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Guru
  
| | #1 posted May 30, 2008 at 8:19pm (EST) |
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DefaultGen
 
| #521 posted July 23, 2008 at 1:36am (EST)
edited July 23, 2008 at 1:39am (EST) |
Hellgate London - 6.5/10 - Barely scratched the surface, this is just initial impressions. Starting the game was NIGHTMARE. 20 minute install, followed by... error connecting to server. 2 patches totaling 600mb... error connecting to server. Finally the game in game updates and I get on. Oh crap this game KILLS my PC for some reason *tones down graphics* Hmm... Ok, maybe not... still running like crap. Maybe it's just cause I'm online, but there seem to be a lot of graphical hiccups (My framerate in any game is generally good but hiccups annoy the CRAP out of me). Gameplay? Meh so far. Hack 'n slashing in bland environments. The instanced MMO-ness of it is actually kind of cool. It's not like Guild Wars which forces you to group-up so I'll deal with the random people in the stations. The interface is insane, but maybe I'm just not used to it yet.
Obvious comparison to Diablo II: Holy crap it pales in all regards so far (except perhaps quest quantity). I even prefer the overhead, 2d graphics. Bleh!
Why 6.5? I'm nitpicking. I'll get used to the interface, I'll fix the graphical hitches, I'll get into deeper quests than the initial start-y ones, and it seems there's a lot of grinding for loot. I love grinding for loot. It's not all that bad, I kinda think I'll like it.
Trade me your Steel Battalion / Tekki games, imports, promos, and anything else related! |
j_factor
| | #522 posted July 23, 2008 at 1:57am (EST) |
Dewy's Adventure (wii) - 8/10
Not sure what everyone's problem with this game was. Sure, the visuals are too cutesy and a bit garish, but the gameplay is pretty solid, and challenging.
<benstylus> what crappy game from 15 years ago have you been playing lately?
Answer: Super Buster Bros. (snes) |
knighthawk
 
| | #523 posted July 23, 2008 at 7:38am (EST) |
i dont think you are nitpicking at all defaultgen. the game wears on you after a while. and i wonder if the problems that you are having online have to do with flagship studios shutting down?
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mackey
| | #524 posted July 23, 2008 at 11:30am (EST) |
sgtshaggy wrote:
> Quit whining, pussy-boy.
>
> shags
>
FEEL MY FRUSTRATION
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You think that you can front when Revelation comes? |
Soxicide
| | #525 posted July 23, 2008 at 11:32am (EST) |
Play Etrian Odyssey II instead. 
Wii Console Number - 3980 9188 9827 5295
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mackey
| | #526 posted July 23, 2008 at 11:39am (EST) |
The point of playing Etrian Odyssey was to play Etrian Odyssey II. Unnecessary?
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Soxicide
| | #527 posted July 23, 2008 at 11:59am (EST) |
I never got around to playing the first one, but from what I heard the second one was a bit better(I'm loving the second one). I don't believe the stories of the two are connected or anything, but I know you can use a password from the first one in the second one(though you can easily find one of those online).
Wii Console Number - 3980 9188 9827 5295
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Spunion
 
| | #528 posted July 23, 2008 at 1:20pm (EST) |
Cheating on a DS game, how old are we? |
Soxicide
| | #529 posted July 23, 2008 at 1:22pm (EST) |
It's not really cheating, all it does is carry over your old guild name(which you can change anyway) and gives you an item.
Wii Console Number - 3980 9188 9827 5295
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Guru
| | #530 posted July 23, 2008 at 2:18pm (EST) |
Final Fantasy IV DS - 9/10 - An old classic that looks great. Definitely the best version of the game... Kinda makes me wanna play a 3D Final Fantasy VI.  |
DefaultGen
| | #531 posted July 23, 2008 at 2:40pm (EST) |
knighthawk wrote:
> i dont think you are nitpicking at all defaultgen. the game wears
> on you after a while. and i wonder if the problems that you are having
> online have to do with flagship studios shutting down?
>
I meant it though, in the sense that 6.5 is a high score for a game that all I've done is bash. The 7-10 scales of the mainstream sites is BS 
Trade me your Steel Battalion / Tekki games, imports, promos, and anything else related! |
knighthawk
| #532 posted July 23, 2008 at 3:15pm (EST)
edited July 23, 2008 at 3:16pm (EST) |
DefaultGen wrote:
> knighthawk wrote:
>> i dont think you are nitpicking at all defaultgen. the game wears
>> on you after a while. and i wonder if the problems that you are
> having
>> online have to do with flagship studios shutting down?
>>
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> I meant it though, in the sense that 6.5 is a high score for a game
> that all I've done is bash. The 7-10 scales of the mainstream sites
> is BS
hellgate just tried to do too many things. random 3d maps. rpg shooter. "massively single-player online". just too much. they should have scraped the random 3d dungeons and the online MMO-like components. they should have focused on the rpg elements and made it playable with parties online. hopefully borderlands will get it right...
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Spunion
| | #533 posted July 23, 2008 at 4:00pm (EST) |
Guru wrote:
> Final Fantasy IV DS - 9/10 - An old classic that looks great. Definitely
> the best version of the game... Kinda makes me wanna play a 3D Final
> Fantasy VI.
Tool. |
sgtshaggy
 
