Game

[WrikaWrek]

Yakuza sucks as well.  Sorry.

Do you like any sandbox games?

[Eel O'Brian]

i think i played gtaiv enough to come to a solid opinion

[MyNameIsMethodis]

GTA4 is extremely fun. The only way it isn't fun is if you're stupid and listen to other internet fanboys who think make giant black characters wear thongs is hilarious and engrossing gameplay.

[Eel O'Brian]

i didn't think fallout 3 was perfect, btw

there were a couple of things that bothered me about it

but i will save those for another thread, after most everyone on the board finishes (some of it is spoilery)

[Eel O'Brian]

"you're stupid if you don't like this game i like!"

grow the fuck up, dude

[WrikaWrek]

Sandbox games are generally lousy.  They can't do anything right so the just throw in tons of shit.  They are usually fun for a while, but otherwise they justy get tedious.  GTAIV fails so bad because it isn't fun to do anything, with the driving being particularly egregious.

The driving is awesome in GTAIV. You just can't handle it.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

"you're stupid if you don't like this game i like!"

grow the fuck up, dude

I don't love GTA4, nor do I like it. I thought it was weak, but I know the masses love it and I see why. I dont go around bashing it with no real reason other than to be "part of the cool kids club" like most of the people here and on GAF.

[Eel O'Brian]

fair enough

i genuinely disliked it, though, and that dislike came from no outside influence

[Guybrush Threepwood]

holy shit

I thought those shitty game journalists already admitted that they overrated GTA IV

holy shit

[MyNameIsMethodis]

fair enough

i genuinely disliked it, though, and that dislike came from no outside influence

Then yeah, I agree. I just don't like when people join a cause to hate a game, just because it's popular. Sorry I confused you with the mindless zombies.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

I bet my ass that if GTAIV was set in Tokyo and released by Sega under the name of Yakuza 3, it would be considered one of the greatest games ever made by some.

oh man this is so true

[cool breeze]

Mafia 2 is gonna be awesome

[MyNameIsMethodis]

I forgot about Mafia 2, and Mafia 1 is one of my favorite games of all time 

[dammitmattt]

Gears of War 2 is my all-around game of the year...Horde mode with my friends is my favorite gaming I've done this year.  Fallout 3, GTA4, Rock Band 2, and a few others are right behind it.

GTA4 has suffered a huge backlash because of the high review scores, but why are so many people acting like it's a shitty game?  It was still a greatly enjoyable 50+ hours for me and I still look forward to revisiting it when the DLC hits to finish up some open tasks and try out the new content.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

Because it's an american game that got high scores that isn't a console exclusive. Thats why these kiddies hate it.

[Human Snorenado]

Because it's an american game that got high scores that isn't a console exclusive. Thats why these kiddies hate it.

You know, Fallout 3 fits all of those criteria but I think everyone you're trying to pigeonhole liked it pretty well.  Keep trying tho, your idiocy is endlessly amusing.

[Joe Molotov]

no, it's a bad game.

No, it's not. Stop listening to the other nerds and enjoy games for once, smh. People love the game. Just because you and 5 of your xfag and sfag friends hate it, doesn't mean the masses do (which the masses think it's an amazing game).

The masses think the Wii is an amazing system. Since GTA4 isn't on the Wii, it must not be that good of a game.

[cool breeze]

Time Magazine's Top 10 Gadgets of 2008:

10.  Home

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863825_1863820,00.html



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[Great Rumbler]

People still think that GTAIV was a good game? smh

[littlemathletics]

Well, I guess GTA is more deserving of being on that list than Spore, at least.

[WrikaWrek]

Force Unleashed was a cool game, but certainly not one of the best of the year.

And story wise, lot's of potential, but pretty average delivery. The main dude, whatever was his name, should've been much more remarkable as a character, as he had all the ingredients, but then he sorta just comes a across as a pretty non event character.

They dropped the ball on the story. The Exile and Raven are 10x the character.

[drew]

braid

spore

mirrors edge

fable 2

gtaiv

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Force Unleashed redeemed Lucas for Episode One. Then he fucked it up with Clone Wars: The Movie. so it should be on the list.

...do you really think Lucas had much to do with Force Unleashed besides despositing some big checks?

[Kestastrophe]

Time Magazine's Top 10 Gadgets of 2008:

10.  Home

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863825_1863820,00.html



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No way 

[Sho Nuff]

Time Magazine's Top 10 Gadgets of 2008:

10.  Home

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863825_1863820,00.html



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No way 

[CurseoftheGods]

My Home avatar looks like a child molester.

[Kestastrophe]

(Image removed from quote.)

It's............it's...............beautiful

[Great Rumbler]

(Image removed from quote.)

It's............it's...............beautiful

MY GOD, IT'S FULL OF STARS

[littlemathletics]

I don't understand the appeal of Home. I mean, isn't the point of Second Life to have sex dressed as a fox? What are you left with when you take that out?

[Great Rumbler]

I don't understand the appeal of Home. I mean, isn't the point of Second Life to have sex dressed as a fox? What are you left with when you take that out?

Real life?

[WrikaWrek]

I don't understand the appeal of Home. I mean, isn't the point of Second Life to have sex dressed as a fox? What are you left with when you take that out?

Well, some people...want to live, virtually, because they don't like reality.

Now, some people, like me, just like to "live" adventures that are impossible in real life, like, for example i would love to throw down a demon concubine bitch with my sword, do impossible levels of parkour in an amazing fantasy scenario, with an interesting chick following me, but that's pretty much impossible to do in real life, so i play Prince of Persia.

