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February 16, 2014

Gaming Thread 2/16/2014
— Gang of Gaming Morons!

This is another short week as I forgot to write something up as I've been on a binge watching the Olympics so here I am, trying to whip something up in a half hour. Walls of text will resume post Winter Olympics (the only Olympics I really care about).

NEWS

• NIS showed off some of their upcoming releases for the year. Frankly though, there is only two games worth noting. Disgaea 4 is coming to the Vita and Danganronpa 2 is coming out in the fall.

• After a couple of their patented delays, JAST finally has a solid release date for their western release of the PC version of Stens;Gate. I take no responsibility of what you see if you start clicking around their site.

• Nintendo during their direct showed off some games:

Monolith Soft's upcoming X

New trailer for the upcoming Mario Kart 8 (out on May 30th)

Platinum finally showing off Bayonetta 2

Little Mac finally getting in on some Super Smash Buttons action

You didn't think Nintendo would be dropping easy cash did you? In SHOCKING news, Nintendo knows how to milk old stuff with a release of NES Remix 2

A year late but Mario Golf World Tour is coming. And it has some semblance to the awesome Mario Golf Advance Tour

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Stuff I'm playing

With Microsoft disabling the sharpening filter from the Xbox One, I've been playing more Ass Creed 4.

Also have been playing Hawken which I haven't played since alpha. The grind is still pretty bad when it comes to unlocking stuff but the game is in much better shape. Worth the download (it's free) if you want a mech game that doesn't really feel like a mech game.

Nintendo finally released a Inazuma Eleven, Level 5's Soccer RPG, game here in the US. It's the 3DS remake they did and it's very much worth the $20. That being said, the remake cart collected the three DS games and if Nintendo releases the second and third game, they would be jacking the US out of an extra $20 to get all three games. I do expect them to come with the World Cup coming up but man.....

And then of course there is Threes which I'm still addicted to.

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NEW RELEASES

NASCAR 14 (PS3, 360) - Not gonna lie, haven't played a NASCAR specific game in over 10 years when Papyrus was releasing some good stuff on the PC. And frankly nowadays, if you have a wheel and PC, your best bet is to finally jump onto the iRacing train if you haven't already. They currently are having a 50% off promotion. Don't get me wrong, the game can get pricey as it's a priced as there is a monthly fee (if you're dumb and not pay attention to their deals over the year) and with car and track purchases ($12 a car and $12-15 for tracks) but it's well worth it in the long run. Coincidental enough, most of the people from Papyrus who made those awesome NASCAR games are behind iRacing.

Earth Defense Force 2025 (PS3,360) - Do you like chaos and mayhem? Do you like watching the FPS drop to single digits? Do you like fun? If so, then this is the game for you. It's a new entry in the crazy throw every giant insect at you till the console chugs hard series. And thankfully, this is made by original people, Sandlot instead of Vicious Cycle who did the awful Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon.

Strider (PS3, PS4, 360, XBO and Windows) - Last game from Double Helix as a freelance company (Amazon bought them) is this Strider update. Microsoft doing what it does best and accidentally had this game already up on the Xbox One marketplace for a few hours for free and the early reports is that this game is really good. Ask me last year if Double Helix could make one good game, let alone 2 back to back and I would have laughed at you but apparently they've done it.

Monster Monpiece (Vita) - Get your perv on in this TCG where you jerk off your Vita so the girls strip and level up. Game is supposed to be pretty good but if you look at the card art, you quickly understand why this isn't getting a physical release here and going the digital route. WTB new Culdcept

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Wii U) - On one hand, think this is a waste of Retro's talent but on the other, this could be interesting. And thank God Nintendo pushed this back as the Wii U release schedule is frigging awful as there is only four games of note coming out till Mario Kart 8 (Pier Solar HD, Shovel Knight, NES Remix 2 and Child of Light).

