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fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #3780 on:** January 08, 2011, 09:29:50 PM »

Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on January 07, 2011, 11:34:11 PM

Shattered Memories was a huge disappointment to me. I wanted a creepy macabre game with horrors shuffling through the fog and snow and a constant threat to be present. What I got was a bunch of gimmicky wiimote interactions punctuating dull exploration, telegraphed jump scares, and confusing chase sequences. The graphics were nice and the psych profiling was a great, if underimplented, idea though.

It kind of pissed me off that giant bomb gave it wii game of the year because of the shymalayandingdong ending.

it was pretty well known early on that the game wasnt going to have any kind of actual combat so i dunno where you figured the threat would come from besides the chase sequences (which where also well documented before the games release).

I really loved Shattered Memories. I've never played any of the other SH games so I dont have any frame of reference. I really enjoyed the way the story panned out and the ending was shocking, depressing, and heartfelt all at the same time. Probably my favorite Wii game.

cool breeze · « **Reply #3781 on:** January 09, 2011, 11:18:14 AM »

PC gamers: "stupid consoles with motion controls. PC will always have real gaming for real gamers"

[youtube=560,345]EnF5q4NmVLs[/youtube]

(Valve is making Portal 2 levels exclusive to the Razer Hydra motion controller)

archie4208 · « **Reply #3782 on:** January 09, 2011, 11:22:44 AM »

That video looks awesome. Leave it to PC gaming to get motion controls right.

iconoclast · « **Reply #3783 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:56:19 PM »

Has anyone played R-Type Command/Tactics or Valkyrie Profile Covenant of the Plume? Kinda getting an SRPG itch and would like to play one of these since they seem to be well-regarded.

Himu · « **Reply #3784 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:57:39 PM »

r-type command is pretty good.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #3785 on:** January 09, 2011, 06:58:16 PM »

Tiesto was pimping Valkyrie Profile I believe. Thats the DS game right?

Himu · « **Reply #3786 on:** January 09, 2011, 07:01:13 PM »

Yep, yep.

iconoclast · « **Reply #3787 on:** January 09, 2011, 07:02:00 PM »

Yeah VP is the DS game. I think I'm gonna play through that first since it seems to be pretty short (I've seen people say 6-12 hrs on gamefaqs). I'm more interested in R-Type though because it's an R-Type RPG.

Himu · « **Reply #3788 on:** January 09, 2011, 07:18:22 PM »

It owns.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #3789 on:** January 09, 2011, 08:13:20 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on January 08, 2011, 09:29:50 PM

Quote from: EmCeeGrammar on January 07, 2011, 11:34:11 PM
Shattered Memories was a huge disappointment to me. I wanted a creepy macabre game with horrors shuffling through the fog and snow and a constant threat to be present. What I got was a bunch of gimmicky wiimote interactions punctuating dull exploration, telegraphed jump scares, and confusing chase sequences. The graphics were nice and the psych profiling was a great, if underimplented, idea though.

It kind of pissed me off that giant bomb gave it wii game of the year because of the shymalayandingdong ending.

it was pretty well known early on that the game wasnt going to have any kind of actual combat so i dunno where you figured the threat would come from besides the chase sequences (which where also well documented before the games release).

I really loved Shattered Memories. I've never played any of the other SH games so I dont have any frame of reference. I really enjoyed the way the story panned out and the ending was shocking, depressing, and heartfelt all at the same time. Probably my favorite Wii game.

I just wanted SOMETHING other than exploring an empty town with little in the way of rewards. Like I found this abandoned underground complex near a water tower and thought they was going to be a cool scenario resulting. But there's just some stupid memento keepsakes there that affect the game in no way whatsoever. The entire game is pretty much like that. I don't play games for story, I play them to be engaged and have fun. You know, GAMES.

tiesto · « **Reply #3790 on:** January 09, 2011, 09:15:00 PM »

Quote from: iconoclast on January 09, 2011, 07:02:00 PM

Yeah VP is the DS game. I think I'm gonna play through that first since it seems to be pretty short (I've seen people say 6-12 hrs on gamefaqs). I'm more interested in R-Type though because it's an R-Type RPG.

