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[EricMM]

Yeah, make camping the killer weapon even easier...

[AlexPuma]

Yeah, make camping the killer weapon even easier...

 

That is one point. And had anybody had a one vs one deathmatch on Halo? The recharging shield mechanics are so broken it is nearly unplayable with only two players. That is one of the many reasons that Goldeneye or Timesplitters 2 ends up being the FPS of choice when I'm at a friend's house.

[Anya]

What's broken about it in one on one deathmatch?

 

Shield recharge encourages taking cover and gets rid of the archiac medpack/recharge station way of regaining health. I just played through Bioshock and kept thinking of it. Why am I collecting these first aid kits and hitting a button to activate them?

[Ripper]

Was the recharging shield in any console FPS before Halo? Any FPS?

 

The recharging shields added to the gameplay of Halo as much as gunplay added to the gameplay of Shadow the Hedgehog.

 

 

Dude...thats just irrational hate right there. Come on. Don't bring Shadow the Hedgehog into this.

[EricMM]

Because, Anya, you recharge your life in the time it takes someone to respawn. So you can keep full life without moving. So you never have to go to GET the med packs, and thus can camp the super weapon. Duh. Very duh. This isn't hard...

[DrVenkman PhD]

Camping is incredibly boring but if that's how people wish to roll, then so be it. The intended purpose (and removal of archiac medpaks, as Anya said) of the shield is great.

[Anya]

I only played multiplayer in the first. What super weapon? If there is one in 2 then that's a weapon balance problem not the fault of the shield mechanics.

[DrVenkman PhD]

I'm assuming he's referring to the energy sword but I've only really ever played split screen multi-player at a friends house with the 1st one and a bit with the second one. I played online with H2 once or twice but I'm not very good.

 

The shield mechanic comes in handy in the solo campaign.

[Broward83]

The energy sword is a bit of a bitch, but if you can play the game then it doesn't mean shit.

 

Fuck, the energy sword takes care of the "stupid recharge shield" because if you time it right, its a one slash kill.

 

Seriously bro, the shield isn't really much of a shield either. It's more or less your life-bar and sure.. while you can take a few good hits, the next one can wind up killing you. The shield doesn't protect you from a well placed sniper round or a sticky grenade.

 

Hell, life recharging happens in tons of other games. Look at CoD, you take a few hits and you start to have blurred vision, but if you cover for enough time... voila! Full health.

 

You're simply nitpicking at a game because from what I can deduce, you don't like it.

[MrRant]

The energy sword is a bit of a bitch, but if you can play the game then it doesn't mean shit.

 

Fuck, the energy sword takes care of the "stupid recharge shield" because if you time it right, its a one slash kill.

 

Seriously bro, the shield isn't really much of a shield either. It's more or less your life-bar and sure.. while you can take a few good hits, the next one can wind up killing you. The shield doesn't protect you from a well placed sniper round or a sticky grenade.

 

Hell, life recharging happens in tons of other games. Look at CoD, you take a few hits and you start to have blurred vision, but if you cover for enough time... voila! Full health.

 

You're simply nitpicking at a game because from what I can deduce, you don't like it.

 

Well CoD is a bit more realistic though. If you are within 3 feet of a shotgun, you dead nigga. And of course the knive is the ultimate run and kill weapon.

[Broward83]

The energy sword is a bit of a bitch, but if you can play the game then it doesn't mean shit.

 

Fuck, the energy sword takes care of the "stupid recharge shield" because if you time it right, its a one slash kill.

 

Seriously bro, the shield isn't really much of a shield either. It's more or less your life-bar and sure.. while you can take a few good hits, the next one can wind up killing you. The shield doesn't protect you from a well placed sniper round or a sticky grenade.

 

Hell, life recharging happens in tons of other games. Look at CoD, you take a few hits and you start to have blurred vision, but if you cover for enough time... voila! Full health.

 

You're simply nitpicking at a game because from what I can deduce, you don't like it.

 

Well CoD is a bit more realistic though. If you are within 3 feet of a shotgun, you dead nigga. And of course the knife is the ultimate run and kill weapon.

