The Off-Topic Lounge: Epic Masterpiece Version

[QUOTE="DDRMom"]I still don't believe it was a spoiler, it was common knowledge that she left the show and her murder featured prominately in all the season 5 trailers. Check here and this is a good one too. So there's no lesson to be learned.

JordanElek

But if people are just talking about something, there doesn't need to be a slew of spoiler tagged sections, unless you know that there will be a ton of people reading the topic for other reasons who might not know the spoilers yet (like a thread about a game that just came out where a couple people start talking about the ending or something).

For an ongoing series I see a reason to user a spoiler

For something that's ended it's ok

There's a difference between talking about plot lines in Dexter and talking about plot lines in L.A.Law

How's everyone doing today?

Pretty slow day actually. Work is dragging and the gamespot community seems to be in a bit of a lull right now.

I did just read a thread pertaining to the Everybody Votes Channel... Does anyone still do this? I remember I did for a few weeks but haven't looked at it in years probably.

And I think Namco confirmed they are porting Tales of the Abyss to the 3DS. That was a good game, not great by any means, but good.

How's everyone doing today?

Pretty slow day actually. Work is dragging and the gamespot community seems to be in a bit of a lull right now.

I did just read a thread pertaining to the Everybody Votes Channel... Does anyone still do this? I remember I did for a few weeks but haven't looked at it in years probably.

And I think Namco confirmed they are porting Tales of the Abyss to the 3DS. That was a good game, not great by any means, but good.

roboccs

How's everyone doing today?

Pretty slow day actually. Work is dragging and the gamespot community seems to be in a bit of a lull right now.

I did just read a thread pertaining to the Everybody Votes Channel... Does anyone still do this? I remember I did for a few weeks but haven't looked at it in years probably.

And I think Namco confirmed they are porting Tales of the Abyss to the 3DS. That was a good game, not great by any means, but good.

roboccs

that thread got bumped from like 3 and a half years ago. i used to do it for the first few months i had my wii, but i stopped and haven't used it since

I've almost been exclusively handheld gaming for the past month or two. Since I moved to my appartment for school I've hooked up the PS2 and Wii, both with many backlogged games, but haven't actually played them yet. Professor Layton and Dragon Quest IX have been taking up all my time; the only console gaming I've done has been my daily Modern Warfare 2 online matches as part of my pre-gym ritual.

the only console gaming I've done has been my daily Modern Warfare 2 online matches as part of my pre-gym ritual.

_BlueDuck_

[QUOTE="_BlueDuck_"]the only console gaming I've done has been my daily Modern Warfare 2 online matches as part of my pre-gym ritual.

roboccs

I like to think so..

But in actuality it all just started when my roomate and I would always take our pre-workout supplements/stimulants about an hour or so before going, so we usually just ended up killing that time with quick matches of COD. So it's turned into a habit/ritual.

Some of my aggression does indeed come out during that game :P

I've almost been exclusively handheld gaming for the past month or two. Since I moved to my appartment for school I've hooked up the PS2 and Wii, both with many backlogged games, but haven't actually played them yet. Professor Layton and Dragon Quest IX have been taking up all my time; the only console gaming I've done has been my daily Modern Warfare 2 online matches as part of my pre-gym ritual.

_BlueDuck_

[QUOTE="_BlueDuck_"]

I've almost been exclusively handheld gaming for the past month or two. Since I moved to my appartment for school I've hooked up the PS2 and Wii, both with many backlogged games, but haven't actually played them yet. Professor Layton and Dragon Quest IX have been taking up all my time; the only console gaming I've done has been my daily Modern Warfare 2 online matches as part of my pre-gym ritual.

Head_of_games

I know you weren't talking to me but I finished the 3rd one last week. Great series. Not many games get me hooked like that.

