The Video Game Thread

by Lucstar88 Sat May 11, 2013 1:00 pm

Welcome, fellow gamers, during the week I saw that EFR had no video game thread. So I decided to make one. (Since pretty much everyone here is a gamer Laughing

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- Talks about video games you've played or are playing (Reviews are encouraged)
- Talk about games you think of buying
- Talk about the best gaming moments of your life
- Talk about the worst games, etc...
- PLEASE! Try your hardest to not spoil a game's ending or plot twist. (If everyone doesn't care about spoilers, well chat away)

Have Fun!!! - Lucstar88 Very Happy

by Alta Sat May 11, 2013 1:34 pm

I've been doing a paper on video games and their effects on society. Been fun.

by Lucstar88 Sat May 11, 2013 1:49 pm

Alta wrote:I've been doing a paper on video games and their effects on society. Been fun.

Cool.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Sat May 11, 2013 6:28 pm

Been playing heaps of WWE Here Comes the Pain on a PS2 emulator lately.

by **Ben Atkins** Sat May 11, 2013 6:33 pm

If my avatar of Elizabeth from this game and what I said on the twitter thread doesn't say enough, I've recently been playing and completed Bioshock Infinite... and I'm rather fond of it. So fond I think I found my new favourite game of all time...

by Lucstar88 Sat May 11, 2013 6:38 pm

Ben Atkins wrote:If my avatar of Elizabeth from this game and what I said on the twitter thread doesn't say enough, I've recently been playing and completed Bioshock Infinite... and I'm rather fond of it. So fond I think I found my new favourite game of all time...

I played Bioshock 2. I enjoyed it! Very Happy

by Nascar9fan Sat May 11, 2013 8:12 pm

Even though I only seem to be playing Black Ops 2 lately, I consider myself more of a Halo fan. After playing both Halo 4 & Black Ops 2, I can safely say that Halo has a better campaign, but zombies mode in Black Ops 2 is great, as it has a lot more replay-ability. Of all the people who play Black Ops 2, was I the only one to find the Veteran campaign difficulty too easy for what it was? I completed it in 5-9 hours of gameplay. When my brother & I did the Halo 4 campaign on Legendary co-op, it took us roughly 12 hours of gameplay

by Lucstar88 Sat May 11, 2013 8:15 pm

Nascar9fan wrote:Even though I only seem to be playing Black Ops 2 lately, I consider myself more of a Halo fan. After playing both Halo 4 & Black Ops 2, I can safely say that Halo has a better campaign, but zombies mode in Black Ops 2 is great, as it has a lot more replay-ability. Of all the people who play Black Ops 2, was I the only one to find the Veteran campaign difficulty too easy for what it was? I completed it in 5-9 hours of gameplay. When my brother & I did the Halo 4 campaign on Legendary co-op, it took us roughly 12 hours of gameplay

I found it hard but now WaW hard

I bought 2 games last week, NFS Hot Pursuit (which is incredible) & Max Payne 3 (which is decent), i could only choose 2, the odd one out was MLB 12 The show, which could of replaced my 09 version

by Chives2112 Tue May 14, 2013 7:09 pm

Your life is now complete:

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Tue May 14, 2013 10:45 pm

Brought NASCAR 2011: The Game yesterday off the PSN store. So far not bad. Annoying thing though is this.

Medium difficulty: Qualify and finish 1st every race.
Hard: Qualify and finish last every race.

by f1fan12 Wed May 15, 2013 6:40 am

I am playing a lot of Galactic Civilizations II lately. It is a strategy based game where you are the leader of an alien race. And you can interact with other races, declare war on them, research stuff to make your race superior, seize their planets, trade with them, etc....

by Lucstar88 Wed May 15, 2013 6:58 am

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Brought NASCAR 2011: The Game yesterday off the PSN store. So far not bad. Annoying thing though is this.

Medium difficulty: Qualify and finish 1st every race.
Hard: Qualify and finish last every race.

Me : Hard, wins everytime,
Legend, 20th avg finish, SS = Last

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Wed May 15, 2013 10:57 am

Lucstar88 wrote:
Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:Brought NASCAR 2011: The Game yesterday off the PSN store. So far not bad. Annoying thing though is this.

Medium difficulty: Qualify and finish 1st every race.
Hard: Qualify and finish last every race.

Me : Hard, wins everytime,
Legend, 20th avg finish, SS = Last

Yeah it's annoying. Damage model is horrible too.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Wed May 15, 2013 12:27 pm

Well then...
http://www.gran-turismo.com/gb/news/00_1910783.html?t=15th

by RocketKnight Wed May 15, 2013 1:22 pm

Gran Turismo 6 announced.

commence fangasm mode...

by Lucstar88 Wed May 15, 2013 4:04 pm

I loved GT5, i will still have my ps3 when it releases... but no mention of a ps4 release?

