It's a beautiful, amazing game. I'm so glad they re-released it.
Zappit
Staff member
They are short, but the game suddenly doubles in size after the main game. A harder mode that's just as long with new levels. Yeah, I'd say it's worth it. I just don't like that you have to collect star medals to unlock certain stages and progress the game. It's not a problem until that second half.
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Encifer
I went and got myself addicted to Dwarf Fortress. The graphics and the learning curve HUGE hurdles to jump, but not I can't stop playing it! It's been fighting Skyrim for my attention :/
figmentPez
Staff member
Finished Bastion, and a New Game + runthrough. This game was amazing. The art is absolutely beautiful, the story is well-told and very subtle at points. In fact, there are a lot of lines of dialogue that make enough sense the first time through that they don't seem at all odd, but on the second playthrough when you know more they suddenly take on more significance. It's very well done.
The combat is fast paced, but rarely feels rushed. I really felt like my thought and strategy made a difference and it wasn't just button mashing. The end levels are suitably tense, and have a nice air of tragedy to them. Some of the enemies feel kind of cheap, but it's not that bad.
Overall, I highly recommend Bastion.
The combat is fast paced, but rarely feels rushed. I really felt like my thought and strategy made a difference and it wasn't just button mashing. The end levels are suitably tense, and have a nice air of tragedy to them. Some of the enemies feel kind of cheap, but it's not that bad.
Overall, I highly recommend Bastion.
I have been wandering the Mojave Wasteland for days... weeks... helping people... solving problems... putting Caesar's Legion in it's uppity, pretentious place... is it so much to ask that the people of New Vegas appoint me as their ruler in place of that anachronism, Mr. House?
I think not. Let the NCR bemoan my "betrayal:" I take only what is mine by right.
I think not. Let the NCR bemoan my "betrayal:" I take only what is mine by right.
I have also been wandering the Mojave wasteland. I've been beating people over the head with a lead pipe.
I went a little nuts on the Steam black friday deals. I got LA Noire, even though I already got it for PS3, it was actually cheaper to get the complete collection including the original game than it would be to get the DLC all together on PSN and also have better graphics on the PC. Also got Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Fallout: New Vegas
Also picked up a bunch of games for 2.50-6.75 that I'd been wanting to get for a long time. Munch's oddesy, oddworld inhabitants:the stranger, The Broken Sword Series, Clive Barker's Jericho, Rock of Ages.
Also picked up a bunch of games for 2.50-6.75 that I'd been wanting to get for a long time. Munch's oddesy, oddworld inhabitants:the stranger, The Broken Sword Series, Clive Barker's Jericho, Rock of Ages.
figmentPez
Staff member
Finished up Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic tonight. I was pretty disappointed in the end. The voice acting seemed to fall apart for quite a few of the minor roles, and even the main characters were kinda blah. The difficulty ramped up to ridiculous by pouring waves of non-stop enemies at you. Sudden changes in the style of game-play bug me.
Overall, I thought it was a great game with a very bad interface. It functions, but just barely. Good grief, I have no idea what the designers were thinking when they designed that UI.
Not sure I should have spent so much time playing it, but I just buried myself in it trying to hide from emotions I don't want to be feeling right now. Video games as escapism... Hmm, I wonder if I'm the first person to discover that.
Overall, I thought it was a great game with a very bad interface. It functions, but just barely. Good grief, I have no idea what the designers were thinking when they designed that UI.
Not sure I should have spent so much time playing it, but I just buried myself in it trying to hide from emotions I don't want to be feeling right now. Video games as escapism... Hmm, I wonder if I'm the first person to discover that.
Psht, I trademarked video games as escapism. You owe me royalties, fella!Not sure I should have spent so much time playing it, but I just buried myself in it trying to hide from emotions I don't want to be feeling right now. Video games as escapism... Hmm, I wonder if I'm the first person to discover that.
The second one was just FUCKED by LucasArts who pushed it's release date forward to match the opening of one of the prequels. The entire ending was scrapped and the one in the game makes absolutely no sense. There are PC mods out there to fix them.
As to the UI, the game is nearly 10 years old. At the time, the UI was considered pretty good.
As to the UI, the game is nearly 10 years old. At the time, the UI was considered pretty good.
I know I'm super late to the party, but I picked up Fallout: New Vegas off of Steam's Autumn sale. So far, its every bit as addicting as Fallout 3 was. This may not have been a good idea.
