Games thread!

[Starscream]

My wife just picked up Wii Fit Plus, and now my Mii is a fat bastage... :(
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:r

Mine is too.

[Apoco]

Yep. Played about 45 minutes of Duke this morning after it unlocked. Some cute stuff there, which I appreciate. I'm sick to death of games with no sense of humor (take that as an implied request for recommendations ;) ).

If you haven't playe dthe serious sam series - do that first.

Portal 2 had me rolling in laughter.
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[madwilliamflint]

If you haven't playe dthe serious sam series - do that first.

Portal 2 had me rolling in laughter.
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I demo'ed SS and just didn't like it that much. A bit too much zerg rush for me.

I'm stuck in Portal 2 (one of those blue goo levels.) I could probably go find the solution someplace, but I've got way too much going on in gaming to care much.

"I've come up with a solution to our dilema that I honestly think works best for one of both of us."

"We've both said some things you're going to regret."

GLaDOS FTW! :-)

On a slightly different note, I'm starting to warm up to Brink. The challenge missions as "role" tutors are really solid. The CoD:BO single-player campaign is amazingly tedious. (currently at the vietnam stage.)

I've really got to get the machine shop set up so I can tear myself away from this stuff.

[Bill86]

Yep. Played about 45 minutes of Duke this morning after it unlocked. Some cute stuff there, which I appreciate. I'm sick to death of games with no sense of humor (take that as an implied request for recommendations ;) ).

But it does seem a little... I dunno... too much and not enough. We'll see.


Decided to re-up on EvE after a while. Boy has THAT changed!

It's worth a play through....parts of it had me :r ....but only parts....

The problem of course is the 12 year wait and A LOT of expectations but they could have at least given more than 8 hours of single player. Some say it's 15, I say that's if you're looking to do everything the first time around.

[Apoco]

Man, this thread has gone quiet.

TF2 is now FREE to play on PC. GO GET IT NOW.

[madwilliamflint]

heh. Steam just brought on the free to plays. Been digging Forsaken Worlds a little and Global Agenda a lot.

Free FTW!

[VirtualSmitty]

Man, this thread has gone quiet.

TF2 is now FREE to play on PC. GO GET IT NOW.

You play? TF2 is my favorite online fps, my steam handle is Jarcaddy. And yes everybody go get it, it's some of the most fun you can have online!

[Starscream]

Anyone have thoughts on the Wii-U?
I've always been a Nintendo fanboy, but this new system looks like they pretty much dropped the ball. I mean it looks cool and all, but how do you demo a new system without any real games for the hardcore gamer? At least show us a new Mario game for it. All i've seen being played is golf, some pirate game that was geared for 6yr olds, and some board games.

[VirtualSmitty]

Anyone have thoughts on the Wii-U?
I've always been a Nintendo fanboy, but this new system looks like they pretty much dropped the ball. I mean it looks cool and all, but how do you demo a new system without any real games for the hardcore gamer? At least show us a new Mario game for it. All i've seen being played is golf, some pirate game that was geared for 6yr olds, and some board games.

I'm on the fence about it. I'll probably buy it, third party support looks better, better hardware, etc. It's that controller, I dunno how I feel about that.

[Bill86]

Man, this thread has gone quiet.

TF2 is now FREE to play on PC. GO GET IT NOW.

Indeed but for me there's no new PC games I haven't played yet worth a $hit. I tried dungeon siege III lasted like 3 minutes ....AWFUL gameplay.

[VirtualSmitty]

Indeed but for me there's no new PC games I haven't played yet worth a $hit. I tried dungeon siege III lasted like 3 minutes ....AWFUL gameplay.

Same. You need a gamepad or else it controls like crap. The gameplay I thought was ok, kinda Diablo esque.

Again, go get TF2!

[Bill86]

Same. You need a gamepad or else it controls like crap. The gameplay I thought was ok, kinda Diablo esque.

Again, go get TF2!

TF2?

[emopunker2004]

TF2?

Team Fortress 2

[Bill86]

Team Force 2

You mean Team Fortress 2?

[emopunker2004]

You mean Team Fortress 2?

yeh. lol

[yachties23]

Finished up LA Noire last weekend, and went over to Gamestop to pick up something new. There is absolutely nothing decent out on the consoles right now, and its very depressing with 5 amazing games coming out in November.

[Guitarman-S.T-]

Trenched =]

[VirtualSmitty]

You mean Team Fortress 2?

Yes. It's free and it's awesome, there's no excuse not too :tu

[Bill86]

Yes. It's free and it's awesome, there's no excuse not too :tu

Alright I downloaded the SoB but for some reason I hit start server and it's taking forever. I seriously hope it doesn't intend on doing this every time.

[VirtualSmitty]

Alright I downloaded the SoB but for some reason I hit start server and it's taking forever. I seriously hope it doesn't intend on doing this every time.

There is a huge influx of players on right now, the steam servers got a little overwhelmed. I haven't had any issues lately though.

[backwoods357]

That or you were downloading a custom map from a slow server. I really hate that they made tf2 free. Here come all the damn kids.

[Bill86]

I don't play it online...bots FTW. I see no reason to play games online I cannot stand kids.

[VirtualSmitty]

I don't play it online...bots FTW. I see no reason to play games online I cannot stand kids.

Well its not really worth it then. The fun of it really comes from the multiplayer as it is still so well balanced. And with the game being out for so long before it went free you have a mix of people who are really good, ad a lot who aren't, so it's a little easier to break in to it now. And you honestly should try it multi at least once, the TF2 community isn't really kiddies, it's nothing like COD and the like.

[madwilliamflint]

I don't play it online...bots FTW. I see no reason to play games online I cannot stand kids.

I'm pretty much with you on this. I've started with CoD:BO playing with other people but it's just an instant death every time. The skill curve just seems to high.

[Apoco]

Steam summer sale going on right now!

[Bill86]

I'm pretty much with you on this. I've started with CoD:BO playing with other people but it's just an instant death every time. The skill curve just seems to high.

Yeah, I'm not THAT into any game. I just mostly play them for the stories.....an interactive movie. :tu

[Blak Smyth]

I only play online with friends.
A video game can't keep my attention without friends.
I have my settings so I can't hear anybody that is not on my friends list, this makes it a very enjoyable experience. You don't have to listen to the screaming and whinning.

[madwilliamflint]

See I don't have friends who are gamers. I'm entirely solo PvE, with as much crafting as I can manage. Currently I'm a Rift crackhead, though with The Game That Must Not Be Named having just opened up as free to play up to L20, I'll probably go play over there for a bit.

[Starscream]

Picked up a used copy of Madworld on the Wii. This game kicks ass!

[Apoco]

See I don't have friends who are gamers. I'm entirely solo PvE, with as much crafting as I can manage. Currently I'm a Rift crackhead, though with The Game That Must Not Be Named having just opened up as free to play up to L20, I'll probably go play over there for a bit.

Rift is pretty good. I just don't know if I really play it enough to make it worth while (played about 3 days out of my 7 day trial)

WoW is the devil's game. But if you are playing solo PvE it shouldn't eat you away. It is when you start high end PVP or raiding that it becomes a time suck.
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[Apoco]

Trine. Damn fine game. :tu

Although I rage quitted on one spot. "Race against the rising (something that kills you instantly)" levels require me to take breaks on occasion :r
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[Apoco]

Trine. Damn fine game. :tu

Although I rage quitted on one spot. "Race against the rising (something that kills you instantly)" levels require me to take breaks on occasion :r
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I finished this game up last night...apparently I raged out on the very last level :r. Was fun and a good change of pace from my normal style of game.

Tonight I will try and finish up God of War 2. I was too tired to beat the reflex game a few nights ago.

I also need to start up God of War 3, The Witcher 1 & The Witcher 2, and Sanctum...in addition to the DLC for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood :r

Stupid work getting in the way of my video gaming...
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[madwilliamflint]

Rift is pretty good. I just don't know if I really play it enough to make it worth while (played about 3 days out of my 7 day trial)

WoW is the devil's game. But if you are playing solo PvE it shouldn't eat you away. It is when you start high end PVP or raiding that it becomes a time suck.
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I'm really digging Rift. Just tagged 41. The class system is spectacular since you can essentially change at will with 8 sub-classes per main category.

WoW I haven't played in the better part of a year. I haven't maxed out and started raiding. Got a couple toons in the mid 50s. *shrug* I end up spending more time running around with a pickaxe than actually killing stuff.

Minecraft is a special kind of life suck too. The 1.8 this fall is going to be quite something.

Then of course there's the grand daddy of all awesome online time sucks.

EvE.

We don't talk about EvE.

[irons]

I'm really digging Rift. Just tagged 41. The class system is spectacular since you can essentially change at will with 8 sub-classes per main category.

WoW I haven't played in the better part of a year. I haven't maxed out and started raiding. Got a couple toons in the mid 50s. *shrug* I end up spending more time running around with a pickaxe than actually killing stuff.

Minecraft is a special kind of life suck too. The 1.8 this fall is going to be quite something.

Then of course there's the grand daddy of all awesome online time sucks.

EvE.

We don't talk about EvE.


HAHAH. I loved WoW and EVE for a while. Both are like having 2nd jobs now. I've been sampling the F2P stuff. DDO, AVA and World of Tanks. In addition to the time putting into Minecraft multiplayer and StarCraft 2.

Season 3 of StarCraft starting soon. Need to play more 1v1 and get gold this round. =)

[Blak Smyth]

started playing COD Black Ops again. The new maps seem pretty decent.

