2013 Video Games Thread

[spleen1015]

You guys crack me up.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Ryan S

Yep, I was in the middle of the tutorial when I got a message telling me that the SimCity servers were down, and the game just stops allowing you to do anything.

Also, the cities are far too small.

And as bad as it is the always on DRM is probably only third on the list of concerns I have with it.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by dubb93

EA's servers which are the worst and most unreliable I've ever encountered in the industry.

+ Infinity

[MizzouRah]

Anyone get DmC and if so, how is it?

[Blackadar]

Amazon is running a heck of a deal right now. 5 indie games for $10.

Amazon.com: Microsoft 5-Game Arcade/Indie Pack [Download]: Video Games

But not just any 5 indie games....

Mark of the Ninja
Deadlight
Toy Soldiers
Iron Brigade
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

Or you can get these individually for about $4 a pop. These are all supposed to be pretty good, but MotN is supposed to be one of the best games from last year with a Metacritic score of 91.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by Blackadar

MotN is supposed to be one of the best games from last year with a Metacritic score of 91.

Instantly reminded me of Shank when I watched the trailer.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Matthean

Instantly reminded me of Shank when I watched the trailer.

It's by the same devs, but more about stealth gameplay than brawler.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by mckerney

It's by the same devs, but more about stealth gameplay than brawler.

I almost went and looked up to see if it was made by thr same guys. The art style is simply too close to not be the same devs.

Also:
Total War Shogun 2 Gets Gold Edition in March | Side Mission | GameTrailers

[MizzouRah]

oh yeah...

[Super Ugly]

Wow. Yes. Okay. That trailer has me salivating for the game even more.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by Blackadar

MotN is supposed to be one of the best games from last year with a Metacritic score of 91.

It was the only one that did anything for me so I just picked it up versus the five.

[mckerney]

Anyone picking up Dungeonland?

[cartman]

GTA V pushed back to September.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...90U17120130131

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by bhlloy

Does anyone have any insight on Omerta: City of Gangsters which is being released at the end of the month. As a turn based gangster game it seems to be the spiritual successor to Gangsters, which was a game I played the shit out of back in the day

Out today, I have to admit I'd been aware of this games development for a while but didn't know much about it. Reviews so far seem to say it's a decent game, though unfortunately more focused on the turn based combat than the managing of a mob empire.

I'd be a lot more interested if it was more of a management sim, as it is I'm still working many way through everything XCOM has to offer and probably won't be real interested in Omerta anytime soon. If I do pick it up I'll probably wait until it is around $5 or so and hope DLC or mods add more to the management side of things.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by cartman

GTA V pushed back to September.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...90U17120130131

wow, that's shitty news. I wish they would just make it for next gen stuff as a launch title if they're going to do that.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by stevew

wow, that's shitty news. I wish they would just make it for next gen stuff as a launch title if they're going to do that.

That is one of the rumors floating out there about the delay.

[bhlloy]

Originally Posted by Atocep

The developer worked on the last couple of Tropico games and did a good job. It's a game I've had on my radar.

This (Omerta) looks and sounds absolutely terrible... I downloaded the demo and by the time it had finished I'd read so many horrible reviews about the game I didn't even bother installing it. Bummed about that, I'm in a gaming funk right now

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by bhlloy

This (Omerta) looks and sounds absolutely terrible... I downloaded the demo and by the time it had finished I'd read so many horrible reviews about the game I didn't even bother installing it. Bummed about that, I'm in a gaming funk right now

That's a shame. I thought it looked interesting. Sounds like a $5 buy on Steam this Xmas.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

That's a shame. I thought it looked interesting. Sounds like a $5 buy on Steam this Xmas.

I was interested in it because I'd love a good mobster game, but the turn based combat that seems to be the biggest part of Omerta is the part I'm least interested in for a mobster sim. I was really hoping it would be like an older game that I think was called Gangsters where focused on buying businesses as fronts and legitimate enterprise, hiring thugs to run protection and control territory.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by bhlloy

This (Omerta) looks and sounds absolutely terrible... I downloaded the demo and by the time it had finished I'd read so many horrible reviews about the game I didn't even bother installing it. Bummed about that, I'm in a gaming funk right now

Damn, had high hopes for this, hate to hear this.

[bhlloy]

Originally Posted by mckerney

I was interested in it because I'd love a good mobster game, but the turn based combat that seems to be the biggest part of Omerta is the part I'm least interested in for a mobster sim. I was really hoping it would be like an older game that I think was called Gangsters where focused on buying businesses as fronts and legitimate enterprise, hiring thugs to run protection and control territory.

Sounds like even the turn based combat is laughably terrible

I also thought it would be just like Gangsters, which was an awesome game that aged pretty well. You can buy it through GOG and it's playable under Windows 7

[Neon_Chaos]

Anyone with a ps3 playing ni no kuni? What a great rpg.

[mckerney]

Brutal Legend has appeared in the Steam content database, would be great to see that come to PC.

