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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    I got Battlefield 3 for my dad, Arkam City for a friend and Skyrim for my brother.

    I don't have a video game system because i don't play but out of all of them Skyrim makes me jealous and makes me want to go buy an xbox so i can play it. Must resist temptation!
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  • EZ1221C
    EZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    nippleholic wrote:
    a couple overlooked games are on my list:

    L.A. Noire (a game that actually relies on your brains and not on your dexterity).
    Assassin's Creed: Revelations (granted, basically a setup for ACIII next year, but a nice send off for Ezio and Altair).
    NHL 12 (only marginally better than NHL 11 with an improved physics engine, but still a fun game).

    still need to play Arkham City.
    haven't played AC yet, but LA Noire is awesome. The way it builds up to the superb ending is terrific. NHL continues to be my favorite sports game franchise. I love this years installment.
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  • El
    El Posts: 139
    AC seems really rushed and short. Compared to Brotherhood, or even AC II it's not really that good. The plot is great, and the ending is a mindfuck, but overall: AC 2 = Brotherhood > Revelations > AC 1
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  • nippleholic
    nippleholic Toronto Posts: 1,085
    EZ1221C wrote:
    haven't played AC yet, but LA Noire is awesome. The way it builds up to the superb ending is terrific. NHL continues to be my favorite sports game franchise. I love this years installment.

    yeah, LA Noire is one of those games that kind of got lost in the shuffle, but the atmosphere and overall environment is phenomenal.
    El wrote:
    AC seems really rushed and short. Compared to Brotherhood, or even AC II it's not really that good. The plot is great, and the ending is a mindfuck, but overall: AC 2 = Brotherhood > Revelations > AC 1

    yeah, i agree...i think Ubisoft is saving all the big stuff for AC3 next year and basically just focused on the multiplayer aspect. the addition of bombs and the hookblade were minimal improvements.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,906
    Has anyone played the Goldeneye 007 game? Goldeneye for N64 has to be one of my favorite games of all time so I kinda want to check this one out...
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,289
    Anybody pick up Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic?

    I don't play MMORPG's, but it is Star Wars ... and Bioware created it. :think:

    But I don't like being charged $15 a month to play a game I'm already paying $60 for. :x
    But it is Star Wars ... I feel I'm being tempted by the Dark Side of the Force. :ugeek:
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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    Jason P wrote:
    Anybody pick up Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic?

    I don't play MMORPG's, but it is Star Wars ... and Bioware created it. :think:

    But I don't like being charged $15 a month to play a game I'm already paying $60 for. :x
    But it is Star Wars ... I feel I'm being tempted by the Dark Side of the Force. :ugeek:
    Nope, I'm not paying $15 a month for a game. XBL is my exception to the rule ;)

    I do have a typically non-mmo Xbox friend who got and it is all he's played since.
  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Jason P wrote:
    Anybody pick up Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic?

    I don't play MMORPG's, but it is Star Wars ... and Bioware created it. :think:

    But I don't like being charged $15 a month to play a game I'm already paying $60 for. :x
    But it is Star Wars ... I feel I'm being tempted by the Dark Side of the Force. :ugeek:

    It's just called "The Old Republic", "Knights Of The Old Republic" is what the two RPG games were called that came out on XBOX. Those games were awesome, I was sad they abandoned the third game in favor of making a MMORPG.
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  • Kat
    Kat There's a lot to be said for nowhere. Posts: 4,955
    Happy Holidays gamers:

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  • capthowdy1027
    capthowdy1027 Posts: 3,270
    Kat wrote:
    Happy Holidays gamers:

    http://cdnstatic.bethsoft.com/bethblog. ... -final.jpg

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... -XcjDJ4rbw

    x

    Those are both great!
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  • EZ1221C
    EZ1221C Posts: 2,645
    Kat wrote:
    Happy Holidays gamers:

    http://cdnstatic.bethsoft.com/bethblog. ... -final.jpg

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... -XcjDJ4rbw

    x
    love it Kat! thanks for brightening my day a little.
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Jason P wrote:
    Anybody pick up Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic?

