ISH Gaming Diary Thread

[LJJ]

Every small gaming board needs a BS thread were you can drop you smaller gaming related comments. This is the thread were you post all your gaming related commentary that you want to post, but wouldn't be making a thread for. Keep your ISH buddies up with what you've been doing!

So essentially, this is the "What have you been playing lately?", "What game did you just finish?", "Guys, check out this cool/exciting/funny video", "Give me a little advice on so and so" and "Wow did you hear about X?" threads all rolled into one neat thread. :cheers:

[LJJ]

So this past week I've been rummaging through the ultra geeky visual novel Katawa Shoujo.

http://www.destructoid.com/disabled-girl-dating-sim-katawa-shoujo-is-out-now-218974.phtml

http://i.imgur.com/gZvKT.jpg



The ostracized visual novel about dating disabled girls spawned out of 4chan (wow that sounds awful), which was just released a month ago after a 4+ year development period. Because of my innately geeky nature, boredom and curiosity because of it's substantial news coverage, I decided to give the title a spin. I've never played one of these visual novels before and was quite reserved coming into it, only to find that the stories are quite sophisticated and the music is pretty solid.

I liked it. If you like games such as Phoenix Wright and/or Anime you should check it out, it's totally free.

[Heavincent]

I just finished Red Dead Redemption for the 4th time. One of the best games of all time.

Now I'm just waiting for Mass Effect 3.

[Qwyjibo]

I'm waiting for Mass Effect 3 too.

I just played through Assassin's Creed for the first time. I have Assasin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood, and God of War 3 waiting on the shelf but I don't want to start up any story-based games before ME3. For now, I'm keeping busy with fighting games Super Street Fighter 4 AE and UMvC3.

March 6 is a crazy gaming day for me. Three games that I planned on buying all coming out on the same day. Mass Effect 3, MLB 12 and Street Fighter x Tekken.

[Heavincent]

Max Payne 3 comes out in May as well.

[Kungfro]

So this past week I've been rummaging through the ultra geeky visual novel Katawa Shoujo.

http://www.destructoid.com/disabled-girl-dating-sim-katawa-shoujo-is-out-now-218974.phtml

http://i.imgur.com/gZvKT.jpg



The ostracized visual novel about dating disabled girls spawned out of 4chan (wow that sounds awful), which was just released a month ago after a 4+ year development period. Because of my innately geeky nature, boredom and curiosity because of it's substantial news coverage, I decided to give the title a spin. I've never played one of these visual novels before and was quite reserved coming into it, only to find that the stories are quite sophisticated and the music is pretty solid.

I liked it. If you like games such as Phoenix Wright and/or Anime you should check it out, it's totally free.

Hanako>Rin>Lilly>Shizune>Emi

The Katawa Shoujo demo that came out a while ago was the first VN I ever played, I remember being pleasantly surprised by the quality. After that I read Saya no Uta and Yume Miru Kusuri, and that's about all the VN's I've read. Those two are really good though, if you're interested in another VN you should give those 2 a shot. I think Saya no Uta only took 3-4 hours to finish completely.

Currently I'm working through Lost Odyssey. I remember seeing a friend playing it years ago and thought it looked interesting, never did get it though. Finally picked it up in gamestop a few months ago, and started playing it a couple weeks ago. Really liking it so far, has a really good story.

[Skywalker]

Damn Mass Effect comes out same day as MLB 12? WTF

I'm like 40% through KOA: Reckoning and no way will I be done fuuuuck my studies are about to go to shjt

[Qwyjibo]

Damn Mass Effect comes out same day as MLB 12? WTF

I'm like 40% through KOA: Reckoning and no way will I be done fuuuuck my studies are about to go to shjt
Get ready to give up your real life on March 6 like I will.

[Brujesino]

Pre ordered Mass Effect 3.I have gamefly but for certain games i will go ahead and buy them.

Right now from gamefly i have Skyrim and im waiting for UFC 3.

[ukballer]

Currently working through Career mode on UFC Undisputed 3, with small doses of MW3.

Currently in Welterweight and working towards getting a title shot. My guy is a stand-up specialist, and I look to finish fights as early as possible. I wouldn't call my ground game a glaring weakness, and I can hold my own against most fighters on the canvas, but I love raining punches on my opponent. Not one of my fights has gone the distance so far, and I'm 10-1. :banana:

[pauk]

Am addicted to Skyrim & Battlefield 3..... help..? :D

[DeuceWallaces]

All I do is play ToR.

I have a problem.

[glidedrxlr22]

Currently playing in order some bad to mediocre games...according to reviews: Cursed Crusade, Hunted, Duke Nukem, and Knights Contract. Also have Arkham Asylum on the backburner. Waiting on Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City.

[LJJ]

Hanako>Rin>Lilly>Shizune>Emi

The Katawa Shoujo demo that came out a while ago was the first VN I ever played, I remember being pleasantly surprised by the quality. After that I read Saya no Uta and Yume Miru Kusuri, and that's about all the VN's I've read. Those two are really good though, if you're interested in another VN you should give those 2 a shot. I think Saya no Uta only took 3-4 hours to finish completely.

Currently I'm working through Lost Odyssey. I remember seeing a friend playing it years ago and thought it looked interesting, never did get it though. Finally picked it up in gamestop a few months ago, and started playing it a couple weeks ago. Really liking it so far, has a really good story.

Eh sounds about right. I didn't care too much for the last two tales.

I might look one of those up actually, since I sort of want to refrain from buying a new game until I get my hands on SSX or ME3.

[Story Up]

So psyched for Max Payne 3, the game footage look insane! You can do 360 spins while shooting from prone position for god sakes.

Btw, GOW 3 and RDR are two game you just cannot miss.

[Kungfro]

Eh sounds about right. I didn't care too much for the last two tales.

I might look one of those up actually, since I sort of want to refrain from buying a new game until I get my hands on SSX or ME3.

I'm really tempted to get SSX. I haven't played a good snowboarding game since Amped 3.

[SayTownRy]

finally playing arkham city. siiiiiiiick game. my kinda action adventure in terms of puzzles and combat mechanics. and i usually don't care about this stuff, but i love the character bios - just seeing when certain villains and other characters came about in the original comics - tracing them back to the 1940's, 50's, and 60's...

alternating between that and pretty much all the pixeljunk games on psn except for the tower defense one. shooter, shooter 2, side scroller, and the platforming one.

fitting in some resident evil revelations on the side too.

[Kungfro]

Eh sounds about right. I didn't care too much for the last two tales.

I might look one of those up actually, since I sort of want to refrain from buying a new game until I get my hands on SSX or ME3.

I just thought of another game you might be interested in called "To the Moon". It does have some gameplay elements to it, but the focus is really on the story.

http://www.mediafire.com/?dgvl9g57wm0mgi9

[glidedrxlr22]

Just put it my pre-order for Resident Evil Operation Raccoon city for the 360....more buddies on 360....and Witcher 2 on 360. :rockon:

[Fiasco]

Played Mass Effect the other day. Then burned my copy of Mass Effect 2.

Pretty eventful.

[Legend of Josh]

http://robertlbryant.com/images/cart_captainskyhawk.jpg

[Kungfro]

Been trying some of the games on the nintendo e-shop for my 3ds. Mighty Switch Force was great, unfortunately it's really short. Also got pushmo, that's a must have game if you have a 3ds. May get Kid Icuras later.

[Bucket_Nakedz]

just got done with mass effect 1. sticked with the stock shep and made a paragon soldier. the combat was kinda stale at first but as i got better weapons and attachments, the more funner it got.

the story was well worth the purchase and now i can't wait to get back into me2 and see how my choices will provide almost a new experience -- even though i beat it without beating the first.

gonna import my soldier to and infiltrator on me2 on insanity. after im done, ill import shep into me3 and go vanguard. prolly wait til bioware brings out the new ending since everybody hated the stock version.

[Nevaeh]

Finished a 58 Game season as the 94 Bulls in 2k12 about 3 weeks ago. Played 6 minute quarters to get it done as fast as possible lol. Will post some pics for poster Samurai Swoosh, who was asking about the game not too long ago:

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[Legend of Josh]

I never completely finished Chrono Trigger when I was younger; so I'm doing an emulation play-through currently. Maybe it's just the old school gamer in me, but yesteryear's gaming > today's gaming.

http://dsmedia.ign.com/ds/image/item/510/5102183/trigger_102308_436.jpg

[SwooshReturns]

Sick Nevaeh now I want that game so bad. They even got the IX's on him.

:(

Even got the right length shorts / compression shorts.

Are they unlockable on the game? Does MJ shoot like how his form was in real life?

[Heavincent]

Does MJ shoot like how his form was in real life?

They got Jordan down pat. Fade away jumpers, ball handling, post moves, dunks, layups, everything. It's scary how much it looks like the real Jordan. Those guys at 2K know their shit.

[Maniak]

I feel so game-less.

This year I'm only buying CoD if its a older timeframe, like WW2 or something.

Probably going to pick up Borderlands 2. Nothing interests me this year in terms of games....

Been playing Starcraft 2 mostly with some 2k12 thrown in, although I'm getting a little burnt out on 2k12. Might try to get back into NHL 11 for a bit.

[Nevaeh]

They got Jordan down pat. Fade away jumpers, ball handling, post moves, dunks, layups, everything. It's scary how much it looks like the real Jordan. Those guys at 2K know their shit.

Yeah,I remember thinking with 2k11,"Man, it's gonna take YEARS for them to top this!!", but lo and behold, they still kicked it up a notch. For Swoosh, a couple of things they improved on was making Jordan's turnaround Jumper a lot quicker in 12, as well as making the Ball arc vary from shot to shot. Like, if he's "hugging" the baseline on a turnaround, he will arc it higher, just like in real life. Also, the faces are more accurate IMO, even as good as 2k11 did faces the first time.

Also, Scottie Pippen plays more like "PIP" now, and not as much like a role player like he did in 11.You can "feel" how valuable he is roaming the floor on "D" just like real life. The only thing missing from 12 really, is Phil walking the sidelines (like he was in 11), but you'll quickly forget about it, once the action starts (for Phil Jackson lovers, don't worry, 2k11 can be bought between 10-20 bucks now lol).

All things considered, I've never had a game make me feel like a "kid" again, as much as 2k12 has this past year (Sonic Generations came close though).

[Whatfoul?]

Just put it my pre-order for Resident Evil Operation Raccoon city for the 360....more buddies on 360....and Witcher 2 on 360. :rockon:

Dude whats it like man??

Just about to start campaign on Battlefield 3, been stting unopened from xmas!

