tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.comments2023-09-03T05:41:17.229-04:00Ditlog: Day in the Life of a GamerLance Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215289870785627288noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-46883769245898167402008-11-13T13:38:00.000-05:002008-11-13T13:38:00.000-05:00Glad you're liking it; I'd reached this point in w...Glad you're liking it; I'd reached this point in writing for the campaign that I was constantly referring back to my notes ... and not finding anything. <BR/><BR/>I figured I'd better bite the bullet and get the blog up and running. Plus, others have mentioned wanting to run games in the future, and I think this will help maintain continuity between adventures.Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-25358580437290672172008-11-05T15:14:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:14:00.000-05:00Yes, I do.Damon.Yes, I do.<BR/><BR/>Damon.Damonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387464729775242559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-88674569029916156082008-11-04T10:20:00.000-05:002008-11-04T10:20:00.000-05:00Ticket to Ride, Wings of War -- I think we're goin...Ticket to Ride, Wings of War -- I think we're going to have a damn good stock of games to play when we get snowed in this winter. :)Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-19399002771960219782008-11-04T07:24:00.000-05:002008-11-04T07:24:00.000-05:00Well, like I said it had been out of stock for a l...Well, like I said it had been out of stock for a long time. It's very fun, so we definitely have to try it. You still have a XBL account?Lance Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215289870785627288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-53158459096021851012008-11-03T23:04:00.000-05:002008-11-03T23:04:00.000-05:00Jeez! You should have mentioned something! I would...Jeez! You should have mentioned something! I would be ALL OVER aWWI fighter game!<BR/><BR/>Damon.Damonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16387464729775242559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-63376805003143852712008-10-31T09:49:00.000-04:002008-10-31T09:49:00.000-04:00I'm liking it. I think the characters are rendered...I'm liking it. I think the characters are rendered and perform better than in Oblivion, though they still aren't up to Mass Effect standards. (I imagine it will take a few years for everyone else to catch up in that regard).<BR/><BR/>I don't get into that many melees, but clubbing molerats with Fallout feels similar to clubbing mud crabs in Oblivion; it's not brilliant, but it works. I think Oblivion gave you more melee options (in terms of blocking, shields, etc.) so that may have made it feel more robust.<BR/><BR/>I don't fight hand-to-hand that often though, as I'm more of a gun guy. My big problem there (even more so than in Oblivion) is not having enough ammo; I really need to find the blueprints for some bullets! <BR/><BR/>It's the little things I enjoy most though; the casual addiction that happens when you down one too many vodkas while trying to survive out in the waste. I love that a critical to the head will have you seeing double as you try and get back to Megaton, and that you can try and shoot the freaking gun of your enemy using Action Points. <BR/><BR/>The world itself is cool, but it's the little things that really draw me in.Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-4263815777737333802008-10-31T09:42:00.000-04:002008-10-31T09:42:00.000-04:00Very cool. I've got Zork on my iPod touch. It's aw...Very cool. I've got Zork on my iPod touch. It's awesome to go back to the world of text-based adventuring from time to time. :)Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-67418873103892743442008-10-05T08:22:00.000-04:002008-10-05T08:22:00.000-04:00This is what I think: GameSpotThis is what I think: <A HREF="http://mostpopularinusa.blogspot.com/2008/10/gamespot.html" REL="nofollow">GameSpot</A>Chushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669218468698857210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-78870655272853173092008-09-29T10:52:00.000-04:002008-09-29T10:52:00.000-04:00No, I guess my video-snobbery wouldn't let me get ...No, I guess my video-snobbery wouldn't let me get the low-def version. :D Sounds like cool controls though!<BR/><BR/>There's a some kind of separate <A HREF="http://www.gamespot.com/wii/action/starwarstheclonewars/news.html?sid=6196086&mode=previews" REL="nofollow">Clone Wars Lightsaber Duel</A> game coming out for the Wii though, so I'd figured we might check that one out.Lance Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215289870785627288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-90014037416267833342008-09-29T09:10:00.000-04:002008-09-29T09:10:00.000-04:00Have you tried it on the Wii? I played it at my br...Have you tried it on the Wii? I played it at my brother-in-laws house, and it was a blast. You use the wand as the lightsaber, and the pod for all the Force effects, so while the graphics aren't as good, it's much more immersive. :) <BR/><BR/>Also, it has a "duel mode" so you can beat the crap out of each other as well.NukeHavochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665710360433600204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-78168310697425069482008-01-07T09:22:00.000-05:002008-01-07T09:22:00.000-05:00Thanks to Ken for making me wonder if I'm actually...Thanks to Ken for making me wonder if I'm actually going mad.<BR/><BR/><B>Me:</B> "Yeah, Mass Effect is fun, but I hate how the tank can't fire up and down."<BR/><B>Ken:</B> "What do you mean - sure it can."<BR/><B>Me:</B> "Dude, it totally can't."<BR/><B>Ken:</B> "Let's fire it up and test it out."