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  the era of 32 bit gaming... so like, crysis? : GloriousCow
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    Yes. He means Crysis exactly! He very clearly means the specific release of Alice (2000) and how the i... : XAVdeMATOS
    • Crysis 2 also had a 32-bit executable! And Torchlight. Hmm, come to think of it there are quite a few. : enyakk
    • Well, the idea of a "32 bit era" in gaming is a console thing, and the original Alice was a PC game. It'... : Johnny Law
    • 6 years ago every PC game was 32 bit. Now only 98% of them are! : GloriousCow
    • Pretty much every game is still released in 32 bit; so it's a dumb thing to name an era after! : OverloadUT
    • Still doesn't make sense. : Halen
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  Didn't this come out like a month ago? When does your Doom 3 review drop? : ashkie
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    Clearly you jumped in to bitch without reading the last part of the review: [Ed's note: It's easy to l... : XAVdeMATOS
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      Frontpager? Ok, I don't think that means what you think it means. I did read the whole thing and it w... : ashkie
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        Oh, I know what that means and you're certainly acting like a frontpager. Also, "let you know if" -- t... : XAVdeMATOS
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          are there any shacknews editors that don't hate us? : GloriousCow
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            Do any of the other editors actually spend time commenting? : XAVdeMATOS
            • Alice does from time to time, but she does bitter scorn with more style : GloriousCow
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              it really doesn't buy you any credibility or good will to be mean. you can refute points without low blow... : dahanese
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                why, he's being as real as anyone else here? someone made a shitty ass comment about a late review - it ... : kainen1
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                  there's a huge difference between my posts here and his: he's an employee of this company. i can draw a c... : dahanese
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                    you aren't in a position to critique how he interacts with the shack in the forum. he isn't a community ... : kainen1
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                      it's not about his title - it's that he's a public facing person who represents the company. as such, he ... : dahanese
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                        I've seen his posts and they are pretty much all the time dahanese. I'm confused, why are you taking the... : kainen1
                        • if you read my replies in this thread you'll understand - particularly my last few down below! all is... : dahanese
                    • I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter. People are far to quick to judge others actions. : Pneum0
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                My credibility is in the work I produce. I'm here now commenting on someone's quick reaction and crappy c... : XAVdeMATOS
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                  when i loaded up this thread to check out the DNF thread i saw your comment and i thought it was off-putt... : dahanese
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                    be honest though I bet you wish you could insult people at work too : GloriousCow
                    • some people frustrate the hell out of me, yes. running community and customer service yields some nasty s... : dahanese
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                    It was obviously a joke. He's been posting in the typical Chatty-Asshole mindset for a while now and it's... : Crabs Jarrard
                    • This was my intention but I think it was blown out of proportion. We do a lot of stuff for the communi... : XAVdeMATOS
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                Could not have said it better myself. Shack is so much different since Steve left and no not in a snug... : mcpstoner
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                  i dunno, the game did come out a month and a half ago -- way longer than anybody will have cared about th... : electroly
                  • oops. supposed to be a reply to Crabs because i can't chatty : electroly
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              Remo dealt with stupid comments with finesse and hilarity that has yet to be matched. : skankcore
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                and in the end even he couldn't put up with us :( : GloriousCow
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                  :( Remo was a large reason why I became a fulltime shacker and lurked no more. He was a member of the com... : zakazi
                  • (I also fear that Remo's day might be the absolute high point of the Shack - especially the post quake sh... : zakazi
              • Yes ,but he's known to love Far Cry 2. He's a loony. : shirif
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              personally i think the editors being snarky is great, i just thought calling ashkie a frontpager seemed l... : electroly
              • Anyone who makes a dipshit comment on a front-page article deserves every put-down they get. : Crabs Jarrard
            • What, amongst these filthy BACKPAGERS? : Alice O'Connor
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          http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/9646/everybodycalmthedowne.jpg : DewFuel
