Archangel3371 said:

Awesome stuff. The Gears of War 2 update sounds pretty hefty and with some new achievements to boot. I pretty much have all the original ones plus I already got the downloadable map pack so having some new achievements to strive for is going to be really sweet.

Leaked Forza 3 screenshots? You damn right I care. Forza is my favourite racing sim so I'm eagerly awaiting this next installment in the franchise.

LOL, I remember posting Forza 2 screens on gamespot and getting 2 replies or something way back when.

edgecrusher said:

gamingeek said:

Reading that GameInformer top 25 cube games list. LOL Eternal darkness at 4? LOL, feck off. I love the game, but no way in hell.

I also keep forgetting that Twilight Princess is on cube too. That list is messed up when Rogue Leader comes above Metroid Prime. I'm glad that Killer 7 got a nod.

.....Eternal Darkness is easily in my top 5 Gamecube games. So go suck on Steelio.

Hey, seriously, has anyone noticed how in this current generation, its nearly IMPOSSIBLE to find reviews that compare each version of a multi-platform game? I mean they treat each game like its so identical on each system that they don't need to compare/contrast them.

Go look up some reviews for last-gen games.....always system comparisons. Makes it easier to figure out which system to get what game on. I was reading some Kasavin reviews at Gamespot, man I miss that guy. Great explanations of each version of the multi-plat games.

That is something I don't miss, last gen in particular, people picking up the most minor of reasons why the same game was better on one platform over the other. I wouldn't mind a tiny sidebar or box that pointed out the few differences though.

Dvader said:

It was one of those games that was sitting on the shelf, that I got to the end but never finished. Hard as hell game, but it controls fine with a stick.

Boom Blox only single player so far, its amazing the amount of content. Best use of the wiimote outside of Elebits. Awesome game so far. Sad that the level sharing isn't open, what a waste of create a level mode.

NGDS, yeah its going to be short, I can tell alreaedy, 6-7 hours. And yeah, all you do is kind of scratch at the screen. But I still love it, I am amazed that it still has that NG feel. Bosses are great, combat is really good. I like it a lot.

Boom Blox is crazy there are over 300 challenges, maybe closer to 400, once you complete the main mode, you have to get a certain amount of gold and silver medals and challenge missions pop up which are tough, so tough I couldn't complete it but that cheat I linked you will open up all the content. Seriously though in multiplayer it is the perfect game in that anyone can pick it up, Jenga for Christsakes and yet it stil has depth and strategy. Try it out with the family, throwing balls at blocks for points is addictive. And you can even share 1 controller among 4. Such a waste not having the created levels downloadable from a mass site.

Does NG DS get any tougher than the demo? Doesn't your hand get cramped from all the scratching?

Dvader said:

gamingeek said:

Boom Blox is crazy there are over 300 challenges, maybe closer to 400, once you complete the main mode, you have to get a certain amount of gold and silver medals and challenge missions pop up which are tough, so tough I couldn't complete it but that cheat I linked you will open up all the content. Seriously though in multiplayer it is the perfect game in that anyone can pick it up, Jenga for Christsakes and yet it stil has depth and strategy. Try it out with the family, throwing balls at blocks for points is addictive. And you can even share 1 controller among 4. Such a waste not having the created levels downloadable from a mass site.

Does NG DS get any tougher than the demo? Doesn't your hand get cramped from all the scratching?

No the demo is a great representation of the whole game. I played on normal mode, the difficulty was basically static the entire way, well maybe it stayed the same for me cause I got this magic that restores you to full health, that came in handy many times.

But I remember that in the demo it allows you to increase the difficulty and I couldnt finish the hardest mode, so i assume the game is the same. Difficulty modes drastically change the difficulty but the actual game kind of stays constant.

I never had any issue with my hands, I was surprised at how smooth and easy to play it was.

I love the ninpo move where you drag around the fireball.

Why are you laughing at these?

Dvader said:

gamingeek said:

Boom Blox is crazy there are over 300 challenges, maybe closer to 400, once you complete the main mode, you have to get a certain amount of gold and silver medals and challenge missions pop up which are tough, so tough I couldn't complete it but that cheat I linked you will open up all the content. Seriously though in multiplayer it is the perfect game in that anyone can pick it up, Jenga for Christsakes and yet it stil has depth and strategy. Try it out with the family, throwing balls at blocks for points is addictive. And you can even share 1 controller among 4. Such a waste not having the created levels downloadable from a mass site.

Does NG DS get any tougher than the demo? Doesn't your hand get cramped from all the scratching?

No the demo is a great representation of the whole game. I played on normal mode, the difficulty was basically static the entire way, well maybe it stayed the same for me cause I got this magic that restores you to full health, that came in handy many times.

