Recent content by coldfrog

The real problem here is that it's impossible to tell for sure which side is in the right because we lack the vital information, IE, exactly what his bug report contained. And you know what, we'll probably never see it. There's plenty of reasons to dislike Facebook, and I don't feel as if...

I said no, but I will caveat that with the fact that I've just moved, and while every Wendy's where I used to live was pretty much unmatchable and even, dare I say, good, the Wendy's here are plops. McDonalds has been consistently the weakest, and BK is too expensive for what you get. Don't...

I'm not certain, but I think Zanac [http://www.videogamegeek.com/videogame/84696/zanac] is the earliest, in which the number and toughness of ships that appear on screen are based on how efficient and complete you are in killing and collecting powerups.

I fear that Ash in this game is going to serve the same role for me as the Penny Arcade character did in the previous game - to be the weakest with regards to the humor. I felt that the Penny Arcade character had all the worst lines and it often felt to me like they hit the strongest beats on...

You know, I've always been on the fence about this in some games. I think it was a bad idea in Simcity, but I can understand some of the rationale behind Diablo 3. However, there is a more serious problem with an entire console requiring always online. What happens 10[5] years from now when...

Hey Shamus, I know don't know if you ever look at the stuff posted here, but aside from yourself and Extra Credits, I have a hard time finding any gaming media that looks at games in such a thoughtful, forward-thinking manner. Admittedly I don't spend my time scouring the net for these kinds of...

Since a lot of people have already posted their opinions on the show itself, I'm going to hold off. I would like to talk about some meaningful character deaths though. The obvious one I think should be Bioshock. (which, while I at first held that SS2 was a better game, I think I'm starting to...

What? Huh? I never said that! *whistles innocently* As a side note, I'm actually rather amused that, for the most part, in video game circles, the word "Mimic" is often instantly associated with fake treasure chests. Somehow that seems odd to me.

My first thought indeed! Though I don't have quite as much trouble with them (I can tell where they are in sudoku now and generally don't fall for them in the store), they can still be a nasty shock.

If Bowser turned a lot of the residents of Mushroom Kingdom into bricks, what happens when Mario breaks them? I certainly don't see little mushroom dudes escaping. And furthermore, why did he get REWARDED for his actions? This is just one of many thoughts in my ongoing belief that Mario is...

A friend of mine posited the theorem, to which I agreed, that although "Blink" is scary, what makes it an amazing and memorable episode (at least to us) is that it is one of the few Doctor Who episodes that uses time travel as an integrated story mechanic rather than a plot device. Off the top...

It's good, but it usually gets me around 40-50 questions, with a failed guess first. The one that had the least guesses was Material Defender from the Descent series. a little surprised there. On the other hand, it got Ecco the Dolphin on the first try. Beat it once with Aria Goodhalo...

It occurs to me that those two are perfect for each other.

I'm not sure it would work with quantum conundrum, but for Mirror's Edge, I think a great solution would be to have an "edge animation" like so many third person games (the Genesis Sonic games come to mind here). When you're running towards the edge, instead of approaching the edge being truly...

High school english, our teacher kept the "word of the day" calendar. Cleverly positioned outward so the students could see it. This happened to be one of the few I remember. (Abattoir and hirsute being two others) That's my story. And yes, I too saw it coming from the title, but I at...