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[Euphbug]

Underwater areas were you see something big off in the distance, but your too far away from it for it to attack you. You just know you have to head in that direction and as soon as you get too close it will be on you fast. I am fine in water levels when things just come after you but preparing to go after something just sitting there unnerves me.

The worst part, this all started for my in Mario 64, that stupid eel with his head poking out of the ship, I just knew I had to go in their somehow but I swore if I got close he would eat me and swallow me whole (after the classic mario games and those giant cheep cheep fish that ate you to instant death, I didn't wanna chance it).

It was on a in-game fears, and this is still very true to this day. Luckily I have not played too many games recently with these types of areas, but I'm sure they will catch me by surprise at some point again when I least expect it.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

Well, let me take a look see....

.....Oh good God almighty!

I'm impressed at how good it looks on the iPhone, even though I know what the guts of the phone are. I guess I'm not used to seeing good looking games on phones yet. Although, I'm not sure how scary it will be since you can see and hear them running at you. I do think it's kinda funny seeing them do that while flailing their arms...I think that's what those are anyways.

Talking about Dead Space going on the iPhone, and why am I even commenting on this? I never even bought the damn thing!

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Hmm...Let's see.

Sequels can't "ruin" whatever they're based on. Even if something awesome gets a shitty sequel, it still exists in it's awesome state, unchanged and untarnished by it's shitty follow up. It just means that the first one was better. It doesn't mean that the first is somehow worsened.

About "Sequels that ruined the original", if that's not obvious.

 

[FFHAuthor]

Just because my girlfirend made me...

Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho, the first time I saw him I swear, I thought he was a chick. That, and it's something about the hair...all long and red... -ahem-

Tali from Mass Effect, I was disturbingly pleased when she was a romance option in ME2...she'd always seened so mysterious in the first one with the mask, and combine that with the almost adorable nervousness of her acting and mannerisms in ME2 when you're socializing with her? Awesome.

From; 'Fictional Characters you're horrified you find so attractive'.

Hmm.

Yeah...

 

[BishopofAges]

This is going somewhere morose and it becomes even more so if you listen to the first minute of Ghost of Rattman from the Portal 2 OST while reading it.

I don't want to say she's not torn up bad, but she is. If it were me I'd be pissed to no end because my right arm (buttons arm) is busted and immediately request robotic replacements.

I broke my lurker card when I had to comment on Critical Miss: Stowaways #2

 

[Mettking]

Enemy Deleted!

Buster rank...6!?

It was for a "You X your avatar" thread, this time being X=Killed. Good times.

 

[Sandytimeman]

Darn that was an amazing video! I can't wait to see more. I really enjoyed the Cooking Mama jokes the best. Simple short and funny as hell. The rest were...okie. Keep at it please!

My first ever post...I'm sad that series never took off either.

 

[SilentFlames26]

I'm not really all that happy with 1.8.1, but they are still gonna patch it and stuff so all bugs will be ironed out. What I can't stand is the way they are trying to shove all the new content down our throats, it seems I can't take two steps without falling it a ravine, abandoned mineshaft, river, etc, etc.

This was obviously about the string of patches made by Mojang in a very short time frame, I was not a Happy Chappie

 

[ZeZZZZevy]

It's times like this that make me happy I have an amazing metabolism. The main appeal of fast food (usually) is the low cost/low labor, which make it more appealing than the alternatives.

Although, if I remember correctly, the government is trying to make organic food less expensive, thus letting it compete with unhealthy food. Whether or not this will actually happen, or when, is anybody's guess.

Probably the most interesting thing about this was my first post was on a thread where the OP got banned by request. Never seen that caption before.

 

[Dethenger]

My first post was a response to another post, six days after my birthday. It was a thread about the Oslo shooting in July of last year.

You know, I've read the bible all the way though once

Let me tell you: No game can beat the levels of violence I found in the Old Testiment. Such as one guy getting a tent spike driven through his head. Or the task David had to do to to get married (To quote wikipedia "Saul makes David a commander over his armies and offers him his daughter Michal in marriage for bringing more than 200 foreskins of the Philistines to him" Worst. Collection. Quest. Ever.). Yeeesh.

Actually, he was only supposed to bring 100. He brought 200 for shits and giggles.
Source: http://www.cracked.com/article_15699_the-9-most-badass-bible-verses_p3.html

 

[SH4DOWSL4Y3R]

I'd have to say these would be some of the best for me, a lot of them have been aforementioned if not all.

Final fantasy I+II dawn of souls (first game i ever owned for gba )
the legacy of goku games(including buu's fury)
Metroid fusion
the Golden sun series
The pokemon series

There were others but these are the most prominent.

Well there you go. i was jabbering about my favourite GBA games.

I still stand by those choices. those are some good games. actually, this reminds me, one of my mooch friends probably still has my Buu's fury game. if he managed to lose it i will not be amused.

