The 2010 Video Games Thread - Page 11

RainMaker · 03-28-2010, 11:40 AM

Just finished Heavy Rain. Wow! What a fun game. I know there were some plot holes and the voice acting could have used a little work, but I really enjoyed the concept and got into the characters and story.

My biggest gripe is the cost. Only spent like 8-10 hours playing this so I don't know if it matches up to a game like Bad Company or Fallout 3 that I'll spend 100+ hours playing. I would be all over games like this if they could fall in the $30 range. Not sure if that's possible and what the development cost of something like this is. But I love the concept and hope that some other companies take a crack at it.

Jughead Spock · 03-28-2010, 04:42 PM

I just ordered Dragon Age Origins. I was a huuuuge BG fan, so I'm expecting one hell of a time-suck here. Pray for me.

MizzouRah · 03-28-2010, 04:58 PM

Anyone play Just Cause 2 yet?

Radii · 03-28-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Jughead Spock

I just ordered Dragon Age Origins. I was a huuuuge BG fan, so I'm expecting one hell of a time-suck here. Pray for me.

You won't regret it! Outstanding game.

Izulde · 03-28-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

Just finished Heavy Rain. Wow! What a fun game. I know there were some plot holes and the voice acting could have used a little work, but I really enjoyed the concept and got into the characters and story.

My biggest gripe is the cost. Only spent like 8-10 hours playing this so I don't know if it matches up to a game like Bad Company or Fallout 3 that I'll spend 100+ hours playing. I would be all over games like this if they could fall in the $30 range. Not sure if that's possible and what the development cost of something like this is. But I love the concept and hope that some other companies take a crack at it.

I looked at this in the store last week and almost got it, but I remembered it has a real short playtime, so I'll wait until it drops significantly in price.

markprior22 · 03-28-2010, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Anyone play Just Cause 2 yet?

I just bought it. K-Mart's had it here for 44.99. I heard a lot of good things about it and wanted something non sports related so I'm going to give it a go.

MizzouRah · 03-28-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by markprior22

I just bought it. K-Mart's had it here for 44.99. I heard a lot of good things about it and wanted something non sports related so I'm going to give it a go.

Post some impressions if you don't mind!

gstelmack · 03-28-2010, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Anyone play Just Cause 2 yet?

My order from Amazon, which I used Super Saver shipping for, should be here tomorrow, and I expect to be playing immediately and will post impressions. There is a demo for both PC on Steam and on the 360 (which is the platform I'm buying it for), so try it out. Note that on the PC demo I found the vehicle controls difficult without using a 360 controller, so you might keep that in mind if you don't have such a controller for your PC.

MizzouRah · 03-28-2010, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by gstelmack

My order from Amazon, which I used Super Saver shipping for, should be here tomorrow, and I expect to be playing immediately and will post impressions. There is a demo for both PC on Steam and on the 360 (which is the platform I'm buying it for), so try it out. Note that on the PC demo I found the vehicle controls difficult without using a 360 controller, so you might keep that in mind if you don't have such a controller for your PC.

Yeah, I need to d/l the 360 demo tomorrow and check it out. Will be interested to hear your impressions!

Edit: I had a $30 Amazon store credit, so I ordered it. I've seen enough videos to warrant the $30 purchase.

Cringer · 03-28-2010, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Cripes, that's expensive. Same price on the PS3 I assume?

I am assuming, that is what I would play it on. In fact it kind of has pushed me far enough (combined with playing Bad Company 2 when I have the time lately) that I may just trade Modern Warfare 2 in now. I couldn't stand not having the map packs on World at War for MP, and it would bug me on this too (it's an pain for your party and I always try to play in a party). Trading it in would be kind of a big deal to me too, since I just a couple weeks ago traded in World at War.

MizzouRah · 03-29-2010, 08:54 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDUrZeYBbX0

Just Cause 2 cannister fun.

Scoobz0202 · 03-29-2010, 11:10 AM

A lady I work with asked how much she could sell her sons PS2 for and I realized I had no idea.

