Beat Bioshock Infinite. A solid game but shorter and much more linear then the original. I recommend picking it up on sale.
Beat Bioshock Infinite. A solid game but shorter and much more linear then the original. I recommend picking it up on sale.
Bioshock Infinite here as well. Eh. Not OMGGAMEOFTHEYEAR for me but neither were the other 2. I don't think in this day and age an fps could be that for me. Nice looking game. Plays well. I used the carbine and sniper the entire game splashed in with electricity and the horse kick. For all the powers these games boast there was a real lack of innovation for the killing.
I loved the hell out of Bioshock Infinite. Personally, I liked it better than Bioshock 1 and put it right up there with Half-Life 2 as one of the best shooters ever made.
Mass Effect 3 extended cut.
I can see where all the hate for the ending came from, but I enjoyed it so much that I just restarted ME1 to play the series completely through again, this time as a female shepard, I also bought all the story/mission DLC (ME 1,2 and 3) I was missing the first go through.
I'll pick up BSI when its on sale this Christmas.
I installed Assassins Creed 1 last night. I figure I'll see what the hubbub is all about. I also got accepted to the FF14: A Realm Reborn beta. Last MMO I played was FF11 when it launched.
So....I kinda...gave up on Xenoblade Chronicles, at least for now.
I got about 13 hours in. It has all the right ingredients there; great music, great world, strong gameplay (saving anywhere, quick travel to places you've discovered, no random encounters, yes please)....But, the story failed to really grab me. I'm sorry, I find the Mechons to be very uninspiring villains. Maybe it's just me, but they failed to do anything for me. I also got frustrated with all the grinding/power leveling forced on you, and had to go back multiple times just to grind for 2-3 hours to be the right level to take on a Boss. If I'm going to do that, I might as well play a MMORPG. Which...is exactly what I did with swtor.
It's sad, because I know it's a quality game, but the important aspects to me (story, characters) just don't do much for me. Maybe I'll give it another shot down the road. As an aside, I'm glad I got my copy when I did. used copies are going for over $100 now!
I will say this; the game is basically a single player MMORPG. Grinding is a part of the game but I found this not to be a big issue if I focus on the side quests. The crafting and city building portions of the game (you can build your own city!) help to mix up the grinding. There are also a lot of elite mobs that you have to find and that helps with the grinding.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spaceman Spiff
I also make all the girls wear bikini armor which helps.
Bioshock: Infinite
9/10
+Atmosphere
+Atmosphere
+Atmosphere (have I mentioned that I like the atmosphere?)
+Story
+Engrossing
-Bland gunplay
-City goes from inhabited to empty during gunfights, it is a jarring transition
-Hitching without modding the .ini file
Beat Frontlines: Fuel of War It's really not worth talking about and nothing that hasn't been done before. Just a $5 game I picked up and beat in about 7 hours. 2.5/5. Skip this one.
Started Fracture. The raising and lowering of the ground makes for an interesting new twist on gameplay but the targeting system is a bit psychopathic. One minute it's fine, another it acts as if you aren't making any inputs. Also, your character runs - at least he's going through the motions of running - but is moving about the rate of a brisk walk. Just another $5 game I'll knock out in a few days time.
Also, gave up on Vanquish. The frustration level got waaaaay to high for me on that one. A shame too because I didn't have that much further to finish up the game. Deleted the game save so I wouldn't be tempted to subject myself to any more pain and suffering.
That is extreme.Quote:
Originally Posted by PowerCreep
Ehhh, Assassin's Creed 1 wasn't all that great. It's good to get the feel of the next few and to run through it real quick for the story. However, the next ones are all must plays. Great games.
It's taken me four attempts to finally get to the game proper. Every time I boot it up and had to sit through the tutorial I immediately lost interest. I plan on putting some time to it this weekend.
Not playing it yet but as long as there's been some mention of Xenoblade here I managed to find a copy at a GameStop yesterday. $60 for a used copy sucks but it beats the hell out of the $130+ it goes for on eBay.
More accurately, I found the copy at that GameStop a week and a half ago but only got to buy it yesterday. I saw it pop up on their website last Tuesday or Wednesday, and I called them and got them to hold it for me, but when I got to the store after work it turns out the guy that "held" it for me ended up selling it within an hour or two of me calling. The employee that was there when I got there checked the system and saw that the closest copy was in California but he called them and got them to mail it to him; said it should be there around Friday or Saturday. Since they screwed me the first time I didn't really think anything of it when Friday and Saturday came and went, and then Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday came and went, assuming they just screwed up again, but yesterday I saw it pop up on their website again at the same store and within an hour the guy called me to tell me it had arrived and THIS time they actually held it for me.
