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Weird, I've been reading there's no lag but it does take more of a hit on the framerate. Did you play with Japanese guys or friends?
 
How do you use the Halo ODST coupon on an existing preorder? Says I have to add it to my cart but if I do that the kingdom hearts promo will be gone since I heard it expired.

Oh and amazon FTW.. I got both a 10 and 5 dollar from Halo ODST then they refunded me 5 dollars cause I thought the 5 dollar one didn't apply.
 
Just beat Infamous as an evil guy. That game makes being evil really fun. Something almost every other game doesn't do. In those games, if you choose evil, they make you feel bad. About the ending...
WTF?

I might go and beat it as a good guy on Hard for the Platinum. I don't really know. It seems like it's going to be a lot harder to be good.

My biggest gripe about Infamous is the controls. They sometimes glitch out, so instead of leeching a guy, Cole decides he wants to dance. And the range in which you stick to stuff is too big. Kinda like Prince of Persia, but in a bad way.
 
Wow found out the coupon will be applied already so reordered Kingdom Hearts 358/2 and it glitched making the game 8 dollars with release day shipping :drool:
 
[quote name='Chibi_Kaji']We are getting it in the US but it seems that it will be a PSN "exclusive".[/QUOTE]
That's some sharp thinkin' Eidos :applause:

Guess I have to make a GB account now.
 
[quote name='benjamouth']Forza 3 and Brutal Legend demos are up on Live [/QUOTE]


Sweeeeeet
[quote name='zewone']The extra missions are pretty short on the PS3 demo.

Game looks/sounds/plays better on 360 (as far as the demo is concerned).

Lots of lag in the PS3 demo with two players, no lag in 360 demo with four players.[/QUOTE]


What's this in reference to? Lost Planet 2?
 
[quote name='Flak']That's some sharp thinkin' Eidos :applause:

Guess I have to make a GB account now.[/QUOTE]

DLC might be region locked.

I just read that 3.10 is supposed to have cross-game VC. I doubt it's true, though.
 
[quote name='gunm']x2. Added both demos to my queue for tonight.[/QUOTE]


Good call. I always forget about that function.

[quote name='h3llbring3r']Wolfenstein for $36 (with EC) in tempting, but the magic eight-ball foresees it in the Target bargain bin.[/QUOTE]


I was thinking the same thing.
 
[quote name='Flak']That's some sharp thinkin' Eidos :applause:

Guess I have to make a GB account now.[/QUOTE]

for live?
if so make it a dummy account so u can share it :lol:
dont have batman yet but might as well try to get the free dlc since its not comin to NA on live apparently
 
Brutal Legend started to win me over by the end of the demo but didn't blow me away or anything. Jack Black did make me laugh a few times. :)


Katamari Forever is great! And the U2 beta is better than last time, finally got a code yesterday and played with a buddy. Feels good man.
 
[quote name='dallow']Brutal Legend started to win me over by the end of the demo but didn't blow me away or anything. Jack Black did make me laugh a few times. :)


Katamari Forever is great! And the U2 beta is better than last time, finally got a code yesterday and played with a buddy. Feels good man.[/QUOTE]

you make me sad, dallow. :(
 
If Katamari PS3 was $40 MSRP, I'd be more inclined to get it (because then w/amazon coupon code, ECA, etc it would be much less). $50 for a Katamari game just seems too high to me. The graphics aren't that much of an improvement, IMO.
 
State fair is here!!!

Fried Apple and Peanut Butter on a stick – A large wedge of apple wrapped in caramel and peanut butter, dipped in batter, fried and sugar dusted. On the Midway near the Texas Star M19.

Deep Fried Pizza – Pepperoni or sausage pizza slices battered in homemade Italian batter, deep fried and served with an extra helping of pizza sauce and parmesan cheese. On Fun-Way, FW20.

Deep Fried Peanuts – Deep fried peanuts in shells and seasoned with a variety of flavors (Cajun, garlic, powdered sugar, jalapeno). Nimitz Drive N9

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chocolate Jalapeño – Fresh jalapeno skewered and dipped in funnel cake batter, fried and then dipped in chocolate. Available dusted with cinnamon and sugar, or dipped in chocolate. In Cotton Bowl Plaza, CBP1.[/FONT]

[quote name='corrosivefrost']you make me sad, dallow. :([/QUOTE]
Heh, which part and why?
[quote name='gunm']If Katamari PS3 was $40 MSRP, I'd be more inclined to get it (because then w/amazon coupon code, ECA, etc it would be much less). $50 for a Katamari game just seems too high to me. The graphics aren't that much of an improvement, IMO.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, but it has waaaaaaaaay more content than any past Katamari game. It's like a greatest hits collection with lots of new remixed music.
 
[quote name='dallow']
Heh, which part and why?
[/QUOTE]

Sad that Brutal Legend didn't totally do it for you.
Sad that you seem to like Katamari Forever much much more.

