YEAR OF THE TRIPLE A BLOCKBUSTERS!
GOTY is Mark of The Ninja, suckers.
Dishonored is my favorite sleeper.
I still got a lot of hope in Far Cry 3 & Hitman.
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Halo |OT12| Last One Out, Get the Lights
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Dishonored is my favorite sleeper.
I still got a lot of hope in Far Cry 3 & Hitman.
brilliant
xxjuicesxx
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Is X-com that good? I have it I just haven't had time to open and play it.
ViewtifulJC
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Journey, nigga
Also, Far Cry 3 will be good. You'll see! Just because all the other 3s this year were disappointments in some way(Mass Effect, Max Payne, Assassin's Creed, Ninja Gaiden, Diablo) doesn't mean anything!
I would expect (and I believe they have) a delta system that works better than that. The reason BF has such gigantic updates is DICE has admitted that they can't assed to learn how to make compact updates. They're used to PC dev where you just reissue the map again, and they have no plans on changing their patching tech. So they just ship the entire map again and call it a day.
Meanwhile, 343 changed weapon functionality and essentially added a new weapon to all the existing maps and DLC maps in a 2MB title update.
What needs a TU:
- Anything that touches the animation system
- Anything that's a problem with a weapon (although we don't know if any gun in this game has the Reach TU-style Megalo hooks like they had for the Halo 1 Pistol, so no idea if they can change RoF/damage without going to a full TU)
- If they want to add any armor
- If they want to add any new objects to a map
What doesn't need a tU:
- Ordnance/weapon/objective placements (that's in the Forge variant)
- Certain geometry issues. They can place invisible solid objects to seal up maps in their Forge while we can't (they did this a LOT in Halo 3). A really bad problem with a map would need a TU though.
Xenoblade is game of the year.
Zeouterlimits
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Out of what I've played, in no particular order:
Journey
Dark Souls PC
XCOM
Picking up a 3DS XL meant I got to Super Mario 3D Land this year. Now that's a wonderful video. Possibly my "game of the year".
I'm still not sure what to really think of Halo 4. I like lots of things. I dislike a of things.
Because Halo is just so close to my heart it makes it harder to break down and evaluate.
Journey
Dark Souls PC
XCOM
Picking up a 3DS XL meant I got to Super Mario 3D Land this year. Now that's a wonderful video. Possibly my "game of the year".
I'm still not sure what to really think of Halo 4. I like lots of things. I dislike a of things.
Because Halo is just so close to my heart it makes it harder to break down and evaluate.
It's good.
It's easy to get into it more than you would expect. I'll probably pick it up when it inevitably becomes part of the Steam Autumn sale.
Depends on how much you like the whole turn-based tactics thing, and how much the statement "Ezekiel Garcia, nickname Dongblainer, landed a critical hit on Muton Berserker for 26 damage" excites you.
User 73932
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Gratzi. You saved my wrist.
The Librarian
Banned
Stay well. I've kept my promise and have been dropping money to the CFF whenever I can. Will do so again real soon.
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
How's that workin' out for ya?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
There's a bunch of games I liked this year, but nothing that really bowled me over on the big retail game scene. Even Halo 4 has too many things I dislike about it to be something I'd vote GotY.
IDK, I think we just need some new hardware. Next year has got some new IPs I really think should be great(The Last of Us directed by the Uncharted 2 guy, Wonderful 101 the new project by Hideki "DA GOD" Kamiya, and can I include Bioshock Infinite here? It's mostly a spiritual sequel at best).
IDK, I think we just need some new hardware. Next year has got some new IPs I really think should be great(The Last of Us directed by the Uncharted 2 guy, Wonderful 101 the new project by Hideki "DA GOD" Kamiya, and can I include Bioshock Infinite here? It's mostly a spiritual sequel at best).
I don't understand why they put that glowing orange shit in the middle of the map. It makes it so that you are firing at your opponent based on your reticule being red instead of actually seeing them.
ElzarTheBam
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Sorry Neo, saw you send me an invite, but it was my last one.
