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The Mutericator

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    Windows 7

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    what the hell. i finally gave in and got vista less than 2 months ago, and now a new windows is coming out? so basically instead of fixing all the problems vista has, microsoft is gonna crap out another OS for us to buy! awesome.

    and they wonder why their shit gets pirated :|

    I doubt they wonder. Besides, each person that pirates the beta now is just another potential customer later when it's actually released.

    I think I'll pirate the beta if I don't get in to the open beta later today. I've got a Linux partition on my desktop that I've not logged in to in probably eight months now.

    ... and after Fable Lost Chapters is done downloading. >.>

    Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

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    If you haven't saved all the villagers, you'll be teleported back immediately. Equip all three Dominus glyphs and use the Glyph Union (Up+Y or Up+X) on the container of Dracula's soul to get the game over screen.

    If you _have_ saved all the villagers, you have to go back to Ecclesia on your own (and you'll get a special cutscene dialog right after killing Albus), and simply entering the room with Barlowe should cause a cutscene and then boss fight.

    Super Metroid: Reserve Tank ~VARIAtions~ Released

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    Well - I don't know if I'd say that. I still think RotC has a lot of charm and is really cohesive with prot's edits (and it did have some REALLY good tracks on it). A lot of it's a matter of taste since RotC went for a very different, more atmospheric kind of style.

    I have to admit, I am rather biased - I can't stand Children of the Monkey Machine's "music", since it sounds more like background static than anything remotely resembling a medley. And Protricity's hand in everything meant that there was less variety on the whole (though, admittedly, I <3 Bound Together, which throws "genre" out the window and is basically the polar opposite idea).

    So yes, I'm loving the variety here. Energy Recharge and In Your Prime are my favorites thus far, as I'm listening in order.

    Prince of Persia

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    nintendo's gross is how much this year?

    no, i hear what both of your are saying. i like it when games stick to the same old style - like fable or gears of war, for example - but i also like it when they try new things (even when they bomb).

    Ditto this. I'm a hardcore Nintendo fan, and I love me some Dragon Quest despite its sameness, but I can't find flaw in Ubisoft for breaking away from what could have been a quick cash-in sequel.

    Prince of Persia

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    I wish they would just use a fighting system that has worked well in the past (like Sands of Time) and just used that instead of trying to come up with this new fighting system. I absolutely hate it, it's slow and clunky.

    Yeah, what the fuck do they think they're doing, trying something new and different? They should be like Nintendo, just figure out something that works and stick with it every game!

    Chrono Trigger DS - Only 15 Silver Points!

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    I'll pass on this. I still have DQIV and FFIV left to finish, and that's after I find the time to finish Ecclesia, which at least is an actual new game that development time went into rather than some straight-up port with a couple of minor endgame extras and a full $10 more. Fuck you, SE, you have enough of my money, but I'm not buying an RPG I couldn't force myself to get through the first two times I played it.

    Sonic Unleashed

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    Have you ever noticed how Sonic seems to have a brand new 3d adventure just in time for Christmas every year on every major console, but when it comes to Mario they're extremely spaced out (one per console usually)?

    I guess I don't really have a point.

    They put more effort and time into a Mario game than they do Sonic? Maybe there's a reason Mario made it into 3D easily and Sonic hasn't pulled himself up yet.

    Steam: Yes or No?

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    One problem with Steam is that it is one of those programs that is an unnecessary process running on your system that runs when you really want to run something else (Try playing a Steam game on a non-internet-connected PC and you'll see the proof).

    I know that today's gaming PCs can handle it, but just because it can be done, should it? What if a bug occurs in Steam and crashes the game you are playing?

    Yes, it should. Also, "what ifs" are annoying and senseless. We shouldn't trust the sky, what if it falls tomorrow?

    Plus, I have serious issues with DRM, for which Steam is a trojan horse (not in the malware sense) of sorts.

    I think the others have already covered this, but here's what Steam takes: your Steam login info (duh), your IP address (used to confirm that your name is not logged in in two different locations), your systems specs (used to figure out a target for any upcoming games and upgrades - good), and how fragmented your Steam files are (used to warn you if they're too fragmented, so that you can defrag them before playing to get a smoother experience).

    Privacy - Maybe I DON'T want it to collect even that miniscule data about me. Regardless of if steam itself collects it, the IP address of your internet gateway is easily loggable. Now I know a lot of things, including this forum software, do that, but forum software doesn't also collect the full specs of my PC. There should always be an opt-out of user statistics. Is this data being sold (not everyone honors their privacy policy)? I'm sure the hardware manufacturers would love to get their hands on this stuff.

    As said before, you're freaking out about something useless. They explicitly use the info for figuring out how high-tech their users are and what "level" of computer power to target.

    Loophole around the first sale doctrine. Case law establishes that if you buy something, you have the right later sell it. This deosn't work on Steam.

    The problem is when companies do this kind of shit, people put up with it.

    DRM? I don't care. I MUST play this game! I MUST watch this movie made in 1982 on Blu-Ray high Def even though high def didn't exist when it was filmed!! A dongle for each music program and sample library? I don't care! I must have the latest shit NOW. Data mining? I don't care, I want the product.

    All of this shit could have been stopped if people just said no.

    All-in-all, I'm glad I got out of PC gaming. Having to upgrade your PC every 6 months gets expensive. DRM that tells you what programs you can or cannot run pisses me off. Having to connect to the internet to play a single player game is an annoyance.

    You're making something that's relatively low-end of the spectrum as far as DRM goes (a realistic solution that I would agree to, even) sound like some kind of draconic, EA-styled solution. This isn't Spore we're talking about here, and Valve never once tells you that you can't play a game (unless it's online multiplayer and it's updating, but that's for good reason).

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