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Official Video Games Thread V: Collector's Edition

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UNH GH said:
I got so sick of everyone picking Man U/Chelsea/Barcelona/Real Madrid/Milan when I picked a team like Palermo, Portsmouth, Nott. Forest, or Sampdoria.

I said screw it, and just play with a better team now. If someone picks a 3 or 3 1/2 star team, I join them, but it never happens.
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My default team is USA on the online screen.

My favorite part is when the screen shows up and I am USA and they are around a three star team, so I choose an MLS team that's about evenly matched or even less. Suddenly they switch to Chelsea or Man U like the Sounders or Galaxy suddenly became the Spanish national team.
 
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Ok so I just got FIFA 11 and PlayStation Move (in Soviet Alaska taxes pay you!).

Ummm FIFA is ok, it's a lot like past FIFA's to me. I started a Player/Manager career with my Virtual Pro. Typically FIFA has trouble with MLS and so again this year (biggest irk, no transfers in March like real MLS), at least they have the US Open Cup.

The Move is pretty cool. With Sports Champions it feels a lot more involved than the Wii. The PS Eye forces you to move around a lot more and the 1:1 forces your controller movements to be more precise. Table Tennis on SC is killing my shoulder.
 
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Finished Super Scribblenauts completely.

Played about 45 minutes of Fallout: New Vegas today. Fun so far! Apparently some people have had bug issues that Bethesda has already acknowledged they will be patching soon.

Sadly I really won't get any quality playing time until next weekend, and by then Fable 3 will be out. Too many choices!
 
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Any of you hosers getting RB3? They've been firing out some killer DLC lately and have more big stuff on the way once RB3 is out, including a massive Billy Joel pack. Getting another huge pack of Hendrix and STP was great to have, not to mention there being R.E.M. and Anthrax lately too.
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
Any of you hosers getting RB3? They've been firing out some killer DLC lately and have more big stuff on the way once RB3 is out, including a massive Billy Joel pack. Getting another huge pack of Hendrix and STP was great to have, not to mention there being R.E.M. and Anthrax lately too.
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Im thinking about it. The prospect of a "real guitar" with the game seems cool, with frets and strings...I dont know how to play a real guitar so maybe this will teach me?
 
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NMU8405 said:
Im thinking about it. The prospect of a "real guitar" with the game seems cool, with frets and strings...I dont know how to play a real guitar so maybe this will teach me?
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Yeah, but I thought that "real" guitar was ridiculously expensive
 
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I will be getting RB3. One of my friends went to E3, and he's a guitar instructor. He loves the concept of Pro Mode, and thinks it will be fantastic for those who put the time into it. The Squire Stratocaster doesn't come out for a few months though, so I'm going to wait, because that will take up the vast majority of my time.
 
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On Tuesday, SCOTUS hears the case regarding the California law banning the sale of violent video games to minors. Should be interesting...some of the amicus briefs filed are downright hilarious (think about every anti-video game tirade out there, and they're probably in one of the briefs somewhere).

My guess is SCOTUS affirms the 9th circuit and agrees that video games are protected by the 1st Amendment. Especially since it's essentially a law in search of a problem - virtually all major stores refuse to sell M rated games to minors anyway, and a vast majority won't even carry AO rated games (the video game equivalent of NC-17 or X). But who knows for sure.
 
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unofan said:
On Tuesday, SCOTUS hears the case regarding the California law banning the sale of violent video games to minors. Should be interesting...some of the amicus briefs filed are downright hilarious (think about every anti-video game tirade out there, and they're probably in one of the briefs somewhere).

My guess is SCOTUS affirms the 9th circuit and agrees that video games are protected by the 1st Amendment. Especially since it's essentially a law in search of a problem - virtually all major stores refuse to sell M rated games to minors anyway, and a vast majority won't even carry AO rated games (the video game equivalent of NC-17 or X). But who knows for sure.
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So how would that affect say adult material being sold to minors? I'm not for the selling of it to minors, but jeeze, I can't help but think someone's going to bring that up sooner or later.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
So how would that affect say adult material being sold to minors? I'm not for the selling of it to minors, but jeeze, I can't help but think someone's going to bring that up sooner or later.
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It's a peculiarty of American common law, but "obscenity" in the legal sense has to be sexual in nature. States are free to regulate sexual businesses and media under a variety of theories, though they can't ban them outright on solely those grounds. But obscenity has never been extended to cover violence, which is why its not a criminal act when kids to sneak into 'R' rated movies or buy the latest rap CD contrary to the MPAA or RIAA guidelines. People providing alcohol to minors can be arrested; people giving minors a copy of Mass Effect 2 or the latest Saw movie cannot.

All the content-rating systems are voluntary in the sense they are not run or controlled by the government per se (not that that keeps the politicians from using them to score cheap points). And the evidence says the video game industry is the leader when it comes to abiding by its ratings system and associated marketing restrictions.

The other fun thing here is the law solely targets video games. It doesn't try to ban the sale of violent music or books or movies to minors, just video games.
 
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Fable 3 is fun. if you liked Fable 2, you will like this one.

A lot of interface changes, as in they basically took all the menus out and created a "sanctuary" that you visit when you pause the game. John Cleese is the voice of your butler. The sanctuary basically holds all of your stuff (clothes, weapons, gifts, etc.) and your link to multiplayer.

