Metal Reviews

look up XCOM, it looks pretty cool and it brings something "new"

Didn't really play games all school year, but it's summer now and I'm playing Red Dead Redemption. Really awesome so far...

I've jumped on the World Of Warcraft bandwagon.

Demon's Souls is a timesink of massive proportions.

Now that school is over I finally played bioshock 2. Not as shocking and fresh as the first game, which was one of the best games I've ever played, this one is more refined and improved in gameplay. It was fun, and I finished it in 2 days doing pretty much nothing else.

I wasnt overtly impressed with Bioshock, it was good but i really have no desire in trying part 2.

Same here. I'm going to pick it up when it hits the budget bins.

Unfortunately, Bioshock's a rather dull game all in all, and replaying to where I was before my HD crashed last time holds no promise of fun. Doubt I'll bother with BS2.

Really? I thought the first game was one of the best thought out games in the last few years. The story, especially the twist at the end was exceptional. The gameplay had its issues but I think it was worth the money for the story alone.

Neverwinter Nights 2, again.

Ugh, the game has a lot going for it...but, the controls, the controls!!

+1

wtf is wrong with you people?

They're rebooting that old series !?

I remember playing the first one for many hours in 1994.
One of the most addictive games ever. Doubt they'll bring anything new to the table with a new one. I'll try and give it the benefit of the doubt.

Playing Yume Nikki again.

I bought Killing Floor on Steam during their massive sale, but can't get Steam to work. Gahhhh.

lol. The first game wasn't that great. The story was pretty straight-forward with the usual twist at the end and the gameplay was really stale. But I've said this a million times on this forum, so whatever.

Now gaming:

Star Control 2 (The Ur-Quan Masters.) Having played basically every worthwhile game there is to play on the PC I'm amazed that there still are hidden gems to discover. I've been up all night exploring the galaxy, mining, blasting away sentient species with my lasers and meeting new races. I love this game.

Never heard of that game. Is it old or new? Role-playing game?

By the way, what the fuck is wrong with you if you don't like Oblivion? Seriously, I agree the main storyline and the Fighters Guild line is a bit mediocre, but have you tried the Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood? The sneaking and pickpocketing is where the real goodness lies.

Well... I never really got that far. I disliked every single mechanic in the game. Plus all the items, spells and weapons seemed kind of meh. I guess I never gave it a chance because I figured it'd be basically like Morrowind, which I think suffered from mostly the same problems: bad art direction, poor leveling and battle mechanics, dull world and most of all no sense of what you're supposed to be doing.

Star Control 2 is a space exploration/adventure game from 1992. It's been completely remade by fans to still be playable on newer operating systems, this version is called The Ur-Quan masters. In many ways it's a lot like Oblivion; there's no real sense of direction because you can choose in which order you want to finish all the quests and meet other races.

Anyway, I recommend giving it a try even though it's old as fuck. I don't think I've ever been as drawn in by a game. The different races are hilarious and talking to NPC's doesn't feel like a chore like in most games of this type.

Im intrigued, will surely check this out.

After having an enormous amount of fun last night on Burnout Paradise, have decided it's time to finish my current crop of games so am reinstalling Quake 4, Assassin's Creed, Baldur's Gate, Gears Of War and yeah, Bioshock.

AC, GoW, and Bioshock are all win. though, GoW2 and AC2 are much much better than the first ones.