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Ah, just heard this on the radio. melancholic electronic sexy times. Not enough? Play this seeeeexxxyyy remix of Lady Gaga’s You and I: I’m alone, but I can still have sexy times right?

People from elementary school are hunting me down on facebook. Having achieved absolutely nothing the past 10 years, I’m not really eager to get in contact with them. But even apart from that, geez man, it’s too long ago (almost 20 years). I need new friends, not dig up old ones. But I feel a bit like a dick if I just largely ignore them.. Before this I had a surge of far off family members from the Philippines. Some I’ve never actually met. <sigh>

Nice Will.. Really want / need a Giant bike as well, but I want a mountain bike. I’ll start saving when I get a job, and when I’ve saved for and bought a camera.

It is. There have been rumours floating on the internet for years, and I think originally, they planned to do a normal animated 2nd season, with a different setting (they were older). But I’m not sure. There’s a great fansite which can tell you all about it, but it's French. I knew about the 2nd season, but haven’t kept up with the news, because, well, I don’t understand French, so it’ll be a while before I can enjoy it. And the CG disappointment. Anyway, I was a fan of the original series. I may back this Kickstarter. I think I will make a thread for Les mystérieuses cites d'or later, like I’ve done on another forum, unless someone beats me to it :p. Oh. Had a look, I believe this was the site was talking about, but everything seems to be translated now.. http://www.lescitesdor.com/

I’ve been working as a volunteer at an open-air film festival, combined with my regular volunteering job at a film theatre, I’ve been out most nights last 2 weeks. It was cool, but as I like to concentrate on a film, I haven’t really got the opportunity to go watch one. Luckily I’ve seen a lot of them already. I caught most of End of Watch 2 nights ago, but since I didn’t see all of it, it doesn’t count for the records :p. But I saw enough to form an opinion, it was cool for a Hollywood action film. It’s not a typical action film. It’s a bit of a buddy cop film but in documentary style, with lots of laughs, but when they get down to business, it gets pretty gritty. My main complaint would be the camera Jake Gyllenhaal’s character is constantly carrying, making things unrealistic. Sometimes you get a FPS view of the action, which is slightly campy, but the thing is, you also get views from behind them, as if they are followed by a documentary maker. So the whole camera thing is pointless. Still, lots of laughs like I said, and pretty good action. Last night, I finally got to relax during my shift and go watch the film they were screening, which was Silver linings playbook, one of the films I hadn’t seen yet and really wanted to at this festival. Luckily the weather was excellent once again, and the festival was packed. The film was great. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence excellently played 2 nutcases. Plenty of drama, humour, and romance. The dance scene was genuinely exciting (and funny), and the audience was great, genuinely cheering when the 2 finally got together. Great performances, I love Jennifer, and just a great feel-good film. I only don’t get why the dad still goes on with the bet even when his whole family objects, but that didn’t hamper enjoyment one bit. I actually tried to catch up on films the last few weeks, but since I was busy, I actually saw very few of them. I did see Kapringen, a Danish film about modern pirates holding a Danish crew hostage, that one was ok. I saw Metéora, a greek film about a man and woman in some famous Greek monastery, who fall in love. Pure arthouse film, barely anything of a story, but it was visually stunning. If you enjoy watching lovely images for 90 minutes than this is highly recommended. If you want a “normal” film, then don’t go see this. Finally I saw Before midnight. A trilogy 20 years in the making. It’s a drama/slice of life about a couple who fall in love. This one was a bit heavier than the last 2, with Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke having problems after 10 years, but still, it’s intriguing, and I’d love to see how they’re doing in yet another 10 years. Anyway, I’m done with the film festival in a few days, then I’ll have time to catch up on some films. Kick-ass 2, This is the end, Le passé, Behind the candelabra, Mud and Blue Jasmine to name a few.

I was going through the threads I created.. This needs an update, the creator is working on an standalone “HD remix”, with more content. Since surprise was / is an important game element, he promises there will definitely plenty of those for us who played the mod. Apparently, it’s close to being finished, and should be released this year. I can’t wait to give this man some hard earned money. When it’s released, I may open up a new thread, or more likely, change this one, as this is supposed to be the “definitive” The Stanley parable. Oh, and for those who haven’t played the mod.. I have no idea if I should recommend playing it or waiting for the standalone release. I think I’ll ask.

Yes, a bit late, but unsurprisingly, they failed their [2nd Kickstarter] attempt 6 days ago. They’re currently exploring other options.

