AndrewTS

In summary--Anya read the topic and replied. She didn't actually read the examples/gripes within. It was pretty well understood what you were saying/agreeing with. However, I wasn't dismissing her rather reasonable follow-up post. Wow, did you understand the context, or in the rush to make a stupid flame-baiting attempt did you forget that? If you liked Xenosaga (and there is a very legion of fans who do and consider it a freakin' work of art), apparently the prospect of actually controlling a video game isn't important to you, and they might as well make Choose-Your-Own-Adventure RPGs, since they have about the same level of interaction. Dragon's Lair may just have more "interaction" on the whole than Xenosaga. The fact that a game like Xenosaga even exists today is scary as hell, because we went though this "interactive" phase before when companies like Sega thought FMV games were the future. If you find games like Power Rangers on Sega CD honest-to-God entertaining, please stay the hell away from my hobby, because morons like you will screw it up for everyone else. Fortunately, Xenosaga (1, 2, and the impending 3) seem to be anomalies. However, the possibility of other RPGs or other genres of games copying it is disconcerting. No, twisting my words as if I'm saying that is asinine. However, I reiterated what I was actually saying in the last post. So what the hell is your problem? Do you just skim over my posts to find something to distort, then proceed to bitch about it? Your boring dissertation was unnecessary, too.

Except that wasn't the part I had been talking about. "Games need more movies." Me: "Anya is just playing DA to screw with you guys." THEN, she said: "I like playing and watching games. The playing parts are more satisfying when there's movies to get me into the story." Yeah, that second statement is very controversial. Yuh-huh. I don't think (in general) games "need more movies." As it is, some games/genres go too far. If anyone is saying Xenosaga needs more movies, I'd say to them to quit gaming, since they're missing the entire point. It's tenuous to even call it a game in its current form anyway. Anya, please specify what games/genres you think "need more movies." I think the genres/games where it makes a lick of sense to have them are already doing them enough or too much. After seeing the awesome real time endings in Soul Blade, I was disappointed to see the more "traditional" (dull) endings in the Soul Calibur games. If SCIII went back to the style seen in SB, I'd be quite pleased. However, the fighting game genre in general seems to have the right amount of movies right now.

I forgot about Dominic in the crowds, too. So, no, that explanation isn't going to fly.

Well, you could always figure that Rey forbids his son from watching wrestling, to save his son from seeing his father getting beaten up on a weekly basis. And especially now, he wants to keep his son from seeing "Uncle" Eddie acting like he is, and possibly telling the "secret". <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That doesn't work. Obviously Dominic goes to school, so surely his friends would know/tell him. And I don't believe Rey wouldn't tell him about his heritage and show him some luchadore matches, even if they aren't WWE stuff.

I'm expecting them to reinact that sometime soon. You know, to promote Corpse Bride. Depends on how Rey/Eddie may have explained their relationship, past programs, etc. to him. I figure most wrestlers' kids are told things like Mick Foley telling Dewey that "Daddy and Rock are playing out there and we're not really hurting each other." Dominic may think there's no real animosity between them. Still, that's fans having to fill in plot holes for them, but that's nothing new. (Note: I didn't see most of SD or that segment, BTW)

I'm offended Vince wants people to pay to watch a Hassan-Taker match, regardless of the circumstances. But yes, this whole scenario is stupid. It would have been stupid without the London bombing, too. I'm not particularly angered. It just makes me not really care much about this situation at all. How am I supposed to be excited over this angle, SD in general, or WWE? It's just a retarded way of getting cheap heat, not a well thought out storyline.

http://www.shacknews.com/extras/kutaragi/0...5_kutaragi_01.x

"giggled instead of showing fear towards The Boogeyman Marty Wright" "isn't afraid of speaking his mind, and if that means calling someone a dumbfuck, he'll call them a dumbfuck, regardless of whether it's the best move politically to make." Who is the dumbfuck who came up with "The Boogeyman," I wonder?

I didn't say "sarcastic." I said/meant playing devil's advocate. You can do that whether you believe it or not. Anya obviously hasn't played Xenosaga, since my example didn't sound too appealing to her. So she seemed to be just throwing that comment in to be argumentative.

When he was doing "out of character" columns back when he was just Bradshaw (and a face), he'd habitually come off as a total ass in his commentaries. Maybe he realizes that he's a smark darling in some circles now. "I'd praise it if I really could, but come on--it wasn't very good." Blame California. Nothing really too interesting or insightful, though.

