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Tyber_Zann
11/04/09

In reply to The Second Left 4 Dead 2 TV Spot
Nothing will beat the actual intro to the game itself. I watch that and get pumped up every time.

I did like the twitching hand at the end, though. Nice touch. #left4dead2
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Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
11/04/09

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I tried the demo, and it was...ok. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. Some of the new items are neat, and some of the new special infected are interesting (although the jockey doesn't seem to be much of a threat). I cannot stand the music in the game, though. It's a horrible mess. The new characters still haven't won me over, either, except for maybe Nick. #left4dead2
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DrowningInMercy
11/04/09

@Mister Jack commands 1000 prinnies!: The new characters are terrible...I actually liked all the old characters...except maybe Louis...but now we have 3 Louises! It's an outrage! Ellis is so fucking stupid...he annoys me and all of my friends. He's like....super hick. The thing that made me hate him in the first place is his first line in the intro video. "Kill all sons of bitches. That's my offishal insthructions" And then the conversation about eating head or whatever in the demo...just no. #left4dead2
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Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
11/04/09

@DrowningInMercy: Out of all four characters, Ellis is the one I hate the most. I'm not surprised, though. I knew as soon as I looked at him that he was going to be a douche bag. #left4dead2
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Rozeros
11/04/09

@Mister Jack commands 1000 prinnies!: Eh... I've been in a couple of games where the Jockey has made the shit hit the fan. #left4dead2
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lostpuppies
11/04/09

@Mister Jack commands 1000 prinnies!: The music is actually my favorite part of the game. I live in Hattiesburg, Mississippi though, which is only an hour and a half from New Orleans and being able to recognize the sounds and sites from NO is pretty neat. The music is a very nice change of pace and fits the atmosphere perfectly. However, I suppose if you're not from around here and can be a little too twangy ;P.

If you're from the South (I can't speak for all of us), I think Ellis isn't as bad as he sounds. For all of us here, he's hilarious. We all know someone like him. The only character I don't like is the girl, because she seems so plain, personality wise. Coach and Nick are pretty cool though. #left4dead2
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Luke Plunkett
11/04/09

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Hah, Clutch, brilliant #left4dead2
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Ackers thanks Brian Ashcraft
11/04/09

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Is it me or does the Kotaku player take AGES to load videos?

It may be my slow Internet but youtube and other videos from other players load quicker.

I am happy to wait but it would be nice to play the video all the way through and not have to stop half way through to pause it, wait for it to load and play again. #left4dead2
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AngryEddy
11/04/09

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That just kicked me in the face with Awesome. #left4dead2
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dowingba
11/04/09

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I read the title as "Second Life 4 Dead" and was truly and utterly horrified. #left4dead2
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Super Violent St. Cannon- GOTY Edition ([k])
11/04/09

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Hell yeah Clutch! I saw them on my birthday. They're awesome live :D #left4dead2
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VenomIreland
11/04/09

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Awesome. #left4dead2
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ShaSt One
11/03/09

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All hail the Hiro of Time! #chronotrigger
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jellyfish
11/03/09

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Lost interest since season 2. Last night stopped by for 5mins coz nothing else to watch, and it was still talking about him going back to save Charlie the Nth time, gee, no new plot ? #chronotrigger
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jslizzle
11/03/09

@jellyfish: what the fuck do you mean for the ninth time!? they haven't showed Charlie once since she first appeared on the show you ignorant fuck. hopefully sylar cuts your brain out #chronotrigger
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Blore07
11/03/09

@jslizzle: Dont know anything about the show or anything, but I just thought i'd point out he said Nth, not ninth.

As in "insert number here"th time.

Not sure who's arguement that helps or anything as I already said, I know nothing about the show, but it does show that you need to read things more carefully before calling people ignorant fucks. #chronotrigger
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Americo
11/03/09

@jellyfish: I was pretty pissed about the idea of Hiro going to try and save Charlie AGAIN, but this episode was more like fan service, so I somewhat approved of it. #chronotrigger
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Red Dustpan
11/02/09

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and about 10% of the people who actually watch this show got the reference. #chronotrigger
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Neko_Tech
11/02/09

@Red Dustpan: Hiro would say "Yatta!!" but I know someone, some where is thinking of that Japanese group who sings half naked with only a leaf to hide their shame or pride (The jury is still out on that one).

Sadly every time Hiro yells "Yatta!!" always reminds me of this video. Sadly my roommate never saw this and he would question my sexuality if I did show it to him. #chronotrigger
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TheRuiner
11/03/09

@Neko_Tech: I can't see the video because Youtube is blocked where I work, but it sounds like a Japanese version of the Chili peppers sock gig... hehe. They rock. #chronotrigger
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ShaSt One
11/03/09

@Red Dustpan: Think of all the people watching TV... no, not even 10%. More like 2%. #chronotrigger
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Neko_Tech
11/03/09

@TheRuiner: You got the right idea. If you can't view Youtube then search Yatta!! on whatever video streaming site you can access. #chronotrigger
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EnigmaticMan
11/02/09

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FUN FACT: Masi Said during a Interview, Chrono Trigger was his favorite game. #chronotrigger
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Platypus Man
11/02/09

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They weren't really much of a couple in-game, though, right? I mean, what with Crono being silent the entire time (except for that one ending), they didn't characterize a relationship. I know they apparently get married afterwards in a cutscene, so I'll give it to them, but it's not exactly the strongest in terms of "true-love-relationships," though I can't think of a better example from a relatively well-known time travel video game.