 

Yeah... I know.

[AndrewTS]

Seriously bro, the shield isn't really much of a shield either. It's more or less your life-bar and sure.. while you can take a few good hits, the next one can wind up killing you. The shield doesn't protect you from a well placed sniper round or a sticky grenade.

 

That just doesn't hold true for Halo, but games that bit the shield. However, in Halo 1 you had a life bar + the shield, and then on you had just the shield in 2 and 3.

 

You're simply nitpicking at a game because from what I can deduce, you don't like it.

 

I think most people would agree with that. There's plenty of legit complaints to make against the Halo games. I mean, this guy makes more and he's just ranting for the sake of ranting/entertainment:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/v...ctuation-Halo-3 .

 

I know it's probably a priority to make enemy A.I. good, but ally A.I., when it's bad, can really hurt enjoyment of a game. Although it seems like even A-grade titles have problems with them. So many games w/ ai partners turn into escort missions. Dead Rising allies are borderline brain-dead ( I hand you a gun and you ****ING SHOOT ME IN THE FACE ONE SECOND LATER!?! *RRRRRRRRRRRRRR--*). In Gears, you've got your allies barreling-ass in when you're up against a troika, and while you're popping a sniper and going for a better position, you have to step over 3 wounded because you can't risk healing them. In Halo 3 though, at least your partner who isn't cannon fodder (Arbiter) seems to be damn invincible.

 

Also, after playing the Marathon Durandal demo...this is one the amazing, fantastigoric, astounding titles that were "dumbed down" to make Halo? I'll take Halo until they modernize it, kthanx. I'm convinced some of the hate comes from bitter Apple fanboys, though.

[Ripper]

I downloaded the Clive Barkers Jerhico game, which I was kinda enjoying.

 

The graphics look good, the whole powers and team command thing reminds me of Brute Force(which I loved).

 

Then I got to this part where you have to jump down this hole and hit the right buttons at the right time. I cut the fucking game off and that will definately make it a not buy for me. Good job game makers.

[10 Pounds]

I'm on the fence about buying NHL 08 since it's the first one in ages to receive great reviews. Anyone played the PS2 version ? I don't want to fall into the "all the efforts went into the next-gen game" trap.

[AndrewTS]

I downloaded the Clive Barkers Jerhico game, which I was kinda enjoying.

 

The graphics look good, the whole powers and team command thing reminds me of Brute Force(which I loved).

 

Then I got to this part where you have to jump down this hole and hit the right buttons at the right time. I cut the fucking game off and that will definately make it a not buy for me. Good job game makers.

 

I played it last night. The skills are cool, the QTE isn't *quite* so bad because the buttons correspond to the part of the screen you need to press (Up down, left, or right), but it was annoying in GodOW and pretty much sucked there. My biggest annoyance with the game is that the AI was kind of lame. Bioshock had that problem too, but at least splicers used guns and BDs were a nice change. In Jericho I'm fighting kamikaze zombies all the time.

 

I also downloaded the demo for TimeShift, which I hadn't heard of before, and I was digging the core gameplay mechanics/gimmick (time manipulation), even if the art design made it look like a *shameless* ripoff of Half-Life 2. Apparently it used to be a really bad Xbox and PC game that was completely redone, but I had a lot of fun with it and will probably at least rent it to go through campaign.

[Danville_Wrestling]

I'm on the fence about buying NHL 08 since it's the first one in ages to receive great reviews. Anyone played the PS2 version ? I don't want to fall into the "all the efforts went into the next-gen game" trap.

 

I'm also interested in this. I'm thinking of trying 2K8, though, instead of EA Sports hockey genre and was wondering which hockey engine in better: EA or 2K? I've never bought a 2K hockey game, just EA (2001 and 2006).

[Guest]

EA is so much better this time. 2K is usually a level above, but EA fixed their engine to make the game play like the real game rather than a simulation.