I would also mention that MangaGamer is finally giving the visual novel, Ultimate Boob Wars: Big Chests vs Flat Chests an official western release. Mainly mention it to link to Jim Sterling's review of it

That's it, I'm done
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Posted by: Gang of Gaming Morons! at 12:33 PM | Comments (84)
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1 Fans of the Deception series will be pleased to know that Deception IV: Blood Ties has been scheduled for US release on the PS3 and Vita on March 25.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at February 16, 2014 12:35 PM (/96QU)

2 I'm not against more pervy stuff in video games or anything, but the thing that bugs me about games like that Monster Monpiece is that I get most of my Vita gaming time in on the bus to and from work. I don't want to engage in that sort of gamelplay when I'm sitting next to an old lady on the bus.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at February 16, 2014 12:41 PM (/96QU)

3 Hiya PW (also seeing if I got my nic link to work correctly).

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 16, 2014 12:41 PM (GDulk)

4 nothing wrong in doing this in front of people http://youtu.be/5pBa_gBOs4s

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 12:43 PM (bStrg)

5 Daily reminder: Joe Wilson was right. Obama is a liar.

Posted by: Daily Reminder Guy at February 16, 2014 12:43 PM (6j8ke)

6 Hi, Polli! How's it going?

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at February 16, 2014 12:45 PM (/96QU)

7 since the NDAs are up. TESO is trash with bad gameplay for an MMO in tiny areas. TitanFall isn't the prettiest game but it's a hell of a lot of fun. TitanFall's "beta" should be open now for Origin and Xbox One, no codes needed

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 12:46 PM (bStrg)

8 I'm supposed to not be spending money on games at the moment (paying off debt and all that) but EDF2025 and Strider will make me break that promise.

I've been looking forward to X on the WiiU since e3 last year. I hope its still 2014 as this was one reason I decided to go for the system with the price drop last year. I've not played Bayonetta 1 though to know how excited I should be for 2 at this point. Too bad Strider isn't coming to U, I'll just grab that on PC instead.

Link in my sig is a post about some of the new stuff shown off in Japan on Fri/Sat. If money was no object, I would gladly import a Steel Chronicle Ganesh, which is essentially an arcade version of EDF2025. Of course I'd also import Border Break and the new Silent Scope Bone Eater.

Posted by: Arcadehero at February 16, 2014 12:47 PM (aS0AZ)

9 Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at February 16, 2014 04:45 PM (/96QU) Pretty well. Took my CHL course last week. Now I have to figure out what sort of gun to get. Thinking of a .380 Bersa at the moment but am hearing that 9mm is more affordable ammo.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 16, 2014 12:48 PM (GDulk)

10 Blizzard has started open bets of Hearthstone but I just don't see strategic card games as anywhere close to my skill set. I'm a little surprised Son doesn't want to try it either, but he said he wasn't interested at all.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at February 16, 2014 12:51 PM (GDulk)

11 #9: Nice! Congratulations on qualifying for concealed carry!

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at February 16, 2014 12:52 PM (/96QU)

12 South Park the Stick of Truth, they just released a video of 13 minutes of game play. You can play as a Fighter, Mage, Thief and Jew, yes They have a Jew class, that right there makes me want to buy this game. This game looks great and I very funny. http://youtu.be/TMh2nXPibtQ

Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2014 12:52 PM (b6koZ)

13 I don't think I'm violating NDAs by saying what TESO gets wrong is mainly (bugs aside) what other MMOs get wrong. I would not say it is trash or a bad game - it just doesn't stand out in a crowded market. And that fact alone is like sandpaper to the face to Elder Scrolls fans. I think the MMO genre's tropes are established enough that even deviating in a small way will do more market harm than good, and that's a shame, because a lot of them suck. I hate MMOs but I play a few because the not-on-rails single-player genre is largely moribund (because they're harder to make and harder to profit from).

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 16, 2014 12:54 PM (qyfb5)

14 I got another email from Blizzard for the Hearthstone open beta, so I'll probably give it a try. My husband's been playing it for weeks, now, and he seems addicted. Guess I should see what all the fuss is about. I just cringe at the murloc soundfx though.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette at February 16, 2014 12:59 PM (IXrOn)

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 16, 2014 04:54 PM (qyfb5)

would love another sandbox MMO. Only ones out there really is EVE and Lineage

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 01:01 PM (bStrg)

16 Hearthstone isn't bad per say, it's just mechanically, there are a lot of better CCG games out there

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 01:02 PM (bStrg)

17 Can we also get porn and blasphemy threads? Thanks. Later.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 16, 2014 01:05 PM (thBHI)