[pauk]

http://www.retro-games-online.com/ekmps/shops/derbyeagle/images/super-r-type-snes-super-nintendo-game-uk-pal-330-p.jpg

Nostalgiaaaa..... im trying to finish it, very hard.. but so freaking entertaining.... they dont make shoot em up's like this anymore

[glidedrxlr22]

Dude whats it like man??

Just about to start campaign on Battlefield 3, been stting unopened from xmas!

I think you have to be a Resident Evil fan to like it and even then....it's just passable. It's just a standard 3rd person shooter. If you don't play with real people then it just isn't that good. You squad AI is some of the worst ever. I've only played through two sections of the campaign and it's only alright. The multiplayer was actually quite fun though. There's a cool mode where your 4 man squad goes up against another in a mission to get to the landing spot and wait for an escape chopper to get there all the while zombies are every where.

My score for this game is 6.5/10

[Legend of Josh]

R-Type was good, but IMO Gradius III was better.

[pauk]

R-Type was good, but IMO Gradius III was better.

Gradius 1-2-3, all finished! :D

If you liked Gradius.... then you will have to try PARODIUS 1-2-3 !!

Its basically a anime parody of Gradius... more options/weapons.... and just simply more cooler i would say...

[Legend of Josh]

Gradius 1-2-3, all finished! :D

If you liked Gradius.... then you will have to try PARODIUS 1-2-3 !!

Its basically a anime parody of Gradius... more options/weapons.... and just simply more cooler i would say...

Excuse me for asking... but are you Asian?

[pauk]

Excuse me for asking... but are you Asian?

No! European, Croatian/Bosnian.. I do like asian stuff tho.. movies, games, food, culture, martial arts, women :D
How about you?

[Kungfro]

Going to start playing Persona 3.

[stallionaire]

Dark Souls is kicking my ass.

[Timmy D for MVP]

I'm falling behind on my playing list because I'm picking up loose games. For example, I never finished The Force Unleashed, nor did I play the 2nd game. My cousin was appalled. I was appalled he hadn't played Portal 2 so we swapped. Now I've got two more games to get through before I get back to my list.

Good problems?

[ukballer]

http://www.anjelsyndicate.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Tiger-Woods-13-CE-Cover-754x1024.jpg

Picked this up yesterday, but already kinda regret it. It's a great game, but it's just too similar to last year's game to warrant spending new game money on it. I'm not using the new Kinect stuff though which is obviously the main new feature of the game, so I shouldn't really complain about the basic gameplay being pretty much identical.

[Jailblazers7]

I know I'm like 4 years late on this but I just played through and beat Assassin's Creed 2. Much better than the original because of the customization and better side missions. The graphics and gameplay in Italy was pretty dope too.

My only big complaint is that fighting was way too easy. I took down the final boss Rodrigo Borgia without him even touching me. Hopefully Brotherhood improves the series a bit more. I'm interested to see if the multiplayer is any good (or if anyone is still playing it lol).

[intrinsic]

I don't think I'll ever catch up with my Steam backlog. DX invis war & hr, da:o & 2, witcher, sonic: generations, the last remnant, space marine.

Only started into sonic and last remnant of the whole bunch.

I played into dragon age, but it was just o.k. through the first chapter, morrigan(?). Medieval shit is overexposed like nazi shooters. religion, royalty, magic, swords & armor, dragons.
At least the witcher looks like it has some more aggressive combat than the pause and position model i was using in da:o.
I'll definitely finish sonic. That's fun, and challenging enough, so far in the short bursts i've played.
The Last Remnant is a game that i'll never finish. It tries to be fresh and updated with tbs fighting like the 8bit and 16bit rpg's; it fails on all fronts. The graphics feel redundant after the first five minutes. Characters aren't interesting or compelling. Probably has a lot to do with me being a 30 yr old man than anything else though. I just don't care about some kid's ascent into world's hero and adulthood. Big numbered damage flying over heads and a well thought out library of spells/attacks still hold appeal with me. If devs/publishers are going to revive an rpg like this, it would be expected to bring back popular characters too. (That's how Nintendo milked me through the Wii. Twilight Princess, ****off.)


Trying to push through some of the games with some fm2011 (coventry shitty), frozen synapse and sw:tor sprinkled in.

[Qwyjibo]

The more I think about it, the more I realize how much I hated Dragon Age 2. It's honestly one of the most disappointing games I have ever played. Please, don't waste your time with it. I did love DA:O though.

[d.bball.guy]

Played Skyrim for 3 1/2 months without touching the other games, but I got bored of exploring -_- Tried new characters but still -_- Probably gonna stick on MW3/2K12 My Player until the DLC comes out.

[Jailblazers7]

I know I'm like 4 years late on this but I just played through and beat Assassin's Creed 2. Much better than the original because of the customization and better side missions. The graphics and gameplay in Italy was pretty dope too.

My only big complaint is that fighting was way too easy. I took down the final boss Rodrigo Borgia without him even touching me. Hopefully Brotherhood improves the series a bit more. I'm interested to see if the multiplayer is any good (or if anyone is still playing it lol).

Finished it last night and i think it improved on AC2. I enjoyed the story more in 2 but Brotherhood had better assassination missions and side missions. Building the Brotherhood was a cool addition too. The ending was a ahock at first but i think it is pretty obvious why it happened after thinking about what Juno said and what 16 said in the truth.

[Jailblazers7]

Borrowed Revelations from a friend and I wish this game had never existed. The only cool parts were the cinematic cut scenes. They stretched out Ezio's story out 1 game too long and the game didn't really add anything to the story except for tying up Ezio's and Altair's story in a nice little bow.

[LJJ]

I think you just played too much Assassins Creed.

[Jailblazers7]

Lol probably. This week i had a ton of free time between the end of my semester and the start of my internship so i plowed through the AC series.

[ukballer]

Started playing WoW again.... I know, I know, you can all line up in an orderly fashion to point and laugh.

Seriously though, as much as I've enjoyed playing Star Wars: The Old Republic, it's getting to the stage for me where there are so many 'Heroic' missions to complete, Heroic meaning it probably requires between 2-4 players to complete it that I now spend more time looking for players to group up with than I do actually doing the missions. The problem is more apparent on not so populated planets. I know I can ignore them and come back to them later, but right now my mission log is just stacked with Heroic missions to do, I just can't be bothered anymore.

Generally, I enjoy playing MMO games by myself. Of course not always, but for me it's a way to pass the time when I can just grind my way through a few missions without anything to really distract me, or have to worry about other players (apart from gankers sometimes, I'm in a PvP server).

Making myself sound like a social outcast here. :oldlol: I'm not, far from it, I enjoy talking and playing with other players, but not to the point when I have to solely rely on other players just to progress further through the game.

As for other games, I bought Total War: Shogun II off Steam the other day, must give that a go sometime soon.

[Kungfro]

Started playing Torchlight. One of those games I picked up in a steam sale and never really put any time into. I like it, I could see myself getting the next one.

[glidedrxlr22]

I don't usually shop at Gamestop much anymore, but this weekend I sold some games and they gave me a 30% bonus for reserving Max Payne 3. :rockon:

MP3's multiplayer looks tight.

[El Kabong]

Any of you guys getting Diablo 3? A friend wants me to get it so I can be in his group or clan or whatever, but i've never played one of those games before.

[LJJ]

Finished the Witcher 2. It was great. The universe is very refreshing compared to other story driven games that fall a bit more in the hollywood style of storytelling. Bioware and Rockstar go for the same type of more "mature" and more serious storytelling, but they have always fallen short in my opinion. Too much stereotyping, flat characters, too many weird inconsistencies in the story, weird choices.

The characters in Witcher are just must more refined, more human. There is an interesting duality to them and they are all a different shade of grey morally, it makes them more realistic. Even your friends have their flaws, even your enemies have their positives. The choices you make are real choices, not just a simple "light side/darkside" choice. Even the more moral choices can have real grim outcomes, and you can always make convincing arguments why either choice would be more appropriate. It's strange how such a small team can really nail this part of storytelling compared to the big dogs.

I will play through it again, because there is a very significant portion of the game you'll miss if you only play it once. But also, Binary Domain will arrive in the mail tomorrow, excited to try that out too it seems fun.

[Kungfro]

Finally got a beta invite to Firefall, been waiting on that one forever. Probably give it a good run this weekend.

[LJJ]

Binary Domain is a very decent game. The gameplay itself is "generic", but all the additional stuff is really well done. The robots are cool enemies that deteriorate when you shoot them in a cool way, there are many boss fights, many unique little situation, the story is entertaining. It's should be less than twenty bucks right now, definitely pick that up if you like third person shooters and need something to play.

[CeltsGarlic]

Going to start Mortal Kombat Deception story mode.

[glidedrxlr22]

I'm gonna take a break from the Witcher 2.....about halfways done.....and play Max Payne 3 for about 2 weeks.

[Nevaeh]

OK, what I decided to do was record a few of my favorite games, for those days when I come home from work dirt tired and just want to "watch" the game from time to time.

Last game I completed was Saints Row 2. Didn't record the whole game, just bits and pieces strung together with a few created characters. Will post pictures soon.

[Jailblazers7]

I think I'll play the Mass Effect series next. I've never touched a single Mass Effect game so I think I'll probably pick up the original after work on Monday.

Also, how good are the Star Wars: Force Unleashed games? I've wanted to play those for a while.

[rfoster24]

Started playing BF3 online. It's good but you have to level up classes(engineer, medic etc.), you have to level up your vehicle skills(which is retarded because it's hard as shit to get kills with the plane w/o heat seekers), and you have to level up your rank. not to mention you have to use each gun to get the attachments. It's too much dam work. I want to play a shooter not an RPG, but it's still an alright game. But still COD>>>>BF

[Heavincent]

Also, how good are the Star Wars: Force Unleashed games? I've wanted to play those for a while.

1st one was pretty good. Second one was kinda mediocre, but still an okay game.

[LJJ]

I think I'll play the Mass Effect series next. I've never touched a single Mass Effect game so I think I'll probably pick up the original after work on Monday.

Ah, the first one might still be my favorite one. It's a really weird series quality wise, every installment gets different things right and wrong. The first one is the most atmospheric and has the strongest story, but the combat is an acquired taste.

[Jailblazers7]

Yeah, I remember some friend complaining about the combat when the first game came out. I can definitely live with a less than perfect combat system if the story is as good as advertised tho.

[Heavincent]

Ah, the first one might still be my favorite one. It's a really weird series quality wise, every installment gets different things right and wrong. The first one is the most atmospheric and has the strongest story, but the combat is an acquired taste.

