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[Lee]

Wii U. Get.

 

[Барбоса]

Wii U. Get.

Games?

 

[Lee]

Nintendoland, Zombi U, Tank!Tank!Tank!. Ordered it it's coming on Saturday.

 

[Барбоса]

Nintendoland is a bit of fun. Haven't played ZombiU yet despite owning it.

Also got Arkham City, which was well worth it, and have also just got Assassin's Creed III.

 

[Lee]

ACI bored me really.

 

[Барбоса]

ACI bored me really.

After being initially impressed by the graphics and the scale of AC, the missions get very repetitive.

Only an hour played of ACII but Florence is already so much more massive than any of the cities in AC and has far more to do.

 

[Uncle Sam]

They got the formula right with ACII and, to a lesser extent, Brotherhood. Then they started to overcrowd it.

 

[The Doctor]

Metal Gear Solid is quickly becoming one of my favorite series' of all time. Metal Gear Solid 4 blew me away and I've just started on MGS2 and it's blisteringly hard but brilliantly fun and interesting.

 

[Stormtrooper]

Metal Gear Solid is quickly becoming one of my favorite series' of all time. Metal Gear Solid 4 blew me away and I've just started on MGS2 and it's blisteringly hard but brilliantly fun and interesting.

I need to get back on MGS4. I bought it when I got my PS3 Black Friday 2011 and have played it about 5 times. Great game and I love the whole series, but I just don't play it a lot.

MGS2 was amazing. I still need to play MGS1 through. I never had a PS1 and missed out on the Gamecube version, so I never beat it. Don't like MGS3 as much on PS2 (although I think it was better on 3DS). I gotta check out how I can play MGS1 on a modern system (was it released on PSN or as a bundle on PS3?)

 

[Lee]

Speaking of AC:

 

[Lee]

So I bought Zombi U today. I went into three shops.
GAME: £49
HMV: £39
Grainger Games: £30

That's £19 difference.

 

[Барбоса]

Yeah, it really pays to shop around for Wii U games.

Even on the internet, you can see £15-20 difference on the same game

 

[GI Cake]

Wasn't Zombi U suppose to be one of those games that are really bad, yet show off all the new gimmicks and features the Wii U brings to the table?

I've been teasing the idea of picking the Wii U up, more so because when I went over to Gamestop they had one on display and I was absolutely blown away by how much fun I had playing Rayman Origins with the giant controller.

 

[Lee]

Well yeah, that's why I got it.

 

[justinsayne]

Well yeah, that's why I got it.

For the really bad games that show of all the new gimmicks & features?

 

[Lee]

No it's got average reviews (7 out of 10) but I want a game that will get me used to the pad.

 

[The Doctor]

I need to get back on MGS4. I bought it when I got my PS3 Black Friday 2011 and have played it about 5 times. Great game and I love the whole series, but I just don't play it a lot.

MGS2 was amazing. I still need to play MGS1 through. I never had a PS1 and missed out on the Gamecube version, so I never beat it. Don't like MGS3 as much on PS2 (although I think it was better on 3DS). I gotta check out how I can play MGS1 on a modern system (was it released on PSN or as a bundle on PS3?)

The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is a bundle on PSN, XBL, and physical disc that includes HD updates of MGS 2, 3, and the PSP-only game Peace Walker. Peace Walker is fun but it's really obviously a PSP port as evidenced by small areas and short missions. Fun to do co-op and online play, though. Really hoping that eventually we get a full co-op MGS game with proper mechanics and co-op story. All three are available for individual download as well, I believe.

MGS1 is available as a PS1 classic.

 

[Cena's Little Helper]

What games have they announced for the PS4?

Also, I'm a little pissed at the state of survival horror right now. RE6 and DS3 were total letdowns and the one survival horror game with promise (The Last of Us) is going to be a PS3 exclusive. The only game I have left to eagerly anticipate is Bioshock: Infinite. Once that comes out I don't think there's any other game that I'll want to play on the 360.

 

[Барбоса]

To be honest, survival horror has been completely overused as a gaming genre. Almost as much as first person shooters. For a genre which is by nature a rather one-dimensional type of game, there has been desperate over-saturation.

Nothing I have played in the last ten years has surpassed Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.

 

[Stormtrooper]

The Metal Gear Solid HD Collection is a bundle on PSN, XBL, and physical disc that includes HD updates of MGS 2, 3, and the PSP-only game Peace Walker. Peace Walker is fun but it's really obviously a PSP port as evidenced by small areas and short missions. Fun to do co-op and online play, though. Really hoping that eventually we get a full co-op MGS game with proper mechanics and co-op story. All three are available for individual download as well, I believe.

MGS1 is available as a PS1 classic.

