What are you playing right now?

[Sam]

WAITING FOR DIMNOS OR BILL TO STEP UP AND GET TAKEN FOR A RIDE AT SSF4

[Dimnos]

I still need a day or two to get used to this shit. I havnt played a Street Fighter game after SFII on SNES and I don't want to totally embarrass myself. This weekend should be good. What time are you normally on?

[darkvare]

just finished lost in nightmares i know a little late but i loved it also i've been going undefeated in ssf4 since i won my first match i even got a perfect on some ibuki dude

[OxBlood]

Trying Dragon Age again...this time with a Rogue, archer to be precise...much more fun than the boring warrior and his shield-bash-tree of skills...ugh...

[DougClayton4231]

Hey! I shield bashed my way to victory :P. I started the Darkness and I'm stuck at the part where the helicopter and the cops rape you at the beginning. Also I restarted Resident Evil 5 and I'm remembering why it sucked so hard and I stopped. Trying Split/Second today.

[Fathom Zero]

That part can be a little difficult. It's best to avoid the helicopter as best as you can. It's very hard to kill, if you can at all.

[Dimnos]

Real warriors in Dragon Age use two handed weapons to cleave their foes in twain. >:

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I still need a day or two to get used to this shit. I havnt played a Street Fighter game after SFII on SNES and I don't want to totally embarrass myself. This weekend should be good. What time are you normally on?


I got rolled real bad online.

[Tadao]

Just finished playing Stonekeep. The combat in that game has some unresolved issues, as evidenced by me killing monsters by throwing arrows at them. Not shooting them from a bow; throwing them.


Are you talking about Stonekeep from like 10 years ago? I loved that game.

[Dimnos]

I got rolled real bad online.

Your not helping my confidence 10k. As I imagine you can kick my ass. :(

[DougClayton4231]

Split/Second is aight. That's the best I can say about it. It's an average racing game with good graphics and an explosion gimmick. Is it just me or is The Darkness really fucking hard?

[Fathom Zero]

Yes. I fucking loved it, though. Reminded me a lot of Max Payne.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Your not helping my confidence 10k. As I imagine you can kick my ass. :(


I saw you playing online the other day but I think you were away. I only know special moves and not combos though so I'm really easy to predict.

[Dimnos]

Arent all the combos pretty much the quarter circle forward twice and a punch or kick? Replace said punch or kick with the all three punch or kick button for the ultra?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Certain moves and special moves flow into each other as combos though. Like a FP, FP, low HK, MP+MK(cancel) into a Shoryuken.

IF you go through the training segment for each character to learn the moves it will kinda show you which goes into which. My Roommate is really good at them but anytime we get into an agrument he wants to play SF II because he has like a black belt in it.

[Dr. Boogie]

Are you talking about Stonekeep from like 10 years ago? I loved that game.

The very same. Gog.com had it on sale for $6.

It was half fun, half frustration for me.

[Tadao]

I only really remember the very beginning and also the part in some watery underground area. When it came out it was blown away by the graphics. :lol

[Fathom Zero]

My K/D is -234. :(

[OxBlood]

Also I restarted Resident Evil 5 and I'm remembering why it sucked so hard and I stopped.

The most valuable lesson to learn about Chris Redfield´s Boulderpunch 2009 is: Never play it alone, it sucks ass in outer space. I think I played through that game about 6 or 7 times but never alone, it´s just not fun that way...


Still liking my bow-elf-dude in Dragon Age, nice to have some skills that do actual damage...problem is: Bow´s don´t have slots and most skills center around backstabbing, which you can´t do with bows...I also didn´t know what additional class to take, so I chose Ranger...maybe those summoned animals can at least draw the enemies attention while I needle them to death with unpoisonable arrorws (another flaw)...ranged weapons seem kinda half-assed...

[Zomboid]

Yeah, it's dumb to make yourself an archer. You can deck out Lelianna to be a badass archer and she ends up being a really useful support member with stuff like critical shot (or whatever the fuck it's called) and scattershot. With this game, you kinda need to look at your party members and plan your character around them. On my first playthrough, I was a tank, and I kept getting rolled because I didn't have any variety in my team until the end.

[MarioRPG]

Portal is now free on Steam so I'm picking that up. :)

[DougClayton4231]

Portal is now free on Steam so I'm picking that up. :)

Prepare for 2 hours of boredom :lol. I still have no idea why people loved that game, a five year old could figure out those puzzles. Maybe the sequel will be challenging.

I'm almost at the end of RE5 and the AI is hilarious. Sheva refuses to use anything but the pistol (even if it's empty). The enemy AI is so lethargic I thought that the game was broken.

[TheCoolinator]

PC - Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
....
And yesterday I was trying out some SegaCD roms. What a great add-on. Wish I had the cash to buy one back in the day.

[Dimnos]

I'm almost at the end of RE5 and the AI is hilarious. Sheva refuses to use anything but the pistol (even if it's empty). The enemy AI is so lethargic I thought that the game was broken.

I never even gave her a weapon with ammo. She either held the weapons I wasnt using or the ammo for the ones I was. Bitch isnt good for anything other than being a pack mule.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Sheva's decent with the sniper rifle, I gave the the Bow/Arrow and no other weapons when I go it alone. You definitely should play it by yourself though unless you're gathering money for upgrades.

I still need a few achievements in RE5 like lead aspirin. Need to study some movies of Kahljorn playing because I know he's got the RX on RE5. Does anyone else have it?

[Dimnos]

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/BG/8F/0YCLiGJhbC9CCBsDG1tTVkQ0L2FjaC8wLzI2AAAAAOfn5-4qbxg=.jpg

[OxBlood]

Yeah, it's dumb to make yourself an archer. You can deck out Lelianna to be a badass archer and she ends up being a really useful support member with stuff like critical shot (or whatever the fuck it's called) and scattershot. With this game, you kinda need to look at your party members and plan your character around them. On my first playthrough, I was a tank, and I kept getting rolled because I didn't have any variety in my team until the end.

I know, I know. But I don´t wanna use Lelianna which is not effective since she´s a decent archer and the primary idiot that wastes skillpoints on lockpicking...just don´t want to carry her around.
The whole game would´ve been much better with decent and fun skills, not these boring-ass D&D stuff...never really got into the whole thing because of that...I prefer to play ONE character instead of babysitting a whole pack of guys that only survive because of synergistic effects...but then again, I´m not a friend of tactial planning to begin with, I prefer to just...kill the shit out of Ogres and Dragons :D

Maybe I´ll just switch to easy difficulty and see if it´s more fun then :lol

And before you ask, yes, I´m a terrible tank in MMORPGs...like to heal though :\

[DougClayton4231]

I used Leliana as a backup warrior. Morrigan and the other mage lady carried the team though :P.

