Random Thoughts & Topics

[bps21]

I too enjoyed it. It was a lot more polished and interesting than I would have guessed given its hard history to get done.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

I would've tried Sleeping Dogs if the PC demo would work. It froze at the Havok/Dolby/etc. screen running Windows 7, and wouldn't launch at all in Windows 8. That made me sour on trying it for anything else.

 

[Youth N Asia]

Man...Sleeping Dogs goes to some dark places when Winston's mother gets involved. This game came out of nowhere and will probably end up on my GOTY list.

Bought it on Sunday and am looking forward to starting it Friday. I like games like this

 

[Kageho]

With the impending league lockout, it looks like the only way I get some hockey is by playing NHL 13. Anyone play it yet? Was thinking of buying it after work today.

 

[bps21]

I played it mostly online 6 on 6. The skating takes a little getting used to since you don't just turn on a dime and be at full speed now...you have to ramp up like in real life. This makes playing d easier...which makes scoring goals even harder.

But it's great anyway.

 

[Kageho]

;D Awesome to hear. I wanted the defense to be even better. That's nice to hear. I've heard that players are now assigned positions, does this actually work? Like 3rd liners being third liners and stuff?

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

Speaking of yearning for the old days:

http://www.youtube.com/user/RetroRealityGaming

I think I still have the sports tape Game Players out. Hell if I know where it is.

The narrator couldn't seem to make up his mind if Mega Man was switching weapons or actually becoming different people. Also, "the flying fish that drops eggs" killed me both times he said it. No one could figure out it was A BIRD?

Also the narrator being Neil "Green Goblin" Ross (among other things) is pretty cool.

 

[Kageho]

This is my reaction to the post draft rosters that EA has for NHL 13

So NHL 13 has post draft rosters finally! So I won't need to actually go through the draft...

Oh, it didn't work. Well just fack.

 

[Kageho]

In NHL 13, if you need to tweak some players due to them being like second or third liners or that, just tone down the awareness. I did that and tweaked both Horcoff and Hemsky into proper third liners like they are.

And my season's going pretty well. I'm currently 4-1, though the fucking Kings took me to task. Also, if you don't have a stingy defense and a good goalie, well folks, you will feel the pain. I'm allowing 4 goals a game. Though I'm scoring like 6, so it kinda washes, but still. Geezus does Dubnyk suck!

Also lost Whitney and RNH in the same game for three weeks. ACL sprain and concussion respectively.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Humble Indie Bundle 6 is up:

http://www.humblebundle.com/

Rochard
Shatter
S.P.A.Z.
Torchlight
Vessel

And if you beat the average (currently $5.50):
Dustforce

Pay what you like, to whom you like, including the EFF and Child's Play Charity.

Includes DRM-free downloads of each game for Windows, Mac, and Linux; Steam key(s) if you pay $1 or more; as well as soundtracks for everything except Vessel.

 

[oldskool]

Worth it for Torchlight alone, but Rochard is a nice little sidescroller HL2 wannabe. Haven't played the others.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

What is the consensus on Double Dragon Neon? It looks... kind of fruity.

The game's dialogue and graphical style is heavily 80s-inspired, and features a soundtrack composed by Jake Kaufman, inspired by the original Double Dragon as well as 80's pop music and arcade game soundtracks.

That sounds cool though.

 

[vivisectvi]

It's okay. Lack of online co-op really hurts it, IMO.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

I just realized - though I swear I checked this last week and didn't see it - it's free for PSN+ anyway (I had only been looking at XBLA screenshots of big hair, what looked like air guitar jamming, and big high fives) so I might as well grab it.

 

[Master Thrasher]

I like it but then again I liked TMNT Reshelled too.

 

[vivisectvi]

I liked Reshelled too.. I just kind of wish we had been given a 2D HD remake instead of the 3D polygon graphics. Double Dragon is kind of the same but I think it actually looks better than Reshelled. The music is really good, too, IMO.`

 

[KingPK]

Just wrapped up Sleeping Dogs. As a fan of Hong Kong action movies and crime dramas like The Departed, I REALLY dug the last few missions and how the story wrapped up.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

I liked Reshelled too.. I just kind of wish we had been given a 2D HD remake instead of the 3D polygon graphics. Double Dragon is kind of the same but I think it actually looks better than Reshelled. The music is really good, too, IMO.`

Just started up the game and LOVE the intro theme.

Double Dragon Neon - 01 - Title Theme

 

[Kageho]

That sounded awesome, but whenever I think of Double Dragon, I was hoping a remake would at least have ear splitting guitar awesomeness. But that's just me.

Worth the pick up, Venk?

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

Skullmageddon tries to sound like Skeletor, which is Awesome 80s right there.

It's definitely fun and worth the nothing I paid for it.

 

[Youth N Asia]

I feel dumb for needing this pointed out to me.

Donkey Kong Country 2 is Diddy's Kong Quest... I thought it was always Diddy Kong's Quest

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

No joke: A friend of mine made this exact same observation yesterday with the same "I feel dumb" reaction.

 

[fazzle]

OH SHIT SON, EVERYBODY CLEAR YOUR FUCKING SCHEDULES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURES! TODAY IS THE DAY! SHIX IS OUT! TODAY~!


For the uninitiated, SHix is also known as the Testament of Sherlock Holmes, aka, the Giant Bombcast Game of Show for 2011 AND 2012

Giant Bombcast E3 2011 - Justin McElroy describes Sherlock Holmes 6
Giant Bombcast E3 2012 - Justin McElroy Revisits Sherlock Holmes 6 (SHix!)



GET FUCKING HYPE! GAME OF THE YEAR GET IT NOW!!


(or be smart and wait for it to drop to $20, BUT STILL BE HYPE UNTIL THAT HAPPENS!)

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

Four games added to the Humble Bundle if you've already bought it; beat the average (now $5.93) to get them if you haven't.

BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Gratuitous Space Battles
Jamestown
Wizorb

All 4 new games include their soundtracks.

 

[Master Thrasher]

I have some demo discs like the ones that come with the PSOne and Dreamcast. Are they worth anything or should I toss them?

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

I would hang onto them, but that's just me.

 

[KingPK]

I can't get into Max Payne 3. I just don't like the gameplay and I've never played any games in the series, so Max just seems like a grumpy pill addicted old man.

 

[Baby Shoes]

I can't get into Max Payne 3. I just don't like the gameplay and I've never played any games in the series, so Max just seems like a grumpy pill addicted old man.

I haven't played any but played some of the multi-player with a friend when the game was still pretty new. I had fun in some of the team multi-player stuff but never had the urge to rush back to play the single player or anything.

 

[KingPK]

EA cancelled their NBA game again. How bad do these games have to be to have the series be cancelled two years in a row?

 

[Smues]

Three years in a row. It must be REALLY fucking bad.