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Tom
Istari
Oh hey, I read that book years ago! I actually read the sequel, Sapphique, first without realizing, so I had no idea what was happening through the entire book. It also didn't help that I had a fever and was mildly delirious. But yeah, it is a hard book to pin down. I'm still not sure how I feel about it. The characterization was nice but the plot was a little rambly and I....don't know about the style...? It was interesting.
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DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
^Huh. Yeah, exactly.
Some of the twists confused the heck out of me as well. (You're telling me the Warden and...the Sapient in the tower with the sphere thingys whose name I forgot...are the same person? If so did the Warden poison Attia? Or did I totally misunderstand that? Why did the ring work on Attia but not on Gildas?....)
I enjoyed it and it was good but I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I should given how good it was? Something like that.
Tom
Istari
Yeah, I just remember feeling a vague sense of dislike as I read it that I couldn't explain. A lot of the worldbuilding and plot twists were completely nonsensical to me.
Incanus
Shadow Lord
Great book and movie--of course, I didn't pack a suitcase full of drugs, unlike the original gonzo--
I'm already having fun. It's gonna be great.
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
For me it wasn't so much a sense of dislike as a lack of chemistry.
Tom
Istari
The concepts were intriguing, but their execution was......ehhh. Definitely could have stood to be thought out a little more. And like you said about chemistry--I don't even remember anything about the main romantic plot. Nothing. Or the majority of the character interactions, for that matter. They all stood as well-developed characters on their own but didn't have any real emotional connection to each other.
TheCrystallineEntity
Dark Lord
Shadow of the Colossus and ICO are two of the best games ever made: true works of art in all areas--sound effects, music, a deep yet minimalistic plot that has nearly unlimited ways to be mulled over and examined, beautiful visuals. --and I've played neither of them.
Tom
Istari
My kind of gamer! I'm good at appreciating games and very bad at actually finding time to play them.
TheCrystallineEntity
Dark Lord
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I only like specific games; I'm very picky about the things I like. I only have a DS, 3DS, PSP, and Wii. My small game collection includes: Metroid Zero Mission, Pokemon Pearl [my first video game ever], Pokemon Explorers of Sky, Dragon Quest IX [my first fantasy RPG!], Radiant Historia [one of the best games ever in my opinion], Castlevania Order of Eccelsia, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, Pokemon X, Pokemon Moon, Super Smash Bros. 4, Final Fantasy Curtain Call, Tales of the Abyss, Rune Factory 4, [ditto FFVII and Radiant Historia], Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Final Fantasy VII [ditto Radiant Historia], Fire Emblem Fates [Birthright, Conquest, and Revelation], Okami, The Last Story, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
What games do you like/play?
On a totally unrelated note,
It's a mithril-clad rule that characters do not have human anatomy, sexual organs, or sex of any kind in my books. It's just :eew: :eew: :skull: :skull: utterly disgusting to me. Any characters who do have children reproduce by the intention to create and energy fusion.
I only like specific games; I'm very picky about the things I like. I only have a DS, 3DS, PSP, and Wii. My small game collection includes: Metroid Zero Mission, Pokemon Pearl [my first video game ever], Pokemon Explorers of Sky, Dragon Quest IX [my first fantasy RPG!], Radiant Historia [one of the best games ever in my opinion], Castlevania Order of Eccelsia, Castlevania Portrait of Ruin, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, Pokemon X, Pokemon Moon, Super Smash Bros. 4, Final Fantasy Curtain Call, Tales of the Abyss, Rune Factory 4, [ditto FFVII and Radiant Historia], Castlevania Symphony of the Night, Final Fantasy VII [ditto Radiant Historia], Fire Emblem Fates [Birthright, Conquest, and Revelation], Okami, The Last Story, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. What games do you like/play?
On a totally unrelated note,
It's a mithril-clad rule that characters do not have human anatomy, sexual organs, or sex of any kind in my books. It's just :eew: :eew: :skull: :skull: utterly disgusting to me. Any characters who do have children reproduce by the intention to create and energy fusion.
TheCrystallineEntity
Dark Lord
^There is, however, [or consequently, depending on how you look at it], lots of brother-sister incest, twin-cest, marrying cousins, gays, lesbians, and non-gendered characters, and everyone is naked except for the ones who wear cloaks, because cloaks are just awesome.
Yes, I'm weird that way. There's also a peculiar and unique spirituality that is both subtle and unsubtle, but I'm not trying to convert anyone or force people to accept my view of the universe. I'm neither religious nor atheist; undefinable.
Yes, I'm weird that way.
There's also a peculiar and unique spirituality that is both subtle and unsubtle, but I'm not trying to convert anyone or force people to accept my view of the universe. I'm neither religious nor atheist; undefinable.
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
^
What games do you like/play?
