dapperbandit
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Had fajitas last night. Always keep the spare tortillas around for munching later on
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BritGAF |OT6| Dark Souls? More like Arse Holes
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Had fajitas last night. Always keep the spare tortillas around for munching later on
what year is it
JonathanEx
Member
I still use DVDs. Although I always just say it like in Fonejacker.
Never moved on the Blu-Rays as I don't have a PS3/PS4, and buying a standalone thing just never seemed worth it. Partially cost, also unnecessary extra thing plugged in to the TV.
NinjaBoiX
Member
Yeah, a guy standing on a stage telling jokes just isn't the same in SD.
I'm about an hour and a half into a 12 hour night shift, so I guess drinking tea and playing Elite: Dangerous is on the cards for me tonight. Maybe some work. *shrug*
But you miss out on that HD sweat.
JonathanEx
Member
I don't want to see Lee Evans in HD.
dapperbandit
Banned
I don't want to see Lee Evans in SD to be honest
toythatkills
Member
I was watching The Thick of It with some wine, now I'm just watching The Thick of It because the wine was gross and I poured it down the sink.
I'm sober and might go to bed.
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Ditto. So tasty.
Well done daps, Bowen, J.Ex, Vashetti and D. This conversation made us both laugh
PARTEY! Well, once E's gone to bed I might play some Bioshock. WITH THE LIGHTS OUT!
You can play vido gams at work??
Musha_Soturi
Member
Just watching TV. Catching up on recordings: done Muskateers now on Gotham, probably get back to Supernatural after that.
Yep! Weekend night shifts are awesome as there's so little to do we can play games, watch films, read etc. In fact up until recently I was studying Web Design to change career but I've given myself a little break now that it's over. The only sad thing is that I sometimes miss hanging out with mates.
OK, this makes sense. Thanks.
Heh. While (I'm assuming, anyway) this is not sustainable on a long term basis, I wouldn't mind trying something like this. Though unfortunately that last part doesn't apply to me >.>
I'm tight... In my pants.
Musha_Soturi
Member
Happy birthday!
show me your skeleton
Member
oh. unfortunately britgaf is also known as 'the massive penis party' and so i shall have to revoke your membership. sorry.
No, that's the whatsapp group, which explains your absence.
toythatkills
Member
By the time they found out you lied it's too late anyway.
Well, unless they laugh at you and leave, but I'm sure not everyone would do that...
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Fucks sake, why did nobody tell me foyles war was back on?
Fucking ulster tv not doing proper episode descriptions >.<
Fucking ulster tv not doing proper episode descriptions >.<
Nerdkiller
Membeur
Storm's a brewin' over here.
http://www.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp
Not that my mother minds, because she loves a good storm. I just hope it doesn't blow out our power like the one from last year.
http://www.met.ie/nationalwarnings/default.asp
Not that my mother minds, because she loves a good storm. I just hope it doesn't blow out our power like the one from last year.
NinjaBoiX
Member
So last night I encountered two loathsome terms from one particularly loathsome punter (seriously, this guy was a complete smug, arrogant little twat and pilled off his face, I wanted to punch said face):
"Yo blud, two G&T's and a SoCo Lemo. And bro, Bombay me innit."
Translation:
"I say bartender, could I get two spiffing Gin and tonics made with Bombay Sapphire and a Southern Comfort with a dash of lemonade. Safe G."
"Yo blud, two G&T's and a SoCo Lemo. And bro, Bombay me innit."
Translation:
"I say bartender, could I get two spiffing Gin and tonics made with Bombay Sapphire and a Southern Comfort with a dash of lemonade. Safe G."
show me your skeleton
Member
i'm a massive cock, if that were the case i would definitely be there.
So last night I encountered two loathsome terms from one particularly loathsome punter (seriously, this guy was a complete smug, arrogant little twat and pilled off his face, I wanted to punch said face):
"Yo blud, two G&T's and a SoCo Lemo. And bro, Bombay me innit."
Translation:
"I say bartender, could I get two spiffing Gin and tonics made with Bombay Sapphire and a Southern Comfort with a dash of lemonade. Safe G."
I hope you at least greenied in his drink.
NinjaBoiX
Member
He was working promotion, came in for a few drinks after he ran out of flyers. He just appeared out of nowhere at about 4:15am after we'd kicked everyone out (fuck knows where he was hiding) and barked at Tunji (the owner):
Dickhead: "Fuck, I've missed my train, what am I supposed to do now?"
Tunji: "I don't even know who you are mate."
Dickhead: "I've been working promotion for Keith. Can I hang around? I'll work!"
Tunji: "Fine, go and help Joseph in the back room."
He then proceeded to antagonise the door staff, perv really creepily on Chrissy and just generally get in everyone's way.
Cool guy.
Sounds like a bellend. The minute someone says SoCo I think you know where you stand.
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Guys I'm in trouble. Dark Souls has ruined games for me. Neither Gears nor Bioshock are giving me the good stuff. Even though I'm playing Bioshock on hard, there's no real challenge because death carries no penalty, meaning I can just cheese almost every fight in the game. And Gears is just a case of hide and shoot with no real movement. I know that there are harder difficulties but for some reason they're not unlocked.
