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Casino Park
Posted: Mar 31 2010, 08:56 PM Forum Act III: Feedback Harbor View full topic
I vote for locking all of the stupid, pointless topics. It is not a SPAM forum and never was. If spam is allowed, the mods aren't doing their job. Quote: The rule claims that the Sonic twist adds uniqueness to the fun... But that's just not true. I seriously doubt that anyone's going to come along and say, "Wow, this caption the avatar is so original because you can only make sonic references! That really sets it apart from all the other games!" It's like recoloring a sprite and calling it a unique character design. The rule does not claim it adds anymore fun to it, but putting a Sonic-Twist on an idea can lead to something being more unique. I don't see why it has to be so uninspired like your example. It all is up to the creator to be creative. I haven't seen one forum that has Sonic games so why not be different? Quote: And does this rule take away? Well, it makes it much more difficult to introduce new games. If you look at other boards, there are plethora of very popular ideas not present at the Casino Park, and some people might enjoy them... But it's really hard to bend some rules to a Sonic theme. Take that caption the avatar example from above. Would it really be fun to be restricted to only Sonic captions, or would it just make the whole thing harder and more frustrating? It limits the scope of the game too much, and that's going to be true of a lot of Casino type games, whose entire point relies on the open-ended randomness of the rules. Going by your example, it does not make it more difficult to introduce new games. After all, all you have to do is change a few words and BAM it's Sonic-related... I don't see how you can go one way with one example and then the complete opposite with another. Quote: 1: This is a Sonic forum, and apparently that means that EVERYTHING must be Sonic-themed. shrug Uh, no. It's just so it isn't a completely off-topic pile of crap. Maybe the rule should be, try to be Sonic-related but not everything has to be? Nevertheless, a Spam forum it is not and those cancerous topics must be incinerated in the most painful of ways, forum chemo.

Posted: Mar 31 2010, 08:56 PM Forum Act III: Feedback Harbor View full topic

I vote for locking all of the stupid, pointless topics. It is not a SPAM forum and never was. If spam is allowed, the mods aren't doing their job.

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The rule claims that the Sonic twist adds uniqueness to the fun... But that's just not true. I seriously doubt that anyone's going to come along and say, "Wow, this caption the avatar is so original because you can only make sonic references! That really sets it apart from all the other games!" It's like recoloring a sprite and calling it a unique character design.

The rule does not claim it adds anymore fun to it, but putting a Sonic-Twist on an idea can lead to something being more unique. I don't see why it has to be so uninspired like your example. It all is up to the creator to be creative. I haven't seen one forum that has Sonic games so why not be different?

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And does this rule take away? Well, it makes it much more difficult to introduce new games. If you look at other boards, there are plethora of very popular ideas not present at the Casino Park, and some people might enjoy them... But it's really hard to bend some rules to a Sonic theme. Take that caption the avatar example from above. Would it really be fun to be restricted to only Sonic captions, or would it just make the whole thing harder and more frustrating? It limits the scope of the game too much, and that's going to be true of a lot of Casino type games, whose entire point relies on the open-ended randomness of the rules.

Going by your example, it does not make it more difficult to introduce new games. After all, all you have to do is change a few words and *BAM* it's Sonic-related... I don't see how you can go one way with one example and then the complete opposite with another.

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1: This is a Sonic forum, and apparently that means that EVERYTHING must be Sonic-themed. *shrug*

Uh, no. It's just so it isn't a completely off-topic pile of crap. Maybe the rule should be, try to be Sonic-related but not everything has to be? Nevertheless, a Spam forum it is not and those cancerous topics must be incinerated in the most painful of ways, forum chemo.

New PS3 Greatest Hits!
Posted: Mar 31 2010, 08:46 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Pretty much all I play is single player on Killzone 2, I'm not much of an online guy. I'd recommend it, it's not super long, but not short by FPS standards and has quite a lot of action/challenge.

First Final Fantasy XIV video
Posted: Mar 31 2010, 09:33 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
I don't really know what to make of it as I could not listen to the audio, but... here it is anyway. It really isn't supposed to show you game play though. It was more of a tech presentation to show how the game looks and how awesome the animation is otherwise it would show combat. I want to see some combat gameplay.

New PS3 Greatest Hits!
Posted: Mar 31 2010, 09:18 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Dunno, but probably the same as every other Platinum title in the UK. Btw, Resistance 2 and Killzone 2 were Platinum in Europe for some time already. They sold better over there, hence why they became Platinum first.

