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Okay, I have to ask about this: <3. Is this supposed to be a heard or a fart cloud? I always get confused when people use them, and often it can mean either one based on the text it's used in.

No, I've never actually used one. I can only assume it's probably not as well designed, GUI-wise, as the iPhone, although I'm totally and fuckingly blown the fuck away by how fucking smooth it is. Since I started it, I've launched all these games and programs, and it's still acting like I just booted it up. Although the programs are not fully running while they're in the background, they're still able to do their stuff, checking my GPS, sensors, reading SMS messages and so on, and they come up almost instantly when I open them again. So far it seems almost perfect to me. The browser seemed excellent, too. I know my Diamond ran Opera, which is supposed to be awesome, but the Android browser is a hundred times faster, and had quick, smooth transitions, zooming, tiled views of multiple pages, etc. An important point is that I'm comparing this with my experience of Windows Mobile 6.1. Although I flashed it with an extremely fast ROM, I assume there are quicker, beefier phones running it that make things go faster. Still, these are all running a shell on top of the old, boring Windows Mobile, which, to me, Android surpasses in every way. Anyway I'm sure the iPhone is better in a lot of ways. It certainly looks better, although I was surprised at how good looking my Dev Phone was. I haven't tried the music player on Android, but I wouldn't be surprised if the iPhone was way ahead on that one either. Anyway, no, sorry. There are probably thousands of comparison threads around the internets, though. Oh, and the trackball control works really well.

I just caught myself considering getting this for the Xbox and not the PC. Can anyone who played Legend and/or Anniversary comment on how the aiming is on the consoles? Is there auto-aiming or what?

Jesus Christ, I just realized it's been so long since I last saw Arrested Development it'll be almost like I never saw it when I see it again. Also I heard a movie is in the works.

Well, I'll be damned. I feel pretty stupid for not figuring that out during the comprehensive tutorial, although I thought I had already tried the triggers... Anyway, thanks for the tip, I'll have another go.

I bought it, played it, and it was shit. The controls ruined it for me, either going too slow or too fast. Of course, I might have misunderstood something, but the way I understand it, you slow down completely when not pushing a button and go with maximum speed when you do. Did I get this basic thing wrong?

Come on, it's obviously a reverse queue.

Holy fucking shit.

My absolute favorite parts of the HL2 games were the parts where I knew that there weren't grunts waiting to assault me. Like the abandoned houses along the coast in HL2, which we've discussed in an earlier HL2 thread, or the "don't touch the ground" beach section. Combat was never my favorite part of HL2, but the amazing feeling of "being there", wherever you went, experiencing the parts of the games that aren't combat. I can't put my finger on it, but thinking back on those games, I remember all the little rooms and corridors and tunnels and fields. I remember the empty house where the floor has caved in, and there's this one guy in the bedroom who turned into a zombie and you sort of stir him by entering his abode. It's really weird, and I can't explain it properly (or at all), but I draw this very strong connection between The Half-Life games and the Myst games. I'm tempted, in fact, to refer to Half-Life as Myst with guns.

Also, using Locale, I have it automatically switch Wifi on when I'm at home or at work, and off when I'm not, based on GPS/AGPS.

I wouldn't know about battery life. It's not an issue for me, as I keep it connected both at home and at work. I've also heard it's terrible.

Drop the 'scuses, suit.

Don't think about it. Just do it. It's fucking amazing. At least the Android Dev Phone is, and I doubt T-Mobile or whoever it is could manage to fuck it up that badly.

Well, JamesM and I just finished our little session of LBP, and it was quite fun. Although of course only half as fun as it would no doubt be if two of you lazy LBP owning, PS3 owning, internet connected, free time having fuckers would have the cojones to join us.

Holy shit, I want the Slap Chop right now.

Okay, it's a date. There are still two free slots for tomorrow night. How about it, people? WHO'S WITH US?

My "online persona" is every so slightly better at speaking English.

Okay, just beat chapter 4-2, including the two giants in the lava room. Holy fucking shit.To get the first guy to fall in was extremely easy, and I never failed: I ran directly for the ladder, climbed up and stood under the pulley or whatever. Then, when the guy started shaking the scaffolding I jump down and activate the switch immediately. That always gets the first guy. The other guy, however... holy fucking shit. First I spent all my shotgun ammo on him, then I spent all my hand grenades and incendiary grenades. Then I spent all my Red9 ammo, which left me with the slow ass rifle. As it turned out, all I had to do was stand still and fire one shot. Then when he got over to me, I ran forward between his legs, turned and shot. So I spent all my rifle ammo this way, until I had literally only flash grenades and green herbs left. So the way I beat him was to stand still and hope he grabbed me. Then I'd knife him and make him keel over, at which point I could Climb his back and cut at the alien neck thingie. Anyway, I finally beat him and was disappointed to find I had to do two more pretty hard locations (dynamite cave and flying insect cave) before I could save again. I ordered Super Mario Galaxy today, just to force me to keep playing through RE4.

Oh shit, I had totally forgotten about this. I can make it tomorrow night or Friday, which means after about 19GMT.

That was uncalled for and below the belt. BELOW THE BELT WHERE I KEEP MY HUGE HAIRY RE4 PLAYING BALLS!

Jesus, Wrestle. I haven't even gotten that far yet, but that fight doesn't sound very hard!

My balls are huge, hairy. Why? I've been playing RE4 every day for the last week. I've made it through the castle and down into a pit. I don't know how close I am, or what kind of horrible shit awaits me, but these chapters are really fucking long. I'm still in 4-1, which I feel I've been for hours. Oh, and the salesman guy is just ridiculous. I'm in this dank spike pit with rotting bodies impaled and shit, and he just opens his flasher coat at me and goes "what do you want to buy?".

What do you mean "the downloadable version"?

Hello? If this works, I'll try editing... edit: If this works, I'm sorry.

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