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U2 Beta -- how is it better?
 
Well, the graphics were horrible to start with, but it had a nice design.
Most of what the main character said wasn't too funny, but like I mentioned there were a couple of great lines. "Decaptatioooooooooon!"

Fighting/defending was just too simplistic. Co-op action was interesting but too simple again. I expect the full game to go more in depth though possibly.
Music isn't my cup of tea at all, but didn't mind it as much as I thought in the background.
Boss fight was kinda dumb, but silly fun I guess.

Overall though the design and charm started to grow on me. Just not a full price game at all though.

As for Katamari. It's just Katamari, just more.

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Well, you didn't like the first U2 beta right? How come?
I really did, and sunk a ton of hours into it.

This one has beefed up modes/playlists and feels a lot smoother.
The store/money exp system is neat too.

And the way it records your last 20 matches is unbelievable. I spent a lot of time just examning how this one player did so well in a certain match. The free roam camera works so well.

EDIT: But I loved, LOVED the menu for BL, and the in game notes, options. Spanish dub was a nice option, played it again with it on.
 
I really hope that with next week's PSN updates on PS3 that we don't see just 20 pages of PSP games being newly available on the store.
 
I expect a PSP section or something.
We'll see if they deliver on all those games.
There's supposed to be a huge sale on all older PSP games too, from every publisher.

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Damn I love my new speakers.
I've been playing my fave scenes from movies and certain games to just to hear them in a new light. Katamari's tracks sound so good.
They've also ruined a few CD recordings of I had of certain music because all the imperfections are easy to hear. I was both happy and sad about that.
 
[quote name='dallow']State fair is here!!!

Fried Apple and Peanut Butter on a stick – A large wedge of apple wrapped in caramel and peanut butter, dipped in batter, fried and sugar dusted. On the Midway near the Texas Star M19.

Deep Fried Pizza – Pepperoni or sausage pizza slices battered in homemade Italian batter, deep fried and served with an extra helping of pizza sauce and parmesan cheese. On Fun-Way, FW20.

Deep Fried Peanuts – Deep fried peanuts in shells and seasoned with a variety of flavors (Cajun, garlic, powdered sugar, jalapeno). Nimitz Drive N9

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Chocolate Jalapeño – Fresh jalapeno skewered and dipped in funnel cake batter, fried and then dipped in chocolate. Available dusted with cinnamon and sugar, or dipped in chocolate. In Cotton Bowl Plaza, CBP1.[/FONT]


Heh, which part and why?

Yeah, but it has waaaaaaaaay more content than any past Katamari game. It's like a greatest hits collection with lots of new remixed music.[/QUOTE]

The Wisconsin State Fair specialty this year was Chocolate Covered Bacon.

I did not eat it.
 
[quote name='Maklershed']Anyone else's noggin explode after reading that Sony announced there will be no UMD conversion program for PSP Go?[/QUOTE]
You expected them to make good on that promise?
 
[quote name='Maklershed']Anyone else's noggin explode after reading that Sony announced there will be no UMD conversion program for PSP Go?[/QUOTE]



I don't remember them promising anything with UMD conversion specifically, but they should do the free downloads thing that was reported for UK.

Either way, PSPGo is so overpriced, I'm definitely not getting one until it at least drops to current PSP console prices.
 
[quote name='KingBroly']Yes, $30 for Midnight Club is a HUGE SALE![/QUOTE]

u mean the complete edition? i preordered it for $22 thanks to eca stack
 
[quote name='Maklershed']Anyone else's noggin explode after reading that Sony announced there will be no UMD conversion program for PSP Go?[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Rei no Otaku']You expected them to make good on that promise?[/QUOTE]

This. Anyone who really expected that to come true deserves their ruptured noggin.
 
[quote name='gunm']I don't remember them promising anything with UMD conversion specifically, but they should do the free downloads thing that was reported for UK.
[/QUOTE]
What are you smoking, the discussions of the development of that program was specifically mentioned like everywhere:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/04/sony-working-on-good-will-program-to-give-digital-copies-of-yo/

We just sat down for an interview with Sony's John Koller, who among many other interesting tidbits and factoids (more on those later) assuaged fears that our giant UMD library would be entirely forsaken. While light on details -- they're still figuring it out, he said -- there will be a "good will" program by which owners of current disc-based titles will be able to obtain digital copies for use on the PSP Go -- "a set number of titles for a set period of time," to be exact
Click to expand...
 
I talk to the Sony rep when he comes in the store, and he always says the #1 thing people ask him about in regards to the PSP Go is what are they going to do with their UMDs. Sony really dropped the ball.
 
[quote name='Maklershed']Anyone else's noggin explode after reading that Sony announced there will be no UMD conversion program for PSP Go?[/QUOTE]
It might have exploded if I was planning to get rid of my old PSP when I picked up a go.
 
I'm guessing...Virtual Boy. It'll be gone within a year.

