You can get a pre-owned Xbox for less than 100 bucks now. Just thought you should know.Exius Xavarus said:
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I just ordered Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes in Time for DS on Amazon the other day, should be here this week. My friend showed me the original GC one over the summer and I really liked the concept and mechanics, though the fucking ridiculous multiplayer setup was shit. Hopefully the wi-fi cooperative play is fun and easy.
Oh and i bought the Jak and Daxter collection because I can't play any of my fucking PS2 games on my $300 next-gen console. At least my old Black Monolith still has some uses.
Oh and i bought the Jak and Daxter collection because I can't play any of my fucking PS2 games on my $300 next-gen console. At least my old Black Monolith still has some uses.
Lately I've been enjoying :
Divinity 2: Dragon Knight Saga Honestly i'm not sure why i put this game off for so long. Its a bit hard at first and it drags for the first few hours but once it hits a certain point, it really becomes fun. Its great to run into a camp of goblins and find a Troll, and switch at will between a bow and great-sword and never get hit a single time. Its tons of fun and i got it for about 10 bucks.
Raider Z For a free to play MMO, its slowly drawing me in. The ability to wander around, find a rare boss and tear him limb from limb is surprisingly awesome. I enjoy it, and at the very least it has occupied a few slow hours.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 The new Need For Speed is alright, but i re-installed the 2005 version because its so much more fun. I enjoy being able to cruise around, find a tollbooth race, destroy my best time and then lead the cops on a 20-30 minute chase all the while having a massive blast with it. Its probably my favorite thing to do lately
Divinity 2: Dragon Knight Saga Honestly i'm not sure why i put this game off for so long. Its a bit hard at first and it drags for the first few hours but once it hits a certain point, it really becomes fun. Its great to run into a camp of goblins and find a Troll, and switch at will between a bow and great-sword and never get hit a single time. Its tons of fun and i got it for about 10 bucks.
Raider Z For a free to play MMO, its slowly drawing me in. The ability to wander around, find a rare boss and tear him limb from limb is surprisingly awesome. I enjoy it, and at the very least it has occupied a few slow hours.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 The new Need For Speed is alright, but i re-installed the 2005 version because its so much more fun. I enjoy being able to cruise around, find a tollbooth race, destroy my best time and then lead the cops on a 20-30 minute chase all the while having a massive blast with it. Its probably my favorite thing to do lately
I spent the last year playing through "Skyrim" a couple of times, so I was thrilled to death (pun intended) when I got "Darksiders II".
As silly as this sounds, with the platforming, intuitive puzzles and the boss fights that relied on strategy as opposed to just button mashing, it was nice to play a game that required some actual thought.
As silly as this sounds, with the platforming, intuitive puzzles and the boss fights that relied on strategy as opposed to just button mashing, it was nice to play a game that required some actual thought.
This might be my absolute favorite RPG of this generation and a good candidate of being among my favorite games of this gen, if not one of my all time favorites.
I've been sinking so many hours in this game it's not even funny (well, actually it's a lot of fun for me
).I haven't felt this engaged with a videogame ever since Okami, The Secret World and the Thief series.
I love Bethesda's games and Skyrim was all kinds of awesome, but this game is all I ever freaking wanted in a videogame; colossal and epic boss fights without them turning into roller coaster spectacles with QTEs, engaging and emotional (though vague) storyline without turning into a soap opera, lots of dungeon crawling with huge amounts of variety (and I mean lots, as in "the entire game is one huge dungeon"), unforgiving difficulty reminiscent of the NES era games but without being unfair (if I die, it's mostly my fault and not the game being cheap or unresponsive), amazing graphics, incredibly smooth and responsive controls, insane amounts of fun playing online with or against people, a game that rewards smart play and punishes stupidity (or not paying attention or being reckless)...
This game is my wet dream of all the things I ever wanted to have in a single game.
Well, I picked up one of the recent Humble Indie Bundles, and by God it was one of the best purchases I've ever made! Here's a rundown of my experiences.
Limbo: Adored the atmosphere and the puzzles were great. Was a bit disappointed that the scary factor went down a bit after the spider/evil kids section was over, essentially turning it into a dimly lit puzzle platformer with gruesome deaths, but I still loved it. Played through it three times.
Psychonauts: PC controls are pretty bad, and there's a nasty glitch on the last level that makes completing it a lesson in anger management, but on the whole one of the best games I've played in a long, long time. Wonderful writing, fantastic concept, beautiful execution. Played through twice.
