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Holiday Shopping Guide, Part 2!!! Books, Toys and Video Games!!!
PART ONE OF THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE, COVERING DVDs, BLU-RAYS, ELECTRONICS and GEEK APPAREL!!
BOOKS
CHEAP ($24.99 and Under)
Laurent Bouzereau and JW Rinzler's Complete Making of Indiana Jones book is a must own for anybody who considers themselves a geek. Just like the Complete Making of Star Wars, also by Rinzler, every single scrap of information about the making of the iconic adventure series is revealed. You see early script pages, early concept art, never-before-seen behind the scene photos and a completely thorough account of how each film was made. Troubles, fights, make-ups... everything is documented here. It's an awesome book. $23.10.
Here is Roger Ebert's book about the rise of Martin Scorsese. He compiles his reviews of all of Scorsese's movies going back to 1967's I CALL FIRST and essays Scorsese's career... There are also interviews with Scorsese that span 25 years. Fascinating stuff. $16.50, hardcover.
Speaking of essays and gathered film criticism, I have a collection of movie reviews by perhaps one of the most interesting writers in the US. Now, I hardly agreed with anything I read in Harlan Ellison's book, gathering reviews he has written for various publications since the '60s, but whether I agreed or not Ellison was always entertaining. Hell, when he liked something I liked it was much less interesting. I loved reading about him called Spielberg sadistic for producing Gremlins and making Temple of Doom, saying that he was being evil and scarring the nation's children on purpose just because he could. Really fun stuff from someone ten times smarter than I ever will be. $10.36.
This came in as a suggestion from a reader and upon investigation it appears to be one of the most interesting books on this list. It's the first authorized history of Hammer films, with unrestricted access to Hammer's archives. The book goes from film to film, detailing all sorts of trivia, anecdotes and showing us never before seen photographs. In short, cat-nip for movie geeks. $23.10.
What I'm about to say will sound horrible, but bear with me a minute. This is the perfect toilet book. I'm not saying it's shit or only worthy of a bathroom read while you're squeezing out a brown baby, but it's a series of ridiculous letters that Robin Cooper typed up and sent to various companies and the correspondence that goes with them. Whether it's some Jello association or a children's publisher you'll get a laugh at just how crazy Cooper gets. That's funny, but the real comedy gold is in the responses he gets. You can tell some are playing along, but those that don't quite get it and are very serious will make tears squirt from your eyes. A bargain at $9.56.
Oh boy! Oh boy! I one-click ordered this one as I pulled the link for this article. It's Carrie Fisher's first memoir. If you've ever read any of her work, you know just how bitingly funny she can be and I can't wait to read her turn that sarcastic, dry wit to her own life, especially her Star Wars days. $14.28.
This one is included on faith alone. I haven't read this, I don't own a copy yet, but I am a die hard Daily Show fan and love John Hodgman's work on it, so I have no doubt I will pick this one up in the near future. The reviews are all high and who doesn't want a book that has a list of 700 Hobo names? $16.50.
Talk about entertainment value. This is a book comprised totally of fucking bizarre headshots from wannabe actors. Just look at that cover and tell me you don't want to flip through that. It's like going to the freakshow, but funner. $12.89.
I'm a freak for Stephen King and I make sure reinforce that every once in a while on the site. This is the book I'm currently reading. I've only just begun and haven't found a short story that jumps out as awesome yet, but I'm only 2 stories in. The writing is strong, just haven't hit my stride yet. I love King's work, but I'm particularly fond of his short work. The above linked book is the Collector's Edition, which runs $24.50 and comes with a DVD of the Marvel animated version of his story N and a different dust jacket. The regular non-DVD carrying hardback is $16.80.
Speaking of short stories, one collection I have read cover to cover is Joe Hill's 20th CENTURY GHOST. Hill has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that his success in the publishing world isn't nepotism (he is King's son). His novel, HEART-SHAPED BOX which hit last year was awesome and his short story collection is incredible, especially (my favorite) his story Pop Art about an air-filled boy named Art. The title story is also great, about a haunted movie palace. Highly, highly recommend picking it up. $11.16.
