Exact same ending as mine.

Just haven't bothered playing any of the chapters again. Maybe some day...

"Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning" PS3


Gotta say......

not... loving it... yet.

Too much hack 'n slash for my taste and i don't find the story interesting enough to bother with any of the many many conversations. So i appreciate the skipping option.

And it might be an open-world type of game but it feels like "Dante's Inferno"

playing naruto on ps3, good fun game.

Gotten a LOT better. There's something World of Warcraft about the graphics, which i really appreciate. A cozy fairyland. :)

Adictive.

Just been having a look at the demo for WARP, which is a PSN/XboxLive title.
It's quite well made really.
Storyline is minimal but serviceable - You're a captured alien, you have to escape and evade recapture/death by avoiding or destroying the things you encounter.
Hm, it's like a puzzle oriented action/stealth game.
Pretty fun.
Have a look at the trailer, I reckon a few of you might want to play it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbw_6eEEpmg

Pinball Hall of Fame: Williams Edition

I love Funhouse.

I played a few games of Resident Evil 4 Mercenaries over the weekend.

I've been playing through a "Streets of Rage" marathon on the "Ultimate Megadrive collection" on 360.
I've beat #1 and #2, about half way through #3 now.
(I really wish a more complete 16 bit collection would come out)
Fond memories...I remember days where you could walk into an arcade, before every game became a Street Fighter clone, on-rails shooter, or a (usually) lackluster driving title, Beat 'em ups were pretty popular.
I miss them dearly. So simplistic.
But nothing was more fun than walking around with 2 players, smacking villains about, finding weapons and food in garbage bins and rusted out barrels, and coming up against outlandish bosses that always seemed to be about 3x as big as any other character in the game.

I really long for this kind of stuff somedays.
Final Fight, The D&D arcade games, SOR of course, Runark, Gang wars, UC Cops, The Punisher, TMNT, Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, battletoads, Vendetta, The Simpsons, and not to forget the game that got me into the genre - Double Dragon

It's not just those games I miss of that generation...it was a time that gaming was really powering along in my opinion. The 16 bit and arcade era of around the same time will forever be my ho-to for fond gaming memories...The beat em ups, the action titles like POW and Metal Slug, The platformers were at their best here too.
I'm glad for emulation but sometimes I just wish they'd sell a machine that played and ran awesomely with access to every game I've ever wanted.
The wii tried, but has not succeeded yet.

Ah, one day.

Might put on "Castlevania - Lords of Shadow" for a bit.
Not a bad game so far though it's very God of War....I'm not really loving it, but for some reason I'm compelled to finish it.

I'm fond of emulators (have them for nearly every console on my Mac including Arcaade Games though can't work the Sega Saturn emulator to play Shining Force 3 though I'm trying) but I get where you are coming from the golden age of arcades have gone now. Used to adore the beat em up machines of "Asterix" and "The Simpsons" (Playing as Marge and hitting enemies with your hoover was adorable). Haven't played any of the Streets Of Rage games in years couldn't you in the 2player option beat each other up?-I swear me and my mates were always helping use the enemies to kill each other. I don't think you could do that on any of the Golden Axe games.

Fuck that Ultimate Megadrive collection sounds sweet! Will have to see if there's something similar for PC

There is.
Look up "Sega Mega Drive Classic Collection".
There's like four of them...I'm sure you'd have the ability to make it run through a standard USB gamepad as well - and not being emulated, these should actually play and look like they're supposed to.

One of them has a "duel" mode, they might all have it, who knows.

You could, same thing, at least one of them has a duel mode.

Though in both of them, you can actually hurt eachother - every time I play one with the girl, I always hit her and she hates it.

SSX

Having fun with this one...the sense of speed is fantastic

I was able to download the complete Streets of Rage fan remake before SEGA shut them down. I haven't played it yet but it's supposed to be really good. SEGA is for the most part incompetent these days. They knew fans were making the remake and allowed them to finish the game only to get their lawyers involved when people were enjoying the game.

I foolishly sold my original Streets of Rage cart because I thought that the SEGA CD version would have better music. I'll have to get that again. I still own Streets of Rage 2 on cart and the uncut Streets of Rage 3 on Mega Drive. There is a good Yuzo Koshiro Bare Knuckle Allmix track out there on the Net.

