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  Alien 3 was a good movie. It just wasn't an action movie. : cerealSAM2
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    Neither was alien really. : chrisschutz
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      Well, you could say that in 1979, Alien was on the cusp of action-moviehood that was so perfectly defined... : cerealSAM2
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        I'm pretty sure it had something to do with leaving out THE FUCKING SPACE MARINES! : CoreContingency
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          Don't mean to bust your bubble, but ALL BUT ONE WERE DEAD AT THE END OF THE 2ND MOVIE. : cerealSAM2
          • waitaminute, the first movie? Why are we talking space marines for the first movie?! : cerealSAM2
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            space marines are expendable...you would know this if you read weyland-yutani's mission statement : davislovestacobell
            • All other priorities rescinded. : cerealSAM2
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            All of them? Holy crap, there are some colonial marine recruiters that are going to get their asses chewe... : CoreContingency
            • So your solution is to put space marines in every movie that lacks bromance comeraderie? : cerealSAM2
      • I also liked the other main characters, 85, Morse, and Roc. They were entertaining and had good moments. ... : invisible_kid
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    I love the Alien 3: Special Edition : kallanta
    • Makes a lot more sense. : silentbobuk
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    Shit, I even kinda liked Alien 4. I enjoyed the visual style by director Jean Pierre Jeunet (Amelie, Cit... : Druuge
    • I haven't seen it in a while but I thought it was ok when it came out. : chrisschutz
    • Alien 4 is too weird for me... I can't watch it again... : VencieraX
    • I definitely like 4 more than 3. Resurrection is nowhere near as good as Aliens or Alien, but it's not a ... : thetangent
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    no it wasnt, alien 3 was pure shit. do people look through rose coloured glasses when they see the dir... : -=kodiak=-
    • I really liked that movie before anyone knew who Fincher was. My opinion of the movie has absolutely noth... : invisible_kid
    • I liked the first three alien movies... : doozer667
    • Or, some of us like stuff other than just explosions, you goof. You realize he was a nobody when he... : cerealSAM2
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  I feel like I'm going to be in the minority, but I'll go with Alien 3. I just .. didn't care for it at al... : K1Bond007
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    Yikes, I'd at least watch alien 3 again. : CaptainSurly
    • Also, I remember actually enjoying alien 3. : CaptainSurly
  • I really hate how Alien 3 shits on the end of Aliens. It has some fantastic set design but the movie fee... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• Xmen 3 was one of the worst movies I've ever seen in the theater, so I guess that wins. : sgtsanity
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  Alien3 is a movie which with a little more thought for the script would have been far better. It's a brok... : SpaecKow
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    I do like the casting of Kelsey Grammer... that's the only thing though... : CaptainSurly
    • He looked awful though so not even he was worth watching. : dopefish
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  alien 3 was actually good IMO except for the shitty CGI cus digital graphics were just starting to come o... : davislovestacobell
  • what's funny is the film was nominated for a special effects Oscar. : kallanta
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    There is a single CG shot in Alien3, and that's the molten alien jumping up at the very end. The entire r... : dopefish
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      i guess that's what it was then, but the color looked completely out of place like it was major greenscre... : davislovestacobell
      • meant to say "cus" not "but"...lol butt : davislovestacobell
      • I'm praying that they go back and color correct those comps for the bluray release, but I'm not holding m... : dopefish
  • Which is funny because one year earlier, T2 came out and the CG effects were mind blowing. : invisible_kid
  • I immediately noticed the slanted impact of the escape pod into the water in the beginning, with water sp... : Marrbe
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  While Alien 3 has it's flaws - Xmen 3 isn't even in the same class of shite films. It's simply boring. Al... : PlanetPerfecto
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    killing off newt from the getgo was my major gripe. you grew so attached to her in the second movie and ... : davislovestacobell
    • I can understand that coloring the experience in a negative way. It's about expectations. I didn't leave : PlanetPerfecto
• watching xmen 1 on netflix myself : dignan
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  Both are wrong. Spider-Man 3 was the worst. : drhazard
  • truth : megarust32
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    teenage mutant ninja turtles? : davislovestacobell
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      i would say terminator...but the more i think about the third, the more i like it. it completely strayed... : davislovestacobell
      • yeah in retrospect, it was quite good. : shirif
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        I realize now that as much as I love the 2nd movie, I wanted Judgment Day to happen. I wanted that post ... : Halen
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          T2 is one of my favorite movies of all time. But ever since I saw it for the first time as a kid, I alway... : thetangent
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            Depends on what logic of time travel you subscribe to. The BTTF logic would indicate that it could be ave... : invisible_kid
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              What this isn't completely right. Now that I think more about it, BTTF violated it's own rules because in... : invisible_kid
              • i think the doc explained it when they went back to his abandoned office in 1985. basically, they are st... : davislovestacobell
      • the movie was pretty good. pretty similar formula and there was some cool action scenes and no punk kids... : dantastic
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        I remember when T3 came out, everybody decried it as total shit. I liked it (not nearly as much as T2, bu... : thetangent
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          Nope. Still bad. : Godhatesfatpeople
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            Except it's really not. It's got great action, a half-decent plot, and a villain that's at least somewhat... : thetangent
            • I thought T3 was decent, but I didn't care for the Terminatrix (lol). The action was pretty top notch tho... : invisible_kid
            • i thought Loken played the part pretty well too, plus she wasn't bad to look at : davislovestacobell
        • I always thought the hate was weird, I liked it from the get go, must have seen it 10 times, I think it's... : tunis5000
  • my answer : MamiyaOtaru
  • Oh this is a good one : bolneze
  • Well, obviously. : K1Bond007
  • Robocop? Godfather? : invisible_kid
  • Easy. : pigvomit
  • Agreed. Spiderman 3 was a absolute failure of a movie. : Nighthawk0110
  • yep. no contest. : synapse19
  • This was my first blu ray movie ever and it looked great, but holy shit did it suck. it made it so i nev... : valael
  • Rush Hour 3 or Robocop 3 : tunis5000
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  This is a silly question because Alien3 is a good movie. : silentbobuk
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    its actually one of the worst movies i've ever seen. i've seen aliens dozens of times and i can quote it... : grendel
    • I've seen them both well over 20 times. I like them both very much. To each his own. : invisible_kid
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      If "Alien 3" truly is one of the worst movies you've ever seen, then I envy you...you must only watch the... : shack_me_to_hell
      • ^^ this! : MatzL.E.
