In game mission briefing from Insomniac's new game they are teasing everywhere www.fusegame.com
What can I say about this game, except for the fact that I haven't stopped playing it. Its such a fun and addicting game. It's by far the best mmorpg that I've ever played in my life. The PvE is exciting, the PvP is extremely well made, the world events are challenging and the main story is very interesting.
Right now, if I had to recommend one game to the entire world, it would be this. I am so glad I bought this game. I've had so much fun with it.
Did I mention that it also looks AMAZING? The world is so greatly developed. They encourage exploration and wandering around with things called vistas, which are usually hard to reach places that are high up and require a bit... Read All What can I say about this game, except for the fact that I haven't stopped playing it. Its such a fun and addicting game. It's by far the best mmorpg that I've ever played in my life. The PvE is exciting, the PvP is extremely well made, the world events are challenging and the main story is very interesting.
Right now, if I had to recommend one game to the entire world, it would be this. I am so glad I bought this game. I've had so much fun with it.
Did I mention that it also looks AMAZING? The world is so greatly developed. They encourage exploration and wandering around with things called vistas, which are usually hard to reach places that are high up and require a bit of work to get to. When you reach them they award you with a nice little bit of experiences. Also, if you find all the locations in the map, the game rewards you with a chest full of good loot.
Definitely get this game.
Added image is me and my chicken pal. :D
Right now, if I had to recommend one game to the entire world, it would be this. I am so glad I bought this game. I've had so much fun with it.
Did I mention that it also looks AMAZING? The world is so greatly developed. They encourage exploration and wandering around with things called vistas, which are usually hard to reach places that are high up and require a bit... Read All What can I say about this game, except for the fact that I haven't stopped playing it. Its such a fun and addicting game. It's by far the best mmorpg that I've ever played in my life. The PvE is exciting, the PvP is extremely well made, the world events are challenging and the main story is very interesting.
Right now, if I had to recommend one game to the entire world, it would be this. I am so glad I bought this game. I've had so much fun with it.
Did I mention that it also looks AMAZING? The world is so greatly developed. They encourage exploration and wandering around with things called vistas, which are usually hard to reach places that are high up and require a bit of work to get to. When you reach them they award you with a nice little bit of experiences. Also, if you find all the locations in the map, the game rewards you with a chest full of good loot.
Definitely get this game.
Added image is me and my chicken pal. :D
I played the first. I don't really have time for an mmoprg right now (although Diablo is getting close...), but if I did this is probably where I'd go.
Heard great things about GW2 from a bunch of people at PAX. It seemed to be the hot MMO right now with the crowd I spoke to(outside a panel on MMO's).
That screen grab is fun, how did that all happen?
There was a mission in which you could pick up chickens, and when I did, he grew 3x in size. I thought it was screen cap worthy considering my character's name is Cluckles. Not to mention I love chickens.
Cluckles... Well done sir!
Oh and a tip I want to pass on... If you ever should play Skyrim, don't ever hit a Chicken. Sounds funny and I sort of thought it would be link Link to the Past and they would swarm you and back off after a few seconds.
Nope, nope, nope.
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Chicken
Nope, you just get attacked by everyone in town. haha.
Yes you do. Apparently everyone thinks you are some kind of killer for doing it.
I told my wife and she was like "Good, they should attack you for hitting that poor chicken!" :D
I agree with her, chickens are just poor defenseless creatures that deserve better >:(
haha, I'm just waiting for the mod that allows me to ride a giant chicken mount.
Chicken mount would be great.
Dude, chicken mounts have been done before: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Chocobo
:P
Yeah, but technically those are chocobos, not chickens. Plus, there are no chicken mounts in skyrim or guild wars 2.
did you check the Nexus? I would be surprised if there is no chicken mount.
Internet to the rescue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XlGWweWeo4
Looks like fun.
Ah yes, I do remember seeing that video. Although, I don't believe he released it.
Also, it has been awhile since the last time I played skyrim but last time I checked the nexus they did not have a chicken mount mod. There might be one now but I haven't played skyrim very much lately so I haven't really checked. Sleeping dogs and Guild wars 2 takes up all my free time.
Are there more mods on the Nexus than the Steam Workshop?
Probably. A lot of the modders don't like the Steam Workshop EULA (it gives them rights to the mod), so they prefer to only post their mods on the Nexus.
A quick estimate puts 16,000 files on the Nexus. Now, many of these are absolute crap, but many are really good.
The Nexus Mod tool that the site uses is better in many ways than the Workshop Tool, but you can use both at the same time. I always loaded my favorite mods in the Workshop, experimental mods and the 3 or 4 that I had to have but the Workshop didn't support ended up working under the Nexus.
Yeah, most of the more major game changing mods are on the nexus. If you like small random mods, the workshop is probably fine for that.
OK ill checkout the Nexus then, thanks!
If you want to join this conversation you need to sign in.
Sign Up / Log In
Awesome.
Awesome.
I agree, it is. The Mann vs Machine update was good, hopefully I can play it after the update has quieted and hopefully there are more servers available!
