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Dukefrukem

11-13-2014, 12:09 PM

I'm so unimpressed with video games in 2014 that I am going back to playing games I always wanted to platinum but never got around to it.

First up- Alone in the Dark - Inferno. The last time I played this was 2009. Despite the controls being some of the worst ever conceived, this was one of the first games last gen that took advantage of background manipulation while keeping players engaged in the foreground. (the Uncharted effect). I beat it last night- the ending also gives you a choice for Good and Evil, which I love in games (InFamous, Mass Effect). When you load up a saved game, it does a "Previously, on Alone in the Dark" which I thought was cool. I think Walking Dead does this too. There was a lot of good ideas that just didn't pan out from an execution standpoint.

So that took 2 days.

Next Up- Uncharted 2

Skitch

11-13-2014, 12:24 PM

Thanks for reminding me my buddy borrowed Uncharted 2 GOTY like 2 years ago. Time to text the knucklehead.

Dukefrukem

11-13-2014, 12:47 PM

I've been wanting to replay Uncharted 2 for a while. One of the best gaming experiencing I've ever had.

megladon8

11-13-2014, 01:33 PM

Yeah I was seriously impressed with the "Uncharted" games - much moreso than "The Last Of Us".

Number 3 was the weakest of the series but still good fun.

Morris Schæffer

11-13-2014, 06:32 PM

Just Cause 3 baby!!.

http://media.gamer.nl/site/dump/20141113132150-justcause3_1.jpg

http://media.gamer.nl/site/dump/20141113132159-justcause3_2.jpg

http://media.gamer.nl/site/dump/20141113132210-justcause3_3.jpg

Dukefrukem

11-13-2014, 06:43 PM

Skitch

11-13-2014, 07:58 PM

So this is the greatest thing I've found on the web this week...

http://www.nhl94.com/

Spun Lepton

11-13-2014, 08:26 PM

So this is the greatest thing I've found on the web this week...

http://www.nhl94.com/

I don't see how this could be the greatest thing on the web this week if there are no kittens.

Skitch

11-13-2014, 08:34 PM

I don't see how this could be the greatest thing on the web this week if there are no kittens.

Florida Panthers, bro.

Spun Lepton

11-13-2014, 08:54 PM

Florida Panthers, bro.

:pritch:

Scar

11-13-2014, 10:06 PM

Hooked up the PS3 again. Probably going to play Stick of Truth again, or perhaps Walking Dead Season II, since I didn't get far in that one.

EyesWideOpen

11-14-2014, 05:31 AM

Just got the platinum on Peggle 2 which was easily the hardest platinum I've ever gotten. I also got full achievement points on like 50 games back when I had a 360 and it's up there with those also.

EyesWideOpen

11-14-2014, 05:37 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HYifuOyDdR4

Can't wait for this.

Idioteque Stalker

11-15-2014, 03:21 AM

So I played the alpha for The Tomorrow Children for about an hour tonight. It looks really nice, and I guess I'm still intrigued by the premise, but after mining and exploring and what-have-you I'm simply not seeing the fruits of my labor. The town's storage became greater and greater, but I didn't feel any sense of progression or achievement. I understand the communist themes and all, but working like an ant feels, at least at this point, just like working like an ant.

Maybe I'm not understanding something. Or maybe this game isn't fun.

megladon8

11-15-2014, 03:20 PM

Sounds like "Far Cry 4" isn't too good.

D_Davis

11-15-2014, 04:12 PM

Sounds like "Far Cry 4" isn't too good.

Eh...

Guardian - 100
Destructoid - 90
Joystick - 90
Eurogamer - 80
Gamesradar - 80

Consensus seems to be that it's really dang good. I'll definitely be picking it up next year when I can get it for about $30 or so.

It also has a really cool secret way to end the game that can be done in 15 minutes. That sounds pretty cool.

Ezee E

11-15-2014, 05:10 PM

Are they still trapped on an island?

Is that how all of them play?

megladon8

11-15-2014, 05:22 PM

The two "review in progress" articles I've read have said it's horribly buggy.

D_Davis

11-15-2014, 06:32 PM

Are they still trapped on an island?

Is that how all of them play?

The new one takes place in Tibet, the Himalayas I think.

EyesWideOpen

11-16-2014, 02:05 AM

Some interesting stats for the games I've played so far in 2014:

I played a total of 94 different games (this includes games I played a few minutes of and didn't like) so far in 2014. Out of those 94 I completed 65 of them. 20 of the 94 games was me replaying games I had already played previously.

45 of the games were retail releases (this includes games like Remember Me that I got off PSN but was originally a retail game). 49 were download releases.

The system I played the most games on was the PS3 with 39 (and I completed 31 of them). 21 PSN releases and 18 retail games.

Followed by the PS4 with 29 games played (and I completed 19 of them). 22 PSN releases and 7 retail games.

I played more Wii games this year (6) than I did Wii U games (5).

megladon8

11-16-2014, 02:59 PM

So my niece is a huge CoD player and has been for several years. Her boyfriend bought her an XBone and "Advanced Warfare". In her first night playing it online, here are some of the messages she received from other players:

"get cancer u cunt"

"go fix that blue waffle diseased pussy of yours bitch"

"fuk u cunt"

"try 1v1ing my cock bitch"

But hey, GamerGate is about ethics in game journalism. It had nothing to do with the gamers themselves, who are inclusive, well balanced human beings!

Skitch

11-16-2014, 06:12 PM

I revisit online play about once every five years, and this is why my every trip ends after ten minutes in disgust. I'll save the world by myself, thank you very much.

Lazlo

11-16-2014, 08:44 PM

I thought Live was supposed to be making an effort to get better at suspending or banning abusive users. Apparently that's not the case.

shaun

11-16-2014, 09:30 PM

I tried to log into WoW for the first time in 6 months because of the new expansion. Instead I got a queue of over 5000 for my server, like 3.5 hours in line to play.

Yeah I'm not doing that.

Dukefrukem

11-16-2014, 10:08 PM

I haven't played since they added vehicles. I should check this out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tg2XIDNnjQ#t=48

megladon8

11-16-2014, 10:26 PM

I tried to log into WoW for the first time in 6 months because of the new expansion. Instead I got a queue of over 5000 for my server, like 3.5 hours in line to play.

Yeah I'm not doing that.

Wait...are you saying people have to wait in a digital lineup to play "WoW"? Like an amusement park ride?

Jesus Christ, why do people play this game?

Dukefrukem

11-16-2014, 10:43 PM

Wait...are you saying people have to wait in a digital lineup to play "WoW"? Like an amusement park ride?

Jesus Christ, why do people play this game?

It's only because of the expansion. Each expansion brings back the lifelong players and the queue goes back down to zero. They're not going to put up more servers just for this temporary influx. It's teh same reason why most online games have trouble of launch day. Sometimes they underestimate the number of players returning. It's not like you have to wait every time you launch the game.

megladon8

11-16-2014, 10:50 PM

It's only because of the expansion. Each expansion brings back the lifelong players and the queue goes back down to zero. They're not going to put up more servers just for this temporary influx. It's teh same reason why most online games have trouble of launch day. Sometimes they underestimate the number of players returning. It's not like you have to wait every time you launch the game.

An okay. I was thinking there was a 3+ hour wait every time someone wanted to play, and wondered why anyone would put up with that.

Dukefrukem

11-17-2014, 01:09 AM

An okay. I was thinking there was a 3+ hour wait every time someone wanted to play, and wondered why anyone would put up with that.

Actually it sounds like more stuff is up...

World of Warcraft's latest expansion, Warlords of Draenor, has been struggling under the weight of its players, as well as a DDoS attack, but things are looking up.

Blizzard offered an update to the issues facing the expansion a few minutes ago on Battle.net, saying it is having good luck as it opens up realm capacity.

"Our initial tests to increase realm capacity were successful, so we’ve continued to roll out our testing of increased population caps to additional North American and Oceanic realms. We’re also making steady progress to resolve the issues causing instance, world, and Garrison server crashes in Europe. We’ll provide another update approximately one hour from now."

In response to errors following Tuesday's launch, Blizzard was forced to cap the populations as huge collections of players congregated around new zones. You can find more about Draenor's launch woes by heading here.

Dukefrukem

11-17-2014, 01:12 AM

Eh...

