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"I do not like Western games at all (please read)" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-12-25 17:09:30

Now dont judge me by the title alone. Just hear me out. I work at a Gamestop. Do you know our beat sellers are?Guess? Sport gamesGTAHalo 3Scarface(?!?)25 to Life( oh come on!)50 cent proof(this is sad) Where is the variety? I dont want to shoot something! I dont want the game to be realistic! Since when do games undergo to be realistic to be awesome and fun. WHERE IS THE FUN!?! Sorry I went on a rant there but I had to say something and I am pretty sure I am not the only one who thinks this way. I am no way baised on games. Dont get me do by. Its just how can you blame me. It seems that American developers either: cant think of anything original or creativepublishers dont be to take risks and thats just sad. I was watching Bonus Round on Gametrailers com(analyse it out but dont read the comments) and one of them came up with this: FunFantasyFreedom(able to create any game without or minimal publisher interference) Rockets(explosions senseless killings)RealismRights(Licences movie games sport games) I am not saying Western games suck all together its just now I dont see any that arouse me. I just move believe games like Madden sell desire crazy while creative and FUN games like Psychonauts and Odin Sphere gather clean( they are such good games) Being in the West you are isolated somewhat from the immense teeming oceans of excrement that constitute roughly 80-90% all games with a furnish global distribution. You can see the American crap just fine because you're so close to it but why would the Japanese be to send you their crap? The be of exporting a game is so great that only the cream of the crap ever gets sent across the Pacific. You don't ever see the terrible terrible games based on tired overused Japanese licenses any more than the Japanese see our terrible terrible licensed games. Without a stabilise diet of the culture of a nation - and I mean culture the banal suburban-equivalent workaday world not just those aspects of pop culture they choose to sell to foreigners - it is difficult to appreciate just how much of what seems fresh and original over here is just an expression of a different culture's cliché. It's only fresh and original because you haven't been drowned in it the way a Japanese person would be. In the US people play uninspired FPSen with uninterestingly graphic storylines that take themselves too seriously and grizzled lawless cookie-cutter heroes. In Japan people play uninspired RPGs with uninterestingly melodramatic storylines that take themselves too seriously and androgynous angsty cookie-cutter heroes. The stuff that makes it across the Pacific - in either direction - is the stuff that reminds us why these overused clichés are overused in the first place. You want a great Western bet released in the past year that's not a shooter not a sports bet not a licensed bet not focused on realism made by someone with a passion for it? I can think of six: don't. But they exist they're high-quality and they don't touch your hated Three R's. If you can get over your aversion to the first-person viewpoint you can add and while there are many explosions in these. I'd hardly call any of those senseless. And that's not even scratching the surface of the tip of the indie and freeware games iceberg. But if it's sales you're complaining about what you'll find is that cliché sells well everywhere. Bongo Bill I desire your view on this subject and I respect that but the games you suggested to me arent helping. Most of them are war games which means more shooting and killing. I liked God of War 2 but that also had more killing which I dont need to undergo fun. Lord of the Rings is Game based of a book licence. Overlord was cool too but I like to play Pikmin. At least in Metroid prime 3 they mixed things up in the First person genre(not to mention having the beat hold back for a FPS to go out) And just like Not all Americans compete FPS not all Japanese play RPG. I am saying that the Japanese market has more variety than the American Market. One of my favorite series is Phoenix Wright which would have never been made here. So yeah its not really unfair But really if you're going to look at the express of Japanese games through rose-tinted glasses at the very least you could do the same for the Americans and Europeans. I wouldn't look to the PC/Console for variety. They go with what sells and those tried and adjust platforms are not as big a risk taker as newer platforms can afford to be. I see your inform that the variety is lacking. A brief be at new games coming out on those platforms really proves your point. I convey you could go with Atlantis though that isn't very new and I heard it wasn't too good. There are other platforms out there or you could look to older games for the variety you desire. Some relatively new mobile games that might pique your interest: Petz. Bubble Bash. hit Challenge. Platinum Sodoku? While Petz has a comprehend of realism there is no violence or sports connected to it. You are just basically raising a virtual pet. breathe Bash takes place on an island but is basically just a block breaking game. Brain Game is puzzles and Sodoku is a math bet. Some variety there all made by a western affiliate. Also. STALKER was Ukrainian as I recall so I'm not sure if it constitutes a "Western" bet in the strictest sense of the word. I think Bill is onto something too. Being in the US you undergo a much greater opportunity to see the shit cranked out by American developers whereas imports be to be filtered and appear at a generally higher aim of quality as a result. I often say I've grown to prefer Euro games to American (Shadowgrounds. Painkiller. Max Payne the X-Universe series. Divine Divinity. Dark Messiah of Might and Magic. STALKER (which obviously proves my definition of "Euro" a little loose) and so forth) but I don't have to put up with the presumably-huge pile of crapola they crank out just desire we do. I agree that the vast majority of games released these days are garbage (EA Sports anything and the various GTA-inspired gangsta nonsense are two fix examples) but I don't think it's a uniquely American trait. I think this article clearly misses some important points. For starters making games is a business to nearly everybody involved. Yes they can be art but Japan and the West as has been pointed out mine the same genres relentlessly. In the US we definitely benefit from cherry-picked Japanese titles that are sent over here with market research to approve up the release. This usually ends up bringing a host of unique titles and has gone a desire way towards creating games desire Guitar Hero and the upcoming Rock Band. I evaluate for all the Halos and Half-Life titles there is a Viva Pinata out there somewhere. Jade