Video games...what ya playing? And what are you looking forward to? (3 Viewers)

[Ballstein]

i wanna play along too

 

[flysack]

While I'm reminiscing, I know there's some serious greyhair gamers in here like myself.

Did anyone else get a pre-pubescent orgasm the first time your Bard's Tale conjurer or magician made it to sorcerer?

God, I remember that felt like losing my virginity at the top of Everest.

Oh yes.

On a similar note, back in the early 80s I played all the Wizardry games. Don't remember which one it was on this occasion, but the "graphics" consisted of nothing but straight lines. I mapped out the levels square by square on graph paper. I get to the last square of one level - this HAS to be where I get the key or whatever after the obligatory battle takes place - and...nothing is there. This can't be; there's nowhere else to go. After a couple days of wandering around the now-empty level, I finally call Sir-Tech (they actually have a help line!). After much back and forth, I'm finally put in touch with the woman(!) that actually programmed the thing. After another round of bizarre argument (Me: "I'm at square x:12, y:9 and I swear there is nothing there!" Her: "There has to be - you should see six mummies and two vampires!"), she finally broke down and mailed me a disk with a valid save game on it so I could finish it.

In Ultima VI there was a bug that left you without one of the necessary pieces to finish. I remember mailing my save game to them so they could modify it and they mailed it back.

FYI - if you get the Bard's Tale for Android app, it comes with all of the old PC titles bundled. It was the Amazon FAotD not too long ago and I grabbed it just for the old ones.

THERE'S A BARD'S TALE APP??!?!

 

[TxBuckeye]

Just discovered during my PS3 hiatus for Lent that I have Fallout 3 on my laptop! With all the DLCs! So started it up. Just finished chapter one of the Survival Guide. Admittedly I don't have the desire to do all the conversations. But it is a good time killer. Though it is a bit tough playing with the mouse on the arm of the couch looking at a 17" laptop screen. It's been a long time. I honestly don't remember crap! So at least the story is fresh again. And I have no clue what is where.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Firing up a new FO3 game. No home in Megaton or Tennpenny Tower. No main quest. No survival guide. Just wandering from one ammo dealer to another. And lot's of killin

 

[Worm]

Downloaded Tomb Raider Definitive Edition over the weekend. Really like it so far, well worth the 30 bucks.

I've been debating this today while it's on sale... decisions decisions. I'd like a single player type game for XB1.

I played through some of the Dead Rising 3 demo this weekend and I just don't think it's for me.

I like it and would buy again, it's a lot of fun. Story is really interesting. Only complaint is the inability to turn the sound effects down while keeping the dialogue volume high.

I thought it was available through the 31st but evidently the discounts on XB1 were only through the 30th.

 

[Drifter]

Anybody have a PS Vita? Have a halfway around the world work trip coming up and gaming passes the time better for me better than almost anything else. Is the Vita the way to go as a compromise between size, decent gaming and battery life?

 

[NCCommish]

Firing up a new FO3 game. No home in Megaton or Tennpenny Tower. No main quest. No survival guide. Just wandering from one ammo dealer to another. And lot's of killin

Sounds like fun.

So I asked about the slaver encampment no one had a suggestion. I went with killing everyone. I started with the guy with the minigun in the tower. Worked out pretty good. So I got the guy out and picked up some cool stuff. I wonder will it refill with slavers? Surely that wasn't all of them.

Ended up pushing the main quest further than I meant to. Finding out where the Super Mutants were born was cool, so many masters there. Apparently I have talked the president into blowing up Raven Rock. I sure hope that's a good thing. I stopped for the night before escaping Raven Rock. So I guess that's on the agenda for this evening.

 

[cj*]

Firing up a new FO3 game. No home in Megaton or Tennpenny Tower. No main quest. No survival guide. Just wandering from one ammo dealer to another. And lot's of killin

Sounds like fun.

So I asked about the slaver encampment no one had a suggestion. I went with killing everyone. I started with the guy with the minigun in the tower. Worked out pretty good. So I got the guy out and picked up some cool stuff. I wonder will it refill with slavers? Surely that wasn't all of them.

Ended up pushing the main quest further than I meant to. Finding out where the Super Mutants were born was cool, so many masters there. Apparently I have talked the president into blowing up Raven Rock. I sure hope that's a good thing. I stopped for the night before escaping Raven Rock. So I guess that's on the agenda for this evening.

If trying to get all the bobble heads, don't miss the one in ravenrock. If you miss it, you cannot go back when u blow it up.

 

[NCCommish]

Firing up a new FO3 game. No home in Megaton or Tennpenny Tower. No main quest. No survival guide. Just wandering from one ammo dealer to another. And lot's of killin

Sounds like fun.

So I asked about the slaver encampment no one had a suggestion. I went with killing everyone. I started with the guy with the minigun in the tower. Worked out pretty good. So I got the guy out and picked up some cool stuff. I wonder will it refill with slavers? Surely that wasn't all of them.

