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*XERO* · 11-07-2011, 07:42 PM

The remakes of Speed Highway and City Escape were the SH*T.

Just sayin'.

~~AquaParade~~ · 11-07-2011, 08:19 PM

Sometime in the next month or so, I'm going to have to decide between Sonic: Generations and Uncharted 3.

I'm currently playing through Metal Gear Solid 4, once again. Anyone else like this game 10x more, when the ipod is turned on? The mix of all out Mgs style set-piece battles and epic orchestrated music is unbelievably awesome.

*Turo602* · 11-07-2011, 09:06 PM

Blah Blah I passed Gears 3 and been playing it here and there. Favorite of the three. etc. etc. I've also passed Batman Arkham City twice and I gotta say. It's a lot like the first but with some great improvements. The gliding feels awesome and the expanded free flow combat is awesome. The side missions were interesting, the Riddler trophies/challenges were actually enjoyable. You actually needed to use your brains to obtain those trophies not just get lucky and find them like other games with unnecessary collectibles. I also really dig the story. Playing as Catwomen and Robin is totally kick ass. The Batman TAS skins are pretty cool too.

Speaking of Sonic, I've yet to own the game but I have played the demo and classic Sonic feels a whole lot better then he did back in June. The gameplay feels solid and I don't have any real complaints other then the fact that modern Sonic feels a bit glitchy when you want to stop and observe the area. It's like you're forced to just blast through it. Eh, I guess it's not that type of game. Still pretty damn fun. I can't wait to get it. Just hope future games don't follow the same formula. Change it up a bit. It's the same thing from Unleashed to Colors to Generations. I fear it'll get tiring. And yeah, they want to go back to a simpler more back to basics Sonic game. No more gimmicks no more bullsh*t. I've been wanting this for a while. Just get modern and classic Sonic and combine all their good qualities and give us an amazing modern Sonic game experience Sega!

So yeah, I'm not really playing anything new since I know I won't have the time to enjoy a game with Halo and Zelda coming soon. I got my pre-orders ready so I'm just trying to complete some more challenge maps in Batman. I'm also just going through Rainbow Six Vegas 2 again with my bro just to kill time.

*Turo602* · 11-07-2011, 09:14 PM

So yeah I got Batman Arkham City when it came out back in October and I've also recently got a good copy of FEAR without the platinum hits crap on the cover and I also pre-ordered Super Mario 3D Land (can't wait to get it looks like loads of fun), Mario Kart 7, Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary, and I also want to upgrade my Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword to the Bundle with the awesome gold Wiimote. I mean come on, I pre-ordered that over a year ago. So much for early 2011.

Peanut · 11-07-2011, 09:16 PM

You're absolutely f*cking insane if you think the Riddler sh*t in Arkham City is well done in the least. It's a complete joke.

*Turo602* · 11-07-2011, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

You're absolutely f*cking insane if you think the Riddler sh*t in Arkham City is well done in the least. It's a complete joke.

Eh, I enjoyed it. You actually had to work for them unlike most games when they're just lying around. I mean sure, you don't get much out of it but I found it fun.

Volvagia · 11-08-2011, 02:44 AM

Started playing Uncharted 3 yesterday. The aiming is a bit off and I've found one glitch so far other than that the game's great.

**Barkworm** · 11-08-2011, 10:49 AM

Did anyone else have a problem with Arkham City's disappearing save game glitch? I was almost at the end of the game, then my save file was somehow reset to 0 per cent. I was a bit pissed but decided to speed run through it (the main story can easily be completed in about eight hours, any developer saying it's 20+ is full of sh*t).

~~AquaParade~~ · 11-08-2011, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

I was a bit pissed but decided to speed run through it (the main story can easily be completed in about eight hours, any developer saying it's 20+ is full of sh*t).

Seriously. The story was nowhere near that long, and the fact that they chose to exaggerate to that level is a real let down.

*Ninjinister* · 11-08-2011, 02:50 PM

Still playing through Kirby: Mass Attack on my lunch breaks, and am almost finished with Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

As always, I'm also spending some time with some obscure-ass crap fighting games from the past: Sakigake!! Otokojuku for the Game Boy, based on a little-known Shonen Jump manga, and Yokai Butouden, a very terrible PS1 fighter that has traditional Japanese ghosts and demons as the playable characters.

Peanut · 11-09-2011, 11:28 AM

I got into the first wave of the SW:tOR beta, which is like 2 days long. Starts on the 11th, so I guess I'll be playing that soon. It's kind of a bad day for that to start, considering you know...Skyrim, but there's still a chance Amazon won't ship my giant dragon-filled CE by release, so I'll have something to do over the weekend.

Volvagia · 11-10-2011, 03:15 AM

Finished Uncharted 3 and started playing the first game again. The aiming is definitly better in U1.

