Light House Social and General Discussion Thread

[smash brawl player 99021]

I played some TTYD, beat Hooktail,
Played some Black Ops with F8AL and ODIN...and Swampert
and some L4D2.

*shrugs*

 

[The Real Gamer]

Hooktail is the first boss if I remember correctly?

Reminds me of the pit of 100 trials... I nearly lost to Bonetail when I first tried it. It was the most intense Paper Mario moment for me by far.

 

[F8AL]

Hooktail is the first boss if I remember correctly?

Reminds me of the pit of 100 trials... I nearly lost to Bonetail when I first tried it. It was the most intense Paper Mario moment for me by far.

It took me like 4 hours to beat that whole thing.

 

[SwampertTheGreat]

So I've been doing a bit of gaming here lately, XD.

Dragon Age(Aiming to platinum, 60%)
Spiderman SD: (80%, same thing)
Pokemon (Finishing TC, on Super Singles)
Mortal Kombat (want to platinum but will probably 60%+ like MvC3..)
Moon Diver (Co-op game I play irl, will 100% one day)
And ugh.. Doodle God on the iTouch.

I recommended these to everyone, except Doodle God. Trying to finish Shattered Dimensions is hard, though.

I still have SD sitting at 18/52 cheevos.Not a bad game just isn't my thing I guess.
How hard of a list does MK have?I hate fighting games that are impossible to 100% unless your absolutely amazing at them(SF4)

 

[Ryu Shimazu]

It's hard, but possible imo. SSFIV and MVC3 piss me off. So does Sonic1, actually.

SSFIV is at 19%
MvC3 is at 64% (passing, at least)
Sonic is 90% (beating the game in less than 40min... didn't care to do it)

MK has some hard challenges like have 100 wins online, 10 in a row, etc, but that's kinda doable. Mastering everyone[aka playing for 24hours per person, which you can cheat that by leaving your game running] takes time but is easy.

 

[smash brawl player 99021]

My pal Ike and I just beat the L4D2 version of "No Mercy" on Expert...
holy ****.

 

[Fuelbi]

Maaaaan I don't know why but for the past week I've been wanting to play NiGHTS so badly, but I don't have either the Sega Saturn nor the actual game to play it with

 

[smash brawl player 99021]

Maaaaan I don't know why but for the past week I've been wanting to play NiGHTS so badly, but I don't have either the Sega Saturn nor the actual game to play it with

I played the new one for the wii--it sucked.

 

[SwampertTheGreat]

I played the new one for the wii--it sucked.

I second that.

I also played Homefront today.It isn't as bad as people say it is.The campaign is decent and is pretty short.The multiplayer is a lot of fun though.

It just bothers me that games like CoD or Halo get judged off of their multiplayer(Since that's the main aspect of those games)but smaller games like Homefront don't. Even when Multiplayer is obviously the main aspect of that game.

 

[F8AL]

I second that.

I also played Homefront today.It isn't as bad as people say it is.The campaign is decent and is pretty short.The multiplayer is a lot of fun though.

It just bothers me that games like CoD or Halo get judged off of their multiplayer(Since that's the main aspect of those games)but smaller games like Homefront don't. Even when Multiplayer is obviously the main aspect of that game.

Doesn't the spawn system get boring after the first 5 times? You basically fall from the sky to the ground.

And I just changed the thread's title to a random one. Don't worry guys, I'll get to all of them eventually.

 

[WindMajor]

ACTION PANDA feels at home thanks to F8AL.

 

[Ryu Shimazu]

So I'm so addicted to Mortal Kombat. I picked up SSFIV/MvC3 and hated them, but I'm loving this. Best part is I'm loving learning it as well. I won't lie, my suckage at those two games was pretty depressing, but I feel great.

I can accept that fact I suck at hardcore fighting games. :D

Sucks I own two copies of the game though D:. Long story...

Smoke/SubZero for now, guna pick up Scorpion/Kratos later.

 

[theeboredone]

Yeah, if I was into competitive fighting games aside from Smash, I'd go for SF or MK. MK, I'd main Sub-Zero and Kung Lao.

 

[F8AL]

Anyone surprised that Nintendo announced a successor to the Wii today? I don't want next gen to start in 2012...maybe 2014/2015.

