City of Amnesia

You know how it goes... Post all interesting video game news here!

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Nintendo gets its foot in the door on a new hand-held console! (http://wii.ign.com/articles/811/811180p1.html)

They're on a roll, this company.

I have a distinct feeling that if impact is going to be a input method, that these new handhelds will should be deployed in Iraq to block most if not all insurgent projectiles.

Starcraft II is going to rock harder than anything has rocked in a long time. (http://pc.ign.com/objects/850/850126.html)

Also, 2 reasons why Guitar Hero 3 will kick ass:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41TeYVNZ8B4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwPF3kW7VHY

Edit: Is it possible to make links not the same color as regular text?

I don't think they are the same colour, but they will look that way to someone with poor screen quality. The links are actually a very dark gray, I think. I've never had difficulty telling links and text apart on this forum, at least.
War.

And the eternal question is "When the hell is Diablo III coming out?"

Never happening. Closest you'll get is that hellgate thing which is supposedly like diablo

(also I played like 20 minutes of diablo, and it was the PSX port, and I remember nothing of it for the most part)

Ergh, I remember Diablo for the Playstation. I want my Baldur's Gate III, but ever since the companies responsible either went 3.5 or went belly up, it's never going to happen.
War.

Diablo II was awesome, especially when you cheated to be on level 99 and have all of your character's abilities.

Cheater. I like beating my games fair and square.
War.

Also I'm pretty sure they finished the story with your guy becoming some form of god or something.

Biowares working on some rpg though, not infinity engine though

Bioware is also making a Sonic the Hedgehog RPG for the Nintendo DS. Given Bioware's history, this actually seems like it will be good, or at least not bad.

Oh, well, the Infinity Engine thing I'm working on will hopefully turn out well. Yeah, I heard they were doing an RPG besides Sonic. Any news on it?
War.

HOW!! Telli me now cus i can't get my level 52 paladin past those stupid 3 guardians of mount areat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Age

Theres also mass effect.

But...ew...a sonic rpg? Did a furry infiltrate their company or something?

Is anyone getting Halo 3 when it comes out?

Duh. Consider me as having already reserved the Legendary Pack.


Oh, get off your high horse, Sharp. Sonic the Hedgehog is a good game series and having a game that isn't done by Sonic Team should do nothing but help the game and franchise continue on, hopefully giving it a boost of life as well. Bioware's done nothing but good games, and while Mass Effect looks amazing... a Sonic RPG for the DS sounds like fun.
War.

Everytime someone mentions Mass Effect, I think of World In Conflict (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_In_Conflict) (link).

Proly because I associate the word Mass Effect with that of a nuke sploding, but ehh.

Furthermore, why would bioware which normally makes RPGs that are driven primarily by some sort of narrative be working on one based on a game where the entire plot is "hedgehog runs really fast to defeat a fat guy". I dont get that part either

http://www.bioware.com/bioware_info/press_releases/2007_06_21_Sonic_DS/

There's the article, read it for yourself, Sharpy.
War.

Oh right. Money would be why.

(Well..its why they make anything, there may be slightly more in this though, what with the target market being built in...and...consisting of furries to some degree)

Furries is Starfox's domain, Sharp.
War.

No.

But World in Conflict does look beyond awesome.

I'm getting it, Mike. Why not you?
War.

Alternate history involving the soviets, you say...

Oh wait. CPL? That 'competitive gaming' drivel? So basically...is this game going to be actually fun or is its entire lifetime just going to consist of patch after patch which horribly unbalances it to one direction so people shut the hell up that their favored unit is more effective, then it swings back again, and on and on like a goddamn pendulum.

Cause if so, not interested

Mike, any idea if megaman zero 5 is coming out, cus it's pretty obvious that zero didn't die in the 4th game since you can see him at the end of the game amongst the rubble of Ragnorok

ZERO'S A GUY?!

I played megaman X. That didn't look masculine.

(http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/3461/megamanzero001eh6.jpg)

Yeah, I see what you mean.
War.

When any of you play megaman zero, tell me what gener harpuria is. I swear it's a chick but they refer to harpuria as a man and i'm just wondering if that's just a bad translation or not.

There's only one member of Harpuia's group who's female, and that's Leviathan.

Sadly I have no news to report in here about fallout 3. Maybe they just went on news blackout about it for a while.

...And I hope NMA didn't cause that (NMA = No mutants allowed. It's a HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE forum full of retarded as all get out fans. Like...the passive jabs I've made at the 'save big o its viable for a third season' crowd? They're all saints compared to these people. As a fallout fan, I'm embarrased to be even vaguely associated with them. If they all died in their sleep mankind would benefit)

The second I do though, you'll know. I just wish I had some to put in this thread!

edit: And I adore to probably an insane extent fallout 1 and 2, these guys weird even me out. So yeah, I'm what I'd consider a 'true fan'.

