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The Flood / Re: if spiderman
« on: December 13, 2014, 11:15:48 PM »
Multiverse.

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The Flood / Re: to show ownership over my significant others
« on: December 13, 2014, 11:13:39 PM »
But owning people is wrong, and wrong things are bad. Hitler was bad. Are you saying that you are Hitler?

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Gaming / Re: New game hype?
« on: December 13, 2014, 11:12:34 PM »
There'd be a few if I had a Wii U...
I have a Wii U and I'm not hyped for anything.

Hype is for losers, having a "curious interest, but only to the degree that you won't be devastated if it ends up being bad" is where it's at.

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The Flood / Re: I'm back
« on: December 13, 2014, 11:06:42 PM »
Yeah, yeah. That's why every Japanese exchange student I've ever known has perfect handwriting when it comes to writing English letters. With how much detail there is in each character, you kinda have to learn how to write precisely... And if you don't, then, well... it's no different than the average English writer who has bad handwriting.
Pretty much. I'm hoping my handwriting will improve by learning Japanese, but that's more of a side-effect than purpose.

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The Flood / Re: I'm back
« on: December 13, 2014, 11:02:10 PM »
k

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The Flood / Re: I'm back
« on: December 13, 2014, 10:56:13 PM »
おやすみなさい!ディー・フォー・シー。私がおたく/オタクをはないです。私は教化をは好き。なぜもあなたか? [It's okay, I'm bad with this. I take a long time because I'm using a dictionary.]
Wait, you used a / in there. Are you meaning to tell me that you actually use those in Japanese? With all this other crazy shit? Without spaces?
It means the same thing in Japanese. In that case, I was saying "I'm not an Otaku", but Otaku has two different spellings: たく (geek) and オタク (nerd). I just gave an either/or instead of choosing one or the other, just in case.

The grammar isn't too terrible. English is Subject-Verb-Object, Japanese is Subject-Object-Verb. That's all I have in there not including the speech markers (they mark the part of speech and sometimes emphasis).

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The Flood / Re: Episode III was the best prequel.
« on: December 13, 2014, 10:51:41 PM »
People please, there are more important things to discuss

Why is it called a Deathstar when it only brings death to solid planets
Spoiler
-sandtrap

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The Flood / Re: I'm back
« on: December 13, 2014, 10:45:35 PM »
Kitty, motivate me to keep learning glorious nippon moon runes
I'm sort of a beginner  when it comes to actual japanese >.>
You don't have to be an expert to motivate
はい はじめまして わたし わ ねこ です。十 八 さい です。いえ わ ちさい です。母 と 父 と 兄 わ ぎですか。さりなす に すんでいます。ありがと [i sort of messed up in the end heh]
おやすみなさい!ディー・フォー・シー。私がおたく/オタクをはないです。私は教化をは好き。なぜもあなたか? [It's okay, I'm bad with this. I take a long time because I'm using a dictionary.]

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The Flood / Re: I'm back
« on: December 13, 2014, 10:15:05 PM »
Kitty, motivate me to keep learning glorious nippon moon runes
I'm sort of a beginner  when it comes to actual japanese >.>
You don't have to be an expert to motivate

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The Flood / Re: I'm back
« on: December 13, 2014, 10:11:29 PM »
pls verb, I'm trying to practice proper grammar

you know, except for using the wrong script for most of that sentence

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The Flood / Re: I'm back
« on: December 13, 2014, 10:07:54 PM »
Kitty, motivate me to keep learning glorious nippon moon runes

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The Flood / Re: I'm back
« on: December 13, 2014, 10:04:15 PM »
らvいおlいらvいおlいがディー・フォー・シーにfおrむおlいを ぎvえ

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The Flood / Re: Episode III was the best prequel.
« on: December 13, 2014, 09:50:56 PM »
SW CARTOON ORDER

Clone Wars > TCW >>> shit > Rebels > Holiday Special

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The Flood / Re: Episode III was the best prequel.
« on: December 13, 2014, 09:45:43 PM »
IV > V > III > II > VI > I

Preference, not good to bad. I like all of the Star Wars movies, just some more than others.

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Gaming / Re: Got Dragon Age Inquisition for $14...
« on: December 13, 2014, 09:40:15 PM »
This will always be relevant.
YouTube

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The Flood / Re: Meanings of your usernames?
« on: December 13, 2014, 07:35:17 PM »
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.
Ah, that's pretty cool how you made it.
Well, I didn't come up with it. It's a JoJo reference. D4C is the spirit behind the guy (Funny Valentine):

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Gaming / Re: New game hype?
« on: December 13, 2014, 02:13:08 PM »
Nothing really.

