YES
― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:04 (twelve years ago) link
I liked the croc and scarecrow parts. Shocking.
― Jeff, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:17 (twelve years ago) link
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?
― J-Cova, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
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!
― Neil S, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
the Scarecrow parts were prob my favorite parts of Arkham Asylum tbh
― OH NOES, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
there are a couple of similar bits in AC- the Mad Hatter sequence, fighting Ray Ghoul or whatever he's called...
― Neil S, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
oh my god I ADORED the Mad Hatter sequence, esp. since I just sort of stumbled into it
― OH NOES, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
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 smithingenchanting 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!
― slandblox goole, Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:44 (twelve years ago) link
the boosts are, tbf, pretty small on both ends but yeah in theory that's right
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 8 December 2011 21:57 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― J-Cova, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― J-Cova, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
Back from the store with Deus Ex, Saints Row the Third, and Gran Turismo 5.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:26 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― ledge, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:38 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― ledge, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:39 (twelve years ago) link
yeah that's probably smart
er xp
― slandblox goole, Thursday, 8 December 2011 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GpySAdU_Co
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 8 December 2011 23:11 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ6bCjoJnFo
― cccccc, Friday, 9 December 2011 00:31 (twelve years ago) link
A few hours into Saints Row and I'm having a blast. Needed a bit of a break from heavy Skyrim.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 9 December 2011 04:17 (twelve years ago) link
maybe i should get it...
― Mordy, Friday, 9 December 2011 05:03 (twelve years ago) link
no, you should just get snake II
so many turns!!
― Z S, Friday, 9 December 2011 05:04 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― OH NOES, Friday, 9 December 2011 12:55 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe she got jealous?
― thomasintrouble, Friday, 9 December 2011 13:24 (twelve years ago) link
mirror's edge is free today for ipad and iphone
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Friday, 9 December 2011 17:23 (twelve years ago) link
interesting GOTY list from Paste
― President Dusty Rhodes (GM), Friday, 9 December 2011 22:17 (twelve years ago) link
NO BULLETSTORM NO CREDIBILITY
― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Friday, 9 December 2011 23:41 (twelve years ago) link
that reminds me, sandbox coint + plick?
― Mordy, Saturday, 10 December 2011 01:30 (twelve years ago) link
new xbox ui is ugly
― Mordy, Saturday, 10 December 2011 02:28 (twelve years ago) link
dude, i dunno about sandboxing c+pwhen is this back up again?
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 10 December 2011 06:54 (twelve years ago) link
New Xbox Netflix noises when scanning make me want to die
― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Saturday, 10 December 2011 06:56 (twelve years ago) link
Also yeah, we don't normally start c+p noms until jan right? Hopefully we won't still be sand boxing then
― PROVEN BY BOOZE SCIENCE, Saturday, 10 December 2011 06:57 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 10 December 2011 07:03 (twelve years ago) link
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.
― by (mennen), Saturday, 10 December 2011 09:29 (twelve years ago) link
Since last time: 3DLand best 3D Mario Ever.
So hyped about Monster Hunter 3GS I find myself looking at pictures of people lining up for it. Capcom SHOULD announce a western release soon if they're going to do it.
― abcfsk, Saturday, 10 December 2011 11:56 (twelve years ago) link
i was a bit unsure about 3DLand until the second half of the game unlocked - then i fell in loveKart 7 online is sooooooo much fun! also been playing Pushmo/Pullblox, simple but fun puzzle game made by the Fire Emblem people - huge amount of user generated puzzles out there already as well
― zappi, Saturday, 10 December 2011 14:26 (twelve years ago) link
i was a bit unsure about 3DLand until the second half of the game unlocked - then i fell in love
I'm just about to reach what I now assume is the end of the first half and am really relieved to hear that!
― if, Saturday, 10 December 2011 14:29 (twelve years ago) link
I loved the first part as well, at least knowing what would come. It's a game of two halves: Mario as a toy, playing with the creative level design, exploring the limits of them, speed-running levels... and then Mario as a set of skills you need to perfect, margins, 20 levels lost in minutes. Marvelous structure.
― abcfsk, Saturday, 10 December 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
20 lives*
Hey Mordy:http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/12/10/the-elder-strolls-part-1-fresh-off-the-boat/Nondrick returns!
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 10 December 2011 20:02 (twelve years ago) link
what if we did an iOS poll before we did the big poll?
I agree that we should be doing these polls in January, not now. And hopefully not in the sandbox.
― polyphonic, Saturday, 10 December 2011 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
i personally really don't want to break up gaming by portable/system
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 10 December 2011 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
I don't want to break it up so much as I think there is a general interest in what the best iOS games are because so many people have iPhones, and doing a poll of them would be a good way to prepare for the big poll.
― polyphonic, Saturday, 10 December 2011 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
Doubt this is news to you nerds, but:
But the evidence is hard to pin down. Violent crime in America, Britain and Japan, the three biggest video-game markets, has dropped over the past decade at the same time as sales of video games have soared (see chart 4). That does not, by itself, exonerate the industry—after all, without games violent crime might have fallen still further. And several studies purport to show that playing violent video games raises aggression levels. But Chris Ferguson, a psychologist at Texas A&M International University, points out that much of this work is of poor quality. In a meta-analysis published in 2007, he found no evidence that games made their players violent. Indeed, after decades of research, he has concluded that violence in any media has little or no effect on their consumers. A review commissioned by the Australian attorney-general, published last year, backed this up.
http://www.economist.com/node/21541166
― Leee, Saturday, 10 December 2011 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
if anything, I'd guess people who normally would be out doing dirty are instead finding the outlet for violent crime that they need in, say, Wii Fit.
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 11 December 2011 04:28 (twelve years ago) link
man, i played a lot of skyrim today. first time in a week. and about to go back in and try an all-night sesh. great game. so great just to play the 7000 steps quest and chill the fuck out during it - wander around slowly looking at the stars, following pointless trails.
― Z S, Sunday, 11 December 2011 05:47 (twelve years ago) link
gamers dont commit crimes, they too busy sitting on the couch
― Cooper Chucklebutt, Sunday, 11 December 2011 06:06 (twelve years ago) link
seriously
― Z S, Sunday, 11 December 2011 06:47 (twelve years ago) link
beautiful https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFLxi1ymrlY
― abcfsk, Sunday, 11 December 2011 12:12 (twelve years ago) link
i have never played a monster hunter game.... they look like hardcore pokemon?
― Dranke, the German Drake Impersonator (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 11 December 2011 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
nah, more a loot whore ARPG with timed missions
― zappi, Sunday, 11 December 2011 16:33 (twelve years ago) link