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  getdatabackNTFS I used a couple times, worked well. I assume you're not touching the drive the music was ... : crummynz
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    I am currently not allowed to touch the drive that the music was on. He is working right now and he is r... : Galadriel07
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      I don't think iTunes has a unwillingly-delete-my-music feature so I'm not sure that it's fair to say that... : fotografico
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        well, the prompts that the program gave me were vague as to what it was going to do. I thought that by c... : Galadriel07
        • oh and before anyone says anything, Ratalon changed it so that files on the external drive the music is s... : Galadriel07
    • I once bought some mp3s via iTunes and instantly rebought them from amazon once I saw they were available... : dognose
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  care to share what I should or shouldnt do.. I just got a touch and have not had my iphone since gen 1 so... : supermonkeyballz
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    iTunes cannot be operated correctly. Proceed with caution. : jodiuh
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      ^^ False : aggressor
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        Yeah? Help me find the watched folders dialog then. Also I'd like to sort by album artist instead of arti... : jodiuh
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          Operating supported features is different from requesting additional features. : aggressor
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            Additional features that have existed in players as old as musicmatch for years. Not having a watch folde... : jodiuh
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              It does have a watch folder as of iTunes 9. The watch folder is your iTunes Media folder. http://lifeha... : BlackCat9
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                Yeah, I saw that. Lame and once again, "do it our way." I'm not restructuring my media files for 1 progra... : jodiuh
                • Symbolic links FTW. : BlackCat9
            • reeks : biskits
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          Mine sorts by album artist. : batkiwi
          • Not up top in the big three panes. And it most certainly does not sort by album artist on my touch. It's ... : jodiuh
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    just don't let it manage your music. Then all the stuff you drag n' drop in there is just itunes way of o... : edgewise
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      This is true but i read the prompts like 3 times so that I would be sure to not delete the files and I st... : Galadriel07
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        I have no idea, but why use itunes to do anything beyond arranging things for your ipod? I don't let it d... : edgewise
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          well, I have it set to let me manually add things to the iphone because the first time I had the phone i ... : Galadriel07
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            Not entirely sure, but basically, when I was asked if I wanted itunes to manage my music, I opted out. My... : edgewise
            • well, this is what I want but I don't know why my itunes wont do it that way. Maybe I am just too mental... : Galadriel07
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    You might want to consider using MediaMonkey or foobar2000 (with plugin) to sync your music to your itouc... : Alco23
    • ty ill probally go this route : supermonkeyballz
    • I thought only itunes worked with the itouch/iphone because they've added more encryption to the protocol... : jcupitt
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  ahh good old itunes, it never fails to fuck people. : abrasion
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    It's the single biggest bummer of my touch experience. I actually get a little sad when that "boop" noise... : jodiuh
    • it is fine if you just let it do what it wants to do. It is when you want it to do something that deviat... : Galadriel07
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  why does everyone accidentally erase all of their itunes music all the time? : dantastic
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    it is a feature! : Galadriel07
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      Doesn't it move it to the Recycle Bin before deleting it? : dmason
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        yeah, that's another thing. When I do delete files from my podcast library, it'll ask me if I want to put... : edgewise
        • it asked me if I wanted to keep the files or delete them but it said that it would only delete files in t... : Galadriel07
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        Thats what I thought but apparently not. : Galadriel07
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          That's really weird behavior. It should do that, but I suppose if your Library was larger than some sort ... : dmason
          • It's probably a combination of files larger than Recycle Bin allowed and files being on an external drive... : Alco23
  • it gives you a small warning that, "hey we're about to completely wipe this shit clean, okay? :D" You're... : burning eye
  • because they let itunes manage their music instead of doing it themselves. the itunes folder is a dangero... : re4ctor
  • newsflash people don't know how to use computers. Good thing or else I would be really really hungry. : redfive
  • I've been using iTunes for at least 5 years and I've never done that. I don't even know how you could. : jenisthebest
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  getdataback had an error reading the drive and then froze. I am boned. : Galadriel07
  • THATS WHAT SHE SAID : underground banana plantation
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  Are you positive you really deleted the files from the disc and not just the iTunes library xml file? : TabsAZ
  • Of course! The music folders are still there but there are no songs in the folders. The first thing I d... : Galadriel07
  • If it was from within iTunes, then yeah, it was the actual files. : Helter Skelter
• This is about the twentieth time I've heard of this with itunes. I've heard of someone deleting or re... : Wayne Z
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  Lesson of the day....don't click YES w/o reading and understanding what you just read. : Jimbo Ro
  • But it's so shiny :( : RikiTiki2
  • If you read the rest of my replies, you know that I didn't just blindly click yes. I am not new at compu... : Galadriel07
• Are all the songs also on an iPod? There's programs out there that can fetch it off of the iPod and then ... : Schnapple
• Using itunes to manage your music is like taping your dvd collection to the ceiling. : NastyJack

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  awesome, well done : GloriousCow
  • thank you. this was in my bedroom 2 weeks at at 2am. It was a fun shoot. : sparkly
• very nice : deject
• do not rate. : abrasion
• She's a glorious game of connect the dots! : .sticks.