I also bought Ghostbusters, which is fun but its definitely taken a back seat to New Vegas.
I also bought Ghostbusters, which is fun but its definitely taken a back seat to New Vegas.
Neither, you want to go Blood Angels or Space Wolves. They have some game breakingly good stuff in their codexes.
I just got ANNO 2070. This game plus Skyrim will hopefully get me through the winter.
GasBandit
Staff member
Just for giggles, tried playing minecraft on a free-for-all PVP server with a 150 player limit.
Two days later, had 28 diamonds, 6 diamond swords, 3 diamond picks, two diamond breastplates, and various other lesser items.
And I'll tell you, I didn't dig that shit up. (And the server has automatic chest protection, so I didn't steal it from other people's chests, neither).
Two days later, had 28 diamonds, 6 diamond swords, 3 diamond picks, two diamond breastplates, and various other lesser items.
And I'll tell you, I didn't dig that shit up. (And the server has automatic chest protection, so I didn't steal it from other people's chests, neither).
Hmm, there's a double battleforce for Blood Angels cheap on Ebay right now...
Yeah, Blood Angels certainly are cheap.
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So, going through a few real life upheavals, I decided this would be a good time to break out Just Cause 2 again.
Jacking cars.
Shooting up military bases.
Jacking helicopters.
Parachuting out of the helicopters and leaving them to crash.
Tossing enemy troops off the side of cliffs and tall buildings.
Jacking tanks.
Driving the tanks over desperately fleeing civilians.
Jacking fighter jets.
Crashing the fighter jets into explosive fuel tanks, which causes a chain reaction with other nearby tanks, blowing the shit out of the entire base and blasting enemy troops twelve miles into the air, while I calmly walk away from the explosion, not looking back.
I feel better now.
Jacking cars.
Shooting up military bases.
Jacking helicopters.
Parachuting out of the helicopters and leaving them to crash.
Tossing enemy troops off the side of cliffs and tall buildings.
Jacking tanks.
Driving the tanks over desperately fleeing civilians.
Jacking fighter jets.
Crashing the fighter jets into explosive fuel tanks, which causes a chain reaction with other nearby tanks, blowing the shit out of the entire base and blasting enemy troops twelve miles into the air, while I calmly walk away from the explosion, not looking back.
I feel better now.
GasBandit
Staff member
SCORPIO! SCORPIO! SCORPIO! SCORPIO! YAAAAAAAASo, going through a few real life upheavals, I decided this would be a good time to break out Just Cause 2 again.
Jacking cars.
Shooting up military bases.
Jacking helicopters.
Parachuting out of the helicopters and leaving them to crash.
Tossing enemy troops off the side of cliffs and tall buildings.
Jacking tanks.
Driving the tanks over desperately fleeing civilians.
Jacking fighter jets.
Crashing the fighter jets into explosive fuel tanks, which causes a chain reaction with other nearby tanks, blowing the shit out of the entire base and blasting enemy troops twelve miles into the air, while I calmly walk away from the explosion, not looking back.
I feel better now.
So...I'm taking a break from Shadow of the Colossus (LOVE it by the way..) and decided to go old school with some Banjo-Kazooie. I forgot how much I truly loved the 64.m (PSh, still love!)
I'm currently rotating between 3 games - I don't have a lot of time with a 3 year old and a wife that works a lot of nights, so I'm stuck on single-player games that can be paused easily.
1) Mass Effect 2 (3rd major playthrough) - though I have to get a fan cooler for my laptop - it gets too hot, so it sits most of the time.
2) Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Malkavian Madness Network anyone? (I've played the pnp-game)) - finally got it on the Steam Halloween sale.
3) Civilization IV - ye gods this can take a long time to do one play through.
1) Mass Effect 2 (3rd major playthrough) - though I have to get a fan cooler for my laptop - it gets too hot, so it sits most of the time.
2) Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Malkavian Madness Network anyone? (I've played the pnp-game)) - finally got it on the Steam Halloween sale.
3) Civilization IV - ye gods this can take a long time to do one play through.
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Namesake
Just finished Saint's Row The Third, can't jump into another full release after that much awesome, so I'm piddling time with XBLA games I haven't touched yet and Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer
For some reason i cant get vampire to work on my pc
Did you install the unofficial patch? It might fix your problem.