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  I like the new school power cables. I just clocked my 6750 to 3.2 today and it loves it - i could probab... : EvilDolemite
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    There's... an excessive quantity of power cables, but I'm trying to manage them as best I can. : Toraz Chryx
    • They're wrapped nicely unlike most power cables. : EvilDolemite
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  Yum. I want a 4870. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    It's pretty sweet... this is hotter though http://chryx.shacknet.nu/graphicsfirepower.jpg : Toraz Chryx
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      what the fuck...what is that artwork? graphics cards have THE WORST art ever : EvilDolemite
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        Palit win the worst artwork award http://www.techreport.com/r.x/radeon-hd-4870-x2/atomic-frog.jpg : Toraz Chryx
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          haha that is really the worst one i've ever seen : EvilDolemite
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            not anymore http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/603/xfx_alphadog_g92.jpg : SockMonkeh
            • http://www.xfxforce.com/ecms.aspx/1ec2c045-9a04-40f3-aaa2-7338530a26bf/GraphicCardModels/8800GTPVT88PZHF4... : SockMonkeh
            • That's not as bad as the frog, sorry man. : Toraz Chryx
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              this is much better than the frog : moe6
              • Yes, it doesn't come across as an amateurish piece of art. : Toraz Chryx
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              No, that's just "regular" awful box art, not "fucking" awful like the frog. And WTF is up with the cra... : Serpico74
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                Okay guys you think a dog with a metal face mask is normal. NOTED! : SockMonkeh
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                  No, it's WEIRD art.. but it's not BAD art.... whereas the frog looks like the first thing someone ever kn... : Toraz Chryx
                  • Fair enough, I thought we were factoring in subject matter and I had to give ALPHA DOG the crown. : SockMonkeh
        • Oh what the shit : Serpico74
    • *Fap, fap, fap!* : Rice-Rocketeer
    • Indeed hotter, in more ways than one :( : silaslang
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  I want this case so bad. I'm pretty sure I could stuff a 4870X2 in there! : silaslang
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    They're huuuuge, but I reckon one would fit.. have to be careful with the mainboard choice though, tha... : Toraz Chryx
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      This is the motherboard I have currently, think it will be a problem? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod... : silaslang
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        http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.aspx?CurImage=13-121-315-04.jpg&Image=13-121-315-02.jpg%2c13-121-... : Toraz Chryx
        • Thanks Toraz! I think I will go for this in a month or three. I'm going to hold tight to see if the 55nm ... : silaslang
• very clean wiring, nice : quadalupeupe
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  Noce case, does it come in black? : Sailor of Fortune
  • Yeah! http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=SG02-F&area=usa Click Feature Photos. : silaslang
  • http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=798105 : Toraz Chryx
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  You throwing OS X on that machine? : Serpico74
  • probably not. As of last week when I was looking there were no drivers for the radeon 4xxx series cards. : Prozium
  • Nope, Vista64 The recipient of the machine wants it as, primarily, a gaming rig. : Toraz Chryx
• Oh god i hate video card art : Judecca
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  Silver Stone makes the best micro-ATX case. I have the all aluminum SG01. It is very well built. I als... : yourGarbageMan
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    yeah, apparently they do some HTPC cases that'll take full ATX mainboards, I might get one of those to re... : Toraz Chryx
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      This puppy has stolen my heart: http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=lc16m&area= ... : ieGod
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        that's pretty sweet, how many trillions of zimbabwe dollars does it cost? : Toraz Chryx
        • Surprisingly, according to Yahoo!'s currency converter, only $33,648.24 ZWD. : ieGod
    • I've had an LC-17 for mine for about 2.5 years. Very pleased. : Merconium
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  Getting ready to pirate some games are we? CliffyB : randomposter
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    I found this post to be genuinely funny. : .ka`boom.zZz.
