Gaming room (It's a geeks paradise)

[El Pibe]

for anyone who enjoyed 10000000

http://www.joystiq.com/2014/02/05/puzzle-rpg-10000000-on-sale-developer-reveals-sequel-you-must-b

[Otta]

Otta Wrote:

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> On the bright side, GTA San Andreas (which I never

> played) is on ios, so just invested a fiver in

> that. I've really enjoyed playing GTA3 / Vice City

> on mobile devices, it works well. As did Max

> Payne. Mobile gaming is about all I get to do

> these days, still haven't played anymore GTA 5 on

> x box for about a month.

San Andreas has been lots of fun (near the end now), but buggy and crashy which has been a bit grating along the way. Only playing on ipod touch (5th gen) though, so may be better on better devices.

Why must Rockstar insist on having flying missions in GTA games though. They are always the ones that I struggle with.

[StraferJack]

it's the RC missions I always found hardest

fair play to you for getting so far using touch controls tho!

[StraferJack]

2 years (TWO!) after the game was released Zero Punctuation finally gets around to reviewing Dark Souls (explaining along the way why it took so long to get into it, how wrong he was and how great it is)

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/8802-Dark-Souls

[Otta]

Having downloaded it ages ago I finally got round to playing The Room. Enjoyed solving it, not too hard, but not so simple it's not worth it.

Just downloaded The Room 2.

[StraferJack]

Loved the room. Haven't downloaded sequel yet for some reason

[Otta]

Very much more of the same. in a good way.

[Dopamine1979]

Otta Wrote:

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> Otta Wrote:

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> > On the bright side, GTA San Andreas (which I

> never

> > played) is on ios, so just invested a fiver in

> > that. I've really enjoyed playing GTA3 / Vice

> City

> > on mobile devices, it works well. As did Max

> > Payne. Mobile gaming is about all I get to do

> > these days, still haven't played anymore GTA 5

> on

> > x box for about a month.

>

>

> San Andreas has been lots of fun (near the end

> now), but buggy and crashy which has been a bit

> grating along the way. Only playing on ipod touch

> (5th gen) though, so may be better on better

> devices.

>

>

> Why must Rockstar insist on having flying missions

> in GTA games though. They are always the ones that

> I struggle with.

The flying missions are annoying but great fun. Especially the helicopter ones.

I'm slowly making my way through GTA V on XBox when I am given some occasional free time.

[El Pibe]

sad face

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/8891-Thief-Stealing-a-Classic

[giggirl]

Is there any point getting a PS4? It doesn't seem to have any good games. Why can't you play GTAV on PS4? Or can you?

[StraferJack]

At this moment in time, neither PS4 or XBOX ONE are compelling proposals

No you can't play GTAV on it (reason being it's build completely differently inside - would be like trying to run a spectrum game on a C64)

Even media playback on the new consoles isn't as good as PS3/Xbox 360

so for first time in ever, I'm not buying a new generation console. Just yet

Fact is they are powerful beasts which will eventually be home to some cracking stuff - but by then they will be cheaper anyway

[Dopamine1979]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> No you can't play GTAV on it (reason being it's

> build completely differently inside - would be

> like trying to run a spectrum game on a C64)

>

>

The fact that I understood that analogy makes me realise that I am probably too old to still be playing video games.

:)

[StraferJack]

nonsense Dopamine - the 12 year old you would be thrilled at what you can do now

Whilst others are watching location, location, you get to be at bleeding edge of future entertainment

be proud!

[El Pibe]

exactly!!

Me too in the waiting stakes. Prices will drop, bugs ironed out and then the good games (or finished versions of the launch gamns) will come.

I will be doing it though.

[giggirl]

Never been on this thread before. You're a lively lot. So I need a PS3 then? So I can play GTA5? I'm looking to form my own posse so I can hold up convenience stores and cause mayhem (in my spare time)

[Otta]

Go Xbox 360 GG.

[StraferJack]

I would always have said said 360 in the pass but a PS Plus account changes everything in PS3 favour

to go online on either console costs 40-60 quid a year. If you do that on PS3, you get several free games every month. Big releases as well, not some 4 year old relic (so think Bioshock Infinity, latest Tomb Raider etc instead of Halo 3)

actually on PS3 I don't think you need to pay anything to go online - but if you do join PS+ its still cheaper than xbox plus all those games

[giggirl]

I understood about 15% of that SJ. But it like it.

[StraferJack]

my typing didn't help

[Jeremy]

I only play games on my PS3 rarely... but when I do, it always seems to force me to download an update for the game first. And then when I do that, the game refuses to start up until I update the OS. Half an hour later, I've lost interest. I preferred the Megadrive.

[El Pibe]

:D

[StraferJack]

ha - partly true jeremy. It used to be much worse

and again, if you have PS+ it does a lot of that updating automatically overnight

360 used to be much better at that sort of thing - but recent UI updates mean I barely switch the darn thing on now

[Otta]

As a dad of 2 I have no idea where you get your gaming time from SJ, but free games are of little interest to me as I still haven't gotten through games I've owned for 2 years, let alone more recent additions!

[StraferJack]

ah now there's the rub otta - I don't have time for gaming

I have a collection of 15 pristine new games (games I WANT to play) piled up on the hard drive and no idea if and when I'll get a chance to play them

[Otta]

Yep, same here.

I'm thinking in 20 years time I''ll bu an adaptor that lets you connect old skool HDMI Cables to whatever TV they have then, and play them then.