What are you playing right now?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Playing Lego Batman with the kids. Pretty silly, but love the fact that the music is Danny Elfman's.




I've only played through two levels of this so far but it's fun. I like the fact there's like 50 chars to play as.

[LittleDollClaudia]

Yeah, they are trying to get through the levels so they can play as villains. I admit that's why I'm playing it. We also have Lego Star Wars 2 (that has the characters from the original trilogy) and Lego Indiana Jones. This one seems to be the most detailed of the three.

[LittleDollClaudia]

It's shittier, too!


Damn, is it? Then hell with it. I'll just sell a kidney to get me a PS3.

[pac-man]

Don't be so hasty. It's pretty much universal knowledge that GW doesn't have the best taste. Get whichever system you want, but do some research.

[LittleDollClaudia]

Thanks for the heads up. :) Just wondering though, not sure if this has been discussed before.

Is there a general consensus as to what is the best system?

Games, price, ease of controls? I have been really wanting to upgrade, but my PS2 has been "the system" in my house for so long that I'm not sure. It used to be that a lot of games were system exclusive, but that's not too true anymore.

Any suggestions would be a large help.

[OxBlood]

And here I go again. Here are some questions that you can ask yourself before you buy one of the big consoles:

What games do I want?
What kind of controller might be better?
Do I care about online gaming?
Do I care about the price of the whole thing?
Do I care about Blu-Ray?
Do I care about how loud my System can get?

Let´s view this from your perspective, meaning, you don´t have either.

Concerning games, it doesn´t matter that much, most games are multiplatform anyway and the few exclusives are generally not really worth it I guess. (That goes for PS3-Exclusives and it´s just my opinion).

Controller-wise, most people agree that the 360 Contoller is the better one (yes, even many PS3-Owners), but apart from the messed up L2 and R2 Buttons, the PS3-Pad is almost as good as the PS2-Pad. I still like the 360-thing better.

Onlinegaming is of course possible on both systems, the only difference is, that Xbox-Live costs a bit of money, but is better organized as the PS3 Counterpart as far as I know. If you want to play with screaming little idiots is a whole different affair. You get those on both systems, part of the package.

Price...well, the 360 is cheaper, but Xbox-Live costs a bit and you may have trouble with the inferior...erm...Hardware-integrity. Meaning, the 360 breaks down more often than the PS3 and has less manufacturing-quality.

Blu Ray...well, the PS3 has it and the 360 doesn´t, it´s that simple.

And the Noise-Level...the 360 can get extremely loud while the PS3 is pretty silent in comparison.

And finally, my own point of view. I have a 360 since it launched, because it was the first next-gen console. If the PS3 had been first, I´d bought one of those instead. The whole thing with the PS3 having no games available is solved by now, both systems have largely the same lineup of games with only minimal differences between versions that no normal person cares about. The few exclusives that the PS3 has are no reason for me to spend another 400 bucks, but if you don´t have either of the systems...well I guess it´s up to you.
Both systems are good, with the PS3 being the more solid piece of plastic, in terms of quality of the parts used.
But apart from that, I think the 360 is slightly better, because of the (in my opinion) better controler, better online service and cheaper price. You just have to get used to it breaking down once every year or so...but I guess they should be able to produce more endurable versions by now, mine is still from around the launch.

[MetalMilitia]

PS3 - Media centre that plays games.

XB360 - Games console that contains a media centre.

If you don't give a shit about streaming media from your network or blu-ray then it's really hard to recommend the PS3 as this is what is does best. The games work fine but you can get a 360 more cheaply, have a wider range of games and play practically everything you could've played on PS3 anyway. The 360's relyability has increased dramatically since launch and the latest consoles are far less prone to failure than public opinion would suggest.

[darkvare]

why none of you plays gears 2 with me? i'm good i saw a couple of you with it here so add me and lets play >:(

[Guitar Woman]

PS3 - Has LittleBigPlanet

360 - Does not have LittleBigPlanet

That is what I think of this subject

Also, I missed a lot of PS2 exclusives last gen by being a hardcore Nintendofag, so a PS3 with backwards compatability to me is infinitely better than anything that could ever happen on the 360.

[Dimnos]

PS3 - Has LittleBigPlanet

360 - Does not have LittleBigPlanet



So you are saying get the 360..

[Guitar Woman]

I am saying that you can go fuck yourself

[Dimnos]

I am saying that you can go fuck yourself

Dont be like that :lol

[darkvare]

no new ps3 models have ps2 compatibility and little big planet is nice but not a console mover

[Guitar Woman]

Doesn't mean they don't exist!

I'd spring extra money for one.

[Sam]

WHY NOT JUST BUY A PS2 FOR VERY CHEAP?

[Guitar Woman]

Cuz then I can play PS3 games, too

[Phoenix Gamma]

PS3 - Has LittleBigPlanet and Valkyria Chronicles

Fixed.

I want that game real bad :(

[LittleDollClaudia]

Thanks everyone for your input. I will show this to my SO so we can figure out what is important to us. Then we can make an informed decision. Afterwards the spending of lots of cash will begin. (even though we really shouldn't but hey you only live once, right?)

[executioneer]

WRONG

[OxBlood]

I forgot the most important thing: Try not to read forums on such topics. You will mostly encounter people who are desperately trying to defend "their" system. Even though concentrating on one specific product out of sheer "loyalty" is about the most stupid thing you can do as a Videogamer since it just downgrades you to a worthless fanboy who misses out on 50% of the stuff.

But hey, even they might learn some day I guess. It´s only about the games, never about the system they run on.

[HappyHamster]

Even though concentrating on one specific product out of sheer "loyalty" is about the most stupid thing you can do as a Videogamer since it just downgrades you to a worthless fanboy who misses out on 50% of the stuff.

Im broke, I cant buy any system or game I want whenever I want. I have to think ahead, so I usually stick with one system over the other....does that make me a fanboy? >:

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

I played little big planet. It's a lot of fun with two people. My fake sister and I ended up playing it and just slapping the hell out of each other while trying to move through the levels.

[Nick]

I bought one of each. :3

[pac-man]

Im broke, I cant buy any system or game I want whenever I want. I have to think ahead, so I usually stick with one system over the other....does that make me a fanboy? >:

Brand loyalty and fanboyism are two different things.

[Fathom Zero]

Actually, my 360 is the louder of the two.

[pac-man]

I bought one of each. :3

Which would you reccommend?

[Zomboid]

I haven't played my wii in so fucking long. I've considered getting more virtual console games, but no online support sucks balls. It's obviously a lot more fun playing with someone who's in the same room, but I live alone this year and it's rare for any of my friends to be willing to drive across the city to play video games.

Has ps3 gotten any good games lately? It seems like whenever I check to see what's available for it, there's a lot of nothing. Also, the commercials for Resistance 2 are fucking atrocious.

[Nick]

Zomboid, I don't think the PS3 is going to get any decent exclusives until next year, but even that is pushing it.

Which would you reccommend?
I would recommend a Xbox 360, but that's just my opinion. The Wii no longer goes after my demographic, which is a shame because they could have had something there. As for the differences between the 360 and PS3, there isn't much graphics or gameplay wise. If you were going to get a console just for the online experience I would suggest a 360 again. There isn't anything wrong with the PlayStation Network, it's just that Xbox Live seems more streamlined and easier to manage. I would also mention Achievements, but the PS3 is coming out with Trophies now so it may just be a case of what you prefer.

Bottom line:
360: Achievements, great online.
PS3: 360 with a Sony logo.
Wii: $200.00 worth of nostalgia and 2 months of use.

[darkvare]

i also stopped using my wii i'm waiting for madworld

[Angryhydralisk]

Chrono Trigger (On the DS.). Quite frankly the first game I really went nuts over because I enjoyed it that much. It's still fun after 13 and then 9 years.

[HappyHamster]

Brand loyalty and fanboyism are two different things.

Ah shway

[Zomboid]

Unless you're going after nostalgia, already released games, a handful of ports, or are really into mini-games and gimmicks, there's no reason at all to buy a wii. It's an overpriced paper weight now :(

Xbox live also seems to have a fuck of a lot more people on it than the Playstation network. So if you're into online games, go with the 360.

I like that the ps3 has a blu-ray player, but I don't even want one of those right now. Movies won't be blu-ray only for quite a while.

[Ant10708]

Banjo Kazooie (XBLA)

I hate water/swimming levels :(

Also that da blob game was really fun on the wii. It has good games you just have to search. But lack of decent online def makes wii an inferior system :(

[MetalMilitia]

The main problem with Blu-Ray right now is that the films are fucking expensive. Rentals are worth it though.

But yeah, I haven't played any games on my PS3 for a long time. In fact the only game I've really enjoyed in the same way I might enjoy a PC game is Uncharted which was rather good. It still gets a shit load of use though as we download a lot of TV shows and films and it's the most convenient way of getting them onto the HDTV.

[Uncle_Sham]

Call of Duty 5

[OxBlood]

Prince of Persia, great Style and I love the conversations between Prince and Princess. Not very challenging and pretty repetetive but what can you expect from the guys who made Assassin´s Creed? I still like it a lot. A Videogame, through and through.

