WILL THE ALMIGHTY

This environment looks awful.

I've had trouble making it run properly, actually. I get the first loading screen after the intro cinematic then the screen goes black.

Yes, agreed. Alpha Protocol will suck balls since it still has unlimited ammo.

So I got System Shock 2 and found out it can't be played on XP.

Meh, I've seen much better trolls.

Ace Combat isn't on PC therefore HAWX PC > Ace Combat PC. Ace Combat > Hawx... I'm sorry but Hawx is basically Ace Combat Lite NEED. ACE COMBAT. 7. NOOOW.

Playing through Lost Odyssey on Disc 2 so far... Good: - Soundtrack is amazing. - Looks great. - Dreams, the little text stories, are overall very interesting and nicely written. - Skills are handled interestingly, with Immortals needing to learn them from mortals. - Bosses are awesome. - Lots of enemy variety. - Jansen is hilarious. - Badass intro sequence. - Combat stays interesting, with the aim rings for example. Bad: - Very, very oldschool. The game doesn't take advantage of some of the newest technology, which would have made certain parts a lot more bearable. - Lots of loading. - Puzzles are stupid. - Certain parts of the story overdo the drama, or leave some really large plotholes. - Character design is a bit off. I don't usually whine about clothing, but some of these outfits are just plain akward. The Queen for example, or her general. - Fixed camera, few save points, relies a lot on searching in boxes/crates too much. - Random encounters... ugh. Overall, its fun, just need to be patient with it.

Its only awesome the first time. Afterwards you just wish you could skip it. Or you can do the smart thing and keep a save right before leaving the vault, allowing you to change anything.

I really don't think STALKER could ever work on a console without MASSIVE compromises. Sorry Which is really a shame.

No, not what I meant. I love when good PC games are ported to the 360 so I can actually play them, but I don't like when they simplify it/consolise it. See FEAR1 and FEAR2. First was a pure PC shooter and the second was a generic pile of **** with what most people would call typical console gameplay changes (Quick time events, blooooooom and incredibly annoying intrusive UI). I like PC games a lot, I just don't have a good PC.

If they bring it to consoles without actually making it for consoles (ala FEAR 1), then I'll be happy.

Make the Pip-Boy an actual flashlight ffs.

MAKE IT A MAGNUM! AHMAHGAWD

Lost Odyssey Opening sequence was amazing, then the plot kept going okay, but when you reach Numara its all downhill from there, especially the kids. Good thing Jansen is in it, otherwise I'd have given up.

... stop assuming my PC is worth a damn.

Nooooooooo, I was going to buy that!

Give me the Kill Bill eye poke and I won't need any groin shots.

Reading through Jedi Jesus right now... not all that funny, but it makes me remember how well written Kreia is. Best NPC ever.

Discussion of groin shot physics is very interesting.

How about waist shots? I mean, they're technically not groin shots, so you avoid the slight sillyness.

Bioshock. I guess it comes down to opinion, like most things. Still, the game bored me to tears.

What's it about anyway?

Lies, all lies! Alyx is awesome and so are Barney, Dr Kleiner, Eli Vance and the G-Man. And what's wrong with East-European architecture mixed with alien technology? The channels are a bit boring, but the seafloor-desert is awesome with all the shipwrecks and stuff. Maybe you just don't have a soul? They're all gleefully happy and cheery despite the alien occupation, and never bother to mention anything relevant to the plot or what the hell is going on in the first place. The only interesting characters were Dog and the G-man, bother of which either don't talk or have 5 lines in the entire game. Also, Barney is an idiot. I wish I could have shot him. Alyx is incredibly boring and so is that woman scientist. What's wrong with East-European architecture is that its too ordinary and the alien technology stood out like a sort thumb, not to mention the big black walls were awful. There was no mood, no atmosphere and seemingly no art direction whatsoever.

Correction: it wasn't Half-life 2's gameplay that made me sick, it was the characters and setting. Most bland landscapes I've ever seen.

So true. <3 Kreia. Fallout 3 had Harold and Moira, those were interesting. I feel Dukov could have had more screen time, though, but overall there weren't all that many interesting characters.