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Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jqp on 11 Nov 2003, 03:04 pm
I just bought 4 new XBox games this month:


Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
This is really fun. Realistic squad/solo multiplayer fighting on XBox Live!

Outlaw Voleyball
Not just a pretty face...when you get bored you can "beat your opponent senseless" using all the dirty tricks. Pez? Havent played this one yet

Grand Theft Auto (x2) - 2pack for the price of one! Haven't ever played these games yet (original and vice city).
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: bob82274 on 12 Nov 2003, 12:42 am
Hehe... I hope you enjoy GTA as much as I have.  I havn't gotten into Vice City as much b/c my videocard needs upgrading.  But both are excelent games.  

As for me I havn't purchaced any new games recently.  But for the first time in a while I have some on my wish list (besides the usual HL2 and Halo2 :roll: )  Mario Kart DoubleDash!! comes out next week I believe and F-Zero GX is already out.  Mario Kart is one of my alltime favorite games so I have been really looking foward to it.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mcrespo71 on 12 Nov 2003, 01:39 am
^^No doubt I'm getting Mario Kart Double Dash as well!!!!^^

I've been licking my chops for this one!

New games:  Top Spin, Rainbow Six, and Crimson Skies on Xbox.
Mario Golf, SSX3, and F Zero GX on Gamecube.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: bubba966 on 12 Nov 2003, 03:52 am
Quote from: mcrespo71
^^No doubt I'm getting Mario Kart Double Dash as well!!!!^^


Well, I prepaid MK DD a couple of months ago. :mrgreen: So I think I'm right there with 'ya!

Got the broadband adapters a month or so back for multi-cube hookup (we've got 2 in the house so far). Will be running the networking cable this weekend. Just got in a new Wavebird (Japanese exclusive model) as I didn't have 4 controllers for my 'cube. And thinking of setting up a third 'cube setup as well...

Other recent purchases have been F-Zero GX ('cube), & Midtown Madness 3 ('box). Haven't really messed with MM3 yet. Seems alright, just haven't felt motivated yet. At least it was only a $20 game.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mcrespo71 on 12 Nov 2003, 04:42 am
Is Midtown Madness 3 Xbox live capable?  For $20, that's a good pick up!
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: bubba966 on 12 Nov 2003, 04:45 am
Yeah, MM 3 is Live capable. And it was only $20 because that's MS company store price for 'box games.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Askar on 19 Nov 2003, 01:43 pm
I recently got Morrowind GOTY edition.  I haven't really got a chance to get into it a lot, but am anxious to see the expansion stuff.  Also not too long ago got Baulder's Gate Dark Alliance.  Really cool game, but not a lot of replay value.  I also got Splinter Cell and KOTOR, but haven't really got into either of them much yet.  With winter setting in, it will be a great time to start on these games.  Way to many great ones coming out for Xbox for me to keep up right now.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Rob Babcock on 26 Nov 2003, 12:29 am
Bought Splinter Cell today; BB had selected 'box games for $14.99.  Haven't tried it yet, though.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Woodsea on 26 Nov 2003, 01:56 am
I have 'The Hobbit' which is a pretty decent game actually.  In my mailbox today should arrive 'Crimson Skies' to which I am totally stoked for.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mca on 26 Nov 2003, 02:31 am
Just bought the GTA 2 pack, Prince of Persia:The Sands of Time and PGR 2. I Always liked the Prince of Persia games, and this one is great. I have not even put the other two in yet  :D
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Rob Babcock on 7 Apr 2004, 01:16 am
I found Legacy of Kain:  Defiance today used for $20.  Since I've been wanting this for awhile I snapped it up.  I also bought the new Matrix flick so the game might have to wait a little while.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mcrespo71 on 7 Apr 2004, 01:21 am
I purchased Return to Castle Wolfenstein on Xbox for $20.

I also purchased Pac Man Vs. for GCN and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes for GCN.

Socom II for PS2.

