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Yeah I should clarify I was saying Dreamfall -as far as I've been told as I haven't played nor do I intend to- fails as a game.

It has solid, traditional adventure-puzzling gameplay.

I remember TLJ being quite bad in that respect too, and that's saying something, but yes, it's not inherently any more a failure than 80% of all adventure games from the 'golden' period.

The Longest Journey mistakenly confuses length with quality, taking far too long to tell a mediocre story loaded with the usual cliches. It's about time people stopped treating it as some sort of holy beacon in the adventure game mileu.

Agree. Games that fail at being games. They're still games. Just bad ones.

This dude uses his apportunity to talk during a tutorial to tell us all about old ladies stealing his clothes. Awesome.

If this is a logo just for a couple of friends to put on t-shirts, then yes, you don't need professional design. But if it's going to be anything more, then you should turn to a professional. I am not a graphic designer, and I personally don't like design much, and I suck at it, but I can tell you the red+black two-letters-into-one concept just doesn't work. From your selection, this might be the one the group likes more, but a professional might arrive at one you all like and one that reads well for the purposes of what a brand is supposed to do.

This is why you should hire a graphic designer and not arrive at a friends-consensus on what is the best logo. That's why they are professionals.

go maudlin of the Well

That's ok, for tall dark stranger, I'll just dream this dream again.

FieryPhoenix, I am a taurus, what does that say for me not buying the astrology crap?

I've been here many years. A full retrospective is beyond me as I don't remember that far back.

I slided into pure-willpower aescetic abstinence for some time, was completely positivistic "IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHAT YOU MEAN, WHAT YOU MEAN DOESN'T EXIST" and everything. I was -naturally- not very active on the boards during that time.
I destroyed cancer.
Wrote a lot of Heavy Metal (this up to today. I started and never stopped).
Found and made public the startling truth about life after death.
Went to school and studied making comics.
Invented the No-String Guitar.
Made some wonderful people, who in the period of 3 years became close friends, from that field.
Programmed alarm clocks to strike in different pitches, minor seconds, all at the same time. Arranged surround like in my room.
Studiously avoided women.
Maintained a collection of magical ancient hip-bones.
Discovered I don't know what this free will presupposition was, so:
slided out of pure-willpower aescetic abstinence into a period of reconfiguration.
Had my right arm cut of in an unfortunate gardening accident, had a cybernetic one grafted on.
Organized (well.. 'organised') Mittens!
Destroyed Malta.
Became a professional comic artist for a spell, made some - I think - good comics.
Attended a silent concert.
Got a cat! I love my cat!
Prevailed in various social circles due to absurd charisma.
Met a wonderful, but broken, person.
Killed her.
Had a wonderful, but broken, relationship for a while.
Killed her again.
Emerged a bit tired.
Went on an existential dream quest.
Made more comics.
Stopped a nuclear explosion with the power of denial.
Made some ags orow games which I consider good.
Attended more AGS meets.
Destroyed remaining canceroids planning retraliation.
Went to a few places abroad.
A string of dead prostitutes was discovered abroad.
Reconfiguration complete, I'm just enjoying myself.
Minorr errorrs in firrmwarre.
Featured in the big greek comic art exhibition 'babel' as well as Galera's exhibition in thesaloniki, generally, I exist in that field.
Plastic radars. A lot of them.
Lost my job on a matter of ETHICS.
Kicked a pigeon.
Making huge comic until I go to the army.
Saw a few good movies at the theater.
A string of almost-relationships or brief relationships with different people.
Absurd cases of self-mutilation.
Single-handedly defeated death.

Read you on the condescending thing, I didn't intend it as such. I have a hard time being polite in some ways, I consider much beating-around-the-bush to be hypocritical, really. I ment what you read: I've read a lot of posts by you, not only on the girl game maker thread that made me want to pull my hair out (a lot of pulling) because of the attitude. I'm just glad this isn't at all like this, for whichever reasons, and I'd be happy if it continued like that. That's all. I don't want to make this a discussion about your internet habits, just a sidepoint.


