What are you playing now?

[Morgoth]

Battlefield Bad Company 2 single player

[Malcador]

Also : EVE, finally got another CS (and enough ISK to get it). Off to W-space with it, going to set up a POS (which means a lot of tedious setting up of SS) with my corp. Plan to set it up as a Mining booster, helps our Orcas and Hulks out.

 

 

 

 

 

*snicker*

[Oner]

Battlefield Bad Company 2 single player

What.

 

You realize I was responding to GreenDragon?

Edited June 15, 2011 by Oner

[Morgoth]

I'd like to download the InFamous 2 demo, but in order to do that I must install the 3.61 firmware first. But I'm afraid it will kill my PS3.

[Labadal]

I'd like to download the InFamous 2 demo, but in order to do that I must install the 3.61 firmware first. But I'm afraid it will kill my PS3.

 

Why? I'm running on 3.65. Did I miss something?

[Morgoth]

Yeah I just updated to 3.65 and my fat lady is still living! Yay!

 

At least once in a life time I'm lucky...

[Nightshape]

BFBC2 SP. So far is pretty fun, sure wish my squad would do stuff, but oh well. Engine sure is pretty too.

 

You think... You... You think frostbyte 1.0 waaas PRETTY! ****! It defined butt ugly.

 

GreenDragon: BFBC2 = Battlefield Bad company 2.

 

Is 1.5 no ? Doesn't seem butt ugly to me, at least in the jungle levels. Maybe it gets crappy later on, either that or I'm accustomed to things being on low settings. Also, the game's been out for how long, some people here have played it, and there's also google, sheesh, it's like /.

 

1.0 - 1.5 - 8.942 Doesn't matter, first iteration wasn't special really.

 

The opening few levels are well executed, smoke and mirrors well used, you can actually tell which levels were outsourced, because the drop in quality of the artwork is grim.

 

The engine itself isn't special though, Frostbyte 2 is a whole different story.

[Malcador]

Well that level where you avoid freezing to death was a nice gimmick, albeit easy. Dragging on through the SP, game still looks pretty decent through my plebeian eyes. Should probably give MP a go, too.

[Krookie]

Replayed Mass Effect in anticipation of the third...holy crap is this game not as great as I remembered. The controls are super bad and the level design is just boring.

[Raithe]

Replayed Mass Effect in anticipation of the third...holy crap is this game not as great as I remembered. The controls are super bad and the level design is just boring.

 

I have to say as I replay ME2.. it's some of the quirky side-missions you find on some planets that work the best. The ones that shift the pace, such as the crashed starship hanging on the edge of a cliff... There's just something about them that fleshes it out more then if every moment was the cover-n-gun gameplay.

[Azure79]

I pre-ordered DS3, so giving DS1 and 2 a try while I wait.

 

I never played them when originally released.

[Morgoth]

Played the InFamous 2 demo. What a piece of ****. I mean really, some developers just need to get out of business.

 

I also checked out Beyond Good & Evil HD, and to my surprise, it's free. So I just bought this thing without paying a penny. Did Sony now become a charity organisation or what? Not that I complain...

[karka]

So why don't you like the InFamous 2 demo exactly? First game was great.

Edited June 16, 2011 by karka

[Morgoth]

So why don't you like the InFamous 2 demo exactly? First game was great.

The main character is an unlikeable Joe you would pick up on the streets. The powers are boring and remind me of stupid X-Men. The design is lazy, and overall it lacks direction. At least the technology was kinda impressive, but really, this game is the epitome of average. It's like the developers don't even want to try to put more creativity and effort into their games. Or maybe they just suck.

 

If I'd be a game developer I'd be quite pissed to pour 3 years of energy and heartblood into a game just to realize it didn't have any impact on the market. Nada. It's a pure waste of time.

[HoonDing]

So why do you like Duke Nukem Forever, again?

[Morgoth]

So why do you like Duke Nukem Forever, again?

Because it has solid level design, cool bad guys and some nice guns?

[entrerix]

infamous 1 was pretty fun, i wrote a review for it a while ago. it was not good enough to make me want a sequel though, especially a sequel that is only just as good, or maybe a little better or worse.

[Calax]

Infamous 2 is better than the first. I don't know how the demo compares, but Cole actually sounds like he's a happier cookie.

 

As I mentioned before, it does feel a little spread thin

[Nihilus5078]

I've been playing Mass Effect 2 for a while, I'd say it's better than the first one.

[entrerix]

i am playing Final Fantasy 6 again. started it on a plane flight, now im doomed to finish it.

 

having a hard time picking my next game though. Im hankering for a fantasy rpg type game, but one with lots of character building/class choices. I'm a little burnt out on diablo 2 and guild wars, which are normally my go-to games for that sort of thing.

 

any suggestions? maybe i should just be patient until dark souls and skyrim...

 

Funny you mention Final Fantasy at all really... I've been playing the remake of the original on my PSP (I own the original NES version on my Wii too).

 

While my major gripe with FF is always going to remain the same, random bloody battles every two damn steps, I came at the game thinking of the era of its creation ('87). For its time, I actually think the overall design is genius - The closest thing to it, at the time, has to be the original Zelda.