• Nice. : Rice-Rocketeer
• more plz : riptyde
• Rice. : heartsauce
• Nice color depth, looks like it has a bit of a surreal look to it. I like this much more than your washed... : historyinthemaking
• kill it with fire : CoRDS
• very nice : Mmmmmoo
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  Is this one shooped Sparkly? or just flash? : lodit
  • what are you asking? I edited the color, but I didn't edit the light? : sparkly
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    Did you paint any of the shadows etc in. Nice lighting if you didn't. : lodit
    • no, I didn't! that's how I lit it :) thanks! : sparkly
• That photo is great. Now use it to sell me something. I feel like I want to buy it. : IHATEDUST
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  Nice! Sell me a print. Not of this, but something else to go above the mantel. : fleabug
  • That awesome balloons photo comes to mind. : fleabug
• Great shot. I wish my crane was in her. : underground banana plantation
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  Where are you directing the eye in this shot? The composition wants to point at the face, but the lighti... : Wheatloaf
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    By different you mean tits? : socksta
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      way to read through the bullshit, socksta! wheatloaf -- thanks for the analysis. I'm struggling with l... : sparkly
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        That's a terrible excuse. What I mentioned could be done with a home depot work light and a china ball. ... : Wheatloaf
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          I know it is...and in fact I have those things but I have difficulty balancing the brightness of the flas... : sparkly
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            It doesn't take a whole lot to take the attention away from the hair (top left corner). There is a lot of... : Sebastian-TEC
            • I should have darkened the mouth a little bit more... uhg. Whatever, you get what I was driving at. : Sebastian-TEC
          • So your excuse is 'it's hard'. Yeah... That's why you're a mediocre photographer. : Wheatloaf
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  Wow, awesome I'd pay a lot for a photo like this of my gf. Awesome shot! : ArtilleryMarker
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    would you let sparkly shoot the photo? : j0nchan
    • Sure, but I'd bring a baseball bat to make sure he behaves. : ArtilleryMarker
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      while sparkly is a nice guy the fact his primary subject seems to be women makes me question his love for... : the city
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        I wonder how many of his own photos he's spanked it to? : Godhatesfatpeople
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          countless i'm certain. : the city
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            actually, no, city, you're wrong. I don't do that. That's what porn is for. : sparkly
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              that's fine. i'm not trying to shit on your character or anything. i don't think this reflects on you p... : the city
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                The bulk of the half naked chicks you speak of have been over the last 6 months. Photography has been a p... : sparkly
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                  yeah i've seen it, i just hadn't seen many updates to its breadth beyond the chicks you've posted on the ... : the city
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                    I'm not going to get into why I haven't show as much of the artistic stuff over the last couple years -- ... : sparkly
                    • show == shot* : sparkly
                • To be honest, I'd like to see you do more conventional stuff, like the wedding photography pictures. The ... : BlackCat9
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                hey i'm not trying to shit on your character by implying that you jerk off to all of your models, but you... : grendel
                • i don't think it would reflect on his character if he did that necessarily. : the city
• Nice job sparkly! It looks great! : shwortdogg
• Very well done sparkly : ColoradoCNC
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  Any other angles? She looks hot. : airrob
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    http://joshlyon.com/stuff/j2/DSC_5366.jpg : sparkly
    • ohhhhhh, liked it when it was dark. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • eh... : Mondo
    • Most disappointing photo of all time. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Turn the lights back off! Abort abort! : underground banana plantation
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        Also she should have wrote that on a post-it and stuck it to her dashboard instead of getting it obnoxiou... : underground banana plantation
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          I also hold great disdain for people's personal choices that have no effect on me : Juno
          • i would hope so. how else could you justify the alternative choices you've made for yourself? : biskits
    • Freckles not so cute now. ^-^ : lightly inclined
    • "Brush and floss between meals" : drucifer
• Freckles are so cute. ^.^ : lightly inclined
• hi ginger : vynn
• I like this. Sort of thing you could offer a print of and sell at least... two... : d fluke

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  While stopping just shy of the out-and-out realism of GTR and Gran Turismo, I am convinced that repor... : abrasion
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    I read somewhere that they've improved the GT5 physics a bit since prologue, but who knows how true that ... : jcupitt
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      Squeel, squeel, same squeel, squeel, same squeel, squeel, squeel, identically pitched squeel, squeel, mon : abrasion
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        *vacuum cleaner noise* : moe6
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          I'm at work and right now the cleaners are vacuuming, they only do this for an hour a week, you had a 1/1... : abrasion
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            sounds exactly like engines revving in GT doesn't it :P : moe6
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              You know you have to buy a 360 now as well, don't you? : abrasion
              • working on it :( : moe6
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        Seeing as how we switched topic to sound: Forza 3 audio seems disappointing to me: http://www.shacknew... : enyakk
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          enyakk I don't know what to say in response to this, I know this seems to be a recurring theme with me in... : abrasion
