Video game thread. Huzzah!

[futuresailors]

Anyone remember that old Alien vs Predator vs Marines PC game?
Shit was dddooooooopppppeeeee
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CZoeQeoCzE[/youtube]

[Ryan]

I was watching some of that! AvP 2 is a pretty good game!

[t-rey]

I didn't think AC3 was that good but it's not really my style of game... same with Dishonoured... just not for me. I didn't like how Walking Dead isn't really a game, just a bunch of quick-time events, that's no fun! (my opinion is always purely as a viewer, not actually playing any of the games I talk about)

Dead Space 3 is ok, doesn't seem much different than 2 though...

So did anybody get into Aliens Colonial Marines?? It's ok.. it could have/should have been better... check out this hilarious review of it:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGX2WE4QUw8[/youtube]

That's part of what I like about it - nobody really does point/click games like that anymore. Most of them are garbage, so there is a good reason noone does them. I am really into the show, so this just adds another cool way to enjoy the Walking Dead. My wife actually sits down and watches me play every now and again, which is something she never does (unless I'm a dork and want to show her something neat in the game).

[AngryGoldfish]

Finally beat Red Dead Redemption! The real ending is soooooooo good. Now I'm just gonna go around and rob banks and shit. Hoping for a couple of new games for Christmas (Dishonored and Assassins Creed 3). Also have Fable 3 and Forza 4 to get into. And I kinda want to start playing the Walking Dead game.

I balled my eyes out at the 'first' ending. But I did it with my mouth agape. It was shocking to say the least. I loved that game overall and I can't wait to see what Rockstar do with it next.

i was overall disappointed in AC3 in comparison to the 2 trilogy.

playing hitman: absolution now, just occasionally, glad i'm not addicted to it. it's pretty badass per usual though. and freaking tough...

I've almost finished Hitman: Absolution. I've been enjoying it greatly, but some of the achievements are so hard I was almost in tears. There is one particular achievement about two thirds of the way through, called One Man Riot. You need to find a glass shiv and silently, without being detected once, kill 11 guards in a small area. It would be more manageable, like any game, if it had a quick save function, but my goodness it was hard.

The game overall is quite doable. But then again, I find stealth games a lot easier than FPS (unless I'm on a PC), as I can't aim very fast or accurately with a console controller. I've grown up with a mouse and keyboard, so that's where my talent lies. It was the same when Deus Ex 3 came out. A lot of folks, including my hardcore gamer brother, were saying it was very difficult, but I found it easy compared to games like Far Cry 3. I think it's because I literally killed five people in the entire game. Like a boss. Stealth games are far better templates than straight FPS', in my opinion.

My brolo (HA! The League) raved about Far Cry 3. I may have to give it a shot when/if I ever catch up on my ever expanding backlog of games.

Did you give Far Cry 3 a shot yet, Trey? Interesting tidbit about the game, and I think I'm right about this, you know the pedals called Sonic Crayon, the designer is named cloudscapes on forums? He worked on the game, in Montreal, with UbiSoft... cool hey!

I've been watching lots of Dead Space 3, pretty cool game. I like the series, awesome premise, love the space religion mystery, and it's cool that the main guy is named Isaac Clarke.. same last name.

That's a cools lice of knowledge. His pedals are the shit. I've never been able to play one, but they sound amazing from what I can tell. They are built really well, and designed meticulously. Reminds me of someone.

Also, I've been watching the Youtuber Toby Turner play through Dead Space 3. I played the original one on the PC for a little while, but gave up due to how scary and gory it was. Then I tried again with Dead Space 2 on the 360, but found it even feakier. But I really love the characters and story, so I watched the animation movies (which gave me nightmares in themselves) and caught up on the story from the wiki page and from discussion boards. Now I'm simply watching Toby Turner play through it. His reactions are priceless. He's not particularly very good, so it's just for entertainment value, really, and to witness the story arch.

[t-rey]

I balled my eyes out at the 'first' ending. But I did it with my mouth agape. It was shocking to say the least. I loved that game overall and I can't wait to see what Rockstar do with it next.

Yeah man - that ending was really amazing.

The ending to The Walking Dead is a real tear jerker too.

Currently playing Darksiders - pretty cool so far but definitely a shameless God of War ripoff in a lot of ways (not saying that's a bad thing)

[space6oy]

re: hitman, at least on normal the main storyline was fun & not too frustrating... what i've stuck with occasionally taking on is going back through to pull off each level's challenges. have finished all of 'em in the first four, working on the fifth now. some of those are just nuts, like the swordplay 3 in chinatown having to kill all 3 guys with the katana while wearing the freaking chipmunk suit? craziness. can't imagine pulling them all off on tougher settings.

