Recent content by Burnsidhe

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    Chronicling my way through Mass Effect 3

    Shamus Young did NOT hold ME2 above reproach. In fact, he points out most of the ridiculously large number of problems with ME 2's story, and the start of ME 2 was where the ending of the trilogy began to go off the rails.
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    Partying with loud music at late night: your thoughts?

    The solution is simple. Sue the municipality and the organizers of the festival for damages. The specific relief you could ask for is either revoking the permit or adding limits to the permit about how late and how loud the music can be, and monetary damages from the people who approve the...
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    Are there any "Paladins" in Tolkien's Middle-Earth lore?

    The title of Paladin comes from one of the twelve peers of King Charlemange's Palatine court. It colloquially was considered to be a knight of skill and honor who followed the code of chivalry. In gaming terms, it was inspired by a very specific novel, Three Hearts and Three Lions, by Poul...
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    DBZ Question: How did Bulma and Vegeta got hitched?

    "I told you to wear protection!" "I was! I had my armor on!"
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    Why the Nintendo Switch will Fail (and fail hard)

    If the Nintendo Switch fails, it will be because it competes with the 3DS but cannot play 3DS games. Since the Switch can't play 3DS cartridges, 3DS gamers will not be interested in it. And as we've seen, the 3DS is the best selling handheld of all time. The Switch can't compete with laptop...
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    SAG-AFTRA Voice Actors Now on Strike Against a Number of Game Companies

    The major sticking points in the contract have little or nothing to do with *money*. They have to do with *working conditions*. An end to recording sessions of shouting and screaming for six hours straight. An end to voice actors having to do mo-cap stunt work without a stunt coordinator on hand...
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    "Mokoto Kusanagi can be white" Yeah okay, I'll let you have that...(Rant)

    Motoko Kusanagi is bisexual. In the manga where she was introduced, there is a scene of her at home after doing what is implied to be a 'camgirl' show; the two women in bed with her are her girlfriends. Earlier in the manga, there is mention that she had to break off a relationship with a male...
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    (2016 Discussion) Mass Effect 2

    From a gameplay point of view, it was a large improvement over Mass Effect. Even the simplified inventory management was almost perfect: you're in a *technological* society, why do you have to loot every scrap of potentially valuable crap off of enemy bodies like you're in the aftermath of a...
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    Escapist, help me to be zen

    Practice. Practice practice practice. That smooth flow of words and thoughts comes from practicing a smooth flow of words and thoughts. It only *looks* spontaneous.
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    Gun Permits

    It has not been the official stance. In addition, when you diagram the sentence, you quickly figure out that "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state" is a dependent clause. It is not a sentence and does not stand on its own. On the other hand, "The right of...