This is the new games thread

[Trial]

Super Mario A la Carte

[darrylduffy]

i just got my wii back! send me your friend codes! lets play mario a la carte!

[Kentock]

Now that I don't feel guilty about reading a million pages about it:

Finally got a DS. What are your game suggestions?

[Famous Police Dog]

Mario Kart DS

[Liezl]

Mario Kart DS
Warioware
Zelda.. whatever it's called.

Also, I'm now the proud owner of a WII and Wii Fit.
I bought $20 in credits to buy a game online...

what should I buy?

[isoS]

I'm way too into Dr. Mario Rx from WiiWare. It's just a simple Tetris ripoff, but I keep playin' it and playin' it.

[Michael Blacklist]

Mega Man 9 update: available not only on Wii, but on PSN and Xbox Live, too.

[J vs W]

Pokemon!

[nadsat droog]

I hate myself for reinstalling Diablo II. It's taken a lot of time away from Mass Effect.

I'm excited for The Who track pack on Rock Band next week.

[Berliner]

I got mass effect and for a while did only those boring boring parts where you are on desolate featureless planets finding satellites and stuff. That was a mistake. I got bored and stopped playing it. Now I want to finish it but I can't find it my disc. Don't make the same mistakes I did. Man using that future humvee was boring.

[dan telfer]

1) Mass Effect is one of the greatest games I've ever played, and is one of the best sci-fi stories ever. Love that goddamn thing.

2) Wii Fit is great, but I should have started it before I had the baby, not after. My back hurts. It is more difficult than you might think it is, but only the yoga and the strength training. The aerobics are kind of not that great at accurate movement tracking, and the balance games are very accurate, but not any kind of legitimate workout.

3) Mega Man 9 gives me pleasure to imagine.

4) Penny Arcade: On the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness is delightful, even if I'm not sure I'm using the combat controls right. I just wish it was as vastly developed as a full-price game would be. The concept has depth, the gameplay does not.

5) Now that I've beaten GTA 4, I am still enjoying the obligatory turning on of the game to get into a pointless armageddon with police. The multiplayer won't connect me to players still, even with a new router, which is obnoxious since no other game seems to have this problem. It was fun when I first played Multiplayer, but it's been completely inaccessible for a long time now.

6) My wife and I are going to invest in Pokemons Pearl and Diamond, because having our two DSes around seems to be the easiest way to play a video game with a baby around. And we were really into Pokeman back in the Red/Blue/Yellow days.

7) I want to play Okami for Wii. I was so jealous of people with non-broken PS2s when it came out, and it seems from what I've heard about the gameplay to be a very logical Wii title.

[TimBuktu]

Arch and I are playing a lot of Battlefield Bad Company. It's pretty cool. He's not very good, but he tries really hard.

[Famous Police Dog]

3) Mega Man 9 gives me pleasure to imagine.



Me too. Even though I'm a fan of all six of the classic series, I not stubborn to admit that they have only been truly good up to 2 or 3. Yet, I think 10 dollars is cheap enough to support a great concept that is Megaman 9. If it's successful, other companies might make classic new additions to their game series. Technology has come far enough to make it 100 times easier to develop and distribute titles like this, they can really make something great if it keeps up.

Also, I haven't found word of this anywhere, but will 9 have a NES-like soundtrack as well. One of the best things about Megaman was the music and it would be pretty jarring if it didn't.

[dan telfer]

Mega Man was pretty good, a solid take on the side-scrolling adventure game of the 8-bit world.

Mega Man 2 was awesome. Clearly the designers were inspired to create a cartoony universe full of weird, expressive robots for Mega Man to fight. They took awkward, nonthreatening villain names like Bubble Man and somehow made him sinister and challenging, his lair something unique and fun to break into.

Mega Man 3 was kinda cool with that dog, but let's face it, animal sidekicks aren't a good sign. I could tell you all the villains from 1 and 2 from memory but not a single one from 3 without looking it up. I remember thinking the game was fun, but I think I put it down without beating it.

I bought 4 but didn't particularly get addicted. I occaisonally bought into offshoots, purchasing "Adventures" and really enjoying it but not finishing it. I think I liked the first Mega Man X game, but stopped after that. Also, I got to late high school and college at that point, and was trying in vain to leave the house and talk to ladies.

I'm interested as well to see how the music and overall ambience pans out. I'm hoping it's an inspired homage to the series and a lot like Mega Man 2, not the overly complicated stuff that the series kept trying to bust out.

[Famous Police Dog]

I think 3-6 worked for me because I had only 1 and 2 for the longest time and then when a video store opened near me I was surprised to see that there was a Megaman 3,4, and 5 that I never even heard of (Nintendo Power would probably be the only way you would of) so I rented them all and played them like one seamless stream of megaman fun. I would of probably been more critical if I knew about the releases beforehand and were anticipating them only to find out that they are literally the same game over and over again.

I didn't like the X series because by then the basic gameplay began to become wary for me and though it had nice new graphics and sound it was the same game but with a complicated scavanger hunt to get upgrades which I hated! Also, I was a Genesis Kid so I had to actually have to buy RAM for my computer to play the PC port.

[isoS]

I think I only ever played the first Mega Man on NES. I remember enjoying it, but something about it made me never want to play it again, or go near a sequel. I think it was just a bit too much game for me at that age or something. (If I went back I'd probably realize it was really short.)

[aenemaTron]

It can be short, if you're good at it. I stink at most games, and Mega Man is notoriously unforgiving. I suppose my run-and-gun methods aren't necessarily the best strategy, or I didn't push it hard enough. But I still love the series, especially MM2. The music alone is great, which is why I love The Minibosses. (http://minibosses.com/)

[J vs W]

6) My wife and I are going to invest in Pokemons Pearl and Diamond, because having our two DSes around seems to be the easiest way to play a video game with a baby around. And we were really into Pokeman back in the Red/Blue/Yellow days.


You're my hero Dan Telfer

[frozen bear]

I will certainly be getting mega man 9 whenever it comes out. I think it's been established that 2 was the best, but i really liked X and played that one the most probably. I know it's probably not the best but it came out right when I was at my peak of being video game obsessed. It's about time they start putting all the old mega man games on the virtual console.

[Trial]

Mega Mens 4-6 became a lot more of a brawl. In the first 3, you can avoid all the enemy attacks and counter and so on, conserve your life as you would in most games. 4 started the trend where you're GOING to get hit. Constantly! There's life and 1ups to be found everywhere, but you're basically playing the game and before every jump you have to calculate if the 12 enemies hitting you is going to knock you into the gap or if you'll barely make it over

[Valorie]

Codes I'm going to need from you people...

Nintendo DS: Mario Kart

Wii: Mario Kart and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Get on it.

[KeithTalent]

It can be short, if you're good at it. I stink at most games, and Mega Man is notoriously unforgiving. I suppose my run-and-gun methods aren't necessarily the best strategy, or I didn't push it hard enough. But I still love the series, especially MM2. The music alone is great, which is why I love The Minibosses. (http://minibosses.com/)

The Minibosses are pretty good, but The Advantage (http://www.theadvantageband.com) is great

[TomHicks]

Here are some videos of Final Fantasy XIII and Fallout 3 from E3.

http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2008/071508a.html

Here's a story on Yahoo on how impressive the PS3 lineup has looked.

http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2008/071508a.html

[Me!]

Final Fantasy XIII for the 360 now. Thanks Square, now I have no reason to get a PS3.

[Me!]

The Minibosses are pretty good, but The Advantage (http://www.theadvantageband.com) is great
I saw an Advantage show, they are freaking amazing.

