So I played the very beginning of Saints Row 2, but I don't think I can keep playing that after beating Saints Row 3. Like, it's such a major step down that I just can't deal with it. The fact that I can't just jump straight into cars sucks so bad. And the control scheme is the stupidest thing I've seen. I also miss my character. Some of that wouldn't be such a problem if I wasn't already so entranced with SR3 though.
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At least we now know that Saints Row 3 is one of those games which had a better sequel.
Saints Row 2 has a quick-car mode as well.Seibei4211 wrote:
So I played the very beginning of Saints Row 2, but I don't think I can keep playing that after beating Saints Row 3. Like, it's such a major step down that I just can't deal with it. The fact that I can't just jump straight into cars sucks so bad. And the control scheme is the stupidest thing I've seen. I also miss my character. Some of that wouldn't be such a problem if I wasn't already so entranced with SR3 though.
Jump on the hood of the car and press triangle.
SR3 is better than SR2 gameplay-wise, but SR2 had a better character creator
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You have to jump on the car? That's weird. I liked being able to sprint and jump into the car from a block away.
I will not argue the fact that the character customization was better. But it didn't have some of the options that I used in the third one, so I couldn't even get close to having the same character as the third one. Also, the clothing options were way, way, way better. You had styles, more clothing options, and you could pick black and white for once.
I will not argue the fact that the character customization was better. But it didn't have some of the options that I used in the third one, so I couldn't even get close to having the same character as the third one. Also, the clothing options were way, way, way better. You had styles, more clothing options, and you could pick black and white for once.
yeah, it's a bug. I don't know if they've fixed it since I last played it though. You go from on top of the car to instantly inside it.Seibei4211 wrote:
You have to jump on the car? That's weird.
Saints Row 2 allowed me to make Waluigi, so I can never argue with those results.
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Oh, it's a bug. I thought that was a gameplay feature or something. That would be weird. Anyway, I hate how they switched square and X around in areas like reloading/jumping and handbraking. And R3 to zoom sucks in any game. And this may only be a temporary problem, but it was pissing me off in the beginning. A lot of the times when an enemy would melee me, I'd fall down, get up, then immediately get hit again before I can counter or run away and have to get back up again. So stupid.
I saw some SR3 gameplay videos that demonstrated how wrong I'm playing that game. I like base jumping, but I've never grappled a pedestrian and taken them base jumping with me. There's a cheat code that makes the entire city of Steelport intoxicated and I had no idea.
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I've never actually had a problem with that instant 'warp' inside a car when you stand on it as it was always a massive time saver when you're in the middle of running for your bloody life. XD
It's a lot nicer than how clunky and retarded trying to steal cars in GTAIV was at least.
Random splice of fun and humour made it enjoyable as heck.
Don't tell me none of you launched yourself from aircraft to land on a car and instantly start driving as if nothing ever happened whilst pissing yourself laughing?
It's a lot nicer than how clunky and retarded trying to steal cars in GTAIV was at least.
Random splice of fun and humour made it enjoyable as heck.
Don't tell me none of you launched yourself from aircraft to land on a car and instantly start driving as if nothing ever happened whilst pissing yourself laughing?
Is there any game on the PS3 that's good with online co-op?
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Full campaign or just co-op mode? PS3 exclusive or anything on PS3? Saints Row 3 has full co-op. Haven't done it, but I don't see why it wouldn't be fun. Army of Two 2 and Resident Evil 5 have fun co-op. Dead Island, Borderlands.
I just finished the Matt Miller (Deckers) quest chain in SR3
Fuck yeah, Combat. I have two copies of that game for Atari 2600
Fuck yeah, Combat. I have two copies of that game for Atari 2600
(will add list of games later)
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Oh yeah, that Deckers part was awesome. I like how you get that tank afterwards, and the buster cannon.
If we can match games I'm down for anything.
Just say you're from Osu! so I know what's up.
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Ok, I tried playing some Deus Ex today. I didn't get very far though. I kept getting bored and taking breaks and at one point I even took a nap because of how bored I was. That game makes it seem like you have a choice between using stealth or going in guns a-blazing. But you don't. Because you get a ridiculous amount of XP for doing stealth and you get piddly shit for just shooting them. And when you start an alarm, the game makes you feel like you fucked up. If they want this game to be so stealth-based though, they could've at least made the stealth fun.
