Morning Discussion

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• know any words? : PapaBoo
• teenage like the wind : drucifer
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  Doobie Bros : It Keeps You Running : drucifer
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    Depeche Mode... anything off of Speak & Spell : drucifer
    • I just can't get enough : drucifer
• with a description like that i was going to say 'good luck with that' but knowing the shack someone will ... : kydaimon
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  new order - true faith : NeoMoose
  • I was thinking maybe New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle : bipolar
• Mr. Sandman? : Omaha
• Hum it into a mic and post it here. : dognose
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  It'd have to be around 1984-ish. I wish I could give you more. I've looked at the Alan Parsons Project,... : Sylvanus
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    Air Supply? Toto? : drucifer
    • watch these videos, it'll be on there http://channel101.com/shows/show.php?show_id=152 : drucifer
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      I had thought Air Supply too! DIdn't seem so. I'll try Toto. : Sylvanus
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        Don't forget Donald Fagen/Steely Dan : drucifer
        • Supertramp also... : drucifer
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  It's fun looking through Rhapsody for this. :) Good memories. : Sylvanus
  • Eurythmics? : drucifer
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  Baba O'Riley > Teenager Wasteland : Tommy Toolbag
  • that's like saying raw sewage tastes better than hydrochloric acid. the who sucks : BeerHunter
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  Is there another band that's lik/ Eart, Wind and Fire without being EWF? : Sylvanus
  • Chicago, Three Dog Night.... the Commodores... : drucifer
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  Can you hum it? Also, Alan Parsons released a boatload of albums. You checked them all? : Vantage
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    Also, describe it more. Were there more instruments or just a synth? Drums? What kind of beat? Singin... : Vantage
    • It was synth - had a distinct begining. I can't hum it well. I'll check Alan Parsons again. : Sylvanus
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  Journey - Don't Stop Believing : bipolar
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    Nope. I really wish I could figure out a better way to describe it. I"m 36 adn remember running to it i... : Sylvanus
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      Alan Parsons - Sirius maybe? or Mammagamma? Both are from Eye in the Sky, AP's most popular album (Rele... : Vantage
      • Nope :( I went through those. I will post when I find it. Thanks for all the help, guys. : Sylvanus
    • give us something to work with! Male or female vocals? Fast tempo you could dance to, or cheesy 80s pow... : bipolar
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      REO Speedwagon. : drucifer
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        I'll try again, but went through them. : Sylvanus
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          Foreigner? Styx? Asia? Saga? Yes? : drucifer
          • J Giles Band? Tommy Tutone? Greg Kihn Band? : drucifer
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            Almost like the synth parts of Styx - Fooling Yourself. Almost. : Sylvanus
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              ELP...it's gotta be. Come and see the show. : drucifer
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                Karn Evil 9 : drucifer
                • Darn close, but not it. Dang-it. If I could only remember more. :( : Sylvanus
  • Hold on to that Fee he he la hin-a : drucifer
• Journey - Separate Ways : MaxPete82
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  Steve Miller Band Abracadabra : Thresher
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    horrible little song : drucifer
    • Yeah, but it fits the description : Thresher
  • Not it, but now that's stuck in my head. : Sylvanus
• It's Genesis. : dognose
• It has to be THE FINAL COUNTDOWN. : phil_mckraken
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  I'm giving up for the night. Too many songs going through my head. Maybe I'll remember more in the morn... : Sylvanus
  • This is killing me. I got to know... : spiderfill
• Thank you anthonybean! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcHvraJpr4s : Sylvanus

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  It isn't. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • ^ : alarm cock
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  Watch this space! : haiku
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    Many reasons. But I will start by saying that it isn't better, they are two different games. I love AG Ra : haiku
    • Also, if you liked "Wipeout" but are hoping for more of a "Wipeout Lite," check out "Quantum Redshift." : RomSteady
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      holy humongous reply batman! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        Is this better? Many reasons. But I will start by saying that it isn't better, they are two different : RomSteady
        • Holy humongous reply robin! : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • holy fuck : Maarten Goldstein
    • holy shit : dewdman
    • Thank you. : Sexpansion Pack
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      I thought F-Zero GX brought a greater sense of speed than any Wipeout game I've played. (2097/XL/Pure). ... : Yanks
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        I cannot deny that the Cup series in F-Zero GX was insanely difficult and a huge accomplishment. I had a ... : haiku
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          Do you think though that it felt faster because of the progression of the "engine class" as you go up in ... : Yanks
          • Not really, because it wasn't until Rapier class that I actually thought it felt fast, and then at Phanto... : haiku
    • worth the wait! : thekidd
    • The biggest hook Wipeout had for me was the music. Then I fell in love with the design and art direction ... : pupismyname
    • Jesus. : d fluke
    • wipeout is mario kart in a different skin. however the racing itself takes skill and not simply the abili... : pyide
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      lol i was waiting for this : Mr.SEX
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        hey buy a super awesome tv and i'll bring over my gamecube (with f-zero and extreme g3) and my ps2 with w... : Mr.SEX
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          I've got all of those things here, I just don't have the TV! And I don't really have a problem going and... : haiku
          • you should look into getting a different car : oHnOES
          • I could never stand playing games from a sofa...I always prefered office chairs or metal folding chairs (... : Vorlonesque
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      Haiku, what did you think about Burnout 3's sense of speed? I have a hard time playing it on my dorm room... : sgtsanity
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        I only played the earlier Burnout games, and while I guess they felt fast they also felt like toy cars. I... : haiku
