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Nov. 7, 2009
  • ninjadodo had a submission approved for Seekers and earned 2 points (for a total of 11,205 points).
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Oct. 31, 2009
  • ninjadodo finally got a PS3
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Oct. 27, 2009
Oct. 25, 2009
  • ninjadodo replied to the topic Rock Paper Shotgun - "Risen report" in the Risen board.
     It's a lot less lengthy than the endurance run. It's more a brief series of articles chronicling RPS' adventures in Risen which they were tempted into trying having previously passed on the Gothic series.   @DJJoeJoe:  yeah, they've done similar things in the past, though they don't do series very often. But definitely if you dig through their archives they have some smart musings on all things PC gaming. They did ...
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  • ninjadodo had a submission approved for Gothic and earned 5 points (for a total of 11,205 points).
    minor wording tweak
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Oct. 21, 2009
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Oct. 17, 2009
  • ninjadodo had a submission approved for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines and earned 1 point (for a total of 11,205 points).
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  • ninjadodo replied to the topic Aligning images
    It would be nice if there was some way to easily line up a series of images. The three images on this page at the top of the Plot section used to be lined up horizontally before the change to the wiki-editor. Now it seems there's no way to put them back.
    3 weeks, 1 day ago
  • ninjadodo had a submission approved for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines and earned 5 points (for a total of 11,205 points).
    layout tweak
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  • ninjadodo had a submission approved for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines and earned 25 points (for a total of 11,205 points).
    added Soundtrack
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  • ninjadodo had a submission approved for Gothic and earned 40 points (for a total of 11,205 points).
    expanded reception
    3 weeks, 1 day ago
Added by ninjadodo on Sept. 19, 2009

 http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/94711-Bobby-Kotick-Wants-to-Take-the-Fun-Out-of-Making-Games
 
Now, I'm a fan of hyperbole and do not hesitate to employ generous overstatement for comic effect, but I do not exaggerate when I say that Robert Kotick is evil incarnate.
 
Kotick speaking at the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference:
 
 "The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games,"  adding he aimed to instill a culture of  "skepticism, pessimism, and fear" appropriate to today's difficult economy.
 
The story was originally run by Gamespot, but it quickly spread across the interwebs causing no small amount of dismay.


Well, that's it. I feel sorry for Infinity Ward and Blizzard (not to mention the other developers) but I'm not buying another game from Activision. This guy is not getting my money.


Added by ninjadodo on Nov. 9, 2008

I'm not even talking about what's coming out now. My current system wouldn't be able to run them anyway, but just the sheer amount of titles I have yet to catch up on is staggering. I am only now getting around to Super Mario Galaxy, and there's a whole pile of other titles from recent to classic that are gathering dust on the shelf. Thief, only ever played the demo. Fallout, never touched it - yes, the first one. Planescape Torment - haven't finished it. Day of the Tentacle, firmly stuck.

So far the new consoles don't have much to offer in the way of exclusivity, except maybe Little Big Planet (which looks wonderful), but how can I justify buying a whole new machine when I'm not even getting around to the games I already own?


Added by ninjadodo on Nov. 7, 2008

Activision, you are what's wrong with game development.

Penny Arcade
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Added by ninjadodo on Aug. 17, 2008

So right now I'm playing through Vampire Bloodlines again, taking some screenshots along the way, and adding some character and concept pages to the wiki where they're missing. I'd been meaning to get back to this world of darkness again some time so this was a perfectly good excuse. First time I played as a Tremere blood mage which was interesting, but by far the most fun was playing as a Malkavian the second time. Really turns the game on its head and creates some genuinely hilarious moments (STOP-sign!). The way people react to you and the random stuff you can say really adds to the entertainment.

Right now I'm trying out the Gangrel clan. I briefly went with Ventrue just to see what that did but decided it was too similar to stuff I'd done before and I was more curious about the beast transformations and what have you of aforementioned Gangrel clan. I've gotten to Downtown LA now and I might give it a break and continue playing some other stuff first, but I'll be getting back to this...


Added by ninjadodo on July 26, 2008

So I'm quite liking this brave new site... the wiki is highly awesome and has the potential to become the de facto encyclopedia for all things gaming. Couple of things I'm not getting yet: Not sure why I can't put spaces in my name, or more precisely I wish there was a separate display name from the one word usernames... and I'm wondering where to button for "Create list" is...

I'll figure out.

[edit: and so I did... except for the spaces]


Ninjadodo's Reviews
Always on the run (PC)
Not unlike Assassin's Creed it's the core mechanics that make this game. Running and jumping across rooftops is a singular experience. Movement feels intuitive and the stunning visuals and sound design root the game firmly in a believable world.It's a shame the game isn't always clear about its intentions though. ...
Reviewed by ninjadodo on March 28, 2009
Gritty European fantasy (PC)
Good talk.Your first encounter in Gothic is a human fist. This neatly sets the tone: You are thrown into a colony of prisoners, a valley surrounded by a magical barrier; no living thing can get out. Before your sentence a man gives you a letter which he tells you must ...
Reviewed by ninjadodo on Nov. 25, 2008

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
Postcards from Damascus (PC)
Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition (PC)[review originally posted on the Adventure Gamers forums]So I finally had a chance to play this, specifically the PC "Director's Cut" version which is different in its greater variety of side-missions (adding Rooftop Race, Merchant-Stand Destruction, Archer Assassination and Assassin Escort).I loooove the exploration. I ...
Reviewed by ninjadodo on July 26, 2008


Date Joined: July 21, 2008
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
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Gothic
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Tremere
concept - 227 points
Malkavians
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Nosferatu
concept - 202 points
Gangrel
concept - 199 points
Jazz Jackrabbit 2
game - 123 points
Sebastian LaCroix
character - 121 points

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Bioshock is fantastic, can't wait for II.
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photographer is going to the Museum of Modern Art!!! Woohoo!
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Baron Grunwald is.
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binarykatana is alive
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somehow got addicted to Travel Channel's "No Reservations"