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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: abrader on August 01, 2008, 04:29:34 PM

Title: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: abrader on August 01, 2008, 04:29:34 PM: yeah!

Long bust ass week....

What's on tap for you guys?

Im thinking im gonna make it a World of Warcraft night - and then tomorrow dip into some PS3...

SC IV Held my attention for a full day last week!
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 01, 2008, 04:35:39 PM: Yeah I agree on the BUST ASS WEEK. Jesus what a drag. This weekend is:

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512iHK4xcVL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZJTVDY7YL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51-JSHF8nEL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)

(http://www.xbox.com/NR/rdonlyres/1092BF65-A07D-4B13-82D0-858B26F0769D/0/ilggeometry.jpg)

(http://image4.play-asia.com/640/72/pa.127030.1.jpg)
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Post by: Fragamemnon on August 01, 2008, 05:10:58 PM: (http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/L10865694.jpg)

Game's still fantastic online. It's a good break from the Relic RTS games I've been playing almost nonstop for months now.

(http://www.playingzone.com/images/jeux/xbox360/catan-xbox360-test-sc002.jpg)

Usually play through two or so games everday against the hard AI. A bit easy, but I was always a shark at Catan even against humans.

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/b/b2/Immortal_Cities_-_Children_of_the_Nile_Coverart.png)

This is where most of my play time has been going. Finishing up the Grand Campaign on two separate run throughs now, one on the medium difficultly track and one on the hard difficultly track. The game is really one of a kind, but even with all of the improvements of the enhanced edition the game still sort of fails to really incorporate all of the cool concepts into what the game could be. I'm still very satisfied, though, with what the game actually is, thankfully.
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: abrader on August 01, 2008, 05:22:11 PM: argh - more supreme commander haunting...

That my top list must have at the moment - and I still dont have my Windows license.

Does it really play as smoothe as it looks in the videos - zooming in and out on parts of the battlefield?

Im gonna run it on a dual core 2.14 ghz machine with 1 GB ram/ATI 256MB and a dual core 3.06 gHZ machine with 4 GB RAM/Nvidia 500MB...Im sure the beef machine can do it - but can the 1GB RAM machine hang?
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Smooth Groove on August 01, 2008, 05:33:49 PM: Quote from: abrader on August 01, 2008, 05:22:11 PM
argh - more supreme commander haunting...

That my top list must have at the moment - and I still dont have my Windows license.

Does it really play as smoothe as it looks in the videos - zooming in and out on parts of the battlefield?

Im gonna run it on a dual core 2.14 ghz machine with 1 GB ram/ATI 256MB and a dual core 3.06 gHZ machine with 4 GB RAM/Nvidia 500MB...Im sure the beef machine can do it - but can the 1GB RAM machine hang?

It'll run like crap on both your computers if you don't tone down the settings. SC is one of the most hardware demanding games.
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Post by: MrAngryFace on August 01, 2008, 05:36:45 PM: Yeah SC brought my above average rig to its knees half the time. Most of the reason i didnt bother playing it past a few tries.
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Fragamemnon on August 01, 2008, 05:38:19 PM: The 1GB machine will do fine on most maps with 2 people playing, will be quite smooth. It will only run into problems on the 10x10 or greater maps with larger number of players.

I love the changes to the game that they made in the expansion. Not so keen on the new faction, but the unit additions and template building really rounded out the game for me (and I already loved it bunches to begin with.)
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: ferrarimanf355 on August 01, 2008, 06:03:01 PM: Quote from: The Iconistrator on August 01, 2008, 04:35:39 PM
Yeah I agree on the BUST ASS WEEK. Jesus what a drag. This weekend is:

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/512iHK4xcVL._SL500_AA280_.jpg)
You have SCIV for the X360? Add me to your friends list if you haven't already so we can get those online achievements. :-*
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: The Sceneman on August 01, 2008, 07:56:27 PM: I'll be trying to beat Stranglehold on Hard Boiled, some more R6 Vegas, been getting my ass kicked at Puzzle Quest online, Endless Ocean (fucking sweet game) and EO2. Gammminggngng
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on August 01, 2008, 08:07:14 PM: WoW - hit 66 and finally got my jewelcrafting up past 300
PixelJunk Eden - this game is really something
Rhythm Tengoku Gold - because I'm a sucker for punishment and am bad at learning