    I don't play MMORPG's, but it is Star Wars ... and Bioware created it. :think:

    But I don't like being charged $15 a month to play a game I'm already paying $60 for. :x
    But it is Star Wars ... I feel I'm being tempted by the Dark Side of the Force. :ugeek:

    looks really cool, but is it just on PC?? I hate playing on my PC..too old and slow. if its on PS3 I'll get it.
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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    Started playing Skyrim today, but it's driving me crazy. It's so slow. I even installed it to my XBOX which usually makes games run faster, but no change. Every time I open the menus to save, or go into my inventory, or even just bartering, I have to sit there for 5-10 seconds. And forget going into a building, cave, or any new area, it takes forever.
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  • themessenger
    themessenger Dallas Posts: 1,320
    SatansFuton wrote:
    Started playing Skyrim today, but it's driving me crazy. It's so slow. I even installed it to my XBOX which usually makes games run faster, but no change. Every time I open the menus to save, or go into my inventory, or even just bartering, I have to sit there for 5-10 seconds. And forget going into a building, cave, or any new area, it takes forever.

    That's easily the most annoying part of it for me too with the long load times (on my PS3). I'm at a level 26 or so and the files get larger and the load times worse the more I progress. I heard it's better on PC but I don't really have anything but a cheap laptop so didn't want to upgrade or buy a new one for that reason alone.
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    SatansFuton wrote:
    Started playing Skyrim today, but it's driving me crazy. It's so slow. I even installed it to my XBOX which usually makes games run faster, but no change. Every time I open the menus to save, or go into my inventory, or even just bartering, I have to sit there for 5-10 seconds. And forget going into a building, cave, or any new area, it takes forever.
    There is an issue with the game if you install it to the hard drive. The graphics rendering looks worse and it seems to be slower. I uninstalled mine and it's much better.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,289
    SatansFuton wrote:
    Started playing Skyrim today, but it's driving me crazy. It's so slow. I even installed it to my XBOX which usually makes games run faster, but no change. Every time I open the menus to save, or go into my inventory, or even just bartering, I have to sit there for 5-10 seconds. And forget going into a building, cave, or any new area, it takes forever.
    Hmm ... I have it installed on my HD and have not noticed any problems. Do you have one of the original xbox or the newer version?
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  • SatansFuton
    SatansFuton Posts: 5,399
    This game is wearing me out. I have spent more time focusing on the logistics of carrying all my loot back to town so I can sell it than I have actually playing. Since I've started playing yesterday I've cleared 3 dungeons/caves, all of which took about an hour total. The entire rest of the time has been spent going back and forth from the dungeon to town, carrying back all of my shit. Even using fast travel the ratio of logistics to actual playing is probably 5:1, usually making 6-7 trips per location. There's just so much more stuff, and heavier stuff in these places than on previous games. I guess I could leave a lot of it behind, but I want the gold, and it seems wasteful to leave it.
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  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Jason P wrote:
    Anybody pick up Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic?

    I don't play MMORPG's, but it is Star Wars ... and Bioware created it. :think:

    But I don't like being charged $15 a month to play a game I'm already paying $60 for. :x
    But it is Star Wars ... I feel I'm being tempted by the Dark Side of the Force. :ugeek:


    I got it for X-Mas, if i had known about the 15 bucks a month, i would have never done it, cant even play unless you pay, and you have to log onto different servers, and if you create a character on one server and it gets full you cant logon, so you have to create a different character on another server, start all over, it's F'n ridiculous. There's no pause button, at all, you dont use the mouse to move the character like in Dragon's Age, it's all keyboard, the whole thing is just a fuckin trainwreck, i cant beleive bioware was attached to this at all.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,162
    had a friend over the other night and we were bored,. decided to hook up the SNES. still worked, but unfortunately i only had one controller that was working :lol:
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,851
    SatansFuton wrote:
    This game is wearing me out. I have spent more time focusing on the logistics of carrying all my loot back to town so I can sell it than I have actually playing. Since I've started playing yesterday I've cleared 3 dungeons/caves, all of which took about an hour total. The entire rest of the time has been spent going back and forth from the dungeon to town, carrying back all of my shit. Even using fast travel the ratio of logistics to actual playing is probably 5:1, usually making 6-7 trips per location. There's just so much more stuff, and heavier stuff in these places than on previous games. I guess I could leave a lot of it behind, but I want the gold, and it seems wasteful to leave it.


    Im the same way. Power up your 'stamina' and that will provide more capacity. Having a companion with you will also be huge for carrying. Also getting a house will be a great place to stash things. Also make a weight to gold ratio cap. I usually go by 10 - 1.

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