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Real Name James Holbrook   
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Nickname Hyatus
Email Concealed by request
ICQ None given.
Description I'm me...duh. ~,^
Homepage http://
Signed On Jul 14, 2001, 22:15
Total Comments 1038 (Pro)
User ID 10334
 
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News Comments > Sovereign Dead
2. ugh... Feb 12, 2003, 19:02 Hyatus
 
Don't get me wrong, I haven't really heard much on this
game and could generally just care less about it.

However, it took FOUR AND A HALF YEARS of dev-time to decide
that it was a bad idea???

You know, maybe the suits who decide where to put the money
at Sony should invest a little time in playing their games.

I mean, "It never really had the magic." ??? If it never
really had the magic, what in the hell were they doing two
years into development?

Oh well...at least they realized it eventually, I suppose.
More space on the shelves for(hopefully) better games.

-Hyatus
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News Comments > Consolidation
1. Price Cuts on Games Feb 12, 2003, 18:49 Hyatus
 
Damn...MS and Nintendo suck.
Only dropping their old game retail prices down to $30?
Sony's got it right.

Games that came out a year plus ago should be available for
$20.

It's no wonder I haven't bought a console since my PSX(well,
unless you count my DC, but I don't).

Maybe I'll snag a GBA soon...Needs 2 extra buttons, though.

-Hyatus
"da da da"

 
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News Comments > etc.
1. feh... Feb 7, 2003, 13:59 Hyatus
 
'Activision, which had a hit with "Spider-Man," saw a game based on the Steven Spielberg-Tom Cruise hit "Minority Report" fall flat last holiday season, in part, some have said, because the developers lacked the right to use Cruise's likeness.'

Yeah, not because a game based on a sub-par movie with
action seemingly thrown in at the last minute might not
have been a good idea in the first place.

Seriously, Spielberg movies should NOT be games. Didn't
they learn anything from ET?

-Hyatus
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News Comments > Out of the Blue
32. Re: Animatrix Feb 6, 2003, 16:57 Hyatus
 
" would take the speed/performance/quality of Quacktime or even Windohs Media Player over Realplayer any day!

Thinking Quacktime is the best of the three"

Ugh...WMP6.4 plays 99% of my movie files. Quicktime, last
time I had it on my PC wouldn't even do fullscreen. That
looks like, well, ass on my TV. Especially when streaming.

DivX is still the best. Realplayer may not be great, but
at least it does fullscreen.

-Hyatus
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News Comments > Hitman 3?
14. so-so... Feb 6, 2003, 16:51 Hyatus
 
I thought both Hitman games were fun.

However, the second one, while I didn't necessarily think
it was trying to emphasize guns over stealth, kinda forced
it on me.

I only have so much patience. Waiting to see which way
people move for 30 minutes or so is interesting for the
first half of the game, but by the end I stopped caring
about stealth and just mowed everyone down.

A better design decision would of been to make that VERY
difficult to do. I just couldn't get back into the stealth
thing towards the end of the game. Maybe they just made it
to easy to do.

Still, I'll definitely check out Hitman 3.

-Hyatus
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News Comments > Tech Bits
10. well... Feb 6, 2003, 16:27 Hyatus
 
There really isn't a reason to lose the PS2 port for
keyboards. It isn't like they really NEED the extra speed.

USB Drives...ugh...
Give me a CDRW any day of the week.

-Hyatus
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News Comments > SCRAPLAND Unveiled
5. hmm... Feb 6, 2003, 16:18 Hyatus
 
This sounds interesting.
Decent screenshots.

Guess we'll see...

-Hyatus
"da da da"

 
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News Comments > Unreal Engine Exploit & Patch Plans
16. eh... Feb 6, 2003, 15:25 Hyatus
 
This is nice and good for games Epic has made, but what
about the older Unreal engine games?

Won't this leave them permanently vulnerable?

-Hyatus
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News Comments > Out of the Blue
13. Animatrix Feb 5, 2003, 15:28 Hyatus
 
I really want to see this thing, but come on...

Why do all these friggin' companies use Quicktime???
I'd rather watch it in Realplayer.

Oh well...guess I'll just wait for someone to post a DivX
version on their site or the eventual DVD.

-Hyatus
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News Comments > etc.
1. eh??? Feb 5, 2003, 15:25 Hyatus
 
How could more people have enjoyed Descent 3 than either
Freespace game?

Has to be rigged!

-Hyatus
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News Comments > Hardware Reviews
1. The Claw! Feb 5, 2003, 15:08 Hyatus
 
I don't understand why anyone would want this thing.
It only has 10 buttons. I don't know about anyone else,
but I can access at least 24 comfortably, and another
~8 with just a little struggle.

Maybe not a bad choice for, say, a Quake game, but straight
out-of-the-box DM is not my bag. I'd hate to play BF1942
or Counterstrike with this thing. Not to mention you can't
exactly type with it, either.

This thing should be riddled with buttons.
I give it a 3/10.

-Hyatus
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News Comments > Tech Bits
4. Microsoft: Open source could harm us Feb 5, 2003, 14:58 Hyatus
 
"To the extent the open-source model gains increasing market acceptance, sales of the company's products may decline, the company may have to reduce the prices it charges for its products, and revenues and operating margins may consequently decline,"

Anyone feel sorry for them?
Last I checked, Windows was the single most expensive
computer part. Well, unless you're buying a Radeon 9700Pro
or a new chip. Of course, the difference is, THOSE prices
go down in a month. ~,~

-Hyatus
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News Comments > AIAS Nominees
18. heh... Feb 4, 2003, 19:20 Hyatus
 
Mafia was pretty damned kewl.
BF1942 is friggin' awesome.
ermm...Morrowind anyone?