I'll also probably try Geometry Wars II
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Post by: archie4208 on August 01, 2008, 08:08:15 PM: Geometry Wars 2
Soul Calibur 4 (I'm like 4-20 online :'()
Rock Band
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Bocsius on August 01, 2008, 08:49:42 PM: I am continuing to replay God of War.
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Post by: Himu on August 01, 2008, 08:51:10 PM: ace attorney 3 and 4 and ffivds
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: abrader on August 01, 2008, 08:59:14 PM: I just went on what must have been the most assinine newb WOW adventure....so I just started playing and I was trollin around with my lvl 8 undead rogue doin ninja tactics on gravediggers when this orc approaches me asking for 5 gold. Thats cool but I only have 7 silver and none of the weapons he was trying to pawn off on me were useful...so he keeps typing "come on!"....anyway so he talks me into flying all over azeroth with him while he spare-changed all of these other high level players - it waas pretty pathetic - nobody gave him money....this one guy on a mount wanted to duel for 5 gold but he wouldnt do it.

Finally he took me out to a cave where some summoned demon killed me.

The end
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Enl on August 01, 2008, 09:38:52 PM: My list:

Geo Wars 2- Very addicting, much like the original. Though I still like SSHD's Endless mode better.

Disgaea PSP- Still playing this...

Wild Arms XF-...and this too!

Eternal Sonata- ...and, uh, this as well.
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: bork on August 01, 2008, 10:26:40 PM: I'm still playing "the moving game." At the in-laws house until I land a job; gotta get all our crap unpacked and organized.

Free time is Soul Calibur 4 on PS3 and 360. Need to get back to MGS2 Substance, and go through it already so I can finally play MGS4.

And I gotta see if there's a game center around here or I'm gonna go nuts-- need an SF4 fix!
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: AdmiralViscen on August 01, 2008, 10:28:56 PM: If I have time,

1942 Joint Strike
PixelJunk Eden
Ninja Gaiden 2 Mission Pack
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: cool breeze on August 01, 2008, 10:38:45 PM: Red Faction beta on 360
Soul Calibur 4 on PS3

I gave up on Secret Agent Clank and don't know if I will go back, especially considering that the awesome looking Quest for Booty is out in August.
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: duckman2000 on August 01, 2008, 10:42:30 PM: COD4. I got MOH Airborne for Pc, but the damned game keeps freezing on me. :gloomy UE3, the shitty engine that couldn't. :gloomy
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: The Sceneman on August 02, 2008, 06:34:21 AM: Quote from: Enl on August 01, 2008, 09:38:52 PM
My list:

Geo Wars 2- Very addicting, much like the original. Though I still like SSHD's Endless mode better.

Disgaea PSP- Still playing this...

Wild Arms XF-...and this too!

Eternal Sonata- ...and, uh, this as well.

:bow Enl :bow2

will add ure ass on xbl
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: tiesto on August 02, 2008, 09:36:31 AM: (http://www.juegomania.org/Ys+~+The+Oath+in+Felghana+~+(Japon%E9s)/foto/pc/11/11807/11807_c.jpg/Foto+Ys+~+The+Oath+in+Felghana+~+(Japon%E9s).jpg)
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Beezy on August 02, 2008, 11:45:45 AM: Friday: I beat Advance Wars Days of Ruin and played 4p SSB Brawl and Mario Kart Wii with my little cousins.

Saturday: I'm gonna beat the story mode of Wartech: Senko no Ronde with the final character and maybe try out the score attack mode. Also gonna beat Earth Defense Force 2017 on normal with my cousin. I might try to get back into Etrian Odyssey too.
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: bud on August 02, 2008, 11:46:59 AM: i'm replaying god of war 2. i just defeated the sisters of fate or something and now i have run to the other side but enemies keep spawning and i keep dying :'(
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Van Cruncheon on August 02, 2008, 11:47:42 AM: prolly spectral force 3, izuna 2, and guilty gear xx accent core psp.
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Post by: MCD on August 02, 2008, 12:04:06 PM: Ninja Gaiden 2 - Just beat Zedonius on master ninja, only 6 chapters left woot!
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Post by: MrAngryFace on August 02, 2008, 04:00:35 PM: Did you do the mission mode yet? I downloaded it and its hard :(
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Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on August 02, 2008, 04:14:07 PM: oh god, the WoW has me bad

I just bought 140 Adamantite Ore off the AH to prospect, cut, and sell

I'M A JEWELCRAFTING MANIAC (I also just hit 350 so now the Real Grind Begins)
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Post by: Eric P on August 02, 2008, 04:14:34 PM: NOLF2
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Post by: abrader on August 02, 2008, 04:15:27 PM: still just playing WoW
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Mr. Gundam on August 02, 2008, 04:49:11 PM: Having some guy friends over tonight for our monthly Man Night festivities.