18 would love another sandbox MMO. Only ones out there really is EVE and Lineage Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 05:01 PM (bStrg) Hide posts from (bStrg) I want Skyrim in Space, with 99% less bugs. I think you're more likely to get what you want.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at February 16, 2014 01:11 PM (qyfb5)

19 15 That is what I had hoped for in a Fallout MMO. I always wanted an MMO that would be along the lines of a Fallout or Elder scrolls single player game from Bethesda- just playing with other people. One where exploration was key.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2014 01:15 PM (TGgNi)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2014 05:15 PM (TGgNi)

there is the buggy multiplayer mod

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 01:18 PM (bStrg)

21 Hey fellow gamers. Finally beat AC3. I see now why people were underwhelmed in some respects. Gameplay was a bit repetitive, and while I actually had some fun with the present day sidequests in the Ezio trilogy, they just sorta phoned that in on this one complete with Mass Effect style ending

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at February 16, 2014 01:21 PM (GaqMa)

22 TitanFall isn't the prettiest game but it's a hell of a lot of fun. TitanFall's "beta" should be open now for Origin and Xbox One, no codes needed Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 04:46 PM (bStrg) This is probably on my "buy for the 360" list.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at February 16, 2014 01:22 PM (GaqMa)

23 Been Playing ARMA 3... with the IR5 to track head movements, and the voice command system so you can command your squad?? Pretty intense... Its a kick in the butt to see your squad actually do what you TELL them... not input into a keyboard...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 16, 2014 01:23 PM (84gbM)

24 This is probably on my "buy for the 360" list.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at February 16, 2014 05:22 PM (GaqMa)

still can't believe they haven't shown anything on the 360 version at all

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 01:23 PM (bStrg)

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 16, 2014 05:23 PM (84gbM)

and the Zeus DLC I wanted to talk about this week as well. Fucking Olympics watching, man

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 01:24 PM (bStrg)

26 20 Heh. Too bad I have played both Fallout:NV and Skyrim to the point of boredom. TBH, I always liked the Fallout setting for the exploration element. In Skyrim when you are exploring, you might run across a new tomb, but with Fallout you might run across a small story about some survivors of the nuclear blast. The game always felt more... full of stuff to see in Fallout (3 and NV.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2014 01:25 PM (TGgNi)

27 though seriously, check that iRacing membership deal out. $50 for a year or $90 for 2 years are really good deals. If you're into racing, it's one of the best deals around with their support on racing leagues and it's the best when it comes to simracing

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 01:29 PM (bStrg)

28 Also, just played Max Payne 3 (I know late to the party, but loved MP 1&2.) It is strange, but I think the problem I have with it is that while it has all of the check boxes for a Max Payne game (Dark, treachery filled plot, the gravely tones of Max, lots of gun play, bullet time) it does not FEEL like a Max Payne game. Max Payne is one of those stories where setting and imagery is almost as important as the story line. With MP 3 it feels like they came up with a story, then dropped Max Payne into it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2014 01:30 PM (TGgNi)

29 So- Sarah Palin rules in Purgatorium?

Posted by: Paul Moore at February 16, 2014 01:31 PM (byWI0)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2014 05:30 PM (TGgNi)

Never been a big fan of the Hauser brothers but I wish they at least aped some good tropical hard boiled novels like Remedy did for the first two games

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 01:33 PM (bStrg)

31 Walls of text will resume post Winter Olympics (the only Olympics I really care about).

Heh. I watched Russia vs Switzerland curling the other night. Then, when I was watching USA vs Sweden yesterday (I think; time all runs together on a holiday weekend), I kept hearing the one Russian wench yelling свип!! on the other side of the stadium. She's quite loud.

Posted by: Anachronda at February 16, 2014 01:36 PM (U82Km)

32 Anybody know anything about this? http://www.aceofspades.com

Posted by: --- at February 16, 2014 01:37 PM (MMC8r)

33 There's a lot of additional material, story, characters, etc., that can be added to Skyrim. When it cam out I couldn't keep it running vanilla, but now it's stable with about 130 mods, after thousands of bugs have been fixed. I go do other things, but it will be a while before I'm truly *bored* of Skyrim - because extensible. Still hate Bethesda's lazy asses, mind you.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith[/i] [/b] [/s] [/u] at February 16, 2014 01:45 PM (qyfb5)