I heard they don't because boss fightsSeibei4211 wrote:
If they want this game to be so stealth-based though,
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That's part of the reason why the game's so annoying though. They really, really, really want you to use stealth, but then they have boss fights which basically prohibit that, so it makes no sense.
Edit: Oh, another reason I know they want you to use stealth is that your health regeneration is pathetically slow and you can barely take any damage even on Easy. Also, the controls are permanently configured for a stealth game as opposed to a shooting game (L1 is cover and R3 is zoom).
Edit: Oh, another reason I know they want you to use stealth is that your health regeneration is pathetically slow and you can barely take any damage even on Easy. Also, the controls are permanently configured for a stealth game as opposed to a shooting game (L1 is cover and R3 is zoom).
Cover-based shooters and regenerating health can take a boot to the ass anyway
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So I think my problem with Saints Row 2 initially was the fact that I tried to jump into that right after beating SR3. But I'm revisiting that game now. That jumping on cars trick is bloody awesome. It's kind of weird how you have to do the activities to get the bonuses in this.
'O Hai I'm late. Sorry ;w;
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Heavy Rain (my favorite)
FIFA 10
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Call of Duty Black Ops
Little Big Planet
Uncharted Drake's Fortune
Uncharted 2
Portal 2
Modnation Racers
God of War: Collection
God of War 3
Street Fighter IV
Resistance: Fall of Man (very old but classic)
DC Universe Online
Almost on the limit of friends I can add but will appreciate requests~
Arghhh, my dorm neighbor's internet went down and I've been stuck without it for a week and a half now. Probably should have gotten my own a month ago. (Cafe is my internet for now)
Almost platinum'd Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny. Just need to catch 2000 fish for it...
First Rune Factory game I've played.
Great game, saw Skyripper playing it so I decided to get it.
Also got No More Heroes: Hero's Paradise. I saw some girl licking a bat on the cover of the case and I knew I had to get it.
At first, I fell asleep an hour in because it got really boring but then it started becoming fun as I progressed through the game. The handling on the motorcycle driven is really wonky. I don't know if that's just how it is but there's a 1 second delay before it starts turning. That's one thing I don't like about the game not to mention the minute wait to save. Overall though, it's decent.
I'm probably gonna buy Saints Row 3 just because.
Waiting for FFXIII-2 'til then.
Almost platinum'd Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny. Just need to catch 2000 fish for it...
First Rune Factory game I've played.
Great game, saw Skyripper playing it so I decided to get it.
Also got No More Heroes: Hero's Paradise. I saw some girl licking a bat on the cover of the case and I knew I had to get it.
At first, I fell asleep an hour in because it got really boring but then it started becoming fun as I progressed through the game. The handling on the motorcycle driven is really wonky. I don't know if that's just how it is but there's a 1 second delay before it starts turning. That's one thing I don't like about the game not to mention the minute wait to save. Overall though, it's decent.
I'm probably gonna buy Saints Row 3 just because.
Waiting for FFXIII-2 'til then.
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Yeah, I wanna get Rune Factory. How's the combat in that anyway? It looked kind of Kingdom Hearts-esque.
Who's getting FFXIII-2 anyway? I'm still not sure if I should. I got the Plat in the last game, but I didn't really like it. And the fact that they're doing that stupid monster party member thing like in Tales of Symphonia 2 isn't helping to convince me to buy it.
Who's getting FFXIII-2 anyway? I'm still not sure if I should. I got the Plat in the last game, but I didn't really like it. And the fact that they're doing that stupid monster party member thing like in Tales of Symphonia 2 isn't helping to convince me to buy it.
It's a numerical Final Fantasy game, so I'll likely play through it eventually.
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It's kind of crap that they made a sequel, and then made sure that you didn't get to keep any of the party members from the original. So you're stuck with Serah and a dude wearing poofy, purple pants. Not to mention everything's so wildly different that it's hard to call it a sequel. Definitely feels like a spin-off.
from what I've seen the battle system is almost identical
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Yeah, that's the only thing that's keeping me from thinking this should just be FFXV. But you've got towns again, you can replay parts of the story, I guess, you've got the Pokemon crap, you've got a new battle encounter system, branching dialogue trees, summons work differently, and there are quicktime events in battles now. The only thing that's the same as FFXIII is paradigms.
