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**Gonzo** · 11:04 PM

Hey guys...
Thought we could use a thread to help one another out with purchasing new and used games. Now that the next gen consoles are out and the holiday season will soon be upon us, many new games are going to drop. We've been throwing 'reviews' in several different threads or making new threads for each game. I thought we might like to converge and discuss them as a whole. Whether you're on PS3, 360, PS4, XB one or even a wii, PC and Mac, this is a repository for what you're playing and how you rate it.

Let's try to do a 1-10 scale for each game. Take into account the following:

Storyline
Challenge
Replayability
Graphics
Online functionality
Downloadable content
AI/npc's
Price
Length of gameplay

You can use all or some of those as a guide to score the game. If there are other aspects you'd like to tell as about with your game, please do so. These are just suggentions.

Please note what system, (if necessary i.e. It being exclusive to a system) you're playing on and let us know what you think.

1. Sucks, I'd rather watch Brodie Croyle play as our starter. This game is dogshit.
2. Don't waste your time. It's obviously been programmed by a bunch of chimps with syphilis.
3. I'd rather eat tapioca pudding out of my grandmothers colostomy bag, then stick my tongue in her stoma.
4. Meh, there's really better stuff to do, (like waxing my pubes) but I was lazy.
5. This is kinda like purgatory. It's not the best place to be but it could be worse.
6. Not bad at all... It's like I just scored a BJ from my hot first cousin.
7. Entertaining as all hell, kinda like the feeling where you just drank enough not to puke and can still walk.
8. Buy this game, I'm super-cereal. It's got stuff that makes my nipples tingly.
9. HELL F'ing YEAH! I'd talk more about it but I'm gonna be locked in place for a week just playing this ****er.
10. This game is like godfather two and the empire strikes back joined forces to **** your face off with wow. I'm taking all of my PTO days and going on FMLA.

EDIT: We can also discuss upcoming/all things gaming in here as well.
Enjoy!

**Gonzo** · 10-10-2014, 06:24 PM

Hey all. Just got an email alert that my reserved copy of The Evil Within for my PS4 will be in Monday night at midnight.
If you haven't reserved it yet, I have a feeling this game is going to be ****ing epic.
After I pick up, I'll let you know what I think.

Kidd Lex · 10-12-2014, 06:11 PM

I haven't even heard this game mentioned prior to your mention. Looking forward to your review Gonzo.

Here's the link of the preview from IGN:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/...he-evil-within

kcxiv · 10-12-2014, 06:29 PM

Anyone play 7 days to die? Its on sale on steam and im thinking about possible getting it.

**Gonzo** · 10-12-2014, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The God Hypothesis

I haven't even heard this game mentioned prior to your mention. Looking forward to your review Gonzo.

Here's the link of the preview from IGN:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/...he-evil-within

I'll be picking that bad boy up ASAP.
Planning on a burbon fuled evening of pants-shitting fun. Lol
I've really looked forward to this one. Hope it lives up to the hype.

**Gonzo** · 10-12-2014, 09:36 PM

Let's start out with the following...

