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SamBishop posted:Idea Factory's name couldn't be more ironic. They poo poo out literally dozens of games per generation and they're all horrible. The mechanics are lame, the execution is lame, the technology is lame. Basically Idea Factory is shorthand for Don't Play This Game. Ever. Still, they're definitely a name to avoid for the most part. I wonder how the Atelier game they collaborated with Gust on turned out. Edit: Pretty mixed/medicore it seems, from glancing at the Amazon Japan page. Armor-Piercing fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Aug 18, 2012 |
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Shalinor posted:Eeeh... kind of. Frank moves somewhere between how he did in DR1, and how Chuck moves in DR2. Less like a sofa, but no where near as nimble as Chuck. They also tweaked a bunch of other stuff, like making survivors less self-reliant. epitasis posted:Not really. In fact, they made escorting survivors more difficult which makes the game more of an exercise in frustration. I prefer the original. guess i'll download the 1 hour trial and see how it goes from there.
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Aug 18, 2012 23:36
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RandolphCarter posted:guess i'll download the 1 hour trial and see how it goes from there. The story is pretty much identical apparently, although the late game/final boss is totally different. The new area is quite cool as well. OTR has a proper sandbox mode that's fully co-op as well which is awesome. XP and money even carries over so you can just grind in sandbox if you want.
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RandolphCarter posted:guess i'll download the 1 hour trial and see how it goes from there. 
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Best part is that they fixed the slow as gently caress load times from the original DR2.
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Walking Dead has the best trophy so far: You fight like a dairy farmer. What a great game. I wish it had more episodes released.
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Armor-Piercing posted:
I was just going to ask about those as well and if they were considered safe or not(I think NIS published them over in America). It's a shame so few good RPGs have come out especialy compared to last generation. I know they make up the bulk of my PS1 and PS2 library and my PS3 library just looks so sparse compared to it.
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Aug 19, 2012 03:50
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The Atelier PS3 games are incredibly solid, for the most part. You can safely skip Atelier Rorona because it's very bare-bones and only very loosely-connected, but Atelier Totori and Atelier Meruru are great games.
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Aug 19, 2012 03:52
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The Ar Tonelico games are all horrifying in many respects story-wise but 2 (but NOT 1 or 3) has drat good gameplay. edit: and music, and setting. Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Aug 19, 2012 |
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I've been trying to get WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011 to work. It started off needing to update to 1.02 and kept crashing until I switched the system to wired Internet. After updating, it just shows the 'Now Loading" screen for a couple of minutes, then switches over to "Please wait..." and has been sitting there since. Just wanted to see if anyone has any solutions. Tried searching online and came up empty.
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Vaerai Archon posted:I was just going to ask about those as well and if they were considered safe or not(I think NIS published them over in America). It's a shame so few good RPGs have come out especialy compared to last generation. I know they make up the bulk of my PS1 and PS2 library and my PS3 library just looks so sparse compared to it.
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Aug 19, 2012 04:24
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Is it kosher to talk PS2 games in here? Cause I just played Fantavision for the first time and holy poo poo where has this game been all my life.
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ZackHoagie posted:Is it kosher to talk PS2 games in here? Cause I just played Fantavision for the first time and holy poo poo where has this game been all my life. I remember thinking that game looked lovely and cheap when it came out for the PS2 launch. Still haven't played it, but the music is awesome. Also, I really like the backgrounds. But then again, I thought that lovely X-squad game looked the best of the bunch at PS2 launch just from looking at and reading the box. blackguy32 fucked around with this message at 06:18 on Aug 19, 2012 |
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Aug 19, 2012 06:14
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The last two PS2 games I remember playing before the laser fried were Dragon Quest VIII and Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max 2: Tokumori. Both games were awesome. That Dragon Quest games was the first JRPG that really clicked. I guess because it was a simplified fighting system or something. Grand Prix was an intensely awesome fighting game. Does anyone know if it was released on the Japanese PSN store?
