This is a weekly segment where we share what games we are currently playing for our readers to get to know us a bit better. Said games can range from retro to current and from casual to FPS games. If we’re playing it, we’ll share it. Please feel free to comment with what you’re playing or your opinions on the games that we’re involved with.
Greg: Having finished Mass Effect 3 last week, I’ve plugged my SNES back in and restarted Final Fantasy 3 (6). One of my college roommates wrote a guide recently and I’m playtesting it. Really enjoying it again. Reminds me why it’s one of my all time favorites. I’ve also been trying to complete Amalur, in anticipation of the DLC later this month.
Jason: I’ve been spending some quality time with my PS Vita, mostly with Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and Uncharted: Golden Abyss. I also got a chance to check out a few of the new Xbox Live Arcade titles like I Am Alive (couldn’t get into) and Alan Wake’s American Nightmare (pretty good). I did also get my hands on Street Fighter X Tekken and I have to say I’m not super impressed with how the Tekken characters have translated into Capcom’s stylized world. Still a very fun game and a quirky enough concept to work.
Jeff: I haven’t had much time to game this week, but what little I do have has gone towards Jetpack Joyride, Mirror’s Edge (the console version), and the hilariously bad Martian Gothic: Unification.
Did you like the ending?
Jasdeep: Aside from playing the difficult game of trying to avoid Mass Effect 3 spoilers, I’ve also been busy with Binary Domain and SSX. The former is a robot-heavy third person shooter that really delivers with its pacing and meaty gunplay. The later is a compulsive nightmare that uses its smooth controls and multi-layered trick system to bring out the horrible OCD completionist that lurks inside me. Both great, both worth playing.
Luis: I recently picked up The Sims 3 for my PS3. I love the series, but I really wish I had a PC that could handle it. The game is still fun, but it has its limitations on the console version. (Load times and fluidity of gameplay) I also bought Journey. I played both Flow and Flower from thatgamecompany and I loved them so I was certain I’d be buying Journeyeventually. With all of the rave reviews and such I had been seeing on Twitter, I just couldnt wait any longer. The music is fantastic and the game looks gorgeous. I love the simple gameplay and I have to say all of those reviews were pretty spot on. I just have to get past this finals week so I can finish up both games.
In this case, one of immeasurable dedication towards a reaching an all encompassing goal.
William: Beat Mass Effect 3. I liked everything but the very final cutscene really. The game was pretty good actually, though I’ll still refrain from specifics. The ending of the -game- was good, the ending of the -series- was kinda rubbish. I played Journey this weekend. Was very interesting. It’s basically an attempt at “high art” via a video game format. I’m the type of person who likes that stuff, so thumbs up. Also some more League of Legends. Excited about the new champion they’re introducing, plus some of the gameplay changes (like life steal reductions).
Jen: Mass Effect 3. I’ve finished playing it once on normal and now I’m going to tackle it on insanity. I’ve beaten both Mass Effect games on this level and I want to do it for the third and (possible) final installment.
Charles: Been playing my second playthrough of Mass Effect, with the bonsues you start off with, the second play can be really enjoyable. I’ve also been playing Draw Something!
LOL! this is why I stick my my N64.
So theres a reason i didnt buy this game
My ex boyfriend commenced enjoying wow about a yr and fifty percent ago, in March 2007.
Back then, we have been nonetheless dating (we had a 3 a long time extended phrase relationship). The very first yr when he was playing wow, we have been investing time largely apart from each other ( I was finishing my BFA in LA, and he works and lives in SF the entire time). I could in no way notify how much time he put in on actively playing wow during that day when we have been apart, but I knew,HE PLAYED WAY Also MUCH.
