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There are a stupid number of flags to fi …

UnSub — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:04:41 +0000

There are a stupid number of flags to find in Assassin’s Creed. I find killing the Templars about as fun as collection objective, but going for the flags… filler in place of actual content.

The Last Remnant is actually very good. …

Yegolev — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:51:19 +0000

The Last Remnant is actually very good. Well, so far. Seems almost as if someone mashed Final Fantasy XII with Final Fantasy Tactics but without most of the bad stuff. An elaboration would take too long. Also you can save anywhere. Also no levels.

Just finished Gears of War on Insane. Ch …

UnSub — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:48:30 +0000

Just finished Gears of War on Insane. Christ, that was annoying. Did it for the achievements. So sad.

I want to get Prototype, but don’t real …

UnSub — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:22:31 +0000

I want to get Prototype, but don’t really have the money. I’m not sure that Gears of War (so I haven’t played it until now, so sue me :-) and a borrowed copy of Assassin’s Creed are really filling the gap though.

Being chased by the stay puft marshmallo …

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:08:23 +0000

Being chased by the stay puft marshmallow man is beyond awesome.

Ghostbusters makes a fantastic first imp …

admin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:52:03 +0000

Ghostbusters makes a fantastic first impression. Team learned a bit from Dead Space.

Prototype is pretty awesome.

admin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:03:10 +0000

Prototype is pretty awesome.

Wife bought me the Incredible Hulk on 36 …

azazel — Sun, 31 May 2009 00:37:36 +0000

Wife bought me the Incredible Hulk on 360 the other day (bargain bin priced), and GH: Metallica for herself. Hulk is surprisingly not bad. I might even finish it at some stage.

Almost through my second play of Mass Ef …

FatuousTwat — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:37:50 +0000

Almost through my second play of Mass Effect. Trying to get it on with Ashley this time (although I think I much prefer Liara in temperament).

Just finished Star Wars: Force Unleashed …

azazel — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:59:50 +0000

Just finished Star Wars: Force Unleashed. Had it sitting around for months since I picked it up, till I finished Lego SW and BiiF made me start it. Still don’t know if I really liked it, but it was amusing. Do I play/grind through again to max out my powah and do some achievement whoring? Do I buy some shitty overpriced DLC?

“Spencer, your iron boots will break yo …

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 23:40:10 +0000

“Spencer, your iron boots will break your falls.”. They do, Super Joe. They indeed do.

The swinging in Bionic Commando is simpl …

admin — Sat, 16 May 2009 19:28:54 +0000

The swinging in Bionic Commando is simply terrific. You will suck horrendously at it the first few times.

It’s still fun to build vehicles in Ban …

Yegolev — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:34:10 +0000

It’s still fun to build vehicles in Banjo-Kazooie. I really thought I’d have the bases covered by now but turns out I didn’t have a suitable bulldozer. Monster wheels + 7 engines + lots of metal = win?

Velvet Assassin. Splinter Cell in WW2. T …

admin — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:53:36 +0000

Velvet Assassin. Splinter Cell in WW2. That’s pretty much it. Also: runs at 20fps, with several dives into single digits.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope is still not v …

Yegolev — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:13:20 +0000

Star Ocean: The Last Hope is still not very assy, except that the characters just keep getting worse and worse. I am hoping that Limel is the bottom of the barrel.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope is not pissing …

Yegolev — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:07:47 +0000

Star Ocean: The Last Hope is not pissing me off so far, but then I liked Til The End of Time while in the first dungeon. Honestly the characters are, so far, all ridiculous, tired and annoying but I’m currently interested enough in the game mechanics to play it.

UnSub — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:01:20 +0000

Finally finished Dead Rising with the A ending. And Yet He Complained That His Belly Was Not Full. Now, onto the Mission Architect in CoH/V.

UnSub — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:00:15 +0000

I’m at the point where I just want this game to end, so I rush, then make a stupid decision that gets me killed. So I don’t finish the game. Soon.