[Nick]

Unless you're going after nostalgia, already released games, a handful of ports, or are really into mini-games and gimmicks, there's no reason at all to buy a wii. It's an overpriced paper weight now :(

Xbox live also seems to have a fuck of a lot more people on it than the Playstation network. So if you're into online games, go with the 360.

I like that the ps3 has a blu-ray player, but I don't even want one of those right now. Movies won't be blu-ray only for quite a while.
I agree. I don't know what it is but I find that Xbox Live is just easier to use than the PlayStation Network.

[HappyHamster]

Maybe its because Xbox Live was made up before the Playstation Network?
Or that Microsoft made Xbox? Its no wonder that itll be far better than the Playstation Netowrk. But give it time, things might change. Doubt it though...

[Dr. Boogie]

Better games, too. Don't forget that part.

[Microshock]

Unless you're going after nostalgia, already released games, a handful of ports, or are really into mini-games and gimmicks, there's no reason at all to buy a wii. It's an overpriced paper weight now :(

Xbox live also seems to have a fuck of a lot more people on it than the Playstation network. So if you're into online games, go with the 360.

I like that the ps3 has a blu-ray player, but I don't even want one of those right now. Movies won't be blu-ray only for quite a while.

MGS4, Heavenly Sword, , Socom: Confrontation, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Resistance 2, Little Big Planet, Uncharted, Warhawk, Gran Turismo 5: Prologue , Ratchet and Clank Future , Valkyria Chronicles, Naruto: ...someting Storm

Yeah, sounds...like the PS3 has horrible exclusives, and dont forget killzone 2 and Home and Uncharted 2 and God of War 3 all coming..
And all the psn games like flower, fat princess , flow, echochrome, blast factor, everyday shooter, etc, etcetera.

I had a choice between wanting a ps3 and 360 and i chose the ps3, because i knew i would enjoy the games so much more and im happy with my choice, the only thing that xbox 360 can offer me is..halo 3...which will satisfy me for a bit and gears of war 2 but after that....nothing.

So rethink your...ps3 has horrible games theory, we have multi platform games too.

Oh, here's more exclusives: Eye of judgement, Singstar, Hot shot golf: out of bounds

[Zomboid]

Yeah, those all sound like amazing games, and I've heard of maybe a third of the games that you listed there. I mean, fuck, NARUTO!!! KILLZONE!!! The supposed "halo killer" that didn't manage to get anywhere near the fanbase. Good stuff!

[Ant10708]

It is weird that all these awesome Ps3 games are not being talked about at all by people who play games

[Nick]

Those awesome PS3 games sound really really shitty.

[Zomboid]

But guuuuuuys, those incredible exclusives are continuing such marvelous series as gran turismo (I JUST LOVE RACING GAMES!), resistance, and socom! I don't know anyone who doesn't like those games!

Both of the other consoles destroy the PS3 in terms of exclusive games, and both of the other consoles destroy the PS3 with the download-able games. The only good games that I've heard of on the ps3 are already on XBLA (and there's a couple on wii, too).

I hope your secret santa sent you some good taste, you little brat.

[Fathom Zero]

I want to get Resistence 2, but I think I'll end up getting Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.

[OxBlood]

Why would you want get a second class Fighting Game when you can get a longer, better Shooter for the same price? Don´t get me wrong, I love fighting-games, but I just don´t think, MK vs. DC is worth a full price for what you get. Then again, I don´t give much about both Universes (european problem?).

@Zomboid: Nobody needs a Halo-Killer when Halo itself is not even good to begin with :)

[Zomboid]

SHUTUP

Fathom: I'm getting that too. We can play online, BRAW!

[Fathom Zero]

Why would you want get a second class Fighting Game when you can get a longer, better Shooter for the same price?

Why don't you drink a nice, tall glass of "shut the fuck up?"

WE'RE DOING THIS, BRAH

But right now I'm playing Kane and Lynch. Thing's just go to shit in the second half, but the multiplayer makes up for it.

[OxBlood]

Hey, everybody´s gotta make their own experiences and mistakes, so please, buy whatever makes you happy. ;)

[Dimnos]

MGS4, Valkyria Chronicles,


The list of games on the ps3 that real gamers MIGHT give a shit about.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Fire Emblem came out for the DS today. I've been curious as to how Marth's story plays out, so I was interested int trying it. Plus, I was just about to boot up an older Fire Emblem, so it came out right when I was in the mood for it.

I like it, but the graphics are crap, and you need to keep your army under 15 units to get the extra chapters. Seeing how they give you someone new every single chapter, keeping it under 15 is fucking hard.

[Guitar Woman]

SUICIDE RUSH

Also, I downloaded a japanese Fire Emblem rom and had a fucking great time only understanding about half of it so I'll probably be picking this up too :o

[Microshock]

Zomboid, if you havent heard most of the exclusives that are on the PS3, maybe you should go play...them...or read about them a bit before jumping to conclusions about how they suck

and xbla does not have the Pixeljunk series..or echochrome.. i can keep listing them.

Sounds like fanboyism and also if you look at the praise for Killzone 2 by beta players and by the press, it'll change your mind on it. Sequels..can improve.

[executioneer]

MOUNT AND BLADE, AGAIN

[King Hadas]

I don't actually own any of the consoles but from what I've seen the 360 seems to be taking on the role the PS2 had in the last generation. It probably has the best variety of games out of the three consoles. Why, if I had money I might pick one up tomorrow! but since I don't I-I guess I'll just play some more minesweepers.

Minesweepers is a free game on the PC! It's too damn hard though, I can't beat it.

[King Hadas]

The Sweeping Mine:
A Minesweeper Fanfiction

by King Hadas

Wallace Runnerdail had cleared his share of fields. Big and small, think and thin, and superficially this one didn't seem all that special. It was a nine by nine yard field with maybe eighty-one spaces, quite generic actually but something felt wrong. He went to work pushing down tiles to reveal clear patches of metallic ground which in turn would set of more tiles, and on said ground he could see numbers.

Every sweeper knows about the twos and the threes and the fours and what they mean. Some sort of algorithm to decide the chance of meeting a mine and than in turn meeting the mine-reaper. Some sweepers believed the numbers had a deeper intrinsic meaning; unifying the sweeper, the mine and the field into a great mine wheel of life and chance. They believed when they died they'd get a chance to be a mine or even a minefield being sweeped. Wallace learned all this at the Goosewind Minesweeping Academy for Young Boys of Questionable Moral Fiber (GMAYNQMF) though he didn't put much stock in any of it. He played the game by instinct alone and it gotten him this far. But something seemed wrong!

Wallace began to think back to when his evil twin brother had tried to kill him with a mine. He had stopped him by beating him to death with a mine that happened to be deactivated. Suddenly, Wallace broke down into tears!

"No, NO, stay focused Wallace, you damn lunatic. It's impossible, your brother is dead. It's impossible his been reincarnated as a mine and is stalking me as I speak to myself AT THIS VERY MOMENT!"

"Is it brother?" A rusty voice of steel literally chimes in.

Wallace's blood ran colder than a mine in a refrigerators inside a girl minesweepers panties. He spins around, but not quick enough! His brother Sogrog Runnerdail the mine lunges at him from atop the red number two! Wallace tries to leap away and succeeds! His brothers attack falls short and he explodes screaming "AWOOOGA!!!!!."

Wallace laughs riotously as he rushes onwards, happy and free until he hears a familiar clicking under his feet and then a not so familiar bippity-beep-bap-bop. He recognizes the bippity-beep-bap-bop from GMAYNQMF training videos and know his run atop a mine.

"...but HOW?" he exclaims with righteous indignation. "I'd already cleared this part!"

Wallace could not know that the mine field was his ex-minesweeper mother who he never visited. A mother's rage really is...explosive.

[Fathom Zero]

Echochrome sucks and the Pixel Junk games are hella boring. Linger in Shadows is the best thing on the PSN right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9S9mlvmw1g

PS: It's my favorite $3 purchase ever.

[King Hadas]

http://fc59.deviantart.com/fs38/f/2008/340/0/5/Wallace_Runnerdail_by_KingHadas.jpg

[Microshock]

Echochrome sucks and the Pixel Junk games are hella boring. Linger in Shadows is the best thing on the PSN right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9S9mlvmw1g

PS: It's my favorite $3 purchase ever.

Pixeljunk Monsters seems like a nice ...desktop defense type of game. I didn't really understand Eden.

And echochrome is for people that are just plain smarter than us. I am seriously considering that game too but PSN isnt accepting the credit card details :(

Super Stardust HD and Blast Factor...uhh Flock is coming out

[Phoenix Gamma]

SUICIDE RUSH

Also, I downloaded a japanese Fire Emblem rom and had a fucking great time only understanding about half of it so I'll probably be picking this up too :o


Seriously, they give you so many fucking units. One map started and I saw one recruitable unit and said "whew, I'll just kill him an-" when I was suddenly ambushed by FIVE (FIVE!!!) new units, all of them the same (Usually cavaliers. I hope you fucking love horses!)

