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Since it's Christmas, what is your favorite Christmas movie?

Mine is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.

The best scene ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJW3Jpqjx5s

chris3116

aaaaawwwww poor cat:(

I really want to get Demon's Souls. I only bought one PS3 game last year and it wasn't even a 2009 release. And I love me some RPGs.

But on the other hand, I don't like hard games. My threshold for saying "**** this I quit" is around 6 tries or so. I'm one of those people that are like "WHY WOULD THEY MAKE THE GAME LIKE THIS IF YOU CANT BEAT IT. THIS IS STUPID".

What kind of difficulty is it? I didn't mind games like F-Zero and Ikaruga because I can plainly see my deaths were by my own error, they were something I could practice at and quickly get better at. But then games like Ninja Gaiden, where the camera is all wonkey and there's projectiles coming at me off-screen just piss me off. Or Modern Warfare 2 where I suddenly die out of nowhere because someone snuck up behind me and killed me while I wasn't watching. THATS STUPID. I CAN'T SEE THE PERSON COMING SO THEY SHOULDNT BE ALLOWED TO KILL ME. Also, getting shot by people I can't see. If I can immediately identify where bullets are coming from (so I know how to dodge them!), ITS STUPID AND A BAD GAME.

God I hate first person shooters sometimes.

_BlueDuck_

Also every time you die you lose all your money and have to redo the entire dungeon. The only checkpoints are after bosses. And if you die you can't have full health until you kill a boss.snowman6251

If by money you mean souls then not exactly. If you can make it back through the level to claim the pulpy mess that is your body dearly departed, then you get back all the souls you had when you died, though you still have no body. But if you die again on your way back to your body, then you kiss those souls goodbye forever.

Also the game saves every time you talk to someone, and really it saves very often along the way anyway in the background. And you can regain your full health and body back by using the blue eye stone to go to someone else's world and help them out.

The Temple Knight is a Paladin and being an ex-WoW player I have this thing about Paladins where I hate them. Maybe I'll go Barbarian because armor is for pansies and clubbing people is cool. Then I of course recall that Barbarians don't use shields they use both hands for murder and there's the whole armor is pansies thing which sounds like a one way ticket to PAIN.snowman6251

You can use a shield with a Barbarian. I don't know man. Seems very difficult, but if you can make it through the first part then you're home free with the barbarian. Just remember that the barbarian requires the most souls to upgrade out of all the classes, so that means that your dexterity will remain low for a while and that means a restriction on what weapons you can use until later in the game than the other classes get an upgrade. Which sucks.

[QUOTE="snowman6251"] Also every time you die you lose all your money and have to redo the entire dungeon. The only checkpoints are after bosses. And if you die you can't have full health until you kill a boss.clicketyclick

If by money you mean souls then not exactly. If you can make it back through the level to claim the pulpy mess that is your body dearly departed, then you get back all the souls you had when you died, though you still have no body. But if you die again on your way back to your body, then you kiss those souls goodbye forever.

Also the game saves every time you talk to someone, and really it saves very often along the way anyway in the background. And you can regain your full health and body back by using the blue eye stone to go to someone else's world and help them out.

The Temple Knight is a Paladin and being an ex-WoW player I have this thing about Paladins where I hate them. Maybe I'll go Barbarian because armor is for pansies and clubbing people is cool. Then I of course recall that Barbarians don't use shields they use both hands for murder and there's the whole armor is pansies thing which sounds like a one way ticket to PAIN.snowman6251

You can use a shield with a Barbarian. I don't know man. Seems very difficult, but if you can make it through the first part then you're home free with the barbarian. Just remember that the barbarian requires the most souls to upgrade out of all the classes, so that means that your dexterity will remain low for a while and that means a restriction on what weapons you can use until later in the game than the other classes get an upgrade. Which sucks.