New PS3 Greatest Hits!
Posted: Mar 30 2010, 06:57 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
I have all of these games except for UFC, which I may get. Glad some of the best games have come down, now more people will buy them on top of the lot that already did. Quote: Several new PS3 'Greatest Hit' titles have been revealed via a Walmart flyer. The biggest among the new batch of 'Greatest Hit' titles is Killzone 2, inFamous, and LittleBigPlanet GOTY Edition. Once reaching 'Greatest Hit' status, these titles will retail for the new retail price of $30. If you haven't purchased these titles yet, then wait for the new price-drop to occur in the relative future. If you don't want the red banner across the top of the box, then best hope you can find a non-'Greatest Hit' edition and purchase it for the same low-price. These titles will be dropped in price on Friday, according to the flyer. New Greatest Hits: Killzone 2 Resistance 2 inFAMOUS LittleBigPlanet GOTY Edition UFC Undisputed http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-12218-Video-Game-Examiner~y2010m3d30-New-PS3-Greatest-Hits-revealed

New PS3 Greatest Hits!

Posted: Mar 30 2010, 06:57 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

I have all of these games except for UFC, which I may get. Glad some of the best games have come down, now more people will buy them on top of the lot that already did.

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Several new PS3 'Greatest Hit' titles have been revealed via a Walmart flyer. The biggest among the new batch of 'Greatest Hit' titles is Killzone 2, inFamous, and LittleBigPlanet GOTY Edition. Once reaching 'Greatest Hit' status, these titles will retail for the new retail price of $30. If you haven't purchased these titles yet, then wait for the new price-drop to occur in the relative future. If you don't want the red banner across the top of the box, then best hope you can find a non-'Greatest Hit' edition and purchase it for the same low-price. These titles will be dropped in price on Friday, according to the flyer.

New Greatest Hits:
Killzone 2
Resistance 2
inFAMOUS
LittleBigPlanet GOTY Edition
UFC Undisputed

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-12218-Video-Game-Examiner~y2010m3d30-New-PS3-Greatest-Hits-revealed

Favorite Game Quotes
Posted: Mar 30 2010, 06:55 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Sweet Tooth: "I was out like the dying heartbeat of a little girl." Sweet Tooth: "Six months in the nuthouse, it's the longest I've ever been confined. So a few people had died, it wasn't my fault. 'no no, I have a family.' Shut up and bleed you mother FFF----. Ok so maybe it was my fault..."

Battalion has arrived to Mobius!
Posted: Mar 30 2010, 01:38 PM Forum Act II: Newbie Resort View full topic
Work for Sega? I don't know if I believe that, but whatever. Good to have you here.

Newscast: Nanobots kill Cancer
Posted: Mar 30 2010, 09:55 AM Forum Act I: Chit-Chat Hangout View full topic
Master of Darkness Mar 30 2010, 07:26 AM Bowie Mar 29 2010, 09:33 PM I hope this is the real deal because if we can kill Cancer with methods like this, maybe they'd be effective on HIV/AIDs as well as a precise countermeasure. The possibilities are endless it would seem. But as likely as it could be used as a cure, chances are it was most likely originally conceived as a weapon. And if not, people are going to come up with some messed up stuff pretty quickly. The real dark side of humanity is about to appear. I agree with that. Splitting the atom was originally for good, but people turned it into a weapon. Who's to say they can't make these things airborne and target specific people?

Newscast: Nanobots kill Cancer

Posted: Mar 30 2010, 09:55 AM Forum Act I: Chit-Chat Hangout View full topic

Master of Darkness
Mar 30 2010, 07:26 AM
Bowie
Mar 29 2010, 09:33 PM
I hope this is the real deal because if we can kill Cancer with methods like this, maybe they'd be effective on HIV/AIDs as well as a precise countermeasure.
The possibilities are endless it would seem.

But as likely as it could be used as a cure, chances are it was most likely originally conceived as a weapon. And if not, people are going to come up with some messed up stuff pretty quickly.

The real dark side of humanity is about to appear.

I agree with that. Splitting the atom was originally for good, but people turned it into a weapon. Who's to say they can't make these things airborne and target specific people?

Monster Hunter
Posted: Mar 30 2010, 09:49 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
For some reason the handheld versions fared far better than the console versions. When it came to PSP, it exploded in popularity and is still the most popular versions. A new version is being released for PSP also.

