Recent content by ReepNeep

I think one man's pretentious twaddle is another man's masterpiece. The two Mamoru Oshii movies were the best of the bunch, in my opinion. They were tense, brooding, cerebral, fascinating. They were more concerned with the personal and societal implications of technological progress than they...

What if Fallout got sold to a company that makes soulless, empty sandbox games and couldn't write it's way out of a paper bag?

Both are fine, but very different, games. Titan Quest is probably the best of the Diablo-clones, better even than either Diablo in my opinion. AvP is an utterly unique FPS. Creepy, atmospheric, punishingly difficult and faster than Quake 3. Finishing the fifth marine level on hard is to this...

War is killing with the mandate of the masses, generally to further the nation's economic interests, or the economic interests of the nation's elite. Murder is killing without the mandate of the masses, generally to further an individual's economic interests. Most wars have purely economic...

For me, the only question is thus: Which browser supports adblock? No adblock, Bill no use. Gets rid of all those annoying animated flash ads by stopping them from even being downloaded. Makes web pages load faster for that very reason. I liked chrome because of how lightweight it is but...

People are more than welcome to prefer one over the other but for FPS games the mouse is an objectively better input device. It is capable of a speed an precision far beyond anything a gamepad is capable of. Try pulling this stuff off with thumbsticks...

Do explain exactly how 'human rights' applies to the punishments applied here? One is obviously crazy and gets sentenced to a padded cell. The other is a foreigner and was deported instead of receiving a prison sentence. I fail to see the problem.

It isn't 'make an example' as much as 'hes your problem, now'. The US usually deports foreign nationals who commit felonies. Makes more sense than paying to feed and house them for years in a prison. Let their home country deal with them.

Regardless, it sounds like he wanted an action game with a good narrative, not an RPG with deep tactical combat. Anyway, if the jump in quality from Baldur's Gate to Baldur's Gate 2 is any indication, we have a lot to look forward to.

It varies depending on type, but hand grenades generally have a five second fuse and an effective radius (meaning it will likely score multiple hits on anything closer) of at least twenty meters. Can you run twenty meters from a dead stop in five seconds minus however long its been since the...

Oooooh this thing is going to be really NASTY. It says the damage radius is only going to be 30% of normal, but it's going to do 25% more damage and fly 80% faster. That's too fast to dodge at medium range. They've turned it into AvP 1's SADAR. Can't wait to get my hands on one. Glee...

Many console exclusive games are developed by studios that are owned, whole or in part, by the console maker and ends up a matter of 'the boss says so'. It is to their benefit to have as many exclusive titles on their system as possible so that it makes their system more attractive to the...

Guess I'm just used to talking to the swarms of tweens that frequent these boards, no offense intended. I still think you're wrong, though. :P

I'll play along. 1. What is your age? 27 2. what is your gender? Male 3. How long have you been playing TF2? I preordered the Orange Box specifically because it gave access to the TF2 beta, so just over two years? 4. As a player, what are some of the ways you interact with fellow TF2...

I can never wrap my head around the arguments people use for the killstreak rewards in these games. The basic one is this: If they're skilled enough get the streak in the first place, they deserve the free kills. Why? Why should anyone be given something akin to godmode in a competitive...