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Sometimes a tower defense game springs from the minds of talented game designers that assures you this is a genre where a whole lot can still be done. That's Defender's Quest. With a perfect balance of RPG elements and tower defense tactics, this is a tower defense game you will want to know about. Read on to see what Mario thinks about it.
Some games just like to fly low. These are dangerous and you should be aware of them. They make their approach avoiding your radar and before you can say "who? what? why? But…" they are already in your territory, blazing at your brain cells and killing every bit of your carefully cultivated productivity. Be warned, be aware.
Released January this year, Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten is one such game. Like the valley, it went mostly forgotten until just recently when it silently and with little fanfare debuted on both Steam and GOG. A game that flies under your fine-tuned radar shouldn't be much of a concern. Right? Well, I got a hold of it, I played it and I'm here to tell you that I've had better days in my life; back when I used to feed myself and keep the house clean. Who? What? Wh…
A librarian and a witless barbarian,
an ice casting fire mage, don't forget the sage.
An annoying archer and sword marcher,
plus a dragon sheep catcher.
These are all your friends complete,
you will find in a valley named Pete.
Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (and this is the last you'll see me using the subtitle) is yet another tower defense game. But with a twist. It's an RPG Tower Defense Game. So it's an RPTDG, an acronym I'm sure you've seen everywhere and won't accuse me of having just made it up. What will strike you as awesome is that this is the Tower Defense game that will make you like Tower Defense games if you didn't like Tower Defense games before. (I wonder… did I just increase our Google SEO rating?)
Right. Yeah, so where was I? Ah, yes. The RPG element of Defender's Quest is marvelously implemented. Your defensive army is made up of you-yourself playing as a spell-casting librarian (which all librarians would like to be able to be), plus an entourage of loyal companions ranging from nitwitted sword-spinning barbarians to fire mages who only know how to cast ice spells (I'm not making this up!). There's also dragons. Big, mean, powerful dragons who like feral sheep.
Each companion type has its individual stats and skill tree. As you progress in the game, you can level them up and distribute skill points, hoping to make your army the killing machine required to tackle the ever increasing legions of monsters. Distributing skill points isn't the end of it. As you play through you will find unique and powerful items you will wish to give your companions to further boost their fighting abilities. All these elements are crucial for success and the RPG acronym wasn't thrown into this tower defense game as an afterthought, but rather as an intrinsic ingredient that will shape your capabilities and define your tactics.
You will face varied and interesting enemies that will force you to keep your wits about you. In addition, you will face boss monsters from time to time. The enemies in Defender's Quest are well-designed and will challenge you. However, the game difficulty can be set by you at any time. Individual battles can be fought at any difficult level you choose and later be revisited for harder difficulties, after you have leveled enough or if you are no longer in the mood for a casual game. You can also set the game pace from completely paused to 4x the normal speed (you can even take certain actions while the game is paused). Defender's Quest also allows you to revisit old battles as many times as you like, in any difficulty you like.
It's just perfect. Defender's Quest lets you change from a casual to an insanely difficult game without having to load a different savegame. From a slow moving battle, to a fast moving one. You can grind endlessly for experience or take your battles to the doorstep of impossibility. This is a game for all types of gamers. You choose how you want to play it and let no one tell you otherwise. Lars Doucet and Anthony Pecorella know how to make games! I want their t-shirts.
Tactics-wise, the game introduces a whole row of different possibilities that aren't just tied to how you place your defenders in the battlefield. During battle you can change any individual defender combat attitude. You can tell him to favor boss monsters, to attack only weak enemies, to use the more powerful skills on stronger enemies, etc. In addition, your companions have boost levels that you need to increase in order to give them access to their strongest skills. However, you spend precious energy (called Psi) every time you boost their abilities, which will sometimes force you to make tough decisions.
Other than fighting through the story, at a certain point you will gain access to a list of ever-increasing challenge bonus battles (including two endless battles). These will offer you yet more experience as well as precious unique books to augment your protagonist Librarian fighting skills. Bonus battles will be unlocked once you earn enough blue and yellow stars from fighting in normal battles.
