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Half Life is 13 years old and feels and plays better than 90% of nowadays' shooters. Even without the cool textures pack. It's awesome how well this game has aged. Incredible.

My queue of unfinished games is getting excessive.

I'm going to tackle LBP2 next. Then Dead Space 2.

if i could find one locally, would love to have a cherry cab

psp has perfect emulators for SNK/Capcom. SHMUP galore but it's not really the same less you have some competition

checkout Pulstar also

whoops.. that's a comment to something posted on page 3

still getting used to the new layout

got a computer that can play civ iv without overheating in 2 hours

so im playing that

is civ v worth it?

Was just playing the demo of this for 360. Great atmosphere. I really need to start buying more games instead of just screwing with demos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9r6J0b-2BI

i'm playing catherine and el shaddai right now... well, i just finished el shaddai.

have any of you played catherine, and have you beaten it? i can't seem to get past the last boss (well, i assume he's the last boss)...

  On 8/24/2011 at 7:37 PM, disparaissant said:

is civ v worth it?

nope.

never played the previous civ games. although it's somewhat demanding on my machine which is core 2 duo @ 2.4GHz, 2gb ram, 8800gtx

i think 2gb ram is your weakest link, i had no problem running it with e6400, 4gb ram and hd4850 (it's not much better than 8800).

but yeah, civ 5 is a bit of a fail, the only thing they got right was the combat.

im gonna give it a spin anyways because i can

by "because i can"

i mean

"was already torrenting it when i asked if its any good and its done downloading."

  On 8/24/2011 at 7:46 PM, flim said:

i'm playing catherine and el shaddai right now... well, i just finished el shaddai.

 

have any of you played catherine, and have you beaten it? i can't seem to get past the last boss (well, i assume he's the last boss)...

Is el shaddai any good? And is it a hack'n'slash game?

I tried the demo on XBL. Seems cool, but the gameplay seemed to be a little boring.

el shaddai looks great but i'm not sure how it would be for a whole game. how's the gameplay? would be an amazing stoner game.

finished darksider today - wow. one of the finest games i've ever played. running through it again for a 100% playthrough (with a guide - had no idea how much i'd missed, thought i'd been very thorough.

also playing saints row 2 now - game brings the lols and is very fun. saints row 3 looks absolutely amazing.

  On 8/24/2011 at 9:18 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

finished darksider today - wow. one of the finest games i've ever played.

:wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

Also, did you find the british zombies?

i personally loved el shaddai. the gameplay is simple, you just run from place to place, fighting every now and then. there's some platforming, and it's sometimes very frustrating, but it's not bad. i enjoyed the combat and didn't have a problem with the simple one-button scheme, but i can see how others would be bothered by it. my biggest problem with it was the difficulty of the last few bosses, the anticlimactic ending (i hope that's not giving anything away), and the fact that the game is on the short side, but those don't ruin the game. if you've played and enjoyed okami (or another game like castlevania: lament of innocence), then you'll like el shaddai. i can honestly say that it's one of the best games i've played this year, but i can't recommend it for everyone. it's destined to be a niche game that will be remembered and loved by a select few but forgotten by everyone else.

i have darksiders but haven't played it at all past the first two stages. i let my brother borrow it last year and he never gave it back... i'd like to get into it because i've heard a lot of good things about it.

  On 8/24/2011 at 9:50 PM, flim said:

i personally loved el shaddai. the gameplay is simple, you just run from place to place, fighting every now and then. there's some platforming, and it's sometimes very frustrating, but it's not bad. i enjoyed the combat and didn't have a problem with the simple one-button scheme, but i can see how others would be bothered by it. my biggest problem with it was the difficulty of the last few bosses, the anticlimactic ending (i hope that's not giving anything away), and the fact that the game is on the short side, but those don't ruin the game. if you've played and enjoyed okami (or another game like castlevania: lament of innocence), then you'll like el shaddai. i can honestly say that it's one of the best games i've played this year, but i can't recommend it for everyone. it's destined to be a niche game that will be remembered and loved by a select few but forgotten by everyone else.

 

i have darksiders but haven't played it at all past the first two stages. i let my brother borrow it last year and he never gave it back... i'd like to get into it because i've heard a lot of good things about it.

You should look into Limbo or Outland... your kind of games, methinks Flim.

  On 8/24/2011 at 9:55 PM, Joyrex said:

  On 8/24/2011 at 9:50 PM, flim said:

i personally loved el shaddai. the gameplay is simple, you just run from place to place, fighting every now and then. there's some platforming, and it's sometimes very frustrating, but it's not bad. i enjoyed the combat and didn't have a problem with the simple one-button scheme, but i can see how others would be bothered by it. my biggest problem with it was the difficulty of the last few bosses, the anticlimactic ending (i hope that's not giving anything away), and the fact that the game is on the short side, but those don't ruin the game. if you've played and enjoyed okami (or another game like castlevania: lament of innocence), then you'll like el shaddai. i can honestly say that it's one of the best games i've played this year, but i can't recommend it for everyone. it's destined to be a niche game that will be remembered and loved by a select few but forgotten by everyone else.

 

i have darksiders but haven't played it at all past the first two stages. i let my brother borrow it last year and he never gave it back... i'd like to get into it because i've heard a lot of good things about it.

