What are you playing at the moment? [Archive] - Page 9

NokkonWud

07-09-2009, 11:18

Going through Bioshock again on hard and not using vita chambers. The only problem is the that the option to disable vita chambers is no longer an option as it's disappeared :/

You need to download some DLC for it to appear.There is a fix for it which I believe involves removing the update and starting a new game, can't remember the exact steps but it's definitely still do-able.
Yep, it happened to me, I had to do something in a certain order for it to appear as an option.

It's not too hard to do on Hard though as you can skip almost all the Big Daddy's.

leowyatt

07-09-2009, 11:21

ok I've queued up the DLC, will I still get the BB achievement? Is there anyway to check if I've used one? I don't remember using one but I'm not entirely sure.

NokkonWud

07-09-2009, 15:06

No way to check, best bet is to restart and make sure you have the option to disable them. I was in the same position as you too, having gotten quite far (Fisheries) only to have to restart due to spawning in a Vita-Chamber. If you still don't get the option to disable them even after getting the DLC then search for a solution like Davey mentioned, that's what I did and it worked a charm, but I did have to start from the beginning (and remember to make sure it's on Hard difficulty).

Worth it though as that 1100/1100 looks awesome :p.

leowyatt

07-09-2009, 15:10

well I initially did but don't really want to have to start again but if I have to then I'll have a crack tonight if I have time.

SiD the Turtle

10-09-2009, 08:17

I'm also half way through Bioshock on hard. I found the first few levels the hardest, especially against the Big Daddies (can't help but want to take them on). Just need those hard achievements to get the full 1100!

Up to the Farmer's Market at the mo.

Haly

10-09-2009, 11:23

Dirt 2 just arrived today so I'll be playing that for the foreseeable future :)
Had some excellent post today in fact as I also had Infinite Undiscovery and Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires arrive too. All for reviewing purposes. If I had post like this every day, I'd be very happy ;D

Pumpkinstew

10-09-2009, 23:56

I've been getting stuck into the Orange Box and Kameo. Not sure how Half Life 2 slipped me by on PC so I thought I'd give it a whirl on X-Box. I'm up as far as Ravenholme and trying not to **** my pants everytime the stupid black headcrabs get the jump on me.

Jingo

11-09-2009, 12:12

Guitar Hero World Tour : drums, bass & guitar :)

All good fun when the family/friends are around; I even have princess griff learning the guitar at present! :D

Shame they haven't released an update so our lips mic's work with it though - annoying as they work fine with RB2, RB beatles, GH Metallica, GH greatest hits :(

Seems like they're not bothering to support the WT game which frankly is rubbish! I'm not paying out for a wired mic which is a) wired!! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO and b) not going to be any use other than with that single game as we'll have lips ones for further music purchases!

I love the game in general though ozzy osbourne singing la bamba is creepy.

We will be looking to get RB2 cheap ASAP. :D

Creature

11-09-2009, 22:21

Beatles: Rock Band, much to the annoyance of my brother. As such, I will be playing it all the time till he goes to uni :D

Daz

11-09-2009, 22:23

Just finished Sonic and Knuckles. Harder than I remembered!

Fayshun

12-09-2009, 01:07

We will be looking to get RB2 cheap ASAP. :D

It's 24.99 on ShopTo but out of stock, 29.99 on Play, it arrived yesterday. Awaiting my attention when I tidy the lounge on my days off \o/

Jingo

12-09-2009, 09:24

I managed to nab one of the last remaining on shopto thanks faysh ;) was dispatched yesterday so who knows- could even be here today :)

but not bloody likely with the post :p

Creature

12-09-2009, 11:30

Yay, more people to enjoy the wonders of music game heaven with \o/

Jingo

12-09-2009, 16:09

Smelly postman popped a "sorry you were out" leaflet through the door but didn't choose to ring the doorbell/knock the door :( So now RB2 will have to wait until monday :)

Daz

12-09-2009, 17:00

Traded for RB2 and Overlord 2 :)

Haly

12-09-2009, 17:17

RB2 is excellent :D well worth the money.

Aboobie

12-09-2009, 17:28

I've been playing:

The Beatles: Rock Band a lot the last few days and absolutley love it despite not being a huge Beatles fan. We managed to get our first Gold star achievement earlier. I did two songs on Guitar and my wife 2 on Vocals. They're bloody hard as well as I did a song earlier twice on Expert 100% on bass and didn't get a gold star; just need to time my over drives better. I haven't touched it with the drums yet but I'm quite looking forward to it even though Medium is definately my limit (despite playing drums irl).

I've also still been playing You're in the Movies which has cemented itself as a firm favourite with the family. Far far better than I expected (and t'internet told me it would be) and also a good little 30 minute work out every morning when playing the mini-games.

Family fun; dunno, as I get older I really appreciate games we can all play together. :)

Daz

12-09-2009, 23:53

RB2 is excellent :D well worth the money.

Got them both for a tenner after trades :) HMV gave me £18 for COD4! (figured it's finally gonna lose it's value when MW2 drops)

Haly

12-09-2009, 23:56

Yeah it's kept its value well! Traded my copy in the other week towards Batman and got the same price in Blockbuster.

NokkonWud

13-09-2009, 00:54

Why is everyone talking about RB2 as soon as I finally want to play it? :(

leowyatt

13-09-2009, 10:20

That update sorted it I can now turn them off, just hope the reloading trick has worked or I'll be very very annoyed!

SiD the Turtle

13-09-2009, 11:31

Urgh up to Hephaestus on Bioshock on hard, suddenly all the enemies got a health upgrade :(

Thuggish splicers can survive a point blank shotgun round to the face, leadhead splicers now have machine guns.

I'm low on cash and have two first aid kits. Wish me luck!

KennyBhoy

13-09-2009, 12:10

HMV gave me £18 for COD4!

I traded mine just over a month ago or so and i got £24 for it. I honestly thought the guy had made a mistake but i wasn't gonna argue :D

NokkonWud

14-09-2009, 01:16

That update sorted it I can now turn them off, just hope the reloading trick has worked or I'll be very very annoyed!

Big risk if you're gonna keep trying from where you were before? Wouldn't it be better to just start again and avoid possible frustration altogether?

Jingo

15-09-2009, 09:26

Rock Band 2 :)

Once MS pull their thumb from their backside and release the patch for Lips microphones to work with RB/GH etc, then Princess Griff and I shall be wailing the house down (and thanks to Psymonkee) to even more tunes! ;D

Quite annoying that beatles rock band, guitar hero metallica, GH5 etc all come ready configured with our Mics, and that MS have confirmed compatability patches 'will be released' but with a) no release date and b) no further information :angry:

I played RB2 yesterday for the 1st time and much prefer it to GH already; the style, tabbing and little touches I find make the gaming experience more enjoyable and less of a chore. Challenges to unlock further songs also adds an addictive element which PG and I will surely be hooked on for many evenings yet to come :D

leowyatt

15-09-2009, 10:27

Big risk if you're gonna keep trying from where you were before? Wouldn't it be better to just start again and avoid possible frustration altogether?

I suppose I could start again just a pain in the backside having to do it :(

Davey_Pitch

15-09-2009, 10:39

I'm bouncing between several things currently, pretty much all for review purposes....

Supercar Challenge on the PS3 has been played a fair bit over the past week. It's an excellent driving game badly let down by a really poor career. When you look at the length and variety in the career of something like Forza it really does pale in comparison. Hardcore racing fans will love the actual driving though. Expect to see the review on GamesareEvil as soon as the boss checks it over ;)

Guitar Hero 5 on Xbox 360 has also been played a fair bit. There are some excellent new gameplay modes and ideas and the game is more accessible to new players than any other game in the genre, however I think it's let down by a pretty poor set list. The ability to import songs from World Tour and Smash Hits is a welcome addition though as there are some excellent songs there.

Madden NFL 10 on the iPhone was a rush job over the weekend, but it turned out to be an excellent mobile version of Madden and I was more than happy to review it. My review can now be read here - http://theportablegamer.com/2009/09/iphone-review-madden-nfl-10/

Also got Fight Night Round 4, Virtua Tennis 2009 and TNA Impact on the 360, Theme Park Madness on the iPhone, and WET on the PS3 (to arrive today hopefully) to review. If I get any time to myself between review games I'll likely just be playing the Fifa 10 demo. :)

Haly

15-09-2009, 14:45

Expect to see the review on GamesareEvil as soon as the boss checks it over ;)

:evil:

I'm much the same as Davey, lots of games, many for reviewing purposes.

Currently I'm playing a lot of DiRT2. It's a great improvement upon the original as well as extremely kind on the achievement points.

Also bought Suikoden on the US PSN store as an old favourite of mine from the PS1 days. The US PSN store is so much better than the UK one! So many great PS1 classics on there.

Dabbling in some Shatter which is always fun.

Then there's Tales of Vesperia, Order of War (PC war game), Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires, Infinite Undiscovery and Arkanoid on the iPhone.

Writing it down, it feels like a lot ;D

NokkonWud

15-09-2009, 22:08

Davey, if there are any multiplayer achievements we can sort on TNA let me know, I believe I still have it here.

