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    Come To Post-Acocalyptic Moscow For The Radioactive Sunsets, Stay For The Toxic Cocktails

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    Image of ParryLost ParryLost
    11/02/09

    In reply to Come To Post-Acocalyptic Moscow For The Radioactive Sunsets, Stay For The Toxic Cocktails
    These paintings of contemporary Moscow are stunning in their realism, but what do they have to do with the apocalypse or science fiction? O_o #metro2033
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    Image of Sebastian Pirling Sebastian Pirling
    11/03/09

    @ParryLost: The game is based on the Russian science fiction novel "Metro 2033", a rather dystopian post-apocalyptic underground adventure in the depths of the Moscow metro. Don't know if the book will come out in English as well #metro2033
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    Image of ParryLost ParryLost
    11/04/09

    @Sebastian Pirling: No, see, I was implying that Moscow... oh, never mind. :) #metro2033
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    Image of wanion wanion
    11/02/09

    In reply to Come To Post-Acocalyptic Moscow For The Radioactive Sunsets, Stay For The Toxic Cocktails
    There's a trailer for this on Xbox Live. It tells you next to nothing about the gameplay, but does a great job of setting up the mood. I'm looking forward to seeing more.

    Also, notice how it's post-apocalyptic but doesn't limit the pallet to brown and gray? That's all I want, some grace notes of color, some contrast. Usually when I mention this, the reply is something like, "It's the apocalypse! I guess you want it to be all rainbows and kittens?" (no offense temporal sword). Granted that's only concept art, and it's hard to tell how the actual game's going to look.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    11/02/09

    In reply to Come To Post-Acocalyptic Moscow For The Radioactive Sunsets, Stay For The Toxic Cocktails
    Looks cool. And now I have even more to read. I really need to join a readers anonymous group. #metro2033
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    11/02/09

    @LittleDragon: *chorus* Hi, LittleDragon!

    Why don't you tell us something about yourself?
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    Edited by TemporalSword at 11/02/09 1:12 PM TemporalSword was starred TemporalSword was unstarred
    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    11/02/09

    @TemporalSword: My name is LittleDragon and I am a bookaholic. Currently I have 6 books from the library and 6 books I just bought and I am looking on amazon for more books. #metro2033
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/02/09

    @LittleDragon: Will there be refreshments at the meetings? Only I spent all my grocery money this week buying books . . . #metro2033
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    11/02/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: We'll have to ask TemporalSword. I spent my grocery money on books. Who needs food when there are books to read and comments to post. #metro2033
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    Image of Ronnoc Ronnoc
    11/02/09

    @LittleDragon: Fear not, the English translation is still in the works.
    Unless you read Russian, which would be pretty awesome. #metro2033
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    11/03/09

    @Ronnoc: I don't read russian but am thinking of learning just because there are so many really good Russian writers. #metro2033
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    11/02/09

    In reply to Come To Post-Acocalyptic Moscow For The Radioactive Sunsets, Stay For The Toxic Cocktails
    I'm going to make a post-apocalyptic story where everything is sprinkles and bunnies. No more desolation. #metro2033
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    11/02/09

    @TemporalSword: Sam and Max Meet the Apocalypse?
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    Image of wanion wanion
    11/02/09

    @ManchuCandidate: Mad Max Beyond Snuggledome? #metro2033
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    Image of Anekanta - former space marine Anekanta - former space marine
    10/30/09

    In reply to Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme
    This is the dude I want backing me up when all Hell finally does break loose... #monsters
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    10/30/09

    In reply to Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme
    Given this wonderful approach to the same question,

    [threatquality.com]

    I await braak's response. #monsters
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    10/31/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: He can do all the number crunching that he'd like, but I am confident he's going to end up with about the same hierarchy that I came up with.

    It's not like I just picked the order randomly. #monsters
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    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was starred braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. was unstarred
    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/30/09

    In reply to Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme
    Thats what I normally do when faced with monsters outside of my apartment. #monsters
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    Image of DragonsDream DragonsDream
    10/30/09

    In reply to Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme
    this was created by a guy who spent his junior high recesses creating D&D stats for "giant aardvarks" and "rhinocudas" wasn't it?... oh wait, that was me. never mind #monsters
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    Image of Brian Fowler Brian Fowler
    10/30/09

    @DragonsDream: Is that wrong?

    And if so, who wants to be right? #monsters
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment Brian Fowler was starred Brian Fowler was unstarred
    Image of DragonsDream DragonsDream
    10/31/09

    @Brian Fowler: not wrong at all... I'm just jealous this guy thought of it before I did. #monsters
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    Image of Shewski Shewski
    10/30/09

    In reply to Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme
    Captain Picard sez: "Make it so" and I heartily agree. #monsters
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    Image of tetracycloide tetracycloide
    10/30/09

    In reply to Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme
    i just want to say that post titles like 'Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme' with the tag #awesomeness attached is what keeps me coming back to this site. i just feel at home when debates of that kinda are framed by a perfect title and acknowledged for the awesome that they are. #monsters
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    Image of rikchik rikchik
    10/30/09

    In reply to Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme
    Make sure to take a look at the "Scale of Undead Creatures" thread at the Irritability comics forums ([forum.icomix.com]). It's a multi-year effort to definitively rank all undead, from Jack-O-Lanterns to Liches. #monsters
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    Image of lazyeight lazyeight
    10/30/09

    In reply to Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme
    INRE #1: The Mummy w/ Boris Karloff fits so solidly here. I could never find it scary, only a little creepy, even if I was only 10 or so when I saw it. How hard is it to escape from a shuffling, one-arm-bound pursuer? #monsters
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    Image of Chuck Chuck
    10/30/09

    In reply to Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme
    Where does Sue Sylvester fall on this scale? #monsters
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    Image of JohnnyZito JohnnyZito
    10/30/09

    In reply to Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme
    Love. It. #monsters
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    Image of closeencounter closeencounter
    10/30/09

    In reply to Let Us Contemplate a Monster and Antagonist Relative Classification Scheme
    Wow, what a windbag. On his website, he says "but I think my own brain would leap out my ears to throttle myself to shut me up." Brain, sic 'em!!
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    crashedpc - unrein promoted this comment Edited by closeencounter at 10/30/09 7:48 AM closeencounter was starred closeencounter was unstarred
    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    10/30/09

    @closeencounter: Like how the universe's second worst poet was killed by his own big intestine? #monsters
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    Image of Not a fan boy Not a fan boy
    10/30/09

    @crashedpc - unrein: We need more H2G2 references here.

    You win. #monsters
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    Annalee Newitz promoted this comment Not a fan boy was starred Not a fan boy was unstarred
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