fappenmeister
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Well, finally got JB to honour their own policy. In the end sent a written complaint and then called and spoke to one of the 'managers' and they said it was an old policy. They apparently do allow cross-platform trades, though not all staff seem to be aware of this. I'll forgive them this once.
Then I went and traded in Uncharted 3 for 360 MW3. Then returned my other MW3 at EB for a preorder. Might keep it as a placeholder, might get it. We'll see.
I'm finding there to be a distinct lack of value in games these days, at least at the big end of town. Batman felt compromised, Uncharted felt like Kingdom of the Crystal Skull or whatever its called, and CoD 10 is a $79 map pack.
Zelda better be something special, or I'm going to avoid buying games in November from now on.
lol, why would I want Assassin's Creed?
Then I went and traded in Uncharted 3 for 360 MW3. Then returned my other MW3 at EB for a preorder. Might keep it as a placeholder, might get it. We'll see.
I'm finding there to be a distinct lack of value in games these days, at least at the big end of town. Batman felt compromised, Uncharted felt like Kingdom of the Crystal Skull or whatever its called, and CoD 10 is a $79 map pack.
Zelda better be something special, or I'm going to avoid buying games in November from now on.
DeathJr said:
lol, why would I want Assassin's Creed?
Other lessons I learnt today:
Wedding anniversaries can become inadvertently expensive when you find something nice that fits the theme and doesn't have a marked price >.<
And Edge 234 is on news stands here, for air express copies. There is a remarkably well written article on the gaming industry's infatuation with narrative as the path they must travel down. (Conclusion being that narrative is seen as a way to claim legitimacy in wider circles, but its the non-scripted moments in games that are generally light years better).
Article in question: Page 36, issue 234, Leigh Alexander: Level Head
Also noticing a big disconnect between what Edge sees as the 'future of interactive entertainment' and what interests me (hint: they seem to like iOS type games and MMOs. Needless to say they aren't my cup of tea).
Wedding anniversaries can become inadvertently expensive when you find something nice that fits the theme and doesn't have a marked price >.<
And Edge 234 is on news stands here, for air express copies. There is a remarkably well written article on the gaming industry's infatuation with narrative as the path they must travel down. (Conclusion being that narrative is seen as a way to claim legitimacy in wider circles, but its the non-scripted moments in games that are generally light years better).
Article in question: Page 36, issue 234, Leigh Alexander: Level Head
Also noticing a big disconnect between what Edge sees as the 'future of interactive entertainment' and what interests me (hint: they seem to like iOS type games and MMOs. Needless to say they aren't my cup of tea).
viciouskillersquirrel
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I've been disconnected from the future of interactive entertainment since about 1997. You get used to it.RandomVince said:
How did my day start you ask?
Just one of many normal morning skype calls to our support desk in NZ to have a chat and discuss the going ons of the work week.
"Get up to much on the weekend?"
"Not really, just played some videogames"
"Oh, what games?"
"Morrowind, its the prequal to skyrim that came out late last week, you may or may not know it" (the dudes 40, didn't expect him to)
"Oh nice, iv'e got the other sequel to skyrim, oblivion on my xbox, quality game"
"Indeed, so what about you, get up to much?"
"Played skyrim" (H)
"Oh"
Just one of many normal morning skype calls to our support desk in NZ to have a chat and discuss the going ons of the work week.
"Get up to much on the weekend?"
"Not really, just played some videogames"
"Oh, what games?"
"Morrowind, its the prequal to skyrim that came out late last week, you may or may not know it" (the dudes 40, didn't expect him to)
"Oh nice, iv'e got the other sequel to skyrim, oblivion on my xbox, quality game"
"Indeed, so what about you, get up to much?"
"Played skyrim" (H)
"Oh"
Last time I corrected someone on this they thanked me, so second time lucky I guess. It isn't actually a prequel. A prequel is something that came later, but is set earlier. Star Wars Ep IV is not a prequel to Ep V, but Ep I is.HolyCheck said:
I think I've become more of a casual descriptivist as time goes by. I can accept that the meanings to words in their common usages change. Prequel is such a specific term for a specific thing though, that it would be a shame to lose.
