I must say the Infamous demo was off the hook. Great concept for the game and great game play. I don't think the game is being marketed correctly at the moment, but if given the proper attention from a marketing stand point I could see this game being one of the PS3's top all time selling. It is that good.
Finally got around to playing a little bit of DS2. Seems pretty interesting so far. Didn't play the first one though, so a lot of it seems different to me, compared to the other SMT games. Battle system is better than I thought it would be.
Well the good news is IGN always has horrible reviews, and with a compilation of 9 reviews on gamerankings.com of 88% this game should be great. I am picking it up after work and looking forward to smashing some heads. Anyone that picks it up can look for me online my xbox 360 gamertag is MASTER CHIEFERS.
To add to my inFamous love a nice review from joystiq: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/20/joystiq-review-infamous/
Guess I was right about Sony not publishing it in the US...but it is still coming over. Thank you Atlus! (no link yet, PR just went out)
Still not sold on Demons Soul though, I watched so many videos of it and the contents, while challenging, seem limited Played inFamous demo today, got motion sickness while finding those damn boxes...but the combat was amazingly fun
Fight Night Rd 2 on the original XBox was (and is still) one of my favorite games ever. I cannot begin to relate how terribly disappointing Rd3 was. Well, yes I can: no *impact*. with Rd2, the game design specifically gave you the impact moments, you could almost feel the heavy blows landing. In Rd3, it was as though they made a conscious decision to AVOID any viscerality of the impacts AT ALL. No difference between a bone-jarring perfect body blow and a little jab, no difference between a great heavy uppercut and just a regular little punch. You didn't get to FEEL any of it. And, to make it worse, you never got to SEE it either. Every blow, every replay, always came from behind the head of the opponent, meaning you NEVER got to actually SEE the impacts either. And it was a horribly bad game for that reason alone. Not to mention the design overall was just a huge step backwards. Hopefully the next FN-RD4 will bring back what made the game so great to begin with.
Anyone playing Sacred 2? I got it on PS3 and its pretty fun. Ton of depth so its a bit confusing for the first hour or so. Awesome boss battles.
Is it really good? As an avid action RPG kinda guy, I am SOOO tempted. 60 bucks is alot for 7/10 reviews though...
Hehe, I was going to post this. Looks like you don't have a reason not to purchase this now RC. Maybe we can do co-op...but I'll probably be level 150-200+ by the time you get the game
its really not as bad as the reviews make it out to be. if your not comfortable spending the 60 wait a couple weeks and pick it up used at gamestop. the camera controls take about 20 minutes to get comfortable with. they are locked when playing coop offline. the only negative factor is you will probably burn 1 character just to learn the spells and special moves. it is SO in depth its almost at a fault. there is so much to do as far as modifying your character and his/her abilities. the boss battles and overall combat is exceptional. the map world is MASSIVE. your able to get a mount at about lvl 10 though (which is between 1-2 hours in if your taking your time). voice acting is r****ded but so much so that it is funny at times. framerate isnt as bad as reviews make it out to be. online is fun if your playing with a mic and the other players arent just running around aimlessly. if you pick it up on ps3 and want to hop online my psn is micjq.
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Pretty good for the most part, but it was a little weak in some areas, which puts it a notch or two below games like Persona 3/4 and Nocturne IMO. Probably a big improvement over DS1 though, given what I've read (mediocre at best). If DS3 can be just as improved over DS2, it should be fantastic.