Rock Band
Pain
Soul Calibur 4
Halo 2 -- ROCKETBALL!

Probably play some Settlers of Catan (board game) while we do the boot, too.
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: JustinP on August 02, 2008, 04:55:38 PM: pixeljunk eden
soul calibur 4
PSN poker

prolly not much more - out of town for the weekend
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Enl on August 02, 2008, 05:15:52 PM: Quote from: tiesto on August 02, 2008, 09:36:31 AM
Big ol' pic of Ys: Oath

Good to see someone else playing this. What do you think so far?
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Post by: Eric P on August 02, 2008, 05:17:09 PM: my nolf is broken :(
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Post by: demi on August 02, 2008, 05:20:59 PM: Here's what I've done so far:

Every Extend Extra X360 - Finished R4 Revenge, got all achievements except online

Zuma - Tried to finish Adventure Mode, but failed on 12-7 (last level is 13-1, go figure), at least I unlocked an achievement that glitched before. Still havent got the 24 hour achievement, which is pretty fuckin weird since I'm certain I played more than 24 hours on that.

Here's what I'll probably do:

Operation Darkness
Fable PC
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: MCD on August 02, 2008, 05:22:17 PM: Quote from: The Iconistrator on August 02, 2008, 04:00:35 PM
Did you do the mission mode yet? I downloaded it and its hard :(
not yet.

i doubt i will beat them on hard or master ninja too, from what i heard they are really cheap.

normal should be fine.
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on August 02, 2008, 05:47:28 PM: I'm pretty much done with Soul Calibur IV. The Tower of Souls sucks, the story mode is just too repetitive, and the character customization is too limited. SC4 is a step backwards for the series, imo.

When out and got Battlefield Bad Company for the 360 today. I wish the single player game was less linear and more sandboxy and the instant respawn after you die takes any tension out of the battles but it's still fun to blow shit up.
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: drew on August 02, 2008, 05:54:55 PM: (http://www.xbox.com/NR/rdonlyres/1092BF65-A07D-4B13-82D0-858B26F0769D/0/ilggeometry.jpg)

I just discovered that playing Geo Wars 2 for achievements is fucking FUN.
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Post by: Rman on August 02, 2008, 07:49:22 PM: SCIV
GeoWars 2
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Post by: Pharmacy on August 02, 2008, 07:50:11 PM: CALL OF DUTY 4 MODERN WARFARE FOREVER AND EVER
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Post by: Human Snorenado on August 02, 2008, 08:20:34 PM: I'm still playing Persona 3 FES. I've sunk like 50 hours into it and am only in late September wtf UGH. Fucking jrpgs.

I'm about to come upon a bunch of free time and am pondering conducting a bold new social experiment: playing ALL 3 XENOSAGA GAMES BACK TO BACK TO BACK. I want to know if such a thing is possible or if the test subject would be reduced to incoherence soon into the second game. Sadly I have yet to find a volunteer for this experiment so I am thinking of subjecting myself to it...
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: demi on August 02, 2008, 08:29:34 PM: I'm playing Worms now
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Post by: bork on August 02, 2008, 08:59:13 PM: Quote from: Hitler Stole My Potato on August 02, 2008, 05:47:28 PM
I'm pretty much done with Soul Calibur IV. The Tower of Souls sucks, the story mode is just too repetitive, and the character customization is too limited. SC4 is a step backwards for the series, imo.

Do you play fighting games in multiplayer?
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: MrAngryFace on August 02, 2008, 11:20:29 PM: Actually gonna play more DW Gundam this weekend. Unlocked Roux, gonna finish her campaign then finish Master Asia's. Then im only 3 away from 16 completed in one mode. Still a ways from 100k shot down.

(http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/DynastyWarriorsGundam-02.jpg)
(http://www.dignews.com/admin/screenshoot/dw_gundam_03.jpg)
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Post by: demi on August 02, 2008, 11:31:18 PM: Update: Worms sucks ass
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Post by: The Sceneman on August 03, 2008, 01:43:57 AM: woo beat Stranglehold on Hard Boiled, who wants to play online with me
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Post by: cool breeze on August 03, 2008, 01:47:54 AM: http://www.indiegames.com/blog/2008/08/freeware_game_pick_hikkikomori.html

This sucked 2+ hours out of my life.
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: demi on August 03, 2008, 02:10:42 AM: Quote from: Scenester on August 03, 2008, 01:43:57 AM
woo beat Stranglehold on Hard Boiled, who wants to play online with me

:rofl

Good luck, I had to boost with someone - before they released MORE online achievements so I'm like GOD DAMNIT
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Post by: The Sceneman on August 03, 2008, 02:16:35 AM: yeah there never seems to be anyone playing online, is online play actually decent? I see it possibly being quite fun