[Teaflax]

Here are some videos of Final Fantasy XIII and Fallout 3 from E3.

http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2008/071508a.html

Here's a story on Yahoo on how impressive the PS3 lineup has looked.

http://www.rpgamer.com/news/Q3-2008/071508a.html

Same link twice. I'm only pointing it out because I would like to read about something that could make me justify getting a PS3, and google was no help.

[tockxie]

I've got Pokemons Diamond, FireRed, and Emerald. Between all three I finally have the resources to build my perfect pocket monster battle party.

Once I hit level 100 with all my boys and girls I'll be taking challenges, and then you fucking nerds are going DOWN!

[nathansmart]

thank you for mentioning the Advantage - they are the best video game music band out there. everyone else just seems like a kids' band compared to them.

[suavepebble]

Anyone up for some Fat Princess when it comes out?

http://kotaku.com/5025699/fat-princess-on-psn-could-be-our-gots

[nathansmart]

that's like a Pikmin deathmatch

or I mean carry the flag

[Scratch Lightning]

Wow. Mass Effect really was one of the best games I have ever played. And it was the perfect length, too. I felt like I played through one of the best sci-fi movies ever, and it didn't go on and on for 100 hours with pointless side quests.

I can't wait to play through a second time as a complete asshole.

[TimBuktu]

Wow. Mass Effect really was one of the best games I have ever played. And it was the perfect length, too. I felt like I played through one of the best sci-fi movies ever, and it didn't go on and on for 100 hours with pointless side quests.

I can't wait to play through a second time as a complete asshole.

I never play RPG's and I ended up playing through Mass Effect twice. The first time through, I played it making decisions based on my own morality. The second time, I played it as the biggest asshole on earth.

[Berliner]

You mean the galaxy

[Scratch Lightning]

That's how I approached it the first time around. Turns out I'm a pretty nice guy. I'm not above a little smuggling here and there, and apparently I like to bang hot religious chicks on spaceships. The only really tough decision for me was at the end, when I let the council explode. I told myself it was because Soveriegn was the primary objective, but part me was all, "fuck those alien assholes". Not many games have ever made me question my decisions before.

My only complaint is that, aside from Wrex, the characters weren't all that memorable. I ended up using the same 3 characters most of the time. I wanted a Salarian and a Volus on my team.

I'm going to finish GTA IV, and then the galaxy is fucked. I'm going to give myself some badass facial hair and treat everyone like garbage. I also want to get some additional weapon and biotic acheivements, and I guess I'll go to every planet and try to get my character to level 60.

[dan telfer]

I have read there is/was supposed to be an expansion with a Salarian team member you could acquire, but I can no longer find the link so it may have been a false rumor that got taken off the couple websites it was on. I would love a Volus! They are pretty cool, and their diplomat is hilariously dickish.

Goddamn I love Mass Effect.

My one true gripe was spelled out wonderfully on Penny Arcade when the first expansion came out- you can't save your game when you beat it, and continue side missions post-win. That would be the best way to play the expansion if you'd beat the game, instead of playing it by loading an old saved game. They really dropped the ball there- could have been sooooo much more open ended gameplay that way.

I sort of agree about memorable characters- I think the problem is Wrex set the bar too high. The other characters aren't BAD, but they're not that funny or dicey either. Everyone is very serious and overly loyal to you- a little more dissention in the ranks would have gone a long way.

[ProfessorShutYoMouth]

In-game footage of Fallout 3 is out:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36197.html

[TomHicks]

I would encourage everybody to check out the Fallout 3 trailer that you can get to from my post above. I posted that before I watched it; it's actually a special promotional video that's funny. I don't know which is my favorite part, the look on the little girl's face when she is told she will be repopulating the Earth or watching the mutant's leg blow off in slow motion.

[Berliner]

Will I have to have played previous fallout games to know what the hell is going on?

[Teaflax]

I doubt it, Berliner.

Looks like something that begins with awe and ends with some.

[Ivan]

Will I have to have played previous fallout games to know what the hell is going on?

You should. They're incredible games.

There's a new patch that lets you up the resolution. I'm going to beat FO2 to celebrate.

http://www.nma-fallout.com/forum/dload.php?action=file&file_id=1138

[Valorie]

I just got the Xbox 360 for my boyfriend's birthday. I bought Bioshock for him and Beautiful Katmari for myself.

I am currently pissed off at Beautiful Katamari.

[Teaflax]

Wassamatta with the Katamari?

[Valorie]

Wassamatta with the Katamari?

Just having a problem getting my Katamari at 2m in 4 minutes.

[Meen Bellpeppers]

Just having a problem getting my Katamari at 2m in 4 minutes.

Here's a tip: roll over objects to pick them up.

[nathansmart]

and do it fast

[Famous Police Dog]

Here's a tip: roll over objects to pick them up.

Use spoiler tags, please

[Valorie]

You're all assholes.

I finally beat that one, anyway.

[Me!]

I knew you could do it Valorie.

[Valorie]

I knew you could do it Valorie.

Thanks for believing in me.

[TomHicks]

Jesus' Balls!


http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/playstation-2-component-incites-african-war/1231745

[ArtsyMcShitshimself]

Jesus' Balls!


http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/playstation-2-component-incites-african-war/1231745

Coltan is in, like, every electronic device ever. Weird they would single-out the PS2.

[TimBuktu]

I finally got the top rank on Battlefield Bad Company.

[ProfessorShutYoMouth]

I finally got the top rank on Battlefield Bad Company.

Good on you mane, I keep giving up on MP because of the horrid lag but then find myself playing again for hours in the middle of the night, delays be damned.

I'll get to 25 someday.

[ArtsyMcShitshimself]

Nintendo is taking its ball and going home. (http://wiihacks.blogspot.com/2008/07/gamecube-and-classic-controllers-banned.html)

[nathansmart]

woah, so how do people without classic controllers play SNES and N64 games for the Virtual Console?

Thank God I went crazy a couple of Christmases ago and got my family to get me four of the Classic Controllers just to be safe and get it out of the way.

[nathansmart]

actually, now that I look again, I don't really see where they got their info from. No one else is reporting that they didn't pay the $21 million bond...

[nadsat droog]

http://tech.msn.com/news/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=8815433&GT1=40000

Nintendo is facing a ban of the classic/GC controller. They're not willingly taking their products off the shelves. Basically, they lost a patent lawsuit and then said that $21 million was too excessive a compensation fee.

How will Nintendo get out of this one? They'll have to either post a bond or put royalties in an escrow account to avoid a sale halt, according to Anascape's lawyer Doug Cawley. Nintendo of course plans to appeal the verdict, claiming it didn't use Anascape's technology.

[nathansmart]

Yeah, I know of the original story, but nothing in that article says that they won't be selling the Wii Classic Controller anymore.

Here's the skinny on what it actually affects:

* The GameCube or WaveBird controllers, which Nintendo no longer makes.
* The Wii Classic Controller (Nintendo's Charlie Scibetta says the company will still be able to sell it pending Nintendo's appeal).

[nadsat droog]

I was just clarifying what ArtsyMcShitshimself posted.

[nathansmart]

well, stop it.

[aenemaTron]

Why Japanese Box Art Is Better (http://www.gamesradar.com/f/why-japanese-box-art-is-better/a-20080729123833874037)

I don't agree with it's being better in every case, but it is fascinating to see the sometimes subtle differences.

[crap in a hat]

Being a strictly console player, I just hopped on the WoW wagon.