    • I find your genuine appreciation to be touching. : randomposter
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  im using a very similar case (if not the same) for my htpc. only mine has a fan support bracket thingy t... : CoRDS
  • this one http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/show_product_info.php?input[product_code]=CA-SST-SG01B-W&input[cat... : CoRDS
  • Yeah, this one does two, I removed it to work on the thing... it's back in now, but it'll be coming out a... : Toraz Chryx
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  Now with test screwing the-whole-thing-together pictures http://chryx.shacknet.nu/newbuild/newbuild%20... : Toraz Chryx
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    What's going in there, LCD? : Serpico74
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      Nothing so fancy, mounting system for SATA harddisks in caddys : Toraz Chryx
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        Just a wild guess, it looked like something fancy that would go in an HTPC. Hot swap drives are also nice... : Serpico74
        • update: Now finished unless I put one of these in it (which I might just) http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.a... : Toraz Chryx
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    Why did you put the Intel sticker there? :( : SilverSnake
    • Because I can! lolz : Toraz Chryx
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  Heh, turns out the optical drive is a placeholder, the intended recipient of this machine has decided tha : Toraz Chryx
  • nerdgasm : marmite
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    haha so it isn't even yours. I was wondering how you ended up with such a smart machine. NOW I SEE WHY.... : Luminair
    • if you follow through the re:'s at in root posts, you'll see that I've been saying this is a build for a : Toraz Chryx
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  That's a really nice case. Are they expensive? : aeg1x
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    wait 80mm fans? :((((((((( case ruined : aeg1x
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      CASE CLOSED : aeg1x
      • /puts on sunglasses YEEEAAAAHHHHH : five_percent
    • looks like this case... is well ventilated : randomposter
    • they're on dampened mounts and they're pretty quiet. : Toraz Chryx
  • £47 for the case : Toraz Chryx
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  Why Quad core? Isn't it primarily a gaming rig? : fishbone
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    because it won't _just_ be a gaming rig, it'll get used for some transcodes and whatnot. and because..... : Toraz Chryx
    • IT'S MORE COWBELL MONEY : fishbone
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  Toraz Chryx: I am now gaming in 1920x1200. E6750 (stock), 6gb DDR2 800 RAM, 8800GTX, WD 640gb My machi... : pancake humper
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    http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3415&p=2 http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=341... : Toraz Chryx
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      They are all pretty much reference designs right? I am staying away from Diamond though with the recent n... : pancake humper
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        Re: Diamond http://techreport.com/discussions.x/15593 They're all pretty much the reference design. : Toraz Chryx
        • ok, now I need someone to buy this 8800GTX. : pancake humper
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    http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTU1OCwzLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA== ? : chazums
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      Christ, I hate Hardocp articles. : pancake humper
      • yeah, me too. None of those cards are using the same settings, it makes it a total pain to work out what... : chazums
      • Me too. I love xbitlabs and anand. : [7]kami
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      The way they do their benchmarking makes me die a little on the inside. : Toraz Chryx
      • They're OK for seeing what an individual card can do but lousy for comparison purposes. The Tech Report d... : mn3m0n1c
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  Good luck with that as it reaches 3000 degrees in the nighttime. I tried doing stuff like that and I cou... : festivalman
  • ? thermals are completely managable : Toraz Chryx
• Woah. Your video card has a chick with a laser? Win. : pauk111
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  Every SFF gaming PC I've had to deal with has either had long term heating issues that crop up after play... : cdbeckman
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    The airflow is... rather good and the Power supply isn't like the SFF units you get in a shuttle or wh... : Toraz Chryx
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      Sounds like you've got this under control. : cdbeckman
      • ... Of course I have. For it is cowbell, and I am a master of cowbell! : Toraz Chryx

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• I totally forgot all about this. : guido anchovy
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  I'm up for any reason to turn it back on. I turned it on today to opt out of Mario Kart Wii updates sinc... : melkore
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    Mega Man 9 got me playing again and I'm interested in Mushroom Men, which comes out this month I believe. : grabbie
    • Mushroom Men looks interesting and I think I'll get MM9 for PS3 just because I've been playing other MM g... : melkore
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  Virtual Boy 2 : Katarn3279
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    Virtual Boy tennis was awesome. : aethyr
    • Iawtp : Katarn3279
  • This would be kind of neat. With ~15 years new tech out I bet they could make a 3D goggle system that mo... : mizterd99
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    What's stopping them from making 3D movie with the glasses thing on the Wii? : Sailor of Fortune
    • Fashion. : K1Bond007
• I think it's safe to assume there'll be no new IPs. Maybe footage/talk about Zelda/Pikmin sequels? : Vincent Grayson
• More Hardcore NDS games. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Apparently they just announced the new DS : ColoradoCNC
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    http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/02/nintendo-announces-the-dsi/ : zohar79
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      It doesn't sound too exciting, being a complimentary product doesn't help either. I could go for the b... : Sailor of Fortune
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        I wonder what the 2 cameras are for : ColoradoCNC
        • I bet the so some crazy gesture game commands. : Umbr
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      Wait? It can't play Advance games then? : Malku
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        Nope, GBA slot taken out to make the device thinner. : Serpico74
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          Ha ha ha. Screw that. : Malku
          • It also helped get the screens bigger! : Serpico74
