What are you playing?

[Great Rumbler]

haha, just today I was at Target and saw Alpha Protocol for like $12 new.

They had Kane and Lynch 2 PC for $13.  That dropped fast.

Not my fault I played the superior PC version. 

I always wonder just how bad the console version was if the PC version was superior.  It was a rough ass PC game that had a lot of console carryovers like a crappy radial interface, bad acceleration, etc.

PC version was fine, rough around the edges definitely but it ran okay and only had a few minor glitches. Gameplay took some getting used to, but I liked the scenarios and cutscenes. Fun while it lasted, probably won't play it again.

[Bebpo]

If ME2 wasn't very, very superb Alpha Protocol would be the best wrpg this gen.  Hugely underrated game.  The only real negatives are the ending is weak, game is kind of short and the gameplay is simple but simple != bad.  It's simple and fun with great witty writing and tons of player choice.  Good voice acting and ok visuals too.

Sucks it was a bomb so no post-release support to smooth things out and sucks that it didn't come with mod tools so players could mess around with it and make it into a polished and more content loaded product.


Will probably replay AP every few years because it's just such a fun ride.

[magus]

i finished zelda for nes,i feel my gaming creed increasing ten folds
it really wasn't as hard as people claim,more like cheap before getting certain upgrades since some monster deal huuuuuuuuuuge damage

[cool breeze]

If ME2 wasn't very, very superb Alpha Protocol would be the best wrpg this gen.  Hugely underrated game.  The only real negatives are the ending is weak, game is kind of short and the gameplay is simple but simple != bad.  It's simple and fun with great witty writing and tons of player choice.  Good voice acting and ok visuals too.

Sucks it was a bomb so no post-release support to smooth things out and sucks that it didn't come with mod tools so players could mess around with it and make it into a polished and more content loaded product.


Will probably replay AP every few years because it's just such a fun ride.

I don't really consider ME2 a wrpg, and still excluding that, I liked games like Fallout 3 more than Alpha Protocol, but I did end up liking it a lot more than most people and prefer it to Mass Effect 1.  I played it a little more than twice already and plan to again later on.  That said, I think it has a lot of problems that may be hard for people to overlook and I totally acknowledge that it does have a lot of problems.   But I still think it was worth it because the good "rpg" stuff was better than a lot of games.

PC version was fine, rough around the edges definitely but it ran okay and only had a few minor glitches. Gameplay took some getting used to, but I liked the scenarios and cutscenes. Fun while it lasted, probably won't play it again.

I just mean that you see people saying that the PC version is an entirely better experience.  I don't see how it would be that much different than the console version when it has a lot of console port-y qualities to it. 

[Great Rumbler]

I just mean that you see people saying that the PC version is an entirely better experience.  I don't see how it would be that much different than the console version when it has a lot of console port-y qualities to it.

A lot of the complaints around the game centered on bugs, of which the console version had lots and lots. The PC was smoother and less buggy, makes it much easier to enjoy what's good about the game instead of being constantly irritated. I also think that some people were trying to play it like Mass Effect 2, when it really relies more on being stealthy and using skills.

[cool breeze]

True about the bug thing.  I did see some reviews for Fallout NV give the PC version a higher score because of that, or some other reason.  I didn't bother to read them.

as for playing it stealthy, I did that the first time through.  The second time I played like a shooter and it was still fine.  Again, it felt better than Mass Effect 1 to me.  Then again, I wasn't a huge fan of ME1 (though I really liked ME2).

[demi]

i finished zelda for nes,i feel my gaming creed increasing ten folds
it really wasn't as hard as people claim,more like cheap before getting certain upgrades since some monster deal huuuuuuuuuuge damage

rofl. magus stuck in the stone age while we are playing the future.

[chronovore]

Played through Costume Quest last night and today. It's short and fun and charming. Probably too easy for most of you hardcore playaz, but I was laughing out loud a bunch. I had a blast, and am looking forward to the next short, downloadable thing they're planning.

[Beezy]

Played through Costume Quest last night and today. It's short and fun and charming. Probably too easy for most of you hardcore playaz, but I was laughing out loud a bunch. I had a blast, and am looking forward to the next short, downloadable thing they're planning.

I liked the demo, but I don't wanna pay $15 for it. If I don't go anywhere on Halloween, I might buy it and play through it.

