Yeep. Boy, "Spyro," I don't know.

I bought it (and played through it) at launch way back. It was fun at the time but, in retrospect as a classic platformer, it doesn't hold much weight. Too repetitious in its design and execution. Had none of the peak moments of, say, Mario or Banjo-Kazooie.

I'd put Spyro down with DK64 and Ape Escape. Pleasant, but not transcendent.

Weird! Both the original Oddworld Abe games were just made available today on Steam for 9.99 a piece of 14.99 for both. Nice

C'mon use the analog stick! It's fine. If yu really care, mod your dpads. Or just wait for the new 360 contollers.

Anyone playing Castle Crashers? Not fun if you're alone, but I hear people are having issues crating multiplayer games. Hopefully the'll fix that ASAP.

Meh I don't care enough about BC to go through the trouble of moding the dpad...eventually I intend to buy a really nice arcade stick anyways.

I'm playing Castle Crashers....haven't tried online yet, i'm hearing people are getting their weapon/animal discoveries erased from playing multiplayer so i've just been doing single player for now. Still a fun game in single player but no doubt with 4 players it must be a blast.....here's hoping for a quick patch.

So, I stopped playing Mass Effect awhile back cause I was bored out of my mind. I picked it up again tonight and played for a little bit and stopped because... I was bored out of my mind. I just could not stomach the sheer number of uninteresting conversations, nonstrategic gun fights, or unending elevator rides any longer.

Games will never be taken seriously as an artform as long as tedious (though polished) mediocrity like Mass Effect gets rave reviews.

Ogawa I completely agree with you about Mass Effect. It got insane reviews, and one night I was looking for something really revolutionary in gaming... so I went and blew 60 dollars on it. Big mistake. That game isn't anywhere near the masterpiece people say it is. I'm going to have to download Braid and Castle Crashers for some real fun. And I've never played any of the old Marios, so I think I'm going to download Super Mario World and Super Mario Bros 3 on the Wii as well. And A Link to the Past. Super Metroid is kind of letting me down.

I couldn't get through Bioshock. Either there's something wrong with me or I'm getting old. When you start talking spells, potions and hackings I start drifting to sleep. Love the gfx and atmosphere though.

The game I am waiting for is GTA 4 on PC in November. That shit I have not outgrown.

I couldn't get through Bioshock either. I thought it was boring. It was fun throwing stuff around with the Telekinesis ability though

BioShock was great, but the ending disapointed. Zap in the water, send Big Daddies after them , flame, shock, shoot bees. It was awesome.

Play Castle Crashers Join me. I haven't had a multiplayer match yet.

Bioshock and Mass Effect were both solid games. Not perfect by any measure, particularly Mass Effect. I preferred the KOTOR games, probably even the incredibly glitchy and unfinished second game. Still fun though. Bioshock's atmosphere was at a level few games can match, with very fun gameplay mechanics and a good story. It did feel a little rushed at the end, even the creator of the game will now admit that, but I loved it. Hating on Bioshock is pretty much like hating on video games in general to me. I can't understand it.

I don't hate it. I just got bored with it.

Half Life 2 3X> Bioshock

GOD OF WAR

im unpinning all the now $(verb)ing threads due to clutter. they are easily searchable if you want them, or you can subscribe to the thread

thats a terrible thing to do, this thread wont live past the end of the week

Yeah bad decision. Best thread on this side of the SOMB

I can see that. I think what really captivated people about the game was the setting. Rapture is a beautiful, and haunting setting. Exploring the world, as well as listening to all the audio logs kept my interest in the game, but I do admit that the gameplay wasn't the greatest. After the first few Big Daddy encounters, the fear, or the edginess(sp?) sort of wore off. The splicers never gave you too much trouble either.

I still need to finish Half Life 2. It's on my shame pile.

I just remember being frustrated with Mass Effect all the time. Fuck driving that tank. I did get more into it at the end, but I couldn't help but groan at many moments in the game where I felt like the shooting was broken. I do admit to sucking at games, but c'mon...

So dissapointed that the Castle Crashers multiplayer is broken. I hope they patch it soon because I haven't even tried multiplayer yet, and I'm sure it's way more fun with co-op.

I'm also sad that this thread isn't pinned. This being the only thread I post on this board with consistency.

The tank was half of the reason that Massive Effect sucked. Some of the levels went on and on, and they weren't fun at all. The setting in that game was pretty cool though. Bioshock... the audio clips were pretty cheesy to me. Bioshock is kind of like the Waterworld of videogaming to me. I don't want to explain that comparison, but it works for me in a strange way. I thought the setting was cool, but the artistic design was too corny. I couldn't get into it because it was too cartoonish. The reason I compare it to Half Life 2 is because they are both FPS (though relatively different), but the artistic design in Half Life 2 was incredible in it's hard edged science fiction ways. That game made me feel like I was really in the middle of something bigger. Bioshock for whatever reason failed to do this, and the gameplay and puzzles were a bit weak I thought. But God, Half Life 2 is a great game. You need to play it soon, the Orange Box is fantastic. Portal too.

Playing Rock Band on the Wii and Civ 4 when I get the chance.

Agreed.

Bioshock is a dumbed-down version of much better games.

Half Life 2 is amazing. I have to say I wish they would go back to releasing a full game. I don't think the EP style is working. Also I think Valve is losing it a bit in terms of multiplayer. I miss a TFC type of game (TF2 doesn'rt even come close IMHO due to lack of gamemodes) as well as a regular DM game as brilliant as HL1DM.

Hopefully their much hyped "Left For Dead" will be amazing. It looks like it:




Crazy fast co-op zombie survival game? Awesome.

