Well other then the story line how is the gameplay? Is there a lot of action? Controls easy to use?
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Well other then the story line how is the gameplay? Is there a lot of action? Controls easy to use?
tons of action, controls are really simple, the aim lock and dead aim makes it really easy in small gunfights, larger gun fights can be more dangerous though. the guns sound great.
i just did a mission where i went with the mexican army to storm a rebel hideout. it was night time and there was about 25 npcs from both sides taking cover and shooting each other in these ruines on top of a cliff, so all you saw and heard were gunshots, and little puffs of smoke.
I had some fun in the multiplayer this weekend also, but im sure it would be better with a posse of friends.
Anyone seen the Blur commercial bashing Mario Kart? I think it's great.
Agreed. I just started hitting the A button to skip the scenes and go to the action. So, I'm not sure what the story is at this point.Quote:
Originally Posted by silverx2
It's insanely good. Tons of action that plays out in a very dynamic way. No two gun-fights are the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by WannaBe_80z
You should buy this game. I complain about the story because the rest is so good. I feel like the writers/story concept didn't live up to how great the rest of the game is.
With the amount of money that these games make, they need to start investing in Hollywood level creative for the writing/story. The Red Dead engine/art with Mass Effect 2 writing/story-system might have been the best game made to-date, imo.
for me the story itself is good, however i wish there was a more dynamic way to get to the end. its seems very linear.
alot of game websites have been talking about lost lately. now i never watched lost, i found the idea and plot stupid but this post about how lost effects the video game business/scene
http://www.destructoid.com/what-the-...s-174613.phtml
Reminds me of this post :)
http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/20296
just under 20 hours in and i finished the main story line. cant say much cause it would spoil it for others.
Finished it as well. Might check out multi-player now...
Alan Wake looks like it could be an interesting game. But, there's no demo. Not sure if it looks good enough in reviews to roll the dice on... Anyone have it?
alan wake feels like a rental to me, no multiplayer and maybe a 12 hour story line. the big aspect is the fear you are supposed to feel playing it and that seems like a one shot deal sorta thing to me.
Someone I follow on Twitter says Alan Wake is scary as hell. It's in my gamefly queue.
I'm really enjoying Uncharted 2. One of the better movie style games I've played but really ready for it to be over. Odd how you care less about game length when it's a rental.
Same impression of Wake. Seems like something I want to try but is half the value of other games.
What company do you use to rent games?
Gamefly.com I beat my last two purhases (Assasins Creed 2 and God of War 3) way too fast to justify retail. I really hate replay filler like challenges and god mode so I rarely if ever touch a game once beat. Hell I still never played GTA4 online or it's dlc.
I'm the same way. Lots of games collecting dust.
22.95/month for 2 games at a time is a bit more than I hoped though. The price comes out to cover buying 4.6 $60 games per year. Which is pretty close to the number that I buy and play through each year.
if you can hammer out a few games a month is worth it,
Signed up for the Onlive 12 month free offer. We'll see how it goes on June 17th.
When was the onlive pre-registration open?
I have the single disc plan from gamefly since I just signed up and want to see how it works out. I only play one game at a time so I don't see the need for a multiple disc account. So far I've had Uncharted for almost a month and am at the last chapter so if I beat it in the next couple of days I will have paid $16. If I purchased it and then traded it in I'd still have spent $30.
I could definitely get through more than 1 game in a month most of the time. The problem for me is that I buy NCAA Football every year and play it exclusively for about 3 months during football season. So, it would be a waste during that time.
Since there is no sign-up or cancel fee. Maybe I should just start and stop the account around that...
something to keep in mind, companies like EA, and Activision are instituting first time buyer codes for alot of their newer games.
things like the next madden or Ncaa football games, and they UFC game that just came out will include a code which lets you play online similar to a CD-key for most pc games.
just food for thought if you are planning on getting games for the multplayer aspect, from gamefly or used..
Just chatted with an account rep. There is no 'pause account' feature so any reward dollars you earned would be removed. They would however reinstate those one time upon request.
Another good thing about Gamefly is that you can just buy the games you rented at a decent price. So for games like Madden, that I play throughout the year, I'll put it on my queue and remove everything else right before it launches, guaranteeing that I receive it. Then I just buy it from them for $40 when it ships to me and load my queue back up.
I dont want to tie up my gamefly account with games that I want to keep for half the year.
With rental stores constantly closing around me, I think Gamefly is where its at. I wouldnt have played half the games I have if I had to purchase them. I used to buy at least 2 games a month and with 10-12 hours of playtime for some games, it's not worth it.
I took the leap. Dragon Age shipped because Alan Wake wasn't available.
Good to know. The only game I seem to play multi-player is NCAA Football, which I'll buy anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by silverx2
How do you earn reward dollars? From trading games in? Or, is there another way?Quote:
Originally Posted by jAQUAN
I figured I would just go with the single game account and that would balance out at least even with my current spending even if I still buy NCAA.
