Morning Discussion

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  Wild Arms was my favorite until FFVII rolled around. Pretty simple and straightforward RPG, but it was en... : ieGod
  • Big fan of Grandia, sprite based but it had some of the best fight mechanics I can remember from that tim... : one random winner
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    I still whistle the theme song every so often. It's a fun game, but the battle graphics are really, real : ZTac
    • I can't hit the high notes on the song, btw :( : ZTac
    • The intro inspired me to pick up guitar again after a year or two hiatus. It's so great. : ieGod
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    yes! The music was so good in that one. : bakanoodle
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISSAZrUU9aU I dare you not to hum along :D : ZTac
  • i can't remember if i played this or watched a friend play it but i remember it being cool. : ass-street
  • I played a bunch of that and it was one of the first ever JRPGs I played. I was enjoying it until this o... : Begawkiness
  • Started playing this for the first time on the ps3. (its on PSN). Its actually kind of neat! : chungathebunga
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  Chrono Cross. : rotten element
  • ^ This 100x over. Not as good as Trigger, but still effin epic in its own right. : squigiliwams
  • Even though I did not finish Chrono Cross, it's still my favorite RPG on the PS1. : cr00kedview
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  XENOGEARS EOT. : Masem
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    seriously, right? : Deathlove
    • I'm in the middle of a playthrough right now! It's still awesome! : ZTac
    • just don't give up at the sewers : Zek
  • A thousand times, yes. Best RPG on the system. : ArcKnight
  • this person is correct : Makenxero
  • ^^knows whats up : Vanitas
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  Parasite Eve 1 & 2 : Rehevkor
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    This. Short and sweet. Xenogears is wayyy to talky. : digweed014
    • But the talky was one of the things that made it interesting. That and Gear battles. Delicious, delicio... : ZTac
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    Yup, love these two. Also check out Dino Crisis 1 & 2. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Well, not really RPGs, more comparable to Resident Evil but with dinos. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Xenogears!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9RB2bSVKO4 : kanix
• Xenogears (must play) Chrono Cross Valkyrie Profile (easier to find on PSP) Star Ocean: The Second Sto... : omnova
• Xenogears Breath of Fire 3 Breath of Fire 4 Chrono Cross Legend of the Dragoon Posted above, but obs : ZTac
• Dragon Warrior 7 : Totenjaeger
• Breath of Fire III and IV, definitely. Star Ocean 2, try and get past the terrible voiceovers. Chrono C... : Modica Sol Solis
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  Grandia, Vagrant Story, Star Ocean 2, Valkyrie Profile, Xenogears (though it's aged horribly), Chrono Cro... : Link.
  • I had forgotten about several of these, but yes! This whole thread is filling me with happy memories. : ZTac
  • This guy knows WHATS UP! : tcxsnoop
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    Wait, are you really saying Tales of Destiny was better than Tales of Destiny 2 (or Tales of Eternia, as ... : Vincent Grayson
    • I never finished Tales of Destiny (for various reasons) and went back to play it through completion recen... : omnova
• Everyone's covered the rest, so I'll mention Suikoden 1 and 2, Vagrant Story and Legend of Mana. : Vincent Grayson
• Somewhat accurate list. http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=ps&cat=48&year=0&numrev=0&sort=0&... : Wombat Woo
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  Suikoden : spectr3
  • I began Suikoden 2 some time ago, but never finished. :( I need to restart that game. : DHAvatar
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  Xenogeras is the best PSX rpg ever. Combat is actually fun. : Cihte
  • ^gears : Cihte
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  Alundra. No one remembers it, but it had great Zelda-like gameplay with puzzles that could actually t... : slax0r
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    I tried playing Alunda again about two years ago and it was much worse than I remembered. :( : Link.
    • It's one of the few games that Working Designs actually improved when they brought it to the US. Could yo... : roushimsx
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  Anyone ever play Legend of Legaia? I don't think I ever finished it, and really I don't remember much abo... : Makenxero
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    Yeah, it has unique combat system. Fun game. : Link.
    • Is that the psuedo-fighter RPG? : one random winner
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  thread jack. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what is the BEST rpg out of xbox 360 or ps3 right n... : xxiv
  • out on the* : xxiv
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    Are you talking jRPGs? Cause there haven't been any good jRPGs for quite a while. : Modica Sol Solis
    • either or, whatevers fun : xxiv
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      why is RPG capitalized but not the j? : zerog83
      • Hungarian Notation : Ebu
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      Valkyria Chronicles is supposed to be the shit. : Frank_Mackey
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        That's more like Advance Wars for consoles. : Sailor of Fortune
        • It's a StrategyRPG : razlebol
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    I don't think there's anything along the lines of Xenogears out, but Lost Odyssey is pretty damn good. Fa... : ArcKnight
    • gonna check it out i think, thanks : xxiv
  • I want to say Fable but that is much more an action game like Zelda. The best RPG I've played on 360/PS3... : WhatIsThisFor
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    There's only two serious contenders, and the key word here is contenders - they aren't anything great yet... : Masem
    • when i can get tales for 10-20 bucks i might pick it up. also i have to not be playing anything that gre... : Mr.SEX
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    I'll say Lost Odyssey. There's nothing really along the lines of Xenogears, but as far as story-driven... : Vincent Grayson
    • I'll agree with this, I thought it was brilliant. Loved the story especially. : Inadrys
  • the best jrpgs to come out in the past few years are persona 3 and persona 4 for ps2. the ds has better r... : JINKY
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    Best JRPG is Valkyria Chronicles or Tales of Vesperia. Persona 3/4 are better games than both though. : Link.
