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[thecasinoroyale]

*ding ding* Round over.

 

 

So anyway, video games....grr...

 

 

I tell you what, I wish they'd do a decent Superman video game like 'Arkham Asylum' or something. If 'Man Of Steel' works, he needs a decent game to boot.

 

And not something where you play missions spanning all 6 films... 'Superman: Legends' or something.... urgh.

[PPK_19]

Every Superman game has been TERRIBLE though!

 

I'm dying to get my hand on Animal Crossing: New Leaf for my 3DS. I loved Wild World so much and the new one lets you be mayor of the town, with full control of building houses, shops, bars etc. 

 

Anyone on here played Animal Crossing? Or is it a bit too 'simple' for the hardcore gamers on this forum lol

[thecasinoroyale]

I know... I just want to be Superman in one decent game!

Never heard of Animal Crossing but sounds fun and creative...

[seawolfnyy]

The Last of Us currently has a 96 on metacritic with 27 perfect review scores. 9 days seems SOOOOOO long from now.

[seawolfnyy]

Kiefer Sutherland will voice Snake in MGSV.

[Iceskater101]

*ding ding* Round over.

 

 

So anyway, video games....grr...

 

 

I tell you what, I wish they'd do a decent Superman video game like 'Arkham Asylum' or something. If 'Man Of Steel' works, he needs a decent game to boot.

 

And not something where you play missions spanning all 6 films... 'Superman: Legends' or something.... urgh.

 

I agree, I mean I did say that Superman was overrated, but I think if they did the batman treatment with him, I would actually appreciate superman more.

 

Kiefer Sutherland will voice Snake in MGSV.

 

I think he can do it, I love Kiefer Sutherland and I have a lot of respect for him.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Kiefer Sutherland will voice Snake in MGSV.

 

That came out of left field. I actually don't condone this at all. David Hayter is the voice of snake. Sutherland is a good actor, but c'mon, is he going to scream out everything like he does in 24.

[seawolfnyy]

 

Kiefer Sutherland will voice Snake in MGSV.

 

That came out of left field. I actually don't condone this at all. David Hayter is the voice of snake. Sutherland is a good actor, but c'mon, is he going to scream out everything like he does in 24.

 

I agree. I'm not a fan of this. David Hayter should be voicing Snake, especially since Akio Otsuka is STILL the Japanese voice for Snake.

[seawolfnyy]

 

I'm really looking forward to Star Trek. Hope it will be a better licensed game than the one we are not to speak of....

I doubt it. I've seen screens of various planets and other locales. It may be that the Enterprise is some sort of hub. But there's no way the entire thing can really be in/around the Enterprise.

 

 

 

Haha, looking through some old posts and apparently at one point I quoted and responded to myself...on the same day. Damn was I drunk or something? lol

[x007AceOfSpades]

You might have been drunk there pal haha.

[seawolfnyy]

You might have been drunk there pal haha.

Clearly. I have a problem, sir. LOL

 

Anyhoo, in video game news, we're on the eve of E3 and The Last of Us releases Friday. Can't wait for that one and I'm very much looking forward to hearing more about PS4 and maybe (but probably not) Microsoft will dispel some of these bad rumors about X1.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Agreed, I'll be doing nothing but watching E3 and posting it in the Eighth Gen Consoles thread.

[thecasinoroyale]

One of the few announcements in E3 I got excited about.... a new Star Wars: Battlefront game ...

 

http://uk.ign.com/ar...ars-battlefront

 

 

Brilliant....!!

[Iceskater101]

I saw that release trailer! That's awesome!

[seawolfnyy]

That is exciting news but......GIVE ME KOTOR 3 DAMMIT!!!!!

[x007AceOfSpades]

Star Wars games still suck...

[seawolfnyy]

So, I'm not gonna lie, even with the Playstation 4 and Xbox One, this has been a pretty weak E3. Everything happened during Microsoft's, Sony's and Ubisoft's (incredibly cringeworthy) conferences. EA's was very weak and they actually showed off their games (minus BF4 at the Microsoft conference) better at the Microsoft and Sony conferences. Nothing at all has really happened in the days since Monday.

