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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;781124]Well working at Gamestop we have the date as April 17th. I don't know what Amazon is doing.[/quote]

You guys should update your release listings lol

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[quote=tryfuhl;781158]You guys should update your release listings lol[/quote]

It doesn't affect me one way or the other. Getting it the first day it comes out either way.

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I know it's almost a year old but I finally got around to playing God of War 3 and safe to say I was shocked, at least with the opening sequence. The visuals are on a whole other level.

Seeing as how it's depicting God's and Titans in battle it can take on an artistic licence that other games are not allowed to take on. Still never have I been more impressed with a games visuals as the whole opening sequence is basically an interactive cinematic. However the craziest thing is there were times that I didn't know weather to play because I was still in the middle of a cut scene or when I needed to take the controller.

Oh yeah and then theres all the fun you can have in any God of War game, the thing is this game was right under my nose for quite some time. I had downloaded the demo and was definitely impressed but I had no idea how amazing the finished product really was.

On a separate note Mass Effect 2 for PS3 is a great game. The story can be campy at times but overall it does a nice job of telling a story. The graphics are great (not God of War 3 great but still great) and you can set the game on an easy enough level so you don't have to dedicate your life to finishing it (Fallout 3 *cough*)

Dead Space 2 also has gotten great reviews but between Mass Effect and God of War I don't think I really have time for a third game ATM.

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Finally broke down and got the damn 360

ps3 seems like a better deal and I prefer the controllers but everyone I know that plays online does it on the 360

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[quote=tryfuhl;783533]Finally broke down and got the damn 360

ps3 seems like a better deal and I prefer the controllers but everyone I know that plays online does it on the 360[/quote]

I personally loved making the switch from the PS3 to the 360. More exclusives in line with what I was looking for as well as free online gaming to go with a wireless router and a blu ray player. The only real thing I miss about the 360 is a lot of the multi-platform games, especially sport games look better on the 360 since the 360 is easier to develop games for, but when you have a company that knows how to use the technology the graphics are amazing (Uncharted 2 and God of War 3 come to mind).

Also a random feature of the PS3 that pisses me off about it missing on XBox and I-Pods alike is the ability to play AVI videos.

Still they don't last forever. I don't know how old my first one was because I got it used but it went YLOD on me after a year a half. Though the numbers suggest that the failure rate on PS3's is ridiculously low so you shouldn't have to worry to much about it.

Then again if you play a lot online with your friends you might be better served getting a new one. My brother actually just went out and bought the cheapest model then switched out the hard drive on his RROD X-Box with the 256MB Hard drive on his newest model. Still despite taking great care of the systems he's on his 3rd 360 since 2008.

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Looks like you goofed on the first sentence, but yeah I get what you mean. I don't play a lot, all that I got was Madden and I pretty much suck at that. Will probably pick up a couple of used games that I can just throw in and mess around with, GTA IV and the like. Not into shooter games for the most part.

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Tryfuhl whats ur gamertag? I'll add you.

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Whats everybody's throughts on Dead Space 2? I got the first one on PS3 and loved it. Playing DS2 on 360 now. Aside from being too hard i feel, i really love the game. really scary. I love survival horror games.

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Activision is dropping Guitar Hero. No big surprise I guess, amazing they milked it for this long.

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[quote=SolidSnake84;783777]Whats everybody's throughts on Dead Space 2? I got the first one on PS3 and loved it. Playing DS2 on 360 now. Aside from being too hard i feel, i really love the game. really scary. I love survival horror games.[/quote]

I just finished DS2 a few days ago. Great game, loved the first one too. A couple of pages back in this thread we were talking about it.

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Oh sorry for being late to the party lol. I dont know how i missed that...I will use the search function more often !

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no big deal these threads get long quick, just pointing it out for ya

how far into DS2 are you?

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[quote=Mattyk;783792]no big deal these threads get long quick, just pointing it out for ya

how far into DS2 are you?[/quote]

Just got to the part where i got to go back into the USG Ishimura....very creepy and enjoyable. very scary atmosphere....

