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General Discussion / Laid off!

« on: February 21, 2013, 08:34:22 pm »

So... I just got laid off. As soon as I wrote this, too:

I want to leave at 5 too...

Talk about "be careful what you wish for!"

So! I hope to apply for unemployment and work full time on the project DS and a few others are working on. It's funny, everyone says I'm being cheerful about this.

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Gaming Discussion / GoG has a sale and it's got Gothic and Witcher stuff on it...

« on: February 15, 2013, 06:17:32 pm »

Link here.

I've heard some good things about the Witcher and Gothic... But if I'm getting anything from this sale, it might be one of the Gothic games; so which one should I get? Am I misguided and should instead get one of the other RPGs? I'm willing to buy just one and am unfamiliar with all of these games. (And who knows, I may get System Shock 2 if I get one of these).

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Gaming Discussion / FBP: Full Body Pong

« on: February 15, 2013, 08:59:15 am »

So, there's Full Body Pong (despite being Kotaku, there's a video there, which is what I think is most interesting).

Apparently, this is just part of some arcade game called eSports Ground, which was shown off at this year's JAEPO. Rather than using a nub to control your paddle, you literally move your body around to play.

One of the commenters said, "It'll be nice when this concept goes fully 3D with holographic projection technology." This comment got me thinking about the Oculus Rift... Its promise was real VR, and yet, I think that with this eSports Ground thing, we may be on the first steps to getting true VR...

So, what do you guys think?

(If I could link to just the video, I would... but unfortunately, it's not a Youtube or other third party video)

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Gaming Discussion / Zelda revolutionized? IGN's Brett Phipps speaks about it and Dark Souls.

« on: February 12, 2013, 05:10:47 pm »

Favorite paragraph:

Dark Souls drops players in the middle of a vast open world and says “go”, without offering any more guidance – exactly like the original Legend of Zelda. Zelda HD has the potential to do the same.

Gear-getting has long been the engine driving Zelda's game design, but it needn't be the only way the game guides you. In Dark Souls, if you wander into an area that's too tough you'll soon be decapitated by a vastly overpowered skeleton; Zelda HD could lay out its map in a similar way, warning you away from areas you aren't ready for with stronger enemies, rather than a cracked wall you can't get past without bombs.

The article isn't very well edited, but I did find myself agreeing on some things, particularly the above (although I wouldn't want bombable walls to be removed). Recent Zelda games are too blastedly story oriented. This was probably my gripe with Skyward Sword... Maybe. I'm not sure.

Anyway, Link is here. Warning: It may make you want to play Dark Souls, whose predecessor I haven't even touched (but own).

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Gaming Discussion / Final Fantasy Type-0 getting translated but not officially or by Square-Enix

« on: February 11, 2013, 12:35:14 pm »

Link! So, if you wanted to play Final Fantasy Type-0, some hackers are translating it. Even though Square-Enix isn't releasing it here, at least we're getting a translation, y'know? Hopefully, you can soft patch like the Monster Hunter Portable 3rd English Translation. (Thought of Dank when I saw this, which is why I decided to share)

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Gaming Discussion / Pathologic? Thoughts on it?

« on: February 06, 2013, 01:12:32 pm »

I just found an article on HG101 on Pathologic, a PC Russian game. It sounds interesting in its use of the medium. I'm not sure I'd be able to handle the subject matter well (heh), but I've taken an interest to it. Has anyone heard of this game? Any thoughts you'd like to chime in about the article and the game?

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Gaming Discussion / Project X Zone is coming to America! (and Europe and Australia)

« on: January 21, 2013, 02:41:09 pm »

Project X Zone crossing the various ponds. We might not be getting SRW games, but hey, something's something.

I guess I will hold out on Fire Emblem and buy this instead, since I'm fairly certain most people will buy Fire Emblem. But this? It sounds more niche.

Anyway, thoughts? Impressions? Hopes?

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Gaming Discussion / GoG has a sale and Guilty Gear is on it. Help me decide.

« on: January 18, 2013, 09:25:45 pm »

GoG is having a 60% off sale on some games. The above two Guilty Gear games are included. Since they're cheap, I'm considering getting one of them, but it feels like a waste to get both.

So I'm asking RHDN to help me decide which one to get. And don't think back on the Life Lessons thread...

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Gaming Discussion / Pokemon X/Y Announced! (Looks good this time!)

« on: January 08, 2013, 09:12:46 am »

Nintendo Direct Link Here (Juicy bit starts here)

It actually looks like an improvement! At least, the Pokemon models are now animated and the world is presented in a more "behind the player" perspective. (I skipped the Black & White series precisely because it looked like it was exactly the same as the previous generations, although I keep hearing good things about the story)

Hopefully, they've listened to me and let you pick your adventures, so you can let the Team Rocket Expies do their thing if all you want to do is get gym badges, or screw the Elite Four and just beat on Team Rocket. Or, let me play with my Pokemon however I want even if it means not battling ever. Seriously, they always tease us with "it's a Pokemon world" but no. It's a Pokemon... railroad... that goes up, down, left, and right. :/ It's really just an RPG instead of the promised 'world'.

