Xenoblade has me by the balls. Story's gotten really good and God damn is there a ton of content in this game. I want to replay Wind Waker or maybe try Baten Kaitos (brother bought it forever ago, but never got around to playing), but I can't break Xenoblade's deathgrip.
Goddamn you Bioshok.Why cant I put you down? I am bracing myself for a tragic ending,and I hate tragic endings. :/
Hope I will be proven wrong.
Hope I will be proven wrong.
You'll get the ending you deserve... but not the ending you need right now. But you'll like it, because you can take it...
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon - I don't know why I have to unlock the multiplayer. That's annoying. I don't consider it a flaw, but it's a design choice I don't agree with. Something that IS a flaw, in my opinion, is the lack of a quick save option. I can understand there not being one in a mission-based game like Kid Icarus, but those are fast-flying, action-packed missions. Luigi's Mansion missions are about poking around and figuring things out. I shouldn't feel like I suddenly need to rush if pressed for time just because if I quit, I'll have to start the mission over and lose everything. At the very least they could've made it so that returning to the Bunker, I would get to keep whatever money, gems, or ghosts I'd sucked up.
When the professor calls, does anyone else just let the DS/phone sit there doing its jingle?
When the professor calls, does anyone else just let the DS/phone sit there doing its jingle?
That dosnt make any sense...at all...
Your behavior in the game (regarding harvesting or saving the Little Sisters) dictates your ending.
What Bowie said, plus bhamv's trying to pull a Dark Knight on you.
That was 10 minutes ago. Is your head still hanging?
Amazon sales... gwah. Far Cry 3, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Adventure Time: Hey, Ice King, Why'd You Steal Our Garbage.
And that's enough for a long time, dammit!
I was going to buy them in a buy 2, get 1 free from Gamestop, but realized the games would be used (not pretty sometimes with discs) and the cost would've been the same thanks to the sale.
And that's enough for a long time, dammit!
I was going to buy them in a buy 2, get 1 free from Gamestop, but realized the games would be used (not pretty sometimes with discs) and the cost would've been the same thanks to the sale.
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Necronic
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Its definitely a game for a special type of person, same as with Arma2. The UI and inventory management is still pretty goofy, but its less wonky than Arma2. They definitely did a better job with this one.
Bastion's gameplay is fun, but to me it's the narrative that really sells it. The story's solid and the voice acting/music really tell the story.
FTL
Fucking hell, this game is an addictive exercise in frustration.
Fucking hell, this game is an addictive exercise in frustration.
I tried playing The Room on my Android phone. Does anyone else have this game? I think mine's bugged.
I got the eyepiece and lens, and I can look through the eyepiece at things. I've used the double key to open the panel with the rotating rings. According to walkthroughs online, I'm supposed to be able to see a pattern on the wheels, except I don't. This is all I see:
So... what's going on? Have I done something wrong?
Darksiders: Better than I expected. I'm only an hour or so in, but I'm liking it a lot more than I thought I would. There are a lot of controls to memorize. They're easy even though not exactly intuitive.
Fortunately, the moments when you have to think of which button to press are usually not combat-intensive sections.
"Ok, War, I want you to push this block. No, don't slash it with your sword. No, don't try to pick it up. No, don't jump on it, not yet."
Those aren't the buttons I'm having problems with. Using set powers is probably the worst. Hold L1, and then hit one of the shape buttons. It would make more sense to hold L1 and use the D-pad, holding L1 being the changer between using the D-pad for changing weapons or using a power. Remapping my main command buttons to use these occasional powers, especially in a frantic fight, is kind of disorienting. t's not a big deal. If I'm going to be targeting an enemy, the purpose is usually to dodge circles around them, every now and then coming in to slash them with my sword. The Earthcaller is also nice for stalling the bigger bastards.
Oh ok, I played on PC so while the control scheme is similar, there are also more options available.
It's pretty stupid when I have six gadgets and can only map three of them to individual keys though. Stupid consolitis.
However, I do recall I didn't use my powers all that often. ("Hold Capslock and press 1 through 4") Basically I dodged and slashed my way through the whole game. Attacking was pretty much 1-button combat all the way through.
I can't say for the whole game since I'm not very far ... but yeah, the power I have right now sucks. I saved it up for a big monster since I thought it would be something awesome, but then a few little spikes popped up. Sad, War. Very sad. He does better with the sword. I like that the weapons level up through use, not out of me having to collect thousands of red orbs a la God of War.
I don't think I ever really used the spells in Darksiders 1. The regular combat is much more satisfying.
I'd get it. I'd have called it the successor to Thief if that Thief reboot hadn't just been announced. Lots of fun, at least two endings, and more than one way to play.
Okay, so I finished Portal 2, basked in it for a day, and then put in the Fallout 3 GOTY disc (I've got two days of kids at grandma's house and have to make the most of it. Now, I look to you HF for advice:
As a working father, I don't have a ton of time to play games (hence the frustration with Arkham City's Riddler Chores). However, as a Fallout 1 & 2 fan, I want to slowly explore, looking into every distress signal and having every conversation I can, to the point where my stats teeter on Godlike by the time I'm done with the game. So, does Fallout 3 follow the pattern of the others? Should I be putting of the main story line in favor of exploration and build up? Or should I just go after dad and hope for the best?
