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[Major Williams]

Portal 2!

Or Arkham Asylum! I just borrowed it from a friend.... AWESOME... I don't know why I waited

 

[Karl2177]

Getting release night:
Halo:CEA
Mass Effect 3

Getting eventually:
Gears 3
MW3

Looking forward to hearing release dates:
Borderlands 2
Halo 4

Spoiler

(Mirror's Edge 2, please Dice!)

 

[CyReN]

Just booked my flight for MLG Orlando woooohoooooooo

Spoiler

sure delta, take 195$ of fees :/

You ready to get hurricaned this weekend?

 

[Steelyuhas]

Oh, if Ghaleon hasn't played Portal 2 yet GET ON THAT. Your daughters would love it too.

All the people of the world love Portal 2 lol.

Great game.

Yea. That's what we really need to figure out. We don't want to split the community. After all that would be bad for the population of said threads. The fewer the better.

Haha all Halo MP jokes aside, I don't want HaloGAF to become all fragmented. I like having one thread to go to.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

All the people of the world love Portal 2 lol.

Great game.



Haha all Halo MP jokes aside, I don't want HaloGAF to become all fragmented. I like having one thread to go to.

Yea same here. Sure we have groups that piss each other off and a couple of just total douchebags but the Halogaf community really is a good one.

And on the topic of Portal 2 almost everyone loves that. I remember a story of a dad that overreacted to the adoption jokes in the game while his adopted daughter was oblivious to them.

 

[Sean P.]

Looking forward to hearing release dates:

Spoiler

(Mirror's Edge 2, please Dice!)

You'll hear sooner or later :] Word a month or so ago was they restarted development, easily one of my favorite games.

 

[Devin Olsen]

This reminds me. What will be the Halo thread post CEA? Will all MP discussion still go in the Reach OT series, or will it start over with CEA? The former because CEA only comes with six Reach maps and not the entire set?

It will be all entered around Pistol discussion

 

[HiredN00bs]

This reminds me. What will be the Halo thread post CEA? Will all MP discussion still go in the Reach OT series, or will it start over with CEA? The former because CEA only comes with six Reach maps and not the entire set?

Have a CE OT for the campaign, and a Reach OT for the multiplayer, so as to not split up the community...hmmmmmm.

 

[PooBone]

Am I the only one who doesn't like Countdown?

I don't.

 

[Karl2177]

You'll hear sooner or later :] Word a month or so ago was they restarted development, easily one of my favorite games.

Yay! This is the only game where I can ignore the gameplay and just look at the city and listen to the music. Beautiful game.

 

[PooBone]

Pfff, so many games in the upcoming months I want to buy.

Halo Anniversery
Battlefield 3
Gears of War 3
Deus Ex
Skyrim
Dead island

Maybe I should get a job or something :lol
What upcoming games are you guys gonna buy?

Halo Anniversary
Assassin's Creed Revelations
Silent Hill Downpour
Ico/SOTC Compilation

Waiting on gamefly to send me Deus Ex. Never got into a Deus Ex before so I didn't wanna spend $60 on it.

 

[Tawpgun]

This is a source.


Battlefield controls feel weird to me, and none of the control schemes felt right to me. I just didn't think BC2 was fun at all. Even the campaign pissed me off.

Please don't tell me you prefer CoD.

 

[CyReN]

Buying:
Gears of War 3
Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty MW3
The Elder Scrolls V
Halo CEA

Renting:
Dead Island
Rage
Assassin's Creed Ascendance
Uncharted 3 (need to borrow a friends PS3..)

 

[Karl2177]

Please don't tell me you like CoD.

CoD4 is the only one I like. I tolerate MW2(only because of the story), but I think the others are terrible. I played BF:BC2 and got about halfway through the campaign before I was fed up.

 

[Risen]

Buying:

Gears 3
Rage
Battlefield 3
MW 3
Halo CEA

Renting:

Just can't seem to get into renting games - it certainly makes more sense than buying certain games, but I'm so ingrained into trading in purchased games that I can't seem to break the cycle lol.

 

[Tawpgun]

CoD4 is the only one I like. I tolerate MW2(only because of the story), but I think the others are terrible. I played BF:BC2 and got about halfway through the campaign before I was fed up.

To be fair, Battlefield was never about the campaign. CoD is more campaign oriented than BF.

That being said you tolerate MW2 for the story? To me that story was a huge clusterfuck of awful. It was only sort of enjoyable to play since it was non-stop michael bay action.

