It looks like Jurassic Park fans' wishes for an Operation Genesis game for Jurassic World have been answered! Jurassic World Evolution was announced about a week ago for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Here is the trailer. I am very excited about this game! I can't wait to see how it plays, what features are being put in, and see the graphics. How do you other JP fans feel?

I couldn't find a Starday Wishes topic for you, so here you go! Happy starday!

There is a variant of this game around here, the "Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral" variant, but this one encompasses any subject you want. Surely we all know how to play this game. If not, well it's simple. One person, the "answerer" chooses a subject (object) but does not reveal it. The others, "questioners", ask simple "Yes" or "No" questions e.g. "Is it heavier than a book?" If a "questioner" guesses the subject before 20 questions are asked, they are the new "answerer". If 20 questions are asked without a correct guess, the "answerer" goes for another round.
Rules:
1. An "answerer" must not lie.
2. "Yes" or "No" questions only.
3. Wait for the "answerer" to answer your question before asking a new one.
Edit: 4. If multiple questions have been answered, the answerer must specify which questioner is being answered.
Who wants to start?

I can't believe I am just now learning about this. Apparently, the trailer debuted at the VGA 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zZiu1nQR5o
There it is. The trailer states that this was captured from a PS3 system (maybe) and it looks really nice.
It's basically a post-apocalyptic game with two titular characters, Ellie (14 year old girl) and Joel ("a ruthless survivor"). It is not a zombie game, but a "love story about a father-daughter-like relationship." The "zombie" part of the game are fungus infected humans. I find this a bit more realistic than a virus as there is a fungus that takes over the brain of ants to get the ant at a specific location before killing the ant. The part about the fungus taking over the brain of the ant is the basis for the game.
The trailer had me a little on edge when they were in the bathroom, door open, and the fungus zombies were just outside the door.
It looks very promising, but, then again, so did a lot of other games. But, then again, Naughty Dog has a very good track record. If the gameplay isn't good, the storyline should be. Naughty Dog definitely knows how to tell a good story in a great way. We'll have to wait and see.
Edit: Here is a Wikipedia article on the ant fungus; for those who are interested.

We all have embarrassing blunders. This is just a topic to share said blunders, whether they happened today, yesterday, a week ago, a month ago, etc.
I had one today. I put my dog's bowl on the stairs today and forgot it was there. When I stepped out onto the stairs later, I stepped on the bowl and slid down the stairs.   No one saw but I still felt embarrassed.  

Happy 22nd starday jansenov!    
 

So I was messing around with VLC media player and while watching "The Land Before Time", I changed the aspect ratio to 2.39:1 and I was surprised at how much I liked the change. Here are a few screenshots with their 4:3 counterparts. The quality here isn't as good as what I was seeing when I was watching it scaled and in fullscreen. Also note that I reduced the image size of the widescreen shots because for some reason they were larger in comparison to the fullscreen shots.



Oh the terrible quality of this shot.   But I like the effect of it being widescreen, which I will explain after a few more shots.

Two more.



And done. Now on to my thoughts on each shot.

So after playing this game all day yesterday, I wrote a fine review over on Amazon and will post it here.

[Review start](in purple, for Spyro ) When I first saw a screenshot of this game, I absolutely despised it due to our beloved Spyro getting a major change in character design that looks like a mix between some sort of insect and a dragon, and due to the fact that Spyro is not the main character anymore. Being a true Spyro fan, however, I took the risk and bought the starter pack. After playing for an hour, my view of the game changed (almost) completely. I still find Spyro's character design to be horrendous, but I found the gameplay was not bad and the storyline good. One thing I found annoying is the absence of a jump. I don't get why they don't have a jump button for the PC/console versions. Besides the missing jump button, I was okay with the controls. Gameplay wise, you have two basic attacks: primary and secondary. As you play throughout the game, you can upgrade these attacks. Also, you eat to recover your health. Interesting. The graphics are good, childish in nature, but this game was made for children. Going through the first level, defeating bad guys was fun. And I like Spyro's charge in this game. And there is co-op. Just put another character on the portal and tada! The second character just pops up in the game! All without interrupting it! You can play co-op or head to head where you fight each other.
I like the idea that these little action figures can store data that is amassed in the game. You can hook it up to another PC/console and the data is still there, saved in the little Spyro. Not only that, but you can take your action figure and place it on another Portal of Power that is hooked up to a different console and still play it there! And if you switch characters, it doesn't interrupt the game either. You just switch characters in-game! This idea was incredibly ingenious.
I was thinking about just passing up on this game, and I'm glad I didn't. After so many games that could only be described as boring (in my OPINION), this is a fun game. The musical score sort of reminds me of the original Spyro trilogy soundtracks. Although, one thing I must state: certain places can not be accessed without a certain Skylander. This means you will need to buy at least 5 other characters, 1 for each elemental class you don't have. I would say buy the 3 Character Pack 3, Stealth Elf, and Sonic Boom. That will give you all 8 elements. That comes to about an extra $39.97. It's a lot to pay for a game, I know. If you're going to buy this game for Christmas, make sure you save enough to buy these extras, or if you don't feel like wasting your money, just go buy a different game. I had money saved, so I was fortunate enough.
I wouldn't recommend it to people who are too closed minded to try something new or people who are low on funds, but for those with the extra money and the open mind to try something new, I highly recommend. [Review end]
I was really shocked with this game. Even though the developers screwed with the series, they did it in a fun way.  
I realize that there is nothing about the plot up there. Well, basically you are saving the Skylands from Kaos. You are the Portal Master and must, using the Skylanders, defeat Kaos.

Happy 16th birthday to the Ultimate Nintendo/LBT Fan  
   

As my last post of the day, I am posting here. Mainly due the inactivity here in the Land Before Time sections of the forum and partly because I am in a Land Before Time mood. I am going to go through the sequels and find ALL of the musical scores from The Land Before Time Original Movie Soundtrack in the sequels. I have been wanting to do this since I first joined and since I got all the movies (except the 13th). This is just a starter post. I will post my 2nd movie findings tomorrow or the next day. I'll be doing more than one viewing to be certain I get every last piece down. But for now, I have to sign off.