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[SIZE="1"][COLOR="SlateGray"]I second that! Yeah, me and Jokopoko here been gabbing back and forth about Warhammer 40k for the past week and thus sparked our interest in Dawn of War again. It's a great RTS with focus on combat instead of resource micromanagement and plus the units are much cooler in this game than in stuff like War Craft, Space Craft, Command and Conquer, and others among others. You, like Jokopoko said, really don't need to know anything about the 40k universe to appreciate the game but as with all continuities it helps because you can smile and chuckles at the little nuances and such. I'd say check this game out if you can. You can probably find it at your local game store for like $20 for the base version and I think like $40 for all the expansions included. [/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="SlateGray"]Really, I don't know Desbreko all that much but, hey, whatever. He needs to skip ahead a generation and get a 360. Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, and Eternal Sonata are coming out if you're down on that lame RPG thing and of course the console already has a multitude of awesome titles that every man should play. Gears of War, Rainbow Six: Vegas, Lost Planet, Call of Duty 2, The Darkness, and so on so forth. Get a 360 Des. Who cares about the last generation? Out with the old and in with the new![/COLOR][/SIZE]

[COLOR="SlateGray"][SIZE="1"]Without further ado I give the OB, well, The OB's savior! ME! [URL=http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l217/SilpheedPilot/DSC01701.jpg]I point at you![/URL] [URL=http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l217/SilpheedPilot/DSC01697.jpg]And another with me and my jukebox.[/URL] These pictures are up here, more or less, courtesy of Raiha. She demanded pics and thus her will was done so I figured you guys can see them too.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR="SlateGray"][SIZE="1"]Topeka, Kansas. Please, stalk me. One of only two people on the OB who is located in Kansas. What is there to do here in Topeka? Not too much. I mean, sure, it's a city and there is a mall that everyone frequents and a nice busy street called Wanamaker that the racers hang out on every Friday but as for things to do it's just party after party. No major attractions, no beach, nuffin' like that. What do I do for fun? Street race, of course! I don't hang out on Wanamaker. Too busy, too conformist. I go out further from the city to an area called Shawnee Heights. Lots of corners, hills, and track-like areas to race on with my small band of buddies who find the 'my car goes faster in a straight line than yours' culture too stupid and shallow to stomach.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="SlateGray"]Actually, DB. There is one other person who [SPOILER]fought his way out of hell and thats our shotgun wielding friend; the Doomguy![/SPOILER] Either way, I don't find RPGs to be epic any more because they're all along the lines of 'scary man taking over the universe and it's up to a ragtag group of people to stop him.' Whatever. Boring. Epic to me is, not even a great storyline but, a storyline that overlays a game with amazing action, or something that sets itself apart from other games like Shadow of the Colossus. Good one, DB. Another epic game to me is Rainbow Six: Vegas. Terrorists trying and mildly succeeding to take over Las Vegas is kinda a big deal. It also follows that 'ragtag group fights mean bad guys' but its a tactical first person shooter where you play as highly trained soldiers and it makes more sense than a yellow-haired youth swinging around a sword bigger than he is.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[COLOR="SlateGray"][SIZE="1"]Like, hopefully, all guys I don't carry a bag around with me but I do make general use of my pockets and neck. Wallet for storing my drivers license, bank card, and other flat pieces of paper that are useful in some way. My key ring that holds my car key and nothing else. My house key is in my wallet for safe keeping. But above all things that I can't leave home without...My sunglasses and my headphones/MP3 player. Music isn't life but I don't feel right unless I've got my DJ style headphones around my neck and I don't feel like a man unless I've got my sunglasses. Thats normally all I carry. I try not to carry my DS Lite around and if I aquire anything else throughout the day I try and deposit it in my car, or at home. I like traveling light. [/SIZE][/COLOR]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="SlateGray"]Yeah, sorry, read that and I cringed so I had to do some corrections. My bad. There is obviously a problem with having the Constructicons in the next movie though and thats the fact that Bonecrusher is dead. If they fix him, and they probably will, then it's all good but one more problem arises. The tank was supposed to be named Brawl but because Hasbro didn't change the name of the toy in time that was in-line with the movie they had to name him Devastator but Devastator is the name the Contructicons use when they all unite. Lets see you pull this one out, Bay.