        • I'd rather take the GBA slot :( I have a few GBA games that I love to play from time to time.. but was ho... : Demius
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  Is that a built in camera on the new ds ? : Umbr
  • Wow yes it is : Umbr
  • So awesome. I'm not changing my clothing habits while playing online for it either. Anyone want my frie... : doozer667
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    Two, apparently. : Conan
    • One on the back facing away, one on the hinge facing the player. Pretty cool. : Serpico74
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  Whoa, there's onboard memory apparently, so you can load it up with software... like games. You can downl... : pwnage1232
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    If they can make this work with VC games, even if it excludes N64 (due to analogue stick) that would be a... : aethyr
    • It better at least work with NES and SNES games. If it doesn't I'm mailing Iwata a box of shit that light... : Prozium
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      So far all I've heard is DSware specific to the DS will be available on the store. God I'm hoping for NES... : cdbeckman
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        No reason not to. If the homebrew people can do it, Nintendo is certainly capable. : Conan
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          But they currently make money with remakes and re-releases, so they might not. Also, the homebrew emulato... : cdbeckman
          • Anyway, point is if it's there I buy it if not I stick with my current DS, so it's kind of a big deal and... : cdbeckman
          • And they'd make money of store releases, so they might. The homebrew emulators don't run like shit for th... : Conan
  • Not to mention that the SD slot will probably be put to good use as a supplementary data storage. : doozer667
  • gbc games hopefully will be added to the lineup. : grabbie
• New Gameboy plz : Cliffzorz
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  lol, someone on neogaf posted this animated gif: http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff263/Dahltin/kermitf... : aethyr
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOn1htjSZic : Malku
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  Live blog here : http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/10/liveblogging-th.html : grabbie
  • and here: http://wii.ign.com/articles/915/915504p1.html : -sk-
  • !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : askedrelic
  • 14:43: Demo reel of new Wii games oh my effing god they announced Punch-Out. Awesome! : tangles
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  Did they just announce Punch-Out? : K1Bond007
  • This would be sooooo good : davidc02
  • Yes. Haha :D : -sk-
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    14:43: Demo reel of new Wii games oh my effing god they announced Punch-Out. brb masturrbation time : davidc02
    • You beat me too it Glass Joe! : tangles
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    Better not fucking suck like the Wii Sports version. I fucking love Punch-Out - especially Super Punch-Ou... : K1Bond007
    • It's the only game I bought on the Wii Shop Channel It's one of the best games ever... : davidc02
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      Even if the Wii version sucks, it means that Super Punch Out will probably be available for download to ... : Serpico74
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        Yeah, true. I want that so bad. I already think this new Punch-Out is gonna suck. I mean I hate what I... : K1Bond007
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          Mario Kart and SSBB have the option... : davidc02
          • Right, but I see this as an entire game changer, don't you? The gameplay doesn't really change in those t... : K1Bond007
        • Until I see something to convince me otherwise, I'm way more excited about the prospect of a Super Punch ... : Serpico74
  • Fuuuuuuuuck yes : Serpico74
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    Okay, so I just saw the video. It's definitely Little Mac beating up .... a youthful maybe Gabby Jay or s... : K1Bond007
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      Link? : Serpico74
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        Oh sorry.. http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/index.html#event Japanese. The link above the DS logo stuf... : K1Bond007
        • Found it a minute ago, but thanks! : Serpico74
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  PUNCH OUT! : brickmatt
  • I'd love to see some pics : davidc02
  • http://digg.com/gaming_news/RUMOR_Punch_Out_in_the_works_for_Wii wow it was a rumor one year ago.. I'm... : davidc02
• Sin & Punishment 2. Cool. : Conan
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  If they do support VC, I bet you have to rebuy the games you bought on your Wii. Nintendo :( Lets see ho... : Judecca
  • That would suck balls : davidc02
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    I would assume that if it's a NES and SNES game it would work on both. : K1Bond007
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      don't assume, this is nintendo : cdbeckman
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        heh.. they're not tracking accounts so.. yeah, it probably won't. That's another thing I don't like about... : K1Bond007
        • Unless you can tie your DS to your Wii. : megarust32
        • VC games are tied to your Wii's friend code, so if you get a new Wii you can't download them again but as... : mikecyb
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  According to engadget, storage solution for Wii is you can coming in April run games off your SD card. Se... : cdbeckman
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    Awesome, I just bought a 2 Gig MicroSD card + adapter for $7.00 a couple of weeks ago in anticipation of ... : silaslang
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      they had a sale on amazon last week for 8 gig cards at 14 bucks and 4 gig cards at 6.59 with adapter =/ : Break
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        it went up to 12 = ( http://www.amazon.com/Sandisk-MicroSDHC-Memory-Adapter-Packaging/dp/B000SMVQK8/ref=... : Break
        • The Wii only sees 2 gig cards correctly (officially). That seems like it could be possibly upgraded with ... : silaslang
• Watch the reels for Wii and DS games, with footage from Punch Out and stuff: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n1... : pwnage1232
• Was that it? :( : ShekkyBoy
• They end this thing with a 30 minute look at Wii Music? God help us. : Zips

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• maybe we time traveled to the past? : Break
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  GOOD RIDDANCE IS WHAT I SAY TO IT : randomposter
  • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : askedrelic
  • agreed! : AlexXdude
  • iawtp!!! : datoo
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    Agreed, nobody used it and it only took up space. : Serpico74
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      I don't know about anyone else, but I used "Parent Author" rather frequently. : skizl
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        So it's good to see that it's still there! :D +1 morning retard points to me : skizl