Have you pre-ordered Pandora's Tower?Quote:
Originally Posted by monroeski
Far Cry 3
8/10
+Fun, open-world gameplay
+diverse
+Good gfx, ran fairly well
-Ridiculous story
-Wonk vehicle controls
Tomb Raider is up next.
Just beat Far Cry 3
+ Astounding graphics and visuals. The modified Crysis engine really delivers. Ran it on ultra and was always impressed.
+ Massive world. You can spend hours without covering the same ground
+ Living and vibrant world. The player doesn't "trigger" anything. Life is going on independently. If you stumble across a tiger killing a goat, it would happen with or without you.
+ Citra topless
+ It has a story - a bit campy, but the story is cohesive.
+ Good combat. The AI isn't groundbreaking, but it's good. Enemies flank, seek cover, call for backup.
+ Animal AI is superb. Predators act like predators. Bears know they are badassed. Wild dogs go for sneak attacks, pitbulls charge mindlessly. Deer are fleet and hard to hunt.
- Crashes, a lot. I averaged a CTD for every hour of play. Especially aggravating after completing a mission where saves were disabled.
- Vehicles are garbage. Even on the third try, Far Cry still can't get a jeep that has progressive steering or acceleration. Everything is full on, or full off. Full right turn, middle, or full left. Same with water vehicles.
Over all, this is a great game. Lots of fun. Easily the best Far Cry yet. Yes, better than the first one, because there are no Trigens. You can pace it any way you want, rush through the story, or explore and loot. TONS of loot and hidden places to find. Lots of mini-games.
9/10 for me.
I'm actually having more fun with Far Cry 3 now that I've finished the story. The story for me was so ridiculous that it hampered being able to just mess around. However, now that I don't have to deal with story missions I can just do whatever I want. Just finished unlocking all the radio towers, now onto "liberating" the outposts.
I unlocked all the radio towers during the story.Quote:
Originally Posted by fastitocalon
But I too am liberating all outposts. It's fun to kill them all without ever entering the outpost.
Mass Effect 3.
I took the time to go through all 4 of the endings available to me. It ended up being a pretty good wrap to the series, though I have to disagree with the games choice of "Best" ending.
Now playing: ME3 again on insanity.
Ok, so I think I finally finished NBA 2K13. Whew!
After 5 long seasons as Jazz GM in Franchise mode and countless exhibition games, and now 2 Championships to show for it, I think I've just about had my fill. I might fire it up now and again to goof around with an all-time Dream Team, but I think its officially retired for the season.
Long story short, simply phenomenal game. Not perfect, but easily one of the deepest, most polished, most satisfying and immersive sports games ever made. I'm not even that big of a fan of the NBA (I far prefer the college game), but NBA2k13 is just too good to pass up for any b-ball fan.
My Final Score: 9.5 out of 10
Tomb Raider (2013)
9.0/10
+Gorgeous, best looking game I've ever seen
+Immersive
+Pacing, length
-Shantytown is like the second coming of blight town performance wise
-Too much combat, not enough puzzle solving
I really, really enjoyed this game. First Tomb Raider game I have actually finished in the series. Worth it at full price.
Currently playing Crysis 3, and man first impressions is this game runs like crap
Crysis 2 ran like crap until several patches. But I had read that they didn't make any improvements to the engine with 3, so it should have been all patched up.Quote:
Originally Posted by fastitocalon
Finished up Medal of Honor 360 (This one from 2010). Actually not a terrible game, but not very memorable either. Some cool sniping parts and laser targeting for a C130 Spectre is always fun. Anyway, 2.5/5. Maybe would've been a 3 but it had some slow down in parts....why does that still happen on a console that's been out for so long?
Either going back to Fracture or maybe start Deus Ex or Mafia II. Ain't decided yet.
Beat Bioshock Infinite. I would give it an 8/10.
The atmosphere is great, the graphics are awesome and barring a few annoying flaws (2 gun limit), the gameplay is great as well. However, I felt like the storyline was way too convoluted for no good reason. The game made it hard to care about any of the characters and the ending was pretty much "meh".
Finished up ME3 on Insanity. I think I will probably do a "Wurm" and play back through with a female Shepard to see the differences, but at this point I'm in it for the story, so I'll probably play on easy.