I'm gonna try HL2, Red Dead, Vanquish and XCOM this afternoon. Hopefully I'll be able to get the good stuff from them. If that fails then it's just gonna have to be NG+.
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
Half Life 2? Great game. Nothing like DS though.
Vanquish might scratch that itch. Very mechanics-driven and chellenges the player signficantly. Underrated too.
I've been playing The Last of Us. Haven't really kept up with the general opinion of it besides the near-universal praise, buuuut it's very similar to Half Life 2 isn't it? Not mechanically, but near everything else. It's weird. I'm not sure if I enjoy it. There are too many animation errors or scripting flaws for me to appreciate the cinematic elements that it is trying to sell on. Plus Ellie/other companions seem to run in front of enemies when I'm sneaking without any affect on their alert status, which really takes me out of it. Also the stealth feels very fickle.
NinjaBoiX
Member
Happy Birthday BGBW!
And the sequels mix things up considerably with new weapons like the mortar launcher, digger launcher (burrowing grenade that basically ignores cover), ink grenade (releases a cloud of poison gas) and stuff like the boomshield and various melee weapons. Also new enemies like butchers (big melee weapon dudes that close you down in cover), Kantus Priests (able to revive downed enemies), Reavers (rideable flying beast things that can step right over cover) yadda yadda.
I could write a dissertation on these games, I love them. Judgement was pants though.
There is a lot more to Gears' gameplay than the "stop and pop" mechanic it championed, especially on the harder difficulties. You really need to start flanking enemies, cutting off sight lines and generally be much more mobile in the later stages. And even simple enemies like wretches and tickers than basically swarm you mean you can't just simply sit in cover and wait for your health to regenerate.
And the sequels mix things up considerably with new weapons like the mortar launcher, digger launcher (burrowing grenade that basically ignores cover), ink grenade (releases a cloud of poison gas) and stuff like the boomshield and various melee weapons. Also new enemies like butchers (big melee weapon dudes that close you down in cover), Kantus Priests (able to revive downed enemies), Reavers (rideable flying beast things that can step right over cover) yadda yadda.
I could write a dissertation on these games, I love them. Judgement was pants though.
dapperbandit
Banned
HB BGBW MHR!
show me your skeleton
Member
XCOM!
Happy birthday BGBW!
I'm looking forward to XCOM.
You make me want to like it. Maybe I'm playing it wrong. It just feels very, very clunky and I find that a lot of my deaths feel cheap. I'm not quite sure what the game wants. Should I be taking it slowly, hiding for an age in between every shot, or moving forwards and trying to be quick and flank enemies? My bloke feels like a tank.
Yer know what ignore me. I'm just grumpy I'm back at work tomorrow.
I'm looking forward to XCOM.
You make me want to like it. Maybe I'm playing it wrong. It just feels very, very clunky and I find that a lot of my deaths feel cheap. I'm not quite sure what the game wants. Should I be taking it slowly, hiding for an age in between every shot, or moving forwards and trying to be quick and flank enemies? My bloke feels like a tank.
Yer know what ignore me. I'm just grumpy I'm back at work tomorrow.
Messofanego
Banned
Even being a big fan of comedy, I never bothered checking out a comedian live. Will do so now. It's great and not so great to know that so many comedians have very fast sellout acts.
Starting with Nish Kumar tomorrow.
Sara Pascoe, Robin Ince, Katherine Ryan, Michael Legge, James Acaster as part of "This Comedian" on 26th Jan.
Bridget Christie on March 2nd. Didn't know she spent 5 years as a Daily Mail journalist and got strangled by Gene Wilder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbkM2ECE3rw), and she said most Daily Mail journalists don't even like or read Daily Mail which is hilarious in itself.
Starting with Nish Kumar tomorrow.
Sara Pascoe, Robin Ince, Katherine Ryan, Michael Legge, James Acaster as part of "This Comedian" on 26th Jan.
Bridget Christie on March 2nd. Didn't know she spent 5 years as a Daily Mail journalist and got strangled by Gene Wilder (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbkM2ECE3rw), and she said most Daily Mail journalists don't even like or read Daily Mail which is hilarious in itself.
You've never seen a comedian live? What the fuck, mane? How old are you? At least you're rectifying it.
Messofanego
Banned
Never played The Last of Us (will eventually since I have a PS4) but your criticisms are mirrored in this fantastic Matthewmatosis critique. I gif'ed the AI not being bothered with NPCs from there, which looks hilarious. I get the reasoning that you don't want to be on the whims of NPCs acting stupid and getting you alerted but disappointing considering how much they hyped for revolutionary AI.
NinjaBoiX
Member
It is clunky (you say clunky, I say chunky,
) and your dude is a tank. It's a very heavy game in feel, so you aren't wrong about that. I basically played it like a tug of war kind of thing, always trying to push forward into the enemy's territory. I know that's often the way with shooters, but because the locust are pretty resilient it feels like a particularly apt description, windling away at their numbers to allow you more pockets of space to flank and such.
