I'm pretty sure I wouldn't watch that movie. But I would love a painting of that scene to hang in my office. (Bonus points: remove Avatar, add Batman)
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+1 For mentioning Death Gate Cycle.
I'm not sure that would fit into the chart cleanly. With no less than... what? 3 systems of magic (Mensch, Rune, and Dragon/Snake/Wave), with often multiple flavors of each (Human/Elven, Patryn/Sartan). Hmmm...
A similar problem starts to occur in DragonLance as soon as you extend it into the 5th Age (And 3rd Edition D&D rules...)
The Dark Sword series should fit just fine though.
I'm not sure that would fit into the chart cleanly. With no less than... what? 3 systems of magic (Mensch, Rune, and Dragon/Snake/Wave), with often multiple flavors of each (Human/Elven, Patryn/Sartan). Hmmm...
A similar problem starts to occur in DragonLance as soon as you extend it into the 5th Age (And 3rd Edition D&D rules...)
The Dark Sword series should fit just fine though.
If we can extend this into Urban Fantasy:
The Laundry Files, Twenty Palaces, and Sandman Slim should also get some mentions.
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Where can I get some of those as action figures?
Also, I will chime in on the chorus for a full length movie version, please.
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Also, I will chime in on the chorus for a full length movie version, please.
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One of the most delightfully insane parts of Hercules in New York has to be when Arnold calls upon Sampson (as in Sampson and Delilah) to help him out.
In an immediately subsequent scene Zeus is pissed off for some reason or another. Our personal theory is that he was really displeased that Hercules apparently went over zeus's head to the christian/jewish god to get Sampson's help.
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In an immediately subsequent scene Zeus is pissed off for some reason or another. Our personal theory is that he was really displeased that Hercules apparently went over zeus's head to the christian/jewish god to get Sampson's help.
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I was under the impression that the whole idea of The Mongoliad was to be an interactive, hypertext book? Are they doing a pared-down print edition as well? Is it like printing out an entire wiki?
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Failure: Insufficient American Flags and Explosions and Scenes took place at times other than Sunset.
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I guess this is the nail in the coffin for the additional Heavy Rain DLC?
I am very torn on this.
I really dug Heavy Rain (And Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy before it). I recognize the plot holes, but I loved them regardless.
I want more innovation in games, and am excited by what Cage will do next, which I am certain will be similarly exciting (if narratively flawed)
But innovation in a AAA quality title takes time. Like 3-5 years minimum it seems, and I am pretty damned hungry for more Heavy Rain-esque experiences.
Cage, I appreciate what you are trying to do, and the call for more innovation is great. But I need more of these games, and looking around, right now you are the only person making them...
So, even in light of "George RR Martin is not your bitch" second thoughts on my position, and the desire to see innovation. I implore you to sell out (just a little bit) to get more of these games out there.
Maybe we can compromise? Can you diversify? Put a team on More Heavy Rain DLC (maybe patching a couple of plot holes), or more games using this methodology and tech? Hell, even a remake of Fahrenheit in the Heavy Rain engine, maybe with the "Missing Month" added to narratively support the rising Purple and Orange clan conflicts? (Okay I realize I'm just dreaming now) Meanwhile the design team can be busy with preproduction (and additional script-writing :cough:checking for plot holes:cough:) for your Next Big Innovative Thing?
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I am very torn on this.
I really dug Heavy Rain (And Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy before it). I recognize the plot holes, but I loved them regardless.
I want more innovation in games, and am excited by what Cage will do next, which I am certain will be similarly exciting (if narratively flawed)
But innovation in a AAA quality title takes time. Like 3-5 years minimum it seems, and I am pretty damned hungry for more Heavy Rain-esque experiences.
Cage, I appreciate what you are trying to do, and the call for more innovation is great. But I need more of these games, and looking around, right now you are the only person making them...
So, even in light of "George RR Martin is not your bitch" second thoughts on my position, and the desire to see innovation. I implore you to sell out (just a little bit) to get more of these games out there.
Maybe we can compromise? Can you diversify? Put a team on More Heavy Rain DLC (maybe patching a couple of plot holes), or more games using this methodology and tech? Hell, even a remake of Fahrenheit in the Heavy Rain engine, maybe with the "Missing Month" added to narratively support the rising Purple and Orange clan conflicts? (Okay I realize I'm just dreaming now) Meanwhile the design team can be busy with preproduction (and additional script-writing :cough:checking for plot holes:cough:) for your Next Big Innovative Thing?
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Only book I might add to the list is Circle of Enemies by Harry Connolly.
Really enjoyed the other Twenty Palaces novels (read the other two in a week earlier this year) Dark Urban fantasy, Lovecraftian universe, and a main character who is underpowered for the universe and isn't a giant asshole (Unlike a lot of other Cyberpunk/Urban Fantasy I've been reading recently: See Jeff Somers' and Richard Kadrey's novels [I hope that Kill the Dead is better than Sandman Slim])
Connolly's books aren't the best I've ever read, but damned enjoyable.