Ended up pushing the main quest further than I meant to. Finding out where the Super Mutants were born was cool, so many masters there. Apparently I have talked the president into blowing up Raven Rock. I sure hope that's a good thing. I stopped for the night before escaping Raven Rock. So I guess that's on the agenda for this evening.

If trying to get all the bobble heads, don't miss the one in ravenrock. If you miss it, you cannot go back when u blow it up.

Thanks for the tip. Just checked unless I go back a save I can't get the bobblehead. Once you enter the control room all doors lock. I may back up so I can grab it.

 

[flysack]

I know everyone is reliving their FO3 glory days, but the post about The Bard's Tale available as a app is perhaps the best tip I've read in here. I'm in full geek mode with that mofo right now. So much awesome in that game.

You face death itself in the form of 2 hobbits, do you fight or run?

ETA: Yes, I already shot an arc fire spell at my own guy.

 

[Apes with Guns]

I fired up Tropico 4 on 360 a few days ago, and am having fun with it.

For the characters in the game, they have these charactures based on famous people. The one that represents the Soviet Union is named Sasha. Am I the only one that thinks she is based on Jenna Jameson, former porn star?

agent sasha

 

[belljr]

Is bards tale app the one by inxhile? 1.99

 

[EYLive]

I got the FO3 GOTY and found that if you do the DLC missions, you get an overpowered (virtually unbreakable) winter tesla armor. I made the mistake of getting that armor too early in my playthrough. I also found the dog to be very difficult to kill even when you try.

 

[NCCommish]

I got the FO3 GOTY and found that if you do the DLC missions, you get an overpowered (virtually unbreakable) winter tesla armor. I made the mistake of getting that armor too early in my playthrough. I also found the dog to be very difficult to kill even when you try.

I have been holding off on the DLC missions until I finish the main story because I figured I needed to be further along before trying them. Plus I wanted to finish the game kind of in order as it were. But looking forward to cool new toys.

As for DM yeah he's tough. I mean I have really let him take some abuse and he keeps rolling. Last night he got to a SM Overlord before I could get past the two mutants I was killing and I barely got there in time to claim some of the XP. He is a killer.

 

[Todem]

MLB 14 The Show for the PS3 was just delievered to my doorstep.

Two major new features were added which to me are game changers.

1. Cross platform saves for Franchise mode, Road To The Show Mode and Rosters - this is huge!!!! Being able to start a franchise and Road To The Show career and know I can carry it over on all future iterations is amazing. I can start a Yankees franchise on 14....and when I go to PS4 next spring....transfer it right over to the PS4 15 version. Truly awesome. I will be able to go years deep in franchise. Rosters can be carried over as well. Which is huge for classic roster makers who painstakingly re-create classic teams/season etc.

2. Quick Counts - like the old and great High Heat series.....generated counts are now in The Show which will drastically reduce game times and allow players to play games in literraly 15-30 minutes. Now I love playing full games.....but when i know I only have 30 minutes to get a game in...I just turn on quick counts and wala!!! Pretty awesome feature.

Add on to that all the usual tweaks and tuning this great team from SCEA San Diego does for each iteration of the game and you have the ultimate console baseball game. Couple that with a vibrant roster community (who creates incredible classic rosters for season play as well as the famous Operation Sports Full Minors roster which will be available in about 4 weeks) and you are in baseball heaven.

Tonight we play The Show 14!

 

[EYLive]

I got the FO3 GOTY and found that if you do the DLC missions, you get an overpowered (virtually unbreakable) winter tesla armor. I made the mistake of getting that armor too early in my playthrough. I also found the dog to be very difficult to kill even when you try.

I have been holding off on the DLC missions until I finish the main story because I figured I needed to be further along before trying them. Plus I wanted to finish the game kind of in order as it were. But looking forward to cool new toys.

As for DM yeah he's tough. I mean I have really let him take some abuse and he keeps rolling. Last night he got to a SM Overlord before I could get past the two mutants I was killing and I barely got there in time to claim some of the XP. He is a killer.

That's a good idea cuz some of the DLC weapons are anachronistic. And getting the overpowered armor means your character looks the same for the rest of the game since all other armor would be a downgrade.

 

[belljr]

MLB 14 The Show for the PS3 was just delievered to my doorstep.

Two major new features were added which to me are game changers.

1. Cross platform saves for Franchise mode, Road To The Show Mode and Rosters - this is huge!!!! Being able to start a franchise and Road To The Show career and know I can carry it over on all future iterations is amazing. I can start a Yankees franchise on 14....and when I go to PS4 next spring....transfer it right over to the PS4 15 version. Truly awesome. I will be able to go years deep in franchise. Rosters can be carried over as well. Which is huge for classic roster makers who painstakingly re-create classic teams/season etc.