She says it has about 15 games and 2 controllers, one controller being less then six months old. He doesn't play it anymore so she was wondering if it was worth selling.

Any idea how much they are going for now?

Scoobz0202 · 03-29-2010, 11:10 AM

A lady I work with asked how much she could sell her sons PS2 for and I realized I had no idea.

She says it has about 15 games and 2 controllers, one controller being less then six months old. He doesn't play it anymore so she was wondering if it was worth selling.

Any idea how much they are going for now?

Honolulu_Blue · 03-29-2010, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

A lady I work with asked how much she could sell her sons PS2 for and I realized I had no idea.

She says it has about 15 games and 2 controllers, one controller being less then six months old. He doesn't play it anymore so she was wondering if it was worth selling.

Any idea how much they are going for now?

Based on a quick Ebay scan, the system + 2 controllers seems to be going for around $50.

Not sure how the games factor in. Maybe throw them all in and call it an even $100? I guess it depends on the games.

PadresFan104 · 03-29-2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Anyone play Just Cause 2 yet?

Picked it up along with GOW3 this weekend. I played the demo, and have only played a few missions, but I like it. Once you get past the fact that your grappling hook works on ANY surface, and your parachute can be instantly opened and closed at will, it's a blast to play. Just like that youtube video you posted, the amount of mayhem you can cause is worth the price of admission alone....

MizzouRah · 03-29-2010, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PadresFan104

Picked it up along with GOW3 this weekend. I played the demo, and have only played a few missions, but I like it. Once you get past the fact that your grappling hook works on ANY surface, and your parachute can be instantly opened and closed at will, it's a blast to play. Just like that youtube video you posted, the amount of mayhem you can cause is worth the price of admission alone....

Can't wait, thanks!

Atocep · 03-29-2010, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Anyone play Just Cause 2 yet?

The story is action movie cheese. The game is just fun to play, though. Once you get past the early missions there's a lot of variety and room for creativity in how you complete a mission.

Quite a bit of gameplay as well. A friend of mine has finished it already and he put 25 hours in. One nice thing is once you finish the main story you can continue playing and completing side missions.

Honolulu_Blue · 03-29-2010, 03:06 PM

So, going back to "Mass Effect 2".

I was wondering how other folks "end game" scenario went. Here's how I finished up:

Spoiler

MizzouRah · 03-29-2010, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Atocep

The story is action movie cheese. The game is just fun to play, though. Once you get past the early missions there's a lot of variety and room for creativity in how you complete a mission.

Quite a bit of gameplay as well. A friend of mine has finished it already and he put 25 hours in. One nice thing is once you finish the main story you can continue playing and completing side missions.

Drools... thanks!

RainMaker · 03-29-2010, 04:42 PM

From what I've been reading, get Just Cause 2 for the PC if you can (it requires Windows 7). There are a ton of mods for it that make the game much more fun.

rowech · 03-29-2010, 06:46 PM

For anyone playing MAG...is a headset of some sort required in order to play?

PurdueBrad · 03-29-2010, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

For anyone playing MAG...is a headset of some sort required in order to play?

Not required as a large number of PS3 players don't have them, but it is nice. Thanks to having the headset, I ended up hooking up with a couple cool groups that I played with pretty consistently.

rowech · 03-29-2010, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by PurdueBrad

Not required as a large number of PS3 players don't have them, but it is nice. Thanks to having the headset, I ended up hooking up with a couple cool groups that I played with pretty consistently.

Can someone who is very average when it come to shooters play this game?

gstelmack · 03-29-2010, 08:30 PM

Played about an hour of Just Cause 2. It starts slow with some directed missions to get you used to the game, I hate the cutscenes for the directed missions since it has to "LOAD" them (which means a lot of LOADING screens early on), and I remembered why I hate flying an airplane without rudder controls. That said, the actual gameplay is a ton of fun, especially once it starts opening up with more freedom for you. Lots more to do with the grappling hook this time around (like yanking snipers off perches, or tying two vehicles together), riding ON a vehicle is lots of fun, and there is now a small mini-game for taking over a vehicle (and things like disarming explosives) where you hit the buttons they tell you, and if you do it quick enough you take over. It's not the auto-move it was before.

