Recent content by sapient

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    Zero Punctuation: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

    christ, talk about harshing on namco.
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    UK officially out of recession...

    are you implying that positive growth somehow doesn't create jobs overtime? or has the twittering mass of whiny sub-100 iq citizens with high school diplomas as qualification expecting solid jobs in the finance sector blurred your vision? there is nothing stopping you from getting a job in a...
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    UK officially out of recession...

    if you're claiming you're unemployed and don't realise that recession is a term for negative growth (ie, gdp and gnp wise) you're unemployed for a reason (you're stupid)
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    UK officially out of recession...

    not quite. the per capita of many places in europe may be going up, but their growth is still either stagnant or negative. it's a result of inflation. real figures which are adjusted for inflation will still show stagnant growth and minimal flow.
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    you have 5 seconds left to live

    post in this thread ..oh, fuck
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    you are about to be executed

    ratatat - nostrand
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    Zero Punctuation: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

    you're back, baby.
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    Unskippable: X-Blades

    i hope this means yahtzee will do star ocean 4.
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    Elder Scrolls V: where should it take place?

    Hopefully more than one place. Bethesda have shown what they can do with DLC in the past.
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    Why are elites in Halo 3 (multiplayer) so often discriminated against? Dumb topic I know, I'm bored

    Sounds like the musings of a brainless anti-"conformity" 12 year old who refers to someone as a "sheep" if they don't listen to underground music. Then again, you're playing Halo, and that says something about your intelligence/pretentiousness in general.
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    An 8-year old wants Gears of War 2

    An 8 year old? Well, at least he'll have plenty of kids his own age to play with, physical or mental. No, seriously. It's a game for kids who look at it and croon over the colour brown and generic violence.
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    Your Favourite Game Mechanics

    In order: Strafe jumping (don't know if this really counts) - Quake III Bunnyhopping Air acceleration Rocket jumping - TFC
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    Escapist Community Trivia!

    His nickname was "Bent Crowbar", and his other one was "Jam" (?).
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    Escapist Community Trivia!

    Under the risk of getting a cease and desist order of divulging Yahtzee's personal details and being labeled a stalker: What were Yahtzee's nickname(s) in high school?
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    Escapist Community Trivia!

    My bad, I posted in the wrong forum. If the mods could move it, it'd be great. - Yahtzee's first PS2 game was RED FACTION. He says so himself on the Australian Gamer podcast as a guest.