Video games...what ya playing? And what are you looking forward to? (7 Viewers)

[ren hoek]

Apparently Earth Defense Force 2017 is getting a sequel. I'm all in.

 

[SlaX]

Far Cry games, after the first, have always been about great pre-release hype followed by actual game disappointment. Shoulder cannon anyone? MP with that thing was ridiculous.

I admit that I agree here. Although the trailer looked good, I can't help but remember how bad the other games were.

Did you ever play MP with us? I remember running around with the shoulder cannon (M95 I believe) and it was a single hit anywhere and insta-kill. Hit you in the leg? Dead. Arm? Dead. Big toe? Dead. I stopped playing about 3 days after I unlocked it.

No. I don't think I played MP with you.

 

[OC Zed]

Is it me or has Sony completely mismanaged this gen? How could they have so dominated with PS1 and PS2 and just completely mismanaged the market with PS3? They don't release their system till well after the 360 is established. Their games are average at best. Their system is a bulky nightmare the likes of the orignal XBox. Then you add in the PSN failure and you have a dead in the water system. PS1 was the first system I ever bought with my own money and PS2 was one of my favs of all time. PS3 just has no allure to me and I dropped $400 on an XBOX360 when it came out. How could they lose me, the loyal PS user that fast? I can't imagine I'm the only one.

meh. They've sold nearly the same number of PS3s as XBOX360s - this round of the console wars is a lot less feast or famine then previous rounds. Yes, PS3 should have dominated since they had the built-in advantage from PS1 and PS2, and Sony screwed up by releasing late. I wouldn't call it a huge failure though.

The relatively small disparity in consoles sold has a lot to do with Sony's huge natural advantage in Japan. But the number of consoles sold isn't really the important barometer - rather, it's the number of games (software) sold which Microsoft trounced both Sony and Nintendo handedly.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Is it me or has Sony completely mismanaged this gen? How could they have so dominated with PS1 and PS2 and just completely mismanaged the market with PS3? They don't release their system till well after the 360 is established. Their games are average at best. Their system is a bulky nightmare the likes of the orignal XBox. Then you add in the PSN failure and you have a dead in the water system. PS1 was the first system I ever bought with my own money and PS2 was one of my favs of all time. PS3 just has no allure to me and I dropped $400 on an XBOX360 when it came out. How could they lose me, the loyal PS user that fast? I can't imagine I'm the only one.

MLB The Show, Uncharted series, Little Big Planet, Infamous, God of War 3, Metal Gear, Killzone series. All awesome games. Not sure where u get average at best

Ive played uncharted and thats about the only thing on here that I would be willing to purchase. I'm a huge Metal Gear fan all the way back to the NES days but 4 was just bleh. I played it at my friend's house. I'm glad I never bought it. God of war is played out. LBP is neat but then it gets old after about an hour. MLB the show is a nice game but nothing I'm shelling out $300 for. Killzone is beyond overated. That might just be from playing halo for so many years and being tired of console FPS but Killzone does nothing for me. So aside from Uncharted, average at best.

The thing I like about Sony is that even though I can rattle off a bunch of PS3 exclusives that don't do it for me (God of War, LBP, Gran Turismo, Resistance), they put out so many high-quality games that it's almost impossible not to find a bunch that are just about perfect and right up my alley (Demon's Souls, Motorstorm, Killzone 2, MGS4, Uncharted). And it seems like there's always something different right around the corner (Twisted Metal, Last Guardian). But this sort of thing is always pretty subjective, so if you're telling me that you really think that every Sony exclusive other than Uncharted is "average at best," well okay then. The 360 has Halo, so it sounds like you bought the right console for you.

I'm not even trying to say XBox is better. I'm beyond Halo'd out at this point. 3 was the end for me there. I'm just saying I used to worship at the sony alter and now I have almost no interest in their products. My close group of friends are the same. Now I have twins and a family but they are still clinging to the single life. They play video games about 90% of their lives and spend each night on XBL. We all had PS2's and PS1's and spent endless hours both on and offline playing even marginal games and enjoying them. None of us have purchased a PS3 and to my knowledge they don't intend to. Maybe its my own small sphere of reality but it just seems Sony missed with this gen on gamers like us. Maybe that was their intention.

