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Post by Nowhere Man on Jul 27, 2014 11:30:55 GMT -5
I hope one day we get a Marvel game as fun as Marvel Ultimate Alliance (the first one) or as good as the Batman Arkham games. The closest I've played is Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (Great open-world game that came out late in the first XBox generation. That said, it can be played on the 360, so if you can find a copy, I recommended it.) Seriously! I don't understand why whoever has the licenses for the Marvel character is sitting on them when the properties as arguably the hottest they've ever been. The X-Men Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance games were the last time a good X-Men game was made. I would love a Marvel-themed game on par with Arkham Aslyum/City. Avengers, X-Men, Hulk, whatever. Since video games make more money than any other entertainment medium right now I don't get why they aren't leaping all over this I think it's because Marvel still hasn't figured out that you should build for long-term success and not just license something to be hacked out for the latest movie or animated series. X-Men Legends and Ultimate Alliance was fun because they were a grand tour of the Marvel Universe with a lot of meat for the fans. Batman Arkham was simply an attempt to make a great game without any tie-ins. The gameplay would set that series apart even if it had nothing to do with Batman. Same for the Hulk game.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2014 15:48:13 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the MUA games, but never played the X-Men.
The Arkham games never grabbed me like they did most. They looked good and the mechanics were fine, but when I think back I remember lots of walking (or swinging in the second), and perching on gargoyles waiting for goons to make their way back to me.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jul 28, 2014 1:15:03 GMT -5
Has anyone else found that video game playing and reading comics (and reading in general)can be at odds? I'm at the point where I'm considering scheduling when I'm going to focus on reading and when I'm going to set aside time to game. (Right now I'm thinking Mon-Thurs I'll read and Fri-Sun I'll game.)
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 28, 2014 11:26:47 GMT -5
My comic book reading is on a lull. I rarely read much anymore and am fine with that. Most of the down time this weekend was spent taking turns playing games with my boys. I play New Super Mario Bro Wii, Halo CE Anniversary Ed, and my son helping me play Darksiders.
For myself I got back into more item hunting on Castlevanis SOTN on 360. Since PS1 crapped out a while ago I've been trying to work up a good save file on it. I forgot how much work it was getting every single drop and item on my PS1 file. They're a lot of stuff to collect in this game and that's what I love about it. I have a lot more to find and still more leveling in my familiars. This game is so much more than just the end goal of the game. Another top ten game of all time.
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Post by impulse on Jul 28, 2014 15:46:57 GMT -5
I've more lost interest in reading most comics for now, and I'm much more interested in my computer games. I don't think one is keeping me from the other. I'm just bored with most comics I'm aware of now.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2014 16:34:23 GMT -5
I don't play games for hours on end. I can't sit in front of a game that long. That's why I like games that are quick to get into and quick to get out of. I beat GTA V playing one mission a day for the most part. I barely play more than three matches of COD online in one sitting. But I'll sit down a couple times a day to play if nothing else is going on.
My comic reading is usually done at night before bed for an hour or two at the most.
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Post by Randle-El on Jul 30, 2014 10:17:36 GMT -5
Has anyone else found that video game playing and reading comics (and reading in general)can be at odds? I'm at the point where I'm considering scheduling when I'm going to focus on reading and when I'm going to set aside time to game. (Right now I'm thinking Mon-Thurs I'll read and Fri-Sun I'll game.) I've found that time for recreation in general has gone down a lot since I bought a home and had kids. Unfortunately, I have several interests outside of comics, most of which have had to take a back burner to life. Nowadays, the main things I make time for outside of work and home responsibilities are reading (which includes comics) and working out. I love playing video games, but at the end of the day I see it a purely frivolous luxury. It also has to do with the fact that I lack the self-control to play video games for only short periods of time. The games I most enjoy are usually single-player games with a long campaign -- anywhere from 10-40 hours to complete. With comics, it's a lot easier to read in small doses since everything is parceled out for you as single issues.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jul 30, 2014 20:42:32 GMT -5
Has anyone else found that video game playing and reading comics (and reading in general)can be at odds? I'm at the point where I'm considering scheduling when I'm going to focus on reading and when I'm going to set aside time to game. (Right now I'm thinking Mon-Thurs I'll read and Fri-Sun I'll game.) I've found that time for recreation in general has gone down a lot since I bought a home and had kids. Unfortunately, I have several interests outside of comics, most of which have had to take a back burner to life. Nowadays, the main things I make time for outside of work and home responsibilities are reading (which includes comics) and working out. I love playing video games, but at the end of the day I see it a purely frivolous luxury. It also has to do with the fact that I lack the self-control to play video games for only short periods of time. The games I most enjoy are usually single-player games with a long campaign -- anywhere from 10-40 hours to complete. With comics, it's a lot easier to read in small doses since everything is parceled out for you as single issues. Your taste in games and mine are the same, it seems. The games I usually play are single player RPG's or adventure games that take 40+ hours just to complete the main quest. The plus for me is that after playing for a month or so, I'll take a month or two off and barely play at all, mostly out of burn out. I finally got into Oblivion and 40 hours in, I've barely scratched the surface. Thankfully, I don't have kids. Once I start Skyrim, if I did have kids, I'd probably have Child Services called on me for neglect. (I kid, parents.)