Yeah, it's a pretty good game, even though the AI for the enemies is extremely passive... and you will need multiple replays if you want the best ending. I actually like how the game branches depending onhow many of your party members you want to sacrifice, it works really well with the gameplay/theme.

magus · « **Reply #3791 on:** January 10, 2011, 12:51:26 PM »

dear bore
my gamerscore is now 4 digit
that is all

Bebpo · « **Reply #3792 on:** January 10, 2011, 02:52:06 PM »

Keep it up and in another hundred weeks you can catch up to demi!

chronovore · « **Reply #3793 on:** January 10, 2011, 05:51:59 PM »

"Videogames responsible for child molestation" -- is the headline you'll see coming soon from the moral panic abusing media:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/10/mother_cuffed/

Quote from: Bebpo on January 10, 2011, 02:52:06 PM

Keep it up and in another hundred weeks you can catch up to demi!

Only if we tie demi up.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #3794 on:** January 10, 2011, 06:21:01 PM »

Quote from: magus on January 10, 2011, 12:51:26 PM

dear bore
my gamerscore is now 4 digit
that is all

I am almost at 60k.

me

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #3795 on:** January 10, 2011, 06:50:06 PM »

this made me smile today - (flash animation lampooning a petulant review of a flash game)

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/558516

Corporal · « **Reply #3796 on:** January 10, 2011, 06:55:39 PM »

Really now.

My Steam copy of Titans Quest is hardlocked to German.

Which, frankly, sucks Hitlers tiny dried-up nuts.

One can replace a bunch of files and futz around in some configs to undo this, but it's a pain and Steam wants to repair the damage every now and then, meaning you have to tell Steam to piss off, which in turn disabled automagical updates for the game, which is terribly important for such an old antique. Still, it's annoying.

So, fuck that. I jumped on Impulse and grabbed TQ gold there for 2.50€ today because I'm rich like that.

...

The impulse version, as it turns out, is hardlocked to English.

For some reason this tickles my funny bone. German humour, I guess. $:-\$

spoiler (click to show/hide)

My gs is somewhere around 5300 IIRC. I'm just that awesome.

[close]

Himu · « **Reply #3797 on:** January 10, 2011, 07:15:24 PM »

When a wonderful gentleman here gave me Titan Quest, it was hard locked in French. Look for some cracks and you'll find a fix.

demi · « **Reply #3798 on:** January 10, 2011, 08:15:39 PM »

Scenester, did they even make a Croc 3 and 4? lol.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #3799 on:** January 10, 2011, 08:34:47 PM »

lol,

thatsthejoke.gif

Himu · « **Reply #3800 on:** January 10, 2011, 08:52:28 PM »

Haha I remember Croc.

Bebpo · « **Reply #3801 on:** January 11, 2011, 01:38:58 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=25350075&postcount=20

It's like the exact same screen!

cool breeze · « **Reply #3802 on:** January 11, 2011, 02:36:49 AM »

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

off that thread I found that. if the final version has a playable frame rate and it has a single player mercenaries mode, I'd totally buy it...when i get an iphone

maxy · « **Reply #3803 on:** January 11, 2011, 03:55:28 AM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Looks ok on this vid,a bit slow though...but only $7

Next gen handheld vs iphone fight will be interesting...$40 with good controls vs $7 with not so good touchscreen controls

iconoclast · « **Reply #3804 on:** January 11, 2011, 05:56:06 AM »

The funny part is it will still be better than Ninja Theory's DmC.

maxy · « **Reply #3805 on:** January 11, 2011, 11:48:26 AM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Beezy · « **Reply #3806 on:** January 11, 2011, 12:13:09 PM »

XBLA:
Strania
[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Trent Dole · « **Reply #3807 on:** January 12, 2011, 12:49:01 AM »

Oh shit, day one on that Strania.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #3808 on:** January 12, 2011, 09:37:33 AM »

if splosion man was made by sunsoft in 1993, it would look like this

Himu · « **Reply #3809 on:** January 12, 2011, 10:40:32 AM »

Quote from: Green Man on January 12, 2011, 09:05:48 AM

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

You see what happens when Inafune isn't around? The fuck, Capcom.

what is wrong with this video?

Himu · « **Reply #3810 on:** January 12, 2011, 10:42:12 AM »

Oh. It's just a bunch of gamers hewing and hawing about how capcom "rip offed" Splosion Man in an industry that is made up of nothing but rip offs.

maxy · « **Reply #3811 on:** January 12, 2011, 11:04:42 AM »

New THQ logo

Rip that,suckers

demi · « **Reply #3812 on:** January 12, 2011, 11:05:31 AM »

Sure - it looks like shit. Real talk.

