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~~AquaParade~~ · 04-07-2011, 10:12 AM

I have moved on from that conversation, yes. The pokemon breeder dude's black and white view of the world was just too constricted for conversation, but alas, I am back and ready for a new one.

I finished my second Crysis 2 campaign, and it's probably time to let that game sit for a little while, though I look forward to returning to it.

I can't stop thinking about how great the fall season is gonna be for gamers. What else do you guys plan on picking up this year? My priorities at this point, in order are....

Batman Arkham City - I'm a huge comic fan, so as long as the gameplay is good and solid, the atmosphere of this game is going to make me fall in love!

Uncharted 3 - Pretty excited for this as well. I have to admit that I don't share the same GOTY love for Uncharted as most of the gaming community, but I do think its a damn fine series so far. I'll most likely be picking up 3 on launch day. Single player games are my bread and butter, and while the campaign was done spectacularly in Uncharted 2, I am actually looking forward to see what they do with the multiplayer. I think Naughty Dog is going to cook up something pretty fun.

Dark Souls - A sequel to Demons Souls? The developers say no, but I say yes. Either way, this game is destined to be ****ing awesome. I loved the difficulty and lonely atmosphere of Demons Souls, and am excited to see what they do for this one. I wouldn't mind a little more interactivity with friends, despite the fact that the first game had such clever multiplayer.

I like to have a mixed variety of games in my collection, and although these are all third-person action adventures, all three series actually play quite differently!

Those are my top three for the rest of the year, but I am also keeping a close eye on Portal 2, Infamous, and Mortal Kombat for summertime gaming (If I manage to find time).

Thanks for reading

rufus · 04-07-2011, 11:11 AM

Red Dead Redemption
Ghostbusters:The Game
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of The Foot Clan.

*Cure* · 04-07-2011, 11:46 AM

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I have moved on from that conversation, yes.

Ugh, shut up. I was talking about Ecto.

~~AquaParade~~ · 04-07-2011, 11:54 AM

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Ugh, shut up. I was talking about Ecto.

Ugh, fine.

But seriously, no.

*JameO* · 04-08-2011, 05:05 PM

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Ugh, fine.

But seriously, no.

All these innocent people dying in the world, and people like you still exist. It is amazing!

~~AquaParade~~ · 04-09-2011, 02:21 AM

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All these innocent people dying in the world, and people like you still exist. It is amazing!

Wait, why exactly do I deserve to lose my life?

hadoolket · 04-09-2011, 03:27 AM

i've...been marathoning the metal gear solid movies/games from 1 to 4. and i keep wanting to go through them again, i'm obsessed

~~AquaParade~~ · 04-09-2011, 10:06 AM

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i've...been marathoning the metal gear solid movies/games from 1 to 4. and i keep wanting to go through them again, i'm obsessed

You sir, are my new best friend

Seriously though, I love those games. I'd played 2 and three back to back, but playing them all in a row is pretty ambitious. Which is your favorite? I personally feel like Snake Eater blows the rest of em outta the water.

*Candy Kappa* · 04-09-2011, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by hadoolket

i've...been marathoning the metal gear solid movies/games from 1 to 4. and i keep wanting to go through them again, i'm obsessed

Me and a friend are gonna do the same when I get back home, both Metal Gear and the four Solid games. there were some talk doing the non-canon games as well... Bring on the red bull

hadoolket · 04-10-2011, 01:13 AM

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Which is your favorite?

i don't have a definitive favorite, yet

however, i do like snake eater's bond-like take combined with jungle war/survival, though the bosses aren't as interesting as mgs1's

but nobody can deny the drama of the last battle of the game, especially if you take long enough that the snake eater theme starts to play during it

mgs2 was just a bunch of existentialistic psychobabble, but at least the colonel codec conversations near the end were pretty entertaining

i do like mgs4's controls more, but the game seems less conducive to stealth than the previous games and more inviting toward those who prefer call of duty gameplay

i'm also looking for a copy of peace walker so i can bother with that later

*Powder* · 04-10-2011, 01:25 AM

I'm playin' Pokemon Soul Silver. I really wish we coulda walked around with our Pokemon in Black.

Anyway, diggin' it.

Sergio517 · 04-10-2011, 03:09 AM

Just completed Alan Wake to a perfect 1000. The DLC is for later. I don't want to whore this game out. Currently started Borderlands GotY Edition.