Aside from the absurd sidequest requirements and having too many people, it's basically a streamlined experience like how Days of Ruin streamlined AW. It's missing some things (rescuing, a few promotional classes) but strategy is even more important. I actually used a knight to block up a passage and prevented 15 enemies from attacking or moving. It was like the three stooges fitting into a door, but times 5. I took a cellphone picture because they just kept piling up into the doorway and grimacing at my one guy.

Oh! And multiplayer takes place on actual maps now, which is sick. My friend and I had some really interesting matches. Nintendo's online shop is also really handy, and lending units to friends is a neat idea (less neat when your friend wants to test it out and gives you the shitty starter paladin in exchange for someone good :( ).

If you don't mind the graphics and lack of a new system like relationships or transforming, you'll really like it.

Also, Fathom, I love the crap out of Echochrome. It's not like there are other good PSP games to play :( Definately not for everyone, but when I booted that game up at 1AM and the music kicked in through my headphones and all I saw was that tiny white screen, I got pretty into it. Plus the different illusion tools are fun :D

[Fathom Zero]

Pixeljunk Monsters seems like a nice ...desktop defense type of game. I didn't really understand Eden.

And echochrome is for people that are just plain smarter than us. I am seriously considering that game too but PSN isnt accepting the credit card details :(

Super Stardust HD and Blast Factor...uhh Flock is coming out

Oh that's right, I forgot that the PSN Cards are harder to find than plutonium in some places. Luckily, the exchange on post carries them.

[WhiteRat]

NCAA Football 09 for PS3 almost exclusively online. 4-1 since last night.

[Nick]

PSN games are horrible. First you buy the game, then they expect you to pay more money to buy the features that are in the game.

[Fathom Zero]

How so?

There's expansion packs and then there's Tekken: Dark Resurrection which comes with or without online play, a difference of $10.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Apparently Atlus was giving away beta codes for their new MMO, Shin Megami Tensei Online. SMT has this weird appeal, so I signed up with the hopes of it being cool enough to make me forget how bad MMORPGs are. So far it's been pretty decent.

[Guitar Woman]

I replaced all the music in Morrowind with the Shadow of the Colossus soundtrack. It instantly got about three times more enjoyable.

I also set the "game over" song to Tourettes Guy screaming OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT for comic relief :<

[Girl Drink Drunk]

Street Fighter II HD Remix and Prince of Persia Classic.

[Fathom Zero]

Apparently Atlus was giving away beta codes for their new MMO, Shin Megami Tensei Online. SMT has this weird appeal, so I signed up with the hopes of it being cool enough to make me forget how bad MMORPGs are. So far it's been pretty decent.

I'm more of an SMT fan than a Persona one. Too bad they don't come over this side of the world often.

[Phoenix Gamma]

See, I've only got P3 (and FES) to go on, since I'm usually hesitant to get anything made by Atlus. They love their fans, but they publish/develop some seriously crap games sometimes.

SMT:O is pretty fun even if I'm almost entirely detached from the franchise. The demon collecting aspect is the only real draw, though. It's not like, say, PSO where it's all about getting really cool weapons or something. Combat is pretty fun since it incorporates your actions with your partners, so having someone cast Agi as you charge at an enemy is neat. Then you follow up with different combos and junk.

I could see myself playing this a lot if I had a big enough group to play with, so we'll see how it goes when the public release comes out. I want to hurry up and get better stuff instead of just the beginner crap like every other player in my area.

[Fathom Zero]

As I heard it, it's a free-to-play dealie; one of those microtranaction games.

[OxBlood]

THAT would make me take a look at it I guess.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Actually that should tell you to stay away. Free MMOs are usually mediocre at best. It just so happens that Atlus is at the helm to give thumbs up/down.

Speaking of Atlus, I finally finished my finals, so it's time to zone out and play Persona 4. The only problem: longest tutorial since Kingdom Hearts 2. Jesus Christ, it took over an hour before I got to actually fight.

[OxBlood]

Hey Phoenix, after you played a bit, could you compare it to P3 for me? Since I wont see much of the game until it gets released here next year...which sucks.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Hey Phoenix, after you played a bit, could you compare it to P3 for me? Since I wont see much of the game until it gets released here next year...which sucks.

Certainly. I spent another 2 hours in an actual dungeon, bringing me to four hours, which means that this game is literally half grinding and half socializing.

I'll put it in a spoiler tag because it's a long post. No actual spoilers, I promise:

The social aspect is pretty much the same, except:
- Square lets you jump to different parts of where you are. Instead of fumbling around school, you can just skip over to certain floors or buildings. Same with shopping districts and stuff.
- "Thou art I..." speech only appears in the initial Social Link, not after each level up. A quick graphic pops up and you move on. Much better.
- More stats to boost (Diligence, Expression, something else...) and more chances to boost them (reading a manly comic book in your room boosts courage).

Combat:
- Fighting is done during the afternoon, which screws up priorities. Now it's School>Socialize/Fight>Dinner/Bed.
-If you get knocked down, you stay down after getting hit. However, when you get back up, it doesn't count as a full turn, meaning you get get up and fight instead of waiting again. So actually, it's much better, since you always do something every turn no matter what.
-Direct Command is an option under tactics from the get-go, but it's not the default setting. AI is the improved one from FES, so someone will knock everyone down instead of wasting moves on the same enemy.
-Big change: Enemies automatically sense you coming. This means to get the jump on an enemy, you need to charge at it from behind and strike immediately, since they'll turn around in about 1 second and chase you. And man do they give chase. P3 was more lenient since you could walk behind them and never get spotted.
-Camera angle is from the back, so learn your attack range quickly.
-SHUFFLE TIME constantly moves the cards, meaning you need to stop the shuffle when the card to want is about to approach the center of the screen. Really tricky.
-Enemy reinforcements can be called during the fight, or immediately after you kill everyone. A pain in the ass, but it's more EXP.
-The navigator/advice person doesn't tell you weaknesses until AFTER you find them on your own. This part's a real bummer, since I still don't know one enemy's weakness and I see him a lot.
- I'm 90% sure the Compendium auto-registers Personas as soon as you get them. It's the level ups that you need to manually save. I have 5 Personas but only needed to save two that I used frequently.
-No warp points. Now you jump right to the last floor you were on right away. Also, you can run back downstairs now.


That's about it. I'm still learning stuff as I go. There's a lot more stuff here, which is saying something compared to P3, which had more than an entire playthrough's worth of stuff.

[Fathom Zero]

Lost Planet

[Zomboid]

Zomboid, if you havent heard most of the exclusives that are on the PS3, maybe you should go play...them...or read about them a bit before jumping to conclusions about how they suck

and xbla does not have the Pixeljunk series..or echochrome.. i can keep listing them.

Sounds like fanboyism and also if you look at the praise for Killzone 2 by beta players and by the press, it'll change your mind on it. Sequels..can improve.
Yeah, it sounds like xbla is really missing out on some treats with those games that I've never even heard of. I'm sure they're wonderful and people are just keeping that awesomeness to themselves by not discussing it.

Oh wait, fathom just did and he said they suck.

I thought there were enough people here that made it very clear that no one gives a fuck about ps3's exclusives, so stop trying to push that. I have a few friends with playstation 3's, and none of em play any of the exclusive games. Why? Because they suck or aren't as good as the ones that are on multiple consoles.

Really, kid. You're not gonna change my mind or anyone else's, so fuck off.

[LordSappington]

Finally got my xbox fixed; right now I'm playing Rock Band 2. If anyone wants to hit me up on LIVE, my account is fairly obvious.

[bigtimecow]

FINALLY installing fallout 3. but jesus, what else have i been playing lately (NOW THAT SCHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL'S OUT -- FOR -- WINTERBREAK):

assassin's creed - this game is beautiful, but really wish it had a subtitles option. somewhat hard to understand, and i generally play video games in a room with a lot of people, so you know what i mean. but yeah, controls are nice, gameplay is nice, direction is a little confusing, and yeah, i understand what everyone was saying about repetition
wario land: shake it! - hilarious. every time i press a button wario lets out one of his many grunts and gross sound effects, and i laugh every time. gameplay is very simple, feels kinda like a flash game. maybe would be more suited for the ds? either way, the game is just fun, and i think that's all it's trying to be. so GREAT
oddworld: abe's oddyssey - i've been playing this nostalgic title on a psx emulator on my laptop, but goddamn if playing it on a keyboard is frustrating (although, playing the pc version would be fine because the talk commands get mapped to the number keys). i might attempt to run this on my wii; there's some sort of psx emualtor floating around. loved this game as a kid, still love it now
mother 3 - lol, i wish i was playing this :( but i can't get into it for some reason. FUCK ME

getting ready to play over winter break: super mario sunshine, bomberman generation, fallout 3, fable, sam & max, hopefully pick up mushroom men... IT'S GONNA BE A FUN BREAK!!! :D

[Fathom Zero]

I might consider picking Fallout 3 back up when they release the DLC. As it is, I'll just buy the three expansions and bum off of my friend.