        • They make physics work in their favor, not against them! : sgtsanity
        • There were actually a couple older NFS games that might have been what you wanted surprisingly. But Im ta... : great-white
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      Check out Motorstorm if you get a chance. It doesn't seem similar on the surface, but it's a great strai... : Boxelder
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        I played the demo of it on a PS3 at Target. Do you remember that one game that used to be in arcades, it ... : haiku
        • Steve and I played it, it gets boring pretty quick : Maarten Goldstein
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          Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off Road? : hirez
          • Yes! That is the one! That game was pretty fun : haiku
          • Is that the one where pools of acid, wrenches, and other weird bullshit would just materialize on the tra... : filtersweep
          • That game was an offroad version of Super Sprint, both of which featured fun times whipping those steerin... : burningtrees
          • I loved that game, especially the version that had four steering wheels stuck right onto the front of the... : Sexpansion Pack
          • fuck yes!!! I loved this game. : tashtego
          • A true classic : d fluke
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          It is like that, but it has different vehicle classes that play significantly differently and varying rou... : Boxelder
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            Also, do you like Waverace? Waverace 64 is one of my favorite racers. : Boxelder
            • Waverace is so damn great. : ThomW
    • glad I watched this space. that's a great write up. : hirez
    • I always thought the Extreme G series was a good addition to the future racing genre. (even though it was... : gmd
    • newsletter etc... : pancake humper
    • I bet if I opened Haiku's Wipeout game case it'd be um...sticky. : hobosapien
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      When does Wipeout Pulse come out? : mr.sleepy
      • Was supposed to be late October but now I am reading things about sometime in November. : haiku
    • On your sense of speed comment. Did you ever play Ballistics? That's by far the fastest feeling game I'... : hawkeye
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      Pardon my stupids, what is "AG Racing" ? : tomservo
      • Wikipedia says "Anti Gravity" :D : tomservo
      • "Awful Game Racing" : pancake humper
    • Every once in a while you come out with something like this, proving you can walk the walk so you're allo... : SiW73
    • I would condense all this and say "Wipeout is the best fucking racing game, ever." Because it is. : Senor PoopyPants
    • I pride myself on my 'palm-sweaty' accuracy at Wipeout. I love it! I'm actually thinking of buying a PS... : Jobos
    • hahaha bloody hell, excellent post. I loved Wipeout Pure for the PSP, did you ever play that? They had on... : Magus
    • I totally agree! : Sylvanus
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  F-Zero is easier obviously. : Amnesty_intl2
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    ^^^didn't play F-zero on the cube. : Boxelder
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      F-Zero GC is one of the hardest games ever made. I love it. : grabbie
      • Yeah, that f-zero is fucking controlpad flinging hard. Awesome game though. The Wipeout game I played the... : qwpeoriu
      • Yes, I still haven't beaten it. : FushigiDenki
• It's like comparing Gran Turismo to Forza. Or Need For Speed to Project Gotham. They're different style : yonderboy
• i don't know but this is making me want to pop in f-zero gx right now : Mr.SEX
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  Wipeout 2097 had one of the best (if not the best) game soundtrack ever. Never played F-Zero but for all ... : cause&effect
  • The Wipeout series did have an amazing soundtrack, especially the original when other games at that time ... : spdon
• why do people start these threads without giving any reasons? : oHnOES
• I only liked the original Wipeout and original F-Zero. None of the sequels did anything for me. : Simulacrum
• There's room in my library for both. Wipeout is more like a roller coaster, it has better music, and wea... : Boxelder
• The first Wipeout had a kickass soundtrack : peetabix01
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  I want to add, Extreme G (1 on N64) >> wipeout / fzero : razorblade79
  • Too much of an emphasis on weapons, imo, and it was slower than both F-Zero GX and Wipeout. : Serpico74
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    The n64 game? Me and my frainds didn't like it. The track were too narrow and unpredictable and hitting... : Boxelder
    • I forgot about the "optional steering" part. Yeah, it required no driving skill, you just keep going forw... : Serpico74
• Would someone rank the various wipeout games? I loved the original, loved all the improvements in XL (exc... : Fayk

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  i dont see any ghoul : mindshot
  • they must know this is what we all want to see : derelict515
• wow, those shots sure look good. : FormerHPB
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  Hope it doesn't suck as much as SoF2. : Pettytheft
  • !!!! >:( : drucifer
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  yay for dismemberment. been a while since there's been a good gibbing game. : thewriter
  • Keep talking like that and you may end up crying. With how much they're cracking down on violence don't... : kingdepork
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  I see no blood. Why. : mittense
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    That's true. First Sof3 shot should at least show a half blown off skull with the innards glistening. : thewriter
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      A fully untanglable small intestine, with a physics engine that allows you to tie it between trees and tr... : pigvomit
      • YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : thewriter
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  I don't know whether to be excited :( : dognose
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    or.... : g0nk
    • ...delighted? slighted? fly-a-kited? : thaperfectdrug
• I'd like to see more shots, especially of shooting but it definitely doesn't look like a budget title. : h o s t i l e
• needs more limbs flying off : Mansmells
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  Here's a video: http://kotaku.com/gaming/clips/solider-of-fortune-payback-306802.php?autoplay=true : mittense
  • It looks like shit. For an SoF game, that is. : mittense
  • this is terrible. : ant_hillbilly
  • Wow, that music is horrible. : pyrogen
  • Fucking dumbass bullet points. Do they think that the game buying public is stupid? I for one would nev... : pigvomit
  • woah that looks pretty good : not work safe
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    SoF1 & 2 were nothing more than Budget Titles, at least it's getting billed that way this time. That look... : graceofdragons
    • Nah, they showed of lots of cutting edge stuff at the time. The worst part about them was the awful Rave... : pigvomit
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      That's a complete like. SoF1 and 2 were full games by Raven. : mittense