I haven't even gotten there yet. I've been a Diablo fiend of late. Anyone else gotten the chance?
I've watched a bunch of videos on Mann v. Machine, but I haven't got around to playing it. I've been busy with guild wars 2.
I tried a match solo and it was fun, albeit I got my ass handed to me.
If you want to join this conversation you need to sign in.
Sign Up / Log In
According to 2K the Mecromancer will be released October 16th and will cost $10. That is, unless you pre-order Borderlands 2 then it will be free. Totally excited about picking up this class to try out, its not quite the Borderlands 2 normal class.
Gearbox also said they will be releasing at least 4 DLC packs for Borderlands 2 and if you wanted, you could purchase a season pass to all of it for $30 at game launch.
Nice to have options but, I don't know, is this a bit too much DLC talk before the game has even shipped? I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, its awesome to get great content, on the other hand...
Borderlands 2 is set to be released on September 18th. According to 2K the Mecromancer will be released October 16th and will cost $10. That is, unless you pre-order Borderlands 2 then it will be free. Totally excited about picking up this class to try out, its not quite the Borderlands 2 normal class.
Gearbox also said they will be releasing at least 4 DLC packs for Borderlands 2 and if you wanted, you could purchase a season pass to all of it for $30 at game launch.
Nice to have options but, I don't know, is this a bit too much DLC talk before the game has even shipped? I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, its awesome to get great content, on the other hand...
Borderlands 2 is set to be released on September 18th.
Gearbox also said they will be releasing at least 4 DLC packs for Borderlands 2 and if you wanted, you could purchase a season pass to all of it for $30 at game launch.
Nice to have options but, I don't know, is this a bit too much DLC talk before the game has even shipped? I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, its awesome to get great content, on the other hand...
Borderlands 2 is set to be released on September 18th. According to 2K the Mecromancer will be released October 16th and will cost $10. That is, unless you pre-order Borderlands 2 then it will be free. Totally excited about picking up this class to try out, its not quite the Borderlands 2 normal class.
Gearbox also said they will be releasing at least 4 DLC packs for Borderlands 2 and if you wanted, you could purchase a season pass to all of it for $30 at game launch.
Nice to have options but, I don't know, is this a bit too much DLC talk before the game has even shipped? I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, its awesome to get great content, on the other hand...
Borderlands 2 is set to be released on September 18th.
Atleast the previous Borderlands DLC's has been really well thought out campaigns. I think 20 dollars is reasonable enough for 4 new campaigns, not 30 dollars though.
Price of a game:
$60 (Game) + $10 (Addon) + $15 (DLC) + $15 (DLC) + $15 (DLC) + $15 (DLC) = $130
Remember when they it to be like $40 for the expensive ones?
How long until publishers start releasing a third of a game and charging you full price?
Oh... wait...**cough**starcraft**cough**
something in my throat
That's why I only buy games that are on sale. I can't afford to buy $100 games.
I'm not a fan of DLC. When I buy a game, I want the game, not *part* of the game. I'll wait longer between games if developers need more time stuffing all their ideas into a game before it ships, but after it ships, I don't want to have to buy more.
But of course, I will pay more when it looks cool ;-)
"Thank you sir, may I have another?"
I think DLC can be awesome. As long as the pricing seems fair and it's purely optional/extra content that adds to the existing game then I'm totally cool with it. It can extend the life of the game sales, and give the developers a way to make a little extra money from the used game crowd (which is so much better than trying to punish them for buying it used).
Shipping an incomplete game and then charging for the missing pieces is not cool. Making people pay to access content that's already on the disc they just bought is just as bad if not worse.
Which fighting game was it that got in big trouble with this?
Hidden characters on the disc, and you have to pay to unlock them
What's worse, some of the characters they won't let you unlock for any reason, even though they're actually on the disc.
@tungsten It was Street Fighter IV.
I agree with everyone here. Typically what i've done is wait until the GoTY has been released and then get it all in one go. That has been fine up to this point(I nabbed Fallout 3 this way) but I find I pass up on an awesome group experience. You know the feeling, where you and your friends go through a game together and squee with excitement over how awesome it is. When I wait it out, its just me, which is awesome but you know, not as awesome as rocking through a game with friends and sharing it.
That said, I imagine ill go from BL2 => GoTY and opt out of the DLC hits as long as I can handle it. I don't mind devs coming back to the watering hole, I just mind the consumption mechanism.
If its a console I prefer getting all the DLC on a disc so I can share it with a friend, and I do that too so its a nice thing.
If its Steam, well then ill wait for a GoTY sale which is pretty often.
All told, I want everyone to do what works for them, but yeah, kind of don't LOVE the DLC hits but find them tolerable.
To me as much as i hate paying for dlc. I'm usually okay with it as long as it doesn't simply "hand you" things. I've always hated the new age of dlc where a dlc simply means "do you want free items instantly given to you with no work?" I like the feel of earning things. Hope the dlc's this time around feature many raid bosses that are extremely challenging.
