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Has any port a year or so later received the praise that BioShock on the PS3 has? I'm glad to hear so many games better than BioShock are coming out in the future. It's embarrassing to have to point this out: you don't know in advance.

The editor of this website, Ricardo Torres, calls BioShock a "must-play." Has he said that about any other game this generation?

That is the common denominator in the BioShock PS3 reviews one year after the original BioShock: "must-play." The PS3 reviews are embarrassing they're so good. I can't believe it - but it's true. Don't listen to people who live on forums. BioShock is tied for the second -highest game of all-time on the PS3 at Metacritic - a port a year later. Unprecedented, I believe.

I don't think there will ever be a better plot in a video game. There could be, of course. Ayn Rand is worth getting to know.

Brendan Sinclair is the best writer at GameSpot. His interviews with Ken Levine are c l a s s i c. They're worth reading.

I can't convince what Ken Levine calls two certain elements of gaming. 99% of this forum originally supported Jack Thompson.

They'll vote for McCain and Palin:

Adapted from John McCain's autobiography:

John McCain: "I played it. My plane was taken down over Rapture, and I was captured and interrogated:

Andrew Ryan: "Why won't you talk? Why, Johnny Mac, can't I break you?"

McCain:...

Ryan (snapping pen and sending ink flying): "They've taught you all too well, Johnny Mac! All too well!"

Sarah Palin (when asked if she played BioShock):

"I chose life! I chose life!"

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sounds like rambling democrat shully bits there

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Shully bits? You might want to reconsider saying "shully bits."

I didn't ramble. It's an outline format.

Has any port a year or so later received the praise that BioShock on the PS3 has? I'm glad to hear so many games better than BioShock are coming out in the future. It's embarrassing to have to point this out: you don't know in advance.

The editor of this website, Ricardo Torres, calls BioShock a "must-play." Has he said that about any other game this generation?

That is the common denominator in the BioShock PS3 reviews one year after the original BioShock: "must-play." The PS3 reviews are embarrassing they're so good. I can't believe it - but it's true. Don't listen to people who live on forums. BioShock is tied for the second -highest game of all-time on the PS3 at Metacritic - a port a year later. Unprecedented, I believe.

I don't think there will ever be a better plot in a video game. There could be, of course. Ayn Rand is worth getting to know.

Brendan Sinclair is the best writer at GameSpot. His interviews with Ken Levine are c l a s s i c. They're worth reading.

I can't convince what Ken Levine calls two certain elements of gaming. 99% of this forum originally supported Jack Thompson.

They'll vote for McCain and Palin:

Adapted from John McCain's autobiography:

John McCain: "I played it. My plane was taken down over Rapture, and I was captured and interrogated:

Andrew Ryan: "Why won't you talk? Why, Johnny Mac, can't I break you?"

McCain:...

Ryan (snapping pen and sending ink flying): "They've taught you all too well, Johnny Mac! All too well!"

Sarah Palin (when asked if she played BioShock):

"I chose life! I chose life!"

You do what you need to stay sane. Life is stressful and raising kids properly is a 24/7 job that never ends so when you get an opportunity to alleviate the stressors in your life with a little digital entertainment, go for it. I'm more than certain that Dr. Pediatrician has his own vices and diversion so next time he makes a life altering suggestion that you give up something important might I suggest this simple retort:

"You first, Doc."

And to the "reformed" gamer who never had anything interesting to say when he was wallowing in the muck with the rest of us deviants, you were not missed so please extricate yourself from this place and don't let our unwashed lowbrow morality soil your newfound enlightenment.

Grammaton-Cleric

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When I saw who Grammaton was referring to - we're going to need more doctors.

Every day, and in every way, you're getting better and better.

There's also a screenshot at that point in the review of the Valkyrie with the complaint again emphasized for elementary readers.

This has been explained, but the comparison of this perplexing game to BioShock when so many games are switching to this type of regeneration was bizarre, as BioShock for the PS3 and BioShock 2 and BioShock the movie are coming plus its 30+ GOTY awards and accolades it's hard not to laugh. An enthusiastic supporter of Jack Thompson convinced himself otherwise too.

Here's the quote: the death animation is a big complaint in all reviews, good and bad.

"So death is inevitable, but Too Human's greatest oddity is its method of punishing you. There's a minor in-game consequence: Your weapons take some damage, which makes them less effective, and you get deposited at the most recent checkpoint. However, all damage that you previously did to your enemies will remain, so you are just starting from where you left off. Yet the real punishment is aimed at your convenience. Every time you die, you will be forced to watch a Valkyrie slowly descend, take Baldur into her arms, and lift him toward Valhalla. It's a beautiful animation, and the stunning, glowing Valkyrie is one of the most wonderfully crafted character models that you're likely to see in a while. But the quality of the vision is of little consequence considering that it lasts seemingly forever, and you cannot skip it. It is impossible to imagine how a development team could have thought this forced death sequence was a good idea--and depending on which cl-ass you choose, you could be seeing it rather often. It's one more example of the game's stilted, awkward pace."