Heh. I'm a little afraid that I'll be putting more time than I have into games now, trying to burn through as many as I can per month. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by creativeinsomnia
As far as I know just length of membership but I'm only in my second month and haven't taken advantage of a lot of what gamefly has to offer. Perhaps CI could provide more insight how to earn credit and what to do with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlashLackey
That's what I actually feel changing in my habits. A great game yes, I'll burn through it but I wont force myself through a crap game to justify the purchase. Oh and gamefly has a cool feature where as soon as your local USPS scans your return, the next one is shipped.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlashLackey
so with the story line completed and only a sliver about 70% complete i have decided to throw on my bandana, and go full on bad guy for the rest of my playtime with RDR. I threw a marshal under a moving train last night, then proceeded to kill everyone on the train.
im really going to see how high i can get my bounty up to while still completing all the hideouts/challenges.
There are membership tiers you unlock based on how long you've been a member. I think the last tier is unlocked at month 9 or 12 and you get 10% off any used game, and $5 credit towards a purchase every 3 months.Quote:
Originally Posted by jAQUAN
They always get me with the rewards dollars because they send out an email when they're about to expire and I always end up picking up a game. It's always worth it though because the last 2 I picked up (Ghostbusters and Brutal Legend for the 360), I paid $4.27 shipped a piece. Cant beat that.
Damn't FL, You coulda made me $20.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlashLackey
Sorry. I didn't know they had that program. I just got an email today explaining the referral system. Doh!
Disappointed with Dragon Age so far. Seems like a game that would have fit in 5 years ago. Going to give it one more session. Probably sending it back unless something interesting happens...
Thank you for talking me into GameFly. Already saved me $60 on this. :)
Just beat Uncharted 2. First Tomb-Raider style game I've played since, well, Tomb-Raider. In the end it's just some obstacles, a sprinkle of easy puzzles and lots and lots and lots of gun-fights. However the story, voice-acting, graphics locations and action sequences make it damn near movie quality. Dropping it in the mail on monday, hopefully a copy of Red Dead will be on the way.
Is that a thumbs up or down for Uncharted 2?
Thumbs up for sure. I'd estimate 12-16 hours of gameplay which is well worth the time investment.
Definitely an old school PC style RPG. I played the crap out of it but it did take me a little while to get into it. I ended up really enjoying it but I can also see how some people wouldnt. Especially if you're used to the Oblivion/Fallout type of Action/RPG's.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlashLackey
But, I see you've just witnessed the beauty of GameFly. If you dont really like it, dont waste your time with it.
Whoops. Playstation only. I have 360.Quote:
Originally Posted by jAQUAN
You hit the nail on the head. Loved Oblivion and Fallout. DragonAge seems to be an attempt to start a console port of World of Warcraft. I never could get into the cartoonish style of the artwork of WoW. I like more detail, realism/grit.Quote:
Originally Posted by creativeinsomnia
That said, it has become more interesting now that I'm working with larger parties. I just have to skip past the abysmal cut scenes as quickly as possible. :)
Gamefly is great. I might upgrade to two games so I won't have to be without a game during exchanges.
That's exactly why I have the two game plan. More often than not, I'll have two games at home, and only play one of them until I beat it, then start the 2nd. I put over 50 hours into Dragon Age, and Uncharted 2 sat on my shelf for over a month.Quote:
Originally Posted by FlashLackey
But I cant live with the fact that I would have to wait 4 or 5 days without a game if I had the one game plan.
I actually think it allows me to get some other much needed work done on personal projects and I start school at the end of the month.
For kids, the new Toy Story 3 game is really well done.
Mass Effect 2 is disappointing. There's a great deal of cool sci-fi backstory but you're forced to sit through hours of it via unlocked log entries. Boring. If you die mid-mission you're forced to start way back and sit through conversation segments again which is just a cardinal sin anymore. When you finally get to participate in some gameplay its just simple duck and shoot. I played about a half hour of the first one which was awesome but I think the industry has just moved too far forward since then to repeat.
Very thankful for my gamefly account.
Interesting. I really liked Mass Effect 2. I normally can't stand video game stories and cut scenes. But, the production quality of the graphics, 3D, etc. kept me interested.
I see your points though. I didn't read/listen to any of the log notes, messages, codexes or whatever kept getting updated there. And the gameplay is pretty simple.
I'd like to see a game with the character/story work of ME2, the environment of Red Dead Redemption and the movement UI of Assassin's Creed 2. :)
On another note, the NCAA 2010 demo looks horrible to me. Bugs galore. Sloppy production.
Anyone play Tiger Woods? I'm not into golf but some reason like golfing games. If I get a 360 I'm interested in getting a copy of it. Any year that is the "golden" one or does it really get better every year- like is Tiger 11 worth it?