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[Chaotix12345]

This arrived yesterday from Amazon. (It was only THIRTEEN BUCKS, so I couldn't resist blowing some Christmas money on it.):



Project X Zone 2

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by THGhost

Recently finished Rise of the Tomb Raider. Twas good, but I prefer the last one a lot more. Rise slowly started ripping off Uncharted 2 towards the end.

I actually finished that game recently too. I think I'd give the first one an edge as well but only because I felt like Rise didn't have many of those spectacular set-piece moments the first one had and also because they really went heavy with all the busy work. I'm curious as to why you think it ripped off Uncharted 2 btw. I haven't played that game in a while.

Also, I'm late with this but here's what I got for Christmas.

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I'm beyond grateful for this and still can't believe I actually got these things. It's more than I could have ever asked for but I do owe my brother a lot of thanks as I know he was able to get a lot of these for cheap during black Friday, but still, it adds up.

Anyway, I recently finished Limbo on Xbox One and while it was short, it was quite an interesting and refreshing experience. It's really moment to moment so it never feels like you're doing the same thing twice. I also appreciate how the game doesn't hold your hand. The game just gives you the tools and the work is all on you to solve all the puzzles and progress. I seriously recommend it to anyone who is tired of how formulaic modern games are or just want to experience something new.

[Brodie]

Thats an insane haul, Turo. Ratchet & Clank is way better than expected, hopefully you dig it, wether or not you've played the original or not (I had never done so).

[CyberCubed]

Does anyone here know if The Last Guardian is worth it? Reviews and opinions on the game seem mixed, with the most common complaint being it feels like a dated PS2 game with a bad camera. But I don't mind stuff like that too much, so is it worth it?

[TheCanadiandrome]

Good haul Turo

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Brodie

Thats an insane haul, Turo. Ratchet & Clank is way better than expected, hopefully you dig it, wether or not you've played the original or not (I had never done so).

Yeah, I never played the original either or any game in the series for that matter. I was really interested in this one however because I heard lots of great things and the game just looks very beautiful. Definitely looked like a PS4 game I couldn't miss.

Originally Posted by TheCanadiandrome

Good haul Turo

Thanks.

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Does anyone here know if The Last Guardian is worth it? Reviews and opinions on the game seem mixed, with the most common complaint being it feels like a dated PS2 game with a bad camera. But I don't mind stuff like that too much, so is it worth it?

I haven't played it myself but from what I gather it seems like a game people really wanted to like due to the tremendous amount of anticipation for it but were ultimately let down. Though I also hear it's got lots of great moments so it's really up to you to decide whether or not you mind pushing through the game's flaws just to experience those moments. Honestly, I'd just recommend you wait for a price drop suitable enough for you to give it a try.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by Chaotix12345

MERRY CHRISTMAS HAUL! (Part 2: Video Games!)

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Paper Mario: Color Splash
Mario Party Star Rush
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan (PS4)
Batman: Arkham Knight (PS4)

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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2: Day One Edition (PS4)
Dragon Ball Fusions
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (PS4)

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LEGO Dimensions Supergirl Starter Pack (PS4) (Definitely the biggest surprise out of everything I received this year. Only asked for the Sonic pack and was okay with waiting to get the game itself next year, but my family found it super cheap, so they went ahead and got it for me! It's the Supergirl version, too! Extra neat!)
LEGO Dimensions Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack

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PS4 Dualshock 4 Controller

How is Sonic Boom Fire and Ice?

[Icebot]

Just played Super Mario Land and New Super Mario Brothers 2.

[oldmanwinters]

I've got some store credit I need to redeem at a local store by the end of the month. Right now I'm debating between two options:

Purchase Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (Gamecube) for $5 after discount or Pikmin 2 Wii Play Control version for $20 after discount. Both games include a case but I haven't checked on the manual yet.

Any thoughts on the better value?

[CyberCubed]

Have you played either game before? Pikmin 2 is fantastic, but if you played the Gamecube version the Wii port isn't much different besides controls.

