tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34265552356807886562012-02-12T19:41:08.558+10:30Gaming related rambling and other assorted geekery.J.Dobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09013978632476264114noreply@blogger.comBlogger11301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426555235680788656.post-14276465952366625342012-02-12T19:32:00.003+10:302012-02-12T19:41:08.570+10:30

I'm annoyed at myself that I somehow managed to neglect even a mention of Grasshopper Manufactures Shadows of the Damned last year when I did my game of the year post as that game was actually right up there. Well later this year they're bringing out Lollipop Chainsaw and it looks like they're upping the weird on this one. Certainly looks like it's up my alley, can't wait for a more solid release

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I kind of feel like by the third game in your massively successful, critically acclaimed, best selling franchise that you can probably get away with not having a demo. I mean if someone liked the first enough to buy the second and they then liked the second, then chances are by this point they're already so invested that whether or not they were going to buy the third game wasn't even a

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Been playing a decent chunk of UFC 2010 today and in the process have come to grips with the whole deteriorating stats thing. It's still annoying and I look forward to next week when the new game comes out and it'll be a problem of the past, but I can work with it.My new issue is that after playing a tonne of the demo for UFC 3 with it's improved, more transparent submission system I just can't

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I played the demo for The Darkness 2 about when it came out as you'll recall and came away quite impressed with it despite not really digging the first one a lot. I was really looking forward to picking it up. But...Then I heard it has a tremendously short campaign. Heard from multiple sources that I could expect it to last 3-4 hours. I honestly don't know how you spend years making a game and

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Think I spoke too soon yesterday when I said that the only thing that bugs me about Gotham City Impostors is the amount of DLC already available for it. That doesn't even bug me that much now that I've found a lot of those costumes and stuff can be earned through gameplay. It's still kind of insane you can't buy any of the pieces in a bundle and that they've flooded the marketplace with dumb,

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Despite not being thrilled with the general idea of a Batman game where you don't play as Batman, I still gave Gotham City Impostors a fair go and actually wound up enjoying it a decent amount. Enough to throw over my 1200 MSpoints anyway.Seems like a pretty good shooter for it's price, hell I've paid more for worse.Can only assume it'll get better as I start leveling more and unlocking better

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Been bouncing between games a fair bit today.Little bit of Vanquish, little bit of Rage, some WWE and a sizable chunk of Skyrim.Like Rage I'm having trouble getting into Vanquish and I'm thinking perhaps it's less to do with the games. Maybe I'm just suffering from shooter fatigue. Especially single player.I'd be more than happy to shoot fools online or play co-op with my bro, but shooting dudes

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You remember how around the release of WWE 12 I stated I'd not purchase that game because I bought the last four or five and despite promising new features being added, the base gameplay remained unchanged and had become stale? And that I didn't expect WWE 12 to be the game change that? That I was tired of being fooled? Well I just went and freakin' bought WWE 12.In my defence it was like $50! It

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Been playing EA Sports MMA more in anticipation of the new UFC game than anything, but also to finish up my second characters career mode. Get those couple of achievements I missed for fighting in leagues I passed up the first time through. And I got them. So hooray.Should consider turning the difficulty up I think, should I opt to play again for whatever reason.I didn't lose a single fight.

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So in what is apparently old news, stat decay in UFC Undisputed 3's career mode has in fact been removed as confirmed in the above Q&A video. And with that little, juicy bit of info my hype for this game has increased like ten-fold. I stopped playing UFC 2010's Career mode because of stat decay.The fundamentals of the gameplay I didn't have any major qualms with, but the stat management was a

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So just preordered the Stray Sheep edition of Catherine.Comes with the game, a pizza box which I assume houses the collectibles that include some coasters, a shirt and a poster. Yeah. Not exactly the best CE out there but it wasn't all that expensive, so figured why not? Not that I would wear this particular shirt but it always bugs me when a CE of a game comes with a shirt and it's a few sizes

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 will be out for PS3 & 360 on the 2nd.Not personally interested. Perhaps I would be if I played the first one.Actually considered it when I saw it dirt cheap in the bargain bin, but thought better of it.Never been big on Final Fantasy before, doubt this will be the one to change my mind.Soul Calibur V. Also on the 2nd. Also on PS3 and 360.Been debating it but I guess I'll pass

