zombie84 said:
I'm just throwing this out there. A year ago, me and my roommate played through LOTR: Return of the King for Xbox. It's basically a hack n slash beat 'em up, like Golden Axe if it were made in 2003. Anyway, this game doesn't get enough credit. I started playing again, and if you like games like TMNT: The Arcade Game, this is one of the best titles you can play that is comparable for recent generation systems. There is also a Two Towers game like this, but it isn't as good. But man, I played through this game twice on my own and once with my friend in co-op, and I even watched all the little bonus videos you can unlock. The game itself got positive but not amazing reviews when it came out, but if you like 3D hack-n-slash/beat-em-up style games with a little bit more depth than their 16/32-bit predecessors this is a fantastic title, with some minor flaws, but nonetheless one of the funnest times I have had with the xbox. The reason I am posting this is because I saw it at a used game store for about $20, so if you do see it for a good price then pick it up if you like that type of gameplay.
I loved these games. I spent soooo many hours with my brother playing both The Two Towers and Return of the King. RoTK is definitely the better of the two, but I was utterly crushed when I found out I couldn't play Boromir in EITHER game. In TTT he was in the game as an NPC, and in RoTK it was even more egregious because you could play as literally every single member of the Fellowship BUT Boromir, so I was stuck with shitty Faramir (who was just a copy of Aragorn). But it was still so much fun. We got so good at getting perfect every time we ran out that we just had perfect scores every time we played. So much fun. I miss games like this. The one thing I would have changed would have been making Boromir playable. Le sigh.
Leonardo said:
Here we go... a couple of mild examples..
http://tcrf.net/Pachi_Com_(Famicom)
http://tcrf.net/Pachi_Com_(MSX)
and now, our feature presentation:
http://tcrf.net/Erika_to_Satoru_no_Yume_Bouken
http://tcrf.net/Ganso_Saiyuuki
a canadian example:
These are amazing. I love The Cutting Room Floor.
Nanner Split said:
So I missed out on Star Wars Galaxies when it first came out way back in the day. A bunch of my friends were playing it, but I wasn't at a point where I could afford to pay a monthly fee for a game. Then when the NGE update happened they all quit, as did a bunch of other people apparently.
Well now I finally have my chance! I've been messing around on SWG Emu with my friend who played it back in the glory days, and he says it's just like he remembers it. And it's free to boot!
From their FAQ page: [le snip]
You can find their install guide here
If you see some guy named Carmichael Burnswell wandering around Mos Eisley, that's me.
I've been following this for a long time, having been a major SWG addict back in the pre-CU/CU days. It's basically almost the same game now, and it's nice to be able to go back and explore again. I'm not sure what their plans are after the game is complete in terms of additional content or what, but I'm excited for the future.
doubleofive said:
I watched the Zero Punctuation on that last night. He thought it was odd that a kids game would include references to movies they haven't/shouldn't have seen at their age. I agree somewhat. I love the LEGO games, it's just hard to tell who they're aimed at. The licensed games are aimed at fans of those movies/comics, but what about this one?Moth3r said:
My lad was playing LEGO City Undercover solidly when it was first released. From the bits I've seen, it looks like a lot of fun, and the city is a big place to explore. The story has a lot of humour as well, I've spotted the odd parody of Dirty Harry and Shawshank Redemption in there.
I like those kinds of references, even if you're a little kid who doesn't understand them, they're presented in such a way that they're still funny/entertaining for youngsters, and then when they grow up a bit and have seen these films, the references will click, or they'll go back and replay the game and the references will make sense. I know I've replayed a lot of games as a more worldly adult that I played when I was a kid and found a bunch of great references I'd missed when I was younger.
xhonzi said:
Tobar said:
We should start an OT.com Steam group. =P
Your wish is my command.
I started it because I am the highest ranking... holy crap, Tobar! I guess you should have started the group.
By winning the electoral college (and popular vote, as if that mattered) I am the Player of the Week of team OT.com.
Invite me! Tyrphanax!