What are you playing?

[Yoshimickster]

Where did you find it?

Amazon, for like 51 bucks! And that was one of the cheap ones! Course I did get one with a manual and case so, I guess I splurged. I wanted to wait till my local game shop got a copy, but I couldn't wait!

On the topic of the game I love it, I've all-ready died once! And when you die three times, YOU HAVE TO START OVER! CHALLENGE! I LOVE IT!

 

[Ravenpoe]

Amazon, for like 51 bucks! And that was one of the cheap ones! Course I did get one with a manual and case so, I guess I splurged. I wanted to wait till my local game shop got a copy, but I couldn't wait!

On the topic of the game I love it, I've all-ready died once! And when you die three times, YOU HAVE TO START OVER! CHALLENGE! I LOVE IT!

I played that game. And... well... I'm glad you found something to like about it.

 

[bhamv3]

I finished Darksiders.

I found the story to be fairly original and interesting, though for the last quarter of the game or so I actually started getting confused. I think I'm going to have to replay the game to understand exactly what went on.

Gameplay-wise, though, there was very little there that was truly original. This isn't a bad thing, of course, it's like Darksiders took a lot of good stuff from other games, and distilled it down to a formula that works. Still though, every time I got a new power or weapon, I could immediately think of at least one or two games I've seen it before in. I even physically facepalmed when I got the portal power, and the portals were blue and orange colored.

Oh, and the final battles were a bit anti-climactic, I think. They felt suitably epic, but they weren't hard at all. Some of the mooks gave me more trouble than the final bosses did.

Still felt like a great game though, and considering I bought the THQ pack for like a dollar, I definitely feel like I got value for my money. Flaws aside (and mild consolitis), I'd recommend this game to any fan of action games.

 

[AshburnerX]

Finished Far Cry 3. Vaas is probably in my Top Ten Villains in Games now. He's the first legitimately frightening villain I've seen in years. I don't know if it's his Joker-esque dialog, his very real crimes (he's a slaver and you get to SEE the results of his work), or the fact that's he's still entertaining despite his over the top actions, but he's much more effective than his boss Hoyt. Hoyt's just annoying... Vaas is downright scary.

Maybe it's because Vaas seems exactly like the kind of guy you'd imagine running a group of slaver pirates?

 

[CynicismKills]

I finished Darksiders.

I found the story to be fairly original and interesting, though for the last quarter of the game or so I actually started getting confused. I think I'm going to have to replay the game to understand exactly what went on.

Gameplay-wise, though, there was very little there that was truly original. This isn't a bad thing, of course, it's like Darksiders took a lot of good stuff from other games, and distilled it down to a formula that works. Still though, every time I got a new power or weapon, I could immediately think of at least one or two games I've seen it before in. I even physically facepalmed when I got the portal power, and the portals were blue and orange colored.

Oh, and the final battles were a bit anti-climactic, I think. They felt suitably epic, but they weren't hard at all. Some of the mooks gave me more trouble than the final bosses did.

Still felt like a great game though, and considering I bought the THQ pack for like a dollar, I definitely feel like I got value for my money. Flaws aside (and mild consolitis), I'd recommend this game to any fan of action games.

The sequel is interesting. It's a good story again, but it plays 100% differently. Think more like Ninja Gaiden in terms of dodging and hitting, as opposed to blocking. There's also the addition of equipment drops akin to ARPGs, to keep you interested in running the dungeons (that, to be honest, will get a little boring in places). It's still a solid sequel, though, and if you liked DS1 you should give it a try.

 

[LordRendar]

Finished Far Cry 3. Vaas is probably in my Top Ten Villains in Games now. He's the first legitimately frightening villain I've seen in years. I don't know if it's his Joker-esque dialog, his very real crimes (he's a slaver and you get to SEE the results of his work), or the fact that's he's still entertaining despite his over the top actions, but he's much more effective than his boss Hoyt. Hoyt's just annoying... Vaas is downright scary.

Maybe it's because Vaas seems exactly like the kind of guy you'd imagine running a group of slaver pirates?

Spoiler

After you finish of Vaas,Hoyt seems so anticlimatic.This is the big bad boss that had Vaas on a short leash?

 

[Frank]

Far Cry 3 wins the too long, too much to do with award. The game got way overly repetitive.

 

[Jay]

Far Cry 3 wins the too long, too much to do with award. The game got way overly repetitive.

