The westerns are back.

[Cazzie]

My son and all his buds are into Red Dead Redemption, an X-Box 360 spaghetti-western of a first-person-shooter if there ever was one. Great graphics, background music is straight out of Clint's Sergio Leone classics.Prior to this, it was only sci-fi and war games, they play this thing all evening after homework.

http://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption/

 

[Bjoern]

Down the same road: Call Of Juarez - Bound In Blood

One of the best shooters I've ever played.

 

[Cazzie]

Down the same road: Call Of Juarez - Bound In Blood

One of the best shooters I've ever played.

He'll soon be 18 soon Bjoern, so he's sorta in your age range, not quite and no way as world-wise, but off to college next year. You know what that means, I am broke!

 

[Bjoern]

He'll soon be 18 soon Bjoern, so he's sorta in your age range

Woah, easy there! Eighteen and twenty-four are just in the same region *on paper*! Practically, it's miles apart. :d
With eighteen, I was still in school, but finally allowed to drive and drink everything out there and generally finally could do everything I wanted to. It felt great. Now, six years, a (mandatory) army "career", nearly a bachelor's degree and almost half a country awqay from my parents later I just feel old and look back in envy because everything was much simpler (hotel momma!) back in the days.

You know what that means, I am broke!

Change countries beforehand! If you can't pay for uni for your kids here, the state will practically give him/her an interest-free loan (depending on your income) for the (regular) duration of the studies, the maximum of half of which has to be paid back by the son/daughter later on.

I fortunately don't require that (and the paperwork it brings), my "payback" lateron will just be finding my parents a nicer retirement home than they'd normally get.

 

[stiz]

i'm still kinda hopeing they bring out a pc version, i highly doubt they will though

 

[Cazzie]

Woah, easy there! Eighteen and twenty-four are just in the same region *on paper*! Practically, it's miles apart. :d
With eighteen, I was still in school, but finally allowed to drive and drink everything out there and generally finally could do everything I wanted to. It felt great. Now, six years, a (mandatory) army "career", nearly a bachelor's degree and almost half a country awqay from my parents later I just feel old and look back in envy because everything was much simpler (hotel momma!) back in the days.

Change countries beforehand! If you can't pay for uni for your kids here, the state will practically give him/her an interest-free loan (depending on your income) for the (regular) duration of the studies, the maximum of half of which has to be paid back by the son/daughter later on.

I fortunately don't require that (and the paperwork it brings), my "payback" lateron will just be finding my parents a nicer retirement home than they'd normally get.

Good for you Bjoern, as I stated nowhere as world-wise. I was the same; 18, frisky, driver's license at 16, beer at 18 (21 now in the US), no university, no military at the time. You do grow up quite quickly in that six years span.

I am afraid to tell you about what I think of the American university system. Not only do I think that the standard college education is a farce (professional degrees for law, engineering, doctors, etc. are top notch generally), but you pay far too much out of your nose for them. That's the good fortune you have of living in a socialist nation, where the state pays for your education with tax money.

I also think the US spends far too much time sending idiots to college, even after they really couldn't get through high school. It is a greedy money rip-off, nothing less. Not every light burns with 100-Watts, the US needs more trade schools to apprentice those with 25 and 50-Watt bulbs in their head and more light sockets for those people to work in.

Caz

 

[Clarke123]

I think I'll wait till they sort the glithces out

 

[Bushpounder]

Damn, Caz! Your boy is 18!?!?! I remember when your boys were little guys! I guess we really are getting old!

Don

 

[Matt Wynn]

Clarke that bird people had me in stitches laughing

 

[Snuffy]

i'm still kinda hopeing they bring out a pc version, i highly doubt they will though

Pretty much have the same feeling.

Besides, I'm not that into FPS either.

Cool Era for a game series though!

 

[Bjoern]

I was the same; 18, frisky, driver's license at 16, beer at 18 (21 now in the US), no university, no military at the time. You do grow up quite quickly in that six years span.

See? :d

I am afraid to tell you about what I think of the American university system. Not only do I think that the standard college education is a farce (professional degrees for law, engineering, doctors, etc. are top notch generally), but you pay far too much out of your nose for them. That's the good fortune you have of living in a socialist nation, where the state pays for your education with tax money.

Let's make that "socially oriented democratic nation". The socialist days in (east of the Elbe) Europe are practically over. :d

I also think the US spends far too much time sending idiots to college, even after they really couldn't get through high school. It is a greedy money rip-off, nothing less. Not every light burns with 100-Watts, the US needs more trade schools to apprentice those with 25 and 50-Watt bulbs in their head and more light sockets for those people to work in.

Interesting. If my mind doesn't pull a trick on me, the USA had the highest percentage of university graduates in the world.

And I think that as much education as feasible and possible isn't necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Astoroth]

Interesting. If my mind doesn't pull a trick on me, the USA had the highest percentage of university graduates in the world.

And I think that as much education as feasible and possible isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Ah, but quantity doesn't always equate with quality. There are more than a few "diploma mills" in the collegiate education system, sad to say.

 

[Cazzie]

Interesting. If my mind doesn't pull a trick on me, the USA had the highest percentage of university graduates in the world.

And I think that as much education as feasible and possible isn't necessarily a bad thing.

What Astroroth says. QED.

We have BA and BS graduates turning burgers at McDonalds!

Caz

 

[Dain Arns]

What Astroroth says. QED.

We have BA and BS graduates turning burgers at McDonalds!

Caz

And unemployed too...

 

[Bjoern]

We have BA and BS graduates turning burgers at McDonalds!

And unemployed too...

That's because a degree in arts or science is useless in the first place.

 

[GT182]

WOW! That is the best graphics I've seen in a long time. Too bad it's not for PC too.

I saw it advertised at GameStop but never realised what it was all about. Thought it was just some hokey kids game. Boy was I wrong..... where's my horse and sidearm?

 

[Cazzie]

That's because a degree in arts or science is useless in the first place.

That's what I have been trying to say, unless your career is in a true profession, college is a hoax. Better to have Apprenticeship Schools with hands-on training and pay as you go. You don't need a college degree to be a plumber or an electrician, you seen the money those folks make over here, don't know about your part of the world. Same for funeral homes, it's a living profession in a dying world, until Armageddon you'll never be out of business.

 

[Bjoern]

You don't need a college degree to be a plumber or an electrician, you seen the money those folks make over here, don't know about your part of the world.

Well, enough to live but not enough to do anything super fancy. It's probably like that everywhere around the globe. *Shrugs*