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Been playing a decent amount of The Old Republic.Feel like the presentation of the narrative even for throw away side quests goes a long way to making the experience infinitely more palatable than what you get in other MMORPGs.With the possible exception of repeatable missions I don't expect I'll be skipping any dialogue.I've hit a point where it's looking like I'll need to group if I don't want

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Having my PC connected to my TV has been pretty great for the sloth in me. Just getting to lay there comfortably as I browse the Internet, actually getting to watch MKVs on a good sized screen because I don't have anything else that plays the format, getting to play my games on said good sized screen.Had a bit of a hiccup when I went to play Star Trek Online.Initially it wouldn't work at all. I'd

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So tried out the UFC Undisputed 3 demo.And it's fine. It feels a lot like the last game as far as I recall but they've made some decent improvements.I like the transparency of the new submission system. It's good to see if I'm fucking up rather then just twiddle the stick blindly and wonder how exactly the other guy did better.I don't recall exactly but I feel like they've brought the camera in

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So I've played a good several hours of The Old Republic and it's about what I expected.The game play is solid but fairly derivative of WoW or any other MMO since.I'm playing a Bounty Hunter so maybe some of the other classes have some more unique aspects to them but here it's typical mashing on your abilities, waiting on cool downs and all that.But that's fine really. Derivative doesn't mean "bad

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The Old Republic just arrived, installing it right away because I bet there's already a sizable amount of updates to get and that'll probably take a while. Nice of EB to pack a note in explaining that it's an import copy, but it'll work fine. Not that I didn't already know that, but reassurance is good!One things currently bothering me - it's a three disk install. Fine. But the packaging does

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Think visual novels are kind of neat but can't find any that aren't porn?Think that's a problem? Then perhaps give Don't take it personally babe, it just ain't your story a whirl! It's a "spiritual sequel" to Digital: A Love Story which is also worth checking out but I think for most people this will go down easier."Seven students, three endings, one eavesdropping teacher. A full length visual

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Chuck Norris can ski up a mountain.Chuck Norris once played himself in a game of Russian Roulette and won, no questions asked.Chuck Norris knows a word that rhymes with orange.Chuck Norris got The Expendables 2 a PG 13+ rating. Wait... What?Yeah. So Chuck Norris, reknown throughout the Interwebs for feats of epic badassery wasn't too pleased with the amount of awesome in the script and wanted it

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With the trailer being as long as it is, you would think that it'd tell you a bit more about the games career mode. But it barely says a thing. At least nothing you'd not already know if you were to be following the previews and such. A bit annoying.Frankly though if the only change they make is the removal of deteriorating stats I'll be a happy camper. I could never be bothered with UFC 2010's

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Demos! Some came out! For games that were actually worth trying! I know!I can scarcely believe it myself, but The Darkness 2 and The Kingdoms of Amalur got them!Lets start with The Darkness 2.I know the original is looked upon with some fondness but as someone who only recently got into it I have to say as cool as some of the mechanics and stuff in that game are, well it feels its age. So it's

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I know I shouldn't be all too surprised considering the name of the game, but The Darkness? Pretty freaking dark. Not in tone mind, don't get me wrong. I mean in terms of lighting.Perhaps even too dark and I've already turned the in game brightness bout as far up as it'll go.I know the light factors into the game play and all so it's an important element of the game, but if I'm meant to be

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So I've wrapped up Assassins Creed: Revelations.At least the main story stuff is done. I don't feel quite so compelled as I did last time to go capture every den and buy every property. I did all that in the last game and that wasn't so long ago.Not eager to do all that again. Definitely hope the next game adds a bit more.I enjoyed Revelations for the story stuff, even if it didn't exactly live

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When Brotherhood came out a year after Assassins Creed 2 I was skeptical that all story aside the game play would simply be a retread of that second game, but it managed to tweak enough to be a worthwhile venture in it's own right. Revelations on the other hand doesn't quite live up to the title and while still a worthwhile venture for anyone already invested in the series, it doesn't really

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When 2K Marin announced it's X-COM reboot at 2010s E3 there was the expected amount of whining and moaning from the games fan base who vehemently believes that game should stick to it's turn based strategy roots, rather than be yet another FPS for the sake of appealing to the mass market. And while I'm not as opposed to the reboot as some I'm still inclined to agree, but recognize that it'd not

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Gotham City Impostors, the only release this month of note, has been pushed back until February. No more specific than that. Just February. Can't find any explanation as to why either. Just is. Though I've heard not great things from people playing the beta, so I guess that's explanation enough.

