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August 25, 2013

Gaming Thread
— Gang of Gaming Morons!

They had 8 years to make a decent UI and with the new console release and yet Sony is going back to the godawful XMB

Don't get me wrong, I've had the sneaking suspicion when they showed photos of it but I still had a sliver of hope that they weren't going to continue their trend of having the worst UI in videogames. I do believe this is what you call a sucker.

More gaming stuff below.... So while Sony had an actual presser, Microsoft had low key announcements but outside of the actual release date of the Xbox One, both launches have solidified. Sony continues with their Low Budget Indie Tour 2013 while Microsoft goes to the jugular with their focus on mainstream bombast.

Launch Day lineups:
BOTH CONSOLES
Assassin's Creed 4
Battlefield 4
Call of Duty: Ghosts
FIFA 14
Just Dance 2014
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Madden NFL 25
NBA 2K14
NBA Live 14
Need For Speed: Rivals
Skylanders Swap Force
Watch Dogs
PS4
Killzone: Shadow Fall
Contrast
DRIVECLUB
Knack
Resogun
Tiny Brains
Warframe
War Thunder

XBOX ONE
Crimson Dragon
Dead Rising 3
Fighter Within
Forza 5
Killer Instinct
Lococycle
Peggle 2
Powerstar Golf
Ryse: Son of Rome
Zoo Tycoon
Zumba Fitness: World Party

Sony News

In the realm of dead platforms, where Iwata believes that games will be catalyst of new Wii U sales, Sony is going in the opposite direction with an official price drop as the Vita now retails at $200 and the memory cards are now at $15 for the 4GB, $20 for the 8GB, $40 for the 16GB and $80 for the 32GB. Wonder if anyone told them that the unofficial retailer price drops have done nothing to spur growth?

Of course I say that but they are actually getting a game, a what will be a 2 year old port of Borderlands 2

Dev diary of Rain (one of my most wanted games) looking at the music

New multiplayer trailer for Killzone Shadow Fall. Hope they figured out to make something with non-crap gameplay

Gran Turismo 6 comes out on December 6th. Pre-order wise, looks like Gamestop is the place to do so as the 15th anniversary pack sounds a hell of a lot better than a code for $1 million in-game cash that Amazon is giving out.

Twitch streaming coming to PS4, completely making their big UStream announcement completely null and void

Sony did have the most interesting game of Gamescon. A new game by The Chinese Room (Dear Esther and the upcoming Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs) called Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

Microsoft News

New entry in the Fable: The Journey spin off series was announced, simply titled Fable Legends. The whole IP needs a reboot, IMO.

Microsoft details their indie dev program that they've dubbed ID@Xbox.

Dedicated servers are returning to the Call of Duty series as Ghosts will be using MS's Azure platform.

Even though I know that like the first game, this will be better on the PC, I can't wait to check out Peggle 2 when I get my One

Free copy of FIFA 14 for Xbox One pre-orders in Europe. Would hate to see how much that is costing Microsoft for a pack-in game.

Ryse stealing ME3's microtransaction system for their multiplayer horde mode.

New TitanFall demo, game is going to be HUGE

New promo for the upcoming Kinect Sports Rivals. Really wish this was coming out at launch

PC/Random News

The upcoming Lords of the Fallen by the producer of Witcher 2 finally gets a trailer. Ron Perlman and Doomsday get some work.

IMO, the biggest news of the week was Blizzard announcing the first expansion pack to Diablo 3, Reaper of Souls. Contains a new act, new class (The Crusader aka Paladin), loot system reworking and a few others things. Blizzard also proved once again that they are still the kings when it comes to cinematic trailers

Upcoming MMO, Wildstar swipes CCP's Plex concept. It will be interesting to see how it works in a non-player driven economy.

Speaking of CCP, they announced their Oculus Rift focused game, EVE VR as an actual product heading under the title of EVE:Valkyrie to come out next year

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs comes out in two weeks. Pre-orders are already up on Steam and GOG for $15.99 ($20 is retail price)

Games Workshop looks to jump on that F2P money with a release of a card based version of Warhammer 40K: Space Wolf

Ubi's touchscreen software that with the power of the Kinect and a projector turns any surface into a touch screen comes out of beta. As expected, the software gets pricey ($1500 for the enterprise version)

New Releases

The reboot of Square's mmorpg, Final Fantasy XIV finally comes out. Hopefully it does better than the first time they launched the game.

