What are you playing?

[tiesto]

The first Wario Land game. After SML2 and its slippery controls / terrible slowdown, this game feels much more polished. But since its Wario, the pacing is much slower and more methodical. This and the Wii one are the only Wario sidescrollers I've ever played and I certainly like this one more so far, since it doesn't feel as rigid (i.e. make one small fuckup or take the wrong path and you have to do the board over to get the treasure). The music is HORRIBLE though.

[D3RANG3D]

[fistfulofmetal]

Played a bit of Lords of the Fallen

wasn't really feeling it until I swapped to a lighter class of armor. Also I like the idea of your dropped XP bloodspot slowly losing XP until you get it. it's an interesting twist on the DS bloodspot concept.

[D3RANG3D]

KOF98UMFE

I've been playing this on and off since it unlocked, the redone edition seems drops inputs left and right, the neogeo edition that is packed in does not I can throw hao-ken's with the best of em.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I still suck at this game though, I can only play as the Fatal Fury 2/Art of Fighting characters since those are the last SNK games I played considerably.

[close]

KOFXIII

Gorgeous game, I didn't run into the dropped inputs but why is the AI so braindead?

[mormapope]

Devil May Cry 3 and the new Wolfenstein. Finally playing as Vergil in DMC3, beaten the game a couple of times but never continued on as Vergil, starting to get really hooked to DMC3. I liked DMC3 a lot but never put a ton of time into the game. The new Wolfenstein is baller, the story bits are pretty damn simple but the gameplay/design variety is awesome. Reminds me of a PS2/Xbox gen FPS, except it doesn't control like ass.

[Positive Touch]

man no battle animations in Dragon Quest III ios is really doo doo

[Freyj]

man no battle animations in Dragon Quest III ios is really doo doo

No spell/attack effects or just no visible characters?

At some point I always turn the battle speed to the highest, but it's nice to have that option.

[Positive Touch]

spell effects are in, enemy animations are out. shame because even the game boy port had animations.

[kick51]

what the fuck, I'm only half way through The Last Of Us at 13 hours in?!

level spoiler:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Just got to the suburb sniping section.

[close]

I guess I'm spending too much time looking for stuff or maybe using too much stealth....and I'm still missing a bunch of collectibles.  I don't think I need to be as concerned with resource management as I had to be at the beginning.

[Himu]

man no battle animations in Dragon Quest III ios is really doo doo

yeah it's really stupid

[Positive Touch]

it's cheap as hell. fortunately the other games are all completely solid ports. can't wait for six to come out in a month or two so we can finally see what they're planning for 7 and 9.

[Himu]

6 will be a ds port

[Positive Touch]

6 will be a ds port

yup no doubt about that. I wanna know if 7 will be the ps1 version our the new remake, and if they'll go to the trouble of including the dlc and multiplayer elements of 9 (never played 9 so I don't know if mp is essential our not)

[tiesto]

Up to the final stage in Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3. It's definitely the best of the GB Mario games - graphics are impressive and the gameplay is much smoother than SML2 which was riddled with terrible slowdown. It's a bit easy, apart from a few trouble spots (like getting the secret level in Stove Canyon), I breezed through it... hopefully the final stage won't be too tough (SML2's final area was by far the hardest). But anyways, the music in the game is grating and horrible. And if I want the best ending, I need to actually do some grinding for coins... yes, grinding.. in a Mario game

Also started Suikoden Tactics. It's not too bad so far but it's nothing too special. Your typical FFT-inspired strategy game, but with more emphasis on grid-based elemental effects (you use items or cast spells to change the affinity of surrounding tiles, kinda similar to Disgaea). Graphics look like an N64 game, music is good though a lot of it comes from Suikoden 4. It's definitely better than Suiko 4 so far though, that goes without saying.

If we want to rank Wild Arms vs Suikoden this is how I compare them, based on the ones I've played:

WA1 > Suiko 1
Suiko 2 > WA2
WA3 = Suiko 3
WA4 > Suiko 4
WA:XF > Suiko Tactics

[Himu]

I prefer every suikoden to every wild arms except WA4 and Suiko 4 and XF and Tactics. Though WA1 isn't bad.

Suiko 1 > WA1
Suiko 2 > WA2
Suiko 3 > WA3
WA4 > Suiko 4
Suiko 5 > WA5
WAXF > Suiko Tactics

I just never really "got" WA aside from XF. It's a pretty generic rpg franchise despite the western setting. Suikoden's much more my speed.