Guardian - 100
Destructoid - 90
Joystick - 90
Eurogamer - 80
Gamesradar - 80

Consensus seems to be that it's really dang good. I'll definitely be picking it up next year when I can get it for about $30 or so.

It also has a really cool secret way to end the game that can be done in 15 minutes. That sounds pretty cool.

Far Cry 4

The Guardian (5/5): "Far Cry 4 truly shines in the almost bacchanalian sense of freedom it bestows on the player as they traverse through its environment. In Kyrat you have the ability to go anywhere and do pretty much anything."

Destructoid (9/10): "Far Cry 4 could have all of the multiplayer elements stripped away and it would still be a very strong game. If you enjoyed its predecessor and didn't grow tired of Ubisoft Montreal's open world formula, you'll have a blast living the experience again."

GamesRadar (80/100): "This unpredictability notwithstanding, there's too often a sense that you've been here and done it all before. The game's niggling perfunctoriness is reflected in its choice of villain. Savagely over-played by Troy Baker, Kyrat's dapper despot Pagan Min is a tribute to Arkham Asylum's Joker - that's to say, he's a prancing, aimless cipher."

VideoGamer (80/100): "If anything, Far Cry 4 didn't need a 'traditional' story: most of its highlights are told through player action, not cutscenes. But it does feature an interesting tale, albeit a rather basic one."

Eurogamer (80/100): "there's a reason Ubisoft pared back Far Cry 4's story - it knew it was never going to be the main attraction. Far Cry 4 does all the things that its predecessor did and more - more weapons, more vehicles, more modes, more ground to cover - so if all you're looking for is a big old wide open space to tear up with a friend, go forth and make merry with mortar."

megladon8

11-17-2014, 04:38 AM

I'm really enjoying "Advanced Warfare". The high tech gadgets are really fun. Especially love the Threat Grenade.

Morris Schæffer

11-17-2014, 01:34 PM

And I'm enjoying Wolfenstein: The New Order. Shockingly much I have to say. It's a subversive take on WW2 with robot sentries, robot dogs etc.., but somehow manages to convey the atrocities committed by the third reich amidst all the crazy action. The villains are all memorable in the way they are scripted and I'm fully on board with the "what if the nazis had won the war?" premise.

Graphics are good, not exceptional, but there's good detail in the weapons and environments.

Critically, it really gets me in the mood for killing some nazis in bloodthirsty, vengeful fashion.

shaun

11-17-2014, 02:37 PM

Actually it sounds like more stuff is up...Makes sense because this is far worse than any other launch. Expansion launched on Tuesday and I haven't been able to log in since. I queued up yesterday for a 355 minute wait and eventually I was disconnected after about 2 hours. I can't even imagine what the collection/kill quests look like in the early zones.

Paying for a transfer to a new server might be worth it if I though I'd be playing for a couple months.

megladon8

11-18-2014, 02:03 AM

Morris Schæffer

11-18-2014, 05:19 AM

Finished the "Advanced Warfare" campaign. Good fun. Plot is dumb as all hell but Spacey hams it up and seems to have a good time doing it.

Strikingly beautiful, too. May be the first time I've been really taken back by a new gen game. Occasionally borders on photo realism.

Going to try my hand at Veteran difficulty now.

that's high praise for a franchise which has always been attacked for not upgrading its graphics engine and for a console which has already seen the likes of killzone shadow fall, infamous: second son and a few other visual marvels. But I'm glad. Always been a cod defender, look forward to the new game.

bac0n

11-18-2014, 08:18 PM

Ya know what would be awesome? A fantasy RPG based on the Cthulhu Mytos. I even have a name for it: Dagon Age.

D_Davis

11-18-2014, 08:22 PM

Ya know what would be awesome? A fantasy RPG based on the Cthulhu Mytos. I even have a name for it: Dagon Age.

Fhtagn Fantasy

TGM

11-19-2014, 12:55 AM

http://i.imgur.com/BejpKnz.jpg

Thought perhaps some of you might get a kick outta this. :P

Dukefrukem

11-20-2014, 01:02 PM

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is $13 on Amazon right now. Tempted.

Edit: as I typed this and posted it, it dropped to $9.77. Purchased.

Spun Lepton

11-20-2014, 02:24 PM

#GamerGate is apparently pro-Jack-Thompson now. The internet is officially collapsing into itself.

https://storify.com/a_man_in_black/gamergate-supports-jack-thompson

D_Davis

11-20-2014, 03:58 PM

#GamerGate is apparently pro-Jack-Thompson now. The internet is officially collapsing into itself.

https://storify.com/a_man_in_black/gamergate-supports-jack-thompson

If you spend any time reading the horrific GG /r, kotakuinaction, you'll quickly discover that the movement has been entirely co-opted by the extreme right wing. A few of the GG heroes are writers for Breitbart, and they mostly subscribe to a very dangerous right wing / libertarian set of ideals that include things such as denying white male privledge, support for misplaced men's rights, and pleas for tolerating intolerance. Thea new, more social-media savvy, trying-to-modernize right wing group has taken over the movement and is using it to further their own agenda. The saddest thing is is that the original GGers don't even realize it.

Dukefrukem

11-23-2014, 12:56 PM

Steam Fall Sale begins November 26

Morris Schæffer

11-23-2014, 05:59 PM

I'm not really sure why, but I'm becoming increasingly infuriated with the exceptional reviews for gta v current-gen. I didn't have that feeling a year ago, and I actually enjoyed the game on xbox 360, but it's one of the most ridiculously scripted games ever made. And it matters, because the game world seems to be the exact opposite of that. But within the campaign, there's zero freedom. The heists are directed to a fault, you cannot, ever, get creative and figure shit out yourself. Selecting team members make no fucking difference, why is so much handholding tolerated by the press and gamers? Isn't possible for the game to say "there's an object or a person in that building. Now you figure it out!"? There's no freedom in these games, it's a myth. Unless you diverge of the missions and just cruise around, but that still strikes me as aimless because the really explosive missions are, ironically enough, during the main story anyway. Rockstar needs to ditch storytelling and characterization altogether.

Morris Schæffer

11-23-2014, 06:00 PM

http://i.imgur.com/BejpKnz.jpg

Thought perhaps some of you might get a kick outta this. :P

made me laugh allright!

Morris Schæffer

11-23-2014, 09:30 PM

Completed Wolfenstein: The New Order. Amazing action game. It manages to stay true to its action roots as the blasting action isn't especially refined or different than every other game, but man I felt powerful, rigged to the max. That said, the shooting action was immensely satisfying with sweet weapons and feel and enemy death animations suitably rewarding. Incredibly, despite the gung-ho nature, somehow the story really comes through with excellently varied locations that feel like there's a history behind them, memorable villains (you'll actually grow to hate) and - gasp! - genuine emotion bubbling to the surface a few times. A meaty challenge, but never to the point where you don't feel like the legendary William Blaskowicz. :cool:

Far more fun than Killzone Shadow Fall and Bioshock Infinite.

megladon8

11-24-2014, 02:17 AM

Beat "Advanced Warfare" on Veteran. I would say it's the easiest of the CoD games that I've played.

Morris Schæffer

11-24-2014, 10:34 AM

Shitty gamers need not apply! :eek:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1246820613/blood-sport-the-ultimate-in-immersive-gaming

Kurosawa Fan

11-24-2014, 05:44 PM

Just snagged Shadow of Mordor for my son for $24.99 on K-Mart.com.

Ezee E

11-24-2014, 05:52 PM

Got PS4 and Alien: Isolation.

It's pretty terrifying actually, even if it's repetitive. Sneaking around the hull of the ship with the Alien stalking and wandering has actually made me afraid of loud noises throughout the house as I play. The story is alright, but better than any Aliens VS. Predator game for sure.

megladon8

11-24-2014, 06:10 PM

Just snagged Shadow of Mordor for my son for $24.99 on K-Mart.com.

Cool! I liked it. It took me a while to warm up to it but once it clicked I had a lot of fun.

It's one where you need to get through a good portion of the story and gain all your abilities before you really see the options available to you in each situation.

Dukefrukem

11-24-2014, 06:13 PM

Both of those games are on my short list. Shadow of Mordor more than Alien.

I finished Uncharted 2 on Crushing over the weekend. Best action game ever.

Playing Uncharted 3 right now and it starts off at a much slower pace than U2.