Well, Killer is Dead already bombed in Japan so let's see how it does in the west (Grasshopper games always do better in the west).

After the slight misstep of the second game (I liked the multi aspect of it but it felt half finished), Capcom is looking to try out Lost Planet 3.

Another year, another Madden game and another year of huge sales. Buy it now and you can get the XBO/PS4 version for $10 when it's released.

Is there more news? Yeah but the wall it too big as it is so I'm throwing my hands up in the air.

The Dude

Posted by: Gang of Gaming Morons! at 01:27 PM | Comments (71)
Post contains 923 words, total size 9 kb.

1 Nice time machine

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 25, 2013 01:26 PM (GEICT)

2 Nice time machine

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 25, 2013 05:26 PM (GEICT)

one of these weeks, I'll finally figure it out

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 01:27 PM (vJdyz)

3 Someone send a link to this post + BDSM cosplay girl to Amanda Marcotte, STAT!

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 25, 2013 01:27 PM (d7tB2)

4 at last, something for dessert.

Posted by: mallfly at August 25, 2013 01:29 PM (bJm7W)

5 I want this weekend to end, I keep burning myself on stuff

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 01:31 PM (vJdyz)

6 Wow,they called the class "The Crusader"?Let's see if a shit storm ensues.

Posted by: steevy at August 25, 2013 01:32 PM (9XBK2)

7 one of these weeks, I'll finally figure it out Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 05:27 PM (vJdyz) How do you even do that? How do you post a couple minutes into the future?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 25, 2013 01:32 PM (GEICT)

8 I guess the last picture is meant to express how The Dude feels about being tied to just one platform to play a killer game.

Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 25, 2013 01:34 PM (LZKqg)

9 How do you even do that? How do you post a couple minutes into the future?

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 25, 2013 05:32 PM (GEICT)

I was told to time it a few minutes into the future so if the shit hits the fan, I have a few minutes to fix it vOv

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 01:34 PM (vJdyz)

10 I was told to time it a few minutes into the future so if the shit hits the fan, I have a few minutes to fix it vOv Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 05:34 PM (vJdyz) Pffft. Like anything ever goes wrong around here.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 25, 2013 01:37 PM (GEICT)

Ah, so Kinect Sports rivals will have target shooting.

Suck it leftards.

Meanwhile, I've been playing Crackdown, the original, since MS gave it to me for free.

It's OK. I apparently stumbled into the final level island and nearly cleared it prior to the level 2 island, meaning I got to a boss I couldn't beat because I didn't have enough skills yet.

Open world does has it's drawbacks.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 25, 2013 01:38 PM (GaqMa)

Posted by: tsrblke at August 25, 2013 05:38 PM (GaqMa)

yeah, used to do that quite often in Oblivion. It's either full blown sandbox or holding your hand like how say the GTA series does it

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 01:40 PM (vJdyz)

13 Huh. Looks like Lost Planet 3 is the prequel - more like Lost Planet Minus One. They probably should have made that the title actually. . .

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 25, 2013 01:40 PM (d7tB2)

14 Cosplayer Kamui at Gamescon. From FB.
http://tinyurl.com/kmnxk6d

Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 25, 2013 01:42 PM (LZKqg)

15 Huh. Looks like Lost Planet 3 is the prequel - more like Lost Planet Minus One. They probably should have made that the title actually. . .

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 25, 2013 05:40 PM (d7tB2)

at least they're bringing back the frozen landscape instead of shoehorning in the heat meter into a tropical setting

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 01:43 PM (vJdyz)

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 05:40 PM (vJdyz)

Apparently the hard copy game came with a map that numbered the bosses, giving you an idea of which to handle them.

A heads up regarding order would have at least been nice. Or at the very least if I can clear an island, let me be able to beat the boss. Oh wells, island 2 is proving to be a cakewalk .

On Fable. I liked the games, but they sorta borked it with Fable 3. SPOILER ALERT.

But the nearly impossible to win final scenario was a PITA, and poorly implemented, almost ME3 style. Journey was just weird. I saw it at PAX, but they were running the full 20 minute demo so the wait was well past what I wanted. When I downloaded it at home, it wouldn't work from my couch, meaning I either had to stand (which didn't work well) or cart a chair in from my kitchen.