But, there are people, whose goals from a virtual adventure aren't that insane, see these people want to live simple adventures like, dressing what they want, look like what they want, own a crib like they want, decorate the crib like they want, go shoot some pool with some friends, pretend that they live normal and happy lifes, because, to them, that's what they don't have in real life.

I guess it all depends from where you start. I guess if you already have certain things, you look for the next set of things, like i do with Prince of Persia, but if you don't, then i guess you start with something like Home, or Second life if you wanna get a bit more freaky.

[recursivelyenumerable]

still other people are so happy with their life that they literally want a second one

[littlemathletics]

Online furry sex > real life.

[cool breeze]

I don't understand the appeal of Home. I mean, isn't the point of Second Life to have sex dressed as a fox? What are you left with when you take that out?

I actually watched the qore video on home and it helped me understand what they think the purpose is (home on qore, btw, is the most boring thing ever).  According to them the purpose of home is to find other people to then play video games with.  Basically you are supposed to play a random bowling game with someone, enjoy that, then trust this random guy enough to play a real video game with.

Do I ever see this happening for me or really anyone with the internet? Not really, because they could just as easily join gaf or another shitty forum and meet people that way much easier, or really just play against random people.

[drew]

that kind of shit happens all the time on xbl

i met this fag Rev 09 on the prey demo but he dropped me cause im not cool enuff

[AdmiralViscen]

I enjoyed the first third of GTA. I completed the game and got like 600 gamerscore out of it.

The more I look back on it the more I wonder how the hell I did it. The city is completely barren, except for 3 different kinds of restaurant repeated 20 times and a couple of gun stores. The plot starts out okay but then just repeats itself over and over again when it's not going on 10 hour mafia tangents. The core 'we need to pay back your debt' bullshit rings hollow when I'm getting $200,000 for my missions. It strips away all the cool shit from GTA VC and SA and replaces it with nothing. All the postgame shit is garbage and a waste of time.

The only good thing about the game is the cover system and arguably the targeting.

[duckman2000]

Wipeout HD

Far Cry 2

MotorStorm 2


There's a list anyone can agree with

[AdmiralViscen]

Motorstorm 2 yawn

[dammitmattt]

Motorstorm 2 yawn

That's what I thought.  And then I played it.  It's surprisingly fun.  Probably my favorite PS3 game this year.

[AdmiralViscen]

How does it differ from the demo, besides graphics?

[dammitmattt]

How does it differ from the demo, besides graphics?

That demo was horrific.

Every single aspect of the game is improved from the first time around:

- more fair, forgiving AI
- shorter, 2-lap races
- much greater track variety (both design and visual)
- more unique, distinct racing lines
- better overall setup doesn't lock you into certain events
- more event variety
- better loading
- more overall polish

It really feels like a finished, polished product this time around.

[cool breeze]

Don't forget that the demo looked bad visually and now it looks amazing.  Demo was a beta.

[Third]

Urgh, N+ and Persona 4 are GOTY.

Banjo 3 and Too Human are probably the worst games. (most hyped, most failed)

[dammitmattt]

Urgh, N+ and Persona 4 are GOTY.

Banjo 3 and Too Human are probably the worst games. (most hyped, most failed)

Are you for real?  These two games have been more or less openly reviled on the internet since they've first been shown, especially Too Human.  If anything, Banjo has been a sleeper hit since expectations were so low (kind of like Viva Pinata).

[bork]

Biggest was Smash Bros

Actually I am surprised this did not make any lists so far.  It came out so close to the beginning of the year I wonder if everyone forgot about it?   

[dammitmattt]

Biggest was Smash Bros

Actually I am surprised this did not make any lists so far.  It came out so close to the beginning of the year I wonder if everyone forgot about it?   

It came out a month before GTA4.  No one seems to be forgetting that.

I think the issue is that the audience who plays Smash Bros and the audience that picks these awards are very, very different.

[duckman2000]

Don't forget that the demo looked bad visually and now it looks amazing.  Demo was a beta.

You'd think they'd be smart enough to release an updated demo. Fucking Sony. On the one hand, I appreciate that they push these kinds of games, but on the other... I don't know, it's as if there is a complete disconnect between the creative and the administrative branches there.

[Purple Filth]

Biggest was Smash Bros

Actually I am surprised this did not make any lists so far.  It came out so close to the beginning of the year I wonder if everyone forgot about it?   

It came out a month before GTA4.  No one seems to be forgetting that.

I think the issue is that the audience who plays Smash Bros and the audience that picks these awards are very, very different.

Maybe but that game had a very weird reception imo, first it had colossal hype with the dojo bullshit and whatever, then the game releases, talks about the game goes around for a short while then absolutely nothing.


While that happened with other games (manily sony) at least they will be mentioned once in a while either by people generally interested in it, just checking it out, didn't like it, or some overzealous fanboy taking about it.

[cool breeze]

Biggest was Smash Bros

Actually I am surprised this did not make any lists so far.  It came out so close to the beginning of the year I wonder if everyone forgot about it?   

I'd think that part of it had to do with how similar Brawl is to Melee

[AdmiralViscen]

Urgh, N+ and Persona 4 are GOTY.

Banjo 3 and Too Human are probably the worst games. (most hyped, most failed)

Uh, Banjo had little hype and turned out fuck-awesome. Too Human has been a joke for at least a year and a half.

[CurseoftheGods]

Is Banjo better than Sonic Unleashed, Admiral?

[AdmiralViscen]

Very different games. I'd rank Banjo higher.