Final Fantasy XIII is out today...
Posted: Mar 30 2010, 09:47 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Bowie Mar 29 2010, 09:42 PM I'm wondering if FF14 is only going to be a timed exclusive. The wording makes me think that there are 360 plans down the road. Either way, I'm borrowing the first disc at the moment, haven't had a ton of time to play but it does look great in HD. <3 It definitely did not sound that way at E3 when they announced it as only on PS3/PC. You never know though, it could be timed. I bought the first disc and finished it on the first disc, what are the other discs for exactly? Do I have to pay more for them, because I did not receive any additional discs.

Final Fantasy XIII is out today...

Posted: Mar 30 2010, 09:47 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

Bowie
Mar 29 2010, 09:42 PM
I'm wondering if FF14 is only going to be a timed exclusive. The wording makes me think that there are 360 plans down the road.

Either way, I'm borrowing the first disc at the moment, haven't had a ton of time to play but it does look great in HD. <3

It definitely did not sound that way at E3 when they announced it as only on PS3/PC. You never know though, it could be timed.

I bought the first disc and finished it on the first disc, what are the other discs for exactly? Do I have to pay more for them, because I did not receive any additional discs.

God of War 3
Posted: Mar 28 2010, 10:45 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Well I finally beat the game. It's pretty awesome, the Chronos Level was massive!! Even bigger than the titan levels in the beginning. The pacing was excellent as well, it kept you wanting more. The puzzles were great, just like the previous GOW games, albeit slightly easier to figure out. And the weapons! I loved all of the different weapons they had in the game, it was much better than how they did things in the previous games. The story is as good as some of the best available in gaming, especially if you are eager to find out what happens after GOW2's cliffhanger. That said, I preferred Heavenly Sword's story to GOW3s. It's such a shame that a great game like Heavenly Sword got murdered by the media and rabid fanboys. It was just as good of a game as God of War, it was a classic, but back in 2007 the media had a vendetta on the PS3 and anything that was good was tarnished and not given credit for being great games. Happened with Warhawk, Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, etc. Finally things have changed, but it's just such a shame what happened to Heavenly Sword and now people are finally giving credit where credit is due.

God of War 3

Posted: Mar 28 2010, 10:45 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

Well I finally beat the game. It's pretty awesome, the Chronos Level was massive!! Even bigger than the titan levels in the beginning. The pacing was excellent as well, it kept you wanting more. The puzzles were great, just like the previous GOW games, albeit slightly easier to figure out. And the weapons! I loved all of the different weapons they had in the game, it was much better than how they did things in the previous games.

The story is as good as some of the best available in gaming, especially if you are eager to find out what happens after GOW2's cliffhanger. That said, I preferred Heavenly Sword's story to GOW3s. It's such a shame that a great game like Heavenly Sword got murdered by the media and rabid fanboys. It was just as good of a game as God of War, it was a classic, but back in 2007 the media had a vendetta on the PS3 and anything that was good was tarnished and not given credit for being great games. Happened with Warhawk, Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, etc. Finally things have changed, but it's just such a shame what happened to Heavenly Sword and now people are finally giving credit where credit is due.

Peace Walker is MGS5!
Posted: Mar 26 2010, 12:01 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Well this game is being developed by the main MGS team, unlike Portable Ops and Rising. Check it out, in Japan they have Metal Gear Mountain Dew. http://rpgland.com/news/an-american-gamer-in-japan-1-metal-gear-mt-dew-risque-iphone-apps-and-psp-rpg-madness/

8bit Love: 3D Dot Game Heroes
Posted: Mar 25 2010, 06:07 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
This game is a combination of many 8bit cliches in a new package. I wasn't overly interested in it when I first saw it, but it does look pretty cool from this trailer and sure to satisfy any old school fan. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/03/25/3d-dot-game-heroes-trailer/

Next-Gen Graphics look better than last-gen CGI
Posted: Mar 24 2010, 12:09 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
King of Kings Mar 24 2010, 11:32 AM the Unreal Engine seems to make a lot of games look similar lately, but I'm quite satisfied with modern graphics right now. I mean, they look so impressive already. The unreal engine looks horribly outdated to me compared to Killzone 2's engine. Of course I know all of their tricks like lighting baked into textures to give an illusion of looking better than it really is. Quote: I'm not sure that's always true... Take Shadow the Hedgehog's CGI. Amazing. It's still better than 360/PS3 in-game graphics... I said a few years in, usually, and not always the case but the example I gave is just one series that looks better. Also Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time looks just as good as that CGI in Shadow. The cutscenes in A Crack in Time are all in-game graphics.