We'll see how it holds up over time. One hint: do the A-Team thing and shoot out the tires, don't shoot at the vehicle itself ;-)

MizzouRah · 03-29-2010, 09:10 PM

lol gstelmack..

Did you load the game to the HD?

PurdueBrad · 03-29-2010, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rowech

Can someone who is very average when it come to shooters play this game?

I will say this: It took me much longer to get "comfortable" with my stats and performance on MAG then it did with other shooters (MW and MW2 in particular). I constantly felt like people were somehow beating me to the draw or I would pump bullets into somebody but they would still somehow take me down. As I got better, these moments became fewer and further between. I think that MW2, in terms of controls and gameplay, is probably better for an average shooter player but I hated the individual nature of the gameplay. The teamwork, when you are on a good team, of MAG can help an average player still become an important player. While my personal stats aren't as good on MAG, my importance to the cause is much more tangible.

I am surprised though that I played MW2 a lot right away and quickly burned out on it. I played MAG hard core right away for about a week and a half and burned out there too. I haven't tried Bad Company 2 yet but I think I'm trading in both to get it because I'm hearing it is a nice merger of the two games.

bhlloy · 03-29-2010, 09:34 PM

I managed to finish ME2 this weekend. Overall a great game and the best story/game background they have done so far IMO but the difficulty was a big letdown. It took me an absolute age to beat Saren (final battle) in ME1 and it was a real accomplishment when I finally managed to get it done. The ending in 2 was an absolute cakewalk in comparison.

Spoiler

illinifan999 · 03-29-2010, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

So, going back to "Mass Effect 2".

I was wondering how other folks "end game" scenario went. Here's how I finished up:

Spoiler

Here's how my ending went, it's been awhile so the details are a little fuzzy.

Spoiler

Eaglesfan27 · 03-29-2010, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

I managed to finish ME2 this weekend. Overall a great game and the best story/game background they have done so far IMO but the difficulty was a big letdown. It took me an absolute age to beat Saren (final battle) in ME1 and it was a real accomplishment when I finally managed to get it done. The ending in 2 was an absolute cakewalk in comparison.

I haven't finished 2 yet, but I found the Saren fight in the 1st game to be fairly easy as a Soldier with immunity maxed.

SackAttack · 03-29-2010, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by illinifan999

Here's how my ending went, it's been awhile so the details are a little fuzzy.

Spoiler

My ending:

Spoiler

I'm playing through New Game+ right now. I wonder if I'll even bother with Zaeed this time. If all he has to offer is a loyalty quest, I wonder what skipping him entirely would do to the endgame.

PurdueBrad · 03-30-2010, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

So, going back to "Mass Effect 2".

I was wondering how other folks "end game" scenario went. Here's how I finished up:

Spoiler

Been awhile as well, but I believe this is pretty accurate:

Spoiler

gstelmack · 03-30-2010, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

lol gstelmack..

Did you load the game to the HD?

Yes I did, so the LOADs are short, but it's just stupid to have loading screens in the middle of the action. Fortunately this is only during some key story moments, so once you get past the opening 2 missions, the world opens up and you get back to the straight fun.

MizzouRah · 03-30-2010, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by gstelmack

Yes I did, so the LOADs are short, but it's just stupid to have loading screens in the middle of the action. Fortunately this is only during some key story moments, so once you get past the opening 2 missions, the world opens up and you get back to the straight fun.

That's a relief!

Honolulu_Blue · 03-30-2010, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by bhlloy

I managed to finish ME2 this weekend. Overall a great game and the best story/game background they have done so far IMO but the difficulty was a big letdown. It took me an absolute age to beat Saren (final battle) in ME1 and it was a real accomplishment when I finally managed to get it done. The ending in 2 was an absolute cakewalk in comparison.

