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Post by wyldephang on Oct 3, 2016 20:16:58 GMT -5
How has the new Doom sold, anyone know? I'm sure sales have leveled out by now. I don't know what the final figures were. It seemed to be a successful title with heaps of critical praise for the campaign but not a lot of replay value in the multiplayer modes. I didn't expect it to sell as well as the annual Call of Duty beauty pageant, which will draw high sales despite tepid fan reception.
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Post by wyldephang on Dec 30, 2016 20:51:26 GMT -5
Because I haven't updated this thread since getting married and moving into our new place, I thought I'd briefly touch on the last few months of gaming in the casa de Wyldephang. I don't remember if I mentioned that the last half of my summer was dominated by Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. It's easy to see how this game can draw players in for such a long time: It offers an expansive world populated with soldiers to interrogate, animals to capture, and vehicles to commandeer. The goal of Phantom Pain is to assemble a team of soldiers to bring down the Skulls, a mysterious rogue army with an agenda to control the civilizations of the world by unleashing a powerful bioweapon. Initially, most of the infiltration missions are done alone with little support from Mother Base, your central base of operations. After some time, you can recruit personnel into your ranks to help you in your missions. Their perks include artillery support, language translation, researching and developing new weapons and armor, and providing valuable intel while you're on the field, alerting you to the presence of nearby enemy outposts and so forth. You can eventually bring special units called Buddies onto the field to assist you and fight alongside you. As you're traversing the mountains of Afghanistan and the jungles of the Congo, you really do get a sense for the scale of this massive game. I was absolutely absorbed in it for the last few months, and I highly recommend it to anyone with a current-gen console. Versions of the game are available on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but I can't comment on those editions of the game as I played through the PS4 version. After MGSV, I played through Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. Having just visited the Bahamas in late September for my honeymoon, I was particularly interested in the game's many references to historical pirates. The goal of Uncharted 4 is to locate the fabled pirate haven, Libertalia, and uncover its secret treasures. Complications arise when you discover that a group of mercenaries are also after the same prize, and given their sizable advantage in numbers and firepower, you find that it is to your benefit to utilize stealth and precision over a guns-blazing head-on approach. The graphics are stunning; the entire world is painted out in vibrant colors and exceptional detail. Beyond that, the game engine is well-made and easy to grasp, especially for someone like myself who had never played an Uncharted game. There's a good mix of exploration, stealth segments, and action, so it's a total package and an easy candidate for Game of the Year. After beating Uncharted, I turned my attention to a few different projects. I had been picking away at a playthrough of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD for the Wii U. I collected all the Triforce charts and progressed to the final dungeon, but I haven't stepped inside yet to take on the final boss. I'll get to it eventually, but I've been focusing a couple Final Fantasy games recently. Back in February, while suffering through the flu, I began another Final Fantasy VII playthrough. For whatever reason, I put the game down after getting midway through the first disc. But a few weeks ago, after getting the entertainment center set up with all my consoles, I popped it back in and decided to make a push to complete the game. (Coincidentally, I came down with a case of the flu a couple weeks ago, so I was having flashbacks to February when I started this particular playthrough.) I'm about ready to head into the final dungeon, so I figure I should have the game finished by the New Year. Meanwhile, I'm picking away simultaneously at Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy X Remastered (PS4), which were both Christmas presents. It's been a busy few months indeed. I haven't had as much time to game since getting married; I find that most of my game time comes when my wife is either sleeping/napping or putting in grades for the students she teaches. She's not a gamer herself, but occasionally she'll get interested in one of the games I play. I'm just thankful she can tolerate them taking up so much space in the living room; I have a 60" HDTV with all the consoles hooked up to an A/V switch for ease of access.
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Post by kokovec on Dec 31, 2016 3:00:30 GMT -5
Let's see... Played Vanguard, Defender and few other games on my mod'd FB2.
Then I got the 2600 Flashback Portable and been going crazy on that thing. You can play almost the whole 2600 library with the SD Card.
Played Abobo's Big Adventure.
On the Vectrex I've been enjoying the demo version of Robot Arena with my dual joy enabled PS2 adapter.
Now I'm waiting for my Super RetroTrio so I can start playing some of the classics.
Life's pretty good right now for a retro gamer.
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Post by kokovec on Dec 31, 2016 3:05:15 GMT -5
Oh, played all the games on my Colecovision Flashback as well as got back into Black Ops II Zombies in solo mode.
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jammajup
Vector Runner
multi-format retro gamer
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Post by jammajup on Dec 31, 2016 15:17:48 GMT -5
(ARCADE) - The Simpsons , SFII-World Warrior , Moon Alien , D&D Shadows Of Mysteria , Frenzy , UniWars S (MEGADRIVE) - Gods , PGA II , Ball Jacks (VIC-20) - Gorf (ZX Spec) Jetpac (Atari VCS) Kangaroo (C64) Bounder , Wizball
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Post by VectorX on Dec 31, 2016 16:23:08 GMT -5
Frenzy should've done way better than it did. Uniwar-S was pretty odd: spies that are dropped below your blaster and try to stab your ship? Kind of strange, but a neat game I play through it every year or two. How is this version? I heard the C-64 version was pretty close to the arcade.
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Post by vectrex360 on Jan 3, 2017 16:13:57 GMT -5
Kingdoms of Amalur on my Xbox 360 Death Chase/Nox on my Vectrex Lunar 2 on my JVC X'Eye
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Post by VectorX on Oct 18, 2017 12:16:40 GMT -5
I only just got introduced to what's probably known as the legendary indie game of Spelunky, which originally came out in 2009 or something as open source and was ported around to several platforms, including an updated version a couple of years ago.