[OptimoPeach]

i finished zelda for nes,i feel my gaming creed increasing ten folds
it really wasn't as hard as people claim,more like cheap before getting certain upgrades since some monster deal huuuuuuuuuuge damage

Now play again with Link named ZELDA

[Diunx]

Devil Hand is kicking my ass!!! I almost got him using my implacable "hit and run" technique

[Positive Touch]

i finished zelda for nes,i feel my gaming creed increasing ten folds
it really wasn't as hard as people claim,more like cheap before getting certain upgrades since some monster deal huuuuuuuuuuge damage

Now play again with Link named ZELDA

yeah second quest is what people usually bitch about.  it's not that it's hard, it's just REALLY TEDIOUS

[iconoclast]

magus has the right idea with NES. I've been wanting to play Metal Storm lately for some reason. Best game on the system

[demi]

mmmm Naruto Storm 2. Delicious QTEs

[magus]

Devil Hand is kicking my ass!!! I almost got him using my implacable "hit and run" technique

there is a nice techinique to deal with bosses

spoiler (click to show/hide)

1. use the chain yank roulette technique,this will stun the boss
2. throw 2 (or was it 3?) yes,man kablaam,as soon as you hear the cheers,dodge to cancel the rest of the animation,press O when you are done
3. this should completly fill your god hand mode bar even if it was totaly empty,go crazy on the boss
4. repeat until you run out of roulette techinque

[close]

yeah second quest is what people usually bitch about.  it's not that it's hard, it's just REALLY TEDIOUS

done the first 3 dungeon so far,i've used a map to get my way around the first quest and i'm using it here too so i guess that makes the game less tedious

magus has the right idea with NES. I've been wanting to play Metal Storm lately for some reason. Best game on the system

to be fair i don't like most nes games (tough i never played this metal storm you are saying of) i find they can be frustating for the wrong reason,like pick metroid,the fact that you start at 30 health and are supposed to grind your way to full health is maddening to me,plus some of the so called classic are so barebones,you pick zelda and you hear like 2 tunes for the entire game and every dungeon is the same just a different color! i wish every game was like megaman 2,it has a kickass ost and stages that actualy differs!

i was surprised by zelda,some enemies don't respawn when you get killed in a dungeon,even tough you don't start at full health,there is an easy to reach place to refill it all and it has warp points so you don't have to trek all around like an idiot... it's quite un-nes like

[Joe Molotov]

i finished zelda for nes,i feel my gaming creed increasing ten folds
it really wasn't as hard as people claim,more like cheap before getting certain upgrades since some monster deal huuuuuuuuuuge damage

Now play again with Link named ZELDA

Then do a "no-sword" run.

[demi]

Fucking QTEs so good Narutoooooo

Fiya Ball Jutsu

[Stoney Mason]

Tried the Crysis 2 MP beta on 360.

It's a really early beta. That game has a lot of work ahead of it on the MP side...

[Raban]

Tried the Crysis 2 MP beta on 360.

It's a really early beta. That game has a lot of work ahead of it on the MP side...

How did you get into it? I got an invitation but...

[Stoney Mason]

Tried the Crysis 2 MP beta on 360.

It's a really early beta. That game has a lot of work ahead of it on the MP side...

How did you get into it? I got an invitation but...

If you register here and ask for a code in the "I need a code" thread, they will give you one.

https://www.combattesting.com/

[demi]

Will they send one immediately? I just registered.

[Stoney Mason]

Will they send one immediately? I just registered.

They did for me. It was like a couple of steps.

First I registered.
Then they sent me a link and like I officially registered via that.
Then you get your passworld and login and you have to edit your profile.
Then you post in the "I need a key thread" that you need a key.
They will PM you with the info and ask you to edit some things in your profile and then they send it to a section in your control panel.
Took me like 20 minutes total.

The beta file on the 360 is like 1.57 gb.

[Stoney Mason]

How does it look?

Also, Crysis MP & Crysis Wars were both pretty bad. Not sure how they can fix it.

It's really early like I said. I assume they will address most of this but lets just say it ain't pretty and the frame rate ain't great. But like I said, I think this is a legit early beta. I think they are still early on the MP side.

[demi]

I'm glad they accepted John Robezo's application... lol

[iconoclast]

  Ketsui URA loop

DOOM

At least I got my 120 pt achievement for credit feeding DOOM. Insane game.