Yep, this map is the perfect example how it is different in matchmaking.
When I played it at Eurogmer and saw it on MLG Dallas I thought this map is awesome etc, now I vote against it as much as possible
Didn't get around to X-Com or Dishonored, but Sleeping Dogs was a great game. Really, really fun game that nearly combined the fun elements of GTA with the quirkiness of Saints Row. Will hopefully get to Dishonored after Christmas, when the glory of Halo 4 has faded and ACIII is complete.
Although Solace is my least favorite map, I don't mind it too bad. I vote against it whenever it pops up. I perform well on every map except Solace. For some reason I just play terribly on that damn map. And the bottom is pointless (as randomrosso said) after the initial rush to get the Incineration Cannon. I didn't even know that the beam in the middle was a man cannon. Looks like something that should kill you.
The problem I have with that whole scenario is that you're punished for winning. Let's say you 1v1 a guy and win, and your shields are drained, and he cleans you up off of insta-respwan before you can get your shields back. How is that fair?
I guess I'm the only person that spends more time below than above.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Happened twice on Haven very clearly so far for me, possibly more but less clear so I didn't really take notice. First time it happened I kinda just stopped playing moving my guy and literally shook my head. Forgot I have to clip that out and Youtube it.
Its one thing in CoD where everybody is essentially one shot so no matter how bad the spawns are its still midly fair.
In Halo its just wrong.
neoism
Member
np
gonna play reach instead.. fucking 10 black screens every game... then I always get in a game on the losing side at the end of the game... think I go play a good halo game.Digital Limit
Member
Apparently you don't care for the Sword or Incineration Cannon.
Or you just don't play Halo 4 very often.
NullPointer
Member
Now this I can fully grock and see where the gripes are coming from.
But on the other side of the coin, it can be nice to get some decent ordnance that can turn the tide when you're losing. I've seen a lot of matches go back and forth more than I had with my previous Halo experience, but I don't have as much experience in multiplayer over the years as many here. I just remember dipping my toes in Halo 3 and Reach and seeing a good team dominate early and easily hold that for the duration. Halo 4 has had some very fun and hard pitched battles of a different nature, and I do like how often sides can switch control of the battlefield.
So Halo 4 has disrupted the formula, which for me leads to more dynamic matches, where many here see only chaos.
There's a sword down there?
Eh. Weapon placements in Halo 4 have confused the funk out of me. Only time I went down there was because I saw an icon for the Incineration Cannon.
Yeah right next to the Flaming Sword Launcher of Why Are There Two Power Weapons Side by Side.
I do, its a good way to get to any part of the map and not get pinged.
Orochinagis
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YEAR OF THE TRIPLE A BLOCKBUSTERS!
GOTY is Mark of The Ninja, suckers.
sad but true.
Blame the mexican like always.
Static Ordinance Rocket Launchers in Dominion takes the fun of playing that gametype.
You can go easily to the upper enemy base without trouble also the incinerator cannon
StalkerUKCG
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Description of plywoods sex life ^
Brolic Gaoler
formerly Alienshogun
Someone's projecting.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
I do that.
xxjuicesxx
Member
Are we talking about getting laid?
Compare your stats to Tunavi.
Compare your stats to Tunavi.
StalkerUKCG
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Need B.net stats for sexual encounters
NullPointer
Member
+1 to this.YEAR OF THE TRIPLE A BLOCKBUSTERS!
GOTY is Mark of The Ninja, suckers.
StalkerUKCG
Banned
I really enjoyed the journey of the series.
I thought the gameplay was decent at best. The game is largely a shooter and doesn't do shooting particularly well.
bobs...onGaf
Member
So wait whats wrong with Blops2 and AC3?
HiredN00bs
Member
Love the new avatar, but not as much as the old one. Careful what you wish for regarding extraterrestrial copulation.
C'mon, it would at least be 1.
Black Ops 2 has amazing features, just the gameplay gets old for me.
Assassin Creed 3 first 4 hours aren't needed.
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