    • Maybe you should see the Director's Cut. : woddemandred
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      Watch Manos: The Hands of Fate, then tell me what a garbage movie is. : bld
      • Or Equinox (1970). : cerealSAM2
  • You need to stop trolling. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Matrix Revolutions : Godhatesfatpeople
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    I personally enjoyed the last Matrix a lot. My personal worst 2nd sequel of all time is and probably a... : shack_me_to_hell
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      Wild Wild West is pretty bad too. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Oh wait, that's not a sequel. lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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  X Men, horrible horrible movies. Yes, all of them. I don't know how the hell people enjoyed them. : MacemanInTW
  • Oh cmon what about the White House scene of X2 : bolneze
  • You hate good comic book movies, that's ok, there's a place for you. : Lunatic Angelic
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  Alien 3 was a million times better than Die Hard 3. Chew on that. : Grumbeld
  • It's incredible how wrong your opinion is. Simply astounding. I kind of have to admire it. Bravo. : scottythejock
  • I hope you meant Die Hard 2. : bld
  • DH2 maybe. 3? Hell no. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • He means Die Hard 4, which was in fact pure and absolute shit. : skinlab133
  • Actually, the directos cut DVD edition was much much better than the theatrical release, which was a no-n... : excessus
  • wtf : shirif
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  You didn't see Alien 4? Jesus that's an abomination : flagg209
  • we dare not speak it's name. I actually like it as a standalone movie and don't think about any referenc... : davislovestacobell
  • Its not in the trilogy question though because we can all assume that when a movie series goes beyond the... : stgdz
• alien3 was awesome, amazing lighting/atmosphere : sanewave

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  it's pretty linear, but Prey still managed a decent sense of exploration, with some nice environmental pu... : Borzoi
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    I hope the sequel is still in development. I had some issues with Prey but it did many things well. : Dave-A
    • I hope so.....at one point Human Head mentioned this was going to be a big year for them on their website... : Borzoi
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      one of the lead designers from human head is heading a panel at quakecon so I'm hoping he talks about pre... : freshyk
      • there are some bits near the end that look really cool too. I think what hurt that game at the time it ca... : Borzoi
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    I forgot to add Prey; definitely a game that emphasizes exploration. I have to find my game discs for th... : the archvile
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      I repreyed this game recently, and it was actually better than I remember. I still feel that it didn't ta... : el_bandito
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        I think a lot of people were still playing Oblivion : Dave-A
        • That didn't overlap entirely, but HL2 Episode 1 was released at about the same time. Other than that, I ... : the archvile
    • TIP: If you have a retail copy of Prey you can activate it on Steam with the same key and download it fro... : CurbDog
  • Prey was one of those games I played a couple years after it came out and was so surprised by how nice it... : braaains
  • Prey was a very good game, but like all developers they felt compelled to push the game length too far so... : thewindcriesmary
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  HL2:Ep2 opened up quite a bit, compared to the rest of them. Especially toward the end of the game. I thi... : Dave-A
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    I'm sort of discounting HL2:Ep2 because there were a lot of sections that discouraged lollygagging (such : the archvile
    • Most of the car sections actually encouraged exploration. You had your little radar and could go looking... : Sapiens
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    and because making a lot of assets and art for something like that just for the hell of it usually isn't ... : synapse19
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      Well i building little sidey bits into your levels its not like you can't reuse assets made for other are... : SpaecKow
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        there's a lot more work required than that. a lot. : synapse19
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          Well I know that synapse but you talked about art specifically in your post : SpaecKow
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            do you really? because i'd honestly like to hear all of what you think goes into adding a meaningful expl... : synapse19
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              Well synapse I'll try to guess. For me "meaningful" sidey bits qualify as the Episode 2 puzzles. Here's w... : SpaecKow
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                Why would you say that you know and then reply with a post full of guessing? : synapse19
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                  Because you can know something isn't as simple as you made it sound at first, without knowing every last ... : Sapiens
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                    Except he just glossed over adding months to your total dev time and hundreds of thousands if not million... : synapse19
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                      Except he just glossed over adding months to your total dev time and hundreds of thousands if not million : SpaecKow
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                        archville doesn't, and that was what spawned this whole thread. and his examples aren't going to be cheap... : synapse19
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                          *missed modelling as another step - it's separate from environment as it will involve everything else : synapse19
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                            Why is modelling relevant if we're not making unique art assets? : SpaecKow
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                              jesus titty fucking christ. i don't know why i even bothered responding to you in the first place. : synapse19
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                                lick my dick synapse, you staged a conceited little callout and I made you a thoughtful argument. Then wh : SpaecKow
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                                  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23607879#itemanchor_23607879 but hey, what do i know? apparently a... : synapse19
                                  • you havent helped your argument by acting like a dick, just thought id point that out. : thewindcriesmary
                                  • You think your discussion style is appropriate here? : enyakk
                                  • Okay sure, you took the time to write, here's the rebuttal to your reply: archville doesn't, and that : SpaecKow
                                  • Good God man. Did an optional physics puzzle abuse you as a child? : Johnny Law
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    "c'mon John, we have to go...hurry up, John...John, hurry up...we have to go, John...John, over here...he... : davislovestacobell
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      Hahah, I read this in a Joe Pesci voice. I did notice that in Singularity, Devlin didn't pester you to... : the archvile
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        no, but the bitch did on a couple occasions. I remember one part she was like "grab any weapons you need... : davislovestacobell
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          Oh yeah, Kathryn and Barisov were tuned to nag far too often. I think I know what section you're talking : the archvile
          • yup, that was it! : davislovestacobell
      • Come to think of it, I did appreciate that he didn't constantly complain; and that character didn't even ... : steauengeglase
• I thought Bioshock had a decent amount of exploration. The levels might not have been large, but I don't... : deKaf
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  Batman: AA had a pleasant amount of exploration, with a lot of reward for it too. : dumb.
  • It's not really an FPS though. : thetangent
  • That was fantastic indeed. : Johnnsen
  • Batman was a sweet FPS imho : Sgt_Boomstick
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  That genre was beaten to death back 10 years ago : boomstickah
  • 10 years ago, people were saying that the adventure game genre was dead. I don't think it would be impos... : the archvile
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    There is a ton of room for innovation; it's just getting devs to stop treating the genre like a Summer bl... : omnova
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      Agreed; this is the major obstacle. It seems to be a choice of "Cash In or Advance the Genre", though th : the archvile
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        ...and I do understand that for a lot of developers, that question really is "Cake or Death", but there a... : the archvile
        • There was a nice article in The Escapist about this awhile back, how basically the only games you will se... : braaains
    • The business case for a creative new FPS game is probably a lot harder to float than an ok military based... : boomstickah
    • Why is it when I make this comment about movies, almost always, someone tells me that the studios have no... : steauengeglase
  • then xbox happened to regurgitate everything we've seen with half the features. : thebigbeefsandwich
  • It was. But then everyone stopped making them. : enyakk
• That Bro factor in games appeals to the dipshits who will empty wallets when they aren't dumping cash in ... : jingletard
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  Not sure if this counts for you, but Metroid Prime was best in that regard for me. : happynoodle
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    I consider Metroid Prime one of the best first person games. It may not be technically a shooter, but it... : omnova
    • i absolutely agree omnova! : happynoodle
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  I have to say, the Sunspire level from Unreal is one of the most epic levels of my gaming memories, simpl... : dealie
  • I'll have to say that if you love stuff like the Sunspire, you should play BREAKDOWN It has a slew of mon... : Borzoi
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  exploration is the thing i enjoy most in any genre, including FPS...let's hope Rage or Crysis 2 deliver : CecilPhilpot
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    Crysis 2 is a linear shooter, isn't it? : Dave-A
    • It probably will be, though Crysis 1 had levels with a lot of surface area to explore and plan a route of... : the archvile
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      Crysis was pretty linear in comparison to Far Cry. I'm guessing Crysis 2 will be even more so. :( : gokwyjibo
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        The one gameplay video of crysis that I saw was 80% nothing but the player fighting a scripted sequence. ... : SpaecKow
        • alright, alright, forget i said anything. HOPE: EXTINGUISHED. : CecilPhilpot
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  farcry was kinda explorey. : losder5000
  • I was going to say this. For sure. Plus you could approach situations differently depending on your play ... : invisible_kid
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  stalker? : kelerian
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    that is "sandbox" style : grabbie
    • oh I cant read :( : kelerian
    • First one is actually very linear, but allows you to go off and do side stuff really easy. I think it's ... : Topsiderover
    • Have you even played it? It's the perfect example, if not the only example in recent history of a FPS tha... : VisitorQ
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  it's ironic that you disliked fallout 3. it had loads upon loads of what you're asking for. : EvilDolemite
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    also i think a lot of those old games would seem startlingly linear if you played them now. those rooms ... : EvilDolemite
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      That's not true, I go back to play Duke3D and Doom especially on a regular basis. There are whole section... : SpaecKow
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        i play those games every year or two. i really don't agree. yeah there are areas to explore. but they ... : EvilDolemite
        • but they give zero reward other than a feeling of accomplishment and some red armor. Those are THE r... : SpaecKow
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        This is why there are stats at the end of old shooter levels - cause there's like the best time route and... : SpaecKow
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          Bulletstorm's going to bring that back with the kill-style scores. That part should be interesting, thou... : the archvile
          • Yeah I'm very curious to see what happens with Bulletstorm, I hope the combat is as good as it sounds. : SpaecKow
