What are you playing right now? II -

metroixer · #**871** 01-11-2011, 02:50 PM

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Don't you only make reflex decisions or dialogue path decisions in visual novels?

This sums up heavy rain pretty well actually

OANST · #**872** 01-12-2011, 07:49 AM

Would anyone like to see what it looks like when a major gaming company like Capcom decides to just completely steal a game from a small Indie developer? Yes? Well, here you go. Enjoy MaXplosion.

Manco · #**873** 01-12-2011, 08:00 AM

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Would anyone like to see what it looks like when a major gaming company like Capcom decides to just completely steal a game from a small Indie developer? Yes? Well, here you go. Enjoy MaXplosion.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/oOWlwo9dXh8

Which indie game am I supposed to be seeing here because honestly it just looks like Sonic the Hedgehog.

EDIT: I should really play 'Spolsion Man sometime.

OANST · #**874** 01-12-2011, 09:08 AM

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EDIT: I should really play 'Spolsion Man sometime.

You should play 'Splosion Man too.

Dynamithix · #**875** 01-12-2011, 09:10 AM

Wow. Go Capcom...

Manco · #**876** 01-12-2011, 09:21 AM

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You should play 'Splosion Man too.

That too.

Crashpunk · #**877** 01-12-2011, 12:38 PM

I've been playing Mega Jump on Ipod touch/IPhone. Its Free, so additive and kills time nicely when bored

Also it has a awesome soundtrack

http://itunes.apple.com/app/mega-jump/id370398167?mt=8

Daxter King · #**878** 01-12-2011, 01:11 PM

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Would anyone like to see what it looks like when a major gaming company like Capcom decides to just completely steal a game from a small Indie developer? Yes? Well, here you go. Enjoy MaXplosion.

The App store is a complete free for all, Gameloft makes a business out of borderline copyright infringement. Supposedly TP went to Capcom to pitch Splosion Man at one point, but Capcom shot it down. Terrible.

Anyways, I trucked through Crackdown 2 to get all the achievements I can. Game really was disappointing. In other gaming news I got me a turtle beach headset. My regular one crapped out, and I had a gift card to Best Buy so I went ahead and got it, so glad I did. As someone who has never had surround sound in games, its like another dimension was added to them. I've played Halo Reach and the Dead Space 2 demo with it, and damn, do they sound good.

Speaking of Dead Space 2, Im really tempted to get it, especially with this trailer.

OANST · #**879** 01-12-2011, 01:21 PM

I tried the demo for the first Dead Space, and I didn't like the gameplay. I think the problem was mostly that I didn't understand how to play the game, but I didn't really feel like trying to figure it out.

Mr. Bungle · #**880** 01-12-2011, 01:32 PM

I enjoyed the first Dead Space, but it didn't blow my mind or anything. I'm kinda indifferent towards the sequel.

The only game I've been playing lately, is World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. I've been playing on and off since 2005, and I can safely say that I think the game's in the best shape it's been in since then.

Manco · #**881** 01-12-2011, 03:25 PM

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I tried the demo for the first Dead Space, and I didn't like the gameplay. I think the problem was mostly that I didn't understand how to play the game, but I didn't really feel like trying to figure it out.

This is kind of how I felt - the controls just felt really cumbersome and the actual fighting was way too basic and repetitive, at least in the demo.

To this day I don't understand the praise Dead Space gets.

Nemo · #**882** 01-12-2011, 04:59 PM

I played Dead Space and I liked it. It was one of the few horror games I could actually force myself to play.

But that trailer convinced me that I do not want Dead Space 2.

Daxter King · #**883** 01-12-2011, 07:10 PM

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I tried the demo for the first Dead Space, and I didn't like the gameplay. I think the problem was mostly that I didn't understand how to play the game, but I didn't really feel like trying to figure it out.

Apparently the demo was really bad compared to the full game, Im going to borrow it from a friend soon, so Ill tell you all about it then.

Phylum · #**884** 01-12-2011, 08:01 PM

My cousin and I spent several hours over the last 2 days playing Peggle on the iPod touch.

It's such a simple idea, but it's very addictive and incridably fun. Some of the shots that we made were statistically surreal.

I picked Jak 3 up again the other day. It's really great, but Haven City is nowhere near as good as the Jak II version. The gunplay is generally easier, too. The needle inducer and gyro thingy took lots of the stress out of the game.

The car physics are stupid, too. If you hold the handbreak as you land you stop almost dead regardless of forward momentum.

Dynamithix · #**885** 01-12-2011, 09:18 PM

I have Dead Space for the PC and I have to say, from what it looks like, PC seems to have better controls. Maybe it's just because I'm (or was) so used to the regular PC-shooter controls, don't know.

Anyways, I really enjoyed Dead Space and I might buy the second one, because it has multiplayer for fun with friends and the singleplayer for shitting bricks. Yay.

Mac Sirloin · #**886** 01-12-2011, 10:30 PM

Dead Space was good because A) It had some well done horror elements (that kept you on your toes rather than jump out at you) B) a very interesting story that fit the atmosphere and C) genuinely challenging horror-shooter gameplay.

