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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,147
    Nintendo Power is going out of publication. :(

    It was the highlight of the month to see that magazine in the mailbox as a kid.

    Some of my favorite covers ...

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQG6NZwXnRYTyled9RCeapOxiqG6godgBVUPu0m--Zr-GW0U0ZB

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS19b8KZhRLW-0VBMU3Wrw87QJRjtjJWPaZKnTfLV1bgyJWc-nh

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSq1dTvEruebp4iC8QHQKrF8A-yvtUamq5MMt7Z6sALKChX5-ObGg
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    Party On, Dudes!
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Jason P wrote:
    Nintendo Power is going out of publication. :(

    It was the highlight of the month to see that magazine in the mailbox as a kid.

    Some of my favorite covers ...

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQG6NZwXnRYTyled9RCeapOxiqG6godgBVUPu0m--Zr-GW0U0ZB

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS19b8KZhRLW-0VBMU3Wrw87QJRjtjJWPaZKnTfLV1bgyJWc-nh

    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSq1dTvEruebp4iC8QHQKrF8A-yvtUamq5MMt7Z6sALKChX5-ObGg

    Really? That's too bad
  • nippleholicnippleholic Toronto Posts: 1,085
    Anybody play Max Payne 3 yet?

    I liked the graphic-style and game engine, but I found the single-player campaign too short and too much focus has since been put on the multiplayer (all the DLC that's been planned and/or released has been for multiplayer with no indication of any single-player DLC ever coming to fruition). While I found the multiplayer enjoyable, I found it takes way too long to level up and earn any decent weapons.

    I'm actually looking forward to Assassin's Creed III the most this fall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNgh5WiMbBM
    2003: Buffalo, Toronto
    2004: Boston (x2), Toledo, Grand Rapids
    2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
    2006: Toronto (x2), Grand Rapids, Cleveland, Detroit
    2008: New York City (x2), Hartford, Boston II
    2010: Buffalo, Newark, New York City (x2), Nijmegen, Berlin, Werchter
    2011: Alpine Valley I, Alpine Valley II, Montreal, Toronto (x2), Ottawa, Hamilton
    2012: Amsterdam (x2), Berlin (x2)
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Brooklyn (x2)
    2014: Detroit
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto (x2), Chicago (x2)
    2018: Amsterdam (x2), Padua, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona
    2022: San Diego, Los Angeles (x2), Oakland (x2), Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
    2023: Fort Worth (x2), Austin (x2)
    2024: Vancouver (x2), Portland, Sacramento, Las Vegas (x2), Los Angeles (x2), Dublin, Manchester, London, Berlin (x2), Barcelona (x2)
    2025: Atlanta (x2), Nashville (x2), Raleigh (x2), Pittsburgh (x2)

  • voidofmanvoidofman Posts: 4,009
    ACIII looks really good but after how disappointed I was in Revelations I think I'm going to wait a year or two before I get III.
  • nippleholicnippleholic Toronto Posts: 1,085
    voidofman wrote:
    ACIII looks really good but after how disappointed I was in Revelations I think I'm going to wait a year or two before I get III.

    Yeah, that's actually a smart move because it looks like there will be lots of DLC: http://kotaku.com/5928119/sounds-lik...g-a-ton-of-dlc

    Personally, I'm going to wait for a complete/Game of the Year edition to be released - plus, Ubisoft games drop in price pretty quickly now.

    I really liked the setting of Revelations (Constantinople was really captured well), but I agree, the overall gameplay wasn't as good as the previous games (the tower defense mini-game was kind of annoying).
    2003: Buffalo, Toronto
    2004: Boston (x2), Toledo, Grand Rapids
    2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto
    2006: Toronto (x2), Grand Rapids, Cleveland, Detroit
    2008: New York City (x2), Hartford, Boston II
    2010: Buffalo, Newark, New York City (x2), Nijmegen, Berlin, Werchter
    2011: Alpine Valley I, Alpine Valley II, Montreal, Toronto (x2), Ottawa, Hamilton
    2012: Amsterdam (x2), Berlin (x2)
    2013: London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Brooklyn (x2)
    2014: Detroit
    2016: Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto (x2), Chicago (x2)
    2018: Amsterdam (x2), Padua, Rome, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona
    2022: San Diego, Los Angeles (x2), Oakland (x2), Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
    2023: Fort Worth (x2), Austin (x2)
    2024: Vancouver (x2), Portland, Sacramento, Las Vegas (x2), Los Angeles (x2), Dublin, Manchester, London, Berlin (x2), Barcelona (x2)
    2025: Atlanta (x2), Nashville (x2), Raleigh (x2), Pittsburgh (x2)