 

[wwm0nkey]

CoD4 is the only one I like. I tolerate MW2(only because of the story), but I think the others are terrible. I played BF:BC2 and got about halfway through the campaign before I was fed up.

That really is the only one you need. It is the best out of the series.


Also Battlefield is not about the single player XD

 

[Tha Robbertster]

CoD4 is the only one I like. I tolerate MW2(only because of the story), but I think the others are terrible. I played BF:BC2 and got about halfway through the campaign before I was fed up.

The story?? So many things just didn't make any sense like

Spoiler

why did ghost and that other guy got killed and burned after that one mission, I couldn't find it anywhere

 

[thezerofire]

You'll hear sooner or later :] Word a month or so ago was they restarted development, easily one of my favorite games.

WHAAAAAAAT

Please don't tell me you prefer CoD.

I prefer how CoD aims and moves to how BC2 does. I enjoy BC2 more but I never feel like I can aim at what I want to, and I always get stuck on stupid little details on the ground

 

[Syracuse022]

Halo Anniversary
Skyrim
Battlefield 3
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Fifa 12

I may also end up going after some or all of:
Uncharted 3
Gears 3
Shadow of the Colossus/Ico
Assassin's Creed
when all is said and done, as well

 

[Sean P.]

WHAAAAAAAT

http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/06/08/ea-2011-mirrors-edge-2-to-be-powered-by-frostbite-2/


yayayayayayayaya

 

[Gabotron ES]

I'm getting both Anniversary and Battlefield 3, I can see myself playing Halo non stop once the TU drops
Super exited for my first Halo CE play through!

 

[Captain Blood]

Uncharted 3, Arkham City, BF3, and CEA. I am sure I will end up getting gears but my hype level for that game is at about zero. I had more fun in the Uncharted beta than the Gears beta.....come at me!

 

[Ramirez]

Anniversary and Skyward Sword for sure. My cousin also just got a 3DS and he's telling me how amazing it is. I think I might get one next month.

The 3DS really isn't that amazing, such a boneheaded buy for me.

I'll wait for DE:HR to drop in price, tired of buying games/systems and then they're half price in a matter of a few weeks. :|

Blood, why do you like Uncharted's terribly unsatisfying gunplay compared to Gears? I really don't get it.

 

[Tawpgun]

WHAAAAAAAT


I prefer how CoD aims and moves to how BC2 does. I enjoy BC2 more but I never feel like I can aim at what I want to, and I always get stuck on stupid little details on the ground

I see no difference in aiming. I can sort of relate to the getting stuck thing.

The only thing I don't like about BC2 is the bad hit detection and lack of good feedback that you're taking damage. I'm glad BF3 is going back to the visual health system and none of this bloody screen shit.

 

[Karl2177]

That being said you tolerate MW2 for the story? To me that story was a huge clusterfuck of awful. It was only sort of enjoyable to play since it was non-stop michael bay action.

It was a continuation of 4.

Spoiler

Even though I knew Shepard was a bad guy from the first mission,

I knew that I was going to experience a story from different perspectives. That's one reason why I liked 4 and MW2. I should also throw in there that Spec Ops is an amazing addition to any FPS. I wish more games had a similar mode.

Also Battlefield is not about the single player XD

I was told this after I sold it. I decided to play it at a friend's house, and the start of the game was a fucking mortar war. My fun had already ended.

The story?? So many things just didn't make any sense like

Spoiler

why did ghost and that other guy got killed and burned after that one mission, I couldn't find it anywhere

Spoiler

Betrayal. Betrayed. Shepard had his goals and methods, while Price had his own. Price did his own thing which was EMP-ing Washington DC. This pissed Shepard off so he basically said they were traitors. Meanwhile Price, Soap, Ghost, and the other dude were off doing their mission while Shepard planned to kill these traitors.

It's setting up one of the (possibly) coolest finales to a series ever.

 

[ncsuDuncan]

I'm not a seasoned veteran of these things but I imagine:

Halo: Reach |OT8| - Community side. Mostly HaloGAF posts.
The Official Halo: CEA Thread - Gaming side. Mostly posts by the rest of NeoGAF.

Heh, just experienced my first earthquake. Pretty minor here, but supposedly a 5.8. Somewhat odd for Virginia. Evacuating building now. Nevermind, we get to stay inside.

 

[PooBone]

The 3DS really isn't that amazing, such a boneheaded buy for me.