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="SlateGray"]Just some clarification for you DB. 'Destroyer' was Blackout. The crazy little robot was Frenzy, who was originally a tape that transformed into a robot that popped out of Soundwave's chest compartment. (Soundwave was a tape deck in alt mode.) Kup not Cup. And the reason Starscream didn't fight much and or talk much was because in the prequel novel he was the leader of the Decepticons for hundreds of years before they found Megatron and he simply does not want Megatron to live but, of course, Bay decides not to allude to this at all during the movie and thus Starscream looks kinda forced or put in there for just added muscle. And as for the 'backwater Transformers' thats where you're actually kinda mistaken. Jazz, Ironhide, Bumblebee, and Ratchet were all mainstay characters in the cartoon. Granted Ironhide and Ratchet bit the dust when the Decepticons attacked the shuttle to Autobot City in the '87 movie, they were big in the first and second season so they are in fact NOT 'backwater Transformers' but, hey, thats okay cause you don't know any better. Should look up the seasons and watch them. Staple of many of our childhoods here.[/COLOR][/SIZE]

[SIZE="1"][COLOR="SlateGray"]You've got the touch...You've got the power! Well, this movie sure doesn't. I'll give two reviews. One as a movie fan and one as a Transformer fan. [B]Movie-goer review:[/B] Technologically speaking the movie was profound. It has great effects, seemless animation, the works but as a whole the movie was inconsistent and there were plenty plot holes. It went from being a mature movie with large transforming robots to a kids movie with goofy robots and then back to being a mature movie with robots. Which by all means, please, put some funny moments into a serious movie (Take some cues from the Die Hard movies, Bay.) but certainly do not devote 20 minutes of the movie to making the good robots look like a bunch of clowns. The plot holes really made me kinda mad too. Where'd the scorpion transformer go when they took him down? Where'd the cop transformer go? Did he just run away? Why didn't the plane transformer not fight all that much? As an action movie it was run-of-the-mill. It left much to be desired. I give Transformers a 4/10 for being a shallow, off the wall, Bay flick with a lot of explosions and great camera work but poorly implemented character development and crappy inconsistency. [B]Transformer fan review:[/B] [SPOILER]Why?! WHY?! why did they do this to my franchise? Why? Sure, the movie looked great but why was there more human and character interaction that actual action? Why was Devastator and Bonecrusher in the movie at the same time? Now we can't have the actual constructicon Devastator! Frenzy was retarded, didn't even look like Frenzy and he was just annoying in general. Where did Barricade and Scorponok go? Did they get cold feet and run away? Megatron was too maniacal. He's supposed to be this brilliant leader and general not some psychotic robot who'd rather kick a dog than fight who he is supposed to fight. The Autobots were a JOKE! When has Prime ever said; 'Oops. My bad.' Never. None of the characters were actually in character. Prime was more like a nagging father than a heroic king figure. Ironhide was this big warmonger, sure I can dig it because Ironhide was a soldier in G1, but not to the extent he'd go; 'You talkin' to me punk?' then get SCOLDED by Prime and say; 'I just wanted to show them my cannons.' Jazz was the worst of them all. His first lines when he was introduced were; 'Wassup lil' bitches? Man, this looks like a cool place to chill.' Now all of us Transformer fans know that Jazz was essentially the only black Autobot next to Blaster but, c'mon, did they have to turn him into the stereotypical black man? Not to mention the fact that he's the only Autobot to die and he goes out like a sucker. Ripped in half by the almighty Megatron. The scene where Sam Witwicky goes to find the glasses that have the location of the Allspark emblazoned into them was far too comical with the Autobots stepping on garden sets, trying to hide, and essentially turning about 20 minutes of the movie into a child film. Not to mention when Bumblebee pees on John Turturro's character and then Prime goes; 'Bumblebee. Stop lubricating that human." The Autobots were lame and goofy. All in all, the movie blew as a Transformer flick because, as above, there was too much human element. I mean, hell, most of the Decepticons were taken out by, imgine that, humans. Only one Decepticon, Bonecrusher, was taken out by an Autobot. Such a piss poor movie for Transformers fans.[/SPOILER] [/COLOR][/SIZE]