Aboobie

17-09-2009, 09:05

Remember, remember the 17th of September...

http://tiles.xbox.com/tiles/5v/69/1Wdsb2JhbC9FCxoFGltTVkVBL2FjaC8wLzExAAAAAAAAAPqS-vo=.jpg Remember September '44
Played Hell's Highway on the anniversary of Operation Market Garden

SiD the Turtle

21-09-2009, 13:16

Sloooowly getting there on Bioshock on hard. It's not that hard any more, but boring. I love the atmosphere of the game, but at the moment I'm up to Apollo Square and it turns into 'go into room, blast splicer, heal, repeat'.

Loving the crossbow, one hit kill on most splicers.

NokkonWud

21-09-2009, 13:52

NokkonWud

21-09-2009, 13:54

I'm currently playing my way through Colin McRae DiRT 2, Need for Speed: Shift and The Beatles: Rock Band on Xbox360. All very, very good.
Also going through Halo in Co-Op and will hopefully be doing Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST in that order over the coming nights!

I'm playing Championship Manager 2010 on PC, it sucks. Thankfully Football Manager 2010 is out soon!

SiD the Turtle

21-09-2009, 23:02

Woop! Just completed Bioshock on hard netting the hard and brass balls achievements.

End boss was just as easy as on normal difficulty, bit of a let down.

1100/1100 :cool:

NokkonWud

22-09-2009, 12:21

Good work. It's a good feeling having 1100/1100 on BioShock.
4 completions for me too, lol :p.

Aboobie

25-09-2009, 16:48

Rpg heaven...

I've Risen on pre-order (out 2nd October)
Dragon Age: Origins on preorder (out 6th November and my most anticipated title of the year)

And now.... Divinity 2's achievements have been released so it's release could be imminent ... http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/divinity-2-ego-draconis/achievements/

Superb though really really really need to get back to and finish Tales of Versperia and (embarassed) I still have Star Ocean IV unplayed though I really don't feel inspired to play either much atm.

Haly

25-09-2009, 16:49

Hate to break it to you but last I heard Risen on the 360 has been delayed until early 2010.
It is still coming out on the PC on the 2nd though.

Aboobie

25-09-2009, 16:53

Hate to break it to you but last I heard Risen on the 360 has been delayed until early 2010.
It is still coming out on the PC on the 2nd though.

You're semi right :) The US 360 release has been delayed but the EU one is still on track... trust me, I've looked into it :D

Haly

25-09-2009, 16:57

Ahh that's alright then :)

Not really paid much attention to it, Sacred 2 put me off anything like that :p

Aboobie

25-09-2009, 16:59

Ahh that's alright then :)

Not really paid much attention to it, Sacred 2 put me off anything like that :p

Was nothing wrong with Sacred 2 :p though I do generally prefer my rpgs with a bit more soul (Bioware & Bethesda).

You didn't give it enough of a go you know!

Haly

25-09-2009, 17:01

Played it for about 15hrs or more iirc. But like you said, no soul, just monotony.
It certainly had a weird addictive thing going on but ultimately it was dull.

Jhadur

27-09-2009, 10:00

Been playing Aion for the last few days and really enjoying it so far :)

Streeteh

27-09-2009, 10:24

Finally got my hands on a copy of gears 2, i'm impressed with how much the graphics have improved over the original, the AI still seems flakey as ever though :(. Still, if it's half as good as its predecessor i'll be happy.

Just played the Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 demo, sweet jesus it's good. The whole reason i held out for this was because of the dire framerate on the 360 version and after playing a coop mission (with an AI partner) which had a stupid amount of enemies on screen the framerate didn't even falter so i'm pleased.

Davey_Pitch

27-09-2009, 22:59

Just played the Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 demo, sweet jesus it's good. The whole reason i held out for this was because of the dire framerate on the 360 version and after playing a coop mission (with an AI partner) which had a stupid amount of enemies on screen the framerate didn't even falter so i'm pleased.

I've noticed the odd drop in framerate in the full game but nothing serious, it was barely even noticeable. The whole game seems a bit brighter than the 360 version, though I'm really disappointed they've taken virtually all the blood out.

Streeteh

28-09-2009, 05:25

I've noticed the odd drop in framerate in the full game but nothing serious, it was barely even noticeable..

Quite surprised by that tbh, the stairs section was notoriously bad:

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Davey_Pitch

28-09-2009, 11:11

I'm not up to that point on the PS3 version yet so I'll let you know about the slowdown when I get there :)

Psymonkee

28-09-2009, 14:35

Oh god the stairs!

I've still not finished NG 2 actually. Got stuck after entering the volcano (iirc) facing 2 lava armadillos or something :o

Streeteh

28-09-2009, 17:52

I'm not up to that point on the PS3 version yet so I'll let you know about the slowdown when I get there :)

That would be smashing, it's such a fast game and the slowdown on the 360 version really frustrated me. Have you imported Sigma 2 or something? I assumed you were talking about NG2 on the 360 when you said you didn't notice slowdown :o

Tis a shame about the blood but i'm inclined to believe that's partly why there's less slowdown (and from what i've read the resolution is also higher). I'd rather forfeit blood in favour of a better framerate tbh, and anyways, Ryu still gets blood all over his weapons so that'll do me fine.

Haly

28-09-2009, 17:54

He's reviewing it so got a review copy at the weekend :)

I'm still waiting for mine, grrr!

Streeteh

28-09-2009, 17:58

He's reviewing it so got a review copy at the weekend :)

I'm still waiting for mine, grrr!

Ahhhh, cool. At least you don't have to wait for the retail release like me :'(

I wasn't accusing of piracy or anything silly like that btw, after all, it's not possible to pirate games on the PS3 yet as far as i know.

Haly

28-09-2009, 17:59

Didn't think you were, don't worry :D

I suck at Ninja Gaiden but I'm still looking forward to seeing what the new one's like.

Aboobie

02-10-2009, 12:46

Haly

02-10-2009, 13:52

Yeah loads :(
Most annoyingly I've had 2 (!) review copies of Mini Ninjas go missing in the last couple of weeks. Also had lots of delays and various games taking longer to arrive than they should have.

Streeteh

02-10-2009, 17:18

Aye i had my copy of NGSigma2 posted on tuesday first class, usually it would have arrived wednesday. It didn't so i just assumed the postie was holding it till saturday when i would be in to sign for it (not like him, he usually just posts small signed for stuff anyway). Turns out it was just late, it arrived today.

Stupid royal mail.

Wyrdo

02-10-2009, 18:20

So due to a cock up on my part I had Risen on preorder from both Zavvi and Shopto...

Both dispatched yesterday, and neither came today!

So this'll be 'What I'm not playing at the moment' ;)

Anyone else had postal problems today?

It's not a bad thing you haven't recieved it, it's not very good. I have only just started playing it but I think I'm going to struggle to progress further because it's rather dull and the voice acting is awful.

Aboobie

02-10-2009, 18:35

It's not a bad thing you haven't recieved it, it's not very good. I have only just started playing it but I think I'm going to struggle to progress further because it's rather dull and the voice acting is awful.

Yeah it's had quite the slating on gaf etc. Seems like the PC game is good, just not the port.

That being said I really enjoyed Two Worlds..... yeah I know :shocked:

Streeteh

02-10-2009, 22:15

I forgot how utterly cool Ninja Gaiden was, managed to hit a 80+ combo in my first go, i so want to break the magic 100! Nowhere near as bad at the game as i remember me being in the first sigma, i guess it helps that i now know focus attacks absorb orbs to charge up, i only learnt that towards the end of the first game

Psymonkee

02-10-2009, 22:17

100 is simples :)

Wait till you get the flail & about chapter 8 or 9 :>

Haly

02-10-2009, 22:34

Started playing Up earlier. Only played it for about 2 and a half hours and I'm already on level 8 of 11 :shocked:
It's not that great. Got sent it by THQ and was going to send it onto someone else to review but if it's that fast to play through, I'll almost certainly review it myself.

Good for achievement points though!

Davey_Pitch

02-10-2009, 22:40

I'm currently playing Fifa 10, and probably will be for the next year or so. It's even better than 09 was, which is some going, and just like in real football manages to make me go through a wide range of emotions in a match. 2-1 up away to Bolton in my first league game as Everton, and in the 83rd minute I take a goal kick too quickly and pass it straight to one of the Bolton strikers who slots it home. Cue anger at myself for being so stupid as on the top difficulty scoring goals isn't easy. I set my team to Ultra Offensive tactics and pour forward. In injury time, my new signing Aaron Lennon makes a great sliding tackle on the full back, sprints down the wing and puts over a perfect cross, where my virtual pro (me) is waiting at the far post to head home. Cue cheering and punching the air and scaring of cats. Fifa is one of the few games that can put me through those kinds of emotions while playing it, and it's why I love playing it :D

Streeteh

02-10-2009, 22:59

100 is simples :)

Shush :angry:

Creature

02-10-2009, 23:41

divine

02-10-2009, 23:43

Need for Speed: Shift

I've been messing around with the demo of this on PC and a mod came out today called RealMod that alters the physics engine and it really really improves the game - EA really ought to take note and implement the changes as a patch...

