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Do we have to play? Can't we just be friends again?
You should want to play Fantasy Life.
The Sims 4 > Fantasy Life.
Does Sims 4 have a multiplayer mode?
Nope. EA got wise, and ditched that idea.
Well then... i guess we can't play it together now can we? And based on the 6.0 Gamespot score it has thats a bold statement to make in the first place.
We can't play it together, but I can make a Robio sim! Duke's lonely these days, and really needs a friend.
I've always wanted a friend and possible lover named Duke.
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Don't remind me - this game is like crack to me. Even if the Vita version isn't the best (those loading times man..), it's still one of those "whoa shit where did that come from" kinds of games.
So Alien Isolation is pretty awesome.
Played it all night last night, couldn't stop. Graphically its what you want out of a horror adventure game, as its so detailed and beautiful that the atmosphere is through the roof and really makes you feel THERE, much like the mansion in REmake. The story is also very well done, this could easily be the plot of an actual movie. In fact, its better than that last Alien movie they made. And the way the Alien isn't the only threat around you really shakes things up.
The games I could compare this to are Dead Space (because its horror in space on a ship, so naturally it has that kind of vibe) Riddick (because of the 1st-person stealth elements) and the Silent Hills demo (because the way you move and interact with the world is very similar to that).
I also really like how you have to find supplies to build gadgets, its a nice touch. Not to mention that some of the stuff you build looks really cool. And even though there's guns in the game, its not a shooter at all. Guns are an absolute last resort, and in fact even if its equipped you have to hold down the aim button to even see the gun. Otherwise, its hidden from view. And if you use it too much, you're going to die anyway.
My biggest complaint is the difficulty spike halfway through. I don't wanna give to much away, but lets just say you may have to set it to easy mode at some point.
Speaking of Dead Space, I started Dead Space 3 and am enjoying it very much. It started off badly, with an action movie intro of sorts. Now it's settled into the survival horror game you'd expect. The thing about the Dead Space games is that they feel so disposable to me. Once I finish them, I really don't feel like playing them again.
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GG piggybacked your championing of ignorance in the gamergate thread (while inspiring your championing), so I included you for factual accuracy. Not as part of criticising GG's heinous post, though. You're still cool. GG, on the other hand, has ruined the weekend.
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Truth be told, I'm like this with 99% of games nowadays. Even if I really want to replay them, I just don't have the time. Its gotta be something either COMPLETELY incredible, or something with insane replay value.
Week in Recap:
- Counting Valiant Hearts as a beat. hit game freezing bug consistently in late stage of game. Final impressions on next gameunder podcast.
- Continued playing Fable 3
- No progress on Sonic Generations, but still playing.
- Picked up Alan Wake again. Sorry Bugsie, I can't get it. Have to move onto something else. Plays worse than Deadly Premonition, without the charm.
- Watched Alien for the first time.
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