*XERO* · 11-10-2011, 07:37 PM

Finally beat Sonic Generations.

That last boss was a bitch.

~~AquaParade~~ · 11-10-2011, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XERO

Finally beat Sonic Generations.

That last boss was a bitch.

How would you compare it to past Sonic games? I haven't loved a Sonic game since Sonic & Knuckles or Sonic Adventure.

Would you say there is any sense of urgency or direction? Somehow it doesn't bother me when Mario is jumping on clouds and eating mushrooms, but I like my Sonic games to have a little more "direction".

Peanut · 11-10-2011, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XERO

Finally beat Sonic Generations.

That last boss was a bitch.

Because it was absolutely awful in every respect.

Generations is great, the best Sonic game made in years and probably one of my favourites this year, but two of the last three levels and the final boss are absolute train wrecks.

**Barkworm** · 11-11-2011, 12:31 AM

I'm really interested in getting Skyrim but I think I'll pass. Its scale seems too intimidating.

Still playing Deus Ex which is awesome even though the fact that there are no stealth options for the boss battles is sad.

Peanut · 11-11-2011, 12:43 AM

Played some Skyrim and it's exactly what I thought it'd be.

A couple super SUPER annoying nitpicks, though. They, once again, dumbed down the armor for the second straight game by combining upper and lower armor choices, which annoys the hell out of me. Also, they use the exact same sound effect for finishing/gaining a quest as Fallout, which irritates me beyond belief. I don't want Fallout in TES, especially when the sound doesn't even suit the game AT ALL. Lastly, the menus are nice and work well, but I wish there was just a regular old character screen.

Other than that, from the hour I've played I know my weekend is lost and the subsequent leisure hours are entirely filled.

Oh, also played some MGS HD collection. MGS2 is still dumb, MGS3 is still great and Peace Walker is cool but seems a little to complicated for its own good. Also, kinda still controls like it used to be on a sh*tty handheld, which is unfortunate.

愛 · 11-11-2011, 07:06 AM

I played a lot of Skyrim so far, and I am enjoying it a lot. It's a shame that the game basically has Fallout 3 graphics, though. And for some reason the game put the difficulty on Expert and I kept dying so easily. I was thinking, "the hell is going on!?" Then I figured it out and felt stupid.

Peanut · 11-11-2011, 08:21 PM

The game looks...nothing like Fallout 3. I don't know where you're playing it, but the PC version looks especially different. They completely overhauled their character designs, so that immediately makes them look way different.

Also, if anything, it's Fallout 3 that looks like Oblivion and not the other way around.

~~AquaParade~~ · 11-11-2011, 11:07 PM

For some reason I have loved both recent Fallout games, yet the Elder Scrolls games can't seem to keep me gripped. I really want to have a go at skyrim, but I've been burned by my past decisions to buy games from the series.

11-07-2011, 07:42 PM	#6181
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	The remakes of Speed Highway and City Escape were the SHT. Just sayin'. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"*

11-07-2011, 09:06 PM	#6183
Turo602 The King of Kings Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 2,931	Blah Blah I passed Gears 3 and been playing it here and there. Favorite of the three. etc. etc. I've also passed Batman Arkham City twice and I gotta say. It's a lot like the first but with some great improvements. The gliding feels awesome and the expanded free flow combat is awesome. The side missions were interesting, the Riddler trophies/challenges were actually enjoyable. You actually needed to use your brains to obtain those trophies not just get lucky and find them like other games with unnecessary collectibles. I also really dig the story. Playing as Catwomen and Robin is totally kick ass. The Batman TAS skins are pretty cool too. Speaking of Sonic, I've yet to own the game but I have played the demo and classic Sonic feels a whole lot better then he did back in June. The gameplay feels solid and I don't have any real complaints other then the fact that modern Sonic feels a bit glitchy when you want to stop and observe the area. It's like you're forced to just blast through it. Eh, I guess it's not that type of game. Still pretty damn fun. I can't wait to get it. Just hope future games don't follow the same formula. Change it up a bit. It's the same thing from Unleashed to Colors to Generations. I fear it'll get tiring. And yeah, they want to go back to a simpler more back to basics Sonic game. No more gimmicks no more bullsh*t. I've been wanting this for a while. Just get modern and classic Sonic and combine all their good qualities and give us an amazing modern Sonic game experience Sega! So yeah, I'm not really playing anything new since I know I won't have the time to enjoy a game with Halo and Zelda coming soon. I got my pre-orders ready so I'm just trying to complete some more challenge maps in Batman. I'm also just going through Rainbow Six Vegas 2 again with my bro just to kill time. __________________

