i don't think this is against the rules...anyway, since there have been so many new people signing up for Dreamwidth lately, I thought it would be a good idea to have a video game-themed friending meme to meet one another. :)

Dreamwidth Video Game Friending Meme

If you could share this with others I'd really appreciate it!

Also, so this isn't just a publicity post -

What games are you looking forward to in 2012?

I cannot WAIT until Soulcalibur V next week. It just looks so shiny and awesome and there are so many new characters and, I just. SO EXCITE.

Other games I'm looking forward to are Final Fantasy XIII-2, Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend, ALL of the Resident Evil games (Revelations, Raccoon City and 6), and Bioshock Infinite.

I feel a little embarrassed posting such a basic question, but hopefully you guys won't judge me!

I'm playing Dissida 012 Final Fantasy for the PSP, and I cannot for the life of me figure out how to cure my character. I'm still in the first level, trying to fight Kuja, and my HP is low from battling the various enemies elsewhere in the level.

A google search reveals, "Use a potion!" or "Cure!" or "Go into EX-mode!"
I can't figure out how to do any of these things, :(

It's very frustrating! I think this might be the least intuitive game I've played so far. I hope I get the hang of it, because it's like..."An AU where all the cool kids hang out! Yayyy!"

I haven't played FF XIII yet (no PS3), but Lightning seems like a totally awesome character.

Gamers Redesign a Protein That Stumped Scientists for Years.

Awesome.

Hey there! I'm eleanore, the epitome of a geeky girl gamer. ;)

I adore BioWare and I'm also a big fan of the old Fallout games by Interplay (as well as Fallout New Vegas). I tend towards RPS or Management/Life/War Sims but I've been known to join up in an MMO or an online shooter.

My game of the moment is Dragon Age. Oh goodness. I could go on and on about that game. ;) I'm into it more for the characters, which is typical of me, but I also like the lore/story that BioWare crafted for it. I've only played Origins for the moment but I plan on finishing out the series with Awakening, II, and the eventual (hopefully!) third game.

On that note, I leave you with a little in joke for my fellow DA nerds. :)

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hey all! Just joined, my name is Lilith and I like to play RPG's and some MMO's.. my favorite being EverQuest ...

thought I'd share this video of me all done up as my dark elven wizard from the "FanFaire" convention for EverQuest in Las Vegas... hope you like it :D

And guess which characters are headlining this outing?

( 3+ minutes of zombie action )

The release date is November 2012, which seems awfully fast. But then again, people have been hinting at it being in development for a long time now. It still caught me by surprise, though. ^^;

Current Mood: giddy
Current Music: Mitsuto Suzuki - Cloud of Aureolin

I've been a member for a while, posted the odd comment in response to entries, but never posted an entry here myself. I just made a post to my own journal in regards to all the discussion that's going on around the Internet's gaming circles about BioShock: Infinite, Elizabeth and her art design, and wanted to share my thoughts here and see what you guys made of it all. So here's what I posted to my own journal verbatim:

The never-ending debate on the portrayal of women in media and what constitutes sexism and exploitation rages on in the gaming community. Recently, Ken Levine, creator of the BioShock series, has spoken out against those who have of late been focusing on the bust (and not much else) of Elizabeth, the female lead in the soon-to-be-released BioShock title, BioShock: Infinite.

First, meet Elizabeth ...

Now here's what Ken Levine said:

"You know, I think there's two questions there. One is 'does she need to be pretty?' and another is 'does she need to be voluptuous?' or whatever. In terms of her body type, I think certainly people on the Internet have spent way more time thinking about Elizabeth's chest than I have. It's something I've barely thought about.

"I've spent way more time thinking about her eyes than her chest because eyes show a ton of expression, and you see her at a great distance. AI characters get very, very small very, very quickly, so you need to be able to recognize her silhouette, the shape of her body. Her color scheme's actually very simple, you know, the sort of two tone color look. That's all to do with this sort of exaggeration."

( My thoughts ... )

What do you guys make of it all?

Current Mood: contemplative

This is one of the most impressive feats of skill and memorization I've ever seen in gaming. I can't even imagine how many hours it must have taken to come up with all these shortcuts. I still remember how hard some of those stars were to get the first time around. Of course, back then I was only 11 so that might have had something to do with it. XD

( Cut to save your flists. )

For those of you looking to get some deals this weekend, here's two major sites that are offering deep discounts:

Steam: Autumn Sale November 23 - 27 has daily deals and weekend-long deals. Reddit has tips on how to navigate the sales.

Good Old Games is offering a number of 50% off games. GoG specializes in old classic PC titles which are DRM-free and compatible with Windows Vista and Windows XP.

