Random Gaming Talk Thread

[maxy]

Magus just wants cheap,hackable console  with tons of easy to "find" games
I don't think that he cares about online

[magus]

Then I can't certainly answer that because the only system I own that is hacked is my psp.

Here's the thing about a banned 360. Certain games need specific updates, right? If your 360 is banned how will you be able to download such updates to play your games?

The theory just doesn't work to me.

Plus, given your tastes I just doubt you'll get much out of the 360. It seems like it'd be a waste of money.

well i would really like to play both mistwalker games,final fantasy 13 just to finaly see if it sucks or not... maybe i can rack some other random averagish rpg (like infinite undiscovery and the such) and uh.... maybe bayonetta? maybe i could give a spin to more western developed game? or get some capcom stuff like dead rising?

Actually, not really. Don't buy either system, Magus. Just wait till they're cheap in 10 years. There's not a lot of must plays on either system anyways.

yea i have the same suspicion too but as i said 2011 for the wii looks so damn empty.....

If he wants to pirate XBLA he needs a JTAG... which are more hard to come by than a regular flashed box.

If he wants to hack a PS3, he will need one thats jailbreakable... you can run games off HDD. However some later games need the new firmware, and are requiring hacks and such, afaik. You are also just as blocked from going online as you would 360.

For 360, at most you will be blocked from going online and getting title updates. I dont believe you can just download these, maybe you can, I'm not aware.

mmm... i see

Both are way beyond magus affordability though

Maybe when he GETS A JOB

well excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me princess

[Beezy]

I only see you post about jrpgs and PC shit. What other genres do you play?

[tiesto]

360 so you can play my game (when it comes out).

[magus]

I only see you post about jrpgs and PC shit. What other genres do you play?

anything that's not an fps,a sandbox game or a sport/racing game

[Himu]

do you have any friends who own ps3/360? just borrow their systems

[Beezy]

I only see you post about jrpgs and PC shit. What other genres do you play?

anything that's not an fps,a sandbox game or a sport/racing game

XBLA and XBLIG are your friends

[ferrarimanf355]

After reading the reviews on Splatterhouse, it's more apparent than usual that the only three things Namco's good for nowadays is Tekken, Galaga and Pac-Man.

Don't worry though, Namco's just killed its internal dev capabilities so they can't hurt you anymore.

Correction: their internal dev capabilities not involved with Tekken, Galaga or Pac-Man. 

[Mr. Gundam]

How is the Burnout game for the PSP? It's only $10 and I love old school Burnout...

[cool breeze]

Which one? there is Burnout Legends (also on DS, but that version is awful) and Burnout Dominator (also on PS2).

anyway, I thought Burnout Legend was really good.  It's a 'best of' the first three Burnout games but is most like Burnout 3.  I haven't tried Dominator.

[Mr. Gundam]

Legends. I didn't even know that Dominator existed.

[magus]

http://www.playalterego.com/

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.playalterego.com/

Neat.

[Herr Mafflard]

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-farming-simulator-2011/17-3554/

the last 5 mins of that is hilarious

[maxy]

Ubisoft has instituted a novel measure to combat freeloaders looking to pirate the DS version of Michael Jackson: The Experience: it's figured out a way to make hacked ROMs play a vuvuzela chorus over the classic Jacko tunes.

Tiny Cartridge spotted a YouTube clip that shows a pirated version of the game rendered unplayable by the obnoxious buzz of the South African horn. Not only that, but crucial on-screen prompts aren't displayed either.

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

 

[magus]

to me that actualy seems an improvement

[Diunx]

It's gonna get patched in a couple of hours

[iconoclast]

In a not-so-surprising turn of events, it appears as though there are more problems with the 360 Dai Ou Jou patch and it has been delayed again.

Mihara says that at 11pm Japan time, on December 2, 2010, Microsoft finished tests on the patch and informed him and 5pb that the patch causes the game to crash once it has been installed. He goes on to explain that the original game was developed in an old development environment, and transitioning that to a new development environment is difficult, hence all of these continual problems.

He states Cave is helping out, and if they can find a solution to the crashing problem it will be released in 2 weeks.  I have heard him say this many times over the last year, so I would not get your hopes up just yet. Still, he seems optimistic because Cave has a lot of experience in this area.

http://www.cave-stg.com/?p=491

This is getting out of control.

