Weekend Gaming - What's in your Queue? [Archive]

Purple Santa

10-31-2008, 02:40 AM

So how was your week? Too long and not filled with enough gaming? I know mine was. No paper writing this weekend, which might not be true in the coming weeks so I'm going to get some gaming time in. But what to play? Too many choices. Maybe I'll just play a little of everything, teasing my gaming palette until I get some real gaming time...which is the end of the semester. December 17th, you are so far away. My gaming buffet:

Dead Space- I'm leaving the lights on when I play.

Saints Row 2- Kill some time just causing havoc. I like this idea...

Little Big Planet - I'm hoping my copy comes in today. This goes to the top of the list if it comes in.

Silent Hill: Homecoming - I'm playing this during the day

Fallout 3 - I have the Survival edition. I'm to busy playing with the lunchbox and the bobble head. I'm a Fallout virgin...need to peek to see what this one looks like...

Guitar Hero World Tour - I think I need an intervention. I went from not playing any GH and zero interest in any toy playing game just a few months ago...to now where I'm dreaming of getting Rock Band for Xmas. Anyone want to join Ms. Claus and I in a band?

Fable 2 - hahahahahaha...delusional if I think I'm getting this away from Ms. Claus. But I can dream can't I?

Time Hollow - The Spigot recommended title. I need to show this little title some gaming love.

There is my gaming buffet. What's on your buffet and what will you be playing?

bryan

10-31-2008, 02:59 AM

Swanky

10-31-2008, 03:19 AM

With bootcamp less than a month away:

Powering through: Fallout 3
Giving myself nightmares with: Silent Hill Homecoming
Heading down memory lane with some: Sonic
And general ass-kickery with: Brawl

Pretty much all I have time for even though I'd love to get into Fable 2 and some others.
Le Sigh

menage

10-31-2008, 03:19 AM

Fable 2,

The Banjo, Mirror's Edge, Tomb Raider demo's again.

A bit of Fallout 3 but I'd rather save it for when I finish Fable, hope I have the discipline.

DangerousDaze

10-31-2008, 03:19 AM

Still not finished Dead Space on PS3 but I'll also be picking up Fallout 3 on PC (released today in UK). Good times!

rinichanraar

10-31-2008, 03:38 AM

Hopefully LittleBigPlanet if all goes according to plan! (I don't know why I didn't preorder.)

Ancalagon

10-31-2008, 04:07 AM

Fallout 3 baby! I placed my order today, Amazon delivers it tomorrow, along with the 3 Ghost in the Shell movies (I've only watched the first and most of the SAC series)

Widgetcraft

10-31-2008, 04:37 AM

Well, since I already beat Fallout 3, I think I might go back to Fable 2. I do still have a few more places I'd like to visit in Fallout, so I'm sure it will still get some time over the week. I might try to see if a girl wants to come over tonight and watch some horror movies or something, as I'd hate to see a Halloween pass without doing anything to celebrate.

DangerousDaze

10-31-2008, 04:38 AM

(I've only watched the first and most of the SAC series)

I don't want to put a downer on you but the first is by the best in my opinion. It's not that the others are bad, it's just that the first is extraordinary. Sorry for going OT.

Kelegacy

10-31-2008, 04:48 AM

Cavalier

10-31-2008, 04:49 AM

Fallout 3, trying to get through Fable 2 so I have more time for Fallout 3. Valkyria Chronicles, which is suffering from major neglect due to Fallout 3. Then maybe some Warhammer Online.

Esquilax1138

10-31-2008, 04:56 AM

Dead Space, it's got my nomination for best sound in a game for the year. The sound work is outstanding, on a nice 5.1 system in the dark it really sets the atmosphere for the game. From the creaks and groans of the ships hull to the sounds coming from rooms you can't see, and how things sound in the vacuum of space with the muffled effect and your heartbeat pounding as you run out of air, everything just works.

Also I have sworn an oath to finish Oblivion and the Shivering Isles before I buy Fallout 3, so trying to get through some of that as well.

Ancalagon

10-31-2008, 05:04 AM

I don't want to put a downer on you but the first is by the best in my opinion. It's not that the others are bad, it's just that the first is extraordinary. Sorry for going OT.

I really enjoyed the SAC series, I havent heard wonderful things about the other 2 movies compared to the first one, but I'm still keen to see them. Hey its not off topic, thats what I'm doing this weekend! if I'm not playing fallout 3.

I also have my tickets for Quantum of Solace tonight.

Gorvi

10-31-2008, 05:07 AM

Hopefully I'll get to play a good bit. I've made it to the final act in Wild ARMs XF, so I should be finishing that up this weekend since it's only 4 more stages. More than likely I'll pop in Star Ocean directly after that, I've been looking forward to that game in some way ever since I finished SO2 back on the PS1 almost 10 years ago.

LittleBigPlanet will, of course, get a large amount of time. Hopefully I'll be able to complete all the story mode levels and the little challenge stages. After that I'll probably go back to the beginning and try to start acing levels for the extra stickers. I really should start messing around with the creator, I haven't touched it yet, but my OCD collecting reflex has kicked in with the levels and it's going to bug me that there's stuff I still don't have yet, especially when that stuff could be applied to level building.

I'll probably give the Mirror's Edge demo another few playthroughs, I really love the feel of that game. I couldn't see paying $60 for it, it just doesn't seem like there's enough substance, but I am curious to see what the reviews are like and impressions of the full game from people around here. I also need to try the Alone in the Dark demo that just came out, but my hopes aren't high.

I'd love to get in some FFXI this weekend, but I'm really not sure. Either I'll play it and it will dominate my weekend or I just won't get around to it. I really should get on and get some merits......

Wilkz07

10-31-2008, 05:10 AM

Quantum of Solace and more Fallout 3

Purple Santa

10-31-2008, 05:34 AM

Just got Dead Space today, just finished the first chapter. So far it's been pretty good, the presentation is awesome, though I find it too slow when trying to look around but I guess that adds to the tension. Gonna try it tonight with headphones and the lights off.

I don't expect to sleep.
Headphones and lights off? A brave soul indeed. Great way to celebrate Halloween too. And you won't be sleeping for a few days...

The Banjo, Mirror's Edge, Tomb Raider demo's again.

Damn! I keep forgetting about those demos...although i'm going to avoid the TR demo cause I want to be totally virgin territory for me when I play next month...my TR issues are getting out of hand...

Well, since I already beat Fallout 3, I think I might go back to Fable 2. I do still have a few more places I'd like to visit in Fallout, so I'm sure it will still get some time over the week. I might try to see if a girl wants to come over tonight and watch some horror movies or something, as I'd hate to see a Halloween pass without doing anything to celebrate.
So you celebrate halloween by having sex? Wow...so sex only once a year? ;) Please start a thread if this date turns out to be interesting. I know a while back you wrote about a gf...it made great fodder for the threads :D

And holy shit...you finished Fallout 3 already???

Also I have sworn an oath to finish Oblivion and the Shivering Isles before I buy Fallout 3, so trying to get through some of that as well.

You are taking serious the analogy Fallout 3 is Oblivion with guns huh? You figure you want to finish the allegory pre-quel first? ;) I'm thinking go enjoy Fallout 3...of course I have no sort of discipline at all so i'm just speaking from like...bad habits :p

Purple Santa

10-31-2008, 05:38 AM

I don't want to put a downer on you but the first is by the best in my opinion. It's not that the others are bad, it's just that the first is extraordinary. Sorry for going OT.

There is no such thing in this thread as OT. I love the meandering that sometimes follows in this thread...of course that is a reflection of my own behavior...dereailing threads in here...which I usually do with Spigot...Kelegacy...