~~AquaParade~~ · 04-10-2011, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by hadoolket

i don't have a definitive favorite, yet

however, i do like snake eater's bond-like take combined with jungle war/survival, though the bosses aren't as interesting as mgs1's

but nobody can deny the drama of the last battle of the game, especially if you take long enough that the snake eater theme starts to play during it

mgs2 was just a bunch of existentialistic psychobabble, but at least the colonel codec conversations near the end were pretty entertaining

i do like mgs4's controls more, but the game seems less conducive to stealth than the previous games and more inviting toward those who prefer call of duty gameplay

i'm also looking for a copy of peace walker so i can bother with that later

I agree with a lot of what you have said. The controls for Metal Gear Solid 4, were easily the best in the series, yet the atmosphere and story weren't up to par with 3.

*Ninjinister* · 04-10-2011, 12:35 PM

My mum bought me "Disney Friends" for the DS. It's nothing special at all - it's sort of a low-rent Nintendogs with Disney characters. But I'm a big Stitch fan and I've got to admit, even a rudimentary virtual pet sim with him is pretty cool.

Peanut · 04-10-2011, 03:38 PM

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i've...been marathoning the metal gear solid movies/games from 1 to 4. and i keep wanting to go through them again, i'm obsessed

I played through 1-3 about two weeks before 4 came out to prepare myself. I had also never actually played through any of them and had never even touched 3. That was a trip.

*Turo602* · 04-10-2011, 03:43 PM

Well, I passed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Battle Nexus with my brother a while ago so we have started playing Borderlands GotY Edition and I'm really enjoying it. At first I wasn't a fan because it was an RPG shooter and all I could hear was RPG. So I didn't know what to expect from that type of game. But for 20 dollars including all the DLC its a really good game. It's very very light on story. I don't even know who these characters are or what's the point of the game period. But I'm having fun leveling up, killing enemies, finding new things, and doing missions with my bro. We have also started X-Men the Arcade Game and trying to get the achievements we can because some of them require six players. But fun game either way. Even better that I only wasted 200 MS points on it.

I have also been playing Super Street Fighter IV 3D here and there along with Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1. I only need two more achievements which are kinda annoying. But still a fun game to play, can't wait for Episode 2. I have also been continuing Spirit Tracks. And as my main solo game I am playing Alan Wake. I'm at the end of episode 2 and it keeps getting a lot more interesting.

Peanut · 04-10-2011, 03:45 PM

I stopped playing Alan Wake because it's a game that relies so heavily on story, yet all of the characters lip-sync like a muppet. Also the combat is kinda sh*tty.

*Turo602* · 04-10-2011, 03:49 PM

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I stopped playing Alan Wake because it's a game that relies so heavily on story, yet all of the characters lip-sync like a muppet. Also the combat is kinda sh*tty.

Sucks that you didn't enjoy it. I'm actually really enjoying it a lot right now. I've been looking forward to a creepy game for a while. I like the environments and the atmosphere, it's so creepy and dark. Although it's not really scary since it's a physiological thriller it's still really good. Can't wait to start Dead Space 2 to satisfy my need to be scared.

Sergio517 · 04-10-2011, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

I stopped playing Alan Wake because it's a game that relies so heavily on story, yet all of the characters lip-sync like a muppet. Also the combat is kinda sh*tty.

Try SvR 2011 for the lip synching issue. That was horrible. With Alan Wake, I actually liked the combat. It made it feel survival horror like the Resident Evil games before RE4, although RE4 retained more of the survival horror over RE5. I like games with great stories. Have you ever played Eternal Darkness for the Gamecube?

Peanut · 04-10-2011, 08:08 PM

Yes, I still have a copy kicking around somewhere.

Alan Wake has a pretty neat story with some cool hooks, but I still don't understand why a game with such a reliance on story has to look so bad in cut-scenes. It was hard to take it serious when Barry starts unhinging at the jaw like he's going to swallow a rat. I do want to give it another try, though. It's been sitting on my shelf since I bought it. It's just hard to find time to go back and play something older sometimes.