Davey_Pitch

03-10-2009, 02:34

You conceeded a goal? More to the point, you conceeded 2 goals? For shame Mr Pitch.

The top difficulty on this is much harder than on 09, and more punishing as well. Any mistakes are punished, and the AI will score some very nice goals against you. Still, give me a week and I'll be hammering the AI 5-0 again :D

Wyrdo

03-10-2009, 08:21

Yeah it's had quite the slating on gaf etc. Seems like the PC game is good, just not the port.

That being said I really enjoyed Two Worlds..... yeah I know :shocked:

Eurogamer review went up - 4/10 :(

Aboobie

03-10-2009, 11:15

Eurogamer review went up - 4/10 :(

I'll admit I am starting to get a tad worried :p

Soulja

04-10-2009, 11:38

FIFAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Hopefully will start ODST on legendary today also.

Wyrdo

04-10-2009, 12:10

I'll admit I am starting to get a tad worried :p

I noticed you've been playing it, how are you finding it so far? I only made it to the camp in the swamp.

Daz

04-10-2009, 14:48

Haly

04-10-2009, 16:35

I really must play Overlord 1 at some point, quite liked the demo but never got round to the full game.

I've just finished playing Disney's Up. Kids should like it, the fact a second player can drop in at any time is certainly handy for the younger gamer and their parent. It's not bad but the AI is a bit iffy so it made playing it single player rather frustrating. Usual Disney fodder really, easy for points too if that way inclined.
Oh and it's ridiculously short, only took me 3-4hrs at most to finish! Was going to pass it onto someone else to review but when it's that easy to finish, I might as well do it myself.

Also just started playing Halo:ODST again for reviewing, I won't go over my usual Halo feelings as everyone's probably bored of them :p But I'm quite enjoying ODST so far, more my kind of story and I like feeling more vulnerable than the usual faceless (and I'd say dull) Master Chief.
Seems to be rather short though as far as I can tell, I'm halfway through it already and I've only played it a few hours!

KennyBhoy

05-10-2009, 12:21

I'm playing Fifa 10 the odd chance I do get to play anything these days. I just started the Be A Pro mode right away and chose Kenny (shockingly) as the name the commentators call out when I have the ball. 90% of the time Martin Tyler says Kenny but sometimes he says Paddy Kenny. I thought I was hearing things at first but no!

My pro is some junkie goalkeeper apparently :(

Psymonkee

05-10-2009, 19:20

Finishing Overlord II up, wont 1k it as it isnt worth a second play through for ~50 points or so, and the multiplater is both rubbish and under populated, as the first one was. Dont know why they bothered really, it was the same in the first one.

Single plater shines though, great fun :)

I not far off finished this too but found it really disappointing :(

Poor framerate, silly bosses, rubbish spells and frustrating sections involving minions (a certain lift stands out...)

Missed a dark cyrstal and the chance of a couple of achievments with mistresses but cba going back for another playthrough.

Some multi player boosting? :)

Wossi

05-10-2009, 21:02

I'm trying to see if I can 100% The Force Unleashed before I trade it in. Stuck facing 4 Rancors and a load of plant type people :( will give it another few goes before calling it quits.

NokkonWud

05-10-2009, 23:15

This week I are been mostly playing - DiRT 2.
Need to wait til Thursday/Friday to get the last achievement before I can sell it.

It's above average, nothing special. It's better online than it is offline oddly enough. I don't think it honours Colin McRae well enough considering it's the first release since his passing.

Aboobie

06-10-2009, 08:02

I've mostly been playing Risen.

Now I've seen the screen shots vs the PC version and I know there's no comparison but I'm still really enjoying it. It doesn't actually look or play that bad; no worse than The Arganauts for example and better than Two Worlds. It's gritty with expletive language and drug references throughout and it really doesn'y hand hold. All conversation has been voice acted and despite a trite fantasy setting the script is full of subtle touches and a pleasant adult tone.

It was always a given I was going to enjoy it though wasn't it ;)

Jingo

06-10-2009, 21:51

L4D PC- Loving that my friends are home from their travels etc and are now free to team up with me in Versus :)

Enjoying hitting up all the "baddie" achievements too :D

cheets

06-10-2009, 22:29

Nothing, Elite died. FFFFUUUU

Creature

11-10-2009, 14:45

Rock Band 2 at the moment going for Bladder of steel (all songs in a row without stopping). Nearly 3 hours in at the moment, in a bit of pain but nothing major. Not even half way through yet =/

NokkonWud

11-10-2009, 16:34

Currently playing Need for Speed: Shift. Really enjoying it at the moment, has a fantastic difficulty curve and also perfect assist settings so you can set the challenge just how you want it. Very good indeed.

And graphically it's still stunning me every time I play it.

ElRazur

11-10-2009, 16:40

OPERATION FLASHPOINT - DRAGON RISING
One of the best realistic military shooter. The battle is intense and very good. A close replica of the real thing apparently. I have my copy, and it took me over 4 hours or so to do two missions [Counting number of failed attempts].

The game is annoyingly good lol. Yeah there are the occasional bug here and there - Tree getting in view and popping up in weird places, the game is still very good.

I haven't tried it online yet, so cant offer any comment on the online side, I think there is a coop mode online as well.

The game sort of combine the slow pace of SOCOM with a realistic military edge to it. In the missions, you do not have to kill all the enemies, in fact it is recommended you be stealthy and only kill if necessary to complete your mission.

The A.I is pretty good too. If you shoot down one of the enemy, it will call for the medic and if patched up, he's back up fighting. If the player get shot, a medic is needed asap or the player bleeds to death. Just like in real life!

In the heat of the battle, you have to think and act like you will in real life. A.I will actively and stealthily look you, they will flank you from one left or right. . . .Awesome. Even call for back up or Air strike if needed.

I like the game, and it offers a long term playability in my opinion. And for 28quid from Shopto. You cant go wrong.:cool:

SiD the Turtle

12-10-2009, 21:40

I bashed through COD4 in a day on Sunday, love the SP campaign.

I got Dragon Rising free with my new CPU, very flash indeed, though I'm not getting on with it. I fear console shooters have dulled my PC skills :eek:

Denic

12-10-2009, 23:46

Fifa 10. On my 2nd season so far. Loving it!

Davey_Pitch

13-10-2009, 10:44

Fifa 10, just starting my 3rd season, have won every trophy available with Everton so far and my Virtual Pro has about 52% of the accomplishments completed. It tops Fifa 09 in pretty much every way, I can see it dominating my playing time for the foreseeable future.

Aboobie

13-10-2009, 16:57

I've had quite a quiet week.

I finished a basic run through of Lucidity which I've spoken about elsewhere ("http://www.playeronepodcast.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5466"). After the fact I do think that for some strange reason the game peaks in difficulty half way through act 2 and calms down a bit and becomes almost enjoyable in act 3. I've prepared to pull back some of my anger towards it but for the most part I'm happy to stick by my scathing comments.

I'm still plodding through Risen. I'm enjoying it but I'm starting to wonder if I've got the time for big time sinks like this. Despite the criticism thrown at the 360 version it's really not too bad and perfectly playable. I'll definately finish it though whether I'll be bothered to do a 2nd/3rd play through for the points is debatable.

I still come back to Tales of Vesperia. I managed a 3 hour run this morning as I've the flu and I'm supposed to be taking it easy (netting 5 achievement points! woohoo!) taking my play time to 50 hours. I'm about 2/3rds through a first run through and nearly at the end of chapter 2 (out of 3) and I'm still enjoying the ride. I'm determined to finish and sell the thing this year; heck I still have Star Ocean IV sat on the shelf.

Also picked up Scriblenauts yesterday. I know the controls are pinickity and sometimes what you want to do doesn't work but it's still a lot of fun and will be perfect for my trip abroad this weekend.

I've Fallout 3 GOTY heading my way. Dragon Age: Origins and Assassins Creed 2 on preorder so I've really got to get some of my back log out the way (lets not mention 'Splosion Man, which I'm nearly through too). I'm pretending MW:2 isn't coming out atm though I may have talked the better half into letting me excange my Core+20GB lounge 360 for my gaming Elite and me getting the 250GB MW:2 Bundle.... just maybe...

Wyrdo

14-10-2009, 11:44

I may have talked the better half into letting me excange my Core+20GB lounge 360 for my gaming Elite and me getting the 250GB MW:2 Bundle.... just maybe...

You know you want to! :p I have mine on pre-order, can't wait :)

I'll be playing Uncharted 2 when I get home as it just arrived along with the case of Red Bull.

KennyBhoy

17-10-2009, 15:30

I have just started playing Uncharted 2 today. It's goooooooooorgeous! Only played until the third level but i will play more later :)

Streeteh

17-10-2009, 15:53

Currently on chapter 21 of uncharted 2. Best game i've played since Valkyria Chronicles, possibly the best game i've played this generation but certainly one of the greatest games of all time.

NokkonWud

17-10-2009, 20:17

Currently playing through Need for Speed: Shift and Uncharted 2. Can't say much on Uncharted 2, bit finicky in terms of controls at times and thus far, not the jaw dropping experience I'd been led to believe it was, but I'm only at the end of Chapter 2, so not far, but once again it's delivering phenomenal and enthralling cut-scenes, I just hope it doesn't go the way of the first where I felt I was playing from cut-scene to cut-scene rather than playing the game for fun.

