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12-03-2009, 03:26 PM
Acapelli

is demon's souls an rpg?

edit: just watched the trailer. looks awesome but not really my thing. i'm no good with these type of games
12-03-2009, 03:46 PM
megladon8

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Originally Posted by Acapelli

have you played modern warfare online before?

:|

I prestiged in the original "Modern Warfare".

As I said, I guess I just had really, really good luck with matches for the first couple of weeks with "MW2". I rarely-if-ever came across people who ruined games with smack talk.
12-03-2009, 03:54 PM
KK2.0

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Originally Posted by Sycophant

Demon's Souls is the best game I have for the PS3, hands down, and the best new game I've played this year. It's tough as nails, but I love it so.

:pritch:

Have you finished it yet? Dunno if i'm gonna beat it 100% but it has been a long time since i've been so obsessed over a game.
12-03-2009, 03:56 PM
megladon8

Does anyone know anywhere online that sells old PC games at good prices?

There are a few old PC RPGs I used to own and would like to get back. Two of them were stolen, one I sold when I was desperate for cash.

I'd like the get the "Diablo" Battle Chest - the one which contains "Diablo", "Diablo II" and the expansion set(s).

I'd also like to the the "Baldur's Gate" collection, and the "Icewind Dale" collection.
12-03-2009, 04:14 PM
Dukefrukem

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Originally Posted by Morris Schæffer

Crysis is really fun and I'm able to enjoy the game with sufficient detail at DX9. Love how it really forces you to use the nanosuit's powers to get anywhere. The invisibility cloak is fantastic as is the decision to link its depletion rate to the amount of movement the player makes.

I just finished this and Warhead and I enjoyed the both. really short though. But you're right about the suits powers being fun as hell and how they force you to use some of the powers to get by certain areas. I wish they pumped out a third expansion. Seems like a waste of an engine.
12-03-2009, 04:16 PM
Dukefrukem

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Originally Posted by Fezzik

Fallout 3 is one of the best RPGs I've ever played. I understand the quest radar bothers some people but in a world as ridiculously large as Fallout 3, it'd be damn near impossible to find without hours of endless walking.

Besides, its a modern world so there is some information that can be gleaned from archives. You have the PipBoy and there's a ton of data that can be found, so I don't have a huge problem with it.

I had a bigger problem with it in Oblivion, which I also happened to like a great deal, especially when the quest target was just one person.

Torchlight is fun, but it's Diablo in a WoW graphical wrapper.

I loved both KotORs to death, and also liked Mass Effect, though not nearly as much as the others.

I've become annoyed with Dragon Age: Origins to the point that when I want to play a game, I usually find something else to play. It just didn't grab me as much as I wanted it to, which is a shame because the Origins are all pretty compelling.

What's annoying you about DA?
12-03-2009, 04:17 PM
Dukefrukem

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Originally Posted by Winston*

The worst thing in video games is when it doesn't tell you where to go. That's not fun.

There's a big difference between telling you where to go and having an arrow pointing to an objective. Have you played any Final Fantasy?
12-03-2009, 04:26 PM
megladon8

"Final Fantasy" is a JRPG and totally different from "Fallout 3" or other western RPGs.

With a world as vast and open as that of post-apocalyptic Washington D.C., the help with direction was welcome. Plus, as someone mentioned earlier, it makes sense that you'd have radar in your PipBoy.
12-03-2009, 04:58 PM
Sycophant

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Originally Posted by KK2.0

:pritch:

Have you finished it yet? Dunno if i'm gonna beat it 100% but it has been a long time since i've been so obsessed over a game.

Um... I've played for 9 hours and only beat one boss (Phalanx). I got to Tower Knight the other knight and he killed me before I could get my bearings. I need to step up my game. This weekend perhaps.

So, I'm nowhere near finishing.
12-03-2009, 05:13 PM
Dukefrukem

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Originally Posted by megladon8

"Final Fantasy" is a JRPG and totally different from "Fallout 3" or other western RPGs.

With a world as vast and open as that of post-apocalyptic Washington D.C., the help with direction was welcome. Plus, as someone mentioned earlier, it makes sense that you'd have radar in your PipBoy.

I didn't know we're only comparing Western RPGs. I can name 30 RPGs better than Fallout 3, mixed genres included. I'm not saying F3 didn't capture the feel of the Fallout Universe. Its lore and atmosphere... A+. The rest... Not so much. My radar example was just 1 thing that came to mind. There are other RPGs i like that have similar radar.
12-03-2009, 05:48 PM
megladon8

My list of great RPGs would go like this (no real order)...

Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Fallout 3 (X-360)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (X-Box)
Baldur's Gate (PC)
Diablo II (PC)
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GC)
Secret of Mana (SNES)
Icewind Dale (PC)
Super Mario RPG (SNES)
Phantasy Star IV (Sega Genesis)
12-03-2009, 06:13 PM
Dukefrukem

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Originally Posted by megladon8

My list of great RPGs would go like this (no real order)...

Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Fallout 3 (X-360)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (X-Box)
Baldur's Gate (PC)
Diablo II (PC)
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GC)
Secret of Mana (SNES)
Icewind Dale (PC)
Super Mario RPG (SNES)
Phantasy Star IV (Sega Genesis)

Good list.

Fallout
Fallout 2
Mass Effect
KotoR
KotoR 2
Diablo
Diablo 2
Titan Quest
Titan Quest expansion
System Shock 2
Xenogears
FF7
FF8
FF9
FFX
FF12
FF2
FF5
WoW (it counts right?)
LotRO
STALKER
Clear Sky
the Witcher
Chrono Trigger
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Star Ocean 2
Deus Ex
Deus Ex 2
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights 2
12-03-2009, 07:42 PM
megladon8

I really, really want to play "Stalker".

Looks so cool. Very bleak and atmospheric.
12-03-2009, 07:56 PM
Dukefrukem

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Originally Posted by megladon8

I really, really want to play "Stalker".

Looks so cool. Very bleak and atmospheric.

I'd recommend it. The atmosphere is wonderful. The problem initially were the bugs. There were loooooots. if you buy it on Steam now, the updates are included.

In fact, I wrote a review on it when it was first released.
12-03-2009, 08:46 PM
megladon8

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Originally Posted by Dukefrukem

I'd recommend it. The atmosphere is wonderful. The problem initially were the bugs. There were loooooots. if you buy it on Steam now, the updates are included.

In fact, I wrote a review on it when it was first released.

Great, in-depth review, Duke.
12-03-2009, 08:49 PM
Mara

Bought myself the King's Quest series updated for Windows XP for Christmas, and started playing IV: The Perils of Rosella from memory for funsies.

But DARNIT if I didn't forget to offer the bag of diamonds back to the dwarves before giving it away. I think I need to restart the stupid game now.

:sad:

Still awesome, tho.
12-03-2009, 08:52 PM
KK2.0

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Originally Posted by Sycophant

Um... I've played for 9 hours and only beat one boss (Phalanx). I got to Tower Knight the other knight and he killed me before I could get my bearings. I need to step up my game. This weekend perhaps.

So, I'm nowhere near finishing.

Oh, you just got started then ^^

I'm halfway through i guess, cleared worlds 2 and 3, i'm loving it. There are tons of hidden stuff and farming is actually quite fun! Finding the stones to upgrade my weapons and discover their hidden powers became a game within the game to me.

My strategy for The Tower Knight: running past him will leave you clear to hit his legs from behind, but since i'm a coward, i killed the crossbow enemies and shot my "soul arrows" from there. :P
12-03-2009, 09:14 PM
megladon8

Here's what may be a stupid question....

Amazon.com (US site) carries in stock a European-made version of all three of the original "Fallout" games for PC.

Here's the product page.

Does region encryption apply for DVD-ROM games?

It's an awesome deal and I'm thinking about getting it, sending it to Jen and having her bring it next time she comes up...but at the same time I don't want to waste $20 if they aren't going to work.
12-03-2009, 09:35 PM
Spun Lepton

RPGs didn't start being fun for me until they became 3D. Fallout 3 specifically because it's 1st-person.
12-03-2009, 10:19 PM
Acapelli

i just don't have the patience for rpg's, unless they're of the action variety like brave fencer musashi or kingdom hearts

i did get through a whole fire emblem game once. that was pretty addictive
12-03-2009, 11:20 PM
Morris Schæffer

I made it halfway through Final Fantasy VIII on the PSone, but interest waned massively after that.
12-04-2009, 03:00 AM
Dukefrukem

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Originally Posted by megladon8

Great, in-depth review, Duke.

Thanks. I wrote a lot of video game reviews for a long time. Enjoyed the hell out of it. I'm not a very good writer, but it was fun, and I got free games. Heres the rest of my old ones.
12-04-2009, 03:00 AM
Dukefrukem

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Originally Posted by Morris Schæffer

I made it halfway through Final Fantasy VIII on the PSone, but interest waned massively after that.

Out of all the FFs, I feel VIII has the best soundtrack. Loved that game so damn much. The ending is F@@ked.
12-04-2009, 03:02 AM
Dukefrukem

Quote:

Originally Posted by megladon8

Here's what may be a stupid question....

Amazon.com (US site) carries in stock a European-made version of all three of the original "Fallout" games for PC.

Here's the product page.

Does region encryption apply for DVD-ROM games?

It's an awesome deal and I'm thinking about getting it, sending it to Jen and having her bring it next time she comes up...but at the same time I don't want to waste $20 if they aren't going to work.

Should be fine. I buy Euro games all the time. Did that for Call of Juarez and Escape from Butcher Bay,
12-04-2009, 06:12 PM
KK2.0

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Originally Posted by Acapelli

i just don't have the patience for rpg's, unless they're of the action variety like brave fencer musashi or kingdom hearts

i did get through a whole fire emblem game once. that was pretty addictive

Sorry for asking but, what scared you away from Demon's Souls then? it feels like an action game, i've found the hack n slash combat pretty satisfying, personally.

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