I'm hoping Left 4 Dead will be great. One can only play so many games of CS with 20 bots set to knives-only.

I kinda want you to explain further how BioShock is like the Waterworld of video gaming. That's awesome.

I have played, and finished Portal. I freaking love Portal. I bought t-shirts, and my fiancee made me a companion cube Valentine's Day card. That's what got me to start Half Life 2, but I haven't gotten very far. I also play TF2 on the 360 pretty regularly, but I'm freaking waiting for the console updates(Medic/Pyro/Heavy updatez c'mon Valve). Yeah, I need to play HL2, but I lose focus easily, and I buy too many games.

Left 4 Dead is on my must buy list. I can't wait for that piece.

Thank you mods for pinning this thread again. It's much appriciated.

Is there going to be anything good for Wii in the foreseeable future?

Other than replaying Mario Galaxy, RE 4, and the occasion game of Mario Kart with my girlfriend, and at least thinking about using Wii Fit, that thing is gathering dust.

Wario platformer on 9/22. Super Mario RPG hit WiiWare yesterday.

Beyond that it appears the Wii will best be used as a door stop through the Holidays and well into 09.

Hell, my PC is going to kick the Wii's ass with Spore, Fallout 3, and GTA coming out. Pathetic.

Seems to be the way of Nintendo consoles starting with the N64. 2 or 3 games a year that are amazing and a whole lot of crap in between.

I'm thinking of upgrading my card just for those games.

Although Super Mario RPG is tempting, I'm not plugging my Wii back in until next year.

Played spore last night but i was drunk as shit, will play it today after class.

Are there any other Fallout die-hards on this board? Die-hard as in 1 and 2 are great, and the upcoming game looks like another Bethesda abortion?

Raises hand.

Nice to know I'm not completely alone.

The Bioshock comment is going to be impossible to explain. I played Bioshock again for the first time in a while and found that it was a bit more fun then I thought, but I thought those vito chambers automatically saved your progress. Turns out that they don't, and it turns out I won't be playing that game again for a long time.

Left 4 Dead videos have been making me really really excited this week. That game looks like it's going to be seriously fantastic. They need to have a zombie vs humans multiplayer mode.

I rented Soul Calibur IV last night and it's pretty fun. As usual not my cup of tea though. What is the best, deepest fighting game ever made?

Are the old Fallout games still worth picking up? Why are you a die-hard?

Because the old games are brilliant. They rank with Planescape: Torment and Ultima VII as some of the finest CRPGs of all time. The conversations, the atmosphere, the quests, the storylines, the combat. All of it is top-notch and still incredibly fun to play. If you're not biased against older games then by all means pick them up. Used copies are fairly prevalent, as are torrents if you're so inclined.

Fallout 3 looks to have more in common with Oblivion (yuck) and Bioshock (yawn) than the original games.

I wish someone would make an RPG that is truly expansive in it's divergent paths and methods of play and conversation. Recent games haven't gone far enough. I'm going to pick up Fallout for sure.

Fallout 1 & 2 were like that. The choices you made with your character mattered. Gaining a level provided a noticeable improvement in capabilities rather than an incremental one. There were multiple ways to complete quests -- conversation, stealth, firepower. The decisions you made affected the outcome of the game. Combat was turn-based and strategic.

I enjoyed Oblivion and Bioshock initially, but got bored and didn't finish either. I'm sure I'll enjoy Fallout 3, but I'm not expecting a true spiritual sequel to the original Fallouts.

For 3d fighters it doesn't really get deeper then Virtua Fighter 5. For 2d fighters it's not as clear cut but i'd say Street Fighter 3 3rd strike.

Damn Fallout is fun. I'm barely anywhere, just walking around the Raider camp, trying to get into the Vault but I can't figure it out. This is is a very well made game. How the hell do I get into the first vault to find that chip?

You need a rope. Get one from Shady Sands. Then go to Vault 15, down the manhole, and use the rope on the elevator shaft.

im raging that spore wont run on my computer, so ive been playing through FF IV DS version. have to say its a pretty sweet rpg.

I played a bit of Spore this afternoon and was pretty bored after a half hour or so. It's not much more than a creature creator (good) bundled with a small collection of simple minigames (bad). I think this game was seriously overhyped considering what it delivers. I'll have to give it another shot sometime this weekend.

I'm semi-hyped for Spore, but I'm even more excited to play Sims 3 in February. Wasted way too many hours on Sims 2.

Supposedly the meat of the game is the space phase....at least according to the reviews. My copy comes today, I doubt it will live up to the hype but I think it will be fun none the less.

Yeah, I should probably get to the space phase before I make any judgments.

The rest of the game is "babies first RTS/WoW/Civilization"

the space phase is pretty cool, though, definitely overhyped and I can't see it having the longevity of Wrights other work, the real strength of the game is the creature designer but I even feel that's sort of limiting. Sure, you can build all these nice buildings and stuff but other than occasionally seeing them the game has you too busy fending off rival empires or terraforming(most annoying part of the game) planets to really even give you time to worry about it.

Sounds like the game is a real letdown. Fallout is truly wonderful. I don't get the hate for 3, it looks like its going to be great.

Constantly getting attacked pretty much non stop is ruining spore for me. Most times I can't even zoom out of my solar system before another attack is incoming. And i've been playing a peaceful character...i'd hate to see what a war monger has to deal with. I think it will end up getting patched which would make this a great game.

honestly i am chilling about a million light years from my homeworld and i am STILL being attacked by pirates every nine seconds

can't they build another fucking spaceship to defend themselves? jesus christ