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[Digital Ghost]

Originally Posted by shuriken

Batman on the Nes. Joker's going down...

Way to go! The first level has one of the best tracks in video game history.

[XERO]

So, after like a decade, I finally beat Castlevania: Symphony of the Night from start to finish.

Blah, I got nothing else to say after that.

[Powder]

Legend Of Zelda Wind Waker. When I first got it, I got maybe a little more than halfway through it, got stuck, and gave up. So now I'm chargin' through to complete it. I'm dying for Skyward Sword, so I needed to get my Zelda fix.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Powder

Legend Of Zelda Wind Waker. When I first got it, I got maybe a little more than halfway through it, got stuck, and gave up. So now I'm chargin' through to complete it. I'm dying for Skyward Sword, so I needed to get my Zelda fix.

Cool same here. I started it a few days ago. I recently finished the second Dungeon but racked up so much game time out of it. So much to do before moving on in the game. lol. I guess that's what makes it great.

I've also got a perfect 1000GS on Assassin's Creed II a couple of days ago. And I've also started Dead to Rights Retribution. It's meh, but whatever I can play through it.

Oh and my brother and I also finished Kirby's Epic Yarn a while ago. It was a good ride.

[Peanut]

Question, Turo. Do you just S-rank easy games, games you really love, or games you need to get the most out of? I'm kind of curious as to how exactly you decide to spend significant amounts of time in games doing mundane things, or else just playing a game for all the points because you like it.

[Spitfire]

I caved in and bought RE 5. I wasn't going to get it but I've been wanting a 2 player Mercs since 4 so I thought why not. I got the game for 20 and then for about 12 bucks I got all the DLC I cared about. Not much cheaper then the Gold edition but still saved a few bucks.

I beat it with a friend and I must say it's pretty fun. I went to the launch party for it in San Fran and played it there. I wasn't too impressed but it was a different environment and I wasn't really in the mood. It felt just like RE 4 with some improvements. People complained about the inventory system but honestly I think it's fine. People also complained that RE 4 wasn't survival horror enough so giving you a smaller inventory helps bring that feel back a bit. By the end of 4 you were basically invincible and the games problem was it never really got harder. The beginning is the hardest part of the game because your guns weren't upgraded.

Anyways back to 5. While some of the levels were kind of boring to play, didn't like the Indiana Jones Temple of Doom stuff, a good bit of them were fun overall and I liked most the boss battles. There's a lot of bonus material so I'll be playing for awhile to get it all. It's definitely a multiplayer game though. I can't imagine not playing with someone else. It's hard to be strategic when your "partner" is being operated by someone you can't talk to.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Question, Turo. Do you just S-rank easy games, games you really love, or games you need to get the most out of? I'm kind of curious as to how exactly you decide to spend significant amounts of time in games doing mundane things, or else just playing a game for all the points because you like it.

Well I see the GS system as replay value. So when I enjoy a game enough, I go back to it and try to squeeze as much as I can get from it. It could be over time, or even at once if I feel like it. So yeah, I guess I really have to like a game to try to complete everything in it. But that's when it comes to the 360. With other games like Zelda, I still want to complete everything I can. Because that's an achievement on it's own. Or with any other game I enjoy.

Originally Posted by Spitfire

I caved in and bought RE 5. I wasn't going to get it but I've been wanting a 2 player Mercs since 4 so I thought why not. I got the game for 20 and then for about 12 bucks I got all the DLC I cared about. Not much cheaper then the Gold edition but still saved a few bucks.

I beat it with a friend and I must say it's pretty fun. I went to the launch party for it in San Fran and played it there. I wasn't too impressed but it was a different environment and I wasn't really in the mood. It felt just like RE 4 with some improvements. People complained about the inventory system but honestly I think it's fine. People also complained that RE 4 wasn't survival horror enough so giving you a smaller inventory helps bring that feel back a bit. By the end of 4 you were basically invincible and the games problem was it never really got harder. The beginning is the hardest part of the game because your guns weren't upgraded.

Anyways back to 5. While some of the levels were kind of boring to play, didn't like the Indiana Jones Temple of Doom stuff, a good bit of them were fun overall and I liked most the boss battles. There's a lot of bonus material so I'll be playing for awhile to get it all. It's definitely a multiplayer game though. I can't imagine not playing with someone else. It's hard to be strategic when your "partner" is being operated by someone you can't talk to.

I'm glad you're liking it. I hate people who complain about the game so much. Sure it wasn't a perfect game but it was still great game. Was it one of the best Resident Evil games? No. Was it a good game? Yes. I could understand if they felt it wasn't scary enough or if it was too action heavy but really? The inventory system sucks? If you want survival horror, then the real time smaller inventory works well. People act as if it's a flawed game. It's a great game just not a great RE game.

