Comments on What a Tough Life You Lead, Sam
I'm looking forward to Quantum of Solace ...
Well, that and WotLK - at 225 inscription already and stocked up on herbs to sell to n00bz.
I can help: Throw Resistance 2 out the window.
Inscription sucks.
Didn't read after the jump. But still, I wouldn't even have opened Resistance 2.
Fable 2 was just okay. There's a lot to like but like the first Fable, magic skills are still sort of weak and are actually harder to change up mid-game. The dog is great, I actually look forward to more games utilizing a similar sort of guide, but overall decisions in the game seem to lack consequence and depth. You can easily go from a supremely evil child-sacrificing bandit slut to holy defender of all that is good in the span of a few choice quests. It's also really easy to get untouchably powerful by the early/middle of the game. I would've like to see a bit more challenge and depth in the choices offered, but I can't say that the game wasn't fun. I spent many nights up late chasing my dog around for treasure and hacking through caves of skeletons, so while it was a breezy game with mostly great controls-- I don't know if I'll get a lot out of the game other than playing through it again in a way that's entirely opposite to what I've just done.
The multi-player option is definitely a big bonus but you give up camera control, and like most games the default angle is rarely the best.
Does anyone else here have Tetris Party (wii)? I wanna play online versus sloggers!
Fallout 3 is stunningly enjoyable. I'm not sure I've enjoyed an RPG this much since Ultima VII: The Black Gate.
Left 4 Dead is going to be nuts also.
They nerfed a lot in Fable 2 - it's just not the same - which means no xBox360 for me, might as well stick with the Wii.
But I did see an advert for a goth emo Japanime game that looks intriguing ... think it was PS3 but not sure.
@7: There are MORE games coming out that you want to play? Aw geez.
Stoner's Paradise
I wish my love of console gaming didn't die of SIDS.
Left4Dead...
Valve? Check.
Zombies? Check.
Co-Op? Check.
I'm finally getting a 360 just to play this game.
13 hours into Fallout 3...
When will you review Mortal Combat vs. the DC Univerese. I usually don't buy fighting games but am a sucker for DC Comics (and sometimes Marvel).
My kids are all over Viva Pinata: TiP. Since finishing Portal: Still Alive, I've been spending most of my time on Rock Band 2.
@12: It's also gonna be on PC. If your rig can handle it, it might be the better route (unless your co-op friends are 360-ites, of course).
@14: Dunno. Don't have an advanced copy. But based on my time with the semi-final version at PAX, this will be a rent-don't-buy kind of fighter, especially now that they've turned down the violence to get a teen-friendly rating. I'm not a blood-monger, but seriously, this isn't Ico.
I second what chris @5 had to say about fable. I got too powerful/rich and kind of blew through the last half of the game. I just pretended I was the avatar and effed shit up and stop letting guys touch me.
I did have a good time with the story and exploration. Its sad all that needed to be cut from this game because there is hints at next level radness throughout.
feel free to unload some of those xbox games on me. kthxbye
Thanks Sam. I'll save my money and buy used copies of NHL 08, Marvel Alliance, and MOH:Airborne instead.
elswinger - check out Kotaku.com - they have the best reviews / previews and video game shizzle.
PS: I love using V.A.T.S. in Fallout 3, aiming the shotgun right up in front of a raiders head and blowing that sucker up! Never get tired of seeing eyeballs fly all over.