[Legolastom]

Close call.

[I'm Always BROKE]

I want my money back which I spended on Metroid Other M. It was a good game... but why so DAMN short? 8 hours, my ass. Couldn't even complete the first Metroid Prime, so taken that I complete this in 8 hours says a lot. >_>

[Lemontime]

Mallick, on Nov 6 2010, 04:11 AM, said:

i may or may not have been convinced to buy cataclysm.
wait.
no.
fuck that. i dont have an account.

BUY THEM ALL YOU STINGY FUCK, I'LL RAF YOU =3

[Aquamarine]

Diddy Kong, on Nov 6 2010, 09:30 AM, said:

I want my money back which I spended on Metroid Other M. It was a good game... but why so DAMN short? 8 hours, my ass. Couldn't even complete the first Metroid Prime, so taken that I complete this in 8 hours says a lot. >_>

I'm still wondering whether I should get the game, my primary concern is the longevity. How many hours did it actually take you to beat it?

[Mallick]

Lemontime, on Nov 6 2010, 02:42 AM, said:

BUY THEM ALL YOU STINGY FUCK, I'LL RAF YOU =3

i found an account.

[Zeypher]

Aquamarine, on Nov 7 2010, 01:50 PM, said:

I'm still wondering whether I should get the game, my primary concern is the longevity. How many hours did it actually take you to beat it?

I beat it in seven hours.

[Toasty]

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/3923/39723.gif

[Zeypher]

What an ugly cat.

[I'm Always BROKE]

Aquamarine, on Nov 7 2010, 07:50 PM, said:

I'm still wondering whether I should get the game, my primary concern is the longevity. How many hours did it actually take you to beat it?

Under 10.

This is bad, cause I actually died quite a lot in boss fights, was stuck in a lot of places, and don't even have all power ups even though I searched for them.

Fun gameplay though. I would try to rent it. Or you can buy my copy.

[Valistrix]

Swinging back and forth between New Vegas and Black Ops.

(Y)

[Zeypher]

I got the Wii version of Black Ops in from Activision yesterday. The campaign makes little to no sense at all, the main character's captor sounds like the dude from Saw, but the multiplayer is pretty awesome.

It might just be because I've been playing too much of Goldeneye's awesome single player so Black Ops' pales in comparison, but whatever.

[Aquamarine]

I'm thinking of getting either Goldeneye or Black Ops, so which would you recommend?

[Zeypher]

Goldeneye's single player is way better than Black Ops'. If you're looking for online multiplayer go with Black Ops, but Goldeneye has awesome split screen.

[Caael]

If you dont get Goldeneye you might as well just cut off your cock and eat it, amirite?


No but seriously, anyone who buys Black Ops needs to die in a fire.

[Aquamarine]

I like how Caael's opinion is COMPLETELY not biased.

Anyhow, I don't care about that split screen multi that Goldeneye offers because I know I would rarely play it. I mostly want a good online shooter, though the single player is important as well... However, I'm leaning slightly more at Black Ops at the moment because of the better online multiplayer.

[Caael]

Online on Wii is lolworthy anyway.

[Zeypher]

Nah man, Black Ops online on Wii is exactly the same as the PS3 and 360 versions. It even supports a headset and you can talk with anyone and add anyone as a friend. It also has Classic Controller support if you're in denial about the precision of pointer controls.

But Goldeneye.

[Laharl]

got me a DS lol

dividing my attention between Pokemanz, Dragonquest IX and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia :(

[Someone Else]

Been playing Knights of the Old Republic. I'm sort of over Bioware games, but this game still manages to draw me in anyway.

[Saturos S.]

Someone Else, on 17 December 2010 - 04:43 PM, said:

Been playing Knights of the Old Republic. I'm sort of over Bioware games, but this game still manages to draw me in anyway.

Whoa, coincidence, I had a nostalgia moment today and installed KOTOR 2.

[Zeypher]

Not playing anything really. D:

[Caael]

Replaying GTA IV. More fun than I remember.

[Zeypher]

Egads GTA IV is terrible. Cars do not have that bad of handling.

[Someone Else]

^Completely agree, real cars do not understeer as much as GTA IV depicts. Still, you get used to it. Original GTA IV wasn't very good, was more of a tech demo. Lost and Damned and Gay Tony were fun though, I got them the last time they were on sale on Steam and they're great.

[Zeypher]

Playing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on PS1. Such an awesome game.

[Ironsight]

Zeypher, on 18 December 2010 - 12:15 AM, said:

Playing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on PS1. Such an awesome game.

I still have that game. I don't think I ever played it past the first couple of levels though.