I never said that drug use forces people into the industry. In fact, I'd say that especially heroin drug use would probably destroy the assets a porn uhh.. person would be trying to keep in good condition, as they are their livelihood. What I said is that what you see on screen might not be as 'clean' as it might seem. It's a whole different mood when you think that this person on screen isn't enjoying consensual sex with a partner, but is stoned demolished and thinking about god knows what while 3 people who would never get hard if it werent for miracle blue pills just keep plugging away until a director says cut for lunch. This isn't really much of a point against anything, as I am not so much interested in taking a side and making a stand, it's just about how reality can be interpreted by different people. The porn industry (and non-industry) is such a great model of human behaviour to inspect, for why it came to be, why it endures, for the ones participating in it and the ones debating the relative merits and demerits of it outside the pandora's box. 

And of course I'm speculating, as I am just sharing a point of view. I have no data to back up my speculation but I present it because I consider it both likely and interesting for debate.

I remember getting the hint for the hiding puzzle because your main character sprite got darkened in there, do I remember wrong? I should play FT again someday.

sent.

First of all, thank you, DG for posting lucidly and clearly on the subject, without any snarky 'this is the internet!' humour and stuff, for the first time in ages it's been a joy to read one of your posts.

However, I still think it's a myth to say drug use is the most common reason why porn models "give their consent". As the Meese report says, it's mostly financial need and nothing to do with supporting a drug habit. I think if supporting drug habits were a major factor for models to enter the industry, there'd be some mention of it in the Economic Circumstances section.

Now let's look at today. A lot has changed since the 80s in the US. The spread of AIDS in the US lead to the deaths of numerous actors, which shows how intravenous drug use is detrimental to the industry. Now if you're a the owner of porn business, wouldn't you go out of your way to stop intravenous drug use so that you models wouldn't infect each other (occupational hazzard?).

I'd like you to consider two things:

You are providing facts about the american porn industry. In other parts of the world (read: former eastern bloc for example) things aren't as... transparent, industrious and clean as this. A lot of the porn, especially online, is fringe porn (because internet users are sexually problematic, different discussion) so there's a lot of stuff you... wouldn't want to see out there. And it includes drug use, underage participators, non-consentual intercourse and worse. I'm just saying, it pays to remember the US aren't the only ones making porn, but they really are the only country with a prevailing porn industry, in true american-way fashion.

The other thing:

Besides the pragmatist approach shown in the cited reports -which aren't incorrect as far as I can tell -  consider the mental state in which a woman must be to participate in sexual acts, some of them highly specialized or odd, on screen. It might be for money alright, but a lot of people would resort to drugs (I wouldn't say heroin, but coke, even crack is said to be quite hot in the industry still) just so they can do what they do on-screen. I can tell for certain I've seen women stoned the hell out of their minds in porn, and it's no big secret. Whatever gets you through the day, right? They need the money, right?

Having your body invaded is a big deal, it's not a business transaction, and special care should be paid to understanding the psychological situation of the people that find themselves having to do all this.


Interesting topic.

Hey Dave, I wanna buy the Shivah, but I don't want to sign-up for that thing at the website. Paypal an option for you? I can also pay you in protection services if you need it.

Kypselos and Sipcellus sound marginally alike, but one is... greek, the other... latin. Will the greeks in your game adress each other in latinized form because what? Is there any reason at all to use the latinized form of this name other than that's how you wrote it and you're not taking critique? Historical accuracy helps suspension of disbelief. Lack of irritates the natives whose history you might be buchering. The greeks are especially touchy on that one. As they are to be called 'not greeks' on the grounds that they can tell latin from their own ancient language.

Anyway, I guess this argument serves no purpose than to suggest what sort of collaboration people can be looking forward to you if they choose to join you. You made your bed, sleep on it, Kypsele.

No.

Does that mean "I disagree?" Please elaborate.

I think the latter?

How many greeks will it take posting in this thread to tell you otherwise until you accept the names aren't greek?

Setting your own nipples on fire?? I've done some stupid things on dares, but that's a bit... apocryphal, really.

Hitler watched a lot of american football on his television made from black men's insides! (great reception)