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            I don't about the sound of the GT PS2 version. It has 32 RAM total. Right now I am saying that Forza 3 do... : enyakk
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              GT5 Prologue still sounds like shit compared to Forza, it also might be the cars in the demo - the better... : abrasion
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                GT5 Prologue is 80% PS2 version as far as I am concerned. It's barely PS3. : enyakk
                • Seems we're on the same page here, feels like the same engine, in HD resolution with some better assets (... : abrasion
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    Forza 2 had much better physics than GT4 / Prologue. Most people playing it crashed on their very first t... : bld
    • They have to say that because blind GT loyalty is off the dial. I have a good mate and co-worker at the... : abrasion
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    True, however maybe we should say goodbye to those nice physics in light of what the Forza 3 demo showed?... : enyakk
    • i really hope not : moshman
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      I don't know what to think about the demo physics, a couple of times it seemed far far too easy, other ti... : abrasion
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        I don't know either. But it seems that (lack of) slip at the rear wheels when accelerating in a straight ... : enyakk
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          I haven't had the time or energy to start a discussion at Turn10 or NeoGaf forums, anyone here with more ... : abrasion
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            I checked the forums 10 days ago and it seemed like the jury was still out. I would be able to tell if I ... : enyakk
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              I've written up long posts about the physics in GT vs Forza a few times here. The summary is that they ar... : LoioshDwaggie
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                Just a minor update here that Forza 3 includes rolling tire physics (heat, cool and airpressure) now so i... : LoioshDwaggie
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                  I don't care about all the silly terms and fancy descriptions of rolling and tire deformation, I care tha... : abrasion
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                    It's not easier, it is more accurate. This is a simulator. You also may be a better driver now :) : LoioshDwaggie
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                      That's what you want it to be. We don't know yet if actually will turn out to be a proper simulator. It m... : enyakk
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                        I wanted to say this but didn't know how to put it into words, - TLDR: I agree, the fancy names mean noth... : abrasion
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                          It is a more accurate simulator. That is assured. Right now it is second only to iRacing in accuracy acco... : LoioshDwaggie
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                            Here, if you want actual facts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_racing_simulators : LoioshDwaggie
                            • I know this wiki entry and I always come to the conclusion that Live for Speed is more realistic. Howe... : enyakk
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                      Its a game that simulates driving. Emphasis is on game, there are better simulators on PC but do they sel... : hectadectagon
                      • If you're curious, the two largest sims on the PC are iRacing and rFactor (for general vehicle use). Ther... : LoioshDwaggie
                  • As far as seeming easier goes, all of the cars in the demo are models that have been released in the time... : peanut-
  • The rgraphics in prologue are much more realistic to me then in the forza 3 demo. Its just that prologue ... : bozer
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    So because reviewers won't state your opinion on the matter, they are afraid of this mysterious pack of I... : AndyGoin
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      Hardly. I mean I doubt they do it to avoid nasty emails from fanboys, but quite often things like this be... : peanut-
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        That opinion isn't true due to the fact an Internet comments section filled with forza fanboys said other... : AndyGoin
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          You are very angry about racing sims. : peanut-
          • It doesn't stop at racing sims. : AndyGoin
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          Andy - people pretty much have to bow down to a product with a big name - look at all the circle jerking ... : abrasion
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            It's fantastic you have those opinions. What makes you look silly is the fact you bought a 360 (after tr... : AndyGoin
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              Jesus man you actually sound bitter that I got the 360, cmon you should know better than that. I bashed ... : abrasion
              • You want them to mention gt's flaws during a forza review? And I only mention the 360 purchase (despite ... : AndyGoin
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  I'm not liking the sound of a calendar based career mode, those really need to die. : chazums
  • Comes out 15'th here :( Man it went gold nearly 5 weeks ago, just let it out early you dumb cunts >:( : abrasion
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    Considering Forza 2 didn't have a career mode ANY career mode is a bonus. : batkiwi
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      I liked F2s career mode, I could race freely (more or less) with the cars that I liked on the tracks that... : chazums
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        F2's career mode was "do the same track over and over until you get first, so that you can unlock the nex... : batkiwi
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          I still dislike how Forza throws cars are you like a cheap whores panties. I like bonding with my first P... : abrasion
          • It sounds like they fixed that in this one with how the seasons work : batkiwi
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            There was nothing to stop you doing that in Forza, if anything that was better than switching cars : chazums
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              I disagree entirely - they threw superior cars at you very quickly and they were better in almost all way... : abrasion