Dukefrukem

11-24-2014, 06:14 PM

Cool! I liked it. It took me a while to warm up to it but once it clicked I had a lot of fun.

It's one where you need to get through a good portion of the story and gain all your abilities before you really see the options available to you in each situation.

You still playing Destiny at all?

megladon8

11-24-2014, 07:11 PM

You still playing Destiny at all?

Haven't in a while. I'll probably pick it back up once the new content comes out (isn't that next week?)

I am now finishing "CoD Ghosts" as I realized I never finished the campaign.

Dukefrukem

11-24-2014, 07:20 PM

December 9th. Two weeks.

Morris Schæffer

11-24-2014, 09:02 PM

http://youtu.be/KTi8zjdzK7c

Yes please!!!

megladon8

11-24-2014, 10:03 PM

*drool*

EyesWideOpen

11-25-2014, 10:46 PM

I think it's cool that Sony does this thing (for some stuff) where when a game comes out on PS4 if you owned it previously on PS3 you get it for free on PS4. So far I've gotten Sound Shapes, Flow (with DLC), Flower, and today Thomas was Alone (with DLC).

Ezee E

11-26-2014, 02:11 AM

Oh man. P.T. is terrifying.

I'd have never figured out how to beat this if it weren't for the walkthrough, but I'm all about games like this. I hope Silent Hills has this type of terror.

Dukefrukem

11-26-2014, 11:45 AM

Oh man. P.T. is terrifying.

I'd have never figured out how to beat this if it weren't for the walkthrough, but I'm all about games like this. I hope Silent Hills has this type of terror.

Yeh, it's amazing that this is being touted as teh scariest game ever and it's not even a full game. Says something about the history of horror games when something revolutionary like this comes out.

Dukefrukem

11-26-2014, 12:03 PM

So I've been playing through the Uncharted Series and it's amazing how much I forgot about these games. U2 is clearly the best- with U3 having so little memorable moments. It was like I was playing through a brand new Uncharted game. The controls in U3 are also a lot wonkyier than U2 and U1. I'm not sure what they changed exactly, maybe the sneak mechanic? But it feels different and a lot of different "snap to cover" glitches.

Of course the five best set pieces in the series have to be.

5. Plane Fight (U3)
4. Ship Graveyard Wave Fight (U3- unbelievable use of background and foreground graphics)
3. Chateau Burning (U3)
2. Hotel vs Chopper (U2)
1. Train fight (U2)

Ezee E

11-26-2014, 02:02 PM

Yeh, it's amazing that this is being touted as teh scariest game ever and it's not even a full game. Says something about the history of horror games when something revolutionary like this comes out.

Certainly. But the originality is there too. I didn't want it to end.

The dread of potential noises and what could be around each corner...

Morris Schæffer

11-26-2014, 05:18 PM

Dukefrukem

11-27-2014, 10:47 AM

$329 PS4 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/PlayStation-4-Console-/381043320547).

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

megladon8

11-28-2014, 11:19 AM

Very odd that the PSN Black Friday sale in North America is, frankly, laughable when compared to the deals in Europe/Australia.

Celebrate an American holiday by giving better deals to everyone else!

EyesWideOpen

11-28-2014, 04:29 PM

Target has the Sony Gold Wireless Headset for $39.99 in store only and it's unadvertised. You can do in store pickup if your store has one in stock and it will show $69.99 during checkout but when you go to pick it up it will come up as $39.99 (Target doesn't charge you until you pick up the item). I just picked up my set.

Kurosawa Fan

11-29-2014, 03:51 AM

I have really high hopes for The Crew. I love open road driving games (as opposed to track racing games, which I don't much care for), so an open world driving game where you can go all over the country sounds too good to be true. The trailers all look mouth-watering. I'm so scared it's going to get moderate to poor reviews, just like every other PS4 game I've been excited for.

Spun Lepton

11-29-2014, 05:21 PM

Celebrate an American holiday by giving better deals to everyone else!

Ugh, is that what we're calling it now?

Sycophant

11-29-2014, 06:34 PM

I liked it when we called it Day After Thanksgiving.

Saw a loooooooooot more instances of the word "Black Friday" in November than I did "Thanksgiving."

Dukefrukem

11-30-2014, 04:12 PM

Anyone planning on getting the Crew? I'm thinkin about it being my next title.

Kurosawa Fan

11-30-2014, 04:15 PM

Anyone planning on getting the Crew? I'm thinkin about it being my next title.

Yeah, I posted this on Friday (a couple posts above):

I have really high hopes for The Crew. I love open road driving games (as opposed to track racing games, which I don't much care for), so an open world driving game where you can go all over the country sounds too good to be true. The trailers all look mouth-watering. I'm so scared it's going to get moderate to poor reviews, just like every other PS4 game I've been excited for.

Dukefrukem

11-30-2014, 04:23 PM

Yeah, I posted this on Friday (a couple posts above):

I haven't bought a racing game since 2006/7- Need for Speed Carbon/Black List? (I bought GT5 but it's still sitting in plastic)

I love the idea of racing across the country and I think a next Gen Racing game could be fun. A good way to break away from my shooter mentality.

Kurosawa Fan

11-30-2014, 04:24 PM

I haven't bought a racing game since 2006/7- Need for Speed Carbon/Black List? (I bought GT5 but it's still sitting in plastic)

I love the idea of racing across the country and I think a next Gen Racing game could be fun. A good way to break away from my shooter mentality.

I really liked Burnout: Paradise City. That was the last racing game I played regularly. I've bought a few different ones for my kids, but that's the only one I played more than once or twice.

Dukefrukem

11-30-2014, 04:27 PM

I really liked Burnout: Paradise City. That was the last racing game I played regularly. I've bought a few different ones for my kids, but that's the only one I played more than once or twice.

Oh shit. I forgot about that game. I platinumed that lol. Yeh that game was fantastic.

megladon8

11-30-2014, 07:02 PM

I would love a new gen Ridge Racer or Rage Racer title.

Acapelli

11-30-2014, 08:00 PM

burnout paradise city is the worst burnout game

not every game needs to be open world

Dukefrukem

11-30-2014, 08:02 PM

burnout paradise city is the worst burnout game

not every game needs to be open world

That's still like saying Uncharted 3 is the worst Uncharted game. Still great.

Morris Schæffer

11-30-2014, 08:10 PM

Darnit, what was my last racer? Probably Split/Second. Crazy ass concept, excellent execution, Michael Bay-d up to eleven!!! Too bad Black Rock studios went down.

Dukefrukem

11-30-2014, 08:36 PM

Darnit, what was my last racer? Probably Split/Second. Crazy ass concept, excellent execution, Michael Bay-d up to eleven!!! Too bad Black Rock studios went down.

I have that too still wrapped.

Acapelli

12-01-2014, 03:23 AM

Eh I disagree. Gave up on it not even halfway through. Just made me wish I could play revenge or takedown instead

Morris Schæffer

12-01-2014, 10:53 AM

Eh I disagree. Gave up on it not even halfway through. Just made me wish I could play revenge or takedown instead

It's definitely more of an arcade racer and thus longevity was kind of a problem. That said, we should champion games that find something completely new and make that concept work. I wish I had played it online as I can see it being a lot of fun.

D_Davis

12-03-2014, 03:55 PM

The Playstation is 20 years old this week. This is the system that got me back into console gaming after growing tired with Nintendo and Sega during the 16-bit days. Pretty incredible to think that I've played more games as an adult than I did as a kid.

Love this site - http://playstationmuseum.com/reviews/ntsc-retail/

One of my favorite things about the original PS is that it was out before the Internet was totally ubiquitous, a time when there was still mystery about games, a time when you could walk into a game store and actually discover games that had come out that you had never even heard of. It was a time when some games were hard to get. I still remember driving 2 hours for a copy of Suikoden - and it being totally worth it. Sometimes I miss that aspect of gaming - the hunt, and discovering new things.

D_Davis

12-03-2014, 04:15 PM

Anyone with iOS, make sure to check out 80 Days - one of the best, most inventive and captivating games of the year. Just a joy to play, especially if you grew up with games like Oregon Trail and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. It's a steam punk version of Around the World in 80 Days in which you have to manage and plan the trip, and there are literally thousands of events that can happen to you. Pick to go by train for one leg of your journey, and you may end up solving a murder mystery; pick to go my steam car, and you might get abducted by Air Pirates. Go to town, pack your bags with items you might need (like loaded dice in order to gamble your way out of a dangerous encounter), and make sure to plan your trip wisely. Every game is different. It's incredibly well written, and really is the perfect use of the touch screen. It's like $5, and might be the best $5 you spend on a game this year.