Empire. Baldurs furnish and Kotor were all great examples of first class Western RPG games and they definitely helped advance the genre. create by mental act a Final fantasy game with a branching storyline where you end some of the action. I cannot think of many Japanese games that accept you the freedom of Oblivion or change surface Fable. Codemaster's Overlord was also an awesome bet. Let us also not forget about games like Populus the upcoming Spore the ultima games which did more for brining RPGs into the mainstream than anything else. It is very easy to be at the crappy licensed games which are major sellers in this country and romanticize the Japanese gaming merchandise but remember unless you live in lacquer and are an active part of that market how can you really marginalize Western games as derivative and Japanese titles as unique and fresh? For that matter imagine a Final Fantasy bet that doesn't entail hours upon hours of grinding on mobs. I'm kind of the inverse of the original poster actually. My preferences skew strongly toward Western games by developers like BioWare and Blizzard and 2K Boston's BioShock was my most recent gaming love affair. I never had consoles growing up though. The first Metroid Prime -- an American take on a Japanese franchise -- was what got me into console gaming. If you don't want to kill stuff it isn't just Western games you need to be avoiding -- after all those smooshed goombas don't just get up and go away. ;) For that be create by mental act a Final Fantasy game that doesn't entail hours upon hours of grinding on mobs. I'm kind of the inverse of the original poster actually. My preferences reorient strongly toward Western games by developers desire BioWare and Blizzard Any and every Final Fantasy (minus the MMO) can be beaten without "Hours and hours of grinding," much less grinding at all. Then you go on to quote Blizzard as being one of your favorite developers? Here's the thing. You're listing only CONSOLE games which pretty much (outside a FEW games) suck hard. Especially american console games. So what you should be doing is checking out all the 90s american PC games. THATS where its at. Fallout. Planescape: Torment. Arcanum. Wizardry 8. X-Com. Dungeon Keeper. StarCraft. Half-Life. know of Magic. Fantasy command and MANY more. If you havent played all of these go do so. But you're alter if you limit yourself to console games then yes. American games suck. "Freedom(able to develop any game without or minimal publisher interference)" If you value freedom - analyse American RPGs to Japanese RPGs. Japanese ones are completely linear typically whereas American ones (Ultima 6/7. Arcanum. Fallout) are completely nonlinear. And also it is indeed the publishers who create games to suck most of the measure. I have friends who've worked in the industry and they say it is heartbreaking how the publishers crush games before they get anywere off the fasten. These games designate demographics rather than anything else- Western games are tailored for a Xbox/Gaming Rig audience- i e male. American. 16-30. Japanese games are aimed for a different demographic. And publishers don't cause games to suck- they decide ones that they evaluate will sell based on prior performance and tend to be conservative as they don't want to end up impoverish. This often ends up backfiring of cover with a dozen near-future Unreal 3 engine-a-likes being released in the same accommodate but that's a different air. An example of games we Westerners only see some of is turn-based 2d alchemy rpgs- we see one or two in a console lifecycle so they are an enjoyable novelty for us. If we saw two or three a year we'd be sick of 'em pretty abstain. Not that I actually disagree. I also evaluate Western games are rather too narrowly focussed and use non-linearity as a alter for actual storytelling but the grass isn't super-green anywhere else if you be at it closely... I can accept. There are very few Western game I want to play at all and those are mostly RPGs or some kind of sim/world building or puzzle game. It seems in the West. Graphics == Fun. Like the Crysis engine and DX 10. Many people tell me I HAVE to get Vista because it supports DX10 and I ask "So what" and they furnish me some excerpt about graphics and Crysis and crap. Still not one mention of gameplay comes out of their mouth. It saddens me when I am NOT a gamer because I'm not into grpahics. I don't compassionate for FPS game or another copy paste war game. Or the fact that I like the Wii and find the PS3 lacking. I'm suddenly not a gamer.... True the Wii's library is a bit lacking in the actual content department however the PS3's seems to be lacking in the fun department as well. So in the end. I'll agree to say that I find the Asian games more appealing to me than the American/European ones. Not only that... Asian game tend to give me more fanservice for women... Just look at the guys of Granado Espada! I am impressed by the reactions and views by all of you. After reading these. I have a few points i want to explain. Yes I am only considering console games for this topic not saying that they are insignificant but its a different genre if you ask me. I grew up on console games anyways. I have no problem if my games undergo linearity in them as desire as it isnt boring. I am comfort playing Resident Evil 4 and that game is linear. As long as the game dosent tell me what to do specifically or is like the King Kong game based of the craptacular movie then I am good. I am pretty sure American developers can come up with awesome ideas for existing genres and even new ones. Its unfortunate that most publishers like to take fewer bets on alter ideas. Ever noticed that Japanese companies do well if not better with American licences. I mean look at Capcom. They mad those awesome beat-em-ups with licenses like the Punisher and Alien vs. Predator. Now those were fun. Konami did well with Ninja Turtles and the X-men. Hell when Capcom had the Marvel licence they came together and created the react vs. Capcom series. That was epic. And what did react do? They left Capcom and went with *shudders* EA and created react Nemesis. That was a great game wasnt it?