Ben's Week In Review: January 23
View Large ImageBig week with two big reviews, and Dead Space 2 in just a few days...
We have to forget Duke's past
So it seems that Duke Nukem Forever really is coming out this year; it now has an official release date. When I was writing that article, I was thinking about how I should approach the review... We can't possibly factor in 13 years worth of expectations, can we? I mean, if I did that, the game would probably have to get a 5 regardless of how great it is; the expectations, anticipation, and overall hype for over a decade is incalculable. Therefore, we just have to forget that it ever happened. We have to forget that "Did Not Finish" helped to spawn the term, "vaporware." I know it seems impossible, but if we don't go into this thing with a completely blank slate, I have a bad feeling we're destined to be disappointed. From what I've seen of the game thus far, it does look interesting, and it should certainly have plenty of that Duke flavor and attitude. It's what matters most.
Really, all we need is a competent FPS with all the atmosphere and style we'd expect from a next-gen Duke Nukem. I think that'd be quite enough and besides, let's not forget that Gearbox says the single-player campaign is a good 15 hours. At least, that's what they claim. And you know, I can't remember the last shooter that took that long to beat. So I'm looking forward to DNF and turning a blind eye to every last rumor and piece of speculation that has been showing up since the late '90s.
So glad we're all grown up now
Honestly, if Heavy Rain had failed, it would've been the most disappointing occurrence of this generation for me. I was so worried it would flop and subsequently prove we gamers haven't grown up; that all we really want is Call of Duty, that nobody who plays video games appreciates a good story and a progressive, innovative form of interaction. And you can tell that David Cage is happy; he has every right to be satisfied. On the flip side, the failure of Alan Wake either says something about the Xbox 360 userbase (and I think it does), or it simply means it wasn't quite as good as Heavy Rain (and it wasn't). I want games like that to succeed, so we can actually watch the industry move forward. If I'm Cage, I know that I can take the next step and I'll likely be rewarded for it, and that must be a good feeling.
Personal gaming update
It was a pretty amazing week: both LittleBigPlanet 2 and Mass Effect 2 are well worth most anyone's time and yet, I'm not that interested in either. I recognize the greatness of both, of course, but I won't be spending a great deal of time with LBP2, and I've already explained my stance on ME2. This week, I'll be reviewing Dead Space 2 and Hyperdimension Neptunia, and I fully intend to play and complete Visceral's latest. As for Neptunia, that's a definite wait-and-see situation. In the meantime, before Killzone 3 drops in a month, I'm finally pushing through Gran Turismo 5. I'm only Lv. 14 with like 540,000 credits, but I should have my Super license this week and I've done a lot of the Special events. The game's amazing but Arnold has long since explained that, so I won't bother. ;)
For the record, I just gave up on Fable III. If you want to know why, just check the last two Week in Reviews. I finally got to the point where I realized I disliked the combat and what's worse, battles are essentially worthless. It's the Facebook of RPGs; it's more about social stuff than anything else. So that got traded in and while I don't necessarily regret the 25 hours I put into it (I so tried to like it), I also don't regret not finishing it. I just didn't care enough. No, the next RPG for me is Dragon Age II, which I'm almost certain I'll really enjoy.
By the way, I will reserve judgment on the freshly confirmed Final Fantasy XIII-2 until I hear about the gameplay. For the record, I do like Lightning, just because she finally got interesting in the latter half of FFXIII. We'll have to hope, I guess...
1/22/2011 Ben Dutka
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tes37
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 10:36:51 PM
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johnld
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 12:00:04 AM
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RadioHeader
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 5:42:18 AM
All your penny are belong to me!
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bloody_rootz
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 10:11:18 PM
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P.G.U - finally getting through my back logging of games that i missed out on because of work, no t.v etc etc. im about 10 hours into AC BROTHERHOOD and i think it is great, having a ball, enjoy the fact that you rebuilding rome. i found the music in this instalment is awesome. it really suits what is happening well.
i also picked up a pre owned copy of uncharted 2 for 34 bucks (as i have only played half way through it.) so im looking forward to tackling that next.
