Gaming room (It's a geeks paradise)

[SeanMacGabhann]

I was certainly impressed by the demo that came out a few weeks back and might yet pick this up...

The Arkham Asylum graphicnovel that came out years ago remains a favourite

[SeanMacGabhann]

Can you spell "one more go"?

http://www.canabalt.com/

[EDKiwi]

SeanMacGabhann Wrote:

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> Can you spell "one more go"?

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> http://www.canabalt.com/

1966m....gets bloody fast tho...ok one more go then.... :)

[mockney piers]

he he cool 2156

i can see another 59p being spent.

[SeanMacGabhann]

About 3500 for me. I hate those building corridors tho

[bigbadwolf]

Did any of you lot ever find the cheat that made Lara Croft get her kit off in Tomb Raider.

[Keef]

Did that actually exist, or just a gamer's myth?

[SeanMacGabhann]

Gamer's myth. And very BBW

as fir trials HD. Those of you who held top spot on ski jump and burning flames... All your bases are mine

[bigbadwolf]

Half and half Keef. She never went nude, but if you tapped in the correct code whilst she was standing by the pool she'd change colour. She 'appeared' to be naked but the developers had excercised some restraint in that you didn't see nipples or a big hairy clopper.

[bigbadwolf]

Oh and you had to have this device called Gameshark attached to the console as well.

I knew you'd have investigated it though Sean. You big dirty perv.

[EDKiwi]

Not quite gaming, but still funny (and not that far from the truth)

Daily Mash

[mockney piers]

Just to say how good arma II is again.

Absurdly immersive, just look at the graphics, listen to the sounds. You can even get a little add in that t

tracks your head movements so you can look around as you run drive or fly.

You can basically be, drive or fly everything you see (yes even the chicken or goat).

First film is a slghtly pretentious short but shows off the engine very well. Second was a scenario put together using the editor in about five minutes showing off just how vast it can be (the playing area is 200 sq miles).

Anyway, enjoy if you like that kind of thing (I know sean doesn't)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePrwLMi1fyQ

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KK6Fo3Y0AU

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[bon3yard]

Halfway through Arkham Asylum my 360 gets nudged and the resulting Laser-Burn renders it unplayable. With a heavy heart I've binned it. Gutted. :-S

[mockney piers]

Oh dear god, really? blimey.

will be buying it in time, you can have it once i'm done. Keep your save games safe!!

[EDKiwi]

That can actually happen? I mean I believe you but just didn't realise the DVD drive lasers were powerful enough to do that :(

Will be getting it myself at some point, played the demo a couple of times and like the look of it.

Arma II looks awesome too, think my laptop will snuff it if I try to play it though....I miss my gaming rig *sigh*

[SeanMacGabhann]

Hasn't happened to me but I have heard told that about lasers so I have my 360 well out of reach

I'll probably be picking up Arkham Asylum at some point but I'd forgotten ODST was out yesterday and I really fancy teaming up with some people for a FireFight (think Horde mode in GoW2) session if anyone is up for it

Have people given up on Trials HD?

[EDKiwi]

Was watching the trailers for ODST yesterday, the one where they use actors (ie not CGI peoples)is quite impressive, sorta what a Halo movie would be like I guess. Does look good, too many games to little time :(

I still have a go at Trails every now and then, then I get annoyed at it and leave it for a few days.

Edit: This is the one I was on about.

 

[mockney piers]

I've a brand new quad core system with 6 gig of fast ram and a low to mid range card thinking I wasn't really going to do gaming, and lo first game I do buy makes me start looking for a proper graphics card as it's really struggling with textures.

When you look at the side of the game box and it recommends a quad core just to play the damn thing you k ow it's goin to hurt.

ODST looks cool. Haven't given up on trials just not had much time of late and what little I have has been ARMA led. Just surviving getting across town alive is hard, arcade shooter this isn't.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Anyone watch Brooker's Gameswipe last night?

Get thee to your iPlayers if not - good interview slots with Graham Linehan and Dara O Brian as well

[Brendan]

I started to but changed the channel because all the blood and guts were upsetting my wife.

[Keef]

the blood and guts were upsetting my wife

Er, isn't she a midwife?

[Brendan]

Yeah, go figure.

[SeanMacGabhann]

I played Tim Schaefer's latest - Brutal Legend - demo yesterday

Beautiful, beautiful menu system, where every action is displayed as someone looking at a gatefold album sleeve. Done with real affection

The game itself is yer 3rd person hack-em-up a la Devil May Cry or God of War but with some very good voice-acting and a decent (if very silly script) - echoes of his earlier Day of the Tentacle

[ratty]

So, it's me birthday in 2 weeks time. Thinking of getting some game pressies so any recommendations? I really want FIFA 10, anything else?

[SeanMacGabhann]

I'm in the same boat as you ratty - birthday in 2 weeks, but what to choose...

FIFA 10 demo impressed me a lot, but football games generally really suit me

Forza 3 looks like a definite tho