Gamers, what are you playing these days?

[tastybasslines]

Originally Posted by nickbass79

Black Ops II. Pretty good!

What's your xbl Gamertag

[nickbass79]

PS3, and I don't game online. Only thing I didn't like about the game is, it only took me 4 hours to beat the game on regular.

[VitalSigns]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Im with you on that. They got a bit "moral" with 4, like giving you the option to let certain people live or die.
I almost felt bad at a few points, like, the good person in me says I shouldnt kill this mofo, but Im conflicted because this game is supposed to be about killing mofos...

I liked that about it. It made it feel almost "cinematic", if that makes sense.

But I'm all for it being more "fun". But knowing Rockstar, it'll still be a solid story.

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by VitalSigns

I liked that about it. It made it feel almost "cinematic", if that makes sense.

But I'm all for it being more "fun". But knowing Rockstar, it'll still be a solid story.

I dont know if cinematic is the word for it, but I know what you mean. I wouldnt mind a storyline that made the player more "involved" with the progression of the storyline, but those "Kill Ivan or Walk Away to Let Him Live" choices were all pretty inconsequential. Give me a better reason than my morality to let the guy live.

[Simo98]

With a lot of games taking on the realism/hyper-realism idea, I'd really like to see a GTA style game in this vein.

Where you have to obey road laws and can attract police attention quite easily, or get into an epic car chase where one wrong move is going to total your car or leave you splattered on the footpath. Also, super over the top graphic violence, I want to feel like I'm playing a Tarantino film, and a lucky shot could see you dead or take your arm out of action. They'red be a balance between fun and realism to be found, but I think it would rock.

No maps or markers, unless your in a car that happens to have a GPS or something. No health indicators, nothing telling you how much ammo is in your gun or even what gun you have out, very little HUD at all.

Add to that a really dark gritty story, noir-esque stylisation and setting, and I think you'd have a winner.

If you play GTA 4, turn off all the HUD and UI and adjust the colour balance so you get a sepia/greyed out drab look to the game, it can be a whole lot of fun to play, I'd just like to play a game designed to be played like that.

[MatticusMania]

Id say GTA4 is pretty close to what youre talking about, IMO, just not quite as far as you'd like to see it taken.

[VitalSigns]

Originally Posted by Simo98

With a lot of games taking on the realism/hyper-realism idea, I'd really like to see a GTA style game in this vein.

Where you have to obey road laws and can attract police attention quite easily, or get into an epic car chase where one wrong move is going to total your car or leave you splattered on the footpath. Also, super over the top graphic violence, I want to feel like I'm playing a Tarantino film, and a lucky shot could see you dead or take your arm out of action. They'red be a balance between fun and realism to be found, but I think it would rock.

No maps or markers, unless your in a car that happens to have a GPS or something. No health indicators, nothing telling you how much ammo is in your gun or even what gun you have out, very little HUD at all.

Add to that a really dark gritty story, noir-esque stylisation and setting, and I think you'd have a winner.

If you play GTA 4, turn off all the HUD and UI and adjust the colour balance so you get a sepia/greyed out drab look to the game, it can be a whole lot of fun to play, I'd just like to play a game designed to be played like that.

I remember playing a game called Getaway: Black Monday. REALLY great game and pretty similar to what your talking about. Only problem is it was for PS2...

[Clef_de_fa]

I'm playing :
( all on PS3 )

Braid
Final Fantasy XIII-2 ( My second play throught )
Final Fantasy I
God Of War I/II ( I miss like 2 Trophies )
Fallout 3 ( again I miss 4 easy Trophies )
Mortal Kombat 9 ( I play it at least once a week )

I think I will buy Little Big Planet 2 after the holyday before DMC comes

[dullsilver_mike]

I was playing a ton of Dark Souls. My friends bought PS3s during black Friday and we're planning on playing through Demon's Souls a few times now. We haven't really started on that one yet, so I've picked up my neglected copy of Forza 4 in the mean time.


It turns out that despite the two dozen I've owned over the years I'm really really bad at racing games.

[CauliColin]

Waiting for Littlebigplanet Karting

Currently playing Spore though. I am making some seriously screwed up creatures.

[ShredderMaximus]

Borderlands 2. Used to play alot of BF3 but its starting to die on Xbox360, so mostly just BL2. I was planning on playing through the Mass Effect series and for a month or so happily smashed through the first game, went on vacation for a week, and haven't turned it back on again. That was back in the beginning of September, and I know I'm right near the end, just haven't had the urge for some reason, great game though, just seems to happen to me with rpg's now.

[Chico16]

Assassin's Creed III
AWESOME game!!!

[Simo98]

Originally Posted by ShredderMaximus

Borderlands 2. Used to play alot of BF3 but its starting to die on Xbox360, so mostly just BL2.

Do you have a PC? If so, get into Planetside 2, it's a F2P MMOFPS in the vein of Battlefield 3, but a little futuristic.

I've been playing it a fair bit and it's pretty sweet. It takes a while to unlock new weapons and attachments and stuff (or alternatively, you can pay for them with real money, hence why they take so long) but it's pretty cool fun.

[ShredderMaximus]

Originally Posted by Simo98

Do you have a PC? If so, get into Planetside 2, it's a F2P MMOFPS in the vein of Battlefield 3, but a little futuristic.

I've been playing it a fair bit and it's pretty sweet. It takes a while to unlock new weapons and attachments and stuff (or alternatively, you can pay for them with real money, hence why they take so long) but it's pretty cool fun.

Looks pretty cool, but alas, I have only a video cardless laptop, so any type of modern gaming is well out of the question. Hoping on fixing that soon though....

On another note, my copy of Metal Gear Solid HD Collection for 360 just came in the mail, can't wait to get a chance to really dive into that!

[ShenmueTacos]

Currently playing Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale and Little Big Planet Karting on the PS3.

I love how over the top All-Stars is. It's a blast to play online!

[IPA]

I just bought a new game for the first time in forever, Hotline Miami. Amazing game.

[Thick McRunfast]

Doubt I qualify as a gamer since I'm playing TES III, Morrowind. Still

[dullsilver_mike]

Originally Posted by ShenmueTacos

Currently playing Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale and Little Big Planet Karting on the PS3.

I love how over the top All-Stars is. It's a blast to play online!

Have you tried the online multiplayer on LBP Karting yet? If so, what do you think? I've been jonesing for a kart game to play online with my friends and it seemed pretty awesome, especially with the track design features.

[ShenmueTacos]

Originally Posted by dullsilver_mike

Have you tried the online multiplayer on LBP Karting yet? If so, what do you think? I've been jonesing for a kart game to play online with my friends and it seemed pretty awesome, especially with the track design features.

Have you played Modnation Racers? It's made by the same company and plays pretty similar (I mean that in a good way). I personally like it a lot online, especially playing the user created tracks. There's some pretty creative people out there!

Also, if you are looking another good Kart game, you should look into Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. I played it at a friend's place and it was a blast!

[VitalSigns]

Has anyone played Halo 4 yet? I'm thinking about picking it up and was wondering how it compares to Halo 3. Story wise and gameplay wise, not so much multiplayer.