Bring on the chaos :)

menage

10-31-2008, 05:46 AM

Damn! I keep forgetting about those demos...although i'm going to avoid the TR demo cause I want to be totally virgin territory for me when I play next month...my TR issues are getting out of hand...

Well, if it reassures you, it's actually pretty good. Hope they keep the temple exploring at maximum and all the gun fighting, motorbiking, high tech stuff in the background cause that's where the former games went wrong imo. It really looks quite awesome.

I'm not against those sections btw, if they do it like Drake. But TR never pulled of satisfying combat. The coolest part of Tomb Raider was always entering a room to see some big ass beautiful statue inviting you to climb it.

The Banjo, ME demo's are fun as well.

Rakael

10-31-2008, 05:48 AM

I have a lot of family commitments this weekend, so not a lot of gaming for ole Rak. What little time I do have to delve into imaginary worlds will be spent with Fable 2. I love this game so much it hurts. I want to wrap up my evil character's story and start on a good character.

I also expect Fallout 3 from Gamefly either today or tomorrow, so I may get in a little bit of that as well. I do want to at least finish my first run through Fable 2 before getting wrapped up in Fallout though. If Fallout is to my liking, I may just buy it and spend all of my gaming time playing through Fable and Fallout over and over again.

Rylos

10-31-2008, 06:17 AM

I bought a copy of Pure during the week, so I'll be giving that a bash this weekend. I'll also no doubt be running the usual heroic dungeons in WoW this weekend to kill a bit of time.

But the one that I'm most excited about this weekend...is Rock Band! The game that you guys have had for over a year and have already gotten a sequel to...yep, they've finally decided to release it over here! I ended up getting the instrument pack yesterday (I've had the game since May) so I'll finally be able to try out the drums....oh which also happen to be the very first version of the drum kit, not one of the later, more reliable revisions. Awesome! :o

Please pardon my sarcasm. I'm an Australian gamer. :D

Zrikz

10-31-2008, 06:53 AM

Unfortunately with the end of semester coming, my queue every weekend now includes studying for an exam or writing a paper it seems.

Whenever there is actually free time though...

Dead Space - with lights off and headphones! On Chapter 4 now
Farcry 2 - only touched this for about an hour
Fallout 3 - Never played the others so this seems pretty interesting, only about 45 mins in so far.

Young Al Capone

10-31-2008, 06:57 AM

Fallout 3 (I caved) and Far Cry 2. Probably some time with Order of Ecclesia too.

I am also really looking forward to giving the Mirror's Edge demo a shot, I hope you don't need to be gold to get it...

LarsenNET

10-31-2008, 07:06 AM

As much MGS4 as I can get in. I'd really like to have it finished before Gears 2. Also I'll be playing the ACDC Rock Band content Sunday.

KingGorilla

10-31-2008, 07:28 AM

Fallout of course.

I have been trying for awhile but folks need to download and patch the CoH bance beta. I really want to get back into that. Send me a PM if interrested, I am shooting for Sunday afternoon. Bonus, players new to our motly band get to be on my team the first game(lessons in CoH and a near guaranteed win). Oh and as a gentleman's agreement, no bang bus.

TrackZero

10-31-2008, 07:47 AM

Dead Space- I'm leaving the lights on when I play.

It's not that scary. I can't handle horror games most of the time, but this one, no problem. More of a Gears of War type horror (though I'm playing on normal mode).

Fallout 3 - I'm a Fallout virgin...

Things like this....just, *sigh*. I always assume having played Fallout to be a requirement if you call yourself a gamer.

Ten19

10-31-2008, 07:48 AM

Fallout 3, Dead Space and Fable 2. Also smatterings of WAR and EVE.

menage

10-31-2008, 07:51 AM

Things like this....just, *sigh*. I always assume having played Fallout to be a requirement if you call yourself a gamer.

I would have, if they would have let me play it on the freaking couch. Guess 20 years of console experience makes me fail at gaming then:p

Commissar Rob

10-31-2008, 07:53 AM

More Fable 2, maybe some more of the Night Elf campaign in Warcraft 3. I might also unwrap LBP and Fallout 3.

I'm gonna need some Red Bull...

Karak

10-31-2008, 07:55 AM

2 Beta's I can't really talk about right now. One MMO, the other something that is pure awesome.
Baja, and some Boardgames.

pheriannath

10-31-2008, 08:00 AM

Fallout 3, maybe some FarCry 2, definitely some Mercenaries 2.

It's a weekend of sequels!

ADDGirl

10-31-2008, 08:15 AM

I haven't had much time to play lately with a midterm and being sick, but I should get a chance to play this weekend. I plan to play Fable 2 because I am not as far in it as I would like to be. It seems like I never have enough time to play Fable. Though with santa's list of weekend games I don't know how much I'll play we only have one gaming tv. Also Guitar Hero World Tour sounded like it had some good songs when santa was playing so I am looking forward to co-op with him

JayVe

10-31-2008, 08:30 AM

Fable II - Just finished the story, but gonna start a new character and see just how EVIL I can be.

Dokapon Kingdom - A board-game/RPG for Wii that, other than its simple-looking style, plays a LOT like TALISMAN.

Demos - I'm gonna spend time with a bunch of demos including Banjo: nuts & Bolts, Tomb Raider and Mirror's Edge.

JayVe

10-31-2008, 08:33 AM

Dread7x

10-31-2008, 08:59 AM

I got Fallout from gamefly and I'll be beating it this weekend. I'll be trying to kill as many people as possible. Its more fun that way.

fitbabits

10-31-2008, 09:01 AM

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows on PS3. Nothing on 360 because it's fucked.

Maskatron

10-31-2008, 09:08 AM

I am Fallout 3's bitch right now.

shunoshi

10-31-2008, 09:10 AM

I'll be starting a little game called NaNoWriMo.

Also on the lineup are Fallout 3, Farcry 2, WAR, and NHL09. Full lineup for me!

hunterx280

10-31-2008, 09:40 AM

Fallout 3, baby. I love this game so goddamn much, probably moreso than any game in recent memory (maybe as far back as Oblivion). My girlfriend may not, however. She was a bit peeved I came to bed so late last night, especially since I have to work today (Friday).

I'm just exploring the world right now. Taking my time and scavenging. But it's good. Real good.

The EXACT same thing has been happening to me, just replace the word girlfriend with wife. The wife is usually pretty understanding but still reminds me to go to bed so I am not useless at work. She woke up at about 2:15 this morning with me beating giant mutated moles with a stick (before you say anything I was playing Fallout 3).

I haven't been this obsessed with a game since Final Fantasy VII. I love the fact that when I explore the world I am not only rewarded by a little experience but I feel like there are material rewards. Not only material rewards but material rewards NECESSARY to my survival. I would never imagined a desolate wasteland would have so much to do and not feel like I was grinding or doing the same old thing the entire time.

Blue

10-31-2008, 09:42 AM

Fallout 3. It's all about Fallout 3.

Bad Buddha

10-31-2008, 09:42 AM

Rebuilt my PC last weekend so I've got clean copies of my games loaded up.

The Witcher, Hinterlands, Kings Bounty... Might see if anybody has any specials on Dead Space or Fallout 3 in the Sunday ads.

Gorvi

10-31-2008, 09:49 AM

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows on PS3. Nothing on 360 because it's fucked.
Why not pick up LBP? I thought you were pretty excited about that one.

Morangie

10-31-2008, 09:54 AM

Fallout 3, Fallout 3, Fallout 3, Fallout 3, Fallout 3.

