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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 07:27:04 PM »

I should have also mentioned that I am horrible at making choices when given too many good options. This thread may have been a terrible idea. I will spend all my free time trying to choose and then end up not having time to play.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 07:24:58 PM »

Europa Universalis IV
best game 21st century

Ehhh... I haven't been a stratfag since Herzog Zwei.

Just do it. If you manage to get past the crazy learning curve, you'll have endless fun.
ENDLESS FUN.

I don't have time for endless fun

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 07:24:13 PM »

I am looking at the Playstation store and the HD remake of Shadow of the Colossus looks pretty awesome. I played the original so I will have to save a replay for later.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 07:19:23 PM »

Have you played any of the Metal Gear Solid games? There's a HD collection with MGS2, 3, and Peace Walker. There's also Metal Gear Solid 4. All great games.

I've played 1, 2, and 3. 4 looks interesting so I will add that to the list.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 07:16:44 PM »

Europa Universalis IV
best game 21st century

Ehhh... I haven't been a stratfag since Herzog Zwei.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 07:13:13 PM »

I've got a spare 512GB SSD I am going to put into the PS3 tonight. I am traveling for Thanksgiving so I won't be able to get much gaming in until Christmas, but I've got the itch now.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 06:58:59 PM »

Dark Souls

Based on the FES thread about Dark Souls, it seems only masochists play it.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 06:50:28 PM »

Kingdom Hearts

Terrible game. Literally the worst.

Take your love affair somewhere else.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 06:28:52 PM »

Okami on the Playstation Store is great also. HD upgrade, looks great and plays great too.

Edit: you play as a wolf, and you can pee on people and bite people in the ass.

I saw that back when it was on PS2, but never played it. I will give it a look.

Kingdom Hearts

Played it. Wrecked it. Good times.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 06:09:28 PM »

Have you played Portal/Portal 2?

It won't take 4 days, but it'll be fun!

Yeah, I played portal toward the end of my Steam days.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 06:06:50 PM »

Psychonauts

Looks interesting, that will get some consideration.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 06:02:44 PM »

Haven't even opened The Last of Us.

>Asks for game suggestions
>Hasn't played games he actually has

okay weirdo.

I got the system on a whim, for free. Had a few hours to kill and haven't been able to play since. Between work, classes, and family obligations I haven't had time. I read good things about the game, but this will be basically my one chance for a long time. Have to make it count, and I value your opinions.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 05:58:40 PM »

Saddam suggested Morrowind repeatedly, which isn't happening.

Why?

Limited time.

Why not start up Dragon Age?

I don't know. Is that your recommendation?

1. Morrowind repeatedly
2. Battletoads
3. Elite: Dangerous

Thank you for the input. Of those, I will take a look at Elite I think.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 05:55:06 PM »

What kind of genres do you like and what consoles do you have?

RPG, adventure, FPS (if it isn't too generic). Only PS3 at the moment, plus my PC.

Have you played The Last of Us? Definitely a great PS3 game, came out quite a long time ago too, should be pretty cheap on the PS3.

I actually have it. I got a PS3 basically for free last summer with Heavy Rain and The Last of Us. I played HR for a few hours but then had to get back to life. Haven't even opened The Last of Us.

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Arts & Entertainment / Recommend a Game

« on: November 26, 2014, 05:48:38 PM »

Since my IRC chat with Saddam wasn't helpful, I am going to ask here. Come Christmas time, I am going to have a few days off without traveling plans. This will be the first down time I have had in a very long time and I want to power through a video game. I haven't been in the game in years. I stopped gaming around 2008, and came back for FF 13 (sadly), and the most recent thing I have played through was AC3. I have about 4 days to get the job done. I am primarily a consolefag as Saddam pointed out, but if it was worth it I would go PC since my PC is more than capable of playing anything currently available. Saddam suggested Morrowind repeatedly, which isn't happening.

So I am turning to the gamers of FES for a recommendation on either PS3 or PC. Don't let me down.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: R.I.P. Ferguson

« on: November 26, 2014, 12:54:09 AM »

In the event anyone is interested in the evidence:

http://apps.stlpublicradio.org/ferguson-project/evidence.html

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: R.I.P. Ferguson

« on: November 25, 2014, 11:01:09 PM »

the underlying cause of the looting is systematic, society-wide, state-sponsored injustice.

What exactly is systematic and state-sponsored about this?

And I mean today. Not in the past. Sure, there are some pricks who are racist, but there are no laws that uphold racism.

In this specific case there is evidence to back up an assault and that shots were fired in self defense in what seemed to be a struggle (backed up by the autopsy). Are you telling me it's a conspiracy to frame a black teenager so that the blacks will stay in their place? Do you have specific examples and laws to back up your outrage?

I don't really think it matters what happened to the kid. The actual issue here is the statistically provable, systematic racism in Ferguson, and many other similar places in America. Honestly, I don't think too many people actually give a shit about Michael Brown, although they'd never admit it. They care about what he represents, and they should. It's not like you can make a reasonable argument that the Ferguson police department isn't blatantly racist, given the statistics. And I don't think you can make an argument that Ferguson is the only place in America where that's true.

Also, I don't think I've been pretentious enough this week, so: to paraphrase Victor Hugo, it's a great crime to call something like this a riot. It's not a riot, it's an insurrection. Riots are about materials- insurrections are about justice and morality. They are rioters among the insurrectionists, but that doesn't make it a riot. A riot would be about food, or unemployment. The protests in Greece were a riot. The protests in Ferguson are something greater, because they're about justice and freedom. Now, to up the level of pretension even more, here's a quote from Les Mis:

However, insurrection, riot, and points of difference between the former and the latter, - the bourgeois, properly speaking, knows nothing of such shades. In his mind, all is sedition, rebellion pure and simple, the revolt of the dog against his master, an attempt to bite whom must be punished by the chain and the kennel, barking, snapping, until such day as the head of the dog, suddenly enlarged, is outlined vaguely in the gloom face to face with the lion.

Am I the only one who find it troubling that a quote about French Revolution-era bourgeois can so readily apply to us?

Do you have any sources for the statistics you mentioned? I'd be curious to see the data you are looking at. Also, you can be as pretentious as you want, it was still a riot by the definition of the word. It was less of an insurrection by that word's definition. Had they stormed the courthouse, police department, or some other government building, then you could argue that. They stole goods and destroyed property of private citizens. I suppose the police car that was torched could count... In the long run, all they did was damage themselves. This will die down in the coming weeks and no one will care about it anymore.

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Technology & Information / Windows 10 Technical Preview

« on: November 25, 2014, 10:43:13 PM »

I installed it to a VM. After about 30 minutes hands on, I am underwhelmed. It is significantly better than 8, which isn't saying much. It is marginally better than 8.1. For home users it will be fine, but I don't see businesses rushing to adopt it. I read that Microsoft is looking to have a more frequent release schedule. I don't think that will work well for them. People will be using Windows 7 for a long time. Hell, they can't kill off XP which isn't even supported anymore.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Dinosaurs

« on: November 25, 2014, 08:15:25 PM »

Got my hopes up for new episodes of the classic '90s sitcom Dinosaurs. Not making that mistake again.

That would have been awesome. Back when people (dinosaurs) feared a meeting with the boss.

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Philosophy, Religion & Society / Re: R.I.P. Ferguson

« on: November 25, 2014, 04:03:41 PM »

White people: super concerned with justice in the context of economic goods owned by other whites, less so with justice in the context of systematic oppression of millions of people of color.

Yes, I am sure no "people of color" were affected by "justice in the context of economic goods" with their own community being burned down. Get off your high horse and stop being so pious.