The Weekly Release [Archive]

bapenguin

02-12-2006, 07:05 PM

Lots of goodies this week. Strategy fans rejoice. Age of Empires makes its debut on the Nintendo DS this week. On top of that, Star Wars: Empire at War is coming out of PCs. Full Auto hits the XBox 360, making the first game launched in over a month. Mark Ecko's controversial graffiti game also hits this week.

Tuesday
Age of Empires: Age of Kings (DS (http://www.gametab.com/ds/age.of.empires.age.of.kings/4166/))
Drakengard 2 (PS2 (http://www.gametab.com/ps2/drakengard.2/3575/))
Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy (PC (http://www.gametab.com/pc/empire.earth.ii.the.art.of.supremacy/5101/))
Exit (PSP (http://www.gametab.com/psp/exit/5104/))
Full Auto (XBOX360 (http://www.gametab.com/xbox360/full.auto/4149/))
Grandia III (PS2 (http://www.gametab.com/ps2/grandia.iii/5109/))
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (PC (http://www.gametab.com/pc/marc.eckos.getting.up.contents.under.pressure/5106/), XBOX (http://www.gametab.com/xbox/marc.eckos.getting.up.contents.under.pressure/5107/), PS2 (http://www.gametab.com/ps2/marc.eckos.getting.up.contents.under.pressure/5108/))
Rome: Total War Gold Edition (PC (http://www.gametab.com/pc/rome.total.war.gold.edition/5105/))
Rugby 06 (XBOX (http://www.gametab.com/xbox/rugby.06/5102/), PS2 (http://www.gametab.com/ps2/rugby.06/5103/))
Star Wars: Empire at War (PC (http://www.gametab.com/pc/star.wars.empire.at.war/3663/))
State of Emergency 2 (PS2 (http://www.gametab.com/ps2/state.of.emergency.2/5099/))
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Lockdown (PC (http://www.gametab.com/pc/tom.clancys.rainbow.six.lockdown/5097/))
WWII Tank Commander (PC (http://www.gametab.com/pc/wwii.tank.commander/5098/))

DVD
Zathura (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406375)
Saw II (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432348)

Theater
Freedomland (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349467/)
8 Below (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397313/)
Nochnoy Dozor (Night Watch) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0403358/)- Select theaters only

ezzkmo

02-12-2006, 07:09 PM

I think this is the first good new release week since before Christmas. Some pretty good stuff for everyone. Oh, and all I have to say about Saw II is if you're afraid of needles, enjoy ;)

TrackZero

02-12-2006, 07:14 PM

Awesome. Contents Under Pressure is finally out. Now it can flop and I won't have to hear about it anymore. Whew.

MSUStud911

02-12-2006, 07:21 PM

Heads up for anyone getting Star Wars: Empire at War: CompUSA has it on sale this week for $39.99. If you prefer Best Buy, they have it for $49.99, but you get a $10 gift card instantly with purchase.

bardockkun

02-12-2006, 07:29 PM

Has anyone heard anything about State of Emergency 2? That one kind of snuck up quick out of no where, same with Drakengard 2. Too many sequels coming out at random.

Nite_Moogle

02-12-2006, 07:42 PM

What a great week for strategy games. I can't wait to try out Empire at War.

goc_sin

02-12-2006, 07:45 PM

Hugenex

02-12-2006, 07:54 PM

Exit (PSP) and Grandia III (PS2) for me this week. Who knows when i am going to find to play games....

KNOTE

02-12-2006, 08:05 PM

Drakan = Game that you ride a dragon
Drakengard = Game that you ride a dragon
That's the end of my useless info for the week.

Atari... you do ambitious titles, I am curious about the Ecko game. However, you fail to ship even mediocre execution on promising ideas. Not to mention that they are literally all bug-filled nightmares. You need a new QA division. Fulfill the promise of the concepts! Just once!

Deadend

02-12-2006, 08:07 PM

I am hoping that Getting Up plays like a Prince of Persia with spray paint.

But this week looks better than the last several.