      • Lie. I meant to say you're a liar. Like the kind that lies. : mittense
  • wtf that looks nothing like the above screenshots. : h o s t i l e
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    This looks like the type of video a dev company tries to sell to investors : Anti_dentite
    • CAN YOU BELIEVE WE GET PAID TO DO THIS? : Ajax
  • Wow, that's completely and utterly brutal. So terrible. :( WTF, how did (what I thought was) a semi-suc... : Super Sparker
  • hahahaha awesome : lakren
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    After watching that video, I felt compelled to re-write that bullet-point list. Perhaps some of these bul : Ajax
    • If I don't get my GHOUL™ location-based damage system (G™LBDS), I will shit in my... : tomservo
  • It looks like an amateur mod. : rossimo
  • WTF is this shit? I hope that's real early prealpha suckage. :( : voodooraze
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    Kind of looks like an internal pitch video, I wonder if it got leaked by mistake : timaste
    • I believe it. That footage has all the makings of a mistake. : Ajax
  • dognose, remember when you were asking for reasons to get excited for the game? Here's why you shouldn... : kungfusquirrel
  • more game trailers should utilize powerpoint : GloriousCow
  • lol awesome, it's a valuesoft game now : AlexXdude
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  Finally a game where I can kill Arabs AND black people, thank god. : gmd
  • What, Postal 2 wasn't good enough for you? : dudehoyt
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  it's not a real game, it's a budget thing made by some nobodies which is why it's coming out in like a we... : JINKY
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    that's the most ignorant post opening statement I've seen in a long time : graceofdragons
    • serious stuff : JINKY
    • Actually, he's right. Acording to wikipedia it is being developed by Activision Value. With games like "P... : m0nkz
    • or the most completely true. : lakren
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      And your's just trumped it, congratulations! : voodooraze
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        and yours just trumped THAT : not work safe
        • and yours just trumped....never mind : Jackass1233
• LOL SoF: Payback. This must be Activision's way of getting back at PC gamers for not buying SoF2 over aga... : Ajax
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  Sof 2 MP was fun. :( : timaste
  • It was ridiculously fun. Finca Housewarming will forever hold a special place in my heart. : Ajax
• CHRIST. : Phil

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• impressive, i didnt see that was like an air vent at first and thought the game was broken : oldschoolbob-o
• That's worthy of a teabaggin' : riptyde
• That is just in fucking sane : rosewood
• ok, that's awesome. : drucifer
• haha cool : oHnOES
• Haha, I love how we've gotten to the point of physics actually be utilized for multiplayer now. So cool. : PenicillinX57
• that was awesome. : senseimoron
• Do you play in the MLG leagues? : Super Sparker
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  how in the fuck : filtersweep
  • love how he just barely missed his head on that toss... then the sniper drops down just to have the plasm... : -=kodiak=-
  • filtersweep, please answer cltcprds questions. He's crying to me on MSN about how you always ignore him. : Degenerate
• Haha wow. : thejm4n
• Hahahaha! I think this video just disrupted productivity office-wide for a few minutes. : omnova
• hahaha awesome!!!!!!!!!!! : Silent Wolf
• Now that actually may be the best grenade toss ever. : Boxelder
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  Holy crap that's epic. You should win the wireless headset, too bad they don't accept movies :) : Ovate
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    that's not my toss or video though. : -=kodiak=-
    • hax : drucifer
• What sorcery is this : genjuro
• yeah this is fucking bad ass, I saw this yesterday I think : qwpeoriu
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  haha, that was insane. Did the guy freak out and cry "cheating?" : pobone
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    He never even knew the epic thing that happened. : kingdepork
    • Its cool, because if I did something like this to someone, I would friend them and send them the clip eve... : fleabug
• Incredible :o : Noobler
• Hahah wow...that is amazing. : soggybagel
• Very very cool : pun][sher
• Here is the film clip: It's on the guy's File Share, slot 4: http://www.bungie.net/stats/Halo3/FileShare... : OverloadUT
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  wtf how did he throw that grenade that far to begin with? : FrayLo
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    You aim way up and use some forward momentum(you can see him juke forward real quick as he tosses). You ... : SolrFlare
    • Did you just say hella? I knew there was a reason i always try to team kill you at least once. : boredguy
  • you use to be able to chuck grenades in halo 1 almost all the way across blood gultch : -=kodiak=-
• man thats awesome, so awesome how we can take videos now and upload them. If it werent for that, this wou... : ant_hillbilly
• This is why theater mode rocks so much. If you would have just said that happened, I wouldn't believe it... : pigvomit
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  That is amazing. See this is the kind of thing I fucking love about Halo multiplayer. One of the be... : Chris Remo
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    Aye, and when people say the graphics are "ok" but not mind blowing, I point to stuff like this, and vehi... : SolrFlare
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      I LOVE the physics. It plays a huge role in the fun factor for me. : paravis
      • Yeah they're really cool. They've been big into physics w/multiplayer (and singleplayer too) ever since M... : Rampancy
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      is the game really 60 FPS? it never looked that smooth to me, but it's hard to tell. only a few times in ... : pyide
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        it doesn't matter either way, because it's still playable and rarely drops / stutters. but it doesn't loo... : pyide
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          you must have a very sharp eye : derelict515
          • well the difference between 30 & 60 is noticeable to most anyone. and if you go play the CoD beta and swi... : pyide
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    I think this is why the grenades feel so right and are fun to use. You throw a grenade in Halo 3, you got... : thaperfectdrug
    • Yeah, completely. I hate throwing grenades in most games. Not only are they not as varied and interesti... : Chris Remo
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  Ha, love the comments that its staged. This would be so insane to stage...I hate people some times. : soggybagel
  • The guy even posted the full film on his profile to show it wasn't staged. It was a ranked matchmaking g... : SolrFlare
• this is my film clip video of a totally blind spike grenade toss, tis nowhere near as impressive as this ... : -=kodiak=-
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  no nearly as awesome, but here's my best stick. Go in order... I'm not sure if I still have the video =(... : paravis
