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Old 09-16-2007, 04:19 PM   #21
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I call myself a Silent Hill fan but have never played any of the games. (Truth be told I'm too much of a wuss) I've watched my friend play 2 and 3, read a comic and seen the movie in that order. I've also read stuff about it on the internet (the symoblism intrigues me)
I nearly bought Silent Hill 2 once, but chickened out.
Similiar experience...

I bought Silent Hill years ago for the PS1. I remember begining to play and just getting freaked out...the whole mood of the game was just soooo creepy...I didn't get very far till I couldn't take it anymore, and have never picked up the title since...RE I can handle (and love), but this game really got me...

Also, many, MANY moons ago, I can slightly remember one of the first NES titles I ever played (must have been around 7 or 8 yrs old): Back to the Future. Now I don't remember much about it, but I do remember running around and along the top of the screen there was some sort of meter with pictures of my family (brother, sister, mom?- not sure exactly, kinda fuzzy). As you played, your family member would slowly fade away so you had to move quick. I remember being PETRIFIED about my family dying and fading and after playing for a little bit, I bust out crying and ran to my parents. Needless to say, the game was returned to Blockbuster shortly after.
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Old 09-16-2007, 04:21 PM   #22
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Oh! I forgot to mention! I have only played the original Silent Hill, and I was only able to play for about 10 minutes before getting totally freaked out and turned it off. I'm a wuss like that.
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Old 09-16-2007, 06:18 PM   #23
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Another thing is that I got RE4 for the Wii, after avoiding it for so long. I played up to the point where you rescue Ashley and then was overcome with so much fear for her safety that I stopped playing it completely. I saw how the rest of the game turned out by downloading and watching a speed run of it.
LoL, that's one of the funniest things I have ever heard. That's too bad because the game is fun as hell.


I don't let anyone watch me play 1st person shooters that let you save freewill anywhere because of the way I play them. I will save constantly, usually before it looks like there might be trouble (like entering a new room.) I will then, for example, enter the room and get in a gunfight. After everyone in the room is dead I will load my game and try again if I'm not happy with the results.

"No, I'm pretty sure I can kill everyone in this room without taking damage. Let's try this again."

Sometimes playing the same 5 minutes of game over and over again a dozen times or so.

I am very anal about this for some reason, even for games that have no consequences for dying (Bioshock.)
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Old 09-16-2007, 08:50 PM   #24
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HAHAHAHA!!! This story is CLASSIC!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I just couldn't take having to keep both of us safe. It wasn't so bad at first, a couple guys here or there, but then she got caught in a bear trap while those dudes with tentacle heads were swarming. I pretty much had a breakdown and turned it off.
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Old 09-16-2007, 09:11 PM   #25
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I'm glad you enjoyed it. I just couldn't take having to keep both of us safe. It wasn't so bad at first, a couple guys here or there, but then she got caught in a bear trap while those dudes with tentacle heads were swarming. I pretty much had a breakdown and turned it off.
Laugh my ass off.
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Old 09-16-2007, 11:10 PM   #26
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I never beat FF7.

I enjoyed Transformers for 360

I rebought Marvel Alliance

I dislike Mario party, Smash bros, and Mario Strikers


I got to the motherbrain in Mrime, and quit.


I own a shrink wrapped copy of Metroid Corruption

Also, I think about buying a PSP just for Megaman Powered Up.
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Old 09-16-2007, 11:14 PM   #27
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I never beat FF7.

I enjoyed Transformers for 360

I rebought Marvel Alliance

I dislike Mario party, Smash bros, and Mario Strikers


I got to the motherbrain in M.Prime, and quit.


I own a shrink wrapped copy of Metroid Corruption

Also, I think about buying a PSP just for Megaman Powered Up.
How many conversations have we had about these things!? How f*cking many!?
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Old 09-17-2007, 02:52 AM   #28
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Let him buy a PSP. It'll be a good learning experience. It was for me. I learned that the PSP F*CKING SUCKS!
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Old 09-17-2007, 03:00 AM   #29
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Really? I thought you said you managed to learn how it made a great paperweight...
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Old 09-17-2007, 03:07 AM   #30
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Seriously, I have a 4GB Memory stick so I use the PSP as an MP3 player. Exclusively.
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Old 09-17-2007, 03:12 AM   #31
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Yikes. I knew it was bad, but not THAT bad. MP3 player only? Wowza...
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Old 09-17-2007, 11:41 AM   #32
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Another not so secret secret....

I've gotten perfects and beat all the Mario games from SMB 2 through Yoshi's Island..... and I still can't defeat Mario 1.
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Old 09-17-2007, 02:03 PM   #33
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Seriously, I have a 4GB Memory stick so I use the PSP as an MP3 player. Exclusively.
Hahaha! So do I! My regular MP3 player broke, so now I just carry around my PSP instead. I always have WTF loaded in the UMD tray, though. Just in case I'm super f*cking bored and don't feel like listening to music while waiting for a ride or something. I'll break out a couple of the little mini-games on there.

One of the only worthwhile PSP games I was looking forward to, the Earthworm Jim remake, was cancelled a couple months ago; so I don't think I'll own a PSP game until GoW comes out, and that'll probably be the last one I ever get.
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I enjoyed Transformers for 360
I have to admit I'm guilty of that one too.
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Old 09-18-2007, 02:13 AM   #35
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Hahaha! So do I! My regular MP3 player broke, so now I just carry around my PSP instead. I always have WTF loaded in the UMD tray, though. Just in case I'm super f*cking bored and don't feel like listening to music while waiting for a ride or something. I'll break out a couple of the little mini-games on there.

One of the only worthwhile PSP games I was looking forward to, the Earthworm Jim remake, was cancelled a couple months ago; so I don't think I'll own a PSP game until GoW comes out, and that'll probably be the last one I ever get.
And even the GoW videos we've seen so far looked rather underwhelming. Not to mention that I can't imagine playing the game with that god awful analog knob.
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Old 09-18-2007, 04:20 AM   #36
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Seriously, I have a 4GB Memory stick so I use the PSP as an MP3 player. Exclusively.
I loaded custom firmware and turned my PSP into a portable Neo-Geo a long time ago. I'm still waiting for GoW and that WipeOut sequel to land. Then the UMD tray can get some use again.
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Old 09-18-2007, 12:59 PM   #37
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And even the GoW videos we've seen so far looked rather underwhelming. Not to mention that I can't imagine playing the game with that god awful analog knob.
Yeah, very true. I guess it's not so bad knowing that GoW doesn't have a set camera, but I don't know. That little nub is completely f*cking worthless.
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Plus the lack of a second analog stick seems to make evading pretty awkward.

EDIT: Another one of my "secrets" seems to be that I buy worthless gaming machines. First I got a Wii, then I bought a f*cking PSP. I'm going for a Gizmondo next.
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Old 09-18-2007, 01:24 PM   #39
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While you're at it, buy a Dreamcast! OH NO I DIDN'T! Or did I?
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Maybe I'll get one after I buy a Genesis.

BA - DUM - PSSSH!!!
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