As for Heroes itself, I'd say that this season is the best since the first, but it's still not as good as the first. For those of you who just haven't watched it in forever, give this season a try. It's not as bad. #chronotrigger
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krztov
11/02/09

@Platypus Man: tell that to io9.com they all agree this season is horrible #chronotrigger
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Revenge_of_Nekojin
11/02/09

@Platypus Man: Well you know, she climbed a mountain and killed a bunch of evil Lavos babies and teamed up with arguably the most evil guy in the world who wasn't really evil to resurrect him... #chronotrigger
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Platypus Man
11/02/09

@krztov: I know what they feel. I read Annalee's weekly recaps (very funny, even if you don't watch the show), but I feel like it's better than the second and third seasons put together. And they don't all agree, but it's easier to say "Heroes still sucks" than "Heroes sucks mostly, but it's better than it has been in a while."

@Revenge_of_Nekojin: And so did everyone else in the party. Sure, Marle might have led it, but no one objected. #chronotrigger
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Lethal Dosage
11/02/09

@Platypus Man: Oh yeah, this season is absolutely the best since the first. Season Two was garbage, and three was just slightly better. #chronotrigger
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jsvalen3
11/02/09

@Platypus Man: As to Marie and Chrono's relationship-- must have been all that traveling, no time to bond. #chronotrigger
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krztov
11/02/09

@Platypus Man: yeah i love her recaps #chronotrigger
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krushjudgement
11/02/09

@Platypus Man:

I think Crono and Marle had a relationship that the player could decide the depth of. That is the point of a silent protagonist. He can be whatever you want. But they definitely had a relationship. #chronotrigger
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Dreamwriter
11/02/09

@Platypus Man: They did at least go on a date... #chronotrigger
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KazeEternal
11/02/09

@krushjudgement: You sir deserve kudos for that. I felt that they had a relationship and a bond from the moment Crono stepped into that worm hole and went gallivanting through time to the final moments when they defeated Lavos. Every step of the way it seemed like I the player would do anything for her and she did allot for Crono. It was up to the player to decide if things flourished and if they would share the adventure with her by including her in the party. #chronotrigger
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phinehas
11/03/09

@krushjudgement: QFT

Perfectly stated. #chronotrigger
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bobtheduck in Korea
11/03/09

@Platypus Man: Chrono and marle had as much of a relationship as a silent, chaste (in the course of the game, anyhow) protagonist and a girl could have.

(for the record, though I love both Chrono games and Mario RPG, I HATE Silent Protagonists.)
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Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
11/02/09

In reply to Heroes' Hiro On Relationships, Filtered Through Chrono Trigger
Why's everyone hating on the show here? I mean, okay, season 2 sucked ass and season 3 wasn't much better, but I think season 4, at least so far, is a huge improvement and might take the show back on the right track. Is there some reason everyone hates the show right now, or is it a case of not bothering to watch the newer episodes? #chronotrigger
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Weirdwolf Is Restared To Glory!
11/02/09

@Mister Jack commands 1000 prinnies!:

I think that it is a case of too little too late, while the show has shown an improvement this season it's still not up to scratch. They had an interesting idea,(although not unique, more unseen on TV), and pissed it away on bland rehashes of Marvel comics stories. #chronotrigger
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StarTropicana
11/02/09

@Mister Jack commands 1000 prinnies!: I watched seasons 1-3 and I've missed every episode of this season but I still plan on watching them at some point. My main gripe with the show is Sylar. What was once an interesting villain for season 1 has now become an obstacle for writers. He's too damn powerful now. The guy is a God. And the flip-flopping they've done with him from villain to hero back to villain to hero only to go back to villain again was really annoying.
Also every character has some sort of daddy issue as well. I'm just not sure if this show can write itself out of the hole it's put itself in. #chronotrigger
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drivebyinsult
11/02/09

@Mister Jack commands 1000 prinnies!: Yeah, I've stuck with Heroes since the beginning.. I really liked Season 1 and even liked elements of Season 2 (mainly parkman and bennet's storylines), but was a little dissappointed.. The first half of Season 3 was ultimately horrible.. but they started doing some damage control with the second half, but wasn't as good as the first season.

But I really think they've been doing a great job with this season so far.. Yes, they put a lot of characters back to where they were in their jobs and lives at the start, but have actually been developing their characters the way they should have been following Season 1 instead of making them all run around the place.

And tonight's episode was actually really good.. they could have really screwed up where they were going with it, but did it with a lot of humor, and some skill... and there was even some greater wrinkles to Bennet's story.

If you ever liked Heroes at all, I would definitely recommend checking out this season, whether you saw the last two or not, cuz it's back to what Heroes was originally–a show about people dealing with extraordinary things happening to them.

And this season by far has the best new additions over season two and three... these new characters are ones I could follow for the rest of the show if some of the original cast leaves... and thank the lord they're writing Peter well again after two years of him doing stupid thing after stupid thing after stupid thing.

Seriously, if you ever liked the show, try this season out... from the premiere, because the development of Samuel is getting interesting.. #chronotrigger
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ph15h
11/02/09

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Awesome reference... but I don't think it could save the series. #chronotrigger
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Akihiko
11/02/09

@ph15h: I was so disappointed after Season 1 being absolutely mind-blowing incredible for a TV show...it's just been downhill from there. I watched all of the following seasons (unfortunately, watching Peter and Hiro lose their powers was probably one of the most painful things...period) but haven't even bothered to keep up with this season so far.

They just took a great thing and really screwed it up. I know the writers changed, and the writer's strike didn't help, but man. It's just too bad.

Thankfully, V starts tomorrow night and that has some serious promise. #chronotrigger
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UCB-Disco
11/02/09

@ph15h: Agrees with both parts of your post. Fantastic reference, but this show is so far from salvaging that I honestly don't care to even check out this episode to hear this. Oh, well. At least it was great for one season. :) #chronotrigger
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