        • It's part of the lol script I believe : ZeroSignal
  • yea i hate to say it but i really don't think it is that great :( takes up too much profile space : spaceless
  • Agreed. : kevp
  • quite honestly i agree. : AMikaboshi
  • There's no need to be rude about it. : rock elf
• Scroll up : devi| dog
• I hope it stays that way. : thief
• I like it more without all the extra crap : moe6
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  mine's still there : mXENO
  • thats mighty impressive : Maarten Goldstein
• as long as the kittys are safe im happy. : CoRDS
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  Maarten broke shit yesterday. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    He's off the wagon : sonicdeathwalrus
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      How was TV on the radio? I listened to some of their stuff on youtube and, well, it's not my kind of musi... : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • i had to listen to their albums a few times to really get into it. they grew on me. : naios
      • It was cool, but I want to see them again with a crowd that actually paid to see them. Everyone was a lit... : sonicdeathwalrus
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  redesign, including the database part, so it'll be gone until we're a bit further along with that : Maarten Goldstein
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    could you pad out my Shack Stats a little, I feel inadequate :( : drucifer
    • Try shoving a sock down there, it works for multisync. : brickmatt
  • He's back on the wagon! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  AAaahhhh fudge! I liked that extra stuff. Is there any site that does something similar? : baron calamity
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    its coming back, in less ugly fashion. no ETA though : Maarten Goldstein
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      Just put a toggle in the settings so noone needs to complain about it ;) I like the idea of it! : razorblade79
      • this is what i like. a toggle that lets a user decide if they want it displayed on their profile. : AMikaboshi
    • will it include an option to disable it? Unless you make it really sexy I'd rather just not have it in my... : voodooraze
    • i think there should be a small panel or something, similar to those Xbox live gamer cards. a quick summa... : Mmmmmoo
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    Will I have to re input all my data? : baron calamity
    • definitely not : Maarten Goldstein
• hmmm : SoNiC :<

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  Civilization Revolution. I just suck. I haven't played a Civ game in a long time, and half the time when ... : perstephanie
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    there needs to be a walkthrough for revolutions. i just cant seem to get going. too excited trading wit... : radula
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      Everyone is just so warmongering. : perstephanie
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        taxes, taxes, war!!! i just want to build more farms :( : radula
        • there's your problem, you need additional pylons : naios
    • You are talking about Colonization though? : SilverSnake
  • it plays entirely different from the other civ games. The main thing you must do in civ:rev is to play ve... : -=kodiak=-
• Orbient is tough PLAY THIS GAME. Wily level on Mega Man 2 as well. : aethyr
• Megaman ZX advent. This game has some serious issues. Feels like a game for 12 year olds but god it's... : Malku
• I am really, really bad at most all games but fortunately this does not prevent me from enjoying them. ... : Lightzout
• I get lost in pretty much any game that isnt A to B with a compass, map markings, and possibly even a hig... : KxRook
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  To be fair, Megaman 9 is fucking hard. After one day of playing I'm happy that I finally got to Splash W... : nurglich
  • I don't suck at games. Games suck at entertaining me. : elwood00
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  MegaMan 9 is it, but I beat Concrete Man today so I'm way better than you 8) Took me a bunch of tries,... : Deathlove
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    Also, an empty house so I can shout FUCK as loud as I need to. : Deathlove
    • That helped me beat God of War. : razorblade79
• no i'm awesome at games : JINKY
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  I'm pretty below average at most games and tend to have trouble on anything above Easy. It probably doesn... : Arceihn
  • To be fair, perimeter multiplayer was a bit of a mess. : dafugg
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  if your playiing it on the 360 its the DPAD's fault man, just blame the SHITTY dpad! : VuduChild
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    nope, ps3, I just suck at platformers : randomnull
    • damn.. oh well.. mega man over the years have always been overtly difficult if you compared them to other... : VuduChild
• DotA. I don't know what it is, but I cannot for the life of me get the hang of that game. : naios
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  no. : thief
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    same. I'm just naturally awesome at all multiplayer games. The first day a game comes out I just nerd it ... : aeg1x
    • I'm glad to find someone in my position :\ : thief
• WoW Arena. Took a break at the end of S2. Now trying to gear up again at the end of S4 on a new realm (mi... : [7]kami
• practice, practice, practice sir : higround
• Practice, brother! Mega Man Zero sought my surrender, but I did not relent. My will did not waver, nay, n... : Magus
• that's why i will never buy the game, or most others, i don't have the time or patience or interest in fr... : araczynski
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  Any RTS in multiplayer, which is Dawn of War right now. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
  • Same, I suck at RTS games. Somehow I think I just don't get the logic behind these games. : Bamii
• My girlfriend made fun of me last night for doing a happy dance while Megaman 9 was downloading. It wa... : Omaha
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  *raises hand* : PapaBoo
  • Practice makes perfect. : nevicata
• If the game is even remotely spooky I can only play it for a little bit at a time. Trilby's Notes is givi... : helvetica
• Holy crap Mega Man 9 is hard. I feel your pain. I played for over an hour last night and only beat 1 bo... : jeffcox111

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  Thats cause the last Fire and Ice was meh, and the 2nd part is already 6 months late. I expect he'll t... : loboca
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    He better, but it's becoming more and more limited in the ways it can be resolved, what with him constant... : brickmatt
    • Or perhaps, to sit on all the thrones...and do nothing. : Magus
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  I can't get behind Malazan. The world is interesting, but there are far too many characters that seem sim... : Modica Sol Solis
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    I'm reading the first book right now. It's rather slow, but lakren keeps assuring me it will pick up! : CrustaR
