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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    Debating if I want to pick up Lego Marvel this week for $20 or just wait it out a bit.

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Debating if I want to pick up Lego Marvel this week for $20 or just wait it out a bit.

    Get it.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    Deus Ex is starting to lose me. I was under the impression you could go through the game guns blazing but it really seems to discourage that. If they wanted it to be a stealth game they should have gone all-in with it and built it that way. Instead it's telling me I have a choice, then forcing me to choose stealth. It doesn't help that I'm not particularly good at sneaking in this game, either. To add to that, I really liked the idea of unlocking augs, but most of them are pretty superficial and/or mostly useless. I was hoping I could build this guy into a walking ball of death, but it doesn't look like that's in the cards.

    Another thing that bugs me is how dull the game looks. It's all black, grey, brown, and yellow. Any other colors that show up are hugely subdued.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Debating if I want to pick up Lego Marvel this week for $20 or just wait it out a bit.

    Twenty is the typical MSRP they drop to at last, they don't go lower unless you're buying used

    Also it's the best Lego game so

    Yeah, yeah get that shit

  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    Yeah, I think I'm gonna go for it. Hopefully Best Buy doesn't give me any shit about price matching tomorrow.

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    Deus Ex is starting to lose me. I was under the impression you could go through the game guns blazing but it really seems to discourage that. If they wanted it to be a stealth game they should have gone all-in with it and built it that way. Instead it's telling me I have a choice, then forcing me to choose stealth. It doesn't help that I'm not particularly good at sneaking in this game, either. To add to that, I really liked the idea of unlocking augs, but most of them are pretty superficial and/or mostly useless. I was hoping I could build this guy into a walking ball of death, but it doesn't look like that's in the cards.

    Another thing that bugs me is how dull the game looks. It's all black, grey, brown, and yellow. Any other colors that show up are hugely subdued.

    Yeah the game makes no qualms about punishing you for using cool powers and trying to play even remotely how you want.

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
    Debating if I want to pick up Lego Marvel this week for $20 or just wait it out a bit.

    Twenty is the typical MSRP they drop to at last, they don't go lower unless you're buying used

    Also it's the best Lego game so

    Yeah, yeah get that shit

    I'd personally say second best behind Lego City, though the load times and lack of multiplayer could make it slightly worse.

    Though being able to play as Marvel characters in an open world Lego New York is pretty damn awesome.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Yeah Deus Ex is definitely not a "guns blazing" type of game. If you bought it to play that way then I'm sorry about that.

  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    Debating if I want to pick up Lego Marvel this week for $20 or just wait it out a bit.

    Twenty is the typical MSRP they drop to at last, they don't go lower unless you're buying used

    Also it's the best Lego game so

    Yeah, yeah get that shit

    Lego City is still better, but yea, Lego Marvel is pretty awesome, and is just under City as the best Lego game.

    The only complaint I have is how lifeless the main hub city is compared to Lego City's. The character selection is second to none though.

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  • darren66darren66 Registered User regular
    Never mind the haters, I did it "guns blazing." But I had to use cover so much it felt more like Gears of War than Deus Ex.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Also on World [Castle] in 3D World. I'm not going to like this world at all... I FINALLY got all the stars in the one where you basically run the entire time, but missed the stamp. My wife and I have collected everything up to this part so we're going to keep going on and on until we get it then we'll move on.

  • oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    urahonky wrote: »
    Also on World [Castle] in 3D World. I'm not going to like this world at all... I FINALLY got all the stars in the one where you basically run the entire time, but missed the stamp. My wife and I have collected everything up to this part so we're going to keep going on and on until we get it then we'll move on.

    Is that the one with the speed pads? Hated that damn level, and not looking forward to having to do it again for the star I missed.

  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    Yeah the speed pads are my bane. I do love the Mario Kart level though. That was pretty awesome.

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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    darren66 wrote: »
    Never mind the haters, I did it "guns blazing." But I had to use cover so much it felt more like Gears of War than Deus Ex.