 

Anyway, I'm currently playing through God of War: Ascension after quitting Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (which I'm still debating whether or not to finish). I will also be picking up The Last of Us on Friday. I will post reviews of all 3 soon.

[x007AceOfSpades]

I always hate Ubisoft's conferences. Wasn't that bad, but all the guns came out the first day. Sad it wasn't televised on G4 :(

 

Still need to finish Tomb Raider, just need to find the time for it.

[seawolfnyy]

Ubisoft's conference wasn't necessarily bad, it was just trying way too hard to be "cool." They were so blatant in trying to attract the hipster, Call of Duty, whiny teenage gamers that they came off just so cringeworthy and pathetic. The games they showed off were all good. I'm starting to get back on the Assassin's Creed train after 2 very disappointing entries. I think Black Flag looks like it might be able to recapture the AC2 magic. Watch Dogs still looks great. I'm hoping Splinter Cell: Blacklist can right the Splinter Cell series, which hasn't had a quality installment since Chaos Theory and The Division looks interesting.

 

2013 is shaping up to be one of the best year's in gaming in a long time. We've already had Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite (which I still haven't gotten too), God of War: Ascension, and Gears of War: Judgment. We still have so much more to look forward to: The Last of Us releases tomorrow. Beyond: Two Souls, Gran Turismo 6, Grand Theft Auto V, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, South Park and Dragon Age 3 all look to send the Playstation 3/Xbox 360 era out with a bang. Then in November, all hell breaks loose with the release of Playstation 4 and Xbox One. I think it's going to be a fun end to 2013.

[x007AceOfSpades]

I play Call Of Duty, are you insisting that I am a Hipster, whiny teenage gamer?

 

Anyways, Ubisoft does try hard, and that is why their conferences always fail. Assassin's Creed is crap. First game was okay, second was horrible and boring, the other Ezio games I never bothered with, because they were $20.00 expansions priced at full retail. Three, I played for an hour and didn't like it. It's another cash cow series, and Black Flag is just further proving it and it looks ridiculous. Watch Dogs looks great and Blacklist, I'm looking forward too.

 

Tomb Raider is fantastic, Bioshock Infinite is dreadful, and Gears Of War is Gears Of War, crap.The PS3/360 Era isn't over yet, It's not going to be for at least another year or two.

[seawolfnyy]

I play Call Of Duty, are you insisting that I am a Hipster, whiny teenage gamer?

I don't know, I've never played with you. Are 13 and just call everyone a fag (no offense to anyone who is gay) because they died once during a match? JK, I know you aren't . But roughly 90% of CoD players are. As you know, I haven't enjoyed CoD since 2008 and will probably pass on Ghosts (I still haven't played BO2).

As for Assassin's Creed, this is how I rate the games:

Assassin's Creed (2007)- 7.5/10. Good story and graphics, but repetitive gameplay missions and boring environments bring experience down.

Assassin's Creed II (2009)- 9.5/10. Great story, great new character and setting. Greatly expands mission variety. Easily in my top 5 games of 2009 with Uncharted 2 (1), Batman: Arkham Asylum (2), AC2 (3), Infamous (4) and Killzone 2 (5).

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010)- 8/10. Good follow-up to AC2. I liked the Constantinople setting and the Borgias always make for great villains, but as you said Ace, in never feels like anything more than an expansion pack.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations (2011)- 7/10. Nice wrap-up to Ezio/Al-Tair storyline, but game shows it's age. Feels like an even vainer expansion than Brotherhood.

Assassin's Creed III (2012)- 7.5/10. Most disappointing entry. Ever since AC1, I wanted an entry set in the American Revolution, but all we got was a whiny protagonist and a very weak story. However, the naval battles are extraordinary and make the game worth playing.

