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From: Darren New
Subject: Re: Black Mesa
Date: 23 Sep 2012 23:03:19
Message: <505fcd77@news.povray.org>
On 9/23/2012 16:11, waggy wrote:
> Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>> On 23/09/2012 10:14 PM, Darren New wrote:
>>> On 9/19/2012 0:27, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>>> "I have /two/ PhDs. I cannot stand these menial tasks any longer. 'Stand
>>>> here, push this button, go over there, pull that lever.'
>>>
>>> I cracked up from that too.
>>
>> Yeah, you can tell who this game is aimed at. ;-)
>
> I thought this monologue was also poking a bit of fun at the player through the
> fourth wall, since it describes the solution to many of the puzzles in the game.
> :)

I figured it was breaking the fourth wall in that he doesn't realize he's an 
extra in a video game. I'm not sure if you're laughing at something different?

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   "They're the 1-800-#-GORILA of the telecom business."


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From: Orchid Win7 v1
Subject: Re: Black Mesa
Date: 26 Sep 2012 12:30:45
Message: <50632db5$1@news.povray.org>
On 23/09/2012 12:06 PM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> I'm not loving how the gold gun is now approximately as powerful as a
> water pistol. :-( That thing used to be the best gun in the game.

Holy hell, they made the gluon gun *way* more powerful though... heh. 
It's actually worth a damn now.

Hey, and - woah! They haven't finished building Xen yet? Damnit! :-(


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