BBMB Gaming Journal

[Pres Zount]

Sorry, but that is hilarious. Why did the Internet service provider feel obliged to cough up some reward money? I certainly don't think my ISP would even care if I went missing. I like the part where the search team pack up their reflective vests and go home, as if the father had insulted them or something like that.


I've been playing Castle Crashers on and off for a while now, this game is fantatic, and I'm picking up Gears of War 2 tomorrow, I hope it's as brown and red as the last one.

[BBboy20]

Resistance 2 and Valkria Chronicles are good stuff but another title comes out tomorrow.

[ET]

I think... I'm going to buy a PS3. I somehow feel sick.

[BBboy20]

Gears of War 2

"That's five, motherfucker!" is my new slogan right now.

[Audio.]

I didnt realized that Left 4 Dead was Xbox exclusive.


JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIB!! :mad:

Dammit, PS3! I hope Resistance will be uber ursome. eh, it is.

[camo]

So Bob got me wanting Fallout 3 and I went and bought it yesterday for my PS3 even though I've read that it's (out of the 3 versions) the most inferior.

I've literally just got out of the vault (an experience that didn't have as much impact than Oblivion) and twatted a few Molerats and headed off to Megatron.

So far no glitches aside from the odd freeze everytime the PSN tells me if my friends are online. I've sorted this out by turning the notifications off.

It's really great but I think I'm going to put it to one side until I know more about the pending patch and trophy support. I'm turning into a proper trophy hound. Level three already!
I'm sick of patches, this never used to happen in console world.




I didnt realized that Left 4 Dead was Xbox exclusive.


JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIB!! :mad:

Dammit, PS3! I hope Resistance will be uber ursome. eh, it is.

Nah, although Valve treats us PS3 users like an unruly step child, there will be a version coming to us sometime in the future (ie after they've sold enough copies on xbox).


Anyways, I'm off back to Little Big Planet so I can marvel at the vast enormity of it and to hear the dulcet, yet aristocratic tones of Steven Fry explain to me the corncerning velocity of attaching a rocket to a hastily cobbled together minecart. (y)

[Jitters]

I've been running around Dead Rising getting some more achievements. I have it in my head that I'll try and get all of them. I got Zombie Genocider earlier today so who knows? I want to mess around and get the Clothes Horse achievement to run out the clock so I can get the..........

MEGA BUSTER! Once you get an ending with Zombie Genocider you unlock the real Buster and I want to check it out. Might make getting the other achievements easier. Except 5 and 7 day survivor in infinite mode. That's still going to suck.

[synch]

Been playing Little Big Planet and the Mirror's Edge demo.

I'm liking Mirror's Edge a lot!

[Bob]

Been playing Little Big Planet and the Mirror's Edge demo.

I'm liking Mirror's Edge a lot!

i played the mirror's edge demo and it seems like a cool game, but all the bright whiteness and the rapid first person movements really make my head hurt.

the first person view is really clever and well done, but i still think that maybe the game would be better in third person. it is pretty unique though, i gotta give it that

[BBboy20]

but i still think that maybe the game would be better in third person.You do realize DICE is trying to push the first person prospective and if it was in 3rd person, then it would become compared to games like Prince of Persia and other "platforming" titles.

[Bob]

all i'm saying is that the first person view makes me dizzy and parkour is cooler to watch if you can see the person's entire body

[BBboy20]

Then I don't know what to say; all has DICE ever did was make First Person Shooters (or basically Battlefield); maybe they just didn't have a staff member with who doesn't get dizzy so easily to think about it.

[camo]

all i'm saying is that the first person view makes me dizzy and parkour is cooler to watch if you can see the person's entire body

You'd be needing the new Prince of Persia then (y)

[Kid Presentable]

Doing some research on the new Gears, it seems the multiplayer is completely broken. So I'll be delaying my purchase by at least a month until they patch it (co-sign camo; what the fuck happened to making things that work?).

So it's going to be EndWar, the new Smackdown and I'm finally going to get Dead Rising. Once a year buy up ftw.

[Matt]

Doing some research on the new Gears, it seems the multiplayer is completely broken. So I'll be delaying my purchase by at least a month until they patch it (co-sign camo; what the fuck happened to making things that work?).

So it's going to be EndWar, the new Smackdown and I'm finally going to get Dead Rising. Once a year buy up ftw.

Is it really? I haven't followed it's release, but I know they were REALLY REALLY proud of the multiplayer.

[camo]

So far in my PS3 patching world:

Stranglehold: Sound pops, problems with HDMI compatibility

Unreal III: Online stuttering, texture loading.

Condemned 2: Major sound popping, sound drop out

Bioshock: PS1 textures on the Big Daddies, white bars appearing on the bottom of screen, major freezing, poor textures on guns, autosave keeps fuckin’ up

Fallout 3: Texture loading, PSN notification freezes, collision detection getting me stuck behind objects.


Who the fuck do they get in for game testing these days? I feel sorry for anyone not hooked up to the web at home, chances are that they’ll be playing the substandard ‘off the shelf’ version of their games. (n)

[Kid Presentable]

Is it really? I haven't followed it's release, but I know they were REALLY REALLY proud of the multiplayer.

I mean it's all hearsay (or see-read), but the matchmaking system has people waiting up to 30 minutes to find a game, you can't choose your game types or connect to player matches of your choice anymore, they've robbed everybody of the choices which I think made the first one a simple gem in terms of multi. I could log on, find a game with low latency and match settings that suited me, and jump right in. Now there's voting and lobbies upon lobbies.

[Bob]

i briefly screwed around with the multiplayer, and that kind of was my experience, yeah. i didn't look around much, so i don't know if there was a way to just find and join a game or not, but what happened was i entered a lobby, and the game looked for teammates for me, based on my approximate skill level. then once we had a full team (of 5) the game looked for an opposing team of approximately equal skill level, but if one of the 5 dropped before it found one, i had to wait for a replacement teammate. it took maybe 2-3 minutes, i think. then, when we had the teams set, the game had us vote on one of two maps, and then one of two game types.

then i entered the game, remembered that my internet connection here is laggy as shit, and had to quit immediately because i could barely move. but that problem was on my end.

[Pres Zount]

Multiplayer broken?! God damnit!

ARGGGHH!!!

[Kid Presentable]

Thing is that some people are having no complaints. I really want to get it, I loved Gears 1 multi (even if I was as inconsistent as nana's bowel movements), but I won't do it until the online is relatively drama free. My recollection of Gears of War 1, having bought that more than a month after release, was immediately sitting through a patch download upon first connection to LIVE. So I figure they'll suss it out.

Heaps of cats are bitching about the shotgun being nerfed, but from what I gather it simply doesn't work as well as a blind-firing weapon anymore. I like the idea of that, as it eliminates a lot of the rolling shotty battles that punished non-host players.

Anyway, check it out as it unfolds on the epic forums (http://utforums.epicgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=356) because they're copping a flogging over it. The main beef would be for both sides of the equator; matchmaking puts americans and australians (and other countries, obviously) together in games to each others' detriment, in terms of lag and such. Players should be able to simply search for the best connection and game-type they want. We'll see, I guess.

EDIT: I know you guys are wondering (lol); I'm thinking I'll flag EndWar and just get my wrasslin on (no homo) until Gears is fixed at Christmas time. Oh and Skate 2 has a Jan 6 release date, apparently.

[synch]

i played the mirror's edge demo and it seems like a cool game, but all the bright whiteness and the rapid first person movements really make my head hurt.

the first person view is really clever and well done, but i still think that maybe the game would be better in third person. it is pretty unique though, i gotta give it thatI found the combat phases to be a bit difficult but I'm guessing practice makes perfect. I'm trying to extort a copy of the game from the shop I bought my ps3 at. The pack I ordered was supposed to have Ratchet & Clank: Tools of destruction with it but didn't. The website now says "free game of choice", so Mirror's Edge it is :D

Fingers crossed!

Who the fuck do they get in for game testing these days? I feel sorry for anyone not hooked up to the web at home, chances are that they’ll be playing the substandard ‘off the shelf’ version of their games. (n)I blame the original xbox for this. Consoles shouldn't have a hard drive. I mean, I realise it has it's pro's but the major con is that they ship unfinished games and maybe patch it upon release.

[camo]

Consoles shouldn't have a hard drive. I mean, I realise it has it's pro's but the major con is that they ship unfinished games and maybe patch it upon release.

It's not gonna stop is it?(n)

[synch]

Nope, not really.

If you have a console but don't have a broadband internet connection then you are royally fucked.

(not to mention living in 1999 ;) )

edit: Speaking of hard drives in consoles just feeling evil: Installing Metal Gear Solid 4 just took 8 minutes :mad:

[camo]

:D

Saying that, I only bothered getting it installed last year (when I got my PS3).

[camo]

Just as it looked like EA weren't acting like EA and investing in new IP's, EA does an EA on us.

Typical. (http://kotaku.com/5081971/dead-space-upgrade-packs-are-scary-too)

[BBboy20]

Speaking of hard drives in consoles just feeling evil: Installing Metal Gear Solid 4 just took 8 minutes :mad:LOLz try reinstalling just to reload a previous mission.


EDIT: I need to slow down. V_V

[BBboy20]

until Gears is fixed at Christmas time. ...in terms of trying to find the best connection but I don't think Epic is going to "fix" the lobby or the limited choice.

