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EC posted:I'm searching from my phone so can't check to see if this still exists exists, but an article on GiantBomb said this back in May: Samurai Sanders posted:In what they LOOK like, but is it still just a matter of picking a moveset from either one of the main characters, or some inferior generic ones?
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Yeah, I have to admit that I'm a little amazed they had the restraint to make the video 95% male. I like the general cheesy self-aware tone of the video as a whole, though.
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Did anyone play War in the North? How was it for you? I'm annoyed you can only be one of three characters. I incorrectly assumed it would be more you pick your race and can largely customise your character.
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Surlaw posted:That sounds like a terrible translation for "Soul Edge has changed form again (like it does in almost every game in the series)." I guarantee "guys trying to find out why their swords are short" is not the game's story. I mean, the story will still be terrible and who cares about story in fighting games anyway, but even Namco isn't that bad. It must be difficult to drag on a story with character relationships In TTT2 they're having to resort to Heihachi finding a way to restore his youth
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Another game coming out this month is NFL Blitz by EA Sports for $14.99, coming tomorrow on PSN. It better not be bad like Madden Arcade was.
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Jan 3, 2012 06:41
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I've been playing the PS3 version of No More Heroes. Sigh... it's just not the same without Heavenly Star playing everywhere. Otherwise I'm enjoying getting some use out of my Move controller for once (even if recharging the beam katana with it really sucks).
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Mechanigma posted:I've been playing the PS3 version of No More Heroes. Sigh... it's just not the same without Heavenly Star playing everywhere. Otherwise I'm enjoying getting some use out of my Move controller for once (even if recharging the beam katana with it really sucks).
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Jan 3, 2012 08:53
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Samurai Sanders posted:The game doesn't have Heavenly Star in it for some reason? Licensing issues, especially since the song is in Children of Eden right now. I'm just glad to be able to play NMH again ever since I got rid of my Wii after finding there were only a couple games that I thought were worth playing.
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So the performance is good? I had heard it was awful, low frame rate and long load times.
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Samurai Sanders posted:So the performance is good? I had heard it was awful, low frame rate and long load times. Long load times, yes, but about what I remembered from the Wii port; you'll have plenty of time to mash X to get the loading icon to fly up. As far as frame rate goes, it does stutter when there's a lot of action going on. In fairness, my PC is about a decade old, so I'm pretty blind to stuttering and such. The port's not a technical wonder or anything, but it's NMH with new features and updated graphics, which was pretty much what I wanted. EDIT: Yeah, I was trying to be realistic and ended up sounding pessimistic; the load times aren't the best, and the frame rate will stutter when there's a lot of craziness onscreen (Like making 20 people explode at once), but honestly I haven't had a single issue with it. Aside from those two niggles, the game is fine; I wouldn't call the frame rate low by any means. Crappy Jack fucked around with this message at 09:08 on Jan 3, 2012 |
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I've been playing NMH and having no problems, but I never saw it on the Wii so I don't know what to compare it to.
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I just dug out the wii version of NMH to compare, and load times are more or less the same, which is to say generally around 5 seconds. That's not too bad to me, but I guess the problem stems from how common they are in this game. As for framerate I can't comment because I honestly don't notice that unless it's really bad. I'm also only up to ranking fight 5 so far, so maybe I haven't hit any of the problem areas yet. And yow, while Heroes' Paradise is not that amazing looking compared to other games this gen, it's such an improvement on the original. Going back to the wii version makes it look like a DS port or something! I'd say Heroes' Paradise with a Move controller is the best version of the game. It's only missing a couple of cool things that only the wii could do (using the nunchuck for wrestling moves, using the wiimote as Travis' cellphone). And Heavenly Star of course.
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You know it's nice to relax before a few more games come in the end of the month. (can't wait for Silent Hill and SC5.) Anything good coming out in February at least?
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Ineffiable posted:Anything good coming out in February at least? http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3457689 Its tricky to rock a rhyme...
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Ineffiable posted:You know it's nice to relax before a few more games come in the end of the month. If you like JRPGs, the Tales franchise is finally coming to PS3 in the States with Tales of Graces F.
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Ineffiable posted:Anything good coming out in February at least?
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I'm really excited about Twisted Metal and SSX, they both look like they're going to be amazing. They're also the two games I've wanted most this console generation (after GT5) so to see them finally released will be great 
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Policenaut posted:If you like JRPGs, the Tales franchise is finally coming to PS3 in the States with Tales of Graces F. I've heard loads of talk about the Tales franchise over the years but never actually picked up any of the titles. Should I start with Tales of Graces F in March or pick up Tales of the Abyss for the 3DS in February?
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The 3DS port of Abyss is apparently pretty shabby and also rare as hell, whereas Graces looks fantastic and has a significantly different battle system. I'd say wait. If you absolutely have to play a Tales game now, and have a 360, get Vesperia; if you have a PS2, get Abyss PS2.
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BGrifter posted:I've heard loads of talk about the Tales franchise over the years but never actually picked up any of the titles. Should I start with Tales of Graces F in March or pick up Tales of the Abyss for the 3DS in February? Either one of them would be pretty good to go with. I haven't played Graces F beyond the Japanese demo but I thought the combat system was way more fun and engaging than Abyss' with its crazy combo system. Here's a few official videos from Bandai on Abyss 3DS' combat. I think the people in the Tales thread who've completed both games would be better at fielding this, but from what I understand Graces F has better combat but Abyss has a better story.
