Computer games

Donnaghm · 03-10-2012 08:16PM

ixoy wrote: »

Can't say I agree with the nostalgic notion that games were better in the old days all the time. The likes of Mass Effect, Arkham Asylum/City, Skyrim, Portal 2, Bioshock series, etc show there's still plenty of excellent titles out there that can be very immersive. Some aren't maybe as easy to pick up and play but I find they can be more rewarding ultimately.

Mass Effect 3 allows a man-man love interest and I very quickly dumped all previous love interests to pursue it! Gloriously cheesy it was too.

I think people just like whatever was the "in-thing" during their childhood.
My father (mid-50's) is addicted to Westerns for example. I personally think they're one dimensional, alpha-male tripe.

ixoy · 03-10-2012 11:11PM

Donnaghm wrote: »

I think people just like whatever was the "in-thing" during their childhood.

Ah, but sure I started off with the 8-bit era of Chuckie Egg and Jet Set Willy. I've found games are one of those few art forms that are evolving with time.

eimear10 · 04-10-2012 05:36PM

Gamertags for xbox live anyone? fifa ? cod? Mines-Ltgeneos:)

jill_valentine · 04-10-2012 06:50PM

Donnaghm wrote: »

My father (mid-50's) is addicted to Westerns for example. I personally think they're one dimensional, alpha-male tripe.

I used to agree, but - nerdily enough - Red Dead Redemption gave me a whole new appreciation for them. I found myself watching The Outlaw Josey Wales with my dad a while ago and it was absolutely brilliant.

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Aurongroove · 05-10-2012 07:40PM

a Tekken player ehh?

lol, I'm a teeeeeeny bit of a player myself.

lol, ah no, actually I play it almost every day, I've moved house now, but my house mate for the past two years (who I introduced to Tekken) is emerging as one of the best players in the country and we used to play a lot.

I'm a little bit further behind, but I've been to a few tournaments and handled myself OK. I'd be a good safe margin ahead of your regular gamer.

baby and crumble · 05-10-2012 08:03PM

Just bought myself Sims 3. Goodbye weekend!!!

Irish Aris · 05-10-2012 10:50PM

ixoy wrote: »

Mass Effect 3 allows a man-man love interest and I very quickly dumped all previous love interests to pursue it! Gloriously cheesy it was too.

I recall reading somewhere that Dragon Age II had an option for man-man romance. At the time there were. . .ehm. . ."objections" from users about it, and the developer/publisher defended their choice - there was a response on the lines "it is optional, if you don't like it, don't play it".

jill_valentine · 05-10-2012 11:03PM

Irish Aris wrote: »

I recall reading somewhere that Dragon Age II had an option for man-man romance. At the time there were. . .ehm. . ."objections" from users about it, and the developer/publisher defended their choice - there was a response on the lines "it is optional, if you don't like it, don't play it".

To be honest, I suspect that the objections came from people who never would have played it regardless. Tends to be the way of things.

Aurongroove · 06-10-2012 02:03AM

baby and crumble wrote: »

Just bought myself Sims 3. Goodbye weekend!!!

my little sister had my home PC poisoned with that. Gigabites of stuff.
It's not for me but I can definitely see the attraction.

Up in the student house I was in, one of the lads rented it out and made a house identical to ours with 5 characters all as close as possible to our own appearance, and personalities. We then made our friends (the friends who usually call) and it was going grand.

I became a sci fi writer!! but sadly didn't find that special someone.
I was liked in the house generally except for one house mate, who I cockblocked (much to the assistance of the guy with the control) by striking up a friendship with a girl one of the house mates was trying chatting up.

When left to my own devices however I found myself mixing cocktails and making breakfast for people. but never tidying up.

Aurongroove · 06-10-2012 03:03AM

Donnaghm wrote: »

Well Tekken has a character with an ambiguous gender and/or sexuality. The makers are deliberately keeping it ambiguous for some reason.
I LOVE TEKKEN!

there were huge debates about Leo's sex among fans.
I guessed female, and it's since been confirmed she's a girl.

She's one of my favourite characters to use. I don't play the Virtua fighter games, but i have watched them, and Leo seems to play a lot like a VF character.

Her fighting style is lovely too. Tekken of course like any fighting game exaggerates and has fictitious moves, but she fights with Kai mein Baji quan (bajiquan), an insanely explosive fighting style completely on the other end of the scale to taiji (tai chi).

Chorcai · 06-10-2012 04:54PM

Battlefield 3 and 2 and all the other BF titles (chopper whore, I love the choppers in BF3), Teamfortess 2 (pyro !), Left4Dead 2, World in Conflict... Chorcai is my nickname in every game, as for single player Fallout3 (+add ons) Age of Empires, Total War (Rome, Med, etc)

bodice ripper · 06-10-2012 05:11PM

as far as i am concerned, no games were made after doom and quake.

azezil · 06-10-2012 11:13PM

Been playing computer games since the days of Snake on our first DOS machine and Streets of Rage on arcade machines in our local pub

I've played games of virtually every genre over the years, currently favouring EVE Online and Guild Wars 2 on PC with occasional Civ 5, maybe some CS or TFC (though it's been a while) if the mood takes me and Modern Warfare 3, Black Ops or Street Fighter 4 on XBOX.

Chick_chick · 08-10-2012 05:02PM

LEGO Batman has to be considered a gay friendly game!

coolperson05 · 08-10-2012 05:12PM

Chick_chick wrote: »

LEGO Batman has to be considered a gay friendly game!