I'm bad at Twitter. I've tried it three times. Every time I follow more and more people and get to the point where it's just to much work to keep up with everything, but I just can't decide who to cull, so I just kinda give up all together. Then I do a mass cull, use it again for a while, and the cycle repeats.
It's annoying, because I like the content at times. I just wish it acted a bit more like an Inbox, so I can tell what I haven't read and go back months if I want, and maybe ignore stuff in my videogames or politics folder for a while. I don't know if there are clients that do that. I tried a couple of different ones that didn't really do anything for me.
Modern Game Journalism: The Movie (Mega64)
I'm guessing there's a fair chance choc beat me to posting this?
I'm guessing there's a fair chance choc beat me to posting this?
BananaArnie
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i got one for you right herePlanet_JASE said:
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someone add me to the twitter thing i dont use it but i like to be included
www.twitterthing/bananaarnie.com
danoss that dethjr image cracked me up. gw.
also can we please get a mod to lock the old threads now.
Doncamatic
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RandomVince said:
Saw the thread on gaming side. The guy who turns around on the fence had me rolling, perfect capture of the holier-than-thou gamer. "I've never played the game before, but I know you're full of shit" is also frightfully on point for
reptilescorpio
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That build is spot on fucking fantastic Fred. Would not change a thing. Actually maybe pony up the extra $15 for the modular PSU. Also I can highly recommend the m4 SSD as a OS/Games storage place even though the cost is so high, insane how fast it is.
Otherwise Amazon is your best bet. Buy a bunch of games as the initial postage is steep but additional items aren't much more.
Dark Messiah had some cool spiders
They may both not be to your taste but neither game could be considered terribad. Both execute what they are aiming for perfectly, with Infamous 2 being a huge step up from the already great original. Does this mean you are taking them off the shelves at JB when you start?EatChildren said:
I heard that Simpsons had been dying for years after their stars bloated the budget to the point where they couldn't pay for decent writers any more. But it is okay. Homer Simpson got paid his $400,000 to appear in the shitty 20th season. That is all that matters. Hopefully they bring out a Blu Ray box set of the first 10-12 seasons.Choc said:
Thisisneogaf.gifhamchan said:
Choc said:
PlayAsia has one for $200 on special, usually $230. Postage is around $30.D.Lo said:
Otherwise Amazon is your best bet. Buy a bunch of games as the initial postage is steep but additional items aren't much more.
These ones?Salazar said:
Dark Messiah had some cool spiders
Chasing the advisers. People look at Zynga and all the crappy iOS developers and assume that in ten years time everyone will only be playing Firemint games on mobile devices or something. They don't understand that because it is a new avenue that consumers have jumped in to see what the fuss is about rather than converting entirely. Other areas of gaming will bolster once the next generation hits, as long as the console costs are kept down which seems plausible considering Nintendo's Wii hardware success.RandomVince said:
She will be your love monkey in the modern day Assassins Creed III. And then it all turns out that Kristen Bell was just using an Animus to do research for a Sci Fi role she has in an upcoming, sure to be explosive, Michael Bay movie (also starring Sam "Numbers" Worthington). Shamalamadingdong.jpgGazunta said:
Salacious Crumb
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hamchan said:
I bought it at a bomba price two weeks before it released.
To make up for missing out on the last few pages of the last thread (and the first page on this one) I'm forgoing any attempts to multiquote (fuck that) and just posting whenever I have a response to something.
Fuck. I knew something was up when I saw two new followers... follow... today!
[/quote]reptilescorpio said:
Fuck. I knew something was up when I saw two new followers... follow... today!
Doncamatic said:
Totally. The overreactions are hilarious to see. You can feel the cognitive dissonance churning over in the mind of the weaker souls, and the outright hostility in the minds of the motherfucking dumbshit ones.
I will say one thing though: I do get heartily excited when Edge gives a game I really want a 10. Mario Galaxy games got them, and there was a marked sensation of smug satisfaction welling up inside when they gave Skyward Sword one. It's just nice to see them excited. Of course I also admit to being in complete disagreement with some other ones, due mostly to later backlash/frustration with said games on a personal level (eg Halo 3, which shat me to tears in the end).