Ezee E

12-03-2014, 05:34 PM

Been playing and loving the hell out of Destiny.

I always found Halo to be kind of boring in its setups. Things are a lot more intense here, and the multiplayer aspect is pretty awesome.

Kurosawa Fan

12-03-2014, 05:38 PM

D_Davis

12-03-2014, 05:41 PM

Getting very concerned at the lack of reviews for The Crew, especially considering Ubisoft's latest debacle with AC. Did they have a really long embargo for The Crew? And if so, is it to keep people buying a crap game as long as possible?

Because it's always online, basically an MMO, Ubisoft encouraged reviewers to wait until the game launched to properly review it. This is how most MMOs are reviewed these days, because the whole experience needs to be taken into account. People are posting impressions, and a lot of them are basically reviews in progress.

Kurosawa Fan

12-03-2014, 05:44 PM

Because it's always online, basically an MMO, Ubisoft encouraged reviewers to wait until the game launched to properly review it. This is how most MMOs are reviewed these days, because the whole experience needs to be taken into account. People are posting impressions, and a lot of them are basically reviews in progress.

Ah, makes sense. Is there somewhere I can read respected reviewers impressions thus far? I went to Metacritic, but there's nothing there other than user reviews, which can't be trusted. It's either a 10 or a 0 for 80% of them.

D_Davis

12-03-2014, 05:47 PM

http://www.destructoid.com/here-are-some-day-one-thoughts-on-the-crew-284474.phtml

D_Davis

12-03-2014, 05:49 PM

These days I usually look for let's play videos instead of reviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umcgJsKMm3U

Barty

12-03-2014, 07:12 PM

Dukefrukem

12-04-2014, 12:49 PM

Since I stopped playing Destiny in November, I've played and beaten from my PS3 backlog:

Alone in the Dark: Inferno
Uncharted 2 (twice replayed)
Uncharted 3 (replay)
Terminator Salvation (which could possibly be the worst game I've ever played ever)

I will now get to:

God of War
God of War II
God of War: Chains of Olympus
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
God of War: Ascension

Almost all of these games were acquired with Goozex (the Uncharted games were Day 1 buys)

Dukefrukem

12-05-2014, 12:07 PM

January 20, 2015 Resident Evil Remake HD Released.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a6-6QWyLGY#t=68

D_Davis

12-05-2014, 04:09 PM

I am so happy that the new classic PS Theme for the PS4 plays the original start up noise from the PSOne. Instant nostalgia, and so rad.

megladon8

12-05-2014, 07:57 PM

I have the theme and it didn't change any of the sounds.

EDIT: Ah, figured out why. I had the system music turned off cause it was driving me nuts.

megladon8

12-06-2014, 05:39 PM

Beat CoD: Ghosts on Veteran and found all the Rorke files.

It actually has a pretty darn good campaign despite how linear it is.

Dukefrukem

12-06-2014, 05:59 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow2cL-pp6p8

megladon8

12-06-2014, 06:11 PM

I've started Alien: Isolation. Man this seems great.

Dukefrukem

12-07-2014, 12:22 AM

Final Fantasy VII HD coming to PS4. Meh.

EyesWideOpen

12-07-2014, 12:33 AM

Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (PS4), Mirror's Edge (PS3) and NFS: Most Wanted (Vita) are free this weekend on the PS Store. Special EA Sale for the Playstation Experience.

megladon8

12-07-2014, 01:03 AM

Alien Isolation is superb. Part BioShock, part Escape From Butcher Bay...phenomenal controls and atmosphere.

Some of the best sound design I've ever heard in a game. The soundscapes are incredible.

Ezee E

12-07-2014, 01:21 AM

Alien Isolation is superb. Part BioShock, part Escape From Butcher Bay...phenomenal controls and atmosphere.

Some of the best sound design I've ever heard in a game. The soundscapes are incredible.

Yep. Digging it a lot. I should complete it, but got distracted by Destiny.

Scar

12-07-2014, 02:08 AM

Final Fantasy VII HD coming to PS4. Meh.
Probably dropped 100+ hours in the original. Definitely game for it.

EyesWideOpen

12-07-2014, 02:18 AM

That FFVII release is just a port. No HD remaster.

Scar

12-07-2014, 02:19 AM

Yeah, its the PC version.

Dukefrukem

12-07-2014, 08:23 PM

Wrong Thread

Idioteque Stalker

12-08-2014, 03:54 PM

Slant's top 25 games of 2014 (http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-video-games-of-2014)

Weird #1.

Dukefrukem

12-08-2014, 05:18 PM

Slant's top 25 games of 2014 (http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-video-games-of-2014)

Weird #1.

*face palm* They put PT on the list.

D_Davis

12-08-2014, 05:35 PM

Persona Q might sell me a 3DS.

My two best games of 2014, so far, are Desert Golfing and 80 Days - both mobile games.

Stay Puft

12-08-2014, 06:58 PM

I've barely played any new games this year. I haven't played a single game on that Slant list (well, I did try Smash Bros on 3DS at a bar one night, but that's it).

I think the only two games I played this year are Hearthstone and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

D_Davis

12-08-2014, 11:05 PM

I started playing The Last of Us Remastered yesterday, and I'm really liking it. Part of the reason why I'm liking it so much is that it looks so damn good. It's absolutely gorgeous. I also enjoy the lack of a mini map, and that the game is well designed in that I am drawn naturally through the levels rather than being guided by a flashing arrow or magical GPS unit. I do wish that the game let me play more at my own pace - far too often I feel like my character is stuck in slow-walk mode. I get that they want a directed, dramatic experience, but it's a little too much sometimes.

I'm liking it a heck of a lot more than the Uncharted games.

megladon8

12-09-2014, 02:05 AM

Did the beginning make you cry?

D_Davis

12-09-2014, 02:56 AM

No. I don't get very emotionally involved in these kinds of cinematic games, because I don't feel that they're quite up to level yet in terms of writing and directing.

The only game that has ever made me almost cry is Journey, and that's because of the experience I had with it, and not with anything it was trying to tell me.

EyesWideOpen

12-09-2014, 03:29 AM

Slant's top 25 games of 2014 (http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-25-best-video-games-of-2014)

Weird #1.

That's a really good varied list. I've played 17 out of the 25. I have no problem with P.T. being on there. It's enough of a singular experience to be considered its own thing.

Ezee E

12-09-2014, 05:24 AM

PT is a singular experience and deserving.

Dukefrukem

12-09-2014, 12:52 PM

I started playing Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit on Vita (it was free from EA, thanks) - It's the first racing game I've played in quite some time and it's pretty fun to compete with your friends and trying to beat their scores in races. Every time raise your rank it shows you where your friends rank on the list. Kinda cool. Other NFS games may do this but it'st he first i've seen in the series.

megladon8

12-09-2014, 03:47 PM

I really want a new Dead Space.

Dukefrukem

12-10-2014, 12:13 PM

I really want a new Dead Space.

Me too. :(

bac0n

12-10-2014, 01:02 PM

Me too. :(

Me, I want another SSX, that is arcadey and cool like Tricky and SSX3, not simmy like the last SSX, which I tried to get into but just couldn't.

Spun Lepton

12-10-2014, 04:09 PM

Me, I want another Mortal Kombat.

:D

D_Davis

12-10-2014, 04:27 PM

I want more Assassin's Creed. 21 games in the last 6 years just hasn't been enough.

megladon8

12-11-2014, 05:13 PM

You know what series could use a return?

Timesplitters.

Such a great series.

EyesWideOpen

12-11-2014, 11:02 PM

Just had something weird happen on my PS4. I'm playing Titan Attacks and I just popped two Game of Thrones trophies even though I haven't even started that game yet. It popped the trophies for beating chapter 3 & 7.

