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Post by raynorn on Dec 8, 2010 19:40:46 GMT -5
I am not much of a Halo Fan, I am more of a Mass Effect guy myself.
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Post by Pope Mega Force on Dec 8, 2010 19:46:24 GMT -5
I am not much of a Halo Fan, I am more of a Mass Effect guy myself. Nothing wrong with that. Another one of my favorite games ever. ;D
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Post by WildKnight on Dec 8, 2010 19:54:44 GMT -5
I wanted to like Mass Effect, but I couldn't get past the stupid Mako. Driving that thing around is about as much fun as running my genitals through a blender.
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Post by malice on Dec 8, 2010 20:04:38 GMT -5
I thought the campaign was excellent, and I've spent a lot of time online with it. I think a lot of the multiplayer needs work. The problems are all just beyond player power to fix but could be fixed pretty easily with a patch. I prefer first-person as well, but won't throw a game down just because it's 3rd person. I am seriously unimpressed with the "over the shoulder" thing that's so popular now. When it first came out a bunch of reviewers talked about how awesome/smart/new it was, but I fail to see how someone's back taking up a quarter of your screen is a good idea. People are stupid though, so they like stupid things, figures. I also enjoy "over the shoulder" perspective games just fine, I just don't see why that perspective got any praise. I wanted to like Mass Effect, but I couldn't get past the stupid Mako. Driving that thing around is about as much fun as running my genitals through a blender. They replaced it in Mass Effect 2 with intensely boring planet-scanning. I actually liked the Mako in Mass Effect (I am in the minority that figured out its controls I suppose) but there's no doubting that it was featured for too-long periods of time in landscapes that were NOT interesting enough to merit that kind of screen time. Driving it across barren planets looking for THREE small things on an enormous map was just plain tedious. Sadly the scanning planets feature in Mass Effect 2 is actually MORE tedious.
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Post by Revan on Dec 8, 2010 20:10:07 GMT -5
I'm up for it. I like a lot of shooters be it FPS or 3rd Person. I'd be interested to see what you could do with a game based around it especially if you add the armor abilities of Reach. IMO Reach was the best in the Halo series and had the most I guess engrossing story to it. I feel they did more with the story in Reach than they did with any other Halo game to date.
Now as far as you non-FPS people, what type of games do you play? I play a bit of everything myself. Always looking for more people to play with.
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Post by malice on Dec 8, 2010 20:35:44 GMT -5
what type of games do you play? I play a bit of everything myself. Always looking for more people to play with. I tend to avoid anything by Square Enix and clock hundreds of hours playing RPGs by BioWare and Bethesda. I don't ONLY play those two developers, but to list all the stuff I play seems kinda pointless. I prefer multiplayer games when I can get a good one, but finding that good one is rare and finding people to play with is also often rare. Back when I first got an Xbox I made a few rules for myself to avoid wasting too much on games: Only play multiplayer games. Spending all your time with a single player game isn't healthy (I still do it), playing WITH people IS healthy, and there's something to be said for being able to say "Wanna join me?" Only play Xbox-only games. This wasn't a quality control but instead a quantity control. If I spent the money and took the time to play every game I wanted to then I probably would have lost touch with the world even more than I have already. The first rule got relaxed when I couldn't get Xbox Live to work on my Xbox, and my Xbox was also so screwed up that it froze constantly on games without tight coding (KOTOR games, especially KOTOR 2, had extremely sloppy coding. Pope and I got so accustomed to it freezing we learned when to save pre-freeze). I ended up playing a LOT of Ninja Gaiden and local-Xbox Halo 2 because Team Ninja and Bungie both tended to code their games more cleanly than a lot of other developers. The second rule got relaxed when I upgraded to Xbox 360. The Xbox was the most advanced console in its day, but the 360 is not. So a lot of ambitious games get ported down to 360 where before if I played a PS2 game on Xbox I knew that I was playing a game that wasn't utilizing my system. Why buy the most advanced console if you're not going to play games that were developed with the best in mind? The 360 is not the most advanced though, so play what I got (with no dissatisfaction whatsoever, PS3 is stupid expensive). Both rules have gone out the window, so now I just play games that get acceptable reviews and look like I'd want to play them. At the moment I'd love to play Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Apache Air Assault, and Call of Duty: Black Ops. The wish list is much longer, but ya gotta prioritize. Favorites of all time type-list: Halo: Combat Evolved Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 (First one had better presentation, second one was a bit more ambitious) Deathrow Phantom Dust Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Halo 3 Ninja Gaiden Black The Elder Scrolls III and IV I've probably forgotten a few, but perhaps that means they weren't good enough? Doubt it. I vet a game carefully before playing it, so I almost always play good games. Some games don't make the list for one reason or another. Fable and Assassin's Creed II were both wonderful, but Fable lacked challenge and Assassin's Creed II lacked replayability. Fallout 3 was also cool, but I was borrowing it so I didn't get to delve into it as much (Borrowed AC II as well, but I'm pretty sure I got everything I wanted out of it).