11-07-2011, 09:14 PM	#6184
Turo602 The King of Kings Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 2,931	So yeah I got Batman Arkham City when it came out back in October and I've also recently got a good copy of FEAR without the platinum hits crap on the cover and I also pre-ordered Super Mario 3D Land (can't wait to get it looks like loads of fun), Mario Kart 7, Halo Combat Evolved Anniversary, and I also want to upgrade my Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword to the Bundle with the awesome gold Wiimote. I mean come on, I pre-ordered that over a year ago. So much for early 2011. __________________

11-08-2011, 10:49 AM	#6188
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,765	Did anyone else have a problem with Arkham City's disappearing save game glitch? I was almost at the end of the game, then my save file was somehow reset to 0 per cent. I was a bit pissed but decided to speed run through it (the main story can easily be completed in about eight hours, any developer saying it's 20+ is full of sht). __________________ Make ***, not kill!

11-08-2011, 02:50 PM	#6190
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Still playing through Kirby: Mass Attack on my lunch breaks, and am almost finished with Kirby's Return to Dream Land. As always, I'm also spending some time with some obscure-ass crap fighting games from the past: Sakigake!! Otokojuku for the Game Boy, based on a little-known Shonen Jump manga, and Yokai Butouden, a very terrible PS1 fighter that has traditional Japanese ghosts and demons as the playable characters. __________________

11-07-2011, 08:19 PM	#6182
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	Sometime in the next month or so, I'm going to have to decide between Sonic: Generations and Uncharted 3. I'm currently playing through Metal Gear Solid 4, once again. Anyone else like this game 10x more, when the ipod is turned on? The mix of all out Mgs style set-piece battles and epic orchestrated music is unbelievably awesome.

11-07-2011, 09:16 PM	#6185
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	You're absolutely fcking insane if you think the Riddler sht in Arkham City is well done in the least. It's a complete joke.

11-08-2011, 02:44 AM	#6187
Volvagia Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 195	Started playing Uncharted 3 yesterday. The aiming is a bit off and I've found one glitch so far other than that the game's great.

11-09-2011, 11:28 AM	#6191
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I got into the first wave of the SW:tOR beta, which is like 2 days long. Starts on the 11th, so I guess I'll be playing that soon. It's kind of a bad day for that to start, considering you know...Skyrim, but there's still a chance Amazon won't ship my giant dragon-filled CE by release, so I'll have something to do over the weekend.

11-10-2011, 03:15 AM	#6192
Volvagia Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Sweden Posts: 195	Finished Uncharted 3 and started playing the first game again. The aiming is definitly better in U1.

11-10-2011, 07:37 PM	#6193
XERO Hybrid Theorist Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alamo City Posts: 8,185	Finally beat Sonic Generations. That last boss was a bitch. __________________ "Travel at the speed of light... then hit the nitro!"

11-11-2011, 12:31 AM	#6196
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,765	I'm really interested in getting Skyrim but I think I'll pass. Its scale seems too intimidating. Still playing Deus Ex which is awesome even though the fact that there are no stealth options for the boss battles is sad. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

11-11-2011, 12:43 AM	#6197
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Played some Skyrim and it's exactly what I thought it'd be. A couple super SUPER annoying nitpicks, though. They, once again, dumbed down the armor for the second straight game by combining upper and lower armor choices, which annoys the hell out of me. Also, they use the exact same sound effect for finishing/gaining a quest as Fallout, which irritates me beyond belief. I don't want Fallout in TES, especially when the sound doesn't even suit the game AT ALL. Lastly, the menus are nice and work well, but I wish there was just a regular old character screen. Other than that, from the hour I've played I know my weekend is lost and the subsequent leisure hours are entirely filled. Oh, also played some MGS HD collection. MGS2 is still dumb, MGS3 is still great and Peace Walker is cool but seems a little to complicated for its own good. Also, kinda still controls like it used to be on a sh*tty handheld, which is unfortunate.

11-11-2011, 07:06 AM	#6198
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I played a lot of Skyrim so far, and I am enjoying it a lot. It's a shame that the game basically has Fallout 3 graphics, though. And for some reason the game put the difficulty on Expert and I kept dying so easily. I was thinking, "the hell is going on!?" Then I figured it out and felt stupid.

11-11-2011, 08:21 PM	#6199
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	The game looks...nothing like Fallout 3. I don't know where you're playing it, but the PC version looks especially different. They completely overhauled their character designs, so that immediately makes them look way different. Also, if anything, it's Fallout 3 that looks like Oblivion and not the other way around.

11-11-2011, 11:07 PM	#6200
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	For some reason I have loved both recent Fallout games, yet the Elder Scrolls games can't seem to keep me gripped. I really want to have a go at skyrim, but I've been burned by my past decisions to buy games from the series.