| | #534 posted July 23, 2008 at 7:46pm (EST) |
Not playing much right now, been busy with Warhammer.
I grew quickly bored with Crisis Core. It's kinda neat, but I have no real desire to play much more of it after 5 hours or so.
Anyway...
Neverwinter Nights 2 - Finally got around to really sitting down with this one. Classic RPG, story seems a lot better than it was in the original, although it's more linear than the original. Still, I'm diggin' it.
shags
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Guru
| | #535 posted July 23, 2008 at 7:57pm (EST) |
Spunion wrote:
> Guru wrote:
>> Final Fantasy IV DS - 9/10 - An old classic that looks great.
> Definitely
>> the best version of the game... Kinda makes me wanna play a 3D
> Final
>> Fantasy VI.
>
> Tool.
Nails. |
Smaug317
| | #536 posted July 23, 2008 at 8:03pm (EST) |
Final Fantasy III DS - 8/10
Thouroghly enjoyable. Looks absolutely amazing on the DS. Jaw dropping intro video. Great sound, classic gameplay. Love the touch screen controlls. |
DR_SPOCK
(frozen)
| | #537 posted July 23, 2008 at 8:51pm (EST) |
Guru wrote:
> Spunion wrote:
>> Guru wrote:
> |>> Final Fantasy IV DS - 9/10 - An old classic that looks great.
>
>> Definitely
> |>> the best version of the game... Kinda makes me wanna play a 3D
>> Final
> |>> Fantasy VI.
>>
>> Tool.
>
> Nails.
Lumber.
eBay Listings
Amazon Storefront |
sgtshaggy
| | #538 posted July 23, 2008 at 8:57pm (EST) |
DR_SPOCK wrote:
> Lumber.
Craphouse.
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sgtshaggy
| | #539 posted July 23, 2008 at 9:01pm (EST) |
Whorehouse?
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Anxiouz
 