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johnld
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 12:23:40 AM
nah, i'm just playin around. anyway, uncharted 2 was amazing and i cant wait for uncharted 3.
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bigrailer19
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 10:12:08 PM
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Can't wait for dead space 2. That one is gonna be fun! Just finished the first bout 2-3 weeks ago. Perfect timing becauae I'm really excited for the second!
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bloody_rootz
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 10:18:40 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 11:34:36 PM
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bigrailer19
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 12:36:14 AM
I guess the big factor for me is the MP. Don't get me wrong I love SP rpg' oblivion is one of my favorites as well as DA, but I was really looking forward too sacred 2, and although I had fun with it, I couldn't finish it. But it along with baldurs gate, even the champions, games were always fun to play with some buddies. Although they were more dungeon crawlers.
Anyways looking forward to the review.
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frylock25
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 1:26:45 AM
its Mass Effect and ME2 for short. not affect and MA2.
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bigrailer19
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 10:39:20 AM
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Scarecrow
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 10:28:02 PM
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Those are the highlights of this week.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 10:37:14 PM
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I'm working on finishing the first Dead Space now, I really can't think of a smoother production in survival horror anywhere. Looking forward to that DS2 review Benstradamus.
I TRULY TRULY hope Neptunia comes out good, but I have massive doubts that it is for me. Its good to be an RPG lover right now though, ME2, then Dragon Age II, and if Neptunia can deliver then a good JRPG would really top things off. Failing that, I know Ar Tonelico 3 will produce :)
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 11:36:52 PM
Edit: What I mean is, I should have the preview build this week.
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Highlander
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 10:36:41 AM
Nice, Ar Tonelico Quoga and HyperDimension Neptunia are on my list for this year. Looking forward to preview/reviews of each.
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Temjin001
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 10:37:40 PM
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GT5 is great, no doubt.
PGU: Okay, so I spent a lot of time with ME2 this week. I decided to go ahead and finish it off (and spontaneously I decided to write up a user-review even though I initially didn't want to) I had all of the loyalty missions 100% and all of the expansion packs finished. As for the downloadables, I liked Lair of the Shadow Broker the best. Overlord started slow, but had a rather sad and emotionally gripping ending--I didn't entirely enjoy the spacecraft stuff.. it was sort of ME1 throw-back but less important; though, it was fun running over the fauna =p Kasumi's mission started good, but then went goofy.
And FYI to everyone who finishes the game. It lets you keep playing. Bioware took the time to even update all of the crew members with the experience, so you can engage in dialogue with them about it... good stuff....
So Kelly Chambers loved that I saved her like from the Collector's. She ended up slipping me a private email to meet with me that night in my Captain's Cabin.....
Okay, so I now have some major beef now with Bioware.
I knew there was going to be some sort of sexual encounter.. I do usually stay on top of gaming news. BUt instead of having a legitimately realistic romantic encounter--as the achievement suggests-- with intimate sentiments that would be meaningful. Like a scene that would be much more implicit than explicit was more of what I expected; instead, I invite Kelly up and without any dialogue or any legitimate premise for the conclusion. Wearing lingerie she straight up goes right into a highly provocative dance against the wall waving her butt in my face while I sat there with a button contexting me to press it for "MORE" .... I immediately exited the game so I don't really know where things were going from there. Is this their idea of a legitimate and tasteful"romantic encounter"? A game that had done such a good job on believable emotional intelligent discussion got reduced so quickly to this..
-end of rant-
Anyway, I uphold the sanctity of marriage, and I can't feel right about engaging in entertainment like that...( I don't look at porn)
Thankfully, it's a choice within the game.
Sigh, oh well. I don't think I can ever look at the seemingly modest and astute bridge secretary, Kelly Chambers, in the same light again.
