Can't wait! Never played any of the games and this looks to be a nice value especially with a bunch of DLC's included!Any pre order deals out there?Mass Effect trilogy comes out 12/4. Now PS3 owners will get to play from the beginning.
The original will be sold separately also correct? Own two and three but would love to play from the beginning.Mass Effect trilogy comes out 12/4. Now PS3 owners will get to play from the beginning.
I know zip about these games, but like Tasker says they're supposed to be quite complex and historically rich. A guy I did doctoral work with actually wrote and presented a paper on the AC series at an international conference on literature & pop culture. Apparently it was a big hit. Last I heard it was going to be published in an academic journal. I always avoided the series because (for whatever reason) I always thought it was a more involved Tomb Raider type game. It's good to hear ACII is more like GTA and Red Dead. Maybe I'll throw it on the ole' xmas list.I would add that AC2 through AC Revelations actually do have a lot of historical stuff in them. AC 1 not so much, though you do interact with a handful of historical figures. I'll be honest in that I learned quite a bit about Renaissance-era history from those three games. Obviously they bend history quite a bit to get the characters into the games, but it was enough for me to spend time reading about the various people as I was playing. So while I didn't necessarily learn FROM the game, it introduced me to new people/places and spurred me to do some historical reading about the people I was interacting with.I love the AC series.The first game was a great concept with pretty good controls, but the game got VERY repetitive by the end. I still think it's worth a play through if you don't get too bored with the repetitive nature of the quests, I just would do the minimum you need to play through the story. If you get bored you can find story parts on youtube. You can find it for $10-$15, so no huge loss either way.ACII was probably the best game 1 to game 2 improvement in a series that I have ever played. The kept the great concept, the controls got even better, and they realized the repetitive nature of the first game, and really tried to vary things a bit to keep the game entertaining throughout. I really loved this game.Brotherhood and Revelations are pretty must just tweaks and giant expansions to ACII, so while nothing too different or revolutionary from the last, i found them to be good games and really enjoyed playing them.So in summary, yes, I would play them, but some people may recommend to skip directly to the second, and I wouldn’t argue too much there.Never played one but this oneAnyone play Assassin's Creed? If so, is it a good series? Have not played any of the versions of it, but, as an American history kind of guy, intrigued by the new one set during the American Revolution.
Interesting. What's it do?The Attitude Era mode in WWE 13 is freaking awesome.
It recreates famous moments during the attitude era. The first chapter is the rise of DX. You have to get through 12 matches to finish the chapter. For each match, you have to accomplish 2-4 objectives. It basically progresses the storyline as it happened in real life. So for example, you are in the HIAC match at Badd Blood in '97 (Undertaker vs. HBK). One of the objectives is you (playing as HBK) have to hit Taker with a chair shot. When you do, Kane comes out and rips off the side of the cage (this is how he debuted) and beats on Taker. Then you have to win the match. When you win, you progress to the next chronological event. I think it was Kane vs. Mankind. Another scenario is the Montreal Screwjob. The last objective is you have to put Hart in the sharpshooter using HBK. When you do, Vince calls for the quick bell. Bret spits in his face and then writes WCW with this finger in the air. Anyway, it's really hard to describe, but the first chapter alone involves all the storylines leading up to DX forming and includes all of the wrestlers and matches that happened along the way (Bret Hart, British Bulldog, HHH, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, old school Kane, old school Taker, Mankind, Dude Love, Cactus Jack). And when you achieve objectives, you unlock all those wrestlers as playable characters. It's really fricken cool if you are a wrestling fan.Interesting. What's it do?The Attitude Era mode in WWE 13 is freaking awesome.
I believe the original will be available on the PS3 as a PSN download, else it will be included in the trilogy pack.The original will be sold separately also correct? Own two and three but would love to play from the beginning.Mass Effect trilogy comes out 12/4. Now PS3 owners will get to play from the beginning.