[madwilliamflint]

HAHAH. I loved WoW and EVE for a while. Both are like having 2nd jobs now. I've been sampling the F2P stuff. DDO, AVA and World of Tanks. In addition to the time putting into Minecraft multiplayer and StarCraft 2.

Season 3 of StarCraft starting soon. Need to play more 1v1 and get gold this round. =)

DDO makes me want to poke my eyes out. But that's just my Soloitis.

Global Agenda is a solid F2P, as are a couple of the other ones that just were pushed out with Steam.

I'm interested to see what happens when Fallen Earth goes F2P in a couple months. The graphics were so unbelievably choppy it was tough to stick with. Interesting play model though.

[Apoco]

I'm really digging Rift. Just tagged 41. The class system is spectacular since you can essentially change at will with 8 sub-classes per main category.

WoW I haven't played in the better part of a year. I haven't maxed out and started raiding. Got a couple toons in the mid 50s. *shrug* I end up spending more time running around with a pickaxe than actually killing stuff.

Minecraft is a special kind of life suck too. The 1.8 this fall is going to be quite something.

Then of course there's the grand daddy of all awesome online time sucks.

EvE.

We don't talk about EvE.

I never played EvE. But I played the HELL out of the original Everquest and it's 7 expansions.

I finished up God of War 2 last night and started in on The Witcher 1. These controls are going to take some getting used to. Space pauses the game to let me issue commands and there is no jump. I keep accidently pausing the game because I'm used to jumping like a maniac :r
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[madwilliamflint]

Yep. EverCrack. back when the player market was the tunnel between east west commons on Sundays at 1:00 EST.

I remember running from Qeynos to Freeport with a L6 rogue (since I FINALLY had hide & sneak) through Gorge and Eye.

SoW is for wimps.

We used to have GM led raids from nektulos into freeport. Half the time when we hit the zone boundry we'd take down the server.

I secretly want Anarchy Online to hurry up with that engine upgrade.

[Apoco]

Yep. EverCrack. back when the player market was the tunnel between east west commons on Sundays at 1:00 EST.

I remember running from Qeynos to Freeport with a L6 rogue (since I FINALLY had hide & sneak) through Gorge and Eye.

SoW is for wimps.

We used to have GM led raids from nektulos into freeport. Half the time when we hit the zone boundry we'd take down the server.

I secretly want Anarchy Online to hurry up with that engine upgrade.

The memory that sticks with me the most about EQ is Southpaw. That is when I learned that one mob will, in fact, pull other mobs. Those trains were truly epic :r

We had one guy that ran our economy. I mean really - he RAN that economy. He was a really smart and funny guy, too. I don't think I ever saw him anywhere except for Torch #3 in EC. I still remember his character name - Beardo. If you inspected him his character description said "Yay for Diablo-esque economies".

Did you ever do any raiding? Old school plane of fear was hilariously bad. I lost my corpse for a week because of all the crap that was at the zone line...couldn't go in and loot! Hooray for alts :)

Also - taking a bard/rogue at an absurdly low level into Lower Guk to get the mask of deception since they always just rotted. Lots of deaths involved in getting that item. Lots.
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[Brutus2600]

The memory that sticks with me the most about EQ is Southpaw. That is when I learned that one mob will, in fact, pull other mobs. Those trains were truly epic :r

We had one guy that ran our economy. I mean really - he RAN that economy. He was a really smart and funny guy, too. I don't think I ever saw him anywhere except for Torch #3 in EC. I still remember his character name - Beardo. If you inspected him his character description said "Yay for Diablo-esque economies".

Did you ever do any raiding? Old school plane of fear was hilariously bad. I lost my corpse for a week because of all the crap that was at the zone line...couldn't go in and loot! Hooray for alts :)

Also - taking a bard/rogue at an absurdly low level into Lower Guk to get the mask of deception since they always just rotted. Lots of deaths involved in getting that item. Lots.
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Ah, Fippy Darkpaw and the Southpaw zone. Qeynos will forever be THE beginning memory of my MMO world type experience. When EQ2 came out and I played it for a little while (didn't last long) running through Qeynos' streets was possibly the most nostalgic gaming experience I've ever had.

Beardo, that sounds so familiar...were you on Rallos Zek? I know there was one guy who ran the economy too, literally had millions of platinum, which was absolutely insane at the time.

Me and all my friends played EQ from around release to just a year or two short of when WoW was released. Played Star Wars Galaxies, Dark age of Camelot, and EQ2 inbetween EQ and WoW. We're pretty much MMO junkies and can't wait for Star Wars: The Old Republic to be released, we're done with WoW and want the next big, good MMO. Tried Rift, but most of the group didn't like it (I actually enjoyed it, but once they left it was just kind of so so).

[madwilliamflint]

Scruffy Forever!

I never got to DAoC at all. People raved about it. Agreed about SWTOR. I was really digging SWG before NGE. But that's the old story.

I'll probably go back to WoW sometime soon. The sense of humor is just too great, as long as you can avoid the 12 year olds.

Aside from those rare GM events, I never raided really. I don't group/guild/corp up, preferring to use MMOs as big single player RPGs with giant chat rooms and interesting economies. When I want to hang with other people, I do it in meatspace.

[Apoco]

Beardo, that sounds so familiar...were you on Rallos Zek? I know there was one guy who ran the economy too, literally had millions of platinum, which was absolutely insane at the time.

Nah - I was on The Nameless (lovingly referred to as "The Gameless"). I played a couple of different characters - I started as a half-elf bard named "Izinging Azong" but ended up as a Froglok Shaman named "Apprentice Fisherman Ribbuffit Igotslongname" (I was young and your standard jerk online - just hoping to take up as much screen space as I could for hilarity).

And when we are thinking back to towns - Kaladim is where it was at. The dwarven town where no one went (except to turn in that bonechips quest that you could easily powerlevel on). Another favorite zone of mine - Crushbone. Kill Emporer D'vinn! ZOMG HE DROPPED HIS DIRK!

Man - I haven't played that game in 6 years and all of this info just flows right back once I start talking about it. Crazy.
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[madwilliamflint]

I hate to do this to you but...

you should go back and poke your head in. It's still worth playing ;-)

[Apoco]

I hate to do this to you but...

you should go back and poke your head in. It's still worth playing ;-)

But I fear that it will be much like going back to your grandparents house. it just won't be as amazing as I remember it.

I played EQ during its golden years. There really wasn't any other competition (DAOC, EvE are the only ones I can think of) and so it was thoroughly saturated with players, the game was complex & punishing enough that the upper end players were almost always intelligent, and the game was in constant development. I played again when they hit their 10 year anniversary just for an afternoon and it felt so...I don't know...sepia toned. It wasn't the vibrant, lively EQ I had known. It had lost whatever the EQ quality was - whether that was the player base, my guild, the real life friends that I had that still played the game, the fact that I knew the game inside and out at the time, whatever.

TL;DR version: Time makes memories awesome until you go back and actually revisit it.
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[madwilliamflint]

Yeah combat music is enough to kill yourself by, and it is a slow grindfest. But there's some stuff in there that I've STILL never seen as good. Like some of the crafting mechanics. You just had to know, as a player (not character) a recipe to take a crack at something. Nobody's done that since that I know of. There was all KINDS of weirdness; exceptions to the formulas built in to the game.

[Apoco]

Yeah combat music is enough to kill yourself by, and it is a slow grindfest. But there's some stuff in there that I've STILL never seen as good. Like some of the crafting mechanics. You just had to know, as a player (not character) a recipe to take a crack at something. Nobody's done that since that I know of. There was all KINDS of weirdness; exceptions to the formulas built in to the game.

Crafting in that game was WEIRD.

At the time, quests didn't seem weird as they were standard MUD format. The PITA part was figuring out what to say if they didn't have anything to guide you. Looking back - that is a dumb system :r.

PVP was hilarious to watch - because the game was flat out not optimized at all for PVP. It was a PVE game through and through :)
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[madwilliamflint]

Yeah. Most of the new stuff (yeah, there was just an expansion last year) has a new quest interface. But the quests in Qeynos are still soul-crushingly annoying, doing the binary search of pasting the source text in to see what triggers the quest drop or whatever it was.

[Apoco]

Yeah. Most of the new stuff (yeah, there was just an expansion last year) has a new quest interface. But the quests in Qeynos are still soul-crushingly annoying, doing the binary search of pasting the source text in to see what triggers the quest drop or whatever it was.

REALLY? An expansion?

Damn. Last time I logged on Plane of Knowledge had like 15 people in it at 3pm on a Saturday. I'm amazed they still have the player base to validate an expansion...
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[madwilliamflint]

1 a year like clockwork.

[Apoco]

1 a year like clockwork.

Once I finish up The Witcher 1 I may renew for a month and poke my head in. I'm curious now.

(CURSE YOU!)
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[madwilliamflint]

Ya know I just unsubbed from AO and EvE (let the month run out but they're both boring me senseless) and poked my head over to WoW to re-up for a month, and it gave me the option to take a free week. I clicked, so I could laugh at them, thinking it was "we'll give you a free week if you re-up for a year." But it turns out it was an honest to goodness plain old "no credit card required" free week.

That ought to be enough time to get sick of it again ;)

I can't wait until the rest of my toys come so I can set up the machine shop in the new house, keep me away from this garbage.

[Apoco]

I can't wait until the rest of my toys come so I can set up the machine shop in the new house, keep me away from this garbage.

You're waiting on that - I'm waiting on the new Final Fantasy, the new Call of Duty, the new God of War...

