Video Games

[onewheeled999]

Congrats to Alliance for beating out Na'Vi and becoming the champions of Dota 2's The International 2013!

 

That final game was INTENSE, easily the best match I've ever seen. The Million Dollar Coil will go down in history. But there was so much more... Dendi's triple kill, the Aegis/Roshan steal from said snowballing Dendi, the beyond incredible split pushing... Amazing.

[Astrojack]

Over the weekend I beat Darksiders and Virtues Last Reward. Virtues had a great story but gameplay wasn't the most entertaining. It was basically an interactive story since it took about 44 hours to beat, with only 8-10 hours of actual game play. After escaping the final puzzle, the conclusion took around 3 hours.

 

Darksiders was a fun game, even though the game play reminded me of God of War. Story was on the weak side, but overall an enjoyable game.

[Angry_Gumball]

Bought Mario & Luigi Dream Team Saturday night (e-shop, available for midnight). Loving the game so far. I've always loved the way the battle sequences worked in the M&L series as it actually takes a little skill/timing. Also, I love the games for its quirkiness.

[azza29]

Just saw some screens from the 3DS version of Disney Infinity. Gameplay must be amazing because the graphics look terrible. Didn't expect it to have the same visuals as the Xbox but I've seen better-looking games on the N64! And that's to say nothing of the gameplay differences. Very disappointing indeed.

[jray21]

Yeah, we were thinking of getting the 3DS version until we saw the graphics. Also, I heard Robb say that the 3DS version isn't even a full version of the game like the Wii/PS3/XBOX version, but more like a collection of mini-games. Both of those things are absolute killers for me. I might pick up the Xbox version just to see how it is.

[caffeine_demon]

just scored 16,386 on hide the fart (android)!

[narkitty]

Is anyone else going to be playing FFXIV: A Realm Reborn? I'm anxiously waiting until Saturday so that I can get into early access. The beta was a lot of fun. I haven't really enjoyed an MMO in a very long time.

[Astrojack]

I played FFXIV until the servers went down, then played a bit of the betas. Figured I'd use the time to beat my back log of games. Right now I have no desire to play any mmo's, but you know how that works out. Will give me something to do in the winter

[mightypotato]

I've been hopelessly addicted to DuckTales Remastered for about the last week or so. It's both a really fun game and a huge nostalgia bomb. Plus...remastered Moon Theme!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMOwW7rO8fM

[jray21]

I am liking Luigi's Mansion on 3DS. It's similar enough to the original, but still has enough new stuff, and I do like the 3D effects on it.

[AllenA07]

It took me a while (2 months) but I finished up the Last of Us on Sunday. Overall I was amazed at how much I enjoyed the game, it had the deepest story of any game I think I've ever played. At this point I don't think I have time to finish another PS3 game (life is busy, I don't get much time to play video games) so I will be playing sports games between now and November 15th when I move on to the PS4.

[imawesome1124]

^I've beaten that game three times. I enjoyed it more than any movie I've ever seen, even LOTR: Return of the King, which is my favorite movie. Everything from the story to the voice acting to the way I got emotionally attached to the characters was masterfully done.

[AllenA07]

I was very impressed. I have somehow become a bit of a Naughty Dog fan boy at this point (I've owned all the Crash games, Jax games, Uncharted games, and now the Last of US) and even by their standards this was an amazing game. It's a toss up for me if this is the highlight of the PS3 for me, Uncharted 2 is the only one that I think I enjoyed as much.

[imawesome1124]

The only problem I have with the game is that I suck at it, lol. My goal from the beginning was just to protect Ellie, so seeing her die at the sniper part was a very unpleasant feeling for me. Every time she got grabbed I got a huge adrenaline rush, and the worst one was in Pissburgh where I had somehow gotten separated a bit and right as she got grabbed I started getting pommeled, so I had to fight him off, then another guy started doing the same, and I got to her with maybe a second to spare at the most. The winter chapter was the best gameplay of any game I've ever played and there was so much character development too. And the ending to that chapter... so many feels! This game is a masterpiece, I can't stop talking about it.