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So I'm attempting to hook my PC up to my TV.The bigger screen is nice, the bed is more comfortable, I won't even have to get out of it to reach it. Least that's the dream. Running into some hurdles.Firstly VGA cables don't handle sound output some I'm not 100% sure how I'm going to get sound from my TV speakers. My headphones are fine for now. The cords more than long enough on that to ensure

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Star Wars: The Old Republic isn't scheduled for release here until March, but if you really cannot wait that long EB Games has apparently imported and selling the game.Got to say I'm pretty tempted to grab myself a copy.The cookie cutter looking MMO gameplay doesn't exactly appeal to me and I've got Everquest 2 here which I don't have to pay for to scratch that itch should it arise.But Bioware

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It's rare I can bring myself to bother going too far out of my way with achievements.If they're simple and along the way I'll do them, but I never really bother chasing them.Especially when they're tied to multiplayer or collectibles. Just can't bring myself to do them.I feel like Saints Row 3 is one of the few games that strikes a good balance between giving you achievements at specific story

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So the only release I can find any real confirmation for this month is Gotham City Impostors for PC, PSN and XBLA and I don't really know what to think about it. I mean it looks like a competent enough shooter, but I guess I'm just not a fan of the premise. A Batman game where you don't play as Batman is kind of weird. But I'll probably check it out at least, being on XBLA you at least know there

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I was thinking about doing the usual end of year top 10 game list but upon further deliberation I've decided against it. I think I played maybe 10 games this year worth talking about and so it'd just be a matter of arbitrarily deciding which awesome game I like better than the other awesome games.So rather than nitpick all the games I played this year I'll just tell you my definitive absolute

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So I bought The Humble Indie Bundle #4.Comes with Jamestown, Bit.Trip Runner, Super Meat Boy, Shank and NightSky HD.Paid more than the average so I also got Gratuitous Space Battles and Cave Story+.And Humble Indie Bundle #3. Which I already own. I'd give out my key for it or something but they insist it's for personal use only and I don't want to be breaking no rules.I bought Fate of the World,

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So Steams got it's Christmas sale going again and that's always a great way to blow a lot of money, the savings are just so ridiculous you want to get in on it. This year I didn't think I was going to though. I figured I'd already bought everything I wanted LAST year. But I guess not.Yesterday I purchased Avadon: The Black Fortress.I'll probably dabble in it and find it's a pretty good game,

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Did I ever mentioned I had a Formspring account? I don't believe I have.But I do! Have had for a while. And so here that is.For the uninitiated Formspring is a venue where you can ask and answer questions.You can ask anonymously, don't believe you even need to sign up if that's a hassle.I don't use it frequently. Mostly because I've not advertised the fact I have one and so nobody asks me

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Saints Row 3 has dialed up the crazy from the last game.You all know about how the Saints are celebrities now and folk are asking them for autographs in the opening as they rob the bank. That's all well and good.But on the other hand it feels like they've dialed a few things back also.Now this review is honestly going to be me just ranting about the customization options mostly, because frankly I

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I haven't got a lot to say about Uncharted 3 that I didn't say about Uncharted 2, if anything.Uncharted 2 was a fantastic game with fantastic set pieces, adequate shooting mechanics and enjoyable platforming.This is more of that - but with sand instead of snow!I don't mean to make that sound like a bad thing.Uncharted 3 is undoubtedly one of my favorite games this year, but of course in being

