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It's okay. I understand. =)
Meccanical
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Hot Coldman
Banned
Eh, it just bores me to tears and I can never seem to find anything useful. I'm a strong writer (apparently) but it's finding things to back up my points where I fall apart.
Maybe it's just easier to do that in whatever you do. Or maybe you're just super smart. I fear the latter is probably the case.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
How is he even the best protagonist this gen if he doesn't even have a game and we barely know about his personality?
*crumples paper; tosses into garbage*
I write in the sciences and linguistics, so I do writing in the humanities and the sciences. It just depends on the situation, really.
Real talk: Don't take this as anything offensive if possible. I'm trying to say this with the best intentions possible. So... yeah. Here goes.
While it depends on the paper, most papers require you to write something after you've researched and found proof. Not backwards.
I've noticed this with many writings in class at my school. People have a presupposition or an idea of what to write and then begin to start looking for text/evidence to back it up. This is a tedious, unrelenting process that rarely works. Rather, it's best to research and understand the subject at hand and then come up with a thesis/purpose for it after you have the material. After all, how are you going to come up with a conclusion when you don't have any material to draw from. Like I said, this is most cases. I just found it odd that you say you're a strong writer and begin to say something indicating otherwise immediately after it. Then again, I'm a writing major and I have a much more expansive definition of the word "writer."
Again, I apologize if this came across offensive. definitely not my intent.
Seven Force
Banned
I kinda held off including Phoenix Wright in that character thread because I tend to categorize handheld generations separately from home console generations, and as far as I'm concerned, he debuted internationally last handheld generation. Otherwise, he would have easily been my top choice.
Overkill is so damn great. The humor is crude and vile, and it doesn't give a fuck.
Overkill is so damn great. The humor is crude and vile, and it doesn't give a fuck.
I think there's a couple PSP games.
Meccanical
Member
That's Fate/Extra you're talking about I believe.
Oh right
Man, that's two things relating to Fate/Zero that I'm wrong about today...
Meccanical
Member
Is it that bad?
Ac3 is pretty bad.
Shadow Hog
Member
More games should explore Revolutionary War-era America. It's a pretty interesting setting, I think. Just kind of a shame that AC3 didn't do it well, from what I'm hearing.
Django Unchained video game.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Wonder Boy in Monster World seems kinda racist, the only black characters so far are spear-wielding, man-eating tribesmen. What. (Makes me feel guilty that I really fucking enjoy it.)
Not offensive, just sorta obvious. I know this all already! It's common sense. I can't sit down and write an assignment without knowing what the hell I'm writing about. That's just silly and asking for failure. I was complaining about a laborious process I'm not fond of, but I recognise the necessity of it, of course.
And I don't think I could come up with a pre-determined position anyway. It's never happened before, I've only ever known what the hell I'm going to argue after doing a bunch of reading. I've rarely looked at an assignment brief and had a plan of how it's gonna look form into my head, usually I stare it for like 5 minutes thinking "what the hell" before deciding to go searching for journal articles and stuff.
This specific essay is one I've had to revisit because I need more reference points, but I'm basically rewriting it at this point. Not the first time I've done that but it paid off well before. Referencing and knowledge-gathering is my weak point in terms of how easy I find the task, not in terms of what I'm getting marked on at the end of the day. In case that wasn't clear- I suppose my original post is a bit contradictory. I have a friend who is writing an essay currently and found it after he was close to finishing there was a load of data pointing against his argument (whatever that was, I didn't inquire too deeply) and I said "well you're rewriting it basically then?" and he said he wasn't, he'd just smudge his argument a little. So I told him he was being daft. See? I get your angle. I subscribe to it, even.
Oh, and my course is marketing, so I imagine our standards of writing quality (on an academic level) is pretty fucking vast. I can only really speak to the marks I've been given and feedback I've gathered.
(Don't worry about offending me by calling out things like that, by the way. If I didn't already agree with you, I'd probably take your reply as food for thought anyway.)