Instead of comparing it to Tomb Raider, I'd say it's closer to Prince of Persia (yes, I picked another Ubisoft game). No running and gunning, lots of exploration, climbing, and strategizing (spell check says that's not a word, but spell check can eat one).I know zip about these games, but like Tasker says they're supposed to be quite complex and historically rich. A guy I did doctoral work with actually wrote and presented a paper on the AC series at an international conference on literature & pop culture. Apparently it was a big hit. Last I heard it was going to be published in an academic journal. I always avoided the series because (for whatever reason) I always thought it was a more involved Tomb Raider type game. It's good to hear ACII is more like GTA and Red Dead. Maybe I'll throw it on the ole' xmas list.I would add that AC2 through AC Revelations actually do have a lot of historical stuff in them. AC 1 not so much, though you do interact with a handful of historical figures. I'll be honest in that I learned quite a bit about Renaissance-era history from those three games. Obviously they bend history quite a bit to get the characters into the games, but it was enough for me to spend time reading about the various people as I was playing. So while I didn't necessarily learn FROM the game, it introduced me to new people/places and spurred me to do some historical reading about the people I was interacting with.I love the AC series.The first game was a great concept with pretty good controls, but the game got VERY repetitive by the end. I still think it's worth a play through if you don't get too bored with the repetitive nature of the quests, I just would do the minimum you need to play through the story. If you get bored you can find story parts on youtube. You can find it for $10-$15, so no huge loss either way.ACII was probably the best game 1 to game 2 improvement in a series that I have ever played. The kept the great concept, the controls got even better, and they realized the repetitive nature of the first game, and really tried to vary things a bit to keep the game entertaining throughout. I really loved this game.Brotherhood and Revelations are pretty must just tweaks and giant expansions to ACII, so while nothing too different or revolutionary from the last, i found them to be good games and really enjoyed playing them.So in summary, yes, I would play them, but some people may recommend to skip directly to the second, and I wouldn’t argue too much there.Never played one but this oneAnyone play Assassin's Creed? If so, is it a good series? Have not played any of the versions of it, but, as an American history kind of guy, intrigued by the new one set during the American Revolution.
Sounds like the Legends of Wrestlemania game. You pretty much had to try to play the match like it was done in that game too. It was a good game and the closest I've seen play more like the AKI style since No Mercy, but a lot of the game had quicktime events for the pre-scripted sequences, so that sort of took away some of the fun. I'll also add that Legends of Wrestlemania is one of the easiest games to get 100% of all achievements/trophies.I still want to try WWE 13. I still haven't found a wrestling game I've really liked since No Mercy.It recreates famous moments during the attitude era. The first chapter is the rise of DX. You have to get through 12 matches to finish the chapter. For each match, you have to accomplish 2-4 objectives. It basically progresses the storyline as it happened in real life. So for example, you are in the HIAC match at Badd Blood in '97 (Undertaker vs. HBK). One of the objectives is you (playing as HBK) have to hit Taker with a chair shot. When you do, Kane comes out and rips off the side of the cage (this is how he debuted) and beats on Taker. Then you have to win the match. When you win, you progress to the next chronological event. I think it was Kane vs. Mankind. Another scenario is the Montreal Screwjob. The last objective is you have to put Hart in the sharpshooter using HBK. When you do, Vince calls for the quick bell. Bret spits in his face and then writes WCW with this finger in the air. Anyway, it's really hard to describe, but the first chapter alone involves all the storylines leading up to DX forming and includes all of the wrestlers and matches that happened along the way (Bret Hart, British Bulldog, HHH, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, old school Kane, old school Taker, Mankind, Dude Love, Cactus Jack). And when you achieve objectives, you unlock all those wrestlers as playable characters. It's really fricken cool if you are a wrestling fan.Interesting. What's it do?The Attitude Era mode in WWE 13 is freaking awesome.
