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Right now, the 3DS, unless you really want P4G, which is a great game, but.... pretty much the only great game.

I have both - I'm happy with both, but if you can only get one and you don't care for Persona, then get the 3DS for now. Having said that, I think the Vita has a relatively good future ahead of itself. I mean, it's a damn good piece of hardware, I can tell you that right now.

What you've written is very true - the Animal AI in Far Cry 3 is simplistic.

But it was always going to be. This isn't a deep or thoughtful game - this is a loud, brash game that does not care about genuine animal behaviour.

Here's a screenshot from Rock Paper Shotgun, which named Far Cry 3 as their "game of the year" (I disagree, but it's their opinion):

This is what Far Cry 3 is all about. It's about this, not about accurately depicting wildlife. The Devs wanted what was cool, not was was deep or realistic.

I too, look forward to the day when Animal AI can be accurately simulated. But I'm not expecting it any time soon.

Holy jeez he was terrible back then! But we all have to start somewhere. Just be thankful that he's miles better than he used to be. That's Progress, Brad, and you should feel proud.

To the Moon.

It's on Steam for 5 dollars.

It's not even a real game. But it is one of the most powerful stories in any medium whatsoever.

Well, it depends on what is causing the "end of the world".

Super-Volcano exploding? I think we could survive that pretty well, with 50 years preparation.

Giant Asteroid? With enough forewarning, yes, I think in 50 years we could create the technology to deflect the asteroid or at least steer it off course.

Rogue Black Hole? Even if we did see it, there's no hope - we're all doomed unless we get off the planet all together. Which I don't think is possible in 50 years.

As for the Sun Running out of fuel - that will take roughly 5 billion years, no sooner, no later. Assuming humans are around in a billion years or so, I'm confident we would have colonized another planet by then.

I am convinced that with enough scientific development, humans will survive - but we have to move to other planets. If we stay only on Earth, our extinction is guaranteed.

@JZ said:

No robot racism is

ROBOTS AIN'T PEOPLE MAN! ROBOTS AIN'T PEOPLE!

Buy "To the Moon". It's 5 dollars. Five dollars. Please. I say this because I honestly think that you are missing out if you don't play this game.

It REALLY looks like him.... my god, could this be real? I think it is.

AND I AM DISTURBED.

It just looked incredibly dumb. The IDEA of a human reaper isn't necessarily stupid, but the appearance of it.... it looked like a giant big Terminator. I mean, it REALLY looks like a terminator - go see intro of "The Terminator" and then look at the human reaper. The similarity is uncanny.

It's also just a stupid idea - Reapers are war machines/space craft - there's no need to make them look like a human, it serves no structural purpose. The human form is not suited to flying. What was it going to use those arms for? Beating on alliance ships? Picking up tanks and swallowing them? The idea that the Reapers couldn't alter the form of the Proto-reaper into something a little bit more sensible doesn't hold up either - The vast majority of reapers look like cuttlefish/squids, and I'm pretty sure most of the races they harvested didn't look like that to begin with. This means that they have some control over the form of the fellow reapers they make.

Look... it just looked dumb as hell.

Its good that you are losing weight, but the key is to lose it in a sustainable, safe way that will ensure permanent weight loss. Far too many people go on hard crash diets for a few weeks, which ensures that they lose weight rapidly - but they can't sustain that diet, because it's just too hard. Eventually, almost always, they will go back to their regular diet and the cycle will repeat itself - weight loss, weight gain, weight loss, weight gain.

I am not trying to discourage you - your decision to lose weight is the right one, and will reduce the risk of obesity-related complications affecting you. But I will not shirk words when I say that it is perhaps one of the most difficult things to do. It is doable, but the percentage of those who fail is far far far far far greater than those who succeed. Last I checked, only 1% (or even less according to some studies) who seek to lose weight through dieting succeed - the rest eventually fail at it. This is due to the fact that our body HATES dieting. We're living in the 21st century, but our genetics are right out of the stone age, where food was scarce. Genetically, we're programmed to LOVE food, to eat it as much as possible whenever possible, to always seek it out. In ye olde days, this was how you survived - you HAD to constantly seek food, and your body would want you to eat food and store fat because you could never be sure when you'd find more. To our body, losing weight on purpose is the equivalent of suicide - that's right, your body thinks you're trying to kill yourself when you go on a diet. And it will fight you, fight you HARD to retain weight.

Losing weight is one of the most difficult things to do. Period.

But it IS possible. It has been done.

But in order to be successful, you need a good diet, one you can stick to FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, and you have to stick to a good diet for the rest of your life, lest you want the weight to come back.

EDIT: Also, while some nutritionists know what they are talking about, the term "nutritionist" is not protected. That means ANYONE can call themselves a nutritionist. I could call myself a nutritionist. You could call yourself a nutritionist. That means that just because they say they are a nutritionist, it doesn't necessarily mean they know what they're talking about. Some nutritionists, I must say, are quite good at their work, but many are rubbish at it. If you need diet advice, your GP or a specialist Dietitian is a safer bet, because Dietitian is a protected term which requires a degree.