Why? Never played it!

Chick_chick · 08-10-2012 05:14PM

There are some very cute animations with Batman and Robin; it's a lovely little relationship in the game play as well.

coolperson05 · 08-10-2012 05:26PM

Aww sounds cute! I uses love LEGO Rock Raiders!

Chorcai · 09-10-2012 12:56PM

Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II was on sale on Steam, think it was 2.50€, great game.

Aurongroove · 09-10-2012 06:14PM

Chick_chick wrote: »

There are some very cute animations with Batman and Robin; it's a lovely little relationship in the game play as well.

that hardly counts! I mean are they erotically in love with each other?

jill_valentine · 09-10-2012 07:30PM

Chorcai wrote: »

Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II was on sale on Steam, think it was 2.50€, great game.

The Dawn of War games are absolutely fantastic and they're cheap as chips right now. Cannot recommend them enough, they're an absolute joy to play. Like some of the old school Total Wars, they're even fun to lose.

readyletsgo · 10-10-2012 10:54AM

Aurongroove wrote: »

that hardly counts! I mean are they erotically in love with each other?

Ah come on now! :rolleyes:

Its a kids game...
From what I have read in loads of reviews of the game, Robin is madly in love with Batman, but Batman is so self involved he doesnt notice it, and when other characters in the game show interest in Batman, Robin gets jealous, kinda young love with a pinch of humor.

Chick_chick · 10-10-2012 11:00AM

readyletsgo wrote: »

Ah come on now! :rolleyes:

Its a kids game...
From what I have read in loads of reviews of the game, Robin is madly in love with Batman, but Batman is so self involved he doesnt notice it, and when other characters in the game show interest in Batman, Robin gets jealous, kinda young love with a pinch of humor.

I concur, the animations play up 'Robin having a crush on Batman angle'. It's cute. Personally, I don't want to play a game where there's characters "erotically in love with each other". It is a gay friendly game though. Play it and see, Aurongroove. Although, for game play lego indiana jones is better.

Aurongroove · 10-10-2012 06:50PM

I played the Lego Star wars. the cut scenes were such a laugh.

Enjoyed it more then the actual films....

which I still haven't seen all of.

Azure_sky · 11-10-2012 07:08AM

Aurongroove wrote: »

that hardly counts! I mean are they erotically in love with each other?

Aurongroove · 13-10-2012 08:50PM

Donnaghm · 15-10-2012 03:21PM

Aurongroove wrote: »

there were huge debates about Leo's sex among fans.
I guessed female, and it's since been confirmed she's a girl.

She's one of my favourite characters to use. I don't play the Virtua fighter games, but i have watched them, and Leo seems to play a lot like a VF character.

Her fighting style is lovely too. Tekken of course like any fighting game exaggerates and has fictitious moves, but she fights with Kai mein Baji quan (bajiquan), an insanely explosive fighting style completely on the other end of the scale to taiji (tai chi).

Leo is female? Noooooooooooooooooooo! This can't be!

Aurongroove · 15-10-2012 07:42PM

lol, were you hoping Leo was a guy?

It's a bit like Quagmire from Family Guy liking "that chick from Hansen"

In the newer Tekkens she still covering up. but they've released a download where you can play as all the fighters in their swim suits (Women and men), and lo the beans are spilled.

I personally reckon it's a shame they didn't give her a wet suit to keep people arguing.
I mean I knew from day one she was she, but I've always loved the character, and liked the fact that many argued about her gender.
It gave her a good purpose in a game where most of the other female cast are basically just "wet dreams" of various description almost to the point of being two dimensional; femme fatal Anna, school girl Ling, Tomboy Asuka, Barbie doll Lili, Exotic Zafina, etc etc, etc.

I hope they announce she a Lesbian, it wouldn't do wonders for the stereotype (oh, she covers up and has a deep voice and acts like a guy, she must be a big dyke), but it would give something for a lot of red blooded, narrow minded gamers to put in their pipes and smoke it.

Chorcai · 15-10-2012 10:31PM

Wargame: European Escalation, got this the other day, it might take a bit for me to get into. Very different game from what I'd play.

Azure_sky · 16-10-2012 11:21AM

Poison, from the Street fighter and Final Fight series' is transsexual. As is Birdo from the Mario Bros' series. Eagle, from the very first Street Fighter game, is gay. He was loosely based on Freddy Mercury.

KeKe · 18-10-2012 06:09AM

Aurongroove wrote: »

I hope they announce she a Lesbian, it wouldn't do wonders for the stereotype (oh, she covers up and has a deep voice and acts like a guy, she must be a big dyke), but it would give something for a lot of red blooded, narrow minded gamers to put in their pipes and smoke it.

I see Leo to be trans*, or genderqueer.

If anything I see Lili being as Lesbian as the rivalry between her and Asuka is pretty..intimate. Also, the cameo of her in Queen's Gate is pretty revealing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlvQyxiAkec&feature=related Warning: NSFW.. extreme jiggling...

Hoping that in TxSF I can use both Leo and Poison!

There's a LGBT in Catherine but I don't want to spoil it!

Pokemon BW/BW2 and the Ferris Wheel conversations have big implications. In BW, a Hiker takes big interest in the Hilbert after a hot and sweaty session and also asking about his lover. In the japanese version of Pokemon Black and White 2 there is a trans* Nursery Aide, although I believe it has been confirmed they only dress in female clothing for work as they were unable to receive work as a male. This has been edited out in the English version of course.

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