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[quote=SolidSnake84;783805]Just got to the part where i got to go back into the USG Ishimura....very creepy and enjoyable. very scary atmosphere....[/quote]

Yeah that was pretty cool going back to the place where it all started.

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[quote=Mattyk;783779]Activision is dropping Guitar Hero. No big surprise I guess, amazing they milked it for this long.[/quote]

But but what about Guitar Hero: Fallout Boy?!?!?!?!?

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[quote=tryfuhl;783537]Looks like you goofed on the first sentence, but yeah I get what you mean. I don't play a lot, all that I got was Madden and I pretty much suck at that. Will probably pick up a couple of used games that I can just throw in and mess around with, GTA IV and the like. Not into shooter games for the most part.[/quote]

You sound like me! Half.com is a great place to find used video games for dirty cheap! I just ordered GTA IV for the PS3 a few minutes ago. Bought a "like new" condition with shipping cost me around $14!

I suck at the shooter games on game consoles.

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All right this thread made me drop $20 on Dead Space One.

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I suck at shooters too. I have the PS3 and love it. I got mine when they first came out and she's still going strong, knock on wood. I have been most recently playing Madden 11 which I bought used, Fallout New Vegas, Gran Turismo 5 and the Fight Night demo. Wow do I suck at Fight Night lol. I think I've fought about 40 3 round fights and have won maybe 5. If anyone is interested, my PS3 user name is terpfan76. Add me if you wish.

I'm waiting patiently for MLB 11 the Show. MLB 10 was awesome. Oh, Uncharted 3 and Dragon Age 2.

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So I have been downloading some demos and playing them. I downloaded Mafia II, and main, I LOVE that game! I don't like the language in it though, but other than that, it's fun. Although I do suck at shooter games, I was slowly learning to control the guy better, so maybe I'm starting to get used to shooter games on the console. I will probably wind up getting that game soon.

The other demo I really liked was Heavy Rain. It was pretty simple to play (the demo told you which buttons to push, not sure if this is true in the full blown game.) The graphics were awesome and the story line seemed really cool. That game is also on my list.

Last night, I downloaded Bioshock (another demo) and will try it out. Oh, also downloaded God of War III. It's OK, not really my cup of tea. But, one thing these demos have gotten me into doing is to go back and finish the games I hardly played before (like Bad Company and Call of Duty.) I just was too impatient in learning how to maneuver my guy especially in the battle scenes.

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Heavy Rain to me was a just so depressing, I seriously never got into that game. I did finish it and quickly sold it.

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[quote=mredskins;784340]Heavy Rain to me was a just so depressing, I seriously never got into that game. I did finish it and quickly sold it.[/quote]

Any other games you have played that have the same type of game play as Heavy rain?

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[quote=skinsguy;783997]You sound like me! Half.com is a great place to find used video games for dirty cheap! I just ordered GTA IV for the PS3 a few minutes ago. Bought a "like new" condition with shipping cost me around $14!

I suck at the shooter games on game consoles.[/quote]

Yeah I got it for 20 used but it has the Liberty City Episodes and Ballad of Gay Tony in it too. It was 15 without those, Game Stop actually. I'll keep my eye out on half.com (haven't used the site since college), good tip man.

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[quote=skinsguy;784418]Any other games you have played that have the same type of game play as Heavy rain?[/quote]

Heavenly Sword is pretty good.

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[quote=skinsguy;784418]Any other games you have played that have the same type of game play as Heavy rain?[/quote]


Heavy Rain is it's own unique style of play very few games like it. Honestly it should not be called a game it is almost like a video version of the books back in the day "Choose your own Adventure".

[IMG]http://ilovemeandthem.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/choose-your-own-adventure-covers-excerpt.jpg[/IMG]

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[quote=tryfuhl;784430]Yeah I got it for 20 used but it has the Liberty City Episodes and Ballad of Gay Tony in it too. It was 15 without those, Game Stop actually. I'll keep my eye out on half.com (haven't used the site since college), good tip man.[/quote]

Sometimes half.com has great bargains, sometimes you can get the games cheaper elsewhere. Before iTunes and such really got started, I used to use half.com to purchase music CDs (I still do occasionally.) I could get some CDs for as low as .75 cents.

