Recent content by Boemmel

Saw it and donated as well. Good luck Allison, hope you get healthy soon, wish you all the best.

Well, what games did you already play? That would help us give recommendations :) Also, while not a RPG in the strictest sense, maybe something like Mount & Blade? It does not have a grand story, looks dated and is not easy to get into, but it has a deep customization and a really big, living...

Another vote for the Freespace 2 Open Source Project, which is essentially an open-source mod of the original Freespace 1&2 with a great deal of enhancements and an active community with additional mods and such (although I have to admit, I have only dipped into that thus far, but what I saw was...

Well, I want to preface this by saying thanks so far for a very interesting and insightful discussion, which I really enjoy, as it makes me think hard an thorough about the topic and gives me a chance to learn new things and polish my own arguments :) Although I am not sure how much deeper we...

No, it´s not and that is not an absolute. There may be some cases where this is true, but most of the time it is unit sales. Smartphone market share is measured in unit sales, console market share is measured in consoles sold, operating systems are measured in installed units (how else would you...

No, I am pretty sure the IGDA is most worried about Amazon freely determining prices without the developers consent and also having a "no exclusive promotions in other stores" which in combination can be pretty vicious. The articles make that very clear as well, I think. I think the view from...

Honestly, I am not sure. Also, the IGDA (I always mix up those letters :-P) can only give a recommendation, it´s not like they can enforce anything to game developers. Still, I think it is interesting that the IGDA speaks up in regards to this matter and I think they could actually sway a few...

I saw that earlier and it is interesting that the IDGA singled out the Amazon App Store specifically, but the pricing and the developer share issues seem very valid to me and I think the "no exclusive promotions for other merchants" is also troubling. I am and actually surprised that Amazon...

Yeah, this will most certainly about as close as it will get and to be honest, that makes me a little sad. I have extensive use knowledge of both Windows and Mac for quite a few generations (dating back to the times when Windows was a shell atop DOS and when Mac OS had a different numbering...

I think the "be nice" part of the OP regrettably is already vanished into thin air and since those kind of discussion (especially with this topic) routinely go nowhere (this one included), I will just say my personal universal advice in regards to all OS discussions: Keep an open mind and try...

Well, concerning the visuals, there is a way to make them look a bit nicer, look here: Deus Ex on modern systems [http://kentie.net/article/dxguide/index.htm] This is a handy guide that explains in detail how to use a new, better render engine with Deus Ex and replace some of the textures...

Right now, I kinda like: Here lies one whose name was writ in water. - John Keats

Stevo_s has good points. Do not let her dictate your life and do not fuss too much about what other people might think about you. It can be tough if those people are family (immediate or distant), but it seems that you have at least some people like your sister and your dad on your side...

Wow, that thread title smelled like flamebait initially, good rescue with the actual post OP, but it was a close call ;) Personally, I can understand that an attitude like the one described by the OP can be very frustrating, but my two cents are: I do not see a difference in gaming abilities...

I agree with the Rare games, and those two are both good Rare choices. I would like to add another Rare game, which might be one of the lesser know ones: Blast Corps I think it was a launch or at least an early N64 title and had a unique and fresh idea executed beatifully: Use an arsenal...