Priorities. I have them :)
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[madwilliamflint]

New FF MMO? The style of the old one (11? I'm never sure.) was really slick but it took forever to do anything and get anywhere.

I just took up the machining habit in October for the first time. Moved in April and need some widgets to set things up. It's currently more interesting than video games (though I'm becoming a serious minecraft whore.)

As for games, I'm waiting for Skyrim, ME3, SWTOR and... I can't remember what else. What I need is for Steam to pick up the old C&C series :-)

[Brutus2600]

I hate to do this to you but...

you should go back and poke your head in. It's still worth playing ;-)

I actually downloaded the free trial for EQ just to explore Qeynos and see if it might be fun to revisit, but they stuck you on a newbie island and the combat was so painful that I couldn't play it for more than 15 minutes. I did get a little shiver up my spine when I hit level two and had that *DING* sound play.

Ah, memories :p

[madwilliamflint]

EQ1 DING FTW! Seriously. That makes me salivate every time I hear it.

Thing about EQ now is that there are new starting zones, so Qeynos is a ghost town. Freeport has been totally redone though, it's freaky.

I still wanna kill Sgt. Slate and Holly Windstalker.

[Apoco]

That reminds me - for my Shaman I had taken a screen shot of him at each level up. I wonder if I still have my EQ screenshots saved somewhere...

And who cares about Sgt. Slate and getting to KOS with the Freeport faction. I need to go to Oggok and farm myself a Crude Stein for the +CHA!

EDIT: I just had a thought - are emulated EQ servers still around?
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[madwilliamflint]

Ah see now that would take me back. I didn't think to make screen shots.

Don't know about emulated servers. Too busy searching for secret ale recipes.

[Apoco]

Ah see now that would take me back. I didn't think to make screen shots.

Don't know about emulated servers. Too busy searching for secret ale recipes.

I am POSITIVE that I still have my WoW screen shots...just not sure about EQ...that was a long time ago and many formats have occured since then :r
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[Apoco]

I spent most of last night just playing either Beat Hazard or Sanctum.

Beat Hazard is a fun game to hop on and just goof around with.

Sanctum is a fun Tower Defense/FPS game.
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[Bill86]

Anything decent for the PC come out recently or coming out soon?

[Apoco]

Anything decent for the PC come out recently or coming out soon?

No new blockbuster games recently to my knowledge. The ones that I'm tracking & which system I want them for (The majority of these are available on 360, PS3, and PC)

PC:
Battlefield 3
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Diablo 3

PS3:
Driver: San Francisco
Twisted Metal
Uncharted 3 (**** - I still need to play 1 & 2!)

360:
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Final Fantasy XIII-2

All of these games will likely be worth it.
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[Kneo]

No new blockbuster games recently to my knowledge. The ones that I'm tracking & which system I want them for (The majority of these are available on 360, PS3, and PC)

PC:
Battlefield 3
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Diablo 3

PS3:
Driver: San Francisco
Twisted Metal
Uncharted 3 (**** - I still need to play 1 & 2!)

360:
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Final Fantasy XIII-2

All of these games will likely be worth it.
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Uncharted 3 will be great, as will AC:Revelations.

Batman:Arkham City should be very good too.

[madwilliamflint]

Aside from:

Minecraft 1.8
SWTOR
ME3 (I'm replaying the Mass Effects all the way through again. Can't get enough.)

There's really nothing I'm interested in coming down. yeah I'll get Skyrim because... eh. it's elder scrolls. But I predict being bored being unable to finish the main quest with an assassin without getting my arse kicked every 3 seconds just like in all the rest of the ES series.

[madwilliamflint]

Preorders for Star Wars: The Old Republic just opened this morning.

Also I just saw that there's a Fallout MMO coming.

I'm gonna be single forever. :-/

#nerd

[Brutus2600]

Preorders for Star Wars: The Old Republic just opened this morning.

I'm definitely pre-ordering it with the hopes that "early access" means beta at some point. I'm very sad I haven't gotten into beta yet.

Also I just saw that there's a Fallout MMO coming.

wut. This...is awesome.

I'm gonna be single forever. :-/

#nerd

I'm not single...but hopefully my gf can weather the MMO storm that's a'comin' :p rofl.

[Kneo]

Preorders for Star Wars: The Old Republic just opened this morning.

Also I just saw that there's a Fallout MMO coming.

I'm gonna be single forever. :-/

#nerd

I will be pre-ordering this!

[madwilliamflint]

Better hurry. They're talking about limiting the number of preorders.

There was a whole "we'll email you in 48 hours to see if you got one" thingie. Maybe it's fake, but maybe it's not.

And the collector's edition is $149 (no, I didn't. that's more than I'm going to spend on the thing + subscriptions.)

[Apoco]

Also I just saw that there's a Fallout MMO coming.

Huh. I'll be interested to see how well that works....
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[madwilliamflint]

Huh. I'll be interested to see how well that works....
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As long as they have an actual class system instead of the "instagimp" abstract skill system Fallen Earth uses, it'll be possible. There's a lot of room for some great content there.

Too bad V.A.T.S. can't make the translation though :)

[Brutus2600]

Just was reading up on it and the legal troubles between Interplay and Bethesda. Unfortunate that they can't work together to create something awesome.

[Apoco]

As long as they have an actual class system instead of the "instagimp" abstract skill system Fallen Earth uses, it'll be possible. There's a lot of room for some great content there.

Too bad V.A.T.S. can't make the translation though :)

That's true. I guess their hope is to take the setting & control scheme moreso than the actual game. Removing VATS and changing the leveling system are HUGE changes
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[madwilliamflint]

That's true. I guess their hope is to take the setting & control scheme moreso than the actual game. Removing VATS and changing the leveling system are HUGE changes
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Absolutely. The only thing that really CAN survive the translation process is content and "flavor." Everything else has to change, from the console-like interface to the levelling system.

They've got a leg up with the way they've been going with crafting and such.

It can work. But it's definitely not going to be Fallout 5 (or whatever that number would end up being.)

[Apoco]

This Star Wars pre-order is absurd. Limiting a DIGITAL game? Are they afraid they'll run out of bites?

And a PRE-ORDER FEE? Are you ****ing kidding me? Even gamestop, which is known for nickle and diming people to hell, doesn't charge a fee for pre-orders. $65 for a MMO that you will then have to pay a monthly fee for?

No. EA - **** you. This is completely unacceptable and I absolutely refuse to support it.

[Brutus2600]

I agree...I preordered it off Amazon for the actual price of the game. Got my early access code in about 3 seconds :tu

[madwilliamflint]

This Star Wars pre-order is absurd. Limiting a DIGITAL game? Are they afraid they'll run out of bites?

Well, a legitimate reason to throttle preorders is starting server capacity.

And a PRE-ORDER FEE? Are you ****ing kidding me? Even gamestop, which is known for nickle and diming people to hell, doesn't charge a fee for pre-orders. $65 for a MMO that you will then have to pay a monthly fee for?

No. EA - **** you. This is completely unacceptable and I absolutely refuse to support it.

Yeah that bit's pretty stupid.

[Kneo]

I agree...I preordered it off Amazon for the actual price of the game. Got my early access code in about 3 seconds :tu

I did the same. I also went ahead and created a guild. If anyone is interested in joining let me know. It is Sith/PVE

[Bill86]

Yeah most of those are later this year right?

I really hope Diablo 3 isn't pay to play.

No new blockbuster games recently to my knowledge. The ones that I'm tracking & which system I want them for (The majority of these are available on 360, PS3, and PC)

PC:
Battlefield 3
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Diablo 3

PS3:
Driver: San Francisco
Twisted Metal
Uncharted 3 (**** - I still need to play 1 & 2!)

360:
Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Final Fantasy XIII-2

All of these games will likely be worth it.
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[VirtualSmitty]

Playing the Battlefield 3 alpha right now. Little rough and EAs new origin service kinda sucks compared to steam. Also picked up Captain America, which pretty much ripped off Batman Arkham Asylum. Which is a good thing, game is pretty decent.

[Bill86]

Interesting. I play games for the stories anyway.

I think I'll look into Captain America.

[VirtualSmitty]

Interesting. I play games for the stories anyway.

I think I'll look into Captain America.

It's worth a look, it's surprisingly good considering it's a movie tie in.

[Apoco]

Yeah most of those are later this year right?

I really hope Diablo 3 isn't pay to play.

Yeah - pretty much all of those should be out late Q4 of this year or early Q1 of next.

Also - did anyone watch the SHOUTcraft Invivational 2 this weekend? I can't BELIEVE the outcome (I won't say it in case any of you are going to watch the videos on YouTube and don't want it spoiled).
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[madwilliamflint]

Arkham Asylum GOTY edition 75% off at steam right now.

[Apoco]

Driver: San Francisco

This one is coming to PC. Do not buy it on the PC. For reasons listed in this (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-07-27-driver-pc-always-on-internet-required) article.

Essentially - if you want to play Driver: San Francisco on PC you have to have a constant internet connection. This is for your computer to have constant communication with their 3rd party DRM server. (Been done before and REALLY annoying. If your internet connection blips off for a second you're out of the game and have to restart. Here's to hoping their autosave feature is good)

In addition - Ubisoft is really going to start laying into the Uplay system...it will cost about $10 to get access to multiplayer on consoles. This is to make sure that they will get a cut of all used game sales. Oh wait - I mean to help them cover server costs. Yeah - that was the official statement I mean.

I really don't like some of the things that have been happening in the gaming industry lately. My fear is that crap like this becomes standard.

