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Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:53 am
by Count Roland
Call of duty modern warfare 2
Borderlands
Saints Row
Mass Effect
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:18 pm
by KimSky
Pokémon platinum,
Lugaru
Civilization IV
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:42 pm
by Renegade_Turner
Zhukov wrote:Renegade_Turner wrote:Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena
Is that any good?
It came out for Mac a while back and I was sorta almost nearly thinking about buying it.
It's pretty kickass actually. Not to mention it comes with a visually advanced version of the campaign from the original Chronicles Of Riddick game which came out for the XBox and PC, "Escape From Butcher Bay". The campaign of the original game is far better, but the Assault On Dark Athena campaign is almost as epic. The multiplayer is pretty abysmal, though. It's still worth the buy just for the campaign modes. I'd say I'll definitely come back to this game in months time for another playthrough. The storyline is pretty tightly knit, and the voice-acting is surprisingly awesome. I always thought Vin Diesel was a pretty hammy actor, but his deep merciless voice acting as Riddick is enough to send chills down your spine at times. You need only look at the critical and user reviews on Metacritic to know that this is a game worth getting.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:36 pm
by Froyok
I'm on :
PC :
Tomb raider : Underworld
Prince of Persia 3 (replay, it's just for analyse)
Crysis (for test my new graphic card)
Assasin's creed
Stalker celar sky (and I wait the next !!)
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 9:40 pm
by Blorx
I just got a hold of Gratuitous Space Battles. Seems fun but it takes an incredible amount of strategy. Totally new take on the whole Tower Defense thing.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:50 pm
by Fournine
Borderlands (4-player game going with friends)
Homeworld / Homeworld:Cataclysm / Homeworld 2 (running through the series again for fun; just finished Homeworld)
Patapon 2
Star Ocean (PSP remake)
And in a matter of hours,
Left 4 Dead 2
Somehow I find the time to keep a full-time job, apply for grad school, and sleep a proper 8 hours a night.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:05 am
by Endoperez
I had internet troubles this last weekend, and few hours with the Supreme Commander default interface were enough of that, so I played some older games: X-Com 1 (new game to busting Cydonia, on Easy), Prince of Persia (once I disabled the PC speaker), Dungeon Keeper 1 gold Deeper Dungeons, and Temple of Elemental Evil (with Circle of Eight improvements).
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:47 am
by Renegade_Turner
Endoperez wrote:Dungeon Keeper 1
Instant win.
Update: Dragon Age: Origins will now be consuming at least the next 150 hours of any kind of gaming I engage in. I've only played 7 hours of this game (and the menu identifies my progress as 2% in terms of game progression and 6% in terms of land exploration...how fucking big is this game?! D=) but my god this game is engrossing. It's just so detailed!
The combat system is magnificent, the tactical view/exploration view system may be a tried and true system with nothing new there, but it is done so spectacularly, and the use of the combat pause by pressing the spacebar makes each battle so much easier to micromanage rather than playing in full real-time. So it's semi-real-time instead. Issuing commands is a breeze, and the abilities and specialisations and skills are all quite useful and none of them seem obsolete. Combat is FUN, and when was the last time I could say that about a PC RPG game?
The story so far is awesome, if you choose to be a human noble (which I did), one of your party characters is a gigantic dog called a Mabari War Dog, which is a species of dog which is descended from wolves. If you choose to be a Human Noble (each class has its own origin story), then your pet and best friend is your Mabari War Hound which you can name how you see fit. I suppose it's not groundbreaking stuff (Red XIII from FFVII), but it's just COOL. Hahaha not traditional game reviewing there, but c'mon, you have to consider the cool factor. When me and my Mabari War Hound are going into battle and fucking up mages and stuff, it's just plain cool. I'm having loads of fun playing this game. It's definitely worth getting. As to what I mean by Origin Story, this really is an integral feature of the game which sets it apart from a lot of other games. A lot of games make the claim that your choices in the beginning drastically affect the outcome of the game, but no game ever really follows through on that promise. However, Dragon Age:Origins seems to from what I've experienced so far. One website had this to say:
GiantBomb wrote:One of the major features of the game is the Origin Stories. Players are able to choose and play his or her own "Origin Story", which is be the lens through which the entire game is seen and portrayed. The way your character sees the world and how the world sees your character is affected by your choice of Origin Story.For example, you may begin the game as a Dwarf Noble and be a part of the Royal Family of a Dwarven City, or you could be a Dwarf Commoner living in the streets of the city. These Origin Stories will provide an introduction to the game and also help determine the overall direction of the story throughout the game. Characters you meet during your Origin Story may reappear later on as either friends or enemies. Origin stories will also provide the player with some background information on whatever race they are playing. For example, when first playing as an Elf, you will quickly realize the prejudice the people of Ferelden show towards your race. Executive Dan Tudge explained BioWare's perspective on the purpose of Origin stories; "Really, the origin stories are more about your place and your perspective of how the world works."
Also, the graphics and framerate are very solid, and you can bed women and men in the game if you want. Those two phrases were completely unrelated so I don't know why I put them in the same sentence. Nevertheless, that's always a plus for the dirty perverts of the Forum. And yes, I did say women AND men. You can actually come on to guys if you're playing as a male character. Out of interest to see if it would actually happen, I followed the conversation choices that seemed to be heading in that direction. Much to my amusement, the dude suggested we meet in my room later for something more intimate. lol. Unfortunately this meant that the elvish girl in the same room wouldn't, so I reloaded from the autosave and asked her instead. If you ask them both, the second person you ask will act insulted and start accusing you of trying to sneakily instigate a threesome.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:43 pm
by Blorx
Ren, the reason DA:O is so engrossing is that it's one of the few games Bioware's made so far that features an original IP.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:12 pm
by Ragdollmaster
Ace Combat 3 - Electrosphere (Pretty old as far as the AC series go, I think they've had seven games released so far)
Borderlands (Re-rented it again but I'm still not sure if I want to buy it. I'm such a pansy.)
And Assassin's Creed 2. (FUDGE YEAH.)
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:08 pm
by Grayswandir
Current:
Call of Duty 4 (just finished the single player, and that was enough.)
Borderlands (level 31 Siren...God, the Rakk Hive is disgusting)
Soon:
Dragon Age: Origins
Blorx wrote:Ren, the reason DA:O is so engrossing is that it's one of the few games Bioware's made so far that features an original IP.
...and it has Claudia Black....mmm....Claudia Black....oh, and Steven Blum.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:16 pm
by Fournine
You on Steam, Grayswandir?
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:20 pm
by Grayswandir
Nope, Xbox 360.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:24 pm
by Fournine
Damn. You're exactly my level, so I was hoping we could dive in and kill some stuff.
I enjoy smashing faces in as Brick. My friends think his ability is broken.
I find it rather strange that we can't play across consoles/systems for the same game.
Re: What are you playing?
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 6:35 pm
by Blorx
Fournine wrote:Damn. You're exactly my level, so I was hoping we could dive in and kill some stuff.
I enjoy smashing faces in as Brick. My friends think his ability is broken.
I find it rather strange that we can't play across consoles/systems for the same game.
Yeah. It gets irritating but it's usually that way. Very few games allow for 360/PC crossover and most that do are on Games for Windows (or are FFXI), simply because they run it through that service which is connected to XBL as opposed to the servers made for the game. Even less run 360/PS3 crossover. This is probably due to the difference in coding between servers...and the fact that PSN and XBL probably aren't very friendly with each other.