Posts during December 2013 for Neo Metallix

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Final Fantasy X-3 Possibly Confirmed?
Posted: Dec 27 2013, 04:59 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
They shouldn't have even done X-2 in the first place from what I've heard and with their best teams working on FFXV, I have no hope for a X-3. What don't they get? We never even wanted a XIII-2 and now they have XIII-3 coming. These sequels just keep prolonging a story no one cared for. XIII was one of the worst received FF games and they keep forcing it on us. I'm so glad we can move on once XV comes out. For me personally I only rented FFX and never played it all the way through so I definitely plan on getting this HD collection to itch my craving for FF that was left void by XIII's crappy linearity. I feel FF will never be what it once was on Snes and PS1. FFX from what I played was great though but I can't remember much of it at all.

Posted: Dec 27 2013, 04:59 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

They shouldn't have even done X-2 in the first place from what I've heard and with their best teams working on FFXV, I have no hope for a X-3. What don't they get? We never even wanted a XIII-2 and now they have XIII-3 coming. These sequels just keep prolonging a story no one cared for. XIII was one of the worst received FF games and they keep forcing it on us. I'm so glad we can move on once XV comes out.

For me personally I only rented FFX and never played it all the way through so I definitely plan on getting this HD collection to itch my craving for FF that was left void by XIII's crappy linearity. I feel FF will never be what it once was on Snes and PS1. FFX from what I played was great though but I can't remember much of it at all.

Phil Robertson "Banned" from Show?
Posted: Dec 25 2013, 01:43 PM Forum Act III: Entertainment Ocean View full topic
It's dumb... So he doesn't believe in Gay marriage? A lot of people don't and it is NOT a hate crime to not support something, it only becomes a hate crime if you treat them differently than other people. He has a backbone and stands for what he believes, A&E does not. Anyway I don't really care but I side with Phil for not bending over to society and the mentality that people should be politically correct all the time.

Phil Robertson "Banned" from Show?

Posted: Dec 25 2013, 01:43 PM Forum Act III: Entertainment Ocean View full topic

It's dumb... So he doesn't believe in Gay marriage? A lot of people don't and it is NOT a hate crime to not support something, it only becomes a hate crime if you treat them differently than other people. He has a backbone and stands for what he believes, A&E does not.

Anyway I don't really care but I side with Phil for not bending over to society and the mentality that people should be politically correct all the time.

Sonic 2 w/Hidden Palace Zone
Posted: Dec 14 2013, 03:01 PM Forum Act III: Sonic's Game Stadium View full topic
Dusk Shine Dec 13 2013, 02:48 PM Why on mobile? Why not on Virtual Console/Xbox Arcade/Whatever the Playstation download service is? Idk... It would be nice if they updated the games already on VC/XBL/PSN for free to include this but they didn't. It is neat though... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCOFtxtH1qQ

Sonic 2 w/Hidden Palace Zone
Posted: Dec 13 2013, 02:44 PM Forum Act III: Sonic's Game Stadium View full topic
In case you didn't know the new Sonic 2 on mobile features a fully functional hidden palace zone. Anyone interested? http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/12/13/sonic-2s-hidden-palace-zone-worth-the-wait/65775/

Tales of Zestiria
Posted: Dec 13 2013, 01:15 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Ludichaos Dec 13 2013, 01:27 AM ^ Graces f was an amazing introduction to the series for me. I'm sure you'll love it. Zestria looks alright. Character designs are alright. The chances of me picking it up are alright. That's the game that introduced me to the series too. It was so much fun all the way through, kept me wanting more.

Oh god it's been forever
Posted: Dec 13 2013, 01:14 PM Forum Act II: Newbie Resort View full topic
There used to be a Tony here but I'm probably thinking of someone else because you didn't go by that name before. Welcome back!

Tales of Zestiria
Posted: Dec 12 2013, 01:45 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
New Tales game announced for Japan AND western markets. I still need to get Xillia and Xillia 2 is coming next year. What are your thoughts? I'm excite! http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/12/tales-of-zestiria-revealed/

