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[ThirdMarioBro]

Bad games for cheap are still bad games.

[XERO]

I'm pumped regardless. I'm getting as much practice on Colors as I can to prepare.

[Ninjinister]

I tried out Sonic 4 right before I got the Generations demo. Holy f**k is Sonic slow in STH4. What the hell were they thinking? Generations, at least the demo, plays more like what I remember.

[XERO]

Thesis say that when curled up into a ball, Sonic goes faster.

[deadpoolRKO]

I got super street fighter 4 from target for $7.98

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by XERO

Thesis say that when curled up into a ball, Sonic goes faster.

wtf are you babbling about?

[XERO]

The fact that in Sonic 4, when curled into a ball, Sonic slows down instead of going faster than when he runs, which is usually the case.

[rufus]

Kingdom Hearts.

[Patraw]

The merits of some of the games I bought are debatable, but saying that they all suck is absurd. For example, Medal of Honor: Frontline and Tony Hawk's Underground both made Greatest Hits status, which means a ton of copies were sold (i.e., a lot of people liked them), and they both got excellent ratings in various game magazines.

Peanut: I agree Okage is pretty sweet. Been wanting to play that one for ages and they finally got a copy in.

愛: I know PS2 Shinobi has a reputation for being fiendishly difficult, but I like it. Unfortunately, the game refuses to load the second boss fight, despite two cleanings (all I get is music, a black screen, and the DVD endlessly revving). The DVD is pretty scratched up, so I guess that's the problem. I'll have to return and (hopefully) exchange that one for a working copy. Out of the literally hundreds of used games I've bought from Gamestop/Funcoland over the years, this is the first time I've ever gotten one that just flat out won't work properly.

[Peanut]

THPS2 will always be the best Tony Hawk game in my heart. Underground was OK. Shooters on the PS2 back then though? Man. Rough stuff. At least most of the stuff you got is more obscure in one way or another, so that makes them more interesting to play. Either way, a game selling well doesn't mean it's good, bro. You should check out the list of PS2 Greatest Hits sometime, I promise you'll change your tune.

Anyways, I got Shadows of the Damned, the new Suda51 "trip" according to the cover. The game plays like RE4/5 without the control constraints. Being able to back up and shoot at the same time is great! The art style of the game is a bit too brooding for my tastes, but I don't mind it so much because the world and dialogue (especially the stuff that comes out of your floating skull/gun/torch side-kick, Johnson) is so insanely over-the-top that it drowns out the dingy atmosphere. LOTS of dick jokes. The first gun you get is straight up called The Boner. Having fun with it thus far.

[Ninjinister]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Anyways, I got Shadows of the Damned, the new Suda51 "trip" according to the cover. The game plays like RE4/5 without the control constraints. Being able to back up and shoot at the same time is great! The art style of the game is a bit too brooding for my tastes, but I don't mind it so much because the world and dialogue (especially the stuff that comes out of your floating skull/gun/torch side-kick, Johnson) is so insanely over-the-top that it drowns out the dingy atmosphere. LOTS of dick jokes. The first gun you get is straight up called The Boner. Having fun with it thus far.

How the f**k have I never heard of this before!?

EDIT: Shinji Mikami was the co-creator? Steven Jay Blum doing his underused Hispanic accent? SILENT HILL COMPOSING TEAM!? YESSSSSSS!

[Redmage1987]

Bought Metroid: The Other M from the local video game store. It wouldn't play, so I returned it and they told me I could swap it for a game that was the same price as Other M was ($14.95). I swapped it for Final Fantasy II on PSP...it also didn't play on my PSP when I got home, so I returned that today. I swapped that for Metroid II: The Return of Samus. IT WORKS! I have been playing that now, killed 4 Metroids so far. I am wondering how bad I will get lost as the game progresses, haha.

[Patraw]

Brought back Shinobi this morning. Gamestop didn't have any other copies, so I swapped it for Goblin Commander: Unleash The Horde (RTS featuring goblins). I also picked up Herdy Gerdy and Fantavision on the cheap while I was there.

Peanut: I disagree; a game selling well most definitely means that it's good. While you, or I, might not like a particular Greatest Hits title, you can't argue with thousands of people voting with their dollars. If it sucked, people wouldn't buy it in those numbers, plain and simple, no matter how much hype it got. It's the same for anything--if you don't like a blockbuster movie, while you're entitled to your opinion, that doesn't negate that it also made a ton of money because other people enjoyed it. I don't care for the Grand Theft Auto games because that type of gameplay doesn't appeal to me, but I recognize that a lot of other people do enjoy them and I'm fine with that and acknowledge the franchise's monumental success.

I also disagree with your assessment of PS2 FPS games. Compared to a PS3, Xbox360, or current PC title, of course they're not going to come off that well on the graphical end of things, but looked at fairly given the technological limitations of the system and time period in which they were made, there are many excellent FPS games on the PS2.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Patraw

I disagree; a game selling well most definitely means that it's good.

Oh, yeah, 50 Cent: Bulletproof sold as well as it did cuz it was an excellent game! It had nothing to do with 50 being a huge celebrity at the moment or anything.

