>> ^Lodurr:
One of the only fantasy RPG conventions not included in Dragon Age is the thing about freedom--an open world to explore, where the main quest can get eclipsed by the much more interesting side quests. This was present in Oblivion, Morrowind, and the Baldur's Gate series, so I'm surprised no one's really commented on it. ...

I am a huge fan of open-world, sandbox style games. The first game that I got massively intrigued with was Ultima 6 -- I played it at least semi-regularly for around 2-3 years, yet I almost completely ignored the main story. I just enjoyed exploring the extremely large world, building up my character, etc. Morrowind came close to that for me. Oblivion was good, but seemed like a step back in gameplay and overall experience from Morrowind. Having everything in the world be scaled to your level bothered me a lot -- Dragon Age scales enemies and loot, but it doesn't feel as forced to me, at least not yet.

I also loved the Baldur's Gate series, but I don't feel like they were open-world games. They had multiple distinct location maps, just like Dragon Age does. There were more areas in either BG game than in DA, but it takes a lot less time and fewer artists on the development team to crank out (notably well made) 2D areas than 3D maps.

So I guess that in my opinion Dragon Age is more directly related to Baldur's Gate than Oblivion/Morrowind or Ultima (not surprising since the developer is the same, and refers to it as a 'spiritual successor'). I am 100% happy with Dragon Age as a new Baldur's Gate-esque game. It doesn't innovate, but it didn't need to for me to enjoy it.

I would be greatly pleased if there was a new, entirely non-original rehash of the design philosophy and sandbox experience of the Ultima games but put into new graphics and interface. In other words, Dragon Age is to Baldur's Gate as this would be to Ultima. Unfortunately it seems that sandbox style games are falling more and more out of favor, which I understand to a certain extent due to the fact that it would be a massive undertaking to create a world as large as Ultima 6's with 3D environments instead of sprite tiles...

>> ^Raaagh:
MJ sprites where from the sega(?) game Moonwalker.


I haven't looked, but I'm assuming so

MJ sprites where from the sega(?) game Moonwalker.

Years before the Sprite Blowjob ad, there was the Perrier Handjob ad!

Well, as conan pointed out in this sift, the ad itself is fake. The German text is a babelfish translation rather than a proper one and her voice as well as the background music has cheesy porn written all over it. We only use quality porn material for our ads.

>> ^FlowersInHisHair:
High-fructose corn syrup and "real sugar" are metabolically identical. HFCS is not worse for you than sugar. It's just calories.
http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4157


Doesn't matter if they're better or worse, HFCS tastes different.

I'm from Australia, and traveling to the US and having the coke over there... yup, it tastes different.

Not worse necessarily, but different.

>> ^FlowersInHisHair:
High-fructose corn syrup and "real sugar" are metabolically identical. HFCS is not worse for you than sugar. It's just calories.
http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4157


maybe metabolically identical, but not moneyshotically identical.

>> ^spawnflagger:
Does german sprite use high-fructose corn syrup, or real sugar ?


Sugar in all of Europe I think.

>> ^rottenseed:
can you all leave the room? I've gotta--um--I've gotta review this video a couple of times. Don't come back in 'til I tell you it's ok.


Now there's Sprite EVERYWHERE..?!

Does german sprite use high-fructose corn syrup, or real sugar ?

Your video, BANNED GERMAN SPRITE AD - BJ !!!, has made it into the Top 15 New Videos listing. Congratulations on your achievement. For your contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

>> ^conan:
Sorry but this isn't a "banned ad". It isn't an official Sprite ad. You can easily tell by the usage of the wrong claim. Original german Sprite claim is "Folge Deinem Durst", this vid uses "Befolge Deinen Durst". The meaning of the two is somewhat similar, but you wouldn't use the verb "befolgen". "Befolge Deinen Durst" is pretty much what you would get when a software translates "obey your thirst". Like i said: Meaning is similar, but no one would use it.



Way to spoil the fun, Debbie Downer...

Sorry but this isn't a "banned ad". It isn't an official Sprite ad. You can easily tell by the usage of the wrong claim. Original german Sprite claim is "Folge Deinem Durst", this vid uses "Befolge Deinen Durst". The meaning of the two is somewhat similar, but you wouldn't use the verb "befolgen". "Befolge Deinen Durst" is pretty much what you would get when a software translates "obey your thirst". Like i said: Meaning is similar, but no one would use it.

Sprite, so refreshing... like a black guy's cum all over your face!

His "genouse" was the marketing mecheen and the money people cold make out of him. yes MJ had alot of talent but people have a disproportionate respect for is actual ability, that is colored by his fame and success of his work financially, rather than an objective view of what he had actually done.

Its very hard to specifically pin down what MJ actually did invented innovated with himself which is the case with many arts like film for example it hard to know what was the director or that group of people that actually got involved to make it. It is a fact that MJ was part of what many people found to be a grate product for them but at the same time it seems manny people when captivated by something lose an ability to objectively rationalize it. In some ways to be captivated by something u have to avoid rationalizing it, it would be like watching a magic trick and knowing all the answers right a way it would literally take the magic from the trick.


Coca cola is very popular and alot of people think it is the best drink ever made fact is there is no real scientific reasoin why cola should be more popular than say sprite or another brand of cola drink.

the popularity of specific type of cola can be put down to brand awareness that exists aside from the content itself.