***SPOILER ALERT***

Well, I finally completed season two. I fully expected a sophomore slump this go around. I don't know why, for sure. Maybe it was the complete awesomeness of the first season? I was kind of thinking, "how can they make this poor kid go through even more terrible shit?"
Well... good for us, bad for Clementine. This poor kid has had a rough couple years.
Let's do a brief summary of season one as a refresher, shall we?
As I'm sure you're aware, telltale games does video games a little differently. It tells a story and let's you make decisions on how the primary characters interact with each other and the environment. These decisions effect how the game progresses. They've done this with several popular pop-culture titles, (Back to the Future comes to mind) and they've been somewhat popular with the indie crowd. The Walking Dead title was an instant hit over a year ago and went totally mainstream. They released five episodes that related to the comic more than the show. They showcased an entirely different cast of characters during the zombie apocalypse. However, they did a few cameos from the comic.
Season one centered around a character named Lee who was a convicted murderer on his way to prison. Zombie events ensue, he escapes custody and meets a little Asian girl named Clementine.
He ends up being a good guy, protects her throughout all five episodes and teaches her how to survive. *Spoiler* Lee does die at the end of season one and 'Clem' is on her own.
The first season was excellent. Just a gripping story that made me check to see if the next episode was available on a daily basis.
Season two picks up with Clementine about a year or two older. She's with two people from her previous group, Christa and Omid, (a married couple). A mistake is made by Clem and *Spoiler* Omid dies.
After that, things get more difficult for her. She notices all she can do is count on herself and she ends up alone again after being attacked by bandits.
Clem survives due to things Lee taught her. You can instantly tell she has matured beyond her years. She kills the undead without remorse or hesitation.
I have to admit, the first three episodes of season two really kept me glued. I would play each one two or three times to see which decisions or conversations were really pertinent to the story.
You can make Clem become a hard ass or you can try to have her keep some of her childhood innocence. She comes across another group and meets an old friend from season one that ends up being a very big part of the finale. I won't spoil who, just in case.
By episode four, I realized that this game was taking an even darker course. Telltale did an excellent job of really sticking to the comics' storyline of people being more dangerous than the undead and how terrible the human race can be to one another.
As I mentioned, the gameplay is very basic. Hit certain buttons to say certain things and make decisions. This isn't a game where you go around making head-shots on zombies. However, there's plenty of action and you'll stay entertained. Each episode will last about 1 or 2 hours. You can buy a season pass for both seasons for about 50 bucks, (check for special deals, I could be wrong). This will get you roughly 15 hours of gameplay.
You will find yourself immersed in the story wether you're a fan of the comics/series or not. The graphics are very artistic and comic/cartoon based. The characters and environments are very well drawn and colorful. The replay-ability is fairly good depending on how you would like the story to progress. I have a feeling that we are going to see at least two or three more seasons as well.
I played this via my PS3 and you can download it via their online store or buy the discs from GameStop.
The story is really very good and it'll be something you can enjoy when all your favorite TV shows are in reruns.
I give both seasons combined a solid 8. (Season 1 is a 9, Season 2 is a 7). The second seasons finale brought it down just a little for me but I'm still a little pissy about the decisions I made.

BTW a cool feature of this game is after you complete an episode, you can see what percentage of the other players made the same decisions as you. There's also a pretty good add-on DLC episode that ties in to the main story. If you get it, play it before season 2.

I know it's been out a while but I fell behind a bit. If you're on the fence on this one, I recommend you give it a shot. There's a lot of YouTube vids out there but don't ruin the story by watching too much!

**The Franchise** · 10-13-2014, 09:32 AM

Have yet to olay Season 2.

Interested to see what "Tales from the Borderlands" looks like. Telltale Games is making a game based on the Borderlands universe.

ragedogg69 · 10-13-2014, 09:42 AM

Can I just say that the reviews and discussion in this thread is by far the best I have read this year compared to gaming "sites." It is refreshing. Makes me want to beat some games, just so I can participate in this thread. The problem is, if I get stuck in a spot and die 3 or 4 times in a row, I move on to another game. It kinda takes me much longer to beat a game if at all. I give gamers credit that can lose their shit and power through even when the game makes them lose their mind:

ThaVirus · 10-13-2014, 09:57 AM

I think you mentioned it in the TWD video game thread, Gonzo, but I also didn't like how they "changed" Kenny in the second season. Near the end I downright hated the direction they went with him..

**Gonzo** · 10-13-2014, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I think you mentioned it in the TWD video game thread, Gonzo, but I also didn't like how they "changed" Kenny in the second season. Near the end I downright hated the direction they went with him..

I did mention that, yes. I hated it too. He was such a loveable guy, especially after trying to save Ben.
The way they portrayed him here really disappointed me. I tried siding with him throughout the entire series to see if he keeps from losing his shit, no. Still went bat shit.