The_Darr

02-12-2006, 08:08 PM

Awesome. Contents Under Pressure is finally out. Now it can flop and I won't have to hear about it anymore. Whew.
thank god someone said it...

bobbler

02-12-2006, 08:13 PM

Mirrormask (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BT97AO/qid=1139804110/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-3282303-0553525?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130) also comes out on DVD on the 14th... for anyone else who happens to be interested.

The_Darr

02-12-2006, 08:17 PM

EGO

02-12-2006, 08:26 PM

Where are the reviews for Crap Under Pressure? If it was worth anything, you'd see reviews BEFORE it came out.

Mirrormask? Cool! Totally forgot about that one!

Spigot

02-12-2006, 08:33 PM

I knew that they were making Drakengard and SoE sequels, but didn't think they'd be out now. I've heard absolutely nothing about either. SoE really bored me after the first thirty minutes of mindless violence. I actually didn't mind Drakengard though. It's not perfect, but if you like a little dragonflight and firebreathing mixed in with your Dynasty Warriors style action, it's pretty decent. I should get around to finishing it one of these days.

Looks like a lot of games I'd rent but only Empire At War and Grandia 3 look worth buying.

I really want to see Mirrormask. And I enjoyed Saw, so I'll probably give Saw 2 a rent and laugh at it.

Chimpbot

02-12-2006, 08:46 PM

What a craptastic week this is. This is the first 360 release in months...and it's some game I've never really bothered to pay attention to. Grand.

The only thing I have to look forward to is the eventual arrival of the Penny Arcade CCG I ordered.

mister_slim

02-12-2006, 08:50 PM

Has anyone heard anything about State of Emergency 2? That one kind of snuck up quick out of no where, same with Drakengard 2. Too many sequels coming out at random.
Apparently the Drakengard sequel is much improved. I was pretty disappointed by the first one, but I may give them a second chance.
Mirrormask (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BT97AO/qid=1139804110/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-3282303-0553525?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=130) also comes out on DVD on the 14th... for anyone else who happens to be interested.
Ooooh. I need more free time. I still haven't finished Anansi Boys.

JazGalaxy

02-12-2006, 09:50 PM

Awesome. Contents Under Pressure is finally out. Now it can flop and I won't have to hear about it anymore. Whew.

lol. yeah exactly. My thoughts too.

Pumped'Up

02-12-2006, 10:30 PM

Kefkataran

02-12-2006, 10:38 PM

I'm curious to see how Grandia III and Contents Under Pressure turn out. I'll be keeping my eyes open for reviews.

Zurik

02-12-2006, 11:21 PM

If Grandia III is at least as good as 1 or 2 then I'll be happy. Tales of Legendia has been disappointing so far.

Morratut

02-13-2006, 12:57 AM

I'm looking forward to Star Wars Empire at War. It should be waiting for me after I get in from work on friday :D

Not getting Full Auto.

The 360 is getting plenty of new releases next month :)

Wyrm

02-13-2006, 12:59 AM

The only thing I have to look forward to is the eventual arrival of the Penny Arcade CCG I ordered.

I also just ordered the CCG. I'm extremely intriuged by the UFS thingy. It sounds really neat. I want to know when I get to buy other decks or booster packs or whatever. Also, if someone could point me in the right direction as to where I can purchase the Dawn of War: 40K CCG, I'd be much obliged.

Lunar Blue

02-13-2006, 01:09 AM

Haha, Drakengard 2. Oh man did the first one suck ass, i had no idea there was another coming out.

zyzyx

02-13-2006, 01:11 AM

Really interested by Exit on the PSP. Edge gave it an 8/10 and, well, it's not a driving game. Sounds surprisingly original infact.

Rirath

02-13-2006, 02:00 AM

Can't wait for Grandia III. IGN gave it a so-so review, but lack of sidequests doesn't bother me like it seems to bother the reviewer. Also, I don't call 25-30 hours "short". The graphics look beautiful and the combat system actually looks like a lot of fun. Interested to hear what Gamespot has to say, but it's pretty much a must play for me.

Suicidal ShiZuru

02-13-2006, 03:10 AM

Empire at War and Saw II Are all that matters this week it seems.

~Exit actually looks good.

