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[Ninjinister]

Beatin' the unholy crap outta people with tentacles. Lots and lots of tentacles.

"Waste of flesh!"

[Digital Ghost]

Played the new MK demo! Lots of fun. Now... the waiting game.

[JameO]

Playing Homefront and Test Drive Unlimited 2.

Homefront is basically Battlefield but I really like the point system to get kill streaks. And Test Drive is pretty cool being completely online and doing missions while driving passed people on Live.

[Brodie]

Picked up the 25th Anniversary Mario All Stars LE thing. They re-issued it, and I Subbed today and had the cash to blow.

Its a great looking set, but really that's about it. The book is super tiny.

[Peanut]

I got Crysis 2, it's pretty sweet.

[Ninjinister]

Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Peanut

I got Crysis 2, it's pretty sweet.

Agreed. I had been looking forward to playing this for a while, and was not dissapointed.

The game gets off to a solid, if slow-paced start, but gets extreme, once the aliens become the stars of the show.

Multiplayer ain't shabby either.

[LincolnHawk]

Originally Posted by JameO

Playing Homefront and Test Drive Unlimited 2.

Homefront is basically Battlefield but I really like the point system to get kill streaks. And Test Drive is pretty cool being completely online and doing missions while driving passed people on Live.

how is test drive, I've been tempted to rent it on a few occasions just to see how the gameplay is

[愛]

Started up Dragon Age: Origins. I'm really behind on games, but I'm enjoying it a lot. The presentation of the story is really great.

[chad]

Call of Duty Black Ops. It's good so far

[AquaParade]

Just beat the Crysis 2 campaign, yesterday morning...

What a ****ing blast!

Haven't enjoyed an fps campaign of this quality since Bioshock, Half-life, and the early Halo ones.

The humans were tactical, competent enemies, which were fun to fight, but once the aliens came into play, they definitely stole the show. By the last mission, the graphics, gameplay, and music had come together in total harmony, making for the sweetest escape I've had in a video game, for quite some time.

The only factor that disappointed me, was that the game map wasn't quite as large as I had hoped. Although, this was countered easily, by how exciting the a.i. was to battle.

Going to replay some missions on the harder difficulty and jump back into multiplayer now. I highly recommend this game to Fps and single player fans!

[Peanut]

Contrary to my experience with the AI of Crysis 2 thus far. They're insanely stupid and entirely too easy to manipulate. Cloak, aim, decloak, shoot, cloak, repeat. And no shortage of guys running full blast into walls and getting stuck in the environment. Shooting a guy in the face right in front of another guy and having the other one walk away like nothing happened is also pretty common. I don't feel like them being able to see you while cloaked and 2 feet in front of them constitutes good AI. You can shoot from behind a pillar, have everyone see you, then duck behind the pillar, cloak and outflank them entirely.

Again, I feel as if you constantly play entirely different games than I do. That or you're far too easily impressed.

Also, having finally cracked this out on the PC, then going and playing it on 360...man. Time for some new hardware console manufacturers.

[JameO]

Originally Posted by LincolnHawk

how is test drive, I've been tempted to rent it on a few occasions just to see how the gameplay is

I have enjoyed it a lot. I enjoy the online factor of it, in almost all instances it is completely online and you see other players doing their challenges, or just cruise with friends, upgrade your cars and what not. I personally have enjoyed it a lot, which is surprising as I do not usually like racing games like this. I say give it a rent and try it out for sure.

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Contrary to my experience with the AI of Crysis 2 thus far. They're insanely stupid and entirely too easy to manipulate. Cloak, aim, decloak, shoot, cloak, repeat. And no shortage of guys running full blast into walls and getting stuck in the environment. Shooting a guy in the face right in front of another guy and having the other one walk away like nothing happened is also pretty common. I don't feel like them being able to see you while cloaked and 2 feet in front of them constitutes good AI. You can shoot from behind a pillar, have everyone see you, then duck behind the pillar, cloak and outflank them entirely.

Again, I feel as if you constantly play entirely different games than I do. That or you're far too easily impressed.

Also, having finally cracked this out on the PC, then going and playing it on 360...man. Time for some new hardware console manufacturers.

You are partially, correct. The a.i. was lacking some polish, and was prone to haywire every once in a while. It was super frustrating, when you would cloak, run away, uncloak, and all of the sudden the a.i. would know exactly where you were. I guess you'd have to chalk it up to them having some of the same great tech, that is given to the player. I should have mentioned that, because when the a.i. stumbled, it really killed the great illusion the game is able to give off.

But, when it worked, it worked great. Enemies flanked, aliens hunted you down. Even the common "Big brute" enemy type, commonly seen in fps's, wasn't slow to track you down. These shootouts were INTENSE, on the harder difficulties.
However, I assure you, that an enemy will certainly see you, if you stand two feet in front of them, unclocaked or not. That simply isn't true 95% of the time...As a matter of fact, I just tried it three times in a row to make sure
The level design, superb music, and a.i., really made this one a winner, for me. Hell, the graphics weren't too shabby either

Some of my favorite games are...
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Shadow of the Colossus, Bioshock 2, Super Mario Bro's, Mass Effect 2, Crysis 2, and Ninja Gaiden Black! If that is "easily impressed" count me in!

