The Gamer's Quarter

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

Are you talking about No More Heroes?

daphaknee · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:28 pm Post subject:

the game called i wanna be the guy

http://kayin.pyoko.org/iwbtg/

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I spent some more time with La Mulana and have come to enjoy it a little more. Is there any kind of basic walkthrough for this game? I mean, not like a full walkthrough but hint guide to point me in the right direction. Some of these puzzles are just so obtuse it's ridiculous.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I think there's something wrong with that link because it says it's forbidden.
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Swimmy · . Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 990 Location: Fairfax, VA

Huh! So it does.

Well, whatever. Just google la-mulana guide, it's the first hit.
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Lestrade · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 8:30 am Post subject:

I finally finished Uncharted last night. As I've detailed elsewhere, it's the kind of game I don't really want to play again any time soon. It's the best-looking mediocre game I've played in a long time, though. There are so many little details and elements about the game that are so right, it's a shame they were used to put together such a safe, tepid experience. I actually rolled my eyes several times near the end.

Gorgeous title, though. I want all my characters to talk this much while I'm playing; it really adds a lot and helps build a connection with your little gun-toting avatar.

dhex · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 9:17 am Post subject:

i'm playing call of duty 4 and stuck on the ghilli suit whatever it's called mission.

i swear that character at the beginning was voiced by hulk hogan.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

dessgeega · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject:

lot lot defies easy explanation (so just click on the link to read the rules), but is hectic and great once you grasp how to play. (i've been playing the famicom version, emulated.)
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daphaknee · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:19 am Post subject:

no more heroes is so good i made a thread about it!

Mr Mustache · . Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 167 Location: Queens

Still playing a bit of Dragon Quarter, and I guess it's not so bad, still ugly, but the film grain effect helps a bit.

I suppose the most interesting thing about it is that, in a genre based on the limitless potential of characters, Dragon Quarter focuses on the finite. I'm not sure why it is held in such high regard, but I remember hearing that it was mercifully short, so I'll keep at it.
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kirkjerk · . Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 1227

Still weirdly obsessed with Earth Defense Force 2017.

I just posted a revamped weapons list I made to GameFAQs, though only in the message boards, it would probably get bounced as a stand alone submission (though I pinged the person who made the main weapons list there, on the offchance he wanted to embed it)

The core idea is I wanted to see when it was worth bumping up difficulties on levels to farm weapons; there's some strong ideas on how to cleverly farm on the msg forums, but I wanted to know when to usefully try my "snipe the UFOs" with Zero Laser Sniper trick.

It was kind of an interesting Tufte-ian challenge to organize the data. The basic list was easy enough, just removing the group-by-weapon-type, but then I tried to make it more clear by putting each difficulty in different column.

Sigh. I probably put more work into the Perl scripts to do that than it was worth... but still. Such is the life of the gaming geek.
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

been playing re4 on the wii. why can't a move while shooting? gah i don't like these controls. or the perspective. I'm coming to the conclusion that i don't like third person games (except mario 64). cue some jackass saying i don't like games in general!
ok, i've been playing it a bit more and it's getting better. grenades are your friend. I have plenty of money now and can buy any of the weapons on offer. what are the kind of things i want to be carrying around?
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

Hey you type a when you mean i, too. I wonder what causes that.

helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

bleak · . Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 258

Typing in a southern drawl I guess.

Cycle you're going to want a pistol, and a rifle for sure. Probably some sort of shotgun too. You don't have to buy the rifle until the second one becomes available though, and if you don't you're really kind of boned.

The TMP is fun, but it really is kind of useless on normal foes and really useful on bosses.

Shotgun is useful against crowds/up close enemies, pistol for weak, single targets, etc.

The rifle is pretty much the only long range weapon in the game, but it also SLAYS single targets.

You can buy a rocket launcher if you're not fond of actually fighting bosses. They're totally worth it to essentially buy your way past any given boss fight.

Um, anything else? The minethrower's fun. No word on whether or not it's actually good though.

Try to induce QTE kills on zombies as much as possible, and keep in mind that flash grenades kill the freaky plague mutant head zombie type dudes immediately. Also keep in mind that you can throw a grenade practically on your own feet and not get hurt by it.

The punisher handgun penetrates everything except for metal.

When you reach the big... thing... hanging from the ceiling, you can just unload on it and eventually it will just drop piles of treasure for you.

Invest in treasure maps, they give you more than they cost by a damn sight!

After the boss fight in the refinery or whatever it is, go back into the room after the cutscene to collect your phat lewt.