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          that's so arcadey though. i love arcade games but i thought first person shooters had moved on past the ... : EvilDolemite
          • hng hng hng hng hng hng hng hng hng *kachink* *door opens* :D : Sapiens
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            I agree, it's an archaic form but there's a lot to learn from those old games which has almost completely... : SpaecKow
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              like what? : synapse19
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                Like relying almost completely on the game systems to create the challenge and the situations for the pla... : SpaecKow
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                  I'd like to see this be used to demonstrate how good enemy AI can be used to create varying gameplay expe... : the archvile
                  • Yeah, Crysis is extremely good about just being able to drop an AI in the level and have him hunt you sma... : SpaecKow
                • Huh? Games were way worse for not doing exactly this back in the day. Everything was essentially scripted... : synapse19
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    I don't hate it; it's just so much of a game of raw stats and dialogue lines thrown about, and not really... : the archvile
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      If you want to enjoy the exploration aspect of a game, it's probably not a good idea to take all the expl... : noxiousgg
      • 100% this. If you want real exploration, the game can't force you to not cheat and just run straight to ... : DinK
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    Fallout 3 is not an fps. : xxx2xxx
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      Sure it is, it's just also other things as well. : SpaecKow
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        it is many things, but not an fps. it is played with VATS and the "fps" aspect is very weak. There is no... : xxx2xxx
        • This. : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • Yeah there is it's called Fallout 3! I played 90% of combat encounters in Fallout 3 from first person rea... : SpaecKow
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          If you use VATS for all combat, you are weak, sir. : Lukiopimp
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            well, for the easy one-hit-kill vermin you'd stay in FPS mode, yes. Other than that, no. : Mad Brahmin Disease
            • I see .. then I guess I'm in the minority. Played the game without VATs, just in the very beginning and f... : Lukiopimp
          • I used it quite a bit, mostly because none of the weapons have shit for accuracy outside of it. Cross ... : DerHuhnTeufel
• Bioshock, borderlands, singularity, etc. All have what you want. There really aren't that many cod clones... : Defacil
• i explored a lot in dead space...took my time, etc.. lots of blood and gore to look at. : crypt420
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  what was Half-Life's emphasis on exploration? that game is like the original on rails FPS game. there i... : mikecyb
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    Medal of Honor is the original on rails experience, Half Life popularised scripted sequences but MoH/CoD ... : SpaecKow
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      Not that Half Life is some kind of wide open explore-o-scape, but it's not anal retentive about the playe... : SpaecKow
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        comparing it to a game that came after is is useless really, I still think Half-Life paved the way for st... : mikecyb
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          Well all I mean by that comparison is that archvile is complaining about a very specific kind of gameplay... : SpaecKow
          • yeah, if I could wish one thing for action games (in particular FPS games, but action games in general) i... : mikecyb
    • Half-Life had no maps, no waypoints, and the only objectives were the major dialogue lines that were only... : the archvile
  • There were extra areas in Half-Life. There was an area early on where you could get the shotgun early, p... : the archvile
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  Far Cry 2 : Grumbeld
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    Far Cry 2 is sandbox; I'm specifically excluding any sandbox games. I'm thinking more of single-player g... : the archvile
    • I think the distinction is a bit murky. The sandbox games like Far Cry 2 are the evolution of that formu... : Grumbeld
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  That Unreal level was one of my all time old school gaming moments as well. Watching a playthroyugh n... : Cygnus X-1
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    wtf, I saw the first few seconds where the guy turns to the gatehouse to the right. I've never looked in... : the archvile
    • Interesting; there was some ammo and a translator note from a Nali guy saying something like "I'm not goi... : the archvile
• BioShock did a decent job of this. I haven't played the sequel yet but I did get it during that steam sal... : pyide
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  Deus Ex: Hong Kong is the definitive example for me : MamiyaOtaru
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    deus ex had an assload of non-crucial explorative areas to check out. i mean, you could potentially fini... : EvilDolemite
    • One person might not see 50% but 5 others might. That fact that it's optional doesn't stop open world gam... : pyide
    • Which is why in addition to that you make the player want to replay it 5 times to see everything. Because... : invisible_kid
    • it's something to see on the second playthrough : MamiyaOtaru
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  Metro 2033 : Squid Division
  • Yep! I stayed pretty much "on rails" my first play through and did not get the "Explorer" achievement. ... : coyoterys
• cod 4+ no reload cheat and inf ammo + n00b tube + veteran = hilarity. : -=kodiak=-
• The DX3 team has been hyping this element; we'll see if they actually do it well. : Conan
• Singularity is very good. Lots of things to discover while playing through, it starts with you being part... : xxx2xxx
• /me whispers "Fallout 3" is what you are looking for. : Lukiopimp
• There is a big push on the publisher / executive side to make FPS games as mainstream as possible for sal... : gnoleb
• Yeah I miss that. : Johnnsen
• Exploration now means find ten different sets of collectibles, replay in all difficulty modes to collect ... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• I loved exploring in Stalker:SoC and I was always a nightmare to play with when L4D2 first came out becau... : inchwide
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  This is exactly the thing I HATE about today's FPS "games". Fuck this shit. None of those CoD games etc. ... : vx2o
  • I feel your pain. : GreatGooglyMoogly
• It was called BioShock, dude. ;) : wytefang
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  Oh I remembered another good semi-recent one: The Darkness. It had a lot of nice touches that weren't ... : Borzoi
  • The game left a really bad taste in my mouth for some reason. It felt amateurish in a lot of ways. Wish... : kingdepork
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  Too much exploration will turn a FPS/shooter game into an action/adventure game. Uncharted for instance, ... : bozer
  • Exploration in FPSes went exploring and never came back. I heard it was angry with Platformer and Actiong... : Khakimon
• I feel like the Metroid Prime games do an incredible job of creating environments that are fun and intere... : CrustyMagic
• I think some of it depends how you build your levels. Some studios plan the entire area first, figure ... : Beady
• producers saw how many of you bought crappy linear games and said 'well so much for trying hard'. : eskimo spy
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  Again, people forget about poor TRON 2.0. You almost NEEDED to explore the level, to get the Personal upg... : AxeMan808
  • I love that game so much. It's in my top 3 games I've ever played, I think. : timmie
• check out the necrovision games. they're built on the painkiller engine, by ex-people can fly devs. but a... : verminer

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  Oh, I am starting up episode one... now. : inf3d3l
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    You might find it a little hard to follow at first, but give it a couple of episodes and you'll be hooked... : Dave-A
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      Yah the beginning is too much name dropping. : zuff
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        Its why I didnt continue =\ : bolneze
        • you made a significant mistake. : Clay
• It's only the best show ever made. : sanchez
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  Give it 6 episodes. I'm not sure why, but once I hit the halfway point in the season, there was no way i... : kallanta
  • This. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• There's pretty much no way you'll be let down. TV was invented for The Wire. : zipr
• If you don't like it, you're broken. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  I actually didn't like Ep 1 ... by Ep 3 it was ok and Ep 6 or 7 I was hooked. : kanix
  • Yeah, episode felt a little bit "meh, okay, let's see if it gets better soon..." : code-e255
• Starting up episode two, first was a little slow but I can see it's building up to something. : inf3d3l
• The Wire was not popular with most people who didn't have the intellectual capability to understand the c... : kramweil
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  turn on the subtitles. : edgewise
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhJDvI3gUO8 : Metatron85
    • haha that was great : alexpr
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    haha why? : Godhatesfatpeople
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      It's an aid for the ethnically imparied. : SpaecKow
      • Though I sympathise cause Marlowe is a mumbly bastard. : SpaecKow
      • mangahtellyoobahtsnoop, year? : 60days
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  in David Simon's own words they "tried to be entertaining, but in no way did we want to be mistaken for ... : d0pamine
  • ^^^ Pretty much this. Stick it out and you will be rewarded. Handsomely. : heartsauce
• Buckle up and enjoy the ride. : randomjgj
• You shouldn't be disappointed. : atom519
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  I dunno guys I preferred the shield was more dramatic nothing seemed to happen in the wire lol : SpaecKow
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    I watched The Shield after The Wire, and it felt so unreal. Then I watched Dexter and that felt like scie... : kramweil
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      I was exactly the same way. for some reason I forced myself all the way through the shield and it had so... : valael
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        The Shield is the opposite of the Wire. It's meant to be pure entertainment. Empty, slambang fantasy driv... : heartsauce
        • Yeah, I know. it just made it really hard to take serious. and after all of the stuff that lead up to t... : valael
    • I love going on youtube and finding clips of CSI : SpaecKow
    • all 3 of those shows are enjoyable, the wire is just in it's own class : peat
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    Did someone actually post that? : Dave-A
    • yeah, I don't remember who : Nitrium
    • At one point it was the argument every wire thread had to have. : SpaecKow
• It is one of the best series you will have ever watched. I envy anyone who gets to see it for the first t... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Calling it a night, I watched up to episode four. This is looking very good. : inf3d3l
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    Glad you like it dude, David Simon is a modern day Dickens! : SpaecKow
    • I'll probably pick up season two tomorrow before I even start watching the rest of one again. Just bec... : inf3d3l
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  You have to if you're white, because it's so authentic! http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/03/09/85-th... : contentious roy
  • You have to like it, that is! haha, let's talk about it after you're done watching it, I saw somebody fr... : contentious roy
  • It's fairly authentic, a lot of it isn't (for example they completely glossed over sex slavery), it pulls... : SpaecKow

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  another night playing SC2 :D : mwasher
  • :D indeed. Once this game is over, I think I'm going to need grief counseling. : pigvomit
• Play something else. I enjoyed it when I played but eventually it was a chore and I was glad to move on t... : uglysad
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  Another night playing The Witcher :/ This game has so many ups and downs to it. One minute I'm loving ... : pyide
  • I gave it a good few hours and just gave up. I liked it well enough but there's so much anachronistic cra... : azshack
  • Agreed. I stopped at Chapter 4.. just couldn't take it any longer (though I heard it gets better).. but I... : Lionel2b
• another night playing minecraft :DDD : GrimmyD
• It wasn't until a few months after I quit playing WoW that I realized how much better life was without it... : Head Rush
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  There's always that other "craft" game you could play. : at0micgarden
  • crimecraft sucked though : CyCo_PL
• Me too after x games : jonin
• You don't have to play wow, Kombit. Go kill a hobo. : .sticks.