34 33 I put an insane number of hours in Skyrim and modded the hell out of it. Not saying I am completely done with it, just burned out a bit and taking a break. Here is a question though: what was truly revolutionary about Skyrim? The graphics were pretty, but so were Oblivion and Morrowwind at the time. The skill system was done better but more an evolution of a theme. I love the skill system, wish they could introduce a form of it in the Fallout universe. Other than those two things, I just think Skyrim hit at the right time.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2014 02:03 PM (TGgNi)

35 http://www.aceofspades.com
I think it's a First Person Shitter game. Something about tracking hobos and forcing them to eat pooh like Jamaican slaves.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 16, 2014 02:12 PM (vAnfs)

36 Polliwog, I recommend watching a couple of good youtuber commentator's take on a play session. I got hooked on TotalBiscuit's "Lord of the Arena" series. They're short, he babbles about what he's doing, and he's got good tempo. The games are pretty fun and I like how there's no backtalk/smack talking. it's just like five emotes and you can squelch even that by right clicking. Most are quite polite - it's rather nice.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at February 16, 2014 02:31 PM (FApZx)

37 -- That's for Hearthstone, of course

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at February 16, 2014 02:31 PM (FApZx)

38 I liked the idea of Hearthstone, but after playing it a bit, it's not tickling my fancy.

I think I'm just burned out on games in general though.

Posted by: ConservativeMonster at February 16, 2014 02:37 PM (AjiwO)

39 The next thread better not be a CAC thread. :-P Later, all. God bless. :-)

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 16, 2014 02:38 PM (thBHI)

40 #34, I think the first thing that put Skyrim apart was the musical score. It was better fleshed out, had layers of callbacks, and just fit the game "feel". It was also at that point of immersion - a reactive wilderness that just had the right set of scale. The surroundings weren't as "clean" as in Oblivion - it gave it a raw feel as well. Combat felt satisfying. The surroundings were very pretty. But all in all, the music kicked it over the edge. The MMO has some of the music. Graphics are nice, Combat feels lame. Not fun.

Posted by: Inspector Cussword at February 16, 2014 02:40 PM (FApZx)

41 Never begin a presentation with an apology.

Posted by: toby928© is baffled by noun verb relationships at February 16, 2014 02:59 PM (QupBk)

42 39 The next thread better not be a CAC thread. :-P

Later, all.

God bless. :-)

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 16, 2014 06:38 PM (thBHI)

You add nothing to this place and would be better off banned.

Posted by: buzzion at February 16, 2014 03:00 PM (LI48c)

43 Posted by: toby928Â© is baffled by noun verb relationships at February 16, 2014 06:59 PM (QupBk) To be fair, I have dropped the ball last week and this week

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 03:05 PM (bStrg)

44 To be fair, I have dropped the ball last week and this week There's nothing wrong with this thread. It's appreciated even by me, a non-gamer since Doom II.

Posted by: toby928© is baffled by noun verb relationships at February 16, 2014 03:07 PM (QupBk)

45 I don't play online/video games at all and I enjoy the Sunday Gaming Thread too, The Dude. And not just for the (missing!) cosplay pic.

Posted by: [/i]andycanuck[/b] at February 16, 2014 03:16 PM (vAnfs)

46 Kinda surprised that D4 is making it to Vita this fall - with the usual delay pattern between console and handheld releases in the series, I was expecting it to come out this time next year. Then again, maybe that's just the Japanese release and we get it in February 2015?

Posted by: The Rogue Economist at February 16, 2014 03:21 PM (Bljl8)

47 Blame my lack of control in posting some skeezy photos for no more cosplay

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 03:22 PM (bStrg)

48 Well, it's planned to have a US release this year (everything NIS announced this week has a release this year) but who knows if it makes it's fall release period

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 03:24 PM (bStrg)

49 Wow. Another MUMR post taking a shit on the gaming thread. Like clockwork. Can ace ban his ass already?

Posted by: NWConservative at February 16, 2014 03:40 PM (ymdUc)

50 49 Wow. Another MUMR post taking a shit on the gaming thread. Like clockwork. Can ace ban his ass already? Posted by: NWConservative at February 16, 2014 07:40 PM (ymdUc) The King of the Drive By Insult. 90% of what he says makes no sense and the other 10% is bullshit.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at February 16, 2014 03:44 PM (oFCZn)