Plus, bear in mind that the best tactic is often to shoot grunts in their legs to down them, that way even if you don't kill them you put them out of commission long enough move into a better position or grab them as a shield to swing the tide. It will also generally lure out one of their comrades to help them up allowing you an easy kill.
Also, don't underestimate suppressive fire, it's another good way to buy yourself some time to reassess your position. Blind firing is very effective in this game, especially as the cog displaying your health acts as an impromptu reticule when you aren't ADS.
(Speaking of blind fire, I love that you can adjust whether you're firing over or around cover with the left stick, I don't think any other cover shooter allows this level of control.)
/wanking on and on about this game, it holds a special place in my heart
P.S. You know about plugging emergence holes with Bolo grenades right? Once you know where they show up you can run up and lob one straight in as soon as it appears ending the fight in a shower of gibs and debris before it starts.
toythatkills
Member
Fuck, man. Seeing a good comedian live is the BEST.
I can only remember going to see three comedians; Jerry Sadowitz, Ben Elton & Bill Hicks. I feel I could never see another one and still have done well out of it. Well, maybe expect Ben Elton, he was surprisingly poor.
Going to see Kevin Bridges later this year though, but that's in a big barn.
Going to see Kevin Bridges later this year though, but that's in a big barn.
Jesus christ, apart from Elton you're the envy of comedy fans everywhere.
toythatkills
Member
I'd have loved to have seen Hicks, man. Just have to make do with CDs and DVDs, which are still surprisingly relevant in places. Fucking timeless.
I probably wouldn't follow him with Kevin Bridges, though.
I probably wouldn't follow him with Kevin Bridges, though.
Well, you know, a lot of his comedy hits the local funny bone as I'm Glaswegian.
It's actually at the behest of my wife.
jimbor said:
He was terribly bad, kept tripping over his jokes. This would have been around the time when his books were around and before he had Ronnie Corbett on his show/the Queen atrocity. My opinion of him nose dived completely afterwards.
If anyone has the opportunity to see Jerry Sadowitz, don't miss out. He's wonderful.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Saw him last year. He spat water at some guy in the audience. Repeatedly. The poor bugger and his wife upped and left. Fucking laughed my arse off. Schadenfreude.
Gimme a shout if your on Red Dead. The multiplayer is sweet. It ain't gonna scratch your DS itch though.
It is clunky (you say clunky, I say chunky,
I basically played it like a tug of war kind of thing, always trying to push forward into the enemy's territory. I know that's often the way with shooters, but because the locust are pretty resilient it feels like a particularly apt description, windling away at their numbers to allow you more pockets of space to flank and such.
Plus, bear in mind that the best tactic is often to shoot grunts in their legs to down them, that way even if you don't kill them you put them out of commission long enough move into a better position or grab them as a shield to swing the tide. It will also generally lure out one of their comrades to help them up allowing you an easy kill.
Also, don't underestimate suppressive fire, it's another good way to buy yourself some time to reassess your position. Blind firing is very effective in this game, especially as the cog displaying your health acts as an impromptu reticule when you aren't ADS.
(Speaking of blind fire, I love that you can adjust whether you're firing over or around cover with the left stick, I don't think any other cover shooter allows this level of control.)
/wanking on and on about this game, it holds a special place in my heart
P.S. You know about plugging emergence holes with Bolo grenades right? Once you know where they show up you can run up and lob one straight in as soon as it appears ending the fight in a shower of gibs and debris before it starts.
Nah, it's good to hear you talk about games! Thanks. I'll go back to it in a bit. I think the problem is that I went a bit mad and bought a pile of games instead of one at a time, which means that I end up flitting between them and not really enjoying them. "Spoilt brat syndrome", I think! You end up just wanting to complete things out of obligation instead of, you know, having fun. I'm going to finish Bioshock first and then will go back to it. There's a lot of things to like about B.S. and I do really like some things about it. Can't help feeling that the story > gameplay a bit like TLOU i.e. gameplay is solid enough, but the story is what really keeps you playing. The art design is obviously really special too.
It was a Kevin Bridges DVD we watched yesterday. I think he's funny, tbh. A lot of his stories remind me of growing up in rough-as-badger's-arse Blackpool.
I will do. I think nothing will. That "absolute foundation of challenge and reward" is like satisfaction heroin compared to most games' satisfaction wine.
Messofanego
Banned
JonathanEx
Member
I really liked Kevin Bridge's 'What's The Story' show on BBC One, where he went round people from his past and where his material came from. Sounds like the thing that should have been terrible, sausage factory, but it was very funny and very real.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Fucks sake. Went out and spent out 15 quid on a Wii sensor bar. Bring it home and find out it needs batteries >.<
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
You might like Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen.
Woah!
A sensor bar is only 2 IR sensors, and therefore any 3rd party or cheap sensor bar will do. Just head off to eBay or Amazon next time you need a sensor bar. Purchase a USB or proprietary sensor port sensor bar.