What's with the single quotes? If a word is used legitimately in a sentence, you don't need single quotes. "Feasible", for instance, is used correctly. Imagine every place you've put single quotes as if you were making a "quote" gesture in person while speaking this sentence. You wouldn't likely say "Excellent (quote-finger-waggle) review, Tom" in person unless you were being sarcastic.


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Great review, but the above reply is neither polite, helpful, nor necessary. CONTINUAL SHOUTING (overuse of caps) is considered rude on any forum, but your eccentric use of " " marks combined with improper language, makes your contribution both hard to read and individually offensive. We do not have to "Deal with it" - abusive behaviour can always be reported. I come here to read informed and interesting games comment, not diatribes more attributable to a naughty schoolboy. I politely suggest that alterring your writing style would be in order. Or you could insult me as well and get reported for abuse of course.
Back to the review - I've had this game on my most wanted list for some time now, but your review and several others I've read recently have made it a "play before buying" experience for me now. Thanks for clarifying things for me - obviously great components here, but I'm not so sure anymore if this will be my kind of gameplay.
Cheers,
Neil

Uh, Neil, just FYI: GROG is just like that. He doesn't mean anything by it.

please, 'JackWraith', I NEEDS the 'fodder' don't ''further disturb'' the 'troll bait' will ya?

This review comntary reminds me of an old SNL sketch featuring Chris Farley. I found the dialogue online

Bennett Brauer(AKA Chris Farley w/ tight suitcoat and thick glases):

How are ya'? That's right, Bennett Brauer, back with another commentary. Thought you'd seen the last of old Bennett, perhaps? Thought the network bigwigs would have sent Bennett and his negative..
[ makes quotes signs with his fingers, as he does before every quotationed remark ]

.."Q rating" on a slow boat to hell?? Well.. maybe I don't.. "look the part".. uh.. I'm not.. "svelte".. I don't.. "look comfortable on camera".. I'm not.. "sobby". I don't.. "understand what's going on in the news." I'm not.. "likeable".. I don't.. "get along with people".. uh.. when I go to work, I don't.. "make eye contact".. I guess I.. don't.. "fit the mold". I.. don't.. "wear the latest clothes".. ir, even ones that don't.. "reek"! Uhh.. I don't.. "change my underwear".. uh.. I'm not "buff".. uh.. I don't have.. "firm breasts".. uh.. I don't.. "exercise". And when I do sweat, I don't.. "shower". I'm not.. "spic-and-span".. I don't.. "clean the area between my crotch and legs". But, for the time being, I guess the network.. "enforcers".. are opting for my reproach, until Joe Consumer tells thems he'd rather get his two cents from commentators who don't.. "make babies cry".. and don't.. "drink maple syrup straight from the bottle".. and don't..
[ as he makes the quotes sign with his fingers, wires pull him in the air to create the illusion that he's made the gesture enough times to make him airborne ]

.."leave old, dried-up deodorant cakes under their arm for weeks at a time".. and, uh.. I'm flying. I'm flying! I'm flying! [ the wires get caught in the lights atop the Update set, as Chris Farley hangs little more than three feet above the floor ] Holy Schnikes!

[ Kevin Nealon quickly gets up and attempts to untangle the wires from the lights ]

Kevin Nealon: You're almost flying!

Chris Farley: Do something, please! [ laughing hysterically ] I have a weight problem! Can't they lift me!

Kevin Nealon: [ laughing hysterically ] You're almost flying!

Chris Farley: This is live television!

[ the wires finally untangled from the lights, Farley "flies" in the air and hovers above the audience to wild enthusiastic applause ]

Bennett Brauer: Back to YOU, Kevin!

Well, it just wouldn't 'be' any FUN! if I didn't get the occasional "assHAT" who just HAS to 'make' their perceived & unrestrained 'revulsion' TO my 'style' of writing apparent, wouldn' it? YEAH I'M TALKING TO 'YOU' MR.''ALL CAPS'' IS 'SHOUTING', 'CAUSE 'HE'S' SO 'SENSITIVE' AND WE WOULDN'T WANT TO 'MAKE' HIM GO RUNNING HOME CRYING TO HIS 'MOMMA' LIKE THE LIL 'BEOTCH' HE IS, EH? I HOPE THAT 'THIS' MAKES YOU GO 'DEAF' YOU WHINY-ASSED PRISSY HAVE-TO-TALK-OUT-LOUD-WHILE-HE-READS DORK! 'some' people, huh?


P.S.-don't forget to 'do' the ''finger waggles'' thing around your HEAD, or would that 'be' in the vicinity OF your ASS since that's where YOUR 'head' is thrust up into apparently!