  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,147
    The new Madden is looking pretty good. I've skipped the last three years but I feel it is my responsibility to guide Andrew Luck to his first Super Bowl victory. 8-)

    I may even do some serious haggling and get a few former Colts that were assassinated in the off season as well.
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,291
    I'm back playing Dark Souls.

    Such a great game!!
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,147
    mca47 wrote:
    I'm back playing Dark Souls.

    Such a great game!!
    I just started playing again a few weeks ago after a six month layoff. I finally have rung the upper and lower bell towers and have made it to Anor Londo.

    I'm currently figuring out how to ascend weapons and am trying to figure out how to use boss souls to make weapons.

    Blighttown is a motherfucker, to say the least. :evil:
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • peacefrompaulpeacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    I referred to blowing a place up as "glassing" last night. :fp:
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,291
    Jason P wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    I'm back playing Dark Souls.

    Such a great game!!
    I just started playing again a few weeks ago after a six month layoff. I finally have rung the upper and lower bell towers and have made it to Anor Londo.

    I'm currently figuring out how to ascend weapons and am trying to figure out how to use boss souls to make weapons.

    Blighttown is a motherfucker, to say the least. :evil:
    I'm in Anor Londo now too. I'm basically just leveling up right now...running through with and helping people. Great spot to score a bunch of souls!
    I've found that modifying and applying boss souls to weapons isnt as good as modding normal or other elite weapons. I'm heading the catacombs next so I'm ascending a Devine weapon now.
    It's funny, my second time through, I'm almost at the same level at 1/4 of the time as my first run-through.


    Yeah, Blightown is a bitch. This last time through, I got the Iaito sword (which is currently my weapon Iaito lightning +4) and more or less just ran for that second bonfire. Didn't even bother fighting....just ran for it! So much easier! :lol:
  • gunter1976gunter1976 Posts: 587
    Still hitting Skate 3 on the Xbox. Just got my first cameo in this montage, all footage shot on Hardcore mode. Team Genie, CRNI1976 represent!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BItj3gN ... re=g-all-u
    "...bring it back someway bring it back, back, back... to the clean form, to the pure form..."

    My Fugazi Live Series ramblings and blog: anothersievefistedfind.tumblr.com
  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,738
    Dusted off the XBox. Played some Rocksmith lately.

    Also continued my connecting dynasties on Madden/NCAA 12.

    Got Madden 13 coming for the Vita
  • LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Was thinking of getting madden 13