2. Quick Counts - like the old and great High Heat series.....generated counts are now in The Show which will drastically reduce game times and allow players to play games in literraly 15-30 minutes. Now I love playing full games.....but when i know I only have 30 minutes to get a game in...I just turn on quick counts and wala!!! Pretty awesome feature.

Add on to that all the usual tweaks and tuning this great team from SCEA San Diego does for each iteration of the game and you have the ultimate console baseball game. Couple that with a vibrant roster community (who creates incredible classic rosters for season play as well as the famous Operation Sports Full Minors roster which will be available in about 4 weeks) and you are in baseball heaven.

Tonight we play The Show 14!

i was going to wait and get the ps4 and the show during the summer... If the saves carry over maybe I'll just get the PS3 version

 

[Scoresman]

MLB 14 The Show for the PS3 was just delievered to my doorstep.

Two major new features were added which to me are game changers.

1. Cross platform saves for Franchise mode, Road To The Show Mode and Rosters - this is huge!!!! Being able to start a franchise and Road To The Show career and know I can carry it over on all future iterations is amazing. I can start a Yankees franchise on 14....and when I go to PS4 next spring....transfer it right over to the PS4 15 version. Truly awesome. I will be able to go years deep in franchise. Rosters can be carried over as well. Which is huge for classic roster makers who painstakingly re-create classic teams/season etc.

2. Quick Counts - like the old and great High Heat series.....generated counts are now in The Show which will drastically reduce game times and allow players to play games in literraly 15-30 minutes. Now I love playing full games.....but when i know I only have 30 minutes to get a game in...I just turn on quick counts and wala!!! Pretty awesome feature.

Add on to that all the usual tweaks and tuning this great team from SCEA San Diego does for each iteration of the game and you have the ultimate console baseball game. Couple that with a vibrant roster community (who creates incredible classic rosters for season play as well as the famous Operation Sports Full Minors roster which will be available in about 4 weeks) and you are in baseball heaven.

Tonight we play The Show 14!

Baseball games have always intrigued me and its been a few years since I last played one.

What always frustrated me was I was constantly battling the various difficulty sliders in an attempt to keep the game realistic. Then, as I got better at the game, I'd try to make it tougher and it was an endless cycle until it eventually just became a game about finding the perfect difficulty sliders.

 

[Chaka]

I got the FO3 GOTY and found that if you do the DLC missions, you get an overpowered (virtually unbreakable) winter tesla armor. I made the mistake of getting that armor too early in my playthrough. I also found the dog to be very difficult to kill even when you try.

I have been holding off on the DLC missions until I finish the main story because I figured I needed to be further along before trying them. Plus I wanted to finish the game kind of in order as it were. But looking forward to cool new toys.

As for DM yeah he's tough. I mean I have really let him take some abuse and he keeps rolling. Last night he got to a SM Overlord before I could get past the two mutants I was killing and I barely got there in time to claim some of the XP. He is a killer.

That's a good idea cuz some of the DLC weapons are anachronistic. And getting the overpowered armor means your character looks the same for the rest of the game since all other armor would be a downgrade.

The winter tesla armor is pretty bad ### though.

As far as finishing the game in order, depending on your choices, I think doing the DLCs would be appropriate before doing the final mission.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

I got the FO3 GOTY and found that if you do the DLC missions, you get an overpowered (virtually unbreakable) winter tesla armor. I made the mistake of getting that armor too early in my playthrough. I also found the dog to be very difficult to kill even when you try.

I have been holding off on the DLC missions until I finish the main story because I figured I needed to be further along before trying them. Plus I wanted to finish the game kind of in order as it were. But looking forward to cool new toys.

As for DM yeah he's tough. I mean I have really let him take some abuse and he keeps rolling. Last night he got to a SM Overlord before I could get past the two mutants I was killing and I barely got there in time to claim some of the XP. He is a killer.

That's a good idea cuz some of the DLC weapons are anachronistic. And getting the overpowered armor means your character looks the same for the rest of the game since all other armor would be a downgrade.

All the DLCs have been one and done for me. But I like to have Point Lookout always on even though I don't play it. I like having the punga fruit available with all the merchants.

 

[NewlyRetired]

Is bards tale app the one by inxhile? 1.99

That is the correct one. It is $2.99 on IOS.

Youtube has a bunch of game play vids if you want to see what it looks like. It looks pretty good.

Does anyone know if it is pay to win(microtransactions) or is the purchase price all I would need?

 

[TxBuckeye]

Not feelin' it with Fallout 3. Maybe I just spent to much time on it before. But seems really "meh" going back to it.

 

[belljr]

Is bards tale app the one by inxhile? 1.99

That is the correct one. It is $2.99 on IOS. Youtube has a bunch of game play vids if you want to see what it looks like. It looks pretty good.

Does anyone know if it is pay to win(microtransactions) or is the purchase price all I would need?

