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Nov. 24, 2009
  • cstrang unlocked 1 achievement in Borderlands
    9 hours, 34 minutes ago
  • I've finished the DLC package a little bit ago (the only thing I have left now is the mind-numbing quest "Braaaaaaaaaaains").  Totally not worth the money.  3-4 hours of gameplay, no new weapons, no new gameplay, no little fixes.  Sure, the humor is great, but the best stuff on that end is the intro video that is in this quick look.  I hate to say it, 'cause I loved playing ...
    10 hours, 11 minutes ago
  • cstrang replied to the topic AC2 Platinum/1000 club in the Assassin's Creed II board.
    @Soap: Make sure you visit the mountains with the Auditore cape on as well.  I found the combat achievements to be a little finicky.  It took me a while to get Sweeper, even though I was taking down like 8 guys in one motion.  I'm almost there.  I need to find 4 feathers.  I suspect they are in Florence, since the feathers in Florence tend to be in windows, while ...
    21 hours, 11 minutes ago
Nov. 23, 2009
  • @Stormhead said: " Its clear that Activision know full well that they have published a piece of crap.  They didn't send out any copies of the game for review, instead choosing to hold a so-called review event (see: "stage-managed propaganda"), and review websites & magazines are having to shelve out $120 just so they can review it.  "This.  Activison has swept this game under the rug as best they can.  ...
    1 day, 16 hours ago
  • cstrang commented on Jeff's video Calling Trailer
    Nope.  Yeah, no.  No creeps.  I did get kinda irritated, though.
    1 day, 16 hours ago
  • cstrang replied to the topic Why does Ryan hate Brad?
    @JeffGoldblum said: " All of you are reading way too far into this.  Who fucking cares? "QFT.  I have never gotten any sense of real hostility among the crew.  I mean, there is always that dicking around that happens among friends.  I like Ryan.  I think he's funny.  I like Brad.  I think he's cool, but he isn't particularly good at video games.
    1 day, 17 hours ago
Nov. 22, 2009
  • It's all neurochemistry, man.  Dopamine is a mood elevator that is released through the reward center of the brain.  Getting an achievement/trophy releases dopamine.  Interesting enough, dopamine is also one of the chemical causes of addiction to hard drugs.
    2 days, 7 hours ago
Nov. 21, 2009
  • cstrang had a submission approved for Assassin's Creed II for a total of 112 points.
    Dante Alighieri makes no appearance in this game. Not in his buff knight form, or his less-buff poet form. In fact, Assassin's Creed II takes place well over 150 years after the death of Dante the Poet.
    3 days, 13 hours ago
  • Let's say I would not accept sacrifices to the single-player for the benefit of the multiplayer.
    4 days ago
Nov. 20, 2009
Nov. 19, 2009
  • You can actually just hold down the A button and walk into people.  It makes the process a whole lot faster, as Ezio both walks more quickly, and automatically helps himself to peoples' purses.
    5 days, 5 hours ago
  • cstrang commented on Brad's editorial review Left 4 Dead 2
    @w00master: Apologies accepted.  You're right, my diction in that particular sentence was not the best.  Perhaps "hardcore" or "traditional" or any combination of the two would be more acceptable than "true".
    5 days, 11 hours ago
  • cstrang commented on Brad's editorial review Left 4 Dead 2
    @w00master:  1) I NEVER said that a true FPS needs ironsights.  I swear to god, if one more person claims that I said that, I'm going to go on a murderous rampage of the likes this world has never seen.  Stop trying to put words into my mouth.  It's ridiculous.  I said ironsights are only one of the things that I prefer in my shooters that Left 4 Dead lacks.  ...
    5 days, 12 hours ago
  • cstrang unlocked 9 achievements in Assassin's Creed II
    5 days, 14 hours ago
  • Awesome.  Been waiting for this.  Great ending.  Game looks significantly less great.  Shame.  I was hoping for more from Tony Hawk RIDE.
    5 days, 20 hours ago
Nov. 18, 2009
  • cstrang unlocked 20 achievements in Assassin's Creed II
    6 days, 11 hours ago
  • This looks like it handles like a nightmare.  Can you imagine doing the Epilogue on Vet on this?
    6 days, 19 hours ago
  • cstrang commented on Brad's editorial review Left 4 Dead 2
    @StingingVelvet:  That is a fair and probably accurate assumption.  Ironsights is only one of the things I have been trained to look for in FPS.  It seems to me that L4D isn't meant to be a traditional FPS so much as say... like a First Person Dual Joystick Shooter or something else entirely.  While the dual joystick functionality isn't there, obviously, this game is about mowing down dudes.  Lots of ...
    6 days, 21 hours ago
Nov. 17, 2009
  • cstrang commented on Ryan's editorial review Assassin's Creed II
    Great review, Ryan.  I especially agree with the points about character movement and facial animation.  I've had a few instances when Ezio would jump in a direction I didn't want him to (usually to his death).  It's really strange how the character models, overall, look nice and sharp, but the face still has that strange "stretch to talk" thing going on.  I will say that the game takes a while ...
    1 week ago
  • cstrang commented on Brad's editorial review Left 4 Dead 2
    Having played the 360 demo of L4D2 (but never touching the original do to my lack of a dedicated Live connection until a few months ago), I can firmly say that this game is not for me.  Especially with the unacceptably laggy servers that seem to reign supreme, and the lack of certain other things I look for in my FPS's. (*cough* Ironsights *cough*)
    1 week ago
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Brad 43 minutes ago
What the hell time is it? Who cares, let's do this. http://twitpic.com/qv5v6
snide 5 hours, 24 minutes ago
Cleared the first level in Demons' Souls. Oh man, I might get addicted. That was pretty satisfying.
Ryan 11 hours, 16 minutes ago
I'm told by @waybright that Far Cry is now available on Netflix streaming. Regardless of what I might've said in TANG, do not watch Far Cry!
Jeff 11 hours, 47 minutes ago
Sitting in the office while Ryan plays Braid. Feels like he just rewound time all the way back to 2008.
gpbmike 2 days, 6 hours ago
Jules is wearing snow pants and a puffy snow jacket in the apartment. I'm wearing a t-shirt. Hmmm.
coonce 3 days, 20 hours ago
new frontdoor looks sweet!
andy 4 days, 14 hours ago
Has anyone found a clever solution to solve Django's lack of a "ready-to-go" signal? Something that works with both web and mgmt commands?
Vinny 1 week, 4 days ago
So easy to join! RT @jeffgerstmann: Square's new Scientology recruitment video. That guy looks so calm and in-control! http://bit.ly/3OtQH2