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One of the first games I heard being touted as proving games

One of the first games I heard being touted as proving games can be art, and with good reason. The platforming is solid, the time manipulation mechanics work exactly as expected, the puzzles are challenging but satisfying. But the true stars of this game are the story, which is very thin but compelling at the same time, with a hell of a twist-ending, and the artwork. The game looks like nothing else, and has inspired a new sub-genre of artistic platformers. This is easy to knock out in just a few hours, so it's great for a Sunday afternoon with nothing to do.

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/24/2012 at 01:00am

Have you tried Cave Story... I just checked your game list, you have played Cave Story. So +1 to looking before writing! lol

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 01/24/2012 at 02:19am

I wouldn't say I have played it... I played a bit of the original one, but not the re-release with some financial backing. I still need to get to it. It was on one of the big Humble Indie Bundles.

Tungsten wrote on 03/06/2012 at 03:32am

What about limbo? That was another good artful platformer.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/06/2012 at 03:34am

I got the demo on the PS3. I liked it. I didn't get attached to it enough to nab it.

Tungsten wrote on 03/06/2012 at 03:37am

Its worth $5 on sale some time. Its fun, smart, and pretty

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/06/2012 at 03:38am

Cool, ill check it out.

Will_Owens wrote on 11/22/2012 at 02:30pm

I'm playing this one for my blog and hope to have a lot of meaty stuff to get into. Is there anything you would recommend knowing before I start the game? It seems pretty straightforward, but there are some mechanics that are a little opaque. I hope I will have a lot to write about for this game. (And it has a lower time investment requirement!)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 11/23/2012 at 04:03am

It really is quite straightforward. I can't think of anything I could recommend, as learning the mechanics is, to sound a bit cliche, an organic process.

Will_Owens wrote on 11/27/2012 at 04:03am

Do I have to wait for the end for a payoff? I have some material to write about... but I'm in World 6 and I haven't seen that mindblowing thing people are talking about besides the clever mechanics and permutations thereof.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 11/27/2012 at 06:58pm

I'm not sure what mindblowing thing people were talking about, but I can say that there is a pretty big payoff at the end.

Will_Owens wrote on 11/28/2012 at 09:52am

I think I'm on the last world now (1). It's pretty good mechanically but I thought there was more to the story rather than some elliptical creative writing... maybe I'm tipping my hand here.

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This is my previous favorite game of all time before this

This is my previous favorite game of all time before this generation changed my mind with Fallout 3 and then Skyrim. I must have played through this at least ten times on PC and Xbox 360. The atmosphere and genre go from sci-fi (obviously) to war, to horror, to driving, to puzzle seamlessly. The Source engine blew me away at the time, and even though it was the first iteration of the engine, it still holds up well graphics-wise today.

Portal 2 is second place for me for Game of the Year 2011.

Portal 2 is second place for me for Game of the Year 2011. The gameplay we all loved from the first game is back, with far more puzzle elements. The humor is more prominent this time around, there are a few iconic characters to carry the narrative, and the addition of co-op (which I was skeptical of at first) is brilliant. The controls for the PS3 version are probably the best first-person controls I've played. I have only played a puzzle or two of co-op, so anybody who has this on PS3 or PC and is interested, feel free to add me. When I'm done with Skyrim (or when it's done with me) I'd love to play some more co-op.

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/23/2012 at 08:15pm

I agree, Portal 2 was really great. My wife wouldn't let me play it without her in the room.

Haven't tried co-op yet. I want to though.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 01/23/2012 at 08:43pm

Cave Johnson is a legend. I reloaded a few saves just so my wife could hear his lines.

jdodson Admin wrote on 02/03/2012 at 04:00am

The voice acting was very well done.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 02/05/2012 at 06:44am

The voice acting overall was. Everyone. But Cave was the best by far! I love the actor in everything I've seen him in, but I may like Cave more than any of the others.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/17/2015 at 12:57am

I think I know, but was Skyrim your game of the year for 2011 and Portal your second place? I know this is necromancing a long side dead thread but I am curious as your explicitly mention it.

I wonder if you had to pick a game now for 2011, would it still be Skyrim over Portal 2?

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 03/17/2015 at 03:27am

Wow yeah, necromancy to the max! :)

And yeah, I'd still pick Skyrim over Portal 2, and possibly any game this decade.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/17/2015 at 04:03am

Over... Terraria?

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 03/18/2015 at 12:49am

Yes. I adore Terraria, but it's not my favorite game ever. It's damn close. :)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 03/18/2015 at 03:32am

Shit man, I don't even know.

That's a hard question. I was sure of it three hours ago, but now I'm not. I think, in terms of fun intensity, I'd give Skyrim the nod over Terraria. In terms of quantity of fun, it's Terraria. I think.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/18/2015 at 05:15am

That makes sense. I think I'd put Terraria multiplayer over many single player games i've played. It's just so much fun playing with friends.

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Awesome New Minecraft Mod: Hyrulecraft!