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Wed May 15, 2013 10:11 pm

Lucstar88 wrote:I loved GT5, i will still have my ps3 when it releases... but no mention of a ps4 release?

This actually surprises me, a lot of people would of thought that GT6 would be the flagship release for the PS4.

by RealRacingRoots Thu May 16, 2013 1:22 am

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:
Lucstar88 wrote:I loved GT5, i will still have my ps3 when it releases... but no mention of a ps4 release?
This actually surprises me, a lot of people would of thought that GT6 would be the flagship release for the PS4.

IIRC, GT2 came out about three months before the PS2 was released, GT4 was about a year and a half before the PS3 was relased. So in terms of consistency, PD are on the money. Test with the first console release, release a refined sequel using as much of the console's horsepower as possible near the end of the console generation.

by GamerAzuzu Tue May 21, 2013 3:53 pm

Ladies and Gentlmen the new Xbox has been announced and it's name is...

Xbox One.

It's supposed to signify that it's a "All-in-One" console.

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...it looks like they stole the receiver from my house and added a disc drive

by Metro 6r4 Tue May 21, 2013 4:52 pm

GamerAzuzu wrote:Ladies and Gentlmen the new Xbox has been announced and it's name is...

Xbox One.

It's supposed to signify that it's a "All-in-One" console.

...it looks like they stole the receiver from my house and added a disc drive

My response:

by Chives2112 Tue May 21, 2013 5:19 pm

GamerAzuzu wrote:Ladies and Gentlmen the new Xbox has been announced and it's name is...

Xbox One.

It's supposed to signify that it's a "All-in-One" console.

...it looks like they stole the receiver from my house and added a disc drive

Hahaha, that looks hideous! Laughing

by Alta Tue May 21, 2013 5:37 pm

GamerAzuzu wrote:Ladies and Gentlmen the new Xbox has been announced and it's name is...

Xbox One.

It's supposed to signify that it's a "All-in-One" console.

...it looks like they stole the receiver from my house and added a disc drive

OH SHIT! VCR'S ARE BACK!

by Rykia Tue May 21, 2013 6:29 pm

Alta wrote:
GamerAzuzu wrote:Ladies and Gentlmen the new Xbox has been announced and it's name is...

Xbox One.

It's supposed to signify that it's a "All-in-One" console.

...it looks like they stole the receiver from my house and added a disc drive
OH SHIT! VCR'S ARE BACK!

That's exactly what I was thinking Laughing

In other news, I'm sure some of you have heard, but NASCAR: The Game is coming out on Steam, supposedly with the Gen 6 carset. Don't think it is Inside Line, but basically a PC variation of it.

by Sparkz47 Tue May 21, 2013 7:36 pm

Alta wrote:
GamerAzuzu wrote:Ladies and Gentlmen the new Xbox has been announced and it's name is...

Xbox One.

It's supposed to signify that it's a "All-in-One" console.

...it looks like they stole the receiver from my house and added a disc drive
OH SHIT! VCR'S ARE BACK!

Am I the only one who actually kinda likes the way it looks?

Still going to be a crappy system though. I want my game consoles to play games, I don't need them to bake me a cake or iron my clothes or whatever it is they're trying to make this thing out to do.

by RealRacingRoots Tue May 21, 2013 7:38 pm

I'll just go ahead and call it the Xbox 361.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Tue May 21, 2013 8:51 pm

As a PlayStationfag, I am loving what's going on at the moment.

by Lucstar88 Tue May 21, 2013 9:04 pm

Spannerhead29 (Nelson) wrote:As a PlayStationfag, I am loving what's going on at the moment.

I'm also a PS fan, but good for Microsoft, we'll have less idiots in GT5/GT6 XD. No, seriously, if I could I would buy both, but i'll be buying the PS4, next year, after GT6 & GTA5, besides we can FINALLY PLAY old PS games & cross-game chat. Skype = Lots of People will TROLL

by Alta Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:33 pm

Thoughts on E3?

by RealRacingRoots Mon Jun 10, 2013 8:19 pm

New Mirror's Edge Game?

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by RetrogradeRenegade Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:54 pm

The Xbone costs FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY NINE GREAT BRITISH POUNDS. NO THANK YOU.

Also this.

EDIT: Alright, Sony have convinced me with all these exclusives. I'm buying a PS4.

by navycook75 Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:00 pm

I might get a PS4 when it becomes cheaper just for GT6 and maybe a few other things, but I'm probably sticking to PC for everything else.

Also, Xbox One is digging itself into a hole.

by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:34 pm

>Xbox One $599 AUD

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by Spannerhead29 (Nelson) Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:04 pm

A subtle "Suck my dick Xbox" by Sony.

by RealRacingRoots Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:27 pm

What I want to know is how much it will cost Sony to MAKE a PS4. It cost them nearly a grand to make a PS3 when it launched, and that was with the five hundred ninety-nine us dollar price tag. Lord knows how big of a loss they're going to make off of the PS4. Also with the video posted above, read the fine print.