If the PS3 had come out before the Xbox, you and your friends would probably be playing the PS3 right now and saying the MS missed the boat. Based on my experiences, the 2 systems are more similar than different when it comes to game libraries and gameplay, yet it's the 5-10% of things that are different that causes debate. That's probably also the reason that you have no intention of getting a PS3 and I have no interest in getting an XBOX - there's no huge advantage that one system has over the other, or enough to justify 300 to 500 on system, games and accessories.

The #1 factor in choosing the right console for yourself is to get the one your friends have.

 

[OC Zed]

If the PS3 had come out before the Xbox, you and your friends would probably be playing the PS3 right now and saying the MS missed the boat. Based on my experiences, the 2 systems are more similar than different when it comes to game libraries and gameplay, yet it's the 5-10% of things that are different that causes debate. That's probably also the reason that you have no intention of getting a PS3 and I have no interest in getting an XBOX - there's no huge advantage that one system has over the other, or enough to justify 300 to 500 on system, games and accessories.

The #1 factor in choosing the right console for yourself is to get the one your friends have.

You guys are really downplaying the advantage of XBL over PSN (or whatever Sony calls their network).

 

[Time Kibitzer]

If the PS3 had come out before the Xbox, you and your friends would probably be playing the PS3 right now and saying the MS missed the boat. Based on my experiences, the 2 systems are more similar than different when it comes to game libraries and gameplay, yet it's the 5-10% of things that are different that causes debate. That's probably also the reason that you have no intention of getting a PS3 and I have no interest in getting an XBOX - there's no huge advantage that one system has over the other, or enough to justify 300 to 500 on system, games and accessories.

The #1 factor in choosing the right console for yourself is to get the one your friends have.

You guys are really downplaying the advantage of XBL over PSN (or whatever Sony calls their network).

You think XBL is so far superior to PSN that somebody should buy an Xbox360 even if all their friends own a PS3? I definitely do not. Not to mention the significant advantage that the PS3 has as being a Blu ray player.

 

[madshot31]

If the PS3 had come out before the Xbox, you and your friends would probably be playing the PS3 right now and saying the MS missed the boat. Based on my experiences, the 2 systems are more similar than different when it comes to game libraries and gameplay, yet it's the 5-10% of things that are different that causes debate. That's probably also the reason that you have no intention of getting a PS3 and I have no interest in getting an XBOX - there's no huge advantage that one system has over the other, or enough to justify 300 to 500 on system, games and accessories.

The #1 factor in choosing the right console for yourself is to get the one your friends have.

You guys are really downplaying the advantage of XBL over PSN (or whatever Sony calls their network).

You think XBL is so far superior to PSN that somebody should buy an Xbox360 even if all their friends own a PS3? I definitely do not. Not to mention the significant advantage that the PS3 has as being a Blu ray player.

I disagree. The online portion of the recent shooters on PS3 has been disappointing, not to mention a lack of party system to my knowledge, which is huge.

 

[Steve Tasker]

XBL blows PSN away, but if I had more friends who played the PS3, I'd definitely play that instead of the Xbox. As it stands, though, I have probably less than 10 friends (some of whom are FBGs) who play PS3 and easily 50 on the Xbox.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

If the PS3 had come out before the Xbox, you and your friends would probably be playing the PS3 right now and saying the MS missed the boat. Based on my experiences, the 2 systems are more similar than different when it comes to game libraries and gameplay, yet it's the 5-10% of things that are different that causes debate. That's probably also the reason that you have no intention of getting a PS3 and I have no interest in getting an XBOX - there's no huge advantage that one system has over the other, or enough to justify 300 to 500 on system, games and accessories.

The #1 factor in choosing the right console for yourself is to get the one your friends have.

You guys are really downplaying the advantage of XBL over PSN (or whatever Sony calls their network).

You think XBL is so far superior to PSN that somebody should buy an Xbox360 even if all their friends own a PS3? I definitely do not. Not to mention the significant advantage that the PS3 has as being a Blu ray player.

I disagree. The online portion of the recent shooters on PS3 has been disappointing, not to mention a lack of party system to my knowledge, which is huge.

So given the choice you'd actually rather play with strangers on XBL than with friends on PSN? Different strokes for different folks I guess.

