Wii GD XXIII Country Returns

There is nothing I want at launch for the 3DS. I'm getting it at launch though because it's gonna be sold out if I don't.

3DS launch window titles. For me, it;s Pilotwings for sure. Rest is up in the air. Also $250 is a bit mcuh, I think $220 would be more reasonable, $200 preferrably. but whatever, I'm buying it either way so I can get Paper Mario at launch 100% sure.

Beat Ghost Trick today.

Watch this.

Your mind will be blown.

Ghost Trick players, question:

Ah, okay. Still seems a little stretchy, but at least it makes sense now.

Ghost Trick was a great game, and I liked ths tory, I just wish the ending was explained better. This isn't really an "Inception" or Braid ending discussion, this is more like a "huh, what just happened" discussion.

Good set of games. Since you own a PS3 now, you pretty much have to buy Uncharted. They're fantastic games, particularly 2, they're just not as amazing as people say they are. Also, I personalyl love Killzone 2, and 3 comes out later this month. If you are into single-player or MP in an FPS, I would get them. And KZ2 right now is only like $20, so I would buy it for it's great SP.

*facepalm*

Wow, now I remember that. I remember that during the game now, I just forgot about it. Fail

Picked up MvC3 today. Oh my God, is it fun. Strange, because I hate most fightign games, but it has this new Simple control option that makes it so easy to pull off specials, it makes it fun for anyone to play. Though it seems the female characters are so much better than the guy ones from who I've played so far. So far, Morrigan, Trish, Ammy, and Crimson Viper are my favorites

quote DXD

It's true that more FPSs are starting to seem pretty run-of-the-mill nowadays, but after seeing Bulletstorm, my faith is being enewed.

I wouldn't in all honestly. Bulletstorm seems to be fun, but will likely get old quikc, I just cant see the skill shot system being replayable for non high-score junkies. And I would disagree with that statement: though while FPSs nowadays for the most part are not original, many of them are extremelly high quality if you like the genre.

quote bbb7002004

I'm frustrated there is no Wii version of MvsC3. I get why, third party games don't sell well on Wii, but man is it frustrating. Also wish they would have ported MvsC3 to 3DS instead of SSF4, but that's another rant.

I think it's because SSFIV is more of a safe bet. MvC3 isn't doing as well as it critically should (Metascore), and so the sales won't be as high as they could be as for SFIV, which had amazing reviews. It's sad, but true that for a lot of games they need to get great reviews for high sales (and idiots who think anything lower than a 9 is bad).

Now this lets me go off on a little rant, but I am very dissapointed by the "professional" reviewers on MvC3. They giving it lower scores than a lot of other games because of things like a lack of modes, or that it isn't different or something stupid. The fact is that MvC3 is just plain fun to play, some of the most plain fun I've had in a competitive game since Monday Night Combat last summer (by the way, best online game since CoD4. So funny, amazing, etc. Also on PC as well as 360). And to me, fun factor trumps all other factors. It's the KAR effect.

^I guess you make a point. But I still think it's nicer to spend time making "clone" characters on other things. My main beef with the game is a lack of modes. There's no simple verse a.i mode, you have to play thru the story if you're playing alone.

EDIT: Off to pick up Killzone and Bulletstorm. Hyped especially for the KZ campaign. Loved KZ2s

Pokemonz is in my DS, owning my life.

quote DXD

Pure, overblown, violent fun is exactly what I look for in a genre such as this, so BS is definitely on my list. It seriously breaks the barrier when set among today's swarm of stereotypical FPSs(which I still respect in their own right).

BS was actually really fun. I beat last week. The storyline wasn't actually half-bad (not gonna win any awards, but it kept me going). The game was really fun, and really didn't get all too repetitive.

Homefront.

It's brutal. Very brutal.

HOLY SHEEEETTTTTT

PES 2011

To me, value isn't a problem if the game is good. I'd rather have a 6 hour masterpiece than 60 hour good game. I have no problem shelling out the cash for games like Metro 2033 because they are very good, even if my value isn't the best.

quote Pwnige

I don't know. I don't like buying short games no matter how good they are. I prefer to rent them or buy used, because I'm not really the kind of person that likes to replay games for achievements. I hope Homefront gets a sequel that has bit better online and a bit more length. It seems like such an awesome game, but not worth the $60.

HF online is amazing imo. SP was way too short. Cheap bastards at THQ took the alst 6 (yes 6) chapters of the game and are putting them out as DLC.

Or so I'm told.

Got PilotWings and Ridge Racer. 3D hurts my eyes though, so I cant use it.

quote bbb7002004

Also sorry to hear about the 3D pain.

I don't mind that much. 3D is more gimmicky, it is certaintly cool, but nlike, say, motion control, it really isn't required.

EDIT: The Nintendo eShop channel, when does that launch?

quote DXD

Do you own the hardware yet, because I'm assuming the new technology is meant to prevent any possible eye strain, rising above "common" 3D

Yeah, I posted earlier that I figured out it was the way I was holding my system that messed me up. 3D still hurts my eyes, but no more than a normal 3D movie.

EDIT: I am loving my 3DS. It has nice build quality, the 3D is a cool addition, and my games are nice (RR and PW)

quote bbb7002004

Dragon ZERO, when I lift my top screen, it doesn't lock into place, it has just a little bit of wiggle room so it will flop back and forth if I tilt the system. Nothing game breaking, but a slight annoyance.