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  Just cancel it and resubmit for the expansion! The game is stonedead right now, been that way for the pas... : xlarti
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    guess that depends on your server. : .sticks.
    • mal'ganis seems VERY alive : Kombit
• You could be using this valuable time to change your user name back to ohnoes! : Dave-A
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  time to start drinking! : hirez
  • ohnoes!! : .sticks.
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    Why did it take me so long to put that together! : pigvomit
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      ive only been smoking, ive been clean from the drink for a while : Kombit
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        No, not that, your old user name. I should subscribe to the name change news letter. : pigvomit
        • haha. the register date on kombit is the last time ohnoes made a post. : Ellissd
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  This is kind of funny to me. You seem dissatisfied and yet you willingly spend your night doing it. That'... : Ellissd
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    Funny and sad. : Ellissd
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      well i am no longer a "party kid" so i dont get invited to parties anymore : Kombit
      • i freaked out when i got my first manic episode while on drugs. was sober from drugs for almost 8 years ... : Kombit
• You should smoke crack instead. : lodit
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  Just stop playing it. Do you have a girlfriend? Not trying to take the piss or anything just interested. : theydobecauseitis
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    last girl i fucked was in dec. she was fucking insane and stole my medicine : Kombit
    • If you're not having fun, don't play. I love my raiding and WoWing. It's something I look forward to ever... : LoioshDwaggie
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      She sounds nice... You could do many things with the time you spend on wow, but you are probably addicte... : theydobecauseitis
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        ive deleted and recreated characters more times than anyone on shacknews : Kombit
        • before they had transfer shit : Kombit
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          ah right. is there anything you would love to spend your time doing instead of playing wow? like learn a ... : theydobecauseitis
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            everyone here and even i know that im worthless. whats weird is my mom checking on me at night to see if... : Kombit
            • deleteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. : theydobecauseitis
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            so how's that skill development coming along then? : CecilPhilpot
            • Good. : theydobecauseitis
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          Are you talking about WoW or Shacknews accounts? : Dave-A
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            you tell me to be chill but you join in? this isnt fair : Kombit
            • Light ribbing on an internet messageboard don't end the world. Or despair or MMOs growing dull. The world... : Dave-A
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  Haha this thread slowly turned into some sort of intervention for WoW. : negativepower
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    He's playing WoW! There must be something wrong with him socially and he must be addicted! : Viprime
    • prepare for the wrath : Kombit
    • If he's not happy with it then playing it is stupid, and we're happy to tell him so. : LoioshDwaggie
• I was addicted to drugs at one point (accidentally), and was exactly like this, don't be ashamed. : Amnesty_intl2
• I recently quit wow, and I've been playing since vanilla beta. The game is just not entertaining anymore.... : b0mbsquad
• I finally kicked the habit. Having free time fucking rocks. : daVinci1980

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• The stand and needful things : spiffymc
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  Wow, that's a hard call. The Stand, IT, and Bag of Bones. : Dave-A
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    Why did I post three? It must mean something. Let's strike out Bag of Bones. : Dave-A
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      It's ok Dave-A, I appreciate more information. : warcrow
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        What are yours? : Dave-A
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          I've never read one of his books. I know I know... : warcrow
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            The stand is a requisite read : spiffymc
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              It is, perhaps not the best place to start? It's like 434339 pages. : Dave-A
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                Daunting for sure : spiffymc
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                  Start with, "The Mist" : coyoterys
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                    Seriously? : warcrow
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                      Why not? It's longer than a short, not as daunting as some of his Epics, and fucking creepy. : coyoterys
                      • I'll check it out. Thanks! : warcrow
          • I'd start with Christine or the Dead Zone. Those were the first two I read in my teens. : ThrillKill
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  That's tough because I like pretty much everything he's written. I'd have to say Salem's Lot and Shining,... : Head Rush
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    Those last two were weird indeed, especially the Regulators. : Dave-A
    • Regulators was really bizarre, and I really enjoyed the subtle (and not-so-subtle) ties between the two b... : Head Rush
  • Desperation was a good read : spiffymc
• The Talisman and IT : Porkasaurus
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  Salem's Lot was really good. Other than that I've only read The Dark Tower series (and I just started ... : hawkeye
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    At the end, when he says to stop, you should seriously consider stopping. : capt tripps
    • Only fags stop there. : coyoterys
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  The Stand and then I would read The Stand again. : cap n KRUNCH
  • this for me : indosauros
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    Exactly what I was going to post. The stand is my favorite book. : sonik887
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      But to pick a second. The Talisman as bachman. : sonik887
      • "The Talisman as bachman?" King wrote it as King with Peter Straub. : DarthStank
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  Tough question. IT and The Stand. Runners up are The Talisman and The Eyes of the Dragon. : Halen
  • We must share a brain, or have a multidimensional connection. I agree with you on all 4 counts. : coyoterys
• Hearts in Atlantis, Misery & Bag of Bones ( i can't just pick two!) : mayooms
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  The dark half and misery : Str8Dog
  • The Stand and Dark Half are my favorites too. : ThrillKill
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  Well, dark tower series is given, so maybe Misery and the stand aside from DT. : BioSector
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    I have had his book of short stories for a long time now and I haven't read it :( : spiffymc
    • Meant to reply to the post below you : spiffymc
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  I don't think I can name just 2. He's got so many good ones, and that's not even counting his short stor... : SolrFlare
  • Pick two you pussy! : Dave-A
• aside from IT and The Stand... Insomnia! : delataur
• That's a trick question. His short stories are way better than his books. Next question, please. : CrustaR
• I really like Cell and The Talisman. : Hemtroll
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  Dark Tower series and Talisman/BlackHouse : gimpi
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    How is black house? Is it as good as the talisman? : spiffymc
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      I liked it a lot. Maybe not quite as much as Talisman, but it more or less wraps up the story so that kin... : gimpi
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        Ties in with Dark Tower alot too : oldschoolbob-o
        • Yeah, although some of that seemed a little shoehorned in : gimpi
• Skeleton Crew (even though it's a collection) and The Gunslinger. : shortbuscaptain
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  The Stand and Dark Tower #2: Drawing of the Three (picking the entire series would be cheating right?) : diffident
  • Wow, I was just going to say this. High five. : bcyde
  • Hard to call picking the DT series "cheating". It's one really long story. : thetangent
• I love The Stand, but King has got to be one of the best short story writers of all time. Night Shift an... : Fooldozer
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  books i never read, but the movie adaptations would be shining and IT : davislovestacobell
  • IT's pennywise movie was pure crap. That one needs a serious remake. : excessus
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  On Writing and On Writing : sgtsanity
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    given the length of some of his books perhaps he should called it On and On and On Writing LOLOLOLOL : Dave-A
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      D-fer, you should check out his short stories. They are awesome. : CrustaR
      • I think I've read them all, C-for-Cujo! : Dave-A
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      but he will never write On Endings lol : sgtsanity
      • On the Side of the Road Walking and Reading a Book Is That a-AWEJKESHWJHRWJERNWD!!! : Dave-A
  • My favorite part of On Writing is how while he appreciates that everyone's favorite book is The Stand, it... : Schnapple
• The Stand and It. : Matt Burris
• The Stand and Thinner : riptyde
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  The Stand(Full version) and Eyes of the Dragon. I also like The Bachman books quite a bit, specifically ... : sweat
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    I found a hardcover copy of The Bachman Books (the out of print volume with the first four) in Half Price... : Schnapple
