The Bill's Now Playing Video Game Thread (Now with Bames)

[The Bill]

Shit, I can't believe Bioshock comes out this month. I really can't fucking wait.

That's why I'm only playing short games right now.

[riley-o]

Bill you should play Journey

[The Bill]

Bill you should play Journey

Take to me. What genre is it? How long i it? Is it easy/hard? Do women tit fight each other for my benefit?

[riley-o]

It's arty and human-less (which is to say breastless). It's really beautiful and would have made me cry if I weren't so stoic and brave.

[elephants gerald]

i just played it a month ago after having downloaded it when it came out...

game is terrific

[riley-o]

Definitely my favourite game of 2012 and probably 2nd to Dark Souls for games this generation

[elephants gerald]

Definitely my favourite game of 2012 and probably 2nd to Dark Souls for games this generation

yeah. except I probably prefer demons souls to dark souls by a hair. and also super meat boy belongs in there

[riley-o]

I haven't ! I've definitely been meaning to though for whatever that's worth.

Journey is definitely a game had I known ahead of time what it was like, I would've waited and played with Kelly

[The Schwartz]

Dark souls journey and the walking dead are all in top for this generation

[guardianoftheblind]

ninja gaiden ii has the worst camera issues

[Spooky Apparition]

also, the walking dead's writing is way fucking better than heavy rain. well worth mentioning

i just started episode 5 last night. even if the last one is disappointing, this is still a top 5 favorite game for this generation. can't wait for season 2

[The Schwartz]

Yep and you're actually dead on the writing is way better and episode 5 does suck farts and still ends up a great fucking game

[spacehamster]

Yeah, Journey's definitely awesome.

[FVBTVS]

someone explain why the walking dead game is such a great game outside of the quality of the writing.

[riley-o]

yeah !!

[guardianoftheblind]

i only played the first episode, but it thought it was awesome

i think it's because it sucks you in and makes you care about the characters. even though it's kinda cool to play what's basically an old school point and click, the game definitely doesn't rest on it's graphics or gameplay

it's all about those feels

[guardianoftheblind]

what did i say?

[riley-o]

It's also a really unique game in that I've almost never felt actually attached to a video game character

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[copstache]

Yeah I have to admit, there aren't many games that elicit strong emotional responses from me, but walking dead pulled it off. The incredible thing is that it's not limited to a few major beats, but down to how you phrase a sentence you say to a child. It's masterful.

[Spooky Apparition]

the timed parts where everyone is yelling and the decision bar lasts like 3 seconds is some of the most tense stuff ever in a game. i really like how they don't make it easy to reload to that exact spot if you fuck up

as far as worrying about people's reactions and choosing wisely, at the end of episode 2...

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where you have the option to walk away or kick andy (dan?), i had no idea kicking him meant sending him into a goddamn electric fence. clementine witnessing that brutal death genuinely upset me it felt like the whole group silently hated me

[milkmandan]

I forgot SimCity is coming out tomorrow.

I'm pumped

[milkmandan]

9 0 m i n u t e s i m c i t y p r e v i e w

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-KeHtlU ... KQ&index=1<

[Spooky Apparition]

simcity looks awesome as hell. i hope my gf's macbook can run it once it's released on OS X be sure to post what you think after you get some time with it

[guardianoftheblind]

wait, wait, wait

how did i not know they remade all 3 NES ninja gaiden games on one cart for the SNES...and it looks like shit??

[The Bill]

wait, wait, wait

how did i not know they remade all 3 NES ninja gaiden games on one cart for the SNES...and it looks like shit??

It was just the NES graphics, right?