I just see this world for the piece of rancid shit it truly is, that’s all. Everything that can go wrong usually does, and any good in this world is well overshadowed by the abundance of crap and generally disappointing/depressing garbage(*1 good thing happens to you…this will be followed by 20 miserable things…all to balance our existence more towards the “GOD this place sucks” side of things)…and it’s all mostly tied to the existence of our own species—the human race. My own rants could even be used as an example of the inherent evil and vindictive aspect within human nature…an aspect that easily dominates all other traits. Certain games allow me to destroy us over, and over again until I’m satisfied for the day, pretty much. Developers need to bring more God games over to consoles…as those games are even better for this particular destructive fantasy…but of course they’re too stupid to even consider it. Black and White was supposed to hit Dreamcast, but of course Sega gave up on that which in turn caused any developers with DC plans to bring that shit to a screeching halt. Now B&W2 is coming to PCs, and I doubt they’ll even consider any console release at all.
I’ll get in a few more "HEADSHOT!"s on Sapphire or Selket before heading off to work in a minute…I’ll try Ripjack again later today, since that can cut a head off if you aim it just right. (*and it creates possibly the only good death animation in the game…I’m surprised Epic kinda cheaped out on the death animations…they look unfinished…)
About that Hulk game…
Personally, I’m not a big fan of free-roaming. I like to have a definite objective in mind at all times, and always be moving towards it. In that regard, games that use the GTA free-roam style are usually pretty short. And to me, just doing random stuff for no good reason can usually only entertain me for about 20 minutes, tops. Anyway, that’s why I have little interest in the new Hulk game, if you wanted to know.
And actually, I played the first Hulk game and enjoyed it. Not the best VG ever, but certainly a pleasant romp.
all right, finally got to the rachel version of frost tiger and beat her on UV-rated, and damn was that a long fight. 28:34 for the time, and I somehow got a V for time. If I did’nt get hit that random time for no reason I would have for a Rainbow V overall. Dammit. Off to starship viewties
I am going back and clearing some old game I bought. Right now I am playing Conkers Bad Fur Day. I just got to the Great Mighty Poo last night. That part alone has taken this game from pretty good to fucking great! It was just too funny.
heh, yeah…those UV-level boss fights are almost as bad as the Goku vs. Freeza fight…it’s like you’re actually TIRED after it’s over. “Tired” from a videogame!
Conker is out!?! Or are you talking about the original n64 version?
it’s too much…besides Conker, I also want to get Otogi 1 and 2, Mechassault 2…and possibly part 1 as well…Hulk when it comes out, Area 51(*which looks much more interesting to me ever since I saw the commercials), Ninja Gaiden, and even Fable. Over on GC, I STILL haven’t picked up Wario World or the Metroid Primes…or Prince of Persia Warrior Within.(*and I still never beat Sands of Time either --reason =PSO addiction.)
See this is why I don’t get some of my fellow old school gamers who go on and on about the gaming industry just not being that great anymore…or whatever. This is better than even those glory days of 16 bit systems. There’s actually too many games to keep up with…besides what I just mentioned, I didn’t even touch on the ps2 games that interest me. I finally have a job and I still can’t keep up with things…this is the true golden age of gaming.
*but yah…I WILL finally get Otogi 1 and 2 this weekend, most likely. They take priority due to lack of popularity. I’m not taking the risk of waiting and waiting…and then one day I go to various stores and they have completely disappeared from existence. I’ve already pushed my non-existent luck by waiting around this long before seriously considering buying the Otogis.
Well I’ve beaten Mega Man Zero 3. The game was better than Zero 2 and possibly the original MMZ. Z3 packed some major plot twists at the end. SPOILERS!!!
Dr. Weil reveals to Zero that his body is a fake. The real Zero’s body is being used by Omega to cause mass destruction. X arrives to tell Zero that although his body is a fake, his heart and soul are in his current body. Meaning, although Zero’s body is fake, he is still the real Zero because his brain, heart and everything has been placed in his copy body. Omega (In Zero’s original body) is destroyed by Zero. The curse on the Dark Elf is lifted. X is no longer able to stay in this world, even as a cyber elf and fades away.
END SPOILERS.
Now that I’m done playing Zero 3, I’ll probably get started on Racing Gears Advance. Been wanting to play a racing game for a while now.
Currently playing FFVI. Just got through the Phoenix cave in the WoR. It’s definitely a great game, but leveling up is such a pain in the ass. I hate having to jump to my menu every other battle to check my status. Then I gotta change my Espers so I get the correct bonuses. Then after a character gains a level, I have to switch the Espers again. And often, there are times when two characters are leveling up and they need the same bonus. Argh!
I’m using Terra/Locke/Edgar/Sabin. A pretty standard team I guess. Currently, boss fights are insanely easy with Morph and Bum Rush.
I’m playing through the N64 Conker. I have had the game forever I just now got around to playing it. I’ll more than likely buy the X-box one after it comes out too.
Well, this is my first time playing FFVI and making it this far. In my other files, I just quit by the time I got to the floating continent. Not because I hated a game - I just got distracted by other things. Now (as I’m sure most of you agree) we seem to be in a RPG slump so I’ve been tackling a bunch of older RPGs I have missed.
I just learned Ultima w/ Terra and got an Economizer from the Brachosaur. With the Moogle Charm in hand, I’m gonna clear out the Tower of Fanatics and get a Gem Box. Whee!
