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Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:41 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
i got rocket slime today and love it! i had read the descriptions, but i really couldn't imagine how it would actually play! it's even better than i hoped!
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Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:37 pm Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
right now i'm reading foucault's the order of things. i have to give a lecture on it in a couple weeks for a class (the professor realized he would only have to teach once a week if he makes the stude ... |
Topic: Free Credit Report |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:15 pm Subject: Free Credit Report |
Altered Beast
hell yeah! altered beast. i had forgot about that. the game is like a paul ws anderson movie only the ending actually tries to redeem what came before by letting you attack the people ... |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 3:06 pm Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
well good luck. teach for america seems like a really good program. not only do you get the same pay as beginning teachers, but you get to do something particularly beneficial. i wonder if their summe ... |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:33 pm Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
What happens on the 19th? Deadline for decision on graduate school or a job interview or something? Or just graduation? |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:34 am Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
what are you going to school for, heicopterp?
i'd like to read orientalism one day. i did want to read it a lot more before I trudged through most of said's imperialism book. -culture and imperiali ... |
Topic: jade empire? |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 11:38 pm Subject: jade empire? |
Horrid. I'd rather play Grandia II. Twice.
fuck. grandia 2 is the waterboard of rpgs.
jade empire is not nearly as bad as grandia ii. they aren't even in the same league. jade empire is playab ... |
Topic: The Official(?) Gamer's Quarter Recommended Reading List |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 11:29 pm Subject: The Official(?) Gamer's Quarter Recommended Reading List |
trigger happy is worth reading. nothing amazing and already outdated, but better then almost every other videogame book on my shelf. the only exception being alexander galloway's gaming.
the main p ... |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
nICO
Replies: 1106
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:12 pm Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
is that set "raw explains everything"? if so i've downloaded much of that already (have 11 45 minute tracks...so 5.5 tapes). i know i don't have the whole thing since who makes only half a tape. i wo ... |
Topic: dhex |
nICO
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:25 pm Subject: dhex |
that is classic! good job man!
God loves baseball. He even uses it for His own good purposes. If anyone would know, it is Michael O'Connor. In October of 1986, O'Connor was watching game six of t ... |
Topic: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:02 pm Subject: the tell us about the games you are playing thread |
I finally bought FFV Advance over the weekend. I've been playing it befor going to bed. I still think this may be the best FF ever made. I haven't played FFVI yet though. Perhaps later this year.
i ... |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:12 pm Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
yeah, it's hard to find good writing about alchemy. science historian types ridiculously tend to focus on alchemists as proto-chemists doing experiments on metals, jungians perhaps a bit more accurate ... |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:08 am Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
pattern recognition didn't hold my interest personally, but i'm not going to speak out against it. i just thought, why read this, when now we've got [url=http://www.amazon.com/Perdido-Street-Station-C ... |
Topic: dhex |
nICO
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Forum: Staff Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 12:21 am Subject: dhex |
as much as i like joyce - and he is indeed in my holy three of the truly great writers of the 20th century - i can't really get behind telling people to read finnegans wake. if people choose to seek i ... |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
nICO
Replies: 1106
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 12:06 pm Subject: Re: i think this is the longest post i've ever written |
oh oh oh and i also always thought delillo was making fun of those people. maybe not? whatever, at least he's better than that fucking gorilla with hams for thumbs daniel fucking quinn who i hate beca ... |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 10:28 am Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
Yeah, Nietzsches fun. Beyond Good and Evil is probably my least favorite of his that I've read though. It's great, but a little too crazy and sprawling. My fave is Ecce Homo, where he does a reading ... |
Topic: Podcast is live! |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:17 am Subject: Podcast is live! |
Hmm. I didn't see what was so bad about that Escapist article. Hell, I think it could have been awesome.
If only the author didn't assume complete ignorance on the part of his audience and boringly ... |
Topic: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 11:06 pm Subject: Shin Reading Thread Gaiden |
I'm switching between three books right now:
Order Out of Chaos by Ilya Prigogine. I offer this as a recommendation of the highest order. I don't know how this is out of print... Prigogine is a No ... |
Topic: trapped in the closet (a midget...a midget...a midget...) |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 12:03 am Subject: trapped in the closet (a midget...a midget...a midget...) |
Keep in mind the midget has got it where it counts.