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      Valkyria Chronicles is not an RPG. : Vincent Grayson
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        ... How is VC not a RPG? It's a SRPG with action elements. : Link.
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          Because it's not at all? It's pretty much a straight strategy game, with both turn-based and real-time el... : Vincent Grayson
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            And most Wester/CRPG players wouldn't consider JRPGs RPGs either, since they only have levels but usually... : Fayk
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              That's not my point. It's pretty generally agreed upon what an RPG is and isn't, barring the stupid W/JRP... : Vincent Grayson
              • I'm not trolling, but by your definition, what is Fire Emblem? Those are characters. Hell, they can die p... : Fayk
  • I'm not much of a JRPG fan as much asn I tried but I was impressed by Eternal Sonata and Lost Odyssey. so... : Sailor of Fortune
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    I'm going to have to go with Lost Odyssey and Tales of Vesperia. I can tell you the worst and that's C... : ghost in my shell
    • i can barely tolerate jrpgs anymore, persona 4 is giving me hope though! : Mr.SEX
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  VALKYRIE PROFILE. Everyone's saying Xenogears. I must have been playing it wrong because it bored the shi... : systatic
  • That game 0wned back in the day. : CrustaR
• Vagrant Story was a tough ass game for me to figure out. That damn snowfly forest .... omg : packav
• Legend Of Dragoon : ghostmac
• Vagrant Story : melkore
• Chrono Cross blows. Avoid with a vengeance. Xenogears drags on like you wouldn't believe, but I had some : roushimsx
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  Wild Arms still has a special place in my heart. : Atma Weapon
  • I'm picking that up off of PSN to play through. Haven't tried it in forever :( : roushimsx
• Vagrant Story, Valkyrie Profile, Xenogears, Chrono Cross... those are the ones I really really enjoyed ou... : sevogajre

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  what other options are there? : Korban
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    The one you suggest : geedeck
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      WORLD'S BIGGEST CIRCLE JERK!!!!! : Korban
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        What? That's dumb. That's what posting here is for. : geedeck
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          if hurting my feelings was your intended goal... MISSION ACCOMPLISHED :*( : Korban
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            I have one eye squinted and am crushing your name between my finger and thumb. Crushing you. : geedeck
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              NOOOOOOOOOs[Os[Os[Os[Os[Os[Os[Os[O]s]s]s]s]s]s]s]s : Korban
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                awwww eff shacktags! : Korban
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                  maximum of 8 layers dood : one random winner
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                    A for effort? : Korban
                    • First time (I've noticed) you failing by hitting the maximum layer, so sure. : one random winner
                • try to imagine to failed tag codes as being the stuff squeezed out of your name : Dave-A
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  I'll play HoN but I suck. : whistletits
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    we need to get together. i've only played one game so far. i was mocked severely. : kbnerd
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      so was I. I finally had a chance to sit down last night and install/play one game. Everyone on my team ke... : whistletits
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        I'll be glad to run training games for HoN if we could get a bunch of noobs. I'm kind of bored of DotA ri... : geedeck
        • I need this. rodneystubbs in game : chrisschutz
  • you can't get better if you don't play : c0bra
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    I'll play too. Anything to get away from the douchebags in pubbie games. : Gary the Llama
    • GaryTheLlama in game, btw. : Gary the Llama
• i for one am off tomorrow and am not a government employee. it shall be glorious (i hope) : kbnerd
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  I have to work on finishing FEAR 2 and dominate Deathlove at TW 10 but I may try and fit in some L4D camp... : Degenerate
  • You are such a damn cockwhore. : Kaiser
• cs:s ? : ass-street
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  BF1942? : stgdz
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    THIS : romulan
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      If we can find the people and a server for it on a days notice, sure. : geedeck
      • if i can find my disks then it's on. i would love to do this. : kbnerd
      • Put up the ReMax UMax balloon! : ArcKnight
      • Hopefully the stars align! : romulan
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  I and Lexicon will be in for HoN in the middle of the day, probably. : c0bra
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    Well, A. I want to set some times today and B. for different games I want people to take the lead on maki... : geedeck
    • Set times today for tomorrow, or set times for later tonight? : c0bra
• .gov doesn't have off by default. An hour early leave only. It's called the 59 minute rule within the gov... : zeke
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  TF2 you whores : halophoenix
  • kinda tired (actually pretty tired) of tf2. T'was fun while it lasted! : kainen1
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  I'm off tomorrow AND monday but I don't play any of those games =/ : action roommate
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    that is because you'd rather play boring car racing games and WoW : kbnerd
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      I haven't played any games in like 2 months, including WoW. Actually, I take that back - I've played s... : action roommate
      • i've been mainly playing tf2. though really it's mostly because it's fairly brainless. : kbnerd
  • Then suggest something pouty pam : geedeck
• I'm down for some HoN. : Xanthos
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  I get F'd in the A. I have to work Friday and Monday :( Stupid bank. You would think they would at lea... : Phil
  • you work for a bank and yet don't get bank holidays off? you are getting screwed my friend. : kbnerd
  • 'sup fellow anti american bank employee! : goatboy
  • http://www.freedombank.com/ ? : Dave-A
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  I'd love to play HoN if I got an invite! Or how about Neotokyo? : TShandy
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    SM me. I've got a few invites. : Xanthos
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      SM me your email that is. : Xanthos