Maybe you want to hear from Paj first before actually adding him to the list? I don’t know if he actually wants to join, I was just asking .

2 Dutch hands-on previews (from GamesCom) got me hyped for this game (too bad I probably can’t play it anytime soon). The double jumping and wall jumping (and wall running, hello War Frame) look awesome. Even though it’s multiplayer, there are campaign missions, where you get treated to some cutscenes and story. What really got me enthusiastic was one guy telling about his playtime, he was in his titan, which was on the verge of being destroyed from behind by another titan, so he ejected, which sends you soaring through the air. From way up there, he looked down to get an overview from the battlefield, looking for who assaulted him, when he realised that his assaulter didn’t notice him ejecting. He landed on top of the enemy titan, and killed the pilot within. Both previews compared the pace of the game with oldskool shooters like Quake 3. Really looking forward to this. Edit: Oh, also cool, that same guy was telling: when your team loses (probably only in those campaign missions, that doesn’t immediately end the game. Losers had to evacuate, and get to their ship.. He and his teammates got aboard, sighed of relief, except one person who didn’t realise what to do, so he was left behind, and well, executed.

Perhaps @Paj\! would like to join, if he still can, @Jimbob?

Dance Apocalyptic

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Oh wow, that from a studio whose only other game is Deadlight.. Anyway, after viewing the trailer for a second time with sound, it now also reminds me of Fragile, with the ghosts, stick fighting and piano music.

So that’s a no to new dungeons then? Disappointing, though I’m still interested in the game I guess. Pictures on Miiverse sounds like fun though.

I suggest testing the cable between your PC and the router. Connect it to another device and see how the connection holds up. And try another cable on your computer.

Dude, that’s not the belt you will be wearing with your outfit on that picture in the forum users pictures thread where you said something along the lines of “maybe I need a belt”, is it? Because that would be the wrong belt. Next time, I’ll choose a belt for you!

Ah, missed opportunity there. You should’ve changed your name to JonSt DeDeDe. The extra St would give your name extra flair.

It’s commercial. Occasionally, an indie game will make it into retail, even if it’s limited and/or local. I know the Penumbra games were available on disc somewhere, to give an example. I personally don’t make a “real” distinction between indie vs commercial. Fun games are fun games. But in practice, there’s a slight distinction. Mainly in how I find out about them, indie games get less exposure. That said, I actually don’t visit big gaming sites anymore, I get most of my news from forums, so this has leveled out a bit, but not totally. I learn about new indie games from our indie game thread, or browsing the Steam greenlight section, or sometimes from other sources. The Penny Arcade Report also has some nice reviews sometimes. Then there is the fact that “indie” is classed as a genre. In theory it shouldn’t be, but in practice it is, just like animation is classed as a genre in film. Although I don’t find this a problem, since it can be convenient.

Oh hey, maybe they can use some of that stuff for Wind Waker HD . Looks awesome, even though I have no idea what it’s about (didn’t have sound on).

@Jimbob @Cube Aww.. I want to work some more on it, but I guess it’s time to pass it on.

(not my picture, I use pink nail polish exclusively) My favourite of the 5, although I haven’t tried the apple pie one. The tiramisù one is disgusting.

I have a few games that work with it.. 3 I think. I hope they keep working after that, but if they don’t, it’s not a huge loss. I finally downloaded the sequel to Blacklight: Tango down, and no one is playing that game anyway. I bought Resident Evil 5 twice in a steam sale, so no big loss there, I might have another run before the service closes. The last one is Universe at war. As long as the single player campaign remains intact, I’m happy. God I hated that service. If I knew RE5 would require it I would not have bought it from Steam. The client was so slow and cumbersome.

I’ve been eyeing this one for some time: Kentucky Route 0 A point & click advenure which seems to put the focus on characters rather than puzzles. Or so they say. Love the artstyle. Oh, and it’s episodic, the first 2 (out of 5) chapters are available. [Kentucky Route 0] This one I saw on another forum recently: Papers please This looks so depressing.. I like it. You play an immigrant inspector and you decide who can cross the border and who don’t. [Papers please] And you can get the free beta [here].

Those are looking good drahkon, especially the last one. I’d like to get them, but with one of my videocards seemingly blown up, I’m not sure if that’s a good idea . I also have 2 indie games I’m interested in, but I’ll post them in the indie game thread later.