As for Need for Speed: Shift, possibly the most underrated racing game I've ever played. I think it's absolutely fantastic.

KennyBhoy

18-10-2009, 16:25

I have just played up to Chapter 10 of Uncharted 2. I won't get much more played as i'm away for a weeks holiday tomorrow. Which now sucks as i just want to keep playing :D

I have had the odd frustration with the controls. Not jumping where i want. The camera has had one or two bad moments too but little things like that are overshadowed completely by how good i think the game is. I keep getting wow factors by how good it looks too!

Streeteh

18-10-2009, 16:29

Just completed Uncharted 2, loved it, i'm glad the final boss was actually more like a boss fight than a quick time event like its predecessor.

KennyBhoy

18-10-2009, 16:31

How many chapters are there Streeteh? :)

Streeteh

18-10-2009, 16:35

26, the game took just under 10 hours to complete however i barely explored, i had around 20 of the 100 treasures. I really wanted to just 'play' the game for what it was and ignore all the side stuff. Goty for me. The game really comes into its own when you 'catch up' with the timeline (ie, you get to the point at which the game started - in the train), i thought that was going to be near the end but it's in fact more like the half way point with the most epic part of the game a couple of chapters after.

Flibster

18-10-2009, 16:37

Dug out a couple of old games to play.

Star Wars - Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars - Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords *with restoration mod*

Going to play them in order, twice. Once as light side, once as dark side *which is much more fun*

Streeteh

18-10-2009, 16:38

Don't suppose you know how good the restoration mod is? I ask because Kotor 2, while still good, felt so unfinished.

Flibster

18-10-2009, 16:40

Heard good things about it. Not sure how much it restores in reality though.

Daz

18-10-2009, 22:36

Scribblenauts. Controls feel a bit frustrating but buckets of charm. Very clever game (app?), really tests your imagination.

SiD the Turtle

19-10-2009, 00:12

Just got the last achievement in Battlefield 1943, time to put that one to bed.

Davey_Pitch

19-10-2009, 01:35

Currently playing Forza 3. So far from the couple of hours I've put into it, it excels past Forza 2 in every way. Graphically beautiful, the career mode is much more organic this time, with the events available changing depending on the cars you have available in your garage. Virtually all cars are unlocked from the start, so as soon as you earn enough in game credits you can buy your favourite car without having to worry about unlocking it. Having the game early is nice as well, as the eBay like marketplace for buying cars is relatively quiet so I've been able to pick up several bargains I'm sure I wouldn't be able to get otherwise. Anyone getting this on Friday won't be disappointed. :)

SiD the Turtle

19-10-2009, 08:11

Davey I've played the demo for NFS and FM3 and I never thought I'd say this, but I prefer NFS! FM3 is technically superior in every where however as I am not a complete petrol head I found the FM3 demo to be competent, but not exciting. NFS on the otherhand seemed fun.

Of course there is room in the world for more than one racer!

Davey_Pitch

19-10-2009, 08:47

I really enjoyed NFS: Shift when I played it a few weeks ago. I wouldn't personally put it above Forza 3 as I just prefer that style of racer, but as you say there's more than enough room for more than one racer. The problem with NFS though, is that it's trying to be realistic but the driving physics is still much more arcade like than it should be, if it's going for realism. That doesn't mean it's not enjoyable, but I think it needs to either go fully arcade again like the Underground series (but without the annoying rubberband logic) or go full simulation style and improve the driving physics. As it stands it sits somewhere between the two which is why I feel it doesn't get the recognition it deserves.

Creature

19-10-2009, 13:35

Davey, does F3 feel easier with the assists off than F2, as that's what it felt like from playing the demo.

NokkonWud

19-10-2009, 13:41

I've found something a little interesting regarding Need for Speed: Shift... I originally wanted to wait for Forza 3 but was desperate for a track racing game, so got NFSS to play until FM3 came out.. now the problem is that I've found NFSS so good that I'm worried FM3 might not be the 'be all and end all' of racing I was hoping for.

For a start, Forza 3 will have to go some way to providing better graphics and the tier structure of NFSS works really well too (along with the badge structure for longevity).

NFS is very arcadey with a couple of assists on, whack it up on the difficulty, all assists (though you could leave on traction control, stability control and ABS if you wanted) and play the interior view and it becomes one hell of an experience.

Davey_Pitch

19-10-2009, 14:22

Davey, does F3 feel easier with the assists off than F2, as that's what it felt like from playing the demo.
I'd have to go back and try both games without the assists on tbh, as I never spent too much time in FM2 with all assists off.

Haly

19-10-2009, 17:26

I was offered Uncharted 2 to review so will be playing that shortly. :D
Soooo pleased I got asked to do it, trying to be more frugal with money at the moment and Uncharted 2 was tempting!

Briggykins

19-10-2009, 18:42

Just bought Uncharted 2 on the strength of all the posts in here as a present to myself for finishing exams. This better be good, or it's everyone's fault but mine.

Streeteh

19-10-2009, 21:36

I'm enjoying it even more on my second playthrough :D. Knowing exactly where to go and how to best attack difficult groups of enemies means i've died less despite upping the difficulty, it also feels more like a movie as the game is flowing better due to my increased knowledge of the controls and skills at your disposal. Just managed to stealth a whole group of baddies then threw a gas canister towards the last guy and shot it mid flight... so cool.

Haly

19-10-2009, 22:28

I've only got to the 5th chapter but loving it so far :D
The graphics are simply sublime too.

A second playthrough will certainly be happening I think :)

Streeteh

20-10-2009, 07:12

Game is at its best from chapter 15 onwards imo.

KennyBhoy

24-10-2009, 23:19

Just got back from my holidays last night and started off where i left off on Uncharted 2 (Chapter 14) and played all the way up to Chapter 24 today. I'll leave the final chapters till tomorrow. A little treat of sorts :D

I tried to play online and the servers seemed to be having none of it :(

The treasures are also well and truly hidden this time around. For 100 treasures in the game, i have only found 38 so far. A little guide for my second run through me thinks :D

Psymonkee

24-10-2009, 23:22

Currently nothing :shocked:

At a LAN and some kind people have borrowed my console & rock band :D

Much mirth is being had from watching :D

Aboobie

25-10-2009, 11:48

Finished Tales of Vesperia earlier. I started in June and the dial reads 104 hours :D
After struggling to keep going in the middle section I found that the game definately picks up in the final third and has a really enjoyable ending. I've now revised my ranking and it's going into third spot on my 360 jrpg list...

Lost Odyssey > Blue Dragon > Tales of Vesperia > Last Remnant > Infinite Undiscovery > Enchanted Arms > Eternal Sonata > Phantasy Star Universe

I could stop now but I'm going to try and get the full 1000; so a mop up before starting a new game +.

Haly

25-10-2009, 12:04

Impressive going there Abooie!
I fancy going back to it once I've got some time so might get a chance later in the week.

I've spent the past week playing two games: Suikoden on the PSP (PS1 technically but got it off the US PSN Store) and Uncharted 2.

Still love Suikoden as much as I did the first time round although I didn't do a 100% game (messed up something that stopped me from getting all the characters :(). I'll definitely go back to it soon though. Wrote a brief retrospective on it for a site while I was at it: http://resolution-magazine.co.uk/content/resurrection-suikoden/

Uncharted 2 is amazing. Beforehand Batman: Arkham Asylum was my GOTY but Uncharted 2 has bumped it down to 2nd place now, not even sure if MW2 will manage to usurp it.
I've only got the last chapter to go on UC2 which I'll be doing shortly, already want to play it again though which is always a good sign!

It's not flawless as it does have some minor bugs and weirdness, but it'd be nitpicking to be overly critical about them. Fantastic experience and well worth a look.

Streeteh

25-10-2009, 13:02

Just finished the train section in Uncharted in crushing difficulty, lots of people on ocuk have said it was easy but i think the majority of those are fibbing and have used the exploit for one hit kills. It's not impossible, it's not as difficult as the highest difficulty in Killzone 2 for example (which i have completed) but it is by no means easy.

So far i'd say the game is at its best in Hard, Crushing is just a little too unforgiving.

Haly

25-10-2009, 13:14

I'll give it a go on Crushing at some point but I bet it's lethal ;D Not sure if I'd have the patience :o

Just loading it up to finish it now, I'll be a little sad when I've finished it I think.

Haly

25-10-2009, 13:42

Completed it :( :D

Nice ending, I won't say any more than 'Clowns?' :D

When the trophy popped, it nearly felt out of place. Detracted from the ending which had entirely sucked me in and momentarily made me forget it was 'just' a game.

Awesome game. :)

Justsomebloke

25-10-2009, 14:23

I am playing nowt at the mo but I am Living Forza 3. :D

Streeteh

25-10-2009, 21:42

Charted! - Crushing :D

NokkonWud

26-10-2009, 03:17

I'm about halfway through Uncharted. The LAN definitely interrupted things, but something has started to click with it and it's clearly a very good game. Not sure it's yet my GOTY, but it's up there so far in the top 10. Currently going through in Hard and it's not been overly challenging yet, but thankfully not too easy either, so it's quite nice so far, definitely chosen the right difficulty to start with.

