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Old 07-23-2012, 07:21 AM
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Dang! I forgot I was going to pick up Witcher 2!
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Old 07-23-2012, 07:49 AM
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d/l Tony Hawk HD on XBox. Ahhh the memories of playing this for hours on end. Gameplay is awesome, graphics are great. No spiderman hidden character or board customization but all the music and levels are done really well.
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Old 07-23-2012, 08:01 AM
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Yeah, I grabbed that last week when it released too. So many great memories of playing the original.
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Old 07-23-2012, 08:46 AM
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I bought Half-Life 1 during the Steam sale...it's pretty boring for such a classic. I guess you had to be there when it came out.
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Old 07-23-2012, 08:47 AM
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Heh. I never played the first Half-Life.
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Old 08-15-2012, 07:06 AM
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New SimCity looks seriously excellent. Seems like something I could get addicted to.
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Old 08-15-2012, 07:48 AM
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Diablo III, Killing mad hours leveling up my monk warrior.
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Old 08-15-2012, 10:04 AM
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Crysis 3 - Hunter Mode
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ija7-...layer_embedded

This is freak'n cool. Should have called it Predator Mode
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Old 08-17-2012, 06:38 AM
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Got Hong Kong in a sandbox, police/triad actioner, Sleeping Dogs. So far not too shabby, kinda like Infernal Affairs, or Hard Boiled, if Tony Leung's side of those stories were a game.

The fighting controls aren't as tight as seen in Arkham Asylum/City but still really satisfying. More to come as I claw my way through the game.
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Old 08-17-2012, 06:55 AM
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Would be nice if a Cantonese w/ english subs option existed for that.
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Old 08-17-2012, 09:07 AM
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^That.

Had been seeing mentions of Sleeping Dogs. Keep us updated on your playthrough, Noods!
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Would be nice if a Cantonese w/ english subs option existed for that.
Yeah, that would've been sweet but would've cost the developer more $$$, instead it's a mix of English and Cantonese dialogue (mostly English) - sort of like if you lived in LA or Vancouver, BC. (which makes some sense since the developer is out in Van-city). The Chinglish accent sometimes pops up and I find it irritating, but otherwise the voice work is top notch.

Driving is kinda twitchy but I think I'll get used to it with some practice. Biggest thing I had to get my head around quickly was left-hand driving - first time I got on the road I almost ended up in a head-on collision.

Back to the fighting for a sec - game makes awesome use of environmental items to lay waste to your opponents, eg. Last night I ran a thug's head into a concert speaker
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Old 08-17-2012, 11:25 AM
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The funny thing is they most likely localized it for east asian languages as well.
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Old 08-22-2012, 01:27 PM
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Should I try Dead Space out? This is coming from a guy who found BioShock kinda scary btw ()

I've just been itching for something new to play
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Old 08-22-2012, 01:37 PM
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If you thought Bioshock was scary, then Dead Space will scare you to DEATH.

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