Thanks it will be like 8th grade all over

 

[Sand]

Is bards tale app the one by inxhile? 1.99

That is the correct one. It is $2.99 on IOS.Youtube has a bunch of game play vids if you want to see what it looks like. It looks pretty good.

Does anyone know if it is pay to win(microtransactions) or is the purchase price all I would need?

Thanks it will be like 8th grade all over

I remember coming across a dragon for the first time. It had fire and like three frames of animation!

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Not feelin' it with Fallout 3. Maybe I just spent to much time on it before. But seems really "meh" going back to it.

IMO Fallout: New Vegas was far better and might be worth a shot. I'm with you on not going back. Between Skyrim, FO3, FO:NV, I'm pretty done with the FPS Bethesda games. You spend so much time in their interface it needs to be revamped every few games or it makes the experience stale.

 

[bigmarc27]

MLB 14 The Show for the PS3 was just delievered to my doorstep.

Two major new features were added which to me are game changers.

1. Cross platform saves for Franchise mode, Road To The Show Mode and Rosters - this is huge!!!! Being able to start a franchise and Road To The Show career and know I can carry it over on all future iterations is amazing. I can start a Yankees franchise on 14....and when I go to PS4 next spring....transfer it right over to the PS4 15 version. Truly awesome. I will be able to go years deep in franchise. Rosters can be carried over as well. Which is huge for classic roster makers who painstakingly re-create classic teams/season etc.

2. Quick Counts - like the old and great High Heat series.....generated counts are now in The Show which will drastically reduce game times and allow players to play games in literraly 15-30 minutes. Now I love playing full games.....but when i know I only have 30 minutes to get a game in...I just turn on quick counts and wala!!! Pretty awesome feature.

Add on to that all the usual tweaks and tuning this great team from SCEA San Diego does for each iteration of the game and you have the ultimate console baseball game. Couple that with a vibrant roster community (who creates incredible classic rosters for season play as well as the famous Operation Sports Full Minors roster which will be available in about 4 weeks) and you are in baseball heaven.

Tonight we play The Show 14!

I'm still playing '12.

Is there a significant jump between '12, '13, and '14?

I'd really probably just be happy to get current rosters on '12 but don't know how to do that.

 

[SkyRattlers]

Playing uncharted. It's ok. The platforming is fun and it reminds me a bit of the Sands of Time but not quite as good. The shooting bores me to no end.

I'll stick with it because it's an enjoyable story and I do like the puzzles, but I did turn down the difficulty to dispose of enemies quicker. It's not that they were overly tough, but its just wave after wave and there's not much strategy to killing them.

Anyway - bout halfway through and I'll say 6/10.

Just finished Uncharted this morning. I'm right there with you. It was uninspiring for sure. I'm still hoping that Uncharted 2 will lie up to the hype that was generated otherwise I'm going to really question whether the PS3 was a complete failure of a gaming system. I say this because Uncharted is often pointed to as the pinnacle of gaming for the PS3. I was hoping for better when I picked up the PS3. Thought I was going to have a large collection of high quality games to play before making the jump to the next gen. So far only Last of Us has been worth my time.

 

[Todem]

MLB 14 The Show for the PS3 was just delievered to my doorstep.

Two major new features were added which to me are game changers.

1. Cross platform saves for Franchise mode, Road To The Show Mode and Rosters - this is huge!!!! Being able to start a franchise and Road To The Show career and know I can carry it over on all future iterations is amazing. I can start a Yankees franchise on 14....and when I go to PS4 next spring....transfer it right over to the PS4 15 version. Truly awesome. I will be able to go years deep in franchise. Rosters can be carried over as well. Which is huge for classic roster makers who painstakingly re-create classic teams/season etc.

2. Quick Counts - like the old and great High Heat series.....generated counts are now in The Show which will drastically reduce game times and allow players to play games in literraly 15-30 minutes. Now I love playing full games.....but when i know I only have 30 minutes to get a game in...I just turn on quick counts and wala!!! Pretty awesome feature.

Add on to that all the usual tweaks and tuning this great team from SCEA San Diego does for each iteration of the game and you have the ultimate console baseball game. Couple that with a vibrant roster community (who creates incredible classic rosters for season play as well as the famous Operation Sports Full Minors roster which will be available in about 4 weeks) and you are in baseball heaven.

Tonight we play The Show 14!

I'm still playing '12.

Is there a significant jump between '12, '13, and '14?

I'd really probably just be happy to get current rosters on '12 but don't know how to do that.

I would go straight to 14.

The jump is in the ball physics and this year they added a few new features that are really game changers.

1) Quick Counts

2) Cross platform saves.

So you can start a franchise or Road to The Show mode on 14.....and carry that save to MLB 14 on PS4 or MLB 15 on PS4 etc etc. Not only that your saved rosters will go along with you.

I am a classic roster junkie....and this is music to my ears.

Incredibly the game looks, feels and plays even better on 14 than on 12 and 13. Both 12 and 13 are awesome games to boot.

