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Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:58 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
I really liked the piece of graffiti that said "I miss the Internet." |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:43 am Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
The versus mode alone is worth the cost of this game. No to mention that the versus mode - and campaign mode - are jump-in, jump-out on the PC with no slowdown whatsoever.
And yeah, the idea of thi ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:31 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
1) Could be mitigated if you played it on a PC, on a LAN..
2) Again, the PC version has single-player on it. Not that I expect, based on your post history, you to ever, ever pick up an FPS game on th ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:50 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
The hunting rifle definitely has its place. We always try and make sure at least one person in the group has one, they're insanely useful for the open areas and the seige-ey parts of the campaign. I'm ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:36 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
Well at close range you can usually get at least two with one shot. I realise the hunting rifle penetrates better than a man named "Butch" at a minimum-security prison, but the sheer spread and rate o ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 6:30 am Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
Dead Air, in the terminal. We clear the area when all of a sudden this joker in my group says, "Hey, do you think I can make it past security?" I look back as he walks through the lone upright metal ... |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:16 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
Cancel my interest in the game then.
What are you for serious reals
I didn't even know there was such a thing as a zombie purist. The game is fun! Enjoy it. |
Topic: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:27 pm Subject: All I know about FPS games I learned from George Romero |
I had an amazing time with this on Steam. Played through the demo three times and each time as we got better and better, the AI Director stepped up to the plate and threw new challenges at us to keep ... |
Topic: I've been burgled. |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 12:10 am Subject: I've been burgled. |
This happened to me just the other day, also. They took my PSP, our PS2, a bucket of PS2 games (every SingStar game! Why!), my girlfriend's guitar, my bike... some other minor stuff. Tore the security ... |
Topic: Rival Schools!!!!! |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:47 am Subject: Rival Schools!!!!! |
Hey you, what's with all the threadomancy. |
Topic: FYI: The McRib is back. |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:31 pm Subject: FYI: The McRib is back. |
Totally! Although it's in Portugese, and being launched in Brazil. Perhaps you could cover the holy-shit-game-development-in-Perth angle? Who knows! I could put you in touch with people, if you wanted ... |
Topic: FYI: The McRib is back. |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:06 pm Subject: FYI: The McRib is back. |
Wait, for reals? That stuff's not that great
I'd like to try any drink called "Chocolate Mudcake" though. That can only end well.
Hey Cycle we should catch up sometime. Have a couple of froth ... |
Topic: FYI: The McRib is back. |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:09 pm Subject: FYI: The McRib is back. |
And I am so fucking sick of whales, lemme tell you. |
Topic: FYI: The McRib is back. |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 12:27 am Subject: FYI: The McRib is back. |
Immigrants fucking rock. Any country that hates immigrants is retarded, hypocritcal and in denial of its own heritage*. THERE I SAID IT
I live in Western Australia. 27% of our population were born ... |
Topic: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:54 pm Subject: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
The cutscenes are great. The enemies LOOK nice but some of them are outrageously overpowered. The whole subspace thing is a fucking chore from beginning to end, interspersed with delightful cutscenes ... |
Topic: FYI: The McRib is back. |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:51 pm Subject: FYI: The McRib is back. |
Fuck me I didn't know this was out. Gravy? Gravy over kebabs? I'm confused too. Also who the fuck thought fruit salad chips would be a good idea.
New contest: think of an Australian comedian and th ... |
Topic: Sexism in games Redux (Age of Conan, not Lost in Blue) |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:53 pm Subject: Sexism in games Redux (Age of Conan, not Lost in Blue) |
I don't know if it's intentional - or unintentional sexism, but it sure as hell is absolutely sloppy design. Attack faster if you're a male! Tie damage to to animations which could very well lag depen ... |
Topic: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:39 am Subject: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
OH MAN SMASH BROS. BRAWL IS ACTUALLY RELEASED IN AUSTRALIA TODAY I BURST A VEIN IN MY EXCITED PEEING |
Topic: Recommend to me, for PSP |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:06 pm Subject: Recommend to me, for PSP |
Dayumn. I didn't even know about that thread! Thanks for that Shaper, I'll give it a looksee. And thanks to everyone else! |
Topic: Recommend to me, for PSP |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:40 pm Subject: Recommend to me, for PSP |
I have recently come into possession of a silver slimline PSP! Something I have been interested in for some time, but never thought I would have one of. Accordingly, I haven't really been keeping up a ... |
Topic: Spooooooore! |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:45 pm Subject: Spooooooore! |
Pomble? The orange one? Or perhaps you mean the one next to it, Schlongie.
[url=http://www.timtekindustries.com/images/spore/Movies/schlongie.avi]See him in a movie! |
Topic: Spooooooore! |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:23 pm Subject: Spooooooore! |
Woo! This is great fun.
For those who didn't know, you can go to your My Spore Creations\Creatures folder, take the png files there, and send them to people or put them on the internet. People can ... |
Topic: Development Forum |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Nickel and Dime Game Design Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:07 pm Subject: Development Forum |
It would make more sense for people to be able to read the posts, but not reply unless they had permission. There's no reason to keep the content hidden from the general public, and if they don't know ... |
Topic: Age of Ho-man |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 3:24 am Subject: Age of Ho-man |
Into your pants?
*bu-zing* |
Topic: Age of Ho-man |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:49 am Subject: Age of Ho-man |
I saw this on an article on Kotaku today.
http://kotaku.com/assets/resources/2008/05/kotakuchar.jpg
I'm not sure to be pleased that they're taking the Boris-Vallejo-esque 80's glamfantasy aesthe ... |
Topic: Age of Ho-man |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 7:43 pm Subject: Age of Ho-man |
A friend of mine is in the beta, and related to me an anecdote of how he once saw, late at night, two developers slagging off the lead designer across the global public chat as "a talentless idiot".