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        Did, thanks! : TShandy
        • invited! anyone else? : Xanthos
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  Needs more Worms 2 XBLA ! : Chod
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    How's the full version? : pun][sher
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      I'd like to know this as well. The demo wasn't bad, I kind of liked it. : hoov1185
      • I was pretty unsure about the demo. Something felt odd about the way it looked, but it may have just been... : xsoulbrothax
• Bad Company! Pull it off your shelves, blow the dust off, and blow some shit up. It's the American way... : hoov1185
• Ahhh whenever good gaming times are coming along, seems like I'm out of town or busy with school stuff =/... : Xevo
• Currently we're looking at: Heroes of Newearth: whistletits, kbnerd, chrisschutz, gary the llama, c0br... : geedeck

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  holy fuck yea. i just got my invite today and was like, "hey, i thought there wasnt a mac client?" wor... : askedrelic
  • awesome dude, we'll have to play today! : c0bra
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  I'm hoping to play with some newb shackers tonight. I've never played Dota before and HoN doesn't appea... : Wombat Woo
  • add me. kbnerd. i'm a complete n00b and am trying to learn. : kbnerd
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    make a game play byyourself : Iwannaacura
    • I've done this a few times. But be sure to read the Noob Guide on the forums as the game mechanics are im... : zakazi
    • I actually attempted this when I first loaded up the game. However Lakren invited me out of the blue bef... : Wombat Woo
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      This is decent for learning your hero's abilities and looking at the items but that's about the limit of ... : Zek
      • it's not bad for practicing the timing on last hitting / denying as well. : Xevo
      • Quitting solo games is not a leave : OverloadUT
  • I hope to get some good noob games in too. I actually really enjoy the learning curve. : zakazi
  • There are bot maps for DotA. : c0bra
  • Is there a self-cast hotkey for the powers? : DrZettl
  • NDA It is a beta. : byorn
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    Ditto. I played my first game last night, and the total lack of respect on the part of fellow players suc... : Vincent Grayson
    • I had this problem too. The best thing I can tell you is to reade the guides on the Strategy Forum, try t... : Xevo
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      play with noob shackers! join the hat channel "shack." there's a lot of us TOTAL and complete noobs, but ... : Juno
      • Juno is a wise man who has yelled at me for running ahead. I'd listen to him! <3 : GrimmyD
    • Problem is that the closed beta is very much concentrated with seasoned 'pros' as it were. The more noob... : kainen1
    • I'll be coming on later tonight to noob it up as well. I'm Zantas in game (and in the shack channel) : kbaxter
• oh fuck my life this is great!!! : Mr.SEX
• Ok, thats it. Now I'm gonna start begging for a beta key :( : SqueegyTBS
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  someone invite me now : multisync
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    yea, dont buy frozen throne, just do this : askedrelic
    • buy wraith : oHnOES
  • sm me your shit : Mr.SEX
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  INVITE ME PLS!!! : g0nk
  • sm me your email : Xanthos
• Awesomeawesomeawesome. : Fayk
• I'm in the Shack channel waiting for more noobs to join me NOW! : Bamii
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  I gotta say, S2 is impressing the shit out of me with their support for this already. : Xevo
  • S2 reminds me of a young Valve. : Wombat Woo
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  anyone else have an invite? : pandastrong
  • sm me your email. : Xanthos
• omg yes! now i can play on my work machine. : dromo5
• Holy shit, I suddenly have 6 invites! If you're not a lurker and need one, respond here and I'll SM you. : Xevo
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  I GOTS BETA INVITES GET YER BETA INVITES : Juno
  • sm'd : extrahappyturtle
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  invite would be awesome : grifter
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    sm me your email : Juno
    • sm'd : grifter
• oh NOES! Now I don't have to boot into Windows to not get any work done :[ : fotografico
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  I still don't know what HoN stands for.. : pun][sher
  • Heroes on Nerds ? : walker270
  • Heroes of Newerth... I was hoping it was a Hot or Not game for awhile =P : Xevo
• I was just playing with Fletch_ randomly!! : askedrelic
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  YEAHHH I WANT ONE WOOOO GIVE ME AN INVITE :D : Yanks
  • sm me : Juno
• i want an invite :( : foo
• got invite to give out as well. sm me email. : greydog
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  Two invites up for grabs, sm email addy. : icking fudiot
  • sm'd. thx : Yanks
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    One left. : icking fudiot
    • thank you good sir! i am going to play tonight! : Yanks
• 3 invites left - SM me your mailadres and a nekkid pic of your mom. : [7]kami
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  Do we have a clan or anything? I am getting tired of pubs :[ : skanky08
  • just join the channel "shack" in the lobby chat, you can organize games that way : Juno
  • some shackers will make you have lube before you join because they might ream you hard : Iwannaacura
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  We got a couple Shackers in the HoN Shack channel looking for a game, anyone else wanna come play? : Xevo
  • we need 1 more Shacker to start a 3v3 newbie learning game! : Xevo
• SM me with your email for an invite. 4 invites free. : hirosushima
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  for happyturtle and other Shack DOTA/HoN newbs (I was like this just a few short days ago!) Some good ... : Xevo
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    What affect does my level outside of the game give me? do i start with more stuff or what. : chilln
    • Nothing whatsoever. : c0bra
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    Thanks Xevo. Is there any in-game friends list or something like that? : Nitrium
    • yeah just right-click people in the Shack room and pick "Add Buddy" : Xevo
  • inf : askedrelic
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  hey i've got three invites i can give out, sm me your email address if you want one! : Mr.SEX
  • do you still have darling darling Im in for one! : massdev
  • sm'd : mmaster_pw
  • ok, i'm out now! : Mr.SEX
• OMFG MAC! please to be giving me invite SM moi if you have a spare... : massdev
• I got three invites.. SM me e-mail : kanix
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  3 Invites: first 3 to reply to this post and send me a SM with your e-mail get one if you have more than ... : Psigun
  • Invite please! : kbaxter