[SackAttack]

Amazon.com: Paradox 2012 Ultimate Pack [Download]: Video Games

What looks to be the entirety (so far) of Crusader Kings II, as well as CKI and "A Game of Dwarves" for $14.99.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Amazon.com: Paradox 2012 Ultimate Pack [Download]: Video Games

What looks to be the entirety (so far) of Crusader Kings II, as well as CKI and "A Game of Dwarves" for $14.99.

They're not sure on getting keys back in for this deal though. The Paradox reps that Amazon deals with are out of town for the Paradox convention and the Amazon guy had said if he didn't have the keys by today he didn't think they'd have them back in for this deal, or at least back in with the $5 off credit still going on.

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Anyone with a ps3 playing ni no kuni? What a great rpg.

Nope, but I have heard great things and have it on my list to buy once I get through a bit more back log.

[mckerney]

Shadowrun Returns screenshots!

[TroyF]

Originally Posted by MizzouRah

oh yeah...

Replaying the original game now. Will play the second and DLC before Infinite comes out. I love this series.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Anyone with a ps3 playing ni no kuni? What a great rpg.

It's the best RPG I've played since Chrono Trigger. Just really, really well done.

[mckerney]

I played a few hours of Path of Exile tonight and have loved it so far. Anyone else who was disappointed in Diablo III should check it out, especially since it's free to play model is just about perfect.

[Neon_Chaos]

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

It's the best RPG I've played since Chrono Trigger. Just really, really well done.

I fully agree. And you can tell that Level 5 really put their heart and soul into the thing. The localisation is top notch.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by mckerney

I played a few hours of Path of Exile tonight and have loved it so far. Anyone else who was disappointed in Diablo III should check it out, especially since it's free to play model is just about perfect.

I grouped with two friends for about 2-3 hours in this one and enjoyed it quite a bit. I have a couple frustrations with the interface, but overall, it felt pretty damn solid.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by mckerney

I played a few hours of Path of Exile tonight and have loved it so far. Anyone else who was disappointed in Diablo III should check it out, especially since it's free to play model is just about perfect.

I'm waiting for the last character wipes. I got my fill during closed beta, and I didn't feel like getting attached to builds only to have them wiped again and again.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Matthean

I'm waiting for the last character wipes. I got my fill during closed beta, and I didn't feel like getting attached to builds only to have them wiped again and again.

They just went into open beta and won't have any more character wipes.

Forum - Announcements - How the Open Beta launch will work - Path of Exile

All characters will be reverted to level 1 and moved to new Default and Hardcore leagues. Their items will be destroyed, other than Demigod's Presences and pets. This is the final wipe the game will ever have.

[mckerney]

[terpkristin]

So. Many. Games!

I have Ni No Kuni in the queue. Shadowrun Returns looks really great; what I read about it in the Gamespot magazine has really piqued my interest. I've also got some stuff still to finish in Pokemon Black 2 (I want to have the game beat by the time I go to PAX East). And today I downloaded Fire Emblem: Awakening for my 3DS.

Is anybody else going to play that one? I'm hearing great things about it...never played any of the games in the series, but it sounds like another turn-based tactical RPG, which I tend to like.

/tk

[Fidatelo]

Has anyone checked out Skulls of the Shogun? I played the trial a bit and it seems like a fun little strategy game with some good personality. I'll probably pick it up at some point, either when it goes on sale or when my current queue of games shortens up a bit.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Has anyone checked out Skulls of the Shogun? I played the trial a bit and it seems like a fun little strategy game with some good personality. I'll probably pick it up at some point, either when it goes on sale or when my current queue of games shortens up a bit.

I may pick it up if they release it outside the Windows store.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by terpkristin

So. Many. Games.

I'm having some of this right now myself, in spite of relatively few recent purchases.

I'm playing NBA 2k at my son's behest. Surprisingly addictive, considering I haven't played a b'ball game since the gamestopping bug in one of the old college hoops games years ago (where your career mode got stuck if you couldn't use up all your coach improvement points).

I'd like to get back to Skyrim & finish both the Dragonborn DLC storyline and then the main storyline. I'm in beast mode at this point & an already have a rather silly amount of gold but it'd be nice to actually finish a game.

I really ought to play Black Ops 2 again, if only to keep my already meager skills from atrophying.

I'd really like to take another crack at X-Com, but where the hell to find the time? If I'm gonna play, I'd like to get in a groove with it but & roll for a while (even if I'm sucking) but well.... see above.

A good problem to have I guess.

[Matthean]

So far I like the changes made to PoE. You can definitely see they went and made the starting difficulty harder.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I'm considering more and more just sitting out this next round of consoles. If they follow the model where you can only use the game on the console that it was activated on, this next generation is going to die a quick death. I suppose the only thing that they have going for them is that they can stop the activation code nonsense if they want to do so at some point.

