East Coast Bias
Footballguy
Best Buy will give you $45 for the regular Madden. Maybe they will do the same for the 25th Anniversary.
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Video games...what ya playing? And what are you looking forward to? (15 Viewers)
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Run It Up
Footballguy
Wow, thats a ton, even for a new game. The market is usually flooded with yearly EA sports installments.
SlaX
Footballguy
For those of you interested in Battlefield 4 on the consoles, I just want to give you some information that you may not be aware of, but is good info especially if you plan on getting a next gen console soon after launch. You can buy Battlefield 4 for your current gen console at launch and play that until the new console comes out, then trade in your current gen version of Battlefield 4 to upgrade to the next gen version for only $10. The deal is only good if you are staying with the same brand (360 to XBox One, PS3 to PS4). Likewise, your stats will also carry over to the new version. The $10 upgrade is only good until the end of the year (note: it appears that the Playstation 4 upgrade extends to March for US and European markets). I like the premise and it shows that they want you playing the game from launch, even if you plan on waiting for next-gen.
Here is an official link with the information: http://blogs.battlefield.com/2013/09/upgrade-to-nextgen/
Here is an official link with the information: http://blogs.battlefield.com/2013/09/upgrade-to-nextgen/
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NewlyRetired
Footballguy
If you prefer to sell, rather than trade, the Madden 25th anniversary games used are selling at around $42 on average on ebay
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?LH_FS=1&Platform=Sony%2520PlayStation%25203&LH_Sold=1&_sacat=0&_from=R40&LH_Complete=1&_nkw=Madden+25&_dcat=139973&rt=nc&LH_ItemCondition=4
Leeroy Jenkins
Footballguy
Am i the only person who doesn't care about the strippers and hookers anymore?
Thanks for the trading and selling info!
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Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Cnet has a review outlining what the E doesn't have.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Any tried Rome 2 yet?
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Just picked up MGS4 for $3. Am I going to be totally lost if I don't play the first three? I think I asked this before but can't remember the answer.
Gamestop has a sale on some older titles. Got MGS4, BFBC1, NCAA12, NHL11, and God of War 1&2 remastered for about $17 total.
Gamestop has a sale on some older titles. Got MGS4, BFBC1, NCAA12, NHL11, and God of War 1&2 remastered for about $17 total.
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TLEF316
Footballguy
you're going to be totally lost anyway. The plots of the past 3 games have been beyond absurd, (MGS1 was at least followable) regardless of how smart or insightful you think you are. Its a giant cluster#### of nonsense.
Pretty much every character is a clone of another character. The timelines are all weird.
The games are still fun if you can deal with all the long cut scenes, but just don't expect everything to be tied up in a neat little ball. Playing the older games helps (if for no other reason than character familiarity) but its still rough trying to keep up.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Honestly this is still one of favorite games of this generation, but the story makes no sense. Just enjoy the gameplay and don't get hung up on the over-written story.
Edit: Just to brag a little, I got the Big Boss emblem when this game first came out. That was seriously hard. (No kills, no alerts, no continues, no healing items, under 5 hours).
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Run It Up
Footballguy
The story in all the MGS games makes no sense, but it has such a deep universe that its worth it if you enjoy them.
MGS5 looks like its going to be amazing.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
So I played'm part of the Diablo 3 demo tonight. That game is sick. I'll hold off for the PS4 version but there is no way I'm not getting this.
SlaX
Footballguy
Yes. It's a one-time transfer, as long as you're going XBox to XBox One or Playstation 3 to Playstation 4.
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NewlyRetired
Footballguy
After reading through a good bit of the guide, I have a feeling this game could break my record for most hours spent on a console game.IvanKaramazov said:
I can't wait to get it.
Mario Kart
Footballguy
Is the PS Vita worth getting? It is $200 with The Walking Dead game. Curious to hear what others think.
EYLive
Footballguy
Arizona Ron
Footballguy
Diablo 3 was a huge let down. You'll beat it in a weekend and have zero interest in playing the same content at harder levels.
