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Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
Hello all. The playing of game's is good for the making of time of delight, and many good game's have been made that are good. Game's have been said to aid with digestion. Some good game's of the video are

Aliens: Colonial Marines
Iron Sky Invasion
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse
Mass Effect 3 Omega
Buckmasters Deer Hunting
Magic Encyclopedia: First Story
City of Heroes
Beach Head 2002
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
Mass Effect 3
Tales of Game's Presents Chef Boyardee's Barkley's Power Dunk (バークレーのパワーダンク Bākurē no Pawādanku) Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, Chapter 1 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa
Deathtrap Dungeon
Mass Effect 3
Masters of Orion 3
Barkley Shut Up And Jam: Gaiden 2: The Magical Realms of Tír na nÓg: Escape from Necron 7 – Revenge of Cuchulainn: The Official Game of the Movie – Chapter 2 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa
 
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
 
Have you played Aliens: Colonial Marines already? I thought it looked cool, but it's been getting absolutely absymal critical reviews. I'd be interested to hear what your experience has been.
 
Posted by theamazeeaz (Member # 6970) on :
 
I like games with boards.
 
Posted by Stone_Wolf_ (Member # 8299) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Samprimary:
Masters of Orion 2

I fixed that for you.
 
Posted by Aros (Member # 4873) on :
 
A list of my current favorites:
- Rocksmith
- Sonic All Stars: Racing Transformed
- Manic Thread Deletion: Rakeesh Cries Again
 
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
Hi aros, this is a nice thread about video game's. I need for it not to be involving with your trying too hard to be "Roll with the Punche's" notorious persona's.
 
Posted by Vadon (Member # 4561) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Samprimary:

City of Heroes

Too soon... [Frown]
 
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
 
I think I would find the Family Guy game to be fairly questionable.

And I say this as someone who likes Family Guy.
 
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Aros:
A list of my current favorites:
- Rocksmith
- Sonic All Stars: Racing Transformed
- Manic Thread Deletion: Rakeesh Cries Again

Do you find you can actually play the guitar on your own after playing Rocksmith?
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by SteveRogers:
Have you played Aliens: Colonial Marines already? I thought it looked cool, but it's been getting absolutely absymal critical reviews. I'd be interested to hear what your experience has been.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3z2qVebxlUo#!
 
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
 
Yeah, I just saw that video when you linked it elsewhere. Really pretty disappointed.
 
Posted by Tittles (Member # 12939) on :
 
I'm on a Baldur's Gate 2 kick right now. I haven't seen a good party based, DnD style game in forever.
 
Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
 
Is this a joke thread? Those aren't very good games Samp.
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
Playing Chrono Cross for the first time tonight.
 
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by T:man:
Is this a joke thread? Those aren't very good games Samp.

what??
 
Posted by narrativium (Member # 3230) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by T:man:
Is this a joke thread? Those aren't very good games Samp.

Them's fightin' words.
 
Posted by AchillesHeel (Member # 11736) on :
 
I am finally playing through Dead Space 2 right now and I am in love with how gruesome and unforgiving this game is. Outside of particular minigames (rocketing through open space, maneuvering through space station debris with their own momentum) I have only died twice, the cinematics for both were so creepy that I do whatever I can to not die again. Not many games inspire such fear of death.

I can't wait to play Dead Space 3.
 
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
 
I notice you didn't include Mass Effect 3... [Wink] .

I don't think there's another series that comes close to topping that one for me. KotOR (the first one) was a similarly enjoyable gaming experience.

I'm in the midst of Skyrim and Borderlands 2 at the moment, with a little bit of Bastion (I know, I'm late to the party) on the side.
 
Posted by Aros (Member # 4873) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Lyrhawn:

Do you find you can actually play the guitar on your own after playing Rocksmith? [/QUOTE]

Yes. I'd say the learning curve is much faster than a traditional teacher. Since it's adaptive, it throws stuff at you in a way that keeps you moving, keeps you challenged. You're not just repeating a single song over and over -- you're constantly adapting, trying to find notes, use techniques, and play new songs.

Most of my guitar friends are amazed by my progress.
 
Posted by C3PO the Dragon Slayer (Member # 10416) on :
 
I have become a newly-minted Fire Emblem fan with the release of Fire Emblem: Awakening. I have not been this hooked on a game since Minecraft.
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
Dead Space 2 is great. 2011 was an effortless year to be a gamer.
 
Posted by Darth_Mauve (Member # 4709) on :
 
Kingdom of Loathing
Realm of the Mad God
and my most recent time killer--Jigidi--jigsaw puzzles.

All of them fit in my budget--being Free to Play.
All of them gore free--though KoL is not quite "Family Friendly"
 
Posted by AchillesHeel (Member # 11736) on :
 
----WARNING----

Realm of the Mad God is addictive, partly due to the fact that there is no respawn. When you die, your character is just plain dead. You have to make and level a new one. Every. Single. Time.

http://www.realmofthemadgod.com/

It plays on your browser. I hope you have loads of free time to waste.
 
Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :
 
Wolfenstein 3d is excellent.
X-Wing and Tie Fighter are both wonderful.
 
Posted by Tittles (Member # 12939) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by umberhulk:
Playing Chrono Cross for the first time tonight.

I'm sorry.
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
I actually didn't.
 
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by SteveRogers:
Have you played Aliens: Colonial Marines already? I thought it looked cool, but it's been getting absolutely absymal critical reviews. I'd be interested to hear what your experience has been.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E7sXMHCzoCo
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
I think I used to have that exact keyboard.

**** Gearbox.

Started Chrono Cross. Great music and art, but man, early 3D models age like crap. (while early 2d sprites always look appealing to me).
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Samprimary:
quote:
Originally posted by SteveRogers:
Have you played Aliens: Colonial Marines already? I thought it looked cool, but it's been getting absolutely absymal critical reviews. I'd be interested to hear what your experience has been.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=E7sXMHCzoCo
also

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8Bux14MOpx4#!
 
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by umberhulk:
I think I used to have that exact keyboard.

**** Gearbox.

Started Chrono Cross. Great music and art, but man, early 3D models age like crap. (while early 2d sprites always look appealing to me).

The music in Chrono Cross is lightyears ahead of music even in today's games.
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
Best recent songs imo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqEAstcYJQQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HpyOkKWpCM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbyqMdRS09w

[ February 17, 2013, 01:59 AM: Message edited by: umberhulk ]
 
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 
I love Rocksmith. It makes learning fun, and changes it around. I haven't played very much, but when I have it is a blast.

And yes, it uses a real guitar, and teaches you to play it. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
 
I can't tell what's sarcasm and what is sincerity in this thread.

I feel like a roach in Alvin's room...
 
Posted by Jeff C. (Member # 12496) on :
 
I'm playing Skyrim again for lack of things to do.

I recently played Ni No Kuni on the PS3. I drained about 80 hours into it. The game was remarkable and truly a masterpiece JRPG experience. I loved it.
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
It's good. I wouldn't say it's a masterpiece.
 
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by umberhulk:
It's good. I wouldn't say it's a masterpiece.

Blue Dragon had the makings of a masterpiece, but I would only say it was good.

The soundtrack was wonderful. Not quite Chrono Cross, but getting there.
 
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
 
For those interested,

Blue Dragon OST. All of it.
 
Posted by Jeff C. (Member # 12496) on :
 
Can't say I ever played Blue Dragon. The art style reminded me way too much of Dragonball Z. How's the story in that game?
 
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
 
The art style should remind you of Dragonball Z, it's the same artist. The story is pretty standard JRPG faire. The cinematics are beautifully rendered, the music is memorable, it's difficult, and it kept my attention well enough that I actually beat it. A feat many Final Fantasy games have been unable to accomplish.
 
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
 
Just rediscovered Cave and the battle theme, both from Blue Dragon.

I don't know why Final Fantasy has gone so tame with its battle themes, but they need to find composers who make the painful torment of JRPG leveling just a little bit, dare I say, enjoyable?

edit: Cave is just fantastic setting music.
 
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
 
Kwea and Aros -

Does it get you to a level where you can play songs without the game in front of you?
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
I think a lot of modern game-composers still create a great synergy and relationship between the music and what I'm doing on screen; but less of them, in my opinion, are playlist-worthy. The modern Persona soundtracks are fantastic in game, but **** them in a playlist. I think some of the best music right now is coming from the indie scene actually, and from the general resurgence of puzzle games.

But anyway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDpPMu8EApg
 
Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Samprimary:
quote:
Originally posted by T:man:
Is this a joke thread? Those aren't very good games Samp.

what??
quote:
City of Heroes
There, I picked out the good game on that list.

(Though I haven't played Magic Encyclopedia, or Iron Sky Invasion)
 
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
your missing out!!
 
Posted by Aros (Member # 4873) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
Kwea and Aros -

Does it get you to a level where you can play songs without the game in front of you?

It gets you to whatever level you want. I honestly believe it could get you to the level where you could play in a band within a year, given enough dedication.
 
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
Well, I can say my formative environment for video game music was way awesomer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wi7Z7D58gj8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_f6db04gvs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4imbtjey-aQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBc1diCuu4E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU-jc13oYMY
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
Really loved that first one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sX3fjpkFwk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOuVKxzW4Do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsFneammzHI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnYUpawQre4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euRaT0V5bSk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsz0UIRs-J4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XAA64XK1Gc

[ February 19, 2013, 12:17 PM: Message edited by: umberhulk ]
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
Just beat Metal Gear Rising. It's really fun to parry all the crazy stuff that enemies throw at you, and the four bosses at the end of the game are outstanding. The last boss of the game is a freaking douchebag.

It also leaves you in the dark about a lot of nuances. They aren't complicated at all, but you have to freestyle it a bit to realize that the other stuff that's there.

The free run is a little dumb. I hated the left-stick quick-time-event that you had to do when stunned. Some of the locations are too grey. There's fights you're supposed to lose (laaame). Still though, it's pretty fun.
 