I agree 100%. The first one had such an amazing story. Better than 2 and 3.

[Nevaeh]

Ah, the first one might still be my favorite one. It's a really weird series quality wise, every installment gets different things right and wrong. The first one is the most atmospheric and has the strongest story, but the combat is an acquired taste.

Yeah, I really enjoyed the first one a lot. It felt the most "Star Trekish" to me as far as atmosphere. The second one I thought relied too heavily on action and cover. There were already plenty of games like that out at the time it released. ME2 also didn't expand on its RPG roots enough to feel like an actual sequel. Haven't played ME3 yet, so I won't judge the things people didn't like about it. It'll be cheap soon enough.

[Jailblazers7]

Just bought Force Unleashed and LA Noir.

[Heavincent]

Just bought Force Unleashed and LA Noir.

L.A Noire is really ****ing good. One of my favorite games on the 360.

[Jailblazers7]

Loving Noir so far. Respect for having Ken Kosgrove from Mad Men as the lead.

[Jailblazers7]

Just realized one of my economics professors co-founded Paragon Software which later became Take-Two Interactive. :eek:

Dude must be filthy rich.

[Ai2death]

Waiting patiently for my misses to stop watching tv so I can play Max Payne 3 -.-

[Jailblazers7]

Force Unleashed is pretty good. Combat is entertaining although it can be frustrating sometimes but the fact that it is a game where I get to be a Jedi/Sith for the entire thing has me pretty geeked.

[Al Thornton]

Force Unleashed is pretty good. Combat is entertaining although it can be frustrating sometimes but the fact that it is a game where I get to be a Jedi/Sith for the entire thing has me pretty geeked.

it's really fun using the powers and being a badass for the first hour or so, but it gets old quick.

[Jailblazers7]

I've only played it for like an hour lol but yeah I can definitely see how it will probably get kind of boring. I wish there was some stealth elements in the game and that it wasn't so linear. It'd be nice to have some freedom to do more than just kill shit and keep moving forward.

I really like the realism in LA Noire and the story seems very strong so far. I only played for an hour or two and I'm only a traffic detective still but I can tell I'll like it a lot.

[Jailblazers7]

LA Noire is actually pretty lame now that I've had more time to play it. I didnt expect it to be so linear since it was developed by Rockstar. Its just kind of boring after playing AC for tje past month which is so open world. I just need to buy Mass Effect because I think thats the only game Ill really get into.

[intrinsic]

Picked up Cthulhu Saves the World a week ago, and it's great. The script was superior to Grotesque Tactics, and the game itself wasn't as buggy. I'll jump into Breath of Death this weekend.

@jb7: If you haven't already, pick up Bioshock. A major criticism of the game was being too short. I'm in the minority on this, but that's why I preferred it to ME. Drawing a comparison to television shows, Mass Effect is a lot like Arrested Development in the sense that both require an unconventionally larger time commitment to have a full appreciation of the story and characters. Bioshock, on the other hand, has a much quicker pace to the game(action and story) while I felt like ME carried a lot of filler and took a while to really get going.

[Jailblazers7]

Thanks ill give Bioshock a look. It sounds like a good game that I can play for an hour after work. I'm not looking for a game that requires a lot of time and this sounds like a pretty good fit.

[AboveTheRim.]

I'm currently at about 65% completion for Arkham City right now. I have to say, I thought getting all of the riddler trophies and challenges would just be another annoying collecting mission, but it's actually pretty awesome. Some of them actually have stumped me on the first go around, but I usually can figure em out.

The main story was fantastic :bowdown:

[glidedrxlr22]

Finished up with Witcher 2 a couple of weeks ago...one of the best RPGs I've ever played.

Starting up on Mass Effect 3 now....after I finish Walking Dead chapter 2.

Can't wait for Resident Evil 6! First day purchase!

[Goliath Uterus]

bought Just Cause 2, so taking a break from Max Payne 3 and COD multiplayer..... looking for some new games to buy, any suggestions?

[LJJ]

What are you looking for Goliath?




Currently playing Dawnguard. I don't know how much I like it yet, Skyrim might be one of those games that becomes less impressive the more you play it.

[Legend of Josh]

bought Just Cause 2, so taking a break from Max Payne 3 and COD multiplayer..... looking for some new games to buy, any suggestions?

I suggest you cop Dead Rising. If at all possible, teleport yourself into the game, and off yourself. There's countless weapons you can use to get the job done. Take your pick.

"Goliath Uterus: most useless, worthless poster in ISH history, just off'd himself"

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED!

:rockon:

[Legend of Josh]

What are you looking for Goliath?




Currently playing Dawnguard. I don't know how much I like it yet, Skyrim might be one of those games that becomes less impressive the more you play it.

I wasn't a HUGE fan of Oblivion ... so I'm still waiting for an even more price drop before I get Skyrim. LJJ, which do you think is better Oblivion or Skyrim?

[Kungfro]

Skyrim might be one of those games that becomes less impressive the more you play it.

That's exactly how I feel about it. When I first started I was overwhelmed with how big the game world was and how much you could do. As I went on though I found a lot of the quests tend to follow the same pattern, and the combat isn't real deep. Mind you I still put a lot of time into it, more then I do most games, I just don't think I'm ready to jump back into it yet.

[GOBB]

I couldnt get into Skyrim at all. Figured it would be a game I enjoy since I liked Fable 2 and 3.


LA Noire is actually pretty lame now that I've had more time to play it. I didnt expect it to be so linear since it was developed by Rockstar. Its just kind of boring after playing AC for tje past month which is so open world. I just need to buy Mass Effect because I think thats the only game Ill really get into.

Was it developed by Rockstar or did they just put their name on it? I'm not sure it is a Rockstar game, I could be wrong. But L.A Bore is what the game is. It starts off great, then by time you get to the end you're happy its over/done with. Was one game I didnt keep in my collection that is for sure.

Bioshock is a classic. Cant wait for Bioshock 3.

[D12"Magic"]

SO I recently got Playstation Plus for those Freebies and damn Infamous 2 is 14 GB's :biggums:

[Legend of Josh]

I couldnt get into Skyrim at all. Figured it would be a game I enjoy since I liked Fable 2 and 3.



Was it developed by Rockstar or did they just put their name on it? I'm not sure it is a Rockstar game, I could be wrong. But L.A Bore is what the game is. It starts off great, then by time you get to the end you're happy its over/done with. Was one game I didnt keep in my collection that is for sure.

Bioshock is a classic. Cant wait for Bioshock 3.

I still think the original Bioshock has been the best gaming experience I've had in this "next-gen" era. I'm still working on Bioshock 2, and it's nothing compared to the original (at least IMO anyway).

GOBB, I know you were really into GTAIV and Red Dead Redemption... would you say Bioshock was a better game/experience than those two? I'm just now getting into GTAIV ... and it's not as fun as the previous releases on the PS2.

[LJJ]

I wasn't a HUGE fan of Oblivion ... so I'm still waiting for an even more price drop before I get Skyrim. LJJ, which do you think is better Oblivion or Skyrim?

Skyrim is essentially a refined version of Oblivion. It's the same shell, but they looked at the main shortcomings of Oblivion and tried to work at those (with mixed success).

For instance there is the combat. There was a real problem in Oblivion that the fighting felt very delicate and unwieldy. And although the fighting hasn't really changed, they've added the occasional kill animation; they've made the skills play into it a bit more; the shouting mechanic adds some variety. All those minor improvements do make the fighting more gratifying.

Same idea with the main quest and overall world. In Oblivion the main quest felt like a massive chore to finish. The Oblivion plains were excruciatingly boring to work through. In Skyrim however the main quests involves dragons, civil war, better locations, player choice, interesting factions and more variety. It's not great, but at least it isn't bad.

So there are a lot of understated improvements. But Skyrim is also very much the same game as Oblivion, it's not revolutionary.




I'm personally never worried about spending the money on an Elder Scrolls game though. They always give you a lot of value for your money. Even I feel like I got my 80 bucks worth of game, despite being saturated with the game long before seeing the majority of the content. I still enjoyed Fallout 3 better though.

[GOBB]

I still think the original Bioshock has been the best gaming experience I've had in this "next-gen" era. I'm still working on Bioshock 2, and it's nothing compared to the original (at least IMO anyway).

GOBB, I know you were really into GTAIV and Red Dead Redemption... would you say Bioshock was a better game/experience than those two? I'm just now getting into GTAIV ... and it's not as fun as the previous releases on the PS2.

Yeah I'd go as far as to say Bioshock was a better gaming experience than GTA4 and RDR. And I'm a big fan of Rockstar/those games. I played Bioshock late. Amazing experience for me. Each level, the different envioments, characters, story. Exploration and ability to go back to previous levels (something I didnt like Bioshock 2 not allowing). Mind blowing game for me. I didnt expect me to like it when I borrowed it.

[Heavincent]

I'm playing through the first Mass Effect right now. Definitely the best game of the series.

[LJJ]

Dis game:

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-digital-combat-simulator-black-shark-2/17-6361/

Is for insane people. Seriously.

[Kungfro]

Dis game:

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-digital-combat-simulator-black-shark-2/17-6361/

Is for insane people. Seriously.

I love those flight club vids. I watched them stream the p51 mustang, I nearly died.

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

[KG215]

I bought Red Dead Redemption yesterday (yes, two years after it came out) and now it's going on 4:30 in the morning and I can't stop playing. Before this GTA was about the only non-sports game I played and got attached to; and like with GTA, I find myself saying I'm going to turn it off and go to bed after I finish this mission, but 45 minutes later I'm doing some pointless free-roaming shit like hunting deer and coyotes or menial stranger missions.

[GOBB]

I bought Red Dead Redemption yesterday (yes, two years after it came out) and now it's going on 4:30 in the morning and I can't stop playing. Before this GTA was about the only non-sports game I played and got attached to; and like with GTA, I find myself saying I'm going to turn it off and go to bed after I finish this mission, but 45 minutes later I'm doing some pointless free-roaming shit like hunting deer and coyotes or menial stranger missions.

Its a game I wont ever trade in. When you put in countless hours, days, week into RDR? From main story, side missions, challenges and just good ole free roaming (which will never end). Take $10 and purchase the DLC Undead Nightmare. Well worth it. :cheers:

Sidenote: Unsure if you're a multiplayer person but there is free roam in multiplayer. One thing thats fun to do? Is kill law enforcement to spawn a bounty. The thing is other players will try to kill you when its announced to the lobby there is a bounty on your head. Its fun keeping them away for how long you can do it. Also fun when a player tries this and you take out a sniper from long distance and end their bounty. They go ape shyts and try to chase you.

