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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.


omnis_audis - Feb 16, 2009 4:51:48 pm PST #1651 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Oh the shame. I almost did it again. With sending my 360 off for repair, I was hoping they'd send a new one with an HDMI port. I pull it out of the box, read the letter telling me it's a different machine. I look on the back, and for a brief moment, look at the USB port for the wifi thing, and think "sweet! I got an HDMI... shit. Nope."

Clearly the top of the Pete list has affected me


Volans - Feb 17, 2009 6:48:36 am PST #1652 of 26133
move out and draw fire

We spent all weekend playing FPSs at a LAN party. I haven't done that in like 3 years, and am no longer l33t. Still, two different friends showed up at our place needing tea and sympathy, which came in the form of beer and fragging shit, so it was good.


Kalshane - Feb 17, 2009 5:20:48 pm PST #1653 of 26133
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why? Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.

Hee. I've sadly never been l33t. Of course, I kind of skipped from Doom 2 to Halo, so I missed a whole lot of evolution of FPSes in-between. I spent most of my gaming time playing fighting games and RPGs.

Sadly, my dad can kick my butt at Halo because of this (he almost exclusively plays FPSes and sports games), though my younger brother just utterly destroys me.

I fear for the skill level of my nephews and my son, growing up with modern videogames (not that Mattias is ready for games yet). My 4-year old nephew actually beat his dad at Tiger Woods Golf the first time my nephew played (and my BIL loves playing Tiger Woods.)


Polter-Cow - Feb 18, 2009 8:39:24 am PST #1654 of 26133
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Penny Arcade tackles racism in gaming. Hee.


Laga - Feb 18, 2009 8:57:56 pm PST #1655 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Is it weird to make miis of people you know?


Liese S. - Feb 19, 2009 5:32:24 am PST #1656 of 26133
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

We made miis of all the King of the Hill characters. Yeah, I dunno.


Laga - Feb 19, 2009 8:28:28 am PST #1657 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I didn't realize they would populate the games. Yesterday my roommate and my friend in Chicago were tossing me hula hoops. It was bizarre. Now I can't decide if I want to make all my friends or delete them all.


Liese S. - Feb 19, 2009 8:52:21 am PST #1658 of 26133
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

We also made our dog.

When he hops up and down in the background at the bowling alley...it is to laugh!


Laga - Feb 19, 2009 9:53:20 am PST #1659 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

You can make pets? ooh! how did I miss this feature?


Liese S. - Feb 19, 2009 9:59:23 am PST #1660 of 26133
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Hee. No, you can't. We just made a person that looks as much as possible like our dog.

Yeah, it's stupid. But fun!