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The Infinite Realm of MMO's

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:25:00 +0000

So I'm sure I'm not the only one around here who has played many a MMO in the past. From the full-on adventure style MMORPGs to unique side-scroller fast-paced battles with a multiplayer aspect, there are certainly many games out there to suit the needs of the players. I'll be posting some little critiques here for those that I have encountered so far, and I'm totally up for taking suggestions for more to play in the future.

Grand Fantasia

This endearing anime-inspired free MMORPG from Korea (I believe) has been an outlet for my spare time more times than I can count. It's customization features in your character are basic at best in the beginning, and your uniqueness will eventually come from your gear. There are only four or so basic classes to choose at the beginning- warrior, mage, priest, ranger- and the more you level up, you can ascend the ranks into more specialized classes. For instance, the warrior can become a berserker, a class more specialized towards direct damage, or a paladin, a healer-warrior mix that can cast heals and buffs onto party members as well as yourself. Additional customization, mounts and things like that are able to be bought from an in-game store, but it is all purely optional, and gives no real advantage over others in combat, so it is far from pay-to-win. The world is large and for the most part pleasing to the eye, from the silly creatures you fight in early levels to the more threatening creatures you combat in later levels. If you're a guy, I would suggest playing this with your girlfriend or something to make use of a kind of "love connection" available to bind with other players in the game, to get buffs and increased experience just for playing with a friend (or something more than a friend. After all, those who slay together stay together!)*

Aion

I have a friend who played Aion back when you still had to pay for it. These days, it is free to play to the public, and I believe it has reverted to selling in-game items for real money, much like Grand Fantasia. I'm not sure if this is true, or if it is what exactly it entails, since I never really looked into it that much. The game begins with you choosing one of two warring races as your main characters, on the lighter and darker sides of the same realm. Think of it like choosing Alliance or Horde in World of Warcraft. Within those races you get to choose the same four basic classes, and you specialize it much like you do in the previously mentioned Grand Fantasia, or GF. However, one of the biggest differences between these two games are the graphics. While Grand Fantasia is a bit more angled towards females, with the anime characters and silly enemies in an overall cartoony world, Aion is set in a much more realistic setting with darker atmospheres. However, the art in general of the world is beautiful and well crafted. I feel in the little amount of time I played through this game, I only scraped the surface of a massive world with amazing lore and its share of humorous parts, while Grand Fantasia seemed to be stuck in the silly rut. I will likely give this game another try very soon.

More games coming soon...

* You now have permission to shoot me.

Steam accounts?

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:56:34 +0000

Anyone here got a steam account?

Post your usernames here :)

Last Xbox 360 game you purchased?

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:07:27 +0000

Which is the last game for 360 you bought?

Mine was Skyrim, although i don't play it alot and there is alot of bugs.

Nintendo Wii's, is it time to sell them?

Mon, 30 May 2011 03:26:35 +0000

Well E3 2011 is just up ahead next month in June, and Nintendo has plans to release a Wii 2 that will match up to graphics of an Xbox 360 and PS3 from what the developers claim. With this new console coming out code-named "Project Cafe", is it now time to sell your original Wii before its too late? With the release of a new console, the previous console with then be outdated, thus causing for a price drop in the "old" Wii. Xbox has done it before, and so has Sony, but now it is Nintendo's turn to do the price cutting. So what do you think, would you keep your Wii and see if the value will increases over the decades to come, or would you sell it to fund for their next big project?

Virtual Boy, actual 3-D graphics before advanced technolgy?

Mon, 30 May 2011 03:22:20 +0000

What do you guys think? I own a Virtual and I have to say it gives the 3-D illusion. Could it be a product that can't replicated? I'm astonished that even at the time of 1995 (Virtual Boy's release in North America) people have been trying to emulate 3-D by using projectors, glasses, etc. Has Virtual Boy done something that no one could? You have to give them credit that you did not have to wear any special glasses to see the gam-eplay in 3-D, you just have to look through the goggles that was on the system. Whats your opinion on the topic?

Your Favorite FPS?

