Fierce_LiNk

I remember we had a thread a while back about American Customs and the tipping culture was mentioned. Since then, I've noticed that this has been on my mind a bit more. When you go out to a restaurant, what do you normally end up tipping? There are some places that add in a service charge and I'm not sure exactly how I feel about that.

That's a glaring flaw in this game, the development of goalkeepers. I don't understand why you're not allowed to substitute goalkeepers. It makes it much harder to developer younger keepers, as well as work on the DVs for two keepers. You can do it in friendlies, should be allowed in the league.

It's odd that so many are expecting Nintendo to fail next gen. What about Microsoft? They're in bigger trouble, in my opinion. This current gen, they had a system that was similar to Sony's, yet Sony did almost everything better. Better exclusives, better online services, free. Only thing that Microsoft has over Sony is the controller, and even then there's not a great deal to choose between them.

The ones I've bolded have interesting settings. I'm not even sure half of them are "primarily" shooters. I wouldn't look at Dead Space and say it's a shooter first, I would say that primarily it is a Survival Horror. That's where the different lies. Uncharted is a platformer/action/adventure that also happens to be a shooter. It's not primarily a shooter that has some adventure elements, if that makes sense. I've not bolded Resident Evil because it is trash. :p So, my point is that the way forward is to make interesting locations and settings/environments first. The genre is also important. Dead Space didn't excite me because it was a shooter, but because of the survival horror elements, the story and locations.

Exactly. He went straight for the gun. His whole story reeks of bullshit to me. So, either he's a murderer and a liar, or he's one very stupid person for firing first before finding out what really was going on.

You're stretching it a bit by calling Other M and the two Resident Evil games "shooters". Although, you may be right, and Resident Evil may be part of the problem. It used to be a survival horror/action game. It's a shame that now it is lost amongst that crowd of third person shooters. (Other M is a platformer, all day long, for me) I remember the days of old where people used to argue that Metroid Prime was a third person adventure rather than shooter. Yes, you do "shoot things" but it was almost a category of its own. Personally, the big problem I have is to do with setting. Notably, the Call of Duty and Medal of Honour games are guilty of reusing the same setting over and over again. I personally dislike that, and it's games such as those which give the entire genre a bad name. In addition to that, the "space" shooter genre is being a bit saturated. Aliens: Colonial Marines was intended to be the King of this genre, the story mode looked excellent...alas, it wasn't meant to be. What I don't really like about certain series' is that they are almost being "tech fests", where it becomes a case of how "impressive" a game can look or what it can do, rather than actually being fun or exciting to play in itself. I've mentioned this before, but TimeSplitters 2 nailed this for me. It had reems of content, looked quite nice with its graphic style, had a good multiplayer, map maker, etc. But, it just didn't click for me, it didn't have a soul like Goldeneye had in the past. Red Steel 2 was interesting in that it had a nice art style and great sword controls. The mission structure wasn't right, though, which fundamentally let the rest of the game down. It seems hard for shooters to get everything right, and those that do are the rare awesome quality ones.

Had more possession, had more chances, out-numbered him in midfield, was at home: 2-2 draw from 2-0 up. Think having my best midfielder go off injured changed things as I conceded two goals after that. Don't think the outcome was the right one, but at least it wasn't a loss.

That's what I meant, the game alters depending on which characters you're using. It was a bit wtf moment for me when I went back to replay with another character and things were different. The music in the game is beautiful, too. That first level blew me away at the time.

The original MegaDrive and MegaCD look like a turn-table and decks or something. I would love to modify that to play records.

Must have cost him an arm and a leg.

@Jonnas, I'm happy somebody shares my love for World of Illusion. A truly wonderful game. From what I remember, the game plays entirely different in places if you play as Donald as opposed to Mickey. I would love to see this on the VC if it isn't already. @Cube, as lovely as the original MegaDrive is, I much prefer the look of THE MEGADRIVE II. and in its final form : This is the equivalent of putting all of the Power Ranger Zords together.

You're one sexy looking bitch, Tales. We should start a calender, I've been saying this. Rome looks awesome, one day I will go there. Even if it is just to sample Italian football. A love of mine since I was a youngling.

That goat video kills me everytime. 1:39 is the best.

I genuinely laughed at this one. Good job, Madpool!

Chest daaay. My incline benching sucked today but the flat was good. I wonder if I tired myself out from the flat benching, as I'm still not feeling 100%. Feel pretty weak still. Also hit the traps, going to try and work them and the calves 3 times a week like I aimed to before. They are aching right now. Massage my body, N-Europe.

He's a World Class prick. Champions League quality.

You just took the words right out of my mouth.

Yeah, Dembele wasn't great. Unfortunately, you'll get lots of teams trying to put all of their players behind the ball, especially when you've got players like Bale and Lennon. If they try and attack, those two will hit on the counter. That's why players like Modric are valued highly, because they can find that crucial pass. Good game that was. Liverpool were unlucky. That Carragher fuck-up cost them and made it just a bit too unmanageable tonight.

Excellent game. Zenit are giving the textbook definition of how not to play European away games.

Lyk dis if u cri evrytim

I'm not sure I'll get one for a great while. I've got to watch my monies, so it may be in the latter half of the year or next year entirely.

The charm that I'm talking about is the kind you usually find from Nintendo and their games. It doesn't really matter that they're not there right now, because you know that they'll come. We've not seen a Zelda, but we know that'll come, for example. I'm not basing the whole console on Killzone, but saying that, for me, it typifies how I feel about Sony's consoles. I can't get along with them. As for Nintendo, I don't need to worry a great deal about games not being great at the moment because their array of IPs is huge, and you know that when they want to they can just whip out something great, like Donkey Kong Country Returns and Epic Yarn, and Metroid: Other M (for me). I remember Prime coming out of nowhere. I can probably only afford the time for one console and there's nothing really Sony have done or have shown in the past that really makes me want to switch. If you had a disposable amount of income and time, you'd get both. They'll be the big 2 to own next gen, imo. Microsoft don't have the exclusive library like the other 2 have and they just don't have an edge to them.

It makes a big difference when you suddenly change your manager halfway through the season and then start playing a different way. It ruins your flow (not that there was much with Chelsea). Also, being an interim manager (or any kind of manager) at that club is not exactly easy work. The politics that go on there are crazy. Anyway, I can see we're not going to agree on certain things. Watched the Spurs game: Spurs didn't play well, but they got the right result. I wasn't a fan of their play today, the midfield really struggled to pick passes and Ade didn't do enough for me. They're missing a top quality striker big time, and perhaps they're also missing Modric. Watching the Liverpool game: Today shows why Suarez needs help up top. There's no spare man to help him out like Sturridge has in recent weeks. Look how Joe Allen's goal came about, because he was the spare man and helped make a difference in the box. Liverpool need to do more of that in the second. If Liverpool had somebody further forward to help about Suarez, they'll get their two goals and this will finish up in a rout.

That's what I thought! It's listed on Wiki as an action RPG, so that made me doubt myself.