Michael
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Rob Babcock on 7 Apr 2004, 01:27 am
I really like Wolfenstein- monsters and nazis, how can you make a bad game outta that! :lol:

Once Ninja Gaiden has been out for a while longer there should be some good deals at the used store. :D
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mcrespo71 on 7 Apr 2004, 01:31 am
I played a copy of Ninja Gaiden at my friend's house and it's awesome.  I am waiting for it to drop in price like you.  Is Legend of Kain for PS2 or the box?

The only games I will buy at retail for the rest of this year are Halo 2 and Mario 128.  I'll wait till the others inevitaly drop in price.

Michael
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Rob Babcock on 7 Apr 2004, 01:35 am
Duh!  It's for the 'box! :P  :lol:   I almost never buy anything for my P2- the only game I've bought in the last year was the new Risk game (pretty cool game, and not really graphics-driven so it plays great for P2).
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mcrespo71 on 7 Apr 2004, 01:41 am
Dude, you should buy Socom 2!  It rocks!  Also, Final Fantasy X-2 is an amazing RPG with excellent graphics.  You've been ignoring your ps2 for too long if you've only bought RISK in the last year!

One more box game that is heading towards $19.99 is PGR2- looking forward to scoring that.

Michael
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Rob Babcock on 7 Apr 2004, 01:46 am
Very few games look even passable to me on the P2- the 'box has utterly spoiled me, I'm afraid.

The used store has Star Wars: KotOR for $20, too. :o   I shoulda bought it but I already bought the Matrix & Legacy of Kain:  Defiance today...
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mcrespo71 on 7 Apr 2004, 01:51 am
KOTOR ROCKS!!!!! Get that ASAP.  Best game of 2003 IMO.

However, it's graphics are not that good.  If you are a graphics whore (and it sounds like you are), then the Final Fantasty games on the PS2 have the best RPG graphics.  I'd say the majority of multiplatform games look best on the Xbox, but that isn't always the case- many EA games were created using the PS2 and then ported to Xbox not taking advantage of it's capabilities.  Ditto Metal Gear Solid:SOL which looks better and runs with a smoother framerate on PS2.  

I'm not trying to diss the Xbox, as I'll admit is has many graphical standouts, but you should explore a bit more PS2 titles before generalizing that they all look worse than Xbox ones.

Michael
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Rob Babcock on 7 Apr 2004, 02:04 am
I've actually got quite a few P2 games.  It's just that I rarely play them anymore.  The very best of the are passable, but my newer P2 games mostly can't compare graphically with my oldest Xbox games.

Maybe I am a graphics whore! :lol:   I didn't set out to be, but once I saw how much better the 'box was I've just found it hard to go back.  Believe me, it's been very painful to admit, as I've been a PS whore since virtually day one of the first PSX.  My brother bought a 'box first and I'd make my excused for the P2; you know, the standard ones (it was out first, more games, etc etc).  But in the end I had to admit it just can't compete.  No knock, it really was out for awhile.  State of the art is a moving target- the last console to market will have the technical edge.  Consoles are like fossiles: like a fly in amber, they show what was happening technically at the moment they were finalized.

I liken it to have B(l)ose speakers then hearing a buddies Maggies one day- try as you might, you just can't shake off the experience.  At that you can kid yourself or you can acknowledge that your world has changed! :lol:
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: TheeeChosenOne on 7 Apr 2004, 04:47 pm
Splinter Cell:  Pandora Tomorrow
Far Cry
UT 2004
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mcrespo71 on 7 Apr 2004, 04:56 pm
Theechosenone,

Have you taken the new splinter cell online yet?  I hear it's amazing!

Michael
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: TheeeChosenOne on 7 Apr 2004, 09:05 pm
Mike,
The online portion of SCPT is indeed very good.  It is one of the best online experiences developed thus far.  The PC version of this game can be had for $29 with the current spate of sales--well worth the money.  ;)

Far Cry is also a an amazing game.

