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Jacob Bowers
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Since February 24, 2020

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March 23, 2010
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Re: Enshrouded Passes 2M Players
Feb 21, 2024, 22:12
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Re: Enshrouded Passes 2M Players Feb 21, 2024, 22:12
Feb 21, 2024, 22:12
 
Really fun game that has made me realize my computer is too old. I get about 15-20 fps, and yet have adapted and still have fun. At the price point, I've already gotten my money's worth.
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Re: Diablo Re-Released on Battle.net
Jan 31, 2024, 09:50
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Re: Diablo Re-Released on Battle.net Jan 31, 2024, 09:50
Jan 31, 2024, 09:50
 
Prez wrote on Jan 30, 2024, 12:36:
A lot of people will have a hard time going back to the original Diablo when looking at the huge advancements in modern ARPG's*, but I would love it.

*Interestingly enough, Diablo sequels are not good examples of this. 2 was great, but 3 and 4? Not so much.

Two big things that make Diablo 1 hard to play now: no running, and 1 click 1 swing. That game has killed a million mice.

Still a great game though.
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Re: The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest Announced
Jan 14, 2024, 10:44
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Re: The Transylvania Adventure of Simon Quest Announced Jan 14, 2024, 10:44
Jan 14, 2024, 10:44
 
That looks really well done. I wonder if there are any moments in the game, where to proceed, you must perform some sort of ritual that you have NO way of knowing, unless you read it in Nintendo Power?
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Re: Braid Anniversary Edition in April
Nov 9, 2023, 20:42
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Re: Braid Anniversary Edition in April Nov 9, 2023, 20:42
Nov 9, 2023, 20:42
 
BicycleRepairMan wrote on Nov 9, 2023, 19:53:
I kinda got stuck in braid and never got back into it. But it was awesome.. and The Witness may be my favourite game of all time. I hope one day to see a third game from this guy , he is a genius.

He's too busy railing against "wokeness" on The Xhitter to work on a new game.
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Re: Ubisoft Layoffs
Nov 8, 2023, 08:41
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Re: Ubisoft Layoffs Nov 8, 2023, 08:41
Nov 8, 2023, 08:41
 
I'm sure some of the layoffs were people in the C-Suite, right? Right?
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Re: Subscriptions, Clouds, & Streams
Oct 3, 2023, 12:42
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Re: Subscriptions, Clouds, & Streams Oct 3, 2023, 12:42
Oct 3, 2023, 12:42
 
Are people still playing Diablo 4? Way to stay current, Melon.
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Re: Rumor Mill
Sep 19, 2023, 15:03
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Re: Rumor Mill Sep 19, 2023, 15:03
Sep 19, 2023, 15:03
 
The only thing I want to see from Bungie is a new Myth.
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Re: Morning Metaverse
Sep 19, 2023, 12:29
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Re: Morning Metaverse Sep 19, 2023, 12:29
Sep 19, 2023, 12:29
 
Xhitter Paywall


Well, bye.
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Re: Sunday Legal Briefs
Aug 6, 2023, 20:41
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Re: Sunday Legal Briefs Aug 6, 2023, 20:41
Aug 6, 2023, 20:41
 
Didn't Melon Musk fire some Twitter employees early on for tweets?
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Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Officially Launches
Aug 3, 2023, 14:16
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Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Officially Launches Aug 3, 2023, 14:16
Aug 3, 2023, 14:16
 
Xero wrote on Aug 3, 2023, 14:09:
I remember buying the original thinking it was going to be like Diablo back then, lol. I pull it out of the box. All 6 discs of soon to be Diablo glory! I was super hyped. I get into the game, a lot of dialogue... Okay no worries, action coming soon! Then I get to the combat and was like, wtf is this? lol. Just stand there trading hits, the information at the bottom indicating whether it was a hit or miss. I was like, no way am I going to get anywhere in this. I uninstalled it and never booted it up again.

While not my cup of tea, I know those who are into these, do indicate it is like the holy standard.

For some reason, I thought the same thing. I bought the game after just looking at the back of the box, thinking it was more Diablo. Initial disappointment gave way to hours of joy.
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Re: Four SSI Rereleases
Jun 7, 2023, 09:39
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Re: Four SSI Rereleases Jun 7, 2023, 09:39
Jun 7, 2023, 09:39
 
Jesus, is the music in the Dark Legions video in-game music? That hurt my brain.
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Re: Game Crossovers
Jun 5, 2023, 16:03
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Re: Game Crossovers Jun 5, 2023, 16:03
Jun 5, 2023, 16:03
 
Who thought this was a good idea?
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Re: Evening Legal Briefs
May 2, 2023, 09:54
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Re: Evening Legal Briefs May 2, 2023, 09:54
May 2, 2023, 09:54
 
"OpenAI threatens legal action..."

