Geoffrey Taucer

And they were right. Look, I grew up on nintendo, and am very much a nintendo fanboy. But this new system just seems stupid and gimmicky to me. Out of curiosity, regarding the wii -- does nintendo have some rule that all games released on it must include a stupid gimmicky mini-game where you have to shake the controller? 'Cause every wii game I've played insisted on using a shake as some sort of control mechanic, no matter how awkward, ineffective, and shoe-horned it felt. I hope the same won't be the case with the Wii U. I'm gonna hold off on buying this one until I hear some reviews -- I'm not impressed so far.

Why is there a screen on the controller? Could there possibly be a more effective way of destroying immersion than requiring the player to look away from the screen as part of the process of controlling the game?

Any updates on that music video?

I think videogame music, in it's early days, had no choice but to be very strongly melodic due to the limitations of the hardware. When you only have four channels to work with, you can't create a deep moody orchestral athmosphere -- your only choice is to write a strong, catchy melody. I think these technical limitations forced a great deal of creativity on the part of the composers. This effect has lessened with more recent generations of consoles, but I think there is still somewhat of a lingering effect. And songs with strong melodies tend to make for great remixing. I also like the way videogame music separates genres from the cultures typically associated with them. For example, let's look at popular music. Being a pop star (especially a female one) isn't about writing good music, it's about being a sex symbol. Being a hip-hop star isn't about writing good music, it's about being a badass gangsta. Being a country star isn't about writing good music, it's about being a redneck. The same is true to varying extents with just about any genre -- electronic, metal, classical, you name it. The VGM scene really separates the genres from those cultures, though. You can be a nerdy white guy and write rap. You can be a 20-something japanese guy and write irish folk. You can blend genres and write in any style you choose and nobody will so much as raise an eyebrow. I think the VGM scene is great in that it allows artists to be judged solely on the merits of their music, more so than just about any other genre of which I'm aware. See above -- VGM's biggest strength is that it does not confine artists to a particular style. It's biggest strength is how eclectic it is. *shrug* it's hard to make a blanket statement here that holds true across the board. It's the music I grew up with, it's the music that got me into music, it's the music that I've always loved.

Wait, what?

You have my permission to use any of my mixes

Well, this certainly wasn't what I was expecting when I saw halc's name. I like it, though. Very nice.

Gonna bump this thread. If anybody wants to hit me up for a few matches, my handle is Taucer and my character code is 201.

God damnit Arek, you just had to show up the one year I couldn't make it, didn't you?

Now starting countown until they announce the inclusion of Optimus Prime as a playable character...

The likelihood of my attendance appears to be decreasing daily... I'll let you all know if anything changes, but I probably won't be able to make it this year.

Well, I mean, it doesn't work on every map. I'll do it on Jungle Basin, Lost Temple, and occasionally Shakuras Plateau, but that's it. And once the second command center goes up, I generally end up playing pretty hardcore defense for a bit (move the rax out in front of the natural, build a bunker, usually build at least one more rax before teching up).

I've been experimenting with a fast expansion build with Terran and it seems to be working pretty well for me. 1 Rax, then expand.

There was actually one part in StarCraft 2 that I thought did this really well (though the rest of the game doesn't do this so much): the final mission in zeratul's memory crystal, where the protoss get overrun. The desperate, futile struggle is conveyed perfectly through the mechanics of the game.

Details? I want to know how to do this.

I'm in the same boat. Except I'm at the top of bronze instead of gold.

Gah! Earlier today I was playing a match and got utterly flattened by a roach rush seemingy done in no time at all. I wonder if this is what he did?

I'd be happy to pay for the tickets, but I thought that was just for live stuff -- are the matches available to watch after the fact for ticket holders?

Is there some way I can watch the rest of the games from that set? GOM only seems to have the first game of each set for anybody who didn't watch it live.

Acoustic guitar is for losers

Yeah, I was definitely dissappointed in fruitdealer's play. His biggest strength in the last tourney, I thought, was how he used a different build every game, so he was utterly unpredictable. Much less so this time around.

The bottom of the well in Ocarina of Time always scared the shit out of me. Usually when I play through a zelda game, I'm OCD about getting EVERYTHING, but I was in my late teens before I could bring myself to do a full sweep of the bottom of the well. Until then, I'd always just get in, get the lense, and get the fuck out. Also, Silent Hill 2. To this day, I have not finished that game, because it just scares the shit out me.

Holy shit. Did fakeboxer seriously just take out the fruit dealer?

Goddamnit I knew that was coming as soon as I saw the thread title.

The more I think about Tychus's character, the less sense the whole thing makes. I thought the whole betrayal subplot just didn't make any sense. WARNING: SPOILERS Here's the series of events, as I understand it: -Arcturus "frees" Tychus on the agreement that if he kills Kerrigan, he will then go genuinely free. (Keep in mind that at this point, Arcturus has no reason to believe that Tychus could ever possibly get close enough to Kerrigan to kill her, and no reason to believe he'd have the ability to kill her even if he got the opportunity.) Arcturus has the ability to send a signal which will instantly kill Tychus at any time. -Tychus (while still secretly reporting to Arcturus) steals the Odin (from Arcturus) and uses it to lay waste to a bunch of Dominion forces (ie Arcturus's forces). All this while Arcturus has the ability to kill Tychus any time. -With massive help from the Odin, the raiders launch a surprise attack that allows them to pretty much destroy Arcturus's claim to legitimate emperorship. The raiders cause widespread open revolt against Arcturus, largely due to Tychus's help. All this while Arcturus has the ability to kill Tychus any time. -Kerrigan is neutralized and deinfested, and Tychus then attempts to kill her. This does not make any fucking sense at all. Otherwise, fantastic game.