What have you been playing today REDUX

[DrVenkman PhD]

Had two sessions of California Games with some friends over the weekend. Great times were had.

 

[A Happy Medium]

I forgot all about that game. My favorite event was BMX, and I don't think that I was ever able to surf that tidal wave they gave you.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

My recorded high score for surfing was something like, 1.7. Quite sad. My friend was very happy to be the new record holder with a whopping 2.4.

Apparently if you suck too bad the BMX event can end early. I thought you got three wipeouts before it ended, but the girl that was playing (who made it clear before hand she was not in any way familiar with video games) somehow made the guy jump 3 seconds into the course. The jump made him fall backwards and apparently killed him / broke his neck since her turn immediately ended.

Foot Bag is the best.

 

[Smues]

The surf game was what I (and my group of friends) was best at. If you got below an 8 (I think that was it) you sucked. Loved the music for that stage too.

 

[fazzle]

They took the parts of the first game that were fun (mostly walking around not knowing what was coming next) and found ways to make it boring and frustrating. What a sequel needed was more complex puzzles and improved combat with more emphasis on exploration. They did pretty much exactly the opposite. They've almost eliminated combat entirely and now you have to wait and hit a button to counter so that you can push a button prompt to attack. There is no combat just stupid button pressing games that take away any atmosphere since it doesn't matter if someone pops out at you because you have to wait for the screen to tell you when to hit the fucking button anyway.

And don't get me started on trying to walk across a beam in this game. I want to cry.

Holy shit that sounds horrible, and I actually sorta-liked the first Saw game too. The combat system was bad enough so...they made it worse? whut?

 

[AntiLeaf33]

So I have less than a week left to my Unlimited rentals deal at BlockBuster so I bought back NBA Jam, which I had for about 4 days, and I picked up Wanted: Weapons of Fate. I played the demo last year and enjoyed it. I heard the campaign is pretty short, so I should have time to rip through it just in time for Friday when the unlimited rentals ends.

As for NBA Jam, I enjoyed it, but given the Wii Controls, Lack of online, and my lack of interest in the NBA in general, it didn't take too long to grow tired of it. Seems like a great party game though.

 

[bps21]

Wanted wasn't terrible. I was able to get all the achievements fairly easily. It's no Bourne Identity though. Man I liked that game.

 

[bps21]

I just finished off Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet. Mostly I gamefly'd it because I didn't know what it was and couldn't find a review of it anywhere when I put it in my queue. It's a super simple kid friendly game which was occasionally pretty funny. Short game...but a decent rental.

 

[KingPK]

I popped in Just Cause 2 since I haven't played it in a while. I've put 22 hours into it and am at only 30% completion. Don't know what to think about that.

 

[AnonymousBroccoli]

I got Rhythm Heaven yesterday, and played it a bit. It's alright. It's no Elite Beat Agents, that's for sure. I suck at swatting ping pong balls.

 

[oldskool]

Saints Row 2 for PC. Lost two hours spraying shit & running people down while on fire.

 

[AntiLeaf33]

Now that I am done with my unlimited rentals, I can go back and start to play some games that have been sitting on my shelf for a while. Started with some Mario Galaxy 2 last night. Love the game, but I hate the stupid Wii controls. Having to flick your wrist to use any powers gives you "Wii wrist" after a while. That said, the game is fun, and great for short 15-20 minute gaming bursts.

 

[Black Lushus]

LOL well you had to have known going in to a Wii game purchase that wrist flicking may possibly be involved, no?

 

[skullman80]

I picked up Just Cause 2 since it was cheap used at Gamestop.

Not a bad game at all.

 

[vivisectvi]

Since I'd never played any of the games before, I decided to grab the God of War Collection. It came bundled with a red Dualshock3 controller, so that was a plus. Good times! I like it so far.. really impressed with how they souped up the graphics of the first game (haven't tried pt2 yet).. looks really nice in HD for what was originally a PS2 game.

 

[oldskool]

How much was that bundle? I'm in the market for a dualshock but uninterested in $45 for one.

 

[vivisectvi]

$59 CAD - so probably $49 US? The game on it's own, up here, is $29 + a controller on it's own would be $54, so it was definitely a good deal. I didn't need another controller, but I wanted a red one for a while now so I figured what the heck..

