The Gamer's Quarter

silentmatt · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:45 am Post subject:

"Xbox 360 is home to the most critically acclaimed next generation games according to Metacritic.com, the leading aggregator of game reviews from more than 100 publications," said Microsoft in a statement.

"The most-respected game reviewers have spoken and according to them, Xbox 360 has more than double the games of the Playstation 3 and Wii receiving a score of 90 or higher."

Who knew Metacritic was so reknowned and beloved?

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

I know you're anti-MS and all, but the 360 has much more bang for your buck if you're just a "regular" gamer.
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helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

SilentMatt, let me rephrase that quote, for accuracy's sake:

"We here at marketing departments like to make silly claims about the products we are paid to represent. All of us do it. Give a flying fuck what we say at your own risk."
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silentmatt · Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:05 pm Post subject:

I realize that... Note, the above post wasn't out of loathing for the 360, it was out of loathing for Microsoft resorting to pointing to Metacritic for justification.

I really hate Metacritic.
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helicopterp · . Joined: 13 May 2006 Posts: 1435 Location: Philadelphia

For what it's worth, I think metacritic is harmless fun.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

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

Well I thought it was harmless fun. Now I know it for the lowdown seat of dishonesty that it truly is!

(I'm exaggerating, not being sarcastic. You brought my attention to a good point, Shaper.)
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ryan · . Joined: 20 Feb 2005 Posts: 999

That's really common though. All companies point to aggregate sites to show how good their system or game is. Most websites just remove those statements in their news posts since they're pointless; then again, some leave them in because they are pointless. Sony used GameRankings when talking about God of War while Bethesda used GameRankings and MetaCritic for Oblivion announcements. About the only thing I know about the aggregate sites is that GameRankings has always listed us, MetaCritic refuses to, RottenTomatoes seems to do it randomly, and GameStats works 10% of the time.
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dessgeega · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:11 am Post subject:

all 173 igf entrants have been revealed.

simon went ahead and posted the games that are going to win.
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silentmatt · Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:50 am Post subject:

Everyday Shooter hits PSN this Thursday (and cheaper than Sin & Punishment)!

"Think of it as a rock version of Geometry Wars. It's an abstract shooter that pits your piddly little dot against tons of other ships and other nasties in a musical game of war. It'll be out this coming Thursday on the PlayStation Network for US$ 10, and it certainly looks to be worth each penny."
-source.

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

Incase the signs weren't already bad enough, The Collective (developer of SH0 & 5) has now merged with Digital Eclipse owned umbrella of companies: Foundation 9
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aderack · . Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 1105 Location: San Francisco

Oh lord.

Well, uh. Maybe we'll see an emulated Silent Hill 1 on XBLA?

With Digital Eclipse technology?
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Scratchmonkey · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1439

I have a question: does anybody remember what the name was of the project that was going to convert all of the province of Morrowind into a mod (as opposed to just the island that's used in the actual game) or have a link to it?

Thanks.

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Scratchmonkey · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1439

Yeah, I think it died when Oblivion came out and somebody started a similarly massive mod project that will probably never come off either.

dessgeega · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:20 pm Post subject:

nintendo announced a bunch of downloadable wiiware games, including dr. mario, puzzloop and this. (warning: ign links. they're just screenshots, so it should be safe.)
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silentmatt · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:13 pm Post subject:

Jonathan Mak demonstrates that he is just a little bit crazy on Sony's official blog, in promotion of tonight's release of Everyday Shooter.
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silentmatt · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:21 pm Post subject:

Tonight!
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silentmatt · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject:

I lied!

It is out now! Came to $11.60 or something Canadian. Only 38 MB!

Downloading as I type this....

edit: Alongside a Ratchet and Clank demo (1609 MB in size, holy crap), a Conan demo, some NHL demo, and a Fallout 3 teaser trailer!
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

What the hell Sony? Your downloadable games are huge (not EDS, but like most are) and your demo are freaking ginormous.

I'm still downloading the heavenly sword demo (which really just says more about how little I have my PS3 on).