Braid: I have to admit, I didn't really get into this one. Which is a shame, as with all the hype I was looking forward to it. The so-called story part seems to have been shoved in post-production, and I hate the whole "read it in chunks between levels instead of actually experiencing it" gimmick. The gameplay's solid, and the time twisting puzzles are clever and well done, but since story is a big thing to me the way it was handled just turned me off, especially since it could be removed entirely and you'll still have the same game. Didn't finish it, may return to it someday.
Bastion: ADORED this game! Had some control problems, but on the whole it was wonderfully creative and brilliantly executed. And the narration was fantastic. Played through three times.
Eversion: Yeah, I know it wasn't part of the package, but I picked it up about the same time. The platforming bits were decent enough, the puzzles challenging, and I liked the whole world change gimmick. Hate how beating it makes it go into time-attack mode though, as I wouldn't mind playing through it again normally. But overall, I enjoyed it.
I'm still working up the courage to give Amnesia a roll, and Super Meat Boy honestly doesn't interest me.
Limbo: Adored the atmosphere and the puzzles were great. Was a bit disappointed that the scary factor went down a bit after the spider/evil kids section was over, essentially turning it into a dimly lit puzzle platformer with gruesome deaths, but I still loved it. Played through it three times.
Psychonauts: PC controls are pretty bad, and there's a nasty glitch on the last level that makes completing it a lesson in anger management, but on the whole one of the best games I've played in a long, long time. Wonderful writing, fantastic concept, beautiful execution. Played through twice.
Braid: I have to admit, I didn't really get into this one. Which is a shame, as with all the hype I was looking forward to it. The so-called story part seems to have been shoved in post-production, and I hate the whole "read it in chunks between levels instead of actually experiencing it" gimmick. The gameplay's solid, and the time twisting puzzles are clever and well done, but since story is a big thing to me the way it was handled just turned me off, especially since it could be removed entirely and you'll still have the same game. Didn't finish it, may return to it someday.
Bastion: ADORED this game! Had some control problems, but on the whole it was wonderfully creative and brilliantly executed. And the narration was fantastic. Played through three times.
Eversion: Yeah, I know it wasn't part of the package, but I picked it up about the same time. The platforming bits were decent enough, the puzzles challenging, and I liked the whole world change gimmick. Hate how beating it makes it go into time-attack mode though, as I wouldn't mind playing through it again normally. But overall, I enjoyed it.
I'm still working up the courage to give Amnesia a roll, and Super Meat Boy honestly doesn't interest me.
The Walking Dead. I've never really played any flat-out adventure games before, because they tend to have puzzles that frustrate the hell out of me, but I picked up the four released episodes on a whim a week or two back and played through them all back-to-back, and boy was I surprised. Telltale did a great job, everything about it was just fantastic (ignoring how slowly Lee walks around when sometimes all I wanted to do was start... jogging... god you walk so slow!) and I was not expecting it to be nearly as brutal as it was (knowing literally nothing about the Walking Dead as a franchise before I got the games).
Towns.
Imagine MineCraft, Simcity, and Dwarf Fortress had a threesome and produced a mutant, two father bastard. It would be this game.
And it is awesome.
Still has lots of room for improvement. At the moment, half the challenge is outsmarting all the ways your villager's stupidity can kill them (seriously i've had them die of starvation because they entered a mine while hungry and couldn't get back in time) but the makers are updating it semi-regularly. Still, it's incredibly engaging in it's present form.
Imagine MineCraft, Simcity, and Dwarf Fortress had a threesome and produced a mutant, two father bastard. It would be this game.
And it is awesome.
Still has lots of room for improvement. At the moment, half the challenge is outsmarting all the ways your villager's stupidity can kill them (seriously i've had them die of starvation because they entered a mine while hungry and couldn't get back in time) but the makers are updating it semi-regularly. Still, it's incredibly engaging in it's present form.
WWE'13
I haven't played a WWE video game in the past couple years, but I pick this up because they had a bunch of wrestlers in it from 1998-2000 and I wanted to relive my childhood.
I'm enjoying the hell out of it, if it had a bit more tweeking I'd say it was a No Mercy killer.
I haven't played a WWE video game in the past couple years, but I pick this up because they had a bunch of wrestlers in it from 1998-2000 and I wanted to relive my childhood.
I'm enjoying the hell out of it, if it had a bit more tweeking I'd say it was a No Mercy killer.