[chronovore]

360 edition of GTA: San Andreas was ~$3 earlier, so I grabbed it.

Man, it’s SO MUCH FUN to be trawling these streets, finding the old shortcuts again, but the widescreen playback is causing a lot of artifacting. The controls don’t feel like a direct translation of the PS2 to 360; I had remembered LT as the lock-on, but I’m probably wrong. I sure don’t remember firing with Circle Button, but it’s B-Button on 360. Anyway, coming off of GTA V, the controls feel weird. Still heaps of fun.

[tiesto]

I prefer every suikoden to every wild arms except WA4 and Suiko 4 and XF and Tactics. Though WA1 isn't bad.

Suiko 1 > WA1
Suiko 2 > WA2
Suiko 3 > WA3
WA4 > Suiko 4
Suiko 5 > WA5
WAXF > Suiko Tactics

I just never really "got" WA aside from XF. It's a pretty generic rpg franchise despite the western setting. Suikoden's much more my speed.

1 through 3 are pretty orthodox but still solid games (well, 2 is rather flawed with its translation)... 4 and XF (and supposedly 5) do a lot to shake the formula up though. Still, I'd kill for an orthodox RPG nowadays with the amount of content the first 3 WA games have - big maps to explore, tons of side content, high enemy variety, great music.

[D3RANG3D]

WA1 music 

[Himu]

There's nothing wrong with orthodox. I'm sure my opinion of WA games would be much higher in light of the current moe-trocity that has tainted the genre.

[Stoney Mason]

Played and finished Alien Colonial Marines with a friend in co-op over Steam. (I didn't buy it. It was given to me as a gift).

I mean honestly it was about what I expected before hearing some people were hyped and disappointed by it. It feels like a standard average shooter campaign from that era of shooters meaning its a linear shoot-fest from beginning to end. It's no better or worse than the dozens of other shooters I've played like it. Which is neither to give it a pass nor say its something worth playing. It's completely bog standard.

The co-op net code was pretty shitty though.

[kick51]

Played and finished Alien Colonial Marines with a friend in co-op over Steam. (I didn't buy it. It was given to me as a gift).

I mean honestly it was about what I expected before hearing some people were hyped and disappointed by it. It feels like a standard average shooter campaign from that era of shooters meaning its a linear shoot-fest from beginning to end. It's no better or worse than the dozens of other shooters I've played like it. Which is neither to give it a pass nor say its something worth playing. It's completely bog standard.

The co-op net code was pretty shitty though.

yes, pretty lame when people call it "survival horror"

should be called android isolation with some occasional alien

[Stoney Mason]

Well I was referencing the Gearbox game. Not the Creative Assembly one which I've yet to play. I'm kinda mixed on the idea of playing that one from what I've seen in videos but I'll probably get around to it at some point. Hell if played that Gearbox one, I have to at least give Alien Isolation the benefit of the doubt until I try it.

[kick51]

wow i'm dumb

[demi]

alien isolation is fucking awesome

[Positive Touch]

swear this dragon quest 8 port has it's framerate artificially throttled. I have games that look way better and run MUCH smoother on this phone, like modern combat and asphalt.

damn shame because otherwise it looks fucking phenomenal.

[Himu]

android version has lower frame rate than ios version

[Bebpo]

I'm playing Tearaway and it's Psychonauts 2.  Like this is exactly the same game Psychonauts 2 would have been except better (because there's no way current DF could make a game this good sadly).  Change the name, publish it under Double Fine and it's Psychonauts 2.  LOVE IT.  The art design is goddamn, one of the top10 best looking game I've ever played.  Gameplay, like Psychonauts, is serviceable exploration platform, but the journey and art is so damn amazing.

[Positive Touch]

android version has lower frame rate than ios version

I have a galaxy note 4. this thing has a fucking 2.7 ghz quad-core processor, plus an octa-core something or other. the game should run at 60 fps easy.

[Himu]

They're working on it.

[Positive Touch]

for real?

[Trent Dole]

Well I just 'played' Shan Gui if you can call reading a VN with no choices playing a game. Is good.

[fistfulofmetal]

finished the levels available for I Am Bread.

I think if they elaborate on the concept, add some more interesting locations. Maybe make the puzzle aspect more pronounced as well, it could be really really cool.