[x007AceOfSpades]

I'm 18, never called someone that, well, yeah I have, when I was like 14, but I play for fun, because it's COD, the least competitive game out there for Multiplayer fun You should try Black Ops II for it's single player campaign which is really good, I only pre-ordered Ghosts for the poster, but with Stephen Gaghan writing it, I might re-consider it and actually play it. I just get sick and tired of seeing new Assassin's Creed games every year. If they actually spent several years making a new one, and finally set it in Brazil like they were discussing for AC4, then I would re-consider, but no, Pirates... which I am incredibly burned out on thanks to Johnny Depp and Disney.

[seawolfnyy]

I'm at that point with Call of Duty and for the most part Assassin's Creed. I might play Ghosts after awhile, but it's from the same team that put together the series' worst entry in Modern Warfare 3, so I'm not expecting much. AC4 I will play eventually, but not right away. I'll play BO2 whenever it comes from gamefly, but not until then. After the atrocious game that shall not be named, I refuse to give Activision any of my money.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Modern Warfare 3 was miles ahead better than Modern Warfare 2.

[seawolfnyy]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was miles better than both.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Call Of Duty Ratings.

 

Call Of Duty - 4.5/5

Call Of Duty 2 - 5/5

Call Of Duty 3 - 2/5

Call Of Duty 4 - 5/5

Call Of Duty: World At War - 3/5

Modern Warfare 2 - 1/5

Black Ops - 5/5

Modern Warfare 3 - 4/5

Black Ops II - 5/5

 

Bad Company 2 felt different than the first and that's why I never liked it.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Since I missed the E3 Conference for Xbox, here's my review for it.

 

The opening for the show probably featured the biggest reveal yet, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, a fantastic franchise that's surely going under some heavy changes, and I'm kind of mixed on that. It reminds me too much of Red Dead Redemption, and I am not particularly fond of the open world aspect or Kiefer Sutherland being the voice for Snake. With it coming to the 360, there's no doubt I'll be getting it, but I was expecting much more.

 

The new slim Xbox 360 console is just a waste of investments as the current model is already the cheapest one and there is no difference at all in terms of specifications. My current Gold membership carries over so that's a huge plus to all the negatives surrounding the One.

 

Ryse: Son Of Rome looks beautiful and sounds beautiful, but the gameplay, particularly the fighting aspect reminds me too much of the Arkham games and to top it off with over the top amounts of Slo-Mo and corresponding buttons appearing on the screen, which I find laughable that in this day in age, we still need to know which button to press when fighting someone. Sunset Overdrive looks okay, but then again it's Insomniac, not like I was expecting much. Forza Motorsport 5 looks phenomenal in terms of gameplay and graphics. Then of course, Minecraft: Xbox One Edition, I wonder if this edition will finally be on par with the PC version. Quantum Break is still a bit of a mystery for me, but it's Remedy and I'm willing to try this one out. Project: Spark looks to be the Minecraft killer, at least to me. Looks like lots of fun.

 

Xbox Smartglass still being pushed into our face, though I see it becoming a feature where you need it at all times in the future. I have Smartglass on my Windows phone, and I have only used it one time...as a remote... to watch a DVD... Not to mention More of the dreaded Metro layout. Finally the friends list is upgrading, and no more damn Microsoft Points. Dead Rising 3 looks brilliant, and It looks like it's going to make up for the second game. Battlefield 4 is okay. Not too interesting for me., didn't like the previous game and its ridiculous updates (over a a gigabyte for small things and so on). I'm not sure what to make out of Below, looks interesting, but nothing go home and write about. Black Tusk Studios game looks very interesting, possibly a spy game. Either way it looks great for just showing 30 seconds. New Halo game is just that, another Halo game, but this one seems a bit more different. Either that or I'm missing something. Titanfall looks okay, reminds me of MechAssualt, Halo, and COD rolled into one.