How horrible that someone is using their hard work without compensation or attribution.
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Re: Halo to Reboot Using Unreal Engine
Feb 1, 2023, 09:19
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Re: Halo to Reboot Using Unreal Engine Feb 1, 2023, 09:19
Feb 1, 2023, 09:19
 
When naming their games, studios should just stay away from adjectives like "Infinite" and "Forever". They seem to be cursed by the gods of irony.
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Re: Daggerfall Unity - GOG Cut
Jun 16, 2022, 09:38
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Re: Daggerfall Unity - GOG Cut Jun 16, 2022, 09:38
Jun 16, 2022, 09:38
 
That dungeon you start off in still stresses me out. I'm glad to see there's an option to skip it, but for nostalgia's sake, I went through it anyways. My inability to hit a damn rat is killing me.

Back in the day, I didn't really understand the leveling system. To level up, you have to use your primary (and I think secondary?) skills. I picked skills that were all combat related (the thing I didn't really enjoy in the game), so I hardly ever leveled up. I loved the quests for the various factions, but invariably you'd get one where they'd want you to go grab some feather or something from a random dungeon. The dungeons in this game are HUGE and randomly generated. Worst part of the game. It was such a relief when Morrowind came out and had tailored dungeons.
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Re: Three Free Bethesda Games
Apr 29, 2022, 10:03
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Re: Three Free Bethesda Games Apr 29, 2022, 10:03
Apr 29, 2022, 10:03
 
Oh yah, the clipping issues (and all of the other bugs) were annoying. Especially since it was in the pre-Internet days (at least, I didn't have access to it). But there wasn't anything like it, so it was fun. The thrill of discovery! Buying a horse and clip-clopping around the country. Joining a guild and rising through the ranks through quests (until they asked for an item from a dungeon).

I think the thing that made it the hardest for me, was I didn't quite get the leveling scheme. Now I realize I should have picked primary skills that were easier to increase, so I would have leveled more often and gotten more HP/MP. But back then, I didn't know that.

And that opening dungeon you had to escape from...
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Re: Three Free Bethesda Games
Apr 27, 2022, 17:57
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Re: Three Free Bethesda Games Apr 27, 2022, 17:57
Apr 27, 2022, 17:57
 
Scottish Martial Arts wrote on Apr 26, 2022, 23:31:
ShakaUVM wrote on Apr 26, 2022, 21:43:
Daggerfall is the best Elder Scrolls game of all time, I super wish they'd do a cosmetic remake of it, without removing functionality. It had the largest world, the best magic item crafting system, the best spellcrafting system, and so forth, in all of the Elder Scrolls series, and was released in the mid 90s.

It's certainly unique and ambitious. Also completely broken with truly nightmarish dungeon design. Nevertheless, it's almost hypnotic to play, and I'm somewhat ashamed to admit I've finished the main quest (well both of them) three times.

I still have nightmares of those damn dungeons. It was always something like "Find the feather of infinite tickling in the dungeon to the west of town!" Ok, shouldn't be hard, right? Wrong I still hear those dungeon doors opening with a horrible squeal. Being killed by something due to the horrible combat mechanics (surely I can hit a damn rat?! ARGH!).

The most fun I had out of the game was breaking into shops, stealing everything, then coming back and selling everything to the merchants.
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Re: The Wheel of Time Re-Released
Apr 6, 2022, 11:59
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Re: The Wheel of Time Re-Released Apr 6, 2022, 11:59
Apr 6, 2022, 11:59
 
Loved this game back when it came out. Deathmatch was very fun, with the "spells" and all of their counters. The Citadel mode sounded cool, but didn't turn out that great. Shadar Logoth was suitably creepy in the single-player mode.
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Re: Unreal Engine 5 Released
Apr 6, 2022, 09:33
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Re: Unreal Engine 5 Released Apr 6, 2022, 09:33
Apr 6, 2022, 09:33
 
jdreyer wrote on Apr 6, 2022, 06:40:
Cutter wrote on Apr 5, 2022, 17:39:
Was just gonna scroll it but ended up watching the whole thing. Say what you want about their business practices with EGS that engine is seriously goddamned impressive. I was really amazed with their demonstration of their Lumen engine in the editor. That's just incredible lighting. Can't wait to see what CDPR does with it for this Weecher game.
Ditto. It's easy to see why CDPR went with this. The toolset and resources are pretty amazing. Making custom 3D objects with your phone?? Crazytown. I'm almost tempted to build something.

You can already do some decent photogrammetry with your phone. What that video didn't show was the tons of cleanup that's required. They went straight from taking the pictures to having a game-ready object in the engine.
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Re: Evening Safety Dance
Feb 25, 2022, 11:05
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Re: Evening Safety Dance Feb 25, 2022, 11:05
Feb 25, 2022, 11:05
 
Verno wrote on Feb 25, 2022, 09:32:
Cutter wrote on Feb 24, 2022, 22:03:
The "free" world needs to be attacking Russia cyber, conventional, nuclear! Russia first, China next!

This bizarre teenage level understanding of geopolitics is amusing but fails to see the realities of a post-nuclear winter world and the suffering that would ensue for all of humanity.

You should really try to learn something about the subject before making such silly statements.

It is odd how quickly some people jump to "Let's nuke 'em!". Despite my avatar, I don't want to play Fallout IRL.
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