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Nintendo Gaming / Re: HELP! Problems with my Wii Sensor Bar
« on: June 30, 2009, 03:09:43 PM »
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TalkBack / Re: Get Your Grub On
« on: June 27, 2009, 12:22:05 PM »MSG is a traditional part of Japanese cuisine and has been used (in its natural forms, primarily seaweed) for at least hundreds if not thousands of years. If you're allergic, that's one thing. Otherwise you're just paranoid.
It's a salt. Eat too much of anything and it's bad for you. Sure, there's too much MSG in the modern diet, but it's doing less harm than many other things used in excess.
Some people are allergic, some aren't.
But the real issue most people take is that MSG is very often hidden in ingredient labels. Gamer Grub at least has the balls to call it monosodium glutamate right on the list.
Generally speaking, if something lists "Natural Flavor" or "Spices", I can't eat it for risk of MSG poisoning. That's why many people are up in arms about it, because companies see the need to conceal it instead of just listing it right out there.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Klonoa
« on: June 26, 2009, 02:53:29 PM »
Just started playing this as well through Gamefly and it's a great little game. I haven't had a good platformer in a while.
I really like the 3D/2D thing and the branching, interwoven paths. The game has been a bit easy so far, but we'll see how it progresses.
I really like the 3D/2D thing and the branching, interwoven paths. The game has been a bit easy so far, but we'll see how it progresses.
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TalkBack / Re: Get Your Grub On
« on: June 26, 2009, 02:45:59 PM »
Eh, I wouldn't necessarily call MSG "safe"...
http://www.truthinlabeling.org/Proof_BrainLesions_CNS.html
I've always been highly allergic to it, as has my mother. But even my friends who can consume it without much issue will get head/stomach aches in sufficient amounts. It is essentially a neurotoxin as it's job is to overstimulate the taste buds to "fake" enhanced flavor.
This says nothing to your enjoyment of the snack. If you like it, enjoy. Just saying that until they come out with an organic version (and there's debate to whether or not that's safe either), it won't be something I can partake in.
http://www.truthinlabeling.org/Proof_BrainLesions_CNS.html
I've always been highly allergic to it, as has my mother. But even my friends who can consume it without much issue will get head/stomach aches in sufficient amounts. It is essentially a neurotoxin as it's job is to overstimulate the taste buds to "fake" enhanced flavor.
This says nothing to your enjoyment of the snack. If you like it, enjoy. Just saying that until they come out with an organic version (and there's debate to whether or not that's safe either), it won't be something I can partake in.
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TalkBack / Re: Get Your Grub On
« on: June 24, 2009, 11:30:02 AM »
Heh, I can just picture Jonny looting the Gamer Grub booth.
"No really, guys, our site has like 50 editors. I'd better grab some more."
Shame it has MSG in it which means I'll never be able to try it.
"No really, guys, our site has like 50 editors. I'd better grab some more."
Shame it has MSG in it which means I'll never be able to try it.
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NWR Forums Discord / Re: New Zelda in the Works With More Mature Link
« on: June 09, 2009, 01:33:02 AM »
Voice acting was amazing in:
-Eternal Darkness
-MGS: Twin Snakes
-Deus Ex
-The Wing Commander Series (at least the ones I played)
...And many others. Games can get voice acting right if they actually put the effort into it.
But Zelda games don't need voice acting. I think the quiet subtle charm of the text is just fine.
And how could you forget "Slippy's not such a screw-up after all!"?
-Eternal Darkness
-MGS: Twin Snakes
-Deus Ex
-The Wing Commander Series (at least the ones I played)
...And many others. Games can get voice acting right if they actually put the effort into it.
But Zelda games don't need voice acting. I think the quiet subtle charm of the text is just fine.
And how could you forget "Slippy's not such a screw-up after all!"?
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NWR Forums Discord / Re: New Zelda in the Works With More Mature Link
« on: June 05, 2009, 02:39:15 PM »giving him a Mohawk
But to the rest of us, something's gotta change. And not something trivial...
Link needs a new hat
A beard.
Link needs a beard, FFS.
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TalkBack / Re: Video Footage Showing the Return a Koopa Kid
« on: June 05, 2009, 02:36:12 PM »
They really need to decide between Bowser Jr.(s) or the Koopa Kids and stick with one.
Bowser had 3 "Bowser Jr.s" in one of the Mario Party games so apparently he took a page from George Foreman's book.
I'm guessing that Bowser either reproduces asexually or he has a wife that he's utterly ashamed of and keeps locked away somewhere in his castle. It'd be interesting if, in one of the Mario and Luigi RPGs, the brothers wound up finding her.
Bowser had 3 "Bowser Jr.s" in one of the Mario Party games so apparently he took a page from George Foreman's book.
I'm guessing that Bowser either reproduces asexually or he has a wife that he's utterly ashamed of and keeps locked away somewhere in his castle. It'd be interesting if, in one of the Mario and Luigi RPGs, the brothers wound up finding her.
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TalkBack / Re: Shigeru Miyamoto's E3 Roundtable Megaton thread; NEW ZELDA!!!!!!
« on: June 02, 2009, 11:46:22 PM »
The new Link will have a beard.
Just you wait and see...
Just you wait and see...
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2009 to reveal big software, from the man himself, Iwata. PS2 in his sigh
« on: June 02, 2009, 01:16:10 PM »
I got here just in time to see Reggie sign off...
