What are you playing right now?

[Dimnos]

Glory holes? I thought we were talking about conga lines.

[DougClayton4231]

lulz SC2= StarCraft 2. I only got an hour into FFXIII before ragequitting. The horrible acting and voicework drove me nuts. Also, there's a cutscene every 2 seconds. It just feels like it should have come out around 15 years ago, the battle system is super lame.

I guess I'm going to attempt to play Dante's Inferno. I remember quitting right about the point when the game asked me to kill aborted fetuses. Something about that made me cringe for society.

BTW, wtf is a glory hole?

[darkvare]

is a hole where you put something and then someone else makes you feel glorious and if killing fetuses maks you cringe you are in for a very cringy ride since they are around 90% of the game

[Dimnos]

BTW, wtf is a glory hole?

Its where aborted fetuses are born. :lol

[OxBlood]

lulz SC2= StarCraft 2. I only got an hour into FFXIII before ragequitting. The horrible acting and voicework drove me nuts. Also, there's a cutscene every 2 seconds. It just feels like it should have come out around 15 years ago, the battle system is super lame.

I guess I'm going to attempt to play Dante's Inferno. I remember quitting right about the point when the game asked me to kill aborted fetuses. Something about that made me cringe for society.

BTW, wtf is a glory hole?

Now would be my moment of defending FF furiously but...13 really was just massive ass and boredom. Played through it though but unemployed people have a LOT of time so yeah. Even if it came out 15 years ago it would´ve dissappointed in the story department. As we would say here: It wouldn´t even win a flower pot. No flower pot for FF13. No Sir.

Just tried out Blacklight aaaand...I guess I´ll just play a bit Modern Warfare 2 instead :lol

Oh and I bought Dungeon Twister but that doesn´t belong here :)

[Fathom Zero]

BTW, wtf is a glory hole?
Its where aborted fetuses are born. :lol

I forgot that sexual deviants on the internet don't share the same experiences as sexual deviants in real life. :lol

[darkvare]

i was playing blacklight and got annoyed quickly seems like people managed to snipe me with shotguns eff that

[executioneer]

guys sc2 = star control 2 wtf

[DougClayton4231]

lolololol, Now I have learned about the magic of glory holes. I'm going to go cry now.

Anyway, the combat in Dante's Inferno reminds me of a bad Ninja Gaiden 2. The God beam button is pretty awesome though. I use the B button more than I use the regular attack now.

[OxBlood]

i was playing blacklight and got annoyed quickly seems like people managed to snipe me with shotguns eff that


I only played the Bot-Mode-thingy and the aiming itself seemed pretty bad, as did the graphics...really not that pretty. Nice for a XBL-Game but nothing I´ll invest 15 Bucks in.

And Dragon Quest takes its sweet time being released here...Friday I think...I really don´t want to play anything right now, might be the stupid weather...I just want to skip ahead 2 or 3 months and be done with summer...no one needs that fucker anyways...

[Pentegarn]

lolololol, Now I have learned about the magic of glory holes. I'm going to go cry now.

My brother, who is 12 years older than me and who I thought knew more degenerate stuff than I, did not know what one was either till I explained the concept to him recently

[MLE]

Fiesta.

[DougClayton4231]

My brother, who is 12 years older than me and who I thought knew more degenerate stuff than I, did not know what one was either till I explained the concept to him recently

lulz, the shit that people come up with makes me very worried for society as a whole.

Dante's Inferno has one of the worst cameras I've ever seen in a 360 game. I've died about 30 times, and none of them were due to the combat.

[Dimnos]

Am I correct in assuming Dante's Inferno is just a bad God of War ripoff?

[DougClayton4231]

Yeah, but God of War was a bad game to rip off in the first place. I still have no idea why nerds get boners over the idea of playing as a bald malcontent with daddy issues. The more you know, right?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

We ruled out naming our daughter gloria hole.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Started the Prince of Persia reboot the other day. I know a lot of people are down on it, but I'm kinda enjoying it. Yea, the Prince isn't really a prince, and he's far from Persian (well, he's straight-up Nolan North) but I kinda like the conversations he has with Elika, and the way they interact in the gameplay is kinda...cute. Like swinging on the same pole together, or that little twirl they do when they switch sides standing on a beam.

I want a magical chick with little clothing to follow me around and help me do stuff. Except she wouldn't give me shit like Elika. Basically I just want the chick from I Dream of Genie.

Oh right, the game's pretty good too. Collecting seeds is pretty annoying, but it's fun to go through a level after you heal it. I like the way Prince isn't really "locked in" on where he can and can't go, even though you technically only have a few options, there's still a way to cheat the game sometimes if you're clever enough.

Tried Alien Swarm, cause it's free on Steam. Because I wanted the TF2 hat for playing two missions. Yes, I'm a bad person. But the game's actually kinda fun. It's just an overhead version of Left 4 Dead, except the zombies are aliens, and the character you pick effects your weapons and party role. So like TF2 and L4D having a baby that's 3rd person overhead. Hard to get a game going, though, and friendly fire means I (the medic usually, cause no one ever wants to be the medic and I don't want us to lose) gets whooped harder by my own stupid teammates than the aliens.

I'm back into SSF4 too. Trying to learn Ibuki's combos, but they're really fast on the input. Cody's another one I'm trying to learn, cause he's awesome.

[DougClayton4231]

@Phoenix, I liked the reboot too, but I hated the simplified movement mechanics.

The ending of Dante's Inferno was horrible, more male nudity than ever in a videogame.

1 shitty game down, about 30 shitty games to go...

[Phoenix Gamma]

Aw, I like the simple controls. It's been awhile since I played the original trilogy, but I'm pretty sure that game's controls were a pain in the ass.

Then again, I'm the one person in the world who didn't like Sands of Time.

[Fathom Zero]

I liked the cocks.

[OxBlood]

Hm, I just found out about the Kings Field Games yesterday, never knew Demons Souls had spiritual predecessors. Ordered 1 and 4 right away, seems like they´re the only ones that were released in Germany back in the day. BUT KF4 must have the most horrifying intro-dub ever. Listen to this shit. Sure, it´s german but the voice itself is just...unreal. Starts at 00:22. :lol

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[Pentegarn]

the shit that people come up with makes me very worried for society as a whole.

That was pretty close to what my brother said after I explained it to him. I think what bothered him was you don't know what is on the other side

[DougClayton4231]

That was pretty close to what my brother said after I explained it to him. I think what bothered him was you don't know what is on the other side

It's a tarp!

Starting Bayonetta and some other bullshit today. I might play Bully on the Wii, but idk.

[Dimnos]

Then again, I'm the one person in the world who didn't like Sands of Time.

I thought Sands of Time was real fun until I realized that "flip over the enemies head and stab them in the back" move would kill any enemy in one go. Then it just sucked. :\

[bigtimecow]

finished deathspank the other day. the final boss was easy as fuck, but for the most part the game was pretty easy, however still enjoyable and exploring was fun. i'll probably still grind from 19 to 20 just to get the trophy. deathspank 2 anyone? or DLC? something please! (i'll probably play through the game again anyway)

[executioneer]

I thought Sands of Time was real fun until I realized that "flip over the enemies head and stab them in the back" move would kill any enemy in one go. Then it just sucked. :\
man theres lots of enemies you can't do that to

[Phoenix Gamma]

Not really a video game, but it's related: I just watched the Professor Layton movie.

That man can take down a pack of wolves, a giant robot thing, and win a sword fight all in the same film. So awesome. They really need to hurry up and release the next two games so that the film can finally get dubbed.

