TheMightyEthan

So true. To this day I still plan Lemmings routes on any 2D collection of objects (pictures on a wall, papers on a desk, etc).

Man, and I thought I was a sucker for the few games I've bought on 360 and then bought again on PC.

High paying compared to my expenses, yes.

Stupid Steam sales... Also preordered these a week or so ago:

Both.

I should say I'm with Yante: I'm okay with unlocking "different" weapons/etc for multiplayer, just not "better" ones.

I have friends, just no friends with XBL gold, and having just graduated all my good friends live in different towns now.

Alright, now that I've read the whole thread, I'm going to say that I'm somewhere in the middle. I like my stat-whore games where I micro-manage every aspect of the character and equipment, always comparing numbers to see whether I should buy this new sword or stick with my old one, but not every game should be like that. That kind of system only works for more traditional RPGs that tend to be slower-paced anyway. For action/adventure games I prefer the Zelda-style of upgrades, where for the most part you get specific things in specific locations that really change your abilities (like the hookshot), but then there are other more minor upgrades hidden around the world (like the pieces of heart). Then there's another category of games that I don't think needs anything like that. I hate the gameplay changing unlocks of games like MW2. If I'm playing a competitive game like that I don't want to be unable to win simply because I haven't played as much as that other guy, so he has better equipment. In that arena if the dev really really wants to have unlocks I think Bungie did it right for Halo: Reach, where you can customize your character but it's all aesthetic, nothing that makes you more powerful than anyone else.

Honestly, I prefer the numbers to be visible, I like to know exactly what's going on. For instance, though admittedly Mass Effect's inventory system was completely broken and terrible, it was possible to decide which weapons and armor to use because you could compare their various stats, as opposed to Mass Effect 2 in which all you had to go on were super vague verbal descriptions that made it impossible to tell whether gun A was better or worse than gun B.

Sweeeet

I'm confused as to how these fake delays are supposed to combat piracy.

Hey, I'm looking for some peeps to help me finish out the Reach campaign on Legendary. Already did it solo legendary, but not coop, and the incomplete icon on my service record is bugging the hell out of me. So who's in? I still need to beat the following levels: Exodus New Alexandria The Package The Pillar of Autumn My timezone is GMT -6. Most days I can't play until after 1700 my time (2300 GMT), and tonight I won't be able to play until after 1900 (0100 GMT) if at all. Friday I'm available a few hours earlier, and Saturday and Sunday I'm available all day. I'll also be willing to play through other levels if people have more that they need to finish in coop too.

I also hate it when AIs wear makeup.

Meh, I felt like I got my $60 worth out of ODST. I don't play competitive multiplayer much though, so the fact that it just shipped with Halo 3's multiplayer didn't affect its value one way or the other in my eyes.

I just hope that if/when they redo Halo 2 they do it on the 360 and not its successor. My OCD means that in order to be satisfied my Halos 1-3 have to have more or less consistent graphics. (I don't actually have OCD)

I think that it's likely they'll release a Halo 2 update in fall 2013. They have Halo CE coming out this year, Halo 4 in 2012, so if they released Halo 2 in 2013 that would keep with the schedule of alternating "major" games with "minor" games that they started with ODST. I don't have anything to back that up, I just think it makes sense.

OLD NEWS! I saw that on Joystiq like... 18 hours ago.

Thanks everybody. That SlideME site is fantastic.

I'm really super excited for Halo: Anniversary, but that's because I'm a consumer whore.

*Casts resurrect* I just got an Android phone, and I'm looking for good free emulators. I got the SNES9x on mentioned above, but I'd still like a GBC/GBA and an NES one. Does anyone have any recommendations? I tried google but people seem to just be recommending paid emulators, and I'm not willing to pay actual money for an emulator.