Prometheus Forum - Games

Misc Game thread

Jonesycatpants — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:33:32 -0400

just misc game news and stuff post em.

Batman: Arkham Origins

Sticky_Fingaz — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:19:43 -0400

Bioshock: Infinite

John_Stark — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:04:06 -0500

I can't believe we haven't got a thread for this game yet.

It's going to be so AMAZING.

Bioshock was and still is a staple of story driven gameplay in the industry.

The first game was almost revolutionary and the second game was pretty good.

But this one, this one is aiming for the sky. Will it succeed?

XCOM Enemy Unknown

decepticon — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:30:29 -0400

Is anyone here planning on buying this? I grew up playing the original and it was one of the greats of that era along with Syndicate and Warcraft 2!

This new one looks like it is pretty faithful to the original and I think it might be worth the asking price.

THE LAST OF US

Terraformer — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 14:11:01 -0400

This game looks epic. Its A PS3 exclusive though. the people who made Uncharted made this game so its already EPIC. its like a cross between Cormac McCarthy's "The road', Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later' and Richard Mathison's "I am legend'

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Sticky_Fingaz — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:17:51 -0500

Gearbox's long awaited game is due to hit in a few months. It is marketed as a spiritual sequel to Aliens and has been endorsed as canon by Fox.

With 4 player drop-in/drop-out gameplay, this game could be extremely fun if they take the proper care needed for the Alien franchise. I am interested in where they take it, with the story revisiting the Suluco and LV-426.

What are your thoughts on this?

The Future of Gaming! - Identity Crisys

John_Stark — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:38:57 -0400

I feel almost obligated to create this thread, in light of the most recent developments in gaming and the things that are being aimed for.

You see when gaming started as a trend, no one was "gaming" for a storyline or completing a challenge. People were gaming for highscores in Pong.

However as the technology was developed games started venturing into interesting territories. Final Fantasy had narrative, Mario had fast paced gameplay, Civilization was a real time sink with so much to learn from.

And as i reach this present year of 2013, i notice something quite catastrophic has happened to games. Which is a loss of identity.

The technology has now caught up with the potential to create believable characters, but with these more believable characters, came a trend. A terrible trend. That to copy movies.

I sense gaming is now trying to go for "interactive movie" approaches, which never favors the games being made, because they copy plots from already cheesy plot points from past movies.

Want an example of this? Here it's how it used to be:

Do you notice a sense of being in a new environment? Do you sense yourself immersed and actually deeply involved in the action?

Do you feel that the game actually demands an effort from you?

BUt here's an example of an actually good game, but a modernized game by these standards:

We saw this already, it's Indiana Jones. It's a fun game and a good looking game, but it's mostly linear and straight forward while not asking for anything complex to complete the storyline and worse, it's also very cliched for something that shouldn't be cliched.

Movies have done this to death, videogames should be free from these mistakes. But you have no control in the action.

No decision making.

While it's not as dramatic as i may make it sound, it's still something worth discussing about.

Games like Mass Effect, Bioshock, the earlier resident evil's, they create a world around you, so you can immerse yourself in. Everything you do has real consequences. And there is no "cinematic" component, it's "gaming" components added to them.

While games like god of war and uncharted, good games, games i personally enjoy, drag you through a linear path, do not present you food for thought and in fact present cliched movie stereotypes. Indiana jones and 300 to throw in some examples.

So this is basically what i wanted to get to.

David Cage (rejected from hollywood), responsible for Heavy Rain and Beyond Two Souls, says that games can never reach emotion to players if they aren't showing people that are rendered well enough and realistic looking, that can only be achieved further down the line. With more Polygons.

My response is that it's bullshit. My favorite gaming characters, have absolutely, no human likeliness or movement.

Glados, Wheatley from Portal, Andrew Ryan from Bioshock (a voice through a radio), Mario...

YOu actually have more things from Mr Cage telling gaming to "grow up".

Which i believe is him trying to make more "interactive movies", which i do not agree upon.

Mr Cage's---growing up speech here.

I wanted to know your opinion.

Can gaming create it's own identity apart from that "thing that looks like a movie".

I believe it does.

Literature first set emotions through our imagination.

Movies did it through our direct exposure to the scenes.

Gaming....i believe gaming isn't necessarily about characters, script or plot (while they can be), it's about reaction to interaction with other stuff.

Portal as an example of interaction with robots and not humans.

Please share some thought's i'd really like to know!

Farcry 3: Blood Dragon

John_Stark — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:09:53 -0400

Let's take a nostalgia trip back to the 80's.

Stand alone title

You don't need Farcry 3 to play it.

VGmix and other videogame remix sites that I love

NickIsSmart — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:42:30 -0400

I love video game remixes. My friend introduced me to them; as we were driving on the highway back and forth to Ann Arbor, he'd pop his Minibosses CD in and we'd jam out to Megaman 2 and Contra and so forth. I've played video games since I was four and have always had a special place in my heart for the original chip tunes, but remixes are a lot of fun and make the old feel new.

Metroid Metal: I love me some Metroid. The series has great music and is even better since it's influenced so heavily by Alien. All the music here is available for free. Check it out.

