Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 4343118 times)

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #2520 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:01:09 PM »

Playing Infamous. The world design is cool, but the story is absolute WTF and the animation quality is

Should I be good or evil, which is more fun?

archie4208 · « **Reply #2521 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:05:25 PM »

Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #2522 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:11:49 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on November 28, 2009, 06:05:25 PM

Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.

Well that about settles it, evil it is

duckman2000 · « **Reply #2523 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:16:26 PM »

Evil was just weird. It's basically more about being a prick who doesn't give a shit, than about being evil. I didn't even mean to play it as "good," but the "evil" choices didn't make any sense. The game is uneven, but the shit that counts (Cole's animation, them powers) is pretty hot. Sort of wish they hadn't bothered with the "open world" thing, would have been better and probably a lot more polished as a linear action game.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #2524 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:25:51 PM »

Hanging onto the sides of containers and shit is really fun. The feeling of moving around the city is pretty good too.

The cutscenes are enormous plot dumps that are pretty much incomprehensible. You watch them then you're like...what?

edit: URRRRGH, why did they not put a limiter on the frame rate

duckman2000 · « **Reply #2525 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:29:24 PM »

If you want to get more of the story, the dead drops are basically where it's at. I didn't think the story was particularly bad, at least not in a comic book sense. The two main friendly characters, on the other hand, were atrocious in every way. Moya, the other dude and some boss dude I forget the name of were all pretty cool, but not enough to cover for Zeke and the annoying girlfriend.

Have you unlocked the static thrusters yet? Once you get those and the ability to electro-grind, movement is fast as hell.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #2526 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:36:38 PM »

Yeah uh, I'm not so big on Zeke

DEY TUK UR JRRRRBS

duckman2000 · « **Reply #2527 on:** November 28, 2009, 06:43:07 PM »

Not sure what happened with the NPC animation, either. Enemies look good, but there are some seriously goofy encounters with the townsfolk, both in-game and in the cutscenes. I guess going straight from furrytoon to this would be a challenge for anyone, but it's incredibly bad.

Bebpo · « **Reply #2528 on:** November 28, 2009, 07:05:59 PM »

Played through When Pigs Fly
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/505307

Was one of the most incredibly frustrating experiences this year. Was a good break from studying.

Also I wonder if this game will be easier once I get my new monitor with 2ms response time. My current one has 28ms and I have to wonder if that makes these split second pixel difference games harder than they should be because I'm lagging.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #2529 on:** November 28, 2009, 07:45:18 PM »

Defcon

Might fire up Dawn of War II again, it's been a while.

ManaByte · « **Reply #2530 on:** November 28, 2009, 08:22:27 PM »

Just did the Jedi Temple, Tatooine, and Hoth levels in Force Unleashed.

Tatooine is the best thanks to Jabba's Palace and how you kill off Obi-Wan.

Hoth kinda sucks but it's fun to beat the shit out of whiney Luke.

chronovore · « **Reply #2531 on:** November 29, 2009, 12:27:32 AM »

Can't play a good portion of my non-music games in front of my kids, so I'm playing through my US$10 copy of Disney's Bolt. Most of the time it's brain-dead easy, but other times it requires stupid levels of controller mastery and trying to figure out what the designers want you to do. It's not that the designs are hard in retrospect, but a few times I've tried what they intended, the game's controls/detection aren't up to the task, so I assume I'm wrong. It's pretty frustrating.

On the other hand, it hands out Achievements like a piñata.

Quote from: ManaByte on November 28, 2009, 08:22:27 PM

Just did the Jedi Temple, Tatooine, and Hoth levels in Force Unleashed.

Tatooine is the best thanks to Jabba's Palace and how you kill off Obi-Wan.

Hoth kinda sucks but it's fun to beat the shit out of whiney Luke.

I'm looking forward to playing through this, since the story is supposedly "canon."
/dork
/nerd

I'm really curious now that you've mentioned those encounters, how they can rationalize it in context of the existing story. Lucas has been weird about canon; they state openly that the novels aren't canon, but they incorporated things from the books into the prequel movies and Clone Wars series, IIRC.

bork · « **Reply #2532 on:** November 29, 2009, 12:32:11 AM »

I bet all those books and comics are 100 times better than anything Lucas can come up with. KOTOR was.

cool breeze · « **Reply #2533 on:** November 29, 2009, 12:44:40 AM »

Finished Mass Effect replay. My consensus is that I now realize the other reason why I doubted Bioware with Dragon Age. I was never the biggest fan of the game, but replaying it reminds me how dull parts are. Conversation system is a joke. Writing and male Shepard's voice acting are hilariously bad. The general cutscenes and framing of shots are just as bad. Combat sucks, side missions all suck, etc. Main missions are alright, the music is great, the story isn't so good as the universe is well realized and it's still enjoyable despite being a lesser rpg.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

the game ends with you're character posing in front of a space backdrop

[close]

Having said that, I watched some videos of Mass Effect 2 and it looks pretty awesome. Looks like they decided to make it more of a shooter instead of the weird crappy in-between shooting mechanics from ME1.

