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Post by Wyndam on Mar 16, 2010 11:20:49 GMT -5
Wow, that was a great read. They really went balls out.
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Post by hitnrun017 on Mar 16, 2010 14:02:22 GMT -5
Ughh God of War III came today, looking great and smelling good. But I really don't want to play it until I finish the Final Fantasy story. This is too hard.
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Post by Tea - Total on Mar 17, 2010 5:12:53 GMT -5
Is finale fantasy graphics good on the 360? .... I need help guys, which games should i get this week... Mass effect 2 or Finale fantasy... Final Fantasy looks fine on the 360, but not as crisp as the PS3 version. Also, you have to swap discs on the 360 and I heard that some content was cut (although I have no idea what). As for Mass Effect 2 or Final Fantasy XIII, that's up to you. Did you play the first Mass Effect? I'd read reviews for both and then figure out which game you might enjoy more. FF13 is a more traditional RPG, whereas Mass Effect 2 is a shooter/RPG hybrid. Both afford nearly 100+ hours of gameplay though. And blegh, I have God of War 3 in my hands...and I'm stuck at work. It's a light day though so I hope I can scoot outta here early. Thanks, i haven't play on mass effect 1, but i played the last finale fantasy on the PS2. Which i found really good. I don't know, i am confused.. I might get finale fantasy and then Mass effect 2 and then god of war 3, i downloaded the demo (god of war) i found really great, the story alone is brilliant. But i wnat to pre order Alan wake.. *KARMA* thanks for the help again...
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Post by Beaumonde on Mar 17, 2010 5:22:36 GMT -5
Oh, if you haven't played Mass Effect then you should just get Final Fantasy. Don't you want to play the first Mass Effect before getting Mass Effect 2?
I can never play sequels without playing the first game through.
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Post by Talkie Toaster on Mar 17, 2010 6:15:33 GMT -5
Final Fantasy looks fine on the 360, but not as crisp as the PS3 version. Also, you have to swap discs on the 360 and I heard that some content was cut (although I have no idea what). As for Mass Effect 2 or Final Fantasy XIII, that's up to you. Did you play the first Mass Effect? I'd read reviews for both and then figure out which game you might enjoy more. FF13 is a more traditional RPG, whereas Mass Effect 2 is a shooter/RPG hybrid. Both afford nearly 100+ hours of gameplay though. And blegh, I have God of War 3 in my hands...and I'm stuck at work. It's a light day though so I hope I can scoot outta here early. Thanks, i haven't play on mass effect 1, but i played the last finale fantasy on the PS2. Which i found really good. I don't know, i am confused.. I might get finale fantasy and then Mass effect 2 and then god of war 3, i downloaded the demo (god of war) i found really great, the story alone is brilliant. But i wnat to pre order Alan wake.. *KARMA* thanks for the help again... Play Mass Effect 1 first and keep the save for Mass Effect 2, (Also Mass Effect 1 is pretty cheap now)
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Post by Tea - Total on Mar 17, 2010 9:22:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the help, now i might get Mass effect 1 and then 2 when i completed the first one. Thanks.. excellent i saved money.. I only have £40 this week, so i might get mass effect 1..... Is mass effect 1 good???...
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Post by Talkie Toaster on Mar 17, 2010 9:54:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the help, now i might get Mass effect 1 and then 2 when i completed the first one. Thanks.. excellent i saved money.. I only have £40 this week, so i might get mass effect 1..... Is mass effect 1 good???... It is great it is a very good RPG well worth the money
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Post by Beaumonde on Mar 17, 2010 12:02:31 GMT -5
Mass Effect is awesome. If you want to do all the side quests though you have to do them before you finish the main story, because you can't go back and do them afterwards. That's the only thing that annoyed me. But it's still one of my favourite games.
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Post by Tea - Total on Mar 17, 2010 15:56:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the help guys. Every time i have an concern which game to buy ,i might ask you guys for your opinion so your opinion help me save money or choose the right game. Thanks. BTW just completed fall out 3, result..
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Post by Eric on Mar 17, 2010 18:23:54 GMT -5
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Post by Wyndam on Mar 18, 2010 12:58:14 GMT -5
Finished God of War III last night and was more or less enthralled from start to finish. The graphics alone make this game worth playing (and I read that they only used 50% of the PS3’s power…wow). Kratos’ in-game model is easily the greatest I’ve ever seen, it was flawless. The enemy models were equally as impressive, especially in their animations.