... |
Topic: did you know vegemite is illegal in the us? |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 3:01 am Subject: did you know vegemite is illegal in the us? |
This is good! Try it without folding it though. You're doubling the intensity of each bite. It might be too much at your current power level! |
Topic: did you know vegemite is illegal in the us? |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 2:27 am Subject: did you know vegemite is illegal in the us? |
Marmite is the pasty red-headed cousin of Vegemite - more savoury and without the ball-punching bitterness. I wouldn't exercise as much caution as a Vegemite jar requires, but that's not to say you sh ... |
Topic: Penny Arcade Star Control Reference |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:33 pm Subject: Penny Arcade Star Control Reference |
I gotta say, unless it's "PKUNK", I got no idea. |
Topic: Dracko's Adventures in China! |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:22 pm Subject: Dracko's Adventures in China! |
Wow, these are really great, Dracko. Thanks so much for sharing! |
Topic: Moretress! (Actually we didn't play, but we could have!) |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 5:43 am Subject: Moretress! (Actually we didn't play, but we could have!) |
Not a joke! But they are awesome. So awesome.
Well, they're pretty cool.
If nothing else they'll encourage people to play the medic and that's good. |
Topic: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:40 pm Subject: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
I thought that was an April Fools joke? |
Topic: I hate you, Matroska. |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:44 am Subject: I hate you, Matroska. |
Good God, it's so true. |
Topic: I hate you, Matroska. |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:59 pm Subject: I hate you, Matroska. |
No problem. I use SUPER for nearly everything. Stripping audio out of movies, converting movies, it's fantastic. Interface is a bit clunky but hey, it's freeware. The only thing shitty about SUPER is ... |
Topic: I hate you, Matroska. |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:36 pm Subject: I hate you, Matroska. |
SUPER should be able to do it, according to their site. There's practically nothing it can't do!
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html |
Topic: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:40 pm Subject: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
Honestly Dess, give it a rest will you. You complain at Cycle for constantly posting his hatred of Portal but it's totally cool for you to rage on about how much you hate competitive Smash players in ... |
Topic: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:19 pm Subject: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
Dear friends! Dear, dear friends.
How does Wario play? |
Topic: I can't stop listening |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:08 pm Subject: I can't stop listening |
I have also picked up Ghosts but not yet heard it! However, I Can't Stop Listening to I Created Disco by Calvin Harris. Does this make me a bad person? I think not. |
Topic: Half-Life 2 sucks! (at a stretch). ;) |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:29 pm Subject: Half-Life 2 sucks! (at a stretch). ;) |
You whaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Dude, the gravity gun is the single winning button in HL2. Seriously, that shit should be your primary weapon. Hurling buzzsaws and desks and explosive barrels around instead o ... |
Topic: Half-Life 2 sucks! (at a stretch). ;) |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:17 pm Subject: Half-Life 2 sucks! (at a stretch). ;) |
No room for creative thinking? Think with physics*!
How to destroy a hunter? Hold a barrel in front of you, let them fill it with flechettes, then launch it into their face for megasplosionlulztime ... |
Topic: Half-Life 2 sucks! (at a stretch). ;) |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:34 pm Subject: Half-Life 2 sucks! (at a stretch). ;) |
Uhm, the strider invasion part is the last part of it. So you're actually right at the end...? And have in fact, nearly finished it.
Why do you hate Episode 2 so much! It's way better than 1 was, a ... |
Topic: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:40 pm Subject: I got so fucking SMASHed last night... |
Hi! I live in Australia, so I won't be seeing this game, which I am unreasonably impatient for, until probably around the end of the year. I just wanted to post and say that I am seething with envious ... |
Topic: Half-Life 2 sucks! (at a stretch). ;) |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:51 pm Subject: Half-Life 2 sucks! (at a stretch). ;) |
Also I think it's worth nothing that by the time you get to HL2:ep2 they've really tweaked a lot of the shitty things nobody liked about the previous two games. Car steering is really great by Ep2, an ... |
Topic: Half-Life 2 sucks! (at a stretch). ;) |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:48 pm Subject: Half-Life 2 sucks! (at a stretch). ;) |
i should note that i have the PC edition of orange box!
Good! Let's play this weekend! |
Topic: Braid Artist Developer Diary |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:16 pm Subject: Braid Artist Developer Diary |
Wow, thanks for sharing David! This is a really great insight, thanks a lot. |
Topic: Comics Thread. |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:24 pm Subject: Comics Thread. |
Wow, thanks for posting that up Dracko! Pax Romana is probably the best thing I've read in many long months. I'll be hitting up my store as soon as possible for the rest of those. |
Topic: dessgeega's development diary |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Nickel and Dime Game Design Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:49 pm Subject: dessgeega's development diary |
I see! I don't usually tend to mash keys until the credits go away though - the escape key exists as this convention for a reason. |
Topic: dessgeega's development diary |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Nickel and Dime Game Design Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:38 pm Subject: dessgeega's development diary |
Notes from my first playthrough, in order:
1. Nice art, Harveyjam!
2. I am totally digging the neat tightness of this game's aesthetic.
3. Pressing escape doesn't pause. It quits the game entirel ... |
Topic: Dear Rake, |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:42 am Subject: Dear Rake, |
http://www.gamersquarter.com/forums/search.php?search_author=rake
Just wanted to get that out there, in case there was any mistake belief that what he was doing was funny, clever or interesting. |
Topic: Dear Rake, |
The Great Unwashed
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:46 pm Subject: Dear Rake, |
Please, stop.
Yours sincerely,
Tim |
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