TURKEY DISASTER My dad put in a 14 lbs turkey in the oven and set it for 2 1/2 hours. We take it out of the oven after the timer went off. The turkey is completely burnt on the outside edges, and completely raw in the middle. And also the plastic around is melted and stuck on the turkey. Problem? He didn't press bake, he pressed BROIL. Now we have to decide what we're going to do. The stores are all closed and that was the only turkey we have. wiifan001

Oh man I'm surprised that it stayed on broil that long without catching fire, I mean I know that I can only microwave a banana in a stack of paper plates for a half hour before it blows the door off.

Call up the restaurants in your area and see if they do takeout

OH! CHINESE FOOD!

Chinese food sounds awesome! I'm glad I thought of it!

[QUOTE="wiifan001"]TURKEY DISASTER My dad put in a 14 lbs turkey in the oven and set it for 2 1/2 hours. We take it out of the oven after the timer went off. The turkey is completely burnt on the outside edges, and completely raw in the middle. And also the plastic around is melted and stuck on the turkey. Problem? He didn't press bake, he pressed BROIL. Now we have to decide what we're going to do. The stores are all closed and that was the only turkey we have. Jaysonguy

Oh man I'm surprised that it stayed on broil that long without catching fire, I mean I know that I can only microwave a banana in a stack of paper plates for a half hour before it blows the door off.

Call up the restaurants in your area and see if they do takeout

OH! CHINESE FOOD!

Chinese food sounds awesome! I'm glad I thought of it!

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

[QUOTE="wiifan001"]TURKEY DISASTER My dad put in a 14 lbs turkey in the oven and set it for 2 1/2 hours. We take it out of the oven after the timer went off. The turkey is completely burnt on the outside edges, and completely raw in the middle. And also the plastic around is melted and stuck on the turkey. Problem? He didn't press bake, he pressed BROIL. Now we have to decide what we're going to do. The stores are all closed and that was the only turkey we have. wiifan001

Oh man I'm surprised that it stayed on broil that long without catching fire, I mean I know that I can only microwave a banana in a stack of paper plates for a half hour before it blows the door off.

Call up the restaurants in your area and see if they do takeout

OH! CHINESE FOOD!

Chinese food sounds awesome! I'm glad I thought of it!

Freezer management saves the day!

I always have 5 pounds of all the popular animals in my freezer. Chicken, pork, and steak. I don't like turkey lol

Not bad, chicken with all those sides will be good

It sounds like me and my how I avoided my taco tragedy. I added too much paste and salt to the meat so I was like "OH NO!" then I added another pound of hamburger and the crisis was averted.

Merry Christmas people I mostly like!

Monkey Island is 400 points on the 360 for the people that have gold I think

Jaysonguy

Assassin's Creed II is amazing.

That is all.

I'm on sequence 6.

Assassin's Creed II is amazing.

That is all.

I'm on sequence 6.

Haziqonfire

I got somewhere around $300 total for christmas, but I only got 80 of it on christmas. So I guess I'll just list what I bought.

• NSMB Wii
• Crystal Bearers
• Mario $ Luigi 3
• Geometry Wars : Galaxies
• ALL HANDHELD CASTLEVANIAS
• Outlaw Star, Perfect Collection
• Harry Potter 5
• Dawn of Mana
• Metal Saga
• Tokobot Plus
• the Disgaea 2, Persona 3, Dawn of Sorrow, Portrait of Ruin Doublejump Guides
• and Ogre Battle 64 on virtual console!

Other than that, everyone should know full decades start on the 1 of every number set, but a decade is not set in stone like a century is. So laugh at them now and laugh at them next year while telling everyone else how silly they are for not understanding time.

And turkey goes just fine with Ketchup, or Miracle Whip and Swiss chese between two peices of bread.

for anyone who has rythm heaven, is it a good game?

i got $45 worth of gift cards to walmart, and there is a boxing day sale for some games.

I plan on getting NHL 2k10 for $19.99, and i am considering rythm heaven as well for $19.99.

I played the demo, and i thought it was decent. I wouldn't put down the $40 for it, but i am wondering if it is a good deal for $20?

