damn, that sucks man, You are in our thoughts here. Get better friend

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I was chatting with my buddy tonight who was complaining about getting his ass kicked around the capitol city (Gran Soren I think?). Turns out he skipped the areas around the Encampment and went right to Gran Soren. So FYI for anyone wanting a little grind to level up, hang a left when you leave the staging area.

I found some rad stuff down there.

This is hardly surprising. They took A LOT of money in the form of a loan from the state of RI, and needed something along the lines of CoD sales to repay it.

If they had done half the world with twice the story in Amalur I bet they could have had a solid hit on their hands. Dark Souls and Dragons Dogma (which I purchased) have proven that people crave action rpg's. I'm certainly getting my money out of both of them, which is something I really didn't with Amalur (I rented it and didn't feel it was worth my money to purchase)

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Yeah, that's pretty weird. I would, however, be interested in an update to Die by the Sword if they could get the controls right. That could potentially be awesome on the Kinect.

I've been with my wife for 20 years, so take this with a grain of salt, but I would be careful here. If she's playing games during the courtship phase then it's only going to get worse and more confusing. I would put the ball in her court and see what happens. She obviously digs making you work for it, so maybe turn it around a little. If she really is interested then she will pursue you.

Also, is this worth getting a black mark/fired over?

Did anyone else preorder from Amazon? The price dropped to 45 already, but I sent them an email and received a refund for the difference.

Just an FYI in case anyone else wants to give it a shot...

that's good, as rolling is pretty important for survival

Man, this is one of those games that I needed to play awhile before it "clicked" with me. At first I had issues with the combat, but that was due to me being unprepared. And there is no hand holding here at all. It's more along the lines of tossing a kid into the water so they learn how to swim.

Now if they can make the combat a little less floaty for the next game. Dark Souls did it right and everyone should copy that shit.

This is the game that Two Worlds 2 could have been....

Okami is a great little game. I enjoyed A Boy and His Blob as well.

Did the Last Story come out yet? I heard good things about that.

as a game studio Obsidian is pretty hit or miss for me. Regardless, I gave Brian my hundred bucks, so I've got a horse in this race already

I think this next go around will be down to content vs. flash, at least for me. I have an original 360 hooked up via component and it looks damn nice. Just these last few months I preordered, DESPITE my having a gamefly membership, Borderlands 2, Witcher 2, and Dragons Dogma. I did so because of the amount of gaming I feel I'll get out of them AND my ability to resell them if they don't pan out. And despite the original being a favorite of mine, I passed on Darkness 2 (due to a different dev and the rumors of it being really short, 8 hours or so). That game should have been a day one purchase, but they simply didn't deliver enough, in my mind, for me to part with 60 bucks.

Deliver content and gameplay and gamers will rush your gates like a horde. We as gamers are a particular, demanding group, but we spend money and are incredibly vocal.

I think i'll be taking a wait and see with this go around. Who knows if any of this is true, but if it is then we had better see game prices come down some. 60 bucks for 15 hours and no resale? No thank you.

I'm pretty happy with the current generation still, and my backlog can keep my gaming for a reeeeeaaally long time.

I've been playing Driver:San Fransisco and Rayman Origins this week and really enjoying them both

Nope, I have a real "fool me twice" thing going with Bioware now. DA2 was an utter disappointment after the 1st one, and everything I've been hearing about the ME3 ending has pushed that onto my "buy it when it's cheap" backlist.

Waiting on the Witcher 2 now, and my gaming budget in the future will be going elsewhere. Bioware has sort of become a "once great house fallen into disrepair" for me.

Did you ever read "The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril" by Paul Malmont? If not, it's a great read. If yes, the sequel just came out and it's fabulous.

The best zombie novel I've read in some time is "The Reapers are the Angels" by Alden Bell. It even has supermutants, ala Fallout. Pretty awesome.

http://www.amazon.com/ThinkGeek-98C52-Annoy-a-tron/dp/B0013JCSKC

not remote triggered, and would probably annoy the shit out of you as well, but it's pretty good for driving friends and/or colleagues nuts

are you living in Florida? I have friends that work at the state and county level down here and they are getting antsy about the shit Rick Scott has going on re: pensions and the like.

My colleague used to work juvenile justice in Ny and hated it. I'd opt for the hospital. You'll be learning valuable new skills and the shifts sound better, plus you're closer to your mom (which can be important).