F*ck it I'm putting this game in, you got me wanting to play now.

[KG215]

Its a game I wont ever trade in. When you put in countless hours, days, week into RDR? From main story, side missions, challenges and just good ole free roaming (which will never end). Take $10 and purchase the DLC Undead Nightmare. Well worth it. :cheers:

Sidenote: Unsure if you're a multiplayer person but there is free roam in multiplayer. One thing thats fun to do? Is kill law enforcement to spawn a bounty. The thing is other players will try to kill you when its announced to the lobby there is a bounty on your head. Its fun keeping them away for how long you can do it. Also fun when a player tries this and you take out a sniper from long distance and end their bounty. They go ape shyts and try to chase you.

F*ck it I'm putting this game in, you got me wanting to play now.

Haha, it's a highly addicting game. I didn't get to bed until nearly 6:00 in the morning, just woke-up, and the first thing I did was fire up the PS3. And I got the "Game of the Year" edition (for only like $30) and it comes with Undead Nightmare.

I'll probably get into some multiplayer after I get a little further into the game.

[GOBB]

Haha, it's a highly addicting game. I didn't get to bed until nearly 6:00 in the morning, just woke-up, and the first thing I did was fire up the PS3. And I got the "Game of the Year" edition (for only like $30) and it comes with Undead Nightmare.

I'll probably get into some multiplayer after I get a little further into the game.

$30 is a great deal when it includes Undead Nightmare. Nice buy. :cheers:

[LJJ]

http://i.imgur.com/8sBCZ.png

:roll:

That truth!

[CeltsGarlic]

Just finished Spec Ops The Line, and its quite an awesome game. Story is really good, gameplay is also great. Highly recommend it. The further you go, the better it gets.

[glidedrxlr22]

Just started Arkham Asylum. I played Arkham City earlier this year. I can definitely see the improvements made in the sequel. Still, part 1 is a good game I'm enjoying.

[Jailblazers7]

Just purchased Mass Effect 1 and 2 with a gift card on Amazon. Hope it lives up to the hype.

[Kungfro]

Holy hell is persona 3 a long ass game. I'm about 65 hours into it now and I still haven't beat it. Wouldn't surprise me if I hit 80 hours by the end of it.

Also been playing a ton of Borderlands lately. Finally maxed out my siren, now I can finally do Knoxx runs.

[Jailblazers7]

Started playing Mass Effect. Wish I would have known that upgrading "charm" and "intimidate" would prevent me from using answer choices. I really wanted to tell one guy to kiss my ass and it wouldnt let me lol.

Good game so far tho. Ive only had a small taste of tje story and I like it a lot already. Driving around in the tank kind of pisses me off tho.

[Kungfro]

Started playing Mass Effect. Wish I would have known that upgrading "charm" and "intimidate" would prevent me from using answer choices. I really wanted to tell one guy to kiss my ass and it wouldnt let me lol.

Good game so far tho. Ive only had a small taste of tje story and I like it a lot already. Driving around in the tank kind of pisses me off tho.

I hated the Mako, I'm a bit of a completionist too so I always tried to get everything when I landed on a planet. Gave up on that eventually, really isn't worth it.

They do get rid of the Mako in the next game, but they replace it with a boring planet scanner mini game, so I'm not sure if it's an improvement or not.

[Jailblazers7]

It took me forever to beat the Matriach. It didnt help that my squad was Liara and Tali lol.

[CarlosBoozer]

Got blown out by the celtics with my 5'7 pg in Detroit Pistons in 2k12. Thinking of buying sleeping dogs but is it really worth paying $50 for a single.. or should I torrent it :confusedshrug:

[Qwyjibo]

I actually liked the Mako. It did a far better job of giving me the feeling of space exploration and going on missions than the mining scan from ME2.

[senelcoolidge]

I beat Growlanser III a couple days ago. Started Growlanser IV, but it keeps freezing up on me. I'm thinking about playing a dungeon crawler. Not the biggest dungeon crawler fan since I'm not big on grinding...but just have a craving for something different. Considering Wizardry: Tales of the Forsaken Land or the Legend of Grimlock. I've also recently gotten into Visual Novels..non-hentai.

[Brujesino]

I was impressed with the Madden 13 demo and decided to pre order it.First madden ive bought since madden 10

[clipse026]

Holy hell is persona 3 a long ass game. I'm about 65 hours into it now and I still haven't beat it. Wouldn't surprise me if I hit 80 hours by the end of it.

Also been playing a ton of Borderlands lately. Finally maxed out my siren, now I can finally do Knoxx runs.
Dear god yes. I bought it about a month ago when I got my Vita since I never played Persona before. I'm about 50 hours in and just hit the 100th floor of Tartarus. I know there's like damn near 200 so It's going to be a looooooooooong play through. I've also got P4 pre-ordered since I missed that one.

Also I bought a bunch of PS2 rpgs that I missed/owned and never played/didn't finish. Dragon Quest 8, FFX, FFXII, Xenosaga Ep1, .hack 1. Which should I start with?

[Kungfro]

I beat Growlanser III a couple days ago. Started Growlanser IV, but it keeps freezing up on me. I'm thinking about playing a dungeon crawler. Not the biggest dungeon crawler fan since I'm not big on grinding...but just have a craving for something different. Considering Wizardry: Tales of the Forsaken Land or the Legend of Grimlock. I've also recently gotten into Visual Novels..non-hentai.

You ever check out Steins;Gate? I saw the anime not long ago and really enjoyed it so I might actually consider giving it a look.

Also you should take a look at a game called "To the Moon". Not quite a VN, but pretty close.

[SourPatchKids]

Haxball all day erryday for the past week. :rockon:

[CarlosBoozer]

Team Fortress 2 marathon! :rockon:

[SourPatchKids]

Homework + working on my game basically leaves no more room for video games. http://www.forumsextreme.com/images2/sCh_cookiemonster.gif

[Kungfro]

Also I bought a bunch of PS2 rpgs that I missed/owned and never played/didn't finish. Dragon Quest 8, FFX, FFXII, Xenosaga Ep1, .hack 1. Which should I start with?

I recently played my first Dragon Quest game with Dragon Quest 9 on DS, so that's the series I'm kind of interested in now.

[NuggetsFan]

I was impressed with the Madden 13 demo and decided to pre order it.First madden ive bought since madden 10

That connected careers mode was looking really awesome. Doubt gameplay changes much from '12 but I'm feeling that mode. Players attributes changing depending on the schemes they fit into is pretty huge. CPU teams shouldn't draft a pass rushing OLB and than never have him get after the QB. Combining superstar, franchise is a good idea.

[chazzy]

Rented that new spiderman game. Early into the game, slinging through the city is fun. But it feels like a cheap knockoff of Arkham City.

[Jailblazers7]

Started a new campaign on Mass Effect to redo some choices going into ME2 but the game was awesome. The final mission inside the Citadel was very cool.

[Jailblazers7]

Second playthrough has gone much faster now that I am a vanguard instead of a soldier.

Any suggestions on what the best/funnest class is in ME2?

[Kungfro]

Holy hell is persona 3 a long ass game. I'm about 65 hours into it now and I still haven't beat it. Wouldn't surprise me if I hit 80 hours by the end of it.

84 hr and 54 min was the final game time on that. How crazy am I for starting a new game +?

[clipse026]

84 hr and 54 min was the final game time on that. How crazy am I for starting a new game +?
Ballsy but it will be faster this time at least. I'll do the same once I beat it since I got P3P. I'll just play as the female this time since it changes the game a bit. I need to finish 3 before my copy of P4 Golden arrives though.

[Kungfro]

Ballsy but it will be faster this time at least. I'll do the same once I beat it since I got P3P. I'll just play as the female this time since it changes the game a bit. I need to finish 3 before my copy of P4 Golden arrives though.

Yea I'm noticing that. It's nice keeping the same level, especially since I took the time to hit the level cap in the last month. Also using a guide right from the start this time for Elizabeth's quests, I missed quite a bit last time.

[glidedrxlr22]

I'm about 60% done with Sleeping Dogs. I'll finish in time for Borderlands 2 on Sept 18th. I wish I could squeeze in MGS4 or Dark Souls in sometime, but with BL2, RE6, and Doom 3 coming out by late October, I just won't get to them till next year.

[CeltsGarlic]

Decided to play CSS again. Nothing big, just sometimes. Finished sleeping dogs, and now till fifa, pes, NBA comes out will play it.

[glidedrxlr22]

Decided to play CSS again. Nothing big, just sometimes. Finished sleeping dogs, and now till fifa, pes, NBA comes out will play it.

You play fifa and pes? Curious.....why both?

[dunksby]

Just received an invite for DUST 514 closed beta, will update y'all soon with my first impressions.

[CeltsGarlic]

You play fifa and pes? Curious.....why both?

I like PES waaaay more, but my friends prefer Fifa, so I play both.

[glidedrxlr22]

I like PES waaaay more, but my friends prefer Fifa, so I play both.

I havent' bought one in awhile, but I prefer PES too. :cheers:

[CeltsGarlic]

I havent' bought one in awhile, but I prefer PES too. :cheers:
:cheers:
I would recommend to pick up PES next year. This year theyre using the same engine as for the last 5 years, which I like, but its not that advanced for these days, and seems a bit old , but gameplay is good.While next year they are switching to a brand new Fox engine which looks awesome.
Just putting the info.

[dunksby]

Just received an invite for DUST 514 closed beta, will update y'all soon with my first impressions.
The flawed graphics kinda ruin the anticipation but it's closed beta and shit so can't really hold that against them. Plus the game is powered by Unreal engine which puts my mind really at ease considering it's basically an MMO Unreal Tournament game.
You can buy upgrades/weapons and accessories through the Marketplace feature using money you make by working for contractors i.e. playing matches. There are difference races and classes that offer variety of playing styles, classes are your typical Recon, Assault, Heavy etc.
Gameplay is fun, shooting/aiming is great for a closed beta game and after a while that you get used to the boring graphics you start to see the game as it is: an entertaining online shooter that gets you hooked.
PS: It seems like the player capacity is higher than 24 as I played a few games with 26 total players connected.

[Jailblazers7]

Gonna start an ME2 campaign tonight. Should I go adept or infiltrator? The invisibility power looks fun.

[Kungfro]

Gonna start an ME2 campaign tonight. Should I go adept or infiltrator? The invisibility power looks fun.

I liked the Infiltrator class, sniping was a lot of fun.

[dunksby]

Bought MSG3 HD edition the other day, been busy finishing it on European Extreme mode, if enemy sees you it's game over. It's been a while since a game challenged me and I'm really enjoying it.

