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I wonder if this will be another JPop-laden "Dress Up and Dance" abomination?


-b0b
(...misses the Square of yore.)

I got an e-mail from them telling me to watch for the early play demo code.  Apparently I get it because I bought Borderlands...?

Oh and on another note, if any of you want to try RIFT: Planes of Telara.  The Beta starts Tuesday and lasts three days, it will be Beta number 5.

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That is my VIP Beta Key, should have 25 more uses on it, so feel free to apply it to your account if you want to play.

The_Fat_Man wrote on Jan 21^st, 2011 at 11:24pm:


I'm not surprised.  I didn't even bother beating FF13.  Meredith beat it and enjoyed it, but it was wayyyy too linear for my tastes.  FF12 really hit the spot, but I didn't like the direction FF13 took at all.  Rumors state that FF13 ended up getting rushed out the door because the engine took forever and a day to complete, hence the linear pathing and lack of "extra" areas (e.g. towns, shops, etc).

Supposedly, part of the driving force behind FF13-2 is to utilize a lot of the art and content that got cut from FF13.  I have no idea how true that is, but my general disdain for FF13 and the incredible suckage of the only mainline sequel to day (FF10-2) makes me think that FF13-2 is going to blow.  Then again, I've been wrong before.

I've also heard a lot of really negative comments on FF14.  Personally, I could never get into FF11, so that doesn't surprise me, but that game is really getting slammed by even hardcore MMO fans.  No loss here.



X wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2011 at 8:58am:


LOLWUT?


-b0b
(...finally beat Mass Effect 2 last night.  Weee!)

b0b wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2011 at 11:57am:



FFX-2 had a really great combat system, I thought.  The story line made me want to hang myself from a curtain rod though.

And did you LOVE Mass Effect 2 as much as I did?  I can honestly say that it is my favorite single player game of all time!

I can't believe I waited this long to play it.  I'm kinda glad I waited though, because there is no way I could have dedicated the time necessary to truly enjoy that game prior to graduation.  It's definitely in my top 5 favorite RPGs of all time, and that's very hallowed ground!  I'm going to wait until October/November to complete my second "New Game +" playthrough so I'm fresh for Mass Effect 3.

This is going to be an amazing year for games.  Dragon Age II is coming out on March 8th, The Witcher 2 comes out on May 17th, Mass Effect 3 comes out in November/December.  Deus Ex is making a return in February, and I can only hope it is half as good as the original.  Portal 2 is coming April 18th, and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim comes out in November, too.

Dungeon Siege is slated for "2011," and Homefront (had to throw out at least one non-RPG) is coming in March.  Did I miss anything?


-b0b
(...is going to be broke all year long.)

Dragon Age is a great game, I couldn't put it down.  The expansion was decent but only makes sense if you've read the second Dragon Age book.  The DLC is entirely forgettable with the exception of Leliana's Song.

If you beat the first game and nothing else, I'm sure you'll be ready for greatness.


-b0b
(...besides, the ending rocks your face!)