Seriously, the first quarter of Crysis 2 feels like the Conduit HD. Thankfully it then turns into Half Life x Halo.

robio said:

I'll still pass on it. I'm even burned out on superhero stuff. The mainstreaming of superhero movies kind of oversaturated me. Seriously, all these fucking people who bought tickets to see The Avengers.... you know what you did??? You completely and utterly fucked up the comic books now. YOU PEOPLE!!  Now all the mainstream publishers write stories that relate directly to the movies or they write easy to pick-up copies to get new readers, and in the process toss aside all the history and loyal fans who've been supporting them for years, just like Superman does with a used condom after he's done Wonder Woman. That's right!!! Superman is fucking Wonder Woman. Where's Lois Lane? Oh she's around. She doesn't matter though. Same with Spider-Man. He used magic to make the entire fucking world forget that he and Mary Jane got married!!! Why??? So he could be a young swinger again and wouldn't have to get a divorce. It's fucked up and the god damned movies are to blame.

....I'm a little bitter.

I found this with the cartoons they actually cancelled the existing Avengers show after the movie came out then redone the show to make it like the movies. Sucks.

edgecrusher said:

Glory hole?

Windows 8 is a big improvement for MS, though to be honest it's probably easier to use W8 on mobile phones than it is on PCs. There are a few sucky aspects. For instance the video app opens and stretchs all videos full screen with no option to view them at their native resolution so you end up watching them on the desktop in WMP instead. Makes the video app redundant, just a place to pay money for MS shop videos.

The photo app is just as bizaare, you HAVE TO have your pictures in the picutre folder and then it shows up whenever you enter the app. So for instance you cannot click open and then select a location. So basically if you hand your laptop/tabs to a friend or relative for a couple of minutes and they click the massive pic app suddenly they see giant thumbnails of all your most embarrasing pictures.

So you have to keep the pics out of the picture folder and copy or move the files back into the picture folder to view them with the app. So you end up using WMP in desktop mode again. Which is shit for touch controls.

On the plus side W8 is very fast, 3 seconds to shut down, 25 to launch, apps load withing 3 seconds. IE10 with touch is pretty awesome but again some more advanced options are missing so there are a lot of times you have to use it in desktop mode.

PSA: The Vita version of Rayman Legends is missing content from the other versions

So it's come to our attention in the Rayman Legends and Vita threads that Rayman Legends is missing content from the other versions. Specifically all of the 28 "Invasion levels" are missing from the Vita version. These levels are speed run style levels that combine the level layout and enemy layouts of two other levels and challenge you to do them as quickly as possible. They're probably the most challenging content in the game, so it's a real shame that they aren't in there.

And here's a comment from a reviewer in the comment section under his review stating the content isn't in the Vita version:

Oh man I just noticed that it is missing. There are Murfy challenges specific to the Vita/WiiU that are NOT on the PS3 version (though). But dang the invasion levels missing is a big thing. I'm reading through the review packets they gave us and it is pretty vague whether or not it is included. The Vita version is being delayed in Europe, I wonder if a patch is coming? I'll keep looking into this

So there are levels exclusive to Vita/Wii U that are not in the regular versions. But the Vita version is missing levels from the console versions.

To sum up, the Wii U version has everything. All other versions are missing some content. Also remember the included Rayman Origins levels have been reworked with touch screen stuff too.

SupremeAC said:

I read the Eurogamer comparision, and it's not that other versions (bar maybe the Vita one) are lacking content, they're lacking gameplay diversity, with the Murphy levels playing out mostly the same as any other level.

The PSvitahub reviewer said "Oh man I just noticed that it is missing. There are Murfy challenges specific to the Vita/WiiU that are NOT on the PS3 version (though)"

Wonder if someone will do a full breakdown. What's the capacity of Vita carts?

Seems Digital Foundry has a breakdown up

I feel bad doing this but I may wait a few months and hope to get Rayman for 20 euros instead of 40.  Same goes for Wonderful 101 and I feel bad about that too.  Sorry Michel Ancel and Kamiya dudes...  Two months abroad left me well broke.  Not to mention I have tons to play anyway.

PC confirmed as lead platform for Dragon Age: Inquisition

gamingeek said:

So I'm suffering from the Crysis effect, where PC owners started the meme: Yeah but can it run Crysis?

I know Crysis 2 looks a lot better on PC and I know next gen will have better visuals than 360 Crysis 2, but honestly it's a game with huge environments - gated to an extent but it all looks beautiful. Now when I look at next gen looking games like KZ Shadowfall, Infamous 2 the new COD or BF4, I feel like, yeah they look good, but do they look that much better than Crysis 2 on 360? Enough to justify new machines?

This is exactly what I said when the 360 launched and I was playing games like Far Cry Instincts and Half Life 2 and Jade Empire on the Xbox 1 at the same time.

Edge, Crysis 3 got pretty average reviews 7/10, but you say it's better than 2? How is it better exactly?

gamingeek said:

Edge, Crysis 3 got pretty average reviews 7/10, but you say it's better than 2? How is it better exactly?

Yeah I remember seeing the reviews...I think that's why I didn't play it until now. IDK man, to me it just feels like a more interesting game than C2. Obviously the production values are better, but also just the design of the world; there are many more branching paths and different ways to approach each scenario here than there was in C2. Its not as open as the first game, but much more than C2 was. The weapons are just as good...suit powers etc. The story is the same stuff.

I really have no clue what people didn't like about it. Were they upset that there are more human enemies? Or upset that the game incorporates more of a Call Of Duty influence in its story structure? Much better than a 7 to me so far.

edgecrusher said:

The only games I'm definitely picking up before the end of the year are Zelda Wind Waker HD, Watch Dogs PC, Kingdom Hearts HD....and that may be it. I'm still on the fence about picking up Wonderful 101 and Donkey Kong U (though tempted to see what Retro can do on this hardware) and as much as I want Splinter Cell, I am not paying $60 fucking dollars for the digital Steam version.

DKCR U looks like the Wii game in HD.

travo said:

Quick Luigi U question?  Is there enough content to justify the purchase?  Do I need a Mario U save to play it?   I want a Mario platformer for my son and Mario U is just a little too steep.

To download it I believe you require NSMB on disc. Otherwise you have to buy NSLU on disc as a standalone. NSLU probably isn't that kid friendly, it remixes existings levels, puts a 100 second timer on and makes levels trickier.