[Dimnos]

man theres lots of enemies you can't do that to

As far as I recall there was one. Some big guy who would grab and throw you across the room when you tried it. All you had to do was use the dagger to slow down time and he then couldnt grab you. Oh and that maneuver would also refill your dagger so you could keep doing it if you needed to.

[DougClayton4231]

It's funny that Warrior Within actually improved the combat system and the platforming, but people unanimously hated the game because the prince was no longer a crybaby douchebag. I didn't know that improvements could garner so much hatred in the gaming community.

[Phoenix Gamma]

He wasn't a crybaby in the original. A spoiled prince? yea. But he's kinda supposed to be a Prince. I think the word's somewhere in the title.

Angsty "Crawling in my Skin" McAngsterton isn't an appealing character. At least in Two thrones they were back on track and had a solid ending to the trilogy. Even if the two prince thing sucked.

[DougClayton4231]

It's funny, I hated him in the first one, was indifferent to him in the second one, and I barely remember the third one (other than it was hard as shit).

I'm going to attempt to sit through The Last Airbender tonight. Wish me luck.

[darkvare]

i just got afro samurai i loved the series the game is cool but not great

[captain516]

Im bored with Halo 3. Now I'm just stacking up explosives in Forge and blowing them up.

[DougClayton4231]

I just started playing Alien Swarm. Best free game I've played in a log time. Anyone want to play?

[darkvare]

my pc won't run it and is not for mac :(

[DougClayton4231]

Oh my god, I got near the end of Prototype and it feels fucking impossible! Keeping up with 18 different enemies that can all kill you in one big combo is ridiculous. And then the army shows up and makes it even more difficult. Who thought that this was fun?

[Dr. Boogie]

I found that in battles like that, it helps to swipe rocket launchers from the army and use them on the heavier enemies.

[darkvare]

oh capcom i love you
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/9/2010/07/defc373150ac5de974b70042178ca30d/340x.jpg

[Fathom Zero]

It's probably gonna get released laaaaaaate into next year or the one after that. Excited? Ehhh. It's more like, "That's cool."

[Phoenix Gamma]

I'm not into Tekken, and was bummed when the rumored "Namco vs Capcom" turned out to be this. Still, Chun Li jumping in for a double ultra was pretty awesome.

[TheCoolinator]

Popped in Road Rash II again on my Genesis.....This time around I could handle the choppy frame rate and got all the way up to Level 3 before I turned it off. Good Stuff.

The PC / Saturn / SegaCD version is IMO the best Road Rash ever created but that's only because I've never played Road Rash 64 yet.

[DougClayton4231]

I found that in battles like that, it helps to swipe rocket launchers from the army and use them on the heavier enemies.

Does that make a huge difference? I'm in the fight against the supreme hunter and I end up just rolling all over the place trying to avoid getting killed. They really needed to make the whip weapon more damaging against the hunters imo.

[TheCoolinator]

http://uogamers.com/

Free UO shard. Got a guild, some houses, and love PKing....you all should join.

[darkvare]

best toy review ever

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41G9WA5NRDL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

I was a little disappointed when I first bought this item, because the functionality is limited. My 5 year old son pointed out that the passenger's shoes cannot be removed. Then, we placed a deadly fingernail file underneath the passenger's scarf, and neither the detector doorway nor the security wand picked it up. My son said "that's the worst security ever!". But it turned out to be okay, because when the passenger got on the Playmobil B757 and tried to hijack it, she was mobbed by a couple of other heroic passengers, who only sustained minor injuries in the scuffle, which were treated at the Playmobil Hospital.
The best thing about this product is that it teaches kids about the realities of living in a high-surveillence society. My son said he wants the Playmobil Neighborhood Surveillence System set for Christmas. I've heard that the CC TV cameras on that thing are pretty worthless in terms of quality and motion detection, so I think I'll get him the Playmobil Abu-Gharib Interogation Set instead (it comes with a cute little memo from George Bush).

[Phoenix Gamma]

EDIT: nvm I thought you actually wrote that.

Someone was bored on the internet one night...

[Dr. Boogie]

Does that make a huge difference? I'm in the fight against the supreme hunter and I end up just rolling all over the place trying to avoid getting killed. They really needed to make the whip weapon more damaging against the hunters imo.

It really does. I was getting smacked every 2-3 seconds in the fight, but then I found that the combination of the damage and heatseeking from those things makes them invaluable against the Supreme Hunter.

None of the infantry weapons seem that effective when they're being used on you, but they do wonders against organic enemies, especially rifles vs soldiers.

[DougClayton4231]

It really does. I was getting smacked every 2-3 seconds in the fight, but then I found that the combination of the damage and heatseeking from those things makes them invaluable against the Supreme Hunter.

None of the infantry weapons seem that effective when they're being used on you, but they do wonders against organic enemies, especially rifles vs soldiers.

Thanks Dr. Boogie! Maybe I can actually beat it now lol. I started playing Alan Wake on Nightmare, and it really holds to the standard of being like a fucking nightmare. 2 hits and you're dead. Dodging projectiles is pretty much not going to happen in this game, so I expect to die a lot when you have to fight the ghost objects.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

oh capcom i love you
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/9/2010/07/defc373150ac5de974b70042178ca30d/340x.jpg

They had a playable demo at comic con but the line was too much.

[darkvare]

just finished limbo i don'y get the ending :/

[Shadowdancer21b]

I am playing the results of my last trip to the bargain bin. Summoner, the Bouncer, and Dynasty Warriors 2. There is a very, very good reason for these to have been on the bargain bin.

[Pentegarn]

Dynasty Warriors 2 was decent.

Bouncer and Summoner though...

At least Summoner has the "Dungeons and Dragons" skit easter egg'd on it though

There was a time when that was as close to a good RPG as you could get on the PS2

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I hope you're talking about Summoner and Dynasty Warriors 2 being in the bargain bin.

edit: I liked the Bouncer and wanted to play it the other day.

[darkvare]

bully again except this time on wii

[DougClayton4231]

Starcraft 2. The campaign is pretty cool, but to be honest, I don't think it should have taken this long to get the game out the door. 12 years is a long ass time between games that are nearly identical (except that there are new units and 3d graphics.) It's good though.

[darkvare]

i want to play the prottoss story

[Dimnos]

So Im thinking about picking up Demons Soul or Darksiders today because I never got around to getting them when they came out. Any suggestions as to which I should pick up?

[Fathom Zero]

Demon's Souls. The servers are going to go offline in March. It's my favorite game of the past four or five years. And it's challenging, but not so difficult as to be boring.

[Dimnos]

Servers of going offline? Will you still be able to play it?

[Fathom Zero]

Sure, just not online. It make it much harder, I guarantee you. It takes away half of the fun, considering it had probably the most fun and unique online play in any game I've ever had.

[Dimnos]

So its only going to be half as cool come March?

[Fathom Zero]

Yeah. But I'd play it even then. I don't even understand, I thought it came out last year. How could they shut that shit down?

[darkvare]

finally got lbp

[OxBlood]

Yeah. But I'd play it even then. I don't even understand, I thought it came out last year. How could they shut that shit down?

One could try the european version, that one´s the newest after all, so maybe those servers will last the longest.
Gotta say though, I never really played online, I thought it was a little annoying to have guys invade and onehit me, so I mostly played offline (asian version). But I can understand the big appeal of DS´s online-features, I just don´t really like them.


Still playing DQ IX and still loving it, really didn´t expect it to be that much fun.

[Fathom Zero]

One could try the european version, that one´s the newest after all, so maybe those servers will last the longest.
Gotta say though, I never really played online, I thought it was a little annoying to have guys invade and onehit me, so I mostly played offline (asian version). But I can understand the big appeal of DS´s online-features, I just don´t really like them.