Finished a second game while on my break …

azazel — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:32:56 +0000

Finished a second game while on my break from work. Saints Row 2. Will keep it around for some co-op and achievement whoring, since it’s awesome fun like that.

Just finished Lego Star Wars to 100%. Th …

azazel — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:10:26 +0000

Just finished Lego Star Wars to 100%. Thank fuck.

Well, I screwed up my Saint run - can’t …

UnSub — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:21:37 +0000

Well, I screwed up my Saint run - can’t do both the case file and save the people due to not enough time. The case file it is; sorry to those who will soon be zombie chow.

… and here we go on the next run, this …

UnSub — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:31:03 +0000

… and here we go on the next run, this time with the aim of actually saving people and uncovering the story. The MegaMan gun will come in handy :-)

Starbreeze just proved that yes, you can …

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:41:59 +0000

Starbreeze just proved that yes, you can take an old product, reskin it, and have something that still is far better than what’s been available lately.

Just got Zombie Genocider achievement - …

UnSub — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:41:21 +0000

Just got Zombie Genocider achievement - that’s 53.5k odd dead zombies. Sorry to all the people I didn’t save while doing this - I’ll get you next game. Maybe.

I’m at 56% in Saints Row 2, not sure if …

FatuousTwat — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:30:07 +0000

I’m at 56% in Saints Row 2, not sure if I’m gonna bother doing all the mini games after the main story is done.

Finished Saints Row 2 co-op, really fun …

fuser — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:26:39 +0000

Finished Saints Row 2 co-op, really fun game, back to Fable II.

Thanks to a mate coming over and wanting …

azazel — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:54:09 +0000

Thanks to a mate coming over and wanting to co-op it, I got through those last 3 levels of Lego SW in time. Wil try the last 2 things tomorrow. Lego Indy and Batman can still go hang for a couple months though.

Wheelman finished. Fun 14 hour romp. Bes …

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:22:55 +0000

Wheelman finished. Fun 14 hour romp. Best driving system out of all the gta clones by far. Makes a nice rental.

fuck this fucking piece of shit game rig …

azazel — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:09:55 +0000

fuck this fucking piece of shit game right in it’s fucking ear. Super Story Mode ANH is a fucking load of shit. What a fucking waste of over an hour. /ragequit

Playing through the super story modes in …

azazel — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:34:11 +0000

Playing through the super story modes in Lego SW. Episode 3 has the best Starblade-clone I’ve played as the first part, and a really really shitty final level. 3 more to go then the stupid lego city levels. I’m so over it, but I’m catassing to 100% and the achievements for no good reason I can think of.

Finished The Darkness. Started Dead Risi …

UnSub — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:47:04 +0000

Finished The Darkness. Started Dead Rising. At this rate, I might be caught up to 2008 sometime in 2010.

Things I Hadn’t Seen Until I Played The …

UnSub — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:00:52 +0000

Things I Hadn’t Seen Until I Played The Darkness: the PC being tortured with a power drill. In first person view.

I HATE online-only 360 Achievements. HAT …

UnSub — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:54:59 +0000

I HATE online-only 360 Achievements. HATE HATE HATE HATE.

On the other hand, it means I have a reason to not obsessively play a title until I’ve got all of the Achievements.

Just completed Be a Pro: Seasons on FIFA …

Sigil — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:55:23 +0000

Just completed Be a Pro: Seasons on FIFA09. 41 matches * 4 seasons. Three months in the making… I thought I had quit grindy games.

Reached the Hell levels in The Darkness …

UnSub — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:55:37 +0000

Reached the Hell levels in The Darkness - this game deserves to be remembered more. Better atmosphere in this bit than in Bioshock, imo.

Wheelman allows you to steal the car ahe …

admin — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 01:55:30 +0000

Wheelman allows you to steal the car ahead of yours by simply tailing it and jumping to it. This feature should be in every gta clone in existence.