Sorry can't edit I'd also like to say that. I wish they'd go back to the old version of the word. Expansions. I prefer'd expansions rather then dlc. dlc is usually small and petty for most things. Where as an expansion is usually met with more positive connotation and largely improves and adds to a game you love and is more of a hard thought out effort on the developers part.
Right. I think the difference is now that DLC isn't something you get a physical copy of. Then again, you don't get a physical copy of a Steam game either...
Well anyways, yeah the term expansion is something id prefer as well. Getting a Neverwinter Nights expansion or something like The Frozen Throne was something more than just 6 hours of new content. It was a pretty long experience.
Then again, the expansions pack were a bit more expensive than regular DLC, right?
Not necessarily. DLC comes out in bunches at 10-20dollars a piece. I too remember neverwinter nights expansion packs and they were about 20-40(40 might even be pushing it they may have never reached that high) but they also had about as much content as 5DLC's and usually more types of content. Neverwinter nights added new character classes, races, a whole new story and new mechanics in each expansion.
I think the physical copy thing is a give and take. I hated not having physical copies at first. I still have my Lunar 2 eternal blue complete collection. (anyone ever remember the complete collection stuff?) Those things come with as much bonus's and extras in real life as they do in the game itself. However, most times now i can't imagine having to leave my home on a release game night to have to go buy it. When on steam you can preload it the day before and be ready to play the second it releases.
It's called micro transactions. Someone figured out a while back that people will buy more smaller, cheaper chunks than big $40 expansions. Unfortunately this has pushed a lot of developers into the whole 2 NEW GUNS FOR $5.99 OMG thing.
How does this compare to the modding community? Both of Skyrim's DLC's have interested me far less than the free mods offered all around the web. Frankly, I'm surprised that publishers haven't put the kibosh on this sort of thing. I'm telling you right now that I am significantly less likely to purchase DLC because of the availability of these mods.
+1 to Valve for pushing the Steam Workshop. Now if they just backed off a bit on their EULA, we'd all be set.
TBH thats why im very happy indie games have become a huge hit lately. Hopefully as some of the more popular indie games release this year and next they will show big business that consumers are angry with the large prices being waved at us.
I agree on the Indie games part. But it's a double-edged sword. There is a lot of obnoxious pretentious games getting a ton more attention than they deserve.
That is pretty true. I think the steam greenlight is evidence of that. Some games are clearly above in quality and effort then others but yet dont have hardly any votes while some that arent nearly as invested in have tons.
I know a lot of people love Braid. But I despise it because of how uninspired the gameplay is. I also dislike John Blow.
Hopefully the future will be games with the quality of borderlands 2 with the same amount of passion they put into it without the need for publishers dictating what can and can't be done.
Publishers shouldn't be the reason why a game doesn't get created, so I agree with you Jacob. I also think its a good thing indie games are getting a life now because it lowers the barrier to entry for people that want to make games. If its great, it should be seen.
Then again, some new games are junk so there is that....
Steam Greenlight is cool and from the games that are highly rated they seem to be of pretty good quality too. I think Valve is trying to take the choice for putting games on Steam to the hands of the people and that always seems like a better strategy than a curated garden to me.
I agree to a certain extent. In a golden world greenlight would be the best thing ever. However theres the matter that some people literally get their joy of life from just being annoying to others. So games get downvoted by sites or groups of people for no reason other then to downvote it. Blockscape was downvoted a lot by minecraft players but what they dont realize is if they really cared about the game theyd want competition in a competitive genre games turn out better. Minecraft really opened up the door to voxel created games and I for one would like to see their idea improved upon.
Ah, good point I hadn't considered that. Groups trolling other games isn't awesome, I agree and competition in any kind of genre space is great.
If you want to join this conversation you need to sign in.
Sign Up / Log In
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/03/valve-confirms-hardware-development
Sony vs. Microsoft vs. Nintendo vs. VALVE
When was the last time we had a 4th box? Jaguar? Rooting for Valve, but history says someone is going to lose here. http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/03/valve-confirms-hardware-development
Sony vs. Microsoft vs. Nintendo vs. VALVE
When was the last time we had a 4th box? Jaguar? Rooting for Valve, but history says someone is going to lose here.
Sony vs. Microsoft vs. Nintendo vs. VALVE
When was the last time we had a 4th box? Jaguar? Rooting for Valve, but history says someone is going to lose here. http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/03/valve-confirms-hardware-development
Sony vs. Microsoft vs. Nintendo vs. VALVE
When was the last time we had a 4th box? Jaguar? Rooting for Valve, but history says someone is going to lose here.
This could be interesting. I won't believe anything until I see it. I think Steam on Linux and all of Gabe's Windows 8 comments could suggest a Steam Box, but people do all kinds of R&D that never amount to anything. This may fall into that category.
I think they are steadily headed the direction of some kind of console or something similar. The Linux client and porting games is a first step.
I don't think it will go the way of the Jaguar though. Well, hope it doesn't I guess. The box serves an actual need in the market. Its not just another console, its another console that can built and run in such as way as to make it very compelling for users. In fact, I think Apple and Valve are better suited to provide a next gen killer console that Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo as they are to entrenched in a certain model that kind of sucks for users.