Morris Schæffer

12-12-2014, 10:35 AM

Just Cause 3 lads!! This is what you all want and need!!!

http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/50/1418317863-jc2-screenshot-carstunting1-11-1418315491-12-2014.jpg

http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/50/1418317511-jc3-screenshot-groundaction1-11-1418315494-12-2014.jpg

http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/50/1418317508-jc3-screenshot-freefallbase1-11-1418315493-12-2014.jpg

http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/50/1418317522-jc3-screenshot-parachuteday1-11-1418315495-12-2014.jpg

http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2014/50/1418317495-jc3-screenshot-chopperexplosion1-11-1418315492-12-2014.jpg

and some more

http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2014/12/just-cause-3-screenshots.html

Dukefrukem

12-12-2014, 11:56 AM

There NEEDs to be drop in co-op. NEEDs.

EyesWideOpen

12-13-2014, 05:00 PM

Don't play many games anymore, but Telltale released Episode 1 of Game of Thrones last night, and of course I had to play. Great fun, just like the show but with original characters. Excited for the next episodes.

It was good but definitely the weakest of the recent Telltale stuff (Walking Dead, Wolf Among Us, Tales from the Borderlands). The watercolor art style also does not fit with the source material at all.

megladon8

12-13-2014, 08:20 PM

Still loving Alien: Isolation. The feedback on the PS4 controller while using the motion tracker is really cool.

Ezee E

12-14-2014, 05:34 PM

Level 20 on Destiny.

Beat the horrible story mode. :lol: But nobody plays for the story.

Dukefrukem

12-14-2014, 10:02 PM

Level 20 on Destiny.

Beat the horrible story mode. :lol: But nobody plays for the story.

The worst part about the story is you can't even skip through those terrible, irreverent cut scenes.

Spun Lepton

12-15-2014, 04:49 PM

All right, well. It looks a little Heavy Rain-like, but I'm holding out hope this is the story-heavy choose-your-own-adventure-ish game I've been waiting for. It sounds like the story actually changes depending on who lives and who dies. It doesn't hurt that it's a genre game, either.

Until Dawn Playthrough

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InhV7glyMl0

Idioteque Stalker

12-17-2014, 03:14 AM

Favorite games of 2014:

1. Hearthstone
2. Shadow of Mordor
3. Dragon Age: Inquisition
4. The Last of Us: Left Behind
5. Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
6. South Park: The Stick of Truth
7. Transistor
8. Infamous: Second Son
9. Child of Light
10. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare

First list I've made like this. Only the first four would I classify as "great" games. #1 is a new favorite.

EyesWideOpen

12-17-2014, 03:58 AM

Solid list. Out of the 7 I've played 6 are in my top twenty. I had a hard time just getting to a top twenty. I've played more games this year then probably the last three combined.

Dukefrukem

12-17-2014, 12:24 PM

bac0n

12-17-2014, 03:00 PM

Heheh, I don't think I even played 10 games this year. I guess ranking the games I played this year, it would go something like this:

1) Batman: Arkham City
Definitely one of the highlights of last gen. Wish there were more side missions in the game, I coulda just kept on playing and playing and playing. Can't wait for Arkham Knight.

2) Dragon Age: Inquisition
Probably about 20 ours in, my team is just shy of level 10, yet I feel like I'm only touching the tip of the iceberg with this one. I'll be playing this for several months.

3) InFAMOUS: Second Son
Man, this game was gorgeous, and controlled like a dream. Another game where I wish there were more side missions to do.

4) DC Universe Online
This was free-to-play, so I decided to give it a shot. The controls are not as tight as Infamous, but still I managed to have a lot of fun. Does a great job of leveraging the DC Universe canon, tons of stuff to do, almost overwhelming. There's a lot of grinding, but the game makes sure you get something for your efforts often, so it feels like you aren't grinding for its own sake. Would like to jump back into this game at some point if I get the time.

5) Borderlands 2
I bought it a few months after it came out, and played through story mode as the Gunzerker guy, and put it down when I got to a certain point I couldn't get past, and started playing another game. A year later, this past January, when my PS3 HD crashed, I decided to give this game another go, from the beginning, using the ninja guy. Although I didn't get as far this time (I switched to Infamous when it came out), I did have a much better time playing as the ninja guy. My only frustration was the constant reloading mechanic, which just killed me when I was trying to take out the tougher bosses, particularly the ones with shields. I'd be pumping them full of lead, their shields were down, then when I tried to actually knock down their health, shit, gotta reload. And of course by the time I was reloaded, their shields would be back up at full strength. Annoying.

6) Destiny
I thought the game was good enough, controls real well, but the game world is disappointingly small, not a whole lot to explore here. I found myself going over the same areas over and over and over in an attempt to get gear and level up. I set the game down when Dragon Age arrived, doubt I will pick it up again.

Spun Lepton

12-17-2014, 03:07 PM

2) Dragon Age: Inquisition
Probably about 20 ours in, my team is just shy of level 10, yet I feel like I'm only touching the tip of the iceberg with this one. I'll be playing this for several months.

Have you gotten to Skyhold, yet? That's when the game really opens up.

bac0n

12-17-2014, 03:40 PM

Have you gotten to Skyhold, yet? That's when the game really opens up.

Nope. Just doing a bunch of side missions in various areas to get their levels up, then there's this close the rift mission on the inquisition map that I want to tackle. I'm so busy with pre-Christmas stuff that I only get to play it once or twice a week.

Spun Lepton

12-17-2014, 04:07 PM

Nope. Just doing a bunch of side missions in various areas to get their levels up, then there's this close the rift mission on the inquisition map that I want to tackle. I'm so busy with pre-Christmas stuff that I only get to play it once or twice a week.

Do that story mission ASAP. The side quests will still be there. Don't wait as long as I did. Skyhold is fantastic.

Morris Schæffer

12-17-2014, 06:09 PM

Assassin's Creed: Black Flag is kinda good, but I've a feeling I'm beginning to tire of this kind of game. I'm sure it's gonna open up story-wise, but it feels too rigidly structured. Knife some guards, open some treasure chests, run over rooftops. Collecting all the items and finding all the treasure isn't as stimulating as it once was because there's no real challenge involved in getting to them. You hear that subtle tingling sound, look at your map screen and bingo. If they could have made it so you knew where the items were, but couldn't get to them right away because of some devious puzzles it would have been considerably more rewarding. It feels like been there done that despite once again accomplished graphics and a none too small game world.

Fezzik

12-18-2014, 12:53 PM

So, after being an Xbox / Xbox 360 owner almost exclusively for a while, I bought a PS4 when they came out last year instead of an Xbox One, mostly because I don't trust Microsoft to stick to their promise of backing out all the invasive features on a permanent basis.

I love the system, but felt something was lacking. That "something" was all the PS3 games I couldn't play. So I bought a PS3 bundle on eBay that came with 6 games, including all three Uncharted games (a must). So, here's the question to all PS3-philes.

What OTHER PS3 only games should I look at grabbing?

Thanks, and good night :D

Dukefrukem

12-18-2014, 01:08 PM

MUST PLAYS
Demon's Souls
Infamous
Infamous 2
Heavy Rain
God of War Collection
The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

GREAT PLAYS
LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet 2
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Heavenly Sword

IF YOU HAVE TIME
Resistance Trilogy (first game has aged pretty badly being a launch title, 2nd is still solid and I personally wasn't a fan of 3)
Killzone 3 (for multiplayer)
Starhawk (for multiplayer)

Scar

12-18-2014, 01:16 PM

Demons Souls
Red Dead Redemption

Fezzik

12-18-2014, 03:02 PM

Thanks for the recs guys.

Red Dead Redemption and Demon's Souls are now on my list to purchase after Christmas (Infamous was one of the games included in the bundle, so I am good there). After that, probably God of War.

D_Davis

12-18-2014, 03:38 PM

Demon's Souls

Idioteque Stalker

12-18-2014, 04:19 PM

Hotline Miami: Wrong Number collector's edition is pretty cool. (http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/18/7415467/this-spectacular-three-record-album-is-also-the-new-hotline-miamis)

megladon8

12-18-2014, 07:17 PM

I haven't played it yet but I was reading about how The Dark Below doesn't even have any new areas.

What the hell, Bungie?

Skitch

12-19-2014, 12:35 PM

PS3 games...

Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Arkham Origins are must. I know a lot of people gripe about Killzone, but I love love love the entire series. Dead Space series. Red Faction: Guerrilla is a kick-ass fun time, but skip the sequel. I really like Lost Planet, I thought it was a very unique beast. I need to play part 2, its been sitting on my shelf for far too long.

megladon8

12-20-2014, 07:58 PM

Beat Alien Isolation. A tad underwhelmed by the ending but it was a great ride. Hope they make another, more refined game.