51 Posted by: NWConservative at February 16, 2014 07:40 PM (ymdUc) To be fair, he does shit up every thread on Sunday

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 03:45 PM (bStrg)

52 40 #34, I think the first thing that put Skyrim apart was the musical score. It was better fleshed out, had layers of callbacks, and just fit the game "feel". It was also at that point of immersion - a reactive wilderness that just had the right set of scale. The surroundings weren't as "clean" as in Oblivion - it gave it a raw feel as well. Combat felt satisfying. The surroundings were very pretty. But all in all, the music kicked it over the edge. The MMO has some of the music. Graphics are nice, Combat feels lame. Not fun. Posted by: Inspector Cussword at February 16, 2014 06:40 PM (FApZx) They had the opportunity to make oblivion so cool. In the lore from Morrowind, Cyrodil is supposedly a green jungle with a massive imperial city not the one with 2 people per district and the generic fantasy landscape that we got. Not to mention the horrible game breaking bugs that the lazy and incompetent coders at Bethesda allowed to remain in the game. I have not been able to use any of the larger mods with any of their games without having horrible crashing all the time on any of my systems. So naturally, I am still very excited for Open Morrowind with their new engine to run Morrowind with. (Hopefully one day also Oblivion and Skyrim too).

Posted by: NWConservative at February 16, 2014 03:47 PM (ymdUc)

53 He seems to hold a certain animosity to CAC, too, for some reason.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at February 16, 2014 03:47 PM (oFCZn)

54 #46: Nice! I hadn't heard there was an announced US release date for that one yet. Looking forward to it!

I played the PS3 version, but only to the end of the main story. I just find it easier these days to get into that sort of elaborate post-game content on a handheld.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at February 16, 2014 03:48 PM (/96QU)

55 The King of the Drive By Insult. 90% of what he says makes no sense and the other 10% is bullshit. Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at February 16, 2014 07:44 PM (oFCZn) Not surprised.

Posted by: NWConservative at February 16, 2014 03:48 PM (ymdUc)

56 To be fair, he does shit up every thread on Sunday Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 07:45 PM (bStrg) So why doesn't someone ban him? I view him as no better than erg or whatever the troll due jure is. Oh and God bless. . . :-)

Posted by: NWConservative at February 16, 2014 03:51 PM (ymdUc)

57 Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at February 16, 2014 07:48 PM (/96QU) Yeah, SRPGs really shine on a handheld/tablet. Perfect shitter gaming

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 03:52 PM (bStrg)

58 I don't control the hammer :/

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 03:53 PM (bStrg)

59 MUMR shows up during the week to enlighten the masses as well. He usually signs off around the same time so I suspect he's posting from a job of some sort. Or that's when it's time to go to work mopping up at the peep show theater. Something like that.

Posted by: Dack Thrombosis at February 16, 2014 03:53 PM (oFCZn)

60
I am not a gamer in any way, but do read the gaming thread faithfully.

   It's just interesting for me to do.

    Always thought that if a particular subject was of no interest, simply by pass it.

    No need to upsettle people for a transient matter.

Posted by: irongrampa at February 16, 2014 03:58 PM (SAMxH)

61 #60: "Always thought that if a particular subject was of no interest, simply by pass it. No need to upsettle people for a transient matter."

Yeah, that's a good philosophy, IMO. That's how I am, too.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at February 16, 2014 04:02 PM (/96QU)

62 I'm not much of a gamer (job and kid get in the way) but last week Cougar and Princess were out of town and I had a couple of snow days, so I was able to dust off GTA V. I'm really bad at video games, but that one is pretty fun. I probably spent an hour just doing the triathlon thingy. Also went through a bunch of wine, and just like a real tri, my performance decreased in direct proportion to my alcohol consumption. Still a fun way to spend an evening.

Posted by: DC in Towson at February 16, 2014 04:06 PM (eQJwb)

63 @40 I think the first thing that put Skyrim apart was the musical score. It was better fleshed out, had layers of callbacks, and just fit the game "feel". ----------------- Skyrim had good music, but Morrowind's main theme is still one of my all time favorites. And the low key start to the game is something that you don't see often enough. There's not even a starter dungeon. You're simply dropped off at a dock, given basic instructions on how the game works, and told that you might want to go visit a particular guy. There's no emperor. There's no dragon. No one's trying to kill you right at the start. You're just a freed prisoner in an alien land. Skyrim's a solid game. But as someone else noted earlier, there's nothing particularly ground-breaking about it. I'm disappointed to hear about the MMO. But I'm not really surprised. I've been suspecting that it would end up like this ever since I first heard about it.

