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Mouldywarp

I'm playing Dark Souls. It makes me cum, cry and shit myself all at the same time.

Raiziel

Messy.

Mouldywarp

Raiziel wrote:

Messy.

Indeed, but it's worth it.

M0stly harm13ss

I had a girlfriend like that once.

WorKid

WorKid wrote:

Noticed I have CivCity:Rome sitting ignored on my steam games list, so have decided to install that. Presume it came as part of a bundle with some of the Civs. Will give it a play tomorrow.

You know what, it's really good. A bit Sim City, a bit Civ, quite Rome-y.

I could probably have inferred most of that from the title.

Good time-waster (yes, it's pushing 1am), in a Settlers-y kind of way. Feels like the sort of game that'd be horrendously over-complicated if it was released today, or that would sit perfectly as a stripped down game on a tablet or something (though would no doubt be cursed by microtransactions).

Anyway, will play again tomorrow.

Wander

Too many games on the go at the moment, trying to focus on a few.

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - it's a game I keep returning to and just couldn't pass up the HD download on PS3 for Â£3.99 after my Xbox suddenly decided it didn't want to load past the menu screen anymore. It's still arguably the finest stealth game ever made. Abundance of atmosphere, joy to play, looks wonderful and the level design is just stunning. And of course that Amon Tobin score. Shame there's a few technical issues with the sound on this version though.

MGS3: Snake Eater HD - After the trip down memory lane with the simply bonkers 'Sons Of Liberty', I can finally play this piece of brilliance with the 3D camera implemented in Subsistence. One thing I never appreciated is how entertaining and hilarious the codec conversations are when repeatedly calling characters. Kojima really did go all out with this one, I'm appreciating it even more now than when it was released. Bluepoint have done an amazing job with the game.

Stacking - Charming!

Other games I need to return to:

Fez - think i got up to around 140%, the location of the final pieces to make up the last normal cube still eludes me

Skyrim - I think I'll always prefer more linear adventures, must continue with the Daedric quests as they seem to be the most interesting.

Chrono Trigger (Wii) - It's been 7 months, shit I think I've forgotten the story and how to even play effectively.

Mouldywarp

Wander wrote:

Chrono Trigger (Wii) - It's been 7 months, shit I think I've forgotten the story and how to even play effectively.

You've forgotten the story? Does that mean you actually knew what the hell was going on at one point coz I sure as hell didn't!

[Deleted User]

Wander wrote:

Bluepoint have done an amazing job with the game.

Bluepoint really are excellent at this. The team responsible for the DMC HD pack only serve to highlight how great Bluepoint are.

EvilRedEye

Apparently they reverse engineer the on-disc code instead of using the source code for maximum awesomeness.

[Deleted User]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma is another lesson in HD Remixing. Shame they didn't touch the cut-scenes, though.

mrsmr2

The first Sigma? Â I thought that was a lesson in how not to do it.

It looked great in static shots. Â Framerate, not so much.

I would say that Stranger's Wrath is the lesson everyone should follow. Â Not only did they spend a lot of time and care upgrading the assets, they also upped the framerate to 60fps (mostly). Â I prefer it to the original whereas I'd rather play Black than Sigma.

[Deleted User]

Hmm I didn't have any issues with NG Sigma. I do fancy Stranger's Wrath, maybe in a price crash or something.

Wander

Yeah I'm waiting patiently on a price-cut for Stranger's Wrath too.

It's a disgrace that there can be these lazy so-called HD versions released when others are treating them with genuine love and care. I was looking forward to Silent Hill 2 HD so much, then the reviews surfaced and I felt betrayed. Do the creators not have any say over these versions? If they had any respect they'd pull it from the shelves/web and hand it over to someone competent.

[Deleted User]

Konami seem to have a weird attitude towards Silent Hill in general. Weird as in they don't seem give a shit.

EvilRedEye

Apparently the only source code they had available was from a pre-final version, which caused a lot of problems.

Choke

EvilRedEye wrote:

Apparently the only source code they had available was from a pre-final version, which caused a lot of problems.

Hadn't the developers heard of this thing called 'second-hand games'. You used to be able to get them in a shop called 'Game'.

Turtle o Wurtle

Nothing. Suns out, ya'll.

[Deleted User]

Well observed.

Bollockoff

You're a shit weatherman. It's overcast here.

Turtle o Wurtle

Max Payne 3 is in the post, I hear rain is coming. Gotta time these things perfectly.

Bollockoff

You think you're so good. We'l see.

Turtle o Wurtle

Rain dance in the garden wearing dirty French knickers will see to it. Never failed me yet.

EvilRedEye

Choke wrote:

EvilRedEye wrote:

Apparently the only source code they had available was from a pre-final version, which caused a lot of problems.

Hadn't the developers heard of this thing called 'second-hand games'. You used to be able to get them in a shop called 'Game'.

Reverse engineering the final code is supposed to be an extremely hard, very specialist thing to do. I'm not sure many people outside of Bluepoint are capable of doing it.

pabloamigo

Trying to spend some time with Mushihimesama Futari again and possibly build up to a 1cc. The stage 3 boss is a badger of the highest order.Â

@Google

Made any headway with Tales of V? I got quite near the end (possibly last dungeon) a while back, so eager to get across the line.

Dark Soldier

Batman: Arkham Whatever.

It's alreet, a bit repetitive and I can't be bothered with any side missions, just gonna bang through the main story. Combat is still satisfying.

Wander

Yes, someone finally agrees with me. One of the most over-rated games in recent years.

Hodgepodge

Dark Soldier wrote:

Batman: Arkham Whatever.

It's alreet, a bit repetitive and I can't be bothered with any side missions, just gonna bang through the main story. Combat is still satisfying.

Really? Although you could put a bat-symbol on a piece of shit, and I'd still lap it up.

Still working through Deus Ex. It's a lot better now I've upgraded my fella a bit. Game seems to be opening out more now too. I can see multiple playthroughs on this one. Weather is slowing me down a little.

Gave up on Street Fighter x Tekken.

Dark Soldier

Hodgepodge wrote:

Dark Soldier wrote:

Batman: Arkham Whatever. It's alreet, a bit repetitive and I can't be bothered with any side missions, just gonna bang through the main story. Combat is still satisfying.

Really? Although you could put a bat-symbol on a piece of shit, and I'd still lap it up.

Yeah really. It's a solid [7] imo, so it's not bad, just not something I want to spend a good few hours at a time on.

mk64

OoT

Moot_Geeza

Started Comic Jumper yesterday (1hr in), which I haven't touched since I bought it over a year ago.Â

I've got mixed feelings on it so far.Â The idea is good and the comedy stylings, as usual from Twisted Pixel, hit the mark fairly often, but the gameplay isn't far from average, and it's quite unforgiving in places.Â I like it, and I think I'm going to stick with it, but without the bells and whistles the actual run 'n gun gameplay doesn't touch something like, say, Alien Hominid.

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