Hot Heart Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 LEGO Batman 2 Had been near the end for quite some time, but it was too much fun being Superman and flying around Gotham (with the Superman theme playing). Possibly my favourite of the LEGO games I've played (the first Batman one being the best before that), though I'm yet to give the LOTR ones a try. I may have to try and 100% this but there is a lot to do, and it's all scattered around the city with a terrible interface for finding bits you've missed (think inFAMOUS 'scanning'...but you have to open a couple of menus to get to it and figure it out from there before going back in-game). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Spec Ops: The Line. Overall, it was pretty good. The multi-tiered turret bit was a particular highlight, I felt, and a lot of the combat was enjoyable and certainly about moving around the battlefield cleverly. Some of the firefights towards the end were a bit ridiculous even on normal difficulty but I soldiered through (LOL!). The story's certainly something to mull over but initially it doesn't feel quite like everything clicked. Really love the changing main menu though, that's a neat little touch. Had to try out all the endings, except one where it appears you can survive the 'rescue' team. Only just found that out after looking it up, and there's no way I'm going to try and beat that load of grenade spammers, not with those crappy cover mechanics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 I still thought the only proper ending was you killing yourself, honestly. Least it's the one I picked. As far as the one where you kill all the rescue team goes, it's pretty good. Ends with a cutscene as you pick up the radio of one of the dead guys and say "Welcome to Dubai" I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Yeah, suicide one was my first instinct. Though, I think the 'rescued' one seems to fit better thematically, even if interpreted as a dream as well (apparently, some of the developers felt that way). I could probably lower the difficulty and kill those guys, but I'd rather move onto another game, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luftwaffles Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 I did just kind of tell you how it ended, I suppose. Really, there's no need to play it (as it is pretty tough), the only main difference is that one line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Oh, don't worry about spoiling that, I already read up on it anyway, which is why I probably won't bother. Sounds pretty cool either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 I finally finished ghost trick. I enjoyed it a fair bit - the story moved along in a decent fashion, but then in the last chapter it just went completely mental. it wasn't so much the reveal of your identity, though I have to say I never saw it coming, just that they shoved 95% of the plot in to the last 5% of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibbs Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Beat DmC the other day. Going to be doing mainly Backlog games this year as I have to save all my paychecks to save up all the money I need to pay my car off in payments. Also saving because I'm leaving work for 6 months next year to walk the Pacific Crest Trail from San Diego to Canada. Going to have to live bi-curiously through others on second half of the year games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 What did you think of DMC. Also what the fuck happened to my post count? How will I show the ladies the monstrosity that is my e-penis size if they can't see my post count?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 They can still look at your e-peen on your profile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I'll be waiting for them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibbs Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Well, feelings aside that it's not a continuation of the original Dante and DMC lore. It's a solid game, the level design oozes style. The soundtrack is pretty great too, a mix of industrial metal and Dubstep Electronica. The story is okay, not great. The writing is laughable and probably it's only downfall. The gameplay is there though, if you enjoy hack and slash it's up there. Only slide against the gameplay is the amount of combos and certain enemy's you can only use angel/demon weapons against. After getting used to it though it shouldn't hamper your gameplay if you're going in multiple times to beat everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 From Dust It's very pretty, somewhat calming. Pretty damn short. My playtime is listed as 8 hours, though some of that'll be afk and some repeating missions all over again after it crashed (I say crashed, I've a feeling From Dust still has always-on DRM still and my wi-fi dongle is wobbly of late. One time on the crash definitely had a uPlay error on saying lost connection). But yeah on the shortness it's about 10-12 levels long, and for the most part it feels like tutorial, until the last level where you get given complete sandboxy power n just told to build to hearts content. Kinda feel it could have had tutorial stuff cramped up more in initial levels and had the latter half at least be slightly more puzzle solving/sandboxyness. The AI is pretty dumb, which in an indirect-control game can be a killer (literally. they'll walk into lava and raging torrents and then be all "Help!".) OR not so much dumb as there's very little control can be done, you can tell them to go to pillars a, b or c. But you can't do too much to shape their path (so while you can literally carve them a nice path, they'll likely still pick the path with a lava flow in the middle). Oh and I played it on PC, as far as that stuff goes basic settings, it forgot my control settings every time though so I'd have to go in and swap over to control pad again I loaded up the game. I'd say good, and for under £3 I paid for it a fun game and good purchase, but could have been superb in some many little ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Kinda feel it could have had tutorial stuff cramped up more in initial levels and had the latter half at least be slightly more puzzle solving/sandboxyness. I'd say good, and for under £3 I paid for it a fun game and good purchase, but could have been superb in some many little ways. Agree with these 100%. As far as the DRM, I'm pretty sure it's the connect-at-launch kind, not the always-on, so it shouldn't be crashing just because you lose connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Valkyria Chronicles. Absolutely fantastic game and really good story too. Can't wait to play the second game 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 I need to get back to that. I'm on mission 14, so I'm nearly finished. Funny thing is that it's somehow "rare" in Canada as there's no Greatest Hits edition. So I can trade it in for the same price I bought it at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heat Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 Fucking RNG stat gains are my bane. Still, it was nice to play the sequel to the original FE. I hope Awakening ramps up the character customization some more. The story was pretty enjoyable, if not predictable. The gameplay was solid and the collectibles actually had me looking up things (in so much as reading about serial killers can be called a positive thing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 I liked Valkyria Chronicles a lot but then I got to the level where there's that stupid giant tank steamrolling through your guys and was like "fuck this." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 It was the mission where you're stranded with what's-her-face that got me. I ended up doing that one like fifteen times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 The trick to this game, as sad as it is to say it, is to grind and upgrade. Do a lot of skirmishes and level your squad up. That particular mission is a pain since you only have two people with you but trust me beating the game is worth it. It's asian XCOM. aka Fire Emblem. Which reminds me I really want to play the new Fire Emblem but don't want to buy a 3DS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saturnine Tenshi Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 Heh, I haven't done any grinding and I've been okay. It's just that I kept making stupid mistakes on that mission and it would frustrate me which would have me rushing through and stepping on mines which would frustrate me more. Rinse and repeat with greater frustration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 There's nothing like having OP snipers. They be snipin' not giving a fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 Yeah, the tank mission is when I was finally forced to realize you could save mid-mission. I abused the hell outta that and even then it was quite the challenge. Once you get past it, though, the rest of the game is incredibly worth it. Also, if you're stuck and need to grind, a high level scout will turn most skirmishes into a fucking joke. On some maps, you can literally make it to the flag on the first turn. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted February 3, 2013 Report Share Posted February 3, 2013 ^that pretty much. Has anybody played the PSP sequel? It's only like 20 bucks so I might go to buy it and then borrow my friends' psp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) ^that pretty much. Has anybody played the PSP sequel? It's only like 20 bucks so I might go to buy it and then borrow my friends' psp Yes, but I didn't finish it because I get easily distracted from playing handheld games. I did get near to the end, very near. Still, I think this generation has taught me I'm just not into handhelds anymore. There's a lot to it, but the maps are tiny compared to the console game. Mainly, you get the opportunity to do a lot of character side missions that will improve said character and develop their story. It is an academy setting, with your shonen type protagonist, genius by-the-book rival classmate, and the sweet and sensitive female to round it out. As for the first game, I absolutely love it and everyone should finish it. Everyone has trouble with the tank mission, but once you get through it, it's never like you're starring down a brick wall. Basically, take a look in our Valkyria Chronicles thread from yore, you might also see how Scouts can give you the highest rank. (Only downside to it was that # of turns = Higher Rank) Edited February 4, 2013 by Atomsk88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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