LongStepMantis

10-31-2008, 10:05 AM

Not gonna have much time for any serious gaming this weekend.

After the Genesis Birthday thread, I've decided to retrogame it up, and remind myself of the days when Halloween still meant something exciting to me. Genesis, SNES, even some NES.

My first targets, being the season, are Demon's Crest for SNES, Splatterhouse 2 for Genesis, and Monster Party on NES.

Anyone have any Halloween'ish picks from those 3 systems? Keep in mind that I'm still trying to play halfway decent games or I would have picked Friday the 13th or Nightmare on Elm Street...but...just no. I have a lot of games for all 3 of em in some storage bins. I have every game I've ever bought, I don't sell or part with them.

fitbabits

10-31-2008, 10:18 AM

Why not pick up LBP? I thought you were pretty excited about that one.
A severe lack of expendable funds.

TheKeck

10-31-2008, 10:20 AM

I keep thinking I should get back into Metroid P3. I also was thinking of continuing through Bioshock as the bad guy.

Gorvi

10-31-2008, 10:40 AM

A severe lack of expendable funds.
Unfortunately, I can relate. :(

Sonic Alpha

10-31-2008, 11:02 AM

Well, I would have had Red Alert 3, but my copy has yet to arrive :(

So, I'll probably sit down and play a little C&C 3, and Kane's Wrath, as well as Company of Heroes :)

Xydarc

10-31-2008, 11:09 AM

Console - LittleBigPlanet
PC - Diablo 2
Handheld - Yggdra Union

Kelegacy

10-31-2008, 11:20 AM

How long you been with this girl? Does she not understand that some nights you will stay up for extra gaming, and may not even come to bed? Sounds like you need to let her know how its gonna be.

She always goes to bed before me on the weekends, but almost always asks me what time I went to bed. I can go to bed at 1 or 2 AM and still get up the same time as her, about 7:30-8ish. I try to get my sleep on the weekdays (I work 10 hours a day, 4 days a week so I need it).

She's been living with me for about 14 months, so she knows how it is. Every other day of the week we go to bed at the same time, but sometimes, when I have a hot new game on my hands, I stay up a bit later on Thursdays. It's the end of the work week, who cares, right?

She doesn't mind I'm a gamer, but I do think she gets irritated sometimes. Oh well.

National Kato

10-31-2008, 11:33 AM

She doesn't mind I'm a gamer, but I do think she gets irritated sometimes. Oh well.

I subjected my girl to my 24-hour marathon a few weeks back. She was a good sport: helped me get my Saint's Row 2 avatar looking like me and kept me company on the Ishimura. :)

Her son tried to teach her Halo 3, but that's a bit of a leap for a non-gamer. I'm going to put LBP in her hands and let her loose.

EternalGamer

10-31-2008, 11:33 AM

She always goes to bed before me on the weekends, but almost always asks me what time I went to bed. I can go to bed at 1 or 2 AM and still get up the same time as her, about 7:30-8ish. I try to get my sleep on the weekdays (I work 10 hours a day, 4 days a week so I need it).

She's been living with me for about 14 months, so she knows how it is. Every other day of the week we go to bed at the same time, but sometimes, when I have a hot new game on my hands, I stay up a bit later on Thursdays. It's the end of the work week, who cares, right?

She doesn't mind I'm a gamer, but I do think she gets irritated sometimes. Oh well.

This time of the year I get the occasional ribbing of "you get more excited about those videogames than you do about sex" but that is the extent of the displayed annoyance.

Btw, did you get your PS3 back yet? We need to play some co-op LBP.

astranoir

10-31-2008, 11:35 AM

I'll be playing Fallout 3, Fable 2 and Scene It? Box Office Smash.

araczynski

10-31-2008, 11:36 AM

Dead Space (starting chapter 10) (pc)
Fable 2
Fallout 3 (pc)
Gears of War2

EternalGamer

10-31-2008, 11:40 AM

I think I'm done with Fable 2 for now and I'm going to send it back to Gamefly. I had fun playing through the story once and doing a few side quests. I was half compelled to start the game again, which is rare for me and I think is probably a testament to the game's enjoyability. Had it been a slower time of the year, I actually might have done so.

This weekend will be either Little Big Planet, Fallout 3, or Dead Space (which should arrive in the mail from Gamefly today). Not sure which one will grab my weekend yet.

Primus

10-31-2008, 11:47 AM

The sackboy's lifeless black eyes will see through me and consume my soul.

Purple Santa

10-31-2008, 12:32 PM

Things like this....just, *sigh*. I always assume having played Fallout to be a requirement if you call yourself a gamer.

It's unfortunate I wasn't a PC gamer when great stuff was out. I'm thinking about playing through the first one though now since it's still available and I have computer that can play it.

@Kelegacy and Eternal Gamer: Although it seems you both have understanding significant others about your gaming, Ms. Claus is awesome since she not only always understood my gaming habits but she has become even a bigger gamer since I've met her. Being on CoG certainly expands on that as well...so I thank everyone on here for corrupting her more :eek:

Kelegacy

10-31-2008, 12:46 PM

This time of the year I get the occasional ribbing of "you get more excited about those videogames than you do about sex" but that is the extent of the displayed annoyance.

Last night as she was going to bed I was playing Fallout 3, got the inkling for love and I headed to the bedroom with her. She noticed I left the tv on and had hit mute while on the Pause screen. She gave me a glance and I said that I was coming back out afterwards.

Sorry to love and run, but I have a game to get back to goddamn it.

Purple Santa

10-31-2008, 12:53 PM

Last night as she was going to bed I was playing Fallout 3, got the inkling for love and I headed to the bedroom with her. She noticed I left the tv on and had hit mute while on the Pause screen. She gave me a glance and I said that I was coming back out afterwards.

Sorry to love and run, but I have a game to get back to goddamn it.

OMG. I LOL at this since it's something i've done many a nights. I think we could start a thread on stories of gaming and significant others. At least she accepted the love. Or so it seems...I'm thinking many others would of kept glaring and told you to keep warm by the machine instead. And I'm going to keep my guess what "loving" you were feeling at that moment :p

On gaming related...so not to derail my own thread to bad...I played the Banjo Kazooie demo. It's going to be a great game and if you loved the old games, no way you won't like these. Next up is Mirror's Edge...

PathMaster

10-31-2008, 12:57 PM

Dead Space, Crackdown, Overlord...

Scaryfaced

10-31-2008, 01:13 PM

Why do so many great games come out at such a busy time of the year? It's just not fair. Damn it gaming companies, don't you know I have zero self control and end up procrastinating on very important school work to play your damned games? Why must you torcher me so?

On that note, I'm playing the write a paper due today game, followed by the write another 2 papers due Monday game. I'll also be trying out the take your CSET game tomorrow afternoon after the go to Saturday class game. It's going to be a fun weekend!

Oh yes, and that other game...what's it called? Fallout 3 or something like that.
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Squidbot

10-31-2008, 01:14 PM

Finishing up my third playthrough of Fable 2 and starting my second on Fallout 3.

MagGnome

10-31-2008, 01:31 PM

This weekend is all about Fable 2 for me. I'd like to start advancing the story more, since so far I've mainly just screwed around.

I also want to get back to Dead Space and complete a few more chapters. I'm on Chapter 5 right now, and I need to play more of the game before I get the urge to move on to something else.

Finally, I want to ask that everyone refrain from talking about Fallout 3. I simply cannot buy another game at the moment. Thank you. :p

tombofsoldier

10-31-2008, 01:38 PM

Far Cry 2, Finish Fable 2, and perhaps Little Big Planet depending on when I get a PS3.