I've resigned to giving Sheva a shotgun and assault rifle to at least make her semi effective. I just ordered a replacement fan and dvd drive shock absorber for my 360 because it sounds like a 747 and I don't want it to e74 or rrod on me again :lol.

[Dimnos]

I've resigned to giving Sheva a shotgun and assault rifle to at least make her semi effective.


WRONG! She is only going to waste your ammo.

[DougClayton4231]

I don't use either gun so HA! Just got through playing Action 52 on the Sega Genesis. I dare you to play through it without ragequitting before you play all of them.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

How do you not use the shotgun?

I BLOW HOLES IN FOOLS WITH THE HYDRA OR M3.

[darkvare]

i'm playing xmen origins wolverine i have re 5 on ps3 if anyone wants to play

[Zomboid]

I know, I know. But I don´t wanna use Lelianna which is not effective since she´s a decent archer and the primary idiot that wastes skillpoints on lockpicking...just don´t want to carry her around.
The whole game would´ve been much better with decent and fun skills, not these boring-ass D&D stuff...never really got into the whole thing because of that...I prefer to play ONE character instead of babysitting a whole pack of guys that only survive because of synergistic effects...but then again, I´m not a friend of tactial planning to begin with, I prefer to just...kill the shit out of Ogres and Dragons :D

Maybe I´ll just switch to easy difficulty and see if it´s more fun then :lol

And before you ask, yes, I´m a terrible tank in MMORPGs...like to heal though :\
Yeah, I was the same way when I started playing it; I didn't really give a shit about any of the tactics and kinda just expected it to be like Knights of the Old Republic, but it was way too hard to play through it with that mentality.

All you need to do is set up a few key characters a certain way, and it should be much easier. I had Morrigan in my party for like 85% of the game. She was just that effective.

[DougClayton4231]

Trying the new Prince of Persia and Red Dead Revolver tonight. I'll tell you how it goes.

[bigtimecow]

oops double post

edit: wtf i guess my phone fucked up, here's what it was supposed to say

i just got my ps3 back so i'm just dicking around in infamous trying to get the last few trophies

any suggestions on good psn downloads? (ps1 classics or ps3, whatever)

[Tadao]

where?

[OxBlood]

Got my hands on Alan Wake and my 3D Dot Game Heroes arrived too today...much to do before RDR is released...

[darkvare]

oops double post

edit: wtf i guess my phone fucked up, here's what it was supposed to say

i just got my ps3 back so i'm just dicking around in infamous trying to get the last few trophies

any suggestions on good psn downloads? (ps1 classics or ps3, whatever)
i have resident evil 2 silent hill and dino crisis i reccomend thosse if yo don't already own them

[Dimnos]

I was wondering about the 3D Dot Game Heroes. How is it? As bad ass as Im thinking?

[timrpgland]

Playing through Risen. Enjoying it.

[Nick]

My state does not have a copy of 3D Dot Game Heros. I am sad.

[OxBlood]

I was wondering about the 3D Dot Game Heroes. How is it? As bad ass as Im thinking?


Pretty much yeah, you slash up monsters with your gigantic sword from the other side of the screen while listening to immensly cooly Retro-Tunes. You descend into the dangerous temples of Dotnia, hunting treasures like...THE GREEN ORB or...THE BLUE ORB! Because, well, Sages need orbs and you´re the hero so get to fucking adventurin´ already :lol

It´s a really nice game...now I just gotta design my own hero...or royal...or scholar since there´s 3 different classes...but I´m SO bad at designing things with an optical component...I´m more the writer type guy...not in english of course ;)

The game is also full of lovely little hommages to other games like the king in the beginning who warns you that it´s dangerous to go alone and he want´s you to...take this..."SWORD GET!"

There´s also the Atlus HQ with some people complaining about how hard one of their games is...something with demons apparently ;)


Why don´t they have 3D Dot at your place, Nick? That´s a crime, I´m pretty sure of it!

[DougClayton4231]

Prince Of Persia TFS is pretty good. The controls feel a little stiff but that's because it was built off the AC engine. Otherwise, I really like it. RDR is aight. It just feels like GTA4 with horses though. At least there is customization. It is very similar to the whole Fallout 3>= Oblivion argument.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Hopefully team battle on SSFIV today. Who's in?

[Nick]

Why don´t they have 3D Dot at your place, Nick? That´s a crime, I´m pretty sure of it!
No idea, so I just ordered it from Gamestop with overnight shipping. :love

[Sam]

Hopefully team battle on SSFIV today. Who's in?

I AM THE TEAM.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

BRUDDA MERCEE

[timrpgland]

I AM THE TEAM.

Just like in Borderlands these days. AM I RIGHT???

[Sam]

YEAH JUST LIKE IN BORDERLANDS WHICH I PLAY BY MYSELF SINCE SOME PEOPLE ARE TOO SELFISH.

[timrpgland]

I haven't played it for any extended period for quite a while. Think I'm still 48. I haven't sat down and 'multiplayed' anything in the last couple months.

[TheCoolinator]

Just bought the Myst Masterpiece edition for around $5, it contains Myst ("Remastered", bullshit it looks the same), Riven, and Exile.

I popped Myst in, spend an hour trying to find a trouble shooting solution because it didn't work with the Quicktime I had, and when I finally got it to work I was too tired to figure out all the shit that was going on. So I just turned it off.

Blah.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

:lol They added a puzzle to the installation in the remastered version apparently.

[bigtimecow]

i have resident evil 2 silent hill and dino crisis i reccomend thosse if yo don't already own them
i'm not crazy into horror games but i did love dino crisis as a kid so maybe

as of right now i'm restarting assassin's creed and hopefully gta4 when i get it back

[TheCoolinator]

:lol They added a puzzle to the installation in the remastered version apparently.

:lol

apparently.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Sometimes when coach goes down in L4D2 he yells "HELP! HELP!" To which I feel obligated to yelling "HERE COME THE BEARS!" into my mic.

[Dr. Boogie]

3D Dot Game Heroes.

I'm loving this game, in spite of the fact that it's crashed twice on me in the past two days. Made up my own character (from a template) and everything, and now I'm swinging a sword so large that as soon as I hear the "enemy spotted" noise the monsters make, I swing it and kill things I can't even see.

[darkvare]

i wanna play 3d dot game heroes but i doubt it will be for rent anytime soon and i'm very low on funds

[Dr. Boogie]

But it's $40! 33% off the regular price for a PS3!