The next Xbox: Always online, no second-hand games, 50GB Blu-ray discs and new Kinect | News | Edge Online

[Fidatelo]

I think the next generation is screwed. Why would I buy an XBox 720 over something like an Ouya? It will cost me 4-5 times as much for the system, games will be $60 and there will be about 2 titles a year that interest me. If the Ouya and it's competitors take off I bet within a year or two there will be piles of games coming out that are interesting and fun for a fifth of the price of the AAA titles on the XBox. I think there is a massive consumer shift happening right now that Sony/MS/Nintendo are not fully understanding, and it's going to bite them huge.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Fidatelo

I think the next generation is screwed. Why would I buy an XBox 720 over something like an Ouya? It will cost me 4-5 times as much for the system, games will be $60 and there will be about 2 titles a year that interest me.

If there's only 2 titles per year that you're interested in, I'm not entirely sure why you bought the 360, much less the 720.

I'm lucky if my kid doesn't find 2 new titles each month (and would if he weren't actually trying to be fiscally responsible). Heck, even my narrow tastes probably come up with a half dozen to a dozen each year.

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

I'm considering more and more just sitting out this next round of consoles. If they follow the model where you can only use the game on the console that it was activated on, this next generation is going to die a quick death. I suppose the only thing that they have going for them is that they can stop the activation code nonsense if they want to do so at some point.

The next Xbox: Always online, no second-hand games, 50GB Blu-ray discs and new Kinect | News | Edge Online

I just read this. WTF are they thinking? I mean, I kind of know what they are thinking, but, it's the wrong thinking in my opinion. After reading that article, the new Xbox is off my list of things to get. Next gen anything, should be LESS of a hassle than the previous generation, not MORE of a hassle.

[whomario]

Doesn´t surprise me at all. It´s interesting but not exactly news how extreme the contrast between convergence on one hand (every device offering a host of secondary and tertiary uses for non-core content) and divergence on the other (ever more devices and more exclusivity for the main content of a system) has become in the last couple of years.
It´s easier and easier to play/use the same stuff on multiple devices in theory, but in practice it´ll either cost you extra or won´t work without 3rd party aplications (which aren´t legal for use of course).

We are propably farther away from the magical user friendly Black Box than we were 5 years ago ...


Things like the Ouya will not "take off", imo. There is just too much money and connection within the current triumvirate (MS, Sony, Nintendo) for a start up to make a dent in. I just don´t think the quality of the games will be there, either.
And the type of games that i can see being really good on it (and looking at the list of confirmed games List of Ouya software - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) are propably the same sort that you can play on decent PCs for a cheap price as well (action/adventure games, point and click games and online-based rpg types) and with things like the new Steam big picture thing it propably comes close enough to the same sort of feel.

And when i then read about them bringing out a new model every year then this does not convey much trust in their initial design and long term usability. (Ouya chief: We'll launch a new console every year | Tech Culture - CNET News)
So instead of paying 400 or 500 once, i get to pay 99 multiple times for a slight upgrade ? (which they wouldn´t propose if there weren´t serious incentives like new games not being compatible on older consoles)

[Fidatelo]

But you won't need the newest Ouya every year I don't imagine. It will be like cellphones or tablets, all but the most avid users will probably be fine upgrading every 2-3 years. I'd rather spend $100 every 2-3 years than $400 up front.

[Fidatelo]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

If there's only 2 titles per year that you're interested in, I'm not entirely sure why you bought the 360, much less the 720.

I'm lucky if my kid doesn't find 2 new titles each month (and would if he weren't actually trying to be fiscally responsible). Heck, even my narrow tastes probably come up with a half dozen to a dozen each year.

I was interested in more games originally, but how many times can I buy Call of Duty, NHL, or Madden before I start to question spending another $60 on what is basically the same thing I've already played?

Let me put it this way: I have both a Wii and a 360. I haven't played a Wii game in years. I go through a short NHL burst every 8-12 months on the 360. That's it. However, I have a laptop that I buy and play games on all the time. The games cost me $5-10 each, and many are the same ones my friends paid big bucks for on the 360 (Batman Arkham Asylum/City, etc), as well as a bunch of others that aren't even on consoles. Finally, I have an iPad that my kids and myself use CONSTANTLY, to the point where it runs to no battery at least once a day. The games aren't nearly as grand, but they cost $1-4 each and provide hours of fun regardless. And there are new ones constantly.

I think consumers are trending in a similar fashion that I am. Less interest in Giant Game 7 for $60 that is a minor upgrade from Giant Game 6 that came out the year before, and more interest in lots of smaller games with original ideas that cost a handful of dollars.

[cartman]

The consoles are moving away from being "game playing devices" to "home entertainment hubs". Games will only be one of the many things they will do.

[Matthean]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

If there's only 2 titles per year that you're interested in, I'm not entirely sure why you bought the 360, much less the 720.

I'm lucky if my kid doesn't find 2 new titles each month (and would if he weren't actually trying to be fiscally responsible). Heck, even my narrow tastes probably come up with a half dozen to a dozen each year.

People think MMOs are costly due to the sub, but I saved money by playing City of Heroes since I wasn't going out and buying so many console games. Now that I have further gone back to PC games with Steam deals, some F2P games, etc., I see little reason to ever really play console games.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Less interest in Giant Game 7 for $60 that is a minor upgrade from Giant Game 6 that came out the year before

Black Ops 2 begs to differ