[Rufus]

Re-visited Half-Life 2 and boy, it's started to show its age. Early Source engine stuff just looks bad now. It's at an awkward half-way point between the 'impressionism' of earlier 3D environments and modern, detail-rich realism. The faces hold up though and I still love the design of the Citadel and Gunships. Fighting the latter is fun and the way they're animated just looks great. The articulation in their bodies makes it seems as if they swim through the air. Even the colour scheme is perfect.

My personal highlights were (we don't go to) Ravenholm (any more) and the Nova Prospect prison break. Launching sawblades at zombies is just fun and the new zombie and headcrab types are a welcome addition. The regular shamblers are just not dangerous enough, even in numbers. And who doesn't like to sick a bunch of Ant Lions on Combine soldiers?

The Ant Lion introduction however also shows a big weakness of this game. All that glitchy physics nonsense. None of it seems like you're actually meant to solve puzzles the way you do with how everything jitters about with next to no friction. Leap-frogging across the Ant Lion infested beach just felt broken because of it. The Source engine ice-skating doesn't help that part, either.
I wonder if physics simulations now are robust enough to actually build a seesaw, because HL2's had to fudge things. Nobody does this stuff any more, even though there is potential for more than buildings bridges and stacking crates. Traps and barricades, for one.

The low point was everything in City 17 once you go back there. Endlessly replenishing squad mates that are only good enough as meatshields and stand in your way half the time. Inside the Citadel isn't much better. Not even the powered up Gravity Gun is all that interesting. So you can pull more things now, including people. Great, let's turn it into a chore by throwing masses of now completely ineffectual enemies at you. Meh.

As an aside, I am now completely over the philosophy of leaving the player always in control, seeing everything through the protagonists eyes and having the protagonist be silent. I see no value in any of it. The couple of times that the game does nothing but gob exposition and tutorials at you exposes it as completely fucking pointless. The events are either interesting enough to focus on or they're not, trapping me in a room to tell your story doesn't help me appreciate it any more than showing a cutscene. Walk and talk, it's the best way for any action game. Speaking of: "You don't talk much, do you?" Why would you have the most human character in the entire game lampshade the fact that you're controlling a psychopathic husk of a person that never responds to anything? Gah!

I also re-played HL2: Episode 1. It's - a three-hour intermission. No wonder they took their time for Episode 2. They even repeat the Gravity gun mistake from the main game and tease the Hunters, only to wait until Episode 2 to actually feature them. Come onnn.

It does have one of the best songs in all of Half-Life though, even though it doesn't match the action at all (you shoot zombies in a corridor, big whoop):

How amazing would it have been to fight a Strider or a gunship on the train with that playing in the background? But Source probably couldn't (and maybe still can't) do that. How different would the series have been overall if they had a streaming engine?

Anyway, all of this has been said before. Gonna start up Episode 2 now.

[kick51]

phone kotor brahs

phone kotor

[toku]

A buddy got me BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend ons team for xmas and I totally forgot just how much I loved the original game on 360. Feeling it again.

[Positive Touch]

phone kotor brahs

phone kotor

how's it compare to the original

[Bebpo]

Just finished Tearaway and THIS GAME.  Wow!  It's a little short!  The camera can be a bit off!  Combat is a bit average until a certain point! 

That's it.  Those are my only complaints. 



Because otherwise this game is a work of art.  It reminds me of "this belongs in a museum!" Ico/SoTC art/game/emotion mix except without so much the minimalisim and instead the style of Psychonauts.  I mean it basically is Psychonauts 2 and if DF had put this out with that name it'd be critically hailed as the best Psychonauts sequel you could get.  It's an adventure platformer with trippy awesome art and humor and did I mention the awesome, awesome, awesome art design? 



This is one of the best looking games I've ever played.  The art design and papercraft style is impeccable.  Lots of varied locations and just everything looks incredible and breathtaking.  I could take a million photos with the in-game camera as everything just looks so interesting.



The gameplay is neat!  It controls well, each step of the away adds new gameplay mechanics and it's good like The Evil Within and games with good game design in that it doesn't overuse the mechanics and retires them and moves on, keeping each part unique feeling and repetition very low. 



Story is fine and charming and this is not a surprise as Media Molecule nailed the charm with LBP; they also nailed creativity with LBP and this is that taken to the next level.



