Video Games...Discuss Them

[Dukefrukem]

Good news! Amazon Instant Video now live on original Nintendo Wii :lol:

[SirNewt]

I'm really interested in seeing how this plays out. When it finally releases, will they be requiring developers hoping to publish for Steambox to optimize it for the specs? Will it lock developers into having to aim for a piece of tech frozen in 2013? Will they release one every 2-5 years to keep on top of technology? Will you be able to plug more RAM into it? Since it'll be Linux-based, will there be much software for it (the list of Steam games with Linux builds isn't all that long, I don't think)? Will it, at the end of the day, just be a fourth faction for the console wars, and if it is, could anyone want it (outside of brand loyalty)? Obviously, part of the reason Valve is being very careful and slow about this is because it's aware of all those issues.

Yeah, I feel like it's a console that no one is going to optimize for, so the games will look worse than most consoles of equivalent age.

Is this a serious question?

Spec Ops: The Line was $7 yesterday on steam. It's $40+ on Amazon and $30 USED at Gamestop. You don't even have to leave your couch.

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I concede that point. Didn't really cross my mind since I don't buy most games until they're cheap on both anyway.

Well I'd say that I fit the bill for this niche - I want to play a lot of PC and Steam-available games but I don't want to plunk down $1000+ for a gaming PC, and then have to continually pour money into it to keep it up to date.

You definitely don't have to spend that much for a decent gaming rig.

[[ETM]]

I never played WOW, but this $48 million unlicensed theme park in China is fucking insane:http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain...ft-theme-park/

I mean, check out the image gallery: http://imgur.com/a/fUZhL

[Dukefrukem]

What the...?

[number8]

Cool mod of GTAIV.

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[Dukefrukem]

That is so fucking cool.

[megladon8]

How could something like that be built without any licensing at all?

Is it because it's in China? Does the trademark not extend out of NA or something?

I know that, for example, anyone who tries to do anything with Godzilla or any of the other Toho monsters without licensing gets their butts handed to them on a platter by Toho. So what's different here?

[Dukefrukem]

China is notorious for infringing on any IP. Their court systems are virtually corrupt and some do not acknowledged patents. Trademarks are the most common abused. It's why things like this are allowed to happen.

[[ETM]]

It should be pointed out that even a $50 million ginormous theme park was built over there, and we only found out when someone went there and put a bunch of pics on Reddit.

I wonder what else they've got going on that we're unaware of.

[Ezee E]

It should be pointed out that even a $50 million ginormous theme park was built over there, and we only found out when someone went there and put a bunch of pics on Reddit.

I wonder what else they've got going on that we're unaware of.

This.

[Watashi]

I bought Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch today. I've been dying to play it ever since I learned Studio Ghibli did the animation and Joe Hisashi did the music.

About damn time a quality JRPG came out for the PS3.

[Ezee E]

I bought Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch today. I've been dying to play it ever since I learned Studio Ghibli did the animation and Joe Hisashi did the music.

About damn time a quality JRPG came out for the PS3.

I didn't realize this was out already. I may get it too. Turn in some of the X-Mas games that I quickly got bored with.

[Idioteque Stalker]

I bought Ni No Kuni too. I've made it to the second city so far. It has easily the best video game music in recent memory. Aside from the incessant hand-holding (which I kind of expected, but not quite this much), the presentation is amazing. Battle is pretty shallow at the moment, but I'm still early on.

I don't think I've played a JRPG since I went on a FF kick in middle school. There's definitely a nostalgia factor.

[D_Davis]

My copy of Ni No Kuni should be here tomorrow. I only hope I can stomach the massive amounts of hand-holding during the first few hours, because I really want to enjoy the game once it opens up.

[Spun Lepton]

Is Ni No Kuni turn-based?

[D_Davis]

It's more like the Tales games - you can run around the battle field as you want to position yourself to attack, and the encounters are closed in an arena.

[Dukefrukem]

Report: Next PlayStation features AMD GPU, x64 CPU architecture, touch controller

[number8]

Touch controller? You mean now I have to make sure my controller doesn't drop to the floor? Boo.

[Watashi]

I finally beat The Walking Dead. What a game. What an experience.

That's easily the best game I've played in years.

[Winston*]

Entered the modern age and got a smart phone. Easily its most useful function is the ability to play Final Fantasy VI on the bus. Played it before but never completed it. It's great.

[Ezee E]

Yeah, all I have are rookies now. I'll at least see what happens when the aliens take over. May move on to the Ghibli game.

[Ezee E]

I finally beat The Walking Dead. What a game. What an experience.

That's easily the best game I've played in years.

Read a rumor that Season 2 will use Season 1 choices. Would love to see the game be a continuation.

[Watashi]

I'm a couple of hours into Ni No Kuni so far and I absolutely love it. It's like controlling a Miyazaki movie. Everything is gorgeous. Sure, it holds your hand for the first few areas, but I hear it becomes very challenging once it lets go. This is exactly the perfect game made for me.

[Spun Lepton]

It appears that THQ is no more. Was a little relieved that the Saints Row franchise and the South Park RPG were picked up by other publishers.

[Ezee E]

It appears that THQ is no more. Was a little relieved that the Saints Row franchise and the South Park RPG were picked up by other publishers.

Dang. They put out the best WWF game ever.

When's the South Park RPG out?