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    er I might want to post some links lol http://paravis.shackspace.com/Halo%20pics/StuckPartII/stuckpart... : paravis
    • lol that's like my video... hit em right and low on the leg have 3 pics from it as well http://kodi... : -=kodiak=-
• Inconceivable! : dengar65
• Pure Awesome! This really does show how awesome theater mode is. Every great FPS game needs to include ... : AltZero

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  Why would they update one and not the rest? : pancake humper
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    Amount of units in stock, gradual switching of factories from making one to the other. You can't take th... : Carnivac
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      Ummm exactly. My reply was a sarcastic way of saying "Why the fuck wouldn't they update the other ones ev... : pancake humper
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        How is it ridiculous? Has anyone reported a Premium 360 with the 65nm cpu yet? Perfectly valid questi... : Ebu
        • I took your question as "Are they ever going to update the premium with the new 65nm". That's why I gave ... : pancake humper
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  Give it a few months if you really want one and they'll probably be plentiful. Only heard of 65nms being... : Carnivac
  • what about the elites? is there a way for me to tell? : oHnOES
  • Optical drive going out, going to trade it in while I can (no RR and everything runs fine for a bit, long... : Ebu
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  Ok, I am gonna stop being a dick and explain this: Halo 3 Xbox 360's with Lot # 78+ = 65nm Xbox 360 CP... : pancake humper
  • This is all for Xbox's in stores right now. : pancake humper
  • +informative : flasher 907
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    can you tell lot # before buying? is it on the package somewhere? : epit
    • Yeah, it's on the side sticker on the packaging. Also, it's Lot #734 and up, not #78. : pancake humper
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    How do we know that the CPU is a 65nm model? I mean we've seeen the die and all that but what says that i... : boomstickah
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      http://shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=15229727#itemanchor_15229727 isnt he some big wig at 2k games? this i... : oHnOES
      • Apparently I was mistaken. The new runs *are* 65nm. : jason bergman
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      Nothing physically is different on the chip. The new heatsink, lower voltage output of the new console vs... : pancake humper
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        well shit I knew/said that. F you jason bergman. : boomstickah
        • also thanks for clearing that up <3 : boomstickah
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    http://gear.ign.com/articles/824/824183p1.html so what is pictured is the old model? im confused : oHnOES
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      no that's the 65m new model. : sigpro
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        65nm. 65m would be fucking xbox1 huge. : sigpro
        • lol. but the cooling capacity would be SUPER EXTREME! 65m Xbox360? zero red ring potential. why? full... : Downforce
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          the inside of my elite looks like that when i look in the bottom its lot #724 : oHnOES
          • i re-read pancake humper's post.. : oHnOES
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  Also: http://img30.picoodle.com/img/img30/9/10/3/douglas_ufop/f_71366medm_3696cae.jpg [lol] : pancake humper
  • ugh damnit apparently this Halo 3 Xbox 360 isn't a 65nm with a manufacture date of 8/16/07. This is fr... : pancake humper
• they say hdmi on the box if they have hdmi. : chazums
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  The GPU looks like it is 65nm as well now. Old GPU in the first Elite http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/n... : pancake humper
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    that doesn't look like a 65nm chip at all, a 65nm chip would be much smaller then the 90nm one. : plat2on1
    • that looks like an ~80nm shrink or even just a rework of the die layout to save space. : Toraz Chryx
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  Holy shit, called 4 EB games (all within 50 miles of me) 2 of them only had 733, 1 of them had 731, on... : Ebu
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    Haha! I have to drive an hour to get there, but found someone who has some 734s. SCORE : Ebu
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      What is the mfg date? Is it 8/20/2007 or above? : pancake humper
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        Fuck, no. Not on the box, had to open it to find it. Did so in a way that the box can be easily resealed,... : Ebu
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          That's the only reason I even bought this overpriced, green monstrosity. Much sadness. : Ebu
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            you can look inside the case to see if it has the new heat sink : oHnOES
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              No flashlight but I saw a hint of a heat pipe. Fucking thing's a furnace, I think it's kicking out more h... : Ebu
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                Shit shit shit I didn't realize you could see the mfg date through the serial flap. BITCH. : Ebu
                • lol, i feel sorry for ya. that sucks man. : ant_hillbilly
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            Fuck sadness, much fucking anger. Why the hell else would I buy something that it looks like the Hulk... : Ebu
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              don't stores have a 30day return policy? : flasher 907
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                Opened is swap for same item only, effective as soon as you walk out the door. : Ebu
                • Swap for a sealed unit, return at Wal-Mart? : pancake humper
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          The boxes have a little window that you can see the serial number and manu. date. : jake
          • No shit you don't fucking say : Ebu
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  I *just* bought an HDMI Pro 2 days ago. Lot 732. What's Gamestop's return policy for Hardware. 7 days?... : jake
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    There is no return policy on open hardware. You will get store credit. Gamestop are cunts. I never buy ha... : pancake humper
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      Well, I guess store credit is fine...I just won't use the credit until a 734 comes in. : jake
      • I didn't mean store credit. I meant they will take it as a used console and give you that price. So whate... : pancake humper
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      Are there any stores that let you do this? I thought returning opened, non-defective product is pretty mu... : Vincent Grayson
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        Wal-Mart will take back ANYTHING. Target let me return a $199 opened Xbox 360 Harmony remote a few yea... : DOOManiac