Last night some mates came over and whil …

azazel — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:27:39 +0000

Last night some mates came over and while I was looking for my copy of that classic RPG “Marvel: Ultimate Alliance”, I threw on Flatout: Ultimate Carnage for the party game mode. Absolute pisser, and well worthwhile for a muckaround game with friends.

Just finished Crackdown. Fun enough, if …

UnSub — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:24:43 +0000

Just finished Crackdown. Fun enough, if repetitive at the end. And it has a completely obvious !TWIST ENDING!

Wheelman is interesting. Gives a strong …

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:53:34 +0000

Wheelman is interesting. Gives a strong Midnight Club feeling. Placing the game in Barcelona was a wonderful decision.

Messed around with the Wanted: Weapons o …

Jorge — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:25:43 +0000

Messed around with the Wanted: Weapons of Fate demo. I enjoyed it. Not the prettiest game, but the run and gun action is pretty interesting.

Wowgoddamn, Lymel has the most annoying …

Rendakor — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:43:57 +0000

Wowgoddamn, Lymel has the most annoying voice actress ever. Every line delivered in a slow monotone. WTB Japanese language track.

Welch is the coolest.side.character.EVAR …

Rendakor — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:56:03 +0000

Welch is the coolest.side.character.EVAR. Also, way to rip off the same name as W40K’s space elves for your space elves.

Wow, finally an elf character I don’t d …

Rendakor — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:10:29 +0000

Wow, finally an elf character I don’t despise; Faize’s open worship of EDGE MAVERICK might have something to do with it.

Finally finished all my work for the tim …

azazel — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:28:50 +0000

Finally finished all my work for the time being. Now to shower, sleep, and have a look at the demo for that Ninja game. In some order or another.

Finally bought Star Ocean: Last Hope. Pl …

Rendakor — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:16:49 +0000

Finally bought Star Ocean: Last Hope. Played it for a few hours before I bought it; enjoyed it despite the actiony combat. WRU TURN BASED JRPGS!?!?! This has been the least fail of Square’s 360 titles.

Started Saints Row 2 Co-Op, quite possib …

fuser — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:13:11 +0000

Saints Row 2 co-op, nothing beats a friend trying to explain how he’s doing the “monkey jade fist” move while I’m driving the car keeping him and his john away from paparazzi.

Started RE5 in co-op.. got to the first …

azazel — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:21:54 +0000

Started RE5 in co-op.. got to the first zombie fight. WTF? Endless waves of zombies, ran out of bullets in seconds, and the awesome controls mean you can’t really fight a rearguard while retreating. Will give it another go when less tired, but i’s not looking good for the game’s future in my place so far. Don’t think I care enough about this game to spend (much?any?) time figuring out the puzzles or replaying it on anything more than easy-mode. GameFAQs: here I come!

Picked up RE5, LOTR:Conquest, FIFA09 on …

azazel — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:12:22 +0000

Picked up RE5, LOTR:Conquest, FIFA09 on the weekend. JB Hi-fi was running a trade-2-games-and-get-RE5-for-free thing, and I had a spare copy of Rock Band. Big W had some ok games for cheap, so I picked up Devil May Cry 4 and 2 copies of TNA Impact, traded in for 2x RE5, then traded 1x RE5 for LOTR and some credit. If either LOTR or RE5 suck, I’ll have a ton of EB credit this time next week…

So I had a fuckaround with LOTR: Conques …

azazel — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:06:23 +0000

So I had a fuckaround with LOTR: Conquest in co-op last night. It plays like a simplified bastard child of Dynasty Warriors and Battlefield. It was okay, but I’m not sure if I like it yet.

Finally played RE5 on 360; game is ident …

Rendakor — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:46:01 +0000

Finally played RE5 on 360; game is identical to PS3, for those wondering. Buy whatever controller you prefer.