TheMightyEthan

"Chinese Taipei" at least is a compromise name that Taiwan (officially the "Republic of China") competes under to avoid pissing of the People's Republic of China (mainland China). So it is a separate sovereign entity. Apparently competing this year is China (the PRC), Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), and Hong Kong (Hong Kong). Starting in 2016 Macau will also be competing as a separate team. Apparently the Hong Kong and Macau teams are due to historical factors centered around their prior European ownership and semi-autonomy.

What is it with Japanese companies making 16 different versions of their games, with completely unhelpful names? It makes it a PITA to figure out which one is the "definitive" one, or which one is the one you should play.

I don't think it's Ireland specifically, I think it's just that people are completely clueless about the rest of the world (wherever they're from). The Ireland thing is probably just touchier than other mistakes people make, so it gets more coverage/outrage. Just my guess, though.

Man, fuck organic chemistry in the ass (I know that's a biochem book, but still...)

I stand corrected.

I'm sure that's not his normal voice, that was his "I'm playing a 14-year-old kid" voice. They just kept it for the admiral for some reason. What I think they should have done is had him do a similar voice but deeper, so the relationship would be evident but he wouldn't sound like a kid.

Again, the fact that they suck is entirely beside the point, the thing that pisses me off is that they're doing it in the first place. And as I told FDS in another thread, I don't view piracy as a viable option for protest. Either I find the game worth playing despite whatever it was that pissed me off or I don't, and if it's worth playing then it's worth paying for, even if it means waiting for a reduced price at some point down the road. The one exception to this being ridiculous DRM, because since the pirate version obviously doesn't have it I'm not saying it's worth playing in spite of the problem, merely that it's worth playing in a version that lacks the problem.

Maybe Haru's not actually gay, contrary to what the fans may think...

I'm totally on the side of "games are art", but for the most part they're on par with other popular art, like prime-time TV and popular movies (and even that may be generous). I'd be shocked if either of those things, even a really good example thereof, produced a 4 day existential crisis as well.

I hope the store doesn't suffer due to a lack of focus.

Yeah, I like Darksiders a lot. This was actually a replay because I couldn't remember what had happened for shit.

Yeah, they really dropped the ball on his voice.

idk, 4 days seems like a long time for an existential crisis caused by a video game.

Boo.

Apparently these are no longer on Netflix. My wife was super pissed when she went to do a workout and all of her workout videos were gone. It has us seriously considering canceling the subscription because that was easily the thing we used it most for.

This one's fine with me: It's the game box banner that's terribad.

Yeah, at first I didn't mind it, but the more I look at it the more I think the colors were a retarded choice. The Wii has the best box labeling this gen, the WiiU has the worst.

The Japanese call that "chuu ni byou" or "8th grade syndrome". That mostly inevitable phase where kids try to find themselves and stand out from the rest, before growing up and realizing uniqueness actually means solitude, but is also phenomenally rare. That term is absolutely perfect.

Was masturbation really that taboo a thing in 1997? On topic:

Is that cathedral site real? I can't quite make myself believe it...

lmao, I thought I'd clicked on the religion thread, so when I saw the first new post was Strangelove beating Sound Shapes I was like "It's not that good, is it?"

You just reminded me that RDR isn't on PC and made me sad.