Arizona Ron
Footballguy
I might buy a PS3 just for GTA5
flysack
Footballguy
I've never looked into this, so thanks for the tip. I suspect it won't work though. I have a crappy DSL connection. It works well enough to stream Netflix and NFL games, but downloading games takes FOREVER. Downloading Journey took all night.
Jobber
Footballguy
Make sure you do your research. I made the mistake of buying a PSP a few years ago only to realize they have a barren lineup of games. I mean really bad. The Vita has been struggling badly, so be wary of the lineup and upcoming titles in case people stop developing for it.
jwb
Footballguy
The other side to this is "release day delivery" of a hard copy. My Xbox 360 copy of GTA V will be here today. No going to the store, etc.
Stores have somewhat shot themselves in the foot. I'm a "release day buyer" for many titles, but increasingly, I've heard "Not sure if we have a copy... did you preorder?" from gaming retailers on release day. Well, if I *must* preorder to get it on release day, I'm going to do it online and save myself the trip.
IvanKaramazov
Footballguy
Exactly. The last game I bought on release day in a brick-and-mortar retailer was Killzone 2. Since then, I've used Amazon exclusively. You used to be able to get release day delivery for $0.99, which made it a complete no-brainer. I think now it's two day shipping, but I have Amazon Prime anyway so it doesn't matter.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I don't consider beating a game playing the easiest level. For me beating a game is not only playing it at every level but also getting 100% trophy level.
I just recently played a game just like this on PC called Path of Exile and the repeatability did not bother me at all.
SlaX
Footballguy
Where I see value in the Vita is combining it with a PS4 purchase. If you plan on buying a PS4, I think it's a great investment.
Here is more information on what I'm referring to: http://www.ign.com/wikis/playstation-4/Remote_Play
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jwb
Footballguy
I'm playing it now on the 360, and really like it. It's a big game, with lots of options, and the classes play very differently. The constant influx of new gear and unlocking abilities keeps it very interesting.
Basically, it's exactly what you think it is. I'm surprised anyone is "let down" by it. AZ Ron, can you expand on this a bit? What were you expecting?
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
If he did not understand the general nature of Action RPG's I could see him being disappointed. If you don't know that the game is built around replaying the same content multiple times I guess that could be a bother to some people.
But as you say, at least from everything I have read, this game comes exactly as advertised for an action RPG.
If you only play the game on the easiest setting, you are missing out on 75% of the game in my opinion for Action RPG's as all the fun and good stuf comes later as your character grows which only happens when you get to the harder levels.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Nothing official, but some hackers got their hands on the source code and found mentions of PS4 and PC.
http://www.vg247.com/2013/09/16/gta-5-for-ps4-and-pc-outed-by-xbox-360-source-code-report/not####sherlock/
TheIronSheik
SUPER ELITE UPPER TIER
My coworker and I have been talking about how we couldn't wait to play GTA5 for the past 3 months. Today I come into work and, lo and behold, he's out sick. Pissed me off. But in a Jeanie/Ferris Bueller way. I think I'm just upset that he did it and got away with it. 
charvik
Footballguy
I'm really interested in the new formula 1 game: http://grandprix247.com/2013/07/27/f1-2013-game-release-date-announced/
Anyone heard anything about that (release on Oct 8th in the US), or have experience with prior year versions?
Anyone heard anything about that (release on Oct 8th in the US), or have experience with prior year versions?
To be fair, I would say 90% of the forum here doesn't have the amount of free time to devote to video games that you do. Far from it in fact. For most of us, managing to find the time to get through a game once is quite an accomplishment. So I do believe you have a bit of a different perspective than that of what I would consider the average FFA gamer. And yes, we are all jealous of that fact!NewlyRetired said:
Chaka
Footballguy
Played Dead Space and now working through Dead Space 2. The first one had some fairly limited game play mechanics, which are significantly improved in DS2, but it really nailed the creepy ambiance. It will make you jump for sure.
Fun games with a very good story and highly creepy, definitely recommend.
Fun games with a very good story and highly creepy, definitely recommend.
Flying Spaghetti Monster
Footballguy
DS and DS2 are great.