But I remember that in the demo it allows you to increase the difficulty and I couldnt finish the hardest mode, so i assume the game is the same. Difficulty modes drastically change the difficulty but the actual game kind of stays constant.

I never had any issue with my hands, I was surprised at how smooth and easy to play it was.

i loved NGDS so much i played it again on the harder difficulty.  it was very enjoyable and not too hard.  i felt the same way about it as dvader.  great little title with joyous and intuitive touch-screen controls which succeeded in all the developers set out to do. just sad it failed miserably in terms of sales.

i have boom blox but i don't think i'll get around to playing it for a good while.  shame the user created content is not shared in a nice easy way.  so can you just send/receive levels to/from friends ala elebits?

^^^Just keep buying the 360 versions if you only own consoles, buy the PC version if you have a high end PC.

Also does anyone know how I can upload a video on a website to show others? I'd prefer it not be to something like Youtube, but then again that would do.

WOW the end of EGM, probably the end of 1up.  End of an era, EGM was one of the pioneers in this business. I heard on gaf from Luke Smith that the crew at 1up/EGM found out the news online, they were not even told.  Seems some will be fired.  Yikes.

Holy crap just read this post from Luke:

"I wouldn't call canning 30 people minimal. I'm so sorry, my friends."

EDIT: OMG almost everyone is fired, 1up is dead, crazy. list of everyone that got told today they are out of a job.

Andrew "Skip" Pfister
Matt Chandronait
Ryan O'Donnell
Jay Fresh
Cesar Quintero
Philip Kollar
Nick Suttner
Anthony Gallegos
Shane Bettenhausen

James "Milkman" Mielke

EDITED:

Confirmed to be Staying
Garnett Lee
Tina Sanchez
David Ellis
Matt Leone
Jeremy Parish
Sam Kennedy

Dvader said:

WOW the end of EGM, probably the end of 1up.  End of an era, EGM was one of the pioneers in this business. I heard on gaf from Luke Smith that the crew at 1up/EGM found out the news online, they were not even told.  Seems some will be fired.  Yikes.

Holy crap just read this post from Luke:

"I wouldn't call canning 30 people minimal. I'm so sorry, my friends."

EDIT: OMG almost everyone is fired, 1up is dead, crazy. list of everyone that got told today they are out of a job.

Andrew "Skip" Pfister
Matt Chandronait
Ryan O'Donnell
Jay Fresh
Cesar Quintero
Philip Kollar
Nick Suttner
Anthony Gallegos
Shane Bettenhausen

James "Milkman" Mielke

EDITED:

Confirmed to be Staying
Garnett Lee
Tina Sanchez
David Ellis
Matt Leone
Jeremy Parish
Sam Kennedy

What the fuck kind of logic does that make? They get rid of some of the more awesome writers and podcasters of 1UP, YET THEY FUCKING KEEP DAVID ELLIS? That piece of shit has nothing to contribute.

Punk Rebel Ecks said:

edgecrusher said:

Punk Rebel Ecks said:

^^^Just keep buying the 360 versions if you only own consoles, buy the PC version if you have a high end PC.

Also does anyone know how I can upload a video on a website to show others? I'd prefer it not be to something like Youtube, but then again that would do.

Hey punk, is it easy to get used to playing games on a KB/Mouse? That's the only thing I'm worried about as far as getting a gaming PC goes. I'm so used to playing on a controller.

It's very easy as similar to consoles games on the PC are designed with PC controls in mind. I can guarantee you after a week you'll neer want to aim a gun with an analog stick ever again. Saying this all multiplat games support the option of a third party controller mainy which are superior to the ones SONY and Microsoft dish out (even if you want their controls you can buy them). Devil May Cry 4 worked like a charm for me (except for the rumble incompatiblity which  is due to Capcom supporting a next gen rumble that only like 2 controllers (literally) have.

Anyway here's my Metal Gear Solid 4 review (Ijust beat the game).

Good to hear, thanks.

I was watching vids on youtube of people playing Mass Effect and Fallout 3 on the PC, and I was amazed how fast they were flying around, and pulling off attacks 2 or 3 at a time that would be impossible on the Xbox pad, since you have to use a sub-menu to switch speels or whatever.

They were also playing them on high-end PC's like the one I want to build, and everything looked so fluid. Not just because the graphics looked great, but somehow it all just seemed to flow better.

LOL, man I can't believe either how many Xbox/X360 games are also on PC....some I never even knew about. I could literally get rid of my entire Xbox collection except for 3 or 4 games and get them on PC.

I guess some games you'll want to use a regular pad for regardless, like you said DMC4. What's the best PC pads out there? I saw one at Circuit City that was basically an Xbox pad for the PC.