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Finished MGS4 earlier.

Raiden gets two heroic sacrifices and still gets a happy ending. Hooray!

The battle with Screaming Mantis was pretty cool. lol at Psycho Mantis being destroyed by the power of the PS3's Awesomeness.

The fight against Liquid was pretty cool to watch, but kind of underwhelming. I expected a "true" boss battle afterward. When it didn't come and the act ended, I was all WTFBBQ.

Long cutscenes.

I'm pretty satisfied, though.
 
Semi finished Infinite Undiscovery today. 969/1000, the last two require a whole entire new playthrough to the optional boss so that's just going to have to wait. 90 hours of IU is enough for now. Really good game though, much better than I expected after always hearing mostly negative about it.

Now I'm in that "just finished a long game" limbo.
 
80 degrees and sunny over here.

This weekend has been just Netflix/movies. And little bits of WoW here and there.

Maybe I'll try continuing Fallout 3 again tonight.
 
[quote name='Jesus_S_Preston']...did my post explode?

Finished MGS4 earlier.

Raiden gets two heroic sacrifices and still gets a happy ending. Hooray!

The battle with Screaming Mantis was pretty cool. lol at Psycho Mantis being destroyed by the power of the PS3's Awesomeness.

The fight against Liquid was pretty cool to watch, but kind of underwhelming. I expected a "true" boss battle afterward. When it didn't come and the act ended, I was all WTFBBQ.

Long cutscenes.

I'm pretty satisfied, though.[/QUOTE]

I loved the final battle. I couldn't imagine a better way to end a game. The
change of the music just felt right.
Every bit of it was simply amazing. I don't think I've felt the series of emotions I felt when MGS4 ended in any other form of media.
 
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']I'm always going to refer to it as the HD crash.[/QUOTE]

Yes, because a failing economy and less than quality game design had nothing to do with it. It was simply the cost of making graphics look better and have more pixels. That's what caused all these studios to fail/close. :roll:
 
[quote name='The Crotch']Aaaaand I've fininished Planescape: Torment. Thoughts are as follows...[/QUOTE]
You know, I tried this out a couple years ago after hearing all the praise, and I enjoyed it, but I never got to the end. I was getting fucked up by sewer rats at some point and couldn't progress. I remember liking that I had so many quests, but the hub world/city/whatever was huge and I couldn't remember where to find the people that gave me the quests. I intend to start it again someday, but it's a very low priority.

[quote name='StarKnightX']Factor 5 is gone now too? Damn first Free Radical , then Black Box , now Factor 5 , what a crappy week for crappy developers.[/QUOTE]
Fixed. Well, Factor 5 at least. Never played a FR or BB game.
 
[quote name='blueshinra']We have lots of snow here as well. It's pretty... pretty cold, that is. Good thing we'll be in S. Fla. for Christmas!

Also, Happy Holidays, all.[/quote]

Where in S.Florida are you headed?

[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']I'm always going to refer to it as the HD crash.[/quote]

[quote name='corrosivefrost']Yes, because a failing economy and less than quality game design had nothing to do with it. It was simply the cost of making graphics look better and have more pixels. That's what caused all these studios to fail/close. :roll:[/quote]

My thoughts exactly. If the economy weren't in the shitter right now I might agree with you DMK , but unfortunately this isn't like the 1983 crash. Outside forces were almost certainly to blame.

[quote name='pete5883']Fixed. Well, Factor 5 at least. Never played a FR or BB game.[/quote]

The Rogue Squad games on the 64 and GCN were all solid (except maybe RS3 which was merely average). And I know I've mentioned it before but I seem to be in the minority in feeling that the Timesplitters games were all solid as well. As for Black Box , Skate was good , although I had a hard time getting the hang of it , and the NFS series was , well the NFS series. Good for what it was but hasn't been anything great in years.

I think the bigger twist/irony here is that Free Radical and Factor 5s last games were both PS3 exclusives.
 
I was really unimpressed by Rogue Squadron II on Gamecube. I thought if it didn't have the Star Wars name on it, reviews would've been a lot lower. Then Lair came out, and, well...
 