    • I am jealous of your good fortune. : sweat
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  The Long Walk and The Stand. : Deathlove
  • This man knows what's up. The Long Walk is an amazing book. : dixieboi
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  Salem's Lot and The Dead Zone. : freqq28
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLhFIwkbtJI : davislovestacobell
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  Shitty pic but here's the top shelf of my bookshelf right now: http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUp... : Schnapple
  • so you've got a few. :P : warcrow
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  I'll admit to having never read a Stephen King book. Which one is the scariest? : Borzoi
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    Misery was creepy as fuck : spiffymc
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      Mostly because I saw the movie before I read the book and I couldn't help but imagine being trapped with ... : spiffymc
      • numbah wun fayunnn... : Dave-A
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    Cell was pretty fucked up : Schnapple
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      yeah it was : mrblarg
      • it was announced in Spain as "King's perspective on zombies". Very bad... : excessus
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    If you're looking for scariest I'd say one of his short story collections is the way to go. Some of his n... : Arceihn
    • it's easier to write a short story that is scary from beginning to end without letting up. I love Roald D... : Borzoi
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    Borzoi please start with his earlier stuff, Carrie or Christine. Not much is going to scare you but it i... : dognose
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      i hope you've read some roald dahl, dognose old chap! : Borzoi
      • By all means Borzoi! One that stands out as extra creepy is the man using the dead body as a ventriloqui... : dognose
  • Pet Sematary is definitely the darkest book he's written. : smax
  • Oh and if you want to check out his short stories I'd start with Skeleton Crew or Night Shift. Every sto... : dognose
  • I remember reading his short story, The Long Walk and thinking it was totally fucked up.. http://www.c... : biofrog
• Different Seasons is my favorite. I don't really have a second favorite, so I'll pick Heart Shaped Box b... : mexicanimator
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  The Green Mile always sticks with me because I read it when it originally came out as a bunch of little b... : uncle slappy
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    GOD, that was a *thing*. : Deathlove
    • It drove me nuts, buy the latest one, read it that night, wait 2 weeks for the next :( : uncle slappy
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  Under the Dome and Carrie, because those are the only two I've read. : uglysad
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    Was UTD any good??!?? : CrustaR
    • I'm almost halfway through it (criminally slow reader) and while it's no The Stand, it's along those line... : Schnapple
• Hard to choose, love most of his work (barring "Lisey's Story" and the end of "Rose Madder") My three p... : DarthStank
• The Running Man and The Long Walk. : el_bandito
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  Next Book Question If you had to choose, Broken Angels first or Woken Furies? : warcrow
  • Broken Angels is the 2nd book and Woken Furies is the 3rd, so I'd probably read them in that order. : smax
• Skeleton Crew, and The Stand : kallanta
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  are you branching out into fiction reviews? : CecilPhilpot
  • God no. : warcrow
• Nightmares & Dreamscapes, definitely. That and the first Dark Tower. : Arceihn
• Just read "under the dome" and that was awesome. "cell" is under rated (plus I love me zombie stories) : Dunwich
• First and second Dark Tower books. The first one gets better after the style settles down. Haven't read... : tsuba
• Running Man and Carrie. Most of you probably know Running Man by the terrible Schwarzenegger movie, which : ahlee
• Pet Cemetery and The Stand. Pet Cemetery was a horrible movie, but an awesome book. : CRasterImage
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  Cell (yes yes, I know) and From a Buick 8. : michaelleung
  • Cell was pretty good actually, right up until the last...what, 50-75 pages or so? Then it just got fuckin... : thetangent
• assuming you mean novels, The Gunslinger and The Stand : dirge23
• Pet Cemetary and The Tommyknockers : smax
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  I'm going to go out on a limb and say Insomnia and The Stand. : DianeOfTheMoon
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    Insomnia??? : dognose
    • I really liked Insomnia, too, as well as Hearts in Atlantis. Basically, I really like SK's romance angle... : proclone1
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      I really enjoy it for being the first novel where he started to tie the Dark Tower to practically everyth... : DianeOfTheMoon
      • I might check it out again then. I was in a bad way when I read it and all I remember is the men in whit : dognose
    • I would swear Insomnia was written by someone else... : excessus
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  Hijack! What's you favorite non-Stephen King contemporary horror novel? mine: Damnation Game by Cliv... : smax
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    Tie: Swan Song/Robert McCammon; Intensity/Dean Koontz : dognose
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      Swan Song is kind of cheating...it's like saying you double like The Stand. : DianeOfTheMoon
      • Brian Hodges' Dark Advent is like The Stand! Swan Song is not. OK not really. Mostly. : dognose
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      Swan Song is great. have you read the new book The Passage by Justin Cronin? it -is post-apocalyptic... : smax
      • Yeah I saw your post about it in June. I very much look forward to reading it. : dognose
    • Whoa... I've never even heard of Swan Song. Going to pick it up immediately. Also, I started reading T... : Gary the Llama
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    Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons. Read it now. Fucking amazing. : serenj
    • I'll put in for Dan Simmons & Song of Kali - well written, creepy & scary : Borzoi
• The first Dark Tower book and whatever collection had The Mist in it. : Conan
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  The Gunslinger...and that's it. : IHATEDUST
  • The Gunslinger was good, but I found The Wastelands to be the best of the DT series. They were all varyin... : thetangent
• The entire Dark Tower series, and The Stand. : thetangent
• Skeleton Crew / Gunslinger : happynoodle
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  I'm a huge The Shining fan, and The Dark Tower : AMikaboshi
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    The Shining is soo good. Just please don't ever watch that POS Kubrick version. : dognose
    • ya i've seen parts of it. compared to the book its garbage. : AMikaboshi
    • i thought the adaptation was pretty good. :( : smax
• The Stand, everything else I've read of his is kind of meh but I've read the stand 3 times. : Pettytheft
• I like the Dark Tower series. : Vividvoid
• The Stand and IT. (I also like the Dark Tower series but those are 7 books). : dasampla
• The Stand and The Talisman (even though he didn't write all of it) : theghostofsmdever
• The Dark Tower Series and The Stand. Currently reading "It" which is turning out pretty good as well. : Inadrys
• The Stand and Desperation : akirabob
• The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (really the entire series but since we're picking only 2) and The Dead Zon... : limpossible
• Did anybody say The Stand yet? Seriously though, it reads so fast that you won't even notice the length. : pnkrckjoe
• The Stand and Different Seasons, a collection of four Novellas including The Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pu... : sludge vohaul
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  The Talisman and Eye of the Dragon : DasCracky
  • Exactly this. : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • What were you two favorite King short stories??? : CrustaR
• The Stand and Salems Lot : phate81
• IT and The Stand. : excessus
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  The Bachman Books (collection of short novels by Stephen King) and The Eyes of the Dragon : james_austintx
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    Also really like Gunslinger (all of them) : james_austintx
    • Are you really from Austin?!? How come I've never seen you??? : CrustaR
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  Rage and The Long Walk : Dong Patrol
  • Alternates: The Running Man and Insomnia! : Dong Patrol
• The entire dark tower series and probably IT : flagg209
• Dean Koontz > Stephen King : guitarsandbikes

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  I have to do an essay. can someone screw around and try to cook an egg in the furnace. : supermonkeyballz
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    I tried putting eggs in the furnace. No go. I tried getting some milk (from a bull no less) and putting... : Delaric
    • Thank you, hrmmm that's a good idea, could just check graphics file and see if there is a food texture : supermonkeyballz
    • ...that wasnt milk. : hirez
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  Where do you get eggs? Those chickens? : trove
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    Yea those chickens. Someone said in MD they lay eggs : supermonkeyballz
    • Interesting. : trove
    • Yeah I did get one. I guess just hang around them long enough. : deject
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    I have seen ducks, but no chickens. Ducks drop feathers. : CRasterImage
    • Oh, I guess that WAS a chicken. With a.. bill. : CRasterImage
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  I just started playing. Is there any way to know what things are or do you just kinda have to guess and r... : NastyJack
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    I play with the wiki open in the background. : Rotten Deadite
    • Yea I usually leave it so I can see some of the recipes : supermonkeyballz
• I've seen chickens but not one egg yet. : Rotten Deadite
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  heres my contribution to mercfox server http://www.shackpics.com/files/chandler_7mz3d3i6uhyns7fp32hb.jpg... : Chandler55
