SteelAttack said:

phantom_leo said:

Did it kill your horse?

I HATE when that happens.

*...then, of course, as a sign of respect for my fallen, loyal steed, I skin it on the spot where it died and sell it's hide and meat at the local general store for some spending cash!*

*evil giggle!*

Nope. The horse ran away.

So I killed it on the spot for being a fucking pussy.

damn music from jet grind radio just poped into my head now i miss the game

eggmiester said:

damn music from jet grind radio just poped into my head now i miss the game

Yeah, I got the soundtrack with a pre-order bonus years ago. Still holds up.

15GB!? That's a month and a half of my internet allowance.

aspro said:

15GB!? That's a month and a half of my internet allowance.

Wow!

That's like a 24 hour download!

Screw that! Just wait for the discs to just install everything.

SteelAttack said:

Merry Christmas GG. Sorry you're not liking Reach so far. I hope things improve for you as the game progresses. Personally, I found Reach to be the best Halo title ever.

I enjoyed it some more last night, got to the space ship battle which was cool. Kind of like a slower Rogue Squadron. I'm still not feeling the Halo vibe, I think the music is the biggest factor but the story isn't connecting with me either. I would say Halo 1 is my fave followed by 3 then Reach, then 2. I recorded a video last night of the AI in Reach, I'll post it sometime this week, can't believe the AI is still getting stuck all over the place or wistfully hanging around the side door of the Warthog when you just want them JUMP in already. I think when I finish Reach I will sell it and then play Halo 3 again and wait for the Halo 1 remake. Or use the cash to buy ODST as Edgecrusher likes it.

BTW, what am I supposed to be doing with the forklift trucks? Is there any point to driving them or is there a Shenmue fan at Bungie?

Dvader said:

I just got Gran Turismo 5!

I put it in to play, I was all excited.

600 MB file needed to download, estimated time 60 minutes.

Welcome back HD gaming...

You're lucky you don't have my connection, you'd have to leave it on overnight.

travo said:

GG...DKCR impressions, please.

I played some more, just passed the mushroom world selection of levels. Considering that Retro's expertise lies in first person adventure games, it's pretty remarkable what they have done here, to produce such a well polished and engaging platformer.

That said I would be one of the guys who gives it a 8/10 or something, it's very solid, looks be-autiful too. The rocket barrel sections I hate, one hit deaths and just tapping a button to make it through. Also the mine cart ones can be annoying. Mostly I do fine but in the cave world selection of levels I super guided 2 of the levels. As I watched Super Kong do his thing I just saw how ridiculous - yet epic those levels were. It's what I expected all of Bit Trip Runner to be like, they basically want you to do a level perfectly all the way through or face a one hit death. Really harsh.

Also the guy who recorded the super kong playthroughs isn't very good, he misses all the jigsaw pieces and KONG letters. The NSMB wii guy is like a demon in comparison.

One thing that bugs me is the trial and error, you can be happily jumping about on solid platforms and then in the blink of an eye the next set of platforms will set off this chain of crumbling deaths that you couldn't even see coming. So you die and restart and remember the point where it all began.

Overall though, I like DKCR a lot, as it's old school and you can quickly play chunks here and there. Honestly though it wouldn't even be in my top 5 of the year.

gamingeek said:

Overall though, I like DKCR a lot, as it's old school and you can quickly play chunks here and there. Honestly though it wouldn't even be in my top 5 of the year.

So am I still a horrible old man who hates everything now that we have very similar views on the game?

robio said:

So am I still a horrible old man who hates everything now that we have very similar views on the game?

Yes.

Archangel3371 said:

I loved Halo: Reach as well. Really enjoyed the story which I thought was pretty epic. I totally loved the music. I didn't care for the friendly AI when they were driving if I was the gunner but the rest of the AI both friendly and enemy was pretty good. I always chose to be the driver which worked out quite well since they were good gunners. Definitely my favourite Halo game in the franchise.

What I do is ride about in the warthog as a driver, do circles around the bad guys and try to wait for the gunner to take them out. Or I try and run people over. I will never lose my love for the warthog in Halo, it's the best part of the games IMO. I wish I could shoot and drive at the same time though.

Do you think I would enjoy ODST over Reach at all? What are the main differences?

Games TM 104 Scores

Gran Turismo 5 - 9 "Burdened by expectation, yet still a genuine great"

Disney Epic Mickey - 5 "Poor mechanics mar a great premise"

Splatterhouse - 4 "Proof that some retro games are buried for a reason"

Tron: Evolution - 2 "Bland, unimaginative and poorly executed"

Dance Central - 7 "A step in the right direction"

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn - 8 "Worth the wait"

Kirby's Epic Yarn - 8 "A purl of a platformer"

Kinectimals - 7 "A glossy and fun showcase for Kinect"

Alien Breed 3: Descent - 7 "A bold but not brilliant conclusion"

Poker night at the inventory - 7 "Funnier than any of your friends"

Tony Hawk: Shred - 4 "A series in dire need of identity realignment"

FlingSmash - 6 "A fun concept that's ultimately let down by its controls"

Create - 7 "Just enough to justify the low price"

No heroes allowed! - 7 "Overwhelmingly complex but hugely empowering"

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - 8 "An explosive reimagining of a modern classic"

Michael Jackson: The Experience - 2 "More exploitation than experience"

Malicious - 8 "Well worth seeking out"

Raving Rabbids Travel in Time - 6 "The guiltiest of guilty pleasures"

Kinect Joy Ride - 4 "A tech demo at best"

Need For Speed Hot Pursuit - 8 "The best online single-player game ever"

Archangel3371 said:

Hmm I don't know. You might like the story or the way it was told more I guess. Since you don't play multiplayer you won't miss the lack of online matchmaking.


          BTW why doesn't your username show up on the recently spotted list?

Cause I'm a ghost. Like Sam Fisher I will pop up behind you at the most unexpected of times.

Like when you take a dump.