Cyndair

10-31-2008, 01:40 PM

I'll be working on cleaning up the PS3 backlog this weekend before I get too engrossed in Fallout 3 on PC. I just finished Ratchet & Clank: Future last night. Next up is MGS4 (Just started Act 4).
Shadow Moses Island?!? Metal Gear Rex?! Awesome. Love the fan service Kojima. Sorry, I'm a few months late. Loving this game.

I'm sure I will get in some Rock Band 2 with friends as well.

Purple Santa

10-31-2008, 02:17 PM

Finally, I want to ask that everyone refrain from talking about Fallout 3. I simply cannot buy another game at the moment. Thank you. :p

OMG MAG...YOU MUST BUY FALLOUT 3!!! IT'S THE BOMB! :p

Spigot

10-31-2008, 02:19 PM

Heh. My wife hated the red and black colour scheme on Evil Avatar because I spent so much of my time either there or gaming. Now I'll have to mix up the theme I use for CoG so that she can't tell what I'm surfing :)

Thanks for putting this thread up, Purple Santa. I didn't realize your last name was actually Purple :) And good job with working on Time Hollow. It doesn't take very long to beat but it's quite satisfying.

Anyway, back on topic...

Now that the LBP servers are up, I've been fiddling with some of the user created levels. Of course, they're fluctuating wildly so who knows how much online play I'll get with it. I also have a level or two to finish up in the main story mode, so we'll see how that goes.

I'm also going to try to spend all of my evening gaming time working on Dead Space. I'm on the latter half of Chapter 6 and I figure that I should be able to finish it up by early next week if I work on it. Then the battle to resist opening my Fallout 3 CE will commence in earnest. I've also got Fable 2 and PAA:OTRSPOD Ep. 2 to play if I get bored.

I'm working this weekend though, so there might be some portable gaming done if time allows, but I'm not holding my breath.

Bad Buddha

10-31-2008, 02:25 PM

Finishing up my third playthrough of Fable 2 and starting my second on Fallout 3.

"Don't you people have jobs?"

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EternalGamer

10-31-2008, 02:32 PM

I was just starting to dig Fallout but was annoyed by the number of hits enemies take to kill. It just felt stupid backing up to shoot a rat in the head 6 times before he died. Then I saw this video:

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I'm not even sure I want to keep playing this game now. Bioshock showed the right way to mix these genres. Just putting guns in Oblivion doesn't work.

MagGnome

10-31-2008, 04:09 PM

OMG MAG...YOU MUST BUY FALLOUT 3!!! IT'S THE BOMB! :p

NOOOO!!! Shut up Santa. :p

I didn't realize your last name was actually Purple :)

Haha, for once I hold knowledge that The Spigot does not! Muhahaha! :D

"Don't you people have jobs?"

Seriously? Where do people find the time? I have so many unfinished games it's ridiculous.

MagGnome

10-31-2008, 04:13 PM

Then I saw this video:

Wow. That video definitely makes me NOT want to play the game. That's ridiculous.

It does look literally like Oblivion with guns in that video, which IMHO is not a good thing.

Of course a big part of that is the engine. The Gamebryo engine is just like Unreal Engine 3 in that all of the games that use it have a very similar look and feel.

EternalGamer

10-31-2008, 04:21 PM

Wow. That video definitely makes me NOT want to play the game. That's ridiculous.

It does look literally like Oblivion with guns in that video, which IMHO is not a good thing.

Of course a big part of that is the engine. The Gamebryo engine is just like Unreal Engine 3 in that all of the games that use it have a very similar look and feel.

It's not quite that bad for most normal enemies in my experience thus far. Though it does, on average, take 6-9 shots to down the bandits I've come across.

I'm actually enjoying the game and the narrative is certainly far more interesting than Oblivions. But if you took Gears of War's aesthetic and shoved it on top of Oblivion, this is what you'd get.

Purple Santa

10-31-2008, 04:43 PM

Thanks for putting this thread up, Purple Santa. I didn't realize your last name was actually Purple :) And good job with working on Time Hollow. It doesn't take very long to beat but it's quite satisfying.

The story for Time Hollow has me intrigued. I'm not in it very far but it's the type of story that keeps me wanting to play. Unfortunately, I think i'm going to pick up the new Castlevania and this might cause me to put down Time Hollow.

As for my last name...there was a thread/contest in giving me a pen name. Was a lot of fun seeing so many variations of purple :)

And it's about time you got here in this thread...i've been looking for you to bother in here :p

"Don't you people have jobs?"

I don't have a job and can't finish the amount of games some do on here. Granted, i'm a full time grad. student...but...I feel inadequate :(;)

Seriously? Where do people find the time? I have so many unfinished games it's ridiculous.

I have such a back log from just the last month alone...I'm not playing FALLOUT 3 ....BUY FALLOUT 3...until December at least. Although platformers like LBP and BK will see my love. Everything...waits...

pomeroy

10-31-2008, 04:50 PM

I'm playing "Dress up as Slash from Guns 'N Roses and party like a goddamned rock star".

Oh, and the Penny Arcade game.

Widgetcraft

10-31-2008, 05:12 PM

I'm playing "Dress up as Slash from Guns 'N Roses and party like a goddamned rock star".

Oh, and the Penny Arcade game.

I might pick PA2 up this weekend as well; felt kind of bad not buying it on launch day, but I was playing Fallout.

Spigot

10-31-2008, 05:29 PM

The story for Time Hollow has me intrigued. I'm not in it very far but it's the type of story that keeps me wanting to play. Unfortunately, I think i'm going to pick up the new Castlevania and this might cause me to put down Time Hollow. I've resisted the new Castlevania so far. I don't know if I can keep it going for much longer, but I'm going to do my best not to buy it until I finish at least one other game on one of my systems!
And it's about time you got here in this thread...i've been looking for you to bother in here :pAh, it was my day to wander the streets with my kids and then I had to carve the pumpkin for Hallowe'en and all of the other attendant fun. If you hadn't put this thread up, I had a whole introduction to the thread written up in my head. Alas, when I finally got a chance to hit the computer, I saw that I was late to the party. I'll have to PM it to you and you can use it next week :) Just make sure you get on the ball for front-paging the Monday Blues feature!

I have such a back log from just the last month alone...I'm not playing FALLOUT 3 ....BUY FALLOUT 3...until December at least. Although platformers like LBP and BK will see my love. Everything...waits...
I have about 4 games from September/early October that I've barely tried. It didn't help that I'd bought Tales, Infinite Undiscovery and Mercs 2 and then watched in horror as my 360 RRoD'ed. Sigh. I'll get to them... some time.

Speaking of massive failures, I was dressed up as Freddy Krueger tonight as I went out with my kids to gather candy from the candy fields. One of my neighbours asked me if I was dressed up as a Hasidic Jew. Sigh. Dressing Up FTL!

That's when I had to show her that my glove wasn't just for show...

MagGnome

10-31-2008, 05:30 PM

It's not quite that bad for most normal enemies in my experience thus far. Though it does, on average, take 6-9 shots to down the bandits I've come across.

I'm actually enjoying the game and the narrative is certainly far more interesting than Oblivions. But if you took Gears of War's aesthetic and shoved it on top of Oblivion, this is what you'd get.

I still want to play the game, but if that video shows a normal encounter I could see myself getting pretty annoyed. Still, I'm a sucker for games that let me explorer and collect junk.

I have such a back log from just the last month alone...I'm not playing FALLOUT 3 ....BUY FALLOUT 3...until December at least. Although platformers like LBP and BK will see my love. Everything...waits...

My backlog goes back years. It's shameful. I don't even have a Wii or PS3 - there's no way I'd have time.