Mon, 30 May 2011 03:16:16 +0000

My favorite FPS of all time has to be the Halo series. I admit, it was one the first games that I played when I got my Xbox original console. I loved how there were so many places to explore and so much to do! I was a great Halo player when it came down to versing my friends and family. I would always be on top of the scoreboard, which is another reason for why I like Halo so much, because I am fairly well at it. Halo: Combat Evolved has to my most favorite due to its originality and graphics at the time. Thanks Bungie for making the best game ever for me.

Does anyone play FIFA 11 Ultimate Team?

Tue, 17 May 2011 20:54:04 +0000

Does anyone play FIFA 11 Ultimate Team?
If so:

Do you select players from certain leagues or nationalities (ie all Spanish players or all players from Barclays Premier League etc)?
What formation do you use?
What is your "Chemistry" rating?
What level is your team (Bronze, Silver or Gold)?

I play UT. I'm currently creating a nPower League 1 team at Bronze level with the formation 4-3-2-1. My chemistry rating is 100.

Post your stats, if you play it.

Any fans here of the Total War series?

Tue, 17 May 2011 16:47:50 +0000

Well I seldom touch real time strategy games because they most are just numbers game or need a fast hand to win. But total war is different, even if you have a slow action per minute, you can win. Strategy outweighs hand speed which I really like with this game. I also haven't seen any strategy game that is so realistic.

Which game(s) are you waiting for?

Tue, 17 May 2011 03:07:47 +0000

I am waiting for :

1)The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim as I have played Elder Scrolls 4 and its gameplay was awesome, so I have high expectations for this game :D.

2)Devil may Cry 5: I am a big fan of DMC and of Dante too. And as it is a sequel to DMC it is going to be awesome.

3)Diablo 3: Since I played diablo 2:LOD in 2003 I have been waiting for its sequel, and now its getting released(getting delayed though :/).

Deadly Premonition

Fri, 13 May 2011 21:40:15 +0000

Anyone else played the insane Deadly Premonition?

Man, Deadly Premonition is so great. It has the best story and characters I've ever seen in a videogame, even if the gameplay isn't all that good.

For those that don't know what Deadly Premonition is: Deadly Premonition is a videogame developed by Access Games and published by Ignition Entertainment. The combat gameplay is similar to Resident Evil 4, as it's an over-the-shoulder shooter. The real magic comes when you're outside of the "otherworld" sequences, tho, as you can roam freely around the little town of Greenvale. You will notice that everyone has a real schedule, which makes it all really interesting. You can even spy on them by looking through the windows!

As for story, you play as Agent Francis "York" Morgan and are investigating a murder in the little town of Greenvale. You also have a 2nd personality, and York speaks with it all the time, even in front of other people. I don't wanna talk too much about the story, if I end up spoiling it I will have ruined the game for those of you that haven't played.

So yeah, what's your opinion on Deadly Premonition?

What was the last game you bought?

Fri, 13 May 2011 14:29:45 +0000

The last game which I bought was civilization 5. I bought it for a moderate price of 35$ but it has been a complete value for money. I must have already played the game for more than 100 hours.

What are your favorite 5 PC games of all time?

Fri, 13 May 2011 14:12:49 +0000

My top 5:

1. Fifa 11
2. NFS Most wanted
3. Project IGI
4. Max Payne 2
5. Age of Empires 2

Apart from these I had also enjoyed playing Civilization 4, Rise of Nations and all the the versions in fifa and nfs series.

Any Project IGI fan here?

Fri, 13 May 2011 11:04:55 +0000

I remember how I used to spent hours Playing project IGI on my old desktop computer. I completed the game by playing all the levels in just 7 days. It was so much fun.

What is your Favorite real time strategy game?

Fri, 13 May 2011 11:01:03 +0000

My favorite real time strategy game is Age of Empires 2. It gave me great pleasure to build my empire in the game. I also liked rise of nations. It was based in the more recent times.

Anyone here Plays EA FIFA 11?

Fri, 13 May 2011 10:56:37 +0000

What team do you generally play as and Who is your favorite Player in the game?

First game on PlayStation

Sun, 08 May 2011 10:08:43 +0000

So what the first game and the first PlayStation you played that game on?

