Video Games - a general discussion thread — Page 235

CP3S said:

Or Life Saver Holes (anyone else remember those)?

I'm too old to remember those

*old dude oh snap gif*

I hadn't heard of it. Sounds interesting, but had it existed we might never have gotten Bioshock.

Have you ever played COD zombies? Awesome is a word that isn't really aloud within an mile or so radius of it.

the COD series of games look like shit and play like shit yet people flock to them. I'll never understand that.

I guess it probably has something to do with the fact that there's always another installment right around the corner, so people reach for their wallets when there's nothing else decent coming out..

finished portal2 and I gotta agree with Fives. despite being longer than the first it still FEELS short - i think part of it is that you get some cool new thing to play with then get ushered onto the next series of chambers without really getting to savour them.

And the Death Star III blew up???

Johnny Ringo said:

the COD series of games look like shit and play like shit yet people flock to them. I'll never understand that.

I love them. But I love them for what they are.

The main reason I like the COD games is that the veteran difficulty in the campaign gives me a very enjoyable challenge. Every time a new COD game comes out, I looked forward to playing the campaign on veteran. By far my favorite part of the COD games are the campaigns. They're enjoyable, nice and short, and challenging. Nice mindless light entertainment for a guy like me who doesn't have a lot of time to get lost in larger, more involved games.

I find the online multiplayer mostly really boring, unless I am playing with my friends on my team with mics, then it is always a lot of fun. Also, on very rare occasions you'll get in a room with some cool people with mics, and that can be an enjoyable experience.

I guess it probably has something to do with the fact that there's always another installment right around the corner, so people reach for their wallets when there's nothing else decent coming out..

That is kind of the nature of the beast. It is the kind of thing you play the hell out of, so frequent new installments with new features is always something to look forward to.

As for Portal 2, beat the co-op, not nearly as short as I was afraid it would be. Felt a lot longer than the original Portal. Of course, I wouldn't have mind if it had gone on longer, but I felt content. I haven't played much of the single player myself, but have been watching my girlfriend play parts of it and assisting in brainstorming solutions to the puzzles on occasion. I have to say I think it more than fullfills all expectations I've had for it. My one and only gripe would be that a level editor on the console versions (with the ability to upload and share your saved levels) would have been amazing and added countless hours of reply value to the game.

As soon as you start buying video games by non-white developers, we'll start agreeing with you.

doubleofive said:

So its fortunate that the AC games specifically state that they are multi-cultural then.

I think the AC games are so cool!

Thank you, I'll be here all week.

doubleofive said:

 

xhonzi said:

doubleofive said:

So I unlocked Altair's armor in AC2 last night. That was all I really wanted, so I feel like I've beaten the game already.

It's that old chestnut: How do you dangle a carrot in front of the gamer for the whole game whilst giving him time to enjoy the carrot before the game is over?

I'm glad you got the armour- it was indeed a compelling aspect of the game.  Sorry it's defocused you.  I hope you stick it out and find something else exciting to do, like collect 1,000 flags or something.

I would recommend picking up ACB as soon as you can because it does directly follow on the story of ACII and I think you'll remember the story/characters better.  Unless you're experiencing any kind of genre fatigue, then in that case you'd be better off waiting.

Oh, I still want to stab people in the face.

 

doubleofive's user title should be "still wants to stab people in the face."

xhonzi said:

I would recommend picking up ACB as soon as you can because it does directly follow on the story of ACII and I think you'll remember the story/characters better.

Oooh, do you still have Altair's armor at the beginning of AC Brotherhood then? Or did they pull a Metroid and take it away?