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      The first is the worst, it's all downhill from there. : brickmatt
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        I really, hope this is true, because it was work for me to get through the first, and it left me scratchi... : mordaken
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          The first book is like being thrown into the middle of a story. It's like that, because that's what it is... : brickmatt
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            This is correct. I'm on Bonehunters now and I can't stop reading them. So much better than Fire and Ice. : Xanthos
            • Bonehunters is really, really good. : brickmatt
  • One of the things I liked best about the series is how you gain perspective over time. In the first book... : brickmatt
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    yeah. So many of the characters are just so generic. They all run together except for a select few. I've ... : wtf242
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      Damn, I wonder if I should just stop reading it while I have the chance. I'm only like 120 pages into th... : CrustaR
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        don't get me wrong. it's a good series. book 2 is 10x better than book 1. Have you even read song of ice ... : wtf242
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          Yeah, I read Song of Ice and Fire...I kind of dug it, but it was kind of slow going at parts. : CrustaR
          • Malazan is infinitely more action packed than Ice and Fire. And, in my opinion, more entertaining overall... : brickmatt
        • More like A Song of Rape and Baby-Killing. : SockMonkeh
      • Keep reading! I don't agree with the generic characters comment. There are a ton of very memorable charac... : bording
      • You're better off finishing the book and forming your own opinion. : Magus
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      I've been thinking of picking up Altered Carbon and reading that instead. :| : CrustaR
      • Do it. Your life will improve. : Albemuth
      • Oh now that is a great read! very hard boiled detective film noir style. Altered Carbon, Broken Angels, t... : Jenings
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        Did not enjoy that series at all. : brickmatt
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          It felt so cliche and over down. Forget it, PI, it's Chinatown. : brickmatt
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            That's disappointing, brickmatt! :[ : CrustaR
            • I wasn't bored, it was just a generic PI story in a world I didn't find interesting with characters I tho... : brickmatt
        • As a series, it's weak. Altered Carbon is fantastic standalone technoir. : randomposter
    • generic? Seriously? I've encountered this with both of ICE's books, but none of Erikson's. ICE writes in ... : Magus
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    I think the thing I dislike most about Malazan is that it's the absolute parallel to what I want to write... : Modica Sol Solis
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      Owned. =( : brickmatt
      • The thing that sets mine apart is that it's very much grounded in the natural history of our world. It's ... : Modica Sol Solis
  • I couldn't finish the Malazan book, couldn't get anymore cliche. Once the heavy use of Deus Ma china star... : tomatoactivator
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  I agree with you. Malazan took a bit of getting used to because of its quirks but once I got a few thousa... : Psigun
  • It's nice to not wait 4 years, I agree. And the power levels are entertaining and hilarious for me to rea... : brickmatt
  • I never understand the complaints about the crazy-powerful characters. Uh, R.A. Salvatore, anyone? At lea... : Magus
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  Malazan is way to convoluted and I only was interested in a small percentage of the story. I didn't reall... : NastyJack
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    Malazan keeps me interested because I'm trying to figure out what the fuck is going on. And also, it has ... : brickmatt
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      Yeah it definitely has some cool characters but I wasn't interested enough to be bothered to try to piece... : NastyJack
      • Ice and Fire keeps it pretty much down to 3 generations. : brickmatt
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        I've read a lot of Fantasy, and Malazan (and to some extent, LoTR, though it's not as integral to the sto... : Vantage
        • I do like the deep time aspect of the Malazan series (as that's one of the reasons I loved LoTR so much, ... : Halen
        • Yeah I was definitely exaggerating but I always seem to find something I don't like in any given fantasy ... : NastyJack
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          Meanwhile in Malazan you come across random characters that are 100,000 years old every other chapter. Th... : Psigun
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            How upbeat and funky-fresh would you be if you had lived through 100,000 years of human history? I'm pre... : Vantage
            • That's why I love it. : brickmatt
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    I don't see how people get so confused. Sure it's a lot of characters, but when you use the list in the ... : mwasher
    • Yeah, just today I was flipping through the old books and there's so many details crammed into each book ... : brickmatt
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      you're on book 2 dude.. wait until you're on book 6 or whatever : wtf242
      • my brain power is immense : mwasher
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        I really don't think it gets any more complex the further you get into the series. He wraps up most non-p... : Psigun
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          I agree with this entirely. : brickmatt
          • I agree as well. : Psigun
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      If you have to write the job or archetype of the character's pov every time they are in a chapter, i.e. t... : sharpie
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        I didn't get the feeling that he did that at all. : brickmatt
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          not a feeling, a fact. Every chapter, every time. : sharpie
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            I don't see that at all. : brickmatt
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              I don't even understand your responses. I'll give you an example. Let's say there's a chapter with Fiddle... : sharpie
              • I don't think it has anything at all to do with the story being more or less confusing. Like you said, it... : brickmatt
              • Just because an author uses a description as a pronoun doesn't mean he's trying to remind the reader abou... : Magus
    • It does. I re-read Gardens of the Moon last month and I'm nearly finished with Memories of Ice, which I'm : Magus
• one of my favorites: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/9/3/ : virus
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  Is Megaman really that awesome? I have never played it. : MatzL.E.