My friend got 100% of the trophies at the LAN, dunno how he managed it, he went through Crushing at the LAN and got the remaining treasures. I did some Co-Op, which is very good, but needs many more levels if it's going to end so quickly, I'm sure looking at Sony's DLC history, this will happen.

Been playing Forza 3 at the LAN too and have purchased Borderlands, played 5 minutes and wasn't remotely impressed, but I'll have to give it more time.

Tak

26-10-2009, 08:07

I'm actually playing something :shocked: - Fallout :D

NokkonWud

26-10-2009, 11:50

I'm actually playing something :shocked: - Fallout :D

\o/ It's so awesome!

Tak

26-10-2009, 11:56

\o/ It's so awesome!

The graphics are fantastic ;D Up to the hub atm

Streeteh

26-10-2009, 18:24

Finally platinumed Uncharted 2. Had a quick bash in multiplayer and some of the coop modes are brilliant, i especially enjoyed survival. The coop-storyline levels are surprisingly well scripted considering they're not carbon copies of the single player, was quite interesting to play a far more brutal version of the village siege.

Anyone that wants to play some coop feel free to add me.

KennyBhoy

26-10-2009, 23:55

Completed Uncharted 2 yesterday. With hindsight i should have started it on Hard. Started on normal but couldn't be arsed starting it again but on my next run through i'll give it a bash.

Not sure if this or Batman has been my game of the year. So far! ;)

Back to nothing to play now apart from Fifa 10 :D

Toby

02-11-2009, 01:28

Been playing Forza 3 at the LAN too and have purchased Borderlands, played 5 minutes and wasn't remotely impressed, but I'll have to give it more time.
Interesting, been playing Borderlands on PC since release on Friday and utterly addicted to it - it's great! :D

NokkonWud

02-11-2009, 08:14

Interesting, been playing Borderlands on PC since release on Friday and utterly addicted to it - it's great! :D

Yeah, from what I've spoken to other people about it, I'm definitely in the minority. In fact, I'm the only person not to be instantly hooked.

Justsomebloke

02-11-2009, 08:43

Forza 3 & nowt else.
The game is like a Bible to me with the amount of content it has, Awesome game & one I have been dreaming about since time began. :cool:

Creature

02-11-2009, 10:01

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Yes, it's a film adaptation, yes, it's not brilliant. I played the first one about a year ago and was suprised at it's quality, but this is nowhere near as good. Graphics are poor, gameplay is very very easy, but oh well. It'll be another 100% in a day or so.

I'm actually getting close to 50 games 100%'d, which is quite worrying (6 are arcade, so 38 1k'd). i'm trying to work out something epic for my 50th. I would have done it on Rock Band 2, but i've already done it. Any suggestions?

Matblack

02-11-2009, 10:04

Is is bad that I haven't achieved 100% on ANY game since I got my 360?

MB

leowyatt

02-11-2009, 10:10

Is is bad that I haven't achieved 100% on ANY game since I got my 360?

MB

Not at all, I've only done 1 game myself, COD2 :D

Creature

02-11-2009, 10:30

In fairness, most of mine are on some pretty bad games (Avatar, Fusion Frenzy, Bee Movie)

Still haven't done anything i'd class as briiliant or too hard. Rock Band is the hardest, due to playing for 7 hours straight, but that's it.

Matblack

02-11-2009, 10:45

I don't feel too band then, oddly Forza 3 is probably I've come the closest to 100%ing to date but it I probably won't as there are so many races and you need to get a gold in every one to do it.

Belmit

02-11-2009, 11:00

I'm currently playing The Darkness, which I picked up for £4. It's awesome.

Matblack

02-11-2009, 11:26

I'm currently playing The Darkness, which I picked up for £4. It's awesome.

Excellent game that, I wish I had a selective brain wipe function so I could play that again and again, if you haven't played Condemned you might want to check that out if you liked The Darkness :)

MB

Jingo

02-11-2009, 11:53

I haven't come close to 100%-ing any game!*

Although I have 8/10 achievements on Trials and a handful left to get on LIPS, I think most games tend to have that one achievement that requires you to spend a million & one hours playing at expert level which, for me as a casual 360 gamer, will not likely ever be achieved anyhow! :p

*If Left4Dead PC had a link to xbox live membership then I might be somewhere nearer! ;D

Davey_Pitch

02-11-2009, 13:43

I'm currently playing Saints Row 2. I've owned it since a couple of weeks after it was released, but bar a quick go on the co-op with Daz I've not really touched it. As Lynnie quite enjoys watching sandbox style games it's been played a lot over the weekend when nothing good has been on TV. Really enjoying it now, some great missions and activities in there :)

leowyatt

02-11-2009, 13:59

COD2 was a complete barsteward to get 100% in but well worth the effort :D

Matblack

02-11-2009, 14:02

I'm seriously considering picking up Borderlands tonight

MB

Haly

02-11-2009, 14:28

I'm going back to Assassin's Creed. Not touched it in well over a year and a half but thought I might as well considering the sequel is on its way :)

Also just downloading Fort Zombie which I won on twitter over the weekend. It won't be winning any awards for its graphics but it sounds a really cool concept for an RPG: you play a survivor that has to build up a fort and rescue others. Basically a survival game rather than a 'kill everything that moves' type of game :D

Belmit

02-11-2009, 14:47

if you haven't played Condemned you might want to check that out if you liked The Darkness :)

Condemned was one of the first games I played on 360, and loved it. Condemned 2 improved on it and I can't wait for the finalé. It was so well-structured in terms of the end of the first game feeling like completion, then showing that they'd only laid the groundwork for the bigger picture.

NokkonWud

02-11-2009, 16:21

I'm actually getting close to 50 games 100%'d, which is quite worrying (6 are arcade, so 38 1k'd). i'm trying to work out something epic for my 50th. I would have done it on Rock Band 2, but i've already done it. Any suggestions?

Without doubt, Rumble Roses XX.

Creature

02-11-2009, 17:20

God I hate you, but that's a great shout. Maybe #100 though :p

Aboobie

02-11-2009, 18:12

Creature

02-11-2009, 18:52

Haven't really started the bugger yet, would be a nice managable challenge though

Aboobie

03-11-2009, 09:09

Haven't really started the bugger yet, would be a nice managable challenge though

I'm really really really on the home straight of Tales of Vesperia.

I ground out some gald which is required when you finish the game to carry stuff over and thene completed the speed run (finish the game in 15 hours). This morning I finished the Bonus dungeon (required 5 runs of it to unlock the final room) and my guys are all level 185 (out of 200).

So what's left?

I'm at 890/1000 and I'm at 140 hours.

I have to complete the Colliseum with all my characters including the 200-man melee whateverthatis.
Get my guys all up to level 200 which shouldn't take long as I've a 10x exp bonus on this playthrough (cost me 3000 gald on last playthrough).
Then complete the list of monsters, items and titles.

Finally... I have to have a 3rd run through up to the first big boss (about 3 hours) and need to kill him while lower than level 15.

I know this is meaningless to you all but it's helped me work out exactly what's left :P

I also think I'll get some champagne when it's done.

edit: I have enjoyed it all too! honest

Matblack

03-11-2009, 11:04

Borderlands is fun.

Basically its Diablo in an FPS package with a loose storyline, its nicely weighted so that some missions are very tough until you level up a bit but quickly you can survive attacks which would have killed you in one hit as you level and aquire items, there are loads of items which are generated in a similar way to Diablo giving permutations on 7 or 8 central weapons and enhancing them with different powers/ multipliers.

Graphics are good the enemies seem varied and the level design is very nice, sometimes you don't get enough time to explore before you want to head back for the next mission but I'm sure I'll have to grind a bit later. Apparently the online play is really good and frantic but right now I'm enjoying the single player campaign trying to figure out which wepons I prefer and whether I'm going to stick with the Siren character whos ability is to dimension shift creep up on enemies and unleash a sonic boom when she shifts back, there are solidier, tank and assassin options also so will have to try those out :)

At the moment I'd happily recomend it, it seems well put together and a lot of fun

MB

Zico

03-11-2009, 12:17

Condemned was one of the first games I played on 360, and loved it. Condemned 2 improved on it and I can't wait for the finalé. It was so well-structured in terms of the end of the first game feeling like completion, then showing that they'd only laid the groundwork for the bigger picture.

I'm sorry to say that I definitely don't think Condemned 2 improved on the first.

I didn't know there was a third title coming. Any news/links?

Toby

03-11-2009, 12:59

Borderlands is excellent :)

It's fun right from the start but really gets going once you get up to about level 15 or so.

Playing soldier atm and up to level 20 :)

Belmit

03-11-2009, 13:00

I'm sorry to say that I definitely don't think Condemned 2 improved on the first.

Really? I felt it had a much better control system, a far improved and more involved forensic side to it, and more realistic weapons physics.

I'm afraid I have no source for a third part apart from the ending of the second and the anticipation of closure for the story. I'd be amazed if there wasn't a third.

