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A Feast for Crows is considerably shorter than A Storm of Swords, so you don't have to worry about it running too long. The prose is beautiful in it, too, but it's many peoples' least favorite in the series. I quite enjoyed it, personally, though, but if you're just reading for Tyrion, Jon, Dany and Arya, you'll be disappointed with it. It's also strange that you're calling her 'Arry'. Though it does clue me in as to what part of the book you're at.... P4: I rank the books 3>2>5>4>1, and most people agree that Book 3 is the best. Most peoples' ranking would be something like 3>1 or 2>1 or 2>5>4

That is so horrible. Will this be successful? God, it just looks so ugly! I was planning to buy a 3DS next month, but now, there's no chance. I'm waiting for the inevitable built-in second analog version. Can it even fit in a pocket? Jesus!

Depends on where in Africa. In many countries in far northern Africa, they already do have modern consoles and PCs, as well as in South Africa, and they're widely available. India is a complicated case, though. The homes there, even in major cities, require backup generators, yet standard of living is often quite high. It's a strange juxtaposition that's only found in countries like India and Brazil, countries which advance economically at such a rate that infrastructure has trouble keeping up. Second, it might seem like I'm nitpicking, but there is actually a very, very large difference between gaming in India five years ago, and now. In major cities, at least. I was just there for a month and a half in June and July, and every bookstore and electronics shop I went to was selling large amounts of current gen games, and not just the mainstream stuff, either. One place even had a launch party for Shadows of the Damned. I remember back in 05, in India, very, very few people had a game console or a PC that could run games well, but visiting, now, all of my friends had one or the other. Third, I expect the games market value is considerably larger in India than it was in 05, due to the decline of piracy of physical copies. There are more console gamers in India than PC gamers, and everyone I knew with a PS2, GCN or Xbox back in the early 00s bought all of their games pirated. It was simply cheaper. But nowadays, pirated games from this generation of consoles are incredibly hard to find, even in the shadiest of areas. I've been trying to find some modern data on game sales in India, but I've had no luck. I'd love to see some concrete fact to back up my personal research over the past few years, but I haven't been able to find any. I've also neglected to mention the growth of games development and publishing in India over the past three or four years. For example, UTV now owns Ignition Entertainment. UTV was originally an Indian company, which has been bought out by Disney's Indian subsidiary, but is still headquartered in India. Lastly, you say the justification is simply because the markets are small? First of all, from what I've seen personally, at least one of those markets is not small. Second, even if they were 'small', which is a subjective word, anyway, I don't see that alone as ample justification. Always-online DRM is, frankly, quite ridiculous, and there are many alternatives. In fact, I'd say it's among the worst forms of DRM currently out there. I'll take a code wheel or a dongle any day over always-online. It's restrictive bullshit that keeps thousands from being able to experience potentially beautiful art, and while I'm not forcing anyone to boycott, I think that calling the boycott silly or insisting it's without merit is irritating and untrue.

I admit that it's a shitty, lazy way of protesting, but it's not totally without merit, and it's not silly. I personally plan to write an e-mail to Blizzard voicing my complaints, but I know many others are too lazy to even do that, but if they participate in the cause by simply not buying the game, that still helps. I'll use Diablo 3 as an example, because it's most relevant right now. If Activision/Blizzard sees that Diablo 3 sells badly, but reviews well, they'll wonder where they went wrong. Maybe it had to do with that enormous backlash they encountered when pushing a ridiculous DRM scheme? Sure, "boycotting" through inaction may not be the most efficient way of protesting, but it's better than just buying the game. So in places like the US, Western Europe and East Asia, having a stable internet connection isn't a major thing, but in markets like parts of Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa, poor infrastructure causes an unstable environment for internet, and power as a whole, since many older homes don't have backup generators. Sure, internet is fairly constant in first world countries like the US and the UK, so the issue may not be as prevalent there, but why should I support a company that's fucking over a huge amount of people with little to no justification? Now, the issue at hand in terms of Diablo 3 is that thousands and thousands of people, people who I know to exist, are being screwed out of what looks to be a spectacular game for absolutely no reason. Now, for many, this isn't seen as reason enough to boycott the game, and that's simply opinion. I don't plan to, nor do I want to, change anyone's point of view on this front, but I wouldn't call a boycott through inaction silly, either. What it is is a simple, easy way for large amounts of people to speak out against a company without taking very much action, and I don't think that's silly, at all.

1. Both Digital Devil Sagas - My favorite games of all time. Taken individually, they don't make the best games, but when you put them together, I think it's the greatest game of all time. 2. Shin Megami Tensei 1 - A classic, so far ahead of its time it's ridiculous. I love this game, and can't stop myself from playing it over and over. 3. Xenogears - It's fucking Xenogears. Not much more needs to be said. Disc 2 makes me weep, though. 4. Final Fantasy VI - Son of a submariner! 5. Portal - I'm confident this will be remembered as the greatest game of this generation. It's absolutely brilliant, and very replay-friendly, if you don't overdo it. 6. Wind Waker - I try to get to this annually, but yeah. I'm playing it in Dolphin right now in 1080p. It's beautiful. The last few hours are great, and Puppet Ganon is one of my favorite bosses ever. 7. Baldur's Gate 1&2 - Use the trilogy mod. Best western RPGs of all time. I think that about covers it. Yup.