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                i agree with you there, GT kept me hooked to the career much longer : moshman
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                  Then after getting your panties off all too quickly and wooing you up with too much champaigne too fast, ... : abrasion
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                    for me it was one of the unmodded car challenges in F2, really fucking hard suddenly : moshman
                    • Which is such a shame because I was having so much fun beforehand - I basically gold almost every single ... : abrasion
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                Did you bother upgrading and tuning the cars? I drove my corrado exclusively until the A-S races. None ... : chazums
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                  I did basically that until I got to the specific manufacturer races : moshman
                  • yeah, I pretty much just avoided the un-modded races but by then the races were too long to be any fun fo... : chazums
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                  The very first car I got, I had for 3 or so races then I was given a better, newer car and could sell my ... : abrasion
                  • you did it wrong : moshman
              • I played through Forza 2 using like a handful of different cars (not counting the races where you needed ... : SilverSnake
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  Forza question. I've always pronounced it Forzuh but I swear I hear people everywhere pronounce it like... : mrwolf710
  • the second one (it's an italian word btw) : poporitze
  • it's the italian word for force, so it would be pronounced the italian way. "fortza" : moshman
  • Fartza : AndyGoin
• I want GIVE ME THIS GAME! : mrseldowski
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  Forza review @ eurogamer (french, no english version yet) 8/10 : HisKillSkill
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    Surprisingly low : abrasion
    • flopza : kainen1
• GT and Forza are sim-lites and calling GT out and out realism is laughable. : Lunatic Angelic

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• who beat who? : noobja
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  I just beat the Red Dragon in 1-2. .... yeah.... : walker270
  • How many times have you died so far? : WhatIsThisFor
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    I'm trying to cross the bridge with two blue knights and a cluster of arches at one end. I'm sandwiched b... : David Craddock
    • If you time it right, you can run back after you draw the blue eyed knight's attention and he'll be roast... : JamesArhy
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      I've found that for the blue knights just keep circling him with your shield up. Dart in to make him att : DianeOfTheMoon
      • I find that going straight at them with my poleaxe and no shield and just whacking him repeatedly kills h... : OverloadUT
      • If you're using a small shield, you can shield bash as soon as he's about to hit you and stun him, he'll ... : mechanicalgrape
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  gah im making myself beat Uncharted before i pick this up. Can't wait to get it though! (And RISEN for P... : GBeer11
  • You better just get Risen. The other will take your soul. No joke, I've put in 9 hours so far today and r... : shwortdogg
• Killed Phalanx. Now I'm wanting to spend my souls on something before I lose them all in the next level! ... : Ellissd
• my ps3 paypal fund has not grown at all :( : mwasher
• Someone better have it in stock tomorrow : gmd
• I lost count of how many times I died trying to beat the boss of 2-2. Melee isn't a very good idea agains... : ucanbfuzzy
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  This game is kind of difficult. : CyCo_PL
  • I would've never guessed that in a thousand years! : JamesArhy
• I look forward to playing it tomorrow night! : tashtego
• I only have the option of playing in offline mode. I kind of wish I could see the other phantoms and see ... : kikilupo
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  I wandered around in the castle, and I got to the point where the BIG BIG GATE is opened (the one right i : barichnikov
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    If you die in a boss area, when you respawn can you just run in grab your stuff and flee? : Rasnowl
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      i have no idea :( : barichnikov
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        Nope, if you die in a boss fight you have to start the fight again to recover the souls. And you can't le... : ucanbfuzzy
        • well that's not 100% the case, there are rare consumable items that warp you out, and there's a really ex... : DeBurgo
        • well if you recover the souls before dying again, you just drop them to the bloodstain again. they're not... : barichnikov
  • Use turpentine on your weapon before the boss and you'll kick his ass sea bass : shwortdogg
  • That boss is pretty simple. Just make sure you equip a steel weapon with turpentine]. Hack away, run, hac... : David Craddock
• I've got a couple games to play before I'm going to pick something new up, so would you all stfu? : Clay
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  I'm fucked. I died once killed the blob boss then I died again. What fucking boss is there for me to kill... : shwortdogg
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    Lots and lots of bosses. I can think of four more in the first world alone. : ucanbfuzzy
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      Can you tell me where a semi easy one would be? The only other things I find on the map are : shwortdogg
      • 2 huge dragons and I can't get close to them. Where are the others??? : shwortdogg
      • 2-1 in the mines. The boss is pretty easy once you figure out its pattern. : JamesArhy
      • All of the first bosses in each world are pretty easy. I would say hop into each of them and kill at leas... : ucanbfuzzy
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  Somebody please tell me who to kill after the tower knight in the first area :( : Malku
  • Move onto the worlds. You can't get into the area after the TK until you clear the entire 2nd world iirc.... : dissembler
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  Quick questions: 1. Where do I sell shit, or what do I do with stuff I don't want? 2. Am I better off... : ghost in my shell
  • 1. Can't sell anything. Discard or store at Nexus. 2. You can try to beat each land sequentially, but y... : silent prophet
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  Dagger +4 upgrade or Quality Dagger +1? What is the difference? Quality Dagger goes down to 75 attack.... : pancake humper
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    It is a downgrade, but a quality dagger +4 will be better than a plain dagger +4. It's kind of a pain :(... : JamesArhy