The H signifies their stance - half-assed and half-complete.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #3813 on:** January 12, 2011, 11:11:18 AM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on January 12, 2011, 10:42:12 AM

Oh. It's just a bunch of gamers hewing and hawing about how capcom "rip offed" Splosion Man in an industry that is made up of nothing but rip offs.

no it looks like the dev took sonic, added in splosion man's gimmick, and put it in a level that's knuckles chaotix-level shitty

maxy · « **Reply #3814 on:** January 12, 2011, 11:25:06 AM »

Logo is so...ahhh

Some other news

Quote

THQ's just said it's planning to bring its experimental MX vs. ATV pricing model to "another major franchise".

The publisher launched MX vs. ATV: Alive in The States at a lower than usual RRP of $39.99 (£25), the plan being that it'd grow a larger install base for the title and make more money via DLC.

Core games boss Danny Bilson told press at a New York City event this afternoon that, despite telling a whole room full of people about the plans to put the price point on another franchise, this is "not an official announcement".The game in question will probably be released in 2012, he added

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=283260

magus · « **Reply #3815 on:** January 12, 2011, 12:17:54 PM »

this is old but since someone linked to me again i might as well share it
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/495903

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #3816 on:** January 12, 2011, 12:46:05 PM »

Quote from: magus on January 12, 2011, 12:17:54 PM

this is old but since someone linked to me again i might as well share it
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/495903

be sure to watch this glorious animation after! I linked to it on the previous page:

Quote from: InfectedGib on January 10, 2011, 06:50:06 PM

this made me smile today - (flash animation lampooning a petulant review of a flash game)

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/558516

Robo · « **Reply #3817 on:** January 12, 2011, 12:49:48 PM »

It's a bit obnoxiously Web 2.0, but I can't bring myself to hate on a logo that isn't simply the company name spelled out in Helvetica. It has some nice negative space and is relatively unique, even if the Q reminds me of the old Phillies insignia.

magus · « **Reply #3818 on:** January 12, 2011, 12:59:40 PM »

Quote from: InfectedGib on January 12, 2011, 12:46:05 PM

Quote from: magus on January 12, 2011, 12:17:54 PM
this is old but since someone linked to me again i might as well share it
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/495903

be sure to watch this glorious animation after! I linked to it on the previous page:

Quote from: InfectedGib on January 10, 2011, 06:50:06 PM
this made me smile today - (flash animation lampooning a petulant review of a flash game)

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/558516

ahahahahahahahah i'm dying here,it's like the perfect parody of a JRPG and then the perfect parody of the JRPG hater but the second one is not a parody at all

Trent Dole · « **Reply #3819 on:** January 12, 2011, 02:57:28 PM »

Chapter 8 is up for CV HD. 240 points/$3 this time instead of 400/$5 like 7 was. Supposedly another chapter going up sometime this month and two more chapters have been announced.

iconoclast · « **Reply #3820 on:** January 12, 2011, 03:47:25 PM »

The new 8-bit stages in Harmony of Despair are really cool:

Too bad the DLC is overpriced and they don't even come with new achievements. Pass.

archie4208 · « **Reply #3821 on:** January 12, 2011, 04:42:35 PM »

Minecraft passed 1 million sales.

PC gaming

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #3822 on:** January 12, 2011, 05:02:15 PM »

Minecraft passed 1 million sales?

PC gaming

pilonv1 · « **Reply #3823 on:** January 12, 2011, 05:54:43 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on January 12, 2011, 11:49:31 AM

Quote
The game in question will probably be released in 2012, he added

It's UFC Undisputed.

That wouldn't surprise me, especially if they're going to a longer release cycle. Basic roster of ~50 guys. Buy packs of 5 extra @ $5 a weight class, buy more arenas, buy more fight camps/sponsors. Every 3-4 months a new pack of fighters is released, there's another $5-10. It could work, especially since it skews older than Smackdown v Raw.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #3824 on:** January 12, 2011, 06:03:50 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on January 12, 2011, 04:42:35 PM

Minecraft passed 1 million sales.

