Yodariquo said:

Been playing Adventure Island: The Beginning.  Ice levels need to die.

 How's the game anyway?  I was a fan of the original, but there's something holding me back from picking up this version.  I don't know. . . that art style kind creeps me out.

phantom_leo said:

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When deciding which version of Sacred 2: Fallen Angel to purchase, keep the following bullet-points in mind:

• Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions play JUST like a console Diablo 2, so if you are looking for a game like THAT you have no other choice! (Tie: PS3 and Xbox 360)
• Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions have fun graphical glitches like pop-in, screen-tearing, frequent loading that freezes the over world map, odd shadowing and transparencies --AND-- slowdown when the dozens upon dozens of Kobolds attack you en-masse. (Tie: PS3 and Xbox 360)
• Sony seems intent to never allow us to scratch the loot-collecting, high-definition, action-rpg, multi-class, multi-player itch that was Champions of Norrath on a current generation console --AND-- Too Human just plain sucked goat testes, so AGAIN you have no choice in the matter here! (Tie: PS3 and Xbox 360)
• Despite ALL of the flaws the game is addictive as HELL, has an AWESOME sense of humor, has MULTIPLE skill levels (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Niobium... errr... wut?) --ALL-- with various enemy types that level according to your character to keep things challenging --AND-- Multiple races --AND-- a GOOD or BAD path option, complete with differing side-quests for race/good/bad Storylines --AND-- an explorable world larger than Oblivion with MORE quests... *pant, pant* (Tie: PS3 and Xbox 360)
• BOTH have online/same console COOPERATIVE and PvP play --BUT-- PS3 users get this FREE. 360 people, you need to pay for Gold! (Advantage: PS3!)
• The 360 version is a port of the PC game. In the porting --ALL-- of the game-crashing issues present in the PC game were brought over to the Xbox version, including a save-file bug that can CORRUPT your ENTIRE save file, wiping away ALL of your characters, ALL of your progress and HUNDREDS of hours of your life in an instant! Wheee! Due to the inherent laziness of game reviewers these days and the inexplicable rule of not EVER writing TWO separate reviews for TWO different versions of a game on TWO different consoles --EVEN WHEN-- there are issues present in one version that caused a reviewer to lower the score of the game based on those issues that are NOT PRESENT in the OTHER consoles version, most players don't realise that the PS3 version is --NOT-- a port and --HAD TO-- be programmed from the ground up for the PS3 --AND-- most of the issues present in the PC and 360 versions --ARE NOT-- in the Playstation game! There is a patch already being approved by Microsoft for the 360; one for the PS3 is being worked on, but has not been submitted to Sony as of yet. Prolly cause the PS3 game doesn't NEED it as much. (Advantage: PS3!)
• Buy the PS3 version and you can play with ME! Well, not literally; I mean online... **alright, literally, too, but I digress** (BIG Advantage: PS3!)

Decision: PS3! ! !

--NOW-- Go out and buy the game so I can introduce you to my thong-wearing, crimson-haired, High-Elf, Magician Phantana and her hand-crafted Poisoned Staff!**

**Yes, I play a staff wielding woman in the game. You don't have a choice, ok? About being a woman, I mean... ...for some of the classes... You can be a Male Inquisitor or an Anubis-Temple-Dog-Thingee... but they both seemed too evil for me... and the Seraphim woman seemed TOO good... there's nothin' angelic about me! I DO like staffs though... I play with 'em all the time! Mine's not poisoned though... it could give you a pretty bad disease, but... whatever... again, I digress!

Where did you find this information about the 360/PC version being a sesperate game to the PS3 version?

Been playing Deadly Creatures. It looks great for one thing, but it's a tad frustrating. I think I'm gonna be dropping the difficulty to normal. It's not that it's impossible or anything it's just destroying the pace of the game what with having to continue a few times per level, especially when you consider how slow those creepy crawlers walk!

Excluding the Scorpion's rush, but doing that repeatedly is like jacking off a reluctent elephant.

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