In other news apparently Nintendo are already working on a new console.

Scar

12-21-2014, 12:22 AM

I've got Alien Isolation and Dragon Age sitting here, along with need for speed. Logged in several hours with Dragon Age, but I'm just not ready to break from Destiny. Perhaps if the PS4 hadn't been gone for a month. Need to get in on some Raids.

Ezee E

12-21-2014, 04:11 PM

megladon8

12-21-2014, 05:36 PM

So Gamespot voted Shadow of Mordor their game of the year.

Just reinforces how crappy this year was for big release games.

D_Davis

12-21-2014, 06:29 PM

I'm not quite sure how those two things are related.

megladon8

12-21-2014, 06:35 PM

I'm not quite sure how those two things are related.

It was an OK game but hardly anything memorable. That it is GOTY just goes to show it was a weak year. Not sure why that's hard to understand...

So I've started The Evil Within. The game is ugly as hell but I'm having some good fun with it. On Chapter 3 now, and getting some serious RE4 flashbacks.

Idioteque Stalker

12-21-2014, 08:12 PM

It was an OK game but hardly anything memorable.

I thought it was awesome. The combat and parkour so lauded in Batman and Assassin's Creed, set in a cool universe, with a brand new way to tell stories in video games with the nemesis system. Easily my favorite current gen game.

Idioteque Stalker

12-21-2014, 08:14 PM

That being said, I was surprised as well when Gamespot gave it GOTY. Maybe because it's licensed.

EyesWideOpen

12-21-2014, 10:14 PM

Not calling out you Meg because you didn't specifically say this but I've noticed a real negative attitude about this year in games online and I don't see it. I have probably 7 or 8 games that I could pick as my game of the year and feel good about my choice. There are great games, movies, tv every year just sometimes you have to look outside of the big AAA stuff to find it.

megladon8

12-21-2014, 10:48 PM

Yes there have apparently been some great games for mobile, as well as some off the beaten path releases.

But GameSpot deals primarily with big releases, which is why I mentioned that qualifier in my initial post.

Skitch

12-21-2014, 11:17 PM

I bought Madden '13 today, fulfilling my usual tactic of buying one every four or so years. :lol:

D_Davis

12-22-2014, 12:14 AM

I keep hearing how terrible 2014 was for big releases, but then I keep thinking about all of the amazing Wii U games (seriously, the Wii U is secretly the best new console - will be picking one up tonight), Dragon Age Inquisition, Dark Souls 2 (even though this was a "disappointment" I still put in over 200 hundred hours), Geometry Wars 3, Child of Light, Wolfenstein New Order, Far Cry 4, and others I'm sure forgetting, and I can't help but wonder what the hell people are talking about. For the first full year of a new generation, it's been absolutely amazing.

If this is a disappointing year, I can't wait for the next great year.

megladon8

12-22-2014, 12:54 AM

I think most of the disappointment stems from there being several big, very hotly anticipated games that came out this year and...well...they just weren't too great.

Watch Dogs, Destiny, The Evil Within, Thief, Assassin's Creed: Unity, Halo: MCC (great games, embarrassingly buggy package), MGS: Ground Zeroes

Yes there were some wonderful smaller releases and unexpected gems this year, but many of the big budget, "expected" successes ended up totally flopping.

Idioteque Stalker

12-22-2014, 12:56 AM

all of the amazing Wii U games.

Seriously. Wii U went from a joke to super hot this year, and a lot of it has to do with what looks to be another strong year in 2015.

megladon8

12-22-2014, 01:17 AM

I'd buy a WiiU just to play Bayonetta 2!

D_Davis

12-22-2014, 12:42 PM

Got a Wii U last night, with Super Mario World 3D.

D_Davis

12-22-2014, 03:45 PM

Last night I discovered that my girl friend LOVES Mario games. I had no idea. Watching her play the Wii U was so much fun. She was like a little kid, moving the controller all around, physically moving her body as if to avoid being hit, and cheering Mario on while she was playing. Then she says that we have to get Mario Kart this week.

I guess I'm back in Camp Nintendo.

Scar

12-22-2014, 04:14 PM

Marios' Souls going to be coming out?

D_Davis

12-22-2014, 05:34 PM

Probably more like Wario's Souls.

megladon8

12-22-2014, 07:05 PM

Noice! Jen can't do 3D games, she's strictly a side-scroller and old school gaming girl. Sounds like they've got similar tastes!

D_Davis

12-22-2014, 07:26 PM

It was super fun playing Super Mario 3D World co-op with Jessica. She really wanted to play as Mario because when she was younger her brother always made her be Luigi.

I had forgotten how many secrets are in the Mario games. I haven't really played one since Sunshine.

Also got Bayonetta 2 on the way. I wasn't a huge fan of the first one, but all the talk about this new one has really pumped me up.

Also, gotta say, loved being able to take the Wii U gamepad to bed and play Super Mario 3D World before falling asleep. Works perfectly.

Dukefrukem

12-23-2014, 01:40 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJJ9TcGxhNY

Morris Schæffer

12-23-2014, 02:45 PM

Pretty surprised, but I may quit on Assassin's Creed: Black Flag. There's no challenge at all running and jumping across the levels, the missions don't grab me, finding stuff (aka "secrets") is unchallenging, and this is where it gets crazily out there, I don't like the boat levels. Too cumbersome, too empty and although I could just as easily go straight to my mission marker, I also kinda want to savour some of what those levels have to offer, but it's just not there. Mind, I'm still only 15% done, so perhaps my sentiments are premature, but I'm a little bored really.

D_Davis

12-23-2014, 03:20 PM

One major complaint I have about the Wii U - holy crap is it slow. I mean...SLOW. Especially when compared to the PS4. On the PS4, you're in and out of game and menus as quickly as you can press a button. With the Wii U, there have been a handful of times in the last two days that I've thought my system has frozen up. It's that slow. And from what I gather, even now its faster than when it was brand new. That blows my mind. It can take up to 30 seconds to switch between menus. So weird for a newer system to already feel so dated.

However, last night we picked up Mario Kart. It looks and plays great.

Idioteque Stalker

12-24-2014, 05:13 PM

Just purchased Nidhogg, Peggle 2, and Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes for $20 total. PS Store Holiday Sale ftw.

Scar

12-24-2014, 10:09 PM

Finally did Vault of Glass today. Did it on hard, got both trophies (Gold and silver). Plenty of ascendant shards to level up my armor. Tempted to do it again later.

Dead & Messed Up

12-24-2014, 11:16 PM

First new game I've played in at least a year or so is Arkham Asylum for the PS3, and... it was... sort of okay?

Gorgeous production design, obviously. Love that they tabbed Conroy and Hamill, both of whom brought it. Nice that it kept its focus relatively narrow (on Joker, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, and that's about it), which makes sense for this game. But it so often feels like a game designed for the idiot in the back of class. Constant and repetitive button prompts during the interminable thug fights. If you die against a boss, the continue screen tells you exactly what to do instead of giving you the chance to figure it out yourself. And despite the "open world" nature, the journey feels so linear and hallway-ed. Maybe my obsession with the Metroid games' organic game development has turned me off to the go-here-do-this ultimatums of other games. The Riddler stuff helps fill out the sometimes thin gameplay, but it's irrelevant to the main thrust of the thing. The Scarecrow bits were fun breaks in the action. And there is undeniable pleasure in swinging down from a gargoyle and stringing up a goon upside-down.

Arkham City played better to me, with its more open environment and variety of villains. And its plot, with Strange as the despot of this Warriors-esque new world order, is a little more interesting than Asylum's "Banes everywhere!" thing.

Morris Schæffer

12-25-2014, 06:44 AM

I dropped assassin's creed: black flag and switched to Infamous: Second Son. Big fan of the previous two games. Outstandingly crisp visuals here and fun to play, but it seems less cartoony than the other two, isn't as comic booky as before and thus a bit run of the mill, even if they did Seattle nice enough I guess.

Morris Schæffer

12-25-2014, 06:51 AM

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http://youtu.be/cdr7THH0zo8

had no idea Naughty Dog was 30 years old. Great video. Check it out!

D_Davis

12-26-2014, 02:01 AM

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker is delightful. So charming.