Still playing DQ IX and still loving it, really didn´t expect it to be that much fun.

Why did you keep coming back to life? Why didn't you stay in soul form and help people take down the bosses, get a shitload of souls, and level up yourself and your weapons?

[OxBlood]

Why did you keep coming back to life? Why didn't you stay in soul form and help people take down the bosses, get a shitload of souls, and level up yourself and your weapons?

I didn´t know the game as well then as I do now. I had maybe 2, 3 people invade total but it got on my nerve, so after that I played offline. Don´t have to deal with a player monk-boss that way, don´t have people invade my game when I´m working on PW WT (hard enough as it is)...I didn´t play as a blue phantom mostly because...well, I saw no real appeal in being a mute tacked on coop-buddy to someone I can´t even choose, I prefered to farm souls in what...4-2? :lol

[Fathom Zero]

The end of the Valley of Storms is very nice for that.

[OxBlood]

That´s 4-3, isn´t it? I grindet the hell out of the first grim reaper in that cave, the one with the altar at the end, really pretty nice...if memory serves, those bug-things in 2-2 are also pretty great with soulsucker.

[Nick]

Demon's Souls. The servers are going to go offline in March. It's my favorite game of the past four or five years. And it's challenging, but not so difficult as to be boring.


It's my favorite game of the past four or five years..

Release date(s)
JP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan) February 5, 2009
NA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America) October 6, 2009[3] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon%27s_Souls#cite_note-2)
EU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe) June 25, 2010[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon%27s_Souls#cite_note-officialeurorelease-1)

[executioneer]

that's still within "the last four or five years", dude

if it'd been released in 2003, then you might have a point

[Fathom Zero]

Yeah, you fucking idiot. It's the best game out of all games released in the past four or five years.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Downloaded a really fun iphone game yesterday. You 're a god, and you follow your hero's fake twitter account as he goes on quests and kills monsters in your name, tweeting everything as he goes.

My hero's first battle was against Dr. Chaos. He won, and Chaos gave him an item before drowning himself in a nearby volcano. Joe Hero (that's what I named him) then went to a merchant to sell his goods, knocked out the merchant's teeth, then sold them to ANOTHER merchant, after which he proceeded to ask the merchant's daughter out on a date.

Today, he helped a dying Tripodal Spider pick up his wallet ("he doesn't need it anyways") and rescued a bunny ("it was delicious") before fighting a Panzer Dragon. His current equips are a cardboard box for his head ("it'll look great on me!"), mud coating for his body, prison handcuffs for his arms ("they're beautiful. And just my size!") a sharp stick for a weapon and an elephant's ear for a shield.

This is probably my favorite iPhone game so far, since it updates every few minutes, and all I have to do is encourage/punish him and send him divine messages. Perfect for killing a minute or two when you're in line or waiting for a commercial break to end. There's even a browser version (godvillegame.com) but I'm not sure if that's as good.

[Dimnos]

:lol I picked that up the other day myself. Whats your gods name? We can make our heroes fight.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Gregorious (I'm bad at names so I just made mine sound fancy :() Joe Hero's only level 8 right now but he should level up around the time he confesses his love to a snowgirl.

[Dimnos]

Well I was able to add you to my friends list or whatever but I dont know how to make our heroes kill stuff together or fight each other. Maybe we will just start seeing things in the diary. :\

[Dimnos]

Woo Hoo! I just noticed Im on page one of the evil pantheon! :lol

[Phoenix Gamma]

"I wanted to join a local gang, but they said that they don't accept religious extremists. Cut a few throats, then took away 34 coins"
:lol

[OxBlood]

Oh fuck, I forgot to check up on my hero...last time I forgot, the poor sucker died and was bored as hell because of it...the heroic Mr. Lilybridge :D

[Phoenix Gamma]

My hero's been talking shit about me ("He has a heart of gold...cold and heavy", "He's like getting drunk, only I like getting drunk more") so I've been punishing him >: Is that any way to talk about the god who's been healing your stupid ass because you got into a fight with a Sun Dog, then decided to hide in a pitfall? >:

[TheCoolinator]

Loki: heroes of Mythology

Finally got the freaking game working properly, multiplayer is great....its like Diablo 2.5, an amazing warm up for Diablo fans until Diablo III is released.


And is anyone here buying DC-Universe when it comes out? Maybe we should start and I-Mockery Superhero guild.

[OxBlood]

I do want to play DCO but I guess IF I get it, I´ll get the PS3 Version...if the game is above total boredom that is and I won´t know that until there´s reviews out or they let me in the Beta...

[DougClayton4231]

The writing in Starcraft 2 just keeps getting worse. Since when is it a western? IT'S IN OUTER FUCKING SPACE!

I think I'm gonna start playing Pikmin 2 again, I love that game to death.

[OxBlood]

Don´t tell me they channeled this SLIGHT western feel that Jim Raynor and the first terran missions had in the original into the whole story for part 2...

[DougClayton4231]

Yeah Oxblood. The whole first section of the game feels like a western, with cheesy Texas rock music. Even when you get aboard the Hyperion it doesn't change much. Raynor and Tychus have these horrible southern accents. Everyone feels like a stereotype, which is kind of sad to see in this day and age.

I've given up on Prototype, the final boss battle just feels impossible. I have no idea who balanced this game, but when you get your balls beaten around on "EASY", there's probably an issue. I guess I'm going to start Resonance of Fate today.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

All of outer space is a western. It's the final frontier.

Playing Left 4 Dead 2 again because my copy of RDR got hijacked for the time being.

[Fathom Zero]

TEAM FORTRESS 2 YET AGAIN

[DougClayton4231]

But even the wild west, wasn't really the wild west we portray in American culture. There was far less violence and far more homo-erotic tension lmao. I highly doubt that a realistic western could ever catch on in the game market.

[Sam]

All of outer space is a western. It's the final frontier.

Playing Left 4 Dead 2 again because my copy of RDR got hijacked for the time being.

MANIFEST DESTINYYYY

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

> : (

[DougClayton4231]

lulz. Can anyone recommend a good puzzle game for PC?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Or you talking like Myst puzzles or Hugo's House of Horrors puzzles?

[DougClayton4231]

I haven't played either of those lol. Something tetris like?

[executioneer]

you could try like armorgames or kongregate they have tons of that shit

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I want to play Breath of Fire IV real bad.

[OxBlood]

Then do it, as far as I can remember, it´s pretty awesome...I have it here somewhere...

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I no longer have a copy. Someone borrowed/stole it from me. I bought a copy off someone on ebay, it ended up not being able to load towns so I returned it.

I was just thinking about you twice today OxBlood. A former co worker of mine who is from germany is a sky diver, his place crashed yesterday but he is okay. Then a few minutes ago I was trying to remember what Dammerung was.

[Zhukov]

But even the wild west, wasn't really the wild west we portray in American culture. There was far less violence and far more homo-erotic tension lmao. I highly doubt that a realistic western could ever catch on in the game market.
Sort of like how a realistic WWII game would never be good: you sit in a muddy hole for 70 hours (game time) before being killed by artillery.

[OxBlood]

I no longer have a copy. Someone borrowed/stole it from me. I bought a copy off someone on ebay, it ended up not being able to load towns so I returned it.

I was just thinking about you twice today OxBlood. A former co worker of mine who is from germany is a sky diver, his place crashed yesterday but he is okay. Then a few minutes ago I was trying to remember what Dammerung was.

Good thing he´s okay, sky diving (Fallschirmspringen --> Parachute-jumping :lol) always scared me but then again, I´m afraid of heights so I guess that´s to be expected.

