Verno wrote on Feb 12, 2013, 11:51:

RollinThundr wrote on Feb 12, 2013, 09:24:
So an 11 min clip tells you the majority of the game is combat? Because it didn't look that way to me. Tomb Raider came long before Uncharted, if anything Uncharted is more a TR ripoff than the other way around.

People are just commenting based on the clip, not writing a full game review. When they have more info I'm sure they will weigh everything together. I also said that in my previous post and commented why Uncharted is not Tomb Raider. You asked what the bitching was about and I explained what I thought people might be complaining about.

Beamer wrote on Feb 12, 2013, 10:23:

RollinThundr wrote on Feb 12, 2013, 10:19:

nin wrote on Feb 12, 2013, 09:01:

I guess you aren't too big on data or facts.

He's not big on anything except trollin for attention.

aka anything you don't agree with is trolling. Democrats, the party of tolerance.

Fact of the matter is the things people were so upset that Bush did, Obama either extended or made worse. Funny that none of those people who were so upset about the patriot act under Bush, don't seem to care that Obama not only extended it, but made it possible to target American citizens with no due process.

He also extended the Bush tax cuts originally as well as used Bush's time table for withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan.

You have no idea what "tolerance" means.
It's always fantastic when people fail that comprehension. It's often from racists, too. "I hate black people, why can't you tolerate that!?" Well, usually racists don't even get that they're racist, so it's more "I think black people aren't special and commit crimes, but I'm not racist, why don't you tolerate me?!"

Also a strong overlap with people that don't know what Freedom of Speech is.

nin wrote on Feb 12, 2013, 09:01:

I guess you aren't too big on data or facts.

He's not big on anything except trollin for attention.

Verno wrote on Feb 12, 2013, 08:38:

RollinThundr wrote on Feb 12, 2013, 08:23:
I don't see what the bitching is about. This game looks fun, and I am not at all a Tomb Raider fan, last one I played was 1, on the playstation.

Tomb Raider is historically a platformer and the focus on combat was more of an afterthought. It looks like they're just trying to ape a poor mans Uncharted. Ironically the platforming and story parts are the standouts of Uncharted and the combat is pretty ho-hum and forgettable. Maybe they will make something that is a nice in between but they seem to be focusing pretty heavily on the combat. I guess time will tell as they show off more of the game.

SmyTTor wrote on Feb 12, 2013, 01:14:

RollinThundr wrote on Feb 11, 2013, 13:51:

Jdreyer, you seem like a pretty rational guy, why for the love of god would you prefer a party that wants to turn the US into a 3rd world shithole of socialism and make everyone overly reliant on government while bankrupting us in the process? aka see Greece.

I guess you aren't too big on data or facts. When Republicans held the presidency and had control of congress, rights of citizens were lessened and rights of corporations expanded while deficits and spending went off the charts. Under Democratic presidencies and congressional control the deficits have either been, recently, dramatically lessened or produced the staggering effect of a surplus of funds.

I would suggest you dial back on the FOX News agitprops.

As for the most ludicrous 'turn US into Greece' meme certain ideologues try to mainstream (see, proper use of quotes!), I am not sure anyone with a minor grasp of economics other than those of Strauss would even bother listening to it. As a matter of fact, doing what conservatives currently suggest would take the US economy on a fast track towards what Greece IS rather than growing the overall economy.

If you want to see how austerity cannot only stop but damage an economy's recovery, all you need do is look at what is happening to European nations that decided to stop investing in their commonwealths and cut, cut, cut. I feel sorry for England- talk about shooting yourself in the face- err foot. A country with no debt, a world leading currency rate, bodies jumping to lend money at next to zero interest, and rather than invest and stimulate their economy they cut hard.

Or you can learn from history, back when Roosevelt listened to Republicans in 1937 in the recovery from the Great Depression where he decided to acquiesce to austerity measures, greatly stunting what was record breaking growth until removing them.

Boom goes the dynamite.

Acleacius wrote on Feb 12, 2013, 07:40:
Sad about what's happened over the years but they deserve it overall.

The scary part is I'm not sure how much would be different even if riccitiello's borderline-legal (the word 'legal' is being used loosely here), corporate takeover maneuvers. Bioware seemed all too willing to lower quality for consoles over the years.

Axis wrote on Feb 9, 2013, 10:10:

Cutter wrote on Feb 8, 2013, 23:36:
Fuck the settlement, where are the suits that should be going to prison?! Eat the rich!