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    Any of them? If you don't already have brand loyalty going for you, they really can be an acquired tas... : kallanta
    • Well said. Anyone curious about Mega Man read this. : brickmatt
    • Good post. I bought MM9 having never played any of the series before. That shit was tough! I may do what ... : smoove
    • X1 is still my favourite. Graphics, gameplay and music are among the best of 2D gaming IMO. Although ... : razorblade79
• I enjoy both books for different reasons, I enjoy GRRM's characterization while marveling at Erikson's wo... : lightly inclined
• Re: second comment. hahahahahahahahahahaha : Sexpansion Pack

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• Fallout series. Only because I love post apoc games/stories. : Trips
• my most epic memories stem from eq, but it is a mmo. rpg of sorts i guess. : jane911
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  Probably Planescape:Torment. : Nixx2004
  • I'm surprised no one said anything f fantasy : Mindseye82
  • Yes. : lightly inclined
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  as a kid i loved lands of lore but the last game I really enjoyed was oblivion, though that may be a s... : spaceless
  • oh shit i didnt know they made more than one lands of lore! : spaceless
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  Xenogears : megarust32
  • Such a great and deep rpg : Mindseye82
  • 2nd this as my all time favorite; Close (and i mean CLOSE) behind are: Final Fantasy Tactics Final F... : Demius
  • ^^^^^^!!!!!! Is this avalible on the PSP? : kanix
  • Yeah, I'd have to go with Xenogears. : nevicata
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  Baldur's Gate II followed closely by Fallout : grasshoppah
  • Yes, this grasshoppah is a wise one. : lolbotomy
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    I see the entire Baldur's Gate series as one game, so that's pretty much the greatest and most epic RPG t... : Marauder IIC
    • ^^IAWTP : r3dn3ck
• Mine would have to be ff6 maybe cuz it was my first rpg : Mindseye82
• Faery tale? nahh : dafugg
• Fallout and Planescape Torment are always at the top of my list. I also have to say that I loved KOTOR li... : thetangent
• Wow.. Ultima IV was a classic, I also loved the Baldur's Gate series of games. Real tough to call great... : Tripps
• cronotrigger eot : persuxe
• Wasteland : XchumpoX
• Assuming we ignore strategy or action RPGs, I'd say Planescape Torment, no question. : Vincent Grayson
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  Final Fantasy IV slightly ahead of Chrono Trigger. But the two are very close. : RevRaven
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    I'm with this guy. FF6 is a great game with a RIDICULOUSLY good story, and CT is a better game with a no... : kallanta
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      I think he was talking about FFIV, not FFVI. :P : IndigoAK
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        ...well... shit.... then I disagree. : kallanta
        • FF VI was great too! Just not quite to the level of IV in my opinion. IV is the perfect console RPG to me... : RevRaven
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      Clearly not a Roman. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        Or perhaps a dyslexic. : kallanta
        • Don't be so hard on yourself. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Ultima Underworld and Final Fantasy 7. : thewindcriesmary
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  Ultima VI. : enyakk
  • You're missing a "I". Ultima VII. All four parts. Or Ultima IV is pretty close... (I also really REALLY l... : AxeMan808
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  Planescape: Torment, no doubt. Plot, writing, characters, interaction - it's a work of art. : daedraug
  • It really is.....fuck, this thread is making me want to go back and replay that game. Gonna have to insta... : thetangent
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  planescape torment, everyone who didn't say planescape torment or bg2 get out : JINKY
  • BG2 is probably my favorite. I'd go back and play it again but its just such a long game it would take m... : MuteMode
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  Morrowind by a shave. Ooh, and FF7. : braaains
  • Second'd on FF7. I still have nostalgia from it! : scorpiusman