MagGnome

10-31-2008, 05:32 PM

I want to see pictures of you as Freddy Spigot! I'm going to watch some of the Nightmare movies tonight in celebration of Halloween!

Spigot

10-31-2008, 05:35 PM

I want to see pictures of you as Freddy Spigot! I'm going to watch some of the Nightmare movies tonight in celebration of Halloween!In my neighbour's defense, I just threw on a fedora that I had sitting in my closet and wore the $0.25 Freddy glove that I bought at a thrift store a month or two ago. Otherwise, I just looked like a scruffier version of me wearing an orange sweater.

When I was younger, I went all out and made my own glove and put an oatmeal concoction on my face to give it the proper texture. I wasn't doing that this year :)

I wish I had worn this costume (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I9v0EdhwlM)... And no, it's not Rick Astley.

MagGnome

10-31-2008, 06:04 PM

That oatmeal thing sounds wicked.

Still, an ORANGE sweater? Tsk tsk. :mad:

Spigot

10-31-2008, 06:07 PM

That oatmeal thing sounds wicked.

Still, an ORANGE sweater? Tsk tsk. :mad:It's the only thing I had to wear!

MagGnome

10-31-2008, 06:35 PM

I just can't picture Freddy Kreuger in orange.

Still, at least you tried! I'm going to stay in tonight and watch movies. :o

pomeroy

10-31-2008, 06:41 PM

I just can't picture Freddy Kreuger in orange.

Still, at least you tried! I'm going to stay in tonight and watch movies. :o

BOOOOOOOOOORING!

J/k Mags.

Digital Outlaw

10-31-2008, 06:48 PM

100% Saints Row.. Cannot get enough of this game

MagGnome

10-31-2008, 08:18 PM

I agree it is very boring. My friends are out partying it up at a bondage club, and I'm sitting here reading CoG. I'm not even playing videogames or watching a movie right now. I'm a total loser. :p

Rogue_hunter

10-31-2008, 08:33 PM

Today was
1. donate platelets
2. go to Marie Calendars to get a pie (double cream blueberry, mmmm)
3. Red Alert 3
4. Fallout 3

The rest of the weekend will be 3 illustration projects that I've been lagging on. Though I might turn the weekend into a giant all-nighter of homework and gaming.

bapenguin

10-31-2008, 08:41 PM

I really want to finish Deadspace so I can really invest time in Fallout 3.

Variable Gear

10-31-2008, 08:54 PM

I'm investing too. I've got this guy, see, who manages my stocks. Well, that was before he went to jail...

Spigot

11-01-2008, 07:22 AM

I really want to finish Deadspace so I can really invest time in Fallout 3.Join the club.

I spent a chunk of last night playing LBP user levels and there are some neat ones. I think I'll leave LBP alone for the rest of the weekend so I can attempt to wrap up Dead Space soon.

Norse

11-01-2008, 07:49 AM

I'm continuing Fable 2. I think I've played 10 hours or so now, and I've been doing a lot of side quests. Fable 2 was one of the my most anticipated games of the year, and it hasn't disappointed. I love the design, music, combat and the overall game world. There's so much to do in this game. Amazing stuff. These past weeks have been amazing; first Dead Space and now Fable 2. Both GOTY candidates IMHO. This is an excellent time to be a gamer.

Far Cry 2 is sitting on the shelf and waiting for me to finish Fable 2, so I might start playing it this weekend. I also want to play through Dead Space again. Maybe some more Mirror's Edge as well.

And next week is Gears 2 time? Sooo much to play.

Purple Santa

11-01-2008, 08:16 AM

Join the club.

I spent a chunk of last night playing LBP user levels and there are some neat ones. I think I'll leave LBP alone for the rest of the weekend so I can attempt to wrap up Dead Space soon.

I'm planning to try LBP today sometime. It's going to be hard to put down but I want to try it. Otherwise it's been demo trying weekend. I played Mirror's Edge last nite and it was very cool. Reminded me of the old Tomb Raider. The controls did anyway and the precise platforming you needed to do to stay alive.

I would go back to Dead Space but its the lack of save anytime anywhere that has me pushing it aside for now. Which is frustrating cause I do want to play it. And what I am hearing about Fallout 3...that too I want to play...but that's staying in the lunchbox...can't be tempted to play...and speaking of FO3...

Mag...YOU MUST BUY FALLOUT 3!! :p

Jackel

11-01-2008, 08:19 AM

Going to be doing a bunch of travelling today so not much gaming, but tomorrow I'll hopefully finally have Fallout 3 downloaded so I can give it a try.

astranoir

11-01-2008, 08:24 AM

Mag...YOU MUST BUY FALLOUT 3!! :p

Mag: I respectfully disagree with Santa. Fallout 3 is an interesting game (from what I can tell watching both my roommates and my boyfriend play, as well as playing a fair amount myself). However, what I am most interested in is the story, and I feel like I have to dredge through a bunch of boring, useless nonsense to even get to sidequest-related story. That's possibly just me, though.
Just throwing in my two cents so maybe you don't feel so pressured into buying the game :)

Spigot

11-01-2008, 08:49 AM

I would go back to Dead Space but its the lack of save anytime anywhere that has me pushing it aside for now. Which is frustrating cause I do want to play it. Really? The checkpoint system in Dead Space is pretty handy and you usually don't have to retrace your steps very much even if you do die. Just equip the Elite suit and you'll be on your way to easy street.

Nerdious

11-01-2008, 08:56 AM

Fallout 3, is anyone else finding that it takes at least a couple of hours for every quest?

I need to sink my teeth back into Farcry 2, I haven't even been to the south half of the game.

I also need to rerun through Fable... Evil style. I'm kind of disappointed you can only have one save file, I might backup my good hero to my mem card. Would that work?

Purple Santa

11-01-2008, 09:05 AM

Mag: I respectfully disagree with Santa. Fallout 3 is an interesting game (from what I can tell watching both my roommates and my boyfriend play, as well as playing a fair amount myself). However, what I am most interested in is the story, and I feel like I have to dredge through a bunch of boring, useless nonsense to even get to sidequest-related story. That's possibly just me, though.
Just throwing in my two cents so maybe you don't feel so pressured into buying the game :)
Oh you can disrespectfully disagree. It can't hurt more than when Ms. Claus does it :p. The dredging through the boring parts to get more plot...you just described most RPGs and other heavy plotted games. That's the issue at the moment with interactive fiction. With few exceptions, to move along the plot you sometimes have to do the boring stuff. I'm not disagreeing that it may be indeed boring but it's just part of the "fun" in gaming :D.

Besides, this is a running joke I have with Mags. Eventually he'll just put me on his ignore list :eek:

Really? The checkpoint system in Dead Space is pretty handy and you usually don't have to retrace your steps very much even if you do die. Just equip the Elite suit and you'll be on your way to easy street.

I see there are plenty of save points but for now the 3D map is disorienting to me. I'm sure it's not a big deal to easily save. It's just I want to play in really short bursts and then just leave...but I know I won't be able to...due to my lacking ability to find the save spot...then dying...but maybe i'll try this again. Now if I don't play LBP this weekend...it's your fault ;)

Spigot

11-01-2008, 09:24 AM

I see there are plenty of save points but for now the 3D map is disorienting to me. I'm sure it's not a big deal to easily save. It's just I want to play in really short bursts and then just leave...but I know I won't be able to...due to my lacking ability to find the save spot...then dying...but maybe i'll try this again. Now if I don't play LBP this weekend...it's your fault ;)I don't even use the 3D map. It's pretty much useless unless you need to select a new waypoint.

