PUSH Lounge V7 Happy Holidays Edition.

That was pretty damn accurate lol

God of War Origins collection is genuinely kind of bad. I mean they're enjoyable when I remind myself they were initially handheld titles but lack of any good puzzles, lackluster boss fights, lost sense of scale and terribly easy (even playing on Hard I'm cruising through them)... meh

whiskeystrike

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God of War Origins collection is genuinely kind of bad. I mean they're enjoyable when I remind myself they were initially handheld titles but lack of any good puzzles, lackluster boss fights, lost sense of scale and terribly easy (even playing on Hard I'm cruising through them)... meh

Blabadon

[QUOTE="Blabadon"][QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]

God of War Origins collection is genuinely kind of bad. I mean they're enjoyable when I remind myself they were initially handheld titles but lack of any good puzzles, lackluster boss fights, lost sense of scale and terribly easy (even playing on Hard I'm cruising through them)... meh

whiskeystrike

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[QUOTE="Blabadon"] Did you start with Chains?Blabadon

About the same. I finished the second fight on the boat, don't think I have too much more to go. It has some serious balance issues. Green chests all over the place in between little easy skirmishes and just when the game starts to climb in difficulty not one is to be found. The biggest problem is playing them on the PS3 so I naturally keep comparing them to the console titles, which really isn't fair to them.

[QUOTE="Blabadon"][QUOTE="whiskeystrike"]Played through Ghost first, almost done with Chains

whiskeystrike

About the same. I finished the second fight on the boat, don't think I have too much more to go. It has some serious balance issues. Green chests all over the place in between little easy skirmishes and just when the game starts to climb in difficulty not one is to be found. The biggest problem is playing them on the PS3 so I naturally keep comparing them to the console titles, which really isn't fair to them.

Pizza time!! :DEnforcedspot

^What kind?personeyperson

[QUOTE="Enforcedspot"]Pizza time!! :Dmitu123

^Dat siggy:P

Rain... lots of rain today.

In regards to the military article John linked, the interviewees themselves didn't say anything particularly unexpected but they are correct. Military life can be incredibly boring (which to me is a good thing considering the alternative). Honestly, unless you're in something crazy like the President's top 100 or Delta Force it's like working a regular 8 to 4 job. I was genuinely surprised by just how popular CoD and the BF series were within the barracks but after coming off a day from the range or doing sim flights it's pretty easy to seperate that arcadish game experience from the real deal. No one wants to play a game cleaning an M4 for an afternoon or stare at a battle cam so long you can start to name the rocks.

Even "realistic" portrayal of war, like The Hurt Locker, is incredibly inaccurate. It's hard to replicate the brotherhood, the sense of family. It's hard to replicate making friends all over the place, only to leave them in a short time and never see them again, knowingly so the whole time.

I'm fine with where war games and movies are at right now. They're entertaining, they're fun to play and most of them don't try too hard... and that's fine.

whiskeystrike

Rain... lots of rain today.

Enforcedspot

[QUOTE="Enforcedspot"]

Rain... lots of rain today.

freedomfreak

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"][QUOTE="Enforcedspot"]

Rain... lots of rain today.

Enforcedspot

Wow Scribblenauts Unlimited is so damn fun.Slashless

[QUOTE="Slashless"]Wow Scribblenauts Unlimited is so damn fun.Enforcedspot

I want a Chevrolet Camaro SS V8 so badly...need to win the lottery though *shakes fist*

[QUOTE="Enforcedspot"][QUOTE="Slashless"]Wow Scribblenauts Unlimited is so damn fun.Slashless

but you're a cynical embodyment of sarcasm

Jonwh18

Sarcastic? Sure.

Cynical? Not even close. I'm simply highly critical of games that take themselves too seriously (and don't pull it off).

Scribblenauts isn't at all serious.

Scribblenauts has yet to be released over here..freedomfreak

Casey Wegnar in action folks:

http://www.adisc.org/forum/

His website

He's single ladies ^_^

[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]Scribblenauts has yet to be released over here..illmatic87

Casey Wegnar in action folks:

http://www.adisc.org/forum/

His website

He's single ladies ^_^

Slashless

"if you like dumpster diapers"

So, I went home from uni today.

The roads were full of snow and ice, the ground is slippery, the trees looked dead, my ears hurt like heck due to the cold, everyone around me was freezing, and the cars and the likes are covered by at least 1 decimeter worth of snow.

Looks like it is that time of year again.

first rule of survival ofmy university: Always, ALWAYS assume the whole place is run by monkeys, that anything you want to do won't work, and that any kind of student support is either broken, closed for lunch (regardless of day and time) or dated beyond help ("your version of this browser is too old to access the student's home page, please update" "you do not have admin permissions on the public computers")BrunoBRS

You really should switch university.