Anyway! Thoughts! Speculations! And yes, Pokemon Red & Blue (and Gold & Silver) were the best generations. Done that, been there. Let's talk about this as if we've never heard of Pokemon before!

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Gaming Discussion / Hawken for Android (Project Shield)

« on: January 07, 2013, 05:48:17 pm »

The Android version of Hawken will definitely be exclusive to the Tegra 4 chip, and likely exclusive to Project Shield, partly answering the question of platform exclusives I put forth in my analysis of the upcoming device.

Link [Kotaku]

So, Nvidia only just unveiled its "new" portable and it's already got a game promised for it. It's not exclusive, but as far as portable Hawken goes, it's near exclusive if the above ends up being true.

This is a good thing for it (and consumers), though. Exclusives are probably the main reason certain consoles move at all. Supposedly, the video game crash of the 80's happened due to a lack of exclusives on each console (basically, every console was the same deal). I know I would have never considered an iPod Touch if it had all the games I wanted to play available already for Android. Same about Wii, Xbox360, and PS3 (and well, older generations).

Thoughts on either topic? (just don't go on an Apple vs. Google tangent, it's done to death and I know that most of us probably prefer Google more than Apple- me included)

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Gaming Discussion / Sony patents system to block second hand game sales

« on: January 04, 2013, 10:35:26 am »

The idea has been toyed with, but apparently Sony actually patented a way to make it work:

silentbrad writes in with a story about a Sony patent that would block the playing of second-hand games.
"... the patent application was filed on 9 December 2012 by Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, and will work by linking individual game discs to a user's account without requiring a network connection meaning any future attempt to use this disc on another user's console won't work. The patent explains that games will come with contactless tags that will be read by your console in much the same way as modern bank cards. When a disc is first used, the disc ID and player ID will be stored on the tag. Every time the disc is used in future, the tag will check if the two ID's match up and, if not, then the disc won't work. The document goes on to explain that such a device is part of Sony's ongoing efforts to deter second-hand games sales, and is a far simpler solution than always-on DRM or passwords. It's worth noting that Sony has not confirmed the existence of the device, and the patent doesn't state what machine it will be used in, with later paragraphs also mentioning accessories and peripherals. ... There's also the issue of what happens should your console break and need replacing, or if you have more than one console. Will the games be linked to your PSN account, meaning they can still be used, or the console, meaning an entire new library of titles would need to be purchased?"

Link

I can only imagine this hurting Sony. I see what they're trying to do (help developers and publishers earn money), but they're doing it wrong by tying it to the console. Tie it to an account and people may complain less. Although, it's not like authors and publishers prevent people from sharing and selling books (and physically distributed music, movies, and other objects). *shrug*

Thoughts?

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General Discussion / Body Hair?

« on: December 21, 2012, 12:24:39 pm »

I've been noticing that, for some reason, the typical male human being is depicted as having absolutely no hair on their body except for their head and maybe their legs. I look at myself and feel like a friggin' wolfman. It sometimes makes me feel bad (specially when a woman admits to finding it disgusting).

So, I'd like y'all to make me feel either better or worse. If you make me feel worse, suggest a way to get rid of that hair! Nevermind that I'm at work and don't really want to do anything.
In other words, Do you, too, have hair all over your body? Did you? If you did, what did you do to get rid of it and how often do you have to perform this "treatment"? Thank you very much.

Other thoughts and comments are appreciated as always.

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Gaming Discussion / Does Call of Duty have a story?

« on: December 17, 2012, 03:17:57 pm »

I came across this just now, and it made me think "Does Call of Duty even have a story?"

I played a little bit of one of them for XBox360 and got bored very quickly because of a general lack of direction. I wasn't following the reasons behind everything. It felt like "Okay, in this mission, you're this one guy; now on this mission, you're this other guy" so on and so forth until I got the point where I stopped.

I don't really care about CoD at all, even less after that little playthrough, and I've always been unimpressed by the franchise; but I can tell it's (sometimes obnoxiously) popular, so I figure I should at least be on top of this.

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Gaming Discussion / Which NES Mega Man was the best?

« on: December 17, 2012, 12:53:55 pm »

So, Capcom is releasing Mega Man 1 through 6 on the 3DS eShop, and since I happen to have a 3DS and I happen to lack Mega Man 3, 4, 5, and 6*, I'd like to know RHDN's opinion about the quality of the NES Mega Man games.

*For those curious, I have Mega Man 1 thanks to Mega Man Powered Up! and I have Mega Man 2 for iOS.

Edit: Precaution- Let's keep discussion civil and respectful!

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Gaming Discussion / Dark Souls II on Wii U Petition

« on: December 13, 2012, 02:45:56 pm »

I know most of you here don't care about the Wii U. I know a bunch of you don't care about consoles. However, there shouldn't be any reason to at least give Wii U owners a chance to play Dark Souls II on their shiny new console, which some of us might eventually get.