 

[OC Zed]

If the PS3 had come out before the Xbox, you and your friends would probably be playing the PS3 right now and saying the MS missed the boat. Based on my experiences, the 2 systems are more similar than different when it comes to game libraries and gameplay, yet it's the 5-10% of things that are different that causes debate. That's probably also the reason that you have no intention of getting a PS3 and I have no interest in getting an XBOX - there's no huge advantage that one system has over the other, or enough to justify 300 to 500 on system, games and accessories.

The #1 factor in choosing the right console for yourself is to get the one your friends have.

You guys are really downplaying the advantage of XBL over PSN (or whatever Sony calls their network).

You think XBL is so far superior to PSN that somebody should buy an Xbox360 even if all their friends own a PS3? I definitely do not. Not to mention the significant advantage that the PS3 has as being a Blu ray player.

Many of my friends do not own a PS3 because of the crappy online gaming experience.

 

[OC Zed]

If the PS3 had come out before the Xbox, you and your friends would probably be playing the PS3 right now and saying the MS missed the boat. Based on my experiences, the 2 systems are more similar than different when it comes to game libraries and gameplay, yet it's the 5-10% of things that are different that causes debate. That's probably also the reason that you have no intention of getting a PS3 and I have no interest in getting an XBOX - there's no huge advantage that one system has over the other, or enough to justify 300 to 500 on system, games and accessories.

The #1 factor in choosing the right console for yourself is to get the one your friends have.

You guys are really downplaying the advantage of XBL over PSN (or whatever Sony calls their network).

You think XBL is so far superior to PSN that somebody should buy an Xbox360 even if all their friends own a PS3? I definitely do not. Not to mention the significant advantage that the PS3 has as being a Blu ray player.

I disagree. The online portion of the recent shooters on PS3 has been disappointing, not to mention a lack of party system to my knowledge, which is huge.

So given the choice you'd actually rather play with strangers on XBL than with friends on PSN? Different strokes for different folks I guess.

Even putting aside all of the headaches and hoops you have to go through to set up a game on PSN, I'd still would end up playing a lot more games on XBL with strangers than on PSN with friends simply because I'm guaranteed to find plenty of people playing at any time of day on XBL whereas it's nearly impossible for me to coordinate with my friends' schedules.

 

[madshot31]

If the PS3 had come out before the Xbox, you and your friends would probably be playing the PS3 right now and saying the MS missed the boat. Based on my experiences, the 2 systems are more similar than different when it comes to game libraries and gameplay, yet it's the 5-10% of things that are different that causes debate. That's probably also the reason that you have no intention of getting a PS3 and I have no interest in getting an XBOX - there's no huge advantage that one system has over the other, or enough to justify 300 to 500 on system, games and accessories.

The #1 factor in choosing the right console for yourself is to get the one your friends have.

You guys are really downplaying the advantage of XBL over PSN (or whatever Sony calls their network).

You think XBL is so far superior to PSN that somebody should buy an Xbox360 even if all their friends own a PS3? I definitely do not. Not to mention the significant advantage that the PS3 has as being a Blu ray player.

I disagree. The online portion of the recent shooters on PS3 has been disappointing, not to mention a lack of party system to my knowledge, which is huge.

So given the choice you'd actually rather play with strangers on XBL than with friends on PSN? Different strokes for different folks I guess.

Most of my friends held off on buying this generation of consoles until a few years ago when all three were in full swing. They purposefully bought a 360 because of how good Live is compared to PSN. I play my share of multiplayer and single player campaign games so each console has their 1st party titles that are enticing, but my real life friends only care about online play. Besides playing with my RL buddies and FBGs on Live, I have made some good friends from the strangers that I kept in touch with via the ease of Live's interface and the amount of people who use mics. I have had multiple friends(each one that went PS3 instead of 360) who really liked their PS3's, but have sold them and switched to the 360 due to last year's Black Ops and the recent PSN fiasco's.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

You guys didn't really answer my question, but that's OK i get what you're saying. I think any online PS3 issues in here are being overstated (except of course for the hack attack which was obviously very bad). But before that occurred, I don't understand the "headache and hoops you have to go through to set up a game on PSN" sentiment; I personally haven't had trouble playing any games with buddies online. I understand that Xbox provides a superior online service, but it's not playing online on the PSN is some kind of chore like you're making it out to be.

