I'm rereading it because I was intrigued by his idea of the changing stages of human civilization from Empire, to Monarchy/Religious Authority, to Trader dominated and onward. I think we today are in the Trader stage and I can't wait to read book 2 to see where Asimov thinks Civilization heads to next. I wonder what Sid Meier has to say about all this?
I just read that poem the other day.
There's this comment by him in the prologue about seeing a bicycle silently passing him in his carriage as a sign of the changing times. I laughed at that and then seriously wondered why the bicycle was only invented in 1820 and not long before.
I've been meaning to watch the classic Bela Lugosi Dracula movie and maybe that Francis Ford Coppola one too. I also want to read the Bram Stoker Dracula book. I've read the first Anne Rice Interview of a Vampire book. It was ok. I like those Hammer Horror flicks too with Chrostopher Lee as the Vampire. In Oblivion right now, I am a Vampire. It's been an annoyance so far, but I may come to terms with it and even like it eventually. Mooohaaaa!
A black leading man too. Not common in the sixites.
The PS4 has a little bit of style but the X1 is just to boxy for my taste. What happened to the curves of the slim 360?
I've played only a little bit of Vice City. I bought the seven CD soundtrack for that game though. What a great deal it was. $50 for all that music and the funny DJ skits in between songs and fake commercials. I still recite certain ones today like the ad for the fake movie Exploder.
But that's about it for my involvement in this franchise. I've always been turned off by being a shady character or bad guy in games. I'm not into gangster films either. However, the open worldness of the new game has me very excited. You can really do anything you want in it. To heck with robbin' stores. I prefer stealing cars myself.
Still haven't played much of this series. Only some co-op of the RE6 demo and the demo for RE5. I didn't like the controls in either game, but I've always wanted to go back to the earlier ones, especially RE4. One day.
That screen size looks pretty good. Is it 50"? I'm thinking my next TV will be a 42". The one I have now is 32". It used to double as my computer screen before I got a laptop and shelved my tower computers.
Those Ratchet & Clank titles always make me giggle: Going Commando, Up You Arsenal, Size Matters, Full Frontal Assault, Tools of Destruction. Quest for Booty, A Crack in Time. What are they trying to say, I wonder? (rhetorical question)
I love Pirate games, even ones that are hard as nails. I'm talking to you Risen series. Assassin's Creed 4 is very high on my list of games to play. For some reason though, I don't consider it a day-one purchase for me, but I will play it sometime soon. Those screen shots look incredible!