And being a game on rails, it got kinda old quick. I passed on buying it.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 25, 2013 01:43 PM (GaqMa)

17 8 I guess the last picture is meant to express how The Dude feels about being tied to just one platform to play a killer game.
Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 25, 2013 05:34 PM (LZKqg)

Who puts cats on a leash?

Posted by: ChelseaMonster at August 25, 2013 01:43 PM (H7UgW)

18 One thing that worries me about LP3/-1 : no reviews. We're expected to preorder or buy this thing first-week, sight unseen.

Can I just rant a bit about how this is bullshit? Because it is. It's bullshit. Two days before it comes out and there's nary a word to be seen.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 25, 2013 01:44 PM (d7tB2)

19 14 Cosplayer Kamui at Gamescon. From FB.
http://tinyurl.com/kmnxk6d

Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 25, 2013 05:42 PM (LZKqg)

Nice. Did she do the axe helmet? Those old WoW armor sets were some of the best, IMO. Later ones got too busy and indistinct.

Posted by: ChelseaMonster at August 25, 2013 01:45 PM (H7UgW)

20 I really want LP3 to be good - http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/04/10/lost-planet-3-is-not-what-you-think

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo, Dead Space fanboi at August 25, 2013 01:46 PM (d7tB2)

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo at August 25, 2013 05:44 PM (d7tB2)

Be honest. You'd have bought it no matter what the reviews said .

Posted by: tsrblke at August 25, 2013 01:46 PM (GaqMa)

22 11 Crackdown is great.Crackdown II is a letdown.

Posted by: steevy at August 25, 2013 01:47 PM (9XBK2)

23 Pffft. Like anything ever goes ~~wrong around~~ here.
Fuxed!

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at August 25, 2013 01:52 PM (joFbZ)

24 Battlefield 4 looks like Battlefield 3 with more maps. Pass.

Posted by: EC at August 25, 2013 01:52 PM (doBIb)

25 Posted by: andycanuck at August 25, 2013 05:52 PM (joFbZ) Tempting pixy is never a good idea.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 25, 2013 01:52 PM (GEICT)

26 Fi, if you look on YouTube she has a bunch of how to make costume armor videos up.

Posted by: Chelsea Puma (+SmuD) at August 25, 2013 01:53 PM (LZKqg)

27 11 Crackdown is great.Crackdown II is a letdown.

Posted by: steevy at August 25, 2013 05:47 PM (9XBK2)

the second game was a letdown as it is but it's a marvel in what they accomplished in 9 months while in the midst of a starting a new dev

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 01:53 PM (vJdyz)

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 25, 2013 05:52 PM (GEICT)

Pixy's been known to swing back through threads and barrel people out of spite.

Or so I've heard.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 25, 2013 01:54 PM (GaqMa)

29 Battlefield 4 looks like Battlefield 3 with more maps.

Pass.

Posted by: EC at August 25, 2013 05:52 PM (doBIb)

with the addition of multilevel levels (like the skyscraper) and an increase on level destruction, I'm okay with it to be honest

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 01:55 PM (vJdyz)

30 Pixy's been known to swing back through threads and barrel people out of spite. Or so I've heard. Posted by: tsrblke at August 25, 2013 05:54 PM (GaqMa) Oh, I sense a meme. Pixy's been know to infect your computer with pron pop-ups.

Posted by: BCochran1981 - Credible Hulk at August 25, 2013 01:56 PM (GEICT)

31 Haha, she's a big Blizzard game fan. And she cosplayed the other most awesomest armor set from WoW: Judgement:

http://www.kamuicosplay.com/costume-portfolio/paladin

I'll even forgive her being a stinkin' BElf.

Posted by: ChelseaMonster at August 25, 2013 01:57 PM (H7UgW)

32 and if anyone cares, sorry for the late posting of the gaming thread. I was in the midst of a slow last day of a rummage sale

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 01:57 PM (vJdyz)

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 05:53 PM (vJdyz)

The first one is entertaining enough, but really not my style. I'm not a "completionist" so the "collect all the things" style of game play eventually gets a bit old to me.

Additionally, not a fan of the random "you must have DLC to do this." things that appear. Especially in the weapon select screen. If I don't own the DLC, don't show me the damned weapon.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 25, 2013 02:00 PM (GaqMa)

34 The WildStar art direction is simply horrid, it looks like every other kiddy game on the market. We have the computing power, 21st century art tools and 8000 years of recorded history and all we see are Steven Spielberg styled cartoon characters? Lumpy cold unsweetned oatmeal never looked as promising as it does now. Bring the SMOD.