Even the music is freaking AWESOME.  This is probably the best game soundtrack I've heard all year.  Lots of variety and taking traditional styles and adding good beats to them feels unique.



So yeah, waited a year to get around to playing this and it totally blew me away.  It's a fine length, but man, it's just so good that I wish it went on for another 10 hours. 



It also showed me that MM is too good for sequels.  The jump from LBP (which was incredible on its own for a developers first project) to Tearaway is insane.  It's basically a Devil May Cry 1 -> Bayonetta Kamiya jump.  It's like they've learned 10 years of game and production design improvements in half that time.  I can't wait to see what their next fresh idea is because after Tearaway they've cemented themselves as one of the most creative and top game developers in the industry.  Hopefully the game selling 0 copies on Vita will not prevent their next game from getting a full budget because they are on a hot streak right now and I want this adventure to continue on.

[Bebpo]

Also finished The Novelist and want to talk about how much I HATE IT.


It's a game where for 9 days you're presented with 3 choices per day (self, wife, kid) and have to prioritize them.  The problem is the execution of this is terrible.  The actual gameplay is 2 hours of walking around the house 2+ times per day checking every inch of each room to find the "clues" and then viewing a memory x 3 which just involves going around the house another 3 times, and then whispering into the main guy's ear.  This means you walk around a house about 6 times a day for 9 days, so it's 2 hours of walking the same house 45 times clicking on objects that stick out.  Can you talk about tedious?

Then the story/choices.  Each day the choices are completely black & white and make Bioware stuff look like art.  Oh NO the relatives are coming, friends are coming and kids' buddy is sleeping over on the same night but we only have two rooms!  Who do we bump!  It's just a bunch of ridiculously extreme situations.  And then since it's the same 3 situations the next day, the choices you make don't even really have an effect besides watching that day's ending and then having an effect on the eventual ending.  But it just never feels connected, instead it feels like a series of on/off 01010110101 binary switches.

And on top of that the characters are completely uninteresting, the story is uninteresting, and since choices have very little effect it seems pretty pointless to care about anything.  I realized about 25% through that this game was dumb but since it's only 2 hours I still finished it out of completion to see how the story ends based on the choices.  That was a poor decision because it was a painful remaining 90 minutes. 

I'm all for indie games and walking simulators (Gone Home was good!) and artsy stuff.  But this game is boring, demeaning and a waste of everyone's time.  It has a clever concept at the start, but fails to do anything with it.  Unless you like walking through 6 rooms 45 times in the period of 2 hours...pass.

[chronovore]

Lizard Squad appear to be mewling at the gates of XBL and PSN again, but it hasn’t kept me from signing in. EA’s servers for Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare are pretty iffy though. I couldn’t get in this morning, and though I could connect in the afternoon, I couldn’t connect to any actual game servers.

After two months away, World of Tanks is giving me some minor problems. I do pretty well on the lower-tier tanks, maps for which can frequently be n00bville. Once I’m at higher tier tanks, I’m getting clowned.

Also messing with Monaco again. Single player is  fun, but the co-op is a blast, even when failing horribly and repeatedly.

[The Legend of Sunblade]

Played, beat and got the Platinum for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. I can definitely see why this game got so many accolades, It's essentially what the ideal Assassin's Creed game would be if it took place on Middle-earth and without a ton of the excess nonsense that Ubisoft love to put in their games. Every new ability you gain serves a purpose and is cool as hell, the combat is serviceable and controls great. I never once felt like any of my deaths (and there were many) were anything but my own fault. Even later on, once you turn into an all-powerful wraith with tons of good runes and abilities, it was really easy to carelessly get killed due to overlooking some of the Captain or Warchief's strengths. Ubisoft should definitely scrutinize this game for things to imitate, cause Shadow of Mordor might have raised the bar out of what I expect from similar games in the future.

Final Fantasy XIV: Taking my first steps into the Second Coil of Bahamut. The hardest part of doing raid content that's older is learning the difference between the tutorial videos on youtube versus the actual current strategies people run now. Was really confused as to wtf people were doing to bait Rafflesia's devour, thinking people still had to move into briar patches to not get sucked in. Turns 7-9 will likely have similar twists, but I'm excited to finally be making progress after being stuck on Twintania for an eternity.

[kick51]

phone kotor brahs

phone kotor

how's it compare to the original

it is the original!   Better framerate and graphics than xbox.  Widescreen native unlike PC.  still a little stuttery but the game runs stuttery even on modern hw. 

touch screen controls are not a problem for once, since everything is point-n-click and automated anyway.

