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[Ichigo27]

Silent hill downpour anyone?

[Frost]

Silent Hill... I hated SH Homecoming so much that I'm taking a wait and see approach to any future titles. I don't trust them.

And still having fun with RE: ORC.



Taking Leon on a multiplayer rampage this morning. The guys with the purple backgrounds were my hangers on, rest were opposition. One enemy missing because he ragequit at the end of the match before I could snap the photo. Killed half their four heroes and took out 14 players in all in that count, plus 46 random zombies who got in the way of my Thompson. Maxed out the XP reward counter, hah. Never got taken down. Best moments... caught Spectre in the open looking the wrong way and punched his ass literally to death. Caught Lupo in an alley and she tried to mug me. I cracked her head open on the brick wall and left her for the Zs. Caught Nicholai in the open and shot him up until he was bleeding everywhere and the smell caused a zombie frenzy and they munched him on the hood of a burning car. Ouch.

Technically a tie game because the guy playing Lone Wolf escaped from me twice while bleeding like a stuck pig with a horde of zombies chasing him, but I think the scoreboard speaks for itself...

[teflon]

AussieMacGamer, on 27 March 2012 - 07:14 PM, said:

Is anyone still playing UC3 online?

I struggle to stay invested in it, but do try and play it regularly. I recently started playing in Hardcore mode, which is a lot more fun than standard, so I might carry on with that.

[Ichigo27]

Frost, on 29 March 2012 - 04:33 AM, said:

Silent Hill... I hated SH Homecoming so much that I'm taking a wait and see approach to any future titles. I don't trust them.

Same goes for silent hill installments developed by team silent? Cause the first three are the better ones, unless you sat down and played the playstation 3 or 360 port. Heard theirs tons of issues with controls and sound looping compared to the original 2&3. I think what capcom had in mind for RE was to make a accessible action game compared to a true survival horror title like the early silent hills.

Judging by my experiences with silent hill titles made outside of the original development team, they have been pretty mediocre if it's Homecoming or Shattered Memories. I think I'll give downpour a try, but don't expect anything as special as silent hill 2.

[Frost]

Oh I liked the originals, especially SH1. Great story. I wasn't that into 3, and a plot decision really rubbed me raw

Spoiler

they KILLED HARRY? Without even so much as a fight? What the frak, man!

, but I did like 4: The Room almost as much as 1. Haven't been that into any of the ones that followed. Origins was okay but I never finished it. Finished Homecoming, but never really had fun the entire way through, and the boss fights, instead of being scary and tense, were annoying and tedious.

And despite reviewers panning RE: ORC, I think it's a fun game, just needed a LOT more polish before it went out the door. It is a solid idea though, and the game mechanics work well in that it feels like an RE atmosphere, but let's face it, you're in control of a heavily-armed USS squad. They're not gonna stop-n-pop and spin in place without it feeling extra unbelievable. They make up for it pretty decently by making the zombies a damn sight quicker and more dangerous in a way that makes RE zombies much scarier than just the shuffling objects to be avoided they were previously.

[Ichigo27]

Frost, on 29 March 2012 - 02:50 PM, said:

Oh I liked the originals, especially SH1. Great story. I wasn't that into 3, and a plot decision really rubbed me raw

Spoiler

they KILLED HARRY? Without even so much as a fight? What the frak, man!

, but I did like 4: The Room almost as much as 1. Haven't been that into any of the ones that followed. Origins was okay but I never finished it. Finished Homecoming, but never really had fun the entire way through, and the boss fights, instead of being scary and tense, were annoying and tedious.

3 would of been better if it reach the length of 1 and 2. It's pretty scary but I can go through it in 4-6 hours. As for the Shattered Memories, would of been better had it been a full remake. Instead of running away from the same monsters over and over again. I think that's what prevents the game from succeeding, the exploration was cool, but the run and hide sequences felt pretty annoying.

Beat origins on psp but not homecoming. Homecoming felt unpolished, and the levels felt like the developers didn't optimize the scale of levels. Like wasted space. Thats what I liked about the early silent hill titles. It felt like each area you explored was compact, like you didn't have a place to hide.

[AussieMacGamer]

teflon, on 29 March 2012 - 06:54 AM, said:

I struggle to stay invested in it, but do try and play it regularly. I recently started playing in Hardcore mode, which is a lot more fun than standard, so I might carry on with that.

What level are you at? I'm absolutely obsessed with it, only game i'm playing at the moment, with that said im not playing too much, but it's enough to keep me coming back. I think theres something special about the way the games unfold through so much vertical space, and the weight of action choices reminds me so much of the original halo, i love it. my PSN is GoliathAMG if you wanna see if i'm around next time you're on.

[AussieMacGamer]

Is anyone jumping on Max Payne 3 this week or next?

