Comments for OBSOLETE GrantRoberts.com http://grantastic.wordpress.com Adventures in narcissism Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:52:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on President Barack Obama by The Original Virginia http://grantastic.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/president-barack-obama/#comment-38 The Original Virginia Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:52:02 +0000 http://grantastic.wordpress.com/?p=141#comment-38 You can love us both, baby. Right now I'm having a love affair with Grant Park in Chicago, so fair is fair. It's all in the name of democracy. (...Anything else we wanna lump into that category while it's still relevant?) You can love us both, baby. Right now I’m having a love affair with Grant Park in Chicago, so fair is fair. It’s all in the name of democracy.

(…Anything else we wanna lump into that category while it’s still relevant?)

]]> Comment on Tell, don’t show. by Grant http://grantastic.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/dead-space/#comment-37 Grant Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:27:39 +0000 http://grantastic.wordpress.com/?p=118#comment-37 Of course you thought the visual hint was the strong one. You have an LD background. :) And I certainly don't begrudge them for making sure people got the dismembering thing -- that's the point I was trying to make about the focus groups/playtesting. I'm actually using the Plasma Cutter exclusively, because the other weapons are too expensive. I wish I were playing it on the 360 so I could get an achievement for it, but hey, I paid good money for this PC. And the thing about Isaac's name makes me sad, but it's still a good name. I'll just ignore this new knowledge. Of course you thought the visual hint was the strong one. You have an LD background. :)

And I certainly don’t begrudge them for making sure people got the dismembering thing — that’s the point I was trying to make about the focus groups/playtesting.

I’m actually using the Plasma Cutter exclusively, because the other weapons are too expensive. I wish I were playing it on the 360 so I could get an achievement for it, but hey, I paid good money for this PC.

And the thing about Isaac’s name makes me sad, but it’s still a good name. I’ll just ignore this new knowledge.

]]> Comment on Tell, don’t show. by Matthias Worch http://grantastic.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/dead-space/#comment-36 Matthias Worch Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:24:33 +0000 http://grantastic.wordpress.com/?p=118#comment-36 Oh, and I'm right about the name :) http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1784/Dead-Space/p1/ Oh, and I’m right about the name :) http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1784/Dead-Space/p1/

]]> Comment on Tell, don’t show. by Matthias Worch http://grantastic.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/dead-space/#comment-35 Matthias Worch Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:23:13 +0000 http://grantastic.wordpress.com/?p=118#comment-35 I actually thought that the visual hint was the strongest one - afterwards, they kept riding the same point to death without checking whether, maybe, I had already figured out that I should be mismembering the frickin things. Started feeling repetitive. But hey, I guess they wanted to make sure that everybody know how to play the game - and as you get deeper into the game, there's a few minor twists on that limb chopping. I actually thought that the visual hint was the strongest one – afterwards, they kept riding the same point to death without checking whether, maybe, I had already figured out that I should be mismembering the frickin things. Started feeling repetitive. But hey, I guess they wanted to make sure that everybody know how to play the game – and as you get deeper into the game, there’s a few minor twists on that limb chopping.

]]> Comment on Tangled in a Webb. On the back Burner. It’s a bomber. by Tell, don’t show. « GrantRoberts.com http://grantastic.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/politics/#comment-34 Tell, don’t show. « GrantRoberts.com Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:21:15 +0000 http://grantastic.wordpress.com/?p=88#comment-34 [...] Tell, don’t show. Filed under: video games — Grant @ 2:06 pm It’s a little ridiculous that I’ve been writing on this blog for a few weeks now, but I haven’t really mentioned video games that much at all.  Maybe it’s because with the election in eight days, my thoughts are elsewhere. [...] [...] Tell, don’t show. Filed under: video games — Grant @ 2:06 pm It’s a little ridiculous that I’ve been writing on this blog for a few weeks now, but I haven’t really mentioned video games that much at all.  Maybe it’s because with the election in eight days, my thoughts are elsewhere. [...]

