Video Game Chatter

[Texas Ace]

Looks like you are too late though. Word on the net is that the guaranteed launch day preorders all sold out loooooooong ago.

That's why I reserved mine at Gamestop the very next morning after the announcement.

 

[Smitty]

Last of Us at midnight tonite.

 

[Texas Ace]

Last of Us at midnight tonite.

Yea man, too bad I'll have to wait till tomorrow evening to play.

If I don't get over 7 hours of sleep a night, I am a miserable bastid. So I'll be asleep while that release is going on.

 

[Smitty]

Yea man, too bad I'll have to wait till tomorrow evening to play.

If I don't get over 7 hours of sleep a night, I am a miserable bastid. So I'll be asleep while that release is going on.

I'll probably go get it and pop it in, but I doubt I'll play anything of significance. I can't pull an all-nighter either.

 

[Smitty]

'Bout an hour, hour and a half into The Last of Us.

It is AWESOME. It is very similar to Uncharted in terms of it's look and mechanics, but it's just really cool.

They took notes from The Walking Dead on story and tone, a little.

 

[Deuce]

I finally got around to GOW Ascension. We'll see how it turns out since I only played an hour or so, but it's so much fun playing this series.

 

[Texas Ace]

I finally got around to GOW Ascension. We'll see how it turns out since I only played an hour or so, but it's so much fun playing this series.

I can't get enough of it.

The funny thing is, this game actually starts slow for GoW, IMO. But wait till you get to about chapter 5, it picks up in a hurry. Lots of cool new stuff you'll see that is new to the series.

 

[Texas Ace]

'Bout an hour, hour and a half into The Last of Us.

It is AWESOME. It is very similar to Uncharted in terms of it's look and mechanics, but it's just really cool.

They took notes from The Walking Dead on story and tone, a little.

I plan on playing this game into the late night.

 

[Deuce]

I can't get enough of it.

The funny thing is, this game actually starts slow for GoW, IMO. But wait till you get to about chapter 5, it picks up in a hurry. Lots of cool new stuff you'll see that is new to the series.

I didn't think it started slow at all. The entire opening chapter of chasing down the Furies and battling that giant monster was cool. Then I get to the little town he's from and fight these elephant things. Those were cool as well.

 

[Texas Ace]

I didn't think it started slow at all. The entire opening chapter of chasing down the Furies and battling that giant monster was cool. Then I get to the little town he's from and fight these elephant things. Those were cool as well.

Taking you back to his days as a Spartan were some of the coolest parts of the game.

 

[Deuce]

I missed it when he appeared. Who is the dude in all black with the green gems all over him?

 

[Texas Ace]

I missed it when he appeared. Who is the dude in all black with the green gems all over him?

Hmmm....I can't really tell you that or it'll ruin the story.

You'll find out as you keep playing.

 

[Smitty]

I plan on playing this game into the late night.

I wish I could do the same but I have a 7:52 am tee time Saturday morning.

The opening where it shows you how it all went down reminded me so much of the Walking Dead though. It was great.

 

[Texas Ace]

I wish I could do the same but I have a 7:52 am tee time Saturday morning.

The opening where it shows you how it all went down reminded me so much of the Walking Dead though. It was great.

Yea, without having played it, I immediately got a Walking Dead meets I am Legend vibe from it.

 

[Texas Ace]

Could DayZ make its way to PS4?

The creators of Oddworld and DayZ have spoken out about why they are keener to see their games on Sony's PlayStation 4 rather than Microsoft's Xbox One.

In interviews with Eurogamer, Lorne Lanning and Dean Hall revealed why their games are more likely to be on Sony's console, at least for the time being.

First up Lanning, who as the boss of Oddworld Inhabitants helped launch the original Xbox back in 2001 with Munch's Oddysee, explained that he doesn't agree with Microsoft's policy requirements, specifically the fact that the company won't allow self-publishing, unlike Sony.

Who's in touch with their audience? And who seems out of touch with their audience? All we know is we've tried to get our games on their platform and we can't do it.

"For Xbox One [Microsoft has] granted us a license for New 'n' Tasty! but they still say you need a publisher. We don't have a publisher so we're not officially on the platform, even though we're compatible, even though we'll be ready to do it. Period.

"Why do we need a publisher when we self-finance our games, we build our own IP, we manage our own IP and we've turned nearly two million units online as indie publishers sold – not free downloads? Why? What's wrong with us?

"Who's in touch with their audience? And who seems out of touch with their audience? All we know is we've tried to get our games on their platform and we can't do it – and I even helped them release the box."

So it seems for now that Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty won't be coming to the Xbox One or 360, and DayZ creator Dean Hall has similar views when it comes to his plans for the standalone version of his popular mod.

"Yeah, we talked to both of them," he revealed. "But, as I'm sure you're aware, Sony lets you self-publish and they don't make you pay for updates. Microsoft requires you to have a publisher. They have no digital distribution strategy and they require you to pay $10,000, or whatever it is, for updates.

"We like [Sony]. I like what I saw on the PS4. I like what I saw on the Xbox in a lot of cases as well. I'm not s***ting on them. I'm kind of hopeful that Microsoft has just forgot to talk about its indie support. Maybe I'm being a bit naive.

 

[EZ22]

I think I am going to pick up Last of Us today.

 

[Texas Ace]

I think I am going to pick up Last of Us today.

This game is incredible.

I don't think I'm more than 2 hours into it and I'm blown away.

 

[Bob Roberts]

You don't have to protect the little brat, do you?

I ain't paying 60 bucks for an escort mission.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

You don't have to protect the little brat, do you?

I ain't paying 60 bucks for an escort mission.

Agreed.

I'm really thinking about buying it today to spend my hungover day with, but I sure as hell don't want to protect some stupid little girl. If I have to protect someone please at least make them hot and of legal age...

 

[boozeman]

You don't have to protect the little brat, do you?

I ain't paying 60 bucks for an escort mission.

I just spent several days a few months ago protecting Clementine. Not sure if I am all excited to do it again.