I heard there is a pretty good university in sweden that is very popular among aspiring game designers. When it comes to software engineering research it is in the top 10 in the world, the school has a lot of foreigners studyin there, and the at least one of the maths teachers kicks ass. The support there too is pretty darn excellent and running into problems is a difficult thing indeed. Lastly, there are student driven events going on all the time, and students seem to be more than willing to help eachother out.

:P

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]first rule of survival ofmy university: Always, ALWAYS assume the whole place is run by monkeys, that anything you want to do won't work, and that any kind of student support is either broken, closed for lunch (regardless of day and time) or dated beyond help ("your version of this browser is too old to access the student's home page, please update" "you do not have admin permissions on the public computers")Maroxad

You really should switch university.

I heard there is a pretty good university in sweden that is very popular among aspiring game designers. When it comes to software engineering research it is in the top 10 in the world, the school has a lot of foreigners studyin there, and the at least one of the maths teachers kicks ass. The support there too is pretty darn excellent and running into problems is a difficult thing indeed. Lastly, there are student driven events going on all the time, and students seem to be more than willing to help eachother out.

:P

Do many people here write recreationally?

I've got some work for Creative Writing for University I might want a few opinions on. Plus, through doing this I'm beginning to actually start writing a bit more rather than 'waiting for a muse' and then scrapping the idea.

Just thought i'd ask. We could always have a thread for pieces and feedback if there are enough people who do.

So, I went home from uni today.

The roads were full of snow and ice, the ground is slippery, the trees looked dead, my ears hurt like heck due to the cold, everyone around me was freezing, and the cars and the likes are covered by at least 1 decimeter worth of snow.

Looks like it is that time of year again.

Maroxad

I actually kinda wish it would snow here.

Well gotta write a multi-genre synthesis essay soon and I have no idea where to even start...

Well gotta write a multi-genre synthesis essay soon and I have no idea where to even start...

timmy00

[QUOTE="timmy00"]

Well gotta write a multi-genre synthesis essay soon and I have no idea where to even start...

DarthJohnova

Gotta use different genres (things like reflections, proposals, profiles, memoirs, etc. Things you would do when writing an english paper) and use at least two of them on some topic of my choice. -_- The paper need to be around 1000 words though I'm used to writing that much.

[QUOTE="DarthJohnova"][QUOTE="timmy00"]

Well gotta write a multi-genre synthesis essay soon and I have no idea where to even start...

timmy00

Gotta use different genres (things like reflections, proposals, profiles, memoirs, etc. Things you would do when writing an english paper) and use at least two of them on some topic of my choice. -_- The paper need to be around 1000 words though I'm used to writing that much.

Do many people here write recreationally?

I've got some work for Creative Writing for University I might want a few opinions on. Plus, through doing this I'm beginning to actually start writing a bit more rather than 'waiting for a muse' and then scrapping the idea.

Just thought i'd ask. We could always have a thread for pieces and feedback if there are enough people who do.

DarthJohnova

[QUOTE="DarthJohnova"]

Do many people here write recreationally?

I've got some work for Creative Writing for University I might want a few opinions on. Plus, through doing this I'm beginning to actually start writing a bit more rather than 'waiting for a muse' and then scrapping the idea.

Just thought i'd ask. We could always have a thread for pieces and feedback if there are enough people who do.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="DarthJohnova"]

Do many people here write recreationally?

I've got some work for Creative Writing for University I might want a few opinions on. Plus, through doing this I'm beginning to actually start writing a bit more rather than 'waiting for a muse' and then scrapping the idea.

Just thought i'd ask. We could always have a thread for pieces and feedback if there are enough people who do.

DarthJohnova

the only political satire i've ever done is a visual metaphor of the european economy, via just cause 2:

[QUOTE="DarthJohnova"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] I write, recreationally and otherwise. Actually, I have an epic story about that, but I'll get to that later :P But yes, I'll be more than happy to help you with anything that you do come up with :) Just let me know if you need or want my help.BrunoBRS

the only political satire i've ever done is a visual metaphor of the european economy, via just cause 2:

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]

[QUOTE="DarthJohnova"] Ooh an epic story? Do tell! And thanks, it's predominantly UK/EU political satire at the moment, but if that isn't your cup of tea then i'll PM you some other stuff when I've gotten round to it. Feedback is always nice :)DarthJohnova

the only political satire i've ever done is a visual metaphor of the european economy, via just cause 2:

the only political satire i've ever done is a visual metaphor of the european economy, via just cause 2:

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BrunoBRS

The European economy's in the toilet because of Mexicans?

/valid interpretation

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the only political satire i've ever done is a visual metaphor of the european economy, via just cause 2:

[spoiler]

[/spoiler]

Technoweirdo

The European economy's in the toilet because of Mexicans?

/valid interpretation

hey bruno you're good at making sigs right? I needs a favor :P