[Bebpo]

lol

[cool breeze]

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/12/03/ms-splosion-man/

Ms. Splosion Man


I just got the first one.  I hope I like it so I can care about this one!

[iconoclast]

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=19021&start=2668

 

it'd be funny if they were never working on a patch to begin with and it was all one elaborate troll

[maxy]

gaf 2010 predictions,really fun stuff to read
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383447

[archie4208]

gaf 2010 predictions,really fun stuff to read
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383447

My prediction was spot on.   

[Raban]

gaf 2010 predictions,really fun stuff to read
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383447

Natal will turn out amazing and most of gaf will be in denial.

Almost prophetic.

[Third]

gaf 2010 predictions,really fun stuff to read
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=383447

Natal will turn out amazing and most of gaf will be in denial.

Almost prophetic.

You must be living in parallel dimension where shitty stuff is amazing.
Kinect is horrible last time I checked. GAF was right.

[Third]

Now that's a good prediction. smh @ startselect.

[Raban]

[Diunx]

Metroid: Other M = GOTY

C'mon, Sakamoto, don't let me down!

[Great Rumbler]

Metroid: Other M = GOTY

C'mon, Sakamoto, don't let me down!

lol

[Himu]

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/excluisve-preview-bionic-commando/708109

bionic commando rearmed 2 trailer.

best 2d platformer of this gen gets an awesome looking sequel

[Beezy]

Hotness. Super Meat Boy is the the best 2d platformer this gen though.

[Himu]

OMFG THE MUSIC

[Beezy]

Yup, SMB also has the best soundtrack in a 2D platformer this gen.

[iconoclast]

Looks good, but I don't like the ground pound, helicopter level, sniping stage, or scanning shit. Delete all that. Also, it has no online co-op again? I figured there would be since there's an achievement for beating it in co-op.

I wouldn't call Bionic Commando a platformer either, but it is the best DDL game this gen.

[Himu]

Stop trolling me, beezy.

[youtube=560,345]6th_wyfdu1Q[/youtube]

[Himu]

Looks good, but I don't like the ground pound, helicopter level, sniping stage, or scanning shit. Delete all that. Also, it has no online co-op again? I figured there would be since there's an achievement for beating it in co-op.

I wouldn't call Bionic Commando a platformer either, but it is the best DDL game this gen.

How isn't it a platformer? 

[Robo]

Kinda skeptical on BC:R2.  I hope it turns out well, but I fear it's gonna fall apart on the devs attempt to "update" the series.  I actually get a sorta Metroidvania vibe from that trailer, which is really bizarre.  I've been drinking a lot of cough syrup though.

[iconoclast]

Looks good, but I don't like the ground pound, helicopter level, sniping stage, or scanning shit. Delete all that. Also, it has no online co-op again? I figured there would be since there's an achievement for beating it in co-op.

I wouldn't call Bionic Commando a platformer either, but it is the best DDL game this gen.

How isn't it a platformer? 

I guess it can be, but I wouldn't call Mega Man or Contra platformers either. They're as much side scrolling action games as they are platformers. It's like the distinction between action games (Ninja Gaide, DMC, Bayonetta) and action/adventure games (God of War & its clones).

[Himu]

Mega Man is an action platformer. Contra and Mega Man play nothing alike.

[iconoclast]

Well basically what I'm getting at is shooting automatically disqualifies a game from being a straight platformer to me, unless it's a power up like fire flowers in Mario or something.

[Raban]

Kinda skeptical on BC:R2.  I hope it turns out well, but I fear it's gonna fall apart on the devs attempt to "update" the series.  I actually get a sorta Metroidvania vibe from that trailer, which is really bizarre.

You're on the money here. I don't think it's a bad thing, and I think people looking forward to this as a direct sequel to BCR in terms of gameplay are going to be sorely disappointed. I'm not exactly happy that they're modernizing it, but I don't think it looks bad, just different. WAY different.

[cool breeze]

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/12/03/your-actions-in-way-of-the-samurai-4-affect-your-next-life/

Way of the Samurai 4 has a system known as proof of life, which carries your actions over to your next life. So, if you decide to needlessly kill everyone you see in Way of the Samurai 4 and then clear the game, you’ll see more guards in the next game.