Zico

03-11-2009, 14:02

Really? I felt it had a much better control system, a far improved and more involved forensic side to it, and more realistic weapons physics.

I'm afraid I have no source for a third part apart from the ending of the second and the anticipation of closure for the story. I'd be amazed if there wasn't a third.

Maybe it was just me but the more controls/moves made it a little bit awkward to handle.

The increase in guns also shifted it back towards the usual FPS style game from which the first only touched on.

I'm not wholly against Condemned 2 but the easiest way to describe my feelings would be to say "I finished it just for the sake of finishing".

NokkonWud

03-11-2009, 15:35

Really? I felt it had a much better control system, a far improved and more involved forensic side to it, and more realistic weapons physics.

I'm afraid I have no source for a third part apart from the ending of the second and the anticipation of closure for the story. I'd be amazed if there wasn't a third.

I'll admit, I'm another who thought Condemned 2 took everything that was really good about the first game and completely ignored it. It took me a while to really get into the first game but I ended up really disliking Condemned 2 and have still yet to finish it (though I want to).

On the topic of Borderlands, I finally tried it out a bit further with my friend and it was a laugh. He liked it so much he went home and ordered it, so that was cool. His copy should arrive tomorrow and we're gonna play through it in co-op :D.

Belmit

03-11-2009, 15:44

When I first started the sequel all I could think was 'what is this gayness?!' when I realised they'd changed the control system, but as I got into the story I really started to enjoy it. The settings were really good as well - the museum level fighting dudes in armour was superb. :D

Creature

05-11-2009, 00:56

*waves at Jen*

Thought i'd come join you at 93k :)

Haly

05-11-2009, 01:08

About time ;)

divine

05-11-2009, 01:20

Just bought Crysis Warhead for £3.74, 7.2GB to download before I can actually play it though :(

Davey_Pitch

05-11-2009, 11:13

*waves at Jen*

Thought i'd come join you at 93k :)

About time ;)

Jesus, I didn't realise you two were both so far ahead of me, I've completely lost any desire to score whore and I've been stuck on 72k for absolutely ages now. Don't think I've whored any game in about 4 months, just happy playing stuff like Fifa which is more fun but doesn't give me many points. Maybe I'll get the urge over Christmas when I've got more time free, as I'd still like to hit 80k by the end of the year :)

Haly

05-11-2009, 12:06

I've lost a lot of the urge too tbh. If it wasn't for being laid up the last few months, I doubt I'd have broken 90k by now.

I think I'm getting the buzz more from acquiring review games rather than scorewhoring so I can't be bothered when I do play a game purely for fun.
Having said that I do have the new CSI game to play from Lovefilm but I actually want to play that anyhow!

Davey_Pitch

05-11-2009, 12:16

Ooh I didn't realise that had already been released. I'll have to drop the publishers an email to see if I can get it to review, I love CSI so that would be quite fun to do :)

Haly

05-11-2009, 12:21

I liked the first CSI game, it was good fun, but then again I really like point n clickers.

Also just been given the latest episodes of Wallace and Gromit to review, so lucky I like point n click games ;D

Davey_Pitch

05-11-2009, 12:59

That from GrE? I saw the email go around about it and was tempted, but I don't play many point n click games so decided not to ask for them. I'm going to try the most prolific reviewer competition instead :D

Haly

05-11-2009, 13:04

Nope, different site that enquired through twitter :)
Not doing much besides iPhone stuff for GrE, which suits me just fine!

Daz

05-11-2009, 15:04

I've played all the CSI games, decent relaxing point and clicker. Score whoring is incidental ;D

Danny

05-11-2009, 21:50

Jesus, I didn't realise you two were both so far ahead of me, I've completely lost any desire to score whore and I've been stuck on 72k for absolutely ages now. Don't think I've whored any game in about 4 months, just happy playing stuff like Fifa which is more fun but doesn't give me many points. Maybe I'll get the urge over Christmas when I've got more time free, as I'd still like to hit 80k by the end of the year :)

I always look at your points. We went through 30k at excactly the same time on the same game, surfs up ;) Ever since we have been pretty much always with a few points of each other. I also go through phases.

Haly

05-11-2009, 23:02

Really like CSI Dark Intent :) From what I remember of the original, this one is better. It does however suffer from the usual cursor problems (it'd be so much easier with a mouse) and is a bit short but I like it.
Perfect rental fodder or cheap purchase.

Creature

06-11-2009, 00:03

Quick blast on GH3, just got the '750k in a song' achievement. Was hard work.

Aboobie

06-11-2009, 02:09

Tales of Vesperia

1000/1000

160 hours, 3 playthroughs, 1200 items found/synthesised, 1000 monsters tagged, many many nightmares, incl. 1 where I nearly gave up at the end where I found out I'd missed something extra. But done.

By far and away my toughest 1k. Now please, someone take it away...

Haly

06-11-2009, 12:01

Did you enjoy it though?

Davey_Pitch

06-11-2009, 12:12

Well I finished Saints Row 2 last night, all the story missions at least, and I have to say it was very very enjoyable. The game isn't as polished as GTA4, but it's probably on a par fun wise, maybe even more so if you add in all the activities like Septic Avenger. According to my save file it took me 18 hours or so, but I reckon 2-3 of them were spent pissing about in the activities, which I still need to finish off at some point.

All in all, very enjoyable and I hope there will be a third game at some point as I've really enjoyed both the Saints Row games I've played.

Aboobie

06-11-2009, 12:13

Did you enjoy it though?

Yeah. It definately picks up as you progress and once you really get used to the combat it's good stuff.

I'll admit collecting all the stuff was frustrating and if I'd have known what I was getting myself into I'd have probably stuck with 1 playthrough and called it done.

I'd certainly recommend getting back into it.

Haly

06-11-2009, 12:19

Davey_Pitch

06-11-2009, 12:21

A friend's just very kindly lent me his copy of Dragon Age for a couple of weeks so I'm hoping that grabs me :D

Git, I quite fancy that :p

Haly

06-11-2009, 12:23

Git, I quite fancy that :p

:D Such a lovely gesture of him too, he's got too many games on the go and knows he won't play it properly till Christmas anyway so I get to try it first :D

Davey_Pitch

06-11-2009, 12:33

Is it someone from here or a Twitterer?

Haly

06-11-2009, 12:37

Twitterer :) Samdybrown. He writes for GRE now so you might know him. :)

Aboobie

06-11-2009, 15:29

From what I can tell, I'm about halfway through it. Just got the Ba'ul and it's still not grabbed me. It's only really been played that much due to having nothing better to do for a while! Shame really.

A friend's just very kindly lent me his copy of Dragon Age for a couple of weeks so I'm hoping that grabs me :D

I got my copy yesterday but haven't even opened it yet. Something about starting a possible 100 hour rpg doesn't grab me right at this moment! ;) even though I know full well this could be my goty.

I've have started the Fallout 3 DLC today though and got back into it very quickly even though it's a year since I last played it. I played the first 2 missions of Broken Steel and loved it; if it's all like this I'm in for a treat.

Haly

06-11-2009, 15:30

Aboobie

06-11-2009, 16:08

I've only got it for a little while so I doubt I'll get a huge amount played but it's perfect for knowing whether it's worth getting for Christmas :D

It's still sitting next to me untouched though as I've got work to do first :( There is all night at least :D

I saw you played Mini Ninjas. How is it? games(tm) gave it a good review and compared it to Kameo and Banjo and I'm quite intrigued.

It's also £17.99 on zavvi.

Haly

06-11-2009, 16:14

It's ok but I think it's got a superiority complex, it's not as good as it thinks it is.

Not sure what kids would think of it though, need to borrow one to test the game on :D

It feels a little like an old N64 platformer though so it certainly has a charm about it :) Just doesn't quite hit the spot for me.

Aboobie

06-11-2009, 16:59

Not sure what kids would think of it though, need to borrow one to test the game on :D

Just give the word. I can have one in the post that day ;)

Haly

06-11-2009, 18:02

Erm......nah it's ok, I erm found one...er...yeah don't need any kids now.
Remember: No kids needing to be posted to me anymore. NO KIDS ;D

Haly

07-11-2009, 00:13

Creature

07-11-2009, 22:37

Been playing Sacred 2 quite a bit, and I don't really feel the same connection I have with other rpgs like it. It's a great game, very deep and a huge amount to do, but it's not feeling like it's sucked me it yet. 6 hours of play time suggests otherwise, but the good thing is that I know I can turn it off, not play it for a little while, then decide to just play it again as there's no collection achievements, yay!

Might see what Dragon Age is like too, suggested to Abooie last night about a race to 1k a game, and that was his suggestion, can't possibly think why though =/

Streeteh

08-11-2009, 10:38

Just started Dragon Age which i have very high hopes for; could this be the next Baldur's Gate that i've been waiting a decade for? I hope so but it's early yet so time will tell.

I'm also still dabbling in Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, i've just started my runthrough on the highest difficulty and if i'm honest i'm struggling somewhat, great fun though. I assumed it would be easier than it is because i managed the difficulty below it without ever even needing to buy an item from the store, i think i'll need to buy quite a few now.