On a totally unrelated note,
It's a mithril-clad rule that characters do not have human anatomy, sexual organs, or sex of any kind in my books. It's just :eew: :eew: :skull: :skull: utterly disgusting to me. Any characters who do have children reproduce by the intention to create and energy fusion.
that's more games than i've ever played! I only know some online MMORPG's, Donkey Kong Country Returns (which is actually great fun), New Super Mario Brothers, some kind of terrible games adapted from movies by brothers watched, Broken Age (the mobile version, it's amazing but i havent touched it in a month cuz i'm stuck on a part), uh I might be missing some but mostly just my lil brother's games. Oh yeah lego star wars 3 which is kind of boring. (Ive heard other Lego games are better, but I haven't played them.) I would like to venture out into the wide world of gaming but I balk at it cuz I know it would eat my life lol. So I just play whatever my younger brothers play (except Super Mario Galaxy which is boring as far as I can tell.)
Oh, and some Mario Kart while visiting at friends houses of course.
Oh yeah, i've played DragonVale for something like 4 years (off and on now) but idk if that counts since it's an app.
I'm like a weakly aspiring gamer or something.
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
I am sick. Ugh.
Tom
Istari
^
What games do you like/play?
Sweet!
I'm broke and only have a PS3 right now, so I can't play some of the games I'd like to. I enjoy the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series, Skyrim, Dishonored, Bioshock, Fallout--mostly the big name stuff. I haven't had a chance to play much of anything not supported by the PS3, unfortunately.
So no human characters? Huh, that's interesting--I'm the exact opposite. I love writing about humans, and as an art major specializing in character design, the human figure is the most common subject I draw. The nature of human beings and how we relate to our physical bodies is fascinating to me, and my writing style is physically oriented--a lot of sensory description and as much of a focus on body language as spoken dialogue.
DragonOfTheAerie
Istari
I just finished another book (I read almost the whole thing just today) and I have been reading so much lately I feel like my brain has been dragged over gravel.
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I'm STILL behind on my goodreads challenge...
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I'm STILL behind on my goodreads challenge...
Tom
Istari
I can't write another line of this term paper or I'm going to throw my laptop at a wall. If I never have to see Jackson F***ing Pollock's name ever again I will be so happy. He's one of my favorite artists, has been since I was a kid, but this is ridiculous. One of my sources is 800+ pages long. Arrrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh.
La Volpe
Mystagogue
Man, I've always wanted to play Shadow of the Colossus too. But, like apparently everyone here, I haven't actually gotten to it.
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What games do you like/play?
I have a pretty big game collection. I play a whole bunch of different genres. I'm sure no one wants to know this, but you opened the door with your list, ha.
If we're counting consoles that are by now long gone, my list goes something like this (if we're counting only games that I've actually finished):
On Consoles:
Final Fantasy IV, V, VI, VIII, IX, Tactics (War of the Lions); Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn, Shadow Dragon, Mystery of the Emblem, Blazing Sword; Metroid 1, 2, Zero Mission, Fusion; Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow; Pokemon Red, Gold, FireRed, Ruby, SoulSilver, Platinum, Black, Black 2; Super Smash Brothers Melee, Brawl; Tales of Symphonia, Phantasia; Eternal Sonata; Breath of Fire 2, 3; Mirror's Edge; Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, Link's Awakening, Minish Cap, Spirit Tracks, Link Between Worlds, Twilight Princess, Skyward Sword, Wind Waker; Megaman Zero 1, 2; Megaman Battle Network 1, 2, 3; Super Robot Taisen OG1; Prototype; Assassin's Creed 1, 2, Brotherhood, Revelations, 3; E.V.O. Search for Eden; and probably many more that I'm forgetting about now.
On PC:
Fallout 1, 2, 3; Wasteland 2; Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Skyrim; Starcraft 2; Red Alert 1, 3; Diablo 1, 2; Borderlands; Valdis Story; Bastion; Transistor; Mark of a Ninja; Risk of Rain; Starscape; This War of Mine; Dex; Portal 1, 2; Remember Me; Waking Mars; Need for Speed Undercover, Most Wanted; Avernum Escape from the Pit; Lifeless Planet; Limbo; Metal Gear Solid; and probably some more I forgot about.
And then there's a bunch more that I played but never actually finished, including Mass Effect, Dead Space, Majora's Mask, etc.
Banten
Shadow Lord
La Volpe
Mystagogue
Ha, indeed. I was a bit disappointed in Fallout 3 because of the massive shift from the original genre. In its own right, it's a great game, just not what I was looking for when I started playing it (later on, it got me kind of hooked). Anyway, I have New Vegas bought and waiting in my Steam library; I just need to get around to actually playing it.
I hear that it's supposed to be much better than 3 -- is this true?
TheCrystallineEntity
Dark Lord
I might just end up buying a visual novel from Japan. Yes, I'm aware of how doomed I am.