 

[madshot31]

You guys didn't really answer my question, but that's OK i get what you're saying. I think any online PS3 issues in here are being overstated (except of course for the hack attack which was obviously very bad). But before that occurred, I don't understand the "headache and hoops you have to go through to set up a game on PSN" sentiment; I personally haven't had trouble playing any games with buddies online. I understand that Xbox provides a superior online service, but it's not playing online on the PSN is some kind of chore like you're making it out to be.

Some of the recent online shooters were unplayable for long periods of time after their release. That is kind of a downer when trying to play with friends.

 

[OC Zed]

Aside from the online advantage for the 360, most of the multi-platform games are the same, if not better, on the 360 than the PS3 (even in offline mode).

And just so you don't think that I'm a blind hater of the PS3 and a total 360 fanboy, I own both the 360 and PS3. I readily admit that there are some great things about the PS3 - a few great games (the Uncharteds, God Of War 3, etc.), significantly quieter and more reliable than the 360, and the Blu Ray player. But all of these good things don't overcome the fact that 360 is a better gaming experience than the PS3 for most people.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

PS3 - Downloading at 67% - Sweet! Only two more days.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Aside from the online advantage for the 360, most of the multi-platform games are the same, if not better, on the 360 than the PS3 (even in offline mode).

And just so you don't think that I'm a blind hater of the PS3 and a total 360 fanboy, I own both the 360 and PS3. I readily admit that there are some great things about the PS3 - a few great games (the Uncharteds, God Of War 3, etc.), significantly quieter and more reliable than the 360, and the Blu Ray player. But all of these good things don't overcome the fact that 360 is a better gaming experience than the PS3 for most some people.

Fixed.One point that you guys are overlooking is the fact that Microsoft has more or less abandoned their core gamer market to focus on Kinect. The 360 has very few exclusive franchises left; it's really not an exaggeration to say that the 360 exclusive lineup amounts to semi-annual installments of Gears, Halo, and Forza. Like I mentioned earlier, the PS3's more diverse library and Sony's willingness to support some off-beat, niche-like titles is a big selling point for me.

But that's just me. If somebody wants to buy a gaming console primarily to play with their XBox-owning friends, and they really like Gears, then obviously the 360 is going to be the right console choice for that person. That's not everybody or even "most" gamers though.

 

[Insein]

Sigh, I didn't mean to bring the MS vs Sony vs Nin fanboy war in here. I was just commenting on the strange phenomenon that a diehard PS owner for more than a decade can so easily jump to the 360 without even considering PS3.

 

[wazoo11]

Playing with a 360 controller is light years better than its original processor.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

They aren't that expensive. Just buy one of each.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Sigh, I didn't mean to bring the MS vs Sony vs Nin fanboy war in here. I was just commenting on the strange phenomenon that a diehard PS owner for more than a decade can so easily jump to the 360 without even considering PS3.

Your posts were pretty reasonable IMO and I get what you're trying to say. There are a couple of other posters who are obviously doing some pot-stirring.

 

[ODoyleRules]

Sigh, I didn't mean to bring the MS vs Sony vs Nin fanboy war in here. I was just commenting on the strange phenomenon that a diehard PS owner for more than a decade can so easily jump to the 360 without even considering PS3.

Your posts were pretty reasonable IMO and I get what you're trying to say. There are a couple of other posters who are obviously doing some pot-stirring.

Plus it's not really a war until we get something like: @Fr3shAndL3git u like your psn paprwait?! ha ha omfg FAIL

 

[ren hoek]

Aside from the online advantage for the 360, most of the multi-platform games are the same, if not better, on the 360 than the PS3 (even in offline mode).

And just so you don't think that I'm a blind hater of the PS3 and a total 360 fanboy, I own both the 360 and PS3. I readily admit that there are some great things about the PS3 - a few great games (the Uncharteds, God Of War 3, etc.), significantly quieter and more reliable than the 360, and the Blu Ray player. But all of these good things don't overcome the fact that 360 is a better gaming experience than the PS3 for most some people.

Fixed.One point that you guys are overlooking is the fact that Microsoft has more or less abandoned their core gamer market to focus on Kinect. The 360 has very few exclusive franchises left; it's really not an exaggeration to say that the 360 exclusive lineup amounts to semi-annual installments of Gears, Halo, and Forza. Like I mentioned earlier, the PS3's more diverse library and Sony's willingness to support some off-beat, niche-like titles is a big selling point for me.