[COLOR="SlateGray"][SIZE="1"]Tch! Of course I'm at a 10! Whats today? Someone please tell me what is showing tonight at 8? Anyone? TRANSFORMERS Yeah, now you can see why I'm in a state of pure, moonshine style happiness. It'll be the second best, possibly the first best action film of the summer...Die Hard and stuff, ya know?[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR="SlateGray"][SIZE="1"]It goes a little like this.. [B]The Boss/Mike[/B]- The dude is a complete turd but, man, he's pretty cool. Seriously a best friend to me so it'd only be fitting to meet the bastid in the rl. [B]Annie[/B]- You all know her, you all love her. The one and only! Her and I go back to when we both started on these boards. What? Four years ago? Good times, bad times she's always been there and she'll always be there. Would only make sense to meet someone who can make me smile 1700 miles away. [B]Charles[/B]- I'm not gonna lie...I did not like Charles for a long while but then, for some reason out of the blue, I decide to IM him and I think apologize...Been friends ever since. Good guy. He'd make my tummy tickle. Thats about it, really. The rest of you aren't worth the scraps of meat you are. Or maybe it's cause you're all a bunch of newbies to me and I don't know you. Either one.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1] Best villain? Easy! You; the Overlord in Overlord! Whats more evil than playing the villain? You control minions, kill whatever you want, take what you want and generally be a bad guy. Ahh..Its good to be boss and bad...A bad boss.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Whoooweee. Now THIS is a game. First it was a comic, and now its a game based of the comic almost to the letter. The ways things happen are swapped up and Jackie Estacado, the main character of both the comic and the game, look different while utilizing The Darkness powers but all in all the game shows you how the comics went down nearly 10 years ago. A quick over-view for those of you who don't plan on playing this or don't know much about it and would like to know... You play Jackie Estacado, a hitman in the mafia, and some bad things happen with a money exchange and your dear ol' uncle wants you dead for it. This happens to be your 21st birthday and also happens to be the day that every first-born in your family tree is given The Darkness powers but it seems like given is a strong word because its more like 'thrust upon'. Anyway, down to the nitty gritty. The combat. Everyone knows that first person shooters are known for their visceral combat and this is no exception but it takes it to the next level with sweet close quarters instant-kills like a swift shot to the head or a knee to the stomach followed by a bullet to the back of the skull and they're all animated very nicely. Another quirk that really works with this game is how you wield pistols. When your gun is empty, Jackie simply drops it and pulls another from his collection and you continue firing. Its all really fluid. The story is whats really keeping me engaged. Its like a novel you just can't put down because you wanna get to the next part to see what happens to Jackie or to see what happens that effects the game world as a whole. Unfortunately, other than saying you can devour the hearts of your enemies, summon these awesome gremlin Darklings and generally have all sorts of cool powers at your disposal while using The Darkness, I can't really delve into it because thats what keeps the whole game tied together. Either way, as a review this game gets a 9/10 on the single player front while a retarded 3/10 on the multi-player aspect. There are better multi-player games out there and this is not one of them. Run of the mill. Anyone else done played this awesome game yet?[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Came here on accident, really. Was cruizin', yeah with a Z, the net one day about 4 years back just looking for, probably, big mech pictures and stumbled on theOtaku or something along those lines and when I clicked on the forum button I was led here. Originally I signed up with no intention of really making a mark, not that I really have over the years anyway but eventually I found myself coming back over and over and so here I am. 4 years later about and I still come to the OB to check whats going on in the Lounge and Hardwired and various other sections.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Professional gaming as a whole is a retarded thing. Why? Because I've always got it in my head that when something becomes a job then its not longer fun and besides; the guys and girls on the MLG circuit are normally a bunch of douchebags. Granted, I've gone to a few tournies in my day. Some Virtua Fighter 4, CS:S, and of course the obligatory UT2004 but I'd never let my skills turn it into a job for me. As much as I like playing video-games and, trust me, I play them quite a bit; You can't pick up chicks by saying; 'Yeah, I get paid to play video-games.' Cause thats just lame.