SlaX
Footballguy
I've heard the multiplayer is good, but I'm not sure how different it would be from Battlefield.I am looking at Homefront, as well.
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Video games...what ya playing? And what are you looking forward to? (5 Viewers)
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Maelstrom
Footballguy
Yup, I have to admit I was looking at that. 1/2 price sounds about right, and by the time it is cheaper than that things like BF3 might well be out.I am looking at Homefront, as well.
fasteddie_21
2006 NM Poker Champ
Anyone interested in going half in on Frozen Synapse? They have a 2:1 deal on Steam.
Here is a link to the game on steam
It looks pretty innovative and this video should sell you on it
PM me if so!
Here is a link to the game on steam
It looks pretty innovative and this video should sell you on it
PM me if so!
I disagree. It's certainly dated now that it's 5 years old, but this was the only time they got a Star Wars RTS game right IMO. Unfortunately for them, the heyday of the RTS game was a decade ago.
Insein
Footballguy
It certainly was better for a Star Wars game but it felt like you were fighting in tiny little boxes rather than a galactic war across multiple planets. Nothing ever felt epic. Just a map with icons and close in battles to capture points. I bought it 5 years ago for full retail. I played it maybe for a week before I got bored.
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The Tick
Footballguy
DARN! Just got it like two weeks ago from best buy, and literally put the box and receipt in the trash last night. Too bad, I was happy with the 19.99!Just got into over the long weekend, and really enjoying it so far. I like the multiple factions in it, and how they are relating so far. I think i'm enjoying it more the fallout III, and so far only a couple of lockups.
The ground combat would have felt dated if it had been released years before, and like Insein noted, the unit number restrictions on the space combat prevented you from ever getting that "epic" battle that this game seemed like it should have produced.
Buddy Ball 2K3
Footballguy
NFL 2KCrazy TaxiResident Evil: Code VeronicaI'm thinking of investing by getting a Dreamcast at a friends yard sale tomorrow.. What games to play?
WVU Alum
Footballguy
Just bought a copy a few minutes ago. Turns out it is a BB pre-order version, so I have codes for the armor, gun and medkits.
wazoo11
Footballguy
Cool,Thanks.NFL 2KCrazy TaxiResident Evil: Code VeronicaI'm thinking of investing by getting a Dreamcast at a friends yard sale tomorrow.. What games to play?
I remember when the Sega Dreamcast was released, but never got a chance to play. 
Insein
Footballguy
RE:CV is why I bought the system. Jet Grind Radio is also good once you get used to the wonky controller. Skies of Arcadia is one of the best Japanese RPG's ever made imo. Lots of fighting games (King of Fighters, Marvel vs Capcom/SNK, Soul Calibur) if you're into that. Starlancer was a good little space simulator/RPG in the vein of Wing Commander. Sonic Adventure had its moments. Ultimately its why the system died. They never had that many great games that weren't available on PS2 also.Cool,Thanks.NFL 2KCrazy TaxiResident Evil: Code VeronicaI'm thinking of investing by getting a Dreamcast at a friends yard sale tomorrow.. What games to play?
Cavalier
Footballguy
That.RE:CV is why I bought the system. Jet Grind Radio is also good once you get used to the wonky controller.Cool,Thanks.NFL 2KCrazy TaxiI'm thinking of investing by getting a Dreamcast at a friends yard sale tomorrow.. What games to play?
Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Skies of Arcadia is one of the best Japanese RPG's ever made imo.
Lots of fighting games (King of Fighters, Marvel vs Capcom/SNK, Soul Calibur) if you're into that.
Starlancer was a good little space simulator/RPG in the vein of Wing Commander.
Sonic Adventure had its moments.
Ultimately its why the system died. They never had that many great games that weren't available on PS2 also.
Cavalier
Footballguy
I am looking for a good 2 player local game. Can this do that?
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
It is a puzzle platformer, with up to 3 players locally.
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
YES!No idea.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Anybody got an opinion of Stalker:Shadow of Chernobyl?
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
I got it for a few bucks last summer for the big sale, I believe. It was OK, but I preferred other games in my library.
shadyridr
Footballguy
shenmueI'm thinking of getting a Dreamcast at a friends yard sale tomorrow.. What games to play?
fasteddie_21
2006 NM Poker Champ
FANTASTIC game, once you get the total mod that updates everything, but doesn't change the game at all. Just a fun, fun game.
STALKER COMPLETE Mod
RhymesMcJuice
Footballguy
I played the main game straight through yesterday. I love tower defense games anyway but thought it was a blast. A little too easy but a pretty original concept. Plenty of other modes to play as well on the 360 version.
madshot31
Footballguy
I'm guessing you haven't unlocked the endless survival mode. Completed 44 flags and it was insane.
Hoos First
Footballguy
There is going to be a Buy 2 Get 1 free at Best Buy next week.
SlaX
Footballguy
You didn't trust my review? It's only local, but there are some online tutorials on how you can make it work online. I haven't really tried it like that yet.
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OC Zed
Footballguy
I was a big fan of Sonic Adventure (that was the first Sonic on the Dreamcast, right?).RE:CV is why I bought the system. Jet Grind Radio is also good once you get used to the wonky controller.Cool,Thanks.NFL 2KCrazy TaxiI'm thinking of investing by getting a Dreamcast at a friends yard sale tomorrow.. What games to play?
Resident Evil: Code Veronica
Skies of Arcadia is one of the best Japanese RPG's ever made imo.