Mine doesn't do that. Wierd.

quote bbb7002004

And you are extending the stylus, right? I found it to be much more comfortable than my DS lite stylus.

WAIT WHHHAAAAATTTTT!!!

*runs to check stylus*

OH MY GOD IT ******* EXTENDS!

Just ship it now, before Zelda, Icarus, and other AAA games come out and you wont want to tear yourself away. Better now than right before you beat OoT.

Sucker Punch. Very underrated story-wise. My guess is most people cannot understand it. I can see how, I was literally the only person in the theater to understand the movie without explanation (my 3 friends were lost, and a group of 14 jocks got up and left because "it sucked"). I guess I'm good at that kind of thing. I was the only person in my English class to be able to tell within the first 5 chapters that Going After Cacciato was all in Berlin's head.

Sucker Punch is an above-average psychological movie that can be tough to understand if you're not observant and quick on your feet, with very good yet short lived action scenes. You decide.

Anyway, to bring the topic back to gaming, Portal 2 comes out in two weeks. HUZZAH

quote Pwnige

I feel more comfortable playing FPS controls on a 360 controller then I do on a PC.

Me too, but that's just because I was raised on a controller. PC is MUCH better for FPs and RTS though.

quote bbb7002004

And Glados is alright, but way overrated. I know video games are in the special school when it comes to story and character development, but still. the amount of praise is way overdone.

I dunno, I think she deserves it. She was funny and sinister at the same time. I thought the was really good. Maybe not the level of praise she recieved, but still very high up. Kind of like what I think of Uncharted 2. It 's amazing, just nto as good as everyone says.

EDIT: I almost have enough coins for the Club Nintendo Game & Watch gameboy thing. With 850 coins expiring soon, I guess it's time to register my 3DS and get that sucker

So......new Nintendo console next year......

I presume I shall see all of you in the new forum?

Portal 2 is between 8-10 hours long in the SP, and another 8-10 in coop. It's probably not "worth" the $60, but as you know I'm the quality>quantity guy, I'd have no problem shelling out $60 for the first Portal. It is worth it if you buy it on the PC though. PC is only $50, plus you get the usual Valve support (as in tons of free stuff) as well as infinite amounts of user-generated content, as well as the ability to play coop with both PC and PS3 users.

And I just started Okamiden yesterday, and honestly I'm blown away at how much they are able to fit into one tiny DS cart.

quote Big A2

That doesn't sound like good storytelling.

It actually is because of the style of story Portal 1 goes for. It has this mystery feel to it, you have no idea what's going on really, you just think it's a normal puzzle game, then BLAM! final level starts and **** gets real. It immerses you into the environment and your character. You feel like a lab rat. Portal 2, because the mystery of "WTF am I doing here" is gone, has "normal" pacing.

For Clun Nintendo, should I get Game & Watch Collection 2 or Game & Watch: Ball. I need to get either because I can't hold onto my coins any longer, they expire soon

Okami.

Okami.

Okami.

OKAMI.

Oh my God, I have so many games to play over the summer it's not even funny

Fallout 3 (replay and 100%)
Fallout New Vegas (first playthru)
Mass Effect (first playthru)
Mass Effect 2 (replay using imported file from first game)
Dragon Age Origins (first playthru)
Red Dead Redemption (100%)
Half Life 2 and all its expansions (first playthru)
Witcher 2 (first playthru)
LA Noire (finish current playthru)
Okamiden (finish current playthru)

What are the times/dates of all the conferences?

Guess I'll just DVR the whole two days. But sadly I have finals really freaking soon......

Screw it, I'm watching E3, my averages are high enough to cushion the blow

Nintendo:
New console
lots of games
surprises as always

Sony:
NGP (the new portable)
awesome game lineup

Microsoft:
Kinect. Whoop de ****in doo.
Halo 1 remake. yay

quote bbb7002004

It's not so much that they have them, but that those are the only games they seem to focus on. Do you really need to spend a huge amount of time on Gears, Halo, and COD? Pick the best to demo, and show a trailer for the others. Then you can use your conference to appeal to people that don't already own your console, or show your core audience new experiences to enjoy.

I dont have much problem there because they'er appealing to their audience. The Microsoft press conference is monopolized by GameTrailers owned and aired on SPIKE for a reason: Microsoft appeals to high school/frat boys. Those people like FPSs and Western RPGs only really, so its natural thats what you would show. Likewise, Nintendo always shows more "child at heart" colorful fun games like Mario and Zelda instead of manly man FPS because that is their audience.

It's out in US land. Got Excitebike, Pokedex, and bought Super Mario Land and Awakening DX for good measure

Im not using the 3DS VC for nostalgia (mostly, gotta buy Pokemon GSC), but rather to play out on all the games I missed (DK '94, SML2, Wario Land, MM:Dr.Wilys Revenge, etc).

Okay, well before I bid you all farewell, does the 3DS charging platform do anything besides look pretty (i.e making it charge faster), or does just the plain cable do the same job?

EDIT: Also, I nearly died laughly reading this. Warning: incredibly stupid sexual metaphors galore

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