[darkvare]

on the us here the lowest i've seen it is 53 but if i get back my copy of gta 4 i will sell it to get 3d dot game heroes

[Phoenix Gamma]

Playing Bit.Trip Runner today. It's probably the best in the series. Really cool graphics, and the music is just great. Plus, there's no game over in this game, so it's a little less frustrating, even though you have to start over if you fuck up. It's basically a rhythm platformer where you need to either jump, kick, slide, or bounce at the right beat.

The second world alone is worth it. So awesome. Everyone with a Wii should try it.

[OxBlood]

3D Dot Game Heroes.

I'm loving this game, in spite of the fact that it's crashed twice on me in the past two days. Made up my own character (from a template) and everything, and now I'm swinging a sword so large that as soon as I hear the "enemy spotted" noise the monsters make, I swing it and kill things I can't even see.


I´m almost through after 11hrs or so...one more temple and the final dungeon to go...though I think I missed a ton of sidequests...quite a lot of them and many become unsolveable pretty quick. Gotta max my sword though so it´s back to Zombie-killing, guys drop quite a lot of golden coins.

[Dr. Boogie]

I've been trying to get the "bested ____" trophies for killing the bosses without taking any damage, but that damned centipede is damn near impossible to kill without taking damage.

[OxBlood]

My personal Nemesis in this game is the stupid Octopus...I hate bosses with too little room to maneuver properly...

So...after today´s job interview I guess I´ll finish Alan Wake...really better than I expected but then again I didn´t wait 5 years for it in hopes it would be the next Max Payne or Undying or whatever but it´s still a very good game with some well placed humor even...

A: The Bright Falls General Store is now my favorite place in the entire world!
B: What´s with the head lamp?
A: What this? It´s like a fucking superpower! I look at these things and they die! Like my own personal flaming eye of Mordor!
B: What?
A: I shouldn´t have said that, man that sounded stupid...
B: Hey, I want a head lamp!
A: Last one man.
B: Bastard!

And I´m not even getting started on the Children of the elder god...

[Dimnos]

I picked up the 3D Dot Game Heroes last night. This game is awesome. If you own a PS3 you NEED this fucking game. Phenomenally phenomenal.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I finally got to Gran Pulse in FF XIII. Killed some triffids.

[Zomboid]

REEED DEAD REDEMPTION

[DougClayton4231]

Red Dead Redemption reminds me a lot of True Crimes for some reason. Maybe it's because you're a good guy and you can help people randomly. I dunno. It's decent though, I just wish the cover system wasn't so wonky all the damn time. Actually, the controls in general are kind of wonky.

[TheCoolinator]

The first red dead revolver was crap. GUN was 1000 times better.

[Dimnos]

Gun was crap. :rolleyes

[TheCoolinator]

Gun was crap. :rolleyes

I beg to differ. :|

[Phoenix Gamma]

Trauma Team came out for Wii today. It's basically the Trauma Center games, except split between 6 different doctors, so you investigate crime scenes as the forensic chick, or repair bones with drills and shit, or slide an endoscope into people and remove tumors, and diagnose people, plus the usual Trauma Center stuff with the main character.

[Zomboid]

Gun really was crap. Red Dead Revolver kicked ass.

[TheCoolinator]

Gun really was crap. Red Dead Revolver kicked ass.

I preferred GUN. Red Dead Revolver graphics were primitive for the time and the enemies took too long to kill.

[Fathom Zero]

There's a very major style difference between the two games. It's like comparing John Wayne to Clint Eastwood.

Very different, even if you can't see it.

[OxBlood]

Finished Alan Wake. One or two things could´ve been done better but still, a fun ride, guess I´ll play it again on Nightmare to get the last manuscript pages. Now to finish 3D Dot and then go hunting for an early Red Dead Redemption in the area.

AND I got a job, wheeee.

[kahljorn]

i liked red dead revolver better too :( i really loved the quick draw thing that was so fun. I loved the one when you have to fight that black whore and there's those three dudes that you gotta duel

YOURE GOOD, BUT IM BAAAD

[DougClayton4231]

OxBlood congratulations on the job. Red Dead Revolver was horrible, Gun had better controls, graphics, gameplay, storyline, etc. Gun was a much better game.

[Dimnos]

Gun did have good controls and graphics but other than that... Cant say I was that impressed with it. The world was much smaller than I had hoped and the game itself was rather short. Like Kahl said the quick draw thing in Red Dead was way fun plus it had multiplayer.

[Dimnos]

However this game kick both of their asses.

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/1614/527558-samurai_western_ps2_reverse_large.jpg

[Zomboid]

Red Dead Revolver captured the theme of the Western movies a hell of a lot better, and that was pretty significant for me. Gun just fell really flat in that regard.

Also, you retards realize that Gun was on 360 and RDR was on xbox, right? Maybe don't try to compare graphics.

[TheCoolinator]

Both were released on PS2.

[darkvare]

but gun was also ported to the 360 my favorite and probably only good thing about gun i recall was voice acting

[Zomboid]

Evidently, it was on pretty much every console. Still sucks. Yeah, the only good thing about it was the voice acting.

I'll take a game from Rockstar over fucking Neversoft any day.

[TheCoolinator]

I think I returned Red Dead Revolver on the first day of my rental. I should try it again but I think I'll get the same result. Annoyance and disappointment.

[Fathom Zero]

Playing with the mortician in Multiplayer was bomb as fuck.

I was tearing it up with his machine gun.

[OxBlood]

Alright so I played 5, 6 hours of Red Dead Redemption and I love it. And I´m not even into the wild west...what can I say, I already like it a lot better than GTA4 I think. The missions are better and a little more relaxed, the whole world gives off this feeling of peace and space...nicely done so far. I´m still in the first big area though.

[DougClayton4231]

I hated how the first mission that you get to shoot something, it's fucking rabbits. Really rockstar?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I did a bunch of area side missions, collected a bunch of pelts, fought some kie yotes then rode through some brush....off a cliff to my demise. >:

[TheCoolinator]

I did a bunch of area side missions, collected a bunch of pelts, fought some kie yotes then rode through some brush....off a cliff to my demise. >:

DAM YOU BRUSH! Volt Ghost's only weakness!

:domo

[Fathom Zero]

I hated how the first mission that you get to shoot something, it's fucking rabbits. Really rockstar?

God forbid a game has a tutorial area. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[OxBlood]

I liked how it slowly got you back to your old Outlaw-Ways. First it´s rabbits, next it was coyotes and vultures, then I punish the wicked :D

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I haven't really gotten to punish anything yet.

I am knee deep in the posse though.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

www.google.com (http://www.google.com)

has pac-man built into it today.