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THEVERDIN
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 4:46:07 PM
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Temjin001
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 5:15:42 PM
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AntDC
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 10:44:20 PM
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I'm really looking forward to Killzone 3, I'm not usually that into FPS's but Killzone 2 was excellent, and heaps of fun to play online.
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Danny007
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 11:00:31 PM
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tes37
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 11:05:11 PM
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With LBP2, Brutal Legend and now ME2 on the way, I'm going to have a lot of gaming ahead of me. I might start Brutal Legend first since it's the shortest.
A friend of mine just got a ps3 with GT5 and I loaned him Heavy Rain to play. I thought it was kind of cool that the first two games he played were game of the year winners here at PSXE.
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johnld
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 12:20:15 AM
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tes37
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 12:35:48 AM
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Snaaaake
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 11:05:36 PM
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But slightly disappointed that the Sackboy plush toy isn't as cute as the actual Sackboy.
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frylock25
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 11:15:55 PM
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i have been playing spiderman shattered dimensions. the controls are very frustrating but overall the game is fun. i dont think i would pay more than $20 for it though.
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Gordo
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 11:27:59 PM
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LBP2 and Dead Space 2 don't interest me at the moment. Will pick up Mass Effect 2 for the PS3 next week when it arrives in Australia.
Duke Nukem Forever is a solid 7.9 for me. Nothing in the last 5 years has changed that in my opinion! :-)
I'm never going to buy another Final Fantasy game this generation. One bitten twice shy!
PGU:
I am 10 hours into Nier and it's a wonderful game. Can't say enough about the music. It's a game with character!
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Lawless SXE
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 11:34:17 PM
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Heavy Rain was a revolution, not an evolution. It was a necessary step for games to take, and the risk that Quantic Dream took paid off in spades. Whatever their next project is, I look forward to it immensely.
Personal Update:
Picked up Brutal Legend new for $20. However it turns out, you can't really go wrong for that price. Also playing Demon's Souls, and I'm over halfway through it. Time for a cruch, I think, so that I can finish both it and Dead Space before I can pick up DS2. Once that's out of the way, it becomes a marathon of KZ, with 1, 2 and 3 on the cards.
Also still plugging away at Middlemarch. I can't work out why it's taking me so long to read it, and that frustrates me.
I also went to check on my car on the weekend. The cosmetic damage is fixed, so now it heads off to the mechanic to find the oil leak and the root cause of the misfiring, and if all goes well, I should have it back by the weekend. Can't wait.
Peace.
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LittleBigMidget
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 11:45:13 PM
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Finally upgraded my HDD to 250 gigs, picked up my LBP2 CE Friday, so i'm playing that,and LBP1, with a little DC Universe here and there.
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___________
Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 11:59:21 PM
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you have a new IP which has been in development hell up against some of the industries biggest games!
how the hell was a unknown IP suppose to compete with PoP, RDR one of the industries most popular developers!
not to mention split second and blur.
i mean its like zonda trying to enter the supercar club against Ferrari and lambo.
only reason there still with us is because, well, come on who makes a car as crazy as that!?
if a turtle is going to win the race against the cheetah than it needs to be different, offer something the others cant.
alan wake did none of that, it was a freaking fantastic game but it simply was not different enough to stand out.
than it had the handicap of being a phsycological thriller, allot of people are not interested by those things.
if it was a mindless third person shooter than it would of had a decent chance.
50 bucks says alan wake would of done so much better if M$ released it in a quiet month, instead of the fullest month of the year!
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BikerSaint
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 1:19:55 AM
....it had released exclusive to the PS3.
Yeah, we're like that!
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___________
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 7:28:56 AM
actually, no it would of sold worse because the 360 had no exclusives since ME2 where the ps3 had MAG and MNR to enjoy.
remedy did not exactly help themselves either with the long development time, lack of info, it being a new IP, and the genre not many people like psychological thrillers.
the gameplay is what hurt it most though, it got really boring really quickly.
as a story its a fantastic game, but as a game to have fun its really boring.