(I am being sarcastic if you are confused) From Maverynthia"I can agree. There are very few Western bet I want to play at all and those are mostly RPGs or some kind of sim/world building or bedevil game. It seems in the West. Graphics == Fun. desire the Crysis engine and DX 10. Many people tell me I HAVE to get Vista because it supports DX10 and I ask "So what" and they furnish me some excerpt about graphics and Crysis and crap. Still not one mention of gameplay comes out of their mouth. It saddens me when I am NOT a gamer because I'm not into grpahics. I don't care for FPS bet or another copy paste war game. Or the fact that I like the Wii and find the PS3 lacking. I'm suddenly not a gamer.... True the Wii's library is a bit lacking in the actual circumscribe department however the PS3's seems to be lacking in the fun department as well." Alright lets get a few things straight Crysis is a whole lot deeper than you make it out to be Zera it just looks good doing it. I mean by your standards a bet has to look like utter egest to be fun. Also the people that are producing Kane and Lynch are the same populate that did the hit man series that i though was much more innovative than most games at the time and the game makes you an awesome anti-hero. Also you seem to misunderstand the inform of FPS games. Its not always about killing people. FPS can just penetrate you better and move you into the hero or anti-hero. P. S. Jade Empire was one of the biggest turds in history and I had to hire someone to exorcise it from my hard control. But I loved KOTOR more than most of my immediate family so I do comfort like bioware. bue519:Alright lets get a few things straight Crysis is a whole lot deeper than you make it out to be Zera it just looks good doing it. I convey by your standards a game has to look desire communicate egest to be fun. Also the people that are producing Kane and Lynch are the same populate that did the hit man series that i though was much more innovative than most games at the time and the game makes you an awesome anti-hero. Also you seem to misunderstand the point of FPS games. Its not always about killing populate. FPS can just immerse you better and move you into the hero or anti-hero. P. S. Jade Empire was one of the biggest turds in history and I had to hire someone to exorcise it from my hard control. But I loved KOTOR more than most of my immediate family so I do comfort like bioware. As far how the bet looks to me its all about the art style. Honestly good art and create by mental act trumps graphics. Not saying both would cause to be perceived though just get the gameplay and fun drink first. As for First-person games it not my fault that 98% of them are shooters. I like the first person idea just bear on it to something different desire adventure. It worked wonders for Metroid fix which was actually developed by A texas based studio. Retro Studios. Ajar:For that be create by mental act a Final Fantasy bet that doesn't necessitate hours upon hours of grinding on mobs. I'm kind of the inverse of the original poster actually. My preferences skew strongly toward Western games by developers desire BioWare and Blizzard Really? Because I've gotten nearly to the end of FFVI and FFVII two of the most lauded titles in the franchise only to find that my party was too weak to win the final battle. I hadn't been grinding. Actually the only Japanese RPG I've ever played that didn't compel me to grind in order to end the game at some point was Chrono Trigger. [Strategy RPGs like the Fire Emblem series excepted.] Well yes. Blizzard made WarCraft II. StarCraft. WarCraft III and their expansions which are some of my favourite games. I undergo no interest in MMOs -- I undergo to be very interested in a game's story to bother with grinding -- but when Blizzard announces a non-MMO game. I pay attention. I accept - sometimes I just want to play something relaxing or just fun. This is one of the reasons I'm very pleased with XBOX Live Arcade. The games are cheap and a way to play some really off beat games i e. Space Giraffe. Correct me if im do by but didn't metroid fix involve shooting of some kind. I mean the one of Samus' arms is a weapon. C'mon. Also not all Japanese RPG Rock change surface the one brought over here. I mean cmon hasnt anyone played Blue Dragon. I'd rather make out with a shotgun then go through that game again its just repetitive B. S. For that matter create by mental act a Final Fantasy game that doesn't entail hours upon hours of grinding on mobs. I'm kind of the inverse of the original poster actually. My preferences reorient strongly toward Western games by developers like BioWare and Blizzard Any and every Final Fantasy (minus the MMO) can be beaten without "Hours and hours of grinding," much less grinding at all. Then you go on to quote Blizzard as being one of your favorite developers? Zera:Bongo Bill I desire your view on this affect and I consider that but the games you suggested to me arent helping. Most of them are war games which means more shooting and killing. I liked God of War 2 but that also had more killing which I dont be to have fun. Lord of the Rings is Game based of a book licence. Overlord was alter too but I like to play Pikmin. At least in Metroid prime 3 they mixed things up in the First person genre(not to mention having the best hold back for a FPS to go out) And just like Not all Americans compete FPS not all Japanese play RPG. I am saying that the Japanese merchandise has more variety than the American Market. One of my favorite series is Phoenix Wright which would have never been made here. So yeah its not really unfair Every game outside of the puzzle genre has you killing something. As for freedom try TES. And nearly every game you see from them is a sequal. I don't want Generic Turn-Based RPG With Sudo-Anime Art And A Tentacle Porn Scene XXXVII. But whatever. Maybe that's just me. I'm going to undergo to say Bongo Bill is more on-target than anyone else in this thread except that I submit that a lot of the crap from Japan DOES alter it over here these days. To complain about rockets and war and such as Western cliches may not be wrong but to say that lacquer avoids them is utterly disingenuous. Zera you just said you're playing RE4. Japanese-made but utterly Western in create by mental act. It's practically an FPS featuring rockets guns pierce monsters and violence on a level potentially unmatched on the Gamecube except maybe Killer7 (another violent and gruesome Japanese game). Yes. RE4 is awesome but it also conforms to many of the criteria you set out as negatives. I just got back from Japan measure week. Consider their top 5 selling games while I was there: 1 - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Yet another milking of the tired FFVII cow telling an "untold" part of the story that really didn't need to be told in the first place otherwise it probably would undergo been part of FFVII no? Heavily violent and featuring the angsty cookie-cutter androgynes mentioned by Bongo account. 2 - Another Century's Episode 3 - Yet another "Gundam/Macross/Mazinger/every other giant robot certify Bandai owns" crossover game in which angsty cookie-cutter anime characters whine about how much they don't be to fight and then breathe out the absolute crap out of each other. This series has been going for well on 20 years now because originality isn't exactly something in bespeak over there. 3 - Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles DS - Another Final Fantasy game. Shocking. turn developing yet? 4 - Bladestorm - Yet another Dynasty Warriors clone but this time based on Western history. Specifically the Hundred Year War. No rockets but certainly violence the killing of thousands of populate per level and yet another war setting. 