Feb 14, 2009
Feb 13, 2009
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising
Codemasters is a developer with an enormous resume, going all the way back to the Commodore 64. That said, I've only played one of their games - Clive Barker's Jericho - and I didn't play that one for very long. OF2, however, has piqued my interest with its wide-open battlefields and Crysis-level graphics (if the "cinematic trailer" below is a fair representation). IGN has a words-based preview of the game here.
HL2: live action
Not "live" as in "in-game footage." I mean "live" as in real people in real places, with all kinds of home-made and Source engine assets thrown into the mix. A group of amateur filmmakers calling themselves the "Purchase Brothers" do it surprisingly well with Escape from City 17 - Part One.
It's really worth watching in HD. Start the video, click the up arrow in the bottom corner of the player, click the HD button, and maximize the player.
It's really worth watching in HD. Start the video, click the up arrow in the bottom corner of the player, click the HD button, and maximize the player.
Left 4 Dead 50% off this weekend
Valve loves weekend sales, and if you're at all interested in buying L4D, you're going to love this weekend. The game is available for $24.99 now through Sunday. It's right on the front page of the STORE tab on your Steam client.
Top 20 games for January
Via Shack News, the top 20 PC games for January:
1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
3. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest
4. Spore
5. World Of Warcraft
6. Left 4 Dead
7. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Exp. Pack
8. Fallout 3
9. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
10. Call Of Duty: World At War
11. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack
12. Civilization IV
13. The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff Exp.
14. Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack
15. IGT Slots: Little Green Men
16. The Sims 2 Pets Exp.
17. StarCraft Battle Chest
18. Bejeweled Twist
19. Reel Deal Slots BlackBeard's Revenge
20. The Sims 2 FreeTime Exp.
December results are here.
1. World Of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
2. The Sims 2 Double Deluxe
3. World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest
4. Spore
5. World Of Warcraft
6. Left 4 Dead
7. The Sims 2 Apartment Life Exp. Pack
8. Fallout 3
9. Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
10. Call Of Duty: World At War
11. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Expansion Pack
12. Civilization IV
13. The Sims 2 Mansion & Garden Stuff Exp.
14. Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack
15. IGT Slots: Little Green Men
16. The Sims 2 Pets Exp.
17. StarCraft Battle Chest
18. Bejeweled Twist
19. Reel Deal Slots BlackBeard's Revenge
20. The Sims 2 FreeTime Exp.
December results are here.
Feb 11, 2009
A masterpiece, unfinished
Jim Rossignol has an excellent post over on Rock, Paper, Shotgun about Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines. I can't think of another game that was so flawed in so many respects that was still so worthwhile.
The third-person combat system was shallow and overused. The game crashed so often that you had to bind quick save to the third mouse button. But - and this is a huge, sublime "BUT" - the good parts were so damned good that it was worth not just playing, but replaying, and replaying again.
The dialogue and the voice acting are, to this day, in a completely different league from most games. (As vast as Fallout 3 is, there's far less quality or diversity in its dialogue system.) VTMB's characters show a depth of personality that makes conversations engaging and memorable in their own right, quite apart from merely activating quests or providing backstory. Playing as a member of the utterly insane Malkavian clan, in particular, gives you dialogue options that are pure gold. Everything about it was unabashedly made for adult brains.
The third-person combat system was shallow and overused. The game crashed so often that you had to bind quick save to the third mouse button. But - and this is a huge, sublime "BUT" - the good parts were so damned good that it was worth not just playing, but replaying, and replaying again.
The dialogue and the voice acting are, to this day, in a completely different league from most games. (As vast as Fallout 3 is, there's far less quality or diversity in its dialogue system.) VTMB's characters show a depth of personality that makes conversations engaging and memorable in their own right, quite apart from merely activating quests or providing backstory. Playing as a member of the utterly insane Malkavian clan, in particular, gives you dialogue options that are pure gold. Everything about it was unabashedly made for adult brains.
Left 4 Dead DLC will be free
Following up on an earlier post, Valve have announced that the upcoming DLC package will not deplete your lap dance fund.
SOURCE: STEAM NEWS
SOURCE: STEAM NEWS
Feb 10, 2009
More F.E.A.R. 2 reviews on Metacritic
The current metascore, based on five reviews, stands at 78 ("generally favorable reviews"). But Eurogamer doesn't like it much. Money quote:
The hyper-violence and the psychology make odd bedfellows, but in practice both are executed so solidly that the whole thing just about holds together.They gave it a 5 out of 10.
CoD5 map pack details
While Treyarch has devoted up to a half-dozen man-hours over the last three months to patch a handful of the game's many problems (and, it seems, to create new ones), the rest of the team has busied themselves with four new maps. The pack, due sometime in March, will include three maps for multiplayer, and one for nazi zombie co-op. There's no word yet on whether Activision will (attempt to) charge PC players for the DLC.
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