Now I can tell you that 13 has some great classic rosters in the vault and you can get that game on the cheap......but 14 is a better game. This is the only sports series that truly sets new bars with each version. The animations are even better on 14, the colors pop more....the stadium ambience and sounds are even more life like.....it's a lot of little things you will notice if your like me and play this game year round.

I have logged thousands of games in this series....so I notice everything.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

So Amazon unveiled their new console today -- Fire TV. It's an android-based set-top box that mainly focuses on streaming but also offers some limited gaming options -- Double Helix is one of the flagship developers, but we're looking at mostly mobile-type games here. Price is $99 plus another $40 if you want a game controller in addition to the included remote (a superlatively butt-ugly cousin to the Xbox controller.

I'll wait a few days for early user reviews, but I'm leaning very strongly toward picking one of these up for my upstairs bedroom. I've been using my PS3 for streaming up there, which is fine, but the Fire TV is cheap enough to replace it. This would allow me to move the PS3 back downstairs and hook it back up to my good set. Then I can pick up Dark Souls 2, and my wife probably won't notice that it's a new game and won't deduce the real reason for making the switch in the first place. GB women being clueless.

 

[NCCommish]

So Amazon unveiled their new console today -- Fire TV. It's an android-based set-top box that mainly focuses on streaming but also offers some limited gaming options -- Double Helix is one of the flagship developers, but we're looking at mostly mobile-type games here. Price is $99 plus another $40 if you want a game controller in addition to the included remote (a superlatively butt-ugly cousin to the Xbox controller.

I'll wait a few days for early user reviews, but I'm leaning very strongly toward picking one of these up for my upstairs bedroom. I've been using my PS3 for streaming up there, which is fine, but the Fire TV is cheap enough to replace it. This would allow me to move the PS3 back downstairs and hook it back up to my good set. Then I can pick up Dark Souls 2, and my wife probably won't notice that it's a new game and won't deduce the real reason for making the switch in the first place. GB women being clueless.

This does seem like a workable plan.

 

[NewlyRetired]

So Amazon unveiled their new console today -- Fire TV. It's an android-based set-top box that mainly focuses on streaming but also offers some limited gaming options -- Double Helix is one of the flagship developers, but we're looking at mostly mobile-type games here. Price is $99 plus another $40 if you want a game controller in addition to the included remote (a superlatively butt-ugly cousin to the Xbox controller.

I'll wait a few days for early user reviews, but I'm leaning very strongly toward picking one of these up for my upstairs bedroom. I've been using my PS3 for streaming up there, which is fine, but the Fire TV is cheap enough to replace it. This would allow me to move the PS3 back downstairs and hook it back up to my good set. Then I can pick up Dark Souls 2, and my wife probably won't notice that it's a new game and won't deduce the real reason for making the switch in the first place. GB women being clueless.

Does FireTV have dlna support?

 

[IvanKaramazov]

So Amazon unveiled their new console today -- Fire TV. It's an android-based set-top box that mainly focuses on streaming but also offers some limited gaming options -- Double Helix is one of the flagship developers, but we're looking at mostly mobile-type games here. Price is $99 plus another $40 if you want a game controller in addition to the included remote (a superlatively butt-ugly cousin to the Xbox controller.

I'll wait a few days for early user reviews, but I'm leaning very strongly toward picking one of these up for my upstairs bedroom. I've been using my PS3 for streaming up there, which is fine, but the Fire TV is cheap enough to replace it. This would allow me to move the PS3 back downstairs and hook it back up to my good set. Then I can pick up Dark Souls 2, and my wife probably won't notice that it's a new game and won't deduce the real reason for making the switch in the first place. GB women being clueless.

Does FireTV have dlna support?

No idea. All I know is what I've read on Amazon and a few other sites.

 

[BroadwayG]

So Amazon unveiled their new console today -- Fire TV. It's an android-based set-top box that mainly focuses on streaming but also offers some limited gaming options -- Double Helix is one of the flagship developers, but we're looking at mostly mobile-type games here. Price is $99 plus another $40 if you want a game controller in addition to the included remote (a superlatively butt-ugly cousin to the Xbox controller.

I'll wait a few days for early user reviews, but I'm leaning very strongly toward picking one of these up for my upstairs bedroom. I've been using my PS3 for streaming up there, which is fine, but the Fire TV is cheap enough to replace it. This would allow me to move the PS3 back downstairs and hook it back up to my good set. Then I can pick up Dark Souls 2, and my wife probably won't notice that it's a new game and won't deduce the real reason for making the switch in the first place. GB women being clueless.

Sounds like an ouya

 

[Dickies]

Playing uncharted. It's ok. The platforming is fun and it reminds me a bit of the Sands of Time but not quite as good. The shooting bores me to no end.

I'll stick with it because it's an enjoyable story and I do like the puzzles, but I did turn down the difficulty to dispose of enemies quicker. It's not that they were overly tough, but its just wave after wave and there's not much strategy to killing them.