You can read up on all of the pro reviews here:

http://www.gamerankings.com/
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mcrespo71 on 7 Apr 2004, 09:30 pm
Thanks for the link.  I like gamerankings, as it gives the aggregate of all possible reviews.  Wow- Splinter Cell Pandora's Tomorrow is 7th all time!  Pretty good, though I heard they dumbed down the single player mission because casual gamers thought it was too hard.  Those pussies at ubisoft!!!! :x
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Rob Babcock on 17 Jun 2004, 03:36 am
I just bought "D&D Heroes" today- been wanting to get it since it came out as the reviews were very positive, but I'd never seen it under $50.  But being the cheapskate I am, I held out til I found it used for $15!  :lol:   Maybe I'll fire it up this evening & try it out.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mcrespo71 on 17 Jun 2004, 03:43 am
The next game I buy will buy a $19 one.  Probably Project Gotham Racing 2.  I won't spend $50 on a game.

Michael
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Rob Babcock on 17 Jun 2004, 03:45 am
I'm far too cheap to pay $50!  :o  :lol:   I of course have in the past, but I'd have to want something pretty damn bad to pay more than $35.  

Gotham 1 was pretty amazing, I bet GR 2 is really wicked.  You'll have to keep us posted.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: bubba966 on 17 Jun 2004, 05:57 am
Quote from: Rob Babcock
I'm far too cheap to pay $50!


Guess you never owned a Neo Geo, huh? I had one 13 years ago. And the games were $150-$250 a shot. Ended up selling it after a year or two as I couldn't afford new games for the damn thing (was only 14 at the time).

Now I wish that I'd not sold it... :(

Anyway, I've not bought anything in a good while. Last thing I think I'd bought was Mario Kart DD. I didn't mind the $50 for that. Especially since I'd gotten used to paying a lot more for SNES games, and a few imports for various systems (N64, Saturn, etc.).
Title: PG racing 1 and 2 are absolutely different
Post by: Bemopti123 on 30 Jun 2004, 02:53 pm
Rob, it you ever get to compare the two, you will brace yourself for a surprise.  Gotham Racing 1 has a sort of digital feel, with shadows and the like that feel artificial.  Gotham Racing 2, now, that has a layer of graphics and execution that is absolutely more lifelike.  It is also a hard game when it comes to competition against others, either humans and machine.  Well worth the money I paid for it, about $40.  Now, only if there were people or peatons on the sidewalks.  That would be interesting.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: bob82274 on 30 Jun 2004, 10:31 pm
Bought Megaman Anniversery Edition for the Cube last week.  Megaman 1 through 8.  Very hard. Very fun.  The graphics arn't updated so its like you are playing on an old NES.  If you like those type games pick up this one and Viewtiful Joe.  You will be kept busy for a long time.
Title: Re: PG racing 1 and 2 are absolutely different
Post by: jqp on 1 Jul 2004, 11:09 pm
Quote from: Bemopti123
 Now, only if there were people or peatons on the sidewalks.  That would be interesting.


Have you ever played Carmageddon (1, 2, or 3)?
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jqp on 14 Jul 2004, 06:59 pm
I have bought Project Gothom Racing 2 (used) and Counter Strike (used) and have bought a Counter Strike book to attempt to save some time. Yet I keep playing Ghost Recon...what is wrong with me....

I got these because they are Live enabled with some kind of scoreboard (that is fun for me).

Anyone play these games on the XBox?
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jqp on 12 May 2005, 06:10 am
Crimson Skies for XBox - a cool game flying some cartoon-like vintage aircraft. And you can play on Live! with your friends.
Title: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mcrespo71 on 24 Feb 2006, 05:21 am
SSX on Tour
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Timesplitters Future Perfect
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Thebiker on 28 Jul 2006, 02:07 pm
F.E.A.R.  for my PC.  Had to upgrade my video card (bought a GF 7800), but it was worth it.  Be afraid.  Surround sound gaming at night with this one is very spooky!
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: bubba966 on 28 Oct 2006, 10:00 pm
Just picked up Ridge Racer 6 for the 360 at BB. Hope it's worth the $0.17 I paid for it... :lol:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Berndt on 27 Dec 2006, 01:47 am
Been playing Oblivion on my 360, only 360 game I have tried, until this weekend.
Metal gear has captivated my wife and I like the original Halo did. It has a gritty doom style engine and it keeps rolling very nicely.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: bubba966 on 27 Dec 2006, 01:57 am
Metal gear has captivated my wife and I like the original Halo did. It has a gritty doom style engine and it keeps rolling very nicely.

