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[quote=mredskins;855105]Uncharted 3 must have. To the 360 fanboys you owe to yourself to play this series[/quote]

I'm not averse to picking up 3 but I really didn't think 2 was that great. 3 is basically the same right?

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[quote=mredskins;855105]Uncharted 3 must have. To the 360 fanboys you owe to yourself to play this series[/quote]

That series is one of the main reasons I own a ps3. I'm really looking forward to the originator of video game treasure hunting with the new Tomb Raider.

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[quote=djnemo65;855106]I'm not averse to picking up 3 but I really didn't think 2 was that great. 3 is basically the same right?[/quote]


If you are a fan of that genre (Action-Tomb Raider type) I don't know how you could not have loved that game but to each is own.

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For those getting MW3, specially marked Mountain Dew products have codes for double XP (2 days of gameplay I think).

We have a bunch of Diet Mt. Dew 12 packs in the office so I grabbed one of the leftover boxes.

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How are we enjoying Battlefield 3? The maps are SUCH a colossal improvement over Black Ops. I think there are some questionable decisions - F18s with no flares and only guns to start, steep learning curve for choppers, etc. But this [I]feels[/I] like a state of the art shooter.

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[quote=mredskins;855140]If you are a fan of that genre (Action-Tomb Raider type) I don't know how you could not have loved that game but to each is own.[/quote]

The combat was mediocre at best: boring melee and cover mechanics that were closer to gta 4 than gears of war. The game was linear, there was only one way to get through each level or puzzle. And the story was not that great either. I don't think action-Tomb Raider is a genre, but if you compare 2 to other action games it falls short imo. Assassin's Creed II has better gameplay and a more open world, God of War and Bayonetta have superior combat systems, and Mass Effect 2 has an infinitely better story. Which is not to say that 2 was a bad game, but how can it be one of the best games of all time when it wasn't even one of the best games of its time?

Anyway, sounds like I should probably skip 3 given my opinion of 2.

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[quote=djnemo65;855190]The combat was mediocre at best: boring melee and cover mechanics that were closer to gta 4 than gears of war. The game was linear, there was only one way to get through each level or puzzle. And the story was not that great either. I don't think action-Tomb Raider is a genre, but if you compare 2 to other action games it falls short imo. Assassin's Creed II has better gameplay and a more open world, God of War and Bayonetta have superior combat systems, and Mass Effect 2 has an infinitely better story. Which is not to say that 2 was a bad game, but how can it be one of the best games of all time when it wasn't even one of the best games of its time?

Anyway, sounds like I should probably skip 3 given my opinion of 2.[/quote]




I think you are in the minority in your opinion but you have a right to it.

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[quote=mredskins;855193]I think you are in the minority in your opinion but you have a right to it.[/quote]

Oh, no question about that. If we are going by consensus Uncharted 2 is top 5 games of all time. But is it fair to say I probably wouldn't like 3? It's not different than 2 right?

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;855182]How are we enjoying Battlefield 3? The maps are SUCH a colossal improvement over Black Ops. I think there are some questionable decisions - F18s with no flares and only guns to start, steep learning curve for choppers, etc. But this [I]feels[/I] like a state of the art shooter.[/quote]

Absolutely lovin' it.

The choppers have always been tough in BF games, but I guess that's only fair because a good chopper pilot can really wreck shit up.

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[quote=Mattyk;855198]Absolutely lovin' it.

The choppers have always been tough in BF games, but I guess that's only fair because a good chopper pilot can really wreck shit up.[/quote]


I played and honestly I think River Raid is a better game.


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I even got a patch for my high score, lets see your BF3 do that!

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[quote=djnemo65;855194]Oh, no question about that. If we are going by consensus Uncharted 2 is top 5 games of all time. But is it fair to say I probably wouldn't like 3? It's not different than 2 right?[/quote]


I think you answered your own question.


If you don't like chocolate bars you probably not going to like fudge.

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[quote=mredskins;855202]I played and honestly I think River Raid is a better game.


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I even got a patch for my high score, lets see your BF3 do that!

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RR was pretty sweet but I'll take Barnstorming anyday, remember this piece of crap?

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[quote=Mattyk;855261]RR was pretty sweet but I'll take Barnstorming anyday, remember this piece of crap?

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Oh yeah, just awful!

I can remeber getting a game and saying gee I hope some day the graphics will be as good as the picture on the box. Boy have we come a long way.

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[quote=Mattyk;855261]...remember this piece of crap?[/quote]

There's a fine line between crap and classic. I bought the Intellivision Lives package from XBOX Live. $15 and you get every Intellivision game ever made. I was amazed how bad the "graphics" were but these games will always hold a special place in my heart.

Two of my all-time Intellivision favorites:

Baseball - still probably the best baseball game I ever played

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Astrosmash - loved this game, I used to play it hours on end until my console was about to explode

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Interesting, COD is starting to feel like Madden with their yearly updates.

[url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/04/tech/gaming-gadgets/call-of-duty/index.html?hpt=hp_c2]'Call of Duty' to let gamers track stats across platforms - CNN.com[/url]

It is mentioned in the article but Bungie has been already doing this with Halo for free.