From the Hyrulecraft website:

Hyrulecraft is a 1:1 scale replica of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, in Minecraft! With the alpha map already available as a download, the project has now entered stage 2. The HC team hopes to have a completed server ready later this year which will include a unique Minecraft MMO experience including quests, NPCs, dungeons, free build zones, guilds, and more of the classic Minecraft stuff you know and love.

http://gengame.net/2012/01/hyrulecraft-goes-public-limited-time-sneak-peak/

Timogorgon Member wrote on 01/23/2012 at 10:11pm

I saw this on Joystiq the other day. It looks seriously cool!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/24/2012 at 12:58am

Yeah it does look cool.

Travis Admin wrote on 01/24/2012 at 04:50am

This is... just insane. How long this must have taken baffles the mind.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/24/2012 at 05:00am

It's extremely impressive!

Timogorgon Member wrote on 01/24/2012 at 05:43am

This is kind of impressive. What's extemely impressive is Minecraft Middle Earth.
http://youtu.be/QhksNvUwaRc
This video is 45 minutes long but here are the highlights: 27:15 is Rivendale, 30:30 is the Mines of Moria

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/24/2014 at 01:53am

Whoa! I thought I saw something about Zelda looking like Minecraft, maybe this was it, although that was before I played Minecraft. I have not yet messed with any Minecraft Mods, my son's told me of a few he wants, but I (so far) have refused to mess with them. I looked at one and it just looked too complicated (unzip this .jar and replace files, etc..). Maybe I'll get into it sometime, I don't know. There aren't very many games at all that I've messed with Mods. Is this a Mod or is it a stand-alone clone?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/24/2014 at 02:19am

This is a mod to my knowledge and since we posted about it 2 years ago, I bet it may have been updated since.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/24/2014 at 02:22am

Cool. I might have to check it out some time. Yeah, I'm obviously going through old posts that I missed. =)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 01/24/2014 at 02:23am

Yeah totally. Many of these old posts don't even have titles because the system didn't support them then. Adding them back where I can but there are a ton of these older posts.

Travis Admin wrote on 01/24/2014 at 03:09am

Way to necro, Greg! I forget that we were around two years ago.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/24/2014 at 03:13am

Hehehe, Travis. Yeah, I recently noticed the old post about FFXII-2 that I commented on about 2 years ago. I don't even remember commenting on that post, heck I hardly remember playing that game, it kind of seems like so long ago. Wow, time flies!

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Holy cow. This game is addicting! I was sick, so I got

Holy cow. This game is addicting! I was sick, so I got this from redbox on a whim. Then I didn't want to take it back for a few days... I'll definitely be looking for a used copy of this game.

First, it could just be called Grand Theft Auto: LSD

It's one strange game. I've not played any of the other Saints Row games, so I'm not familiar with any characters, if they're recurring or not, but I'm assuming some are, as you start off the game all dressed in costumes as one of the games leaders.

The storyline is that you're a member of the Saints, a gang that has taken over the city of Steelport. Fame has settled in (one gang member has a commercial for Saints Flow, an energy... Read All Holy cow. This game is addicting! I was sick, so I got this from redbox on a whim. Then I didn't want to take it back for a few days... I'll definitely be looking for a used copy of this game.

First, it could just be called Grand Theft Auto: LSD

It's one strange game. I've not played any of the other Saints Row games, so I'm not familiar with any characters, if they're recurring or not, but I'm assuming some are, as you start off the game all dressed in costumes as one of the games leaders.

The storyline is that you're a member of the Saints, a gang that has taken over the city of Steelport. Fame has settled in (one gang member has a commercial for Saints Flow, an energy drink) and now other gangs are looking to move in.

It's an open world. You have a cell phone that other gang members call you on to advance the plot and send you on missions, but you can usually take your time between missions, exploring the city of Steelport. Steeling cars became on of my hobbies. You have a garage that you can stash your cars in and modify them. My favorite was a police car that I stole and tricked out.

The missions that I went on were really varied, from the typical "raid" where you're entering a building with intention of killing a rival gang leader to jumping on a helicopter and using a rocket launcher to fend off rival gang vehicles as one of your fellow gang members tries to drive away from a heist... there was one mission involving rescuing a fellow gang member from a BDSM club, and another involving your character going through a twisted Japanese-styled reality show where "mascots" (furries) are killed for cash whilst you dodge flame throwing traps.

One touch I really enjoyed was when driving to a mission location, my character and another gang member turned on the car radio, and Sublime's "What I Got" was playing. They both sang along, getting most of the words correct, but missing quite a few too, just as I would when I sang along.

Not a game I'd recommend for anyone easily offended, there's a lot of violence (duh, it's a gang theme), swearing and other mature content.

But after three days of playing, this is definitely an enjoyable game. Even the missions that are hard, and seemingly impossible are enjoyable enough to keep retrying until you finish them (that I've found so far)

Im a stats geek, so this game is perfect for me. My

I'm a stats geek, so this game is perfect for me. My favorite part is drafting players.

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/27/2012 at 05:51am

I totally want to see this sometime. Sounds interesting. Is it like a strategy game?