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Not that anyone cares so much but feeling a tad sorry I've not updated here much this month.Isn't too much to say. I've been busy playing games from last month. There's a lot to be played.I've actually finished Saints Row 3.I will write something up about that in due time.Started a second play through with a female character to get the achievement for playing a lady.Know I didn't need to,

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So despite having done away with the main story line I'm still playing a lot of Skyrim, though somewhat less since the patch. Just weary of any potentially ruinous glitches. Put a lot of time into the game, would suck for something irreparably terrible to happen to my game now.Have wrapped up all the major story threads except for The Companions, as that conflicts with my currently Vampy nature

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Uhh... So there's nothing coming out. Nothing of interest anyway.I mean that's relative I guess. So... Maybe look elsewhere if you don't believe me.But as far as I'm concerned there's nothing.Not even something aggressively terrible or dumb to make fun of. Just. Nothing.But that's okay!I've still got plenty of Skyrim to play.Not to mention Uncharted 3 which I just started playing the other

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I always have trouble writing reviews for this brand of game because there's just so much stuff going on that I inevitably forget to mention some key point or feature. But whatever.I'll do what I always do - ramble incoherently for a few paragraphs and tack a score on the end.Like most if not all Elder Scrolls games before it Skyrim places you in the boots of a person taken prisoner for reasons

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Assassins Creed: Revelations rocked up today.Got me the fancy Animus edition that comes with a host of extras, including a pretty cool encyclopedia that I'll probably never read. But it's the last game I'll purchase this year, so why not splurge a little?I've got so many games on my plate right now that I'm not likely to get into it for a while though.Skyrim still eats up most of my time. I swear

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So Saints Row 3 will rock up today.Pretty excited to get my hands on that.Picked a decent day for it as my bro has the day off, so we should be able to squeeze in a decent amount of co-op play. Hopefully.If he turns out to be unavailable for it I guess it's back to Skyrim, while I'd really like to play me some Saints Row about now it's kind of hard to complain about the opportunity to play more

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So Skyrim has broken street date. Suppose I shouldn't be surprised.And good on you if you managed to get the game a day early.But this keeps happening and I can't help but feel like a sap.I order my games through the website, they get delivered day and date of release at the earliest.Street date breaks for the game and everyone else is playing it while I wait on some dude with a truck to drive it

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I think this one kind of speaks for itself.

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow arrived today and I played maybe a couple of hours, I believe I'm at the end of the first chapter. So far it's alright. It's a nice looking game. Kind of difficult.I've already died a fair few times. Not 100% sure what I'm doing wrong.Probably could stand to block and dodge a bit more than I am.Feeling glad I didn't pick it up at full price, given that it's a bit more

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It only took us nearly three years of on and off playing but my bro and I FINALLY finished Gears of War 2, freeing us up to continue on to the third game! Unfortunately for Gears of War 3 it's November, which means there are a lot of kick ass games coming out. Making it fairly easy for me to not wanna jump back into more of the same right away.As far as multiplayer games go Dead Island takes

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I've been playing Dragonball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi in it's hero mode, because that seems to be the main new thing in this game. All the other games have had the world tournament mode and the story of Dragonball Z has been told countless times already, not too interested in playing through that again.But getting to make my own Dragonball dude? I like that idea. And seeing as how it doesn't look

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It's okay Saints Row, you don't have to sell me on you anymore. Not that you really ever had to.I've got my two copies preordered. Save a little something for the game, yeah?Man I can't wait!

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I have a long standing agreement with my bro that states that if he should on a whim purchase a game I'll reimburse him. Now you'd think that I'd be getting a raw deal here and that he'd just be exploiting this generosity, grabbing games constantly with no regard for quality and rendering me forever broke but he's pretty good about not being a dick about it.It's rare he even uses this offer to

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So. Los Santos. That's cool. I guess.At this point the only thing I'm wondering is whether it's going to be just Los Santos or if this is going to be San Andreas 2. I'm certainly hoping for the latter.Perhaps the best part of San Andreas was having all that room to roam and explore.Either way I'm sure it'll be a pretty good game. I'm sure it's story will be as good as GTA 4.I'm sure the