[quote name='StarKnightX']Where in S.Florida are you headed?[/QUOTE]
The Hollywood/Pembroke Pines area, where my parents live. We're leaving on Tuesday. Still have to decide what DS games to bring :p
 
[quote name='pete5883']I was really unimpressed by Rogue Squadron II on Gamecube. I thought if it didn't have the Star Wars name on it, reviews would've been a lot lower. Then Lair came out, and, well...[/quote]

I felt like it was a really polished version of the 64 game. Although one odd thing that I had noted is that after I had played the GCN game , then went back and played the 64 one , that the 64 one seemed a lot easier. Which is strange since the GCN didn't seem that hard to begin with while the 64 seemed really tough when it first came out.
 
[quote name='blueshinra']The Hollywood/Pembroke Pines area, where my parents live. We're leaving on Tuesday. Still have to decide what DS games to bring :p[/quote]

Figured you wouldn't be hitting the West Palm Beach area. Nothing exciting ever happens around here (unless its related to voting :dunce::bomb:).
 
I got to a star destroyer level which seemed physically impossible unless you found some hidden item a couple levels ago. That didn't help.
 
[quote name='pete5883']I got to a star destroyer level which seemed physically impossible unless you found some hidden item a couple levels ago. That didn't help.[/quote]

Trying to think what that could have been. Was that the level that was supposed to be near the end of episode 6 (final battle over Endor) or the level where you had to stall the star destroyer while the recon ship escaped?

In either case I can't think of what item might have been so important to helping you win. Then again I haven't played the game in a few years either so my memory isn't helping much.
 
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It's true that absolutely nothing exciting happens in West Palm Beach. At least, nothing interesting happened when I was there. The cost of staying in the rich people part of town, I guess.
 
Along the same lines as the Guitar Hero question I asked the other night , how hard is Call of Duty 2 and 3 on Veteran? I know that to get all the achievements in 2 I have to beat the whole game on veteran (not sure about 3 but I'm sure I would there too since its the same way in 4 as well) and wanted to get an idea of how tough it is , as well as would it be better to play though the game once on normal or hardened before playing through on veteran?
 
Call of Duty 2 was... actually fucking annoying on Veteran, particularly because of the checkpoint save system. I said "fuck it" around the time I got to the first part where you stay in that one house or whatever and fend off whoever your enemies were.

I can't believe I actually liked that game at one point...
 
From what I've been told CoD2 on veteran is about the same as CoD4 on hardened.
CoD3 is hard to say, many people straight up said "fuck this game" because it was programmed wonderfully and masterfully by Treyarch.
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SR2 felt like "Saints Row 1: The Expansion Pack" -- the graphics were terrible... and while the respect system is still licking the taint of some homeless bum, at least some of the activities weren't frustratingly difficult to complete at higher levels.
 
I definitely wouldn't say SR2 has terrible graphics, but they could do with improvement. Other than that I have no complaints. It's wicked easy to get respect, and as the self-proclaimed biggest Koei fan on CAG I think we all know how I feel about "more of the same."
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']Yes, because a failing economy and less than quality game design had nothing to do with it. It was simply the cost of making graphics look better and have more pixels. That's what caused all these studios to fail/close. :roll:[/quote]
Sales and revenues in the industry are at record highs. Look at the list of recently dead studios on the last page. They are western, small, and had recent HD exclusive flops. This is no coincidence.
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']Yes, because a failing economy and less than quality game design had nothing to do with it. It was simply the cost of making graphics look better and have more pixels. That's what caused all these studios to fail/close. :roll:[/QUOTE]

Yep. And I couldn't care less about the companies that have gone. Some made good games in the past. But they dug their own graves making crappy games like Lair that doomed them. Not to mention making games PS3 exclusive--never wise to limit yourself to the last place console. I really won't miss any of the recent failures. Outside of the Rogue Squadron games I never liked much any of them did anyway.

There are plenty of devs making FPS and WRPGs to keep me happy. Far more than I can play. And I'm enjoying gaming the most since the SNES days so there's definitely been no HD crash for me. My interest was at an all time low at the end of last generation, and now raised up a bit. Just wish I had more time to play all these great games!

I get tired of all the anti-HD crap from DMK. It's good, the developers making shit games should die off. It's the nature of business. You make games that sell or you go out of business. There are plenty of developers making great games that are selling millions on the HD consoles. There's plenty of competition. I realize it sucks if the genre's you like have died of (or are dwindling), but that's life. Things change and you either go with the flow or decide it's not for you and move on to other things (like just being a retro gamer).
 
