I'm kinda surprised that nobody posted anything about the Xbox One. Granted, it is rather underwhelming at the moment. Lot's of "might do this" type of thing. And rather ugly.
:: cross post with tech ::
Tara: That was funny if you've studied Taglarin mystic rites and... are a total dork... Riley: Then how come Xander didn't laugh?
'Selfless'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
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omnis_audis - May 23, 2013 10:30:39 am PDT #19859 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Laga - May 23, 2013 1:13:07 pm PDT #19860 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm still in love with the PS3. Or Skyrim at least. (spoilers)
Soon after I first met Paarthurnax I headed back to Esbern and Delphine to tell them all about him but "OMGWTF Dragon!" was not one of my dialogue options.
So I forgot all about it until I headed to the peace council and they're all "you hid this from us; you have to kill Paarthurnax or we'll never help you again!" and of course "guys let's discuss this" is not a dialogue option.
I am so torn! I always wanted a dragon as a best friend (and also I own him) but I don't want to fuck up what could be a pivotal plot point. So I'm just going to do side quests for a while while I think about it.
Kalshane - May 23, 2013 4:28:06 pm PDT #19861 of 26134
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.
I have zero interest in the Xbox One at the moment. Too many downsides (internet connection required, install of games required and those games becoming tied to a specific account, no backwards compatibility, even for XBLA games, no clear answer on how used games are going to work) and not enough positives for me right now.
omnis_audis - May 23, 2013 5:02:26 pm PDT #19862 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I agree. I think it's a bad step. I want the BluRay, but not that bad. I'd also like it to be quieter (fan noise). But, if none of my old games are going to work, and I can't buy used games, I might as well buy a PlayStation, if I want the BlueRay that bad.
Kalshane - May 23, 2013 5:34:23 pm PDT #19863 of 26134
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.
I have both a PS3 and a 360 and the former rarely gets used as more than a blu-ray player.
My only real issues with the 360 are hardware-related (heat, noise, reliability-I've had two of them die, though one was covered by a replacement plan, and I'm not a hardcore gamer, so I wasn't exactly running them into the ground.) I have lot more games for it (including a bunch of XBLA games), I prefer the interface, I vastly prefer the online experience (even if I don't use it much) and I love being able to use it as media extender for my HTPC.
And it sounds like MS is planning on improving on all that (and I certainly hope they'll take better care with the hardware this time around.) They're just doing a lot of other stuff that I'm not happy about.
Kalshane - Jun 10, 2013 5:46:10 am PDT #19864 of 26134
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.
I finally finished Arkham City about a week ago and I'm trying to finish up the side missions now. I don't see myself bothering with all the Riddler trophies though, the sheer number is just ridiculous. (And the game actually lampshades it by having random thugs comment on the green question marks all over the city.)
Last night though, I overheard a thug asking "Wait, did they ever actually explain what was up with The Island?" which made me laugh a bit even though I stopped watching Lost after season 2.
Kalshane - Jun 11, 2013 4:48:09 am PDT #19865 of 26134
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.
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Laga - Jun 18, 2013 12:50:04 am PDT #19866 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Kalshane - Jun 18, 2013 5:22:55 am PDT #19867 of 26134
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.
Is anyone else planning on picking up the game (Chronicles of Mystara)? My friends and I made many many treks to the one arcade an hour away that had the full 4-player setup of the second game back in the day.
Laga - Jun 18, 2013 11:06:28 am PDT #19868 of 26134
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Hmm I dunno. I hope it's more fun to play than it is to watch.