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Post by Randle-El on Jul 30, 2014 22:45:08 GMT -5
Your taste in games and mine are the same, it seems. The games I usually play are single player RPG's or adventure games that take 40+ hours just to complete the main quest. The plus for me is that after playing for a month or so, I'll take a month or two off and barely play at all, mostly out of burn out. I finally got into Oblivion and 40 hours in, I've barely scratched the surface. Thankfully, I don't have kids. Once I start Skyrim, if I did have kids, I'd probably have Child Services called on me for neglect. (I kid, parents.) I have the exact same boom-bust cycles when it comes to gaming. Typically what happens is I buy a new game, get really really into it and start playing it obsessively until I beat it. But beating it typically also means pursuing every little side quest, exploring every little nook and cranny of game world, finding all the secrets, etc. Then after I've completed it, if it's a game like Mass Effect or Knights of the Old Republic, I'll complete it again using a different character to see the different endings. After that, I usually take a few months off from gaming to pay attention to all the other stuff I missed while gaming. That cycle used to work when I was single or married before kids. I have a pretty good feeling that neglecting my kids for a few months wouldn't work at all... heck, neglecting them for a few MINUTES wouldn't even work around here! By the way, the Elder Scrolls series was always one that I wanted to get into. The immersive experience of it sounds exactly right up my alley. But that's also way I'm very afraid of them as well... people might not see me for a long time if I started up with one of them. Actually, now that I think about it -- there are a lot of activities that I try to avoid, or at least engage in very very occasionally, not because my self-control is so great or because I'm not that into it or because I think it's bad, but because I'm afraid that I would enjoy it *too* much. A lot of my friends play poker or golf, and I've tried to stay away from both of them because of the time and/or money that I know I would eventually sink into it. I have enough time and money sinking hobbies as it is!
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Post by impulse on Jul 31, 2014 9:59:11 GMT -5
Heh. I played Oblivion to death. Great game. I played through Skyrim on my XBOX a few years ago, but I recently built a gaming PC so I'm looking at it again in a new light. I'm currently modding the crap out of it trying to find the optimal mix of gorgeous visuals and smooth frame rates. Honestly, the modding is a more engaging challenge than the game... trying to hit that sweet spot.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 31, 2014 10:22:32 GMT -5
Heh. I played Oblivion to death. Great game. I played through Skyrim on my XBOX a few years ago, but I recently built a gaming PC so I'm looking at it again in a new light. I'm currently modding the crap out of it trying to find the optimal mix of gorgeous visuals and smooth frame rates. Honestly, the modding is a more engaging challenge than the game... trying to hit that sweet spot. My boys are always wanting a mod or texture pack on our 360 for Minecraft since you can't technically mod on a console or at least not within the terms and conditions. I've never played the game yet but they spend hours just building stuff. I've seen all manners of structures in the towns that they have built. I imagine I could enjoy it but if rather not chance it since with a concept like that the game never really ends. I can't dedicate, or don't need to, dedicate that kind of time to one game.
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Post by impulse on Jul 31, 2014 16:39:27 GMT -5
I understand you on the time concern. At least for me, stuff that is so completely open-ended like Minecraft I wouldn't struggle with because that sort of thing just wears out its welcome with me pretty quickly. I remember when The Sims came out (the very first one), and it was completely engrossing, addictive fun...until it wasn't. I've had no further interest in it or its sequels since, and this was close to 15 years ago? Wow.
But yeah, the Bethesda RPGs are open-ended if you want them to be, but there is a main story arc you can align with when you need to. For me, that combo is dangerous re: time management because you can distract yourself near endlessly, and you don't want to end the main story too fast..
And not being able to mod on consoles is a blessing in some ways because it is Pandora's box, man.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jul 31, 2014 19:04:21 GMT -5
I never played Sims. I think the longest games I played were probably PS1 era RPGs like FF7-9, Wild Arms, Parasite Eve, Legend of Dragoon, etc. But I was either single or married with no children and had more time to waste entertaining myself. Now not so much, so the time I have I'm less inclined to take on a game of that magnitude as I'm likely to forget what I did, what I need to do, where to go in between sessions.
Now I tend to gravitate to adventure/ shooter games with RPG elements like, upgrading, item collecting, leveling up, etc, because they are as a rule shorter with simplified plots that don't require so much memorization or time invested to have a sense of still being part of the game. I know that's basically saying I'm dumbing down the games I play, but my mental capacity and concentration are divided in too many directions as it is that I don't need to remember the best plan to kill the Ruby Weapon to get the Knights of the Round materia just to prove I can. Now I'm just happy upgrading my line cutter to the max and cutting some necromorphs up.
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Post by impulse on Jul 31, 2014 21:00:57 GMT -5
Haha, yeah. I wouldn't even call it dumbing down the games. Those things are a serious time investment. I never could get into the old FF7-8 games, Paraise Eve, etc. My one exception was Legend of Legaia. I loved that one for some reason this obscure PS1 game. I tried FF7, FF8 and Parasite Eve, but I never got past the first disc on any of them. I just lost interest. Then again, I tend to prefer games where I can kill things. Gotta get that stress out, right?
I like a lot of shooters now, too.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2014 22:13:58 GMT -5
The Secret World MMO went free-to-play so I decided to check it out and bought a key for $10. It's a decent MMO but very different from other online games since there are no classes or levels. I am enjoying the secret society aspect of the game so far. Also still playing The Last of Us. I didn't realize how scary this game can get. It takes you into some horrible scenarios of which I would rather not be. Not only do you have to watch out for the infected, but also looters and gangs and whatnot. I've never felt more survival tested than this game. Just brilliant.
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