Comments on: Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young. http://www.kiasa.org/2009/10/14/imagination-grows-by-exercise-and-contrary-to-common-belief-is-more-powerful-in-the-mature-than-in-the-young/ Just these guys, you know. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:42:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Zoso http://www.kiasa.org/2009/10/14/imagination-grows-by-exercise-and-contrary-to-common-belief-is-more-powerful-in-the-mature-than-in-the-young/comment-page-1/#comment-3616 Zoso Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:50:08 +0000 http://www.kiasa.org/?p=2817#comment-3616 Genocide is a <a href="http://nethack.wikia.com/wiki/Genocide" rel="nofollow">really complex decision</a>! Do you take out Liches or Rust Monsters? And what if the scroll is cursed? Oh, wait, apart from in Nethack, no, good point... Genocide is a really complex decision! Do you take out Liches or Rust Monsters? And what if the scroll is cursed?

Oh, wait, apart from in Nethack, no, good point…

]]> By: Tamarind http://www.kiasa.org/2009/10/14/imagination-grows-by-exercise-and-contrary-to-common-belief-is-more-powerful-in-the-mature-than-in-the-young/comment-page-1/#comment-3615 Tamarind Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:18:43 +0000 http://www.kiasa.org/?p=2817#comment-3615 I'm a sucker for Bioware so I will be buying and losing life to Dragon Age come hell or high water. I was gently the stroking the box in Game the other day, yearning for October to pass more quickly ... and I happened to read the box text which kind of put me off a bit. The line that really took the biscuit: "...complex decisions including genoicide, murder and child sacrifice." Complex decisions?! Since when has genoicide been a complex decision? The obsession with "choice" RPGs is really starting to bug me. I’m a sucker for Bioware so I will be buying and losing life to Dragon Age come hell or high water.

I was gently the stroking the box in Game the other day, yearning for October to pass more quickly … and I happened to read the box text which kind of put me off a bit. The line that really took the biscuit:

“…complex decisions including genoicide, murder and child sacrifice.”

Complex decisions?! Since when has genoicide been a complex decision? The obsession with “choice” RPGs is really starting to bug me.

]]> By: Zoso http://www.kiasa.org/2009/10/14/imagination-grows-by-exercise-and-contrary-to-common-belief-is-more-powerful-in-the-mature-than-in-the-young/comment-page-1/#comment-3614 Zoso Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:48:25 +0000 http://www.kiasa.org/?p=2817#comment-3614 Custom voice files were always one of my favourite bits of the Baldur's Gate games, mostly chunks of Bruce Campbell and Monty Python. They've probably locked it all up for Dragon Age, but it would be brilliant to have a Young Ones set... Custom voice files were always one of my favourite bits of the Baldur’s Gate games, mostly chunks of Bruce Campbell and Monty Python. They’ve probably locked it all up for Dragon Age, but it would be brilliant to have a Young Ones set…

]]> By: Aaron http://www.kiasa.org/2009/10/14/imagination-grows-by-exercise-and-contrary-to-common-belief-is-more-powerful-in-the-mature-than-in-the-young/comment-page-1/#comment-3613 Aaron Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:47:49 +0000 http://www.kiasa.org/?p=2817#comment-3613 During character generation I was disappointed when I clicked to hear a sample of the 'Violent' noise set and it said in a very reasonable voice, "Greetings." I was expecting a Vivian from The Young Ones style voice, not a visiting vicar. After persistent clicking I discovered a few guttural screams but they didn't really seem to gel to well with the speaking voice. Still, I am very excited about Dragon Age as I have created a gap in my gaming schedule to accommodate the thousands of hours required. During character generation I was disappointed when I clicked to hear a sample of the ‘Violent’ noise set and it said in a very reasonable voice, “Greetings.” I was expecting a Vivian from The Young Ones style voice, not a visiting vicar. After persistent clicking I discovered a few guttural screams but they didn’t really seem to gel to well with the speaking voice.

Still, I am very excited about Dragon Age as I have created a gap in my gaming schedule to accommodate the thousands of hours required.

]]> By: Stabs http://www.kiasa.org/2009/10/14/imagination-grows-by-exercise-and-contrary-to-common-belief-is-more-powerful-in-the-mature-than-in-the-young/comment-page-1/#comment-3611 Stabs Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:09:28 +0000 http://www.kiasa.org/?p=2817#comment-3611 You are not alone in your feelings: http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20091012 You are not alone in your feelings:

http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comic.php?d=20091012

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