Ugh...I can't believe MOHAA is on there. Talk about a
boring game. BF1942 and Hitman 2 were 80 times the game
that was.

And I agree about WC3...not a bad game, but innovative???

I guess some companies just couldn't pay up this year.
Heh...I'm surprised Sims isn't on there. Oh wait...there it
is.

-Hyatus
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News Comments > Out of the Blue
15. He takes fatal OD as Internet pals watch Feb 3, 2003, 14:44 Hyatus
 
"Vedas was a casualty of a new epidemic: a surge in the recreational use of pharmaceuticals, even as the rate of illegal drug use holds steady or declines."

Recreational drug use is a NEW epidemic?

'"It's the ideal situation — it's legal and it's free," said Vedas' brother Rich. "And most people assume that if a doctor is giving you something, it must be fine."'

Uhmm...no...most people assume that if a doctor is giving
you something, you should read the directions and take no
more than the dosage states(note: not RECOMMENDS).

I read about this a week ago. I also read the chat log.
While part of me is sad that another kid is dead, a bigger
part reminds me that another STUPID kid is dead and hopes he
wins a Darwin this year.

I mean, come on...a smart recreational drug user buys
BETTER s&#$. And a dumb one buys more s&#$. Of course,
only dopes smoke dope!(I learned that on a poster back in
high school ~,^). I prefer drinking, though.
And vicatin(ermm...but only for back pain.......)

-Hyatus
"da da da"

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News Comments > UO: Age of Shadows Gold
5. eh... Jan 31, 2003, 13:35 Hyatus
 
Personally, I'm waiting for features that bring me into
MMORPGs. So far, they've all been horribly boring to
mine(mein) eyes. UO was just MM Diablo(or close enough).
And all the 3d ones are just as bad. Hell, the most fun
Multiplayer RPG I've played was Vampire: Requiem and even
that was fairly drab.

I went to my friend's house about a month back and he was
playing EQ. His character literally sat there for 10
minutes while we did the same. How lame is that?

I remember trying the Asheron's Call beta a couple of years
ago. It was fun until you realized it was necessary to
group to level up. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for
teamplay in RPGs, but not when I shouldn't have to.

Not to mention that you can't GET anywhere in these games.
How about characters that are able to get high up in the
hierachy of the governmental system and are able to make
changes? A character should be able to become a lord or
even a king.

I think what would REALLY bring me into these games is a
mass battle. I want Berserk(great anime)-style army
fighting. I know how nearly impossible it would be to have
that kind of view without killing bandwidth, but damn it
would be nice.

It's too bad there's not a MM Morrowind(as has been said
1M times before) or even Wizardry 8! I'd settle for that.

-Hyatus
"da da da"

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News Comments > Tech Bits
1. Mac vs. Windows Who Cares Jan 29, 2003, 13:25 Hyatus
 
ermm...gamers? ^,^

-Hyatus
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News Comments > The Mod Squads
1. heh... Jan 28, 2003, 15:20 Hyatus
 
On the Bushido homepage:
"We also believe that long time Bushido modeller, Tex, could be dead. If anyone has any information pertaining his possible demise, please email me at playingkarrde@planethalflife.com. In the possible event that we are incorrect in this assumption then all fingers should be pointed at someone other than myself or Satansmaster. Thank you."

And at the top there is a banner for Final Destination 2 at
www.deathiscoming.com

*snicker*

-Hyatus
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News Comments > Out of the Blue
10. hmmm... Jan 26, 2003, 15:12 Hyatus
 
I used to watch it every year, but in the past four my
attention for the gameday has receded.

I'd rather play NFL Blitz or Super High Impact with my
family than watch it again.

Maybe it's the lack of an interesting professional sport's
team here in Oregon(we've got the Trailblazers...woopie...).
Or maybe it's because I have to unplug the digital satellite
and pop in the regular tv antenna. Either way, I think I'll
go do something else...

-Hyatus
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News Comments > Out of the Blue
6. Kim Jong Il Unfolds Into Giant Robot Jan 25, 2003, 14:22 Hyatus
 
Wow..that was hilarious...

I want to see GWB, Saddam and KJ2 all turn into giant robots
and battle it out. That'd be freakin' awesome!

-Hyatus
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News Comments > Postal 2 in Dutch?
33. Re: Lame-o Jan 23, 2003, 15:30 Hyatus
 
"Hitman 2 killing Sikhs = redikulous"

Hey now...the game, if I recall, never said they were Sikhs.
And it's not like anyone in the US even knows who the hell
the Sikhs ARE. I'm also assuming the developers had no
intention of specifically targeting them to stir up
anger in the Sikh community and sell more games.

"why don't gaming companies come up with ORIGINAL games with GREAT GAMEPLAY instead of trying to profit on games that will headline the newspapers in order to get cheap advertising?"

Games aren't cheap to make these days, it seems. Why would
a publisher sign a game from a genre that people aren't
going to recognize from the back of a game box?

-Hyatus
"da da da"

 
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