If you spot any more deals for today or this weekend, feel free to drop 'em in the comments! :)

edit - Also, the newest Humble Indie Bundle is still on sale. The Humble Indie Bundle has some sweet perks:

Games featured on the shelf work natively on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.
You set the price!
You choose exactly how your purchase is divided: game developers, charity, or even us!
DRM Free: Install as many times as you like, AND redeem all of the games on the shelf on Steam.

Heads up, there is a new humble bundle out:
http://www.humblebundle.com/

The Humble Voxatron Debut
Pay what you want. Voxatron will cost $15, but we're letting you set the price!

Voxatron works great on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Be the first to tackle this voxel-based, old-school-gone-new platform shooter. Jump into the Voxatron alpha and shoot your way through twenty challenging areas filled with blocky baddies, destructible toys, and palliative powerups.

Get Voxatron's future content and gameplay updates. As a customer of the Humble Voxatron Debut, you'll receive access to all of Lexaloffle's future updates to Voxatron: levels, characters, and more!

Level editor included, with monster creation tools on the way! After conquering the alpha adventure, check out the “BBS Levels” for instant-access to user-created content. Want to make your own voxel masterpiece? Voxde -- the Voxatron level editor -- is included with every purchase, granting you the ability to create mind-blowing new environments to share with the world. And soon, Lexaloffle plans to add monster creation tools for designing your own blocky bad guys to populate your creations.

You can support charity. Choose exactly how your purchase is divided: between the developers, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Child's Play Charity. Also, if you like this deal, a tip to the Humble Bundle itself would be much appreciated!

What do you guys think of it?

Current Mood: aggravated

Newbie here, not just to this community but also to DW so bear with me. :)
Just thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Jodie, I live in Australia, I love to play Assassin's Creed, Gears of War, Halo, SW: Republic Commando, Mass Effect and Saints Row. I also love to play the old classics like Donkey Kong, Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy VIII.
I've been gaming since I was eight years old, I don't have an XBL account (yet) but I play video games more for the storyline and characters than for the multiplayer. I'd occasionally make fan arts such as icons, wallpapers, and also hand-drawn stuff.
Feel free to add me, I love making new friends! :)

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I've always been a Nintendo fan more than anything else, even despite owning all other systems and loving them greatly. However, Nintendo is really good at giving me gray hairs. D: They always come out with something absolutely wild, and sometimes they don't end up that bad. But I'm having so many doubts about this Expansion Slide Pad! Especially with the rumors claiming that a new exclusive 3DS will be revealed having the extra analog.

I recently got my issue of Game Informer and starting reading the news about how the 3DS is doing. I bought it brand new, and this price cut was such a heavy crush to my heart. What sounded even worse to me was that "the move sparked a drop in the company's stock price, a pay cut for Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata and other executives..." All I can say is: Wow. I regret selling my DSi XL. Sure I own Ocarina of Time and who knows if Majora's Mask will ever go through (I even signed the petition), but I'm at the point of selling this cursed thing! I miss the little features that the DSi had that the 3DS got rid of! :/

As it says in the article, wasn't the fact that this new handheld played in 3D suppose to be the selling point? And if they really sell this rumored 3DS, will the price remain the same or just go back up to original pricing it started with? I mean, sure there's some great games coming out, but why aren't there some out even now? I mean, I waited FOREVER for Twilight Princess to come out on Gamecube: from when they announced it in High School til it's release during my college years ALONGSIDE the debut for the Wii. Great, now I had to get a new system too (good thing it played my GC games). Now how long has the Wii been out for this next Zelda installment? I wouldn't be surprised if it comes out WITH the Wii U as well!

Sorry, I'm just on a rant here. Nintendo you're breaking my heart. I have more to say, but I think I'll shut up now. ;3

~Meh

Current Music: Portal OST Volume 3

Did any of you guys grow up playing the classic Zelda game on the NES? Oh, it was freaking awesome. I have so many good memories of it.

So when I found out about the Binding of Isaac it was a must-buy. It was about $5 from Steam, and it's about this boy named Isaac. His mother is insane and God told her that she must sacrifice her son to him. YOU. So you escape into the basement into a nightmarish realm full of flies, zombies and terribly indescribable monsters. You're armed with only your tears.

Look familiar?

From half an hour of playing I have to say I recommend it, although I'm getting my butt kicked. The dungeon is randomly generated each time so you never know what to expect.

You can see the trailer here: http://store.steampowered.com/video/113200
There's a helpful wiki here to help ID the items you find: http://bindingofisaac.wikia.com/wiki/Items

Creepy!

Hey peeps.

