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Playing the hyped up zombie Arma II mod. Just like the RP mods it's very buggy but it's a really cool co-op sandbox experience.

  On 5/11/2012 at 1:15 AM, mcbpete said:

  On 5/10/2012 at 7:16 PM, Squee said:

http://youtu.be/GYdALVDztV4

One day narrative and direction of mainstream games will move forward from that of early 80s films.

this sounds way too cheesy / low quality for a rockstar game though, 'specially compared to the narrative of red dead redemption for example, or la noire.

  On 5/11/2012 at 4:43 AM, data said:

  On 5/11/2012 at 1:15 AM, mcbpete said:

  On 5/10/2012 at 7:16 PM, Squee said:

http://youtu.be/GYdALVDztV4

One day narrative and direction of mainstream games will move forward from that of early 80s films.

 

this sounds way too cheesy / low quality for a rockstar game though, 'specially compared to the narrative of red dead redemption for example, or la noire.

But that's what the Max Payne games have always sounded like. They've always sounded like over the top hardcore comic books. You don't change that.

Agreed. It's exactly what it should be, overly melodramatic. There's a strong undertone of black comedy throughout the Max Payne games and I wouldn't have it any different.

And to think... I was well against Max Payne 3 before... I can't wait for it now.

  On 5/11/2012 at 10:16 AM, Obel said:

Agreed. It's exactly what it should be, overly melodramatic. There's a strong undertone of black comedy throughout the Max Payne games and I wouldn't have it any different.

Exactly!

For instance...

Keep watching...

  On 5/10/2012 at 11:42 PM, cloud capture said:

testing an mmo called The Secret World. So far not very impressed. Made by Funcom (age of conan).

me too, its tripe

  On 5/10/2012 at 11:42 PM, cloud capture said:

Made by Funcom (age of conan).

When I think of Funcom I think of Anarchy Online, I wasted way too much of my life playing that.

  On 5/11/2012 at 10:28 AM, Squee said:

  On 5/11/2012 at 10:16 AM, Obel said:

Agreed. It's exactly what it should be, overly melodramatic. There's a strong undertone of black comedy throughout the Max Payne games and I wouldn't have it any different.

 

Exactly!

For instance...

Keep watching...

Hey that's really ace - I love games that go all location-crazy (Eg. Nowhere in Silent Hill 1, the void section of Final Fantasy V, when cloud goes nuts in Final Fantasy VII, the erm Castle of Dreams bit of Granny's Garden) - can anyone think of other examples of games that do this

got access to the new DDO (dungeons and dragons online) expansion, will report back soon

recently ive been playing path of exile beta (amazing game)

dungeon defenders - cool tower defence game slightly similar to all orcs must die

I have spent almost 40 hours on Okami. I am nearing the end and I must say this game is fucking awesome!

Fire Emblem (Fire Emblem 6).

  On 5/11/2012 at 12:19 PM, mcbpete said:

  On 5/11/2012 at 10:28 AM, Squee said:

  On 5/11/2012 at 10:16 AM, Obel said:

Agreed. It's exactly what it should be, overly melodramatic. There's a strong undertone of black comedy throughout the Max Payne games and I wouldn't have it any different.

 

Exactly!

For instance...

Keep watching...

Hey that's really ace - I love games that go all location-crazy (Eg. Nowhere in Silent Hill 1, the void section of Final Fantasy V, when cloud goes nuts in Final Fantasy VII, the erm Castle of Dreams bit of Granny's Garden) - can anyone think of other examples of games that do this

This is why I have great fate in Rockstar bringing back Max Payne. Rockstar was able to pull off some weird shit in Red Dead Redemption even though it was set in the real world. Not just weird for the sake of being weird. It felt like it meant something - and it did.

For those of you who have played Red Dead Redemption, I'm talking about...

...such a fucking great game. Best game this generation.

Just finished No One Lives Forever (again). Going to get into Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory next, then maybe Cold Fear.

  On 5/11/2012 at 9:10 PM, chimera slot mom said:

Just finished No One Lives Forever (again). Going to get into Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory next, then maybe Cold Fear.

Classy!

  On 5/11/2012 at 12:19 PM, mcbpete said:

  On 5/11/2012 at 10:28 AM, Squee said:

  On 5/11/2012 at 10:16 AM, Obel said:

Agreed. It's exactly what it should be, overly melodramatic. There's a strong undertone of black comedy throughout the Max Payne games and I wouldn't have it any different.

 

Exactly!

For instance...

Keep watching...

Hey that's really ace - I love games that go all location-crazy (Eg. Nowhere in Silent Hill 1, the void section of Final Fantasy V, when cloud goes nuts in Final Fantasy VII, the erm Castle of Dreams bit of Granny's Garden) - can anyone think of other examples of games that do this

Eternal Darkness for the Gamecube was full of awesome weird crap like that. Such a good game. you have an insanity meter, and when it is depleted, weird stuff starts happening.

2:20 is a cool one. you go to save your game and... watch...

still playin CoD:MW3 (i think im getting better? my kill:death ratio is 0.50 lol)

and Kessen III....goddamn it im going to keep mentioning this game here until I convert someone.

  On 5/11/2012 at 3:52 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

Fire Emblem (Fire Emblem 6).

Oops, meant 7, not 6. I downloaded 6 earlier though, gonna have to give it a jam after.

  On 5/12/2012 at 3:36 AM, usagi said:

  On 5/11/2012 at 9:10 PM, chimera slot mom said:

Going to get into Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory next

 

quality soundtrack

By that guy who made ISAM? LOL!!!

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I'm getting slightly hyped for Diablo 3. Never tried a Diablo game before. We should get some WATMM co-op going!

  On 5/12/2012 at 3:36 AM, usagi said:

  On 5/11/2012 at 9:10 PM, chimera slot mom said:

Going to get into Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory next

 

quality soundtrack

The environmental sounds in this game are so immersive that if it were anybody else than Amon Tobin breaking the silence it would ruin the atmosphere. I love the fact that the music is used sparsely if you don't run around shooting everything.

I bought this game way back when it came out but didn't give it an honest try, stopped about halfway or so. I'm surprised to see it has hardly aged at all. It's really the little things, like guards taking a blind shot in the dark instead of gaining psychic powers as soon as they hear a noise. Throwing wine bottles and stuff at walls to distract is fun as hell. Most of all I enjoy the possibility to dedicate to pure non-lethal stealth, the atmosphere and all the sounds and music fit together perfectly for that.

  On 5/12/2012 at 6:11 AM, acid1 said:

I'm getting slightly hyped for Diablo 3. Never tried a Diablo game before. We should get some WATMM co-op going!

yes please, count me the fuck in

I have a question about the Arma II DayZ mod... I don't get the full concept. Zombies are AI, but are all humans real players? It's some big MMORPG or there are servers with 64 people max? It would suck if there's only 64 humans max in an entire 200 square km map

  On 5/12/2012 at 9:11 PM, Philip Glass said:

I have a question about the Arma II DayZ mod... I don't get the full concept. Zombies are AI, but are all humans real players? It's some big MMORPG or there are servers with 64 people max? It would suck if there's only 64 humans max in an entire 200 square km map

I think that's the beauty of it. It's the apocalypse. Everyone you meet is a survivor.

LoL so PcGamer.com posted this Day Z mod vid, one of the dudes does an insanely dead on relaxed Arnie impression consistently the whole time.

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

  On 5/12/2012 at 11:12 PM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

LoL so PcGamer.com posted this Day Z mod vid, one of the dudes does an insanely dead on relaxed Arnie impression consistently the whole time.

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

I want to play that so badly.