This year, when I finally finished school and moved in with him in SF, I noticed the genuine pattern of his life. He wouldn’t try to eat unless I provide him foods (to his pc desk), he wouldn’t hang out with his buddies any more or even me(no social daily life AT ALL), he complained and blamed all to this region economic climate and prejudices, and grew to become genuinely truly cynical. Each time I attempted to discuss to him in logic, he wouldn’t listen. From time to time, I tried using to pull him away from wow, but it by no means worked. This May Possibly 2008, our romantic relationship arrived to an end. Great Deal of reasons. He broke off with me. I are unable to blame it to wow, but there is a thing: our romantic relationship just went directly downhill (like a cost-free fall) considering that he spend about 18 several hours a day enjoying that game, I was in no way once again crucial in his life. I invested at times to calme off from the break up, and now, I’m nevertheless seeing him perform wow every single instant he is awake, and the circumstance has gotten even worse…………He misplaced fundamentally all his friends,social life, he hates the lifestyle in the US, and himself………
Now, as friend of his(or previous 1 in SF…), I nevertheless deeply issue about his physical and psychological wellness even he and I are no extended together. I did not examine psychology in college, so possibly I was not using the right approaches to support him recognizing how critical is obtaining his typical self back again on track.
Can anyone offer informations to support quit the game?
Have you ever before assisted a buddy to give up successfully?
Any tips?
Here are his conditions:
1, He tried using to uninstall the recreation a lot of times, but mounted it back again inside of 1 week. He specifically informed me 1 day,that when he was a minor boy, his mom had conceal his video games to avert him from playing as well much, and he genuinely hated that. I had in no way experimented with to hide the set up CD considering that then due to the fact of what he had told me about his childhood gaming story, and his obsession of taking part in a lot more and more game titles all the way till now (he is turning 28).
2,He would sometimes wished to quit, but could in no way genuinely resist above one week.
3,He lost all his interests of networking and socializing. Recently, he had advised I am his only friend. How sad….
4,I attempted to get his roommates to assist him, or get him out as soon as in a while. He afterwards instructed me,”they are not my genuine friends, they just wanted to humiliate me, since I Am this kind of a loser who’s paying all day taking part in game”. So my energy failed.
5,He hates becoming in America(he was born in east coast), and he feels he is a minority in the bottom of the society, and no 1 respects him; he explained something like white guy gets all the girls, ABCs can only stay property actively playing video clip video game ….. he expressed how a lot he desired to go to China to start his business; the cause he is playing so much is — he has nothing at all to do in this country until finally he escape from this “living hell”.
6,I can go on for an hour.
Please… a person assist me (him) figure out what to do? He was a actually actually loving man before. He utilized really like to journey (we drove all the way from CA to Canada, and traveled numerous situations to east coast),love to make new friends; He had wonderful perception of humor. He is really intelligent and did awesome in university (3.9 GPA). I are unable to look at him like this………………………………………………………………………………..
I will be actually value if some a single offer me any suggestions to support me assist him stop wow.
My AIM:
CrestfallenX
Thanks a great deal for reading through this!!
Right, so i’ve arrive on here a thousand occasions and in no way in fact asked because im afraid of what the reply will be.
In March 2010, i fulfilled a guy, his title is James. It was like love at initial sight, and even though he lived in Galway and i lived in Mullingar, we made the decision to go out with each and every other. it was the excellent romance and we fell in adore instantly. Due To The Fact we lived significantly away from every other, we would generally see every other at block times, like weekends or holidays. Anyway due to the fact of this I acquired to know his family really well, and he got to know my household actually nicely too. The households also got close, every person deemed us to be the perfect couple. We were in everyones eyes meant to be. Anyway, im somewhat sick, i may possibly have silent migraines or Numerous Sclerosis. James didnt brain the fact that i was sick and in december points took a flip for the worst and i was in hospital and in and out of a wheel chair for a couple months. He didnt mind, and it was 18th birthday in January, He even took me searching in stated wheel chair in dublin so that i could actually celebrate!! (He also questioned me to marry him, just be engaged for a although but that he wanted to… anyway his sister who’s been with her boyfriend lengthier had a suit and it manufactured him nervous lead to hes usually attempting to keep peace in his family, so we put it off for a while, but this hurt) and it was a great day, anyway every little thing was great until close to valentines day when some thing i dont know what, changed. he is 20 btw. anyway for 3 weeks i knew a thing was mistaken but i didnt know what. On our 12 months anneversary i could tell one thing was off, and then a couple of days after that he informed me he didnt really like me, and didnt skip me. so we broke it off, and i was devestated! i was bawling my eyes out for days i felt like 50 % a person, i felt so shit it was unreal.