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Was browsing the EB Games website and noticed that Castlevania: Lords of Shadow was on special, so I went ahead and ordered me a copy of that sucker. I played the demo a while back and it seemed fine. I mean if the only way to make a truly decent 3D Castlevania is to make it derivative of God of War then personally I am fine with that. There are worse games to rip off.Though seeing as how the

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I'm not really digging Rage.I appreciate its technical achievements.No other games play so smooth while looking as good as it does.It's just the underlying gameplay isn't so hot.At it's core it's just another id Software shooter.Frankly if I wanted one of those I'd be more than happy to go back and play Quake or Doom.I don't need that but prettier.I can appreciate a throwback.Earlier in the year

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Uncharted 3 comes out on the 3rd. PS3 only, of course.And I somehow managed to completely forget it existed until just the other day.Don't ask me how, but I did.Sonic Generations comes out on 360, PS3, PC and 3DS also on the 3rd.I don't know. I've been hurt before.I liked the demo okay enough.I just don't know if I want any more of it.Certainly not paying full price for it.Call of Duty: Modern

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So I preordered two copies of Saints Row The Third.Pondered getting one of the ridiculous special editions but thought better of it.Save the money for other games, don't get ridiculous glasses you won't wear or ice trays you won't use. So that comes out on the 15th. Still awhile away.Also after much deliberation I bought Rage.Wasn't going to. It still strikes me as being awful generic, even if it

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So I wrapped up the story of Arkham City on... Monday? I believe.And I've done a fair amount of the side stuff, enough that I felt confident in reviewing it and giving it a well deserved five out of five. There's a couple of minor things I'd change given the chance. Less Riddler trophies and a better implementation of multiple character countering, for instance. But when it comes down to it I had

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Arkham Asylum was a game I feel like had a lot going against it.I mean it's a licenced game based on a comic book. The vast majority of which are might crappy.I don't think anyone went into the game expecting it to be anything other than mediocre at best, but against all odds it wound up being one of the best games of 2009.In the time since Asylum you'd have hoped other comic book game developers

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So got Arkham City the other day, grateful it got here Friday rather than make me wait the weekend. Nice to spend it playing the game instead.Not really got a lot to say about it at this point though.It's basically more Arkham Asylum and I am SO fine with that.Also played a little Gears of War 3 online with my bro.He really digs the competitive multiplayer.Probably more than I do. I play Gears

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Batman: Arkham City is out today, getting great reviews which is good to see.Open world shenanigans aside it sounds more or less like more of the same and I for one am all for that. Arkham Asylum was an utterly fantastic game and is still the game other comic book games should strive to emulate, but have so far failed to do so.Sadly I won't have the game myself until Thursday at least, it only

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Arkham City shipped yesterday!It'll get here Thursday at the earliest, Monday at the latest.Stupid weekends. Wish stuff could be delivered on weekends.Instead if it isn't here by Friday I'll be waiting until Monday, despite the fact that it's probably just sitting at the Post Office. Tiny bit frustrating.Part of me wishes I hadn't preordered after hearing that street date was broken yesterday

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Okay. So I wound up buying NBA 2K12.I generally don't like basketball games where I can't do a bazillion back flips as I jump hundreds of feet above the court before I finally dunk it, setting the ball ablaze and causing the commentator to say something hilarious.But I read a couple of reviews for this game and the career mode sounds really cool and in depth, which is enough to make me look at

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So that's Alice in the bag! Man that game was fun.I know I bitched and moaned about the combat to begin with, but as you get some upgrades under your belt the combat becomes less of a hassle. I still wish the platforming to fighting ratio favored platforming just a tiny bit more, but it gets better.With Alice done there's nothing distracting me from Dark Souls.God I wish there was something

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Alice: Madness Returns is the sequel to 2000's American McGee's Alice.I understand that Madness Returns takes place some years after the original, which you can play for yourself as you get a code for it with this game which is a nice touch.I only tried the original briefly and while I could still somewhat appreciate it's style despite it's dated visuals, the gameplay was kind of

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So made another WoW account. That entailed paying $80 for that and all the expansions, but I've payed more for less. So what the hell, right?Rolled a Worgen Priest. Yeah. Cause theys like WEREWOLVES and junk. Werewolves are cool.And Priest because chances are I'm mostly just going to be playing with my bro and he's got Warrior, so I figure between us we'll cover enough bases.Anyway didn't get to