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  I'll go with the unpopular and say Breath of Fire III (or II) Great characters, great gameplay, great ... : Modica Sol Solis
  • BoF3 > BoF2 imo... 2 was great but 3 was epic : Demius
• Skies of Arcadia for console, Planescape Torment for PC. : dmaownsyou
• Dragon Warrior :( : Juno
• If we want to count Tactical-only RPGs, Final Fantasy Tactics. Otherwise FF6 and Chrono Trigger tie. : kallanta
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  The Fallout series. By far. : dasampla
  • ^ Obviously : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • ^^^^^truth : cdbeckman
  • yeah : SockMonkeh
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  My favorite is Kotor 1 : -efx-
  • mine as well. - Dark Side Points Gained : AMikaboshi
• Gothic 2: Night of the Raven : SlamDunk
• Too tough to call, looking at the classics alone... Ultima IV, VII (pc) Final Fantasy II,III (snes) ... : pigvomit
• Anyone enjoy earthbound I know it doesn't come close to "greatest" but it was different and in some ways ... : Mindseye82
• Pokemon - because aside from Oblivion it's the only RPG I like and I like it more than Oblivion. ooo d... : marmite
• Dungeon Master easily. Strange it was that successful in Europe and badly known in the US. It was the ins... : guigr
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  Ooh...tough one...RPG is such a broad category, not sure I could pick a single one. Here's my picks: ... : genom
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    your pick of FF7 over FF6 for best music seems strange to me, but everybody's got their own opinions : qwpeoriu
    • For some reason, the FF7 themes have stuck in my head. FF6, not so much. It may just be that it's been ... : genom
    • FF7 music is catchier : riptyde
• Still has to be Fallout 2 for me. : ramshot
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  Ultima 7 : razorblade79
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    Or Deus Ex. Or Torment. I don't want to decide :( : razorblade79
    • choose deus ex :D : steve_o
  • Second'd. The best RPG I've ever had the pleasure of playing. I spent countless hours exploring that game... : gijoehosaphat
• can i have Deus Ex? : steve_o
• skies of arcadia : lakren
• Baldur's Gate 2, KOTOR, Chrono Trigger, Fire Emblem. There cannot be only one, too many glories to count.... : Magus
• My favorite is probably Arcanum but even I'm at a loss as to why. : baron calamity
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  It's clearly Chrono Trigger. The art, the music, the story, the characters, the gameplay. I'm happy its c... : geedeck
  • Chrono Cross is related to CT, but more of a spiritual sequel. : antareus
• realistically you should differentiate between the different types of rpgs, because they can pretty much ... : Luminair
• I'd probably say Ultima 7. My favorite RPGs are FF6, KOTOR, fuck it's too early for me to list them all. : qwpeoriu
• I really can't find a way to decide between Chrono Trigger, FFIV, FFVI, Planscape: Torment, Xenogears, or... : funnynamehere
• Quest for Glory series, obviously : kill9
• I don't think i can decide on this one : jonin
• Tough to choose one: Wasteland - awesome setting (Finster's maze was so cool!), very violent for it's ti... : sergeon
• ultima vi !!! : .frame
• Chrono Trigger : soapland
• Because they haven't been broguht up: Anachranox & SNES - Shadowrun : senseimoron
• I don't know about greatest, but Morrowind is my favorite by far. : tashtego
• SECRET OF MANA it counts :( : sketchuout
• Out of all the RPGs I've played, the Fallout series. I've heard great things about Planescape: Torment... : Rag and Bone Man
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  My favorites: 1. Ultima VII (including Serpent Isle and expansions). By far the most charming and the be... : dirge23
  • You and I are on the same page. Wasteland was great...what was the other game those guys did? Fountains... : icon_of_syn
• Final Fantasy Tactics : riptyde
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  FF6 without a doubt. FF4, Secret of Mana and Chrono Trigger are all secret tier for me. I'll also inclu... : Blucklesworth
  • secret = second O_o;; : Blucklesworth
• Panzer Dragoon Saga. A prime case of substance over length. : airmaus
• Chrono Trigger. Why do you even have to ask? : antareus
• I enjoyed Wasteland the most. Honorable mention to Oblivion. : stump
• Panzer Dragoon Saga : My Documents
• Final Fantasy VII. : freakynipples69
• I would definitely have to say Wasteland. : freak!
