but it does draw an attack of opportunity
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
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.
Laga - Apr 28, 2008 1:32:47 pm PDT #220 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
omnis_audis - Apr 28, 2008 1:39:35 pm PDT #221 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
what do I roll to stop getting smacked?
(I hate being a newbie!)
amych - Apr 28, 2008 1:42:43 pm PDT #222 of 26133
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Wil Wheaton on anti-GTA madness: [link]
Also, Sox, thanks for the NYT link -- I kind of completely love that review, even more for what it doesn't say than what it does: it's perfectly free of the "yes I know it's a video game @@, but really, it's actually good!" stance. (You know, the one that's also applied to SFF that "transcends the genre", graphic novels that are (honest) real literature, and good taquerias...)
Polter-Cow - Apr 28, 2008 1:53:34 pm PDT #223 of 26133
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, it made no apologies for loving a video game. That was pretty cool.
NoiseDesign - Apr 28, 2008 1:56:06 pm PDT #224 of 26133
Our wings are not tired
I love this satire that he links to out of that blog: [link]
Polter-Cow - Apr 28, 2008 2:18:35 pm PDT #225 of 26133
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ha ha ha. That's great.
I wonder if there's any Hot Coffee in GTA4.
Glamcookie - Apr 28, 2008 2:20:30 pm PDT #226 of 26133
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Thanks to you guys I bought a backgammon set off eBay and am going to make GF play with me.
omnis_audis - Apr 28, 2008 2:23:27 pm PDT #227 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Thanks to you guys I bought a backgammon set off eBay and am going to make GF play with me.Sweet! I think that qualifies me for the grandfather clock!
JenP - Apr 28, 2008 3:00:20 pm PDT #228 of 26133
I feel that way about some incarnations of Yes.
And I thought, "Huh, that's an interesting name for a game."
Then I kept reading and thought, "Oh. Right."
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Apr 28, 2008 3:05:26 pm PDT #229 of 26133
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Sox, no, I hadn't caught that article. I skimmed it just now because I think I may have overdosed on reviews in the last 24 hours. Was there something specific about it that stood out that I missed?
One of the things in GTA that I'm really looking forward to is the new rag-doll physics engine. It handles everything from accurately slumping a character's shoulders or making them lean correctly when they climb a steep hill, to being spun by bullets and flailing appropriately when falling from a great height/ being thrown from a moving vehicle.
Have I ever mentioned that violent video games make me laugh uproariously? I really have no idea why, but anyone who's played me in Halo can probably tell you it's true.