Keeping with the Joe Hill theme, here's his graphic novel, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez, called Locke & Key about a family who moves to a mansion after the patriarch is murdered. It's his family home and it hold magic. Hill captures the same wonderment of an adventurous youth that his dad used to nail so well as the little boy of the story realizes that if he steps through a certain doorway, his spirit is pulled free from his body and can travel anywhere, see things that normal people can't... both good and bad. The hardcover is $16.49.
In last year's guide, I featured the Marvel adaptation of Stephen King's THE DARK TOWER series, specifically the book Wizard and Glass. It was a very good recounting of the events of that book and I still recommend it (it's $19.59). But I was always the most interested in the proposed follow-ups that Marvel have been putting out this year. King has input, but these are whole new insights into the world of The Dark Tower, filling in some holes. As a result they're not stories I already knew. The first run, called The Long Road Home is out now in trade form for $16.49. It's a must for any Dark Tower fanatic like yours truly.
This is the third and newest hardcover collection of The Walking Dead series, my personal favorite current comic. It's the zombie story George Romero never told and this book in particular goes into some unexpected and tragic territory. Saw what you will about Robert Kirkman, but not one damn person is safe in this series. If you haven't read any of these yet, these are the perfect editions. Book 1 looks to be out of print, but you can still pick it up for $25, but it's $19.79 for Book 2, Book 3 and Book 4.
This was easily the most requested item for the guide this year. Brian Azzarello's THE JOKER picks up where THE DARK KNIGHT left off, with the Joker having convinced a psychiatrist that he's mentally stable and being released from Arkham. When I got the 20th or so email asking me to add this to the gift guide I decided to pick it up and read through it. It's a great little piece. I don't think it's quite as memorable as Alan Moore's THE KILLING JOKE, but then what is? Azzarello focuses on the crime aspect, throwing in a bit of crazy here and there. Lee Bermejo's artwork is what really makes this one-shot outstanding, though. Dark, somehow disgusting... gritty... it's like a Joker story as told by Paul Schrader. It just makes you feel dirty. $13.59.
Speaking of THE DARK KNIGHT, how about a hardcover book that compiles production art, storyboards and Christopher Nolan's shooting script? Yeah, I thought so. I want it, too. $23.10.
This is the cookbook. I could eat every single thing in it three times a day... but there's something about the texture that is just divine... Although, I will say that every recipe is way, way too salty and sometimes the flan comes out really runny... funny... $24.95.
MODERATE ($25.00-$70.99)
These DC Absolute Hardcover collections are boss. I have Final Frontier and I really really want the one below this entry. They're beautifully put together and DC always seems to chose the best stuff they have. Case in point the newly release v. 4 of Neil Gaiman's amazing Sandman series. Great gift editions of this work compiled. Most expensive is V.1 at $77.62, but V. 2, V.3 and V.4 are $62.37.
I am recycling this from last year. Sorry for the repeat, but if you're not starting to feel the tidal pull of geek Watchmen excitement that has been building over the last few months as the movie comes closer to release... well, then you're just not paying attention. If the movie is amazing or if it's shit, the original graphic novel will always be a masterpiece. It's priced very well for an Absolute Edition. You're looking at $51.45.
Dave Gibbons co-created Watchmen with Alan Moore and his art is a big part of why the story works so well. Here's a book that acts as a companion piece to the graphic novel, detailing the genesis of the book, the collaboration between himself and Alan Moore and includes never before published pages, sketches and character designs as well as rare portfolio art. $26.37 for all of that!
I haven't seen this one yet, but I am familiar and own many of Pixar's past Art Of Books and feel confident in recommending this one site unseen. The creative minds at Pixar are some of the best in the world and these books always, always fascinate and awe me that these guys can do consistently great work that is entertaining even in these early art forms. $32.00.
