Recent content by Icyheart

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    Lets talk about depression

    Just a few suggestions from one to another: This isn't what I wanted to hear when I was diagnosed, but don't be afraid to use medication as a fallback. I didn't like the idea of having to rely on chemicals to keep me stable. That was a mistake. Look up Dr. Weil. He's got a lot of insightful...
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    Can we give the new Call of Duty a chance?

    No. I admit, this one does look like it does a few things differently, but all I could think when watching the ads I've seen is "This seems a bit like Halo". I'm all for trying new things with a franchise (Hell, the first Modern Warfare game was a nice shift from the usual Call of Duty fare)...
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    you longest hours campaign playthrough in your life

    Steam says I've logged 782 hours into Oblivion in the three years I've had it. God only knows what percentage of that time was spent on quests or even the main campaign (probably about 2 percent). I think I have a problem.
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    Movies you loved...but grew to dislike.

    Pretty much all of the James Bond movies. A lot of Bond fans in my family, so I saw them all when I was pretty young. Finally had a chance to re-watch them all recently, and... well, let's just say I'm underwhelmed. (Two exceptions: Casino Royale is... passable, I suppose, and I never liked...
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    Perfect (Or As Good As We'll Get) Works of Fiction

    All I can really think of right now is the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, but then again that's probably because I'm reading them all again to build up for the latest volume.
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    "40% of Xbox Live Users...

    Wait a minute, where exactly are they getting that statistic? A decent number of Xbox owners and Live users are kids without the means of paying for Live on their own, so the accounts used to pay for Live would be in one of their parents' names. If Microsoft is getting its numbers from the...
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    Escapists, what are your deep dark gaming secrets?

    I have owned a copy of the first Mass Effect for almost four years, and bought the next two as close as I could to the days they came out (I realize this isn't particularly controversial, but hang on I'm getting there, dammit). While my brother loved them and has sent consistent characters...
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    What is the Oddest Thing That Has Turned Up Around Your Home?

    Wasn't my house, but a long time ago at a friend's house I found a case of exactly 25 Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches (23 babies aprox and a full grown male and female). Turns out he was keeping them as pets. I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised after the praying mantis, which he used to...
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    Generalized Ammunition.

    The only game I can think of now that did the "ammo pool" thing well was Jak 3, for three reasons: for one it compartmentalized the ammo with four types of ammunition with three guns per type so even when you ran out for three guns you could still use the other nine. for two, spare ammo was...
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    Your Frankenstein Game Creation

    An Elder Scrolls world with Shadow of the Colossus monsters and fights on the overworld, and Assassin's Creed-type free-running and parkour in the cities. Only problem is you'd have to be in third person to play those last two, but I think it'd be worth it.
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    The last time you said you loved someone

    I am incapable of saying the word "love." I can write about it, I can think about it, but the moment I try to say it I feel like coughing up blood. It's gotten to the point where my parents are no longer concerned, so they've turned their attention to my brother instead.
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    Poll: To trust or not to trust?

    In my highly UNprofessional opinion, the best thing to do right now is address her fears that he might be using the internet to gain something he isn't getting out of his relationship. Little things like this can potentially ruin a relationship if left unaddressed. Once that gets out of the...
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    Theoretically Killing Off One Person In History.

    Can I at least help you kill Hitler before you off me?
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    The world just got a little wierder.

    What I find weird is that the article states he had just stopped taking depression medicine. I feel like this would only happen if he was just on the medicine and hadn't gotten the dosage right. Thank god he ditched the puppy; I don't wanna know what it might have suffered with that nut-job
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    Criticize Your All Time Favorite Game...HARSHLY

    I don't have a single favorite out of these two, but... Jak II: Story is practically nonexistent. Yeah, there's the whole revenge thing against Praxis and there's the Metal-Head invasion and some big monster thing in the beginning, but after the first few levels you start to forget why you're...