Aw, man. I always wanted a dog, and all we had was this shrieking hellspawn bird.

I want a dog.

@perpetual I was trying to be general so it could be reusable I guess. Though in a sense, E3 wasn't terrible as it were, just developers are playing it very safe at the moment. So not a lot of reveals or new stuff, I actually liked a lot of what Nintendo has in store, though I am admittedly saddened at lack of word relating to anything coming out after 2012. That and even if the 3DS presentation was VERY light on news, at least we got more footage and we know the 3DS is well supported for the rest of the year....but the vita....oh dear

Wait, was Valve at E3? Did they have any Half Life related news?

OK, seriously. I was supposed to go to bed 15 minutes ago and I can delay no longer.

I'm beat from finals, and I need sleep. I mean it this time...

Tata for now, then, I guess.

You know what's really great? A synchtube chat opens up, and it happens to involve two of my favorite mlp fim episodes, and I can't even see the videos or anything. Yay me......

edited 6th Jun '12 9:18:49 PM by marston

@Ginger Nope. No Valve this year.

Secret of Nimh?

Someone mentioned my favourite movie of all time?

Oh man oh man, I LOVED Secret of Nimh. I saw it for the first time in school after reading the book, and it just... gah, it's so amazing. I LOVE Mrs. Brisby, I love how she's so tiny and scared and weak, but she still fights her hardest. I think that was the movie that made me fall in love with animation, actually.

Justin is my favorite character actually. Mrs. Brisby is nice too, though

@kegi Oh, I loved it, no doubt... until that magic pendant came into play which kinda made me go... huh?

Awww, what was the name of the villain in that movie?

edited 6th Jun '12 9:19:39 PM by gingerninja666

@ginger had Valve been at E3 with Half Life news, you would of heard about it by now. So no. It was pretty much a washout bar one or two announcements as news goes. But I think this has an awful lot to do with shitty economy and mass over-reliance on a fickle casual market ect.

Hey, kegi, you're the game expert, what the fuck does Valve think it's playing at with HL 2 Ep 3?

edited 6th Jun '12 9:21:37 PM by gingerninja666

Good night.

And to add my two bits about HL 2 E3

There will be no episode 3 only half life 3. And Half life 3 may or may not take fucking forever to make.

It'll end up like Duke Nukem Forever, except that when it finally comes out it'll actually be good.

they can never release HL 2 Ep3, because since Duke Nukem Forever came out, episode 3 is the only notable Vaporware we have left.

Genner. Or possibly Jenner, I'm not sure.

edited 6th Jun '12 9:29:34 PM by marston

Valve refuses to announce anything because they don't want to say anything until everything is set in stone. They actually got burned really bad by Half-Life 2 leaking, so they're cracking down on details hard. Also, Valve's corporate structure consists of "work on whatever interests you" so they're in no rush to complete anything and no desire to move additional people to the project. They have infinite money thanks to Steam, so they get to do whatever they want.

It's Jenner.

Shorter answer: Valve can't count to 3.

Yeah, the pendant was... well, it was a time saver. In the original book they solved the problem differently, although I can't recall how.

Also, it's difficult to say what Valve is up to with HL 3. They're... odd, as far as companies go. But the smart money says they're polishing the fuck out of it, and they're probably getting some small projects together to bundle it with, too.

The thing about valve is that steam makes them effectively independantly wealthy. They're their own publisher, too. It means that they can do whatever they want for however long they want. They've cornered the PC industry, so even if their games started to blow they wouldn't have to worry. but they won't because Valve is made up of only the most dedicated and talented individuals. the studio is one giant passion project. So if they're taking a while to release something it isn't a marketing stunt; they want it to be GOOD.

@Lurker The whole concept behind making the game episodic was that so they could bring out the games at a cheaper price and complete them quicker than they could a full game -_-

Actually, you know what my quibble with the Secret of NIMH was? Nicodemus. As a concept. And also the pendant/necklace/whatever. I can understand the rats doing some pretty outlandish things because they have (stolen) electricity and technology and whatnot. But there here comes this dude that does some pretty outlandish things with magic! And since he's the only one, he feels very, very out of place.

Okay, the reverent way you guys talk about Valve is actually beginning to get on my nerves.

STOP TALKING LIKE THEY'RE PERFECT... -_-

edited 6th Jun '12 9:30:54 PM by gingerninja666

NEVER.

@Ginger And Valve has come out stating that they hated the episode system, and never want to do it again. And no, they aren't perfect. Just really good.