Generally Gaming For The Awesome: General Gaming Thread #20

[Chacrana]

The black 605 is $27 more than the silver one. I'd usually get the black one, but I kinda like the silver one, plus it's cheaper. Won't be able to order until Friday at the earliest, so I hope they stay the same price and don't go out of stock. I think my ghetto KLH speakers still sound fine,so they'll tide me over for a while.

I'd probably get this 5.0 package from SVS, plus one of their subs.
http://www.svsound.com/products-spks-scs01.cfm

Should tide me over for a while. Now I just need some money. ;) And a new TV.

Getting the SCS set rather than the SBS one seems kinda like overkill unless you've got a big frickin' room. Hmm... honestly, I'd take the extra money you'd spend on that and invest it in the sub. I didn't realize how important it was to have a good sub until I got mine and now, I laugh at BB employees who try to sell me on their high end subs that sound like shit by comparison. No, I literally laugh.

[red flare graf]

If I wasn't living in a condo, I'd be all over some of these awesome sound setups.. I'm thinking of just getting a couple of bookshelf speakers for the living room, no surround.

[Chacrana]

Get 2 floorstanding speakers. They won't make enough bass to piss off your neighbors, but you'll still get really good sound.

[jer7583]

You tell good stories.

Not nearly as bloody as my gamestop experience looking for a new copy of the first phoenix wright as a christmas present my sister. I simply asked kindly, to which the manager replied in the manner one might punch a child for listening to modern pop music, "We turned all of the new copies into used ones about 6 months ago". At first I was taken aback at his seeming pride in this fact, when a shameful fact floated to the surface of my mind. I replied, "Funny thing about that is the used price is about twice what the new price used to be, wow!". The lout promptly tucked his tail between his legs and walked to the back room through the packed store of customers.

But I still bought it.

[Logg]

I got Rock Band, VF5 and 3200 MS Points for XMAS

If anyone wants to play VF5 today let me know, I suck but I would be down for a game.

Also I love Rock band.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

....Lair sucks.

[pete5883]

...but it makes for a good story:lol:

[hankmecrankme]

Getting the SCS set rather than the SBS one seems kinda like overkill unless you've got a big frickin' room. Hmm... honestly, I'd take the extra money you'd spend on that and invest it in the sub. I didn't realize how important it was to have a good sub until I got mine and now, I laugh at BB employees who try to sell me on their high end subs that sound like shit by comparison. No, I literally laugh.
True, I should probably go that route. Either way, I was planning on getting the 12" sub. I want a sound setup that will last me for a while, or at least until I'm rich, which will never happen.

[Chacrana]

Current thinkings:

1) Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is hella disappointing. I'm at the boss in the third dungeon and it's just boring beyond belief. It feels more like a puzzle game than a real adventure. I think I'm quitting this one.

2) Got Mega Man ZX Advent for Christmas and this shit is fucking good. Like, this is the best Mega Man game I've played in a long time... absolutely love it so far.

[Rei no Otaku]

Holy shit. The end of Assassin's Creed sucked balls! That had to be one of the least fun things I've ever done in my life. That game is gone tomorrow, and I never want to see it again.

[RelentlessRolento]

still enjoying zack and wiki... gets harder quick.

[InuFaye]

What SVS sub do you recomend chac?

[jer7583]

I've got $40 to blow at best buy tomorrow..

Ace Combat 6, methinks.

[Rei no Otaku]

I've got $40 to blow at best buy tomorrow..

Ace Combat 6, methinks.
About time.

[terribledeli]

Ordered Dirt, Time Shift, and Crash from gamestop.com this morning. With the extra Christmas money, I'll probably pick up Spider-man Friend or Foe tomorrow.

[Chacrana]

What SVS sub do you recomend chac?

Depends on the size of your room... and you gotta keep in mind that these sons of bitches are big as hell. My 12" sub is two feet tall, two feet deep, and 18" wide. If you have a small room though, the 10" should work fine.

[hankmecrankme]

Depends on the size of your room... and you gotta keep in mind that these sons of bitches are big as hell. My 12" sub is two feet tall, two feet deep, and 18" wide. If you have a small room though, the 10" should work fine.
Is the sub you're referring to the huge one under your desk? Right now I'm rocking a 10" Jensen sub, that I got on clearance. It came with a 5 speaker set, but they weren't as good as my current speakers. The sub sounded good in store, and it's served me well so far.

[Chacrana]

Is the sub you're referring to the huge one under your desk?

Yessir, it is.

[hankmecrankme]

What receiver do you use to drive that beast?

[Chacrana]

Pioneer Elite VSX80-TXV

[Rei no Otaku]

Typing this with my new computer! It's crazy. I use a program, or open a window and it's just there! No waiting like 45 seconds to do anything.

Though Vista is kind of annoying...

[Dark Slayer120]

Whats your new PC's specs man? Also you didn't enjoy AC, or was it just the ending that pissed you off?

[Chacrana]

If you wanna make Vista less annoying, go to the control panel, then to users, then to "Turn user account control on or off" and turn that motha off.

[jer7583]

About time.

$60 was unreasonable for it, having a gift card and hopefully price matching gamestop's $50 price, plus reward zones is more reasonable..

Has anybody played that bleach fighting game on DS? I hear good things. I couldn't care less about the anime crap, but it is a treasure game and looks like a fun fighting game. Does it have some kind of adventure or whatever mode to last a bit longer than just a story mode?

[hankmecrankme]

Nice receiver Chac. My friend has a Pioneer receiver, and I've always liked it. I'll probably order that Onkyo 605 Friday. I used my Sony POS today and only the front left and center channels work now. What garbage. And it's not even 3 years old. Done with Sony receivers. I still like my Sony TV.

[Chacrana]

My parents basement setup was saddled with a Sony receiver up until recently. Glad to see that thing gone.... they really aren't very good.

[hankmecrankme]

I bought it because my friend had a bunch of Sony points on his Sony card. I got it for 25% off. It was OK, but I've always wanted to step up. Having it die just accelerated that plan. I haven't been using it that much lately, and it thanks me by going out. I think I'll sledge that motherfucker into bits.

Hurry up, Witcher patch. I want to play.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Well, I'm playing:

-Rock Band
-Assassin's Creed
-Orange Box
-Silent Hill: Origins
-Disgaea AoD
-Daxter
-Dementium: The Ward
-Jump! Ultimate Stars

Holy crap. I need to prioritize.

[Chacrana]

Holy shit, Mega Man ZX Advent is seriously ridiculously good.

[DarkRider23]

My friend gave me Mass Effect like a week ago, but for some reason I haven't played it much. I've been playing CoD4 a lot lately. Just go tto level 55. About 600 more XP and I'm going to go to Prestige mode.

[Rei no Otaku]

If you wanna make Vista less annoying, go to the control panel, then to users, then to "Turn user account control on or off" and turn that motha off.
I'll try that, thanks. Just remember that I was coming from a Windows ME machine. So this is a big change for me XD
Whats your new PC's specs man? Also you didn't enjoy AC, or was it just the ending that pissed you off?
It was just the ending that annoyed me. I liked the rest of the game, even if it did get repetative at times. It's just the last section really showed how flawed the combat is in that game.

I'm not a big computer person. I only got this because my old one was dying. This one has 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. Those the specs you're looking for?

$60 was unreasonable for it, having a gift card and hopefully price matching gamestop's $50 price, plus reward zones is more reasonable..
I look at game prices differently. If I want it, and I have the money, then it's reasonable.

Though I have to admit it's not as good as the previous games in the series. Even though it's possibly the best looking 360 game. The attention to detail in that game is sick. Like if you blow up a plane and fly through the explosion, you can hear the debris hitting the cockpit.

[Dark Slayer120]

It was just the ending that annoyed me. I liked the rest of the game, even if it did get repetative at times. It's just the last section really showed how flawed the combat is in that game.

I'm not a big computer person. I only got this because my old one was dying. This one has 2GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive. Those the specs you're looking for?


I agree totally the game did get very repetitive and if it was any longer then it was I probably wouldn't of finished it. I did really enjoy the story though, and that was what kept me playing it. Yeah those were the basic specs I was looking for, I got to upgrade my ram to two gigs here soon. Really nice man, and congrats. :)

[InuFaye]

So the SVS set looks good?

[Chacrana]

Well it's what I have so yeah, it's good. It ruins you for movie theaters.

[InuFaye]

Ive got an onkyo 505 now, is it worth it to go to the 605 for 5.1 lossless?

[Rei no Otaku]

Screenshot of the new compooper: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/Shinji2120/desktop-1.jpg

I spent most of the day deleting shitty programs, and installing my stuff. Now I need to start transferring over my files.

[Chacrana]

Honestly, I wouldn't bother. I mean, lossless is nice, but first, you gotta get speakers that'll make it worth that kind of monetary investment and second, you've gotta keep in mind that apart from lossless, that's barely a jump in quality (unless I'm forgetting something.) I can't justify spending that kind of money for a marginally better receiver... I'd rather be without lossless now and wait till there's a reasonably beneficial upgrade before plunking down cash.

Seriously, if you only buy what you need to get, all your purchase decisions in the future become easier.

[hankmecrankme]

The Witcher just crashed on me. It was pretty fun while it lasted. I'm going to give it another go in a second. That game is pretty hard on my system. After Crysis, that's the most demanding game I own. Lost Planet, UT3, and Gears of War run like champs compared to it.