That's interesting. I found the gameplay/battles to be vastly improved over the original. I thought the AI, both for the enemies and allies, was much, much better. I also felt like the battles were a little more cinematic and had more tension to them than almost anything in the original. The settings were all different and there were some unique encounters.

That said, I agree, it wasn't too hard. I had a few tough battles, mainly with Husks, but not too many. About halfway through I had to up my difficulty level from "Veteran" to the next one, "Hardcore" maybe? It didn't make things all that much more difficult.

I liked the final mission in how it used the entire squad. Hopefully, they will implement that type of decision-making and group involvement a lot more in the thrid one.

SackAttack · 03-30-2010, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by PurdueBrad

Been awhile as well, but I believe this is pretty accurate:

Spoiler

So what you do is...

Spoiler

JonInMiddleGA · 03-30-2010, 03:52 PM

Pretty major problems with the MW2 map pack throughout the day so far - missing images, matchmaking badly borked, private matches broken, and all sorts of (apparently) unconfirmed reports of problems not directly related to MW2 including pretty much anything to do with your XB Live account mgmt -- I'm guessing that the latter was a traffic issue but the other stuff was confirmed earlier in the day by "Major Nelson" himself ... and in the past hour it seems Larry's Twitter account confirms the purchasing of products issue as well.

Best I can figure is that their was supposed to be a product update from Microsoft before you got the map pack but that didn't happen/didn't work, which in turn broke the maps.

Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Pack Is Live, But Broken [UPDATE 3] - Stimulus pack - Kotaku

JonInMiddleGA · 03-30-2010, 11:29 PM

Well that's interesting ... supposedly the matchmaking issues are fixed but the purchasing is still borked, at least according to Major Nelson about five hours ago.

I had no problem adding points (via XBox Live.com), had no problems buying & d'loading the map pack. Had no problem wandering around them with my son in offline splitscreen.

Tried to fire up a little online multiplayer just now, figuring to take my ass kicking ... nada. Just sits & cycles through 0-50 trying to find matches, can't find anything, effectively does nothing.

So basically the shit that was "fixed" appears to still be broken for me while the shit that was still broken appear to be working just fine.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-31-2010, 09:25 AM

Just FWIW, I finally made it into some MW2 games late last night/early this morning. Was still nearly impossible to get a match on the original maps in any game mode but after several cycles through on the new map options it eventually started connecting about an hour after I last posted.

Interesting side effect of the new maps that was hard for me not to notice: it brought experienced players out of the woodwork like I had never seen before. My poor level 56 was no match for multiple prestige players that dominated every game I played, to the extent that I never saw a match with more than one other non-prestiged player besides me & I saw emblems that I didn't even know existed, much less ever played against.

MJ4H · 03-31-2010, 09:26 AM

Metroid Other M New Gameplay Footage

Looks really freaking awesome.

Bad-example · 03-31-2010, 03:43 PM

Yeah, so I was cleaning out under my bed and I ran across the still-unopened Wii that I got for xmas. Guess I need to figure out what to do with the sucker. Anyone have a clue what a brand new WiiSports might be worth?

DeToxRox · 03-31-2010, 04:45 PM

So I was contemplating getting a Wii for NBA Jam but it sounds like there will be no online play so count me out. I'm 24 now and when I do play games with my friends it is hardly ever together since everyone is all spread out. Playing single player NBA Jam is just not the same.

SackAttack · 03-31-2010, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad-example

Yeah, so I was cleaning out under my bed and I ran across the still-unopened Wii that I got for xmas. Guess I need to figure out what to do with the sucker. Anyone have a clue what a brand new WiiSports might be worth?

A penny or two?

Honolulu_Blue · 03-31-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRox

So I was contemplating getting a Wii for NBA Jam but it sounds like there will be no online play so count me out. I'm 24 now and when I do play games with my friends it is hardly ever together since everyone is all spread out. Playing single player NBA Jam is just not the same.