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    "I could have sworn it was ... Gordon Freeman!" http://www.shackpics.com/files/java2010073018245935_tq... : ecclesio
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      oh nice! did you also write ecclesio is gay in bricks near south side : Chandler55
      • I love the crowbar. http://www.shackpics.com/files/java2010072401414813_7py5xmukg3cx2th73f1b.jpg : ecclesio
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    The ghost? Nice work I will make something later : supermonkeyballz
    • ya the ghost : Chandler55
    • Lol. : zuff
  • That's sweet man, I just popped on there to show the wife the amazing shack server and we saw that half c... : at0micgarden
  • Nice! : MercFox1
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    It's up again? is my underground city still in one piece? : buzzbat
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      If it's the one with the lava river going through it and the ILTC on one end I think I might have just fo... : Hemtroll
      • ILTC on one end? You savages!! : buzzbat
    • That was pretty awesome to just stumble upon. Very cool. : ecclesio
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    Is my double rainbow still up? : zuff
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      yes, and a zuff!! logo : Chandler55
      • Someone added exclamation points and I wonder who it was... : zuff
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  Is there way to make fences in this game? : m0nkz
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    I just tweeted notch that we needed fences this evening : supermonkeyballz
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      I want to fence in my chickens! It's very hard to wrangle animals into the hole i dug and a fence seems m... : m0nkz
      • Do animals still disappear/spawn in new places if you get too far away though? I like the idea of fences,... : Haxim
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  • Well who is going to do them? Meeting my office in 10 : supermonkeyballz
• That thread was fucking huge. : at0micgarden
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  Hahaha I'm on the MP Shack server and there are cocks and ILTCs everywhere! : Hemtroll
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    Was it you that destroyed the awesome rainbow room below the main spawn area???? : at0micgarden
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      nope, I'm just watching all the stuff : Hemtroll
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        • >:( Those are not supposed to be there. : Creepin_Jeezus
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  I found a mossy dungeon cave with a few saddles and a spider-spawner in it. Out of that spider spawner, ... : Clasifyd
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    Make a clotth block building? : supermonkeyballz
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      Pretty much... I have no idea what to do with all of it, but I've got a huge source if the need should ev... : Clasifyd
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        I've never seen a mob spawner - what do they look like? : Fooldozer
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          A little cage with fire on the inside. : Hemtroll
          • easy way to find them with current patch is listen for monster sounds while on the surface during the day... : supermonkeyballz
  • Can you post a pic of your spider drowner? I tried to make one but it didn't work so well. : Haxim
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  Hey! The arrow-making recipe has changed from using iron ingot to using flint. Excellent! I was never... : CRasterImage
  • Sweet. That might make flint actually useful. : Arcanum
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  What is the URL to the Shacknews Minecraft server? I want to make cocks without my master piece getting d... : noxiousgg
  • http://www.minecraft.net/play.jsp?server=a16f86bfc644bae85cba8ff2e7edf027 : Hemtroll
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  Fuck, there's eggs, chickens and milk now? I have to get hoooome : felicia
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    WARNING! I filled a bucket with milk and now i cant get it back out again! : Fooldozer
    • If you got it from a bull, it's not milk. : DrZettl
• I was using Minecraft Save Manager with Dropbox today and it works really well! I highly reccommend it to... : Haxim
• I hate this game. It's worse than crack. I'm on vacation next week and will be away from it. I'm exp... : gokwyjibo
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    He did that to Shackers? : CRasterImage
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      not yet but he shall : supermonkeyballz
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        I think griefing Shackers should result in a ban. : CRasterImage
        • yeah, that seems kind of shitty. : mrwolf710
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  my addition to Mercs server http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=ssuutb_mceuzu9fokg1wfd13gq1.jpg Th... : supermonkeyballz
  • oh shit...nice!!! i didn't know what i was looking at before! : at0micgarden
• So does anyone know when multiplayer survival mode is coming? That's the main reason why I bought it, alt... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
• what the hell is this game? is it multiplayer? do i have to buy it? wtf? : retarded talking dinosaur
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  • god too : strandgeck
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    everyone learns not to mine directly above or below them eventually (i dropped myself into a lava lake la... : Sapiens
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      there should be some glowy magma rocks or something before you get to lava : GloriousCow
      • You can usually hear it crackling? : at0micgarden
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        You don't put your bare hand against each rock before hacking away? That's why I'm still alive! : zuff
        • bare hand? i haven't played in a long time, we didn't have items back then and we liked it :( : GloriousCow
    • I wasnt really, there was some diamond rocks right above a lava pit so i made a bridge and forgot I was o... : strandgeck
• I need more steel damnit : hirosushima
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  i've been busy. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9501175/Harolds%20Hills/Camp%20Beta%20stage%202%20-%201.jpg h... : harold.johnson
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    Love your glass lava pipe I'm gonna borrow that : supermonkeyballz
    • i was hoping to make lava tubes to light up the room, so i could ditch the torches, but i haven't gotten ... : harold.johnson
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  My world: http://troz.shackspace.com/minecraft/day%204/map1-normal-nowater-night.png Save in same direct... : TroZ
  • you've done a ton of exploring. i've barely left my starting area. I usually just dig down then out fro... : valael
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  One of the shack server brick towers redecorated by me: http://www.shackpics.com/files/1_zktv9vw85ghce... : yossapw
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    This game seems so esoteric. Is it basically whatever you make of it? Kinda tempted. : lightly inclined
    • I was turned off by the creative mode shown above. When I'd play it there is no death just you with inf... : kingdepork
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  Creative Mode just seems like MS Paint to Survival Mode's Photoshop now. : mrwolf710
  • Exactly how I feel. : kingdepork
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  If you die, do you lose everything and start over from scratch? : fishbone
  • No you go back to your original spawning spot. Same time of day. You lose your stuff, but they are on t... : kingdepork
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  I just bought minecraft. How do I connect to the shack server? : ysbreker
  • http://www.minecraft.net/play.jsp?server=a16f86bfc644bae85cba8ff2e7edf027 is the creative mode multiplaye... : Haxim
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  Jumped on Shacknews East with my brother last night and here were our additions: Big Ass roof extensio... : at0micgarden
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• Good luck :( : jimmy_legs
• Congratulations for the long term roomate! : menar003
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  Time to get some drano...the choice is yours as to if you drink it, or you make her drink it. : Jimbo Ro
  • cornnuts : anhero
• Use a large calibre weapon. Makes less mess and less likely to need a second shot. Whether you use it on... : Thresher
• I bet she never once looks for a place on her own volition. When you force her to finally look, there wi... : bashildy@speakeasy.net
• lololol Just had my inlaws for a week & barely made it. Good luck : goatjc
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  What does your wife have to say about it? Most women do not relish the thought of having their mothers li... : master_disaster_17
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    oh she's not really living with us. according to my wife. it's only going to be for a week or two. and... : EvilDolemite
    • You have the ability to shut this down by placing conditions on her mom coming, but you're just posting a... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  You are so totally hosed, dude. I am so sorry for you. :( : Bean
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    can you hook her up with some section 8 shit dude i'll buy you like a $200 bottle of scotch :( : EvilDolemite
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      Does she qualify for Section 8 under the low income guidelines? Then again, if those are her standards... : Bean
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        Looks like there are only 2 BR apartments for the elderly in the following locations: http://is.gd/dUihF ... : Bean
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          58, not elderly at all. she has accounting/office/business experience. she just lacks any confidence ... : EvilDolemite
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            Seems to me she just doesn't want to be alone and has no intention of actually finding some place to live... : gia-
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              well, she can't afford any homes on our block, so fuck it. the best she is going to do is a complex ma... : EvilDolemite
              • Shes already found her best :[ : bolneze