          • hahaha : shirif
          • hahahah this is great : Nitrium
      • holy shit! ashkie! where the fuck have you been??? sorry xav, this mofo pre dates you probably. : -=kodiak=-
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      Did he seriously call Ashkie a frontpager? : Liquid
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        Technically I'm saying he's quick to bitch like one. : XAVdeMATOS
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          The sole purpose of a game review, or a review on anything in general is to help people on the fence with... : ashkie
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            I know the general thought behind a review is that the writer is acting like a buying guide, but that's n... : XAVdeMATOS
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              expecting more from us was your first mistake! we're a bunch of lowbrow, drooling hyenas that get off on : GloriousCow
              • I knew I should have read the manual! : XAVdeMATOS
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              "So, the idea of "most" people know that they should or shouldn't buy them makes no sense to me when "mos... : ashkie
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                We actually do. http://www.shacknews.com/tag/review : XAVdeMATOS
                • And where is the link to access this? : ashkie
      • Seriously ? When did Frontpager become this community's "N-Word" Thats our word, how dare you use it!!... : Disarray
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      It's pretty fucking unprofessional to use "frontpager" as a derogatory term. It's like having "readers of... : OverloadUT
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        this thread is gonna get ugly :( : GloriousCow
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          Agreed. Mods feel free to nuke my parent post. : ashkie
          • I think apart from my own kneejerk reaction in calling you a frontpager, this thread is fine. It's a good... : XAVdeMATOS
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        Pride in the content? Absolutely. I think we're doing some very great stuff (bias). Pride in readers? I'm... : XAVdeMATOS
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          it's not about being a "father" - it's about being professional and having a level of respect for those w... : dahanese
          • and that respect is a one way street ? : Disarray
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          You're not using a term that insults hardcore shackers. You're using a term that insults those that DO re : OverloadUT
          • Thank you for posting this. He did this same thing about a week ago (called someone a "front pager") a... : bouxdag
      • We're all frontpagers now technically. : Sailor of Fortune
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      it's fairly embarrassing for an employee of this website to condescend to and insult visitors here, but i... : dahanese
      • Yea, I'm kind of poleaxed by his replies in this thread. : Ebu
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        Yes. I'm utterly humiliated. : XAVdeMATOS
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          just ignore the tag team UT/dahnese "internet morality when it's convenient" tag team. : kainen1
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            we're not really a team. we work together, but i wasn't drawn to this thread because of him. and this isn... : dahanese
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              As stated above, I defended our position against one person and you seem to be projecting that to all use... : XAVdeMATOS
              • well, to that end, i apologize for jumping in and adding to this derailed subthread - and thank you for y... : dahanese
              • Literally the only thing that put me off here was your use of the "frontpager" term, so I appreciate your : OverloadUT
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                My only lingering memory of you is that you repeatedly whine and berate users in your own article threads... : pleasedpig
                • *your :D : pleasedpig
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              whether or not you design it or not, there's a certain level of fatigue seeing you two in lockstep in mos... : kainen1
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                i don't scan threads to check if Overload is in them and i'm sure he doesn't either. i also think it's si... : dahanese
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                  nor I you, so stop responding. : kainen1
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                    ^great example of getting the last word in : MamiyaOtaru
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                      ty, see i continue. LAST WORD : kainen1
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                        the correct way is a simple "lol" lol : InfoBiter
                        • lulz is far more juvenile. : dahanese
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                  I imagine you looking over the cubicle walls at each other, winking, then both sprinting toward the suppl... : GloriousCow
                  • thank god we don't have cubicles (but the downside is i can see him as he sits over in the other corner o... : dahanese
                  • I'm bringing in matching capes on Monday : OverloadUT
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                Hey man I was an asshole on this website before I started working for dahanese, give me some credit here : OverloadUT
                • Lol, it's tough when she always jumps in and kicks me in the teeth while I have you in a headlock. : Crabs Jarrard
