2008 GOTY awards

[Solver]

Counterglow == troll by definition

Although Fallout 3 does have a few bugs too many. I haven't experienced nearly as many as in previous Bethesda games, but there are still somewhat more than what I consider normal. At least none of them messed my game up.

[snoopy369]

That's worse than citing wikipedia for evidence in a political debate.

[Asher]

I've never seen such a sorry group of asskissers except for that time I accidentally posted in the Civ4 forum criticizing the game.

[Spaced Cowboy]

As a general rule, I usually save the game before doing something risky.

FO3 gets my nod for PC GOTY. I've been playing non-stop since I returned from China about 3.5 weeks ago.

I do feel myself getting close to the point where I'll finish the main quest soon, or at least push it on a bit.

[Felch]

Originally posted by Asher
Any game design that relies on users making constant and frequent saves is broken.

Did this remind anyone else of Yahtzee's review of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky?

Zero Punctuation

I tried embedding, but it was acting up.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Asher

Your troll is tired, let it go. I'm not biting.

I would never troll you Asher.

I was however not convinced by the Counterglow 'argument'. Some people have complained about bugs but far less so on the 360 version it seems.

The only issue I've encountered is that it's sometimes a pain in the ass to select a certain body part using VATs. No lockups or crashes or problems with any quests.

[Asher]

Console versions are always less buggy.

[DrSpike]

Well then play your 360 version not your PC version, and don't get caught stealing again. You'll be fine.

[Asher]

I don't have a 360 version, you twit. When you buy the PC version, you get the PC version.

Did Ben Kenobi hack your account or something?

I've also no ****ing idea what you're talking about "caught stealing". You are channeling epic stupidity here.

[snoopy369]

You can't remember like twenty posts ago When your problems came from getting caught stealing

[Asher]

From the context of the sentence he was referring to PC/Xbox games, I thought he was accusing me of piracy.

I refuse to play open-ended games that don't let me be a badass. Such a restriction is one of many reasons why Fallout 3 is not GOTY.

[DirtyMartini]

once, when you were five
you enjoy steeeeealin'
it's just as simple as that

edit: xpost

[Spaced Cowboy]

If you were such a bad-ass, how comes the silly villagers kylt you?

LOL

There is a distinct difference between being a bad-ass and wanting to be a bad-ass.

[snoopy369]

Originally posted by Asher


From the context of the sentence he was referring to PC/Xbox games, I thought he was accusing me of piracy.

I refuse to play open-ended games that don't let me be a badass. Such a restriction is one of many reasons why Fallout 3 is not GOTY.

You haven't followed AliC's posts in the FO thread, have you. Her and her chainsaw-murderer friend...

And, as I said, I *killed* someone, at level 4 (not long in Megaton at all) and managed to do fine - I only reloaded from it because I wanted to be nice to people. You just got stuck because of your last save position being right next to the mercenary, I'd guess (the only guy who can kill you quickly in Megaton that I've met). If you want to complain about being unlucky enough to be caught by someone who can actually do something about your theft, go complain elsewhere... hereabouts there are actual penalties to being a bad-ass.

[Asher]

No matter how many times you guys try to excuse it, it's still either a bad bug or a bad design to perma-kill a person in the intro town for doing something the game permits. End of discussion. If you'd like to continue arguing stupidity, feel free to PM it to LOTM and have a gay old time discussing it.

Back to more interesting stuff:

http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2008/12/18/littlebigplanet-used-to-create-32-cell-computer-game-of-life

LittleBigPlanet used to create 36-cell computer, game of life

By Ben Kuchera | Published: December 18, 2008 - 12:50PM CT

The levels people have been creating with the level-design tools in LittleBigPlanet have been interesting, but the video sent to us today may be the most impressive use of the game we've seen yet. Take a look.

"Since you wrote up the first LittleBigPlanet Computer, I thought you might take interest in this one. Some guys put together a 36-cell simulation of Conway's Game of Life inside a LittleBigPlanet level, and it's absolutely amazing," Nina wrote us. "If you actually go through and play the level, they provide you with all of the components—logic gates, their computer clock and edge detector, a multiplexer, etc—to build your own mechanical computer. "

The level is called "LittleBigLife" and the creator's PSN name is Corbu, in case you want to look it up yourself. The computer is running an artificial life simulation called the "Game of Life," created by Cambridge mathematician John Conway. Here are the rules:

For a space that is 'populated':
Each cell with one or no neighbors dies, as if by loneliness.
Each cell with four or more neighbors dies, as if by overpopulation.
Each cell with two or three neighbors survives.
For a space that is 'empty' or 'unpopulated'
Each cell with three neighbors becomes populated.

The rules look simple, but watching the "game" play out is always interesting, and the skill involved in making them work via LittleBigPlanet is pretty amazing; Media Molecule's title remains one of the most fascinating games of the year.