        • This is true I had a friend who fried his og Xbox trying to chip it brought it in and they exchanged it w... : hashd
        • hah yep, ive returned opened computer games to walmart and they refunded it. mainly because i thought ... : -=kodiak=-
      • i'm pretty sure bestbuy, futureshop etc will take back anything within the 30 days. Only exceptions i've ... : flasher 907
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  so... any red rings? : oHnOES
  • i got owned... i wish i would have waited to get my elite.. can i some how...reverse? the warranty thin... : oHnOES
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  I could have just bought a new core unit, kept the hdd/controller from the old one, and only been out of ... : Ebu
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    get a flashlight or something do you know for sure? : oHnOES
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      8/19/07 makes it pretty much guaranteed, but I have not flashlight handy. I could just see a glimmer o... : Ebu
      • Went out to my car and got my flashlight. Fucking heatpipe. >:( : Ebu
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        You might still be ok with Lot # 734 on the Halo 360's. That is the 34th week of 2007 which is right abou... : pancake humper
        • It is definitely heatpiped, so unless they decided to keep using heatpipes on a couple of 65nm systems, I... : Ebu
  • This shit has sucked the fun out of the system. I don't even want to fucking play it now. God dammit. : Ebu

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• im sure this will be fair and unbiased! : maulla
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  Hahaha. I don't agree with him but he's hilarious anyway. : peanut-
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    Actually he's pretty much 100% right in all his criticism, except the game is great anyway. : peanut-
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      Yeah, I hear ya. Logically I know it was a fairly average game, and at times the single player game make... : Rotten Deadite
      • It's about the sum of its parts. It's one of the most complete packages in gaming. : EvilDolemite
      • I especially agree with his comments on the pacing. The first couple of levels are hard as fuck and the g... : peanut-
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        i think i would ve liked the singleplayer if i hadnt just finished bioshock. bioshock impressed me so muc... : blindi0815
        • IAWT : ghostmac
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        I found the coop campaign a lot of fun, if a bit disappointed on the length. Seems to lag bad for me thou... : rhuntley12
        • I think there's something wrong with the co-op net code. If I host a game then it lags for me. If my frie... : nudel
      • I think you're right there. I kept thinking this game is average-to-good, with a handful of excellent par... : nudel
      • I don't know, an OK game can still be some of the most fun you've ever had with a game depending on the e... : Kaerof
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      Well I mean, if I played the game single player I would agree with him. But he completely ignored co-op a... : SenorSpine
      • I don't think it's ridiculous of him to do so. I don't think anyone looks to him for definitive reviews, ... : nudel
    • I agree. Most of his points are valid, but he doesn't really mention (probably because he doesn't see) t... : Chris Remo
    • prob is his "thing" is not reviewing the game, but the minor flaws of the game. Completely bypassing all... : paravis
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  Any spoilers for people who haven't finished it yet? : Tincan
  • Nah, none that I noticed. : Arcanum
  • No spoilers that I could see if you are at least half-way through the game. : byorn
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  I haven't watched this yet, but I get the feeling his 15 minutes (of somewhat internet fame) are going to... : qwpeoriu
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    why would his 15 minutes of internet fame be up soon? he's writing awesome reviews with great everything... : JINKY
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      after the first couple, he's pretty played out imo. TLDR: Annoying fast talking british guy basing revie... : paravis
      • Sounds good to me. Regard it more as entertainment than a real review. : stratedge
    • Umm, it is a gimmick. It's just smarmy wit done by a fast talking guy with an accent and primitive, but h... : Fred Garvin
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    You must be talking about the Angry Gamer. Yahtzee is always interesting and you can tell he's a season... : kingdepork
    • Oh and my buddy had dinner at the Angry Gamer's house. He doesn't like it. He's not actually a doucheba... : kingdepork
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      I don't watch angry gamer. Anyways, I just watched this one and it was pretty good (and funny like always... : qwpeoriu
      • He already mentions that at the beginning of the bioshock review. : kingdepork
      • That would be a problem, but his shitting always has good points. It's hard to look at things objectively... : terath
      • He didn't shit on Psychonauts (much as I wish he had!). He loved it. : nudel
  • He isn't the Angry Nintendo guy : rosewood
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    INTERNET MALE. : deathofrats
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      what does that even mean ? : qwpeoriu
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        Because he's the typical internet male know-it-all who has critical powers beyond anything you and I are ... : deathofrats
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          He meaning your statement. Not a personal attack, but your statement reflects what I was getting at. : deathofrats
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            Oh it's cool i didn't take it as an attack, just wasn't sure what you were getting at. Haha, yeah I actua... : qwpeoriu
            • Well it's the same problem with online comics. People start bashing them the instant they start to get e... : deathofrats
• Hilarious as always. : aaarrrgh
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  ok, after watching maybe about 4 of these things posted on the shack from this guy, i've pretty much figu... : -=kodiak=-
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    ^^^ halo fanboy! : fufux
    • no, pretty much has nothing to do with halo, but his same style is in all his little videos and it's just... : -=kodiak=-
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  lol! I agree about the Bloom thing.. that annoyed the shit outta me.. : g0nk
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    The HRD lighting outdoors was one of the best things about the effect it pulls off. : sigpro
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      yeah, it's a great effect, but it literally hurt my eyes.. the same way it does when i walk outside durin... : g0nk
      • sounds like it works then : GloriousCow
  • i have no idea how people complained about that. It was REALLY well done and not overly used at all. : burning eye
• Hahaha, funny as usual. : freshyk
• Amusing as always : d fluke
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  he's a biased PC gamer. : ultramega