Dämmerung? You mean "dawn"? Now that I think about it...it can also mean dusk, depending on the situation.

But it´s nice that people from all over the world think of me every now and then. Imagine how it must be once I attain international fame :lol

[DougClayton4231]

Sort of like how a realistic WWII game would never be good: you sit in a muddy hole for 70 hours (game time) before being killed by artillery.

lmao, you forgot all of the dysentery and trench digging.

[executioneer]

trenches were more of a ww1 thing from what i remember, though

[MarioRPG]

Wars of attrition were much grosser in world war 1. Bonus points for willie.

[OxBlood]

Ar Tonelico 2. God why the fuck is this game rated "6 and up" here? The whole thing is full of innuendos...don´t wanna know how a...let´s say a 12-year old can play this thing without going "hurr hurr...boobies" every 5 minutes...

Apart from that it´s a really good game actually, I´m suprised. Interesting story and the whole "curing a female nutcase"-mechanic is strangely appealing. Honestly, most of the game´s appeal comes from the two female leads being...unnecessarily complex...like many women are. Only in real life, your girl doesn´t develop deadly magical powers when you sort her messed up mind out with her...

But still what´s up with that innuendo-thing...really wasn´t necessary...

[DougClayton4231]

lol OxBlood, you should see the shit they show children in America. Nothing but transvestism, lewd jokes, and other innuendo that kids normally don't get but will repeat. No wonder so many of them are having children at the age of 12 lmao.

I've been playing Sega Superstars Tennis on the wii, and I'm baffled. It's....fantastic! The motion controls and the traditional controls are very accurate, and there is a lot of room for high level play. I never thought I'd say that about a game featuring Sonic and Ulala with tennis racquets.

[OxBlood]

Ah well, our youth is fucked up beyond belief too, don´t worry. I already feel like a grumpy old man and I´m not even 30...tsk...

Concerning Ar Tonelico, I was forced to pick one of the two girls and play "her" version of the story...chose the stuck up royal bitch. Why? Because she didn´t lie to me for the first 9 hours of the game. If there´s one thing I can´t stand, it´s emotional betrayal, be it real life or part of a fictional story.

Then again, I can now apparently amplify my girls songpower via kick-ass-space-laser-station-thingy...sure, why not. Or use her fanclub for bonusses...or...equip those gals...don´t know how they equip them but it works.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Getting back into TF2 now that I'm not butthurt about THAT FUCKING HAT.

Had a pretty amazing Spy run last night. It's been awhile since I had a good game running Spy.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I have to somehow transfer all my saves onto a new xbox. Do I need a giant sd card?

[Fathom Zero]

USB stick. 1 GB should hold ALL of your saves. As far as downloadable content... not so much of that. Although, I do have Ikaruga on mine, so I can play it at anybody's house.

[Dimnos]

Just detatch your HDD?

[Fathom Zero]

That won't work. Unless you have a transfer cable.

[Dimnos]

Take your HDD off one xbox and plug it into the new one doesnt work? Worked fine for back at christmas.

[Fathom Zero]

And it didn't for me. :\

[darkvare]

it worked for me but every arcade game i had was now a trial unless i was constantly connected to xbox live

[Fathom Zero]

You need to transfer the licenses to your new console. Or be logged in.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemuse/xbox360/licensemigration/

I had to dig deep to find that.

[darkvare]

thanks for that dude

[Fathom Zero]

No prob. It PISSED ME OFF.

[DougClayton4231]

Gauntlet Legends! Who knew power leveling on the N64 could be so epic?

[MLE]

I love Gauntlet.

[darkvare]

o i loved gauntlet legends in the n64 is especially awesome with friends i was always chossing the barbarian or whatever he was

[captain516]

Just Cause 2. I likes it.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Just detatch your HDD?

Its from my roommates xbox to one of the new kinect ready xboxs.

You need to transfer the licenses to your new console. Or be logged in.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemuse/xbox360/licensemigration/

I had to dig deep to find that.

Thank you :) It still sounds like a pain but doable at least.

Gauntlet Legends! Who knew power leveling on the N64 could be so epic?

o i loved gauntlet legends in the n64 is especially awesome with friends i was always chossing the barbarian or whatever he was

I like Dark Legacy a lot better, basically the same thing as gauntlet 64 with more stages. Also, each different character you have to level up seperately.

[darkvare]

dark legacy is the one for cube dreamcast and ps2?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

^yeah.

[DougClayton4231]

I heard that that one sucked because they didn't upgrade any of the sounds or graphics lol. Man, Gauntlet Legends brings back a lot of good memories.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I heard Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows was pretty bad.

[DougClayton4231]

Is Midway dead yet? They really ran that company into the fucking ground after the N64 era.

I'm playin' some Neo Geo. Good lord is it fantastic!

[Fathom Zero]

They died. :\

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I think they got bought out by some other company. I could be wrong though.

[Fathom Zero]

I'm pretty sure that's what happened. How else could there be more Mortal Kombat stuff?

[darkvare]

warner brothers bought them and gave them a new name netherrealm studios

[DougClayton4231]

They actually look like they'll do good work now, so I'm happy. It's gonna be a good year for them, Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, and I think they have another title coming out too. It's nice to see companies start going back to what made games so much fun in the past.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I was thinking about getting Castlevania: HD on xbox live. My friend says its a lot of fun to play but every review I read is terrible.

[Dimnos]

The new multiplayer one?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

yeah, its looks kind of fun. There's only 6 levels though, and no exp system. just go through said level, collect equipment/weapons/powerups then go and kill the boss.

[Dimnos]

Why do they say its terrible?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Despair#Reception

I can't link the sites directly right now but the wiki entry says:
Harmony of Despair was met with negative to mixed reviews[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Despair#cite_note-12). Resolution Magazine was disappointed with its "somewhat fiddly gameplay" and for only having six different stages. They concluded their review with a score of 6/10.[14] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Despair#cite_note-13) Destructoid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destructoid) also awarded the game 6/10, stating that "ultimately it feels like Castlevania Lite -- a stripped down version of a real Castlevania game with none of the depth or clever design."[15] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Despair#cite_note-14) Eurogamer criticised the multiplayer, mentioning that "Harmony of Despair strips Castlevania down to its lowest common denominator in order to make multiplayer function, rather than reinventing the game to make multiplayer thrive". It was given a a final rating of 4/10.[ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Despair#cite_note-EuroGamer-11)

Basically that its like a BASIC BASIC BASIC version of castlevania is really short but with multiplayer. Also its 1200 points.

[Fathom Zero]

There's a lot not explained to you. In the demo, I had to remember how to use Alucard's powers, and even then, the buttons are mixed up.

The main thing is that there's no feedback for anything you do.

[Nick]

It sucks. The end.

[Fathom Zero]

I'd like it more with more people. But right now, it's only myself. :(

[Phoenix Gamma]

Yea, I hear it's pretty abysmal by yourself. Also only 5 characters for 6 players. Woo! :lol

I think I'm gonna give God Hand a shot. I hear both amazing and horrible things about it, and since I can emulate it now I won't have to drive three towns over to buy a used copy. Anyone else play it?

[Nick]

They said they would add more characters if you give them more money.



NO THANKS! :D

[Fathom Zero]

Soma Cruz is supposed to be coming to it.