 

Overall, they rarely talked about the conference as all, I can see why with all the bad press, but the games they showed are great, with some I'm not interested in. I'm slightly interested in the Xbox One now because of the games, but, still, that's too much.

 

Overall - 4/5 Will be doing Sony's later

[seawolfnyy]

My Call of Duty rankings:

 

Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2002) - 9.0/10 CoD1 is a spiritual successor to MOHAA as the developers behind AA (2015 Inc.) went on to form Infinity Ward.

Call of Duty (2003) - 9.0/10. A nice departure from the traditional military shooter as it focused more on team combat.

Call of Duty: Finest Hour (2004) - 6.0/10 2004's entry into the series was not a main one, developed for Xbox and PS2. The game is nothing more than a MOH: Frontline knock-off and contains nothing of it's polish. We didn't know it at the time, but this game truly foreshadows what the series will become.

Call of Duty 2 (2005) - 9.0/10 A launch game (and one that most people have forgotten) that is still one of X360's best. It retained the squad based fighting of CoD1, included next-gen graphics and used Halo 2's regenerative health to produce the first great game for Xbox 360.

Call of Duty 3 (2006) - 7.5/10 Treyarch's first entry is a very polarizing one. It's great that for once the series actually had a cohesive story (it involved the Allies attempt to close the Falaise Gap), however, the multiplayer was severely lacking, it was very buggy and those damn QTEs.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) - 9.5/10 This game has to be in the top 5 for game of the generation. It was the one that launched CoD into the stratosphere. Visually the game is stunning (it is arguably better than some of the later entries). The multiplayer was greatly overhauled and it has a great story to go with it. The only real drawback is the campaign's length, which can be completed in roughly 5 hours. If it were longer, I would seriously consider this one of the greatest games ever made, it still may be.

Call of Duty: World at War (2008) - 9.0/10 This one marked the end of an era. It closed the book on WWII games. That said it was the first (and IMO only) quality entry from Treyarch. It was much bloodier and darker than any previous CoD and it introduced the excellent CoD: Zombies.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) - 6.5/10 This one has Activision's muddy prints all over it. The game is very rough around the edges. It is not as sharp visually as MW1 and the multiplayer was buggy at launch. The campaign is even shorter than MW1 (I think once I beat it in 2.5 hours) and is very convoluted. However, it's said that this is the last entry from the true Infinity Ward.

Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) - 7.5/10 This is where the series really began to enter the expansion pack phase. The game had an improved story over MW2, picking up where WaW left off. However, the campaign is again short and the multiplayer really offers nothing new over previous entries. The Zombies game is again superb, however.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) - 5.5/10 The new Infinity Ward's first entry is a mess. Uninspired multiplayer, an incredibly boring campaign and dated graphics made for the series' worst entry. Simply: THIS GAME SUCKS!

Call of Duty: Black Ops II (2012) - Can't rate as I haven't played it. Will update this when I do.

[seawolfnyy]

The Last of Us (2013)

 

Developer: Naughty Dog

 

Publisher: Sony

 

Platform: Playstation 3

 

Rating: 10/10

 

The most anticipated game (so far) of 2013 has more than exceeded the hype. It is nearly perfect in every way. It is haunting and calm, beautiful and ugly, funny and scary, brutal and serene. Simply, The Last of Us has achieved something that very few games have up to this point: a true masterpiece.

 

Story: The story begins the night a fungal infection starts to attack humanity. The first 15 minutes of the game, set the tone and end with a heartbreak. Fast forward 20 years and the infection has become global pandemic that wiped out over 60% of the world's population. Joel, is a ruthless survivor who, along with his partner Tess, make a living by smuggling supplies in and out of the quarantined city of Boston. After a raid goes bad, Joel is tasked with escorting some cargo out of the city in exchange for a shipment of guns. The cargo happens to be a 14 year old girl named Ellie. From here, the pair trek across the United States to reach a rebel group known as the Fireflies. The backbone of the story is about Joel and Ellie's growing relationship from a rough, forced partnership into a family. Ellie's growth especially is the highlight of the game.