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(Also Really Looking forward to Reamde)
Really enjoyed the other Twenty Palaces novels (read the other two in a week earlier this year) Dark Urban fantasy, Lovecraftian universe, and a main character who is underpowered for the universe and isn't a giant asshole (Unlike a lot of other Cyberpunk/Urban Fantasy I've been reading recently: See Jeff Somers' and Richard Kadrey's novels [I hope that Kill the Dead is better than Sandman Slim])
Connolly's books aren't the best I've ever read, but damned enjoyable.
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(Also Really Looking forward to Reamde)
I went in a pre-ordered the Deus Ex Human Revolution Augmented Edition from Gamestop, and picked it up yesterday.
Not only did I not get the OnLive coupon (unhappy) but I also didn't get the pre-order bonuses!
Seriously F***ed up and more than a little angry.
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Not only did I not get the OnLive coupon (unhappy) but I also didn't get the pre-order bonuses!
Seriously F***ed up and more than a little angry.
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I'm glad someone else saw it.
Also @ 6:49 on the building.
Its not _quite_ the tri-optimum logo (inner triangle is facing the wrong direction.
But it did give me a thrill for just a moment.
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Also @ 6:49 on the building.
Its not _quite_ the tri-optimum logo (inner triangle is facing the wrong direction.
But it did give me a thrill for just a moment.
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THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS. THIS.
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I'm sorry, but this load that they are shoveling is insulting our intelligence.
Kinekt voice recognition is likely just as easy to use as the voice recognition software that is BUILT IN to all modern (post XP) windows operating systems. You know, that operating system, made by the same frakin' company? I'd be willing to bet they even use iterations of the same software underneath... the Speech API that microsoft developed back in 2004 or so, the one that was used by the choreographer tool for HL2 modding.
Except of course I guess it could be problematic... having the microphone actually closer than 5 feet from the user. You know like in front of their mouths... on something like a... headset. Something the users could buy for cheap...
And since it looks like you are going to have it only recognize a handful of phrases anyway... something that many games and software have been able to do relatively accurately since before 2000...
RRRRRGGGG....
Not even angry about the game, just angry about the lying about it.
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(who still hasn't played more than 2 hours of mass effect 1)
Kinekt voice recognition is likely just as easy to use as the voice recognition software that is BUILT IN to all modern (post XP) windows operating systems. You know, that operating system, made by the same frakin' company? I'd be willing to bet they even use iterations of the same software underneath... the Speech API that microsoft developed back in 2004 or so, the one that was used by the choreographer tool for HL2 modding.
Except of course I guess it could be problematic... having the microphone actually closer than 5 feet from the user. You know like in front of their mouths... on something like a... headset. Something the users could buy for cheap...
And since it looks like you are going to have it only recognize a handful of phrases anyway... something that many games and software have been able to do relatively accurately since before 2000...
RRRRRGGGG....
Not even angry about the game, just angry about the lying about it.
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(who still hasn't played more than 2 hours of mass effect 1)
I'm guessing you don't actually live around LA.
The "Santa Ana" winds actually do go through LA. Its a seasonal thing, and it has next to nothing to do with the city of Santa Ana (although they do get them there as well). It plays hell with my asthma every year. There is a fair amount of superstition surrounding these hot dry winds, and while no one is sure where the name came from, it has been suggested that the name "santa ana winds" is actually a corruption of the original spanish for vientos de Satán ("winds of Satan").
Its even been referenced in classic works of Noir fiction set in Pasadena (basically just north of LA):
" There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge. "
—Raymond Chandler, "Red Wind"
reference for further reading if you really want to learn more:
[en.wikipedia.org]
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The "Santa Ana" winds actually do go through LA. Its a seasonal thing, and it has next to nothing to do with the city of Santa Ana (although they do get them there as well). It plays hell with my asthma every year. There is a fair amount of superstition surrounding these hot dry winds, and while no one is sure where the name came from, it has been suggested that the name "santa ana winds" is actually a corruption of the original spanish for vientos de Satán ("winds of Satan").
Its even been referenced in classic works of Noir fiction set in Pasadena (basically just north of LA):
" There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. On nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husbands' necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge. "
—Raymond Chandler, "Red Wind"
reference for further reading if you really want to learn more:
[en.wikipedia.org]
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As someone who has been seriously enjoying alpha protocol (but hating on the frequent bugs) I would be totally down for Bioware to pick up the ball on this.
Also, as mentioned below, Lovecraftian RPG would be difficult, but awesome if done right.
Or... buy the license from Flying Lab Software (who never completed their version) and do a Delta Green game and do both at the same time. (Head would explode from pure nerd joy)
Or Charles Stross's The Laundry Files...
