i'm starting my second job on March 15 so i'd like to be done by then.
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 02:44 (thirteen years ago) link
god, I really have to play rondo of blood already. esp since I've played nearly every other side-scrolling castlevania.
― original bgm, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 03:18 (thirteen years ago) link
rondo of blood is pretty good - definitely a cool missing link between the classic CVs and Symphony
qrank looks kinda interesting, but that might be residual YDKJ interest
― Nhex, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 03:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Well now I am on qrank thx to you bastards, username is ilx username
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 05:15 (thirteen years ago) link
ditto. sadface at heavy american question bias though.
― ledge, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 09:57 (thirteen years ago) link
me too - name is Mordy
― Mordy, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 13:03 (thirteen years ago) link
me third. tried adding all of you
― sonderangerbot, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 17:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Qrank owns bones, my username is trdn89
― "earth of the butt" (jamescobo), Tuesday, 22 February 2011 18:08 (thirteen years ago) link
You guys sold me. Under the secret name bnw.
― bnw, Tuesday, 22 February 2011 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
And I'm Jimdoo. This had better turn out to be less shit than slingo.
― JimD, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 00:30 (thirteen years ago) link
I really wish Half-Minute Hero were out for any of the 41684834354643437 gaming platforms I can actually play on but nooooooooo, it's gotta be a PSP exclusive
― "earth of the butt" (jamescobo), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 01:52 (thirteen years ago) link
Qrank reminds me how much i miss 1 vs 100. Mostly because I could play that more than once a day.
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 02:47 (thirteen years ago) link
#100: Metro 2033 – PS3/360/PC – 9 pts – 1 voteOfficial Game Site
http://media.psu.com/media/metro_feature_04.jpg
Gametrailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc2hhef-Nzo
Eurogamer Tech Interview
http://media.psu.com/media/metro_feature_02.jpg
Craig G: I bought this when I had finished with all the Fallout 3 I could handle but still had a post-apocalyptic yearning, hoping that this would fill a void while I waited for the next Fallout. Despite it's shortcomings (and there are a lot; serious texture problems, weirdly Irish/American Russian accents, infuriating 'tap a button to do something', all the NPCs shouting in unison with the jibber jabber when you walk through a crowd, too many Quick Time Events), I still really enjoyed this game. The story is well told in bite size chunks around short 'missions', and kept me on the hook. A nice post-apocalyptic nine hour distraction.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO6uBPQcLdQ
The Brainy Gamer
http://www.projectstashman.net/web_images/metro2033pic1.jpg
Rock Paper Shotgun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B4jwmatO98
http://cache.g4tv.com/ImageDb3/184344_m/Metro-2033.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcwHjP_ZAww
Exit/Warp
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/11/metro2033.jpg
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:29 (thirteen years ago) link
ok thats been on my to buy list for a while so def going to spend some time digging into all those links (for which again thanks a billion times over, forks)
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:31 (thirteen years ago) link
I really want to try Metro but I don't think I'll like it enough or play it enough to justify the pricetag. Does anyone have it and want to trade for Alpha Protocol (another game worth trying but probably not worth owning)?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:45 (thirteen years ago) link
gamefly is selling for 19 bucks
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
16 way (sigh) tie for #84, aka all the one vote 10 pointers.
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 24 February 2011 03:13 (thirteen years ago) link
#84: Alice in Wonderland – DS – 10 pts – 1 voteOfficial Game Site
http://media.washtimes.com/media/community/uploads/ds_alice_in_wonderland02.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be_0YC3lkfQ
Diehard Gamefan Review
http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Games/A/Alice%20in%20Wonderland/Bulk%20Viewers/DS/2010-03-19/WII47.rev_alice.3--screenshot_viewer_medium.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QckcK-Kntg
Telegraph Review
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Lzi5pIL7euM/0.jpg
Salsa Shark: This game isn’t particularly challenging or long, but the art direction is thoughtful with a limited but striking colour palette and characters who move gracefully. Alice in Wonderland is rarely ever irritating, save for some of its longer battles, which are marred by having to use the stylus to swipe in odd ways/directions. It’s still a visual treat and a pleasurable 10-12 hours of gameplay.