Just hit the R3 'button' and follow your way to the next waypoint in your mission. Between the checkpoints and very smartly positioned save points, you rarely have to replay very much even if/when you die.

I've only been able to play in hour-hour and a half chunks and have never felt like I've wasted my time while playing... unlike some thing like, say, Force Unleashed, which had some of the worst positioning of checkpoints and save spots EVER.

FaceItTiger

11-01-2008, 11:04 AM

Fallout 3, baby. I love this game so goddamn much, probably moreso than any game in recent memory (maybe as far back as Oblivion). My girlfriend may not, however. She was a bit peeved I came to bed so late last night, especially since I have to work today (Friday).

In my place it's me playing Fallout 3 until 3am. KefkaTaran had to ask me to bring a 360 power cable from work so that he can play games this weekend too, on his computer monitor.

I feel the exact same way about Fallout 3 except at this point I'm willing to say that so far I like it even more than Oblivion. And anyone that listened to Evil Avatar Radio back in my day will remember how I feel about Oblivion. Week one: "I'm playing Oblivion, really like it." Twelve weeks later: "Um, still playing Oblivion, still adoring it." Still waiting for horse carcasses this time around.

PS - After years of playing on KefkaTaran's gamertag I finally made my own. In addition to working hard to earn a respectable number of achievements I'm finally making my own friend's list. Add FaceItTiger

Talanvor

11-01-2008, 11:14 AM

Other than Rock Band owning my soul, I need to finish up Folklore and depending on when Amazon feels like shipping it to me, Gears of War 2.

Spigot

11-01-2008, 03:04 PM

Variable Gear

11-01-2008, 03:10 PM

EternalGamer

11-01-2008, 03:22 PM

I always appreciated what Oblivion (and the other Elder Scrolls games) aspired to but I never hit that place where I got completely sucked into the world and lost myself in it. I hope that Fallout 3 will do what they couldn't and keep my attention for longer than the first 5-10 hours.

I am already falling off the FallOut 3 bandwagon. The game just seems insistant on giving me a bunch of stuff to sink time into but I have the same problems as with Oblivion. There is no real sense of reward for exploration since things are randomized: enemies, items, and environments. After about 6 hours of exploration, everything feels the same. I can see this being a fun game to waste time with in between releases, but it seems to really lack set pieces and interesting concepts that make me feel truly drawn in.

Johan

11-01-2008, 03:30 PM

I have been playing the Darkness and enjoying it for under ten bucks! I've also been playing Disney Meteos with my kids ad-hoc. Also fun!

Purple Santa

11-01-2008, 03:49 PM

I don't even use the 3D map. It's pretty much useless unless you need to select a new waypoint.

Just hit the R3 'button' and follow your way to the next waypoint in your mission. Between the checkpoints and very smartly positioned save points, you rarely have to replay very much even if/when you die.

I've only been able to play in hour-hour and a half chunks and have never felt like I've wasted my time while playing... unlike some thing like, say, Force Unleashed, which had some of the worst positioning of checkpoints and save spots EVER.
Thanks for the advice. This might make it much easier to play in chunks of time. My own personal game advisor :p. Just don't send a bill...my check would bounce....

PS - After years of playing on KefkaTaran's gamertag I finally made my own. In addition to working hard to earn a respectable number of achievements I'm finally making my own friend's list. Add FaceItTiger
I think you should ask for those achievements back! ;) I'm always looking to add new friends...

I have been playing the Darkness and enjoying it for under ten bucks! I've also been playing Disney Meteos with my kids ad-hoc. Also fun!
The Darkness is a really good game to many on here. It's one of those that got tepid reviews but another example of good game being not understood by reviewers. It's on my list to play, since it's been highly recommended from gamers on here I respect...and like you said...it's dirt cheap :D

And I think it's awesome you game with your kids...are they better than you yet? :p

EternalGamer

11-01-2008, 03:57 PM

Johan

11-01-2008, 04:03 PM

And I think it's awesome you game with your kids...are they better than you yet? :p

Funny you should mention that. My seven-year-old kicked my arse three times in a row on Meteos; genuinely, with no 'slacking' on my part. I was (jokingly) moaning and groaning to my wife that our daughter was killing me, and my kids were getting a real kick out of it. :)

The Darkness is well worth it for what you can get it for (ten bucks...you can hardly go wrong!). I'm not terribly far into it, but I'm enjoying the story and the gameplay dynamics. It's fun!

EternalGamer

11-01-2008, 04:27 PM

Purple Santa

11-01-2008, 06:59 PM

Actually, I recall The Darkness getting really good reviews. It just didn't sell all that great. And it is a solid game that didn't overstay it's welcome. I loved the smaller "open world" approach. It gave them a chance to add detail and personality to the world and the characters in it.
You are correct. I looked it up on metacritic and it got an avg of 82. This is what I get for listening to or remembering incorrect information. I take it back Johan...the game got good reviews...just didn't sell well which is why I remember so many seeing it for a good discount.
Fuck regular enemies who survive several ROCKET LAUNCHER blasts to the head.

Is anyone else annoyed by both how expensive and rare ammo and health items are and how much all the enemies are bullet sponges?
I hope i'm not going to be sorry I actually bought this game...glad I liked my lunchbox and bobblehead well enough...

Kelegacy

11-01-2008, 07:13 PM

Fuck regular enemies who survive several ROCKET LAUNCHER blasts to the head.

Is anyone else annoyed by both how expensive and rare ammo and health items are and how much all the enemies are bullet sponges?

I haven't had much of a problem at all in the game. Some enemies have more armor, and I end up shooting them some more, but not THAT much.

I have so much money at this point and I haven't bought a single bullet or stimpack (I'm extremely CHEAP...and have only slept in beds in "dungeons" to heal). I sell (and steal) a LOT of loot back to the stores and thus I have somewhere around 2k in caps just sitting around. I have about 400 10mm bullets, which is still my default ammo despite having many other great weapons, and like 20-25 stimpacks...maybe more.

Are you using the BB gun as the default weapon or something? Seriously though, what skills do you have...do you have a good small arms rating if you're using those types of weapons? Also, how about the condition of the weapons themselves? The more damaged the weapon, the less damage you deal. I have a decent repair stat, so I frequently keep my items taken care of. Sometimes I'll pick up multiple weapons from dead enemies and use it to repair the other weapon. Definitely helps. Sometimes I do that and make armor/weapons more valuable and sell them back to stores.

I haven't found the sorts of problems you're having, though I'm only level 4 or 5. I'm having a shitload of fun and this is, for now, my GoTY. While it does have some things in common with Fallout (the graphics engine mostly, for me) this is definitely Fallout and not Oblivion with guns.

I'm loving it so much.

EternalGamer

11-01-2008, 07:20 PM

I haven't had much of a problem at all in the game. Some enemies have more armor, and I end up shooting them some more, but not THAT much.

I have so much money at this point and I haven't bought a single bullet or stimpack (I'm extremely CHEAP...and have only slept in beds in "dungeons" to heal). I sell (and steal) a LOT of loot back to the stores and thus I have somewhere around 2k in caps just sitting around. I have about 400 10mm bullets, which is still my default ammo despite having many other great weapons, and like 20-25 stimpacks...maybe more.

Are you using the BB gun as the default weapon or something? Seriously though, what skills do you have...do you have a good small arms rating if you're using those types of weapons? Also, how about the condition of the weapons themselves?

I haven't found the sorts of problems you're having, though I'm only level 4 or 5. I'm having a shitload of fun and this is, for now, my GoTY. While it does have some things in common with Fallout (the graphics engine mostly, for me) this is definitely Fallout and not Oblivion with guns.

