Official* HAF Video Game Thread

[PrometheusRumiHuxley]

AHH! Video game thread!! I wish I had more time to play, but I do LOVE them! I've been playing the Dragon Age, haven't got the second one yet...seems like a blast though!!

Anyone final fantasy fans?

Final Fantasy fan here. I played VI (or III as it was called:) when I was... maybe 14? And was immediately transformed into an addict. FFVII I loved, X a bit, IX some, tactics quite a bit. I really liked the style of XII and got into that one more than the others after VII.

Dragon Age: Origins, also loved

[joeactor]

I got it on Steam, and have played a little.  Pretty good so far...

Did you get the whole game or the demo? The demo is the very beginning and then something somewhat later in the game, spliced together as if it were the regular progression. It's unfortunate because it goes from "here's how you pick something up, and here's how you open a door" to "HOLY CRAP INVISIBLE MONSTER JUMP FROM THIS BOX TO THAT BOX WITH A TIME LIMIT OMGWTFAKJSFLKAJSFLKAJFKJ".



Could've been done a bit better. It's certainly got a very disturbing atmosphere, I'll say that, though.

... I got the whole game - that's wacked for a demo... poor design there.

[oscarstrok]

i don't play often, but when i do, my sessions last for half a day. i mostly play legend of zelda, super mario, sonic, halo and lots of japan related games

my favourite game has to be earthbound, its strange s it was never released in England, yet im a giant fan,i must thank SSB for that

[xSilverPhinx]

The Witcher is good because of its non linearity. I just sometimes lack the patience to develop the character.

I've just discovered that the multiplayer option for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is actually quite fun. Needless to say I might dream of that today.  

[youtube:2wkmhe56]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtDLFtBvka4[/youtube:2wkmhe56]

[PapistItalian16]

I just pre-ordered Gears of War 3 for my 360. The Beta is pretty cool.

And I like to play a dice-based RPG game called RIFTS once a week with my brother and his friends. It is VERY nerdy. hahahaha. Anybody else ever heard of it or play it? It's kind of like Dungeons and Dragons except more complex and with a completely different setting and more complex rules.   

[Davin]

I've played Rifts from Paladium. I've also played their more D&D one which was pretty good too. I also liked their super hero version. So yes I have, unless there is a different Rifts.

[PapistItalian16]

I've played Rifts from Paladium. I've also played their more D&D one which was pretty good too. I also liked their super hero version. So yes I have, unless there is a different Rifts.

Nope, that is the same game. We play veriations of it, where we'll combine a lot of the different books.

[history_geek]

Whelp, Mass Effect 3 got delayed, and they've announced the arrival of the next Assassin's Creed. So that those are the most important news flashes, I guess....

And I got my copy of the Witcher 2 today. Now to get that computer I bought up and running....

[xSilverPhinx]

Whelp, Mass Effect 3 got delayed, and they've announced the arrival of the next Assassin's Creed. So that those are the most important news flashes, I guess....

Excellent, I really want to know why Desmond had to do what he did at the end and what that was all about.

They sure know how to leave a good cliffhanger...

[xSilverPhinx]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZD17pQSqUU

Does anybody play Portal 2?

[The Black Jester]

Just got The Witcher 2.

I sense time-wasting in the offing...in barrels-full.

[xSilverPhinx]

I just discovered how easy it is to buy downloadable games online...good thing the US$ is devalued. WAY cheaper. I just bought both Portal and Portal 2 for roughly half of what I've would've paid for both if I were to buy them in stores...

I was always phobic of typing my credit card number online...you never know who's watching.

[The Magic Pudding]

I was always phobic of typing my credit card number online...you never know who's watching.

You can get throw away prepaid credit cards, or just have a debit account with a low balance.  I don't have much confidence in companies keeping my information secure.

[Tank]

I was always phobic of typing my credit card number online...you never know who's watching.

You can get throw away prepaid credit cards, or just have a debit account with a low balance.  I don't have much confidence in companies keeping my information secure.

I'm not sure you can get either of those things in the UK and I would like both to be available. If they were advertised I would get them like a shot.

[The Magic Pudding]

I'm not sure you can get either of those things in the UK and I would like both to be available. If they were advertised I would get them like a shot.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=&bih=&q=prepaid+credit+card&btnG=Google+Search

Prepaid cards seem to be available over your way.

Localy banks will offer debit accounts, you get a visa card but it only draws on deposited funds, I keep about $300 in an account that I allow some billers access to, mostly I use Bpay or direct deposit.  I thought this stuff was the same all over.