[Spitfire]

Originally Posted by Turo602

I'm glad you're liking it. I hate people who complain about the game so much. Sure it wasn't a perfect game but it was still great game. Was it one of the best Resident Evil games? No. Was it a good game? Yes. I could understand if they felt it wasn't scary enough or if it was too action heavy but really? The inventory system sucks? If you want survival horror,then the real time smaller inventory works well. People act as if it's a flawed game. It's a great game just not a great RE game.

To me it was the logical stepping up point. 4 was a longer game but I think 5 was a bit more tense. You barely had to worry about Ashley though most of 4 and even then you could make her hide somewhere most of the time. Some of the most tense moments where when you had to watch her back too. Granted your partner has a gun and can be player controlled it's still tense and the game compensates for it by having enemies come at you from all sides. You can't really camp in one spot to pick them all off while your partner moves forward. Enemies will sneak up on you. Plus you have to get to your partner fast to revive them and that can get crazy if they run to far ahead, or totally screw you if you're separated.

I also liked the upgrade system. You couldn't just max out a gun once you unlocked a new one. You also had to pick up new weapons and players have to decide what they want. You can't just have 5 guns. Anymore then 2 is really hard to manage if you factor in ammo. I also liked that the newer guns had good and bad points. It wasn't just a better weapon. It might reload faster but be weaker and so on. For this reason I used the starting shotgun and rifle throughout the entire game. I didn't even finish upgrading them both before my game ended.

I still think RE 4 is the better game but 5 is perfectly fine and fun to play. I actually enjoy playing 5 more mainly because playing a game with a friend is more fun then playing alone. The story is pretty weak but story was never RE's strong point. I do like Leon better then Chris, and wish he was in mercs, but I can forgive. It at least made sense to include Barry, Rebecca, and Jill. 4 had Ada, Hunk, and Krauser who were all connected to Leon so keeping the characters like that worked for me.

[Nicholas James Hunter]

latest purchase: EDF Insect Armageddon for 360

[Slap-Happy]

Playing Captain America: Super Soldier. It's actually a solid movie game.

[Brodie]

Right? Its no Wolverine: Origins, but its pretty good. Easy S-rank too, not painful to accomplish.

[Slap-Happy]

Oh yeah, very easy. I thought I was actually on easy until I saw I was on hard in the options.

I'm pissed off that I didn't unlock the Ultimate costume in Chapter 8 though. And that You can't replay the game with the costumes.

[Spitfire]

Good to hear that it's fun. I liked Wolverine. I wanted to check this out. Might get it when it's a cheapy.

[Peanut]

Been playing DA2 again and getting pissed off. Twice now I've completed the necessary actions to earn the achievement for collecting every single f*cking ingredient and twice the game won't give it to me. Pretty retarded that this glitch has been going on since release and Bioware still hasn't fixed the damn thing aside from patching in the ability to get it AT ALL, but it's not retroactive and the glitch still exists in previously saved games.

I could pull off the remainder of the achievements and the S-rank without too much sweat if I could somehow get that one b*tch. As it stands, the only known way to do it is to play through the game again from the beginning. If this was Origins, sure, but with DA2 you feel like you've already played through the game 3 times before it ends.

[Powder]

Copped a black 3DS today for $169.

[Leogeddon]

I traded in some old things to gamestop and got myself 3 Wii games: Kirby's Epic Yarn, Epic Mickey, and Sonic Colors, so far all three are great, already beat Kirby's Epic Yarn though.

Originally Posted by Powder

Copped a black 3DS today for $169.

Awesome!

[Barkworm]

I'm really tempted to buy a 3DS but what would I do with it?

[Powder]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

I'm really tempted to buy a 3DS but what would I do with it?

Well, some stores have lowered the price to $169 from $250 a few days early here in the US (it wasn't supposed to happen anywhere until the 12th), if the same is the case in Germany you could get the 20 free games via the Nintendo Ambassador program. Though you won't get 'em 'till the 1st of September, it's a start. The built in games that utilize the AR cards and stuff are pretty rad, if you like Pokemon there's the Pokedex 3d application... There's not much that really interests me at this time but between the sweet free game deal and the upcoming titles ahead I figured now was the best time to nab it.

[Ninjinister]

I'm enjoying it for DoA Dimensions, Bust-A-Move, and some of the downloadable programs. I've been more or less skint this month so I've not bought anything new though.

[Barkworm]

Originally Posted by Powder

Well, some stores have lowered the price to $169 from $250 a few days early here in the US (it wasn't supposed to happen anywhere until the 12th), if the same is the case in Germany you could get the 20 free games via the Nintendo Ambassador program. Though you won't get 'em 'till the 1st of September, it's a start. The built in games that utilize the AR cards and stuff are pretty rad, if you like Pokemon there's the Pokedex 3d application... There's not much that really interests me at this time but between the sweet free game deal and the upcoming titles ahead I figured now was the best time to nab it.

I actually want to wait till they release a better battery but I know that I'll be sold as soon as Mario 3D hits.