[RaininTwos]

Rise of Nations all night....

So hyped.

[irondarts]

Been playing NCAA Football '13 a lot lately, I really enjoy this years version, one of my favorite versions in a while, last year was meh, this years a lot of fun.

[clipse026]

Just bought Uncharted 3 finally since it was on sale. I've played for 1 hour 15 minutes and I'm already 27% done according to my save file. This game seems ridiculously short compared to 2 if that's the case. Either way it's enjoyable. Stalking Sully as young Drake was pretty neat and the quality of the cut scene to gameplay transition was just as good as the 2nd game.

[CeltsGarlic]

Rise of Nations all night....

So hyped.

Nice! I sometimes play it online too! Its really fun.

[d.bball.guy]

I'm hyped for the next few months. I'm planning on getting Borderlands 2, NBA 2K13, and Assassin's Creed 3. Already pre-ordered 2K13 and will get Borderlands 2 and AC3 on Black Friday. I hope I still find some time to play BL2 and AC3 because 2K13 looks crazy. :lol

[d.bball.guy]

I got Borderlands for free and bought Journey for $15. I suck balls at Borderlands :lol

I had fun finishing Journey in 1-2 hours. Met 2 companions, first one disappeared(I saw him get disintegrated in a cut scene), and finished the game with the other. Such a peaceful game, playing with a companion is like having a new friend. I feel so refreshed and cleansed right now. :bowdown: :bowdown:

[Kungfro]

I got Borderlands for free and bought Journey for $15. I suck balls at Borderlands :lol

I had fun finishing Journey in 1-2 hours. Met 2 companions, first one disappeared(I saw him get disintegrated in a cut scene), and finished the game with the other. Such a peaceful game, playing with a companion is like having a new friend. I feel so refreshed and cleansed right now. :bowdown: :bowdown:

It's kinda weird just how much of an impact the whole multiplayer aspect has in Journey. You don't really have any effect on each other, but I feel like it's a pretty major part of the experience.

[CarlosBoozer]

Holy crap.. You guys have to try out FTL! It's cheap and super addicting!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/

[Jailblazers7]

Kinda mad I'm not allowed to romance Chakwas in ME.

[Ai2death]

Just finished sleeping dogs, finished the main story, may come back and 100% it at a later date, if I can be bothered.

Now replaying Red Dead Redemption. Starting fresh, awesome game.

[LJJ]

Just finished sleeping dogs, finished the main story, may come back and 100% it at a later date, if I can be bothered.

Yeah me too.

Considering the game did get canned, twice, it's a good game. It's easy to see that the setting is pretty much the only reason this game is good though.

I wonder if the big dogs like Rockstar (and Volition I guess) will ever roll the dice on a more exotic location like that.

[Brujesino]

Ive had Battlefield 3 since day one and iam just now getting into the campaign.

[Kungfro]

Ive had Battlefield 3 since day one and iam just now getting into the campaign.

I've put maybe 2 hours into that campaign since I got it, and I have yet to even start it for MW3.

[Ai2death]

Yeah me too.

Considering the game did get canned, twice, it's a good game. It's easy to see that the setting is pretty much the only reason this game is good though.

I wonder if the big dogs like Rockstar (and Volition I guess) will ever roll the dice on a more exotic location like that.

Yeah, getting sick of USA locations all the time. No offence to any Americans lol.
That's why I enjoyed max Payne 3 with the whole rio thing.

[Jailblazers7]

I liked the Infiltrator class, sniping was a lot of fun.

You were right, Infiltrator class is really fun. Snipingn and the cloak is awesome plus AI Hacking and incinerator are useful powers. I like the idea of being more tactical too as an infiltrator instead of just spamming biotics.

[Jailblazers7]

Beat ME2 last night (including the DLCs). Really good game but I liked ME1 more despite the improved combat system. There were some really cool characters in this one but the story was more compelling in ME1.

I'll prob pick up ME3 on the way home from work and play it up until AC3 comes out.

[glidedrxlr22]

Beat ME2 last night (including the DLCs). Really good game but I liked ME1 more despite the improved combat system. There were some really cool characters in this one but the story was more compelling in ME1.

I'll prob pick up ME3 on the way home from work and play it up until AC3 comes out.

I'm the opposite. With each new release of ME, I enjoyed it more than the prior game. I think most people like ME2 the most.....for me...ME3.

[glidedrxlr22]

I think I'm gonna get the Killzone Trilogy coming out on October 23rd for $40. I never completed KZ1 and KZ2 and KZ3 are so good that I wouldn't mind playing them again. If any of you out there with a ps3 like a good fps campaign with decent to good multiplayer, then this trilogy is worth the price.

[REACTION]

Dear diary,

Still playing DotA (6.74c) in WC3 after 7 years. I'm ready for a new game/franchise to hold my attention.

[stallionaire]

Dear diary,

Still playing DotA (6.74c) in WC3 after 7 years. I'm ready for a new game/franchise to hold my attention.


DotA 2

[Sakkreth]

DotA 2

Well that's obvious...or go SC2 !

[REACTION]

DotA 2

Tried the beta. I didn't really like it. It felt too sluggish and unresponsive. DotA 2 and League of Legends just don't do it for me. I think I'm too accustomed to the quality of the engine, graphics and gameplay that Blizz created with WC3.

But I'd settle for a new game that isn't RTS too. A great MMORPG would be nice. Or a different online hack-n-slash. I played D3 for a while. Got a few characters to 60 and made it as far as I could through inferno, but it just pales in comparison to the fun I had in D2. Probably in big part due to the lack of pvp.

I think the 2000s will turn out to be the golden era of online PC gaming, while the 2010s are shaping up to be the dark ages of online PC gaming. The 2000s had EverQuest, DaoC, FFXI, WoW, D2, WC3, CounterStrike, the original Call of Duty's. The 2010s will have, what... FFXIV, World of Pandas, D3, Guild Wars 2, and the Nth sequel of CoD?

[Brujesino]

Microsoft has renewed the trademark for Killer Instinct:banana:

[Qwyjibo]

Trying to balance Torchlight 2, Guild Wars 2 and all the unplayed/unfinished PS3 games sitting on my shelf.

As much as I love my PS3, nothing compares to good PC gaming.

[Sakkreth]

Tried the beta. I didn't really like it. It felt too sluggish and unresponsive. DotA 2 and League of Legends just don't do it for me. I think I'm too accustomed to the quality of the engine, graphics and gameplay that Blizz created with WC3.

But I'd settle for a new game that isn't RTS too. A great MMORPG would be nice. Or a different online hack-n-slash. I played D3 for a while. Got a few characters to 60 and made it as far as I could through inferno, but it just pales in comparison to the fun I had in D2. Probably in big part due to the lack of pvp.

I think the 2000s will turn out to be the golden era of online PC gaming, while the 2010s are shaping up to be the dark ages of online PC gaming. The 2000s had EverQuest, DaoC, FFXI, WoW, D2, WC3, CounterStrike, the original Call of Duty's. The 2010s will have, what... FFXIV, World of Pandas, D3, Guild Wars 2, and the Nth sequel of CoD?

I agree partially, but how could you forget to mention SC:BW for 2000s era ??? HOW ? :D Anyways, sc:bw is superior to sc2, but sc2 is going the right direction, and we can remember that starcraft became great after expansion, and sc2 first expansion is yet to come.

Anyways, people these days choose games not because of quality... you can't blame developers too much.

[BankShot]

One last Association play-through on 2k12 before I get 2k13 next week.

I recently switched from XBox to PS3, and never got around to the post-lockout roster update with rookies, free agents, and trades.... so the base roster was pretty outdated.

I basically brought Lebron back to a bare-bones Cleveland Cavaliers team.

After making some solid trades, unloading most of the cumbersome contracts, and simulating the first season....

Entering the free agency period with $20-million in cap space, I was able to sign Chris Paul to a max-superstar deal and DeAndre Jordan to a 5-year, $5-million base year deal.

PG: Chris Paul - C.J. Watson
SG: Arron Afflalo - Danny Green
SF: Lebron James - Ryan Anderson
PF: Taj Gibson - Marcus Camby
C: DeAndre Jordan - Anderson Varejao

[Jailblazers7]

What can people tell me about Witcher 2? I know based on rep that its an awesome RPG but is the combat fun at all? I'm not terribly interested in the whole magic and dragon fantasy setting but the game might be too good to pass up.

[Qwyjibo]

What can people tell me about Witcher 2? I know based on rep that its an awesome RPG but is the combat fun at all? I'm not terribly interested in the whole magic and dragon fantasy setting but the game might be too good to pass up.
Combat is solid. It has a bit of a "rhythm" based element to it like Arkham Asylum/City. You need to time attacks properly. Your signs (magic) plays a part in combat too. You can also equip secondary throwing weapons (daggers) and use bombs/traps in combat.

[SourPatchKids]

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t445/Extalia/2d333d38.gif

[glidedrxlr22]

What can people tell me about Witcher 2? I know based on rep that its an awesome RPG but is the combat fun at all? I'm not terribly interested in the whole magic and dragon fantasy setting but the game might be too good to pass up.

I played it on the 360 and loved it. The combat is solid like Q said

[Jailblazers7]

Bought Witcher 2 and Red Dead Redemption based on ISH recommendations. Prob wont play them until after I play AC3 tho.

[Kungfro]

Started playing Homeworld. Really liked when I first played it, but I didn't get far in the campaign, so I kind of wanted to come back to it.

[Loneshot]

Regarding Gears of War 3 (online - Team Deathmatch)

You have four teammates, all five of you should not run to the same place. There are typically two power weapons, three if you count frags/flames grenades. If we all run into the same damn place, that leaves two other strong weapons free for the other team to pick up.

If you and another teammate go somewhere together, don't run away when things get heavy, it basically leaves your teammate to get slaughtered because what was once a 2-on-2, is now 2-on-1 (or worst, 3-on-1) because you decided to hide in cover or away when you should have been on the attack.

I'm not even that great at this game, but i understand enough to work with the team. Most people play this game as if its 1on1 and all the extra people out there are just spectators so you should totally ignore them and just pull out your shotgun and take on the world.

I don't care if we lose the match to a better team, but i don't want to lose because we didn't have a team at all.

[Ai2death]

Regarding Gears of War 3 (online - Team Deathmatch)

You have four teammates, all five of you should not run to the same place. There are typically two power weapons, three if you count frags/flames grenades. If we all run into the same damn place, that leaves two other strong weapons free for the other team to pick up.