I've also just purchased several ironic trucker hats.

[nathansmart]

Why Japanese Box Art Is Better (http://www.gamesradar.com/f/why-japanese-box-art-is-better/a-20080729123833874037)

I don't agree with it's being better in every case, but it is fascinating to see the sometimes subtle differences.

I think it most cases it's better - it seems like in America they treat video game box art like food packaging and in Japan they treat it like CD packaging.

[Berliner]

Otaku!

[nathansmart]

http://lastguy.jp/game.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bobanddavid.com&x=0&y=0

[Kentock]

Hey,

What video games blogs do you guys read? I'm possibly starting to write for one, and I wanted to see what else was out there.

[nadsat droog]

Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com/) and its minions (Xbox 360 Fanboy (http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/), Wii Fanboy (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/)) cover pretty much everything I'm interested in.

[MrDys]

Kotaku for me. Joystiq seems to play catchup when it comes to Kotaku.

[suavepebble]

I think the guys that made "Bart The General" just made a video game!

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[PinkieOfDoom]

Just a quick question. It's almost been 10 years since this game came out, but I never really got to play it except when I went to my cousin's house and it was so much fun so here it is:

If I find it, should I buy and play "Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" for N64?

[Osquip]

If you really liked Twilight Princess, you'll probably really like Ocarina of Time.

[dan telfer]

I'm pretty sure you can download Ocarina on the Wii.

[Meen Bellpeppers]

Ocarina has aged really well. Play it.

[ragu sauce]

I think the guys that made "Bart The General" just made a video game!

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UxA4shqwE5Q&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UxA4shqwE5Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

They actually did.

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8F1cOvZ3nS8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8F1cOvZ3nS8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

[PinkieOfDoom]

Osquip, Dan Telfer, and Meen Bellpeppers: Thank you. That definitely helped convince me to get and play it.

[CaptainBreakfast]

What are people's thoughts on the MGS series? I just finished MGS4 (and by finished I mean I read the plot synopsis and watched the ending videos online), but what are people's thoughts on the series? How does the story feel for you? Gameplay? Etc.?

[J vs W]

Guys, Braid is a masterpiece, holy moly! This is like my new favorite game ever.

[Bobaganoosh]

Guys, Braid is a masterpiece, holy moly! This is like my new favorite game ever.

Agreed. I've played through it twice now as well as collecting all 8 of the stars in the constellation and rerunning the time trials every time someone on my friends list beats me on one of them, and all I can say is if you have any interest in platformers and own a 360 spend the 1200 space bucks and play Braid immediately.

[TomHicks]

What are people's thoughts on the MGS series? I just finished MGS4 (and by finished I mean I read the plot synopsis and watched the ending videos online), but what are people's thoughts on the series? How does the story feel for you? Gameplay? Etc.?

I did so poorly on the first part of the PS2 game that I gave up and never touched any of them since. I am always interested in the series, though. Then I never look into it. I can't really saw why.

Has anyone else played Resistance? I just got sent a PS3 email about those Project Abraham movies with Starbuck Lady that are supposed to be about an experiment that gives you some back story on game one or info about the sequel, or both.

http://playstation.innovyx.net/v?xJTnlqWEHWHPlnlTlnll

[Manboobs Crackerbag]

Does anyone want to start a Rock Band band or play GTAIV with me? You'll find me under the name "Crackerbag" on XBox Live. Go figure.

[Fentmore]

Found PixelJunk Monsters demo addictive enough to buy. I like it, not too far into it but its a bit hard already.

Also, to anyone who has played Echochrome; I don't think its my controllers but sometimes the puzzle will rotate itself slightly without my input and at random times. This is especially frustrating when the name of the game is to position it juuuust so. I was hoping it's some weird software glitch so I don't have to get another controller (but a good excuse to pick up the rumble one).

[Famous Police Dog]

What are people's thoughts on the MGS series? I just finished MGS4 (and by finished I mean I read the plot synopsis and watched the ending videos online), but what are people's thoughts on the series? How does the story feel for you? Gameplay? Etc.?

The story is awful but I found the third one fun to play. The biggest problem with the series is the camera, if you can get over than then you can have some fun, but it's not a game to get for the story.

Anyone getting Bionic Commando for 10 bucks, that shit looks slick as hell.

[nadsat droog]

I'm waiting to spend my points on Castle Crashers.

[nathansmart]

Does anyone want to start a Rock Band band or play GTAIV with me? You'll find me under the name "Crackerbag" on XBox Live. Go figure.

are you serious? I've been trying to get you form a band with me in real life and now you're on the message board asking OTHER people?

bitch

[suavepebble]

I am 98% sure I played TF2 with Adam Sessler last night. If that wasn't him, there is a nerd out there emulating him to a degree of perfection that borderline astonishes me.


Do any of you guys play Team Fortress 2? Or diablo 2 on USEast? If so, I'd love an opportunity to kill you or something, you know? Let me know!

[nathansmart]

It probably wasn't him. I don't think he plays video games in real life.

I've been playing the Bionic Commando remake and it's genius.

[MikeMic]

Who's ready for Spore??????? i got the free creature creator demo and that alone is pretty fun. I think it comes out sometime in September, along with Warhammer:Online, which i also pre-ordered.

[nathansmart]

I don't know if I'm ready for it, but I'm excited about it.

[TimBuktu]

I know no one cares, but the new Madden is actually a pretty big improvement over last years version.

[nathansmart]

they still make Maddens?

[dan telfer]

I really want to like/purchase Spore, but it doesn't play on Macs without Leopard. My computer isn't even old, and they announced the game before Leopard came out, so I'm kinda bummed out I'd have to shell out extra OS dough for the freaking game. This is why I like consoles- you're set for at least 5 years.

[nathansmart]

"Download a Leopard torrent," someone once said.

[suavepebble]

Or buy a real computer! I DID IT, I SAID IT!

[ArtsyMcShitshimself]

I know no one cares, but the new Madden is actually a pretty big improvement over last years version.

The new Madden looks awesome. Plus I can import my college player from NCAA 09 (which I am currently addicted to until real college football starts).

[TomHicks]

Normally, you see a link to a Super Mario Kart birthday cake and say, Who cares? But in this case, that sentiment would be wrong.

http://www.wonderlandblog.com/wonderland/2008/08/super-mario-kar.html

[TomHicks]

Bethesda Softworks has revealed that Fallout 3 will see a North American release on October 28, 2008 and a European release on October 31, 2008. Fallout 3 will be available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Games for Windows.

Fallout 3 will be available in a normal edition, collector's edition, and Survival edition. The collector's will include a Vault Boy Bobblehead, The Making of Fallout 3 DVD, a hardcover art book, and a Vault-Tec Lunch Box. The Survival edition will include everything from the collector's plus a life-size replica of the Pip-Boy 3000, the wrist-mounted device worn by characters in Fallout 3.

[TimBuktu]

The Star Wars: Force Unleashed demo is out on PSN and XboxLive.

The controls seem a little clunky, but it could just be a learning curve. I think part of my problem is that I try to use the force constantly, and it has an energy bar that wears out.

It's pretty fun, and I'm sure I'll at least rent it when it comes out.

[TimBuktu]

Also, this has a free 60 day trial and it works..

Netflix, Hulu, CBS, NBC, etc. All On Your 360


It's in the "beta" stage right now, but the full version will be $30. They are going to add Netflix in the future.

http://www.themediamall.com/playon

[Michael Blacklist]

The controls seem a little clunky, but it could just be a learning curve.