[QUOTE="Head_of_games"][QUOTE="_BlueDuck_"]

I've almost been exclusively handheld gaming for the past month or two. Since I moved to my appartment for school I've hooked up the PS2 and Wii, both with many backlogged games, but haven't actually played them yet. Professor Layton and Dragon Quest IX have been taking up all my time; the only console gaming I've done has been my daily Modern Warfare 2 online matches as part of my pre-gym ritual.

bob_newman

I know you weren't talking to me but I finished the 3rd one last week. Great series. Not many games get me hooked like that.

[QUOTE="_BlueDuck_"]

I've almost been exclusively handheld gaming for the past month or two. Since I moved to my appartment for school I've hooked up the PS2 and Wii, both with many backlogged games, but haven't actually played them yet. Professor Layton and Dragon Quest IX have been taking up all my time; the only console gaming I've done has been my daily Modern Warfare 2 online matches as part of my pre-gym ritual.

Head_of_games

Just the first one, never had a huge interest in the series but a local rental shop was going out of business and had a new copy for 60% off, decided to give it a go. Really liking it so far, I will probably pick up the other 2 (3 by the time I get that far I imagine) soon enough.

[QUOTE="Head_of_games"][QUOTE="_BlueDuck_"]

I've almost been exclusively handheld gaming for the past month or two. Since I moved to my appartment for school I've hooked up the PS2 and Wii, both with many backlogged games, but haven't actually played them yet. Professor Layton and Dragon Quest IX have been taking up all my time; the only console gaming I've done has been my daily Modern Warfare 2 online matches as part of my pre-gym ritual.

_BlueDuck_

Just the first one, never had a huge interest in the series but a local rental shop was going out of business and had a new copy for 60% off, decided to give it a go. Really liking it so far, I will probably pick up the other 2 (3 by the time I get that far I imagine) soon enough.

Not sure why it took me so long to realize how much I would love those games.JordanElek

That sounds like a 50-picarat puzzle to me.

Wow. No posts here since Monday night.

Anyone here try buying/selling used games at Best Buy? I've seen advertisements online for this but when I was in there a few days ago I didn't see any used games. I was curious about how they price them.

Wow. No posts here since Monday night.

Anyone here try buying/selling used games at Best Buy? I've seen advertisements online for this but when I was in there a few days ago I didn't see any used games. I was curious about how they price them.

roboccs

[QUOTE="Haziqonfire"]I got a chance to use Kinect today. I played Kinect Sports. ... oh man.snowman6251

I'm going to play it again tomorrow.

I don't want to be bias - but honestly, it wasn't impressive to me. It was too unresponsive. Also, I know I said this before I even used it, but not having force feedback would suck and I was right. It does suck. When I hit the ping pong ball in Kinect, I feel no feedback, it feels odd (at least, to me). The main issue I have is that it's unresponsive. Either it's the actual device or its just Kinect Sports.

Maybe unresponsive is the wrong choice of words... but it's not sensitive enough I guess. The best way I can compare it is that I hate RE5's control scheme because even when I put it on high sensitivity it's still too damn slow for me. I felt the same way playing Ping Pong on Kinect. It's so slow.

Also, it's not very fun, I actually found it boring. Tomorrow I plan on trying Volleyball and that track-and-field game. I still think the only game I'd actually enjoy on it is that Child of Eden game, but not enough to make me pay $150 for one.

its great to not be banned :)

its great to not be banned :)

[QUOTE="starwarsjunky"]

its great to not be banned :)

roboccs

yeah, i appealed it. it took a couple months for them to get to it, but it got overturned :) i just sent a couple messages to the support email (aka jody) and she reinstated me

What was the ban for in the first place.snowman6251

they thought i was going to account suicide...

[QUOTE="snowman6251"]What was the ban for in the first place.starwarsjunky

they thought i was going to account suicide...

What the hell kind of thread did you make that led them to believe account suicide was imminent?snowman6251

I can't wait to be done working. I almost forgot that today on the Japanese PSN the Tales of Graces demo is available. I know it'll be in japanese and I won't understand anything, but I just want to get my hands on this game even if it is just a piece.

