General Discussion

Awesome! Thanks for creating and maintaining the best place on the Internet. Hahahaha

Congrats on a successful two years! I look forward to watching the site continue to grow.

It's news some of us Nintendo freaks don't want to acknowledge, but I agree with his ideas. Having compatibility with the DS would possibly help Nintendo. As he mentioned this has been done before, but I was remembering other times such as when the you could hook up your Gameboy Advance to your Gamecube. Maybe the new tablet kind of replaces that, but it would seem to make sense if the WiiU and DS were working together, still.

OUt of this new generation of consoles, the only one I'm nearly ready for is the Wii U, I have more reason to get one of those than a PS4 and I really don't want an XBox. I like the recent trailer I saw that featured an new Zelda game for the Wii U, which would help, I'd think that would be a good reason to get one. Still, Nintendo has more games that I'm interested and aware of than any of those other two consoles. I imagine when the PS4 releases some games I'm interested in (such as Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts), I'll want one.

Still, I don't think they're doomed and a price drop does sound like something that would help them, especially now that the new consoles are out. I believe it is still the cheapest of the three and therefore more affordable. Still, more games (for whatever system) would be a big help.

First impression: GTAV Online?! Wow! I played it a little, but not very much. I don't think there were enough people around to do most of the online missions. I do like the character I created, I think he kind of looks like me and Squall. I'm looking forward to seeing what you have to say about that and Oblivion! I played GTA V and Oblivion at about the same time. Well, I played GTA V at night so as to carefully not expose my son to it. Hehe. I should shut up and watch this video. =)

Tim! It's good to know you're WhiteboySlim! *fist bump* For what you said about GTA V and playing while kids are sleeping. Also for the Pokemon mention. Gaming Dads unite!! LOL

Hehehe, I didn't have much trouble creating my GTA Online character and am actually pleased with what I have. My PSN name is GregoPeck, feel free to send me an invite.

Travis, the only issue I had with Oblivion is that one spot there in the south where the terrain narrows and it says, "you cannot go that way." I didn't like having to repair my gear, but once I mastered that skill, it wasn't that much of a pain. I think I agree with a friend who said that Oblivion was harder than Skyrim. I remember how often I died in Oblivion, but then again, once I got to a certain point, things were ok.

Oh, Jon! Thanks for mentioning me! I just heard that while you guys were talking about Pokemon.

Couple notes on the episode:
1. We forgot to discuss pricing on Steam machines! One complaint about the Steam Machines is that some of them are priced in the thousands. But there are different machines for different budgets (One as low as $499 if memory serves me correct). So I don't think that'll be a huge problem.
2. Alienware is saying that you actually CAN mod their steam machine, it just wont' be easy. Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-23-alienware-wont-prevent-users-from-modding-steam-machine

@GregoPeck I'll probably be on GTA online tonight after the kids to to bed (around 8pm pst). I'll send you a friend request when I get home and invite you to the Cheerful Ghost crew.

Awesome, Tim! My son's bed time is also 8pm, but he hasn't had school all week due to the weather. I did, however, play the game a little bit while he was around, but I've denied his request to play it. He's 9.

I'm back to continuing to watch the video (I had to run out for an appointment and some grocery shopping).

Hey, RedChocobo! Awesome name, although I prefer the blue ones. Hehehe. I've heard of Project Zomboid, but only because in one of the random comments Minecraft says when starting up I've seen, "Try Project Zomboid." I've also seen it say, "Try Terraria."

Tim, I noticed that you're on the West coast (lucky!), and I'm on the East. In fact, I believe Jon is, too. Travis and I are here on the East Coast. So, I'll have to take your time into consideration (4 hour difference).

I'm envious of you two Westerners! But that's cool, Cheerful Ghost, from coast to coast!

@RedChocobo: I've looked into Kerbal space program and it looks really cool, but maybe a little more complicated than I want in a video game. If it's ever part of a bundle or massively discount I might pick it up though. Project Zomboid, however, looks awesome. I will get that one once it's a little further in development, possibly after they add multiplayer. And yeah, we did end up mentioning a lot of main stream games this time. That's because my new years resolution was to sell out. :P j/k

This was definitely a good move. The touch screen was a neat idea, but it's hard to beat traditional buttons for most games.

Interesting video. I also noticed how Terraria was not mentioned. I also noticed that it seems his glasses don't have lenses. I know, weird observation. Minecraft's popularity is huge and I think it's a great game. It does seem to be really popular among those who are 15 or younger, but many of us older people enjoy it, too. I probably wouldn't have gotten into it if it wasn't for my 9 year-old son, though. Hehehe.

As I said, it's a weird observation. I noticed the glare on the frames, but there was no glare where the lenses should be. Maybe they are there and just really good at looking invisible. Why just wear frames, though? Could it be to look smart? I don't know, it's weird.

Anyway, I'm glad that I've finally commented on someone else's post. I really want to be more active on here instead of just posting and replying to comments on my posts. I'm still wondering how you and others were able to imbed a video or an image in a post. Is it done with HTML? I don't know, I tried once before and it didn't seem to work.

Oh, the guy in the video (Jamie is it?) is wrong on one point. He may have been right at the time he recorded the video, but Minecraft does have a tutorial. I played the demo on the PS3 and that demo is a tutorial. I don't know if that's the case with the XBox (or even if the XBox has a demo). Still, the game does throw you into a world letting you do what you want. Before I played Minecraft, I read some guides and watched some good YouTube videos about how to play, which was quite entertaining.