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[quote name='Rei no Otaku']I definitely wouldn't say SR2 has terrible graphics, but they could do with improvement. Other than that I have no complaints. It's wicked easy to get respect, and as the self-proclaimed biggest Koei fan on CAG I think we all know how I feel about "more of the same."[/QUOTE]

The cut scenes were pathetic. The hair rendering in particular. I remember Johnny Gat's hair looking like something that come out of the PS1 days.
 
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']Sales and revenues in the industry are at record highs. Look at the list of recently dead studios on the last page. They are western, small, and had recent HD exclusive flops. This is no coincidence.[/QUOTE]

And I believe EA is having layoffs and Midway is in deep shit. Koei and Tecmo had to merge, right? Activision and Blizzard merged. Take Two was in financial troubles before the smashing numbers that GTAIV put up on the "2nd, 3rd, and 4th place 'platforms'". Let's blame all this on HD graphics. :roll:

What I really wonder is this:

If the Wii flopped... if Nintendo didn't get lucky with their "new" demographic... would they have dropped out of the console game? Would they have moved exclusively to making handhelds? Would they have gone the route of Sega and developed games for the other two platforms?

And the best question of all: What would DMK have to play then? :lol: Would he eat humble pie and play the next mario kart on xbox 360 or ps3 in 1080p HD graphics? :rofl:
 
[quote name='pete5883']I was really unimpressed by Rogue Squadron II on Gamecube. I thought if it didn't have the Star Wars name on it, reviews would've been a lot lower. Then Lair came out, and, well...[/quote]
No it would have still been a solid game without the Star Wars name, it just wouldn't have sold nearly as well. Now Lair... even the Star Wars wouldn't have saved it.
 
Can someone point me in the direction of a tutorial on how to dl the RE5 demo+burn it to a disc? As in, one which explicitly tells me what to do and what programs to do it with.
 
Hey so two questions-

How much bullshit is involved in playing Infinite Undiscovery?

I love The Last Remnant, but do you think a guide is really necessary?

finally

Why is DMK such an ass and so wrong all the time? DMK+TMK=the worst

I think I want to play Planescape Torment and Arcanum now. I shall track these down.
 
I'm on the fence with Planescape Torment. It seems like it was really cool back in the day, but it's ultimately held down by a lot of problems. Perhaps I'm mistaken?
 
[quote name='jer7583']Hey so two questions-

How much bullshit is involved in playing Infinite Undiscovery?

I love The Last Remnant, but do you think a guide is really necessary?

finally

Why is DMK such an ass and so wrong all the time? DMK+TMK=the worst

I think I want to play Planescape Torment and Arcanum now. I shall track these down.[/QUOTE]
IU is really mediocre. If you find it cheap, then go for it. Other than that don't bother.
 
I dunno anything about it except it's related to fallout. That's good enough for me. Too bad amazon copies are like $90.
 
Yeah I figured as much, thanks.

When I saw in the GameTrailers review that motherfucker with the flute crawling across the screen, I knew it was going to be trouble.
 
[quote name='jer7583']Hey so two questions-

How much bullshit is involved in playing Infinite Undiscovery?

I love The Last Remnant, but do you think a guide is really necessary?

finally

Why is DMK such an ass and so wrong all the time? DMK+TMK=the worst

I think I want to play Planescape Torment and Arcanum now. I shall track these down.[/QUOTE]

1. a lot

2. i dunno

3. he's not. he just has a different viewpoint. sorry, but he's not nearly as abrasive with his opinions as, say, yourself. ;)
 
How is DMK ever wrong? The dude does nothing but post facts & numbers to back up his statement. where as TMK, as much as we're buds, just really likes Sony, and states nothing but opinion.
 
Okay that was a bit strongly worded. But calling it the HD-crash is just absurd.

Higher stakes and bad economy means more shakeouts for the people who do it wrong.

And Factor Five, Free Radical, and Blackbox were most certainly doing it wrong.

I'd go ahead and say any 3rd party doing exclusive PS3 games is doing it wrong.
 
[quote name='StarKnightX']Trying to think what that could have been. Was that the level that was supposed to be near the end of episode 6 (final battle over Endor) or the level where you had to stall the star destroyer while the recon ship escaped?