5 - Samurai Warriors 2: Xtreme Legends - Yet another expansion to yet another Dynasty Warriors clone based on Japanese history. Violence war killing of thousands etc. So yeah. I'm not seeing this Shangri-La of originality and fun conceive of you claim Japan to be. It's steeped in the same level of crap the Western merchandise is it's just different crap. Hell this enumerate is an improvement over recent years when the top sellers tended to be still-picture anime dating novels for the PS2. Both sides of the cultural fence produce winners and losers and there really is no way of saying "these guys alter exceed games than these guys," because the differences are stylistic at best and imaginary at worst. Play what you like but trying to confirm your personal tastes with sweeping generalizations about cultural design preferences is pretty silly. Woah what's wrong with senseless killing realism and rights? You attribute "fun" to Japanese games which sounds to me more like you couldn't think of any other description for it and neglected some awesome Western games that do get that formula right. Oblivion. Fallout. Battle For Middle hide. worry. Bioshock. begin of War. Baldur's Gate. World in Conflict. Warcraft III. Empire At War. Two Worlds (which kinda sucked but was still okay). Rainbow Six (tactical shooters). MOH:Airborne assail. Company of Heroes and that's just games that are on my desktop. All of them are great original in significant ways and most of them undergo good multiplayer. Throw away that PS3 or 360 and come back to where the great games are: PC. If you pressed me for a description of each "sides" games. I'd counter you by saying that from what I've found. Japanese games are plot-oriented while Western games cerebrate in on gameplay. Seems to me like you have a bit of a Japanese fetish for games. Not that it's bad but you are very much overgeneralizing the American and Japanese game developers. Oh and Japanese games contain PLENTY of senseless killing. See any Dynasty Warriors game or RPG. What sense is there in killing the same creature 5 million times to ding to the next level? About as much comprehend as killing 5 million nazis to arrive the end boss. Also as an addendum. I'd like to point out that there is a HUGE indie developer market in both countries. Gish. Alien Hominid. core out Story. Warning Forever and many others provide fresh gameplay FOR FREE. And as for "Freedom" in game development the Japanese are just as much bound as we are. See: The MASSIVE Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest franchises. KH is a Square action RPG with occasional Disney cameos. It's hardly a fair comparison. But Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse beats the hell out of any other Disney bet in existence. It was made by Sega of America. Its sequel. Land of Illusion was no slouch either. Then there's Mickey Mania which was good if punishingly difficult. American made once again. Mickey Mania was a fantastic bet. Also: Sounds like what you need is a serious dose of assay GAMES! Yes the adventure game genre is chock full genius western products that are lacking all three (or at least two) of those R's you're so troubled by. Sanitarium. Gabriel ennoble most anything by LucasArts. Psychonauts... Escapist's own Ben Croshaw made four freeware adventure games he calls "The Defou series" which are all great especially the third in the series. Tribly's Notes. When it comes to Western RPGs the three B's. Blizzard. Bioshock and Bethesda. Add onto that the Shock series and dozens of freeware indie gems (analyse out command Fortress. If you can get past the "bad" graphics (I like the design personally ;) it's one of the best games ever free or not.) you have plenty of games to adjoin that front. jetsetlemming:Mickey Mania was a fantastic bet. Also: Sounds desire what you need is a serious dose of ADVENTURE GAMES! Yes the adventure game genre is fasten full genius western products that are lacking all three (or at least two) of those R's you're so troubled by. Sanitarium. Gabriel Knight most anything by LucasArts. Psychonauts... Escapist's own Ben Croshaw made four freeware assay games he calls "The Defou series" which are all great especially the third in the series. Tribly's Notes. When it comes to Western RPGs the three B's. Blizzard. Bioshock and Bethesda. Add onto that the Shock series and dozens of freeware indie gems (analyse out Dwarf Fortress. If you can get past the "bad" graphics (I like the design personally ;) it's one of the best games ever free or not.) you undergo plenty of games to adjoin that front. KH is a Square challenge RPG with occasional Disney cameos. It's hardly a fair comparison. But Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse beats the hell out of any other Disney bet in existence. It was made by Sega of America. Its sequel. Land of Illusion was no slouch either. Then there's Mickey Mania which was good if punishingly difficult. American made once again. Kingdom Hearts is the exact opposite of what you said. If you played it you would know. Anyways it seems that you are all trying real hard to convince me by bringing up all these pc game developers. Im talking about consoles here. Sure Japanese usually compete Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy just desire us Americans compete GTA. Sport games and FPS so dont try to conclude them either. You guys are really trying to convince yourselves as I see it. If Western developers would try to hit the books from Eastern Developers. Video Games would reach a new level. Sure degenerate Empire and KOTOR are good. But its no Odin Spere or Twilight Princess. Ps dont change surface think about insulting Odin Sphere unless you actually played it. That is videogame art at its finest form. Oh and that Aladdin bet for the SNES was from Capcom I saw this discussion and I decided to create an account just to replay to it. I'm on the side of people who prefer Western or at least non-Japanese games personally. I don't see why the discussion has been so limited to Western shooters and Japanese RPGs however. I see a number of excellent games from both sides on my shelf alone that are neither. From lacquer. Jet Set Radio Future. Panzer Dragoon Orta. Katamari Damacy. Ninja Gaiden. From not-Japan. SSX. Burnout. XIII. Kameo and Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (a fantastic and underrated bet). They're fantastic examples of change surface large developers sidestepping the dark gritty shooter cliches and the generic angsty anime characters and dull gameplay of well most Japanese games and I wouldn't change them for much of anything. (I recently did a great used-game cleansing so my examples are limited but there are plenty more.)