YEA, those rich guys sit around wallowing in their money posting on forums at all hours -- while people like cutter are WAY too busy busting their ass just trying to make the best of their life.

jdreyer wrote on Feb 10, 2013, 14:01:

Redmask wrote on Feb 10, 2013, 13:26:

Axis wrote on Feb 10, 2013, 12:55:
"Nancy Pelosi" makes me violent...

Making sense is so wrong, I too get violent when people do that.

While that's the evidence-based conclusion (that video games don't cause violence), and while I prefer Dems to the alternative

Verno wrote on Feb 11, 2013, 11:55:

RollinThundr wrote on Feb 11, 2013, 11:40:
Buying ATI was the worse mistake AMD made.

Where do you get this stuff? ATI is one of the few things making AMD any money right now. Buying ATI was probably the only smart move they've made in a long time, their integrated graphics work is the only thing keeping the company relevant and suppliers happy.

Beamer wrote on Feb 11, 2013, 13:32:
You'll take my wristwatch off my cold, dead wrists.

I couldn't imagine sleeping without one. When I wake up in the middle of the night it's useful to know if it's 3am and I have lots of time to sleep or 6am and I don't. It's useful on weekends to know if it's 9am and I have lots of time to sleep or 12pm and I don't.

Being near blind a clock wouldn't work well, as I'd have to put my face damn near in front of it, and it would be a constant light source I don't want, anyway.

Plus, having the time on your wrist is very useful for discretely checking the time when in a meeting or whatever.

Lastly, they're probably the coolest thing you'll wear.

mag wrote on Feb 11, 2013, 11:20:

No new Radeon GPUs from AMD for most of 2013?

That can't be good news from AMD.

Redmask wrote on Feb 10, 2013, 13:26:

Axis wrote on Feb 10, 2013, 12:55:
"Nancy Pelosi" makes me violent...

Making sense is so wrong, I too get violent when people do that.

wtf_man wrote on Feb 8, 2013, 11:57:

Yakubs wrote on Feb 8, 2013, 11:36:
Starting to get desperate? They've always been desperate. They did a South Park cash-in game, for crying out loud. Their only attempts at original IP have always failed.

While Alpha Protocol may have failed commercially... I enjoyed it (except for the dialog timer). A bit more polish and I think it would have done better than it did.

CJ_Parker wrote on Feb 8, 2013, 11:07:
So the same Obsidian that's been whining about how the evil LucasArts corporate Sith Lords forced them to wrap up KotOR 2 unfinished are now begging to them on their knees for a bit of work? Patheticness has just reached a new all-time low...

Kevin Lowe wrote on Feb 7, 2013, 10:36:

El Pit wrote on Feb 7, 2013, 10:03:
I can wait for the complete game (nowadays called "Ultimate Edition" or "Game of the Year Edition") to drop down to $20. That will be my message to nickel and dime EA.

The game is published by Sega. What does EA have to do with this?

Beamer wrote on Feb 7, 2013, 13:35:

RollinThundr wrote on Feb 7, 2013, 09:43:

Verno wrote on Feb 7, 2013, 08:52:

Yes they are, though hard work is what makes those opportunities work.

Everyone doesn't have the same opportunities available to them though, you are missing the point. That would be fine because society will never be truly equal but when it's due to racism, classism and other factors is what people are talking about.

No kidding, that's why you need to work hard to attain said opportunities. Life isn't easy, and it never will be easy, it's going to be harder for some to get ahead, I'm not missing the point. I just don't have a bleeding heart for everyone who doesn't have everything they want.

So hard work is all it takes? Isn't that part of the mantra that doomed the GOP this year?

I can't fathom believing something so naive.

Do you think if we lined up the BluesNews posters by income we'd also line them up by how hard they work?
Do you think the coal miners in Kentucky making $20,000 per year are lazy?

If we look at the graduation rate for black people and see it's significantly below that of any other rate, is the only conclusion we can reach that they're a bunch of lazy jerks that don't work hard?
Isn't that racist?


You claim to have seen it all, but you're so naive it's impossible to believe. Go into an inner city school. See the parents, who are barely there. See the kids, who weren't read to as children. See them not do homework because no one other than the teacher gives a shit if they do or not (and, honestly, after a few years the teacher is probably so defeated that he doesn't care, either.)
When is this kid supposed to realize and start working hard? Are we really comfortable blaming an 8 year old for that?

And are you so insecure in your achievements that you are unwilling to believe you got some of them not due to hard work but due to the conditions you were born into?