[Audio.]

Street Fighter enthusiasts and fighters, there is a picture leaking around where people are raising question whether the picture is fake or not. This is the first time of hearing Rose being the roster of Street Fighter 4, which is odd since it pretty much a big deal. Rose is a big deal. Anyways, Rose is back?

http://www.fightersgeneration.com/newspics/sf4-fullselect.png

[Kid Presentable]

...in terms of trying to find the best connection but I don't think Epic is going to "fix" the lobby or the limited choice.

Hmmm I may just go the new Call of Duty instiggity-stead

[Pres Zount]

Damn. I was looking forward to playing Horde with you.

[camo]

Jeez, get a lobby...

[Matt]

If you have a console but don't have a broadband internet connection then you are royally fucked.

(not to mention living in 1999 ;) )


EXCUSE me. I have a Dreamcast WITH A BROADBAND ADAPTER!

geez:rolleyes:

[Audio.]

boosh!

[Kid Presentable]

Damn. I was looking forward to playing Horde with you.

*will buy it anyway, just a feckless bastard innit*

[Bob]

the single player's pretty cool too. i'm kind of displeased that the game makes you spend so much time underground, but they actually managed to keep the setting interesting, considering how much time you spend in caves. that said, i prefer the war torn cities setting. but there's a good amount of that too.

i think the campaign might be a little longer than gears 1, but it's still pretty short, i beat it in two days (though i played it a lot). it also ends abruptly and inconclusively, kind of like the first, which is lame, but still, it's pretty cool. there's a thing after the credits (which last forever) so stick around for that. there will definitely probably be a gears 3

the game also implements more usage of the chainsaw. enemies tend to get disabled a lot more often than they did in gears 1, so you can chainsaw them while they're helplessly crawling around on the ground (or you can stomp on their heads, or pick them up as a shield), which is pretty fun. there are also a fair few uses of the chainsaw on the environment (sawing through vines and walls and such), as well as boss fights. there are also chainsaw duels (which amount to just rapidly pressing B, but still pretty cool I guess).

[Whatitis]

wotlk....(y)

[Audio.]

Ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Final-Fantasy-VII-7-Chocobo-UFO-Plush-Set-of-5_W0QQitemZ160298069185QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Defau ltDomain_0?hash=item160298069185&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A16%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318), Rare Final Fantasy VII 7 Chocobo toys. Whoa.

[Matt]

Ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Final-Fantasy-VII-7-Chocobo-UFO-Plush-Set-of-5_W0QQitemZ160298069185QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_Defau ltDomain_0?hash=item160298069185&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A16%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318), Rare Final Fantasy VII 7 Chocobo toys. Whoa.

not rare at all. The local skate/anime shop has all of those. At like, 15 friggin bucks a piece.

[BBboy20]

Left 4 Dead demo...hhmmm...dying a million times on the highest difficulty w/o a ounce of frustration and still retains the fun...what you guys waiting for, try it out.

[Pres Zount]

the single player's pretty cool too. i'm kind of displeased that the game makes you spend so much time underground, but they actually managed to keep the setting interesting, considering how much time you spend in caves. that said, i prefer the war torn cities setting. but there's a good amount of that too.

i think the campaign might be a little longer than gears 1, but it's still pretty short, i beat it in two days (though i played it a lot). it also ends abruptly and inconclusively, kind of like the first, which is lame, but still, it's pretty cool. there's a thing after the credits (which last forever) so stick around for that. there will definitely probably be a gears 3

the game also implements more usage of the chainsaw. enemies tend to get disabled a lot more often than they did in gears 1, so you can chainsaw them while they're helplessly crawling around on the ground (or you can stomp on their heads, or pick them up as a shield), which is pretty fun. there are also a fair few uses of the chainsaw on the environment (sawing through vines and walls and such), as well as boss fights. there are also chainsaw duels (which amount to just rapidly pressing B, but still pretty cool I guess).

Yeah I finished it pretty quickly as well, and everything you pointed out, I agree with. Uh, I sat through the credits but I can't remember what was after them so I guess I will have to do it again.

Playing multiplayer with bots for now, and it's pretty damn good. Obviously I can't see any of the lobby problems, but the game itself is just as much fun as the first one. Chainsaw duelling is great.

Something that annoys me was the fact that the unlockables that come from getting achievments in GOW1 don't seem to work. I've collected enough cog tags to unlock Kim Minh as a character but it doesn't seem to register : (

[Bob]

Yeah I finished it pretty quickly as well, and everything you pointed out, I agree with. Uh, I sat through the credits but I can't remember what was after them so I guess I will have to do it again.

Playing multiplayer with bots for now, and it's pretty damn good. Obviously I can't see any of the lobby problems, but the game itself is just as much fun as the first one. Chainsaw duelling is great.

Something that annoys me was the fact that the unlockables that come from getting achievments in GOW1 don't seem to work. I've collected enough cog tags to unlock Kim Minh as a character but it doesn't seem to register : (

the thing after the credits is (white text for spoilers) there's a little audio clip of marcus' dad saying something like "hello? can anyone hear me? this is adam fenix...what have you done?"

it's not much but it implies that there will be another sequel. i'd have preferred a longer game, personally, but oh well.

[camo]

I was watching Gears 2 on gametrailers.com the other day. I would seriously buy an Xbox for that game. The closest I can come to that is buy modding unreal 3 to have a third person camera.

It looks like fun :(

[BBboy20]

It looks like fun :(It's the funnest 3rd Person Shooter around

it's not much but it implies that there will be another sequel. i'd have preferred a longer game, personally, but oh well.
Still, you have to appreciate the variety they put into though I can see that Epic could have really gone off the chart with they would throw at you if the game lasted longer.

spoilers: I'm pretty sure the Facility's secrets will play a center role with the third sequel...and if you read the book (doubting it) they found Mrs. Fenix's corpse down in one of the Locusts tunnels hence one of the reasons why Marcus left for his father though even then, it's still hazy as in exactly whole reason considering that he said he was too late to save Adam Fenix's life; it gives the impression that the COG has probably known the existence of what was going on underground then just the ENTIRE human race being clueless.

I swear, I bet that Queen (Lyneth...or something, I forgot) is gonna be one manipulative bitch[/spoiler]

[Freebasser]

I'm playing through the first Gears of War on PC. Saw it on sale and snapped it up.

It's quite good - interesting characters (even though I'm not quite sure what the fuck they're blabbing on about about half the time), and a nifty cover system, but having played games like Half Life 2, playing this seems like a backwards step. The weapons are about as effective as water pistols and after 3 hours, I'm already halfway through the game. It's so short that it's making COD4's single player campaign seem like a director's-cut extended edition of Dr. Zhivago.

On an unrelated note; Dear Microsoft. Please note that Games for Windows Live is awful. Not only does it take 3 hours to get working, but it's intruding on my gaming fun. I do not like having to sign into an online account just to save my progress in a single player game. This is stupid beyond belief. If I have one more "achievement unlocked" message pop up on my screen when I'm trying to fucking concentrate, I will punch you in your collective head. Please leave this shitty software to the console masses, kthnx, as it is not needed on a PC. Knowing that GTA4 PC is also going to be on GFWL has made me cry :'(

[ToucanSpam]

No More Heroes is awesome.(y)

[BBboy20]

No More Heroes is awesome.(y)
And I can't wait for Desperate Struggle. :)

[Bob]

It's the funnest 3rd Person Shooter around

Still, you have to appreciate the variety they put into though I can see that Epic could have really gone off the chart with they would throw at you if the game lasted longer.

spoilers:


when you say "the book", do you mean an actual book based on the game's story, or an in-game book (like the diary entries that go in the "war journal")? either way, yeah, i missed that.

i wouldn't mind actually knowing the story behind the background universe of the game, the game itself only ever really hints at the plot. i don't quite know who marcus' father is or why he's important, or why marcus did something or other on his behalf that got him imprisoned before the first game, i don't know what "COG" stands for, i don't know if sera is a colony, or an alternate universe earth, or what; apparently it's the only human planet out there, because gears 2 is all about fighting to prevent humanity's extinction...but it isn't earth, so i dunno.

[BBboy20]

The book, Aspho Fields; it takes place between Gears 1&2 and some years before Emergence Day.

COG = Coalition of Ordered Governments; if you ever wondered why there's never Deathmatch or that your never really alone, it's probably because Epic probably actually used the COG idea into the gameplay and design, hence "Gears" of War; as in one machine.

[Pres Zount]

Oh, thanks Bob, I saw that at the end but I suppose it didn't register as 'something'. Ahaha. Yeah, Gears of War 3 for sure.

I do like the story and the setting in Gears, although I think the characters act a little unrealistically at times. SPOILERS Like when they talk to Niles in the stasis facility, they don't bother to ask it what it is that the facility is, nor do they feel the slight bit curious that Locust-like creatures are locked away in a human facility being called the evolution of mankind... My guess is that the Queen was a scientist who did experiments on people and herself and evolved the Locusts as part of some Nietzschean fantasy. Maybe. Also a bit hard to believe is the willingness of the government to sink Jacinto, their last bastion of defense. In fact, I was expecting some Gear on Gear warfare as Delta squad carried out the sinking mission while still opposed by the government.

Also missing are the night time bat demon things. I don't particularly miss them, but they just stopped existing one day.

Oh, and I think that Marcus busted his dad out of jail or something, which is why he was court marshaled. I think. I don't know. I also don't know why his father was in prison.

