The intro is, but playing as a Big Daddy rather than a survivor really takes a lot of the edge off of things. Plus, like any sequel, the world is a lot less surprising the second time around.

I started Bioshock 2 a couple nights ago, doing a chapter a night on hard and enjoying it for the retconned goodness that it is.

I could care less about one system outselling another (which probably happened around the same time the company with the highest selling console told its fans it wasnt going to give them the games they wanted :/), but I am glad to see that Sony has slowly gotten their shit together.

You just named two things that arent videogames, one of which is exclusive to Europe and another of which is actually available on every other platform besides the 360. Just thought I'd point that out.

Paying money to play videogames you've already paid for is insane.

Its definitely for certain people, mostly complainers. Curb Your Enthusiasm is really funny if you are, or know anyone who is, anything like Larry David. If not I'm sure it must be pretty flat. Though I dont get how you dont see the Seinfeld connection, since George is pretty much Larry David throughout the show (I…

I meant the writing was in the same ballpark, as in re-occuring jokes, deep sarcasm and a strong ensemble cast. Not that theyre actually anything alike.

Okay, I'll add it to my instant queue!

If anyone out there is looking for a great show on Netflix, I highly HIGHLY recommend giving the UK version of Coupling a go.

As Veritas said, pirating is totally sound when you want to enjoy any form of art and are unable to do so given your current means (ie: willing to pay, but unable to find a justifiable price). Plus, its not like your money would be going to the developers anymore, so no harm done.

Part of me still wishes that I had the money to have bought his guitar, that would have been so awesome. Still, I think someone in the industry bought it, which isnt that bad. At least its gone to a good home.

Fuck you, Sephiroth.

The idea is that you can heart someone you really agree with, and then their opinions stick out in a discussion wherever they may pop up. Sort of a passive thing to help your experience, but a nice thing.

As an artist I often struggle with the notion that I should be giving up my major timesinks and just arting all the time, taking my professional life way more seriously.

Don't worry about your encounter score, it actually has nothing to do with your efficiency and everything to do with you exploiting your scouts mobility to finish the level in as few moves as possible. Its a nice replayability thing, but keeping your troops alive is not only more fun but more important.

Oh dude, that just sent me back. What a great fight!

Sen means Chihiro in Spirited Away.

Wait- what?! Free speech, freedom to information! Higher learning institutions should be the FIRST place to know better :(

I beat the game yesterday and loved it; its nowhere near perfect, but its made by people who understand how to make a deep, satisfying game, not to mention (as Kirk puts it) know and love the genre its rooted in.

Oh my god, this is the right kind of fan service! It looks AWESOME!