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Reply #645 - Nov 29^th, 2011 at 4:07pm

MediaMaster wrote on Nov 28^th, 2011 at 5:26pm:

wow bob thats insane... you haven't finished the main playthrough in morrowind and oblivion?!? I have a few friends here at work that did the same thing. Just wandered around the world and did the random quests.

Yeah, I think I sunk about 250 hours into a single Oblivion character over the course of multiple playthroughs, and I never closed a single Oblivion gate. For some reason, I have an incredibly difficult time working on the main quest. I'm all about maxing my character out, and once that's done, I tend to be burnt out on the game.

MediaMaster wrote on Nov 28^th, 2011 at 5:26pm:

I just finished the Mage quests, those were very fun. I'm hoping the Companion ones are just as good, and then the Thieves guild and Dark brotherhood are calling my name. But in between each of those ill try to do a few main questline ones. For balance...

The Mages Guild quests were fantastic, but it seemed a bit short overall. The Thieves Guild quests were much more fulfilling this time around. That said, the payoff for beating the Mages Guild quest series was quite a bit better.

I started the Companions quests and got part way through, but got completely distracted. It's still on my list of things to do. The Dark Brotherhood quests are also a priority, but they might have to wait until my next stint.

Here is some more eye candy from the game. The first screenshot is showcasing the Enhanced Night Sky mod, and I turned off the HUD for both screenshots using the tm console command. Since they're rather large, I'll hotlink them instead of posting the pics inline:

http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/SkyrimPanorama2.jpg
http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/SkyrimPanorama1.jpg

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(...loves this game!)

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Reply #647 - Dec 4^th, 2011 at 10:12pm

The_Fat_Man wrote on Dec 4^th, 2011 at 6:59pm:

bob if your saints row game doesnt stop spamming my facebook with shit I'm going to have to remove you as my friend sir.

Yeah, I'm sorry, I didn't realize the game was spamming FaceBook quite so prolifically. I've blocked the Saints Row traffic and nuked the posts from orbit (it's the only way to be sure). By way of apology, here are a few screenshots of an incredibly badass game:

My character:

My favorite ride:

This mascot spawns very, very rarely within the game world. He has a hojillion hitpoints, but if you bring him down, he drops a metric crap-ton of cash.

Here's one more shot my character wearing something a bit less... conventional. It's not entirely safe for work, so I'll hotlink it:

http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/SaintsRow1.jpg

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X Post Whore FTP Server Offline Truth Is Treason, In The Empire Of Lies Posts: 3903 Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #648 - Dec 5^th, 2011 at 7:31am Quote: Here's one more shot my character wearing something a bit less... conventional. It's not entirely safe for work, so I'll hotlink it: http://www.TWNCommunications.Net/Other/SaintsRow1.jpg Bob, I think you meant a different .jpg X
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #650 - Dec 5^th, 2011 at 8:29pm Good job cracking the code, Briney. You win a cookie! -b0b (...the cookie is in the mail.)
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Reply #652 - Dec 9^th, 2011 at 4:07pm

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Nintendo's Miyamoto stepping down, working on smaller games

REDWOOD CITY, CA—The creator of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda will step down from his current position at Nintendo but remain with the company to work on smaller, more personal projects, Wired.com has learned.

In an exclusive interview with Wired.com on Wednesday, the 59-year-old head of Nintendo's game design department said that he will move away from supervising the development of massive games like this year's Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Super Mario 3D Land, passing the torch to the younger designers in the company and working on projects that won't take as long to complete.

"Inside our office, I've been recently declaring, 'I'm going to retire, I'm going to retire,'" Shigeru Miyamoto said through his interpreter. "I'm not saying that I'm going to retire from game development altogether. What I mean by retiring is, retiring from my current position."

Although I'm sad to see Miyamoto stepping down from the helm of Mario, Zelda, and other core titles, I hope his renewed focus on new, smaller properties will lead to new hits. Nintendo could certainly use new properties.

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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Picture and Video Thread Reply #653 - Dec 11^th, 2011 at 12:29pm I finally got around to beating Saints Row: The Third this morning. You guys must play this game. It's got Burt Frickin' Reynolds in it! Seriously, the game is hilarious, and it's everything Grand Theft Auto should (still) be. -b0b (...loved it!)
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Stick Wootzor von Leetenhaxor FTP Server Offline Stick is back Posts: 501 Michgan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #654 - Dec 12^th, 2011 at 1:16pm Empire Earth Free
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #655 - Dec 12^th, 2011 at 5:12pm Wow, so we can all play a legal copy of the game and we don't have to worry about version issues anymore? Done and done! -b0b (...thanks, Stick!) Edit: It also comes with the manuals in PDF, including this nifty tech tree map.
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MediaMaster GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline Holy Xenu! Posts: 1884 Detroit Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #656 - Dec 12^th, 2011 at 9:06pm OH MY! Great find Stick!! Lets play!
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b0b GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline The revolution will not be televised. Posts: 7464 Battle Creek, Michigan Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #657 - Dec 16^th, 2011 at 9:03pm I had a ton of games update on Steam tonight with no associated news releases. I have a feeling the Christmas sale (and possibly a scavenger hunt) is going to hit next week. The last time I saw this many games update simultaneously, it was for the summer vacation sale. -b0b (...weeeeee!)
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Re: Game Thread!
Reply #658 - Dec 19^th, 2011 at 4:07pm

b0b wrote on Dec 16^th, 2011 at 9:03pm:

I have a feeling the Christmas sale (and possibly a scavenger hunt) is going to hit next week.

Did I call that or what? The Steam Christmas sale started today. The site is getting nailed to the wall with heavy traffic, so you might want to wait a couple hours to start browsing. Here are today's deals:

Amnesia - 75% Off
Sam and Max - 75% Off
Fable 3 - 75% Off
Max Payne - 75% Off
Bunch of Heroes - 75% Off
Penduo Adventure Pack - 75% Off
Singularity - 75% Off
RIFT - 75% Off
Orcs Must Die - 75% Off
Portal - 66% Off
Just Cause - 75% Off

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MediaMaster GeekCrew Administrator FTP Server Offline Holy Xenu! Posts: 1884 Detroit Gender:	Re: Game Thread! Reply #659 - Dec 19^th, 2011 at 6:54pm Portals are 75% ! if you havent gotten them yet, you should. 9 bucks for the both
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