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RPGs, saving and ADHD a deadly combination
DaTgUy | 11:51 AM on 04.08.2008 17 comments


I have a problem...I have adult ADD. Plain and simple I have issues concentrating on the same task for extended periods and also I have troubles remembering to do little things....like save.

Now...for older school RPGs such as FF7, this did not pose a problem thanks to these little guys


I could just play until I got to the next save point and save before logging off.

Fast forward to today with this awesome new feature that allows you to save at anytime(mostly) during play. A grand feature...if I could remember to do it.

I was playing Mass Effect last night, which is a fucking fantastic game(but Im sure you all know that). But, it has taken me forever to progress in this beast because of one simple thing...I FORGET TO SAVE. I just get going and get into the story and the fighting and completely zone out. So needless to say, I spend a lot of time doing stuff I have already done...

So last night I was playing on Noveria(the snowy wonderland of super awesome fun)...after progressing though Peak 15 and blasting fools like its my job(which it is), for about an hour, I died...only to be put back to where I was an hour before...



I had to put down the controller, take a few deep breaths and then slowly get up and turn off the console. Its not like I can get mad at the game or the console, the only thing I can get mad at is myself for not remembering.

Why oh why must I be stricken with this ailment.

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My Gaming setup/Television/Living room/whatever else happens in there
DaTgUy | 11:03 PM on 03.12.2008 10 comments


So, guess Ill post my gaming area here.

Its kinda slimmed down right now since I recently made a move from Toronto to Vancouver and I couldnt fit my massive amount of consoles and games in my luggage(as much as I like to be naked I need clothes too).

So all I brought with me was my trusty(lies) 360. I bought the TV when I got here along with everything else. I basically started over.

so heres the TV and 360, notice the extra space for the rest of my games once they get shipped out.


here is my couch that I bought for 50 dollars from a used furniture store. Sweet deal but I still dont trust it.


and here is my computer, along with my drums.


So this concludes my episode of MTV cribs...

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Not my Turning Point Gaming Rig: yeah Im slow
DaTgUy | 4:54 PM on 03.12.2008 0 comments


So here it is, yeah its a laptop...BUT ITS A FLIPPIN SWEET LAPTOP. Ok maybe I lie...

it does have a nice 17" widescreen monitor and boasts a full keyboard with number pad and all. It also has 1 gig of RAM, a Centrino duo at 2GHz and a totally sweet NVidia GeForce Go with 512 MB of RAM...SCHWEET...

but yeah anyways here is the suck...


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 about me

Well, lets see here...

I live in Vancouver, BC and love games...I work as a QA tester and love my work. I cant think of a better life than one that is consumed with games and friends.

Started gaming on the commodore 64 way back when and my love of games just grew from there. I have owned pretty much every console, so Ill just state the ones that I didnt have...Sega Saturn, 32x(LOL), and gamecube.

I am a member of the Sea Snipers gaming clan and we play Rainbow 6 vegas on the 360. We run a league which is pretty sweet too, located here SEAL League
The Sea Snipers wrote and illustrated the multiplayer sections to the guides for SOCOM 3, SOCOM:Combined Assault, and COD4.

Current SEAL Season 10 standings



Most of my game time is spent on my 360...

Currently playing:
Rainbow 6 Vegas 2
Skate(again)
Rock Band
GTA IV
Gears of War(still cant get enough)

recently purchased a PS3
PSN: ISSIDatGuy

currently playing:
MLB 08: The show
Uncharted

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