Video Games

[Jethrol]

Anyone else here love video games? PC, XBox, PS3, etc.

What are you currently playing and why or why don't you like it?

This thread is not to start a war about which system is better because let's be honest, it really doesn't matter. What appeals to one gamer won't appeal to another gamer and there's nothing wrong with that. Live and let live.

After many decades of PC gaming, I seriously never thought that a console would take me away from PC gaming. However, I'm now pretty much an exclusive console gamer. I rarely, if ever, buy a PC games...not because I don't like them but because I'm having so much fun with my 360.

So I just downloaded Toy Soldiers....it's a pretty cool strategy game that's quite fun to play. Based on WW1 you set buy various implements of war and try to protect your toy box. The setting is a diorama where you would actually set up toy soldiers and have pretend battles....but in this setting, all the battles are real and your defenses must be strong enough to withstand wave after wave of enemy.

The other games that have me pretty much hooked right now are MLB 2k10, Forza 3, Fight Night Round 4, Lego Indiana Jones 2 and Sacred 2 Fallen Angel.

So what are you playing, what are you excited about and what games were you disappointed in?

[RedDirt717]

Anyone else here love video games? PC, XBox, PS3, etc.

What are you currently playing and why or why don't you like it?

This thread is not to start a war about which system is better because let's be honest, it really doesn't matter. What appeals to one gamer won't appeal to another gamer and there's nothing wrong with that. Live and let live.

After many decades of PC gaming, I seriously never thought that a console would take me away from PC gaming. However, I'm now pretty much an exclusive console gamer. I rarely, if ever, buy a PC games...not because I don't like them but because I'm having so much fun with my 360.

So I just downloaded Toy Soldiers....it's a pretty cool strategy game that's quite fun to play. Based on WW1 you set buy various implements of war and try to protect your toy box. The setting is a diorama where you would actually set up toy soldiers and have pretend battles....but in this setting, all the battles are real and your defenses must be strong enough to withstand wave after wave of enemy.

The other games that have me pretty much hooked right now are MLB 2k10, Forza 3, Fight Night Round 4, Lego Indiana Jones 2 and Sacred 2 Fallen Angel.

So what are you playing, what are you excited about and what games were you disappointed in?

I'm only 3 years removed from college, so I still like to play NCAA football. Every few months I bust out NBA 2k10 now, and I'm still a big fan of the Halo games.

[Jethrol]

I'm only 3 years removed from college, so I still like to play NCAA football. Every few months I bust out NBA 2k10 now, and I'm still a big fan of the Halo games.

haha...I'll be 43 this year and I still haven't lost my love of video games.

In my mid to late 20s, I didn't play many games because I thought I should move on to more "grown up" things. lol....yeah like golf.

Funny thing is, as I got back into gaming I found a whole lot of people that are my age that still love to game.

[ddavidson8]

I played a lot of 360 for the last three or so years. Lately though I'm getting kind of sick of it. The last game I got excited about was Halo ODST. I still haven't finished it yet though, if that tells you anything. How weird is it thought that now I'm getting excited by playing Duke Nukem 3-D???

[Jethrol]

I played a lot of 360 for the last three or so years. Lately though I'm getting kind of sick of it. The last game I got excited about was Halo ODST. I still haven't finished it yet though, if that tells you anything. How weird is it thought that now I'm getting excited by playing Duke Nukem 3-D???

What about MW2 or L4D2? Those are some good FPS games.

[LIL_WAYNE_2012_PREZIDENT]

Playstation 3
call of duty mw2
nba 2k10
madden 10
gta 4

[ShiroiHikari]

My Nintendo DS Lite is possibly the best $130 I ever spent on entertainment. It has games I want for reasonable prices and I can take it anywhere I go.

Also, my husband's PS3 makes a good Blu-ray player! LOL

[LIL_WAYNE_2012_PREZIDENT]

my nintendo ds lite is possibly the best $130 i ever spent on entertainment. It has games i want for reasonable prices and i can take it anywhere i go.

Also, my husband's ps3 makes a good blu-ray player! Lol

psp > nintendo ds

[Matt]

Video games are for children and I would never have anything to do with them.

[ddavidson8]

I like MW2 and Left for Dead, but there's something I like about the old school (Doom/Castlevania/Duke Nukem) games that I missed the first time around. Maybe it's the finding secret areas aspects.