  • hi! : foo
  • hello there. : cltcprd
  • sent to the 3 above me, all out of invites for now : Psigun
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  Damn, sorry dudes I was just playing with, both my monitors shut off randomly and by the time I rebooted ... : Vincent Grayson
  • Le suck. We did win the game btw, thanks to Xana. : Bamii
• Oh holy crap, that is awesome news. : rudds
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  I have 5 invites to the first five shackers that SM me their emails. : DrZettl
  • sent : WhatIsThisFor
  • 3 left for those in need of an invite. : DrZettl
• I have 6 invites, SM me your email. Disclaimer: I may not get back on for a bit so it may not be immed... : Derringer
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  5 invites, first five reply/SM your email. : michael walker
  • all gone : michael walker
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  I don't understand this game at all... I've never played DoTA... : generexic
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    don't die. run away. don't die. : Juno
    • Bubble + Devour works pretty well too =) : GrimmyD
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    just read beginners basic stuff online. If you are in the beta - BE SURE to hit up the forums under stra... : kainen1
    • Everyone please do this. The game is quite complex if you haven't played DOTA, and if you don't know the ... : Dontdrop
  • It's like WoW but doesn't seem to take 4 hours to play 1 mission and take 40 people as well. : askedrelic
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  PEOPLE IN THE BETA: Once in the beta, please type /join shack into the chat window. This will increase... : GrimmyD
  • THANK YOU!! I didn't have a clue what i was doing. : g0nk
  • Is it possible to autojoin a channel when you log in? : JarEme
  • Yes, do this. (Also Shack is one of the bigger private channels, it's awesome.) : zakazi
  • I want to play is anyone else still awake? The noob guides are still kinda oblique if you didnt pplat DO... : Lightzout
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  I have 6 invites to anyone who still needs in. : WadeMcLain
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    I still need in. : yakz
    • sm'd you : WadeMcLain
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    I'll try it if I can play it on the Mac. : BlackCat9
    • sm'd you : WadeMcLain
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    oh me plz! : happynoodle
    • sm'd you : WadeMcLain
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    pls kind sir : TPSReport
    • sm'd you : WadeMcLain
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    I'd appreciate an invite. : pyrogen
    • cool sent you an sm : WadeMcLain
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    me please i want in : xxx2xxx
    • cool sent you an sm I am all out of invites : WadeMcLain
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  Mac client is buggy as hell :( : Yanks
  • Yes I am aware it is a beta : Yanks
  • I haven't got to play with it yet. :( : zakazi
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    Please share what is wrong in our forums so we can fix it! : s2jason
    • Already reported 3 bugs! :D : Yanks
• Mac client? Now I want in :D : boarder2
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  wow, just played my 1st game. Never played DotA.. I had no clue what i was doing. i died like 26 times. i... : g0nk
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    protip: don't do that : askedrelic
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      haha today I was given a protip "buy better items bro" Thanks for the obvious tip bro! : Nighteyes
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        STOP BEING SUCH A NOOB YOU NOOB : askedrelic
        • YO STOP BEING A NOOB BRO : AlexXdude
      • again, my links will go a long way towards helping, you just need to read the general guides and then the... : Xevo
  • good info to help you in my previous post: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20319869#itemanchor_203198... : Xevo
• anyone with extra invites? : inc77
• I'd like to give this a shot if anyone has an invite. : tcxsnoop
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  How do you know if you have invites to give away? : Rice-Rocketeer
  • http://beta.heroesofnewerth.com/invite.php : Xevo
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  what is HoN? : bosst0ne
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    You cannot be told what the HoN is, you must see it for yourself... authorized standalone DOTA clone, but : Xevo
    • How is the overall gameplay smoother? : miasma(&)
• Anyone have an invite to hook a bro up? I've never seen Dota other than that weird basshunter music vid, ... : project13
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  Anyone still looking for invites, I have 5 left, reply here and I'll SM you if you have a few hundred pos... : Xevo
  • here here. you need an email? : project13
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  I have 6 invites, reply below and of course SM me your email if you are in the first six. : devi| dog
  • yay me! : lonepie
  • sure : tcxsnoop
  • me3 please : bosst0ne

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  $53.99 2K HUGE GAMES PACK Includes: Sid Meier's Civilization® IV, Sid Meier's Civilization® III Comple... : pyros
  • Wow, I may pick that up. I've been putting off getting the Civ IV complete pack at $40. All those other g... : Prozium
  • Wow, nice ! : systatic
  • WTF, I just bought the Civ pack for $39.99 :( : Phreakin
  • thats awesome. I wish I hadnt just bought the Civ 4 pack and the Freedom Force pack. : hirez
  • Holy cow, that's worth it just for Civ IV:BtS alone. : twifosp
  • Wow. I don't own any of these games except for Prey. I'll pick it up. : razlebol
  • Unfortunately I'm only interested in 3-4 of those games, I don't do strategy games. :( : acidnynex
  • Heh, I was thinking about the Gamer's Gate X-Com deal, but I have no idea who they are. This is much mor... : Agrona
  • daaamn : GloriousCow
  • Gah... I want to buy this even though I will never actually boot into Windows to play a game. : adpalumbo
  • HO-LY SHIT : pyrogen
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    I already have 7 of those. : Sailor of Fortune
    • I have 5, but it is still a great deal. : pyrogen
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    god i wish they had a Mac bundle as well.. :( : g0nk
    • Yeah Marathon was fun : tomservo
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    Civ IV Colonization is the only one that interests me. The others I pretty much own. : Rag and Bone Man
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      Its not that good :( : Horn
      • It looked pretty good, but that's too bad. : Rag and Bone Man
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    Any of these that I already have will end up as gifts, right? : midgetherder
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      No, I don't think so. Only a handful of games, if redundant, can be gifted. : Nn010385
