The Official "WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU PLAYING!!!?" Thread

[VCplusD12 91]

It doesn't seem like my kind of game, but the trailer for Dishonored is maybe the best trailer for any game I've ever seen.

I hadn't heard about the game but I just watched the trailer and it's pretty damn good. Quite gruesome too.

 

"The Last of Us" and "Hitman:Absolution" also have amazing trailers

[Ryan the Magic Fan 253]

E3 starts tomorrow. New stuff everywhere!!!

[jec 427]

So I'm playing Mass Effect 3 finally. I don't see why everyone was so upset about the ending; the entire game is very poorly written compared to the previous two titles. I've played for eight hours, and so far I find that Mass Effect 2 is superior in every way, even visually.

 

This game kinda sucks.

 

EDIT: It's getting better. Still inferior to ME2.

[VCplusD12 91]

OMG OMG I'm happy like a 8 year old girl.

 

The UFC had a 8 year contract with THQ but they changed to EA Sports!!!!!!

 

***** YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH

 

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[DanA_TBDP 12]

OMG OMG I'm happy like a 8 year old girl.

 

The UFC had a 8 year contract with THQ but they changed to EA Sports!!!!!!

 

***** YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH

 

:gortat:

Exclusive contracts aren't good.

 

See the fact that Madden and NBA 2k have really devolved into yearly roster updates with additions to games no one wants.

[TheREALBrooksThompson 157]

Exclusive contracts aren't good.

 

See the fact that Madden and NBA 2k have really devolved into yearly roster updates with additions to games no one wants.

 

2K's NBA dominance isn't due to an exclusive contract, EA just can't get its **** together to produce a basketball game. If they really wanted to, they legally could put out an NBA game.

[Berto 338]

DoM: I was first interested in Dishonored about a year ago (I think) because the landscapes reminded me of Half-Life 2. I watched the trailer a few days ago, and the accompanying article said Viktor Antonov was brought on for the game, so that's a big plus in its favor.

 

Jec: Mass Effect 2 is the class of the franchise, but the third one would have been just fine had they not *****ed up the ending so badly. If they would have taken the simple steps needed to close out the series, the writing quirks throughout the game could have been overlooked...at least for me anyway.

 

And I was watching the game play for The Last of Us yesterday, and the entire time I thought it was a new Uncharted game.

[VCplusD12 91]

And I was watching the game play for The Last of Us yesterday, and the entire time I thought it was a new Uncharted game.

I thought it'd have more of an early Resident Evil feel and the opponents would scare the **** out of you. Great graphics though, and the executions were more brutal than the ones in Uncharted

[Cactus 83]

Iffy about the UFC contract. On one hand EA is a terrible company who seems to just hate their consumers. On the other hand THQ may even be worse in that regard. But with THQ you know they wouldn't hold the UFC license for 10+ years, forcing them to drastically improve the game upon each installment (the first game compared to the new one is night and day).

[jec 427]

 

Jec: Mass Effect 2 is the class of the franchise, but the third one would have been just fine had they not *****ed up the ending so badly. If they would have taken the simple steps needed to close out the series, the writing quirks throughout the game could have been overlooked...at least for me anyway.

 

 

I found the writing as a whole to be a drastic step back. The interactions between the characters seem forced, the story seems compartmentalized and the dialogue is not nearly as engaging. ME2 had an amazing flow to its narrative, something not often seen in video games. ME1's basic story was very good stuff, although it wasn't told quite as deftly as it was in its successor.

 

God, ME3 is a massive disappointment in so many areas. Not a bad game by any stretch; in fact I'd say it's a damn good game. It simply does not live up to its namesake. BioShock 2 syndrome, if you will.

[Ibn Battuta 127]

there's this game called Tribes Ascend which has great reviews from around the web. It's now Free on steam. Wish I still had a gaming computer else i'd check it out.

 

thread on SD talking about it: http://slickdeals.net/f/4810570-Tribes-Ascend-fastest-FPS-game-in-the-world-now-free-on-Steam-Plus-50-off-starter-pack

[Mauro Pedrosa 1,033]

I just got NBA 2k12 so I'll repost my first thoughts on it

 

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The presentation is very tight, even though it gets repetitive - I'm not too concerned with that aspect though.

 

I played 2 exhibition games and got raped in both so I decided to go to My Player right away.

 

I created a sexy black gentleman, 6 feet tall, athletic point guard (with dreads to emphasize his athleticism) and got drafted by the BOBCATS (UGH!)

 

I play with 12 minute quarters so I played like 17 games, obtaining only 1 win from all of those (very fitting)

 

I soon realised that I wouldn't win any championships but the constant 40+ point blowouts got old fast and I became very mad

 

The AI cheats quite a bit too, they block way too many shots and the friggin centers run so *****ing fast GOD DAMN

 

As my player was quite weak at first I'd struggle to get like 8 points per game and I'd do it with a very poor percentage

 

The skills I try to improve the most is Shot Inside, Strength and Shoot in Traffic (I love to drive to the rim)

 

I was tired of losing so I asked to be traded listing 1- Lakers (the only team that was interested in me) 2- Magic 3- Heat (everyone wants the Heat lol)

 

BUT HERE'S THE TWIST

 

The first game I played after the trade request was my first game as a starter and I completely teared **** up! 41 points, 10 assists, 7 rebounds AGAINST THE SPURS

 

We still lost by 2 points because I winced in the clutch but my offensive clutch rating is like 37

 

I got millions of milestones in only 1 game and now I have 10000+ SPs to spend tomorrow :D

 

This left me very excited to play the game tomorrow.

 

NBA 2k12 is quite awesome, but the *****ing press conferences are tricky! There aren't any good answers sometimes!!!

 

The AI cheats but I had been playing PES 2012 and FIFA Street and those games AI cheat 10 times more

 

Thanks for reading (or not, I just wanted to throw these words out there because I'm so excited :sadcrab: )