P.S.S.-'STFU' next 'poster'-dick

Actually, since it would appear that my 'detractors' BEGAN their little whiny, pissing, & bemoaning ABOUT my written 'stylings' here, THEN did I just BEGIN to counter those. Of course, they don't BOTHER to 'read' the entire thread and just like to make their asinine commentary based on their OWN narrow-minded and 'offended' idiosyncracies, while they tend to gloss over such everyday occurances as they'd encounter IF they happened to READ maybe something like the 'Newspaper' or some such. I'd imagine that they'd even complain to THOSE about:
''your varying type-face makes me want to run crying to my Momma!''
If ONLY I could 'cyber-bitch-slap' some of THEM!
''Help ME! OS 10X, you're my only HOPE!''

Grogs- While your "schtick" doesn't really bother me, it does get a bit old after awhile.

I like a person to be straight-forward in their manner and opinions. Furthermore, I despise people who pussy-foot around.

In the end though, there is a difference between telling like it is and whacking people over the head! A difference between being up-front and being confrontational.

You go over that line a lot. It doesn't seem to matter to you. That's okay as long as you realize the fact that no one wants to reasonably discuss something with you because it is too painful. To each his own.

Enjoy!

Craig

Neil, before you decided to chastise someone for their post, did it ever occur to you to just not read it if you cant handle the formatting.

You deserved the reaction you received.

Well, no one is a lot of people. How can you pretend to speak for so many?

Perhaps you meant that Craig would not want to have a serious discussion with MR. Nads.
But please, dont try and speak for the rest of us.

Yes, I'd concur as well, because I even EXHORTED upon the 'author' himself of this 'Review' to DELETE the NON-relevant 'posts' here-including MINE-that didn't pertain TO or ABOUT the 'content'. The 'issue' THEN became what the ''assHATS'' who couldn't contain or refrain of themselves from bringing FORTH their idiotic & petty decrying OF such as my 'stylings'! Yeah, I also tire of their incessant and NON-contributing slack-asses, while generally displaying their lack of knowledge upon certain topics or subjects in what little that they 'do' manage. I 'look' upon WHAT they've ALL managed to 'contribute' HERE on the site(of my critics) and use that as a comparison of just WHO's done the most? Maybe until such time as they get even CLOSE to what I've accomplished, THEN they might have some basis for their concerns, while in the meantime they can just STFU AND ES&D, as far as I'm 'concerned'! yeah, I said IT!

I don't pretend to speak for anyone. I just made an observation.

Yes, no one is too far, but it is probably a 90/10 split of don't talk to Grogs/talk to Grogs.

Seems my earlier response to your point got whacked.

So sad.

I will come back in a few days to see if this one gets whacked too.

Enjoy CotE.

Craig

Hey 'Craig', do YOU just 'chime in' from the "Penis-less Gallery" when it suits you? WHY don't YOU go back and READ what it 'was' that I have FIRST 'said', BEFORE you and the rest of the other idiots began their bitching? So, of the MANY 'personalities' of which you profess to possess, at LEAST '10' of 'em WISH or desire to speak with 'moi', am I to understand? Those MUST 'be' of the "feminine persuasion" sort, since the other '90' just seem to BE of the 'eunuch' kinds, from what I 'gather'!...oh, and from that 'perspective' ALONE, then it's not very MUCH on your 'parts'!

I saw the "split thread" title, and I was hoping this would be a discussion of mending tips.

Rats. Now I'll have to figure out how to sew all these buttons back on by myself.

I don't remember what I expected but this is much better.

I forgot all about this. This discussion took place under a review thread.


I just don't understand. If you do not like the way Nads posts, then don't read him. His avatar and posts are instantly recognizable and therefore easily skipped if you so wish.

Why go out of your way to confront someone over something so easily avoided by your own choice, and not requiring someone else's co-operation?

Oh and one other thing.

What is an asshat?

I'm pretty sure it's a hat you wear on your ass.

I'd always assumed it was an ass you wore as a hat.

-MMM

I was told that this is a online RPG term for when you defeat a person and sit on their head. You are giving them an asshat.

And besides, if you concentrate hard and read real fast, you can almost understand what the hell he's talking about.

I love you grogs, but I'd be fibbing if I said my eyes didn't glaze over and skip to the end on the times I forget to concentrate hard and real real fast.

PS - asshat is German for 'Acehad', no?

Yeah, you're probably right. Maybe it works either way.

''Say what YOU 'want' & WHAT you 'will' whilst I turn that upon you, and CLOSE 'in' for the KILL!'' heh heh heh...

It's a term that went out of style about 3 years ago.