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
 
I still get this one stuck in my head now and then:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6L6MhSgpgo
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLojfoC-dXg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxiIyDy_6nE
 
Posted by Jeff C. (Member # 12496) on :
 
I've never played the Metal Gear Solid games, but I hear good things (and some bad).

Anyone have any recommendations for RPGs? I'm open to other genres as well, but right now I'm looking for something new and interesting that will keep me engaged for dozens of hours. I've drained about 100 hours into Skyrim so far, but the constant freezes are bugging me into disinterest.
 
Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
 
Have you played the greatest RPG ever, Fallout: New Vegas?
 
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Aros:
quote:
Originally posted by Lyrhawn:
Kwea and Aros -

Does it get you to a level where you can play songs without the game in front of you?

It gets you to whatever level you want. I honestly believe it could get you to the level where you could play in a band within a year, given enough dedication.
I've only played about 4 hours of it and I know about half a song. The basics of it at least, and I find it interesting and fun to play. I'd say it gives you a good grasp of basics, but where you go from there is up to your level of dedication.


It makes practicing more fun, which should help a lot with kids learning, IMO.
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
If you have a DS I nominate Dragon Quest 9. It doesn't have much of a story though.
 
Posted by Jeff C. (Member # 12496) on :
 
I have indeed played New Vegas. I prefer Fallout 3, though.

DQ9 was on my list, but it didn't seem like it had much of a plot going on, so I was torn. I generally prefer a good story with my games. What's good about it, in your opinion?
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
Class based gameplay that encourages creativity through mixing the skillsets of the class. And once it opens up the game is dope. One thing I didn't like about DQ8 was that it would be deficient to ever branch out once you had chose a characters skill path.

Good turn based design, about limiting the ammount of attacks the enemies get at you, but with a fast battle-speed. They end quickly but they're long enough to feel like you've been through a tug of war.

Relatively easy. But still engaging.

I just wish it had decided to have no story, instead of a mediocre one that feels like a chore to have to mash through dialogue bubbles for. I wish it said "Go to the cave. Just roll with it."
 
Posted by Jeff C. (Member # 12496) on :
 
Ha, nice. Well maybe I'll pick it up. I also want to try out the new Fire Emblem game, which is supposedly awesome.

My favorite DQ game was VII on the PSX. That game had a great story as well as fun gameplay.
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bASdmh4URg

Whose excited for this?
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
http://store.steampowered.com/

rayman origins is six bucks. it's a must have for fans of platformers.
 
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
i'm going to add "Sim City 5" to my "good for playing" list because it is a very good game with no problems and the online component is fantastic and the sims definitely add to the game with their complex and enriching lives as agents in the game and they're definitely not shiftless hobos that work at a different place every day and just go home to the nearest house at night and their population is not fudged and traffic works great because sims definitely take routes based on more complex pathfinding systems than "which route is the absolute shortest" and the different city types are totally balanced and
 
Posted by AchillesHeel (Member # 11736) on :
 
Dead Space 3 has the most fulfilling weapon crafting system I've ever seen.
 
Posted by T:man (Member # 11614) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by AchillesHeel:
Dead Space 3 has the most fulfilling weapon crafting system I've ever seen.

I'm really digging Kingdom's of Amalur's weapon crafting.
 
Posted by Destineer (Member # 821) on :
 
Anyone played Endless Space? Looks really good, but I haven't bought it yet.

I like that kind of Master of Orion-type game. Galactic Civilizations 2 was so good.
 
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
I played endless space

it's essentially MOO3 lite, where everything devolves into each race being a ship hose, with the biggest ship hose winning (in a slow, grueling process)

add to that that the AI is much more patient and complete-minded than you are and will create a hojtrillion fleets to take each individual system from you and cut off your fleet hose (because you can't set rally points for ships, just build and fleet them individually from wherever they happen to be) and the end result is a MOO3 experience
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
http://media.pcgamer.com/files/2012/04/Rayman-Origins-1.jpg

rayman is a visual marvel despite that it can run on a psp. everyone just try it already. if you have a pc compatible controller it's still six bucks
 
Posted by Samprimary (Member # 8561) on :
 
i take back my previous statement about sim city being a good game that is good for playing. quality not-crazy news and information site "the blaze" has uncovered sim city's agenda!

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/13/does-new-simcity-game-push-environmentalism/
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
Sim City sucks. You guys deserve it.
 
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by umberhulk:
Sim City sucks. You guys deserve it.

So bad in fact the CEO of EA is leaving.

[Smile]

They need to fire way more people before that company won't be evil anymore.
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by BlackBlade:
quote:
Originally posted by umberhulk:
Sim City sucks. You guys deserve it.

the CEO of EA is leaving.

[Smile] .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMzWKrGtzJU&

[ March 18, 2013, 09:27 PM: Message edited by: umberhulk ]
 
Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :
 
You might need to fix that URL umberhulk.
 
Posted by umberhulk (Member # 11788) on :
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMzWKrGtzJU&
 


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