[darkvare]

soma, shanoa, jonathan, alucard and the girl that helps jonathan are the characters in the game right now

[Phoenix Gamma]

Charlotte. How could you forget their names? They said it all the time in Portrait of Ruin when you changed characters.
CHARLOTTE! (http://superyo.nuxit.net/Razmoket/perso/autres/adultes_principaux/jonathan.jpg)
JOHNATHAN! (http://cust.idl.com.au/boyd/images/bchar.gif)
Yea they were pretty generic. Sometimes I'd just hammer the change button just to loop that. I don't know why.

Actually I liked that game the most of the DS ones. Wasn't too hard, had lots of different locations. Just needed better artwork. Ecclesia was too hard :(

[Fathom Zero]

I don't pay any attenention to Castlevania most of the time. Must have meant Maria.

[Dr. Boogie]

The rumor is that the first DLC adds Maria and Julius Belmont to the game. Why Julius and not, say, Richter? No idea.


I've been playing it because I'm a sucker for Castlevania.

Every seems pretty balanced. The stages themselves aren't too tough, but then you get to the bosses, and things get rough. In particular, the Puppet Master is total BS. Dracula wishes he had a no-miss attack that takes nearly half your life.

I'm finding that I just cannot play as anyone but Shanoa for the tougher levels. From the get-go, her starting spells are just so goddamn powerful, they only get stronger when you use them, and most have ridiculous range to boot. Compare this to guys like Soma who are getting weapons that do as much damage as Shanoa's spells do at the beginning of the game, toward the end of the game.

The downside: I've nearly completed the game, and I've only found four other glyphs for her (that is, her weapons and spells). Kind of a bummer when you consider the other characters getting dozens of new weapons and such.

[darkvare]

Charlotte. How could you forget their names? They said it all the time in Portrait of Ruin when you changed characters.
CHARLOTTE! (http://superyo.nuxit.net/Razmoket/perso/autres/adultes_principaux/jonathan.jpg)
JOHNATHAN! (http://cust.idl.com.au/boyd/images/bchar.gif)
Yea they were pretty generic. Sometimes I'd just hammer the change button just to loop that. I don't know why.

Actually I liked that game the most of the DS ones. Wasn't too hard, had lots of different locations. Just needed better artwork. Ecclesia was too hard :(
i hated portrait of ruin so i didn't payed much attention ecclesia was my favorite but out of all the portables aria of sorrow is definitly my favorite

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

edit: Double post lag

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I played the demo for Castlevania HD last night and it wasn't too bad. I might get it and play tonight.

[Fathom Zero]

I'm having fun with the demo. I'll probably be snagging it sometime.

[MarioRPG]

I wasn't impressed with the demo.

[darkvare]

i got brutal legend and like the macdonalds add says i'm loving it

[OxBlood]

I wasn't impressed with the demo.


Me neither but I just bought it after watching the more favorable Gametrailers-Review.

So far it´s actually pretty fun.

It´s some kind of mutated bastard-child of the two big Castlevania-Eras, Pre-Sotn and Post-Sotn. There´s no real leveling-by-killing for all characters but Jonathan for example gets stronger by hitting things with his sub-weapons, same for Shanoa. Charlotte improves by blocking projectiles, Soma does his usual soul-stuff, so he too must kill shit to get stronger, even though he is more reliant on loot, as is Alucard who must get his Dark Magic stuff and weapons from drops.

I like the challenge, even though I can´t kill old man Dracula solo yet...so no hard-mode with good loot for me.

The negative things about C-HD are the way some of the characters level (if you want quick results at least) and some of the item-restrictions.
You can only have one kind of healing-item with you and of that a maximum of three (high potions heal 60HP, most Chars have around 300 HP max, Super Potions heal the whole team to full but only one can be carried and they cost 5000 gold).

If one player dies on coop, he turns into a skeleton that can still walk and jump around but has a very weak attack. Should he die again, you lose 3 or 4 minutes of time (I think).
Reviving is done by opening a blue chest which always contain waters of life. You can carry it in addition to your other healing item but only one water can be carried at a time. Use it on the skeleton and presto, 100% health for your buddy.

Not really a negative point because it fits the overall challenge rather well but some people might not like it.
And it´s a coop-game first and foremost. I´ve only played it with one other person yet but it´s a lot more fun with other people than it is alone.


All in all I like it, even though it´s not what I first expected or wanted.

[Fathom Zero]

Playing with six people is fucking chaos. Sam, Bill, and I were playing with dudes last night and it was nuts. Beat Dracula's ass, though. I'm just fucking blowing playing hard mode alone, though.

[OxBlood]

I´d help you but I haven´t beaten Drac yet on normal :D

[Fathom Zero]

His third form is a total bitch.

[DougClayton4231]

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, Mortal Kombat 2, and Ninja Gaiden on the NES. It's one of those retro days lol.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

His third form is a total bitch.

Yeah it is. Mad fun though rolling through the level with 6 gangsters though. Playing as Johnathan and pretty much all of his damage comes through subweapons that take forever to level.

[MarioRPG]

I started playing leisure suit larry 7, because I remembered my cousin had owned it ages ago.

[DougClayton4231]

I've never played any of the DOS LSL games. I heard I missed out on a lot. :(

[darkvare]

mafia 2 demo is out if anybody is interested on all platforms pc using steam 360 and ps3

[Phoenix Gamma]

Downloaded Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Man, that game is frustrating, and not in a good way. I prefer Castle Crashers to be honest. Moving is just really slow, and attacks never seem to connect as often as they should. Plus the enemies are just cheap. Good beat 'em ups like Turtles in Time were feasible solo, but this requires some grinding. Some parts of the game, like breaking down the doors in Lv 3, just couldn't be done as far as I could tell (unless I needed to level up or buy more stuff, but come on man.) None of the upgrades really feel meaningful, unlike Castle Crashers.

Oh, and lack of online co-op really sucks, but to make it worse, there's zero Drop-in or Drop-out function, so all four players need to be there, in the living room, from start to finish. They better patch this.

At least the soundtrack is awesome, and it's got cute nods here and there to games and the comics, but the charm doesn't make the game much fun on your own, so you need to get other people to play with you if you want to enjoy it.

[Fathom Zero]

Anamanaguchi does the soundtrack. Of course, it's gonna be good! :)

[Phoenix Gamma]

I really hope they release the soundtrack. They've been putting out bi-weekly singles of original songs and one of the tracks from the game was posted by O'Malley, but the song in level 3 is just stellar, and I'd like to give the whole thing a listen.

[OxBlood]

Downloaded Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Man, that game is frustrating, and not in a good way. I prefer Castle Crashers to be honest. Moving is just really slow, and attacks never seem to connect as often as they should. Plus the enemies are just cheap. Good beat 'em ups like Turtles in Time were feasible solo, but this requires some grinding. Some parts of the game, like breaking down the doors in Lv 3, just couldn't be done as far as I could tell (unless I needed to level up or buy more stuff, but come on man.) None of the upgrades really feel meaningful, unlike Castle Crashers.

Oh, and lack of online co-op really sucks, but to make it worse, there's zero Drop-in or Drop-out function, so all four players need to be there, in the living room, from start to finish. They better patch this.

At least the soundtrack is awesome, and it's got cute nods here and there to games and the comics, but the charm doesn't make the game much fun on your own, so you need to get other people to play with you if you want to enjoy it.

About the same complaints I have about it. I absolutely love the art and soundtrack but man, Scott has the reach of a 4-year-old and some enemies just make me want to burn them dead. Like those Aliens and Dinosaurs in the Movie-Level, god they suck. Clearly designed for 2+ players. And of course I´d just say "Oi Phoenix, let´s just play coop!" but nooo I would have to fly to whereever he happens to live to do that. Couch-Coop only is not acceptable in 2010. Retro, yes but stupid. I can´t remember when someone came over to play that kind of Coop...oh wait, that must´ve been in the late 90s probably. Damn.