Has there been word on when the next set of chapters are coming out?
I watched a Youtube earlier today called Trapped in the Drawer or somethi ... |
Topic: Save Me From Myself: Buffalo, NY, tomorrow at 10:30 |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:55 pm Subject: Save Me From Myself: Buffalo, NY, tomorrow at 10:30 |
I was in Buffalo for a weekend in March. Wasn't too impressed...
Ate at a really, really good Thai restaurant though. And there was supposed to be a good used bookstore somewhere, but we never got ... |
Topic: Point Blank DS |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:28 pm Subject: Point Blank DS |
So is this just a glorified whack a mole? |
Topic: trapped in the closet (a midget...a midget...a midget...) |
nICO
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Views: 34693
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:41 pm Subject: trapped in the closet (a midget...a midget...a midget...) |
Do you think R Kelly even takes this seriously? It's so over the top and ridiculous.
And undeniably awesome.
The stuff he does is almost too bizarre and brilliant to be done by someone taking h ... |
Topic: gamers quarter ideas! |
nICO
Replies: 37
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:08 pm Subject: gamers quarter ideas! |
Yeah, that's kinda what I mean too, just in case my intent was misinterpreted. Though I'm more for discrete online access (without the page just being an image) than a stand-alone text document, thoug ... |
Topic: gamers quarter ideas! |
nICO
Replies: 37
Views: 35158
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 10:16 pm Subject: gamers quarter ideas! |
I've never done it myself so I can't attest to the quality, but you can get PDF to HTML converters online. A google search revealed a free one on Adobe's web site. Again, not sure how well these thing ... |
Topic: gamers quarter ideas! |
nICO
Replies: 37
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:33 pm Subject: gamers quarter ideas! |
As far as cutting costs/raising funds, there's bound to be some creative (or simply different) ideas.
One way I guess is to embrace torrents. You might have less ability to track downloads, but I' ... |
Topic: gamers quarter ideas! |
nICO
Replies: 37
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:08 pm Subject: gamers quarter ideas! |
Fair enough. Without making much money off of mag sales and ads it would probably be too expensive to host each page online as is.
However. I'm curious now, so I want to reason through this myself ... |
Topic: gamers quarter ideas! |
nICO
Replies: 37
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:10 pm Subject: gamers quarter ideas! |
I don't think there's a dedicated thread for non-staffers to suggest and discuss ideas for our favorite quarterly magazine.
So here one is!
And here's a thought!
What do you think about makin ... |
Topic: The Vinci love the combat! |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 1:20 pm Subject: The Vinci love the combat! |
At first I thought this was a topic about the prevalence of combat in that Da Vinci Code game. In retrospect, I wonder why I thought that... |
Topic: I can't stop listening |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:44 am Subject: I can't stop listening |
I've been listening to a mix I made that includes such gems as:
Eagles - Take It Easy
Dire Straits - Walk of Life
Roy Orbinson - Drove All Night
Alan Jackson - 5 O Clock Somewhere
And so on...
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Topic: Videogame Business |
nICO
Replies: 13
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 11:43 am Subject: Videogame Business |
hey, i hear the gamer's quarter is putting out a podcast soon.
Can more information be given? Or is that...confidential? |
Topic: Esquire critic calls for Video Game Criticism |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 12:03 am Subject: Esquire critic calls for Video Game Criticism |
I think I'm siding with Mech here. I mean, it's not like this should become required reading or even that he says anything really insightful. It just...seems pretty harmless, you know? It might even b ... |
Topic: Society for Non-Traditional RPGs |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:16 pm Subject: Society for Non-Traditional RPGs |
stuff about DQ8 being an evolution
It seems like all that stuff was done sufficiently enough to warrant mention by Morrowind... Do you think there is a way that DQ8 is an evolution off of (or s ... |
Topic: Society for Non-Traditional RPGs |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 12:01 pm Subject: Society for Non-Traditional RPGs |
That's the one with the oasis puzzle, right? Loved the game, but that was beyond a pain in the ass. |
Topic: january 5th, 1983 |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:47 am Subject: january 5th, 1983 |
HAPPY late BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Topic: Input as Metaphor: Describing "Walk" - 3 cr, Fall |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:20 am Subject: Input as Metaphor: Describing "Walk" - 3 cr, Fall |
That was great. I don't think I'd drop the Tomb Raider section, though. If you're unhappy with it maybe just try to work it in more naturally to the Mario vs. Doom comparison.