If you want to join this conversation you need to sign in.
Sign Up / Log In
One treat of PAX this year was being able to get my hands on the new Doom 3 BFG Edition. The level they demoed was the bonus "lost mission" that will ship with the game. The system I played on was Doom 3 BFG Edition in 3D on the XBox 360.
I didn't have to wait in line too long and in a few minutes I put on the 3D glasses and extremely comfortable earphones and I was of exploring. Took me a minute or so to orient myself to the 360 controls but in a minute I was having fun. I have never enjoyed playing a game in 3D as much as this and I was really enjoying how immersive the 3D was. Switching weapons was fun, shooting the bad guys far away was fun... everything was... Read All One treat of PAX this year was being able to get my hands on the new Doom 3 BFG Edition. The level they demoed was the bonus "lost mission" that will ship with the game. The system I played on was Doom 3 BFG Edition in 3D on the XBox 360.
I didn't have to wait in line too long and in a few minutes I put on the 3D glasses and extremely comfortable earphones and I was of exploring. Took me a minute or so to orient myself to the 360 controls but in a minute I was having fun. I have never enjoyed playing a game in 3D as much as this and I was really enjoying how immersive the 3D was. Switching weapons was fun, shooting the bad guys far away was fun... everything was really... well... fun in 3D! This is a pretty new thing for me as my vision doesn't lend itself to enjoying 3D much less actually being able to experience it but somehow, it worked really well.
The game never suffered from slow down or lag, it was all very "John Carmack smooth" on the 360. This kind of thing is pretty apparent to me as I was walking around PAX and other more simple DLC games had some serious frame rate issues compared to Doom 3 BFG Edition. I remember walking by one game and @chowda and I both commented how laggy it looked for being a simple downloadable title.
That said, I noticed a few other things I wasn't in love with when I played the demo. The game was easy. I hope it was just someone putting the game into wimp mode or something because it wasn't as much fun as the original in this respect. The original Doom 3 wasn't impossible, but it was challenging and you had to choose your weapon wisely and conserve on ammo somewhat. The game had liberal amounts of ammo and I got the really good guns way faster than I did in the original game. Getting the sweet guns faster makes sense as the "hidden mission" is a fairly short campaign. I am pretty sure the game will ship with difficulty modes that one can crank up, so I am not too concerned, it was just something I noticed.
That said, I hope Doom 3 BFG Edition comes with difficulty levels and that those levels offer more of a challenge I experienced. All in all though, I am very excited to get this game and am seriously considering picking up some 3D glasses to compliment it.
http://i.imgur.com/mVaHo.jpg
Oh right, the flashlight is totally gone in favor of you being able to flip a gun light on each of your weapons. I think this is a mistake, but making a game more accessible for a modern audience is most likely a good move, even if it changes something I loved about the original.
That all said, I am more excited that I was before about picking this title up and will enjoy heading back to Mars base to make right what was made wrong by the horribly uncouth Malcolm Betruger.
I didn't have to wait in line too long and in a few minutes I put on the 3D glasses and extremely comfortable earphones and I was of exploring. Took me a minute or so to orient myself to the 360 controls but in a minute I was having fun. I have never enjoyed playing a game in 3D as much as this and I was really enjoying how immersive the 3D was. Switching weapons was fun, shooting the bad guys far away was fun... everything was... Read All One treat of PAX this year was being able to get my hands on the new Doom 3 BFG Edition. The level they demoed was the bonus "lost mission" that will ship with the game. The system I played on was Doom 3 BFG Edition in 3D on the XBox 360.
I didn't have to wait in line too long and in a few minutes I put on the 3D glasses and extremely comfortable earphones and I was of exploring. Took me a minute or so to orient myself to the 360 controls but in a minute I was having fun. I have never enjoyed playing a game in 3D as much as this and I was really enjoying how immersive the 3D was. Switching weapons was fun, shooting the bad guys far away was fun... everything was really... well... fun in 3D! This is a pretty new thing for me as my vision doesn't lend itself to enjoying 3D much less actually being able to experience it but somehow, it worked really well.
The game never suffered from slow down or lag, it was all very "John Carmack smooth" on the 360. This kind of thing is pretty apparent to me as I was walking around PAX and other more simple DLC games had some serious frame rate issues compared to Doom 3 BFG Edition. I remember walking by one game and @chowda and I both commented how laggy it looked for being a simple downloadable title.
That said, I noticed a few other things I wasn't in love with when I played the demo. The game was easy. I hope it was just someone putting the game into wimp mode or something because it wasn't as much fun as the original in this respect. The original Doom 3 wasn't impossible, but it was challenging and you had to choose your weapon wisely and conserve on ammo somewhat. The game had liberal amounts of ammo and I got the really good guns way faster than I did in the original game. Getting the sweet guns faster makes sense as the "hidden mission" is a fairly short campaign. I am pretty sure the game will ship with difficulty modes that one can crank up, so I am not too concerned, it was just something I noticed.
