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Is it that bad to have yet another thread around?

Yes.

I agree with DS (who doesn't start superfluous threads, so is not a pot), this seems to be another in a long line of threads about things you could easily have figured out through Google. I understand the idea of wanting to get opinions from knowledgable people you know, but maybe you could've pm'd some of the forum's music people instead of starting yet another thread?

Honestly, can't you put your energy into discussing more important things?

QFG is my favorite game series, let's just start off with that. I think QFG1EGA is an example of a perfect adventure game. I play through the series at least once a year.

Having said that, I have nothing bad to say about 5. It's mediocre compared to the other QFG games, but it's still a good game. It is always included in my playthrough, and I always enjoy it.

As far as KQ8 is concerned, most of the series isn't all that good. The only two I still like at all are 4 and 6. I think there is only a fondness there because for some people it was their first, or one of their first, adventure games, and nostalgia factors in. Don't get me wrong, 8 did suck. But so did pulling on a rock and dying because you were pulling it from the wrong side. I'm looking at you, KQ1!

Yeah, D's appeal varies from person to person I guess. The semi-sequel is Enemy Zero, which has the same take-it-or-leave it vibe.

The official D sequel, D2, was a Dreamcast launch title. Lot's of pomp at it's unvieling in Japan (live rendition of the score by the director himself, flash stage show, etc) only for the director to pick up the gamepad and promptly cause the game to crash.

Turned out to be a fairly decent third-person, survival horror deal. Haven't heard much from the company that made all three games, Warp, in a long ol' time.

To be fair, the only thing that I found really ridiculous was "the big reveal" at the end. The experience of playing wasn't bad, it just didn't seem worth all the trouble.

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The whole "You have the blood of DRACULA in your veins!" thing caused my sister and I to bust up laughing, and even spawned a few inside jokes between us, which is always a big plus for any game.

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Glass Rose (PS2):

Not-that-bad point and clicker from Cing, the makers of Another Code (Trace Memory) and Hotel Dusk on the DS.

Clocktower (SNES):

Truly excellent survival horror precurser, from Human Inc. Clocktower and Clocktower 2: The Struggle Within/Ghost Head on the PSOne retain the basic premise, but go polygonal. Neither are great, and pale in comparsion the the SNES original.

D (PSOne):

Pre-rendered First-Person FMV adventure from 1996. Good, but an acquired taste.

Panic! (Sega CD):

More of a puzzle game, really, but I actually enjoyed this. It's really little more than pressing buttons, pulling levers, etc, to make various things happen on-screen. Weird.

Michigan (PS2):

Bizarre (and I mean BIZARRE) first person adventure/pervert sim. Investigate weird lovecraft-esque happenings through the lens of a news camera man, while hoping for shots of woman showering, pole dancing, falling over, etc. Awesomely terrible, and completely unique. Budget release (across Europe) through 505 Gamestreet, and hard to find in shops.

Aaah, D. My sister and I played through D, and found it to be ridiculously bad (though we still enjoyed playing it, I guess). I don't recommend playing it with a serious attitude or you'll wind up being like "...What?" There's also a sequel, but we never played that.

Off the top of my head, there's Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom, Shadowgate, and Deja Vu are all for the NES. Princess Tomato is one of my favorite adventure games ever and I highly recommend it. Then there's games like Out of this World and Flashback that came out on several consoles, including the SNES and Genesis. Shadowrun is an SNES game (there's a completely different yet related Genesis game called Shadowrun also) that is an RPG with adventure game element.

"Start them young… fearing, hating, and destroying Black people."

If you replace "Black people" with "zombies" it stops sounding racist, and starts sounding prudent!

I know that if I ever have kids, they'll be started at an early age to be prepared for a zombie invasion. No child of mine is going to go down without a fight when the undead attack!

Also, I have nothing to say about that article that doesn't turn into uncontrollable laughter. People like that woman are ridiculous and love to use their race as a crutch whenever they see something they don't like. Everything is racism when you're used to getting your way by playing the vic-hahahahahahahahaha see there I go!

Quintaros, I'm sorry you felt like I only hung out with a couple people during Mittens, or that anyone was  being "clique-y",  that was never my intention, nor anyone else's I'm sure.
I was absolutely only kidding, as my only real opposition to France is that it'll be extremely expensive for me, and me going to Miami is much more possible.

Screw you American cheap skates! Come over this side of the world for once for thousands of dollars!

There is a difference between being a cheap skate and being poor! All you european people are secretly rich! I just know it!

Screw all of you selfish europeans! You've had way more Mittens, let us Americans have another one! I want to see Eric and Jess again!

Also, I am fully willing to host an inbetween Peteins anytime of the year!

Hehe, you silly Team Foxhumpers, there was a consensus on the way back to Toronto on the final day that it would be France.

The first notion was to ponder over the Netherlands since Jet and Radiant were in attendance, but further discussion led to France.