ManaByte · « **Reply #2534 on:** November 29, 2009, 12:57:59 AM »

The main Force Unleashed game and Light-side ending is 100% canon (Starkiller was even Luke's original last name). The core story arc came directly from Lucas so it could serve as a prequel to the Live Action series.

The Dark side ending, Tatooine, and Hoth levels are not canon. They fall into the SW Infinities level of Canon (Like Elseworlds or What If? In comics).

And KOTOR had the most generic fan fiction story since Spock stumbled in on Kirk in the shower.

Bocsius · « **Reply #2535 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:09:17 AM »

So I'm playing Halo 3 on Social Slayer.

Some game came up, I don't remember what it was... 3 of my teammates dropped. That game got vetoed, we went to Snowbound, and my final teammate dropped. So 5 on 1, yet again, before the game even starts, thanks a lot, mouthbreathers. (But I didn't really hold it against the last quitter, considering the odds.)

So I can either take the experience hit and quit out, stay in and try to find a place to hide, or just roll with it.

I rolled with it.

I can barely stand Snowbound when the sides are even, but if wasn't for some jerkface using a needler (it's 5 on 1! use a weapon that isn't the cheapest thing on the planet, for crying out loud), I might have been able to pull it off. In the end, I fell short, 21 to their 27.

I hate quitters and griefers. I derep all of them, whatever good it does. Either team, it doesn't matter. Stop being idiots, jackholes.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2536 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:15:03 AM »

I've had that happen, but to be fair, the odds are in your favor if you're a decent player. If you can take out one or two with every death, you'll win. I've won a few matches like that. I'd rather be 1 v 5 than a mediocre 3 vs 5.

demi · « **Reply #2537 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:21:51 AM »

Rep doesnt do anything, I always file a complaint

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2538 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:24:54 AM »

File a complaint. Tell 'em demi sent you.

hyp · « **Reply #2539 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:29:43 AM »

playing torchlight and i'm about to check out the dragon age: origins demo. torchlight is pretty awesome so far considering i haven't played a diablo style game on pc for years.

Bocsius · « **Reply #2540 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:31:45 AM »

Quote from: Willco on November 29, 2009, 02:15:03 AM

I've had that happen, but to be fair, the odds are in your favor if you're a decent player. If you can take out one or two with every death, you'll win. I've won a few matches like that. I'd rather be 1 v 5 than a mediocre 3 vs 5.

If the other team works halfway decently, you'd never make 3 steps without dying (slight exaggeration). But teams working together should easily demolish you in a 5 on 2, 5 on 3 situation.

Although, oddly, earlier in the evening, I was in a 5 on 2 mismatch on the very same map, and we won. This one wasn't quitters beforehand, we had three TKers who betrayed and got summarily booted without scoring any kills on the other team. My teammate went for 29, I went for 21, and we actually won kind of easily by working together. It probably helps that the other side probably had their own knuckleheads, judging by the common names, symbols, and low scores for 2 of their people.

At least it wasn't Standoff, though. I don't know how many times I've been on that map 5 on 2 and the other side just running rampant with warthogs. That sucks. particularly when it's not a BR start and you don't spawn near anything that might give you the slightest chance to take out a vehicle.

MCD · « **Reply #2541 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:32:55 AM »

is that hyp i see?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2542 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:34:44 AM »

I saw hyp playing MADDEN ARCADE on XBL last night.

hyp · « **Reply #2543 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:38:38 AM »

yea what a fucking turd! pure balls. waste of a download.

hey guys.

hyp · « **Reply #2544 on:** November 29, 2009, 02:39:48 AM »

goddamnit it, i just downloaded the character creator for dragon age. so much for reading.

Rman · « **Reply #2545 on:** November 29, 2009, 03:08:52 AM »

demi · « **Reply #2546 on:** November 29, 2009, 03:12:18 AM »

He saw the hip hop threads and popped a chub

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2547 on:** November 29, 2009, 07:13:54 AM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on November 28, 2009, 06:29:24 PM

If you want to get more of the story, the dead drops are basically where it's at. I didn't think the story was particularly bad, at least not in a comic book sense. The two main friendly characters, on the other hand, were atrocious in every way. Moya, the other dude and some boss dude I forget the name of were all pretty cool, but not enough to cover for Zeke and the annoying girlfriend.

I wish they'd gotten rid of all the stupid cutscenes with obvious moral choices and just used dead drops for the story. They were so much more interesting.

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Have you unlocked the static thrusters yet? Once you get those and the ability to electro-grind, movement is fast as hell.

