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Nov. 18, 2009
  • I dont really care but I've noticed that I gravitate towards Tediore and Hyperion, mostly b/c I happen to like their products, not b/c of any 'brand loyalty'. Oh and Ashin for 'nades (love that Transfusion).  Would be funny if BL2 had 'brand advertising' for the various guns.  Like maybe have TVs lying around, showing a bikini babe walking with an Atlas MG or something and have catchy slogans.
    2 days, 19 hours ago
Nov. 17, 2009
Nov. 12, 2009
  • kwyee replied to the topic What are your thoughts on playthrough two? in the Borderlands board.
    Playthrough 1 was cake.  Aside from a couple of bosses, I died maybe 2-3 times throughout the adventure. Playthrough 2 was much harder but still manageable.  Almost every fight, my shield goes down and I died far more frequently.  It's definitely tougher but after blowing through P1, I appreciated the extra danger and challenge.  It's far more exciting!  And yes, build and tactics are really important.  My main is Roland and one ...
    1 week, 1 day ago
  • kwyee replied to the topic Zombie Island Of Dr.Ned Video Preview! in the Borderlands board.
    @PenguinDust said: " Awesome.  Looks like a lot of fun.  I like the idea that some zombies are sporting weapons chests.  That's just goofy fun.  I hope there is another "fix claptrap" quest for more storage space.  I'll almost certainly be picking this one up.  "Are you adverse to some hex editing ?  If you're on PC, it's a simple config text file change :) I set mine to 100 after finishing ...
    1 week, 2 days ago
  • kwyee replied to the topic this makes me sort of angry in the Borderlands board.
    @jakob187 said: " @FunExplosions said: " Read the bottom of the article:  Disclosures: This game was obtained via publisher and reviewed on the PS3 Approximately 9 hours of play were devoted to the single-player mode, and the game was not completed. An additional 3 hours of play were spent in multiplayer modes.   Hilarious. He didn't even complete the game, and only played 3 hours of co-op at most. "This.  In 9 hours, you ...
    1 week, 2 days ago
Nov. 10, 2009
  • I guess I'm kind of boycotting MW2 in that I don't plan on buying it any time soon.  I strongly prefer PC over the consoles but the PC version of MW2 essentially a console port; the things I don't like about the console versions will hold true for the PC.  It's also frustrating that I can't really "express" this to IW. If PC gamers don't buy the PC version, then IW will ...
    1 week, 4 days ago
Nov. 9, 2009
  • 63. Maliwan HellFire (with "we don't need no water...") burns humans real good. 64. Shotguns pop Spider Ants real good. 65. Explosive weapons make for some beautiful gibs. 66. Shock-elemental guns may be good for removing shields but suck at damaging health.  Pass (mostly).     67. Looking at your character stats/map/inventory pauses the game (except it doesn't pause the 'fight for you life' timer... take too long and you'll die).  68. ...
    1 week, 4 days ago
  • kwyee replied to the topic Zombie Island DLC out november 24th in the Borderlands board.
      Sadly, us PC users are getting short-sticked again (delayed release, networking issues, gamespy requirement, first patch went to consoles only). Sigh... I guess when gearbox said the PC version was gonna blow the consoles away, they only meant the graphics. Still, I'm eager to blow away some zombies!    
    1 week, 4 days ago
  • @SuperSecretAgenda: haha I can imagine that being pretty awesome :)  Borderlands is mostly single player for me since I got the PC version and I haven't gotten the motivation to sign up for GameSpy and to futz with network issues just to play with randoms.  The game's already plenty addictive playing single player without the PC co-op headaches I've read about online.  Also, I like to take my time to play with, ...
    1 week, 5 days ago
  • kwyee replied to the topic When did you reach level 50? in the Borderlands board.
    Old Haven, about 30 hrs in.  Good times.
    1 week, 5 days ago
Nov. 6, 2009
  • kwyee replied to the topic $10 on Steam in the Mass Effect board.
    That's a great deal! I've bought a ton of old games on the cheap this year on Steam and ImpulseDriven b/c they have weekly weekend sales.   How's the combat in this game?  How does it compare to Borderlands (my current all-consuming game)?  Guess I'll take a look at some youtube vids first since there is no demo
    2 weeks ago
  • kwyee replied to the topic I feel cheated (end of game spoilers) in the Borderlands board.
    @raynate2022 said: " It was myself and the OP who ran though the game co-op. The ending was really dumb. But I figure maybe they wanted to leave it open for a sequel? "There's a shacknews interview where it sounds like the hyperion girl, claptrap ninja, and everything else will be explored in future content (maybe DLC or sequel).  I know I'm in the minority here, but I loved the fact that ...
    2 weeks, 1 day ago
Nov. 5, 2009
  • kwyee replied to the topic Weapon drops are kind of odd... in the Borderlands board.
    @pornstorestiffi said: " or is it just me?   I play as Brick, and i have been playing the game since last Saturday and i just hit level 30 today. So out of the many hours i have spent in the game i find that the weapons that drop or are found are pretty odd.  Now what i mean by odd is that as Brick which should be good class for big weapons ...
    2 weeks, 2 days ago
Nov. 4, 2009
  • kwyee replied to the topic Post your best gun! in the Borderlands board.
    @Napalm: Oh I missed that :(   Well, getting $10m doesnt sound that unreasonable either; at one point I had about $5m (and then I bought a lot of guns...)
    2 weeks, 2 days ago
  • kwyee replied to the topic Secret Weopen Traits Guide. in the Borderlands board.
    FYI there's also the slightly more parseable borderlands wiki. (note: this link may change since its a wiki)
    2 weeks, 3 days ago
  • kwyee replied to the topic Post your best gun! in the Borderlands board.
    @Napalm said: " @clan4mack said: " @Napalm said: " @clan4mack said: " here's my current favourite weapons ..   sniper smg pistol  "Could you do me a favor and roll over the three Shotguns in your inventory? I'm curious to see the stats on those weapons. "sure ..   shotgun 1 shotgun 2 shotgun 3 "Nice.  But... did you hack the game? "Those specs seem reasonable to me, especially considering ...
    2 weeks, 3 days ago
Nov. 3, 2009
  • kwyee replied to the topic I'm stuck fairly early on in the Borderlands board.
    I'm surprised you're only lvl 14 going in to Sledge.  I did all the side quests and I was already level 15, coming out of his safehouse with the mine key.   So if you have a lot of side-quests left, finish those first.  You may get some nice gear but at least a couple of levels. One trick is that weapon crates/ammo lockers respawn whenever you restart the game.  So you ...
    2 weeks, 3 days ago
  • kwyee replied to the topic Why would they do this? in the Borderlands board.
    @Milkman said: " Because when developers put in piracy protection PC gamers freak out and start making petitions. "Personally, I think online petitions are silly and rarely get anything meaningful done; skipping the actual leg work of going to people and getting physical signatures shows how little the petition makers are willing to devote to the issue.  Anyways while I have not signed a petition, I have decided not to buy ...
    2 weeks, 3 days ago
  • Very well done and well articulated Dave. Video review was pretty cool too.
    2 weeks, 4 days ago
Nov. 2, 2009
  • kwyee replied to the topic Ninja 5th line of descriptions in the Borderlands board.
    yay for config file changes.   I strongly suspected this was the case since i've seen things like bigger mags on guns that had other interesting attributes too.  But yeah, it's a bit annoying how many bugs there are in this game.  Tons of UI issues, guns and skills that don't work, network issues, screen tearing...  sigh.   Thank goodness they got the basic gameplay right but there's also something to be said ...
    2 weeks, 4 days ago
Added by kwyee on Nov. 10, 2009