I'm also still playing Uncharted 2 multiplayer which is frankly the best online experience i've had on a console. Coop survival is just fantastic.

Creature

08-11-2009, 23:01

Nokkon telling me to 1k RRXX got me intruiged as to how high my game time is in it now, as I now have 250 points in it. The answer? Just under 60 hours. I've put less time into Lost Odyessey for a higher points return. Quite mad really.

Psymonkee

08-11-2009, 23:49

Back on the FM3 tonight :D

Vrooooooooooooom! :D

_dogma_

09-11-2009, 00:18

I bought Lost and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts yesterday as they were cheap.

Think I'm about half way through Lost. It seems alright. Nothing special but not terrible.

Banjo is ok too but I definatly preferred the older games. I miss the Talon Trot :(

Also, I got Infinite Undiscovery. I like it. Was very slow to start off with but I'm glad I stuck with it and now I'm really enjoying it.

NokkonWud

09-11-2009, 01:40

Currently playing through quite a lot!

Xbox360:
Halo 3: ODST
Forza Motorsport 3

Playstation 3:
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Nintendo DS Lite:
Professor Layton and the Curious Village

iPod Touch:
Doodle Jump

I finally busted out the Nintendo DS Lite after around 18 months of no use after finally getting my hands on Professor Layton and I totally forgot what a fantastic little console it is and the game is absolutely superb. It's been brilliantly advertised and all kids should play it (and adults too!)

As for the iPod Touch, if you have one, or an iPhone, then get Doodle Jump, it's so good and for the price (59p) you really should pick it up.

As for the PS3, it's still only 1 game, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which is really good, but I do struggle to play it for extended sessions. I'm not up to Chapter 20 so not much to go. I may have possibly enjoyed it more had I not started out straight away on Hard, but a challenge is always good. It does some stuff so very, very well, but the gun play is still poor and that's the one thing that needed changing most from the first.

On Xbox360 I've been playing Forza Motorsport 3 which is quite simply stunning. It's a total dream for anyone who loves racing games and features 3 of my favourite new race tracks to a game as well as some of the older gems like the Nurburgring, Laguna Seca and Maple Valley. It's just brilliant, both online and offline. In the online it's really nice to get a game where, if the host drops, hosting automatically swaps to the next, most capable player, so it might as well be dedicated. Single player has a brilliant tier and level progression, something I felt was lacking in Need for Speed: Shift and Gran Turismo.

I've also been playing Halo 3: ODST where, after my friend came to stay over with his Xbox360, we opted to get all the audio files, ended up completing the game again and I've gone to get all the other achievements and tomorrow I'm trying to get the Vidmaster Endure challenge with some friends. I'll also be going through some other things with some people from here if they need it. This is such a brilliant game, easily the best since the first game and my definite game of the year so far and can only see Modern Warfare 2 as a potential challenge to that.

Haly

09-11-2009, 19:41

Besides a fair amount of Dragon Age: Origins, I've been sent a copy of Borderlands to review.

I'd not paid any attention to Borderlands before and admittedly I assumed it was some multiplayer only game so I didn't bother looking much at it. However, although I've only played it for a couple of hours, I'm really enjoying it so far :)
As to why, well that's harder to describe :p I know it's really just a generic FPS with some basic RPG elements to it but it's still drawn me in. Wondering if it's the old MMO feel to it, the urge to grind levels as it's all quite mindless but still satisfying.

Not tried it online or in co-op yet but I'm assuming it's great fun alongside a friend so I'll have to do that soon.

It's going to be an interesting one to review!

Briggykins

09-11-2009, 20:52

As for the PS3, it's still only 1 game, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which is really good, but I do struggle to play it for extended sessions. I'm not up to Chapter 20 so not much to go. I may have possibly enjoyed it more had I not started out straight away on Hard, but a challenge is always good. It does some stuff so very, very well, but the gun play is still poor and that's the one thing that needed changing most from the first.

What do you mean by the gun play being poor? I've been playing the game and struggling to get into it, mainly because I get disheartened every time I get to a gun fight. The game is quite good-looking and the running around jumping stuff is fun (and the plot is good, and the voice acting is absolutely top drawer), but the fighting controls just don't seem to work for me and if it's true that, as heralded, it's the PS3 GOTY, I guessed console gaming wasn't quite my bag. I assumed it was because I'm a relative console noob - should I not be giving up the gamepad quite yet?

NokkonWud

10-11-2009, 16:18

The cross hair is clumsy, and even when you're clearly nailing head shots there is absolutely no response from the game. Almost every complaint I've heard about the game is based around this and more disappointingly, it was a complaint that was similarly shared with the first game too.

If you play plenty of other third person games that use a similar method of aiming then compare, you'll see why Uncharted 2 does receive stick for it's gun play model.

Streeteh

10-11-2009, 19:43

Gears is imo the perfect example of gunplay in a 3rd person shooter, the crosshair is spot on despite perspective issues (which is what causes aiming to be a little off in many, including uncharted 2). Fortunately UC2 is still a good improvement over UC1 (try UC1 after playing 2, the shooting is just horrific), so i have hopes for UC3 finally nailing it.

To me it's a minor niggle in amongst a throng of awesome though.

Aboobie

12-11-2009, 09:08

Besides hitting 94k tonight (:p Creature), I also spent a few hours with Dragon Age.....I can feel an addiction looming :D
Hopefully if it keeps this up, I'll finally have an RPG I'm hooked on!

Having said that, I have read some average reviews for it and I can see why. It's been hyped up too much and the 360 version really isn't impressive graphically, nor will it be converting anyone to the genre. However as a fan of the Baldurs Gate series, I feel right at home here despite its niggles.

I've put a couple of hours into Dragon Age and I'm very impressed.

I don't think it's graphically as bad as a lot are making out. Whilst I'll agree it falls short of Mass Effect and the occasional textures stands out as especially poor it has a perfect framerate and it easily holds itself above other games of the genre. I do wonder whether a lot of the criticism is coming from a vocal PC audience that doesn't believe games like this should be on consoles at all....

Anyhow, the story and characters have been the standouts for me along with the intelligent and witty dialogue that makes Risen, Two Worlds and even Oblivion look very poor.

Easily a goty contender at this point.

leowyatt

12-11-2009, 10:03

Surprise surprise Modern Warfare 2 ;D

Daz

12-11-2009, 10:57

The Ballad of Gay Tony and Modern Warfare 2 :)

Jingo

12-11-2009, 11:50

Modern Warfare 2 with Desmo and our cunning stealth tactics ... "Oh I'm going to run around and knife them all!"....

/dead.

Justsomebloke

12-11-2009, 12:29

Still nowt but Forza 3, The game is Immense.
Untold Multi player during the evenings & all day to tune & tweak my motors. :cool:

Belmit

12-11-2009, 12:53

Dead Space. Very good so far. I'm currently enjoying a spate of playing really good games that passed me by and can now be had for next to nothing. :)

Davey_Pitch

12-11-2009, 12:59

Dead Space is freaking awesome, I still need to go through it again on the Insane difficulty, if Leo ever goes through it that is :D

leowyatt

12-11-2009, 13:01

:o I was going through it then I hurt my hand :o

Davey_Pitch

12-11-2009, 13:09

Heh, I'm in no rush for it. Is that the only one of mine you have? I've got a few loaned out and I can't remember who has all of them :D

leowyatt

12-11-2009, 13:40

I also have BioShock which I started playing when my hand got better :D

Davey_Pitch

12-11-2009, 17:58

Right now I am currently playing Left 4 Dead 2 :D

Briggykins

12-11-2009, 20:06

Modern Warfare 2 Modern Warfare 2!! Installing it now. Don't recall having used Steam for months either, nice to see it again.

NokkonWud

12-11-2009, 22:24

Dead Space is freaking awesome, I still need to go through it again on the Insane difficulty, if Leo ever goes through it that is :D

It's okay, at least your copy has managed it once already ;).

Davey_Pitch

12-11-2009, 22:32

And it will manage it again, smart ass :p

NokkonWud

13-11-2009, 10:28

Way-hey, Uncharted 2 finally completed.
Overall it's a good game but many sections, especially getting towards the final 3rd of the game felt like a real slog, but it ended on a high note.

Completed it on Hard.

Matblack

13-11-2009, 10:38

Borderlands - Done

Well at least the SP campaign

All in all I found this to be a highly enjoyable romp with a good balance of RPG-lite and shooting, the variety of weapons are particularly impressive. There is talk that the missons can be a bit samey which in someways I would agree with, there are collection missions and shoot people missions and clear out an area of enemies missions but on the whole they try to give them a variable narative and mostly you feel like you are doing them for a reason.

One of the big pluses of this game is supposed to be the multiplayer and I'll be picking it up again a little later in the product lifecycle for DLC and multiplayer as I currently have Forza3 and MW2 to play though and then Dragon Age. I can see MP being fun but ultimately if you have played through the missions on SP I suspect it will be more suited to known gaming friends rather than randomly generated parties of strangers.

If you liked Fallout 3 but played it with all the RGP fighting elements turned off then then this will be ideal, the story isn't as detailed but it doesn't detract from the fun.

