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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Now Playing (the Video Game Version)

« on: December 03, 2013, 04:05:51 PM »

Let's have an FES Civ V party at some point or someshit.

Yes. Let's.

I would be up for that.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Survivor2299

« on: December 03, 2013, 03:21:40 PM »

In all fairness, F3 should have been totally unrelated to the originals; why go to the opposite end of the country if not to relieve yourself of the burden of all the accumulated history of the previous games? Well, it seems they at least started wanting to do that, but then they brought a whole mess of west coast stuff over with them, used them in ways that contradicted everything we learned about them prior to that, yet still chose to reference prior events from the west coast, undermining the potential for distancing the game from its predecessors even further, and reinforcing the feeling, in the minds of those who did play the originals, of something being terribly amiss. It's also kind of silly that in 2277, 200 years after the bombs fell, the Capital Wasteland is more desolate and uncivilised than F1's California, which was set in 2161 and had viable farms, trading companies, several reasonably sized cities etc. Yes, according to the lore, DC was hit harder than California, but they've also had an extra 116 years to get their shit together.

I can bring up more specific examples if no one's bothered about spoilers for the first two games, but for now I'll leave it at that.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Gateway Musicians

« on: December 03, 2013, 01:16:26 AM »

For me it was Primus. I have fond memories of their music, but sadly it sounds better in my head than in my headphones these days.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Now Playing (the Video Game Version)

« on: December 02, 2013, 09:19:08 PM »

I am best seafarer.

When pangaea maps go bad.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Survivor2299

« on: December 02, 2013, 09:14:57 PM »

In before bawing about how Bethesda sucks at Fallout.

I see that I shall have to start this off.  Behold, this is what Bethesda has reduced Fallout to:

http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1165312-there-isnt-that-much-epicness-is-this-game/

The horror... the horror...

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Just Watched

« on: December 02, 2013, 07:59:01 PM »

You know the deal: post about a film or series you have seen recently.

12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet)

This film is widely regarded as an American classic anyway, so there's really nothing for me to say that hasn't already been said. It has a great script, tight direction and excellent performances, and is surely one of the best directorial debut features of all-time.

One of the few good movies I've actually seen.  It's a great example that a solid script and dialogue can make a great movie without the need for action-packed scenes of kissy-kissy romantic side stories.

There was a '97 remake that I haven't seen.  I wonder if it's as good as the '57 version.

I haven't seen it either. It's directed by William Friedkin and it has quite a cast, but it just seems kind of pointless given that the original isn't dated at all.

I watched Aliens 3 and Alien Resurrection over the weekend.  I'm pretty sure I caught the bad end of an Aliens marathon. 

Yeah, it's a shame the way that series went. I actually haven't seen Alien 3, but Resurrection ranges between boring, idiotic and just-plain-bad.

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Arts & Entertainment / Just Watched

« on: December 02, 2013, 07:12:47 PM »

You know the deal: post about a film or series you have seen recently.

12 Angry Men (Sidney Lumet)

This film is widely regarded as an American classic anyway, so there's really nothing for me to say that hasn't already been said. It has a great script, tight direction and excellent performances, and is surely one of the best directorial debut features of all-time.

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Arts & Entertainment / Re: Supes' Must-Listen-To List (Recommend me albums!)

« on: December 02, 2013, 06:03:47 PM »

Oh, that markjo's at it again!