Just tried out the 360 demo of Brutal Legend. Please tell me that's a compression issue with XBL and not how the game will look if I buy it on a disc. It looks...REALLY blurry compared to the PSN demo, which had some tearing problems.
 
[quote name='KingBroly']I'm guessing...Virtual Boy. It'll be gone within a year.

Just tried out the 360 demo of Brutal Legend. Please tell me that's a compression issue with XBL and not how the game will look if I buy it on a disc. It looks...REALLY blurry compared to the PSN demo, which had some tearing problems.[/QUOTE]
That's odd, mine looked pretty sharp an crisp, I think Darkness Bear or dallow one had audio problems with it. Or I am hearing voices again.
 
ReRo:

Did you ever do anything with the iPhone sdk? I just got a macbook pro a couple of weeks ago and have finally gotten around to downloading the sdk. It seems that objective-c seems almost too verbose for its own good.

On the topic of games, I feel like im in a rut right now. I dont seem to have the ambition to start another game. What should I play ggt?

X-Blades (hey, it was free)
Ninja Blade
Chronicles of Riddick
MadWorld
 
[quote name='dallow']Well, the graphics were horrible to start with, but it had a nice design.
Most of what the main character said wasn't too funny, but like I mentioned there were a couple of great lines. "Decaptatioooooooooon!"

Fighting/defending was just too simplistic. Co-op action was interesting but too simple again. I expect the full game to go more in depth though possibly.
Music isn't my cup of tea at all, but didn't mind it as much as I thought in the background.
Boss fight was kinda dumb, but silly fun I guess.

Overall though the design and charm started to grow on me. Just not a full price game at all though.

As for Katamari. It's just Katamari, just more.

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Well, you didn't like the first U2 beta right? How come?
I really did, and sunk a ton of hours into it.

This one has beefed up modes/playlists and feels a lot smoother.
The store/money exp system is neat too.

And the way it records your last 20 matches is unbelievable. I spent a lot of time just examning how this one player did so well in a certain match. The free roam camera works so well.

EDIT: But I loved, LOVED the menu for BL, and the in game notes, options. Spanish dub was a nice option, played it again with it on.[/QUOTE]


See, I love the style, story, voicework of brutal legend -- seems like a really metal God of War-esque game -- almost, almost, makes me think of The Dishwasher meets God of War in a entirely Heavy Metal universe. fuckin' tits!

I think part of the problem with demos for games like this is what they try to do with it. Ninja Gaiden demos give you all/a lot of powered up weapons and then you buy the game and you're not badass until like level 4. Then you have demos like Uncharted that just throw you in the middle of something. Or games like Batman where the demo is some weird amalgam of the opening things, but with pieces cut out so you can experiment -- I think that the BL demo might be much like the Batman one -- where you basically get to play a smattering of the first couple areas to get an idea of the variety of gameplay.

For me, the BL demo made me go from thinking "I might eventually check it out..." to "I need to fucking play it now. And maybe I should check out other games by Tim Schafer..."

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While Uncharted's combat was alright for the single player, much like BioShock, I never though "hey, this is a game where I just really need deathmatch or capture the flag". When I played the Beta, I though the graphics looked just about the same as the first game and the gameplay just didn't fit. I'd be really interested in trying the coop story mode though, as I loved that in Gears, so playing through Uncharted with friends might be cool.
 
[quote name='Nelo Ice']just beat the odst campaign on heroic
fucking awesome game save for the ending which dragged on longer than i would have liked[/QUOTE]

Better than Halo 3?
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']Better than Halo 3?[/QUOTE]

yep pacing was alot better and missions were generally all fun and best of all no cortana level!
 
Yeah I'm really liking ODST on heroic. I'm about halfway through and enjoying taking my time and finding audio logs and stuff.
 
[quote name='jer7583']Yeah I'm really liking ODST on heroic. I'm about halfway through and enjoying taking my time and finding audio logs and stuff.[/QUOTE]

i didnt have the attention span for that...especially when i just wanted to rampage through missions since i was so close to beating the game :lol:
 
[quote name='Nelo Ice']yep pacing was alot better and missions were generally all fun and best of all no cortana level![/QUOTE]

[quote name='jer7583']Yeah I'm really liking ODST on heroic. I'm about halfway through and enjoying taking my time and finding audio logs and stuff.[/QUOTE]

Is that one up or two up from normal? I think I played Halo 3 on Heroic (not Legendary)... And solo some of the sections in that made me want to pitch my controller. :|
 
[quote name='BlueScrote']ReRo:

Did you ever do anything with the iPhone sdk? I just got a macbook pro a couple of weeks ago and have finally gotten around to downloading the sdk. It seems that objective-c seems almost too verbose for its own good.
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I have the SDK but havent sat down to really digest it. I've been reading up more actual game engines that are built better for certain application development such as 2D gaming and whatnot.
 
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