[Sneaky Snake]

Reviews look pretty darn tasty. If you try it out, let us know how it feels.

[AussieMacGamer]

Sneaky Snake, on 18 May 2012 - 10:44 AM, said:

Reviews look pretty darn tasty. If you try it out, let us know how it feels.

I don't think i'm going to touch it until I upgrade computers. That said it does look great, i just think it looks like it's really missing Sam Lake, not that im that concerned because i also have Alan Wake to catch up on when I upgrade. I think my problem with it from the offset is that the story needs to weave in and around Max's life in more than just a simple character investigation. The way the other two stories develop into a 'bigger picture' style story so quickly is what really did it for me, i just hope the story isn't too much hogwash

[Ichigo27]

Didn't get around to playing starhawk retail. Played the public beta. Think if I found it for 20 dollars then I would but gamepass = lame.

[teflon]

I would have got it if it was put up on the PSN store. It's the kind of game I could see myself dropping in and out of, were it on my HDD...

[Frost]

Giving StarCraft a break and playing Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, and loving it so far. This game feels like what I had hoped SOCOM 4 would be, but wasn't.

It's also nice to be back in my element; I may not be an RTS god and have been getting humbled pretty badly in StarCraft, but even though I just started GR:FS I've been racking up games where I've gone 10-0, 16-1, 24-5, etc. nonstop and I've only been playing two nights. Just finished that 16-1 game, and in it captured all the objectives myself, held all the objectives myself, and caused a rather ragged team to still win 520-5 in postgame scoring.

And then of course the crowning achievement of the night; played a Siege game (one life, no respawns) and wiped out the entire opposing team single-handedly.

I especially love that the game rewards a more realistic, tactical approach to fighting in both SP and MP, rather than the run-around-like-a-lunatic-spraying-everything gameplay of COD. I usually still would come out on top in COD, but the effectiveness of the careless spray-n-pray style was extremely annoying. This, I get bum rushed by spray-n-pray players and put them down with ease. Not to mention suppressing a position so teammates can flank and lay on the enfilading fire actually WORKS in this game rather than just making you a target for no-scoping 14 year-olds. Halle-freakin-lujah.

So, yeah. Loving the game. Any one of you guys have it and want to give the two coop modes or the competitive a go, I'm down.

[Frost]

I just got the YLOD again Thursday night. Really not impressed with this generation's hardware. That's twice the Xbox 360 has died on me, and twice the PS3 has died on me. Although at least in the PS3's defense it sees like 5 times as much use.

Apparently, unlike when I got mine replaced in '09 and Sony gave me a brand new, never used 60GB, it appears they're only giving out refurb units or Slims now. While I was happy to eBay the old Xbox and get a 360S last summer since the new ones have better tech, the PS3 Slim's lack of flash card slots, half the USB ports, and no backwards compatibility is blah.

I'm thinking I'm gonna get on GopherMods' waiting list for a reball (NOT reflow) of the solder on the RSX and buy a PS3 Slim to use in the meantime, then eBay the Slim once mine's repaired. They've got extremely positive reviews overall, and there are PS forums posters who have gotten a reball from them for their launch model PS3s. Some of them are running strong 15 months on, well past the 1 year warranty GopherMods offers on the reball, so that sounds way better than a refurb and 90 day warranty from Sony; especially since they cost the same. Worst case it should at least last me till the PS4 comes along, which will hopefully have some kind of decent BC.

I also won't have to redownload and rename every. single. frakking. thing. like when I got mine replaced in 2009.

[Sneaky Snake]

How long is the wait on those reball PS3's ?

[The Liberator]

Frost, on 30 May 2012 - 02:17 AM, said:

Giving StarCraft a break and playing Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, and loving it so far. This game feels like what I had hoped SOCOM 4 would be, but wasn't.

It's also nice to be back in my element; I may not be an RTS god and have been getting humbled pretty badly in StarCraft, but even though I just started GR:FS I've been racking up games where I've gone 10-0, 16-1, 24-5, etc. nonstop and I've only been playing two nights. Just finished that 16-1 game, and in it captured all the objectives myself, held all the objectives myself, and caused a rather ragged team to still win 520-5 in postgame scoring.

And then of course the crowning achievement of the night; played a Siege game (one life, no respawns) and wiped out the entire opposing team single-handedly.

I especially love that the game rewards a more realistic, tactical approach to fighting in both SP and MP, rather than the run-around-like-a-lunatic-spraying-everything gameplay of COD. I usually still would come out on top in COD, but the effectiveness of the careless spray-n-pray style was extremely annoying. This, I get bum rushed by spray-n-pray players and put them down with ease. Not to mention suppressing a position so teammates can flank and lay on the enfilading fire actually WORKS in this game rather than just making you a target for no-scoping 14 year-olds. Halle-freakin-lujah.