 

Anyways - After many years of hating Final Fantasy as a series (I tried to love FF7 when it was release on PC, and I tried a few of the games via emulation - I remember 4 keeping me a little bit busy), I'm finally starting to get it, the fun isn't in the combat, its in the exploration of the world (atleast in FF1) - I have FF2, 3, 4, 5 ,6, 7, 8, 9 and 13 queue'd up as I'm genuinely interested in paying attention to the games progression over the years. I don't know how far I'll get before I get burned out on the franchise, but I've finally warmed to it, I wouldn't say I love it but I've become very fond of FF1.

 

 

whoa just noticed this.

 

yeah i tend to agree, the fun of final fantasy games of yesteryear (6-9 in particular) is the exploration of the gameworld. they aren't fleshed out or realistic, but instead are very much like an abstract (at best zelda-like) of a fleshed out world. there are cities and caves and hidden places and lots of little things to find. for some reason, the people who make final fantasy lost sight of that when it came to the FF games after 9. I'd probably recommend skipping them altogether, as 6-9 are really the pinnacle of FF design. (some obvious issues with 8, but that game has enough strong points to make it worth playing).

 

if anything, the things that people hate about JRPG's didnt apply to final fantasy imo until FF10. which is when the series began it's rapid decline anyway.

 

i say this constantly but the best FF games are 6 and 7, then 9, then 8. I look forward to hearing your thoughts when you get to 6, and really really urge you to keep with the series until you finish that game. 7 is the game that brought FF to the mainstream, but 6 is the game that really nailed every aspect of what the console rpg was all about.

[Vilhelm]

After buying Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood on impulse I've felt obligated to finish Assassin's Creed and Assassin's Creed 2, which I had on the PlayStation 3 before. Playing through the first one seems to be more a chore than fun, but thankfully I don't find the impulse to do things like killing the templars or finding all the flags. I only have two targets left, so it should be over very soon.

 

With Dungeon Siege III released I'm not sure whether I'll jump straight into AC2, but I guess I will be playing it along with DS3 in the coming weeks.

[Deadly_Nightshade]

I picked up Alpha Centauri on GoG and have been dumping hours into that, it's a shame that they didn't keep updating it.

[Nightshape]

i am playing Final Fantasy 6 again. started it on a plane flight, now im doomed to finish it.

 

having a hard time picking my next game though. Im hankering for a fantasy rpg type game, but one with lots of character building/class choices. I'm a little burnt out on diablo 2 and guild wars, which are normally my go-to games for that sort of thing.

 

any suggestions? maybe i should just be patient until dark souls and skyrim...

 

Funny you mention Final Fantasy at all really... I've been playing the remake of the original on my PSP (I own the original NES version on my Wii too).

 

While my major gripe with FF is always going to remain the same, random bloody battles every two damn steps, I came at the game thinking of the era of its creation ('87). For its time, I actually think the overall design is genius - The closest thing to it, at the time, has to be the original Zelda.

 

Anyways - After many years of hating Final Fantasy as a series (I tried to love FF7 when it was release on PC, and I tried a few of the games via emulation - I remember 4 keeping me a little bit busy), I'm finally starting to get it, the fun isn't in the combat, its in the exploration of the world (atleast in FF1) - I have FF2, 3, 4, 5 ,6, 7, 8, 9 and 13 queue'd up as I'm genuinely interested in paying attention to the games progression over the years. I don't know how far I'll get before I get burned out on the franchise, but I've finally warmed to it, I wouldn't say I love it but I've become very fond of FF1.

 

 

whoa just noticed this.

 

yeah i tend to agree, the fun of final fantasy games of yesteryear (6-9 in particular) is the exploration of the gameworld. they aren't fleshed out or realistic, but instead are very much like an abstract (at best zelda-like) of a fleshed out world. there are cities and caves and hidden places and lots of little things to find. for some reason, the people who make final fantasy lost sight of that when it came to the FF games after 9. I'd probably recommend skipping them altogether, as 6-9 are really the pinnacle of FF design. (some obvious issues with 8, but that game has enough strong points to make it worth playing).

 

if anything, the things that people hate about JRPG's didnt apply to final fantasy imo until FF10. which is when the series began it's rapid decline anyway.

 

i say this constantly but the best FF games are 6 and 7, then 9, then 8. I look forward to hearing your thoughts when you get to 6, and really really urge you to keep with the series until you finish that game. 7 is the game that brought FF to the mainstream, but 6 is the game that really nailed every aspect of what the console rpg was all about.

 

I intend to keep with it.

 

Like I say, I played 7, years ago for a while, and I hated it with a passion, though its highly acclaimed so we'll see this time around now that I've found joy in the exploration part.

 

I'll do a write up on my thoughts when I get done with the first one, like I say... I'm enjoying it, I still find the combat boring, I'm hoping it starts to become a little more complex.

 

I don't know what they changed with FF10 to make it bad, because frankly, the random battles will always suck.

[Raithe]

I picked up Alpha Centauri on GoG and have been dumping hours into that, it's a shame that they didn't keep updating it.

 

Yup, I have my original cd's with the Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack.. and I still keep getting distracted for hours by that game..

[Orchomene]

After having played through Gothic, I'm replaying the second opus and its extension.

Edited June 17, 2011 by Orchomene