Escape, or for different example, Elder Sign, both make me feel like the game is playing me, not the other way around. However, where Elder Sign has you mistakenly thinking you have more control over what happens than you do, Escape is far more honest about it, and the frantic atmosphere it creates is absolutely a ton of fun. I suppose that is why Escape is quickly becoming an favorite opener of the night. Gets the juices flowing!

Status: Caffeine levels restored. Acceptable brain activity steady. Fingers operating at 92% and rising.

@Imitanis: I have mixed feelings about Escape, however, I should also confess that I have a strong distaste for dice games. If I’m to play Yahtzee, then I will play Yahtzee.

However, Escape does bring the fun. I always reluctantly agree to play it with my gaming group, thinking that it will not be as enjoyable as the last time, and I am proven wrong each time. Still, I have not topped the very first time I played it. I was the last one out, needed a single key to exit, and the soundtrack had about two seconds left. My last remaining die spun for what seemed like an eternity, and landed on a key roughly seven picoseconds before I was to be locked in. I’ve never seen our entire group collectively hold their breath, then shout a triumphant cheer over a board game before.

@Lusipurr: I love board games. Love them.

Clearly, you should format your hard drive–if not buy an entirely new computer.

Thanks: Can you also tell me the earliest moment that you can be certain this was happening, and the latest moment when you can be certain that it was not happening?

(Note: I am not having this issue in Firefox or Safari.)

I’m on Firefox if that matters. but it appears to be a zooming issue. If I zoom in then it looks normal, but if I zoom one step back out, then it gets all wonky again.

If would help me if you can tell me:

– Is it true for every comment? Or does it start with one of them and then persist?
– If it is true for every comment: Is the post itself affected in any way?
– Is the main index affected?

How many pounds can we put you down for?

“who knows more about overpromising than Peter Molyneux?”
LITERALLY NOBODY.

“Come to think of it, I’d love some Advanced Wars Amiibos, and I don’t mean like Andy, I want an Amiibo Tank and an Amiibo Artillery. OOH and a Bomb-omb! OH OH and some of the Djinn from Golden Sun.”
Ask someone what ‘one’ amiibo they want, and watch the avalanche begin. The only thing that’s amazing is that they didn’t come out with this sooner than they did.

“about how the world reacts to the invention of a device that allows instantaneous travel between millions of parallel-universe Earths.”
In Pratchett: Probably humorously.
In Reality: BADLY.

I find it amusing that Lusi’s interpretation of the Englishman is Irish.
’twas m’best shot atta Northern accent wit’out trying t’overplay t’accent. I didn’t want to sound like Michael Parkinson. Result: vaguely scots-irish. Ah well. Morgan’s dead anyway.

” it’s awesome that Rice put the old world vampires into her literature. I really want to know more about how these creatures come into existence.”
This is actually explained. Some of it is explained here (not only Claudia’s conjecture, but later), and some of it is explained in the other books.

“a game about running out of an ancient temple before it shuts and locks you in.”
This is a Nickolodeon TV show.

“Unhelpfully, one of the faces is a black curse mask that cannot be re-rolled until you roll a golden mask”
Yeah, I’ve seen this show before. The mask talks and introduces the prizes.

“Other players in the same room as you can use their golden masks to help you out if you get totally locked up.”
Right–they’re hidden, and there’s not a whole lot of time on the clock.

“it plays in a super short amount of time”
30 minutes with commercials.

“Recommended if you can handle a bit of stress and aren’t in an environment that requires quiet.”
Agreed–but who has the room for that board? It’s like the size of a television studio!

“New Theme Song? How long will this last? I liked the classical stuff, but I also miss the X (cast member) is Y (podcast reference) thing.”
In line with many, many other podcasts that we’ve done, the use of the occasional different piece of music does not automatically signify that we’ve changed the theme tune. Fear not.

““Literally good for everything” should be on the site header rotation.”
DONE.

“Donators eligible for end of year drawing: 2!”
Nope!

“but now I have competition, so that stinks.”
;)

“You mentioned last week, Lusi that Rice’s writings were uneven. Are there others in the series that compare to this one?”
In my estimation, yes. The Vampire Lestat is excellent, and I enjoyed most of The Vampire Armand as well. My opinions of the other books in the series are not quite as positive, I fear.

“Lastly, I shamelessly state that I’m very interested in Zestiria.”
Of course you are. Boom!