<![CDATA[Comments from DaiMacculate]]> <![CDATA[Comments from DaiMacculate]]> <![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Animal Boxing Lets You Punch A Cat Right In The Face]]> Is that M. Bison's stage from SF2 in the background? I just noticed that!

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Animal Boxing Lets You Punch A Cat Right In The Face]]> Seriously guys, calm down, its not that big a deal. I love my cat, but I also often tell her about the violent things I plan to do to her, to which her response is to continue purring on my lap. Its funny, perhaps silly/stupid, but offensive? Thats going a bit far.

Yes, I got her shaved. No, I didn't do it just to be a dick. BUT it is pretty funny :P

This game looks fun, we'll see how it actually plays though.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Blitz: The League II Screens]]> @JesseLacey: How sad there probably won't be another APF for quite awhile if at all, sales just weren't up to snuff.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Monday Wii Update: Monster Kings And SPOGS]]> @Killer7: You did see this is the NEO GEO version, the original, and not the SNES one, right? Better graphics and controls, by a pretty large margin. Haven't played this port yet, but I doubt its changed. You're right about the SNES one being lame, IMO.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on ANOTHER Tales Game Coming, This Time For The Wii]]> @Amazon_Chris: IIRC, its not announced yet for PS3, but there have been rumors that there IS yet another one in development for it, or that the exclusivity of Vesperia is timed, etc. Stuff posted on a Namco site and quickly pulled, that sort of thing.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on The Five Finalists For Kotaku's New Comment Czar]]> @Green-clad Gamer Dude: Heh, well you are completely wrong in your assessment of how/why you truly got banned, that was the last of MANY straws you're referring to, as you well know I think, deep down.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on The Five Finalists For Kotaku's New Comment Czar]]> @EnigmaNemesis: Agreed. My guess would be Dv8 asked not to be considered, too busy most likely.

To all those who have voted for me or left kind comments, I truly thank you. I would be happy with any person on the list, as Naia indicated in her comment though Enigma and I have had our differences it was more about my misperception of his very tongue-in-cheek humor than any real problem with the man or his judgement.

So yeah, can't wait to see what the final result is, so its settled...seems like its been ages since this KoK thing started up again, even though it was only last month! :)

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Marvel MMO: Gorgeous, Fantastic, Still Very Dead]]> "Speaking with Marvel writer and universe architect Brian Bendis,"

If by Architect you mean the alcoholic contractor who manages to lower the value of your building and compromise its structure in the name of "renovation", then I totally see how that applies :P

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Monday Wii Update: Monster Kings And SPOGS]]> Yeah, not a bad haul simply for King of The Monsters (the original has never been topped, IMO), but I wouldn't mind Nintendo stepping up the VC a bit, maybe they'll do that if/when they even announce a storage expansion device.

Yes, my fingers are cramping because they've been crossed waiting for that for so long :P

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Chrono Trigger DS Screens]]> @rbleader: I'd love to stick to my SNES copy, but at 14 years old the battery is on its last legs most likely. I expect the DS cart will last as long or longer, not to mention be portable.

As I said on the last CT article, I'm glad they aren't changing it, and I hope those of you who haven't played it before give it a full and fair try, if you can see past the "lack" of modern graphics and features you should enjoy it.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Chrono Trigger Site Debuts in Japan]]> @Foxstar Sixtail: First off, you're reading far too much into 4 lines of text there. You should have seen the 3 comments I wrote and didn't post, because I thought they looked like an attack on the poster I was responding to, and that was NOT my intent. When I said he expects two much, I was referencing the fact that all the SQE RPGs for SNES (that we got in the USA) have gotten 2D direct ports first, with the 3D remakes coming later on. There may still be a CT 3D coming in the future, but it won't be this year like they're talking about for this game.

Second, I don't want them to mess with this game, its that simple. The last time they tried, Chrono Cross, it was thoroughly disappointing. If they want to reassemble the original team to the greatest extent possible and try a REAL sequel I'd be interested in that, but the remake does not need anything more than polish, and of course the intriguing wireless mode might add something as well.

Thirdly, some of us don't LIKE the 3D treatment they've used in the FF remakes and the upcoming DQ4, I'll always prefer 2D art to 3D in CT, barring a much more thorough HD graphical remake on another console, which Square has repeatedly shown they are unwilling to undertake. The other alternative would be a port with redrawn HD sprites and backgrounds, ala SSFTHD Remix, but again that is a TON of work.

Everybody here willing to see [insert current gen SQE game you're looking forward to here] delayed another 6 months or a Year just so they can rework the graphics of CT and splinter the Chonro Trigger fan base in the process? Think that makes sense for SQE financially either? You're welcome to your opinions if so, but that doesn't stop me from disagreeing, vehemently.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on How's This For A 360 Dashboard?]]> Did this dude also work on the UI team for Vista? This has that same overly-garish Fisher Price look to it.

