Johnny Ringo

doubleofive said:

Last one I read was "Star Trek: Countdown to Darkness" #4, the last part of the comic that leads into the new movie. If any of the events are referenced in the movie, I will be shocked. It's not terrible, just forgettable. Except for Harry Mudd having a hot Bajoran daughter. I'll never forget that.

Having now read part 4 I totally agree. The story just wasn't that interesting - especially for a story spanning 4 issues. And the lead in to the movie was one page of vagueness.

Dissapointing. At least it's separate from the ongoing series. Although I've heard that the series will follow on from the events of the film. Haven't heard anything about an Adaptation..

That's what they want you to think with your soft, human brain.

Biehn / Bean mashup?

Adolf Dassler.

interesting stuff. to me at least.

Michael Biehn. 

The MacGaffer Group sounds kinda like a front for a Crystal Meth distribution ring. Just saying

Yep, it's down to whether people enforce it really.

We've got basically the same rating system across forms of entertainment but there just wasn't an Adult rating when it comes to games.

So in a case where you'd have an adult rated game in places like America - it would either be banned / refused classification or bumped down into the 15+ category - meaning teens have access. Not really ideal either.

Honestly, A lot of stuff that has been banned is just trash anyway but it's nice to not have that restriction.

Judge Dredd - some new series by IDW - not the 2000AD stuff - although I've looked at some of that too.

Star trek, some ongoing stuff, some movie prequel stuff..

Sometimes you seem like a smart guy and then sometimes...not so much.

oh, you can haz spoilers here. Now that i've finished I have had some time to think about things.

Looking back, the early videos did seem more 'rapture-esque' which is probably why things were re-tooled - but they also seemed more ambitious. Elizabeth seemed much more powerful and useful in battle - attacking enemies with 'vigor-like' abilities..

The Lutece [plural or singular? ;)] - intriguing. I always took notice when they were around.

I loved the opening atmosphere with random people milling about. Once the bullets began to fly the environments kinda felt lifeless, there were the odd civilians here and there but it wasn't really the same.

That made me crave encounters with the 'twins'.

The difficulty - I'd say it was more tedious than challenging. A lot of firefights just felt bland, I was just focused on clearing an area to advance the story rather than enjoying what was going on. 

Columbia vs Rapture? - I gotta go with rapture. In the early games it was like you were in a completely different place - the sane man in an insane world. In Columbia, you are just stuck in a city with a handful of assholes, yourself being one of them. 

Comstock felt like too much of a re-hash of Ryan to me, perhaps with a more original storyline i'd have enjoyed the 'world' more.

It did seem early on like issues like racism would play a large role but once the shit hit the fan it was basically you vs everyone in the city and little else.

The weapons is where the game really disapointed me. 

Two gun limit - I just don't understand this. Why now? It was kinda frustrating, in the end i just upgraded a few weapons and stuck with those. 

no visual aspect to upgrades - This was something I really enjoyed back in rapture. 

different guns that look identical - There's really no excuse for this. It was distracting to pick something up thinking it was something else [in the heat of battle]. This was something that also had me sticking with a few weapons. I played almost the whole campaign with a sniper rifle and a machine gun.

Lack of Inventory - Having Liz around to toss me more Salt of Ammo was handy but i would much prefer an inventory where i can stock up and manage that stuff on my own.

No alternate ammo types - Could have made things a lot more interesting. It could even allow for having less 'samey' guns..

No real standout weapons - In the end they were all pretty bland and basic.

Oculus Rift + Skyhook? - I wonder if that'd cause motion sickness?

Lego City Undercover looks like a lot of fun...but I wont be buying a Nintendo just to play it.

Anyone got Mortal Kombat? - Now that we finally have a an Adult rating [R18+] for Games in Oz it seems it's going to be released in May - at about half the average price - with all DLC. Although I think this is because the original version was refused clasification and cannot be resubmittted - so instead we get "the komplete edition". I've played an [illegal] import copy and it seemed like fun..

Hopefully this means an end to pointless censoring on games like fallout 3.

Med-X was originally to be named Morphine in Fallout 3, but this resulted in the Australian Classification Board refusing its classification and thereby making it illegal to distribute the game in Australia.^[1] The game was later censored to remove all real-world drug references including changing morphine to Med-X in order for the game to be allowed in Australia.^[2] This censorship was to become part of the worldwide release.^[3]

 

And, of course it SHOULD mean keeping kids away from mature games, but that seems doubtful since a lot of parents buy games for their kids without knowing anything about them.

Those kinda just look like fancy boots to me..

So..anybody excited for Farcry 3: Blood dragon? I don't know a whole lot about it but two words have me fairly excited - MICHAEL BEIHN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zh94nidjpM

The Man with the Iron Fists.

Yep. It's as cheesy as it sounds...but it was good fun.

It's pretty violent but the gore isn't constant so it's more shocking when something really over the top happens.

2 Balls - could have been 3 but the music was really distracting.

doubleofive said:

I don't know anything about Oblivion, but I'm definately going to see all of the other movies listed so far, especially Star Trek II 2.

I see what you did there..it should be fun if nothing else but I really hope it isn't Star Trek II 2.

Oblivion looks good. Pacific Rim looks Bad.

TV's Frink said:

I need a taco AND a burrito.*

Dark Skies

It suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucked.

Negative balls! I wasn't expecting much but damn. stay away.

This is the first I'm hearing of it, do tell..

Finished Bioshock Infinite - Save spoilers for the Bioshock thread.

xhonzi! Y U No discuss Infinite?

Also getting back into RDR in a big way, especially trying to complete free roam challenges. Anybody got it and want to posse up?

It's too bad that Fives thinks he's too cool for gaming these days.

Hannibal - with Mads Mikkelsen :) and a bunch of other familiar faces.

Bates Motel.

Both prequels to well known film series. This should be interesting. I like them both so far.

Sound of my voice.

2 Balls.

It gets interesting and then just stops..

So...I guess Comstock WAS at Wounded Knee after all..

Loved the atmosphere...*cough* Beach Boys..., the story was a little hit and miss - mostly great but parts felt like too much of a re-hash - even though that seems to have been on purpose.

Comstock = Andrew Ryan with a beard.

The combat certainly felt kind of wonky and never really as much fun as the others - especially Bioshock 2. for the entire game I ignored most of the weapons since the felt kind of awkward. And I only really used the shock ability as they all seems to do little more than buy me a few seconds to reload. 

The most interesting part for me was Rosalind Lutece, things picked up whenever she and Robert appeared...They argue like siblings even though they aren't.

I think I missed a few audio logs so I'll have to go back through at some point.

xhonzi said:

I finished the game.  Does anyone here want to discuss or am I wasting my time?

I do, I really do. I just don't wanna get into it until I'm finished. I've just arrived at Comstock house.

Would you kindly wait until then.

No easter eggs but a lot of other over indulgence. Spent the afternoon in Bright - a big tourist area in the Alpine / ski region.

Went here - http://www.brightvillage.com.au/le-blanche-ice-creamery.htm - and here - http://www.brightvillage.com.au/bright-brewery.htm - multiple times.

Then back home for a curry...then some watermelon.

less than, even!!!