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I got Shock Therapy last night! So, without the Hardcore trophy, that means you earn 91% for Dead Space 2. If anyone wants that trophy, there's a nice trick to it. Swarmers, those tiny Necromorphs, don't count for a lot of the trophies which involve "X amount." However, Shock Therapy counts Swarmers as targets! While you could try the trophy with The Pack (barely upgraded Javelin, Survivalist or Zealot), most source tell you to try the Funeral Chapel room where there's a Slasher covered with Swarmers. If you've already passed that point, like I did, the best alternative is a Pregnant. Yes, those yellow-pale bulbous Necromorphs. I had to turn the difficulty back up to Zealot, and so here's how I did it. 1) Shoot Pregnant's sack. 2) Swarmers will pour out, and so let them crawl close to you. 3) Stasis the Swarmers so that the crawling Pregnant can catch up. 4) Once they're piled together, shoot the Pregnant and release the lightning! Congratulations, you have earned Shock Therapy!

Well, if we're going to talk specifically about citizens of foreign countries, then I would agree with you. It just seemed like a general topic, and yeah, I'm use to a lot of North American and European online folk giving a sob story on how they've already bought so many games and how they're the definition of "poor." I think it's like what James (the developer) from Extra Credits said: if there is no practical means of purchasing a game, as a developer, by all means pirate away. Isn't it literally twice as much to afford video games (and other media) in Brazil? I remember over a year ago there was an article on Kotaku and one of the commenters was an actual citizen of Brazil. He gave a detailed step-by-step process of how difficult it is to be a gamer in Brazil, going so far as sometimes having to travel outside of the country if you were incline to legal purchase anything.

Well, you do get an arrangement of well-known and obscure sources, and I would say (with the buffering) that the Metacritic score is the median rating, not the average(mean).

No, there are no checkpoints. Oh, and you can't start Hardcore with New Game+. I finished Zealot tonight, and while Chapter 13 gave me trouble, I maxed out four weapons and so I spent my credits on health and ammo. When Chapter 15 started, I was packing and I had the best weapon selection: Pulse Rifle, Ripper, and Force Gun. Pulse Rifle: Nicole/Marker Ripper: Elite Necromorphs and Ubermorph Force Gun: Shades (boss battle) I'm on a third round, but I really only have one trophy now. It's on Casual difficulty, so I got to Chapter 6 in, like, an hour. With the exception of Hardcore, it's Shock Therapy.

Usually joy is preceded by a sale; something you assume because it's common practice. It's a career, right? While everyone wishes their hugs and kisses could be proper tender for those responsible for their favorite games, sweat and tears are rewarded with cash. It's a hobby/luxury. No one is forcing you to buy all the games that interest you; they're a want, not a need. Some odd time ago, on the Killzone 3 Beta, I heard the following conversation. "Ah man, there's too many good games coming out. Like, Uncharted 3, Bulletstorm, Arkham City, [etc.] Like, c'mon, why can't they spread them out. I don't have that much money and, like, I need to finish AC: Brotherhood. Oh, and of course Killzone 3 when it's out." We could complain, but at the same time we put ourselves in that position. As a kid, I was use to not getting every game that looked great. I mean, why couldn't father spend $150 more on a few good games? At least we have a standard price for standard games, unlike the 5th generation with fluxing prices. If you want a Collector's Edition, you're willingly spending more money on a few trinkets. It's in your power, and really, no one owes you anything. Well, unless you open a game case and find there's no game disc. EDIT: Terrible spelling error.

If you're a child of the 90's, like I am, you're Generation Y. Generation X ended in the late 70's, possibly early 80's (1982). It's Generation Z (born early (I'd say mid) 90's) that are the poor bastards. Anyway, I'll say that there is possibly a decline, primarily because of technology and how easier it is for most films to gain a form of publicity. We're noticing more of the crap films, that the industry is far more self-aware. Also, I would say as consumers, we're allowed to be more judgmental of our cinematic media. Film use to be a huge social event, and so while a film may have been mediocre at best, it was the gathering that created the experience. Now we buy expensive tickets, overpriced snacks and refreshments to sit in a large room with strangers.

Well, the important thing is to treat them like any other individual if the topic is gaming. Military affiliation is the unique perspective, so it's in the answers you'll that characteristic. Make sure to ask open-ended questions so you can build upon their responses and get to the bottom. Once someone has given you the proper responses, you could then get into military specific conversations. I dunno, something like, "How do video games assist you when deployed," or "Do any FPS games remind you of previous service, perhaps memories?"