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      welp, looks like upgrade farming in 1-2 is in order : pancake humper
      • Go to 2-1, you'll get an insane number of upgrade items there (it is a mine, after all). : Rehevkor
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  Alright lame noob question, I died in the tutorial area, how do I get back to it? Seems like I can only g... : mechanicalgrape
  • That is area 1 : pancake humper
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    You can't. The game was just teaching you to accept death because you'll see a lot of it. I'm not jokin... : SolrFlare
    • nice : mechanicalgrape
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  got the last copy at eb amd it was hidden on the wrong shelf! do i need to install this? I don't really p... : nevlos
  • no, no install. : mechanicalgrape
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  I'm so paranoid about attacking the store keepers that I know it's going to happen eventually. : Boxelder
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    They key is to wait until the end game and/or wait until you've gotten everything you could ever want out... : SolrFlare
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      I've hit everyone several times; they get pissed draw their weapons, but I have yet to be struck back, do... : massdev
      • Nothing happens i think unless you kill them. Once killed though, they don't revive until you move onto n... : dissembler
• Damnit! If I see one more Demon's Souls post I might just have to buy the game. That'd bring my total o... : Grumbeld
• OK, I've had the game for a few months now. I still cannot stand the world of 3-x. The tower of latria ... : JamesArhy
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  Finally beat 1-1 tonight. Now my wanderer is rolling with a Spear +2. One question, what stats do you nee... : Adm.Snackbar
  • I think 22 Str is the only stat you need for the PFS. : ucanbfuzzy
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  I restarted as Royalty and I'm loving this game much more now. I spent hours yesterday getting to and be : pandastrong
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    Did you use range attacks? I keep trying to kill him with my sword and its hard in melee range. : irrerno
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      just used the spell 'soul arrow'. I was never able to get close to killing him with my knight and melee : pandastrong
      • Yeah I think I'm just going to get a bow and kill him that way. I almost killed him with melee last nigh... : irrerno
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      The trick, I found was to get at his ankle and never leave. If he starts to shield slam, run further beh : DianeOfTheMoon
      • That was my strategy as well :D. : Malku
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    When do you get to pick a class? : sharpie
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      When making your character. : mechanicalgrape
      • Okay, I must've completely blanked out then. What's the default class? : sharpie
• Thief ring rules! : irrerno
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  Easy Dragon Roost Raid Not sure if anyone's posted this, but here's how I easily looted the red dragon : David Craddock
  • Yup! This worked for me as well. : beanman101283
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    How do you get to the roost from 1-2? : skinlab133
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      Instead of moving forward through the boss area, move back toward the 1-1 zone. : David Craddock
      • Brilliant! : skinlab133
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    Damn I don't even know how to get to the dragon roost : OverloadUT
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      Weird. It worked perfectly for me. :\ Maybe go out to the bridges/battlements of 1-2 and make sure he's f... : David Craddock
      • Sorry, misreply. : David Craddock
      • Yeah, that's what I did. Weird. : Boxelder
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    he's there for me and not moving. : Boxelder
    • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21095737#itemanchor_21095737 : David Craddock
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    Wow I never saw any dragon even before I beat the Phalanx boss. I know exactly the place you were talk... : MrLobo
    • World Tendancy. If it is pure white there will be no dragons. : irrerno
• Just beat the boss of 2-1. Easiest boss so far, but maybe I lucked out. I ran into the room, then immed : DianeOfTheMoon
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  So uhh... when can I start learning magic? : mechanicalgrape
  • After beating Phalanx, you can buy spells and miracles from two guys in the Nexus, one on either side. : beanman101283
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  ok. died. Still haven't lost any souls. hard, but not AS hard as I was expecting. : Boxelder
  • I've been watching streams of people playing, it seems like some classes are way harder or different to p... : hirosushima
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    What are you playing as Boxelder? : irrerno
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      royalty : Boxelder
      • Royalty is definitely the easiest starting class. : CyCo_PL
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  What class are you playing as? I picked a wanderer, anyone else playing as one? Not sure what I think ... : mechanicalgrape
  • That's what I picked. I like it but I haven't really tried anything else. I bought some armor and I felt ... : kikilupo
  • Temple Knight! I fucking love the poleaxe : OverloadUT
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    yea i have been sticking with 2-handed falchion but now im dying a lot in 1-2 :( : eeeealmo
    • yeah 1-2 is rocking my face. the boss especially. : kainen1
  • Playing solider with enough magic to cast God's Wrath. I just crafted the Meat Cleaver sword and have bee : ucanbfuzzy
  • I've been playing as a priest. : DianeOfTheMoon
  • I am playing as sexay female barbarian! : Ellissd
  • I'm playing as a thief and I don't like it. : pancake humper
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  I'm on 2-1 (I think) and I'm fighting the giant spider. How do I get rid of the cobwebs he gets me with?? : shwortdogg
  • Let him hit you with a fireball. : TheVietSpecial
• I need to stop watching this http://www.justin.tv/vensito Otherwise I am going to have to get this gam... : d3tached
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  so pros/cons of 1-handed vs 2-handed? : eeeealmo
  • for melee spear and shield is amazing my character is royalty. Basically being able to engage multiple en... : massdev
• The castle of this first world really reminds me of ico. : Boxelder
