Sunday Discussion

by Chris Faylor, Dec 14, 2008 9:39am PST

My, that old chatty was getting rather crowded. How about a fresh start for Sunday?

Though the seasonal rush of excellent games is now over, I have to admit, I'm at a loss as to what I should be playing right now. Do I boot up Mirror's Edge? Fallout 3? Fable 2? Penny Arcade Adventures Episode Two? Dead Space? Gears of War 2? Persona 4?

Some have more flaws than others--I'm looking at you, Mirror's Edge--but I've enjoyed my time with all of them thus far. Now I finally need to buckle down and commit to beating them, assuming I don't get too distracted by some other shiny thing. And Fallout 3, you've got a special slot in my calendar--I'll be seeing you exclusively over Christmas.

Oh, check out our Persona 4 giveaway for a chance at free stuff ...if you want it, that is.

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What kind of watches do you Shackers wear?

My daily wear is a Citizen Promaster 200M (AJ0100-02E): http://www.princetonwatches.com/images/watches/AJ0100-02E.jpg

You?

Dec 14, 2008 2:49pm PST

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yay, my media center is back up and running, this time vista 32 (might go back to 64 so i can use all 8gigs of ram) and my launch day x360 is running flawlessly as a media center extender (over wifi)

Dec 15, 2008 1:34am PST

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    - tversity never worked well for me, I just use the XBMC for that stuff and the 360/PS3 for HD stuff : moshman
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  Why would you have 8 gigs in a mediacenter? : bundy
  - cos 8 gigs costs like 50p now : moshman
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      8GB is slower than 4GB : usedillusion
      
      ... how do you figure that? : Toraz Chryx
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  I 1up your ridiculous hardware with a mac mini. : spazzium
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    - Hell's Yeah. Plex. : spazzium

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Let me ask you gentlemen a question, story in reply...

Dec 14, 2008 10:28pm PST

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Let me ask you gentlemen a question, story in reply... : greh kleh
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wow i just got my macbook pro returned to me, all repaired and lovely :)
Was wierd not having a computer :(
if my cat spills a pint of water on my laptop again she'll be paying for it.
in blood

Dec 17, 2008 8:41am PST

wow i just got my macbook pro returned to me, all repaired and lovely :) Was wierd not having a compute : disembodied potato

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Fuuuuuck.

This female friend of mine wears this Burburry perfume that smells amazing. Every time she hugs me she imparts some of it onto me and I will periodically smell my shirt because it smells to fucking good. :(

Dec 14, 2008 10:32pm PST

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So now that all my christmas shopping is done, I want to get started on building a new computer.

The thing is, I haven't purchased a new computer component in years, and I have NO idea what's good, or even decent, these days.

I really have no desire to spend more than a thousand dollars with a monitor.

I'd use it for everyday computing, some gaming (I really just want to be able to play Fallout 3), and basic home audio recording.

Any suggestions help. Thanks!

Dec 14, 2008 10:06pm PST

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SD'd

WE2008 RECIEVED!

and not from just any shacker. but from one that works at HSN! Slowtreme (thanks laurgasms)

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Dec 14, 2008 10:03am PST

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Drucifer's worst nightmare: http://apina.biz/1002

I think this is possibly the only image on Apina that is neither NWS or disturbing (at least to people who are not Drucifer).

Dec 14, 2008 7:42pm PST

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Well, I saw Dragonforce in concert last night, supported by Turisas and Powerglove.

Powerglove opened and, while their costumes were bargain basement and their music was muddled, they had good energy and got the crowd going, singing along to their metal rendition of "Go Go Power Ranger" (they do metal covers of videogame music like Megaman X and Mortal Combat).

Turisas was next and, honestly, they carried the day. There's 6 of them, including a leprechaun with an electric violin and a busty vixen with an accordion. Much better costumes (they sing in viking leathers/furs and warpaint) and their music was catchy, varied and awesome. They got everyone singing along and generally were totally awesome. Unfortunately, as they were an opening act, they were only able to play 5 songs and only got to use half the stage and not much in the way of a light show.