That said, I hope Doom 3 BFG Edition comes with difficulty levels and that those levels offer more of a challenge I experienced. All in all though, I am very excited to get this game and am seriously considering picking up some 3D glasses to compliment it.
http://i.imgur.com/mVaHo.jpg
Oh right, the flashlight is totally gone in favor of you being able to flip a gun light on each of your weapons. I think this is a mistake, but making a game more accessible for a modern audience is most likely a good move, even if it changes something I loved about the original.
That all said, I am more excited that I was before about picking this title up and will enjoy heading back to Mars base to make right what was made wrong by the horribly uncouth Malcolm Betruger.
One of the interesting new things I checked out at PAX was the Wii U. I watched someone play a game where they explored/sniped with the new Wii U tablet controller. I took a quick picture of him giving it a go:
http://i.imgur.com/uj1d0.jpg
I was interested in talking to someone from Nintendo about the Wii U to ask a few questions. A Nintendo rep asked if I wanted to play a game and I said I wanted to take a picture of the "normal" controller without a screen on it. He said that I couldn't but he could "clarify things" for me. I said ok and asked him...
"So you obviously have two controllers here, the tablet one with a screen and then the other that has no screen. Will... Read All One of the interesting new things I checked out at PAX was the Wii U. I watched someone play a game where they explored/sniped with the new Wii U tablet controller. I took a quick picture of him giving it a go:
http://i.imgur.com/uj1d0.jpg
I was interested in talking to someone from Nintendo about the Wii U to ask a few questions. A Nintendo rep asked if I wanted to play a game and I said I wanted to take a picture of the "normal" controller without a screen on it. He said that I couldn't but he could "clarify things" for me. I said ok and asked him...
"So you obviously have two controllers here, the tablet one with a screen and then the other that has no screen. Will they both ship with the new Wii U?"
The Nintendo rep said that information hasn't been shared with anyone yet and that I should check the website for more information. I kind of wanted to get some "clarity" on the non tablet controller and asked another.
"So the controller without the tablet screen, that's kind of interesting, Nintendo had one they released on the Wii for the classic Nintendo and Super Nintendo games, is this for that or is this kind of a new direction for Nintendo away from the Wii-mote?"
The Nintendo rep said that the controller existed and it had a use for the games they were demoing but didn't say more than that. Felt bad for the guy at this point, he couldn't really say much about anything. I thanked him and went to another station and took some quick pictures of the Wii U and other stuff.
A few observations about the Wii U...
I really wish I could have flipped the top down to see what it sported underneath. I wonder if there are SD or USB ports up front?
http://i.imgur.com/C9gVz.jpg [a picture of the new nintendo controller with no tablet screen. someone else took this, sorry]
http://i.imgur.com/1Symo.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/gPtVT.jpg [sorry this is grainy I had to take it quick]
Unsure how the new Wii U will fit in with my gaming future, if at all. Still, it could be awesome, I just don't know much about it and Nintendo wasn't really sharing much to make me too excited about it.
What do you think of the new Wii U?
http://i.imgur.com/uj1d0.jpg
I was interested in talking to someone from Nintendo about the Wii U to ask a few questions. A Nintendo rep asked if I wanted to play a game and I said I wanted to take a picture of the "normal" controller without a screen on it. He said that I couldn't but he could "clarify things" for me. I said ok and asked him...
"So you obviously have two controllers here, the tablet one with a screen and then the other that has no screen. Will... Read All One of the interesting new things I checked out at PAX was the Wii U. I watched someone play a game where they explored/sniped with the new Wii U tablet controller. I took a quick picture of him giving it a go:
http://i.imgur.com/uj1d0.jpg
I was interested in talking to someone from Nintendo about the Wii U to ask a few questions. A Nintendo rep asked if I wanted to play a game and I said I wanted to take a picture of the "normal" controller without a screen on it. He said that I couldn't but he could "clarify things" for me. I said ok and asked him...
"So you obviously have two controllers here, the tablet one with a screen and then the other that has no screen. Will they both ship with the new Wii U?"
The Nintendo rep said that information hasn't been shared with anyone yet and that I should check the website for more information. I kind of wanted to get some "clarity" on the non tablet controller and asked another.
"So the controller without the tablet screen, that's kind of interesting, Nintendo had one they released on the Wii for the classic Nintendo and Super Nintendo games, is this for that or is this kind of a new direction for Nintendo away from the Wii-mote?"
The Nintendo rep said that the controller existed and it had a use for the games they were demoing but didn't say more than that. Felt bad for the guy at this point, he couldn't really say much about anything. I thanked him and went to another station and took some quick pictures of the Wii U and other stuff.
A few observations about the Wii U...
- The size is physically smaller than my first run PS3. The Wii U is rumored to be about as powerful as the current gen PS3 or XBOX 360.
- It has the red sync button available on the front in plain view. The Wii has this hidden behind a flip panel.
- Bigger air vents on the side. The Wii had them, but the Wii looks smaller than the Wii U.