Idioteque Stalker

12-26-2014, 01:58 PM

Kill Screen's top 25 games of the year. (http://killscreendaily.com/articles/2014-high-scores-25-16/)

As usual, one of the more eclectic lists I've seen. Lots of good recommendations. Has anyone here played This War of Mine?

D_Davis

12-26-2014, 06:09 PM

Not yet, but everyone is talking about it. Listening to the Daft Souls podcast right now, and they're talking about it.

D_Davis

12-26-2014, 06:10 PM

80 Days is freaking brilliant.

megladon8

12-26-2014, 08:04 PM

Still playing "The Evil Within" and really enjoying it.

Curious - what was the part that a few of you said was very difficult to pass through? I seem to remember Davis and EWO both saying there was a very difficult section.

I'm just wondering how far I am from reaching it. I'm on chapter 5 right now.

megladon8

12-27-2014, 06:34 PM

Man this game is great! It does the "always scraping by with JUST enough ammo" thing really well. You really have to be smart and pick your shots - I've had more than one instance where a single bullet was the difference between life and death.

D_Davis

12-29-2014, 04:45 PM

Man, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor is such an amazing game. So glad I finally get to play it. Every single stage and boss just keeps getting better and better.

megladon8

12-29-2014, 07:19 PM

D what was the part in The Evil Within that you couldn't get past?

D_Davis

12-29-2014, 07:26 PM

D what was the part in The Evil Within that you couldn't get past?

Don't remember. Whatever part I was stuck on, I got past it the next day.

Great game.

Need to go back and finish it. Love the way it looks, sounds and feels, wished it played a bit a better.

megladon8

12-29-2014, 08:06 PM

I'm loving how Lovecraft-y it is. Some of it feels torn straight from his pages.

D_Davis

12-29-2014, 08:13 PM

I'm loving how Lovecraft-y it is. Some of it feels torn straight from his pages.

Yeah - it's kind of all over the place in terms of influences. It's totally wild.

megladon8

12-29-2014, 08:36 PM

I've been playing for more than 8 hours and I'm less than halfway through.

There's a trophy for beating it in less than 5 hours.

Zoinks.

Spun Lepton

12-31-2014, 02:37 PM

All right. I'll bite.

How "stealthy" is The Evil Within? Are there a lot of "sneak by the monster" moments? (I'm not a fan of those.)

D_Davis

12-31-2014, 03:05 PM

There is a lot of stealth.

Spun Lepton

12-31-2014, 03:45 PM

There is a lot of stealth.

Which is why I won't play it. Ultra-stealth games are just stress simulators for me.

Morris Schæffer

01-02-2015, 02:41 PM

Finished Infamous: Second Son. Good game. Awesome powers, fantastic graphics, some good boss fights.

Started Watch Dogs now.

D_Davis

01-02-2015, 02:51 PM

Finished Bayonetta 2 on Second Climax difficulty yesterday. Very good game. Has some truly jaw dropping moments. Still far, far, far too many stupid cut scenes, that go on for far, far, far too long. They're really dreadful, and I could skip them fast enough to get back into the action.

I liked the game enough to keep on playing though - although I wish there was an option to just turn the cut scenes off completely. I'm trying to get at least gold trophies on all the levels before moving up to the next difficulty.

Dukefrukem

01-02-2015, 04:08 PM

Finished Infamous: Second Son. Good game. Awesome powers, fantastic graphics, some good boss fights.

Started Watch Dogs now.

FYI Infamous: First Light is going to be a Jan PS+ title.

megladon8

01-02-2015, 08:12 PM

Which is why I won't play it. Ultra-stealth games are just stress simulators for me.

It's not much stealth at all actually. If you like "Resident Evil", you will like it.

It's a tense action game focused on conserving ammo. Any stealth sections are few and far between, and very brief.

Dukefrukem

01-05-2015, 12:05 PM

PlayStation Now Coming To Samsung Smart TV's in 2015

megladon8

01-05-2015, 08:29 PM

Beat The Evil Within. Just under 17 hours, and 86 deaths.

The ending leaves much to be desired, but the journey there is awesome.

On to Wolfenstein: The New Order.

Idioteque Stalker

01-06-2015, 01:42 AM

Beat The Evil Within. Just under 17 hours, and 86 deaths.

The ending leaves much to be desired, but the journey there is awesome.

On to Wolfenstein: The New Order.

Those are the two on my wish list. Wolfenstein made an impressive and surprising stand on some of my more respected gaming sites.

D_Davis

01-06-2015, 01:44 AM

I want to play it too. I've read a couple of things saying that it's similar but better than Half Life 2.

Idioteque Stalker

01-06-2015, 01:44 AM

I'm not sure anyone cares, but Greg Miller and Colin Moriarty quit IGN and started their own site. Greg is a pretty good host, but Colin is a huge loss for that site. I respect the hell out of that guy.

Ezee E

01-06-2015, 03:15 AM

Moriarty wrote for AICN for a long time too, didn't he? I remember liking him on RT... If he is who I think he is.

Anyone play the Telltale Game of Thrones? It's perfect for a fan of the series.

Irish

01-06-2015, 10:36 AM

Moriarty wrote for AICN for a long time too, didn't he?

AICN's Moriarty is Drew McWeeny, who writes for HitFix.com.

Irish

01-06-2015, 10:39 AM

Library of MS DOS games, playable in the browser

https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_msdos_games/v2

Castle Wolfenstein and Duke Nukem 3D are on the list.

EyesWideOpen

01-06-2015, 11:38 AM

Anyone play the Telltale Game of Thrones? It's perfect for a fan of the series.

I thought it was good but easily the weakest of the recent Telltale stuff.

Morris Schæffer

01-07-2015, 10:37 AM

Some info on Uncharted IV.

Nathan will be joined by an AI partner, much in the same way of The Last of Us.

More, and also who the AI partner will be:

http://gematsu.com/2015/01/uncharted-4-detailed-game-informer

Morris Schæffer

01-07-2015, 10:46 AM

I want to play it too. I've read a couple of things saying that it's similar but better than Half Life 2.

That's daft. Wolfenstein: The New Order is definitely not better than Half-Life 2, but is a bit similar in storytelling sometimes. I just thought it was a thrilling update, never neglecting its heritage (boss fights are fun, but rudimentary constructed), but also injecting some surprising emotions into the story and giving us villains to remember for a while.

Dukefrukem

01-07-2015, 12:08 PM

Dukefrukem

01-07-2015, 12:10 PM

I finished Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel last night. What a waste of $90.

D_Davis

01-07-2015, 06:26 PM

Why was the game $90?

Dukefrukem

01-07-2015, 07:11 PM

$60 for the game (on steam).

$30 season pass (stupidly thinking the DLC would have been of the caliber of BL2)

megladon8

01-07-2015, 10:41 PM

D_Davis

01-07-2015, 10:43 PM

$60 for the game (on steam).

$30 season pass (stupidly thinking the DLC would have been of the caliber of BL2)

Dude, you gotta stop buying season passes. That sends to complete wrong message to publishers. It's almost as bad as pre-ordering mainstream releases.

Don't be part of the problem!

Dukefrukem

01-07-2015, 11:39 PM

I know I know. It was so stupid. I panicked. It was my first and last time doing that.

D_Davis

01-08-2015, 04:09 AM

Hehehe. I hear ya.

I still find myself thinking of pre-ordering major releases.

bac0n

01-08-2015, 05:15 PM

What's the problem with pre-ordering releases that you are super duper excited about?

D_Davis

01-08-2015, 05:27 PM

There's no need to, so all it does is tell the publisher that you'll pay for anything without even knowing if what you're paying for is a good product - and you end up giving money to a corporation early, that they then bank and earn interest on. The $60 you give them 6-months in advance is worth slightly more to them because they've invested it, and you haven't. Sure, one person's $60 doesn't earn a lot, but when a game like COD or Halo gets hundreds of thousands of pre-orders, that ends up being a lot of potential money the customers throw to the corporation. Also, all mainstream releases are printed in such absurd quantities these days that you can walk into any store the day it's released to get it.

As we've learned this year, it's usually better to wait a few days to make sure the game actually works.

People pre-ordered bullshit broken games like Assassin's Creed Unity and Halo Collection this year. They paid $60-90 up front, for games that were unplayable. Not only did they lose the potential value of having that money in their own possession for longer, but they sent a message to the publishers that they'll pay for any damn thing.