And those new achivements are a joke, 1,200 points for the map pack :-X Ridiculous
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Post by: demi on August 03, 2008, 02:57:56 AM: No its pretty lame
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Post by: The Sceneman on August 03, 2008, 05:54:10 AM: well Ive got all the single player achivements, I think Im done with Stranglehold
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Post by: abrader on August 03, 2008, 06:00:52 AM: more and more wow...

i started a human female warrior character ;)
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Post by: The Sceneman on August 03, 2008, 06:02:35 AM: put that shit down bro
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on August 03, 2008, 12:17:00 PM: Quote from: lyte edge on August 02, 2008, 08:59:13 PM
Quote from: Hitler Stole My Potato on August 02, 2008, 05:47:28 PM
I'm pretty much done with Soul Calibur IV. The Tower of Souls sucks, the story mode is just too repetitive, and the character customization is too limited. SC4 is a step backwards for the series, imo.

Do you play fighting games in multiplayer?

Nah. Well outside of when my a friend of mine came over the other day, I've just been playing the single player portion.

I usually don't play fighting games in general but I've always liked Soul Calibur.
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: abrader on August 03, 2008, 12:43:14 PM: While I love the fan service of FFXI, wow really shows you what a bad mmorpg it is.

I do have 1 wow complaint. They reuse too many models and buildings :( I have seen 3 inn's now with the exact same layout and textures..... It's lame....
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Post by: ferrarimanf355 on August 03, 2008, 01:38:40 PM: Quote from: abrader on August 03, 2008, 12:43:14 PM
While I love the fan service of FFXI, wow really shows you what a bad mmorpg it is.

I do have 1 wow complaint. They reuse too many models and buildings :( I have seen 3 inn's now with the exact same layout and textures..... It's lame....

Have you ever gone Leeroy Jenkins on a guild? I can't stop watching that vid, it reminds me why I don't do MMORPG's, I'd probably end up doing that. :lol
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on August 03, 2008, 02:11:16 PM: Oh God...

I just woke up after last night. We played Rock Band from 8pm to 3am with a one-hour break to get more beer and burgers. I'm hung over, my voice is shot, and my arms hurt. Yay for Rock Band!

I've got five hours to clean to the house before the wife gets home.
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Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on August 03, 2008, 03:08:05 PM: Rock Band - Just got Doolittle. Fun stuff on drums and for singing.

Red Faction Guerrilla Beta - Blowing shit up. Wooo.
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Post by: Grecco on August 03, 2008, 05:33:31 PM: Playing FF6 on GBA (Finished the Sabin scenario) and SCIV on 360.
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Post by: The Fake Shemp on August 03, 2008, 06:44:24 PM: I picked up Civilization Revolution used and bought Geometry Wars 2. Both rock.

Next copy of Soul Calibur 4 that comes in, I'll grab it used.

Those two will bring some diversity to my standbys of Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, The Orange Box, Gears of War, BioShock and Lost Odyssey.
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Post by: Enl on August 03, 2008, 06:45:29 PM: I didn't follow through with all my games. Instead I popped in Final Fantasy 3 NES on the PSP at work yesterday and got pretty hooked on it. I only played a little of it on the DS before I got distracted by other things but this game definitely appears to be a lot harder.

Though I think I have reach the point, much like in the original FF, where the game stops being tough and the characters may have become a bit too overpowered. Fun stuff so far. I wonder why it never got a release here.
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Post by: Trent Dole on August 03, 2008, 08:26:43 PM: Geo Wars 2 with a side of various demo stuff. Wish the Lego Indy demo was longer and I couldn't stand Too Human long enough to finish it.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on August 03, 2008, 08:43:17 PM: Played a bunch of TF2, CS:S, and Q3 at the Quakecon, now it's time to settle in with some Civ4.
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on August 03, 2008, 08:48:30 PM: oh god spectral force 3 all over my tits and face
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Post by: pilonv1 on August 03, 2008, 09:47:17 PM: TQ Immortal Throne, Level 35 and 2/3 of the way through Act V on Normal. Not sure if I'll go ahead with Epic.
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Post by: tiesto on August 03, 2008, 10:37:03 PM: Played through most of the Oath in Felghana, I'm up to the end of Valestein Castle now, gotta beat the boss there, then on to the final area of the game. Will probably beat it this week. Then I have to play Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (English translation) and wait for Ys Origin and Ys 5 translations to finish.
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Post by: bork on August 03, 2008, 10:50:35 PM: I played "got new phone, spend all day trying to get shit straight."

