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Topic: Hotel Dusk: Room 215 |
GilloD
Replies: 28
Views: 23084
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:55 pm Subject: Hotel Dusk: Room 215 |
I had a lot of reservations about picking this up, but a long flight and a lot of downtime in airports made me think it was a good idea. I'm still slogging through it, but here's something that drove ... |
Topic: Faithless in New York II: The World Warrior |
GilloD
Replies: 4
Views: 5367
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:15 pm Subject: Faithless in New York II: The World Warrior |
I'll actually be popping in and out of all those shows all weekend. Good luck! |
Topic: David Jaffe Hates Your Stories |
GilloD
Replies: 101
Views: 78658
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 2:12 pm Subject: David Jaffe Hates Your Stories |
GilloD's got it. FFVII is a game for 12 year olds, just like early Weezer is
Haha. I wouldn't quite say that, but it doesn't compete on the level it's been elevated to. It's like the anime nerds w ... |
Topic: gamers quarter ideas! |
GilloD
Replies: 37
Views: 33623
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:50 am Subject: gamers quarter ideas! |
In terms of ideas for the magazine, though - have you guys ever considered offering subscriptions? I prefer reading a hard copy of something when I have the opportunity, and it'd be kind of cool to ha ... |
Topic: David Jaffe Hates Your Stories |
GilloD
Replies: 101
Views: 78658
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:46 am Subject: David Jaffe Hates Your Stories |
All the cool kids now hate Final Fantasy VII. Come on man, everyone's doing it.
I think we were all like 12 when FF7 came out and so it was the Cat's PJs. It had dudes with big swords and jiggly h ... |
Topic: Shenmue and "Mother" |
GilloD
Replies: 10
Views: 8175
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:41 am Subject: Shenmue and "Mother" |
Couldn't you consider Animal Crossing just to be a Harvest Moon clone? I mean, I've never actually PLAYED Animal Crossing, but what do you think about that comparison? And the Sims . . . is that reall ... |
Topic: Shenmue and "Mother" |
GilloD
Replies: 10
Views: 8175
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:38 am Subject: Shenmue and "Mother" |
As excited as I am for Dead Rising (It not only sold me on an XBox360, but a 32" TV on which to savor it's HD goodness), it looks to be little more than a better thought out State of Emergency.
I ... |
Topic: Requisite Photo Thread (56k users beware!) |
GilloD
Replies: 405
Views: 441663
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:52 pm Subject: Requisite Photo Thread (56k users beware!) |
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THIS IS WHAT I DO AT WORK EVERYDAY> HELP ME
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Topic: gamers quarter ideas! |
GilloD
Replies: 37
Views: 33623
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:50 am Subject: gamers quarter ideas! |
Well, it looks like I am not too needed here, but I might as well chip in my opinion too.
HTML
Wes summed up most of it. Bandwidth is only an issue if people start to steal images. At one point b ... |
Topic: I can't stop listening |
GilloD
Replies: 1082
Views: 818581
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:19 am Subject: I can't stop listening |
I adore Lightning Bolt, but my playlist lately has been:
Tokyo Police Club and Be Your Own Pet. Both. Are. Awesome. |
Topic: rule of rose impressions |
GilloD
Replies: 40
Views: 34523
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:17 am Subject: rule of rose impressions |
There's been a lot of beating around the bush here, I think. The only thing I knew about this game coming into the thread was that it was "controversial". For the 3 (?) of you who have been playing th ... |
Topic: Manhunt for PS2, a clever take on violence? |
GilloD
Replies: 42
Views: 29472
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 10:10 am Subject: Manhunt for PS2, a clever take on violence? |
I don't know, I had some fun with it. But then, I also really liked God of War.
And calling it exploitative seems a bit harsh, because you could argue that it is trying to bring to attention the ro ... |
Topic: Manhunt for PS2, a clever take on violence? |
GilloD
Replies: 42
Views: 29472
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:32 am Subject: Manhunt for PS2, a clever take on violence? |
Emotion is a redeeming quality, is it not? The game is immersive and emotional in its brutality, not unlike many films.
I might get a little long winded here, so bear with me: Do games reflect any ki ... |
Topic: Manhunt for PS2, a clever take on violence? |
GilloD
Replies: 42
Views: 29472
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:15 am Subject: Manhunt for PS2, a clever take on violence? |
I have always talked to people who confirmed my opinon that Manhunt is basically the kind of thing that I shouldn't support in games. Gratuitous violence for its own sake with no redeming qualities.
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Topic: "Lucky Wander Boy" |
GilloD
Replies: 76
Views: 54067
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 9:20 pm Subject: "Lucky Wander Boy" |
where in brooklyn?
the gnarls barkley album is quite smashing.
On the outer edges of Williamsburg, like a block from the Grand Street L. Nice place, can't complain. |
Topic: "Lucky Wander Boy" |
GilloD
Replies: 76
Views: 54067
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:26 pm Subject: "Lucky Wander Boy" |
I didn't mean to dissapear from the discussion, but I got a real 9-5 that was annexed with apartment hunting for the better part of last week, so I was getting in at 11 and waking up at 6 and the inte ... |
Topic: Ugh. World of Warcraft |
GilloD
Replies: 41
Views: 24884
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 7:53 pm Subject: Ugh. World of Warcraft |
I play WoW because I've got a lot of free time on my hands at the moment. I have to say, if someone called me up and said "Hey, let's go see Les Savy Fav!", I'd drop my WoW game in a heartbeat. Howeve ... |
Topic: "Lucky Wander Boy" |
GilloD
Replies: 76
Views: 54067
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 7:50 pm Subject: "Lucky Wander Boy" |
Eggers puts together a good sentence, sure. And if he wants to, Eggers can put together a good story. He just doesn't use any of his talent for anything productive. A confessional memoir mixed with ... |
Topic: Twilight Princess US |
GilloD
Replies: 28
Views: 19112
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 6:32 pm Subject: Twilight Princess US |
I've been reading and re-reading that statement over the last 2 days and I have to wonder: How did we come to this conclusion?