[BBboy20]

Also missing are the night time bat demon things. I don't particularly miss them, but they just stopped existing one day.The book and some of the hidden items mentioned the missing Kryle; said that their absence has probably something to do with the Lightmass Bomb's explosion.

Oh, and I think that Marcus busted his dad out of jail or something, which is why he was court marshaled. I think. I don't know. I also don't know why his father was in prison.No, his father was back at the Fenix mansion; he contacted Marcus while he was in some important battle to come home and he did. It's still somewhat vague on what exactly happened.

[Audio.]

I sort of agree with you on that, but the feel of this game is strictly reflecting the same aspect of free running in reality. Its so that people who are not trained in the parkour level will have a virtual view and feeling of doing parkour as we do in reality. So, first person mode is really logical approach for this game and smart decision. However, I know there are some people who play FPS games who wish they were playing 3rd person mode instead. What I think is that all games should have at least the OPTION of going from FPM to 3rd Person Mode.

[Kid Presentable]

Hey Pres do you promise to play some co-cop and horde with me when I get it?

[Audio.]

I wanna beat up some Zombies and bbq their heads in an alley. Too bad Left 4 Dead aint for PS3. sigh.

[Pres Zount]

I don't know I didn't see much parkour in Gears of War 2.

KidP - yes.

Also, what the fuck was with feeding cave fruit to rock worms?

[Audio.]

Zombies cant run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWy1FlSaID4

[Bob]

Oh, thanks Bob, I saw that at the end but I suppose it didn't register as 'something'. Ahaha. Yeah, Gears of War 3 for sure.

I do like the story and the setting in Gears, although I think the characters act a little unrealistically at times. SPOILERS Like when they talk to Niles in the stasis facility, they don't bother to ask it what it is that the facility is, nor do they feel the slight bit curious that Locust-like creatures are locked away in a human facility being called the evolution of mankind... My guess is that the Queen was a scientist who did experiments on people and herself and evolved the Locusts as part of some Nietzschean fantasy. Maybe. Also a bit hard to believe is the willingness of the government to sink Jacinto, their last bastion of defense. In fact, I was expecting some Gear on Gear warfare as Delta squad carried out the sinking mission while still opposed by the government.

Also missing are the night time bat demon things. I don't particularly miss them, but they just stopped existing one day.

Oh, and I think that Marcus busted his dad out of jail or something, which is why he was court marshaled. I think. I don't know. I also don't know why his father was in prison.

re: SPOILERS i was confused about the facility too; there are locusty creatures in the tubes, and they're doing secret experiments, and the computer recording says something like "we took everyone up to the mountain" and marcus even goes "that's where nexus must be!" but at no point does anyone say "hey, these guys invented the locust" or anything like that...it doesn't occur to anyone to comment on it, i found that odd too.

as for the kryll, they explain it in the game actually. i can't remember if it was in the introductory movie, or one of the documents you pick up on the ground, but something outright says something like "the most noticeable effect of the lightmass bomb was the eradication of the kryll nests" which i figure was a convenient way for the developers to remove the kryll from the game because they realized nobody liked them. even razor hail was more fun.

[BBboy20]

Mirror's Edge

[Drederick Tatum]

PES 2009 is sweet. Become a Legend mode is pretty fun. bit hard at the start when your 17 year old player gets mauled by everyone on the pitch. still, if you play your position and pass at every opportunity you seem to get decent ratings.

[Audio.]

I gotten this message before from my brother and only up till now I felt like sharing that info to you gamers.

First off, apparently Nintendo is making a new system console that will reprise the Nintendo gaming experience that is intended for real gamers and not the like the Wii - which was specifically made for anyone to enjoy...more family oriented experience. SO TO THOSE BITCHING BITCHES THAT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE KIDDY GAMES NINTENDO Wii has, PLEASE SHUT THE FUCK UP. You all know thats the wii was created for, so then why buy it?


Second, the guys that made KOTOR (Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic) are gonna make a MMORPG Star Wars game. The era of this game is said to be revolving in the Knight of the Old Republic... era or saga.
Anyways, it sounds sweet(y)

On that note of star wars sturf, I like to shout out a 'FUCK YOU' to all those that have been bitching about the clone wars, the cgi, the ewoks, purple lightsaber, the separatist droids, the Star Wars universe cross-overs, Hayden Christensen as Anakin and blaming George Lucas almost every fucking single thing. Like for instance if a this show had bad voice acting or is the animation frame sequence lacks by 3 second the little shit "fans/sell outs" automatically blame it on George and the explanation they would give is the usual "He doesnt care as long as he gain money" even when George didnt do voice acting role of Cody or the done any animation. Thats why I say fuck you to all those 'fans/ sell-outs' because you're full of shit.

yeah.... not sure where that anger poped out from...hrrrm.

boosh?

[jackrock]

What does your brother do?

[BBboy20]

No US arcade release for SFIV? (http://www.edge-online.com/features/capcom-no-street-fighter-iv-us-arcades)

Now honestly, Capcom, starting to lose money over at the US despite being your meal ticket? Sure arcades are dead but come on...

[Kid Presentable]

Smart move by Capcom. Although they can't guarantee huge numbers on the home format either, it'd probably be pretty frivolous to pretend that arcades still have any pull in the West.

[synch]

I'd still go if we still had any over here :(

[Audio.]

:confused:

There are some arcades here in USA that do carry SF4 and I have played it before at the arcade.

[Kid Presentable]

Imports, right?

[camo]

New Ryu figure. (http://i.toynewsi.com/g/generated/NECA/Street_Fighter/Ryu__scaled_600.jpg) The paint jobs good but so are all the other prototype figures in existence.

I'm not sure about his expression.

I'll hold out for a Guile one anyways.

[b i o n i c]

did everyone completely stop playing GTA4? I got halfway through it and the PS3 told me to DL an update and for some reason it deleted my progress, so i havent really played too much, i'll play an hour here and there. I like the obline action, because its a tad more simple than the other games i've tried online

I have call of duty 4 and i've just started playing it a bit online, but something about the animation literally makes me nauseous after 15 minutes. what the fuck is that about, is it the frame rates or somehing? or do i just have weak stomach

i have an unusually free day and its dark and gloomy in ny today, im thinking of heading out to blockbuster to rent sommething new, i dunno what to get

oh yeah, my handle is: zaxxonic - - what about everyone else?

[camo]

added you!

I've just been to blockbuster to rent the new call of duty so I could try before i buy but they were out of copies.

I'm going to go back to Dead Space then in a bit.

[synch]

did everyone completely stop playing GTA4? I got halfway through it and the PS3 told me to DL an update and for some reason it deleted my progress, so i havent really played too much, i'll play an hour here and there. I like the obline action, because its a tad more simple than the other games i've tried onlineI hardly touched it since finishing the storyline a couple of months ago.

Never even played it online even though I had definetly planned to.

[Kid Presentable]

The city was the best character in GTA IV and it still paled in comparison to Tommy Vercetti. The game was truly much ado about nothing.

[Audio.]

Imports, right?

You know what, now that I remember... these cabinets in America were the one imported by the Capcom in japan

[Audio.]

What does your brother do?

he goes to school like any other.

And yes there is confirmation on a MMORPG revolving in the Star Wars: Knights of Old Republic series. That said, the website is up running.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/starwarstheoldrepublic/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Old_Republic

http://www.swtor.com/oldbrowser

(y)

[ET]

Left 4 Dead demo is awesome. Also Little Big Planet is awesome. It's just fun to bullshit with. We made a Chester Cheetah sackboy. (y)

[camo]

I stopped GTA after 10 or so hours, Metal Gear came knocking on the door.


I'm going to start a fresh game once they've implemented the pending trophy patch (y)

ET, hit me up on LBP, psn: camo_kill

[Audio.]

I went tantrum today. I socked my new table twice pretty hard as I was playing Soul Calibur 4 against the AI.

I FUCKEN GOT MAD!

anyways, you know how it is when you feel everything in the game is going so unfair to you. I gotten a crap load of ring outs that flung me out like half over the arena which is fucking buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuull
shit.


any of you guys gotten that mad stress happening before?

[Kid Presentable]

I always lol at the dudes on Xbox Live who get murked in shooters and go "that's bullshit i fucking shot him its such bullshit host advantage lag bullshit bullshit is just bullshit that's bullshit glitch bullshit". It is in fact, bullshit.

[Audio.]

haha. thats the thing that sucks about online play. The frames sometimes are fucked up as hell haha

[Kid Presentable]

Everything I would ordinarily shout in anger I sort of whisper, but the missus still hears it and gives me shit about it.

[Lex Diamonds]

The city was the best character in GTA IV and it still paled in comparison to Tommy Vercetti. The game was truly much ado about nothing.
Weren't you the one busting chubbies over that shit on the daily? A few months ago you couldn't get enough of that game.

[Kid Presentable]

Weren't you the one busting chubbies over that shit on the daily? A few months ago you couldn't get enough of that game.

While it's clear you can't get your mind (or your entire online persona) off my penis, I will say that I was pretty excited when the game came out, and more than a bit disappointed when it became apparent that it was the same ol same ol.

[Lex Diamonds]

Whatever man you were screaming about that shit like a schoolgirl. I wouldn't be surprised if you started some lame Facebook fan club group for it the way you were licking that game's ass.