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  Make sure you get and use the cling ring in 1-1. I guess a lot of people miss this. : Boxelder
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    Also make sure you get the Thief's Ring from where Ostrava is. I missed it, and I missed saving him, so ... : Majuju
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      What does that one do? I can't remember if I got that. : OverloadUT
      • Enemies are less likely to see you. You can sneak up on them. : irrerno
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      you don't have to restart to go back to that area you know : eeeealmo
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        Yeah I know, but the dude is dead and I want to go back and save him. Also I might try a straight up fig... : Majuju
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          npcs don't come back in this game. He's dead for good. : irrerno
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            exactly, so I'm going to have to restart entirely. : Majuju
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              Just don't activate his events if you are not ready. You want him alive trust me. : irrerno
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                Fuck. i got in a fight with a knight with that dude right after I did that little event and he ended up d... : Ctrl-Phreak
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                  He drops or gives you the Masoleum key. Which you need to use to see the Old King Doran guy. If you kil : irrerno
                  • I looted a key from his corpse... Pretty sure it was called masoleum key. I guess I'm not boned then. woo : Ctrl-Phreak
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            Even if he restarts? That's hardcore! : sethmarc
            • I believe npc's respawn in newgame+'s. At least I've heard the shopkeepers do so I assume he'd be no dif : Malku
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  Could we discuss how my copy from Gamefly has a huge fucking crack in it and I can't play it? :( : Vincent Grayson
  • I'd rather discuss the fact that I don't have a PS3 to play this on. It looks really fun. : Haxim
• Damn glad I bought this game. So far it's living up to the fun that you guys are talking about, so far, i... : nevlos
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  Fuuuuuuuuuu I finally get everything done... sit down to play Demon's Souls and upon booting up the PS3 ... : devi| dog
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    Just play with the controller wired. I do that sometimes. : irrerno
    • Yeah, it's straight up from that position on a 50 inch lol. I can't even imagine that working, although ... : devi| dog
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  Help Killing an Archfiend: How do I kill Miralda the Executioner? I've just killed the 1-2 boss (Tower : David Craddock
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    She's not an Archfiend :( I run a heavy melee character, and I had to bait her into swinging her axe w... : ucanbfuzzy
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      Also, the easiest Archfiend to kill is the one in world 2, the Dragon-God. I would say do at least the fi... : ucanbfuzzy
      • Which Arch symbol is world 2? : David Craddock
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      What does "kite" mean in DSouls context? Also, I'm a barbarian, so I'm also heavy melee. :( Sucks that sh... : David Craddock
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        "Kite", as how I'm using it, means "don't make it a standup fight." In other words, always be backing up ... : ucanbfuzzy
        • Thanks. :) : David Craddock
• 1-1, 1-2, and 2-1 done. Spear and magic. Really pretty easy. : Boxelder
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  Holy fucking shit, I almost rage threw my controller through the window. I jumped right in and didn't : devi| dog
  • red knight? wrong way. : irrerno
  • heed the warnings everywhere - blood spatters, warning notes, and in general - if there's a big fucking d... : kainen1
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  I'm still finding the Tower Knight to be pretty damn difficult. It's not that I don't know how to beat h... : kainen1
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    Everyone doing this boss....ATTACK HIS ANKLES. Use R3 targeting at his ankle and just focus on one. You h... : pancake humper
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      Yeah I do that but if he catches you once and knocks you down he'll chain attacks together and it's hard... : kainen1
      • I'd drop some equipment to get your equipped burden to half (or less). This allows you to run and dodge ... : walker270

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  GTAIV was chock to the rafters with those tiny things, unfortunately they forgot to make a game that I co... : filthysock
  • The lighting stuff they discussed in the l4d commentary was a lot more interesting than it should be =P : SigENeaT
  • There is so much attention to detail in the HL2 games that i seriously doubt any one person has recognize... : Sapiens
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  For some reason I liked the sounds your hands made when you grabbed something (like a brick on a wall) wh... : ruckboos
  • whilst the game design for assassins creed needed a bit more variety, the production values and attention... : Toraz Chryx
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  I'm pretty sure I saw Batman move his head around like he was cracking his neck after a fight in Arkham A... : Toraz Chryx
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    you did indeed. He also cracks his knuckles afterwards too. : captfarrell
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      awaiting Batman Arthritis Pain : CoRDS
      • he has a spray for that. : old and busted vs the new hotness
• I really liked all the detail put into the FFXII rooms and worlds, I just wish there was more interaction... : packav
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  Oh I forgot one of my favourites! In Crysis, how you actually appeared to grab weapons in the world. Man ... : crummynz
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    Also how your visor would drip when emerging from water or frost over when it got cold. I know Metroid Pr... : pyide
    • I appreciated this about Mirror's Edge. Sure, they could have shown legs/arms only during jumps and stuff... : ruckboos
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  In Psychonauts I was totally blown away that Raz had an animation for sliding down railings. I remember j... : jipey
  • I nearly thought you were jbury :( : abrasion
• I know it's really minor, but being able to look down and actually see my shoes in a game does that for m... : Thresher
• I notice this stuff quite a bit. The biggest thing for me is when you can see your body feet in a first p... : Wisp!