Still, I like it but it´s mainly the awesome looks that save it.

[DougClayton4231]

Tried out Kane and Lynch 2 last night and it's wonderful. If you like realistic shooting, you'll like K&L2. It's very intense and the camera effect is great.

[darkvare]

i tried the demo and i understand your complaints i wonder if the xbla version will have online i doubt it though

[Dimnos]

For games like that not to have online multiplayer is just dumb.

[Phoenix Gamma]

I just think if they couldn't include online, at least let players drop-in. Like every other arcade and console beat 'em up since...ever. I tried to get someone to jump in cause the game starts off really frustrating (level 2 anyone?) I do plenty of local multiplayer, but not everyone has the time to sit down and just beat a game in one sitting (the game saves your progress, but you still need to go back to the title screen if someone joins or leaves.) OH! And a warning for people playing Co-Op! Characters' stats are saved, but the stats are tied to an account! So if someone's playing as a guest, their stats won't be saved!

At least the game gets less frustrating when you start buying stuff, but you're too poor to afford anything at the start, so to actually have a chance at beating level three without dying, I had to replay the first level (it was impossible for me to break the walls fast enough to outrun Todd's psychic attack). Then after I bought some stuff, turned out I was TOO strong and the whole game became easy! When you get to level 14, you can go full retard while holding an item and not worry about being hit. At least on Average Joe. I'm playing through again now with a new character on the next difficulty.

Oh, and the ending for Scott is...uh...wow. That's not how the book ended at all. Though I don't really like Ramona to be honest, so I kinda loved it. I'm curious to see what the others are.

[DougClayton4231]

Just beat Kane & Lynch 2. I can't believe how fast I blew through it with the AI. Loved every moment of it.

[darkvare]

have you guys tried monday night combat is sort of a 3rd person dota

[OxBlood]

Yeah, tried and bought it yesterday, I really like the gameshow-feel of it. It's a little dad that it doesnt have more content but still, a nice effort.

@Phoenix: I actually forgot that there were Stat-increasing items in the game...but yeah, after dying on Todd´s last phase I spent some time to buy all that stuff...Strenght 100 is really a little bit better than strenght 0 :D

I´m at the final (?) Boss now and I´m kind of sad that I know almost nothing about the comic, something I intend to change next week. Seems to be great stuff.

I imagine what my life would be like if it was 70% Videogame.

Boss: "Mr. Ox, you´re fired!"
Me: "I don´t think so, Boss! Let´s battle this out on top of THE PYRAMIDS! MAN-DEVIL! TRANSFORM!
Even as a little kid I was sure that with a last name like that, I´d become some kind of superhero/villain one day :D Of course it sounds a lot cooler in english...man-devil...how cheesy.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Scott's ending is really different from the books, FYI. In that it's not a god awful melodramatic mess.

ALSO SOME BITCH IN GODVILLE IS DUELING MY HERO. I'M NOT GONNA STAND FOR THIS HORSESHIT. GO KILL HER, JOE HERO >:

[OxBlood]

I ordered the Scott Pilgrim Books yesterday, I wanna see what all the fuzz is about :D In english of course, I couldn´t read that stuff in german...same with Watchmen, I don´t wanna imagine how much flair it lost by translating it...

I really like the Support Guy in MNC, just ended the match by first killing a Jackbot with my Airstrikes, keeping the enemy bots in check with my little turret, then juicing up and blasting the Moneyball to pieces in Overtime :)

[DougClayton4231]

The new Bioshock looks pretty sweet, I can't wait.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Has anyone gotten the 6 hidden items in Castlevania yet?

[Fathom Zero]

I got the bell and that one fucking thing that flew across the screen in the... fifth, I think.

And you can get the bell by yourself.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I haven't found anything about what they do yet. I've gotten those two and people finally figured out the one in the piano room. I've been trying to get more martial arts and go through hard mode this week.

[TheCoolinator]

League of Legends - Free DOTA game.

[Fathom Zero]

I can even make it to the end of Chapter 1 with Alucard on Hard, by myself. Up until I start fighting the boss. Ugh.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I'm on level 2 hard mode but I played online with this Alucard who looked like he had a Crissaegram that just mowed through the level.

[Fathom Zero]

I just have the Estoc. Which is nice. Hits enemies twice.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I tried beating the puppet master on hard by myself yesterday and he was all like "NOPE. DEAD."

[Dr. Boogie]

I'm at the same spot, and I have to say once again that the Puppet Master is a cheap fuck. And I'm told the Crissaegrim is a rare drop from Dracula on hard mode called the Valmanway.

[RaNkeri]

Started Baldur's Gate compilation today. I've been thinking of playing it only on weekends, so the game should keep me occupied for quite some time.

[OxBlood]

Castlevania HD kinda lost it´s appeal for me, I don´t know why. Still playing some Monday Night Combat though I´m gonna focus my time on Ar Tonelico 2 again...finally done with Phase 2 which dragged on and on and...guh. The game is so weird but so good at the same time...kinda still want to play Suikoden 5...

[DougClayton4231]

Started Baldur's Gate compilation today. I've been thinking of playing it only on weekends, so the game should keep me occupied for quite some time.

I haven't played that one in years. I really liked the first one, but the second one made me mad, due to the spike in difficulty.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I'm at the same spot, and I have to say once again that the Puppet Master is a cheap fuck. And I'm told the Crissaegrim is a rare drop from Dracula on hard mode called the Valmanway.


Beat hard mode last night but someone on our team just ran us through the rest of the chapters with wing boots and the valmanway.

I don't know if Johnathan can get wing boots but I want them badly.

[MarioRPG]

Started up Mother 3 woo woo.

[RaNkeri]

I haven't played that one in years. I really liked the first one, but the second one made me mad, due to the spike in difficulty.

I really enjoyed BG2 years ago. I never really found it to be too hard, but then again I never got to finish it. What I've heard is that BG1 is supposedly harder.

[bigtimecow]

topatoi

the description made it sound fun :(

[Phoenix Gamma]

Just played this free game called Which. It's probably the most scared I've ever been playing a video game, but I'm kind of a bitch, so I don't know if it'll creep you guys out as much. DEFINITELY play this with the lights off and with headphones.

http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/adventure/which/1523/

Only takes a few minutes to play through once, and there are two endings depending on what you do in the third room.

[OxBlood]

Bought some shitty B-Games for my trusty PS2 so now there´s Echo Night Beyond and Kuon waiting to be played after AT2 with Baroque still on the way...God, I love the PS2, never a dull moment with that thing.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Just played this free game called Which. It's probably the most scared I've ever been playing a video game, but I'm kind of a bitch, so I don't know if it'll creep you guys out as much. DEFINITELY play this with the lights off and with headphones.

http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/adventure/which/1523/

Only takes a few minutes to play through once, and there are two endings depending on what you do in the third room.

I was going to play that but I don't feel like downloading it. Is there a flash version?

[Phoenix Gamma]

Naw. It's too graphically sophisticated to be a flash game.

It only takes a sec. It's a zip with an exe. You don't need to install.

[darkvare]

lol it has 3d with the red blues anyways my lap runs it too slow is there a mac version?

[Phoenix Gamma]

lol you played the 3D exe? Yea I really want to find some old 3D glasses and try it.

Try Lo version if it chugs.

[Esuohlim]

I AM PLAYING WARIO 3 FOR GAME BOY

[captain516]

Spderman Web of Shadows isn't too bad, but it is repetitive.