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/9QknjGKfFUo/hqdefault.jpg
Zappi: Really like the art style and reviews seem to be favorable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLSqYAh-5xk
http://www.nintendo.com.au/web_images/Games/Mad_Hatter.jpg
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 24 February 2011 03:14 (thirteen years ago) link
#84: MLB ’10: The Show – PS3 – 10 pts – 1 voteOfficial Game Site
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0301/MLB10_Giants_4_576.jpg
Jordan S: Damn, I love the shit out of this game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYyKDUKsR8Y
Metacritichttp://wireninja.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mlb01.jpg
Mayor Jingleberries: I'm kinda getting the hang of this. I tweaked my sliders a bit but even so it seems like the key is to take until you have one or two strikes and then wait for something in the zone to swing at. Also is a good idea to look at the bottom of the zone in certain situations because it gets rid of a part of the plate you have to look after during a pitch. It’s really a friggin commitment to get your stats up. I'm on my fourth season and I barely have more than 70 contact against righties and lefties, 70 power against righties and 50 against lefties and the rest of my stats are kinda horrible, esp stealing which Id like to do but its pretty much impossible to improve significantly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17KGrxoEPIQ
How to Handle Your Stick
Jimmy The Mod: This is v hard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKnrdon_1UA
http://www.7milesdown.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mlb10_firstlook8_800x450.jpg
http://i.usatoday.net/communitymanager/_photos/game-hunters/2010/02/10/joemauer10x-large.jpg
Jeff LeVine: My main problem with The Show right now is that the games simply take too long to play... the idea that a game takes an hour fifteen to two hours to play through is something I just can't face . It gets quite boring (just like real baseball).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB2jBdMI9Ww
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0301/MLB10_Giants_6_576.jpg
Senior Producer Interview
http://a.onionstatic.com/images/media/game/640/mlb_10-the_show_jpg_627x325_crop_upscale_q85.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXFKGfm63YA
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 24 February 2011 03:16 (thirteen years ago) link
#84: NBA 2K11 – PS3/360/Wii/PC/PSP – 10 pts – 1 voteOfficial Game Site
http://nba-2k11.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/nba-2k11-tim-duncan-demo.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ozIrjw_bWE
MJ Speaks
http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/featured/2kgames/2ksports/nba2k11/NBA2K11Teaser610.jpg
http://www.bomeiquan.cn/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/James-Worthy-face-patch-for-NBA-2K11-1.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRE8QgGBRLQ
http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nba_experts__62/ept_sports_nba_experts-83980883-1285164811.jpg?ymLM6zDDLfGC_vXz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZljyn_Zqco
Simulation Silliness
http://images.thekoalition.com/2010/09/NBA2K11-570x320.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMMAtXFf5kA
http://adventoutpost.com/wp-content/uploads/Snoop2k11.jpg
Elite Killer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBYtAVaRvyM
http://wethegamerz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/news_michael_jordan_moments_in_nba_2k11-9968.jpg
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 24 February 2011 17:14 (thirteen years ago) link
guys naughty bear is on clearance at my local target - do i do this to myself?
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 24 February 2011 17:28 (thirteen years ago) link
(sorry im just excited about this thread rolling out but i dont do sports games so i wanted to say something)
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 24 February 2011 17:30 (thirteen years ago) link
I sold back nba2k11. One of the best looking games, but I grew to hate the controls and contextual animations that made me feel like I was playing Dragon's Lair instead of a good sports game like PES or World Cup. Though it is a huge improvement over last year's version.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 24 February 2011 17:32 (thirteen years ago) link
you guys are gonna be shocked when naughty bear places in the top 10
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 24 February 2011 17:40 (thirteen years ago) link
I would say that it is worth... hmm... three dollars? Five tops.
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Thursday, 24 February 2011 18:28 (thirteen years ago) link
oh well, i think it was 12.48 so maybe it just isnt meant to be.
btw qrank is pretty great, although today i got pwned by 3 of the 4 thousand point questions so it wasnt a banner day for sure
― O_o-O_0-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 24 February 2011 18:36 (thirteen years ago) link
berore?
― "earth of the butt" (jamescobo), Thursday, 24 February 2011 20:58 (thirteen years ago) link
before F was invented.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 24 February 2011 21:14 (thirteen years ago) link
surely you mean "berore F was invented"
― The Land Berore Time (jamescobo), Thursday, 24 February 2011 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
#84: NHL 11 – PS3/360 – 10 pts – 1 voteOfficial Game Sitehttp://www.digitalbattle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/nhl11.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UEqkKf67Hg
Dev Diary
http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Games/N/NHL%2011/Bulk%20Viewer/PS3%20360/2010-08-10/puckhandling_-_det_vs_col_-_duchene6--article_image.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnRN9_3rE4w
http://files.g4tv.com/ImageDb3/238992_S/NHL-11.jpg
http://www.puckgamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/nhl-11-uniform-creator.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI-LKjGAwes
Producer Interview
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A9_3DLQSLcI/TIglY6OP5qI/AAAAAAAAABU/CPWb72kz-gs/s1600/178808-nhl-11-dev-diary-1_header.jpg
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Friday, 25 February 2011 04:49 (thirteen years ago) link
is it just me or is realism in video games right at the tipping point where it's difficult to tell if you're looking at a photograph or a simulation?
