Hey let's catch up on some video gaming in the sandbox

yes! though I played it on ps3 - i don't know if the pc version is as good (I assume so).

And don't tell anyone, but it's better than the sequel and I underrated it in our year-end poll when it came out.

it still won iirc

I think so, but I personally underrated it. A perfect, tight game with barely anything to quibble over.

Q related to previous Q: I thought the shooting in Uncharted was terrible so never played the second. Should I think about either of the sequels? Did they improve the shooting model?

some ppl liked dragon's age (nb i wasn't one of them)

KILLER CROC xposts

dragon age is a little bit above average fantasy world design and writing but if you're not into bioware rpg's i wouldn't bother

I liked the Croc stuff. Good change of pace. Liked it more than the Scarecrow stuff which everyone else seemed to think was the bee's knees.

Played the first Dragon Age until I got bored with the annoying characters and crappy console combat.

the idea of someone enjoying the croc stuff makes me feel like charlton heston finding the statue of liberty buried on a beach

I liked all the parts of it where I didn't get lost and go the wrong way. The little zipline tool makes a cool noise and Batman looks like he's having fun on it. Though he shoulda yelled, "Wheeee!" once in a while.

yeah i didn't mind the croc stuff either.

solidarity!

Now I'm off to the store. Will report back. Thanks for the input people!

I hated the Croc stuff so much

croc was fine; i think i maybe had to play that part twice before i beat it? If you couldn't handle the platforming there I could see where it would drive you nuts.

I could handle the platforming, it was the ZOMG WALK SLOW bullshit that artificially dragged out the section that I objected to

YES

I liked the croc and scarecrow parts. Shocking.

i'm having so much fun re-playing resident evil 4 for the nth time that i'm considering giving RE5 another shot (played it one night with a friend right when it came out, didn't finish it), especially since it's super cheap now. is this a bad idea?

re5 actually gets pretty fun, but the first hour or two are such a slog that i dont think many people bother to make it that far.

still pales compared to re4 in a big way imo tho.

xxp there's a "walk slow" bit in Arkham City which is p annoying, nothing like as aggravating as the Croc stuff in Asylum IMO.

I'm now obsessively caning the fighting challenges. 71 hit combo!

the Scarecrow parts were prob my favorite parts of Arkham Asylum tbh

there are a couple of similar bits in AC- the Mad Hatter sequence, fighting Ray Ghoul or whatever he's called...

oh my god I ADORED the Mad Hatter sequence, esp. since I just sort of stumbled into it

i've been idly reading some skyrim wikis, and come across something kind of obvious but totally insane:

alchemy can make potions that boost enchanting and smithing
enchanting can make apparel that boosts alchemy and smithing

you can recurse these a couple of times, ending up with gear created and improved a big hunk better than "normal" limits. whoa!

the boosts are, tbf, pretty small on both ends but yeah in theory that's right

re5 actually gets pretty fun, but the first hour or two are such a slog that i dont think many people bother to make it that far.

i think we got to the start of the last chapter, but i don't remember any of it except that it was very action movie-ish. i was only in town for the night so we tried to stay up and blow through the whole game, last time i've done anything like that.

res evil mechanics feel like they were made for me, since i tend to find a safe place to stand & shoot even in games where you can do it while running.

Back from the store with Deus Ex, Saints Row the Third, and Gran Turismo 5.

alchemy can make potions that boost enchanting and smithing
enchanting can make apparel that boosts alchemy and smithing

i read something saying be wary of boosting yr non combat stats up too high, or the baddies will level up over yr ability to fight them.

also, biggest lydia annoyance: get the fuck out of the doorway! worst when i wake up and she is standing in my bedroom door staring at me.

yeah that's probably smart

er xp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GpySAdU_Co

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ6bCjoJnFo

A few hours into Saints Row and I'm having a blast. Needed a bit of a break from heavy Skyrim.

maybe i should get it...

no, you should just get snake II

so many turns!!

Argh

Lydia got killed in the dust up right before going to wipe out the Silver Hamd and I didn't notice because the game stuck me with Aela for that part.

Maybe she got jealous?

mirror's edge is free today for ipad and iphone

interesting GOTY list from Paste

NO BULLETSTORM NO CREDIBILITY

that reminds me, sandbox coint + plick?

new xbox ui is ugly

dude, i dunno about sandboxing c+p
when is this back up again?

New Xbox Netflix noises when scanning make me want to die

Also yeah, we don't normally start c+p noms until jan right? Hopefully we won't still be sand boxing then

we could maybe start a sandbox nomination list?
Now that I (and I assume most everybody else) are playing iOS games more regularly, I'm wondering how they'll dominate and how many are worth nominating. I mean there's like thirty or forty noteworthy ones dropped like every week it feels like.

I bought a whole bunch of DS RPGs this year & I had every intention to play them but iirc I end up playing Dungeon Raid & Ticket To Ride & Plants vs. Zombies & check my email & I bet those RPGs are very cool!

o/w I am just slowly making my way through C&P 2010 & 2011 re. AAA titles: e.g. DA: Origins, AC2, RDR, Just Cause 2. & uggh, FO3, Mass Effect 1/2. There are just waaaaay too many interesting looking games for the super limited time, like at most an hour a day & many days essentially no time, I have to play them. Which is another reason why iOS gaming works: a little Dungeon Raid on the can seems fine, whereas loading up even the DS for that seems like overkill.