Noir: (spoiler tagged to keep it out of the way for those who aren't interested)
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Originally Posted by Noir
Nobody ever cooked better because he was eating many dishes
Possibly, possibly not. A person eating many dishes would experience many new tastes and foods. They'd learn what ingredients go together and which do not. They'd gain ideas for things to try (lamb and apricots!? Never have thought of that in a million years ...), and - if they have a passion for cooking - plenty of recipies to try out, tinker with and refine into something of their own. Seeing what other people do only spurs on the passionate cook to push themself further.
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finding "one's voice" and purifying it from the accumulated collective subconscious opinions that suggest "how it should sound like" is task number one IMO and not as easy as it sounds to achieve in my experience.
That goes to illustrate how personal something like writing is. I always had my own voice, right from the very beginning. What I didn't have was the technical ability to express it. I'm entirely self-taught; all I've ever done is read, read, read, followed later on by writing and reading in equal (excessive) proportions. My voice is recognisable as the one I was using four years ago when I first began to tinker with fiction; the difference is that now I have the technical ability to say what I was attempting to back then.
If you want to discuss this further I'd suggest starting a fresh topic in the Mead Hall. Could be interesting.
Still not brought Rogue Galaxy :balloon:
09-12-2007, 01:15
Martok
Re: Battling the to-play pile
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Originally Posted by Zenicetus
I'm either fortunate (or cursed... cant' decide which) in liking only a few types of games... mainly non-scripted, open-ended strategy games like GalCiv2 and the TW series, and combat simulations like Silent Hunter 4. Good games of both types are rare as hen's teeth, so I have to milk them for as long as I can, between releases.
Ditto that. I mostly play only epic-level strategy games with open-ended campaigns (of which Total War and GalCiv2 are good examples), along with the occasional RPG such as NWN and KOTOR. I find that quality titles in these two genres are fairly rare, however, especially when you factor in that I only have a PC -- I don't own a console.
09-13-2007, 02:06
Garnier
Re: Battling the to-play pile
Im in a very different situation.
I have some good games, but I get bored of them. I am quite thrifty, rarely spend my money on anything. In fact this year I've spent less than $100, though I'm not poor at all.
I can't bring myself to buy games that I might enjoy, I have to be quite sure of them before I buy. As a consequence I have a very small collection of very fun games, but I just get tired of them eventually. :gah:
