fuzmeister: Skyrim

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Before I go on this little rant, I just want to make it known that I really do enjoy Elder Scrolls V and am only throwing my two cents out into the ether for discussion's sake.

I appreciate the longer side quest story arcs, but I wish they would have fleshed more out for the main storyline. I don't feel like the story is really epic in tale - merely in scope. The story itself seems kind of cliched. The side quests and additional sub-stories are where the meat n' potatoes really are. In all fairness though, I'm only about 2/3 through the story quests from what I understand.

I also wish you could get some kind of experience for completing quests. As it stands, you get experience based on the things you do (similar to Final Fantasy II), but not for actually completing quests. Some may say that wouldn't work as there is no generic experience pool, but why not have the experience you earn from a quest go towards a specific skills. A stealth-heavy mission, for example, would yield experience towards the "sneak" skill on completion.

I'm obviously not a commercial game designer or anything and people will never totally agree on what the best systems for a game are. I just think the folks saying Skyrim is the best game ever aren't really all that right in the head... or haven't played many games...

Mood: Sore
Music: Carbon Leaf - Nowadays


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fuzmeister: Fellow Amazonians

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Anyone ever notice how the video game trade-in values for Wii games on Amazon are insanely higher than other systems?

As an example, Mario Galaxy 2 has a trade-in value of $26 today.

I'm curious as to why Wii games are rated significantly higher value-wise.

Mood: Mediocre
Music: Radiohead - Motion Picture Soundtrack


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fuzmeister: Best Amazon Review of The New Zelda Game EVER

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I hope this is a joke.

Mood: Amused
Music: Black Sabbath - Megalomania


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fuzmeister: Brand Migration

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I've considered myself a gamer for a very long time. For most of that time, I'd say that I was a diehard Nintendo supporter. I was pretty hardcore about the much hated Gamecube era and even an early adopter of the Wii.

However, they've let me down so much over the past few years that I have to question their corporate strategy and long-term initiatives. Most of the software on their current platform has become gimmicky and very non-essential. Even some of the first-party franchises I love so much have been absent from this generation (Starfox... Pikmin??).

I bring this up because my wife got my a PSP the other day. Yes, I'm aware the hardware is six or seven years old, but they are quite cheap right now with the Vita coming out and all. The software is dirt cheap as well.

Either way, I think I'm becoming a diehard Sony supporter these days and leaving Nintendo behind.

You'll always be my first love, Mario.

Mood: Vaguely Coherent
Music: Soundgarden - Spoonman


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fuzmeister: Yo Brandon

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I've got working bluetooth again.

How about some Portal 2 co-op in the near future?

Mood: Tired
Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Backwoods


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