| | #540 posted July 23, 2008 at 9:08pm (EST) |
How can you guys keep repaying and replaying the same gosh darn Final Fantasy games? Dust off the NES and have at it if you must, but please stop forking over money for this stuff. |
Smaug317
| | #541 posted July 23, 2008 at 9:22pm (EST) |
Anxiouz wrote:
> How can you guys keep repaying and replaying the same gosh darn Final
> Fantasy games? Dust off the NES and have at it if you must, but please
> stop forking over money for this stuff.
FF III was SNES, and only JPN. Updated graphics + improved story = new game, same title. Also, FFTA 2 = new game. |
sgtshaggy
| | #542 posted July 23, 2008 at 9:52pm (EST) |
Smaug317 wrote:
> FF III was SNES, and only JPN. Updated graphics + improved story =
> new game, same title. Also, FFTA 2 = new game.
Steve + Uninformed = Dumbass. Ouch.
Guess it's often best to shut the fudge up and let others play what they want instead of being an asshat.
shags
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Spunion
| | #543 posted July 23, 2008 at 9:59pm (EST) |
I was going to buy FFTA2 today with that 20% off coupon cause it would have only been like $23-24 but they already sold both used copies in just 4 days  |
Guru
| | #544 posted July 23, 2008 at 10:49pm (EST) |
sgtshaggy wrote:
> Smaug317 wrote:
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>> FF III was SNES, and only JPN. Updated graphics + improved story
> =
>> new game, same title. Also, FFTA 2 = new game.
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> Steve + Uninformed = Dumbass. Ouch.
>
> Guess it's often best to shut the fudge up and let others play what
> they want instead of being an asshat.
>
> shags
>
>
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SmarmySir
| | #545 posted July 23, 2008 at 10:50pm (EST) |
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (DS) - 8/10 - A girl at work let me borrow her DS and games while she's gone for the week, so I've been playing this. It's pretty darn entertaining, and captures the essence of the console games fairly well. The control scheme works nicely, as well.
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ChosenWarrior
(frozen)
| | #546 posted July 23, 2008 at 10:58pm (EST) |
Does your wife know of this "girl"? |
SmarmySir
| | #547 posted July 23, 2008 at 11:09pm (EST) |
Oh shut it.
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DefaultGen
| | #548 posted July 24, 2008 at 12:04am (EST) |
Hellgate London - Wow this is going downhill. Does it get really good as I go on or am I doomed to bland subways and sewers the whole game?
Trade me your Steel Battalion / Tekki games, imports, promos, and anything else related!
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Anxiouz
| | #549 posted July 24, 2008 at 12:37am (EST) |
Well I suppose I'll keep my mouth shut so that Nintendo and the like just keep re-releasing the same game for each platform since you'll keep buying it again and again for some reason. Oh wait, they have "improved" graphics and stories. My bad. Because this is a very small list of completely original titles.
For those of you keeping track at home, that's around 50 release for a game that's up to 12 or so plus a few spinoffs. |
mackey
| | #550 posted July 24, 2008 at 1:17am (EST) |
You can be generally right and still be specifically wrong. Learn the difference.
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You think that you can front when Revelation comes? |
knighthawk
| | #551 posted July 24, 2008 at 7:39am (EST) |
DefaultGen wrote:
> Hellgate London - Wow this is going downhill. Does it get really
> good as I go on or am I doomed to bland subways and sewers the whole
> game?
sewers, streets, and subways seem continue all the way to level 20. along with a couple of open areas (parks, dried river beds)...
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colon
| | #552 posted July 24, 2008 at 10:39am (EST) |
Tingle's Balloon Fight {DS} 8/10
There was Lennon and a happy gun
There were words on the pavement
we were looking for the lamb of god
we were looking for Mark David |
knighthawk
| | #553 posted July 24, 2008 at 11:27am (EST) |
colon wrote:
> Tingle's Balloon Fight {DS} 8/10
 seriously colon? how did this even happen?
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SmarmySir
| | #554 posted July 24, 2008 at 12:19pm (EST) |
SmarmySir wrote:
> Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (DS) - 8/10 - A girl at work let me borrow
> her DS and games while she's gone for the week, so I've been playing
> this. It's pretty darn entertaining, and captures the essence of
> the console games fairly well. The control scheme works nicely, as
> well.
>
Think I'm giving up on NGDS. It's just not interesting anymore. 5/10
I started playing LoZ: Phantom Hourglass. It's pretty decent so far (only played for 30 min or so), but I'm not digging the control scheme too much. I want to use the pad and buttons to control Link and the fighting. The touch screen functions are awesome for the map and plotting out sailing routes, and I assume will be awesome for the boomerang, but everything else is unnecessary. Still, it's Zelda, so it's good. 8.5/10
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Guru
| | #555 posted July 24, 2008 at 12:25pm (EST) |
I think it's the worst LoZ in the history of the series. |
Nick
 
| | #556 posted July 24, 2008 at 12:34pm (EST) |
I keep playing like 3 hour long games of Civ Revolution on King difficulty, and then losing. I can't beat it on that gosh darn difficulty for some reason, and then when I lose it makes me feel like it was all a waste of time. |
SmarmySir
| | #557 posted July 24, 2008 at 12:39pm (EST) |
Guru wrote:
> I think it's the worst LoZ in the history of the series.
Well that sucks. I only have it for a few days anyway, and my 360 has been red ring o' deathed, so I don't have a whole lot else to do.
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DefaultGen
| | #558 posted July 24, 2008 at 12:43pm (EST) |
Guru wrote:
> I think it's the worst LoZ in the history of the series.
I absolutely agree, and since Nintendo said that they're going to dumb down their games, even core franchises like Zelda, to make them accessible to new gamers, I'd say the series hit it's peak and Phantom Hourglass is probably a glimpse at what's to come.
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Jeffro
 
| | #559 posted July 24, 2008 at 12:48pm (EST) |
Started playing Prey on cherokee difficulty, it quite a bit more difficult.
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DefaultGen
| | #560 posted July 24, 2008 at 12:50pm (EST) |
Do you still respawn exactly where you died?
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