Official* HAF Video Game Thread

[quizlixx]

but really, does anyone play halo for the story? multiplayer is where all the fun is. An enormous gathering of 12 year old, racist, gangster, homophobic, pro gamers.

[Fallen Jedii]

but really, does anyone play halo for the story? multiplayer is where all the fun is. An enormous gathering of 12 year old, racist, gangster, homophobic, pro gamers.

I suppose you are right. Most people that play FPS are not looking for a story, but cool ways to kill things. I guess if I want a good story I should stick to RPGs. Still, I don't think it would kill a game developer to develop a FPS with a good story.

The online part of Halo is cool, but gets old after time. The kids as you said are annoying as hell. It kind of ruins the entire online experience. Sometimes its fun to annoy others. One time I pretended I was Spanish and kept repeating certain phrases over and over. It was fun to listen to their responses over the mic. Needless to say I was eventually booted from the game.

[curiosityandthecat]

I suppose you are right. Most people that play FPS are not looking for a story, but cool ways to kill things. I guess if I want a good story I should stick to RPGs. Still, I don't think it would kill a game developer to develop a FPS with a good story.

The online part of Halo is cool, but gets old after time. The kids as you said are annoying as hell. It kind of ruins the entire online experience. Sometimes its fun to annoy others. One time I pretended I was Spanish and kept repeating certain phrases over and over. It was fun to listen to their responses over the mic. Needless to say I was eventually booted from the game.

If you want a FPS with a great story, check out Clive Barker's Undying. Great game.  

[quizlixx]

I suppose you are right. Most people that play FPS are not looking for a story, but cool ways to kill things. I guess if I want a good story I should stick to RPGs. Still, I don't think it would kill a game developer to develop a FPS with a good story.

The online part of Halo is cool, but gets old after time. The kids as you said are annoying as hell. It kind of ruins the entire online experience. Sometimes its fun to annoy others. One time I pretended I was Spanish and kept repeating certain phrases over and over. It was fun to listen to their responses over the mic. Needless to say I was eventually booted from the game.

If you want a FPS with a great story, check out Clive Barker's Undying. Great game.  

bioshock, halflife, fallout 3 all fantastic fps's with great stories

[Godless]

I suppose you are right. Most people that play FPS are not looking for a story, but cool ways to kill things. I guess if I want a good story I should stick to RPGs. Still, I don't think it would kill a game developer to develop a FPS with a good story.

The online part of Halo is cool, but gets old after time. The kids as you said are annoying as hell. It kind of ruins the entire online experience. Sometimes its fun to annoy others. One time I pretended I was Spanish and kept repeating certain phrases over and over. It was fun to listen to their responses over the mic. Needless to say I was eventually booted from the game.

If you want a FPS with a great story, check out Clive Barker's Undying. Great game.  

bioshock, halflife, fallout 3 all fantastic fps's with great stories

Fallout 3 is considered an RPG just so you know.

[curiosityandthecat]

bioshock, halflife, fallout 3 all fantastic fps's with great stories

Fallout 3 is considered an RPG just so you know.

True. Otherwise Oblivion would be considered an FPS. The FEAR games would have amazing storylines if you didn't have to get the entire plot from emails, voicemails and whatnot. It's such an interesting story. I hated having to search and track all that shit down. COD4 had a great storyline, even if it did get a bit tiresome by the end. Can't wait for Modern Warfare 2, though.  

[Fallen Jedii]

bioshock, halflife, fallout 3 all fantastic fps's with great stories

Yeah I rented Bioshock a few nights ago. I absolutely love the game. I think it's considered a RPG as well as a FPS.

Response to the post above me: COD4 had a good story too. The sniper levels were tremendous and the ending was extremely satisfying. I love how it captures the chaos of war. It's one of the best FPS experiences out there. I used to have it for the 360, but then my 360 broke and I bought a PS3. Maybe I'll re-purchase it for PS3 and play online now that I can play online for free.

