The Gaming Lounge: Beyond

[BlackLantern]

so I picked up Mafia 2 on a whim and I am extremely impressed

 

[Soapy]

It's not Move-exclusive, is it?

Also, does anyone know of any good iPhone games? I got a 4th-gen iPod Touch, which can actually run many of the games available (unlike my previous 1st-gen iPod Touch), and my sister got me a few iTunes gift cards for Christmas. So I'm looking for games. I already got a few--Tale of Tales' Veritas, a Zelda-esque RPG called Across Age, Bookworm, Angry Birds, Mass Effect Galaxy, etc.--so I'm basically looking for anything like that. I'd like to avoid the adrenaline-junkie-ish shooters and stuff, since I tend to hate the awkward on-screen button controls. Adventure games or other 16-bit-esque RPGs or maybe some arcade racing games would be ideal. I just don't know where to start and iTunes' interface is a little bit horrible for browsing.

Game Dev Story.

 

[Tron Bonne]

It's not Move-exclusive, is it?

No, they just added it.

 

[Alchemyst]

so I picked up Mafia 2 on a whim and I am extremely impressed

I found Mafia 2 extremely fun, there wasn't too many missions that gave me problems while playing. Overall, it's a fun game t:

 

[BlackLantern]

I love the presentation....it is like playing a film, I did not expect what happens in the chapter "Time Well Spent"

 

[Alchemyst]

I love the presentation....it is like playing a film, I did not expect what happens in the chapter "Time Well Spent"

lol wait until later on in the game

 

[BlackLantern]

all the crap you do and

Spoiler

you get 6 YEARS for stealing gas ration stamps??? seriously??

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

The way they tied it to the original mafia was awesome.

 

[BlackLantern]

I didn't play the original, so I know nothing about it...I know the city was called Lost Haven or something like that

I know it came out back in 2001/2002 and was a PC game

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Well, when you get to this bit, it's the death of the main character from the first game.

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Edit: First clip jumped into Mafia 2, changed link.

 

[BlackLantern]

ok, thanks....Ill keep an eye out for that

 

[Alchemyst]

Joe's dlc missions were pretty cool as well

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I was cleaning out my closet and saw Age of Empires III. I assume there's no chance IV will ever get made, right?

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I was cleaning out my closet and saw Age of Empires III. I assume there's no chance IV will ever get made, right?

I wouldn't think there would be a change until the next windows comes out.
At the moment it's that online game being punted.

 

[Soapy]

Robot Entertainment (which is lead by former Ensemble dudes) is making Age of Empires Online, which looks kind of cool.

But a proper Age of Empires IV? Probably not. As much as I love the series, I don't think I would want another like that anyway.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

That's a shame since AoE IV would likely have been set in time periods I find interesting.

 

[Soapy]

And it would also probably bear little resemblance to its predecessors.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Meh, the only AoE game I really liked was Age of Mythology. AoE II was kind of dated when I played it and I found AoE III boring.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I've always preferred Total War style of play.

 

[Alchemyst]

Just picked up Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, it's actually not bad, they fixed a few issues that plagued the first game, mainly the targeting. I'm having a blast with it.

 

[BlackLantern]

don't get too attached to it

 

[Alchemyst]

don't get too attached to it

you didn't like it that much?

 

[BlackLantern]

its a very short game, and very little variety in levels

 

[Alchemyst]

its a very short game, and very little variety in levels

i got ya, I purchased the first SWFU game back in 08, so I said eh what tha hell and decided to give this one a whirl, I'm not the biggest SW fan out there, but this game does offer a few cheap laughs here and there.

Are you still playing Mafia 2???

 

[BlackLantern]

finished this afternoon.....really enjoyed it