Video Games...Discuss Them

[Dukefrukem]

I usually only use it to make sure I'm not turned around, and most of the time I've been on the right path. Great level design.

I agree. They did a good job giving you a sense that you're on different levels of a ship. Esp the docking area and the engine room.

[Morris Schæffer]

But the player has to initiate the directional-clue system. It's there if you want it, but if you don't then don't use it.

A button press is easily and quickly done. I suspect many players who are averse to said aid will still press the requisite button to see the pathway.

No?

[Amnesiac]

I didn't even realize this aid was available and have not used it once since starting the game.

[Morris Schæffer]

October 10th, 2009 release for Borderlands!

Comicon trailer:

http://www.gamersyde.com/stream_bord...-12192_en.html

Looks promising. Apparently, there will be thousands of different weapon permutations.

[Morris Schæffer]

Rainbow 6: Vegas is pretty amazing. I've only played the introductory level in Mexico, but I'm glad I chose the "realistic" setting. God, the tension is palpable and clearing a room by ordering my squad to a different entry point and without taking a hit makes me feel so badass. The weapon sounds are furious.

"was" pretty amazing. My 360 just gave me the red ring of damnation. :-(

[Dukefrukem]

Comicon trailer:

http://www.gamersyde.com/stream_bord...-12192_en.html

Looks promising. Apparently, there will be thousands of different weapon permutations.

Oh my. Yeh, this game is on the top of my list. Right next to Uncharted 2.

[Skitch]

Finished Dead Space. Playing on hard difficulty now. Excellent game.

[trotchky]

3 stars from action button = me sold on Wii Sports Resort. tim rogers notoriously hates modern Nintendo and the Wii, giving the original Wii Sports one star, Mario Galaxy 2.5, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii 2. To see him finally throwing his support behind one of these products is a surprise of the best possible order.

[Morris Schæffer]

Finished Dead Space. Playing on hard difficulty now. Excellent game.

I just read that EA is planning parts two and three for the 360 and PS3 and that D.J. Caruso (Eagle Eye) has been tasked with the adaptation.

[Dukefrukem]

Holy crap. So you guys know how I got a new desktop? Well I just popped in Crysis and... wow! I've been holding out this entire time so I could get the full experience of how Crysis is supposed to be played. The graphics are insane. INSANE. The opening few minutes are amazing..........

[D_Davis]

3 stars from action button = me sold on Wii Sports Resort. tim rogers notoriously hates modern Nintendo and the Wii, giving the original Wii Sports one star, Mario Galaxy 2.5, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii 2. To see him finally throwing his support behind one of these products is a surprise of the best possible order.

Wow - that's like the Pitchfork of game sites. They're so edgy, and alternative! It's New Games Journalism!

Game looks good, great even, and I didn't care for the original much.

I might actually pick up a Wii this year. Mainly for Sin and Punishment 2, but Wii Sports 2 also looks like a total blast.

[bac0n]

I'm typing this on my brand new freakin fast computer.

128GB SSD drive... setting up my RAID 10 now!!!!!!

Damn, boy.

[Dukefrukem]

Damn, boy.

Yeh, RAID 10 didn't work out as well as I planned. For some reason my PC can't boot into Windows when using RAID10. I get blue screened.

[Dead & Messed Up]

3 stars from action button = me sold on Wii Sports Resort. tim rogers notoriously hates modern Nintendo and the Wii, giving the original Wii Sports one star, Mario Galaxy 2.5, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii 2. To see him finally throwing his support behind one of these products is a surprise of the best possible order.

I just read a few of his reviews. Not a big fan. I have no problem with digressions and tangents and musings, but this is pushing it way too far. It's like Harry Knowles by way of Armond White.

[D_Davis]

Game "Journalists" I Like:

Jeff Green (man I miss that guy! Greenspeak was the best)
Tom Chick
Dave Halverson (while his Japanohilia gets to me sometimes, his enthusiasm for the hobby wins me over - he's also a pretty good writer, although Play magazine is always in desperate need of a much better copy editor)

[trotchky]

I'm not a huge fan of action button either, I just find myself agreeing with tim rogers a lot of the time. His reviews were a lot more fun when he wrote for insert credit, though.

All my favorite games journalists aren't journalists anymore: Jeff Green, Shawn Elliott, Luke Smith, Robert Ashley...fortunately though they are all on the Out of the Game podcast (recommended). GiantBomb can be fun, too.

[Dead & Messed Up]

My experience with game criticism begins and ends with [i]Game Players[i] magazine. My subscription ran from 1994 to 1997.

It was a glorious magazine for a glorious time in videogaming. The first great Console War was nearing its end, a new one was approaching, and the editors were huge fans of Monty Python-style humor.

Eventually their small in-jokes spiraled into an extensive mythology full of Lovecraftian touches that necessitated a primer for the uninitiated.



What does this have to do with the original point? Nothing. It's a Monday and I'm feeling nostalgic.

[megladon8]

I like the GiantBomb guys.

They're honest, they're fun, and they seem like totally regular guys. I appreciate how down-to-earth they are.

No hidden agenda - if they like a game, they recommend it. If they don't like it, they don't. And they always give solid, sensible reasoning.

[D_Davis]

I like GB, too, I just don't turn to them for their writing. There are/were very few game media guys that I appreciate simply for their style of writing.

[trotchky]

I dunno if this has been posted yet, but speaking of Jeff Green, this interview 1up did with him at Comic-Con regarding the Sims game he's working on is absolutely hilarious.

[Morris Schæffer]

Holy crap. So you guys know how I got a new desktop? Well I just popped in Crysis and... wow! I've been holding out this entire time so I could get the full experience of how Crysis is supposed to be played. The graphics are insane. INSANE. The opening few minutes are amazing..........

Duke, do you think that Crysis for PC can be played with a gamepad? Or are there too many buttons to fit on a gamepad?

[Morris Schæffer]

http://www.gamersyde.com/stream_12243_lq_en.html

Badass trailer even if I still can't muster genuine enthusiasm for playing with the alien or predator.

[Dukefrukem]

Duke, do you think that Crysis for PC can be played with a gamepad? Or are there too many buttons to fit on a gamepad?

Good question! I can certainly try it. The tricky parts would be the gun upgrades and the suit upgrade options. But I suppose it could be done if you map them to the directional pad and use the analog for movement. Although I'm curious on why you would want to do this. FPS play so much better with a mouse and keyboard.

[D_Davis]

This is going to be awesome:

http://creators.rockband.com/spec

Pretty soon, Rock Band users from around the world will be able to jam to the rockin' sounds of Z Phantom 4, Twin Cam Akiko, I am not the Janitor, Barry, MK Ultra, and Carl Sagan's Ghost.

That's right. I'm going to turn Rock Band into Ambient Band.

Can't wait.

And as a bonus, I already use the required software in my own studio.

[Saya]

I picked up Resident Evil 5, Far Cry 2 and Street Fighter 4 today. Having a gaming weekend these next few days.