Video Games What video games are you currently playing?

  On 7/10/2010 at 2:02 AM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

played pb winterbottom on a friends xbox but it's not on the PSN! batsrdas!

 

very braid like

this game is great fun, and really original. it looks great and the soundtrack is the tits too!

best indie game i've played since braid really. also reminescent of portal in ways

and also the bitmap brothers classic magic pockets, for me anyway. which is a good thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDxX3AQHogk

definitely scratches that itch for really messed up 2d platform/puzzle games that hasn't been properly scratched since braid.

  On 7/11/2010 at 1:10 AM, kaini said:

  On 7/10/2010 at 2:02 AM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

played pb winterbottom on a friends xbox but it's not on the PSN! batsrdas!

 

very braid like

 

this game is great fun, and really original. it looks great and the soundtrack is the tits too!

best indie game i've played since braid really. also reminescent of portal in ways

and also the bitmap brothers classic magic pockets, for me anyway. which is a good thing.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDxX3AQHogk

 

definitely scratches that itch for really messed up 2d platform/puzzle games that hasn't been properly scratched since braid.

Whoa! That game looks insane! Cheers! Checking it out for sure.

  On 7/10/2010 at 2:02 AM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

played pb winterbottom on a friends xbox but it's not on the PSN! batsrdas!

 

very braid like

 

 

which pixeljunk game should i start with? i'm thinking shooter

Shooter

Eden

Monsters

All of them. Except Racers, which is a love/hate affair with most people.

Yay, I finished Braid.

NHL10

stats up to 11-07-10

  On 7/11/2010 at 8:31 AM, Squee said:

Yay, I finished Braid.

What did you think!? All the Braid talk made me play it again, it's definitely in my top 3 all time best games - just a sublime piece of art.

  On 7/11/2010 at 12:20 PM, Obel said:

  On 7/11/2010 at 8:31 AM, Squee said:

Yay, I finished Braid.

 

What did you think!? All the Braid talk made me play it again, it's definitely in my top 3 all time best games - just a sublime piece of art.

I loved it. Some of the puzzles were extremely frustrating though, but most of the time it turned out that you just had to start over and see if there were any platforms moving around that could get stuck due to all the time travelling.

I love how the story got turned upside down at the very last level which is all thanks to some of the best level designs in a looong time. But suddenly everything made sense in a whole different way ...

  On 7/11/2010 at 12:54 PM, Squee said:

  On 7/11/2010 at 12:20 PM, Obel said:

  On 7/11/2010 at 8:31 AM, Squee said:

Yay, I finished Braid.

 

What did you think!? All the Braid talk made me play it again, it's definitely in my top 3 all time best games - just a sublime piece of art.

 

I loved it. Some of the puzzles were extremely frustrating though, but most of the time it turned out that you just had to start over and see if there were any platforms moving around that could get stuck due to all the time travelling.

 

 

 

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I love how the story got turned upside down at the very last level which is all thanks to some of the best level designs in a looong time. But suddenly everything made sense in a whole different way ...

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It's very rare that I go "Ahaaa!" while playing a game, but when it turned out that it was actually Tim who was hunting the Princess I was really... no, extremely surprised! I was pretty sure when I started playing the game that the story line was going to be very naive, because the way the text in the books were phrased made it seem as if it was supposed to be almost like a childrens book.

Then I started reading articles about the game and then all of a sudden people were talking about nuclear bombs, the Manhattan Project, and so on. To be honest, I had not thought of it like that, but it makes sense when you see the burning buildings in the background once you finish the game - or start a new one.

 

Hell yeah, it's one of the most inventive ways of telling a story that I've seen. You're right, the ending is awesome.

I could babble on about Braid forever to be honest. Might be worth mentioning that there's still more of the game if you like it enough to really dig deep. On the title screen you can see a constellation in the sky, each one of these starts can be collected. But really, finding them without a guide is near enough fucking impossible - I haven't started collecting them yet but it changes the ending a bit if you get them all. I know a hint to getting one of them...

I'm keeping an eye on Jonathan Blow's next game The Witness, I'm interested in game design anyway so the blog is good reading. If he's anywhere near as inspired with this game as he was with Braid then it should be amazing.

http://the-witness.net/

Just hooked up my gf with a black Wii, so a lot of Wii Sports Resort this weekend, and determined to beat Twilight Princess once and for all.