Not being the most original game on the planet (but still quite fun), you're jumping and climbing on platforms in a mine collecting as many treasures as possible while avoiding the usual bad creatures of bats and spiders and the like. You have a health meter, which falling from too high a height or being hit by a creature or projectile will take off one or more until you're dead and it's game over. Landing on a spike will kill you instantly though, no matter how much health you have. So it's like the original Sonic the Hedgehog where you hold the directional key down to look before you leap.
The game is a random setup every time and aspects of it remind me of the legendary Apple II game Aztec, such as you can, and at times have to create your own exit by setting off a bomb. You get a few of them, along with ropes to climb to various heights, which help out. You can also use bombs to blow up wall sections just to get at the embedded treasure.
And there's a sense of humor included as well, like a neanderthal guy who runs around. Several things are a nod to Raiders of the Lost Ark, such as the golden head sitting underneath an idol, which, if you swipe it, the whole screen will shake and a huge boulder will fall, not only possibly killing you but also wiping clear layers of rock wall as it rolls around. If you have a safe spot to get to, it's worth it to swipe the idol because it's worth a lot, should you make it to the next level. There's also this woman who needs to be saved (although you have to carry her around everywhere) but you might have to put her down to do other things. There have been points where I had to toss her off a rock ledge and then wondered where she went, only to find herself impaled on a spike down below (!). Ghastly but a fitting end for a dumb blonde. However, upon reading up on the game later I found that she'll restore a health point if you're able to get her and yourself out of the level, so it's in your best bet to do that.
It sucks having no sound though, as the guy who ported it to Chrome (the version I'm playing) never heard back from the game's original creator to fix a few things with, as high scores don't work. I'm assuming special quests and hidden stuff doesn't work on the version either but I could be wrong; when I was reading up on it in Wikipedia I stopped reading just when it mentioned something new, which I didn't want to have stuff spoiled yet (although I heard the hell levels don't work either; whatever those are). Still pretty addicting though and I hope to encounter more new stuff.
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Post by VectorX on Apr 3, 2020 21:50:12 GMT -5
Due to my usual walking time being rained out I thought I'd give this old one a bump. I did the Basic Run on Wii Fit though, as, even though you burn more calories doing that rather than walking, I'd still rather go outside, even though I like the scenery in the game.
Anyway, I played a game of Stramash and Rammy Zone for the first time in a while. I had also played Galaxy Wars SL and Space Race earlier, along with Tank Riders and 40 Thieves (card game) on my Chromebook.
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Post by vectrex360 on Aug 19, 2020 0:21:19 GMT -5
I’ve been playing some Fire Emblem path of radiance on my hacked Wii U. I’ve been watching a lot of the UV black lighted game videos on YouTube and I’m thinking I might pick one up.
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Post by wyldephang on Aug 28, 2020 16:47:32 GMT -5
I recently slipped into another unintentional Mass Effect marathon on the PC. I happen to love the series so much that I've played through it at least ten times or so; I started playing the games on the Xbox 360 and, as of this year, have been playing them on PC. What's different about this playthrough? Nothing at all! And I love it--and can't stop playing it, apparently. Other than that, work and home life has kept me too busy to pursue any new gaming ventures. Maybe someday.
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Post by VectorX on Jan 23, 2021 22:51:39 GMT -5
Did a bit of Vectrex in the last several days; can't do a whole lot with a bedbug problem, lest you notice new itchy parts after you get up (you'd be able to kill so many more of those horrid monsters if you could feel them crawling on you, which most of the time you can't!). I've had them under control for weeks now but they're not totally gone, unfortunately.
Anyway, I played Revector and Stramash Zone, then tonight Asteroid Cowboy (forgot I had that on a flashcart) and Royal 21.
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Post by vectrex360 on Sept 19, 2021 23:27:20 GMT -5
Mostly my Wii U these days, and mostly Virtual console. Right now I’m playing through Kirbys Return to Dreamland and Drill Dozer. I’ve played some Video Pinball and target fun over the weekend with my son as well on my old Sears Heavy.
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Post by VectorX on Oct 21, 2021 21:06:10 GMT -5
^It's great when kids can play vintage stuff (should've commented on that a while back) Whelp, my Chromebook is so old that support and updates ended for it this month. I downloaded several games for it, which I didn't even start playing for a couple of weeks. I got back on the online store one last time for something, then for one last time for good to see if there were any pinball games I hadn't played (there weren't), then logged off for good (again ). So, what was for the second to "last" time that I got on for? Some game I'd heard a few things about here and there over the last couple of years called "2048" Oh lordy! I see what the big deal has been about. Simple and addicting (as hell!). Interesting strategy where you try to cluster numbers that you can potentially increase around the corners, especially when you try to do corner stuff in other games that can mean disaster (corners are especially bad for bottom shooters such as Galaga when you get hemmed in, for instance). It'll be fun to try out the version on the Vectrex once I get my XP computer fixed, since the Mateos game cart won't work with Windows 10.
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Post by vectrex360 on Dec 12, 2021 23:31:40 GMT -5
I played Tetris Effect on my Xbox Series S tonight for about an hour. It’s a pretty good game. I forgot how good I am at Tetris. It’s been about 25 years I think.
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