[darkvare]

how do i shoot birds from a moving train i'm triying to complete the sharpshotter challenge

[Dimnos]

1) Get on train

2) Wait for train to start moving

3) Pull out your gun

4) Find a bird

5) Shoot said bird

[Pentegarn]

www.google.com (http://www.google.com)

has pac-man built into it today.

I have to admit I just spent 30 minutes playing it

[DougClayton4231]

God forbid a game has a tutorial area. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Of all things you could shoot, why pick harmless bunny rabbits? Would you be fine shooting harmless, girly animals in any other game?

[Dimnos]

Would you have been happier if it were rattlers?

[Phoenix Gamma]

Mario Galaxy 2 was leaked!!!

And it's awesome. The opening moments are great, and Yoshi's so much fun. I hear there are 240 stars in this, too.

[darkvare]

a mountain lion killed 2 of my horses

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I got a Mauser and mowed BANDITOSAM down.

[Dimnos]

10K I hope you and Sam are ready to go on a killing spree later tonight. I only have one question... Can we lynch people?

[DougClayton4231]

@Dimnos, I'd rather shoot bad guys of some sort. Lassoing people is hilarious though.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I have softball tonight then going to hang out with gf. I'll be playing all night tomorrow night though. Get out of work tomorrow at 6pm EST.

The gang hideout missions are awesome. Especially the soundtrack.

[Dimnos]

Im talking like 1 am for you east coasty.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I'll try to get on, might be at a bar around then though. I thought I had off all day tomorrow but I have to work instead.

[darkvare]

i've been hearing rumors of a delorean in a mine i'm gonna get my horse and look for it

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

That's gotta be a rumor but its awesome. I found out there is a white hungarian steed on the east east east side of the map.

If you ride it while escaping from Johnny Law in a certain condition you get an achievement:

Headin south on a white bronco.

:JUICE

[Zhukov]

Just bought Lost Planet 2, will play tomorrow.

[LordSappington]

I tried to play Assassin's Creed 2 last night; I quit after trying to race my brother. That game sucked horribly to me.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

You should try it again, AC2 is a ton of fun. Racing someone is kind of lame.

[LordSappington]

I might try it if someone beats that part for me. Another big factor is I'm generally not too big on Medieval/Renaissance games. :\

[TheCoolinator]

Just purchased Batman: Arkham Asylum on PC.

Its great, probably one of the best Batman games I've ever played. The voice acting is superb, the graphics are amazing, combat is fun and easy, and all the little gadgets really make you feel like your stepping into the big man's shoes.

[Fathom Zero]

Preordered Alpha Protocol. FUCKING PUMPED FOR SPY ACTION.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Just got the first 120 stars in Mario Galaxy 2.

Turns out there are 120 more stars that get unlocked after :lol They're really weird, too: they're tucked away in the levels and you have zero hints as to where they are, since the missions are numbered. Then if you even do find them, you usually have to exploit the mechanics to get them, like using Yoshi's tongue to fling yourself off of a flower then flutter kicking then backflipping off of Yoshi all in one go.

Fantastic game, though. It's reviewing like crazy.

[Fathom Zero]

I'm pissed you can't use the Classic Controller with these games. Super Mario Galaxy 1 was a horribly clunky piece of shit and I can't believe I hated a Mario game that much.

I just popped in Sunshine and all was well. :(

[Phoenix Gamma]

I'm pissed you can't use the Classic Controller with these games. Super Mario Galaxy 1 was a horribly clunky piece of shit and I can't believe I hated a Mario game that much.

I just popped in Sunshine and all was well. :(

You're the only one I heard complain about Galaxy's controls. Cause just about all the reviews are saying it controls really well.

I'm inclined to agree, but to each his own.

[Fathom Zero]

I'm really thinking that's it because I really, legitimately hated them. They feel way too floaty, I guess. I'm sure with practice or whatever, I could handle it.

But then, I don't really like the Remote + Nunchuk controller setup for any game on the Wii, so I'm probably not the best judge.

[Phoenix Gamma]

See, I think they're pretty precise. I usually end up making the game a lot harder for myself by finding retarded challenges like trying to fling a hammer bro into the lava with yoshi's tongue in midair (came close, but I accidentally stomped on him in the air before he could land in the lava :lol ) or landing precise triple jumps in Bowser's stages while narrowly avoiding everything and randomly busting out sideflips or whatever. That's why I love these extra 120 stars; they require my kind of dicking around to find.

Actually, I do that a lot in Mario games. I just like seeing what kind of cool shit I can pull off, but I get a lot more into it with Galaxy 1 and 2. And Sunshine too, though I liked fucking around in that game more than the actual missions. At least Galaxy and Galaxy 2's missions are fun, and you really don't repeat much in the latter. One mission, you're spitting Bullet Bills at shit, the next, you're gliding a bird through a crumbling space station, then you're drilling through a house while the direction of gravity changes.

The only changes I would make to the sequel is to bring Splatter Matter back, get rid of the Fat Luma character, and have Bowser only appear once, with the Koopa Kids filling in all of the main boss fights leading up to him. They made the same stupid mistake of repeating the Bowser fight 3 times, and while they do add twists each time (the finale is actually really cool), it just loses it's impact. But everything else is really, really solid. Technically, a better game than the original in almost every way.

[Fathom Zero]

I'll look into it. :\ A bunch of friends are getting it, obviously. I'm the only holdout. I just got Okami, so I'm looking forward to playing that the first time.

[Zhukov]

Just bought Lost Planet 2, will play tomorrow.

Is boring, samey and tries so hard to be like Avatar.

It's also designed to be played online co-op, which pisses me off since I'm playing the game through with AI partners. I suppose it's my fault for not reading reviews, but it's really annoying to just be playing some capture the flag type deathmatch bullshit (with AI) when I just want to play a proper single player game.

[OxBlood]

My second Red Dead arrived so I brought the first one back to Gamestop and switched it out for Blur which was a lot of fun in the beta...IGN doesn´t like it but who gives a shit...

[DougClayton4231]

I'm going to go ahead and warn everyone. Alpha Protocol is fucking horrible. It feels like a game from the early PS2 era. There are virtually no positives, the graphics suck, the sound sucks, the controls suck, the RPG elements suck, and the voiceover work is abysmal. Steer clear of this one unless you want to burn 60$.

[Fathom Zero]

I'm going to go ahead and warn everyone. Alpha Protocol is fucking horrible. It feels like a game from the early PS2 era. There are virtually no positives, the graphics suck, the sound sucks, the controls suck, the RPG elements suck, and the voiceover work is abysmal. Steer clear of this one unless you want to burn 60$.

Glad I only preordered it on Steam for $50. >:

Then again, we aren't really alike as far as games go, so I think I'll enjoy it.