Operation: Anchorage looks FLY

[Microshock]

Yeah, it sounds like xbla is really missing out on some treats with those games that I've never even heard of. I'm sure they're wonderful and people are just keeping that awesomeness to themselves by not discussing it.

Oh wait, fathom just did and he said they suck.

I thought there were enough people here that made it very clear that no one gives a fuck about ps3's exclusives, so stop trying to push that. I have a few friends with playstation 3's, and none of em play any of the exclusive games. Why? Because they suck or aren't as good as the ones that are on multiple consoles.

Really, kid. You're not gonna change my mind or anyone else's, so fuck off.

Chill out and play the games, not my fault your friends don't know about the exclusives

[Zomboid]

My friends just like GOOD games.

[Fathom Zero]

Resistance is pretty good and the new Uncharted game looks good too. But seriously, there's almost nothing specific in the PS3's favor.

Even MGS4 isn't for everybody.

[Phoenix Gamma]

My friend got Tatsuwhatever Vs. Capcom for the Wii.

I don't know who the anime characters are, but the guys from the Capcom side are kinda lame. Aside from Ryu, Chun Li, Legends Mega Man, and the titty lady from Darkstalkers, they're all pretty obscure.

Combat's the usual stuff, but for some reason I picked it up really quick and started comboing my friends, which is weird, because I'm not that good at fighters.

[OxBlood]

On one hand, I really wouldn´t mind having some nice exclusives for the PS3, so there might finally be a reason for me to buy one (the System is a good one, no doubt)...but there isn´t. The only game that really sparked my interest was MGS4 and a friend of mine was so nice to let me play the entire thing while he watched.
I was pretty dissappointed by that "game". Sure, it ties all the loose ends...but it does that so desperately, it´s not even funny. 4-5 hours of more or less good gameplay and 9 hours of idly sitting by watching Snake get old and even more stupid is...not what I call a good game.


Concerning the other games...what is there? Resistance is just another Shooter (say what you want, it is), I already have enough of those. Uncharted is apparently very good, LBP is good, Valkyria is said to be good too, but I think a game like that belongs in a museum...no...wait. On a portable console, that´s what I wanted to say. And apart from that, there´s nothing that can make me want to spend 500 Bucks for a single game or even three.

The only things I´d like to see on XBL too are Warhawk and Stardust HD, those are really nice games.

I think the main problem is, that many people already have a 360 and don´t see any reason to buy an aditional console (like me) just for two or three more or less good games. I can only speak for myself, but the PS3 doesn´t have any systemsellers right now. For me.

[Nick]

There are some games that could prove to be awesome coming to the PS3 next year, and that's the only reason I picked up one of those Metal Gear Solid package deals.


Massive Action Game seems pretty awesome. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_Action_Game)

[Fathom Zero]

MAG is gonna be just stupid.

OH! I forgot about The Last Guy! And Calling All Cars! And Fat Princess! And Loco Roco! And the new Punisher game, (multiplayer only FPS.) And Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer.

All on the PSN.

But whichever console Quake comes to first will obviously be the deciding factor.

[Nick]

MAG is gonna be just stupid.

OH! I forgot about The Last Guy! And Calling All Cars! And Fat Princess! And Loco Roco! And the new Punisher game, (multiplayer only FPS.) And Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer.

All on the PSN.

But whichever console Quake comes to first will obviously be the deciding factor.
I'm tired of Sony publishing all these games that require you to make your own content. It makes me feel like they've gotten really tired of making games.

[Fathom Zero]

I don't know what you were referencing in my comment, but okay!

No, it's a new fad in games, like "open-worlds." It started when a lot of PC devs made games with editors and things, now they're making games with similar experiences as PC gamers migrated over. Customizeable characters are cool, but level editors are where the fun is. I think shit really kicked into high gear with Halo 3's Forge. Being a popular franchise got a lot of people into the editor, as opposed to the other way around. Now that that's been around for a while, people are looking to games for user-generated content.

I have not latched fully onto user-created content, yet.

With LBP, I feel absolutely daunted by everything I can do in it and I end up doing nothing but making a penis-shaped rocket car.

In Banjo Kazooie, I enjoyed making monstrosities and driving them around and using them in multiplayer. It was fuckin' awesome.

But regardless, it'll probably be superceded by some other awesome idea that everyone wants to capitalize on and with be incorporated into every title in the near future some way or another.

[Fathom Zero]

As I heard it, it's a free-to-play dealie; one of those microtranaction games.

http://www.megatenonline.com/

[Phoenix Gamma]

Uh...there's an english site you know :V
http://megaten.aeriagames.com/

[Fathom Zero]

Maybe someone wanted both.

[LordSappington]

Has anyone noticed that 360 owners tend to talk about how much fun the games are, or talk about them playing the games, and ps3 owners talk about how 'Ps3 is so much better, faggot!'
Also, everyone I know who owns one's argument as to why the ps3 is better is because none of them break.
That's probably because no one plays it enough to break it.

[Dr. Boogie]

http://www.i-mockery.com/forum/showthread.php?t=69697142

[darkvare]

does anyone knows about good and preferably free point and click games

[executioneer]

http://www.homestarrunner.com/dangeresque.html

[OxBlood]

Has anyone noticed that 360 owners tend to talk about how much fun the games are, or talk about them playing the games, and ps3 owners talk about how 'Ps3 is so much better, faggot!'
Also, everyone I know who owns one's argument as to why the ps3 is better is because none of them break.
That's probably because no one plays it enough to break it.

I guess that´s because the PS3 is the contender this time around. Last time, the PS2 already had it´s place in everyone´s house and the Xbox had to compete against that and didn´t do too well.

This time, the 360 arrived first while those hellbent on sticking to a single company (a behaviour I will never ever understand) had to wait until "their" console was released. So maybe those PS3-Fanatics feel like they have to be on the offense all the time...don´t know but that´s at least one explanation.

Also, 360-Fanatics try to avoid praising the hardware since they´ll only get a RROD-Counter from everyone. They DO break down a lot, that´s a fact, and an unpleasant one for the Fans to work with.

[Fathom Zero]

Not Lost Planet anymore because it's gay as hell.

[Fathom Zero]

Not Lost Planet anymore because it's gay as hell.

And I do praise the 360 hardware, especially the new Jasper boards.

[Zomboid]

My xbox broke down once since launch, and I got a new one with a month free of live. That's like 4 years with one incident, so I can't really put a whole lot of stock into the red ring of death thing. I know it happens a lot, but it's only happened to me once; I'm happy :D

[Esuohlim]

mother 3 - lol, i wish i was playing this :( but i can't get into it for some reason. FUCK ME

Same here, unfortunately. I've done two chapters since it came out and it's just not clicking with me :( I really want it to :tear

So I just started up a new Earthbound game this afternoon. Maybe it'll get me in the mood ;)

[Microshock]

The Uncharted 2 Trailer just looks amazing, i can't wait to play it, they say all of it was done in-engine.

But god of war 3...was just so cheesy and meh. Is that really how the guy sounds like? I swear, when i played god of war a year ago, kratos sounded ..a lot cooler

But you guys do get the Lost and the Damned chapter for GTA IV, should be nice, let's see how it turns out

[Zomboid]

Same here, unfortunately. I've done two chapters since it came out and it's just not clicking with me :( I really want it to :tear

So I just started up a new Earthbound game this afternoon. Maybe it'll get me in the mood ;)
You're both fucking awful. It's a great game and I THOUGHT we'd all been waiting for it for quite a long time, but now I realize that I AM THE ONE TRUE FAN >:

[Esuohlim]

It IS a great game. I just never want to play it when I'm not playing it. :(

[OxBlood]

You're both fucking awful. It's a great game and I THOUGHT we'd all been waiting for it for quite a long time, but now I realize that I AM THE ONE TRUE FAN >:

Maybe I´d be another one if the game fucking existed in this part of the world...wait IS the game released in the US?

[Zomboid]

Maybe I´d be another one if the game fucking existed in this part of the world...wait IS the game released in the US?
We're all playing the patched ROM. It's still only officially released in Japan.

Again, fuck you, Nintendo.

[OxBlood]

Oh nice, so I could play it...let´s see where I have those GBA-Emulators...

Edit: ...and done. I love the modern world sometimes...now to throw that stuff on my DS and we have something nice.

[executioneer]

they released a japanese to english hack a while ago

[OxBlood]

And that´s a moment when I love the internet. Same with Seiken Densetsu 3 some years ago, those translation-teams deserve a big heartfelt "thank you".

[LittleDollClaudia]

I did have the opportunity last week while at Game Stop to play the same game title on both 360 and PS3. And 360 is winning out, especially since it's way cheaper. The controller isn't as different as what was the original concern. The graphics and playability did have a slight edge going to the 360.

Plus, the exclusive games for PS3 that we saw had not that great of graphics or really something that I would stand in line for.

Unless I am mistaken, there seems to be about 70% 360ers, and 30% PS3ers on the thread. I do see both sides, but I think that I am closer to my choice now.

Again, thanks everyone for their input.

[Microshock]

I did have the opportunity last week while at Game Stop to play the same game title on both 360 and PS3. And 360 is winning out, especially since it's way cheaper. The controller isn't as different as what was the original concern. The graphics and playability did have a slight edge going to the 360.

