What video game are you currently playing?

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:43 am

Went to a friends for the weekend and played an unhealthy amount of Alan Wake. Good game, plenty of suspense. A move away from "survival horror" to a deeper more psychological thriller.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:34 am

ian_house wrote:Went to a friends for the weekend and played an unhealthy amount of Alan Wake. Good game, plenty of suspense. A move away from "survival horror" to a deeper more psychological thriller.

I liked AW, but I thought the controls were clunky and didn't care for the "weapons". Shining the flashlight got old real quick, especially when multiple darkness crazies were surrounding you with axes and such. Many times I found myself just running and dodging my way to the next check point (and even that was a challenge), because of the lack of real firepower. I suppose that added to the feeling of desperation, but I thought they went too far with it. It's very much a story driven game and I really liked the main plot, but I was a little disappointed with the ending.

robb77 · Post by **robb77** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 4:18 am

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Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:36 am

Finished up Assassin's Creed II last night. Loved the ending and can't wait to play the next chapter. Great game, but I hope they polish up some of the fighting and climbing moves in the next game. You don't notice it so much early on, but when taking on the harder guards or in the races it gets a little frustrating at times. Managed to find all but 3 feathers, but since the game is spread across such a vast area, it's not worth going back and searching for them. I am contemplating getting the DLC though, but I'll have to check out the reviews and watch the trailers first.

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:49 pm

Just finished up Fable III: Traitor's Keep DLC.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:47 pm

Cyberstrike wrote:Just finished up Fable III: Traitor's Keep DLC.

Loved Fables III. I just checked out the trailer for TK DLC, looks pretty cool.

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Wed Aug 31, 2011 11:30 pm

R Daneel wrote:
betterthanezra wrote:

I really haven't dived into the Multi-player yet but been playing Legacy on Facebook to train my Assassins.

-Brian
I might be missing something but I think I have pretty much topped out on Project Legacy. All my assassins completed and there are not more memories for me to finish now. I just keep leveling ... slowly. At 60 or so I think.

I'm only at level 12 or so multiple player but I am an achievement *SQUEE* so I will prob try to hit 50 for the points.

I really got into legacy really late and only been at it for a few weeks and I'm at level 35...

-Brian

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:25 pm

I can't get enough of XBOX 360 - Call of Duty : Black Ops

I REALLY suck, but I have fun

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:58 am

Squirrel wrote:I can't get enough of XBOX 360 - Call of Duty : Black Ops I REALLY suck, but I have fun

I heard a lot about that game. We had a Galil at work and most grown men could not identify it but I had kids coming by several times a week pointing and asking if it was a Galil.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:23 pm

Chiclo wrote:
Squirrel wrote:I can't get enough of XBOX 360 - Call of Duty : Black Ops I REALLY suck, but I have fun
I heard a lot about that game. We had a Galil at work and most grown men could not identify it but I had kids coming by several times a week pointing and asking if it was a Galil.

Odd, its one of my fav guns in the game

Since we been playing that and Modern Warfare 2 my son has become a gun book of knowledge! He knows allot about allot of weapons, military items and stats. Funny, he's the most passive person I have ever met in my life...He has no desire to join the military, they just intrigue him.

I used to hate first person shooters, but this game is great.

Not a fan of Modern Warfare series as I like the older weapons more...WW2 is my fav war in history

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:33 pm

Lol hey Squirrel, you Valiant signature and its doubled vowels in the last word(s) create the temptation to read and pronounce it as "noon".

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 6:43 pm

Knightt wrote:Lol hey Squirrel, you Valiant signature and its doubled vowels in the last word(s) create the temptation to read and pronounce it as "noon".

I see it now...not enough space between the words

R Daneel · Post by **R Daneel** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:27 am

I gave up Black Ops after prestige 5 or 6 ... the lag was just causing too much hair loss. I have a stellar connection to the Internet and I would time after time find lag in the game and again, it was driving me bat *SQUEE* crazy. The final straw for me was just running and all of a sudden I died ... I was like WTF?! I went back and watched the game replay and I totally ran through someone's napalm strike but in the game I was quite a ways off. Not the worst thing in the world but it just all added up and the la or crappy game servers were enough for me.

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:04 am

R Daneel wrote:I gave up Black Ops after prestige 5 or 6 ... the lag was just causing too much hair loss. I have a stellar connection to the Internet and I would time after time find lag in the game and again, it was driving me bat *SQUEE* crazy. The final straw for me was just running and all of a sudden I died ... I was like WTF?! I went back and watched the game replay and I totally ran through someone's napalm strike but in the game I was quite a ways off. Not the worst thing in the world but it just all added up and the la or crappy game servers were enough for me.

