What Game Are You Playing Right Now?

RVCA · 06-08-2011, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Kirby

Disagree. Every Halo game has been good.

Halo Wars? ODST? I mean, Wars was just a half-baked RTS and ODST was supposed to be DLC for Halo 3, but somehow got milked into a full-fledged $60 title. Don't get me wrong, 1, 2, and 3 were fantastic and Reach was at least something fresh... but I think even Bungie has realized that Halo as a franchise has run its course. Microsoft, on the other hand, has observed firsthand the staying power of familiar titles in mainstream gaming (see: Activision and COD, EA and everything EA has ever done

) and knows the profit potential of keeping Halo alive via 343 Industries.

As for FPS's in the near future, I will almost certainly be buying Battlefield 3 now that I have the computer hardware to properly run it.

In other news: Bethesda: Consoles to be the lead platform for TES 5: Skyrim, aim to make it "really accessible"

Fuck my life.

midnight rain · 06-08-2011, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kirby

Disagree. Every Halo game has been good.

Are you EVER critical of video games? Every time you post in here it seems (which is pretty often) you have glowing praise for each and every game you play.

Kirby · 06-08-2011, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

Halo Wars? ODST? I mean, Wars was just a half-baked RTS and ODST was supposed to be DLC for Halo 3, but somehow got milked into a full-fledged $60 title. Don't get me wrong, 1, 2, and 3 were fantastic and Reach was at least something fresh... but I think even Bungie has realized that Halo as a franchise has run its course. Microsoft, on the other hand, has observed firsthand the staying power of familiar titles in mainstream gaming (see: Activision and COD, EA and everything EA has ever done

) and knows the profit potential of keeping Halo alive via 343 Industries.

As for FPS's in the near future, I will almost certainly be buying Battlefield 3 now that I have the computer hardware to properly run it.

In other news: Bethesda: Consoles to be the lead platform for TES 5: Skyrim, aim to make it "really accessible"

Fuck my life.

Halo 1-3 are great. Reach was still really good.
I, for one, love Halo Wars. It's one of the best console RTS' you can get. Definitely not on par with PC RTS games, but I've enjoyed it the entire time I've played it (almost thirty hours or so).

ODST was slightly overpriced if you bought it at launch, but it came with all of the Halo 3 DLC on the multiplayer disc, had Firefight (one of the best additions to Halo), and got you into the Halo: Reach beta. It's the worst campaign in the series, in my opinion, but still not bad.

Also, I'll definitely be getting Battlefield 3, as well. But on 360.

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Originally Posted by Tuna

Are you EVER critical of video games? Every time you post in here it seems (which is pretty often) you have glowing praise for each and every game you play.

That's not true. I've been critical of PLENTY of games I didn't like. But if I play a game a lot, that means I like it. So if I'm posting in "Games I'm Playing Right Now" it's usually a game I like. I have a weird taste in games and I do absolutely hate a lot of games that other people love (Dead Rising, I'm looking at you.)

EvilChuck · 06-08-2011, 01:30 PM

I love the look of Elder Scrolls V, but one complaint I had in the last one (that ultimately led me to stop playing completely) was the fact that when you levelled up, the entire world did as well. It felt to me like a waste of effort trying to get stronger if it didnt mean any advantage.

So the question I have is will Skyrim have the same whole world levelling together system as Oblivion?

djchameleon · 06-08-2011, 07:21 PM

has anyone given Infamous 2 a spin yet? I finally got it in the mail today the hero edition

I can now look like Cole with my Infamous looking backpack.

I like how it picks up right where the last one left off and you are able to import your shard collection from the first one as well as your karma path.

Rage Against the Machine · 06-08-2011, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by EvilChuck

I love the look of Elder Scrolls V, but one complaint I had in the last one (that ultimately led me to stop playing completely) was the fact that when you levelled up, the entire world did as well. It felt to me like a waste of effort trying to get stronger if it didnt mean any advantage.

So the question I have is will Skyrim have the same whole world levelling together system as Oblivion?

There was a post by one of the developers on the Bethesda forums and apparently it's similar to Fallout 3 and not Oblivion's. I never played Fallout 3 so I don't know what that means but I was never bothered in Oblivion by it. Except when I'd run into an ogre. Seriously, fuck ogres.

Chrysalis · 06-08-2011, 08:58 PM

Got WipEout HD as part of Sony's Welcome Back package, and I'm trying to get a gold medal for every campaign mission.

My brother got inFamous as part of the package, and I recently played a bit of that.

Sparky · 06-09-2011, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

has anyone given Infamous 2 a spin yet? I finally got it in the mail today the hero edition

I can now look like Cole with my Infamous looking backpack.

I like how it picks up right where the last one left off and you are able to import your shard collection from the first one as well as your karma path.

Let me know how the user created missions are. I beat the first one 3 times.

Mr November · 06-09-2011, 01:30 AM

I'm still playing Red Dead. I don't get to play it very often but it's a great game.

midnight rain · 06-09-2011, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Kirby

Halo 1-3 are great. Reach was still really good.
I, for one, love Halo Wars. It's one of the best console RTS' you can get. Definitely not on par with PC RTS games, but I've enjoyed it the entire time I've played it (almost thirty hours or so).

ODST was slightly overpriced if you bought it at launch, but it came with all of the Halo 3 DLC on the multiplayer disc, had Firefight (one of the best additions to Halo), and got you into the Halo: Reach beta. It's the worst campaign in the series, in my opinion, but still not bad.

Also, I'll definitely be getting Battlefield 3, as well. But on 360.

That's not true. I've been critical of PLENTY of games I didn't like. But if I play a game a lot, that means I like it. So if I'm posting in "Games I'm Playing Right Now" it's usually a game I like. I have a weird taste in games and I do absolutely hate a lot of games that other people love (Dead Rising, I'm looking at you.)

Ah my bad I realized I mixed you up with someone else when I posted that

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Mr November Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Halifax, Canada Posts: 429	I'm still playing Red Dead. I don't get to play it very often but it's a great game.