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Highlander
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 10:39:35 AM
The reason that AW sold so terribly on the 360 and Heavy Rain sold so very well on the PS3 is simple demographics. YOu should know that already, it's been discussed and reported here and elsewhere. On average the PS3 gamer is the older of the gamers on 360/PS3. The Wii doesn't even register on this scale since so many are bought by parents for kids skewing the numbers horribly.
There can be zero doubt that the gamers on the PS3 are on average older, and therefore more mature/grown up than those typical on the 360. Hence more cerebral games sell better on the PS3. It's as simple as 2+2=4.
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BikerSaint
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 4:52:39 PM
"BULLSH*T"
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BikerSaint
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 11:59:28 AM
HUH? I'm the one talking BS?
NO, I guess you haven't talked to your own mirror lately.
Your new motto: "Clueless is as clueless does"
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johnld
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 12:14:19 AM
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PGU: i'm going through castlevania right now and to tell the truth, i have no inclination to play it at all. of course i'm going to beat it but i only play it as much as i did enslaved. I platinumed enslaved right before castlevania. theres a few things thats bothering me about castlevania, mainly that my lifebar doesnt restore when i die and chapter starts.
I really want to get littlebigplanet 2, mass effect 2, and yakuza 3 at best buy. since i still had assassins creed brotherhood and star ocean, i decided to pass on that. im planning to just buy littlebigplanet 2 when it gets cheaper along with yakuza 4. killzone 3 is definite day 1 though. i need to cut get rid of this backlog so i can buy other games but once killzone 3 comes out, thats the only game i have until i finish campaign on elite and max out on multiplayer.
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BikerSaint
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 1:20:54 AM
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My own personal gaming update,
Due to one of my usual Tri-annual "Big Game Hunting" Safari's, I haven't been able to play a game in the last 3 weeks. But so far during my hunt, I bagged 14 PS3 trophies for my wall....
Overlord, Singularity, Blazing Angels 2: Secret Mission of WWII, Demon Souls, Fairytale Fights, Full Auto 2,
MAG, Dante's Inferno, Neir, Army of Two: 40th Day, Prince of Persia, Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands, Vampire Rain: Altered Species, and Wolfenstein.
Plus I just picked up ME2 new with free DLC card for my bot-box.
I also mounted a 5-pronged attack on games for some of my other consoles too,
PS2-33 games, PSX-7, PSP-8, 360-8, Xbox-15, Wii-8 (still need the console though), DS-8, and Sega Game Gear-8 games.
There's still quite a few current PS3 gems out there that I'm chomping at the bit to play, such as RRD, HR, etc, but I haven't bought them yet as I'm hopefully awaiting patiently for their GOTY copies to release so that I'll have any & all disc already included DLC inside, for my collections(plus I don't buy DLC).
And while on my hunt, I was also able to do a search & rescue for some retro consoles & hand-held's I've wanted to resuscitate from flat-lining in someone's, attic, basement, garage, storage shed, or trash & junk pile....
Telestar Alpha console
Sega Game Gear
1 GameBoy Pocket (dark blue)
2 GamBoy Avance's (1 powder blue-1 cream white)
1 GameBoy Advance "SP" (platinum)
1 DS (dark metallic blue)
and I also bought Onlive's mini-console & controller
And while still in my hunt, I also tried to pick up the 7-11 LBP & KZ special holographic Slurpee cups, but no none to be found so far, although I did manage to get their holographic MMA, MOH, & AC Brotherhood cups.
I was also on the hunt for an Intellevision, Colecovision & my other 3-amigo's, the Atari 2600, 5200, & 7600, But once I received the "Onlive" console(along with buying their optional composite cable pack(w/specialized console-end plug), I sadly found out that I still can't frigging hook it up, due to me having a 7 year old Sharp 32" "SD" TV that has no HDMI or composite cable inputs, so now I HAVE to upbruptly end my Safari hunt in order to concentrate on getting the very best deal on a 47" to 50" 1080p/120to 600 mhz HDTV w/ 3 to 4 HDMI imputs, over the next few week just to hold me over till the 3DTV's drop way down in price & hopefully glasses-less.