I thought the iPhone would be perfect, but it seems I cannot text message people with other carriers. WHAT. THE. FUCK.
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Post by: demi on August 03, 2008, 10:52:37 PM: haw haw iphone

hey i hear its better than the DS and PSP
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Post by: abrader on August 03, 2008, 11:09:10 PM: Doom 3 =)
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Post by: cool breeze on August 03, 2008, 11:13:42 PM: The stylist controls are annoying. The ones where you need a stroke, like to make the monkey jump, is unresponsive.
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Post by: duckman2000 on August 03, 2008, 11:15:23 PM: Got Medal of Honor Airborne working, and it's pretty much as brilliant as I remembered from the console version, but I've had it up to here with WWII. Hopefully they can work on a modern warfare (or hell, future warfare) MOH now, because it's pretty damned obvious that the core gameplay slaps the living shit out of that of most other first person games. And there have been some moments, in close up battles against Germans, that it has come very close to feeling disturbingly real.
Title: Re: Weekend gaming thread - FRIDAY thru SUNDAY
Post by: Enl on August 03, 2008, 11:30:29 PM: Quote from: tiesto on August 03, 2008, 10:37:03 PM
Played through most of the Oath in Felghana, I'm up to the end of Valestein Castle now, gotta beat the boss there, then on to the final area of the game. Will probably beat it this week. Then I have to play Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (English translation) and wait for Ys Origin and Ys 5 translations to finish.

Once you play Oath it's pretty much downhill from there. I thought Ys IV SNES was a bland retreed of the first game, and Origin has a great combat system but lacks the adventrous elements of its predecessors. I haven't played the Turbo version of Ys IV yet but I've heard it's more like the second game. Ark is pretty fun and lengthy, and from what I've played Ys V seems similar in style to the action RPGs of the SNES era like Secret of Mana and Illusion of Gaia. Looks like it could be fun but I'm waiting for the patch as well.
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Post by: duckman2000 on August 03, 2008, 11:52:18 PM: Quote from: dcharlie on August 03, 2008, 11:30:11 PM
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Got Medal of Honor Airborne

i keep meaning to go back to this one. Perhaps that can be my latest long term squeeze? :)

It's not bad, but it unfortunately becomes a by the numbers affair pretty fast. The WWII angle is a hard sell, and the death from above angle isn't attractive enough to turn old piss into sweet nectar. I think I'm fairly alone in actually liking the real-time reward system, but it's pretty annoying that they gave the standard guns such heavy recoil that they were practically useless until the first upgrade.

And as annoying it is to admit this, I personally have a hard time accepting how massively they missed their initial target in terms of visual quality. I know they ran into critical issues with Renderware and that they had to switch to UE3 mid-project, but that knowledge doesn't make it easier to swallow. There are some genuinely fucked up things to the presentation, like light emanating from sources that I think should simply be reflective and therefore somewhat shiny, as opposed to luminous. Still, some areas and scenarios look hot, and I guess you have to respect the open ended nature of the game.

But the gunplay is hot, and some encounters are still awesome, despite the tired historical setting. I think these guys could do great things, given a different setting. For all my complaints, I still think this one has been unfairly received by "professional critics" pretty much everywhere. It seems like Airborne was targeted for all of its faults while scarcely recognized for its strengths, presumably to make up for the same critics turning a blind eye to flaws and exaggerating strengths in other games. At least they tried to go that extra mile, you know, and the game as such is hardly critically flawed.
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Post by: demi on August 03, 2008, 11:54:41 PM: Airborne was pretty lame, and then the entire last level was like something out of Wolfenstein - BLACK TOWER or something, complete with black-laden huge machinegun using gas-mask wearing enemies.
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Post by: duckman2000 on August 04, 2008, 12:00:14 AM: I'm at the panzershrecks by the bridge now, and this type of hardened "boss" sections have been the weak points of every level so far. I'm still in mild disbelief over that they actually made me collect pieces to build my own recoilless rifle in order to take out a tank.

That, and the briefings can take a hike into the nearest tar pit. We get it, very important stuff, blah blah. Just let me jump and kill some Germans.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on August 04, 2008, 12:17:07 AM: Quote from: pilonv1 on August 03, 2008, 09:47:17 PM
TQ Immortal Throne, Level 35 and 2/3 of the way through Act V on Normal. Not sure if I'll go ahead with Epic.

Do it, Epic is fun. Here's my Lv. 49 Dreamkiller, about a 1/3rd of the way through Act V on Epic.

(http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e295/JoeMolotov/titan_joe.jpg)

I've got a pet now. :hyper