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            haha I'm glad someone else notices this. (but I still agree with them here) : mwasher
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              shut it frontpager : kainen1
              • I am something special. : mwasher
            • Hah, you guys are definitely not the only ones who notice it (although I do like both of them on their ow... : The Grolar Bear
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        I like sassy Xav! It can get super depressing reading all the mostly pointless negativity around here, gl... : Dave-A
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          I don't think wanting Shacknews to actually have relevant content is pointless negativity. : ashkie
          • It's relevant to me. : Dave-A
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            It's a fucking videogame. It's relevant. I'd hate to think I had to choose whether to buy a game based on... : Crabs Jarrard
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              I don't mean relevant as in jiving content, I mean relevant as in useful information for its readers, and... : ashkie
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                That's a fairly poor analogy. Games typically don't disappear from the shelves as fast as first-run movie... : Crabs Jarrard
                • I take issue with it simply because I want the Shack to have pertinent interesting timely content and a 6... : ashkie
          • I really don't like the direction the Shack has been taking. : Ebu
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    I don't believe any review that doesn't come out within 5 minutes of a game release. : danws6
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      ^ This. Clearly. : XAVdeMATOS
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        Yes, because that is clearly what ashkie was getting at. : Ebu
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          http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=26403928#itemanchor_26403928 Sure is. : ArcKnight
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            Actually no. But usually within a week of its release is more timely and useful to those on the fence abo... : ashkie
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              So you never consider buying games more than 6 days old? : Crabs Jarrard
              • Not when I've already read 5 other reviews about the game 6 weeks ago that showed it wouldn't interest me... : ashkie
  • damn dude, I thought you were better than this, hahahaha : Home Nugget
  • I'm more likely to read a review after I play a game than before a purchase. : RuffasBluetain
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  With a small staff and the majority of us focusing on E3, which is when review code for a lot of games we... : XAVdeMATOS
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    xav, when can we expect to see a review of deus ex:hr? : jujubeads
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      We should be getting it in time to have it on embargo day. I specifically requested a PC version, as i... : XAVdeMATOS
      • thanks for the heads up. i just read that oxm gave it 10/10 0_o : jujubeads
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  I still want to play it. I really enjoyed the first one. I guess it's one of those wait for a steam sale ... : danws6
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    I really loved it, and if you liked the first game I would recommend just going out and getting it. : InfoBiter
    • I have a bunch of other games I bought on the last steam sales that I need to get through first. : danws6
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  Respectfully Disagree. "the era of 32-bit gaming" What? Because it's a plat former? Or because you don'... : InfoBiter
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    I agree that it's simply a "game". The first one sucked me into the world. This one constantly reminded m... : sneakyalmond
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      Perhaps my memory of the first is fuzzy but I remember it being just as linear. : InfoBiter
      • It was linear, but not as obviously linear as this one. There were nooks and crannies that were there for... : sneakyalmond
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  What a shitty review. The game is awesome. "hasn't grown up" wtf? Compared to MARIO?! /sigh : g0nk
  • Grown up in terms of gameplay. Don't over react, it's an opinion. : Pneum0
• Nice review, I really like this style of review writing. : Pneum0
• This thread is gayer than that one kodiak talked about fucking a black guy. : AgentPothead
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  I grabbed this for my girlfriend to play, but have been having a blast playing it myself. My only gripe i... : thecray
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    Just abuse your dodge / teleport ability and that will never be an issue. : InfoBiter
    • yeah, that's what I've been doing since locking on is basically an invitation to get destroyed by unseen ... : thecray
• This entire thread is a ridiculous mess. : Milleh
• Somebody get Ja Rule on here I wanna know what he thinks of this!!! you ppl got too much of nothing to... : Xulu
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  This game is based on a cartoon that was a real-time experiment or creation of the MK-ULTRA project. T... : RuskiSnajper
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    At one point I began having doubts about all this, wondering whether I was nuts to think that I was seein... : RuskiSnajper
    • ...this is a quote btw, not me. : RuskiSnajper
    • http://boards.ign.com/teh_vestibule/b5296/185769826/p1/?1 lol Btw i just found this like today, i ... : RuskiSnajper