VGmix: This site used to be around back in the day. It's back up now as VGmix4 and you can submit video game remixes there, if you're feeling brave. OCremix has been around perhaps as long, but I always liked VGmix, more.

VGmix4.

An archive of the old VGmix music.

Minibosses: The guys that started it all. I love their old stuff, because it's so raw sounding. Their Brass albums aren't by any means bad, but a little too polished for me.

Goat: This guy remixed a ton of Castlevania music, but mainly CV3. Check out "Stained Glass Filth" for perhaps the greatest guitar solo in remix history. The Ice Beam Cometh rules. Purple Heart also does. : )

Bioshock Infinite: ENDING DISCUSSION (Spoilers)

John_Stark — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:38:13 -0400

So, i wanted a place where those who have completed the game and feel as mindfucked as i do, can share ideas and theories.

It's a very interesting game, i have no idea of what to think right now...it's so complex.

Grand Theft Auto 5

Jonesycatpants — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:18:50 -0400

Dragon's Dogma

John_Stark — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:55:51 -0400

I'm just curious, does anyone else play this?

I gotta say, it's such an underrated jewel. It's like being inside a D&D world. And it has so many monsters. Besides that buy the cheaper Dark Arisen edition that brings out patches and a largely expanded world. But beware the new content will kick your ass if you are not over level 50.

It's the perfect game to pour hundreds of hours into. I find it amazing for when i just want to kill some time, and even if the story is dodgy, the game itself has So, so so much to offer. It's incredible.

Mass Effect

Sticky_Fingaz — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:56:48 -0500

I just picked up the demo for Mass Effect 3. It's only a sample, but it's clear its going to be very epic. I loved 1&2, which had a lot of influence from Blade Runner, Aliens and Star Wars among others.

I personally love that you can carry over your character and save game from one game to the next. The customizations and back story, as well as events effecting future storylines is a great touch as well.

Has anyone else been playing this? Whats the multiplayer like? I haven't had time to try it out yet.

Gargoyle's Quest/Demon's Crest musical suite

PoaAlpina — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:30:58 -0400

I grew up playing Gargoyle's Quest (featuring that Red Demon from Ghost and Goblins, known as Firebrand/Red Arremer, as the playable character) on the Gameboy, and even to this day it remains an amazing game. It was one of the earliest Gameboy games, and I can't believe how good the graphics are.

Then yeeeeears later, when I got a SNES emulator, I found out about Demon's Crest, which features the same character. The game's drenched in an awesome gothic style and incorporates a lot of Megaman X type of upgrades.

So, to pay respects to my childhood, I composed a suite of several different themes that are played during both games. It's still a demo (no real drums/strings yet), but I'm happy with the results. Re-composing it all by ear was a pain in the arse, but fun nontheless.

Give it a listen, would you kindly? And if you haven't played Demon's Crest, you owe it to yourself to play it, NOW!

The Evil Within

John_Stark — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:31:40 -0400

Bethesda has officially announced The Evil Within, the first game from Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami’s studio Tango Gameworks. The Evil Within is a survival horror title due to arrive on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and next-generation consoles in 2014.“We’re incredibly proud to announce The Evil Within,” said Mikami. “My team and I are committed to creating an exciting new franchise, providing fans the perfect blend of horror and action.”

System Shock 2 (GoG (Good Old Games).com)

NickIsSmart — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:59:48 -0400

Until Bioshock: Infinite came out and I watched the Ken Levine
interviews, I had no idea that he and his team worked on System Shock 2.
Evidently this game is a masterpiece, but I never really heard about it
until I played Mass Effect 3 and someone complained about the ending of
that game basically being ripped off of SS2. Read about the game and
it's considered a masterpiece by many. I grew up playing a lot of games
that are now considered classics (many of them featured on GOG). Always
nice to learn about one.

Tried playing it vanilla, but ran into
some trouble with the graphics. Figured, with such a popular game, it
probably has its share of modders (ever since DOOM 3 first came out,
I've been a sucker for modding games; any chance I get to do so I take).
Sure enough, I learned very quickly that it does. It was as simple as
following the instructions on this page: the SS2 Newbie Modding Guide.

Aside
from that, the game seems really cool. It's hard as hell and has a
pretty steep learning curve. Playing it on Impossible and it mades
Bioshock: Infinite on 1999 mode feel like a cakewalk. Seriously. Look
forward to playing it more. Better yet, it'll run on XP, Vista, 7 or 8,
so I can play this on my crappy laptop at work. : )

GOG is a
great site where you can buy awesome classic games for cheap. I already
own Myst, Riven (I'll beat them, someday, I swear), SS2, Dungeon Keeper 1
and 2, Star Control 1 and 2, Master of Orion 1 and 2, Master of Magic;
but I plan on getting Thief 2, Carmageddon, Total Annihilation, and
Syndicate. I could own all of them for about 50-60 bucks. Enough gameage
to keep me busy for a long time for the price of what I paid for BS:I.

Have
any of you guys tried SS2? Fond memories or tips for a beginner? I want
to play on hard, but am not sure, given how tough it is.