I could never force grab what I was actually aiming for. It didn't cause me much trouble, but it was still annoying to aim for a TIE fighter and grab a random box instead. It was very fun though.

I just finished Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Aside from the villains you fight for the last third of the game, everything about the game was fun. I judged it rather harshly based on the not-great demo they released.

[Ivan]

I am 98% sure I played TF2 with Adam Sessler last night. If that wasn't him, there is a nerd out there emulating him to a degree of perfection that borderline astonishes me.


Do any of you guys play Team Fortress 2? Or diablo 2 on USEast? If so, I'd love an opportunity to kill you or something, you know? Let me know!

On 360 or PC? I play it on PC in eight minute increments roughly a lazy baker a day.

[nathansmart]

I could never force grab what I was actually aiming for. It didn't cause me much trouble, but it was still annoying to aim for a TIE fighter and grab a random box instead. It was very fun though.

I just finished Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. Aside from the villains you fight for the last third of the game, everything about the game was fun. I judged it rather harshly based on the not-great demo they released.

Uncharted might be my favorite game for the PS3. I really got swept up in the story and gameplay. Very fun.

I just beat Bionic Commando: Rearmed last night and it really took me back. That game is still fun and I can't wait to get back in and find all the extra stuff.

[MrDys]

Since I have a console (Wii) now for the first time in a few video game generations, I need some help. I am really really jonesing for a good hockey game. NHL 94 and NHL 95 are probably the best hockey games ever. It would appear, though, that I have a choice between the 2k Sports and EA Sports varieties (maybe). (I can't seem to find official confirmation that NHL 09 is coming out for Wii; Gamespot has screenshots of NHL 09 on Wii, but I can find no mention of it coming out on either wikipedia or EA's site. And come on, Madden 09 just came out for the PS2.)

In any event, how crappy have hockey games become in the last 15 years? And, am I going to be disappointed if I get NHL 2k9 over NHL 09 (assuming I can get both)?

[nathansmart]

I think Ice Hockey (NES) is available for the Wii Virtual Console.

[CrackMommy]

Pardon my ignorance, but I haven't been on this site in quite awhile and I was wondering if there was anyway to access the old video games thread or if all was lost in the renovation.

[aenemaTron]

Everything's gone, as far as I know. Sorry!

[ArchStanton]

Since I have a console (Wii) now for the first time in a few video game generations, I need some help. I am really really jonesing for a good hockey game. NHL 94 and NHL 95 are probably the best hockey games ever. It would appear, though, that I have a choice between the 2k Sports and EA Sports varieties (maybe). (I can't seem to find official confirmation that NHL 09 is coming out for Wii; Gamespot has screenshots of NHL 09 on Wii, but I can find no mention of it coming out on either wikipedia or EA's site. And come on, Madden 09 just came out for the PS2.)

In any event, how crappy have hockey games become in the last 15 years? And, am I going to be disappointed if I get NHL 2k9 over NHL 09 (assuming I can get both)?
The last few EA hockey games have been the best Hockey Games ever made, I don't see why 09' would'nt be stellar as well.

[Berliner]

If a Canadian says it, it must be true!

[Lil G]

NHL 09 is supposed to have a ridiculous online component, where you up to 49 friends can form a team and compete in a league.

[isoS]

Is Tiger Woods 09 for Wii finally the one that gets it right? Or do I have to wait another year for that new motion sensor doohickey?

[Itslikeimsayin]

I got MLB Power Pros 08 for DS yesterday. I've only played it a little bit, and everyone online is bitching that it doesn't have a "season" mode, but so far I think it's lots of fun.

[dan telfer]

"Download a Leopard torrent," someone once said.

Downloading a file that big off of torrent and getting it to burn to a CD properly takes years and is full of misfires and such. No thanks.

Has anyone played Braid on the 360 arcade yet?

[ArchStanton]

I've played the demo and, althouth it's short, I found it really fun and challenging.

[nathansmart]

Downloading a file that big off of torrent and getting it to burn to a CD properly takes years and is full of misfires and such. No thanks.

Has anyone played Braid on the 360 arcade yet?

Someone also said that it only took a day for him to do it.

I have Braid and it's really cool, but super hard. I'm a baby.

[Ivan]

I have a guest pass to Team Fortress 2 burning a hole in my steam account. Who wants it?

[MrDys]

Anyone *cough* acquire Spore yet?

[Berliner]

Is it already "out"?

[nadsat droog]

I'm not sure if it's actually leaked yet, but it is being sold in Germany and Australia. I've been reading some disappointing things about the game lately. This sums up a lot of what people are saying:

<!-- BeginContentMarker --><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- google_ad_section_end --> It feels like they spent 8 years working on customization instead of actual gameplay. This is the first computer game I've actually paid for in maybe a decade. I'm still excited for it, but it doesn't sound like it's going to change the world like it was touted to a few years back.

[Alex King]

Downloading a file that big off of torrent and getting it to burn to a CD properly takes years and is full of misfires and such. No thanks.

Mount it to a virtual drive, then you don't have to worry about burning a cd.

[isoS]

Anyone *cough* acquire Spore yet?

Is this a video game or AP Biology homework?

[Berliner]

I'm not sure if it's actually leaked yet, but it is being sold in Germany and Australia. I've been reading some disappointing things about the game lately. This sums up a lot of what people are saying:

<!-- BeginContentMarker --><!-- google_ad_section_start --><!-- google_ad_section_end -->This is the first computer game I've actually paid for in maybe a decade. I'm still excited for it, but it doesn't sound like it's going to change the world like it was touted to a few years back.

That sounds like the Sims, really interesting at first, but no real point to it.

[the kid]

Has anyone played the Xbox Live Arcade game Castle Crashers? I highly recommend it. Its by the makers of Alien Hominid and it has some great single player and multiplayer gameplay. Heres the review http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/castlecrashers/video/6196981/castle-crashers-video-review-1?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;watch-review

[nathansmart]

i love it!

[Manboobs Crackerbag]

EA Sports NHL 09 is out on Sept. 11 (never forget). I am really digging the demo, especially the limited "Be A Pro" mode. Those of you who are getting this game for the X-Box 360, I implore you to friend me (gamertag: Crackerbag) and let's start a team. A Special Team. Get it?

[Berliner]

nevermind I thought spore came out today.

[Berliner]

So, spore?

[nadsat droog]

All the negative press on Spore is to be believed. I'm on the third phase and everything so far has felt like a chore. It's five good game types crammed into one bloated mass. I hear the final stage is fun, but I'm not sure I want to keep playing to get to that point. I ate the hype on the game so hard, I can't help but feel severely disappointed.

[Lil G]

EA Sports NHL 09 is out on Sept. 11 (never forget). I am really digging the demo, especially the limited "Be A Pro" mode. Those of you who are getting this game for the X-Box 360, I implore you to friend me (gamertag: Crackerbag) and let's start a team. A Special Team. Get it?

I should be on by the end of the month. I'm down and I have a couple of friends that want in. It would be best to get about 30-40 people on a team so real-life conflicts would never keep us from fielding a complete team for scheduled games.

[TomHicks]

I have been playing Tales of Vesperia. I bought it to kill time until Fallout 3, but it's been a pleasant surprise. I have never played any of the Tales games, even though I am a big, lazy RPG nerd. It's really beautiful looking. And the main character, Yuri, talks -- you RPG people know what I mean -- and he says actually funny things in a snarky way.

[dan telfer]

Are there any decent games on the iPhone/iPod Touch? I just got "The Touch", and now that I have "The Power", I'm eyeing the Spore game and Vay wondering if they're worth $5-6.

