All Things Video Games & Game Reviews

[Gonzo]

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!

[QuikSsurfer]

Originally Posted by Dicky McElephant

There's no pause button? lol

hehe nope.
With how the co-op/invasions work - the world has to remain in a consistent state.

You can, however, just quit back to the title screen -- the game saves at nearly every action.. You'll pick right up where you quit out.

[Blankey]

If you're curious if these games are for you then I'd suggest going back to Dark Souls instead of spending $60 for Bloodborne

[Canofbier]

Anyone else pick up Pillars of Eternity? It's a Baldur's Gate style RPG that was funded through Kickstarter a few years ago, developed by Obsidian. I'm just a couple hours in, but so far I've loved it.

The writing is outstanding (even down to the item descriptions), and the gameplay is a fun and updated take on the old-school Infinity engine CRPGs; it's difficult (I find myself occasionally dying to "minor" enemies), but the combat system is fair and tactical. Funny that it comes out the same week as Bloodborne, because it shares the sense of satisfaction when you improve your gameplay and defeat a difficult enemy.

The reviews so far have been great (mid-90s on Metacritic), so if you ever enjoyed the deep, slower-paced RPGs from a long time ago, you'll almost definitely enjoy this.

[hometeam]

Originally Posted by Canofbier

Anyone else pick up Pillars of Eternity? It's a Baldur's Gate style RPG that was funded through Kickstarter a few years ago, developed by Obsidian. I'm just a couple hours in, but so far I've loved it.

The writing is outstanding (even down to the item descriptions), and the gameplay is a fun and updated take on the old-school Infinity engine CRPGs; it's difficult (I find myself occasionally dying to "minor" enemies), but the combat system is fair and tactical. Funny that it comes out the same week as Bloodborne, because it shares the sense of satisfaction when you improve your gameplay and defeat a difficult enemy.

The reviews so far have been great (mid-90s on Metacritic), so if you ever enjoyed the deep, slower-paced RPGs from a long time ago, you'll almost definitely enjoy this.

I backed it on Kickstarter 2 and a half years ago. Just finished my first session. Its hard~ I am playing on 'normal' difficulty. One of my finance guys at work decided to start out on 'Path of the Damned' difficulty and quickly turned around and went to easy. He thought 30 years of weekend DnD had him prepared!

and, I can already tell its going to be epic. it has been DOMINATING reviews.

[Gravedigger]

I'm not a huge fan of spending the same amount of time reading in a video game as I do playing it but I'll give pillars of eternity a fair shake, so far I'm not seeing the OMGits such an amazing video game.

[kcxiv]

www.twitch.tv/kcxiv_ going to stream some H1Z1 zombies got up, so im going to check it out some more.

[kcxiv]

Anyone getting the Show for PS4 next week? i think imma pull the trigger lol

[millz]

really want a new ps4 game and thinking about pulling the trigger on bloodbourne.. i just don't know. ****..

[Loneiguana]

Originally Posted by Canofbier

Anyone else pick up Pillars of Eternity? It's a Baldur's Gate style RPG that was funded through Kickstarter a few years ago, developed by Obsidian. I'm just a couple hours in, but so far I've loved it.

The writing is outstanding (even down to the item descriptions), and the gameplay is a fun and updated take on the old-school Infinity engine CRPGs; it's difficult (I find myself occasionally dying to "minor" enemies), but the combat system is fair and tactical. Funny that it comes out the same week as Bloodborne, because it shares the sense of satisfaction when you improve your gameplay and defeat a difficult enemy.

The reviews so far have been great (mid-90s on Metacritic), so if you ever enjoyed the deep, slower-paced RPGs from a long time ago, you'll almost definitely enjoy this.

I'll be picking this up very soon. Maybe today.

[DJJasonp]

Resident Evil 5 (which was great IMHO) is $6.80 on Steam right now.

Loved the mini game that was timed, and had different maps (cant remember the name of it right now).

On a separate topic.......Half Life 2 is free on Steam right now........if I've never played Half Life (I know, for shame!), should I wait and play if first?

[eDave]

Grand Theft Auto V 60FPS PC Trailer

Recommended requirements are still:

•CPU Core i5-2500T 2.3GHz or Phenom II X4 975
•GPU: GeForce GTX 480 or Radeon HD 6970
•RAM: 6GB
•OS: Windows 7,8,8.1 64bit
•HDD Space: 20GB



Now, where did I pack my wheel?

[Jerm]

Don't know if we have any JRPG fans...been playing Suikoden II on the Vita, lord have mercy, what a game.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I thought some of you might find this interesting. My mother-in-law works with a guy who found a copy of Stadium Events in his garage a few months ago. He put it on eBay. Here's what it sold for:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stadium-Even...item2c975e467d

[notorious]

What is the difference between the NTSC and PAL version?


My neighbor had this game with the workout pad.



Never mind, it's about scan rate.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by notorious

What is the difference between the NTSC and PAL version?


My neighbor had this game with the workout pad.



Never mind, it's about scan rate.

I had the common version which was World Class Track meet, or whatever. PAL was generally used in Europe, whereas NTSC was primarily an American format.