Claire Hummel ([info]shoomlah) wrote,
@ 2008-09-05 00:55:00
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I am such a Company Man.
It may just be that I'm easily swayed, but I cannot wait to get myself an Xbox 360. After growing up with naught but a Mac and a fat, grey Game Boy, the concept of finally owning a gaming console is thrilling.

-C


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[info]lildevilboi
2008-09-05 08:25 am UTC (link)
wait -- claire hummel has only ever owned an old gameboy?? somehow that strikes me as surprising!

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[info]shoomlah
2008-09-05 04:17 pm UTC (link)
well, gameboy, pocket gameboy, gameboy color, gamboy SP, gameboy advance SP, and now a DS lite. It has been a steady climb up the handheld Nintendo ladder. ;)

-C

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[info]lildevilboi
2008-09-05 04:29 pm UTC (link)
hehe only to get an xbox 360 instead of wii, the logical next step up. although the 360 has wayy better graphics and more games. the wii needs more games! i still <3 it though.

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[info]shoomlah
2008-09-05 04:33 pm UTC (link)
I've "had" a wii for the past year after buying one for my dad, though, so I've used and enjoyed it... But when you work at Microsoft, the wii doesn't quite cut it if you want to keep up with the top tier of new releases.

-C

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[info]buttfacemakani
2008-09-05 09:03 am UTC (link)
Xbox is pretty awesome.

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[info]dracowayfarer
2008-09-05 12:43 pm UTC (link)
No, get a Wii! ;P

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[info]shoomlah
2008-09-05 04:16 pm UTC (link)
Got a wii for my dad last year, loved playing it, but still- if I'm to be up to date with the game industry, I'd best get myself on an xbox.

-C

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[info]oldewolfe
2008-09-05 01:42 pm UTC (link)
This is why you're such an outstanding artist. You didn't spend your time glued to your TV with a controller in your hands.

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[info]maryssa
2008-09-05 05:09 pm UTC (link)
<_< yeeeah i'm not really seeing that corrollation

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[info]shoomlah
2008-09-05 05:29 pm UTC (link)
Yeeeah, I'm gonna agree. I had more than enough crap distracting me when I was a kid, video games or not, and I think most gaming artists in the industry grew up with games.

-C

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[info]oldewolfe
2008-09-05 05:37 pm UTC (link)
I guess I'm going by my own observations of children who have had video games as a key part of their formative years. The ones I know, with very few exceptions, lack the creative spark and inspiration to put pencil to paper.

I will agree that there are some who games have inspired.

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[info]shoomlah
2008-09-05 07:16 pm UTC (link)
I think it's simply a result of parents' and kids' combined ability to ensure a balance. From the age of 11 or 12 I was glued to the internet, but I still had friends, enjoyed hiking, etc. Too much of anything can make a selfish outcast out of a kid, not specifically games. Maybe it's just because I've worked with lifelong gamers for eight years now, but I promise you they can contribute just as much to society. :D

-C

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[info]oldewolfe
2008-09-05 07:34 pm UTC (link)
Agreed. :)

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[info]bryneshrimp
2008-09-06 06:36 pm UTC (link)
Slap their parents.

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[info]ruggels
2008-09-05 02:21 pm UTC (link)
X-Box is pretty spectacular thesedays, but I like the degree of precision and control you get with a Wii, though the graphics are not near the X-Box's.

Scott

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[info]simbachu
2008-09-05 03:02 pm UTC (link)
pc gaming supremacy

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[info]uthabiti
2008-09-05 09:57 pm UTC (link)
Be prepared for the Red Ring of Death showing up about 3 times a year. More if you're lucky! ;-P

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[info]snarkie
2008-09-05 10:24 pm UTC (link)
Hooray!! Xbox is my favourite console, especially now that they're finally coming out with good RPGs in which to disappear for hours on end. *nod*

Also, there are some rare gems in the arcade that have entertained me quite a bit.

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[info]bryneshrimp
2008-09-06 06:33 pm UTC (link)

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[info]nightlysparks
2008-09-10 03:51 am UTC (link)
You can get Biiiioooooossssshhooooocccccccckkkkkkk!!!!!

Then there will be no excuse for me NOT to visit! ;)

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[info]shoomlah
2008-09-10 08:14 am UTC (link)
HOLY CRAP I KNOW I BOUGHT IT AND MY TV CAME TODAY AND I WAS PLAYING IT IN THE DARK AND AND and HOLY SHIT it is scary as all get out and gorgeous and cinematic and groooosss. Oh man oh man oh man. Just finished writing an e-mail to Nick Jainschigg about it. I mean- shooting reaver-esque citizens of a lost retro-futuristic world whilst Somewhere Across the Sea wafts out of a broken radio and even the guy you're shooting is singing FUCKIN' COLE PORTER??

Come on, now. That's my kind of FPS. It is apparently hell in a handbasket on hard. I will contentedly stick with easy while I get used to the controller.

Opposite end of the spectrum- Viva Piñata? Adorable and also weirdly addicting.
-C

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[info]nightlysparks
2008-09-10 01:50 pm UTC (link)
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH IT SOUNDS SO AMAZING!

I have been debating buying on Computer (need Windows) or XBOX 360 (need XBOX) BUT it seems like you supermuch like it on ye XBOX...so recommended?

Also, I have been practicing my (mediocre) gaming skills on Star Wars Battlefront...sooo...exciting!

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[info]shoomlah
2008-09-10 04:41 pm UTC (link)
Well, if you need Windows vista or XP Pro, I can get them discounted. I'm loving the Xbox, personally, but that's up to you. :)

-C

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