[InuFaye]

Im also having problems with the witcher im glad its not my video card after I fixed the overrheating. (X1950pro 512mb AGP)

Im running 1440x900 on low settings and im getting about 25-90fps.

Also I think ill just get those speakers this spring along with my new tv, and I shall never spend another dollar at the movie theaters.

[hankmecrankme]

The Witcher jumps all over the place. At 1680x1050 on my 8800GT, I get anywhere from 20 - 60 FPS. It's usually somewhat smooth. That's on high everything though, so I could just turn some settings down.

I'm this close to ordering the Onkyo 605. I might just apply for an Amazon Visa and save $30 to boot. Brings it down to $350.

[InuFaye]

I hear that 30 dollar thing is just a 30 dollar credit on your first bill, and not really 30 dollars off.

[red flare graf]

Wow, my replacement 360 has RROD'd less than a week after I got it back..

Did they even try to fix this shit? Wtf?

[hankmecrankme]

I hear that 30 dollar thing is just a 30 dollar credit on your first bill, and not really 30 dollars off.
Yeah it's just a credit. But I'll still take it.

Damn, red flare graf, that sucks. Less than a week? That's crazy. I had mine on for about 12 hours straight Sunday and almost 9 hours on Monday. That's the most I've played it in weeks. It will probably die soon.

Edit: The Witcher crashed AGAIN!! I hope it's not like this the whole way through.

[snakelda]

Finally beat NFS Pro Street.Nice game but cheap tracks.I really hated the speed challenges in the dessert since it was easy to total my car there.I beat RYO with an Evo.I got 100% too and it's going back to gamefly tommorrow.

[red flare graf]

Damn, red flare graf, that sucks. Less than a week? That's crazy. I had mine on for about 12 hours straight Sunday and almost 9 hours on Monday. That's the most I've played it in weeks. It will probably die soon.

Well, they sent back my original console, not a replacement.. I wonder if they just dicked me around, or they weren't getting the RROD when they received it and just didn't say anything to me. I'll be calling tomorrow.

[hankmecrankme]

They just toweled it and sent it back. ;)

[whoknows]

My 360 works fine since I rarely use it nowadays, but yesterday I was watching a DVD (does the 360 upscale?) and partway through it suddenly stopped and it said "reading disc" or something like that. The disc is brand new...is that bad that it did that?

[InuFaye]

I think a bigger problem with the 360s is the dvd drives as I have had 3 go bad on me.
Loud,Cheap,Breakable, just like chac's mom.

[hankmecrankme]

My first 360 got the RROD. The second one refused to read discs after a while. So I've had both problems. 3rd one is running strong so far. Do they use the cheapest parts on purpose or something? I figure it would be better for business if you spent a little more on the product so you'd spend less on repairing the product. But what do I know compared to Microsoft? PS3 may cost more, but it's a quiet tank.

[Chacrana]

I think a bigger problem with the 360s is the dvd drives as I have had 3 go bad on me.
Loud,Cheap,Breakable, just like chac's mom.

Whereas your mom is a ride that I never need to get off because she just wants to go at it constantly. And we do.

[Chacrana]

Mega Man ZX Advent is pretty difficult on the normal setting. Wow. Not frustrating though, which is a good thing. I think I'm pretty close to the end now because I played so damn much of it yesterday.

[hankmecrankme]

I'm enjoying Mass Effect. It's fun being a corrupt asshole.

[gunm]

Hopefully there's still some copies of PS3 AC @ BB. Got an xtra copy of RE:UC from the xmas spoils that I need to return there and that would be great swap for me.

My xmas haul was pretty small (although my kids got a lot of cool stuff--Geotrax ftw). :p

[JEKKI]

Killer 7 is too hard!

I'm at the first save point and have died like 3 times!

it's too confusing! >_<

[hankmecrankme]

My GC Killer 7 is still sealed. Only game I have that's not opened.

[jkam]

I just finished Ninja Gaiden Black on Normal. Great game. I think I will go back and play on Hard...not right away but I will...great game. I can't wait for the sequel now. I played a few minutes of Contra IV only to have my ass handed to me. I'll put some more time into that later. I'm not sure what's next on the console plate just yet...I'm swaying towards something quick.

[-Never4ever-]

Finally. 5-Stared. Every. Song. In. GHII. On. Medium. GAH~! >_<;

GHII is easily my personal game of the year, followed closely by Rock Band. Only reason RB isn't my GOTY, is because I've literally sunk HUNDREDS of hours into GHII since getting it from a fellow CAG in April. I went from shitty as hell on easy, to mastering both easy & medium. I played Heart Shaped Box for five hours straight. FIVE FREAKING HOURS!

I love you GHII and Rock Band (the real GHIII, lets just forget that cheap knockoff Neversoft made).

[gunm]

Dunno what I was worried about: BB had a fuck ton of AC PS3.

What was weird was that the parking lot was jammed packed (as to be expeected the day after xmas), but the store itself wasn't very crowded. I just grabbed a copy of AC, went into the almost non-existent exchange/return line, waited about 10 minutes for the very slow family in front of me to return their 360 arcade for a 360 Halo edition, and then was out of there a minute later.

[ighosty]

Started my Dynasty in NBA Live 08. Really love the dynasty mode in that game. I am now waiting on nba homecourt (bought from gamefly) and contemplating getting Assassins Creed from Best buy for about 3 bucks out of my pocket (37.99-10 off coupon - 25 dollar giftcard = 3 bucks) anyone know if it is worth keeping after you beat the game.

[Dark Slayer120]

Dunno what I was worried about: BB had a fuck ton of AC PS3.

What was weird was that the parking lot was jammed packed (as to be expeected the day after xmas), but the store itself wasn't very crowded. I just grabbed a copy of AC, went into the almost non-existent exchange/return line, waited about 10 minutes for the very slow family in front of me to return their 360 arcade for a 360 Halo edition, and then was out of there a minute later.
Did you get the reg version or the collectors version of AC for PS3?

[SL4IN]

Alas GGTers, I am back from my journey and come bearing knowledge!

Knowledge that holiday traffic blows fucking balls.

As for gaming, I'm finishing up Jeanne D'arc on the psp (shaped up to be a pretty good SRPG) and I'm fixing to finish Assassin's Creed (I would have finished it last night, but due to my 360 freezing 3 separate times prevented me of it) and I will soon start mario galaxy.

[Rei no Otaku]

I actually didn't find Killer 7 that confusing at all. As long as you pay attention, everything is explained.

[gunm]

Did you get the reg version or the collectors version of AC for PS3?

They only had the regular edition, but boy they sure had a fuck ton of 'em.

Thanks to the sale and the fact that I was retuning RE:UC as a gift, I actually got a $12 GC back in edition to the game. Can't do better than getting a free game & GC I guess...

[Dark Slayer120]

They only had the regular edition, but boy they sure had a fuck ton of 'em.

Thanks to the sale and the fact that I was retuning RE:UC as a gift, I actually got a $12 GC back in edition to the game. Can't do better than getting a free game & GC I guess...


Yeah that is pretty sweet there man. Let me know if there is any frame rate issues/ freezing with AC. I've heard a few people have had both happen on the PS3 version. I've been thinking of grabbing it for PS3, and selling my 360 version which is why I am asking. I only had two-three frame rate issues and that was towards the end of the game.

[SL4IN]

the final boss fight in AC is the most fucking tedious fight ever. and aggravating.

edit: after numerous resets and getting extremely frustrated, I finished Assassin's Creed.

my afterthoughts: I can't wait for the sequal. that was a good game.

[JEKKI]

My GC Killer 7 is still sealed. Only game I have that's not opened.aint nothing! I got Tales of Symphina first day purchase still sealed.

I sold the pre-order artbook at the beginning of this year too! didnt get much tho :cry:

but Killer 7 is pretty cool! I beat the first level not too long ago!

after replaying the same parts over n over again tho, it gets less confusing and u figure out what to do.

anyway, no more for today! I gotta beat Aoba park in Persona 2 tonite. that's my goal!!

[Rei no Otaku]

How is Armored Core 4? I was thinking of picking it up tomorrow.

[Chacrana]

How is Armored Core 4? I was thinking of picking it up tomorrow.

After playing the demo, I have to say that it sucked. Both the 360 and PS3 versions. Basically, the game's functional and it runs smooth, but shooting things isn't fun. There's no impact, the enemies are stupid, and the missions are boring as are the locales.

[whoknows]

How is Armored Core 4? I was thinking of picking it up tomorrow.
Better than the others IMO. The AC's are easier to control...well I guess that depends on the AC you build, but in general they control better. It's also faster paced than the others which I liked. I got frustrated on one of the missions and sold it though :-P It's not one of the best games out there by far, but if you like AC in general you'll probably enjoy it.

[linkpwns]

My god, I got so much shit to play for Christmas: COD4 and Assassin's Creed for 360. Uncharted for PS3. UT3 and Company of Heroes for PC...

Imma be busy for a while :P

[RelentlessRolento]

I want to get back into Killer 7 since I am preparing for No More Heroes... it's a shame Suda 51 dosn't get as much love as he deserves. then again, puppies have the same problem >_<

[-Never4ever-]

I want to get back into Killer 7 since I am preparing for No More Heroes... it's a shame Suda 51 dosn't get as much love as he deserves. then again, puppies have the same problem >_<

Because up till this point, his games have been all flash, no substance.