      • Too bad, because I'd buy that if I could give the ones I already have. : SenorSpine
  • I would need about 2K hours to play all of those... seriously though very tempting : cap n KRUNCH
  • damn that is a lot of games for $54. that almost sounds like a mistake! very good deal : electroly
  • Damn, makes me wish I could afford this. And that I had a working video card. : ColoradoCNC
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    20 games i dont want : dantastic
    • 9 yellow letters i don't care about : pyros
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  It's really sad that I already own most of those, so buying that would actually be a terrible deal for me... : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Yeah so far I'm 0/2 on steam deals. Buying stuff early sucks, especially with Fallout 3. I started play... : pigvomit
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      i was going to say, you shouldn't feel bad paying more as an early adopter, because the time you spent t... : greydog
      • Yep. I haven't pre-ordered anything since GTA4. I don't really have a compelling need to do that any mo... : pigvomit
    • You can just type "add achievement 1" or whatever.. : SigENeaT
    • I lucked out last weekend.. I remember posting about wanting to get HOMMV cheap, and I got it, and was re... : dextius
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    I own enough that I'd have to sit down and do math to figure out if it's a good deal for me. :( : Arcanum
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      I own 7 of the 20 so that's about $4.15 per game I don't own on that list. : Sailor of Fortune
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        The problem is, several of the games I already own are the most expensive ones on the list. Civ IV+expan... : Arcanum
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          Yeah same here, but I think I'm gonna hang on to them as gifts for actual birthdays for someone. Ah-ha! : Sailor of Fortune
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            I don't think they give you extra copies to give away. I think I bought some other pack with overlap to ... : Arcanum
            • Oh that just sucks nuts. : Sailor of Fortune
      • Ok, so games I don't already have: Civ III Expansions Shattered Union CivCity Sid Meier's Railroads ... : Arcanum
  • Same here. I was excited at first :( : Space Cadet Harris
  • i'm close, i own a lot of those but i think there's enough in there to make it worth it for me : qwpeoriu
  • Me 2. : Johnny Law
  • I own 0 of them (on Steam anyway, have Bioshock for 360 and Civ4 non-steam but no expansions) so kind of ... : veras
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  I hope we see a ton of Steam deals this weekend. Makes the perfect 1/2 way through the year selling poin... : pigvomit
  • I hope gta 4 gets a discount. I missed out on that game and would love to give it a go, but not for $50 : itsjames
  • (I bought probably 13 games during the after christmas/beginning of the year sale, so I can see this as a... : pigvomit
• Sigh...god damn it. I HAVE to buy this. : JohnnyRey
• i only have bioshock, so this looks pretty sweet for me. really wish i had the money atm.. : re4ctor
• I really can't afford to buy games right now, but shit. I don't have any of those (except BioShock) and ... : nurglich
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  It's only 6$ off from the original price though. : razlebol
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    It's "only $6 off" the package price, which is like $150 off the individual prices. : GrimmyD
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      Also the pack is new as of today which is the source of the excitement, not the $6 discount (even at $60 ... : veras
      • I'm just saying that there isn't really any hurry to buy it for those who don't have money to spend on th... : razlebol

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  Fuck I didn't realize that TV was that cheap. Urge to upgrade rising... : PointlesS76
  • It looked extremely nice, although it would have been better to see it in the darker area where they have... : ateam311
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  I've always used THX mode in conjunction with 48Hz in a relatively dark room when I watch movies. For ga... : CrustaR
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    Which model do you have? : ateam311
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      P50G10 : CrustaR
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        Oh goody. Maybe you can convince me to go pick one up today. Do you have any complaints at all? CNET ... : ateam311
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          Oh and did you even consider the V10? : ateam311
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            The only difference I could find with the V10 was the 96Hz refresh rate with 24P content. There is some ... : CrustaR
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              The V10 is about $700 more still and I'm not sure I would even notice this flickering you speak of. Even ... : ateam311
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                Think of it this way, you save $700 and if you want you can then go get a PS3 if you dont have one alread... : ant_hillbilly
                • Honestly I will probably end up buying the Lite-On drive for my PC since the TV is going to double as my ... : ateam311
        • I'd also like to point out that you should throw on the THX mode in a darker room. I don't think it woul... : CrustaR
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  Turn it on Game mode for maximum blinding brightness. My S1 has the same panel that the G10 uses, and it... : jingletard
  • I noticed that it was really bright in Game Mode. Didn't leave it there long but yeah. :) Do you ever ... : ateam311
• The picture quality of HDTV's at best buys, costcos and the such should be taken with a grain of salt. T... : Wombat Woo
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  If you dont care about 24p flicker and aesthetics of the tv itself go for the G10. Especially at $1300 p... : ant_hillbilly
  • I don't think I do and as Crustar put it ever so well, the extra $700 just seems a little ridiculous for ... : ateam311
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  HYJACK: I'm looking for a new TV as well. I'd say my budget is $1300, and I'd like something that is 50"... : orgcaptainnemo
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    NewEgg is expensive, and the TV I posted is $1300 before sales tax. : ateam311
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      Sales tax is going to add 10% to the price of the TV if I buy it from Best Buy. Washington state FTL. : orgcaptainnemo
      • Ouchies :( : ateam311
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    Never buy a TV from newegg. They don't like to take returns. : CrustaR
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      Good to know! : orgcaptainnemo
      • They require a minimum of 8 dead pixels on the screen in order for you to return it, so if you have like ... : CrustaR