Bumbuliuz

02-13-2006, 03:16 AM

Im gonna pick up Full Auto and Empire At War

ElPresidente

02-13-2006, 03:25 AM

Fans of EE2 multiplayer REALLY need to pick up Art of Supremecy.

Had it here for the past month (legitimately... see sig :P) and it really kicks the multiplayer up a notch. Not so good if you are a single player fan however as it is just more of the same in that regard.

bean19

02-13-2006, 03:56 AM

I found myself enjoying the Empires at War demo, but I stop liking RTS games the moment I "figure them out". Unfortunately, there seems to only be about 3 to 5 hours of fun gameplay in any given RTS for me. . . then I'm bored. However, I can totally see RTS fans lining up for this. (I'm the guy who didn't even like Warcraft 3, so I'm not a good judge of RTS games by any means).

Full Auto, Drakenguard 2, and Grandia III should all be making their way to me in the mail (Gamefly). I'm hoping that Full Auto is good enough that I turn it into a full purchase. Grandia III is probably a fun battle system with a mediocre story (if it stays true to the series) and Drakenguard 2 is probably just a fun button masher that is good for a few hours of mindlessness, but I'd totally like them to prove that they are worth keeping to me.

Next week, Fight Night Round 3 - w00t!

phantomhitman

02-13-2006, 05:06 AM

finally another 360 game....but its full auto... :mad:

ÜberJumper

02-13-2006, 05:48 AM

Empire at War is my pickup this week.

Grimgrock

02-13-2006, 05:50 AM

finally another 360 game....but its full auto... :mad:

My thoughts exactly. I like my 360. I just bought it 2 weeks ago. But the launch reminds me too much of the PSP launch. Lots of promise but nothing of real note worth delivering. There are some nice titles but nothing that couldn't be done on current generation technology. I don't see anything especially fantastical (graphics wise) about Kameo or Perfect Dark or Condemned.

For those that are waiting on availability of 360s, in hindsight, I would wait for availability of titles first and then worry about finding a 360.

swiftdraw

02-13-2006, 05:50 AM

Empire at War and the C&C: First Decade thing, thats about it for me.

AspectVoid

02-13-2006, 06:02 AM

Grandia 3 and Empire at War are on my list for this week. If I had more money (Just paid off one of my college loans) I'd pick up Drakengard 2 as well. I'm a sucker for Dynasty Warriors style games. Ah well, there's always next paycheck.

Kelegacy

02-13-2006, 06:15 AM

I'm glad I didn't jump on a 360 right away, because I would have been one bored hombre. Spring should be the first signs of the next-gen, though. It's seeming pretty DS-y.

Grandia III for moi this week. Not that I'll have huge amounts of time to play it, especially if it turns out to be mediocre, and I've resigned myself to not expecting anything near the quality of the first title. But it better be a greater game than the sequel. Not that it would be too hard.

Nite_Moogle

02-13-2006, 06:36 AM

Empire at War and the C&C: First Decade thing, thats about it for me.
A quick caution about C&C First Decade: the versions of C&C and Red Alert are the DOS versions run under an emulator, so they can only be run at 640x480. If you have a newer LCD like I do you can't play it without your monitor wigging out. I'm pretty disappointed that this is the case, doubly so since Red Alert did have a Win95 version that could be run at 800x600. Looks like my old CRT is going to get dusted off this week.

I forgot how much character the earlier games in the series had though, it's great to see that C&C has stood the test of time for being a great game.

Steele Johnson

02-13-2006, 07:23 AM

Is there anyone interested in Rainbow Six Lockdown? I thought that this one was supposed to be good. I'll have to check out the reviews before I throw away my money.

Chimpbot

02-13-2006, 07:43 AM

I also just ordered the CCG. I'm extremely intriuged by the UFS thingy. It sounds really neat. I want to know when I get to buy other decks or booster packs or whatever. Also, if someone could point me in the right direction as to where I can purchase the Dawn of War: 40K CCG, I'd be much obliged.