He's cool if your really into being artsy and different, but for everyone else he's just weird.

[whoknows]

So I was thinking about my favorite RPG this year, and Persona 3 automatically came to mind, but then I remembered that Rogue Galaxy came out at the beginning of the year and that's a damn fine game as well. Guess they're both my favorite RPG this year :-P

[Rei no Otaku]

Mass Effect is mine, followed by Persona 3 and Ar Tonelico.

[whoknows]

I still haven't played Mass Effect, I'm waiting to find it for $30ish. Since it's a big game that I'm assuming sold very well, I'm hoping it does drop in price sometime from overflow of used copies or a slump in sales or something like that :-P

[RelentlessRolento]

Because up till this point, his games have been all flash, no substance.

He's cool if your really into being artsy and different, but for everyone else he's just weird.


as huge of a fan I am of Killer 7, I do agree that it had such a good combination of everything but mainly lacked solid gameplay. I think Suda realized this and is making NMH jammed with gameplay to remedy this. I expect, if NMH isn't a hit, Suda's next game will be amazing.

[-Never4ever-]

as huge of a fan I am of Killer 7, I do agree that it had such a good combination of everything but mainly lacked solid gameplay. I think Suda realized this and is making NMH jammed with gameplay to remedy this. I expect, if NMH isn't a hit, Suda's next game will be amazing.

Well, it certainly looks to be more gameplay focused, so I have some interest attached to it. Shame Brawl is dropping around the same time, otherwise I might have actually given the game a shot.

So I was thinking about my favorite RPG this year, and Persona 3 automatically came to mind, but then I remembered that Rogue Galaxy came out at the beginning of the year and that's a damn fine game as well. Guess they're both my favorite RPG this year :-P

I can't actually comment on RPG of the year, as I haven't played very many this year. At least, any that game out this year besides Pokemon Diamond. So I guess that wins by default :lol:

[RelentlessRolento]

Well, it certainly looks to be more gameplay focused, so I have some interest attached to it. Shame Brawl is dropping around the same time, otherwise I might have actually given the game a shot.




That's what pisses me about ubisofts release. I really think it's going to die immediately on the market due to brawl. It's a legitamitly good game that most people won't notice due to what many consider "The Megaton!".

I personally will be playing alot more NMH than Smash Brothers due to my interest and love being polar opposite when comparing both games. I will play SB, mainly because of King DeDe and Wario, but that's really it. It's going to be a very good game, but fuck you ubisoft! do it a month later! I can wait!

[jer7583]

I recieved Nights in the mail from gamefly. I'll do a writeup once I spend more time with it, but these are brief impressions for anyone who might be interested.

Before I mention anything about the game, I must make myself clear. Although it's been said over and over again, Japanese developers clearly haven't heard. NEVER MAKE ME WATCH YOUR GODDAMNED AWFUL CUTSCENES. EVER. Especially when it involves a creepy cartoon owl telling a 10 year old to go touch Nights, or when you give Nights a gender/accent ambiguous voice.

Everything outside of the game is nothing more than pure ass and completely awful. Actually playing the game is quite fun, when nights isn't turned into a boat. Then it has all the quality you'd expect from a tiger electronics style handheld your child received in his happy meal. Flying is fluid and fun, levels are pretty in a color way, not a detail way, and the music is surprisingly good. Sega's best Wii title so far, but should have been $30.

[-Never4ever-]

That's what pisses me about ubisofts release. I really think it's going to die immediately on the market due to brawl. It's a legitamitly good game that most people won't notice due to what many consider "The Megaton!".

I personally will be playing alot more NMH than Smash Brothers due to my interest and love being polar opposite when comparing both games. I will play SB, mainly because of King DeDe and Wario, but that's really it. It's going to be a very good game, but fuck you ubisoft! do it a month later! I can wait!

With any luck, it does get pushed back a month or two to better fit the dry spell.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Blah. i still haven't even done the first assassination in AC. I'll seriously dig into it tommorrow.

[jer7583]

I spent way too much time today trying to finish the nurumburg (I'm not attempting to spell that) ring track in Forza 2 which is a total bitch.

It seems every time I even get within sniffing distance of the finish line a CPU racer decides to give me the PIT and my ass is 12 seconds behind. Double the frustration since the race takes about 15 min to complete. It's the last one on exhibition left, so I'm determined to get it tomorrow, though.

[Rei no Otaku]

I recieved Nights in the mail from gamefly. I'll do a writeup once I spend more time with it, but these are brief impressions for anyone who might be interested.

Before I mention anything about the game, I must make myself clear. Although it's been said over and over again, Japanese developers clearly haven't heard. NEVER MAKE ME WATCH YOUR GODDAMNED AWFUL CUTSCENES. EVER. Especially when it involves a creepy cartoon owl telling a 10 year old to go touch Nights, or when you give Nights a gender/accent ambiguous voice.

Everything outside of the game is nothing more than pure ass and completely awful. Actually playing the game is quite fun, when nights isn't turned into a boat. Then it has all the quality you'd expect from a tiger electronics style handheld your child received in his happy meal. Flying is fluid and fun, levels are pretty in a color way, not a detail way, and the music is surprisingly good. Sega's best Wii title so far, but should have been $30.
Sounds like the original game. I know I risk getting flamed, but I never saw what the big deal was with that game. I remember buying it when it first came out, and being sorely disappointed. The only good thing was getting that controller with it.

[RelentlessRolento]

aside from being pissed about NMH's release date, I should focus on the good things in life... like women and fishing...


http://www.gamenet.com.hk/upload/data/item_17214593lgg.jpg



though I hate fishing.

[jer7583]

What happened to NMH release date? I thought it was finished.

[-Never4ever-]

What happened to NMH release date? I thought it was finished.

It drops alongside Brawl, which will no doubt hurt it's sales.

[jer7583]

Not in this house it won't, mister.

[modium]

Finally. 5-Stared. Every. Song. In. GHII. On. Medium. GAH~! >_<;

GHII is easily my personal game of the year, followed closely by Rock Band. Only reason RB isn't my GOTY, is because I've literally sunk HUNDREDS of hours into GHII since getting it from a fellow CAG in April. I went from shitty as hell on easy, to mastering both easy & medium. I played Heart Shaped Box for five hours straight. FIVE FREAKING HOURS!

I love you GHII and Rock Band (the real GHIII, lets just forget that cheap knockoff Neversoft made).Congrats for that. I remember working my way through GH and again in GHII. It was just such an addicting game, I played it every single day, usually for hours, like you. It was just compelling, keep playing to get that 5th star, keep playing, climbing the leaderboard, just getting better. I don't know what it is, but I just don't feel that with GHIII. Definitely feeling it with Rock Band though, especially on the drums, but even on the guitar.

[-Never4ever-]

Congrats for that. I remember working my way through GH and again in GHII. It was just such an addicting game, I played it every single day, usually for hours, like you. It was just compelling, keep playing to get that 5th star, keep playing, climbing the leaderboard, just getting better. I don't know what it is, but I just don't feel that with GHIII. Definitely feeling it with Rock Band though, especially on the drums, but even on the guitar.

That's exactly how I felt. The achievements certainly helped feed my addiction as well.

Playing Hard on both GHII & RB and gotta say, hard on RB is WAAAAAAAAY easier than in GHII.

[ighosty]

will have some gaming time next week since i'm off work and spring semester doesn't start for a week. Will probably finish another playthrough on mass effect and log some hours into blue dragon, but for now I am diggin the dynasty in nba live 08. Should also probably finish GRAW 2.

[SL4IN]

bought the orange box tonight off steam for $37 because I needed episode 2, TF2 and portal. I will definitely be busy tomorrow alongside starting up mario galaxy tonight.

[Dark Slayer120]

I was wanting to play some thing tonight as I finally was in a gaming mood, so I decided to finally start up Uncharted. Wow this game is fucking amazing, I started it at 11:00, then I look at my clock later on and it's 3:00 AM. :shock: This is def up there as one of my nominees of GOTY.

[SL4IN]

AC was for me. I loved that game. what where your exact thoughts on it Silent?

[PyroGamer]

Been playing through Super Mario Galaxy.

Fucking amazing.

[red flare graf]

bought the orange box tonight off steam for $37 because I needed episode 2, TF2 and portal. I will definitely be busy tomorrow alongside starting up mario galaxy tonight.

Is it on sale or something?

[linkpwns]

Is it on sale or something?
Yeah, check steam

My god I got a lot of stuff for christmas. Anyone up for COD4 on 360 or UT3 on PC tonight?

[red flare graf]

Yeah, check steam

Well shit, cool.. I didn't need it but one of my friends did. Thanks dudes.

[SL4IN]

yeah, the orange box is on sale for $37.45 on steam, or $37.99 at best buy.

and I wouldn't be opposed to some TF2 tonight if anyone wanted to play.

[doraemonkerpal]

yeah, the orange box is on sale for $37.45 on steam, or $37.99 at best buy.

and I wouldn't be opposed to some TF2 tonight if anyone wanted to play.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154886 :D

[pete5883]

I actually didn't find Killer 7 that confusing at all. As long as you pay attention, everything is explained.
What about that boss with the bird on his shoulder? I needed a FAQ to explain the rules for that one.