[Apoco]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00gAbgBu8R4

A video regarding a company that claims to be able to get rid of Polygons all together. Doing this would make graphics real. Really - you wouldn't be able to tell a difference any longer.

I'm not convinced that it is truly a viable option without forcing everyone in the world to massively update their computer...but it is still amazing to see.

[Kneo]

Preordered Uncharted 3 today

That makes Batman Arkyam Asylum
Star wars the old republic
Gears of war 3

Lots of great games coming soon

Trying to decide on Restiance 3

[Kneo]

Almost forgot. Assassin creed 3

[madwilliamflint]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00gAbgBu8R4

A video regarding a company that claims to be able to get rid of Polygons all together. Doing this would make graphics real. Really - you wouldn't be able to tell a difference any longer.

I'm not convinced that it is truly a viable option without forcing everyone in the world to massively update their computer...but it is still amazing to see.
Yeah I remember this last year.

I call Shennanigans. I see lots of fly throughs but no animation.

Nothing moves. I don't buy it.

[Starscream]

Anyone played Epic Mickey? Really getting into this game despite the crappy camera.

[Angry_Pirate]

Just built a new gaming computer so I had to play Crysis 2,Modern warfare 2, and Black ops all over again :D. I cant wait for Battlefield 3 and the next Modern Warfare to come out :noon

[Apoco]

Just built a new gaming computer so I had to play Crysis 2,Modern warfare 2, and Black ops all over again :D. I cant wait for Battlefield 3 and the next Modern Warfare to come out :noon

:tu

Specs? I have been considering building a new computer...but really I'd only need a new mobo, case, and more ram. I'm just getting tired of my case and my mobo is my weak point :(
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[Bill86]

Playing some Mass Effect 1, I never played it before just ME2. I cannot wait till ME3 comes out. I'm calling it already ....Game of the Year.

[madwilliamflint]

Nice! I replayed it recently since I realized that actions really do affect some plot points in ME2. I'm interested to see how much stuff from ME1 makes it through to ME3.

[Obscura]

Fallout New Vegas, but just started the Honest Hearts expansion.

[WittyUserName]

Just a quick factoid on Diablo 3. I is going to be online play only, must have an internet connection. Also the Auction House (AH) will take in game currency as well as real money.

Game is ruined IMO

[Apoco]

Just a quick factoid on Diablo 3. It is going to be online play only, must have an internet connection. Also the Auction House (AH) will take in game currency as well as real money.

Game is ruined IMO

I've heard a lot of people say they thought the game was ruined...but I don' think so at all.

The fact that it is online only is lame, I'll admit (even though I only ever played D1 and D2+Expansion online). But most people seem to take offense at the idea of real currency being used to buy items.

Keep in mind that those items are only for sale from other players and still have limits on them as far as level goes (iirc). The absolute end-game items probably won't be available for a while anyway because they are a player-to-player transaction and not player-to-blizzard. And lets be honest - purchasing virtual goods for cash in WoW, D2LoD, EQ, any online game has been around for a while. What they are doing is legalizing the act, protecting the consumer, and taking some off the top for themselves.

I can see where the fears are coming into play...but I can't see it really being a game killer. Is it a game changer? Of course - any new mechanic is. But I doubt that it is going to be as utilized as people fear it will be.
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[WittyUserName]

I am really just pissed that it is going to be online to play. I am currently "deployed" to a naval station and the internet here is horrible. The last time I ran a speed check at my hooch I came up with .09mbs. The only thing it is good for is browsing the interwebz and buying cigars online.

[madwilliamflint]

I've heard a lot of people say they thought the game was ruined...but I don' think so at all.

The fact that it is online only is lame, I'll admit (even though I only ever played D1 and D2+Expansion online). But most people seem to take offense at the idea of real currency being used to buy items.

Keep in mind that those items are only for sale from other players and still have limits on them as far as level goes (iirc). The absolute end-game items probably won't be available for a while anyway because they are a player-to-player transaction and not player-to-blizzard. And lets be honest - purchasing virtual goods for cash in WoW, D2LoD, EQ, any online game has been around for a while. What they are doing is legalizing the act, protecting the consumer, and taking some off the top for themselves.

I can see where the fears are coming into play...but I can't see it really being a game killer. Is it a game changer? Of course - any new mechanic is. But I doubt that it is going to be as utilized as people fear it will be.
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Interesting stuff. I think that from the perspective of being something new, I'm sorta honor bound to try it. Looks like it could be interesting.

Besides if I buy any more cigars I'm going to need a third coolidor so I've got to chill for a while on that.

[madwilliamflint]

Fallout New Vegas, but just started the Honest Hearts expansion.

The Fallout/Elder Scrolls stuff all just ground to a halt for me. They just take too damn long. I recently hit the Oblivion/Morrowind GOTY for $15 on Steam, booted up morrowind (and remembered why it was so much better than oblivion) and got sick of it after an hour. Same thing with New Vegas.

I used to be such a proud RPG monkey.

I'll end up getting Skyrim out of habit "just to see" I guess. But I'm not as excited as I should be for a $60 game.

[Bill86]

Just a quick factoid on Diablo 3. I is going to be online play only, must have an internet connection. Also the Auction House (AH) will take in game currency as well as real money.

Game is ruined IMO

You've gotta be kidding me?

Real money and Online only.......

:td I won't play it.

I was counting on Mass Effect 3 to be the game of the year anyways.

[Obscura]

The Fallout/Elder Scrolls stuff all just ground to a halt for me. They just take too damn long. I recently hit the Oblivion/Morrowind GOTY for $15 on Steam, booted up morrowind (and remembered why it was so much better than oblivion) and got sick of it after an hour. Same thing with New Vegas.

I used to be such a proud RPG monkey.

I'll end up getting Skyrim out of habit "just to see" I guess. But I'm not as excited as I should be for a $60 game.

I hear you, but I'm a persistent little bastard. Plus, with all the side storylines and the fact that I just sometimes boot up the game to go on killing sprees. It amuses me to know end and sometimes, I even actually start to do the main storyline to progress my character.

Oblivion/Morrowind is an excellent game, but damn, that thing takes forever and a day. I seriously almost rage quit after it took me an hour to get somewhere, to only get jumped/killed and having to repeat it all over again. Granted, I could have skipped that by saving along the way, but sometimes I really push my luck.

I'm looking forward to Skyrim, once again, that's just habit kicking in. Hopefully I'll be able to keep interested in it, but at the exact same time. I'm not sure if I can invest five or so hours every time I play it. Cause those types of game need a lot of time to do anything in one sitting.

[irratebass]

just paid off Batman: Arkham City :dr and I put down $27 down so far on Saint's Row: The Third......this games looks crazy fun! You can beat up people with a purple dildo!!:banger:banger

[backwoods357]

sounds like GTA vice city. I think you could find it in the showers at the police station in the city. I'm considering picking this one up, I enjoyed SR2.

[irratebass]

sounds like GTA vice city. I think you could find it in the showers at the police station in the city. I'm considering picking this one up, I enjoyed SR2.


;s
I think ya lost me here buddy, but I loved SR2 as well.

[backwoods357]

The purple dildo, it could be found in Grand Theft Auto. I was wrong it was in San Andreas. I looked it up according to the net it can be found in the showers in the Los Santos Police Department headquarters in Pershing Square, Los Santos.

[irratebass]

The purple dildo, it could be found in Grand Theft Auto. I was wrong it was in San Andreas. I looked it up according to the net it can be found in the showers in the Los Santos Police Department headquarters in Pershing Square, Los Santos.

Ohhhhh Okay! Now I follow ya, well not sure about that dildo, but this one is very flimsy lol

[Kneo]

Anyone played Epic Mickey? Really getting into this game despite the crappy camera.

I have the game and have been wanting to play it, but other games got in the way. I need to sit down and play through it.

[Apoco]

I've actually been replaying GTA4 lately. Fun game - going for the "Liberty City Minute" achievement where you finish the story line in under 30 hours :)

Still working on the Witcher 1 in bursts. It frustrates the crap out of me because the autosave feature is piss poor...45 minutes between saves. I've had to learn to reach over and hit the quick-save button every 5 or so minutes. It is like working on an office document :td
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[irratebass]

I've actually been replaying GTA4 lately. Fun game - going for the "Liberty City Minute" achievement where you finish the story line in under 30 hours


Holy crap! There is no way I could do this, good luck to ya, and if you do do it post a pic of your achievement

[Bill86]

Playing Assassins Creed, trying to beat all 3 before the 4th comes out.

I say that but they will be done this week I'm sure.

[irratebass]

Playing Assassins Creed, trying to beat all 3 before the 4th comes out.

I say that but they will be done this week I'm sure.

I just finished II last month and picked up Brotherhood for $17 haven't played it yet....working on Fallout 3.....I am backogged bigtime.

I also have Crackdown 2 from Gamefly and haven't opened heh.

[Apoco]

Holy crap! There is no way I could do this, good luck to ya, and if you do do it post a pic of your achievement

I thought it was going to be tough...it isn't. I'm halfway through the game at 6hours 30minutes in :r

As long as you only do the story line, take cabs everywhere, and skip cutscenes you'll make it. It is 30 hours of played time - not just 30 hours straight.
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[irratebass]

I thought it was going to be tough...it isn't. I'm halfway through the game at 6hours 30minutes in :r

As long as you only do the story line, take cabs everywhere, and skip cutscenes you'll make it. It is 30 hours of played time - not just 30 hours straight.
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Ahhh ok skipping the cutscenes and taking cabs would save a lot of time, good idea

[BUC WHITE]

i've been on this ncaa 12 for 360 if anyone wants to get a game.