  • $1150 with free shipping will get you the Panasonic S1 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/602505-RE... : ant_hillbilly
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  Update: TV is sold out everywhere in NOVA. Fuck me. : ateam311
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    Yea they are phasing them out for the g15. : ant_hillbilly
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      How hard is it to get a store to sell you the display unit? : ateam311
      • I don't even know how much of a good/bad idea this is. I kinda just want to get it before I decide to pus... : ateam311
      • Frys does it all the time with a slight markdown. : Conan
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        Usually not hard at all. But no way would I want that tv. They have been running it on torch mode non s... : ant_hillbilly
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          Well sigh. I guess I'll just have to hold out or something. : ateam311
          • How come you don't want to go the amazon.com route? : CrustaR
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        Did you check sears? : Prozium
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          Just did. $1500 : ateam311
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            How do you feel about the 54" model for $1300 with a little work? http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-... : Prozium
            • I saw this deal earlier and I really don't want to deal with opening a Sears account. Right now I'm d... : ateam311
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  Accurately judging TV brightness and color reproduction in a Best Buy is nearly impossible. Your living r... : Conan
  • Yeah I know. That's why I asked around here because aside from cars, TVs seem to be a pretty popular comm... : ateam311
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  **Self-Hijack** I know this is going to get me shot, but hypothetically speaking... is it going to be ... : ateam311
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    Did you call (or go in person) each BB store to see if they have the panasonic model in stock or did you ... : Prozium
    • I physically went to the store in Reston, VA Called the store in Sterling, VA (oos) Called the stor... : ateam311
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    Don't do it. Just wait to get the Panny. : sukabljat
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      Yanks just told me this as well, and I'm pretty sure abrasion would be on the next plane here to stab me ... : ateam311
      • Shank Shank :( : abrasion
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    As long as you have extra warranty from BB or some shit, I wouldn't be against it. The B650 Plasma is ni... : ant_hillbilly
    • However they call is the B as in Buzzing series cause supposedly a lot of them have a buzz noise to them.... : ant_hillbilly
  • The panasonic is reviewed exceptionally, has no burn in and has the best black levels you can get - I wo... : abrasion

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  simple answer. rock band. best party game ever. : EvilDolemite
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    I don't own Rock Band, and I don't plan to buy it by tomorrow. Also I kinda disagree. : Goncyn
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      what, i fulfills all of your requirements: easy to pick up for anyone quick 2-4 player sessions (3-6 ... : EvilDolemite
      • but if you want to be a party pooper (seriously rb is so fun when guests have a couple drinks in 'em) i'd... : EvilDolemite
    • It covers your requirements as good as any game can. Trust me, anyone can pick it up and play on easy and... : Ctrl-Phreak
    • ^^^ I understand and I've observed people having lots of fun with it, but I find it boring so I'm not goi... : Goncyn
  • srsly. : Deathlove
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    Rock Band is a poor party game IMHO. There's just so little actual interaction. Real party games have peo... : Zek
    • That's pretty much how I feel, too. It's always felt like communal solitaire to me. : Goncyn
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      If people are comatose playing RB, they are doing it wrong. : Deathlove
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        Very few people actually put on a rock show playing this game, they're too focused on hitting the notes. ... : Zek
        • Stop making people play on the hard difficulty. : Cliffzorz
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  scene it 1 or 2. : sigpro
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    yeah, scene it does well at parties. simple movie trivia game that's a bit humorous. i did like 1 more... : xsoulbrothax
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      You may still be able to find Scene It 2 on clearance at Target. Price and availability will vary from st... : Bold
      • Cool. Unfortunately I have no Target :( : Goncyn
      • i am SO on this. i wanted to find the game for ubercheap.. i've got 3 targets within a few miles of here ... : xsoulbrothax
• Barf and Beer http://gparcade.blogfaction.com/article/107087/-xna-community-game-review-barf-and-beer/... : Degenerate
• Obligatory Castle Crashers suggestion. : Haxim
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  Fuzion Frenzy / Fuzion Frenzy 2 can be picked up for cheap. Both have a great collection of fun (some mo... : tangles
  • Fuzion Frenzy 2 sucks though because the presentation and the point boost cards make it unfair and too ra... : sigpro
  • fuzion frenzy is what i was trying to remember : kbnerd
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  WORMS 2 ARMAGEDDON! : SockMonkeh
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    Is that different from the Worms game I bought a while ago on Live Arcade? I think Worms would go over we... : Goncyn
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      This one came out yesterday. : SockMonkeh
      • Excellent news, SockMonkeh, I will investigate forthwith! : Goncyn
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  Download 3 on 3 NHL. Won't be dissapointed : bongturbo
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    this is a great suggestion : Deathlove
    • Actually I agree, that looks pretty fun. : Goncyn
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  Halo 3? : pun][sher
  • I will certainly take this along. Not sure whether we will be into shooters or not though. : Goncyn
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    damn some of you guys are out of touch, in a cute way non-gamers don't want to play a futuristic compe... : EvilDolemite
    • I wouldn't say Halo3 the whole time, but a few matches here and there is always fun at parties :P : pun][sher
• FIFA 09 : SockMonkeh
• Are you smarter than a fith grader is actually pretty good too. It can also use the clockers from sceen i... : good man
• Scene-It for 360 is loads of fun. Never fails to be a hit at parties I've been to. : wytefang