Next-Gen Graphics look better than last-gen CGI

Posted: Mar 24 2010, 12:09 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

King of Kings
Mar 24 2010, 11:32 AM
the Unreal Engine seems to make a lot of games look similar lately, but I'm quite satisfied with modern graphics right now. I mean, they look so impressive already.

The unreal engine looks horribly outdated to me compared to Killzone 2's engine. Of course I know all of their tricks like lighting baked into textures to give an illusion of looking better than it really is.

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I'm not sure that's always true...

Take Shadow the Hedgehog's CGI. Amazing. It's still better than 360/PS3 in-game graphics...

I said a few years in, usually, and not always the case but the example I gave is just one series that looks better. Also Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time looks just as good as that CGI in Shadow. The cutscenes in A Crack in Time are all in-game graphics.

Next-Gen Graphics look better than last-gen CGI
Posted: Mar 24 2010, 10:44 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
I agree with you on that one, Nail. A lot of games do look the same. Some games have different art styles though and it's nice when those come around. I think a big offender for a lot of games looking the same is because many companies use the Unreal Engine. Bioshock, Mirrors Edge, Punisher: No Mercy, The Last Remnant, etc, etc, etc all use the same engine. Some games using it have a unique look, but most of them are all the same with the characters that look like plastic and everything is shiny.

Next-Gen Graphics look better than last-gen CGI

Posted: Mar 24 2010, 10:44 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

I agree with you on that one, Nail. A lot of games do look the same. Some games have different art styles though and it's nice when those come around.

I think a big offender for a lot of games looking the same is because many companies use the Unreal Engine. Bioshock, Mirrors Edge, Punisher: No Mercy, The Last Remnant, etc, etc, etc all use the same engine. Some games using it have a unique look, but most of them are all the same with the characters that look like plastic and everything is shiny.

Nintendo 3DS
Posted: Mar 24 2010, 10:39 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Master of Darkness Mar 24 2010, 05:22 AM Phoenix_Saturn Mar 23 2010, 11:06 AM And the console will probably not be GBA-compatible. I think it's about time people started to get over the fact that this technology is outdated now. If people really want to play a GBA game, then get either a GBA, GBA:SP, GBA Player for the Gamecube, OR an original DS or the DS Lite. There's a lot of options out there and if you're daft enough to sell your old consoles then well, sucks to be you. I agree. Backwards compatibility is great for the start of a new product, but I see no point in newer versions keeping it if it has been years outdated. As for the 3D, it's cool, but eventually they'll run out of gimmicks and what will they do then? A small handful of first party games a year isn't going to cut it for me. Motion gaming, dual screens, 3D, etc.... I feel that to get attention companies(not just Nintendo) are just trying to change the tradition but lack focus on actual high production games. Nintendo already tricked so many into thinking that two screens is innovative but most of the games hardly utilize it well, once again it's mainly Nintendo's games that do. But if it supports lots of games that aren't shovelware, I would take a look into it.

Nintendo 3DS

Posted: Mar 24 2010, 10:39 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

Master of Darkness
Mar 24 2010, 05:22 AM
Phoenix_Saturn
Mar 23 2010, 11:06 AM
And the console will probably not be GBA-compatible.
I think it's about time people started to get over the fact that this technology is outdated now. If people really want to play a GBA game, then get either a GBA, GBA:SP, GBA Player for the Gamecube, OR an original DS or the DS Lite. There's a lot of options out there and if you're daft enough to sell your old consoles then well, sucks to be you.

I agree. Backwards compatibility is great for the start of a new product, but I see no point in newer versions keeping it if it has been years outdated.

As for the 3D, it's cool, but eventually they'll run out of gimmicks and what will they do then? A small handful of first party games a year isn't going to cut it for me. Motion gaming, dual screens, 3D, etc.... I feel that to get attention companies(not just Nintendo) are just trying to change the tradition but lack focus on actual high production games. Nintendo already tricked so many into thinking that two screens is innovative but most of the games hardly utilize it well, once again it's mainly Nintendo's games that do.

But if it supports lots of games that aren't shovelware, I would take a look into it.

Next-Gen Graphics look better than last-gen CGI
Posted: Mar 23 2010, 07:25 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Has anyone ever noticed this? Everytime a new console comes out the gameplay(after a few years in) looks as good if not better than the CGI used in games before? An example, God of War 3's in-game graphics look much better than the CG movies in both of the previous games for PS2. Many PS2 games have better graphics than the CG in PS1/N64 games.