No more menu wheel for expressions either. When you decide to interact with someone your choices float above their head (sort of in a Heavy Rain style).

Since you have no inventory now, you only see the items you have that are related to who/what you are interacting with. They generally show up in a physical form in the game on a stand and you can select them from there. If its a combat item it auto maps itself to your d-pad and only appears while you are in combat.

On a seperate note, it looks like I need to start thinking of a thread name for part 6. Too bad this isn't a movie thread or I could use something about Leonard, Part 6!
 
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Downloaded the new NFS Hot Pursuit demo last night.

Seemed pretty meh, but I was limited to a single race as a cop 370Z, so the final product will probably be a lot faster. The main tactic in pursuit is to just slam the guy in the rear bumper or rear quarter panel - getting alongside and grinding them against the guardrail or swiping their front doesn't really work. Handles like a more sluggish Burnout Paradise (brake-induced powerslides around corners, etc.)

The main draw of the game is the Autolog feature. It keeps track of all your times, scores, etc. on each event and alerts you when a friend beats them so you can challenge him back. Problem is, they're intent on making it the centerpiece of the game, so if you're the only one with the game or you're a loner like me it's kind of pointless. I'd rather have had that time spent on making the gameplay even better.
 
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Only 1 day till Gran Turis... oh wait. Nevermind. :mad:

Only a couple days till Football Manager 2011 however. yay! :)
 
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For the PS3: FIFA11 or PES2011? Both are the same price and both have 4-star reviews...
 
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Priceless said:
For the PS3: FIFA11 or PES2011? Both are the same price and both have 4-star reviews...
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I've never played PES. FIFA11 is fantastic...everything I complained about in FIFA10 is fixed...except that I can't go down when fouled. There are times I DON'T want to play the advantage.
 
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Steam of course has achievements (who doesn't now). Some of the FM11 ones are ridiculous considering the randomness of some matches.

Your player scored a hat-trick
You won a manager of the month award
Guide your team to promotion in a domestic league
You won a top domestic cup
You won the top league in a nation
Five of your players were named in a team of the week
One of your players was selected in the World Cup Best XI
Your team didn't concede a goal in 5 consecutive league games
You won a match after being 2 or more goals down at half-time
One of your players was selected in the Team Of The Year
Your player was the top league goalscorer over an entire season
Your team scored the most league goals over an entire season
Your team conceded the least league goals over an entire season
Your team scored in 10 consecutive competitive matches
Your team was unbeaten in 10 consecutive competitive matches
Your team didn't concede a goal in 10 consecutive competitive matches
You were offered a job in international management
You won the Manager Of The Year award
Your player won a European Player award
You stayed at one club for 5 seasons
Your player was the top scorer at a World Cup
Your player won the World Player Of The Year award
You won a continental cup competition
You won 5 different league competitions
You won 5 different cup competitions
You won 10 consecutive competitive matches
You won a nations top league and cup competitions in the same season
You have won 3 consecutive top division league titles
You have stayed at one club for 10 seasons
You have won 20 cup competitions
You have won the Manager Of The Month award 10 times
You have won an international championship
You have won the World Cup
You have won the Manager Of The Year award 5 times
Your team played the entire season without losing a league game
You guided your team to victory in a competitive fixture
You have won the Confederations Cup
Congratulations! You have played Football Manager for 30 seasons
You have stayed at one club for 20 seasons
You have become the greatest manager of all-time!
You have made it into the worldwide hall of fame
You achieved promotion from the lowest to the highest league in England
You achieved promotion from the lowest to the highest league in Scotland
You achieved promotion from the lowest to the highest league in France
You achieved promotion from the lowest to the highest league in Italy
You achieved promotion from the lowest to the highest league in Spain
You achieved promotion from the lowest to the highest league in Brazil
You were offered a job by a larger team that you were managing
You uploaded a video to YouTube
You posted a status update to Twitter
You sold a player to another team
Your team scored a goal
Your team won a match by at least 5 goals
Your board decide to build a new stadium
Your team was chosen as the league overachieving team
You broke your clubs record transfer fee spent on a player
You broke your clubs record transfer fee received for a player
You have gained 90% overall board confidence
You have gained 90% board confidence in controlling the clubs wage bill
You have gained 90% board confidence in overall competitions
You gained the trust of the board to select a feeder team
You fined one of your clubs players
You kept your job following a club takeover
You won 5 different top league competitions
You signed a player for your team
You played a match without conceding a goal
Your player collected a goal of the month award
Your player scored 6 or more goals in one competitive match
Your player collected a goal of the season award
You qualified for an international competition
You qualified for the World Cup
You bought a player for £30 million or more
You sold a player for £30 million or more
You have gained at least 75% scouting knowledge for your club
You won a continental cup on 3 different continents
Your players collected 10 goal of the month awards
Your team didn't concede a goal in 20 consecutive competitive matches
3 of your players were selected in the Team Of The Year
5 of your players were selected in the Team Of The Year
Your team scored a goal in 20 consecutive competitive matches
Your team scored a goal in 30 consecutive competitive matches
Your team hasn't lost in 20 matches
Your team hasn't lost in 30 matches
Your team hasn't conceded a goal in 30 consecutive competitive matches
You have received 10 Manager Of The Year awards
You have received 20 Manager Of The Year awards
 
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