• Uno is great, and Aegis Wing and Smash TV have especially good co-op. Also, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 w... : Shadsy
• another vote for Fusion Frenzy. Top Spin Tennis is another good one -- with doubles you have 4 players on : jvox
• Frisbee, volleyball, touch football. seriously, it's not winter out anymore. : mrmaster2
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  A Wii. : Boxelder
  • That is the right answer. : Grumbeld
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  For the 4th of July? Empirer: Total War : tomservo
  • Empirer hahaha I hate myself : tomservo
• Super Monkey Ball Deluxe Edition (XBox title) : Grumbeld
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  As for cheap 4 player party games, i think of fusion frenzy and super monkey ball deluxe for xbox. : Mechwarrior288
  • Those two have cropped up a few times now so I will check them out. Thanks! : Goncyn
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  The XBLA game Rocket Riot is pretty fun with a bunch of people. : thejay247
  • What the gameplay like? It's kind of hard to tell from the blurb on the XBOX website. : Goncyn
• mortalk kombat vs dc universe, it's simple and quite fun, lots of people can play and enjoy it in very s... : hanged_man
• Castle Crashers. : JediDwag
• You might want to check and see if 1v100 has a 4th of July edition. It's in beta right now and is a lot o... : lunatyk

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• If Tim Schafer says it is so, then it is so, and I shall back his words with MIGHT. : Deathlove
• Now there's a terrible marketing move! : kershner25
• Full live Q&A session here: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/live-brutal-legend-interview-live-q-and-a ... : Masem
• Ah well, I have a ps3, so I guess I don't really care. : CrustaR
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  Why PC? Because I want my games to look good (1080p, 4x AA, 16xAF) and run at 60fps. :( : enyakk
  • enyakk, this is true. :[ : CrustaR
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  Still buying. And I'll probably buy it again when it drops to steam. Just like I did with Psychonauts. : LoioshDwaggie
  • You obviously didn't read this post very carefully. : pigvomit
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  Except Ico was pretty "meh" and Okami was pretty dull. : roushimsx
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    roushimsx, word on the street was that Okami 0wned. Is this no longer true? : CrustaR
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      If you like playing a pretty good 8 hour game that's padded out with redundant meaningless shit to make i... : roushimsx
      • Weak. I suppose I'll pass on that then! : CrustaR
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        I have to agree with that. I think I stopped after 10 or 12 hours. If they would have just made the g... : pyrogen
        • It's interesting how these days, all we want is a shorter game wherein in the past, we always wanted long... : CrustaR
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    I have never played either but I'm surprised to hear you say that. Seems to me like you are the lover of ... : bozer
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      I don't love every game, I'm just willing to give most games a shot. I've tried to like Ico, but between ... : roushimsx
      • http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/09/28/ : onji
      • Her name is Layla : Cihte
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    Never played (although I really want to after SotC) Ico. And Okami is an artistically done Zelda, freaki... : one random winner
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      Okami has less in common with Zelda than people really give it credit for. It's got a separate combat sys... : roushimsx
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        The item and "leveling" mechanics are very similar, and they're both heavy-story action/adventure games. ... : one random winner
        • You don't level in Zelda, though (well ok, except for Zelda II). Okami has that praise system thing where... : roushimsx
    • Zelda is an artistically done Zelda : Cihte
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    for someone who plays so many games you sure do have pretty bad taste : JINKY
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      Whatever makes you feel better about being a rabid Ico and Okami fan! Games are art! : roushimsx
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        i'm not a rabid fan of either of those games but ico is pretty awesome and okami was boring and had awful... : JINKY
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          also i resent that you would think i am one of those people who points at ico and okami and then says "ga... : JINKY
          • Yea, sorry. You fit the profile. : roushimsx
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          Except Ico is not awesome. : roushimsx
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            No, Ico is definitely awesome. I don't know how you could possibly think otherwise. : Vincent Grayson
            • I agree about Okami though. It's just Zelda, but prettier and too long. : Vincent Grayson
            • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20320882#itemanchor_20320882 tl;dr - Babysitting sucks and fightin... : roushimsx
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            You're thinking of SotC. Ico ruled. : nudel
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              What the fuck is this? : Vincent Grayson
              • Seriously, just nuke this fucking subthread because it's so wrong. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
            • what the fuck explain yourself before I ban you forever : mikecyb
  • Okami got so incredibly boring after the first 10 hours or so. bleh : mwasher
• What? : abrasion
• I'm just thankful that Tim Schafer and Double Fine are still around and able to get their games published... : rock elf
• I love when developers choose to save me money like this. : erebus
• fucking hell man : onji
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  Was a PC version ever announced in the first place? It's not like it was announced, then canned, right? : generexic
  • Never announced, we were just getting our hopes up :< : Dontdrop
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    Never announced but some people were hopeful since Psychonauts made its way to the PC. : legato17
    • Wasn't it released simultaneously? : etherboy
• fuck : baconisgod
• I actually don't have any qualms with this - just don't expect me to drop $60 bucks on it. : dedgecko
• Sucks for the PC people, but it is understandable. Personally I like my PC for FPS and RTS games (mostly... : Begawkiness
• Lame. Not the end of the world or anything, but this is a game I would've preferred to play on my PC (wit... : SenorSpine
• i can't say I even considered getting this on PC for a second so this is a non-issue for me. : marmite
• From playing the E3 demo, it definitely seems like a game that would work much better on consoles than PC... : ColoradoCNC