I really wish I could have flipped the top down to see what it sported underneath. I wonder if there are SD or USB ports up front?
http://i.imgur.com/C9gVz.jpg [a picture of the new nintendo controller with no tablet screen. someone else took this, sorry]
http://i.imgur.com/1Symo.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/gPtVT.jpg [sorry this is grainy I had to take it quick]
Unsure how the new Wii U will fit in with my gaming future, if at all. Still, it could be awesome, I just don't know much about it and Nintendo wasn't really sharing much to make me too excited about it.
What do you think of the new Wii U?
Maybe it's just me, but nothing I've seen about the WiiU is really all that exciting. I'm curious about the tablet controller, but if it turns out to be as gimmicky* as the Wii's motion controls have been, I dunno how this new console will do. Did you have a chance to play any of the games with the new controller?
*Just to clarify, it's not that I think the motion controls suck in general, it's that they're largely poorly implemented. Also, some games just don't benefit (and many are actually hindered) by motion controls.
I didn't get my hands on the controller because, I wasn't really interested in playing with it. I was more interested in watching others use it and talk to the Nintendo reps.
I think the Wii Motion controls are fine for what they do, Bowling is fun. But when I hit the couch for a shooter, I kind of don't want to flail around. That said, Zelda with more arm movements could be awesome, but I reserve judgement until I try it more.
Oh and I did the Twilight Princess thing, the controls were fine by me, the water temple sort of caused me to walk away.
DAMN YOU WATER TEMPLE!
Some games pulled the motion controls off really, really well. My main complaint is that that didn't happen often enough. What's worse, motion controls were shoehorned into some games that really didn't need it. Wii Sports and (especially) Wii Sports resort are awesome, and some of the few Wii games I still play once in awhile. Twilight princess was fine except I found some of the special sword techniques a little hard to pull off with the motion controls. I haven't tried Skyward sword yet, but I hear it is much better control wise.
I have Paper Mario on the Wii and the motion controls were a tack-on for sure.
If you want to join this conversation you need to sign in.
Sign Up / Log In
I have a ton of free PAX Beta keys and Free DLC to give-away to all you awesome people. Apparently some of this PAX exclusive stuff is on Ebay selling for real cash money. Like the Doom 3 BFG Edition Pink Avatar I nabbed from the iD booth is selling for $10. Since I love you all so much, they will be free to you all.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAX-Prime-2012-Exclusive-DOOM-3-BFG-Pinky-Xbox-Avatar-DLC-Item-/261091710181?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cca4754e5
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAX-Prime-2012-Exclusive-Dishonored-Corvo-Mask-Xbox-Avatar-DLC-Item-/261091708569?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cca474e99
I know, I know. Mother Teresa has nothing on my generosity.... Read All I have a ton of free PAX Beta keys and Free DLC to give-away to all you awesome people. Apparently some of this PAX exclusive stuff is on Ebay selling for real cash money. Like the Doom 3 BFG Edition Pink Avatar I nabbed from the iD booth is selling for $10. Since I love you all so much, they will be free to you all.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAX-Prime-2012-Exclusive-DOOM-3-BFG-Pinky-Xbox-Avatar-DLC-Item-/261091710181?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cca4754e5
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAX-Prime-2012-Exclusive-Dishonored-Corvo-Mask-Xbox-Avatar-DLC-Item-/261091708569?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cca474e99
I know, I know. Mother Teresa has nothing on my generosity. Well, enough about me, you need free stuff.
I have all your email addresses, so the first people to claim something in the comments I will give it to. When its gone its gone so comment quick like if you want something. Limit yourself to a few codes if you can. If by Friday they are not all gone, feel free to come back and ill give you the remaining stuff.
I will update this post with what has been claimed as I hand out the goods.
Without further ado... Here are the goods you can claim and how many I have to give away in no particular order...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAX-Prime-2012-Exclusive-DOOM-3-BFG-Pinky-Xbox-Avatar-DLC-Item-/261091710181?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cca4754e5
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAX-Prime-2012-Exclusive-Dishonored-Corvo-Mask-Xbox-Avatar-DLC-Item-/261091708569?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cca474e99
I know, I know. Mother Teresa has nothing on my generosity.... Read All I have a ton of free PAX Beta keys and Free DLC to give-away to all you awesome people. Apparently some of this PAX exclusive stuff is on Ebay selling for real cash money. Like the Doom 3 BFG Edition Pink Avatar I nabbed from the iD booth is selling for $10. Since I love you all so much, they will be free to you all.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAX-Prime-2012-Exclusive-DOOM-3-BFG-Pinky-Xbox-Avatar-DLC-Item-/261091710181?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cca4754e5
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAX-Prime-2012-Exclusive-Dishonored-Corvo-Mask-Xbox-Avatar-DLC-Item-/261091708569?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cca474e99
I know, I know. Mother Teresa has nothing on my generosity. Well, enough about me, you need free stuff.
I have all your email addresses, so the first people to claim something in the comments I will give it to. When its gone its gone so comment quick like if you want something. Limit yourself to a few codes if you can. If by Friday they are not all gone, feel free to come back and ill give you the remaining stuff.
I will update this post with what has been claimed as I hand out the goods.
Without further ado... Here are the goods you can claim and how many I have to give away in no particular order...