[Himu]

"Because otherwise this game is a work of art.  It reminds me of "this belongs in a museum!" Ico/SoTC art/game/emotion mix except without so much the minimalisim and instead the style of Psychonauts.  I mean it basically is Psychonauts 2 and if DF had put this out with that name it'd be critically hailed as the best Psychonauts sequel you could get.  It's an adventure platformer with trippy awesome art and humor and did I mention the awesome, awesome, awesome art design?  "

Someone tell me how I can play Tearaway. Is this coming to ps3?

[kick51]

"Because otherwise this game is a work of art.  It reminds me of "this belongs in a museum!" Ico/SoTC art/game/emotion mix except without so much the minimalisim and instead the style of Psychonauts.  I mean it basically is Psychonauts 2 and if DF had put this out with that name it'd be critically hailed as the best Psychonauts sequel you could get.  It's an adventure platformer with trippy awesome art and humor and did I mention the awesome, awesome, awesome art design?  "

Someone tell me how I can play Tearaway. Is this coming to ps3?

nope, PS4.

[cool breeze]

Just finished Tearaway and THIS GAME.  Wow!  It's a little short!  The camera can be a bit off!  Combat is a bit average until a certain point! 

That's it.  Those are my only complaints. 

Because otherwise this game is a work of art.  It reminds me of "this belongs in a museum!" Ico/SoTC art/game/emotion mix except without so much the minimalisim and instead the style of Psychonauts.  I mean it basically is Psychonauts 2 and if DF had put this out with that name it'd be critically hailed as the best Psychonauts sequel you could get.  It's an adventure platformer with trippy awesome art and humor and did I mention the awesome, awesome, awesome art design?

This is one of the best looking games I've ever played.  The art design and papercraft style is impeccable.  Lots of varied locations and just everything looks incredible and breathtaking.  I could take a million photos with the in-game camera as everything just looks so interesting.

The gameplay is neat!  It controls well, each step of the away adds new gameplay mechanics and it's good like The Evil Within and games with good game design in that it doesn't overuse the mechanics and retires them and moves on, keeping each part unique feeling and repetition very low. 

Story is fine and charming and this is not a surprise as Media Molecule nailed the charm with LBP; they also nailed creativity with LBP and this is that taken to the next level.

Even the music is freaking AWESOME.  This is probably the best game soundtrack I've heard all year.  Lots of variety and taking traditional styles and adding good beats to them feels unique.

So yeah, waited a year to get around to playing this and it totally blew me away.  It's a fine length, but man, it's just so good that I wish it went on for another 10 hours. 

It also showed me that MM is too good for sequels.  The jump from LBP (which was incredible on its own for a developers first project) to Tearaway is insane.  It's basically a Devil May Cry 1 -> Bayonetta Kamiya jump.  It's like they've learned 10 years of game and production design improvements in half that time.  I can't wait to see what their next fresh idea is because after Tearaway they've cemented themselves as one of the most creative and top game developers in the industry.  Hopefully the game selling 0 copies on Vita will not prevent their next game from getting a full budget because they are on a hot streak right now and I want this adventure to continue on.

people throw out 40% new content for the PS4 version (or was it 60?) and I hope that's true.  I haven't read too much on the ps4 version but I know it's 1080/60 and, clearly, the gimmicks need to be reworked.  which might be a shame because Tearaway used the Vita so well and certain parts simply won't translate to the dualshock.

[Purple Filth]

Checking out some Farcry 4

seems alright so far but man this guy with no prior experience so far killing/healing himself like a vet is fucking jarring tbh

[Rufus]

Dug out my Dreamcast. It's yellowed really bad. I don't remember if it was this bad before I put it in its cardboard coffin under my bed. Amazingly the beep from the memory card wasn't that loud, but the damned disc drive... And that horrendous fucking controller. I had almost forgotten just how bad it is. There is no comfortable way to hold that thing.

Anyway, I put in Shenmue 2 because I've owned it for an eternity and never touched it. It does not make a good first impression. Slowdowns, even in the intro cutscene, the frequent load times, the controls, getting interrupted by cutscenes every five steps... I only made it to the hotel. Not sure if I'm gonna keep playing, but I bothered to set-up the Dreamcast again, so I might as well keep going a little longer, maybe it'll grow on me.