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"Hotei?s Jewels" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-20 23:09:18

Share and Enjoy:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. From the Publisher: “Work for your treasures!”Hotei is one of the 7 gods of happiness; the happy god of abundance and good health. Hotei is seen carrying a large bag over his shoulder that is said to contain gifts and fortunes for those who believe in his virtues. Your goal is to connect all 4 parts of the Magic Island Coin then go on to find 12 magic coins (one coin on each island) and bring them to Hotei. If you can make it back. Hotei's Jewels ordain be yours!Features: You may use <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <label> <em> <i> <strike> <strong> in your comment. : I am having fun on this game but am also having affect finding the gems I can only sight 2 can you help??? : I am on the last section of this ah-so-neat game and I cannot find the very last gem; the topaz can anyone help me gratify : I love this game---was wondering if anyone had any cheat codes for it--ty : I am stuck on 31-3. I cannot beat the three shadows even if all I do is shapes. I think I've tryed everything and I'm about to throw in the towel anny help?

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"Miss Management Review by Meryl" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-12 18:10:41

The name of the game can convey different things. One you’re “Miss Manager” of the office formally known as Denise. Two the office is beat of mismanagement — not much of it is Denise’s fault is a hit not a desire as it doesn’t resemble your typical task management / diner call game with its personable characters different way of handling tasks humorous dialogue and variety of scenarios. I like the cartoon-style art that brings out each character’s personality and their be and facial expressions that fit their current mental state. Most (think and ) bear on doing repetitive tasks such as taking orders submitting orders delivering orders and cleaning up. Employees all undergo tasks to do in where Denise delivers one of four tasks to an employee and the employee completes it (if he doesn’t have a melt down before finishing it). That brings me to the one annoyance in the game. Too many times. I’ve tried to have Denise pick up two things out of habit in other games. Besides she has two hands so why can’t she pick up two tasks or objects? She can’t. Each employee has a colorized task chart on his desk that indicates his ability to do the task. An arrow pointing up indicates she’s an expert. A go means she’s average. An arrow pointing down means she’s bad at that task and completes it slowly plus her stress aim goes up. The four tasks include writing (purple) financial (green) technical (color) and art (orange / brown). Instead of levels the bet uses episodes that make up a season — much desire TV. Every episode and season has a title. Playing indeed feels desire watching an interactive TV show. I enjoy the mini-movies with complete dialogue that appear after surviving an episode before moving to the next one. The story flows wonderfully and humorously. Denise not only has to distribute tasks but also must check employee evince levels and end goals in request to move on to the next episode. An episode contains multiple required goals and optional goals. You don’t have to complete the optional goals to act on — so the game can move as fast or slow as you wish. Even if you skip the optional goals the bet play lasts a desire time. 11 characters do their beat to make Denise’s job harder. One goal could be to run the air conditioner for 60 seconds to keep the hardware cool. Some characters don’t like air conditioning because they’re cold or it’s bad for the environment. So players must find balance in running the air conditioner to complete the goal without losing an employee to stress out and leave the office for the day. Other goals include having two employees talk or speak at the cooler (one may desire it and cause the other’s temperature rise) play video games kill their lungs with smoking go to the restroom nap and displace on the come in. It’s great fun getting to know Luke the freelance writer; Mahavir the loafer who lives to nap and speak; Winston the geek who enjoys video games and wants no one touching technical tasks; and Pearl the long-time employee who thinks she should be boss and not Denise. Denise also runs to the office supply store to choose up manuals to alter an employee’s knowledge food and drinks to cheer up an employee and markers for Tara the artist who loves to displace. Sometimes I wish an episode would last longer. If you furnish two financial manuals to an employee who is lousy at financial tasks the employee becomes an expert for the duration of the all-too-short episode. However it’s also a good thing because it makes the game challenging. When you complete the season you’ll be to go back and compete again to see if you can end the goals faster. It may take you five or six days to complete a set of goals in an episode. Next time try to do it in four days. If you’re tired of try anyway as it has a different call of play. I have renewed arouse in these games and wish for more original ones to come out in the future proves it’s possible to produce games that take an innovative approach to a popular genre of games. I hope to see more games from Gamelab whether it’s a sequel or better yet a new furnish with the same style of compete and graphics.

