Recent content by XzarTheMad

I was raised on Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights, Morrowind, Lands of Lore, Fallout 2, Planescape: Torment and more. What I'm trying to say is, I know RPGs, and I like RPGs. But the Witcher bored me. I tried to play the first one 3 times, got so far as to the second "act"...

It's probably just not the game for you. "Overrated" is a meaningless word when it comes to personal taste anyway. You don't see the point in Skyrim's gameplay, I don't see the point in Zelda/Sonic/Mario/Metroid/what have you. It's all good. There's nothing saying you have to conform to what a...

Thanks for all the good suggestions. She's already done Skyrim and New Vegas several times, and we did a playthrough of The Walking Dead together not too long ago. I have directed her towards your collective suggestions, and am confident she will be able to find something to suit her. I doubt I...

I'm looking for a game that my girlfriend (an already avid gamer) will enjoy. I have been researching the Dragon Age games, since she is a big fan of Mass Effect, but wanted some more 'personal' input. Specifically, she enjoys the deep characters and the way the game reacts to player decisions...

Any time a vote system like that is put in place, it is abused. Far more than reporting misconduct, people will assume it is a tool for vengeance or revenge, and use it against those they feel are better than them, those who are worse than them, those who mocked them when they tried to troll...

Physics-based games are very hit or miss. Personally I steer clear of them, because I often grow tired of them very quickly. Similar with indie puzzle games, the only one that held my interest for any significant amount of time was Space Chem. Roguelikes, on the other hand, have become my...

That time I got a x72 hit combo in Arkham City. I'm sure there are plenty of people here just aching to one-up me on that one, but as a mediocre player, it felt damn good. On a slightly less action-y note, I built a giant chicken out of smooth marble and gold blocks on a survival server in...

?Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'? ― Isaac Asimov

Now, I don't know what kind of commie console version of Sam you played, but for the First and Second encounter, that knife hit about as hard as a double barreled shotgun without any of the ammo cost as well as with a faster attack speed. Kleer skeletons, Sirian werebulls and any odd variant of...

As a native Dane, I can't help but smile at this. You have it quite right about the Copenhagen dialect, luckily I've lost mine since moving away. If I remember my phonology lessons correctly, Danish is one of the most "diverse" languages when it comes to the number of vowels. Something like 23...

Shit, this is the best super power I've heard of for some time. Sign me up for some of that!

I don't see anything wrong with another, easier difficulty level. Personally I had no problem on normal beating it on the first go, but I played a lot of the original UFO, and it may have helped me. Still, I don't consider extra options a bad thing - if some people want it, by all means! No skin...

Wow, this is brilliant! I probably would have put Star Control II higher than they did, but hindsight is weird like that I guess. Other than that, I remember playing probably half of these. :D Brilliant thread, OP. This made my day.

Sounds like one of the Heroes of Might and Magic games. This must be Lands of Lore II.

I can't define what makes a bad port, but one thing that always irks me is the unnessecary "context sensitivity" that is carried over from consoles due to the lack of buttons. In ME3, there is no reason for the sprint and the "take cover" button to be the same - for consoles, sure, but on my...