I put in Soul Reaver instead, see how far I would get this time. I hate the camera system and the combat is a bit clunky, but otherwise it's pretty decent. Last time I tried to play it I didn't even make it to the second boss because I ragequit at an obnoxious box pushing puzzle that was interrupted by enemies all the time. Maybe I'll get past that part this time.

[Himu]

Change the controls in shenmue II to analog. I highly suggest playing 2 on a dc emulator instead. it fixes all frame rate issues you mentioned. Footage here because I sperged out and decided to make a video a long time ago because people complain about shenmue controls. Shows how to change controls at the end.



With default controls, hold the analog stick to run. You should not be fighting the controls. You hold to run, and steer with left or right d-pad buttons. You should be able to play it one-handed except if you need to talk to someone. in small spaces, don't run. control with the d-pad. With analog controls none of this is necessary.

as for your complaints, give it time. shenmue 2 is jampacked with story, and once you reach the come over guest house, the cutscenes ease down.

[Rufus]

NullDC and Chankast both had issues last time I tried. Graphical glitches on top of slowdown, though I'm now unsure if the latter were actually just authentic. I haven't tried DEmul yet. What emulator (and more importantly what version) are you using?
I did change the controls to analog movement, but since I'm not playing on an emulator I have to use the awful DC controller. orz

[Himu]

That would be NullDC in my video.

I find that NullDC emulated Shenmue 1 and 2 is the superior version of both titles. Not only are load times shorter, resolution larger, but view distance and pop in are considerably better - pop in and view distance are a big problem in 1 in Dobuita - and the frame rate slowdown is virtually non existent.

[Himu]

You can see what I'm talking about here in this video. Dobuita is perfect. Play it on DC and lol slow down city.

[chronovore]

Played a metric shit-ton of World of Tanks today. I got a Rank 2 medal for a couple of tanks, which is for top 20% players, and an M Rank (1%?) for another. There were two 6 on 6 matches where I took out 4 or 5 of the other team, and another where I took out 3 players in less than 5 seconds thanks to good use of the terrain. Feels good to be doing well again.

I started Dragon’s Dogma, but will probably have to come back to it, because I’m suffering from "dialog impatience.” Also feel like an idiot for starting another Open World Game just after starting a re-play of GTA: San Andreas (360).

[Bebpo]

Had a nice day after christmas yesterday being relax & lazy and played a bunch of indie games.

Rogue Legacy - Started playing this and played for 5 hours straight.  I think this is almost an awesome game, it's really good but the treadmill grind balance is very uneven and front loaded.  During the first few hours the game is fantastic and each run is netting you new stuff that really makes a difference.  After the first area or so, you stop getting much loot (there's not enough equipment drops) and shit gets expensive and hardly has an effect on area 3 & 4 enemies.  So it goes from becoming a kickass Diablo fun-rewarding gameplay to a loooooong slow grind to get slightly better until you can take on area 3 & 4.  I had my fun with the Castle & Forest, but I'm bailing and saving my hours.  A way to see the balance treadmill is that the first half of the game takes about 3-6 hours, whereas from all accounts the next half (aka the same amount of progression) then takes 20-30 hours.  Still a good game, I actually looked to see if there was a modding community to rebalance it into less of a grind because I'd like to finish it without devoting a ton of time, but unfortunately there's no mods.

Crimson Clover - This is really good!  It's basically as good as a good CAVE game and $4 instead of $80.  Nice to see some competition for CAVE style bullet hulls.  Like the sub-systems, the scoring systems, and it's just damn good.  I'll be spending more time with this one.

Bleed - This treasure like slow motion 360 degree 2d sidescroller shooter is pretty cool.  It takes some adjusting because jump is on R2 since you constantly need both thumbs on both analogs and hitting X would be difficult.  Getting used to playing an action platformer with R2 for jump certainly takes adjustment.  Otherwise seems good.  Really like the soundtrack and lo-fi style.

Anti-Chamber - I like this but I am really bad at getting lost in games and I do not like games where I'm constantly lost and can't remember how to get back to that one room I need to be in.  I like puzzles, I don't like getting lost ^^;  Not sure if I'll continue on and use a walkthrough as help or just watch a Let's Play because I definitely want to see more of this.