My first game was Crash Bandicoot 3 that I played on PlayStation One.
That game is the reason I bought PlayStation and even today you can sometimes find me in the living room playing that same game or some other from the same series.

I collected all the Crash games that were released on PlayStation One and I enjoyed every and each one of them.

So whats your story tell it here.

Has the quality of modern PC games decreased?

Sat, 07 May 2011 19:42:19 +0000

Well like the title says I'm asking you what you think has the quality of modern PC games decreased?

I personally think it has because today its more about the graphics and the look of the game then it is about the story immersion and the whole gameplay of the game.

I find myself getting bored with the modern games before even getting to the half of them or I come to the very end and I just don't finish them.

While the old games I remember and do play even today and I beat them at least 3 times and I enjoy them fully as I have enjoyed them the first time I played them.
The new ones just don't seem to stick with me.

I think if this continues the PC games will lose their fans, because they are becoming to much repetitive.

So what are your thoughts on this?

Sony Next Generation Portable NGP (PSP2)

Sat, 07 May 2011 13:10:08 +0000

Hello everyone,

I think most of you know that Sony will sell a new PSP called NGP : Next Generation Portable.

1. What about the name ?

NGP means "next generation portable". After several years finalizing the concept, NGP's developement began in 2009. This new console was unveiled to public during a press coneference in Tokyo on 01/27/2011. NGP is just a codename and the official name will be reveled during 2011. NGP will be sold at the end of the year.

2. Some specifications :

- Width: 182mm. Depth: 18,6 mm. Height : 83,5mm (same to PSP-3000).

- Super Oval Design for ergonomy and comfort.

- A 5 inches OLED touch screen which offers an amazing quality of image.

- Screen is multitouch and there is a multitouch pad at the back of NGP.

- Classic controls : several buttons and two analogic joysticks

- NGP has got a movement sensor.

3. What about gaming and fun?

- Many great editors : Capcom, Square Enix, Rockstar Games.

- Games announced are : Uncharted, Killzone and WipEout.

- Retro-compatibility with many older PSP games downloaded on Playstation Store.

- Memory card slot for non-downloaded games, demos and add-ons.

- Browser Internet to surf on website and to read emails.

4. What about online?

- Wifi/3G.
- Bluetooth.
- PlayStation Network integrated in NGP which permits to use your PSN account.

5. Additional features :

- Electronic compass
- A camera at the front and at the rear.
- Augmented reality games.
- Microphone for vocal detection.

I bought the first PSP (Fat PSP) and I really enjoyed this product.

I'm really exciting to will buy a NGP in some months.

What do you think about this new console?

Will you buy it or not?

Bye

Mario Kart 3DS

Thu, 05 May 2011 22:06:30 +0000

Any of you guys going to get this game?

I'm for sure going to get it. I'm actually going to wait till this game to get my 3DS too, cause there isn't much right now that I could honestly get at the moment. But this game should be good, provided items aren't ridiculously unbalanced like in Mario Kart Wii.

Anyone Looking Forward to...

Thu, 05 May 2011 11:30:58 +0000

...some SWTOR? It's due to be out, most likely in Fall of this year. I'm pumped about the game, personally. Anyone else? Why, or why not?

Any Arena Players?

Wed, 04 May 2011 05:52:37 +0000

Anyone from here do Arenas?

I'm sorta taking a break from them right now but I'll probably return before the end of the season to ensure I get Gladiator. I play a disc priest and Cataclysm just seems sort of frustrating to be a healer right now.

Arenas in theory are better in Cataclysm than they were in Wrath but there just seems to be a lot of core issues that werent evident in wrath. I think the burst healing and damage hid some of the stuff that just seems so obviously broken right now like the ridiculous amount of interrupts some teams can stack or all the instant CC flying around. I really miss BC, it was a lot more fun back then, I think all the added abilities are really starting to bloat the game. More abilities doesnt and complexity doesnt really make the game more skillful it just adds a whole bunch of stuff flying around. I wish they'd stop adding and instead spend more time balancing and fixing old abilities.

Anyway that's my rant.

Favorite DS game?