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  Metroid Prime; seeing Samus' face reflect on the inside of her visor when a big explosion would go off in... : zerog83
  • The way she'd put her hand up to shield her face was awesome. : crummynz
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    And the way water rippled over her visor as she came out of water was awesome. : SeaLlama
    • When you stood in the rain in that game your visor got wet, but only if you looked up. It blew me away. : qsylvr
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  I'm always a sucker when dev teams for FPS don't fall into the floating head syndrome. C'mon it's 2009 al... : shakybonez31
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    More like see the glass shattered and water all over the table. Geez, nice going Captain Bringdown. : Thresher
    • I'm passionate, what can I say : shakybonez31
• COD4 flash/stun/near explosion 3rd view animation : HisKillSkill
• Being able to look down and see my characters legs in FPS games. : Cliffzorz
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  FPS legs for me too. Also, while not in the same vein that your talking about, WoW has some tremendous d... : glio1337
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    Its weird that everyone talks about seeing their body... I remember playing OpFlashpoint, was that the fi... : crummynz
    • trespasser was an early game that had body awareness. : varsindarkin
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      The first game was Trespasser I think. : Nighteyes
      • first-person boobie tat health meter. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• 3rd person games when your character is climbing ladders and your hands and feet actually land on the run... : stump
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  To me, in WoW when it came out, when you are standing still it looks like you're breathing and every now ... : Scotty22
  • I remember the original Ghost Recon was the first that I noticed breathing in. : crummynz
  • Earthworm Jim idle animations were great : capt tripps
  • Idle animations have been in games for decades. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• i like it when in a 3rd person game when the feet actually stay put on the ground and dont skate/slide : CoRDS
• First thing I ever noticed? All of the moving bits in the background of Battletoads. : Grumbeld
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  I think the natural step movement is because of the Euphoria animation system, right? : Rich McNinch
  • LucasArts should start using it in a GAME and not in horrible tech demos with the Indy or Star Wars franc... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Far Cry 2: Using health packs doesn't just magically restore energy, but kicks off a sequence where you ... : riptyde
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    For all of Far Cry 2's shortcomings, they really went that extra mile to get every detail. Hopefully the... : Anastomosis
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      agreed, like weapon jams too. in the middle of a gun-fight, that and the injuries adds to the 'OHSHIT' mo... : varsindarkin
      • Eh... weapon jams were more of a "FUCK THIS STUPID STUPID BULLSHIT GAME MECHANIC" moment rather than a po... : fvariance
      • I had a shitty uzi explode in my hands once during a firefight. Scared the shit out of me; wound up knifi... : Rehevkor
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  The Strippers in Duke 3D : MagicWishMonkey
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    I'd say the pool table in that stripclub level was one of the first things to come to mind when I think o... : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Also stepping through water, poo and pools of blood and slime leaving footprints on the floor. Haven't se... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Games that actually handle weapon reloading and having a round "up the spout" correctly. : Arcanum
• clicking multiple times on units in starcraft : flagg209
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  the Mars Rover in Red Faction 2 : hatchet165
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    Huh? I only played Red Faction 2 once but I don't remember even going to mars. : crummynz
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      The whole game is on mars, you noob. : greh kleh
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        Did you play Red Faction 2? : crummynz
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          I think theres a communication breakdown between Red Faction 2 and Red Faction: Guerrilla Also, whos o : Jenings
          • To be fair, we'd be better off if we just pretended Red Faction Guerilla was Red Faction 2. : crummynz
          • oh right. I'm an idiot. Red Faction 2! and yes I played it, but usually I choose to block it out. : greh kleh
  • After beating Guerrilla a couple days ago, I just made the connection with Saints Row http://en.wikipedia... : Greymatter42
• Pretty much everything in Fallout 3. I can't imagine the amount of time it took them to place assets & j... : jingletard
• The nuts in Plants vs Zombies go from a smile to a frown as they're being eaten. : sanchez
• In Dungeon Keeper, following your creatures in their daily lives using an imp in first-person. : zuff
• red fac : g is full of little things as well, outstanding eye to detail : snidely sid
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  Lumps of snow falling in Ice Cave MP level in Uncharted 2... that's a recent one at least. : ThrillKill