Posted by: junior at February 16, 2014 04:07 PM (l9mhS)

64 12 South Park the Stick of Truth, they just released a video of 13 minutes of game play. You can play as a Fighter, Mage, Thief and Jew, yes They have a Jew class, that right there makes me want to buy this game. This game looks great and I very funny. http://youtu.be/TMh2nXPibtQ Posted by: Patrick from Ohio at February 16, 2014 04:52 PM (b6koZ) OK. I will now prepurchase this game. I love this tongue and cheek stuff. Totally going to play the Jew class.

Posted by: NWConservative at February 16, 2014 04:09 PM (ymdUc)

65 #57: No comment on that matter. I will cop to playing while I walk, though. Turn-based games are ideal for that purpose because looking up for a moment to avoid a collision with another pedestrian or a car won't result in a Game Over.

Posted by: Prothonotary Warbler at February 16, 2014 04:09 PM (/96QU)

66 GTA as a game I don't get it. It seemed real slow and pointless unless one really likes beating hookers. But I also didn't read instructions so maybe was playing it wrong.

Posted by: Dendritic at February 16, 2014 04:13 PM (8Z8Vp)

67 I've been playing Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance on the PS2 for the last week. Never tried it before. Quite fun. Love the sorceress' flame thrower spell.

Posted by: Comrade Arthur at February 16, 2014 04:15 PM (h53OH)

68 >>>66 GTA as a game I don't get it. It seemed real slow and pointless unless one really likes beating hookers. I do like that game.

Posted by: DC in Towson at February 16, 2014 04:27 PM (eQJwb)

69 Morrowind was brilliant in many ways, but I find I can't go that far back in gameplay. It's just too painful. Spent many hours doing the graphics and other updates and mods to get it all prettier and fix some bugs and update some dialogue... and the gameplay just killed me. It was awful. Now I remember why I cheated like a freak on the first one - mostly to travel beyond a snail's pace. I would like to see either a truly new engine (I think the fan effort sounds so far like it will be *too* faithful), or SkyWind or something like that, preferably with some of the fan-implemented updates and favorite mods. Using the (largely) bugfixed Skyrim engine, as a player, is now much less of a chore - mind you some 20+ of those 130 mods are just bugfixes, and fix well over a thousand bugs. Even so, there are still quest and interface flaws, just not as bad as in the beginning. It wasn't revolutionary, BTW, just vastly evolved. I would actually like, while I'm wishing, to see Daggerfall, Redguard, Morrowind, and Oblivion in the new engine. Or, even better, a newer, lighter, properly finished engine. While I'm wishing. Then maybe the Ultimas. And Maybe some adventure games, LucasArts and Infocom. In a full 3D engine. Actually now that I think of it, Monkey Island 4 was a little creepy with some of those characters translated to 3D. But the Telltale ones not so much, so it's okay.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 16, 2014 04:29 PM (qyfb5)

70 Skyrim had good music, but Morrowind's main theme is still one of my all time favorites. And the low key start to the game is something that you don't see often enough. There's not even a starter dungeon. You're simply dropped off at a dock, given basic instructions on how the game works, and told that you might want to go visit a particular guy. There's no emperor. There's no dragon. No one's trying to kill you right at the start. You're just a freed prisoner in an alien land.

Posted by: junior at February 16, 2014 08:07 PM (l9mhS)

I like when you go to Solstheim in the Skyrim and they play the Morrowind music, and you see the Redoran dudes walking around in the bonemold armor. That was a nice touch, it made me realize how much I missed playing Morrowind.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2014 04:29 PM (FMbng)

71 Wish i had the cash to upgrade from my G27 wheel

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 04:38 PM (bStrg)

72 I'm interested in checking out Hawken, but also interested in getting good grades this semester. I sort of agree on Skyrim, but in my experience it just put everything together so well that the experience was something groundbreaking. You can't point to any single aspect, but the thing as a whole is pretty fantastic perhaps like Pandora from Avatar.