Paradigms were kind of a big deal though.
If I had to use a completely imaginary weighted system I'd probably say paradigms were about 85% of the battle system.
If I had to use a completely imaginary weighted system I'd probably say paradigms were about 85% of the battle system.
the other 15% was YOU AFRAID OF OL' SAZH?
Goddamn, that head bobbing.
Fuck, I just realized how shitty FFXIII-2 is going to be without that.
I hope Serah's provoke is good enough.
Fuck, I just realized how shitty FFXIII-2 is going to be without that.
I hope Serah's provoke is good enough.
haha no, that ain't happenin. I think Sazh is still in the game, but he's not playable, so we're stuck with a bunch of faggots for party members
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A bunch? I think there's only the two permanent party members. I think you get to play as Lightning temporarily and I don't know if Sazh is playable, but I think he's DLC anyway. And I think you can play as some NORA members or something?
I'm guessing Serah and futurefag as permanent party with some Lightning playability. Guest characters will show up but they will be autonomous, like the NORA members were in the beginning of XIII (or were they, so fucking long since I touched that game). Snowfag (omg I needed moar party in da back) and Hope (I like to think I outgrew my androgyny) will be some such characters. Whatever, as long as I can use a malboro and breathe on bitches I will be satisfied.
I want one of those annoying ass jurassic bird dinosaur things that stun the fuck out of you on my side.
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Games:
Battlefield 3
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Gran Turismo 5
Test Drive Unlimited 2
GTA4 (episodes of liberty city)
Demon's Souls (I WANT DARK SOULS NOW)
Talking about this, I made this video. I Really need to fix it and I have no idea how to... I posted it in 3 forums and asked lot of people but they just don't know how to fix it...
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Fuck, guys. Fuck. Resident Evil 6. November 20th. Screw this Operation Raccoon City buuullshit coming out soon. All of a sudden November 20th is all that matters. Every game in between has vanished from my horizon and it's all about RE6.
RE5 was actually a bit disappointing though, don't you think? I mean, that doesn't mean RE6 won't be any good, and won't be better, but I find anticipation for it challenging.
In other words I have acquired and been playing Shadow of the Colossus in 3D. I appreciate the 3D aspect of it but dammit why is every friggin' HD remake done so poorly
In other words I have acquired and been playing Shadow of the Colossus in 3D. I appreciate the 3D aspect of it but dammit why is every friggin' HD remake done so poorly
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It would have been nearly impossible for me to have been disappointed with RE5. I didn't play any other RE game and I wasn't even looking forward to RE5. I only got it because Rolled convinced me to get it and I only played it in co-op with him on Veteran during my first playthrough. That was the best way to experience that game for me. If I was waiting for that game and though RE4 was the greatest thing ever, then played RE5 by myself, regardless of difficulty, it would've sucked. Now see, after I had such a great time with RE5, I played RE4 because of all the hype, and I didn't like it even half as much as RE5, so that disappointed me.
ah, I seeSeibei4211 wrote:
It would have been nearly impossible for me to have been disappointed with RE5. I didn't play any other RE game
Yeah, I had a much better time with RE4 than RE5, myself. I wouldn't group it in with the other games, though.
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Also, watch the trailer. It's pretty exciting, especially when Leon does this awesome in-gameplay move near the end. I can't say I'm excited by the apparent extra focus on cover-based shooting though.
Dude, november 20th is a long way away. Can you stay hype that long?
In much sooner news, SSX is out next month.
In much sooner news, SSX is out next month.
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All I said was that it's the only game I care about right now. The other games that I'm excited about don't even have specific release dates, so I can't get excited by them until they do. I guess Asura's Wrath will be pretty cool. Syndicate could be fun. But for the most part, I'm not really excited about any games coming out for a while.
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Resident Evil 6 has Leon S. Kennedy, nothing else matters even if the game itself turns out to be shit by my books.
On an unrelated to Resident Evil note, FFXIII-2 demo was atrocious to play...
Asura's Wrath on the other hand was highly enjoyable.
Can't wait until my motivation to play the PlayStation 3 more comes from my new television set as I will be setting out to do a rather long list of titles to purchase and play to catch up on a few missed years of everything that has been awesome including finally playing MGS4 for example.
N.B. SSX will be worth every single cent spent.
