Jackentrote

That sounds like a gross "historical" justification of your government violating the sovereignty of another state in the present day and entering their territory unlawfully. This sounds like the usual Israeli excuses for murdering innocent neighbors, building illegal settlements and defiling the sacred sites of others to look for their temple from a gajillion years ago. "You don't understand, there's history at work here, man! It's fine!"

Why are there Russian forces on Ukrainian soil? Why did they cross the border into a state that is not their own? That's illegal.

@abendlaender said:

That was one of the complaints? About a Thief game?

I'm gonna buy a microphone and make a podcast about how I can't shoot machine guns and throw frag grenades at beasts in The Witcher 2 when I totally should be able to and it makes perfect sense. What kind of bullshit is that?!! Bunch of morons :)

You have a fine brain, Jack.

Your words please me, brother. You are someone who appreciates gameplay and what conditions he's put in from a gampelay aspect, as in, "what to do in this situation." And the customizable difficulty sounds like heaven.

So, if you like the idea of sitting in dark corner and being hopelessly underpowered, if you enjoy learning the path of guards uttering the same 3 lines of dialoge over and over again, if you don't mind that the story is rather "bleh" then....maybe give Thief a chance?

I WILL! You've given me hope, thanks bud.

I enjoyed reading the words you put together in an enjoyable manner, thanks. Some interesting retro info.

However the news itself is hella boring. Boring buyer, boring buy-ee. The only thing that comes to mind is Max Payne, I feel positive about 3DRealms because they helped Max Payne be a thing.

@cale: English is my university major, and one of my native speaking professors is quite fond of my remarks, I like thinking about the language this way, it's pretty entertaining.

Good point on the strange expressions though. English slang really needs a better substitute for "evidently, ..." than "I guess"!

Thanks for the reassurance dudes. Yeah, I'm not stopping, this time there really is no going back for me, it's either body improvement or a shitty life. All I do is stretch and stuff now, it can actually get addicting.

@humanity: I've always imagined that as some NES reboot with bad gameplay, but I'll look into it thanks!

I thought the third time would be the charm, but it wasn't. I'm done trying with that game, not out of hate but out of failure.

@pweidman: Totally forgot about Last Light! I should hit that, it's probably more charming than the first. Thanks!

It is a bunch of bullshit indeed, but I feel it and it possesses me, so that's what I crave, and I get hella satisfied when I land the right game for the job. The games I mentioned in the first paragraph made my heart orgasm.

Not The Walking Dead or Gone Home, etc.. please. I'm not talking about my mom's emotions when she watches her dramas.

I'm talking about that deep compelling feeling of uncertainty and dreaminess you get rushing under your skin and inside your rib cage while you travel through the forests of Alan Wake at night in silence. The feeling you get when good old CJ gets relocated to a mountain hideout in San Andreas, and you stand there watching the sunset and slow traffic in the distance after a bombastic mission.

Games like Deus Ex: Human Revolution and The Witcher 1&2, with their music and slow pacing in a grim world filled with the unknown, make me revel in that feeling and forget the world. Assassin's Creed 2 and the second Mass Effect are full of this dreamy rush that grips the heart.

What I'm talking about is the feeling Bros describe as gay and call you a pussy for sharing it.

So yeah, I've played so many of them, I can't find a new rush. I need my fix, man. Examples:

Basically the only condition is that they have good interactive gameplay and impressive level design, and not be interactive movies. And, of course, a compelling premise if not story.

I guess the first thing that comes to mind is horror games. I'm aware of most horror franchises, I just prefer to avoid them.

Your heart is in the right place but, poor guy, how much did this Alienware rip off cost you?

I dunno whether to "lmao!" or "..jesus!"

Ran for an hour and a half two nights ago, my calves are still in such chronic pain I can't walk without feeling hammers against the back of my legs. I'm literally stand-crawling to go anywhere.

I love improving my body.