If you and another teammate go somewhere together, don't run away when things get heavy, it basically leaves your teammate to get slaughtered because what was once a 2-on-2, is now 2-on-1 (or worst, 3-on-1) because you decided to hide in cover or away when you should have been on the attack.

I'm not even that great at this game, but i understand enough to work with the team. Most people play this game as if its 1on1 and all the extra people out there are just spectators so you should totally ignore them and just pull out your shotgun and take on the world.

I don't care if we lose the match to a better team, but i don't want to lose because we didn't have a team at all.


Man I haven't played gow3 online before. But I like the way you think ad makes me want to chuck it on lol

[Loneshot]

Man I haven't played gow3 online before. But I like the way you think ad makes me want to chuck it on lol

Well my GT is "CoLAciTyPoet WP", if you're looking to play as a team, i'd definitely be down to play. I don't care if we own the other team, i just want teammates who don't run around like rabbits trying to take on the entire opposition by themselves.

[pauk]

I am starting to come to the conclusion that Left 4 Dead 2 just might be the best fps multiplayer fun game i ever played, 3 years going (5 if you count L4D1) and still not bored a single bit, there is some special custom servers i found with 10 vs 10 players that gives special abilities as a zombie or survivor and Valve keeps adding new content... ridicilous fun... i am not sure what it is but all i can say is the game is just completely original, completely different from your typical fps multiplayer games that keeps spamming today like call of duty... the feel of being a zombie (and oh my god so awesome type of zombies & abilities they have) instead might have something to do with it to... and oh yea, the realistic gore combined with melee weapons such as Katana, Chainsaw and so on slaughtering thru hordes of zombies like if you were that guy from the movie Braindead in that final scene... can never bore me out...

I play only fps multiplayer (starting from quake 1/2/3, half life, counter strike, battlefield, call of duty and so on) and none of them could keep me playing for that long with the consistant amount of excitement...

Highly recommend you try this game out, preferably on PC... and for you who got "bored" of L4D, get back in and try some of those new 10+ vs 10+ custom servers (you have no idea what you are missing!)...

[Gina Carano]

only bought one game ( fifa 13) in the last year, was suppose to get 2k13, but had to do some other things, plus, i gots to get halo and black ops..

I'll get 2k13 soon, hopefully in 2-3 weeks..

[Brujesino]

I have surpassed 40,000 achievement points:rockon:

[glidedrxlr22]

I've played through the first 4 chapters of Spec Ops The Line. It's a little slow at first, but the story is really picking up and has got me really intrigued. I'm enjoying it more than I thought I would....picked it up at Frys for $20. :rockon:

[Brujesino]

I recently got Dragon Ballz hd collection from gamefly. I put it in and played 2 or 3 games and thought to myself why the **** did i ever like this shit?I also got the new medal of honor game too but im gonna send both back im tired of shooters.

[Timmy D for MVP]

Playing SSX.

This game is a great entertainment package. The Kilimanjaro decent was one of the single greatest pleasures I've had playing a video game in a long time. The music, the visuals, the gameplay itself, the rewarding feeling of completing an oftentimes difficult challenge... this game is very sneakily great.

It's only wrench is replay value. I suppose getting online will help, it's a good party game, but I just don't see myself really playing it over and over again.

[JerryWest]

playing some myplayer, gordon averaging 25.6 ppg and 5apg. I'm averaging 28ppg and 9 apg :D

[sunsfan1357]

Just got a 360. Downloaded and started to play The Walking Dead Episode One. Pretty fun so far, haven't really played anything like it before. Then again I've never been too much into video games. Going to start Skyrim tomorrow and got Halo 4 to play online with my buddies (even though I'm terrible).

[Qwyjibo]

Making my way through my giant list of Steam games from the past few sales. I just finished Alan Wake.

Wow. I'm surprised by how much I liked this. This is a case where a well-written story and characters and really cool production touches overcome flaws in gameplay.

+ I loved the way they made this game feel like episodes of a TV show. 6 episodes, each one ending with a sort of a cliffhanger. A nice tough with the "previously on Alan Wake..." to start off each new episode. The entire atmosphere of the game was perfect. The lighting, pacing of the story and horror elements.

+ It starts slow with the first 2 episodes but somewhere in the 3rd one I started to really care and become interested in the story this game was creating. I wanted to save Alice and find out what the hell was going on.

+ Cool new combat mechanic of using light to weaken enemies before you can destroy them.

+ Great voice acting all around.

+ David Bowie's Space Oddity over the end credits? Hell, yes.

- The story and setting limits the variety of enemies you face. At times, some of the encounters get really repetitive. Also some areas have unlimited spawning enemies and you only realize you have to run after wasting tons of ammo. I hate endlessly spawn points in games. That's just lazy.

- It's a very linear game. Going off the main path will occasionally reward you with extra ammo, small additional pieces to the story or totally useless "collectibles". You get plenty of ammo though and there is almost no reason to go off exploring.

[Kungfro]

Just beat the final boss in FTL. Mind you it was on easy, but I'm still quite proud of that.

[Heavincent]

I've come to the conclusion that The Walking Dead was the best game of 2012.

[Rose]

-running a bulls association on 2k13.

-beating a backlog of campaigns of games that I mostly got for multiplayer: Halo CE, Battlefield 3, I quit both after getting halfway through and decided to go back for gamerscore. I should finish both of these by the end of the week.

-About to finish up a few things left I want to do in AC3,

-and then I might go back to LA Noire, even though I feel like I got most of what I was going to get out of that game.

[LJJ]

Just beat the final boss in FTL. Mind you it was on easy, but I'm still quite proud of that.

Me too. Winning the game on easy is still damn hard, but it's doable.

I like to think it's simply not meant to be done on the normal mode. The odds are insanely stacked against you.

[Qwyjibo]

Me too. Winning the game on easy is still damn hard, but it's doable.

I like to think it's simply not meant to be done on the normal mode. The odds are insanely stacked against you.
I've only been playing on normal and I think the farthest I've made it to is the 4th system. At some point I jump into too many systems with solar flares or I can never find more crewmembers or I keep getting boarded. I'm still trynig to figure out what strategies are the best but having at least 4 crewmembers seems essential.

[Kungfro]

I've only been playing on normal and I think the farthest I've made it to is the 4th system. At some point I jump into too many systems with solar flares or I can never find more crewmembers or I keep getting boarded. I'm still trynig to figure out what strategies are the best but having at least 4 crewmembers seems essential.

I've been sticking to easy so I can unlock more ships, I've unlocked 4 so far, and have beaten the game with the Stealth and Zoltan cruiser. I find by the time you get to sector 8, you'll need to have a teleporter, maxed shields, some weapon combination to get past a 4 level shield, and probably a drone control with a defensive turret. Also having some crew members with maxed stats for whatever station they're manning helps.

[sunsfan1357]

I know I'm about a year late, but as mentioned in my post above I just got my console and I think I'm officially addicted to Skyrim. I found the Skyrim thread on page two in this forum and just reading through it I see that I've overlooked a bunch of stuff when it already feels like I've put so much time into it :oldlol:

[intrinsic]

Fallout 3, for the very first time. The sound is incredible. The effects. Gunshots, Damage, everything. I haven't had this much fun playing through anything in a while. At the time it was released, I remember a lot of negative feedback towards VATS, but it works for me. I like it. The layering of turn based mechanics onto an action rpg, it's right in my wheelhouse.

Also, The Salt Factory. 100%. I've been working on this for almost a year. Hardest game I can think of at the moment.

[Kungfro]

Just picked up Devil Survivor Overclocked for my 3ds the other day. Really starting to get into the Shin Megami Tensei series, it's almost like a more mature pokemon. Also kinda surprising to see most of the dialog is voiced, Atlus always seems to do a good job localizing their games.

[CeltsGarlic]

Played r.u.s.e mp. Very interesting game.

[Qwyjibo]

I've been sticking to easy so I can unlock more ships, I've unlocked 4 so far, and have beaten the game with the Stealth and Zoltan cruiser. I find by the time you get to sector 8, you'll need to have a teleporter, maxed shields, some weapon combination to get past a 4 level shield, and probably a drone control with a defensive turret. Also having some crew members with maxed stats for whatever station they're manning helps.
I had to switch to easy. Made it to the final fight with the rebel flagship twice now and lost both times in the 2nd "phase". I couldn't disable their drone control quickly enough and got swarmed.

One of the best things you can buy from a store is that upgrade for 120 scrap that arms your weapons right away whenever you enter a system. Having a first shot with a bomb and missile is huge.

[SourPatchKids]

Just picked up Devil Survivor Overclocked for my 3ds the other day. Really starting to get into the Shin Megami Tensei series, it's almost like a more mature pokemon. Also kinda surprising to see most of the dialog is voiced, Atlus always seems to do a good job localizing their games.
Ahh shin megami. So many memories

[TylerOO]

Fallout 3, for the very first time. The sound is incredible. The effects. Gunshots, Damage, everything. I haven't had this much fun playing through anything in a while. At the time it was released, I remember a lot of negative feedback towards VATS, but it works for me. I like it. The layering of turn based mechanics onto an action rpg, it's right in my wheelhouse.

Also, The Salt Factory. 100%. I've been working on this for almost a year. Hardest game I can think of at the moment.

That game was awesome. The mission where you are like a kid (its been a long time since playing) and its black and white is amazing.

[Nevaeh]

OK, I promised I'd have some Saints Row 2 pics up a few months ago and totally forgot about em. Anyway, here's my "Boss" character, based on Late 90s MJ (the 1st pic, from early 00s, is just a reference photo):






http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp268/Kcerid/michael-jordan2_zpsb0dfa72d.jpg
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp268/Kcerid/MJSR2-2_zps5ba04adf.jpg
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp268/Kcerid/MJSR2-3_zpsff9a7d68.jpg
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp268/Kcerid/MJSR2-1_zps6d3665f8.jpg
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp268/Kcerid/MJsr2-4_zpsb96c01aa.jpg
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp268/Kcerid/mjrunsr2_zpsfe2d4752.jpg
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp268/Kcerid/MJSR2-5_zps5be9967d.jpg

[d.bball.guy]

http://www.bethblog.com/gate.php?referer=%2F2013%2F01%2F18%2Fthe-dragonborn-comes-in-february-and-hearthfire-dawnguard-too%2F

If everything falls where they need to be, February 2013 is gonna be the best month of my life. Reading the article makes me squeal like a little girl who got her pony for Christmas. :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

"Oh baby! Ha-haa! Oh mah gash." - Chris Smoove

[Kungfro]

Just beat Antichamber, trippy game. First-person puzzle game, they do some real crazy stuff with the environments.