    Anything new this year?
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,147
    One more hour until Madden time!
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • uninnocent-uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    Back in December I vowed that I would get a Platinum Trophy (PS3 term for 100% achievements), in my next game before purchasing anything else. 170+ in-game hours of Skyrim later and I'm almost ready to buy a new game.
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Looking forward to the new Ratchet and Clank
  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,738
    Playstation 1 classics now available for the Vita. I also got Madden '13 for the Vita.
  • LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    MayDay10 wrote:
    Playstation 1 classics now available for the Vita. I also got Madden '13 for the Vita.
    Of shit. Syphon filter would be sick to play.
  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,738
    this is what they have in the US as of now:
    Arc the Lad
    Arc the Lad II
    Arc the Lad III
    Arcade Hits: Shienryu (Japanese Import)
    Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special (Japanese Import)
    Alundra
    Breath of Fire IV
    Castlevania Chronicles
    Castlevania: Symphony of The Night
    Cho Aniki (Japanese Import)
    Chrono Trigger
    Command & Conquer: Red Alert
    Command & Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation
    Cool Boarders
    Cool Boarders 2
    Cool Boarders 3
    Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness (Japanese Import)
    Darkstalkers
    Darkstalkers 3
    Destruction Derby
    Dezaemon Plus! (Japanese Import)
    Dino Crisis
    Dino Crisis 2
    Disney-Pixar A Bug's Life
    Disney-Pixar Monsters, Inc.
    Disney-Pixar Toy Story Racer
    Disney-Pixar Toy Story 2
    Final Fantasy Origins
    Final Fantasy VI
    Final Fantasy VII
    Final Fantasy VIII
    Final Fantasy IX
    Final Fantasy Tactics
    Front Mission 3
    GaiaSeed (Japanese Import)
    Gex 3: Deep Cover
    Gecko
    Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
    Hot Shots Golf 2
    International Track & Field
    Jet Moto
    Jet Moto 2
    Jumping Flash!
    Jumping Flash! 2
    Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
    Legend of Dragoon
    Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
    MediEvil
    Metal Gear Solid
    Metal Slug X
    Mega Man (Japanese Import)
    Mega Man 2 (Japanese Import)
    Mega Man 3 (Japanese Import)
    Mega Man 4 (Japanese Import)
    Money Idol Exchanger (Japanese Import)
    Pandemonium!
    Parasite Eve
    Parasite Eve II
    Rally Cross
    Rapid Angel (Japanese Import)
    Rayman
    Rayman 2: The Great Escape
    Resident Evil: Director's Cut
    Resident Evil 2
    Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
    Ridge Racer 4
    Saiyuki: Journey West
    Silent Hill
    Street Fighter Alpha
    Street Fighter Alpha 2
    Street Fighter Alpha 3
    Suikoden
    Syphon Filter
    Syphon Filter 2
    Syphon Filter 3
    Tekken Tekken 2
    Ten Pin Alley
    Threads of Fate
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
    Tomb Raider
    Tomb Raider II
    Tomb Raider III
    Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
    Toy Story
    Twisted Metal 2
    Um Jammer Lammy
    Vagrant Story
    Vanguard Bandits
    Warhawk
    Wild Arms
    Wild Arms 2
    WipEout
    Xenogears
    2 Xtreme
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,147
    MayDay10 wrote:
    this is what they have in the US as of now:
    Arc the Lad
    Arc the Lad II .....
    For what system?
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,291
    MayDay10 wrote:
    this is what they have in the US as of now:
    Arc the Lad
    Arc the Lad II
    Arc the Lad III
    Arcade Hits: Shienryu (Japanese Import)
    Arcade Hits: Sonic Wings Special (Japanese Import)
    Alundra
    Breath of Fire IV
    Castlevania Chronicles
    Castlevania: Symphony of The Night
    Cho Aniki (Japanese Import)
    Chrono Trigger
    Command & Conquer: Red Alert
    Command & Conquer: Red Alert Retaliation
    Cool Boarders
    Cool Boarders 2
    Cool Boarders 3
    Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness (Japanese Import)
    Darkstalkers
    Darkstalkers 3
    Destruction Derby
    Dezaemon Plus! (Japanese Import)
    Dino Crisis
    Dino Crisis 2
    Disney-Pixar A Bug's Life
    Disney-Pixar Monsters, Inc.
    Disney-Pixar Toy Story Racer
    Disney-Pixar Toy Story 2
    Final Fantasy Origins
    Final Fantasy VI
    Final Fantasy VII
    Final Fantasy VIII
    Final Fantasy IX
    Final Fantasy Tactics
    Front Mission 3
    GaiaSeed (Japanese Import)
    Gex 3: Deep Cover
    Gecko
    Harvest Moon: Back to Nature
    Hot Shots Golf 2
    International Track & Field
    Jet Moto
    Jet Moto 2
    Jumping Flash!
    Jumping Flash! 2
    Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
    Legend of Dragoon
    Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
    MediEvil
    Metal Gear Solid
    Metal Slug X
    Mega Man (Japanese Import)
    Mega Man 2 (Japanese Import)
    Mega Man 3 (Japanese Import)
    Mega Man 4 (Japanese Import)
    Money Idol Exchanger (Japanese Import)
    Pandemonium!
    Parasite Eve
    Parasite Eve II
    Rally Cross
    Rapid Angel (Japanese Import)
    Rayman
    Rayman 2: The Great Escape
    Resident Evil: Director's Cut
    Resident Evil 2
    Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
    Ridge Racer 4
    Saiyuki: Journey West
    Silent Hill
    Street Fighter Alpha
    Street Fighter Alpha 2
    Street Fighter Alpha 3
    Suikoden
    Syphon Filter
    Syphon Filter 2
    Syphon Filter 3
    Tekken Tekken 2
    Ten Pin Alley
    Threads of Fate
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
    Tomb Raider
    Tomb Raider II
    Tomb Raider III
    Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
    Toy Story
    Twisted Metal 2
    Um Jammer Lammy
    Vagrant Story
    Vanguard Bandits
    Warhawk
    Wild Arms
    Wild Arms 2
    WipEout
    Xenogears
    2 Xtreme
    All of those are available for the Vita? Wow, I'm gonna have to blow the dust off of it and get to downloading!
  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,738
    those are all available on the PS3. You can transfer the download to the Vita and play on there. As of now, only 9 of those are available directly in the PSN Store to the Vita.
    They are apparently going to be adding more, and Japan/Eu got a lot m0ar than the US.
  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    killing-nazis-grandpa.jpeg

