toblix

If I buy this, will I be able to give backups to all my friends?

Firstly, I'm not convinced they're doing multitasking at all, at least not for the existing generation of phones. Furthermore, if they are, I'm sure they're doing it in some crazy way like only allowing background processes to be very small and react to specific events, or only allowing one background app at a time. There are rumors (of course) about just having an Exposé thing where all your running apps are available, but that's just not going to work on the phones that are out now. Oh, and also animated home screen backgrounds would be sweet. There could be like a spaceship flying through space.

For the sake of seriousness (being a fan of serious debate, although rarely a participant), and also since I was quoted in Jake's post: I'm not of the opinion that Apple shouldn't be able to run the App Store like they are (or Microsoft or Sony). My main problems with it are not in principle, but regarding practical stuff like inconsistent refusals and that sort of thing. My post was more meant to explain what I thought was "most people's" reasoning for not immediately being an iPad fan. As for the iPad itself, I'm getting one first thing, but I'm worried that the missing Flash will get very annoying over time, as I fail to see a bunch of videos and play a bunch of games.

I hate that when I finally get to an ammo exchange station, there's no way of checking what ammo your various weapons use.

I have many principles, but break them all to get games.

Bigger? Better? Why, what has happened?!

What, ? Yeah, in Germany they show this on New Year's Eve. It's also a Norwegian tradition, but here it's shown on December 23rd. In 2003, 1.4 million people watched it here, which is about 31% of everyone.

What, crucifiction?

Metro 2033 plays you on easy.

Well, you know what they say about the bible -- the world's oldest murder mystery. Who put Jesus on the cross? The butler?

Also, CDs and DVDs sometimes fail, but it's easier to make multiple backups I guess.

I just spent two minutes looking for Google ad links.

Some people are still amazed that crime mysteries are a big part of the Norwegian Easter holiday tradition. I'm being really modern about it and playing Perfect Prosecutor.

I think it's not the physical device people are apprehensive about, as much as how it shows how willing people are to accept a lot of "bad" things, like Apple's censorship and crazy rules for getting software on the app store, when the end result is a high quality user experience. As Jayel is saying, even the more open platforms like Windows Mobile are now able to lock down many aspect of the platform, saying this is what people want, this is what they're buying.

I guess it's scaled back pretty much, what with the 360 hardware being almost ancient at this point. However, I'm sure a lot of people would say I'm wrong about having to play this with maximum super graphics, and that the game is fantastic even at medium settings. The graphics -- the lighting, the textures -- were the things that grabbed me instantly with this game, and keep impressing me at every turn. However, it's become clear that this is just one of the game's strong suits, others being the sound, the design and the incredible atmosphere, neither of which are that limited by hardware, at least not the 360's.

Just stealth massacred a bandit camp and stole all their bullets. Guys, everyone, get this game. People should be raving about it, it's incredible! And holy loading times, batman. It takes about twenty seconds -- maybe less -- from starting the game to playing it.

Holy Maloney. I just played through Dead City, which is up in the ruins of Moscow. I've never had such an intense experience in a game, ever. The combination of the fantastic graphics and sound (it's so rich you just stop looking for signs of it being a game, and your brain just accepts you're in the ruins of future Moscow), the frantic juggling of your almost-broken equipment (I jumped down an elevator shaft and found one of the pneumatic guns Chris mentioned in the podcast), the hoarse breathing of your almost dead guy (you never notice it until he's literally gasping for air)... they really make the small things stand out. Like how you subconsiously match your breathing to the sound in the game, and how fantastic it feels to switch to a new, fresh, filter (although you notice you're starting to run low -- and also the mask has some worrying fracture lines around the edges), how finding a couple of clips in an old guitar case feels like getting the BFG or god mode in any other game, and how even the faintest source of light -- a lantern or a candle -- instantly draws you near because everything else is so cold and empty. If you have a decent computer -- and I think you need to be able to play this on relatively high settings to get the full experience -- get this game. It's one of those rare games that are completely linear, but still hard core to the ultimate max.

Look at the shadow from the lamp -- that image is obviously mirrored!

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I've discovered an awesome rocket trick.

I have Catan also. Groucho?

Also, the columns collapsing looks pretty sweet.

It's an awesome idea. Could we also do war movie stereotypes, like the young private who carries with him a picture of his pregnant wife?

Played some more. Holy crap, this game doesn't stop with the graphics! I'm not really comfortable with the combat, because the whole thing is so directed I don't know when shooting the enemies will kill them, or if they're about to enter some crazy scripted action sequence. Not that comfort is the feeling they're going for. Also a prostitute stole all my bullets. I'm worried that the hardcore elements of this game, like the flashlight recharging and wristwatch checking, will wear me down before I get into the game proper, but I'm hopeful that these guys kno what they're doing with regards to difficulty, in addition to graphics.