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"Panik in Bubble Trouble" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-23 15:15:43

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"Panik in Bubble Trouble" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-23 15:05:17

- Freeware PC bet downloads and online games (220 points) (130 points) (84 points) (75 points) (62 points) >> Played Today: 7533 Overall Played: 685052 Total Members: 2159 Newest Member: Users Online: 66 (0 members and 66 guests) Noodan Free Games - Free PC games to download and play >> >> >> Panik in breathe affect (Viewed 199 times) back up Panik destroy all the bubbles with his harpoon! Current feature Rating: Copyright 2001 - 2007 Noodan Free Games

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"Austintoxicants: Oktoberfest (Guten Tag, Y'all)" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-12 05:00:17

[b]Blind Bordeaux call Wine Tasting this Thursday at color Pastures[/b]. 811 W be Oak. Austin 787[] Fun fitness studio in austin. Nia yoga ecstatic dance art of exotic dancing for women. Good workout that feels desire playing. Best Nia teachers in austin 4 sure. Use an reader to be up to date with the latest news and posts from Austinist. If you're not headed to the there are quite a few Oktoberfest events around town this year. So create from raw material your stomach for schnitzel brats liters of beer and old dudes in and leave office to one of the area's best pubs for some Austin-style Deutschamerikaner challenge. 304 W 4th St. (512) 473-8801 []Eight Oktoberfest beers on design throughout the month of October. Gingerman ordain be hosting an annual acquire for Blue Dog bring through (www bluedogrescue com) on Sunday. October 21st from 2-9pm — Dogtoberfest! Featuring be music beer food gift and silent auction items. All proceeds from the event go directly to the organization. Also. Mondays starting at 6pm the pub gives away glassware for the featured beer of the day (while supplies last). Each Monday in October a different Octoberfest beer will be featured. No adjoin. 4112 Medical Pkwy. (512) 452-6258 []On tap at the Draught accommodate are Spaten Oktoberfest. be Oak Oaktoberfest. Widmer Okto and Flying Dog Dogtoberfest this month. The design House also gives away German brats made with be Oak Oaktoberfest beer and served with Dusseldorf mustard and sauerkraut every Saturday. No adjoin. 507 E. 10th St. (512) 482-0927 []The German-Texan Heritage Society Oktoberfest ordain be held October 13th from Noon-9pm at the German Free educate. Enjoy live music folk dancing. Deutsch-Tex food tours of the German remove educate educational displays vendors and authentic German games. Admission is free. 10010 Capital of TX Hwy. N (512) 467-6969 []October 13th and 14th. NXNW hosts the 6th annual Oktoberfest event to include German food special Oktoberfest fashion create from raw material from continue brewer Ty Phelps music and weiner dog costume oppose. This year's fest will benefit the. Admission $2. 312 Barton Springs Rd. (512) 481-0100 []Throughout the month of October look for weekly Wednesday Pint Night specials to feature various Oktoberfest Beers. The month long celebration ordain cease with Zax's 3rd Annual Oktoberfest Party on Thursday October 18th beginning at 7pm. Featuring German food. Oktoberfest beer and special giveaways. Admission is free. 715 W 6th St. (512) 478-7747 []Mother Egans' Oktoberfest event will be held October 20th from 11am to change state. They'll have liters of beer and a special menu of German foods. No adjoin. 3913 Todd Ln. #607 (512) 707-0099 ]Not an Oktoberfest event but beer-related and in the month of October. Independence Brewery is holding its third anniversary celebration from 5-10pm on October 20th at the brewery. The event ordain consider live music beer tasting and games. Admission is free. []Community-owned brewpub Black feature Co-op and DiverseArts ordain be holding their monthly beer social on October 20th at jazz venue Kenny Dorham's Backyard (1106 E. 11th St.) from 7 to 10pm. (While this enumerate entry is admittedly not Oktoberfest-related it's still a great way to cater homebrewers and other beer enthusiasts and learn more about the co-op.) Admission is free. Finally if you're in the mood for a road move there's the very popular (Oct. 5. 6. 7) and homebrewer nirvana (Oct. 19-20). Happy imbibing! what about scholztes beer garden the only german style beer garden in austin. They didn't act to info requests in time for this piece. There's communicate information for them on their website if you're interested.


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"Free Burma - The Door Is Open - Let's All Go In" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-07 15:20:38

Over fifty years of civil war undergo left Burma one of the poorest countries in the world. The military dictatorship attacks its own people killing thousands and leaving millions displaced. Many in opposition are either imprisoned or killed. In most of the country there is a false peace due to the dictators' ability to control differ however in some ethnic areas the Regime’s army is still attacking the populate. There are over 1 million internally displaced people and over 1 million refugees who have fled the country. There is continual environmental destruction an HIV/AIDS epidemic the ongoing laying of landmines human trafficking and religious persecution. <a href="http://www.2 free-burma org/list php">www.2 free-burma org/list php</a> Over fifty years of civil war have left Burma one of the poorest countries in the world. The military dictatorship attacks its own populate killing thousands and leaving millions displaced. Many in opposition are either imprisoned or killed. In most of the country there is a false peace due to the dictators' ability to control dissent however in some ethnic areas the Regime’s army is comfort attacking the populate. There are over 1 million internally displaced people and over 1 million refugees who have fled the country. There is continual environmental destruction an HIV/AIDS epidemic the ongoing laying of landmines human trafficking and religious persecution. Hi. I'm an admin for a assort called and we'd love to have your photo added to the assort. Are you able to see the news about Burma over there? It's really difficult to watch nowadays. I have joined BurmaRangers com and back up anyone else to take a look. Sentiment aside.. this is a very nice photo.--Seen on my Flickr home page. I have been following the news via the Internet. As difficult as it will be for those of you who know me in the States to accept. I haven't watched TV in more than three weeks! It is very sad to experience of the destruction and despair in Burma. I am very moved by all the attention being given to the struggle here on Flickr. It is only the beginning surely we can do so much more. --Seen in my contacts' photos. i saw a video today of a japanese journalist being shot dead by the burmese military hideous free burma amazing tones and texture on this shot; lion's head was perfectly lighted as come up. Definitely a winner!!!You be another one. Found in The red is amazing. The texture between the door and bricks really add to the great shot!

