Preferred it when the two original guys were on it. Or at least, Junglist.
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AusGAF 10 - Node Country for Old Men
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FormallyMegadrive
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I might be able to come to a meet up! It depends on work and work is crazy busy currently. Kitten season yaaaay
Not going to pax though, enjoyable as last year was, wasn't worth the price
I bought a UK preorder steamkey for the borderlands presequel. I was playing some 2 last night and man, why didn't I stick with it. May finish 2 before I play presequel, so I understand where these characters are coming from and why handsome jack is so handsome.
I've never finished a borderlands before -_-
not
Not going to pax though, enjoyable as last year was, wasn't worth the price
I bought a UK preorder steamkey for the borderlands presequel. I was playing some 2 last night and man, why didn't I stick with it. May finish 2 before I play presequel, so I understand where these characters are coming from and why handsome jack is so handsome.
I've never finished a borderlands before -_-
turtlesbonanza
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I enjoy it. They review a lot of lesser known 'indie' games as well which is nice.
I know Hex got a given a hard time when she first started on the show (I bet there's still some butthurts that won't watch it) but her and Bajo have good chemistry and do a good job.
Yeah, the first two were Gearbox affairs.
Good to see an Aussie studio get a crack at such a major AAA release.
Oh come on now what am I a shameless whore?
I'll just be pimping Ninja Pizza Girl.
...and Assault Android Cactus.
...and Metal Dead 2: Encore
...and whatever zombie VR game Sean is demoing.
...and yeah you probably have a point. :/
but seriously Ninja Pizza Girl!!
OH THIS IS GOING TO BE AMAZING. You doing all three days?
Yeah you're best off just buying the tickets as soon as they're available and then figuring out if you're actually going to go a few months later. Crazy how fast it sells out!
OK guys I am obviously missing something about the RIPT site. I keep going to it, I see three items that I'm not interested in, and then try to find retro gaming shirts and they're all not available? I DON'T GET THIS SITE AT ALL. Where can I just find a list of shirts that I can buy?
Basically please advise where I can buy some shirts that will arrive in time for me to wear at PAX.
And speaking of PAX Saturday night is the only night I'll be free I think?
I enjoy it as well, especially the indie reviews. My biggest complaint would be some of the Goose segments, especially the postcard ones. His childhood gaming ones are actually really good though, hopefully they'll do more of those.
I'm still a little annoyed at the shitty way in with Junglist (one of the GG creators) was removed/replaced, but Bajo and Hex do have great chemistry.
Hex only gets on my nerves when she starts blabbing on about story this and character that.
turtlesbonanza
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It's funny you should say that as most of Goose's segments are my favourite parts (even the postcards!). That's usually because he looks at a lot of older games though.
Goose reviewed Alien on last nights show and it was mainly him reminiscing about enjoying the movie. So he must be a fan as he rarely does the big game reviews, just the indie stuff.
reptilescorpio
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Buy 0mi's place!
Poimandres
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I know there are a few people here keen for a Bris GAF meetup (I am one of them). We should get the ball rolling for a November meet.
Frisco was a very different beast to a Magnum. It had caramel ripples through the vanilla ice cream, and biscuity bits in the chocolate on the outside. It was a near perfect ice cream, not nearly as rich as something like a Magnum Ego.
Wrong area. :lol
reptilescorpio
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Dang, that could have worked out well.
Also Hex is great, she walked into a bombsite after Junglist got pushed out which sucks but she does a great job.
Also Hex is great, she walked into a bombsite after Junglist got pushed out which sucks but she does a great job.
Agreed, I don't watch the show much, but I prefer her to Bajo.
ClivePwned
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damn, now I want one.
Without wishing to appear sexist, I am surprised she hasn't been snatched up by a network and groomed into a presenter of some sort. She has far more charisma than the clones on Channel 7 (who look a bit like Stepford Wives when they're photographed in a group).
I don't know if I can hold my breath that long. dunno. I just can't think of a realistic reason to get out of it.
It's not the first time, hopefully it's not the last. A friend who works there pimps it on his facebook like his job depended on it
. As long as it doesn't totally suck, it'll be some welcome comfort food gaming.I've preordered. Shame it's not on new gen consoles, but it also being released on OS X and Linux at launch.