Hardest part of DS2 for me was the refrigerator section (you will know it when you hit it).
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Action rpg's at their heart are button mashers but your ability to get to end game(not end of easiest level, true end game) depends on build of your character and gear.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I am not arguing that. I was arguing the fact that he stated I was going to get bored with the game after only playing it on the easiest level.I was just saying there is a ton more to this genre of games than just beating it on the easiest levels. These type of game mechanics are designed around you getting a character to end game material. The game is not designed to be played only on one level imo.
I have not played a video game in probably 2 months so when I crack this one I will likely emerge myself pretty deep into for a while. I don't play a lot of games but when I do play them I tend to play them deeply.
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Run It Up
Footballguy
Different for everybody, the Diablo 2 generation of ARPGs was significantly different to what it has become. I play ARPGs for the grind, the lootsplosions and playing different builds. This includes the inbetween generation of ARPGs like Baldurs Gate and Champions of Norrath.
I actually came to post that Blizzard surprised the hell out of me today. They had been talking about a lot of great stuff with the changes they will be making to D3 for the upcoming expansion, but today they announced that come next year, they are COMPLETELY removing the auction house - in all forms.
D3 was such a colossal disappointment for me, but I've heard nothing but great things since I quit; I'm beginning to think they are going to dramatically improve D3 with this expansion, something that they did with D2.
madshot31
Footballguy
Girlfriend and I are both lovig Diablo 3. From what i have seen frm my roomamtes game the interface looks amazing compared to the PC version. I am/was a huge Diablo 2 fan and love it. My girlfriend never heard of the game until I told her to try it and now we don't want to stop playing every night. The hard difficulties may become annoying to her but I always love a good challenge and use of strategy instead of playing god mode.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
It appears that they did listen to a lot of the complaints and used the pc version as almost a beta test for the console version. Hopefully they will do the same for the console version, and take comments and incorporate them back into the next major release for the pc version.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Did you get any of the pre order goodies? I am getting something called an infernal helm but have not read how useful it is.
Cool to hear that you guys are enjoying the co-op. Once you start the co-op do you have to stay in co-op mode or can you take your character back to an individual game?
Run It Up
Footballguy
-Diablo 3 to officially close the Auction House in March 2014
-As well as completely revamping the loot system, with Loot 2.0
-Will be adding additional game types other than campaign runs, such as "loot runs" and "boss runs" providing different experiences for farming.
-Adding "smart" drops, so items that drop are more likely to roll with affixes that benefit your class
-Completely changing the Paragon system, there is now no more level cap, you will receive stat points upon each paragon level and you can distribute them however you wish, they will be account wide and affect all of your characters.
-Added an enchanter NPC that will allow you for a price to reroll a single affix on a rare or legendary item
These are all huge wins in my opinion.
-As well as completely revamping the loot system, with Loot 2.0
-Will be adding additional game types other than campaign runs, such as "loot runs" and "boss runs" providing different experiences for farming.
-Adding "smart" drops, so items that drop are more likely to roll with affixes that benefit your class
-Completely changing the Paragon system, there is now no more level cap, you will receive stat points upon each paragon level and you can distribute them however you wish, they will be account wide and affect all of your characters.
-Added an enchanter NPC that will allow you for a price to reroll a single affix on a rare or legendary item
These are all huge wins in my opinion.
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madshot31
Footballguy
We are playing on two seperate screens with two copies because we played for a few hours and then she went out and picked up her own copy for the big screen. The infernal is a low level legendary item that has very low stats(good for very early game) but has +25% experience which could help depending on if you try and level up at times. When you play in co-op the characters can be taken into their own games. But FYI this is when we both have our own accounts and had the characters tied to them, not playing all off the same account, so I'm not sure about that.
SlaX
Footballguy
Getting ready to start a play session for the month leading up to Halloween playing "horror" games. I have Dead Space 1 and 2 in my playlist along with Resident Evil 4 and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. I own all of these and either have only played through some of the game or haven't started them. Now's a good time. Aiming to be done by the release of Battlefield 4/Batman Arkham Origins.