Kudos for trying though, with a different/better color scheme this might work..still a bit compressed though, I have enough trouble just reading my cell phone in GTA4, and this looks like some of the text might be even smaller :P

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Chrono Trigger Site Debuts in Japan]]> @Arsenicberyllium: You expect FAR too much from Square Enix if you thought we'd get anything more than what we're getting.

Also, frankly the people who work there now are NOT WORTHY to make serious updates to this game. Its a masterpiece, and as such it needs only minimal restorative work, not a repainting.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Computer Getting Hot, Me Melting]]> @fuchikoma: Still, from either, you should just buy the parts from someone who isn't insane and put them in yourself.

That was my point. All Computer Manufacturers charge more for their parts and service than is reasonable. Apple is on the extreme end, sure, thats fine, but yeah, Bash or anybody else with more than 2 brain cells to rub together would balk at the quoted price and take it to another shop/person to do :P

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Five Games That Matter In Hideo Kojima's Life]]> Heh, somebody should have said "Hideo you can't pick your own games" before asking just to give us another interesting one at #5, but huge props on picking Xevious, one of my favorite shmups ever!

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Computer Getting Hot, Me Melting]]> @dirtypanda: What are you even talking about? What upgrades? Its a MacBook Pro, all you can really upgrade in it is RAM, HDD, and Optical Drive. Those things can all be easily put in yourself (optical is a bit difficult, but not very), and purchased from the same retailers that you get your PC components from, except maybe the optical, but unless you need internal Blu Ray they come standard with DVD burners.

I understand if you don't like or understand Apple computers, but at least be informed before you troll on them; there are plenty of REAL reasons to take issue with Apple, but unless you time travel back to the mid-90s or lack any technical expertise to just do the upgrade yourself, expensive component costs are not one of them.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Computer Getting Hot, Me Melting]]> @RBecho: heh, actually I think they're just riffing on the fact that Kotaku itself is shilling for Coors, but I could certainly be wrong :P

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Computer Getting Hot, Me Melting]]> @Tyber_Zann: Yeah, thats about as useful as going onto a post about a 360/PS3 exclusive game and saying get the other system instead :P

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Computer Getting Hot, Me Melting]]> @Zaos: In the Energy Saver panel, under System Preferences, is how you set the power settings.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Computer Getting Hot, Me Melting]]> Are you having issues with performance due to the heat, or just it being superhot either burning your lap or concerning you in general?

They're rated to operate up to 95 degrees Farenheit (35 C) at up to 90% humidity, so if you're not experiencing operational problems I would just make sure your data is well backed up by Time Machine or something similar and store that HDD in as cool a location as possible, not much else you can do for the moment.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Rumor: More Rock Band 2 Songs Leaked?]]> @TheJ3ff: NO. I hate that band so much

Heh, but I do like this list so far, a couple I don't like but its about 75% good.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on New This Is Vegas Screen Shots Display A Distinct Absence Of Brown]]> ". . . two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers . . . "

Oh, was that not what this game was about?

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on What Would The Ultimate Nerd Wish-Fulfillment Look Like?]]> Rob Liefield is the single worst person to ever work for a major comic book company.

That is all.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Resistance 2's Leviathan Unveiled]]> What in the hell kind of gun do you need to even make that thing feel it? Something akin to the Redeemer in UT? Or is there going to be a tank of some kind?

I was already impressed at the scope they were going for in MP, had no idea the SP was going to have craziness on this level.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Bastard Thieves Steal PS3 From Disabled Teenager]]> Seriously thats one of the saddest things I've seen this week. I don't think it would be out of order for Child's Play or some other organization to send this kid another PS3, cause this is just shitty as hell.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Devil May Explode BAM! BOOM! POW!]]> Speaking from some experience buying fireworks in Missouri (lived there from 96-2002), the worst part is its probably not even a very impressive firework, the "10 shot" moniker in particular means its probably nothing more than an overly glorified roman candle :P

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Is This Official Chrono Trigger DS Confirmation?]]> @Placentasaurus: "The cartridge size is too small for something as epic as Chrono Trigger."

Really? The carts are quite a bit larger than the SNES ones were, and they seemed to hold the game just fine.

Unless its not a remake, but even then it should work just fine, just won't have a bunch of unnecessary fmv cutscenes cluttering up the beauty that is Chrono Trigger.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Is This Official Chrono Trigger DS Confirmation?]]> So its another remake? I mean, I'll probably still buy it, but I really was hoping for a whole new game. Guess thats too much to expect from Square-Enix these days.

On the other hand, given some of the recent games I've played from them (FFT D2 being a lone, happy exception), I probably wouldn't get that excited for it if it was a fully new game.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Activision Boss Wants Cheaper Consoles]]> @quen: Yeah I'm not saying that consoles don't have their own special issues that affect their pricing but I guess the point is how they enforce the MSRP, as you said other products don't drop off their MSRP quickly either, but for the most part they allow retailers flexibility in setting pricing that console manufacturers do not.