Anyway - bout halfway through and I'll say 6/10.

Just finished Uncharted this morning. I'm right there with you. It was uninspiring for sure. I'm still hoping that Uncharted 2 will lie up to the hype that was generated otherwise I'm going to really question whether the PS3 was a complete failure of a gaming system. I say this because Uncharted is often pointed to as the pinnacle of gaming for the PS3. I was hoping for better when I picked up the PS3. Thought I was going to have a large collection of high quality games to play before making the jump to the next gen. So far only Last of Us has been worth my time.

I'm pretty much with you on Uncharted. Good, but not great game, and I found the combat system extremely repetitive. I'm about 50% through U2 and it is a much tighter game. The controls are a lot crisper, and they added a minor stealth aspect to some of the fights. The graphics are also considerably better and the story seems deeper than U1. Overall it's a much better game, but still not something I want to rush home to pick up and play.

 

[flysack]

Is bards tale app the one by inxhile? 1.99

That is the correct one. It is $2.99 on IOS.

Youtube has a bunch of game play vids if you want to see what it looks like. It looks pretty good.

Does anyone know if it is pay to win(microtransactions) or is the purchase price all I would need?

I started up the new 3D Bard's Tale. It's a totally different game from the old RPGs - much more humorous and adult.

I turned it off. Currently addicted to the original game again. Despite the cheesy graphics, it's still one of the best video games I've ever played.

 

[bigmarc27]

Playing uncharted. It's ok. The platforming is fun and it reminds me a bit of the Sands of Time but not quite as good. The shooting bores me to no end.

I'll stick with it because it's an enjoyable story and I do like the puzzles, but I did turn down the difficulty to dispose of enemies quicker. It's not that they were overly tough, but its just wave after wave and there's not much strategy to killing them.

Anyway - bout halfway through and I'll say 6/10.

Just finished Uncharted this morning. I'm right there with you. It was uninspiring for sure. I'm still hoping that Uncharted 2 will lie up to the hype that was generated otherwise I'm going to really question whether the PS3 was a complete failure of a gaming system. I say this because Uncharted is often pointed to as the pinnacle of gaming for the PS3. I was hoping for better when I picked up the PS3. Thought I was going to have a large collection of high quality games to play before making the jump to the next gen. So far only Last of Us has been worth my time.

I'm pretty much with you on Uncharted. Good, but not great game, and I found the combat system extremely repetitive. I'm about 50% through U2 and it is a much tighter game. The controls are a lot crisper, and they added a minor stealth aspect to some of the fights. The graphics are also considerably better and the story seems deeper than U1. Overall it's a much better game, but still not something I want to rush home to pick up and play.

I'm getting close to finishing I think - it's a chore at this point. I'm going to play Heavy Rain before moving onto Uncharted 2. I doubt I'll play Uncharted 3 - honestly only playing #2 because I hear it's better and I already bought it.

 

[Insein]

Playing uncharted. It's ok. The platforming is fun and it reminds me a bit of the Sands of Time but not quite as good. The shooting bores me to no end.

I'll stick with it because it's an enjoyable story and I do like the puzzles, but I did turn down the difficulty to dispose of enemies quicker. It's not that they were overly tough, but its just wave after wave and there's not much strategy to killing them.

Anyway - bout halfway through and I'll say 6/10.

Just finished Uncharted this morning. I'm right there with you. It was uninspiring for sure. I'm still hoping that Uncharted 2 will lie up to the hype that was generated otherwise I'm going to really question whether the PS3 was a complete failure of a gaming system. I say this because Uncharted is often pointed to as the pinnacle of gaming for the PS3. I was hoping for better when I picked up the PS3. Thought I was going to have a large collection of high quality games to play before making the jump to the next gen. So far only Last of Us has been worth my time.

I'm pretty much with you on Uncharted. Good, but not great game, and I found the combat system extremely repetitive. I'm about 50% through U2 and it is a much tighter game. The controls are a lot crisper, and they added a minor stealth aspect to some of the fights. The graphics are also considerably better and the story seems deeper than U1. Overall it's a much better game, but still not something I want to rush home to pick up and play.

I'm getting close to finishing I think - it's a chore at this point. I'm going to play Heavy Rain before moving onto Uncharted 2. I doubt I'll play Uncharted 3 - honestly only playing #2 because I hear it's better and I already bought it.

IT's better but I'd put the difficulty on easy and just blow through the fire fights. They're all the same.

 

[TxBuckeye]

Not feelin' it with Fallout 3. Maybe I just spent to much time on it before. But seems really "meh" going back to it.

IMO Fallout: New Vegas was far better and might be worth a shot.I'm with you on not going back. Between Skyrim, FO3, FO:NV, I'm pretty done with the FPS Bethesda games. You spend so much time in their interface it needs to be revamped every few games or it makes the experience stale.