I don't think there will be any PA-related boosters released...for a awhile, at least. They'll be releasing Street Figher and Soul Calibur III sets and boosters in a couple months or so.
I just went here (http://store.yahoo.com/usacomicbooks/unfisy.html) to order the PA game; they'll also be carrying the other UFS stuff.

jeffool

02-13-2006, 07:47 AM

Chalk me up with the "happily not 360-ing" crowd. And I may rent State of Emergency 2, but I will be renting Saw II. (Anyone here read Chuck Palahniuk's book Haunted? I know it's not the same, but it slightly reminds me of it.) And I'm eyeing Grandia III. I haven't played a RPG in a while and I could use one.

Oh, and I'm one of few people interested in Marc Ecko's game. I'm giving it a rent.

Kamalot

02-13-2006, 07:49 AM

Age of Empires: Age of Kings

http://ds.ign.com/articles/687/687988p1.html

Demo_Boy

02-13-2006, 08:05 AM

Looking forward to Full Auto. Finally something that uses the power of the 360.

Wraith

02-13-2006, 08:11 AM

I was pleased with the Dreamcast's Grandia II, so I'll probably be picking up III once I finish a game or two.
Drakan = Game that you ride a dragon
Drakengard = Game that you ride a dragon
In Soviet Russia...

Citizen Philip

02-13-2006, 08:34 AM

Empire at War. I'll pick that up.

Kyle Jones

02-13-2006, 09:28 AM

I really need to scrape up some money and go buy Rome Gold, as I played the hell out of a friends copy of the original, and you can't beat that price for it and the expansion.

On a more interesting note, anyone go out and buy Command and Conquer - First Decade? If you look here (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=646445), you'll see they've packed it all up nicely on a DVD for 40 bucks, all the releases over the past decade, with nice XP compatibility and such. I'll definetly need to pick this sucker up as C&C is just good times, and I lost interest in it after Red Alert 2, so it'll be cool to go back and also see all the new iterations.

YoungAlCapone

02-13-2006, 09:34 AM

Grandia 3 will be making its way into my hands upon completion of Tales of Eternia. Im also interested in Age of Kings, so that is one I will be picking up in time if it seems worth it.

phantomhitman

02-13-2006, 09:35 AM

Looking forward to Full Auto. Finally something that uses the power of the 360.

.......... :confused: ............

total

02-13-2006, 09:56 AM

total

02-13-2006, 09:59 AM

I was pleased with the Dreamcast's Grandia II, so I'll probably be picking up III once I finish a game or two.

In Soviet Russia...

I loved Grandia 2 for the DC. One of the few RPGs I will still go play. Might have to go pick up Grandia 3. I have all the C&C games, but it is a bitch getting some of them to work. Might have to pick up that DVD.

Nite_Moogle

02-13-2006, 10:04 AM

On a more interesting note, anyone go out and buy Command and Conquer - First Decade? If you look here (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=646445), you'll see they've packed it all up nicely on a DVD for 40 bucks, all the releases over the past decade, with nice XP compatibility and such. I'll definetly need to pick this sucker up as C&C is just good times, and I lost interest in it after Red Alert 2, so it'll be cool to go back and also see all the new iterations.
Yes. See the post on the previous page. The game feels incredibly ghetto but the flavor is intact, but there are some fairly glaring problems with the C&C/RA games. In a way it's depressing to see how badly the series tanked out after Westwood was bought out by EA.

jeffool

02-13-2006, 10:19 AM

I read Haunted. Worst book he has written in my opinion. I definately preferred his earlier work.I prefer his earlier stuff too, but his worst? I'd have to go with Diary. What'd you think of it?

Kelegacy

02-13-2006, 10:39 AM

I prefer his earlier stuff too, but his worst? I'd have to go with Diary. What'd you think of it?
I still need to pick up Diary (barnes and noble hardcover 3.99!) but I'd have to say Lullaby was my personal favorite, by far. I have Invisible Monsters but I haven't read it. Choke was okay, but nowhere near as good as Lullaby.

Edit: Oh, I didn't realize you talking about his WORST books. I haven't read Haunted but I hear it's a mighty stinker. Trying too hard to shock us, perhaps?

total

02-13-2006, 10:39 AM

I prefer his earlier stuff too, but his worst? I'd have to go with Diary. What'd you think of it?