But that's just me. If somebody wants to buy a gaming console primarily to play with their XBox-owning friends, and they really like Gears, then obviously the 360 is going to be the right console choice for that person. That's not everybody or even "most" gamers though.

The 360 has quite a few more exclusives than you give it credit for, and it's in the niche markets you claim it doesn't. Here are some of the examples I could find, all just spectacular games:Earth Defense Force 2017

Super Meat Boy

Limbo

Lost Odyssey, a four-disc RPG from the original creator of Final Fantasy.

Ninja Gaiden II

Shadow Complex

-I think Mass Effect and BioShock were both exclusive for like a year.

-Crackdown

-Alien Hominid HD

-Dead Rising

Monday Night Combat

Braid

Not to fan the flames, but seriously, there's a plethora of great underground games on the 360.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Aside from the online advantage for the 360, most of the multi-platform games are the same, if not better, on the 360 than the PS3 (even in offline mode).

And just so you don't think that I'm a blind hater of the PS3 and a total 360 fanboy, I own both the 360 and PS3. I readily admit that there are some great things about the PS3 - a few great games (the Uncharteds, God Of War 3, etc.), significantly quieter and more reliable than the 360, and the Blu Ray player. But all of these good things don't overcome the fact that 360 is a better gaming experience than the PS3 for most some people.

Fixed.One point that you guys are overlooking is the fact that Microsoft has more or less abandoned their core gamer market to focus on Kinect. The 360 has very few exclusive franchises left; it's really not an exaggeration to say that the 360 exclusive lineup amounts to semi-annual installments of Gears, Halo, and Forza. Like I mentioned earlier, the PS3's more diverse library and Sony's willingness to support some off-beat, niche-like titles is a big selling point for me.

But that's just me. If somebody wants to buy a gaming console primarily to play with their XBox-owning friends, and they really like Gears, then obviously the 360 is going to be the right console choice for that person. That's not everybody or even "most" gamers though.

The 360 has quite a few more exclusives than you give it credit for, and it's in the niche markets you claim it doesn't. Here are some of the examples I could find, all just spectacular games:Earth Defense Force 2017

Super Meat Boy

Limbo

Lost Odyssey, a four-disc RPG from the original creator of Final Fantasy.

Ninja Gaiden II

Shadow Complex

-I think Mass Effect and BioShock were both exclusive for like a year.

-Crackdown

-Alien Hominid HD

-Dead Rising

Monday Night Combat

Braid

Not to fan the flames, but seriously, there's a plethora of great underground games on the 360.

I came here to post something similar. Hell, there are at least 10-20 xbox arcade games that are worth owning the system for alone.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Aside from the online advantage for the 360, most of the multi-platform games are the same, if not better, on the 360 than the PS3 (even in offline mode).

And just so you don't think that I'm a blind hater of the PS3 and a total 360 fanboy, I own both the 360 and PS3. I readily admit that there are some great things about the PS3 - a few great games (the Uncharteds, God Of War 3, etc.), significantly quieter and more reliable than the 360, and the Blu Ray player. But all of these good things don't overcome the fact that 360 is a better gaming experience than the PS3 for most some people.

Fixed.One point that you guys are overlooking is the fact that Microsoft has more or less abandoned their core gamer market to focus on Kinect. The 360 has very few exclusive franchises left; it's really not an exaggeration to say that the 360 exclusive lineup amounts to semi-annual installments of Gears, Halo, and Forza. Like I mentioned earlier, the PS3's more diverse library and Sony's willingness to support some off-beat, niche-like titles is a big selling point for me.

But that's just me. If somebody wants to buy a gaming console primarily to play with their XBox-owning friends, and they really like Gears, then obviously the 360 is going to be the right console choice for that person. That's not everybody or even "most" gamers though.

What diverse library of games? I'm a gaming addict. There is nothing besides Demon Souls I want to play on the PS3. the sequel to Demon Souls is coming to xbox.Secondly, I would play my PS3 more - if I knew anybody who had it. I only know 1 person who has one and he never plays online. When he does, it's on his 360. I have about 12 R/L 360 users and 80+ FBG'ers

And I'm not trying to fan the flames either, I'm just conversating here.

