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Comment Re:OMG FAG LOL (Score 1) 183

And not to mention anyone who beats you in-game is CLEARLY cheating.

Preface: I know that was a joke =) +1 funny

However, I am primarily a PC gamer, but I have a PS3 for Final Fantasy, etc (never shooters, I just prefer those on PC). I have always wondered, how does one actually cheat on a console? You can't install auto-aim programs or anything else like you can on PC, or am I mistaken?

Comment Re:a good motto when looking for a new job (Score 1) 263

The time to run away is before you take the offer. Do your due diligence.

The post wasn't about running away from a job offer. It is about not running away from your current job, but running to a job you want. If you are looking for a job because you want to run away from your current job, then you will most likely not find what you are looking for and will take anything. This will not end well. If you decide that you want a new job and you have an idea or a goal in mind, then you will most likely look for the right job, or perhaps a dream job of sorts. This will be the job you actually want and not just any job but the one you have.

Comment Re:FTL Faster Than Light (Score 1) 669

I have spent over 100 hours playing this game. It has two modes: Easy and Normal. When I started off, "Easy" seemed like "Extra Hard," but after a while I kept making it further and couldn't stop trying to get to the next sector. I loved the feeling of getting farther than I had ever been and starting over again never seemed to be a burden. Then, I reached the end and got that feeling in my stomach like I used to once I reached some of the Dr. Wily bosses as a youngster. I love how this game scales up because once you reach a goal there is a much wider scope than you realized and it happens again and again. You beat the game and then unlock another ship. You realize there are 9 ships to unlock and each one with two configurations. There are many types of weapons and strategies to master, and many combinations of each will bring you to victory. This is one of the few recent games that I just couldn't put down and couldn't wait to play again every day. On top of all that, I felt that the music was absolutely perfect for this game. It has that nostalgic, 8-bit feel topped off with a bit of modern complexity, and somehow nails down exactly how I want it to sound like to be lost in space. Every in-game situation has the perfect soundtrack, and I've only experienced that a few times, but there is no orchestration here. The music was made by a guy named Ben Prunty, and I have listened to the soundtrack over and over again while working many times. Here is a good blog post by Ben on the music he created for the game: http://benprunty.com/2013/07/1... Also, as a BSG fan, I won't deny that I always pretended my ship was the Galactica =)

Comment Something crafted (Score 2, Interesting) 197

My girlfriend has never been with someone around Valentine's Day, and after we both spent a boat load of money on Christmas she was wondering what we should do. I told her we shouldn't commercialize our love by buying things just because the diamond companies say so and suggested that we craft things. I made her a picture frame that is themed after a video game we both play and put a photo of us inside. I think she is making something similar. I'm an engineer and not an artist, but this was not difficult and I think we will both enjoy it way more than many expensive gifts.

Comment Wii Replay value vs. others (Score 0) 284

It seems that a lot of people posting here have a Wii and another console as well as a PC. It also seems that many are saying that they haven't turned their Wii on in a while and use their other console and PC regularly. I game on a Wii and a PC, and I can agree with them for the most part, but in my eyes the main reason for daily use of a 360 or PS3 is the online capability. Most Wii games that I have played (Zelda, Metroid, etc...) have been good games for one long play through, but not much else after that. A game like Resistance or Halo has daily replay value and offers new ventures on each gaming session. I believe that as soon as some more competitive online-capable games come out for Wii (Mario Kart, Smash Bros) the Wii will give gamers that same want for daily use that many get from their daily session of Halo.

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