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Take a look at what rocked up today.Yep. Dark Souls. Limited edition. Though near as I could tell only edition.Was the only one listed on the site. But it didn't cost me anymore than I expected to pay for a regular edition, so what the heck!I've only played a little over an hour and the game is already handing me my ass.It's a nerve wracking game, a great deal of that comes from perhaps not fully

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Bought Worms: Ultimate Mayhem, the latest 3D Worms game!I like the idea of 3D Worms. This like the others is a bit broken in someways.Mostly when it comes to the camera, but regardless of any issues it's fun enough and there's plenty of content for the price.In other news I'm done with Supremacy MMA, as you can tell by the fact I put up a review.A mere day after I got it. Bit sad. Not much

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Supremacy MMA isn't an MMA game in the way EA Sports MMA or the UFC games are. It doesn't try to simulate any aspect of the sport. It's really just a fighting game with MMA trappings. There are submissions but you don't really make anyone submit. There are cages, but you won't use them tactically in a bout. They are merely a backdrop for the brutal bashings that you'll be indulging in.And it is

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Picked up Super Scribblenauts today. Why? Well, why not?I never owned the original, but I got to play it briefly one time and thought that aside from some control issues the game was pretty awesome. To my knowledge Super Scribblenauts fixes those issues, so this game should be awesomer. Awesome-er. I don't know. It should be good.I was going to pick Super Scribblenauts up at launch, but for some

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Waited the past few hours for Trackmania 2 to download.It recommended I use it's download manager/torrent deal, it'd be quicker!So I did. I used it. I waited a few hours. It finished and...It errored. I go to install it and I encounter an error.A quick google of the error in question and it looks like I had to redownload it.Figured I'd try using the direct downloads they provided rather than the

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So I just bought Trackmania 2. I played a decent amount of Trackmania Nations, the free-to-play version of the original Trackmania that only had the Stadium environment. I never felt the need to buy the other versions, because the environments are just a cosmetic change anyway.But it looks like Trackmania 2 has changed up enough to be worth a look.That and I figure I've played so much Trackmania

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I ordered me some games!Firstly Supremacy MMA, which should rock up this week.I've heard mixed things on the game but at the end of the day it's the only MMA title out this year and for better or worse it's doing enough different that I feel inclined to check it out.All things considered it was quite cheap, so even if it sucks I'm not going to feel too bad about it.Without having played it I have

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X-Men Destiny hits on the 5th for PS3 and 360.It looks kind of bad, which is a shame because hearing early on that it was like Mass Effect but with X-Men, well that idea in itself is pretty awesome. But I don't think those early ambitions panned out well.Dark Souls comes out on the 6th for PS3 and 360.I think they've changed enough from Demons Souls to make it less frustrating for me to play.It

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Played some Alice: Madness Returns tonight and made some fairly decent progress.Only just figured out that I could upgrade my weapons through a menu.Weapon upgrades were introduced to you by someone who I forget and I don't recall having to go into a menu, I just recall talking to that dude and getting to upgrade stuff. So I thought I'd be encountering that guy semi-regularly for weapons upgrades

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The Binding of Issac came out earlier today.I'll sum it up the way most people do and say it's like a Roguelike had babies with The Legend of Zelda and Smash TV. Sounds good, doesn't it? And it is.As you'd expect from a Roguelike there's no way to save your progress mid-game and I'm cool with that. I kind of wish it DID save things like unlocks mid-game though. You can unlock additional

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More info about the World of Darkness MMO has recently trickled out.Rather than write it all up myself I'll just copy and paste a list of highlights gathered by wodnews.net.The producers stated their philosophy in making this MMO was "human interaction". They feel that is limited in the current crop of MMO's and their biggest weakness.They are trying to emulate the feel of LARPing more then EVE

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We turned off the Wi-fi around here because it appeared to be interfering with Ma's connection, which was by Ethernet cable to the modem/router/whatever. It shouldn't have been as we'd told it to stop looking for Wi-fi at her computer, but she stopped complaining about that particularly issue after we turned it off so I assume that we fixed whatever it was.Older bro moved back in though and we'd

