Gaming room (It's a geeks paradise)

[katanita]

Are we doing casual games on this thread as well as the console ones? If so, just finished 10000000 (enough 0s?), on android, brilliant, once you get the hang of its slightly weird concept http://eightyeightgames.com/

[El Pibe]

indeed we do, we had a brief bout of competitiveness on superhexagon recently; still can't get much past a minute :(

[david_carnell]

You ONLY have to get to a minute though, EP...on each level at least. So far I have:

Hard: 65.04

Harder: 61.29

Hardest: 14.02

Hardester: 14.34

Hardestest: 11.45

Final Level: Not yet unlocked

[El Pibe]

very impressive

I haven't the numbers available as I do much better on the ipad than on the phone, but off top of my head I'm about the same on hard, harderst and hardester. I think I managed about 40 odd on harder meaning I've yet to unlock hardestest.

[El Pibe]

have given it a go katanita.

It's basically zoo keeper meets rogue via canabalt.

Or puzzle quest without the irritating story line.

Quite enjoying it as it goes, it has become my go-to work pooh game.

[katanita]

Yes, that basically sums it up! Strange pitch, but somehow it works. It's the way it changes as you level up your weaponry etc that I think keeps it interesting.

Impressed with the Superhexagon scores, don't think I've gotten above 20. Got it in a previous Humble Bundle for android, highly recommend signing up for those if you haven't already https://www.humblebundle.com/. Support charities and get great games, is the idea.

[El Pibe]

The Binding of Isaac

basically a cutesy quick fix Dark Souls packed with style and humour

http://www.gamecritics.com/brandon-bales/the-binding-of-isaac-review

[katanita]

If you intended to have a productive bank holiday weekend, whatever you do, don't start playing this http://candies.aniwey.net/.

[StraferJack]

Wait what? You've played dark souls pibe?

[El Pibe]

I'm going by your description.

There are no saves in the game, it's hard and frustrating necessitating go after go and refine,ent of strategy.

I do have it on my amazon wish list though.

...and you know, someone may be turning forty soon ;)

[Otta]

Having finished (well the story at least) GTA3 on Android, I'm now playing Vice City.

Played a bit of GTA3 10 years ago. Never ever played Vice City. Am bloody loving it!!!

[StraferJack]

Vice city has just the best soundtrack ever. If you check out rockstar's website they have spotify links for all the radio stations

But one mission relatively early on crucified me

[Otta]

Anyone got any use for an old style xbox360 hard drive and wireless adaptor? Having a bit of a sort out and found them. Will probably just go in the bin otherwise, as I can't be arsed doing anything else with them.

[Otta]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> Vice city has just the best soundtrack ever. If

> you check out rockstar's website they have spotify

> links for all the radio stations

> But one mission relatively early on crucified me

Which mission?

I think I'm a good half way through or more.

GTA3 on Android I had a cheater app which let me type in all the original cheats, so I cheated on a couple of missions (mainly slowing game play on particularly tricky ones). Vice City on IOS I don't have a cheater, so am plowing through it fair & square, so a couple of missions have made me swear!

[StraferJack]

it was a mission where you meet Lance in a multi-storey car park, drive uptown and then have to go up some steps and watch a deal go down before taking people out

My main problem with it was the PS2 controller was way too twitchy to be tragetting specific people from distance. It's fairly early in the game too, so that at the remote controlled chopper mission killed the game for me. Maybe I should try it again now it's possible to play on other platforms

Have you seen the trailers released for GTA V last week? If they combine lessons learned from teh great work on Red Dead Redemption, it could be something special. Something about cruising around in sunny parts of America that appeal much more than a claustrophobic NY

[Otta]

Not seen them, but will defo look out for them. Having played these old GTAs on handheld devises, I plan to plug the xbox back in and revisit IV.

Main gripe with the older games is that you have to start each mission right from the start if you fail, which often involves a long boring drive. Mid mission checkpoints would make it a lot better!

[Kailyn]

GTA brings back some pretty great memories, may have to invest in the Android version, especially if you can play with cheats...

Working my way through Assassin's Creed 3 (late to the party I know). In comparison to the last couple of games, it feels really rushed. Not enjoying as much as I'd hoped.

[Otta]

Kailyn Wrote:

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> GTA brings back some pretty great memories, may

> have to invest in the Android version, especially

> if you can play with cheats...

Game was about ?3 and then I downloaded the cheater app which may have cost a couple of quid. Clever people can "hack" the game and put the cheats in themselves, but I am not that teck savvy, so the cheater was great. It basically just brings up your device keyboard during game play so that you can enter the cheats like "gesundheit" to restore health, or "gunsgunsguns" for a full arsenal of weapons.

[Kailyn]

Me neither, so that cheater sounds great. That's any productivity I was going to have tonight gone.

[StraferJack]

Good work people

http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/awesome-basement-arcade-built-by-father-and-son-team-23-05-2013/

[Otta]

I want one!

[StraferJack]

I want the space for one first.

[El Pibe]

That's basically my childhood fantasy right there!!

[Otta]

Exactly EP, I've always dreamt of having that room (complete with bar).

[StraferJack]

would

never

leave

the

house