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Dark Void » Don't waste your time


The demo of this game is about as bad as the God of War 3 demo on the District 9 Blu-ray.   The free-flight demo of Dark Void is hard to control, even with the "lock-on" feature which just makes movement more disorienting by locking only your camera, leaving you to try to guess where you're guy is pointing.  And using blue crosshairs when half your screen is filled with blue sky is a GREAT idea.  I can't believe more developers don't use blue...
 
Then you land and you get to try out the generic third person combat.  I play a lot of games and I even had problem trying to target enemies with the over-sensitive controls.  I couldn't imagine being a new gamer and trying to play this game.  Also, if you accidently hit triangle while on the ground you fly straight into a wall and instantly die.     
 
There was no context for the demo either.  You just get thrown into the jetpack section without really knowing whats going on.

Looks like the developer forgot the number one rule for a demo: get the player to WANT to buy your game.   If your demo is buggy, and demonstrates all the flaws in your game, DON'T put one out.   A demo for the sake of having a demo is not worth turning away potential buyers.
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Darksiders » Seppli's Darksiders Review


You should post this as a review for the game also, so that people can still see it after awhile.  Good review.  I'm about an hour into the game and really like it so far.
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Darksiders » Darksiders: PS3 vs 360 comparison.


Vigil is reportedly working on a patch for the 360 version to fix the graphical issues. 
 
http://kotaku.com/5443367/fix-on-the-way-for-darksiders-graphical-issues    
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Darksiders » Anyone Looking Forward to This?

I just found out about this game a couple days ago.  I'm planning on getting it on Tuesday.  Reviews are solid and it sounds like they successfully combined elements from Zelda, Metroid, and even Portal.   You can't go wrong with that :-P
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My Top 10 of 2009 (Blog post)


I'm just listing my Top 10 here so I can go back through the site and make a list to vote for Game of the Year. 
 
1. Demon's Souls 
2. Assassin's Creed 2 
3. inFamous  
4. Shadow Complex 
5. Pixeljunk Shooter
6. Dragon Age Origins  
7. Left 4 Dead 2
8. Plants vs Zombies 
9.  Brutal Legend
10. Uncharted 2
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Fat Princess » Do I NEED a Headset?

I've played quite a few online Fat Princess games now, and maybe about a third of the people had headsets, but maybe 3 on each team actually said anything.  I still recommend getting one, especially if you like to be able to easily communicate.  Plus if you get a wireless bluetooth you could always use it with your cell phone too.
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A great dungeon crawler (Game to platform)

Wow, I'm not the only one that ever played this game, lol.  I wish I still had the discs to go back and try to play it.   I named my pet iguana Skuz. 

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Off-Topic » Currently Playing 5/27/09 (Blog post)

inFAMOUS:  Just bought this game yesterday.  The controls are super tight and intuitive, and the electral powers are really fun to use. 
Plants vs Zombies:  I can't believe that years ago I despised Pop Cap for being popular for the horribly generic Bejeweled.  But I've come around, and this tower defense game is simple, yet engaging.]
Banjo-Tooie:  I haven't gotten into this game as much as the first one yet, but I also haven't had much time to play it.  I will get around to it though.
Fallout 3:  I've technically beat this game, but I still need to go back and get the last few achievements before I put this one down.  1250/1350, go go go!
World of Warcraft:  Still playing very occasionally.  The last couple times I've logged on to raid have been pretty boring, typically because I seem to pick days that key guild members are absent.
Left 4 Dead:  Holy crap, this game is always fun, even when you are doing horribly and your team might as well be cats dancing on keyboards.

Unfinished Games to get to:
Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts:  I will get back to finishing this game eventually, as it was really fun.  But I've been trying to split myself between enough games as it is.
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne:  Bought this on Steam a couple weeks ago.  I'm at the beginning of the third act on single player.  Fun game, but I think I should try it online to get the full experience.

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Currently Playing... (Blog post)

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King: Level 80 PvE Disc Priest named Poost on Blackwing Lair
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts: This game rocks. Looks great, sounds great, plays great.  And was only $25 on Amazon.
Banjo-Kazooie (XBLA):  Being nostalgic and playing this great game.  Also want the Stop'N'Swop items for Nuts and Bolts
Fable II:  Trying to become good after killing the Temple of Light Donation guy in the Massacre of Oakfield
Team Fortress 2: My old fallback for days that I don't feel like playing anything else.  ANd its great toplay with friends.
Rock Band 2: Every few days I feel like playing my fake plastic guitar.
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This is funny, but not really a screenshot having to do with the game.  I disapprove.
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good catch.  disapproving.
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1UP Watermark.  I disapprove.
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well. it looks like they've fixed the "where is this going?" issue.  rock on.
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Braid Review (Video)

Now that I've seen the game in motion, I will probably have to go buy this now.
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Tropical Island » Location or concept?

I was fairly surprised to see this in the location section of the site.  There is not a "Tropical Island" that is used across many games.  I would have to say this is a concept, not a location.   Another iteration of this argument could be used for say, the Moon.  If you are using Earth's Moon in a game, that is a location.  But a generic moon around another planet would be a concept, unless it was a specific moon.

Concept!
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PixelJunk Monsters » anyone still playing this?

GeneralBison said:
"DirrtyNinja said:
"I will probably breakdown and buy it when they add trophy support."
Now THAT'S what pisses me off, all of my hard work will go unnoticed when trophy support is added.
I've sunk many many hours into this game and they want me to do it all over again?
"
It will probably be easy to award certain things retroactively, since the game keeps track of completed levels and rainbows.

Also, another reason to buy it when they patch:  they will be adding in multiple difficulties.  They will have an easier difficulty, the normal (the current difficulty), and then a harder expert difficulty.  Sounds great for those people who found the original too difficult.