His reviews are great, always enjoyed them. I also really liked his segment in the best decade special.
I honestly think she's a little bit too alternative for a presenter role on 7, 9 or Ten.
It's not the first time, hopefully it's not the last. A friend who works there pimps it on his facebook like his job depended on it
I've preordered. Shame it's not on new gen consoles, but it also being released on OS X and Linux at launch.
I'm really hoping it does well so that more Aussie devs get a look in in the future.
Also I'm pretty sure it will pop up next year on PS4 and XBone, probably a GOTY with all the DLC included. Great to see Mac and Linux support at launch though.
She loves games and gets to write about it for Dolly and host two TV shows about it. Probably not raking it in, but I kind of doubt the commercial channels could lure her away from that.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Flemington/Ascot Vale.
Darren870
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You have a million bucks to spare?
Yes, yes I do.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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South Yarra is the place to be then.
Darren870
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I don't actually, but right now we are just setting up search criteria on Rightmove/domain and putting in suburbs and price. Then also increasing the radius by a few KM. So while I don't expect to get a place on Toorak road we are looking around. We saw a few apartments in Prahran that we could afford. That's right in the middle of St Kilda and Toorak.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Prahran is as good as South Yarra, only cheaper. Heaps of shopping, restaurants, cafes etc.
I just can't imagine living in those congested suburbs.
I just can't imagine living in those congested suburbs.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Tarneit, bought a house here almost 2 years ago.
Fitzroy and Brunswick are nice. My uni was in East Melb. and work in Fitzroy before we moved, so I know that area pretty well. Some really good places to eat on Brunswick rd.
You should probably just get an apartment in East Melb or Carlton.
Fitzroy and Brunswick are nice. My uni was in East Melb. and work in Fitzroy before we moved, so I know that area pretty well. Some really good places to eat on Brunswick rd.
You should probably just get an apartment in East Melb or Carlton.
Darren870
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Ahh cool. Yea, probably should. Guess we go back and forth based on what we do on the weekends. Still exploring the city a lot and getting a feel for things. Been living all over for the past 6-7 months so getting a general idea of all the suburbs though.
Do you work in the city still?
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Nope, office moved to Ascot Vale which is 5 minutes from CBD, but I only go once a week. Rest of the days I work from home or out on field trips exploring the Victorian countryside.
I'll probably sell my house in a couple of years and move either further away from the cbd or to Geelong.
I'll probably sell my house in a couple of years and move either further away from the cbd or to Geelong.
Darren870
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Hard life!!!
Yea, we were out in Lara for a few weeks was pretty nice. Missus step-sister lives in Ocean Grove which is really pretty. Was in Sunbury and Mt Evelyn which are both great places for hiking, riding and lots of things outdoors. Really enjoy it. If we knew more people out here we would probably go to the burbs, but we don't.
Should arrange beers though! Codswallop said he would be up for a few a few months back.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Went out for a colleague's farewell lunch. The chef decided he wanted to try out some stuff, so we ended up having a 6 course taster thing for 25/head.
1. Nachos w/ avocado, some kind of nacho saucey thing and the cheese which was mixed with 2 kinds of cider.
2. Fish tacos - with some kind of local shark and lime juice
3. Lamb pieces - not crumbed but they had something very light on them, plus some sea salt. Served alongside a lightly minted greek yoghurt to dip the pieces in.
4. Slow cooked steak + french fries
5. Wallaby pieces - cooked with a few slight spices/peppers, also in a sort of finger food form. Served alongside some sort of mayonnaisey thing for dipping.
6. Macadamia and wattle ice-cream as the sandwich filling in a brioche
1. Nachos w/ avocado, some kind of nacho saucey thing and the cheese which was mixed with 2 kinds of cider.
2. Fish tacos - with some kind of local shark and lime juice
3. Lamb pieces - not crumbed but they had something very light on them, plus some sea salt. Served alongside a lightly minted greek yoghurt to dip the pieces in.
4. Slow cooked steak + french fries
5. Wallaby pieces - cooked with a few slight spices/peppers, also in a sort of finger food form. Served alongside some sort of mayonnaisey thing for dipping.
