Video Games...Discuss Them

[Stay Puft]

Damn, it's still a month away and yet some people already have Gears 2. This guy is currently playing through Horde mode.

Oh, and he started playing the campaign, so if you don't want any spoilers you may want to not click that link.

[Stay Puft]

I watched a little bit of that stream and it looked amazing. I'm not going to watch anymore, I'll just have to wait patiently for November.

Yeah, I watched for a couple minutes and then turned it off before he started up the campaign. I've been trying to avoid as much media as possible. I already know exactly what I'm doing Nov. 7 - waking up, heading out for my weekly GA meeting, then walking to EB and grabbing a copy, taking it home and jumping online.

[Ivan Drago]

The Sword of 1000 Truths?

[Scar]

All I can say is: it's kinda making me regret having purchased an XBox rather than a PS3...

Let me beat Metal Gear Solid 4 before I get it?

[Saya]

The Sword of 1000 Truths?

Nah, it's some other sword from the game.

[Saya]

More from Blizzcon 2008: the first two minutes of the opening cinematic of Starcraft II

Blizzard really makes some of the best CG cinematics in games. It looks fantastic.

Zerg vs. Terran trailer

Protoss vs. Terran trailer

Some more Starcraft II pics:

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[EvilShoe]

Dead rising was fun, but the ending pissed me off.
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I stayed inside the security room for a few hours, because I didn't want to miss my helicopter. When I arrived at the helipad on time, I got the ending where the helicopter pilot believes I've died because I'm not there.

Apparently I should've gotten a call by Isabella, and that would've allowed me to go into overtime and achieve the true ending. The only thing I can do now is to replay the game, which I'm not in the mood for as of now.

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[Saya]

Yep, that ending sucked hard. I think you would like the true ending a lot more. It's a lot more action packed and epic. The final fight is pretty awesome.

I think it's funny that you can play the game by staying up in the security room and only do the main cases and still finish the game. You don't have to save any survivors if you don't want to.

Also, if you start a new game all your stats carry over, so you won't have to start from zero.

[Saya]

Sweet!

Marvel VS. Capcom 2 has been rated by ESRB for the 360 and PS3. So that mean it will either be a downloadable title or maybe a HD remake?

[Morris Schæffer]

Sweet!

Marvel VS. Capcom 2 has been rated by ESRB for the 360 and PS3. So that mean it will either be a downloadable title or maybe a HD remake?

Ah yes. I had this for the Dreamcast. The eye candy was sensational, but from what I vaguely remember, the game was more of a special powers festival rather than a technique-based brawler.

Incredibly varied character roster however. Fucking Jill Valentine summoning the undead! Strider Hiryu!!

[number8]

Dead rising was fun, but the ending pissed me off.
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I stayed inside the security room for a few hours, because I didn't want to miss my helicopter. When I arrived at the helipad on time, I got the ending where the helicopter pilot believes I've died because I'm not there.

Apparently I should've gotten a call by Isabella, and that would've allowed me to go into overtime and achieve the true ending. The only thing I can do now is to replay the game, which I'm not in the mood for as of now.

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You should play again. The Overtime levels and boss fights are pretty fun.

[Dukefrukem]

You should play again. The Overtime levels and boss fights are pretty fun.

agreed. I love that game.

[Saya]

Ah yes. I had this for the Dreamcast. The eye candy was sensational, but from what I vaguely remember, the game was more of a special powers festival rather than a technique-based brawler.

Incredibly varied character roster however. Fucking Jill Valentine summoning the undead! Strider Hiryu!!

Yeah, definitely a game that was all about special powers and crazy combos with tag teams. It was fast and it looked great as well.

It seems they pulled the info from the ratings site now. They probably didn't want anyone to know it's coming out. A HD remake + online would be fantastic really.

I would rather see a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 get made, but that will probably never happen again because of licensing issues.

[EyesWideOpen]

Sweet!

Marvel VS. Capcom 2 has been rated by ESRB for the 360 and PS3. So that mean it will either be a downloadable title or maybe a HD remake?

Sorry to ruin everyone's boat but that doesn't actually mean much of anything. Like it says in the article tons of games get rated by the ESRB and they never actually get released.

[megladon8]

So...anyone else picking up "Dead Space"?

[Ezee E]

Yeah, definitely a game that was all about special powers and crazy combos with tag teams. It was fast and it looked great as well.

It seems they pulled the info from the ratings site now. They probably didn't want anyone to know it's coming out. A HD remake + online would be fantastic really.

I would rather see a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 get made, but that will probably never happen again because of licensing issues.

What licensing issues? It's just two companies behind them, unless they attempt to get Ed Norton and Tobey Maguire likenesses.

[EyesWideOpen]

So...anyone else picking up "Dead Space"?

It's on my gamefly queue is that close enough?

[megladon8]

It's on my gamefly queue is that close enough?

Yep

I have it on back-order (I think Amazon.ca only orders in a handful of games at a time), so let me know if I'm in for a treat.

It looks like it could be this year's "BioShock".

[EyesWideOpen]

Yeah i hope for good things. The only games I plan on buying off the top of my head this year is the new Scene It, Mirror's Edge, Banjo Kazooie and Prince of Persia. All the other one's i'm really interested in will be rentals first.

I've already added a bunch to my gamefly queue (Dead Space, Left 4 Dead, Legendary, Golden Axe: Beast Rider, Bionic Commando, Fable II, Spider-Man: Web of Shadows, Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon)

[origami_mustache]

here's the new Spiderman: Web of Shadows trailer I was talking up earlier.

[Saya]

What licensing issues? It's just two companies behind them, unless they attempt to get Ed Norton and Tobey Maguire likenesses.

I don't think it is that easy. I believe some Marvel characters are exclusive to videogame companies. Like Spiderman and Activision. And Sega and the Hulk. But I'm not 100% sure about this though...

[Saya]

So...anyone else picking up "Dead Space"?

I'm not sure if I should. There are so many interesting games coming out now.

Definitely let us know how it good it is when you have it.

[Morris Schæffer]

Perhaps I'll pick up Dead Space. It looks like a genuinely interesting contender in the survival horror genre.

[Skitch]

I am anticipating some reviews of Dead Space. I think the game looks sweet.

[bac0n]

The video review for Dead Space on IGN looks pretty frickin' choice. Sounds like I would enjoy the game quite a bit. The only thing that gives me pause with the game is this: once you beat the game, you can start the game over again, carrying your upgrades & guns & stuff from a previous game. That's cool. What's not is the fact that you're stuck running the same difficulty as the game from which you imported your stuff. That's not. If I have better guns, I want more monsters to blast, which means a higher difficulty level. Still, it's not a deal breaker. I might get ahold of it at some point.