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*Brodie* · 03-09-2010, 06:45 PM

Bad Company 2....Man, I missed the guys in B Company...So funny.

愛 · 03-09-2010, 06:48 PM

How is the camera not good? It's entirely user-controlled, and considering the linearity of the pathways thus far, it is hardly anything worth striking against.

*Cure* · 03-09-2010, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ai

How is the camera not good? It's entirely user-controlled, and considering the linearity of the pathways thus far, it is hardly anything worth striking against.

I know, it just gets a little tight in small spaces and whatnot. Not a big deal, just a little complaint.

*Turo602* · 03-09-2010, 08:45 PM

I just beat the Incredible Hulk, It was overall a decent game. It was totally better than Iron Man, has some replay value but not that much. I enjoyed it, and might try to get a perfect thousand on it later but now I'm playing X-Men the Official Game. I used to have this on Game Cube but traded it in and got it back on a better system. It's alright but sh*t compared to X-Men Origins:Wolverine. I just want to get through it quick.

愛 · 03-09-2010, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCure

I know, it just gets a little tight in small spaces and whatnot. Not a big deal, just a little complaint.

Ah, I feel ya. Those tight spots are a little frustrating. And I do have some gripes about the combat system in some situations. Like the part when the monsters are fighting each other. I couldn't beat one of them, so I had to sneak past them. I hate avoiding battles, but oh well.

saiyan_monkey · 03-11-2010, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCure

Final Fantasy XIII! Hooray!

Lucky alright.

My recent buys are:

PS1
Tony Hawk 3 $1.75
Need for Speed: High Stakes $1.75

PS2
Van Helsing $5
Gran Turismo 2002 Tokyo-Geneva $10 (i got a platinum 1 which had to be replace with a black label copy since my other 5 are non plat)

Peanut · 03-11-2010, 11:36 PM

I got FFXIII when it dropped. Haven't gotten to play a ton yet.

Also got Bioshock 2 when that released...boy, what a piece of sh*t that game is. I played through the garbage Watchmen game TWICE instead of continuing with BS2. (note that BS2 not only stands for Bioshock 2, but also Bioshlock 2 and Bullsh*t...2)

**Barkworm** · 03-11-2010, 11:37 PM

What's so bad about it?

Peanut · 03-11-2010, 11:42 PM

It isn't interesting in any way, shape or form. I've never been a person to be all "Man, this game didn't need a sequel! They're ruining the old one by doing it!" but that's totally the case with BS2.

It's not even like it's a bad "game" it's actually probably more playable than the first, but playing it made me come to realize exactly how important the story and sense of mystery really were to the first game. I can pretty firmly say it's a sequel that shouldn't have been made.

Peanut · 03-11-2010, 11:50 PM

I got into the Lego Universe beta, so I was chexing that out. Pretty rawesome, actually.

Also, perpetually playing Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2. I'm on my...4th DA play-through and I think my 3rd for ME2. LOVE BIOWARE!

FFXIII has stepped in the RPG space right now, though.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-11-2010, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Also got Bioshock 2 when that released...boy, what a piece of sh*t that game is. I played through the garbage Watchmen game TWICE instead of continuing with BS2. (note that BS2 not only stands for Bioshock 2, but also Bioshlock 2 and Bullsh*t...2)

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks that game is a corporate piece of sh*t.

~~AquaParade~~ · 03-12-2010, 10:12 AM

Well call me insane, but I was pleasantly surprised with Bioshock 2. The story in the first one may have been more thought out, but by the time I finished Bioshock 2, I felt the story was emotional, and really worked on a personal level. And as you guys mentioned, playing as Subject Delta is way more exciting then the gameplay in the first one. Way more! Only in Bioshock 2, can you fling splicers in the air with cyclone traps, juggle em with your machine gun, and then send em flying across the air and pin them onto the wall, all in a matter of seconds. Good ****! I thought Bioshock 2 ruled....And come on...What happened at the end of " Sirens Alley " was awesome!

poiuytre · 03-12-2010, 02:40 PM

Bioshock 2 was well written and I liked the story, but like Peanut said...it felt like an unnecessary, cash-in addition. The little sister protection from endless hordes, the absolute worst part of the first game, is also a huge part of this one. It's the second time now that this series made me hope it would feature less mindless combat in exchange for a more subtle, atmospheric approach. I think I'm at a point where I like the games, but I don't like actually playing them.

*Turo602* · 03-12-2010, 04:14 PM

I'm done with X-Men the Official Game. So I started Batman Arkham Asylum and DAMN, this is the best Batman Game ever. I just can't put the control down!

Peanut · 03-12-2010, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by poiuytre

I think I'm at a point where I like the games, but I don't like actually playing them.

This. This 100% percent!

*Cure* · 03-12-2010, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Turo602

So I started Batman Arkham Asylum and DAMN, this is the best Batman Game ever.

Of course it is. Not many good Batman games out there.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 03-13-2010, 02:40 AM

I tried. I really tried, but God Heavy Rain is terrible. Its essentially a choose your own adventure book with pretty graphics. I feel no emotional connection with the characters. They just seem like a bunch of wandering idiots, and the actors are so terrible. Was it so expensive that they couldn't hire actual Americans to voice American characters? Rotate the control stick in a reverse shoryuken pattern to stand up. Shake the controller to go through menu options. Hold down X + [] + O to take a piss. God, its so slow and moronic. None of the story is actually interesting enough to actually move you or make you think about your actions and how they dictate the future. Its a glorified choose your own adventure book with no guidance. Do they really think I'm going to play this multiple times to see all the different routes the story can take?