 

You should look into Limbo or Outland... your kind of games, methinks Flim.

i played the demo for outland and really liked it, but didn't buy it. not sure why. i definitely will try to before the year is up. i have seen limbo around, but i have never really thought to try it out. think i'll go and check out the demo right now...

  On 8/24/2011 at 10:00 PM, flim said:

  On 8/24/2011 at 9:55 PM, Joyrex said:

  On 8/24/2011 at 9:50 PM, flim said:

i personally loved el shaddai. the gameplay is simple, you just run from place to place, fighting every now and then. there's some platforming, and it's sometimes very frustrating, but it's not bad. i enjoyed the combat and didn't have a problem with the simple one-button scheme, but i can see how others would be bothered by it. my biggest problem with it was the difficulty of the last few bosses, the anticlimactic ending (i hope that's not giving anything away), and the fact that the game is on the short side, but those don't ruin the game. if you've played and enjoyed okami (or another game like castlevania: lament of innocence), then you'll like el shaddai. i can honestly say that it's one of the best games i've played this year, but i can't recommend it for everyone. it's destined to be a niche game that will be remembered and loved by a select few but forgotten by everyone else. i have darksiders but haven't played it at all past the first two stages. i let my brother borrow it last year and he never gave it back... i'd like to get into it because i've heard a lot of good things about it.

You should look into Limbo or Outland... your kind of games, methinks Flim.

i played the demo for outland and really liked it, but didn't buy it. not sure why. i definitely will try to before the year is up. i have seen limbo around, but i have never really thought to try it out. think i'll go and check out the demo right now...

They're both great - Limbo is short but a great experience, and Outland can be difficult in some parts. The whole light/dark system it has like Ikaruga is very challenging to master effectively.

  On 8/24/2011 at 10:02 PM, Joyrex said:

  On 8/24/2011 at 10:00 PM, flim said:

  On 8/24/2011 at 9:55 PM, Joyrex said:

  On 8/24/2011 at 9:50 PM, flim said:

i personally loved el shaddai. the gameplay is simple, you just run from place to place, fighting every now and then. there's some platforming, and it's sometimes very frustrating, but it's not bad. i enjoyed the combat and didn't have a problem with the simple one-button scheme, but i can see how others would be bothered by it. my biggest problem with it was the difficulty of the last few bosses, the anticlimactic ending (i hope that's not giving anything away), and the fact that the game is on the short side, but those don't ruin the game. if you've played and enjoyed okami (or another game like castlevania: lament of innocence), then you'll like el shaddai. i can honestly say that it's one of the best games i've played this year, but i can't recommend it for everyone. it's destined to be a niche game that will be remembered and loved by a select few but forgotten by everyone else. i have darksiders but haven't played it at all past the first two stages. i let my brother borrow it last year and he never gave it back... i'd like to get into it because i've heard a lot of good things about it.

You should look into Limbo or Outland... your kind of games, methinks Flim.

i played the demo for outland and really liked it, but didn't buy it. not sure why. i definitely will try to before the year is up. i have seen limbo around, but i have never really thought to try it out. think i'll go and check out the demo right now...

They're both great - Limbo is short but a great experience, and Outland can be difficult in some parts. The whole light/dark system it has like Ikaruga is very challenging to master effectively.

yeah, i couldn't get very far in ikaruga, so if outland is in anyway similar to that, i will probably suck at it, too... that being said, i do want to play it.

  On 8/24/2011 at 8:54 PM, Dropp said:

  On 8/24/2011 at 7:46 PM, flim said:

i'm playing catherine and el shaddai right now... well, i just finished el shaddai.

 

have any of you played catherine, and have you beaten it? i can't seem to get past the last boss (well, i assume he's the last boss)...

 

Is el shaddai any good? And is it a hack'n'slash game?

 

I tried the demo on XBL. Seems cool, but the gameplay seemed to be a little boring.

to address your post in particular, i'd say that the demo doesn't do the game justice. there's so much more to it than what is given to you in the demo. i'm not sure why they chose that chapter to represent their game, but it's not a good insight into what el shaddai has to offer. yes, it is a hack 'n' slash for the most part, but there are several different gameplay styles mixed in as well. if nothing else, it is a work of art and i recommend it to anyone who wants to support true artistic vision, but it's also a fun game.

  On 8/24/2011 at 9:48 PM, ThatSpanishGuy said:

  On 8/24/2011 at 9:18 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

finished darksider today - wow. one of the finest games i've ever played.

 

:wtf: :wtf: :wtf:

 

 

 

Also, did you find the british zombies?

I found one - complete surprise and such a fantastic easter egg. I'll be fighting more this playthrough for sure.

You'll be seeing 2 at least if you're going for the 100%. I had to 100% this game twice because I accidentaly fell off one of the elevators on the final stage and there was no way of getting on it again, so I had to restart.

just finished VVVVVV

HIGHLY RECOMMEND

....it felt more like 5000

Several hundred of my deaths were caused by this -

http://wootfu.com/vigilance/

miss showed me this, kind of a ludicrously themed flash beat em up

really simple but really addicting.

other than that just loads and loads of civ iv. india 4 lyfe!