Random Gamer Silliness

[Recidiva]

Not liking GTA because of the Hookers is like not licking Morrowind for the bartering system. It's a damn good series and loads of fun.

Anyway I has a Domo Wallet. Not quite on par with a Zelda one but good enough for me!

I do think that's a false equivalency. Violence against women isn't something that I can dismiss and think of as being fun. It's just a little gross jab to the gut each time.

I can be mindlessly evil, sure, but if it's in the context of being mindful of fake violence...yeah, it's weird.

Some things set me off, some don't.

 

[Sean Renaud]

I do think that's a false equivalency. Violence against women isn't something that I can dismiss and think of as being fun. It's just a little gross jab to the gut each time.

I can be mindlessly evil, sure, but if it's in the context of being mindful of fake violence...yeah, it's weird.

Some things set me off, some don't.

My point was more that it's such a minor bit in the game that if nobody told you it was there you probably wouldn't find it on your own. Isn't the violence against women the killing them afterwards, not the sex?

It's not like GTA doesn't allow equal opportunity killing. That actually annoys me in Fable, I can never find kids in Elder Scrolls, but in Fable kids are fucking invincible. If I'm slaughtering an entire village I don't just mean those who've gone through puberty. I mean things that. . .are capable of moving and possess free will. I don't want those pesky vampires pointing out that I swore to kill everything with a pulse and using that as an excuse for why I should let them live.

 

[Recidiva]

My point was more that it's such a minor bit in the game that if nobody told you it was there you probably wouldn't find it on your own. Isn't the violence against women the killing them afterwards, not the sex?

It's not like GTA doesn't allow equal opportunity killing. That actually annoys me in Fable, I can never find kids in Elder Scrolls, but in Fable kids are fucking invincible. If I'm slaughtering an entire village I don't just mean those who've gone through puberty. I mean things that. . .are capable of moving and possess free will. I don't want those pesky vampires pointing out that I swore to kill everything with a pulse and using that as an excuse for why I should let them live.

For me it isn't.

I'm not actually bloodthirsty and real violence makes me wince, not cheer. If I were at a boxing match I would close my eyes and if they were open I'd be avoiding the ring and looking at the avid violence lust on people's faces and I would be grossed. out.

So I really don't mind pretend violence, but once it starts to get a certain dosage of "targeted reality" I think start to get squick events.

If I had to beat a toddler to get their lunch money I wouldn't like it either. Ulaven stopped playing Bioshock because the Little Sisters freaked him out and he's otherwise pretty happy to kill people.

It might mean the game is popular because it hits a lot of real chords for people, but for me if it hits the wrong chords it's dissonant.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Fair enough.

I stopped playing Bioshock mostly because the Big Daddy's kept blind siding me and it was terribly frustrating. The same thing that nearly got me out of Devil May Cry. There is no excuse in the world for a goddamned ten foot, two ton demon sneaking up on me and taking half my life before I realize I'm in peril.

Unless it's a platformer style game and I'm trying to time trials or something I don't tend to really try to memorize where everything happens in a game until I'm truly pissed and when I am pissed I'm the guy who's tossing grenades at shit that hasn't even spawned yet setting elaborate traps or sometimes just taking advantage of how AI functions and doing something really stupid that shouldn't work but will because they are compelled to chase. You know like the time I kited a dragon into the enemy bases on Warcraft. Sure I lost a hero. They lost a base.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

What's the picture or text?

Link with sword and shield parrying a knight. Think its supposed to be gannon. Metal winged triforce symbol too

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Finally beat dragon age! Now I gotta buy two as well as gta 5 and the new rocksmith. I'm gonna be busy this winter

 

[Recidiva]

Finally beat dragon age! Now I gotta buy two as well as gta 5 and the new rocksmith. I'm gonna be busy this winter

Very cool! Which ending did you choose? What did you do? Would you play it again and if so what would you do differently?

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Very cool! Which ending did you choose? What did you do? Would you play it again and if so what would you do differently?

Good dalish ending I think with morrigan dissapearing. Alistar is king. Next time I might go though as human and be as big a dick as I can.

I went through one of my other saves to get flemiths book. I let her live and Alistairs banter made me laugh

 

[Recidiva]

Good dalish ending I think with morrigan dissapearing. Alistar is king. Next time I might go though as human and be as big a dick as I can.

I went through one of my other saves to get flemiths book. I let her live and Alistairs banter made me laugh

It's fun all the way around.

I do find if I play Evil though I'm righteous about it as a roleplayer while people are being douches, but once I get actual wealth and power I mellow out and don't want to be evil anymore and I want to just enjoy it.

 

[Ulaven_Demorte]

Finally beat dragon age! Now I gotta buy two as well as gta 5 and the new rocksmith. I'm gonna be busy this winter

I'm considering the new version of Rocksmith to go with the new guitar (which I haven't bought yet). I decided to go with a Squier® 0310001506 Bullet Strat Electric Guitar with Tremolo Black.. at least for now..

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I'm considering the new version of Rocksmith to go with the new guitar (which I haven't bought yet). I decided to go with a Squier® 0310001506 Bullet Strat Electric Guitar with Tremolo Black.. at least for now..

I'd get it for the computer. I think it cancels out the lag and people make custom songs. Have you played a bullet yet? I think those are short scale. Kinda hard to play If you're bigger then an 8 year old. Could be wrong.

Edit

Looked it up and its a normal scale. Cant go wrong with a strat

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I'm considering the new version of Rocksmith to go with the new guitar (which I haven't bought yet). I decided to go with a Squier® 0310001506 Bullet Strat Electric Guitar with Tremolo Black.. at least for now..