[quizlixx]

bioshock, halflife, fallout 3 all fantastic fps's with great stories

Fallout 3 is considered an RPG just so you know.

True. Otherwise Oblivion would be considered an FPS. The FEAR games would have amazing storylines if you didn't have to get the entire plot from emails, voicemails and whatnot. It's such an interesting story. I hated having to search and track all that shit down. COD4 had a great storyline, even if it did get a bit tiresome by the end. Can't wait for Modern Warfare 2, though.  

oblivion and fallout 3 are basically the same game, given a few differences in story. But i still HATED the third person in FO3 much less than i hated the 3rd person in oblivion. they should keep downloadable content coming for oblivion. also one of my favorite games with one of the most epic endings ever.

[Fallen Jedii]

I should probably get back to playing Oblivion again. When I had it for Xbox I enjoyed it a lot, but as I said earlier my Xbox broke. So I'll buy it again and finally finish the game when at all possible.

[quizlixx]

I should probably get back to playing Oblivion again. When I had it for Xbox I enjoyed it a lot, but as I said earlier my Xbox broke. So I'll buy it again and finally finish the game when at all possible.

yes, do that.

[joeactor]

Thought you'd all like these recent ratings:

True to its parent company's renewed focus on engagement metrics, Nielsen Games ranks its top PC and console games in terms of minutes played. Blizzard's cult Massively Multiplayer Online Game World Of Warcraft was rightly placed at the top of the PC game title list for March when compared against the top 100 pre-installed games measured. Interestingly visitors to the virtual world Second Life actually logged in more minutes per week, but from a much smaller base of users. The console rankings remind us how powerful the PS2 platform remains, due to its huge installed base of users. Microsoft's Xbox 360 actually ranks above the Nintendo Wii despite its smaller audience.
 
Top 10 PC Game Titles: March 2009
     Game                                    Publisher Avg. Min/Wk  TMP%
1  World of Warcraft                    Blizzard Ent.   653         46.710
2  Second Life                            Linden Lab      760        3.206
3  Dark Messiah of Might & Magic   Ubisoft          582        3.049
4  Civilization IV: Beyond Sword     2K Games      668        2.690
5  Bookworm                              PopCap Games 169        2.263
6  Half-Life 2                              Vivendi Games  313        2.195
7  Civilization IV                          2K Games         332       2.053
8  Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos      Blizzard Ent.      213      1.739
9  Chessmaster Challenge             PlayFirst            54       1.714
10 StarCraft                               Blizzard Ent.     334       1.676
Source: Nielsen Games - GamePlay Metrics
Share is the percentage of the gaming audience measured that played the title
TMP% represents the percent of total minutes played from the Top 100 non-casual/pre-installed PC games measured
 
Topline Console Usage - March 2009
         Console         Usage Minutes %
1        PlayStation 2         22.0
2        Xbox 360              21.2
3        Wii                       17.9
4        PlayStation 3         10.3
5        Xbox                      6.6
6        GameCube              2.6
7        Other                    19.3
Source: Nielsen Games - GamePlay Metrics
Usage Minutes % is the percent of all measured console minutes. "Other" consists of any other console systems found in the home

Interesting how the console usage is the reverse of the console sales!

The more you know,
JoeActor

[quizlixx]

I just thought of something. I have never played halo 3 other than for about 7 or 8 minutes, hmm.

[Ayreon]

[youtube:2kbthjcf]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnpwznivhEI[/youtube:2kbthjcf]

That was my favorite gameboy game ( it's for the first one, that was the size of a book)


So much fun memorizing level codes, and getting upgrades :'3

[quizlixx]

[youtube:sh9cqo1r]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnpwznivhEI[/youtube:sh9cqo1r]

That was my favorite gameboy game ( it's for the first one, that was the size of a book)


So much fun memorizing level codes, and getting upgrades :'3

you have gotten me addicted to this guys videos, i am now subscribed  

[quizlixx]

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