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Legend > Anniversary > Underworld for me. Legend was a breath of fresh air when it came out. Anniversary is a fantastic game but I invariably end up nitpicking and comparing it to the original. :wacko: Underworld is a strange one though. All I really remember is there were maybe two levels of actual tomb raiding and the rest were either Uncharted-style shootan on boats, or monotonous underwater levels. So, so many underwater levels. ;_;Quote:
Originally Posted by Cookie Monster
I wholeheartedly endorse any decision that involves people leaving EP for hours at a time.
Actually, now that I think about it, Uncharted itself feels more like a Tomb Raider game than Underworld does...
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Originally Posted by Cosmic
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Originally Posted by Shardnax
There's a reason I go to this specific store. There are three employees there that have always been extremely helpful, and have never really pushed me towards anything. That and their recommendations are usually spot on. In particular the one girl who works there, who seems to have similar taste in games as I do. Never gone wrong with a recommended title from her. And never been pushed towards a sale, either. I usually go in, browse the used games for a few minutes and see if there's anything that jumps out at me, then someone will come over and ask if I need help. Then we talk about some of the games we just finished playing, they recommend a couple of titles based around what they've just finished playing, or "Oh, you liked _______? I've played through ________, and it has a similar style to it. I really liked it." And then that's that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shardnax
Now, the one in the mall... :dread:
Throw a pair of E cups on Drake and Bob's your uncle. :wacko:Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno.
Sounds like an awesome friendly place to shop. Nothing like that over here. :?Quote:
Originally Posted by Drageuth
He's perfect the way he is :<3:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cosmic
They would make a great pillow when I snuggle up to him at night and stroke his stubble. :<3:Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno.
The Gamestop employees here like to ask if I want to pre-order games all the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drageuth
Buying an RPG:
YOU WANNA PRE-ORDER BLACK OPS, BRO?
To which you reply "FUCK NO! :wacko:"Quote:
Originally Posted by Shardnax
We can improve him. We have the technology.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno.
In kinder words :wacko:.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno.
Brief interlude to catch up to Tan completed.
Well, almost. I'm still one short.
PARADISE :fist:
Now to decide whether to knock out another plat tonight for pointless friendly competition, or to play something for fun whilst talking to myself about nothing in particular.
I forgot to download more of Tan's RE4 LP.
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I saw you were working on the first Uncharted last night/this morning/whenever I went to bed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raype
I take it Tan is still beating you? :P
US Gamestops are really, really persistent with that pre-order shit aren't they? I never realised quite how bad it was until they tried it on my cousin. They were asking him if he wanted to reserve Modern Warfare 3 or Battlefield 3 or some other generic war shooter. He's joined the Marines so he was like "Nah, I'll be deployed by the time it comes out." The guy behind the counter tells him that's not a problem, they'll let him pick it up when he's back in the US and he should pre-order anyway because BONUS FREE GAMESTOP EXCLUSIVE MAPS LOL.
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I don't think I've ever been asked if I wanted to pre-order a game in the 10+ years I've been going to EB. Doesn't matter which one it is, even the one in the mall never pulled that shit. :wacko:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cosmic
He's still one plat ahead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drageuth
Happens to me sometimes. Although the one time I actually take them up on the preorder they fuck up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drageuth
Won't happen again.
It's youtube. You can stream it. :wacko:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shardnax
I can't be too harsh on the employees, it's not entirely their fault. Management give them quotas for pre-orders and magazine subscriptions. If they don't hock enough of them to gullible customers, they're out of a job. Gamestop are just a horrible company to work for from the sounds of things.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drageuth
You'd be surprised how many retail jobs are just that crap, particularly in the US where employee protections are just a polite fiction.
Yeah, I've noticed it's even been creeping in here as of late. I'm job hunting right now and it's ridiculous how many supermarkets are now expecting their employees to meet quotas for store credit card signups. Particlarly seeing as we're only just beginning to head out of a global recession predominantly caused by irresponsible credit lending. Scum, the lot of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Mario
I download so I can watch at home :wacko:. I won't pre-order through them ever again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Raype
What happens when a majority of the customers already have them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cosmic
Depends on how shortsighted, stupid or just plain pig ignorant the management team is. If they're smart, they'll switch to a more useful metric of employee performance. If not, things get interesting.
I got turned down for a job in ASDA, simply stacking shelves in the cold food section... Couldn't believe it. It must be the easiest job in the world to get...
My store just started carrying Justin Bieber's new fragrance.
As part of the little party to generate sales, they had a drawing for a life-sized Justin Bieber cut out.
Some girls spent hours writing tickets with their names on it, a couple of them went through entire pads worth of forms for entries.
The squealing. It was unbearable.
I'm also no longer a teenager tomorrow. Madness.
Stacking shelves is serious business.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno.
Congrats for making it this far.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno.
The next forty-five years are going to be a bitch.
However, by the end of it you'll be able to shit in your diapers again, and no one will care. Just like when you were one.
So you have that to look forward to.
We require a full structural engineering degree in order to work in stock shelves at my store.Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno.
Some of those end displays are pretty intricate.
SERIOUS.
I guess my GCSEs alone won't cut it here then.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drageuth
Needs moar A levels and degrees for shelf stacking. :ahhh:
Did you neglect getting your degree in Product Movement & Replacement?Quote:
Originally Posted by Inferno.
'cause that's like a five year course, right there.
So I'm going to try something with my french fries tonight.
This could either end really terribly, or pretty freaking amazing.
Stay tuned, everybody. And don't flip that dial.
screw educayshun yo
I heard there is an 8 year course for everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drageuth
As long as they don't catch on fire, it's a win. :wacko:Quote:
Originally Posted by Drageuth
Out of curiosity, what are you planning?
Its called Life. It has no process for readmission and it lasts until you drop out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shardnax
I disagree. With the right sauce - or a video camera - that too could be a win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shardnax