Zoe: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.

'War Stories'


Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue

A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.

PLEASE TO WHITEFONT SPOILERS for video games, RPG modules or anything for which foreknowledge of events might lessen one's enjoyment of whatever gaming experience.


Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jan 29, 2009 8:55:18 pm PST #1601 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

Unlikely. Your backlog is already enormous.


NoiseDesign - Jan 29, 2009 9:03:31 pm PST #1602 of 26132
Our wings are not tired

I finally started playing Fable 2.


Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jan 29, 2009 9:12:44 pm PST #1603 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

Yeah, but how far have you gotten into gears of War 2?

Or LBP?


Laga - Jan 29, 2009 9:25:04 pm PST #1604 of 26132
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Batman Arkham Asylum

whoa. Any chance of that coming out for the wii? It looks like it would be worth buying a gaming console for.


Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jan 29, 2009 10:20:30 pm PST #1605 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

Next to none. You need the powerhouse consoles to run graphic like that.

Wii trades power for affordability. It's always been Nintendo's approach with the console and it's worked well for them.


Gudanov - Jan 30, 2009 4:51:35 am PST #1606 of 26132
Coding and Sleeping

My daughter played a lot of Oregon Trail 5 and really enjoyed it. Turns out you need a not easily found patch for it to run on XP though.


Gudanov - Jan 30, 2009 5:52:20 am PST #1607 of 26132
Coding and Sleeping

Next to none. You need the powerhouse consoles to run graphic like that.

I wonder what the next generation will be like.

So far I've discovered that Neverwinter Nights 2 is fun. Sort of reminds me of Baldur's Gate II with better graphics, but with inferior attention to detail. The character models are pretty disappointing, but that doesn't really hamper gameplay. I'd just like to make Dude Swift and Mentos Fresh a bit more distinctive looking.

The construction toolkit looks kinda interesting to play with, but I doubt I will ever have time to mess with it.


Volans - Jan 30, 2009 5:52:23 am PST #1608 of 26132
move out and draw fire

OK, you know what bugs me about tieflings in4.0? There's no "-ling" in that design. Seriously. That creature should be called a tieftor, or tiefosaur, or even tiefoceratpos.

Yes, we are giving 4.0 another shot while I'm still on bedrest.


Sean K - Jan 30, 2009 8:23:38 am PST #1609 of 26132
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Will Arkham be available on PS3?


Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jan 30, 2009 9:44:49 am PST #1610 of 26132
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd

Yup. PC, 360 & PS3.

ION, the people making the Blood Bowl video game have been releasing a lot of teaser trailers this week & the latest ones shows in-game play & team/character creation.

Best of all, you can play the game either as turn-based or real-time. I am so ready for this game!

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