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[Krosigrim]

I played RE4 to death. Great game. My sister beat it 3 times.

 

5 is great. They made it easy as you can grind for ammo but the game still gets it done. Im actually playing it right now, not a challenge though... as I have earned those weapons... Mercenaries is the most gratifying though.

[fumanchu]

if you enjoyed the red star on ps2 then i would recommend shank on xbla.

i would also recommend contra hard corps uprising coming to xbla in november

[Agozer]

Football manager will kick your ass ;P

I've always wondered: What is it with you Brits and your undying love for Football Manager? I find it to be one of the most boring "games" I've ever "played". Then again, I'm not much of a sports fan to begin with. Seriously, what makes that game (or rather, all the games in the same genre) so special?

[Skythe]

I need to get The Shadow Broker DLC for Mass Effect 2. And Leliana's Song and I think there's another one for Dragon Age.

[emsley]

Football manager will kick your ass ;P

I've always wondered: What is it with you Brits and your undying love for Football Manager? I find it to be one of the most boring "games" I've ever "played". Then again, I'm not much of a sports fan to begin with. Seriously, what makes that game (or rather, all the games in the same genre) so special?

 

Imagine from been a kid, you go watch your football team with your dad, remembering the noise and the atmosphere as your team bangs in the winning goal. The team becomes your heroes, you wanna be a footballer.

So you play score goals, defend, get injured, as you get older you go for a pint after the game and rejoice your win (in most cases losses)

 

You get the bug, you start noticing peoples strengths and weaknesses - he has pace, he should be on the right wing, that guy is tall and good in the air, he needs to be at centre back, that lad can tackle and cut a clean pass, he goes in midfield.

That lad is left footed, stick him at left back!

 

so football manager comes along - you in control of your team!! your the manager.

You make a tactic and it fails, so you make another, then get sacked.

You start again and this time round your tactics are working better after constant fine tuning you become consistent.

Finding the next David beckham as you scout clubs in slovenia you find a player that cost 5k and sign him, two years later he is worth 6 times as much as that and is winning you games.

 

Dreams, emotions, and never ending stats!!!

[emsley]

if you enjoyed the red star on ps2 then i would recommend shank on xbla.

i would also recommend contra hard corps uprising coming to xbla in november

 

Thats looking good.

Maybe a bit slow paced though.

[Krosigrim]

I havent picked up shank but I will eventually. Hard Corpse looks fun, but again, these games will get boring.

 

The games that held my interest the most were games with solid gameplay and lots of content. MMORPG's like Asherons Call and WoW did the job... but I spoke with a friend last night. He said he would like to play a game with his buddies and does not need the MM part of ORPG's. We were talking about Two Worlds II. Although the first one was pretty bad, it did have its merits.

 

Im sick of the game scene. Companies are canned all the time and the same old shit keeps coming out. Alot of us are busy, jobs/ family/ etc. We dont have the time to grind to get to the next level or awesome item. Making a game easy to accomplish something and a game as in depth as Asherons Call and WoW are generally exclusive.

 

When it comes to replay value, only a select few games held me. Darius Gaiden & Guardian Heroes were amazing. Both had multiple paths to choose so every time you played you had some sense of difference. DG was basically a great shooter and playing over and over was a blast. GH had multiple paths to get new characters and explore possible endings. It also had RPG elements mixed with an odd platform playstyle.

 

RE5's mercenaries is actually more fun that the actual game. Im currently trying to top my high score on the first level and its challenging.

 

Speaking of the state of games... look at Front Mission!!! They changed the strategy element and swapped it for 3rd person action shooter! How are you gonna change Chess into Hungry Hungry Hippos. Im just saying... There is already a mech game and its been out forever. Armored Core has 10 titles for consoles before it even hit the next gen systems. I liked Front Mission games for the strategy. Fucking assholes at the top changed the whole thing to get more customers and make more money... but they are sacrificing those like me who wanted STRATEGY!!!

 

Look at EA. Years back they started buying up gaming companies like mad but a year or so later... started folding a majority of said companies. They werent making enough for EA's liking I suppose.

 

There needs to be some new companies that make games that just arent getting made. Games that are focused on Hardcore gamers. I have a ton of games for the 360 and yet only a handful are amazing.