Plus, the exclusive games for PS3 that we saw had not that great of graphics or really something that I would stand in line for.

Unless I am mistaken, there seems to be about 70% 360ers, and 30% PS3ers on the thread. I do see both sides, but I think that I am closer to my choice now.

Again, thanks everyone for their input.

I think you should try the games that really show the system off, I mean i went into my gamestop today and they had The Force unleashed on the ps3, hardly a system pusher...

But games like little big planet...mgs4 , uncharted should let you see the fun in them.
Maybe i will get a 360 this christmas, i have no idea. But i still dont know how im going to connect it to the internet without a wireless adapter, my router is 2 rooms away and i dont want to pay 100 bucks for a fucking wi-fi dongle.

[Guitar Woman]

Earthbound Zero is better than Mother 3, anyway. :/

I wanted to like this game so hard. It takes forever to get going is the biggest problem, I think. After the game actually started at Chapter 5 I was sort of done with it.

Then again I didn't like Eternal Darkness until about 2 months after I got it, so mabye it'll be the same way with Mother 3.

[pac-man]

Dungeons and Dungeons. It's actually a really good platformer.

[DevilWearsPrada]

But i still dont know how im going to connect it to the internet without a wireless adapter, my router is 2 rooms away and i dont want to pay 100 bucks for a fucking wi-fi dongle.

25 to 50 ft. ethernet cords'll do the job, and they're cheap at walmart or radioshack.

[Fathom Zero]

That's how I do it!

[DevilWearsPrada]

Another Trick: if you have a laptop, run an ethernet cord from the 360 to the laptop, then bridge wireless and wired connections on the laptop. The laptop becomes a ghetto wireless adaptor

[executioneer]

you can get two cheapo wireless routers and bridge them for cheaper than the stupid xbox wireless adapter, for fucks sake

[Sam]

You can use the wireless adapter for the original Xbox too.

[Phoenix Gamma]

Dissidia just came out in Japan. Finally, a reason to use the PSP besides listening to music!

Actually, the game is fantastic. Replicates the retarded, over the top fights of Advent Children, and the different features adds a lot of customization. The battlefields are so fucking awesome, too.

Probably my favorite PSP game.

[Fathom Zero]

I bought The Darkness, The Club, and Dark Sector today.

Woohoo. The Darkness is more fun than I imagined.

[OxBlood]

Dissidia just came out in Japan. Finally, a reason to use the PSP besides listening to music!

Actually, the game is fantastic. Replicates the retarded, over the top fights of Advent Children, and the different features adds a lot of customization. The battlefields are so fucking awesome, too.

Probably my favorite PSP game.

What would interest me is...what the heck are you doing in that game? Is it just a brawler or is there something to do besides the fighting? Never really figured that out when watching the Videos.


@Fathom: Good choices. At least Darkness and Sector, those are nice games, especially the darkness.

[pac-man]

TMNT Arcade.

[Zhukov]

I've been playing Civ4. Fantastic game of course, but I spend too long playing it, especially since I have a tendency give up and start from the begining again if someone captures a favourite city of mine.


Also playing Red Alert 3 online, but haven't been able to drag myself out of the shit players lobby.

[Phoenix Gamma]

What would interest me is...what the heck are you doing in that game? Is it just a brawler or is there something to do besides the fighting? Never really figured that out when watching the Videos.

It's Advent Children: The Videogame, starring the heroes of FFs 1-11 (12 isn't as stupid and over the top to be included I guess :()

Basically, each character has Brave Points and Hit Points. BP determines how much damage you do with the square button, and circle button uses attacks that drain BP instead of HP. So you want to reduce their BP to zero and get bonus BP, which gives you a whole lot of attack power with the square button attacks. Then you attack the HP and try to kill them while they try to regain BP by running away or stealing yours.

All that happens while people get knocked through destructable environments (castle cielings, stone pillars, entire mountains) and run around walls and grind on shit. It's really cool and fun to watch (even comes with replays that can be put on your computer) and the gameplay is pretty easy to grasp once you understand how everything works.

There's an RPG element too, where your character's stats are saved in story mode and are leveled up. You earn new moves and items to bring to battle, and when you're up to it, you bring all of that stuff to multiplayer (which can scale the levels if you don't want to fight your friend's Lv 20 Cloud with a Lv5 Cecil).

Really impressive game. No clue why this isn't on a console.

[OxBlood]

Sounds a little...uncomplex somehow but still quite interesting.

Thank you for the info Phoenix. :)

[Phoenix Gamma]

It's pretty simple once you play a few rounds. Not any harder to grasp than Smash Bros, I'd say.

I've got a good grasp on customizing despite my lack of Japanese knowledge. The only sucky part is that I can't play online unless I buy a PS3 and get a Japanese PS3 ID or something. $400 is a lot to play a PSP game online :(

Hopefully when it comes out here in the summer, it'll have a better online system.

[Fathom Zero]

Gears O' War Two.

I beat Dark Sector and The Darkness since I bought them Wednesday. The Club is kicking my ass, though.

[Eris]

Harvest Moon 2.

[bigtimecow]

i played gears of war last week with my friend and fully enjoyed it. i really love that the characters aren't skinny fucks in little cyborg outfits (i.e. halo) but rather huge fucking steroid-popping meatheads with f*cking massive armor, mainly because it actually makes it seem possible that they could survive a gun shot or two

also been playing super mario sunshine which was been a lot of fun but kind of... weird, not sure how much i like the FLUDD, but using it as a jetpack is neat. trauma center for the wii is fun, wario land is hilarious and actually challenging, assassin's creed i feel really lost in, only because i have no idea where i am and what i'm supposed to be doing, started and beat portal and absolutely loved it (just wished it was longer :(), started half life 2 again on my laptop and on the ps3, but probably gonna continue it on the ps3 because my laptop still sucks with valve games, and i just installed grand theft auto III. hopefully it runs nice!

sh*t that's a lot of games

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Sounds like you're going to be having a nice winter break.

[pac-man]

i played gears of war last week with my friend and fully enjoyed it. i really love that the characters aren't skinny fucks in little cyborg outfits (i.e. halo) but rather huge fucking steroid-popping meatheads with f*cking massive armor, mainly because it actually makes it seem possible that they could survive a gun shot or two

also been playing super mario sunshine which was been a lot of fun but kind of... weird, not sure how much i like the FLUDD, but using it as a jetpack is neat. trauma center for the wii is fun, wario land is hilarious and actually challenging, assassin's creed i feel really lost in, only because i have no idea where i am and what i'm supposed to be doing, started and beat portal and absolutely loved it (just wished it was longer :(), started half life 2 again on my laptop and on the ps3, but probably gonna continue it on the ps3 because my laptop still sucks with valve games, and i just installed grand theft auto III. hopefully it runs nice!

sh*t that's a lot of games

Don't forget to sleep, eat, poop, and bathe. I need to go back into my library and beat some games, but I want to see what I get for Xmas first.

[bigtimecow]

i know i'm getting sam and max season one for x-mas, so i'm fucking pumped. makes me want to go back and play monkey island AGAIN. actually, i might go do that right now :(

and i want mushroom men but after reading some reviews, i might reconsider it

[Fathom Zero]

The Darkness reminds me a lot of Max Payne. I've enjoyed it a ton and it was well worth the ten-spot I slapped down for it.

[pac-man]

i know i'm getting sam and max season one for x-mas, so i'm fucking pumped. makes me want to go back and play monkey island AGAIN. actually, i might go do that right now :(

and i want mushroom men but after reading some reviews, i might reconsider it

Dude, Sam & Max Season 1 is tits. There are a quite a few laugh out loud moments and the adventure gameplay is so fucking refreshing and clever, if at sometimes frustrating. I honestly don't know why this genre is on life support. The quality of that game convinced me to buy the Strong Bad game TellTale made, and it's good too. I still lament the cancellation of Full Throttle 2.

[Dimnos]

Gears 2 huh? Better than the first or about the same? What kind of multiplayer does it have?

[Hugh Jerection]

I'm still playing COD4 and Ninja Gaiden 2.
Need to get my finger out and complete Bioshock and GTA4

[bigtimecow]

Dude, Sam & Max Season 1 is tits. There are a quite a few laugh out loud moments and the adventure gameplay is so fucking refreshing and clever, if at sometimes frustrating. I honestly don't know why this genre is on life support. The quality of that game convinced me to buy the Strong Bad game TellTale made, and it's good too. I still lament the cancellation of Full Throttle 2.

i fucking love point and click adventure games, so i totally agree. i couldn't get into strongbad, but that's probably because i find strongbad very unfunny. the gameplay was solid though.

i want to play monkey island more than ever.

[darkvare]

i just finished the first season of strong mad the last episode is the best
hey fathom wanna get some lessons in gears 2 meaning me kicking your ass add me and pm lulz

[bigtimecow]

ur so mxcn

[Fathom Zero]

Gears 2 huh? Better than the first or about the same? What kind of multiplayer does it have?

Way more of the same. Nothing new, really.