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Post by takewithfood on Dec 8, 2010 20:51:53 GMT -5
I haven't crossed into the 7th gen consoles, but I did play Mass Effect on my laptop. The Mako was alright; I just thought the terrain was pretty boring a lot of the time, and the actual missions took place in the same exact building every time. My biggest complaint is the same complaint I have with a lot of sandbox games: I don't like that you can show up to what are supposed to be CRITICAL main storyline missions whenever you please. It's nice to have non-linear storytelling/missions, but the downside is that you lose any sense of urgency at all. Ah well. The combat wasn't bad, and some of the voice acting was fun.
I miss Suikoden II. I wish they'd re-release that. And I still have to find a good emulated copy of Pop'n Music 7.
~TWF
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Post by Ushima911 on Dec 8, 2010 23:27:02 GMT -5
ahh masseffect 2 was soo great..although the planet scanning was boring. either way, i enjoyed M.E.2. Oh, and if we're doing Favorite games, Mine, hands down has to go to Final Fantasy VII. Very popular game, yes, but for a reason
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Post by shenron on Dec 9, 2010 5:00:11 GMT -5
Ya, I agree there about Final Fantasy 7. I also really enjoy 13 but I am on like 6 hours into it.
I enjoy RPG style games, Halo and Modern Warfare, Red Dead Redemption, and I love Castle Crushers and the like.
It is good that people are enjoying Reach so much, I know I am. The only thing that is kind of bugging me is it takes so many CR to rank up.
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Post by WildKnight on Dec 9, 2010 7:16:40 GMT -5
I'll never understand the popularity of Final Fantasy (after the initial 2 or 3 NES games). When I think of Final Fantasy, all I can think of is "this is a perfect example of how NOT to mix technology and fantasy." Plus, the look of the setting is pure shite. Those giant swords make me want to choke someone, and the endless cut scenes argh!
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Post by takewithfood on Dec 9, 2010 8:15:55 GMT -5
I never played Final Fantasy 7 (I know, it's a crime). I played X and it had it's moments, but eh. I liked FF6 best.
My favourite RPGs in general are probably Chrono Trigger, FFVI, Secret of Mana, Phantasy Star IV, and Shining Force (both I and II). Damn, I'm old. Maybe I should add Persona 3 to that list. Really must play 4 sometime.
~TWF
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Post by WildKnight on Dec 9, 2010 8:19:14 GMT -5
The Shining Force games ruled! I can't remember whether it was the first or second one, but the werewolf dude was several flavors of awesome.
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Post by takewithfood on Dec 9, 2010 8:28:09 GMT -5
There was a werewolf dude in both the first and second ones (Zylo in the first one; Gerhalt in the second), and they were both pretty awesome; Zylo a little more so, arguably. I *love* turn-based strategy RPGs, but they're hard to find. The FF Tactics series isn't bad, and then there's Fire Emblem (which Shining Force sorta ripped off). The MMORPG I play is turn-based strategy, but instead of controlling an army, you control a single character in-depth. Square is distributing it to North America this spring, but I honestly doubt it'll be done beta testing by then. They're having severe deadline problems, and I wonder what's going to happen if they can't keep their promise to Square. Oh well, at least I still have the cartoon. (As long as they keep the plot mature and don't revert to their original attempt to aim their show at 8 year-olds. T__T) ~TWF
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Post by WildKnight on Dec 9, 2010 8:39:08 GMT -5
I was thinking of Zylo, but yeah, I do remember now that there were wolfdudes in both. I had Shining Force on an emulator on my old computer. I should see if I can find it again.
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Post by takewithfood on Dec 9, 2010 9:50:46 GMT -5
I played through Shining Force II recently, too. Still so good, though it's obviously VERY 90s.
I drew up Pathfinder rules for the Shining Force races (humans, hobbits, dwarves, elves, beastmen, centaurs, birdmen, etc). It worked out pretty well, actually. ^__^ God, I'm a nerd.
~TWF
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