              • Get her a dog. : Schnapple
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            Yeah, and she's going to have a hard time getting a job she likes too, I bet, given her age. It seems to ... : Bean
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              But hey, on the upside I'll be sure to make sure your divorce gets done as cheap as possible! : Bean
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                you evil bastard : hamachi
                • sounds nice to me : pyrogen
              • hahaha : mwasher
• Tell her that it's against HOA regulations for her to stay for more than 2 weeks. : Prozium
• Sorry for your gain. : bosst0ne
• Bummer dude. Good luck. : Colleton
• This is fucking bullshit. You need to her (wife) this isn't going to happen and her mom needs to make ot... : Visceral Monkey
• hahahaha, oh man : NGFodder
• You are so very fucked, congrats. : randomnull
• so are you going to kick her out after 2 weeks? : edgewise
• maybe now you'll do shackmeets more just to get out of the house : RikiTiki2
• HEADSHOT : geedeck
• Shit Im sorry. : bolneze
• Condolences! : Mad Brahmin Disease
• so, you've decided to become an alcoholic.... : AMikaboshi
• who was that other poor fuck that had his inlaws move in? ask him how he did cope with it. seriously thou... : Hoax
• That sucks :( : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• A fate worse than death : rosewood
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19343943#itemanchor_19343943 : s2jason
• You are headed for divorce : Lucy Labia
• You meed to start setting her up with old rich dudes : uncle slappy
• Wow, what's it like to have a dick for a vagina? : heartsauce
• Tell her no : xxx2xxx
• Your mother in law is such a huge leech and a notorious liar. House for 40K OR apartment for 500$. OLOLOL... : Lukiopimp
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  have you discussed with your wife the idea of telling her mom flat out: "No." ? : proclone1
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    because once she's in, she's not moving out, ever. : proclone1
    • ^^^^^ : bolneze
    • ^^^^^ : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Yup, Evil D is hosed. She's just using it as an excuse. :[ : CrustaR
    • AND, she's not going to be a guest. She's going to eat your food, not contribute to the groceries, and ha... : Schnapple
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  Sounds like its time to have a talk with the wife... This has bad situation written all over it. On the o... : stygian_whisper
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    Thats a big/impossible if : bolneze
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      granted, but there is a chance... a small, small, glimmering chance. Something to hold onto, maybe. : stygian_whisper
      • You're fucked. : Maddog_Delphi97
  • There is actually a negative chance of this happening. : Ride-My-Rocket
• lol : drucifer
• Putting myself in your shoes, I'd sit the wife down and try to come to an agreement that this can't happe... : scottythejock
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  Oh god please keep us updated. : skinlab133
  • Secure the sitcom rights! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  How the fuck are you letting this happen. You already know what it going to come of it, yet you're still... : fishbone
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    I totally agree with this. I hope you don't have any guns in the house. : Ender.Wiggin
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      Every time I scroll past this thread it just angers me...EvilDolemite seems like a pretty reasonable pers... : fishbone
      • Yeah, same here. : CrustaR
• This is like watching the Titanic, except EvilDolemite knows he's about to smack into a life-destroying i... : ShekkyBoy
• Hold a shackmeet asap at your house. Problem solved : Koral06
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  That's rough. By the sounds of it Evil your only choices are going to be putting up with her, or paying t... : theghostofsmdever
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    You just need more aerosol meat in your diet, I think. : ArB
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      You are correct, I could be lacking in vitamin smeat. : theghostofsmdever
      • I choose to pronounce "smeat" the same way you pronounce "sweat". : ArB
• Before you kill yourself, can you give me the password to your account? : Dong Patrol
• Welcome to my world. : Clay
• I'm so sorry. : Happy Doodle Muffin
• Uggg...put your foot down. Don't be pussy-whipped. Having an in-law in your household is really signi... : whodares
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  called it http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22604476 : drucifer
  • raped by drucifer : ninjase
• Why the hell did you agree to this? : Marrbe
• Evil D, just say no. : CrustaR
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  Man, if I can say no to my own clinically depressed, suicidal mother .. you can do it to your mother in l... : reZaun
  • EvilD doesn't know how to say no, apparently. : CrustaR
• 3some! : mmaster_pw

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  i love life of brian : filthysock
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    My favorite scene, that no one else seems to remember, is this exchange: Stan: It's every man's right : Dave-A
    • BRIAN: Look. You've got it all wrong. You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anybody! You'... : cerealSAM2
    • Yeah, i know it, great scene. I could pretty much recite the whole script though. : filthysock
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  Neither a classic nor my favourite, but if you haven't seen Funny People it's worth a watch. : dumb.
  • Plus it's only 30% comedy! What the shit, maaaaan. : aggressor
  • Saw that one, but thanks. : Fred Garvin
• Men at work. : losder5000
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  Probably a toss-up between Office Space and Dumb & Dumber. I feel my answer is cliche, though true. : K1Bond007
  • hmm, I like D&D a lot. : shirif
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  Withnail & I is my all time favorite: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5EmCKbWS6c : Borzoi
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    I saw it last weekend and liked it. Apparently it has a cult following in England? I've never even heard... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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      i saw it when it came out! There's finally a nice Critereon DVD edition out there, so I think it's gettin... : Borzoi
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        Yeah, that's how I found out about it. Netflix recommended it because I had watched some other Criterion... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
        • you should check out The Loved One, my #2 favorite. This is what Terry Southern wrote after Dr. Strangelo... : Borzoi
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    I love that you keep evangelizing this film. It's a classic. : PlanetPerfecto
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      Also Paul McGann was so dreamy. : PlanetPerfecto
      • I wish he got to star in Doctor Who for more than just the tv movie. He's really good in the Doctor Who a... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
    • i would be really happy if i could find more comedies that i could watch zillions of times like this one ... : Borzoi
• Dumb and Dumber. followed closely by Bubble Boy. : sweat
• I've been in the mood for Caddyshack lately. : Halen
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  spaceballs : davislovestacobell
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    oh wait, i mean airplane! : davislovestacobell
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      This wins, i like top secret too : bozer
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        i also love kung pow, even though nobody else does. I guess cus i'm a simple minded person : davislovestacobell
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          It's great bedtime fodder as you lay back and the zany, if utterly brainless antics of Steve Oedekerk sen... : CoreContingency
          • weeoooweeoooweooo : davislovestacobell
    • You might want to listen to this: http://www.cbc.ca/q/episodes/# July 30 they talk about the 30th a... : Fred Garvin
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? : zipr
• Princess Bride : Navy Spitfire
• knocked up : arizona bay
• The Royal Tenenbaums. : CoreContingency
• Stripes is always great. : grabbie
• Reefer Madness : Korban
• Office Space, Team America: World Police, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs,... : contentious roy
• Dr. Strangelove! : deject
• The Big Lebowski, or maybe Airplane! : dirge23
• Dumb and Dumber. For total silliness, it's hard to beat. : Thresher
• The Naked Gun. : michaelleung
• might be th eobvious answer but I'm going with Monty Python & Holy Grail : indosauros
• Trains Planes and Automobiles had some awesome moments : MamiyaOtaru
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  George of the jungle. : master_disaster_17
  • Haha awesome suggestion. : Toth21
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  These are the only comedies in existence that are actually funny (I exclude brilliant standup performance... : dognose
  • what about The Man with Two Brains? : stamps
  • What the fuck are Borat and Pee Wee doing on that list? : Ebu
• honestly my favorite comedies are not old classics like spaceballs or blazing saddles. i like more recen... : EvilDolemite
• Kingpin! : Crabs Jarrard
• Dumb & Dumber : RikiTiki2
• Lately, Slammin' Salmon. : u sir name
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  CLIFFORD. Seriously, Clifford. Martin Short, Charles Grodin. So underrated, demented, and hilarious... : heartsauce
  • I forgot about that movie. It's so funny and weird. : ArB
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  Being There http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078841/ : stamps
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    not exactly a total laugh riot, but still a fantastic movie. if this is your idea of comedy and/or you lo... : Borzoi
    • thanks for the recommendation! Don't got a TCM here but I will find it elsewhere. : stamps
• Not sure I could pick a #1. The Jerk is a fantastic one that hasn't been mentioned in this thread yet tho... : thetangent
• Office Space, Zoolander, Airplane!, Blazing Saddles, Dodgeball, Monty Python. : woddemandred
• Slammin Salmon flew under the radar for a lot of people. It's the Broken Lizard guy's and it gets better ... : Darthbrooks
