Granted, but Amnesia then loses all its appeal.

I wish for Amnesia to keep its appeal, but for me to be able to man up and play it too.

Hola! Welcome back senior Alex!

I think thats pushing it, I mean, Dear Esther didn't single handedly destroy video games for a decade and get buried in a desert.

Only because the evil geniuses made it digital.

how is it a game if you just hold W

It's not really, more of a tool to allow for the "player" to get visuals for the story as well, as well as use timed scenic events just to give a story more flare. Oh, and the waiting for more story and music playing as you go builds suspense. I actually really like the idea behind it; but as Yut said it was pretentious and "deep". If they'd have just written a story and used the gimmicks at their disposal rather than try to pretend to be super deep and philosophical, I think I would have loved it.

[Recently Completed:]

Recently Completed: Dear Esther

System: PC

Time Spent: 90 minutes

The Story: You're walking around on an island that's a metaphor for the protagonists' kidney stones (I'm not making anything up, he actually says that) while he whines about his dead love in an extremely pseudo-philosophical way.

The Good: The graphics are splendidly beautiful and the sound track is immaculate.

The Bad: There is no story, nor do you get to interact with anything. The no interaction part isn't actually hidden from you, you're aware of this going in that all the "game" is, is walking around on an island while the protagonist slowly fills you in on what's happening. The thing is though, there actually isn't any story; the concept I'm fine with, but he walks around saying nonsensical shit while there are non-sequitur references to the bible and chemical compositions scrawled everywhere, as if it's trying to be super-meaningful-deep, when their angsty bullshit couldn't fill a thimble.
 
Better Than: A kick in the balls.

Actually strike that, I'd take a kick in the balls if I could have my 10 dollars and 90 minutes back.

Worse Than: E.T. for the atari

Overall: Steam should be ashamed for peddling this rubbish.

Rob Zombie.  Is he one of us, or one of them?

Heh, for the same reason I was going to suggest Larry King.

Ooh, ooh! That letter is Charlie's suicide note, Milo finds it before Charlie can off himself, finds Charlie and talks him down, but somehow accidentally ends up dying himself. Jenny blames Charlie for Milo even being there. Wrongful death ftw!

I eated it

Probably its a gift from Opus.

Y'know, next time something horrible happens, I'll just imagine Opus somehow arranged it to be so, and I think that'll make it better.

Granted, but the fame that follows will destroy you.

I wish eating healthier was more convenient and cheaper.

Seriously, where are my generation's authors? Do we not look toward the future any more, and speculate on what might be?

We look toward the future, then do our best not to think about it.

Granted, but you're caught by the police, and with that much cocaine they can prove an intent to distribute. You're going away for a loooong time

I wish to never be tired in the mornings

You don't circle the internet often enough.

Granted. The truth is, the cake tastes awful.

I wish life were simpler.

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*sighs* Alright... I'm cutting/have cut Mr. Biological Sperm-Donor out of my life for abuse that happened when I was two (which I don't remember, fortunately, but I'm pretty sure the mental scars are still there). By today's standards, he'd have been thrown in jail and labeled as a sex-offender, but since my mom didn't want me to testify, a judge ordered that visitation rights could only happen in his mother's supervision for only two weeks a year. I still wonder if his wife knows what happened.

I didn't even know who the hell he was to me when I was little because I grew up calling him by his first name (my step-dad, to me, is "Dad"). I remember I didn't really like him or giving him hugs at all, and I couldn't figure out why. I thought he was an uncle or something. It wasn't until I was about 11 that I discovered who he was, and at 13, I learned what he did.

I know that some ill feelings towards people lessen with time, especially if you really cared about someone, but this isn't one of those times. I also feel somewhat like a hypocrit when I absolutely hate to see aunts snubbing their parents for what seems like no good reason, or reasons that could be fixed with counseling... or medication.

I could also list all the things I hate about him (from what I remember experiencing), but I'm too tired... That is my story, and I'm sticking to it.

Well, I hope everything works out for you Syn.

PP: Now MY steam is running like shit. WHAT DID YOU BASTARDS DO TO ME!?

PPII: SUPER MONDAY NIGHT COMBAT WILL NOT LET ME LOG IN. I'LL FUCKING KILL ALL OF YOU. FIX IT.

Y'all better not mess up my Steam!

PP: Internet is sloooooow. D:

Happy birthday SharpArcher! Made it just in time