dont compare it to AC1Any reviews on AC3 yet? Hated AC1 but willing to give this a shot. The ad gets me every time
Lots of people hated AC1 but loved the rest of the series, myself included. I just started AC3 and so far I am not all that impressed, maybe it's the lack of Ezio though.Any reviews on AC3 yet? Hated AC1 but willing to give this a shot. The ad gets me every time
Nice. Been a long time since I saw that one. Man I miss good wrestling. Never coming back. I'll have to at least rent WWE 13. This mode sounds really cool.Sounds like the Legends of Wrestlemania game. You pretty much had to try to play the match like it was done in that game too. It was a good game and the closest I've seen play more like the AKI style since No Mercy, but a lot of the game had quicktime events for the pre-scripted sequences, so that sort of took away some of the fun. I'll also add that Legends of Wrestlemania is one of the easiest games to get 100% of all achievements/trophies.I still want to try WWE 13. I still haven't found a wrestling game I've really liked since No Mercy.It recreates famous moments during the attitude era. The first chapter is the rise of DX. You have to get through 12 matches to finish the chapter. For each match, you have to accomplish 2-4 objectives. It basically progresses the storyline as it happened in real life. So for example, you are in the HIAC match at Badd Blood in '97 (Undertaker vs. HBK). One of the objectives is you (playing as HBK) have to hit Taker with a chair shot. When you do, Kane comes out and rips off the side of the cage (this is how he debuted) and beats on Taker. Then you have to win the match. When you win, you progress to the next chronological event. I think it was Kane vs. Mankind. Another scenario is the Montreal Screwjob. The last objective is you have to put Hart in the sharpshooter using HBK. When you do, Vince calls for the quick bell. Bret spits in his face and then writes WCW with this finger in the air. Anyway, it's really hard to describe, but the first chapter alone involves all the storylines leading up to DX forming and includes all of the wrestlers and matches that happened along the way (Bret Hart, British Bulldog, HHH, Road Dogg, Billy Gunn, old school Kane, old school Taker, Mankind, Dude Love, Cactus Jack). And when you achieve objectives, you unlock all those wrestlers as playable characters. It's really fricken cool if you are a wrestling fan.Interesting. What's it do?The Attitude Era mode in WWE 13 is freaking awesome.
Also, I have to ask, is
Yeah, it brought back a lot of cool wrestling memories for me...including matches/angles that I had forgotten about. I don't think you can go wrong with renting it and seeing if you like it. I've played it for about 10 hours so far and am probably 1/4 of the way through the attitude era.'Insein said:Nice. Been a long time since I saw that one. Man I miss good wrestling. Never coming back. I'll have to at least rent WWE 13. This mode sounds really cool.
I'm enjoying it so far, but I really like the time period, so that's it more than anything. Like the other games, they really nail it (this time, even better than the others). It's incredible to walk around 18th century Boston/etc.That said, they've made it far more accessible - to a fault, really. There's little challenge here. Not that the past games were hard, but this one so far is very easy (I'm in Boston as Conner for the first time, to give you an idea where I am.) I'm also finding the controls a little too responsive - it's too easy to climb things/etc (so you end up by climbing when you don't want to, and so on). I get the feeling a non-gamer could pick this up and do just fine right off the bat. Which is probably what they were aiming for.'Hawks64 said:Lots of people hated AC1 but loved the rest of the series, myself included. I just started AC3 and so far I am not all that impressed, maybe it's the lack of Ezio though.'5Rings said:Any reviews on AC3 yet? Hated AC1 but willing to give this a shot. The ad gets me every time
I find the controls in this one to be too responsive too. Almost as if Conner is clumsy. Maybe it can be blamed on the loads of launchday bugs that still haven't been patched (day one patch was pushed to address only a few of them, and there are a lot at this stage), I don't know. But I miss the fluidity of Ezio. I also don't find Conner as likable as Ezio. I also agree that it's not as good as AC2 (and its expansions). I can't really say how far I am without spoiling anything, but I'm still only 46% done, so I still have much to do. To 5Rings, I obviously think you should give AC2 a shot, even if you hated the first one. It was a huge upgrade. I also feel that AC3 would be a huge upgrade from the first, and it's a step in a different direction, but I'm sure some will love it more than others. So far, it hasn't pulled me in like the Ezio trilogy did.I'm enjoying it so far, but I really like the time period, so that's it more than anything. Like the other games, they really nail it (this time, even better than the others). It's incredible to walk around 18th century Boston/etc.That said, they've made it far more accessible - to a fault, really. There's little challenge here. Not that the past games were hard, but this one so far is very easy (I'm in Boston as Conner for the first time, to give you an idea where I am.) I'm also finding the controls a little too responsive - it's too easy to climb things/etc (so you end up by climbing when you don't want to, and so on). I get the feeling a non-gamer could pick this up and do just fine right off the bat. Which is probably what they were aiming for.'Hawks64 said:Lots of people hated AC1 but loved the rest of the series, myself included. I just started AC3 and so far I am not all that impressed, maybe it's the lack of Ezio though.'5Rings said:Any reviews on AC3 yet? Hated AC1 but willing to give this a shot. The ad gets me every time
If you like the series, its worth getting, but so far, it's not quite as good as AC2.