Once you complete the normal game, you will unlock the New Game +. This is the story all over again, but at a much harder level, with even better rewards and the ability to upgrade all those unique items you found during the normal game. The New Game + will also have its own bonus battle list.
Let's quickly deal with this unpleasant business. By default, Defender's Quest will phone home and send to the developer's server your playing statistics. What exactly, we don't know. We are guaranteed however that no personal information is passed, only data on how we play the game. This can be disabled in the game's Options screen, under a rather equivocal Miscellaneous button. But its turned on by default.
Now, I can for sure understand that data of this type can be of a lot of use to any game designer, but the decision to turn it on or off is mine, never of the game authors. This option should have deserved a whole lot more visibility and require explicit permission. An implicit permission is how things used to be done before we knew any better. Not anymore. It is also expected that these things will be thrown at our face right on the onset of the welcome screen, not to be hidden inside some obscure settings button.
Defender's Quest bridges RPG with Tower Defense and comes up with pure entertainment. It's a great investment in fun. I'm currently slightly addicted to it and, needs to be said, its been delaying this review for the past few days. How it hasn't come under my radar until now is something I need to investigate further. Someone, somewhere, is going to pay…
Nicely done pixel art, a healthy dose of casual humor, a good deal of challenge; the game only slacks in the sound department. There's a charming, slightly retro look to it, coupled with a good deal of taste for RPG stats and skills. From the party and battle screens it becomes obvious there is tactical goodness to explore all around. With its strong unabashed commitment to RPG – and with Tower Defense done in a way that will make you want to keep coming back for more – Defender's Quest really defines a perfect hybrid genre.
There's a whole lot more than can be said about Defender's Quest. But every word I put in here, is one more word stopping you from going out to play the game. So, go do it. Grab your party and visit the Pit, a valley filled with tower defense fun.
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Kind of weird if ntsc versions don't have it. I guess sony see NTSC as the standard because the Usa, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan are NTSC and they think they wont need 25 or 50 fps so why complicate things, whereas PAL countries will need pal but will also need the "dominant" NTSC.
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My regular clothes were so tight and now I can't button my jeans. So I got 4 pants and 4 shirts for 50$ on craigslist, not a bad deal. This is my fourth pregnancy so I have a bump already. I gave away all my maternity clothes from before, I swore I was done lol. Now I can breathe and move legs!
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I had to do the old rubber band trick on the button of my pants today. Bumping out faster with number 2 so I can only imagine at 4 I would wan the strechy pants by week 4.
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Beth, wife and mother to 2 girls! One preemie, a 25 week miracle (6/09) and One bedrest Termie (2/12)
i was gaining weight before i found out i was pregnant, so all my pants were on their way out anyways, but now that i'm pregnant and i know, it's gotten worse. i wear my bella band to sleep it just makes me feel comfy. and it makes me feel free to let my stomach hang out
nice deal on craigslist! I'm much happier in my maternity clothes, I can't believe how fast I popped this time!
My SIL gave me a bin of maternity stuff. She's only had one pregnancy and she's got like 10 pairs of jeans and 30 shirts... and that's just the lighweight stuff! Anyway, It's a little bit to big to wear just yet. I would be pulling the pants up like crazy if I tried to wear them. But soon it will be fitting perfectly and I think it will probably fit me until the end of the pregnancy which would be awesome! Then i wouldn't have to worry about buying any for myself!
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Thank goodness I get to wear scrubs to work 3 days a week, but the other days Im struggling to find something comfy! Im wearing sun dresses and gym shorts! Hubby said we are going this weekend to the maternity store to get me some pants and shorts!! I had to break down and buy some sports bras this afternoon- Got 3 for $10 at Walmart. Cant wait to start wearing maternity clothes!!!
