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

[Let Us Help You]

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls8FBFFjMxk<

This fucking game. Lost two days to it already.

[FVBTVS]

that looks fucking amazing

[The Bill]

the most damning thing I can say about LoS's combat is the only thing I remember about it is the meters... that's it. and it sounds like combat is the BEST part of LoS2

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstat ... f-shadow-2

OUCH

As of this moment LOS 2 is rocking a cool 60 on Metacritic. Also, as of this moment Deadpool is at 62. Deadpool is 2 better than LOS 2. Come on now!

Also, I skimmed one random review and they mentioned stealth. Stealth? In a Castlevania game? ...
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[spacehamster]

- I want to try the mode where you die in one hit, but it's dumb that they lock it behind ANOTHER unlockable difficulty level. my backlog is too big right now, so I'll have to pass for now

Honestly, as much as I loved the game for one playthrough, it gets stale pretty quick when you play it again. I moved up to whatever difficulty it is that adds new mobs, but it's really just another big fat enemy after you've just defeated one, and it gets draining very quickly.

Vanquish, on the other hand... yeah, play that next.

[copstache]

i wasn't planning on getting Thief right away, but then i saw it on greenmangaming for $37.50 and had to bite. downloading now. despite the not-great reviews, it seems like it's being received pretty well by the average joe.

[FVBTVS]

my homeboy got it. we both played it religiously in 98 on. i watched a bit and from what near as i can tell you can change the settings to make it damn near close to impossible and kinda get rid of all the new school bs..

i read A LOT of negative reviews and really not one of the reviewers ever gave me the impression they understand thief at all.

SPOILERSPOILER_SHOW

[Wang Mandu]

i read A LOT of negative reviews and really not one of the reviewers ever gave me the impression they understand thief at all.

RPS's review seems the most trustworthy. But everyone says the story is dogshit .

[Wang Mandu]

How soon does Castlevania: Lords of Shadows pick up? I'm only about an hour in and friday is going to be 60fps 1440p Resident Evil 4 so I might just send it back to the bench and keep on with Dark Souls.

[Wang Mandu]

I've got $5 towards copstache buying this game, a bottle of booze and live streaming his playthrough.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/251870/

[copstache]

I've got $5 towards copstache buying this game, a bottle of booze and live streaming his playthrough.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/251870/

the reviews on that page are so good

[Wang Mandu]

Haha yeah. I spent most of my break reading them.

[The Bill]

At dinner last night I kept singing this tune, complete with the sound effect and the Colonel's "snake! SNAKE!"

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT8m1Rk0oCU<

The kids were slightly interested, but the Mrs. was not amused at all. WOMEN!!!



Speaking of the kids, the wife, and not being amused. Now that the kids' winter break is over, it's back to waking-up super early to get them ready/to school in the mornings. Also, now that the Olympics are over, regular (aka horrible) TV my wife wants to watch with me, as part of quality time together, is back in full swing. This all means that my nice time getting Dark Souls playtime almost everyday is over for now. Last night I was too tired to start playing, and even so I had to go watch nu-Dallas and Supernatural. I guess I've been Snaked.

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD8rXr2cxAs<

[Spooky Apparition]

bunch of layoffs at sony santa monica, including the lead designer who had been working on a new IP for four freaking years, which has also been canceled.

a career in the games industry seems scary.

[The Bill]

bunch of layoffs at sony santa monica, including the lead designer who had been working on a new IP for four freaking years, which has also been canceled.

a career in the games industry seems scary.

Yeah, like when the Bioshock studio laid of 75% of the employees just because Kevin Levine wants to do something different. The movie and TV industry has a bunch of unions in place to protect people from this sort of erratic behavior. Does the gaming industry have any unions per say?

[Wang Mandu]

Yeah, like when the Bioshock studio laid of 75% of the employees just because Kevin Levine wants to do something different.

I'm pretty sure the 5 years of development and only selling as much as the first game was the cause of that.

a career in the games industry seems scary.

Yeah it does. Especially with how staff is quietly let go once a game is nearly finished.

[copstache]

I've got $5 towards copstache buying this game, a bottle of booze and live streaming his playthrough.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/251870/

So I did some looking into this but unfortunately it looks pretty linear and is all text, no voice. Not sure it would be entertaining for anyone involved.

[Wang Mandu]

Shitty. I was hoping it was an innocent tour guide turned interactive hentai that somehow got approved on Steam.

[Spooky Apparition]

finally started playing spelunky (vita version)... this sums it up:

man this Spelunky game is kicking my ass... but i love it

every time I get to a dark level it's basically instant game over

[The Bill]

Tomb Raider coming to PS+ next week. Shit, they really are kicking out some major jams with this thing lately. I thought TR was really good-- worth the full price, actually. I sold it back with some other good games when I got my 3Ds but now it can come on back to daddy...

As of now, Tomb Raider is my number one pick up whenever I get that PS4. to Tomb Raider, but to the rest of the next/now gen releases.

[The Bill]

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P7l73d19Dc<


mame emulator = best thing ever

I beat that game in the arcade and on the NES. Great stuff back in the day. My problem with MEME is that without the threat of wasting another quarter I sort of just blast through games like this with a devil may care attitude about dying. Many times I end up getting bored.

[The Bill]

Tomb Raider coming to PS+ next week. Shit, they really are kicking out some major jams with this thing lately. I thought TR was really good-- worth the full price, actually. I sold it back with some other good games when I got my 3Ds but now it can come on back to daddy...

As of now, Tomb Raider is my number one pick up whenever I get that PS4. to Tomb Raider, but to the rest of the next/now gen releases.

I feel like EVERYTHING is coming out for ps3 and ps4. Are they just hedging their bets because they're afraid if they only release these on ps4, not one of them is actually a console seller?

Seriously with this. I'm almost tempted to just get the 360 era versions of Wolfenstein or Mad Max or whatever. I think what I'll do is, just stop getting new games until I get a new system. This will force me to beat a bunch of games I already have, stop the library bloat of new incoming games, and these things should be patched and discounted by purchase time. I guess I'll just have to make due without those pre-order bonuses

[Spooky Apparition]

do you just mean the number of cross-gen games? that's pretty commonplace when new consoles launch and sometimes for way longer. i'm pretty sure FIFA was still being made for PS2 as of last year.

[The Bill]

I could very well be remembering wrong, but while I certainly know there were SOME cross-gen games, I feel like there are a lot more this time.

There were a lot last time around as well. The PS2 and 360 shared a ton of titles. I don't remember what it was like with the PS2 and PS3, though.

[RY4N]

I could very well be remembering wrong, but while I certainly know there were SOME cross-gen games, I feel like there are a lot more this time.

i went online to buy a ps4 and when i looked at the games to get with it the only ones i wanted were ones ive already played on ps3 and tomb raider which i could get for free if i wait 2 days

SPOILERSPOILER_SHOW

i still bought it anyway

[guardianoftheblind]

i'm pretty sure FIFA was still being made for PS2 as of last year.

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