 

Sure what I say is based on opinion... But I can say with conviction, that my ideals are superior. Superior at the very least to those who value quality. There are a great many games I do not like and its primarily a matter of sloppy ideas thrown together quickly to hammer out a game to rush to press so the powers that be can make a profit. There motivation is PROFIT! My motivation has always been quality, perfection. In business practice sense, I am rare. I got in arguments with a boss I had once, allow me to highlight this so you can see the difference clearly.

 

I worked many years for Subway sandwiches. I can still to this day make a sandwich of superior quality. Every action I preformed on the sub had a purpose. Placement of meat, cheese, vegetables, seasonings/condiments. My bread was perfectly baked, even my cookies were the best. I learned the baking form my old boss. Absolute perfection I assure you. The boss in question that didnt see it my way would jam out subs as quickly as she could. Meatballs for instance were not evenly placed, cheese was thrown haphazardly on. Id fix her mistake when she passed it to me and she would sigh. She said "it doesnt matter how it looks"... BULLSHIT!!! Every bite, every aspect of my subs were superior. She would say it doesnt matter cause there already here and they are somewhat committed to it already so who cares. She did not realize that even though I took alittle more time to perfect something, I worked so fast that it did not hinder the flow of the line. I can still make sandwiches faster than the cashier can ring them up. So what is the problem??? All that matter in most cases in business is the bottom line. They disregard quality most often... I say, if my sandwiches are superior, they will remember. At least the ones who actually appreciate it. And those costumers do indeed come back. No lie... I had customers (IN MANY OF MY PROFESSIONS) ask for me specifically. I once had a lady who brought back a small cheesecake when I helped her when I worked at ACE Hardware. As for subway... I had people who asked for me to make their sandwiches. That made me feel good. Anyway, my subs were amazing. Ask Solidious! He remembers my pics of the mountain of Nachos when I got FFXIII! Who here remembers my recipe for Oatmeal Cookies! Quality is my key concern. If the product and service is superior, the money will come in. That is my bottom line. As for the rest of the world... look at Burger King. They had Whoppers for 99 cents. It now costs 2.50. The way the world works is if it sells, raise the price. Look at gas, price raised. Why... bottom line, cause we need it.

 

I hate fastfood. Really. I turn 32 in a few weeks. I have had more fast food "meals" than alot of you. Im sick of it. Now Id rather go to Fuddruckers and pay 7.00 for a 1 lb burger of epic proportions than pay 2 bucks on a couple of Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers at Wendys. I like, I respect, I need quality. I fucking hate half assed anything. And obviously games are on that list. I do not want to play the game equivalent of a Jr. Bacon Cheese... I want that Fuddruckers burger! Unfortunately for games... the price isnt the key to know if its quality like food. Games are generally the same price. Within $10 difference new.

 

Im fucking sick of the powers that be jamming out BULLSHIT games... just like my old boss. Where are the game making equivalents to me? There are so few... Im willing to bet they are forced to work on some bullshit game as the opportunity to do otherwise is slim. Its just like when I had to work at 7-11 or Burgerking. I needed money so I worked there... Its a fucking shame when an individual is in a situation where they cannot be their best. It stands to reason they are out there but are stuck.

 

I need to make games. Oooor at the very least open up a restaurant...

[emsley]

I needed money so I worked there... Its a fucking shame when a Genius level individual is in a situation where they cannot be their best. I am overqualified for every job I ever had. It stands to reason they are out there but are stuck.

I need to make games. Oooor at the very least open up a restaurant...

 

Same here, my uncle says my problem is that I still look young and that's why I find it difficult to pitch my stuff.

Also one needs to be given a "break" to have a chance - if not you make your own!

We are not all tied in with rich people, or people with a lot of social power.

 

Recently I had 3 days work and I wanted 30 pound a day after working for fuck all (20 bucks a day)

So when my pal said he had some work for me I said "Yeah I would like 30 a day now." (Like you Im really good at my job)

Which is reasonable considering a plasterers labourer can be paid 50 to 60 bucks a day.

We get to day two of the job (im towing my balls off) and he said "this will take another day how about i give you an extra ten bucks"

 

So when I made my point he didnt like it I reminded him I wanted 30 a day - all in all I worked 4 fucking days and got 70 pound so thats 15 quid a day for some hard fucking labour. But because I needed the money I bit my tonge and stuck it out, he said he was only getting 190 - I didn't believe him.