Posted by: 13times at August 25, 2013 02:01 PM (fGPLK)

35 The WildStar art direction is simply horrid, it looks like every other kiddy game on the market.

Posted by: 13times at August 25, 2013 06:01 PM (fGPLK)

age old problem with MMOs, need to have it look good while running on pretty much everything

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 02:04 PM (vJdyz)

36 About 4700 years of recorded history I'd say. A few centuries of Sumer and people like this guy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasekhemwy

Then Sargon of Akkad in the 2200s BC.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo, Dead Space fanboi at August 25, 2013 02:05 PM (d7tB2)

37 with the addition of multilevel levels (like the skyscraper) and an increase on level destruction, I'm okay with it to be honest All of that is stupid fluff which is jack in terms of gameplay. They're going to fuck with the guns again. USAS + explosive shells FTW!!!!

Posted by: EC at August 25, 2013 02:06 PM (doBIb)

38 The first one is entertaining enough, but really not my style. I'm not a "completionist" so the "collect all the things" style of game play eventually gets a bit old to me.
Additionally, not a fan of the random "you must have DLC to do this." things that appear.Especially in the weapon select screen. If I don't own the DLC, don't show me the damned weapon.

Posted by: tsrblke at August 25, 2013 06:00 PM (GaqMa)

you should check out Saints Row IV as it's plays A LOT like what you would expect from a new Crackdown game

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 02:06 PM (vJdyz)

39 All of that is stupid fluff which is jack in terms of gameplay.

They're going to fuck with the guns again. USAS + explosive shells FTW!!!!

Posted by: EC at August 25, 2013 06:06 PM (doBIb)

eh, dropping bombs on sniper lookouts which not only killed the snipers but also destroyed the cubby hole was always beneficial IMO

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 02:09 PM (vJdyz)

40 So, finished Medal of Honor from the Origin Bundle -

Rather short, had different types of missions (Sniper, apache, SAW gunner) that were neat but never fleshed out - you got a brief taste and then it was off to do Something Else.

Plot was rather thin - game didn't do enough to explain why you were fighting, but the game stayed somewhat realistic, unlike how CoD went off the deep end.

Posted by: ChelseaMonster at August 25, 2013 02:10 PM (H7UgW)

41 What was great about Crackdown was how your character kept getting bigger stronger and faster.I really liked the level up system,shooting,strength,agility and driving.Made me use diverse ways to kill people.

Posted by: steevy at August 25, 2013 02:11 PM (9XBK2)

42 What was great about Crackdown was how your character kept getting bigger stronger and faster.I really liked the level up system,shooting,strength,agility and driving.Made me use diverse ways to kill people.

Posted by: steevy at August 25, 2013 06:11 PM (9XBK2)

loved at the end where you're all Hulked out and being able jump over buildings and just straight up going crazy on the population

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 02:13 PM (vJdyz)

43 Re: the wildstar image at massively.joystik. The Wildstar building at the link looks like the CVS strip mall 1 block from my house. The CVS store has faux turret murder holes , arrow shutters and stone foundation. I kid ye not.

Posted by: 13times at August 25, 2013 02:14 PM (fGPLK)

44 90% of Red Bulborbs are nasty. #HATE THEM.

Posted by: @CaptainOlimar at August 25, 2013 02:15 PM (UOjzE)

45 36? Holy crap, you fisked me? Cripes.

Posted by: 13times at August 25, 2013 02:16 PM (fGPLK)

46 42 Yeah,but it's kind of sad because theres no place else to go.Did you climb the Agency tower and jump into the bay from the top?

Posted by: steevy at August 25, 2013 02:16 PM (9XBK2)

47 42 Yeah,but it's kind of sad because theres no place else to go.Did you climb the Agency tower and jump into the bay from the top?

Posted by: steevy at August 25, 2013 06:16 PM (9XBK2)

yeah, it was pretty sparse. I think I spent the most of the time in the I believe it was the hangers or it was a football field off of the first area.