Not offensive, just sorta obvious.
I know this all already! It's common sense. I can't sit down and write an assignment without knowing what the hell I'm writing about. That's just silly and asking for failure. I was complaining about a laborious process I'm not fond of, but I recognise the necessity of it, of course. And I don't think I could come up with a pre-determined position anyway. It's never happened before, I've only ever known what the hell I'm going to argue after doing a bunch of reading. I've rarely looked at an assignment brief and had a plan of how it's gonna look form into my head, usually I stare it for like 5 minutes thinking "what the hell" before deciding to go searching for journal articles and stuff.
This specific essay is one I've had to revisit because I need more reference points, but I'm basically rewriting it at this point. Not the first time I've done that but it paid off well before. Referencing and knowledge-gathering is my weak point in terms of how easy I find the task, not in terms of what I'm getting marked on at the end of the day. In case that wasn't clear- I suppose my original post is a bit contradictory. I have a friend who is writing an essay currently and found it after he was close to finishing there was a load of data pointing against his argument (whatever that was, I didn't inquire too deeply) and I said "well you're rewriting it basically then?" and he said he wasn't, he'd just smudge his argument a little. So I told him he was being daft. See? I get your angle. I subscribe to it, even.
Oh, and my course is marketing, so I imagine our standards of writing quality (on an academic level) is pretty fucking vast. I can only really speak to the marks I've been given and feedback I've gathered.
(Don't worry about offending me by calling out things like that, by the way. If I didn't already agree with you, I'd probably take your reply as food for thought anyway.)
Wonder Boy in Monster World seems kinda racist, the only black characters so far are spear-wielding, man-eating tribesmen. What. (Makes me feel guilty that I really fucking enjoy it.)
Not offensive, just sorta obvious.
And I don't think I could come up with a pre-determined position anyway. It's never happened before, I've only ever known what the hell I'm going to argue after doing a bunch of reading. I've rarely looked at an assignment brief and had a plan of how it's gonna look form into my head, usually I stare it for like 5 minutes thinking "what the hell" before deciding to go searching for journal articles and stuff.
This specific essay is one I've had to revisit because I need more reference points, but I'm basically rewriting it at this point. Not the first time I've done that but it paid off well before. Referencing and knowledge-gathering is my weak point in terms of how easy I find the task, not in terms of what I'm getting marked on at the end of the day. In case that wasn't clear- I suppose my original post is a bit contradictory. I have a friend who is writing an essay currently and found it after he was close to finishing there was a load of data pointing against his argument (whatever that was, I didn't inquire too deeply) and I said "well you're rewriting it basically then?" and he said he wasn't, he'd just smudge his argument a little. So I told him he was being daft. See? I get your angle. I subscribe to it, even.
Oh, and my course is marketing, so I imagine our standards of writing quality (on an academic level) is pretty fucking vast. I can only really speak to the marks I've been given and feedback I've gathered.
(Don't worry about offending me by calling out things like that, by the way. If I didn't already agree with you, I'd probably take your reply as food for thought anyway.)
Thanks for being chill. I really appreciate it. Im always afraid of offending someone that hasn't done anything.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Ha, no problem, it's what I'm best at. We're chiller than the Ice Cap Zone around these parts.
Shadow Hog
Member
Sub-par combat mixed with disgusting gore and tits.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I played the Ascension demo, and hoooooly shit does that game do spectacle well.
Wait wut? I don't get it.
You were the one asking about anime earlier.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
1 works pretty well the first time through, but I don't really like it on replays
2 is one of my all-time favorite games, a stunning well put-together package that I revist once a year it feels. Oh, and both the PS2 versions run at around 60 fps all the time, they never looked better. The great artwork holds up well, too
3 is really REALLY pretty, and it has it's moments, but it feels rushed compared to 2. But it's got some really fun moments!
the PSP games are PSP games. Ok, that was harsh, Ghost of Sparta is actually pretty darn good.
for $20 bucks, it's worth it for GoW2 alone. It's that good.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Blood, gore, boobs, stabbing people in the eye, etc.