[Kid Presentable]

Whatever man you were screaming about that shit like a schoolgirl. I wouldn't be surprised if you started some lame Facebook fan club group for it the way you were licking that game's ass.

Everybody likes your boy Planetary more than they like you.

[Lex Diamonds]

Yo man don't type too aggressively or the missus will come through and kick your ass.

[Kid Presentable]

Yeah I'd better be careful of that. She likes Planetary better as well.

[Lex Diamonds]

You think I do this shit for the love? Fuck that. You fannies can private message and play online games together all you want, I'm just in it for the cleavage pictures.

[Kid Presentable]

You think I do this shit for the love?

Yes, everybody can see it except for you.

[Lex Diamonds]

Ouch, that was cold. Does all this online hate make you feel better about yourself as a person? If so then feel free to carry on, it doesn't really make a difference to me.

[Kid Presentable]

Ouch, that was cold. Does all this online hate make you feel better about yourself as a person? If so then feel free to carry on, it doesn't really make a difference to me.

No hate, just truth. :)

[Lex Diamonds]

OK then by that logic I declare it a stone cold FACT that you are a chump.

[camo]

errr I finished Dead Space.

[roosta]

i bought a Wii...what games do ye recommend?

I have sports, play, zelda and mario kart.

any good rpgs? snooker/pool games?

Im more interested in the virtual console at the mo....

[Hiebz]

though it is not a super intense game, I have gotten through all the levels on the BrickBreaker on my Blackberry and have a high score now of 27480

woot.

[Audio.]

^ pro (y)

[Audio.]

i bought a Wii...what games do ye recommend?

I have sports, play, zelda and mario kart.

any good rpgs? snooker/pool games?

Im more interested in the virtual console at the mo....

ummm hmm.... try to find games made by Konami or Capcom to see if they got any RPGs. Also, the wii has final fantasy games and bring loads of retro games like Zelda and Metroid... tetris...hmmm oh and Metal Slug (y)

and as always. Buy NO MORE HEROES

[Audio.]

errr I finished Dead Space.

so... How was it?!

[Audio.]

in a few weeks an unknown warrior will rise with a deadly ally - sexy deadly ally, might I add.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxqFez0z_Fg

[camo]

I stopped GTA after 10 or so hours, Metal Gear came knocking on the door.
I'm going to start a fresh game once they've implemented the pending trophy patch (y)


ET added me on the PSN and I noticed that his trophy selection had GTA. The patch released must have gone through without me noticing. I'm starting again (y)

so... How was it?!

It was so good, I won't spoil it for anyone but the final setting and boss is a tour de force in graphical prowess.

I started a new game immediately after which is unusual for me so thats testament to the quality of it (y)

[Audio.]

sounds fantastic :D

[camo]

It is, Semi spoilers in white:

The last act is played out on a mining base of the planet below and for a few set pieces your move to an outside environment and it's a massive piece of juxtaposition. The majority of the game is set indoors in small tunnels and darkened rooms but the minute I set out of the ship my jaw hit the floor. It's all fake background that you can't journey to but it still looks awesome.

It's a must if you like scary games(y)

I'm still waiting for the 20th for the release of the Bioshock patch. I can't wait to finally play Bioshock for the first time.

[Pres Zount]

Just hooked back up to broadband, so the sounds of me shouting bullshit bullshit I hit him it's bullshit to a bunch of Korean kids are echoing down the street.

Gears 2 lobby is ok for me. I guess I'm lucky at the moment with a good connection and lots of Asian players rather than US or UK. It still takes a while to search for teammates, but I guess I appreciate being automatically put into short bus bracket by Epic, because being out of your league is almost as bad as lag.

[Jitters]

I think I'm the only one who hasn't bought a new game from this season. Like always, I'm waiting for the price to drop on new copies so I can get three older games for the price of one new release.

I still can't beat the last boss on Final Fantasy IV. I'm almost at the point of giving up, it's just not worth it :(

I played Blue Dragon for an hour yesterday. That's about it, too much college and going to work rather than playing games :(:(

[Bob]

anyone playing the new call of duty? the reviews are really good. they're saying that despite the fact that it goes back to WWII, it nonetheless more or less lives up to COD4 in terms of the intense single player campaign (though it's still pretty short) and great multiplayer.

any first hand experience? i was gonna rent it, but if it's as good as COD4 i think i might just buy it because i still play that game fairly regularly (even the short-ass single player)

[BBboy20]

...you know, why can't people see the variety in COD4's single player?

Yes, it does seem they keep IW's foruma pretty faithful...which essentially is also the problem: copy and paste; the good kind but still that. (COD3 was actually different and only took 8 months compared to 2 years for WaW)

Left 4 Dead

[Bob]

i'm not knocking COD4's single player, i love it to death and have played it a bunch of times, it's just really short. i was kind of hoping world at war's would be longer, and if it is still short, if it's as fun and replayable as COD4's.

[BBboy20]

i'm not knocking COD4's single player, i love it to death and have played it a bunch of times, it's just really short. i was kind of hoping world at war's would be longer, and if it is still short, if it's as fun and replayable as COD4's.I don't know...COD4 seemed long enough; perhaps they just wanted to design the game to leave any fillers out; their previous installments were the awesomeness as well but I can see why they seemed to fear repetition.

[Bob]

i was kind of hoping for an expansion pack for COD4. next to 4, the expansion pack for call of duty 1 is probably still my favorite game of the series.

[BBboy20]

i was kind of hoping for an expansion pack for COD4. next to 4Me too me too; was hoping that pehaps we were gonna play as the Seal Team Six and the Russian Loyalists but I guess Gray Matter would rather just do Activision's willing and develope another stand-alone COD title.

It's been rumored that COD5 is gonna be Sci-fi; I'm against that but apparently, if this rumor is true, then IW always wanted to create a game from that genre...just like wanting to use a modern setting.

[Bob]

Me too me too; was hoping that pehaps we were gonna play as the Seal Team Six and the Russian Loyalists but I guess Gray Matter would rather just do Activision's willing and develope another stand-alone COD title.

It's been rumored that COD5 is gonna be Sci-fi; I'm against that but apparently, if this rumor is true, then IW always wanted to create a game from that genre...just like wanting to use a modern setting.

that'll be...interesting. i'd prefer something more realistic, though.

i'd really like to see them do a vietnam game. from the sounds of it, the pacific campaign in world at war demonstrates an ability to do such a thing, i wouldn't mind seeing them give it a full try.

[Audio.]

Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix coming this THANKS GIVING SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEE
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(y)

[Audio.]

update:
Early release for PS3 November 25th, 2008 and XBox on November 26th.

bring your game on.

[camo]

Camo's Guile coming to Audio's screen very soon (y)


Shit I haven't played it in years, no doubt I'll have lost my game.

[Audio.]

me too. though the real main game will be SF4 it will be the one I'll buy instead.
If its only for the D-pad I might have to buy an arcade stick.

[camo]

Well each and every time you kick my arse, I will blame it on you have a stick and me using the d-pad!

I used to own at fighting games, now I own at FPS's, just ask Funk :D

[Audio.]

I know ever since the next gen consoles came out, and capcom out of the spot light for years, first person shooter games have been dominating and the one of the only fighting games that are carrying the spirit of beat'em-up games are Soul Calibur series and Smash Bros and Tekken. But trust me, fighting games are making a comeback next year and you'll probably see a bunch of rabid fighters being the top dogs of gamers period.

[camo]

Yeah I know what you mean. The only fighting game thats gotten any of my attention recently is Jump Superstars on the DS (the patch version with english text). Maybe fighting games have been on the decline because of the uprise of casual games and gamers? After all, fighting games require the most dedication to be any good- there's no hiding cheap shots from cheap fighters.

[Lex Diamonds]

Yeah, I've been playing the new COD for a week and I must say it's kinda disappointing.

It's just COD4 with different guns and locales, it almost feels like a fan mod instead of an official release. From what I've played of it, the story mode seems linear and unimaginative, although the inclusion of a co-op mode is one improvement on a factor that I thought was a glaring omission in COD4. As expected, the multiplayer mode is still sick but possibly not different enough from 4 to justify the price tag.

If I was y'all I would spend the dollar on something more fresh.

[camo]

Yeah, I've been playing the new COD for a week and I must say it's kinda disappointing.

It's just COD4 with different guns and locales, it almost feels like a fan mod instead of an official release. From what I've played of it, the story mode seems linear and unimaginative, although the inclusion of a co-op mode is one improvement on a factor that I thought was a glaring omission in COD4. As expected, the multiplayer mode is still sick but possibly not different enough from 4 to justify the price tag.

If I was y'all I would spend the dollar on something more fresh.

What's the flame thrower like? It looks like a pretty cheap weapon. I heard that it's hard to give a toss about the characters because and that the story is pretty bleak.

I'm in two minds as to buy COD or Resistance 2, I loved COD4 multiplayer and I got pretty good at bapping anyone and everyone and then I just got bored all of a sudden. Resistance has some 60 player (!) maps which sounds like a frantic but fun time. I can't imagine what it'll be like having up to sixty people all complaining of camping and lag all at the same time.

Knowing me I'll probably buy both though :rolleyes:

[BBboy20]

You'll be in a 5 man squad within the 30 man team doing your own objectives.

