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That WILL be sad. You should just not buy insurance, and if you get caught, maybe you'll get lucky and the judge will be a Nintendo fanboy. They're everywhere now. FF7 Crisis Core has been really interesting. Aesthetics- it lacks the thick atmosphere of FF7, with the meticulous rendered steampunk/sci-fi/fantasy whatever details... and because of the battles being in real time, many interiors that accommodate them seem way too big and empty, it never feels right. Beautiful outdoor moods though, and great music. The gameplay is eclectic in a bad way, absurdly hit-and-miss. And the script is annoying, the story usually indecipherable, the pacing and storytelling awkward, the characters one-dimensional... I don't care though, I guess the naivety of it is a big part of the charm, because I got into the story. The ways this game ties into FF7, which was a huge part of my 14th year so I'm probably biased, are really well-done and touching if you played and liked that game. Some blatant fanservice, but also a lot of smart new insights, often into little details that were probably a total afterthought in 1997. But you'd probably remember them anyway because FF7's details were many and memorable. What could have been a soulless spinoff like Advent or Dirge, is totally not. In fact I need to play FF7 again, for the insane nostalgia and the smart new context. |
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huzzah! I shant have to sell my wii and things. I just did the dreaded asking for my dad to 'spot me' until i get paid. seeing as to how i've paid to live at home for the past 5 years, i guess it was warranted, but it was one of the last things i'd want to do. i can't see more than a handful of wii games being keepers until i get a ps3 once the price drops, but i didn't want to part with the wii since not only does it play wii games, but gamecube and all the downloadable games which i have quite a few. |
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I played through the first Monkey Island game yesterday, great game in a great series. |
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fifa 08 , call of duty 4 and burn out paradise on Playstaion 3. fifa 08 kicks ass it so good, one of the best games ever i have played really. |
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Been playing Smash Brothers on Wii. Fun game even though I'm not very good at it. Also Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds is a blast. Such a time suck. Annnnd I'm eagerly awaiting the Metal Gear Online Beta to go live in about an hour and a half. Can't wait! |
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been playing Guitar Hero 3 a lot. Two observations: Firstly, comboing rapid note sections has been made a lot easier and more forgiving, which makes the old hammer-on and pull-off techniques of the earlier Guitar Hero games pretty unnecessary here. This is not necessarily a good thing. It feels like a cop out when some solos have been made easier artificially. And to think soloing used to be the pinnacle of challenge in earlier games. Even on Expert it's much easier this time around (although I've only played the first 14 tracks on expert). Secondly, the boss sections are not that great IMO. I mean there's only 3 of them (I think), and they're very short and forgettable. They're sort of fun but they don't pose the same kind of perfectionist challenge that the rest of the tracks do. All you have to do is to be fast and tactical with your dispensation of power-ups in order to kill the other dude. Overall, the song selection is pretty solid and the gameplay feels as intuitive as ever. The few improvements it introduces (as mentioned above) don't necessarily make the game any better, but it's a good entry in the series, even without Harmonix. |
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just finished Super Metroid the other day (like a week ago) and i'm still playing through Mass Effect (haven't played alot this week due to studying)... i reckon when i'm done with Mass Effect i'll bother to finish the final boss in Minish Cap and then start playing Metroid Fusion... |
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forgot to metion that i played through the first Monkey Island 2 weeks ago i think... |
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I think Metroid Fusion might be my favourite Metroid game, is that insane? |
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Advance Wars: Dual Strike on the DS, very very fun. Also playing Phoenix Wright 2, nowhere as fun as the first game but still pretty engaging. |
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yes, check yourself into a mental institute now... p.s. haven't played it yet so i can't really tell |
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Maybe not so crazy, we all need someone to hold our hand, sometimes. Coming off GTA4, I decided to pick Bully up for PS2 used, I never got around to that game. 5 bucks well spent, it's like Shenmue except really really fun, and what a wonderful soundtrack. I miss school. |
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Any thoughts on Mortal Kombat vs DC universe? My buddies and I were hard into the series from like 2-4. When the fighting mechanic changed and games like soul caliber came along we kinda moved on. Although, I did get Armageddon and was pretty into the character design feature. With this one they are redoing the fighting system again, and hopefully making it more intuitive like the classic system was. I also loved the marvel vs capcom games, so if this is anything like that I bet it'll be great. Plus you know everyone is gonna be all hyped for this after seeing The Dark Knight. |
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yea, it's kinda cool, although I've heard they're going to go for the teenage audience (I mean OFFICIALLY this time) so there won't be that much blood and gore this time around, perhaps? But I want to decapitate Batman!! |
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I love Super Metroid, but I've never been a huge fan of the whole exploration thing. It's nice but after a while I'd just like to know where I should be going next. Getting stuck and doing aimless backtracking is no fun, I just like to jump and shoot at things. You still had to figure out how to get to some points in Metroid Fusion, and at least you knew you weren't totally off track. |
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Diff'rent strokes, it seems to me Metroid without needle-in-a-haystack exploration is like Contra without balls-to-the-wall action... but I still liked the game alright, especially the soundtrack. Decent experiment in fusing linear narrative with the Metroid mechanics. What am I playing now... beat Bully which I have to say is one of the best games I've ever played, now replaying Thief Deadly Shadows and ruminating on how amazing the rumored Thief 4 could be if it took Assassin's Creed's engine and injected it with the flawless Thief level design and narrative. Just gonna replay some stealth games in anticipation of MGS4. |
