Death rings help. Huge stat boost, and one hit kills you.

Makes it hard to not know when you've been hit.

Took me forever to kill that damn crab without getting hit though. Then I figured out that in the first phase after he punches the ceiling twice, you run up in front of him then get back down to the lower left platform, and he'll punch toward the center, rather than hook to the left.

Also, ##### that big centaur guy.

*laughs* That was my favorite part!

Every time Elle is on the show, this is all I see.

Be patient, it picks up after about a minute.

omgomgomgomgomgomgomg

Did ya get the boss medals?

Someone I know expressed concern today that, because Obama was elected, terrorists were going to attack the local mall...

... In Wisconsin...

...In a town of just over 60,000 people...

It's like #####ing 9/11 all over again.

OMG A TERRIST IS GONNA FLY A PLANE INTO MY HOUSE!!!

*laughs*

I love his house.

I know, that's why it's funny.

It makes me feel old though.
Like, having grown up beside it, we sort of became acclimated to it as it evolved into the beast it is now. So we never really experienced that first initial "OMFG TEH INTERNEST!!"

However, the average newbie is too excited to notice

This made me laugh.

OH MAI GOD I'M TYPIGN ON TEH INTRANETZ!

High School never ends.

I would have preferred if Ron Paul had won, but since he wasn't an option, I don't think things are as bad as they could have been.

I'm really tired of people yelling that the sky is going to fall though. Seriously, he's only got four years. Unless he starts launching nukes at everyone, I'm fairly certain that the world isn't about to end.

There honestly isn't that much difference between Obama and McCain when it comes down to it.

Everybody needs to relax a bit.

Obama had it as soon as he had Pennsylvania.

I feel the same way about the intro to Secret of Mana.

Goosebumps.

Every time.

If all your answers are checked as "Unsure", it says your candidate is Obama.

*laughs*

Zombie Nixon FTW

The music from Chrono Trigger was amazing.

It takes a lot of work to get the hang of.

Don't skip the tutorial.

I think he means there's more one-player content in World Tour... due to its arduous unlocking process.

Rock Band 2 > Guitar Hero: World Tour.

It's not hard to tell that the brains behind the original Guitar Hero titles are now making Rock Band. The game is just generally tighter, hosts a better track list, and syncs your button pressing with the music much, much better.

Neversoft only knows how to make Tony Hawk games.

Oh wait... those aren't very good/fresh anymore either.

Dracula's castle is really fun.

Dracula's castle is Castlevania.

It was a good game, but I could really have given two #####s about the story. I doubt I'm alone in saying it isn't why I play those games; So, that being said, I would have liked to see less story and more game. This is only exacerbated by the fact that the story seems like it's only there to serve as a transition between areas that shouldn't have been sectioned off in the first place.
PoR did that, and I didn't care for it then either.

It was shorter than I would have liked, and the alternate modes seemed a little stripped down when compared to the last few outings, but all-in-all it was a satisfying title.

That guy can be seriously repramanded for not selling your friend a game. We're supposed to accept any government issued ID, including (but not limited to) ID Cards, Drivers Licenses, Military ID's, and birth certificates (which happens more often than you might think).

If he was my employee, he would at least be written up.

The souls of orphan children.

I find it humorous how the game is grey and bland, exactly what you would expect after a nuclear holocaust, and yet the dirty reality of it all seems trite, since it's the same visual color palette that most games of this generation have been using.

Not that Fallout wasn't grandfathered into the look, I just find it funny how it seems to have less impact than it probably should.

From what I've played so far of Fallout 3, I like it. If you're a fan of the last two Elder Scrolls games, then this should be right up your alley.

Yes, you can go almost anywhere you want within the first 45 minutes of the game. The enemies are scaled to you, but there's a good bit of range to that scale, so there are certain areas that if you wander into, be prepared to get decimated. It's almost suffocating in it's size.

*raises toast* Here's to the return of running and jumping to the right.

I haz Fallout 3.

"Look at how jacked I look... and not my man-boobs..."

X is yet within reach of Mario.

I'm amazed.

Get to voting folks!

The dudes in the back look like they're hiding their man boobs.

People are still making BoF H?

I figured everyone would have forgotten about the series at this point.

And Rez, You know I love you even without your wonderful H collection.

STFU Rez. I thought you were one of those "less than three".

Apparently that needs to be changed to "less than two"

I weep for the Breath of Fire franchise.

Also, BoF 1 was decent, but the story line wasn't quite as epic as 2 or 3.

Yup.

TONIGHT IS YOUR NIGHT BRO!

Too bad TV is pretty bland this season. But I'm sure it rocks the hardest of core for gaming and movies.

Yes. It all works out well, as I don't watch any of the programing these days. If anything I'll download episodes of whatever I'm interested in, and upload them to the wireless networked external hard drive upstairs.

It was purchased almost entirely for gaming, though I do plan to replace the former glory that was my DVD collection with Blu-Rays.

Heh, I forgot Delta existed. What's he up to anyway?

Also, its funny how most of the members there preferred not to give their real names.

I actually haven't spoken to Delta in awhile. A few years ago I stopped using chat programs almost completely. My posts here are about as social as I get with people I don't know personally.

Also, I still prefer not to give my real name. Even after all this time, I think there's less than three people here who would know it.

What is this new kind of television?

It's a 40" Sony Bravia. Fantastic television for the price. For just under $1,200 you get a 40" 1080p LCD screen with 3 HDMI inputs, a 2500:1 contrast ratio, and a 120Hz refresh rate. I have yet to see the slightest hint of ghosting.

There aren't really a whole lot of games out there that are native 1080p, but the ones that are are beautiful.

I'd like a decent television. I have a fantastic stereo, a PS3, a Wii, and a #####ty hand-me-down tube television that's on the verge of death.

Amended. After two and a half years of harassing my wife about it, she finally caved.

I got my new TV yesterday.

Agreed.

It's just too bad people are selfish.

It's too bad that the America he stands for is so far removed from the America that really is.

I see.

Clearly I haven't been paying attention.

The best way to let things remain as they are is not to vote.

Not that I believe either candidate to be ideal, one is clearly more acceptable than the other.

Elections always end up coming down to "Who sucks less?".

What can I say? They're like crack.

You know they're bad for you, but you just can't help yourself.

That was truly groan-worthy.

As it should be.

Please.

You watched the preview.

I'll bet money you could guess exactly what's going to happen.

Contra says otherwise.

His opinion of the game was pretty much the opposite of Edge's.

Well, there are indeed differences, like the glyph system isn't at all like the soul system from Dawn of Sorrow. There are also a notable lack of weapons.

In the end though, it's the same formula.

Explore what portion of the castle you can, find power ups, explore the areas that power up opened up to you, repeat.

It should be noted that this one is SIGNIFICANTLY harder than previous DS Castlevania titles.

... It's not a freestyle if you're not making it up on the fly.

Getting games early and checking inventory out of the store are the only things that make up for Gamestops piss poor pay rate.

I love that you rhyme the word "tardation"

Though shame on you for spittin' writtens.