• Fallout 2. : Fyunch Click
• Fallout. : lplasmatron

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• it just got renewed for a second season. I didn't like it either : grabbie
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  after finding out the premise I was disappointed. One big allegory about gay rights...no thanks. : byorn
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    uh what : kill9
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      Ball himself said this. : randomposter
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        where did he say this? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/07/tca-alan-ball-t.html “I : kill9
        • yeah...the rest of the quote makes it a bit glib, but it sounds like it was not his intention. : byorn
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          Hrm, he sort of said it, not really I guess. AVC: How do you envision the use of vampires as a metapho : randomposter
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            You're a fool. : thief
            • Not quite far back enough in time, it would seem :D : thief
            • ^^ personal attack from cuntface here : randomposter
  • i equated it more to the civil rights movement : eeeealmo
  • Yep a liked a little better when it was called X-men. Only a little though. : themaestro2657
• Yeah, someone let me know if Anna Paquin ever takes her clothes off, plz. Otherwise I'm done with it, to... : cerealSAM2
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  Same. I knew after the first one it was crap but I wanted to be fair. After this last one I just cant p... : smacknca
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    Yeah, before Dexter premiered I *might* have been willing to put up with it as a hold-over, but man, ther... : jason bergman
    • in canada true blood airs before dexter. i really enjoyed the episode of true blood and found the dexter... : dantastic
  • what about John Adams? Rome? those are very recent things HBO has made which were amazing : kill9
  • Hopefully A Song of Ice and Fire will turn out well. : Vincent Grayson
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  Hrm. I haven't checked it out yet.... maybe I won't bother. :[ : randomposter
  • Don't, it's no good. (Her friend is cute, though.) : Nobody Good
• Yeah, only my love of genre crap sustains me now. : SpaecKow
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  Watch ep 4. 4 is really good :( : aggressor
  • Someone else told me this. I enjoyed 1 and 2 but 3 was really really bad. It was so bad that my wife and... : trevis
  • The first half hour is not. : cerealSAM2
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  I feel the same way about Fringe. Now THATS crap. : Cygnus X-1
  • at least something happens (not a good show though) : byorn
  • The latest episode was pretty good. It had sort of a Warren Ellis/Planetary feel to it : smax
• the show is awesome : quadalupeupe
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  I'm enjoying it. Can't believe it gets so much hate here. : SockMonkeh
  • Can't you? Can't you really? : cerealSAM2
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  Tara needs her own show. I'll give True Blood a bit longer. Fringe I'm done with though. : brickmatt
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    i hear theyre canceling the sarah connor chronicles :( : jujubees
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      Wouldn't be surprised. Fox. : brickmatt
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        They really started off on a bad note this season though. he first few episodes were pretty dull compare... : IndigoAK
        • I mostly agree. The premier wasn't horrible, but ep 2 and 3 were ass. : brickmatt
    • Any details? Seems damned early to kill off a show. : Merconium
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      you have to be kidding. :( : FormerHPB
      • I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did. : Dynotaku
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    Tell me about Fringe, it's starting here soon - how much of an X-Files is it? : SpaecKow
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      It's like the x-files with annoying music and less intrigue and crappy lead characters. : brickmatt
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        :( I guess JJ Abrams really sucks. : SpaecKow
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          You should check it out yourself. Personally, I think it's better than X-Files in every conceivable way. : Marauder IIC
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            Well, with the exception of the CGI location names. That got old in the first episode. : Marauder IIC
            • I find them amusing really. Especially the way they have their own shadows or show in reflections. I th... : IndigoAK
            • I swear to god if one person hadn't gone off on those on the interwebs somewhere no one would give a shit... : eskimo spy
      • fuck yes, I thought I was the only one who noticed. They use waaaay too much music in Fringe. : aaarrrgh
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      So far I like The Walter Bishop Show starring John Noble (which imo is what it should be called). Really : eskimo spy
      • Yeah, he's easily the best character on the show (as well as the best actor imo). The bald FBI dude's OK : mn3m0n1c
    • X-Files + Alias = Fringe. Sucks. : MaJeStu
  • tara is hot as hell and that is one of the main reasons i continue to watch true blood : JINKY
• It's got Vampires = Awesome boobs sometimes = Awesome comedy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cY... : quadalupeupe
• when did "meh" become "feh"? god, i'm old. : biskits
• I am enjoying it. Good show imo. : Tripps
• agreed, true blood sucks. (it sucks a fuck)(ask Elizabeth how to suck a fuck) Mad Men is great. : XchumpoX
• I'm enjoying it, but it seems really slanted towards female viewers. I think if i was a guy, i wouldn't h... : Borzoi
• wtf? this show has gotten soooo good since the pilot : klearlyunseen
• I gave it half a pilot and turned it off, pure shit. : jayares
• I actually think it has been improving over time. I will probably keep watching since I usually spend my ... : Evil Benius
• hbo found the fail stick when they cancelled deadwood and then they took away 2 episodes from the final s... : VuduChild
• I enjoy Sookie's pert bosoms. That's about it. : Jeepy McJeeperton
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  If you are honestly opting out to watch Dexter over True Blood, you are an idiot anyways. : freakynipples69
  • wait, reverse that. You SHOULD be watching Dexter over True Blood. : freakynipples69
• I agree. I was done after the first episode. : afrochops