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The only Gears of War 3 I've bothered with today will be from having viewed Giant Bomb's TNT, which is currently downloading as I... Type.Bro gave us a decent chunk of time to play tonight.Picking from either Gears of War 2 or Dead Island he picked Dead Island, which is understandable enough. If we leave that game too long we might well not be able to get back into it so easily. It's not at all

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My copy of Gears of War 3 arrived today.Enjoy the limited edition packaging, what with the medal case and all.Kind of wish the cover for the game itself was Steelbook like the one on Gears 2, but it's not too shabby regardless.Lord knows how long it'll be before I ever touch the campaign, that'll basically depend on when my bro cares to make time for it. Which'll happen sometime after Dead Island

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I mentioned the other day that I'd purchased a bunch of comics from DC's New 52 line up, but that there were also a handful that I'd not bought. They were not bought because on the surface they didn't sound so interesting.I'm sure there are some die-hard Animal Man fans out there, but I'd never heard of the bloke.And I like Deathstroke as a villain well enough, but I wasn't sure if he were a

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So apparently DC Universe Online will be free within the month.I'm sure it's for the best. I last played when they gave folk a free month over that Sony hacking fiasco and while the game was still pretty good, the server I played on at least was a ghost town.I'm sure going F2P will give it's community a much needed jump start, I just hope they don't totally screw over free players with a lack of

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I bought Alice: Madness Returns today. Finally.Considering it's been out for a while now I'm not super ecstatic that it was still full price, but whatever I guess! I need something to play that isn't Gothic 4, for when my bro doesn't have time for Dead Island. Though he said we'd play sometime this weekend, so mightn't get to Alice for a bit. Looks good though! Debating whether I want to play the

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About the only gaming I've been doing most of the week is a bit of Gothic 4 here and there.It's fun when it isn't frustrating. I'd rather be playing Dead Island, naturally!But that depends on my bros availability and he hasn't been available for a few days.Might have to pick up something less frustrating to play on my lonesome over the weekend.Pondering Warhammer 40k: Space Marines.The demo was

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I'm going to be honest here.I've played a fair amount of Tetris over the years, in various formats across various game-playing devices. Tetris was the go-to-gift for distant relatives who don't know shit about me other than that I like me those damned vidja games.So yeah. I've played a fair amount and I'd consider myself to be pretty okay at it.I don't put out top tier Tetris play, but when the

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The more I see, the harder the wait gets!

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Sat down for a bit over an hour to play some Gothic 4. Think that's how I'll be playing it.Chipping away at it slowly but surely in small, hour long increments.It's a fine enough game but much more than an hour with it at a time and I just find myself getting annoyed at little things about the game.Like quests not being marked on the map until you're in the area.I can enjoy exploration for the

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So I got to play me some Dead Island last night. Bro had nothing else going on so we played probably a good 5-6 others of the game and I think we've only just scratched the surface with something like a 5-6% completion rating.I knew going in that I should check out the Analogue fighting system if only long enough to get the achievement, although it'd seemed to me that would be the way to play the

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Dead Island was released Down Under today.I'd been waiting all day for the call saying my preorder had arrived.1:30pm came and I still had yet to receive the call. Figured I wouldn't at this point.And I had an appointment anyway. But that didn't take as long as I expected.About 2:10pm I figured screw waiting, I'll go to them.Worst case scenario I walked for an hour as exercise instead of getting

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Dead Island doesn't come out here until Friday, but I am super excited to play it!Some technical issues aside, such as them flat-out releasing the wrong build of the game on the PC - Dead Island seems to be being received pretty well. I am happy to see all the Fallout 3 and Borderlands comparisons, sounds pretty much exactly like what I wanted it to be.I just got through watching Giant Bombs

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I like me some comics but I don't read a lot on a consistent basis.Our local News Agency is the only place that gets any comics and they aren't consistent about which titles they get, so trying to get into an on-going series is a bit of a pain in the ass.So mostly I read one-shots and try to gleam whatever else I can from sites like Comic Vine.DC rebooted it's universe early this month, starting