Moot, because “the Cell is ten times more powerful than God”. The actual shots of the cars on the road look very video-gamey and unrealistic. Trackside stuff you aren't interacting with isn't that exciting no matter how good it looks. It'd be funnier if it outperformed PS3, though, which really has yet to show an actual game. It wouldn't be the first time Sony's stats lied, either. "According to In-Stat’s MicroDesign Resources, the processоr used in the PlayStatiоn 2 was two times faster than a 733 Mhz Pentіum III processor… the funny thing is that the clock speed used for the comparison ended up being the exact same speed of the Pentіum III processоr found in the Xboх. Is the PlayStatiоn 2 two times more powerful than the Χboх? No. But if you would have believed Sony’s claims, it would have to be, right?"

Oooh, a slap. From a chubby man probably a foot shorter than him. I'd laugh at a guy called "The Boogeyman", too. Cornette being a loudmouth jackass schmuck isn't really surprising. However, if they kept him this long of course he's not going to think much about acting that way.

" I wouldn't be surprised if the media actually took notice of this." Why the hell would they give a stupid ass carny fraud like Vince attention? They know he's a big damn baby and that's exactly what he wants. Nobody will blink except that guy...you know...Mushmouth.

Well, it won't exist as a "pack" yet, but if they released all of these Ages titles on one disc in the US, hell yeah it'd be worth it. Headdy is a great game, but I haven't played Alien Soldier. 1up's take on it. ...um...Last Bronx? Okay, sure. *snicker*

From insidepulse who stole it from Famitsu: Awesome I've never been able to get ahold of Alien Soldier, which is a bossfest of a shoot 'em up that only came out in the UK and Japan, so hopefully we get it. Although remember that this is just for Japan. The previous "Sega Ages" releases were bundled together for the "Sega Classics Collection," except for the Phantasy Stars. We're supposed to get the "enhanced" versions of Phantasy Star 1, 2, and 4 on a collection in the US sometime, though (I suspect between the release of Duke Nukem Forever and GBA Mega Man Anniversary Collection ), still. So this doesn't guarantee we'll get them. So all of you do your civic duty and go buy Gunstar Super Heroes when its released. EDIT: It's wrong about Panzer Dragoon, though. The X-Box game, Orta, included the Saturn version on it.

Gamespot = idiot posers

Old news, but I'm excited. I'm going to own this on release day, because the PC version of Sonic CD is riddled with slowdown and it's unplayable if you have XP. "Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a pint-sized re-creation of Sonic's second console adventure." Good ol' Gamespot. Showing their usual lack of journalistic competence I see. A handful of people on other boards are hoping that they throw in Knuckles' Chaotix. It would be nice to see on there for completion's sake, but it's not very good. If they're going to give us the flippin' atrocious Sonic Blast and Sonic Labyrinth on SMC+, it isn't unreasonable to give us something that is remotely enjoyable.

*looks at bottom of can* *bottom of can says "You Are Not A Winner* *cinema sequence while your character wallows in self-pity* I'm still stunned at the scores it got.

He was busted on the 11th of June for drunk driving.

How is Anya playing five versions of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance supposed to screw with us? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I hate to admit it, but that was funny. I doubt Anya would enjoy an unskippable 6-minute cinema sequence before every single match in the next MK, that would detail any and all history between the two characters. In all modes. Every time.

I thought that was just a throwaway comment at his past (on Raw). So either WWE, Christian, or both are really lacking in class. That's just childish. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But making fun of Nash's injury is a-ok? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nash has piles of money, is/was fucking a Nitro Girl, came back to be put in a long horrible feud before leaving, and got a cameo movie appearance. So, yes. Boo-fucking-ho for Nash for not being in any condition to wrestle and forcing himself back in anyway. You can't even feel sorry for him not even being able to "do what he loves" anymore, because he doesn't.

"Send this one to the camps!" Anya is just playing DA to screw with you guys.

I thought that was just a throwaway comment at his past (on Raw). So either WWE, Christian, or both are really lacking in class. That's just childish.

JoeDirt wins the thread. Oh, and the Triple H fact and the sidebar changes did not go unnoticed. Great stuff.

I think it's that fewer and fewer games allow quick pick-up-and-play gameplay, and more and more require vast amounts of time to see/enjoy any signficant amount of the game. It's often part of the nature of 3D games, although there are games like Katamari which aren't that way. It's really obvious just how much the games have changed when I pop in Sonic Adventure 2, and have no friggin' idea what I'm doing, while I can pull out Sonic 2 and it's like hopping onto a bicycle again.