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My favorite gaming podcast just pissed me off.

Somebody put a name we don't associate with 1up in the hotseat to create 1UP.Com's final say on a controversial game. When this guy comes out of nowhere to shit all over it, what did you expect to happen? What an asshole! I'm talking about you Garnett. Your flippant response to the (justified in my opinion) net outcry is bullshit. I get the idea of the review being one man's opinion. I would have preferred to know something more about the man.

The review claims there is no difference between the classes after level 10 or so. Then Shane pipes in with the Bio-Engineer's healing factor being a big difference. Someone else points out the Defender's resistance to being knocked down certainly helps. Which is it guys?

Here's a simple solution for dealing with the 30 second cutscene when you die in the game. Don't die. If you die too much, you are doing something wrong. Try a new tactic. Sift through that useless loot you bicker about and find some better shit.

I'm only in the second level of the game (Ice Forrest). I enjoyed the banquet cutscene for the character bits and found the opening sequence with the buzz saw cutters a bit goofy. The cutter animation really sucked. Anyone with a Marvel comics level Norse knowledge can follow what's going on. And there's always Wikipedia if the story leaves you craving for more. I like it when games do that.

So far it's been fun as hell.

I am very "Late To The Party" with The Sarah Conner Chronicles. I watched episodes 3-5 last night. I've got to admit the show surprised me with the direction it took. The pilot's attempt to do a Terminator movie on a TV budget turned me off.

• The non-Arnold versions are more scary with new found anonymity.
• Physical superiority make them unquestionably lethal at close range.
• Unrivaled ranged accuracy
• Stopping them requires hard to achieve levels of force.
• They kill without fear of discovery or reprisal.

Soon I will be free of the grasp Operation Darkness has on me. Valkyria Chronicles and it's beautifully rendered landscape (AND FREAKING OVERHEAD MAP!) comes our way in Nov.