As a working father, I don't have a ton of time to play games (hence the frustration with Arkham City's Riddler Chores). However, as a Fallout 1 & 2 fan, I want to slowly explore, looking into every distress signal and having every conversation I can, to the point where my stats teeter on Godlike by the time I'm done with the game. So, does Fallout 3 follow the pattern of the others? Should I be putting of the main story line in favor of exploration and build up? Or should I just go after dad and hope for the best?
fade
Staff member
Portal 2
Spectacular and funny, just like the first game. Really hope it's not as short. Already through Chapter 4 and I just started. Was creepy as hell to see GladOS booting back up.[DOUBLEPOST=1364910605][/DOUBLEPOST]
Spectacular and funny, just like the first game. Really hope it's not as short. Already through Chapter 4 and I just started. Was creepy as hell to see GladOS booting back up.[DOUBLEPOST=1364910605][/DOUBLEPOST]
Fallout 3 was one of my favorite recent games. The mood is excellent. The great thing about Bethesda games is that you can play them however you like. Just don't level up too quickly or you'll get stomped. Remember, the bad guys level up with you.
The main quest for Fallout 3 only takes up, I'd say, 10% of the game. The remaining 90% of Fallout 3 is exploring, side quests, collectables, etc. Or simply wandering around soaking up the atmosphere.
That said though, you are of course free to play the game however you want. There's no penalty for pursuing the main quest immediately, just like there's no penalty for putting it off indefinitely.
As for leveling up, it's not too bad. There's a degree of level scaling, but it's not as bad as, say, Oblivion. There are a few areas where things will get tough if your level's too high, due to the enemies being much tougher, but these areas are rare, so don't worry too much about it. Just go out and enjoy the Capital Wasteland.
That said though, you are of course free to play the game however you want. There's no penalty for pursuing the main quest immediately, just like there's no penalty for putting it off indefinitely.
As for leveling up, it's not too bad. There's a degree of level scaling, but it's not as bad as, say, Oblivion. There are a few areas where things will get tough if your level's too high, due to the enemies being much tougher, but these areas are rare, so don't worry too much about it. Just go out and enjoy the Capital Wasteland.
I understand the "not a lot of time to play games" being a dad myself - I just recently got Torchlight II and have been trying to play that in my "spare time" - which isn't much. I can't play any MMO or other online games much so I pretty much stick to single player, offline games - especially ones that I can save/pause whenever needed.
I haven't tried any of the Fallout series - since I like the Mass Effect series (haven't played 3 yet - currently on the fence), Torchlight I and II, Diablo II, and such, would this be a good series to try too?
That's kind of all over the place and hard to narrow down, so I'm just going to say Deus Ex: Human Revolution
What a roller coaster this has been:
Just finished Dead Space 2. Just phenomenal. In every way. Immediately read Dead Space Liberation (graphic novel) to get me ready for 3. I'm so in love with this universe and story I'm kind of afraid to play and finish the last one....
Awesomenauts fills my need for quick gaming satisfaction. It's so intense and fun. Never know what kind of game I'm going to fall into playing Quick Match but 9/10 I have a great time anyway.
Since finally upgrading my PC and having given it plenty of time to work out the kinks, I finally loaded up Diablo 3 which I haven't played since it released. I can finally enjoy it as it was meant to be played. Honestly I'm just in it for the story so once I finish it, I'll be uninstalling it since I have no interest in the harder modes or gear farming. That's what my WoW time is for.
Just finished Dead Space 2. Just phenomenal. In every way. Immediately read Dead Space Liberation (graphic novel) to get me ready for 3. I'm so in love with this universe and story I'm kind of afraid to play and finish the last one....
Awesomenauts fills my need for quick gaming satisfaction. It's so intense and fun. Never know what kind of game I'm going to fall into playing Quick Match but 9/10 I have a great time anyway.
Since finally upgrading my PC and having given it plenty of time to work out the kinks, I finally loaded up Diablo 3 which I haven't played since it released. I can finally enjoy it as it was meant to be played. Honestly I'm just in it for the story so once I finish it, I'll be uninstalling it since I have no interest in the harder modes or gear farming. That's what my WoW time is for.
That sounds more like the PS3 version.
Adventure Time: Hey, Ice King etc. Apparently this game is really short, and that sucks because it's a lot of fun. I enjoyed the demo even though I hadn't seen the show; now I've been watching and love the game. It's the first platformer I've enjoyed in a while and after just one main area it's already been more challenging and endearing than New Super Mario Bros. 2.
If I had any gripes, it's that (as mentioned) it's sad that it's only about 6 to 8 hours. That's not long for a modern day game and though I will probably take a little longer than that, it won't be much. The other gripe is that on a cartridge that's been shown to have enough storage space to fit a Wii game (Monster Hunter 3), there's no reason this couldn't have been fully voice acted. I can read the text with the characters' voices and inflections, but it's not the same as having a fully voice-acted experience, especially since this isn't an RPG, so it doesn't exactly have a ton of dialogue anyway.
I will say it's pretty damn funny. It has an atmosphere that reminds me lovingly of Earthbound. The second boss... goddamn.
If I had any gripes, it's that (as mentioned) it's sad that it's only about 6 to 8 hours. That's not long for a modern day game and though I will probably take a little longer than that, it won't be much. The other gripe is that on a cartridge that's been shown to have enough storage space to fit a Wii game (Monster Hunter 3), there's no reason this couldn't have been fully voice acted. I can read the text with the characters' voices and inflections, but it's not the same as having a fully voice-acted experience, especially since this isn't an RPG, so it doesn't exactly have a ton of dialogue anyway.
I will say it's pretty damn funny. It has an atmosphere that reminds me lovingly of Earthbound. The second boss... goddamn.
A big eye patch-wearing bear with a chainsaw strapped to his back. When the chainsaw revs, the earth quakes and the bear charges.