What an awesome week this has been between Vanquish, Ketsui, and Meat Boy though. I can't even be bothered to glance at Ninja Blade between all these great games. Stupid From Software. PS3 gets Demon's Souls, the game of the forever, and 360 gets Ninja Turd.

[Third]

Anyone playing the new Lara Croft game? It's amazing. The best multiplayer game this year.

[iconoclast]

Guardian of Light? Yeah, the game is excellent. Far and away the best Tomb Raider game ever.

[Beezy]

Anyone playing the new Lara Croft game? It's amazing. The best multiplayer game this year.

I'm gonna assume you meant best co-op game seeing as how Super Street Fighter 4 and multiple fps games worth playing came out this year.

[demi]

Anyone playing the new Lara Croft game? It's amazing. The best multiplayer game this year.

Waiting for online patch this week.

[demi]

I still have a 360 code available. $10

[Beezy]

I still have a 360 code available. $10

The game is 2gigs right? I'll have to pass.

[Third]

Yeah, I mean Guardian of Light, icono. Just bought it today. It's reallllly good.

Anyone playing the new Lara Croft game? It's amazing. The best multiplayer game this year.

I'm gonna assume you meant best co-op game seeing as how Super Street Fighter 4 and multiple fps games worth playing came out this year.

SF4 is not my style of game. Online doesn't add much in fighting games anyway, gameplay wise. Halo Reach and other generic online multiplayer fps games don't interest me anynore. 
So yeah, Guardian of Light is the best multiplayer game this year reconfirmed.

[Raban]

I still have a 360 code available. $10

For GoL? I'll take it and play with you

[demi]

You gotta pay... if you wanna play

[Raban]

$10?

EDIT: Can I pay you next week? My bank account is empty but I can pay you next week no problem. Hmm. Lemme think about this.

[demi]

It's $15... I'm giving you a hot discount for what is ARGUABLY the best arcade game this year.

[Raban]

The only issue here is that I already own it on PC, dawg

[demi]

Well you clearly like wasting your money. This is a perfect deal for you.

[Raban]

demi this marriage is never gonna work until you understand that PC gaming is my LIFE.

[cool breeze]

Guardian of Light is hot HOT HOT

[Raban]

Playing my disc copy of Fallout 3 until I nab the GOTY edition, man I dunno what I didn't like about this game before. The travel speed still bothers me but what a fantastic, atmospheric game. I love how lonely it feels when you're just roaming around.

[Stoney Mason]

Playing my disc copy of Fallout 3 until I nab the GOTY edition, man I dunno what I didn't like about this game before. The travel speed still bothers me but what a fantastic, atmospheric game. I love how lonely it feels when you're just roaming around.

Fallout games start off really slow. I remember having a hard time getting into Fallout 3 but once you get over that initial hump they really draw you in,

[iconoclast]

Yeah, Fallout 3 takes about 15-20 hours to get good. Until then it's just another shitty Bethesda game, except slightly less shitty than usual.

[demi]

I got a Crysis 2 key. That was surprisingly easy. I wonder how they get access to them so easily. I've never heard of this site.

[Stoney Mason]

I got a Crysis 2 key. That was surprisingly easy. I wonder how they get access to them so easily. I've never heard of this site.

I'm guessing you're going to hate it and delete it pretty quick. It's pretty weak at this stage.

[demi]

No shit, but I want some beta keys. Crysis is a badly made game.

[Stoney Mason]

I like Crysis SP. But I've never found the MP to be anything I really like. There are a lot of potential if everything worked properly with the suit powers and jumping ability. It has the potential to be like Call of Duty mixed with Halo.

But the beta is a mess and its nowhere near that now. Hopefully they have time to make it credible.

[cool breeze]

Crysis 1 is one of my favorite FPS games and yeah, the MP isn't good in it.  I remember them trying to push the Crysis Wars with the expansion, but it was still pretty dull.

From what I understand, Crysis 2 multiplayer is being made by free radical.  It doesn't inspire confidence when their last 'realistic' shooter was Haze.

[tiesto]

I thought Crysis 1 was real disappointing, something felt very "off" about it... seemed more like graphics over gameplay. You're much better off sticking with Half Life series.

[chronovore]

Played through Costume Quest last night and today. It's short and fun and charming. Probably too easy for most of you hardcore playaz, but I was laughing out loud a bunch. I had a blast, and am looking forward to the next short, downloadable thing they're planning.