[nathansmart]

I have this one called Aurora Feint that is pretty fun - and last time I checked it was free. I also like the Texas Hold 'Em game but I realize how dumb that is.

[nathansmart]

ROCK BAND TOO

[isoS]

Are there any decent games on the iPhone/iPod Touch? I just got "The Touch", and now that I have "The Power", I'm eyeing the Spore game and Vay wondering if they're worth $5-6.

If you like Arkanoid, get Ikanoid. Motion X Poker is cool but gets old once you unlock everything. Dizzy Bee is brilliant but got too hard too fast for me. I mostly play mondo solitaire top 5 now.

[Famous Police Dog]

I thought this looked interesting for 3 bucks. I don't even have an IZOD

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[ProfessorShutYoMouth]

That video reminds me that I hate watching people use iPhones, because their fingers look all shaky when they are selecting things on the screen.

That game looks good though.

Anyone planning on getting Call of Duty: World at War?

[Lil G]

Anyone planning on getting Call of Duty: World at War?

Absolutely. Not sure how it can be much better than COD4, but I'll definitely be getting it.

[ProfessorShutYoMouth]

Absolutely. Not sure how it can be much better than COD4, but I'll definitely be getting it.

I've read that they will be using the same graphics engine that COD4 used, as well as a similar perks system for multiplayer, so it is really going to come down to the story.

A lot of people seem to be mad that they are returning to WWII but I think putting it in the Pacific theater brings a lot of opportunities for fresh gameplay.

I do wish someone would make a really good Vietnam game for the current-gen consoles.

[MrDys]

Frustrated at the fact that my local Gamestop will not carry Spore, I picked up No More Heroes for Wii. It's really quite strange, but I really quite like it. It's a sandboxy, run-around-a-city kind of thing, where you fight with light sabers. The fighting, in particular makes excellent use of the Wii motion controls, and it is incredibly satisfying to pull off these crazy moves.

In between chopping up people with fluorescent tubes, you have to run around and do menial jobs for money. I really really like just playing the lawn mowing minigame over and over again. It's oddly zen-like and very satisfying.

[nathansmart]

why won't they carry spore?

[Famous Police Dog]

It is run by evangelicals.

[TomHicks]

http://www.slate.com/id/2199922/

That's a Slate story about how some people are upset with Spore because it allegedly promotes an Intelligent Design agenda.

I am still waiting for Fallout 3 so that I may advance my personal Shooting Things in the Head agenda.

[I love nny]

My 360 just Red Ringed on me. Boo, so now i need to aquire a new one in time to play Fable 2.

[MrDys]

why won't they carry spore?

For whatever reason, this Gamestop is console-only. The guy told me that if I wanted Spore, I should have pre-ordered it. It would have been delivered to the store for me to pick up, but they will not sell it otherwise.

This is the same store that sells Twilight Princess for $49.99 new and $44.99 used. They can go fuck themselves.

[nadsat droog]

You can download Spore from a few different online game providers, including EA themselves. I would recommend against this option, because you won't be able to sell that bloated corpse of a game back to some unwitting sucker.

Seriously, Spore sucks.

[Famous Police Dog]

I'm glad I lost all hope for the game after it's third delay.

[nathansmart]

For whatever reason, this Gamestop is console-only. The guy told me that if I wanted Spore, I should have pre-ordered it. It would have been delivered to the store for me to pick up, but they will not sell it otherwise.

This is the same store that sells Twilight Princess for $49.99 new and $44.99 used. They can go fuck themselves.

I always say, "Oh, okay, well then I guess I'll just go to Best Buy where they have 2500 copies."

[radpaolo]

I've read that they will be using the same graphics engine that COD4 used, as well as a similar perks system for multiplayer, so it is really going to come down to the story.

A lot of people seem to be mad that they are returning to WWII but I think putting it in the Pacific theater brings a lot of opportunities for fresh gameplay.

I do wish someone would make a really good Vietnam game for the current-gen consoles.

Not looking very forward to World at War. I would instead would prefer the recordings of Keifer Sutherland's voice work on the game on a CD that I can fall asleep to.

Although, I am however stoked for the newest Brothers in Arms game.

I second the Vietnam war game, I adored Battlefield: Vietnam for the PC. Di Di Mao, indeed.

[dan telfer]

PFT seems to like that gerbil shit.

[isoS]

PFT seems to like that gerbil shit.

Only because it's free I think. Jirbo really sucks.

[TimBuktu]

Force Unleashed is a pretty fun game. I rented it, and I'd say it's at least worth that. Throwing a Chewbacca into a tree is pretty fun. See also, force choking a wookie.

[ProfessorShutYoMouth]

I didn't know it was out yet, I thought it just a demo on XBL...gotta see if the Blockbuster has it then.

[TimBuktu]

I ended up playing for about 3 hours straight without noticing how much time had passed.

It's definitely worth a rent, the story is decent and the action is really fun. Actually, it's worth a rent for the first level. Darth Vader is good at beating up a wookie army.

[ProfessorShutYoMouth]

I recently rented a copy of Civilization: Revolution, and although at first I thought it was too simplified and devoid of any challenge, I could not stop playing it.

I probably played for about 24 hours over the course of three days and finally took it back because I was starting to accumulate a mountain of soda cans and candy wrappers next to my TV.

[nathansmart]

I usually play those games for about a week straight and then just get rid of them like you did. They are so addicting... It's in my GameFly queue.

[TenJay]

Left 4 Dead,
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and that new Batman Arkham Asylum that comes out late next year looks awesome, think Bioshock Caped Crusader style.

http://kotaku.com/5037545/batman-arkham-asylum-in-pictures

[MrDys]

Anyone else picking up Wario Land: Shake It on Monday? I'm a big sucker for 2D platformers, and this seems pretty close to perfect. The animations look awesome.

hefukVqn_t8

[I love nny]

Dys: That game almost makes me want to have a wii.

[Famous Police Dog]

2D Platforming is just want the Wii needs. :confused:

[nathansmart]

2D Platforming is just want the Wii needs. :confused:

What does it need if not what it's perfect for?

[isoS]

well said

[MrDys]

Best use of integrated web advertisements, ever. (http://www.youtube.com/experiencewii)

[TenJay]

That was pretty sweet, i might just have to get that game.

[TomHicks]

Here's a link to a new video on the weapons in Fallout 3. It's a talk with some of the developers intercut with some shockingly graphic action.

http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/882/882301/vids_1.html

[Ivan]

I don't think I can express my anticipation for Fallout without bursting into child-like giggling. Explodey heads! Look at those fucking things explode!

[the kid]

I pre-ordered it when I went to pick up rock band 2. I cant wait.

[radpaolo]

I ordered the Survival Edition from Amazon with the life-sized Pipboy clock. I bet I'll be the belle of the ball with that on my desk at work.

Seriously though, I don't care what the haters are saying, I am irrationally looking forward to Fallout 3.

[TomHicks]

It's actually Fallout 3 Week on IGN:
Today was Skills and Perks.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/912/912469p1.html

[nathansmart]

Best use of integrated web advertisements, ever. (http://www.youtube.com/experiencewii)

wow...

[(Mul)Doomstone]

"Wario Land: Shake It!" looks great - it puts me in a Ric Ocasek mood!

I got "Lego Batman" for my son yesterday. Le'go my Lego!

[I love nny]

Is any one else stoked that Fallout 3 got bumped up a few weeks.

[TomHicks]

Is any one else stoked that Fallout 3 got bumped up a few weeks.

Explain.

