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[CAV of Gang Green]

Ah... Counter-Strike. I remember playing that in IT class during my foundation year. Good times, good times. xD

 

My best friend loves that game, and suggests that I play it.

 

But for now I'm more than satisfied with CoD.

[seuzy13]

Ahhh yes! I loved making the roller coaster that would usually go in a one-way loop and then return your passengers safe. Except you could change the speed so that the coaster when VROOOOSH! right off the track.

Even more wonderful was building it over a body of water, assuring everyone's eventual drowning. :P

 

Man, between that and killing of Sims, most of my adolescence gaming was spent concocting various creative ways of killing off as many people as possible. Considering that I was playing those games and my brother was playing Grand Theft Auto, I probably had a higher kill rate than him, haha.

 

Or better: build a body of water and just drag the people into it. Have too many sick or angry people lowering your park's rating? Drown them. Easy fix.

 

I also liked to make a completely fenced area and put in it all the people who wanted to go home. It didn't help my park rating, but it was fun.

[IrishLiz]

I used to release the dinosaurs in Zoo Tycoon and see which one would last to the end. They're pretty vicious when they eat people (and each other).

[Quark]

Yesss, I loved fencing people in. I was ruthless. If they wanted to go home they got caged for months on end. It always amused me that if it rained, they would still put up their umbrellas. Yup, you're kidnapped by a giant omnipotent hand and help captive at an amusement park, but you put up your umbrella in the rain. ;) Makes perfect sense!

[seuzy13]

Yesss, I loved fencing people in. I was ruthless. If they wanted to go home they got caged for months on end. It always amused me that if it rained, they would still put up their umbrellas. Yup, you're kidnapped by a giant omnipotent hand and help captive at an amusement park, but you put up your umbrella in the rain. ;) Makes perfect sense!

 

Well, the alternative is to be kidnapped by a giant omnipotent hand, be held captive at an amusement park, AND be wet. :laughingsmiley:

 

And if you fenced them in without food, drinks, or bathroom, they would walk around hungry, thirsty, and holding it in for...years?

[jesse_rocket]

I've played Sims 2, something I didn't have growing up, but I'd like to know, what are the main perks of Sims 3 compared to Sims 2?

 

Sims 3 is more deeply customizable without having to download 3rd party stuff, and even that is customizable to the nines. It has a little more "realism" than Sims 2, and the open-world setting is lovely, your sims can go pretty much anywhere within the town without a loading screen. You can also set it so that every household goes on without you, so that for instance, everyone in the town will grow old at the same rate, although you can also turn this off for Sims 2 style play.

 

It's pretty nice, and in a lot of ways similar to Sims 2, but in a lot of ways different. I'm quite unhelpful. :D

[Tyler.]

I would never even open my zoo, I just let everything roam free, and then have them get eaten :P

[Divya Bean]

Ooohhh I'm more of a PC person even though I do have a DS. I love Sims 2 and a couple of others. :yes:

[Quark]

Sims 3 is more deeply customizable without having to download 3rd party stuff, and even that is customizable to the nines. It has a little more "realism" than Sims 2, and the open-world setting is lovely, your sims can go pretty much anywhere within the town without a loading screen. You can also set it so that every household goes on without you, so that for instance, everyone in the town will grow old at the same rate, although you can also turn this off for Sims 2 style play.

 

It's pretty nice, and in a lot of ways similar to Sims 2, but in a lot of ways different. I'm quite unhelpful. :D

I agree that the customization in the Sims 3 is amazing, but the gameplay sometimes irritates me. I like to have multiple houses under my complete control, but The Sims 3 takes away a little bit of that.

Still, it's a great game. I love that there's no loading in screen in town. For that ALONE it deserves to be played. (My Sims in Sims 2 became virtual recluses because the loading was simply too long!)

 

I think we should all try to make Sims of ourselves. :P Accurately as possible!

[CAV of Gang Green]

Everybody is talking about PC gaming. I feel left out. :P

[livvy]

I've been accepted! I've been accepted!! I'm going to FURMAN!! *leaps around in excitement* :woot:

[Tyler.]

congratulations Livvy! I wish you the best of luck and everything :)

[Quark]

I've been accepted! I've been accepted!! I'm going to FURMAN!! *leaps around in excitement* :woot:

 

<3 Oh man! That's exciting! I'm not even from South Carolina and I've heard of that school. :graduated: Well, a graduating smile-y is a little premptive, but that's wonderful news. What are you going for?

[livvy]

Biochemistry/Pre-med, if I can swing it. ^_^

 

My only concern now is scholarships. I have to find out how much they're going to make me pay. If you've heard of it up in New Jersey, you know it must be expensive. Oh boy, is it ever. 0_0 I'm kinda terrified, because the scholarship interview is over the phone, and I really don't like talking on the phone... so wish me luck all Wednesday (preferably around 3:00 my time.)

[The Score in Blue]

Congrats Livvy! Good luck with that interview... i know you'll do great!

So how much does it normally cost to go to a place like Furman?

[CAV of Gang Green]

A lot I presume.....

 

Congrats Livvy. Now to deal with my problems...

[IrishLiz]

Biochemistry/Pre-med, if I can swing it. ^_^

 

My only concern now is scholarships. I have to find out how much they're going to make me pay. If you've heard of it up in New Jersey, you know it must be expensive. Oh boy, is it ever. 0_0 I'm kinda terrified, because the scholarship interview is over the phone, and I really don't like talking on the phone... so wish me luck all Wednesday (preferably around 3:00 my time.)

 

Congrats! Good luck with your scholarship interview!

 

My undergrad was in biochem (well I got a music degree too). I ended up going to a state school because I had a full ride scholarship... I think paying for college is the hardest part.

 

Anyways, congrats again and good luck!

[Divya Bean]

Biochemistry/Pre-med, if I can swing it. ^_^

 

My only concern now is scholarships. I have to find out how much they're going to make me pay. If you've heard of it up in New Jersey, you know it must be expensive. Oh boy, is it ever. 0_0 I'm kinda terrified, because the scholarship interview is over the phone, and I really don't like talking on the phone... so wish me luck all Wednesday (preferably around 3:00 my time.)

 

AHHHH GOOD LUCK! I know you can get this scholarship. Its over the phone? They do interviews over the phone? Who knew!

[Spritzie]

Congrats Livvy! Good luck with your interview. I'm sure it will go well. :D

[Unstream]

That's awesome Livvy ^_^

 

Good luck on the scholarship!

[CAV of Gang Green]

I am in tears now. I just finished playing a demo of Super Meat Boy. The deaths are hilarious.

[The Score in Blue]

CAV, what's Super Meat Boy? *is too lazy to google it*

School term is over, yay!

[Tyler.]

Super meat boy is a game

a scholarship over the phone, why not in person?

[livvy]

Thank you all! ^_^ *takes offered luck and packages it for use on Wednesday*

 

Yes, a telephone interview. I don't know why they don't want to do it face to face, but I imagine it's easier to schedule a half hour at home than scheduling a trip for the same half-hour interview.

 

How much does it cost? Let's just say that the Lay Scholarship (full ride, tuition, board, everything) totals to about $190,000 over four years.

[CAV of Gang Green]

It's a game for XBLA and PSN that has gotten critical acclaim from critics.