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BGrifter posted:I've heard loads of talk about the Tales franchise over the years but never actually picked up any of the titles. Should I start with Tales of Graces F in March or pick up Tales of the Abyss for the 3DS in February? I'd get Graces simply because a handheld port of an older game is going to be problematic anyway. Graces has a better combat system too.
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Policenaut posted:Tales game lol Disclaimer: I haven't played Tales of Graces F. I haven't watched video clips, or played a demo, or even seen screenshots. Still, I can confidently tell you it is a better game than Tales of the Abyss. Second disclaimer: I have a Final Fantasy avatar. Characters inspired by anime cliches are not necessarily a game-ruining feature for me. All this said, Abyss' story is terrible. The protagonist is a whiny, self-entitled bitch called Luke, and his main love interest Tear is the silent "no one understands my pain" type. Quite a captivating duo, between them, especially when you realize this is a dialog-heavy game. Spoken dialog, nonetheless, often with lovely voice direction. I am pretty sure that if they raised the decibels for Anise' voice actor a couple more notches, glass would shatter. Tales games usually have fun button-mashing battle systems that are interesting enough to make me finish the rote stories, but I got halfway through Abyss and quit, ruing the hours of my life I had wasted.
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Everyone posted:Abyss sucks. Thanks all, bad purchase avoided.
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Just finished Yakuza 4. End game thoughts: I really wish they would stop getting shot for unbearably stupid reasons. After Yasuko was killed, Saejima should have killed himself for being such an utter moron, but, alas, he was probably too stupid to realize how much of an idiot he was. Ditto for Akiyama's bros after his Mythbusters death. Also, regarding the billions of yen, donate that poo poo to a charity or something, you jerks. Or at least let me spend it all on hos Edit: They could have mostly skipped the whole finale bullshit, by just exposing king jerkface's shenanigans in the news. Rated PG-34 fucked around with this message at 17:31 on Jan 3, 2012 |
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Policenaut posted:Either one of them would be pretty good to go with. I haven't played Graces F beyond the Japanese demo but I thought the combat system was way more fun and engaging than Abyss' with its crazy combo system. Here's a few official videos from Bandai on Abyss 3DS' combat.
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Is there a known issue with the older launch PS3 controllers where they just mess up? I've been having two issues now where sometimes the controller analog stick will act like I'm holding right or left for a few seconds. Very annoying if playing a racing game or something  I doubt Sony has some sort of return policy on this stuff.
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Yeah actually, I had that problem with a couple of my older Sixaxis and an early Dual Shock 3. Mine would always stick upwards and it got really annoying. I don't think they have a return policy though, I just always shoved the controller into a drawer or sold it to a pawn shop and got a replacement.
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Same here. Lots of fun to spas out in the middle of a Modern Warfare match. Come to think of it, I haven't had the issue in quite some time. But I'm sure it will happen in a few minutes now that you brought it up.
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Harlock posted:The possibilities are endless! There actually was a "breast jiggle" slider in Dead or Alive 1. If you turned it all the way up, the female characters' boobs would smack them in the face every time they moved at all.
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The slider in DoA1 wasn't even a slider funny enough, it was linked to the "age" you input in the Options. So you just went and said you were like 100 years old and suddenly the game was like fighting on the moon
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PSN+ members get the entire Back to the Future series and Syphon Filter 1-3 this week for free.  Is that the best PSN+ content update yet?
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Gonna taze people till they catch fire for daaaaays. So many fond memories of the original SF. Never really played 2 or 3.
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Jjaarreett posted:Gonna taze people till they catch fire for daaaaays. So many fond memories of the original SF. Never really played 2 or 3. 2 was a bit more difficult but ultimately I think its my favorite for the amount of poo poo that happens in it. 3 is just average in every way. I mean its not a bad game, but I didn't find it nearly as fun as 1 or 2.
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I'm thinking of picking up GTA 4 for pretty cheap. Is it a good play?
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Retail Slave posted:I'm thinking of picking up GTA 4 for pretty cheap. Is it a good play? I didn't like how they implemented the social life mechanics into the game, but loved the new handling of the cars. So I would just drive around, not doing any missions. The PS3 version is okay, but not smooth.
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Harlock posted:PSN+ members get the entire Back to the Future series and Syphon Filter 1-3 this week for free. They were giving away a couple decent games last week too. I think it was that midpriced Lara Croft PSN game (Guardians of Light?) and some decent PS1 platformer. If you make regular PSN purchases, PSN+ is worth it. I think the total value of the discounts or goods they gave away last year amounted to something like $400+. Obviously you wouldn't have spent all that money, but you will easily get your value's worth.
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Honest Thief posted:I didn't like how they implemented the social life mechanics into the game, but loved the new handling of the cars. Something is completely wrong with this statement.
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Krad posted:Something is completely wrong with this statement. nah, driving and crashing were fun, bowling and going to a ricky gervais stand up weren't
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Krad posted:Something is completely wrong with this statement. How so? Getting a call from Roman every time I'm about a block away from a mission marker was one of the most frustrating things I've ever experienced in a game that wasn't a broken game mechanic. I also very much enjoyed the driving. Honestly, going from GTA IV to Saint's Row 2, as far as driving goes, was the worst because the driving in SR2 was so bad. That said, while it was a well-made and enjoyable game, I'd have to recommend Saint's Row 2 or 3 (or both if you get 3 for PS3 and register for online before Feb. 15) before I recommend GTA IV, as they were a whole lot more fun, if a bit less polished.
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Id actually recommend he get the Episodes of Liberty City if he can. The Lost and the Damned sucked, but Ballad of Gay Tony was much more fun than the core game.
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