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 01/27/2012 at 06:23am

I think I will post another post about this game that describes it :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/27/2012 at 06:42am

Awesome.

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 01/27/2012 at 05:03pm

I started playing it again last night so I could write up a really good post... ended up playing until 1 am and I'm still not even into the football season! Working on signing free agents and drafting rookies first takes a lot of time(if you want it to)!

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/27/2012 at 05:06pm

That's awesome. Now I'm really interested ;)

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If you liked playing with Legos as a kid, you will love this

If you liked playing with Legos as a kid, you will love this game. It is basically an endless Lego set. With monsters that try to kill you!

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/23/2012 at 06:24am

Really looking forward to some spare time to play Minecraft!

Travis Admin wrote on 01/23/2012 at 07:13pm

You know, I think I should try this again with your mindset. I went in looking for a game, I need to go into it looking for a lego simulator.

Timogorgon Member Post Author wrote on 01/23/2012 at 07:26pm

Depending on when you played it last, the "game" portion has filled quite a bit. I still play it primarily as a creative outlet though. :) Although I play on a survival server (part of the fun for me is building a "secure" base. Also: Monster traps!) I actually run my own server if you're interested. I use to have a pretty active, although small, player base but then our server took an arrow to the knee (damn you Skyrim!) and now it's usually empty.

Travis Admin wrote on 01/23/2012 at 07:29pm

Nice use of the meme :)

Yeah I had heard it was fleshed out a bit. I'll give it another shot sometime.

Timogorgon Member Post Author wrote on 01/24/2012 at 12:32am

Also, if you want something that's a little more "gamey" but still has a creative element to it, you should look into Terraria. You can still build stuff but it focuses more on the adventure/platforming aspect of the game.

AutoCat1000 wrote on 05/22/2012 at 03:46am

ggzxvct5gy. minecraft is the best no matter what building game we are talking about!

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 01/24/2014 at 02:02am

I finally played Minecraft around Thanksgiving of last year (only months ago). It is a great and addictive game, but I think my thought that stands out the most is that I HATE Creepers and lava! LOL I think that's one reason...no two reasons...why I got away from it. The part of it I most enjoyed was exploring new areas (caves). I still have a Notepad file of locations I saved of other caverns to explore (locations marked by checking out coordinates in Debug mode). I enchanted my sword and now it's gotten too expensive to repair (about 30 levels). I think Terraria took me away from Minecraft as well. I think I was also disappointed because I was always looking for more diamond, I could never have enough diamond! Still, it is a great game.

Timogorgon Member Post Author wrote on 01/24/2014 at 06:41pm

As I mentioned above (two years ago!) I use to run a server. I kept it mostly vanilla but one of the few mod's i did run was called "CreeperHeal." Basically, creepers still exploded and damaged surrounding blocks but that damage would automatically repair itself over the course of a few minutes. I liked it because it made Creepers a LOT less annoying but still kept them dangerous.

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Im not quite sure what Im doing yet, so Im starting with a

I'm not quite sure what I'm doing yet, so I'm starting with a micro-review of Skyrim. To put it simply, this game blows me away. I'm over 125 hours into my second playthrough, and I can see myself playing this again and again. Bethesda games are buggy as hell, always have been, but the bugs are so easy to overlook when the world is so vibrant and the storyline(s) you make for your character are so compelling.

A Few Thoughts On Plants Vs. Zombies

A bit ago I heard about Plants VS Zombies and downloaded the demo. After playing the game for 2 hours I went to the store and bought the box copy. It was $20 and I could install it on my Mac and PC. A few weeks later I picked it up on the iPhone for $2.99 and proceeded to beat it on the iPhone. Plants VS Zombies is awesome on mobile. Recently installed it on my 4S and started playing it again.

PvZ is an awesome game. My only real complaints about the are a few fold.

1. I find it a bit too easy. I wish there was a hardness setting so it was more challenging. Occasionally you have to change up the strategy a bit but for the most part, its too easy. Hopefully in 2.0 they can... Read All

I love playing this 3 way offline with my kids... Great

I love playing this 3 way offline with my kids... Great fun and works great even for a 6 year old.

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/23/2012 at 03:27am

Looking forward to playing with you guys. Heard quite a lot about the game!

hardeyez Post Author wrote on 01/23/2012 at 03:54am

mostly from me, eh? I luvs it.

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/23/2012 at 03:55am

You know it was :) Still be cool.

Travis Admin wrote on 01/23/2012 at 06:44pm

I love the Ratchet and Clank games. The mechanics are always so smooth. My 6-year-old (at the time) nephew loved them as well. They're the perfect family game, because they manage to not be patronizing to the kids or boring to adults.

hardeyez Post Author wrote on 02/06/2012 at 05:40am

Yeah, the whole series is amazing. Especially the balancing and depth of play. My kids can play it and have a bunch of fun and it's one of the few series that I play each one to 100% completion (well at least 99% there are a few of the games with a skill point, special bolt, etc that isn't fun enough to get past the annoyance to earn...)

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