- 2 Doom 3 BFG Edition Pinky Avatars for XBox 360[ALL claimed]
- 2 Dishonorder Corvo Mask Avatar Items for XBox 360[ALL claimed]
- [CLAIMED]1 Smite Beta Key
- [CLAIMED]1 Tribes Ascend in-game item or something[hard to tell, but its something special]
- 5 FireFall Beta Keys [3 left]
- 1 Offensive Combat Closed Beta Key
- 1 Blacklight Retrobution Weapon Tag[claimed]
- [Claimed]1 D&D Neverwinter MMO Beta
- 1 Age of Empires Steam Starter Pack[claimed]
- 1 End of Nations 7 day 50% xp boost redemption codes
- 1 Need for Speed World Speedboost/special item codes
- 2 Battlefield Hero's in game item codes
- 2 Battlefield play 4 free in game item codes
- 2 Warhammer online Wrather of Heros in game item codes
- 2 Command and Conquer Tiberium Alliances in game item codes
- 2 Lord of Ultima in game item codes
I'd like the Tribes: Ascend Item please. :)
@vdogmr25: sent.
Firefall looks like it could be tons of fun. So does Smite. I'll claim A FireFall key, and the Smite key only if nobody else wants it. :)
@panickedthumb smite & firefall sent.
I'd like the Dishonored Avatar mask and If its not too big a deal, the firefall beta would be cool too. Thanks for the opportunity! :D
I'd like the D&D neverwinter mmo beta. and if its not to much extra i'd like one of the doom 3 bfg edition pinky avatars.
I'll take what you give. Sounds cool.
@br items sent.
@Jacob_Richardson items sent.
@Steven_Dodson sent
That dishonored mask is cool. I'm no xbox guy though. Nice of you to be giving away them like this. :)
Yeah, no problem! Hope people enjoy the stuff!
Thank you jdodson. Saw the stuff yesterday but was having a party and couldn't post a comment. Very awesome did you actually go to pax?
I did go to PAX this year. Posted a bit about it:
http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/520
http://cheerfulghost.com/jdodson/posts/523
First video game conference and I plan on hitting it up again next year!
If you want to join this conversation you need to sign in.
Sign Up / Log In
PAX day 2 was pretty awesome. I realized that I had accidentally missed a TON of expo floor so Saturday I spent the day exploring the rest of the expo floor, listening to talks and watching a few League of Legends matches.
I also spent Saturday collecting a ton of Beta keys and DLC vouchers, so checkout a later post for give-aways!
http://i.imgur.com/OVIVa.jpg [crossing the street at PAX]
The first talk of the day was a panel on the future of multiplayer games. It featured Andy Williams [Nexon], Scott Hartsman [Trion Worlds], Matt Higby [Planetside 2], Max Schaefer [Runic Games], Scott Youngblood [Red 5 Studios], Craig Morrison [Age of Conan], Joel Bylos [The Secret... Read All PAX day 2 was pretty awesome. I realized that I had accidentally missed a TON of expo floor so Saturday I spent the day exploring the rest of the expo floor, listening to talks and watching a few League of Legends matches.
I also spent Saturday collecting a ton of Beta keys and DLC vouchers, so checkout a later post for give-aways!
http://i.imgur.com/OVIVa.jpg [crossing the street at PAX]
The first talk of the day was a panel on the future of multiplayer games. It featured Andy Williams [Nexon], Scott Hartsman [Trion Worlds], Matt Higby [Planetside 2], Max Schaefer [Runic Games], Scott Youngblood [Red 5 Studios], Craig Morrison [Age of Conan], Joel Bylos [The Secret World]. This was one of the best panels at PAX and I enjoyed how honest it was. It really opened up during the Q&A and I am glad I attended. They handed out a TON of beta keys for Planetside 2 and FireFall, check a later post if you want to snag one.
After the panel @chowda and I hit the expo floor.
http://i.imgur.com/Z8KRJ.jpg [if you figure out what I am doing in this picture that would be super. in retrospect it looks like I am pretending to put on a power glove but I am not really sure.]
I noticed much more cosplay on Saturday. Some of it was pretty impressive and funny. One guy was dressed like a Republic commando and walked around with a boom-box playing some kind of dance music. The Halo guys didn't seem to mind the cross of worlds.
http://i.imgur.com/EZgat.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ltXWL.jpg [yes, he could walk in that]
http://i.imgur.com/3LhRg.jpg [at the d&d neverwinter area, yes this dragon apparently died this way]
http://i.imgur.com/Gsvq8.jpg [aliens colonial marines area]
http://i.imgur.com/jVbE3.jpg [d&d area. no smiles for the camera!]
http://i.imgur.com/ABNvp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/O9zaR.jpg [ac3 area]
http://i.imgur.com/J1zdc.jpg [practicing duck and cover because I have no prior experience with yeti protection.]
