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Haven't taken the time to jump in to try the new Loot 2.0 update yet but all I've been reading about it so far has been very positive. I already loved the game in the first place so it was kind of a no-brainer.

Did the mage get any magic attacks in addition to the regular "spells" ? I played as a Jew and all my PP abilities were relevant to that. Sling of David, 4 Plagues of Egypt, a dreidel attack, etc. That was the extent of what the class had that was unique, I think. Oh and you missed out by not using Cartman. He was the most powerful buddy, I think. Once I started using him, I barely used anyone else. I only ever switched when it was necessary to progress.

A massive exaggeration. To the point where it actually hurts the argument you're trying to make... I'll grant you that it's possible the X360 controller's sticks are more precise. I have one that's physically very similar to it but I have no way of knowing if the sticks are exactly like the official 360's since I've never used one personally. And yes, I'm definitely used to the DS3 since it's essentially the only controller I've used in recent years. But to say that anything is "barely playable" on it is just patently false.

I was gonna wait until more episodes are out but since it's on sale I figured fuck it. I paid about the same for season 1 anyway, so I guess I'll just play this one as they come out, for once.

I'll echo what was said in another thread and point out that you being bad at something doesn't make that something bad or broken. I have zero problem playing shooters on the DS3. In fact, that's the controller I was using to play RE4 on PC. So I have no idea what you're on about here.

South Park: The Stick of Truth. Holy shit, that was fucking amazing. As far as RPGs go, it's pretty light. It's kind of easy (I played on the hardest difficulty and only one fight gave me any trouble), there isn't much to the mechanics, you can pretty much equip any gear regardless of your class and the combat gets really repetitive. It's also very short if you ignore the side-quests and stick to the main story. But for a long-time fan of South Park like me, it's basically a perfect experience. It feels true to the show in every way imaginable but it also acknowledges that it's a video game. I went in hoping for something akin to a second movie and what I actually got was even better than that. According to Steam, it took me about 14 hours to beat. I completed all the side-quests I found but I still have some collectables left to get. That might seem short for an RPG but I've paid more for shorter games so I'm happy with what I got for my money. If you're a fan of the show, it's worth every single penny.

Yeah, Druckmann and the other TLoU guy were heavily involved in Uncharted 2, the best of the series by far. So I'm not too worried about it falling under their control. Like I said, I'm not worried. But this comparison doesn't really work. Light-hearted dialogue and humor in something like TLoU versus Uncharted really isn't the same thing. I don't actually remember anything particularly funny in TLoU. Most of it was more like small "hehe thank god they're not dead" moments whereas Uncharted is more consistently funny and can actually make me laugh out loud at times. Personally, I'm just really curious as to what could've caused this to happen. I mean, if she was actually forced out by those guys, what's the deal with that? Were they that unhappy with the direction she was taking with U4? Are they simply massive assholes? It's hard to imagine that having a single successful title under their belt would give these guys enough clout to push out someone that's been at the company for a decade.

Not really a studio death but this seemed like the appropriate thread to post it in. Looks like Amy Hennig is no longer at Naughty Dog. http://ca.ign.com/articles/2014/03/05/uncharted-ps4-writer-amy-hennig-leaves-naughty-dog The article suggests it's possible she might have been forced out by the Last of Us guys. If true, that's kinda fucked up. I wonder what that could imply for Uncharted PS4 since she was lead on that. Development/story troubles perhaps?

Well when it's something I'm already really tempted to get, it's usually more of a precaution in case it turns out to be utter shit. So long as reviews are at least decent, my mind is essentially already made up. In this case, they're actually pretty high across the board so there wasn't much of a decision left to make. Normally, though, yeah, I'd take more of a wait and see approach. So, yeah.

Yeah, I never really got why they didn't bother implementing Move on the PS3 version. I'm pretty sure the port was based off the Wii version and they even patched Move support into RE5 at some point.

... because I'm waiting for reviews before deciding whether to buy it or not?

Fuck! Turns out review embargo is midnight PST, so 3 more hours to wait. That's fucking retarded, the game just unlocked on Steam. I was hoping to be able to download and play for an hour or two before bed...

Resident Evil 4. It's as great as it's ever been (suck it, Ethan!). The port is generally good as well (it was kind of impossible for it to not be a massive improvement over the previous PC version) but it does have a few major issues. The new HD textures look really nice and shooting for 60 fps was a nice effort on Capcom's part but unless you can run it 100% stable 100% of the time, you're better off playing at 30. Reason for that is, the game was apparently coded strangely and relies on its own framerate to tell time. This has for side-effect that whenever the framerate takes a hit, the game essentially goes into slow-motion. Running the game at 60 and suddenly get a drop to 40? You're running at 40/60 of the normal speed. Their AA has also caused performance issues with some people, which ends up causing said slowdown. It was annoying at first but once I gave up on 60fps and turned AA off entirely it ran smoothly.