    Jason P, you check out:

    The-Old-Republic-collectors-edition-displayed-590x433.jpg
    Yet?
  • LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Anyone got first thoughts on madden 13 for ps3. Is the voice command option available?
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,147
    killing-nazis-grandpa.jpeg

    Jason P, you check out:

    The-Old-Republic-collectors-edition-displayed-590x433.jpg
    Yet?
    :lol:

    What's the second pic? It doesn't show up on my computer screen for some reason.
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,147
    LloydXmas wrote:
    Anyone got first thoughts on madden 13 for ps3. Is the voice command option available?
    I have it for the 360. I've skipped the last two years and I'm quite impressed (although I've only had time to play a single game). The game looks great, sounds great, plays great. I'm still a little rusty, but by the 4th quarter everything was coming back to me.

    The biggest change I've noticed in the game from 3 years ago is that the Indianapolis Colts now suck. :( But I'll be fixing that. 8-)

    I don't have Kinect, so I can't comment on the voice controls. Everything I've read says the function sucks.

    Phil Simms and Jim Nantz are surprisingly good (by far, the most amazing achievement in EA Sports history). :geek:
    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,940
    I bought madden the other day it came out...havent had a chance to play and probably wont till I get back from philly :(
  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,738
    at least it is "Philly" and not "prison"
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 9,940
    MayDay10 wrote:
    at least it is "Philly" and not "prison"


    The weekend is still young, plenty of chances to get in trouble :lol:

    Just busy trying to wrap everything up at work before the holiday, today was pretty quiet...first chance I've had to breathe all week
  • LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    Jason P wrote:
    LloydXmas wrote:
    Anyone got first thoughts on madden 13 for ps3. Is the voice command option available?
    I have it for the 360. I've skipped the last two years and I'm quite impressed (although I've only had time to play a single game). The game looks great, sounds great, plays great. I'm still a little rusty, but by the 4th quarter everything was coming back to me.

    The biggest change I've noticed in the game from 3 years ago is that the Indianapolis Colts now suck. :( But I'll be fixing that. 8-)

    I don't have Kinect, so I can't comment on the voice controls. Everything I've read says the function sucks.

    Phil Simms and Jim Nantz are surprisingly good (by far, the most amazing achievement in EA Sports history). :geek:
    Thanks. I'm 2 or 3 years removed and caved today. Thank god collinsworth isn't an announcer. same thoughts on everything. I vow never to hit the reset button. Even if m getting destroyed by the computer
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