[AngryGoldfish]

I balled my eyes out at the 'first' ending. But I did it with my mouth agape. It was shocking to say the least. I loved that game overall and I can't wait to see what Rockstar do with it next.

Yeah man - that ending was really amazing.

The ending to The Walking Dead is a real tear jerker too.

Currently playing Darksiders - pretty cool so far but definitely a shameless God of War ripoff in a lot of ways (not saying that's a bad thing)

I've head The Walking Dead is a tear-jerker all right. I'm dying to play it. Is it PC intensive?

I've been watching the TV series The Walking Dead and I really like it. I'm not usually a TV fan. I find I get bored after the first or second season. They're often too drawn out. But I really like it.

re: hitman, at least on normal the main storyline was fun & not too frustrating... what i've stuck with occasionally taking on is going back through to pull off each level's challenges. have finished all of 'em in the first four, working on the fifth now. some of those are just nuts, like the swordplay 3 in chinatown having to kill all 3 guys with the katana while wearing the freaking chipmunk suit? craziness. can't imagine pulling them all off on tougher settings.

That Katana was really fun—brutal, but fun.

Yeah, the challenges are hard. They're rewarding and fun because it makes you play the game in different ways, but they're definitely not for the faint of heart. Some of the highest scorers must have learned each NPC's movements and timed everything perfectly. There's no way in heck you'd be able to simply jump into a map with a fresh set of eyes and complete it without slipping up. Literally impossible.

When you say you've finished the first four, what do you mean?

[t-rey]

I wouldn't imagine it would be a very demanding game - all cell shaded and not a ton of stuff going on at once. I played it on xbox, so I'm not really sure. But if you like the show you will like the game - it's like watching/participating in a season of the show.

[AngryGoldfish]

I don't have my Xbox connected to broadband, so I could download it on PS3 or my PC. I'm not sure which one I'd prefer.

[space6oy]

re: hitman, at least on normal the main storyline was fun & not too frustrating... what i've stuck with occasionally taking on is going back through to pull off each level's challenges. have finished all of 'em in the first four, working on the fifth now. some of those are just nuts, like the swordplay 3 in chinatown having to kill all 3 guys with the katana while wearing the freaking chipmunk suit? craziness. can't imagine pulling them all off on tougher settings.

That Katana was really fun—brutal, but fun.

Yeah, the challenges are hard. They're rewarding and fun because it makes you play the game in different ways, but they're definitely not for the faint of heart. Some of the highest scorers must have learned each NPC's movements and timed everything perfectly. There's no way in heck you'd be able to simply jump into a map with a fresh set of eyes and complete it without slipping up. Literally impossible.

When you say you've finished the first four, what do you mean?

meant the first four mission/chapter/level's challenges, but i was actually off. had already done all of the first five, hence the katana. working on the sixth now, rosewood. killing fifteen times using one syringe is twisted but funny,,,

[futuresailors]

[t-rey]

Started playing The Darkness II yesterday. It's apparently really short because I'm around half way though it, but it is definitely an awesome game.

[AngryGoldfish]

re: hitman, at least on normal the main storyline was fun & not too frustrating... what i've stuck with occasionally taking on is going back through to pull off each level's challenges. have finished all of 'em in the first four, working on the fifth now. some of those are just nuts, like the swordplay 3 in chinatown having to kill all 3 guys with the katana while wearing the freaking chipmunk suit? craziness. can't imagine pulling them all off on tougher settings.

That Katana was really fun—brutal, but fun.

Yeah, the challenges are hard. They're rewarding and fun because it makes you play the game in different ways, but they're definitely not for the faint of heart. Some of the highest scorers must have learned each NPC's movements and timed everything perfectly. There's no way in heck you'd be able to simply jump into a map with a fresh set of eyes and complete it without slipping up. Literally impossible.

When you say you've finished the first four, what do you mean?

meant the first four mission/chapter/level's challenges, but i was actually off. had already done all of the first five, hence the katana. working on the sixth now, rosewood. killing fifteen times using one syringe is twisted but funny,,,

That's what I love about the Hitman games. They're actually really funny. Absolution was a lot more serious and dark compared to Blood Money, but it still has a few LOL moments.

[space6oy]

found the chipmunk costume yet?

[AngryGoldfish]

Yeah, I found that when I was supposed to kill the three dudes during the Chinese new year party. The cop was taking a leak and I went and snatched it from behind him. I just did the rest of the mission like that for shits and giggles.

My favourite was the scarecrow. Did you find that one?