[I love nny]

Game informer had on their upcoming events calander in the most recent issue, Fallout 3 arriving on store shelves the 7th of October but now i can't find any news of it so i think they misprinted.

This is why i should double check these kinds of things.

[Gene George]

I just put in my pre-order for Fallout 3 with extra-lame collectibles because I am seven years old!

Seven years old WITH A CREDIT CARD! So friggin' excited.

[I love nny]

I just put in my pre-order for Fallout 3 with extra-lame collectibles because I am seven years old!

Seven years old WITH A CREDIT CARD! So friggin' excited.

Same boat as you, but with Fable II

other games i have decided i needed the super ultra collectable version of
Assassins Creed
GTA IV

in fact i took three steps out of Gamestop after buying GTA IV @ midnight launch day and said aloud "WTF is wrong with me."

[Gene George]

in fact i took three steps out of Gamestop after buying GTA IV @ midnight launch day and said aloud "WTF is wrong with me."

Yeah I'd have done the same with GTA IV 'cept I need the PC version. But I did seriously think of buying a console to play it, but THAT is too crazy making.

[radpaolo]

I just put in my pre-order for Fallout 3 with extra-lame collectibles because I am seven years old!

Are you getting the survival edition with the to scale Pip-Boy clock?

[Gene George]

Are you getting the survival edition with the to scale Pip-Boy clock?

But of course.

[TomHicks]

http://pc.ign.com/dor/objects/568806/fallout-3/videos/fallout3_preview_092508.html

This is the end-of-the-week preview video. The Xbox editor is really excited after getting to play it for 6 hours. The video includes the player character punching someone's head off with a metallic automated glove. Enjoy.

[radpaolo]

I was kind of disappointed that most of the IGN video exclusives were mostly just repackaged footage from the five gameplay videos that Todd Howard was narrating over. But still, any new Fallout 3 content, is good Fallout 3 content. One more month!

I picked up the new Band of Brothers, er Brothers in Arms game last week. It's decent, I think if one thinks about it more of a puzzle game than tactical shooter, it's more enjoyable.

[Gene George]

I was kind of disappointed that most of the IGN video exclusives were mostly just repackaged footage from the five gameplay videos that Todd Howard was narrating over. But still, any new Fallout 3 content, is good Fallout 3 content. One more month!


The only troubling thing so far with fallout3 I can see is that some of the voiceovers are the same people as in Oblivion. That got tiresome quickly. I hope they hire more voice actors so I don't have to listen to two chicks and three dudes doing all the voices (except for General Zod, Captain Picard, and Richard Sharpe).

[dan telfer]

Anyone download Mega Man 9 yet?

The reviews make my thumbs water. You know what I'm saying.

[nathansmart]

I'm still waiting on the next pay cycle but I can't wait to get it. I'm also watering for the Queen SingStar pack.

[Me!]

I heard Mega Man 9 is great.

I've been playing Warhammer Online, anyone else play? Eh? Eh?

[MrDys]

I'm finally getting stable internet today and I cannot wait to play Bomberman Blast for the next month straight. Best multiplayer game ever.

[Fentmore]

I downloaded the demo and it certainly was a blast from the past (even if the game was recently made). However, nearing the end (I'm lookin' at you Elephant #3), it's damn near impossible. Then I read a review of the game in which the guy said the same thing about the whole game. Saying it was great, a throwback, etc but at the same time "why'd they have to make it so impossible to play".

[nadsat droog]

Punch-Out is coming to Wii in 2009! (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/10/02/punch-out-coming-in-first-half-of-2009/)

Also, Cave Story is coming to Wii Ware. (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/10/02/cave-story-coming-to-wiiware-this-year/)

[Gene George]

Punch-Out is coming to Wii in 2009! (http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/2008/10/02/punch-out-coming-in-first-half-of-2009/)

UPPERCUT!

UPPERCUT!

BODY BLOW!

[Scammy Davis Boogah Jr.]

N Word stole my bike...

[man124]

I have been replaying fallout 1 and 2 lately. God damn, I need fallout 3 now. I can't wait a month.

[I love nny]

I have been replaying fallout 1 and 2 lately. God damn, I need fallout 3 now. I can't wait a month.
Good God I know especially since I just paid it off now it feels like they are holding out on me.

[nathansmart]

GENIUS to both of those

[man124]

oh, i am also so excited for little big planet

[disl]

nba 2k9 came out today. it is awesome. i love it. i'm awful at it so far, but i love it.

one gripe: there is no way that i can see to make certain players wear short shorts. there is nothing more jarring than playing a pickup game with bird and magic in baggy shorts, that is driving me absolutely crazy. on the plus side, though, rodman is in the game this year, which is great since he's probably my second favorite player ever behind jordan.

[TomHicks]

I have been replaying fallout 1 and 2 lately. God damn, I need fallout 3 now. I can't wait a month.

I think I have to hurry up and finish Tales of Vesperia, or I am going to be in one of those situations where I think I will go back someday and finish the old game and never do. Or the other option that never happens is I will switch back and forth between two games.

[ProfessorShutYoMouth]

I still haven't been able to get a copy of The Force Unleashed at my Blockbuster...bastards only have three copies and they are always rented.

I rented Fracture today though, I played the demo and thought it was pretty good.

[Michael Blacklist]

I heard Mega Man 9 is great.

Growing up, I loved playing the Mega Man games. This new one is excruciatingly difficult.

[aenemaTron]

Yeah, I stink at video games so I bought it just for fun, but then I bought MM2 from virtual console and I've gotten farther in that than ever before. Still, less than half the bosses beaten, but yay for me.

The new Mega Man is cool and all but ultimately it was pointless if you can just go back and play MM2. The level design and enemy variety peaked there, if'n you ask me.

Wario Shake It is both super easy and super hard, or I don't get it. To beat the levels you could be mentally deficient and do it, no problem. To accomplish the star-missions, I don't know. I think it involves doing things perfectly which I never do so, poop.

[MrDys]

I'm finding that I was a lot better at Bomberman in 5th grade.

[Gene George]

I think it involves doing things perfectly which I never do so, poop.

I read that as "things that I never do, like poop"

I nearly Dr. Peppered my keyboard.

[I love nny]

I nearly Dr. Peppered my keyboard.

I think Dr. Peppered just became my new favorite verb.

[aenemaTron]

I forgot to mention, I downloaded and played through the PS3 Bioshock demo, and although it was really intense and fun, I don't know if I'll ever try to get through the whole thing. The first time I was faced with more than one enemy it got a little too hairy for someone of my skills.

But what they say is true. The initial crash, being underwater, navigating the tunnel when the fuselage breaks through... it was pretty awesome.

[Gene George]

I forgot to mention, I downloaded and played through the PS3 Bioshock demo, and although it was really intense and fun, I don't know if I'll ever try to get through the whole thing. The first time I was faced with more than one enemy it got a little too hairy for someone of my skills.

But what they say is true. The initial crash, being underwater, navigating the tunnel when the fuselage breaks through... it was pretty awesome.

Bioshock is one of the best most badass gaming experiences evar. It was for me, ultimately flawed, but that's something to discuss after you've played it and come out the other side.

[Fentmore]

I'm glad the demo is bringing new people in that hadn't tried it or gave it a shot. The game is, as Gene said, an incredible video game from atmosphere, to story structure, dialog, characters and the unbelievable art direction and music. Wow. What a fantastic game, not without fault, but something brand new in the first person shooter genre of games, and that's hard to do.

