The kickstarter just ended with a total of 3.98 millions which make it the most funded game yet. That's pretty amazing!

An awesome trailer for the second part of season 3 :

http://www.thesouptv.com/clips/the-soup-blog-community-returns-to-nbc/180104

I think the game look quite promising and that's coming from someone who is not a big fan of zombie games. Here is a first impression of the game :

http://www.destructoid.com/impressions-your-first-look-at-dead-island-194120.phtml

The numbers were explained… just not directly in the show.

Basicaly they are are the core values of the Valenzitti Equation, a mathematical formula designed to predict the end of humanity.

You can find more information here :

http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_Numbers

It just would not have fitted with the flow of the story to see that explanation in the show.

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Leveling.

Totally revamped, no more class selection at the start of the game, every skill you level contributes to your overall level. And each time you level you get extra health plus the ability to get either more health, magicka or stamina.
Each level also brings you perks. Cool abilities I guess like in Fallout 3.
Also, the leveling was moved from 1-25 or something like that to 1-50, but 50 is soft-capped, you just advance really slow after that.

Skills.

Mysticism is gone.
18 skills, down from 21 on Oblivion, and 27 on Morrowind.
Tries to accommodate players who want to specialize in a certain profession (like mage or thief), while at the same time giving room for players who like to do plenty of everything. They want to keep a special care so that this feels good, not prone to cheating and organic.

Story.

200 years after Oblivion. Set in Skyrim, a region north of the imperial city, where the Nords live.
The dragons are returning, as it was prophetized. You are gonna be trying to stop the wicked dragon god. You are a dragonborn, a dragon hunter. Your mentor is one of the last blade, voiced by some old dude from Shutter Island and Minority Report.
Also, there is a civil war, since the king is dead.
Enemies include were-yeti's, giant spider, dragons and other cool creatures.

Combat.

They want to make it more dynamic and tactical. You have to assign each hand with a function I think, either magic, 2 weapons, a weapon and a shield, etc.
You can also waste stamina by sprinting, allowing you to get access to tactical positions.
Emphasis on really improving the combat this time around.
They are also putting care on how each weapon feel on your hand.

Quests.

Quests are much more dynamic now. The quests are now more determined by how you build your character, individual actions and overall much more dynamic. Examples provided: If you are more of a magic user, some other mage may approach you who may not have had if you were just a melee character. Or if you killed some dude who owned a store that was gonna give you a quest, his sister would inherit the store, but she may resent you before giving you the quest. Also, if you drop a weapon in the street instead of selling it, it may just dissapear, some kid may get it and give it back to you, which would lead to a series of stuff, or some dudes may fight over who gets it.
Also, it said that the quests you are given would be modified by how you have played (I guess like scaling the quests). For example, the location of a rescue mission would be determined by which location you have visited (it will try to give you a dungeon you haven't been in) and I guess also giving you appropriate enemies to your level.

Other.

Third person view has been improved
5 massive cities, more variation in caves and underground stuff.

Gameplay Elements
-Duel wielding is added
-Children are added
-Random encounter QUESTS are leveled
-No Mysticism skill (could be moved to Alteration or something -shrugs), less skills in this game than Oblivion. (This probably means they combined mercantile/speech craft)
-Enchanted is added
-Dragons to be included
-No HUD (or at least the option)
-"Dramatically improved faces" that show a much wider range of emotions
-Rain and snow collision (lol Oblivion)
-Much better looking water
-Increased view distance
-Much more things to do in towns (actually crafting weapons realistically, by heating them, forging them, etc.
-Better third person view
-Better character models
-1 PLAYER GAME ONLY
-Leveling up will be based on all skills, not just the six that you choose at the start
-No major/minor skills
-You level up faster by using one skill instead of spreading them.
-No level cap

• No dialog zooming
• More voice actors
• Dialog will now pop up when close
• Mining is in
• 5 major cities
• tons of scattered settlements, nordic ruins, caves, etc.
• dragon shouts - collectible abilities beyond weapons and magic
• a perk system just like fallout 3/new vegas where you choose a perk each time you level up

@zeltrax225:

Just frustrated that my knowledge of Umineko is only thru the anime cos I can't get the VNs in my country.

Not sure why you can get the anime but not the VN? You know that there is a fan english translation for the VN right so you can get the japanese version of the VN, apply the patch and you're ready to go. And the anime do suck compared to the VN!

Anyway i do like VNs. Here is what i have read :

Chaos;Head
Cross†Channel
Ever17 -the out of infinity-
Fate/stay night
Saya no Uta
Tsukihime
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru (up to episode 7)
Utawarerumono

And all the Gyakuten Saiban because i guess they count as VN even if there is a lot of gameplay.

I'm currently reading Remember11 -the age of infinity-.

@TakinawaTonfa:

The only good MMO is a free MMO.

Doesn't matter to me if XIV sucks (a lot folks I know who played XI regularly are coming out with their issues with the game) I'm intolerant to anything with a $13-15 monthly fee.

I agree. Guild Wars 2 look so much better than FFXIV (and most mmo for the matter) and there won't be any monthly fee! Now that's an mmorpg i'm interested in!

It was during the Nico Robin flashback. Chapter 396 I think.

You should have post the original news :

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-10/madhouse-makes-anime-for-warners-supernatural-tv-show

22 episodes and it cover the story of the first two seasons. Not sure what's the point exactly but i'm gonna watch anyway!

Oh nice! Michael Emerson confirm an epilogue with Ben and Hurley as a bonus on the dvd!

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b183093_lost_epilogue_with_hurley_ben_revealed.html