 :scratch:

I thought Metal Gear was a Playstation francise and wasn't on anything else? I know I'm not as up on console gaming as I used to be though. Guess it's possible that the MG series was brought to other platforms...
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jqp on 27 Dec 2006, 03:37 am
This can't be the one you just got?

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

http://games.teamxbox.com/xbox/92/Metal-Gear-Solid-2-Substance/

Did you mean Gears of War?
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Berndt on 27 Dec 2006, 03:56 am
gears of war, sorry :oops:

been reading about this series forever.

it's like doom on meth, just from what I hear the effects of doom are like... :lol:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 27 Dec 2006, 04:06 am
Need for Speed "CARBON: Collector's Edition" for XBox360.

Nice. aa
Very nice.

Bob

p.s. "Over G" BLOWS! BAD. They should be ashamed of themselves for releasing that on a 360.  :nono:
Sixty "F"ing dollars for that.  :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: bubba966 on 27 Dec 2006, 04:39 am
Need for Speed "CARBON: Collector's Edition" for XBox360.

Nice. aa
Very nice.

I saw some footage of that on some show that was on Spike. Don't remember what the show was about, but they had Emmanuelle Vaugier on to comment on Carbon (she's Nikki in Carbon). Remember thinking that I should try it out at some point.

And BB has it on sale for $38 this week...
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 27 Dec 2006, 01:13 pm
And BB has it on sale for $38 this week...
:o

Oh, YEA!!  Well I can top that!  I paid $69 at W.M. the other day. :roll: :duh:
Dammit man!
The Collector edition was $10 more than the 'regular' version. Includes a DVD full of 'extras'. that I have not watched yet.
Man, I hate it when I get ripped off. :evil:

Bob
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jqp on 27 Dec 2006, 08:27 pm
I bought Call of Duty 2 but haven't opened it  :(  Now I hear Call of Duty 3 is a must-have game for the 360. Maybe i will take it back and upgrade.

I also got the 3 Burger King games for $12, but have only played the mini-bike racing game...
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: bubba966 on 27 Dec 2006, 10:05 pm
And BB has it on sale for $38 this week...
:o

Oh, YEA!!  Well I can top that!  I paid $69 at W.M. the other day. :roll: :duh:
Dammit man!
The Collector edition was $10 more than the 'regular' version. Includes a DVD full of 'extras'. that I have not watched yet.
Man, I hate it when I get ripped off. :evil:

Bob

Bob,

You didn't get ripped off. You just didn't get any deal... :lol:

And like jqp I got some of the BK games. Though I only got the mini-bike & bumper car games. Guess at $4 each I might as well pick up the third one.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Woodsea on 28 Dec 2006, 03:40 am
I just bought the SEGA collection for the PSP.  Man that Sonic the Hedgehog is awesome.  My 8yr old, was getting flummaxed.  I said you gotta give it more time!
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Rob Babcock on 28 Dec 2006, 04:04 am
I stopped at BB on Tues but it was too crazy to really shop much.  I'd hoped to check out the newer 360 & P3 games, just to catch up on what's out there.  I also had a couple movies in hand but set them down when I saw the line (in the infamous "corral" they use :duh:).  Maybe next week, or the week after.

Sucks, too- I ended up picking up "The Descent" at Wal-Mart when I got back to Watertown, but the only copies of "The Black Dahlia" they sell are FS. :x
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 28 Dec 2006, 01:18 pm
the only copies ........they sell are FS. :x

I HATE THAT  :evil:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mcrespo71 on 28 Dec 2006, 01:58 pm
gears of war, sorry :oops:

been reading about this series forever.

it's like doom on meth, just from what I hear the effects of doom are like... :lol:

I've heard this is a killer game.  The only system I have right now is a Nintendo DS Lite and I just bought the new Super Mario Brothers for it, which is quite fun, especially if you like the original.  I'm still waiting for the WII to be in stock and then will buy a PS3 or X360 after I get a proper TV to handle them in progressive scan.

