Video Games...Discuss Them

[[ETM]]

People will buy anything they want, as long as Sony fixes their shit.

[Ezee E]

I can't help but think that this whole fiasco spells doom for Sony's foray into the console market.

I mean... who's gonna buy a PS4 after this...

Forgive and forget...

Cause God of War 4 will own.

[[ETM]]

People didn't exactly stop buying the XBOX360 when they started dropping like flies.

[Morris Schæffer]

PSP God of War games headed to PS3?

http://www.the-magicbox.com/1105/game110513a.shtml

[Morris Schæffer]

[Dukefrukem]

PSP God of War games headed to PS3?

http://www.the-magicbox.com/1105/game110513a.shtml

I was hoping this would happen. Never want to own a PSP but always wanted to play these games.

[Ezee E]

That poster is european right? Otherwise August 8th seems early.

[Morris Schæffer]

I was hoping this would happen. Never want to own a PSP but always wanted to play these games.

I wonder if the PS3 version will be comparable to the PS2 HD re-releases of part I and II. I guess we'd have to answer the question whether the original PSP games stood up against the original PS2 games. I know the reviews were great and the games hailed as technical marvels.....for a handheld?

[Kurosawa Fan]

L.A. Noire tomorrow!!! And I have classes all day, and won't be able to play it at all! :|

[D_Davis]

That poster is european right? Otherwise August 8th seems early.

Yep.

It's 11/11/11 here.

[Ezee E]

L.A. Noire tomorrow!!! And I have classes all day, and won't be able to play it at all! :|

Nice. By chance, I was taking Thursday/Friday off. Now I know what I'll be doing.

[Spun Lepton]

L.A. Noire tomorrow!!! And I have classes all day, and won't be able to play it at all! :|

Curious to see how many uncanny valley complaints there are after its release.

[Dukefrukem]

L.A. Noire tomorrow!!! And I have classes all day, and won't be able to play it at all! :|

I've decided not to buy this until I'm done with this semester.

[megladon8]

"Mass Effect 3" will be the first game in the series to allow players to pursue gay relationships.

[Ezee E]

"Mass Effect 3" will be the first game in the series to allow players to pursue gay relationships.

Funny that you could pursue other species first.

Wait... is that true? I thought that if you played as a female, you could pursue the female alien in both 1 & 2.

[megladon8]

Funny that you could pursue other species first.

Wait... is that true? I thought that if you played as a female, you could pursue the female alien in both 1 & 2.

Yeah but the female alien is explained as being from a race that is kind of androgynous, and they are capable of mating and reproducing with any gender of any species in the universe.

It's not really an active lesbian relationship.

[megladon8]

I don't think I'll ever complain about samey-looking environments again, now that I've played "Borderlands".

Yeah, the cel-shaded graphics are cool and all, but holy shit, 10 hours into the game and I've still not seen anything that differed from the desert terrain, and I'm still just fighting Skaggs and the occasional human "psycho", who all look the same.

[Dukefrukem]

I don't think I'll ever complain about samey-looking environments again, now that I've played "Borderlands".

Yeah, the cel-shaded graphics are cool and all, but holy shit, 10 hours into the game and I've still not seen anything that differed from the desert terrain, and I'm still just fighting Skaggs and the occasional human "psycho", who all look the same.

yuuuuuuuuup.

[megladon8]

It's also kind of frustrating when a good 60% of the missions you are given, you have NO CHANCE IN HELL of being able to complete until you spend several hours grinding for XP to level up.

I was given a mission to kill these two giant Skaggs. I'm level 15, and have some pretty decent guns.

I decided to take them on one at a time. I used all of my ammo, for all of my guns, and didn't even bring the first one's health down to 50%.


And if you die, sure you are respawned fairly close, but the enemy's health is brought back up to full.

[megladon8]

And the "L.A. Noire" reviews are very positive.

Funny enough, IGN gave it the lowest rating I've seen so far, with an 8.5. I was expecting another 10 from them.

[Spun Lepton]

I was given a mission to kill these two giant Skaggs. I'm level 15, and have some pretty decent guns.

I decided to take them on one at a time. I used all of my ammo, for all of my guns, and didn't even bring the first one's health down to 50%.

It's also geared toward multi-player, so four people at your level versus those giant Skaggs wouldn't be as much of a problem.

That said, if I wasn't playing with a group of friends it was equally frustrating because strangers will usually go off to do their own things.

[Watashi]

Now that some PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have been restored and you’re once again enjoying online gaming and entertainment, we’re happy to provide details about the “Welcome Back” appreciation program for customers in North America. We developed the program as an expression of our gratitude for your patience, support and continued loyalty during the service outage. From all of us at PlayStation, thank you and welcome back!
This package will be made available to all existing registered PlayStation Network and Qriocity users in North America (US and Canada), and will be made available shortly after we have fully restored the service. More specific details about these offers and eligibility requirements will be posted as the services go live.
All PlayStation Network customers can select two PS3 games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.
Dead Nation
inFAMOUS
LittleBigPlanet
Super Stardust HD
Wipeout HD + Fury
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LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
ModNation Racers
Pursuit Force
Killzone Liberation
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I'll pick up inFAMOUS and Wipeout HD.

[EyesWideOpen]

Yeah but the female alien is explained as being from a race that is kind of androgynous, and they are capable of mating and reproducing with any gender of any species in the universe.

It's not really an active lesbian relationship.

They mean gay as an male/male relationships. Besides the female aliens you could also as a female have a relationship with Kelly Chambers.

[Spun Lepton]

All PlayStation Network customers can select two PS3 games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.
Dead Nation
inFAMOUS
LittleBigPlanet
Super Stardust HD
Wipeout HD + Fury

Already owned 3 of those titles, so I hope Dead Nation and Super Stardust are decent. Never even heard of Super Stardust.

[EyesWideOpen]

It's also kind of frustrating when a good 60% of the missions you are given, you have NO CHANCE IN HELL of being able to complete until you spend several hours grinding for XP to level up.

I was given a mission to kill these two giant Skaggs. I'm level 15, and have some pretty decent guns.

I decided to take them on one at a time. I used all of my ammo, for all of my guns, and didn't even bring the first one's health down to 50%.


And if you die, sure you are respawned fairly close, but the enemy's health is brought back up to full.

Are you making sure the missions that you're doing are for your level? When you look at your mission list it will tell you what level you should be at for the mission. You shouldn't have to be grinding at all. Also are you making sure you're attacking them right? You should be shooting them in the mouth when you can and also certain weapons and element effects work better against some enemies then others.