[Mike wanna be]

Wait, there's a "Poured all the effort into the next-gen" trap? Last I checked there was only a "The last-gen has three times the options and five times fewer bugs, but next-gen looks pretty in the two modes you have when it's not frozen" trap.

[AlexPuma]

In other news, I bought Comix Zone for the Genesis. The actual cartridge, not for the VC. Shame I no longer have a working Genesis

[10 Pounds]

Wait, there's a "Poured all the effort into the next-gen" trap? Last I checked there was only a "The last-gen has three times the options and five times fewer bugs, but next-gen looks pretty in the two modes you have when it's not frozen" trap.

 

That was true last year where the publishers were rushing their games to make it in time with the console launch. You'd think that this year, since they had the whole year to devellop their game , that would be the other way around. First-generation PS2 games sucked hard but they got their stuff right in the 2001 Holiday season.

 

 

 

I'm also interested in this. I'm thinking of trying 2K8, though, instead of EA Sports hockey genre and was wondering which hockey engine in better: EA or 2K? I've never bought a 2K hockey game, just EA (2001 and 2006).

 

Last 2k game I bought was 2k5 and, save for the usual "100 SOG per game and average score of 6-5 in every game" thing there is every hockey game, it was quite good. However, judging by the reviews of the last few years, it looks like the series took a dive whereas the EA series isn't all about excessive checking and scoring anymore. The 2k game sells at only $20, so it's not like you would lose a lot if you try the game.

[Ripper]

If you were ever playing Ninja Gaiden Black or the (PS3 version of it) and thought to your self "this is awesome. If only the controls were a little less reponsive and the combat flowed a little less) then Conan might be the game for you.

 

Seriously, its okay, but if you are going to blatantly rip off a game at least do alot of things better than it. It could be somewhat fun and the difficulty could be at Gaiden levels though so I still might get it. They should just tighten it up a little.

[MrRant]

I love Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

 

Yet hate it.

[Red Baron]

I bought NHL 2K6 a few years ago, and while it was a good solid game, it was almost impossible to register a shutout because the goalie would let in one soft goal a game.

 

From what I haave heard, it was NHL 08 is like NHL 2K5 but kicked it up a notch and have a challenging AI.

[AndrewTS]

New PoP trilogy...finally something to materialize off that art leaked last year:

 

http://softrockhallelujah.blogspot.com/200...-4-screens.html

 

The above are in-game screen shots from the forthcoming Prince of Persia 4/0/Ghosts of the Past, currently in development at Ubisoft Montreal.

The game, scheduled for release in the second half of next year (for PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, and PC), will feature younger prince than previous trilogy saw and will serve as a prequel to those titles and the start to a new trilogy (the second title scheduled to come out in summer 2009 to capitalize on the release of The Sands of Time feature film). Stylistically and gameplay-wise, the game has abandoned the dark edginess of the last two titles in favor a fantastical cross between The Sands of Time, Ico and Zelda.

 

Obviously, I'm interested.

[Red Baron]

To keep me interested for a few months being isolated up north, I purchased Fire Emblem and FF IV for the GBA. Hopefully both of these games can last me awhile.

[Mike wanna be]

FF IV was pretty good. I'm in the final dungeon, I just can't be arsed to wander-level enough to be able to take the final boss.

[Red Baron]

I'm assuming IV is better than V, correct?

[AndrewTS]

Depends on what you go for in a FF/RPG.

 

IV is narrative-driven and has more simplistic overall gameplay, but most folks have great unique abilities.

 

V's class system is very well polished and versatile, so I think it has the edge in gameplay, but it has a relatively simple, straightforward storyline with less memorable characters.

 

I think V is just plain more fun to play, but if you never experienced IV before I'd go with that one.

[Nate]

supposedly Toys R Us is gonna have a Buy 2 get 1 free sale on all their games starting Sunday, I read it on a video game board

[AntiLeaf33]

Started playing lost Planet last night. Game looks really cool (got the PC, DirectX 10 version), but it looks like the game play might get pretty damn repetitive. Shoot the orange spots (usually on the back of the Akid) until the freeze and blow them up. Then again, I only played it for 20 minutes so far....