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Posted: March 27 2008 at 22:06

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I guess Super Smash Bros Brawl

I dont have wii but my brother does and its a fun game

i might snag that one for my birthday (next week)

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Posted: March 28 2008 at 06:42

I got Super Mario Sunshine yesterday and so far I'd describe it as the best Mario game I've ever played although I've only played Super Mario Bros 1-3, Lost Levels, Mario Kart and Super Mario World so there are still a lot more titles to play, particularly the RPGs and other Kart titles.

I got a little bit of money as a birthday present so I've decided to spend it on a few Gamecube titles and Call of Duty 4 for the PC.

The cube titles I've got heading my way are:
Baten Kaitos - a card based RPG, it looks interesting and is cheaper than any of the other GC RPGs.
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - apparently this is pretty good and isn't a traditional FF title so it should be interesting.
Fireblade - I don't care if this one is rubbish as it only cost £2.50 plus I do tend to enjoy helicopter titles.
F-Zero GX - one of the GCs musts owns I had to buy this.
Starfox Adventures - I'm interested to see how the Starfox franchise works as a Zelda style adventure.
Waverace: Bluestorm - I love the Gameboy original so playing a GC version should be nice.

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Posted: March 28 2008 at 18:09

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I got Super Mario Sunshine yesterday and so far I'd describe it as the best Mario game I've ever played although I've only played Super Mario Bros 1-3, Lost Levels, Mario Kart and Super Mario World so there are still a lot more titles to play, particularly the RPGs and other Kart titles.

I got a little bit of money as a birthday present so I've decided to spend it on a few Gamecube titles and Call of Duty 4 for the PC.

The cube titles I've got heading my way are:
Baten Kaitos - a card based RPG, it looks interesting and is cheaper than any of the other GC RPGs.
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - apparently this is pretty good and isn't a traditional FF title so it should be interesting.
Fireblade - I don't care if this one is rubbish as it only cost £2.50 plus I do tend to enjoy helicopter titles.
F-Zero GX - one of the GCs musts owns I had to buy this.
Starfox Adventures - I'm interested to see how the Starfox franchise works as a Zelda style adventure.
Waverace: Bluestorm - I love the Gameboy original so playing a GC version should be nice.

I have both Baten Kaitos and BK: Origins. VO is painfully bad, so turn it off ASAP. Battle system is interesting -- it reminds of a modified game of poker against no opponent.. BK:O's battle system makes it too easy, though -- they just simplified the original one.
FF:CC -- fun with four people; requires GBAs to do so. Single-player is far too difficult because it's nigh impossible to keep that crystal around while you fight.
Fireblade: never even heard of it.
F-Zero GX -- It's F-Zero all over again. Nothing new, but if you like F-Zero, you'll like GX.
SFA -- Not bad, but not great. Definitely worth playing, but definitely not a long-time favorite.

Oh, and I'm currently playing: Oblivion: Shivering Isles expansion.

Hail Eris!

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Posted: March 29 2008 at 07:19

Well amazingly Baten Kaitos and F-Zero GX arrived today, I've already given them a quick play, The battle system in Baten Kaitos is very elegant and I like the way the levelling up system works, I'm not sure about the taking photographs and selling them system for earning cash but it's a nice change from the usual method. F-Zero GX is quite a step up from the previous F-Zero game I played but that was the original on the SNES so that's not really a surprise.

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Posted: April 24 2008 at 00:28

Right now I am thinking of only one game..............

As most of you who know me here can attest...I am a huge GTA fan.I have had my pre-order in for the Special Edition since they started taking pre-orders for it.5 days to go!!!!

Come Aug 29th(at midnight

)...I will be a non-entity around here for awhile!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 14:15

Nobody psyched for GTA IV??

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 14:21

TheProgtologist wrote:

Nobody psyched for GTA IV??

For the first time ever I will join the ranks of .... well, I will join those ranks and be at Gamestop monday night at 11:59 pm after I leave work at 11:00 ... So I guess I'm psyched...