But I still have to keep my old SD hooked up too, just so I can continue to play any of those older games that won't work on a HD, such as those older light gun games
I also got a ton of retro gaming accessories, and 6 novels based on the videos games of RE, Halo, Transformers, Myst, & another 2 for the Divinci Code.
BTW, I also picked up a really cool car-art book based on the Playstation's Grand Turismo called "The cars of Gran Turismo".
It tells about & shows off 40 favorite Gran Turismo cars, photographed in rich color & detail, interior & engine shots never seen before, in-depth profiles of 40 of the coolest cars in Gran Turismo, many not available in the USA, a exploration of how Gran Turismo has fueled world-wide interest in high=performance cars, from high-priced exotic to tiny Japanse microcars, accurate specs & performance data, and driving impressions.
It's a really cool book & if you're a real Gran Turismo fanatic, it's well worth picking up.
It normally lists for $14.95US or $23.95CAN, but right now, you can just hit the "buy it now" button at eBay for only $1.95 brand new, plus $5.95 for S&H. And, if you want more than 1 book to give out as gifts, just add another $1 for each added book.
Right as of this very moment, it says that they still have over "10" books available......
You can pick up "The Cars Of Gran Turismo" right here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250412932096&_trksid=e11010.m204&_trkparms=algo%3DSI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BCR%26otn%3D8&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:MOTORS:1348
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kraygen
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 5:21:47 AM
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One review said it had over 70 hours of gameplay, which also gives me hope. It definitely looks like my kind of rpg, just hope the game is actually up to snuff. Can't wait for Ben's review.
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Highlander
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 10:41:56 AM
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Argh! WKC has me hooked again! There are a tone of tropies I want to get, a couple of the Georama armor sets I want and rebirth my character. So I'm grinding my way through the quests. That's pretty much it this week, it's been busy and quiet otherwise.
Definitely looking forward to Neptunia and Ar Tonelico Quoga. Mass Effect 2 has my attention now, so I may use the PlayStation Plus full game trial to see what all the fuss is about.
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Temjin001
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 11:50:28 AM
Though, that's not say ME2's beginning events aren't exciting. It did have an unanticipated introduction. I'd imagine that one hour in will get you somewhere into first mission after the tutorial.
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Highlander
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 11:51:46 AM
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Alienange
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 10:53:42 AM
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Highlander
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 11:50:58 AM
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Alienange
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 1:40:04 PM
You know, I hope we're wrong though. I hope we get something really crazy good. I mean Duke certainly deserves it.
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ps3sownsxbox360
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 11:54:16 AM
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rogers71
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 11:55:14 AM
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I am at level 30. It took me racing all the races and amassing 2,200,000 exp just to get here. Now to get from 30 to 40, I will need another 14,000,000 exp with nothing left to do in the game except endurance races that I will not be doing.
They seriously jacked up the game. I just bought the Ferrari F10, spent 10,000,000 on that car and it won't even let me go into A-spec or B-spec with it. It gives me the message that the car can only be used in a Ferrari one make race. WTH!!!
What do you guys think?
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RadioHeader
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 4:08:35 PM
I'm keen to reach level 30 because I wanna try the X1. Beyond that, I don't think I'll be too bothered about levelling up.
Personally, I'd say GT5 is my gaming highpoint so far. It may have a lot to do with this being the first game I've played with a FFB steering wheel, but either way, I am one happy dude! ...Racing Nurburgring with 15 other people online seriously "does it" for me!
Oh, and why do you want to race an F1 car against non-F1 cars?
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rogers71
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 4:42:09 PM
I wanted to see if I could use the Ferrari F1 in the F1 series. It won't even let me do that. Why even put the car in the game if you cannot use it in a race? All the car is good for is taking into photo mode. It just doesn't make sense and it's not that I am keen on reaching level 40, I would just love to be able to without devoting the next 3 years racing races that I have already won to do so.
