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Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 743 Joined: 4 Jul 2008     | Guitar Hero World Tour was a pretty shameless rip-off of Rock Band, but it's the most competent one, and the setlist is still enjoyable, albeit rather easy. |
BANNED  Posts: 2513 Joined: 3 Dec 2008     | All the frustrations I had with Prince of Persia's sticking controls, hand-holding gameplay and terrible combat were always silenced by how fucking pretty it is. In Castle Crashers there were some problems with the 2d plane's collision detection but it didn't matter because I was having so much fun in the game that a few minor uses like that were nothing to silence the pure entertainment value of the game. User was banned for: The artist in thee. (Permanent) |
Muckraker  Posts: 305 Joined: 1 Oct 2008   | Wow, a positive thread. I'm game. In 2009, I'm optimistic that Batman: Arkham Asylum, Punch-Out, and Madworld will all be really good and on my shelf. In fact, I'm REALLY looking forward to those three. To echo a previous statement, Guitar Hero World Tour is a lot better than some say it is, and I don't care if it's a Rock Band ripoff - it's a GOOD ripoff. I'm also hopeful that DC Universe Online comes out sometime before I die. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3086 Joined: 13 Jul 2008     | I love Bacon Sandwiches. Positive enough for you? |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 780 Joined: 7 Jan 2009   | Boom Blox is pure and simple fun! |
On the Record  Posts: 5977 Joined: 7 Feb 2008   | Dragon Quest V and IX, Sands of Destruction and Suikoden Tierkries have me all awash with RPG filled glee at the DS release schedule. Similarly the fact that Dragon Age is supposed to come out in '09 also has me feeling groovy. It will be a grand year for the RPGer, and will be made grander by the release of FFXIII, which while it probably won't make any new converts to the series, will likely be more than palitable to longtime FF fans. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2280 Joined: 16 Aug 2008     | I enjoyed playing Fallout 3, even though the ending kinda sucked and there was only one character that I liked. The game was great fun :D |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 780 Joined: 14 May 2008    | I'm really, really looking forward to Skate 2 and Prototype, I can't wait to get my 360 back from repairs. I also love bacon sandwiches.
I think they put that in because they didn't have a timer in the demo for the first game, and people figured out how to leave the demo area, so they basically gave away the entire game, albeit without the story etc. |
Muckraker  Posts: 330 Joined: 9 Aug 2008   | Well, for me, I'm actually getting hyped about a game. I haven't done that in ages. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 77 Joined: 24 Nov 2008  | Despite the fact that people rage quit 5 minutes after a versus match of L4D makes the game very annoying, and levels are somewhat repetitive the overall game play is still amazing in nearly every sense. |
On the Record  Posts: 5095 Joined: 3 Jan 2009  | I lost half my social life this year to fallout 3 which I guess says something positive about it... or does it? can't wait for resi 5 and MASS EFFECT 2!!!!!!! gonna rule... I hope you get to punch news reporters again.... |
Paperboy  Posts: 22 Joined: 4 Jan 2009  | There is always pie. |
On the Record  Posts: 5788 Joined: 9 Jul 2008   | TBH, this seems more of a passive aggressive, backhanded complements thread, but whatever.
Wow, I totally forgot about Arkham Asylum. It looks good.
Who was the character? Moira? Three Dog? Dad? Anyway, I'm looking forward to ME2 (if indeed the release date rumors are true), F.E.A.R 2, Alpha Prtotocol, and Prototype. They all seem great. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 84 Joined: 21 Jul 2004   | Say what you will about RTS's BELONGING to the almighty PC, but I believe Halo Wars will be a good RTS for the Xbox 360...maybe not the best, but good nonetheless. To echo darrinwright, Batman: Arkham Asylum looks, pardon the play on words, insanely wicked to play. I mean, come on! Its Arkham Asylum...with the Joker in charge! I'd also like to add that I'm optimistic that Halo 3: ODST/RECON will break the mold of Halo games...That is, making it more about tatics abd stealth. Having tried the Lord of THe Rings: COnquest demo...I'm confident it'll do good. Destroy All Humans: Path of THe Furon, despite the flaming it gets from certain gaming sites (-Glares at IGN-), plays on a much larger scale then the first two...Plus, calling in an F5 tornado, watching other aliens land and start tearing up the helpless humans in the city that you are in, while you're flying over in stealth mode never loses its charm. |
Red Guard  Posts: 3515 Joined: 18 Sep 2008   | Mass Effect 2! Woo! Also: Forza 3! Loved the first two, excited about the new one! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2303 Joined: 20 Feb 2008     |
I thought I was the only one! |
On the Record Posts: 5095 Joined: 3 Jan 2009 |
14.99 for 60 plus hours of entertainment. thats why i spend my cash on games and not the cinema... |
BANNED  Posts: 5167 Joined: 26 Feb 2008   | I loved Need For Speed: Undercover, and I usually hate Need For Speeds shitting physics. This game was unbelievably awesome. Games I am looking forward to in 2009... I don't even know, probably The Old Republic, DESPITE being an MMO... I think it could overcome the MMO craptacular reputation and be fucking awe-inspiring. (If I get a laptop that is MUCH better than mine this year, Red Alert 3, Diablo 3 and StarCraft 2 are all on the top of my must buy list.) User was banned for: Ipod Saves Girl's Life. (Permanent) |
On the Record Posts: 5095 Joined: 3 Jan 2009 | parts of games this year that were really great: condemned: bloodshot... both chase scenes and the sickening torture chamber level fallout 3: dicovering rivet city for the first time, especially if you arrive at nighttime... epic fable 2: the prisoner food choice dead space: the boss battles (and pretty much the whole game apart from the meteor bit) prince of persia: the ending |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2230 Joined: 2 Aug 2006   | I can't do it: my negativity in regards to the gaming world runneth over. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 889 Joined: 14 May 2008  | Mass Effect 2, both Halo games, Blood Bowl, Arkham Asylum, Lord of the Rings Conquest, Dawn of War II and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 are the games I'm looking forward to the most in 2009. As for last year, Fable 2 was quite good, and Mirror's Edge was fun once you found the good bits (speed runs are my favourite). Oh yes, and on a particularly positive note I've actually started to enjoy playing Oblivion.