I can’t stand turn-based combat or anything like it…but dammit I’m not going to be able to resist “City ov Villains” or whatever it’s called…I hope there’s a Mac version released, but of course I doubt it. Why can’t those idiots bring these games to consoles?(City of Heroes/City of Villains) It just seems stupid to me —
“heh, should we release it on Xbox, Ps2 and all that?.."
“Well, the installed user base of all 3 systems combined is well over 100 million players”
”…hmmmmm…nah. We don’t need all that extra money."
^Morons. I dare anyone to even try bringing a legitimate reason for this. Demographic? City of Heroes/Villains would be wildly popular if marketed well. I understand how the suits would see certain other games as too much of a risk though.(*like Black and White 2…I doubt many people besides myself are into God-games. I have no idea why though…why NOT play a game where you’re God? What the hell is wrong with players’ lack of imagination these days? People are given the choice of being GOD in a virtual environment…or being a quarterback on a football sim, and they choose the latter? The hell? Does not compute.)
Actually, what is the advantage of keeping something on PC only these days? The industry has obviously grown…and wouldn’t it only limit your profits to keep a game on PCs? If I were one of the developers or the publishers, I’d rather make as much money off my games as possible of course…PC release sure…then ports to all consoles, unless one of the consoles paid top dollar for an exclusivity deal of course.
Unreal Champ 2 —I finally started playing with the Grenade Launcher…it’s much more powerful than I thought…I never even noticed that before. Still, I think the problem is that those grenades are really easy to reflect. Alt fire proximity(or remote detonation)-mine makes for interesting possibilities though…
I forgot the name of the show, but on G4 they show even more E3 stuff on that show with Victor Lucas, Tommy Tallarico, Jade Raymond(sexpot), and Julie-from-RealWorld-Stoffer(I’d hit) They got even more details that weren’t shown on the network’s previous same-day coverage. For example…at least on consoles, Quake 4 will be Xbox360 exclusive! There were some other nice exclusives too, but I was so excited about the Q4 exclusivity, I forgot.
Well, I have to say that RTS games work way better with a keyboard for hotkeys. Did anyone ever try the N64 port of StarCraft? It was terrible, because it just took so much longer to manually navigate every menu, plus the fact that you couldn’t set up nearly as many control groups.
ah, I didn’t consider those, since I don’t care for RTS games at all…well, except Herzog Zwei, if that counts as one. That was one of the greatest games on Genesis.
Not surprisingly, I didn’t see the Otogis at Target today…but I finally bought Midway Arcade Treasures 2. I could no longer resist it. I haven’t tried APB yet, but it looks fun…Pit Fighter seems exactly like the arcade!!! Narc is tight, but damn that game is much more difficult than I remember. It seems like there is just no choice but to get hit and die a LOT.
I’ve already played a lot of Rampage World Tour, and MK2 and 3…there are small graphical glitches I’ve already noticed in both games, and neither seem visually arcade perfect. haha…I’m surprised I still remember that Kabal combo—after a successful whirlwind, Lk Lk, Hp Hp, Down+Hp, jump+Lk…and I think that pink projectile can hit after the jumping Low kick… I still can’t stand the MK games’ faggy ass cheap AI tactics though. That crap made the games absolutely NOT fun unless you were playing another person.
I'm on Chapter 16 in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones right now. Holy shit, this game is hella easy compared to the last one. If arena abusing wasn't bad enough, you get infinite EXP at your disposal because you can revisit past battle sites and there's a tower where you can go to literally level every one up. Fuck leveling up and just play through it normally to get the maximum fun potential out of the game.
Some of the promotion choices that you get for your units are unbalanced as well.
Haha, I think DarkGiygas will be the only person who'll understand this post.
Sheeva looks as musty as always. There’s just something so gross about that character…she looks “musty”, and funky…like a big retarded woman that hasn’t bathed in several weeks…and it’s good to have Shang Tsung transforming without load times…(psx bullshit.)
yeah…I think the MKs are still missing some animation. Ahhhh but that smooth bass sound is intact! I’m referring to MK2 --the bass sound after announcer says “FATALITY.” That was missing in the old home versions. At least the games are fun for the first few matches, before the AI decides you will lose no matter what.
oh, and the long scream soundbyte is in there too(MK2). This was also missing from the home versions. I just killed someone with Scorpion’s fatality, and there it was in all its glory: “aaaAHHHHHHHHHHH!” explosion “FATALITY.”
Lol, I think I need to get a Gameboy Player too. It's pretty bad when I can't tell the difference between a Wyvern Knight and Wyvern Lord because of the small screen. I have shitty eyesight, too, so that doesn't help matters much.
I have “acquired” the current Xbox demo disc…and Destroy All Humans is The Shit! It’s even better than I expected, and that’s just my impression from a very short demo. You can have fun just with the telekinesis…just a while ago I was slamming headless* bodies of policemen into their own car, tossing chickens and cows into a small river, and flying around with my jet/hover pack. I also found some cabin style house by the lake, and there was a woman there…she screamed when seeing me, and then tried to run. Hahaha…to no avail…utilizing my handy telekinesis, I swept her up into the air, and then let go once she was over the lake. I then pulled her body out of there, and brought her down hard into the lake again.
(*headless --because I stole their brain/stems. The head explodes when you extract them.)
This will be a classic. …a true legend. It’s basically a GTA + superpowers. + Mars Attacks/general 50s Sci Fi style. Bonus cool points = ZIM voices the alien that gives your orders! They need to hurry up and release this game. I need it like Pookie needs crack.
