Video Games...Discuss Them

[D_Davis]

No. What's that?

IMO, it's the best game on the Wii. It is incredible. It's a Jenga-like brick building/knocking down game, designed by Steven Spielberg. It is amazing - if you want a game that truly takes advantage of what the Wii's unique features, get this. It is a shame that it is being out sold by crap like Wii Play and Carnival Games.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4pOVM70tMA

I always forget, it's actually Boom Blox - I hate it when they spell stuff wrong on purpose...

[Ezee E]

Bully contains the best adaptation of the Wii controllers that I have yet experienced. Not that I've played a ton of games, but still ... well done.

what do you do with the Wiimote?

[Dukefrukem]

guys, i need some help on figuring out which games to finish ... i have a bad habit of starting games and not finishin them... help!


Green = Completed

Assassins Creed (PS3) (On 3rd assassination)
Alpha Prime (PC)
Blacksite: Area-51 (PC) (haven't started)
Beyond Good & Evil pedestrian district
Call of Duty (PC)
Call of Duty United Offensive
Call of Duty 2 (PC)
Call of Duty 3 (PS3) (American Campaign, right after driving the Jeep)
Company of Heroes (PC) (haven't started)
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Crysis (PC) (haven't started)
Darkness, the (PS3)
Dead Rising (360)
Doom 3 (PC)
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil (PC)
Deus Ex (PC) (first mission)
Deus Ex 2 (PC) (haven't started)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC)
F.E.A.R. (PC)
Gears of War (360) (completed first mission)
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (fourth mission)
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
God of War II (PS2) (haven't started)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PC) (haven't started)
Grand Theft Auto VI: (33%)
Jericho (PC) (haven't started)
Kane and Lynch (PC) (haven't started)
Knights of the Old Republic (10% completed)
Knights of the Old Republic 2
Far Cry (PC)
Lost Planet (PC)
Man Hunt (PC) (2nd mission)
Mass Effect (360)
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Painkiller: Overdose (PC) (haven't started)
Rainbow Six Vegas (haven't started)
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (haven't started)
Sins of a Solar Empire (PC) (haven't started)
Splinter Cell (6th Mission)
Supreme Commander (PC) (haven't started)
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance (PC) (haven't started)
Team Fortress 2 Medic Achievement
Team Fortress 2 Pyro Achievement
Timeshift (PC)
Tomb Raider – Anniversary (PC) (haven't started)
Tomb Raider – Legend (PC) (haven't started)
Ratchet and Clank (PS3) (@ Cobalia's spaceport)
Universe At War (PC) (haven't started)
Unreal (PC)
Unreal 2 (PC)
Unreal Tournament III (PC)
Witcher, the (PC) (just started)
World in Conflict (PC) (completed Seattle)

[Ezee E]

Grand Theft Auto VI huh?

That's more games than I'd ever complete in my life.

However, I have finished Knights of the Old Republic, and it was grand.

[Saya]

I second Knights of the Old Republic. Great game, but avoid the sequel.

Also, the press release for Dead Rising: Chop Til You Drop (Wii):

CAPCOM® ANNOUNCES DEAD RISINGTM: CHOP TIL YOU DROP
Wii Gamers Prepare For a Zombie Invasion

SAN MATEO, Calif. — July 21, 2008 — Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced that Dead Rising™: Chop Till You Drop is in development for the Wii™ home video game system. Based on the critically acclaimed Dead Rising™, which has sold in excess of one million units since its release in 2006, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop is scheduled to hit store shelves this Winter.

Taking advantage of the same proven technology that brought Resident Evil® 4 so successfully to Wii, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop delivers a more immersive, intuitive and interactive experience as players use the Wii Remote to shoot, slash and bludgeon their way through a zombie infested shopping mall, fighting for survival.

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop follows the harrowing tale of Frank West, an overly zealous freelance journalist on a hunt for the scoop of a lifetime. In pursuit of a juicy lead, he makes his way to the small suburban town of Willamette only to find that it has become overrun by zombies. Frank escapes to the local shopping mall, thinking it will be a bastion of safety but it turns out to be anything but. It will be a true struggle to survive the endless stream of enemies, but players will have full reign of a realistic shopping centre and its varied stores offering an endless supply of real and makeshift weapons to fight off the flesh-hungry mob. If Frank is running low on health he can pay a visit to one of the many restaurants or cafes for a meal in order to restore his energy and continue the fight.

The game is split into a series of individual cases, all of which Frank must complete in order to gain vital information that will allow him to piece together the truth behind the horrendous epidemic. In addition to the cases, players will be faced with the dilemma of deciding the rescue priority of the residents of Wilamette who also sought sanctuary in the mall. Depending on the player’s skill, some may not be so fortunate as each rescue needs to be undertaken in a set time period, therefore players may need to delay completion of a case in order to save a fellow human.