[OxBlood]

I'm going to go ahead and warn everyone. Alpha Protocol is fucking horrible. It feels like a game from the early PS2 era. There are virtually no positives, the graphics suck, the sound sucks, the controls suck, the RPG elements suck, and the voiceover work is abysmal. Steer clear of this one unless you want to burn 60$.

Thanks for the warning but somehow that´s hard to believe, the game looks totally okay in the videos and the Previews say the same...what happened?

[Fathom Zero]

Some Spanish magazine reviewed it and said the character models and animations looked meh, but the replayability was great. They gave it a 88/100.

So whatever. I'm going to play it. I'm going to be a spy.

[Fathom Zero]

So I got Blur.

I really like it. Haven't played much multiplayer, but I can just feel it in my teeth that that's where the game really shines. It does have that kart-racing feel that they talked about. It's got four-player splitscreen on the PC, too. Righteous.

[OxBlood]

The great thing about Blur for me is that I still have fun, even when I´m not winning. Sometimes I´m not even near the top 3 but I´m still having a blast :D

Just made Level 13 and the game unlocked...err...daily quests...interesting...


Also, I too will play Alpha Protocol next week and I´ll be a tech-guy I guess...I think that was one of the classes...

[Fathom Zero]

I'm curious as to what you'll think about it. But yeah. I'll be the James Bond guy during my first playthrough. Then I'll just be a fucking mercenary the next time and just kill everybody.

I really like the Dodge Viper. And the Reverse Nitro Boost that lets you corner quickly, then catapults and goes WOOOOOOOSH. There's a big WOOOOOOSH factor in Blur.

[OxBlood]

True. My favorite Powerups are the Shield (gives me all kinds of advantages) and the Bolt, since I love to annoy people and the Bolt is ideal for that.

I also really love how they gave us the ability to swap out our Perks....whatsitcalled...Mods, yeah Mods, love those, it gives you so much flexibility by fine-tuning certain powerups...the shield boost is really nice, let´s me drive through two EMPs instead of one and the whole thing is active for twice the time...good stuff.

Still, out of 34 races, I only made first place ONCE...I´m just not good at racing games... :D


Concerning Alpha Protocol...I already know that I expect too much from it since I have to compare it to Deus Ex in terms of descisions and how you go about a mission and stuff like that...really looking forward to it.

[Fathom Zero]

It's a fair comparison, considering that the character models look like they're from Deus Ex.

I enjoy the Bolts, along with the mod that lets you have four at a time. My fave event is the Destruction and seeing all these cars fly in the air because of the chain explosions.

[DougClayton4231]

Once you play it and see how god-awful the controls are, you'll probably want your money back. The only way I could see paying full price for AP is if I was completely ignorant and picked it up at a whim. But, one man's trash is another man's treasure lol.

[OxBlood]

I read somewhere that some people thought this was gonna be a shooter and they were dissappointed because it´s more like an RPG...which is fine by me.

[Fathom Zero]

It's only called "the Espionage RPG" and all. :rolleyes

[Dr. Boogie]

They were probably hoping that it would be an RPG in the same way that Mass Effect 2 is an "RPG".

[Phoenix Gamma]

So I was telling someone about how awesome the Bit.Trip games were, and how much I'm loving Bit.Trip Runner, and they suggested Vib Ribbon, which I've never even heard of. Got it running on my PSP and...holy shit, I love it. I just wish there was a way to load MP3s onto it since I don't have a PS1 and a copy of the game. Cause six songs aren't enough.

Good shit, though.

[Fathom Zero]

YE'VE NEVER PLEHED VIB RIBBON? Gyah.

[OxBlood]

Ah, Söldner X 2 - Last Prototype is available and it´s a lot of fun. Played it for around 2 hours this morning and of course the Bosses have stupid german names that make me giggle in my Poäng (pretty comfy IKEA-Chair ;))

[DougClayton4231]

I couldn't get Blur to run on my PC. It kept crashing and disabling my graphics card and shit. It looked pretty cool though. I might pick up the 360 version.

I just started Just Cause 2 and the acting and story are painful to experience. It's like the writer had been lobotomized prior to writing the script. The gameplay is decent though.

[MarioRPG]

Bit trip runner is hella fun and infuriating.

[OxBlood]

I just started Just Cause 2 and the acting and story are painful to experience. It's like the writer had been lobotomized prior to writing the script. The gameplay is decent though.

Thankfully the story and acting are the most unimportant thing about the game...it´s one hell of a fun ride, even if it´s repetitive. Had around 40 well-spent hours with JC2.

[DougClayton4231]

I like tethering things, it's pretty hilarious.

[Fathom Zero]

I found my favorite part of Blur - the sound design.

Like Transformers and shit. WOOOOOOOSH

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

:micromachinesguy

[TheCoolinator]

Just finished Batman: Arkham Asylum, it's really well made and highly addicting. I played it for a week straight now.

Can't wait until the next one comes out.

[Fathom Zero]

http://www.destructoid.com/review-alpha-protocol-174617.phtml#ext

Oh fuck. I tend to agree with Jim Sterling on a lot of games, so I'll probably feel the same way. :(

[Dimnos]

Yeah. I really wanted AP but after Jims review I'll probably wait till I can pick up a used copy for like $20 or less :\

[Fathom Zero]

I bought it on Steam, but it won't open up until the 1st.

So I nabbed it on a torrent. I already paid for the damn thing, mind. I'm gonna see how it plays in a minute.

[Fathom Zero]

FIRST THOUGHTS AFTER 30 SECONDS:

It's prettier than people have said. The dialogue choices are cool. I'm being a total dick to everyone.

[Fathom Zero]

Holy shit, I can't aim to save my life. This is so fidgety.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6996/lolvte.jpg

and I am now Fidel Thorton.

[Dimnos]

GD it FZ. Why do you send me these mixed signals?! >:

[darkvare]

lol you pretty much made the same exact character as gamespot reviewer
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/alphaprotocol/review.html

[Fathom Zero]

Oh my god, I'm on the first mission and it's so awful. Targeting is shit, you won't be able to hit anything no matter what. Hacking is probably the worst minigame ever made and I think I'm going into seizures.

I can't warn people enough to stay away from this game, but I'm still going to play through because I spent fifty fucking dollars on it. >:

[DougClayton4231]

I fucking told you Fathom! lol If only you hadn't pre-purchased.

[Dr. Boogie]

It sounds like you were spot-on. I was actually hoping that this might turn out to be the next Deus Ex sort of game, but instead it's just a turd.

[Fathom Zero]

If the gameplay wasn't so broken, it'd probably come pretty close. There's a really cool spy feeling about it, but it's just aaaaaaaaaaaagh.