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Just nipped out today and got Uncharted 2 and 3. Started with 3 as I understand 2 is better and seems a better idea to play the best last. Having a blast with it and just constantly having to pick my jaw off the floor from how amazing this drat game looks. Absolutely gorgeous. Just wish the TV I'm playing on didn't have messed up brightness/colour/something. Daylight scenes are a-okay, but for some reason, even with the in-game brightness cranked waaay up, shadows are just pitch black. It makes playing darker scenes almost impossible and I don't know how to fix it (can't find a brightness setting on the TV itself). Ah well, overall it's still stunning. EDIT: Also, Journey. Completely stunning. The moment in the game as the sun sets? Possibly the most beautiful thing I've seen in a game in a long time. Possibly ever. Calexio fucked around with this message at 16:33 on Aug 19, 2012 |
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Housh posted:The last two PS2 games I remember playing before the laser fried were Dragon Quest VIII and Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix Max 2: Tokumori. Both games were awesome. That Dragon Quest games was the first JRPG that really clicked. I guess because it was a simplified fighting system or something. I have DQ 8 but I just can't finish it. The battles take way too drat long. I know it's old school, but some things deserve to die off.
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Calexio posted:Just nipped out today and got Uncharted 2 and 3. Started with 3 as I understand 2 is better and seems a better idea to play the best last. Having a blast with it and just constantly having to pick my jaw off the floor from how amazing this drat game looks. Absolutely gorgeous. Do you have RGB full-range set to "on" in your display settings? It's inappropriate for most HDTVs and it crushes the poo poo out of blacks.
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Aug 19, 2012 16:35
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Just picked up Sleeping Dogs and liking it quite a bit so far, also picked up the paradise box for Burnout seeing as it was so cheap. PSN name is: iamjames_h In all fairness if I knew you couldn't change your name I would've picked something better.
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ZackHoagie posted:Is it kosher to talk PS2 games in here? Cause I just played Fantavision for the first time and holy poo poo where has this game been all my life.
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DrVenkman posted:Just picked up Sleeping Dogs and liking it quite a bit so far, also picked up the paradise box for Burnout seeing as it was so cheap.   Same here. PSN - silver_surfer_01 The new Fantastic Four movie was coming out and I thought the Silver Surfer was super cool.
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Liar Lyre posted:
PSN is slowly creeping up to a decade of service, which means some of us have screen names years ago that are embarassing in hindsight. I wish Sony would allow name changes. Wouldn't even mind if they charged for it like Microsoft.
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Aug 19, 2012 17:41
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On the plus side, there's nothing stopping you from making a brand new PSN account with a different name. That's what I've done. Sure, it sucks a little losing all your trophies but it's not a big deal really v v
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RichterIX posted:Do you have RGB full-range set to "on" in your display settings? It's inappropriate for most HDTVs and it crushes the poo poo out of blacks. I used to have that option on as well, and the museum robbery in Uncharted 2 was unplayable without the contrast set to maximum. However, I've switched to playing on a monitor, and RGB Full Range looks perfect on it.
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Calexio posted:Just nipped out today and got Uncharted 2 and 3. Started with 3 as I understand 2 is better and seems a better idea to play the best last. Have you played the first one? Crows Turn Off fucked around with this message at 20:09 on Aug 19, 2012 |
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Aug 19, 2012 19:43
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MUFFlNS posted:On the plus side, there's nothing stopping you from making a brand new PSN account with a different name. That's what I've done. Sure, it sucks a little losing all your trophies but it's not a big deal really v I've long since gone digital with some PSN games for the PSP, so that's not an option unfortunately. Otherwise I'd totally do it.
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ZackHoagie posted:Is it kosher to talk PS2 games in here? Cause I just played Fantavision for the first time and holy poo poo where has this game been all my life. It's been available for the PS2 since launch! And yes, it's a really, really good game -- especially the US version that got multiplayer added. Definitely play it with a friend; the split-screen divide actually moves as you play, favoring the person in the lead. Once you get good at it, two people can see-saw back and forth the whole match and it's a ton of fun to watch. The game got unfairly poo poo on at launch by people that never played it, which is a shame. Now go find Sky Odyssey and let it blow your mind that a game that looks that bad can still have the best flight model ever seen on consoles to this day.
