Random Thoughts & Topics

[Sabre]

I didn't think anyone even liked ZOE in 2001 (in the sense that somehow in that era, people started thinking 7 was a bad rating).

It was alright. Main reason it sold so well however was for the playable demo of mgs2.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

I didn't think anyone even liked ZOE in 2001 (in the sense that somehow in that era, people started thinking 7 was a bad rating).

It was alright. Main reason it sold so well however was for the playable demo of mgs2.

*DING! DING! DING!* We have a winner! ZoE was quite pretty for a game at the time though, and has aged somewhat well.

 

[Thoth]

I just told the guy who played Leo that ZOE is getting re-released. He had no idea, he's not a gamer, but he is stoked. He hopes they do a third so he can get called back to the studio. I just assumed he knew, but he had no idea about the HD collection.

 

[Sabre]

I think i remember hearing that Hideo wanted to continue the story on next gen.

 

[Baby Shoes]

Didn't see a thread on Max Payne 3, so figured I would post this here:

Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games)
Cheaters might be an unavoidable reality in multiplayer gaming, but they still stink.

Rockstar Games, though, has an interesting way of dealing with the problem: isolate the troublemakers and force them to play against each other.

"We're aware that a small minority of players are spoiling the Max Payne 3 multiplayer experience for honest players with cheats and hacks, and while certain issues will be dealt with in forthcoming title updates, today we'd like to make it clear that anyone using these nefarious methods will be dealt with," the company said in a corporate blog post.

Rockstar has created an area called the "Cheaters Pool," where it will toss anyone who uses hacked saves, modded games or other shortcuts to gain an advantage -- a group the developer calls "confirmed miscreants." Once confined to that area, they'll only be able to play against others who have used cheats like invincibility hacks, infinite adrenaline or score boosters.

Don't think the infractions will be tolerated even in the pool, though. Anyone in that quarantine zone who's caught cheating a second time will be banished from the multiplayer servers indefinitely.

As for absolution? That remains to be seen. Rockstar said it might allow fallen players back into the game, but isn't promising that it will do so.

To round up the troublemakers, Rockstar is asking players who spot a cheater to email with the platform, Gamertag, description of the violation and a video or a screenshot if possible.

It's a novel approach to a widespread problem. Most developers simply boot those players from the game immediately (something Rockstar is reserving the right to do as well). Blizzard has recently started swinging its ban hammer in Diablo III, suspending or banning thousands of accounts for people who took advantage of exploits in the game.

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/max-payne-3-innovative-way-dealing-cheating-181929439.html

 

[2GOLD]

A Gladiator arena of the cheaters getting pissed at each other for cheating. I approve of this concept.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

Duck Doom Delux

 

[Kageho]

So Atelier Meruru comes out and Gamespot trashes the game giving it a 5. Not because, you know, its actually a bad game. But because the reviewer claims the game is a sexualized.

Atelier Meruru has frilly clothing that looks cute. If this was Neptunia, sure I could understand this claim.

*sigh*

 

[vivisectvi]

I like turtles.

 

[bps21]

I'm watching the G4 top 100 game countdown and I'm into the top 25 and Madden 2005 is on there. That's hilarious since NFL 2K5 was so much better than it was.

Anyway the countdown made me want to play Knights of the Old Republic again right now and I have no idea where the game went. I'm devastated.

 

[Baby Shoes]

You know, I think part of the reason was I think the developers expected the Force Unleashed games to be a bigger deal than they were but I am shocked that this generation never got a Knights of the Old Republic or a Star Wars Battlefront considering how popular those games were.

I'm especially shocked on Battlefront based on how much more common online gaming seems these days as opposed to on last gen.

 

[bps21]

I think it's my favorite game of all time. KOTOR that is.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

I still love Jedi Knight Dark Forces II so much as far as Star Wars games. I wish they'd do another game in that series for the PC. Outcast and Jedi Academy were pretty good but didn't quite capture the same awesomeness despite improving some of the gameplay. DFII is one of my top played PC games of all-time.

 

[Smues]

I watched some of that top 100 games thing the other day, mostly because I was shocked to see actual video game related programming on G4. Morgan Manjaw looked better than I remembered.

 

[Youth N Asia]

I watched some of that top 100 games thing the other day, mostly because I was shocked to see actual video game related programming on G4. Morgan Manjaw looked better than I remembered.

I liked her better in her Screen Savers days

 

[bps21]

G4 related...Kevin Pereira's exit video from Attack of the Show was pure gold:

http://www.g4tv.com/videos/58758/kevin-pereiras-last-walk-through-attack-of-the-show/

 

[Sabre]

I still love Jedi Knight Dark Forces II so much as far as Star Wars games. I wish they'd do another game in that series for the PC. Outcast and Jedi Academy were pretty good but didn't quite capture the same awesomeness despite improving some of the gameplay. DFII is one of my top played PC games of all-time.

One of my favorite PC games EVER.

 

[KingPK]

Best Buy had the MLB/NBA 2K12 combo on sale for $40 so I jumped on it. I've been wanting to check out NBA for a while since I loved 2K10 and this one is supposed to be awesome too. $40 is what the NBA game is going for by itself right now so if MLB is at least decent it is a win (I played the demo and loved the pitching interface but I couldn't hit a lick).

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

I'm enjoying MLB but I haven't played a baseball game since, oh, the Griffey era (I did always want to give The Show a try though) so I have nothing to compare it to. I also had to put the hitting sliders way up.

 

[Master Thrasher]

I just use power swings in MLB 2K series. It works (especially with the Phillies).
Jamie Moyer hits his second home run of the season
I didn't change any of the sliders with this, I swear.

 

[Smues]

Far Cry 3 has been pushed back from September to December. I didn't play the first two but the trailer at E3 sold me on this one, so the delay makes me sad.

 

[fazzle]

December? DECEMBER? Nothing comes out in December!

 

[KingPK]

Should have just pushed it to January because it's gonna get buried now.

 

[fazzle]

Also, Criterion is now the only developer making Need for Speed games, so hopefully that means no more shitpiles like The Run

 

[KingPK]

I for one welcome this development. Criterion knows how to make fun driving games.

 

[tonyjaymz03]

The new Penny Arcade is an amazing 16 bit rpg that I'm loving. I have a free copy of Breath of Death to gift anyone on steam if they'd like it

 

[KingPK]

So what's with modern baseball games and their broken hitting mechanics anyway? I can't hit in 2K12 and don't know why; I'm being patient and waiting for good pitches, but I'm still hitting nothing but lazy fly balls and dribblers and it seems like timing has nothing to do with it. Also, why do they STILL insist on having a power swing? You barely have time to do the extra motion.

 

[Master Thrasher]

Your timing is off. I can hit easily in that game. Watch the strike zone and see if the edges turn blue. It gives you the location of where the pitch will be around. It however could be out of the zone. If the entire box is blue, then the ball is in the wheelhouse. Pull back on the analog stick when the pitcher goes in the windup and push it forward when is crosses the plate.

 

[KingPK]

Yeah, I finally figured out the timing issue. I was anticipating the pitcher letting go of the ball instead of actually waiting to see the ball leave his hand. I put up 15 runs against the Tigers and now I need to adjust the sliders since I have the pitching down cold and am cruising through games.

 

[Master Thrasher]

Yeah MLB2K = too easy, MLB: The Show = too hard.
Which reminds me, I just got done playing as the Giants versus the Rockies. We lost 10-0 but I had 7 hits and a walk, so I'm improving.