Video Games What video games are you currently playing?

  On 3/8/2012 at 7:36 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

I grabbed from dust last night from PSN. kinda fun playing god.

yes, pretty cool, but it lacked something that black & white and (especially) populus 3 had. like it was all over & done just as it was getting good.

My expectations were so high for the ending of Metal Gear Solid 4. I guess Hideo Kojima was trying really hard to find a way to solve many of the plots from the previous games. It was still an excellent game though.

Now playing Vagrant Story.

  On 3/9/2012 at 7:46 AM, Enter a new display name said:

My expectations were so high for the ending of Metal Gear Solid 4. I guess Hideo Kojima was trying really hard to find a way to solve many of the plots from the previous games. It was still an excellent game though.

It does seems like they're furiously trying to wrap everything up and try to please the fans as much as possible. Not necessarily a good cocktail.

I just finished Secret of Monkey Island (the 'new' HD improved edition) and it's the most fun I've had with a game for a long, long time. Lovely humour.

I can't wait for the sequel to get its Mac OSX release.

  On 3/9/2012 at 3:26 AM, iep said:

  On 3/8/2012 at 7:36 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

I grabbed from dust last night from PSN. kinda fun playing god.

 

yes, pretty cool, but it lacked something that black & white and (especially) populus 3 had. like it was all over & done just as it was getting good.

haven't played either of those. which would you say was better if i like from dust?

I think it's time I finally picked up Mass Effect 1 and 2... I liked DA:O well enough, so I should logically like ME cuz it's just the sci fi version of that, right? (By which, I mean it'll probably be a shitty version of the KOTOR games).

First Mass Effect has an amazing story, but the gamemplay can be a bit boring. Though it's much better than DA:O of course. Dunno how it can be a shitty version of KOTOR, it's a totally different story, and at least no one fights with fucking swords instead of guns in Mass Effect.

gonna try and text adventure my way through wishbringer.. used to enjoy writing these but never really played em.

Playing Catherine, a weird adventure/puzzle game. There are some really neat ideas in it.

Playing back through metal gear solid 2. Still the best one in my opinion. I think after the first two games they threw away something special about the gameplay. The first two games are basically stealth-based futuristic zelda. You get keys and items that allow you to progress through the world. Backtracking is required, but there is nothing wrong with it and it makes it more interesting because when you are in areas you think, I wonder what is behind this door, or behind these exlposives. I guess I'll find out later when I get the required tools for the puzzle.

The later games take on a linear approach, while making enemy interaction and gameplay elements more interesting, they take away the explorative side of things and put you in more of a tunnel. This is especially true with 4.

The other reason 2 is so great is the storyline. Just completely blew me away. Like the colonel being some kind of hallucinatory simulation, the la li lu le lo, liquids arm, snake playing tricks on you. So fucking bizarre and amazing. I am amazed that 3 is held in such high regard compared to 2, different strokes I guess.

i had a ton of trouble understanding exactly wtf was going on for most of MGS2....MGS3 plot has far more interesting and easily understandable IMHO..i do agree with your point about the zelda/metroid aspects of it....i too really missed the idea of being restricted to a large complex

  On 3/10/2012 at 2:06 PM, Adam Beker said:

First Mass Effect has an amazing story, but the gamemplay can be a bit boring. Though it's much better than DA:O of course. Dunno how it can be a shitty version of KOTOR, it's a totally different story, and at least no one fights with fucking swords instead of guns in Mass Effect.

*ahem* Kai Leng

  On 3/11/2012 at 1:24 AM, Bubba69 said:

Playing back through metal gear solid 2. Still the best one in my opinion. I think after the first two games they threw away something special about the gameplay. The first two games are basically stealth-based futuristic zelda. You get keys and items that allow you to progress through the world. Backtracking is required, but there is nothing wrong with it and it makes it more interesting because when you are in areas you think, I wonder what is behind this door, or behind these exlposives. I guess I'll find out later when I get the required tools for the puzzle.

 

The later games take on a linear approach, while making enemy interaction and gameplay elements more interesting, they take away the explorative side of things and put you in more of a tunnel. This is especially true with 4.