Dark Souls

John_Stark — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:09:09 -0400

Who plays it? Who likes it/hates it? Who is afraid to try it?

Share your experiences with the game. I love it, i have completed it twice with a KNIGHT class. I love using my lightning Uchigatana and i have tried playing it with a sorcerer and a pyromancer. I am awaiting the DLC.

Diablo II Abridged

GrapeCanape — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:21:34 -0400

Has anyone else seen these guys who are making the Diablo II Abridged thing on
Youtube? It is pretty funny for a 15 year old game or whatever. This link is to
their latest episode, finishing Act I.
All hardcore D2 gamers should check
this out. Its similar to the other "Abridged" series.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2YKSKoxtX4

Thoughts?
Ideas? Think its crap?

Disney closes LucasArts

Topgun — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:44:26 -0400

Well, no more Star Wars 1313, which looked pretty darned good! :(

Hope some better studios get the licences to make decent SW-related games

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/03/disney-closes-game-publisher-lucasarts.aspx

Rate a Game (RAG)

John_Stark — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:59:08 -0500

RAG is inspired by the rate the last movie you saw thread. Basically you can come here and rate a game you have recntly played and advise it to others. Now games and movies are 2 very different mediums, so i won't make it mandatory to be the last game you played, just a game you played.

I'll start by rating 3 games that i consider all deserve a perfect score of 10. (Note: i am a lot more picky on ratings on movies than on games, so you can expect more 9's from me in this thread)

-Portal 2

-Dark Souls

Red Dead Redemption

10/10

Amazing Virtual Reality: Oculus Rift

Vodi — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:08:27 -0400

I think I mentioned this some time ago, as a friend from SONY saw this in action first hand at a private demo (he played a custom version of DOOM as John Carmack is endorsing it), but now official videos are out featuring the Oculus Rift running games - Team Fortress 2 in this case

New viable, amazing looking virtual reality headset that's being pushed

My buddy from SONY says there's a definite chance it'll get a public release - and actually work! - as its so mind-blowing but simple to use

I want this!

Steam Recommendations

fifield — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:15:16 -0400

Recommendations for steam sold video games!

(I personally play on Mac but these are for everyone so)

Dead Space

doomtrain — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:49:31 -0500

anyone else play this game???

i find it a little to intense and it makes me feel very uneasy , to the point were i don't realise i'm holding my breath.

using my ps3 surround sound headphones really does not help either

:-SS

BATTLEFIELD 4

Terraformer — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:42:09 -0400

A teaser giving a date was released. The game will officially be announced on March the 27th.

No news when it will be released but probably late this year. But the release date will be released on the 27th also.

Destiny

SargeISdead — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:50:15 -0500

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams

Not sure if anyone has seen this yet, I think the info just came out a few hours ago.

METAL GEAR SOLID 5: The phantom pain

Terraformer — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:01:25 -0400

This game will act as a direct sequel to Ground Zeroes. Both games will be included in one game if the article I read was right. Just like metal gear solid 2, there will be two parts. The first being GROUND ZEROES and the second being THE PHANTOM PAIN

OFFICIAL TRAILER

5 minute gameplay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_35090&feature=iv&src_vid=pRSZy12EOSs&v=4uzTw9jF0jA

Looking forward but a little disappointed that MGS5 wont be a sequel to MGS4 but then again, MGS4 had the perfect ending

Any Battlefield 3 Players?

SargeISdead — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 13:42:17 -0500

Wondering how many of you guys play Battlefield 3 as I am looking for some pointers on the game and possibly thinking about switching over to the franchise from Call of Duty. While I wouldn't call myself a Call of Duty fanboy, I have enjoyed the campaigns on the last few games quite a bit. The campaign in Modern Warfare 2 and 3, as well as Black Ops was awesome. My biggest problem though stems from the multi-player. I thought multi-player was decent on MW2 until it became a hack fest, and Black Ops was garbage, in my opinion. Modern Warfare 3 seemed like it would be a big improvement but nearly a year after release the game is bogged down with horrible lag and if you have a good connection like me(30-60 ping up to 2000 miles from my house, 13 up/10 down) you get punished big time in game from their lag compensation software. Black Ops 2 is coming out next week and I am going to wait and see how my friends find the game before I decide to check it out.

That having been said a guy at work used to be a big CoD fan and switched to Battlefield and never looked back. He said the game is far superior in terms of game play, though it is a slower paced game and more team based, which is honestly something I would welcome given the "me me me" attitude of most COD players even in objective game modes, all they care about is their padded k/d stats from camping, they don't care about capping flags or grabbing tags. The vehciles seem to add a really cool element though I'm not sure about the "class" system where you play a certain role. Would appreciate any comments or info from any of you that have played. I also have heard the lag is not that big of an issue with BF3 due to the dedicated servers.

God of War

Sticky_Fingaz — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:54:05 -0400

The 4th God of War game, Ascension has been announced along with a new teaser trailer. It appears to be a prequel to the previous games.

Dishonored.

Effectz — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:24:41 -0400

26 best videogame locations!

John_Stark — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:23:42 -0500

AMAZING VIDEO!

Come on, let's see who can guess them all?

Solutions?