There is ALSO the licensing to consider, traditionally console makers never really turn a profit on hardware even when their costs go down, they simply recoup and profit from the piece they get out of every $60 game sold. From that perspective more regular price drops make even more sense, as the cheaper a console is in theory the more people will buy it and buy new games. Thats the reason Sony originally talked about locking games to each PS3 (an idea abandoned well before launch, of course, for obvious reasons) as a way to curb rentals and used sales, that hurts their profitability more than the money they're losing on the hardware.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Work for Kotaku (In Comments)]]> I look forward to seeing who the top 5 are, do people who were in it last time like Enigma get another shot, or is it the top 5 other than those? Just curious, I'm much more amenable to him having the hammer this time, now that I know him a bit better :P

Still, can't go wrong with Spoony, or any of the other people who have a ton of followers. Eagerly await those results.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Activision Boss Wants Cheaper Consoles]]> Seems pretty straightforward, EVERYBODY except the manufacturers themselves would like consoles to not only be cheaper, but to decline in price or expand in features more regularly. Every single comparable piece of tech on the market declines on a gradual curve, why should consoles be different? Even just $10 every 3 months would be something, and it would avoid the sense of buyer's remorse that more dramatic drops tend to engender in the early adopters.

Of course, I'm sure MS/Sony/Nintendo would be more interested in that if Activision wanted to share some of its own obscene money pile with them to help get it accomplished. What's that, Bobby Kotick isn't listening to that, too busy diving into a huge vat of money Uncle Scrooge style? I'm SHOCKED :P

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Microsoft: If We Launch A Game On 360 & PC Simultaneously, We Shoot Ourselves In The Foot]]> This is kind of at the heart of the problem with MS having a console in the first place, I don't think even they fully realize that a key part of their near monopoly with Windows rests on a pillar of gamers, and that they are increasingly alienating that segment. As a Mac user and sometimes evangelizer, I'm keenly aware of this, reason Number One that I always get from people on why they hesitate to even consider owning a Macintosh is the lack of new and "hardcore" gaming on Mac OS X compared to Windows. With more and more devs essentially "fleeing" the computer game market for the arguably more profitable console one, MS is shooting themselves in the foot.

Games (and lack thereof) alone won't kill Windows, but MS having this attitude about them sure isn't helping the situation any.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Too Human: "This Has To Be The Worst Game I've Played In The Last 5 Years"]]> So, who here thinks this guy actually played the Aquaman game and has that for reference in making this statement?

The review was so crappy I just HAD to see for myself what they were talking about, and yeah, its totally broken basically. I can't imagine, with the development time and resources being put into it, that Too Human even has a chance to be that horrible. It might not be great, obviously I have no idea since it isn't out yet, but on production values alone it has to be at least ok by comparison.

So yeah, I've reading this as "I haven't played that many bad games in the last 5 years" more than a specific knock on Too Human :P

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Soulcalibur Hits Live Arcade Wednesday]]> @thezman: I must have heard you wrong, did you actually say VF5 is better than this game? Really? Seriously go play this game again and then come back and tell me that again. The only way you put VF5 above SC1 is graphically, in my opinion.

And as others have said, this game NEEDS NO ONLINE, its a real fighting game, and as such is meant to be played in the presence of your real, physical friends. This is not a game that would tolerate lag, nor would they have been able to put it out as easily on XBL if they had to recode it to do so.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Soulcalibur Hits Live Arcade Wednesday]]> @gamadaya: damn man, when did you get back?

Also, this game rocks, might be work getting some points for since I haven't seen that disc in ages :(

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Europe Gets Rock Band 2 In September As Well]]> @Cchrist: Heh, nevermind, I thought you'd be pleased with this, but way to see the glass half empty :P

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on 10 Books That Were Better Off on Paper]]> I just want to say, Starship Troopers was an excellent book, and not at all well served by Verhoeven's adaption. We got the point in Robocop Paul, mindless allegiance to an all-encompassing authority only gets your humanity taken away, yes. You should have at least read the book.

Basically, all the politics and philosophy aside, the big point of the book and one of the things that made it so great at the time was the Gorilla Mech suits the human soldiers wore. Taking those out of the movie is one of the worst book-film decisions in modern cinematic history, as far as I'm concerned.

A book of his that I would like to see made into a movie, IF they could find a director who would approach it with the right mindset, is The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. TANSTAAFL, and everybody should know it. I would suggest that people who don't recognize Heinlein as a great author for that work alone need to get their eyes and brains checked.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on Europe Gets Rock Band 2 In September As Well]]> Thank you Harmonix! Now I don't have to listen to Cchrist Bitch for month and months about how you and EA have screwed him, as I did with the first game.

Seriously though, if the game had to drop this year (I'm still in a bit of shock over that) they've handled it extremely well, and doing a simultaneous Europe release is a big part of that.

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<![CDATA[DaiMacculate commented on You're Not Getting Starcraft for Christmas]]> "That said, Mac gamers can expect a simultaneous release of this title, too - whenever it arrives"

As others have noted, your statement is a bit redundant Owen, if Blizzard makes a game, it comes out for Mac at the same time.

Not surprised by this at all actually, I always thought next Spring was a more likely launch window than december.

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