I'll wait for DE:HR to drop in price, tired of buying games/systems and then they're half price in a matter of a few weeks. :|

Blood, why do you like Uncharted's terribly unsatisfying gunplay compared to Gears? I really don't get it.

I bought a 3DS, took it back the next day. No regrets.

 

[Captain Blood]

The 3DS really isn't that amazing, such a boneheaded buy for me.

I'll wait for DE:HR to drop in price, tired of buying games/systems and then they're half price in a matter of a few weeks. :|

Blood, why do you like Uncharted's terribly unsatisfying gunplay compared to Gears? I really don't get it.

Yup my 3DS has hardly been touched At least I get 20 virtual console games that I will never play.....

It isn't the gunplay, it is being batman without the costume that I like. All the crazy jumps, climbing up walls, throwing guys off ledges, it is a blast. It could never be seriously competitive but it can be very satisfying.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Have a CE OT for the campaign, and a Reach OT for the multiplayer, so as to not split up the community...hmmmmmm.

I think the movement will take place naturally. The CEA thread will be for those players romping through the Campaign again and for general Halo talk. As time goes on, more and more of the MP side of things will return to the Reach threads, since that's the primary game and most MP players will have both. I like our relative seclusion here in the Community forum as we (usually, monthly cycles aside) have a better signal to noise ratio than threads on the gaming side.

I just realized that Skyrim hits the 11th and CEA the 15th. With Newegg's 3-day shipping, that will give me a full week with Skyrim before CEA lands. I don't think I'll mind the extra days as much as I thought earlier. It will be good to have a bit of breathing room. After the CEA Campaign romp, I can see myself settling into a pattern of a long Skyrim session capped by a few Halo games to round out the evenings.

I'm leaning heavily toward snagging Deus Ex after PAX and taking a Halo break. Partly because I want something new, and partly because if I don't, I'll hit max rank by the end of the year at this pace and I'd rather chew through that after the TU and new maps hit.

 

[Tha Robbertster]

Spoiler

Betrayal. Betrayed. Shepard had his goals and methods, while Price had his own. Price did his own thing which was EMP-ing Washington DC. This pissed Shepard off so he basically said they were traitors. Meanwhile Price, Soap, Ghost, and the other dude were off doing their mission while Shepard planned to kill these traitors.

It's setting up one of the (possibly) coolest finales to a series ever.

Okay, I can get into that. I wish the game had explained it better to the player though. I'm finding it out 2 years after the game released which isn't exactly a good thing.

 

[Ramirez]

So, I'm preregistering for this tourney, but they need GTs of the people participating, I only know that 2 of us can be there for sure at the time, lol. I put Eazy down as well, but I have no clue if he will be there that early, you playing in this with a team Devin?

Nutter, you have failed me.

 

[Steelyuhas]

I'm not a seasoned veteran of these things but I imagine:

Halo: Reach |OT8| - Community side. Mostly HaloGAF posts.
The Official Halo: CEA Thread - Gaming side. Mostly posts by the rest of NeoGAF.

Heh, just experienced my first earthquake. Pretty minor here, but supposedly a 5.8. Somewhat odd for Virginia. Evacuating building now. Nevermind, we get to stay inside.

So of course you had to make a post on GAF before you evacuated the building lol

 

[The Librarian]

I think the movement will take place naturally. The CEA thread will be for those players romping through the Campaign again and for general Halo talk. As time goes on, more and more of the MP side of things will return to the Reach threads, since that's the primary game and most MP players will have both. I like our relative seclusion here in the Community forum as we (usually, monthly cycles aside) have a better signal to noise ratio than threads on the gaming side.

I just realized that Skyrim hits the 11th and CEA the 15th. With Newegg's 3-day shipping, that will give me a full week with Skyrim before CEA lands. I don't think I'll mind the extra days as much as I thought earlier. It will be good to have a bit of breathing room. After the CEA Campaign romp, I can see myself settling into a pattern of a long Skyrim session capped by a few Halo games to round out the evenings.

I'm leaning heavily toward snagging Deus Ex after PAX and taking a Halo break. Partly because I want something new, and partly because if I don't, I'll hit max rank by the end of the year at this pace and I'd rather chew through that after the TU and new maps hit.

Ghaleon, Earth has told me you should get Portal 2 cause I felt an earthquake here in Wilmington, NC just now.

...It's how I choose to interpret events.

Edit: Also, I'm scared.

 

[thezerofire]

I see no difference in aiming. I can sort of relate to the getting stuck thing.