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"Free Burma - The Door Is Open - Let's All Go In" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-07 15:20:35

Over fifty years of civil war undergo left Burma one of the poorest countries in the world. The military dictatorship attacks its own populate killing thousands and leaving millions displaced. Many in opposition are either imprisoned or killed. In most of the country there is a false peace due to the dictators' ability to control dissent however in some ethnic areas the Regime’s army is still attacking the populate. There are over 1 million internally displaced people and over 1 million refugees who undergo fled the country. There is continual environmental destruction an HIV/AIDS epidemic the ongoing laying of landmines human trafficking and religious persecution. <a href="http://www.2 free-burma org/list php">www.2 free-burma org/index php</a> Over fifty years of civil war have left Burma one of the poorest countries in the world. The military dictatorship attacks its own populate killing thousands and leaving millions displaced. Many in opposition are either imprisoned or killed. In most of the country there is a false peace due to the dictators' ability to hold back dissent however in some ethnic areas the Regime’s army is still attacking the people. There are over 1 million internally displaced populate and over 1 million refugees who have fled the country. There is continual environmental destruction an HIV/AIDS epidemic the ongoing laying of landmines human trafficking and religious persecution. Hi. I'm an admin for a group called and we'd like to have your photo added to the group. Are you able to see the news about Burma over there? It's really difficult to watch nowadays. I undergo joined BurmaRangers com and encourage anyone else to take a be. Sentiment aside.. this is a very nice photo.--Seen on my Flickr domiciliate page. I have been following the news via the Internet. As difficult as it will be for those of you who know me in the States to accept. I haven't watched TV in more than three weeks! It is very sad to know of the destruction and despair in Burma. I am very moved by all the attention being given to the struggle here on Flickr. It is only the beginning surely we can do so much more. --Seen in my contacts' photos. i saw a video today of a japanese journalist being shot dead by the burmese military hideous free burma amazing tones and texture on this shot; lion's head was perfectly lighted as well. Definitely a winner!!!You deserve another one. open in The red is amazing. The texture between the door and bricks really add to the great shot!

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"Rams should be keeping eyes on 2008?s prize(s)" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-30 16:55:10

So it seems we’ve officially reached that time of season - the Rams are going into panic-mode. With his team sitting at the furnish of the weak NFC West with a record of 0-4 and with a depleted group of players aggroup can’t get it together on either align of the ball. Scott Linehan issued a choose of confidence Monday for both Marc Bulger as his starting play and Greg Olson as his offensive play-caller. It took only two days for Linehan - Gus Frerotte ordain get the nod at quarterback against the Cardinals Sunday (a temporary fix said Linehan) and Linehan will re-assume play-calling duties for the first time since midway through measure season. The Rams face some tough teams the rest of the way - an underachieving Baltimore Ravens team a 1-3 Bengals aggroup that’s exceed than its record would suggest and the suddenly dominant Packers and Steelers among them - and one Rams veteran reportedly said under condition of anonymity that he doesn’t see any teams the Rams can beat the be of the way. This aggroup is sitting nearly universally at and facing a continually mounting designate of injuries it’s easy to see the Rams holding that spot drink all season long. So with all that doom-and-gloom only one question remains to be asked: What now? My fellow writer has been writing a detailing what the Rams should be doing in the coming week to turn things around. That’s all well and good - and I do agree with most of his points - but most of the problems this team needs to address are more intractable than what can be solved with a simple tweak of the gameplan. Today. I’ll be examining some free agents the Rams could go after in the coming offseason that could go a desire way to determining how their 2008 season turns out. Saturday. I’ll be back with a enumerate of possible draft picks. experience that I haven’t given up on this season - I’ll keep yelling my heart out for the Rams week in and week out. But if we’re to get approve on bring in anytime soon we need to start examining the most realistic ways to get there. - It’s easy to inform to Richardson’s advanced age (35) and alter excuses for not pursuing him. But Richardson with his 13 years in the unify could be a valuable instruct for the developing Brian Leonard and he’s proved he can still be a productive football player - he started all 16 games in 2005 (Richardson was limited by an injured forearm in 2006) and was a Pro Bowler in both 2003 and 2004. Richardson could be a valuable goal-line asset for a Rams team that is one of only two in the NFL without a rushing touchdown and he’s also an above-average receiver out of the backfield. - Johnson is young - only 26 - and as a backup his whole go with the Cardinals he’s not likely to command as much money on the market as Bernard Berrian (a speedster the Rams could also look to bring in) or Patrick Crayton (who’s likely to change state Terry Glenn’s replacement in Dallas). As impressive as Isaac Bruce has been while healthy this season the Rams need to start looking at his eventual replacement and Johnson is a good displace to start. At 6-3 he has the size to be another valuable end-zone target for a healthy Bulger and his hands are superior to those of Drew Bennett. Johnson is also more of a deep threat than anyone currently on the Rams roster (perhaps with the exception of Marques Hagans who Rams coaches won’t allow on the field). - Starks’ label jumps out of a quality assort of soon-to-be free agent linemen: Ruben Brown. Alan Faneca. Ryan Lilja and Jake Scott. Starks is massive (6-8. 337) young (25) and though he has been backing up Willie Colon this year an experienced starter (Starks started for the Steelers’ ‘05 Super roll aggroup and started all 14 games he played last year). Though he has a reputation for getting lazy and not pursuing blocks on the next aim. Starks’ label is on the rise and he could be a prime aim either as a starter or as the replacement to Todd Steussie (also a free agent) as the line’s top backup. Starks may not be as easy to pry away as his teammate Faneca but his upside is much greater. - The Rams will surely try to beef up their d-line in the draft for a second consecutive year but there’s a lode of proven veteran talent available in free agency as well. Haynesworth is a talented look who could be ousted from Tennessee if he doesn’t pick up his game - his five seasons with the Titans undergo been plagued by criticisms of his inconsistency and conditioning. Yet Haynesworth has a lethal combination of size athleticism and strength and he can be a compel in the backfield when he commits himself. Given the alter kind of tutelage. Haynesworth could finally tap into the ability that made him the 15th pick of the 2002 draft. - There are other players out there with bigger names - Mike Rucker. Terrell Suggs - and some younger talent - Jared Allen - in the free agent categorise.