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 02:21 PM (vJdyz)

48 Thief 4 trailer indicates they may have gone full OWS/99% on us. Someone linked that to me and said "well, I guess my favorite upcoming game is now off my list." Also, checkpoint saves. Which proves nobody can get any effing thing right ever. It's a variable accomplishment / open exploration game. With checkpoint saves. Tuckfards. What else? I did get that Umble Mumble. They added two games to it as well. It's nice that they add the new games to existing bundles. Only installed Mirror's Edge and haven't played it yet. Got the codes for the others though. I would like to find out why game controls are so generically unreliable. I don't want something to happen 98% of the time I hit a button, I want 100%. This is not a computer it's many, it's consoles, and it's not just me. It ties bad design for my most frustrating thing about gaming. I mean, I don't type 50,000 words in a month and look back and 500 of them are missing, for crying out loud. It's like somebody forgot input handling in programmer school.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 25, 2013 02:22 PM (C2/eH)

So, where is Fallout 4?

Posted by: Beelzabubba at August 25, 2013 02:27 PM (hX22S)

50 In defense of the XMB, at least I know how to use my PS3 every time I turn it on. The 360 has had 3 completely different UIs, each more confusing than the last. With the latest one I should get an achievement for actually finding and starting a game.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 25, 2013 02:37 PM (OevbG)

51 So, where is Fallout 4?

Posted by: Beelzabubba at August 25, 2013 06:27 PM (hX22S)

with them having Evil Within coming out next year, I wouldn't expect anything till next year's Quakecon

Posted by: The Dude at August 25, 2013 02:38 PM (vJdyz)

52 They're taking a page out of Microsoft's Big Book Of Failure.

"We don't need no steenking UI that is intuitive and easy to use."

"Let them eat their fingernails"

Or my favorite: "We spent 20 years forcing everyone to comply with our demands on what a GUI should look like and the keys to use it. Now after all that, we're going to throw it all away with Windows H8. Why? Because we can."

Why do programmer's hate the user? I've never figured that out. Gamer programmers sometimes used to do that. Make a spot in a game particularly hard and nearly impossible to beat. What do they think people buy their games for? Self flagellation? Make themselves feel inadequate?

Or is that many programmers have little or no inclination or ability to interact with humans and thus could care less about the user experience. They just want to code and eff you all.

Note I say SOME. Some get that a pissed off user may not buy your next game is you manage to get the chance to make one.
I wouldn't buy Sierra games for years because of a terrible experience with Hero's Quest. And in the beginning there were some really horrendous games being sold in retail stores. Now things are usually better. But apparently less so than I thought.

I never got the game box experience. That's mostly because TV's were so crappy a video monitor for so long (unless you had big bucks) and twiddling my thumbs on some hand held device seems so restrictive compared to choices of configuration with a keyboard with mouse and/or joystick.

Can you configure/reconfigure your keys?

I'd rather spend my money on a computer that can do work and do games. But of course there's millions out there who don't think like I do.

Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 25, 2013 02:40 PM (28TG+)

53 I don't intend to get XboxOne(though it's possible someone will get me one for Christmas)I don't intend to ask in any case.

Posted by: steevy at August 25, 2013 02:42 PM (9XBK2)

54 Can you configure/reconfigure your keys? Posted by: Bitter Clinger and All That (Ecclesiates 9:11) at August 25, 2013 06:40 PM OMFG this. I have games I will never play because of the control failure. The community had to hack the **** out of the Skyrim game files just to configure the keys because of all the lockouts they put in the game engine. The controller is a variable, not a constant, and people who don't understand that are annoying as ****. There is so much "we think you should do *this*" in the world.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 25, 2013 02:44 PM (C2/eH)

55 Thief 4 trailer indicates they may have gone full OWS/99% on us. Someone linked that to me and said "well, I guess my favorite upcoming game is now off my list."

I hope they have this game in co-op so I can not play it with my coworkers.

Posted by: boulder toilet hobo, Dead Space fanboi at August 25, 2013 02:48 PM (d7tB2)

56 @52: Us game programming Morons love you too. PS: puzzles in games haven't been designed by the actual programmers since about 1988. That's when dedicated designers (many of them registered Democrats, or worse, Frenchmen) decided it was high art to make people suffer. Also, it was the easiest way to bump up the number of hours of gameplay when the management weasels came a calling.

Posted by: Ian S. at August 25, 2013 02:49 PM (OevbG)

57 All I know is that as part of my job I've helped develop two websites with applications that required extensive testing. I have a new appreciation for how crazy thorough the testing process has to be.