[Audio.]

for people with PS3, you can buy Socom for a cheap price. Actually, you end up paying a full regular game price but along with the game you Mic or Head set with the game. The game is only online play and it does not share a campaign mode.

[beastieangel01]

sooo, any more about Left 4 Dead?

I AM CURIOUS, GUYS.

[BBboy20]

sooo, any more about Left 4 Dead?

I AM CURIOUS, GUYS.Get it.

[camo]

No. Can be ban all talk of it until I can get some zombie love when it comes to the PS3?

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

I'm officially addicted to Guitar Hero On Tour Decades for the DS. The tracklist is leagues above the first DS Guitar Hero, and the ability to song share back and forth between versions is great.

[Matt]

I'm officially addicted to Guitar Hero On Tour Decades for the DS. The tracklist is leagues above the first DS Guitar Hero, and the ability to song share back and forth between versions is great.

but it's still awkward as all hell to play.

[Bob]

Yeah, I've been playing the new COD for a week and I must say it's kinda disappointing.

It's just COD4 with different guns and locales, it almost feels like a fan mod instead of an official release. From what I've played of it, the story mode seems linear and unimaginative, although the inclusion of a co-op mode is one improvement on a factor that I thought was a glaring omission in COD4. As expected, the multiplayer mode is still sick but possibly not different enough from 4 to justify the price tag.

If I was y'all I would spend the dollar on something more fresh.

that's all probably true. the single player's kind of eh, compared to COD 4. the multiplayer's a hell of a lot of fun (and it even works well on my connection, which astounds me) but you're probably right, it's pretty similar to COD4's, only you have dogs instead of helicopters (the dogs are pretty sweet though).

still, i'm enjoying it. i haven't unlocked the flamethrower in MP yet, but it's pretty cool in SP. it has infinite ammo, you only have to worry about it overheating. anything it touches dies, basically, because once an enemy is lit on fire, he just kind of runs around screaming. occasionally you get to spray it into a bunker, which explodes. it's not unlike TF2's flamethrower. i was kind of hoping it would shoot streams of flame instead of clouds, but oh well.

[camo]

Sounds like an annoying weapon to be on the receiving end of anyways.

Meanwhile in the Patchgate scandal I finally got the Bioshock PS3 patch and they've sorted out the Big Daddy textures but they've stupid kept the native resolution to 1080. 2K had been saying that the PS3 version was suffering from a slight blur because of the architecture of the PS3 innards but I found out that forcing the game to run at 720 eliminates the whole 'blur effect'. It turns out that when I outed this on another computer games board the community manager of the company revealed that it was a problem with the upscaling of the image to 1080. Apparently some clut thought it would be better to support 1080 rather than 720 because pretty much all of the HDTV's support 1080i.

Also, Bethesda are finally admitting that they've royally fucked up by releasing Fallout 3 in it's current state, It's taken 3 weeks to announce but they've finally come forward to announce patches across all three platforms. Hurrah!

[Lex Diamonds]

only you have dogs instead of helicopters (the dogs are pretty sweet though).
This is true. Was most satisfying last night when my friend got all excited about getting his first dogs call-in and I just calmly knifed them all out of the air as they jumped at me then knifed him without breaking my stride. (y)

[camo]

Sometimes for the craic I'd play entire multiplayer matches in COD4 with just my knife and live out some Rambo style revenge attacks on anyone who shot at me (y)

[Lex Diamonds]

Ha yeah if I end up playing someone that just isn't in my league I will usually go knife-only to give them a chance. Well I say give them a chance, it just makes it more humiliating when they fail to kill me once for the entire game.

[Planetary]

Mirror's edge has probably been talked about but i played it yesterday and it was pretty good. combat was confusing though.

[camo]

Ha yeah if I end up playing someone that just isn't in my league I will usually go knife-only to give them a chance. Well I say give them a chance, it just makes it more humiliating when they fail to kill me once for the entire game.

No one deserves a chance, kill em all :D


Planetary, that game gave me motion sickness.

[Jitters]

Got some more achievements in Dead Rising and started on Assassin's Creed. It's nice but pretty repetitive to be honest. If you do everything on your first time through a replay would be really boring.

[Audio.]

Mirror's edge has probably been talked about but i played it yesterday and it was pretty good. combat was confusing though.

A lot of cats been telling its a great game (obviously) but its more of rental and its expected to a short hour game. So, it the demo enough?


also, I'll be watching a review in a while for Left 4 Dead and post it here after its done so I can add more feed back.

[Audio.]

okay here is a quick review on Left 4 Dead.

it is exactly how you would expect in a city full of rabid zombies with like only 4 survivors. During your mission you travel thru an a apartment building, down to an ally, to the streets and in the subways. Zombies are EVERYWHERE. It gets intense and it definitely not as quiet as resident evil, its very highspeed the zombies run at you fucking face and fucking crap, 20 to 35 zombies are mosh pitting against you in a apartment building. Its very rushing! It partly feels like playing a military foot soldier combat game, because you need to help each other out by healing and make up strategies to keep each other in top health.

I would love it if this were for PS3


anyways here you can see the review by Sadie. Left 4 Dead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZMG-wQ3bZU

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

but it's still awkward as all hell to play.

It was to me at first, and at times it still is. Taking the strap off helped alot though. I think they did an admirable job with what they had to work with (y)

[King PSYZ]

So anyone play Little Big Planet on a regular basis around here? I'm personally obsessed and have given myself til Christmas then I have to share PS3 time with Resistance 2 and my girlfriend for Tomb Raider: Underworld.

[Audio.]

I'm gonna rent it (little big planet)

[camo]

Yeah, I'm loving it, I've hardly done the 'story' bit or made any levels, I'm always messing around in others!

[Bob]

i rented endwar, and that game's a blast. i guess my internet's having a good day because i'm able to play that online just fine too. i just won my first game, i rolled over washington DC as the russians in the theater of war mode. it was intense, i was issuing commands all over the place, responding to threats, making pushes, shooting down gunships. in the end it just turned into a war of attrition, we just bled out our reserves (although i ended up with far more units surviving than he did).

now i notice that you can save your own replays, and watch them later, and then at the top of the saved replay list, there's a "showcase" replay which is apparently public. is there any way to download other people's showcase replays? i want to watch them, this game is very visually cool and i like to just kind of sit back and watch other people play so i can take in all the visual effects rather than be constantly scrambling around, going in and out of sitrep, issuing orders, etc...

anyway this game rules

[Audio.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ou_-XOFVss

LittleBigPlanet Mirrors Edge Levels

[BBboy20]

SacFaith?

[Audio.]

you know it

[camo]

So I bought the new Call of Duty yesterday and I'm finding it really weird. It's like someone had gotten a hold of something that I am both familiar and fond of and slightly changed it so that it isn't a complete rip off.

The solo campaign isn't too bad it's pretty much the usual faire as far as COD goes. They kill off someone 'important' towards the start but I couldn't care less because they're all exactly the same stereo typical grunt, I wouldn't even have cared if I'd have shot him myself.

My main gripe is the Graphics. This is supposed to be the exact same engine as COD4 but to my eyes, it seems like a sluggish version at best. The game is said to support 1080 i and p but it's just another case of an upscale. I'm finding a lot of developers claiming that they're making
hi def games when (for the most cases) they are not. I forced my PS3 to output 720 and noticed that graphics became crisper. According to some tech heads on another forum it actually runs at 600 horizontal lines. It also suffers from some weird type of motion blur that comes into play when you spin around or aim quickly.

Anyways resoulution aside the game suffers from visual lag and slow texture loading and I hate it how they've cheated textures by having them load as you approach giving far off textures a smeared look. Single player looks good but multiplayer is quite bad in comparison to COD4. It's full of bland textures and stupid invisible walls.

Other gripes include: Multiplayer maps are uninspired and feel like Unreal maps (better suited to fast fragging), the weapons all feel the same especially the machine guns - one of the great things about COD4 was that every gun was and felt different, hard to log into/find matches,
players who are losing can also exit a game and wipe they're slate clean and I found that matches were being quit left right and center by the people who were losing badly.

I think every game post COD4 is going to suffer at it's hands.

Anyone disagree?

[Bob]

i bought COD 4 for the PC, and world at war for the 360, so maybe it's just the difference in versions, but i haven't really noticed any of those problems.

i don't know much about the graphics because my PC can't really run COD 4 on high settings, so i have no frame of reference as far as comparing the two goes.

as far as multiplayer goes:

maps - i think COD 4 had fast-fragging maps too, i don't think world at war is any better or worse in this respect. there are loads of maps in COD 4 where i'm just constantly getting immediately killed by people running out of random corners, or sniping from one of a million ledges or rooftops or bushes or something like that, it all moved pretty fast there, too. i haven't noticed world at war being any worse in that regard

weapons - i think they feel quite different (from each other). some weapons are more about accuracy (rifles, bolt-action rifles), some are more about high rates of fire (type 99, thompson), some sacrifice recoil and rate of fire for damage (BAR, MP40), and then there are the standard upgrades and perks. i think it feels pretty much the same as COD 4.

finding matches - i haven't had any trouble with this at all. are you playing on a console or PC? i'm on 360 and the "find match" function works really well for me. i press the button and within 5-10 seconds i'm in a full game with no lag. i haven't noticed people leaving to preserve their scores but i also haven't been looking/caring about that, either.

once you get to level 14, you unlike new multiplayer match types, too. i don't know if COD 4 had all the same ones, but some are pretty fun. i particularly like "war" mode, it's nice to have an objective rather than just randomly running around looking for people to kill and hoping someone doesn't snipe you from a bush.


as far as the single player goes, i agree with you. it's pretty fun but nothing to write home about. it doesn't have as many "holy shit that was awesome" moments as COD 4 had. i also didn't give a shit about the characters. except for jack bauer, of course! and did you know that the crazy psycho russian sergeant is played by gary oldman? it's a fact!

