I'm trying to play Planescape: Torment, but it makes my eyes hurt.

[Kassiopeia]

I think I've actually discovered the real culprit for my arm pains! I, um, borrowed and tried out The Movies, and the GUI is based on dragging stuff around with the mouse. That's probably what caused it, because it started to come back when I gave the game another try. It's boring and management hell, btw.

[DrSpike]

Anyone that plays games in that genre deserves pain.

[El_Cid]

Originally posted by Kassiopeia
I think I've actually discovered the real culprit for my arm pains! I, um, borrowed and tried out The Movies, and the GUI is based on dragging stuff around with the mouse. That's probably what caused it, because it started to come back when I gave the game another try. It's boring and management hell, btw.

Yeah that makes sense to me also - at my old job i used to have a pretty bad mouse arm position that was causing me my rsi.
Now with my current setup all the weight of my arm is supported on the arm support - its just a left/right wrist action to move the mouse around now and it completely cleared up the minor pains i'd been having for so long.

I read an article in a magazine where Peter Molyneux was saying lack of funds is what counted against 'The Movies' and 'Black&White2', and now he is owned by Microsoft the games will be better?

[DrSpike]

That's a good one; what was his next joke?

[DarkCloud]

I read an article in a magazine where Peter Molyneux was saying lack of funds is what counted against 'The Movies' and 'Black&White2', and now he is owned by Microsoft the games will be better?

I'm surprised he's still allowed to make games?

Artistically- he's great.
Practically/retailly/playability-wise- he's pitiful.

[El_Cid]

I have a soft spot for populas+syndicate though - so he can make engaging thoughtfull games

http://www.mobygames.com/game/populous

http://www.mobygames.com/game/syndicate

http://www.mobygames.com/company/bullfrog-productions-ltd

And being artistic could actualy be an advantage in this industry, especialy at the momment as its got all corporate and glossy? If he can ignore the publisher/moneymen(which i think his comments about working for Microsoft was about) and have complete freedom to make and finish his games like he would want, then who knows - maybe he will have his wizards hat on and make us smile?

Of course if after Black+White10, i'll join the line on wanting to throttle him

After my Fallout adventure i'm going to track down Planescape:Torment, it is another game i've only ever dipped my toe in - its my shame as a gaming connoisseur that i can't say i've really played it, but know its reputation.

[RGBVideo]

Hey Kassiopeia, 3 questions:

Have you enjoyed the story so far? At what point of the game are you now (where in)? Been stuck anywhere so far?

[Standup]

I read an article in a magazine where Peter Molyneux was saying lack of funds is what counted against 'The Movies' and 'Black&White2', and now he is owned by Microsoft the games will be better?

I interviewed him not long after he quit EA (after selling Bullfrog) and he said he quit because he didn't want to work for a large corporation. Or rather he wanted to be creative and EA were too corporate. Surprised he's sold up to microsoft but maybe they offered alot of freedom or making games on your own is just too expensive.

[DrSpike]

Or maybe they offered more

[Kuciwalker]

Why isn't it illegel yet to release a game that only runs 640x480?

[Skanky Burns]

Which would do what? Start dozens of legal proceedings against companies that no longer exist?

[DrSpike]

Plus IIRC Planescape was releaed in the late 90s, so such a law being in force would actually have made almost the entire PC gaming industry illegal.

In summary,