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I've always had a mild interest in it, but never bit the bullet. Is it pretty decent?
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Noby Noby Boy is perfect for little kids, though the camera is difficult for them to control, but that's only a problem when playing multiplayer. My son who was 4 or 5 at the time said "This is a really good game for kids because you can't die". It was really fun seeing the goals they would set for themselves or what they discovered. We even bought him a crocheted Noby Noby Boy off of Etsy who is still one of his cherished toys. (I don't remember the price being that high though) http://www.etsy.com/listing/47395019/crocheted-noby-noby-boy-inspired-doll
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
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It's definitely pretty decent. Fun customizable action-rpg combat and stellar art direction and enemy design.
'Chance, you are the best kind of whore.' -Henroid
Ohhh!
Also, Damn! Now I want it, but I've spent too much on games this week already...
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It's a little on the short side and gets kinda repetitive, having to play through an environment twice with the two characters. At the same time I did enjoy it quite a bit. It was cool getting all the moves you want for your character working till you hit an enemy that is immune to your bread and butter combos.
Naw, visually, the game is lacking a lot of the filters which made the original look nice.
I was such a hardcore Xbox fanboy until recently. My wife got me a PS3 and I fell in love with the exclusives. I sold my 360 and haven't regretted it yet. I don't know how I'll feel when Halo 4 comes out. I know it's cool to hate Halo, but some of my best memories are from playing that game with friends. I might have to get another 360 at that point. Hopefully they'll be another price drop by then.
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There's a new Tales game for PS3? Well, I know what I'm going out and buying on Thursday after my last final. That should make for a good spring break.
Also the people asking about the PoP ports, they're not terrible, they're just lazy. Frame rate drops, FMV hasn't been remastered in to HD (or widescreen, it's stretched 4:3). 3D is pretty rubbish if you have a 3Dtv, again the fmv isn't remastered. Even the menus are just upscaled and look rubbish.
The games are still perfectly playable though. I bought it but was pretty let down by the improvements so haven't played through all the games again. I believe that the game breaking glitch in Sands of Time is still there too.
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You'll enjoy Flower, too. Playing it just makes me happy.
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My impressions of the PS3 right now is that I enjoy playing it much more than the 360 but I really can't explain why - maybe it's just having something new and shiny, but after being loyal to the PS1/PS2 it might just be seeing the familiar exclusives.
So far I've played a ton of Motorstorm - I'm not a huge racing fan but I love the variety of vehicles and the multiple paths. It feels sort of like a dirt version of Sled Storm with all the different trails. I see buying the sequels in my near future.
I played a bit of Katamari and SSFIVArcade which are great and exactly what I figured they would be. We all played a free Hamster Ball game which has been fun. My kid played Plants vs Zombies which is always fun and started some Little Big Planet. I started Afrika last night and I think that will be a nice distraction.
But my favorite game so far surprisingly has been DC Universe. I don't currently have a gaming pc so I sort of missed playing WoW and the like. I'm a character building addict - stuff like the Sims, create a fighter/wrestler etc always appeal to me so creating a superhero was really, really fun. The fact that so much of its content is free is great too.
Dapper gent, Kaseius, from the Deals Thread has a link to his Let's Plays in his sig (I think). He has a mini LP of Noby Noby Boy that will probably sell you on the game.
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Liar! I saw you playing it.
I did love Motorstorm 1 though, even if it was a little brown.
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The story mode is fantastic. Ridiculously cheesey and makes absolutely NO sense but it's still really fun. Give it a few races before shit really starts to kick off (they ease you in fairly gently). One of my favourite races starts with you being lowered on a platform, attached to a helicopter, on to a collapsing sky scraper.
Be sure to check out the screenshot mode too, you can use depth of field and all sorts of snazzy tricks, they look stunning. You take screenshots when paused, then you can export them to the PS3 Cross media bar thingy later, within "My Motorstorm" (it doesn't explain it very well).
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It looks spectacular in 3D. Leave depth at 100% and give your eyes a good 5 to 10 minutes to get used to it. I had some friends around and they were blown away by it. Oh and check out the photo mode, I mentioned it above but it looks even better in 3D. Being able to rotate the camera around shows off the 3D to a ridiculous extent.
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It's about somewhere but it's a bugger to search for on here. I'll see if I can revive it a little later!
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Too late...I hit Gamestop a few days ago with a b2g1 coupon and did Afrika, Oblivion 5th anniversary (which I see is GOTY with a metal box), and LA Noire because we wanted to see the rest of the story. I don't play a ton of RPGs so I'm sure I'll be content with it and won't have a chance to pick up Skyrim for awhile. I think most of my next buys will be HD remasters anyways - that and I want Flower and Wipeout HD.
Holy crap - why is Hot Shots Golf still so pricey??
But like Justice said, you probably just won't want to play them back to back.
I've been looking at a lot of the HD remakes as well. Jak and Daxter, Rathcet and Clank (out soon), PoP, Spinter Cell, etc. I think it's exciting because I loved these games. Although the SC HD remakes don't include the original multiplayer which is just lazy on their part, so I'm waiting to pick that up cheap. The SC multiplayer was so good. It's sad that the franchise just abandoned it, and even when they had the chance to give it to us again they still blew it.
I found myself making the D: face alot as I tried to avoid things like skyscrapers falling on me. Oh my goodness, the first ATV race, I didn't take a turn so well, and hit a wall and my dude went flying. After a couple hundred feet, he hit the ground and tumbled for a bit. Just as it looked like he would stop WHAM dude in a car plows into him and he flies off again... poor fella.
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On Oblivion. There's very little chance given how much time I have for gaming that I'll actually finish the story and move onto Skyrim. It's more likely that I'll play it off and on for a month or two between other games and then see Skyrim for $20 once the price drops and grab it and switch games.
As a side note, for anyone who read my original 360 got banned thread...how's this for an extra kick in the nuts? After promising me they wouldn't, I got the renewal notice on my gold membership. I'll be calling as soon as they open to make sure that doesn't go through.
For the record this is Microsoft's procedure on console bans:
Ban a console
Don't email anyone telling them it was banned or at risk of banning
When they call, tell them you can't help them and that they have to register and post on a forum
During that call promise you won't autorenew their gold membership
Have them post on the forum but never respond to them despite them following up a day later
After they get rid of everything to do with your company email them that you're renewing the membership
As a customer service rep myself, I know it's not their fault at the 800 number so I'm still going to be very nice at 9am when they open and I call them, however I am so irritated again by the whole thing.
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Is there a way to dump a gig or two of music on the PS3 and listen to that while playing a game? Do I have to rip off CD's or can I copy from a usb HD/stick?
Anyone have golf game experiences with the system? Any of the old Tiger Woods games decent? I don't care about online/motion control - just a nice relaxing game of golf without paying the $$ for Hot Shots.
I think the one I played was the 2010 iteration.
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Also, @Lindsey Lohan if you haven't bought the pack already, get Shadow of the Colossus and Ico. SotC atleast looks absolutely amazing, I spend more time playing that than any of the other games I have.
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on the motorstorm front i cant recommend Motorstorm RC enough. its a different experience than the full blown games, but i had a hell of a lot of fun with it.
AND SHE WOULDN'T GIVE IT TO ME