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Comment on Funtime Friday: Rebellion by Steve Milich

Steve Milich — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:28:19 +0000

After wiping out 2 games from the pile of shame last weekend I celebrated by buying Sonic 4 Episode II on Steam the other night so I’ll be finishing that off.

Comment on Ninja Gaiden – What the Hell Went Wrong?! by Hewso

Hewso — Mon, 14 May 2012 23:39:33 +0000

I never thought they were too hard. Punishing and difficult but fair. I finished both one and two and while I died more times than I care to count, it was 99.9% of the time my fault. I wasn’t good enough in that instance. I never felt like the AI was cheating or being cheap. Finishing these games gave me a sense of accomplishment I haven’t experienced since.

And yes Itagaki seems like a bit of a douche, but obviously he is a douche with a vision.

Comment on Ninja Gaiden – What the Hell Went Wrong?! by Tim Henderson

Tim Henderson — Mon, 14 May 2012 21:50:52 +0000

Interesting thought, but then you have stuff like God of War that has a chronic habit of changing directors.

I also wonder where the line between fair and needlessly mean gets drawn. I always thought of the NG games as hard but… possible. Maybe possible. I may be wrong, but didn’t Team Ninja have to send a guy over from Japan because Microsoft’s own playtesters were wholly unable to finish Ninja Gaiden Black? I kind of see this as pushing the difficulty bar a touch too high.

But then, it’s probable that I just hate how much of a jackarse Itagaki seems to be.

Comment on Waddya Buyin’? Diablo 3 by Tim Henderson

Tim Henderson — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:03:07 +0000

What Dylan isn’t telling us is that he ordered D3 from Game.

… What? Jokes about that are stale? ALREADY!?

Also more keen on Payne, but I’ll need to buy a computer with a big enough hard drive to run it first o_O

Comment on Waddya Buyin’? Diablo 3 by Dylan Burns

Dylan Burns — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:05:33 +0000

Diablo III paid for, although more excited for Max Payne 3. The multi might actually drag me online for the first time in a while.

Comment on Funtime Friday: Nicknames by Steve Milich

Steve Milich — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:48:18 +0000

I’m doing a bit of classic gaming too, I bought the Quest for Glory series on gog so it’s 1992 again for me.

Comment on Waddya Buyin’? Endless Space by Ken Lee

Ken Lee — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:57:37 +0000

Minecraft for XBLA this week is also looking mighty tempting.

Comment on Funtime Friday: Madness by Steve Milich

Steve Milich — Fri, 04 May 2012 03:28:47 +0000

I upgraded my PC this week so I’ll probably go through my Steam list and try every game on ‘High’ graphics settings.

Comment on Funtime Friday: Madness by Ken Lee

Ken Lee — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:09:07 +0000

I’m hoping to play more Stellar Impact, with ‘hoping’ being the key here. There’s just not enough players on this so finding a match is tough. And if I do find one, I’m getting kicked out because of my low level.

Maybe I’ll just watch all of Community again.

Comment on Preview: MechWarrior Tactics Developer Roundtable by Ken Lee

Ken Lee — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:35:54 +0000

The cons you’ve highlighted are my key concerns about the game. There’s only been (I think) 9-10 mech announced so far. Given that key features of the game revolve around customisability and collectability, the small number of mechs will be an obstacle. If I were a paying player, I wouldn’t spend money if I kept cycling around the same 20-odd mechs (assuming the developers even double the number of available mechs).

I would really want to see some type of persistent universe, and larger scale battles, to give meaning to each battle. 1v1 lance-level battles are fun, but without some persistence, it just becomes a mindless grab for scrap.