Chit Chat Zone

[McConnaughay]

Lol, yeah well. The Real Sting isn't around now is he?

No, he's a square. Anyway, I don't know if anybody considers achievements or trophies as prestigious as I do but I was looking into Smackdown vs. RAW 2007 and 2008, and from the looks of it, I'll be able to get about 1350g from those games without XBOX live, and I'll be able to get the rest of the points when I one day get live.

 

[Flurry]

No, he's a square. Anyway, I don't know if anybody considers achievements or trophies as prestigious as I do but I was looking into Smackdown vs. RAW 2007 and 2008, and from the looks of it, I'll be able to get about 1350g from those games without XBOX live, and I'll be able to get the rest of the points when I one day get live.

Nice, what exactly can you do with those points?

 

[McConnaughay]

Nice, what exactly can you do with those points?

Absolutely nothing.

 

[Flurry]

What the? For real!?

 

[McConnaughay]

What the? For real!?

Yes, I know what you're probably thinking, what is the point of taking such pride in a gamer score if you're not going to truly garner anything relatively tangible out of it? It's like whenever you're playing an arcade game, you do it for fun but you'd be lying if you didn't like getting a high score, that's what a gamer score is, except it continues onward. It's the little extra bit of nicotine added to your video game cigarette. Basically, achievements will keep you playing a game and enjoying yourself even after you've beaten the story, you'll have to look at the realms of a game in different ways and I believe that you get a deeper appreciation because of that. I also like to think of achievements as little badges because after I rented a game six or so months ago, it's nice to be able to take a trip down memory lane and see what I did in that game, or see what I could still do in that game, or being able to talk to your friends and go, Hey look what I did.

 

[Flurry]

Yes, I know what you're probably thinking, what is the point of taking such pride in a gamer score if you're not going to truly garner anything relatively tangible out of it? It's like whenever you're playing an arcade game, you do it for fun but you'd be lying if you didn't like getting a high score, that's what a gamer score is, except it continues onward. It's the little extra bit of nicotine added to your video game cigarette. Basically, achievements will keep you playing a game and enjoying yourself even after you've beaten the story, you'll have to look at the realms of a game in different ways and I believe that you get a deeper appreciation because of that. I also like to think of achievements as little badges because after I rented a game six or so months ago, it's nice to be able to take a trip down memory lane and see what I did in that game, or see what I could still do in that game, or being able to talk to your friends and go, Hey look what I did.

Ohh, well that makes sense. But there's point in having the Gold Points system if you can't use em. Badges are one thing to have cause it represents your achievements and all that.

 

[McConnaughay]

Ohh, well that makes sense. But there's point in having the Gold Points system if you can't use em. Badges are one thing to have cause it represents your achievements and all that.

There is Microsoft Points that you can buy that allow you to buy arcade games, indie games, and downloadable content. The indie games are only about a dollar each and are generally mediocre though I've found a couple of really fun ones including a Runescape styled game where you get to play as your avatar. The Arcade games are usually NES, Sega, Nintendo 64, and arcade games, like Sonic, Castlevania, X-Men, TMNT and so on.

 

[Flurry]

Ohh, well that's neat!

 

[McConnaughay]

Indeed, I wish that there were more quality indie games though.

 

[Flurry]

Indeed, I wish that there were more quality indie games though.

I'm sure if there's enough demand. They might do it.

 

[McConnaughay]

I'm sure if there's enough demand. They might do it.

Indie Games are fan-made, most popular games with any demand are in the arcade section and cost more, some games are really, really, really stupid in there. You'll find over 3000 games but 2700 of them are idiotic and look like they were designed my a three year old. Some of them just bother me to be honest, there was one game that was called, A Game For My Son and it had a picture of the creators little boy and this really simple Tetris game, I don't know. Maybe I'm overreacting but I'd be uncomfortable to associate my son anywhere near where Marcus Fenux chops people in-half with a lancer.

 

[Flurry]

Indie Games are fan-made, most popular games with any demand are in the arcade section and cost more, some games are really, really, really stupid in there. You'll find over 3000 games but 2700 of them are idiotic and look like they were designed my a three year old. Some of them just bother me to be honest, there was one game that was called, A Game For My Son and it had a picture of the creators little boy and this really simple Tetris game, I don't know. Maybe I'm overreacting but I'd be uncomfortable to associate my son anywhere near where Marcus Fenux chops people in-half with a lancer.

Ah, now I see. Marcus Fenux a video game character? And I have like 5 comics to read and review. Only problem or two is. The initiative to do it. And whether or not to send them to Jay or Sebastian.

 

[McConnaughay]

Ah, now I see. Marcus Fenux a video game character? And I have like 5 comics to read and review. Only problem or two is. The initiative to do it. And whether or not to send them to Jay or Sebastian or Orion.

I think that you should go with sending them to that last guy, anyway, yeah, Marcus Fenix is the main character for Gears of War, not much of a gamer are you? What comics are they?

 

[Flurry]

Lol, sorry no can do! And yeah I don't do gaming very often. And all I can say is that they are some new releases.

 

[McConnaughay]

Lol, sorry no can do! And yeah I don't do gaming very often. And all I can say is that they are some new releases.

I reviewed a couple of comics back at my website/blog, it kinda took the desire to read them from me, my reviews are usually two paragraphs each, which feels too long.

 

[Flurry]

Wow, I'm guessing pretty detailed huh?

 

[McConnaughay]

Wow, I'm guessing pretty detailed huh?

I had a rubric to it essentially, I'd have a prologue which would basically introduce my perspective on the characters involved, then I'd tap briefly on the context of the story without revealing too much information. Next, I'd review said story, the illustrations, and the general intrigue that it left to formulate my overall grade.

 

[Flurry]

I had a rubric to it essentially, I'd have a prologue which would basically introduce my perspective on the characters involved, then I'd tap briefly on the context of the story without revealing too much information. Next, I'd review said story, the illustrations, and the general intrigue that it left to formulate my overall grade.

Ahh I see! I basically just give my view on the makers of the comic, talk a bit about what's going on, and my opinion of it, my rating, and some other stuff. Usually takes a paragraph for me.

 

[McConnaughay]

Ahh I see! I basically just give my view on the makers of the comic, talk a bit about what's going on, and my opinion of it, my rating, and some other stuff. Usually takes a paragraph for me.

Well, sometimes I get side-tracked, for example I was reviewing the first issue of Catwoman at one point, and I spent a little bit of time talking about how important it is for her to make an impact in her very first issue to assist in carving herself as more than just an anti-hero from the Batman series, and how her credibility stands, then I talked about the characters in it and whether I could take them seriously, and how promising they looked.

 

[Flurry]

Well, sometimes I get side-tracked, for example I was reviewing the first issue of Catwoman at one point, and I spent a little bit of time talking about how important it is for her to make an impact in her very first issue to assist in carving herself as more than just an anti-hero from the Batman series, and how her credibility stands, then I talked about the characters in it and whether I could take them seriously, and how promising they looked.

Ohh I see. Nothing wrong with that! Makes for good reading I would think.