Now I'm going to go play more of the new Splinter Cell.

Posted by: The Obsidian Owl at August 25, 2013 03:11 PM (/NKrl)

58 52 Or is that many programmers have little or no inclination or ability to interact with humans and thus could care less about the user experience. They just want to code and eff you all.

Note I say SOME.

Actually, you said "many".

Not that I'm an annoying internet pedant or anything. Oh, wait, I am!

Posted by: Anachronda is a programmer at August 25, 2013 03:11 PM (U82Km)

59 48 I mean, I don't type 50,000 words in a month and look back and 500 of them are missing, for crying out loud. It's like somebody forgot input handling in programmer school.

You should know by now that you can't trust software guys.

Posted by: Anachronda is a programmer at August 25, 2013 03:14 PM (U82Km)

60 You should know by now that you can't trust software guys. Posted by: Anachronda is a programmer at August 25, 2013 07:14 PM (U82Km) No, I knew that already.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith [/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at August 25, 2013 03:18 PM (C2/eH)

61 A worse user interface than windows? How is that even possible?

Posted by: D. Hopper at August 25, 2013 03:20 PM (fxN9x)

62 The XMB is, and always was, a good UI. It's ideal for navigating and choosing content using 4 directional buttons. It's not perfect. But saying it's "godawful" tells people you don't understand UIs. The only reason they didn't use it on the Vita is the Vita has a touchscreen.

Posted by: Ben at August 25, 2013 03:32 PM (e/V6S)

63 ok elder scrolls online announced their pay model this week, buy disk (60.00) monthly subscription (15.00) PLUS in-game vanity shop...really zenmax this is not filling me with warm fuzzies wanting this game we'll see, as of now I'll have to wait till after release unless they change their plans

Posted by: rain of lead at August 25, 2013 03:52 PM (J/npG)

64 Anyone here played Crusader Kings II? Any of the expansions? How did you like it?

Posted by: logprof at August 25, 2013 05:03 PM (fOFYL)

65 Payday 2 is fun. Let's rob some shit sometime

Posted by: Zakn at August 25, 2013 05:04 PM (zyaZ1)

66 Hey folks, this gaming thread is just in time. I'd really appreciate some advice.

Does anybody think I should wait for and/or seriously consider getting a PS4, or just wait for it to come out so that I can get the PS3 at a discount price along with Gran Turismo 5/6?

Also, I've always been a big GT fan. Does anyone think GT6 will have any big advantages over GT5? Get both? Just one? Which one? Et cetera. Thanks in advance.

Posted by: qdpsteve at August 25, 2013 05:08 PM (7B7jB)

67 XMB is a great UI. It's simple and effective and easy to use with either a remote or a controller. I have no idea why anyone would have such an extreme opinion about it, but the negativity about all things Sony in the post suggests it's just a fanboi thing.

Posted by: bigggggles at August 25, 2013 05:30 PM (0a/7L)

68 I found that the XMB was much improved after installing the 3D aquarium mod. I never understood the hate for it, though.

Also, finished Rage today. Technically nice and had excellent FPS mechanics, but it was just dull. It's Borderlands without the charm. Worth the $5, I guess. Also, I had to chuckle as I have the "Anarchy Edition" which features DLC including... additional sewer levels.

Posted by: Bradley Fluke's solid gold diaphragm at August 25, 2013 06:00 PM (TCWb5)

69 I got early access to FFXIV:ARR on the PS3--was a beta tester, too. It was rough the past two days (which isn't too shocking for an MMO's release). There was emergency maintenance twice on the EU and NA servers in the past two days, many gamers never got their early access codes or got codes for the wrong platform, and actually getting into the worlds can be a bit of a wait at times.

It seems a bit better on some levels than its predecessor, though.

Posted by: LammyPi at August 25, 2013 06:19 PM (8TL77)

70 I know the thread is dead, but no mention of Saint's Row IV except by The Dude in a comment? This game is WHY they make games! Plus co-op! That is all.

Posted by: pilot141 at August 25, 2013 08:16 PM (nPwzA)

71 Sorry to hear that about the new Thief game, if it is pro-Occupy I'll skip it, eff these dumbeffs pushing this shinola. Hope the next Fallout game doesn't get this leftwing makeover.

Posted by: waelse1, dead-thread warrior at August 25, 2013 09:01 PM (IM41t)

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