My apologies, I went off on a rant, and I know you all don't like that freeform posting stuff..its justified though..but...

Just to make this post relevant. NWN2 apparently has a quality persistent server going up, the way NWN1 had...I'll maybe go dig up some more info about this to actually be effective to this thread.

Who is pretty much the easiest of the 4 guardians to be ownd in like 1 minute.

Until the day I die, I consider zero a chick.

I only played megaman x, zero looked female in that, so yeah thats what I'll continue to think

In the megaman zero series, zero saves a 'chick' called Ceil, so if you ever play the game sharp, your gonna be thinking a little differently (or imagine some lesbian action going on  :o).

Also when zero attacks something/someone his voice sounds male.

The only capcom game I tried following the plot of was the resident evil series...and then that got so insane insane they had to like remove part of it in 4.

So yeah, only played one megaman game, not going to even attempt to follow the plot of those (they come up with whacked out stuff)

I find Halo to be very mediocre, especially the singleplayer.

And I've never actually played any of the MM Zero games, except the first one. The story...yeah they really have just been pulling it out of their asses for the past 20 years.

Halo is..okay.

I didn't like the halo 2 multiplayer, cause the sword was like apparently the ultimate weapon...melee weapons in FPS games are only supposed to be really good if you're good using them. It's one thing if you can sneak up or something on someone in half-life/doom and hit them enough with the fist or crowbar. The sword in halo 2 just seemed like a one hit deal.

Yeah, it really is a one hit kill. Whoever holds the sword longest is usually who wins, which is super-lame. Plus my friend always goes straight for the damn rocket launcher. He's not actually better than anyone else, he just has a constant supply of rockets because he's cheap.

I kill with Needlers and Pistols. And I usually never go for the sword, instead preferring to melee people with the Battle Rifle.
War.

I also hate the damn pistol in Halo 1. Mostly because it's absurd that it kills you faster than anything else except for the rocket launcher, and because I suck ass with it.

My favorite combination is 2 SMG's or a battle rifle and a shotgun.

I love how you actually admit one of your reasons being that you suck with it. The SMG is a fun weapon, but so fucking inaccurate. Give me a Covenant Carbine any day of the week. That has to be the best mid-range weapon in the game.
War.

I've gotten really good at "sniping" with the frag grenades. LOLZ.

And nothing's funnier than sniping someone with the rocket launcher half way across the map.

I've done that. That's a truly rewarding experience.
War.

No, the best thing in Halo 2 is to dodge someone's sword attack while simultaneously applying a sticky grenade to their torso.

Nah, the absolute best frag is nuking a guy's Ghost in Blood Gulch, watching the Ghost flip over the base and then careen into another player. That has to be the most epic Halo frag I have witnessed yet.
War.

In other news, Bioshock has gone gold, meaning the production of the CD/DVD's it will be released on has started.

Fun times for all.

Seems like our good friends at Konami and Team Silent just aren't in the mood to develop Silent Hill anymore. Seems like SH 5 is being made by The Collective Inc., they made Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Conetents under Pressure, ouch.

Also seems like RE:5 has been pushed back until 09, for reasons unknown. Nice to see Chris back as a main character.

Edit: Regarding FO3. Not sure if you have heard this or not sharp but the general battle system is much like that of Oblivion, however you can use Action Points to go into a semi-turn based mode, for targeted shots and what not. Also the enemies don't level up with you, they remain static, so you can be lvl 1 and run into high lvl enemies if you venture into the wrong area.


Not sure what to make of that. lol

Anyone here interested in Super Smash Bros. Brawl? If so, I am thinking of making a Brawl thread we can talk in whenever updates are made available. Good idea? Y/N.

Make it and find out?

I'd heard that Sonic Team is making a sequel to Sonic Riders. However, they are removing the Turbulence System, and instead replacing it with the ability to STOP suddenly, look in a direction, and slingshot in that direction.
War.

Demo tomorrow (http://www.massgate.net/)

edit: Oh this game apparently dosen't force you to spend half your time worrying about collecting resources...now I really really hope it'll run on this since thats a plus

Thing you knew everything about RE:5, well guess again. Seems Capcom is making a game with hidden messages. Honestly why would ANYONE think this, read for yourself folks. I didn't really wanna start anew thread for this but, I feel it does seem sorta news worth, seeing as many japanese bloggers arr confused to as why someone would even let this crap cross their minds.

 http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/runninscared/archives/2007/07/zombies_in_afri.php

What, no, it's set in Haiti. Voodoo, etc.

TL;DR version: Take up the white man's burden infinite ammo rocket launcher

I've heard this before, it was retarded then and its retarded now. It's made by the Japanese. They're racist to everyone. The 'terrifying message' of Resident Evil 5 kind of breaks down after you realize this fact.

There might be something to that Zombies=HIV parallel though, but considering what I know about the Resident Evil series, subtext and metaphors aren't exactly it's cup of tea. So I doubt it.