 

[Frank Drebin]

This used to be such a nice thread. Now it's going to turn into the Xbox vs. PS3 thread. all over again.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

What diverse library of games? I'm a gaming addict. There is nothing besides Demon Souls I want to play on the PS3. the sequel to Demon Souls is coming to xbox.

Uncharted (TPS/adventure/platformer)Resistance (shooter)God of War(button masher)Ratchet and Clank (kid-friendly shooter)Little Big Planet (platformer)Gran Turismo (racing simulater)Motorstorm (arcade racer)ModNation Racers (cart racer)inFamous (adventure/platformer)Killzone (shooter)MLB The Show (sports)Heavy Rain (interactive cinema)Last Guardian (not sure how to categorize this one)Sly Cooper (kid-friendly adventure)I may be leaving out a few that slip my mind and I'm not sure Heavy Rain or Last Guardian should be here since they're stand-alone titles as opposed to ongoing franchises (I think Last Guardian only loosely follows from the other two games, but I'm not positive about that). I'm also not counting PSN titles since I don't pay much attention to those. I also left out games like Demon's Souls and MGS4, where the follow-ups will no longer be exclusive. Like I said before, there are quite a few of these games that I have minimal or no interest in, so if somebody wants to say "Well, I don't want to play LBP" I totally get that. Or if you want to say "Gears is better than anything on that list," hey who am I to argue with your preference in games? But to say that there's nothing in that library that interests you disproves your assertion that you're a gaming addict. You're just being a fanboy. By any semi-objective standard, the PS3 has a good, diverse lineup across multiple genres. Anyway, I'll leave it at that and let you have the last word if you want. Drebin is right that there's no reason to re-hash the console wars here.

 

[Card Trader]

Having watched the Skyrim trailer for the 1,395th time over at elderscrolls.com...I can't even explain how excited I am for this game. November feels like forever away.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Having watched the Skyrim trailer for the 1,395th time over at elderscrolls.com...I can't even explain how excited I am for this game. November feels like forever away.

Same here. It sucks that so many titles get released in Oct/Nov, because I'm almost definitely getting this one day one, and it should keep me busy at least through Christmas, so I'll be passing on some awfully good releases during that same window.

 

[Card Trader]

Having watched the Skyrim trailer for the 1,395th time over at elderscrolls.com...I can't even explain how excited I am for this game. November feels like forever away.

Same here. It sucks that so many titles get released in Oct/Nov, because I'm almost definitely getting this one day one, and it should keep me busy at least through Christmas, so I'll be passing on some awfully good releases during that same window.

Between Skyrim and MW3 November is going to be very rough

 

[Drifter]

Having watched the Skyrim trailer for the 1,395th time over at elderscrolls.com...I can't even explain how excited I am for this game. November feels like forever away.

Same here. It sucks that so many titles get released in Oct/Nov, because I'm almost definitely getting this one day one, and it should keep me busy at least through Christmas, so I'll be passing on some awfully good releases during that same window.

Between Skyrim and MW3 November is going to be very rough

Not to mention that from mid November to Christmas I'll be working like 70 hours per week..

 

[rascal]

Having watched the Skyrim trailer for the 1,395th time over at elderscrolls.com...I can't even explain how excited I am for this game. November feels like forever away.

Same here. It sucks that so many titles get released in Oct/Nov, because I'm almost definitely getting this one day one, and it should keep me busy at least through Christmas, so I'll be passing on some awfully good releases during that same window.

Between Skyrim and MW3 November is going to be very rough

MW3 isn't coming out till November? Ugh.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Anyone else get inFamous 2 yet? I'm only a few missions in, but so far it's pretty sweet. The graphics are a notable step up from the first game and it plays super smooth.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Anyone else get inFamous 2 yet? I'm only a few missions in, but so far it's pretty sweet. The graphics are a notable step up from the first game and it plays super smooth.

I just picked it up today. How is the new lead voice actor?

 

[pricklypete]

I got a 'free' PS3, so I'm working through the exclusives from the beginning.

Finished Heavy Rain last night. Loved it. Had some sex and killed some people and saved a little kid. Hope they do more in this genre.

Currently also playing the first Resistence: Fall of Man. I think it's okay. Nothing earth shattering. Not bad.

The first Uncharted should be waiting for me when I get home. Looking forward to that.