I'm loving it so much.

I'm on level 5 and I find myself constantly broke because I have to buy ammo and stimpacks. I always travel back to Megaton to dump loot as soon as I fill up, but I immediately have to spend that cash refilling my ammo and stimpacks. I haven't gotten any "VATS" yet. I have no idea how they work at this point. I have been primarily using small arms and the sawed off shotgun. It is those damn Super Mutants that are bullet sponges. I was fighting one recently outside the History museum that took 2 rockets to the face, a grenade, and several shot blasts to finish off.

Perhaps I just don't know how to properly play the game, but I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I had no problems with Oblivion.

MagGnome

11-01-2008, 07:33 PM

Mag...YOU MUST BUY FALLOUT 3!! :p

It's almost time to put you on ignore. :p

Mag: I respectfully disagree with Santa. Fallout 3 is an interesting game (from what I can tell watching both my roommates and my boyfriend play, as well as playing a fair amount myself). However, what I am most interested in is the story, and I feel like I have to dredge through a bunch of boring, useless nonsense to even get to sidequest-related story. That's possibly just me, though.
Just throwing in my two cents so maybe you don't feel so pressured into buying the game :)

Thanks for the feedback. The negative things I'm hearing about this game have made me think twice about picking it up.

Besides, this is a running joke I have with Mags. Eventually he'll just put me on his ignore list :eek:

Haha, well all you need to do is call me an idiot and you are there. ;)

I think you should ask for those achievements back! ;) I'm always looking to add new friends...

I love how you haven't bothered to add me. :rolleyes: :mad:

Kelegacy

11-01-2008, 07:37 PM

I'm on level 5 and I find myself constantly broke because I have to buy ammo and stimpacks. I always travel back to Megaton to dump loot as soon as I fill up, but I immediately have to spend that cash refilling my ammo and stimpacks. I haven't gotten any "VATS" yet. I have no idea how they work at this point. I have been primarily using small arms and the sawed off shotgun. It is those damn Super Mutants that are bullet sponges. I was fighting one recently outside the History museum that took 2 rockets to the face, a grenade, and several shot blasts to finish off.

Perhaps I just don't know how to properly play the game, but I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. I had no problems with Oblivion.

No No, VATS is the acronym for the combat system. You know, where you get to target body parts. It even tells you how many HP you are going to take off on the attack, by body part. You just have to use a bit of strategy sometimes. I almost NEVER attack in real-time, but my small weapons skill is around 55 and don't miss my target too much in VATS. I enter VATS to attack, and sometimes if an enemy is close to death and I've run out of AP I'll fire off a round in real-time to finish them off. Or club them with my baseball bat or other melee weapon.

I haven't wandered too far off, just explored the Super Duper Mart for a mission and Springvale School in depth, so no Super Mutants for me. But yeah, they are supposed to be the tougher enemies in the game I think.

My S.P.E.C.I.A.L stats are:

Strength 4
Perception 7
Endurance 6
Charisma 4
Intelligence 8
Agility 7
Luck 4

I get many more skill points at level up because of my intelligence and I've found a bobble head for Strength already, bringing it up to 5. As you see, I'm not a strong character at all. Are you playing on Hard or Normal? I'm on Normal. If you're on Hard, that's probably why our experiences are that much different.

Spigot

11-01-2008, 07:42 PM

I predict that you will be sucked in this time, Spig.I'm hoping I will. The setting and aesthetic is something I haven't played countless times already (unlike Oblivion/Morrowind/Daggerfall). I prefer games that have a more linear path and solid story but I'm going to give Fallout 3 the old college try once I get a few other things off my plate.

And The Darkness was a great game. I recall it getting pretty decent reviews at the time but it's a shooter that plays best when you're not using your guns. Tentacle kills FTW!

EternalGamer

11-01-2008, 07:49 PM

No No, VATS is the acronym for the combat system. You know, where you get to target body parts. It even tells you how many HP you are going to take off on the attack, by body part. You just have to use a bit of strategy sometimes. I almost NEVER attack in real-time, but my small weapons skill is around 55 and don't miss my target too much in VATS. I enter VATS to attack, and sometimes if an enemy is close to death and I've run out of AP I'll fire off a round in real-time to finish them off. Or club them with my baseball bat or other melee weapon.

I haven't wandered too far off, just explored the Super Duper Mart for a mission and Springvale School in depth, so no Super Mutants for me. But yeah, they are supposed to be the tougher enemies in the game I think.

My S.P.E.C.I.A.L stats are:

Strength 4
Perception 7
Endurance 6
Charisma 4
Intelligence 8
Agility 7
Luck 4

I get many more skill points at level up because of my intelligence and I've found a bobble head for Strength already, bringing it up to 5. As you see, I'm not a strong character at all. Are you playing on Hard or Normal? I'm on Normal. If you're on Hard, that's probably why our experiences are that much different.

Wait, you never attack in realtime? I never attacked in anything BUT realtime. I'm not even sure how you do otherwise. I don't recall the game ever explaining to me how to do so. I had heard about the VATS system in previews but I assumed they were like magical abilities that you acquired later on in the game.

So perhaps I have been playing it wrong. But to my knowledge, the game never explained to me how to play it otherwise.

Variable Gear

11-01-2008, 08:53 PM

Pale Ale

11-01-2008, 09:08 PM

Kelegacy

11-01-2008, 09:38 PM

Wait, you never attack in realtime? I never attacked in anything BUT realtime. I'm not even sure how you do otherwise. I don't recall the game ever explaining to me how to do so. I had heard about the VATS system in previews but I assumed they were like magical abilities that you acquired later on in the game.

So perhaps I have been playing it wrong. But to my knowledge, the game never explained to me how to play it otherwise.

Heh, I figured as much. I've attacked in real-time very seldom. Fallout 3 isn't meant to be played as a FPS. It's more of a turn-based game. You can still play it as a FPS, but you'll get dire results.

I own the game, but I didn't read all of the manual. I forgot from the interviews and videos that you can queue up multiple attacks in VATS if you have the AP (action points). So, for instance, I can have my character attack one guy in the head and another guy in the leg and torso. Or attack the same guy in the head 3-4 times. I was playing the game, for the first few "dungeons" I went into, by attacking one time, getting pushed back into real-time, then entering vats again. I didn't realize I could attack more than once until I did it by accident in Springvale Elementary. Now I'm doing much better. :)

And I'm pretty sure your father teaches you about VATS when you're 10 years old. He gives you the BB gun and has you kill the radroach after all. You can probably kill it in real-time, though.

Once you start doing VATS, I'm sure you'll enjoy the game 200% more. :) Hit the right bumper when you encounter an enemy and you can go from there. HAVE FUN!

Purple Santa

11-02-2008, 04:55 AM

It's almost time to put you on ignore. :p
Ms. Claus wonders how you haven't done that yet. She keeps telling me she wishes there was a ignore button in real life...
Thanks for the feedback. The negative things I'm hearing about this game have made me think twice about picking it up.
If I hadn't bought it already what I have been reading would make me hesitant. So I can't blame you. However, reading more in this thread seems to have shed some light on one of the issues. I'm glad I am not playing yet...this will certainly help when I finally do play :D
Haha, well all you need to do is call me an idiot and you are there. ;)
See I will annoy you so much more creatively to get you to put me on ignore. Calling you an idiot is way to easy :eek: :p ;)

I love how you haven't bothered to add me. :rolleyes: :mad:
Ms. Claus told me not to under further bruising. She says you are HER friend ;). But since I got the "angry mag" smiley...i'll go add you now...hope your gamertag is MagGnome...