This is another repeat, but a repeat from, I believe two Holiday Guides back. I wouldn't include this if there wasn't a good reason. Not only do I have a good reason, I have more than one. First of all, it's an incredible accounting of Stanley Kubrick's career, an impressively massive book with candid photographs, reprinted hand-written notes from the master and a detailed account of every one of his pictures. Second of all, this book was $200 when I first listed it and now it's $44.10. If you considered it before and didn't feel like you could justify dropping that kind of money on a book, well now's your chance to scoop up one of the most impressive film books ever published for a quarter of the original price.
EXPENSIVE ($71.00-$499.99)
Taschen is making a name for themselves as the Criterion of the publishing world. I'm not nearly as familiar with Ingmar Bergman's work as I am with Kubrick's, but that doesn't make this collection any less fascinating. It promises to be just as thorough and exemplary as The Stanley Kubrick Archives. Right now, it's going for $126.00.
For the Star Wars super nerd we have the new updated Star Wars Encyclopedia clocking in at a whopping 1224 pages, this covers every single damn thing about every movie, book, comic, video game and Burger King toy character, location, outfit, pimple, whathaveyou... if it's been in the Star Wars Universe it's covered here. $78.75.
For those who need to fill their Harry Potter fix now that JK Rowling has finished the series, never fear! THE TALES OF BEEDLE THE BARD is here! (Or will be on December 4th) What you see above is the Amazon Limited Collector's Edition, exclusive to them. It's pretty spiffy release, with a Hogwarts book casing that hides the book, secured in a velvet bag. There are also art prints from the artwork within the book itself and 10 pieces unique to this set. Harry Potter nerds know what this is, but briefly it's a series of 5 short stories written by Rowling originally as a limited to 7 pieces, all handwritten with sketches by Rowling. Nobody knew if it'd ever be published wider, but now we know it is... Amazon has the limited edition, all spruced up for $100, but there's a standard edition for $7.14. The proceeds from both editions go directly to charity. It's just a little bit more of Harry Potter universe lore.
Finally, a book I have already ordered because as I mentioned before I'm cuckoo for Dark Tower. Grant Books is putting out a limited edition hardbound printing of the Dark Tower Related novella THE LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA coupled with the revised edition of THE GUNSLINGER, the original Dark Tower story. It's limited to 4000 copies, each signed by artist Michael Whelan. Whelan did the artwork for the original release and has painted new pieces for this release. Of the 4000, 30-50 will have a sketch done by the man himself. They estimate shipping out mid-December! It's $95.00 plus $3.00 shipping from Grant Books, but these Grant editions always skyrocket in value. Get a copy while you can.
TOYS
CHEAP ($24.99 and Under)
Iron Man that lights up and makes noise! Fly around with Tony Stark... or at least get it for your kid so you don't feel too stupid playing with it. $24.99
Okay, I usually hate these cutsey little things. I don't like Kubricks, I don't like bobble-heads or any of that, but for some damn reason I love this Mola Ram Mighty Mugg. Maybe it's because I'm such a whore for Temple of Doom, but he's just awesome. I have him sitting next to the computer as I type this, so I had to swallow my pride and admit my love of this little bastard to the world by including him in this guide. Don't judge me! $12.95.
FUCKIN' CREEPY! But in a creepy-awesome way. Got this little crazy sculpt in my house, too. I love being a geek sometimes... we can get so joyous over such small shit... $17.19.
Hoggle! Hoggle! And Bowie! And Bowie's bulging Labyrinth Package! You know you want this as bad as I do. $19.95
MODERATE ($25.00-$70.99)
18" Beetlejuice from Neca! I have the smaller version, but why settle for small when you can have 18". That's what my doctor tells me anyway. It talks! It looks cool! Burton's glory days remembered! $38.99
Watchman Wave 1 includes Ozymandias, Rorschach, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre and runs $66.66 for the lot. This is a preorder, with the action figures shipping in February. Wave 2, featuring Dr. Manhattan, The Comedian, the original Nite Owl and Carla Gugino Silk Spectre, is also available at $66.99 for the four.