[RelentlessRolento]

What about that boss with the bird on his shoulder? I needed a FAQ to explain the rules for that one.

I was almost absolutely sure before the fight the boss actually explained the rules...???

[gunm]

Planning to bail out of work early thanks to on-call eating into my xmas holiday a couple days ago.

My buddy from out-of-town will be stopping by later this afternoon, so it will be Rock Band and COD4 for sure. If I start getting motion sickness watching him play, I may fire up SMG for the first time.

[InuFaye]

At the girlfriends house, Im gonna get a small amount of playtime in.
Probably stuff like Final Fantasy Tactics, and Jeanne D'Arc.
Maybe some DJ MAX PORTABLE 2.

[linkpwns]

At the girlfriends house, Im gonna get a small amount of playtime in.
Probably stuff like Final Fantasy Tactics, and Jeanne D'Arc.
Maybe some DJ MAX PORTABLE 2.
Dontcha think you should be playing with something else? :P

[Chacrana]

Dontcha think you should be playing with something else? :P

If you've seen InuFaye's bitch, you'd understand. Even I refused her when she offered dem goods.

And Inu, play DJ Max Portable 2.

[linkpwns]

If you've seen InuFaye's bitch, you'd understand. Even I refused her when she offered dem goods.

And Inu, play DJ Max Portable 2.

Aww snap, InuFaye, you gonna take that shit, yo?

If she's anything like the chick in yo avatar, I'll rip that shit up.

[Apossum]

Rock Band PS2 gimp version. whoa awesomeness.

only complaint is they have drum fills in parts of songs where there aren't drum fills...wtf harmonix?! :lol:

[darthbudge]

CoD 4 MP all day. I still want to play but the like the only server I get good ping on is in the UK and nobody is on it. Overall though I can't start to even explain how much I love it. I really want to unlock that 50 Cal sniper rifle, that thing is badass.

[pete5883]

Going to start up Phoenix Wright 3 once I finish off these latest Picross puzzles. Chac, have you played the first ZX game? Any major differences? I feel stupid asking this about a Megaman game, but you never know.

[Chacrana]

Going to start up Phoenix Wright 3 once I finish off these latest Picross puzzles. Chac, have you played the first ZX game? Any major differences? I feel stupid asking this about a Megaman game, but you never know.

I'm trying to write a review and that'll have that info... but I just can't seem to take the time to write it.

So I'll just splain: Yes, it's different. The map makes sense this time, you have a lot more abilities and they're more interesting, and those abilities play a much larger role in exploring the levels. And the level design seems much better.

[Chacrana]

Oh, and I've put like 12 hours into this game in the last 3 days, so it's pretty lengthy too.

[SL4IN]

got super lucky tonight and decided to stop by work for no reason to find a darkstalkers chronicle for psp for only $10, so I bought that shit quick. I'm in a fighting mood tonight, so I'll prolly throw down some guilty gear, darkstalkers and street fighter/snk vs capcom for good measure. Today though, played quite a bit of TF2 to much enjoyment and will prolly play some in a little bit.

edit: I also have 2000 wii points that I got for christmas from my little brother and I have no idea what to spend it on. any suggestions? I already have Super Mario World, Breath of Fire II, Pokemon Snap and Starfox 64.

[Chacrana]

hrm.. no new computer speakers for me. If something seems too good to be true... yeah, well it was. :(

Guess I'm gonna go back to saving.

[Nelo Ice]

i really need to beat mass effect lol
right now im stuck on whether i should get 8 paragon points or 2(aka put more points into charm or not) :lol: this is for a side quest btw(involving insane biotics)

[hankmecrankme]

Just pulled the trigger on the Onkyo 605. Can't wait to be rid of this Sony travesty. Only one channel works now, and it's not even 3 years old.

$380 shipped, plus I applied for the Amazon Visa for a $30 credit. That will be canceled the second I receive a bill and pay it. I only need one credit card.

Time to start saving for some new speakers.

[Chacrana]

I got an Onkyo 605 today... I'm at my parent's house in Florida and my dad wanted to replace the sound stuff because it was shit (it was a Sony receiver, so yeah... even worse, it was the low end Sony receiver.) Uhm... so we got that. It makes sounds.

[hankmecrankme]

How is the 605? I've heard good things. The Sony receiver I replaced is the STRDE-597 low end POS.

When the 605 gets here, I'm throwing on 300 Blu-ray and blasting some PCM 5.1, though my speakers aren't that good. That will change soon. . .

I bought the silver 605. I'm not paying $50 more for a black one.

[Chacrana]

Well the Sony receiver I just replaced is a STR-197... so it's like, the lowest of the low end. It sounds like an abortion probably feels.

The 605 is something I approve of. As I said, it's a step below the 705 which I've got in my parents' basement and it does good things. Believe me, it's gonna be a hell of a step up from any Sony receiver.

[linkpwns]

got super lucky tonight and decided to stop by work for no reason to find a darkstalkers chronicle for psp for only $10, so I bought that shit quick. I'm in a fighting mood tonight, so I'll prolly throw down some guilty gear, darkstalkers and street fighter/snk vs capcom for good measure. Today though, played quite a bit of TF2 to much enjoyment and will prolly play some in a little bit.

edit: I also have 2000 wii points that I got for christmas from my little brother and I have no idea what to spend it on. any suggestions? I already have Super Mario World, Breath of Fire II, Pokemon Snap and Starfox 64.

Super Mario 3?

[SL4IN]

Super Mario 3?

I wasn't as huge a fan as everyone else was of that game (yes I know, I must not be normal) but that may come later.

I'm just in a rut as far as gaming right now. I finished assassin's creed and have no interest in anything else on the 360, atleast until devil may cry 4 comes out. On the wii, it's mario galaxy until I can find a new wii game, but everything that I'm excited about doesn't come out for another 2 or 3 months.

[Chacrana]

After looking at my IGN Collection page, I am thinking of selling the following games that I have and haven't played:

Have played: Gunstar Super Heroes, Metal Slug Advance, Metal Gear Acid 1, Metal Gear Acid 2, Tales of Eternia

Haven't played: Drill Dozer, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, Ninja Five-0, Tales of the Abyss

Now, can any of ya'll convince me to keep or pawn off any of these? My thinking on some of them like Tales of Eternia is that they're good, but not good enough that they're worth playing again, and stuff like Metal Slug Advance seems like a decent, but dumbed down version of Metal Slug on Neo Geo.... hrm...

Also, my copy of Ibara is up for gra.... oh, just kidding.

[Rei no Otaku]

Tales of the Abyss and Drill Dozer are awesome.

[Chacrana]

I played like 2 hours of Tales of the Abyss and I remember being on some ship or something... does it honestly get better? I got bored so I quit...

Edit: Oh, and I'm also planning on getting rid of MGS: Portable Ops. It was boooorrrrriiinnng... Same thing over and over and it wasn't fun the first time around coz it controlled like shit.

[hankmecrankme]

I've been hunting for a copy of Ninja Five-O. . . Not that much though, otherwise I'd have it.

[Rei no Otaku]

I played like 2 hours of Tales of the Abyss and I remember being on some ship or something... does it honestly get better? I got bored so I quit...

No idea because I loved the whole thing. Maybe it won't get better for you.

[Chacrana]

You know, going through my list, the one game that never seems to leave is Shinobi for the PS2. Seriously, that game is fucking fun.

[Chacrana]

No idea because I loved the whole thing. Maybe it won't get better for you.

I'm sorta looking for a shift to the plot being more epic and memorable. And the environments becoming more interesting as well. I don't like going through green field after green field with nothing cool to take in.

Symphonia started the same way IIRC, but that turned into something fantastic IMO.

[suko_32]

After looking at my IGN Collection page, I am thinking of selling the following games that I have and haven't played:

Have played: Gunstar Super Heroes, Metal Slug Advance, Metal Gear Acid 1, Metal Gear Acid 2, Tales of Eternia

Haven't played: Drill Dozer, Mario Vs. Donkey Kong, Ninja Five-0, Tales of the Abyss

Now, can any of ya'll convince me to keep or pawn off any of these? My thinking on some of them like Tales of Eternia is that they're good, but not good enough that they're worth playing again, and stuff like Metal Slug Advance seems like a decent, but dumbed down version of Metal Slug on Neo Geo.... hrm...

Also, my copy of Ibara is up for gra.... oh, just kidding.

If I was still looking for Ibara, I'd hate you :)

[SL4IN]

Tales of Symphonia was a great game. Hopefully the new Wii version will follow suit.

[jer7583]

Gunstar Super Heroes and Metal Slug Advance aren't as good as their titles imply. Ditch them.

[Chacrana]

Gunstar Super Heroes and Metal Slug Advance aren't as good as their titles imply. Ditch them.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, too. I got to level 4 of Metal Slug Advance and it just wasn't Metal Slug...

my latest disappointment btw was Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. Despite the name... really pretty crappy.

[whoknows]

I played like 2 hours of Tales of the Abyss and I remember being on some ship or something... does it honestly get better? I got bored so I quit...