The only thing I don't like about BC2 is the bad hit detection and lack of good feedback that you're taking damage. I'm glad BF3 is going back to the visual health system and none of this bloody screen shit.

Maybe it's just the sensitivity, but it just feels looser. Maybe it's no reticule magnetism. BC2 also doesn't do that great of a job telling you how much damage you've done, or how much health someone has left.

 

[wwm0nkey]

*Watches new Dark Souls trailer*

Crap that's another game I have to add to my buy list

 

[Karl2177]

Okay, I can get into that. I wish the game had explained it better to the player though. I'm finding it out 2 years after the game released which isn't exactly a good thing.

I agree completely. It took me a few weeks after playing and a long discussion with a few friends regarding what happened and why.

Also, another TU request. Concussion shells shouldn't knock me out of sprint, stun me, and make me useless. Make the gun feel more like the brute shot please.

 

[senador]

The Crimson: Steam Pirates out on 9/1 for free!

Stats will be recorded on Bungie.net.

Sorry, not Halo but still fitting I say.

Edit: iPad only? Boo.

 

[Reagan's BR]

A group of GAFfers I played with a couple of nights ago also saw this in action. We were playing 1 Flag Condemned, I knew exactly where to stand to buddy-spawn them right next to the opposing team's flag. It was like a spawn hose of spartans only 30 feet away from their flag. As soon as Team GAF would die, they would spawn right in the stairway outside of their base. Other team never stood a chance and were only able to break the spawn hose once one of them decided to go root me out of the stairwell.. but I came right back and started the spawn hose again.


Previous post is written as an extremely educated guess based on way too much spawn testing and jonnyothan posts from the Forge World bungie.net group for the stuff I couldn't quite figure out, by the way.

(and this is why any MLG Pros out there should stay in high school. MATH!)

I meant to grab a film of this game. That was awesome!

 

[GhaleonEB]

I agree completely. It took me a few weeks after playing and a long discussion with a few friends regarding what happened and why.

Also, another TU request. Concussion shells shouldn't knock me out of sprint, stun me, and make me useless. Make the gun feel more like the brute shot please.

Oh how I wish the cannons on the drop ships got nerfed. They're the main reason I find myself voting for Arcadefight in Doubles rather than Limited. Fewer drop ships, and I can snipe the guns off quickly. Going back to Limited for a game just reminded me how they wreak so many maps.

 

[HiredN00bs]

Heh, just experienced my first earthquake. Pretty minor here, but supposedly a 5.8. Somewhat odd for Virginia.

@ work in Laurel, MD. I'm in a fairly large building and the whole thing did shake. First one for me as well...scary shit.

Edit: iPad only? Boo.

bungieaerospace tweeted on June 30: "Just to clear up a little early morning confusion: "Crimson" will be available on iOS and Android. More details soon.

 

[wwm0nkey]

The Crimson: Steam Pirates out on 9/1 for free!

Stats will be recorded on Bungie.net.

Sorry, not Halo but still fitting I say.

I want to like that but just not my type of game at all

 

[ElRenoRaven]

The Crimson: Steam Pirates out on 9/1 for free!

Stats will be recorded on Bungie.net.

Sorry, not Halo but still fitting I say.

So sad. No ipad or ipod touch.

 

[The Librarian]

Heh, just experienced my first earthquake. Pretty minor here, but supposedly a 5.8. Somewhat odd for Virginia. Evacuating building now. Nevermind, we get to stay inside.

I'm prepared for the news cycle for today and tomorrow to revolve around QuakeGate.

Yes. I just did that.

 

[Major Williams]

I would think the multiplayer discussion will stay in the Reach threads because the CEA port will be built straight into it, and the campaign discussion and some minor multiplayer discussion will go into the CEA thread.

 

[Reagan's BR]

The Crimson: Steam Pirates out on 9/1 for free!

Stats will be recorded on Bungie.net.

Sorry, not Halo but still fitting I say.

Edit: iPad only? Boo.

Can't beat free!

 

[Steelyuhas]

Crimson looks really cool, but I haz no iPad.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Can't beat free!

If you dont have a ipod or ipad you can

(seriously WP7 and Android support please!)

 

[kylej]

Or you could purchase the game at full price at a midnight release and then return the sealed Newegg.com copy to Gamestop for a full refund when it arrives...

That's not very ethical.

 

[Roddslayer]

Buying Day 1,

Madden 12
Battlefield 3
Halo CEA
Skyrim

Everything else I'll rent at me local Hastings or Red Box. There are so many amazing games, I cannot wait!