Deraldin Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 Mechwarrior 4 is now available for free, so I guess it's time to try the Mechwarrior series for once. Here is a link, since Will didn't bother to share. Homepage seems to be down.'Sides, I was suppossed to tell the news dammit! Apparently they've got more traffic than they can handle.
WILL THE ALMIGHTY Posted May 1, 2010 Posted May 1, 2010 Mechwarrior 4 is now available for free, so I guess it's time to try the Mechwarrior series for once. Here is a link, since Will didn't bother to share. Homepage seems to be down.'Sides, I was suppossed to tell the news dammit! Not to mention their downloader thing is terrible. I think I'll wait, looks like there are some technical problems. "Alright, I've been thinking. When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade - make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don't want your damn lemons, what am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons. I'm going to to get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!"
Calax Posted May 2, 2010 Posted May 2, 2010 I don't think Mek Tek was expecting QUITE the response they got. Probably because they didn't expect Kotaku to run the story >.> I borke down and picked up record of Aragast war. I'm pleasently surprised, dispite all of the attempts to obfusicate the product (with things like a half naked woman body pillow cover, and a mouse pad with a wrist rest made out of an anime womans breasts...) it's actually REALLY interesting. The gameplay style is final fantasy tactics with a good evil gauge for your conversation mechanics and a "relationship with possible mothers to second generation" meter during discussions (basically it shows the face of your prospective wives, and you're able to see their superficially simple feelings towards you ranging from "Hate" to "Love"). The entire premise is that you save a little elf from being murdered in cold blood, at the cost of your own life, but rather than die you're offered to basically sell your soul to be the vessel for a higher power... but not just YOUR soul, the souls/futures of all your offspring too. You obviously take it and set off. The woman who gave you the offer designates possible partners for you to wed, and you'll have a kid, who's stats are based upon dear old dads and the selected mother. (I've only gotten about an hour in ok?) The combat system is surprisingly deep in that you can set up synergy's between different characters by putting them in certain positions. If you set it up right and you have a VERY high agi character, you can basically always get first strike on your opponent as you move your characters and then if you're linked you can attack with all your characters at the same time (moving them in position to attack) rather than have to go in order based on your agility statistic. You can also pull of combos by linking different abilities together. You get a set amount of AP at the start of a round, each square you move takes up one ap, and abilities cost a specific amount. If you link certain abilities together you get different effects (the only one I've found boots a guy into the air, leaps up, and makes him explode flinging him to the ground)... It's gonna get to complicated to explain, I'm just gonna say that the marketing crew did it a dis-service selling it as basically softcore hentai. There is that element (all the characters wear fairly skimpy outfits...) but the game is REALLY deep in terms of combat. Not sure if it's to the point of army management that FFT showed us wayyy back when, but it's close from what I've seen. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off.
WorstUsernameEver Posted May 2, 2010 Posted May 2, 2010 Finished Deus Ex, funny how Troika copied even the ending structure (basically, your ending is decided by an action at the end of the game rather than a result of your choices during the game), though their execution was worse. All the three endings were brilliant, but a bit short. Even with all its wacky conspiracy theories the story grew on me, the script is certainly superior to a lot of crap I've played. Really, I had a lot of fun with it, and I can see myself coming back to it again and again in the future. For now, I'll have to decide if trying the sequel immediately (which, already having played 10 minutes or so at the beginning for configuring it to work with my widescreen resolution, I know it'll be a quite jarring experience) or playing Dragon Age Awakening. Probably gonna play Awakening.