I'm eating Christmas dinner!

Oh yeah baby

Merry Christmas dinnah time!

Yes Rhythm Heaven is awesome, I love it

I'm eating Christmas dinner!

Oh yeah baby

Merry Christmas dinnah time!

Yes Rhythm Heaven is awesome, I love it

Jaysonguy

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

I'm eating Christmas dinner!

Oh yeah baby

Merry Christmas dinnah time!

Yes Rhythm Heaven is awesome, I love it

alexh_99

No, just Jason does at 9:45 lol

[QUOTE="alexh_99"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

I'm eating Christmas dinner!

Oh yeah baby

Merry Christmas dinnah time!

Yes Rhythm Heaven is awesome, I love it

Jaysonguy

No, just Jason does at 9:45 lol

Working from 6h30 til at least 5 pm tomorow,going to be fun at the mall!

Anyone else working tomorow or planning to grab out deals?

Wow, I just finished Assassin's Creed II. WOW. MOAR. Sooooo sooo good. I still think Altair is cooler, and I like the first games setting more but ACII is just miles better gameplay wise. Haz, hurry up and beat it cuz there's lots to talk about! :PJebranRush

Wow, I just finished Assassin's Creed II. WOW. MOAR. Sooooo sooo good. I still think Altair is cooler, and I like the first games setting more but ACII is just miles better gameplay wise. Haz, hurry up and beat it cuz there's lots to talk about! :PJebranRush

And I really like how they set up (I think) the DLC to fit in with Desmond's storyline at the end. If they do it the way I think they will, it'll be great.

TURKEY DISASTER My dad put in a 14 lbs turkey in the oven and set it for 2 1/2 hours. We take it out of the oven after the timer went off. The turkey is completely burnt on the outside edges, and completely raw in the middle. And also the plastic around is melted and stuck on the turkey. Problem? He didn't press bake, he pressed BROIL. Now we have to decide what we're going to do. The stores are all closed and that was the only turkey we have. wiifan001

Oh man I'm surprised that it stayed on broil that long without catching fire, I mean I know that I can only microwave a banana in a stack of paper plates for a half hour before it blows the door off.

Call up the restaurants in your area and see if they do takeout

OH! CHINESE FOOD!

Chinese food sounds awesome! I'm glad I thought of it!

What? Chinese was not open? so you're telling me the movie "A Christmas Story" has steered me wrong all these years?roboccs

The problem is that some Chinese are lazy or actually celebrate Christmas now, so sometimes you will find one that isn't open on a holiday. Of course, a smart owner would be open on Christmas, as it usually gets packed on holidays and you can charge dinner prices all day long.

I had lasagna and manicotti rolls for lunch and supper in between the naps and watching my neice for three hours while her parents took a break to um, study the blu-ray player hooked up to my mother's hdtv.

[QUOTE="JebranRush"]Wow, I just finished Assassin's Creed II. WOW. MOAR. Sooooo sooo good. I still think Altair is cooler, and I like the first games setting more but ACII is just miles better gameplay wise. Haz, hurry up and beat it cuz there's lots to talk about! :PJordanElek

And I really like how they set up (I think) the DLC to fit in with Desmond's storyline at the end. If they do it the way I think they will, it'll be great.

Overall, such a well done game. And there's so much still left to do in terms of collecting and unlocking stuff. It's fantastic.JebranRush

How much time have you spent on it? I think I clocked in at around 30 hours after I had collected everything. A good 5 hours AT LEAST of that was spent looking for feathers, because I refused to get any kind of outside help for that. I love climbing around so much that I didn't even mind wandering around each area somewhat randomly to find the feathers. After awhile, I got a good enough sense of where they might be that I could actually see a nook from afar and think "there's probably one there..." and be right.

So Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without random games given to me. I didn't ask for games and didn't expect them, but I got some anyway.