]]> Comment on We’re not quite there yet. Wait, yes we are. Oh. No. No, we’re not. by Matthias Worch http://grantastic.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/iphone/#comment-31 Matthias Worch Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:25:46 +0000 http://grantastic.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-31 I'm sure if I *really* tried, I could find a decent joke. But I think we've already dragged the discussion down the toilet. I’m sure if I *really* tried, I could find a decent joke. But I think we’ve already dragged the discussion down the toilet.

]]> Comment on We’re not quite there yet. Wait, yes we are. Oh. No. No, we’re not. by Grant http://grantastic.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/iphone/#comment-30 Grant Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:29:49 +0000 http://grantastic.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-30 Well, first off, I'm using the WordPress app for iPhone. And it seems to work fine, although I can't see how to embed links or anything. Yet. Anyway, it was strange. I had written about two paragraphs' worth of text, and then hit the "Save" button on the top right, and... poof. Bye bye, changes. Since then, after entering in a bunch of text, I hit "Done" on the top left first, and THEN "Save". Although honestly, at this point I may just start saving to the server every time I save. We'll see. I don't see how you could possibly make a joke about blogging from the toilet. There's nothing there. Nothing. Well, first off, I’m using the WordPress app for iPhone. And it seems to work fine, although I can’t see how to embed links or anything. Yet.

Anyway, it was strange. I had written about two paragraphs’ worth of text, and then hit the “Save” button on the top right, and… poof. Bye bye, changes.

Since then, after entering in a bunch of text, I hit “Done” on the top left first, and THEN “Save”. Although honestly, at this point I may just start saving to the server every time I save. We’ll see.

I don’t see how you could possibly make a joke about blogging from the toilet. There’s nothing there. Nothing.

]]> Comment on We’re not quite there yet. Wait, yes we are. Oh. No. No, we’re not. by Matthias Worch http://grantastic.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/iphone/#comment-29 Matthias Worch Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:06:41 +0000 http://grantastic.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-29 How did it lose the post? I've been writing a lot on the iPhone (pretty much all of the "Rating Cyberfilms" stuff), and it's always saved, even with limited connectivity. But I'm glad that you got to post from the toilet. I'm sure there's a joke in there, but I don't want to find it. How did it lose the post? I’ve been writing a lot on the iPhone (pretty much all of the “Rating Cyberfilms” stuff), and it’s always saved, even with limited connectivity. But I’m glad that you got to post from the toilet. I’m sure there’s a joke in there, but I don’t want to find it.

]]> Comment on The other side of the story. by Grant http://grantastic.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-28 Grant Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:12:13 +0000 http://grantastic.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-28 Well, right now, I'm working on not working on anything. Sierra Online was officially shut down by Vivendi last Friday, so I'm looking for other opportunities. Sorry to hear that you didn't like Space Siege, although that seems to be a pretty common reaction. Heh. Well, right now, I’m working on not working on anything. Sierra Online was officially shut down by Vivendi last Friday, so I’m looking for other opportunities.

Sorry to hear that you didn’t like Space Siege, although that seems to be a pretty common reaction. Heh.

]]> Comment on The other side of the story. by Oliver http://grantastic.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/the-other-side-of-the-story/#comment-23 Oliver Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:41:18 +0000 http://grantastic.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-23 Yo Grant, when I heard about the game I was excited - it sounded pretty cool. Didn't realize that you had anything to do with it ;-) Well I played the demo and that was it for me. Didn't catch me at all. So what are you working on now ? Take care, Oli (tall guy from germany at Matt's wedding - if you wonder who I am ;-) Yo Grant,

when I heard about the game I was excited – it sounded pretty cool.
Didn’t realize that you had anything to do with it ;-)

Well I played the demo and that was it for me. Didn’t catch me at all.

So what are you working on now ?

Take care,

Oli
(tall guy from germany at Matt’s wedding – if you wonder who I am ;-)

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