That makes sense. Don't worry though, DeTox, they'll come back 'round in a few years.

The only game I have ever played on-line with my friends is "Left 4 Dead". Other than that, we play everything together, since I still have a couple of my friends in the area. I love split-screen games for that reason. I wish there were more 4-way split-screen games, but that seems like a dying breed.

Bad-example · 03-31-2010, 09:37 PM

Ninety bucks was the quote Game Stop game me over the phone. Meh.

SackAttack · 03-31-2010, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Bad-example

Ninety bucks was the quote Game Stop game me over the phone. Meh.

Oh, you meant for the whole console. I figured you meant just the game.

Throw it on Craigslist if you really wanna sell it. You could probably get $175-180 for it.

JonInMiddleGA · 04-02-2010, 09:52 PM

FWIW, picked up BFBC2 tonight. My son played a bit, let me have a turn for a while to see what I thought of it (he really likes to find stuff that I'll play, he says watching me play when he's getting tired of playing himself is kind of like watching a bad movie or a comedy).

I tried the multi-squad mode (whatever that's called) figuring it was closest to what I've done in MW2 and would be the easiest transition. Found the marking system much easier to get used quickly than I expected, I was okay at sniping but was much better with the medic class MG if I was anywhere except up in the hills alone. Sucked with both assault & engineer.

I'll say this much, the experience felt entirely different than BF 1943 which I don't hesitate to describe as the single least enjoyable gaming experience I've ever had. I'd rather beta test Maxmium Fotoball than ever fire '43 up again. It also felt completely different the BFBC single player which I played through maybe 1/3rd or so of, but didn't hate.

Not sure where I'll end up in the BF vs MW wars but after a half hour or so I'm at least comfortable with saying that if you're on the fence this is definitely worth giving a try, and I say that as someone who really has played any significant amount of time on only a couple of shooters in the past decade.

Eaglesfan27 · 04-02-2010, 10:20 PM

I'm enjoying Valkyria Chronicles, but I have a question for those who have played it. Is there any place to see who the officers are during deployment? I'm trying to maximize CP's while building a balanced team and there are only a few officers I know of so far.

Big Fo · 04-02-2010, 11:24 PM

Alicia, Rosie, and Largo iirc.

Eaglesfan27 · 04-02-2010, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Fo

Alicia, Rosie, and Largo iirc.

Those are the 3 I know of. I was wondering if there were any others or if 10 CP per turn is the max.

03-28-2010, 10:16 AM	#501
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	lol __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-29-2010, 03:06 PM	#519
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	So, going back to "Mass Effect 2". I was wondering how other folks "end game" scenario went. Here's how I finished up: Spoiler I Knocked Boots With... Jack, as I'm a sucker for angy, violent bald women. Really, I am. Besides, I liked Jack's back story and felt bad for her. She needed someone and it wasn't likely to be anyone else, unless they were trying to use her for something. Miranda was The Perfect Human Specimen, but was a bit too obssessed with being the Perfect Human Specimen. Tali is my BFF, but we're keeping it that way. The three fingers, two toes, and infection thing... No thanks. I'll Mourn The Passing Of... No one. I picked Legion to go into the tunnels as my tech expert. I chose Garrus, my old and very reliable friend, to lead the fire squad and hold the line. I chose Samara to maintain the biotic barrier around my squad. My squad consisted of Jack and Tali, except for the final mission. I found Tali's skills not too helpful against the Collectors, so I decided to bring Mordin with me. My Sheppard is a soldier, so I like having people with more special skills around me, epsecially Pull. Can We Keep It? No. I blew the Collector base sky high. Did I Make It? Sure did. My Commander Shepard returned fit, healthy and ready for another round with the Reapers. And The Illusive Man? He's a bad person. My Commander Shepard is not. So Martin Sheen was told, in more polite terms, to go fuck himself. What Happens Next? My Sheppard is a maxed-out Paragon. I will pick up the game from time to time searching for some new adventures and downloading decent looking DLC and widdling the time away until I Mass Effect 3 comes out. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

03-29-2010, 04:42 PM	#521
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	From what I've been reading, get Just Cause 2 for the PC if you can (it requires Windows 7). There are a ton of mods for it that make the game much more fun. Last edited by RainMaker : 03-29-2010 at 04:43 PM.