[Dimnos]

Did you get it on PC FZ? You still have the hope some skilled fan(s) will make some sort of patch or mod that will fix that shit.

[Fathom Zero]

True. It's about as stable as Merchants of Brooklyn.

I would be able to deal with all of the dickish moves Obsidian made if they made the camera rotate smoothly around the character.

I can't play a game when it's like that. I really can't. It keeps you from seeing your environment and the enemies, aiming, and everything else.

[Dr. Boogie]

I'm sorry, Fathom, but I have to admit I enjoyed your series of posts on the subject:


"Okay, I'm a few seconds in, and everything looks good. Conversation options are alri-AAAUUUUGH GOD WHY!? WHY!?"

[Guitar Woman]

Conker's Bad Fur Day!

At first I didn't care for it, until I realized it's not so much a Banjo Kazooie type platformer as it is a simplified version of a Lucasarts-ish adventure game. There's practically no combat in it at all, and the levels are teeny, as opposed to BK's sprawling, massive billion levels full of different stuff to do. Most of it is spent just running around, solving one or two puzzles, then moving to the next area.

It's ok, but not as funny as the internet would have you believe.

[Pentegarn]

Despite the gross out humor it has, I always thought the Great Mighty Poo fight was interesting and unique. Before that I never had to fight a boss that sang to me.

[OxBlood]

I admit, Alpha Protocol is pretty much shit in the technical department but I still like it, I just didn´t think they´d mess up the optics and part of the controls that much...I don´t really mind the whole "I can´t hit shit"-thing, since it´s an RPG, not a Shooter. Look at any Bioware RPG. People are hitting each other in the face with maces but nothing happens as long as the dice behind the scenes don´t say so.

But I can understand that most people will get some kind of seizure when they play this game ;) good thing I got it a bit cheaper...

They should do they same thing I proposed to the Nier-team: Keep their story-writers and gameplay-designers, fire the rest and get some grown-ups to program their game.

[DougClayton4231]

I'm sorry, Fathom, but I have to admit I enjoyed your series of posts on the subject:


"Okay, I'm a few seconds in, and everything looks good. Conversation options are alri-AAAUUUUGH GOD WHY!? WHY!?"

lmao, I'm glad I could at least warn some people. I couldn't even finish the training mission because I hated it so much.

[OxBlood]

The training mission sucks, true. The other hubs are quite interesting up till now.

Finished Saudi Arabia and Taipeh and I´ve just arrived in Russia for my thrid operation...it´s nice how the people you meet remember in which order you went to which place...the guy I met in Taipeh (3rd Opration in the list, I did it first) talks about the things that happened there, how he and I were involved and what it can mean for our continued cooperation in Russia (1st Op in the list, doing it second). I suppose he´d treat me a lot differently, had our first meeting gone more hostile...could´ve tried to kill him too of course...but I prefer to keep potential benefactors alive, even if they´re the apparent head of some secret tech-mercenary-group.

[DougClayton4231]

Just beat Resident Evil 5 for the first time. The last few chapters were designed by satan himself, I swear. It's like they don't want you to enjoy the game at all and most of it is not self-explanatory. I can't imagine beating it on the hardest difficulty, it must be like slamming your dick in a car door.

[Fathom Zero]

I broke a controller while fighting Wesker for the first time, I think.

That's when I returned Resident Evil 5 and never ever played it again. :lol

[Fathom Zero]

For anyone wanting some good espionage action and spy stuffs, there's a game called Subversion coming out from Introversion Games, the makers of Darwinia and Defcon. It's very promising looking.

http://www.introversion.co.uk/blog/index.php
http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/subversion/preview/first-look-at-subversion/a-20100408165712375016/g-20100408163937851035

[darkvare]

i kiled wesker in like 5 minutes the second fight of course

[Fathom Zero]

The quick time events were such bullshit in that game. That's why I stopped.

[darkvare]

yeah at least in umbrella chronicles they had the courtesy of letting you know when they were coming with the effect on the screen

[Sam]

You guys are such pussies. :lol

[Dimnos]

Im with Sam. Your all pussies if you cant beat Wesker or the QT events. :\

[darkvare]

wesker was easy i even beat it with a stupid ai partner

[Fathom Zero]

I didn't care for most of it anyway. I liked Mercenaries more.

[OxBlood]

Alright, finished Alpha Protocol on normal with an Engineer in about 15 hours. Up until the very last part it was really fun despite all the technical shortcomings...I for one don´t regret getting it :)

Now, on to replaying it as an asshole field agent.

[DougClayton4231]

Wesker wasn't the hard part, the hard part was the giant roaches that have one hit kills and the multiple gatling gunners. Was anyone else offended that Sheva's other two costumes make her look like a stripper? Maybe it's just my feminism kicking in lol.

[OxBlood]

Wesker, especially when fighting him the second time near the Bomber is more annoying than anything else. A pretty badly designed bossfight.

And I liked Sheva´s 3rd outfit for the obvious reasons...but the second one looked fuck ugly...maybe it was the haircut and the glittering gold-stuff...horrible.

That reminds me, I still gotta buy RE3 for my PSP :)

Also, I´m still having a blast with Blur. Level 19 and quite a lot to work with already :)

[DougClayton4231]

Sheva refused to fight Wesker the second time so it was pretty frustrating for me too. I wish my girlfriend would just play the damn game with me, it would make it a lot less ridiculous....actually maybe not :P

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Or you should play RE5 online. I'm always up for it.

[DougClayton4231]

lol, I refuse to pay for xbox live and I don't have a PS3. BTW, is it worth it to get one yet? I really want to play MGS4 and Heavy Rain, as well as watch Blu-Rays eventually.

[Zomboid]

Yeah, Heavy Rain and Blu-Ray is making me kinda wanna get one. Then again, there still aren't enough other titles that I actually wanna play.

[darkvare]

heavy rain is only good if 2 things get together 1 you haven't had the game spoiled and 2 only if is your first playthrough after that it looses all its charm even the director said don't play it more than once

[OxBlood]

Depends on what you define as "worth playing". I actually got the PS3 for Infamous. MGS4 is not a game you buy a console for. You play it at a friends house, shake your head and go home ;) But if you already have a PS3, buy it.

Other Games worth mentioning:

Demon's Souls, Valkyria Chronicles, Heavy Rain (Rent), GOW3, The Ratchet and Clank-games, Uncharted Series, 3d Dot Game Heroes, Maybe Little Big Planet and Folklore too aaaand that´s about all the Exclusives I own...stay the fuck away from Resistance, especially the first one, horrible game. Also didn´t like the oh so great Killzone 2...all very uninspired and boring to me...might get it now that it´s Platinum though...