Edit: Oh, and I'm also planning on getting rid of MGS: Portable Ops. It was boooorrrrriiinnng... Same thing over and over and it wasn't fun the first time around coz it controlled like shit.
Tales gets better...I enjoyed what I played but I stopped for some reason :-P

[jer7583]

So I really wanted to review Nights: Journey of Dreams on Wii. Unfortunately I have about as much enthusiasm to continue playing it as I do having to eat my way through a shoe filled with dog shit in order to find the M&M buried inside. So you'll have to settle for this, as I'm finished with this rubbish.

I like this game.

When it's being a game.

You see, it's got this problem where the game doesn't let me play the game. In order to play the game, I have to watch terrible 10 min cut scenes that either make me get up and do something else until they're over, or stop playing.

I really want to play it, but I just groan thinking about having to watch as much crap as I play, because these fucking things don't let up and happen at the beginning of every new mission AND can't be skipped. Why, Sega? You have basically turned this game into a fucking children's program that lets you play nights after I watch videos with all the intellectual stimulation of Dora the Fucking Explorer. At least then I might learn some Spanish. It does seem that the characters stare at the screen just as often.

Unforgivable. This game fails. Pretty music, though.

Edit: On second thought, maybe (if this is doable) finding a completed gamesave and then playing it is the way to go, as I'm sure you could be without the cutscenes then. That fucking owl probably still fills the screen with text every few moments when playing the game though.. damn.

[SL4IN]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, too. I got to level 4 of Metal Slug Advance and it just wasn't Metal Slug...

my latest disappointment btw was Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. Despite the name... really pretty crappy.

I haven't played enough of Phantom to make a direct opinion on it, but what I have played hasn't been bad. I need to just sit down and play it though.

[hankmecrankme]

So Chac, which SVS sub do you have? One of the 12 inchers I would guess, but which one? I'm thinking of making my next purchase a pair or 2 of SBS-01 speakers, the white ones for $150 a pair, if they're still in stock in a few weeks (unlikely). If not, I'll just get one pair at a time, then the sub last, because it's so friggin' expensive. I'm tired of ghetto sound.

[Chacrana]

I have this one in my room: http://svsound.com/products-sub-box-pb12nsd.cfm

And I got my parents the PB12 Plus in the basement. The only reason I went with the plus in the basement is because that's a really big, open room, so you need dat extra powers! Anyway, getting a pair of those speakers is a good start. It'll shame whatever you have now. I literally don't need to ask what you have now, because it will be shamed regardless of your answer. Be sure not to wait too long on the sub though simply because it really is a damn important part of the setup. The most important, IMO. I'd probably rather get a sub now and pair it with shitty speakers than the other way around.

Or maybe not. I dunno. Actually, get the speakers since they're on sale.


For those wondering, the current set of speakers I'm considering for my computer is: http://rbhsound.com/tk5ct.shtml

Interestingly, I should be able to afford them in not very much time. I just have to convince myself to pull the trigger on them. At the very least, it should be a marginal improvement over my killer Logitech Z-640's, even though there's only 2 of these speakers.

[hankmecrankme]

I was planning on jumping on them while they are on sale. I'll take white for $75 off. My current speakers are OK, I bought them almost 10 years ago for my 17th birthday. I remember playing Resident Evil for my friends and they were blown away. I had them hooked up to an old Sansui receiver that pushed 150 watts x 4 channels for some Dolby Surround action. My Sennheiser headphones have spoiled me, and now they sound muffled, but that could be due to the POS Sony receiver. When I get my 605, I'll know.

BTW, those will be badass PC speakers. Right now I'm using cheapo 5.1 Logitechs I bought for $50. Need to upgrade, or just run my PC through my 605's multi channel input.

[Chacrana]

I was planning on jumping on them while they are on sale. I'll take white for $75 off. My current speakers are OK, I bought them almost 10 years ago for my 17th birthday. I remember playing Resident Evil for my friends and they were blown away. I had them hooked up to an old Sansui receiver that pushed 150 watts x 4 channels for some Dolby Surround action. My Sennheiser headphones have spoiled me, and now they sound muffled, but that could be due to the Sony receiver. When I get my 605, I'll know.

BTW, those will be badass PC speakers. Right now I'm using cheapo 5.1 Logitechs I bought for $50. Need to upgrade, or just run my PC through my 605's multi channel input.

I sorta wish that my computer was faced the same way as my TV, because then I could use my HT speakers for my computer.

But then, I'm kinda glad that things aren't that way now, because I have an excuse to pick up some floorstanding bitches.

[hankmecrankme]

I plan on buying a 1080p TV this summer, and using it as my PC monitor. PC games + 1080p TV + nice sound = win.

[Rei no Otaku]

If you liked Symphonia, you should like Abyss. Give it another try.

I also was disappointed in Phantom Hourglass. The constant revisting of that stealth dungeon pissed me off.

[Chacrana]

That is a flawless equation. Seriously though, I just hope I'm not getting people into debt with my copious recommendations and salesman-isms... well, whatever. People always think I'm the one who's in debt so fuck 'em.

The other thing I wanna buy at some point... and this is really the last thing... is a good keyboard. No, not for the computer... a piano keyboard. Since I can't have a real piano at school. Not sure if there's anything with a full keyboard and decent sound though, so perhaps I just will have to not play piano for more years. :(

[Chacrana]

If you liked Symphonia, you should like Abyss. Give it another try.

I also was disappointed in Phantom Hourglass. The constant revisting of that stealth dungeon pissed me off.

Yea, that dungeon was stupid. The thing that gets me, though, is that the combat sucks, and it feels more like a puzzle game than anything. There's no real skill involved in the game whatsoever. The dungeons are boring, and this is the first time I've said that about a Zelda game. And the controls, while neato for boomerangs and bombs, suck when you realize that you move and attack the same way.

[Dark Slayer120]

AC was for me. I loved that game. what where your exact thoughts on it Silent?


I liked almost everything about AC except for two main things.


#1. The combat. The combat to me got really old and really fast. Basically the combat was just to hold a button and counter. Sure you could attack but it was just you hitting one button or holding the button over and over waiting for a guard to let his uh guard down. It could of got really old and fast to me because I was doing all the investigations in every area before heading off to do the assassination. (Saving all the civilians, interrogation's, pick pocketing, ect)


#2 It was very repetitive. Like I mentioned above it was basically the same thing over and over. Sure you could choose how and when you wanted to do the investigations, but when it is just the same shit over and over does it really matter what/when you decide to choose it? It would of been much better if you had different options or just something else to it that AC seemed to be missing. So basically I thought the game play was pretty weak, and it was very repetitive. Also a complaint but not a huge one is I thought the replay value for this game is very low. As I actually like a reason to go back and play the game, which in AC case the only reason to replay it is for the great story.


Those are my main two complaints about AC, if I can remember anymore I'll be sure to post it. The game does do a lot of good things though, I thought the story was great, the graphics were top notch, and the sound was also done very well. I jumped from building to building with ease and never once had any issues with the controls. So you could add they did the controls great as well. All -n- all I'll keep AC in my collection, but I really hope AC2 focuses more on the game play and less on the graphics.

[SL4IN]

I liked almost everything about AC except for two main things.


#1. The combat. The combat to me got really old and really fast. Basically the combat was just to hold a button and counter. Sure you could attack but it was just you hitting one button or holding the button over and over waiting for a guard to let his uh guard down. It could of got really old and fast to me because I was doing all the investigations in every area before heading off to do the assassination. (Saving all the civilians, interrogation's, pick pocketing, ect)


#2 It was very repetitive. Like I mentioned above it was basically the same thing over and over. Sure you could choose how and when you wanted to do the investigations, but when it is just the same shit over and over does it really matter what/when you decide to choose it? It would of been much better if you had different options or just something else to it that AC seemed to be missing. So basically I thought the game play was pretty weak, and it was very repetitive. Also a complaint but not a huge one is I thought the replay value for this game is very low. As I actually like a reason to go back and play the game, which in AC case the only reason to replay it is for the great story.


Those are my main two complaints about AC, if I can remember anymore I'll be sure to post it. The game does do a lot of good things though, I thought the story was great, the graphics were top notch, and the sound was also done very well. I jumped from building to building with ease and never once had any issues with the controls. So you could add they did the controls great as well. All -n- all I'll keep AC in my collection, but I really hope AC2 focuses more on the game play and less on the graphics.

I didn't mind the same side missions in each city, the only ones that I truly hated where interrogations, with pickpocketing being my favorite.

I can understand where you're coming from with the repetitiveness, but IMO it wasn't that bad. And I liked the combat, it wasn't as good as PoP (which I'm almost convinced that this was really set to be the next PoP game, but scrapped it and kept the mechanics) but it wasn't all bad. Just the final boss fight is what really pissed me off with the combat.

[hankmecrankme]

New avatar, just for fun. I think I'll play some Mass Effect then go to sleep.

[Chacrana]

Wow, need to adjust to that nonsense....

can't do it.

It's 1:46 in this stupid eastern time zone. So I'm going to sleep.

[whoknows]

Wow, need to adjust to that nonsense....

can't do it.

It's 1:46 in this stupid eastern time zone. So I'm going to sleep.
Sleep is for the weak

[hankmecrankme]

It's either that, or this.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee42/hankmecrankme/BUFFKUTARAGI.gif

Take your pick.