[TheEnglishman]

Man I really enjoyed GTA IV. Then again it was my first 360 game, so it may have looked more impressive than it was.

[Someone Else]

Zeypher, on 18 December 2010 - 12:15 AM, said:

Playing Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on PS1. Such an awesome game.

Amazing game right there.

TheEnglishman, on 18 December 2010 - 01:35 AM, said:

Man I really enjoyed GTA IV. Then again it was my first 360 game, so it may have looked more impressive than it was.

The tech is still really impressive, no game has depicted a more authentic looking and feeling world since. The story was pretty good, Niko's a deep character. There just wasn't really enough to do. That's my feeling anyway. Have you played the Episodes, though? They're all great.

[Zeypher]

Someone Else, on 18 December 2010 - 01:38 AM, said:

The tech is still really impressive, no game has depicted a more authentic looking and feeling world since. The story was pretty good, Niko's a deep character. There just wasn't really enough to do. That's my feeling anyway. Have you played the Episodes, though? They're all great.

I liked the city a lot but I couldn't get over the controls (for both the cars and Niko himself). Niko's character was alright. There was a lot of humorous dialog from him. I've never been particularly engaged in the story of any GTA game, though.

[Caael]

Someone Else, on 18 December 2010 - 01:38 AM, said:

Amazing game right there.


The tech is still really impressive, no game has depicted a more authentic looking and feeling world since. The story was pretty good, Niko's a deep character. There just wasn't really enough to do. That's my feeling anyway. Have you played the Episodes, though? They're all great.

Yeah I agree. They'd made the world so intricate and so details and just forgot to put stuff in it. Yeah they had the 'socialising' aspect but that just dragged and felt too much like hard work.

I've played The Lost and The Damned which I really enjoyed; seeing the game from a different perspective. Yet to play Ballad of Gay Tony but I really want to; this game needs parachutes so much.

[Someone Else]

Zeypher, on 18 December 2010 - 04:53 PM, said:

I liked the city a lot but I couldn't get over the controls (for both the cars and Niko himself).

That too. Like I said before, real life cars don't understeer as much as GTA IV cars, and Niko himself handled like a cement mixer truck. I'm pretty sure most of my deaths were from being stuck to cover while a guy ambushes me at close range with a shotgun or something.

Caael, on 18 December 2010 - 05:12 PM, said:

Yet to play Ballad of Gay Tony but I really want to; this game needs parachutes so much.

BoGT is more fun than TLaD, but TLaD had a better story. But yeah parachutes make every game better.

[Mallick]

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. This game actually has decent replayability in the sense that all the content is easily forgettable.

[Caael]

Someone Else, on 19 December 2010 - 07:30 PM, said:

That too. Like I said before, real life cars don't understeer as much as GTA IV cars, and Niko himself handled like a cement mixer truck. I'm pretty sure most of my deaths were from being stuck to cover while a guy ambushes me at close range with a shotgun or something.


BoGT is more fun than TLaD, but TLaD had a better story. But yeah parachutes make every game better.

This this this this. The walking mechanic is fucking ridiculous. Hold A to jog and repeatedly tap it to run? What kind of mechanic is that? And the fact that walking in a straight line was such a chore because of the way they actually handled Niko's feet. Cars understeer made races nearly impossible and made driving anywhere that wasnt a straight road frustrating. I love the game but the controls and handling are just ridiculous.

[Someone Else]

I didn't really mind holding A to run/Tap A to sprint, it was just the way his feet moved like you said that bothered me. It's true that real people can't turn on a dime like a lot of video game characters can, but I'm pretty sure that I'm more nimble than Niko is. They fixed this in RDR, though RDR is still clunky at bits it's not as annoying.

[Caael]

Someone Else, on 23 December 2010 - 01:52 PM, said:

I didn't really mind holding A to run/Tap A to sprint, it was just the way his feet moved like you said that bothered me. It's true that real people can't turn on a dime like a lot of video game characters can, but I'm pretty sure that I'm more nimble than Niko is. They fixed this in RDR, though RDR is still clunky at bits it's not as annoying.

Yeah, hit the nail on the head. I like how they tried to make how he walks more realistic but nobody has a 2 metre diameter when walking in a simple circle.

[TheEnglishman]

Bought Medal of Honor yesterday as it was only £20. Played the first two levels and they're pretty good. Online's fun too.

[Zeypher]

The new one?

[TheEnglishman]

Yeah. I wouldn't pay £20 for the original PS1 Medal of Honor.

[Aquamarine]

Call of Duty: Black Ops on Wii.

[Saturos S.]

Finished fable 3 for now as my brother took his Xbox back home with him.

Busy with exams now, but playing oblivion from time to time.