But all that I do know, is that Sony has fired shots. And my wallet is cringing at Nintendo's conference(s) tomorrow.

by Alta Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:02 am

Sony gave Microsoft in lighter terms, The Dennis Setzer.

by Nascar9fan Tue Jun 11, 2013 7:05 am

I'm sorry, but I thought Bill Gates had enough money. Why does his company constantly ask for more? *takes a breath*, I haven't played a playstation console for a while, & think the xBox 360 is better than them, but if new games come out that I really want to play (apart from Halo. I'm not wasting $600 just to play ONE game on a console that will prevent me from using at least half it's features) then I might consider getting a PS4. At least Sony listens to the customers/gamers/whatever you wanna call them

by vbooy57 Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:42 am

RealRacingRoots wrote:What I want to know is how much it will cost Sony to MAKE a PS4. It cost them nearly a grand to make a PS3 when it launched, and that was with the five hundred ninety-nine us dollar price tag. Lord knows how big of a loss they're going to make off of the PS4. Also with the video posted above, read the fine print.

But all that I do know, is that Sony has fired shots. And my wallet is cringing at Nintendo's conference(s) tomorrow.

I think it cost so much then because of the Blu-ray, which was not yet standard. Or affordable.

by BigDaddy24 Tue Jun 11, 2013 11:29 am

All this talk about the PS4 and the Xbox One and I still never bothered to get the PS3 or 360 yet. Man, do I feel so outta tune right now.

by Rykia Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:23 pm

Nascar9fan wrote:I'm sorry, but I thought Bill Gates had enough money. Why does his company constantly ask for more? *takes a breath*, I haven't played a playstation console for a while, & think the xBox 360 is better than them, but if new games come out that I really want to play (apart from Halo. I'm not wasting $600 just to play ONE game on a console that will prevent me from using at least half it's features) then I might consider getting a PS4. At least Sony listens to the customers/gamers/whatever you wanna call them

This pretty much sums up my opinions. It really sucks, cause I always liked XBOX Live better, but unless something drastic happens to change my mind, looks like I'm gonna get a PS4, for GT6 and KH3 if nothing else. As for the Playstation Plus thing, well I already pay for XBOX Live, so no change for me.

by RealRacingRoots Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:48 pm

I hate to break it to you guys, but in typical GT tradition, but GT6 is coming out for PS3. Similar to how GT2 was released so close to the PS2 release.

by Lucstar88 Tue Jun 11, 2013 3:12 pm

RealRacingRoots wrote:I hate to break it to you guys, but in typical GT tradition, but GT6 is coming out for PS3. Similar to how GT2 was released so close to the PS2 release.

Still, looks great. If the PS4 has backwards compatibility (idk) it will play GT6

by JMac525 Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:02 pm

While PS4 and Xbox One were battling it out, ol' Nintendo caught my attention more than either at the show this year because of may things including this:

by Chives2112 Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:07 am

I think Navy "Fatass" Huskie summed up E3 rather nicely...

Spoiler:

by navycook75 Wed Jun 12, 2013 3:38 am

Chives2112 wrote:I think Navy "Fatass" Huskie summed up E3 rather nicely...

Spoiler:

oh Navyhuskie....

by Sparkz47 Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:04 pm

http://nascarthegame.com/news/nascar-the-game-2013

by Alta Wed Jun 12, 2013 2:37 pm

>PC

Oh shit.

by Rykia Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:19 pm

^yfw I posted about that in this thread weeks ago

It is nice to have some confirmation though. Also, looks like we may have templates for it, though it isn't confirmed.

by Metro 6r4 Fri Jun 14, 2013 1:10 pm

Has anyone else looked at the game play of Grid 2 and thought that they've made it worse?

by Sparkz47 Fri Jun 14, 2013 3:29 pm

^ I've got the game. I've never played the original Grid, so I'm not really sure what it was like, but I'm enjoying Grid 2. The handling's pretty arcadey, but it's also incredibly fun, so I really don't care too much about the realism. There's a good variety of cars and tracks and a pretty original story. The only thing about the game that really bugs me is the fact that the AI will ram you and push you no matter how cleanly you race them. I'm not sure if it's because they're overly aggressive or just oblivious, but it gets pretty annoying after a while. Other than that, though, it's great fun.

by RetrogradeRenegade Fri Jun 14, 2013 6:04 pm

Metro 6r4 wrote:Has anyone else looked at the game play of Grid 2 and thought that they've made it worse?

I've played it, and yeah, I'm not a fan of the drifting. It's okay with the less powerful cars, but things like the top tier cars are completely undriveable if they're a 'drift' car. Especially if it's a tight mountain road with no margin for error. Everything else is fine - the ramming is annoying, but since I'm pretty reckless in that game, I tend to wind up putting them in the wall before they get a chance to do it to me. Laughing

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