My GT6 Review
Posted: Dec 11 2013, 01:50 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
snow toilet Dec 10 2013, 04:17 PM I went ahead and bought an 09 Audi TTS Coupe after the Fit. A few cars here and there after that but nothing classy. A few I'm currently interested in the Nissan GT-R GT500 Stealth Model, Acura NSX Concept and the '96 Lotus Elise Race Car It may be a while here as well. You know what was sharp was the Honda CR-Z Touring Car. I may spend extra credits just to to take a few pictures for system backgrounds. I had the McLaren F1 Stealth Model in GT5 for preordering. I didn't preorder this time because I wanted to start the game with nothing and not have an advantage to start. I really like the NSX Concept, I hope they make it production soon! Word on the street is the new BMW M4 will be added this week but no confirmation other than it IS coming. As for DLC I want Seattle Circuit! We've already seen trailers of GT6 with the track on it in GT6 so hopefully it comes as a free update? I also would like Pikes Peak. Edit BMW M4 now in GT6! http://www.gtplanet.net/bmw-m4-now-available-in-gran-turismo-6/

My GT6 Review

Posted: Dec 11 2013, 01:50 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

snow toilet
Dec 10 2013, 04:17 PM
I went ahead and bought an 09 Audi TTS Coupe after the Fit. A few cars here and there after that but nothing classy. A few I'm currently interested in the Nissan GT-R GT500 Stealth Model, Acura NSX Concept and the '96 Lotus Elise Race Car It may be a while here as well. You know what was sharp was the Honda CR-Z Touring Car. I may spend extra credits just to to take a few pictures for system backgrounds.

I had the McLaren F1 Stealth Model in GT5 for preordering. I didn't preorder this time because I wanted to start the game with nothing and not have an advantage to start. I really like the NSX Concept, I hope they make it production soon! Word on the street is the new BMW M4 will be added this week but no confirmation other than it IS coming.

As for DLC I want Seattle Circuit! We've already seen trailers of GT6 with the track on it in GT6 so hopefully it comes as a free update? I also would like Pikes Peak.

*Edit* BMW M4 now in GT6! http://www.gtplanet.net/bmw-m4-now-available-in-gran-turismo-6/

My GT6 Review
Posted: Dec 9 2013, 09:05 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
The driving level didn't bother me much although it is nice to be able to buy whatever you want with the right amount of money. Also glad the used car dealer is gone. Oh! I forgot to mention that, I love that the career events make you drive different types of cars so you have to experience every type out there. What car did you get after the Fit? I won 6 or 7 races with it then bought the '78 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. Had to because I drive a '01 Firebird. Haha It's going to take forever to collect all the cars I want.

My GT6 Review

Posted: Dec 9 2013, 09:05 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

The driving level didn't bother me much although it is nice to be able to buy whatever you want with the right amount of money. Also glad the used car dealer is gone. Oh! I forgot to mention that, I love that the career events make you drive different types of cars so you have to experience every type out there. What car did you get after the Fit? I won 6 or 7 races with it then bought the '78 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. Had to because I drive a '01 Firebird. Haha It's going to take forever to collect all the cars I want.

My GT6 Review
Posted: Dec 9 2013, 05:01 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Intro/History: I have played Gran Turismo since its first release in 1998(1997 in Japan) and been a fan since. My friend told me about it and I got a demo of it and was amazed by the graphics and how many cars there were. I was a huge fan of the Dodge Viper and the demo allowed me to drive it, after that I had to have it! Got GT2 right when it released and was amazed by how much content they added to it. 500 cars and a ton more tracks. Plus it added rally for the first time which was cool. GT3 came out and was crazy eye candy. It blew everything out of the water in graphics but I was disappointed. It seemed they traded content and quality for graphics, it had less than half the cars/tracks of GT2 but I still enjoyed it for what it was. GT4 just blew them ALL away with the most content of all the GTs and added new unique game modes to keep things fresh and not just a constant grind. GT5 eventually came out and it had more problems compared to the rest. It felt slightly rushed. There were annoyances I had with it such as the career mode was too short, B-Spec went from a nice optional feature to mandatory, etc but despite its flaws the pros far outweighed the cons and it added many new features that made it the best GT compared to all those before it. Now onto GT6! My impressions: I haven't gotten super far into the game but I can already say this, this is what GT5 should have been! It fixes the problems I had with GT5 and adds a ton more content. The car count is upped to over 1200 cars and there are a lot more tracks including ones that have never been there before. It also hass a much beefier career mode that is more fun. They brought back the Coffee Break and Mission challenges to keep things mixed up. It fixes the annoying loading times and is much quicker and streamlined. But the meat and potatoes of ANY simulator is the physics and I have to say the physics have been massively improved. GT5 had good physics already but these just feel right. Tire grip, suspension, everything just feels great. I am a better driving in GT6 because it more accurately simulates physics. It even goes as far as simulating everything that effects driving conditions such as atmospheric pressure, temperature, etc. Technically it is a marvel! It may look graphically the same as GT5 but it adds 50Xs the HDR lighting(lighting and shadows are in real time and not baked in like most of GT5 and its competitors) and has adaptive tessellation(which makes the car models more detailed the closer you get). Adaptive tessellation wasn't even heard of when PS3 came out and has only been used in super advanced PC games that require lots of power, yet they were able to squeeze this out of 7 year old tech. Things are also looking bright for the future of this game. They will be doing several large patches which add new exciting features like a very advanced course maker to make your own tracks, new cars, among others. My overall score for this game is 9/10. As far as racing goes it's the best you can get on consoles as of now and it does what it sets out to do very well. Questions? If you have any questions just ask, otherwise hope you enjoyed reading.