I think my main issue with going back is grey. Everything is freaking grey. Grey everywhere you look. It just isn't visually appealing. It's like watching a black and white TV show. The dullness of it all is just a real turn off at this point.

 

[Chaka]

Not feelin' it with Fallout 3. Maybe I just spent to much time on it before. But seems really "meh" going back to it.

IMO Fallout: New Vegas was far better and might be worth a shot.I'm with you on not going back. Between Skyrim, FO3, FO:NV, I'm pretty done with the FPS Bethesda games. You spend so much time in their interface it needs to be revamped every few games or it makes the experience stale.

I think my main issue with going back is grey. Everything is freaking grey. Grey everywhere you look. It just isn't visually appealing. It's like watching a black and white TV show. The dullness of it all is just a real turn off at this point.

I found FO3 to also be kind of visually disappointing as well, then again it was supposed to be a post-apocalyptic landscape.

NV does a better job and the world of Skyrim is off the charts cool to look at.

 

[NCCommish]

Not feelin' it with Fallout 3. Maybe I just spent to much time on it before. But seems really "meh" going back to it.

IMO Fallout: New Vegas was far better and might be worth a shot.I'm with you on not going back. Between Skyrim, FO3, FO:NV, I'm pretty done with the FPS Bethesda games. You spend so much time in their interface it needs to be revamped every few games or it makes the experience stale.

I think my main issue with going back is grey. Everything is freaking grey. Grey everywhere you look. It just isn't visually appealing. It's like watching a black and white TV show. The dullness of it all is just a real turn off at this point.

I found FO3 to also be kind of visually disappointing as well, then again it was supposed to be a post-apocalyptic landscape.

NV does a better job and the world of Skyrim is off the charts cool to look at.

FO3 is no Skyrim but I don't think it's that bad.

 

[Chaka]

Not feelin' it with Fallout 3. Maybe I just spent to much time on it before. But seems really "meh" going back to it.

IMO Fallout: New Vegas was far better and might be worth a shot.I'm with you on not going back. Between Skyrim, FO3, FO:NV, I'm pretty done with the FPS Bethesda games. You spend so much time in their interface it needs to be revamped every few games or it makes the experience stale.

I think my main issue with going back is grey. Everything is freaking grey. Grey everywhere you look. It just isn't visually appealing. It's like watching a black and white TV show. The dullness of it all is just a real turn off at this point.

I found FO3 to also be kind of visually disappointing as well, then again it was supposed to be a post-apocalyptic landscape.

NV does a better job and the world of Skyrim is off the charts cool to look at.

FO3 is no Skyrim but I don't think it's that bad.

I think "disappointing" was the wrong word for me to use, "dreary" feels more appropriate. But I think a post-apocalyptic landscape is supposed to feel dreary.

 

[NCCommish]

Not feelin' it with Fallout 3. Maybe I just spent to much time on it before. But seems really "meh" going back to it.

IMO Fallout: New Vegas was far better and might be worth a shot.I'm with you on not going back. Between Skyrim, FO3, FO:NV, I'm pretty done with the FPS Bethesda games. You spend so much time in their interface it needs to be revamped every few games or it makes the experience stale.

I think my main issue with going back is grey. Everything is freaking grey. Grey everywhere you look. It just isn't visually appealing. It's like watching a black and white TV show. The dullness of it all is just a real turn off at this point.

I found FO3 to also be kind of visually disappointing as well, then again it was supposed to be a post-apocalyptic landscape.

NV does a better job and the world of Skyrim is off the charts cool to look at.

FO3 is no Skyrim but I don't think it's that bad.

I think "disappointing" was the wrong word for me to use, "dreary" feels more appropriate. But I think a post-apocalyptic landscape is supposed to feel dreary.

Yeah It hasn't bothered me as I assumed we were going for dreary and run down.

 

[TxBuckeye]

Not feelin' it with Fallout 3. Maybe I just spent to much time on it before. But seems really "meh" going back to it.

IMO Fallout: New Vegas was far better and might be worth a shot.I'm with you on not going back. Between Skyrim, FO3, FO:NV, I'm pretty done with the FPS Bethesda games. You spend so much time in their interface it needs to be revamped every few games or it makes the experience stale.

I think my main issue with going back is grey. Everything is freaking grey. Grey everywhere you look. It just isn't visually appealing. It's like watching a black and white TV show. The dullness of it all is just a real turn off at this point.

I found FO3 to also be kind of visually disappointing as well, then again it was supposed to be a post-apocalyptic landscape.NV does a better job and the world of Skyrim is off the charts cool to look at.

FO3 is no Skyrim but I don't think it's that bad.

I think "disappointing" was the wrong word for me to use, "dreary" feels more appropriate. But I think a post-apocalyptic landscape is supposed to feel dreary.

Yeah It hasn't bothered me as I assumed we were going for dreary and run down.

Didn't bother me the first time through the game and all the DLCs either. But makes it hard to go back.