There was a cool Double Dragon poster released a few weeks ago by Rhys Cooper. I tried attaching the image but for some reason it's not working. A simple search should bring it up. The poster glows in the dark too. The Double Dragon version on GBA is pretty good.

The God of War and Hideo Kojima influence on Castlevania is the reason I haven't purchased the game yet. I'm curious as I love the Castlevania series and will get the game eventually. But the abundance and formulaic nature of the portable titles on GBA and DS of which I've played and finished the three GBA titles. I have the DS titles sitting here waiting to be played soon. Add in the poor PS2 main titles and you have a company that was killing a great series. Castlevania 1, 2, 3, Super Castlevania 4, Dracula X, and Nocturne in the Moonlight/Symphony of the Night (although way too easy) are all great games.

Found the Sega Classics collection for PC. So awesome! Gonna get baked and play the fuck out of it this weekend :D

lol

You go girl!!

Elvis - If it's on there, play Shining Force.
It's IMO just one of the best top-down strategy/rpgs there has ever been.
The collection I have has #1 and #2 on it.
Though on a disappointing front, I think there was a #3 that was only released in two parts on Sega Saturn? Might be in Japanese only?

Though don't let that take away from the first one, it's a great game.
Not sure bout the second, never played it, but a lot of people say it's even better.

Tried the demo for "Mass Effect 3 "earlier today.

No, not a game for me.

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Mario bros.

Shining Force 2 is my all time ever fave game I must have played it all the way through on the hardest setting several times and never get sick of it. If You loved Shining Force you will love it-you have more freedom to move around and it's no longer in chapters. It's too easy on the "normal" setting though make sure you play it on one of the harder settings. There was also a Shining Force 3 on the Sega Saturn. That game was quite different though they tried to make it 3D which meant you moved a lot slower plus they took it back to the chapter format. Sadly it was done in 3 scenario's with Scenario 1 being the only one available outside Japan at the time so never played the other scenarios.

On the other points thanks I'll try and get some two USB port pads as I'd rather revisit the old golden axe and streets of rage series without the Mac's keyboard.

I can say with almost 95% guarantee that i'll be playing "Silent Hill: Downpour" tomorrow.

At what time all depends on the hangovers.


But i got all things lined up for the event. Pizza, snacks and beer. So... see ya in half a week!! :D

I'm sorry. I can assure you I will not be risky with my money when it comes to that. lol.

I am actually biting my tongue trying to play through 4. I just went through 1 - 3 and before try and suffer through Origins, I am attempting to try an enjoyable playthrough of 4. So far, not as enjoyable as I want it to be. Although, it is my own fault, I knew what I was getting into. lol

What was 4 called?

someone say beer ?

Silent Hill 4: The Room. It was the last installment from the original developers (Team Silent) and at the time was the worse one. It was way more combat and action based which made it feel like a different game at times. It has first person elements when in your apartment. It is enjoyable at times, but very annoying most of the time (in my opinion). It's worth sitting through, because a lot consider it to have one of the best stories (which I also do not fully agree with). After 4 they started being developed by Konami America and from there just went down hill. Although, I would say that even Origins feels more like a Silent Hill game than 4.

Yea, i didn't like that one. Never got through it.

The next one tho (Homecoming) is without a doubt my favorite. So far.

The movements especially in combat has really been updated. Something i've been waiting for in a loooong time.

HELL YEA!! :D

I've found a really good easter beer. It's a little stronger than a normal beer but is nicely sweet.

Funny thing is i've absolutely no idea who's made it. It just says easter beer on the label. That's it. Really odd...

See, that's one of the biggest things I hated about Homecoming. It turned in into a 3rd person shooter (esk) gameplay. Of course the American team has to completely westernize the game and that is one of the biggest things that made the others terrifying. Granted, that original control set up I don't feel was perfected until 3, it actually made some sense. Silent Hill is not Gears of War. Just like Gears of War would be crap with Silent Hill controls. The original Silent Hill games, as you probably know, dealt with protagonists that were everyday joes. So awkward movement and combat makes sense. These characters were not Navi Seals, so the fact that they cannot properly use a knife, not only makes sense, but makes the survival horror aspect that much more horrifying. Homecoming upset me not only for that reason, but because the character was just as much of a badass as the enemies you are fighting and when that happens there is no longer a threatening, uncomfortable feeling. It says something when the only weapon I used most of the game was the starter knife, because it turns him into Ryu Hayabusa lol.