My GT6 Review

Posted: Dec 9 2013, 05:01 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

Intro/History:

I have played Gran Turismo since its first release in 1998(1997 in Japan) and been a fan since. My friend told me about it and I got a demo of it and was amazed by the graphics and how many cars there were. I was a huge fan of the Dodge Viper and the demo allowed me to drive it, after that I had to have it! Got GT2 right when it released and was amazed by how much content they added to it. 500 cars and a ton more tracks. Plus it added rally for the first time which was cool. GT3 came out and was crazy eye candy. It blew everything out of the water in graphics but I was disappointed. It seemed they traded content and quality for graphics, it had less than half the cars/tracks of GT2 but I still enjoyed it for what it was. GT4 just blew them ALL away with the most content of all the GTs and added new unique game modes to keep things fresh and not just a constant grind. GT5 eventually came out and it had more problems compared to the rest. It felt slightly rushed. There were annoyances I had with it such as the career mode was too short, B-Spec went from a nice optional feature to mandatory, etc but despite its flaws the pros far outweighed the cons and it added many new features that made it the best GT compared to all those before it. Now onto GT6!

My impressions:

I haven't gotten super far into the game but I can already say this, this is what GT5 should have been! It fixes the problems I had with GT5 and adds a ton more content. The car count is upped to over 1200 cars and there are a lot more tracks including ones that have never been there before. It also hass a much beefier career mode that is more fun. They brought back the Coffee Break and Mission challenges to keep things mixed up. It fixes the annoying loading times and is much quicker and streamlined. But the meat and potatoes of ANY simulator is the physics and I have to say the physics have been massively improved. GT5 had good physics already but these just feel right. Tire grip, suspension, everything just feels great. I am a better driving in GT6 because it more accurately simulates physics. It even goes as far as simulating everything that effects driving conditions such as atmospheric pressure, temperature, etc. Technically it is a marvel! It may look graphically the same as GT5 but it adds 50Xs the HDR lighting(lighting and shadows are in real time and not baked in like most of GT5 and its competitors) and has adaptive tessellation(which makes the car models more detailed the closer you get). Adaptive tessellation wasn't even heard of when PS3 came out and has only been used in super advanced PC games that require lots of power, yet they were able to squeeze this out of 7 year old tech. Things are also looking bright for the future of this game. They will be doing several large patches which add new exciting features like a very advanced course maker to make your own tracks, new cars, among others. My overall score for this game is 9/10. As far as racing goes it's the best you can get on consoles as of now and it does what it sets out to do very well.

Questions?

If you have any questions just ask, otherwise hope you enjoyed reading.

Xbox One Official Topic
Posted: Dec 8 2013, 11:02 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Thunderbolt the Fox Dec 4 2013, 09:37 AM I bought the Xbox One at release, i must say I am very pleased with it, I'm sure it will sell a lot more when Titanfall arrives Doubt Titanfall will help it, it's also on 360 and PC. Offers no incentive for Xbox owners to upgrade. There will be other games though and I'm sure it will do well. This is like Playstation Vs. Saturn all over again though....

The Wii Mini
Posted: Dec 3 2013, 06:08 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Thunderbolt the Fox Dec 3 2013, 03:25 AM I have to call you out on something here, the Xbox 360 has for most of the last few years sold way more than the ps3, and recently in america the 360 outsold even the ps3 by almost triple on black friday, its not successful to a lesser extent, the 360 and ps3 are basically tied. Anyways, my thoughts on the wii mini, its a waste of money. I look at this and I just laugh. I can get an almost brand new wii off amazon for half the price, and it would play gc games and have internet. to me it seems like nintendo is just throwing out different variations of the wii and ds and hoping one of them will bring them back to the top like they used to be In North America, yes, but not worldwide as PS3 has been outselling it in by a considerable margin in the past few years. They are neck and neck in total(with PS3 being slightly ahead) but the 360 was out 12-18 months before the PS3. We don't have Black Friday figures from this year yet either. Not that it matters, the point I was making wasn't related to sells at all. I was referring to games. PS3 has had tons of exclusives this year with more already scheduled for next year. The reason I said the 360 was to a lesser extent was it has had only one exclusive in 2013 with none scheduled for next year that I know of. However, it still has popular multiplatform titles coming out for it though(battlefield, assassin's creed, titanfall, destiny, watchdogs) whereas the Wii really has nothing at all. That is what makes this significantly different from the 2DS. The 2DS is an alternate version of a system that's still very much alive and kicking(best selling system out there currently and just surpassed N64 totals) and the Wii mini is an alternate version of a system that has been dead for some time. Therefore I don't see the demographic being the same as the 2DS's.

