I'm playing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning now. Its a good game to play in hour long spurts because of all the side quests, but I really suck at RPG's cuz I'm not good at all the potion/poison mixing and armor modding shit.
I finished Kingdoms of Amalur recently. Did the main quest s well as a bulk of the sidequests.
It's really nice that you can play it as deeply as you want or just play it casually. For instance, I did dabble at the potion mixing and crafting just for the hell of it. But it was unnecessary. I basically just resold everything I crafted.
Your best gears will come from quests and boss drops. Just loot the fuck out of everything, equip stuff that is better than your current one, then trash what you don't need. Repair kits are cheaper than the repair npc, and heal potions are plentiful.
Just a warning, make backup saves that are at least 2 quests older than your current one. Game has gamebreaking glitches that prevent quests from being completed.
When you get to the part where you have to fight in the arena (this is just a sidequest, so you may want to explore a bit. It's in the mines/orange rocky area parts of the map), compete in the tournament, it's just a series of fights between a rival team and your team. Every time you win, you get a piece of good armor, you also get nice violet weapons. And when you become champion, you get a whole house to yourself.
Also, the strongest armor in the game (it's a whole set with yellow names and bonus stats when worn as a set), I think comes from the cur of vengeance. It's the boss that you fight before facing gadflow. It's easy to miss because you'll be so caught up in the story that you may forget looting the corpse.
Also, when you beat Gadflow for the first time, one of the chests holds a very strong shield.
And when you finally beat the main quest, when you wake up, you'll meet a shop owner that sells prismere weapons. Pretty much the strongest weapons I've had all throughout the game. Red blades and shit, and can one hit kill Trolls during crits.
What I don't like about the game is that there's no alternate ending. All this time I've been trying to choose answers that would be "good", and even maxed my persuasion so I can avoid some battles, but no. There's just one ending. I tried searching the net and most people pretty much confirm the single ending theme.
I gotta admit. It's pretty slick so far. I was worried since the first two games were half-assed even for their generation, but this is pretty well done.
The learning curve is pretty steep, but the handling is solid. And the story has a very hard-boiled feel to it. Not quite so noir as the previous games, but still good.
I almost wish they replaced the original voice actor with Bruce Willis since the resemblance is so strong....But that most likely would have been gratuitous.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
Originally, I wasn't even gonna bother. The first two didn't interest me, and this one didn't either. Nonetheless, I had a sixty dollar gift card and someone made the suggestion to spend it on that. So I did.
It's pretty fun so far, but something about it seems so unbalanced. My biggest criticism by far is the lack of auto-saving. It has some, but not enough.
Walking Dead episode 2. I like the puzzle factor and the fact that your decisions affect the story, I just wish that dumb shit Duck would have died in ep. 1 like I wanted. I also hope to fuck that retarded reporter for choosing her worthless ass over the smart fat guy. On the back burner, Spartan Ops eps 6-10 look to be awesome.
While I'd definitely say that it's inferior to Dead Space 2 in terms of story and overall gameplay, it carries the series very well.
I have a feeling that all of its drawbacks are forced upon it by its difficult storyline: no matter what direction they take it, it's going to end up contrived on some level now that they've actually tracked down the source of the markers.
Hate the armor designs though. Way too bulky. I've been using the Mass Effect add-on N7 armor the whole way through since the designs that are native to the game suck ass.
Solid 9.0 overall. To reiterate: it's definitely not superior to Dead Space 2, but traversing the scrap field in outer space was a million miles of fucking awesome. They definitely built on the strengths of its predecessors with that.
I didn't even bother using the Co-op. Fucking retarded idea for this series--especially since it won't give me an official 100% level clearance without it. Fucking EA douchebags.
I'm not sure whether or not I'm cool with the story turn and what the antagonists turned out to be in the end. It has possibilities, but "contrived" doesn't even begin to describe it. I hope they've already got future storyboards written up for it, because if they jumped right into it without thinking, they're rather screwed. I'm afraid, however, that they're going to use it to establish a 'Humanity and intergalactic sentient life in general are parasites that wreak havoc on the galaxy if left unchecked' narrative. We've already gotten an ear full of the 'Humanity sucked earth dry' cliche, so it's a real possibility that they'll go down that road.
Saw it at Gamestop used for $22 dollars. I'm only 15 minutes into the game and I can already tell it's overpriced. I'm sure the story will pick up just fine, but this combat system is balls.
I was hoping for a mediocre hack 'n slasher with a good story. Not an RPG wannabe with a broken party system.
I can tell this is just going to be a very expensive rental.
I really do not play video games much these days as I am far too busy writing songs that I shall keep to myself because they are too good for you. The last game I played though was a marvelous piece of cutting edge technology, and I doubt has been bettered graphically or aurally, and that is Pong. What an absolute pleasure it was to play. Nothing like spending a few hours slapping white balls about.
Starts off slow with the tutorial missions, but this is easily one of the best survival horror games I've ever played. The amount of choice your given when it comes to tactics is unprecedented.
Pong is the Asian guy that Pariah pays to blow him behind the 7-11.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
This is actually the first time I truly feel sorry for people who don't game on the PS3. I'm almost done with The Last of Us and it has been one of the most amazing gaming experiences I've ever had. The story, the atmosphere, and the gameplay all work together swimmingly.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
I bought Assassins Creed 3 for $20 at the video store. I think I bought a bad copy though. It started out as an awesome white dude assassinating British soldiers and then abruptly changed to Cabela's Big Game Hunter:18th century edition complete with flat voice actors reading scripts in a language that like 12 people probably speak.