If you're not content with the standard sets that everybody can get, you can take a trip over to WizardUniverse and preorder the Watchmen Variant Action figure set. They're limited to a run of 5000 and feature different versions of those figures. Dr. Manhattan is translucent, The Comedian is the young version from the flashbacks and Rorschach is without his mask (!!). Only $69.99 and ships in March.
EXPENSIVE ($71.00-$499.99)
Super huge and detailed Millennium Falcon! Over 2 1/2 feet long, with lights and sounds and little Chewy and Han and the dreams of all little boys and girls. This is the kind of thing that if I found it Christmas morning, waiting for me under the tree, I would have done backflips... and I was a fat child, so that would have hurt. A lot. But it would have been worth it. $138.88
Ultimate Remote Control Wall-E is, apparently, a fully functioning robot. You can control Wall-E and have him interact with you, his eyes light up and move like they do in the movie... apparently the little dude comes with 10 different motors to work his arms, treads, head and eyes. It's in stock at Huttoys.com for $299.99, but I originally found it at Toys R Us for $249.99. They are currently out of stock, but check with them before paying an extra $50.
By far my favorite item in the toy category. Build your own Muppet at FAO Schwartz! Holy shit, that's so awesome-cool! You don't even have to go to New York to do it, you can order the kit and use the website to send in your details once you have your WhatNot (muppet) designed the way you want it! And it's only $130.00! Isn't that insane?!?
VIDEO GAMES
I love video games, but I'm finding I more and more stay with the Xbox 360, so please forgive a lack of highlights of other platform titles. I have a few that I know of, but to be quite honest, I used my PS3 mostly as a Blu-Ray player before it crapped out and my Wii has been collecting dust for about half a year.
MODERATE ($25.00-$70.99)
EA's DEAD SPACE was one of the most involving games I played this year. Imagine if Resident Evil 4 was gangbanged by both EVENT HORIZON and David Cronenberg and you get an idea of what you're in for. Atmospheric, cinematic, scary and just fun as hell. I love this game. $56.99 for both Xbox and PS3.
Now, this isn't a pimple on the ass of CALL OF DUTY 4, but what can I say? I like games where I shoot Nazis a lot... and now you have to deal with the Japanese as well. But the real reason this made the list is simple. Cooler than anything in the campaign is the multiplayer mode you unlock at the end... That's right, Nazi Zombies. If Activision was smart, they'd do a whole game with the atmosphere and badassness of their Nazi Zombie gametype. $59.99 for Xbox and PS3
Speaking of zombies... From the company that brought you the Half-Life series and Portal comes a Zombie apocalypse survival game where you're dependent on your teammates for your very survival. The concept of this game sounded amazing, but I was underwhelmed by the demo. I haven't played the full game yet, but it was reinstated on this list because of some hearty recommendations from fellow gamers and my little brother, who claims it is awesome. I will borrow his copy after Thanksgiving and give it a play. I hope for awesomeness. Exclusively for the Xbox 360 at $56.99.
I loved the first game and this one was a blast to play through as well. I particularly love the Horde mode (although I haven't gotten my achievement for finishing it yet) where you have to fight off wave after wave of baddies that get increasingly more deadly and harder to kill. I would have loved more Hammer of Dawn bits, but that's a nitpick. It's a pretty game and kinda fucked up, too. Another Exclusive for the Xbox, on sale right now at Amazon for $49.99
This one is another recommendation from the readers and people who dig the Playstation system more than I do... I've heard the cinematics in this game are incredible and further blur the line between movies and video games. When I get my PS3 fixed this is a title I'll likely pick up. PS3 exclusive, on sale over at Amazon right now for $39.99.