Posted by: .87c at February 16, 2014 04:42 PM (qZPXs)

73 Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 16, 2014 08:29 PM (qyfb5) That's why I like the effort of the OpenMW team. Already they have incorporated almost all of the modifications that the Morrowind Graphics Enhanced team did with their exe injection. They have gotten to the point where most texture mods work and better than they did in Morrowind. When they reach 1.0 in the next few months (1:1 combatibility with the original Morrowind) they can start to add features from the other games. I hope they can get Skyrim style combat or similar added into it.

Posted by: NWConservative at February 16, 2014 04:45 PM (ymdUc)

74 OK, this isn't new to gamers, but it was new to me. This is the best Valentine's Day song of all time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ljFaKRTrI

Posted by: rickl at February 16, 2014 04:48 PM (sdi6R)

75 The biggest thing about the skyrim combat I noted was that it introduced the finishing moves and added a bit more to the type of melee attacks you could do. The finishing moves are kind of odd when you think about it. It is a small thing (coming after you have beat the guy down) but they seem to add a TON of enjoyment and flavor to the game. A nice innovation (from whatever game originally innovated them.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2014 04:49 PM (TGgNi)

76 Namco's Breakdown still has the best hand to hand combat in all of gaming

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 04:51 PM (bStrg)

77 When they reach 1.0 in the next few months (1:1 combatibility with the original Morrowind) they can start to add features from the other games. I hope they can get Skyrim style combat or similar added into it. Posted by: NWConservative at February 16, 2014 08:45 PM (ymdUc) SkyWind plans to basically start with Skyrim's interface and add in things from the original as mods - to be pretty modular about it. I hope OpenMW also goes the modular way, I guess we will first have to wait and see if either of them is ever finished - oh the vast mass grave of unfinished game projects.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 16, 2014 04:53 PM (qyfb5)

78 The biggest thing about the skyrim combat I noted was that it introduced the finishing moves and added a bit more to the type of melee attacks you could do.

The finishing moves are kind of odd when you think about it. It is a small thing (coming after you have beat the guy down) but they seem to add a TON of enjoyment and flavor to the game. A nice innovation (from whatever game originally innovated them.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 16, 2014 08:49 PM (TGgNi)

Yeah those are great. The ones using the bow are pretty cool too. The camera just follows the arrow to the target.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2014 05:02 PM (FMbng)

79 My PS4 yearns to play a game! Can't remember a console launch in recent memory with this kind of drought. All I have been doing is playing Pinball Arcade (which rocks!) and watching Amazon Instant. I need next-gen content!

Posted by: Codec717 at February 16, 2014 05:03 PM (jXG+o)

80 OK. I will now prepurchase this game. I love this tongue and cheek stuff. Totally going to play the Jew class. Posted by: NWConservative at February 16, 2014 08:09 PM (ymdUc) When I saw the Jew class I was sold too, glad they did not tone it down. Here another video of the gameplay. http://youtu.be/wR3kK6So4DY

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at February 16, 2014 05:06 PM (b6koZ)

81 I'm waiting for that game Destiny to be released. Its done by the same dudes who did the HALO games. It looks pretty frigging epic.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 16, 2014 05:07 PM (FMbng)

82 I hope OpenMW also goes the modular way, I guess we will first have to wait and see if either of them is ever finished - oh the vast mass grave of unfinished game projects. Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at February 16, 2014 08:53 PM (qyfb5) Yep they have. They also removed the mod limit. They really only have a few things left to finish before being feature complete and then it is performance improvement time. They will be done this year though (it has been a four year process).

Posted by: NWConservative at February 16, 2014 05:14 PM (ymdUc)

83 Just give me a new Nehrim

Posted by: The Dude at February 16, 2014 05:18 PM (bStrg)

84 Look forward to one of these rebuild-morrowind-with-a-modern-engine to be completed. Have tried to replay the original which I had played to death and the character models are just too ugly and gameplay is lame. The missions, character-building, exploration, music and story are great though. That Southpark game could be a winner, funny stuff. Also I think Thief comes out in 10 days, a definite buy for me.

Posted by: waelse1 at February 16, 2014 07:08 PM (rk5L4)

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