Lots of fighting games (King of Fighters, Marvel vs Capcom/SNK, Soul Calibur) if you're into that.
Starlancer was a good little space simulator/RPG in the vein of Wing Commander.
Sonic Adventure had its moments.
Ultimately its why the system died. They never had that many great games that weren't available on PS2 also.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
Yes, Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 were both awesome (and probably the last two truly good, IMO, Sonic games that have been made) - and I'm a huge fan of the series.
Sonic Adventure 1 was the open-world, linear-yet-exploratory game where you played as 6 "good" characters - Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big the Cat, and E-102 Gamma.
Sonic Adventure 2 was the more traditional Sonic game with independent stages. You could play as 3 good characters - Sonic, Tails, Knuckles - or the corresponding story as the bad characters - Shadow, Robotnik (I refuse to call him Eggman), and Rouge.
I owned SA2 for the Dreamcast and actually picked up SA2: Battle for the Gamecube. I know the GC version gets worse reviews, but I thought the little additions here and there made it a better value. My brother and I played that game for hours and hours on end.
Sonic Adventure 1 was the open-world, linear-yet-exploratory game where you played as 6 "good" characters - Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big the Cat, and E-102 Gamma.
Sonic Adventure 2 was the more traditional Sonic game with independent stages. You could play as 3 good characters - Sonic, Tails, Knuckles - or the corresponding story as the bad characters - Shadow, Robotnik (I refuse to call him Eggman), and Rouge.
I owned SA2 for the Dreamcast and actually picked up SA2: Battle for the Gamecube. I know the GC version gets worse reviews, but I thought the little additions here and there made it a better value. My brother and I played that game for hours and hours on end.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
They don't make em like this anymore....
OC Zed
Footballguy
I haven't played a Sonic game since Sonic Adventure 1 because the reviews have been so horrible on the subsequent games. How could they be so bad??????
xpiredcoupon
Footballguy
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Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
Just a friendly reminder to my Steam friends - make sure to update your wishlist with your 10 most wanted games. They have 100 people winning their top 10 at the end of this sale. It would be a shame if you actually win and only get 3 crappy old games or none at all.
Steve Tasker
Footballguy
I wish I knew, and it really makes me sad because I'm a Sonic fanboy through and through. I really think the dismantling of the core Sonic Team has led to disastrous results - they have really struggled to keep up with the times.IMO, the Sonic series was uniquely suited to side-scrolling 2D/2.5D play. Unlike a game like, say, Mario, Sonic was always built on sheer speed and timing rather than exploratory gameplay. Sonic 1-3 and Knuckles for the Genesis were great (again, IMO), and Sonic CD was good as well. Then came the real 3D test for the series with the Dreamcast, and I think they just completely missed the boat. I don't know if it was poor planning or lack of ideas or what, but FWIW, the concept of Sonic Adventure 1 is a ####### nightmare. Yes, if you want to beat the game, you have to spend several levels fishing with Big the Cat and running around hitting things with hammers as Amy. Sonic Adventure 1 took what was good about the original game - the fast pace and speed - and completely stripped it from the game, slowing things down seemingly to a crawl. Add in the open overworld and having to actually FIND where the next stage starts....that game tested my patience.'OC Zed said:
I think they realized that they had gotten too far away from the core of the game, and tried somewhat to bring it back with Sonic Adventure 2's simple stage-to-stage gameplay. But instead of letting you run through the stages as your favorite characters, you only get ~6-8 Sonic/Shadow stages and you have to wade through ~5 Tails-in-a-robot-suit-shooting-a-gun stages and ~5 Knuckles-searching-for-pieces-of-the-emerald stages. The game is disjointed and frankly, the Tails/Robotnik levels are brutally not fun.
Every one of the games I've played since then (which isn't all of them, to be honest) has just been downright bad. It seems like they try to introduce a new tweak to each game that fails miserably, and the controls have seemingly gotten downright unplayable with the more recent installments.
I understand that you've gotta innovate if you want to stay on top, and I'm sure the success of games like Mario 64 prompted their changes. But the Mario series at its core is a world away from the Sonic series - even if they were both originally side-scrollers. I don't know what the right answer for Sonic would have been, but I'm pretty sure whatever they've done in the last 10 years isn't it.
Nick Vermeil
Footballguy
When is the sale over?
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
Not sure. I think the Winter sale went, what? 10 days or so? Just a few more days I would guess.
fasteddie_21
2006 NM Poker Champ
4 more days
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
I have it on PC and it looks amazing, especially on my 5760X1200 Eyefinity setup
fasteddie_21
2006 NM Poker Champ
I'd like a PM or whatnot of your entire setup (rig and monitors) as well as any other hardware you need to run this. TIAI have it on PC and it looks amazing, especially on my 5760X1200 Eyefinity setup
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
I will post it here in a bit.I'd like a PM or whatnot of your entire setup (rig and monitors) as well as any other hardware you need to run this. TIAI have it on PC and it looks amazing, especially on my 5760X1200 Eyefinity setup
I was referring more to the control scheme... although I guess I could plug an xbox controller into my laptop.I have it on PC and it looks amazing, especially on my 5760X1200 Eyefinity setup
Mad Cow
Welshers and Dawdlers Beware!
Mouse and keyboard do just fine for me.I was referring more to the control scheme... although I guess I could plug an xbox controller into my laptop.I have it on PC and it looks amazing, especially on my 5760X1200 Eyefinity setup
Apes with Guns
Footballguy
having fun with Operation Darkness. Not sure what that says about me.