Mojang had a pretty interesting area at PAX. The outside was Mojang community art and inside was a museum.
http://i.imgur.com/X5u7E.jpg [community art]
http://i.imgur.com/1y04L.jpg [guncraft had a showing]
http://i.imgur.com/E1wQP.jpg [mojang museum]
http://i.imgur.com/0Vz3T.jpg [the anatomy of a creeper]
Playstation had a pretty impressive showing this year. They were showcasing God of War Ascension, Little Big Planet Karting & Playstation Allstars Battle Royale.
http://i.imgur.com/T7Jnm.jpg [playstation area]
http://i.imgur.com/7DOXe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tGDyx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zVWAw.jpg [playstation allstars]
http://i.imgur.com/tBjvB.jpg [god of war]
Oh right and sorry many of the shots are so muddy. Next year I plan on using a much nicer camera. Apparently the iPhone 4S doesn't thrive in low light conditions. Who knew? Well maybe you did and I blame you for not telling me ahead of time!
I also spent Saturday collecting a ton of Beta keys and DLC vouchers, so checkout a later post for give-aways!
http://i.imgur.com/OVIVa.jpg [crossing the street at PAX]
The first talk of the day was a panel on the future of multiplayer games. It featured Andy Williams [Nexon], Scott Hartsman [Trion Worlds], Matt Higby [Planetside 2], Max Schaefer [Runic Games], Scott Youngblood [Red 5 Studios], Craig Morrison [Age of Conan], Joel Bylos [The Secret... Read All PAX day 2 was pretty awesome. I realized that I had accidentally missed a TON of expo floor so Saturday I spent the day exploring the rest of the expo floor, listening to talks and watching a few League of Legends matches.
I also spent Saturday collecting a ton of Beta keys and DLC vouchers, so checkout a later post for give-aways!
http://i.imgur.com/OVIVa.jpg [crossing the street at PAX]
The first talk of the day was a panel on the future of multiplayer games. It featured Andy Williams [Nexon], Scott Hartsman [Trion Worlds], Matt Higby [Planetside 2], Max Schaefer [Runic Games], Scott Youngblood [Red 5 Studios], Craig Morrison [Age of Conan], Joel Bylos [The Secret World]. This was one of the best panels at PAX and I enjoyed how honest it was. It really opened up during the Q&A and I am glad I attended. They handed out a TON of beta keys for Planetside 2 and FireFall, check a later post if you want to snag one.
After the panel @chowda and I hit the expo floor.
http://i.imgur.com/Z8KRJ.jpg [if you figure out what I am doing in this picture that would be super. in retrospect it looks like I am pretending to put on a power glove but I am not really sure.]
I noticed much more cosplay on Saturday. Some of it was pretty impressive and funny. One guy was dressed like a Republic commando and walked around with a boom-box playing some kind of dance music. The Halo guys didn't seem to mind the cross of worlds.
http://i.imgur.com/EZgat.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ltXWL.jpg [yes, he could walk in that]
http://i.imgur.com/3LhRg.jpg [at the d&d neverwinter area, yes this dragon apparently died this way]
http://i.imgur.com/Gsvq8.jpg [aliens colonial marines area]
http://i.imgur.com/jVbE3.jpg [d&d area. no smiles for the camera!]
http://i.imgur.com/ABNvp.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/O9zaR.jpg [ac3 area]
http://i.imgur.com/J1zdc.jpg [practicing duck and cover because I have no prior experience with yeti protection.]
Mojang had a pretty interesting area at PAX. The outside was Mojang community art and inside was a museum.
http://i.imgur.com/X5u7E.jpg [community art]
http://i.imgur.com/1y04L.jpg [guncraft had a showing]
http://i.imgur.com/E1wQP.jpg [mojang museum]
http://i.imgur.com/0Vz3T.jpg [the anatomy of a creeper]
Playstation had a pretty impressive showing this year. They were showcasing God of War Ascension, Little Big Planet Karting & Playstation Allstars Battle Royale.
http://i.imgur.com/T7Jnm.jpg [playstation area]
http://i.imgur.com/7DOXe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tGDyx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/zVWAw.jpg [playstation allstars]
http://i.imgur.com/tBjvB.jpg [god of war]
Oh right and sorry many of the shots are so muddy. Next year I plan on using a much nicer camera. Apparently the iPhone 4S doesn't thrive in low light conditions. Who knew? Well maybe you did and I blame you for not telling me ahead of time!
MWAHAHAHAHA! I WILL DESTROY YOUR PATHETIC PLANETS!!!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts MWAHAHAHAHA! I WILL DESTROY YOUR PATHETIC PLANETS!!!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts MWAHAHAHAHA! I WILL DESTROY YOUR PATHETIC PLANETS!!!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/659943965/planetary-annihilation-a-next-generation-rts
This is awesome news.
The trailer for this game looks amazing. I like the total annihilation game and this look 100x better and more improved. I'm excited.
If you want to join this conversation you need to sign in.
Sign Up / Log In
Awesome trailer, thanks for sharing.
The voices reminded me of Raynor and his Soldier buddy from SC2 Wings of Liberty. Like, I imagine they might be the same actors.
That said, awesome trailer, look forward to hitting up the demo and I might be able to do that as the countdown sort of seems like it will end in about 6 days.