100 Things That Piss Me Off About Video Games (dancing, dance)

mr dave · 10-19-2008, 10:15 PM

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Am I the only person that thought BioShock was overrated?

i think calling it a giant let down puts me in that category.

sweet_nothing · 10-19-2008, 10:27 PM

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i think calling it a giant let down puts me in that category.

Yeh it was, I played though it once and thought it was ok, but I dont think I'll ever play it again, and for some reason I got the evil ending. =\

mr dave · 10-19-2008, 10:45 PM

i played through the first 2 levels and that was enough for me. it looked really nice, and a relatively fresh dressing up your magic powers. but it just felt like a shooter trying to be artsy.

i'm really hoping dead space lives up to its hype

sweet_nothing · 10-19-2008, 10:49 PM

I'd also like to say that America needs to stop making Silent Hill games.

Sparky · 10-20-2008, 04:48 PM

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i played through the first 2 levels and that was enough for me. it looked really nice, and a relatively fresh dressing up your magic powers. but it just felt like a shooter trying to be artsy.

i'm really hoping dead space lives up to its hype

there is hype for it?

And boo boo,

bioshock is on ps3, and dead rising is coming to wii.

Exclusives are becoming a thing of the past :-/

mr dave · 10-20-2008, 04:55 PM

guess it depends on where you look. it wasn't hyped like 'spore' or 'fallout 3' but i've been reading about dead space and its creepiness for at least a few months.

exclusives only last as long as it takes the ports to pass QA

Sparky · 10-20-2008, 04:55 PM

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i'm curious about dead space. it's got definite potential. have you ever played the system shock series? does it compare? i know bioshock was supposed to be a spiritual successor to the SS games but it was a giant let down in my book. dead space seems to be a lot more in line with system shock from an environmental standpoint but i'm not sure about the rest. is it about survival or slaughter?

on the topic of fallout, yes it's an RPG franchise, and yes i played the originals back in the day. never beat the first 1, beat the 2nd one a bunch of times, same with tactics.

the last time i went through part 2 i was trying to make it through the game without causing a single point of damage. i managed to make it to the final boss but couldn't escape, i'm assuming i would have had to tag and crank up my repair skill to maintain the turrets in that battle.

as for the ps3, i was a big nay sayer early on and then my roommate got one. i guess it really depends on what you want from a game system but i like it. exclusives are a non-issue for me, i want stability and support, couple that with free backwards compatability and improved graphics for old games and i'm sold (i guess this really depends on the model you get).

uh..

never played system shock. Have played maybe an hour of bioshock.

The rumour i read was that dead space was originally intended to be the sequal to system shock, but scrapped infavor of something more mainstream-zombie killing.

The story is perfect for me, i love aliens and zombies and conspiracy theory's. The graphics are wonderful, and the sound is probably the best of any game ive ever heard. I love hearing the whispers of **** from the past.

It depends on the difficulty, as to your survival or slaughter question. On easy you can just shoot everything, but on hard you definitly have to use the environment and running away like a pansy a lot more,i dont think challenge will be an issue.

Did you like resident evil 4's controls? Cuz if not, don't even bother with dead space.

Me, i heard RE4 in space, and i was sold, but some might want a little more.

Downloaded the Dead Space animated movie pr equel, going to give it a spin.

Fallout 3 still hasn't convinced me, it looks like a mediocre fps, in a really gray sandbox with enemies that look straight outta TMNT

mr dave · 10-20-2008, 06:04 PM

hmm sounds like i'll be waiting for a demo before making a call on dead space. i was never a big fan of the controls in the RE games. then again when it comes to first person games i prefer playing on my pc (i'm old school that way)

from the sound of things i'm getting the impression that it's a slaughter game. sure the difficulty will change your methods of slaughter but like you say 'mainstream-zombie killing'.

Sparky · 10-20-2008, 06:11 PM

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hmm sounds like i'll be waiting for a demo before making a call on dead space. i was never a big fan of the controls in the RE games. then again when it comes to first person games i prefer playing on my pc (i'm old school that way)

from the sound of things i'm getting the impression that it's a slaughter game. sure the difficulty will change your methods of slaughter but like you say 'mainstream-zombie killing'.

Well, you are looking at a survival horror game.

RE4 controls, not Resident Evil 1 controls, waaaay different.

Its not triple AAA, but its cool that someone like EA is backing a original ip, and focusing on making good games.

Mirrors Edge-anyone interested?

RoemerMW · 10-20-2008, 06:44 PM

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Mass Effect, Bioshock and Dead Risingare games I really need to play though, I'm more interested in those than anything on PS3 so far.

Dead Rising is ridiculously fun. It is by far the best zombie game ever made. It doesn't have much variety though. It wasn't worth buying full price, but it a definite rent, and worth buying if you can get it for cheap.