Michael
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jqp on 29 Dec 2006, 05:23 pm
Psychonauts  used, $17 - now runs on the 360 after the update

It got a rave review on a site I frequent, even as a game for adults, so I had to try it out. A lot fifferent from Halo 2   :wink:

It has similarities to the Oddworld stuff.

It has good colorful cartooney graphics design and animation, lots of collecting powerups and puzzle-solving. The concept/game universe looks fairly well developed, with lots of levels for your character.

It is a 1 player game, and not Live! enabled.

So far it seems a little too youth oriented for me, but i will let it grow on me some more...I am not an "avid" gamer who loves the video roleplaying games, so we will have to see.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jqp on 3 Jan 2007, 01:30 am
Finally got Gears of War. Exchanged the unopened Call of Duty II that I bought with my 360 a couple of months ago plus $20.

Now I am ready for a few hours of gaming  :uzi: :uzi: :guns: :flame: :cuss: :duel: :deadhorse: :peek: :guns: :uzi:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Berndt on 12 Jan 2007, 10:39 pm
Gears of War is our primary playing game, we are stuck on normal level right now, have to take a break I guess.
Just in time for Lost Planet, which we are picking up tonight!
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 15 Jan 2007, 08:06 pm
Exchanged the unopened Call of Duty II that I bought with my 360 a couple of months ago plus $20.

How come?

Bob
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jqp on 29 Jan 2007, 02:54 am
Because I had not opened II and I saw that Call of Duty III was now out. But I really wanted Gears of War more so I got that with the credit.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 30 Jan 2007, 06:50 pm
Ok gotcha.

Bob
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Pez on 3 Feb 2007, 12:39 am
OK I know I'm totally slow to the punch on this, but I just bought Half Life 1, 2, and Episode 1.  Totally freakin' awesome.  Puts Doom 3 to shame in a major way! I have played them all beginning to end several times already (had them since january 4th) I really don't have the computer to do much better right now, but I will soon!
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jonwb on 3 Feb 2008, 03:53 am
I just ordered TW Golf 2008 for my new PS3. Hope its fun... I borrowed COD4. That game is pretty wild. Quite the graphics. I'm thinking of getting the latest Drake game. Screenshots look pretty amazing.
Funny, I bought the thing for movies and keep playing games!
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mfsoa on 18 Mar 2008, 11:07 pm
Bioshock and COD4, which made us realize we needed a serious video card upgrade.

Picked up an Nvidia 8800GT, and later a 22" Dell widescreen.  8)

Frame rates up about 10x relative to the old 7300LE.

-Mike

Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Woodsea on 14 Jan 2009, 01:47 am
I have Rockband2 (awesome) Fable2 (great, easier and prettier than Oblivion but not as big), and CoD world at war are my 3 games I am playing alot of now.
Anyone want to play?
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: mca on 14 Jan 2009, 04:17 am
Just bought Condemned 2: Bloodshot for the 360. On sale this week at Best Buy for 9.99  :thumb:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: pjchappy on 16 Dec 2009, 09:18 pm
Bought these a few weeks back, for PS3:

Call of Duty 2: Modern Warfare -- Very cool game and absolutely amazing graphics!  I always forget that games like this leave me a little disappointed, as they are too linear and do not take very long to solve.  I also like more realism in terms of gameplay, which Tom Clancy games have more of.

FIFA 2010 -- I do not like watching soccer, but I have always loved soccer video games.  This one is very, very good!  Highly recommended!   :thumb:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Woodsea on 17 Dec 2009, 12:47 am
I am wasting alot of time playing Fallout 3 G.O.T.Y.  :duh:  Finished ODST.  Xbox live will be putting Shadow Complex up for 800 pts in a week, I will pick that one up.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 24 Dec 2009, 08:17 pm
COD4 MW2 PS3.
Yea..............  8)
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: werd on 1 Apr 2010, 12:50 am
Borderlands on Xbox. excellent 1st person shooter.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jsaliga on 18 Jul 2010, 12:10 am
All for the PC from Steam....

