So, what you playing at the mo? Retro Edition

pdbhp

Andrew76 wrote: »

Played a bit of Muramasa: The Demon Blade for the first time last night, gorgeous looking game. Reckon I might turn on the 360 for the first time in ages since Super Meat Boy due out tomorrow I think.

Really looking forward to super meatboy but I've no fundage for M$ points so I won't be playing it for a while:(

pdbhp

Seems Super Meat Boy is gonna be 33% cheaper at launch so those with funds now can enjoy all the meaty goodness for less.
Source

The ultra hardcore platformer Super Meat Boy will be released on Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) this Wednesday. While its price has been set at $15, early buyers will be rewarded with a 33 percent discount. From launch day until sometime in November, Super Meat Boy will be reduced to $10.

Sales have become common on XBLA, but this is the first instance we know of where a game was put on sale at launch.

"We hope you guys appreciate this early xmas gift," says developer Team Meat. "Your positive comments, fan art, and donations when Edmund was in the hospital have been greatly appreciated. We are more than happy to give a little back."

Andrew76

Cheers for that. Will defo pick it up tomorrow so. Was watching some more youtube videos of the devs playing it and looks excellent. Review over on Eurogamers seems positive too.

paperwork

I've been playing perfect dark on the N64 all morning!
Now there have been some perfect dark nay sayers on the boards. *ahem* retro *ahem* And while what they are saying is true, it is only a problem for the first 10 minutes. I literally couldnt see anything or control the game, its so muddy and slow... but then your eyes kinda, adjust themselves too it, and after some 40 minutes of play it looks just as awesome as it did back in 99!

o1s1n

paperwork wrote: »

but then your eyes kinda, adjust themselves too it, and after some 40 minutes of play it looks just as awesome as it did back in 99!

Ah yes, the rose tinted effect. Takes a few minutes to kick in :pac:

Retr0gamer

I still don't think it's that good of a game. In this day and aged of FPS games it's a fun curiosity more than anything with some bad flaws that have since been ironed out by the evolution of the genre. I find the 360 remake makes the game a lot more playable. I was actually surprised at how fast the game actually is when it's running at 60fps and not the 5-10 fps in the original that makes it feel like you are moving through treacle. Oh playing it in high res actually lowers the performance even more.

CiDeRmAn

Yet Doom hasn't aged, Wolfenstein has mostly aged because of, well, Doom!
I really liked Doom 3 though, I know the visual style of that engine gets a lot of stick, but me, I liked it, certainly a lot better than Quake 4.
Prey was pretty good and available for the price of a sandwich and a cup of tea in your local Gamestop!
http://www.gamestop.ie/29737_Xbox_360_Prey.aspx

Retr0gamer

Doom and Doom 2 haven't aged because they are still amazing games and there's really nothing else like them. No other FPS is as fast paced and throws that many enemies at you. People say Serious Sam was like it but it's not. Serious Sam you just wander from arena to arena taking out respawning bad guys. Doom was all about the awesome level design and hordes of enemies and didn't rely on cheap tricks like respawning baddies.

Wasn't a fan of Doom 3. The level design was bad and relied on monster closets far too much which was just poor level design. Didn't have trouble with the art and darkness but a flashlight on the gun would be nice.

Prey though, although not great was a very enjoyable game with some great moments like the bus. The ending was also genuinely disturbing.

Augmerson

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Prey was pretty good and available for the price of a sandwich and a cup of tea in your local Gamestop!
http://www.gamestop.ie/29737_Xbox_360_Prey.aspx

Lol CiDeR, do you get commission for pimping Gamestop? :P

pdbhp

Augmerson wrote: »

Lol CiDeR, do you get commission for pimping Gamestop? :P

He's totally in love with gamestop:D

Retr0gamer

He did work there. The Stockholm syndrome still hasn't worn off yet.

paperwork

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Wasn't a fan of Doom 3. The level design was bad and relied on monster closets far too much which was just poor level design. Didn't have trouble with the art and darkness but a flashlight on the gun would be nice.

is that when you have to blow up an item that spawns baddies? Whoever thought them up should be shot! I've never played a good game with them in it! Ì remember really looking forward to that conduit game for wii only to see one on the first level... the whole thing went downhill from there.

Retr0gamer

Nope although that can be bad game design when handled wrong. The monster closets in Doom 3 was when you saw a really good power up you would collect it and loads of monsters would always spawn around you. Happened every time. You could get through the game much quicker just not picking up the tantalising items.

o1s1n

Had a great night of gaming yesterday. A friend of mine dropped over and we did the following -

2 player Radiant Silvergun
2 Player Ikaruga
2 Player Under Defeat
2 Player Castle of Shikigami 2

If our brains weren't frazzled after that, we went on to have a competition in Magical Drop 2. It's one game that really shines in 2 player. Better than Puzzle Bobble. It can get super competitive.