Also, publishers now try to get your money even sooner by creating a bunch of bullshit "added bonuses" for pre-ordering. They want your money before they even deliver a product worth purchasing.

It's a terrible practice for consumers to engage in. It's bad money management, and sends the wrong message. There are no benefits.

The only games you should pre-order are games from small publishers like Atlus - games that are printed in very small quantities, and games that you can't easily get, and games that actually go up in price if you don't pre-order. Games like Xenoblade for the Wii, for instance.

In even more detail:

http://kotaku.com/5909105/stop-preordering-video-games-please

Dukefrukem

01-08-2015, 05:32 PM

What's the problem with pre-ordering releases that you are super duper excited about?

Nothing is wrong with getting games, but paying for DLC is a big no no and here's why.

When a developer says there's going to be DLC, unless it's held back content (like in the case of Destiny), the developer has NO IDEA what the DLC is going to be at launch. It's typically pushed by the publisher for "X" amount of money. The only person (or people) that knows what the DLC is going to be is some marketing guy who says "we need 12 months of content, give me some loose description of what the DLC is going to be, just give me something and I'll go raise money to make it happen".

The business model of games is changing. 2014 was an awful year for gaming because games feel unfinished, there's day 1 patches, features don't work at launch. The season pass acts as device to "complete" the game that should have already been finished at launch. It doesn't help that publishers push games to meet deadlines.

Look at Season Pass Trailers- give us your $30, $40, $50 extra for content that will be coming out "soon" or better yet, buy it before you even play the game. (which is what I did with BLPS)

Developer looks at it from a business and gamer perspective. From a creative standpoint, there are studios that can shut down between shipping a game, and receiving day 1 sales. Then there are Publisher milestones that need to be met. Whether the developer is going to stay open to even develop DLC. Getting the early money in is vital to supporting the game. Some of the content won't even exist if there wasn't some mechanism to get money to the developers quickly (whether in a preordering fashion, season pass DLC, etc)-

Publishers don't know if a game is going to sell, so it's hard to tell if DLC will even be supported. From a GAMER perspective, we don't know wtf the season pass is even going to be. Is it going to be a single player campaign? Is it going to be multiplayer maps? a combination of the two?

In short, never buy Season Pass DLC.

Dukefrukem

01-08-2015, 05:33 PM

Double post and DD wins as well.

D_Davis

01-08-2015, 05:45 PM

Good point on Season Passes, too.

This whole modern trend of consumers paying for stuff that hasn't even been made yet, stuff that might be garbage, or not made at all (season passes, pre-orders, Kickstarter, etc.) is terrible and problematic. Its taking an aspect of fanboy/geek culture and abstracting it to an absurd level.

D_Davis

01-08-2015, 05:52 PM

I'm actually going to wait until I read some reviews and watch some videos of Bloodborne before purchasing it.

I just don't trust game developers and publishers any more. 2014 has proven that we shouldn't trust them. I'm not going to reward publishers who ship broken, incomplete games with massive day-one patches.

I don't mind DLC when it's good (like the Dark Souls DLC, all of which has been amazing, and more than worth the price - they're more like expansion packs), but I still won't pay for a season pass. I'll buy it when it's ready to be purchased, and when I can evaluate it to the best of my ability as an informed consumer.

Dukefrukem

01-08-2015, 05:58 PM

I bought two games on day 1 at full price in 2014. (Destiny and Boderlands) The rest was all backlog stuff and sales. I'm kinda proud of that.

D_Davis

01-08-2015, 06:05 PM

I still buy a lot of games close to day 1, if I can read some reviews and watch some detailed videos before hand.

I bought Dragon Age I day-one, but the reviewers had the game for over 2 weeks before it was released. There was a ton of information about it. I felt confident in that purchase, and enjoyed the game a lot for 70 hours.

I understand that sometimes videos and reviews don't tell the whole story. Dark Souls 2 got nothing but high praise (better reviews than Demon's and DS1), and it looked great. But it ended up disappointing me.

That happens. And that's OK.

I'm going to work more at getting better at waiting for things to come down in price a bit. I still really want to play Far Cry 4 and Wolfenstein, but I'll wait until they're $30 on PS4.

Dukefrukem

01-08-2015, 06:13 PM

Yeh i JUST got Wolf last week during the steam sale. $20. Great price point.

megladon8

01-08-2015, 08:31 PM

Wolfenstein is pretty incredible.

Scar

01-08-2015, 09:02 PM

I always check reviews before I purchase something, and its rare that I pay full price. 'Cept when I got the PS4, because, Hell, I wanted a few games to go with the system.

megladon8

01-08-2015, 10:15 PM

Wow I did not expect Wolfenstein to have such an emotional edge.

D_Davis

01-08-2015, 10:38 PM

Wow I did not expect Wolfenstein to have such an emotional edge.

It's the Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay team!

It's gotta be great.

megladon8

01-08-2015, 11:43 PM

I had no idea it was them.

Man this game is phenomenal.

megladon8

01-09-2015, 04:10 AM

Holy crap this game is good.

The varying gameplay styles, the weapons and vehicles, the graphics and sound. The story. The characters.

The comparisons to Half Life 2 are apt.

Morris Schæffer

01-09-2015, 05:36 AM

Wow I did not expect Wolfenstein to have such an emotional edge.

I think this occured to me very early on at the mental institution. What's great is that at the same time this game never forgets its heritage and it simply feels like a thrilling shootemup that moves like a motherfucker.

There's a really emotional bit at the very end when you encounter an old "pal".

D_Davis

01-11-2015, 12:55 AM

Name the game.

It's a Sci-Fi MMO lite.
You play a character in a mech suit with special abilities, melee, and ranged weapons.
You start the game asleep, and are awoken by an AI like entity.
You get a spaceship, but the ship needs to be repaired so you go on brief missions to get parts.
You go to a hub level where you can buy equipment and upgrade your stuff with materials.
Each weapon can be leveled up.
You can level up and get new powers.
From the hub level you choose a mission to go on.
You can play solo or group with small squads.
The missions take place on the planets of our galaxy, starting on future Earth.
You have a little AI buddy that communicates with you during the level, and helps you open doors and stuff.
It's a loot based game with new items and lots of different kinds of currencies.
It has a somewhat vague story with some future mystical mumbo-jumbo.

It came out in 2012.
It's free to play.
It's on the PS4.

Yes - it's better Destiny, AKA Warframe.

Been playing all day, and it rocks.

My god - Destiny is the biggest rip off of a game I've ever seen.

Scar

01-11-2015, 01:58 AM

Downloading now.

D_Davis

01-11-2015, 02:21 AM

Downloading now.

Sweet! We'll have to hook up tomorrow.

From what I hear, it's really easy to play without ever making an in-game purchase.

It's not as polished as Destiny, but I think you'll really appreciate it.

Scar

01-11-2015, 02:33 AM

No promises. Hanging with the g/f, and watching football. All in good time.

megladon8

01-11-2015, 03:48 AM

The description "free to play" leaves me feeling skeptical, to say the very least.

D_Davis

01-11-2015, 04:32 AM

I wouldn't try it if I were you.

Dukefrukem

01-11-2015, 02:25 PM

Two of the best free to play games right now are Warframe and Firefall.

D_Davis

01-11-2015, 03:04 PM

How much time have you put into WF? Does it stay fun without ever paying? I'm having enough gun with it that I wouldn't mind spending a few bucks on some gear if it's worth it.

Dukefrukem

01-11-2015, 06:02 PM

How much time have you put into WF? Does it stay fun without ever paying? I'm having enough gun with it that I wouldn't mind spending a few bucks on some gear if it's worth it.

Tooooooons. Believe me when I say that it's grindyier than Diablo. I stopped playing because of the grind and lack of diverse missions. I haven't spent any money.

Morris Schæffer

01-11-2015, 07:54 PM

Early on I have to steel a car in Watch Dogs and escape the clutches from the cops. I must have tried 10 times to evade them, hacking traffic lights, but no luck. The problem is that once I have lost them, these yellow circles pop up on my radar which indicate the search is not over yet and I need to stay out of the circles while driving the car to the designated drop off point. It's kinda frustrating for such an early mission. Perhaps there are some tricks I'm not yet aware of.