 

Edit: My other problem with the game is that I've been playing it so much that I haven't gotten around to sitting back down at my drum set that much. I jammed with my dad for a while Saturday but other than that the game's been basically controlling my life.

[Angry_Gumball]

Taking a break from Mario & Luigi Dream Team, I went back a few years and decided to play through Pokemon Platinum, started with Chimchar (Fire/Fighting type ape Pokemon)...why did I do that anyway? That first gym was a bit rough...much like starting off with Charmander on Pokemon Red/Blue/Green as the first 2 gyms have advantages over you...and finding something strong en route to both gyms is going to be tough...and lots of level grinding to be done. 2nd gym was a breeze as I had 2 monsters with advantages over the second gym. Yes I still like playing the Pokemon games (seriously, there's a lot of depth to this game that makes me think it's just as hardcore as it is kid-friendly) and I'm actually anxious for X and Y to come out.

[Ape]

If anyone is interested. Nintendo 64 and a good amount of games I put up for auction

http://wap.ebay.com/Pages/ViewItem.aspx?nborh=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_trksid%3Dp2050601.m570.l1313.TR9.TRC1.A0.Xnintendo%2B64%2B%252B%2Bgames%2B%2528see%2Bpictures%2529%26_nkw%3Dnintendo%2B64%2B%252B%2Bgames%2B%2528see%2Bpictures%2529%26_sacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40&emvAD=360x567&nbpr=2&nbcol=1%7Cunknown&ebayref=/itm/Nintendo-64-games-see-pictures-/321199636307

 

Edit: nevermind. Already had someone buy it now

[Simipour'sTrainer]

^ Speaking of Nintendo 64, I manage to obtain 100 out of the 120 Power Stars on Super Mario 64. I downloaded it a while ago from the Wii Virtual Console and I'm surprised I made it this far. But the last few levels are really making me work for those stars (first time ever playing a 3D Mario game).

[daniellazarus]

I'm playing Civilization IV and Beyond The Sword both at "Prince" level.

[imawesome1124]

My sister just beat The Last Of Us yesterday and, like me, she's hooked now. I can tell she's going to have a hard time moving on from it. I still think about that game all the time even after I've played through it four times. She's really excited to do an Ellie cosplay; she's going to buy Ellie's shirt, backpack, the little trinkets on it, and we're even going to make a switchblade prop for her. We'll even do a little "photo shoot" with myself and maybe our dad posing as hunters and infected.

[Kumba2013]

Battlefield 4 beta started today and GTA V online starts today and they say we have to go to school

[FeelTheFORCE]

Don't worry, you're not missing much. Both are having major technical issues.

[jray21]

Just got the updated Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse from the Playstation Store. It's $15, but they did a nice job remaking it. It's virtually the exact same game, just with totally updated graphics and updated sound.

[Yamez]

Taking a break from Mario & Luigi Dream Team, I went back a few years and decided to play through Pokemon Platinum, started with Chimchar (Fire/Fighting type ape Pokemon)...why did I do that anyway? That first gym was a bit rough...much like starting off with Charmander on Pokemon Red/Blue/Green as the first 2 gyms have advantages over you...and finding something strong en route to both gyms is going to be tough...and lots of level grinding to be done. 2nd gym was a breeze as I had 2 monsters with advantages over the second gym. Yes I still like playing the Pokemon games (seriously, there's a lot of depth to this game that makes me think it's just as hardcore as it is kid-friendly) and I'm actually anxious for X and Y to come out.

 

 

I'm super excited for X and Y as well. Can't wait! Me and a bunch of my buddies are going to the midnight release at our local gamestop. If anyone wants my 3DS friend code to add PM me. Right now I have Fire Emblem: Awakening, Persona 4, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Saturday I'll have Pokemon Y!

[leeojUK]

Got Pokemon X in the post today, amazing so far. Reminds me of my childhood, haven't played since Gold!

[azza29]

Finally finished playing Arkham City last week (I've only had it for two years...!). No idea why I waited so long, perhaps I was saving it for a special occasion. Just as brilliant as it's predecessor, great storytelling and cinematic gameplay, and probably the best voice acting I've ever seen in a game. Prequel is out in two weeks!