 

[Insein]

Not feelin' it with Fallout 3. Maybe I just spent to much time on it before. But seems really "meh" going back to it.

IMO Fallout: New Vegas was far better and might be worth a shot.I'm with you on not going back. Between Skyrim, FO3, FO:NV, I'm pretty done with the FPS Bethesda games. You spend so much time in their interface it needs to be revamped every few games or it makes the experience stale.

I think my main issue with going back is grey. Everything is freaking grey. Grey everywhere you look. It just isn't visually appealing. It's like watching a black and white TV show. The dullness of it all is just a real turn off at this point.

I found FO3 to also be kind of visually disappointing as well, then again it was supposed to be a post-apocalyptic landscape.NV does a better job and the world of Skyrim is off the charts cool to look at.

FO3 is no Skyrim but I don't think it's that bad.

I think "disappointing" was the wrong word for me to use, "dreary" feels more appropriate. But I think a post-apocalyptic landscape is supposed to feel dreary.

That's the point. You're supposed to feel alone and isolated in the wasteland. Wandering at night in the middle of nowhere and the only sound is the breeze nipping at your ears puts you in the perfect mindset for this game. I haven't been so totally immersed in a game's world as I was with FO3.

 

[SkyRattlers]

Playing uncharted. It's ok. The platforming is fun and it reminds me a bit of the Sands of Time but not quite as good. The shooting bores me to no end.

I'll stick with it because it's an enjoyable story and I do like the puzzles, but I did turn down the difficulty to dispose of enemies quicker. It's not that they were overly tough, but its just wave after wave and there's not much strategy to killing them.

Anyway - bout halfway through and I'll say 6/10.

Just finished Uncharted this morning. I'm right there with you. It was uninspiring for sure. I'm still hoping that Uncharted 2 will lie up to the hype that was generated otherwise I'm going to really question whether the PS3 was a complete failure of a gaming system. I say this because Uncharted is often pointed to as the pinnacle of gaming for the PS3. I was hoping for better when I picked up the PS3. Thought I was going to have a large collection of high quality games to play before making the jump to the next gen. So far only Last of Us has been worth my time.

I'm pretty much with you on Uncharted. Good, but not great game, and I found the combat system extremely repetitive. I'm about 50% through U2 and it is a much tighter game. The controls are a lot crisper, and they added a minor stealth aspect to some of the fights. The graphics are also considerably better and the story seems deeper than U1. Overall it's a much better game, but still not something I want to rush home to pick up and play.

This could help my enjoyment a lot. I felt like every time I ran into a new area in U1 the enemies automatically knew I was there and just started pelting me with bullets.

 

[Corporation]

Anyone playing Infamous Second Son? About to pick it up.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Anyone playing Infamous Second Son? About to pick it up.

I played it and wrote up a little mini-review in the PS4 thread. If you played an inFamous game before, this one will be instantly recognizable -- the gameplay is basically identical to previous titles. I never got tired of the various combat segments, and you can generally choose to approach them in a few different ways, but there's not a whole lot of variety there.

In normal times, this would be one of those wait-for-it-to-hit-$30 titles since it's SP-only and isn't going anywhere in the meantime, but there aren't a lot of games out there right now and it does give you your $60 worth. I think the consensus 8-10-ish reviews are about right. It's a good game, but it's not a system-selling must-own title either.

 

[Corporation]

Anyone playing Infamous Second Son? About to pick it up.

I played it and wrote up a little mini-review in the PS4 thread. If you played an inFamous game before, this one will be instantly recognizable -- the gameplay is basically identical to previous titles. I never got tired of the various combat segments, and you can generally choose to approach them in a few different ways, but there's not a whole lot of variety there.

In normal times, this would be one of those wait-for-it-to-hit-$30 titles since it's SP-only and isn't going anywhere in the meantime, but there aren't a lot of games out there right now and it does give you your $60 worth. I think the consensus 8-10-ish reviews are about right. It's a good game, but it's not a system-selling must-own title either.

Thx, got madden 2014 for ps4 for Christmas and never opened it (had it for ps3) so need to exchange it at target before the value completely drops.ETA read the other writeup, well done. Will definitely pick up.

 

[TxBuckeye]

So early game FO:3, where's a good place to find ammo? I can't use my sniper rifle or Chinese Assault Rifle because I have no ammo for them. I'm stuck trying to use the Hunting Rifle and the 10mm Pistol. I didn't finish the Wasteland Survival Guide yet, got bored with it. Sitting in Rivet City after doing the Fire Ant quest.

 

[Sand]

I've had a $20 promo sitting in my Xbox live account for a while - thought I'd use it on that release rail shooter, but decided against it. Now, though, it looks like, finally, a good downloadable is coming out. At the end of April Child of Light will be released and it looks really good (IGN seems to really like the early play of it). First real RPG for the Xbone. Maybe a good holdover until Below comes out.