[DougClayton4231]

Ok OxBlood. I was probably going to pick one up once the price of used games drops a bunch. I never buy consoles unless they are outdated. I've got no idea why lol.

[Fathom Zero]

Heavy Rain is worth playing all the way to the end. Don't quit in the middle. I liked the super-awesome good finale, though, and how Madison got set up for a second game.

[darkvare]

damn red dead redemption is multiplayer is pretty cool i need to level up i want the bull with the nose ring

[OxBlood]

For some reason, Red Dead isn´t that interesting to me right now...I´m somewhere around...60 or 70% and haven´t touched it in a week because of Blur, Alpha Protocol and Söldner X2...which is still a lot of fun, gotta find all the secret keys to unlock the real ending though...

[Dimnos]

You have it on PS3 dont you vare?

[darkvare]

yes i do

[Dimnos]

:(

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

:(

[darkvare]

if you guys wanna play online i can rent it on wednesday i have a free rental and i want achivements :P

[Dimnos]

You should wait till the weekend so you can get more play time with it. But then again I dont recall Bill being on during the weekend. He has a life or something so maybe the weekday is better. :\

[darkvare]

i'm on vacations starting wednesday

[Dimnos]

Ah.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I work on saturdays, but usually like to play on sundays. I have off on tomorrow but I need to do mad laundry.

[kahljorn]

I love the second bossfight with wesker near the bomber :(

there's like a few neat things you can do but i cant remember them :( i think one of them is when you shoot the rockets at him and he stops them, you can shoot the rockets and theyll blow up in his face :O

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I like how he jumps over to the bomber, picks up a rocket and like does the Heisman before throwing a fucking rocket at you.

Now that's badass.

[Dimnos]

when you shoot the rockets at him and he stops them, you can shoot the rockets and theyll blow up in his face :O

I assumed that was the only way to kill him because that is all I ever did. Is it not? :confused: I also remember turning off some lights or something but it has been a while.

[darkvare]

you have to shoot the rockets then stab him with the serynge

[Fathom Zero]

Check out the Sega stuff on Steam today. Yet another way for them to get more of my money.

[DougClayton4231]

Why are the games on steam so expensive? You don't get a physical copy, manual, case, or shelf space in a store so shouldn't it start off at 40$ or something. Or is all that just extra profit now that they don't have to actually give you anything physical?

[Fathom Zero]

They're MSRP, usually. I believe it's because that's what the publisher wants to charge. It's probably not Steam's fault. Also, there's the convenience of not having to keep discs, though I don't think that's really factored into the price. I think Valve uses up a lot of bandwidth and there's probably a lot of server overhead.

Plus, most PC games start at $50 usually, anyway. And the sales on Steam are very righteous.

[DougClayton4231]

In Europe, Steam directly converts $ to € which has pissed a lot of people off. $50.00 = ~€40.00 currently but it was a lot worse earlier this year.

[OxBlood]

They wanted 50€ for Dawn of War 2...I think they still do...not acceptable if you ask me. Downloadgames HAVE to be cheaper than Disc-Versions, especially if you have to be online to play them, something the Publishers like to try out right now as it seems.

Still, I got quite some games from Steam but only cheap stuff.

[Fathom Zero]

Yeah, I forget that the Eur. gets shafted on a lot with their stupid currency not being converted. :(

[Dimnos]

In Europe, Steam directly converts $ to € which has pissed a lot of people off. $50.00 = ~€40.00 currently but it was a lot worse earlier this year.

As in if a game cost $50 they charge you €50? :confused:

[OxBlood]

I think so, yeah, Example: Alpha Protocol costs 49,99€ here.

Now, I can´t look up the US-Price right now but surely one of you can, stupid Geo-mumbojumbo-schnickschnack.

[Dimnos]

On console its $59.99 on PC its $49.99.

[DougClayton4231]

Yeah Dimnos, it's a ridiculous system that has not been changed to this day. I don't even live in Europe and it pisses me off.

Just started Metro 2033 and Call of Juarez 2 and I am intrigued. Call of Juarez 2 is honestly the most un-American game I have ever played. Not to mention, racist.

[darkvare]

lol if that was the same system in mexico it would fucking rock

[Fathom Zero]

Playing Demon's Souls. Fuck wolves.

[Dimnos]

lol if that was the same system in mexico it would fucking rock


What would that be? Like $5? :lol

[bigtimecow]

............ff7 :(

[Dimnos]

Im sorry BTC. :(

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

(LIGHTNING)+(ALL)=DISC 2 IN 10 HOURS

[Phoenix Gamma]

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

Pretty cool. Waaay better than Portable Ops. Controls frustrate me though. Thanks for the one analog nub, Sony.

[DougClayton4231]

I'm going to attempt to play Crysis today, I hope my PC will run it.

UPDATE: Wow, Crysis runs at like 40fps constantly on my PC. My parts are all about 2 years old too. :D

[OxBlood]

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

Pretty cool. Waaay better than Portable Ops. Controls frustrate me though. Thanks for the one analog nub, Sony.

I liked Portable Ops. The PSP is no place for a "real" Metal Gear game in my opinion and it was fun building up your stuff in PO. Still, I might give it a try, not much else coming out in the next few weeks...I think.

[bigtimecow]

(LIGHTNING)+(ALL)=DISC 2 IN 10 HOURS

12 hours in on disc one. i'm really enjoying it, even though its so fucking bland :(

[Phoenix Gamma]

I liked Portable Ops. The PSP is no place for a "real" Metal Gear game in my opinion and it was fun building up your stuff in PO. Still, I might give it a try, not much else coming out in the next few weeks...I think.

Eh, Peace Walker's got some Portable Ops stuff in there; you can still capture/recruit guys and put them in different divisions, and everything is still mission based. The reason this game isn't bland like PO though is that the maps aren't shitty. PO was just a bunch of rectangular cubes, and a bunch of the same ol' missions. I remember one map might have had stairs and ladders? Woo! Ladders! It was more like Diet Metal Gear. This is Portable Metal Gear.

I wish more than two whole people in the world still played PSP games. I want to try versus and co-op. That Love Box I have will never get fully used :(

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

12 hours in on disc one. i'm really enjoying it, even though its so fucking bland :(


Love that game though. I'm still hoping for a HD remake.

Who are you using?

[Fathom Zero]

I'm going to attempt to play Crysis today, I hope my PC will run it.

UPDATE: Wow, Crysis runs at like 40fps constantly on my PC. My parts are all about 2 years old too. :D

Ditto. Planned obsolescence doesn't really do anything to people that get a new computer every ten years or so.

[DougClayton4231]

lol it's too bad that Crysis is so boring. It's so fucking hard that you can barely progress and your suit needs some new batteries every 3 seconds.