Now you're just saying "It might not work, so why try?". Well, I would try to boycott because even if it doesn't end up working, I'm speaking with my wallet, and that's the easiest way to get my point across to them. If they get lower sales, they'll say "I wonder what we did wrong. Maybe the enormous backlash we encountered when implementing draconian DRM has something to do with this?" I plan to write an e-mail to Blizzard, regardless, though, explaining that I chose not to buy their game specifically because of their ridiculous DRM. Now this, in at least one case, is factually incorrect. Since the area I have the most experience in is India, I'll use it as an example. Many people in India, particularly in large cities like Bangalore and Hyderabad, are involved in technical professions, and are all-around tech enthusiasts. I know this for a fact. Now, many cities in India, such as Bangalore and Hyderabad, have poor infrastructure. I also know this for a fact. Many people in India, the second fastest growing economy on Earth, have access to the Internet, yet poor infrastructure means something as simple and common as a rainstorm can cause blackouts, and cause the Internet to cut out. This is one particular situation which many of my friends and family are in. I know there's quite a large overlap between those who cannot have constant access to the internet and those who have enough disposable income and the inclination to buy video game software and hardware. Certainly more than slight. This argument is moot on grounds of factual inaccuracy. 1. Depends on your definition of 'small'. When you include people outside of third world countries who want to play Diablo 3 on a plane or in a hotel, that number, by most peoples' definition, is not 'small'. 2. Even if all it means is that people are slightly more convenienced, I still support these boycotts. It's one of the easiest, most effective ways we, as consumers, can show large companies that they are fucking prospective legal customers of their product over. This DRM policy is anything but okay, and while the entire 'boycott' many choose to engage in could be ultimately moot, I see it as a noble cause, and none of the arguments made against this point of view in your post seem to hold any water. tl;dr: Even though it's not as active a 'boycott' as many other boycotts, it's a quick, easy way to show companies we don't like it when they fuck over a bunch of people that should be able to play their game, and gives a voice to those who may not number large enough to speak with their wallets alone.

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There was always a continuity. Characters from P1, Eternal Punishment AND Innocent Sin were featured in P3 through Trish's Show. In terms of continuity, the only game that was barely disconnected was P4, and even then, in P3P you visit Inaba. I'm not sure what you mean by each Persona being a unique entity, since they've always all been connected and clearly set in the same universe (Igor, Velvet Room, etc.).

Finally, someone else that liked Event Horizon! I have an Event Horizon wallpaper at the moment, in fact. I enjoyed that movie thoroughly.

Awakening of Iris is the best Gamera film. Seriously, that is a great movie. Watch it ASAP.

Playing this on my Dolphin. I'm about 3 hours in, and it is very good. Optimistic so far.

I told you! This summer ended on a high note for movies.

I didn't like Twilight Princess that much on Wii. I loved it on GCN, though. I don't see why I should make a swinging motion when I could just press a button. It's more work for the same result. You can call me lazy, but it doesn't even feel more immersive to me. If I want a workout, I can go work out, not that swinging a Wiimote around is much work in the first place. I just don't see the point of the control scheme if I can do the same thing, but more consistently, on a Gamecube Controller.

I played this at PAX, and holy shit it is fun. I don't know how good it will end up being overall, since we just don't know enough yet, but the gameplay feels snappy, fun and great, and the art is beautiful. I'm optimistic for this one.

Stupid me. Thanks for clearing that up. D'oh.

So the Witcher 2 patch 2.0 was supposed to hit yesterday, but it hasn't released yet. What's up with that? I wanna do a replay, but don't want to start until 2.0 hits.

PAX was awesome. So awesome. Come to PAX and we'll all have fun together! It was so awesome.

Just finished the demo, and holy shit. That is so much fun. This got upgraded from a 'wait until a price drop' to a 'I must have it'. So much insane chaos. Awesome. '

Fright Night. This summer wasn't a good one for movies, but it ended on a high note with The Devil's Double, Another Earth, Attack the Block, RotPotA and Fright Night. Fright Night wasn't camp for the sake of camp. In fact, despite what the trailers might lead you to believe, there was little camp at all. The love interest was fairly boring, but attractive, but that was about the only weak link in the movie. It's paced very frantically, but it's pulled off excellently. Colin Farrell is an absolutely brilliant casting choice, and he plays the antagonist (Jerry the Vampire) to perfection. David Tennant stole the show in this movie, but I don't need to tell you how great he was. He had a really great interplay with the lead, Anton Yelchin, who was Chekov in Trek 09 and was the titular lead in Charlie Bartlett. All in all, slick, polished movie that doesn't try to do too much and succeeds because of it. A really, really fun movie to go and see. I highly recommend it.

Puts me in a good mood.

Mass Effect 1. Trying to do a replay of it and ME2 before ME3 hits. I'll probably stick to this, Dragon Age: Origins and my Bastion NG+ until Deus Ex: Human Revolution hits. I'll do two playthroughs of that, finish up the MEs, then dive into Skyrim and ME3. This schedule would feel a lot better if I didn't know I was going to ignore it totally.

Bastion, dude. Holy shit, that was good. You owe it to yourselves to go out and play this game. Excellent. One of the best ending sequences in any game I've ever played.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A62011nyXNI I've had this on repeat for an hour.

Dean, it's just that in this movie