The Gaming Thread

[RayvenQ]

Oh trust me, the 'nids are bloody difficult to get rid of if they have a hold on ground. I'm not too sure what to make of the new squads system, but it does stick a bit more to fluff as far as the Marines are concerned, since while Marines themselves are somewhat expendable, their precious wargear is not.

I'm looking forward to kicking my friends arse at it, I need to get him back for the time he used TWO bloody necron monoliths on me!

Also, I like Angels of Death rather than Emperors chosen, it has much more of a nice ring to it.

I'm also looking forward to playing Orks, as I started getting fond of them, I wonder if you have the option to paint stuff red.

[Nurian]

Actually, since I'm in the States, it doesn't come out on Friday.....





It comes out tomorrow!!

My friend and I said we're each going to get a copy....so I can show him just what the Emperor's Chosen thinks of a bunch of jumped up cockroaches

[RayvenQ]

DoW2? FRIDAY!!!

I gotta stop using rocks as shelters!

Well According to Game.co.uk anyway so it may be only the UK release, anyway I'm looking forward to it, what little of the beta i played, when it worked was awesome, though the nids are a pain in the big blue butt (Yes, I play as Ultramarines when I can)

Way different to the original too, almost RP-like elements to it.

I'm somewhat sick of the Blood Ravens though

"Waagh we don't know who the hell we are or who we came from" and the fact that a Company Captain is so willing to work with the Eldar. Angelos also seems to be a little bit too Exterminatus happy.

[Dreamstalker]

Welp, I never got Mirror's Edge due to it being infected with SecuRom. I had fun times trying to purge that from a friend's computer after he installed Spore and discovered it causing all sorts of issues....not going through that again kthx. I did find the cracked game on BT so we'll see how that goes.

I do need to build a new rig for the Ghostbusters game...unfortunately I think the only parts I will be able to use from my existing build is the case, HDD and maybe one of the optical drives.

Anyone need/want an X850XT and motherboard?

[Nurian]

DoW2? FRIDAY!!!

I gotta stop using rocks as shelters!

[RayvenQ]

I can't wait for Friday, Dawn of War 2 is coming out Tyranids, hell yeah.

[gunsage]

*bzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZ* CLEAR!! *ZAP!!*

...Whew. It's not QUITE dead yet!

I rented Deadly Creatures for the Wii and F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin for the 360 over the weekend and...well sadly, beat both of them over the weekend. Yeah, they're both pretty short, but also pretty awesome. If you liked the original F.E.A.R. or any of Monolith's games for that matter, you'll have to check out Origin. As far as Deadly Creatures goes, it's a mixed bag, but overall it's a good game and definitely worth at least a rental.

[Eddie The 'Ead]

I need to play Fable II more.

[Dreamstalker]

Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi looks interesting. I should be able to pick that up when I get back from Thanksgiving.

I also picked up mirror's edge, and it's sweet. I call it "What the sequel to Assassin's Creed should be."

I preordered Mirror's Edge for the PC (hopefully my "new-old" desktop will be finished by then). It looks awesome.

The Ghostbusters video game has been delayed yet again, but at least there's a publisher now. Another one I can't wait for (please let there be multiplayer options, and fix the physics kthx).

[Broomjockey]

Nov 18th I think it was. However, good as it looks, I'm not sure its worth $50 for what it is ( Multi-only fps ).

I know when it comes out. The demo expires on the day it does come out. However, it does have single-player. Your "squad" is just controlled by the AI if you're playing alone. And that's actually what sold me. I have a friend who's also going to pick it up, but it'll be nice to have a game I can just leap in to, kill a lot of crap, and then leave without worries. It's not a long game, so I don't have to worry about progress, and it's not an involved game, so I don't have to worry about reaching specific points before I save so that I don't have issues the next time I come back to it.

I forgot to mention in my previous post, I also picked up mirror's edge, and it's sweet. I call it "What the sequel to Assassin's Creed should be."

[Gravekeeper]

Left 4 Dead Demo: I'm going to be getting the full game when it comes out.

Nov 18th I think it was. However, good as it looks, I'm not sure its worth $50 for what it is ( Multi-only fps ).

[Broomjockey]

My recent games:
Fallout 3, awesome.
PA: OtRSPoD Ep. 2: pretty good.
guitar Hero: World Tour: Good selection of songs, interesting new guitar set-up, good game.
Left 4 Dead Demo: I'm going to be getting the full game when it comes out.

[Gravekeeper]

Recent victims:


Dead Space:
Control scheme takes a bit of getting use to. Other than that fantastic horror survival game. The graphics and presentation are utterly perfect.

STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl:
A lot more fun than I expected. Friend recommended STALKER: Clear Sky, but I wanted to play the original first. Fairly unique game and surprisingly creepy at a lot of points. There was an extra sense of unease when I actually got near Pripyat and Chernobyl and realized they didn't have to make these two parts up since the game developers are Ukrainian.

Make sure to pack a shitload of rad hypos though. Chernobyl's just a tad...active ( Especially if you're an idiot like me and are sneaking into the reactor ). =p Even with my rad suit on I must have gone through 20 of em creeping around there.

[Chanlin]

Been awhile since I chimed in here. To answer Eddie, no I have not played call of duty yet.

My recent gaming diversions have been Fallout 3 (finished), Blue Dragon (finished), FFXI (never finished), World of Goo (demo only, might buy), Rainslick Episode 2 (finished), Spectromancer (demo only, don't waste your time on this one), and last but not least and most recently Mirror's Edge.

Opinions of the above:

Fallout 3 - Great game all around. I only have a few gripes with the story and since I played the PC version constant crashing due to securom issues but otherwise very enjoyable.

Blue Dragon - Not much to say here. Its an RPG. A somewhat unique RPG in its own right and a fairly good story to go along with it.

World of Goo - This game is actually pretty fun and the physics are a little mind bending with what you can do. Definitely worth checking out if you like puzzle games. Its easy to pick up an play and yet some of the puzzles are fairly difficult and some have very unique solutions. Play is somewhat similar to lemmings in that you guide creatures from point A to point B using the creatures themselves to do so and so many have to get to point B in order to complete the objective in a level.

Spectromancer - The concept is fairly neat. You're a mage and you play out strategic battles with various elemental spells(cards). All around there is quite a bit of strategy to the game, but its not very engaging and gets very repetitive very quickly.

Rainslick Episode 2 - The Penny Arcade game. Not much more to say than that. Funny, short, worth playing if you like Penny Aracde or just morbid humor in general.

Mirror's Edge - I've been anticipating this one for awhile. I don't have any issues with disorientation or motion sickness that some players of this game have reported. It is definitely a unique game and so far quite fun, though I've only been able to play it for about an hour. My initial reaction is that I'm going to love playing the heck out of this game. The best part I like about it so far is that getting from point A to point B can usually be done in multiple ways and the game forces you to think on the fly with little time to plan your route. It can get a little frustrating if you keep missing a jump or what not as you keep repeating certain parts, but all in all the controls are very smooth and easy to pick up IMO. (at least on the X-box they are)

[Eddie The 'Ead]

Has anyone played Call of Duty: World at War yet?