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    I don't understand this. If I consider a PC game in the same genre as a console game a far better and mor... : mittense
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      i've gleaned this from his other reviews like the Bioshock one. It is clear as day. He cant help but ment... : ultramega
      • OH GOD HE HAS MORE EXPERIENCE WITH PC GAMES THERE IS NO WAY HE CAN JUDGE A CONSOLE GAME : Bantis
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        Eh? Just because he mentions some old PC games makes him biased towards the PC? Did you stop and think... : nudel
        • Who the hell said you could bring logic into this conversation? GET THE PITCHFORKS : Bantis
        • And isn't Bioshock a PC game? : Grumbeld
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        First-person shooters originated on the PC, have most of their history on the PC, and have had the widest : Arcanum
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          i''ve done my research already. My prior assessment still stands. : ultramega
          • "Research." Right. : Arcanum
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            Is that why every completed game in your profile is a console game? : mittense
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              i've played online games. I wouldnt consider MP games like WoW or TF2 ever completed. I suppose i could l... : ultramega
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                Have you played some of the PC shooter "classics?" Because, if you have, I find it next-to-impossible... : mittense
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                  Mittense, I'm not arguing whether or not Halo 3 is the best shooter ever. FYI, to me, its not. All I'm s... : ultramega
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                    He doesn't, though. He only compares them when they are applicable. In the case of Halo 3, he compared th... : mittense
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                      he still comes across as biased in his rhetoric. Thats all I'm arguing. Nothing else. : ultramega
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                        You're not arguing anything, you're spewing ignorant "he's not a console gamer" crap. : mittense
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                          no, I'm not : ultramega
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                            He does nothing wrong, he compares new games to old games, regardless of platform, I am not seeing where ... : Autocrawler
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                              perhaps I listen to his reviews with a more critical ear. : ultramega
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                                I actually agree with you. Comparing Halo3 to Bioshock as FPS is rediculous. The two have different com... : exigence7
                                • Though he does clearly state that what he cares about in a game is the story and that's why he enjoyed Bi... : Grumbeld
                                • He didn't really compare BioShock to Halo 3, though. He merely stated that Halo 3 lowered his standards e... : Ebu
                      • "It is clear as day. He cant help but mention the older PC games." : nudel
              • Have you played the games he mentioned in his Bioshock review? System Shock 1 & 2 and Deus Ex? From your ... : nudel
      • Why would he NOT bring up older PC games? What's wrong with comparisons to analogous titles? And, further... : Autocrawler
• ahh, much love for that : Maarten Goldstein
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  this guys' really crankin these out. thats gotta be a ton of work to play through the game, come up with... : aurealis
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    Last week he did peggle (brilliantly) : rosewood
    • FREEBIRDDDDD!!!!! : Majuju
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      that stupid game stole a good 10 hours of my life. im gonna go watch him seethe about it : aurealis
      • ..and seethe he did. preach on brother : aurealis
    • Whoa Freeeeee biiiiiiiiiiiiiiird : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  complete shit; jerkoff fodder for pc gamers; worst thing to come from australia since crocodile dundee : Foxhawk
  • Don't you dare diss Crocodile Dundee. >:( : freshyk
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    oh I love how fucking serious some people have to take this shit. It's a fucking game, just cause you lik... : Bantis
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      you're right, I'm definitely the one flipping out here (and here http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=1525... : Foxhawk
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        It was funny though. : peanut-
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          that's great and I don't mind if anybody finds his reviews consistently funny, but they should become som... : Foxhawk
          • 2:32 in is where the "review" becomes pure golden truth. I didn't chuckle in this one, and haven't fo... : MoreVespeneGas
      • Hint: It's a comedy Flash video, not a review for the New York Times. : nudel
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        I read your post in his voice. : rosewood
        • Haha I did the same. : nomaad
        • i did this as well in parts... the irony was overwhelming. : Foxhawk
      • And I wasn't "freaking out there", i was clearly poking fun with BIG LOL CAPS NOT LIKE THATS NEVER BEEN D... : Bantis
      • And let me first say, I own and enjoy Halo 3. But I also see his point of view too. He's taking a cynical... : Bantis
      • why u throw chip @ scrabble :( : steelsamurai
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      he is allowed his opinion as I am allowed mine. Remember bantis- Freedom of Speech does not equal fre... : ultramega
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        I don't think you see my arguement. I'm trying to say why do you give a shit if someone doesn't agree wit... : Bantis
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          I dont. Why do you think I do? A little subtle misdirection on your part? : ultramega
          • Your only comment on the video was "he's a biased PC gamer" as if his opinion means nothing. When, in fac... : mittense
          • wow, you play the victim card well. You're right, there's no way calling him a biased pc gamer is somehow... : Bantis
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    lol : moshman
    • lol's indeed : Kaerof
  • I disagree with his criticisms pretty frequently, but that doesn't mean he's not funny. : Orange Pylon
  • Oh I am SO declaring war on you next time we play Civ. : moogle
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    You almost iconic in 6k posts. : devi| dog
    • ^ are : devi| dog
    • I do my best : Foxhawk
  • you can't laugh about videogames they are serious stuff : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Can I call every 10.0 review for Halo 3 jerkoff fodder for console gamers, or have you copyrighted that t... : Grumbeld
• hahah, he makes a good case : FushigiDenki
• I really like this guy, I think his stuff is hilarious : snowwolf