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop’s infectious humor delivers some welcome relief from the incessant tide of zombies with players able to dress Frank up in a variety of comedic costumes and take on the undead hordes with a selection of improvised and sometimes highly ineffective weapons such as a toy sword or a football.

Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop includes the following features:
• Utilizes the same engine as Resident Evil 4 Wii edition.
• New level of interaction – aim and fire guns, swing and throw weapons and shake off zombie attacks with added Wii Remote functionality
• Huge environment – expansive indoor and outdoor areas of the mall provide a variety of different locations to explore
• Improved save functionality allows for more seamless gameplay
• Hoards of enemies on screen at once resulting in non-stop, pulse-pounding action
• Anything in the mall is at Frank’s disposal
• Grab environmental objects like umbrellas and benches to use as improvised weapons
• Snatch items from different stores to use as weapons including golf clubs, lawnmowers, frying pans and more
• Consume food and drink to revive health

Funny name.

[Dukefrukem]

Grand Theft Auto VI huh?

That's more games than I'd ever complete in my life.

However, I have finished Knights of the Old Republic, and it was grand.

Yeh i got burnt out fast on COD4... I think i really need to sit down and finish KotOR....

[Spinal]

what do you do with the Wiimote?

Mostly beat the tar out of punk teenagers.

[number8]

Mostly beat the tar out of punk teenagers.

How is that a good adaptation of the controls? If you swing to hit people, it sounds like every other Wii action game out there.

[Spinal]

How is that a good adaptation of the controls? If you swing to hit people, it sounds like every other Wii action game out there.

There's more to it. I was just going over the highlights.

[number8]

Hah, Wil Wright is a villain in The Simpsons Game!

"Any game without Sim in the title is stupid! Um, except Spore.."

[Dukefrukem]

Fable came in the mail yesterday.. i forgot who convinced me to pick this up. Cost me $10 including shipping.

[Skitch]

Fable came in the mail yesterday.. i forgot who convinced me to pick this up. Cost me $10 including shipping.

Hopefully it was me. That game rocks.

[Dukefrukem]

Hopefully it was me. That game rocks.

I'm excited to play it. Hopefully I can beat it before II comes out.

I also finally completed GoW night. Ready to play the 2nd and 3rd.

[D_Davis]

I'm excited to play it. Hopefully I can beat it before II comes out.

It was me....

and you can beat Fable in about 6-8 hours. It's short and sweet.

[Dukefrukem]

It was me....

and you can beat Fable in about 6-8 hours. It's short and sweet.

fuxing awesome.

I started up GoW2 last night. I hope that doesnt get in my way.

[D_Davis]

200 more levels are coming out for N+ tomorrow!

Oh yeah.

[bac0n]

So, I finally started to hook up the XBox today. Need to by an S-video cable. Poop.

Is that Udo Kier narrating the tutorial video that plays the first time it's powered up? If so, that rules.

[Skitch]

I beat Halo 3 last night. While sweet, damn short. I wish they would commit a little more time to the campaign, and a little less to the multiplayer for those of us who don't give a damn about online play.

[megladon8]

I beat Halo 3 last night. While sweet, damn short. I wish they would commit a little more time to the campaign, and a little less to the multiplayer for those of us who don't give a damn about online play.

Yes, I still feel this way despite others' opinions that my view is silly.

If I didn't have X-Box LiVE (which I got specificaly for playing this game online), I would have been very angry that I paid $80 for that campaign.

[Skitch]

Yes, I still feel this way despite others' opinions that my view is silly.

If I didn't have X-Box LiVE (which I got specificaly for playing this game online), I would have been very angry that I paid $80 for that campaign.

I do hit a lan party about twice a year, but geez, I don't see any reason why this campaign couldn't have been at least 15-20 hours long.

[Dukefrukem]

god damn,,.. God of War 2 is so good...

[Skitch]

god damn,,.. God of War 2 is so good...

Ohhhhh yes. I need to finish that game...I think I'm near the end.

[Saya]

I do hit a lan party about twice a year, but geez, I don't see any reason why this campaign couldn't have been at least 15-20 hours long.

Personally, I think 10-12 hours is perfect for these type of games. 15-20 hours is pretty long for FPS games. There's not many games of that type that reach that length, Bioshock comes to mind, but even that game suffers a bit because it's stretched out a bit too long. I guess it's just really hard for developers to come up with fresh / interesting encounters and levels for players in FPS games that extend beyond 15 hours of playtime.

[Dukefrukem]

Ohhhhh yes. I need to finish that game...I think I'm near the end.

They throw you right into things from teh beginning. And they do a good job explaining why Kratos loses all his powers and has to rebuild from the beginning again.

[bac0n]

I assume God o' War 3 is gonna be a PS3 exclusive?