 

[wazoo11]

mini duke nuke em forever demo review:

Even though the demo build isn't as polished as I thought it would be, I still enjoyed the heck out of it. There are a few changes to the classic Duke gameplay such as only being able to carry two weapons at a time, but it still most definitely felt like a Duke Nukem. The combat was very Duke-ish, even with the updates, and the voice over work is good. I can't wait to hear the rest of his work in the full version. I especially like the fact that, just like in Duke 3D, there are no maps or way points to direct you and you are still forced to explore the levels for yourself.

All in all, I came away from the demo with a feeling of it could of been better. I want to like this game, I really do. Is it worth the wait of 14 years? We'll find out next week.

 

[thecatch]

mini duke nuke em forever demo review:Even though the demo build isn't as polished as I thought it would be, I still enjoyed the heck out of it. There are a few changes to the classic Duke gameplay such as only being able to carry two weapons at a time, but it still most definitely felt like a Duke Nukem. The combat was very Duke-ish, even with the updates, and the voice over work is good. I can't wait to hear the rest of his work in the full version. I especially like the fact that, just like in Duke 3D, there are no maps or way points to direct you and you are still forced to explore the levels for yourself.All in all, I came away from the demo with a feeling of it could of been better. I want to like this game, I really do. Is it worth the wait of 14 years? We'll find out next week.

I'm in the same boat, I think - if this game is anywhere near decent I'll probably love it.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

mini duke nuke em forever demo review:Even though the demo build isn't as polished as I thought it would be, I still enjoyed the heck out of it. There are a few changes to the classic Duke gameplay such as only being able to carry two weapons at a time, but it still most definitely felt like a Duke Nukem. The combat was very Duke-ish, even with the updates, and the voice over work is good. I can't wait to hear the rest of his work in the full version. I especially like the fact that, just like in Duke 3D, there are no maps or way points to direct you and you are still forced to explore the levels for yourself.All in all, I came away from the demo with a feeling of it could of been better. I want to like this game, I really do. Is it worth the wait of 14 years? We'll find out next week.

Any demo that allows you to pull a turd out of the toilet and throw it against the wall is a must buy IMO.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Anyone else get inFamous 2 yet? I'm only a few missions in, but so far it's pretty sweet. The graphics are a notable step up from the first game and it plays super smooth.

I just picked it up today. How is the new lead voice actor?

It's been a while since I played the first one, so to me this guy sounds close enough that it wasn't a distraction. From what I've heard so far, the voice work is fine.

 

[AcerFC]

If I were to Jump into the elder scrolls series where would I start. Gamestop had oblivion for 25 bucks or something like that but there were 2 versions.

I agree with Andy. They are both so reasonable now that I may just pony up and get the 360 soon

 

[Insein]

If I were to Jump into the elder scrolls series where would I start. Gamestop had oblivion for 25 bucks or something like that but there were 2 versions. I agree with Andy. They are both so reasonable now that I may just pony up and get the 360 soon

I wish I had an extra $300+ to drop. I can't even buy new games for the system I have now. Times is tough.

 

[madshot31]

If I were to Jump into the elder scrolls series where would I start. Gamestop had oblivion for 25 bucks or something like that but there were 2 versions. I agree with Andy. They are both so reasonable now that I may just pony up and get the 360 soon

Oblivion is a good choice. Morrowind is a great game also, but the graphics are really dated now, so it depends on how far back you want to go. With Oblivion either get the stock game or the GotY version, which comes with Knights of the Nine DLC and the Shivering Isles expansion.

 

[Thread Killer]

If I were to Jump into the elder scrolls series where would I start. Gamestop had oblivion for 25 bucks or something like that but there were 2 versions. I agree with Andy. They are both so reasonable now that I may just pony up and get the 360 soon

Oblivion is a good choice. Morrowind is a great game also, but the graphics are really dated now, so it depends on how far back you want to go. With Oblivion either get the stock game or the GotY version, which comes with Knights of the Nine DLC and the Shivering Isles expansion.

I tried playing Shivering Isles, and it's weird. Like mideval Alice in Wonderland.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

What diverse library of games? I'm a gaming addict. There is nothing besides Demon Souls I want to play on the PS3. the sequel to Demon Souls is coming to xbox.