[pac-man]

Gears 2 is more like an upgrade than a sequel in terms of gameplay, but the story and multiplayer are waaaay better.

[Fathom Zero]

I borrowed it. And I know better than to play you in any gears, Darkvare. I'm not looking for any more disappointment this holiday season.

[bigtimecow]

fuck, i wish sam and max didn't have so many slowdowns. it's seriously starting to ruin my experience :( but it is fucking funny

[bigtimecow]

yeah, returning sam and max today. this morning i started playing the original (sam and max hit the road) on my wii and it is much more enjoyable. :( too bad. but hey! i also got curse of monkey island to work so WOOOOOO

[Ant10708]

Playing Gears of War 2

What is 'the darkness'?

[Sam]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-4VOLeKBOw

[darkvare]

Playing Gears of War 2

What is 'the darkness'?
is a game bassed on the comic of the same name there is a demo on live
http://files.playstatic.com/ps3/the-darkness/the-darkness-review-3.jpg

[pac-man]

Smackdown vs. Raw 2009. I hadn't played a WWE game in ages before I got this, so it's really a breath of fresh air in a lot of ways. It's got plenty of modes, great creation tools (except that you have to play a career to get your created wrestler's stats up) and it's a lot of fun.

[Dimnos]

i also got curse of monkey island to work so WOOOOOO


On your Wii? :confused:

[brokensaint82]

Playin Rock Band 2 as well as Dead Space and force unleashed. I need a new RPG to sink a lot of time since I plan on beating all 3 within the next week.

[Fathom Zero]

The Darkness is a pretty old game, as far as the current generation goes.

[bigtimecow]

On your Wii? :confused:
YES!!!!

[Zomboid]

MK VS DCU

I am a fucking beast with Captain Marvel and Luthor.

[bigtimecow]

so i'm loving this steam game sale, bought prince of persia, i-fluid, and vice city. prince of persia is great, and the other two are downloading now :D

bought animal crossing, and i'm surprised as to how much i like it. also, i basically live with three other people so we have all the houses filled in our town (PALLET). i'll eventually post my friend code in that other thread

[Phoenix Gamma]

Started Castlevania: Order of Ecclasia, finished Sonic Unleashed so that I can return it, finally installed my copy of Left 4 Dead, and then I bought Bioshock yesterday for 5 bucks.

Admist this, I'm also working on Persona 4 and Tales of Symphonia 2.

And I was afraid I wouldn't have anything to play between semesters.

[executioneer]

rock band again, i d/led a assload of songs (MOSTLY MOTLEY CRUE :rolleyes)

[OxBlood]

Call of Duty World at War. Nazi Zombies is just awesome and should be made into a full game with an extensive list of neat features.

[Dr. Boogie]

Fallout 3. Unarmed was cool for a while, but not being able to target body parts is kind of a drag.

[Angryhydralisk]

Ocarina of Time. I found people who haven't played this. It's bordering on communism for those fucks.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Master Quest or original OAT?

[darkvare]

i'm currently playing fallout 3 heading to valut 112

[executioneer]

Ocarina of Time. I found people who haven't played this. It's bordering on communism for those fucks.

i haven't played it, i never had a n64 or knew anyone who had that game for it
and its not like there's any good emulators for n64 either

[LordSappington]

Fallout 3. Unarmed was cool for a while, but not being able to target body parts is kind of a drag.
I always aim for the head anyways, so it doesn't really matter much to me.

[bigtimecow]

i haven't played it, i never had a n64 or knew anyone who had that game for it
and its not like there's any good emulators for n64 either
willie :(

willie :( :(

WILLIE!!! :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

plz tell me you're joking :( :( :( :(

[Microshock]

Ocarina of Time. I found people who haven't played this. It's bordering on communism for those fucks.

I haven't played it and I really don't see why it deserves the spot of number one game of ALL TIME. For me, Portal easily goes there.

The story in any Zelda is trash , so what's left is basically the puzzles..I'm uninformed, the only zelda game i've finished was twilight princess and the minish cap and both required me using a guide in some parts.

[bigtimecow]

you're right, you are uninformed. twilight princess was fun, graphics were beautiful, and the combat was great. the story was pretty muddy, but ocarina's is much better and easier to understand. it deals with the typical light/dark thing, but this was back when this sort of thing wasn't unoriginal. i wouldn't call it the number one game ever, not even my favorite zelda game (LTTP), but it is very good, and i would say a must for any gamer who enjoys adventure games. and you mention that all you're left with is puzzles; zelda is like 75% a puzzle game, so... yeah, no shit

ANYWAY i'm registering my games on club nintendo so i can get some free shit, and been playing animal crossing with all my BFFL's non-stop

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Link's awakening and oracle of ages/seasons are highly overlooked but are great Zelda games.

[Zomboid]

I haven't played it and I really don't see why it deserves the spot of number one game of ALL TIME. For me, Portal easily goes there.

The story in any Zelda is trash , so what's left is basically the puzzles..I'm uninformed, the only zelda game i've finished was twilight princess and the minish cap and both required me using a guide in some parts.
You just keep making yourself look worse and worse.

[Ant10708]

Call of Duty World at War. Nazi Zombies is just awesome and should be made into a full game with an extensive list of neat features.
agreed

gears of war 2 on act 2

[Phoenix Gamma]

I haven't played it and I really don't see why it deserves the spot of number one game of ALL TIME.

How can you judge something you've never played? :V

I think my favorite Zeldas are Link to the Past and Majora's Mask. MM just doesn't get the love it deserves. The time travel aspect was really neat, and there's way more stuff to do outside of the (short) quest. As for LttP, I'd say it's as close to perfect as the series will ever get.

Wind Waker would have been another favorite if they could have made the game harder.

[Fathom Zero]

Portal is stupid, everything Zelda is stupid.

[bigtimecow]

portal was great, it really was, but it was really short. i'm hoping (and possibly am uninformed) that there are more portal-based games, because those puzzles could go on and on

[executioneer]

i also havent played any of the zeldas on gamecube or wii ok I AM BEHIND I WILL ADMIT THIS >:

[bigtimecow]

i have yet to play windwaker (gamecube), but really willie, play a link to the past on the SNES

plz :)

[executioneer]

well i played THAT of course jeez what kind of monster do you take me for

[Fathom Zero]

I'm trying to download SiN Episodes: Emergence, but my net connection's flaky due to my modem.

[Sam]

well i played THAT of course jeez what kind of monster do you take me for

the angriest monster :(

[Phoenix Gamma]

Portal is stupid, everything Zelda is stupid.

I disagree with both. Especially Portal. The concept was great, there was a lot of personality, and the level design was solid.

Only complaint I have was the length, so I don't really see why you'd say it was stupid. Care to elaborate?

[darkvare]

i just finished the fallout 3 main quest good game

[Sam]

FATHOM ZERO THINKS PORTAL IS STUPID BECAUSE HE COULDN'T GET HIGH AND PLAY IT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. :rolleyes

[Fathom Zero]

Fuck you guys, there was zero personality to that game. Level design was alright, but the concept's been around since as long as there was science fiction. I'm tired and pissed off at everyone telling me how good Portal is. THE FUCKING CAKE IS A CAKE, GODDAMNIT. SHUT THE FUCK UP.

And Sam, I get high and pick at myself while listening to Boards of Canada, thank you very much.

[darkvare]

yeah portal was really lame and short and easy

[Phoenix Gamma]

Fuck you guys, there was zero personality to that game.

Now you're just being silly.

the concept's been around since as long as there was science fiction.But it hasn't been implemented into a video game in a way were you can manipulate portals and momentum.

Shooting is a dull concept that's been around since guns were invented. Less shooting games please.


But since this isn't the "argue about videogames" thread...

I got pretty far in Bioshock. Love the game. Reminds me of those kinds of pseudo-ride things at amusement parks with actors and all sorts of crap goes wrong. $5 for this game was a total steal. Steam is awesome.

[Fathom Zero]

But it hasn't been implemented into a video game in a way were you can manipulate portals and momentum.


https://www.digipen.edu/fileadmin/website_data/gallery/game_websites/NarbacularDrop/

Also, I don't give a damn how original a game is. No one's made a game yet where you flip a lightswitch up and down constantly, but that doesn't mean it'd be fun.

[executioneer]

you do know narbacular drop is by the portal guys right :( it's not like they're ripping anyone off

[Tadao]

No one's made a game yet where you flip a lightswitch up and down constantly, but that doesn't mean it'd be fun.

Actually, didn't some one post a game that had exactly that in it?

[bigtimecow]

https://www.digipen.edu/fileadmin/website_data/gallery/game_websites/NarbacularDrop/

Also, I don't give a damn how original a game is. No one's made a game yet where you flip a lightswitch up and down constantly, but that doesn't mean it'd be fun.

then why complain about its originality?

[Phoenix Gamma]

https://www.digipen.edu/fileadmin/website_data/gallery/game_websites/NarbacularDrop/

The people who made that game worked on Portal. Valve hired them after they saw the game, picked up the concept, then fleshed it out into a full retail game. I wouldn't say that project explores the concept enough to be an alternative to Portal, though I recognize it's importance to the development of something much greater. And even if Portal is or isn't original, it's still a really solid game. As you said, originality doesn't matter as long as the game's fun, and I happen to think Portal was very fun. I'd give it a B+.

