Video Game Thread

[UGLI baby]

you play either of those games yet, ugli?

No.

[UGLI baby]

The ps4 paddle looks badass. But I'm gonna wait til Tuesday before I decide between ps4 and Xbox vnext

Why Tuesday?

[Tony]

The ps4 paddle looks badass. But I'm gonna wait til Tuesday before I decide between ps4 and Xbox vnext

I'm not holding my breath on the "720" or whatever it's gonna be called. Microsoft has really become a company who's all about the gimicky features and multimedia and less about games. Maybe microsoft will change but I doubt it...

Why Tuesday?

The next Xbox is gonna be revealed on Tuesday.

[scootsy]

I'm not holding my breath on the "720" or whatever it's gonna be called. Microsoft has really become a company who's all about the gimicky features and multimedia and less about games. Maybe microsoft will change but I doubt it...



The next Xbox is gonna be revealed on Tuesday.

Probably gonna go with the Xbox for those very reasons. To each his own, but what you described more fits my familys wants

[scootsy]

Console wars have always seemed a little strange to me because I've always felt that true game belongs on a pc

[Tony]

Console wars have always seemed a little strange to me because I've always felt that true game belongs on a pc

I agree. I used to be a console gamer then I switched to PC and did that for 10+ years but nowadays I don't really feel like ordering parts and building a pc or buying an overpriced prebuilt.

[AtheistPreacher]

I think it's gonna be around $400 at launch and the lineup up is suppose to be one of the biggest launch lineups from any console release so there should be some good options to choose from.

Eh. I expect I'll probably need to spend another $100 anyway on peripherals like an extra controller, and possibly a bigger harddrive than it comes with.

As for the titles, what I've seen hasn't excited me. There are some big franchise names, like Assassin's Creed and Battlefield, but I'm still pretty 'meh' on all of it. A new InFamous game could be interesting, but on the other hand I liked the first one but didn't like the second one at all.

[Gameface]

Eh. I expect I'll probably need to spend another $100 anyway on peripherals like an extra controller, and possibly a bigger harddrive than it comes with.

As for the titles, what I've seen hasn't excited me. There are some big franchise names, like Assassin's Creed and Battlefield, but I'm still pretty 'meh' on all of it. A new InFamous game could be interesting, but on the other hand I liked the first one but didn't like the second one at all.

It's sad because the PC *could* offer possibilities not even remotely possible on a console but almost all big releases are dumbed down for cross-release on consoles. A recent exception, SimCity, which released only on PC has absolutely fallen on it's face. SimCity was the first game I spent my own money on back in the early 90s. I love that franchise. I see the future in this release, though. That and the XCOM game. It's not pretty.

[AtheistPreacher]

The Humble Bundle is offering a great deal on some indie games:

https://www.humblebundle.com/

There's five games and their soundtracks there, but if you pay more than the average going price (currently $5.68) you get an additional two games. Hard to argue with basically getting each game for a dollar.

Although I'm having an issue with Hotline Miami. I can't seem to get the text to display.

[Archie Moses]

Anyone play Wurm?