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The Flood / Re: Even Star Wars
« on: December 13, 2014, 12:45:09 PM »
Da fuq am I looking at
Monitor lizard

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Gaming / Re: How do you feel about this picture?
« on: December 13, 2014, 12:42:14 PM »
Still enjoyed it with mods.
See, this is just one of those silly things that people say that I don't understand.

Like, yeah, of course you enjoyed it with mods.

Are there any games that get shittier with mods?...
TF2 with sprays, but those aren't actually mods in the sense that you're talking about.

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The Flood / Re: Meanings of your usernames?
« on: December 13, 2014, 12:37:42 PM »
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap.

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Gaming / Re: How do you feel about this picture?
« on: December 13, 2014, 12:12:03 PM »
What does that matter?
It's more a concern of how the games are advertised than anything. Skyrim was hyped up as this huge-ass, "do anything, your actions are important, quests are infinite" game and we get "You can only climb that mountain through following a designated path or taking advantage of terrain-planing, choice of dialogue with no effect, quests are only infinite because a number of quests just start over when you complete them."

And NV being insanely branching is an over-exaggeration. You pick up to two sides (primary, secondary) out of four, giving you one of twelve (eight possibilities for picking two, four for picking one primary) epilogue slide-screens. It's not that difficult, Dragon Age: Origins had it for all of your companions.

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The Flood / Re: Holy Shit I just looked a myself in the mirror
« on: December 13, 2014, 11:36:39 AM »
I usually just start wondering why I'm me, and how I got to this point in time how I am. Philosophy and stuff, even though I don't think it gets as deep as some people here.

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The Flood / Re: What is your worst experience with people?
« on: December 13, 2014, 11:32:42 AM »
People who constantly put themselves back in bad circumstances despite how much you try to talk them through it. It feels like I'm the one doing it because of how involved I get, and when it inevitably backfires, it really hurts.

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I can easily be in social situations for hours. Hell, I love going to concerts and hanging out with friends. I go to the mall (a half hour drive) all the time, even though I never buy anything, just so I can carpool with my friends and socialize.
The thing is that I just like sitting at home, watching TV and drinking tea more than that. Being introverted isn't being afraid of social situations, it just means you prefer solitary conditions to them.

On the developing topic, I don't like hanging out with drunk people when I'm sober. I end up really bored and wishing I could go home. Wanting to be at home instead of trying to hold a conversation with drunk people isn't a sign of mental illness.

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Gaming / Re: Are overhyped games better or worse than underhyped games?
« on: December 13, 2014, 11:00:07 AM »
If a game is unheard of, it's either bad or a hidden gem. if it's the former, it's unheard of for a reason. If a game is extremely overhyped, it will be a disappointment because the product will never match the hype. Even if it's a good game, it will be disappointing in comparison to its expectations.

That's why Half-Life 3 will never be released.

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Gaming / Re: The Last Guardian update.
« on: December 13, 2014, 10:47:40 AM »
Another look at the same article in which Ueda talked about his departure from Sony:
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"Why did you decide to go freelance?
It’s difficult to explain, but in a nutshell it was because I felt a sense of crisis within myself about a lot of things. It’s hard to [say exactly what], but in terms of my own growth and career and so on.

What did it feel like to leave a company where you had worked for so long?
When I worked at SCE, I was on an annual contract, so it was not as much of a change as those around me might think. Recently, I’ve been working at my home office and often at SCE’s Shinagawa office in Tokyo.

What was Sony’s reaction?
It was not easy, but I can’t go into the details just yet. It will be good to be able to discuss it along with a post-mortem of The Last Guardian someday."
The first signs of his resignation, not firing:
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"Rumors began circulating Wednesday morning after a story at UK-based Eurogamer claimed that the Team Ico studio head has resigned, and was continuing to work on the oft-delayed The Last Guardian on a contract basis.
According to that report, Ueda's departure is one of the factors in that game's continual delay." - (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/38881/Sony_TightLipped_On_Ico_Creators_Rumored_Resignation.php
And the confirmation:
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"Following a series of rumors that Ico creator Fumito Ueda has left his position at Sony, Gamasutra can confirm that the esteemed creator is no longer an employee at the company.