I loved the game from level 0 to 25. After that, I was done with everything that I could do (minus endurance) so I don't understand why Polyphony made it so hard to reach the top.
You are done with all the races(except endurance) when you reach level 24. After that, it is all grinding and racing the same races over and over again. That is what I find horrible about the game. They should have made races available from 0 to 40 and not have you grinding races over 100 times just to level up. Either that or carry over xp instead of starting back at 0 for each level. That would have alleviated some grinding.
Don't get me wrong, GT5 is one of the best games I have played to date, I just think they messed up some things and left me scratching my head as to why they done some things the way they did.
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RadioHeader
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 5:25:09 PM
So if you maxed at say level 30, you'd wouldn't have a problem with GT5? Maybe they wanted to leave room for Seasonal Events and more. It sounds suspiciously like you're seeing it as just a Platinum Trophy. Just enjoy each race, online or whatever, and don't worry about completing it 100%.
Anyway, it's close to racing hour for me, and I don't really want to argue with a fellow GT5 fan. May I just remind you that for all those months/years, you were eagerly anticipating playing GT5, not completing GT5.
ps If your telling me we can't use the Ferrari F1 in the FGT Championship, then that kinda sucks. Just don't tell me we can't use them online either.
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Clamedeus
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 5:38:27 PM
The only car i bought for the event was the Ford GT '06, but i think that bonus race expired. But i have a car for the other bonus race i cant remember what it's called though if you want to borrow it for the race just send me a Friends Request on PS3 and i'll lend it to you (PSN: Zoryu_of_Setsuna) if anyone wants to add me go for it i need to make more space on my friends list though, i'm going to have to delete some people on my list that haven't been on in along time.
I'm 24 on A-Spec and on B-Spec i think i'm level 9 if i remember correctly.
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rogers71
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 7:07:33 PM
I really don't care about trophies. I just don't like the fact that I am pretty much done with GT5 other than the seasonal events which I absolutely love. I haven't tried using the Ferrari F10 in an online race but I can tell you that if I get in the car and try to access the A-spec or B-spec events it gives me a message that the car can only be used for a Ferrari one make race.
As far as you telling me to enjoy each race, I DID enjoy each race. My point is that I am done with GT5 and all I have to look forward to is the weekly seasonal events. It just doesn't make sense that they put in 40 levels but the races end at level 25. I don't include endurance races because I think those are a complete waste of time.
My whole disdain right now comes from the fact that I am done with GT5, a game that I love so much. There are just some things I think they could have done much better. I don't consider this conversation an argument as we both love GT5. Peace
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Jawknee
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 8:05:02 PM
That's good that you like the game but just because you're done with the game doesn't mean "They seriously jacked up the game". There is still plenty to do despite the fact you decided to be done with it.
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rogers71
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 9:26:42 PM
Like I said before, they should have put in enough events/races to put you to level 40 without having to grind. I mean, why put cars in the game that you cannot race with, why put in an insane amount of xp to get to the next level without carrying over the xp that you have earned up to that point.
Sorry if you feel butthurt that I have gripes but I can guarantee I am not the only one that feels Polyphony "jacked" up some aspects of an otherwise perfect game.
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AcHiLLiA
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 12:14:39 PM
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sawao_yamanaka
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 12:19:28 PM
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Jawknee
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 2:58:21 PM
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frylock25
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 4:49:23 PM
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Jawknee
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 4:57:51 PM
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frylock25
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 6:08:48 PM
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Lairfan
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 1:10:35 PM
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Dead Space 2 should be great. Can't wait for that Collector's Edition to come in.
Also can't wait till I get the money to buy LBP2 and ME2, although I'm definitely getting LBP2 first.