Just Cause 2
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction
Battlefield Bad Company 2

--Jerome
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jsaliga on 1 Sep 2010, 10:25 pm
I have actually been getting some mileage out of my PS3....

God of War III (This one is quite possibily the best video game ever created.  The Quick Time Events sequences are blemishes on an otherwise superlative game).
Red Dead Redemption (starts a bit slowly, but once it gets moving it's very addictive)
Mafia II (I would have bought this for the PC but the PS3 version came with some free DLC)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (great over-the-top Indiana Jones style story.  A few near-impossible spots seriously mar what would otherwise be a perfect game)
Infamous (never got around to this one...but was hooked by Prototype on the PC so I'm hoping to enjoy this one)

--Jerome
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 2 Sep 2010, 12:23 am
Jerome,
I tried RDR a couple nights. For me, I just didn't get into it. Granted, it's visually stimulating with good graphics with "smooth" gameplay, but westerns just aren't my bag. Neat game, I don't mean to down play it at all....just not my thing.

I played InFamous one night for maybe three hours. Same comments as above, but I find that walking down a street and "doing things" to accomplish a goal, win a trophy, or to accumulate items, and/or new "powers" isn't my bag either. Said another way, Having to go from "A" to "B" is too linear for me. My son finished the darn game in three nights. Loved it.  :o

Have not played the others you mentioned.

When "Black Ops" comes out, I may quite my job. Huge COD fan.
Bob
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jsaliga on 2 Sep 2010, 04:05 pm
Jerome,
I tried RDR a couple nights. For me, I just didn't get into it. Granted, it's visually stimulating with good graphics with "smooth" gameplay, but westerns just aren't my bag. Neat game, I don't mean to down play it at all....just not my thing.

Obviously if you don't much care for Westerns then RDR will probably not be the game for you.  But I'm a big fan of Westerns and this game rings true to the genre in many ways that will please gamers such as myself.

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I played InFamous one night for maybe three hours. Same comments as above, but I find that walking down a street and "doing things" to accomplish a goal, win a trophy, or to accumulate items, and/or new "powers" isn't my bag either. Said another way, Having to go from "A" to "B" is too linear for me. My son finished the darn game in three nights. Loved it.  :o

I haven't really done anything with Infamous yet.  It is next on my list of games to play after RDR.  I don't mind linear games so long as the design and implementation is good.  For example, the single-player campaign in Call of Duty 4 is completely linear, as are the major checkpoints in each mission.  But the story and missions are so well crafted that you really don't pay much attention to it.

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When "Black Ops" comes out, I may quite my job. Huge COD fan.

I won't quit my job...but I may take a few days off to play through it.  :D  If you like COD then give Battlefield: Bad Company 2 a try if you haven't already played it.

--Jerome
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Noseyears on 8 Feb 2011, 03:05 pm
A little bump...

just wanted to share which games i have bought lately.

Need for speed hot pursuit 11: amazing graphics and soundtracks. Way different from most wanted and previous versions.

Civilization 5: a nice strategy game, but to be honest...i liked more the civ3.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 8 Feb 2011, 04:30 pm
I'm looking forward to "Homefront" for the PS3.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: tomwhite on 9 Feb 2011, 04:11 pm
What about Crysis 2? I have been watching the trailer...it looks damn good.

PS. Since im a gamer also, i would like to spend more time on this forum section. Hopefully the guys can share thoughts on the gaming world.  :thumb:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Pez on 9 Feb 2011, 04:37 pm
Crysis 1 is the best FPS I have ever played period. The graphics are simply unparalleled and the game play is wide open. You can go stealth and sneak around anywhere silently taking out opponent after opponent, you can go in guns a blazin' cowboy style, or you can sit back from a distance and snipe the hell out of everything. In any case Crysis 2 is on my must buy list. For console people you are lucky that it's going beyond the PC, though I doubt that the experience will be nearly as amazing.