6. Macadamia and wattle ice-cream as the sandwich filling in a brioche
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Nah I like it this way. Work on my own hours, love driving around the state and don't have to be stuck in a 9-5 job.
Geelong is pretty and cheap to live.
Beers at PAX!
Darren870
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Yea gonna try and get to PAX, meet some of Melbourne-GAF!
Feel free to pass a job my way. One were I only have to go in once a week and can work from home and explore Vic. Thanks in advance!
ClivePwned
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dicksmith.com.au has some cheap games (AC, CoD, Evil Within, SoM) for the next 20 minutes,
also:
http://www.dicksmith.com.au/sony-ps4-console-shad-bundle-dsau-yg10068tshad
has shadow of mordor and TLOU with a console for $465
also:
http://www.dicksmith.com.au/sony-ps4-console-shad-bundle-dsau-yg10068tshad
has shadow of mordor and TLOU with a console for $465
reptilescorpio
Member
lol
Prices are $48 plus $5 postage which is pretty good. Only a few games though, Evil Within is out tomorrow (?) so jump on that if you want that game.
Also updated PAX list!
Prices are $48 plus $5 postage which is pretty good. Only a few games though, Evil Within is out tomorrow (?) so jump on that if you want that game.
Also updated PAX list!
bodyboarder
Member
Lucky I missed that or else I would have got it.
I posted a new comic today, about the obscure (obscure) old coin-op conversion, Psycho Pigs UXB.
SO THERE.
SO THERE.
Bulbagarden
Member
Any reason we couldn't do a meet after Supanova on the Saturday night? Not like there isn't enough of us there as either attendees or vendors.
codswallop
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Burwood's in the eastern suburbs... It's an Asian grocers in Kmart Plaza called, IIRC, Hong Mart. They were there last week.
How much are you selling your ticket on Saturday for?
Anyway up for a meet-up and drinks on the saturday night. Could come on the friday at a start time of like 7 pm or something.
Where at?
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Quartermasters in Hobart.
Poimandres
Member
Sounds good to me! Anyone else from Bris GAF want to chime in?
I'm probably going to be completely wiped from running the Blow The Cartridge table, but keep me in the loop for a Brisnova thing!
Christ I can't wait till Brisnova it's going to be so much fun
Christ I can't wait till Brisnova it's going to be so much fun
and I'm looking forward to all the work preparing for Brisnova to BE FUCKING OVER FINALLY
Yea I know, it would only take me a little over an hour to get there though, green tea kikat would be worth it!
ClivePwned
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I see hell has frozen over. HBO standalone service incoming.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-launch-stand-alone-online-740987
I hope it costs less than the US$20 a month they were charging me, but as far as movies go, it has an excellent movie selection compared to US Netflix, and also having on-demand access to GoT, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Band of Brothers, Boardwalk Empire, Sopranos, Veep, Silicon Valley, only 30 mins after screening on the US East Coast is cool. I may have to investigate a VPN for next year's GoT.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hbo-launch-stand-alone-online-740987
I hope it costs less than the US$20 a month they were charging me, but as far as movies go, it has an excellent movie selection compared to US Netflix, and also having on-demand access to GoT, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Band of Brothers, Boardwalk Empire, Sopranos, Veep, Silicon Valley, only 30 mins after screening on the US East Coast is cool. I may have to investigate a VPN for next year's GoT.
Wait your doing a table at pax? You mean I can walk up to you all nervice and nerdly like and go "I'm trinest for gaf l0lz....I mean sorr0zies"
Blow The Cartridge will have a table at Supanova Brisbane, not PAX. So if anyone is in Brisbane you should stop by and say hi and check out the new book I am Kickstarting NOW it's not too late to get your face in it!
I think it would be GREAT if there was a space at PAX Australia where webcomic people could have a table though, and I encourage you to please tell Yug if you agree
I think it would be GREAT if there was a space at PAX Australia where webcomic people could have a table though, and I encourage you to please tell Yug if you agree
Oh yeah, haven't been down there yet. Few new places on Elizabeth st. Any good?
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