In a statement received by Gamasutra on Monday, Sony confirmed that while the creator is no longer working as an employee, he is finishing the upcoming The Last Guardian on a contract basis, and is 'committed to completing' the project." - (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/39100/Confirmed_Ico_Creator_Fumito_Ueda_Leaves_Sony.php)
On the subject of re-engineering:
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" 'Hiatus, I never… It was Jack Tretton! He used that term, and I said no, hiatus is misleading,' Yoshida said. 'It was a hiatus in terms of releasing new information. The game has never stopped--the team has always been here. They're going through the reengineering of the game, so the team size is smaller, because it's more engineering focused right now.' [...] 'So, we're waiting for the right time to reintroduce The Last Guardian in an appropriate way. I can't… Well, the game is in development, and it's well staffed, and Ueda-san is here, working--even though he's not a Sony employee, he's dedicated to the product. But we're not ready to update yet.' " - (http://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-reengineering-the-last-guardian/1100-6415289/0)
I see nothing inherent to presume that Ueda was forced off of the team. In context of the interview, Yoshida most likely meant the actual definition of engineering (the art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of pure sciences, as physics or chemistry, as in the construction of engines, bridges, buildings, mines, ships, and chemical plants. - Dictionary.com) in that they were working on the technical aspects of the game. This makes a lot of sense given the information we have on why the game was delayed back in the first place:
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" 'The team is back in Tokyo is working hard, and there are some technical difficulties that the team is focused on right now,' [Shuhei Yoshida] told us. 'That's why we don't have an update.' " - (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-06-the-last-guardian-still-having-technical-difficulties-says-sony)
Sony Santa Monica and Naughty Dog (Ice Team, makers of the Uncharted series) occasionally met with Team ICO to chat and share ideas:
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'The different Sony first-party teams do not necessarily actively work together, but we do communicate with each other,' confirmed Moss's fellow director of technology Christer Ericson. 'We tend to visit each other several times a year, and doing so we may exchange ideas. They've been here, and we've been there. We do ask each other how are you doing that, and just sometimes go over to provide feedback.'

Sony's Worldwide Studios benefit from the help of several dedicated teams, including the Ice Team that works out of Naughty Dog's Los Angeles offices and XDEV, which is based in Liverpool - although Sony's studios all operate independently, and often employ their own technology.

'There are very low-level bits of rendering code that we can take and put in our engine,' explained Moss. 'Ice code is in the Naughty Dog engine, for example. But if we need to explain how our player code works, for instance - that's much more of a spiderweb. The way that Nathan Drake runs around the world - I know how it's done, but it's diametrically opposed to how God of War works.' " - (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-03-15-santa-monica-studios-clarifies-its-involvement-with-the-last-guardian)
But in the same article, it's noted that their involvement never reached beyond that:
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'I'm never really sure how that got in the press, because as far as I'm aware we're not helping out with The Last Guardian,' director of technology at Santa Monica Studio Tim Moss told Eurogamer. 'The only way you can say that is the knowledge that we contribute back to the central tech groups benefits The Last Guardian. So I'm guessing someone was slightly misquoted.'
And the last piece of information, where Ueda confirms without any "vagueness" that the game remains under his "creative supervision":
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" 'As some of you may have heard, I left Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Studio some time ago to pursue my creative passions," he wrote. "Nevertheless, I continue working on The Last Guardian as a freelance contributor. While it’s been a long time coming, The Last Guardian remains under my creative supervision and is still in development by an incredibly talented team.' " - (http://www.vg247.com/2013/02/13/the-last-guardian-remains-under-my-creative-supervision-says-fumito-ueda/)

Yes, that was a lot of running around just to say "nah, that's not the story." But I have followed TLG REALLY closely since 2010 and I don't like misinformation. Sony is a business, and I doubt that they really give two shits about their consumers outside of their money. Sony is also really greedy, especially in their movie department, and we've seen plenty of games ruined because of Sony not understanding what they're doing. But this isn't Sony, it's still Ueda and Team ICO. It's not going to be the best game ever, but I expect it to be in lines with SotC and ICO.

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The Flood / Re: Post ITT and I'll tell you something I know about you
« on: December 13, 2014, 10:18:50 AM »
let's see it

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Gaming / Re: The Last Guardian update.
« on: December 12, 2014, 10:32:11 PM »
I have no idea why anyone would even be hyped for it after Sony kicked off the lead creative director for refusing to turn the game into a generic action adventure game like uncharted.
Ueda left Sony because of "a sense of crisis within [himself] about a lot of things" (http://www.edge-online.com/news/ueda-terribly-sorry-for-the-last-guardian-delay/), he wasn't fired. He's still on the project as a consultant. And I have never heard anything about Sony wanting to turn TLG into an Uncharted-like.

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The Flood / Re: I might just quit this job in January
« on: December 12, 2014, 07:59:12 PM »
Say the reasons why you want to quit and thank the person for the work experience. Don't be afraid to quit, but be polite about it and make it clear that it's not over something petty.

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