What have you been playing lately?

[eric]

picked up [PROTOTYPE] for the PS3 a couple days ago.

i am very impressed with this game, plays a bit like a spiderman game in terms of the freedom of movement in a large city. you get to jump and glide from place to place, and no drop, no matter how high can kill you - as a matter of fact, dropping from very high places results in an amazingly satisfying impact that can result in nearby cars and people being bounced up off of the rippling pavement.
the sense of power in the main character is fantastic, body weaponry is nicely rendered and there are a nice variety of upgrades and combos. the mechanic of consuming others for thier memories, skills, health and physical apperance is also really nice - if a bit brutal.

technically, the game is solid, i see very little pop up, there are an amazing number of people and cars on the streets at any given time with no slow down. models for people and cars could be a bit more varied, but it's not too annoying. sounds and the soundtrack are very nice, as is the voice acting. the whole game has a nice dark feel to it. there is some of the standard collection mechanic, though the collectables give you hints or experience, and it doesn't take you too far out of the game.

 

[leecho7]

Thanks for the review eric. I've been looking into the game because I keep hearing really good things about it from friends. I try not to go by critic reviews too much.
The next game I'm going to pick up is either going to be Prototype or inFamous. Maybe both, if I can plan my finances right.

 

[eric]

i asked one of the guys at a used store here about the two games, and they said both prototype and infamous were good, but the guy said if he could only buy one, he'd go with prototype. POTM also gave it a good review.
i'm definitely considering infamous too, but when i saw target had prototype for only 50 bucks rather than 60, it helped make up my mind for me.

 

[gagnerants]

Playing Fallout 3 when I'm not programming, playing it for the pc so got a ton of mods such as one called RTS, which allows you to create and run/manage your own town.

 

[Audio.Trench]

I picked up another copy of Rainbow Six: Vegas the other day. I was nickin' to play it so I scored a used copy for $15.

This game rocks, as do most of the R6/Ghost Recon series games.

 

[shaun raney]

I've been rocking Red Alert 3 and Sims 3 on the MBP.

MLB 09 the show on PS3

and Forza 2 on 360.

And i still rock tetris on my Gameboy Advance SP.

 

[mgsfan18]

been playing minigolf online and Im thinking of pulling out my N64 and playing some south park

 

[todd51]

I picked up Bionic Commando and Metal Gear Solid 4 for the PS3 last week. MGS4 was only $30 brand new and BC was only $20 brand new. BC hasn't been selling really well so I figured it would be a fun game worth the twenty bucks.

My big complaint for BC was the lack of freedom, because it wants you to believe you have a lot of it; being able to swing everywhere. However a lot of times you'll run into a "radiated" area which will kill you. I would have been much happier if they would have just put up an invisible wall to show you the game boundaries. My point for that is because you can't save at any point in the game, you have to get to a checkpoint. Other than that it is pretty fun, a lot of trophies to go and collect also. I still think it was worth the $20 and I haven't even played online yet. I think the multiplayer LAN would be fun though

MGS4 is just plain great. I wanted the price to drop before I picked it up since I just got my PS3 this past January. It's a fantastic game and I recommend it to anyone out there.

Other than those and the occasional beat-down in Socom Confrontation, that's what I've been playing lately.

 

[mgsfan18]

yeah MGS4 is the best game I have ever played hints why I choose this username. But It cost to much to get my PS3 fixed so Im thinking of just buying a new one.

 

[Audio.Trench]

I've been playing Rainbow Six Vegas, BF: Bad Company, and Fallout 3 lately.

 

[kalevine102]

I tried the demo of r6 vegas on my 360 and my first impression was that it was a very high-tech game but also difficult to learn.

i am not sure about bad company. looks like a good game

 

[Audio.Trench]

Vegas is a tactical/strategic shooter. Play it more and it becomes natural.

Bad Co is just plain awesome. Who needs a door when you can make your own? The sounds/textures/destructive environments are awesome.

I beat it on Hard in about 2-3 days of occasional playing. I mostly play online now.

 

[god0fgod]

TimeSplitters Future Perfect like I have been since 2005.

 

[mgsfan18]

I have been all work and no games lately. Mainly because my PS3 is broken so I took it apart today since the warranty is already up anyways. Opened it up cleaned out the dust and cleaned the lens on the Bluray drive. Then I left for a moment to take a break before putting it back together. I come back into the room where my Dad was trying to put it back together. He was tilting it upside down since he dropped a screw in it. Next thing you know the CD drives falls out of the machine and that metallic cord broke. Not sure if any of you have taken apart a PS3 or a PS2 but once they are taken off its impossible to get them back on. So now I have no choice but to just buy a new one really.

 

[Audio.Trench]

That really sucks man..

I got a $35 trade-in credit for CoD:WaW, so I picked up a copy of CoD4, and Unreal Tournament III

UT3 is absolutely stunning. It reminds me of the first one, but "next gen" and amazing looking.

 

[mgsfan18]

Nice man

 

[Village Idiot]

Beat Crysis and been playing Left 4 Dead. Steam pulled a fast one and apparently deleted a DLL, so when it unistalled it unistalled the two steam games on my computer, making me reinstall steam and L4D and Dawn of War 2. What a POS.

 

[ThePinkMac]

I only play World of Warcraft pretty much lol! With my upgrade to the new Macbook Pro, I get an average of 40-ish fps, which blows away my period Macbook that averaged about 8 fps.

 

[Mattlike]

Finally played/beat Mass Effect. Now I am playing Assassins Creed. Getting ready for both sequels.

 

[skye]

Still playing DotA but getting ready to start playing Heroes of Newerth (standalone game based on the Savage 2 engine). Much of the DotA community is already there and the game is still in closed beta.