SYSTEM SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK

 

[Hailey Knight]

SYSTEM SHOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK

Does Far Cry 3 have questing like System Shock 2 of "do A, but to do A, you have to fix B, but to fix B, you must find C, D, and E, and at E, you'll discover you need F, but to get F, you have to hack its location, which needs G to access, and once you have fixed B, you'll discover some alternative route to A is required that will take you through H, I, and J"?

 

[Jay]

No, just shoot bad people and watch over your back for random animal predators attacking how and vehicles randomly driving by.

 

[AshburnerX]

Spoiler

After you finish of Vaas,Hoyt seems so anticlimatic.This is the big bad boss that had Vaas on a short leash?

Spoiler

Hoyt wasn't a terrible villain, but he's really overshadowed by Vaas, mainly because Hoyt gets next to no development. Also, Citra fucking you over for basically no reason in the ending was really fucking stupid. Then again, she DID rape you after feeding you a hallucinogenic poison.

Far Cry 3 wins the too long, too much to do with award. The game got way overly repetitive.

Not really. If you look at the stats screen, they clearly spell out for you exactly how many of each quest you need to do/items you need to collect for a reward. Once you've hit that point, there isn't much reason to keep doing said sidequests unless you need cash to buy the signature weapons. Cash, which I might add, is easy to get.

I was easily able to finish the game is like 15-20 hours.

 

[Frank]

Is that retaking all the outposts, etc?

 

[AshburnerX]

Is that retaking all the outposts, etc?

I took all the outposts and radio towers. It's no fuss if you know to snipe the alarm boxes and then take out everyone at range using the sniper rifle. If your far enough away, they just panic instead of looking for you. I'd also release the animals by shooting the cages, which would usually kill one or two guys for me. Never had an alarm once.

I also did all the rare hunts, a few bounties, half the relics, all the lost letters,six of the Trials, and all the side quests from villagers. I unlocked everything in the game that you get a reward for, hence why I didn't bother getting ALL the relics.

Like I said, 15-20 hours. It's only more if you go out of your way to collect stuff your not getting a reward for. If anything the game was too short. It took me over 100+ hours to do everything in New Vegas and get all the achievements.

 

[Bowielee]

Because my free time is so limited, I started playing Lego Lord of the Rings (I'd bought it a while ago) because you can pick it up and put it down quickly. I'd complain about it being pretty much the same as every other Lego game out there, but I love the Lego games, but they really aren't looking to innovate at all.

 

[bhamv3]

Fired up Darksiders 2.

This Death fellow is one agile motherfucker, yo. Makes War feel like a Snorlax with a sword.

 

[Squidleybits]

Played Final Fantasy Dimensions on my iPhone. It was free, which I knew was too good to be true, but I figured at most the whole game would be like 5-6 bucks, as it's a Goddamn app.

NOPE

TWENTY FUCKING DOLLARS.

Fuck you, Squeenix. Fuck you in the goat-ass.

They got me with that too over Christmas....I saw a free Final Fantasy game and got excited.

 

[CynicismKills]

They got me with that too over Christmas....I saw a free Final Fantasy game and got excited.

Yeah, they suckered me in with the Free bit, then slapped me in the face.

 

[Ravenpoe]

If you want a good free game, play Cave Story.

I am amazed at how solid a game made by one guy and released for free is.

 

[Gusto]

Sims 3 University came out today.

 

[Squidleybits]

Halforums frat house?

 

[CynicismKills]

Accidentally stayed up till 3am playing Final Fantasy V.

I regret nothing.

 

[Frank]

I'm not playing Simcity. Not because I can't because of the absolute nonsense connection issues currently plaguing the nonsense always on DRM EA has fucking shackled to it, but because I will never buy another EA again. Fuck you Cliffy B.

I hear that Tomb Raider game is good.

 

[CynicismKills]

I'm really curious about the new Tomb Raider. It looks like an awesome take on a survival kind of genre that I don't think anyone's really done yet. Also, turning one of the biggest sex-symbols in gaming into a character that seems to really grow and become someone you can empathize with (instead of dreaming of her polygonal tatas) is interesting.

 

[Frank]

It's for most intents and purposes an unabashed Uncharted knockoff with some light RPG-ish stuff thrown in. I'm pretty ok with that. I love Uncharted. I'm kind of stoked to play it.

