Recent content by Xenedus

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    I want a truly oldschool, single player FPS. Any recommendations?

    You might want to check out Ziggurat. It's a recent title. It's a rogue-like first person shooter but the shooting mechanics and the movement are very old-school.
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    Have you ever tried something in real life you saw in a game and it turned out...

    I remember after I played Skyrim like crazy for a few days I woke up early in the morning on day and thought to myself "I'll just save and sleep in a bit and then reload and go to class" Sad part is that it took me a while to realize the flaw in that particular plan. Also shadows are not...
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    Dark Souls 2 Covenants - Some thoughts on changes

    Bellvading happens as long as you are wearing the Bell Covenant ring. The only real "asshole" strategy there is to sit back with the tower NPCs and force the game master to fight you and 2+ NPCs at the same time. Also, the "gravelord" covenant is the Rat King covenant not the Bell Keeper...
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    An Olive Branch in Gaming's Culture War

    Seems like the video creator is really channelling his inner Rush Limbaugh during that video. Just the way he was talking throughout the video and the way he emphasized certain parts of certain words and put pauses after other statements was very similar to Rush's way of talking. Biggest...
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    Quotes that Matter to You

    Except, you know, marrying anyone else or having sex with anyone but her "husband". Let's not pretend it was rainbows and sunshine.
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    About 25% of Americans Don't Know the Earth Revolves Around the Sun

    This is a dumb question. Even if you take a purely scientific approach the answer is "don't know". A more correct version of the question would be "Can we trace the origin of the known expanding universe to a single point?". Anyone religious is going to say "no" regardless of whether they...
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    Next-Gen Tech Allows for Massive Scale RTS Combat

    That article on StarSwarm was terrible. First off: StarSwarm is a BENCHMARK DEMO not a game. They may be working on a spaceship RTS game but the footage you are seeing is for benchmark purposes not to show off gameplay. Next: The article claims you need a robust CPU to run the demo but the...
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    Is it Legal For Your ISP to Monitor Your Traffic?

    Welcome to the joys of CISPA (if you live in the US). Also, if this bothers you then I would suggest looking into using a VPN service to give the peeping ISP the finger.
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    Wait, That Was IT?!? (Boss Battles):

    Actually there's an even easier way to beat him by just hitting Force Speed because for some reason Desann almost never uses force speed so you can just activate it and stab him to death in a few seconds before he can hurt you. Tavion was a harder boss than him because she wouldn't fall for...
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    PSA: Xbox One "Backwards Compatibility" Prank Is Bricking Consoles

    First off. No you aren't entitled to compensation for when you are an idiot and destroy your own property. Second, their poster is protected under free speech as it doesn't incite imminent danger to the public. Screwing up your electronics does not classify as imminent danger. Third, even...
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    Sexuality in gaming, your stance?

    If a game has over the top sexualized female characters I will probably not play it unless it is an AMAZING game. I find it rather annoying that the developers of these types of games spend more time making your female character look like a stripper than they do making them look like a badass. I...
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    Is not liking Batman a crime?

    One thing that I find interesting about Batman comics is how they go into how the Hero's presence changes crime. A lot of comic series just have the good guy beat up the bad guys and call it a day but the Batman comics like to point out how a lot of these super villains are arising and coming to...
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    Is not liking Batman a crime?

    Most people you match Batman up against have a weakness and Batman keeps files on all of them. There are a few characters who are uber powerful who could probably beat Batman even if he prepared but part of the reason Batman still "Wins" in those situations is he knows when he needs to call in...
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    Poll: Who is the greatest videogame visionary?

    I think this is what game developers call hell. As for me I'd go with Gabe Newell. While anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together can try to make some new game mechanic Gabe Newell is trying to change the entire face of gaming. I appreciate that Gabe has decided to try to rein in Microsoft's...
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    Where do I start with Batman comics?

    Wikipedia. This applies to pretty much any superhero comic. Pick a Superhero. Read Wikipedia. Pick up any comic and start reading. If you have questions about something refer back to Wikipedia. EDIT: Obviously Wikipedia will have spoilers but that's kinda the point if you want to get...