Reading the new issue right now though, one line in their Review opening text really strikes a chord with me.
EDGE 234 said:
Omi said:
Right, and how is that any different from buying a game at JB, then them offering a 1:1 trade for the big game released the next week? If they are going to offer the deal, they should honour it. As a consumer, I'm allowed to look out for my own interests, and it's not like I did anything approaching the level of skullduggery you see on ecogamer.
Maybe my threshold for what I expect for my money has changed? I don't think UC3 was worth what I paid, which admittedly was paid based on the quality of its predecessors. What I got instead was less game, more frustration and a sense of bitter disappointment, so far as a game can provide.
That probably sounds about right now that you say it. There's only so much money to spread around and they have to cut it somewhere. But people keep watching it, so they don't learn. Goddamn greedy actors, they wouldn't be in a position to demand so much money if the earlier writers didn't get them in that position to begin with.reptilescorpio said:
Be careful how early you go. I bought the first 3 seasons a long time ago and was so disappointed. Didn't crack a smile once. I forgot when the golden years were, but it was something like season 5-9 wasn't it?reptilescorpio said:
reptilescorpio
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EDGE gave GTA4 a 10. Ergo I don't read their reviews very often.
They also gave Arkham City and Uncharted 3 9's.
They also gave Arkham City and Uncharted 3 9's.
Golden for me is 4-10 outliers by 2 years of still great, but not perfect seasons.Danoss said:
reptilescorpio said:
Yes, those are standout reviews with which I disagree, but I can't argue against their rationale. Just as if David and Margaret gave a new David Lynch film 5 stars and claim it to be their favourite thing ever, it doesn't mean I'll like it because I really don't get his other films at all.
I do love reading Edge reviews of bad games. Boiling Point and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand were the best from memory. I think they said 50c would be the kind of game one would make if you had been stabbed 8 times and shot.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
reptilescorpio said:They may both not be to your taste but neither game could be considered terribad. Both execute what they are aiming for perfectly, with Infamous 2 being a huge step up from the already great original. Does this mean you are taking them off the shelves at JB when you start?
Man I haven't even played either game and they're still terribad. JB would be a much better place if I was given free reign.
Okay, gonna quote and put something irrelevant in there too, just to make it interesting.
How was this not in the OP? Or this? And who could forget this feelgood favourite from 1999?
You disappoint me, AusGAF.
Edit: PS. Everyone should just ignore scores and read the articles from the places you respect. I'd wager that despite Eurogamer giving GTA4 a 10, it would've been a subjective 10 and not full of unnecessary praise.
How was this not in the OP? Or this? And who could forget this feelgood favourite from 1999?
You disappoint me, AusGAF.
Didn't you already have Vanquish?RandomVince said:
Edit: PS. Everyone should just ignore scores and read the articles from the places you respect. I'd wager that despite Eurogamer giving GTA4 a 10, it would've been a subjective 10 and not full of unnecessary praise.
That's pretty poor form man, you have to admit.EatChildren said:
"These games are crap. I haven't played them, but they're atrocious"
Edit: Also, can anyone tell me what the point of merging the words "terrible" and "bad" into "terribad" achieves? "Terrible" would be considered worse than "bad", so adding in the word "bad" is rather redundant. If it's bad, then the word "bad" on its own would suffice. The fact that 2 letters can be chopped off the first word and have another word tacked on shouldn't be a great convenience.
If there is some great reason for doing the above that I'm not aware of, what's the opposing word for it? Should it be "Fantasterriffic"? Perhaps "Terrifantastic" since it has a similar beginning word?
Shaneus said:
Yes. I should play through it again.
Also, I'm going on a ten page no-complaining moratorium. To kick things off, here is one of the best songs I wish I had the chance to see played live.
Orbital - Halcyon - Live at Glastonbury
Box of Bunnies
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commanderdeek said:
Season 4? Nah, the general idea tends to be that the decline starts around season 9. I tend to agree with that, but think 9 and 10 are still generally more good than not.
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