I really wanted to like Destiny, but the beta bored me. Part of that was that as a loot game, it seems pretty sub-par. Different guns within each gun group aren't that well-differentiated, and affixes never seem to significantly change the way you play (even legendaries). And even the gameplay to me was kinda meh... I've never been a big Halo fan, either. No doubt many will prefer Destiny's gameplay to Bordlerlands, but for me the latter is the clear winner and the only one I care about between these two.
Pretty crazy that the movie was 35 years ago. I'm kinda impressed that all of the main cast are still alive.
This was a really fun video. It's really cool to see all the old actors working on the game. Even more fun is the way that they all talk about videogames the way that people new to games talk about them -- not in a bad way, but a good way. Games are so normal to people who frequent sites like Gamespot that we take them for granted, they're not a big deal and most of the wonder is gone. But for people like these old actors who may have never played or worked on a game, the idea of being able to interact with a something that's like a movie -- you can still hear the wonder in their voices. It's almost like they're little kids. I find it refreshing -- it reminds my jaded self of how amazing videogames in general can be.
Yes, the DLC is just accessed within the normal game world, it's not really separated. And if you've started playthrough 2, then the DLC areas will likewise have their bonfire level set to playthrough 2.
Dragon's Dogma is a great game that doesn't get mentioned enough; it had some small flaws, but the rest of the game is so good that I found them easy to ignore. Also, it has one of the most mind-bending endings you'll ever encounter in a game. With the re-released version with extra content now selling new for $30, it's a no-brainer.
And Monster Hunter... well, I've been evangelizing for that series ever since I first played Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite on the PSP. For me it's the only series that really competes with the Souls series for depth of 3rd-person melee combat. It's just a pity that all the latest Monster Hunter games are only being released on Nintendo platforms. I bought a 3DS pretty much solely so I could play Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (and the forthcoming MH4U).
If there's one thing missing -- as long as we're mentioning old games like Ghosts n' Goblins -- the King's Field series should definitely be on the list. It's the series of dungeon-crawling action games that From Software made in the mid-90s and early 2000s for the PS1 and PS2. They're first-person rather than third, pretty poor graphics (especially the PS1 games), no online, and don't have the depth of combat that their spiritual successors do. But they're still some of my favorite games; they definitely have the Souls atmosphere, challenge, and intriguing open world (the King's Field games notably had an entirely 3D world and had no load times after first firing up the game, which in 1995 was quite an accomplishment). I'd recommend that hardcore Souls fan see if they can get their hands on a copy of King's Field: The Ancient City for PS2.
Personally, I liked that it didn't have a fast travel system, it's a whole different kind of experience from being able to just teleport anywhere whenever you want. To quote Tom Chick's extremely tongue-in-cheek review: "Jared wants to know why there isn’t any easy fast travel. He got all the way out to that place once, so why can’t he just teleport back out there whenever he wants to come back? What’s he supposed to do, actually go someplace every time he wants to go there?"
Wait... Tom's never played Monster Hunter? Shame, Tom. You like Dark Souls so much, Monster Hunter has similarly deep combat. IMO it's actually the only game that can compete with the Souls series for combat.
Plus you like handhelds... get Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the 3DS. I know it's not your beloved Vita, but I'm pretty sure you'll still enjoy yourself...
Pretty much. Why did it average a 90 on Metacritic if it was "nowhere near a 10"? For a game that averaged a 9, plus or minus one point is hardly an outlier.
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