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    Poll: Has any one comment ever immediately killed your desire to buy a game?

    If the words "Indie," "retro," or "platformer" are in the description I assume the game is trash.
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    Glasses

    I've received blast damage that caused scarring on both eyeballs, which means that I cannot go for LASIK or contacts, so if I want to see more than 10 feet in front of me, I need to wear glasses. Not a dumb question at all.
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    Cities: Skylines Review - The Best City Builder in a Decade

    The game works offline. There is a check box if you wish to save to your steam cloud or locally.
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    Making the "Right" Choice in Paperboy and Beyond

    I think that I still have this game on my C-64 somewhere in the house. Good way to start with The Escapist!
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    Cities: Skylines Review - The Best City Builder in a Decade

    Any suggestions on mods to look into? I'm probably going to buy this game next week.
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    Cities: Skylines Review - The Best City Builder in a Decade

    Yea. I'm looking forward to this one, but I think that I am going to hold off until the first patch or two and see how it holds up before I shell out for it. Looks great so far though, doesn't it!
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    Poll: Unreal Tournament pre-alpha

    That is the question, isn't it? I loved playing with the kids on a map with about a dozen bots running around. 2004 IMO was the best of them.
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    Game genres you used to love

    I gave up on platformers a long time ago. They were fun in the arcades in the 80's and I have many fond memories of feeding quarters into many, many machines while friends cheered me on, but I just cannot play them on a PC or at home. To me the fun of playing a platformer is the shared...
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    Poll: Unreal Tournament pre-alpha

    Has anyone here played the pre-alpha release of UT that is out? I've watched about an hour's worth of videos and it looks stable enough to get a feel of the game. The weapons look amazing. With The Unreal engine coming out free, Unity 5 free, Source 2 free, I'm starting to think that 2015...
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    When Has a Game Made You Feel Absolutely Terrible? *POSSIBLE SPOILERS*

    Coming back to the destroyed world after the first mission in Homeworld. Wow, that hit me hard. Playing the remaster brought back all the feels from 15 years ago.
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    Poll: Strange Question About Bed Frames (Globally)

    These are cheap enough to offer "free" with purchase, they have wheels so the bed is mobile and most people don't think about replacing these terrible monstrosities. Wooden bed frames are stronger, don't sag and don't creak. We made out own way back when and it was worth it.
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    Poll: Who else is excited for the proposition of new/different Escapist content?

    This is the best way to fight the hype and PR trains. If it ends up good, we win and get content to enjoy. If not? Nothing of value was lost. I hope that the new voices bring a more enthusiast feel to the site, and I signed up after lurking for years to show my support.
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    That one part of Geek culture you never got into

    I'm a technology and gaming nerd. I don't watch TV at all and do not get any of the pop-culture references from you guys. I lived in Japan and never got into Anime/Manga etc. I read non-fiction, watch documentaries and play way too many video games. But I can tell you the inner workings of...
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    How old is too old to be a gamer?

    I'm in my mid 60's and have been gaming since the late 1970's. The kids grew up gaming and the grandkids will grow up with a controller in their hands. You are never too old or too young to play games.