God of War 3
Posted: Mar 23 2010, 02:36 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Sakul Mar 23 2010, 02:17 PM ... It took me roughly seven hours to beat. (Shocker.) I will admit, God of War 3 does a damn good job in almost every department. Graphics, sound, gameplay, everything is absolutely perfect in terms of specs. But the real downfall with this game is it's length. This is the Achillies Heel of the God of War series. Joke intended. Not really, God of War 2 took me 13 hours to beat. It can be beat quickly(heck the originals can be beat in under 5 hours if you're very good at them), but most people won't even be close to beating GOW3 in 7 hours.

God of War 3

Posted: Mar 23 2010, 02:36 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

Sakul
Mar 23 2010, 02:17 PM
... It took me roughly seven hours to beat. (Shocker.)

I will admit, God of War 3 does a damn good job in almost every department. Graphics, sound, gameplay, everything is absolutely perfect in terms of specs. But the real downfall with this game is it's length. This is the Achillies Heel of the God of War series. Joke intended.

Not really, God of War 2 took me 13 hours to beat. It can be beat quickly(heck the originals can be beat in under 5 hours if you're very good at them), but most people won't even be close to beating GOW3 in 7 hours.

God of War 3
Posted: Mar 23 2010, 12:30 PM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
I got the game! The first boss battle is impressive, better than the Hydra and Statue guy from GOW2. Also the titans dwarf Shadow of the Colossus's bosses in scale, they are so massive! Still playing through it though and I haven't come close to beating it.

Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii?
Posted: Mar 21 2010, 10:44 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Bowie But essentially the base unit prices are comparable, it's all coming down to who gives more for the money and a gamers preferences. Sure, but there's no denying that the PS3 is a better value than the 360 hardware wise. Preference does not effect what kind of a value you're getting with your hardware and your original argument was that it annoyed you paying for more when that simply is no longer the case as it's the same price. Why are we discussing this anyway? This is about preferences and Nail's preferences are to not pay more for accessories. It does not need to be refuted, but what you originally said is incorrect. Bowie P.S. How can you tell it was a Jasper Unit that was RRODing. Typically businesses buy old, refurbished consoles to keep prices trimmed. It's not like "XBOX 360 JASPER" is painted right on the front of the console. There are still technical difficulties as with all the systems sure, but the Jasper and NXE essentially make the console RROD proof as that error was caused by expanding and contracting the circuitry within the console via heat/cool down until parts would sever. That's just what they told me at Gamestop. My friend pointed it out and laughed and started talking to the employees about it and they told me it was only 6 months old. Jasper 360s were being sold since fall 2008. Even if it wasn't a Jasper, it's still reinforces a bad image on their product and I wouldn't trust anything Microsoft says, because they only admitted to it due to a widespread problem. I'm sure they got rid of their astronomical failure rate, but the whole "RROD proof" is just B.S. No console is immune from failure, even the Wii.

Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii?

Posted: Mar 21 2010, 10:44 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic

Bowie

But essentially the base unit prices are comparable, it's all coming down to who gives more for the money and a gamers preferences.

Sure, but there's no denying that the PS3 is a better value than the 360 hardware wise. Preference does not effect what kind of a value you're getting with your hardware and your original argument was that it annoyed you paying for more when that simply is no longer the case as it's the same price. Why are we discussing this anyway? This is about preferences and Nail's preferences are to not pay more for accessories. It does not need to be refuted, but what you originally said is incorrect.

Bowie

P.S. How can you tell it was a Jasper Unit that was RRODing. Typically businesses buy old, refurbished consoles to keep prices trimmed. It's not like "XBOX 360 JASPER" is painted right on the front of the console. There are still technical difficulties as with all the systems sure, but the Jasper and NXE essentially make the console RROD proof as that error was caused by expanding and contracting the circuitry within the console via heat/cool down until parts would sever.

That's just what they told me at Gamestop. My friend pointed it out and laughed and started talking to the employees about it and they told me it was only 6 months old. Jasper 360s were being sold since fall 2008. Even if it wasn't a Jasper, it's still reinforces a bad image on their product and I wouldn't trust anything Microsoft says, because they only admitted to it due to a widespread problem. I'm sure they got rid of their astronomical failure rate, but the whole "RROD proof" is just B.S. No console is immune from failure, even the Wii.

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