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I have returned to this site after an extended hiatus just to... See this thread come back to life!!!

It's Alive! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!

Was this thread ever truly dead? DOES IT MATTER? NO! IT LIVES! IT'S ALIVE!!! (At least until it dies again.)

Some of my favorites: "I'd hug you, but Ocheeva told me not to." - T.E.S. IV: Oblivion "Why do I always get stuck reading about this bloody idiot?" - The Bard's Tale (2004) "I chose Rapture." - Bioshock "Well, well, what have we here?" - Dragon Age: Origins and Dragon Age: Inquisition "You...

With the upcoming FF VII remake being featured by a lot of gamer media, I think it may be time to revive this thread. What are your thoughts on the remake, and are you excited to see the new version?

I played this some years ago when it became available on Xbox 360. Awesome wuxia world, cool story, and definitely worth checking out. To be fair, the gameplay left me wanting more, and not in a good way. It seemed to me that Bioware was trying really hard to successfully mix a fighter with...

I got the chance to sink a chunk of time into the game during my week off recently. Some thoughts so far: Yes, the world is pretty. And it has depth to back up its looks. In terms of pure worldbuilding, it may just set a new high mark. Because the games had a foundation of prose stories...

Loved The Last Wish. Great twists on old fairy tales, back before such things were trendy. Haven't read any of the novels, though. I've only played part of Assasins of Kings. I downloaded it to my xbox hard drive, which fried a few days later. From what I played, it seemed like they got...

Well, that's been remedied. I picked up a copy for my kindle and had some fun reading and re-reading the entries. My review is now posted on Amazon. Big congratulations to everyone involved! Here's hoping there are more volumes to come.

I'm in for whatever title gets chosen. I wish I had a good suggestion...

I can't help but disagree. I have an 11-year-old nephew, and he and I had a lot of imaginary adventures up to just a couple of years ago when he moved away. Digital devices are, as you say, distractions. Bear in mind, however, that a child's imagination can be more powerful than any form of...

I wish Calvin and Hobbes were still made...

I seem to remember toying with this idea a couple of years ago with some members. One guy in particular was starting a thread pretty much every time he began reading a book and was posting thoughts and comments on his way through it. It was fun, so we considered creating an informal sort of...