Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1915529-20140221183807/@comment-3547390-20140425064950

Puzzle? Looking for tiny hidden objects is a puzzle to you? That is exactly why I hate most of these Thief FMs! So you are telling me that these people were just inspired by Hexen?

Me.. I guess the problem with puzzles is that there is a no-win situation. You can have the most amazing puzzle ever, yet when you know it the level has no replay value. On the other hand you could just throw in a simple puzzle, but have it so annoying that the rest of the level becomes unenjoyable (again, basically every FM I dislike).

Yeah, but that isn't a puzzle. That is a challenge, which while similar in meaning becomes very different in implementation. A challenge has a ton of replayability as it can be solved in numerous ways and makes the game more than just a cakewalk. I love it when Thief FMs have stealth as it gives challenge. But I hate when they throw puzzles into the mix as either it will lack replay value (see Undercover unless you love messing with Hammerites like I do) or be terrible to the point that you get angry (see the Coorespondence). This level is going by so slowly as I keep ragequitting due to puzzles (when I initially loved it due to it also focusing on challenges due to limiting the amount of knockouts and having tight patrols). Maybe I am just a thick headed person that doesn't want to think and wants to do, though I feel challenges make you think. You probably are confused by this point so I should probably stop this rant.

Also, if you noticed, I am on hiatus from Baldur's Gate. I guess my gripe is that the game is good but the interface is terrible. Plus between Morrowind and Baldur's Gate I remember why exactly I am not a fan of RPGs.

I found out today that Meatspace is a word in the dictionary. It is the opposite of Cyberspace. Meat. All I can think of is this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0waX372Jms.

I have an awesome idea for Episode 7 of Star Wars. Ewoks vs Hoojibs (for those unfamiliar with the 80s EU, check out http://eleven-thirtyeight.com/2014/03/escape-pod-hoojibs/). Teddy bears with spears versus telepathic bunnies. I'm also for a tie-in game involving Mara Jade on a quest to slaughter both sides. Think about it, the cuteness attracts the girls and the violence attracts the boys! We have the perfect product! Someone call Disney and force them to throw angry mobs of cute animals in a lengthy battle to the death!

Also, I was right, it was four. It also turns out that the item in the treasury wasn't there and that I had stolen it two sessions ago, but was still required to enter the treasury so the objective would check off. Well, that was a bit flawed for an objective to assume I would stay in the room instead of go on a hunt for more clues to enter the treasury.

How can you British navigate Oxford (after driving myself crazy with London Racer for the last few hours)? It seems like such a confusing mess of roads.... also, is the regular speed limit over there like 45? Anything over that and the police go kamikaze on my BMW.