Indy

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  1. I'm living in manchester (aka gunchester) at the moment

    1996 saw 28 confirmed shootings with 12 wounded and four dead. In 1997 there were 68 confirmed shootings, with 39 injuries and six deaths. In 1999 more shots were fired in the Manchester area than in any other year, at least 270 (based on found casings), with the majority being in the south Manchester areas of Longsight, Moss Side and Hulme . In 1999 there were 43 gun related injuries and seven fatalities.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_crime_in_south_Manchester

    It's gotten much better though, only 35 fatalities over the past decade:

    This is the map:

    http://www.newsmapping.com/manchester.howmanymore.html


  2. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    Release date: 11.11.11

    Genre: Role Playing Game

    Platform: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3

    Developer: Bethesda Game Studios

    Plot

    Skyrim is the fifth installment in the Elder Scrolls series. For those who don't know, it has evolved into a first-person/third-person open world RPG. Skyrim takes place 200 years after its predecessor, Oblivion. The province of Skyrim has erupted into civil war after the assassination of its king. During this time, the God Alduin has risen in the form of a dragon, whose sole purpose is to destroy the world. The player takes control of the last Dragonborn and must face Alduin to save Skyrim from destruction.

    List of some features

    • Perk system (similar to fallout 3)
    • Dual wielding
    • Skills level up the more they are used
    • Activities such as farming, mining, woodcutting and cooking
    • Vastly improved AI and graphics
    • Dynamically conditioned quests

    • Traditionally in an assassination quest, we would pick someone of interest and have you assassinate them," Howard explained. "Now there is a template for an assassination mission and the game can conditionalize all the roles – where it happens, under what conditions does it take place, who wants someone assassinated, and who they want assassinated. All this can be generated based on where the character is, who he's met. They can conditionalize that someone who you've done a quest for before wants someone assassinated, and the target could be someone with whom you've spent a lot of time before

    Engine advancements

    By looking at previous Bethesda titles, it is evident to see a refinement in the game engine and consequently the graphics. Below is an image that shows the evolution of character models.

    elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-20101221073338733-000.jpg

    (Left to right) Oblivion, Fallout 3, New Vegas

    Compare this image to some pictures in the media section to see the improvement.

    Media

    Gameplay trailer

    Gameplay trailer analysis (IGN)

    Screenshots

    the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-20110330052307231_640w.jpg

    elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-20110211094552237_640w.jpg

    Articles/Links

    The Elder Scrolls Evolved: What's new in Skyrim

    Wiki

    More screenshots

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  3. They only seem to take influence from classics.

    However, take a look at the synopsis for the movie Elite Squad 2 (IMDB 8.5):

    After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor. However, due to the increasing popularity of Nascimento, the Governor invites him to team-up with the intelligence area of the Secretary of Security. Along the years, Fraga, who is married with Nascimento's former wife, is elected State Representative and Nascimento's son Rafael has issues with his biological father. Meanwhile Nascimento and the BOPE expel the drug dealers from several slums but another enemy arises: the militia led by Major Rocha and supported by the Governor, the Secretary of Security and politicians interested in votes. Nascimento is manipulated to help this group, vanquishing the criminals in the slums and poor communities; then the corrupt group of police officers is free to exploit the poor population

    I think a spin on this could make an excellent storyline.