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I'm still wearing my pre pregnancy jeans, however I would usually wear a belt, I've lost some weight since getting pregnant, but a belt is just so un comfortable, stabbing you in the belly all day! SO I got the BeBand is what I think its called (from target) and it seems to help keep my pants up fairly well, just kind of pull it down a little and it looks like a white tank under my shirt, I think I will be wearing this for another month or so before I get into maternity pants (which I have had some passed down to me from a friend, and I can't wait to wear!!).... With it you can also leave your button undone if your pants are just starting to be too tight.
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TWIN FALLS, ID. (KMVT-TV) A group of Twin Falls radio stations held a 'USA victory' rally on the front lawn of the Twin Falls county courthouse Monday. Roughly 60 people gathered to show their support for American soldiers serving their country and for the crack team who assassinated Osama Bin Laden.
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Subliminal stimulus
noun, plural: subliminal stimuli
(physiology) A stimulus inadequate to generate an action potential and thereby does not evoke a response
(psychology) A stimulus below the threshold-line for conscious perception but can evoke affective reactions without awareness
(Physiology) A stimulus with an adequate intensity can generate an action potential. But stimulus having intensity below the threshold will not be able to. The stimulus below threshold is referred to as subliminal. There should be a change in an action potential in order to evoke a response. In evoking a contraction of a skeletal muscle, for instance, the stimulus has to be liminal (i.e. adequate in strength and duration) to cause a depolarization and produce an action potential. When an action potential is reached, it will lead to cascading events resulting in the contraction of skeletal muscle fibers in a motor unit.
(Psychology) In psychological research, a subliminal stimulus is a kind of stimulus wherein it may be perceived and processed in the brain but does not elicit awareness of perception. For instance, a recipient of a subliminal stimulus may be able to perceive it but may not be consciously aware of it. This precept is used in advertising or marketing where a subliminal stimulus (e.g. music or image flashing) is incorporated to an ad but not enough to elicit conscious threshold and yet affect the consumer's brand choice.
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Over the weekend, Variety delivered some unwelcome news to those looking forward to the BioShock film. According to the Hollywood trade, Universal Pictures has ordered work stopped on the project, announced last May. Apparently the sticking point was the film's ballooning $160 million budget, which is now being revisited by Universal and director Gore Verbinski (The Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, The Mexican).
"We were asked by Universal to move the film outside the US to take advantage of a tax credit," Verbinski told Variety. "We are evaluating whether this is something we want to do. In the meantime, the film is in a holding pattern." London is apparently a leading candidate for the production's new location.
Written by John Logan (Gladiator, Star Trek: Nemesis), the big-screen BioShock was initially planned for release alongside a third BioShock game. However, with BioShock 2 not due out until later this year, the movie's release was brought forward to summer 2010--a move that forced Verbinski to pass on directing a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean.
The fact that Verbinski turned down such a lucrative gig to direct BioShock is a good indicator of his commitment to the project. Both the director and Universal reps told Variety that the work stoppage--and a few subsequent crew-member layoffs--do not mean the film is canceled, but merely delayed. Specifically, they promised it would not suffer the same fate as the Halo film, which is now on indefinite hold following similar budget concerns.
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The traffic police said there were blocks due to waterlogging at Parel, Worli, Matunga, Bandra, on SV Road and Link Road.
"In the morning there was scanty rainfall so traffic was not affected. But the heavy rain that began in the afternoon and continued late evening resulted in waterlogging and this affected motorists," said a traffic police officer. Extra traffic personnel were sent out to manage the movement of vehicles in several areas.
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- Journey through the Disney-built town of Celebration
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Start your Orlando City Sightseeing Tour at Lake Eola. Established in 1888 this was the first piece of land donated to the City of Orlando to be made into public space. Continue to Winter Park, the self proclaimed "Venice of America" due to its canals and cobbled streets. Here you will take a one-hour cruise along the "Chain of Lakes".
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An immune suppressive drug can unexpectedly help immunized mice fight off many strains of flu.
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CORPUS CHRISTI - The 2007 Caller-Times Children's Christmas Appeal campaign is less than halfway through, but area residents are well eclipsing last year's donation totals compared with the first weeks of last year's effort, organizers said.