On an unrelated to Resident Evil note, FFXIII-2 demo was atrocious to play...
Asura's Wrath on the other hand was highly enjoyable.
Can't wait until my motivation to play the PlayStation 3 more comes from my new television set as I will be setting out to do a rather long list of titles to purchase and play to catch up on a few missed years of everything that has been awesome including finally playing MGS4 for example.
N.B. SSX will be worth every single cent spent.
Eh, FFXIII-2 demo was fine for me. Definitely something I'll pick up eventually.
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At least FFX-2 was a completely different style which worked out completely fine and made it unique.
FFXII-2 feels like a copy paste with a few added bits which just screams that the content was originally planned for the original version but axed so they could quickly send the game out to make revenue.
The only thing I don't particularly mind is the random encounters of enemies without knowing who they will be in comparison to 13's styling.
Needless to say I will still probably (like 13)) play it and not finish it with it assisting in dust absorption.
FFXII-2 feels like a copy paste with a few added bits which just screams that the content was originally planned for the original version but axed so they could quickly send the game out to make revenue.
The only thing I don't particularly mind is the random encounters of enemies without knowing who they will be in comparison to 13's styling.
Needless to say I will still probably (like 13)) play it and not finish it with it assisting in dust absorption.
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Yeah, Asura's Wrath was pretty awesome. I think they were assholes about how they ended the Chapter 11 demo though. That game isn't even really a game though. It's like a movie where you occasionally press buttons, but it's awesome.
The FFXIII-2 demo was one of the few demos I've played where I couldn't even finish it because of how boring it was. And I've beaten that fucking hour-long Darksiders demo before. I got to the point in there where you have to choose to go for the boss or find some switch or some bullshit. I fucking hated the random encounters though. I really liked how it was in FFXIII. I could always see them and I could always ignore them if I wanted to. If they're going to force you into a random encounter, just fucking put me into the encounter instantly instead of wasting a few seconds trying to hit the stupid enemy. Although now that I know more about the monster thing, I do think it's pretty cool how each monster is a certain role (commando, ravager, etc).
The FFXIII-2 demo was one of the few demos I've played where I couldn't even finish it because of how boring it was. And I've beaten that fucking hour-long Darksiders demo before. I got to the point in there where you have to choose to go for the boss or find some switch or some bullshit. I fucking hated the random encounters though. I really liked how it was in FFXIII. I could always see them and I could always ignore them if I wanted to. If they're going to force you into a random encounter, just fucking put me into the encounter instantly instead of wasting a few seconds trying to hit the stupid enemy. Although now that I know more about the monster thing, I do think it's pretty cool how each monster is a certain role (commando, ravager, etc).
This is the thing that excites me the most about 13-2.Seibei4211 wrote:
Although now that I know more about the monster thing, I do think it's pretty cool how each monster is a certain role (commando, ravager, etc).
Man, so many games coming out this February.
Binary Domain, Asura's Wrath, Soul Calibur V, Final Fantasy XIII-2. When did February become November number 2?
Binary Domain, Asura's Wrath, Soul Calibur V, Final Fantasy XIII-2. When did February become November number 2?
Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk-2 too
Looking forward to this :3Rantai wrote:
Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk-2 too
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Well, I played Bodycount. I had fun with that demo, but the game doesn't hold up as well. Really fucking short, too. 17 levels and I beat it in a day. The stupid Target enemies are bullshit, too. One of those guys can go completely invincible for way too long and you can't tell when they're not invincible anymore unless you shoot at them, which is dangerous since they have rocket launchers. Also, it's so hard to tell when you're almost gonna die in that game. Being slightly damaged looks just like being almost dead. Anyway, Red Faction: Armageddon's next.
Same here. First one was okay, though.Mafiamaster wrote:
Looking forward to this :3Rantai wrote:
Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk-2 too
I'm hearing word that Final Fantasy 13-2 is not super terrible.
Considering Final Fantasy 13 was terrible and I still enjoyed the ride, I'll be a bit optimistic.
Considering Final Fantasy 13 was terrible and I still enjoyed the ride, I'll be a bit optimistic.