[Turo602]

Originally Posted by Patraw

Peanut: I disagree; a game selling well most definitely means that it's good. While you, or I, might not like a particular Greatest Hits title, you can't argue with thousands of people voting with their dollars. If it sucked, people wouldn't buy it in those numbers, plain and simple, no matter how much hype it got. It's the same for anything--if you don't like a blockbuster movie, while you're entitled to your opinion, that doesn't negate that it also made a ton of money because other people enjoyed it. I don't care for the Grand Theft Auto games because that type of gameplay doesn't appeal to me, but I recognize that a lot of other people do enjoy them and I'm fine with that and acknowledge the franchise's monumental success.

It selling well doesn't make it a good game. Take Sonic for example, he sells very well but all of his games sucked for many many years until now. Have you ever bought a product you weren't happy with? It's called buyer's remorse. Anything can sell well with the right amount of hype, doesn't mean it was good.

Think about where you got those games. You got them used at Gamestop. They were traded in.

[愛]

Let us not forget the demographic of gamers who like playing bad games. Opinions, haters gonna hate, bitches and whores, etc.

I still think Solstice for the NES is the worst game I've ever seen/played, and yet I've watched the speed run video at LEAST 30 times in my life.

[Turo602]

Oh, while I'm here. I got Rayman 3D, Raving Rabbids Travel in Time 3D, and Splinter Cell 3D for 16 bucks each brand new. Awesome price for Splinter Cell, the rest I thought I should just try. And I also manage to snag a new Super Princess Peach. I hate how much rare games cost. I miss my 35 bucks. And I pre-ordered Gears of War 3 and am currently expecting my Resident Evil the Mercenaries 3D later today.

EDIT: Oh, and I got Green Lantern Rise of the Manhunters for XBOX 360 for 30 bucks.

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by Patraw

Peanut: I disagree; a game selling well most definitely means that it's good. While you, or I, might not like a particular Greatest Hits title, you can't argue with thousands of people voting with their dollars. If it sucked, people wouldn't buy it in those numbers, plain and simple, no matter how much hype it got. It's the same for anything--if you don't like a blockbuster movie, while you're entitled to your opinion, that doesn't negate that it also made a ton of money because other people enjoyed it. I don't care for the Grand Theft Auto games because that type of gameplay doesn't appeal to me, but I recognize that a lot of other people do enjoy them and I'm fine with that and acknowledge the franchise's monumental success.

I also disagree with your assessment of PS2 FPS games. Compared to a PS3, Xbox360, or current PC title, of course they're not going to come off that well on the graphical end of things, but looked at fairly given the technological limitations of the system and time period in which they were made, there are many excellent FPS games on the PS2.

What you're saying is pure insanity. I understand where you're coming from involving opinions and what not, it's a subject that has been worn the f*ck out in these parts, but a game selling well absolutely means zero about its quality. If your opinion on the matter were true, Okami would be awful and American Chopper would be a AAA title.

And anyone who owned an Xbox knew that shooters on the PS2 was a lost cause. Straight up, there was zero competition there.

[Turo602]

I passed Wet some time ago and squeezed a decent amount of GS out of it. It wasn't amazing and it wasn't horrible. It was a decent game and was a fun ride. I'm also going to get back to Alan Wake and get a perfect GS once and for all. It deserves it.

So I've been playing Resident Evil the Mercenaries 3D and it's fairly decent. You start with 3 characters and have to fight your way through 30 missions and unlock extra costumes, characters, abilities, and earn medals along the way. Only some missions are co-op which is lame. I was disappointed in the lack of extra content and the lack of Leon and Ada and other characters. Mercenaries has some of the best graphics on the Nintendo 3DS and the gameplay is very solid and works well for what it is. It took me some getting use to since I've played previous Resident Evil titles but it works. The gameplay is very convenient for fast paced zombie killing. You can heal yourself with a tap of a button and moving and aiming works very well.

The demo of Revelations is also very lame. After you kill the third enemy the demo ends. It's very short and I'm not liking that all the enemies seen in Revelations so far look the same. I want zombies!!! The gameplay is fairly similar to Mercenaries but more fit for a slower paced horror game. For example, moving the slider makes you walk and not run in Revelations and holding b and moving the slider makes you run and not walk in Revelations. And I don't know if it's just me but the game just doesn't seem scary from what I've played. The rats and the birds busting out unexpectedly didn't have any sort of impact on me and the enemies don't even look scary. Capcom isn't selling it well anymore. I miss when some special zombie or creature approaches with loud dramatic music. It made it scary. Maybe the final version of the game will change my mind when I'm dealing with ammo.

All in all Mercenaries lacks in some areas and isn't anything we haven't seen before but it's very addicting and fun.

[Ninjinister]

My brother was over this weekend and we played a few things. Started out with Mortal Kombat 2K11, showing him Skarlet and the unlockable/DLC stuff (since when I take the title over to his place that stuff isn't there, of course). We blazed through a level of Batman: The Brave & The Bold on Wii (I love Wayfoward), and topped it off with beastin' Streets of Rage Remake.

Originally Posted by XERO

The fact that in Sonic 4, when curled into a ball, Sonic slows down instead of going faster than when he runs, which is usually the case.

Ohhh. The way you worded it made it sound like I was doing something wrong. Yeah, getting Sonic 4 was a mistake... I was initially waiting to see if part 1 and part 2 was going to release on a disc together like a few other multi-part downloadable titles had done, but I got tired of waiting for part 2 news. I know part 1 was pretty much lambasted but I wanted to experience it for myself and the demo wasn't altogether terrible. If anything the finished product is worse than the demo.