Dead Space Aftermath Watch the movie only if you're a Dead Space fan. The 3D animation is very basic, like mid-90's ReBoot level. It's like Batman Gotham Knight where each story is animated differently, and just like that movie, this one has a mix bag of quality. In my opinion, those that animated Stross's story did the best. Those who did Cho's story... I mean, Stross was ripped, and we all know he's a research weakling. Still, you'll be interested in this if you're into Dead Space. I kinda felt bad for Stross in Dead Space 2, but the movie paints a different picture.

I think Dead Space Aftermath has a little girl where her head gets ripped off. I dunno, I'll watch it and report back. Hey, The Pack has to be formed somehow, amirite?

Liar! I have photographic evidence of you crying! I'm not sure over what game it is, but your eyes drip with sweet liquid sorrow!

Sense of humor? I don't think the Dead Island trailer was suppose to have humor, right? I can get where he's coming from, but he is still uptight. For me, I'm not a parent, but I'm very sensitive about little girls. Little boys? Nah, a school bus of rowdy male youngsters could blow up in a video game, and I might say, "Dang, that sucks." BioShock is a great example. I've never harvested a Little Sister, especially in BioShock 2. To me, the Little Sisters looked to me as a protector, someone who they could confide in when in a fallen utopia of deranged mutants. You could say, "Uh, it's just a video game," but we also make that argument that video games go beyond basic entertainment. That they have the artistic quality to touch you emotionally and provide food for thought. Still, I watched the Dead Island trailer in full. While I'm sensitive about little girls, I also appreciate it when any media throws out the Infant Immortality trope. I still remember the Yu Yu Hakusho episode where Kurama explained how children view themselves as immortal as they believe no harm will ever fall upon them. This was right before he was going to win some match against a child who claimed to be the Goblin King or something. By the rules of the game, the loser would die and so the child did die.

Normally I would wait for a price drop, but I'm in a Dead Space frenzy as of now. Besides, surprisingly, Summer Wars was sold out. Still, I can get that Blu-ray for just as cheap off Amazon.

Hey, man, like this ain't funny, man! You know the psychological strain you're, like, putting on my membrane, man! Stop it, man! EDIT: Had to step out, but I'll assume this: It's some cultural thing as Smooves and Dean are in a jolly. Caveman, I dunno, he's just being a dick. (I had one post, continue what? )

I know this is off-topic, but it's a pet peeve. Could've (not really appropriate) or could have; would've or would have. People mistake the contraction of "have" for "of."

I got the big ones! Now, about those little ones...

I'm telling you, if Rico dies, I'll capture/record it and put it on YouTube. Heck, the Helghan that does the deed will be my new avatar.

While on my 2nd round (Zealot), I'm also trying to get some trophies. Man, at a higher difficulty, some of these trophies become more of a pain. I got the Line Gun Alt trophy by Stasis of The Pack, but I'm trying my best to maintain The Nanny. I don't have the Force Gun, so this is a bit tougher. It would have helped if I realized Crawlers were the babies, not those other exploding Necromorphs. Probably would have received the trophy since last game I would have more. You think I can get 12 Crawlers after the school area. I know they appear later still, but it can't be many more, and in the heat of battle I could be stupid.

I'm not even going to attempt Hardcore. I mean, I'm going through Zealot now in New Game+, but the whole "Only 3 Saves" would offer unto me so much rage. Like, your first save couldn't be until about Chapter 6 or Chapter 7. If you screw up once, all the way back to the beginning, and I'm someone who absolutely hates redundancy.

Fleshbot could have the worse design of Gawker Media, but as long as there's a link to anything NSFW, then people will still visit on a daily basis.

Double post, but for good reason.

How much revenue between the two? It's probably as Faiblesse said; Dead Space has become a franchise (games, movies, books, and comics) whereas Mirror's Edge... didn't do as much.

Alright, I finished the game just now! I have to say, the final battle can be tough if you almost exhausted your supplies fending off the elite necromorphs and the ubermorph/regenerator. It's good I didn't use the last save, so I went through those necromorphs twice and made sure to save some health items. Even then, my strategy was to run around the "arena" until all those shadow things popped up and mow them down, gaining more ammo. It did take a few tries, what with... I'm definitely getting the Force Gun in New Game+... Oh, and I remembered someone saying you could kill the Ubermorph, but there was no option in the game really. I looked it up, and are people saying the giant fan is the proper way? Heck, that last minute before the final battle was kinda confusing. Like, yeah there's a giant fan, but there was also a door that lead to a ledge.