I wasn't too impressed with Diary. I liked it better than Haunted but that doesn't say a whole lot. I liked the characters in Diary, they grew on me. He developed his characters well in Diary in my opinion (as he did with previous books). I didn't feel for the characters at all in Haunted, they seemed too disposable. I think that has something to do with the amount of characters though. In Haunted he had to develop 10+ characters, which he hasn't done before (and published at least). It is hard to keep a minimalist style when you are trying to develop that many characters.

But what the hell do I know, I can't fill a chapter (lord knows I've tried).

total

02-13-2006, 10:41 AM

I still need to pick up Diary (barnes and noble hardcover 3.99!) but I'd have to say Lullaby was my personal favorite, by far. I have Invisible Monsters but I haven't read it. Choke was okay, but nowhere near as good as Lullaby.

Invisable Monsters is in my top 3. I absolutely loved it, read it asap. Lullaby was a damn fine book also, probably 4th in line for me.

jeffool

02-13-2006, 11:01 AM

I like to not include Fight Club for ranking purposes, as I saw the movie first and it sits in an odd place. But for me it's Survivor, Choke, Lullaby, Invisible Monsters, then after a noticable gap in quality is Haunted, and then way down at the bottom of the list is Diary.

And yeah, Haunted was sloppier than his other books, but I just couldn't get into Diary. Maybe I need to give it another shot. But I put Choke over Lullaby because Choke's ending worked great for me, where as with Lullaby I really wanted more resolution. Hell, any resolution. But otherwise, yeah, Lullaby kicked much ass.

Kefkataran

02-13-2006, 11:02 AM

And I'm eyeing Grandia III. I haven't played a RPG in a while and I could use one.

Might I recommend Dragon Quest VIII if you haven't played it yet. That way you're guaranteed it'll be a good RPG. :)

It is hard to keep a minimalist style when you are trying to develop that many characters.

He may normally use few characters, but I certainly wouldn't call Pahlaniuk minimalist.

jeffool

02-13-2006, 11:08 AM

Might I recommend Dragon Quest VIII if you haven't played it yet. That way you're guaranteed it'll be a good RPG. :)Damn it! I keep forgetting about that game somehow... I'll grab it as soon as I finish Ico or get bored with Guitar Hero. Though I'm guessing Ico's end will come first.

absolut taco

02-13-2006, 11:22 AM

Yes. See the post on the previous page. The game feels incredibly ghetto but the flavor is intact, but there are some fairly glaring problems with the C&C/RA games. In a way it's depressing to see how badly the series tanked out after Westwood was bought out by EA.
The only shitty CC game was Tiburon and the FPS one. Red Alert 1 & 2, Generals + Zero Hour are some of the best games ever IMO...

Nite_Moogle

02-13-2006, 11:34 AM

The only shitty CC game was Tiburon and the FPS one. Red Alert 1 & 2, Generals + Zero Hour are some of the best games ever IMO...
To each their own. I thought RA was the pinnacle of the series and I enjoyed the hell out of Renegade (which was overshadowed by a game with 1942 in its title). IMO RA2 didn't match up to Warcraft 3, and neither did Generals for that matter.
But yeah, Tiberian Sun sucked nuts, I think everyone will agree to that.

phantomhitman

02-13-2006, 11:55 AM

Actually, its looks like sega added a few modes to full auto with online and muliplayer games. I might actually be into it if its not strictly racing and shooting. I will rent it to check it out.

Grimgrock

02-13-2006, 12:00 PM

I'm divided on Empire at War. On the one hand, the demo definitely added something to the RTS genre that I hadn't seen before (the space battle victory or defeat affects ground battles to come). On the other hand, I don't know if I want another RTS to go through. The same goes for last week's Battle for Middle Earth II. There are so many great games in my library that I haven't touched in so long that I don't want to buy anything new. I'm almost to the point (in the console world) of trading in my entire library (aside from a couple exceptions) but I want cash, not store credit. Gamestop nor EB (my only two choices) will give me cash.