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PasteNuggs
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 1:50:29 PM
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I picked up Bioshock finally and am loving it. I can't believe some of the games I've passed on and ended up loving after I've picked them up. Now that I love it I forsee myself picking up Bioshock 2 and Infinite when it releases. Other than that I still working on Castlevania.
I also am using gamestaq to try and sell Fable III. It's been on there for a week and no word but I'm not to worried about it since it's still a new site.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 3:56:11 PM
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PasteNuggs
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 8:42:26 PM
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hadouken
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 1:52:39 PM
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What's with all 2's?
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carl0975
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 2:45:18 PM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 3:57:48 PM
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Highlander
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 6:40:12 PM
I just re-did all of my move combos to get some better combinations. I have a 7 move 9AC MegaMix but I may have to do some surgery on that, it doesn't seem to give me what I want.
Either way, on this replay of the game I'm discovering a whole new level of depth that the game has. I think it's better now than I though after my first play through. The game is actually better than the reviews would suggest, but the fact that it get's deeper as you play more is a major plus.
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Jawknee
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 3:00:41 PM
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All this talk about a possible MGS HD trilogy hitting the PS3 has gotten me in the mood to play MGS4 again.
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Clamedeus
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 5:50:28 PM
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JDC80
Sunday, January 23, 2011 @ 6:44:19 PM
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MadPowerBomber
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 4:02:21 AM
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556pineapple
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 12:28:38 AM
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I'm hoping to get enough time to really get into ME2 this week. I find I have less time to game lately, with starting the new semester of school 2 weeks ago. I'm sure I'll have some free time to play this week anyway, and I really look forward to it.
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MadPowerBomber
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 4:09:16 AM
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PGU for me: I finished RDR to 100% completion, which made me feel pretty awesome. I played a little Dead Nation, 'cause that game's pretty fun. I tried Dead Space: Ignition, and I don't like it much. Has some fun puzzles, though. And I can't remember what else I did gaming wise. I'm working on 100% completion to Undead Nightmare right now, which should be fun, then Dead Space 2 on Tuesday.
I have an extra code for Dead Space: Ignition if anyone wants it.
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Underdog15
Monday, January 24, 2011 @ 8:45:52 AM
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But anyways, yeah, I remember playing Duke, but I never got addicted to it or anything. So it's a wait and see for me.
And yeah... Heavy Rain is a great indicator of the PS3 user base. I truly believe it would have flopped hard on the 360.
PGU:
I've been going through Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. I've got 100% sync on everything, and I'm only missing 3 more trophies before platinum. All three are multiplayer trophies (reach level 50, get all bonuses at some point, and get all co-op bonuses is a single match).
Anyways, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience with ACB, and now that the story mode is done, I'm actually a little depressed... I don't want it to be over. I really loved it! In fact, I barely played any games all weekend because I'm a little down about ACB being over! I haven't been that way with a game in a long time! I'm glad I experienced that again. ^.^
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fdgtyr568
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 8:15:03 AM
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fdgtyr568
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 @ 8:15:03 AM
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Air jordan(1-24)shoes $30
BOOT $50
Nike (R4,NZ,OZ,TL1,TL2,TL3) $33
Handbags(Coach lv fendi d&g) $33
Tshirts (Polo ,ed hardy,lacoste) $16
Jean(True Religion,ed hardy,coogi) $30
2
Sunglasses(Oakey,coach,gucci,Armaini) $12
New era cap $9
Bikini (Ed hardy,polo) $18
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Snaaaake
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Saturday, January 22, 2011 @ 10:04:34 PM
If Heavy Rain had failed, then there would be no inspiration for innovation in the future.
But we're all glad it didn't.
Personal Update:
My gaming time has been cut down massively due to the need to watch anime now.
Haven't had the time to play GT5 and I'm in deep s*** now that my LBP2 is coming in a couple of days.
Damn Macross Frontier and Bakuman...........
And by the way, does anyone know how to get the "Penniless" trophy in GT5?
It requires you to spend all your credit and I don't know how.
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