The "All Other Games" Chat Thread

So, any thoughts on Jagged Alliance Back in Action? The demo came out on Steam a couple weeks ago. God, it was so shit because the real time is such crap with your brain dead mercs. It just made me want to play JA2. Honestly, how hard is it to remake JA2? Update the graphics, add whatever new equipment and weapons, keep the turn based gameplay and the interface. It almost makes me think of never buying a European developed game, lol. JA2 = North American developer, JABIA = European developer...

2012-02-21 13:58:11

#1287

TravisC555: Member; +118|6434|Cox Convention Center, OK

Cities XL 2012 is it worth $10? 75% off on Steam until Feb 23.

2012-02-21 16:41:26

#1288

mikkel: Member; +383|6816

It probably isn't. Cities XL 2011 felt like an early alpha, and if 2012 is $10 already, the Metacritic rating of 63 is probably well-deserved.

2012-02-21 16:42:35

#1289

mikkel: Member; +383|6816

p.s. fuck Ubisoft.

2012-02-21 17:05:41

#1290

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6712

i can't wait for Farcry 3

2012-02-21 17:47:14

#1291

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6882

13urnzz wrote:
i can't wait for Farcry 3

I miss the custom MP maps on Farcry 1.

2012-02-21 19:45:09

#1292

Canin: Conservative Roman Catholic; +280|6689|Foothills of S. Carolina

So if I can get Farcry 2 on the PS3 for free, should I?

2012-02-21 19:55:12

#1293

jsnipy: ...; +3,276|6737|...

Farcry 2 is what i imagine Africa is like

2012-02-21 20:01:03

#1294

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6712

jsnipy wrote:
Farcry 2 is what i imagine Africa is like

what, same shit over and over?

2012-02-22 00:16:35

#1295

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6558

jsnipy wrote:
Farcry 2 is what i imagine Africa is like

Africa can´t be that bad.

2012-02-22 00:55:30

#1296

globefish23: sophisticated slacker; +334|6538|Graz, Austria

Canin wrote:
So if I can get Farcry 2 on the PS3 for free, should I?

Sure, it'll be fun for several hours.
Be warned, it's only run and gun though. Barely no variation in missions other than "kill target", "retrieve stuff", "kill everyone", "retrieve stuff & kill everyone".

At some point it feels like the developers spent all the time to prepare a huge open world with great engine, but then ran out of time to actually fill it with people and convincing African savannah life. Then they simply filled it with endless supplies of soldiers.

FC2 had so much potential, e.g. a GTA-style open-world game set in Africa with a lot of side-quest and fun things to do.
Still better than Far Cry 1 in my opinion. That game was simply hyped up for its, back then, incredible engine and Hawaiian shirts.

Sad thing is, with the development of main stream gaming, especially console gaming, Far Cry 3 will be even worse:
Pretty graphics and sophisticated engine, but only cinematics, rail-way game play, dull run&gun shooting and over-the-top hyper-cool characters.

2012-02-22 16:30:55