Gunhound EX - Japan indie that plays like Cybernator.  Cool and nice sprites, but I was struggling with the controls for the 20 mins or so I played.  Dunno if I'll stick with this.  I like Contra and I like Mechs but I don't like sluggish controls.

[kick51]

finished the Last Of Us

predictably completely over-fluffed game.  Narrative approaching something solid but still completely a video game. 

Ending was fucking creepy too:

spoiler (click to show/hide)

Joel is clearly replacing his daughter with Ellie and gave up on the human race + lied through his teeth to her in order to do so. what's he gonna do, keep her locked in a basement so she never learns the truth?  wow, great ending, so touching.  sure he won't regret that in a few years when she gets sick of hanging around his old ass, if they don't get mauled by cannibals or zombies first.  Or maybe there aren't any left after you spend the whole game killing literally everything in your path.

[close]

sorry gamers, still at that b-movie amateur level. 

nice graphics and okay gameplay.  considering I spent half the time running at corners and drawers looking for supplies and the other half in sub-MGS level stealth or run n' gunning, I can't really call this all that special. 

[Bebpo]

Think you missed the point with the ending.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

You're not playing as the good guy in The Last of Us.  It's a game made in direct response to people calling Nathan Drake a mass murderer.  This is the game that acknowledges that the character you're playing as is a fucking monster horrible person killing all these people and who is in most other people's eyes is the bad guy/villain.  He's not even grey area.  Dude kills off the human race for his own personal desires.

[close]

[Positive Touch]

FUCKING GOD DAMN RESIDENT EVIL 4 HD!!!!!!!

like you remember that this game's amazing, but then you replay it and it's like "holy fuck, this is amazing."

[Stoney Mason]

Think you missed the point with the ending.

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You're not playing as the good guy in The Last of Us.  It's a game made in direct response to people calling Nathan Drake a mass murderer.  This is the game that acknowledges that the character you're playing as is a fucking monster horrible person killing all these people and who is in most other people's eyes is the bad guy/villain.  He's not even grey area.  Dude kills off the human race for his own personal desires.

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I didn't feel that way about him. I felt he was a deeply flawed character who basically had lost everything and wanted to hold onto the only thing that still mattered to him at that point. I'm not sure I would go full bore in the way you describe although I guess that interpretation is valid based on how you feel. I'm just not sure I would characterize him as a monster versus fatally weak in specific areas.

[The Legend of Sunblade]

I just saw him as a human character. He isn't either a good character or an evil character, he just makes the choice that's most fulfilling for him, damn the actual consequences.

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Even in the ending Ellie hints that she knows Joel is feeding him BS about the reason why she's alive. She just chooses to go along with it cause she's not entirely innocent either.

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[Stoney Mason]

I just saw him as a human character. He isn't either a good character or an evil character, he just makes the choice that's most fulfilling for him, damn the actual consequences.

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Even in the ending Ellie hints that Joel is feeding him BS about the reason why she's alive. She just chooses to go along with it cause she's not entirely innocent either.

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What I was trying to say but said better.

[Bebpo]

Last of us spoilers:

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The most telling part for me in the entire game is when you meet up with the guys in the snow as Ellie and they're struggling and trying to get by and they say some guy's been going around murdering all their friends which is put them in the position that they're in of having to become monsters.

Yeah, that's Joel.  That's what you've been doing for a lot of the game.  The world turned people into monsters, and Joel is no exception.


I agree Joel is just a guy trying to get by, he's human which is what makes his character interesting.  But I really feel The Last of Us was an essay on narrative dissonance in games where you kill a million people and the story doesn't acknowledge it like Uncharted.  Almost every enemy conversation in the game is unique because the goal was not to make them just faceless enemies but every enemy a real person that you are brutally murdering.  Yes, most of the time it's out of self-defense, but sometimes it isn't and you're just a murder and the game's story acknowledges that.  It's a shitty post-apocalyptic world that's dying out and you're playing as a guy whose had to become a shitty person to get by.  I mean he straight out murders marlene in the parking lot in the end. 


I really, really like that.  It's fresh and well-written for a game.  Has some actual narrative depth.  It's why I loved the game.

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[chronovore]

FUCKING GOD DAMN RESIDENT EVIL 4 HD!!!!!!!

like you remember that this game's amazing, but then you replay it and it's like "holy fuck, this is amazing."

Oh, man. I was waffling on the sale on XBL right now. You're pushing me toward a purchase which would just get backlogged. Hrrrrnnnng!