The Wii Mini

Posted: Dec 3 2013, 06:08 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

Thunderbolt the Fox
Dec 3 2013, 03:25 AM
I have to call you out on something here, the Xbox 360 has for most of the last few years sold way more than the ps3, and recently in america the 360 outsold even the ps3 by almost triple on black friday, its not successful to a lesser extent, the 360 and ps3 are basically tied.

Anyways, my thoughts on the wii mini, its a waste of money. I look at this and I just laugh. I can get an almost brand new wii off amazon for half the price, and it would play gc games and have internet. to me it seems like nintendo is just throwing out different variations of the wii and ds and hoping one of them will bring them back to the top like they used to be

In North America, yes, but not worldwide as PS3 has been outselling it in by a considerable margin in the past few years. They are neck and neck in total(with PS3 being slightly ahead) but the 360 was out 12-18 months before the PS3. We don't have Black Friday figures from this year yet either.

Not that it matters, the point I was making wasn't related to sells at all. I was referring to games. PS3 has had tons of exclusives this year with more already scheduled for next year. The reason I said the 360 was to a lesser extent was it has had only one exclusive in 2013 with none scheduled for next year that I know of. However, it still has popular multiplatform titles coming out for it though(battlefield, assassin's creed, titanfall, destiny, watchdogs) whereas the Wii really has nothing at all. That is what makes this significantly different from the 2DS. The 2DS is an alternate version of a system that's still very much alive and kicking(best selling system out there currently and just surpassed N64 totals) and the Wii mini is an alternate version of a system that has been dead for some time. Therefore I don't see the demographic being the same as the 2DS's.

The Wii Mini
Posted: Dec 2 2013, 08:41 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Pianta Dec 2 2013, 04:15 PM Yep definitely real. I saw it in the shops too. Here's your source, a quick Google search or just looking at Nintendo's official website might help. ;p But yeah, it's been out for awhile here and I haven't heard much about it either, which is weird. The Wii Mini's demographic is just like the 2DS, for the kids - and for their parents who don't want to spend too much money on a old console. It's more family oriented. To play games in large groups, etc. You don't need internet for that. To be fair, the price is a little bit too high, but for what it's worth, it's a smart move from Nintendo nonetheless. It would be a great Christmas/birthday gift. Idk... The Wii hasn't been supported by Nintendo for awhile and pretty much dead water now with the WiiU out. They already stopped making them in Japan. It would be great for a collector that never had a Wii in the first place... Otherwise the PS3 is still going strong and the 360 is too to a lesser extent. The 2DS makes much more sense because it's a cheaper alternative to a current system that is still in its prime.

The Wii Mini

Posted: Dec 2 2013, 08:41 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

Pianta
Dec 2 2013, 04:15 PM
Yep definitely real. I saw it in the shops too. Here's your source, a quick Google search or just looking at Nintendo's official website might help. ;p

But yeah, it's been out for awhile here and I haven't heard much about it either, which is weird.

The Wii Mini's demographic is just like the 2DS, for the kids - and for their parents who don't want to spend too much money on a old console. It's more family oriented. To play games in large groups, etc. You don't need internet for that. To be fair, the price is a little bit too high, but for what it's worth, it's a smart move from Nintendo nonetheless. It would be a great Christmas/birthday gift.

Idk... The Wii hasn't been supported by Nintendo for awhile and pretty much dead water now with the WiiU out. They already stopped making them in Japan. It would be great for a collector that never had a Wii in the first place... Otherwise the PS3 is still going strong and the 360 is too to a lesser extent.

The 2DS makes much more sense because it's a cheaper alternative to a current system that is still in its prime.

Zetaboards Update
Posted: Dec 2 2013, 08:38 PM Forum Archived News View full topic
Yeah that was definitely a good fix!