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    Do you prefer a controller, or a mouse for FPS games?

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    I cannot fathom why people prefer using an input setup designed for word processors and spreadsheets to one designed for playing games. But OCR has a huge preference for PC gaming over console gaming, so I shouldn't really be surprised.

    It's the tight control. I grew up on gampads and only got into PC gaming not too long ago. I tried playing l4d with some buddies on x-box and either wiped out my entire team by mistake or emptied whole clips shooting just over the zombies' heads or the ground at their feet.

    So damn frustrating.

    On the flip side, I can't do emulation on the keyboard. Platformers are a terror on a keyboard.

    OCR Secret Santa - And...Action!

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    Guess I should put some helpful info up here:

    First off, lemme just say that I'm not too picky. If you feel like getting creative, go for it. I'm easy to please.

    -Shirt size: Adult Medium/Large

    -I'll second (or third or fourth) the thinkgeek.com category of 'toys.'

    -DVDs (anything you think is good, my library is rather small), no Blueray

    -Books (Fantasy, Sci-fi, historical fiction, whatever, particularly the newest Wheel of Time by Brandon Sanderson, 'Gathering Clouds/Storm' or something

    -Games - I've got a DS, a PSP, and a PS2. My library is...eclectic, so this might not be a good option.

    -Whatever. Seriously, if you see something and you think 'o cool,' I'll probably get a kick out of it. Don't worry about a big price tag, spend what you feel like spending.

    Team Ico: The Last Guardian

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    but then there's this kid that's like a walking ball of light... Maybe he is a ball of light I don't know but I'm having a really hard time watching and accepting these two characters in the same screen.

    Hm...wonder if it has any connection with Yorda from Ico.

    Pen and Paper RPGs

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    I had a friend in high school who tried to get me and a couple of other people into it... We would sit down at lunch time in the cafeteria, and he would DM for us. He sat there with a bag of odd-shaped dice, and nothing else. It just got very boring very quickly, and we would rather make fun of and fight each other (out of pure fun) than anything else. A common scenario went like this:

    DM: "You are in a room, blah blah descriptions."

    Player 1: "I hit the elf with my axe for taking my french fry, jerk."

    DM: "There are no french fries in the vicinity."

    Player 1: "Well I hit him anyway because he's annoying"

    Player 2: "I hit the dwarf back for hitting me."

    Player 3: "I cast a Happiness spell so you guys will stop fighting."

    DM: "Uhh... that doesn't work... it just makes them happy for fighting each other."

    Player 4: "Do I know any spells? Can I cast something?"

    DM: "Fine. You cast Magic Missle and it does... *rolls die* 1 damage to Player 3, since she's closest, and because of her happiness spell, she hugs you."

    Player 3: "Wasn't there a dragon in the room? And I wouldn't hug him anyway!"

    Player 4: "I cast Magic Missle again and it does *grabs random die and rolls it* ...56 damage to Player 3"

    DM: "You can't just use any die, and there is a dragon in the room. You should be fighting it"

    Things just never really took off for us.:tomatoface:

    This sounds like a horrifying experience.

    I'm currently in a 3.5 and a 4e game. Their both fun, but I'm pretty much sold on 4e and won't cry a tear if I never play 3.5 again.

    My 3.5 character is Lazar Wolf Krogachev, the absent-minded and thickly (russian) accented artificer.

    In 4e I play a goblin (a la Warhammer online) rogue who doesn't know he's a goblin and has never seen another goblin before. Half the people at the table can't understand most of what comes out of my mouth when Gimlet talks.

    All-in-all, I have a ton of fun with table top. It is sometimes hard to admit to playing them, though.

    Happy Birthday, Game Boy!

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    Ah, gameboy.

    My first system was the red "Play it out loud" line they came out with after the original gray. I've purchased every serious upgrade since the original (not including things like gameboy pocket, GBA SP, etc.).

    My next system didn't come around until I got me an N64. So, for quite some time it was just me'n'my Gameboy.

    Good times.

    Shadow of the Colossus Movie

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    Seems to be the best I can do, Darkesword

    "The year is 2672.

    Almost 700 years ago, the people of this world destroyed themselves with the ancient magiks of destruction and chaos.

    *cue scene with jets dropping bombs and nuclear explosions*

    The land was changed, the very mountains moved, and plains now rest where oceans once roared.

    Now, one unwitting hero will unleash again all that was made to be forgotten. Only two things stand between him and calamity:

    An old king, last leader of the people of earth, strives to catch the hero before he can make this earth shattering mistake.

    The creatures of the very earth itself.

    In order to prevent the destruction of the planet, the land funneled the power of the dark magiks to fuel enormous and terrible colossi.

    Iside each of these creatures lies a key.

    What drives this young man to such a task? A sleeping princess? A terrible demon?

    Find out This Summer

    comming to a theater near you

    www.zomgotc.com"

    Let's hear some more "awesome" ideas

    Shadow of the Colossus Movie

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    You have nowhere near enough time to accurately portray the entire narrative, and everyone who's played the game knows how it ends.

    Seriously, if they don't show eight hours of Wander riding around aimlessly and periodically holding his sword to the sky as a kind of celestial GPS...well, screw it, I ain't seein' it.

    Kidding aside, I loved the game and don't want to see this movie. Part of the beauty of the game is that it really did leave the ending up to interpretation so that, while some might be more accurate than others, you pretty much get the ending you want.

    Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core

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    watching the ending of crisis core made me feel less sad about Aerith in the original. It's especially how Zack and Aerith interact in Advent Children

    I remember originally playing FFVII and thinking "Wait, why don't you just fall for the guy instead of getting all hung-up on an old crush. I mean, this is the main character we're talking about."

    After playing CC, I realized the error of my ways.

    FAC - RESULTS ARE IN! Fan Art Competition 21: Femme Fatales

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    I don't see how the "Pyro" one won... it could be I was voting more on sex appeal than anything else, but I definitely think Morrigan should have gotten more votes. Very professional coloring and it isn't as awkward as other pictures.

    Keep in mind, some of us vote on things other than strictly "is this picture visually appealing." When someone displays a lot of creativity and pulls it off well, for example, I can really appreciate that.

    Fan Art Competition 20 - Final Fantasy

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    I'm actually developing a theory that taking firm leadership of this thread causes bans to happen. Not suggesting the judges hate this thread, but I AM suggesting that there is a correlation that can't be ignored. As such, I ain't touchin' it!

    On-topic, I think we should let the winner of November choose the theme for February and go from there. Also, posting the pics of the two people that entered in December would be cool, too.

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