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Is anyone else looking at Kingdoms of Amalur? I tried that demo (which is super long, by the way) and that was really fun. It's basically like a single-player WoW with Fable combat. It's got a hybrid class system that's determined by how you allocate your skill points. It's got a nice amount of weapon types, sneak attacks/assassinations, a quick select that pauses the game for once, deteriorating equipment, Mass Effect dialogue wheel, and a way to mark inventory items as Junk. I just hope the main game doesn't have as much of a frame rate issue as the demo, but even if it does, the game looks fun enough for me to wanna ignore those problems, just like Fallout.
Also, The Darkness II demo was super fun. That was such a hoot. And there's co-op in that game, too. And no competitive. Double jackpot.
Also, The Darkness II demo was super fun. That was such a hoot. And there's co-op in that game, too. And no competitive. Double jackpot.
I will probably wait until Amalur gets cheap to buy it.
I enjoyed what I played but I wouldn't consider myself really invested into it.
I do like how feasible multi-classing is, though.
I enjoyed what I played but I wouldn't consider myself really invested into it.
I do like how feasible multi-classing is, though.
Chocolina is the fucking best.
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She was one of the reasons I hated the demo. Listening to her talk made me want to rip my ears off.
She owns.
superminor spoiler:
apparently she's the chocobo chick.
superminor spoiler:
apparently she's the chocobo chick.
CHOCO-BOCO-LINAAAAAAAAAAA
She's so hard she permeates through time.
She's so hard she permeates through time.
Also, moogle throwing is the other best thing. Should have been in every FF.
...Ivalset wrote:
Chocolina is the fucking best.
she's wearing a dead chocobo head as a hat
...what
I didn't even notice she was wearing a hat.
comically oversized breasts
"Welcome to my shop! Take a breather and survey Chocolina's charmingly cheap chest of charity!"
Oh, Chocolina, you don't have to ask me to look at your charming chest of charity.
Edit: Finished FF13-2, all I have to say is "Fuck."
Fuck.
Oh, Chocolina, you don't have to ask me to look at your charming chest of charity.
Edit: Finished FF13-2, all I have to say is "Fuck."
Fuck.
I find it hard even on easy mode. I must be doing something wrong.
Mm, are you having trouble with anything in particular?
Most of my general strategies from 13 work about the same, except for synergists sucking in general now.
Most of my general strategies from 13 work about the same, except for synergists sucking in general now.
Nothing to do, so I play a Master System game from a Mega Drive compilation on my PS3.
...I feel like I'm doing something horribly wrong. It's not like Phantasy Star 1 is even particularly good.
...I feel like I'm doing something horribly wrong. It's not like Phantasy Star 1 is even particularly good.
I'm on the last boss, I think. Or close around there where there's like a chain of battles. (I only tried it once)
It may have to do with my set up.
Serah: Lvl 68 Rav / 50 Com (246 Atk / 390 Mag)
Noel: Lvl 70 Com / 60 Rav / 50 Syn (382 Atk / 287 Mag)
Flanitor (Med): Lvl 12
Flanbanero (Rav): Lvl 28
I don't use Saboteur or Sentinel at all.
It may have to do with my set up.
Serah: Lvl 68 Rav / 50 Com (246 Atk / 390 Mag)
Noel: Lvl 70 Com / 60 Rav / 50 Syn (382 Atk / 287 Mag)
Flanitor (Med): Lvl 12
Flanbanero (Rav): Lvl 28
I don't use Saboteur or Sentinel at all.
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You don't use Saboteur? So you don't debuff strong enemies? Jeez. I was always using Saboteur in FFXIII. I think I used Com/Rav/Sab a lot. Sentinel's mostly just good for triple Sentinel, but man, that does work and is necessary for some attacks.
Saboteurs are kind of nerfed a bit, but still really nice if you do it right.
I would really advise having at least a double sentinel paradigm if you don't want to bring in a monster for triple sentinel. That way you can switch to it to mitigate the damage from serious attacks that might oneshot you otherwise.
I would really advise having at least a double sentinel paradigm if you don't want to bring in a monster for triple sentinel. That way you can switch to it to mitigate the damage from serious attacks that might oneshot you otherwise.
Interesting. So I'm not underleveled or anything?
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Wait, so they nerfed Synergists AND Saboteurs? What the hell, man? It's not like they were even overpowered to begin with. Hope and Fang were the only overpowered things in that game.