 

[Ryu Shimazu]

^ Nintendo -needs- a new console. It's extremely outdated, just saying. 360 isn't far behind, either. What confuses me is usually the companies release consoles at the same time, but I seriously doubt Sony will even unveil a ps4 until 2012/2013 and it come out in 2013~2015.

I can see where Microsoft/Nintendo could improve(especially Ninty), but what could the ps3 add? There are minor things I'm sure, but you can't go much further than 1080p HD Blue Ray. (and Sony has 3DTVs...)

 

[The Real Gamer]

Ewwww PS4 will probably cost like $800 or something crazy like that.

No thank you.

 

[theeboredone]

Kotaku has already reported that Sony and Microsoft won't release their consoles until 2014. So we got a while to go.

 

[Fuelbi]

^ Nintendo -needs- a new console. It's extremely outdated, just saying. 360 isn't far behind, either. What confuses me is usually the companies release consoles at the same time, but I seriously doubt Sony will even unveil a ps4 until 2012/2013 and it come out in 2013~2015.

I can see where Microsoft/Nintendo could improve(especially Ninty), but what could the ps3 add? There are minor things I'm sure, but you can't go much further than 1080p HD Blue Ray. (and Sony has 3DTVs...)

The only thing I can imagine the PS3 doing to improve is just getting a better online because I'll admit the online service on it bites

I.E. the downing of the servers during the past 5 days

 

[Bowser King]

^ Nintendo -needs- a new console. It's extremely outdated, just saying. 360 isn't far behind, either. What confuses me is usually the companies release consoles at the same time, but I seriously doubt Sony will even unveil a ps4 until 2012/2013 and it come out in 2013~2015.

I can see where Microsoft/Nintendo could improve(especially Ninty), but what could the ps3 add? There are minor things I'm sure, but you can't go much further than 1080p HD Blue Ray. (and Sony has 3DTVs...)

Just wondering but what does the 360 lack that the PS3 has? I don't have a 360 but the only thing I can think of is 3D, slightly better graphics and bigger disk storage with blue ray. None of which are important enough to warrant an entirely new console.

 

[finalark]

Anyone surprised that Nintendo announced a successor to the Wii today? I don't want next gen to start in 2012...maybe 2014/2015.

Honestly, I'm ready for a new generation. This one has done nothing but stagnate with a steadily declining number of games that genuinely interest me. Not to mention that I can count the number of new franchises that came out that I genuinely care about on one hand.

But *****ing aside, this gen had a good run. Sandbox games flourished, we got a mountain of good FPS', fighting games made a return and we finally pinned down online play. We'll always have the memories of playing Left 4 Dead until the wee hours of the night with our friends or the memories of the first time we played Mario Galaxy. But I feel that this generation has started to over stay its welcome, and it's time to say goodbye. I'm excited to see what Nintendo does next, and I'm intrigued to find out how Sony and Microsoft respond.

Just wondering but what does the 360 lack that the PS3 has?

Free online.

 

[Pikaville]

Yes but live is a far superior service.

It's worth the money.

 

[theeboredone]

In my opinion, it's all about how much you play online. I like to kick back and enjoy the occasional online mode for whatever game it is, but now that I think about it, most of my time goes into offline. So Live would not do well for me if I was tempted to play online once or twice.

 

[Ryu Shimazu]

Just wondering but what does the 360 lack that the PS3 has? I don't have a 360 but the only thing I can think of is 3D, slightly better graphics and bigger disk storage with blue ray. None of which are important enough to warrant an entirely new console.

Just all that combined, and the fact Blue Ray has a ways to go.

 

[Bowser King]

Ehh...none of those are really important enough or big enough where you could sell entirely new consoles off it. The graphics difference between the two is barely noticeable (and next to non-existent when its a game for both consoles). 3D isn't really big considering most people don't even own 3DTVs. Blue ray is great though and the extra space it provides could be very useful for future games that need more space (as of yet, DVDs seem to be fine for 98% of games).

Either way though, I think both systems are outdated (they both use 5-6 year old technology after all) and could use a replacement but not at this point. They still have enough going for them for at least another year or two.

 

[Ryu Shimazu]

If 360 got a blue ray upgrade they both could last much longer imo. 'Cause honestly if 360 got that, it's hard to say either need an upgrade anytime soon. Ninty was really the only one that was "far behind".

 

[Pikaville]

I personally think this move by Nintendo is genius.