His words are "Will be released in the Americas" not "WILL ONLY BE RE ... |
Topic: Ugh. World of Warcraft |
GilloD
Replies: 41
Views: 24884
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 1:27 pm Subject: Ugh. World of Warcraft |
So, I played WoW last summer, had my fun, and sold it on Ebay just to rid myself of it. I went to Best Buy yesterday to pick up NewSMB and ended up with World of Warcraft. What's wrong with me? I alre ... |
Topic: "Lucky Wander Boy" |
GilloD
Replies: 76
Views: 54067
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 1:25 pm Subject: "Lucky Wander Boy" |
Oh, my brothers! Why must I hate so many things? Is there no peach for this foolish boy with a heart of iron?
No...not when dishonest, evil tripe like Lucky Wander Boy is continually thrown upon my ... |
Topic: Let's talk about how awesome Punisher Arcade Game is (56k,no |
GilloD
Replies: 23
Views: 16993
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 12:28 am Subject: Let's talk about how awesome Punisher Arcade Game is (56k,no |
In this thread, we appreciate Punisher: The Arcade Game.
Why?
For one, there are a lot of weapons. And I know this sounds weird, but they have a really physical quality to them missing from anyt ... |
Topic: SOTC- examination of plot. SPOILERS. |
GilloD
Replies: 24
Views: 17688
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 9:00 pm Subject: SOTC- examination of plot. SPOILERS. |
ShaperMC! I kind of fell of the planet for 2 months there. I'm graduating in a week which explains most of it. Ugh.
Anyway, I played Morrowind on PC and ADORED it, but never quite got all the way t ... |
Topic: SOTC- examination of plot. SPOILERS. |
GilloD
Replies: 24
Views: 17688
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 8:22 pm Subject: SOTC- examination of plot. SPOILERS. |
Ketch: On 1, I think the game appeals to a very particular subset of gaming. I'm not going to split it into the smart/dumb kids as seems to be the game in most corners of the internet, but I am strong ... |
Topic: 2 player co-op? |
GilloD
Replies: 33
Views: 22706
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 5:25 pm Subject: 2 player co-op? |
we had a special Halo mode called "Gentleman's Duel", wherein you'd stand at opposite ends of a map (The one with the 2 bases and the Cliff sniping spot and, uh, the teleporters and the, crap, I just ... |
Topic: SOTC- examination of plot. SPOILERS. |
GilloD
Replies: 24
Views: 17688
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 5:15 pm Subject: SOTC- examination of plot. SPOILERS. |
I've got a lot to say on this topic, but I've also got a paper due in 2 hours, so real quick:
I think what the game did so splendindly was to attack it's own meta-narrative. I'm reminded of that mo ... |
Topic: Issue #5 Now Available |
GilloD
Replies: 41
Views: 96078
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Forum: Issues Posted: Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:18 pm Subject: Issue #5 Now Available |
GAF kind of hated it, which means we all did a great job! Nice work, team. |
Topic: Fitness Quest? |
GilloD
Replies: 10
Views: 8127
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:11 pm Subject: Fitness Quest? |
Faced with the prospect of having no books for the following school year OR books and a few soda machines/banners, it's a hard choice to make. I certainly resent commercial influences in public educat ... |
Topic: A WANDERER, A WEASEL, AND THE TRIP THROUGH IMPASSE VALLEY |
GilloD
Replies: 602
Views: 504449
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:08 pm Subject: A WANDERER, A WEASEL, AND THE TRIP THROUGH IMPASSE VALLEY |
A DS port of this would be the very, very end of me. I just picked off like a punk by a Diakon radish I completely underestimated. I still haven't made it past the mountain stream |
Topic: Fitness Quest? |
GilloD
Replies: 10
Views: 8127
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:07 pm Subject: Fitness Quest? |
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i would say it has a lot to do with commercialism too. high school students are a valuable demographic for them big soda companies!
Oh, no doubt. But the reason schools are so complicit is bec ... |
Topic: Fitness Quest? |
GilloD
Replies: 10
Views: 8127
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:58 pm Subject: Fitness Quest? |
I remember a game when I was like, oh, 5 or 6 in the late 80's that was a lot like Burger Time. I think it was called "Let's Diet!" and the whole premise was that you collected veggies and healthy sna ... |
Topic: A WANDERER, A WEASEL, AND THE TRIP THROUGH IMPASSE VALLEY |
GilloD
Replies: 602
Views: 504449
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:55 pm Subject: A WANDERER, A WEASEL, AND THE TRIP THROUGH IMPASSE VALLEY |
I actually went out and got a gamepad to play this. What a delight! |
Topic: kaillera or mame online |
GilloD
Replies: 10
Views: 7918
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:38 am Subject: kaillera or mame online |
I used to use Kaillera pretty regularly, both across the web and across a network. Over web, it'd rarely work long enough to finish anything of significant length (The Capcom DnD game, the old Spiderm ... |
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