vast scale and remove the richness of a mixed society. I think all the options are horrendous, but I do suppose it's a better outcome to have all current life alive in some form.
Either way, the motivation behind it all was just pathetically flawed. "Synthetics will always destroy their creators." WTF? But...but...the Geth choosing to come out of hiding and partaking in a multi-genocidal campaign...was YOUR FAULT! You, the Reapers, lead the Geth to this! Then, I take it upon myself to fix your mess and broker peace between the Geth and their creators and succeed. A mission in which it is revealed to me that the Geth actually spared their creators from complete demise -- as in the opposite action of destroying all organic life -- and that it was always over zealous and belligerent Quarians (organics) who've been so gun ho and looking to do some eradication of their own. But no, apparently the all powerful super beings in the game are complete idiots who can't concede to any of this, and Shepard just goes along with this pitiful logic like a lamb to slaughter...ironically betraying his namesake.
Also, not even the mention of destroying the Mass relays even made him flinch. Maybe you'd like the Starchild to elaborate on this detail since destroying a Mass relay caused an explosion on par with a Super Nova and all the last time... No? Just gonna go along with it? Nothing to be concerned about? Okay...idiot.
Finally, don't get me started on this...
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I do agree that the ending is way too rushed rushed and that Shepard should argue against the Starchild's logic and make it explain itself more clearly. That was the bit that I liked least actually. The Starchild has been around for millions of years though and probably has good reason to believe that the Geth will turn on organics in the end despite how they started. You can talk all you want about Shepard's experience but Starchild obviously has more. What annoys me is how little you hear of it.
As to what happens when a relay is destroyed, we know what happens when you propel a massive rock into one at speed, but how do we know what happens when they are destroyed by other means? We don't. Again I agree that Shepard should've at least argued about this one though.
As to the logic of making the reapers to kill the most advanced organics so that future organics can live, well it does seem daft on the face of it but it shouldn't be a surprise. It's been obvious since ME2 that they were harvesting not flat-out destroying life. The question was why. I don't think that it's as illogical as you seem to but again the Starchild should've explained itself more clearly.
I should probably reiterate that II don't think that the ending is GOOD just that it isn't as terrible or illogical as some believe.[/showmore]
Your Funny Uncle said:[showmore=Spoilers]Whichever choice you make you are forcefully imposing your will on the whole galaxy. There isn't supposed to be a happy easy obvious choice. Synthesis is one imposition allowing free will for all in the future without destroying any.televator said:[showmore=Spoilers]Yes but you forcefully homogenize all life. You violate free will on a vast scale and remove the richness of a mixed society. I think all the options are horrendous, but I do suppose it's a better outcome to have all current life alive in some form.
Either way, the motivation behind it all was just pathetically flawed. "Synthetics will always destroy their creators." WTF? But...but...the Geth choosing to come out of hiding and partaking in a multi-genocidal campaign...was YOUR FAULT! You, the Reapers, lead the Geth to this! Then, I take it upon myself to fix your mess and broker peace between the Geth and their creators and succeed. A mission in which it is revealed to me that the Geth actually spared their creators from complete demise -- as in the opposite action of destroying all organic life -- and that it was always over zealous and belligerent Quarians (organics) who've been so gun ho and looking to do some eradication of their own. But no, apparently the all powerful super beings in the game are complete idiots who can't concede to any of this, and Shepard just goes along with this pitiful logic like a lamb to slaughter...ironically betraying his namesake.
Also, not even the mention of destroying the Mass relays even made him flinch. Maybe you'd like the Starchild to elaborate on this detail since destroying a Mass relay caused an explosion on par with a Super Nova and all the last time... No? Just gonna go along with it? Nothing to be concerned about? Okay...idiot.
Finally, don't get me started on this...
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I do agree that the ending is way too rushed rushed and that Shepard should argue against the Starchild's logic and make it explain itself more clearly. That was the bit that I liked least actually. The Starchild has been around for millions of years though and probably has good reason to believe that the Geth will turn on organics in the end despite how they started. You can talk all you want about Shepard's experience but Starchild obviously has more. What annoys me is how little you hear of it.
As to what happens when a relay is destroyed, we know what happens when you propel a massive rock into one at speed, but how do we know what happens when they are destroyed by other means? We don't. Again I agree that Shepard should've at least argued about this one though.