Just my .02

 

it is? damn, how did I miss that?

Has anyone figured out how to check the time of day? I can rest at an inn for a length of time, but I have no idea what time it actually is.

I need to go into a place and do a thing at night, but haven't figured out the day/night cycle yet

in a nutshell - worth buying or better as a rental. ME3 and The Witcher 2 is on deck and my budget is limited.

Congrats, that's one hell of an accomplishment!

It's always gratifying to have hard work pay off

This is a really great game, full of character

Warp - what a really great little game. It just oozes charm

Some KoA as well....it's fun for an hour-ish or so.

They are really pushing the magical, faerie tale stuff these last couple of years it seems. Nothing in those descriptions made me excited, but maybe the previews will.


Amc and FX have kind of spoiled me I guess. I have a pretty high standard of TV nowadays

Drive starring Nathan Fillion. I think we only got 2 episodes. The wife and I tuned in for week 3 and they were showing House instead, which is never a good sign.

BG2 should run with GemRB. It also looks like HoMM3 is playable on Android

HoMM3 for Android

that's a great price for Enslaved! It's a shame we'll never see a sequel to it.

 I'd jump on it, but I just bought a couple from Gamefly and the wife would flip if another box arrived

Oh, and the warranty was a 2 year Spillage and Accident warranty. The fella at the store said that either they fix it or replace it. I'm quite certain the wife it going to damage this thing, so that sealed the deal for me. I'll have to report back on the service once it finally happens, but CompUsa has always taken good care of me.

No issues, it looked like a brand new tablet. No manual or anything, but I don't see that being an problem. The price was 299 and the 2 year warranty was 80 bucks. With tax it was 400, which was the price of the 16gig new (Best Buy had the 32gig on sale for 400, but screw them - I'm pretty much boycotting BB at this point).

 It seems like a solid, well made product. Only time will tell, but so far I'm really pretty pleased with it. So much that I let drop that I would like a Transformer Prime someday.

Apparently you can run the Infinity Engine games on Android . You do it from an SD card, which currently leaves IOS out. I'll report back once I get 'em running (I have the boxed versions and the GoG ones, so I just need a MicroSD card now)

Super Awesome Android Infinity Engine App

Well, I gave it to the missus and it was a hit. She played Angry Birds all morning. Tomorrow I have to go buy a Ghost Shield and install it so the screen doesn't get scratched.
It really is a neat tablet. Good screen, responsive, easy to use. I had to "force quit" one of the apps, but i figure that's just the way open systems roll..

Now to sneak the Infinity Engine games on there

I bought Vanquish and RS Vegas 2 today - sorta behind the curve here

thanks for the replies! I bought some Wild Man oil, so i'll try it out and see if it works. My job is pretty much just me and I can do damn well what I want, so I'm going all caveman with it. Hopefully my marriage will survive.

And Pete is indeed The Man for jumping right in!

Any of you fellas have experience with growing a beard? I'm 3 months in and it's getting pretty unruly. I'm aiming for an epic viking biker he-man beard, so i don't want to trim it back, but I grow a Hagrid apparently. I'm starting to feel like Peter Griffin here, family of birds and all

Anything you guys use to tame it and keep it soft? Conditioner just makes my beard greasy.

thanks for any help, my Man-ucation didn't cover this

is the crack in the plastic? If repair is out the question then I would maybe JB Weld it in order to prevent it from cracking further.

This was my sleeper hit for 2011. Great price for a great little game

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BE6OZC/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?t=slicinc-20&tag=slicinc-20&ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

I ended up getting a refurbished Transformer from CompUsa for 299 and added in the accident and spillage warranty for less than the cost of a new one. I'll report back on how she digs it.

good looking out guys. I was thinking that the Prime was overkill, but I tend to overbuy when it comes to stuff like this.

I figure i'll try em out in the store and see what's what. Thanks for the tip on the original Transformer, I may go that route.

The wife expressed interest in a Kindle Fire, but that seems more of a glorified E-reader. I've been looking at the Asus Transformer Prime and the IPad 2. She would primarily use it for movies, books and games, but she is starting a new position with greater responsibility and I'd like her to be able to use it for productivity as well (keeping track of inventory, events, etc...)

Thoughts?