Andrew76

For anyone with a 360 I highly recommend getting Super Meat Boy. Great retro feel to it. Sadistically hard in places but always fair. Each level turns into a speed run like trance even after countless deaths. Great controls too. No brainer at 800 points.

o1s1n

Psychonauts - absolutely brilliant. Such top notch speech and dialogue. Some of the levels really are well put together.

There was one bit that blew my mind. In the levetation section in Milla's dance party I went into a half secret room where there was a portal I was advised not to go to as it would be a real downer. - I went in and OMFG, one of the most abruptly amazing/freaky/moving/terrifying things I've ever seen in a game. Sometimes you think you're just playing a standard platformer and then BAM - this catches you out of the blue.

On the other hand, the platforming is doing my head in!

CiDeRmAn

Ahh!
I keep falling asleep playing Rule Of Rose!
Last night I got started, freed the dog, saw some creepy stuff, looked at the clock, it read 1:30am, blinked, then had cramp in my leg, the game had paused itself and the clock read 3:45am!
It's not fair!

Retr0gamer

You need to up your intake of those litre bottles of caffeine juice you take.

Are you enjoying it? Heard the game has a fantastic story but the gameplay is crud.

CiDeRmAn

Gameplay is like trudging thru treacle, get item a to this location, watch disturbing cut scene, now go to this location, following the dig to find item b.
It does feel a lot like Silent Hill 2 though, and I think it is exactly the game they set out to make.
Pity it never got a proper UK and Ireland release.

Retr0gamer

Well it got banned thanks to the idiots in the Daily Mail. Well it wasn't banned I think the company said they weren't releasing it in England which meant we didn't get it either.

Banjo Fella

Playing through Final Fantasy VI for the second time at the moment. It's a new experience really, I had forgotten most of it and I'm playing it from a different perspective now that I'm a bit older. Er, I think.

Really enjoying it anyway, it holds up a lot better than its immediate sequels. You can't beat good sprite art, it just doesn't age; and this game has tons of beautifully drawn landscapes, cute, expressionate sprites for the characters and fierce, imaginative and intricate creature designs. It's very pretty. The soundtrack's great too... in particular I've had the first overworld theme stuck in my head for the past few days, and the entire Opera House section is fantastic.

And not content with simply burning down the hero's village or skewering the nearest ribbon-wearing girl on a Masamune, it actually motivates you into grinding your way to the final boss by

destroying the entire planet halfway through

. Probably my favourite from the series.

Retr0gamer

Yep it's probably the best in the main series although sometimes I think it's FF9. It's way better than FF7 though.

chopperbyrne

IX is the best in the main series, with V, VIII, VI and VII behind it.

CiDeRmAn

Is it cooler to say VII instead of 7 I wonder?
Does that make Chopper Byrne a better FF fan than Retr0?
Do we really care or just trying to start a fight?
Tune in later at IX for more on this and other stories!

Andrew76

Sounds even cooler when you say it twice! :P

/leggit

NeoKubrick

I haven't played much of anything lately. Bought Dragon Age and think BioWare have reached the 'Uncanny Valley' with interaction, and the mechanics didn't entertain me. My beloved STALKER: Clear Sky isn't working with Windows 7. So bogged down with coursework anyway that I'm looking forward to only playing Fallout: New Vegas at Christmas.

Oh, going to the GameCity 5 tomorrow to play Spy Party, which should be excellent.

CiDeRmAn

Played a spot of Project Slypheed on the 360 last night and a blast on Super Meat Boy this morning, the former better than I remember and the latter better than I ever expected.

Retr0gamer

Sylpheed isn't a bad game but I never felt compelled to finish it. It's no Colony Wars or Tie Fighter.

CiDeRmAn

No, but there is nothing else in that vein on the 360 or PS3, nothing as good anyways.
As for it being not as good as Colony Wars, which one and why?
Most of these games, especially the arcade leaning ones, all boil down to "follow the way point, turn til you kill the target, repeat til mission ends".
Anyhow, it was a tenner, so can't go too far wrong.
Red Faction:Guerrilla is ok though.

Retro, you never commented on the purchase of Soul Nomad for the PS2, I was awaiting your sage advice for playing/enjoying it.
Maybe you're too loved up right now, ah yes heady days of you love.

Of course, there are arguments to come.




Like whose turn is it in the Sakura costume

Retr0gamer

Never played Soul Nomad. I played La Pucelle for a good 20 hours and decided I just don't like Nippon Ichi games so haven't played any other than La Pucelle.