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And didn't Fable 1 and Halo/Halo 2 get PC ports?
#speakup
11/20/09
The best little shooter ive played in years.
Keep up the fine work guys.
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Then along comes a game that features graphic depictions of unarmed civilians being gunned down in an airport and allows players to participate, but that's totally okay because they give you the option to skip it and pretend it doesn't exist.
Oh gamers......such a strange and interesting value system you have.
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Get thee to an Xbox!
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#speakup
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An absolute brilliant title and is a must for anyone thats a fan of old school design
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Bit of a design flaw, there.
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Shadow Complex is a lot more like Metroid than SotN, since items are unlocked in a rather linear fashion and open up various other sections of the map with each discovery.
SotN is more like Metroid mixed with Diablo. It has random item drops and your character levels as you play, so the "wall" that prevents you from accessing most portions of the map are difficulty/experience level-related.
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Anyway, lets hope Chair actually studies their material this time and corrects the countless mistakes they made with the first one.
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In fact I think I'm gonna go download it now since I don't have my PS1 hooked up and say "To hell with you foul sleep!".
Just get it and love it.
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What!?!
yes, millions of fans aren't wrong. you can download it anytime from xbox live. i'm not saying it's the best game ever, but definitely worth the 10 or 15 bucks. the DS castlevanias are very metroid-y too. oh, and the GBA ones are very good as well.
over and out.
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Great game, shit story. Falcon Punching people was so damn fun.
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Should've just pretended it wasn't based on his work at all. The game's story was crap, sure, but it wasn't OFFENSIVE. Just crap.
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Extremist views? Who cares about that? His views have nothing to do with the books he has written and more importantly, Shadow Complex.
Orson Scott Card is a great sci-fi writer.
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Only time it matters when their views aren't the same as their own. Americans cannot separate one's achievements with their social views.
...except when extreme money is involved, who cares if Walt Disney hated jews, amirite?
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I'd rather not support someone who makes his living off of spewing hate.
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Empire (still haven't read the second book) wasn't really that terrible. It was a way over the top, but it felt more like a thriller than a political speech.
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Anyway, to each his own. I'm not saying he's the best sci fi writer in history or anything but, to miss out on some great books just because you think the guy is an "extremist" (another word for "conservative") is pretty lame. Oh well, your loss.
And I should add that you're hardly "supporting" someone by borrowing their book from your local library. So don't be scared to read them!
11/19/09
#speakup
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Not every American flips out over someone using their right of free speech for something they don't agree with.
#speakup
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The lesson seems obvious from what I read in that article: United we stand, Divided we fall. Was it presented differently in the book?
#speakup
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I've played the "If you're not agreeing with my causes/think the way I do" game before, and I found it just punishes myself more than anything else. You're welcome to it though.
#speakup
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I made the decision a while ago to no longer financially support Card because of his beliefs, and I wish more people would too.
Here's an example:
http://www.nauvoo.com/library/card-hypocrites.html
(The irony of Card- whose writings have always been laced with slightly homoerotic imagery, calling homosexuals hypocrites..)
and here's an article about Card:
http://www.afterelton.com/people/2008/7/orsonscottcard
I'm just saying, yo.
10/13/09
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Well, I purchased and played through the entire game and I can gladly report that not a single homosexual was bashed throughout the entirety of the experience.
Awesome game.
10/13/09
I also couldn't disagree with you more. You don't change someone's mind by boycotting their projects and insulting them. You don't make someone see your point of view by ostricizing them. It's completely counter-productive.
10/13/09
I can understand boycotts in reaction to poor policies and business decisions. I've done them before.
I can't figure out boycotts on someone's personal opinion, or strong arming companies who happen to sponsor someone with a different opinion.
What happened to "I may not agree with you, but I'll defend your right to say it?"
10/13/09
What's your favorite AAA video game? Once you answer that, find out how many people helped make it. It's going to be somewhere around 50-200 people, maybe even more. I'll bet you anything at least one of those people is homophobic, racist, or an outright neo-nazi. Congratulations, your favorite game funds those people. You should probably stop playing video games.
Just buy the game to support the developers and to play a game that you already said you would enjoy. When you try to be all high and mighty about "not financially backing someone who is homophobic" you're buying into media hype. If nobody told you the game's plot was loosely based on a Card plot, you'd have bought it, yes? What if I told you Card lost money every time someone bought the game? Would you buy it twice?
Critical thinking. Try it sometime.
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I love it.
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ALSO, I think part of the treasure hunting aspect of the game was lackluster because of the way the map marked locations of hidden items with a question mark. It made it a simple matter of flashing the light around all over the question mark room until you found the "hidden" panel or whatever.
Fine for $15 I guess.
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Life is unfair.