So I just watched the captain rainbow trailer..........

ummmmmmmm

errrrrrrrrrrr

ugh...

What?

gamingeek said:

So I just watched the captain rainbow trailer..........

ummmmmmmm

errrrrrrrrrrr

ugh...

What?

Yeah, I thought the same thing. TBH, I doubt Captain Rainbow will be released outside of Japan; it's just too weird.

iga_bobovic said:

Ahaa, I thought it was either a G. Pig or a Hamster! What your fascination with these furry lab rats?

I like guinea pigs.

edgecrusher said:

So you feel basically like I do about it.

Yeah I find it funny that so many people made a huge deal about the combat myself. Its like, yeah its much better than before, but it still doesn't even come close to offering the intensity of other games. People act all amazed that they finally brought the combat to a respectable level and by doing so seem to think its better than it is.

Did you feel the opening part of the game, from what you've seen so far, was the best? I did. At the start it seemed like the pacing and story were going to be just perfect throughout the game...and at the same time it hits you with a ten ton hammer full of next-gen GTA tech. Then you realise after that it reverts to the same formula that GTA has had since GTA3...just, as you said, without the comedy.

Awww the comedy was some of my favorite parts in GTA. But don't worry as many reviewers state the games story is "oscar worthy" (could like for proof).

gamingeek said:

I mean TBH the combat is still pretty ass like compared to other games. Even though improved it's still mechanical, often fiddly, slow and overly complex for what it's trying to present. I mean when you play something like mass effect or RE4 it just drives home that there is still a huuuuge gulf in GTA combat. Fighting is crap, I mean really crap, you stand there and jab a few button to watch some canned animations. Pointless.

I don't feel like any part of the game is "the best" so far. The game hasn't excelled itself to me in any way, it's a very solid experience but nothing has stuck out in my mind apart from one section, when they burn down Roman's shop and he's telling you how hard he worked for it.

I'm not really one to be wowed by tech (unless it's weak hardware going above and beyond) and if the GTA games on PS2 never happened, yeah I would probably be wowed, but it's just the same thing in HD - a large city. This game could have been done with worse visuals on the Xbox or Wii. Done with Burnout Revenge graphics for instance.

But yeah again, with me GTA is all about the cheesy music and comedy, this game almost feels straight up. I think the only time I laughed so far is when Brucie talked about drinking bull sperm. Characters like Manny should be 10X funnier than they are. I don't know what happened as Bully is laugh a second game.

I have found some stupid and annoying parts, like when you take on a mission you have to travel about 6-10 minutes real time to get to the start point, you fail the mission in like 2 seconds then when you hit restart you start where the mission was first issued and not where it really begins. So then you face another 10 minute ride back to that location or pay a cab and force a couple of reload sequences and pay cash out. Sometimes you fail a mission because the game magically vanishes your car which you carefully parked. Or it leaves you vehicleless while your target zooms away on a motorbike.

Other times I have found myself on roofs where there is no way of getting down without being killed. And what is the point of going out with friends to a bar or strip club? Does this feature actually have any real purpose I'm unaware of?

Again it's a solid game, just not as enjoyable as past games for me.

Wait so they actually designd the game like a real city instead of designing it like a game?

edgecrusher said:

I agree.

I think MGS4 was more deserving of the 10's it got, but even that game in many ways could have been better. There are extreme points of badassness, and also points of MEH...in it. In some ways MGS3 was a better game, yet Gamespot gave it an 8.7 originally (until they added ONLINE MULTIPLAYER! Then it got the 9 it should have got) But the high points of MGS4 are indeed the best points of the series, at least IMO.

It all seems pretty shady to me how suddenly places are giving perfect scores out like they are. Like they're just trying to either kiss ass, or attract attention.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was horrid due to me not being able to see anything because of the horrid camera. However when Subsistence fixed that I found it to be amazing.

IMO the only reason games should get a 10 is if they can't be improved anymore. Super Mario Bros. 3 and Chrono Trigger come to mind, Half-Life 2 and MGS3 as well.

Basically this is the generation of hype. Those wanna be "cool" kids who were 14 that were playing Halo and GTA "grew up" and want something that suits there tastes more. What ever happened to more light hearted games like Skies of Arcadia? What happened to color in my games like Dark Cloud 2? Why are so many console games short now? It seems that if any game hits the nail of appeal on that popular age group and gets "astounding" reviews then its the next "Big" game. Hell I still see people defending GTAIV saying that its premise and story is superior to most real movies. I'm sorry but when people say that GTAIV's story is more enjoyable then The Dark Knight, then we have a problem. After all some reviewers compared the game to the Godfather.

gamingeek said:

edgecrusher said:

I just got Endless Ocean, as well as Darkness (already played it, but wanted it. The guy who does the main character's voice has the same last name as me....awesome!) and Killzone (cause I'm curious).

Don't expect me to play EO anytime soon. I haven't even played Boom Blox yet, hahaha.

Well at least you bought it right? Now it's me, bugs, Edge, Foolz and raven who own this.

You sonofabitch. I bought that too!

Suck my dick.

iga_bobovic said:

punk rebel ecks said:

iga_bobovic said:

punk rebel ecks said:

iga_bobovic said:

Punk I remember that you had a Clair avatar at 1up. Did you watch the Claymore anime?

Yeah I also read most of the manga too.

Awesome me too. I just read chapter 82. The manga >>>>>>>>>>> anime. The manga has so many awesome twist.

And Foolz here are all Death Note episodes

I actually stopped reading the manga because I found it to be a far cry from what the anime was.

Ehh, the manga is the original. The reason why Clair was fighting Prisciala was because Claymore anime has bombed and they wanted to make some sort of a closure. That fight never happens in the manga. Besides that it is pretty much the same ithe same story. There will never be season 2 of the anime, but the manga is getting on with the story. How far did you get, before quitting?

The anime bombed? WTF. Anyway the reason I didn't like the manga was because it was just begging to be animated. I got to book 8.

Rare talks Goldeneye licensing issues

"I kind of wished that the difference got sorted out," Rare's Nick Burton told VideoGamer.com, "but obviously there's the licensing issue for bond, if it it's something that's already come out. The ball's not in anybody at Rare's court, really. It's squarely in the license holders' court. It's a shame. It's kind of locked in this no mans land. There's nothing on LIVE Arcade, there's nothing on Wii."

ravenprose said:

Capcom survey asks about RE 5 on Wii

Capcom seems to be seriously considering making an RE5: Wii Edition. Sounds like a great idea to me! I'm sure they'd make a ton of money on it too.

Yeah, but watch the other questions, they are also serious in making it Gears of War clone #345!

Edit: Raven, do you know what this creature is?

ravenprose said:

Looks like a gerbil to me. It doesn't appear to have a tail in that pic, though.

EDIT: After a quick look at Wikipedia, it could be a degu. I'm completely unfamiliar with that species.

Wrong it's a Pika. Pika, Pika, Pika.

Apparently it can shoot electricity and stuff

iga_bobovic said:

Yep that's why their is a difference in the endings. The manga diverges in chapter 59, so start there if you want to see the next how the story continues. If you want I can give you a link. And yes fighting always look beter animated, but the story is awesome too.

What book is that chapter in?

*Sigh* I hate it when quality shows like Claymore bomb while lesser stuff suceeds.

Rockstar wants all the GTA info to be pulled? Well...

Well not my problem.

A journalist job is to report what he finds. If that happens to be a leaked thing, so be it. We have something called free press. The gaming "journalists" should grow a fucking backbone and not let Rockstar bully them.