The Alternative Thread

[Rastien]

No problem, man, I hope she enjoys it. I'm probably going to shell out the money for it, because as it said, I think it's hard to go wrong with that favourable a price. I can't see myself not enjoying the game, despite hearing comments about it being "dumbed down". It got pretty stellar reviews from what I can see on wiki.

I wouldn't say dumbed down persé its deffintley more stream lined i would call it more tidy over dumbed down. But yeah i sat her down yesturday on my pc 2 hours later i had to nearly get a crowbar to get her off the pc and down the pub lol

 

[ChupathingyX]

This situation with GAME UK, I did go in to gamestation yesterday and picked up Yakuza 3, Ratchet and Clank ToD, Mass Effect 2 and Saints Row 2 for £18.

While im.happy at the bargain I got, I cant help but feel it could be the last purchase I make in there, and it kind of makes me feel a little down/nervous.

I wonder if the GAME stores here in Australia are having these last ditch sales?

 

[wooty]

This situation with GAME UK, I did go in to gamestation yesterday and picked up Yakuza 3, Ratchet and Clank ToD, Mass Effect 2 and Saints Row 2 for £18.

While im.happy at the bargain I got, I cant help but feel it could be the last purchase I make in there, and it kind of makes me feel a little down/nervous.

I wonder if the GAME stores here in Australia are having these last ditch sales?

Try going on their website, the uk one gave me a pretty good indication of what to expect, but the store had a lot more than I expected.

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

With Mass Effect swamping the Gaming Discussion Board, let's talk about something else for a change. Kind of a random thread, but a place where we can discuss different games and avoid the rage and gushing.

So, Bioshock 2 was on the Steam Sale. I've played the first and I really liked it, but I heard that the PC version of 2 was extremely glitchy and buggy compared to consoles. I'm still interested, but I want to hear someone's opinion before I go ahead.

And, random topic discussion for anything else not Mass Effect 3 related.

I really loved the Mako in Mass Effect "1"

just kidding (well only a little I DID like the Mako)

Anyone else excited that the Old Republic is finally get everything an MMO should of started with in Aprils new patch?

 

[Total LOLige]

This situation with GAME UK, I did go in to gamestation yesterday and picked up Yakuza 3, Ratchet and Clank ToD, Mass Effect 2 and Saints Row 2 for £18.

While im.happy at the bargain I got, I cant help but feel it could be the last purchase I make in there, and it kind of makes me feel a little down/nervous.

I need to get down to gamestation or I'll miss out on the discounts. Might see if they've got th first two uncharted games for a reasonable price.

 

[DoPo]

Currently 12/25 threads on the front page are about ME3 for me...urgh.

Bleh, this game doesn't deserve that much.

Spoiler: Here is a screenshot from yesterday

Here is a screenshot from yesterday

With 6 of the, I believe, 10 threads (currently on page 1) next to each other. I did the screenshot but then realised I had nowhere to post it aside from creating another thread. So I didn't.

Anyway, OT (ho, ho): Can anybody recommend me a good game with magic involved? I sort of liked the way the Elder Scrolls allowed you to make your spells, I absolutely loved Magicka for the spellcasting system and I'm looking for something vaguely similar - where you have some freedom in spellcasting. I recently heard about TOME 4[footnote]I can't remember who mentioned it but it was somebody here on the Escapist. Thanks again, dude.[/footnote] which apparently has drawbacks of magic in that it's really dangerous. I liked that as well (also part of Magicka).

Other than that, today I heard about a new Carmageddon game in the works. Carmageddon: Reincarnation [http://carmageddon.com/reincarnation]. Any comments, opinions insults or praises for that? Personally, I liked the news - I like Carmageddon.

 

[Tipsy Giant]

With Mass Effect swamping the Gaming Discussion Board, let's talk about something else for a change. Kind of a random thread, but a place where we can discuss different games and avoid the rage and gushing.

So, Bioshock 2 was on the Steam Sale. I've played the first and I really liked it, but I heard that the PC version of 2 was extremely glitchy and buggy compared to consoles. I'm still interested, but I want to hear someone's opinion before I go ahead.

And, random topic discussion for anything else not Mass Effect 3 related.

I didn't enjoy the 2nd bioshock, however my friend did and said they key to enjoying it was to play through with just the drill and plasmids, he said he actually felt like a big daddy rather than generic shooter man 6758

 

[Tipsy Giant]

So, did anyone play The Witcher 2?