Tue, 03 May 2011 01:51:25 +0000

So what's all of your guys' favorite Nintendo DS game to come out thusfar? For me it would definitely have to be Contact (I was a really big fan) or the port of Chrono Trigger since I had never played it before

AVA - Alliance of Valiant Arms

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:07:51 +0000

AVA is a great first person onine shooting game. Check it out guys: http://ava.ijji.com/

A litle list of online games!

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:36:30 +0000

Hello forum members, here i will present the list of the games i have played and recomend:
Hope you enjoy ;)

Travian: This is a Strategy game, it's free and you can choise for playing in a server or speed...
What is the diferent?
Well, the servers normally take some 9-10 months to end and decide the winner aliance, and the speeds, take like 3-4 months and they have buildong and troops moviments fasters....
Basicly, Speed is really faster then server...
On this game, you could build your city, go and win wars versus other citys to make it yours, and together with your alliance, win the game!

Tribal Wars: Some types as Travian but never end.. Well, all stuff that start have a end, but it take years and years untill see the winner!

Ikariam: Some type as Travian and Tribal Wars, but with better graphics and never end too...

Grepolis: Just one more like the 3 i said before, it take years to end, but it's faster then Tribal Wars and Ikariam...

These games, are just some of the games i played and recomend... It have more like OGAME, Habbo, and this, but the best for me are the ones i said....
Thanks

Who here plays counter strike source!

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:07:58 +0000

Hey who here plays counter strike source and if so what maps and mods do you usually play?

Personally I play jail break severs and office ALOT, jail break usually has a great community so its fun to chat to people while playing the game. and office is one of my favourite maps since people actually listen to eachother when you give eachother tips on where to go.

Bullet Storm PC Review

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:16:35 +0000

Bullet Storm Is A Fast-Paced Action Fighting Game In Which You Do Skillshots To Earn Up A Score So Later On In The Game You Can Purchase Ammo, Upgrades etc. I Recently Picked It Up And I Am Very Much Enjoying Playing It. The Storyline Is Amazing, The Gameplay Is Amazing But The Multiplayer Aspect Of It Could Do With Some Improvements As I Find That There Is Not Much To Choose From And Can Sometimes Get Slightly Repetive, So Overall I Would Give The Game An 8/10 Mainly Because Of Its Epic Storyline And Its Innovative Gameplay.

My Homefront review

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:14:44 +0000

For of you guys who have not herd about it it is a first person shooter, they have huge maps (kind of like Battlefield), 32 players in each game (depending on the game type). Anyways onto my review, I personally love this game. I love all the guns and how they made the battle points feature. They have a ton of perks, and you can pick up to 6 perks for each class. They do have pretty bad graphics but it brings the arcade feature to it which I love. The drones, tanks, and helicopters are very fun to use! I personally think they did a great job on the game. The thing I don't like about the game is that the servers are terrible. In just about every game you get into you will have a terrible connection. If I were you guys I would choose to rent this game before you buy it.
I do have game play of this but I am not sure if I am aloud to upload youtube videos so I wont.

Free Trade and Wilderness back

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:18:44 +0000

Well as most people know Free trade and Wilderness have finally come back to Runescape. I was just curious what everyone's opinion on this is?

I for one am glad that Free Trade are back it was such a pain to trade things with your other toons, and being able to sell stuff with other people rather than using just the exchange. Although it has brought an increase of botters and gold sellers but who doesn't like to make some money off selling gold.

Ultima Online

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:46:20 +0000

Ultima Online was the first MMORPG created. It started the whole genre. Yes, there were MMORPGs before WoW. World of Warcraft and other MMORPGs honestly are nothing compared to this game. I've been playing UO for nine years, and I still find myself going back to it. I don't think I'll ever free myself of the addiction; there are too many memories tied to this game. It's changed a lot throughout the years. If you haven't played it, though, it's still worth checking out. I recommend that you play on the free servers. The official servers aren't good at all anymore.

Download the game for free (legally) here: http://www.uo.com/uoml/downloads.shtml

Has anyone here ever played Ultima Online before? If you haven't you should definitely try it out.

RRoD

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:09:12 +0000

Red Ring of Death, anyone ever get it if you own a Xbox?