So, yeah. Loving the game. Any one of you guys have it and want to give the two coop modes or the competitive a go, I'm down.

Yeah, I've been wondering about GR. It sounds fun but I wasn't completely sure. I've just become completely bored of the CoD style gameplay. So, as it seems you say one needs to think in this game and tactics are actually useful. What's the AI like?

Lib.

P.S. Mind you, I would be getting this for PC instead…that is if my iMac below can even handle it properly.

[Sneaky Snake]

The Liberator, on 02 July 2012 - 07:27 AM, said:

Yeah, I've been wondering about GR. It sounds fun but I wasn't completely sure. I've just become completely bored of the CoD style gameplay. So, as it seems you say one needs to think in this game and tactics are actually useful. What's the AI like?

Lib.

P.S. Mind you, I would be getting this for PC instead…that is if my iMac below can even handle it properly.

I think your iMac should be fine lib, altho you wont be playing at full 2560x1440 of course

What's the  teamwork like in multiplayer in GR, compared to lets say BF3?

[Ichigo27]

I've had some negative experiences with failing 360 and playstation 3 hardware. Think if I used my 360 to death I would be on my third or forth. Unfortunately, I had to cough up money for getting my first playstation 3 replacement, luckly not with the second since it was under warranty  after I received the third and it's been working for close to three years now(60 gig launch model). I wanna play my ps2 titles, not 20 DRM locked titles from PSN.

[The Liberator]

Sneaky Snake, on 02 July 2012 - 07:30 AM, said:

I think your iMac should be fine lib, altho you wont be playing at full 2560x1440 of course

Okey Doke.

Thanks, Lib.

[Frost]

Sneaky Snake, on 02 July 2012 - 07:27 AM, said:

How long is the wait on those reball PS3's ?

Waiting to hear back from GopherMods, but I'll let ya know. Seems people's average experience is 2-5 months' wait though, so I guess they must be doing a lot of business fixing old PS3s.

The Liberator, on 02 July 2012 - 07:27 AM, said:

Yeah, I've been wondering about GR. It sounds fun but I wasn't completely sure. I've just become completely bored of the CoD style gameplay. So, as it seems you say one needs to think in this game and tactics are actually useful. What's the AI like?

The AI in campaign is kinda so-so (although keep in mind I've only played on Veteran, aka Hard, so far, not Elite), but that's so-so from a Halo/gears player's POV, not a CoD player's. It beats up CoD AI.

AI in guerilla mode OTOH is pretty damned deadly. I've been having serious difficulty fighting them with only 1 or 2 people if we don't hole up in a highly defensible, preferably elevated, position.

Sneaky Snake, on 02 July 2012 - 07:30 AM, said:

What's the  teamwork like in multiplayer in GR, compared to lets say BF3?

I didn't actually get BF3 so I couldn't say. If you can get a group of guys together though I'd say it's comparable to the same in Bad Company 2, except with not quite so huge a battlefield. Think SOCOM's multiplayer in team and map size (the Zipper ones, not Slant Six's Confrontation). Favorite type of game to play is Conflict mode, which is basically Warzone from KZ2/KZ3, where you have objectives of various types that move around the map.

A lot of great strategy involved too, such as using player-controllable UAVs to watch for enemies, who then show up outlined in red on your teammates' screens, or using stun guns to zap an enemy and then hack his data feed while he's lying there, allowing your team to see the entire enemy team. Of course they'll know you're doing that and try to stop you, but it's great for tipping the scales when you can pull it off successfully.

They did a good job on the classes. Assault is basically self-explanatory. Got heavier body armor so you can take slightly more hits (not all that much, the damage system is more Rainbow Six than COD; you'll go down from a couple solid hits usually), and good multirole weapons.

Engineers are death machines up close (especially when you unlock the M1014) but not so great at range. Where they really shine is intel though. They can hack people and objectives faster, use UAVs, and as they level up get UCAVs and sentry guns. They're not little joke guns either, they actually work for area denial.

Snipers too. They're deadly at long range, as well as having optic camo when they don't move, and bipods for steadying aim, but also making them rather neutered up close, so you don't have the CoD sniper idiocy. If you get someone charging at you and then going "LAwl, noscope" after they kill you it was blind luck. Best played when you can find a few good vantage points around the maps and then move between them.

So yeah, overall, I feel it's well-balanced and very fun. Also the cover system is magnificent, much better and more functional than past cover systems IMO (you look at where you want to go, then hold run down and your guy will do a mad dash to that spot, and won't get hung up on walls or obstacles; in fact if there's something in the way he'll vault over it). You also don't die due to being glued to cover and not being able to get off it quickly enough in an emergency a la Gears.