I kind of want one of these for the weird factor. Sadly I'm out of room on the rack

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Fender-Starcaster-Semi-Hollowbody-Electric-Guitar-109705764-i3383543.gc

 

[CandiCame]

My point was more that it's such a minor bit in the game that if nobody told you it was there you probably wouldn't find it on your own. Isn't the violence against women the killing them afterwards, not the sex?

It's not like GTA doesn't allow equal opportunity killing. That actually annoys me in Fable, I can never find kids in Elder Scrolls, but in Fable kids are fucking invincible. If I'm slaughtering an entire village I don't just mean those who've gone through puberty. I mean things that. . .are capable of moving and possess free will. I don't want those pesky vampires pointing out that I swore to kill everything with a pulse and using that as an excuse for why I should let them live.

NO! NO FUCK FABLE! FUCK FUCKING FABLE FOR KILLING MY FUCKING CHILDREN WITH NO WARNING AT ALL SEVERAL TIMES!

SEVERAL TIMES. I would have a house or something, and come back, and my woman and kid would just be FUCKING GONE. And I'd be like, "WTF!? I brought the kid a toy sword and shit!" So I can only assume that one of my many enemies came in and slaughtered them.

So one time, after that happened- months in game time after that happened, i was fucking around with a group of kids and this one little girl in tattered rags came up to me and literally says, "I'm your daughter!" And IT FUCKING IS. THAT WAS MY DAUGHTER!! And I can't do /anything/ with her. I can have her follow me and take her to my house but she just runs the fuck off. So now my wife is glitched dead and my kid is a fucking street urchin! My kid shouldn't be a fucking street urchin when I own half the town- that's BULLSHIT!

But the vast majority of them never even come back like that, they're just gone.

 

[CandiCame]

For me it isn't.

I'm not actually bloodthirsty and real violence makes me wince, not cheer. If I were at a boxing match I would close my eyes and if they were open I'd be avoiding the ring and looking at the avid violence lust on people's faces and I would be grossed. out.

So I really don't mind pretend violence, but once it starts to get a certain dosage of "targeted reality" I think start to get squick events.

If I had to beat a toddler to get their lunch money I wouldn't like it either. Ulaven stopped playing Bioshock because the Little Sisters freaked him out and he's otherwise pretty happy to kill people.

It might mean the game is popular because it hits a lot of real chords for people, but for me if it hits the wrong chords it's dissonant.

Don't play Bully.

 

[CandiCame]

Psychonauts is $2 on steam right now. Holy shit I loved that game.

 

[sans_sheriff]

Psychonauts is brilliant right up to the end when it goes completely batshit with the meat circus. The milkman level though is required playing for all gamers.

So I picked back up with Assassin's Creed 3 this past week and I've gone nuts for it. I put it down because after 12 hours I wasn't even at the main story. Fast forward a few months and I opt to pick up where I left off. Major fun now. It's unique and I get to run around 1770s Boston instead of driving everywhere in a GTS retread. Fun stuff if a bit slow.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Fable 2 I assume? Since in one you couldn't marry (least not on the X-Box version) and Fable 3 fuck owning half the town own the goddamned Kingdom!

 

[CandiCame]

Fable 2 I assume? Since in one you couldn't marry (least not on the X-Box version) and Fable 3 fuck owning half the town own the goddamned Kingdom!

I didn't buy 3 so I'm guessing it was 2. But I heard 3 sucked so I figured I wasn't missing much.

I really don't know why my families kept glitching the fuck out.

 

[CandiCame]

Psychonauts is brilliant right up to the end when it goes completely batshit with the meat circus. The milkman level though is required playing for all gamers.

So I picked back up with Assassin's Creed 3 this past week and I've gone nuts for it. I put it down because after 12 hours I wasn't even at the main story. Fast forward a few months and I opt to pick up where I left off. Major fun now. It's unique and I get to run around 1770s Boston instead of driving everywhere in a GTS retread. Fun stuff if a bit slow.

Omg the milkman level is the shit. I think it was references once in a JLA episode or comic or something. The question has it on his wall that the girlscouts are a cover for the international milkman conspiracy or something similar.

 

[Recidiva]

Psychonauts is brilliant right up to the end when it goes completely batshit with the meat circus. The milkman level though is required playing for all gamers.

So I picked back up with Assassin's Creed 3 this past week and I've gone nuts for it. I put it down because after 12 hours I wasn't even at the main story. Fast forward a few months and I opt to pick up where I left off. Major fun now. It's unique and I get to run around 1770s Boston instead of driving everywhere in a GTS retread. Fun stuff if a bit slow.

I haven't played those, but yeah, sandbox games for me are lots of fun. Just being able to run around and do whatever in silly ways.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Went back to rocksmith. Wow im out of practice

 

[Recidiva]

Went back to rocksmith. Wow im out of practice

Do your fingers hurt?

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Do your fingers hurt?

Not really. I was playing bass. Its more of my wrist and forearm. I kind of fumble around the necl too. I haven't been playing much this past summer. Been busy with other things. I'm starting to play more though.

 

[Recidiva]

Not really. I was playing bass. Its more of my wrist and forearm. I kind of fumble around the necl too. I haven't been playing much this past summer. Been busy with other things. I'm starting to play more though.

Cool. What do you like to play?

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Cool. What do you like to play?

Mostly blues type stuff with rock and punk thrown in. Which reminds me I need to get some thinner picks. I recently set up my guitar with heavier strings and the picks I normally use don't flex enough for playing fast chords. Too much drag I think. Sounds messy