I-n-j-i-n Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Anybody purchase "portal: still alive"?I am hard pressed, since I already have the orange box. But I am still interested. I never got around to playing it for HL2's expansion, but from the demo, it's pretty much perfect. The controls, the visuals, everything. The only thing bad is the 700mb of data it's consuming, but for what is probably one of the best 3D puzzlers, it's not too bad. Also the extra rooms helps the purchase. So it's around $15 for a standalone. Which fits me fine since I couldn't care less for Team Fortress 2 and other Half Life addons except for Episode 2 itself. Vesperia's a great game, but man... I can't help but feel sorely disappointed by the story. Not even Blue Dragon let me down this much (granted, BD was pretty mediocre in terms of story from the start). Not to spoil anything, but the final boss and ending were absolute, predictable lameness.I guess I just put my expectations too high after Abyss's refreshing characters and extensive, tight plot. Vesperia's story ultimately proves lazy and sapped a good deal of enjoyment from the game for me. That said, I'm on my second playthrough now. I even mastered all the recipes with Yuri. For what it's worth, I never thought any Tales games had much of a captivating story. Always the same formulaic 'two political factions fighting over a mythical power than can DESTROY THE WURLD' BS with the same anime archetypes we've seen a billion times. Considering how great the character interactions are in Vesperia (IMO one of the most likable crews in RPG I've played in a while), and it's a shame most of it is wasted and crucial characters are killed unspectacularly and some characters like the two lackey girls basically disappear for no good reason. It's like they couldn't give a damn about the story. The battle is good, even though there's no reason to max everything up by the end since there really are not many ultra-side bosses to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thalzon Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Those assassin gals can be fought in a side quest, but it requires going to so many random locations that I was lucky enough to happen upon it by accident. And there is one big evil enemy boss in particular... The final boss has a third form, but only if you completed the Fell Arms side quest, that side quest found in pretty much every modern Tales game where you round up as many weapons as there are characters, beat the hardest thing in the game, and THEN they become useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgx Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Anybody purchase "portal: still alive"?I am hard pressed, since I already have the orange box. But I am still interested. I don't think it is worth it if you already own the Orange Box. BTW, Fable 2 is awesome. You can buy properties and make rent money every 5 minutes even if the game is off. $$$$!!! Oh, and it is fun to play too. Combat is actually pretty kickass for an action RPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I don't think it is worth it if you already own the Orange Box... Not to mention the flash version is FREE for the PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I don't think it is worth it if you already own the Orange Box.BTW, Fable 2 is awesome. You can buy properties and make rent money every 5 minutes even if the game is off. $$$$!!! Oh, and it is fun to play too. Combat is actually pretty kickass for an action RPG. Damn europe, Fable 2's released tomorrow here :'( Still, I'm looking forward to starting an orgie and whatnot :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 i totally had sex with another woman WHILE MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS HOME. she caught us, then promptly gave me a present =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 i totally had sex with another woman WHILE MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS HOME. she caught us, then promptly gave me a present =) I want to hit you in the face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 then i married a bi dude and we rocked out no really it happened i'm working on getting the archaeologist to marry me. or the master rifles guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anosou Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 then i married a bi dude and we rocked outno really it happened i'm working on getting the archaeologist to marry me. or the master rifles guy. You're suddenly forgiven! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 then i married a bi dude and we rocked outno really it happened i'm working on getting the archaeologist to marry me. or the master rifles guy. When did Fable II become something of a pseudo-The Sims:2 set in a fantasy world..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maco70 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Not to mention the flash version is FREE for the PC. Not all people's computers can make good things happen. Oh btw, my computer can't let good things happen. This might be because I have approximately 2 gigs left on my hard drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Not all people's computers can make good things happen.Oh btw, my computer can't let good things happen. This might be because I have approximately 2 gigs left on my hard drive. Yet this is easy to fix by simply deleting anything you don't even touch on the drive any more. Not to mention shuffling it away on storage drives could help as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 250g hard drive = 50$. i bought a 640g a little while back for 65$. fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maco70 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 250g hard drive = 50$. i bought a 640g a little while back for 65$.fail. They're really that cheap these days? ...Maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 this should be a good link for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maco70 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Not bad... I haven't even begun to check out stuff for upgrade, but it is becoming increasingly apparent that I need to. I built my computer (with some help) almost 6 years ago. It's time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 this should be a good link for you. I was just about to link that because I saw it in my Newegg newsletter. I usually don't subscribe to ads but Newegg has a lot of good deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 yeah. that link is actually just to a searchtext that's only samsung, wd, and seagate drives between 160-750g with a sata3.0 interface and 16 or 32mb cache. sorted by most reviews first. =) i aim to please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-n-j-i-n Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 Those assassin gals can be fought in a side quest, but it requires going to so many random locations that I was lucky enough to happen upon it by accident.And there is one big evil enemy boss in particular... The final boss has a third form, but only if you completed the Fell Arms side quest, that side quest found in pretty much every modern Tales game where you round up as many weapons as there are characters, beat the hardest thing in the game, and THEN they become useful. Yeah, I thought they were not showing me everything without unlocking everything.. meh. Time for a second run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwordBreaker Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I'm so on the fence on getting a 360 right now...but I'm one of those people who got RRoD...twice with each 360 console. I was able to replace the first but not the second one. I'm not sure if the current Falcon units are reliable as people say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfoot Posted October 24, 2008 Share Posted October 24, 2008 I'm so on the fence on getting a 360 right now...but I'm one of those people who got RRoD...twice with each 360 console. I was able to replace the first but not the second one. I'm not sure if the current Falcon units are reliable as people say. Well, they do back it with 3 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kureejii Lea Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 characters like the two lackey girls basically disappear for no good reason. It's like they couldn't give a damn about the story. The battle is good, even though there's no reason to max everything up by the end since there really are not many ultra-side bosses to deal with. There's some later sub-event stuff that ends with a fight with Gauche and Droite (like a lot of backstory in this game, it's optional events you have to dig into), not to mention nine "ultra side bosses" who respawn, "unlockable" challengers in the coliseum (letters-of-challenge characters + four cameo bosses), the final boss's third form, and a huge bonus dungeon that contains most of the aforementioned bosses plus other story ones. Seems like a fair amount of challenge to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malaki-LEGEND.sys Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 There's some later sub-event stuff that ends with a fight with Gauche and Droite (like a lot of backstory in this game, it's optional events you have to dig into), not to mention nine "ultra side bosses" who respawn, "unlockable" challengers in the coliseum (letters-of-challenge characters + four cameo bosses), the final boss's third form, and a huge bonus dungeon that contains most of the aforementioned bosses plus other story ones. Seems like a fair amount of challenge to me. ...As if this game wasn't making me happy enough, this info just caused me to cream my pants. So far 20 hours into the game about to return to Nordopolica and still loving the hell out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kureejii Lea Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Oh? If you're not too far in, here's a little hint: sleep often. Every chance you get, stay at an inn someplace. This triggers tons of scenes, some allowing for artes and titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I'm so on the fence on getting a 360 right now...but I'm one of those people who got RRoD...twice with each 360 console. I was able to replace the first but not the second one. I'm not sure if the current Falcon units are reliable as people say. I fixed my Xbox 360 myself and it's worked perfectly ever since. If you want I can fix your Xbox for you (assuming you still have it). Though I charge $25 for labor and parts and to ship an Xbox in a flat rate box it costs about $13 each way. Or I'll also buy the console and the cables off you for a fair price. PM if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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