 

[bhamv3]

I created an Italian team in Football Manager 2013 based on Assassin's Creed characters.

Their home stadium is based in Monteriggioni. Ezio, Petruccio, and Federico Auditore are the strikers. Desmond Miles, Shaun Hastings, and Clay Kaczmarek make up the midfield. The back four are La Volpe, Nicolo Machiavelli, Bartolomeo d'Alviano, and Yusuf Tazim. Leonardo da Vinci is in goal.

The assistant manager is Giovanni Auditore. His wife Maria is the head physio. Claudia Auditore's the chief scout. And Mario Auditore's a coach. Oh, and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad is the club chairman.

So far we've won promotion from the bottom league, and in a few seasons I expect we'll be playing in the top flight.

 

[Hailey Knight]

Assassin's Creed 3: I don't wanna play this shit anymore! I just want to skip to the naval missions and ignore the bland protagonist, the ill-structured missions, and the crappy ending that I already know!

Make it stoooop...

 

[AshburnerX]

You CAN skip the navel missions. You only have to do the first, I think... though personally, I thought the navel missions were the best part.

 

[Frank]

He wants to skip TO the naval missions. It's the rest of the dreadful game that he finds dreadful.

 

[AshburnerX]

Ohhh..... Then carry on!

 

[Hailey Knight]

Ohhh..... Then carry on!

But then I have to play the other parts!

I'm serious about this game making me miserable. I really hate it. This was supposed to be the best of the series and though it looks the best, and perhaps isn't as pointless as Revelations, it's slow-paced and I can't stand it. I can't even just play the naval missions because I have to continue the main game to unlock more of them. And I can't just get rid of the game because my wife wants to see what happens.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

But then I have to play the other parts!

I'm serious about this game making me miserable. I really hate it. This was supposed to be the best of the series and though it looks the best, and perhaps isn't as pointless as Revelations, it's slow-paced and I can't stand it. I can't even just play the naval missions because I have to continue the main game to unlock more of them. And I can't just get rid of the game because my wife wants to see what happens.

Is it like this?

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Meanwhile...I've been catching up on Steam games I hadn't beaten yet.

Gemini Rue

While they aren't the absolute best adventure games I've ever played, Wadjet Eye Games has made some pretty good ones. I really liked the Blackwell series and really liked Resonance. This was somewhere in between. It's got some neat sci-fi concepts that kept me going and an interesting mystery. One thing that I really enjoy about the Wadjet games is their use of phones and computers. Sometimes, you have to actually type out a character's name into an in-game search engine to find their address or something. So far as I know, it's rarely - if ever - been used in other adventure games.

Portal 2

I was about two thirds of the way through before I stopped playing for whatever reason (I think a puzzle stumped me and I didn't look up the solution). Honestly, I found the final boss much easier than the Portal 1. At the same time, I found it more fun with all the gels and such. I loved the part where...

Spoiler

"I think this is the part where he kills us."
"THIS IS THE PART WHERE I KILL YOU!"
"Chapter 9 (or 10): The Part Where He Kills You"
Achievement! The part where he kills you.

Not to mention the achievement for jumping into the pit!

I started re-playing it for the commentary and honestly found it lacking. Compared to other Valve games, there weren't nearly as many commentary nodes to click.

 

[figmentPez]

I played Dear Esther today. Beautiful "game" but there's not really any game to it. It's just wandering around listening to story pieces. I enjoyed it a lot, but I'm left wondering what to call the experience.

I also finished The Blackwell Deception, and it was really good. I love the characters in that series a ton.

 

[Ravenpoe]

I played Dear Esther today. Beautiful "game" but there's not really any game to it. It's just wandering around listening to story pieces. I enjoyed it a lot, but I'm left wondering what to call the experience.

I also finished The Blackwell Deception, and it was really good. I love the characters in that series a ton.

First person fiction?

 

[Hailey Knight]

It amazes me that a year and four-plus months later, Skyrim can still surprise me with a three-section dungeon that only seemed like a bear cave, that takes me four hours to crawl through thanks to all the nasty Falmer, only to find out it's for a quest I haven't started. And that it wasn't added in DLC--it's just a huge place I hadn't discovered. And there are probably many of those, likely Dwemer-related. And that it happened because I wandered in for only a peek on my way to my real quests.

And Lydia died again.

I love this game so fucking much.