Also I have been addicted to starcraft 2 in a major way. Can't wait for sequels to that as well! :thumb:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Noseyears on 16 Feb 2011, 04:08 pm
In any case Crysis 2 is on my must buy list.

Oh, new york!! We will need maximum strength to play this one.  :green:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: toocool4 on 12 May 2011, 11:50 am
I’m not that much of a gamer but I bought the Nintendo 3DS when it came out. So far I have Pilot Wings Resort, Pro Evolution Soccer and Super Street Fighter 4.

I am loving the 3D, cool.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: eclein on 12 May 2011, 02:53 pm
Pez- I had Crysis 1 on this laptop which has twice the amount of everything needed to run it minimally and it ran but not great and I was so bummed because I could see it was awesome so as soon as I found out 2 was on PS3 I jumped and it looks amazing to me, I just love the overall look of the land from the players perspective...very cool.

Portal 2 is just fun, fun, fun and is what I consider a class act video game, thought provoking, great looking, funny narrative and a ball to play- I was pleasantly surprised actually as I played maybe 10 minutes of P1 with my kids on a visit to see them and thought it was just ok, but I didn't really get a feel for it. Portal 2 should be game of the year but most likely will get beat by Killzone 3 or one of the other wargames, I have Killzone 2, Crysis 2, Portal 2, Dead Space 2-it is the year of the 2!!!!! They all look amazing, Dead Space 2 being the most difficult and challenging as I like to play on casual setting so I can chill and frag and DS2 was so hard I couldn't get to the first checkpoint, my kids took 1/2 hour to get it and they were shocked. After that its definitely casual and fun, that was the only game I got help on....LOL :thumb:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: nathanm on 12 May 2011, 05:52 pm
I got both of the first two Monkey Island remake games for Xbox 360.  It's pretty sweet to get to relive the old school on modern day systems.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: eclein on 12 May 2011, 06:06 pm
Monkey Island was fun!!!! :rotflmao:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: thethingx on 14 Jun 2011, 03:31 am
i got nothing since starcraft 2, waiting on diablo 3 now
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: nathanm on 14 Jun 2011, 06:14 pm
I was browsing through the lists on Xbox and I ended up getting a game called "Stacking" where you play Russian stacking dolls.  It's sort of a G-rated family thing, but it was pretty clever.  A nice change of pace from Borderlands at any rate.  Cool artwork, nice music.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Akkuma on 22 Jun 2011, 12:44 am
I think the last game I bought was Heroes of Newerth when they had their most recent $10 sale.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: guest78998 on 17 Nov 2012, 06:29 pm
Call of Duty Black Ops 2. It was pretty disappointing, the movements felt different, made it feel more like Battlefield 2. The gun interface is such an improvement, and Zombies is ridiculous.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 21 Nov 2014, 02:51 pm
"Destiny" on PS4. Awesome game.
Anybody else play?
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: jqp on 25 Nov 2014, 01:58 am
I played in the Alpha, the Beta, and now have the finished product. Haven't played it much in the last month. - Right now I am waiting for a 2.44GB update before I can even play. Hopefully it will be worth it :)
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: GentleBender on 16 Sep 2015, 12:27 pm
Just grabbed Destiny: The Taken King expansion and hope to log a few hours in soon. If this isn't the big fix people are saying it is, this will be the last expansion I purchase for Destiny. So far I just did a few simple bounties this morning and hope to see more changes, it does hurt a little to see my Legendary armor and weapons bested by new common ones I pick up. But with a bunch of new weapons to try it should get better.  :thumb:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 16 Sep 2015, 01:04 pm
I'm totally addicted to this game. This should give you an idea to what extent, although won't mean anything to anybody that doesn't play the game. Here are my three characters:
(http://www.maanclan.com/misc_scripts/sig.php?name=kryptosphantom&game=destiny&bi=2)
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: GentleBender on 16 Sep 2015, 01:42 pm
I'm guessing not many gamers on this site, but I have all three characters too. My favorite so far has been the Warlock with the Titan coming in second. Looking forward to unlocking the new subclass for each. I see you play on PS4 :nono:, I'm on Xbone...