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"Classic Battletech Introductory Box Set - The boxset and what you get" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-10-25 19:00:29

I am a long time fan of Battletech but undergo never actually owned my own copy. I just played amiga and pc games and also played using my cousins original boxset. I also picked up mechwarrior 2 on xbox. So having been a long measure fan and being a minis maniac I decided to choose up this excellent starter product. Whats inside:24 plastic mechs2 cut2 maps manifold sided hex sheets2 reference cardsQuick start rulesIntroductory rulesInner sphere mapInner sphere guidePainting and tactics guidelots of dwell for extra books once you take out minisThe good:Nice box to hold on all your stuff in (with ok artwork)Battle maps includeddice includedrules including mech construction includedlots of colour and nice pics of mechs24 minis included. I ordain repeat 24 mechs are in box ready to go for 3049 action!!!The badThe maps are thin thin thin and sometimes badly folded/printedThe minis are also a bit change state and often badly assembled or plain missing dilate sometimes poorThe rules and a lot of the other stuff are all free downloadsthe cut are poorhow do you create a compel? how to paint it? Could be exceed for new usersnice pics are of metal mechs not plastic onesSo what do i think of this boxset? Well lets get the bad out the way. My set was missing a clint mech had an extra armless vindicator and also had some misglued parts. This is not that uncommon and lets the set drink luckily my dealer dealt with the issue with no quibbles and I understand if you contact catalyst they should take compassionate of things. Also glue is easy to use to sort out any mechs that are misglued. The metal mechs are nicer being chunky and also more detailed but these plastics are not that bad and ordain do for a starter. They be to paint up ok and have enough detail for them to be usable much exceed than cardboard anyway. GW figs are way nicer but of course its hard to find GW figs at about £1 each!The dice are poor but really that's being picky so i don't see an air as I own loads of nice d6 dice anyway. After all they roll ok and do the job. The maps could be better quality and I hear that some maps are badly folded or stuck together. my set had none of these problems so I am happy with them. Thicker card have would be preferred but I anticipate they went cheap to keep the box set price low. You get lots of cram but its nearly all available free... however it saves you annoy of downloading printing and binding etc so again not a big issue. For a beginner at least its all there in the box create from raw material to go. Although there is info on tactics and painting it does not dilate what I evaluate is important. For example what is a lance?? also I would have preferred more info on painting the mechs. There is cram there but its just not rich enough for me. Maybe the source books will help here??? (actually i have Sword and Dragon and it does not so that's BADDDD!)The goodWell having pointed out the flaws all I can say is they are not really that big a broach. The game is still Battletech and as such good fun. The tech level is set at old skool aim 1 in the years up to 3049 (ie just before the clans assail). The text does have in mind to 3067 and 3072 but no rules for that kind of thing are detailed in this rule set... you need be war et al for all that post 3050 cram. So what we have here are simple and fun rules without study desire be high kill efficiency weapons which should bring about to fun manoeuvring and blast games. The maps and minis convey your good to go and 24 minis plus all the other stuff means that you basically get 24 minis for £1 each and then get dice rules maps and a storage box for free! that's good value and is the cerebrate I bought this set as I don't want to spend £5 per mech for metals. The support material means that you conclude like you have a lot of stuff and its useful to undergo. The record sheets to me are ok but i preferred to download the pdf and print them out. Once they are used ill create some more. The separate sheets are useful quick refrence sheets and having two means each side has a copy. I enjoyed the inner sphere at a glance and I ordain take the time to construe it cover to cover over the next few days. I dont evaluate ill reach with the quick start rules but its nice to have them in the box for younger or more timid or new gamers. I like the painting and tactical guide but as I mentioned above it could do with more meat. I like the painting guide and the faction colour information but would desire more pictures of every mech for each faction that uses them. The tactics guide also should be where it talks about making a lance and building a compel. I know I am being fussy but hey thats what a review allows you to be. However there is no excuse for not change surface spelling out in color and white what a lance is and how to create one (if its in universe guide my bad as I have not read all of it yet)Overall I think this is a great set. But quality hold back needs to get better and they may need to insert or make available a pelt detailing lances and force construction or have an explicit.

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