Acquire highlighted a more specific example. As you may know, Way of the Samurai 4 deals with foreigners coming to Japan known as the Jet Jenkins. They don’t speak Japanese, which means you won’t be able to talk to them. You can convince the shogunate to open a foreign language study school in one life and in the next you can talk to different characters from the start of the game.

WOTS4 sounds awesome.  It seems like Acquire was trying to find someone to publish this in America since March  I really hope it can translated, either in America or Europe.


also, I guess Acquire had a poll asking what their next game (after WOTS4) should be.  A shinobido got 65% of the votes, so hopefully they do that.  One of the choices was "Way of the Zombie," but that was only 8%.

[Bebpo]

Way of the zombie sounds distinguished mentally-challenged

New Shinobido would be cool though.

[magus]

i have never played a way of the samurai game only heard a little about it that they are open-ended action game... should i give them a spin? if yes where should i start?

[Himu]

wots2

[cool breeze]

i have never played a way of the samurai game only heard a little about it that they are open-ended action game... should i give them a spin? if yes where should i start?

they're basically choose your own adventure books...games.  Each begins with your character (who you can customize) walking into the area, and from there the actions you make start affecting the story.  You can kill almost everyone and do whatever you want.  One ending in WOTS1 is just leaving the area before any of the big events start happening.

I don't know how hard it is to find the games, but WOTS3 is probably the easiest since it came out last year on both 360/PS3 while the old games are PS2 (and PSP in Japan) only.  WOTS1 is the easiest to get into since the world is smaller and there are fewer real endings, and it was before they started adding more to the combat.  WOTS2 combat was mostly a joke since you could counter things so easily; WOTS3 fixes some of those problems.

[magus]

I don't know how hard it is to find the games

not a problem for me
wikipedia says this game let me kidnap little girls like a proper villain
getting this right now

i hope it's structured better than bumpy trot where it mostly was "play like a goody two shoes and watch as the game unfold or join the villains and skip everything"

[cool breeze]

less than a minute into WOTS1 you see a bunch of thugs capturing a woman.  You can walk right by them, ask to join them, or beat up the black afro samurai who is trying to help the woman out.  Hell, you can save the woman, then go and beat the shit out of her and her father at their shop.

[magus]

i seems to remember reading about the game save system like if you die,you have to restart everything from the beginning... does it really work like that?

[cool breeze]

yeah. it's different in later games, but wots1 saving is just saving your position in the story, like pausing your game even with the system off.  If you played the Castlevania games on the GBA, it's like the sleep save option.

It's no big deal because the games are short.  Like Dead Rising, it is a game about learning and replaying.  You don't have a leveling up system for your character but you can collect better swords that get saved, and you unlock more character customization options.  Later games have more things that carry over between games.  The big thing about the new WOTS4 is that they're adding more when you replay the game.  I forgot to mention that.

[Himu]

So you're going with WotS1?

[magus]

yea unless you have a really good reason to suggest 2 over 1

[Himu]

I thought 2 was better but I guess it would be best to start with 1.

[Bebpo]

1 is better than 2

a lot of people didn't like 2.  I liked it, but the combat and story stuff wasn't as good.

[Third]

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4160

Wow, intense.

Please vote for Shadow of the Colossus.

[Great Rumbler]

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4160

Wow, intense.

Please vote for Shadow of the Colossus.

I voted for Metal Gear Solid 2.

[Raban]

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4160

Wow, intense.

Please vote for Shadow of the Colossus.

I voted for Metal Gear Solid 2.

Yep.

EDIT: Jesus the earlier votes are terrible. How did MGS4 beat Diablo 2? What the fuck?

[magus]

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4160

Wow, intense.

Please vote for Shadow of the Colossus.

final fantasy ix over persona 3

[Himu]

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=4160

Wow, intense.

Please vote for Shadow of the Colossus.

I voted for Metal Gear Solid 2.

Yep.

EDIT: Jesus the earlier votes are terrible. How did MGS4 beat Diablo 2? What the fuck?

The other day I saw Paper Mario beating World of Warcraft. I chuckled, clicked WoW, and went on my way for some Zelda II tips.

[Third]

I've never seen a more intense poll than this. It's so close. This is a tough one for the sonytards.  :'(