And since this still isn't the argue about games thread, I'm gonna talk about another game that I'm playing right now.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclasia is pretty rad. I just made it to Dracula's Castle, which is pretty intense, since it's probably the same size as every other level combined. The glyph system is really awesome, but I wish it gave you more to collect to fight with. I love being able to finally combo monsters, and the steep difficulty doesn't bother me nearly as much as I thought it would. It's hard as balls, but managable.

Great game, but I'm getting a little tired of these "Metroidvania" games. I know they're the only ones that sell anymore (lolJudgement) but they haven't done anything radical to the main series since Symphony of the Night.

[darkvare]

Actually, didn't some one post a game that had exactly that in it?
you can do that in strong bad's game

[Microshock]

MAn, i just really want to get my hands on killzone 2, im going to gamestop to preorder it and get the demo.

Let me see all you Xbots tell me how bad the game is after pretty much every beta player and publication said it was awesome

[pac-man]

The console war is over for this generation buddy. Call off your dogs. Wii, then 360, then PS3.

I'm still under a small pile of games after Xmas (beat Fallout 3, working on FarCry 2 and SmackDown vs. Raw 2008) but there are a few things on the horizon that I'm excited for. Killzone 2 combined with a small library of great games (MGS 4, LBP, Resistance) might drive me to pick up a PS3. Resident Evil 5, Street Figther IV, Diablo 3, StarCraft 2... there are a lot of good games on the horizon.


... I might want to finish Mother 3 soon. :(

[darkvare]

i dislike killzone and the only reason i might get a ps3 is god of war 3 i already pre-payed street fighter 4 and i'm saving up for resident evil 5 yeah in fact i'm playing resident evil 2 on pc 3 on gamecube and code veronica on ps2

[Sam]

ALL YOU XBOTS CAN EAT THE FAT SONY DICK THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SLINGING WHEN SALES PICK UP YOU FUCKERS JUST WAIT YOU THINK A RECESSION IS GOING TO STOP THE POWER OF PS3 SONY WILL RISE FROM THE ASHES LIKE A PHOENIX DOWN AND TAKE A FUCKING PISS OF FIRE IN YOUR GODDAMN FANBOY EYES YOU FAGGOTS

[MetalMilitia]

I own a PS3 and I'm under no illusion that it's remotely useful as a gaming machine.

[Sam]

FUCK YOU BRIT BOY YOU ARE AN XBOTS SLEEPER CELL AGENT KILLZONE 2 IS GOING TO REINVENT GAMING AND THE MALE ORGASM AND EVERYONE IS GOING TO WANT ONE AND WILL USE THEIR TAX REFUND CHECK TO BUY ONE

[OxBlood]

I DO know, you are not Serious...Sam (no way around that pun, sorry), but still, it DOES hurt to read such (intentional) fanboy-gibberish.

Concerning Killzone: I´m pretty sure it was just another shooter the last time I checked. It has nice graphics...wow...how cool is that? Nice graphics. And just to make this clear: I don´t care what platform it is released for. 360, PS3, it´s still just another uninspired Shooter and nothing else.

[Phoenix Gamma]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/PGamma/killzone.png

But let's not beat around the bush here: Killzone doesn't hold a candle to any of the FPS greats despite the bewildering level of hype heaped upon it in the run up to its release. Sure, it looks great in the screenshots, but just wait until you play it. You'll soon have all the evidence you need to come to the rapid conclusion that Guerrilla's efforts occasionally crawl out of the war-torn mire, only to get crushed under the rubble of their own failings.Youch.

Not sure how the game did financially, though. Critically, it was your standard FPS, but they marketed that game pretty heavily.

[Zomboid]

I don't think anyone took Microshock seriously to begin with.

[Kilgore Cod]

Castlevania: Order Of Ecclesia

[Fathom Zero]

I like my PS3. I download episodes of Chowder to it and am waiting for Fat Princess.

[Dr. Boogie]

Moved Microshock's fanboy post to the arguing thread. Check there for more of his insightful commentary on the console wars.

[Phoenix Gamma]

I finished Order of Ecclasia. Good game.

Started Final Fantasy IV for the DS while I wait for my replacement PSP parts to come in the mail. I'm liking it, which is weird; I hated it on the GBA. I know the graphics aren't changing my mind, since they're not very good, and the voice acting is stale.

Maybe I'm just in the mood for dated RPGs.

[Sam]

I want to play Order of Ecclasia but I am at this one fucking boss and I cannot even remember what it is, but I can't beat it and I got so mad I had to quit. :(

[Zomboid]

I'm playing Gears of War 2 right now and it's pretty much what I expected: a fun, over-the-top shooter that I'm blazing through in single player but will probably get a lot of playtime out of in multiplayer.

[darkvare]

when you go online zomboid hit me up to get some killing together

[Phoenix Gamma]

I want to play Order of Ecclasia but I am at this one fucking boss and I cannot even remember what it is, but I can't beat it and I got so mad I had to quit. :(

Oh yea, I know that boss. I think is name is "Every Boss in the Game". I hate that jerk :(

Seriously, I even died once on the first boss. I can't remember the last time I died on the first boss of a video game.

It wasn't that bad until Dracula's Castle, where every enemy takes a shitton of hits to kill, but can suck out an easy 100+ HP out of you. And it's not like grinding helps in this game.

[Sam]

I think it's like a giant frankenstien looking thing and he has this ground attack that fills up the entire room. :(

[OxBlood]

Order of Ecclesia features an oldschool mechanic that many gamers are not familiar with anymore: Learning Bosspatterns. The Giant Skeleton and the Crab in the beginning were kinda hard at first, true, but after that it got a lot easier.

And after you get some of the better Glyphs (especially the one from the Nova Skeletons in D´s Castle), most things are pretty easy to kill. But it´s true that this game is quite a bit harder in comparison to the other Castleroids...those were extremely easy for the most part.

[Phoenix Gamma]

There were times where they dealt 100+ damage per hit while I only had 400HP and a handful of potions. And I grinded.

The real problem is that there's just not enough time to react. For instance, there's a fish skeleton boss. He charges from one end of the room, and you need to run to the other end to hide in the blindspot of the attack. If you're anywhere in the middle of the room, you don't have time to run to the other end; You can't jump over him (giant fin on his back), and there's no other place to run. You have to take the hit. Mind you, this move looks exactly like another move, except that move stops short of hitting you if you stand still. So you have a 50% of getting an attack in or being attacked. Oh, and he can poison you if you get too close.

Meanwhile, the lighthouse crab was just "camp here and attack", and Albus, the rival, could be beaten by crouching. It's a great game, but the boss fights had the weirdest difficulty curve I've seen in a game.

With regards to FFIVDS, I'm pretty deep into it now. It's upsetting to see Cecil and Edward sit around and cry, even in the beginning of Square's long history of RPG stories. I'm afraid to use the new Augment system since they're permanant, but I love Auto-Battle. That's a nice touch. It's making some of the meaningless battles less bothersome.

[OxBlood]

Yeah, the Fishdude was quite nasty, took me 3 or 4 tries I think. Concerning the normal enemies, after a while, evading was pretty easy but it can be rather unforgiving at first, that´s definetely true. Then again I played through Megaman 9 right before I played OOC...maybe that helped.

[Angryhydralisk]

I finished Order of Ecclasia. Good game.

Started Final Fantasy IV for the DS while I wait for my replacement PSP parts to come in the mail. I'm liking it, which is weird; I hated it on the GBA. I know the graphics aren't changing my mind, since they're not very good, and the voice acting is stale.

Maybe I'm just in the mood for dated RPGs.

ONLY DATED IS REAL.

I thought the voice acting was decent in FF4, ESPECIALLY when you compare it to any other RPG. Case in point....Star Ocean 2. The most expensive porno you'll ever buy.

Order of Ecclesia is the shit, even if it's sans Belmonts. Have you tried to get any of the boss medals? INSANE.

Anyways, I've put 12 hours into Twilight Princess and I'm only on the third dungeon. Still, I love this game. And I found nitpicky things I LIKE for a change.

[Phoenix Gamma]

I actually got a few medals without even knowing what they were. One of them was even one of the bosses in Drac's castle.

And if you want good voice acting, Persona 3 (and to a lesser extent, Persona 4) is the only Japanese RPG I've played where I felt some kind of emotion from the actors. Any other JRPG acting has been forgettable.

And goddamn, Yang is awesome. Highest attack stat? Dual Wielding weapons? Tons of HP? Awesome. Don't mind me, I'm just using Focus to do 1000+ damage. Maybe I'll start FFV after I finish this.

[Angryhydralisk]

. Maybe I'll start FFV after I finish this.

FFV is okay. Just really, really monotnous and boring.