[intrinsic]

SOE is doing good things with Planetside2 and DC Universe Online. They've positioned themselves well ahead of everyone else in the f2p market.

[Kungfro]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Ghost_Trick_Phantom_Detective_cover_art.jpg

Just starting playing Ghost Trick for the DS. This game is awesome, I can definitely see why people like it so much.

edit: Alright just finished it, and that had to be one of the best DS games I've played. I cannot recommend it enough.

[Timmy D for MVP]

Bought Bioshock in advance of getting Infinite so I could play it on the PS3 and a) see it in all of it's glory since my HP Laptop is weak and b) get used to the control layouts on the controller.

[sunsfan1357]

I got NHL 13 and it's difficulty mixed with me being terrible isn't going so well. I can get 30+ shots on goal to the computer's 15 and still lose 4-1 :lol

[takai]

Currently I've almost completely moved to handhelds. Been playing Gravity Rush, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, and Hatsune Miku's Project Diva F on the Vita.

Then Pokemon Black version 2 and Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS.

[Nevaeh]

Ok, I had been playing Final Fantasy 13 off and on for about a year and a half (thanks NBA 2k11-12), and decided it was finally time to wrap things up, going into Final Fantasy 13-2. I am SOOO glad I did it this way, because it makes the games feel like an overall "Whole" and not separate games. Plus it helps me to not constantly compare one game against the other.

While Final Fantasy13 deals with a threat to a world, and the need to stop it by a group of people, FF13-2 deals with the consequences of stopping and/or NOT stopping the events of FF13 from happening and the aftermath, via Time Travel.

They both have their pluses and minuses, but I will say, having jumped back on the horse with these games, I've actually been enjoying myself. Having a fast paced battle system has helped me enjoy these games a LOT more than I ever did the Late 90s-early 2000s Final Fantasies.

[Kungfro]

Just got Devil Survivor 2 in the mail. It is impossible to find Atlus games a few months after they're released, ordering them online seems like the only way to get a hold of them.

[intrinsic]

Finished up Saints Row 3. Fun game. Really fun game. Rockstar's RDR and GTA lose a lot of that with the focus centered around storytelling. Games like this, and Elder Scrolls too, I've found a good chunk of my time is spent interacting with the world around me and causing as much mayhem as I can. There's a limit to creativity of things I can do in this game, but I didn't reach that point until around 60 hours. I didn't find the story interesting at all after the first hour, and it was the last thing I finished once I was bored with the rest of the stuff.

Also, playing a bit of Planetside2 and Guild Wars 2. I like the direction both are taking MMO's. I can play with people, a lot of people, without having to be their friend, invite them to a party, or compete with them in the world. I never played Guild Wars, so 2 is entirely new to me. It's a lot more inviting than any other MMORPG, since I am rewarded for killing things with other people. The story doesn't stall at some point where I need to sit around asking for a group.

[Qwyjibo]

I totally forgot until now that I have Saints Row 3 as part of that THQ "going out of business" bundle.

[Timmy D for MVP]

I'd forgotten how intense Bioshock can be and that playing it as the last thing you do before bed isn't really the best thing in the world to wind you down. :oldlol:

[LJJ]

Currently I've almost completely moved to handhelds. Been playing Gravity Rush, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, and Hatsune Miku's Project Diva F on the Vita.

Then Pokemon Black version 2 and Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS.

Man, **** these handhelds.

I really want to play Fire Emblem and Persona 4 Golden, but I can't afford to spend 150-250 on a single game.

[Kungfro]

I've been getting some good use out of my 3DS and DS lately. I'd say the 3DS library is large enough now that it's worth picking up.

[intrinsic]

This (http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Arts-41018ted-Edition2-SimCity/product-reviews/B007VTVRFA/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending) is what happens when 3 million people try to play on Origin's crappy servers.


I AM SO SORRY I BOUGHT THIS GAME, March 5, 2013
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I wish I could give a review of the game itself but after waiting so long to finally play it, Origin/EA won't let us! You have to be online to play?!?! I remember when you paid for a game, installed it, then played it. Period. Now, they require you to sign up for Origin (sure just try to choose 'invisible', I dare you) and even if you opt for the physical disc, you can't successfully install because servers are busy!! I can't understand why a company who clearly put alot into developing this game would then make the experience simply awful before you even have a (remote) chance of playing it!!
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[Kungfro]

This (http://www.amazon.com/Electronic-Arts-41018ted-Edition2-SimCity/product-reviews/B007VTVRFA/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending) is what happens when 3 million people try to play on Origin's crappy servers.

It's a real shame, I was real interested in the idea of a new Sim City. I did pick up Sim City 4 in a steam sale though I haven't really touched it. Maybe I'll look into some mods and give that a run instead.

[LJJ]

It'll be fine, just like Diablo 3 turned out to be perfectly playable despite the persistent DRM.

The cities look too small to me though. Isn't the best part of Simcity creating huge, sprawling cities? Can't really do that with such a tiny ass grid.

[Kungfro]

It'll be fine, just like Diablo 3 turned out to be perfectly playable despite the persistent DRM.

The cities look too small to me though. Isn't the best part of Simcity creating huge, sprawling cities? Can't really do that with such a tiny ass grid.

That's what bugged me looking at videos. Seems confined to such a small area.

[Mr. I'm So Rad]

Gonna try out the final ME3 DLC "Citadel" today. Don't think it's worth $15 but that $10 from Sony will go towards it :oldlol:

[Kungfro]

http://media.moddb.com/cache/images/mods/1/10/9907/thumb_620x2000/farms.jpg
http://www.moddb.com/mods/simmars

SimMars, now that sounds like something interesting.

[d.bball.guy]

Currently I've almost completely moved to handhelds. Been playing Gravity Rush, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, and Hatsune Miku's Project Diva F on the Vita.

Then Pokemon Black version 2 and Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS.
Fire Emblem. The only game that knocked Pokemon off on my schedule. I miss playing Fire Emblem on my gameboy.

[intrinsic]

It'll be fine, just like Diablo 3 turned out to be perfectly playable despite the persistent DRM.

The cities look too small to me though. Isn't the best part of Simcity creating huge, sprawling cities? Can't really do that with such a tiny ass grid.

It is small, and the game is centered around the region thing. After completing my first city, I worked on a second city to complement it. There weren't enough people in my first city who needed jobs.

IMO, multiplayer was the focus of the project, and it changed the way the game is played. I've wasted half the day playing it, so I'm enjoying it right now. Still, it isn't really simcity in the same way AoE3 isn't AoE2.

I wouldn't recommend it at full price. Simcity doesn't support mods at launch(EA says it will eventually). It feels too limited.

[Kungfro]

For anyone that has a 3DS and is into old school RPGs, you owe it to yourself to try out the Etrian Odyssey 4 demo. The demo did a great job of selling me on this game, and I've been hooked ever since I bought it.

[code green]

I've been playing the newest Mortal Kombat for a few days now trying to get some of the online trophies. I'm destroying people in ranked matches with Quan Chi....plus, seeing his fatality (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoJt5RJp5_s) never EVER gets old. :oldlol:

[code green]

Ok, I had been playing Final Fantasy 13 off and on for about a year and a half (thanks NBA 2k11-12), and decided it was finally time to wrap things up, going into Final Fantasy 13-2. I am SOOO glad I did it this way, because it makes the games feel like an overall "Whole" and not separate games. Plus it helps me to not constantly compare one game against the other.

While Final Fantasy13 deals with a threat to a world, and the need to stop it by a group of people, FF13-2 deals with the consequences of stopping and/or NOT stopping the events of FF13 from happening and the aftermath, via Time Travel.

They both have their pluses and minuses, but I will say, having jumped back on the horse with these games, I've actually been enjoying myself. Having a fast paced battle system has helped me enjoy these games a LOT more than I ever did the Late 90s-early 2000s Final Fantasies.

I wish I could have gotten into FF13 a little more...I literally bought it and returned it twice not advancing more than an hour or to into it. I know the reward's down the line, but it starts out soooooo slow.

[Nevaeh]

I wish I could have gotten into FF13 a little more...I literally bought it and returned it twice not advancing more than an hour or to into it. I know the reward's down the line, but it starts out soooooo slow.

Exactly. That's why I mentioned I was playing it "off and on" for 2 years lol. Games that take time to build aren't really "flawed" per se. But when you're used to "instant reward" type games, they can seem slow as hell. FF13 is like that, and they do their best to compensate by making the battles as fast as possible.

My thinking was that they could have had the characters "get to their points" quicker, which although it would have made the game shorter, it would have also made the game more better recieved. Nobody's life in this game is really that damn complicated. I think the game's length more had to due with the creators wanting to hold onto the "Long for the sake of being long" tradition of old school RPGs, when those days are pretty much over IMO.

They really don't need to do that anymore IMO. The best approach is simply keeping the player as engaged and involved as possible.

[Bcogswell]

I've been playing through God of War II, and I'm currently more than halfway done. After that its God of War III, followed by Ascension (only buying it after I beat every other GOW game).

[glidedrxlr22]

I've been playing through God of War II, and I'm currently more than halfway done. After that its God of War III, followed by Ascension (only buying it after I beat every other GOW game).

I'm picking up my copy of God of War Ascension tonight. I'm almost done with Farcry 3 which has been great. Tomb Raider will follow Ascension. By the way, God of War 3 is awesome and epic.

[Bcogswell]

I'm picking up my copy of God of War Ascension tonight. I'm almost done with Farcry 3 which has been great. Tomb Raider will follow Ascension. By the way, God of War 3 is awesome and epic.

Alright sweet. God of War is essentially the reason I decided to pick up a PS3 to go along with my 360. I've loved the series ever since I played it on PSP, and from the looks of the demo it will stay that way for a while. :D

[clipse026]

I just got the God of War Saga (1-3, the 2 PSP games) for $20 new at Gamestop because of the Ascension promotion. I've had a playstation since the PS1 release but I've never played God of War before. Going to start soon after I make some more progress in my RTTS guy in The Show.

[Brujesino]

I beat aliens colonial marines today, may i never play another garbage game again.

[SourPatchKids]

It seems Nintendo has decided to make 2013 The Year of the Luigi

[JerryWest]

It seems Nintendo has decided to make 2013 The Year of the Luigi
you don't even play games :coleman:

[Jackass18]

It's been a while since I've looked at the XBLA, so I checked it out again recently and tried a bunch of trial versions of games:

A Kingdom for Keflings
A World of Keflings
Sealife Safari - I tried these 3 because they were very small downloads, but they were all cutesy type games that I would tire of quickly.