 

[tombman888]

im not sure what game id never like to see. a few go through my mind, but i cant think of any i hate so much as to never see.....

oh wait!!,..... nope i still dont know

And i still can't think of one.....

except maybe Brink now, as that wasted my perfectly good 80 dollars...

 

[Lawnmooer]

i really hope that they introduce a sniper that can penetrate people.... soo many times have i had a perfect shot on an enemy sniper then have a retarded friendly scout jump infront of me just as i click to shoot and then get sniped right after....

Well, it was before the sniper/spy update came out for TF2, they've since added the ability to shoot through teammates with sniper rifles (If I remember correctly)

Also I'm slightly ashamed at the lack of capital letters...

Incidentally this post was about a year before I actually became involved with the forums (As I forgot that I'd made an account)

 

[Fertro]

If only we could make our characters fat, at the sacrifice of some stamina. I could truly create myself!

Hmm. That wasn't too long ago. I did have another account registered around 2009, I thought, but I'm not sure if I actually did anything. I would check, but I don't remember anything about it D:

 

[James Crook]

While I do admit the combat was improved in brotherhood (and Eizo feel like he has an actual sword like altair), whoever thought you had not to get hit once (it say don't loose any health but really its dont get hit once) the time you fight the wolf guys in sequence 2 need to be punish!

and yes that grab thing is a pain

I just blasted through these guys in a matter of minutes and I got full-synch on my first try
Guess I got VERY lucky!

My very first post on The Escapist's forums... on <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.300680-So-this-morning-I-finished-ACII-for-the-second-time>this thread.
If I remember, I was bored and decided to sign up via my Facebook account after months of watching Zero Punctuation and then lurked on the forums, lollygagging and stuff, until I smarted up and decided to post a meaningful, informative reply with great discursive value /sarcasm

 

[repeating integers]

My first post was actually in March Mayhem, but oh well:

Having never paid attention to any ads at all (ever), I had never heard of this game either. I was surprised at the start, because he seemed to be praising it all over the place. Then we got to the bad points, but it still seems as if he didn't think it was all that bad.

Mind you, with Yahtzee, it's always hard to tell.

Indeed it is, younger self. Indeed it is.

 

[AnarchistFish]

Depressive music is usually the most creative, interesting and beautiful. I also think that it works better than happy music as a way of lifting your mood for a lot of people.

I went through a phase like that, and I pulled my curtains closed, put Linkin Park in my CD player, and just stared at the ceiling.

Is Linkin Park depressing? When I think depressing, I usually think of stuff like this- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMJNCjxfsPo

God I'm such an emo.
That was only last August, in a thread on "What is the appeal of depressive material?"

 

[thedoclc]

I feel like a dirty, dirty fanboy saying this, but I'd nominate Final Fantasy III/VI/Whatever for an honorable mention. I would love to see the ending of that game on current gen technology with a truly symphonic score, as it neatly closed out the game. Not the game, mind you; I've lost interest in the JRPG genre but will always have a soft spot for that one.

Bioshock's 'good' ending was touching, but perhaps a little bit of a sucker punch and certainly not that effective when the protagonist is a faceless stand-in for the player. Frankly, he has the personality of a broom.

Halo 3? I've found every aspect of the Halo series overrated, the ending no exception. No part of Halo was bad, and most were good, but it most certainly isn't the great FPS savior to which all other FPSes should be compared. Still, the finale of Halo 3 was good, though predictable.

I'm going to go on a limb and say Torment. The idea of the Nameless One owning up to his endless sins, accepting damnation, with Grace swearing to seek him through all the hells before her rushes off to his punishment? Yeah...

And I found Deus Ex (and DX: Invisible War) strangely compelling in their dystopian visions for each ending.

Just a discussion on endings which were really good.

And quick addendum - I said the dystopian visions were good, not the game DX:IW.

 

[mParadox]

You know, everytime I see this thread. I keep on seeing: 'Report your first Escapist post'. And every single time, I think. 'That's not very nice.'

And then I read the title again. And then all's well. >.>

 

[ReservoirAngel]

Basically, I've been trying to decide which game of what I am now tempted to refer to as the "like God of War but" genre to go out and purchase.

Since reviews vary wildly from source to source, and I'm a total moron who's unable to making even the most semi-important choice by myself, I have decided to turn to the internet to helpfully lend some enlightenment to the situation.

The poll pretty much explains it: out od DMC4, Bayonetta, Dante's Inferno, Darksiders, NG2 or Castlevania, which game would you most recommend me getting?

Bear in mind the 'other' option does essentially mean "other game APART from God of War". I haven't got a PS3, so God of War as an option is out for me.

Damn I was lame. Very first post and I'm just asking generic 'which one should I buy' advice? What a nerd I was back in November 2010...

For the record, I didn't end up buying any of those games. Talk about a waste of people's time.