[pete5883]

You should at least give Drill Dozer a shot first. It's fun and short. Though I didn't like it enough to hold on to it when I was done. M vs. DK I would definitely sell. I loved Symphonia but did not love Abyss. The dungeons couldn't hold a candle to the ones in Symph, and towards the end it just became a game of read-the-text. Which is ok when the story is great, but when you're just flying around the world, asking world leaders for permission to do things, it's not so great.

[dmaul1114]

my latest disappointment btw was Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. Despite the name... really pretty crappy.

Yeah, I'm really struggling to get motivated to finish it. Hate the stupid ocean king temple. I hate back tracking/redoing stuff and I hate timed levels so it's just total shit for me.

Not too fond of the controls either. I mean they work fine, but they're less responsive/accurate than normal controls so it just feels stupid to me.

Still I don't know that I'd call the game pretty crappy, more just mediocre for a Zelda game.

[red flare graf]

You know, going through my list, the one game that never seems to leave is Shinobi for the PS2. Seriously, that game is fucking fun.

No joke there. Shinobi may well be my favorite PS2 game, ever.

[InuFaye]

Chac

Do you think its worth it to buy a pair of those svs speakers to replace my floorstanding ones, they are really old 20+, and the left one I think has a blown tweeter since any notes in the high or midrange spectrum have a crackling sound to it.

I have a 15" Sony Sub and it works pretty well, so its not like I would lose alot of bass.

[linkpwns]

Chac

Do you think its worth it to buy a pair of those svs speakers to replace my floorstanding ones, they are really old 20+, and the left one I think has a blown tweeter since any notes in the high or midrange spectrum have a crackling sound to it.

I have a 15" Sony Sub and it works pretty well, so its not like I would lose alot of bass.

You know he's gonna say to go for it...

[hankmecrankme]

More Mass Effect today. Then it's either The Witcher or some fighters.

[InuFaye]

DJ MAX PORTABLE 2.
I love it.
Addicting as hell.

[SL4IN]

fighters on the psp while I'm at work.

then I have no clue when I get home.

On a related note, metal slug 3 hits XBLA on the 2nd of Jan, so I'll be plopping down some virtual points that morning.

[Midnite]

On a related note, metal slug 3 hits XBLA on the 2nd of Jan, so I'll be plopping down some virtual points that morning.

By far the best in the series. Looks like I'll be buying Metal Slug 3 for the third time.

[Rei no Otaku]

I actually liked 4 the best...

[SL4IN]

I personally liked X the best, but 3 will do.

[Dark Slayer120]

my latest disappointment btw was Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. Despite the name... really pretty crappy.

Yeah, that game shouldn't even have the Zelda name in it IMO. Really crappy, I was glad I got $30 for it when I decided to ditch it. Agreed about Shinobi I still have it as well. I have had it since launch and it's def up there with the best action games. It's too bad Nightshade couldn't live up to it, and instead turned out to be crap IMO.

[linkpwns]

Wait, Shinobi is actually a good game?

Based on you guys' opinions, I'm glad I only got Phantom Hourglass for christmas

[whoknows]

Wait, Shinobi is actually a good game?

Based on you guys' opinions, I'm glad I only got Phantom Hourglass for christmas
Shinobi is a great game. One of the best action games of last gen.

[RelentlessRolento]

c'mon Chac, you know you want this... then again I don't know how much you like the game or if you ever played it... ???

http://maxfactory.cms.drecom.jp/img/200804/peku_01b.jpg
http://maxfactory.cms.drecom.jp/img/200804/peku_04b.jpg

[gunm]

^^ careful, that looks like something Chris Hansen baits pedophiles with.


Er, just saying...

[RelentlessRolento]

well I do have an underlying contract with Dateline.

[Mr. Anderson]

fighters on the psp while I'm at work.

then I have no clue when I get home.

On a related note, metal slug 3 hits XBLA on the 2nd of Jan, so I'll be plopping down some virtual points that morning.

Oh shit, fo' real? Finally something worthwhile on the arcade.

DJ MAX PORTABLE 2.
I love it.
Addicting as hell.

Honestly, it's the only reason I want a PSP.

[jer7583]

That little tautness in the taint of the panties in that statue is far too much detail.

IT'S A TRAP!

I watched the shit out of the first season of heroes the past few days. Awesome. Now back to Assassin's Creed finally. Nights is on its merry way back to Gamefly. Good Riddance.

[Dark Slayer120]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/152124.html?playlist=featured


Can't say "fuck" enough now can he?

[Chacrana]

Who is this foxy ladddyyeeyyyy and where can I purchase her tittage and assage?

c'mon Chac, you know you want this... then again I don't know how much you like the game or if you ever played it... ???

http://maxfactory.cms.drecom.jp/img/200804/peku_01b.jpg
http://maxfactory.cms.drecom.jp/img/200804/peku_04b.jpg

[Chacrana]

Wait, Shinobi is actually a good game?

Based on you guys' opinions, I'm glad I only got Phantom Hourglass for christmas

Seriously, Shinobi is phenomenal. It doesn't look as good as Ninja Gaiden and its levels aren't particularly inventive, but the core gameplay is absolute perfection and that makes it soooo much better than the vast majority of action games. 9/10, easily (based on 2002 standards.)

[Chacrana]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/152124.html?playlist=featured


Can't say "fuck" enough now can he?

This is why I hate gamers in general. Most people are either really, obnoxiously nerdy or the kind of people who work retail their entire life.

[darthbudge]

Well I got Rogue Galaxy today, probably won't get to play it until sunday though. Looks pretty cool.

[Dark Slayer120]

This is why I hate gamers in general. Most people are either really, obnoxiously nerdy or the kind of people who work retail their entire life.

Yeah, that dude is just a tard plain and simple. He has probably never even played a Wii only going off of what he has heard. Btw wtf is up with his eye brows? :lol:

[InuFaye]

Chac,
Speakers or no?

I want to get them now so they will be back at my house when I get back there.

[Chacrana]

You know he's gonna say to go for it...

Duh. Go for it, InuFaye. If your speakers are broke as fuck, then replace them bitches. Even if you didn't have a separate sub, I'd say go for it as these will destroy what you have now, if memory serves. Be sure to get an SVS sub, because it says Sony and it's designed to make sound... it sucks.

and it's not like I always tell people to go for it. I told Inu not to step up his receiver a few days ago.

[Chacrana]

So I went deep sea fishing today and I was seasick for 4 hours. Yeah, it fucking sucked. And it didn't help that it was fishing of all things. Boorrrriiinggg. Probably wasn't a good idea to not eat before going on that nonsense trip either.

[Chacrana]

Yeah, that game shouldn't even have the Zelda name in it IMO. Really crappy, I was glad I got $30 for it when I decided to ditch it. Agreed about Shinobi I still have it as well. I have had it since launch and it's def up there with the best action games. It's too bad Nightshade couldn't live up to it, and instead turned out to be crap IMO.

Nightshade really was disappointing. I loved some of the songs in the soundtrack, and the first 4 levels had promise, but after that, you get boring, generic warehouses, levels that repeat themselves and that sucked the first time around, and awful, awful vehicle stages. I really liked level 10... the rainy highway level, but that + 4 other decent levels isn't enough to make a game fun when the majority of the game sucks.

[Nelo Ice]

got back from the gs sale and i got the forza 2/marvel pack along with dead rising and gh2 for $59

dead rising is pretty fun and gh2 as well(have ps2 ver but w/e)
marvel not sure yet barely played it and havent even touched forza yet

though im thinking if i should switch gh2 with the darkness...

[pete5883]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/152124.html?playlist=featured
This guy looks exactly like my cousin, + a beard.

[Dark Slayer120]

Nightshade really was disappointing. I loved some of the songs in the soundtrack, and the first 4 levels had promise, but after that, you get boring, generic warehouses, levels that repeat themselves and that sucked the first time around, and awful, awful vehicle stages. I really liked level 10... the rainy highway level, but that + 4 other decent levels isn't enough to make a game fun when the majority of the game sucks.


I agree man, plus to me it felt really easy of course a lot of games do after beating Shinobi. ;) I played and finished Uncharted tonight, total play time was 8hrs and 40 minutes. Great fucking game and right now it's my current 07 GOTY. Still have a few other games I want to play before making it official but for right now Uncharted is def in the lead.

[Apossum]

rock band is fucked up. how is it just sucking hours of my life without me even knowing it?

just beat medium drums. not too tough at all, got 4-5 stars on everything the first time through, aside from a few 3 stars in a couple of the last songs. hard mode seems like a better challenge already and more realistic as far as drumming goes :)

[linkpwns]

rock band is fucked up. how is it just sucking hours of my life without me even knowing it?

just beat medium drums. not too tough at all, got 4-5 stars on everything the first time through, aside from a few 3 stars in a couple of the last songs. hard mode seems like a better challenge already and more realistic as far as drumming goes :)

I don't remember which podcast it was, but someone said that Hard=real drums. They mentioned how one of the journalists played a song on hard without looking at the screen (Because he played the drums, and knew the song).

[seanr1221]

rock band is fucked up. how is it just sucking hours of my life without me even knowing it?

just beat medium drums. not too tough at all, got 4-5 stars on everything the first time through, aside from a few 3 stars in a couple of the last songs. hard mode seems like a better challenge already and more realistic as far as drumming goes :)

It's easily my GotY. Not only does it bring together gamers and non-gamers for hours, but it's just insanely fun.