( Some background explanation )
Specifically, I am looking for input on what you, personally, would want to see or not see in a guild/clan/community in order to feel comfortable and welcomed. Whether it's something big and overarching ("I don't want to see misogynist language") or something specific and subjective ("I hate it when people type their forum posts in different colours").
Any input would help me make the group more inclusive and welcoming, and I may very well be pointed toward something important I haven't thought of yet.

Thank you for your time reading and possibly commenting!

-Ten

Edit for clarification: the group is primarily video game focused (though if members wish to form Pen&Paper/Tabletop groups among each other, they are welcome to use the forum and/or voice chat, if resources allow it).

boundbooks asked me to crosspost this here, which I should have thought of in the first place!

This was my hobby that I took so much pride in. I wanted to share gaming with her, but gaming wasn't good enough. She enjoyed spending time with me, but to get through the activity itself, she had to grit her teeth and indulge me in so many embarrassing places. Gameplay rescued us sometimes. Character design was a constant slap in the face, always carrying the stink of demographic targeting and unabashed fan service.

“I want to see myself represented,” she told me once, with a bone-weariness that I knew I couldn't alleviate. I realized that most of our tried-and-true narratives are taken from history and thus exclude women. Any period piece (Sengoku Japan, Early China, Ancient Rome, Prohibition-Era America) automatically marginalizes women because, with a few exceptions, they weren't allowed to do anything until about 1970. No matter how riveting you think that Tom Hanks movie is where he's a mob hitman travelling the country with his son, a woman will look at the screen and see no one like herself and a story set in a time when women were barely allowed to vote. Men get to imagine that we are Tom Hanks, and she gets to imagine…what? Doing the dishes? Getting killed in the first five minutes? My heart went out to her and to all women who wish to be space captains and crime fighters and great historical figures.

Just by talking to a woman on a regular basis and re-experiencing games with her added perspective; my view was changing. I realized that the iceberg tip I had glimpsed years before, when I was told that my fluff interview was not appropriate, was an honest-to-god civil rights issue, right in front of my face, in my industry. In myhobby. Viewed in this context, things that I would previously have ignored (or even laughed at) started to stick out like sorest of thumbs.

It's a long one, but read the rest at the source. It's worth it.

Just thought I'd let everyone know they can pick up the first Portal game completely free so long as they get it before Sept 20th.

If, somehow, you've never come across this game before I strongly recommend it. It's funny, and challenging, and when you finally figure out how to go where you need to go, it's damn satisfying too. Sadly I really suck at describing how awesome this game is, but... just give it a chance? What's it cost you?

You can get the game, and look at the trailer here.

So, upon finding out how ridiculously expensive the Konami helplines are, and after having like every one of my friends who's played Silent Hill: Homecoming calling to ask me for help at one point because of how screwy that game is, I decided I'd set up my own helpline for it. Thought it might be a good idea.

So, the number for the helpline is (636) 384-1207
Texts only, calls won't work going to that number XD if anyone here happens to start playing the game and gets stuck or just has a random question, feel free to text the number and I'll help you out. I know Homecoming way too well that this point.

Also, on the offchance anyone else is interested in helping out, let me know if you want to set up a texting only number for it, or just use your regular number. It'd be awesome to help some help.

Also, anyone else needing help with any of the other Silent Hill games can feel free to text the number, but I can't promise I'll always know what to do XD I have Homecoming memorized but not most of the others.

I've just finished Heavy Rain. Probably one of my favourite games ever. Although I think I may just have had one of the worst possible endings.

( Spoiler: description of one of the endings )

Anyone else played? What sort of endings did you get? Has anyone re-played any to get multiple endings?

On a completely seperate note, does anyone use Raptr? I've just created an account there as I wanted somewhere I could track all my achievements from various gaming platforms. I'm Draigwen there - would welcome new friends!

Six DRM free games, pay what you feel.

If you pay above the average amount, then you get all the games from the Humble Indie Bundle 2, too!

video game pals

Dreamwidth Video Game Friending Meme

I hope this sort of post is okay here!

Gamers and science go good together

Geeking Out Is Good: An Introduction

EverQuest - Dark Elf costume :D

Resident Evil 6 reveal

First of all, hi everyone! :)

Awesome Super Mario 64 120 Star Speedrun

Sales on Steam, Good Old Games (and Humble Indie Bundle Still On Sale)

The Humble Voxatron Debut

Hi there!

You're Killing Me, Nintendo!

The Binding of Isaac

Input wanted for gaming group

A brilliant article on the nature of sexism in gaming.

Portal 1 is free on Steam until Sept 20th

A Tribute to Garrus, for Mass Effect gamers :P

Silent Hill: Homecoming help hotline

Heavy Rain

Humble Indie Bundle #3

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