And I think that's pretty much it for RE4 tips. That I know of. It really is a superb game though.
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Mr Mustache · . Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 167 Location: Queens

Pokemon Silver won't let me into the next two gyms >:(
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Winged Assassins (1984) · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:44 am Post subject:

Off-Road Velociraptor Safari. You drive a jeep around hitting velociraptors and doing stunts. Also there is a velociraptor driving the jeep, he has a monocle and a pith helmet.
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

So I just realised that Leon totally looks like Macaulay Culkin.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

*slaps hands to face*

AAAAUUUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHH

Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

So I played RE4 some more. I'm in the Castle now. I'm starting to lose interest! It's pretty tedious getting constantly swamped by enemies in between solving silly puzzles. I don't know how much longer I'll play it.
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helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

I enjoy the encroaching enemies. The silly puzzles are silly.

Play the mercenaries game mode.
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bleak · . Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 258

I think cycle hates action and strategy and likes running around doing nothing!
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

No, Cycle's right, the game has kind of lost it by that point

But the village at the beginning is the very best bit, which Cycle failed to recognise, so he's also quite quite wrong

aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

You know, the Trance Vibrator is USB. There's no reason why they couldn't have supported it in the XBL version.
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sediment · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject:

i've resumed playing dungeon siege. for a while i was concerned i'd completely lost my savegame halfway through the classic campaign, and started a new game in Aranna, then found out i have a different command to play the classic game. (do note i've been somewhat feverish lately).

it's a fun game, though i'm having this weird texture issue where half my party members get fuchsia-and-terrain wrapped around their bodies and armour. it's not really killing my enjoyment though.

LoA adds a lot of new spells and gear, but I've had trouble finding a lot of the spells I remembered from the classic game. My main character's a Combat magic specialist, but I haven't been able to create the same acid fog chaingun effect that I used to be able to. I get booby traps now, so it's sort of a fair trade.

For those unfamiliar to the game: Dungeon Siege is basically just that, though there are some overland environments. You begin with just yourself, though both campaigns saddle you with a companion character (who is equipped and has the base statistics to do basically anything) very soon, and from there your party grows. In some ways it's a lot like Diablo meets Morrowind, in that your basic gameplay is very classic Diablo - everyone can ultimately use the same weapons, the same spells, etc but rather than having a level progression you build your skills through skill use. Thus, your melee combatants build up their strength and combat skill very quickly, while your mages get brainier and brainier, but if necessary you can hand any mage a sledgehammer and set them swinging. It's usually good to do that periodically as some of the better armour can only be used with decent strength.

I'm also still playing City of Heroes. There's apparently a great deal of expansion in the pipe for the Valentine's Day event. I can throw rice and propose to random people!
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

boojiboy7 · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:53 pm Post subject:

The place after the Castle gets back to being fun, and really really funny.

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Hey, so like, PixelJunk Monsters is a much better game than Racers is!
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silentmatt · Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject:

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Probably the less familiar with Tower Defense the better. And, yeah, Racers is pretty bad, and Monsters is fun/addicting with (as my mother described) cute-sy graphics!

EDIT: Also, as of right now it's on sale for $8 because I bought it today and it told me it was for a special price.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

Actually, the fact that it WASN'T like RE was why Iiked it! I enjoyed the first RE, the others, not so much. The castle is way too RE-ish.

Anyway, I stopped playing that game for the moment and started Metroid Prime 3. Have all the Metroid Prime games been so zelda-y? This one sure as heck is. It's been ok though, it's been fun, but it just isn't very Metroidy. I still think Retro should drop this series and come up with something original, I think it would benefit them to start with a clean slate. I still need to play the first Prime, but if it's good as I hear, I hope they port it to wii!

Also, I also finally did it.

I...

I...

I STARTED A NEW GAME OF EARTHBOUND.

Will this game hold up to my HATE EVERYTHING standards? I sure as heck hope so!

EDIT: Les, fix your sig already.
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daphaknee · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:31 am Post subject:

going insane with rez, this is my first time playing ever and man what a perfect daphny game

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

SuperWes · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:20 am Post subject:

simplicio · . Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1091

I got a PS3. Is there anything worth playing on it? I'm looking specifically at Loco Roco, Flow, and PixelJunk Monsters; there still aren't actual good retail games, right?
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boojiboy7 · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:53 am Post subject:

helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

everyday shooter and the game of waiting to see what fumito ueda's team is up to
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helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

Oh! I finished Half Life 2 the other day. I felt like the game was at a climax for the last six hours leading into the final boss. The final boss, by the way, is a damn shame after everything that comes before. Hop on the moving pistons to shoot some white floaty thing before time runs out? No, thank you.
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SuperWes · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:24 am Post subject:

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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

Yeah, everything that's shitty in Killer7 is actually just a satire of things that are shitty. Man if Suda51 came to your house and pissed his pants you guys would say it was a satire of people who piss their pants.

boojiboy7 · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject:

How do you determine what is and isn't a satire? I think ahving a bunch of items that looks different but all have the same function and name is a pretty apparent satire, but whatever.

Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

You don't sound like you know what you're talking about. Sure as hell I don't!

dhex · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 2:37 pm Post subject: