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@Yummylee said:

@Cerevisiae said:

Spoilery post is spoilery. You're warned. Nothing too bad, though.

I'm with the OP here. I love Uncharted 3 the best by far out of the series. The thing that really hurts the first two games for me is the third act supernatural bullshit that goes on in both those games. In both Uncharted 1 and 2, that crap is just so unneeded and actually takes away from the good human drama. I loved the rivalry between Nate and Flynn in Uncharted 2, but the blue gorilla men killed that drama. The first game was even worse. Here we have this well-told, grounded tale (well, aside from Nate being able to wipe out so many armed enemies. But hey, welcome to video games) of adventure. Then all of a sudden, it takes some janky left turn into survival horror? What? Why? I actually hated the first game for that.

The third game makes you think it's going in that direction, but it just turns out to be a hallucination. It keeps the focus on the human drama between Nate and Sully, and keeps that rivalry with Marlowe and Talbot without adding in some distracting supernatural crap.

The supernatural stuff was just a clear throwback to the Indiana Jones films. Y'know, the primary inspiration for the games -- besides Tomb Raider anyway.

Also my least favorite part of the Indiana Jones series as well. What can I say? I just like it when it's a battle of wits and skill between people. I feel that's where Uncharted shines the brightest.

Spoilery post is spoilery. You're warned. Nothing too bad, though.

I'm with the OP here. I love Uncharted 3 the best by far out of the series. The thing that really hurts the first two games for me is the third act supernatural bullshit that goes on in both those games. In both Uncharted 1 and 2, that crap is just so unneeded and actually takes away from the good human drama. I loved the rivalry between Nate and Flynn in Uncharted 2, but the blue gorilla men killed that drama. The first game was even worse. Here we have this well-told, grounded tale (well, aside from Nate being able to wipe out so many armed enemies. But hey, welcome to video games) of adventure. Then all of a sudden, it takes some janky left turn into survival horror? What? Why? I actually hated the first game for that.

The third game makes you think it's going in that direction, but it just turns out to be a hallucination. It keeps the focus on the human drama between Nate and Sully, and keeps that rivalry with Marlowe and Talbot without adding in some distracting supernatural crap.

I don't buy a game without the intention of playing it very soon. The only exception is my PS3 collection, but that's just because I'm annoyed at that system (for example: I know that if I want to start on the Sly Collection I bought on the PSN, I'll have download a firmware update for the PS3, install the game, and them maybe patch the game if there is a patch. This sort of thing just keeps happening. I don't even know how many firmware updates I'm behind on now. Meanwhile, I download games on Steam when I buy them. So those are sitting there ready to go already. Guess which library I spend more time working my way through? Yeah, PC).

But yeah, I tend to actually play and finish games aside from the PS3. And whenever I do get into that PS3 library and go through all the firmware and installation BS, I'll likely stick with it for a while until I've put a big dent in that collection.

Now that Mass Effect is done (or at least the Shepard trilogy), I've nothing to stop me from boycotting EA altogether. Their always online shit (a little over a month ago, the EA network was down and I couldn't play Mass Effect 3 single player on my 360), on-disc DLC, and their views like this...

That's not the future of gaming I want to see continue. I'm not crying evil or anything here. Just saying they have a business practice that I don't want to support.

Yeah, I'm seeing myself being a Wii-PC guy more and more. The Wii U actually looks like it may be see a purchase from me by the end of the year, which is pretty soon considering I have a hefty quota of games a console must have before I buy it. Didn't expect that. The 360 gets almost no exclusives I'm interested in anymore (Fez was the only one from last year, but I'm just holding out for the PC release. I prefer 2D platformers on PC or handhelds for some reason). Gold service is pretty horrible, and they still plaster ads everywhere. I still prefer the 360 controller to other alternatives, but that's just a drop in the bucket at this point (and I have a good knockoff 360 controller for my PC). So I'm in this weird spot where I still play most multiplat games on my 360 now, but have no intention of getting the next generation of Microsoft's console.

As for the PS4...maybe? I only got a PS3 in 2011 (that's how long it took for it to meet my quota). Sony does pull in some fantastic exclusives, but I also despise the PS3 interface and controller. I don't even want to turn on my PS3 now, despite my massive backlog for it. I know that when I turn it on, I'll have to download a firmware update, install whatever game I want to play, and patch the game before I actually start playing. Meanwhile I have all these PC games that are just a single click away from me playing them.

I've logged in on my laptop, my phone, and my Kindle. I've done this at home, at college, on the road (I listen to the podcasts via my phone while driving), at a few cafes, and at friends' homes.

Pretty sure there's nothing to worry about, man.

@Snail: Especially when they're just plastering ads all over the place anyway.

I hear a lot of people mentioning Dynasty Warriors games as guilty pleasures these days. And I have to admit that when they describe why that is, it does sound like a ton of fun. I've never played one (nor have I played Anarchy Reigns), though maybe I should. But really, "Hey guys! I heard you like this game. Did you know that there are other games a whole lot like that one that you'll probably also enjoy" sounds like great news rather than sour news.

Clever. Quite clever. I tip my hat to you, sir. Oh wait, I don't wear hats. I tip my fantastic hair to you, sir.

I smoke the occasional cigar, pipe, or hookah. By "occasional", I mean once every couple of months. Cigarettes seem kind of antiquated, really. I can't think of anyone I know who does smoke them. If you're gonna smoke, it might as well be something fragrant or something that had some real craftmanship behind it.