While I would prefer the French countryside, Miami sounds sexy. I've never been anywhere near the South.

Funny, I don't seem to remember agreeing on France. You Party Van people and your decisions!!

200 Pete Votes for Mittens Miami!

Tim Horton...

Early on the morning of 21 February 1974, while driving on the Queen Elizabeth Way from Toronto to Buffalo in his white De Tomaso Pantera sports car, (a gift from Sabres' GM George "Punch" Imlach), Horton was involved in what is now an infamous accident. He was negotiating a curve on the QEW where it crosses over Twelve Mile Creek in St. Catharines, Ontario when he lost control and hit a cement culvert. The impact flipped the vehicle and Horton was thrown. He was not wearing a seat belt. Horton was reported dead on arrival at the local hospital. A police officer pursuing Horton's vehicle said that he had been travelling at over 160 km/h (100 mph).

There were reports Horton had consumed a considerable amount of vodka, and was rumoured to have been taking pain killers due to a jaw injury suffered in practice the day before. An autopsy report released in 2005 showed Horton had a blood alcohol level of twice the legal limit. The blood test also showed signs of amobarbital, which was possibly a residue from the Dexamyl pills that were found on Horton's body. Dexamyl was a prescription drug that mixed an amphetamine with a depressant. The autopsy showed no indication Horton was taking painkillers as previously thought.

Doing this can get you your own franchise named after you. My sister loves his coffee though.

edit: most of this quoted from wikipedia and not me.

You know, as an avid coffee drinker that has been told by several Canadians that Tom Horton's coffee is very good, I was looking forward to trying it, and I wasn't very impressed. It didn't taste any better than an average cup of convienience store coffee. Maybe I was expecting too much, though.

I'm back, just got home.  Both my flights were delayed, and I stupidly forgot that maple syrup is a liquid, so they made me surrender it to security as I didn't check my bag.

But all that aside, Mittens was amazing.  I loved seeing all the old faces and meeting the new ones, and laughing all week about stuff like Clumsy Fop and "I'm comin ova now!," the alternate Bible and the sand in the water.

I only took 3 pictures, but I took lots of video, so I'll get that edited and uploaded ASAP.

Putchor momma on the phone! She gotta big mouth!

We just lost a Grundislav. He is at the airport with a delayed plane [Do airlines have no experience being an airline?!] and Jess and I are now home alone with our kitty.

We don't have many pictures but I think there are more than enough from other people's cameras. Mittens was pretty much amazing and I had a great time. I haven't laughed for a week straight in a long time. No time for a real report because Jess and I are off to the Mittens '04 location to go swimming, it's gorgeous out!

Hooray!
eric and jess

p.s. Pete, you left a piece of yourself in every location you visited. A sock at the cabin, a hoodie in Derren and Grundislav's room [oh la la! PIX PLS], a blue cup in the car and a hair tie in the futon and probably your dinner on the hotel floor in Toronto. And of course, a piece of youself in all of our hearts! AWWWWWWW

This is because I wanted to make sure everybody would NVR 4GET me! Also, I totally didn't forget that I owe you guys money!

Also also: http://www.froghaslipstick.com/web/mittens2007photos.html

I'll upload the one video I took later. I am lazy right now!

Eric, Jess and Francisco are safe and sound at Casa De Colossal.

So many hours on the road... We arrived last night at 2am, had pizza and died. But we're alive now!

Yay!

I have returned home now, after a whole lot of travel problems. I would've been home yesterday if it hadn't been just a whole darn series of unfortunate events that led to me missing my flight.

An 100% Official Report will come soon. Also, pictures!

I covet that frisky sister's hair.

And you ask me why you are creepy, Nikolas.

I'm not attacking anyone, and I apologize if I came across that way. I'm simply saying that it's important not to get caught up in what's wrong or different, or if they removed religious things or whatever.

As for the 1st and 3rd Indy movies, well, since almost 20 years have past since Last Crusade, comparing them to the current media climate in America is moot.

You'd be surprised at how little Hollywood changes. Producers will always care about marketability first and foremost, and they will always fear having something that will insult or offend their audience. And those two movies, despite having a lot of religious mythology (or fact, if that's your cup of tea), were highly successful and highly marketable. The only difference is that the religious undertones in His Dark Materials is a lot more controvertial.

If they remove the religious stuff in The Golden Compass (sorry, Brits), then it's not as detrimental as it would be if they removed the religious stuff in The Amber Spyglass, which I'd say is completely impossible to do. If that's what you're worried about when it comes to the movie, keep in mind that the producers will get braver if the first one is a success. They'll know they can reel in the audience they got with the first one, so they'll give the writers and directors more freedom.

Now, I'm not saying it'll be fantastic. I'd be willing to bet money it won't live up to anyone's expectations, if they're hoping for a fully faithful adaption. However, don't get your panties in a knot because a quick five minute glimpse doesn't look like what you were hoping for. At least give it a chance, and keep in mind that it's just a movie.