• the original Death at a Funeral. it's not my *favorite* but it's the only recent one that I liked : valael
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  Planes, Trains & Automobiles : enyakk
  • ^^ this + Uncle Buck, ahhhh 80's nostalgia :) : PlanetPerfecto
• Grandmas' boy : dumbacid
• Pink Panther Series! The Burbs Young Frankenstein : uebersoldat
• American Pie : dodob

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  Call his cock an unrealistic shooting tool and refuse to touch it! : Dave-A
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    I don't know why hot chicks are attracted to men with problems. I guess they think they can "fix" them, w... : Dave-A
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      I will punch you for saying PC Gamer men have problems! Oh, wait, poor anger management and violent na... : cerealSAM2
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        SIR! Drop the mouse and put your hands into the box of charged AA batteries. : Dave-A
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          I think it works better if you attach the batteries to my temples. : cerealSAM2
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            No you insert them into your 360 controller. : Dave-A
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              I do not have a 360 controller. I, sir, am a PC Gamer. Good day to you. : cerealSAM2
              • But then how do you control all your console ports sweet PC games?! : Haxim
  • Dave-A you always know what to do! : Koral06
  • ahaha : losder5000
  • Damn you this was my exact response!!!! : hashd
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  For shooters, I prefer a keyboard and mouse as well. My first console shooter experience was Halo3 and I... : Galadriel07
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    The problem is there's not much non shooters on the xbox. :/ I guess I should accept his pc : Koral06
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      there are TONS of non-shooters on the xbox that are fun. Ratalon likes playing the Lego games with me. ... : Galadriel07
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        I totally forgot about legos. Good suggestion! I can try the new Indiana Jones one I got with him : Koral06
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          Lego Indy 2 sucks. It's the worst of the lego games. Batman, Star Wars Ultimate Collection, Indy 1 and Ha... : sigpro
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            Batman was easily the worst put together Lego game they have made yet. The gameplay was just not the sam... : Galadriel07
            • Batman fucking ruled, it's no different how it's put together than star wars or indy. You unlock people f... : sigpro
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  Withhold sex until he learns to use a controller. Problem solved. : ColoradoCNC
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    Also, if you, or any other shacker, ever wants to play co-op games just send an invite to Blood Wraith an... : ColoradoCNC
    • I'm not gonna remember that add Koral06 : Koral06
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  is the Cambodian? : gmd
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    I read this in an Oksana Grigorieva voice. is the cambodian? I go jacuzzi. : Dave-A
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      there is suppose to be a this in there somewhere : gmd
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        No I'm with Russian now and he doesn't use a's either. GMD I'm forced to believe that you and your pointy... : Koral06
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          moving in with one so soon, you go through them fast, are you the local bicycle? : gmd
          • We've already established this GMD : Koral06
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  You've met a man who refuses to play video games with you. What is wrong with guys these days? : cryptical
  • Video games are serious business. : Captain Loco
• lol, this is much funnier if you only read certain parts: ...I was admiring how black and shiny it was : ShoCon
• When you play on your 360, don't wear pants. : cerealSAM2
• Tell him he sucks and then kick his ass at Halo or something >: ( : locater16
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  A real gamer can play all controls. Challenge his gaming masculinity. I consider myself controller agn... : Sailor of Fortune
  • Well see this is my point. I started off playing solely pcs but then converted over. Now either one makes... : Koral06
  • This man speaks the truth. True gamers need to play all platforms due to exclusives. : uncle slappy
  • Can play != enjoy. My Xbox 360 I bought for playing RDR is gathering dust, right next to the Wii. Enjoye... : Lukiopimp
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  Gears is a fun game. He needs to lighten up and play with you. : Captain Loco
  • "WHAT IS THIS...This...controlling device...joysticks and buttons??!!!!...GARRRRHSGHGHGHGHGGHSADHSD" : drbriefs
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  don't start with a shooter, it highlights the problems. I've slowly acclimated to consoles but still won'... : grimygopher
  • Once you get used to the auto aim / aim assist or whatever you cheating bastards call it, some shooters c... : Lukiopimp
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  Teach him a lesson and come bbq with us tomorrow in sm! : hashd
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    Quit haveing your bbqs on the weekend! : Koral06
    • One of these days you will break and come!!! : hashd
• It's his loss, plenty of games come out on consoles that either won't make it to PC or eventually make it... : jingletard
• He's right. : CrustaR
• you talking about your cambodian man? : boomstickah
• The only solution is oral sex while he's playing. Just sayin' : Fred Garvin
• dude's a dickhead, it won't work. dump him : dantastic
• He'll look at the xbox controller differently when he learns it can be used as a measuring tool. : vynn
• i love pc games as much as the next guy but your boyfriend sounds like a whining retard : Sapiens
• I can't help you : dognose
• Your friend just hates playing on the console. Now put in RDR, leave the game on and place your controlle : Lukiopimp
• After playing PC exclusively for years, I really struggled with GoW at first. Perseverance will cure it. : Creepin_Jeezus
• Can't you just tell him you want him to learn because you want to play with him and you would appreciate ... : stygian_whisper
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  Controllers are horrible for games. Which is why PC will always be superior until consoles fully support ... : reZaun
  • but pc gaming is dieing.. : wimpy1
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  What's your tag and which GOW? : akirabob
  • Koral06 and I have both :D : Koral06
• Try inverted controls. For the longest time I couldn't get the hang of FPS on a controller till it was in... : theBorgie
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  The notion of playing a shooter with a gamepad is absurd, and the fact that millions do it is still more ... : Marrbe
  • Wait do you mean everyone or just a large group? : Dong Patrol
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    does it really bother you that you are now a minority in the world of gaming? : dantastic
    • I'm a minority everywhere else, so I guess I collected the entire set. : Marrbe
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  Don't offer him pussy ass coop! Challenge him. Get him a bit drunk to increase his bravado and say I bet : marmite
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    You want me to put my mouth on his thing?! That's outrageous! : Koral06
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      No it's not! People do it all the time! I bet you some Shackers are doing it right now! : Dong Patrol
      • While posting about it! : Dong Patrol
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        I need a list of names and pics : Koral06
        • I'll need a night vision camera and ra1n's address to start. : Dong Patrol
• 3rd option: DTMFA. : coldfusioncs
• He'll get better with practice (if he wants to), but he's also right, controllers suck compared to KB+M! : skinlab133
• I too, say nay to FPS on a silly gamepad. But if my wife wanted to buy a 360 and play games with me I'd h... : uebersoldat

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• maybe you were just playing the beta of SC2 for all of those years.... think about it. : jimmy_legs
• omg preorder cancelled Graphical Upgradecraft: Wings of Milkcrates my ass you're gon' have to walk to gun... : vile
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  Because you're dumb. : justwr!ght
  • I'm going to have to agree, it definitely correlates to his mental capacity : the_burd
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  Posts like these are why I have yet to play it. I wonder if Diablo 3 will "stay safe" and be exactly like... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    Well, then you're missing out, and so is the OP. Besides which, even if this was only a HD remake of the ... : master_disaster_17
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      No, Dawn of War II is a walk in the right direction, this was pandering to the lowest common denominator ... : u sir name
      • lol : derelict515
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        Having played both games.... I like SC2 better. A lot better, even though DOW2 was a great game. You o... : master_disaster_17
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          whichever you like more, dismissing SC2 as anything but beautifully designed and plenty innovative is stu... : derelict515
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            I will maintain an open mind and give some more gameplay to SC2, I want to really like it, but I feel tha... : u sir name
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              pandering to who? All the people who've been wishing for an RTS like this since... WC3? AoE2? AoM? There'... : derelict515
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                You win. I will really give it another try with an open mind. I'm sorry. : u sir name
                • what? this is the internet, fight to the death now! : the_burd
                • My god. He admitted he was wrong! Good job derelict, you have mastered the powers of persuasion. : Wisp!
                • Wow grats on not being an internet super douche. : Dontdrop
                • This post melted my brain : snot3353
                • Look, I felt th