Amentep Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 I'm glad to hear that Aragast war isn't a hentai game in disguise - some of it looked good but I was a bit put off by the OTT sexual elements being presented. That mouse pad was a big "wha-huh?" when I saw it. Ended up not getting it. I'm playing Nier (which has its own "wha-huh?" element, I suppose ). Early impression so far is that Vagrant Story and Planescape: Torment had a torrid, secret love affair which gave birth to an action game with light RPG elements. This may actually make it seem more impressive than it really is (as those games have huge fan followings) but they were the games I thought of as I've played through it (and I'm fairly early in it so far, I think, so my opinion may change as time goes on). At its heart it is an action game built around hacking and slashing (the first thing you get to slash is sheep too, which seems to be a trend or something in games to beat up sheep) and flinging spells in a post-apocalyptic setting with some of the strangest characters and situations I've seen in a game in awhile (there has been one sequence so far entirely built up of text based puzzles in what has been mostly an action game in terms of gameplay!). I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Wrath of Dagon Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 Metro 2033, quite an interesting variety of situations they put you in. "Moral indignation is a standard strategy for endowing the idiot with dignity." Marshall McLuhan
Rostere Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 Currently I'm playing the SC2 beta. I'm playing in Gold League in 1v1 random and Bronze League when I play 2v2 random with my friends :/ Anyone here on the beta? "Well, overkill is my middle name. And my last name. And all of my other names as well!"
WorstUsernameEver Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 Update : Decided to go with Awakening. For now, I must say my impression is quite positive, the plot hook is basically what the Crossroad Keep in NWN2 should have been, the quests seems well integrated, even the fetch quests weren't cringeworthy and the characters promise depth. I'm still at the beginning though, I'll probably post a more detailed comment lately.
Majek Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 Bayonetta. Having fun and this game certainly gives you lot of opportunities to have fun. 1.13 killed off Ja2.
SadExchange Posted May 3, 2010 Posted May 3, 2010 Currently I'm playing the SC2 beta. I'm playing in Gold League in 1v1 random and Bronze League when I play 2v2 random with my friends :/ Anyone here on the beta? I am, have played enough games to start getting ranked, but haven't been put into the ladder portion yet. I was 1-1 with 1v1, and then 1-2 with 2v2 due to my teammate surrendering right off the bat. I wish that wasn't possible.
Malcador Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 Playing a good bit of Rome Total War. Probably should try the realism modification though, my legionaries are like Space Marines in some fights. Still conquering the Mediterranean with the Scipii was good fun. Squalor sure sucks though. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Enoch Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 Decided to take a second pass at Deus Ex. The first time I played it (about 2 years ago) stalled around the beginning of the Paris hub.
Majek Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) I started playing Deus Ex too, with Shifter mod of course. It's been a while since i last played and finished it so i expect to have lots of fun. Edited May 4, 2010 by Majek 1.13 killed off Ja2.
I want teh kotor 3 Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 I may need to get this Dues Ex game... Does it work w/ Win7? In 7th grade, I teach the students how Chuck Norris took down the Roman Empire, so it is good that you are starting early on this curriculum. R.I.P. KOTOR 2003-2008 KILLED BY THOSE GREEDY MONEY-HOARDING ************* AND THEIR *****-*** MMOS
WorstUsernameEver Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 I may need to get this Dues Ex game... Does it work w/ Win7? The Steam version works flawlessly for me, but as mkreky already showed us, it appears there are problems for some people. As long as old graphics don't bother you I'd say get it: it's probably the best example of a multipath gameplay I've ever played, has a great atmosphere and is just a lot of fun to play.
GreasyDogMeat Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 I may need to get this Dues Ex game... Does it work w/ Win7? I haven't played it in a long time and it may show it's age to someone who is playing it for the first time in 2010, but the game was incredible for it's time and there is good reason it constantly pops up high on 'top 100 games of all time' lists.
Oner Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 but the game was incredible for it's time and there is good reason it constantly pops up high on 'top 100 games of all time' lists.Good thing not every game reviewer's brain liquified yet. Giveaway list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgyQFpOJvyNASt8A12ipyV_iwpLXg_yltGG5mffvSwo/edit?usp=sharing What is glass but tortured sand?Never forget! '12.01.13.
Purkake Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 Deus Ex is on Steam for 10 bucks/euros if there's still someone who hasn't played it.