[Brutus2600]

Just got my invite to the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta this morning...I cannot tell you how excited I am!

[Ferrari5180]

Just got my invite to the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta this morning...I cannot tell you how excited I am!

This should be a great game.

[Brutus2600]

This should be a great game.

My friend got in the beta about 3 weeks ago so I've seen the gameplay. It's still in very much a beta stage right now, but I'm hoping it gets polished up by release. If they fix the bugs and graphic glitches it will definitely be a HUGE contender in the MMO market. Great gameplay, storyline, and overall immersion in the SW universe.

[irratebass]

My friend got in the beta about 3 weeks ago so I've seen the gameplay. It's still in very much a beta stage right now, but I'm hoping it gets polished up by release. If they fix the bugs and graphic glitches it will definitely be a HUGE contender in the MMO market. Great gameplay, storyline, and overall immersion in the SW universe.

Congrats on the invite, I'm jealous

[Bill86]

I have to say, back in the day I tried playing Assassins Creed and thought the controls were awful, and they are, but glitches aside what a great game.

Im not quite finished but definitely very fun. I will say the controls can at times frustrate the piss out of you but it's pretty awesome.

Can't wait to get through this first one and onto the other two.

[Kneo]

Just got my invite to the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta this morning...I cannot tell you how excited I am!

Ooo, Nice!

[irratebass]

I have to say, back in the day I tried playing Assassins Creed and thought the controls were awful, and they are, but glitches aside what a great game.

Im not quite finished but definitely very fun. I will say the controls can at times frustrate the piss out of you but it's pretty awesome.

Can't wait to get through this first one and onto the other two.

Bill the 2nd one is 100x's better than the 1st one, I couldn't play more than 2-3 hours on the 1st one.....just a little heads up for ya.

[Brutus2600]

I have to say, back in the day I tried playing Assassins Creed and thought the controls were awful, and they are, but glitches aside what a great game.

Im not quite finished but definitely very fun. I will say the controls can at times frustrate the piss out of you but it's pretty awesome.

Can't wait to get through this first one and onto the other two.

What irratebass said, the second one's controls and play is so much smoother and better. It's actually pretty fun! I just picked up Brotherhood off Amazon last week to play through.

[irratebass]

What irratebass said, the second one's controls and play is so much smoother and better. It's actually pretty fun! I just picked up Brotherhood off Amazon last week to play through.

:tu

[Kreth]

Finally picked up a PS3 on craigslist, a fat 80Gb, and no, not the backwards compatible one. It came with GTA IV and Black Ops. So what's good in the FPS and RPG genres? Mainly looking for stuff I can find cheap on Amazon and craigslist. A co-worker said I can have last year's Madden when the new one comes out in a couple of weeks. Other than that, I'll pick up the Tiger Woods Masters game when I find a used copy, and SOCOM 4 (my favorite PS series) as well. Not much interest in driving, dancing or "goofy" games, I have the Wii for the cartoonish stuff.
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[Apoco]

Final Fantasy XIII was really good. I also picked up FF7 off of the PS Market.
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[irratebass]

Finally picked up a PS3 on craigslist, a fat 80Gb, and no, not the backwards compatible one. It came with GTA IV and Black Ops. So what's good in the FPS and RPG genres? Mainly looking for stuff I can find cheap on Amazon and craigslist. A co-worker said I can have last year's Madden when the new one comes out in a couple of weeks. Other than that, I'll pick up the Tiger Woods Masters game when I find a used copy, and SOCOM 4 (my favorite PS series) as well. Not much interest in driving, dancing or "goofy" games, I have the Wii for the cartoonish stuff.
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Must have games in the FPS & RPG Genre:

Uncharted 1 & 2
Red Dead Redemption
Resistance 1& 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Assassin's Creed 2 & Brotherhood


That's off the top of my head and all of these should be relatively cheap.

[Apoco]

Assassin's Creed 2 & Brotherhood

I 100% agree with this. A great couple of games.
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[Kreth]

Final Fantasy XIII was really good. I also picked up FF7 off of the PS Market.
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I played the last one on PS2 and really enjoyed it.
Must have games in the FPS & RPG Genre:

Uncharted 1 & 2
Red Dead Redemption
Resistance 1& 2
Dragon Age: Origins
Assassin's Creed 2 & Brotherhood


That's off the top of my head and all of these should be relatively cheap.
AC 1 not worth it? Also, any opinions on Fallout 3 or Borderlands?
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[irratebass]

I played the last one on PS2 and really enjoyed it.

AC 1 not worth it? Also, any opinions on Fallout 3 or Borderlands?
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I couldnt play AC:1 it bored me and I was very disappointed in it.

AC: 2 is 1000X's better.

Fallout 3 is an amazingly DEEP long game, Well worth your $ and it's only $10 or something now.

Borderlands was ok, but careful hooking up with people online that have higher skill points than you, because what they kill goes into your skill points....so say you are a level 5 and you meet someone how is a level 15-20 you go and and that person does all the killing, but you get the points.......so when you go back to your single player campaign you are a much higher level than your enemies and it makes for boring gameplay.....just my :2

[Kneo]

I have gone back to Unfamous 1. I forgot how fun it is.

[irratebass]

I have gone back to Unfamous 1. I forgot how fun it is.

I think you mean Infamous....and yes that was a great game.

Some more suggestion I forgot to mention:
L.A. NOIRE....great F*n game.
Bioshock 1 & 2
Mass Effect 1&2
Dante's Inferno
Tom Clancy's Las Vegas series

[madwilliamflint]

Just got my invite to the Star Wars: The Old Republic beta this morning...I cannot tell you how excited I am!

YOU.... AARGGH! Ok, well my life will probably continue normally for a while longer than it otherwise would have.

[Brutus2600]

Trust me, I was frustrated too. I signed up for the beta the VERY HOUR the email came through that it was open for sign up. Then my friend who signed up a few months ago was the first to get in the beta :p A month and a half later I'm the only other one who has gotten an invite. I see them opening the beta up more and more here soon though, they're needing to stress test this like what...

[madwilliamflint]

Anybody have a recommendation on Deus Ex: HR? Looks slick. I never played the first one.

[madwilliamflint]

AC 1 not worth it? Also, any opinions on Fallout 3 or Borderlands?
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Fallout 3 was really good, once I got a "carry bagillions of everything" mod installed. Pacing was admittedly a bit slow for me. I'm much less inclined to spend hours wandering around the wasteland than I used to be.

I positively ADORE Borderlands. According to steam I've got hundreds of hours logged. now with the announcement of Borderlands 2 I've actually started from scratch again as a goof.

Some DLCs (Knoxx, Dr. Zed) are really exceptional as well. The Claptrap DLC was cute, but not really notable. Mad Moxxie was pretty stupid for a single player. But it DOES add an item bank, which is really nice.

[Kneo]

I think you mean Infamous....and yes that was a great game.

Some more suggestion I forgot to mention:
L.A. NOIRE....great F*n game.
Bioshock 1 & 2
Mass Effect 1&2
Dante's Inferno
Tom Clancy's Las Vegas series



LOL, yes I mean Infamous

[Apoco]

MLG Raleigh this weekend!

http://pro.majorleaguegaming.com/news/mlg-raleigh-full-broadcast-schedule

Get to watch professional gamers play while I assemble my new PC. Nerd tastic :)
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[Kneo]

Lots of games coming out soon. Not sure how I am going to talk my wife into all of them. Especially with my job up in the air.

Cant wait for the new Batman game.

[irratebass]

Anybody have a recommendation on Deus Ex: HR? Looks slick. I never played the first one.


My buddy just texted me and told me to put this in my Gamefly que, said the online reveiws have been very favorable and he has played about 10 hours and recommends it.

[Bill86]

Playing Assassins Creed II, lots of improvements....still frustrating as all piss...for no reason whatsoever.

The Assassins Tomb things....What in the f*ck were they thinking, how annoying :td

[yachties23]

Playing Assassins Creed II, lots of improvements....still frustrating as all piss...for no reason whatsoever.

The Assassins Tomb things....What in the f*ck were they thinking, how annoying :td

2 and Brotherhood were stellar games. Very much looking forward to revelations.

[Starscream]

Anybody played Cave Story?

Wow! Awesome download for a free game. If you get it, make sure you download the English translator to go along with it.

[Kneo]

Just picked up NCAA football 12 for Xbox. Look me up as KneoMattrix if you would like to play.

[Obscura]

Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition

[Bill86]

2 and Brotherhood were stellar games. Very much looking forward to revelations.

I like 1 & 2. Almost finished with 2, but these Assassin's Tombs are just ridiculous! Takes away from the game IMHO.

[yachties23]

I like 1 & 2. Almost finished with 2, but these Assassin's Tombs are just ridiculous! Takes away from the game IMHO.

One or two of them were pretty difficult. Youtube them if you get stuck, I know its cheating but after several attempts (I think Il Duermo) I had too.

Brotherhood's got a similar thing, but its not mandatory to beat the game.

[jaxstraww]

Current rotation

FPS: TF2
Browser: Ogame

Looking forward to BF3 shortly. Game is going to be intense.

[irratebass]

I like 1 & 2. Almost finished with 2, but these Assassin's Tombs are just ridiculous! Takes away from the game IMHO.

Yeah Bill, I got tired of the tombs myself and finally just stopped trying and just stuck to the main storylines and enjoyed myself much better....I'm not all about 100% completion of a game just as long as I finish it.

[Kneo]

Just read Modern Warfare 3 will support 32 players!