[Fathom Zero]

I didn't really care for it either. :( Playing on an island is fun though. I wish Far Cry 3 was on an island.

[darkvare]

why the main character looks like an ape in crysis

[Fathom Zero]

why the main character looks like an ape in gears of war

[darkvare]

cause they are both apes?

[Fathom Zero]

Good enough for me. :|

[DougClayton4231]

Everyone is beginning to look like a shaved Donkey Kong in these new action games. Just look at Chris Redfield in RE5 or Nico Belic. Man, I wish they made a sequel to DK64....

[darkvare]

jhon marston didn't looked like an ape

[liquidstatik]

..

[OxBlood]

Playing Fallout 3 again. This time as a Pistol-wielding Idiot who refuses to use any weapon that requires 2 hands. AND he loves the Chinese Pistol which is a real problem since it´s the worst firearm in the game. But hey, what can you do, he still has the Magnum as a backup-gun

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Everyone is beginning to look like a shaved Donkey Kong in these new action games. Just look at Chris Redfield in RE5 or Nico Belic. Man, I wish they made a sequel to DK64....

Especially when he donkey kongs that boulder into the volcano.

[Dimnos]

That was the most retarded part of the game. :lol Wow. What a perfectly rounded boulder just sitting right here next to this lava filled gap the exact same size. Proof that in the world of Resident Evil there is a god and he is laughing at all the poor fool getting eaten by zombies.

http://tcnwag.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pqDwU8atulYrdf4yzleKK0BEtKM6t9kDOkWqpD8HGP8VzZ44 l0Iz1DBy_GSUX1sG30P09tA2irIxGqKJ5Y2p8MuQIsaLgu0CX/God.jpg

[Dimnos]

Oh and...


http://3dnes.blogspot.com/

[Tadao]

ULTIMA ONLINE

Don't tease.

[Fathom Zero]

I've got a copy of Ultima Online still shrink-wrapped.

[Tadao]

I use to have every cloth map ever produced. :(

[DougClayton4231]

That was the most retarded part of the game. :lol Wow. What a perfectly rounded boulder just sitting right here next to this lava filled gap the exact same size. Proof that in the world of Resident Evil there is a god and he is laughing at all the poor fool getting eaten by zombies.

http://tcnwag.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pqDwU8atulYrdf4yzleKK0BEtKM6t9kDOkWqpD8HGP8VzZ44 l0Iz1DBy_GSUX1sG30P09tA2irIxGqKJ5Y2p8MuQIsaLgu0CX/God.jpg

That was honestly the most retarded ending of any game I can think of in recent memory. I love how Wesker falls in LAVA and yet you still have to shoot him with 2 FUCKING RPGS! What were they thinking?

On another note, Crysis turned into a weird alien shooter about 3 hours in. :lol

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

That's how awesome Wesker is though.


COBRA KAAAAA

[darkvare]

the scott pilgrim game looks cool and as long as is michael cera free i'm getting it
http://gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.84.21/0525.ScottPilgrimVsTheWorldTheGame_5F00_NinjasHQ.j pg

http://gameinformer.com/games/scott_pilgrim_vs_the_world/b/ps3/archive/2010/06/08/scott-pilgrim-game-first-hands-on.aspx

[Phoenix Gamma]

Got to the part in MGS:Peace Walker where it becomes a time sink. Not only am I managing units, building weapons, and sending men out on missions, I'm building my own Metal Gear. Freaking awesome. Also, two-player Tank Box is awesome.

Bosses are fucking lame (generic vehicles that spit out troops) but three of them are actually really interesting since they're weird robot vehicles. That sing. I've never seen a tank that was capable of punching me with it's treads while boosting out of the room, singing a haunting song, then shouting out a few more notes before leaping onto the ground from the ceiling off camera.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIw6JvNYO5M&feature=related
(skip to 4:00 to see what I mean. It's hilarious.)

Oh, and recruiting people is way more awesome. You strap a fulton balloon onto someone and they just shoot up into the air and get picked up by plane. It's great.

the scott pilgrim game looks cool and as long as is michael cera free i'm getting it
http://gameinformer.com/resized-image.ashx/__size/610x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.84.21/0525.ScottPilgrimVsTheWorldTheGame_5F00_NinjasHQ.j pg

http://gameinformer.com/games/scott_pilgrim_vs_the_world/b/ps3/archive/2010/06/08/scott-pilgrim-game-first-hands-on.aspx

It's got Paul Robertson making the graphics and Anamanaguchi making the soundtrack. The game's the total opposite of the movie, and by that I mean "not awful".

[OxBlood]

You build your own Metal Gear (METAL GEARRRRR ?!)?

Alright, I´ll buy it.

By the way, did I mention that one of my lifelong dreams is to build a fucking mech/mecha/frame/gear/bot/Angriffsrüstung (just so the japanese can use another german word for Mech) and lay waste to a city? :)
One day. Mark my words. One day. If not in this life than in some other, preferably in one where I´m actually able to build...something. Right now, I´m just moderately good at breaking stuff...

[Phoenix Gamma]

I'm not sure how customizable it is. You salavage AI parts from three of the robot bosses, so I dunno if you can make drastically unique Metal Gears. The parts you get do depend on which ones aren't damaged when you fight them, so I don't know.

You CAN change what it says, though. (If the name "Vocaloid" rings a bell, that's the exact software the Metal Gear and robot bosses use.) You don't get it till you finish building and beat the main story, though, so I haven't tried it out. But full control over your talking mech's voice is pretty fucking clutch.

[Fathom Zero]

I'm about to start Okami on the Wii because I've never played it before. I hope it's good.

EDIT: Vocaloid Metal Gear? OMGFUCK

[Phoenix Gamma]

Yea dude. Watch the youtube I posted 'round 4minutes, that boss uses it too. It's absolutely haunting/hilarious. You can kinda hear it talking/announcing it's attacks too, but that video's really loud.

[DougClayton4231]

I got about 30 minutes into Okami and stopped caring. I also got stuck due to the dodgy motion controls.

[Fathom Zero]

:lol

[OxBlood]

Oh, it doesn´t have to be customizable for me to like it, it´s just a nice thought, Snake (the good one, don´t like his "son" that much) building his first (?) Metal Gear.

For custom robot-carnage, I´ll wait for the next Front Mission or a good Armored Core (but I somehow doubt they´ll ever create a really good one).

Still running around in Fallout 3 and the Doc finally got his hands on the Blackhawk-Magnum-Thingy and the Fire-Chinagun (which sucks balls too sadly) He´s also very fond of his homemade mines and likes to blow Yao Guis and Deathclaws to bit with them. Coming along quite nicely.