  On 7/11/2010 at 6:56 PM, Rubin Farr said:

Just hooked up my gf with a black Wii

Wow, you're pretty open in your relationships...

bought shooter and enjoying the 2 player same screen play very much

still annoyed no pb winterbottom on ps3 :(

has anyone played braid on the PC but not through steam and had to do some command line configs? if so, i need HALP.

I picked up Demon's Souls last weekend...

Just finished playing Earthbound. Easily one of the best games I've ever played and I think the only JRPG I've had the patience to see through to the end. Really brilliant.

Does anyone know where I can find a good translated ROM of Mother 3?

  On 7/12/2010 at 11:01 PM, Oscar said:

I picked up Demon's Souls last weekend...

 

 

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HOLY FUCKING SHIT THIS IS AWESOME

 

Gah! Don't tell me that! I'm trying to finish all the games I currently have!

  On 7/13/2010 at 9:14 PM, HerculesCzar said:

Just finished playing Earthbound. Easily one of the best games I've ever played and I think the only JRPG I've had the patience to see through to the end. Really brilliant.

 

Does anyone know where I can find a good translated ROM of Mother 3?

Erm, the Internets?

  On 7/13/2010 at 10:56 PM, Joyrex said:

 

Erm, the Internets?

Derp. Well, every one I've downloaded so far has been in Japanese, otherwise I wouldn't be asking.

Thanks!

Dante's Inferno, is pretty fucking fun. I like it more than God of War 3, better combat system and cooler demons. Looking to try Heavy Rain or Red Dead Redemption next

  On 7/14/2010 at 1:17 AM, ghOsty said:

Dante's Inferno, is pretty fucking fun. I like it more than God of War 3, better combat system and cooler demons. Looking to try Heavy Rain or Red Dead Redemption next

I would rent heavy rain rather than buy it. Its definitely a cool experience on the first couple playthroughs, but its kind of one-tracked and more of a "show your friends" kind of game, not something I really have a desire to keep playing.

  On 7/14/2010 at 2:15 AM, Bubba69 said:

  On 7/14/2010 at 1:17 AM, ghOsty said:

Dante's Inferno, is pretty fucking fun. I like it more than God of War 3, better combat system and cooler demons. Looking to try Heavy Rain or Red Dead Redemption next

 

I would rent heavy rain rather than buy it. Its definitely a cool experience on the first couple playthroughs, but its kind of one-tracked and more of a "show your friends" kind of game, not something I really have a desire to keep playing.

yeah, i figured that after playing the demo... i'll probably stick to renting it, RDR looks worth the buy though

  On 7/12/2010 at 7:27 PM, sneaksta303 said:

has anyone played braid on the PC but not through steam and had to do some command line configs? if so, i need HALP.

nope

I had a lot of trouble trying to install braid on PC without steam a while back and gave up sorry sneaks

  On 7/14/2010 at 2:27 AM, ghOsty said:

  On 7/14/2010 at 2:15 AM, Bubba69 said:

  On 7/14/2010 at 1:17 AM, ghOsty said:

Dante's Inferno, is pretty fucking fun. I like it more than God of War 3, better combat system and cooler demons. Looking to try Heavy Rain or Red Dead Redemption next

 

I would rent heavy rain rather than buy it. Its definitely a cool experience on the first couple playthroughs, but its kind of one-tracked and more of a "show your friends" kind of game, not something I really have a desire to keep playing.

 

yeah, i figured that after playing the demo... i'll probably stick to renting it, RDR looks worth the buy though

Absolutely!

Just when you think the story is over it takes you further into the life of the old west

i watched all of EVO (very large fighting game tourney) last friday through saturday. i was riveted. i love to watch competitive gaming. i used to play a lot of shooters competitively but have never really been into fighters except SF2 and MK2 when i was a kid.

WELL, the only console i have is a wii so i was excited to see a wii game in the tourney, tatsunoko vs. capcom. i ran out and bought it. i suck ass since i haven't played fighters regularly since i was kid, but i'm determined to get decent.