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@ladyday “You keep reminding me of myself!!! I could have written exactly the same!” We’re so alike =D “ Breaking people, rather than rehabilitating and building them up, just creates more crime. It's a vicious circle! Taking the freedom away from criminals is punishment in itself, and it should be used as a tool for helping people get back on track with life,” Exactly. I feel the goal should be to maximize freedom for all members of society to the highest degree possible. That necessitates locking some people up, unfortunately—but those people should be given the resources they need for a meaningful life. If they can be rehabilitated and reintegrated back into society, that is ideal. If not, the focus should still be on their personal growth. “Nowhere near all prisoners have jobs, there aren't enough to go around, and in maximum security prisons they have very little time outside the cell. “ Plus busy does not equal not bored. Not all activity is fulfilling. I mean, it is like saying that slavery = a full life if we keep slaves busy.

I guess I'd go back to insomnia at night 😞

@Alyxx @DylanC I'm curious about both of your opinions on Duke Nukem Forever.

Skyrim. I've heard it a million times, but it doesn't get stuck in my head. That's quite amazing. It's atmospheric, but not intrusive.

I have clear vision to within a few inches of my face. Everything past that is a blur. I wear glasses whenever I'm awake.

@kingpotato Which games have you played with PS VR, and which were the couple you liked?

I was hunting for videos on YouTube yesterday with Bioshock ambient sounds layered together so I can loop them when I work/sleep. Anyone else look for this sort of thing, and have any favorite videos to share?

@Alyxx What's something that made you smile this week?

There's nothing I won't do for members of my chosen family.

@SpaceExplorer @LadyDay Actually, I just realized I was thinking about Kharjo. I've never had J'Zargo as a companion. I wonder if they have any of the same lines? Kharjo says this really funny thing about being stealthy.

@The Blackangel I completely feel the same way. It's why I get so angry at the lack of backwards compatibility on systems. I live in a small space, and don't have room to pile up old systems. But I didn't get the PS4 because it wouldn't play my PS3 games, and I love them too much to give them up. But I want to get a platform which lets me play the future installments in the series I like. So I'm desperately hoping that PS5 will be backwards compatible with PS4 and PS3. But I am worried it will only be with PS4.

We do seem to have a lot in common. I think you're pretty awesome :) I had one of those ancient TVs you mention up until a couple years ago when a neighbor randomly gave me his old flat-screen. The difference in details on the screen was night and day. Were I you, I'd stick with the setup you've got. Seems logical.

@LadyDay @SpaceExplorer I can't recall J'Zargo's abilities, but I loved his comments about sneaking.

Such a dramatic moment to have glitch, lol.

I only have a PS3, so I haven't. I've played Fallout 3 and New Vegas. Honestly though, I've heard most folks say that Fallout 3 and NV are superior games.

Exactly what I meant :)

@LadyDay "A lot of people are against the use of ECT, without actually knowing what it is these days. “ I can’t stand when people assume—and it happens a lot with psychology-related topics. When you mentioned it, I was surprised, so I thought, “Time to learn about something new and interesting.” “ I've been trying to "be a good person" in Skyrim, just like I try to e a good person in reality.” I do that too =D It just breaks my immersion to not try to be at my best as an in-game person. Plus, I derive most of my satisfaction from the catharsis that comes with being able to do something right in a game and sometimes get some sort of in-game justice. I mean, that almost never happens IRL. “Though I'm sure I would still enjoy playing as a thieving assassin with a power complex. Haha. “ Being “good” hasn’t stopped me from doing the thieves/assassins quests. I justify the thieves guild more or less by recognizing that as a group, they are oddly functional and pretty decent to one another, and I only take jobs that entail stealing from people I have an issue with. My wife Mjoll, lovely, accepting woman that she is, doesn’t seem bothered by it =D I’m an assassin as one character who is essentially furious that Markarth got traded to the Stormcloaks during negotiations (as that is horrible for the populace), and is out for revenge against the emperor. That is more like being a well-intentioned extremist than actually "evil" =D “You're much further away from the screen than when you play on a PC yes? Or do you pull a chair up close to the TV? What is the advantage of choosing a console instead of a PC? “ Laziness … honestly. And lack of space. I have a laptop, no room for a desktop, and no time to spend re-developing the computer knowledge to care for and upgrade a desktop. Plus, running games on a console = less stress on my computer. I am not far from the TV on my couch, and the screen is large. It’s perfect.

Yes, yes, and yes, lol. I also am not a fan of escort missions for similar reasons—I also hate chasing down the escorted person if they decide to run off (or worse, attack something). Timed missions are my most hated type of mission. Like you, I get performance anxiety when I see the timer. Worse, I feel like I can’t pause and look around, explore, enjoy the ambiance, etc. By the time I leave the area, I feel like I wasn’t really there at all. There was just rushing frantically and no room for other thought or experience.

@LadyDay Reviving this thread to ask who your favorite followers are in Skyrim :)

@LadyDay Reviving this thread to see if you have any amusing glitch stories to share from Skyrim.

Thanks so much for all the suggestions. I have been intrigued by Child of Light, largely because of the art style.

On PC, I play Quake III Arena and Unreal Tournament 2004.

The only company I ever complained to was Iron Realms Entertainment--but I wouldn't say I "wrote" them so much as participated in an ongoing "conversation" with them. It was an unusual situation, as the admins also played characters in the game. Almost all complaints were ignored, though they did eventually fire one admin for cheating in the game, long, long after me and my friends complained that it was happening.

What JRPGs do you recommend? I'm quite unfamiliar with the genre.

Busy doesn't necessarily equal not bored. Think about boring but busy classes in school ... Anyway, I used to live among a population of ex-cons in a trailer park. Boredom played a big role in the drama they'd stir up. Mind you, it might have been that particular population that behaved in that fashion, but it was easy to imagine how they had behaved in the cell block with even less to stimulate their brains.