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    You could make a whole thread out of the fine details in Uncharted 2. : rudds
    • True... the wet jeans when he came out of water in the first game stood out too. Mmmm wet jeans. : ThrillKill
• The Mario Brothers' series accurate portrayal of American-Italian immigrant culture. : Juno
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  Once every while when Alucard gets stoned: "WHAT?!" : Wayne Z
  • Haha, yeah. That always cracks me up. : Rehevkor
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  Alien VS Predator, the first one... had water physics! in 1998! : Toraz Chryx
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    But who owned a Jaguar? : Lone Swordsman
    • Oh wait, you mean the PC one... : Lone Swordsman
• Reverberation; that's the word you're looking for for the HL2 sound changes. HL1 had a very basic effect... : the archvile
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  Half Life 1, idle animations for the guns (snarks) : abrasion
  • The brass ejecting from the pistol in the first Half Life video I ever saw completely rocked my world. Th... : marmite
• in Deus Ex they had literature scattered around the world which you could read. Same goes for Oblivion ... : X-GOUKI
• Crysis Warhead, - on the side of a coffee machine in The Lagoon, it's written something like "wash hands ... : Kolpath
• Mark of Kri - the way your guy (can't remember his name) moved and looked around. Very fast head movement... : kikilupo
• Baking bread in Ultima 7. And watching people's day/night pathing : nudelphi

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  The Moth Radiolab IDLE THUMBS A Life Well Wasted : deveus1
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    I guess I should specify – I'm looking for Podcasts similar to things like All Things Considered, ... : Modica Sol Solis
    • Not that yours were deveus, just figured I should be upfront! : Modica Sol Solis
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      A Life Well Wasted is in a quite similar style to All Things Considered, at least. : crummynz
      • These all sound awesome. I have a lot of catching up to do D: These get saved to my computer right? Th... : Modica Sol Solis
    • I will second Radiolab. Also, On the Media. : Delithio
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      The Moth has been featured on This American Life a few times. it's basically a podcast where people talk ... : deveus1
      • have been* : deveus1
      • They air The Moth on my local NPR affiliate, it's excellent. : Helter Skelter
    • Well after reading this, NPRs Planet Money comes to mind : notext
    • You totally want Radio Lab. It's brilliant and you'll love it. Planet Money Podcast is another good one... : BlackCat9
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      I'm listening to This American Life for the first time in a sit-down, immerse-myself-in-it fashion. Good ... : Modica Sol Solis
      • Check out the TV series, too. http://www.amazon.com/This-American-Life-Season-One/dp/B000UEDFLM/ref=sr_1... : BlackCat9
• I listen to Adam Carolla and if you like sports the B.S. report with Bill Simmons : notext
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  This Week In Tech, WTF with Mark Maron, Adam Carolla podcast, BS Report, PTI, Onion Radio News, Onion New... : edgewise
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    Mark Maron has another show? Good, since they keep kicking him off Air America. He was the best back when... : BlackCat9
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      Its Marc, try searching like that :) : notext
      • Hey, there is is. Although Break Room Live showed up when I searched for Mark. : BlackCat9
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  Hardcore History! : Sapiens
  • Backing this up, though you're lucky to get an update every couple of months. : Lone Swordsman
• Fresh Air is a requirement. : spazzium
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  Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an awesome show and has a podcast. : dmason
  • I'm hopefully gonna be seeing it out here in L.A. when it comes through this month : ColoradoCNC
  • ^^ this : jimmy_legs
  • Modica, GET THIS PODCAST. : LoioshDwaggie
• The Science Show This Week in Tech This Week in Media This Week in Science Digital Planet ... : ColoradoCNC
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  SModcast... Hilarity every episode. : Tripps
  • I also suggest starting at the beginning with this one... it's fun to listen to these dumb asses. Skip th... : drucifer
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  The Best Show on WFMU. : heartsauce
  • Hello fellow FOT. : NastyJack
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  Giant Bombcast! : treefingers1
  • NEVER! : abrasion
• football today, fantasy focus football, the BS report, basketball jones : maulla
• Sound Opinions. Great (greatest?) music podcast from Chicago Public Radio. : tashtego
• While we're at it, Idle Thumbs. It has shackers on it. : LoioshDwaggie
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  Stuff you should know, Idle thumbs, Adam carolla, anything NPR : Fish_Bulb
  • stuff you should know is awesome. : shadebane
• geekbox podcast : shadebane
• Idle Thumbs, Rebel FM, TED Talks. : lplasmatron
• The /filmcast is awesome! : cookblaze
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  I listen to these: The Bugle Stuff You Should Know Stuff You Missed in History Class BrainStu... : Clay
  • What's a good tech related podcast? (and why do you like it) : Clay
• I'm catching up on 3 years of TED. Not a big fan of the Moth, personally. I also really like NPRs Sunda... : griebelking