By the way, till next tuesday, I'm only playing Pro Evolution Soccer 2008... great game though sub-par graphics....

I recommend Condemned 2 to any shooter or action fan... great, great game... what I'd call an "underrated" game....

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 14:22

it's going to bring a whole new paradigm to crashing cars

myself: Starcraft and Morrowind

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 14:31

Being a PC/old console gamer I won't be playing GTA 4 for ages, but to be honest I've got more than enough games to keep me going for the moment.

Recently I've bought:
Gameboy Advance - console plus Mario Kart, Pokemon Fire Red and Sapphire, Sonic Advance, Super Mario World, Warioland 4, Zelda
Gamecube - Battalion Wars, Pokemon Colosseum, Starfox Assault
PC - Citylife 2008, Test Drive Unlimited

I'm supposed to be doing a lot of university coursework at the moment but that lot are keeping me busy Wink

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 14:50

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Nobody psyched for GTA IV??

Well, I'll be psyched if um, I could get a 360 or PS3
hint. hint. nudge. nudge. Wink

But seriously that's going to be a freakin' awesome game.
The relationship thing could be a lot of fun.

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 15:55

I think GTA IV will be the pinnacle of open-ended free roam games.R* seems to have improved on EVERYTHING.The new R.A.G.E and Euphoria physics engine look to be awesome,this will make everything extremely realistic.

I feel like a kid a few days before Christmas,the days are simply CRAWLING by.

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 16:05

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I feel like a kid a few days before Christmas,the days are simply CRAWLING by.

Your Meshuggah reputation continues to go down the drain...

As mine did centuries ago.. wait! I never had one

Guess the prog-metal team is the least evil after all...

Talking about the game, it's the first time I will wait for a release. At work I've seen the hordes of gamers coming from Halo 3

and other games and I never could understand... Now I'll shut up..

... I mean, GTA III San Andreas was so spectacular... it saddens me, though, that I've heard they opted to make the city smaller... I mean, less room to explore as opposed to SA where you had Las Vegas, San Francisco and LOTS of countryside....

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 16:08

It's smaller but very detailed.
http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3167500

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 16:16

I played GTA: SA a few days and found myself in a similar situation when I first played a video game years ago

by that I mean I was confused as hell

Oh well back to playing those old-school Nintendo RPGs

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 16:24

Recently I had a re interest in my old Super Nintendo games, and right now I'm playing Contra III and Final Fantasy VI, arguably the greatest games in the universe (after Ocarina of Time and Final Fantasy VII), but once GTA IV comes out, I'm not going to see the sun for a while. I'll be too busy playing GTA IV. Luckily I pre-ordered the game...

Would you like some Bailey's?

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 16:25

I need to play FFVI. I've played IV and V, I suppose it's only logical....

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 16:30

Teo,the city will be huge and EXTREMELY detailed.R* promised that there will be no wasted space.You also have to take the vertical aspect into account,you will be able to enter many,many buildings.

Amazing thing for a game this size,besides when you first put in the game and it loads initially there will be NO MORE load times after that for the rest of the game.

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 16:34

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but once GTA IV comes out, I'm not going to see the sun for a while. I'll be too busy playing GTA IV. Luckily I pre-ordered the game...

I plan on putting in at least 12 hours of play when I first put it in,probably more.I played for almost 20 straight the first day SA came out.

I pre-ordered too(the Special Addition....$93...ouch!),and it's completely paid for.

Can't wait to go pick it up!

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Posted: April 25 2008 at 16:37

TheProgtologist wrote:

Teo,the city will be huge and EXTREMELY detailed.R* promised that there will be no wasted space.You also have to take the vertical aspect into account,you will be able to enter many,many buildings.

Amazing thing for a game this size,besides when you first put in the game and it loads initially there will be NO MORE load times after that for the rest of the game.

There goes the prog-metal team work then... two members will completely dissapear next week....

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