DRAGONFORCE, on the other hand, was really disappointing. Or rather they lived up to my fears. I'm really not a big fan of Dragonforce. Their music is mostly non-musical high-speed guitar noodling played over ridiculous blast-beats. Their entirely major-chord vocal choruses all sound exactly the same with a few exceptions. Now, given extensive work in the studio, all of these can be quantized together and cleaned up so that everything sounds in time and impressively pyrotechnic. However, in a live environment, these guys just aren't good enough to make their already mediocre songs work.

It ended up being 1.5 hours of incredibly fast BLAMABLAMABLAMABLAMA blastbeats with muddy WOODLYWOODLYWOODLYWEEEEEEERRRRRWOODLYWOODLYWOODLY guitar wankery over top.

Even if the songs were good, it takes incredible musicianship to remain tight when playing live, and despite Herman Ri's obvious skill with the axe, neither he nor the rest of the band are tight. Only a few bands can pull this kind of thing off live (Dream Theater being a prime example). Honestly, the only reason Dragonforce is nearly as big as it is, is due to Guitar Hero.

Anyways, so the music was a total bomb. They did have high energy on stage, so it was at least fun to watch. Though, they sure love to pantomime jerking each other off on stage, pointing at their own butts and pretending to suck on phallic microphones. wtf? Also, the guitarist who is not Herman Li and the (totally crazy drugged out) keyboardist both dress like indie scene kids, with skinny jeans, silly shoes and ties over ironic t-shirts. Not very metal. At least the singer had the traditional metal-singer getup going on (poofy shirt, black leather pants... haha)

So yeah, Turisas rules, Dragonforce drools. None of my friends who came with me knew any of the music except Through The Fire And The Flames, and they all preferred Turisas as well, simply because the songs all sounded different and there were discernible melodies, whereas Dragonforce was just a wall of WOODLYWOODLYWOODLYWEEEEERRRRRERERERERRRROODLYOODLYWOOOOEERR noise.

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So I just upgraded from a 8600GT to a 9800GT.

Wow.

Recommendations to load up?

Dec 14, 2008 3:43pm PST

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w0000t!

DEXTER season finale tonight!!

IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME

Dec 14, 2008 9:42am PST

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w0000t! DEXTER season finale tonight!! IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME : Flying h4x0r
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    As long as Deb shows her tits I'll be happy ;) : AMikaboshi
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      while I love big titties, I still find her hot. /shrug : AMikaboshi
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      You mean Rita right? Deb doesn't really have any tits. : Flying h4x0r
      
      I would also be happy with this. : AMikaboshi
      
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      I'm partial to Deb. :( Rita is too homely. : yoonix
      
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      What the fuck? Deb looks like a really thin man. Rita is gorgeous. : fuell
      
      signed. : fatman
      
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      I think it's the character. Deb is crazy. Rita is motherly. : yoonix
      
      I love Deb's character. : Flying h4x0r
      
      I like both characters fine..... but Rita is WAY WAY WAY hotter. : fatman
      
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      my wife believes that Rita had an upgrade. : Clay
      
      Playing a pregnant woman will likely result in various augmentations from the costume department : tomservo
      
      Well she was a figure skater. And those often turn out well-proportioned. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      
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      Yes, and not a very good one. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2607518720/nm0004748 : elwood00
      
      OMG... Now I know she rules. http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3711277568/nm0004748 : fatman
      
      ugh, fucking gross : Halen
      
      I think they put a lot of work into her hair and makeup. Which has really increased her hotness. : tsuba
      
      Rita is way hotter than deb. : Magus
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- you are correct sir, I can't wait. : AMikaboshi
- Just got caught up myself, can't wait. : lightly inclined
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  - Dexter's a cool mofo : losimagic
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      Holy shit. That'd be really interesting. : Flying h4x0r
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  - The build up is slow this season, but it gets really good later on. : c_man_tmt
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  - No shit, I miss that motherfucker. : atom519
  - he was awesome : Flying h4x0r
  - Agreed. : DOOManiac
  - His twin brother kills Cody and Astor in this coming episode out of revenge trust me : tomservo
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    - psst lakren this : yoonix
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      I could see this : thekidd
      
      uncle tera! : cygnus
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My Shacknews interview on piracy got brought up in a fairly in-depth article about piracy over at TweakGuides.