This is the follow-up to last year's Xbox 360 SceneIt: Lights, Camera, Action!, a video game version of the movie trivia board game. I think this new edition gets lots more right, the puzzles are more inventive, yet less tricky, which I kind of miss. The new SceneIt Bundle has 4 buzzer controllers and is $56.99. If you already have last year's SceneIt and already have the controllers, you can just by the game disc for $36.99
This game scares me. I can pretty much guarantee I'll never play it, just like you'll never catch me rocking the vocals on Rock Band or Guitar Hero. I'm not an extrovert, so this ain't my bag, but I can recognize how fun this must be for a lot of people. Basically you use the enclosed camera for your 360 to put yourself into different movie scenarios. And it has Burt Reynolds pimping it, so it's gotta be awesome, right? $69.99.
I love the Lego video games. I know, they're for kids... but they are all fun as hell. Lego Batman is particularly fun. It's the first game I got my full 1000 achievement points on, but that speaks more to how shitty I am at video games than it does about the game itself, I guess. Playing The Joker and Harley Quinn is badass. Just saying. $49.99 on Xbox, $46.99 on PS3, $49.99 for the Wii and $20.00 for the DS.
Yeah, I'm a pansy. ANOTHER Lego game title, but damn it... this was crucial to getting me back into the Indiana Jones mood in the lead-up to the fourth film this summer. Playing through Raiders, Temple of Doom and Last Crusade was a ton of fun and just hearing John Williams' cues as you play along is enough to nerd out. Very fun and family friendly. $46.99 for Xbox, $49.99 for PS3, $46.99 for Wii and $23.99 for DS.
I'm not familiar with the Fallout series, but this one is on my wishlist based on a ton of reader suggestions and reputation. I know you shoot mutants in a radioactive world. Good enough for me to give it a spin at least. $56.99 on Xbox and $52.99 on PS3.
I've only gotten a chance to play a little of this and it was enough to make me want to play more. I was the perfect age when Mortal Kombat hit, back when arcades were real awesome places in every mall in America. I remember being King Shit of the Playground when I discovered Reptile's fatality move and ate poor old Scorpion's head. It was a brief moment of being cool in my roundly anti-cool early teen years. So, I'll always have a love for Mortal Kombat and I get a big kick out of playing with the superheroes and villains... Joker in particular. $56.99 for the regular version on Xbox, $69.99 for the Xbox Kollector's Edition, $56.99 for the regular PS3 and $69.99 for the PS3 Kollector's Edition.
The Force Unleashed was one of my favorite video games this year and one of my all time favorite Star Wars games. There's enough old school Star Wars in design, writing and execution to melt even the most cynical, Prequel-hating heart out there. You play Darth Vader's secret apprentice as you take out both stormtroopers and the beginnings of the rebel alliance. The production design on this game is enough for a recommend, but the whole overall experience was a blast and terrifically done. $56.99 on Xbox, $56.99 for PS3 and $49.99 for the Wii, where you can swing around your controller as your character swings his lightsaber!
PART THREE OF THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE, COVERING COLLECTIBLES, ART, MUSIC and RICH STUFF!!
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Thank you, Jesus, for Christmas!
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Good Xmas for video games... damn that credit crunch! I liked Dead Space and Force Unleashed, but both are pretty easy to complete and perhaps are better options as rentals. Fallout 3 however (which im playing at the mo) is just a ton of fun and a ton of content. Should see you through the (nuclear) winter...
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would pack these Absolute books better. I've had two of them arrive in boxes way too big, without any packing material whatsoever. They won't take serious damage, but the corners of the cases do get bumped up, damaging the books slightly. Kind of annoying.
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Awesome. Also impressed by Labyrinth and the build a muppet.
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it DOES blur line between movies and games. when you watch the opening cutscenes, you feel you're watching a movie. and when cutscene ends and gameplay begins, takes you a while to realize that HUD is up and you got control of character now.
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They've been so popular, that they've been backordered until February. So basically, it's like the SW cardboard box of '77.
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...since I last read Quint's shopping guide. What the fuck have I been doing all year?
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if you're gonna play Metal Gear Solid 4 one day BE SURE to PLAY THE PREVIOUS GAMES IN THE SERIES FIRST! you wont regret it, trust me....
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is awesome by the way
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that game is the shit!