I'll end up with both at some point but music has taken front seat lately. I only chose the Xbone because I like removable batteries in my controller and they enabled media playback from my NAS. I found that my PS3 controller is now dead and I will have to disassemble it and replace the battery. I can't bring myself to throw away a perfectly good controller just because the battery will no longer charge.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Woodsea on 16 Sep 2015, 04:04 pm
I almost picked it up.  But, I am finally jumping into next gen when my Halo 5 console comes in next month.  That and FIFA 16 will keep me busy.  I may pick it up in December or Black Friday.

Have fun!
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 16 Sep 2015, 07:33 pm
Yea, GB, I think there's only a handful and most of those seems to be XBox guys. I think the only PS guy was Ed ("Eclien"), and he's not a FPS kinda guy.
Game on dudes!  :D
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bemopti123 on 16 Sep 2015, 08:51 pm
I'm guessing not many gamers on this site, but I have all three characters too. My favorite so far has been the Warlock with the Titan coming in second. Looking forward to unlocking the new subclass for each. I see you play on PS4 :nono:, I'm on Xbone...

I'll end up with both at some point but music has taken front seat lately. I only chose the Xbone because I like removable batteries in my controller and they enabled media playback from my NAS. I found that my PS3 controller is now dead and I will have to disassemble it and replace the battery. I can't bring myself to throw away a perfectly good controller just because the battery will no longer charge.

I got a spare battery in order to replace what I thought was a dying battery just to find out that when I dismantled and replaced the battery, it was glitchy. Still did not charge properly.  While others might be more electrically or mechanically inclined, I get this impression that the longevity of these units is typically tied with its battery lifespans.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Mag on 25 Dec 2019, 11:45 am
Picked up 3 Need for Speed games for XMas for PC from Origin. Rivals, Payback and Heat also Sudden Strike a WWII strategy game.

Haven't played 'em that much yet as I am sick and listening to music on the stereo on my days off. But I did play it enough to get use to the XBox controller which I couldn't get to work at first. Was going to get a steering wheel but put that off for the time being, maybe next Xmas.

I prefer the older versions of Need for Speed for which I have 5 but they do not work of Windows 10. Of the 3 I have I think Rivals is the one I'll play the most. I want to be a cop to pull over cocky gamers online, but first I need to practice to get up my driving skills.

In real life I drove taxi/courier for 32 to years so I am looking forward to busting amateur drivers. :lol:
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bemopti123 on 25 Dec 2019, 02:23 pm
All gaming duties have gone to the Switch system my son has along with a gaming PC that has been updated.  In the Switch front....Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Edition is on rotation.  In the PC front, League of Legends seems to be getting most play.  I cannot wait for Blizzard to release the new IOS platform version of Diablo.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Bob in St. Louis on 25 Dec 2019, 02:35 pm
Destiny has its hooks in deep, so I've not played anything else since it came on the scene in 2014.
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: GregorySweeps on 10 Aug 2020, 05:20 am
Paper Mario <3
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: roz on 3 Jan 2021, 11:49 pm
I went all out during the holiday season since I just built up a new PC for the first time in 10 years! I purchased Cyberpunk 2077(it was alright), and now I'm playing Horizon Zero Dawn. I can't believe the graphics on the latter. It looks exceptional and lifelike!
Title: Re: What new games have you bought lately?
Post by: Mag on 4 Jan 2021, 03:19 am
I purchased F1 2020, graphics are good but I actually need a faster graphics card. Also got Civilization V to work, purchased the game in 2014 for Steam but I didn't realize that I didn't download it properly. Anyway it works now and I'm doing well in my first Campaign. Played Civ II for years but it does not work on Windows 10.

Also have been playing Need for Speed- Heat, Rivals, 2015 since Dec. 2019.