 

The other reason 2 is so great is the storyline. Just completely blew me away. Like the colonel being some kind of hallucinatory simulation, the la li lu le lo, liquids arm, snake playing tricks on you. So fucking bizarre and amazing. I am amazed that 3 is held in such high regard compared to 2, different strokes I guess.

I totally agree.

  On 3/11/2012 at 4:03 AM, Smettingham Rutherford IV said:

i had a ton of trouble understanding exactly wtf was going on for most of MGS2....MGS3 plot has far more interesting and easily understandable IMHO..i do agree with your point about the zelda/metroid aspects of it....i too really missed the idea of being restricted to a large complex

I barely got used to the restrictive camera in MGS3 (considering the broad environment). The plot was enlightening although not as mindfucking as in MGS2. I haven't played Subsistence yet but I'm expecting a new and refreshing experience.

vessel - easily the best platfrom puzzler since braid. awesome visuals (steampunk!), sound and great dynamic music. inventive and fresh mechanics, you actually manipulate liquids in this one !

This just came out for iOS. I'm hoping my dad will let me use his iPad.

http://youtu.be/_K1hWD4a9Vs

  On 3/11/2012 at 1:24 AM, Bubba69 said:

Playing back through metal gear solid 2. Still the best one in my opinion. I think after the first two games they threw away something special about the gameplay. The first two games are basically stealth-based futuristic zelda. You get keys and items that allow you to progress through the world. Backtracking is required, but there is nothing wrong with it and it makes it more interesting because when you are in areas you think, I wonder what is behind this door, or behind these exlposives. I guess I'll find out later when I get the required tools for the puzzle.

 

The later games take on a linear approach, while making enemy interaction and gameplay elements more interesting, they take away the explorative side of things and put you in more of a tunnel. This is especially true with 4.

 

The other reason 2 is so great is the storyline. Just completely blew me away. Like the colonel being some kind of hallucinatory simulation, the la li lu le lo, liquids arm, snake playing tricks on you. So fucking bizarre and amazing. I am amazed that 3 is held in such high regard compared to 2, different strokes I guess.

cos you play as this douche

I "borrowed" Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning from the interweb last night and played it for 3-4 hours. I would recommend against getting this game. Even at hard difficulty the combat is too easy, and the storyline isn't engaging enough to stand on its own without combat.

  On 3/10/2012 at 2:06 PM, Adam Beker said:

First Mass Effect has an amazing story, but the gamemplay can be a bit boring. Though it's much better than DA:O of course. Dunno how it can be a shitty version of KOTOR, it's a totally different story, and at least no one fights with fucking swords instead of guns in Mass Effect.

Awesome. I'll definitely pick it up then, probably sometime today.

Been replaying portal 2 the past few days I've been sick.

And I gotta say, their were a lot more details I hadn't noticed on my first run.

Reminded me just how great the games of Valve are.

  On 3/11/2012 at 10:41 AM, eugene said:

vessel - easily the best platfrom puzzler since braid. awesome visuals (steampunk!), sound and great dynamic music. inventive and fresh mechanics, you actually manipulate liquids in this one !

I think I hear a track from Jon Hopkins playing in there. And coincidentally he has a track named vessel as well.

yeah, this is the man

"adaptive music" is the right way to call the music in the game

http://www.gamespot.com/vessel/videos/adaptive-music-vessel-walkthrough-video-6350865/

Since I last posted in this thread I have best Unchartered 1 and 2 as well as Portal 1 and 2. Any suggestions where to go for here? Maybe something relatively cheap

vessel on PSN? looksalright

Spent the entire weekend playing ME3

This game is good. Almost too good.

  On 3/11/2012 at 10:23 PM, Npoess said:

Spent the entire weekend playing ME3

 

This game is good. Almost too good.

the end will shock you out of that.

Eagerly awaiting assassins creed 3. Anyone know of games with good story arcs and OK action? Don't say mass effect.

  On 3/12/2012 at 6:06 AM, kaen said:

Eagerly awaiting assassins creed 3. Anyone know of games with good story arcs and OK action? Don't say mass effect.

red dead redemption