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( Would be happy to share his campaign notes with Bioware if desired ;-P )
Also, as mentioned below, Lovecraftian RPG would be difficult, but awesome if done right.
Or... buy the license from Flying Lab Software (who never completed their version) and do a Delta Green game and do both at the same time. (Head would explode from pure nerd joy)
Or Charles Stross's The Laundry Files...
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( Would be happy to share his campaign notes with Bioware if desired ;-P )
You seem a little confused about the robins. There have actually been 3 different people who were robin: Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, and Tim Drake (In order of succession).
Dick Grayson got fed up with batman and became Nightwing. (and became batman for a short period of time, but thats a different story)
Jason Todd got the shit beaten out of him and blown up. (due to popular demand! no really: [en.wikipedia.org] But as is the way with all comic book characters he eventually turns back up as Red Hood.
Tim Drake is the latest robin (as far I know anyway) and still holds that title.
(I think there has also been a female robin in the Frank Miller run in Dark Knight Returns that takes place in what is considered the "future" in the franchise, or at least one version of it, Haven't read that stuff)
I have trouble taking the young wise-cracking appeal to younger demographic robins seriously, but I have recently become a fan of older robins seeking their separate identity from batman. I think the recent Batman: Under the Red Hood cartoon helped that immensely and I am finally not groaning and rolling my eyes at every appearance by the bright red and green target.
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Dick Grayson got fed up with batman and became Nightwing. (and became batman for a short period of time, but thats a different story)
Jason Todd got the shit beaten out of him and blown up. (due to popular demand! no really: [en.wikipedia.org] But as is the way with all comic book characters he eventually turns back up as Red Hood.
Tim Drake is the latest robin (as far I know anyway) and still holds that title.
(I think there has also been a female robin in the Frank Miller run in Dark Knight Returns that takes place in what is considered the "future" in the franchise, or at least one version of it, Haven't read that stuff)
I have trouble taking the young wise-cracking appeal to younger demographic robins seriously, but I have recently become a fan of older robins seeking their separate identity from batman. I think the recent Batman: Under the Red Hood cartoon helped that immensely and I am finally not groaning and rolling my eyes at every appearance by the bright red and green target.
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For those wondering how to do this in GIMP, its pretty simple: open the image, select your two tones as foreground and background colors, select the "FG to BG (RGB)" gradient from the gradient pallet, colors->map->gradient map, then adjust your levels using the colors -> curves menu option.
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First of all, fantastic review, and very insightful into the central conflict of the movies.
One thing thats worth noting is that you viewed the Directors Cut of CoR:
"Hail Riddick the Chosen One, with his glowy handprint and mystical destiny."
This is why I had to go way out of my way to avoid the Directors Cut of CoR when I bought it on DVD. Its astonishing how much of that crap was removed for the theatrical cut, and to be honest, I felt it benefited greatly from the exclusion. I am actually kinda pissed that you can't find the theatrical cut on blu-ray.
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(Also worth noting: the video game of Escape from Butcher Bay is excellent)
One thing thats worth noting is that you viewed the Directors Cut of CoR:
"Hail Riddick the Chosen One, with his glowy handprint and mystical destiny."
This is why I had to go way out of my way to avoid the Directors Cut of CoR when I bought it on DVD. Its astonishing how much of that crap was removed for the theatrical cut, and to be honest, I felt it benefited greatly from the exclusion. I am actually kinda pissed that you can't find the theatrical cut on blu-ray.
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(Also worth noting: the video game of Escape from Butcher Bay is excellent)
Honestly I think your best bet these days is with Freespace 2 married with the Freespace 2 Source Code Project. As far as I know (and please recommend something else to me if you know it) it is the last great space fighter flight sim, and the Source Code Project has kept it looking fresh for years. And it'll cost you about $7 total.
get freespace 2 from gog.com ( [www.gog.com] ) and then go to [scp.indiegames.us] and follow the instructions to set up all the graphical improvements (it's pretty darn easy these days)
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get freespace 2 from gog.com ( [www.gog.com] ) and then go to [scp.indiegames.us] and follow the instructions to set up all the graphical improvements (it's pretty darn easy these days)
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From the looks of it.... it has kept pretty much nothing.
- The comic had undead... but no vampires...
- The catholic church does play a big (though pretty much completely different) part in the comic...
- There is a cross on the main character's forehead (though in the manhwa it was blood and scarification... not a tattoo...)
- Planet earth?
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(Liked the first 10 issues of the manhwa, and is saddened by this movie)
- The comic had undead... but no vampires...
- The catholic church does play a big (though pretty much completely different) part in the comic...
- There is a cross on the main character's forehead (though in the manhwa it was blood and scarification... not a tattoo...)
- Planet earth?
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(Liked the first 10 issues of the manhwa, and is saddened by this movie)
Sadly, no. That is not Mr Campbell.
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