Zanzibar

02-13-2006, 12:33 PM

Crappy for 360 owners. An awesome game can't come soon enough for this $500 paper weight.

Do you own one? If not, then STFU.

total

02-13-2006, 12:59 PM

Might I recommend Dragon Quest VIII if you haven't played it yet. That way you're guaranteed it'll be a good RPG. :)

He may normally use few characters, but I certainly wouldn't call Pahlaniuk minimalist.

You might not call him a minimalist, but he brands himself as one (along with basically every literary critic). If you really pay attention to the constuction of his novels, you'll understand that he is indeed a minimalist. He writes with very few adverbs, instead letting context dictate meaning. If you read Chuck and compare the writing to say Hemingway (one of the better American minimalists) you will see the similarities. He actually puts on some great workshops on minimalistic writing. His website is full of great minimalistic writing tools and tips.

Check that out here: http://www.chuckpalahniuk.net/

It is the best website out there for getting a peak into a great published author. He really gives back to the writing community.

For a little bit of background on him and his writing style, check out his wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Palahniuk

If you are into minimalism in literature check out the minimalist wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalism

I know this site has a lot of writers trying to find a place for themselves. I have found minimalism works for me very naturally. It might work for others.

:)

Maskatron

02-13-2006, 01:30 PM

Empire at War. We finally get a decent SW RTS after all these years.

I used the money I would have spent on a 360 and took a nice vacation instead. I'll let the early adopters subsidize the inevitable price break while I wait for Halo 3.

absolut taco

02-13-2006, 01:56 PM

I used the money I would have spent on a 360 and took a nice vacation instead. I'll let the early adopters subsidize the inevitable price break while I wait for Halo 3.
Check out the big brain on Maskatron.

Crabby

02-13-2006, 02:29 PM

A quick caution about C&C First Decade: the versions of C&C and Red Alert are the DOS versions run under an emulator, so they can only be run at 640x480. If you have a newer LCD like I do you can't play it without your monitor wigging out. I'm pretty disappointed that this is the case, doubly so since Red Alert did have a Win95 version that could be run at 800x600. Looks like my old CRT is going to get dusted off this week.

I forgot how much character the earlier games in the series had though, it's great to see that C&C has stood the test of time for being a great game.

"Get me McNeal."

Priceless. EA won't ever be able to touch the magic behind those games. I don't care if they still retain a few senior Westwood developers.

Nice segue into mentioning that Empire At War is definitely on my plate. The 1v1 galatic mode is going to make that game.

Kelegacy

02-13-2006, 03:14 PM

"Get me McNeal."

Priceless. EA won't ever be able to touch the magic behind those games. I don't care if they still retain a few senior Westwood developers.

Nice segue into mentioning that Empire At War is definitely on my plate. The 1v1 galatic mode is going to make that game.
It should be illegal for Electronic Arts to buy anyone else out ever again. If they had their way, the only games we'd play would be licensed movie titles.

Kefkataran

02-13-2006, 03:20 PM

You might not call him a minimalist, but he brands himself as one (along with basically every literary critic). If you really pay attention to the constuction of his novels, you'll understand that he is indeed a minimalist. He writes with very few adverbs, instead letting context dictate meaning. If you read Chuck and compare the writing to say Hemingway (one of the better American minimalists) you will see the similarities. He actually puts on some great workshops on minimalistic writing. His website is full of great minimalistic writing tools and tips.

I can see some minimalist tendencies in his works, but he also has some really hardcore stylistic stuff that, in my opinion at least, goes against minimalist thinking. Then again, I'm not a huge Palahniuk fan anyways, so... :p I've only read Fight Club and Survivor, and while I think he's pretty alright, I tend to not understand all the praise he gets. Sounds like a cool guy, though, at least. It's good to see authors who actually actively interact with their fans.

Spigot

02-13-2006, 05:08 PM

I'm going to be in the general vicinity of an EB tomorrow and must resist the siren call of Grandia 3. I've been playing Chibi-Robo almost exclusively since I picked it up last week and what with DQ8 and a stack of other JRPG's sitting unplayed in my collection, I really shouldn't drop my cash on another JRPG that I don't have time to play.