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Friday, 25 February 2011 04:51 (thirteen years ago) link
"in sports video games"
I like how nobody ever writes anything defending their votes for sports games; the closest we get is a bunch of supremely British pullquotes from the FIFA/PES threads.
― The Land Berore Time (jamescobo), Friday, 25 February 2011 05:36 (thirteen years ago) link
forks, I don't think it's just you... at least, when the games are in full-arena view, I think it can be hard to tell at times, like if you just glance at the screen (because obv in normal games people don't have little arrows hovering over their heads). I remember my cousin visited just after FIFA 10 came out, so it was a regular fixture in my house at the time. I think the only giveaway for her that it wasn't real was that she could see my bf holding the controller (pretty sure she actually asked "is this a real game or a video game?" at one point)
― salsa shark, Friday, 25 February 2011 11:23 (thirteen years ago) link
#84: Puzzle Quest II – DS/360/iPhone/PC – 10 pts – 1 voteOfficial Game Sitehttp://img830.imageshack.us/img830/2939/puzzlequest2ss2.jpg
DS Metacritic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B-I3gCPNiU
Craig G: Somehow the 'quest' wrapper on this game turns it from just a simple Bejewelled vs. mode to a game that I can't put down. I don't understand why; I never know what the actual purpose of the overall quest is, as I never read any of the game text. I wander from place to place wherever the arrow tells me to, fightin' stuff, levelling up and getting more spells. I know I'm basically just playing battle after battle, but I can't stop myself from playing this game… just like its predecessors. My main gripe with this one, unlike Puzzle Quest and Puzzle Quest Galactrix, is the curve just seems too gentle; it never gets difficult.
http://ipadgames.org/wp-content/uploads/Puzzle-Quest-2.jpg
Extensive Dev Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCUd6TS0u-A
http://www.geardiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Puzzle_Quest_2-700x393.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ6ebYHXrSY
Jenny: It's great on the iPad and decent enough on the iPhone.
http://www.platformnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/PQ2-gameplay-525x295.jpg
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Friday, 25 February 2011 15:16 (thirteen years ago) link
#83: Settlers 7 – PC – 10 pts – 1 voteOfficial Game Site
http://mimg.ugo.com/200909/11322/cuts/settlers-7-village_480x360.jpg
GameTrailer Dev Diary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5AO9prmXOs
http://www.g4g.it/g4g/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/settler_6_patch_01.jpg
http://www.settlers7tips.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/settlers7-screenshot.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7oirnOzAcc
Co-Designed by Civ/AoE vet Bruce Shelley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDQDFeSZmV0
http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Games/S/Settlers%207%20Paths%20to%20a%20Kingdom/Bulk%20Viewer/PC/2010-03-23/PCG213.rev_settlers7.gen7--article_image.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5e3jXb2EAo
Nice Game if you can Play It
http://pcmedia.ign.com/pc/image/article/106/1066584/the-settlers-7-paths-to-a-kingdom-20100204003954592_640w.jpg
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Friday, 25 February 2011 18:23 (thirteen years ago) link
had no idea there was a 7, or that they were that far along at all. looks beautiful.
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 25 February 2011 18:28 (thirteen years ago) link
it looks nice but i wonder if its too finnick-y & limited? curious to know who voted for it
― polymath & psychics club (Lamp), Friday, 25 February 2011 18:32 (thirteen years ago) link
i played puzzle quest 2 (PC) a lot but ultimately didn't vote for it -- it's too similar to the first one, and plays slower due to the new map system. also the minigames were worse.
― a nan, a bal, an anal ― (abanana), Friday, 25 February 2011 18:42 (thirteen years ago) link
man I would play the f out of Settlers 7 except that it's PC only & I hate booting over to XP & anyway something that gorgeous demands a horse of a PC rather than my Mac laptop, alas.
― Euler, Friday, 25 February 2011 19:21 (thirteen years ago) link
huh - I guess I was the only one who voted for MLB Show 10, NBA 2k11 and NHL 11 - seriously? - your loss ...