[darthbudge]

I thought expert=real drums? Anyway if you how to play drums it makes it much easier, for example my friend sat down and is first ever time playing RB he played Dani California on Expert and got 98% complete.

[Apossum]

hard is not quite real, there are still missing bass hits and other things to make it a little easier. I'm a quasi-drummer (don't take lessons, don't play in a band anymore...) I've rarely had the chance to play since I moved away for school two years ago, but the game is getting me back in to shape. and I'm very happy to have something resembling a drum kit in my apartment now :)

[snakelda]

is there a date when ingame music is going to be added to the PS3?I'm tired of using my iPod.It's more convinient to do it through the PS3 as I can't hear my phone when I have my iPod on.Really love the new RBD cd though!

[InuFaye]

Pulled the trigger on those speakers, should be home by the time I get there.
Now I just need a 40" 1080p TV.
And a winning lottery ticket.
Also Chacs Mother.

[Sarang01]

Nightshade really was disappointing. I loved some of the songs in the soundtrack, and the first 4 levels had promise, but after that, you get boring, generic warehouses, levels that repeat themselves and that sucked the first time around, and awful, awful vehicle stages. I really liked level 10... the rainy highway level, but that + 4 other decent levels isn't enough to make a game fun when the majority of the game sucks.

Did it suffer from the TERRIBLE camera that "Shinobi" had too? Personally I don't understand why they couldn't title it "Kunoichi" here too. Doesn't it just mean female ninja in Japanese?

[whoknows]

Playing Persona 3 now, but I can't decide if I find it repetitive or not. Feels like I'm only playing to get to the next full moon. It's still enjoyable though.

Also started watching Paranoia Agent...it's ok I guess, but from what I've heard about it I had higher expectations for it. I'll probably watch it all though since it's fairly short.

[SL4IN]

downloaded sin & punishment and streets of rage 3 off the virtual console with 2000 pointst I got for christmas, and I think I made good buys.

enjoying both a lot and played a little more mario galaxy tonight as well. been pretty light on the gaming forefront lately.

[Sarang01]

downloaded sin & punishment and streets of rage 3 off the virtual console with 2000 pointst I got for christmas, and I think I made good buys.

enjoying both a lot and played a little more mario galaxy tonight as well. been pretty light on the gaming forefront lately.

Have they added the Enix Trilogy yet to the VCS offerings?

SL4IN your avatar is awesome btw.

[gunm]

Just watching my friends play COD4 and Mass Effect. My buddy beat COD4 single player pretty durn quick compared to me. I wish these guys would get their own consoles. :p

[pete5883]

Did it suffer from the TERRIBLE camera that "Shinobi" had too? Personally I don't understand why they couldn't title it "Kunoichi" here too. Doesn't it just mean female ninja in Japanese?
Shinobi has name recognition for Genesis-era gamers. Your average consumer doesn't know what the fuck a Coon-o-itchy is.

[Chacrana]

Did it suffer from the TERRIBLE camera that "Shinobi" had too? Personally I don't understand why they couldn't title it "Kunoichi" here too. Doesn't it just mean female ninja in Japanese?

It had the same camera system, but the issue with Nightshade was the awful lock on that made the camera view useless a lot of the time. I actually prefer Shinobi's camera system to 99.9% of 3D games though, because you always have complete control over it. And yeah, the Jappo version was called Kunoichi.


By the way, for those picking up new speakers, be sure to get some 12 gauge speaker wire as well. Monoprice.com has it on the cheap. Believe me, it's important.

[Chacrana]

I recorded my thinkings on Zelda: Teh Phantom Hourgrass:

http://www.honestgamers.com/systems/content.php?game_id=&console_id=52&review_id=6661

[hankmecrankme]

Nice review, Chac. That will probably be the only Zelda game I won't play.

Today, it's time to finish up Mass Effect and probably start it again, plus some VF5 online.

[linkpwns]

Nice review, Chac. That will probably be the only Zelda game I won't play.



Pfft, what Chac says is far from "Word". He hates CoD4, and abused me for playing it :P.

Imma give it a run through before I let Chac give opinions to my head.

[Chacrana]

Pfft, what Chac says is far from "Word". He hates CoD4, and abused me for playing it :P.

Imma give it a run through before I let Chac give opinions to my head.

I hated the single player... the multiplayer beta was okay, but derivative.

[jer7583]

I bought Shinobi today on Chacrana's recommendation. I've been wanting to play it for a long time anyway. And I'll high five him for hating CoD4. That game is atrocious. One of the worst single player campaigns I've played in a while.

I got banned from neogaf today for saying this-
"After a year-

Still don't care about it."

In a thread about reflections after a year of PS3 being out. Wow. Those Sony people are so defensive.

[heavyd853]

Eh whats wrong with COD4's single player, I thought it was pretty crazy (Cpt Price ftw).

[Chacrana]

The only PS3 games I have are Ridge Racer 7 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma and while I want to at least try Ratchet and Uncharted... yeah, the system hasn't proved itself yet by any stretch of the imagination. I think that'll change next year, but seriously. A year of little more than dreck. C'mon. Even the Wii did better.

...actually, I have like 10 wii games or something and that motha's only been out a year... and it sucked a D for the first half of that year. Damn.

[Chacrana]

Eh whats wrong with COD4's single player, I thought it was pretty crazy (Cpt Price ftw).

It was pretty crazy, and that was it. Chaos is not game design. It's stupid and noisy, just like Inu's mom when we have our skirmishes. The pacing is still non-stop ZOMG SHOOT EVERYTHING OVER AND OVER AND OVER and while there's some story segments to slow things down, there's simply no variety to the game. It's either crazy or sedentary. And shooting a gun still isn't fun.

[seanr1221]

The only PS3 games I have are Ridge Racer 7 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma and while I want to at least try Ratchet and Uncharted... yeah, the system hasn't proved itself yet by any stretch of the imagination. I think that'll change next year, but seriously. A year of little more than dreck. C'mon. Even the Wii did better.

...actually, I have like 10 wii games or something and that motha's only been out a year... and it sucked a D for the first half of that year. Damn.

10 wii games? what do you have?

[Chacrana]

10 wii games? what do you have?

Now that I actually look, it's 9 Wii games, but whatever. I have:

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Paper Mario
Trauma Center: New Blood
Trauma Center: Second Opinion

I loved all the ones I played.

[Chacrana]

Actually, now that I think of it, I should give Truama Center New Blood a whirl tonight. I enjoyed the fuck out of the first game on both the DS and the Wii (though the Wii version is clearly better) so there's really no reason for me not to dig into this nyuck.

Edit: Eh, on second thought... maybe I'll just wait till I get back home tomorrow and play it on a setup that is not so conducive to sucking a man's cock.

[jer7583]

The problem with CoD4 single player is that it is a horrible mess and the levels aren't intelligently designed. They're just a string of invisible breaking points where enemies will stop spawning endlessly. Even "all ghillied up" while a nice diversion, wasn't that great, because of the absolutely atrocious ending to that level. Finishing that section was all about luck and breaking the game's AI, finding a place to hide that they weren't programmed to check.

CoD4 consistently reminded me that it was a game and nothing more at every turn. I might as well have been playing Doom, the way the insurgents spawned in everywhere.

This is coming from someone who finished and greatly enjoyed CoD2 on Veteran, so no "you just suck" complaints. That game was well done, this one isn't.

[lilboo]

I have like.. 27 Wii games..:lol: :oops:

[darthbudge]

Call of Duty 4's Single player was awesome, you can go screw yourself if you think otherwise.

[SL4IN]

TF2 tonite and all day tomorrow.

[Chacrana]

Call of Duty 4's Single player was awesome, you can go screw yourself if you think otherwise.

Yeah, but you tried to profit off of someone's giving you a free game like a week ago.

[red flare graf]

Yeah, but you tried to profit off of someone's giving you a free game like a week ago.

Definitely makes him null and void..

[darthbudge]

Yeah, but you tried to profit off of someone's giving you a free game like a week ago.

Yeah but remember this is Cheap Ass Gamer, I.E. I am a cheap ass. Also I gave Inufaye like the best deal in the world on that game so I wasn't just jacking up the price.

[Apossum]

ugh, catching a flight to nyc at 7am tomorrow...not gonna be fun, but I'll be playing puzzle quest on my PC for the whole flight :)


Yeah but remember this is Cheap Ass Gamer, I.E. I am a cheap ass. Also I gave Inufaye like the best deal in the world on that game so I wasn't just jacking up the price.


:lol: no, you're a dumb ass who didn't appreciate a free gift or have the courtesy (or brains) to hide that you were selling it. but you're also like 15 years old, so I guess you don't know any better. anyway, I hope a lot of people read that and decide not to hook you up with anything ever again, because you don't deserve shit ;) you also soured me on giving stuff away on this site. Other guy who got Shikigami was very grateful, you, on the other hand, wouldn't shut the fuck up about when your free game was coming in. But if you're such a prick as to not apologize the first time after I called you out, I doubt any of this will have any effect.

and what, pray tell, was "the best deal in the world"? Was it the $40 you quoted?

[darthbudge]

ugh, catching a flight to nyc at 7am tomorrow...not gonna be fun, but I'll be playing puzzle quest on my PC for the whole flight :)





:lol: no, you're a dumb ass who didn't appreciate a free gift or have the courtesy (or brains) to hide that you were selling it. but you're also like 15 years old, so I guess you don't know any better. anyway, I hope a lot of people read that and decide not to hook you up with anything ever again, because you don't deserve shit ;)

what was "the best deal in the world"? Was it the $40 you quoted?