Four Swords Adventures for Gamecube also has a full single player mode of 8 worlds with 3-4 levels each. It's basically a level based 2D Zelda with tons of great puzzles and gameplay. This game has also never been re-released or put on the virtual console, so if you've never played it and love 2D Zelda gameplay I'd go for it.

If you've never played either game, then go with whatever franchise you like more.

[TurtleTitan97]

Finished Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic today and started playing the sequel, Knights of the Old Republic II-Sith Lords.

[Redmage1987]

Made some more progress in the games that I'm playing...

Kirby's Dream Land 3 (SNES): I finished all of the Sand Canyon Stages, and I collected all of the Heart Stars for each stage. The level where you're supposed to put R.O.B. back together had me stumped for a little while because I didn't realize that you needed Kine and the Spark ability to light up an area so you could see which doors lead to the piece in the section. I eventually got through it, though, and now I'm on World 4: Cloudy Park.

Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (GCN): I finished defeating all of the disguised Cipher members at Phenac City, and I went through the story where your scooter bogs down in the middle of the desert and you have to turn around. I still need to get it tuned up at the lab, though. Besides that I've mostly been purifying Shadow Pokemon.

Aura Aura Climber (DSi): Nothing new here. I thought that I had S-Ranked every stage except for the marathon one, but I apparently still need to S-Rank Stage 10 as well. I made a few attempts at the Marathon stage, but I always end up dying somewhere. Which is incredibly annoying because that stage is so freakin' long.

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I've got some store credit I need to redeem at a local store by the end of the month. Right now I'm debating between two options:

Purchase Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (Gamecube) for $5 after discount or Pikmin 2 Wii Play Control version for $20 after discount. Both games include a case but I haven't checked on the manual yet.

Any thoughts on the better value?

I haven't played the Pikmin games with the new controls, only the original Gamecube releases, so I can't say much for that. I do think that Pikmin 2 offers the better single player experience, though. If you ever plan to get a Four Swords Adventures setup, then you might go with that, because that is a great game to play with friends.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I've got some store credit I need to redeem at a local store by the end of the month. Right now I'm debating between two options:

Purchase Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures (Gamecube) for $5 after discount or Pikmin 2 Wii Play Control version for $20 after discount. Both games include a case but I haven't checked on the manual yet.

Any thoughts on the better value?

I dunno about their worth in the secondary market or anything, but Four Sowrds is a lot of fun. I'd definitely recommend it.

[oldmanwinters]

Thanks for all the input on the Pikman2 v. 4SwordsAdventures!

I'd love to own both one day. The way I'm looking at it is, what's the likelihood prices may skyrocket in a few years to make it unaffordable to me to purchase one later. I own Pikmin 1 (GC) and 3 (Wii U) and find them both delightful though I sometimes get stuck and forget about the games for a while. The original Pikmin Wii version is now on Virtual Console so I'm hopeful Pikmin 2 will appear eventually.

I'm leaning towards Four Swords because of its unique gameplay and Nintendo's apparent reluctance to re-release it.

[CyberCubed]

Pikmin 2 Wii edition is going to be on the Virtual Console eventually, but Nintendo sometimes takes their sweet time uploading games.

Four Swords was designed to be played with GBA controllers and link cables, but you can play the single player just with a standard Gamecube controller. I'd probably go with Four Swords though. The single player is great and the puzzles are 2D Zelda at its best.

I bought the game way back in 2004 (which is now a staggering 12 years ago) and even back then I was blown away.

[THGhost]

Tried out Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China today. It's definitely more my bag than the recent AC games; more emphasis on stealth and the 2.5 side-scrolling aspect is a nice change.

[turtlefanforever]

Never even heard of that game before but sucks for that old guy they're shutting it down. it did a lot better than other games like it though. Asheron's Call

[Cure]

Final Fantasy XV is pretty good for such a flawed game.

[Icebot]

Just played TMNT 3: Mutant Nightmare on DS and Super Mario Galaxy.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Icebot

Just played TMNT 3: Mutant Nightmare on DS

How far into that are you? I had that game, and perhaps you can help me understand something in it.