Maybe its the action gamer in me, but I just have no patience for it whatsoever. Its called a Video "Game", not "Hold down every button on the controller to perform every day life actions and hope something cool will happen." Selling it and waiting for Just Cause 2.

And can somebody please agree with me that Bioshock 2 is a steaming pile of sh*t?

*Mecha Cow* · 03-13-2010, 07:35 AM

Err, you played the demo, didn't you? What were you expecting? o_O

Peanut · 03-13-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

Maybe its the action gamer in me, but I just have no patience for it whatsoever. Its called a Video "Game", not "Hold down every button on the controller to perform every day life actions and hope something cool will happen."

And can somebody please agree with me that Bioshock 2 is a steaming pile of sh*t?

It was kind of the same effect on me. I think the story is pretty decent, but I didn't find the game believable in the least. The voice-acting was, at times, HORRID. Which automatically kills any believability for me. Also, yeah...the whole spend 10 minutes pressing buttons to perform mundane actions...Jesus. Kill me.

Also, I fully agree that Bioshock 2 is crap.

*Turo602* · 03-13-2010, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

And can somebody please agree with me that Bioshock 2 is a steaming pile of sh*t?

I too think that Bioshock 2 sucks. No wait, Bioshock period.

03-09-2010, 06:45 PM	#4521
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	Bad Company 2....Man, I missed the guys in B Company...So funny. __________________ Stupendous Monster

03-09-2010, 08:45 PM	#4524
Turo602 The King of Kings Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 2,931	I just beat the Incredible Hulk, It was overall a decent game. It was totally better than Iron Man, has some replay value but not that much. I enjoyed it, and might try to get a perfect thousand on it later but now I'm playing X-Men the Official Game. I used to have this on Game Cube but traded it in and got it back on a better system. It's alright but sh*t compared to X-Men Origins:Wolverine. I just want to get through it quick. __________________

03-11-2010, 11:37 PM	#4528
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,766	What's so bad about it? __________________ Make ****, not kill!

03-12-2010, 02:40 PM	#4533
poiuytre Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 437	Bioshock 2 was well written and I liked the story, but like Peanut said...it felt like an unnecessary, cash-in addition. The little sister protection from endless hordes, the absolute worst part of the first game, is also a huge part of this one. It's the second time now that this series made me hope it would feature less mindless combat in exchange for a more subtle, atmospheric approach. I think I'm at a point where I like the games, but I don't like actually playing them. __________________ "That girl...she said that the sky frightened her. That looks so...liberating."

03-12-2010, 04:14 PM	#4534
Turo602 The King of Kings Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 2,931	I'm done with X-Men the Official Game. So I started Batman Arkham Asylum and DAMN, this is the best Batman Game ever. I just can't put the control down! __________________

03-09-2010, 06:48 PM	#4522
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	How is the camera not good? It's entirely user-controlled, and considering the linearity of the pathways thus far, it is hardly anything worth striking against.

03-11-2010, 11:36 PM	#4527
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I got FFXIII when it dropped. Haven't gotten to play a ton yet. Also got Bioshock 2 when that released...boy, what a piece of sht that game is. I played through the garbage Watchmen game TWICE instead of continuing with BS2. (note that BS2 not only stands for Bioshock 2, but also Bioshlock 2 and Bullsht...2)

03-11-2010, 11:42 PM	#4529
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	It isn't interesting in any way, shape or form. I've never been a person to be all "Man, this game didn't need a sequel! They're ruining the old one by doing it!" but that's totally the case with BS2. It's not even like it's a bad "game" it's actually probably more playable than the first, but playing it made me come to realize exactly how important the story and sense of mystery really were to the first game. I can pretty firmly say it's a sequel that shouldn't have been made.

03-11-2010, 11:50 PM	#4530
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I got into the Lego Universe beta, so I was chexing that out. Pretty rawesome, actually. Also, perpetually playing Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2. I'm on my...4th DA play-through and I think my 3rd for ME2. LOVE BIOWARE! FFXIII has stepped in the RPG space right now, though.

03-12-2010, 10:12 AM	#4532
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	Well call me insane, but I was pleasantly surprised with Bioshock 2. The story in the first one may have been more thought out, but by the time I finished Bioshock 2, I felt the story was emotional, and really worked on a personal level. And as you guys mentioned, playing as Subject Delta is way more exciting then the gameplay in the first one. Way more! Only in Bioshock 2, can you fling splicers in the air with cyclone traps, juggle em with your machine gun, and then send em flying across the air and pin them onto the wall, all in a matter of seconds. Good ****! I thought Bioshock 2 ruled....And come on...What happened at the end of " Sirens Alley " was awesome!

03-13-2010, 02:40 AM	#4537
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	I tried. I really tried, but God Heavy Rain is terrible. Its essentially a choose your own adventure book with pretty graphics. I feel no emotional connection with the characters. They just seem like a bunch of wandering idiots, and the actors are so terrible. Was it so expensive that they couldn't hire actual Americans to voice American characters? Rotate the control stick in a reverse shoryuken pattern to stand up. Shake the controller to go through menu options. Hold down X + [] + O to take a piss. God, its so slow and moronic. None of the story is actually interesting enough to actually move you or make you think about your actions and how they dictate the future. Its a glorified choose your own adventure book with no guidance. Do they really think I'm going to play this multiple times to see all the different routes the story can take? Maybe its the action gamer in me, but I just have no patience for it whatsoever. Its called a Video "Game", not "Hold down every button on the controller to perform every day life actions and hope something cool will happen." Selling it and waiting for Just Cause 2. And can somebody please agree with me that Bioshock 2 is a steaming pile of sh*t? __________________

03-13-2010, 07:35 AM	#4538
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	Err, you played the demo, didn't you? What were you expecting? o_O __________________

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