[camo]

Hey Bob, nice to meet you.

I'm on a PS3 and I have a Sony Bravia TV that shows all of the imperfections :(

Anyways, I've had a few more matches and have concluded that the dip in graphical quality is probably down to the sheer size of the levels, there's alot going on and the are very open and obviously pushing the engine to strain.

It is growing on me though, i've just had my third game and won with 33 kills (beating my COD4 record by 2) and (I think it was) 6/7 deaths. A lovely streak of 24. Getting the dogs for the first time was good, they just racked up the points by themselves (y)

Still having trouble with people quitting matches and the host having a hissy fit and going missing but meh I'm used to it.

My qualm with the weapons is that all machine guns are alike, all rifles are alike and so on...maybe I just need a little more time?

[camo]

oldman is genius at the ole rusky accent!


Yeah I'm miss the set pieces, it's too much 'go and get that bazooka and shoot that tank'. It's pretty standard FPS fare.

Remember the rocket shooting off in COD4? Now that was a jawdropper (y)

[Bob]

My qualm with the weapons is that all machine guns are alike, all rifles are alike and so on...maybe I just need a little more time?

maybe, yeah, i think they function pretty uniquely. there's a world of difference between the type 99 and the BAR, i think (as well as the...whatever the russian one is called, you know, the one with the turntable on top).

there are a few cool moments in the world at war single player campaign, most of them involving artillery. the (only :() beach storming level, with the rocket barrages, that's pretty cool. and then there are a few moments in the final levels of each of the campaigns with pretty cool airstrike/katyusha rocket effects.

but for the most part, yeah, COD 4 was just worlds cooler. i think part of it is that i'm just so burnt out on WWII at this point, nothing really impresses me anymore. the modern stuff has so much more to offer (helicopters, for example).

[camo]

Yeah true.

Every game I play post COD4 suffers because that game literally raised the bar.

I suppose I should just finish by saying that whilst WoW isn't the best FPS out there, it's sure as hell not the worst.

It'll keep my trigger finger sharp for when the real COD5 comes along.

Infinity Ward are back on board and it's set in the near future.

I'll be snipering the nits out of some noobs head from 2000 ft away with my laser sniper rifle (y)

[Bob]

fallout of duty (y)

[Bob]

i was playing COD on live the other day and i think i heard the most disgusting and/or offensive thing i've ever heard a person say on the internet. ready? "battered women taste better"

[camo]

I have Fallout 3 too, but it's on ice until they patch it and add the trophies.

Well I've just popped in COD4 to see if I'm barking up the wrong tree and it shows up Wow in every possible angle.

I'm off to HMV to exchange it tomorrow. I'll put it on a voucher and wait for something better.

[Lex Diamonds]

Hey, have any of you guys played "Gaylords Say No"?

*snigger*

[Audio.]

so anxious to play Prince of Persia. Its gonna be so freaking awesome. Dare I say the Legend of Zelda for non-Nintendo game consoles

[Bob]

Hey, have any of you guys played "Gaylords Say No"?

*snigger*

i'm using this on xbox live every day now

[Lex Diamonds]

Is it your favourite game ever?

*chortle*

[BBboy20]

You can't make better rape montages then with recent Valve games:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NW8tE93Vx8Q

Also, create your own poster (http://www.left4dead411.com/forums/index.php?action=vthread&forum=8&topic=6792)

[Audio.]

no means no, Bill. :mad:

[Audio.]

its HERE! ITS FINALLY HERE!

Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix! Available at the PlayStation store. TODAY!
@ $14.

[BBboy20]

L4D merchindise is now up.
(http://store.valvesoftware.com/)

[camo]

its HERE! ITS FINALLY HERE!

Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix! Available at the PlayStation store. TODAY!
@ $14.

Still not here in the UK, usually the store updates itself on a Thursday evening.
I hope we're getting it too :D

[Audio.]

huh, I thought it be world wide by now.

well anyways, enjoy the one-up video of Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwWHigb4jWc

baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalin!

I barely found out today that Soul Calibur does not have trophies for PS3 owners. Which saddening since I've been constantly playing online matches for this.

[camo]

Yeah I noticed you're lack of trophies, I'm turning into a trophy whore :D

How is the game? Still good? How does it look in motion?

[Audio.]

Yeah I noticed you're lack of trophies, I'm turning into a trophy whore :D

How is the game? Still good? How does it look in motion?

Well, I havent bought the game because I'm gonna get Prince of Persia soon.
From what I can see on video clips and comments made by those who had played SSF II: Turbo HD Remix, I say the frame transitions are smooth and the sounds are much clearer. What they have done is completely changed the layout of the game (the menu screen and such) with new artwork by the guys at Udon crew, and they added correct story endings and added some minor new moves/strengths to the characters. All in all, the reviews have been good to the remix game and commented that this new rendered game has the exact original spirit of the old Street Fighter game for loyal fans. Because of the online play, some say it might or is better than what Street Fighter 4 will be.

[camo]

Well it's not on the UK store yet (n)

I was hoping to play it when I got back from work. Rubbish.

[Freebasser]

Ahhhh.... finally, GTAIV comes out on the PC in just over 5 days time, complete with gorgeous graphics, mouse and keyboard control, and a swanky new replay editor to boot.

I've managed to avoid most of the major spoilers and only played about the first 2 missions on the PS3 at somebody's house, so I've not ruined it too much for myself. It's going to be fun on a bun, son!

You will not see me for a few weeks because of this btw :D

[camo]

I can't believe Niko kills himself to save his mother, man what an ending.

[Audio.]

Crap, camo. You're the omen of the gaming thread :eek:

*check the post count of this thread

[Audio.]

^or maybe Freebaser is.:confused:

[BBboy20]

Ever heard of spoilers? Especially for a big game?

Though, I hope I don't end up getting that ending.

[camo]

Yeah top right of the post shows what number it is.

Shit, we're going off the subject here, lets get it back on track...so you were saying that your favorite game is Rise of The Robots?

[camo]

Ever heard of spoilers? Especially for a big game?

Though, I hope I don't end up getting that ending.

I haven't finished the game, it's well documented on here (y)

[Audio.]

THEE BEST GAME TRAILER EVER.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPX1csIs10E)

[camo]

So Audio, PoP got 9.3 on IGN (y)

Well actually I never totally trust IGN's scores but it's the first review I've seen for it.

[Audio.]

not only IGN but a mega load of other game reviewers have given PoP a high rating and I think it has received some awards. I think Guinness World Records has put that game in their book.

[camo]

Yeah, my cup of tea just told me that it's nominated for an oscar too.


I watched the IGN review and realised that the guy doing the princes voice is the same guy that voiced Nathan Drake from Uncharted.

[Audio.]

hey, camo check your PS3 mail

[camo]

I just have, I'm honoured mate but I have a girlfriend and I'm afraid I don't swing that way.

[Planetary]

Ahhhh.... finally, GTAIV comes out on the PC in just over 5 days time, complete with gorgeous graphics, mouse and keyboard control, and a swanky new replay editor to boot.

I've managed to avoid most of the major spoilers and only played about the first 2 missions on the PS3 at somebody's house, so I've not ruined it too much for myself. It's going to be fun on a bun, son!

You will not see me for a few weeks because of this btw :D

i wish i could play it through again :( swine!

i think ill download it for the PC to see what it's like. im still waiting on any info about the episodic content for the 360.

p.s. why you avoid console versions?

[Audio.]

I just have, I'm honoured mate but I have a girlfriend and I'm afraid I don't swing that way.

bummer :(

[Kid Presentable]

i wish i could play it through again :( swine!

i think ill download it for the PC to see what it's like. im still waiting on any info about the episodic content for the 360.

p.s. why you avoid console versions?

Planetary, ask and ye shall receive:

Rockstar Games is releasing exclusive episodic content for the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV. The first episode, titled The Lost and Damned, will be released on Xbox Live on 17 February 2009. The episode will feature a new central character, Johnny Klebitz, who is a member of Liberty City's biker gang, The Lost (a gang which featured in several GTA IV missions). Dan Houser, vice president of creative development at Rockstar Games, claims the episode will show "a different side of Liberty City". Details of pricing have not yet been revealed, though it would almost certainly not be released for free, as Take-Two Interactive's former CEO, Paul Eibeler, has said numerous times that these downloads would provide "additional revenue streams" to the company, but Microsoft has said that it will be up to Rockstar on whether or not they will charge for it. Jeronimo Barrera, Vice President of Product Development for Rockstar Games, has said that the episodes are an experiment because they are not sure that there are enough users with access to online content on the Xbox 360. Take-Two Interactive's Chief Financial Officer, Lainie Goldstein revealed that Microsoft was paying a total of US $50 million for the first two episodes.