As far as how the ne ... |
Topic: reductionist or plausable? |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:33 am Subject: reductionist or plausable? |
I've never been a big fan of cyberpunk. Don't know why, cause I should be given my other interests. Gibson, though...he had some class. One of my favorite quotes of his we decided to put on [url=http ... |
Topic: Ebert says, "Games aren't art" |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 10:45 am Subject: Ebert says, "Games aren't art" |
He's actually kinda right in that videogames probably aren't worth his time right now. There really is nothing that can compare to the best works of cinema and literature. The closest you're gonna g ... |
Topic: reductionist or plausable? |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 12:42 am Subject: reductionist or plausable? |
Haven't read any Sterling, yet. Keep meaning to. Holy Fire looks fucking awesome. |
Topic: reductionist or plausable? |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:42 pm Subject: reductionist or plausable? |
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/21/3
On the one hand it seems like a reductionist game designer orgy. At the same time, however, networking sites like Facebook have proven people will reveal ... |
Topic: If I were to play one game of ____, which would it be? |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:24 pm Subject: If I were to play one game of ____, which would it be? |
and dawn of sorrow is a terrible game.
no its not. |
Topic: If I were to play one game of ____, which would it be? |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2005 8:01 pm Subject: If I were to play one game of ____, which would it be? |
Haven't really posted much anywhere the past few months (busy reading, writing, and all), but I guess this thread is as good a place as any to slowly start up again.
I agree with Shaper that Sonic ... |
Topic: The PSP isn't complete garbage |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:42 pm Subject: Re: The PSP isn't complete garbage |
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Loco Roco
Blasphemy. Watch the damn video!
I concur. |
Topic: The Nintendo Revolution |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 10:16 am Subject: The Nintendo Revolution |
Also taken the fact that Japan has declared all Japanese tv sets be VR by 2020 or so (it's a government regulation requiring VR tv sets)
Hmm, I never caught wind of this. Anyone know a link that ... |
Topic: Going cold turkey |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:16 pm Subject: Going cold turkey |
I usually tend to buy games only when there is a buy 2 get 1 free sale going on at my local game store, Gamestop, or EB.
The downside of this is I don't have a wide selection of games to choose f ... |
Topic: Let's Talk about The Gamer's Quarter |
nICO
Replies: 32
Views: 30092
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:36 pm Subject: Let's Talk about The Gamer's Quarter |
This might be a rough template for future NGJ pieces
Though I read that particular article, I don't recall what it was like, so I can't comment on that directly. I think a discussion about what ma ... |
Topic: A new generation of similarity |
nICO
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Forum: Club for the Study and Appreciation of Interactive Audio Visual Media Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:08 pm Subject: A new generation of similarity |
Wes isn't saying anything that radical. I'm not too excited about the PS3 or 360, but I certainly agree it increases possibilities and that something with the graphic quality and number of AI routine ... |
Topic: Skylarking |
nICO
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Forum: Articulate Analyses Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:43 pm Subject: Skylarking |
How about adding in some Beyond Good & Evil / Pokemon Snap / Metal Gear Solid-style photography so you could capture the beauty of the game (the full moon, the silhouette of the castle etc).
Sc ... |
Topic: Let's Talk about The Gamer's Quarter |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:37 pm Subject: Let's Talk about The Gamer's Quarter |
Oh yeah, it would be nice if someone wanted to take the time to professionalize the design of the front page. It's nice and quite functional right now, and only some tweaks here and there would be re ... |
Topic: Let's Talk about The Gamer's Quarter |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:33 pm Subject: Let's Talk about The Gamer's Quarter |
I might order a T-shirt if you sell one. Especially if it looks half-way decent and is better quality than the standard HP iron on paper.
As for comments on the mag, I'll wait and see what the new ... |
Topic: i saw a smashed squirrel today |
nICO
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Forum: Quarterly Discussion Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2005 10:19 am Subject: i saw a smashed squirrel today |
Mr Mechanical, Ever watch or read Campbell's The Power of Myth? It'd be right up your alley. I recommend watching it if possible. A lot of libraries have it or you can order it off Amazon for $40 or ... |
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