That said, Grandia 3 sure looks nice...

fitbabits

02-14-2006, 07:41 AM

Night Watch is also out this week! Been waiting for this for donkey's years.

bean19

02-14-2006, 07:45 AM

Night Watch is also out this week! Been waiting for this for donkey's years.

Crap! I really loved this concept (HUGE vampire fan), but the demo had some problems. . . worst protaganist voice-acting EVER, worst music in a PC game maybe ever, and weird maps.

Plus, it uses Star Force, and it won't just show up on shelves. . . I'll have to order it because it's obscure. . . if I don't just block out it's existence because I'm so scared of Star Force screwing up my machine.

fitbabits

02-14-2006, 07:50 AM

Crap! I really loved this concept (HUGE vampire fan), but the demo had some problems. . . worst protaganist voice-acting EVER, worst music in a PC game maybe ever, and weird maps.

Plus, it uses Star Force, and it won't just show up on shelves. . . I'll have to order it because it's obscure. . . if I don't just block out it's existence because I'm so scared of Star Force screwing up my machine.
It's a movie! :eek:

bean19

02-14-2006, 07:53 AM

It's a movie! :eek:

Oh. . . My mistake (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/nightwatch/index.html?q=night%20watch).

fitbabits

02-14-2006, 08:40 AM

Oh. . . My mistake (http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/nightwatch/index.html?q=night%20watch).
Interesting! I didn't know there was a game based on the movie... :)

mister_slim

02-14-2006, 03:31 PM

It's a movie! :eek:
I was all excited. And then I found out it wasn't based on the Terry Pratchett book. Now I'm sad.

Spigot

02-14-2006, 03:54 PM

I picked up Wallace & Grommit, Tales Of Legendia and Mirrormask today (as well as Saw 2, but pretend I didn't admit that).

I loved Wallace & Grommit. Legendia seems pretty neat but I need to put it aside until I finish DQ8. I can't wait to watch Mirrormask though. That's next on my list of movies to watch.

So much for my rocksteady resolve. All I need to do is walk into an EB and I'm $60 poorer. I just wish they had Grandia 3 in but Tales will keep me busy for a while.

YoungAlCapone

02-14-2006, 04:02 PM

Maybe you can tell me what is going on at the start of Legendia, I must have missed something. Very slight spoilers ahead, all stuff you get in the first 10 minutes of play or a read through of the manual, but just to be fair.

I don't really care how Senel and Shirley found themselves in the middle of the ocean without any supplies. I am curious about how the legacy and Merines/shining ones could exist (at all) in the same world as they do and they have never heard of either. It seems like the world is pretty developed and inhabited so how did a Holy Alliance marine manage to never even get the notion that there is a gigantic ship/island floating around the world's oceans?

That is my main complaint so far, that and the battles have all been rather easy.

Oh yeah, and how is Mirrormask? I still haven't seen it but am very interested.

Spigot

02-14-2006, 04:08 PM

I am only 8 minutes into Legendia, so I honestly don't know. I figured that it will probably become clear as the game goes on.

I'll let you know about Mirrormask once I get a chance to watch it. It looks like it'll be pretty sweet, but I reserve judgement until after I view the finished product.

fitbabits

02-14-2006, 04:27 PM

I was all excited. And then I found out it wasn't based on the Terry Pratchett book. Now I'm sad.
I'm terribly sorry. Still, the movie is apparently awesome. :)

bobbler

02-14-2006, 09:28 PM

I just watched MirrorMask... (came out today, as I previously mentioned)

That was some crazy shit. It was more or less a family movie (Jim Henson productions), but some of the scenes were quite amazing (artistically it was very impressive). Music was good too. Worth a gander if you're into that kind of stuff!

Spigot

02-15-2006, 04:49 PM

The opening credits alone in Mirrormask were a work of art. I just started watching it but it's pretty spiffy thus far.

bobbler

02-15-2006, 10:04 PM

Exit rocks!

And Grandia III is rather entertaining (the combat system is probably the best of any RPG around -- if anyone has played a grandia they'll likely agree).

KamaItachi

02-15-2006, 10:26 PM