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So an EB Games recently opened here and I for one am thrilled to once again have a dedicated video game retailer in town. Games are a bit pricier sometimes then they perhaps ought be but I think the convenience and their variety make it worth while. For instance I bought Demons Souls from them today. Until then I'd never even seen the game in any store in town, but here there were quite a few

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This game aside my knowledge of the Deus Ex universe is fairly minimal. At least once a year I tend to start up the first game, play through the Liberty Island opening and stop not long after that. I don't know why I stop there. I don't think the game is bad at all. But I do. I rented Invisible War once. Didn't have it long enough to make a lot of progress, but from what I'd played I didn't

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In a move that will surprise not a single person Star Trek Online will be free to play by years end. So I'm pretty glad I didn't purchase it up front like I did with Champions that's for sure. Don't think anythings been said about what this will mean for those with Lifetime Subscriptions but it's probably safe to assume they'll do what was done with Champions and let you get all the premium

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Firstly I like the name "Hero Mode" for a thing. I don't know why. Just pushes all the right buttons. Anyway so the latest Dragonball Z game has got character creation! I still have a soft spot for some Dragonball Z, was probably the Anime that got me into Anime! Back in the day I'd have had a total nerdgasm over a Dragonball Z game with character creation in it. Now less so, but as I've not

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You remember yesterday when I got my refund for Rock Band 3 and made a wisecrack about how it'd be hilarious if it rocked up regardless? That totally happened. Walked into the kitchen this afternoon to find a package on the counter for me. I knew what it was the minute I saw it, I had nothing else ordered. So I guess I ought to do the right thing and refund the money I was refunded. I doubt

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Everyone was dead as far as I could see. For days I went from house to house, scavenging food and barricading them up to keep them out. About four days had passed and I was just making myself comfy in this convenience store, filled to the brim with food. Figured I might actually be able to stay put and relax a while! Then I hear a door open. They are more likely to bash a door down then

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Driver: San Francisco comes out on the 1st. So today. I guess. I played the demo and wasn't at all impressed. Driving felt awfully clunky and the whole body shifting mechanic is kind of stupid. Warhammer 40k: Space Marine comes out on the 8th. I played the demo for THAT and thought it was reasonably solid. My only complaint is that I don't think the Space Marines are quite so bad ass as to

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Annoyed that Rock Band 3 had yet to rock up and noticing I only had a few days left in which it'd allow me to file a complaint about it, I figured there's no time like the present so yesterday I filed said complaint. Didn't take them too long to get back to me, they were fairly apologetic and they gave me a refund. That was a lot less of a fuss than I expected. I still don't think I'll use them

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My own copy of Deus Ex arrived this morning, which is great except... It comes with extra content. And I might've missed out on most, if not all of it by playing it earlier. I'm just getting to Montreal now and the bonus mission was in Hengsha. Extra weapons and credits would've been added to my character... At the start of the Sarif Manufacturing Plant mission. About the only thing I might have

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Don't flip out over the title, people! I know how to pronounce Deus, I'm just playing on the common mispronunciation of the word for the purposes of having a vaguely clever title which I just ruined by over explaining! No biggy. Anyway my bro purchased Deus Ex: Human Revolution today, regardless of the fact that I'm expecting my own copy to arrive early next week. Surprisingly this didn't take

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Well no Deus Ex today. No Rock Band 3 either. Not even my Samurai Champloo DVDs! It's looking an awful lot like I'm going to be playing FIFA 11 all weekend. Not that that's a bad thing. I've played a number of hours already and it's pretty damned fun. I might even go as far to say it'd be my favorite sports title I own! I'm not great at it though. I've only scored a couple of goals myself and I

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So FIFA 11 arrived and I'm about to go play that. I'll be honest - I'm a little bummed that it isn't Deus Ex. I'm even more bummed that Rock Band 3 still hasn't arrived. I'm pretty sure Deus Ex will beat Rock Band 3 here, as prophesied! I played the demo for Warhammer 40k: Space Marine the other day. It was pretty damned fun and it's made me miss real games. I haven't really played anything

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