"Another thing: I think a lot of people are very pedantic about the terminology. They focus on the"role-playing" part, take it too literally, and overlook the "game" part. They say things like "Stats don't define role-playing." No, but they are part of the fucking game aspect. Couples role-play in marriage counseling, but it's lame. The game part is what makes it the thing, gives it a firm structure, keeps it consistent.
There is also lack of respect for terminology, origins of terminology, purpose of terminology. I've never accepted the "language is fluid" idea. In practice this has been the case, but that means any person or group can massage words to fit their own agenda. People are not honest, don't act with integrity, don't care about consistency. Terms become political or cultural weapons. Someones unmade bed can be called "art" now, and action games can now be called RPG by those who want to think they have more sophisticated taste than the next guy. Because RPGs are like sophisticated and stuff, like Mass Effect 2..."
Here's what else is available to play for PSN + members in November
In less than 5-6 hours, the weather in my area will go from lovely sunshiney skies to freezing rain, followed by sleet and then possibly at least 3 feet of snow. It blows my mind when temperatures change so dramatically in the course of day (as it did yesterday when it reached 68 degrees only to plummet to 25 at night) but that's the nature of winter weather. I dread this time of year because of all of the damage that snow/ice-storms can do to my life. Obviously I'm worried that it might hurt my truck in some way. It can also affect the roads, which cancels work and the ability to travel. Last year this time, I lost 15 days of work due to repeated snow and ice storms; in some cases, I was unable to get out of my fucking parking lot (no way in hell will anyone clear the snow and ice out of that area) so I couldn't leave if I wanted to.
By now you have probably opened all of your presents and are wondering what else to do with your day. Since you can’t go to the theater to watch The Interview (topical!), why not kick back with some eggnog and listen to the Nerds Without Pants have an exhaustive discussion about some of our favorite music from the seventh console generation? And yes, I realize that I blundered when I brought up BioShock Infinite. We were almost 4 hours into recording, so cut me some slack! Happy Festivus! EDIT: You can thank Angelo for pushing to get this episode out early for you Christmas Eve travelers. Enjoy!
The Dragon Age series has something of an identity crisis, due in large part to its disjointed development history. Even though Dragon Age: Origins came out a couple of years after the first Mass Effect, it was actually announced way back in 2004 as a PC exclusive. The roots of Origins could be found in BioWare’s classic Baldur’s Gate series, and the design sensibilities of the game were far removed from the company’s more recent action/RPGs like Jade Empire and Mass Effect. Dragon Age 2 was clearly very influenced by the success of Mass Effect 2, and the input of now BioWare parent company EA was easy to see. While Dragon Age 2 alienated some fans of Origins it also created a new set of people invested in the world of Thedas. Now we have a third entry in the series that has the difficult task of keeping old players invested while trying once again to do a “soft reboot” of the franchise. How does BioWare hope to craft a new adventure but still make players feel like they made their mark on the world? Enter the Dragon Age Keep.
Last Friday, one of the worst (yet most productive) summer work sessions concluded at my school district just in time for the next school year (which should start Aug. 18). Somehow against the odds - less help than previous summers, a shorter summer due to the snow days, and numerous construction jobs getting in our way - we finished all the floor work, carpet cleaning and detail work. I hope we're in better shape next year. I liked the day shift hours (not so much the extra money I had to shell out for breakfast or lunch; I only need two meals during the school year) although I rarely took advantage of it to go anywhere aside from gaming or watching movies.
What's going on Pixlbit? It's a new week which means new pickups. Not that much this week. Just a few games. First one is Dead or Alive Xtreme 2. I remember the days when my cousins and I played the first one on the original Xbox. I thought it was funny that a fighting game series had a vollyball/beach activities game. It was pretty cool to have the girl characters from the series all in one game. I didn't know they made a second entry into the series.
I spent most of Saturday at work, juggling regular duties and cleaning up after two games: pee-wee and a make-up senior varsity game. I was told the pee-wee game was the last of the season and I truly hope so. If there's anything that's ruined my weekends for the past 2 months, its those fucking pee-wee games. Granted, they don't make as big a mess as the crowds for the 7th, Junior and Senior games but they still provide a measly excuse to drag my ass up there. I'd rather finish everything on Friday.
....well I left 1up in May...came here in May...then disappeared again...oops I did it again...I didn't mean to do it though..I really didn't..I just rediscovered this page thanks to 1up and I was like what's Pixlbit..then BOOM..I'm here again. Logged in and saw I had over 300 message..mind blown. I did just put my mind back together though.
Hi, I'm Dan. I'm here to remove any lingering doubt about how big of a geek I am.
There is a lot of games I enjoyed in the closing of the current generation. I was impressed with many titles but not all of them made the list. I left out a few I would go ahead and mention such as The Walking Dead, Assassin's Creed 2, Bioshock, and Bioshock Infinite. Here is my top ten...
I played about 13 hours of Etrian Odyssey Untold [3DS] this week. I’m at 45 hours total since I got it on Oct. 1. I’m at level 43 and on the 15th floor of the third strata of the labyrinth. I like the Activity Log on the 3DS. You can see the number of steps you’ve taken; gameplay time by day, by week , or by game; and the number of notifications via Street Pass. I’m somewhat regretting setting the game to Picnic difficulty because it’s very nearly effortless. I feel the only way I could lose is if I did auto-attack on a boss and walked away from the system. I can’t bear to switch it though. It would change the whole experience. I laid my bed, now I gotta sleep in it.
Dragon Age has admittedly been my least favorite Bioware series since their shift to consoles. Not that it's a bad series (well, Origins was great at least), just that I think Knights of the Old Republic delivered a similar experience while doing a much better job in a more interesting world. That said, I am still very excited for Dragon Age 3 and am really liking that Bioware is taking their time and trying to make it a really big game. So here's what I want from the game.
So, I just finished Mass Effect 2 in about 4 days, clocking in at about 45 hours, and I loved every moment of it. Then I jumped into Mass Effect 3. Holy shit is it ugly.
So I thought the bitching and the crying and the bringing it up was done for Mass Effect 3. I was severally wrong. Apparently the writer of Mass Effect 2 had to have a say on the ending and the possiable endings that could have been done and for me thats just getting the bitch cry fest started. I dont get it, I honestly dont, if you enjoyed the game accept the ending move on to your next game. I mean ya, if you forced yourself to play through a really shitty game and the ending sucked then ya, I dont blame ya bitching about it but come on people, let it go at some point. In all honesty I think Bioware shouldnt have had to release a different ending DLC for the game. I think they should have left it the way it was and told everyone to accept it or go play another game. The biggest complaint' But my descisions I made!!" Apparently for you to keep going you must have enjoyed the game, is that not good enough for you!!!! I guess not because people still seem to bitch about it! Can Mass Effect 4 please release so these fuckheads will shut their traps, please with sugar on top?