Games I got:

DS:

Space Invaders Extreme, Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor, Etriah Odyssey II, Contra 4, Castlevania OoE

PSP:

Crisis Core: FFVII, GTA: Liberty City Stories, Final Fantasy II

Nothing I really wanted (you all know how I feel about JRPGs...it's ok though, they were all second hand), but good to add to the collection.

Oh, most importantly though, I got this AWESOME book for my coffee table:

I also got a new wireless keyboard and mouse (desperately needed), monies, new bedding, some Bailieys, and more chocos than I can count.

Overall, great Christmas.

I had about 25USD to spend so I got the Unreal(tournament) Deal Pack, Knights of the Old Republic, and Dues Ex: Game Of The Year Edition

Was planning on getting Mirror's Edge but the sale was over :/... But oh well, I'm happy with getting Deus Ex instead.

my new iTouch is better than everyone elses new presents.

my new iTouch is better than everyone elses new presents.

Noskillkill

Nobody beats my Craftsman Christmas, then again mine isn't over until the third week in Jan so this is just the start

For those who actually like good movies the Turner Classic Movies is playing Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movies all day today

Know what the good thing about making Christmas dinner just for yourself?

TONS OF LEFTOVERS!

Me and my ham (I named him Hammy Davis Jr) are going to have a lot of great meals, he may even join me for a few lunches

Working from 6h30 til at least 5 pm tomorow,going to be fun at the mall!

Anyone else working tomorow or planning to grab out deals?

MonsieurX

[QUOTE="JebranRush"]Overall, such a well done game. And there's so much still left to do in terms of collecting and unlocking stuff. It's fantastic.JordanElek

How much time have you spent on it? I think I clocked in at around 30 hours after I had collected everything. A good 5 hours AT LEAST of that was spent looking for feathers, because I refused to get any kind of outside help for that. I love climbing around so much that I didn't even mind wandering around each area somewhat randomly to find the feathers. After awhile, I got a good enough sense of where they might be that I could actually see a nook from afar and think "there's probably one there..." and be right.

Just picked up Madworld and HotD Overkill, new, for a total of $15. Not bad.

Just picked up Madworld and HotD Overkill, new, for a total of $15. Not bad.

bob_newman

Just picked up Madworld and HotD Overkill, new, for a total of $15. Not bad.

bob_newman

I just finished it too. Is the line you're talking about the "what the..." line?clicketyclick

Yep.

Aren't they $15 each? How'd you wing this one.clicketyclick

2 $5 off coupons and some BB Rewards Zone credit.

You paid $15 too much. I hope you can find some poor soul willing to pay twice that for those.

JordanElek

Well considering that they each go for at least $15, I don't think that'll be a problem.

Have you played those games?

[QUOTE="clicketyclick"] Aren't they $15 each? How'd you wing this one.bob_newman

2 $5 off coupons and some BB Rewards Zone credit.

You paid $15 too much. I hope you can find some poor soul willing to pay twice that for those.

JordanElek

Well considering that they each go for at least $15, I don't think that'll be a problem.

Have you played those games?

Nice deal. I'm thinking of getting them. Are you actually going to open these ones and play them?

Jordan has repeatedly talked about how he doesn't see what others see in madworld and I'm pretty sure he also said he played HotD and thought DSE was a better railshooter.

[QUOTE="JordanElek"]You paid $15 too much. I hope you can find some poor soul willing to pay twice that for those.

bob_newman

Well considering that they each go for at least $15, I don't think that'll be a problem.

Have you played those games?

Are you actually going to open these ones and play them?

clicketyclick

Haven't decided yet. My gf's not interested in Overkill, and I don't want to play it by myself. Maybe if a friend comes over and wants to play it I'll open it up.

Right now I have too many unfinished games that I need to go through before I can even think about opening new ones.

I let Haz pick some of my Christmas presents and he did a good job

Jordan hated Overkill, I think it was 11.99 when I showed it to him

Oh and the beginning of the Saboteur is AWESOME!

Right now I have too many unfinished games that I need to go through before I can even think about opening new ones.

bob_newman