    I think stealth is just naturally going to be easier in almost any game - you don't get hit, you can take the guys out one by one. People feel drawn toward playing the game with the path of least resistance, and stealth is just going to be that path. I felt the same way about Alpha Protocol.

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  • BronzeKoopaBronzeKoopa Registered User regular
    Huh, they should do more contests with TVii. If TVii wasn't such a loading lagfest I'd use it more often.

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    I don't know if it was mentioned or not, but Mario Kart 8 is seeing a worldwide release in May.

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  • MblackwellMblackwell Registered User regular
    darren66 wrote: »
    Never mind the haters, I did it "guns blazing." But I had to use cover so much it felt more like Gears of War than Deus Ex.

    I think stealth is just naturally going to be easier in almost any game - you don't get hit, you can take the guys out one by one. People feel drawn toward playing the game with the path of least resistance, and stealth is just going to be that path. I felt the same way about Alpha Protocol.

    You actually can augment your character to do guns blazing but especially in the beginning when you are weak it's more difficult. Just think of your character as a mage in D&D. Sure a high level mage is basically a god, but a low level one is just a weeny.

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  • lionheart_mlionheart_m Registered User regular
    re: Mario 3D

    Damn, just got Rosalina with my wife but I'm not sure if we can manage the following levels!

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  • KriegaffeKriegaffe Registered User regular
    Mblackwell wrote: »
    darren66 wrote: »
    Never mind the haters, I did it "guns blazing." But I had to use cover so much it felt more like Gears of War than Deus Ex.

    I think stealth is just naturally going to be easier in almost any game - you don't get hit, you can take the guys out one by one. People feel drawn toward playing the game with the path of least resistance, and stealth is just going to be that path. I felt the same way about Alpha Protocol.

    You actually can augment your character to do guns blazing but especially in the beginning when you are weak it's more difficult. Just think of your character as a mage in D&D. Sure a high level mage is basically a god, but a low level one is just a weeny.

    I found that the defensive options aren't good enough for true "guns blazing". Even with all the armour enhancements, being out in the open can still lead to a quick death. Most situations still benefit from being as quiet as possible until you can:
    - sneak past the bad guys
    - find an alternate path through
    - find a terminal to hack for an advantage
    - knock out guards (viable for 1-2 enemies)
    - murder them (viable for 1-4 enemies)
    - or some combination of the above

    Just waltzing into an enemy compound and relying in my l33t shooter skills seemed completely non-viable.

  • HallowedFaithHallowedFaith Call me Cloud. Registered User regular
    Huh, they should do more contests with TVii. If TVii wasn't such a loading lagfest I'd use it more often.

    Laggy and took forever to update. I didn't know what was going on. I thought it was going to be cool but it... it was not.

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  • darren66darren66 Registered User regular
    I liked hacking turrets and then carrying them like a minigun.

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  • PailryderPailryder Registered User regular
    the only problem i've had with lego marvel is that it's hard locked twice and i've run into cut scenes not going because i wasn't in the right place or something.

    it is incredibly fun but what i'm saying is i've run into more bugs with this game than any other lego game

  • Tim is on the InternetTim is on the Internet On the Internet Edmonton, ABRegistered User regular
    Give me the consensus re: Lego City vs. Lego Marvel.

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  • darren66darren66 Registered User regular
    I haven't played a Lego game since the first Star Wars. Is there anything different about the gameplay in the new ones?

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  • AgahnimAgahnim Registered User regular
    Give me the consensus re: Lego City vs. Lego Marvel.

    Lego City.

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  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited February 2014
    Give me the consensus re: Lego City vs. Lego Marvel.

    If you had to choose, Lego City.

    It has a great and witty story, fantastic original characters, a lively city full of secrets and things to do, You get to drive around tyrannosaurus bones, and an end game that is more epic than any Lego game has any right to be.

    Also Frank Honey, always Frank Honey!

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  • Tim is on the InternetTim is on the Internet On the Internet Edmonton, ABRegistered User regular
    Agahnim wrote: »
    Give me the consensus re: Lego City vs. Lego Marvel.

    Lego City.