Yeah, that GMG deal is pretty sweet. I'm still waiting for reviews because at this point they're only a couple hours away anyway but barring abysmal scores I'll most likely be going for it as well. Mostly because, let's face it, even if the game is short for an RPG (which seems to be the case according to those that got their copies early), it's still the closest we'll get to a new movie for the foreseeable future. I'm willing to pay the day one premium for that experience.

Doesn't like RE4. Doesn't play Metal Gear. You're doing gaming wrong, Ethan. Also we can't be friends anymore.

I couldn't get into it personally. What I played was good but at some point I got stuck and lost interest. Plus, it seems some of the bosses are balanced for coop so, like Strangelove said, it's a fucking grind when you go at it solo.

Yeah, whoever told you to do that was either fucking with you or is a moron. Don't listen to them again. Better yet: cut them out of your life entirely. They're clearly a terrible influence on you.

Pretty sure I still have my PS3 copy lying around somewhere but for me Disgaea belongs on a handheld. My first experience with the series was the PSP port of the original and it was perfect. My PSP might as well have been a dedicated Disgaea machine. This one should keep me busy until the Vita port of D4 gets localized next summer. I never got around to getting that one on PS3 so I'm really looking forward to it. The pouch was only 10 bucks and I've been thinking of taking my Vita with me to school since I'll soon have a 4 hours hole every single week. Even if I don't end up carrying it with me a lot, at least it'll keep my Vita from gathering dust whenever it goes unused for extended periods of time.

Then again, when you present a very contrarian opinion and fail to elaborate on it beyond "LOL SO BAD GAIZ, AMIRITE?!" it's kind of hard to take seriously. I just figured it was a weak trolling attempt and didn't bother replying any further.

Because it's a great game? Yeah, it's the point where the series took the turn that brought it where it is today (mainly because of how badly the GCN remake bombed) but RE4 still maintained a good balance, I think. I remember quite a few sections being scary or really stressful back when I first played it. And saying they turned it into an escort quest makes me question whether you even finished it. Ashley isn't with you for large chunks of the game and when she is, I'd argue it's one of the few games that does escort mission right.

Resident Evil: Revelations. So, this one was kind of a mixed bag. It starts out pretty great. The first few episodes really feel reminiscent of the good old Resident Evil you know and love, the old school ones. Some light exploration and puzzles, not too much shooting and an actually creepy environment. The Queen Zenobia is probably the best setting the series has had since the original mansion and Raccoon City. Early on, I also really appreciated how the game made an obvious effort to tell a proper story. Problem is, before long a few major issues show up. The enemy variety just isn't there so combat gets really repetitive. There's maybe half a dozen different enemies you'll be fighting for most of the game. It gets old. Then the story starts making you jump from character to character to character and at some point you're just left wondering why you should even give a shit about these guys. I'm kind of a Resident Evil fanboy so it was cool to jump to Chris the first time. But did I really need to play as those other two assholes as well? There's also a bunch of flashback levels that ultimately fail to justify their existence. They just feel like padding. The biggest problem, though, is that this was clearly designed for a handheld system. I'm sure it was one hell of a 3DS game but the jump to HD isn't flattering to most of the game's assets. They obviously reworked the characters a bit because they look decent (although their movement animations are really floaty), but the environmental stuff looks kind of awful. This might seem like a shallow thing to complain about but it ends up making the whole thing feel kind of underwhelming on a big screen. Overall, I'd say it was worth the ~10$ I paid for it. Even though it never really managed to suck me in, I still enjoyed my time with it for the most part. And now that it's over, I'm all set for RE4's unlock on Steam tonight! Somehow, I'm actually more excited about a port of a 10 years old game than I am about most upcoming new releases. Except maybe Dark Souls II.

You can login to imgur? I just upload my shit and copy the links. I don't even know if I ever made an account. Anyway, grabbed a few Vita games from the current sale. Liked the demo but didn't want to pay 15 bucks for it. I really would've preferred physical copies for these as I'm still not sold on being digital only for Vita but shit, it's really hard to argue against 6,75$... And now my 32GB memory card is pretty much full. Gonna have to delete a few things and be more selective about what I keep on it from now on. Oh and also this. Only one of the Ezio trilogy I was missing on Steam and the Gold edition finally hit a low enough price to make me not think twice about hitting that purchase button. I was disappointed with it when it first came out but considering I haven't played any new AC since then (and don't plan on playing III or IV any time soon), I probably won't be as harsh on it when I get around to replaying it.