[Lord Helmet]

I play a ton. Everything from the classics to the 360. I'm currently playing through Mass Effect 2 and trying to finish Fallout 3.

[Lord Helmet]

Video games are for children and I would never have anything to do with them.

Wow. That's really sad that you think that.

[DaveSkater]

God of War 3 - PS3 Totally wickedly baddazz! Kratos pwns everyone!

Heck, I'm 45 and I'll pull my computer chair over in front of the 60" big screen, crank up the 5.1 stereo and my kids come out and complain! Heh....

Go to your rooms!

[silvergrove]

Video games are for children and I would never have anything to do with them.

There might be something ironic about that statement since his avatar are the ghosts from Pacman...

[ddavidson8]

There might be something ironic about that statement since his avatar are the ghosts from Pacman...

Yeah, I was about to retort when I noticed that myself.

[Jethrol]

I play a ton. Everything from the classics to the 360. I'm currently playing through Mass Effect 2 and trying to finish Fallout 3.

Ugh...I tried to get into ME2 and I just can't right now. It's too different or it feels really different than the original and not in a good way....but then again, I haven't spent a lot of time playing just a few hours.

F3 is cool but damn, it's so huge I can't imagine finishing it.

Ever tried Sacred 2: Fallen Angel? It's a pretty cool RPG but it's kind of different than those other 2 games.

[Jethrol]

Anyone try Toy Soldiers on the 360 marketplace? This is quite a fun game...I'm having a blast with it.

[Matt]

Yeah, apparently I can't get anything past you guys, save Lord Helmet. Anyway, yeah, I'm a bit of a gaming nerd. Primarily play 360 nowadays (Gamertag: Matty1138), would like to get a PS3 maybe sometime this year, though--but I've been saying that every year since the PS3 came out.

Play a lot of FPS, like MW2. Big music fan as well, so I play a ton of Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Just finished Lego Batman, also working my way through Fallout 3, need to go back and finish up Assassin's Creed II and Dead Space, amongst others.

I've been meaning to download the trial of Toy Soldiers but haven't gotten around to it yet. Have heard nothing but positive things about it. Also need to download the new Perfect Dark remake. And as some of you might have guessed from the avatar, I've got a bit of a soft spot for retro games, so I'm looking forward to seeing what the Game Room thing is all about tomorrow.

[Jethrol]

I love the Lego games. How does Lego Batman compare to Lego Indiana Jones 2? LIJ2 is really fun and funny....and you can make your own levels and play them on the 360. That's a cool feature.

[Matt]

How does Lego Batman compare to Lego Indiana Jones 2?

That's funny--that's the one Lego game I haven't played yet, so I can't really say. But I think if you've played the other Lego games and if you like the Batman license even just a little bit, you should probably like Lego Batman just fine. Although Lego Indy 2 was the first (and so far only) Lego game to have a level creator, so if you really liked that in Indy you might be disappointed that it's not in Batman.

There's a demo of Lego Batman on Xbox Live - click here to add it to your download queue and check it out for yourself.

[Lord Helmet]

Ha! I didn't see Matt's avatar...I was posting on my iPhone. Silly me

[decepticobra]

I played a lot of 360 for the last three or so years. Lately though I'm getting kind of sick of it. The last game I got excited about was Halo ODST. I still haven't finished it yet though, if that tells you anything. How weird is it thought that now I'm getting excited by playing Duke Nukem 3-D???

if you find yourself not getting excited by todays games, try take a few steps back into yesteryear by playing a game you havent played in a while, or discovering an old game you never got around to playing at all.

theres tons of treasures from atari 2600, nes, snes, and sega genesis alone.

[JohnDenver]

I play the PS3 almost daily and the PSP when travelling.

Waiting patiently for Red Dead Redemption. Patiently.

PS3:
Still play:
NBA 2K9/10
MW2
MAG (... not really that good, but my friends play it)
Pixel Junk Monsters (Encore)

Beaten:
Call of Jaurez
Army of Two
MW
Fallout 3
GTA(s)
All Pro Football
Dead Space
F.E.A.R.
.. way too many to list, so it seems.

PSP:
Madden 10
Tetris

[JohnDenver]

Just picked up Just Cause 2... seems pretty decent so far. Metacritic: Index of PS3 Game Reviews by Score has it rated pretty good.

[ddavidson8]

I just started Bioshock 2 on the 360 today. I can tell I'll be hooked, if I'm not already.