<BR/><BR/>At least on Ken's box, it can. I have no idea why I was having so much trouble. I'm interested to play it again and try it out, but for the moment I'm currently sucked back into Oblivion.Lance Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215289870785627288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-19590301577830288042008-01-05T12:59:00.000-05:002008-01-05T12:59:00.000-05:00We experimented with this last night, and we can n...We experimented with this last night, and we can now happily report that the tank in Mass Effect CAN fire up/down in addition to left/right.<BR/><BR/>No idea why it didn't seem to do that when you first played the game, but I think our clipping/weird geography explanation may be as good as any.Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-59510297528838774482007-12-28T18:25:00.000-05:002007-12-28T18:25:00.000-05:00Replaying of cut scenes always drives me nuts. You...Replaying of cut scenes always drives me nuts. You'd think, 30+ years into video game development and design, that programmers would have realized that WE ... HATE ... REPLAYING ... CUTSCENES!Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-3283240324579912082007-12-28T18:23:00.000-05:002007-12-28T18:23:00.000-05:00It's a happy problem to have, isn't it? I have a s...It's a happy problem to have, isn't it? I have a similar conundrum: fire up Mass Effect or try and unlock a few more achievements in Forza? Replay Halo 3 on campaign, or continue battling the tyrants of Half-Life 2? Delve into Portal or spend hours lost in Civilization 4?<BR/><BR/>Decisions, decisions...Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-27521173181950590782007-12-14T15:15:00.000-05:002007-12-14T15:15:00.000-05:00On a related note, I "Aces High", a free campaign ...On a related note, I "Aces High", a free campaign source book that someone wrote for running a Crimson Skies RPG using Savage Worlds rules. :)Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-85093208817844211742007-12-14T14:49:00.000-05:002007-12-14T14:49:00.000-05:00Yes, the game did have some sort of chicken mechan...Yes, the game did have some sort of chicken mechanic, though I'm fuzzy on the details. :)Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-7873261519968855922007-12-14T14:37:00.000-05:002007-12-14T14:37:00.000-05:00Wow, those are some good memories, and that game d...Wow, those are some good memories, and that game did have <I>such</I> a cool setting. I seem to remember some crazy gameplay mode where one person was a chicken and all the other players chased them around?Lance Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215289870785627288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-3492261247288813402007-12-14T14:30:00.000-05:002007-12-14T14:30:00.000-05:00I read Game Informer's profile of the new Ghost Bu...I read Game Informer's profile of the new Ghost Busters, and it seems they are trying very hard to keep it true to the GB vibe, particularly GB1 (no goo-animated Statues of Liberty please)<BR/><BR/>It's taking place in 1991, which in and of itself is a good sign: better to advance the timeline a few years, then to try and jump to the modern era. Ramis and Akroyd seem genuinely excited about writing this game (which can't be said about their approach to Ghost Busters 2) and I'm cautiously optimistic.Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-29577839797621715442007-12-14T14:25:00.000-05:002007-12-14T14:25:00.000-05:00I hope this means another Crimson Skies game for t...I hope this means another Crimson Skies game for the Xbox 360; I loved the 1930s alternative history pulp/weird science feel to it. Plus, we had some great games of multi-player with Crimson Skies (I think it was our *first* multiplayer game on xbox actually).Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-6366614532886390702007-11-30T12:12:00.000-05:002007-11-30T12:12:00.000-05:00Me too. Obviously we already spend a lot of time d...Me too. Obviously we already spend a lot of time discussing comic books, but I like the idea of sitting down and really digging into the meat of a book. <BR/><BR/>Plus, we've got a pretty diverse lot, so I expect a lot of cool comments attacking the books from different angles.<BR/><BR/>Very, very cool.Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-88029025410916599372007-11-30T12:09:00.000-05:002007-11-30T12:09:00.000-05:00I'm curious to see what this looks like on your TV...I'm curious to see what this looks like on your TV. Since I'm still in low-res hell, I didn't notice most of what you're talking about. <BR/><BR/>There were a few oddball texture/lighting effects, but for the most part I was satisfied with the visual performance. But then again, my TV's about 1/4 the size of yours, and standard def, so it's very possible I'm missing it simply because I can't see it. :)Ken Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183912052353033593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-88071394682180767172007-11-27T15:41:00.000-05:002007-11-27T15:41:00.000-05:00Thanks, Borghal - please feel free to jump in and ...Thanks, Borghal - please feel free to jump in and comment any time. :)Lance Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18215289870785627288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-86490324736942462392007-11-27T15:12:00.000-05:002007-11-27T15:12:00.000-05:00Welcome back. You showed up on my feed reader, and...Welcome back. You showed up on my feed reader, and I remembered I used to read your thoughts. Will happily continue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916244226719695065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-76510563687525244892007-09-29T15:59:00.000-04:002007-09-29T15:59:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16512232.post-30407811598698803952007-09-28T19:09:00.000-04:002007-09-28T19:09:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Omar Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944147038071391777noreply@blogger.com