In either case I can't think of what item might have been so important to helping you win. Then again I haven't played the game in a few years either so my memory isn't helping much.[/QUOTE]

I remember having to pilot an A-Wing and destroy a bunch of pieces of a SD. The problem is that getting anywhere near a SD gets you killed almost immediately. A couple levels earlier, if you fly to a random, out of the way spot, you get an A-wing armor upgrade.

[quote name='-Never4ever-']How is DMK ever wrong? The dude does nothing but post facts & numbers to back up his statement. where as TMK, as much as we're buds, just really likes Sony, and states nothing but opinion.[/QUOTE]
?

He just declared the closing of 3 small studios "the HD crash."
 
This is true. Also, DMK has a valid point; maybe going HD and focusing on Graphics might just kill the Gaming industry.

Lets say Nintendo failed super hard with the Gamecube and GBA, lets say the DS & Wii never arrived. Nintendo upped and disappeared. Now look at the VG industry Minus everything Nintendo and it's all starting to look extremely bleak.

I think you guys are getting all uppity because you don't like thinking that maybe, just maybe we're all part of the problem. That all the focus on Graphics, HD and the whole technological arms race is what's killing Gaming.

I do agree though, 3rd party exclusives on EITHER of the 2nd tier systems is a terrible idea, but especially the PS3.

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He just declared the closing of 3 small studios "the HD crash."[/QUOTE]

:lol: As a joke. besides in the context of the con-vo between him and Chacarana, it seems like they're both predicting the coming end of Gaming, not that it already occurred.
 
I'm just sayin' that there's a shakeout a'comin. And one that needs to happen given how oversaturated the market is with pure garbage these days.

Sadly, I'm sure Phoenix (that's the name of that Wii publisher, right?) will survive and probably come out on top.
 
The games prolly wouldn't sell because they're real games (aside from being shit), but they also wouldn't have cost a boatload of $$ to make. So unfortunately, Free Radical would live to see another game with monkeys toting guns.

That's the last thing anyone needs.
 
So my mom wants to know what game(s) to get me for Christmas. Assuming she can only buy one of these two, should I get Persona 4 or Call of Duty 5? I want both pretty bad, but I'm dying to play P4.

I watched a few episodes of the 1up show today on the road. My SF4 hype got even higher with the little segment they did on it. I'm surprised at how much I like a show that is just about videogames.

I'll think I'll play a little more PoP (with a keyboard, stupid M$ and their shitty adapters) and then go start Persona 3 over. I'm only like 12 hours in, I haven't played it in forever so I'll be all lost, and I want to just put it on easy so I can play through the game and enjoy it and not have to do a bunch of grinding.
 
[quote name='jer7583']Okay that was a bit strongly worded. But calling it the HD-crash is just absurd.

Higher stakes and bad economy means more shakeouts for the people who do it wrong.

And Factor Five, Free Radical, and Blackbox were most certainly doing it wrong.

I'd go ahead and say any 3rd party doing exclusive PS3 games is doing it wrong.[/quote]

I almost agree with this.

[quote name='pete5883']I remember having to pilot an A-Wing and destroy a bunch of pieces of a SD. The problem is that getting anywhere near a SD gets you killed almost immediately. A couple levels earlier, if you fly to a random, out of the way spot, you get an A-wing armor upgrade[/quote]

I believe I know the stage your talking about now. Sounds like Razor Rendezvous. If I'm correct , the trick is just knowing where the targets are that you have to hit. Use the targetting computer if you have to. Once you know what your shooting , its all about hitting them hard and fast.
 
[quote name='Chacrana']Persona 4 because it's better.[/QUOTE]

That's what I was thinking, but I could grab P4 myself a little later since it's cheaper.

Both might be an option if I show her this Best Buy deal.
 
[quote name='DarthPuma']So my mom wants to know what game(s) to get me for Christmas. Assuming she can only buy one of these two, should I get Persona 4 or Call of Duty 5? I want both pretty bad, but I'm dying to play P4.

I watched a few episodes of the 1up show today on the road. My SF4 hype got even higher with the little segment they did on it. I'm surprised at how much I like a show that is just about videogames.

I'll think I'll play a little more PoP (with a keyboard, stupid M$ and their shitty adapters) and then go start Persona 3 over. I'm only like 12 hours in, I haven't played it in forever so I'll be all lost, and I want to just put it on easy so I can play through the game and enjoy it and not have to do a bunch of grinding.[/quote]

If your still working on Persona 3 I'd say go for Call of Duty 5.
 
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