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King Bowser Koopa · Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 10:02 am Post subject:

You know, Gold and Silver were my favourite games in the series. I loved the music, the region, the new monstercritters, the realtime day and night scheme... I'll be getting this remake. FireRed and LeafGreen showed how the original games *should* have been, I suspect these two will do similarly.
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LynkStar · Posted: Sun May 24, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject:

omg, omg-- Tekken 5 is fun. Very Happy

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kaoskastle · Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 11:46 pm Post subject:

My Japanese copy of Platinum just came in the mail today YEEEESSSSSSSSSS it's so AWESOME.

Beyond that I haven't been playing too much as I've beaten most of what I have. Sad

dPaladin · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:37 am Post subject:

I'm like 10 levels into Fallout 3.

Great game.
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Izzhov · Posted: Sat May 30, 2009 9:42 pm Post subject:

Jumper Three.

It makes me want to throw someone in the face.
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LynkStar · Posted: Sun May 31, 2009 2:28 pm Post subject:

Dr Fruitcake · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:22 am Post subject:

I just beat Portal.

It was as good as it was cracked up to be. Very Happy

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Sam · Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:46 am Post subject:

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LynkStar · Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:46 am Post subject:

dPaladin · Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:32 am Post subject:

I've been Very Good the entire time I think. I'm not very far into the main quest, but I've done all kinds of side stuff.
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Sam · Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:13 pm Post subject:

Sims 3 sims 3 sims 3 Very Happy

I built an epic house, worth about £5mil (estimate)

King Bowser Koopa · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:45 am Post subject:

Copypasted from my deviantart journal, cause I can't be arsed typing up another review;
So lately I've been playing Disaster: Day of Crisis on my Wii, and I'm thoroughly impressed.
It is not very often when a game feels this epic and gets my blood pumping in such a manner.
It's a vast mix of genres, and draws inspiration from Zelda, Resident Evil 4, Dead Rising, Mario Kart, Time Crisis, a splash of WarioWare, even some elements of Metal Gear thrown in amongst many others. The story seems to be a collective tribute to every natural disaster, police drama, action hero and adventure movie of the last three decades. You play as Ray, an ex-member of a rescue service team who quit his job when his best friend and team partner dies in one of the most dramatic cliches that predictability can spew out (in fact, it goes beyond predictable - the opening movie shows this scene before you get to the title screen and begin the first level, which incidentally is a flashback to this stage-setting event). Someone important to him is caught up in a terrorist attack when a scientist gets kidnapped, and Ray springs into action right as a series of freak natural disasters hit the town. It seems the terrorists wanted the Professor to predict a large scale earthquake so they could plan a nuclear attack amidst the chaos. But what they didn't count on was the mass aftermath that follows. Due to the earthquake, the coastal city is hit by a series of tsunamis, firestorms, flooding, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, the list goes on. You can even expect to see a fire tornado. Poor Ray is stuck right in the middle of it all as he pursues the evil gang to rescue the girl (what game is complete without a damsel in distress?) while taking out enemy agents, saving people and avoiding debris that falls, flies, floats, rolls and.. burns? towards him.
The graphics look somewhere between "Good N64" and "Bad Game Cube", while at times surprising the viewer with sudden realism or intricate detail. All the disasters look genuinely life-threatening and there are some extremely creative levels. One sees you driving down a winding mountain road as lava approaches from all sides. Flying rocks pelt the pavement all around you and roll across the road, demolish nearby buildings as you speed past the ensuing explosion and knock gigantic pitfall holes into a bridge as you cross it. The acting on the most part is quite good for a videogame, though the script is at times humorously bad, just like the action movies it pays homage to. There's something magical about seeing Ray scarf down a hamburger the size of his head in three quick bites, and then mutter "Mm, delicious!", especially when there are cars bursting into flames around him or he's up to his neck in floodwater. The music is exciting, emotional and extremely cool - check out the main theme at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWSwAKVS-IA and the sound effects do their job. As far as gameplay goes, the action is divided between genres quite nicely. One minute you're furiously pumping your arms up and down as you outrun an enormous tidal wave on foot, the next you're carefully pinpointing your headshot aiming against an army of foes in a collapsing building. The controls have their occasional quirks. Ray stumbles a little if you perform a quick 180 turn and expect to go bolting off in the other direction immediately, and in the shooting stages, taking cover while halfway through reloading your weapon will cancel the action - though it's probably better to do the reloading while hiding from your enemies anyway - and the jumping is occasionally a little clumsy, but most of the time things are responsive enough. I just got through my fourth main playthrough, as there are three difficulty settings and a bunch of bonus challenges and secret items to collect, and I've still got two titles (a list of rewards like in Smash Bros Melee, or achievements on 360 games) left to obtain before my file is complete.
Not my favourite game on the Wii, but I have to say it's some of the most fun I've had since Mario Galaxy - possibly ever. If you live in the USA, this is a game worth importing, or even getting a PAL console for. Everything is ludicrously over the top, dramatically epic, and it's purely wonderful to experience.
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Left 4 Dead (PC)
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LynkStar · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:38 am Post subject:

Izzhov · Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject:

Plants vs. Zombies!! It really is as good as the reviews, man. Everyone should get it. Everyone. It's also funny as hell.
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King Bowser Koopa · Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:00 pm Post subject:

I love that game! I've got the gold flower trophy from completing everything - though I've still got some items in the shop to purchase, and one zombie to discover, that I think appears on your second run through adventure mode.
My zen garden is also somewhat lacking in the plant department.

The last few days I've been playing Pikmin 2, the "New Play Control" version on wii. Which isn't a bad deal, considering I missed out on gamecube. I just beat Waterwraith in the Submerged Castle, but I missed one treasure on level 4 so I'm about to go spelunking again. This is so much longer and more fun than the first game..
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Izzhov · Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:08 pm Post subject:

Oh, nice! I'm not sure how much I'd get into the Wii version since I already beat the Gamecube version so extensively, twice, but, yeah! It's infinity times better than Pikmin 1 (which sucks).

Also, I'm not that far into PvZ, but yeah, it's so much more extensive than the vast majority of other PopCap games. And funnier. And awesomer. And omg.

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Doctor Phileas Fragg · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:18 am Post subject:

My friend has an XBOX 360 so now I'm playing DEMOS. Mirror's Edge seems really awesome. I know I'm always behind on things, don't make fun.

But mostly The Friend and I have been playing Gears of War together cooperatively. It's been a long time since days when Gears of War was new and exiting and now, and I'd forgotten in the meantime that one of its' most touted features was the co-operative play until I started playing again. This game really was built around co-op!

Initially, in terms of skill, I was the competent and charismatic leader and The Friend was the wacky idiot sidekick, but I think those roles are gradually turning.
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Dr Fruitcake · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:31 am Post subject:

Doctor Phileas Fragg · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:13 pm Post subject:

I picked up "its'" somewhere, but a quick look at Grammarbook.com tells me it must have been a typo.
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Izzhov · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:58 am Post subject:

Hotel Dusk. I've gotten to the part where [spoiler:4b6aa0c5f3]I go bowling with Louie[/spoiler:4b6aa0c5f3], so don't spoil anything after that! It's a really fun game so far, and seems to have fewer stupid/unfair puzzles than most adventure games. On the other hand, though, that also makes it a wee bit on the easy side. The story alone should be enough to make you want to keep playing, regardless. Recommended.

Sam · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 11:01 am Post subject:

Mirror's Edge, it's one of the most irritatingly impossible games I have ever played.

Prehistoric Duck · Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:02 am Post subject:

Just got Metroid Prime: Trilogy for the Wii. Only got past Frigate Orphion, but the gamecube volumes seam to take to the wiimote just as well as Coruption did, which I think was pretty frickin' awesome. I'm a big fan of the Prime series, (well, Metroid in general but,) and I've liked the Wii console itself, so having everything in one neat package is quite nice. The unlockables have all been done in the Corruption style, but now I can unlock the soundtracks for all three games. There also seems to be some content exclusive to this version. I'm planning on really enjoying this.