Late last week, the campaign had raised $49,955.50, said Robert McCarty, an accountant for the drive's accounting agency, the United Way of the Coastal Bend. About $16,650 had been raised during the first two weeks of the 2006 campaign.
This year's totals so far are good news, but a lot of work is left to do, and many more children in need than funding available is likely, said Nick Jimenez, Caller-Times editorial page editor and program coordinator.
"The numbers are a good sign but the job isn't done," Jimenez said. "We've got a ways to go."
Since 1973, the Caller-Times has reported the plight of needy families during the holiday season. All money donated to the drive goes to the children. The names of those profiled are changed to protect the privacy of the families, who will be featured in the newspaper until Christmas.
This year's campaign began Nov. 18 and will continue through Dec. 24. The goal of the campaign this year is to help 4,000 children.
Since the campaign began, more than $2 million has been raised for needy families. Last year's campaign collected a record $180,841 in donations. The previous record of $139,253 was set in 2005.
Participating agencies include Nueces County Department of Human Services, Women's Shelter of South Texas, Alice Boys & Girls Club, Duval County Christmas Committee, Sinton for Youth Inc., Kleberg County Welfare Department, United Service Organizations of South Texas, the Odyssey After-School Enrichment Program in Rockport and Mission 911.
A nonprofit agency, Mission 911, is participating in its first year in the program. The organization had a list of 42 children in line for Christmas gifts and critical everyday necessities funded through the drive, said executive director Tony Reyes.
On Saturday, volunteers will take the parents of the first children on the list on a shopping trip to Wal-Mart for their children, Reyes said.
"Don't stop giving, because there are a lot more kids out there," he said. "When it comes to children, the goal is never met. There is always going to be a hidden child out there that we haven't gotten to."
Kemeka Ramsey, a mother of three whose family was featured during the 2006 campaign, said Thursday that the support she received from the drive made her children's Christmas.
"I don't know how to put into words how much it helped us," she said. "We had a hard time last year, but my children got presents."
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Confucius is one of the few leaders who based their philosophy on the virtues that are required for the day to day living. Known as Master Kong to the Chinese, he taught people how to cultivate the value of modesty, planning, respect, moral behavior, honesty and sincerity, apart from common sense. He said that adopting these values was the only way a human being could lead a good life. Confucius was of the opinion that true happiness would only be brought from well-planned actions and helping of the fellow men. His philosophy was aimed at benefiting not only a few selected groups, but all the people of the empire he was a part of.
Confucius was born in 551 BC
Lost his father in 548 BC
Started teaching ancient rituals to a minister's sons in 519 BC
Fled, along with Prince of Lu, to the neighboring state in 517 BC
Appointed as the Minister of Justice, of Lu state in 500 BC
Left his post as well as the state of Lu in 495 BC
Returned to the state of Lu in 483 BC
Breathed his last in 479 BC
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how easy was it/is it for you to get a note from your doctor?
for those who are stopping work before your due date...
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Stay at home mommy to 3 little girls and 1 furbaby
I, for the first time today, have thought about getting out of work sooner than the delivery. My last 2 pregnancys i worked right to the end. But this one I am having sciatic issues and its really getting hard. I have a desk job which is really easy and I can get up and move around and when i thnk of that i think i am a wimp and should be able to handle this. UGGHHH i hate the very end
Married my best friend and then,Stepdaughter January 6, 2000, Daughter 2 December 1, 2009, Daughter 3 December 4, 2011 & Daugher 4 is due January 14th
I....I don't have a demerit for this.
I didn't think I would need a "no pictures of your poop" demerit. - PineappleRhinoceros
I didn't need a note. My last day is tomorrow, then I will be off for 14 weeks before returning (I am delivering in about 3 weeks or less)
However, I work at a very special place and they don't question my intent to take time off when I need to.
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it was my dr's choice for me to stop working so, very easy lol
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the way Tatiana says butterfly...
bolelai .... just lovely...
Awww, you'll always remember it that way. I may even become your family's way of saying the word from here on out. Our family has "Joey speak" still after all these years. (Joe is my brother).