 

[KingPK]

Someone on my friends list finally got DJ Hero 2 so I can actually see how they integrate your friends' scores into the game. Pretty cool.

Every game needs to steal Hot Pursuit's feature that goes through your friends' lists and shows you people that are playing the game and lets you send a friend request right from there.

BTW, more of you fuckers need to get that game so I have more times to beat.

 

[AntiLeaf33]

I have a pretty full gaming slate for the next few months. I have to finish off Mario Galaxy, I have Super Mario World, Super Mario RPG, and Donkey Kong Country on the Virtual console that need some love. I also have been playing a lot of online jump in team games of NHL 11, trying to get my platinum in SVR 11, plus I just got AVP and Black Ops for Christmas.

 

[HSJ]

I bought The Force Unleashed off a friend for $20 a year ago and didn't play it till Christmas. Fun game, but can get frustrating at times. Finished the game on Apprentice mode, now going through it on Sith Master and finishing up some achievements.

 

[KingPK]

Got Enslaved: Odyssey to the West from Amazon for $20. I'm liking it so far though the story is definitely what's keeping me interested since the gameplay is really cut and dry. It's kind of a mix of Prince of Persia platforming mixed with REALLY basic combat.

 

[FLAM]

Oh man. Vanquish is awesome. Probably the most BROtastic game I've played since Killzone 2. Everything about this game is great. The non stop action, the weapons, over the top voice acting, etc etc etc. The story doesn't really matter. Just shoot everybody and make things blow the fuck up. Now that I'm older and care less about serious gaming, I just want mindless action sometimes. And this delivers. I wish this had online multiplayer. That's my only gripe so far.

 

[AntiLeaf33]

I picked up Aliens Vs Predator for Christmas. Haven't played a lot of it so far, just the human campaign, but it really hasn't won me over year. Tried to connect to an online game a few times, and only managed to connect to one game which ended after a minute after the host left. And it was 1v1.

 

[Smues]

I've started to get into gaming on my PC (I'm pretty much a console only gamer for modern games) because of 3D. I picked up a few games on the cheap from Steam's Christmas sale just to see how they'd look, and was quite impressed. Playing Dragon age in 3D convinced me to cancel my xbox360 pre-order of Dragon age 2 and order it for PC instead. Then I picked up a cheap copy of Fallout 3 and holy shit I'm in love. 3D may not be catching on for movies but people need to give it a chance for gaming, it's very impressive.

 

[KingPK]

I picked up Borderlands for $10 today. It was one of those games I didn't give enough time to since I got it from GameFly and just rushed through the campaign. Now I'm going to delve more into the side stuff and the DLC. I assume the best one to start with is the one that raises the level cap?

If anyone still plays, feel free to jump into my game.

 

[sbofn]

I've been fiending on Borderlands lately. I'll look you up.

 

[AntiLeaf33]

Been playing a lot of NHL 11. Been playing a lot of pickup EASHL games trying to get the 100 and 250 game trophies. After a few days I'm up to about 43 games or so. Might take a break and switch over to some Black Ops to switch things up a bit.

 

[Conspiracy_Victim]

I picked up Borderlands for $10 today. It was one of those games I didn't give enough time to since I got it from GameFly and just rushed through the campaign. Now I'm going to delve more into the side stuff and the DLC. I assume the best one to start with is the one that raises the level cap?

If anyone still plays, feel free to jump into my game.

Send me a message when you want to co-op and I actually am on. My Soldier's probably at about the same level, maybe a couple levels higher.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

Finally began playing Arkham Asylum today. I like it, but so far I have to complain about checkpoint locations and/or notifications. I started playing with only about 45 minutes before I had to start getting ready for work (I got caught up in watching "Homer's Barbershop Qaurtet") and just assumed beating a boss and upgrading my abilities constituted a save point. I went to check to see if this assumption was correct - it was not.

I also played Super Metroid for a bit on Friday before work. That was fun.

 

[KingPK]

I popped Elite Beat Agents into my DS on a whim. They REALLY need to make another one of those. I know the Michael Jackson game is similar but I heard it's really dumbed down.