re: Weekend gaming thread: The Undertaking

I followed it for a few pages and then realized I don't care. The way I perceive it is the right way.

I'll also be watching as much House of Cards as I can and avoiding any Internet talk about it for fear of spoilers.

Gaming-wise, I think I'll continue playing Transistor. I also just finished Super Metroid...which got me kind of wanting to play Metroid Prime again.

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I need to try this. I got it free on PS+ but never got around to it yet.

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Same. I actually was planning on buying it until this month since I enjoyed Bastion so much. I feel a little bad about that. I honestly didn't like it at first, outside of the setting and beautiful art, but now the combat is clicking for me and I've been enjoying it.

I especially like all of the options you have with each new ability you acquire. Each one can be assigned as either be a primary attack, a secondary effect for any other attack, or an always-active passive buff for your character.

I know some of us have been talking about listing our top games lately so I decided to work on one starting last week. I was going to create a thread specifically for this but then felt like it was a bit self-serving.

Here is a link to the full list, which includes games below 25.

01. Metroid Prime - Gamecube (2002)
02. The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time - N64 (1998)
03. Portal 2 - PC (2011)
04. Starflight - Genesis (1991)
05. Journey - PS3 (2012)
06. Half-Life 2 - PC (2004)
07. Shadow of the Colossus - PS2 (2005)
08. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence - PS2 (2006)
09. The Last of Us - PS3 (2013)
10. Super Mario World - SNES (1990)
11. Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger - PC (1994)
12. Street Fighter 2 - Arcade (1991)
13. Gunstar Heroes - Genesis (1993)
14. Valkyria Chronicles - PS3 (2008)
15. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES (1991)
16. Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Wii (2010)
17. Braid - Xbox 360 (2008)
18. Mega Man 2 - NES (1988)
19. Left 4 Dead - PC (2008)
20. Mega Man X - SNES (1993)
21. Half-Life - PC (1998)
22. System Shock 2 - PC (1999)
23. The Secret of Monkey Island - PC (1990)
24. Portal - PC (2007)
25. Super Meat Boy - Xbox 360 (2010)

The only reason I keep putting it off is bc I typically don't like turn based games. I watched a review of it awhile back and remember thinking it looked awesome but the combat was a bit of a turn off.

You liked Journey that much? i enjoyed it but it wasn't special to me.

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You liked Journey that much? i enjoyed it but it wasn't special to me.

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Oh yeah. I loved it and it really impacted me. I feel like it's the only video game I've ever played that you could give to nearly anyone on the planet and they could get something meaningful out of it. It tells a story that everyone can relate to but it does it with no words. Furthermore, the interactivity of the story (the *game* part of it) is essential to the experience.

Mortal Kombat on PS3. Playing through the Challenge Tower. Wife hates it tho. She can handle Far Cry 3 and GTA (and she loves Walking Dead) but Mortal Kombat hurts her soul. So I'll probably hook up the Dreamcast and try out Crazy Taxi, Sonic Adventure, Shenmue..

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So I'll probably hook up the Dreamcast and try out Crazy Taxi, Sonic Adventure, Shenmue..

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After that Dreamcast thread, I was also thinking of re-hooking mine up. However, I might buy one of these first. I had one back when the Dreamcast was still current but got rid of it for some reason. It made the games look a lot better.