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30 bucks when it came out, am sure there is a real sweet deal out there somewhere... do get it before MGS4, as The Amazing G already said.
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i don't think i can think of a game that was more disappointing, after the amount of hype it got. i remember playing the demo, thinking, "okay, this is kinda same-y, but i'm sure it gets better." then the at-st shows up and i'm all excited, only to discover that it's some QTE battle and not even a high quality one. i was incredibly disappointed.
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just waiting to see how long before this thread becomes an ugly PS3 vs. 360 battle. sadly, it seems impossible to discuss videogames these days without that happening.
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Make it enough of a reason not to buy. Apparently, dc comics didn't want you to be able to rip out Superman's spine, so the fatalities consist of a lot of neck breaking and a couple stabbings here and there. The extreme gore, which is one of only two reasons for owning a Mortal Kombat game, is gone. The other reason, the ton of unlockables, is also gone. Midway is in pretty bad shape, financially, these days, and I don't know why they didn't just go with a balls-out gorefest Mortal Kombat 8 instead. If someone wants to play a fighting game for the technique, there are a ton of other fighters to play. People like the gore and the amount of stuff you can unlock in a Mortal Kombat game.
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. . . "Wolves of the Calla," that Marvel's "The Gunslinger Born" recounts. Just sayin'. (BTW, is there a way to do italics on here? Feels improper to put everything in quotes.)
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I thought the battle was already won. Xbox $199, PS3 $399 + shitty economy. Winner: Xbox. DVD movies $19.99 or less, Blu-Ray movies $29.99 + shitty economy. Winner: DVD and Xbox. Even though PS3 plays DVD's it's irrelevant because why would you pay $399 for a DVD player? The only people who are going to support Blu-Ray at this point are the people with enough money and people in media (cough) who get them for free to write about how great it is and how you NEED them. I've honestly yet to see anyone shopping in the Blu-Ray section or see anyone in line purchasing them. It's kind of odd really.
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..."Sehr geehrter Herr Maggi" (Dear Mr. Maggi), a German book that came out more than 10 years ago and contains lots of absurd, but polite letters that the writer sent to several companies and the responses he got from them. It's hilarious! Don't know about The Timewaster Letters, but I guess the concept never gets old. (Maybe I buy this one and check how many of the letters are way too similar to the German one.)
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37 minutes and 20 seconds.
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But how could the Joker talk his way out of getting released? Even if he convinced everyone he was sane, they would just throw him in regular prison. Yeah I know, over analyzing but look at the site we're at.
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It's better on the Wii because of the controller but it's also a great looking game. It does make you wonder if Vader got around to killing any Jedi after Revenge of the Sith or if he just outsourced.
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in Mortal Kombat? I never got that. Do you just randomly hit buttons until someone creatively dies?
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...get everyone a library card and a bag of basmati rice.
i'll be selling matches on the street on christmas morning.
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Then why are people still paying more for Wiis in this shitty economy? It doesn't even play DVD! So that little point entirely undoes your 'cheaper therefore must win' argument.
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Nov 28, 2008 9:28:15 AM CST
Fuck someone spent a LOT of time in Boing Boings archives?
by evilwizardglick
Where are the Cory Docktrow novels?
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Nov 28, 2008 9:28:46 AM CST
Fuck this crap a Cthulu plushie is all the kids need.
by evilwizardglick
True dat.
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You know you want them.
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Awesome. Master Yogurt is right after all.
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The Carrie Fisher one, and the TimeWaster Letters are both going on my list.
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What a waste of setup, atmosphere and hours of gameplay. I can't believe the final 20 minutes of the game - terrible - and then it's completely over! Was one of the greatest games I was playing - but after that ending I didn't even bother watching the final cut-scene. I would not recommend finishing this game. Just do the sidequests and avoid talking to the blonde with the group of soldiers at the Citidel.
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And one that sounds like a vacuum cleaner, no less. I sold my 360 last Wednesday and I do not miss it one bit. All I need is an extra $200 to get that fancy BluRay player you speak of...