[OxBlood]

Gonna go to Gamescon again today...it was a little boring yesterday (Press-Day) and apart from Guild Wars 2 I didn´t get to play anything..mostly.
Even then the line for Old Republic was WAY too long...don´t wanna know how long it´ll be today...

Oh and the demo for Front Mission Evolved sucked.

[DougClayton4231]

I forgot that you're in Germany Ox. Is Gamescon any good? Or is it like a mini E3?

[OxBlood]

Hm, hard to tell for me. E3 is first, so most of the good info is already known when Gamescom starts. The whole thing was pretty dissappointing this year. Almost every game was shown inside those stupid movie-cubes (don´t know how to describe them better, but I´m sure you know what I mean) where you had to wait 2+ hours to see anything, be it COD, Diablo3 or Castlevania and 99% games where either just movies or hands-on presentations, in other words: Worthless.

I did play PS-Move though it was...okay I guess? A bit of lag and the whole thing felt a little slow but it worked in the designated Move-Booths. I didn´t work at all when we tried it in the press area of a company we know...they had one of those things lying around just for fun and the room was apparently too bright and the distance was not ideal so we couldn´t calibrate it...something you have to do before every game I´m told.

But Move still worked way better than Kinect, God that POS sucked. Didn´t get to play myself but you could watch them flailing around in those plastic-booths. I can only repeat what most other people on the net already said: Kinect doesn´t work and when it kind of works, it doesn´t make any sense. You have to move your whole body around slowly and carefully to do what a simple press of a button can do (Starting the fucking game for example).

So yeah, thousands of people standing in line for videos you can probably watch online by now. Quite some Cosplayers there too, don´t know what their deal was, along with a lot of people that really boost your ego as a gamer :D

But I´m not gonna complain, I can drive over there in 20mins, park for free, get in for free...it´s a nice distraction for two or three hours. I guess E3 is still way more important but it´s good to have something like that here, we´re still in the witch-hunt aera over here concerning Shooters and stuff. :D

Oh and I got three (3) tags in DragonQuest XI Tag-Mode...and I guess the GC is THE event for something like that...three...pfff.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Metroid Prime Trilogy. I need something to hold me over till Other M, which I really really really want.

I never really liked the first Prime all that much. Dunno why I beat it. I figured playing with the Wii controls would make me like it more, but...ehhh...it's not as much fun as the 2D games, for a lot of reasons. I'll probably boot up one of them today and get my fix.

[DougClayton4231]

I heard that the new Dragon Quest is coming out for the Wii, I can't wait to play it.

The thing I've noticed about motion controller technology is that it all depends on the quality of coding from developers. MPT on the Wii plays perfectly even though it doesn't use motion plus, but I had a lot of strange issues with getting the controls to work in Red Steel 2. Kinect might get better with time and experience, like all technology. PS Move has no reason for having lag though, developers have been working with lesser tech on the Wii for 4 years now :P.

[OxBlood]

Yeah, I suppose the lighting has to be optimal or something for it to work perfectly...I´m not really a good person to talk about motion-control, cause I don´t get it. I don´t understand why you wouldn´t want to play efficiently and fast by using a controller, doesn´t get much faster than that until they plug those things into our brains :D

I still remember the time when the EyeToy came out. I was fun, sure. For about thirty minutes then we all went back to playing with controllers *shrugs* But as I said, I don´t get it.

[Sacks]

I just started playing through Castlevania: SotN. I played it a long time ago but for only 30 minutes. It's pretty awesome.

[TheCoolinator]

Batman: Arkham Asylum on hard is extremely difficult. (punches wall*)

[DougClayton4231]

I've been thinking about playing through Arkham Asylum on hard again, I love that game.

Motion control works for FPS's, RTS's, Adventure games and that sort of thing. I don't see the point in motion controls for like RPG's though. Maybe that's the future lol.

[Dr. Boogie]

I'll believe it when I see it. Until then, I'll just think of the success of the Eyetoy.

[Dimnos]

Right. :lol I would like to see a demo of someone using it to play and FPS. Can the damn thing tell when you squeeze your trigger finger vs you just moving your hand(s) for aiming? How does it know when you throw a grenade? When you make the throwing motion right? How does it know what kind of grenade you want to throw? Stuff like that.

[Dr. Boogie]

How does it know when you throw a grenade? When you make the throwing motion right?

Two words: windmill.

[Dimnos]

But how does it know if I wanted to use a frag or a flash? Maybe I wanted to throw my C4 over that wall.

[darkvare]

theres fotage of kinect playing half life 2 let me find it
here i dunno if its real so don't bug me about it
N9uCiOYacAk

[Supafly345]

With how little control they have over the game, It has a decent chance of being real.

[Dimnos]

No sound. No explanation on what motions he is making to get it do to anything. And Half Life 2? Probably one of the most simple FPS games out there. 90% of the game you just use that dumb grav gun. Does it even have grenades? Play some Team Fortress or Counterstrike on it then I might take it seriously.

[Dr. Boogie]

But how does it know if I wanted to use a frag or a flash? Maybe I wanted to throw my C4 over that wall.

Windmill, double windmill, jazz hands.

[LordSappington]

Just beat Dante's Inferno, Bioshock 2, and playing L4D2 again. I just can't get enough of that damn game. :(

[DougClayton4231]

Whoa, whoa, whoa party people, I was talking about the Wiimote/Move type of motion controls, not the laggy Kinect bullshit. Other than the dance game, I think it might be a utter flop at launch.

BTW Dr. Boogie, you're hilarious. Any game that includes jazz hands will be instant success.

[Fathom Zero]

I'm playing through Gears of War. Never finished the first.

[darkvare]

theres a video of killzone 3 played in move
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[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Found out how to level up sub weapons and spells in Castlevania HD so trying to get everything to level 9 right now.

[Dr. Boogie]

Get the Mastery Ring. I don't know how much easier it makes it, but it works for both Shanoa and Jonathan.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Even with the mastery ring it was taking forever so I checked out survival mode. Basically you equip the item that uses HP instead of MP for skills then just burn through it using the one you want to level. When you die you respawn with full health. Rinse. Repeat.

Also select the main subweapon you want to use as DOWN B, then use it while hitting LEFT BUMPER. It will spam the attack faster so its easier to level up. Still takes forever though.

[DougClayton4231]

Trying out Mafia 2 today, I'll be sure to tell you all how it is.

[MrAdventure]

i play tf2 like it's a second job aka i a p big faggot

[Phoenix Gamma]

Beat Metroid Zero Mission in one sitting last night, 'round 2 and a half hours? I was trying to get 100% but some of the items require some absurd Shinespark abuse to get them, so I settled for 60%. But man, that game is probably THE best remake ever made.

Playing Super Metroid now. So hyped for Other M.

i play tf2 like it's a second job aka i a p big faggot
Me too. I've been cutting down, but earlier this month there were two nights when I looked at the time and was like "SHHHHHHHHHHIT". I don't play as much now mostly because the more you play, the less drops you get. And I've been having internet problems.

[Dr. Boogie]

Finished up Nier last week.

The story was surprisingly interesting, and had very little of SquareEnix's usual JRPG bullcrap. The problem is that the main story is about 10 hours long, and the rest is side quests that are almost entirely gather/fetch quests. And they threw in fishing and gardening minigames because they felt like the main game wasn't slow enough.

[darkvare]

damn i have this weird thing every time i lend a game to a friend i have the urge to replay the game i lent brutal legend to a friend and now i wanna play it more than ever

[OxBlood]

Concerning Nier, it´s still THE best RPG-Story this year and so much better than the abomination known as FF13...ahem.

