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14 years ago @ Go! Gaming Giant - Borderlands Skill Calc... · 0 replies · +1 points

Taken from the website in question: "This is a pre-release version of the Borderlands Skills. All data is based on incomplete data and will change as more information is confirmed"

Right there.

And even if the site never updated, this would still be useful for giving you a rough idea of things, despite not knowing the exact specifications of each ability.

14 years ago @ Go! Gaming Giant - Super Street Fighter I... · 0 replies · +1 points

I don't quite know how to feel about this, and I really won't know until we know more details. Well, I do know that I want more SF, though. :) I also know that both 19.99 and 49.99 are less than a standard retail price. I'm hoping for 29.99 at most, as SFIV could be found for 19.99 even before this announcement.

As long as they improve the character balance and add proper online with support for more than one person, then I'm sure I pick this up sometime.

14 years ago @ Go! Gaming Giant - Grand Theft Auto 5 Wis... · 0 replies · +1 points

Good list, especially the point about co-op. Out of all the things Saints Row 2 did better than GTA IV, that was pretty high up on the list. That and save points during missions, so you don't have to drive all the way back to the place the mission actually starts every time you fail.

14 years ago @ Go! Gaming Giant - New PlayStation 3, A F... · 0 replies · +1 points

I've heard that the blu ray player in the PS3 is still one of the best that you can buy, thanks to firmware updates. That alone is a great reason to pickup a PS3. Throw in exclusives like God of War 3 and Infamous, and you have a great game console.

14 years ago @ Go! Gaming Giant - The Sad State of Moder... · 0 replies · +2 points

I said this on our forum, but I'll say it here too: Many classical composers wrote pieces that are FAR longer than the minute and a half midi style loops of Mega Man 2, but still managed to compose memorable melodies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amXBUlgDwz0

I can see your point that shorter and more repetitious compositions might be more memorable, but as these composers have proven, you can make longer pieces of music and still include a melody that won't leave your head for days.

As another example, this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CK2hx377iU
Can now sound like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCHVYnThKG0

And sound as relevant in a video game today, as it would have sounded if composed before the creation of the first video game.

14 years ago @ Go! Gaming Giant - Movies to Games: 80's ... · 0 replies · +1 points

Having grown up in the '80s, this was a lot of fun. One issue though: All those John Carpenter movies, and you forget They Live? How did that happen. And btw, Big Trouble in Little China just might be my favorite '80s action movie ever. Awesome film. :)

14 years ago @ Go! Gaming Giant - Borderlands Preview · 0 replies · +1 points

I'm really looking forward to this one. This will probably be my first game bought at full retail price since May.

14 years ago @ Go! Gaming Giant - The Sad State of Moder... · 0 replies · +2 points

As much as it might be effective in the game, I just don't find the Halo or Gears soundtracks to be at all memorable. Some people really seem to enjoy thematic film score type music, but I'm not one of them. It's especially jarring having come from game music in the '80s and '90s, which was VERY memorable to me.

That's mainly what I was getting at here. Well, that and what I said about licensed music taking over certain aspects of the industry.

14 years ago @ Go! Gaming Giant - Greatest Video Game Qu... · 0 replies · +1 points

Rockstar sure can write some good dialogue. :)

14 years ago @ Go! Gaming Giant - Greatest Video Game Qu... · 0 replies · +1 points

Nice comment. :)

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