The content was first announced during Microsoft's 2006 E3 press conference on 9 May 2006. Peter Moore, the then head of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division described downloadable content as "epic episode packs", and not just an extra car or character. A press release during the conference said that the packs would add "hours of entirely new gameplay" to the game. On 20 February 2008, it was initially announced that the extra content would be introduced starting August 2008. As part of its second quarter financial reports Take-Two announced that the downloadable content had been delayed and would be released during the first quarter of its 2009 financial year (November 2008–January 2009). On 13 November 2008, Take-Two executive chairman Strauss Zelnick said that while they are aiming to release the first episode pack by January 2009, it may change to the second financial quarter of 2009 (February-April) depending on the completion date

It's out when SFIV is out, but it at least has me interested in beating the main game. (y)

[Planetary]

righteous! can't wait for this. i still really enjoyed the game and still doss on it now even if the missions did become a bit same-old-repetitive :D(y)

[BBboy20]

KING. OF. GAMING. CAKES!
(http://kotaku.com/5099269/the-super-mario-galaxy-cake-+-king-of-all-game-cakes)

[camo]

Hey Kid P and Zount, good news! (http://kotaku.com/5099676/gears-of-war-2-patched)

[Bob]

I can't believe Niko kills himself to save his mother, man what an ending.

i'm still getting over how darth vader is niko's father. i didn't see that coming at all!

[Kid Presentable]

Hey Kid P and Zount, good news! (http://kotaku.com/5099676/gears-of-war-2-patched)

Oh cool. I'm glad I held off buying it.

[camo]

Resistance 2 is massive, just freaking massive Looky (http://darky.persiangig.com/Pre-e3/resistance%202111.JPG) Looky (http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm60/XzN-Staff/Resistance_2_Pics_59.jpg) actual in game shots!!!

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

I picked up one of these (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001IAP45W/ref=s9subs_c1_63_at1-rfc_g1-frt_p-3237_p_si1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-1&pf_rd_r=1DZ8ACZ0C4PAN8GK6MY5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=463383351&pf_rd_i=507846) yesterday. I'd been using my regular ol' DS "fat" for the last 3 and 1/2 years and it was pretty worn out. The color is pretty sick.

[Audio.]

Resistance 2 is massive, just freaking massive Looky (http://darky.persiangig.com/Pre-e3/resistance%202111.JPG) Looky (http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm60/XzN-Staff/Resistance_2_Pics_59.jpg) actual in game shots!!!

haha FUCK!:eek:

definitely going to buy this game now..... Right after Prince of Persia.

[Audio.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFuX1_fIGKw
gameplay of Resistance 2

[camo]

Yeah it's great. It doesn't do anything new but as far as a solid FPS with no framerate drops, outstanding (PS3 only) graphics and fast gameplay you can't fault it (y)

PoP - six days (y)

[Bob]

in gears of war 2, is there some kind of trick to killing reavers? or do you just have to shoot them a whole bunch until they die? even on easy mode, they take over a full clip of lancer ammo to kill, they're kind of annoying, i'm wondering if there's some kind of weak spot i haven't discovered.

[Audio.]

Payton and Kojima made rumors not too long ago of Metal Gear Solid 5 installment. 1-up.com has the mp3 of them.

[camo]

Hey audio, streetfighter sackboys (http://kotaku.com/5100072/street-fighter-sackboy-costumes-otw\) (y)

[BBboy20]

PoP - six days (y)3 for me. :D

Payton and Kojima made rumors not too long ago of Metal Gear Solid 5 installment. 1-up.com has the mp3 of them.
I only wish they can just remove the Solid.

Also, why Sonic Team has been raping Sonic's dignity all these years. (http://www.indoorheroes.com/article.php?id=58)

[Audio.]

^ no wonder, poor sonic.

Sweeet sackboys!

[BBboy20]

A mod...with production values (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/01/fan-made-black-mesa-source-trailer-reinvents-original-half-life/)

I was actually funny that I was recently thinking bout this title's progress recently.

[Audio.]

it sucks now in Little Big Planet that mods are now taking down custom levels that ... I guess a parody to anything...like Resident Evil theme level, Mirror's Edge theme... Street Fighter theme or a Mario Bros theme level. I think Sony is paranoid of getting sued. So... :( yeah.

[BBboy20]

Trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43231.html) and Info (http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/12/01/trailer-uncharted-2-revealed/) on Uncharted 2.

[Bob]

versus mode in left 4 dead is the most fun thing ever

[BBboy20]

versus mode in left 4 dead is the most fun thing everFast and Intense (and fricking hilarious at times)

Seriously, the end result of Infection teamwork is so satisfying.

[Audio.]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/288112.html

:D bawahahaaha haha rolf what the fuck were they thinking?

[BBboy20]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/288112.html

:D bawahahaaha haha rolf what the fuck were they thinking?
You don't think the US VAs were "bawahahahahah" themselves when trying to act these lines? ;)

[Audio.]

Hell yeah lmao

[Lex Diamonds]

That's pretty LOL, although it can't have all been accidental. I'm thinking shit got sluttier in the translation. Plus I'm guessing Japanese kids are generally less dirty minded than us scummy internet people.

[Audio.]

this game would make great dialogue for pr0n

[Audio.]

Midway sells for cheap.
Midway's troubles have gone from bad to worse. Midway has struggled through a tough year, with staff layoffs, resignations from top execs, and projects cancelled. It was revealed last month that Midway's losses had doubled from 33.5 million to 76 million since September.

Sumner Redstone, the majority owner of Midway, has sold the company to investor Mark Thomas for $100,000, or $0.0012 per share, along with the assumption of $70 million in debt. Midway shares dropped $0.05, or 13.16 percent, to $0.33 by the end of trading. Midway has less than six months to improve its standing in order to keeps its stocks listed. To do that, the company has to achieve the minimum closing price of $1 per share over 30 consecutive days.

The company has high hopes that Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe will single handedly pull them out of this financial crisis, and if you haven't noticed, has gone on an advertising frenzy with the game for this very reason...

pretty bad stuff coming for Midway.

[camo]

Especially considering MK vs DC isn't actually that good :rolleyes:

[Audio.]

this could mean the end of Mortal Kombat series:eek:

[Bob]

left 4 dead is such an amazing game, i can't stop playing it

i have a love-hate relationship with the finale stages. they're so perfectly tense and zombie-movie esque at times, but they can be so hair pullingly frustrating too. i just finished a versus game on blood harvest where i was holding my own pretty well, my health stayed in the green and i kept my health pack through most of the fight, but i just hit a stroke of bad luck at the end. a tank knocked me out of a second floor window and i hit the ground and was incapacitated. fortunately they killed the tank just in time to save me and someone hopped down to revive me and the evac truck rolled by just at the right moment so i hobbled towards it, only to get vomited on by a surprise boomer and mobbed by a horde of zombies right at the ramp. my three "friends" left me behind while the zombies curb stomped me :(

poor francis. he fought so hard!

that's one of the things that's so cool about the game though, you just never know what's going to happen, even right when it looks like you're about to win. you can be one inch away from the chopper or boat or whatever, only to get pulled back at the last second by a smoker. one time i literally died on the floor of the chopper. stuff like that is one of the things that i love about versus mode. i love it when i spawn as a smoker right when the evac vehicle is rolling in. i like to lay in wait and try to snatch victory away from just one person.

speaking of smokers, i had a good time as a smoker in an earlier game tonight too. i found a perfect sniping spot on a hill, where i could grab one of the survivors, but the others couldn't hit me, they could only shoot my tongue. so i'd grab someone, hide away, wait for my tongue to come back, grab someone, repeat. eventually one of the survivors got bold/stupid and climbed up over the hill by himself to hunt me down, so i snagged him and clawed him to death while the other three all got murdered below. i was pretty proud of that one!

[BBboy20]

this could mean the end of Mortal Kombat series:eek:Apocalypse was suppose to be the end but anybody would know better that Midway has nothing better to do anyways.

Also, POP!!!!!1

[Matt]

No wai. This (http://www.amazon.com/Mortal-Kombat-Advance-Game-Boy/dp/B00005RCQR) is the end of the mortal kombat series. :(

[camo]

this could mean the end of Mortal Kombat series:eek:

Long over due if you ask me. It lost it's spin after 3 and peaking with 2.

[BBboy20]

Square-Enix attempts to take over Eidos.
(http://kotaku.com/5101776/square-enix-launch-takeover-bid-for-eidos)

[camo]

Square-Enix attempts to take over Eidos.
(http://kotaku.com/5101776/square-enix-launch-takeover-bid-for-eidos)

So in future Raiders Lara could very well be healing herself with an Elixir?

[BBboy20]

So in future Raiders Lara could very well be healing herself with an Elixir?Or any emo character getting bitched slap (or worst) by Lynch?

[camo]

Man that game was terrible. So so broken.

[camo]

IO should get on with making a follow up to Freedom Fighters.

[Kid Presentable]

Bob's videogame writing is positively Penthouse Forum-esque. I want to play Left 4 Dead real bad now. I have a bad habit of buying games, though. Worth it?

Anyway, Super Streetfighter 2 Turbo HD Remix really only served as a curiosity to me, but I must say that the online is incredible. The netcoding compensates for lag so perfectly; I'm playing games at 290 ping like they're pretty much local. Not perfect, but more playable than any shooter I've experienced, so close to a perfect online experience it's awesome. If Streetfighter IV is following this lead it'll be amazing.

