Orv

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  1. Left 4 Thumbs - The Homethumbing

    It was good fun, so I'd certainly hope so.
  2. Obligatory comical YouTube thread

    :tup::tup::tup: Fantastic, thanks for sharing.
  3. Blue sky in American games?

    Ah, hmm, I think I see what you're driving at now Tanu. That said, having read the link, I don't entirely believe that the things he wants are possible for 'adult' video games. His choice of PoP:TtT kind of derails his argument fairly badly, I think, because yes, it ends up alright (how could it not?), but unlike Warrior Within, it's 'dark' without being 'emo'. And now I'm talking in circles. Look at his list of "helpful suggestions" - Change everything that's grey into blue. - From now on, everyone wears red shoes. - Make everything happen at midday or sunset. - Replace gun textures with banana textures. - Turn all cars into pink convertibles that wobble and only do 15mph. - If you get 100 of anything, a little tune plays. - Instead of saying "crew" say "your buddies". - Instead of saying "hood" say "zone". - Make the female characters something other than prostitutes. - Make the black characters something other than drug dealers. What? Would anyone on this board honestly play this game for any length of time, based solely on this criteria? (Mind you, not all of the criteria has to be in a single game.) I'm almost tempted to say the fellow who made the page is either a troll or out of his gourd. I really can't agree with anything he's saying. I like a bit of grit and nuance to my games these days. And if I play something generally cheerful (Majesty 2 for instance) it's generally for nostalgia purposes or a break from "Murder-Death-Kill" games. Which don't bother me unless the story is appropriately gritty to make me think about what my character is doing, therefor debasing the whole idea. Sorry Tanu, I can't say that an adult game can be purely happy. TP had a good point in that we want more nuanced and thoughtful stories/worlds to muck about in as we grow older. L.A. Noire probably would have bored our socks off as children, for instance.
  4. Blue sky in American games?

    Tanu, I would like to say that, you make very odd debates, at times. Not to be mean, mind you. You just stick to odd points, or have very specific regulations for an idea. Again, not to be a dick, you just seem to have very odd criteria for some of your ideas, which is why I've sort of avoided voicing an opinion here. I don't quite get what you're looking for.
  5. Left 4 Thumbs - The Homethumbing

    If I'm online (should be!) I'm in the Steam group, so hopefully I can join.
  6. Life

    Are we sure this is the real TP, and not say, a skindancer? NIFO, ITOWTBS?
  7. Idle Thumbs Camping

    That is all I see happening here. (Wish I could go. )
  8. Crysis 2: Oh Shit.

    I have an interesting 'bug' where every few feet or so, my character and all physics will cease to function momentarily, but I can still look around. Probably the result of my GPU being up-to-speed but my CPU not, but still mildly annoying. Looks pretty, though. . . Edit: Disregard! I appear to have fixed it through the miracle of not being a console schmuck (present company excluded from schmuckery.) Read: console commands.
  9. Plug your shit

    Throwing my hat into the ring for "I remember when this was good" griping! (It's quite fantastic so far, Kingz.)
  10. Shogun 2: Total War

    :tup: Keep 'em coming!
  11. Life

    I hate seeing cynicism about the end of all things rationalized, in even the slightest ways. Good luck Kroms, gods watch over you.
  12. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

    Purely on my friends list, I have Cap'n and Patters, so with you that's 4. I believe the minimum for a private Wanted match is 4, but it may be six. Who else nabbed this on PC?
  13. Happy Birthday!

    Happy Sir, Birthday!
  14. I would actually take out...

    The world must know! I have to disagree with several of those, though.
  15. Dreams!

    I get incredibly strong de ja vu from dreams sometimes. It's probably just after-the-fact interpretation, but. . .who knows?
  16. Hot Pursuit 2010 PC

    Is anyone still playing this? It's a small 13 dead presidents at D2D currently, and it's tempting me greatly.
  17. Blue sky in American games?

    Man Remo, some shiny shell casings you have there. (The better to shoot you with. ) Someone around here has a signature with a comment from Tim Schaefer about originality in video games, which fits the idea perfectly. That said, I don't think any major (definition may vary!) video game has ever been lacking for ideas. Perhaps no video game by this point is completely original, but still. Also! I see your Oblivion and raise you one. . .
  18. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

    No issues here yet, except the lag from the obvious match-making issue of "can't find enough players, expanding search to other side of the Earth".
  19. Obligatory comical YouTube thread

    I never really figured it out, but that's just trolling, right? That's not. . .I mean. It is. . . Also. Has this been posted before? xP1-oquwoL8
  20. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

    Really, really enjoying the multiplayer. So much so that I have. . .supposedly 114 minutes played. I don't think it's tracking the multiplayer client, or something, because I know I have at least that of multiplayer, and I'm at the start of sequence 3/4 in the single. That said, all my fears about potential failing for the multiplayer have been addressed by the developers. Now if only I could prevent people from sprinting about like idiots on a sugar high.
  21. General Video Game Deals Thread

    Arcania is a steaming pile of failure and lies. Not worth 5.
  22. Happy Birthday!

    Not technically a part of the community, but! Happy 80 Decades, William Shatner!
  23. General Video Game Deals Thread

    https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601 It's a very small list, sadly.
  24. General Video Game Deals Thread

    The DRM for NWN2 has been removed for the Steam edition, as far as I can tell. Didn't have to activate or anything.