I may be leaving out a few that slip my mind and I'm not sure Heavy Rain or Last Guardian should be here since they're stand-alone titles as opposed to ongoing franchises (I think Last Guardian only loosely follows from the other two games, but I'm not positive about that). I'm also not counting PSN titles since I don't pay much attention to those. I also left out games like Demon's Souls and MGS4, where the follow-ups will no longer be exclusive. Like I said before, there are quite a few of these games that I have minimal or no interest in, so if somebody wants to say "Well, I don't want to play LBP" I totally get that. Or if you want to say "Gears is better than anything on that list," hey who am I to argue with your preference in games? But to say that there's nothing in that library that interests you disproves your assertion that you're a gaming addict. You're just being a fanboy. By any semi-objective standard, the PS3 has a good, diverse lineup across multiple genres. Anyway, I'll leave it at that and let you have the last word if you want. Drebin is right that there's no reason to re-hash the console wars here.

Let me be clear. The PS3 is a great machine. There are plenty of titles on both sides. Other then Gears, there really isn't anything on the 360 I couldn't live without. I'm not suggesting the XBOX does anything better then the PS3, except the MP experience.

 

[drpill]

Honestly, I find using my PS3 vaguely depressing. It's hard to put my finger on exactly why that is, but most everything about the experience just seems like no fun. Xbox, from what I recall, was somewhat better, especially the XBLA stuff, but I guess I sold that thing for a reason back in the day too.

 

[jwb]

Honestly, I find using my PS3 vaguely depressing. It's hard to put my finger on exactly why that is, but most everything about the experience just seems like no fun. Xbox, from what I recall, was somewhat better, especially the XBLA stuff, but I guess I sold that thing for a reason back in the day too.

This somewhat sums up my feelings too - the PS3 is almost "work" to use. You turn on the xbox, and it says "let's have fun". The PS3 I have to somewhat force myself to use. Once I do, it's fine. But the only games I'll buy for the PS3 are PS3 exclusives. If it's on both platforms, it's always the Xbox version.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Honestly, I find using my PS3 vaguely depressing. It's hard to put my finger on exactly why that is, but most everything about the experience just seems like no fun. Xbox, from what I recall, was somewhat better, especially the XBLA stuff, but I guess I sold that thing for a reason back in the day too.

This somewhat sums up my feelings too - the PS3 is almost "work" to use. You turn on the xbox, and it says "let's have fun". The PS3 I have to somewhat force myself to use. Once I do, it's fine. But the only games I'll buy for the PS3 are PS3 exclusives. If it's on both platforms, it's always the Xbox version.

I find the PS3 interface to be much more "mature" or "sophisticated", whereas the Xbox is more cartoony or childish. I've found that the first thing I do immediately after turning on the Xbox is see which friends are online...it's a much more friend-oriented system.The PS3 was always great for parties, I uploaded a lot of my music onto it and used it as a playlist at parties back in college...it's very slick in that respect.

 

[simmonjm]

If I were to Jump into the elder scrolls series where would I start. Gamestop had oblivion for 25 bucks or something like that but there were 2 versions. I agree with Andy. They are both so reasonable now that I may just pony up and get the 360 soon

Oblivion is a good choice. Morrowind is a great game also, but the graphics are really dated now, so it depends on how far back you want to go. With Oblivion either get the stock game or the GotY version, which comes with Knights of the Nine DLC and the Shivering Isles expansion.

I tried playing Shivering Isles, and it's weird. Like mideval Alice in Wonderland.

Yea did not really care for Shivering Isles expansion, Knights of the Nine was fun but too short.

 

[simmonjm]

Having watched the Skyrim trailer for the 1,395th time over at elderscrolls.com...I can't even explain how excited I am for this game. November feels like forever away.

Same here. It sucks that so many titles get released in Oct/Nov, because I'm almost definitely getting this one day one, and it should keep me busy at least through Christmas, so I'll be passing on some awfully good releases during that same window.

Between Skyrim and MW3 November is going to be very rough

So true Madden should help pass time already reserved 2 copies of Modern Warfare 3 and 1 copy of Skyrim. (have 3 boys ages 6-15 who each have 360 so its a must to get multiple copies of multiplayer games).

 

[JHuber77]

The problem with quite a few people when they get online is that their NAT settings in the router are wrong. This explains most people having a hard time connecting to friends in games. I've had both systems so I am not biased in any way. Pros and cons to each system...