Thanks for the info. Forgot about the HD Collection. I remember being really excited when they announced it, then disappointed in the lack of MGS1. I mean really, they couldn't put 1 in there instead of Peace Walker? MGS 1, 2, and 3 sounds better then 2, 3, and Peace Walker.

I am going to have to pick up the PS1 Classic eventually, although I may be better off waiting for an HD re-release, since the PS1 Classics aren't HD Graphics.

What games have they announced for the PS4?

http://www.ign.com/games/upcoming/ps4

Really, it's mainly a new Killzone, new Infamous, Battlefield 4, Diablo 3, and a few other things.

Obviously there will be more (like all the sports titles), and not all the above are necessarily launch titles.

 

[justinsayne]

Thanks for the info. Forgot about the HD Collection. I remember being really excited when they announced it, then disappointed in the lack of MGS1. I mean really, they couldn't put 1 in there instead of Peace Walker? MGS 1, 2, and 3 sounds better then 2, 3, and Peace Walker.

I am going to have to pick up the PS1 Classic eventually, although I may be better off waiting for an HD re-release, since the PS1 Classics aren't HD Graphics.

http://us.playstation.com/games/metal-gear-solid-the-essential-collection-ps2.html

You can probably find a used copy of that for much cheaper

 

[The Doctor]

Thanks for the info. Forgot about the HD Collection. I remember being really excited when they announced it, then disappointed in the lack of MGS1. I mean really, they couldn't put 1 in there instead of Peace Walker? MGS 1, 2, and 3 sounds better then 2, 3, and Peace Walker.

Honestly, Peace Walker is worth it because most people didn't play it, and the online capabilities are great. It also looks really good upscaled, and even though it's structured like a PSP game it's still fun to get three other guys and storm a tank, or to team with your friend and clear a mission together. The controls are also WAY better than they were on PSP, since they're MGS4-esque.

I'm pretty sure they're going to make an MGS HD at some point. There's too much money in it not to. Plus, as said before, there is the Gamecube remake which looks great. And in general, PS1 Classics look perfectly fine.

To be honest, I'd take 3 and 4 over 1 any day of the week. 2's hit-and-miss for me at the moment, since I like the style but it's getting a bit repetitive since I'm not great at the stealth parts and the maps are so small it's hard to hide once detected. Maybe when I beat Fatman it'll change, since I've enjoyed what I've played so far.

Nothing I have played in the last ten years has surpassed Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.

Still a shining example of how to do it right.

 

[Lee]

Eternal Darkness would work so fucking well on the WiiU.

 

[Барбоса]

Eternal Darkness would work so fucking well on the WiiU.

Was just thinking this earlier today. Can you imagine the fun that could be had with the Sanity effects?

There are rumours of a potential Wii U release for a sequel, especially with Ninetendo extending their license for any game but I think they will remain just that due to legal problems.

 

[Stormtrooper]

http://us.playstation.com/games/metal-gear-solid-the-essential-collection-ps2.html

You can probably find a used copy of that for much cheaper

I didn't even realize they made that. Good reason they didn't make it just 1, 2, and 3 then.

Of course in order to get that I would need to purchase a PS2 as well, since I no longer have one of those and my PS3 is not backwards compatible.

Honestly, Peace Walker is worth it because most people didn't play it, and the online capabilities are great. It also looks really good upscaled, and even though it's structured like a PSP game it's still fun to get three other guys and storm a tank, or to team with your friend and clear a mission together. The controls are also WAY better than they were on PSP, since they're MGS4-esque.

It does sound good, although I very rarely play multiplayer (as in I played one multiplayer PS3 game since I had my system in November 2011).

I'm pretty sure they're going to make an MGS HD at some point. There's too much money in it not to. Plus, as said before, there is the Gamecube remake which looks great. And in general, PS1 Classics look perfectly fine.
I don't really remember how good the GCN game was visually. Of course now I'd probably just go with the PS1 Classic, or wait til HD since I use my playstation more and the Gamecube game will be useless once I get my WiiU soon (and as such sell my Wii).

I have a couple PS1 Classics (CastleVania: Symphony of the Night and something else), and from what I remember they look exactly like the PS1 game. That's good and all, but being that MGS1 came out 15 years old this October it would look outdated and needs an overhaul. Besides, when done right overhauls actually help the gameplay (see Ocarina of Time 3D).

Speaking of that, I'd love to see Konami put out a 15th anniversary edition or something.

To be honest, I'd take 3 and 4 over 1 any day of the week. 2's hit-and-miss for me at the moment, since I like the style but it's getting a bit repetitive since I'm not great at the stealth parts and the maps are so small it's hard to hide once detected. Maybe when I beat Fatman it'll change, since I've enjoyed what I've played so far.

I didn't like 3 (I remember taking way to long changing the camouflage way too often), and am not very far into 4 (and haven't played it in forever).

I don't remember 2 all that well, but I have long been a fan of the stealth gameplay, and remember loving the game.