I don’t think they’re saying not to put any limits on what constitutes an RPG, rather they’re saying not to put limits that, at the end of the day, don’t actually disqualify it. In the modern Fallout games there is in depth character customization, a world to explore, a mult-thread plot. Those are hallmarks of an RPG.…

I’m a Fallout fan who found myself there by way of Fallout 3. I enjoy the game mechanics and presentation of Fallout 3 and NV more than I enjoy the original two games, but I also enjoy the storylines of the original two games a little bit more. I like the level of freedom to explore that the Bethesda games offer and I…

Christmas Eve, 1997. My sister and me got our Playstation. Sis had Final Fantasy VII and I had Tomba and some robot fighting game from the local video store. That was the first time my parents let me stay up all night. I’ll never forget it.

Football hooliganism immediately comes to mind.

It all boils down to the story. I haven’t played the games myself and have zero interest in doing so, but I love watching others play it and I personally think it’s got an interesting story, but more important than that it has a great hook. Killer Chuck E. Cheese style animatronics is a memorable concept that’s quick…

Yeah, it’s largely because furries , justly or otherwise, are stereotyped as being more of a sexual group. That’s just how the public perception pendulum swung.

Oh, I wasn’t trying to imply that I find The Order to be horrendous, I was just using Transformers as a sort of reference point of how even the most terrible of things can have some kind of merit.

He also wrote one of the first drafts for Apocalypse Now.

For me this is kind of like being able to appreciate the level of detail that goes into the sound design and character models for Michael Bay’s Transformers movies. They are horrendous movies, but I cannot deny the technical prowess in those two areas.

It sounds to me like your friends are psycho, regardless of brand allegiance.

I call it Freddy Krueger syndrome. At this point we’re just too familiar with the animatronics to actually be scared of them.

I’m not entirely sure I agree with you. Henson was more than willing (and wanting in some respects) to explore darker territory. The Dark Crystal itself goes to some very dark places and while I understand what you mean in terms of Henson himself never out-right doing anything horror related, I’m inclined to believe…

If the Creature Shop’s making the animatronics then we know the effects will at least look good.

When it’s a big studio remake I can guarantee you that he didn’t get to actually direct that movie. His job was more along the lines of “Call action. Hit the predetermined check marks the studio is looking for. Make sure the movie actually gets made. Don’t complain.” He probably directed Poltergeist as part of a “one…

One of the best creepypastas, Candle Cove, has an author AND a TV deal.

I always thought the Polybius story would make a great movie.

My wife and I are parents to a fifteen month old. He’s a real handful. We take him into restaurants knowing that there’s a 70/30 chance of him doing alright, but when that 30% chance rears its head we always request to-go boxes and get out as quickly as possible. We never take him to movies (and probably won’t until…

While I like the concept of that part, I thought it got really tedious. I will say, the payoff was worth it.

I would disagree with that first statement, but I definitely agree with you on the second statement. The big problem is that a lot of directors these days don’t have any real control of the films they’re making. Hollywood is full of truly talented people who wish to make wonderful films, but if there’s even a modicum…

Absolutely. They were basically effects artists who just wanted to showcase their effects talent and figured the effects would carry the movie for them rather then, you know, competent direction and storytelling.