Ah well.
Ah well.
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TalkBack / Re: PREVIEWS: Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
« on: May 29, 2009, 12:38:08 PM »
Looks like it could be a lot of fun...
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2009 to reveal big software, from the man himself, Iwata. PS2 in his sights.
« on: May 19, 2009, 04:21:55 PM »Are these the same people who ask for MULTIPLAYER in a SINGLE PLAYER game?
Probably.
There's nothing wrong with a game providing an amazing multiplayer experience at the expense of a single player experience, or vice versa. Some games wind up trying to be both and ultimately end up failing at both.
I've learned enough times over that there's nothing wrong with a game being the best it can be in one particular area.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: E3 2009 to reveal big software, from the man himself, Iwata. PS2 in his sigh
« on: May 19, 2009, 04:17:06 PM »People had been complaining since the original SSB about the lack of compelling single player.
Those people need to shut the hell up.
Demanding a solid single player experience in a multiplayer game is like saying "Schindler's List" needed to have comic relief.
If you want a single player experience, play a farking single player game, like hopefully the ones Nintendo will announce this E3.
See what I did there? Oh and I'm not really directing this at you, TJ, but at people who demand things in games that don't belong there. A cross-over game could work very well but the SSE is a terrible example of one. Apparently, if you walk through the mushroom kingdom long enough, you'll arrive in Hyrule. Fancy that.
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General Gaming / Re: The smartest person on the Internet
« on: May 19, 2009, 04:10:28 PM »
I agree wholeheartedly with what he said there.
Sadly, the hype train has proven that it works time and time again. With massive hype, reviewers are afraid to give it a bad score and that only compounds the problem.
Sadly, the hype train has proven that it works time and time again. With massive hype, reviewers are afraid to give it a bad score and that only compounds the problem.
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General Gaming / Meet the Spy!
« on: May 17, 2009, 02:48:51 AM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWY7EkNVEQY
Oh HELL yes.
And here as well, in case the youtube is taken down:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M9XH19SN
Oh HELL yes.
And here as well, in case the youtube is taken down:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M9XH19SN
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Reader Reviews / whoops, delete
« on: May 17, 2009, 02:42:37 AM »Posted in wrong forum. Delete please
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TalkBack / Re: Factor 5, Inc. Shuts Down in America
« on: May 16, 2009, 01:42:30 AM »
The developer handles the creative aspects of making the game, the publisher handles the business aspects. When the two areas come into conflict the publisher wins.
This.
Bottom line, the publisher is the one paying for the game to be made so they call the shots and reap most of the profits as well.
At any time, a publisher can say "You have a a month to make it shippable." which is exactly what Sony did to Factor 5.
I'm sure they could've made Lair infinitely better had they more time to polish the game.
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NWR Forums Discord / Re: a blast from the past
« on: May 15, 2009, 05:08:43 PM »
These were awesome. Best part of the funhaus, hands down.
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TalkBack / Re: Factor 5, Inc. Shuts Down in America
« on: May 15, 2009, 03:50:36 PM »Factory 5 had a deal with Sony for about 20mill and 3 games. Development of Lair was more expensive and took longer than expected, using about 12million on just the first game.
This is why publishers scare the ever-loving **** out of me.
I'm guessing Factor5 would've gladly held onto Lair and polished it until it was a good game but no doubt Sony gave them a deadline because it was just getting too expensive.
So if we want to get technical about it, Sony killed Factor 5.
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Nintendo Gaming / Re: emag iiW terceS
« on: May 15, 2009, 12:55:18 AM »
Still have no idea what it is.
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TalkBack / Re: Factor 5, Inc. Shuts Down in America
« on: May 15, 2009, 12:46:13 AM »
Why isn't anyone blaming the REAL cause of this?
Lair and the PS3 being expensive as all hell to develop for.
Lair and the PS3 being expensive as all hell to develop for.
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NWR Forums Discord / Re: The Sniper officially gives golden showers now
« on: May 13, 2009, 02:13:59 PM »
I was mistaken: his main unlockable is a bow and arrow.
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NWR Forums Discord / Re: Bill Aurion's Sadhouse
« on: May 12, 2009, 04:15:23 PM »
Eh, forum drama is the most frivolous kind of drama (though at least it's harmless, unlike its potentially dangerous cousin real-life drama, which can sometimes lead to kicked-in doors and a smoking 12-gauge).
Bill is a single click away from returning to the site. There's no grave here to speak of.
Bill is a single click away from returning to the site. There's no grave here to speak of.
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NWR Forums Discord / Re: The Sniper officially gives golden showers now
« on: May 12, 2009, 10:58:45 AM »a skewer with a bunch of shrimp on it
Shrimp goes on the barbie, not in the enemy.
Don't you learn etiquette in school?
Exactly.
So it needs to be a hand-held barbie that he presses against people's faces while stabbing them with the shrimp skewer.
In all seriousness, I think they intend to have the rifle unlock be a close-range weapon. Maybe not melee, but not ranged either.
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NWR Forums Discord / Re: If Alcohol Labels Were More Honest...
« on: May 05, 2009, 09:18:39 PM »
Once, in Montreal, a crack dealer told my brother that absinthe was dangerous and he should stay away from it.
True story.
True story.
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