The thruster and shield come way too late into the game. Thrusters are cool as hell but the shield is too fidgety

Anyway I was playing MODERN WARFARE 2 and my 360 red ringed. So I played the infinitely better TEAM FORTRESS 2

PC

archie4208 · « **Reply #2548 on:** November 29, 2009, 10:56:33 AM »

Dawn of War 2 is pretty fun.

I loathe RTS games, but I find the whole leveling up and loot system to be appealing.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #2549 on:** November 29, 2009, 11:16:33 AM »

DoW II
if anyone wants to co-op, I would be down. Live tag: Kestastrophe

My 360 got E74, so I will be stuck playing PC and PS3 games for the next who knows how long. I picked up Trine during the steam sale yesterday, fun fun game. Still enjoying Dragon Age too

PC gaming

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #2550 on:** November 29, 2009, 12:45:03 PM »

archie4208 · « **Reply #2551 on:** November 29, 2009, 12:58:56 PM »

I'll add you the next time I log on Kestratrophe. Be warned that I am AWFUL at RTS games, though.

Quote from: Willco on November 29, 2009, 12:45:03 PM

E74?

It is the new RROD. It only affects Falcon models and later, iirc.

magus · « **Reply #2552 on:** November 29, 2009, 01:19:24 PM »

you know i really want a 360 to play FF13 when it gets released (and maybe finaly getting around to play some mistwalker game) but i seriously can't go over a month without reading about someone 360 breaking around $:-\$

Trent Dole · « **Reply #2553 on:** November 29, 2009, 04:10:22 PM »

Quote from: magus on November 29, 2009, 01:19:24 PM

you know i really want a 360 to play FF13 when it gets released (and maybe finaly getting around to play some mistwalker game) but i seriously can't go over a month without reading about someone 360 breaking around $:-\$

Stuff breaks.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #2554 on:** November 29, 2009, 04:13:53 PM »

Quote from: magus on November 29, 2009, 01:19:24 PM

you know i really want a 360 to play FF13 when it gets released (and maybe finaly getting around to play some mistwalker game) but i seriously can't go over a month without reading about someone 360 breaking around $:-\$

um, every system breaks this gen. older 360s are aids, but if you buy a new model, you're fine.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2555 on:** November 29, 2009, 05:22:01 PM »

As I said above mine red ringed but it's build date was 06/24/2006. Plus we'd just been through an incredibly hot few days.

hyp · « **Reply #2556 on:** November 29, 2009, 06:08:21 PM »

Quote from: demi on November 29, 2009, 03:12:18 AM

He saw the hip hop threads and popped a chub

just been MIA from the forum scene the past year. was trying to get my business up and running after gettin' laid off. it's doin pretty good now so i'm a bit more "relaxed"

scribblenauts sucks btw.

tiesto · « **Reply #2557 on:** November 29, 2009, 06:30:29 PM »

Quote from: magus on November 29, 2009, 01:19:24 PM

you know i really want a 360 to play FF13 when it gets released (and maybe finaly getting around to play some mistwalker game) but i seriously can't go over a month without reading about someone 360 breaking around $:-\$

Why not just buy a PS3?

chronovore · « **Reply #2558 on:** November 29, 2009, 06:49:34 PM »

Quote from: Willco on November 29, 2009, 12:45:03 PM

E74?

Yeah, as he said, "It's the new RRoD" but it's also covered under MS' blanket replacement policy. It's a step en route to experiencing RRoD anyway, so they fix it:
http://support.xbox.com/support/en/us/nxe/kb.aspx?ID=969905&lcid=1033&category=hardware

This occurred on mine right after GTA IV came out, had to pay 12,000 yen for repair -- but for whatever reason, from pickup to drop-off, my repair took 5 days including the weekend. And with this revised policy, my money was recently refunded.

magus · « **Reply #2559 on:** November 29, 2009, 07:17:48 PM »

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scribblenauts sucks btw.

i don't know who you are but i like you already

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Why not just buy a PS3?

i'm a cheapass if you know what i mean,plus as i said i really really want to play those mistwalker game

demi · « **Reply #2560 on:** November 29, 2009, 07:19:53 PM »

Just get an Arcade wherever you live, make sure its a recent model and you're set. You dont even need to buy a hard drive since it comes with like 128MB built in so you can at least save.

ManaByte · « **Reply #2561 on:** November 29, 2009, 08:41:23 PM »

Finally finished the Halo 3 campaign.

MCD · « **Reply #2562 on:** November 29, 2009, 08:43:12 PM »

Quote from: demi on November 29, 2009, 07:19:53 PM

Just get an Arcade wherever you live, make sure its a recent model and you're set. You dont even need to buy a hard drive since it comes with like 128MB built in so you can at least save.

512 even.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2563 on:** November 29, 2009, 11:08:18 PM »

I played Dawn of Mana for about 15 minutes.