[TheEnglishman]

Going through Fable III/New Vegas/Dark Dawn

[Someone Else]

Playing some Ass Creed: Bro. I kind of wish I went with New Vegas instead, but the game is good. It's HUGE and there's a lot to do.

The combat system has actually gotten worse; instead of overhauling the combat to something that's actually fun to play, they ripped off Arkham Asylum, except not as good. (sorry for using a semicolon zeyphy) You can start doing chain kills at your first kill, but you can't get hit or you'll have to start it up again. You avoid getting hit by doing counterattacks, just like Arkham Asylum. It's a disappointing design decision that doesn't cover up Assassin's Creed infamously bad combat. On the bright side, combat doesn't seem to be as much of a centerpiece when compared to ACII where it seemed like you were always forced into a fight (though you can still fight through everything if you wish) and you can also call upon the Brotherhood to fight for you (deadly effective if you recruit enough members).

Stealth is still limited. Assassin's Creed has the social espionage thing down, but proper stealth still doesn't really exist. We still can't even crouch behind objects.

There's a lot of things to do in the game at any time, though. There's Assassin's Contracts; the Brotherhood, which is your own group of Assassin's that you can send on missions for money and experience points to level up; missions for the three different factions you're allied to and other stuff I'm forgetting. There's a lot of game here.

[Nosferatu]

Someone Else, on 10 January 2011 - 11:21 PM, said:

Playing some Ass Creed: Bro. I kind of wish I went with New Vegas instead, but the game is good. It's HUGE and there's a lot to do.

The combat system has actually gotten worse; instead of overhauling the combat to something that's actually fun to play, they ripped off Arkham Asylum, except not as good. (sorry for using a semicolon zeyphy) You can start doing chain kills at your first kill, but you can't get hit or you'll have to start it up again. You avoid getting hit by doing counterattacks, just like Arkham Asylum. It's a disappointing design decision that doesn't cover up Assassin's Creed infamously bad combat. On the bright side, combat doesn't seem to be as much of a centerpiece when compared to ACII where it seemed like you were always forced into a fight (though you can still fight through everything if you wish) and you can also call upon the Brotherhood to fight for you (deadly effective if you recruit enough members).

Stealth is still limited. Assassin's Creed has the social espionage thing down, but proper stealth still doesn't really exist. We still can't even crouch behind objects.

There's a lot of things to do in the game at any time, though. There's Assassin's Contracts; the Brotherhood, which is your own group of Assassin's that you can send on missions for money and experience points to level up; missions for the three different factions you're allied to and other stuff I'm forgetting. There's a lot of game here.

Most of what he said.

WoW. 82. Bordering on 83 at the moment. Waiting on the goddamn bouncy timer of a Dungeon Finder while Arching.

[Zeypher]

Red Dead Redemption.

[Someone Else]

Playing Mafia 2. Well kind of. It's just the game isn't very good... it's not horrible it's just so... mediocre. Glad I didn't pay for this. (legit. no, seriously)

[TheEnglishman]

Dead Space 2. It's more polished than the original but I can't decide if it's better.

[Zeypher]

Dragon Quest VI.

Love me some Dragon Quest.

[Nosferatu]

Still WoW. Spliced in with some Dead Space 2, Funday Night Wombat, Mass Effect 2 aaaaand yeah...

[Mallick]

):

[TheEnglishman]

Downloaded Beyond Good & Evil earlier. Might finally discover why everyone regards it so highly.

[Zeypher]

Pokemans.

[Lightning Star]

What am I playing? What am I PLAYING?!

I...am playing...

*drumroll*

Mass Effect.

Yes, I caved. I had extra trade-in credit at game stop, and the only other game I had for Xbox was Halo Reach. I knew I needed something else to play or else my Xbox was gonna collect dust. I had heard SO much about the stupid game, had tried out the demo for ME2 (And liked it), so I thought "why the hell not?"

Turns out I like it. A lot. :ph34r:

[Caael]

Lightning Star, on 10 March 2011 - 10:57 PM, said:

What am I playing? What am I PLAYING?!

I...am playing...

*drumroll*

Mass Effect.

Yes, I caved. I had extra trade-in credit at game stop, and the only other game I had for Xbox was Halo Reach. I knew I needed something else to play or else my Xbox was gonna collect dust. I had heard SO much about the stupid game, had tried out the demo for ME2 (And liked it), so I thought "why the hell not?"

Turns out I like it. A lot. :ph34r:

Good girl, plz become fangirl like me.

Best series of all time. ALL TIME. How you finding it?



