@coronaas: I found out who Boxxy is just yesterday. Such a cutie.
@Pissed Off PC Gamer: How is Zerg OP? Is it only in diamond league? So far I am finding them the hardest race to use.
@insane2100: no problem. I too will be grumbling at my lack of chances to win an xbox by eating fast food.
@insane2100: [official rules]
ELIGIBILITY. The Game is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia (DC) and participating US military bases worldwide who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry.
ELIGIBILITY. The Game is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia (DC) and participating US military bases worldwide who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry.
@Gustavo Victoria: Sell it for hundreds of dollars?
"Social misconception often mistake gamers for couch-bound lazybones who have twitchy fingers and limited attention spans. The truth is we're able to apply our attention for hours to tasks that require intense concentration, persistence and mental organization."
This point really made me think. I am able to try a level over and over and over again to beat it, and at times it's really not fun! Dying sucks! But for some reason when it comes to schoolwork I am much less disciplined. If only my homework WAS to play games...
This point really made me think. I am able to try a level over and over and over again to beat it, and at times it's really not fun! Dying sucks! But for some reason when it comes to schoolwork I am much less disciplined. If only my homework WAS to play games...
@The Squid: What's your hurry? Throw some more Um's and Ah's in there!
HD remakes of the long-running franchises would be great for gamers who came in at this generation and want to get filled in on the backstory without hurting their eyes on old graphics...and earning achievements while doing it!
And really, the kind of people that are way into Halo Waypoint would DEFINITELY fork over the cash for the old games just to fill out their profile (if reasonably priced...heck, they could even just be DLC for Reach).
And really, the kind of people that are way into Halo Waypoint would DEFINITELY fork over the cash for the old games just to fill out their profile (if reasonably priced...heck, they could even just be DLC for Reach).
Watched it in 720p. Wasn't fooled for a second. Looks like Halo 1 graphics at best.
Edit: and Perfect Dark at worst (multiplayer)
Edit: and Perfect Dark at worst (multiplayer)
@Eaiin: I noticed this too. Probably deserves a #corrections tag.
@Manly McBeeferton: I bought an Xbox *for* Halo 2, though the console itself was not without its merits. There are a couple things I liked about it over the PS2:
-Hard drive.
-Joystick placement on controllers (waited for controller S)
-slightly better graphics (as you mentioned)
-not sure if this is proven in any way, but it felt to me like the load times were shorter on Xbox than on PS2.
Ultimately, though, it definitely came down to the games, and the games that made the Xbox for me were the Halo games.
Buying Bungie was probably the best decision Microsoft's Gaming Division ever made.
-Hard drive.
-Joystick placement on controllers (waited for controller S)
-slightly better graphics (as you mentioned)
-not sure if this is proven in any way, but it felt to me like the load times were shorter on Xbox than on PS2.
Ultimately, though, it definitely came down to the games, and the games that made the Xbox for me were the Halo games.
Buying Bungie was probably the best decision Microsoft's Gaming Division ever made.
@mrln: I put a few hours into it and quit. Couldn't stand it. I like fast-paced games such as RTSs and FPSs. If I'm gonna play an RPG it has to be an action-RPG like Fable.
A comparison:
FFVII:
Walk around for awhile, talk to various people
Get outside the town, random encounter! (wait for animation)
Select action from menu and execute! (wait for animation)
Get attacked! (wait for animation)
Repeat a few times!
*Victory Fanfare* (best part of game)
(wait to get back to world)
Walk 3 paces, Random encounter!
StarCraft:
Build workers
Build buildings
Build more workers
Get Zerg Rushed
*retry*
Build workers
Build buildings
Build army, scout enemy, adapt build strategy, blah blah blah
Attack (micromanage troops casting special abilities and focus firing on priority targets)
Win!
Halo (single player):
Cinematic
Shoot stuff!!!
Halo (multiplayer):
Shoot stuff!!!
A comparison:
FFVII:
Walk around for awhile, talk to various people
Get outside the town, random encounter! (wait for animation)
Select action from menu and execute! (wait for animation)
Get attacked! (wait for animation)
Repeat a few times!
*Victory Fanfare* (best part of game)
(wait to get back to world)
Walk 3 paces, Random encounter!
StarCraft:
Build workers
Build buildings
Build more workers
Get Zerg Rushed
*retry*
Build workers
Build buildings
Build army, scout enemy, adapt build strategy, blah blah blah
Attack (micromanage troops casting special abilities and focus firing on priority targets)
Win!
Halo (single player):
Cinematic
Shoot stuff!!!
Halo (multiplayer):
Shoot stuff!!!
@arrow.69: Cool! I will try this out sometime.
A lot of these sentiments resonate with me, and you are correct: a minimalist lifestyle, in and of itself, does not make you a better person. One of the reasons I attempt to minimize my spending is so that I will have more cash to give away to charitable causes.
Other human beings have greater need of my money than I do.
Admittedly, I am unwilling to let go of many of the luxuries in my life, but it really makes you think about where your money goes.
Eating at home might cost $2, whereas eating in a restaurant is going to cost ~$8 for fast food, upwards of $12 for a decent one. Food for third world countries costs how much? Not much anyway. They have dollar-a-day programs, so if you refrain from eating out weekly you can feed someone for a year.
Other human beings have greater need of my money than I do.
Admittedly, I am unwilling to let go of many of the luxuries in my life, but it really makes you think about where your money goes.
Eating at home might cost $2, whereas eating in a restaurant is going to cost ~$8 for fast food, upwards of $12 for a decent one. Food for third world countries costs how much? Not much anyway. They have dollar-a-day programs, so if you refrain from eating out weekly you can feed someone for a year.
@AlphaJarmel: So true!
@mrln: Nah, there's too much story in FFVII:AC. The action sequences were freaking amazing, and I loved it for that, but what little story there was made no sense to me (I never played through FFVII). If the entire thing was action I would have given it a perfect score.
Transformers (and to a greater extent Revenge of the Fallen) is an example of a movie that tries to have a story, but it ends up dragging down the movie.
Everyone knows we're there just for the fight sequences, so why bother with the rest of the filler? You don't need to hire expensive actors. Just make the whole thing CGI and have robots beating/shooting the crap out of each other.
Transformers (and to a greater extent Revenge of the Fallen) is an example of a movie that tries to have a story, but it ends up dragging down the movie.
Everyone knows we're there just for the fight sequences, so why bother with the rest of the filler? You don't need to hire expensive actors. Just make the whole thing CGI and have robots beating/shooting the crap out of each other.
@AngryFork: Also, I bought TF2 for $2.50.
We need a Star Wars The Force Unleashed movie. 20 minutes of story (10 at each end), 100 minutes of stylized force fighting.
@estpaul: google it