What are some of your favorite games, Peanut?

[IamtheKnight]

Crysis 2. It's an awesome game so far.

[Ninja Turtles 25 Years]

Call Of Duty Modern Warfare Reflex. I really like the Chernobyl levels, and the other Russia levels. I have seen that Black Ops when my sister got it for Christmas, but I never played it. Someday when money becomes less tight and the price for these games goes down.

[LincolnHawk]

Originally Posted by JameO

I have enjoyed it a lot. I enjoy the online factor of it, in almost all instances it is completely online and you see other players doing their challenges, or just cruise with friends, upgrade your cars and what not. I personally have enjoyed it a lot, which is surprising as I do not usually like racing games like this. I say give it a rent and try it out for sure.

thanks...will def give it a look this weekend

[Peanut]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

However, I assure you, that an enemy will certainly see you, if you stand two feet in front of them, unclocaked or not. That simply isn't true 95% of the time...As a matter of fact, I just tried it three times in a row to make sure

If you actually read what I said, you'd notice that I said they COULD see you standing 2 feet in front of them and that I didn't think that small fact meant the AI was any good. I said that because all of the Crysis 2 good AI comments I've seen have used "they're perceptive" as a standing point, which is entirely ridiculous.

Some of my favorite games are...
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, Shadow of the Colossus, Bioshock 2, Super Mario Bro's, Mass Effect 2, Crysis 2, and Ninja Gaiden Black! If that is "easily impressed" count me in!

Just because you can enjoy good games doesn't mean you can't be easily impressed.

Crysis 2 is a decent shooter that breaks the CoD mold in a time period where not many shooters do that. It's got mediocre sound design, the story is nonsense and the pacing is all over the place. It's also nowhere near as ambitious as the first game and trades in some of the more interesting and noteworthy features for a linear design that's more friendly to the brain dead CoD crowd. If it weren't for the great use of the suit and the amazing (on PC) visuals, the game would be about as noteworthy as Homefront I.E. not at all.

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Peanut

If you actually read what I said, you'd notice that I said they COULD see you standing 2 feet in front of them and that I didn't think that small fact meant the AI was any good. I said that because all of the Crysis 2 good AI comments I've seen have used "they're perceptive" as a standing point, which is entirely ridiculous.



Just because you can enjoy good games doesn't mean you can't be easily impressed.

Crysis 2 is a decent shooter that breaks the CoD mold in a time period where not many shooters do that. It's got mediocre sound design, the story is nonsense and the pacing is all over the place. It's also nowhere near as ambitious as the first game and trades in some of the more interesting and noteworthy features for a linear design that's more friendly to the brain dead CoD crowd. If it weren't for the great use of the suit and the amazing (on PC) visuals, the game would be about as noteworthy as Homefront I.E. not at all.

I did read what you said about enemy a.i., and I responded accordingly. Ooooh you only said they "could"...whoops...The point stands, that they DON'T!


To each their own. The sound design may be average, but the music is some of the best in an action game, that I have ever heard. The pacing is quite great,in my humble opinion. It started a bit slow for the first few levels, but it quickly escalates at a fantastic pace. Do you know what pacing means, Peanut? I'm starting to wonder, because this game operated fine, when it comes to proper pacing. To compare this game to homefront, is pretty silly. Maybe to the untrained eye, it resembles homefront. To someone who has played them both? No...Sorry.

You are right however, about the great use of the suit, and the visuals. The graphics are certainly a beauty to look at, and the "Predator" type suit, keeps the gameplay fresh and interesting. However, the level design, fantastic music, and even a good bit of the art direction, also make the game stand out for ME.

Crysis 2 has some annoying a.i. bugs...and that's a shame. Crysis 2 is also less ambitious then Crysis, sure....that I could give a rat's ass about, because amibition does not equal quality work, my friend. You think the enemies are boring in Crysis 2? Try going back to Crysis 1 again and fighting those aliens.
Peanut, I know you are entitled to your opinion, but, today you are wrong

Crysis 2 is a fantastic package. One of the best fps campaigns in years, fantastic visuals, and one hell of a soundtrack!

EDIT: Oh yea...you are right about the story. What a ****in mess of an attempt. I was hoping that since they got a novelist involved a while ago, it would have been a nice little unambitious, video-game level story...but nope. It was worse.
A great story, would have really propelled this game up with the classics, but, at the same time, is not necessary to have a great time, with a game like this.

[Peanut]

So many of my points went so far over your head that I'm just going to stop trying now. The fact that you thought I was comparing Crysis 2 to Homefront just kind of solidifies my entire point. My shortlist of people I can have an actual conversation with in this section continues to dwindle.

Thank Christ my regular crew and Ninjinister are still in here.