Then when we ended up conversing 6 weeks later i informed him if he desired to try out once again i would. he said he just wished to be friends, and i advised him i would make a decision what was best for me, and leave him hanging this time. he never ever explained what occurred in the break up and i had been angry, i didnt want him finding the effortless option. Anyway, then about 2 weeks later i went on a date with a guy, and after 1 date this man ASSUMED we were in a relationship and it freaked me out, he then explained one thing stupid, really quite stupid and i ended up crying, and on the phone to James, and the very first thing he said was Oh God Whats wrong?? and when i advised him, asked if he could punch this guy for getting this kind of a dick, and we ended up conversing for about 2 hours.
in this conversation he said he wanted to be close friends as a stepping stone.
and i imagined possibly i had misheard him…
anyway a few days afterwards he had to come collect his stuff and the way we often did there was audio actively playing and we started out slow dancing, and hugging, and talking…. and i questioned him did he indicate close friends as a stepping stone, and he stated indeed indeed i did.
and then we held talking, and i said dont come to feel guilty… cus i could see it was killing him! and he stated why shouldnt i? and i stated cus ive currently forgiven you… and he explained i owe you an apology, and i stated why? and he said for striking that match and burning us down… and i said let it go, and we can start off from scratch…
and he just held me and explained thank you.
i said thank you
and he stated why?
and i stated for what ever before brought you again in my direction,
and he explained I never ever ever still left your direction….
and we kissed and it was specifically like our initial kiss EVER! and it was so soft and beautiful…
but we Need to take it slow, so we made the decision we would compose to every single other, cus absolutely nothing is slower than the nationwide postal service!! anyway and that day we had been texting, but its been two days and i havent genuinely heard from him. and the day that we talked it all out, his sister and her boyfriend split up and i feel theres a great deal of tension in the home now…
should i even be trying this again??
the guilt was so evident he was almost crumbling appropriate in entrance of me! and i do adore him so much, we have been so very good together… but then when he left…. i was damaged so badly!!!!!
and please dont lecture about the simple fact that ended up young, ended up the two extremely mature as people!!
anyway when he still left he was underneath so considerably strain with college, and i believe the relationship just obtained heavy….
but does he actually wanna try out again?!
sorry for how lengthy winded and complex this is!
please severe answers only
Here’s mine!
10. Medal of Honor Warfighter (PC/360/PS3/WiiU) 10/23
9. Sniper Elite V2 (PC/PS3/360) 5/4
8. Alan Wake’s American Nightmare (XBLA) Out
7. Assassin’s Creed 3 (PS3/360/WiiU/PC) 10/30
6. BioShock: Infinite (PC/PS3/360) 10/16
5. Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 (PC/PS3/360) Q3
4. Quantum Conundrum (PC/XBLA/PSN) Summer
3. Overstrike (PS3/360) Summer
2. Inversion (PC/PS3/360) 6/5
1. Halo 4 (360) 11/6
I just bought Alan Wake’s American Nightmare on steam the other day, and when I try to play it an error message pops up that says “Multi-sample antialiasing is not supported on your graphics hardware… please conform with the minimum specification and ensure you have the latest graphic card drivers installed.”
I’ve tried to conform to the minimum specifications, but all I can find is the screen resolution and that’s correct.
I can I somehow go to the control panel to change a couple things? Or do I need a new graphics card? The one I have now is the original one that come with my laptop I got in 2009 ( a Intel(R) GMA driver for moblie)
What do I do?
I’m debating which one to get. Because they are both on sale right now for 600mp on XLA. I’ve wanted to try Limbo for so long! But. 1200mp just seemed to much. And I absolutely love Alan Wake. I own the title and want to play this new version. But I can’t decide which to go with. They both seem worth the 600mp. Any suggestions on which I should get first??
I downloaded a game but it was very slow as it is a new game (Alan Wake’s American Nightmare)
My laptop’s graphic card is:
Nvidia
GEFORCE G105M
CUDA 512MB
I tried the game on another computer whose graphic card was:
Nvidia
GEFORCE 310M
CUDA 512MB
So i was wondering if there was a way to improve my graphic card to make its geforce 310M instead of G105M