Well I just completed Zero's Escape for my Vita, had a rage-meltdown over the fact that they tease you with MOAR SECRETZ at the end, just like they did with 999, and I'm desperately hoping and praying we'll see another game. I love visual novels, the genre is sadly lacking in america so I snatch them up whenever they appear. So now that I'm done I'm playing paper mario as well! I'm enjoying it quite a bit so far, especially since I really didn't care for the super paper mario on the wii.
Between that and the ratchet and clank HD collection I picked up for 1/2 off, I should be set until persona 4 comes in and I play nothing else until ni no kuni.
/twirls
Between that and the ratchet and clank HD collection I picked up for 1/2 off, I should be set until persona 4 comes in and I play nothing else until ni no kuni.
/twirls
I bought Okami HD two weeks ago, and it felt wonderful playing through the old girl again in spanking fresh high definition. It also helped me wash the sawdust out of my mouth after playing Assassin's Creed 3.
I just got Pokemon White 2, and I'm finding it enjoyable but different.
For one thing, the game seems a lot slower paced than previous ones, and it also seems to me that the battles are much harder. I usually takes me three or four days to charge through a pokemon game, and I've had it for almost two weeks now and not even got all the badges.
I guess it could be that there are way more places to explore, but that doesn't explain the difficulty. I'm not used to running back to the Pokemon Center every one or two battles.
I just played Sonic Generations, but that ones cheating since I've owned it for a year and just never opened it. I like it enough that it rekindled the Sonic Fan I thought long dead in me, and that's terrifying.
For one thing, the game seems a lot slower paced than previous ones, and it also seems to me that the battles are much harder. I usually takes me three or four days to charge through a pokemon game, and I've had it for almost two weeks now and not even got all the badges.
I guess it could be that there are way more places to explore, but that doesn't explain the difficulty. I'm not used to running back to the Pokemon Center every one or two battles.
I just played Sonic Generations, but that ones cheating since I've owned it for a year and just never opened it. I like it enough that it rekindled the Sonic Fan I thought long dead in me, and that's terrifying.
The story makes Spec Ops the game that it is, gameplay is good and graphics, set pieces are all good too.Exius Xavarus said:
But the story, what happens to Walker and his squad and the choices you are faced with are stunning, never played a character like Walker before.
Or at least, I've never played someone that changes the way Walker does before
Bought Enslaved Odyssey to the West for about ten buck a couple of days ago. I just started Chapter six and am finding the game to be quite enjoyable. The platforming has a nice sense of flow and the combat is fun if a bit frustrating. Not too bad for ten bucks.
Probably going to pick up Code of Princess in a few days once my next paycheck comes through.
Probably going to pick up Code of Princess in a few days once my next paycheck comes through.
Recently picked up Deadly Premonition. Some of the time management is messy, and core combat lacks polish, but I'd say the everything else makes it an underrated gem, with York easily being one of my favorite protagonists I've ever played. Quickest way to describe it is Silent Hill with a sense of humor.
Pretty closely covered most of my own reactions to these. Limbo was beautifully atmospheric, though the forest was definitely the highlight. Psychonauts remains one of my favorites titles, despite some dodgy platforming, and Braid had clever puzzles with lovely style, but the text segments felt disjointed with the expositional rooms.TakerFoxx said:
hotline miami, got it off steam for £6.99. it really good, hard and violent. sadly its bugy as fuck, i can get past the 5th mission it crashes every time.
Civilization V and having a hell of a lot of fun with it. Got the Play the World mod and am currently in a war with the Iroquois and the Aztecs for the North American continent. The only other Civ game I played was 4 on the xbox which was piss easy by comparison. I like the finite resources aspect of this game the most, having to manage your economy between expansion, purchasing(and upgrading thanks to another mod) buildings and amassing an army. I've got the eastern side of US and Canada locked down, the Iroquois have northwestern US and Canada and the Aztecs have central and middle America and it's 1000 AD. Haven't seen any other of the 22 nations but I keep getting notifications of unknown nations losing their capitals so I'm really curious as to what's going on in Europe and Asia. Also the history buff in me loves to read through the game's encyclopedia.
Also per-ordered Far Cry 3 and got Tomb Raider Anniversary and Legend when they were on sale. Anniversary seems to have more bugs than the original Tomb Raider though. Literally took me a half hour to beat the T-Rex boss because it got stuck in a corner and took forever to die.
Also per-ordered Far Cry 3 and got Tomb Raider Anniversary and Legend when they were on sale. Anniversary seems to have more bugs than the original Tomb Raider though. Literally took me a half hour to beat the T-Rex boss because it got stuck in a corner and took forever to die.