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*raphael_is_cool* · 09-19-2009, 08:09 AM

Yeah. I've played the first two episodes and been really enjoying it. The puzzles feel a little easier but maybe it's because I'm used to the Telltale stuff, or it's second nature to a Monkey Island fan, or there's slightly more 'logic' behind them, or the areas are more restricted...or all of the above.

I'm finding the humour really good too. Had me laughing quite a few times, especially when it questioned a small bit in the gameplay mechanics in the second one.

The guy that did the SoMI flash has done some great little mini ones too.

WARNING. MINOR SPOILERS. He is guessing the plot based off some details you may not have seen.

*Dr. Doom* · 09-19-2009, 02:24 PM

We don't have Smash-Up available until this upcoming tuesday over at Gamestop. Lame. Maybe Best Buy broke SD?

*Ninjinister* · 09-19-2009, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Doom

We don't have Smash-Up available until this upcoming tuesday over at Gamestop. Lame. Maybe Best Buy broke SD?

Best Buy has had Sept. 15th listed as street date on their website since they first put it on the site, to my knowledge. It's just that nobody thought they'd honor the date until the day actually came.

~~Leo656~~ · 09-20-2009, 05:19 PM

Currently working on SmackDown Vs. Raw 2009 for 360. Finally almost caught up on wrestling games after not getting any between 2006 and this year. I like most of the improvements, not a big fan of how easy it is to just mash "Fists of Fury" until you win. Kinda cheap. Haven't started any Road To WrestleMania yet, but I'm almost done with Career using my unstoppable Kevin Nash CAW. Getting the Strength attribute up is a stupid pain.

Before that I finally went through and completed Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons on my GBA player. It's bugged the hell outta me for years, having not one but two Zelda games I didnt get around to finishing. Dunno why, just never had the time.

*XERO* · 09-20-2009, 05:37 PM

If we ever get to play SvsR09, Leo, my Hardy versus your CAW Nash.

~~Leo656~~ · 09-20-2009, 06:00 PM

I've actually never played online in my life. I don't even think I know how to hook the 360 up to go online, even though I would sure like to get the DL wrestlers. One of these days I'll look it up in the manual, since this guy I'm staying with actually lets us use his internet.

But my Nash's logo patterns prevent him from being online-playable anyway. Gah!

*XERO* · 09-20-2009, 06:02 PM

Dude, I still gotta GET a 360.

~~Leo656~~ · 09-20-2009, 06:14 PM

Since I've had mine since April, I'm probably gonna need a new one soon too.

**Barkworm** · 09-21-2009, 04:14 PM

I started the second episode earlier today and the opening sequence was really, really awesome.

*Dr. Doom* · 09-22-2009, 12:52 PM

I bought Smash-Up last night, hoping for the best, but the game is too similar to Smash Bros. for it's own good, especially considering that the game just doesn't flow as smoothly or go quite as deep as Smash Bros and it only has a handful of characters that are either from the recent movie or the 4kids show (as well as 3 different rabbids), as opposed to the versatile, multi-universal cast we were initially promised. It seems like there's a decent amount of stuff to do in general, but the arcade mode consisting of only a few matches, bookended buy some horrible Jim Lawson drawn still cutscenes really drains a lot of the potential life from this game. I think I'm gonna mess around with it a bit more and see what else I can manage to gain from the experience, but I'm not terribly optimistic.

*Cure* · 09-22-2009, 05:06 PM

ODST. Pretty sweet.

*raphael_is_cool* · 09-22-2009, 05:16 PM

Man, I had no idea Firefight mode in ODST was going to be so much fun. Managed to last ages on one map (getting the Hero medal twice for keeping us in the game) and got the Invincible medal...before my friend had to go and just disconnected. Definitely need to try this with four people.

IamtheKnight · 09-22-2009, 07:03 PM

Is ODST worth the whole 60$ price tag or should I wait?

*Brodie* · 09-22-2009, 07:21 PM

I snagged ODST at toys r us and got a figure and a $20 giftcard...

*raphael_is_cool* · 09-23-2009, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by IamtheKnight

Is ODST worth the whole 60$ price tag or should I wait?

Depends on whether you play multiplayer, really. If it's just single-player there's not a great deal to it (even though the campaign is pretty cool from what I've seen so far) but for multiplayer you've got Firefight mode and on a second disc is the whole of Halo 3's multiplayer which includes all the maps available, plus three new ones. Firefight is a blast but there is no matchmaking (yet?) so you'd need to have friends to play with.

Lordmylar06 · 09-23-2009, 04:32 PM

I just purchased an old game. Vagrant Story for Playstation. I'm happy to get my hands on this one again. Hours of hardcore RPG gaming at squaresofts finest. They don't make em like this anymore.

poiuytre · 09-24-2009, 06:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lordmylar06

I just purchased an old game. Vagrant Story for Playstation. I'm happy to get my hands on this one again. Hours of hardcore RPG gaming at squaresofts finest. They don't make em like this anymore.

An often overlooked classic. I wonder what Matsuno is working on these days.

Patraw · 09-25-2009, 09:53 AM

Went to Gamestop yesterday evening and picked up:

PS2:

Treasure Planet
Mega Man X7
SpyHunter
Splashdown

GBA:

Golden Sun
F-Zero GP Legend
SimCity 2000

IamtheKnight · 09-26-2009, 12:31 AM

MAU:2 it is one of the best games I've played so far!