planetside 2 was not built on the battlefield engine (frostbite 2).They're not licensing it out outside of EA. Sony built their own engine for planetside. I tried playing for 1 day a while ago and hated it. The one time I actually got into a big battle over a base, the entire defending team was just hiding behind a force field I couldn't get past. So my team of 200 guys just spammed the force field with grenades for 1/2 an hour until I got bored, quit and uninstalledBeen playing in the Planetside 2 Beta, looking forward to the release on the 20th, it will be a free to play MMOFPS using Dice's Battlefield 3 engine.Also looking forward to the new Paper Mario.
Short but fun game. Nothing superior but a fun 8-10 hour platformer/hack & slash.Who has played The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings? $20 at Best Buy today.Picked up Enslaved: Journey to the West last night for $10. So far I'm really liking it.
It has the controls of Jade Empire, the platforming of Uncharted, the post-apocalyptic feel of Bioshock (except not wet), and the main character sounds like Moe Szyslak. What more could you want?
If anyone wants to pay for shipping I'll give it to them.Short but fun game. Nothing superior but a fun 8-10 hour platformer/hack & slash.Picked up Enslaved: Journey to the West last night for $10. So far I'm really liking it.
It has the controls of Jade Empire, the platforming of Uncharted, the post-apocalyptic feel of Bioshock (except not wet), and the main character sounds like Moe Szyslak. What more could you want?
I have. It has a REALLY good story. The gameplay is sorta old school in that you're doing a lot of walking down linear paths and the environments while detailed, aren't nearly as manipulative as most modern RPG's. (Think a lot like dragon age but better looking)Short but fun game. Nothing superior but a fun 8-10 hour platformer/hack & slash.Who has played The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings? $20 at Best Buy today.Picked up Enslaved: Journey to the West last night for $10. So far I'm really liking it.
It has the controls of Jade Empire, the platforming of Uncharted, the post-apocalyptic feel of Bioshock (except not wet), and the main character sounds like Moe Szyslak. What more could you want?
Bought both Witchers in the summer sale for a combined $24 but haven't played either yet. Maybe this winter.I have. It has a REALLY good story. The gameplay is sorta old school in that you're doing a lot of walking down linear paths and the environments while detailed, aren't nearly as manipulative as most modern RPG's. (Think a lot like dragon age but better looking)Short but fun game. Nothing superior but a fun 8-10 hour platformer/hack & slash.Who has played The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings? $20 at Best Buy today.Picked up Enslaved: Journey to the West last night for $10. So far I'm really liking it.
It has the controls of Jade Empire, the platforming of Uncharted, the post-apocalyptic feel of Bioshock (except not wet), and the main character sounds like Moe Szyslak. What more could you want?
It's a very good, well produced RPG set in a fantasy universe with mature dialog and a bargain for $20.
Civilization. All though you do technically kill things. It's not in the gorey FPS style. More just global domination style watching your pawns conquer #### for you.Oh and Portal. Definitely Portal.What are some of the best PC games that don't involve running around killing things?It seems they don't make these anymore
Details?Nascar just came out.... SO far really digging it
You're right, it is supposedly a ground up engine, which is surprising with how amazingly similar it is to the Dices BF3 engine. The game is very unorganized if you don't play in a squad (just like battlefield games), I'm getting burned out as well.planetside 2 was not built on the battlefield engine (frostbite 2).They're not licensing it out outside of EA.Been playing in the Planetside 2 Beta, looking forward to the release on the 20th, it will be a free to play MMOFPS using Dice's Battlefield 3 engine.
Also looking forward to the new Paper Mario.
