Yeah, he's one of the agents from IRIS network.

If memory serves me right I've just gotten him as my sidekick,

How far into the game is that?

Fallout New Vegas.

My first time playing a Fallout game, I'm still getting use to it but I'm loving it so far.

I think it's the part in the Black Isle or something.

That name seems familiar...

I need a kick to get me back into the game.

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast. Not sure how I missed it before.

It's cool. I like this sort of thing. A kind of living developer diary. I clubbed some Combine to death with Byzantine furniture, and spent five minutes looking between a dark ceiling and a white sunny wall, admiring Valve's exposure-adjustment technology.

Also, OOH, PRETTY.

I'm just playing Fallout 3. I just keep walking around the wasteland and finding new bits and pieces here and there. Not even finished over half of the main quest yet.

I want them to do more stuff like that too, Maybe lost levels from Half-Life 2 beta and such.

Also I got a shock when I searched Lost Coast on Steam, It says its £49.99! Turns out its because you can only get it with the Valve complete collection or the Orange Box.

I remember first playing that when it just got released.

Wasn't it originally free?

I really need to get The Orange Box on Steam. I'm put off in a way because I already have it for the Xbox plus I got Portal and TF2 for free on the PC anyway. Still, it would probably be cheaper to get HL2 and Episodes 1&2 if I got The Orange Box. Man, I love Half-Life 2.

Really? I got it when I installed HL2. I didn't get The Orange Box.

No wait, I think it might've come free with Ep. 2.

About halfway, give or take.

Why not wait until the Christmas Steam sale? They sold the complete Half-Life collection for around £5 last year.

Man I love steam.

Woah, really? Jebus. Thanks, I'll watch out for it. My boyf usually roots through the Steam sales periodically so I'll also tell him to watch out. Fanks Chris.

Not a problem. :)

Also the Abe games are like 49p or even cheaper in the sales, They were the cheapest games on steam (aside from Free To Play of course)

Yeah, but Half Life 1 was 20 cents once. And I didn't get it...

I remember getting Psychonauts for £1.

MIIIDWEEK MAAADNEEESS

Oh please stop it, you're tempting me to buy loads of cheap games from Steam. I have money to save!

As soon as you downloaded the client, the contents of your wallet officially became property of Valve.

Just played co-op Rayman Origins. Freaking awesome. So pretty and surreal. Was hilarious slapping Rayman about.

How far into it are you now?

We just finished the second world last night. Haven't laughed like that at a game in ages!

It's a real masterpiece.

I've just finished the Mountain world and unlocked more levels. I currently have 4 Dragon Teeth. The only disappointment so far is the lack of skins for characters other than the Teensies.

Can you play as Uglette? Or Mr. Dark? Man, I'd love to play as Mr. Dark.

I haven't unlocked all of the skins, but no Uglette yet. Sadly Mr Dark doesn't make an appearance in this game. Dark Rayman is an unlockable skin, however, which more than compensates.

ive been playing gears 3 and l4d

What?! I thought he was the antagonist. Fuck. And he was featured in one of the first trailers, there was a small bit of him where he stands on top of a stone surrounded by darktoons. Fuck Ubisoft, goddamnit.

It wouldn't be so bad if the antagonist and story weren't so fucking stupid. All of the backstory stuff that was hinted at is absent.

Don't let that put you off, though. It's a fucking brilliant platformer.

Yeah, uh, I don't know anyone who buys shiny platformers for the story.

I know it's all about the gameplay, but a story wouldn't hurt, would it?

Super Mario 3D land!

so much fun.

Platformers generally never put emphasis on stories. After all, the gameplay is their primary element and as long as that is good then shit/weak stories can be forgiven.

Rayman Origins is getting to the point now where the difficult level is preventing me from enjoying the game...

If I ever have the patience to actually beat the game it will be a miracle!

I played on the demos of Zelda Ocarina of Time 3D and Super Mario 3D Land. Both games are amazing. They play really well and the graphics are just fab. OoT 3D improves on the original and 3D land is like having Mario Galaxy in your pocket :)

I can't wait to get them at Christmas :) (I'm also getting Skyward Sword for XMas :))

I tried to play Rascal on Playstation again. horrible game. camera's always where it shouldn't be and very sluggish controls.

so I moved on to my Dreamcast and started Shenmue again. aaaah

I found Wario Land 3 in my garage. For a game in which you can't die, it's fucking hard.

What are you upto? I'm currently going through the second set of levels for each world. I just beat the boss of the Jungles.

You don't have to spoiler-tag that, the boss has been shown in at least two trailers.

That chase was a pain. You ought to try getting enough lums for the medal. It's infuriating.