Anyways, I will be getting this very, very soon.
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-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932

"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!"

silentmatt · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject:

Haha, remember, you have a pending PSN friend request to accept whenever you end up pressing that power button!

Don't worry about being too quick to get to the store, their servers are being crushed at the moment. I started downloading EDS as soon as I posted and I'm just over 20% finished (of a 38 MB file...). Pathetically slow.
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

I just hope there aren't any system updates, and I'm pretty sure there are... That's going to add like 30 minutes to the download.
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-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932

"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!"

silentmatt · Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject:

Yeah, there definitely have been. Don't remember what functionality they added though.
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dessgeega · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:46 am Post subject:

there's a huge number of new super mario galaxy videos up. this might be the most 3d platformer ever (even if some stages appear to be fully 2d). i suppose there's so much in the game that there's a danger it will be unfocused, though i think if they keep everything simple enough the transitions will all feel natural enough.
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Harveyjames · the meteor kid Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 3636

I know, it looks almost too good. The last couple of things I've looked forward to this much have ended up disappointing me, so I feel like I'm jinxing it through my sheer anticipation.

dessgeega · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:27 am Post subject:

emily short lists her favorites from this year's interactive fiction competition, with links to her impressions of them (which are divided into spoilery and non-spoilery sections).
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Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Anyone know what was in that Orange Box patch?
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-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932

"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!"

daphaknee · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject:

Pink Teddy Bear · . Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 180

New Bionic Commando? I think so!

http://www.gamespot.com/video/943680/6181077/bionic-commando-world-premiere-announcement-1

I'm not sure how I feel about it though.

daphaknee · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:56 am Post subject:

i bet it has jumping in it. actually im almost sure that there wont be anything reminiscent of the original bionic commando game and they're just using the name to FOOL ME

i mean, im almost positive there is no way in hell hilter will be the last boss, so why bother

Pink Teddy Bear · . Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 180

Exactly, no matter how true they keep it to the original story, Hitler won't be in it, so what's the point?

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

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

I kind of hope they use the Lost Planet engine for this. I mean, there are awesome Bionic Commando elements in the game, including a zipline.
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“The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932

"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!"

ApM · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:08 pm Post subject:

Man why the hell is no one frothing for Brütal Legend?

(Game Informer scans)

Pink Teddy Bear · . Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 180

I saw tons of action, and then I saw the guy playing a guitar. That puts me off a little.

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

Yeah, I watched the trailer last night and it seems like Double Fine's version of Metalocalypse. Which is a good thing mind you.
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“The average man has a secret desire to be a swaggering, drunken, fighting, raping swashbuckler.”
-Robert E. Howard in a letter to a friend circa Decmber 1932

"There is no place in this enterprise for a rogue physicist!"

dessgeega · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:00 am Post subject:

so it looks like we're getting gyakuten saiban four after all. i still can't stand these character designs. i guess we'll see.
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dessgeega · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:45 am Post subject:

senke no ronde is ten bucks at gamestop this week. apparently you can print that coupon and bring it in; i just bought it online.
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

The System Shock 2 soundtrack has been available for free for quite some time now.
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dessgeega · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:14 pm Post subject:

levelhead looks interesting, and also not interesting enough.
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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

i was thinking the same thing! it's going to be hard to make a solid game out of that, i think.

also who wants to buy senka de ronde for me (i hear it is region free).
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Pink Teddy Bear · . Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 180

http://www.rf-onlinegame.com/splash.php?return=index.php

Apparently RF Online is free now. I'm probably gonna give it a go. Maybe it'll tide me over until Warhammer comes out.

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

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

Seriously, someone buy it for me.

In other news, has everyone seen this? Probably, but it's the first time I've seen it. Not quite up there with Johnny Turbo, but it has plenty of good ol' American racism!

http://www.atariage.com/magazines/magazine_page.html?MagazineID=13&CurrentPage=24
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dessgeega · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:09 am Post subject:

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

Yes, a banner needs to be made from this.

I haven't seen any of my banners up there yet Sad

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