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[Lyesmith]

...I'm finally NOT LIVING IN A HOSTEL WOOOO

I'm with a host family now and it's oh so good. Oh so, so, so good.
I mean, not living on campus sucks, but I'm an honorary member of "the house of gourmet" where there are FANTASTIC MEALS EVERY NIGHT so it's all good, really.


In addition, I'm doing Fencing now! And Archery! And Ultimate Frisbee! So basically all the medival sports.Before anyone gets on my case about Frisbee Queen Elizabeth loved the hell outta ultimate frissbee, there is a whole shakespeare play about it.

Also, I've made loads of new freinds. Including a gaggle of californian girls, who I took for fish and chips!

[CrimsonAngel]

Take it easy, man!

[Haruki-kun]

Yum.

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Look! A Monument to the Keyboard!

[Trobby]

:O

FIRST JOB OF THE YEAR, WOO! ^O^

Half a day of work at the school tomorrow. It's not much, but it's about 40 bucks to my name. So I'mma take it. ^^

[Thufir]

Silly Thufir posting with us instead of going to be all Ruddigorilicious.

No, not that. Chamber choir consisting of me and my friends. Not so bothered about timeliness since we were mostly rehearsing for a concert on tuesday which I won't be at because I'll be doing Ruddigore.
Also I needed breakfast.

I still think the best Computer Game ever was Age of Mythology.

Portal.

$9.95 on Steam in High Definition glory with voice acting, remastered audio and tonnes of extras (including the ability to instantly switch to original graphics). $14.95 with Monkey Island 1.

Ooh... *Curiosity grabbed*

[Trobby]

No, not that. Chamber choir consisting of me and my friends. Not so bothered about timeliness since we were mostly rehearsing for a concert on tuesday which I won't be at because I'll be doing Ruddigore.
Also I needed breakfast.

Portal.

Ooh... *Curiosity grabbed*

Will not argue the awesomeness of Portal.

However, at this point I'm starting to feel like it is just a little overblown how awesome it was.

Mind, you this is the Final Fantasy VII conundrum, where a game is genuinely stellar, but you feel that it far exceeds the acclaim that it receives, and when you bring this up you are either called out for not recognizing how great it is or called out for not bashing it hard enough, though I think the former is more likely to occur than the latter here, but I digress.

Portal was a great game. It MIGHT be the best game of all time. It might not. I certainly think that Civilization could be considered the greatest game ever made for different reasons. Or Super Mario Brothers 3. Or even, Shigeru forgive me, Halo. It's subjective to what you consider to be a good game, and while certain aspects of a game definitely make it a superior example, it does not necessarily make it the best.

Long story short, give other games a try, especially if they aren't in the mainstream. You might find yourself to be a massive fan of Ogre Tactics or Ace Attorney, and then you'll be happy that you tried something different.

So I will be giving Monkey Island a try as soon as I have some free time to devote to it. <.<;

[Thufir]

The only problem I have with Portal is that it's a bit short. That's the only reason I might pick another game as my favourite. I suspect Portal 2 will be my favourite game ever with no qualifiers.

Whee, Ink Thief. "Pay 'tention. Have 'ventures. Woof?"

[CynicalAvocado]

The only problem I have with Portal is that it's a bit short. That's the only reason I might pick another game as my favourite. I suspect Portal 2 will be my favourite game ever with no qualifiers.

Whee, Ink Thief. "Pay 'tention. Have 'ventures. Woof?"

i loved GLaDOS' lines in the trailer for portal 2
"Okay look, we both said a lot of things that you are going to regret. But I think we should put our differences behind us. For science. You monster."

[Thajocoth]

Portal is great, yes, but was far too short. Super Mario Bros 3 is still the best.

Most series see their best at #3... Super Mario Bros 3, Megaman 3, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, Link to the Past, Super Metroid, ect... Given how good Portal is and how good Portal 2 looks, Portal 3 may usurp Super Mario Bros 3's position.

[Phase]

"We have a lot in common, you and I. You tested me, I tested you. You killed me, I killed- oh, wait, I guess I haven't killed you yet.

Oh well, food for thought."

[CynicalAvocado]

Commencing smooth jazz in 3...2...1....

*plays smooth jazz*

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*Grooves to smooth jazz*

[Coidzor]

Hmm, now I feel like some smooth jazz.

Any recommendations?

[CynicalAvocado]

Hmm, now I feel like some smooth jazz.

Any recommendations?

anything that isn't kenny g human mop

[Haruki-kun]

Mind, you this is the Final Fantasy VII conundrum, where a game is genuinely stellar, but you feel that it far exceeds the acclaim that it receives, and when you bring this up you are either called out for not recognizing how great it is or called out for not bashing it hard enough, though I think the former is more likely to occur than the latter here, but I digress.

I agree. But I think there's also the case of games that don't age well. It happens to books and movies too, actually. Some are really good and popular when they're released, then some years later they just don't work as well anymore.

Final Fantasy's become a lot more shiny graphics as of late, so some of the newer fans might not appreciate the older games as much.

[Pyrian]

Hmm. I'd have to go with Deus Ex. (Runner ups include Tron 2.0, Dark Messiah, System Shock 2, Bioshock, Fallout 3... Yeah, I've got a theme going!)

[Gullara]

I agree. But I think there's also the case of games that don't age well. It happens to books and movies too, actually. Some are really good and popular when they're released, then some years later they just don't work as well anymore.

Final Fantasy's become a lot more shiny graphics as of late, so some of the newer fans might not appreciate the older games as much.

I would disagree. I bought Final Fantasy XIII and I was actually disappointed. It just never hooked me like any other Final Fantasy game did.

My personal favorite was Final Fantasy X. I just loved the story, and Auron is my favorite video game character of all time.

[LordOMud]

Hey playgrounders, I have a situation. I recently found out that my girlfriend is pregnant, and I'm really scared. Her period is two weeks late so we're pretty sure she's pregnant. Any advice?

[The Rose Dragon]

First, be 100% sure that her period is late because she is pregnant, rather than another condition that might cause such a delay.

Then, I suggest looking up baby names. For a girl, I am partial to Temperance.

'kay, that was cruel, but still, if she is pregnant, you need to figure out whether to keep the baby. If not, your options are twofold: abortion or adoption. If you will keep the baby (which is mostly her choice), well, good luck, I guess.

Still, consider Temperance for a girl name.

[CynicalAvocado]

Hey playgrounders, I have a situation. I recently found out that my girlfriend is pregnant, and I'm really scared. Her period is two weeks late so we're pretty sure she's pregnant. Any advice?

imagine a kitten, puppy, guinea pig, regular pig, and an alarm clock all rolled into one and yoiu have a baby. good luck

seriously though, i agree with rose the first thing you need to know is are you going to keep him/her/it

[Rawhide]

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[Haruki-kun]

I would disagree. I bought Final Fantasy XIII and I was actually disappointed. It just never hooked me like any other Final Fantasy game did.

My personal favorite was Final Fantasy X. I just loved the story, and Auron is my favorite video game character of all time.

Emphasis mine. You've played the older ones first, then.

Either way, I'll agree on X. I actually like it a lot.

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My face.

[Coidzor]

Hey playgrounders, I have a situation. I recently found out that my girlfriend is pregnant, and I'm really scared. Her period is two weeks late so we're pretty sure she's pregnant. Any advice?

Confirm if that is truly the cause.

Take appropriate action. I don't think there's more that can be said with the current intel.

Well, I guess that could include, determining what appropriate action would be.

Rawhide: Those are scarily detailed japanese dolls.

[CynicalAvocado]

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i don't know what to do, i am petrified with confusion, are they dolls or human?

[Coidzor]

i don't know what to do, i am petrified with confusion, are they dolls or human?

Look at the eyes, and eyebrows.

Uncanny valley indeed.

[CynicalAvocado]

Look at the eyes, and eyebrows.

Uncanny valley indeed.

*takes a look*

[Gullara]

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Pretty good. Jessie's hair doesn't look quite right though. James is pretty well perfect.

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Didn't you watch Pokemon all the time?

[Thajocoth]

Dern youngins and their pokeymans...

(Pokémon started just barely after I was too old to have any chance of ever being interested in it. I'm 27, so what was that, when I was in High School?)

[CynicalAvocado]

Pretty good. Jessie's hair doesn't look quite right though. James is pretty well perfect.

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Didn't you watch Pokemon all the time?

i quit after 2nd gen

[Haruki-kun]

Dern youngins and their pokeymans...

(Pokémon started just barely after I was too old to have any chance of ever being interested in it. I'm 27, so what was that, when I was in High School?)

Probably. Considering high School is the only time of life when we're not allowed to like Pokemon.

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