Orogun01 Posted May 4, 2010 Posted May 4, 2010 Tried my hand at Splinter Cell: Conviction; started on Sunday, finished on Monday. All in all it was kind of meh, some good moments if you like action-stealth games. It fails in that is split into both an shooter and a stealth game, with the controls for the shooting aspect being very uncomfortable. I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
Mamoulian War Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 Tried my hand at Splinter Cell: Conviction; started on Sunday, finished on Monday. All in all it was kind of meh, some good moments if you like action-stealth games. It fails in that is split into both an shooter and a stealth game, with the controls for the shooting aspect being very uncomfortable. WoW... a whole 1 day of gameplay for 50 bucks... Sent from my Stone Tablet, using Chisel-a-Talk 2000BC. My youtube channel: MamoulianFH Latest Let's Play Tales of Arise (completed) Latest Bossfight Compilation Dark Souls Remastered - New Game (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 1: Austria Grand Campaign (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 2: Xhosa Grand Campaign (completed) My PS Platinums and 100% - 29 games so far (my PSN profile) 1) God of War III - PS3 - 24+ hours 2) Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 130+ hours 3) White Knight Chronicles International Edition - PS3 - 525+ hours 4) Hyperdimension Neptunia - PS3 - 80+ hours 5) Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - 200+ hours 6) Tales of Xillia - PS3 - 135+ hours 7) Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 - PS3 - 152+ hours 8.) Grand Turismo 6 - PS3 - 81+ hours (including Senna Master DLC) 9) Demon's Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 10) Tales of Graces f - PS3 - 337+ hours 11) Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - PS3 - 750+ hours 12) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 127+ hours 13) Soulcalibur V - PS3 - 73+ hours 14) Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - 600+ hours 15) Tales of Xillia 2 - PS3 - 302+ hours 16) Mortal Kombat XL - PS4 - 95+ hours 17) Project CARS Game of the Year Edition - PS4 - 120+ hours 18) Dark Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 19) Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - PS3 - 238+ hours 20) Final Fantasy Type-0 - PS4 - 58+ hours 21) Journey - PS4 - 9+ hours 22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours 23) Fairy Fencer F - PS3 - 215+ hours 24) Megadimension Neptunia VII - PS4 - 160 hours 25) Super Neptunia RPG - PS4 - 44+ hours 26) Journey - PS3 - 22+ hours 27) Final Fantasy XV - PS4 - 263+ hours (including all DLCs) 28) Tales of Arise - PS4 - 111+ hours 29) Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 - 121+ hours
RPGmasterBoo Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 Tried my hand at Splinter Cell: Conviction; started on Sunday, finished on Monday. All in all it was kind of meh, some good moments if you like action-stealth games. It fails in that is split into both an shooter and a stealth game, with the controls for the shooting aspect being very uncomfortable. WoW... a whole 1 day of gameplay for 50 bucks... Don't worry, someone will come to convince you that its a good deal. Imperium Thought for the Day: Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life
Tel Aviv Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 (edited) Well, I wouldn't necessarily call it a good deal but it is bundled with a separate co-op campaign. Frankly, I'd have preferred they scrapped that and used the development time to improve the main campaign but whatever, it's there. Edited May 5, 2010 by Tel Aviv
Hurlshort Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 Tried my hand at Splinter Cell: Conviction; started on Sunday, finished on Monday. All in all it was kind of meh, some good moments if you like action-stealth games. It fails in that is split into both an shooter and a stealth game, with the controls for the shooting aspect being very uncomfortable. WoW... a whole 1 day of gameplay for 50 bucks... Don't worry, someone will come to convince you that its a good deal. It's all relative. We spend $10 on about 2 hours of movie entertainment. Not every game can give you a hundred hours of entertainment.
Darque Posted May 5, 2010 Author Posted May 5, 2010 Bayonetta! ....as I wait patiently for Alan Wake...
Orogun01 Posted May 5, 2010 Posted May 5, 2010 Tried my hand at Splinter Cell: Conviction; started on Sunday, finished on Monday. All in all it was kind of meh, some good moments if you like action-stealth games. It fails in that is split into both an shooter and a stealth game, with the controls for the shooting aspect being very uncomfortable. WoW... a whole 1 day of gameplay for 50 bucks... One of the reason as to why I partially support piracy I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
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