Even though Katie is very good at saying things these days, she still has a few things she says in "baby-speak"
She has a pooh blanket my Mom made her and even though she can say it right, he is still poohbakick
eckanose= oatmeal
mammy= my lamb
She can say them right, but they just don't seem to change. Then there are some words that she has moved on from and they just break my heart
Ekanose! I love it. We still sometimes say "gig o mug" in our family for drink of milk. That was how my brother said it. And every now and then when we really want to tease him we remind him to be sure to "pup it down" when he uses the bathroom. When he was little he used to LOVE to flush the toilet and would run shouting to the bathroom when anyone was in there that he wanted to "PUP IT DOWN!!!" G-d, I'm awful for telling that aren't I?
My little niece used to say "SANKS!" for thanks, and we still sometimes do. These are all personal family comments, not used in front of anyone else.
My brother couldn't say my name right, and to this day my Da will sometimes call me Ela. :D (I far prefer it over my "real name")!
OMG, I love this thread! I actually kept a 'baby journal' for each of my kids..ok, to be honest I still write in it every now & then just to keep record of important things for them so when I give it to them when they have their own babies they can reflect on their childhood & see what I went thru as a new mommy, lol.
But I would always write the cute words so I wouldn't forget. The ones for us that have had staying power that my now 16 year old said & we still to this day say are:
tomcacs = contacts
clotchet = chocolate
and the one I use constantly yet..... pogue = cold
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is concerned about the effect that looming, drastic across-the-board budget cuts will have on the middle class, his new chief of staff said Sunday. Congressional Republicans predicted the cuts would start as scheduled next month and blamed Obama not only for doing little to stop them but for the idea itself.
The cuts, called the sequester, would drain $85 billion from the government's budget over the coming seven months. Actual cuts may be around 13 percent for defense and 9 percent for other programs because lawmakers delayed their impact, requiring savings over a shorter period of time. The White House last week let loose a list of ways Americans would feel the trims, from longer waits at airport security to as many as 13,000 teachers being laid off. Outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta told a congressional panel the sequester would hollow the U.S. military because it would give the Pentagon little leeway in deciding how best to spend the money.
Denis McDonough, the president's chief of staff, warned the cuts would come as the stock market is coming back, the housing market has improved and the number of jobs has grown, and urged Congress to consider a balanced approach that would further strengthen the economy and, in turn, the middle class.
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Rep. Paul Ryan, who chairs the Budget Committee, advocates for plugging loopholes, but as part of a discussion on tax reform, not sequestration.
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"You should feel responsibility for what you're doing," says Leonard Ritter, an independent game developer based in Dresden, Germany. "But most games do not give you the option."
Ritter wants to explore consequence in games even further. He is working on a game called Nowhere that simulates complex social interactions between players and computer-controlled characters, to show how players' actions affect not only those characters but also future versions of themselves. The full game is not due for release until 2015, but early versions will be available next year.
Ritter got the idea when, while playing Grand Theft Auto IV, he was struck by the way players played two types of game. Sometimes they run around shooting people without thinking about the consequences; at other times, they concentrate on achieving a strict objective. He wondered what would happen if your disruptive self suddenly showed up during a mission and shot you. "You would ruin your own game," says Ritter. "That would be powerful."
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Thanks for the info. I know of Andrews and may give them a try. They may not lke a deal that doesn't take them to or from Toronto. I'm surprised they didn't want to carry it on the cradle. How big is your boat? I had my CS27 moved from Midland Ont to Bayfield on the cradle with a hydraulic trailer. approx 6500 lbs, 27 ft long, 9'6" beam. I don't recall the hauler's name... he was an independent that I found in the classifieds in GAM magazine. Good point on the insurance. I'll check that out.
I'm heading up to Bayfield on this beautiful sunny winter's day to check on the boat. I likely won't be alone.. it has been a rough winter on the roads so far and lots will likely take advantage of the clear roads with minimal risk of white-outs to check on their precious boats.
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