PC gaming

Deserves every single sale and more.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #3825 on:** January 12, 2011, 09:43:23 PM »

http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-Metroid-Canvas-555-Art-Codebreak1337-youtube-/230573262292?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item35af3cc5d4#ht_500wt_1121

lol

naff · « **Reply #3826 on:** January 13, 2011, 04:06:18 AM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Positive Touch · « **Reply #3827 on:** January 13, 2011, 08:16:29 AM »

Quote from: Don Flamenco on January 12, 2011, 09:43:23 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-Metroid-Canvas-555-Art-Codebreak1337-youtube-/230573262292?pt=Art_Paintings&hash=item35af3cc5d4#ht_500wt_1121

lol

Quote

i destroy it after 7 days are up if no one buys as usual ! enjoy !

nooooooooo

cool breeze · « **Reply #3828 on:** January 13, 2011, 12:00:15 PM »

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/13/future-spider-man-games-to-be-developed-by-beenox/

I'm ok with this. Certainly a step up from destroying Shaba and never giving them a chance to improve from WoS.

magus · « **Reply #3829 on:** January 13, 2011, 12:25:35 PM »

next dissidia character revealed,it's summoner yuna (tough who wants to bet that gunner yuna is an optional costume?)

that leave 1,2,3,5,6,9,11 as game that still haven't got any new character tough i doubt they'll pick anyone from the first 3

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #3830 on:** January 13, 2011, 05:51:39 PM »

demi · « **Reply #3831 on:** January 13, 2011, 05:52:59 PM »

http://www.gamefly.com/game/xbox-360/Dragon-Lord/146185/

Yeeee Dragon Knight Saga is coming

Himu · « **Reply #3832 on:** January 13, 2011, 09:06:14 PM »

Quote from: magus on January 13, 2011, 12:25:35 PM

next dissidia character revealed,it's summoner yuna (tough who wants to bet that gunner yuna is an optional costume?)

that leave 1,2,3,5,6,9,11 as game that still haven't got any new character tough i doubt they'll pick anyone from the first 3

omg faris ff5 plz

magus · « **Reply #3833 on:** January 14, 2011, 04:21:52 AM »

Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on January 13, 2011, 09:32:08 PM

I'll be very shocked if they put in an extra character from FF5 and it's not Gilgamesh.

same!
if they pick a FF6 character i would like them to do ultros since let's face it,he stands a lot more than other FF6 character and/or enemies but i'm not sure how you would go into making a giant purple octopus playable...

Corporal · « **Reply #3834 on:** January 14, 2011, 09:54:57 AM »

I just installed Tron 2.0. So good. Not couch-compatible though, 360 controller has major deadzone and button mapping issues. KB&M it is.

My wireless keyboard is just so bothersome to use while lounging on my couch. I fear I need one of those Keyboard/Joystick hybrids, ugly and expensive as they are. Mouse on thigh works, but leaves no place for keyboard. $:-\$ I guess I could always just get fatter...

Anyways, I plan on replaying that bitch until I get to that one sequence where you have to hop around on disintegrating platforms while being shot at, die several times, then quicksave over my only recent save while in flight to a messy death, then throw a hissy fit and abandon it; again. Gonna be awesome.

Himu · « **Reply #3835 on:** January 14, 2011, 12:02:50 PM »

[youtube=560,345]RxohFJdw1ow[/youtube]

maxy · « **Reply #3836 on:** January 14, 2011, 03:12:27 PM »

Quote

Wii gamers will be disappointed to discover that Harmonix on pulling Rock Band Network support for the Wii as of next week.

Apparently it's not worth the effort to bring these songs to the Wii or so says Rock Band staffer Aaron Trites who broke the news on his twiter.

"Next Tuesday, 1/18/2010, will also be the last scheduled batch of Rock Band Network songs brought over to the Wii," said Trites

"With the smaller online install base, limited demand for releases so far and the significant amount of work it takes for our producers and audio team to convert and process these additional tracks we're no longer able to continue submitting RBN content to the Wii. Regular Wii DLC, and RBN releases for the 360 and PS3 will continue uninterrupted."

http://www.gamerzines.com/wii/news/harmonix-pulls-rbn-on-wii.html

archie4208 · « **Reply #3837 on:** January 14, 2011, 03:23:07 PM »

Wii DLC sold like shit anyway. No real loss for Harmonix.

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #3838 on:** January 14, 2011, 06:45:38 PM »

The entire Rock Band endeavor is a giant moneysink, why single out one platform?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #3839 on:** January 14, 2011, 06:46:07 PM »

Who plays Rock Band on a Wii anyway ffs?

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