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]He's just attacking video-games because his penis is small.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Although I'm late...Welcome! Fads? Don't join them cause, well, thats what they are; fads. Famous members? Me. I saved the OB from imploding within itself. Worship my birthday because I saved your new forum.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[QUOTE=James]I don't agree with that. First of all, games are not for kids - at least, not all games. Some are. Arguably most aren't terribly child-friendly these days. The idea that videogames are only for children is a very old misconception. Secondly, I think when you pay for a service like Xbox Live you do have the right to play your games without being harassed. Yes, you can kick annoying players out or you can leave the game - but doing this consistently isn't fun; it does ruin the experience. I think it should be the responsibility of all players to act reasonably when dealing with others. I know this is hard (perhaps impossible) to fully regulate...but I don't think it's fair for someone's play experience to be ruined by inconsiderate players. When you pay money for a subscription I think you are entitled to expect a certain environment. So although I understand that you can't always avoid coming aross annoying players...it's reasonable to be upset or annoyed when you do come across them.[/QUOTE] [COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1] First of all, sure its a misconception but even still. ALOT of children play M-rated games these days. The biggest being, oh gee, Halo. Last time I checked thats not something I'd want my 14 year old playing. You see what I'm getting at? Of course they're not 'just for kids' but the highest demographic for gamers in undoubtedly under the age of 17. The next thing I need to tackle is the fact that Xbox Live isn't a full-service body-guarded club. Just cause you pay for Xbox Live doesn't mean you don't have to deal with children because, as I said above, ALOT of kids under 17 play M-rated games and those M-rated games may be the ones you play. Look, I'm not really wanting to pursue this any further so I guess I'm just not understanding why its such a big deal when someone joins a game and a kid has a high-pitched, balls to the stomach voice. Nothing is a big deal until you make it a big deal.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[quote name='Felix Santiago']it also bothers me when I log into xbox live, begin a matchmaking game, and run into a bunch of screaming prepubecent teens.[/quote] [COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1] Aww muffin. Do your ears hurt? Now, really, is that something that should really bother someone; hyperactive kids on a videogame? You gotta realize that games are for kids whether you think so or not. Whether it has blood, guts, gore, and violence; kids are going to play it and you're gonna run into whiney little girls but it shouldn't be something that annoys the crap out of you. Pull your head set off, kick them from the game, or leave the match. I don't see why people whine about it instead of taking action.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]You're gonna find that a lot on Xbox Live. Halo 2 is the worst offender, though. Just like World of Warcraft, Halo is picking up new players every single day but since most people have been playing it since it came out you're bound to be teamed up with lackluster players sometime. Another offender is Rainbow Six: Vegas. A lot of players just stat padded their way to the top so when you think you're on a great defending team with a bunch of Colonels and Lieutenants, you're actually not and you get walked all over. I mean, yeah, it sucks but at the same time its just a game and children are going to cuss at you online and make you mad. Ever wonder what 'Game experience may change while online' really means?[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Other than thinking its funny how long it's taken Capcom to actually get around to updating their sprites when Sammy got it right the first time through, yeah, I am excited. I've never really been one for Street Fighter but maybe updated visuals and faster game play will make me actually wanna play it.