My bassist played it and praised the game, I trust his opinion on this genre.

 

[EHKOS]

Bioshock 2 for PC has some shitty textures, otherwise I enjoyed it.

OT:I am fifteen characters away from getting platinum in Tekken 6. I have two blisters on my thumb due to Azazel being a cheap little ***** making me work the D-pad too hard. I am not proficent with at least five of these characters so I have no idea what to do.

LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW SHITTY AZAZEL IS!

 

[TheLastSamurai14]

Currently 12/25 threads on the front page are about ME3 for me...urgh.

Has anyone else still been playing minecraft recently? Despite all the negative press 1.0 got about being rushed it's actually really good now...the game seems finished for once, although I'm fairly sure they'll continue adding more stuff.

I'm currently in the process of rebuilding my floating island fortress paradise...thing in the 1.2 world format. Doubled height limit FTW. I mean seriously, the game is only improving. What's everyone's deal with 1.0+?

Oh, I'm also going through my second character, a pure mage build, on Skyrim. The magic system breaks the game so much; it's a freaking cakewalk even on Master difficulty.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Lets talk about skyrim instead!!

I used to make threads not about mass effect, but then i took an arrow in the knee.

Speaking of Skyrim, I haven't played in a while. Any new mods you could recommend?

I just got a mod on the steam workshop that lets you spend dragon souls on perks, pretty nifty imo.

That does sound awesome. I'll check it out.

 

[Optiluiz]

How come there'a no hype for Silent Hill Downpour? Nobody mentioned anything about it, but Jim Sterling made a great review of it somewhere.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

So, did anyone play The Witcher 2?

I played it up until the Kaedwin section of Roche's storyline. After that, the Dark 2.0 Update killed the visuals for my game and I've been holding off until the Enhanced Edition.

 

[Rikkano]

I got the Freedom Pack (Freedom Force + FF vs the 3rd Reich) off steam the other day for 3 euro. I have enjoyed it tremendously the last days.

Anyone heard of it ot tried it?

 

[Soviet Heavy]

I got the Freedom Pack (Freedom Force + FF vs the 3rd Reich) off steam the other day for 3 euro. I have enjoyed it tremendously the last days.

Anyone heard of it ot tried it?

I think I saw an ad for it in an old gaming magazine that's long been out of print. Was it a 3rd Person game or a turn based?

 

[Rikkano]

So, did anyone play The Witcher 2?

I actually got it 20-30% off on a GOG sale, but then realised my current computer cant run it. So I am eagerly awaiting being able to play it.

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

Playing Final Fantasy IX right now actually.

I'm living over in Belfast for the forseeable future and I could only choose one console to bring over. In the end I had to go with practicality.

FFVII: 1 Playthrough= 60-70 hours: Disks: 3
FFVIII: 1 Playthrough= 60-70 hours: Disks: 4
FFIX: 1 Playthrough= 80-90 hours: Disks: 4

Mass Effect 1+2: 1 Playthrough= 60 hours: Disks: 3
All other 360 Games: 1 Playthrough= about 5-6 hours: Disks: 1

Sorry XBox, you lose out to the sheer amount of time it takes to play a Final Fantasy game from the last generation. Besides, the stories back in those days were much better.

 

[Revnak_v1legacy]

Need an alternative thread due to all the Mass Effect?

 

[Rikkano]

I got the Freedom Pack (Freedom Force + FF vs the 3rd Reich) off steam the other day for 3 euro. I have enjoyed it tremendously the last days.

Anyone heard of it ot tried it?

I think I saw an ad for it in an old gaming magazine that's long been out of print. Was it a 3rd Person game or a turn based?

Well neither. It is real time strategy game, viewed from above. The gameplay is somewhat like DoW2, you choose 4 differnt characters between missions, they learn new abilities and there is a highly interactive and destructable enviroment. It is great fun climbing onto a tall building and then shoving an enemy off the endge, or just picking up a car and hurling at someone.

 

[The Funslinger]

Currently 12/25 threads on the front page are about ME3 for me...urgh.

Has anyone else still been playing minecraft recently? Despite all the negative press 1.0 got about being rushed it's actually really good now...the game seems finished for once, although I'm fairly sure they'll continue adding more stuff.

I recently delved back into that. Got a couple of projects I want to get around to.