I played a few games with characters which I never really use (Blanka, Balrog, Sagat) and picked up a couply wins. Then I joined some other room and got my ass handed to me. It's like learning to walk again; so much used to be second nature but now I can't even hit my old cross-ups without really concentrating. Shit's crazy fun, either way. Xbots, get on it. I know that nikka Canyon will want to rumble. 10/10

edit: Fuck Midway

[Bob]

Bob's videogame writing is positively Penthouse Forum-esque. I want to play Left 4 Dead real bad now. I have a bad habit of buying games, though. Worth it?


if you're in doubt, sign up for a month of gamefly.com and rent it. you get to play it for a month for like $5 (or 10, i forget). if you decide you like it, buy it

[Audio.]

muwahahahahahahaaha *evil grin*

I just found out today DC Universe Online (2009) is PC and PS3 exclusive shhhooowwwwwooooop!

[BBboy20]

"The Next Meta Gear Is..." (http://www.konami.jp/kojima_pro/mgst/?ref=kjp_eng)

Well, as obvious as it looks, KP might be pulling our leg on that idea...but then...hhmmm......

[Audio.]

you know what? It could probably be another installment to the online game play series or one of those mini game series much how like Capcom makes with their Capcom series and bundle all the characters into one game.

But Kojima and even Payton plus with the voice of Revolver Ocelot in mp3 file at 1-up.com used 'Metal Gear Solid 5' with in their sentence. Hmmm, I'm thinking it could a new online game.

[taquitos]

i got married in harvest moon

[camo]

Got PoP, it already gave me three trophies in the first five minutes.

You even get one for just starting the game :rolleyes:

It's a real stunner though (y)

[Audio.]

rrrrrrrrr I dont have it yet maybe till today or tomorrow. The canvas I painted was an exchange for the game. Since i didnt charge any money. Uhhh good thing finals are over and the holiday vacation is next week.

There are Altair and old Prince of Persia costumes to unlock in this game.

[camo]

Yeah, I think they were pre order incentives but I hope they do appear in the extras. Here's Altair. (http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/11/pop.altair.1.jpg)

Just wait until you see your first vista containing the temple with the tree on the top. PoP becomes WoW!

[Audio.]

(y) awesome, I'm gonna go have to visit my cousin now and see if he has gotten the game.

[BBboy20]

Classic Prince was a GS/EB pre-order offer; Altair is for those who are registered to ubi.com.

[Miho]

I'M BACK!

Sup?

I beat quite a few games over the weeks. This includes Lost Odyssey, Infinite Undiscovery, Call of Duty 4, Prey, and Gears of War. Yeah, a lot of Xbox 360 games. Been burning through them pretty swiftly. Right now, I'm playing Blue Dragon. I just got on disc 2 tonight. It's a turn based RPG, traditional stuff, but still fun times.

[camo]

busy man! (y)

[BBboy20]

Good night, sweet Prince...

I always wanted to say that.

[Audio.]

That game is addictive. Right, now I'm keeping myself from playing. Played since 10:am and stopped around 1:pm and went back playing around 4 and ended at 9pm to finish that fucking spyware.

I fell so many damn times and its awesome that I dont need to get a check point and do everything all over, also waiting for the gameplay to continue after death.

Still haven't finished though, so I'll try to stay out of this thread incase of spoilers.

[Audio.]

also in the PS3 version, I've experienced a couple of glitches in PoP where certain sounds in the game skip or lag but its not like its often or even intrusive at having fun. Also the most awesome glitch was me walking in mid air...but it only lasted for a while.

[ET]

Been playing Left 4 Dead on Pc... any of you folks own it? I suck at it.

Also waiting for my PS3 to arrive. MGS4 here I come.

[BBboy20]

Been playing Left 4 Dead on Pc... any of you folks own it? I suck at it.Valve is PC. ;P

Also waiting for my PS3 to arrive. MGS4 here I come.'bout time.

[camo]

I've got it but I'm going to properly play it when I've finished Bioshock, Resistence 2, LBP and Fallout 3 (plus retreat through DeadSpace and GTA IV)

They should keep me busy till march when they unload the next load of decent titles on us.

[ET]

Valve is PC. ;P

Funny that they released it on the 360 too. I can't imagine playing it with a controller. I've been waiting for the right time to jump onto a PS3 sale. I missed the $100 gift card w/ purchase sale from Wal Mart. Ugh. Did get a nice discount through Dell of all people. I know, it's not much of a step up and I feel bad that I gave them my money.

Didn't feel bad about the free shipping and 20% off though. *cue ps3 price drop in January*

[BBboy20]

Funny that they released it on the 360 too.
Wasn't some elitist remark, just another way of saying that "I bought on PC too". Valve always been multiplatforming but their PC line just feels like a perfect glove fitting into my hands; all that precision and control...er anyways, yeah, I got it on PC. <_<

Also, Persona 4 comes out the same time as TDK so that should keep me busy 'till February. (Though, technically, I should also play all the other games that I need to replay as much as well and one of these days beat GTAIV)

[ET]

Oh, oops. Fair enough. I can be an asshole. :D Yeah I agree about the precision. Plus with those zombies coming from all sides when you get slimed... how would that work? Can't imagine it.

Persona 4 seems like it'd be up my alley but I won't have time for it. It is the definitive collection, btw. No more special editions, like with Persona 3. Quite a deal too. GTA4 seemed a little disappointing once I got through it. I miss the cheats via Gameshark to where I had infinite life, was able to stack 20 Infernus' up, and use my infinite RPG ammo to keep blowing myself up while on top of them.

p.s. Mortal Kombat vs DC. Only worth a rental.

[Kid Presentable]

Get on that online super turbo its fucking crack rocks

[ET]

It is some shit to play it with the 360 D-pad so it's like cocaine with glass shards in it. Waiting for SF4 stick to come out. Probably will not have the cash for it.

[Kid Presentable]

The analog stick works fine, I've racked up a few dubs so far.

[camo]

Is this the HD 'redux' you're talking about?

I'm still waiting for that to rear it's sexy 1080 looks on the PSN in the UK.

[Kid Presentable]

The one and same redux, yes. It's all been good sport, too. A bunch of old school cats, and a lot of "good game" shit. Makes a change from the rcaist teenagers, let me say. haha there are people on there with programmable pads which is hilarious, since mostly they can't block cross-ups for shit.

[camo]

Thats good to hear, old school dudes giving props. Thats what Soul Caliber online was severely lacking, way too may cheap cheaters in those games (n)

I remember playing my mate who had a turbo pad on SFII Champ Edition on the MegaDrive. He thought that I had no idea that his pad had a setting that basically let him do chuns repeated kick, hondas hand slap and blankas shock at the flick of a switch. It was fun watching my (overly powerful If I'm honest) Guile kick his ass.

Is Guile still pretty hard to master but nails as fuck in this version?

[Kid Presentable]

Thats good to hear, old school dudes giving props. Thats what Soul Caliber online was severely lacking, way too may cheap cheaters in those games (n)

I remember playing my mate who had a turbo pad on SFII Champ Edition on the MegaDrive. He thought that I had no idea that his pad had a setting that basically let him do chuns repeated kick, hondas hand slap and blankas shock at the flick of a switch. It was fun watching my (overly powerful If I'm honest) Guile kick his ass.

Is Guile still pretty hard to master but nails as fuck in this version?

Yeah Guile is still good. Honestly, it's 'remixed' and pretty much every character is capable of generating a win, particularly if you know about move priorities. It's the most balanced and competitive it's ever been. I'm enjoying Sagat in particular; you can juggle with his Tiger Knee now, which is always good.

[BBboy20]

how would that work? Can't imagine it.Best thing is take things slowly in Campaign, and listen very closely for it's gagging and internal puking and gases and all other horrible sounds...and when you do end up close to, try to do your best to push back far enough to shoot it w/o you or anybody else contacting the slime.

Persona 4 seems like it'd be up my alley but I won't have time for it.Last purchase for me this year...just only if Amazon could also re-release the "Expansion Pack".

[Bob]

Oh, oops. Fair enough. I can be an asshole. :D Yeah I agree about the precision. Plus with those zombies coming from all sides when you get slimed... how would that work? Can't imagine it.

it's actually a lot easier to deal with that with a joystick. my tactic is just to spin around in a circle and mash the melee button. it does a decent job of keeping most of the zombies at bay while my teammates deal with the horde (which i think is what you're supposed to do: the special zombies are all about incapacitating one or more team members, so that the rest have to come in and save them. that's basically what getting slimed is). with a joystick all i have to do is hold left (or right) and press the shoulder button. it seems like it would be a lot more frantic with the mouse.

the game controls really really well on the 360.

[Audio.]

awesome Prince of Persia to be continued...

I passed the game just now and I'm happy with the it. One of the things I felt bad about the whole experience of this game is that the platforms are too easy. Everything wasnt as challenging as I expected to be and its pretty much a game where I could lend to my parents if they wanted to play. The boss fight was easy... hmm... But I'm happy with this game and I'm hoping next installment will be way better. During some point of the game I wanted the level to kick my ass. Thats how easy this game is.

[Audio.]

WTF?!

$10,000 bucks for Madden 09.

take a look lmao (sorry for the long link)
http://cgi.ebay.com/Madden-09-XBOX-Selling-so-I-can-buy-my-kids-Christmas_W0QQitemZ220323019281QQcmdZViewItemQQptZ Video_Games_Games?hash=item220323019281&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A16|39%3A1|240%3A1318