What games have you played recently?

Go easy on us half-lifers! We break easily.



Oh I love HL2 too, awesome game, but Half-Life is where the epicness started.

The music is new for the mod, I think.

Is anybody getting the new GTAIV content? The Lost and the Damned or whatever it's called. I'm downloading as we speak (slowly) and can't wait to play it!

I just started playing Grand Theft Auto 4 and I can see why my brother did all those non mission things, it is so fun and big to run around in the city

And dating has never been any easier

Ah ha the old 'gaming' topic revived. Swell...

Let's see.

Mirror's Edge (PS3): I had a great time playing this, basically a first person chase/action movie, where you lead the main character over rooftops leaping like crazy and finding a path through hallways, offices, ducts and industrial environments to the next objective. Focusing on puzzling, rather than combat, this game provides a rush to play through and controls are solid and well thought out. Non-violence lovers, this is for you.

Far Cry 2 (PC): Finally finished it, after a good 45-hour playthrough. I thought it was good, but a far cry ( ) from being the best shooter. Still the whole exploration, completing objectives and just doing ramdom shit was enough for me to keep me occupied. Still one of the best looking games I've ever seen.

Fable II (XBOX 360): This is a disappointment. From Peter Molyneux and co I would have expected it a lot more polished. Tons of good ideas, but sadly the minor quibbles can get annoying, such as the delay in the controls which make you run about like you're drunk, or the easy combat and poorly implement magic system. Also the story doesn't suck you in like with the first Fable. The music is nice though in the background.

Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 (PC): Now this brings back good memories from Red Alert 1 & 2, the wacky brother of the more serious Command & Conquer series (NOD vs GDI). The acting is great from a bunch of well-known Hollywood faces and gameplay is pretty fun too. Naval combat is actually challenging this time around, and with 3 very different sides to choose from (Soviets, Allies and a sinister Japanese faction), there's plenty of fun to be had.

I gave up in the end. I played for ages and ages and ages, and then another area the size of the first map opens up.



Try and do some Team Mafiya Work on multilayer with some mates. Great fun! You compete to steal armored trucks, assassinate people, take cars with bodies in and drop them in the river...awesome!

far cry 2 rules.

I've been playing some Mirror's Edge lately on Xbox360. I have to admit i borrowed it from a friend just to get the achievements, because I had already finished it on PC before.

Also, I've bought Left 4 Dead last weekend on Steam (50% off) which turns out to be a not-so-no-brainer where you're one of four survivors in a zombie outbreak. It's basically a co-op game where you have to help each other to reach the escape zone. One game takes between 45 to 1h15 minutes, and it's often quite a ride.

I'm waiting for the new GTA IV content, but my MS points are in the mail...

But it's cheaper on ebay

Finally began playing with Mirror's Edge, man this is a pretty hard game

I've barely gotten through the 2nd chapter but it sure is challenging
Okay, the many checkpoints do help but those cops are hard shit, fighting them is not an option!

Still the unique visual look is amazing, even though you don't know where to run from time to time

Great Game

yes, but these aren't always visual at first, some are, some glow after a matter of seconds

but when you're being chased by the cops, seconds is what you don't have
It is still pretty easy to find your way, but there are moments ...

If you go at it, Call of Duty style, you'll be dead within a microsecond. The thing to remember is: evade... hide... run like hell. The game forces you to only fight the cops when it's absolutely needed (to open the next part of the level), and don't forget the square button to slow down time... It helps.

Alexandre Desplat scored a GAME?

According to IMDB the first Splinter Cell was done by one Michael Richard Plowman. I can't recall Desplat's name in the credits when I played the game. But then I did hardly knew him.

You sure about that Anthony?

I loved the first and third (only ones I played in the series). The voice acting was spot on, and the whole production felt so polished.

I bought the new Prince of Persia from play.com for something over 10 euros on April 1st, so I made a very good deal there. The music is fantastic; excellent scoring just like Splinter Cell, only more cheerful

And also working through Star Wars: The Force Unleashed at the moment; not bad, but not super great either.