The Video Game Thread

[SCcoug]

Summer sale starts today on steam.

[BigPiney]

Been playing NCAA Football 14 - cause I am a total sucker. The physics engine is way better than before, but they seem to have a love affair with the option.

Overall, I like the new recruiting system better and the game actually shows improvements over previous years.

[Lost Student]

I'm starting to get excited about GTA V. That gameplay video looks fun. I haven't played any games in the series since Vice City so I think to prepare for the new release, I'm going to buy GTA IV (w/expansions).

[DapperDan]

Summer sale starts today on steam.

Maybe this will be the Steam Sale I finally stop buying cheap games that I never end up playing. Eh, probably not.

[SCcoug]

Maybe this will be the Steam Sale I finally stop buying cheap games that I never end up playing. Eh, probably not.

I'm on the look out for smaller/indie games I haven't played yet. First up is Antichamber and Hotline Miami.

[DapperDan]

I'm on the look out for smaller/indie games I haven't played yet. First up is Antichamber and Hotline Miami.

Hotline Miami is very fun. I highly recommend it. Haven't heard of Antichamber.

[USCoug]

I'm on the look out for smaller/indie games I haven't played yet. First up is Antichamber and Hotline Miami.

If you're looking for good indie games I highly suggest FTL (if you haven't played it already).

I bought Hotline Miami from the Steam sale today and I'm looking forward to it. The game ended up being free for me because I've sold so many cards on the market (from playing Borderlands 2, Dota 2, FTL, and CS:GO) so I had over 5 bucks in my steam wallet.

[SCcoug]

If you're looking for good indie games I highly suggest FTL (if you haven't played it already).

I bought Hotline Miami from the Steam sale today and I'm looking forward to it. The game ended up being free for me because I've sold so many cards on the market (from playing Borderlands 2, Dota 2, FTL, and CS:GO) so I had over 5 bucks in my steam wallet.

Agreed on FTL great game. Next up Fez and XCOM.

[DrumNFeather]

NCAA will not renew with EA...no immediate plans for an NCAA 15: http://espn.go.com/college-football/...ts-video-games

[Katy Lied]

Old School Game Players: I finally got ahold of a gamecube game i've been looking for a looong time. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. It's supposed to be Nintendo's only MA game offering ever. It made all of the Top Ten lists for Game Cube. (and yeah, I am almost 10 years late on this one, but these gamecube games I've been amassing lately are super cheap, as am I.)

Anyone ever finished this one?

[Commando]

Old School Game Players: I finally got ahold of a gamecube game i've been looking for a looong time. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. It's supposed to be Nintendo's only MA game offering ever. It made all of the Top Ten lists for Game Cube. (and yeah, I am almost 10 years late on this one, but these gamecube games I've been amassing lately are super cheap, as am I.)

Anyone ever finished this one?

Yes I have-like over 10 years ago. I don't remember much about it, other than it was supposed to be spooky. I think it was a lot of puzzles.

[Donuthole]

Here's a question from a non-gamer. My son (4) and daughter (7) have been playing Lego Pirates of the Caribbean together this summer. They have been great a working together as a team to figure out the levels, and it has been fun to watch them problem solve together. Yesterday they defeated the final level, and were jumping up and down and high fiving in celebration. Just as the game began to save, my 2-year old, almost as if she knew what she was doing, got up off the couch, walked to the Xbox, and touched the glowing power button. Just like that, the entire profile was corrupted. They are devastated, as they had been looking forward to free play using any of the characters.

So here's my question: is there a cheat code to allow you to play the entire game as if you had defeated it (i.e. use all of the characters, free play any of the levels, etc)? If so, how do you even put a cheat code into the game?

[Pelado]

Here's a question from a non-gamer. My son (4) and daughter (7) have been playing Lego Pirates of the Caribbean together this summer. They have been great a working together as a team to figure out the levels, and it has been fun to watch them problem solve together. Yesterday they defeated the final level, and were jumping up and down and high fiving in celebration. Just as the game began to save, my 2-year old, almost as if she knew what she was doing, got up off the couch, walked to the Xbox, and touched the glowing power button. Just like that, the entire profile was corrupted. They are devastated, as they had been looking forward to free play using any of the characters.

So here's my question: is there a cheat code to allow you to play the entire game as if you had defeated it (i.e. use all of the characters, free play any of the levels, etc)? If so, how do you even put a cheat code into the game?

I'm a non-gamer, too. Here's what google told me:

http://www.cheatcc.com/xbox360/legop...l#.UiSrHjYuuTM

My brother owns and operates a video game store, though, so I may run this by him.

[Commando]

OK I downloaded Star Wars pinball on the Wii U and it. is. awesome!! I also got the revamped Wind Waker b/c I loved that game so much.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

In 2009, Batman Arkham Asylum comes out, really good game.

2011, Batman Arkham City is released, it's a really, really great game.

Rocksteady in the UK made both games. Arkham City I believe was the 7th best selling video game of 2011. We're talking about some serious cash here.

So what does Warner Brothers do? They give it over to Warner Bros' Studio in Montreal.

The metacritic score for Arkham City was 96 which is exceptionally high, basically we're talking about Uncharted 2 and GTA V territory.

Arkham Origins comes in at 76. Time Warner I believe owns Rocksteady, so I don't understand why they chose to hand off such property to their Montreal studio. Did a bunch of people defect from Rocksteady or something?