I sold it to him for 20 dollars shipped via priority mail.

I did appreciate it, I played through a bunch of it,(lol I am still playing it) but I needed money.

[Apossum]

I sold it to him for 20 dollars shipped via priority mail.

I did appreciate it, I played through a bunch of it,(lol I am still playing it) but I needed money.


pretty weak. anyway, see the edit for further ribbing. lol

[darthbudge]

pretty weak. anyway, see the edit for further ribbing. lol

Look man, I am sorry if I made you feel bad, I needed cash and it was the only thing I had on hand that people wanted and I could part with. I wasn't trying to complain about when the game was coming in and I just really couldn't wait. I am happy that you gave stuff away and I would have given it away if I didn't really need to sell it. Again I am sorry.

[Rei no Otaku]

Leave the poor guy alone. It was his game once he received it, he wanted to sell it. Who cares? Jeez.

[red flare graf]

Jesus cares.

[Chacrana]

It's true, Jesus does care.

Anyway, Possum, why you headed for NYC? The people there are pricks.

Additionally, I ended up not playing Trauma Center: New Blood. I want to play it ASAP though. Must operate.

Anyway, Ima go watch the SFIV episode of the 1up show since I haven't seen the footage yet.

[Jesus_S_Preston]

Jesus cares.

I do not.

[RelentlessRolento]

Anyway, Possum, why you headed for NYC? The people there are pricks.


Hey every city has it's different types of pricks, it's just that NYC is more vocal about it. Also, Miami has it's pricks as well, but 90% of the time it dosn't matter because they end up being half naked women that shake their ass all the time.

[Chacrana]

Hey every city has it's different types of pricks, it's just that NYC is more vocal about it. Also, Miami has it's pricks as well, but 90% of the time it dosn't matter because they end up being half naked women that shake their ass all the time.

Speaking of which, next time I'm in West Palm, I've gotta go down to Miami and punch you in the gut for being so weird. :boxing:

[RelentlessRolento]

Speaking of which, next time I'm in West Palm, I've gotta go down to Miami and punch you in the gut for being so weird. :boxing:


:lol: After everything I've done to you, I deserve it the most. Plus I can finally see if there's some sort of S&M fetish I have....???

[linkpwns]

Anyway, Possum, why you headed for NYC? The people there are pricks.



Did you fuckin' say that just to get at me? Hah

[Chacrana]

Did you fuckin' say that just to get at me? Hah

Heh, I completely forgot you lived there. Guess my theory was correct ;)

[linkpwns]

Heh, I completely forgot you lived there. Guess my theory was correct ;)

Just cause I cause chaos within society doesn't label me a prick :P

[Chacrana]

By the way link, did you get a chance to try Phantom Hourglass and see that I was correct?

[Purple Flames]

I can't to get back to my place in a few days. My 360 is back from repairs and I can finally finish off Bioshock and start up Mass Effect.

The only thing I've really been able to play over Christmas break is Animal Crossing WW. I left the rest of my DS games behind and I already beat the majoriy of the PSP games I brought with me.

[Chacrana]

Night, GGT. I'm finally back in d' ville tomorrow so I can finally play games on a decent setup again. W00t for well designed HT setups.

[jer7583]

DS homebrew is pretty flipping awesome. My sister got one of those datel homebrew/music things and I've been loading it up with stuff. She was jealous of my PSP's emulator stuff. Now I'm jealous. Lots more DS homebrew out there. Most impressive is a painting program with full pressure sensitivity. I had no idea the DS touch screen was even pressure sensitive.

Too bad the SNES emulators aren't better on DS yet.

And shinobi is AWESOME.

[whoknows]

The only PS3 games I have are Ridge Racer 7 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma and while I want to at least try Ratchet and Uncharted... yeah, the system hasn't proved itself yet by any stretch of the imagination. I think that'll change next year, but seriously. A year of little more than dreck. C'mon. Even the Wii did better.

...actually, I have like 10 wii games or something and that motha's only been out a year... and it sucked a D for the first half of that year. Damn.
You really should play Uncharted and R&C. Both are fantastic games.

I'm pretty happy with the PS3 this year myself, then again I didn't have a 360 for most of the year so multiplatform meant nothing to me as far as games went...and still doesn't actually. If a game is far and away better on the 360 then I'd get the game for that, but so far games have been pretty much identical and I like having most of my games on one system so it's all been to the PS3 since I had that first :-P I have 7 PS3 games, I've had others in the past, but I'm pretty good at selling ones I don't plan to play for a long while.

[linkpwns]

By the way link, did you get a chance to try Phantom Hourglass and see that I was correct?

Not yet, I have a family reunion to do that at tomorrow.

I gets to start saving for my computer now... yay!

[suko_32]

Yay! Just plugged in my 360 for the first time! I love that new console owning feeling!

No! I have too many consoles and portables and I'm not even done with last gen games!

[Sarang01]

Yay! Just plugged in my 360 for the first time! I love that new console owning feeling!

No! I have too many consoles and portables and I'm not even done with last gen games!

You're being added immediately to my friends list.

[lilboo]

Yay! Just plugged in my 360 for the first time! I love that new console owning feeling!

No! I have too many consoles and portables and I'm not even done with last gen games!

I just added you :)
Welcome aboard :D

[suko_32]

Sweet! Friends already! I feel welcomed! Thanks :)

I'm going through the whole list of arcade games and dl'ing the demos. I'm on 66 of 108. After that, I gotta go through everything else on live marketplace. It's going to take a while!

[Sarang01]

You got the one with a 120 gb. HDD right?

[whoknows]

Sweet! Friends already! I feel welcomed! Thanks :)

I'm going through the whole list of arcade games and dl'ing the demos. I'm on 66 of 108. After that, I gotta go through everything else on live marketplace. It's going to take a while!
I'll add you too. Don't have Gold at the moment though :cry:

[suko_32]

You got the one with a 120 gb. HDD right?

No, I got the Arcade from the Amazon deal. Then I got a 20GB from the GS B2G1 free thing with edge card. After I sell the stuff I don't need, my total cost after everything is about $230. So it's like getting a premium for $230! Whoopee! Sorry, just got xbox live to work after spending my night on it and I'm a little happy.

I also have a lot of 48-hour codes (not sure if they work) and 1 month gold for free. Also got tons of points from smarterchild and the CC B1G1 free, so I'm also good on points.

Quick question about Scene-It on the 360. If I'm slightly below average in terms on knowing movie stuff, would I do alright in it?

[SL4IN]

I'll be adding you suko once I find a reason to fire my 360 back up. after beating assassin's creed, I can't see any thing on the system to make me play until DMC 4 and after that I'm really not interested in much. I don't understand why I've lost so muich interest in my 360.

edit: someone recommend me something to play on it other than:

mass effect
halo 3
orange box
bioshock

I'm seriously in a rut with the thing.

[whoknows]

Have you played Condemned? If not get on that.

[Magus8472]

Quick question about Scene-It on the 360. If I'm slightly below average in terms on knowing movie stuff, would I do alright in it?

Yes, because it lets you cheat off your opponents.

[RelentlessRolento]

I'll be adding you suko once I find a reason to fire my 360 back up. after beating assassin's creed, I can't see any thing on the system to make me play until DMC 4 and after that I'm really not interested in much. I don't understand why I've lost so muich interest in my 360.

edit: someone recommend me something to play on it other than:

mass effect
halo 3
orange box
bioshock

I'm seriously in a rut with the thing.


what arcade games do you own?

[primetime]

Almost beat HS just now. I'm on the last part of the last chapter, but I need to get some sleep.

It's a really good game, but it seems like it could use more polish...or something. I enjoyed it a lot though.

[RelentlessRolento]

oh forgot to say what I'm playing. I'm near the end of Zack and Wiki and have to say if you own a Wii you'd be stupid to not own it unless you hate cute things.

also, finally, for the first time in my life I'm playing a 3D zelda... LoZOoT on the Wii VC. I still say the 2d ones are way more fun, but I am enjoying this one.

[suko_32]

Everytime I see Rolento it reminds me I need to play Eye of Judgment. I'm a little lazy to set it up sometimes, even though it's quick.

Also need to give Time Crisis 4 a whirl.

[RelentlessRolento]

Everytime I see Rolento it reminds me I need to play Eye of Judgment. I'm a little lazy to set it up sometimes, even though it's quick.

Also need to give Time Crisis 4 a whirl.


:lol: the way I make it easy is I leave the stand and the camera together and set it aside from the TV. other than that I just bring out the mat and camera and I'm all set. really easy.

[hankmecrankme]

Just played a bunch of Mass Effect. I won't be able to finish it until Tuesday, because I'm going on a trip to Champaign, IL. I'm so close, too.

[SL4IN]

what arcade games do you own?

TMNT
Uno
Robotron 2084
Boom Boom Rocket
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Carcassone
Aegis Wing
Gauntlet
Small Arms

[Chacrana]

I have Mass Effect LE, but apart from that, I see nothing on the horizon that makes me want to turn the system on other than Ninja Gaiden II and maybe Lost Odyssey. At least, there's nothing that's convincing me to buy a new controller yet.