Gotta have a good whip,

For some reason all of my female characters have ended up being light Sentinels as well. Something about that aesthetic just appeals to me. All of my light males have been Guardians, and my two dark side males have both been Consulars (again for that whole 'Dark Lord of the Sith' feel). You should try going dark (but you know what they say, you may never go back ) at least once just to fully upgrade HK-47 and shlep him along to hear the pure gold that he spews throughout the game. He really is hilarious.

The problem with the light Consular is that you don't get much in the way of force powers to compensate for your weakness in combat. As a dark Consular you get so many offensive force powers that you truly don't miss the lack of feats, and force lightning just becomes ridiculous at higher levels. Unfortunately there's nothing to be done about the fact that Bioware's notion of dark side is so banal (perfect description btw).


Kotor 2 could have been an absolute masterpiece if Obsidian would have been given the time they needed to properly complete the game. As it is it is a flawed swing for the fences that still works on some admirably subtle levels. In that way it seems a lot like the game equivalent of a Kubrick film. Kreia is, without question, my favorite character in the entire Star Wars universe, and Kelly Hu's voice for Visas Marr is like being submerged in a pool of warm honey…

Mmmmmmmmm, honey.

KOTOR 2 IMO was the better game despite it's flaws. Both games are absolutely amazing and are still the best Star Wars games that exist. It also got me into playing more strategic "turn based" type games that previously were completely uninteresting to me.

The Jedi Academy games are great too despite their action oriented gameplay. The balance between laser weapons, force powers, and lightsaber play makes them worth playing.

I created a Kotor topic for further discussion about Jedi and Sith.

Moving on from KotOR...

Fired up Dragon Age: Origins earlier. I've got a human noble Rogue massacring his way through the game. He's also named Einar(Because I just like the name) and is basically loaded up with downloadable gear courtesy of Bioware.

He's a monster.

Does anyone want a free copy of Banished? I have a free copy from Gog.com. I don't see myself ever playing it, so if anyone would like it, it is yours. I only have until December 15th to redeem the code for it though.

I love how the first information you see about the game is a note saying it´s DRM-free

How kind of you! I don't think I can do it; haven't had the time to play ESO in months, and my son said he is getting FO4 soon, I would like to try it if I do get time to play.

Thank you so much for offering it out, that is so nice!

I would encourage anyone remotely interested in this sort of game to take up the offer. Banished provided me several months of pleasure. In the end I found that, for me, it isn't a sustainable game in the sense that several Elder Scrolls titles and Minecraft are. Then again, I played the game before mods became available. That might or might not make a difference, depending. Here's episode one of Sips (Yogscast) Banished LP, my favorite of the numerous Banished LP I attempted to watch. (Warning: Sips is something of a casual cusser. Also, this being an early LP mistakes are made.)

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OMG, this game looks like it will be a lot of fun! I hope if anyone takes SubRosa up on this offer, they will post screens or vids of it! I would love to see what someone does with it!

@ Decrepit - thanks for the link, I had a blast watching that vid and his commentary throughout,

This game looks like a blast to play!

What do the mods for it do?

@ SubRosa - I have become addicted to this game just watching the vids about it, so if no one else wants it by (or before) the 15th, I will take it.

But if I do, I see me spending the next year glued to it and dropping away from all my social places,

Great, if no one else speaks up before the weekend, I'll forward you the code for it.

So now is the time for me to speak up then...




Nah. I´ll just keep on playing stage 3-4 of Plants vs Zombies

Thank you so much! I've already started planning out my layout, lol.





Now, if you want it, I'd feel awful taking it if someone else wants it, so if you do - get it, and just post screens of it for me to enjoy.

Watching various LP episodes is what convinced me to purchase the name. Having done so, I thought I was well prepared to survive and prosper. My first stab at it, I didn't last much past the first complete winter. To be fair, I used hard mode, which provides fewer starting villagers, no barn, and no food crops for planting. My second attempted, same settings, ended up being the map I played until tiring of the game months later. I found it hard to avoid periodic death waves during which a sizable percentage of villagers died. My village survived two such by the skin of its teeth. The game still resides on my hard drive, as do my old saves.

Having linked the first episode of Sips' old Banished LP I became hooked (on the LP) and decided to watch it again. I'm up to episode 11 now. There are a number of other decent Banished LPs on YouTube, but I can't for the life of me recall which they are.

If and when you (or anyone else) do end up playing it, I'll be interested in your experiences. Just don't become discouraged if you crash and burn while learning the ropes. (The game provides several tutorials covering basic play mechanics. They are well worth taking.)

Why wait? I seriously doubt anyone's going to say anything now that you've expressed an interest in it.

Oh no, urk! I should have kept my mouth shut till I saw if anyone else wanted it.

I hope if anyone wants it that they will speak up, because I'll get a ton of pleasure just seeing screenshots of what someone else did with it too; so please don't hold back if you want it!







I've watched several episodes from the guy you linked; plus another tutorial that gave several tips; and found a few pictures of great set-ups that ended up with stable villages - but yeah, didn't expect to go in and knock it out of the park, lol. I figured there would be a learning and getting the feel of it. But it still looked like a lot of fun.

My son is playing Witcher 3 right now instead of buying Fallout 4; so I have a wait on playing that anyway.

But still, I haven't had a lot of time lately for play; really don't want to take from someone else who may have more time to play than I do and would enjoy it. Like I said, I get a ton of enjoyment from seeing others play; so if anyone wants that game - don't feel like you are stepping on my toes, just share your experience with it on here and I'll have a lot of fun hearing about it.

I feel bad for speaking up too soon, should have waited.

I've said before, and I'll say it yet again.

You're far too kind mALX.

That she is....

Splitting time between Nathan Drake: Drake's Fortune and Borderlands 2 (of course)... on my brand new PS4! Happy early Christmas to me.

I´m just kidding, mALX. Maybe it´s great but I don´t have a slot open for a new game anyway