Risk Factions
Defenders of Ardania
Defense Grid - These 3 aren't bad games of their type, but I see no reason to pay for any of them when I can play better games of their type for free.

Age of Booty - Decent enough, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot to the game.

Perfect Dark - It's been a while since I've played it, but I don't remember it being that lackluster.

Portal - I was disappointed. I flew through all 11 or 12 of the levels in the trial version. I was wondering where the difficulty was. I've heard this series has gotten a lot praise, but I wasn't really impressed with the trial version.

Red Alert 3 - I just didn't care for this version.

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - What the hell, all you can do is play a local game against another person and you can only pick from 6 characters. Way too limiting to get me interested.

Minecraft - I guess I can see why people get addicted to it, but I don't think I'll be one of them.

Torchlight - It's like Diablo, so I liked it. I may have to consider getting 1 or both.

[Kungfro]

It's been a while since I've looked at the XBLA, so I checked it out again recently and tried a bunch of trial versions of games:

A Kingdom for Keflings
A World of Keflings
Sealife Safari - I tried these 3 because they were very small downloads, but they were all cutesy type games that I would tire of quickly.

Risk Factions
Defenders of Ardania
Defense Grid - These 3 aren't bad games of their type, but I see no reason to pay for any of them when I can play better games of their type for free.

Age of Booty - Decent enough, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot to the game.

Perfect Dark - It's been a while since I've played it, but I don't remember it being that lackluster.

Portal - I was disappointed. I flew through all 11 or 12 of the levels in the trial version. I was wondering where the difficulty was. I've heard this series has gotten a lot praise, but I wasn't really impressed with the trial version.

Red Alert 3 - I just didn't care for this version.

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - What the hell, all you can do is play a local game against another person and you can only pick from 6 characters. Way too limiting to get me interested.

Minecraft - I guess I can see why people get addicted to it, but I don't think I'll be one of them.

Torchlight - It's like Diablo, so I liked it. I may have to consider getting 1 or both.

I have a thread for XBLA and PSN titles, I haven't really looked on there recently though.

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=238568

[Kungfro]

Was looking through the 3DS eshop the other day and found a demo for a game called HarmoKnight which was developed by Game Freak. Tried it out and thought it was awesome, plays a lot like Bit. Trip Runner.

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/7958/3dsharmoknight022013scr.png
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oeehg1GycKs

[Qwyjibo]

I'm finishing up my New Game+ run of Bastion. One of the best games I've ever played. 20+ years of gaming and probably thousands of games, Bastion would be top 10. The last sequence SPOILER(especially, if you save Zulf)SPOILER and ending are amazing in terms of production and storytelling.

[Jackass18]

Well, I'm finally starting Skyrim. Just bought my first house. I want to go through the first time on my own without any kind of Internet help even if I screw up my character (if that's even possible).

[Kungfro]

Been thinking of getting a Gameboy Advance recently. I've been playing some games on an emulator, but it's just not the same as the original hardware. I never had an advance, so there's a lot of titles I've missed out on.

[Kungfro]

Well, I'm finally starting Skyrim. Just bought my first house. I want to go through the first time on my own without any kind of Internet help even if I screw up my character (if that's even possible).

Skyrim made a real good first impression for me. The world seemed huge and just walking to a quest you could stumble across some cool stuff. Eventually you get to a point where quests just don't feel as exciting, and you just quick travel anywhere instead of exploring. I still got a lot of hours into it before I started getting bored with it though.

[Kungfro]

http://ss2.plasticcloud.com/images/image.jpg

System Shock 2 just became available on GOG recently, so I've been playing through that. It's interesting to compare this game to where bioshock is now. They've definitely simplified a lot of the mechanics, for better and worse I think. Good game though, really great atmosphere. On another note I'm really starting to like GOG, it's cool that they're trying to make a lot of these older games available.

[LJJ]

Been thinking of getting a Gameboy Advance recently. I've been playing some games on an emulator, but it's just not the same as the original hardware. I never had an advance, so there's a lot of titles I've missed out on.

I might be late, but make sure you get the Game Boy Advance SP. It's more than a little superior to the other iterations.

[Kungfro]

I might be late, but make sure you get the Game Boy Advance SP. It's more than a little superior to the other iterations.

Haven't picked one up yet, but that'll probably be the one I get. I've read that it can get uncomfortable for longer sessions, did you ever find that to be an issue?

[Scholar]

All I've been playing lately is NBA 2K13 online, mostly Team Match-Up. :confusedshrug:

[Jailblazers7]

I just bought Deus Ex Human Evolution and I really like it. Nice stealth, exploration, and story.

[Jailblazers7]

Wow, Deus Ex: Human Evolution had a pretty weak ending with a bunch of loose ends not even addressed.

edit - I did never play the original Deus Ex tho some things might not make sense to me. For example, the "call me Bob" scene after the credits probably means something that I don't know.

The more I think about it tho, I liked the endings. Pretty good monologues with a lot of room for interpretation. The game was very good tho. Awesome visuals, soundtrack, voice acting, etc.

[clipse026]

Dat flyboy. I picked that game up on a steam sale for like 4.99. Best $5 I spent on a game in a long time.

[Legend of Josh]

You know, it might seem a little silly - but I've been addicted to playing UNO on XBL. It can be a good break from the normal gaming.

Has anyone here played Darksiders? The first one? I have it, just never got around to playing it. Thinking about giving it a try.

[Scholar]

I just bought the God of War saga. I've only played the 1st two God of Wars & I never finished God of War II, so I figure I might as well play it now.

[Jailblazers7]

Just bought Fallout 3 and started playing. It is a pretty addicting game. I hate wondering the Wasteland tho because of all those ****ing mutated animals. I hate to waste ammo on some animal that won't leave me alone. I had a lot of ammo stored up but wasted most of it on that fire ant side mission.

[code green]

Been playing a ton of Injustice lately, just beat story mode and I'm trying to get the trophy for beating all the battle modes. Then onto the Mission Labs.

[Nevaeh]

Wow, Deus Ex: Human Evolution had a pretty weak ending with a bunch of loose ends not even addressed.

edit - I did never play the original Deus Ex tho some things might not make sense to me. For example, the "call me Bob" scene after the credits probably means something that I don't know.

The more I think about it tho, I liked the endings. Pretty good monologues with a lot of room for interpretation. The game was very good tho. Awesome visuals, soundtrack, voice acting, etc.

Just picked this game up on sale about 2 weeks ago. And yes, this is one of those "decision making" games that I really enjoy, along the lines of the Mass Effect series, and Alpha Protocol. The atmosphere is truly awesome, but like Protocol, you really have to focus on the plot, because it's so dependent on the moves that you make, and how you interact with people.

Yes, I know the combat's not perfect, and it doesn't do the "over the top" thing that Japanese RPGs like Final Fantasy do, but it does offer intrigue and "maturity" to the Role playing game world to help balance out the genre. Plus, the Main Character looks like a grown ass man (with beard) and not a "conflicted" 20 yr old "metro" who's full of "angst" during the whole game.

:oldlol:

[LJJ]

I still need to play Alpha Protocol.

[Nevaeh]

I still need to play Alpha Protocol.

Hey man, the GameStop near my house had bunches of copies for just 5 bucks used. You can't beat it for that price. Not a "AAA" game by any stretch, but it does at least try to add new flavor to the RPG genre.

Just remember to approach it like an RPG and not a "shooter" like Gears of War. That's something that I think peeps were expecting, kinda like the James Bond games, which sadly affected its popularity.

Plus, you can also make the main character look like a "Grown Ass Man" just like in Deus EX, with a beard if you want to.

:cheers:

[Jailblazers7]

Just picked this game up on sale about 2 weeks ago. And yes, this is one of those "decision making" games that I really enjoy, along the lines of the Mass Effect series, and Alpha Protocol. The atmosphere is truly awesome, but like Protocol, you really have to focus on the plot, because it's so dependent on the moves that you make, and how you interact with people.

Yes, I know the combat's not perfect, and it doesn't do the "over the top" thing that Japanese RPGs like Final Fantasy do, but it does offer intrigue and "maturity" to the Role playing game world to help balance out the genre. Plus, the Main Character looks like a grown ass man (with beard) and not a "conflicted" 20 yr old "metro" who's full of "angst" during the whole game.

:oldlol:

Yeah, I think the best part of the game was the writing by the developers. The dialogue was good, the plot was well-written and reactive to your decisions, and the story posed extremely interesting philosophical questions. I wasn't as emotionally engaged in the game as I was with other RPG-style games but I was probably more intellectually engaged because of the underlying story.

[Lebowsky]

Currently playing Red Dead Redemption. I can't believe I never got around to playing this game before. I picked it up for dirt cheap last week, and got completely hooked. I'm currently at around 50ish%, towards the end (I think) of the Mexico missions. I've got The Last of Us on preorder, so I have 2 days to finish RDR :/

[Kungfro]

Jade Empire just came up on GOG, real tempted to pick that up. Loved that game, possibly my favorite from Bioware. I felt it never got the love it deserved when it came out.

http://www.gog.com/gamecard/jade_empire_special_edition

[LJJ]

Hey man, the GameStop near my house had bunches of copies for just 5 bucks used. You can't beat it for that price. Not a "AAA" game by any stretch, but it does at least try to add new flavor to the RPG genre.

Just remember to approach it like an RPG and not a "shooter" like Gears of War. That's something that I think peeps were expecting, kinda like the James Bond games, which sadly affected its popularity.

Plus, you can also make the main character look like a "Grown Ass Man" just like in Deus EX, with a beard if you want to.

:cheers:

Yeah, that's the thing. I bought it for like 5 bucks, years ago, tried it for 20 minutes and put it back down because I wasn't really in the mood for it. People keep saying that although it's flawed there is some very interesting stuff going on in that game, so I feel I need to get at least a couple of hours in.

[sunsfan1357]

Just got the Bioshock series. Was just going to get Infinite, but Bioshock 1 got great reviews. I've read mixed stuff on 2, but together they were only 20 bucks anyway.

[Scholar]

I'm replaying Sleeping Dogs. Of all the games I own, this one seems to have the easiest achievements in order to get a platinum trophy. I've never reached platinum before, so I'm going to aim for it now with this game.

[rhythmic]

Just got the Bioshock series. Was just going to get Infinite, but Bioshock 1 got great reviews. I've read mixed stuff on 2, but together they were only 20 bucks anyway.

Even if its not your type of game (I personally don't like that genre) you will still appreciate the storyline, characters and most importantly the atmosphere. It's an amazing experience. BioShock 2 was a mediocre game though. I still need to play Infinite.