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Originally Posted by MysterD I thought Diablo 3 was pretty good, as well. I just am NOT a fan of the "always online DRM", when I was easily able to GO SOLO the entire game no problem. Granted, it is quite fun, when playing w/ others online.

See, the D3 always-online thing never seemed an issue to me, mostly as after the first solo playthrough I never played D2 offline. Even when playing alone I would create a game on Battlenet. Some items were only available on ladder games, plus I could take a character I was using on my own and get together with a friend or two.

D3 is what it is -- a loot grinder. The negatives associated with it and Blizzard were more than enough for me to pass on it in favor of Torchlight 2 (never mind the $40 price difference... which was more like $47 as I paid approximately $12 for TL2 at release). Unless you're looking to get into the digital item market via the RMAH there is little difference between the two games with TL2 coming out ahead on most of the distinctions.

Originally Posted by RollingSkull Good riddance THQ. All I have to say.

Bastards all!

I say we deport the whole lot and sell their children into slavery.

That'll show them what we think of their inability to cope with poor financial decisions in a failing economy!

So long as it all goes down after the Metro sequel releases, right?

Metro was mediocre as hell. They can fly a kite.

Also teach them not to drive series into the ditch and deploy boatloads of DLC.

Originally Posted by RollingSkull Good riddance THQ. All I have to say.

Your gimmick sucks.

Originally Posted by TheLongshot BTW, there is a new graphics mod for Dues Ex that just got released... http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012...mod-completed/

oh HELL YEA! i still have 5 chapters to go in that game. Im glad i never finished it. This is just the thing to get me to finally get it done.
Thanks!

From what i'm reading, the Unreal Complete pack current deal isn't that great of a deal. I'm really wanting to get it, i'm hoping it'll be 75% for the Winter Sale.

Hmmm, did Amazon match the individual SR3 DLC during the Black Friday sales? Looking over it I think Genkii Bowl is probably the only one I'll grab. And maybe the Shark Gun says everyone raves about it!

Originally Posted by voldak From what i'm reading, the Unreal Complete pack current deal isn't that great of a deal. I'm really wanting to get it, i'm hoping it'll be 75% for the Winter Sale.

I'm doing the same, I remember Black being on sale for $5 by itself during the summer sale. So I'm sure it will hit lower during winter.

Civ 5 Gold is coming to steam. And I just bought GOTY + G+K too x.x
http://cdr.thebronasium.com/sub/16839

Originally Posted by voldak From what i'm reading, the Unreal Complete pack current deal isn't that great of a deal. I'm really wanting to get it, i'm hoping it'll be 75% for the Winter Sale.

I bought the complete pack for 75% off during the summer sale. So I'd say that is highly likely that it will reach that price during the coming summer sale. Might only be a one daily deal (or a flash sale), but it'll hit that price again. So unless you're absolutely dying to play it now, I say hold off for a few weeks.

Originally Posted by jatan11t Civ 5 Gold is coming to steam. And I just bought GOTY + G+K too x.x http://cdr.thebronasium.com/sub/16839

Excuse me as I have a chuckle at your expense.

lol

OK, now that that's out of the way, is this it for Civ 5? Are there any more DLC planed? Am I gonna be hearing about a Platinum edition a year from now? Or can I now safely buy Civ 5?

You can never safely buy Civ 5 until Civ 6 comes out. You know this.

Originally Posted by MysterD I thought Diablo 3 was pretty good, as well. I just am NOT a fan of the "always online DRM", when I was easily able to GO SOLO the entire game no problem. Granted, it is quite fun, when playing w/ others online. Eh, I loved Max Payne 3. Just finished the SP portion last night. I thought Mass Effect 3 was great, except for the last 5-10 minutes (the end stuff), more or less.

I think out of the 40 or so hours I played Diablo 3, I probably only enjoyed about 2 hours worth; the majority of that was playing through Insanity with 2-3 friends, woefully underequipped. We did manage to defeat Diablo but it took 45 minutes! (thank goodness for no enrage timer on the big D)

I wanted to like MP3; I generally am a big fan of Rockstar games (esp RDR and Bully but even commonly maligned games like GTA4 and LA Noire). I'm not sure why I was so disappointed by it, but perhaps its linearity (and unrelatable protagonist) turned me off from the "story" crammed down my throat.

I loved ME3 quite a bit, though not as much as ME2. The multiplayer was quite fun with friends, but I eventually grew to despise the IAP roulette wheel of doom due to its uneven and random progression system. The game itself was great, though there were many changes from the previous two games that I thought were questionable (especially the "readiness meter" and the fact it made hardly any impact on the ending). The ending... well this horse has been beaten quite enough, so I won't get into it.

When I say my biggest disappointment this year is D3, it's not because it's a bad game. My biggest disappointment last year was Heavy Rain (with DA2 closely behind), though neither were bad games. They just completely failed to live up to the hype and/or personal expectations.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox You can never safely buy Civ 5 until Civ 6 comes out. You know this.

ha ha, you're right. If I buy the Gold edition, somebody will be having a laugh at my expense a year from now.

THQ hate? GET OUT!

Relic alone is worth it. Dawn of War, Company of Heroes. Saints Row the Third was my game of the year. Metro 2033 is amazing and atmospheric ( I still have that whistling stuck in my head).

They totally put the wrong Red Faction up, but oh well.

THQ is boss, I love them. Have for a long time, they make or publish some of my fave games. If they went under, I'd be super bummed out. My only hope would be that Voliaition and Relic would get picked up. My fear is that EA or Activision would do just that.

I only bought the extra civilizations/wonders DLC. The maps and scenarios would never get used by me anyway since I always just play a straight game on a random map.

Originally Posted by voldak From what i'm reading, the Unreal Complete pack current deal isn't that great of a deal. I'm really wanting to get it, i'm hoping it'll be 75% for the Winter Sale.

You're right in that it has been $9.99 before, but it's not like $13 is a bad deal either. I'd still say it's easily worth that, it's just potentially worth waiting for if you're not in a rush to play them since the winter sale is a month away.

Originally Posted by The End I bought the complete pack for 75% off during the summer sale. So I'd say that is highly likely that it will reach that price during the coming summer sale. Might only be a one daily deal (or a flash sale), but it'll hit that price again. So unless you're absolutely dying to play it now, I say hold off for a few weeks.

You talked me off of the ledge.....for now

I won't be playing it immediately, especially since I just got my Microsoft store Skyrim today!

Originally Posted by TheKbob THQ hate? GET OUT!

RollingSkull hates everything. There's one on every forum

Originally Posted by The End ha ha, you're right. If I buy the Gold edition, somebody will be having a laugh at my expense a year from now.

Damn it! And I had just got my calender out to mark the occasion too.