MB

Haly

13-11-2009, 11:58

I'm surprised how much I've enjoyed Borderlands :) Didn't really expect to at all but it's really good fun. We'll have to play some MP sometime Matt :D

Matblack

13-11-2009, 12:13

If I can play with someone I know I'll be well up for it, the idea of joining a co-op game with just 4 players with strangers just isn't my cup of tea

MB

Haly

13-11-2009, 12:14

Yeah always more fun with people you know and can rely on!

Davey_Pitch

13-11-2009, 12:25

I can't really say too much, but Left 4 Dead 2 is awesome, takes everything good about the original and improves it. More weapons, more enemies, bigger levels, melee weapons. Can't wait to have some 8 player versus action with people here :)

Daz

13-11-2009, 12:37

Worthy of a full release as opposed to an expansion?

Davey_Pitch

13-11-2009, 13:14

Difficult to say really. Though the changes are good ones, there's perhaps not enough of them overall to warrant a full price release. They've obviously taken a "if it ain't broke don't fix it" philosophy to the game, going for additions and tweaks rather than radical changes. Considering how much fun the first game was though, that's not strictly a bad thing.

NokkonWud

13-11-2009, 15:48

Glaucus

13-11-2009, 15:56

I will be playing Renegade X in about 30mins. Just downloading UT3 at the moment.
http://www.renegade-x.com/

renegade was in my top 5 games off all time. Single player was crap. Multiplayer. Was just simple, balanced good fun. Much more important than graphics or realistic.

_dogma_

26-11-2009, 20:28

I'm playing Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts still.
Although, I'm mega stuck and looking online I think I'm the only one with the problem as other people are completing the game. I can't seem to get up any of the green ramps in the hub. And I can't change to a different vehicle either. What am I missing?!

Daz

26-11-2009, 20:38

You need to beat Grunty for the first time (somewhere in Nutty acre's - it'll be through the door with only 1 challenge inside), you get a wheel upgrade which wont slip :)

divine

26-11-2009, 20:40

TF2 for the last few days

Davey_Pitch

30-11-2009, 14:54

I played a little of The Saboteur over the weekend, which was sent to me a little too late on Saturday to send on to the reviewer straight away. Can't say much because of the embargo on the game, but I enjoyed what I played and will definitely look to pick up a copy myself at some point :)

Playing the Saw videogame for review purposes as well. Pretty decent so far, I like the traps but the combat could be a little better. Not too far into it yet though so I'll try and put a few more hours into it tonight.

leowyatt

30-11-2009, 15:32

The videos of Saboteur I saw looked great. Loved the noir styling :D

Davey_Pitch

30-11-2009, 15:37

It's part noir and part normal. As you restore areas of the city, the colour returns, so you will instantly know whether you're in an area where the people will help you (colourful) or whether you're in an area still under Nazi control (black and white). It looks great when you see the colour return to an area as well.

leowyatt

30-11-2009, 15:51

cool, do we have a release date for this yet?

Davey_Pitch

30-11-2009, 15:52

Yup, comes out this Friday :)

Haly

30-11-2009, 18:05

Intrigued by The Saboteur. Be particularly interesting to see if any reviewers are a little forgiving with it now that Pandemic Studios are no more.

I've mostly been playing Dragon Age. Absolutely love it, on my second playthrough now and yet to be bored! So much to do still and great to see so many different twists available.

Other than that it's all been review titles! Lego Indy Jones 2 being probably the biggest this week, it's really not as good as the original thanks to overcomplicating the formula :( Also got Spore Hero for the Wii but not tried that just yet as I've got some PC games to wrap up first.

Ooh and just downloaded the Commander Keen collection off Steam for £2.99 :D Bargain!

Aboobie

01-12-2009, 09:21

I've mostly been playing Dragon Age. Absolutely love it, on my second playthrough now and yet to be bored! So much to do still and great to see so many different twists available.

Absolutely.

I'm now playing through as an archer Dalish Rogue and I'm finding it just as captivating. My only complaints really are that some of the dungeons feel a tad too long and the general loot for the most part is rubbish but these are really minor nit picks.

It's also managed to keep me from Assassins Creed 2 which I adore and that says a lot.

PS did I mention I hit 100k... ok, maybe just once or thrice ;)

Wyrdo

01-12-2009, 16:33

I really need to go back to Dragon Age but I'm just too addicted to MW2 for now - I'll probably spend some timeon it when I'm off over Christmas.

Davey_Pitch

04-12-2009, 11:40

I've got the house to myself tonight and all tomorrow as Lynnie is away with her school, so I'm planning on catching up on a few things I've been meaning to play for a while. I'll likely try to finish off the Mothership Zeta content for Fallout 3, and possibly start another new game off. I want to put some more time back into Left 4 Dead 2 and Forza 3, and I may restart Batman: AA as I only put a couple of hours into it when I got it and haven't played it since. Will also try and go through some Special Ops on MW2 if Leo is still free to try it :)

I finally took the plunge and ordered Demon's Souls from America so that should hopefully arrive before Christmas. I need another challenging game to really get my teeth into and that definitely sounds like it should be it :)

leowyatt

04-12-2009, 12:16

I'm mostly playing MW2.

You done any of the spec ops Davey?

Davey_Pitch

04-12-2009, 12:23

Yup, a few of the missions in the first couple of sections, nothing beyond that though :)

leowyatt

04-12-2009, 12:24

You fancy veting them all then? or as many as we can manage?

Davey_Pitch

04-12-2009, 12:51

I've done both Sniper Fi and the race one on Vet already on my own, we can just do as many of the rest as we can :)

leowyatt

04-12-2009, 13:07

ok cool, you done the pit?

Davey_Pitch

04-12-2009, 13:28

Not on Veteran but I have done it, just over 35 seconds I think it was.

leowyatt

04-12-2009, 13:47

Cool, well we can do Alpha and Bravo easy :cool:

Flibster

04-12-2009, 14:12

I've run out of things to play...
Having gone through KOTOR and KOTOR II, and more recently Bioshock, NOLF and NOLF2...

*rummages in server cupboard for games...*

Haly

04-12-2009, 14:16

I rebought KOTOR for £1.74 when it was on offer last week on Steam :D Not played it yet but it seemed daft not to as I've got no idea where the original discs are.

I'm still playing through Dragon Age: Origins on my second playthrough. Also playing DiRT2 on the PC, which will make it the third time I've played the game to completion :shocked: Once on the 360, then a PC preview copy and now the PC review copy. Going to know the tracks better than the road outside my house at this rate ;D

Aboobie

05-12-2009, 11:33

NokkonWud

05-12-2009, 11:58

I rebought KOTOR for £1.74

Oh what?! I checked that EVERY week on Steam for a lower price, the one week I work and it drops in price?! That TOTALLY SUCKS.

Haly

05-12-2009, 12:35

I finished Dragon Age: Origins 1100/1100 this morning. The achievement that caused me the most trouble was 'Traveler ~ Set foot in every area in the game' as it seems it's quite easy to miss places you need for the achievement. A truly superb game and one I'd really recommend. I'm an old PC rpg gamer who finished BG1&2, Icewind Dale 1&2 and many many other hardcore games back in the day and I can honestly say playing on the 360 wasn't a problem.

I'm hoping to 1100 it too :) Absolutely love it still and there just seems to be so, so much to do!

Oh what?! I checked that EVERY week on Steam for a lower price, the one week I work and it drops in price?! That TOTALLY SUCKS.

It was only for a day as part of the extended Thanksgiving sale. Can't remember which day but it was between last Thursday and Monday. Also picked up Plants vs Zombies for £3.

Flibster

05-12-2009, 12:40

I rebought KOTOR for £1.74 when it was on offer last week on Steam :D Not played it yet but it seemed daft not to as I've got no idea where the original discs are.

It's still awesomely good. :D

Found a game I bought for pennies but not played yet. The Godfather. Only an hour or so into it as it was a pain in the bum to install, but it's pretty good.

[edit]

I'm bloody loving this. Ties in surprisingly well with the film too. Likenesses are cool *except for Michael - I think that they could get Pachino's permission. :(*

Creature

07-12-2009, 20:11

Just finished Viking: Battle for Asgard. Great hack and slash game, lots of gore, bit of a challenge, especially the end, but overall, a lot of fun :)

leowyatt

07-12-2009, 22:23

woohoo saboteur on the way from lovefilm!!!

Creature

08-12-2009, 23:42

I know this'll annoy Dee but........200/200 on Boom Boom Rocket :D

Haly

09-12-2009, 14:13

I see you're trying to get to 100k by Christmas, good luck Chris :D
I want to get to 100k by New Year but I haven't really got a plan so I might fall short. I'm enjoying Dragon Age: Origins too much to properly scorewhore. Although I have got NBA Live 2010 which should help a bit.

New laptop arrives in the next few days or so, which might help. Still got a fair few achievements on Fallout 3 to gain, about half the achievements on Viva Pinata to get and quite a few on DiRT2 (which I love on the PC as much as I did the 360 :D). New graphics card seems a good reason to replay these as they've all stuttered a bit on the current laptop!

Edit: Ooh and got James Cameron's Avatar on the way to review, hopefully that's good for points ;)