[irratebass]

Bring on the MAYHEM!!!! Time for me to suck and get mauled by a bunch of kids again :lr

[madwilliamflint]

Picked up Deus Ex. It's... tough. Just starting out though. Hopefully I'll get the knack of it. You can't quite play it as an FPS and stealth in the beginning is harder than the Thief games by a remarkable margin.

[irratebass]

I really want to check that game out Michael.

[madwilliamflint]

I really want to check that game out Michael.

It's too early to tell for me yet but it looks like they really NAILED it. I suspect the "sufficiently hard in the beginning" is going to reflect a demand on actual thoughtful gameplay later on. The hacking system is f'ing cool as hell.

The first mission after the intro sequence allows you to choose your rules of engagement, whether to go "lethal or nonlethal" and "ranged or close combat". It's really quite something.

[irratebass]

My buddy picked it up last week and he has been raving about it, we are both fans of the 1st two games as well.

[madwilliamflint]

I missed the first one (2? o.O) Not sure if the originals stand up to the test of time.

[Apoco]

I missed the first one (2? o.O) Not sure if the originals stand up to the test of time.

I've been trying to play through 1 again...can't seem to get into it :/

Current rotation

FPS: TF2
Browser: Ogame

Looking forward to BF3 shortly. Game is going to be intense.

I am really, REALLY looking forward to BF3.
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[Lucky_Hippo]

Snagged Madden 12 yesterday for PS3. It's been awhile since I've played a madden football game. I'm enjoying it quite a bit so far!

[Bill86]

Picked up Deus Ex. It's... tough. Just starting out though. Hopefully I'll get the knack of it. You can't quite play it as an FPS and stealth in the beginning is harder than the Thief games by a remarkable margin.

I've got that as well, waiting to beat brotherhood before I start it though.

[VirtualSmitty]

Deus Ex is ok, but it's not grabbing me. I think once Dead Isand and space marine release tomorrow i'll shelve it, just doesn't seem quite like the older ones.

[irratebass]

I want a review of Dead Island, some Gamestops here are doing midnight releases, which is kind of impressive.

[VirtualSmitty]

I want a review of Dead Island, some Gamestops here are doing midnight releases, which is kind of impressive.

http://deathbyrobots.com/2011/09/review-dead-island/

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/05/dead-island-review-in-need-of-brains/

http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1928/Dead-Island/p1/

http://www.destructoid.com/review-dead-island-210611.phtml

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-dead-island/720226

Joystiq was the most critical, most places seemed to really like it. We'll see tomorrow :tu

[irratebass]

:tu right on! Thanks for these...time to read.

[Kneo]

I am thinking of picking up Dead Island as well. I loved Left 4 Dead. Hoping this is as fun.

[Apoco]

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-6j7zu8TeYwQ/TmUyAYHb6JI/AAAAAAAAAPI/ksHnwfxmpBY/s912/IMG_20110905_161149.jpg

Total play time - just over 16 hours. :tu

[irratebass]

Hell yeah ALEX!!!!! :tu :tu

[irratebass]

For the Assassin's Creed fans, GTTV (Gametrailers) is doing a special on the new game this Thursday at 1am on Spike....set yo dvr's

[Kneo]

Anyone pick up Dead Island yet? Is it worth it?

[irratebass]

My buddy is liking it, but I am going to wait for Monday before I bug him for a review. You know how new games are you dig the hell out of it because it's something new, but by about the 4th or 5th day the newness has worn off and you really see what the game is.

[Apoco]

I'm enjoying Dead Island so far.

Now that I'm not playing on a developer release.

I really can't imagine heads not rolling over that mistake.

[Kneo]

I am going to pick it up this weekend. If anyone wants to play let me know. For that matter I still have left 4 dead 2 that I like play with others and NCAA football 12

[Apoco]

I am going to pick it up this weekend. If anyone wants to play let me know. For that matter I still have left 4 dead 2 that I like play with others and NCAA football 12

What system? If you're on PC I'd be down for some L4D2 :tu

Anyone here a PS3 owner that is picking up Resistance 3?
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[irratebass]

Man I loved L4D1, but the online community for L4d2 sucked! No communication...hello? This game is made for communication, you have a headphone...USE IT!!!

/rant

[Kneo]

What system? If you're on PC I'd be down for some L4D2 :tu

Anyone here a PS3 owner that is picking up Resistance 3?
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I have L4D2 on Xbox

Not sure what system I want to get Dead Island for. Have to decide between PS3 and Xbox

I want to pick up Resistance 3, but some many other games coming in the next few months I may have to hold off.

[irratebass]

BATMAN in t- 40 days!!! :noon :noon

[Bill86]

Anyone playing Deus Ex Human Revolutions?

This game upon my first look....AWFUL

The movement is not smooth at all, everything is sped up and unrefined.

The muzzle flash on the first gun you get is stupidly excessive, I cannot even see where I am shooting. Unrealistic...

The 3rd person switch mode doesn't work properly from what I've seen so far. Lots of missing and off-target shooting.

This game looks like a bunch of great ideas got f*cked up in the creation process.

I'll keep playing for a bit but right now.....6/10 TOPS.

[Kneo]

BATMAN in t- 40 days!!! :noon :noon

Can't wait for this one.

Saw the commercial for Uncharted 3 today. Going to be awesome

[AdamC]

MW3! Been playing Black Ops...Never played the MW games.

[irratebass]

Adam you don't know what your missing, imo MW is 10x's better than COD.....play MW2 then come back and thank me.

[irratebass]

Anyone playing Deus Ex Human Revolutions?

This game upon my first look....AWFUL

The movement is not smooth at all, everything is sped up and unrefined.

The muzzle flash on the first gun you get is stupidly excessive, I cannot even see where I am shooting. Unrealistic...

The 3rd person switch mode doesn't work properly from what I've seen so far. Lots of missing and off-target shooting.

This game looks like a bunch of great ideas got f*cked up in the creation process.

I'll keep playing for a bit but right now.....6/10 TOPS.

You could always sell it and get the trade in for Batman or AC: Revelations:noon

[irratebass]

For the Assassin's Creed fans, GTTV (Gametrailers) is doing a special on the new game this Thursday at 1am on Spike....set yo dvr's

Here's the link if you all missed it
http://www.gametrailers.com/episode/gametrailers-tv/131?ch=1

[madwilliamflint]

Need to share this:

Portal: No Escape (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4drucg1A6Xk)

[DTM]

Just played Dead Space and am working my way through Dead Space 2. The wife just picked up Dead Island for me but that will have to wait till im done with Dead Space 2. All this is for Xbox, my next PS3 game will be Uncharted 3, can't wait for that.

[Bill86]

Final Verdict on Deus Ex. 8.5/10

As the game goes on it becomes easier if you choose the right augmentations. Sometimes even too easy. It's a huge PITA at the start but once you get a few levels in it's really fun.

Still to me some of the stuff doesn't work right. The game is kinda short too with too few side quests.

I think if they spent another 6 months to a year on it and made the game longer it could be 9/10 +

Worth a play through for sure.

It seems once you level up and are kicking ass the game is over, which is kind of a shame.

The ending should be interesting but MEH...

[irratebass]

Final Verdict on Deus Ex. 8.5/10

As the game goes on it becomes easier if you choose the right augmentations. Sometimes even too easy. It's a huge PITA at the start but once you get a few levels in it's really fun.

Still to me some of the stuff doesn't work right. The game is kinda short too with too few side quests.

I think if they spent another 6 months to a year on it and made the game longer it could be 9/10 +

Worth a play through for sure.

It seems once you level up and are kicking ass the game is over, which is kind of a shame.

The ending should be interesting but MEH...

Thanks for the review, I won't waste my time buying it, will just rent it from Gamefly.

[J0eybb]

just preordered BF3 from newegg 48 bucks..... ohes noes.

[irratebass]

Good price Joey :tu

[Bill86]

Thanks for the review, I won't waste my time buying it, will just rent it from Gamefly.

It's a solid game in now a days times......

But that's about it, rent it you'll enjoy it but you will also be happy you didn't buy it.

Playing Dead Island now, what the hell is with opening doors......this is retarded.

It doesn't even explain the controls or how to do it.....:td

I get it now.....so stupid.

Hopefully the game is good though.

[Apoco]

It's a solid game in now a days times......

But that's about it, rent it you'll enjoy it but you will also be happy you didn't buy it.

Playing Dead Island now, what the hell is with opening doors......this is retarded.

It doesn't even explain the controls or how to do it.....:td

I get it now.....so stupid.

Hopefully the game is good though.

The game is fine. I heard people describe it as Fallout-esque...I'd call it more of Borderlands. When people say "Fallout" I think of this deep, involved story-line. Not so much with Borderlands - It is more of a "Kill stuff and level up" kinda game.

I personally wasn't a huge fan of Borderlands. But aside from a few nit-picky things that drive me up the wall about Dead Island it is fine.
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[irratebass]

I will def rent Dead Island as well, I still need to get through Fallout 3....such a long game.

[Apoco]

I will def rent Dead Island as well, I still need to get through Fallout 3....such a long game.

I'm on my 2nd play through of New Vegas right now. I played Fallout3 probably 4 times. I love everything about that game :tu
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[irratebass]

I'm on my 2nd play through of New Vegas right now. I played Fallout3 probably 4 times. I love everything about that game :tu
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I just cant find the time, that's my problem.

[jaxstraww]

Bought Red Orchestra 2 the other day. Haven't gotten time to sit down with it just yet.

[VirtualSmitty]

I played through Warhammer 40K Space Marine. Real fun game, definetly worth a look if your looking for some over the top action.