Besides the graphics and immense scope of the game, I was happy that the developers made all of Kratos’ weapons and gadgets useful. I rarely ever moved away from his traditional blades when playing God of War I and II, but the three new weapons in this game were all a lot of fun. Magic use and item use was also better implemented as well (magic being attached to a specific weapon, so you upgrade both instead of separately), and a new yellow bar that is tied to item use, which drains now instead of the magic bar. It’s these simple implementations that improve on an already near perfect action game formula.
I used to say that Devil May Cry was my favorite action series, but after playing through all three titles in this series within the last two months, I can safely say that no other action game can top this series.
My only gripe, and it’s not really a gripe, is that I wish it had been a bit longer. I loved decimating my way up Mt. Olympus and running into another Olympian or two would have been great, as I love the mythology. It was about as long as the other two games, which was fine, but since this game was so pretty to look at, I can only imagine what else the developers could cook up.
Games of 2010: Reviews 1. God of War III - 9.5/10 <---GAME OF THE YEAR (So far...) 2. BioShock 2 - 8.5/10
Now I need to finish Final Fantasy XIII so I can review that, then I’ll hopefully get into Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening!
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Post by hitnrun017 on Mar 19, 2010 17:44:11 GMT -5
Just finished God of War III too and thought it was really good. I was disappointed for the first couple hours though. I expected some differences in the gameplay, but nothing is changed from the last two. The story also started out slow, so I was just bored with those two aspects. The only thing that kept me going were the graphics, which are absolutely stunning from beginning to end. Graphics rank behind gameplay and story on what I want most out of a video game, so they didn't help much. The puzzles were also a breeze which sucked. I only got seriously stuck once during the short 9 hours it took to beat it, whereas I got stuck countless times playing the other two. But as the game went on the story got kicked up quite a few notches, I didn't want to stop playing so I could see what happened next. Absolutely love all the mythology and everything they included. Glad I took four years of Latin in High School because I wouldn't have understood a lot of things. The gameplay also got better with new weapons and moves. The development for Kratos was great and I loved how all three games were tied together. While still good, it's probably my least favorite out of the trilogy. Can't decide whether to give it a 7/10 or 8/10, so I'll settle on a 7.5.
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Post by dusktodawn on Mar 19, 2010 17:53:35 GMT -5
I downloaded and played the Splinter Cell: Conviction demo last night. It was kinda short, but overall has me excited for it's release!
And speaking of demo's...does anyone know if there's any plans for an Alan Wake game demo? The game sounds interesting...
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Post by Eric on Mar 19, 2010 18:00:52 GMT -5
And speaking of demo's...does anyone know if there's any plans for an Alan Wake game demo? The game sounds interesting... I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that there won't be one, at least not before the game comes out. I'm not sure though, so I'll look around and see if I can find whatever it is that I read. ETA: www.joystiq.com/2010/01/20/remedy-alan-wake-demo-unlikely/
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Post by Tea - Total on Mar 20, 2010 8:39:41 GMT -5
Alan wake has amazing light effects, really realistic sounds and a really outstanding physics engine make the atmosphere come alive in this one, i think the graphics are amazing... I carnt wait for alan wake..
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Post by Talkie Toaster on Mar 20, 2010 20:11:23 GMT -5
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Post by Tea - Total on Mar 23, 2010 3:18:53 GMT -5
My username is ukkd (psn) if everybody whats to add and play online..
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Post by Eric on Mar 23, 2010 3:38:02 GMT -5
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Post by Wyndam on Mar 23, 2010 11:01:57 GMT -5
Guess we'll see how this turns out. I'm not interested in 3D gaming at all, and handheld gaming just doesn't excite me like it used to so I highly doubt I will get this.
Nintendo should have an interesting E3 this year, with this, Mario, Metroid and Zelda all coming out within the next year.
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Post by Tea - Total on Mar 23, 2010 12:48:35 GMT -5
Playing on mass effect 1. Its really good i am enjoying it. I played finale fantasy, is it odd to fancy LIGHTENING LOL....
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