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  Other then the ones you mentioned, I loved Gauntlet. Granted I played it much later, but I still love to go to my local arcade and steal all the food from my fiance. I don't know why he still plays that game with me. Warrior needs food! Valkyrie stole it all!
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  I <3 Mecha Games: Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries
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  On storytelling: The Girl with All the Gifts vs The Last of Us
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  @crimilde that's fair. I wasn't trying to say one is better than the other or even that they can't take you to the same place more that the journey is different. With a half decent writer a book should be able to tell a better and richer story than most video games but conversely a video game can get you emotionally engaged or conflicted much quicker because it requires you to make decisions or just push the action forward
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  My gaming youth or how I didn't have a console and the franchises I missed
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  I have been strictly PC-only my entire life simply because there was no way my family would get a machine dedicated to video games. The exception being an occasional older game that I emulated (like Pokemon Red and Gold, Crash Bandicoot, Earthbound, Super Metroid, Silent Hill, MGS, God Hand). But I'm not complaining as there was always a lot to play on PC and nothing will replace the memories of years and years of Quake and Counter Strike multiplayer. Growing up with PCs also makes a person a bit more tech-savvy, so that's something to be thankful for. I did, however, miss all of post-N64 era Nintendo games, so that's kind of a bummer. I dabbled in Majora's Mask and Super Mario 64, but never really committed. I really want to really get back in those two specifically some time later on. But now I'm in my own apartment, I have a job, and I just got a PS3 a week ago after having missed out on two generations of console exclusives. Between Vanquish, Bayonetta, Catherine and (emulated) Yakuza 1, I feel like I have rediscovered video games. And if I ever get a current gen console, it will be yeeears from now. Just thinking about how I can finally finish the MGS series, experience Red Dead Redemption, and catch up on all those action games makes me giddy. Plus, those games cost next to nothing nowadays. Patience pays off.
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  Mastering the art of tea
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  I love my Tea, have many kinds store bought and have a tea service where I get different bags of loose tea that have to pack my own tea baggies. I have certain teas with sugar cause I can honestly taste the flavour better, but the Celestial tea Madagascar Vanilla I love straight up. Most Celestial tea is good to me and the Lipton pyramid tea. Not fan of Earl Grey or any tea like that, also not a fan of like Brisk ice tea which has more sugar then most pop last time I checked. I can say I drink coffee purely to help me stay up during late night gaming sessions, not a fan of the taste but I can handle it.
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  My Current Backlog June 2016
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  How Long To Beat is another great site for tracking your backlog. It's also a fantastic database for finding out how long it takes to beat a game.
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  An Introduction to Cardfight!! Vanguard - Part 2 - The Flow of Battle
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  An introduction to Cardfight!! Vanguard - Part 1 - Card Design
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  TinyBuild: G2A Sold $450k worth of our games
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  @Hoken said in TinyBuild: G2A Sold $450k worth of our games: @Whoaness Valve and Blizzard and Riot have banned Team YP and similar Ah I knew about Riot, but not the other. Honestly, I don't know if there is a regulation, but pornographic sponsors is probably not allowed for televised broadcasts or Twitch. Valve probably doesn't care since G2A actually benefits them. It prevents indie stores from happening because of all the fraud and chargeback, as it happened to TinyBuild, and any stolen credit card purchasing on Steam, Valve still gets their cut. Currently, Blizzard games aren't going to be as impacted by ELO boosters or account sellers since their games are so casual.
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  E3 PC Gaming Recap and impressions
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  Great writeup! For me, the biggest draw from the show had to be Mount & Blade 2. Having plunked down over 120 hours into Mount & Blade: Warband and achieving the heralded accomplishment of unifying the entire continent, I can safely say that the series is ADDICTING! For those who do not know what this series is, imagine Sid Meier's Pirates! set in the Dark Ages. The game has a great mixture of realistic, simulated combat, political intrigue and an open world filled with an amazing amount of content. Do you want to work under a kingdom and rise the ranks? Want to depose a king and place the, "Rightful," heir? Maybe even make a claim for yourself and start up your own kingdom? Want to be a bandit and terrorize everyone? Go right ahead! That is the beauty of this game and I am even more excited to see what Mount & Blade 2 brings to the table to enhance the experience.
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  Review of Bosman at Home Ep. 4
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  Final Bosman was my route to finding GameTrailers and I'm so glad that he's still doing in-depth content like this, even if it is sporadically. I was particularly taken with that chapter of Uncharted as well and mentioned it to a friend who thought it was nice, but pretty much just breezed through it. It's nice being able to count on Bosman and his attention to context. YouTube recommended I re-watch the "Allies Assemble" video they launched the Patreon with yesterday and I couldn't believe how recently that was and how far the Allies have come in a couple months. I've never felt as invested in an online community as I am in the Allies.
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  My Very In Depth, "Death Stranding" Analysis and Thoughts
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  YongYea did a pretty good video sharing some theories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nexUoAdZ940 I wonder if the letters with strings hanging down are some sort of anagram. Kind of like the stars on the Super Mario Galaxy logo spelling "UR MR GAY". The letters from the trailer with strings are "AANAENTRSYYDJAMENINEATSTING". I might be missing a few letters, because some of them are hard to tell. I'm not good at anagrams so I can't tell if there's a hidden message. Kojima is no stranger to these kind of things. Remember Joakim Mogren?
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  Warcraft The Movie
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  Thank you for your thoughts Brent! I can't say that it was a good film, I really can't even say that I enjoyed it greatly. But I see potential and still think Duncan Jones is great as the director and would want a sequel from him. I wonder how much the 30 minutes that got cut hurt the film. And to be fair, this isn't a typical movie I would enjoy. This isn't any more stinker to me than Avengers or Man of Steel. I don't consider those to be great films either (Winter Soldier is great). CGI spectacles aren't really my thing, I appreciate great characters above all (acting included). And I think that the orcs were really the highlight in this movie. I found them to be more interesting and believable than the human characters. But that's no surpise since Alliance is scum. =P Full Disclosure, playing Warcraft and Wow from the start.
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  E3 Bethesda Recap and impressions
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  Prey was a very nice surprise. I loved the Bioshock-esque feel of the trailer and the Fight Club-esque psychological thriller spin. And I'm a little disappointed with Quake Champions being PC only. Hopefully that will change ;) Maybe that will be an announcement for Xbox or Sony :)
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  E3 EA Recap and impressions
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  @UltimateBrent said in E3 EA Recap and impressions: @marcel said in E3 EA Recap and impressions: I also loved the Titanfall gameplay but absolutely HATED the sports part. WHY??? WHYY??? My hope is that out there is some dude who was as excited about Fifa as I was about Titanfall 2. Madden always gets me genuine excited. Dang I love Madden.