Yeah, none of the two main characters are exceptional synergists (no offensive buffs), and they're both missing some saboteur skills like curse, fog and pain. Saboteurs are still great to use and effective, you're just kind of forced to use monsters in those roles if you want to do it completely right. And since you can only have three monsters active at a time, and you probably want to use other roles etc...
I haven't ever used a double SEN paradigm. Especially with some boss SEN monsters, you don't need more than one. I usually SEN when I need to switch to MED or SYN/SAB so I can keep the chain going.
Okay, I beat the game. Med/Med/Med helped a lot along with an OP Chichu.
This is true.Ivalset wrote:
Fuck.
For some reason, Oerba always has the best music.
I actually like the normal version of Ruined Hometown much more than the aggressive mix, but you never get to hear the aggressive mix in its entirety unless you do something weird like visit the menu when a mob shows up.
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Well here's a good one. I went to Gamestop just now to get Darkness II, Kingdoms of Amalur, and the guide for the latter since that's probably a huge game. I was looking around and I didn't see the guide for KoA, so I asked if they had it and he said they got an email saying it had been delayed. What the fuck? So the guide is coming out in two weeks instead. By then the internet will probably have whipped up some stuff and I won't want the guide. I don't think I've ever seen that happen before.
Mm, I don't think Kingdoms of Amalur is the kind of game I'd really want a guide for personally, though I'm not really one to buy guides in the first place. Seemed like a simple enough game with not much going on behind the scenes.
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I like maps, and I wanna know about any time-sensitive sidequests with awesome rewards or something. I wanna know if there are any special super awesome weapons to get that I might miss out on normally. Like in FFXII, you'd be screwed if you didn't know how to get that Zodiac Spear from the beginning of the game. But if I play the game and it turns out to be pretty simple to follow, then I'll just use the money I would've used to buy the guide and put it towards Asura's Wrath.
Where's the mystique, Selphie? That sense of discovering the unknown when venturing into a new game in which you know nothing about?
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Nope. That's just not how I play games.
Finally finished Katamari Forever, so I guess I should probably get around to finishing off Valkyria Chronicles and Nier too.
...I need to stop playing games halfway through.
Downloaded a bunch of demos to the xbox since they don't count towards my internet quota.
Played Amalur and made a dark elf guy with a fabulous moustache and played with some rogue/fighter skills with bonuses to mana. It's fun, but it seems to really need a lock on button because I kept harpooning the wrong guys. Stopped playing a little while into the timed part of the demo because I was pretty much sold on buying the game already.
Asura's Wrath is hilarious and I might just buy it when it's a bit cheaper. I was really expecting some sort of God of War clone, but it's good that it's its own thing.
...I need to stop playing games halfway through.
Downloaded a bunch of demos to the xbox since they don't count towards my internet quota.
Played Amalur and made a dark elf guy with a fabulous moustache and played with some rogue/fighter skills with bonuses to mana. It's fun, but it seems to really need a lock on button because I kept harpooning the wrong guys. Stopped playing a little while into the timed part of the demo because I was pretty much sold on buying the game already.
Asura's Wrath is hilarious and I might just buy it when it's a bit cheaper. I was really expecting some sort of God of War clone, but it's good that it's its own thing.
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You played Nier and haven't finished it? Did you not like it? When I played that game, I couldn't stop myself from playing until I was 100% done. I love that game.adam2046 wrote:
Finally finished Katamari Forever, so I guess I should probably get around to finishing off Valkyria Chronicles and Nier too.
...I need to stop playing games halfway through.
Downloaded a bunch of demos to the xbox since they don't count towards my internet quota.
Played Amalur and made a dark elf guy with a fabulous moustache and played with some rogue/fighter skills with bonuses to mana. It's fun, but it seems to really need a lock on button because I kept harpooning the wrong guys. Stopped playing a little while into the timed part of the demo because I was pretty much sold on buying the game already.
Asura's Wrath is hilarious and I might just buy it when it's a bit cheaper. I was really expecting some sort of God of War clone, but it's good that it's its own thing.
Yeah, I wish it had a lock-on button, too. Even for non-projectile stuff, it'd be nice to circle strafe dudes.
That Asura's Wrath demo is what made me go from wanting to buy it eventually to wanting to pre-order it and get it on day one. That shit is outrageous. The chapter 11 one was crazy. That fucking sword, man. Awesome.