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I've been hacking super metroid for 8 months now. I hope by summer to complete the hack. Super Metroid: Cliffhanger. Focuses on wall jumping, insane amounts of challenge, aesthetic detail, and storyline. Watch a preview - |
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Looks cool, let me know when it's done. I will play it until I get to first intensive wall-jumping section, at which point I will fail to make it up, and quit, unless you've tweaked the timing or something. |
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Is she... walking on water? |
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Yeah I wanted to give the illusion of reflection. It's just solid blocks matched up with the water depth. This video illustrates how hard it really is, and has made many potential players throw in the towerl before even playing it - |
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Yeah there's no chance of me making it past those areas. Or... to them. That's Black Belt Metroid Master material right there, but I'll give it a shot. I didn't even come close to beating SM Redesign, and I even find the original to be very hard because of the weird physics and my poor navigational skills (and limited variety in tiles and landmarks). |
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its easy to get lost in redesign, and the physics changes threw me off, like not being able to wall jump right off from the start, and the jumping gravity. there are many hacks that arent nearly as difficult, you can find them here - |
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So many games right now. It's overwhelming. About 35% through GTA IV, loving it although the mission variety isn't impressive. It's just like the past games. Mario Kart Wii is great online. The single player is frustrating due to the crap AI. Trading Time Trial Ghosts is VERY addicting. Just started Boom Blox Wii. Wow, totally surprised at how great this one is. Only a little ways in but I can see this one being a time suck. |
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now playing: Flashback. 10/10 |
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Mario Kart Wii (not online yet though) |
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just finished mass effect. although areas can get repetative and other minor stuff that were a little bit tired i quite liked it. |
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holy crap, those metroid hacks look insane i tried a few, but I'm not enough of a fanatic to have the patience (or, I admit, the skills) to play these things through. just out of curiosity, if someone knows a worthy SMW/SMB3 hack (one that is actually playable and not just gimmicky), that would be something I could get into. |
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I've just finished The Darkness. Quite original and genuinly addictive in some sections, but pretty cheesy as a whole. Cheesy and unfinished. |
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Just finished completeing Zelda - Minish Cap and New Super Mario Bros |
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The thing that bothered me about New Super Mario Bros was that the world design was so linear and all the branches led only to alternate routes towards the same goal. That didn't encourage me to explore every nook and cranny. Proper world design, come on! |
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i agree and i'd like to add that it's quite easy... i won the final boss as a small mario |
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I was playing assassins creed. Think I am going to uninstall it and destroy the install disk. Its a pretty useless game... run around and hold down two buttons or spam the main mouse button. Not really much of an experience. |
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I've been playing Metroid Fusion for 3-4 hrs and love it... it doesn't beat Super Metroid but it still rocks pretty hard |
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geometry wars retro evolved |
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Just got the Fallen Star expansion for Warhawk, it adds freakin' jetpacks to the mix. It makes it harder than ever for bully bomber pilots like myself to abuse the infantry, but it's for the best, the jetpacks are super fun. |
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Soulcalibur IV for xbox360. Fucking tower of souls, I'm stucked at floor 43 ! :( |
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i've actually been replaying shenmue. even after beating mgs4, the graphics and atmosphere in shenmue are still really impressive to me. i wouldn't mind playing it in the original japanese, however, as the kitsch factor of monotone english is beginning to grate. 'i'm looking for some chinese people.' |
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shenmue is the best game ever |
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its cool that they are still releasing updates for Warhawk. My buddy has a PS3 with hi-speed internet access, I should rent that game and give it a whirl. I loved the original Warhawk for PS1. |
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what do you mean? NSMB had 2 entire areas that you had to access by secrets... worlds 4 and 7 wasn't it? |
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best bit of shenmue is playing space harrier in the arcade |
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COD4! FUCKING FANTASTIC! |
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it sure is i haven't had time to play ANYTHING because of work and stuff, but what I would LIKE to be playing is the third Phoenix Wright game and FFIV on my DS. |
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Finished Metroid Fusion a while ago and I had a blast with it, still doesn't beat Super Metroid but I thought it was awesome. |
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I wish Spore wasn't boring, because I'm playing it a lot. |
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Pretty much just Warhawk right now, slow period right now but it's going to get craaaazy in October. I did replay through both Parasite Eves earlier this month after hearing about PE3 on PSP, they were still pretty good and atmospheric. Aya is so slender in PE1 and then has child bearing hips in PE2. |
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Yes you should rent/play it, it's only my favorite online game ever. But it also has the nastiest learning curve ever, so judging it on a rental would be gay. |
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Quake III Arena on my phone! |
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I'm trying to have some free time to play Mother 3... it's pretty fun. |
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Fallout 3 for PC!! The mods are already starting to arrive.. This is shaping up to be even better than Oblivion's truly overwhelming array of mods. |
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