Recent content by CryoSynth

Well count me as one who prefers the written review. I don't like the video trend though in general. I'd rather quickly read through freely than sit through a video with a fixed pace. I find it only worth watching in video if there's an entertainment aspect to the video - rather than just a...

I sure am glad someone is finally thinking of the high scores. But seriously, even in the few games that lend themselves to scores and leaderboards these days, scores are already always stored online anyway, or there'd be no point to them even. Nobody is competing offline for high scores...

I've watched a lot of the Drown Outs but I hadn't seen that one. That really is amazing xD

I've a range of options near me. There's the super budget place that has ticket prices as something like $7 for adults and less for kids. Then there's regular cinemas. And then there's one that has recliner options for an extra $10 or so. My experience is that I would rather not go at all if...

Any quote given without appropriate context or explanation. Most quote usage is by dumb people quoting smart people hoping that it makes them sound smart. And there is no time when song lyrics should be quoted, very few songs have lyrics actually worth quoting, and those that do probably just...

To me, the measurable difference is attitude toward other games. Many of the people who play COD can talk about that and bond about that, but anyone who plays other games will just get weird looks and be treated as an outsider if they bring up other games. That, I think, is why people see...

I made a character I was content enough with, even played with the daily routine settings to get him into a spiffy suit. Then the game froze and I restarted to find my character had morphed into this suddenly bald, female-headed, male-bodied abomination:

Take it as a joke at my expense and think of ways to harm the person. Of course there's nothing much to do with strangers, but if they're a colleague or such there's the potential to make their life harder.

I'm not the kind to feel that past things can somehow be ruined by the future, so no. If I enjoyed a first installment/series/thing and they make a second I don't like, it doesn't change the fact I enjoyed the first. The thing is though that only really applies to things that are...

I suppose I identify "most" with video games. But I'm also a big movie fan and anime fan. I WANT to be into Tabletop games too but my friends are all either/and video games, movies, anime only. I need tabletop friends and then I can finally achieve my desire to raise my nerd level beyond 8999.

The biggest thing to me about people such as this suggesting Valve don't know what they're in for is that this isn't just a sudden decision for them. How long were there rumours that Valve was experimenting with hardware before they began to hint at a Steam Box, and how long was that before they...

They can't all be winners; it's not so easy to tell if a joke is good or not before you put it out there. The regrettable thing to me is that people aren't so much offended by the fact the girl was insulted but rather solely the word used. The sooner people get over their irrational outrage...

Personally I find I just WANT to believe the sort of misrepresentation that goes on, just so desperate for more good games.

That. Valve has considered other directors in past, as everyone knows, whom they turned down because they pitched horrible ideas. For all we know Abrams has asked if he could take a shot, and Gaben has just agreed to see what he can come up with. In all likelihood Abrams will make a pitch and...

I must be the only one who finds this iteration harder. I beat the first 3 games on every difficulty, but I feel like I won't be able to do so with this one. Maybe I'm just getting old.