The computer-generated imagery (CGI) created for the film originated from the American developer Angel Studios (later becoming Rockstar San Diego) who would go on to be known for the Midnight Club series of video games
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the rules are stacked in favour of the United States and the victorious great powers. they're stacked that way precisely to frustrate the ambitions of irredentists who find themselves dissatisfied by the balance of power in Europe.
half life 2 was like do this nonsense because reasons maybe we'll tell you why later i dunno we're trying to be arty
here is a man who is going to talk to you for several minutes about absolutely nothing of import
rather than frame this as a cinematically interesting cutscene, we're simply going to lock you in the room and allow you to entertain yourself by hopping up and down because freedom
now you may move on to this NPC, whose sole reason for existence is to immediately tell you to find another NPC
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According to the new Dota 2 Leaderboards, the best player in the Americas is a Canadian.
Yea but its DotA, being the best at DotA is like having a rash on your junk.
Wrong.
it's like being the best at having rashes on your junk.
Having a rash is easy, being the best at having rashes ain't. believe me, i tried.
You think rash competition are easy, right? "Oh, i'll just show off my impressive rash" but then you see the rashes on the dudes you're competing against and goddamn, you'll think. Goddamn these dudes have amazing rashes.
In conclusion, having a rash opens a world of contrast and grey areas. Thank you.
Gotta say, I hope Valve is actually basically working on making the world's best VR FPS. In Episode 2 it was noticeable when Alyx could blindfire from cover but I couldn't.
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
well
are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
well
are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
there's oil in them thar waters
I think the nationalists do care quite a bit about their fellow Russians, yes
the oil just provides an impetus for an alliance with oiligarchs
According to the new Dota 2 Leaderboards, the best player in the Americas is a Canadian.
Yea but its DotA, being the best at DotA is like having a rash on your junk.
Wrong.
it's like being the best at having rashes on your junk.
Having a rash is easy, being the best at having rashes ain't. believe me, i tried.
You think rash competition are easy, right? "Oh, i'll just show off my impressive rash" but then you see the rashes on the dudes you're competing against and goddamn, you'll think. Goddamn these dudes have amazing rashes.
In conclusion, having a rash opens a world of contrast and grey areas. Thank you.
Comparing Metroid and HL2 doesn't really work for me, because Metroid barely bothers to have a story or characterisation. Which is fine, but it makes it a difficult choice for comparisons with HL2.
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
well
are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
there's oil in them thar waters
I think the nationalists do care quite a bit about their fellow Russians, yes
the oil just provides an impetus for an alliance with oiligarchs
this is where we have a difference of opinion, i think it's the other way round
nationalist rhetoric is just a convenient excuse and an easy way to rally public support, i don't think it's the actual motivation behind Russias action
HL2 is bunk because no matter how Valve tries to spin it Gordon being a disembodied pair of hands and a gun was dumb especially when in a vehicle and you have no real forward point of reference other then the front of the vehicle because you didnt even get hands then.
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
well
are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
there's oil in them thar waters
I think the nationalists do care quite a bit about their fellow Russians, yes
the oil just provides an impetus for an alliance with oiligarchs
this is where we have a difference of opinion, i think it's the other way round
nationalist rhetoric is just a convenient excuse and an easy way to rally public support, i don't think it's the actual motivation behind Russias action
putin has been purging assorted oligarchs and relying instead on conservatives and nationalists
public support does matter; russia is not so centralized or so stable that putin can just wholly ignore public dissatisfaction at the degree of kleptocracy
HL2 is bunk because no matter how Valve tries to spin it Gordon being a disembodied pair of hands and a gun was dumb especially when in a vehicle and you have no real forward point of reference other then the front of the vehicle because you didnt even get hands then.
And the cutscene issue is this as well.
I barely noticed the 'no hands' thing, so I guess for me it's an utterly irrelevant complaint. If I had I doubt I would have gone from loving the game to WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS.
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
well
are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
there's oil in them thar waters
I think the nationalists do care quite a bit about their fellow Russians, yes
the oil just provides an impetus for an alliance with oiligarchs
this is where we have a difference of opinion, i think it's the other way round
nationalist rhetoric is just a convenient excuse and an easy way to rally public support, i don't think it's the actual motivation behind Russias action
putin has been purging assorted oligarchs and relying instead on conservatives and nationalists
public support does matter; russia is not so centralized or so stable that putin can just wholly ignore public dissatisfaction at the degree of kleptocracy
i don't disagree with you there
point is though the nationalists are a means to an end
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Or Team Fortress 2 until it became weird.
Okay, i guess i enjoy FPSes a whole lot more than I thought.
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i think the definition of propaganda as we understand it is it's sort of lying by definition
or if not lying it is the distortion of truth to push a particular reality as definitive
Yeah, I never finished it for similar reasons. Watched a friend play the rest of it. Meh.
Pretty, for the time, though.
Metroid Prime on Consoles and FEAR on PC
FEAR is tied for the best shotgun ever (Doom 1/2 are the others)
they're just not intentions you're supposed to openly have in this post-1945 world
scrubby facial hair has reached itchy levels
ahhh unemployment
According to the new Dota 2 Leaderboards, the best player in the Americas is a Canadian.
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Yea but its DotA, being the best at DotA is like having a rash on your junk.
here is a man who is going to talk to you for several minutes about absolutely nothing of import
rather than frame this as a cinematically interesting cutscene, we're simply going to lock you in the room and allow you to entertain yourself by hopping up and down because freedom
now you may move on to this NPC, whose sole reason for existence is to immediately tell you to find another NPC
Wrong.
it's like being the best at having rashes on your junk.
Having a rash is easy, being the best at having rashes ain't. believe me, i tried.
You think rash competition are easy, right? "Oh, i'll just show off my impressive rash" but then you see the rashes on the dudes you're competing against and goddamn, you'll think. Goddamn these dudes have amazing rashes.
In conclusion, having a rash opens a world of contrast and grey areas. Thank you.
Check out my site, the Bismuth Heart | My Twitter
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are we claiming now that Russia actually gave two shits about the populations they planted in eastern block countries during the soviet union era? they weren't just a flimsy pretext for other strategic and geo-political goals?
even aside from the crucial black sea navy base in the crimea, by seizing the peninsula they also just took the majority of Ukraines black sea territory
there's oil in them thar waters
Really need SpaceX to man-rate the Dragon since the chances of being allowed any cooperation with China are, I guess, even lower.
I think the nationalists do care quite a bit about their fellow Russians, yes
the oil just provides an impetus for an alliance with oiligarchs
being blocked from baikonur might restart the space race. eh.
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this is where we have a difference of opinion, i think it's the other way round
nationalist rhetoric is just a convenient excuse and an easy way to rally public support, i don't think it's the actual motivation behind Russias action
And the cutscene issue is this as well.
Edit: DOCK, godddamit!
putin has been purging assorted oligarchs and relying instead on conservatives and nationalists
public support does matter; russia is not so centralized or so stable that putin can just wholly ignore public dissatisfaction at the degree of kleptocracy
Ha.
haha.
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haha, no
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I barely noticed the 'no hands' thing, so I guess for me it's an utterly irrelevant complaint. If I had I doubt I would have gone from loving the game to WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS.
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That's a separate axis.
not very healthy but o well
i don't disagree with you there
point is though the nationalists are a means to an end