[Dimnos]

ALL YOU XBOTS CAN EAT THE FAT SONY DICK THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SLINGING WHEN SALES PICK UP YOU FUCKERS JUST WAIT YOU THINK A RECESSION IS GOING TO STOP THE POWER OF PS3 SONY WILL RISE FROM THE ASHES LIKE A PHOENIX DOWN AND TAKE A FUCKING PISS OF FIRE IN YOUR GODDAMN FANBOY EYES YOU FAGGOTS

I dont think its a recession that is killing the PS3 sales. More like its own price tag. :\

[Phoenix Gamma]

FFV is okay. Just really, really monotnous and boring.

Dude. It's Final Fantasy.

I wanna play it for the job system, though. People like to circlejerk over FFV's job system, and since customization was the only reason I played Tactics A2, I'd like to see what the fuss is about.

Does FFV have the Red Mage class? With a giant feathered hat and cape? I measure a FF game's value based solely on whether or not I can make a Red Mage. Those guys are so awesome.

[King Hadas]

I played through Mirror's Edge and Dead Space and liked them both but I notice neither of them have much in the way of unlockables, that's not good. I can't play through a game a second time unless I have a reason, branching story paths or multiple endings, even something petty like a new costume might do it. I imagine the creators worked real hard on these games but because they don't encourage replay I don't think either of them will leave a very long-lasting impression on anyone.

[OxBlood]

Does FFV have the Red Mage class?

Yes, it does. One of my favorite FF´s and just because of the job-system. Love it.

[Dimnos]

I can't play through a game a second time unless I have a reason, branching story paths or multiple endings, even something petty like a new costume might do it.

Dead Space has new costumes you get doesnt it? You get a combat suit instead of your tech one. Looks something like a Skeletor/Stormtrooper.

And yea! WTF happened to multiple endings? And Im not talking about all this "good guy" ending vs "bad guy" ending crap.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Dude. It's Final Fantasy.

I wanna play it for the job system, though. People like to circlejerk over FFV's job system, and since customization was the only reason I played Tactics A2, I'd like to see what the fuss is about.

Does FFV have the Red Mage class? With a giant feathered hat and cape? I measure a FF game's value based solely on whether or not I can make a Red Mage. Those guys are so awesome.


Good luck. I haven't played the remakes but I was only able to get through so far in FFV. The boss battles are really hard.

Protip: there's a part where you get kidnapped by goblins or something and they take you to a small forest. Stay in the forest and kill the mobs. They drop a weapon that attacks twice per hit. You can get NIN class and dual wield these for a total of 4 hits with a char. Then you can get DRG and jump, so it's no damage for you, but when you land it's 4 hits on the enemy.

FFIV was really great too. I love Cecil and Kain. I've only gotten to the boss who is underground and casts like cure IV on herself constantly. I think we've discussed this before. Haven't we?

[Microshock]

Dead Space was a letdown for me. I came into it expecting it to scare the holy shit out of me because everyone seemed to say it was SO SCARY. But it's more like boo type of scary, just things jumping out at ya.
The atmosphere wasn't anything special, and i never felt ...scared? Because i knew when it was getting too quiet, there must be a monster up ahead

[Zomboid]

IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE YOU'RE SUCH A TOUGH YOUNG MAN! YOU'RE MOMMY'S LITTLE TOUGH GUY!

[Tadao]

Who expects to be really scared when playing a video game? How often does a video game include a guy stabbing you to death in real life every 80th customer?

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Clock Tower when it came out.

[Fathom Zero]

I had a shitload of fun with Dead Space. While it may not have been completely scary, it was very tense, especially at the higher difficulties.

[Guitar Woman]

SNIP SNIP SNIP SNIP

The only time I got scared in Dead Space was by accident, when my friend muted the TV without telling me. I'm sure if the sound had been on a fuckruckus would have alerted me to alien presence.

[King Hadas]

Dead Space had priorities other than scaring the player but the game did get me one time.

The ending made me jump. It's so obvious but because it's a video game I didn't see it coming.

[Fathom Zero]

The last bit? Yeah, scared me. And I didn't see the "what was really happening with Issac" thing until they brought it out and then I was like, "YEAH!" Maybe it's 'cause I really didn't give two shits about the plot until then.

[King Hadas]

When that lady first starts accusing Hammond of with holding information I thought the story was going to be generic as hell but it didn't turn out to bad.

I was saying the game had no replayability earlier but thinking about it now they're actually a few good reasons to play through it again; I didn't get to mess around much with all the different weapons cause I kept spending all my money on those damn Power Nodes, I kept hearing this "DA DA DA!!" sound effect indicating something spooky had happened while I was looking for boxes to stomp on (I wonder if those things were suppose to look like Xboxs) I'm still not sure if that was just background music or if I really missed something, and there was still hard mode to go through.

It's to bad I rented it and already took it back but I have yet to see a game worth paying sixty bucks for.

[Big McLargehuge]

splitting my time between Planescape:torment and Fallout 2

[Microshock]

It's to bad I rented it and already took it back but I have yet to see a game worth paying sixty bucks for.

LittleBigPlanet is good for 60 , so is Resistance 2.
I've been playing both lately and also Burnout Paradise, i can't wait for those legendary cars to come out

[Fathom Zero]

My buddy's got a huge hard-on for Planescape.

WE DID GOOD, SAM.

[Big McLargehuge]

i got it at a thrift store for 75 cents :0

[Sam]

LEFT 4 DEAD WITH FATHOM ZERO AND BURNOUT PARADISE! :o

[Skulhedface]

Right now, I'm juggling several things:

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP)
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS)
Trauma Center: New Blood (Wii)
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PS3)

I keep moving backand forth between these four, and I've probably run the battery down on both my portables from never actually shutting them off.

[Fathom Zero]

I don't think Expert was ready for us, Sam.

[Nick]

Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
Bully
Dead Space
Earth Defense Force 2017
Fallout 3
Left4Dead
The Rise of the Argonauts
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's Project 8
Tony Hawk's Proven Ground

[Zhukov]

I'm trying to get into Left 4 Dead multiplayer, and it looks like it would be a really fun game, but unfortunately I'm not very good, and letting my team down time and time again isn't a very appealing prospect.

[Dimnos]

The original Fallout on gametap for free! Woo Hoo! :rock

[Phoenix Gamma]

Anyone play Spelunky? It's a freeware PC game made by Derek Yu (dude who made I'm O.K. for Jack Thompson's challenge). He describes it as a mix between La Mulana and Nethack, and it's pretty good.

Basically, you're this Indiana Jones-y dude, and you need to collect gold and find an exit, but here, there are different elements to mix up the random dungeons. You can kill a merchant and steal his stuff, or you can try to take it and run. After, you become a wanted man, so all of the merchants want to kill you. Then there are different booby traps you need to disarm and stuff. Lots of stuff to do.

Persona 4 is finally winding down, too. I'm 60 hours in and near the end of the game. I think. Last game took 80 hours, so we'll see.

[10,000 Volt Ghost]

Finally tried left 4 dead and it's awesome. I've only played a few scenarios so far and have to get used to other weapons besides the shotgun. We've only played on the normal setting so far.

[Sam]

I just got Sam and Max for the Wii so I guess I'll be playing that. I haven't played Wii since Super Smash Brothers came out. :(

[darkvare]

i just played and finished shadow of the colossus today not as great as everyone says imo

[bigtimecow]

I just got Sam and Max for the Wii so I guess I'll be playing that. I haven't played Wii since Super Smash Brothers came out. :(
be prepared for major slowdowns and some continuity problems :(

[Fathom Zero]

Just bought Soldner X: Himmelsturmer of the Playstation Store and having a grand-ole time in this German shmup. It's nice to see that almost all games getting released nowadays have trophies.

OOH, I'm also playing Crash Commando! It's like Liero X with vehicles!

[OxBlood]

Ah Söldner X...it´s hillarious, what kind of stupid german samples they used ^^ I also love the funny german accent the english voice-samples have. The game itself is fine up to stage...3 I think. After that it get´s really bad. They ignored almost all rules for shmups.

[Fathom Zero]

Like I said, it's a western shmup and I wouldn't expect it to be like Ikaruga or something like that.

[OxBlood]

Yeah but there are certain things that you just don´t do, when you create such a game. Like the movement of the enemies, the layout of the levels...things like that have to follow specific ways of design. Or should.

[Microshock]

Just bought Soldner X: Himmelsturmer of the Playstation Store and having a grand-ole time in this German shmup. It's nice to see that almost all games getting released nowadays have trophies.

OOH, I'm also playing Crash Commando! It's like Liero X with vehicles!

Every game in 2009 has to have trophies. I just want to get Flower and Fat Princess before i start getting other titles on the PSN.

Linger in Shadows is...pretty weird, you should try it out, only 3 bucks and like 5 silver trophies for doing 6 minutes of gameplay

[darkvare]

so trophys are like the ps3 achivements?

[Kilgore Cod]

I finally finished Castlevania: Order Of Ecclesia. Dracula is a cheating bastard >:

Next up: possibly Left 4 Dead, assuming I ever get around to hooking up the 360 to my tv again.

[Sam]

I haven't even touched Sam and Max because I've been in a leaderboard battle with my buddy in Geometry Wars 2. :(