I'm playing Beyond Good and Evil HD myself, missed out on it in the gamecube days and heard fantastic things about it so for 800MS points I thought I'd give it a whirl. Very impressed so far, can see where the praise came from. It's light gameplay wise but the plot, especially considering its age is fantastically well structured. Very much enjoying it.

[TheEnglishman]

Enjoying it so far, liking the general gameplay and the whole photography thing. I'm not a massive fan of the voices, the one for your pig buddy gets tiring pretty quick.

[Lightning Star]

Well, it's not the most intuitive game, though I suppose if you're used to games like ME you'd know that you have a map readilly available or perhaps the difference between all the weapons and when to use them. It doesn't help that my TV is a piece of shit so I can hardly see the text when the tip dialogs appear. Yeah, took me about 3 hours of wandering around the citadel to figure out I had a map. Then I had to go and talk to every person I could on the Normandy just to try and figure out how to take off. Then I landed myself on some planet with a giant ass monster that nearly wiped out my team.

Yet I still like it. I especially like how it's got a little bit of everything to it. I dunno how to describe it, but it's like you're actually simulating yourself in the game rather than just playing it. So I plan on finishing it to the end.

[Someone Else]

Lightning Star, on 11 March 2011 - 11:59 AM, said:

Yet I still like it. I especially like how it's got a little bit of everything to it. I dunno how to describe it, but it's like you're actually simulating yourself in the game rather than just playing it. So I plan on finishing it to the end.

Sounds like you're talking about the immersion factor. If you like ME for this aspect, you should get The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim when it comes out at the end of this year. Series is known for it's immersion and it'll be better than ME3! :D

[Nosferatu]

Someone Else, on 11 March 2011 - 01:16 PM, said:

Sounds like you're talking about the immersion factor. If you like ME for this aspect, you should get The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim when it comes out at the end of this year. Series is known for it's immersion and it'll be better than ME3! :D

QUICK. Get your flame jacket before Caael gets back.

[Someone Else]

I have gauntlets of 30% Flame shield, and a ring of 20% Reflect Spell.

[Lightning Star]

Ugh. Not playing anymore. I've been stuck on Therum for too long. Stupid armature geth. I think I fail at these types of games.

[Someone Else]

Icy, take down the little Geths first. Then, just run up close-ish to the armature and run around it in a circle (so it can never actually face you and kill you) and unload on it. Only way to do it bby

[TheEnglishman]

When I played ME it took me about a year to beat it. It's a decent game but I couldn't stick with it.

[Lightning Star]

eh, I'll do it later. Spring break started an hour ago, and my goal is to play through Dark Dawn, collecting all the djinn and weapons/armor/summons to be collected. I seriously missed out on a ton of of shit the first time i played through and thus could not finish the game (same thing happened the first time I played though the first GS).

Effff... I forgot how long the intro takes >>

[Someone Else]

*a BC2 medic throws a box of first aid at my feet* Fix yourself up with that shit!

*engineer knifes a door* TAKE THAT SHIT MOTHERFUCKER

I love this game xD

[Saturos S.]

I was thinking about picking up the new Dragon Age game. Since Dragon Age 1 was quite fun, though a bit repetitive.

Anyone know if it's any good?

[Someone Else]

Reviews have been a little lower but still favorable. It's different from the first but general consensus seems to be that if you liked DA1, DA2 will still probably be a good time. Don't forget, there's a demo up.

[Caael]

Lightning Star, on 11 March 2011 - 02:09 PM, said:

Ugh. Not playing anymore. I've been stuck on Therum for too long. Stupid armature geth. I think I fail at these types of games.

That level is an utter slut. Stick behind cover, take out the advancing ones first (but time it well so you dont get hit by the armature laser. Once they're down, take out the jumpy ones as they have an insta-kill laser. Dont bother following them when they jump, just hover your reticle over one spot and wait for them to jump and use as many powers as you can on them when they land. Once they're all done, the armature is easy, you just need to time it so you avoid the laser.

[Zeypher]

Majora's Mask.

[Caael]

Zeypher, on 13 March 2011 - 01:00 PM, said:

Majora's Mask.

This, on emulator. Love it just as much as I used to, if not more. Tvtropes has enriched it so much more.

[TheEnglishman]

Rediscovered my copy of FFVI Advance. I want to actually finish it this time but I have a habit of giving up with FF games.

[Someone Else]

Shogun 2

It's SOOO GOOOD

[Zeypher]

Nothing.

[Someone Else]

Weren't you going to get Batman:AA

[Zeypher]

Yeah. I went to Gamestop today to get it but I couldn't remember my debit card's pin. Guess that's a sign not to spend any of my money. I'll probably pick it up when I get my 3DS.