03-29-2010, 08:30 PM	#525
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	Played about an hour of Just Cause 2. It starts slow with some directed missions to get you used to the game, I hate the cutscenes for the directed missions since it has to "LOAD" them (which means a lot of LOADING screens early on), and I remembered why I hate flying an airplane without rudder controls. That said, the actual gameplay is a ton of fun, especially once it starts opening up with more freedom for you. Lots more to do with the grappling hook this time around (like yanking snipers off perches, or tying two vehicles together), riding ON a vehicle is lots of fun, and there is now a small mini-game for taking over a vehicle (and things like disarming explosives) where you hit the buttons they tell you, and if you do it quick enough you take over. It's not the auto-move it was before. We'll see how it holds up over time. One hint: do the A-Team thing and shoot out the tires, don't shoot at the vehicle itself ;-) __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

03-29-2010, 09:34 PM	#528
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	I managed to finish ME2 this weekend. Overall a great game and the best story/game background they have done so far IMO but the difficulty was a big letdown. It took me an absolute age to beat Saren (final battle) in ME1 and it was a real accomplishment when I finally managed to get it done. The ending in 2 was an absolute cakewalk in comparison. Spoiler in fact I think I only had 1 difficult battle the entire game - rescuing Tali from the geth destroyer and that was because I didn't realise I had to move up otherwise it would keep healing itself. I really felt like the powers were overdone in the players favor (especially once Shepard gets the bonus power). With Miranda and Shepard both having maxed out slam, you can kill almost anything without shields in seconds and if they have shields it's just a case of taking cover and wearing them down until you can use slam. Just didn't feel like in terms of actual gameplay/battles this was anywhere near as fun as ME1 (although in other areas it was a huge step forward)

03-28-2010, 11:40 AM	#502
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Just finished Heavy Rain. Wow! What a fun game. I know there were some plot holes and the voice acting could have used a little work, but I really enjoyed the concept and got into the characters and story. My biggest gripe is the cost. Only spent like 8-10 hours playing this so I don't know if it matches up to a game like Bad Company or Fallout 3 that I'll spend 100+ hours playing. I would be all over games like this if they could fall in the $30 range. Not sure if that's possible and what the development cost of something like this is. But I love the concept and hope that some other companies take a crack at it.

03-28-2010, 04:42 PM	#503
Jughead Spock High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lowcountry, SC	I just ordered Dragon Age Origins. I was a huuuuge BG fan, so I'm expecting one hell of a time-suck here. Pray for me.

03-28-2010, 04:58 PM	#504
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Anyone play Just Cause 2 yet?

03-29-2010, 08:54 AM	#512
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDUrZeYBbX0 Just Cause 2 cannister fun.

03-29-2010, 11:10 AM	#513
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	A lady I work with asked how much she could sell her sons PS2 for and I realized I had no idea. She says it has about 15 games and 2 controllers, one controller being less then six months old. He doesn't play it anymore so she was wondering if it was worth selling. Any idea how much they are going for now?

03-29-2010, 11:10 AM	#514
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	A lady I work with asked how much she could sell her sons PS2 for and I realized I had no idea. She says it has about 15 games and 2 controllers, one controller being less then six months old. He doesn't play it anymore so she was wondering if it was worth selling. Any idea how much they are going for now?

03-29-2010, 06:46 PM	#522
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	For anyone playing MAG...is a headset of some sort required in order to play?

03-29-2010, 09:10 PM	#526
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	lol gstelmack.. Did you load the game to the HD?

