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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby nakamura on Wed Jun 13, 2012 1:25 pm

Shenmue 2 sold just 400k according to the wiki!

Shocking!
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby DreamcastRIP on Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:01 pm

nakamura wrote:Shenmue 2 sold just 400k according to the wiki!

Shocking!

The game's sales weren't exactly helped by Microsoft tying it up as an Xbox-exclusive for the USA release.
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby jdanddiet on Wed Jun 13, 2012 2:17 pm

Played a bit of FEAR Files last night, the compilation on the 360 of the 2 add-on packs, Extraction Point and Perseus Mandate.

More of the same, really.
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby SJ_Sathanas on Wed Jun 13, 2012 4:49 pm

DreamcastRIP wrote:
nakamura wrote:Shenmue 2 sold just 400k according to the wiki!

Shocking!

The game's sales weren't exactly helped by Microsoft tying it up as an Xbox-exclusive for the USA release.


'pretty sure Sega were involved in that decision also.
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby nakamura on Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:41 pm

DreamcastRIP wrote:
nakamura wrote:Shenmue 2 sold just 400k according to the wiki!

Shocking!

The game's sales weren't exactly helped by Microsoft tying it up as an Xbox-exclusive for the USA release.


If there was enough interest in it, people would have bought it.

I think fans will have to accept that it probably will never happen. Bottom line is the only people that will buy it are the real hardcore followers and it will get ignored by everyone else.
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby Morkin on Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:12 pm

Crackdown 2. And not really enjoying it at all. :|
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby ShadowMan on Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:52 pm

Lollipop chainsaw. I'm really enjoying it now, the boss fights are nice and weird and the main gameplay only gets better with more playing - acquiring more moves makes taking down groups of zombies easier and in turn makes it possible to get better ranks/scores. I'll probably replay this quite a bit and try for all the achievements since I'm enjoying it so much.
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby djcarlos on Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:18 pm

Immersed back into the world of Ezio, Desmond, Altair and Abstergo.

As fan-censored-tastic as it's ancestors.
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby Freestyler on Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:51 pm

Wrapping up a bit of multiplayer on Mass Effect 3, before I bring the story to a close. Another day or two I reckon, then it's done.

Morkin wrote:Crackdown 2. And not really enjoying it at all. :|


Sadly it doesn't get any better. Get some multiplayer going and it changes significantly, I'm told. Otherwise it's incredibly samey. What's worse is you have to find the story hidden around the place, so if you don't go looking it has none! :?
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby Rayne on Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:17 pm

Freestyler wrote:
Morkin wrote:Crackdown 2. And not really enjoying it at all. :|


Sadly it doesn't get any better. Get some multiplayer going and it changes significantly, I'm told. Otherwise it's incredibly samey. What's worse is you have to find the story hidden around the place, so if you don't go looking it has none! :?


It's a multi-player game by any other name. I suffered through the single player and was ready to trade it in when a friend insisted I play with him. Suddenly everything clicked, racing each other across rooftops, tossing cars at each other and basically causing utter mayhem, it was absolutely brilliant.

At the moment I'm playing Oddworld Stranger's Wrath HD. Not as good a game as I remember it being, I'm playing through on the 'hard' mode and the whole experience feels incredibly cheap. It's fine until you get to a boss fight :|
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby Morkin on Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:11 pm

Rayne wrote:
Freestyler wrote:
Morkin wrote:Crackdown 2. And not really enjoying it at all. :|


Sadly it doesn't get any better. Get some multiplayer going and it changes significantly, I'm told. Otherwise it's incredibly samey. What's worse is you have to find the story hidden around the place, so if you don't go looking it has none! :?


It's a multi-player game by any other name. I suffered through the single player and was ready to trade it in when a friend insisted I play with him. Suddenly everything clicked, racing each other across rooftops, tossing cars at each other and basically causing utter mayhem, it was absolutely brilliant.


It's a shame as I loved the first one which kept me playing (single player) through to the end barring a few missing orbs. I've just played another 1 1/2 hours (again single player) & it kind of feels very flat & somewhat uninteresting. I don't know whether to just give up, or persevere & get a small bit of enjoyment out of orb collecting.
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby Papa_Midnight on Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:13 pm

I gave my PS3 a bit of loving since ive finished uni and have got quite a bit of spare time on my hands. Been playing a bit of Earth Defence Force: Insect Armaggedon.
I really didn't like 2017 and have been giving this one a pass for a while but decided to pick it up as it was cheap. ve got to admit, im really enjoying it. Can see myself clocking up quite a few hours on this.
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby ShadowNeku on Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:07 pm

Very briefly played Driving Emotion Type S for PS2

Probably the worst driving simulation ive ever played. And ive played around 5 so i really know my stuff :lol:
But seriously, your tyres must be coated in butter and oil because the tiniest tap of the D-pad sends you sliding all over the place. A shame since the environments are quite pleasant.
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby Space Holiday on Sat Jun 16, 2012 11:58 pm

I've been playing Clock Tower 3 for PS2 recently. It has this rather noticeable campness to it, yet it constantly makes me feel uneasy. Even more so than games like Silent Hill, although it isn't as terrifying as the original Clock Tower on the Super Famicom. Probably because the graphics seem colourful and quirky, then some guy jumps out and scares you half to death...
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Re: What are you currently playing?

Postby Sel Feena on Sun Jun 17, 2012 5:07 am

Still grinding away on Ar Tonelico Qoga; there's a synthesis system in there kind of like the Atelier games but not as well developed. That aside, this game is just absolutely crackers, seriously silly stuff. So glad I picked this up on a whim when I got my PS3.
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