As to the logic of making the reapers to kill the most advanced organics so that future organics can live, well it does seem daft on the face of it but it shouldn't be a surprise. It's been obvious since ME2 that they were harvesting not flat-out destroying life. The question was why. I don't think that it's as illogical as you seem to but again the Starchild should've explained itself more clearly.
I should probably reiterate that II don't think that the ending is GOOD just that it isn't as terrible or illogical as some believe.[/showmore]
Your Funny Uncle
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[showmore=Spoilers]I think that logic here is that synthetics have turned on their creators many times throughout history, and as soon as one set of synthetics gains total control over the galaxy, it's game over. Irreversible. Of course you could then argue that even the synthesis option precludes future life from developing organically...[/showmore]televator said:
Your Funny Uncle said:
[showmore=Spoilers]Yeah there is that last point which pretty much renders the reaper's extreme and strange fixation on organics moot. Plus, it's just not logical for them to be so absolute about the way things play out. Sure, they may have past experience to draw upon, but did it really not hit them when they themselves had to instigate the confrontations between synths and organics for this cycle? Okay so even when things are at least not currently playing out the way they expected, they directly intervene and fulfill their predictions themselves... Clearly their foresight isn't infallible. The Starchild itself spoke as though it did not expect anyone to make it as far as Shepard has.[/showmore]
Lallapalalable
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Switching between Ratchet: Deadlocked and Stuntman. The Ratchet and Clank series is awesome, with great replayability and a sense of novelty while sticking to the sweet core aspects of the game through each title (exploration, leveling and upgrading weapons, evocative environments). Deadlocked is a bit different than the others, as it focuses more on the combat and weapons while taking away some of the open feel to the worlds and all but removes the in depth story. Im enjoying it, but find myself missing the other half of the game, and retain my decision that Going Commando (RaC2) was their best production.
Stuntman is an old favorite of mine, and I recently replaced my old, shattered copy, much to my pleasure. The game is exactly what you would think based on the title; you are a movie stunt driver and your goal is to make the most realistic chase scenes possible. Each scene is like a level, and every five scenes or so you finish a movie and get to watch the trailer featuring all of your hard work. Simple in concept, but soooo addictive in a pleasantly frustrating way. By the end of a scene you are just so happy to not have to do those stunts again that you briefly forget that you're about to start all over in the next one.
Shows a bonus round then a milestone tournament. Some of the sarcastic commentary is great, the humor's not too off color but still kind of 'adult' at times.
Scene from a generic "Dukes of Hazzard" movie, loved this one because it had the right stunt variety and if you timed it perfectly you pulled off some awesome shit.
Stuntman is an old favorite of mine, and I recently replaced my old, shattered copy, much to my pleasure. The game is exactly what you would think based on the title; you are a movie stunt driver and your goal is to make the most realistic chase scenes possible. Each scene is like a level, and every five scenes or so you finish a movie and get to watch the trailer featuring all of your hard work. Simple in concept, but soooo addictive in a pleasantly frustrating way. By the end of a scene you are just so happy to not have to do those stunts again that you briefly forget that you're about to start all over in the next one.
Shows a bonus round then a milestone tournament. Some of the sarcastic commentary is great, the humor's not too off color but still kind of 'adult' at times.
Scene from a generic "Dukes of Hazzard" movie, loved this one because it had the right stunt variety and if you timed it perfectly you pulled off some awesome shit.
ImprobableJoe
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Replaying through the first 3 Silent Hill games. Damn if they aren't still the best thriller/chiller games ever made.
Kovacs1979
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I remember poo-poo'ing Silent Hill as a poor mans Resi on its release.
How wrong I was. To this day I think Silent Hill 2 I still one of the scariest games to date.
On a other note I've just starts out in Dead Island. It's ropey, as the reviews have informed us but I'm actually getting a lot out of it, I think it's a good idea at its core and the combats awesome fun.
How wrong I was. To this day I think Silent Hill 2 I still one of the scariest games to date.
On a other note I've just starts out in Dead Island. It's ropey, as the reviews have informed us but I'm actually getting a lot out of it, I think it's a good idea at its core and the combats awesome fun.