http://www.tweakguides.com/Piracy_1.html

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n{XBOX 360}n BOUGHT'D

n{BIOSHOCK}n BOUGHT'D

n{PRINCE OF PERSIA}n BOUGHT'D

n{milkshake from In n Out}n BOUGHT'D

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo!!!!!! 1

Dec 14, 2008 7:29pm PST

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  - Bloody Jesus H. Christ, The bloody Son of God, have some bloody mercy on me, a bloody sinner! : pyros
  - Bumping this thread. Where do we take numbers? FIRST! : sukabljat
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- there can be only one! : hatelull
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      i like my woman like i like my shakes vanilla, with some hot fudge in em? : Modica Sol Solis
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How much does Geek Squad charge hourly? Or does it depend on location?

Dec 14, 2008 4:34pm PST

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  - jesus christ, that's ridiculous : Yanks
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      Ha! Trust a dude who can't spellcheck his own name? : cerealSAM2
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- The shack is free geeksquad service. : Iwannaacura
- YEah, its so expensive to take your pc to a big-box retailer.. u might as well drop it in the trash and b... : chilln
- I'll fuck up your PC for free! : Prozium
- Goddammit Butters. : stuka
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      $10/hr : mrvandelay
      
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Ow. I just gassed myself while trying to roast some serranos in olive oil & garlic to put on top of some burgers. Vent was on high, but I still managed to breathe in some fumes apparently. The inside of nose is on fire and my eyes are red. Despite my pain, they turned out burnt, rubbery, and still pretty hot. Shack Chefs, what the hell did I do wrong and how do I properly roast up some serranos? I want to take some of the heat out, and make them some what crispy.

(All I did to them was take the seeds out, sliced them real thin with a parry knife, and put them in a pan with garlic and olive oil on medium heat)

Dec 14, 2008 3:58pm PST

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An alternate Most Disappointing Games of 2008 list from Wired:

http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/12/disappointing-g.html

I like this list more than Tom Chick's

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Seattle Shackers

I know you guys just had a shackmeet yesterday, but HOW ABOUT ANOTHER ONE!?

Papaboo is coming to Seattle:

When: 1/9/2008 - 1/11/2008

I'm game for something Friday night or Saturday night. I've never been to Seattle, so I know nothing about anything. So ... please let me know if you guys are willing to get together again.

Juno, Fraylo, Iwannaacura -- anybody?

Dec 14, 2008 3:30pm PST

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what was the first of the modern FPS games to have location based damage? I remember there was a game that came out around '97 or so where you could shoot off arms and heads, what was that?

Dec 14, 2008 9:37pm PST

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http://wimp.com/cooltest/

Just a test.

Dec 14, 2008 10:06am PST

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http://wimp.com/cooltest/ Just a test. : YerMothah
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I'm trying really hard to find the name of a very old game. Here's a description, and perhaps you can figure it out from there.

It came out long ago - say the 1990s. It's a side scroller in 2D with stark graphics. It was re-released as recently as last year by the author, who I believe may be French. Note that I believe one guy created this.
At the beginning of this game, I vaguely remember a guy waking (possibly), but I do remember a strange car and something ominous. I also believe the game was science-fictiony.

Halp!

Dec 14, 2008 7:36pm PST

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  Another World/Out of This World : RomSteady
  - This sounds like it : timaste
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    That's it! God the Shack hive mind is awesome! : Athlon7
  - Fantastic game, I have the snes cart still : pyros
- Also, I think it was an adventure game. : Athlon7
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- High for tomorrow is 7F without windchill. :( : nevicata
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Pretty cool rally video. Its from 1983 and there at no tech do-dads on that vehicle.
at 1:35 it looks like fun. The whole start is completely insane though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI5wTDFRA34&feature=related

Dec 14, 2008 8:56pm PST

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