I remember playing the first one years ago--also a piece a shit. I distinctly remember saying to myself, "This could be a great game...if the fucking control scheme made any gawddamn sense and it wasn't cluttered as fuck".
Surprise surprise, Chaos theory is the exact same turd as the first game. I specifically went to this one because I heard it was the peak of the series. I should have known that it's just more of the same crap that could only appeal to people who like to feel better about themselves by referring to other, more standard control schemes, as trendy or shallow or what-the-fuck-ever.
I played Pandora Tomorrow back on the PS2 years ago. I wanted SO BADLY to like it, but the "don't get spotted, don't hurt anyone, or yer fucked and need to restart the whole goddamn level" approach that was taken was infuriating, especially when you factor in the controls that you mentioned. For all the cool moments in the game, there was a solid two hours of me wanting to throw a controller.
"Ah good. Now I'm on the internet clearly saying I like tranny cleavage. This shouldn't get me harassed at all." -- Lothar of the Hill People
I promised myself that I wouldn't buy this damn thing brand new because I didn't want to support Rockstar anymore--even if they do make the best free roam games.
Unfortunately, someone got it for me as a gift. So the matter of not supporting them was taken out of my hands. Gives me a new perspective on buying things for other people.
....That being said, it's an awesome game so far. I don't have the same warm fuzzy playing it like I did with GTA: San Andreas--as opposed to GTA4, of which I have very little positives to mention--and the overall map is pretty empty (I really wish they included San Fierro). Despite these drawbacks however, the interactivity with the environment is amazing and the writing is miles better than what's come before it.
I played Pandora Tomorrow back on the PS2 years ago. I wanted SO BADLY to like it, but the "don't get spotted, don't hurt anyone, or yer fucked and need to restart the whole goddamn level" approach that was taken was infuriating, especially when you factor in the controls that you mentioned. For all the cool moments in the game, there was a solid two hours of me wanting to throw a controller.
btw, I have played a lot of games recently. Finished: X Com Enemy Unknown Splinter cell blacklist Assassins creed 3 Injustice:Gods among us Mafia 2 Split second Dead island Dead island riptide Dead Pool
Got pissed off with cause its bugged to hell: Grid 2
Need to finish: Spec ops:The line GTA V Syndicate Hitman absolution Shift 2 unleashed Farcry 3 blood dragon R.I.P.D
And then theres the shit loada free games that I need to either start or continue: Saints row the third Payday the heist Shadow of the colossus Ico Jax 1,2 & 3 Demons souls Kingdoms of amalur When vikings attack Spartacus legends Teken Revolution Dead or alive 5 Littlebigplanet Karting Littlebigplanet 2 Catherine Lord of the rings war in the north Joe Danger 2 the movie Mass effect 3 God of war HD F1 race stars the cave Bioshock 2 Vanquish Bulletstorm
I knew it was only a matter of time before the game started preaching in my ear.
And Rockstar actually thinks using Trevor as a mouthpiece of how 'torture is useless' or PMCs 'shit on the poor' somehow makes the message more legitimate.
Guh! Seriously, Rockstar needs to get a new act. Using Trevor as their political voice box is so stupid.
"I'm a criminal! So I know what I'm talking about when it comes to injustices!"
That's great. But it really defeats your point. Especially when you feel you have to make rat-bastard numero uno of the game as charismatic as possible just so your propoganda will resonate.
And of course, they're justifying every act of thievery and murder they commit by pointing the finger at the government and private enterprise, screaming "THEY do it too!" as though they think a city as advanced and economically prosperous (compared to the larger hubs of other nations) as Los Santos could possibly be supported on a framework consisting purely of theft and homicide.
If Capitalism and American law enforcement are as shitty as they've had Micheal and Trevor drone on about, then they really need to explain why they gave their fictional city such decent infrastructure and a fairly manageable crime rate. I mean, I'm hardly a fan of government since, you know, that is what's killing the market in the US, but those Rockstar fabricated scenarios of amateur-hour torture sessions, cross-organizational rivalries between government agencies, and PMCs shitting on the poor are just so much ridiculous fluff.
People point to this image as an example of "game logic," but it's actually very realistic. The office was ignoring the bazooka because he thought it was the guy's dick.
Fucking hell Pariah can you not just enjoy something for what it is? A game where you get to run around killing people and robbing banks. Trevor is fucking hilarious, and you are not, so fuck off and die you cunt.
People point to this image as an example of "game logic," but it's actually very realistic. The office was ignoring the bazooka because he thought it was the guy's dick.
'cuz black guys have big dicks. Lothar told me.
I didn't say"have".
"My friends have always been the best of me." -Doctor Who
"Well,whenever I'm confused,I just check my underwear. It holds most answers to life's questions." Abe Simpson
I can tell by the position of the sun in the sky, that is time for us to go. Until next time, I am Lothar of the Hill People!
Just played through ep. 1 of "The Wolf Among Us." Good stuff. I was originally introduced to Telltale's games when the first season of Sam and Max was released, got sidetracked until The Walking Dead went on sale, then snagged the Wolf Among Us season pass as soon as it became available.
Unless you absolutely hate either "Fables" and/or Telltale's adventure games it's well worth a look.
"Ah good. Now I'm on the internet clearly saying I like tranny cleavage. This shouldn't get me harassed at all." -- Lothar of the Hill People
In episode 3, you're going to get the chance to flirt with her... and then...