Peanut · 09-26-2009, 04:43 AM

Dear Lord. 90+ minutes on a single map in Firefight. Some 700,000 points later, on the final wave of the final round in set 3, we (Brodie, Cure, Stryker and myself) finally bit the dust. I think the fatigue factor started to wear in around the middle of the last round. We'd been playing for hours by that point, and as it was well past 5 am, we started to make stupid mistakes. We had 15 lives going into the last few waves, I'm confident we could have gone all the way if we hadn't gotten so tired.

I honestly don't think I've ever felt so totally fulfilled with a session of gaming before.

09-19-2009, 02:24 PM	#3922
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	We don't have Smash-Up available until this upcoming tuesday over at Gamestop. Lame. Maybe Best Buy broke SD? __________________ I love you, Pickle.

09-20-2009, 05:37 PM	#3925
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	If we ever get to play SvsR09, Leo, my Hardy versus your CAW Nash. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

09-20-2009, 06:02 PM	#3927
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	Dude, I still gotta GET a 360. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

09-21-2009, 04:14 PM	#3929
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,766	I started the second episode earlier today and the opening sequence was really, really awesome. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

09-22-2009, 12:52 PM	#3930
Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	I bought Smash-Up last night, hoping for the best, but the game is too similar to Smash Bros. for it's own good, especially considering that the game just doesn't flow as smoothly or go quite as deep as Smash Bros and it only has a handful of characters that are either from the recent movie or the 4kids show (as well as 3 different rabbids), as opposed to the versatile, multi-universal cast we were initially promised. It seems like there's a decent amount of stuff to do in general, but the arcade mode consisting of only a few matches, bookended buy some horrible Jim Lawson drawn still cutscenes really drains a lot of the potential life from this game. I think I'm gonna mess around with it a bit more and see what else I can manage to gain from the experience, but I'm not terribly optimistic. __________________ I love you, Pickle.

09-19-2009, 08:09 AM	#3921
raphael_is_cool Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: England Posts: 2,151	Yeah. I've played the first two episodes and been really enjoying it. The puzzles feel a little easier but maybe it's because I'm used to the Telltale stuff, or it's second nature to a Monkey Island fan, or there's slightly more 'logic' behind them, or the areas are more restricted...or all of the above. I'm finding the humour really good too. Had me laughing quite a few times, especially when it questioned a small bit in the gameplay mechanics in the second one. The guy that did the SoMI flash has done some great little mini ones too. WARNING. MINOR SPOILERS. He is guessing the plot based off some details you may not have seen.

09-20-2009, 05:19 PM	#3924
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Currently working on SmackDown Vs. Raw 2009 for 360. Finally almost caught up on wrestling games after not getting any between 2006 and this year. I like most of the improvements, not a big fan of how easy it is to just mash "Fists of Fury" until you win. Kinda cheap. Haven't started any Road To WrestleMania yet, but I'm almost done with Career using my unstoppable Kevin Nash CAW. Getting the Strength attribute up is a stupid pain. Before that I finally went through and completed Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons on my GBA player. It's bugged the hell outta me for years, having not one but two Zelda games I didnt get around to finishing. Dunno why, just never had the time.

09-20-2009, 06:00 PM	#3926
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I've actually never played online in my life. I don't even think I know how to hook the 360 up to go online, even though I would sure like to get the DL wrestlers. One of these days I'll look it up in the manual, since this guy I'm staying with actually lets us use his internet. But my Nash's logo patterns prevent him from being online-playable anyway. Gah!

09-20-2009, 06:14 PM	#3928
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Since I've had mine since April, I'm probably gonna need a new one soon too.

09-22-2009, 05:06 PM	#3931
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	ODST. Pretty sweet. __________________

09-22-2009, 05:16 PM	#3932
raphael_is_cool Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: England Posts: 2,151	Man, I had no idea Firefight mode in ODST was going to be so much fun. Managed to last ages on one map (getting the Hero medal twice for keeping us in the game) and got the Invincible medal...before my friend had to go and just disconnected. Definitely need to try this with four people.

09-22-2009, 07:03 PM	#3933
IamtheKnight Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gotham City Posts: 701	Is ODST worth the whole 60$ price tag or should I wait?

09-22-2009, 07:21 PM	#3934
Brodie Certified Teacher Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bizarro Metropolis Posts: 6,495	I snagged ODST at toys r us and got a figure and a $20 giftcard... __________________ Stupendous Monster

09-23-2009, 04:32 PM	#3936
Lordmylar06 Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Location: Hurst, TX Posts: 961	I just purchased an old game. Vagrant Story for Playstation. I'm happy to get my hands on this one again. Hours of hardcore RPG gaming at squaresofts finest. They don't make em like this anymore.

09-25-2009, 09:53 AM	#3938
Patraw Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 689	Went to Gamestop yesterday evening and picked up: PS2: Treasure Planet Mega Man X7 SpyHunter Splashdown GBA: Golden Sun F-Zero GP Legend SimCity 2000 __________________

09-26-2009, 12:31 AM	#3939
IamtheKnight Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gotham City Posts: 701	MAU:2 it is one of the best games I've played so far!

09-26-2009, 04:43 AM	#3940
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Dear Lord. 90+ minutes on a single map in Firefight. Some 700,000 points later, on the final wave of the final round in set 3, we (Brodie, Cure, Stryker and myself) finally bit the dust. I think the fatigue factor started to wear in around the middle of the last round. We'd been playing for hours by that point, and as it was well past 5 am, we started to make stupid mistakes. We had 15 lives going into the last few waves, I'm confident we could have gone all the way if we hadn't gotten so tired. I honestly don't think I've ever felt so totally fulfilled with a session of gaming before.