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  I haven't played Halo 3 yet, but if you took that review and replaced every instance of "Halo 3" with "Ha... : Arcanum
  • it would the first two for me, which is why I dont have halo 3 : Maarten Goldstein
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    So true. Oh wait. I meant GO TO HELL YOU ELITIST PC GAMER JERK. : Stage
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      Point of order... what term is used for someone who plays PC and Console games? Uber Elitist? Cause I'm... : Grumbeld
      • I do too. I play both PC and console but I did like Halo. At least Halo 1, but I think it was because I u... : qwpeoriu
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  lol @ Microsoft Overmind Offworld Mining Complex. : Majuju
  • I liked "If you asked me to summarise Halo 3 in one word I'd tell you to stop being such a twat". : peanut-
• Oh man, it is like he took my opinion and added the funny. That being said, I do bump Halo 3 a notch abov : Kaerof
• great, as always. : nomaad
• his psychonauts review is good too http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuat... : stgdz
• Haha it's kinda true. Halo maybe the king on 360 but seriously it's just average when compared to games ... : Edges
• This was easily his best yet. : NastyJack
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  A++ as usual. lol at people getting mad just like he predicted : eeeealmo
  • Fanboys are *almost* worse than religious nuts. : Edges
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  Am I the only one who doesn't "get" Halo? : Sexpansion Pack
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    What's the deal with airline food : Bantis
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      Sugar-free cookies? Who's that for? What's that all about? : Ely
      • It's for diabetics you moron! I love Dr. Katz or whichever comedian that was. : midgetherder
      • What's the deal with homework? You're not working on your home! : Bantis
    • shouldn't they call it 'Roundtine?' : steelsamurai
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    yeah it's just so average i guess its a console gamer thing because really it did nothing special it didn... : Orange Pylon
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      I think it's a pretty good overall package. I never played Halo multi or ANY console FPS in multi. I wa... : kingdepork
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        but console games are for kids and fat people grafted to their couches and jrpg fags who masturbate to xe... : Orange Pylon
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          who HASN'T masturbated to xenosaga? : kingdepork
          • Nobody that I know of. Also, console gamers are non-heterosexuals. : Orange Pylon
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      Until BF1942, I don't remember having the kind of fun I had with Halo and driving around and gunning peop... : rosewood
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        It has the best random oh shit moments of hilarity I've seen. : EvilDolemite
        • Even though I suck, I still have some great fun. : rosewood
  • Have you read ANY comments since its release? Clearly, you are not. : MaxPete82
  • I got one level of Halo 3! The rest was fun, but not moreso than many other games. : Boxelder
  • Well played, sir. : brickmatt
  • paging Uthar Wynn... : Kazomir
• wow, he nailed it. finally an honest review of what i'm actually experiencing with the game i think i... : dantastic
• He's right. Good game, he says it himself, but he's totally right. : Serpico74
• perfect review. halo = average. : XchumpoX
• Son of a bitch! It's blocked at work now. I hate these nazis. : voodooraze
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  Funny, and some truisms...but his ignorance of multiplayer makes this just a bunch of tripe. Sorry, but ... : kainen1
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    I have no interest in multiplayer. And I read this gigantic article in Wired about how Bungie was using a... : NastyJack
    • I think singleplayer is fun don't get me wrong, but MP is so much more fun I can't concentrate on single ... : kainen1
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    TL;DR: kainen1 loves multiplayer, and anyone who doesn't love multiplayer is dumb and wrong. : Arcanum
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      Did I say that? I'm just saying it's dumb as hell to take one element of a game (and arguably the weakes... : kainen1
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        Good multiplayer plus not so good single player does not equal 10/10! AMAZING, A+++++++++ : Kaerof
        • I agree, but don't read rely on critics so much, how is that the game or Bungie's fault. I hate it when ... : kainen1
  • I'm betting he's right, most people will not play the multiplayer. I play multiplayer games but I have no... : steelsamurai
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    He makes a very good point though about the SP not being worth a 10.0 and the fact that a game should not... : byorn
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      10 isn't a perfect score, first of all Second, a score is about the summation of a game's parts, not i... : EvilDolemite
      • LOL at you trying to put a % to this like it doesn't vary from person to person based on what they like t... : NastyJack
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        lol, how does a game get better than a 10? It : byorn
        • This one goes to 11. : Grumbeld
  • While multi is a bonus, I almost always base my reviews of games on single player experiences. And like ... : Crimsonbeak
  • He also has a fairly apparent PC bias. He's still funny, but it's kind of obvious. : Fred Garvin
  • I'd say it's a fair review. There are going to be other people out there who don't give a flying shit abo... : BlackCat9
  • that's great but it shouldn't be getting 10s at all if the single player is just a lil above average I... : Zibro
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  is that guy speaking english? I didn't understand a word of it. : Lawgiver
  • Yes, he is speaking English. : Moonbase Commander
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  it's pretty funny it took halo3 to make people hate him. every other review of his posted here got lots o... : pyide
  • YOU GO AGAINST HALO AND YOU TOUCH A NERVE, MAN! : Silent Sorrow
  • meh its not like what he says is scripture, hes not saying anything new that people here havent already s... : VegasX
• Pretty much spot on if you're just looking at the single player, but that's not really relevant to the fa... : Boxelder
• Yeah kind of funny because if you don't care about multiplayer Halo is exactly what he says it is. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• i look forward to these reviews more than anyones. and yes he is 100% right, once again. i love it! : smacknca
• Not as funny as some of his others and I don't mean that as a Halo fan. In fact his shtick is starting to... : Fred Garvin
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  Hmm, why does this guy talk so fast? It's like he doesn't take a breath or pause at all between words and... : Silent Sorrow
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    Its almost like he speaks sentences with no punctuation. : silent prophet
    • whoa...... : kingdok