**Gonzo** · 10-13-2014, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ragedogg69

Can I just say that the reviews and discussion in this thread is by far the best I have read this year compared to gaming "sites." It is refreshing. Makes me want to beat some games, just so I can participate in this thread. The problem is, if I get stuck in a spot and die 3 or 4 times in a row, I move on to another game. It kinda takes me much longer to beat a game if at all. I give gamers credit that can lose their shit and power through even when the game makes them lose their mind:

Thanks man, that's good to hear. I used to be that way, too. I remember losing my ****ing mind with the original Mario Bros.
I found that with the way games are made nowadays, I can't put them down at times. I really enjoy the storylines and creativity out into them.
If you really want a good game to beat and get totally immersed in, go with Uncharted 2 or 3.

**The Franchise** · 10-13-2014, 07:49 PM

Picking up Borderlands: The Presequel tomorrow. Too many games to ****ing play right now. Pretty sad that Destiny is just going to sit in my drawer for a while. It's not pressing me to play it.

**Gonzo** · 10-13-2014, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Picking up Borderlands: The Presequel tomorrow. Too many games to ****ing play right now. Pretty sad that Destiny is just going to sit in my drawer for a while. It's not pressing me to play it.

Let us know how it is, man. I'm curious.

**Gonzo** · 10-13-2014, 10:12 PM

I'll be picking up The Evil Within tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to it. I was going to grab it tonight but I need sleep.

**The Franchise** · 10-14-2014, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gonzo

Let us know how it is, man. I'm curious.

I'm a HUGE fan of the Borderlands series. I easily put well over 100 hours into Borderlands and Borderlands 2. Only disappoint I have right now is that it's not available on next gen.

Mother****erJones · 10-14-2014, 09:25 AM

Hoping to get evil within today if not I will Friday! Can't wait

08-27-2014, 12:19 AM
Gonzo Stuff & Things Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Yukon Casino cash: $10126924	All Things Video Games & Game Reviews Hey guys... Thought we could use a thread to help one another out with purchasing new and used games. Now that the next gen consoles are out and the holiday season will soon be upon us, many new games are going to drop. We've been throwing 'reviews' in several different threads or making new threads for each game. I thought we might like to converge and discuss them as a whole. Whether you're on PS3, 360, PS4, XB one or even a wii, PC and Mac, this is a repository for what you're playing and how you rate it. Let's try to do a 1-10 scale for each game. Take into account the following: Storyline Challenge Replayability Graphics Online functionality Downloadable content AI/npc's Price Length of gameplay You can use all or some of those as a guide to score the game. If there are other aspects you'd like to tell as about with your game, please do so. These are just suggentions. Please note what system, (if necessary i.e. It being exclusive to a system) you're playing on and let us know what you think. 1. Sucks, I'd rather watch Brodie Croyle play as our starter. This game is dogshit. 2. Don't waste your time. It's obviously been programmed by a bunch of chimps with syphilis. 3. I'd rather eat tapioca pudding out of my grandmothers colostomy bag, then stick my tongue in her stoma. 4. Meh, there's really better stuff to do, (like waxing my pubes) but I was lazy. 5. This is kinda like purgatory. It's not the best place to be but it could be worse. 6. Not bad at all... It's like I just scored a BJ from my hot first cousin. 7. Entertaining as all hell, kinda like the feeling where you just drank enough not to puke and can still walk. 8. Buy this game, I'm super-cereal. It's got stuff that makes my nipples tingly. 9. HELL F'ing YEAH! I'd talk more about it but I'm gonna be locked in place for a week just playing this **er. 10. This game is like godfather two and the empire strikes back joined forces to ** your face off with wow. I'm taking all of my PTO days and going on FMLA. EDIT: We can also discuss upcoming/all things gaming in here as well. Enjoy! Last edited by Gonzo; 08-28-2014 at 11:04 PM..
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