I can't wait to be done working. I almost forgot that today on the Japanese PSN the Tales of Graces demo is available. I know it'll be in japanese and I won't understand anything, but I just want to get my hands on this game even if it is just a piece.

roboccs

I can't wait to be done working. I almost forgot that today on the Japanese PSN the Tales of Graces demo is available. I know it'll be in japanese and I won't understand anything, but I just want to get my hands on this game even if it is just a piece.

Well I'm back from suspension and boy are my arms tired!

Dang, guess that only works for flying

Well I'm back from suspension and boy are my arms tired!

Dang, guess that only works for flying

Jaysonguy

[QUOTE="starwarsjunky"][QUOTE="roboccs"]

I can't wait to be done working. I almost forgot that today on the Japanese PSN the Tales of Graces demo is available. I know it'll be in japanese and I won't understand anything, but I just want to get my hands on this game even if it is just a piece.

roboccs

EDIT: Oh that's awesome. I checked if google translate would translate my Japanese for you correctly and it does. Google translate didn't fail basic grammar. Hooray!

Did everyone see the new Sensu fans from Club Nintendo? I just ordered the Mario fan. :)

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Well I'm back from suspension and boy are my arms tired!

Dang, guess that only works for flying

starwarsjunky

Nah, same old same old really

[QUOTE="starwarsjunky"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Well I'm back from suspension and boy are my arms tired!

Dang, guess that only works for flying

Jaysonguy

Nah, same old same old really

Wow, the Final Fantasy XIV online review is BRUTAL. I never thought I'd see the day that a "numbered" Final Fantasy would get a bad score. Please let this mean that Square will stop trying to make MMO's.

Also, the Tales of Graces demo was fun, I wish I knew Japanese. It's a small demo but the battle system is different than it's been in the past and I wish I could read the tutorials so I knew what I was doing. It's a port of a Wii game and I don't know if they improved the graphics a lot or not. It looks nice so either they did some upgrades for the PS3, or this really was a great looking Wii game.

Wow, the Final Fantasy XIV online review is BRUTAL. I never thought I'd see the day that a "numbered" Final Fantasy would get a bad score. Please let this mean that Square will stop trying to make MMO's.

Also, the Tales of Graces demo was fun, I wish I knew Japanese. It's a small demo but the battle system is different than it's been in the past and I wish I could read the tutorials so I knew what I was doing. It's a port of a Wii game and I don't know if they improved the graphics a lot or not. It looks nice so either they did some upgrades for the PS3, or this really was a great looking Wii game.

roboccs

Wow, the Final Fantasy XIV online review is BRUTAL. I never thought I'd see the day that a "numbered" Final Fantasy would get a bad score. Please let this mean that Square will stop trying to make MMO's.

Also, the Tales of Graces demo was fun, I wish I knew Japanese. It's a small demo but the battle system is different than it's been in the past and I wish I could read the tutorials so I knew what I was doing. It's a port of a Wii game and I don't know if they improved the graphics a lot or not. It looks nice so either they did some upgrades for the PS3, or this really was a great looking Wii game.

Wow, the Final Fantasy XIV online review is BRUTAL. I never thought I'd see the day that a "numbered" Final Fantasy would get a bad score. Please let this mean that Square will stop trying to make MMO's.

Also, the Tales of Graces demo was fun, I wish I knew Japanese. It's a small demo but the battle system is different than it's been in the past and I wish I could read the tutorials so I knew what I was doing. It's a port of a Wii game and I don't know if they improved the graphics a lot or not. It looks nice so either they did some upgrades for the PS3, or this really was a great looking Wii game.

Yeah, I see those gripes for sure. SNES and PS1 was the golden age of the console RPG.

Yeah, I see those gripes for sure. SNES and PS1 was the golden age of the console RPG.

roboccs