    • Holy moly! You might be on to something there... : CrustaR
    • You just blew my mind, man. : Grumbeld
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    Well you don't find it funny, so this explanation probably won't make sense, but his style of writing dem... : midgetherder
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      Think of him as a hyperventilating Australian Dennis Miller. : RomSteady
      • Possibly. I learned a lot about comedic composition and delivery from the West Wing commentaries. One o... : Rotten Deadite
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        Why do people keep calling him Australian? He doesn't sound vaguely Aussie. : peanut-
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          Yahtzee is a British-born, currently Australian-based writer and gamer with a sweet hat and a chip on his... : RomSteady
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            but he's british. if an american actor goes to china you don't go "man he's the best chinese actor" : JINKY
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              This is when this conversation is supposed to degrade into, "Ah, all y'all look alike," isn't it? : RomSteady
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                only if your name is chris tucker and you happen to be speaking to jacky chan (or vice versa) : scottythejock
                • I guess at this point, it seems more how he identifies himself, and he seems to identify more with Austra... : RomSteady
    • I think he's actually slowed down in his last couple videos. :( : Arcanum
    • OK, but I don't think I agree. There are certainly lots of professional comics out there who are funny an : Silent Sorrow
• Bang on the money as always. : chazums
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  this guy remind me of maddox for video games. : knightblade87
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    Without the unironic sense of self-importance maybe. : Fred Garvin
    • what? : knightblade87
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  This guy's funny factor has dropped to zero for me. Now he's just some dick that talks fast with an annoy... : Drewus
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    Also, despite games being awesome, it basically feels like he tries to find things to complain about for ... : Drewus
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      i love how people no longer find him funny once he touch the golden god known as halo. : knightblade87
      • also he may do this as a joke? you know for fun? : knightblade87
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        seriously, wtf. this last one was a good as any other, i dont get why halo is somehow untouchable. he l... : smacknca
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          i think that is his thing, he like to make fun of games for their flaws like the angry nintendo nerd or m... : knightblade87
          • Angry Nintendo Nerd is still funny. This guy is not. : Drewus
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          prob is, as seen above in this thread, people take this as a serious full fledged review. When in fact i... : paravis
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            I'd say lopsided is a better word for it than biased, since "biased" would typically be interpreted as hi... : Arcanum
            • his constant mentioning of other game reviews should clue you in to his bias. : paravis
      • What? I no longer find him funny because the way he presents the reviews is now old, and no longer funny.... : Drewus
      • counter his content with some of your own. get started : Downforce
      • people have found this guy's consistent form irritating since the second review : Foxhawk
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      Um - that's exactly what he does. When did you think these were supposed to be objective reviews? : action roommate
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        Right, that's exactly what he does and i no longer find it funny. Why is this so hard to understand? : Drewus
        • because you said "it feels like", as if it wasn't what he's really doing. : action roommate
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    Of all the things you choose to complain about, you mention his accent? To me, he doesn't have an accent,... : rock elf
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      *sigh*. Yes, i understand his accent is not put on. It, combined with the fast talking, has become rat... : Drewus
      • Or perhaps most of them don't tell funny jokes? : Toth21
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  It's funny, as always, and right about lots of things. But I can't take any Halo 3 (single-player) revie... : action roommate
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    wtf he hasn't played those? it doesn't make much sense to review the end of a trilogy without the first 2... : RikiTiki2
    • It's the new hot thing to not get Halo : EvilDolemite
    • Because people asked him to review it (it says so in the text at the end) and because, I guess, you can p... : nudel
    • Why would that really matter? Maybe you don't unlock the "full experience" if you miss previous installme... : Kaerof
• I agree with him 100%. : gmd
• wrong about nearly everything. But I'm not *WOW*'d by his accent and "zero puncuation" fast talk. That'... : paravis
• If you don't like multiplayer (a la co-op...WHICH IS FUCKING AWESOME-SAUCE), Halo 3 really doesn't offer ... : Rice-Rocketeer
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  the massive backlash after he makes fun of a game that people love is pretty funny. I DON'T LIKE HIM ANYM... : JINKY
  • it's really not that big of a deal : qwpeoriu
  • Massive backlash? there's like 5 kids here that've said that. This sort of reply makes you as daffy a... : action roommate
  • You'd think he'd get a lot of hate mail for that review, but apparently not ! Yahtzee posted: welp,... : Chrrs
  • welcome to the INTERNET. as fickle as it is instantaneous. one minute it's the bandwagon, the next it's ... : Downforce
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  This thread reminds me that many Shackers do not understand, let alone appreciate, the art and wonder of ... : nudel
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    no I think that its the fact that most dont give a crap really. : VegasX
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      Don't give a crap about what? : nudel
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        he was just ranting, ignore him : FushigiDenki
        • One sentence is not a very good rant, and I expect better swearing than "crap". Very poor effort indeed! ... : nudel
  • Exactly! : fleabug
  • you just like this guy's rants cuz they're gapless : sgtsanity
  • I enjoy ranters. The world would suck without them. Having people bitch about stuff creatively is fanta... : kingdepork
• LOL. Look at all the little fanboys crying. DONT MAKE FUN OF MY GAME!!!!!!!!1111111111 LEEAVVEEE HER ALOn... : razlebol
• Anyone who thinks the angry nintendo nerd is better than this guy needs to realize the angry nintendo ner... : kingdepork
• I can't wait to show this to my friend who hated Bioshock and thinks Halo 3 is Jesus Juice. Especially si... : Schnapple
• See.. that pretty much sums up how I felt about Halo and Halo 2. It's not to say they're bad games, I jus... : K1Bond007