The Video Game Thread

[Tambourine Man]

Has anyone downloaded "Braid" from XBL? It got great reviews.

I just purchased Castle Crashers, but I'll be getting Braid next when I have time.

Let me know how it is when you get around to it. I've got a stack of games to work on for now, but Braid sounds a little different than most.

[Ace]

Has anyone downloaded "Braid" from XBL? It got great reviews.

I just purchased Castle Crashers, but I'll be getting Braid next when I have time.

Let me know how it is when you get around to it. I've got a stack of games to work on for now, but Braid sounds a little different than most.

I'll probably purchase it within the week. I'll review it in this thread for ya after I've played it.

[Michael]

The Halo Wars demo is up today. From what I've seen it's getting really positive feedback. Perhaps this will be the first really good console RTS game.

[Tambourine Man]

Hey did you ditch work today, Michael? I'm downloading the demo now.

[Michael]

I'm at home sick. I'm DLing it too. Here's a good impressions thread.

[Michael]

I didn't play the whole demo, but I thought it was pretty good. I'm sure I'll be buying it.

[Jocephus]

should of got the RE 5 demo man...it rocks(ed)

[Michael]

I didn't like the RE5 demo, because I couldn't get used to the controls. I felt like I was playing underwater the whole time, and I hated that I couldn't run and shoot. I understand that's what makes "an RE game an RE game", but I didn't care for it. If it gets good reviews I might pick it up, but I heard a lot of gamers prefer Dead Space in the survival horror genre because the controls aren't antiquated.

[Jocephus]

I didn't like the RE5 demo, I couldn't get used to the controls. I felt like I was playing underwater the whole time and I hated that I couldn't run and shoot. I understand that's what makes an "RE" an "RE" game, but I didn't care for it. If it gets good reviews I might pick it up, but I heard a lot of gamers prefer Dead Space in the survival horror genre because the controls aren't antiquated.

hoo-hoo...man, you just opened a big ol' canof worms...get this Gears or CoD mindset out of yer head man!...this is the RE gameplay...

but seriously, thats a common "complaint"...i personally dont feel like that at all when im playing, i have no troubles with it (the controls)...did you play co-op with a friend? that makes it 10x's more fun too. i will be waiting at midnight for it and prolly call in sick the next day too...

[Michael]

It is a can of worms. I feel they are using an awkward control system in order to build tension, which is backward. I didn't play Dead Space, but I heard it builds tension that is key to survival horror, while having a more realistic control scheme. That sounds right to me.

I didn't try co-op. Maybe I give it a whirl sometime.