It was worse than Hitler. I can't believe that game came out in two thousand and effing seven, it looks like Satan took a crap on my PS2, and plays even worse. By comparison, Legend of Mana looks like the greatest achievement in the history of mankind.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #2564 on:** November 29, 2009, 11:11:13 PM »

Beating up training dummies in Florence

Reb · « **Reply #2565 on:** November 30, 2009, 06:29:41 AM »

Titan Quest: Immortal Throne

tiesto · « **Reply #2566 on:** November 30, 2009, 08:45:02 AM »

Shadow Hearts: From The New World - made it to the final area, but now have access to a whole shitload of subquests. And apparently I need to do a LOT of grinding if I want to get the good ending. $:-\$

Brehvolution · « **Reply #2567 on:** November 30, 2009, 09:27:45 AM »

MW2
It's crept into my dreams. $:-\$

archie4208 · « **Reply #2568 on:** December 01, 2009, 01:48:33 AM »

I won my first game in Company of Heroes.

...Against a normal computer opponent.

...And I didn't know what I was doing half the time. :'(

chronovore · « **Reply #2569 on:** December 01, 2009, 05:31:19 AM »

Finished Disney's Bolt, but can't generate the gumption to get all the side crap. Theoretically it's an easy 1000/1000 but I can't really stand the idea of playing it anymore. Despite the content being appropriate for my kids, my language when encountering crappy controls is not. Re-playing this with a guide of which crates and crate-analogs to break is not as attractive as moving on to Banjo Kazooie N&B, or even a few rounds of battling the AI in Brutal Legend's RTS mode.

Then again, that lovely Secret Santa copy of Little Big Planet is beckoning! Thanks, Borys!

ManaByte · « **Reply #2570 on:** December 01, 2009, 03:53:24 PM »

Playing Halo 2 on PC for the XBL achievements.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #2571 on:** December 01, 2009, 04:29:56 PM »

I'm almost done with Evermore. Got mah toaster dog

Also started up Golden Sun in preparation for the new DS title. I haven't played 1 or 2 since they were released. The story is hilariously convoluted even for JRPG standards, but the visuals in combat still look great and I do remember the dungeons being fantastic -- especially in the sequel. I forgot how much of a drag the beginning is, though

archie4208 · « **Reply #2572 on:** December 01, 2009, 05:09:56 PM »

Batman = SO AWESOME.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #2573 on:** December 01, 2009, 09:21:19 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on November 29, 2009, 11:08:18 PM

I played Dawn of Mana for about 15 minutes.

It was worse than Hitler. I can't believe that game came out in two thousand and effing seven, it looks like Satan took a crap on my PS2, and plays even worse. By comparison, Legend of Mana looks like the greatest achievement in the history of mankind.

Did u like the cutscenes uguu~

Junpei the Tracer! · « **Reply #2574 on:** December 01, 2009, 09:27:24 PM »

I liked what I played of Dawn of Mana. Really nice music.

Bocsius · « **Reply #2575 on:** December 01, 2009, 10:09:22 PM »

In Halo 3 griefer news, there have been three times in a row I have been blatantly betrayed. No enemies in sight. No lingering shield damage from a prior encounter where someone could toss a grenade in and say "my bad." Three blatant, no excuse betrayals. Haven't had the option to boot even one of them.

Thanks, Bungie.

ManaByte · « **Reply #2576 on:** December 02, 2009, 01:58:39 AM »

Some kids are just pissed that mommy and daddy won't buy them MW2 so they are assholes in Halo 3.

chronovore · « **Reply #2577 on:** December 02, 2009, 04:17:04 AM »

Quote from: Bocsius on December 01, 2009, 10:09:22 PM

In Halo 3 griefer news, there have been three times in a row I have been blatantly betrayed. No enemies in sight. No lingering shield damage from a prior encounter where someone could toss a grenade in and say "my bad." Three blatant, no excuse betrayals. Haven't had the option to boot even one of them.

Thanks, Bungie.

If you want to feel really good about Halo, try playing some original Saints Row multiplayer. That thing is so ghetto and lame, you will feel like you've joined a new Fraternity of Man pretty much no matter what you play afterward.

ProTip: Protect Tha' Pimp is the worst.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #2578 on:** December 02, 2009, 10:11:28 PM »

Prince of Persia (2008)

The fact that you can't die and are never even really challenged at all appeals to my weaksauce gamer sensibilities.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #2579 on:** December 02, 2009, 10:43:33 PM »

Quote from: Green Shinobi on December 02, 2009, 10:08:50 PM

Super Metroid on an emulator.

I can't imagine trying to do this without save states. I don't have that kind of patience anymore.

I'm still doing the occasional run every couple of days. Watch this for inspiration:

[youtube=560,345]MwHgVvKeQVs[/youtube]

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Author Topic: What are you playing? (Read 4343118 times)