― BlackIronPrison, Friday, 25 February 2011 19:27 (thirteen years ago) link
haha, i did wonder if all 3 were from the same voter. i thought there was love for the Show on ILG.
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 25 February 2011 19:31 (thirteen years ago) link
I love the whole The Show series but this year 9 Innings was the only baseball game I needed. this year's version looks insanely sick though.
― The Land Berore Time (jamescobo), Friday, 25 February 2011 20:00 (thirteen years ago) link
did fewer people vote this year? because iirc nba/fifa type games have finished a lot higher in previous polls
― sonderangerbot, Friday, 25 February 2011 20:57 (thirteen years ago) link
I voted for two sports games out of the five I voted for. Neither has shown up yet.
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 25 February 2011 21:00 (thirteen years ago) link
more people voted this year than for any previous c+p
― bang-proof-bling-mans (forksclovetofu), Friday, 25 February 2011 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I voted for two sports games -- also neither have shown up (and I expect they'll both do pretty well)
― Mordy, Friday, 25 February 2011 22:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Puzzle Quest 2 was pretty fun for a short while, it just didn't bring enough new to the table. The slow map speed definitely hurt, and made it less crack-addictive than the original.
― Nhex, Saturday, 26 February 2011 01:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Also, in between parts 1 and 2, that Might and Magic game came out, which was superior in several ways
― Nhex, Saturday, 26 February 2011 01:39 (thirteen years ago) link
*cries*
― reggaeton for the painfully alone (polyphonic), Thursday, 3 March 2011 00:12 (thirteen years ago) link
james, any idea why it's so trafficked? is it getting hit on GIS?
just GIS'ed it: answer is YES. I run a SNES blog and the pages that get the most hits are accidentally SEO'd into getting mad hitz.
― Postmodern Bourbon Development (Will M.), Wednesday, 23 March 2011 06:01 (thirteen years ago) link
What's with you guys running these awesome game blogs and not sharing the links? Post em here! :)
― larry buttz (Z S), Wednesday, 23 March 2011 12:32 (thirteen years ago) link
i think i have pimped it on this site before but it's everygame.wordpress.com and it's not v good anymore
― Postmodern Bourbon Development (Will M.), Wednesday, 23 March 2011 21:13 (thirteen years ago) link
givf part threeeeeee
― Also unknown as Zora (Surfing At Work), Wednesday, 30 March 2011 10:34 (thirteen years ago) link
okay, i'll take a stab at this today/tomorrow.
― slight even by tweet standards (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 30 March 2011 13:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Yay! And sorry for mithering.
― Also unknown as Zora (Surfing At Work), Wednesday, 30 March 2011 13:42 (thirteen years ago) link
le sigh
― the pussy/butthole addendum (jamescobo), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Was a best of the decade (2000s) poll ever done on ILG?
― ℳℴℯ ❤\(◕‿◕✿ (Princess TamTam), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I think the only non-yearly one we did was the attempt at the PS2 poll but I don't think that even made it to the polling stage
― the pussy/butthole addendum (jamescobo), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 22:51 (thirteen years ago) link
We did the poll for the PS2 one, I have the results, I was just kind of bummed by the turnout so I never published it -- I may do so when Forks is done, though! I am still sitting on the list!
― Postmodern Bourbon Development (Will M.), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 22:53 (thirteen years ago) link
aw i wondered what happened to that, trying to choose 10 made me go back & play some of the ps2 games i missed the first time round - think my 10 would be a lot different today
― /人 ◕ ‿‿ ◕人\ (zappi), Tuesday, 5 April 2011 23:00 (thirteen years ago) link
c'mon forks!!!!
― Nhex, Tuesday, 5 April 2011 23:08 (thirteen years ago) link
It may make more sense at this point for me to completely re-run the polling & maybe even the nominations for PS2, and anyone who doesn't send in another list I'll just use their old one to beef up the numbers. That's somehow unethical though I bet. Ha.
― Postmodern Bourbon Development (Will M.), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 01:16 (thirteen years ago) link
i would be down with that, will m
― Republicans voiced concern about young pages hearing the word uterus (stevie), Wednesday, 6 April 2011 07:19 (thirteen years ago) link
oh man, was wondering what happened to the ps2 poll. think I voted for that one. will be pretty into this if it happens.
― original bgm, Wednesday, 6 April 2011 11:44 (thirteen years ago) link
The Fourth Annual Coint and Plick Video Games Poll - Part Three: #53 - 79will try to add new stuff tonight
― slight even by tweet standards (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 7 April 2011 16:27 (thirteen years ago) link