Edit: <whispers> buy FO3...

Kelegacy

11-02-2008, 05:12 AM

Ms. Claus wonders how you haven't done that yet. She keeps telling me she wishes there was a ignore button in real life...

If I hadn't bought it already what I have been reading would make me hesitant. So I can't blame you. However, reading more in this thread seems to have shed some light on one of the issues. I'm glad I am not playing yet...this will certainly help when I finally do play :D

See I will annoy you so much more creatively to get you to put me on ignore. Calling you an idiot is way to easy :eek: :p ;)

Ms. Claus told me not to under further bruising. She says you are HER friend ;). But since I got the "angry mag" smiley...i'll go add you now...

You're probably going to really enjoy the game. Just don't play the game like a FPS or you're going to get burned.

I think the combat (VATS, which stands for Vault-Tech Assisted Targeting System) is my favorite part of the game. Sometimes the camera will follow the bullet in slow-mo, usually for a critical attack, and I love that. And with the combat system I can plan out my course of action. There can be quite a bit of strategy involved.

I love battle systems like this. It's very reminiscent of RPGs from Bioware, or other CRPG titles of the past, where the game gives you a chance to "pause" before you enter combat, (like Baldur's Gate and KotOR) and lets you plan your attack. Of course, the real time option is always there, but if you go that route exclusively you might find yourself a bit unhappy with the results.

Purple Santa

11-02-2008, 05:43 AM

You're probably going to really enjoy the game. Just don't play the game like a FPS or you're going to get burned.

I think the combat (VATS, which stands for Vault-Tech Assisted Targeting System) is my favorite part of the game. Sometimes the camera will follow the bullet in slow-mo, usually for a critical attack, and I love that. And with the combat system I can plan out my course of action. There can be quite a bit of strategy involved.

I love battle systems like this. It's very reminiscent of RPGs from Bioware, or other CRPG titles of the past, where the game gives you a chance to "pause" before you enter combat, (like Baldur's Gate and KotOR) and lets you plan your attack. Of course, the real time option is always there, but if you go that route exclusively you might find yourself a bit unhappy with the results.

Thanks for the great advice. This is why forums like this are so great. If I wasn't here, or isolated from other gamers I would be playing this possibly like a FPS and really not enjoying it. Then shelving it having not really experienced the game the way it was meant to be played. I know there are games in the past, before I began haunting game forums or websites that I know if I had some insight from other gamers, my experience might of been different.

And this is why I like this thread so much. It's so much more than what you will play or played. We get our views of the games which goes in all different directions. Some good stuff comes from this.

EternalGamer

11-02-2008, 06:56 AM

You're probably going to really enjoy the game. Just don't play the game like a FPS or you're going to get burned.

I think the combat (VATS, which stands for Vault-Tech Assisted Targeting System) is my favorite part of the game. Sometimes the camera will follow the bullet in slow-mo, usually for a critical attack, and I love that. And with the combat system I can plan out my course of action. There can be quite a bit of strategy involved.

I love battle systems like this. It's very reminiscent of RPGs from Bioware, or other CRPG titles of the past, where the game gives you a chance to "pause" before you enter combat, (like Baldur's Gate and KotOR) and lets you plan your attack. Of course, the real time option is always there, but if you go that route exclusively you might find yourself a bit unhappy with the results.

I'm going to try to play it that way today. Thing is, I have never played any of those Computer RPGs that use a "Pause" type system. The closest I came was about 30 minutes into Knights of the Old Republic, so that is probably why it didn't register for me. I just killed that rat at the beginning of the game in real time. Perhaps my father did tell me about the VATS, but I may have just missed it (I had a few drinks that night).

But if anyone was wondering what it would be like to play the game as a FPS, I have conducted that experiment for you and can tell you it is frustrating. You will waste a ton of ammo and medpacks and always be broke.

I think it actually would have worked if they would have rebalanced it so that the free shooting does about double the current damage and they increased the number of ammo drops if you killed them that way. Why not give people the option to play it that way?

JayVe

11-02-2008, 07:40 AM

Just traded in my Guitar Hero World Tour disc and picked up Rock Band II instead. I thought Would Tour would woo me away from Rock Band, but it felt like nothing more than a pale imitation.

MagGnome

11-02-2008, 07:54 AM

If I hadn't bought it already what I have been reading would make me hesitant. So I can't blame you. However, reading more in this thread seems to have shed some light on one of the issues. I'm glad I am not playing yet...this will certainly help when I finally do play :D

Reading Kelegacy's post has made me want to get the game again. I guess if it's awful I can always blame him. :p I love games that let me roam around and explore various areas and "see the sights" so to speak.

I'm still going to wait a month or two to buy it though. I need to spend more time with Fable 2 and Dead Space first.

Ms. Claus told me not to under further bruising. She says you are HER friend ;). But since I got the "angry mag" smiley...i'll go add you now...hope your gamertag is MagGnome...

Aww, that's sweet that she feels that way. Thanks for adding me by the way. Hopefully Ms. Claus won't mind.

EternalGamer

11-02-2008, 10:14 AM

Purple Santa

11-02-2008, 10:51 AM

Just traded in my Guitar Hero World Tour disc and picked up Rock Band II instead. I thought Would Tour would woo me away from Rock Band, but it felt like nothing more than a pale imitation.
I rented GHWT and although I never played RB at all...it felt like a poor imitation of RB from what I have read. I'm enjoying GHWT, but it's a rental for me. I will buy RB/RB 2 if I don't get it for xmas. For me, RB is the one to own.

Aww, that's sweet that she feels that way. Thanks for adding me by the way. Hopefully Ms. Claus won't mind.
Well she's not feeling well and is napping the day away. So no bruising today :D. So for today she won't mind. And I promise not to hint to you anymore about FO 3 since you intend to buy it. I understand the need to finish games you have now...i'm more interested in playing demos and multiplayer on said demo than actually playing a game I have laying around :o

Ok, this game is far, far easier using the VATs. But now I still have a huge hole to dig myself out of, so I'm going to have to spend a couple of hours raiding and leveling up to make up for the shoddy condition of my inventory (broken weapons and low ammo and health items)
Making mental note...when playing FO 3, when being taught by dad and have to kill the rat...PAY ClOSE ATTENTION.

Kelegacy

11-02-2008, 10:55 AM

Ok, this game is far, far easier using the VATs. But now I still have a huge hole to dig myself out of, so I'm going to have to spend a couple of hours raiding and leveling up to make up for the shoddy condition of my inventory (broken weapons and low ammo and health items)

Now you can have some serious fun. Remember, you can attack multiple times (and multiple enemies, just flip to another enemy with the right stick) when you enter VATS (I call it queuing up attacks) if you have the AP.

I just dicked around a bit without VATS, and I wound up with some fatal headshots by surprise. But yes, it's VASTLY easier using the turn-based battle system.

Gotta love those slo-mo attacks. Bursting heads is so nice!

Oh, and I just realized you can blow up cars. Never knew that. Beware the radioactive energy, from the alternate reality fission batteries within, however. The blast radius of a car is pretty darn big, too.

Kelegacy

11-02-2008, 10:58 AM

Making mental note...when playing FO 3, when being taught by dad and have to kill the rat...PAY ClOSE ATTENTION.

Hell, I don't know how the hell EG got as far as he did by only attacking in real-time. Gotta give the guy kudos on that. I would have been frustrated as hell.

But I'm sure dear old dad tells you how to attack the radroach at age 10 (or the game tells you how, since it's one large tutorial essentially). You have to kill the roach for the mission to end, but I guess how you do it is up to you.

MagGnome

11-02-2008, 03:48 PM