Also, Little Big Planet in a couple weeks. I can't wait to see the ingenuity of people. I remember when Line Rider came out, it was fun and I thought I was doing neat things with it and then... Youtube, whoa... people out there were making mini masterpieces with the limited tools given. Can you imagine what people will create with LBP's tools? Also, I read recently a children's hospital was donated a bunch of PS3's for the cancer ward kids to play LBP in their beds. Nice.

[dan telfer]

I managed to beat BioShock pretty easily. Took a while, but about halfway through the game I figured out enough strategy that I stopped dying, and I am not big on shooters.

Man, the atmosphere in that game is fantastic from start to finish. Worth it for that alone.

[TomHicks]

I had never really played a first-person shooter-type game until BioShock, so I had a lot of problem with the fighting. But they have those resurrection chambers throughout the game. The first time I fought a Big Daddy I just attacked got killed, popped up in a chamber and then ran around two corners and attacked it again. I must have died 6 or 7 times before killing it.

But you will get better at fighting. Your weapons improve; you get more powers, some of which will help handle groups; and then you learn how to set up traps and such. The first time I killed a Big Daddy without dying was when I lured one up a couple of flight of stairs into a crossfire of machine-gun turrets.

I really love that game.

[Ivan]

Bioshock is definitely a game that demands completion. The last fight is a tad anti-climactic, but there's so much crazy weird shit on the way there that more than justifies the experience.

tron: the game's death mechanic is very forgiving. Some people hated it, but I play games with the goal of one day beating them.

[TimBuktu]

Bioshock is so good, I played through it twice.

[Gene George]

I must have died 6 or 7 times before killing it.


There's the first major flaw. One you figure out you're effectively immortal combat becomes tedious. In theory you could kill just about everything in the game with your bare hands

Seriously the game is so immersive in so many ways and well realized. Where most games just pay lipservice to immersion and world building this game is all growed up. I played it through twice too.

Second flaw (for me) spoiler:

You really are getting railroaded all the way through, that's pretty much the point of the game, you have no free will and are just a tool of the powers that be. You really only have one major choice to make in the first 7/8ths of the game; do you kill the little sisters or save them? Since death holds nothing more than a nuisance for most of the game that is really all you can choose. Admittedly that IS one of the major points if not THE entire point of the game. Free will etc. etc.


Even with those flaws it is a ride you do not want to miss. I would throw my hard-earned cash at them any day if they're providing that kind of product.

[ArtsyMcShitshimself]

The ending is hilariously bad. The design of the "world" and all the ambient sounds and the music are fantastic.

Would you please.

[Gene George]

The ending is hilariously bad. The design of the "world" and all the ambient sounds and the music are fantastic.

Would you please.

Would you kindly?

That ending? Or the rest of the game after that fact is revealed?


I thought that the conceit that you had no real choice in matters was an interesting way of handling one of the flaws of the first person shooter on rails concept. Very cinematic but not so fun when you find out that you're just a tool.

[ArtsyMcShitshimself]

Would you kindly?

That ending? Or the rest of the game after that fact is revealed?


I thought that the conceit that you had no real choice in matters was an interesting way of handling one of the flaws of the first person shooter on rails concept. Very cinematic but not so fun when you find out that you're just a tool.


Twist ending. I do not care for it!

[forgetiheardthat]

I really loved the twist. I thought you were talking about the ending cinematics, both of which are absolutely hilarious.

[nathansmart]

spoilers are boring

[TomHicks]

Here is IGN's top 25 games for the XBox 360.
Here's what you do, you start at 25 and then keep going lower, always asking yourself but where is ...? Then when you get in the top 10 and haven't seen it yet, you start wondering if they left it off entirely. Then you're in the top 5, going, well, it can't really be ahead of this game. Eventually, you'll see they named it No. 1.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/916/916362p1.html

[man124]

Here is IGN's top 25 games for the XBox 360.
Here's what you do, you start at 25 and then keep going lower, always asking yourself but where is ...? Then when you get in the top 10 and haven't seen it yet, you start wondering if they left it off entirely. Then you're in the top 5, going, well, it can't really be ahead of this game. Eventually, you'll see they named it No. 1.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/916/916362p1.html

How the hell is that no. 1? I can understand top 10, even top 5, but no. 1. I mean that game was great and all, but it had enough issues that it does not deserve to be no. 1. I mean when one of the selling point of the pc port of a game is a completely revamped control/command scheme, it means your game had some serious issues.

[dan telfer]

Here is IGN's top 25 games for the XBox 360.
Here's what you do, you start at 25 and then keep going lower, always asking yourself but where is ...? Then when you get in the top 10 and haven't seen it yet, you start wondering if they left it off entirely. Then you're in the top 5, going, well, it can't really be ahead of this game. Eventually, you'll see they named it No. 1.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/916/916362p1.html

I approve. Damn I love that game. Storytelling!@#

I definitely had a pile of frustrating deaths. You may even remember me coming to this board, furious, my game disc unplayable half-way through without a scratch. But for all it's missteps I thought it was exactly what I'd been hoping sci-fi video games would become for years.

Man I miss video games. Silly baby.

Also, in the off-chance someone cares, I'm still doing Wii Fit as well as being on a diet. I've lost over 30 pounds since August.

[Having Fun!]

http://mother3.fobby.net/

The Mother 3 (sequel to the SNES game Earthbound that was made for the GBA in 2003 but never made it overseas) Translation is almost complete. I have been following it for over 2 years now and I'm mere days from playing the sequel to one of my favorite games of all time.

[ragu sauce]

yeah me too.

[Mason Proulx]

This has more to do with comedy than games, but whatever.

Patton Oswalt performs at BlizzCon to an audience of WoW-playing mutants.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/12/blizzcon-2008-the-comedy-of-the-closing-ceremony/

...and audio!

http://podcasts.aolcdn.com/joystiq/files/PattonOswalt.mp3

I'm amazed he closed with a rant about Yoshinoya beefbowl since it's so specific. They're ubiquitous in Japan but I didn't even know they existed in America.

[Gene George]

I'm amazed he closed with a rant about Yoshinoya beefbowl since it's so specific. They're ubiquitous in Japan but I didn't even know they existed in America.

Yoshinoya are like crabs on a truck stop hooker here in Southern California. I dunno about the rest of the USA. I haven't had a beef bowl from those jagoffs since Bush I was in the Whitehouse.

[MrDys]

This has more to do with comedy than games, but whatever.

Patton Oswalt performs at BlizzCon to an audience of WoW-playing mutants.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/12/blizzcon-2008-the-comedy-of-the-closing-ceremony/

...and audio!

http://podcasts.aolcdn.com/joystiq/files/PattonOswalt.mp3

I'm amazed he closed with a rant about Yoshinoya beefbowl since it's so specific. They're ubiquitous in Japan but I didn't even know they existed in America.

Kyle Kinane, too! Yay!

[dan telfer]

This has more to do with comedy than games, but whatever.

Patton Oswalt performs at BlizzCon to an audience of WoW-playing mutants.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/12/blizzcon-2008-the-comedy-of-the-closing-ceremony/

...and audio!

http://podcasts.aolcdn.com/joystiq/files/PattonOswalt.mp3

I'm amazed he closed with a rant about Yoshinoya beefbowl since it's so specific. They're ubiquitous in Japan but I didn't even know they existed in America.

Oooh! Thank you for this.

[TomHicks]

Two weeks until Fallout 3 ships and you all were just going to let it pass unremarked upon?

[Gene George]

Two weeks until Fallout 3 ships and you all were just going to let it pass unremarked upon?

I am trying to not clock watch. Or PiPboy watch, or whatever.