04-07-2011, 10:12 AM	#5761
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	I have moved on from that conversation, yes. The pokemon breeder dude's black and white view of the world was just too constricted for conversation, but alas, I am back and ready for a new one. I finished my second Crysis 2 campaign, and it's probably time to let that game sit for a little while, though I look forward to returning to it. I can't stop thinking about how great the fall season is gonna be for gamers. What else do you guys plan on picking up this year? My priorities at this point, in order are.... Batman Arkham City - I'm a huge comic fan, so as long as the gameplay is good and solid, the atmosphere of this game is going to make me fall in love! Uncharted 3 - Pretty excited for this as well. I have to admit that I don't share the same GOTY love for Uncharted as most of the gaming community, but I do think its a damn fine series so far. I'll most likely be picking up 3 on launch day. Single player games are my bread and butter, and while the campaign was done spectacularly in Uncharted 2, I am actually looking forward to see what they do with the multiplayer. I think Naughty Dog is going to cook up something pretty fun. Dark Souls - A sequel to Demons Souls? The developers say no, but I say yes. Either way, this game is destined to be ***ing awesome. I loved the difficulty and lonely atmosphere of Demons Souls, and am excited to see what they do for this one. I wouldn't mind a little more interactivity with friends, despite the fact that the first game had such clever multiplayer. I like to have a mixed variety of games in my collection, and although these are all third-person action adventures, all three series actually play quite differently! Those are my top three for the rest of the year, but I am also keeping a close eye on Portal 2, Infamous, and Mortal Kombat for summertime gaming (If I manage to find time). Thanks for reading Last edited by AquaParade; 04-07-2011 at 10:23 AM.*

04-07-2011, 11:11 AM	#5762
rufus Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lawrenceville,Georgia Posts: 780	Red Dead Redemption Ghostbusters:The Game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of The Foot Clan. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/edgartooms ^TMNT Stopmotions.

04-10-2011, 03:09 AM	#5772
Sergio517 Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 114	Just completed Alan Wake to a perfect 1000. The DLC is for later. I don't want to whore this game out. Currently started Borderlands GotY Edition. __________________

04-10-2011, 12:35 PM	#5774
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	My mum bought me "Disney Friends" for the DS. It's nothing special at all - it's sort of a low-rent Nintendogs with Disney characters. But I'm a big Stitch fan and I've got to admit, even a rudimentary virtual pet sim with him is pretty cool. __________________

04-10-2011, 03:43 PM	#5776
Turo602 The King of Kings Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 2,931	Well, I passed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Battle Nexus with my brother a while ago so we have started playing Borderlands GotY Edition and I'm really enjoying it. At first I wasn't a fan because it was an RPG shooter and all I could hear was RPG. So I didn't know what to expect from that type of game. But for 20 dollars including all the DLC its a really good game. It's very very light on story. I don't even know who these characters are or what's the point of the game period. But I'm having fun leveling up, killing enemies, finding new things, and doing missions with my bro. We have also started X-Men the Arcade Game and trying to get the achievements we can because some of them require six players. But fun game either way. Even better that I only wasted 200 MS points on it. I have also been playing Super Street Fighter IV 3D here and there along with Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1. I only need two more achievements which are kinda annoying. But still a fun game to play, can't wait for Episode 2. I have also been continuing Spirit Tracks. And as my main solo game I am playing Alan Wake. I'm at the end of episode 2 and it keeps getting a lot more interesting. __________________

04-09-2011, 03:27 AM	#5767
hadoolket Thug Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 93	i've...been marathoning the metal gear solid movies/games from 1 to 4. and i keep wanting to go through them again, i'm obsessed

04-10-2011, 01:25 AM	#5771
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,956	I'm playin' Pokemon Soul Silver. I really wish we coulda walked around with our Pokemon in Black. Anyway, diggin' it.

04-10-2011, 03:45 PM	#5777
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I stopped playing Alan Wake because it's a game that relies so heavily on story, yet all of the characters lip-sync like a muppet. Also the combat is kinda sh*tty.

04-10-2011, 08:08 PM	#5780
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Yes, I still have a copy kicking around somewhere. Alan Wake has a pretty neat story with some cool hooks, but I still don't understand why a game with such a reliance on story has to look so bad in cut-scenes. It was hard to take it serious when Barry starts unhinging at the jaw like he's going to swallow a rat. I do want to give it another try, though. It's been sitting on my shelf since I bought it. It's just hard to find time to go back and play something older sometimes.