[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]As you may all know; Half Life 2 was created using the Source engine by Valve. Followed by Half-Life: Source, and then continuing the trend making Counter-Strike into a Source game. The Source engine is one of the best middleware engines available because of how solid its physics are so it was only a matter of time before a third party developer took advantage of that and made a sandbox style game where you can manipulate the physics within the Source engine. Thus Garry's Mod was born. Around November of 2006 they released Garry's Mod 10 which fixed and addressed many glitches and bugs found in the free Garry's Mod 9 and added a whole slew of new items and tools to help you create all kinds of contraptions. What Garry's Mod is, essentially, is taking the game play aspect out of Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, and Day of Defeat: Source among others and dropping you into the middle of a map of your choice with a gun that can manipulate things around you within the confines of the physics of the Source engine. So by using gravity you can drop a really heavy ball on top of a fulcrum and send something flying up by force, or welding together 5 explosive barrels and sending them up by balloon to be shot from below to emulate fireworks. Really, your imagination is the limits. Not only can you create crazy contraptions they let you mess with the rag doll physics too. If you spawn an npc rag doll thats what they'll be; limp, lifeless, and there for you to mess with. Pose them how you want, drop them off of buildings, use them as your guinea pigs in catapult experiments...Anything. Personally the rag dolls are my favorite part of Garry's Mod but, eh, I've been known to flex my creative muscles from time to time. A few poses I created were things such as Max Payne getting thrown through a window by Jack Carver from Far Cry, or a terrorist kicking a vending machine and then getting what was coming to him. Its all pretty cool. So, do any of you have Garry's Mod 10? If not then you need to get a Source engine game and then get Garry's Mod 10. Buy Counter-Strike: Source (Best FPS ever made.) and then buy Garry's Mod 10. You won't be unhappy. [/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]What grinds my gears? 4chan.org really grinds my gears. Its by far the most aggrivating, vulgar, most retarded site on the intarweb but, dammit, I can't help but go. Lines. I feel I'm awesome enough that I shouldn't have to wait in line anywhere. I never had to in 3rd grade so why do I have to when I go to the DMV or, better yet, when I go to Arby's? Customers at my store. Oooh, I just love it when they bring a game to the counter and just give it a little toss and say; 'Yeah..I'll take that.' What a jerk, huh? Inconsiderate folks. Like above they just can't display kindess to the person serving them. They lead their charge with things like; 'Yeah, gimme...' or 'Yeah, I want..' or my personal favorite 'I'll take...' No no, you will ask nicely and then I will give it to you. When someone says 'brb' when they really mean 'bbl'. People in general. They just aren't as cool as I am.[/SIZE] [/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Hey there, Mike. Really enjoying the story and while I wanna voice my concerns and critiques for the sake of being 'Joe the jerk'...I can't. Its all really keeping me engaged. I'm liking the character interaction and the transition from one chapter to the next. The fight with Gavin was slick because I found myself re-reading those chapters. Can't wait for my appearance with my un-wieldy SIG552 assault rifles. I'd rather have something a bit more menacing, but...not gonna complain..*sniffles*[/SIZE][/COLOR]

[COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=1]Oooh, I like this one. Past to present. Lets start from the beginning...My dad met my mom and--Oh, too far back. Alright, well, lets skip ahead a few years to the times I can remember. Lets begin with my pappy. He was a vicious, destructive, woman-beating, rock and roller who put cigarettes out on the back of my neck and drank too much. Gotta love the guy. Split with my mom and us (us being my bro) in '96, so we moved from Colorado to Kansas. In Kansas my mom struggled to keep a job to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table while balancing her 'marijuana and drinking addictions'. That sucked. The times she'd walk in at 3 a.m. or not at all. In '99 my mom met a great guy named Rick, they are now married and he is now my step-father, and we all moved in to his house. Much better living. More money to go around, my mom stopped drinking and smoking pot, just mucho better. Rick has been a great influence in my life and has taught me everything I know about cars, which is a hobby of mine. The other is video games. In school I'd never been beaten up because I was always the one picking fights (I blame my upbringing. It was my crutch.) but things have calmed down now that I'm out of school and into retail sales. Gotta put up with people. Despite my pretty crappy dad and living conditions back in the day, (lemme tell ya...we was po') I'm not the one to buy into all that teenage drinking, smoking, and partying thing. This goes out to all you underage drinkers out there; TEEN DRINKING IS STUPID. Like I mentioned before; I'm a gamer at heart. I'm perfectly content just sittin' around playing some Metal Slug over drinking and acting stupid. You call me a loser, I call you an idiot. I think I've turned into a pretty slick fellow. I'm not the sharpest block of cheddar when it comes to brainy things or drawn out arguments, but I think I'm intelligent enough to make my own mark in this world. [/SIZE] [/COLOR]