You mean in Underworld? I'm about 5 hours into the game. The puzzles get a little annoying when you get stuck, but I don't mind checking a walkthrough if I can't find my way around after several tries. I prefer that to flying through a game that offers no challenge.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
I meant the new TR.
Peace.
What puzzles? I finished all the temples but don't recall any puzzles. Each required a very simple action to access the treasure, not really a puzzle in the sense of the earlier TRs.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
I tried 2 temples but gave up on finishing either because it was a hassle. I guess the new games are made for someone like me.
Then again, I finished Diablo 3 on Inferno before the enemy nerfs, so it may all lie on my interest level.
Peace.
I can't imagined we're talking about different temples because I completed 100% in pretty much all the areas, but the temples I accessed in the new TR didn't require any special puzzle solving. I recall one or two temples that required some quick reflex action to trigger two movements, but those weren't really puzzles in the literal sense.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Got into the FFXIV:AAR Phase 4 Beta for this weekend. Can't wait to try it out on my PS3.
its open beta btw and no charakter wipe for launch
Ah I didn't know its open beta now. I've tried it for about an hour on my PC. I have never played an MMO on my PS3 before so I can't wait to give it a shot. Anyone else playing it?
I second this, definitely one of the best games I've ever played. If there was ever a game that justified owning a PS3 (over an X360) this is it.Originally Posted by rockmanj
I thought the ending was great, really moving and fit in well with the story and characters. I wonder if the game could not have been better served with multiple endings based on the choices you make during the game (like stealth vs killing every human), but I'm happy with the ending.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Saints Row IV, game of the year.
A common criticism might be that SR4 is just a rehash of SR3 with a glitch filter on the visuals, less content, and a few new textures. They call it DLC pretending to be a full game. They couldn't be more wrong.
Every time I thought that SR4 got a little cliché, within the next few minutes it hit me with a pop culture reference that I really didn't think anyone would remember, much less prominently feature.
This is a game where you get to indulge your inner 12 year old, while getting slapped in the face with references that you remember from being 12 years old. At its heart, SR4 is a love letter to the 80s and 90s, but it is also a tale of a loveable sociopath who will do everything, everything for her/his friends. "More of a Puckish rogue." The supporting characters are a blast to hang out with, and you definitely get attached to the majority of them. They're as fully fleshed out as your character is, if not moreso, but you're still left not knowing everything about them, which in my mind makes them more believable.
When it isn't doing that, it's making fun of damn near any form of media or genre you can think of. It has Keith David, playing himself, making references to his own career and previous roles he played in the Saint's Row series. It has music from Transformers the Movie, prominently featured. Hell, one of the radio stations is basically my life in the late 80s and early 90s...I have the cassette tapes! It has references to the mechanics of modern games in a parody manner (hint: It's a bioware franchise). I don't really want to get into any more specifics, because if you played SR3 and were on the fence about SR4, you deserve to find them for yourself.
But what makes it not a rehash? The superpowers. Yes, it is a thug video game with superpowers. Yes it is silly. But it changes everything. Fake Steelport doesn't feel anything like SR3 Steelport. The map is the same, the layout is extremely similar, but the very fact that you flit about the map with superjumps and superspeed or even gliding changes everything about the feel. If a reviewer says, "It's just the same map," they never really played SR3. SR4 has an entire third dimension to travel in (and not one in a fragile, easy-to-crash plane or helicopter). Not for one single second in the 30 hours I've been playing it have I ever felt like I was in SR3 Steelport. I might know where the stores are, but getting there is an entirely different experience.
Gameplay wise, it doesn't force you to play any given way. Driving around with your homies is still a ton of fun, and drive-bys are still satisfying as hell. Not getting out of the car to clear an area of aliens is worth doing at least once. So is clearing out an area with a single, super-powered divebomb. I spent an equal amount of time simply running and gunning as I did using the superpowers. Both are extremely effective, and the transition between using them in a fight is utterly seamless. Play however you want.
Maybe GTAV will have more gravitas with its Oh So Serious storylines. But it won't be, can't be, as fun as Saint's Row IV. The question isn't did you time your superjump to the exact moment of the "woo hoo!" in Blur's Song 2, it is what is the percentage of the time you did it? The answer: 100%.
Note: Female Boss ftw! ♥ Laura Bailey ♥
TLoU will be game of the year, or should be if it wasn't only available on PS3. Voting will be skewed because of all the X360 owners who will never know the glory of this game.
I'm playing through on survivor difficulty and it's not that much harder. There is a lot less ammo and materiel available, but enough for you to get through any area if you don't engage in lengthy gun battles. I've found your sidekicks get in your way more on this mode and the mobs catch you sneaking up on them a lot more easily (sometimes ridiculously so). There are still plenty of upgrade parts and skill pills in this mode.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
Nah.
SR4 is on both consoles and PC (where I played it with a wired 360 pad). It wants to be played.
Unless you're an Aussie, it's the game to play.
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I think a bet sounds interesting right now.
Peace.
That would be fine, but who's bullshit awards do you base it on? Spike's, where money/prominence makes the difference (seriously, GTA4 without the expansions?), GDC or Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, where they might actually be legitimate, or any numerous and random magazines?
It's my Game of the Year.
Even if SR4 is a great game, I think it (and TLoU) will lose to GTAV. The SR series is seen as a GTA rip and TLoU lacks availability.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
So did Journey, and that was given the honor all over the place. Not really an excuse. Personally, I find Thatgamecompany overrated, but what do I know.
I've never even heard of Journey, and I'm a fairly avid gamer. I guess that bodes well for TLoU if an Indie game can get praise and accolades even with limited distribution.
“For God will not permit that we shall know what is to come... those who by some sorcery or by some dream might come to pierce the veil that lies so darkly over all that is before them may serve by just that vision to cause that God should wrench the world from its heading and set it upon another course altogether and then where stands the sorcerer? Where the dreamer and his dream?”
2nd best game of all time, just wish there was ng+, coop turns into ng+ for the joining player so dunno why they couldn't just make it act the same way for SP.
Yeah, not having wall dash and glide for a while super sucks.
Also, while the standard upgrade skills and achieved at lower levels, the weapon upgrades are super expensive. Overall, you also earn a lower hourly income, making it painful at first on a new game after being used to the fully upgraded versions.
'nuff said.
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