[Guitarman-S.T-]

...Gears of War!...
Gears of War!...

[irratebass]

2 days to go. simma down there S.T.

[madwilliamflint]

I played through Warhammer 40K Space Marine. Real fun game, definetly worth a look if your looking for some over the top action.

I was excited for it but after 5 minutes in the demo it was just way too platformy for me.

Now that Minecraft 1.8 is out I'm sorta stuck in that.

Well... And all this talk of borderlands2 has got me doing a Mordecai playthrough.

Other than that I'm out of just about everything. Couple cute demos kicking around, waiting to see if I'm gonna get a SWTOR beta invite (preordered.) But all my other time is in the woodshop now.

[Bill86]

Hmmm maybe I'll check out space marine, the rest of the warhammer games were never fun to me though.

[VirtualSmitty]

I was excited for it but after 5 minutes in the demo it was just way too platformy for me.

Now that Minecraft 1.8 is out I'm sorta stuck in that.

Well... And all this talk of borderlands2 has got me doing a Mordecai playthrough.

Other than that I'm out of just about everything. Couple cute demos kicking around, waiting to see if I'm gonna get a SWTOR beta invite (preordered.) But all my other time is in the woodshop now.

There's hardly any platforming aside from two jump pack sequences. Most of the game involves smashing and dramatic british voice acting.

[Brutus2600]

I was excited for it but after 5 minutes in the demo it was just way too platformy for me.

Now that Minecraft 1.8 is out I'm sorta stuck in that.

Well... And all this talk of borderlands2 has got me doing a Mordecai playthrough.

Other than that I'm out of just about everything. Couple cute demos kicking around, waiting to see if I'm gonna get a SWTOR beta invite (preordered.) But all my other time is in the woodshop now.

Yeah, 1.8 really reignited my interest in Minecraft. It's always on the backburner as something to mess around with, but I've been really into some other games lately. The 1.8 update just brought back my interest to it.

Now Borderlands 2 gets me excited for sure. I need to go back and play the two expansions that I never finished. I finished the game (twice) and then played through Zombie Island and Underdome Riot, still need to get to General Knoxx and Robot Revolution.

[madwilliamflint]

Yeah, 1.8 really reignited my interest in Minecraft. It's always on the backburner as something to mess around with, but I've been really into some other games lately. The 1.8 update just brought back my interest to it.

Now Borderlands 2 gets me excited for sure. I need to go back and play the two expansions that I never finished. I finished the game (twice) and then played through Zombie Island and Underdome Riot, still need to get to General Knoxx and Robot Revolution.

Knoxx is solid. The only thing I got out of Underdome was the bank. (I don't play with other people.) Robot Rev is good but I tend to forget the details. I think Ned wins on the DLCs.

Minecraft 1.8 is really impressing me. I'm torn as I have an existing world with LOTS of huge mostly-finished constructions. I have to venture pretty far in order to get the new terrain generators to kick in. But it sure is a whole different level of game.

It's funny. I've started teaching myself how to build furniture and it's suspiciously cubic looking.

[madwilliamflint]

There's hardly any platforming aside from two jump pack sequences. Most of the game involves smashing and dramatic british voice acting.

No no, I mean "like a platform game" re: controls and such. Seems very much like a playstation rpg to me.

[VirtualSmitty]

No no, I mean "like a platform game" re: controls and such. Seems very much like a playstation rpg to me.

I can see where your coming from. It's really just a straight up action game though, there are hardly any rpg elements. I'm not sure really how to describe it, it's basically just shooting and melee.

[Bill86]

I have to say I'm enjoying Space Marine so far. Interesting combination of melee and shooting.

Nice amount of semi-realistic violence as well.

Shame nothing is interactive, no environmental damage and you cannot shoot enemies once they die.

Seems like this one isn't a thinking mans game :r

[Kneo]

Picked up Gears of War 3. Went straight into multiplayer. Like it so far.

[VirtualSmitty]

I have to say I'm enjoying Space Marine so far. Interesting combination of melee and shooting.

Nice amount of semi-realistic violence as well.

Shame nothing is interactive, no environmental damage and you cannot shoot enemies once they die.

Seems like this one isn't a thinking mans game :r

Actually as the game progresses and they start to throw harder enemies, different unit types you do have to think a little bit on how best to approach certain situations. Not much mind you, but some :r

[irratebass]

Picked up Gears of War 3. Went straight into multiplayer. Like it so far.

Right on! Let me know how the single player campaign is.

[Bill86]

Actually as the game progresses and they start to throw harder enemies, different unit types you do have to think a little bit on how best to approach certain situations. Not much mind you, but some :r

I have noticed this. I almost thought for a whole 20 seconds straight then I just mashed buttons and they all died :D

[Guitarman-S.T-]

Right on! Let me know how the single player campaign is.

out of 6 act's i just finished the first and I have to say WOW, For a Campaign Only game this would be well worth 60$.. Oh wait what? it has Multiplayer/Horde/Beast mode??????

Oh.. :noon Its tasty as all hell :banger

Guitarman07 -Game on fella's

[Kneo]

Right on! Let me know how the single player campaign is.

So far I am liking the single player. Has a good story line.

[irratebass]

So far I am liking the single player. Has a good story line.

They usually do, thanks Kneo. I'm curious to know how long the story is since this is the end of the trilogy.

[Apoco]

After back-to-back 70+ hour weeks at work I finally got to play some games again yesterday :tu

I bought Fallout: NV's expansion packs during the July 4th steam sales. I started onto the Dead Money expansion....and I've got to say I'm not a fan. There's certain gameplay elements they added in this expansion that really just serve to frustrate the player and limit their mobility. I found myself just getting frustrated with it after a couple of hours :/. Worst part is - you can't exit out of the DLC until you've finished the entire thing. I am now locked into a part of the game that I'm not enjoying and am required to finish it. I just hope that once I advance to the next section they remove some of the absurd limitations (I think I explained my frustration without spoiling anything...)

I picked up Company of Heroes and the expansions for $10. I've got a couple of friends that play all the time - figured this was a good chance to try it out for cheap. At that price if I play it for 3 hours then I consider it a pretty decent deal :)

I also picked up Civ5 when it was $16 not too long ago. That game EATS time. 4 hours went by in the blink of an eye.

Finally - Alpha Protocol. I've heard really good stuff about it and it is only $2 on steam until the 27th. Gotta make sure to pick it up tonight.

I'm getting increasingly excited for Battlefield 3 - any other PC players that are gonna pick it up?
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[madwilliamflint]

I loved the Civ games early on but they just got so... micromanagey that I had to stop. I'd be cruising along thinking I was doing well, only to suddenly get wiped out. Every. Single. Time.

Thanks for the tip on Alpha. Just pulled that.

Finished a "Playthrough 2" borderlands run yesterday. By the time I was done I had just been "wanting it to be over" for hours. Wonderful game. But done is done.

[Apoco]

Frozen Synapse Humble Bundle!

http://www.humblebundle.com/

For those of you who aren't familiar with the Humble Bundle - it is a set up where you choose how much to pay for a game. You can split up that money in a few different ways - Developers, the Humble Bundle team, or charities (in this case - Child's Play and Electronic Frontier Foundation).

In addition - if you pay above the average you get a bonus most times. In this case the bonuses are: Trine, Shadowgrounds: Survivor, Shadowgrounds, Jack Claw (cancelled game - you get what they had already created), and Splot (upon its release).

Go pick it up! You know you wanna ;)
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[Apoco]

I have been playing the HELL out of league of legends lately. Dominion (new game type) has breathed a new life into it. I can finish a game in 20 minutes and there is more to it than "don't die more than the other team"
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[Bill86]

Anyone look into RAGE yet? Opinions?

[deadrise]

I don't play games too much anymore but i do like to play perfect world it is a mmorpg it is not bad

[emopunker2004]

Anyone look into RAGE yet? Opinions?

I would like to know as well

[Bill86]

I was looking at playing it later this week. If no one knows I'll try it out and let everyone know what I think.

[irratebass]

I was looking at playing it later this week. If no one knows I'll try it out and let everyone know what I think.

Here ya go
http://www.g4tv.com/videos/55574/rage-video-review/

[emopunker2004]

i think i'll get operation flashpoint: red river from the redbox

[Apoco]

Let us know what you think, Bill. I haven't really researched it too much.

I should have Forza 3 in today to hold me over until Tuesday when Forza 4 comes out :)
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[madwilliamflint]

Rift's 1.5 update brings single-player dungeons, veteran rewards, and alternate advancement once you max out. So I'm back there for now.

I'll wait until steam has a half-priced GOTY edition of RAGE (yeah I know I'm probably talking 2013.) It just doesn't excite me that much.

I was about to pull the trigger on this round of Humble Bundle, and saw a squirrel or something. Today they announced a new addition, which got me thinking: If you buy it and they add something later, can you download that as well? Or is it only the list at time of purchase? I'd pull the trigger now, but if I miss out on something I'll wait until the last hour and do it then instead.

[Bill86]

Let us know what you think, Bill. I haven't really researched it too much.

I should have Forza 3 in today to hold me over until Tuesday when Forza 4 comes out :)
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Same, installing it now.

[Apoco]

Rift's 1.5 update brings single-player dungeons, veteran rewards, and alternate advancement once you max out. So I'm back there for now.

I'll wait until steam has a half-priced GOTY edition of RAGE (yeah I know I'm probably talking 2013.) It just doesn't excite me that much.