Just a small FYI..players are actually the servers, they use a piggy back system so they don't have to host all 500,000+ players that are on at one time...I just prestige for the 2nd time today...I was playing when my son brought it over for the weekend and just bought it myself a month ago when it was $10 off and included a map pack for free!!! Brand New at Toys R Us

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 2:08 pm

I am seriously contemplating the new Zombie Pack Rezurection because of it being an exclusive zombie pack. The online play is too competitive for me so the zombie levels offer something more playable for me... Now if I could get some dudes together for some zombie killin' that would be another story.

David_Cody · Post by **David_Cody** » Sat Sep 03, 2011 4:18 pm

Knightt wrote:I am seriously contemplating the new Zombie Pack Rezurection because of it being an exclusive zombie pack. The online play is too competitive for me so the zombie levels offer something more playable for me... Now if I could get some dudes together for some zombie killin' that would be another story.

Is that a game itself or an add-on DLC type thing?

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:03 am

Knightt wrote:I am seriously contemplating the new Zombie Pack Rezurection because of it being an exclusive zombie pack. The online play is too competitive for me so the zombie levels offer something more playable for me... Now if I could get some dudes together for some zombie killin' that would be another story.

I have all 4 DLC (which includes the new zombie pack) and the moon zombies are fun as all heck! Add me if you'd like -- DetroitSquireL

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:04 am

david_albuq wrote:
Knightt wrote:I am seriously contemplating the new Zombie Pack Rezurection because of it being an exclusive zombie pack. The online play is too competitive for me so the zombie levels offer something more playable for me... Now if I could get some dudes together for some zombie killin' that would be another story.

Is that a game itself or an add-on DLC type thing?

its a DLC

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:08 am

I just bought the family Mario Kart for the wii.

Very entertaining.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:26 am

Squirrel wrote:
Knightt wrote:I am seriously contemplating the new Zombie Pack Rezurection because of it being an exclusive zombie pack. The online play is too competitive for me so the zombie levels offer something more playable for me... Now if I could get some dudes together for some zombie killin' that would be another story.

I have all 4 DLC (which includes the new zombie pack) and the moon zombies are fun as all heck! Add me if you'd like -- DetroitSquireL

For a chance to stop playing with myself, I think that I'll pick it up!

Especially with a fellow Michigander... (born and raised in Flint, MI ya know, eh !)

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Sun Sep 04, 2011 1:49 am

Knightt wrote:
Squirrel wrote:
Knightt wrote:I am seriously contemplating the new Zombie Pack Rezurection because of it being an exclusive zombie pack. The online play is too competitive for me so the zombie levels offer something more playable for me... Now if I could get some dudes together for some zombie killin' that would be another story.

I have all 4 DLC (which includes the new zombie pack) and the moon zombies are fun as all heck! Add me if you'd like -- DetroitSquireL
For a chance to stop playing with myself, I think that I'll pick it up!

Especially with a fellow Michigander... (born and raised in Flint, MI ya know, eh !)

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 2:59 am

Just started Deus Ex Human Revolution on the PC. only through the tutorial and first main mission but seems very cool. Awesome setting, ultra cinematic and loads of different ways to go about your tasks and looks pretty tasty.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:18 am

ian_house wrote:Just started Deus Ex Human Revolution on the PC. only through the tutorial and first main mission but seems very cool. Awesome setting, ultra cinematic and loads of different ways to go about your tasks and looks pretty tasty.

Looks like an awesome game. I'll probably get it at some point (have a stack of other games to finish first).

h-comics · Post by **h-comics** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 2:45 pm

I just pick up Dead Island today,I heard it was pretty good from a buddy of mine.WTH i give a try and hope it good and worth the cash.

Jesse

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:59 pm

Went ahead and bought the DLC for Assassin's Creed II. Battle of Forli is the first DLC and is very short composed mainly of just fighting your way through to certain points. There are a few decent cut scenes, but the entire mission lasts about an hour. It also sets the story up for the second DLC. It was fun, but since it's so short, I'm not sure it's worth picking up even at only 320 MS points.

Bonfire of the Vanities is the second DLC and it is more along the lines of the main game. It has 9 assassination missions and some of them are pretty tricky to pull off. Most require you to pick off your target without getting noticed by the guards (and there are a lot of guards). There are two versions of the DLC. One just has the 9 missions (320 MS points) while another has an additional 3 secret Templar Tombs to explore and costs 560 MS points. I picked up the full version and thought it was well worth the extra $$$. All in all I think the second DLC will last anywhere from 5-8 hours depending on how much trouble you have with a few of the harder assassinations.

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