So, here's a petition to Namco-Bandai where you can sign this. They apparently need around 88,000 more people to go, so go ahead and vote. You can put fake information if you feel the need to (I faked my address and name).

http://www.change.org/petitions/dark-souls-ii-for-the-nintendo-wiiu

In the meantime, we could turn this into a Demon's Soul/Dark Soul thread. I realized that what I have on my shelf is Demon's Soul and not Dark Soul. I still plan to play it eventually and if I like it, Dark Soul. Anyone feeling like hyping the series up?

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Gaming Discussion / LA Game Space Kickstarter (30 Game Bundle, one of by Katamari creator)

« on: November 30, 2012, 10:05:10 am »

So, there's a Kickstarter that's over in 7 days from the time of this writing (Click). Since I see you guys like game bundles and whatnot, I figured might as well put it here.

They plan on getting the games to work on Windows, Mac, and Linux. So yeah. Oh, and the guy who came up with Katamari is in on this.

LA Game Space is a nonprofit center for video game art, design, and research, where people of all backgrounds can discover the potential of games together. The Space supports four core activities: Exhibitions, Talks/Workshops, the Artist Residency, and Research Labs. Everyone worldwide may freely participate in our events via live-streaming and archived recordings.

Please join our amazing community, help launch the space, and receive exclusive backer rewards from game makers and artists.

Katamari-creator Keita is making a new game with Adam Saltsman (Canabalt) and releasing it exclusively through our Kickstarter for ALL PLEDGES $5 and up! It will work with Windows, Mac, and Linux!

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Site Talk / Quoting under replies functionality broken?

« on: November 29, 2012, 03:02:55 pm »

I've noticed that while I'm trying to quote someone while I'm already writing a post (that is, a scroll far below, to where I see the posts before mine) and I hit "insert quote", it doesn't do anything. It doesn't always do this, but I haven't discerned when it actually works.

Instances it hasn't worked:
-I write a quick reply and then hit preview.
-I edit my post.
-I hit quote to start a reply with a quote (that works) but I can't quote anyone else

If I find more instances where I see that it (does or) doesn't work, I'll try to remember to add it here. But yeah, a heads up to RHDN staff.

Edit: Added another instance where I noticed this issue.

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General Discussion / Best site name out of these four?

« on: November 18, 2012, 12:23:45 pm »

Earlier this year, DS put up a poll asking you all for suggestions on what to name a site the him and I are starting with the help of a few other members from here (and D). We took some of the considerations we got from here and then came up with a few more on our own.

Internally, we finally voted on these four names:

Game Djinn
Gamephiliac
Shall We Game
Sprite Corruption

This means we had a four-way-tie. So we're asking RHDN to break the tie! Please note that we're done with suggestions at this point (we spent the better part of the year just looking at suggestions). We want a definitive name now.

Also, I don't care what you talk about, but it'd be nice if we could this thread bumped for a bit for the next week.  Thanks RHDN.

(I won't vote. At least not until the very end, if there's any tie.)

Edit: There was no tie, so I didn't vote. Thank you everyone for helping us make up our minds!

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General Discussion / Comic Book/Graphic Novel Discussion!! (Manga and other foreign comics welcome!)

« on: November 15, 2012, 10:01:23 am »

So! Lately, I've been hooked on The Walking Dead. I've also been following The Amazing Spider-Man, Avenging Spider-Man, and the Venom Volume 2 (the one where Flash is Agent Venom). Lately, I've also been reading some Batman stories, too, like The Man Who Laughs. I've also liked Frank Miller's The Dark Knight Returns and and I remember probably skimming The Dark Knight Strikes Again (which I'd like reread). There was also a time where I ate up all of Mirage's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle series, including Tales and the Image comics.

So, what comics are the people here at RHDN fans of or interested in? Doesn't matter if you read comics in the past, if you're long-time follower, or plan to read some in the future but haven't yet.

Maybe we can recommend comics to each other (and if nothing else, I recommend reading The Walking Dead versus watching it)!

Edit: You can talk about Japanese comic books. Just don't turn it into a Naruto/Bleach/One Piece sausage party. (Not saying you shouldn't like these comics, just don't... idk... annoy us about them)

Edit2: Basically, comic books from any nationality can be talked about.

Edit3: Jesus Christ, Graphic Novels are okay too!'

Edit4: There's a sale in Comixology for Ishinomori comics!

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Gaming Discussion / iControlPad2 - Support their Kickstarter! 9 days left and in danger!!

« on: September 30, 2012, 05:38:44 pm »

Recently on the Gaming Progress Thread, MisterJones mentioned the iControlPad2. It's an open source controller for iOS and Android phones and it contains features which really makes it awesome, specially if you like to use your phone as a portable gaming/emulation device. It's also retractable, which is something I noticed a lot of these controllers don't have, which I figure is something that is ridiculous not to have, so yeah, there's that. It's also made by respectable looking people who've already made the first iControlPad (which already is on sale, but this second version is better).

So, the problem? It's due in around 14 days from now and it's still around $53k short.

So, yeah. KickStarter anyone?

Dramatic thread title!!

Edit: 9 days left and it's nearing its goal, but it's still quite in danger of not being made! Anyone interested who hasn't pledged, c'mon!