It's that expensive a game anymore, and you could probably find it for below ten dollars used. It's worth that, at least.

Dead Space 2 on the other hand looks like they tried way too hard to coolify it. It's been officially stated that it's going to be easier, Isaac will talk a bunch, and is pretty much just a Space Marine now.

The collectors set looks fun, though.

MeechMunchie · #**887** 01-13-2011, 05:07 AM

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My cousin and I spent several hours over the last 2 days playing Peggle on the iPod touch.

It's such a simple idea, but it's very addictive and incridably fun. Some of the shots that we made were statistically surreal.

In the distant future, societial standing will be determined by Peggle ability.

Expanded my animal kingdom in Spore again. I doubt I will ever tire of playing God.

Daxter King · #**888** 01-13-2011, 08:49 PM

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Dead Space 2 on the other hand looks like they tried way too hard to coolify it. It's been officially stated that it's going to be easier, Isaac will talk a bunch, and is pretty much just a Space Marine now.

Those don't sound like inherently bad things.

Ridg3 · #**889** 01-14-2011, 12:41 AM

Because of MM I have decided to give Spore a whirl again and create another penis creature. About the only fun thing in the game... the rest is just meh.

Mac Sirloin · #**890** 01-14-2011, 12:53 AM

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Those don't sound like inherently bad things.

And they're not. They're just making it more accessible for people, but I loved the first game, so it's kind of crappy having a lot of the parts I liked being pooped on. The only thing I'm really picky about is Isaac being conversational. I would let it all slide if he just kept his pie-hole shut.

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Would anyone like to see what it looks like when a major gaming company like Capcom decides to just completely steal a game from a small Indie developer? Yes? Well, here you go. Enjoy MaXplosion

This is unmistakeably shitty and dumb, but then they do things like release Resident Evil 4 in its entirety for 4.99 in the App Store.

OANST · #**891** 01-18-2011, 10:20 AM

Abbey is going to buy Little Big Planet 2 with her own money tonight. So, we'll be playing that for a while.

Bullet Magnet · #**892** 01-18-2011, 10:31 AM

How'd she find a job in this market?

OANST · #**893** 01-18-2011, 10:33 AM

She's a hard worker.

She's good at saving the money she gets for reading books with no mistakes.

Mac Sirloin · #**894** 01-18-2011, 12:47 PM

Your daughter has better economic sense than me.

Phylum · #**895** 01-18-2011, 03:53 PM

Holy shit. I forgot LBP2 is coming out tomorrow here. I'm a bit glad that my friend cancelled our plans for tomorrow.

OANST · #**896** 01-19-2011, 07:25 AM

I'm disappointed with LBP2. Everything that was wrong with the first game was left exactly as it was. Sure, they put in a bunch of new features (most of which could have easily been dlc for the first game), but they left in the terrible jumps, and crappy physics. I shit you not, they fixed nothing.

metroixer · #**897** 01-19-2011, 08:29 AM

So it's more of a 60(?) dollar expansion pack than a new game? That sounds like a rip, hopefully your daughter is enjoying it at least?

I got sucked into the iOS gaming craze and bought angry birds and Oregon Trail. Angry birds is fun for short intervals when you're waiting for 10 minutes of class to pass by or something. Oregon Trail is kind of a bastardized version of the original (dying is hard, you can't hunt whenever you want, a bunch of dumb minigames) but I got it for sale for a buck so I can't complain.

Dynamithix · #**898** 01-19-2011, 08:30 AM

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I'm disappointed with LBP2. Everything that was wrong with the first game was left exactly as it was. Sure, they put in a bunch of new features (most of which could have easily been dlc for the first game), but they left in the terrible jumps, and crappy physics. I shit you not, they fixed nothing.

And yet it gets very high reviews. Why is that? Sure it's fun for an hour or too with a buddy, but really? 9 out of 10?

Anyways, I bought Dead Rising 2 a while ago and I think it's really good. Still, I hate the time system in the game. I'd really like to explore Fortune City more and do more sidemissions, but I just have to keep looking for Zombrex and try to do the cases. Otherwise I really like it, combo weapons are great, some of them are hilarious. Also, co-op is pretty fun, but let me tell you a huge downside of the co-op;

Me and my friend bought Dead Rising 2 in hope of playing through the story together, but only the host can properly save. That's right, if you're the one who joined the game, you won't be able to save anything else but (possibly) your costume and some minor changes.

If they would fix that particular thing, this could be one of my favourite games.

OANST · #**899** 01-19-2011, 08:33 AM

To be fair, my complaints have to do with controls while the game is mainly judged by what it gives you the freedom to create. And that freedom is enormous. The sequel adds quite a few things that will allow for some pretty amazing new levels.

But goddamn did they need to fix the control problems. And they didn't.

Daxter King · #**900** 01-19-2011, 12:55 PM

Its because most people will defend bad controls, citing that they are "different". The developers might not have known it to be a problem. I have seen people defend input lag, saying that it "gives weight" to movements. Gamers are a sad bunch.