Sorry for the rant. I am very passionate about Silent Hill. I hope you don't say anything about the creatures. <.<...... >.>......

Also, I would love to talk about beer with you guys as well. Is there a beer thread? lol

Sure is.

There's a "drinking thread" in the general forum. ;)

Coz we all drink down here.

Far out. Damn, now I want some beer...

I guess i'm the only one who really dug homecoming?? :(

I don't really have anything negative to say about it, except that the blackouts might've been a cheap way to switch between sceneries. But i appreciated all the different settings so i didn't mind that much.

It just... isn't Silent Hill to me. They removed a lot of signature things that made it Silent Hill and when it gets to that point it's like... why bother?

Why bother??

It still has the well known atmosphere.

The big difference is the thing i like about the new game and you liked about the old ones. The combat system/gameplay.


To each his own.

Angra - Is homecoming the one about the guy who heads into SH, and there seems to be a male child he's looking for?
Uh, some kind've military guy in a bodybag?
There's a girl he used to know working...like as a mayor or something?

I played it briefly if so.
I thought it was a great looking game...though I haven't been a HUGE fan of the franchise, this one seemed pretty much unrelated so I thought I'd give it a go.
Nothing wrong with it, I liked it. Just one of the many games I've put aside to play other shit.

Downpour looks brilliant though.

I guess I'm asking the right people on this with you two - have you ever looked at the Siren/Forbidden Siren series?
Always thought they looked quite cool.

Another one you might want to take a look at if you like atmospheric titles, and if you don't mind stepping back to last gen, there was one called "Echo Night - Beyond".
Might've mentioned it before but yeah...very strange game. You walk around a scene of a tragedy of sorts, the whole game is viewed through a space helmet type thing, you hear your own breathing as you become more panicked. I'd check it out if you like weird/ghost titles.
Nothing too gory, though it IS scary.

Yes, that describtion sounds like Homecoming. I also liked the "Hostel" influences later on in the game. A nice blend of Silent Hill and Hostel.

I've tried all 3 of "Sirens" and i'll definitely recomend the newest downloadable version. Why? Because the graphics is much better and you can actually FIGHT againt the crazies and not just run away and find a place to hide. Also you play different characters which makes a nice change in sceneries.
I really hate those kind of games where you have to run away from the action like such games as "Haunting Ground", "Amnesia", and the first two "Sirens". But they ARE quite creepy with lots of atmosphere. :)

And yes, i'm all about creepy atmospehre, so thanks for the rec. Never heard of "Echo Night". I'll look for that one.

If you are an atmosphere guy, I figured 2 would be your bread and butter. Another thing I didn't like about Homecoming was rehashing of specific monsters that had no place in the game at all. They seem to have dropped all the symbolic nature of the monsters in the new ones, especially Downpour. Then give a half assed explanation as to why Pyramid Head is in Homecoming which made no sense. Likewise for nurses. Although the monsters in Homecoming are gold compared to Downpour. If you have not played it yet, get ready for some laaaaaame enemies.

I would be playing resident evil revelations, but that's kinda hard to do with a mangled thumb, so I am playing the board game ZOMBIES!!! 4... The End. Fine game, it is.

Still playing Skyrim. Don't think i'll ever be done. There's a lot of other games i want to play though like Saints Row The Third and Dead Island. I want to play Red Dead Redemption again. Gonna have to make time for those. This game is just so addicting.

Working my way through Silent Hill: Downpour. And so far I really like it.The controls are still a little clunky but they have made some improvements.

I was going to get the Silent Hill HD Collection however that title turned out to be a disaster. Now I'm going to pick up the originals.

Stretch Panic for the PS2

I just started it really quickly and I have no idea what's going on...

I went into a room with women walking around who had TREMENDOUS breasts that I proceeded to grab with a ghost-like hand coming from my back and then stretch out until this... meter thing... began to glow red. Then I let go of the R1 button and shot into the woman and she... flew into the air like a helicopter and I think I was supposed to grab her again and drag her down? I don't know, I have to try it some more, figure it out lol.