I'm actually just incredibly bad at finishing games, I usually stop playing at the halfway mark and start playing something completely different. I still haven't finished Persona 3 and a bunch of other PS2 games thanks to this.Seibei4211 wrote:
You played Nier and haven't finished it? Did you not like it? When I played that game, I couldn't stop myself from playing until I was 100% done. I love that game.
I...don't even know you anymore.adam2046 wrote:
I still haven't finished Persona 3 and a bunch of other PS2 games thanks to this.
I haven't finished P3 either but I only started playing it a month and change ago. I'm probably going to finish it in a couple weeks. Oh, plus The Answer.
Man I stuck a Sazh afro on my Chichu and it is the bossest thing in the world.
Also Chocolina, WTF.
Also Chocolina, WTF.
Chocolina the best.
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Just started playing a bit of Amalur. Got a few quests under my belt now. Fuck, this game is fun. Chakrams? Fuckin'...forget about it. They're awesome. And Hammers beat the shit out of people (and bears) so well. I love this shit. Although I fucking hate how they have white text with a white shadow underneath it. It just makes me feel like I have blurry vision. So annoying to read that. And I don't know why they called this Hard mode, because you could've fooled me.
Sazh DLC. 5 bucks. Shit, I think I'm obligated to throw that money down.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure you have to.
Honestly, I should get that DLC free, but whatever.
I hope he repeatedly asks people if they're afraid of him, while reminding people that they are nothing.
Honestly, I should get that DLC free, but whatever.
I hope he repeatedly asks people if they're afraid of him, while reminding people that they are nothing.
Sazh costs money? Bulllllshit
don't justify charging money for a good character by making all the other characters insufferably angsty twats
don't justify charging money for a good character by making all the other characters insufferably angsty twats
Asura's Wrath? ... meh
What I liked:
Pretty good amount of awesome cut scenes.
Very good kick-assery during actual "gameplay"
Does get better half-way through the game.
What I didn't like:
A few buttons pressed, you've completed an episode. (Is what it felt like to me)
Preview shows up, spoils the episode pretty much.
Really high volume level on the preview when I have a normal volume setting throughout the game.
Having to look at "credits" on every cut scene. Can't count how many times I've seen "Cyber Connect2" pop up in my face.
90% movie and 10% gameplay.
Couldn't really enjoy the movie since I'm constantly on the lookout for upcoming buttons.
Short. Beaten in two sittings. (Less than 10 hours)
Yeah, that's pretty much it!
6/10
Now to redo the whole game on hard...
What I liked:
Pretty good amount of awesome cut scenes.
Very good kick-assery during actual "gameplay"
Does get better half-way through the game.
What I didn't like:
A few buttons pressed, you've completed an episode. (Is what it felt like to me)
Preview shows up, spoils the episode pretty much.
Really high volume level on the preview when I have a normal volume setting throughout the game.
Having to look at "credits" on every cut scene. Can't count how many times I've seen "Cyber Connect2" pop up in my face.
90% movie and 10% gameplay.
Couldn't really enjoy the movie since I'm constantly on the lookout for upcoming buttons.
Short. Beaten in two sittings. (Less than 10 hours)
Yeah, that's pretty much it!
6/10
Now to redo the whole game on hard...
That sounds awful. Did you pay sixty bucks for a slightly long movie?
That's honestly pretty much what I was expecting from the game.
Of course!
Hopefully HDN mk2 is better...
Hopefully HDN mk2 is better...
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Sounds perfect to me. Those cutscenes are the reason I got the game, so it's good that there's a lot. The gameplay itself is so-so, but still pretty cool. Also, they did something different and outrageous, which is more than I can say for 98% of games these days. Creativity should definitely be rewarded. In any case, I can't play that game anyway until I beat Kingdoms of Amalur in a decade or so.
Making a game that is mostly cutscenes is not something I'd classify as good creativity.
Since the game isn't really much of a "game" than it is an anime box set with interactive segments inserted, I might wait a while for the price to drop before I pick it up.
Might as well see how Binary Domain holds up.
Might as well see how Binary Domain holds up.
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So, what, Heavy Rain wasn't a good game? That game was awesome and it is nothing but an interactive movie. So I guess Asura's Wrath isn't that creative, since it just took what Heavy Rain did, cut out the bullshit, and made the interactive sections more fun. How horrible.