The reviewer mentions it again later:

"the Valkyries will soon be making their sluggish rounds"

I had the same thought Hi Res: I can't think of a precedent where a game like Eternal Darkness is followed by a next big game that isn't worth playing. There's always a first. That means we lose, though.

I stopped watching G4 after playing The Darkness; Sessler said it was unplayable. After Riddick, that was a letdown, but Sessler was wrong. If Too Human is as good as The Darkness, a lot of us will be thrilled.

I want John Wooden Basketball, like John Madden Football.

Bill Walton now works with EA, so my hope lives.

I can't believe foxhound likes his 360. He really likes it!

In post-Jack Thompson America, video games are all over my daily newspaper. First, the Chicago Tribune runs an editorial that not only are video games in libraries now, but that they should be. What? Video games are accepted all of a sudden? But what got me was the last story about an innocent new video game store called People Play Games within driving distance. This store vextrexes me. Is that the correct word? It's a sinkhole of my money and time. I must resist.

Here is the story:

Rebooting the video-game habit

Eric Gwinn

Gadget Adviser

July 24, 2008

Something in your past lures you to People Play Games, a new store in the Wrigleyville neighborhood.

Are you there to recapture a childhood wasted playing Intellivision, ColecoVision or Super Nintendo games on your mom's couch?

Are you longing to touch rare game systems you've only read about, such as the ahead-of-its-time TurboGrafix 16 or the laser-light-show Vectrex?

Whatever your reason, owner Adam Rolnick is glad you're here.

"I've always wanted to have a store," says the 32-year-old native of Wilmette. "And I think this area was dying for something like this, even if they might not have known it."

Word of mouth is quickly bringing nostalgia buffs to the door of People Play Games. The 2-month-old shop is where Rolnick and his staff buy old video games and systems, clean them up, test them and sell them for a lot less than you might expect to pay.

Come on, $112 for a Vectrex game system? The early '80s system whose crisp line drawings and smooth animation made Atari games look blocky and old? You'd expect to pay at least 10 percent more on eBay, where a mint-condition system with 13 games recently sold for more than $600.

"When people come in, they almost lose their minds," Rolnick says. "It's like they've gone through a time machine and back into their childhood. It's stuff you just cannot find any more."

Rolnick originally got into the business 3 1/2 years ago, when he opened Retro Game Shop, his virtual store on eBay. Now he's branching out into the real world.

Even though there's a finite number of old-school systems and games-nobody's making "E.T." or "Journey Escape" for the Atari system these days-Rolnick thinks he'll never run out of stock, because he's constantly scouring for games and buying trade-ins. "There is nothing video game-related we won't buy," he says, though the price you get depends on your item.

You can buy games ranging from a 45-cent, beat-up copy of an old sports game to $200 for a mint-in-box "Chrono Trigger."

Systems run from the $14.95 GameBoy Pocket to $300 for TurboDuo. Everything has a 30-day money-back guarantee.

I found lots of good, forgotten old games ("Flashback" for the PlayStation 2), some memorably awful ones (the celebrated "Night Trap," the first game with full-motion video-grainy, cheesy and tiny, but still full-motion-for the Sega CD system), and lauded games such as "Contra."

People Play Games is like a great record store for gamers. When you run your fingers over the titles, you're touching warm, fuzzy memories.

People Play Games

3264 1/2 N. Clark St.; 773-883-8813

Hours: Noon-8 p.m. Mon.-Thur.; noon-9 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; noon-6 p.m. Sun.

I forgot to add that I enjoyed the comments and that's it's time for me to reread The Watchmen, post 9/11 and George Bush.

Finding out that Watchmen, my all time favourite graphic novel (more so than The Dark Knight Returns) is being turned into a button-mashing Beat-Em-Up made me less than happy. Of all the genres to turn a Watchmen game into, that is one of the least appropriate.

The series is so story driven and never really included any massive brawls (the only exceptions being the prison riot and the ending). I always envisioned it as an Adventure game, or an Action/Adventure at a stretch. There's so many different gameplay types that could have been incorporated that to narrow it down to Beat-Em-Up seems ridiculous.

The idea of the game being a prequel or side-story doesn't sit well with me either. Watchmen's story was perfect the way it was and this random Danish team obviously will not have the creative talent of the likes of Alan Moore to be able to expand the story in any meaningful way.

Silent-Hal

Deadline's previous games are Chili Con Carnage and Total Overdose plus the upcoming Faith and a .45. I don't know anything about those.

Warner Video Games got a hundreds of million dollars investment from an oil-rich nation in the Mideast (true story); they've been hiring tiny studios with it: Speed Racer was made by a New Zealand studio similar to Deadline and was so-so. On the other hand, you have to have hope. I never thought someone who looks like Alan Moore could write some of the greatest stories I've ever read.

Don't ever look up Alan Moore on Google Image.