I mean, so many people are gonna buy this, there is no competition and it's already pretty hyped.

It's literally like they made the Wii to make a ****load of cash, watched what PS3 and 360 did and decided to make a console more like theirs.

I mean every other console copied all Nintendo's stuff in the past, now maybe it's their turn?

 

[theeboredone]

Well if Nintendo plans to introduce some new stuff, chances are Sony and Microsoft are gonna copy it 2 years from now.

 

[Pikaville]

But by then it won't matter.

 

[theeboredone]

Why? You have a point, but at the same time, it ought to be better and more developed.

 

[Lobos]

There is too many sticky threads in these ****ing forums

 

[Pikaville]

Well, if Nintendo sell a buttload of these uncontested, they are gonna make huge profit with Sony and Microsoft continuing to make a loss on their consoles.

This will pretty much force the 2 to release another even more powerful console with expensive new hardware, furthering their loss due to development costs.

So they are gonna lose even more money trying to out do this new Nintendo one in a few years time basically.

Nintendo can now make a better console than the other 2 for a fraction of the cost that the others spent initially.

It's just genius IMO because of the timing, especially if they get online play right.

Everyone will want one of these and no other console will be out to take away from sales.

 

[theeboredone]

I don't think Sony and Microsoft will make the same mistake in terms of making their consoles super expensive. They will find a way around it. Enough to where there is a noticeable difference in terms of horse power between Nintendo and the two companies, and other things they can offer.

I'm also interested in seeing if Nintendo can establish a good menu. The Wii Channel thing was a bit lame in my opinion, and there were not enough updates or innovations.

 

[The Real Gamer]

Can we all unanimously agree that we want NO gimmicky motion controls for the next gen Nintendo console?

 

[Luigitoilet]

No. If they ditch the wiimote entirely I will be pretty upset.

 

[Ryu Shimazu]

No. If they ditch the wiimote entirely I will be pretty upset.

Troll or no? Explain. the wiimote is terrible D:

 

[Luigitoilet]

The pointer is extremely convenient. The wiimote setup is perfect for FPS games. After playing Goldeneye and Metroid Prime Trilogy I find it very difficult to go back to regular controllers for FPSes.

Games like Wario Ware are really really fun, and they just aren't as fun on the other systems without the wiimote.

The motion/pointer controls in Silent Hill Shattered Memories made the game so much more immersive and exciting. The same game on the PS2 isn't nearly as gripping because of the controls.

They also COULD become the perfect technology for many sports games. Of course evidenced by Wii Sports, but also EA's Tiger Woods Golf really benefitted from the wiimotion+

I would like a little more focus on traditional controls, but wiimotes should definitely be compatible and certain games should definitely still use the technology. It would be a waste to confine that concept to just the Wii/Kinect/Move generation.

 

[The Real Gamer]

The wiimote setup is perfect for FPS games.

What is this I don't even...

Maybe for slower paced games like Metroid I guess but there's no way in hell the Wiimote should be preferred for faster paced console FPS.

Kinda like for Mario Kart Wii. The Wii wheel is fun and all to use but you're at a huge disadvantage when going up against opponents using regular controllers since the controls aren't nearly as steady or responsive.

I especially remember playing CoD4 on the Wii... I wasn't impressed with the controls at all.

 

[Luigitoilet]

I dunno about CoD or Conduit or whatever, but Goldeneye had a whole bunch of tweakable options. The default settings aren't great and I was about to give it up for regular controls but I messed around with the sensitivity and speed options for a while and tuned it exactly to my liking and then all of a sudden it was constant headshots. I will admit that the sensor bar setup we have now is cause for some issues though. It would be nice if they developed the tech more.

I also like having certain commands on waggle. For some reason, slightly shaking the remote or nunchuk for melee is more intuitive and easy to use for me. Just like I like using the nunchuk scheme in Mario Kart because it maps wheelies to the waggle and it makes some things much easier.

 

[theeboredone]

Yeah, Goldeneye wasn't that bad after I had to find the ideal settings by going checking up on message boards. Still though, I still preferred the GC controller at the end of the day. The default settings were just flat out terrible, goodness gracious.

 

[The Real Gamer]

This is random but there's a really, really bad storm going on here where I'm at (really, really bad thunderstorms going on right now).

Keep me in your prayers!