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I've always just known Fantavision as "that game that you will find twelve copies of (for ninety-nine cents) in the bargain basement of every store that sells PS2 games or has ever sold them." Seriously, I've always thought the game must be terrible given how many used copies are out there and how cheap they are. Most stores seem to want to give it away. Now you're telling me it's good? After my PS2 has been boxed up for forever? 
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Goddamn that's weird, I thought exactly the same thing about it. I wonder how many other eternal bargain bin games are also good and I didn't know it?
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I honestly thought Fantavision was pretty terrible and am kind of confused at the sudden praise. It was barely worth the dollar I paid fir it.
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I just want Sony to release Burnout Revenge, Killer 7 and both Viewtiful Joe games on the PS2 store 
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axleblaze posted:I honestly thought Fantavision was pretty terrible and am kind of confused at the sudden praise. It was barely worth the dollar I paid fir it.
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Samurai Sanders posted:Goddamn that's weird, I thought exactly the same thing about it. I wonder how many other eternal bargain bin games are also good and I didn't know it? The Darkness is like ten bucks or less and is fantastic.
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Liar Lyre posted:The Darkness is like ten bucks or less and is fantastic. Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at 23:25 on Aug 19, 2012 |
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Aug 19, 2012 22:52
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Samurai Sanders posted:I agree, one of my best bargain big purchases ever. But I think Fantavision is in a whole other class. Wasn't it basically a launch game that went down to like $1 almost immediately? Yeah it's a launch title, but for a dollar or however much you pay for it, it's a looooooooooot of fun. The FMV interstitials are my new favorite thing of all time and I'm a sucker for a good music/puzzle game.
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Calexio posted:Just nipped out today and got Uncharted 2 and 3. Started with 3 as I understand 2 is better and seems a better idea to play the best last. Having a blast with it and just constantly having to pick my jaw off the floor from how amazing this drat game looks. Absolutely gorgeous. I have no idea why anyone would do this. 3 is the better game. 2 has the better campaign. Even if you don't care about the order and flow of the story (which you should), the set-pieces and multiplayer in 3 are still far superior, and it is definitely the game to go out on. I hope nobody else listens to jaded opgoonions (portmanteau!) and attempts this. Liar Lyre posted:The Darkness is like ten bucks or less and is fantastic. Goddamn right. Even with its lovely early-gen technology The Darkness would stand out in a crowd of games. BeanpolePeckerwood fucked around with this message at 01:52 on Aug 20, 2012 |
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Samurai Sanders posted:I agree, one of my best bargain bin purchases ever. But I think Fantavision is in a whole other class. Wasn't it basically a launch game that went down to like $1 almost immediately? Yup, somewhere there is a huge warehouse full of 0 Story, Fantavision and Primal Image Volume 1. A game ahead of its time in its structure, if something like it came out on the PSN now it would be pretty popular
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SamBishop posted:It's been available for the PS2 since launch! And yes, it's a really, really good game -- especially the US version that got multiplayer added. Definitely play it with a friend; the split-screen divide actually moves as you play, favoring the person in the lead. Once you get good at it, two people can see-saw back and forth the whole match and it's a ton of fun to watch. The game got unfairly poo poo on at launch by people that never played it, which is a shame. I LOVE Sky Odyssey. I sold it eight years ago and I'm still kicking myself.
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second-hand smegma posted:I have no idea why anyone would do this. 3 is the better game. 2 has the better campaign. Even if you don't care about the order and flow of the story (which you should), the set-pieces and multiplayer in 3 are still far superior, and it is definitely the game to go out on. The set pieces in 2 are much better than 3. I can barely remember 3 besides that part on the ship which was pretty good. That said there is really no reason to play these games out of order.
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Megasabin posted:The set pieces in 2 are much better than 3. I can barely remember 3 besides that part on the ship which was pretty good. That said there is really no reason to play these games out of order. Its not like it really matters. The prominent character in 3 is barely in 2 and some of the prominent characters in 2 are barely in 3. It really doesn't matter what order you play them in other than the first one maybe.
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