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I love all the indie games I've accrued from indie bundles. Noteworthy games I'm currently playing are The Binding of Isaac and Revenge of the Titans.

I can't justify paying more than $10 for a major title. Even then, I will not buy anything that has intrusive DRM. I have enough of a problem with some of my games belonging to Steam rather than to me.

“Grow up. These are my Disney's movies, not yours.”

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Finally got to play with a Kinect this weekend at a friend's house. Bought one on the way home. It's everything I imagined it would be. My wife and I are really excited to use it for working out. We're going to get my mother-in-law to get one also, as she's been looking at a Wii to help her work out. I keep telling her that you can get through just waving your arm at the Wii, the Kinect will make you work.

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Perhaps* this article will sway some of you ""Used Games are the Devil" folks.

You/I know who you are.

http://nohighscores.com/node/1998

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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Cracked out the old NES to play some Zelda a couple of days ago. After changing the connector inside my system several years back, I haven't had to deal with the blinking red light. It's been great. Sadly, after spending two years in storage, unused and unloved, I pull it out only to discover the blinking read light is back... :(

Not sure why this would happen. The new connectors are suppose to be a lot better quality than the old ones, and it worked fine last time I used it. I didn't leave a game in it while it was being stored, and probably clocked in less than 50 hours of play time since replacing the connector. Maybe it just took on some dirt while being stored, maybe if I take it apart and clean it out it won't do it anymore.

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The Double Fine Adventure kickstarter. So the old Lucasarts adventure games are some of my all time favorite games and now two of the big names from back in the day (Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert) are back and want to do a new point and click adventure game! When I first stumbled on this last night it had only been up a couple hours and they had raised around 35k. As of this morning they've raised over 600k. That's 200k over what they were aiming for. =P

I definitely recommend contributing at least $15 as that gets you a copy of the game.

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I think the joke is that he is playing Uncharted, which obviously borrows some of its ideas from Indiana Jones.

Seems so far the Vita, despite having some decent games at launch, is totally tanking in Japan. Meanwhile, the 3DS saw good sales number in Japan and the US, regardless of taking a year to actually get any titles for it worth buying. I spent the last year mocking my friend for spending over 200 dollars for a system so that he could play a game we beat together when we were when we were 12 years old (Ocarina of Time was the only 3DS game he found worth spending money on up until recently). It was even funnier when the price took a drastic drop less than a year out the door, and still prior to having any kind of a library.

But now, truth be told, I look at the new Resident Evil game (with its misspelled title) or think of how cool it would be to have Snake Eater on a handheld, and I kind of want one. Resident Evil: Revelations, looks like the first Resident Evil title they have gotten right in quite a while, finally going back to survival horror, rather than being just a clunky third person shooter (clunky controls, because clunky controls are scarier).

At this point I am kind of expecting the Vita to be a repeat of the PSPGo. Maybe I am wrong, but either way, I am pretty sure the Vita is not going to be the competition for the 3DS that Sony clearly hoped it would. For at least another generation (which come and go quick in the handheld world), I think Nintendo is going to remain king of the handheld consoles.

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neither the 3ds or the vita are worth

it to me. i have enough other portables,

and my phone, which do enough.

yes, it's cool to have newer games

with better graphics, but not at

the pricepoints they are selling it for.

later

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[no GOUT in CED?-> GOUT CED]

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Since Star Trek Online went free-to-play, I downloaded it a couple weeks ago. I've had mixed reactions to MMORPG's in the past, but I figured I might as well give it a try since, y'know, it's free.

After playing it for a couple weeks, I must say that I am truly impressed by this game. Lots of variety and customization options help prevent it from becoming too monotonous. There's also some good incentive to keep leveling up, since at certain levels/ranks you gain access to new ships and new duty officers. Now obviously the creators are in the business to make money, so you're encouraged to spend real-world money on "cryptic points" to unlock custom items/uniforms/etc. in-game, but you don't really need to do that in order to have a rewarding game experience. It's totally optional, and choosing not to buy any "cryptic points" doesn't in any way detract from or substantially limit the game.

Whether or not you're a trekkie, if you've been waffling on whether or not to try this, I'd definitely recommend it. It's not like it costs you anything to give it a shot, right? (Aside from lots of potentially squandered spare time, that is...)

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Akwat Kbrana said:

It's not like it costs you anything to give it a shot, right? (Aside from lots of potentially squandered spare time, that is...)

And therein lies the rub...as your Mom surely understands.

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Just bought Arkham City for $10 and Rage for $5.  Both new at Best Buy this week, with coupons in their gamer magazine.

Can't wait to put them on my shelf and play them maybe never!

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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Can't wait to-

Hold on, that doesn't sound like...

-put them on my shelf-

Ah, that's more like...

and play them maybe never!

xhonzi by the numbers!

Just picked up a pre-owned copy of Modern Warfare 3. Not a big fan but I find I have fun with some of the modes in splitscreen - ie: one in the chamber.

Long weekend coming up due to a public holiday so planning to have some friends over and connect a few xboxes and a few wall projectors...could be a bit of fun.

Thought about picking through the bargain tables and getting a few cheap games but then realised that Mass Effect comes out in two days so decided to save my money for that.

 

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 As I type this I'm waiting in line to pick up ME3. Fun times ahead.

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Johnny Ringo said:

Can't wait to-

Hold on, that doesn't sound like...

-put them on my shelf-

Ah, that's more like...

and play them maybe never!

xhonzi by the numbers! 

Hey!  I am trying.  Fallout 3 set me back a bit.  And Just Cause 2 isn't helping neither.  Those are 2 100 hour games that I've played (playing) in the last 12 months.  Luckily I mixed in some short games to boost my totals, so it's not a complete disaster.

Now that ME3 is out, I guess I need to finally start ME2.  And since the 100 hour Skyrim is out, I guess I need to make time to play FO:NV. 

Darn.  This isn't getting better any time soon.  ;)

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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TV's Frink said:

Akwat Kbrana said:

It's not like it costs you anything to give it a shot, right? (Aside from lots of potentially squandered spare time, that is...)

And therein lies the rub...as your Mom surely understands.

Every 27th customer will get a ball-peen hammer, free!

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Minecraft.

Just played it for the first time two night ago, and again last night. Wow, this game is really stupid. It is a massive waste of time, can be really frustrating, and the graphics make my eyes hurt.

That being said, this is the most fun I've had playing a game in a while. Playing with friends makes for a really fun experience.

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I just picked these up Tuesday, Good Times!

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doubleofive said:

Why do you have two ME3s?

 And six empty ACIII boxes?

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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xhonzi said:


doubleofive said:

Why do you have two ME3s?
And six empty ACIII boxes?
I could see maybe having one if you really liked the box art, but SIX?!

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doubleofive said:

xhonzi said:


doubleofive said:

Why do you have two ME3s?
And six empty ACIII boxes?
I could see maybe having one if you really liked the box art, but SIX?!

Four is my absolute max.

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

 

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doubleofive said:

Why do you have two ME3s?

lol I actually have a 3rd ME3 N7 CE coming, but the reason I have 2 is because 1 is my Little Boys, and 1 is mine, and the reason for having 4 extra AC III steelbooks is because I will trade them on Blu-ray.com to members there that can't get them or just miss out.

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xhonzi said:

doubleofive said:

Why do you have two ME3s?

 And six empty ACIII boxes?

I smell an ebay scam coming.

“Grow up. These are my Disney's movies, not yours.”