Well, absolutely no news on Sonic DS RPG after the initial announcement, but Unreal Tournament is coming out this month. That is so fucking badass. I am so buying a copy for myself.
War.

Considering how much fun previous UT's were, I would love to get my hands on the new one. However, after hearing the opinion of a fellow gamer, I'm really interested in getting the "Orange Box" first. After that, though, the new UT would be great.

The previous UT's deathmatches with vehicles were awesome. Unfortunately, I only played it at a small LAN party, but it was still fun.

Call of Duty 4 is out. It is win, pressed into a disc which itself is made entirely of win.
Seriously, it's that damn awesome. Get it. Now.

Hasn't the WWII FPS craze died out yet?
War.

Sorry, I'll have to get back to you... *strafes battlement* *reloads* *runs away*

CoD4 isn't WWII, it's now. With real guns of today!

It's about goddamn time. If I had to shoot another Nazi, Japanese Imperialist, or Viet Cong, I'd seriously consider putting some game designers in the crosshairs. Jesus Christ, how many WWII First Person Shooters were made in the last five, six years?

A: Too fucking many.
War.

Out of all the WWII games made, there were like...4 or 5 really good ones.

But it's ok because now you get to shoot Russian Ultranationalists and Middle Eastern extremists!

Seems like like Capcom pulls more excuses outta their asses. Monster Hunter 3 is Wii exclusive, which is no prob, seeing as I have one.

http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/10/10/afx4204151.html (http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2007/10/10/afx4204151.html)

Well, it also seems like Capcom is now sorry for switching to the Wii.

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/10/29/capcom-apologizes-for-monster-hunter-switch-a-roo/ (http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/10/29/capcom-apologizes-for-monster-hunter-switch-a-roo/)

Super Mario Galaxy is out, and It is Good.
I've only played for like 15 minutes though, because House was on.

Also, I think I might retire from CoD4 multiplayer due to a terminal case of suck.

I should probably give Mario Galaxy a try (maybe Sunshine, too), even though I don't think I'll ever finish it. All the Mario games, after all, have had a reputation of being super hard.

Not really. To beat the game isn't actually that hard. CONQUERING the game, getting every star, that's a lot harder. I got all 120 in Mario 64 once...that took like a year. The ones you get for finding 100 coins per level were the hardest ones. I'm pretty sure some levels only had 100 or 102 coins all together.

If you want a REALLY hard game, go play Battletoads. I'm convinced that game is humanly impossible.

That's your brain telling you to stop wasting your time.
War.

I stopped wasting my time with that back in 1994. Or whenever was roughly 2 months after I first got Battletoads.

http://the-magicbox.com/0712/game071211c.shtml (http://the-magicbox.com/0712/game071211c.shtml)

Seems like Silent Hill is shaping up rather well.

*Dusts off thread*

Siren: Blood Siren. A remake (made by the Japanese team) of Siren for PS2. A Blu-ray release is planned for later this year. Here's some screen to give you a general feel for the game.

http://www.the-magicbox.com/0805/game080519b.shtml (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0805/game080519b.shtml)

Fallout 3 is getting a niffty Special Edition.

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=270229 (http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?sku=270229)

2K Games confirmed that the first person shooter BioShock will be coming to PS3 in Q4 2008.

This is only important if they get a special option to have two Splices instead of one Splice and a gun.

Because this would bean MORE BEES!

Who wastes their time with the bees?
Make it so.

BEES!

Telekinesis was the bees' knees.
Make it so.

http://web.mac.com/voiceofobrien/LiamOBrien/3ADR_Resume.html

Spiffy, Liam O'Brien is doing the directing for Resident Evil 5.

Only for the English ADR. Still, should mean better voice work than the average Japanese video game.

True, although if Devil May Cry 4 is an indication, RE5 is down by Animaze. Survival Horror games VAing has come a long way since Deep Fear (which made the original RE look Emmy worth) on the Saturn.

Here's some newer screens from RE5

http://www.the-magicbox.com/0806/game080603a.shtml (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0806/game080603a.shtml)

Activision confirmed that the company will release Guitar Hero: Metallica in Q1 2009 for multi-platform. yes ANOTHER Guitar Hero: *insert band name here*

Infinity Ward announced the shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare have sold 10 million copies worldwide since its release in November 2007.

Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3, Konami): 10, 10, 10, 10 - (40/40). Seems Famitsu gave MSG4 a perfect score.

Even across all platforms, that's still a pretty damn impressive number.

But does the world really need another Guitar Hero game? The franchise is getting out of control.

I'll say, Activision has about 3-4 over *insert name* Hero titles. Drum, Band, heck you name it, they'll probably make it.

Tenchu 4-6 are Wii exclusives.

http://www.the-magicbox.com/0806/game080606a.shtml (http://www.the-magicbox.com/0806/game080606a.shtml)