I was about to pull the trigger on this round of Humble Bundle, and saw a squirrel or something. Today they announced a new addition, which got me thinking: If you buy it and they add something later, can you download that as well? Or is it only the list at time of purchase? I'd pull the trigger now, but if I miss out on something I'll wait until the last hour and do it then instead.

I just took a look at mine - they've added 2 games and I bought in the first day or 2. They're good peoples :tu

I tried Rift. It was a fun game and all - but it just couldn't seem to hold my interest for the 10 day trial. I am considering renewing Everquest 1, though...
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[Bill86]

Alright just got into the game and upon the first look (first 5 minutes)

John Goodman's voice is used :tu :tu (Big Lebowski, Walter)

It LOOKS like this is going to be Half life 2 Meets Doom 3. I've got high hopes for this one.

I'll post more tonight after I get a few hours in.

[Hippi3Slay3r]

Dark Souls is my new addiction :tu :tu :tu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JAhMRcG64Y


Also cant wait for diablo 3 ive waited 11 years for this one!!!!

[irratebass]

Dark Souls is my new addiction :tu :tu :tu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JAhMRcG64Y



That game is supposed to be hella hard!

[madwilliamflint]

That game is supposed to be hella hard!

Just read a great review over here (http://www.next-gen.biz/reviews/dark-souls-review)

Too bad I'm not a console guy :-/

Or perhaps it's a good thing.

[Bax]

I'm getting increasingly excited for Battlefield 3 - any other PC players that are gonna pick it up?
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Yep! Looks like I'm going to have to hunt you down and make you pay for jinxing my Fantasy Football team!!!!

[Apoco]

Yep! Looks like I'm going to have to hunt you down and make you pay for jinxing my Fantasy Football team!!!!

BRING IT ON, SUCKA :su
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[VirtualSmitty]

Alright just got into the game and upon the first look (first 5 minutes)

John Goodman's voice is used :tu :tu (Big Lebowski, Walter)

It LOOKS like this is going to be Half life 2 Meets Doom 3. I've got high hopes for this one.

I'll post more tonight after I get a few hours in.

I dunno, i'm not feeling it. It's not bad, but aside from the eye candy it's pretty average.

[Bill86]

I'm only 1.5 hours in. No doubt it's lacking a bit but I think it will be at least worth a play through.

[VirtualSmitty]

I'm only 1.5 hours in. No doubt it's lacking a bit but I think it will be at least worth a play through.

Does it pick up any? I've only played for a little and it was fetch quest after fetch quest.

[hammondc]

Anyone playing the Battlefield 3 Beta? I am DL it now. xbl

[Bill86]

Does it pick up any? I've only played for a little and it was fetch quest after fetch quest.

No spoilers but yeah its taking a different turn.

It seems they are getting you ready for ....something, not sure what yet.

You're definitely "gearing up" though.

[Bill86]

Well I'm 5 hours into the game and its definitely fun and different.

My advice, wingsticks.....they kill most enemies outright. Keep a lot of buckshot, don't bother with any pistol ammo. The "AR" (even though it looks EXACTLY like an AK) is very useful as well, burns through ammo like no other though.

[iamsolitary]

Started a Civ 5 game yesterday... bad idea. This game just sucks up time. Fun though.

[Bax]

BRING IT ON, SUCKA :su
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You know that feeling??? the feeling like someone is right behind you???? That will be me:sl

[Apoco]

Started a Civ 5 game yesterday... bad idea. This game just sucks up time. Fun though.

I bought Civ5 when they had it on sale a while back. I started a game at about 11 am on a Saturday. Stopped what felt like an hour later - it was 7:30 PM.

The game doesn't just suck up time - it puts you into a time warp and then spits you out at some point in the future.
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[iamsolitary]

Yeah, I might have accidentally played until 3:30 in the morning last night. Oops.

[Bill86]

Alright done with RAGE. I was initially impressed but the ending is just terrible.....What a disappointment.

First off half the crap in the game is entirely useless.

What is useful

1. Wingsticks, keep 99 (Max) at all times
2. Sniper rifle (25-50 ammo at all times is good enough)
3. Most importantly ....Dynamite bolts these just make the game a cakewalk. Combined with Wingsticks you won't even take hits....at all...ever. I don't know what the limit for these is but carry it.

There isn't much of a storyline at all. I don't know if this game was a book, movie or if there were previous games but I don't even know what or why I was playing.

I enjoyed some of the gruesome weapons and kills. GREAT graphics but overall I'd give this game a 7/10 "Average".

The last gun they gave you I never even used. It sounded so badass and powerful I thought I'd save the ammo. Then right before the game ended I realized I had a stupid amount of ammo and nothing really needed more power. I was 1-2 shotting everything as is.

I got 12 hours of play out of it. I'd say you COULD push maybe 15 hours. But you could also probably beat it in 8-10 hours.

That's pretty $hitty. I miss the days of single player games taking 40-75 hours to beat.

A great effort on the game, but it was wasted. They could have gone SO MUCH further and really utilized all possibilities.

[irratebass]

Alright done with RAGE. I was initially impressed but the ending is just terrible.....What a disappointment.

First off half the crap in the game is entirely useless.

What is useful

1. Wingsticks, keep 99 (Max) at all times
2. Sniper rifle (25-50 ammo at all times is good enough)
3. Most importantly ....Dynamite bolts these just make the game a cakewalk. Combined with Wingsticks you won't even take hits....at all...ever. I don't know what the limit for these is but carry it.

There isn't much of a storyline at all. I don't know if this game was a book, movie or if there were previous games but I don't even know what or why I was playing.

I enjoyed some of the gruesome weapons and kills. GREAT graphics but overall I'd give this game a 7/10 "Average".

The last gun they gave you I never even used. It sounded so badass and powerful I thought I'd save the ammo. Then right before the game ended I realized I had a stupid amount of ammo and nothing really needed more power. I was 1-2 shotting everything as is.

I got 12 hours of play out of it. I'd say you COULD push maybe 15 hours. But you could also probably beat it in 8-10 hours.

That's pretty $hitty. I miss the days of single player games taking 40-75 hours to beat.

A great effort on the game, but it was wasted. They could have gone SO MUCH further and really utilized all possibilities.


Holy crap! For all the hype and pushbacks this game received what a disappointment!:td

Nice review.

[Bill86]

The funny thing is IGN gave the game an 8.5/10. They agreed on the 10-12 hours of gameplay. Also they said the ending sucked. The characters were hollow and you were shooting people for pure entertainment because the story was minimal.

Just as I said, but despite all of that they still gave it an 8.5/10....Pathetic.

Yeah Mickey and it's a shame. It had some damn good potential. Excellent graphics, fun combat. Just needed a much better storyline and about 20 more hours of gameplay.

I went back and used the Pulse cannon and BFG. Useless.

The BFG is WAY too slow to kill any fast moving enemies (75%+ in the game)

Dynamite bolts are infinitely better than both the Pulse cannon and it's BFG ammo.

[irratebass]

I won't be playing this, not even renting it.

[Bill86]

It's worth renting if only for the visual aspects, it looks VERY nice. However it is definitely NOT worth buying at all.

[irratebass]

Nah, pass....not worth my time.

[VirtualSmitty]

Nah, pass....not worth my time.

Good call. I'm three hours in and i've had enough, it sucks pretty bad.

[madwilliamflint]

Alright done with RAGE. I was initially impressed but the ending is just terrible.....What a disappointment.

First off half the crap in the game is entirely useless.

What is useful

1. Wingsticks, keep 99 (Max) at all times
2. Sniper rifle (25-50 ammo at all times is good enough)
3. Most importantly ....Dynamite bolts these just make the game a cakewalk. Combined with Wingsticks you won't even take hits....at all...ever. I don't know what the limit for these is but carry it.

There isn't much of a storyline at all. I don't know if this game was a book, movie or if there were previous games but I don't even know what or why I was playing.

I enjoyed some of the gruesome weapons and kills. GREAT graphics but overall I'd give this game a 7/10 "Average".

The last gun they gave you I never even used. It sounded so badass and powerful I thought I'd save the ammo. Then right before the game ended I realized I had a stupid amount of ammo and nothing really needed more power. I was 1-2 shotting everything as is.

I got 12 hours of play out of it. I'd say you COULD push maybe 15 hours. But you could also probably beat it in 8-10 hours.

That's pretty $hitty. I miss the days of single player games taking 40-75 hours to beat.

A great effort on the game, but it was wasted. They could have gone SO MUCH further and really utilized all possibilities.


Way to take one for the team man.

For my part I just found out this afternoon that Dungeon Keeper 2 is on Gog, so my night was screwed.

[Bill86]

Name a game and I will play it :D

I don't mind taking all of them for the team. PC only though I don't own any playstations or xbox's.

[madwilliamflint]

Name a game and I will play it :D

I don't mind taking all of them for the team. PC only though I don't own any playstations or xbox's.

Yep. Me too (re: PC.) Hell I haven't owned a TV since the early 90s.

The Bethesda stuff is just getting too big and deep for me. It's like trying to play Civ games in Tetris time slots. I just don't have the energy for it any more.

[Bill86]

Yep. Me too (re: PC.) Hell I haven't owned a TV since the early 90s.

The Bethesda stuff is just getting too big and deep for me. It's like trying to play Civ games in Tetris time slots. I just don't have the energy for it any more.

Honestly I use to be quite the hardcore gamer, I can't do it anymore either.

I can play MAYBE 5 hours a day, after that I get bored. Not everyday either.

I only use TV's for 1080P blurays.

I've never played on any console more than at my friends house as a kid. Don't like them at all.