Mr. GOH!

Did people clap?

Only at premieres or special showings with the filmmaker or cast or crew. Otherwise it's weird and disturbing. Every Broadway show I've been to has gotten a standing ovation, which I find very weird. A number of them did not deserve it. Thanks for the spoiler tags, Dean, even though you warned us away from the thread if we haven't seen it.

Sriracha kethcup or Srirachi mayo or vinegar or GTFO. BBQ sauce is gross to put on fries and only done by weirdos.

Clone trooper helmets look super dumb though.

The reviews are pouring in and they're very positive. TFA looks to be a pulpy crowd pleaser, which is exactly what it should be.

I kinda like the new helmets. They seem more advanced while still clearly being impossible-to-see-through death's heads.

The Sith engaged in a massive fake war full of indirect violence and sowed chaos across the galaxy on purpose. That's what a master Sith does instead of just marauding with around slaughtering people. Jedi use violence and can remain on the Light Side, but it must always be the last resort (and thus represent a failure of finding other ways to solve the problem).

I think indirect violence is implied in the structure of the Jedi Council, although it seems like even indirect violence should be avoided by Light Side Jedi. And, yes, it would be bad movie making to have Yoda and Palpatine just think hard at each other. Despite the many failings of ROTS, I do believe that Yoda knew or should have known he had already lost when he confronted Palpatine lightsaber in hand. But when I say that a powerful Jedi Master wouldn't need to resort to (direct) violence, it's more about that a Master would be able to direct events and avoid violence. Use of violence, even in defense, should always represent failure to a Jedi. I find that tension between non-violence and righteous violence in defense by a caste of warrior-monk-sorcerers to be very interesting, personally. I think that, in the main, a Jedi's goals w/r/t Dark Side Force users would be: 1. to try to apprehend and turn them to the Light; failing that, 2. manipulate the Dark Side user into self-destruction, since that is the fate of those who follow the Dark Side; if that cannot be arranged, then, and only then, direct confrontation. And, to be fair, direct violence didn't really work for the Jedi against Palpatine. It took his apprentice surprise attacking him, which is sort of a Sith tradition.

No, it's more along the lines of not needing to be violent to win. Forcing a physical confrontation is already a loss to the greatest Jedi Masters, at least to my mind. In Palpatine's case, a lightsaber should be more limited than directly using the power of the Dark Side. I do think that it makes sense that Yoda would have used a lightsaber at some point in his Jedi career, however.

Wait and get a 970 after the price drop.

When are you going to see it, everybody? My tix are for Sunday afternoon.

Prequels are not inherently bad, but they are hard to pull off. I think the new X-Men movies do it in an acceptable manner and, of course, Fargo season 2 is even better than season 1 (and season 1 was fucking fantastic) despite being a prequel. Hayden's acting should never be seen as half-bad; it is all-bad in the prequel trilogy. It is always painful to watch Anakin scenes regardless of the other actors in them. Ewan McGregor was okay, fucking Natalie Portman was terrible, and Ian McDiarmid did his hammy best to work with Lucas's terrible dialogue. I fully expect TFA to have better acting than any of the previous SW films.

Yoda, like Palpatine, shouldn't ever need to use a lightsaber.

Oh, nice. If we get it on PC by the end of March, I'll be happy.

Texting doesn't work when you're home?

Fringe is UK for bangs? Madness.

With enough drugs, maybe. Or if you're the kind of person who found the Transformer movies entertaining.

How is your GOTY not a board game, HotHeart?

Stealth Steam release in late spring. #hopespringseternal

Play Fallout 1 and 2, though. Because they're fantastic.

Hell to the no.

Just Cause 3 for full price because I was drunk and forgot to add the right GMG coupon code for 20% off.

Witcher 3 for sure, then MGS, then FO4.

Got the latest AssCreed game while it was 40% off on Steam because I am weak.

Steam ID and wishlist: http://steamcommunit...61197969619762/ My GOG name is MrGOH. No idea how to link to my profile or wishlist there. Copied and pasted from a previous year's post. New additions are at the beginning of each list. General Criteria: Mostly a PC gamer these days, though I do play console games. I have little time to dedicate to gaming these days, though I still love RPGs and Grand Strategy games. But if there's a game of a different genre that you think I might like for whatever reason, I happily try new types of games. That's what meant by general criteria, right? General Criteria: I do not have the time to put into multiplayer games these days, and I'm not really into sports games. No racing games, please. I also prefer well-crafted games with interesting narratives, whether they're AAA or indie games. Favorite genres: Western RPGs and single-player strategy games are at the top, but I also enjoy shooters with good gameplay, adventure games, roguelikes (whatever that means, I suppose), roguelites, platformers, imaginative puzzle games, simulations, and stealth games. Favorite Games: Witcher 3, XCOM, MGSV, Final Fantasy 6, Planescape: Torment, Baldur's Gate II, Victoria II, Empire: Total War, Vampire: The Masquerade, Assassin's Creed II/Brotherhood, Grand Theft Auto 4, Master of Orion 2, Knights of the Old Republic, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 2, Sim City 4, Civilization Series, Sam and Max Hit the Road, Dishonored, Batman: Arkham Asylum. I'll set up a GOG list. Happy to get GOG games. Hell, if you wanna buy an Origin code for a game on my list, feel free. I'm not prejudiced against any inferior non-Steam and non-GOG proprietary digital download store. Totally chill with getting stuff not on my list.