I liked the demo, but I don't wanna pay $15 for it. If I don't go anywhere on Halloween, I might buy it and play through it.

I just got 200/200 this morning; you can probably do it in one marathon session. It's short, but tasty and expensive. Like dessert.

[Diunx]

Devil Hand is kicking my ass!!! I almost got him using my implacable "hit and run" technique

there is a nice techinique to deal with bosses

spoiler (click to show/hide)

1. use the chain yank roulette technique,this will stun the boss
2. throw 2 (or was it 3?) yes,man kablaam,as soon as you hear the cheers,dodge to cancel the rest of the animation,press O when you are done
3. this should completly fill your god hand mode bar even if it was totaly empty,go crazy on the boss
4. repeat until you run out of roulette techinque

[close]

Thanks! this worked I had no idea that move could refill the god hand so quickly, the final final boss killed me like ten times had to stop playing to go to my sister's engagement party will finish the game tomorrow.

[Bebpo]

I feel pretty good today coming back to life after NV marathon.  I think I'll sit down and enjoy some Costume Quest later.  Double Fine <3

[cool breeze]

I do want to get Costume Quest eventually.  I enjoyed the demo and thought the writing was pretty funny.  Just the demo was more entertaining than Brutal Legend and Deathspank.

Only annoyance seems to be the audio because there is so little of it.  No voice acting, no gibberish for dialog, not much music, etc.

[Bebpo]

Yeah, I played like 10 mins the day it came out and the writing was fun but no voice + auto-advance dialogue was a bit of a shame.  I know DF has to be very money careful and the whole point of doing 4 small games instead of 1 big one is to actually make money this time, but is voice acting really that expensive?  Couldn't they just get like their friends to do it?

[cool breeze]

no voice acting isn't that bad, but the auto-advance is weird.  Comic timing in text doesn't work, and if you're going to write the game in that way, then have voice acting.  Otherwise let me advance it on my own and throw in some gibberish or some noise instead of having the dialog be completely silent.

[Corporal]

Borderlands is fun.

I have a yellow gun. That shoots like a SMG. And hits like a pumpgun. And I'm only at level 4. 

That is all.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Game Dev Story is crack. Unfortuneatly I can't afford gamebox development and the Super IES was just discontinued (My ogre rpgs were selling a fuckton on there). However the Game Boy thing is a stable platform that will stick around until the Intendro DS shows up many years from now, so I guess I can stick with that. I can afford PlayStatus development, but then I'd be dangerously close to not being able to pay my staff with what's left. However, the Uranus has slightly more marketshare which is unexpected because otherwise a good way to cheat at this game is to use IRL history to ignore certain platforms. For instance, the PlayGear and NeonGeon are released but don't gain the same traction as the Super IES or Game Boy Thing. I didn't have enough money by the time PlayStatus debuted and I may have waited too long to acquire a liscense. Playstatus 2 should be around the corner.
...

CRACK

edit: AND AND AND portables are a genuinely low investment low risk semi high return project AND AND AND
edit: PC is an eternal platform but with a 1% market share

[Diunx]

Is there an english patch for the PC versión?

[EmCeeGrammar]

How about you don't pirate the game ya dominican asshole!
I didn't mean to be so rude but really spend a few bucks.

[chronovore]

Game Dev Story is crack. Unfortuneatly I can't afford gamebox development and the Super IES was just discontinued (My ogre rpgs were selling a fuckton on there). However the Game Boy thing is a stable platform that will stick around until the Intendro DS shows up many years from now, so I guess I can stick with that. I can afford PlayStatus development, but then I'd be dangerously close to not being able to pay my staff with what's left. However, the Uranus has slightly more marketshare which is unexpected because otherwise a good way to cheat at this game is to use IRL history to ignore certain platforms. For instance, the PlayGear and NeonGeon are released but don't gain the same traction as the Super IES or Game Boy Thing. I didn't have enough money by the time PlayStatus debuted and I may have waited too long to acquire a liscense. Playstatus 2 should be around the corner.
...

CRACK

edit: AND AND AND portables are a genuinely low investment low risk semi high return project AND AND AND
edit: PC is an eternal platform but with a 1% market share

Purchased. Thanks for the review. If I am hocking my toaster for updates to this, I will blame you.