Recent content by tsb247

I've often had the same argument against impractical female dress in games. Do I enjoy the female form? Sure, but I don't like how female armor sets sacrifice function for sex appeal. I found this web comic a few years ago that sums it up. The person that created it pretty much hit the...

Well, it looks like you have their three best albums anyway. 11 Dreams is arguably their best album, and I have yet to get tired of anything on it, and The Hours that Remain is the album that got me interested in them to begin with. I've got all of their albums minus First Breath because...

I work as a photo lab technician at a large chain drug store in a small country town. Before I begin, I would like to frame my questions by stating that education is secondary to procreation in this particular town, so there are idiots abound. The answers are more along the lines of what I was...

I noticed you linked to Mercenary. I have to ask, as a fellow Mercenary fan. How do you feel about the change in their lineup and Rene Pederson's vocals? I actually enjoy their newer stuff, but there are quite a few old-school Mercenary fans who just aren't satisfied without Mikkel and...

I listen to a variety of metal. As of late, I've become more of a fan of melo-death and the Gothenburg style. I also enjoy thrash and several other varieties. Some examples include Mercenary, Dark Tranquility, Manowar, Kittie, Dragon Force, and Some Trivium on the side. I have unusual...

I looked through the website, and it looks like the kind of game I would play. I'm thinking I may give it a try. :D From what I gathered from the video on the site, the game is greatly focused on the players having an effect on the development of the game. I see that as a positive example...

Hmmm... Let me see... Ordered from favorite to least favorite (but still awesome). Can you tell that I LOVED the music in Sonic CD? :p

Well, it's good to meet a fellow simmer. Falcon 4.0: Allied Force is what I would recommend. There's also Falcon BMS, but I don't know as much about it. Supposedly it's a community conversion/standalone release, but I am not sure. In either case, they replicate the F-16 experience quite...

You've reminded me of a favorite kill that I had forgotten about until now. I play Falcon 4.0: Allied Force. It runs in the same niche as IL2 in the sense that they modeled aircraft systems and flight mechanics to be as accurate as possible (Granted, it is more dated than IL2 by a LOT). I...

I still see no justification for the complete lack of user-defined saves in modern PC games and/or ports to PC. They have always been a staple of PC gaming, and the trend of checkpoint only saving or only a single quicksave is becoming the norm. Modern PCs are more than capable of creating...

Sadly, yes. The trend started with early, more limited console games, and then developers continued it as time progressed and games began to use more and more console resources. It's my main gripe about console ports to PC. I grew up playing PC games with robust user-defined save systems...

The images conjured in my mind when I read this nearly sent me rolling onto the floor with laughter. I can't imagine how anyone could take it seriously after the shenanigans I have seen in Surgeon Simulator. That being said, if they could do it tastefully, then I can't imagine why it...

Hmmm... My complaints seem to be about in line with everyone else's I can't stand, - vehicle/turret sections in shooters: They usually take away from the gameplay by forcing the player into a vehicle. What if I don't want to drive a car? What if I don't want to man that turret? I seem...

This, Needs to exist... NOW! It's always been a favorite of mine, and it would be interesting to see even a similar weapon be constructed. I have always seen this as the ultimate secret agent gadget.

To expand on the comment above, I would also pick up the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. franchise on Steam. It is definitely worth playing. I would also suggest a PC exclusive like ArmA 3 (still in Beta). It's pretty incredible, and has some of the best multiplayer I have ever played. I mainly just browse...