I guess I'm kind of boycotting MW2 in that I don't plan on buying it any time soon.  I strongly prefer PC over the consoles but the PC version of MW2 essentially a console port; the things I don't like about the console versions will hold true for the PC.  
It's also frustrating that I can't really "express" this to IW. If PC gamers don't buy the PC version, then IW will say "the PC is dead so let's not develop for it anymore".  If PC gamers do buy the PC version, IW will say "What we did for the consoles is working on the PC so let's do more of that".    


Added by kwyee on Oct. 14, 2009

Just saw that X3 on steam now has no more DRM .  Although the product page still lists DRM.
Maybe its time to nab this, after borderlands and tropico 3 and half minute hero and uncharted 2 and... aw fuckit, let's wait for 2010). 


Added by kwyee on Sept. 16, 2009

Pros
  • Generally really fun. Game makes you feel powerful
  • Gfx are waaaaay smoother and look better than MUA1, which was far too "glossy" and stiff looking in combat
  • Little comments and wise-cracks during combat are hilarious
  • Love the fully destructible environments.  Almost everything falls apart or blows up. Makes you feel super :D
  • Way more enemies on screen at once, and they have pretty low hp... makes you feel strong when you rip them to shreds
  • Great story helps drive the game.  Writing is excellent too and has lots of humor.
  • Fusion powers are relevant and destructive.
  • Lots of achievements and unlockables.
  • Split story line makes replaying worthwhile. 
  • Deadpool
  
 Cons
  • Invisible walls galore!  The great thing about the other games in this series is that you can explore everything.  If it's explorable, there's probably some hidden treasure.  If its not explorable, there's a giant visible wall stopping you.  But in MUA 2 the maps suddenly 'end' and this discourages you from exploring.  Lame.
  • Cut scenes (both pre renders and close-ups of the models) look ass 
  • Characters seem smaller on screen than MUA
  • No per-hero equipable items, only team-wide boosts.  I was annoyed when they scaled it down in MUA1 from Legends but now items are completely gone :( 
  • Maps are small.  There dungeons were huge in Legends and still pretty big and outlandish in MUA1.  Now some sections take 15 mins to run through and you're left wondering "that's it??".  I was surprised several times to suddenly run into the section boss.
  • Still cannot modify your character's individual stats (though you were able to in x-men legends .. yet another regression)
  • Even with gamma settings, maps are sometimes too dark


Added by kwyee on Sept. 15, 2009

Ugh.. I can't wait to get home to play this, so I've been keeping abreast of the ratings that have come out.   Besides GiantBomb, I still follow IGN and GameSpot's reviews.  Mainly, they are pretty good indicators of what the general, mainstream audience will think.  Typically, their ratings hit just about the average metacritic or gamerankings score, +/- 5%.   
 
So GameSpot gave 7.5 and IGN gave MUA2 7.7.   Decent scores, but reading the review made me think a bit.
 
GameSpot's was written by Van Ord, who is an entertaining and interesting reviewer but I find his scores to be pretty harsh.  Relative to my personal ratings, he's consistently (5-15%) lower. Another weird thing about his ratings is that if you look at his review history, there are very few games that have gotten over 8.5.  It's like some magical jump where if the game is not a megablockbuster, super refined, and innovative game, it gets an 8.5.  Anyways, I digress.  I'll bet MUA2's avg on metacritic will be around 80-85%, based on Van Ord's history and review text.
 
As for IGN, it seems they were a little harsh.  As mentioned everywhere else, the game plays much like the original MUA with almost no innovation, save for the Fusion Powers.  Reading the review, IGN seems to have docked marks for succumbing to sequel-is-more-of-the-same syndrome, claiming that it's not much for being 3 years in production.   But Raven Software didn't develop this, Vicarious Visions did.  Switching dev teams is no easy task and it's not like this is the only thing VV did in 3 years.   
 
Anyways, I just from the text, I get the sense that the reviews aren't entirely fair.  Perhaps the annoying auto-level-is-always-selected bug or the fact that there are fewer suits, which don't convey different attributes or other reasons not emphasized brought the score down and it really is a ~70% game.  We'll just have to wait for GB official and community reviews to hit :)


Kwyee's Reviews
geoDefense is one of the best tower defense games on the iPhone (IPHN)
 Yay, another iPhone tower defense game!    I was drawn to the price (1$) and the graphics but after playing geoDefense for several weeks, I find it one of the best tower defense games on the iPhone simply because it is implemented so well.  The game doesn't do anything revolutionary ...
Reviewed by kwyee on Aug. 6, 2009
I hope Ascaron makes a Port Royale 3, because PR2 is a let down (PC)
Recently, I bought this on Steam since it was uber cheap (around $5), but I regret even that.  I bought it because it had interface improvements/bug fixes over the original Port Royale, and if it was just that, I'd be ecstatic since the first PR was so much fun.  Unfortunately,  Ascaron ...
Reviewed by kwyee on June 18, 2009
Challenging but fun ()
This is a fun, original, game; I don't see the relation to Tetris except that "pieces fall down" and there are plenty of games that fit that description. Trash Panic is entertaining because smashing things never gets old. Also, it pushes you to think about how to break things apart ...
Reviewed by kwyee on June 5, 2009


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The reason I still believe in PC gaming? I've played a dozen LFD2 pickup games now all with great people using voice chat and teamwork.
Brad 4 hours, 48 minutes ago
Fired up Braid on a whim this morning and instantly solved the puzzle that had me stumped for a year. What the eff.
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My new power to change the GB homepage's tagline at will is surely going to lead to ruin.
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new frontdoor looks sweet!
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Has anyone found a clever solution to solve Django's lack of a "ready-to-go" signal? Something that works with both web and mgmt commands?
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trying out this CleverCSS stuff
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