• From playing the E3 demo, it definitely seems like a game that would work much better on consoles than PC... : ColoradoCNC
• He's learned his first lesson in game development in the 21st Century. : Sailor of Fortune
• I just want to know when they are going to port Dikatana to the PS3 : GoodBoy
• what's this "meant to be on a console." bs i keep hearing? everything that can play on a console can play... : ballystix

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  I'll be there! : hawkeye
  • No you won't. This is MY Shackmeat. It would just make it awkward for me. Sorry. : laurgasms
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  what's the nearest airport? : PapaBoo
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    Tampa. You won't. : laurgasms
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      I won't what? : PapaBoo
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        Fly there. Ever. You won't. : laurgasms
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          I've flown into Tampa before :( : PapaBoo
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            I can't recommend flying to tampa just for dinner and laurgasms :) : Slowtreme
            • BUT THROW SLOWTREME IN THERE AND YOU GOTS YOURSELF A PARTY. : laurgasms
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              I would fly there just to see laurgasms and hawkeye as long as he wears the shirt I gave him for WE. : PapaBoo
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                Did your first draft of the post even mention Laurgasms? : Jonathan
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                  of course, I know they come as a package deal : PapaBoo
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                    He's not invited this time. It's just gonna be me surrounded by a whole bunch of meat. : laurgasms
                    • wiener roast! : g0nk
                    • Sounds like every Saturday night for you then, OHHH! : Xevo
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  i'm going. you have my number cus you got a pic of my butt. : Slowtreme
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    I don't, actually. lol. I have Chris's number, not yours. : laurgasms
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      I sent you a message like yesterday or something. : Slowtreme
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        you did not : laurgasms
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          sure I did. you were complaining that Korban owed you pics. And there was a pic of my ass on my phone (do... : Slowtreme
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            bahahahaha i never got it. wonder who did. : laurgasms
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              i wanna send a picture of my butt! : Korban
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                i deleted it, or I'd send mine to you. waaaaaaaaait : Slowtreme
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                  this is exactly why i wish AT&T would hurry up with getting MMS support on the iPhone. i feel left out b... : Korban
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                    well that's not totally true. you can receive the MMS but you have to like jump hoops to see the image. : Slowtreme
                    • yeah, and i can't copy & paste JUST the code from the SMS. fucking bullshit! : Korban
• I am going! : Jonathan
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  :( : g0nk
  • lol : Downforce
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  I might show up. : kikilupo
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    I think I might disown you if you don't :( ... Again. : laurgasms
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      But it's so far and I'm sad right now! : kikilupo
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        pish posh. you'll be there and you'll love it. : laurgasms
        • FINE. : kikilupo
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  Have to work on a sitter for that night, I'll see what we can find. : stonedonkey
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    i'm leaving my wife home anyway : Slowtreme
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      I may do this as well.. but who will drive me home :( : stonedonkey
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        imageomega : Slowtreme
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          he has been ignoring my tweets. i don't even know if he's going to show up. :( : laurgasms
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            i just talked to him on the phone. he said he doesn't use twitter. sms him : Slowtreme
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              he's a liar, i sent it in direct reply to one of his twitters :[ i texted him, if he doesn't show up i... : laurgasms
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                but if he doesn't check twitter, he wouldn't know you replied. I don't : Slowtreme
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                  This is the correct answer! Ninja vanish! : ImageOmega
                  • You still haven't answered whether or not you are coming :[ : laurgasms
• mmmmmm churrasco! : c0bra
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  i might be there, if it as expensive as you say, i will need funds. : Dschinghis Khan
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    $35pp not including alcohol or drinks :[ : laurgasms
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      WHAT!? holy shit, i might just order drinks then, goddamn. : Dschinghis Khan
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        Dude you probably spend 35$ a day on how much you drink. : hirosushima
        • i don't drink that much :( just on thursdays. : Dschinghis Khan
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  What? No one lives in Florida. : Lone Swordsman
  • not by choice anyway. : kbnerd
  • Nonsense, there's quite a few Florida Shackers. We just never do anything together because we're so lazy ... : kikilupo
• If I didn't have guests in town and wasn't so broke, I would totally try to make this. Sorry Lauren! : Xevo
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  Wait...sex messaging? What the hell kind of ShackMeet is this? : RomSteady
  • ShackMEAT. : laurgasms
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  fuccccccck I live 30 mins from there but I work 5pm-2am and I've used all my calloff days already :( : Trips
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    that sucks, I was hoping you'd make it. : Slowtreme
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      You tell Chupa to show up to this fiesta? : stonedonkey
      • i'm going to try and bring him with. not like he has anything else to do. : Slowtreme
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  im not going blow it out your ass sweet cheeks calhoun : supermonkeyballz
  • YOU ARE BANNED FROM MY THREADS : laurgasms
• MMM LA FOGATA :D : virus
• Bump for possible evening... people... or something. : laurgasms