Official* HAF Video Game Thread

[Ihateyoumike]

Been playing alot of Angry Birds for my ipod touch lately. That is entirely too fun of a game. Put way too much time into it for the kind of game it is. Highly recommended as a good time waster for anyone who has an ipod or iphone.

[Wes]

I've played WoW very on and off for the last two and a half years. Two weeks ago I deleted my druid (was 9/12 on new bosses at the time) and all my other characters. Bout four days later I started a new guy.  The difference now is that I seem not to have urges to play, because I never feel like I'm getting behind. I guess its because I'm still leveling (a warrior). I really love the game because it allows me to fulfill some of my fantasy requirements, keep up with a few friends I never see anymore, and meet lots of new people from all over. I just need to make it fit better in my life a.k.a. not take up 30 hours a week like it used to. Do I consider all 75ish days played I had wasted? Not exactly. Do I wish I had taken that time to learn something more "useful"? Only in the sense that I know my time with WoW has a definite end. Either I will quit in the next five years, or its entirely possible Blizz might call it quits on WoW in the near future (although according to a recent project slate leak there are at least two more expansions in the works). I could have spent that time learning a skill like how to play an instrument or a foreign language that could serve to entertain me for the rest of my life. I guess it's not really all that dark a prospect though, I know I've come away from my /played with certain intangibles, just not how valuable those exactly are. Lok'tar ogar.

[Selavi]

Just hopped off a Mass Effect 2 binge  Are all RPGs that time consuming?

Still need to play Bioshock 2, and I'm looking forward to Bulletstorm. Yay, mindless violence.

[ForTheLoveOfAll]

Hot dang, how I miss the NES and the N64.

I played World of Warcraft for awhile, then introduced it to my Uncle around the time I stopped. Now he plays it ALL the time and has like... 6 level 80's. Not sure how many 85's now.

[father nicetouch]

I play world of warcraft! I have been playing it from when it frist came out. Sometimes it can get pretty addictive! but it's a fun game when you do not have anything else to do!

[ForTheLoveOfAll]

I play world of warcraft! I have been playing it from when it frist came out. Sometimes it can get pretty addictive! but it's a fun game when you do not have anything else to do!

It's like crack for awhile, but it's SO tedious starting out.

[LegendarySandwich]

I'm trying to get into Bioshock (the first one). I'm not really a fan of the horror genre, though.

[Byronazriel]

Horror? Bioshock!? When I played it I never got that vibe from it. I found more funny than creepy. I mean sure it's dark, closed off, and full of "zombies." But, to me Bioshock is basically a first person shooter/rpg with some dieselpunk/psychological thriller aspects sprinkled on top.

This may be because I played it right after playing dead rising, in which I spent most of the time sweeping through zombies as if they were an army of mudcrabs. While wearing ridiculous clothing, and using ridiculous weapons.

[LegendarySandwich]

Well, my definition of "horror" isn't the most specific. Usually it just means anything dark and/or gory. And I'm creeped out by games and movies that are dark and gory.

That doesn't mean I won't play Bioshock. It just means I have to go into it cautiously. I definitely like it so far, although the combat system looks like it'll take some time to get used to.

I also rented Call of Duty: Black Ops, which is pretty "meh" so far. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 seems to be the better game so far. That reminds me: I need to get the Vietnam expansion for that game. But I have no monies   .

I also also bought Battlefield 1943, which seems like a really dumbed-down version of Bad Company 2 (which it is, I guess). I probably shouldn't have bought it, but I'll be damned if those rich fools who bought the Ultimate version of the game get to have stuff I don't.

[joeactor]

I'm trying to get into Bioshock (the first one). I'm not really a fan of the horror genre, though.

I've played a bit of the first one, but haven't had time lately.  Liked it so far.  Definitely a creepy FPS.

[history_geek]

...I just noticed this thread....

Just hopped off a Mass Effect 2 binge :crazy:

No, I do not play WoW. Never have, never will. Won't start ranting about it.

Well, my definition of "horror" isn't the most specific. Usually it just means anything dark and/or gory. And I'm creeped out by games and movies that are dark and gory.

That doesn't mean I won't play Bioshock. It just means I have to go into it cautiously. I definitely like it so far, although the combat system looks like it'll take some time to get used to.

I also rented Call of Duty: Black Ops, which is pretty "meh" so far. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 seems to be the better game so far. That reminds me: I need to get the Vietnam expansion for that game. But I have no monies )

For me this year is going to be a pain because there are so many good games being released and I have to decide wich one I really really REALLY want to get... ). Well, it's a long time until then so who knows what might happen.

[Byronazriel]

What's your problem with WoW? You can't just offhandedly mention something interesting, and then not spill the beans!

My stance on WoW is, and always has been that it's a good game that (Like most everything) is perfectly alright in moderation.

It's also one of the few games that gets the rogue experience just right. That and I can play as a ranger, or something close to it anyway, which makes it awesome in my book.

Edit: Inventory management does add a whole demension of character customization, but too much of a good thing can make an otherwise great game seem painfully padded and tedious... the Fallout series for example.

[karadan]

I've become jittery and paranoid after playing through Dead Space 2. I completed it last night. It is the first game i've ever played which actually petrified me. Doom 3 was bad (as in mildy scary but relied too much on dark corners and you couldn't shoot with the flashlight on??!?) and Dead Space 1 was horrific but they have nailed it with the second installment. The last time i felt that scared was when i watched Alien when i was eleven years old.

I'm going to play something a lot less terrifying now. The Star Wars Galaxies Emulator has come a long way. Maybe i'll get back into that. Yes i'll do that. Much less horrific.

[history_geek]

What's your problem with WoW? You can't just offhandedly mention something interesting, and then not spill the beans!

My stance on WoW is, and always has been that it's a good game that (Like most everything) is perfectly alright in moderation.

It's also one of the few games that gets the rogue experience just right. That and I can play as a ranger, or something close to it anyway, which makes it awesome in my book.

Edit: Inventory management does add a whole demension of character customization, but too much of a good thing can make an otherwise great game seem painfully padded and tedious... the Fallout series for example.

Well, I don't know if I really have a problem with it's just that I don't support endless-no-plot-monthly-money-holes is all :|

I do have a friend who has done half-hearted attempts of recruiting me, and I've seen him play and I have seen a ton of game-footage, and still I feel no intrest towards the game. Also I really don't care about trying to min-max or balance a charecters equipment and stats and pay for the privlage of showing off with it. Now, I mean no offence, and I do understand the joy of online gaming (DoD and CS as my example) and of tinkering with ever cooler/prettier/powerful items/equipment/bling, but personally I do not find it interesting. I tolarate the tinkering, but eventually I always get fed up with it and just go "whatever, you, have this, that goes to her and the rest of this junk goes to the next merchant I find".

Simply put, I'm a single-player type (Oblivion, ME1&2, NWN1&2, The Witcher, DA:O...), and prefer a good pre-determined story (with possibility to change accoarding to the players descisions), rather then just doing all that other stuff.

Forgive me my rambling, but you did ask for it :pop:

[BadPoison]

I've become jittery and paranoid after playing through Dead Space 2. I completed it last night. It is the first game i've ever played which actually petrified me.

Was it better than the first one? I remember renting it and getting bored half way through feeling like it was the same old thing around each corner.