Well, I haven't played the following in a long, long time. I'm excited to install them and play them once again. I've actually never beaten either. I know that the graphics are absolutely horrendous by present standards, but hopefully I'll be able to overlook that. If anyone knows of any other awesome games like the following, I'm open to all suggestions.

Gothic

Gothic II

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

I'd have to say that GOTHIC is probably one of the most overlooked and underrated games of all time. The main flaws with the series lies in that they're buggy and clunky - but if the player can try to ignore them - Gothic ends up being an absolutely exceptional experience. I've been playing Gothic 3 for a little while, and although the game is really fun, it seems too different. That's probably because I never actually played Gothic 2. So I'm going to go ahead and beat the original Gothic (never have before), then beat Gothic 2 and then continue playing Gothic 3.

I've gotten to level 35 in MORROWIND without ever talking to that main quest dude in Balmora (I'm surprised I remember the name of that town). Actually, I don't think I did any quests at all. All I did was run around the gameworld, picking flowers, stealing stuff and killing people. I figure I may as well try to experience the whole game. I've been playing OBLIVION for a while, and although I didn't experience that much in Morrowind, I could tell that it was by far a superior game (excluding the graphics). Playing Oblivion made me want to play Morrowind once again.

It's amazing that these three old games have the capabilities of taking so much time to complete. Looks like I won't have to worry about being bored for a long while.

I've always thought that this would be an interesting subject to talk about. Here I'll bring up two main points and ask for your opinions.

(1) Cost

As of today, the direct medical cost to increase the lifespan of our elders is roughly $200,000,000,000. This cost will only rise in the future. So how much old can the United States truly afford? When should we pull the plug? Using so much money on our elders means that there is less money available for the younger population. Should we spend money on medicine for an old woman, increasing her lifespan by a year, when we could use it to give a young child a kidney transplant, giving him the ability to live an entire life?

(2) Benefits

Many businesses offer senior discounts while single mothers with a child are at far greater financial risk. Why is this? Would you like to see such practices changed?

[QUOTE="honkyjoe"]All the major Corporations functioned just fine without the internet 30 years ago? I think that science has helped us escape the horrible times that is the Dark Ages and so forth I just think that in the last 40-50 years all we have done is make life more complicated and confusing.foxhound_fox

I think he's trying to talk about the negative things that come out of advancements in technology. For example, now that coporations are getting so large, customers are often forced to talk to machines instead of a real person, or end up receiving a lot of calls from telemarketers.

I think that's what he means.

The endless war between Science and Religion must cease, for it is between ignorant armies in a bottomless stalemate.

The decline in religious beliefs and the decline in morality is relative. Killing our own offspring to save our own asses: fair trade. The creation of countless sexually-transmitted diseases in the name of fornication: fair trade. Such are the consquences of a corrupt society.

Although Religion is imperfect (the Crusades), we must all understand that both Science and Religion are necessary components for the continuous betterment of society.

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Speaking of cd-keys, I hate them. I can't play Medieval 2: Total War, Black & White 2, or Titan Quest because I lost the keys, even though I have the games.

How infuriating.

Johnny_Rock

You're a genius but you lost the keys??? I highly doubt it.... pirate scum.

Makes me wish I had something to take a picture of my PC/games and then link it here.

As the upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe suggests, having Scorpion fight Batman to the death would be very interesting. Who do you think would win?

Well, in all the instances, the cd-keys were on the instruction booklets. I'd just be clumsy - take out the instruction booklet and then misplace it later on. I don't know.

I just wish there was an option somewhere that says, "Please trust me when I say that I have the game right in front of me and that I used my own money to legally purchase it."

I suppose that'll never happen.

Speaking of cd-keys, I hate them. I can't play Medieval 2: Total War, Black & White 2, or Titan Quest because I lost the keys, even though I have the games.

How infuriating.

After I installed BioShock and attempted to play the game, a window popped up on the screen that said...

"This software must be activated prior to usage. For activation a SERIAL NUMBER is essential. If you have already received your SERIAL NUMBER press NEXT to proceed..."

I enter in the serial number, the game loads up and I proceed to play and have fun. For some unknown reason, however, whenever I exit out of the game and try to play it again, that same exact message comes back up on the screen and I have to re-enter the serial number each time I want to get in a gaming session.

Now, I'm usually an absolute jenius about these things, but this time I just don't know why the game keeps constantly asking me for the serial number. Does the game suffer from short-term memory loss or something?

Thanks in advance.