T w e n t y S i d e d
Exciting day so far. We waited in line in the murderous cold and Turok-level fog. Then we stood in line to get our passes. Then there was a kind of Aaron Sorkin style walking line. Now were sitting in line for the main exhibition hall.
Someone beside me is reading a comic book. Guys in front of and behind me are playing Magic: The Gathering. Someone has produced a beach ball, and a game of co-op crowd volleyball is now in session.
Man, this place is CRAWLING with nerds.
The Dumbest Cutscene
This is it. This is the dumbest cutscene ever created for a AAA game. It's so bad it's simultaneously hilarious and painful. This is "The Room" of video game cutscenes.
Rage 2
The game was a dud, and I'm convinced a big part of that is due to the way the game leaned into its story. Its terrible, cringe-inducing story.
Bowlercoaster
Two minutes of fun at the expense of a badly-run theme park.
Skyrim Thieves Guild
The Thieves Guild quest in Skyrim is a vortex of disjointed plot-holes, contrivances, and nonsense.
Juvenile and Proud
Yes, this game is loud, crude, childish, and stupid. But it it knows what it wants to be and nails it. And that's admirable.
So, does this nerdiness make the line waiting any easier?
Plan To Get Laid At DragonCon 2001 Fails
Now that I think about it, I hope your wife has brought some mace. A woman? At a nerd convention?! Whatever were you thinking?
It’s not so bad after you punch a guy to show them who’s boss.
I’d expect to get grease on my fist after that :-(
So that’s why women take toilet paper with them when traveling!
Although I suspect wet wipes would work better.
In his defense, going into a video game convention with a woman immediately establishes him in the upper echelons of the nerd hierarchy. In crowded conventions that kind of power is invaluable.
Crawling with nerds, eh?
remember the saying: In the land of the Blinds, the One-Eyed are Kings.
If there are people playing Magic, the line must not be moving very quickly!
God help you if they’re playing EDH…
IIRC the newer decks of magic cards make the game last for a much shorter amount of time.
Also that game went downhill after homelands.
/Get off my lawn you darn kids
Meh. The game is ruined unless you’re playing with an alpha deck.
The game is ruined if you are playing with whatever cards came out after [speaker] started playing.
As Booster Tutor says: “Real men use Arabian Nights boosters.”
Since that joke was printed, it’s truer than ever. The cheapest I could find an Arabian Nights draft set (3 boosters) was $600.
AH, ARGHH
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERDS!
Where are the nerdbusters when you really need one?
I ain’t ‘fraid of no nerds!
There’s nothing nerds like more than standing in line. Whether it’s for the latest apple product or the re-release of a movie that was better twenty years ago, lines give us a sense of purpose, a sense of belonging to a larger movement that will one day …
…complain that it wasn’t as good as they thought it would be?
As good as the original was.
Somehow lines just aren’t what they used to be.
I was hating lines before you ever stood in one.
I don’t know. I’m not a fan of popular lines, really.
Man, you hipsters make me sick. Lines got so popular because they were so good. You didn’t think of that now did you!
You’re just saying that because you suck at them. Learn to strafe-cut, noob.
(obligatory bad hygiene joke)
In all seriousness I hope you and your wife have a great time.
I went to Gen Con for the first time a couple years ago and I normally have a similar dislike of being around such a large gathering of people. But I’m glad I went, it was an amazing 4 days and I got to meet some awesome people.
Nobody’s playing pokemon? Shame.
Also, it could be worse. The place could be full of dorks ;)
Can we get a play by play of these Magic games? :)
Irridium makes a good point, where is all the pokemon black and white at PAX?
I was kind of expecting a Spoiler Warning today. Hmmm.
(Not in gold because I didn’t want to log in on a public machine.)
It’s still uploading :[
*whip crack*
Oh so thats the reason?I thought you guys did decide to shuffle it a bit and have a day pause between the episodes.
By the way,why arent you leaving a day pause between the episodes?Youd still have 4 episodes per week,only they wouldnt be bunched up in 4 consecutive days.
Still?
Man, youtube’s being particularly evil, it seems.
Step away from the lady, nerd, or she’ll punch you somewhere unpleasant.
Interesting that your Gravatar works.
I suppose it would be wrong of someone to try to guess what email you use and post using your name.
Wrong and entertaining…
Oh god. It took me a good few seconds before I got it.
That’s actually kind of worrying.
I wonder how long it’ll take before we see “Shamus” have conversations with “himself”.
I wish I had your LIFE! Hahaha, enjoy Shamus.
Were Commander Shepard a real person, this would likely be his favourite place on the Citadel.
Waiting in a line?
I’m shocked no-one pointed out the typo “Turok-levle” yet.
Also “thene”.
He talked about his laptop’s broken keyboard already, so I guess the joke’s unnecessary.
You should fix your typos. Makes you look like an unprofessional geek.
#winning.
BTW, the WoW guys praise the skill system in another game as superior …
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/03/02/gdc-2011-tom-chilton-discusses-cataclysm-design-talent-and-zon/