03-30-2010, 03:52 PM	#537
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Pretty major problems with the MW2 map pack throughout the day so far - missing images, matchmaking badly borked, private matches broken, and all sorts of (apparently) unconfirmed reports of problems not directly related to MW2 including pretty much anything to do with your XB Live account mgmt -- I'm guessing that the latter was a traffic issue but the other stuff was confirmed earlier in the day by "Major Nelson" himself ... and in the past hour it seems Larry's Twitter account confirms the purchasing of products issue as well. Best I can figure is that their was supposed to be a product update from Microsoft before you got the map pack but that didn't happen/didn't work, which in turn broke the maps. Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Pack Is Live, But Broken [UPDATE 3] - Stimulus pack - Kotaku __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

03-30-2010, 11:29 PM	#538
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Well that's interesting ... supposedly the matchmaking issues are fixed but the purchasing is still borked, at least according to Major Nelson about five hours ago. I had no problem adding points (via XBox Live.com), had no problems buying & d'loading the map pack. Had no problem wandering around them with my son in offline splitscreen. Tried to fire up a little online multiplayer just now, figuring to take my ass kicking ... nada. Just sits & cycles through 0-50 trying to find matches, can't find anything, effectively does nothing. So basically the shit that was "fixed" appears to still be broken for me while the shit that was still broken appear to be working just fine. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

03-31-2010, 09:25 AM	#539
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Just FWIW, I finally made it into some MW2 games late last night/early this morning. Was still nearly impossible to get a match on the original maps in any game mode but after several cycles through on the new map options it eventually started connecting about an hour after I last posted. Interesting side effect of the new maps that was hard for me not to notice: it brought experienced players out of the woodwork like I had never seen before. My poor level 56 was no match for multiple prestige players that dominated every game I played, to the extent that I never saw a match with more than one other non-prestiged player besides me & I saw emblems that I didn't even know existed, much less ever played against. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

03-31-2010, 09:26 AM	#540
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Metroid Other M New Gameplay Footage Looks really freaking awesome. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona

03-31-2010, 03:43 PM	#541
Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	Yeah, so I was cleaning out under my bed and I ran across the still-unopened Wii that I got for xmas. Guess I need to figure out what to do with the sucker. Anyone have a clue what a brand new WiiSports might be worth?

03-31-2010, 04:45 PM	#542
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	So I was contemplating getting a Wii for NBA Jam but it sounds like there will be no online play so count me out. I'm 24 now and when I do play games with my friends it is hardly ever together since everyone is all spread out. Playing single player NBA Jam is just not the same.

03-31-2010, 09:37 PM	#545
Bad-example College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: san jose CA	Ninety bucks was the quote Game Stop game me over the phone. Meh.

04-02-2010, 09:52 PM	#547
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	FWIW, picked up BFBC2 tonight. My son played a bit, let me have a turn for a while to see what I thought of it (he really likes to find stuff that I'll play, he says watching me play when he's getting tired of playing himself is kind of like watching a bad movie or a comedy). I tried the multi-squad mode (whatever that's called) figuring it was closest to what I've done in MW2 and would be the easiest transition. Found the marking system much easier to get used quickly than I expected, I was okay at sniping but was much better with the medic class MG if I was anywhere except up in the hills alone. Sucked with both assault & engineer. I'll say this much, the experience felt entirely different than BF 1943 which I don't hesitate to describe as the single least enjoyable gaming experience I've ever had. I'd rather beta test Maxmium Fotoball than ever fire '43 up again. It also felt completely different the BFBC single player which I played through maybe 1/3rd or so of, but didn't hate. Not sure where I'll end up in the BF vs MW wars but after a half hour or so I'm at least comfortable with saying that if you're on the fence this is definitely worth giving a try, and I say that as someone who really has played any significant amount of time on only a couple of shooters in the past decade. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

04-02-2010, 10:20 PM	#548
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	I'm enjoying Valkyria Chronicles, but I have a question for those who have played it. Is there any place to see who the officers are during deployment? I'm trying to maximize CP's while building a balanced team and there are only a few officers I know of so far. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

04-02-2010, 11:24 PM	#549
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	Alicia, Rosie, and Largo iirc.

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