OK. Yeah it's the FPS I don't like. Don't get me wrong, I played a lot of QuakeIII and Halo back in the day but I'm kind of over it and going on a review site all the top PC games are shooters. One issue I have is I only like them in multiplayer - I've never liked single-player walking through levels killing things that pop out - but I suck way too bad to actually play online.Civilization. All though you do technically kill things. It's not in the gorey FPS style. More just global domination style watching your pawns conquer #### for you.Oh and Portal. Definitely Portal.What are some of the best PC games that don't involve running around killing things?It seems they don't make these anymore
Depends on what you like tbh, especially when it comes to killing things as its a very popular mechanic for almost every genre.Creative/Puzzle games:AudiosurfPortalPortal 2MinecraftSuper Meat BoyAmnesia: Dark DescentAction:Binding of IsaacGTA 4Saints Row: The ThirdLA NoirBatman Arkham Asylum/CityHotline MiamiRPG:Star Wars: Knights of the Old RepublicMass Effect series (2 and 3 are more action than RPG)MorrowindOblivionSkyrimDeus ExDeus Ex: Human RevolutionDiablo 2Dark SoulsRTS:StarcraftWarcraft 3Starcraft 2 (meh)Civilization 5X-ComAge of Empires 2FTLTons more. Full disclosure, most of these involve killing people in one form or another but I avoided all pure shooters.What are some of the best PC games that don't involve running around killing things?It seems they don't make these anymore
I'll take one. Thanks!If anyone is interested in playing in the Planetside Beta, I have 5 keys I can give out. Just post and I'll send you a PMNot playing right now, but I'll consider getting back into it once its officially released if there are others playing. From everything I've seen and experienced, its not a game for lone wolves.
Pre-ordered it months ago.Are we looking forward to Hitman in here?
Take a look at Journey. Fantastic game. Short, but stunning and it involves no killing.What are some of the best PC games that don't involve running around killing things?It seems they don't make these anymore
Journey is a PS3/PSN only game.Take a look at Journey. Fantastic game. Short, but stunning and it involves no killing.What are some of the best PC games that don't involve running around killing things?It seems they don't make these anymore
Grabbed Brink for $4 and Final Fantasy 13 for $10 last weekend. Somehow Bethesda-made-Brink is not even worth $4... ####### terrible. FF13 on the other hand is great. Really linear thus far but the great story and learning curve for combat (paradigm etc.) has kept me glued to it. Supposedly it becomes more sandbox like ~30 hours into it.
Wow, 'Brink' might be the worst game I've played on 360. Just terrible.There are some cool ideas with customization and things, but the gameplay is just bad.Returning it to Gamestop imo.
I don't think you needed to put any of that into spoilers. FWIW, I agree with you. I *loved* AC2, but this one seems to assume that you'll just take to the new character by default. There's no feeling of progression: one minute, I'm a newbie - the next, I'm a master assassin. I really have no idea what I am doing or why - no real backstory, no reason for anything... they just throw a bunch of stuff at you without explaining it. Story-wise, they completely mailed it in.I *do* like the time period, and walking around old Boston/etc. Although they really dumbed the mechanics down. Running, climbing, and combat are far too easy. I will likely be trading this one in for Hitman in a week.For those on the fence about ACIII I don't really care for it for a number of reasons. Stealth stinks, combat is very easy and over complicating things for the hell of it.Possible Spoilers below
For those on the fence about ACIII I don't really care for it for a number of reasons. Stealth stinks, combat is very easy and over complicating things for the hell of it.Possible Spoilers below
Connor is not even close to Ezio, even comparing just Ezio from ACII. In ACII I couldn't wait to play and see how his character develops, I don't care about Connor at all. I think they fell way short in their new mechanisms for recruiting Assassins and how you craft items. I hate the fact that they didn't explain the necessity of doing homestead missions. If you miss out doing them in Sequence 5 you are very limited in the level of the artisans and subsequently limited in the strength of the weapons you can acquire in the game. Which I guess isn't a big problem since fighting is so much easier in this game.Stealth in this game is a huge step back compared to the earlier games IMO. Fast travel is really painful, you have to discover all the points in subterranean puzzle maze to find them. It doesn't make the game more interesting nor more difficult, just unnecessarily complicating something. Very long load times in comparison to the older games even installed on the HD.IMO not close to as good as any of the Ezio games.
Are you sure you don't have those inequalities reversed? I've never heard of anybody who like AC1 best in the series.Assassin's Creed 1 >> Assassin's Creed 3 >>>>>>>> Assassin's Creed Revelations > Assassin's Creed 2 > Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - although the latter three need to be played in sequential order to be better enjoyed.It was still fun for me, but not as good as the previous games. I'd recommend to try.
Nah. Wanted to get it for a family member but they can wait.If it's a must have be in Walmart when they go 24hrs at 3 in the morning or whenever the trucks come in at your local store and you'll get a Wii U.