The Video Games Thread

[Poobah]

Most people stopped caring about Duke Nukem a decade ago tbf.

Edit: also I looked at that link... looks like a very mediocre, standard shooter. Not something years in the making.

[Inigima]

Also when I was in Best Buy today getting a wireless headset I saw Fallout 3 was only $20, so, despite having serious reservations about Bethesda after Oblivion and therefore have been avoiding it, I finally got it since its hard to beat that kind of price. And, unexpectedly, I'm having a lot of fun. It is basically Oblivion with guns, but it just feels a lot better (and thus far less repetitive) than Oblivion. I even had a crowning moment of awesome, and that's always a good sign for a game.

Fallout 3 was hands-down game of the year for that year IMO. It's fucking amazing. (I hated Oblivion too.)

[Weak With The Dawn]

Fallout 3 was hands-down game of the year for that year IMO. It's fucking amazing. (I hated Oblivion too.)

Here here!

I thought I was the only one who didn't love Oblivion in the world! I loved Fallout 3 though, so much so that I still haven't beat it because I just love running around fighting mutants.

[WhiteHaven]

Most people stopped caring about Duke Nukem a decade ago tbf.

Edit: also I looked at that link... looks like a very mediocre, standard shooter. Not something years in the making.

Yeah. Gearbox is developing the game. The guys who made Borderlands. I guess they started working on Duke after Borderlands...so..yeah.

But who the hell actually cares? It's going to be a game like a B-Movie from the 80's. I need that game.

[kungtotte]

Fallout 3 was hands-down game of the year for that year IMO. It's fucking amazing. (I hated Oblivion too.)

Hands-down when it was released the same year as Left 4 Dead and Battlefield: Bad Company?

[Inigima]

Yes, absolutely hands down.

[Poobah]

X3:Terran Conflict was my game of that year, hands down :)

But I might be in a minority.

[WhiteHaven]

Clearly you guys never heard anything about Drakensang :)

One good RPG.

Fallout? The only cool thing was killing the father of that girl I hate. What was her name again?

[Max the Mostly Mediocre]

Yeah, but you're biased because you're German.

Everything I've heard about Drakensang suggests it's above average to good.

[WhiteHaven]

Yeah, but you're biased because you're German.

Everything I've heard about Drakensang suggests it's above average to good.

You know it's not a hard thing to make a better game than Fallout 3 :P.

Nah. Kidding. Yeah it may be that I am biased. Then again, I say that the new Add-On for Drakensang is bad so uh I don't know.

Sure it's not as good as - well let's say BG - but it's fun.

Also, I did not buy too many games in 2008 It's possible that I listed Drakensang due to that fact.

Oh just out of curiosity. There is a English Version of that game? Awesome. Never thought that a German VG would make it to the States. Unfortunately Radon Labs (the guys who made the game) went bankrupt. Bigpoint bought them. :worried:

[Jon AS]

Never thought that a German VG would make it to the States.

You mean apart from stuff like X: Beyond the frontier, Far Cry or Crysis?:P

ETA: IIRC the Battle Isle series was also internationally successful.

[Poobah]

You mean apart from stuff like X: Beyond the frontier, Far Cry or Crysis?:P

Egosoft has only had very limited success with the X series in the states, due to lack of a publisher :( I always try and get Americans I know from various forums into this series but yea they pretty much can't find them state side, alas. Though I think XBTF and X-Tension were published there, so you're right there ^^

X is certainly internationally successful though, just lacking a publisher in the US.

[WhiteHaven]

You mean apart from stuff like X: Beyond the frontier, Far Cry or Crysis?:P

ETA: IIRC the Battle Isle series was also internationally successful.

I forgot about Far Cry and Crisis, because somehow, I never actually played those games :P

I am a heretic, I know.

Oh and Battle Isle? Never heard of it. I was a puppy back then :)

[Jon AS]

Oh and Battle Isle? Never heard of it. I was a puppy back then :)

Then go forth and download a copy. Don't dare come back until you have finished it!

And also History Line, which I remember being particularly difficult. In fact I'm pretty sure I never finished it.;)

ETA: And Crysis and Far Cry are pretty damned good shooters, with Far Cry having the longer single player campaign while Crysis boasts superior gameplay.

[Max the Mostly Mediocre]

I always try and get Americans I know from various forums into this series but yea they pretty much can't find them state side, alas.

Obviously these people are unfamiliar with steam.

[Poobah]

Yea I'm mostly talking about actual boxed copies, and previous experience in general (relatively X3 hasn't been on Steam THAT long).

Also you won't be able to get the X Superbox on steam.

[Inigima]

more of you need to play LoL so i have people who unlike my guildmates don't randomly afk midgame without fucking saying anything

[Max the Mostly Mediocre]

To be clear, it's not like a family emergency or something came up. No, he just thought we were going to lose so he went to make himself some food.

So that's two of Ini's guild I ain't playing with anymore :P

[Stone-Made-Soft]

Is Morgana still a free champion? I hope not. I'm tired of seeing these scrubs play my champion. Ini is playing her right now, better make me proud.

[Angeleyes]

Morgana is for a day or two still.

It seems like other teams are kicking my butt all of a sudden, when I'm used to doing the butt kicking. Might've been a string of bad partners, but it took 4 games to get my daily bonus win tonight, which was shameful.

Otherwise I'm coming to about 4000 IP, so I am gonna be getting a champion soon. When the new free set comes out I'll pick 1 - 2 more to learn, and then buy after that I think. Tried playing some practice games with other champs this week, but I just LOVE the way Teemo can stealth and nutshot champions. Fighting melee is absurdly fun. I am squishy enough to be pretty gankable when the packs come though.

Any suggestions on champ buys? I am considering Gangplank if he isn't free next week... Also I played Amumumu one time and was thoroughly intrigued.

I feel like we are spoiling the VG thread, but I'm not convinced LoL warrants its own thread... Yet. Sounds like more boarders should take it for a test drive this long weekend!