[Bobaganoosh]

Someone on my friends list has been playing Fallout 3 for a couple of days now. Do I threaten to report him if he doesn't hand over the disc, or do I assume that he's high up and could have me killed?

[nadsat droog]

Fallout 3 leaked for PC and 360 the other day.

I'm excited about getting Dead Space tomorrow. A lot of sites are comparing it to Resident Evil 4, which is one of my favorite games.

Also, I've been playing the Call of Duty 5 beta and it's pretty much the same as COD4. Some minor differences are the exchange of dogs for helicopters and Jack Bauer screaming at you if you're the Americans.

[Fentmore]

Little Big Planet... delayed! A-pparently, one of the background music tracks has two expressions that can be found in the Qur'an and it was thought this would be offensive to some, soooo they decided to delay the game, possibly 10/27 but nothing official yet (at first it was three weeks). Media Molecule said that they got a new master disc burnt and a patch developed within 12 hours of finding out it needed to change. It appears Sony is too skittish and is delaying the game anyway since some who pick it up may not have internet access and the game won't update as intended and then that person may be of the .000001% game population that gives a shit about two lines in a song they're not listsening to, not analyzing, don't know the lyrics for anyway... and even if they did, would know that it came from the Qu'ran and offend their wee sensibilities.

Sony should have released the patch and not made anything over it and no one would have known, let alone given an opportunity to cry about it.

[aenemaTron]

Boo hoo! Dead Space is scary! I want my mommy.

I only played to the first save point, but it looks cool so far.

[Me!]

Little Big Planet... delayed! A-pparently, one of the background music tracks has two expressions that can be found in the Qur'an and it was thought this would be offensive to some, soooo they decided to delay the game, possibly 10/27 but nothing official yet (at first it was three weeks). Media Molecule said that they got a new master disc burnt and a patch developed within 12 hours of finding out it needed to change. It appears Sony is too skittish and is delaying the game anyway since some who pick it up may not have internet access and the game won't update as intended and then that person may be of the .000001% game population that gives a shit about two lines in a song they're not listsening to, not analyzing, don't know the lyrics for anyway... and even if they did, would know that it came from the Qu'ran and offend their wee sensibilities.

Sony should have released the patch and not made anything over it and no one would have known, let alone given an opportunity to cry about it.
It's delayed for a week.

[Me!]

Boo hoo! Dead Space is scary! I want my mommy.

I only played to the first save point, but it looks cool so far.
This is the next game I want to get.

[MrDys]

World of Goo is awesome. Everyone get World of Goo.

[TomHicks]

Trailer for BioShock2.

http://ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/14257954/bioshock-2/videos/bioshock2_trl.html

[nathansmart]

okay - I'm playing Mass Effect and so far it's great. Of course, I'm playing on easy and who knows how long before I hit a hard part in the game and I send it back to GameFly...

[Berliner]

I bought mass effect when it just came out, but I lost it without beating it and I'm playing it from the beginning again.

Here's something that amuses me but I have to use spoilers for:

In the game there are two female love interests. I was aiming towards the human instead of the alien originally. After a while she started saying semi racist things about how aliens aren't trustworthy. I though, "huh," but kept on course. Then she started talking about her belief in God, at which point I switched over to the alien.

[Berliner]

It appears Sony is too skittish and is delaying the game anyway since some who pick it up may not have internet access and the game won't update as intended and then that person may be of the .000001% game population that gives a shit about two lines in a song they're not listsening to, not analyzing, don't know the lyrics for anyway... and even if they did, would know that it came from the Qu'ran and offend their wee sensibilities.

I thought that pull out was aimed at Christians too, but the target are some (not all) Muslims who find it offensive to have lines of the Koran in song.

[radpaolo]

I originally didn't care much for Dead Space, "oooh, strategic dismemberment" who cares. But after just seeing all the positive reviews for it, I think I might have to check it out. Eventually.

Far Cry 2 comes out tomorrow (Or Wednesday?)

And a week until Fallout 3. I just noticed that Amazon is offering to have it delivered the day it's released. And yes, I did take them up on it.

[aenemaTron]

I may not have the temperament for a game like Dead Space. At least in this you can walk with your gun-thing out in front of you, unlike RE4, but I am still on the constant verge of a nervous breakdown.

[nathansmart]

I originally didn't care much for Dead Space, "oooh, strategic dismemberment" who cares. But after just seeing all the positive reviews for it, I think I might have to check it out. Eventually.

Far Cry 2 comes out tomorrow (Or Wednesday?)

And a week until Fallout 3. I just noticed that Amazon is offering to have it delivered the day it's released. And yes, I did take them up on it.

This has finally cleared it up for me. I've been seeing talk of Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 for months now but never in the same article or message board post. And since I don't follow either series I've been confused as to why Fallout 2 and 3 were both coming out soon (or Far Cry 2 and 3 depending on the article or post).

[radpaolo]

This has finally cleared it up for me. I've been seeing talk of Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 for months now but never in the same article or message board post. And since I don't follow either series I've been confused as to why Fallout 2 and 3 were both coming out soon (or Far Cry 2 and 3 depending on the article or post).

Glad I could be of service.

With Far Cry 2 and Resident Evil 5 taking place in Africa, is it too early to call Africa the new World War 2?

[TimBuktu]

The reviews for this Dead Space are really, really good. Thank god I started up my Gamefly account again, there's a flurry of new games coming out between now and Christmas that I want to try.

[TenJay]

My lady bought me Pure for PS3 and The Simpsons game for Xbox for my upcoming bday...

Pure-easy to get into and fun, still learning all the tricks, looks amazing and a great arcade style game, customizing your ATV is easy and pretty in depth

Simpsons-everything you all ready know is true, crappy cameras, easy game play, and the best part is roaming around Springfield listening to the characters

i cant wait for Left 4 Dead

[isoS]

I remember when the new games thread was about something.

(aka something I cared about.)

[nathansmart]

The reviews for this Dead Space are really, really good. Thank god I started up my Gamefly account again, there's a flurry of new games coming out between now and Christmas that I want to try.

Make sure you ONLY put those games in your queue otherwise you'll end up getting a bunch of lite stuff you only casually put in there to fill it up. One of the bad things about GameFly is that since games cost more than movies, they don't have as many copies. I only just now got Mass Effect after having it in my queue for a while.

[nathansmart]

I remember when the new games thread was about something.

(aka something I cared about.)

Like what? The Wii? That's not our fault. :)

[isoS]

I know. :(

[TimBuktu]

I usually only put the game I want in the queueue. I had NBA2k9 on there for about 5 or 6 days, but they finally sent it.

It's still worth it to me, I usually end up renting everything anyways, which is about $9 and you only get to keep it a week.

I want to try the new COD, Gears 2, Fallout 3, Dead Space, Left 4 Dead etc. but there's no way I'd want to buy all of those.

[nathansmart]

yeah, it's still a great service - and I love the Keep It feature. I really wish NetFlix would adopt that.

[TimBuktu]

yeah, it's still a great service - and I love the Keep It feature. I really wish NetFlix would adopt that.

Not to keep talking about this, but it is a good feature.

[MrDys]

I know. :(

Get World of Goo. Srsly.

[dan telfer]

I remember when the new games thread was about something.

(aka something I cared about.)

I remember when I wasn't the only person using Wii Fit. Sigh.

Hey! Is anyone getting Fable 2? Talk to me about it if you do.

[isoS]

I just got JellyCar for iPodT/phone. Yet to play it, but it looks dope (apparently it's on 360 as well).