 

Cast: Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson are the center of the show as Joel and Ellie, respectively. Both provide mo-cap for their characters and act it out wonderfully. Many others, including Uncharted's Nolan North, provide for the supplementary characters and everyone feels real. They aren't superhumans that we see normally in games. They are characters that have learned to fend for themselves. A common theme through TLOU is self-preservation and is one that most of the characters you come across (Joel included) practice well. It's a brutal and unforgiving world and one that it's cast doesn't let you forget.

 

Graphics: For a console game, you won't find a better looking one. The attention to detail is incredible. From ripples in a puddle to foot prints in wet sand, everything in the world reacts realistically. Water cascades like it would in the real world. Even insignificant textures on the ground are sharp as opposed to blurry polygons normally seen in games. The framerate never drops either adding to the impressiveness of the game's technicality. The only gripe about the graphics is as they are this good on PS3, it makes you wonder how they would be on Playstation 4.

 

Gameplay: The gameplay is a far more refined version of Uncharted's. The game is very action-heavy, but pulls it off better than most. The combat is exceptionally brutal. Melee attacks in particular are very violent and you get none of the satisfaction with smashing a bad guys skull into a wall that you would say knifing an enemy is CoD. You don't feel powerful, you feel like a killer. One drawback, however, is that this feeling starts to wear-off around the 50th time you do it. On the other hand, stealth plays a great and satisfying role. Due to the lack of ammo, many encounters force you to act steathily to take out enemies and this works very well. Cover is sporadically placed, but never seems "out of place." Joel also hides behind it in a more realistic way. It's even nice seeing Joel protect Ellie while in cover by hovering over her. The AI is also superb. Enemies react well and will swarm you when seen. There are multiple types of enemies ranging from humans to the Infected. The infected include "Runners" who are not quite fully infected and can see you. It's very unsettling (at least at the beginning) seeing them as they still seem to retain some of their humanity, whilst trying to fight the infection. The "Clickers" are fully infected and completely blind. They rely on echo-location and make a distinct sound. Encounters with Clickers are some of the most intense in the game. Stealth is required when fighting them as a weapon is needed to kill them and if they catch you you are dead. Another nice touch is the return of a health bar, which is gameplay feature that has been missing for awhile. It makes the combat tougher as you can not just hide in cover to recover your health. You need to apply med kits, which can be found or crafted. Crafting is also a big part of the game. Every area you enter will have various items such as alcohol, scissors, rags etc. that can be collected to create bombs, med kits, molotov cocktails, and shivs. They are necessary to completing the game and greatly encourage exploration.

 

Sound: The soundtrack is phenomenal. Music is used sporadically and well to create the mood. The voice acting is excellent with all dialogue feeling polished and crisp.

 

Multiplayer: This is interesting. Gone is the typical team deathmatch as that is not what TLOS is about. Instead, Factions is the main draw. Essentially, you and other players form clans or "factions" to survive in the world. You work together to fend off attacks and horde supplies to survive. It is an interesting take on multiplayer and one that seems as if it could provide for a much more interactive experience than traditional multiplayer.

 

Overall: While not completely perfect, The Last of Us is about as close as we'll get. The writing is some of the best ever seen in video games. The acting and production values through it over the top. Naughty Dog has once again proven why they are the world's best developer. The Last of Us has the potential to be a landmark title for video games: the one that officially proved games can be art. There are still a few games left for the Playstation 3: Grand Theft Auto V, Beyond: Two Souls, Batman: Arkham Origins, Gran Turismo 6. However, if The Last of Us is the last truly great game of the seventh console generation, at least it has sent it out with a bang. 10/10

[seawolfnyy]

Bioshock Infinite - 9.75/10

God of War: Ascension - 8/10

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - 6.75/10

 

Full reviews coming. Will also review Remember Me and some older games: Mirror's Edge, The Walking Dead, Dead Island and Ocarina of Time 3D.