well though this was horrible timing i'm sure that anyone with some sense will realize it isn't sony's fault. that being said, i was actually looking into getting this game. i never played a socom game before, looked at confrontation but read it wasn't that great. this looked pretty neat, but until psn comes back i'll hold off on getting it since i'll be able to return it if i don't like it (the only good thing gamestop does).

Well it has been out for a while, but I still believe it has a ton of life left in it. Just look at what they were able to do with the ps2 towards the end. It takes a while for developers to fully be able to take advantage of a console. Now that they're basically forced into 3D and motion sense it will take even longer until the ps3 is able to reach its full potential. It makes sense the Wii is getting basically an update. There's nothing wrong with it, but it really isn't up to the standards of the other current gen systems. I just feel if a ps4 will come out soon it'll need to be something really amazing, if not they're going to miss out on the potential still in the ps3. Not to mention the state of the economy that is constantly on the news, how is anyone really going to justify buying a system that may cost $500 when they can get a ps3 with a plethora of really good games and only more of those games to come.

I've been thinking the same thing for years. What ever happened tothe old-school way of gaming? Over the top storys, unrealistic weapons, hidden upgrades,impossable puzzles that took an hours to solve. All the things that made classic games addictive.With PSN out I have been playing Super metroid on the wii and it still kicks the s*** out of games for NEWER systems. Its like game designers forgot their roots or something???

Deathmedical

While I think we have a lot of good games still, I completely agree that we need those over the top storys and everything to still be around. It seems gamers are too critical anymore if a game tries to be unrealistic. Look at Singularity, it has like no talk around it, but was actually supposed to be a really good over the top sci-fi shooter. I played the demo for Vanquish, and I have to admit, it was really fun. So if you like the crazy weapons and action that may be a good choice. I do wish games wouldn't hold your hand as much, and actually give a pretty decent puzzle.

I don't have any problem with games being intent on adding large amountsof realism, and I also don't have a problem with games that include fantasy, horror and sci-fi elements that completely evade realism. I think there is a nice mix to be honest.

Venom_Raptor

I don't have a problem with it. I just feel like it's the majority of the market. I really havn't played a current-gen horror game other than SH: Homecoming, Dead Space, and Condemed 2. Which is odd since last gen saw quite a few horror games. Sci-fi has never really been a huge part of ps3 games, but I suppose if a company is looking for success then they'll just go with a tried and true fps formula, that is being destroyed by cranking out a COD every single year (same goes for Assassin's Creed).

Honestly, I wish there were more sci-fi games. There's really an infinite amount of space (no pun intended) to work with. Mass Effect 2 really showed this off. Considering how many people go to comic-cons each year I actually am surprised many developers havn't caught on to this.

Ok, so I'm not gonna lie, I can get into the whole realism thing in games. Sure, it's not really real, but it adds a nice touch. I even like games that have a heavy story, or some darkness to them. But it seems like too many games anymore are trying too hard to be serious. I used to like the GTA series just because they were usually funny and over the top, I picked up GTA IV, and have yet to get through it just because it's so bleak. Almost every war game is trying to outdue each other by seeing which can be the most real, and then everyone complains a sniper kills you in one shot.

I was wondering if there really are any games that are simply made for fun anymore. Games where I can just sit in front of the TV and mindlessly run about doing cool stuff. Classics that come to mind are along the lines of Gex the Gecko, Spryo, Crash Bandicoot, and even the Twisted Metal series. All of these games had a few sequels as well, which just continued the fun. All I've been able to find for the ps3 is LBG, Modnation Racers, Red Faction, and Borderlands. I'm hoping I just havn't been looking overly hard enough.

i have the shivering isles and knight of the nine extention and there is oblivion the main quest with much side quest to do. i am a mage guild official evoker member and new to fighter guild.i have build a battle mage:P the question is :is it an order to do the quest with the extention? i don't know if we could begin with shivering isles or if i beat the main game i can't do shivering or the nine? thxwhiteLion64

you should wait to level up a bit before you do the shivering isles, but I believe as someone else said you have to talk to someone during an early quest and then it'll appear on your map as a marker. Knights of the Nine isn't overly hard so you can do that basically whenever, and you get some pretty good armor for it.

Battlefield pretty much all the way. Engineer and Medic classes never get old. The big attraction for me is that even the smaller maps are still relatively large compared to most COD maps. Plus I find that playing bad company 2 online there is a more mature fan base than COD that has a lot of far too young kids that sort of ruin it unless you play late at night.

However, I did like COD: WAW if I just wanted some quick matches. But overall, Battlefield is more my type of game, it just feels more refined than COD.

I guess the real question is, how are you using up so much RAM? Paged pool memory is EXTREMLY slow compared to your RAM and will slow down your computer significantly depending on the programs using it.

And maybe your should consider buying more RAM along with 64-bit Windows 7 to completely solve this issue in the future if you cannot solve it any other way.

Mystic-G

Yeah, I was actually thinking that myself. I do have 46 processes going on at the same time, so idk if that would have something to do with it. I probably will eventually get windows 7, but that won't be for a while.

Final Fantasy X

God of War

Dragon Age (would be kinda hard to pull a good one off though)

Uncharted (without ruining the characters, I can't imagine a way other than CGI to do that)

And well, it's not a game but PSN outage can make a good movie lol

finalserenade75

I think they are doing an Uncharted movie, which is kind of funny since Uncharted draws a lot from Indiana Jones, so it's like a movie based on a game based ona movie 8)

So it seems that the only way we get a show or movie into a game is through a really bad interpretation of the source material (with a few exceptions such as chronicles or riddick and the new ghostbusters game). However, there are a few shows that, if given proper time would make pretty neat games. Granted, games need to be increasingly more stimulating these days, which often takes out a proper story, but this isn't always the case. For me, there are two shows that would be pretty neat games.

1. Doctor Who. Ok, so if you know the show then you know that it's about traveling in space and time, and running into a whole bunch of stuff that tries to ruin your day. However, you'll also know that the main character never carries a weapon with him, which can lead to a rather boring game. Despite this, there are often other characters that travel with him that are not opposed to using violent means to get through a situation. If done properly, the game could be split up into sections that would have the player take control of the main character during sections such as puzzle solving and dialogue (along the lines of mass effect and dragon age with multiple choices to shape your character). The other part of the game would be controlling another character for the action/shooting sequences. This could work if they would also get the lead writer of the past 2 seasons to help with the story of the game. It could easily be a grand adventure through space and time. Not to mention there is nearly 50 years of the shows history to work with.

2. Torchwood. So, this is a spinoff of the above show. Really, it has nothing to do with it other than the fact the main character of Torchwoood (Jack Harkness) was first introduced in DW. Since then he has undergone some changes, and is not afraid to go into battle guns blazing (truth be told it isn't really rambo style). The game would be interesting since he works with a team, consisting of four other members (3 of them died but it's easy enough to say the game's based off the first 2 seasons or even introduce new characters as this season will do). You would be able to go about Earth, through some ridiculously huge plot, all the while visiting iconic locations and cities and fighting an alien invasion or whatever.

Both of these games would be pretty interesting since there really aren't a lot of space or sci-fi games out other than dead space 1 and 2, mass effect 1 and 2, and resistance 1 and 2. If the games are actually made well it doesn't matter what the source material is. After all, I enjoyed the chronicles of riddick games but didn't like the movies.

So, what would you like to see turned into a game?