Forgot about that... I really need to pick up a copy of it at some point. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 857 Joined: 24 Mar 2008  | Good thread, I just played through still life, as writhe with game-play, legibility, and writing problems as the game was, the cinematics were top notch and the art was incredibly beautiful. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2581 Joined: 6 Sep 2008  | If your happy and you know wait for the next WoW expansion, check :D |
BANNED  Posts: 25 Joined: 5 Jan 2009  | ... Haha, Im going to feel to much like the girl than comfortable for me, but I want The Sims 3, when it comes out in sweden, and Im seriously looking forward to terrorising my perfectly created characters in it. Also, love Fallout 3, I can even forgive it for making those giant bugs that gives me the creeps. :) User was banned for: Cold extremities. (Permanent) |
Paperboy  Posts: 30 Joined: 3 Jan 2009   | The game that every single review I read said was crap but I found good was Haze, admittedly the online does majorly suck and its rather short but apart from that it was a game I throughly enjoyed. For 2009 I'm looking forward to Empire: Total War and Dawn of war II both of which should be good. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1087 Joined: 25 May 2008  | Seeing someone's face explode in slowmotion in Fallout 3 never gets old :D |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1092 Joined: 5 Jan 2009   | I'm looking forward to getting myself a new PC so I can get back to fragging fools on BF2. |
Muckraker  Posts: 262 Joined: 27 Jan 2008 |
I loved the part where you get to smack that girl... hilarious. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1013 Joined: 4 Dec 2007 | Even though STALKER was a terrible, terrible video game adaptation of Roadside Picnic, it was still a totally awesome game. (Both games.) Even though the film adaptation of Roadside Picnic slated for completion in 2010 has John Travolta in it and will probably include way too many action scenes and explosions, I still can't wait to see it, and will probably go see the first showing in my area. It's actually the only movie I'm really looking forward to right now... wait, no... "9" looks pretty appealing... EDIT: And yeah, so far, this thread seems more about pointing out good points of things despite their flaws, which balances out to 'neutral,' instead of 'positive.' |
Copy Clerk Posts: 63 Joined: 2 Jul 2008  | I really enjoyed Fallout 3. Exploring every inch and finding every location sucks away so much time, but the world is so atmospheric and immersive, I can't stop. Also, I'll say it: I like Sonic Unleashed on the 360. The camera was a can of farts, and the coin-collecting was a stupid idea, but I have to say that the gameplay is some of the best platforming I've played outside in a long time, and it has one of my favorite soundtracks of any game. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2350 Joined: 21 Aug 2008    | Timesplitters 4 hopefully. |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 649 Joined: 17 Sep 2008 |
Its refreshing how a game can be so good when its so simple in principle...grab some mates and shoot stuff :) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1786 Joined: 13 Sep 2008  |
Me too! S.T.A.L.K.E.R was awesome ...when it was stable. Is that positive...? |
BANNED  Posts: 1198 Joined: 6 Sep 2008 | I was worried about the character change when playing Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (a game I got a week or two ago) but I love the game! Especially the Prosecutor (Playing air guitar in the middle of a trial? That rocks :D)! User was banned for: Banning poems from schools in the UK. (Permanent) |
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It seems the vast majority of threads popping up around all focus too much on the bad. Everyones talking about what games they expect to fail in 2009, and generally how games this past year havn't been all that great.
So I propose in this thread we start to turn that frown upside down and focus on those parts of games that we really enjoyed.
I'll start with Mirror's Edge. Whilst frustrating at times, it felt and looked really amazing when you nailed a series of moves perfectly without any cockups.