If he had said up front "Ill pay you 70 pound for 4 days work" I would of been like "Got real bad cold sorry man cant do it."

Im tired of getting the shit end of the stick in all jobs I have worked in - Needless to say I doubt I will be working for him again.

 

All I need is time on the trowel again and im good to go, but every fucker "keep it from me" cause then im a plasterer right? your dam right I am.

[Krosigrim]

Yea thats a rip off. You guys have a much higher value on your buck. Over here... where the economy sucks ass... that kind of work generally pays alot. Say min wage is $10 an hour. Cali and NY etc. That kind of job will likely earn over $15 an hour. And they have long hours. When Min was just over $7 I was making over $9 and I was basically an apprentice. Specialists, and working for a good company should easily make somewhere around $16 to $25 an hour considering where you are. Problem is, over here, the market is down so new businesses and dwellings are not being built as much. Folks with that skill set are hurting as there isnt much work.

 

Yea getting a "break" falls under determination too. You often have to trudge through the bullshit until there is an availability. Fucked up thing is alot of the jobs available over here are marketing. In India, Telemarketing is the big thing. They all think its awesome. I watched some show where a guy lost his job so they sent him to india to learn of the situations of how he lost his job. While talking to them, one said that India has more people of superior ability. What a dumb ass. That is never the case. It is bottom line bang for your buck. These people do the same job... take it more seriously cause their slums make our worst ghettoes look like Disney Land no lie... and so they work for nothing cause to them it pays great! I seen their slums, it looks like Louisiana after the Hurricane... but with people living in the rubble.

 

The powers that be try to consolidate their shit to make the most money. Outsourcing... I hate when I all Microsoft about my acct and Im speaking to someone in India. I have no gripe with them but this is an American based company and I want to speak to someone who doesnt ask what I just said "Im sorry I dont understand"

 

Point is, opportunity is hard to find. Companies are throttling the life out of everything. The big wigs have +50,000$ cars, +500,000$ homes, etc etc and the guy at the bottom scrapes by to live.

 

The world is very similar to how it has always been. Kings and Pharos with slaves or peasants that cannot do better and make the man even more money. Im not saying communism is the answer. I think someone with skills should make the money their due... but with the way the world is... opportunities are slim. The powers that be make too much money if you ask me. Whoever owns Mc Donalds is sitting pretty... and thats a damn shame. Fuck Mc Donalds, fuck those who eat Mc Donalds, Fuck everything that sucks ass. Fuck Arbies, Fuck EA, Fuck the cable and internet companies, Fuck the power bill, Fuck the phone bill, Fuck the respective owners of telemarketing firms, Fuck politicians, Fuck whoever is responsible for the gas prices, Fuck them all.

 

ALL THIS FUCKING BULLSHIT MAKES ME ANGRY!

 

Our world is embarrassing.

[emsley]

That's why over the past 4 years I havnt done a god damned thing.

Everyone I know who works is just as bad as someone on the dole.

When I had a bit of money (a grand) money seemed to come to me easily.

Now im skint again its goes faster than ever.

 

The building trade is on its ass over here too - no work, you price a job up knock 50 quid off, someone comes along and cuts more and more off till its not worth haggling.

I dont try to be negative with this stuff either i try and fight threw it, but their aint nothing worth doing.

To go watch my football team away from home just cost me 60 quid, and Thats my treat for the entire month.

 

i treid jumping the money gap by writing up my books but since i split with that chick i just havnt had the drive - now the only way to earn money is to rip people off and be very selfish... Not good. Becasue everyone starts stabbing each other in the back, just recently an old pal of mine got a quoted 400 quid to dissect some copper to way in, the fucker hid some of it for him self and got caught out hahaha that prick i dont like him anyway.

 

The only way you can be comfortable in england at the moment is if there is TWO of you, benefits work whatever...

That way a resanoabile standard of living can be attained but I seriously cant be assed putting up with a woman.

Aint got money to learn aint got money to do shit - people wonder why I drink so often.

[Krosigrim]

Same here, you gotta live with someone to make ends meet.