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Catching up with Max Payne's original rampage in anticipation for Rockstar's upcoming sequel. It was no cakewalk.
Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
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"My friends and I regularly just use the Tony Hawk soundtracks as playlists while playing other multiplayer games, great stuff. Luckily none of us carry that dreaded hardcore "more punk-rawk than thou" attitude, so we're all free to enjoy our favorite radio-friendly (pop?) punk tunes :)"
Friday, April 27, 2012
"If you have enough reputation points to pick the blue/red dialog options at that point, you can convince Mordin that you're right in sabotaging the genophage, without him dying at all.
Everything went better than expected.jpg :D"
Everything went better than expected.jpg :D"
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
"I know that feel, bro. Fuckin' Halo 2, man...pardon my French, but those were the days. Never will I have more fun with a multiplayer game with a group of buddies by my side. Come to think of it though, the last truly great local multiplayer game for us was Rock Band back when it was still popular. I never cared for playing Guitar Hero by myself all that much, but hell if playing fake music with a group of four people wasn't something special. Great soundtracks, too. Now all of my buddies are at different universities so we don't really get to have those experiences anymore except occasionally during the summer...ah well."
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
"I'll point out that in Mass Effect, the story always ends with Saren being defeated, regardless of what choices you made. In Mass Effect 2, the canon ending always has the Collectors being defeated, again, regardless of your choices. Mass Effect 3 finishes with the Reaper threat either being destroyed or otherwise ended...regardless of your choices. Therefore, I disagree with those who claim the ending doesn't reflect your decisions well enough - the first two games resolved their conflicts in a broad sense regardless of your smaller deviations along the way, as does the third game. As for perceived "plot holes," you can find any number of inconsistencies in the first two games, or in any story for that matter. The ending is what it is, like I said I'm glad we're getting an extended cut at all."
Friday, April 13, 2012
"I love it when people joke about changing the endings to other games in articles like this, and the "retake ME" people say "NO ITS NOT THE SAME GAIZ"...yes, it is the same. A petition to change the ending is just as ridiculous of an idea with Mass Effect as it would be with any other story. For the record, I'm about as big of a Mass Effect fan as can be. I've played through the first two games around four times each and will probably do the same with ME3. The ending wasn't perfect, but I thought it was suitably epic and memorable.
Besides, this entire argument is finished anyway. Bioware are not changing the ending. They're giving us an extended cut, which I personally do appreciate and look forward to. All of the "retake" people should just accept it and chill out a bit."
Besides, this entire argument is finished anyway. Bioware are not changing the ending. They're giving us an extended cut, which I personally do appreciate and look forward to. All of the "retake" people should just accept it and chill out a bit."
Friday, April 13, 2012
"Good one. The best example I can think of is the Metal Gear series. I like the games a lot, but I don't find the gameplay itself to be very fun at all except for MGS3 and 4 to a lesser extent. It's clunky, slow, and often repetitive and anti-climactic. I'd say without the crazy amount of style, the story, and high production values I would never want to play them. Amnesia is another one, it's like a chore playing that game even though I love the atmosphere and style. "
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
"THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'll speak blatantly here. A petition to change the ending of a story because you don't like it is incredibly immature and just plain ridiculous. I'm a huge fan of Mass Effect, and I actually enjoyed the balls-to-the-wall ending. I could've used more closure, yes, and the Normandy scene still doesn't really make sense to me, but overall I was satisfied. I completely agree with you on your "army of gods" point - realistically we should be astounded that Shepard, one tiny, insignificant human being, was able to defeat a race of 37 million year old machines at ALL. Hell, half of it was blind luck; nobody knew what the Crucible would do when fired. In my mind, Shepard did what he came to do, which was to stop the Reapers by any means necessary. It's sad that such a huge toll was taken on Shepard and his crew personally, but they're just a handful of individuals. He just saved an entire GALAXY of people and allowed life and evolution to continue freely for the first time in millions of years. That's a pretty damn big thing.
I think it's embarassing that Bioware is stooping to this level, even if it is in the name of pleasing their fans. Admittedly, I'll be interested to see what they come up with. But like you said, we've all seen the ending, and it is what it is. Can't really change that fact."
Thursday, March 22, 2012
"Majora's Mask...ugh. What an unpleasant game. The Deku swamps are what immediately come to mind for me, the red/purple color scheme and effed-up music literally make me feel sick to my stomach. I also remember the canyon area with all of the undead enemies freaking me out. I completely respect Majora's Mask and think the story and tone are incredible, but it's not something I would willingly play through again. Probably the most unsettling game I've ever played. "
Monday, January 30, 2012
"Revelaitons, huh? Maybe it was supposed to be "Revelaytons," and the game is, in fact, a Resident Evil/Professor Layton crossover! Har-har.
I'll be quiet now."
I'll be quiet now."
Thursday, January 26, 2012
"Whenever people bring up the "Drake is a sociopath" argument, I tell them to try playing Uncharted without shooting back at the people trying to murder them. See how far you make it and get back to me! He doesn't have to be murderer if you don't want him to, folks! We also have to remember that Drake is essentially a mercenary, just like the guys trying to kill him. He was never supposed to be a saint.
Snarky comments aside, great article! I didn't know there was actually a term for this sort of thing! "
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
"Hey Shoe, sorry I'm a few years late to the party! I've only just discovered this fine little operation you've got going, but I'm pretty darn excited to get writing. I absolutely loved Electronic Gaming Monthly back when I was in middle and high school, so I was pleasantly surprised to find out that you were one of the guys behind Bitmob - the opportunity to contribute alongside familiar EGM faces is a pretty special thing. I'm in my second year of college at the moment, looking towards journalism. I think that Bitmob will serve as a fun way to sharpen my writing skills. Just wanted to say thanks, whether or not you actually read this!"
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
"Sorry if I offended you, I was mostly joking...mostly. I do agree that the romance options add a welcome layer of depth and character development to Mass Effect, and Bioware handles it very tastefully. But a certain portion of the fans take it too far :P
On a side note, I think that the Uncharted series has easily done the best job of presenting believable characters and relationships in a game I've played, despite the relationships themselves being non-interactive."
On a side note, I think that the Uncharted series has easily done the best job of presenting believable characters and relationships in a game I've played, despite the relationships themselves being non-interactive."
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
