Morning Discussion
by Jeff "geedeck" Gondek, Sep 10, 2008 5:28am PDTShall we do a fresh chat post? Yes we shall. So Spore is out this week, and it's a pretty unique game, hybridizing many other genres, but how did they get there? Well, the Maxis people were kind enough unveil a bunch of their game prototypes, giving us a long gaze at where Spore came from. And GameStop is saying that this Christmas again, will see a dearth of Wiis. But arguably being the mainstream console, will this only be a mainstream problem? And Fallout 3 says Just No to drugs.
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38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
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Have any of you fellas read Dhalgren before?
I just heard about it today and I'm intrigued. Is it pretty good?
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The Shack's joint vocabulary appears to be either fucking awesome, or shit. You decide.
Yesterday's thread: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17890455
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http://www.gamesetwatch.com/2008/09/stealth_announcing_fingergamin.php
Congrats!
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I guess the thing that bugs me the most with Spore is most of the game is so focused on the story of your creature; how you build him, how you evolve him, the decisions you make, etc. Then you get to space and it feels like a completely separate game that doesn't really focus on your creature or their race in the end. Hell, the only time you really see them is in the Video Chat window thing.
Thoughts?
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http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/underground-lakes-river/2190
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http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2008/09/10/eolos-ceci-nest-pas.html
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I really can't trust you guys, can I?
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Best apps...go!
(Not including LatestChatty, because that's the greatest thing ever)
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http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/09/10/clint-hocking-on-far-cry-2/
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http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/09/10/203233
damn
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Dune and Star Trek comes to mind.
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I thought General Grivous was a very cool character, very similar to what Vader becomes at the end (omg spoilers)... and he's just torn apart by Obi Won. The fight itself was nice, but you really barely get an idea of who he is and why he's bad. No ominous back story similar to how Jabba was mentioned in conversations prior to actually meeting him.
Same with Darth Maul... the guy is a completely hateable character, and appears to be nothing but pure awesome, but in the end dies a lame death.
On the flip side you have Dooku, who was like watching your grandfather limp around with a glow stick.. the guy wasn't scary, or cool.. just an old man... and if anything the result of terrible casting. Obi Won was an old man in the first triology, but you could tell the guy was the man back in the day....
Star Wars rant over...
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The farmer spam has already begun - http://www.shackpics.com/files/WAR2008091102520082_6hbh3emms6rx6eqh2k6n.jpg
Also, the ignore feature? Yeah, doesn't work.
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Does it fucking suck for you? It pretty much locks up for 2-3 minutes at a time, especially when doing the Album View thing, which is sweet, but it locks up my computer. And NOTHING has ever done this to my baby before :'(
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Gogogo!
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So I bought the special issue of Esquire, and it's awesome. It's little stuff like this that reminds me I'm living in the future.
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