    I chose wisely!

    Brainiac 8 wrote: »

    If you had to choose, Lego City.

    It has a great and witty story, fantastic original characters, a lively city full of secrets and things to do, You get to drive around tyrannosaurus bones, and an end game that is more epic than any Lego game has any right to be.

    Also Frank Honey, always Frank Honey!

    Honey's just delightful.

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  • skeldareskeldare Gresham, ORRegistered User regular
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  • UncleSporkyUncleSporky Registered User regular
    I get the idea that Frank's last name isn't really Honey, he was just called "Frank, honey" by his mother all throughout his childhood and started introducing himself that way.

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  • Tim is on the InternetTim is on the Internet On the Internet Edmonton, ABRegistered User regular
    edited February 2014
    He does have a kind of an "oh, honey" vibe.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    skeldare wrote: »

    I'm sure the fanboys will be sticking this feather in their cap as a "See, Nintendo can't keep any sort of Third Party exclusivity!" arguments for months to come.

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    skeldare wrote: »

    Supposedly, MH Frontier is not good Monster Hunter. It's not developed by the MH team, and it's a very grindy MMO, unlike the normal series.

  • Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    edited February 2014
    skeldare wrote: »

    I'm sure the fanboys will be sticking this feather in their cap as a "See, Nintendo can't keep any sort of Third Party exclusivity!" arguments for months to come.

    As it is, I'm having a hard time with people on the various gaming websites right now. Nintendo is doing poorly right now, but the amount of vitriol and 'Nintendo should go third party' and 'Nintendo should just die' is really bugging me something fierce. I have nothing against fair conversation about their situation, but so many people just want to kill a company that I still love.

    Ugh...this hobby of mine is just no fun sometimes. :(

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    That's why I love you guys. We can all just love Nintendo together!

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  • darren66darren66 Registered User regular
    Renzo wrote: »
    skeldare wrote: »

    Supposedly, MH Frontier is not good Monster Hunter. It's not developed by the MH team, and it's a very grindy MMO, unlike the normal series.

    Yeah, no one wants grinding in their MH.

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  • RenzoRenzo Registered User regular
    darren66 wrote: »
    Renzo wrote: »
    skeldare wrote: »

    Supposedly, MH Frontier is not good Monster Hunter. It's not developed by the MH team, and it's a very grindy MMO, unlike the normal series.

    Yeah, no one wants grinding in their MH.

    I should have elaborated. It apparently has a pretty egregious pay-to-win structure. You either get steamrolled, or you buy some stuff and it's a cakewalk.

    I'm not exactly sure how it works, but if it's enough to make MH fans complain about how repetitive and grindy it is, it must be bad.

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
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  • WotanAnubisWotanAnubis Registered User regular
    Brainiac 8 wrote: »
    skeldare wrote: »

    I'm sure the fanboys will be sticking this feather in their cap as a "See, Nintendo can't keep any sort of Third Party exclusivity!" arguments for months to come.

    As it is, I'm having a hard time with people on the various gaming websites right now. Nintendo is doing poorly right now, but the amount of vitriol and 'Nintendo should go third party' and 'Nintendo should just die' is really bugging me something fierce. I have nothing against fair conversation about their situation, but so many people just want to kill a company that I still love.

    Ugh...this hobby of mine is just no fun sometimes. :(

    The Industry Thread's Nintendo Doom Discussion Counter is funny and sad in pretty equal measure.

    Ah well. So long as I don't hear about the cancellation of SMTxFE, I don't really care.

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Lego Marvel over Lego City every day

    Lego City is a great game but

    You have to drive everywhere

    And you're only one guy

    I really love how in Lego Marvel I can swing around as Venom and then switch on the fly oh hey I'm Thor now and I'm gonna zoom up to the SHIELD Helicarrier really fast and completely seamlessly

    I don't think I could go back to a Lego game that confined you to walking and driving around the hub

    So if anything, getting Lego City first might be the right way to do it, because once you go flight you never go back

  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    To be fair, you do unlock a UFO in Lego City that you can zoom around in.

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