What are you talking about? Pretty sure half the time it's Metallic Madness up in this thread. People argue as if it's The Doomsday in here and it feels like Bullet Station. Sheesh. It's so hard to build a Bridge Zone in this thread. It's all because of this Wacky Workbench, you see.
...I'm sorry. I'm tired and bad puns are what I can do. :|
Oh. That's what you mean.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
That's cold, man.Times like this I regret using the YouTube plug-in.
Proooobably shouldn't have been listening to The Stains of Time as I was supposed to go to bed. Shit, that OST is so fucking good.
Here's a Video of Sonic Dash in Action!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ucbhL3kubVQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ucbhL3kubVQ
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
I still need to catch up on the manga; I dropped it before the school play happened, I think.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
Here's a Video of Sonic Dash in Action!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ucbhL3kubVQ
http://a792.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Purple2/v4/8d/b3/86/8db386fa-4e98-d3f0-7de2-e8e4348ec3c5/mzl.wcxmvbyi.480x480-75.jpg[img] [img]http://a1540.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Purple2/v4/88/d4/d4/88d4d4b1-4066-ddec-b1e5-f5e2e198186e/mzl.gvsfhbaw.480x480-75.jpg[img]
[img]http://a1036.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Purple2/v4/6d/89/83/6d8983b5-fea0-f185-4e8e-7876b87c88c5/mzl.vcgadmoo.480x480-75.jpg[img] [img]http://a1607.phobos.apple.com/us/r30/Purple/v4/fe/5e/a0/fe5ea0da-e8ab-14a8-d254-76946353a367/mzl.vaqpitvg.480x480-75.jpg[img][/QUOTE]
Sidestep the game?
BlazeHedgehog
Member
When I saw Temple Runner for the first time I got this picture in my head of how that would look if it was a Sonic game and the picture in my head looked a lot better than Sonic Dash does.
That being said, I don't think Sonic Dash looks awful... just kind of slow, I guess.
Well, I mean, there's Sonic and the Secret Rings if you want to get nitpicky on this kind of gameplay.
That being said, I don't think Sonic Dash looks awful... just kind of slow, I guess.
Well, I mean, there's Sonic and the Secret Rings if you want to get nitpicky on this kind of gameplay.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Looks like it'll be decent enough for what it is, but can't really say it particularly interests me.
Music was nice though.
Yep, this is what stood out to me. Kinda presuming the game will speed up at some point though, similar to the upgrades in Secret Rings.
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
Hmm...
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Sonic 4 Episode III, Death Egg trilogy conclusion
Coming to an iOS and kitty litter near you
Coming to an iOS and kitty litter near you
It's classic Sonic as you've truly imagined it!
*Bubble homing attack chains, pits, boost pad abuse and walruses*
PhantomOfTheKnight
Member
Give it to Hardlight instead of Dimps; I actually want to see what they come up with.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
I don't know about that. These two Hardlight games have been really devoid of... what you would typically call the "Sonic Style", I guess. There's very little flair or personality, it's just... "here are the art assets Sega gave us and we made them move around a little bit".
Even if the Dimps games sometimes looked ugly, at least they had a noticeable Dimps "style". The most stylish thing about these Hardlight games is the music, which I personally do not like at all - they're somewhat down tempo versions of existing songs with all of the instruments replaced by generic FL Studio synths.
Hardlight seems to be a studio that exists to tick the boxes and get paid. Not that I blame them for that, but I don't know if they have what it takes to trade in for Dimps.
Literally all Dimps needs to do is get competent at level designing and they're good again. I would've loved Sonic 4 Episode 2 if the level design wasn't bad. (Oh and the bosses too, they were baddd)
I also wish they would make more sprite-based games, they are really good with that kind of artwork.
I also wish they would make more sprite-based games, they are really good with that kind of artwork.
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