As for GTA, I just got mine yesterday, haven't played it yet.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;784448]Heavenly Sword is pretty good.[/quote]

I will have to check that one out.

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[quote=mredskins;784460]Heavy Rain is it's own unique style of play very few games like it. Honestly it should not be called a game it is almost like a video version of the books back in the day "Choose your own Adventure".
[/quote]


Actually, that sounds pretty awesome to me. Kind of like an interactive movie.

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[quote=skinsguy;784520]Actually, that sounds pretty awesome to me. Kind of like an interactive movie.[/quote]


Yeah exactly I just want to make sure you understood how it was. I thought it was kind of neat but the subject matter depressed me.

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Homefront came out and it's pretty good.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;789159]Homefront came out and it's pretty good.[/quote]

wish I could get on to play, servers are all jammed up right now it seems

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[quote=skinsguy;784418]Any other games you have played that have the same type of game play as Heavy rain?[/quote]

Closest thing I've ever heard of is a PS2 called [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_(video_game)"]Fahrenheit [/URL]that was developed by the same company. Thing is Heavy Rain is a very unique game. Hopefully more companies will develop similar games in the future but for now Heavy Rain is in a genre all by itself.

Mass Effect might be the closest thing and it's a great game in its own right but you'll be hard pressed to find a game like Heavy Rain.

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[quote=Mattyk;789165]wish I could get on to play, servers are all jammed up right now it seems[/quote]

Yeah they are kinda screwy but its launch day

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;789171]Yeah they are kinda screwy but its launch day[/quote]

Finally got and played. It's ok, graphics are kinda shit compared to COD. I guess that's part of the trade-off for bigger maps and having 32 players.

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[quote=Mattyk;789185]Finally got and played. It's ok, graphics are kinda shit compared to COD. I guess that's part of the trade-off for bigger maps and having 32 players.[/quote]

Yeah but Black Ops is just a better version of World at War nothing touches Modern Warfare 2

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;789189]Yeah but Black Ops is just a better version of World at War nothing touches Modern Warfare 2[/quote]

Black ops or call of duty 4 for me any day off the week over the completely soulless broken game known as modern warfare 2.

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[quote=skinsfanthru&thru;789217]Black ops or call of duty 4 for me any day off the week over the completely soulless broken game known as modern warfare 2.[/quote]

Dude Black Ops sucks Modern Warfare 1 was awesome too but Modern Warfare 2 is the better game even though 1 had a bigger impact

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COD4 is still the king of shooters. MW2 was a little too over the top for me, but at least it still plays nice and smooth like COD4. The thing I can't stand about Black Ops is the lag.

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[quote=EARTHQUAKE2689;789171]Yeah they are kinda screwy but its launch day[/quote]

You just think they would be a little better prepared given the high number of pre-orders they had. I tried to play last night with some friends and we couldn't get in at all.

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[quote=Mattyk;789234]COD4 is still the king of shooters. MW2 was a little too over the top for me, but at least it still plays nice and smooth like COD4. The thing I can't stand about Black Ops is the lag.[/quote]
I have been trying to to get into COD Black Ops and it is just not happening, it is a OK game but it was no where near as much fun as MW2 or Halo Reach. I think I am going to sell it here soon.

I guess the lag is a problem becasue I keep getting it as well, frustrating. Is it to many folks playing?

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[quote=mredskins;789252]I have been trying to to get into COD Black Ops and it is just not happening, it is a OK game but it was no where near as much fun as MW2 or Halo Reach. I think I am going to sell it here soon.

I guess the lag is a problem becasue I keep getting it as well, frustrating. Is it to many folks playing?[/quote]

COD4 and MW2 never had these lag issues. Seems to be a Treyarch issue to me.