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I have the paperback edition of it from several years ago and it's a really good book. I also recommend The Bray Studio Years and The Elstree Studios Years books.
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is AWESOME. It's a game where you HAVE to play it with friends for it to be fun. Versus mode of L4D is probably the most addicting multiplayer game I have played since Counter-Strike.
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Urge to buy Muppet Whatnot...
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Have you listened to the voice on that? It sounds like a they used a VO actor who specializes in toothpaste ads, "i AM Iron...MAAAAAAN!"
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It's been unavailable everywhere for months. I guess they just printed some more recently. Thank you for this guide!
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and his name was Boxcar Willy
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I think somewhere calvin tower has got his copy locked up in its protective wrapper sitting on a dark shelf somewhere :)
Thankee sai for the list.
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It *IS* a rip off but not what you think. The Lazlo Letters came out maybe 30 years ago written by Don Novello, the guy who plays Father Guido Sarducci. It was funny stuff and there was a follow up about 10 years ago that was just as good.
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But now I wonder who Father Sarducci ripped off...
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...or very likely soon, thus sayeth IGN: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/919/919647p1.html
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...especially with FF XIII announced for the 360, MGS4 possibly on the way, and already owning a standalone Blu-Ray player. (Love those Brandon Bird prints, BTW, Quint. Fucking hilarious stuff.)
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Played this the other day for 2 1/2 hours. Amazing. Made me want to buy an Xbox and knowing Metal Gear might come to the Xbox is great news. I always loved Sony but they have let me down with their PS3. The hardware is great but the games just aren't there. I did hear Little Big Planet was amazing though but I don't have time for a game like that.
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mass effect
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I'm still convinced the Wii will play a DVD, until then I was referring to consoles which DO play a form of media for viewing movies, I have Wii but I'm completely bored with it, the motion of the controler has less to do with whats going on the game than just activating some sensor which inputs a function to Wii, boring. You could have a seizure and beat most of the games. Flip63Hole, that's awesome, have fun with that and the 30 dollar price tag for movies. It's like buying a ferrari and forgetting that it only gets 3 miles to the gallon, you gotta feed it still. If you can afford it, good for you. I'll wait till Blu-Rays are in the 3.99 bargain bin at walmart. Otherwise the difference in picture is not worth the cost over time. And I'd spend $199 on a dvd player, one that plays games, chats with friends, downloads movies etc...
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PS3 is region free. Sadly X-Box is not. But the European cut has no censorship of fatalities.
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Check it out...30 bucks for Wii Lego Batman is one of many good deals.
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Was already debunked before November even began.
But, yeah, I knew this thread would go to hell the second Quint mentioned preferring the 360 over the PS3. Hell, you even mention either system and suddenly some silly fanboy war breaks out. Anybody remember the del Toro interview where he said he loves the PS3? Suddenly, there were X-bots attacking the thread.
I'm going to just try to ignore this post because nobody ever wins with these. PS3 owners will try to intelligently discuss what they like about their system, to no avail. 360 owners will insult and try to shame PS3 owners, to no avail. And, in the end, nobody's mind is changed and nothing is accomplished. -
PS3 and 360 owners would stop fighting and just agree that the Wii is a system for children and soccer moms. We both have better games and better tech than the Wii, yet, it outsells both of our systems by an insane margin and, literally, has about a handful of worthwhile games. We fight about Final Fantasy XIII and Bioshock not being exclusive anymore, but we both get to play them. Does the Wii get them? Or Dead Space or Mirror's Edge or Fallout 3 or Prince of Persia or any of the really good games this season? While the PS3 has Littlebigplanet and Resistance 2 and the 360 has Gears of War 2 and Fable 2, the Wii has...ummm...Animal Planet.
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Why can't we all just get along and be video game bisexuals?
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For the super-poor; tackle ten at once: http://tinyurl.com/lccardholi
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Short story mode, but damn that game kicks ass!
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I am an owner of a 360 and PS3, I'm very happy with both and I see merit in both which is why I have both. While I can't fathom the success of the Wii, props to Nintendo for pulling the comeback. Now come out with some decent games and I might consider a Wii.
