Recent content by Stilkon

Found this episode to be particularly funny. Thank God for Jim. I also find the term "objective review" to be oxymoronic, given that the whole point of a review is to provide an opinion. As many people have already been pointing out, a review may bring the author's biases into their thought...

Hooray for the Devin Townsend sign-off!

Oh boy, a metal thread! I'm more into the progressive/weirder stuff. Or if you want to get REALLY weird:

I'd love a Big Picture episode about the Howard the Duck movie, particularly because it gives MovieBob another opportunity to discuss eternal enigma George Lucas.

I saw Clerks for the first time last year and, given that I'm not of Moviebob's generation, the context wasn't there for me. What really sold me, though, was the characters; Dante and Randall were really fascinating, and surprisingly philosophical for their age. As said in the video, the acting...

I've never worn one, but I admire the art that they inspire: EDIT: The video doesn't seem to like being embedded. It's a Ben Folds Five song, if that helps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai0cGldK8Xw

My roommate, who is a Computer Networking/Security major, has a saying: "Never assume malice when you can assume incompetence". Now, in this case and the Muxwell case before it, it was pretty clear that these guys were being downright vicious to their consumers. But the thing is, not everyone...

This is actually a thought I've had for a while. Thanks for covering this, Bob!

Not necessarily. Any player can be a playtester, and playtesting occurs during most stages of the development cycle. Designers often start with a "paper prototype", which is a mock-up of a game using paper, sticky notes, or whatever physical supplies they can get their hands on. Even when their...

'Tis to be expected with Fox. It's really not that uncommon now; my mom's a self-employed speech therapist, my dad's a middle school math teacher. Guess who makes more? The great irony is that they're both conservative, and absolutely love Fox News. I don't think this is a conservative thing...

Most shooters these days, really. Call of Duty, Battlefield, and especially Halo. This probably lends to my bias against them, though admittedly I've played them a minimal amount.

One time I met a girl at a bus stop at night. Less than 24 hours later, I'm taking her to an Italian place in town. I was thinking "Wouldn't she think I'm a serial killer or something?". The date was pretty awkward anyways, and I haven't pursued her. I figure I don't have to hang on to every...

Sometimes when I plug my headphones in, my computer plays audio through both the speaker and the headphones. Unplugging it and replugging it a couple of times usually solves the problem, but if I don't listen to anything for a while, I hear something like a static shock through the headphones...

The only thing I have against The Grey is that it was the most depressing thing I've ever experienced, even worse than Grendel. Still, it's a well-shot movie, and it's impossible to hate Liam Neeson.

It was very nice of them to purchase the rights to Brutal Legend so that Double Fine could finish development of it, because Brutal Legend was pretty awesome. There. Happy?