Still waiting for Baroque, I don´t even know why I want it so bad, it´s not very good but I guess I just hate waiting for stuff...still have to play the second phase of Kuon. It´s a little irritating that the first phase took less than four hours but whatever, the game´s pacing is slow enough as it is.

Even more talking in Ar Tonelico 2 as my Reyvateils get to understand each other and in turn forge Combo-Songmagic. Guess they just have to talk for hours and hours about how they hate but secretly like each other...very cheesy stuff that should be done by talking over a beer in a bar for about an hour, not diving into a strange cyber-dreamworld for (game)weeks that connects their minds and forces them to re-live each others past.

But maybe that´s just japanese mentality for you, no easy way to communicate one´s emotions.

Oh that reminds me of one thing I always wanted to ask you guys. Correct me if I´m wrong but a standart greeting in the US is "how do you do", right? Do you expect an honest answer to that or is it just a greeting that you answer to in a specific way?

Cause I heard that the "common American" is suprised if someone answers in a negative way...don´t know if it´s true though, hence the question. I love these little differences about different people, makes life interesting :)

[DougClayton4231]

Mafia 2 feels very...been there, done that. It's good, but the whole racist "Italian gangster" motif has really worn thin and the voice acting doesn't really satisfy.

I don't know, I feel like I'm falling more and more out of playing video games. I use my Wii far more frequently than my 360 or PC, and I only really enjoy older games that I can't get enough of. (Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines anyone?)

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Oh that reminds me of one thing I always wanted to ask you guys. Correct me if I´m wrong but a standart greeting in the US is "how do you do", right? Do you expect an honest answer to that or is it just a greeting that you answer to in a specific way?

Cause I heard that the "common American" is suprised if someone answers in a negative way...don´t know if it´s true though, hence the question. I love these little differences about different people, makes life interesting :)

It's a pretty common greeting along with "How is it going?" or "What's up?" or "How's it hanging?"

Most of the time the same greeting is returned without an answer to the question such as:

Me: What's up?
Ox: What's up?

or

Me: What's cracking?
Ox: Not a lot. What's cracking with you?
Me: Same old stuff.

The movie Gran Torino has a really great breakdown of how it goes.

[Sacks]

Mafia 2 feels very...been there, done that. It's good, but the whole racist "Italian gangster" motif has really worn thin and the voice acting doesn't really satisfy.

Yeah seriously. Why don't they ever make a game about the not-italian mafia?

[Dimnos]

I want a game that centers around the IRA. I want to blow up some brits.

[OxBlood]

Mafia 2 feels very...been there, done that. It's good, but the whole racist "Italian gangster" motif has really worn thin and the voice acting doesn't really satisfy.

I don't know, I feel like I'm falling more and more out of playing video games. I use my Wii far more frequently than my 360 or PC, and I only really enjoy older games that I can't get enough of. (Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines anyone?)

Bloodlines was and is an amazing game. Few game experiences can compete with playing a Malkavian in that game :)

@10k Volt Ghost
What I meant is, is the typical american thrown off if he asks me how I do and I answer "horrible, this and that happened"...in the sense that the question is really just a formality...I don´t know how to describe it any better, sorry.

[Fathom Zero]

A better thing would be to say "What's happening," if you're not yet comfortable enough to go too deep. It's pretty straightforward.

[Dimnos]

It really depends on who you are talking to. Its only a surprise if you dont really know the person. If I were to come home and ask my wife and she were to answer with something along the lines of "horrible..." aside from feeling bad for her its no surprise she would share that with me. Same could be said about any of your friends or family. Now if I were to cross paths with someone while walking the dog and asked them and they unloaded on me then I would surprised.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Yeah seriously. Why don't they ever make a game about the not-italian mafia?

Like the P-Mob.

[Fathom Zero]

The Yiddish mafia.

[Phoenix Gamma]

I finally 100%ed Super Metroid :rock

Took me forever to find them all. I wasn't keeping track of the ones I already collected, so when I needed to find 15 more upgrades after beating Ridley it took way longer than it should have.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I've never gotten 100% on Super Metroid :(

[Dimnos]

I have never finished Super Metroid. Something always happens. :(

[Sam]

Like the P-Mob.

LIKE THE GOODIE MOB.

[Phoenix Gamma]

I've never gotten 100% on Super Metroid :(
Yea it's pretty hard cause some of the rooms are really well hidden. Also this was my first time finding the Spring Ball in that game. I didn't even know it was IN Super Metroid! :lol

Some of them are just super sneaky too. Like the old Mother Brain room on Crateria from the beginning of the game. That one holds a missle upgrade, and another one in the long shaft connecting that room to the overworld that requires a shinespark and ice beam. Once I did the shinespark for that missle in Maridia, I figured the other upgrades would take way less skill and went for 100%

I have never finished Super Metroid. Something always happens. :( Do it. If I didn't 100% the game I probably could have beat it in three hours.

Watched some speedruns of the game last night. 32 minutes is the record. I felt like shit when I realized half the stuff can be obtained way earlier without most of the upgrades.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

LIKE THE GOODIE MOB.

LIKE THE M.O.P.
ANTE UP KIDNAP THAT FOOL.

Yea it's pretty hard cause some of the rooms are really well hidden. Also this was my first time finding the Spring Ball in that game. I didn't even know it was IN Super Metroid! :lol

Some of them are just super sneaky too. Like the old Mother Brain room on Crateria from the beginning of the game. That one holds a missle upgrade, and another one in the long shaft connecting that room to the overworld that requires a shinespark and ice beam. Once I did the shinespark for that missle in Maridia, I figured the other upgrades would take way less skill and went for 100%

Do it. If I didn't 100% the game I probably could have beat it in three hours.

Watched some speedruns of the game last night. 32 minutes is the record. I felt like shit when I realized half the stuff can be obtained way earlier without most of the upgrades.

I've gotten around 89%. I missed a lot of the missiles in ridley territory.

[Phoenix Gamma]

FUCK NORFAIR >:

That an Maridia are the most annoying levels in any Metroid, ever.

[DougClayton4231]

I've gotten 92 or 93% as my best in Super Metroid. I've beaten that game at least 40 times over the past 15 years lmao. I say FUCK MARIDIA!

I'd like to play a game about any ethnic group without it devolving into a smarmy mess of absurd stereotypes, but with games being developed mainly by American and Japanese males in their 30's/40's I think that might be a pipe dream. I mean, they still haven't even been able to portray women realistically yet. Either they are subservient, annoying psychos, or emotional wrecks. Not to mention that 3/4's of them have double d's and/or dress like street whores.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

What part of that is off?

[Dimnos]

http://www.arn.com/files/assets/Articles/2010/02-Feb/IMG_truth-Campaign-Decade.jpg

[Phoenix Gamma]

I've gotten 92 or 93% as my best in Super Metroid. I've beaten that game at least 40 times over the past 15 years lmao. I say FUCK MARIDIA!

I'd like to play a game about any ethnic group without it devolving into a smarmy mess of absurd stereotypes, but with games being developed mainly by American and Japanese males in their 30's/40's I think that might be a pipe dream. I mean, they still haven't even been able to portray women realistically yet. Either they are subservient, annoying psychos, or emotional wrecks. Not to mention that 3/4's of them have double d's and/or dress like street whores.

What's wrong with Samus? :(
Also Jade from Beyond Good and Evil.

[DougClayton4231]

Samus isn't really much of an exception. If you don't remember, when you die, you see her in a bikini and that was also her special costume in the NES original lol. I'm pretty sure that no one actually played Beyond Good and Evil, so Jade doesn't count lmao.

[darkvare]

anyone has tried shank?

[MarioRPG]

I want to play Shank so much. It looks pretty sweet!