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but want both, get a ps3
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Each offers tons on replay value especially online, as for SW: TFU, I sold my copy after playing the first 40 minutes of this hyped game.Worth a rental, I can't say much about fallout 3 since i have'nt played it yet, but dead space should win the title of sleeper of the year. great game and worth the $60.00
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Is fucking AWESOME. Kali-Maaaa...KALI-MAAAAAA!
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More Information Then You Require contains a list of 700 Mole-Men names. It's predecessor, The Areas of My Expertise, contains the 700 Hobo Names (800 if you get the paperback). Both are so incredibly hilarious that words fail.
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... I guess there's a reason we call you the Crusty Seaman, isn't there?
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...really means a "batch" of cookies.
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"idiot letters" by paul rosa...a super hilarious book...find it.
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I've played this game for 100+ hours and I don't think I've covered even 1/3 of the map. It's a good mix of RPG and FPS, and it is a hell of a lot of fun just wandering around, finding quests, blasting mutants, etc.
I do agree that you should lay off the main quest for as long as possible. Some people apparently finish that in 12 hours or so and their game is over. With so much to do elsewhere in the game, that would be a terrible waste. Just roll around, Mad Maxing out. -
The Muppet thing is a good idea, but there are waaaaaay too few options to really individualize them.
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...is by far my favorite Dark Tower related story. Good, good shit.
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Was a really good game, but miserably short.
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Any time in the near future. Too expensive and I get the sneaking feeling this generation is not going to be around for long. I'm waiting till they come out with an HDTV that downloads high def movies from the internet. It's the next logical step and it's gonna be here within the next decade.
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The TV is also a phone/spaceship.
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Die_Hardest, that's exactly what I'm saying. The technology is already 30 years ahead of its time but for profiting reasons they leak it out, there's already something better than Blu-Ray, but they need to milk the cow so to speak. If they wanted they could easily make Blu-Ray's the same price as DVD's but the corporations are feeding on these "gotta have the latest and greatest" pricks that seem to keep the "new tech" prices up. How's all those proud HD-DVD people doing?! Had to have the latest and greatest. Each HD-DVD player comes with a complimentary bottle of KY cause you just got fucked in the ass. Blu-Ray is just too little too late too expensive. We're going to skip right to direct downloads.
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Solid State drives are the end of Blu-Ray. They'll be hot-swappable and hold a hell of a lot more info, more movies in general, and take up less room than Blu-Ray's. That's the future.
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...was a steaming pile of crap, and Fallout 3 wasn't much better.
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is that PS3 doesn't play all their games in 1080P. I mean, this is supposed to be the future, with freaking Blu-Ray, and I still have to play Madden on ps3 with 720P?
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You can force MOST of the newer games into 1080p on the PS3 if you just turn off all the other resolutions in the options. It's basically the same technique that's used on the 360. Most of the games on that are forced 1080p, not native 1080p.
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Probably a good idea. People already have a low enough opinion about America, without advertising that people want to cook meals with human spunk.
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In the end it's mostly pointless bickering between fanboys, but having played both, I think the 360 is the better system. I can't believe that any single game is worth buying a $300 system for. Sure it has Blu-Ray,but will Blu-ray last? If you actually like gaming, I think the 360 is a better option. More exclusive titles, streaming Netflix, and now optional installs to speed loading times up. Also, Xbox Live is really worth the money. Playing online with the PS3 sucks. It's great that Resistance 2 has all these co-op modes, but what good is it if the network sucks and you can't connect. I loved the PS2, but Sony really messed up the PS3.
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when it's working
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Hehe, I agree... but I will say that my PS3 broke quicker than my first 360 bricked. I haven't called customer service yet, but one day it just decided to quit sending audio and picture to the TV... I checked the plugs, did a restore to factory defaults hard boot and still nothing. So, the 360 is loud and breaks, but let's not pretend the PS3 is a flawless system.
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