Comments on: Week of 1/3/09 Gaming Thoughts http://levelingdown.com/2009/01/09/week-of-1309-gaming-thoughts/ Aging Hardcore Gamers Mon, 07 May 2012 06:45:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: espion4ge http://levelingdown.com/2009/01/09/week-of-1309-gaming-thoughts/#comment-134 espion4ge Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:49:00 +0000 http://espion4ge.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-134 nuts. you know, it's funny because all of us ended up playing it pretty hardcore over the holidays instead of spending a lot of time with our familes haha. i even took my 360 home! if you like the game, i wouldn't trade it in just yet. i'm not planning on trading this game in since i do enjoy playing through it on expert and versus modes - plus more downloadable content is about to be announced so i'm curious about that. trust me...i want to play expert some more!! nuts. you know, it’s funny because all of us ended up playing it pretty hardcore over the holidays instead of spending a lot of time with our familes haha. i even took my 360 home! if you like the game, i wouldn’t trade it in just yet. i’m not planning on trading this game in since i do enjoy playing through it on expert and versus modes – plus more downloadable content is about to be announced so i’m curious about that. trust me…i want to play expert some more!!

]]> By: vilin http://levelingdown.com/2009/01/09/week-of-1309-gaming-thoughts/#comment-133 vilin Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:15:10 +0000 http://espion4ge.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-133 i did get it weeks ago! i just never actually had time to open and play it with the holidays and family stuff. Didn't know you guys would burn through it so quickly. Oh well maybe i'll just trade it in now i did get it weeks ago! i just never actually had time to open and play it with the holidays and family stuff. Didn’t know you guys would burn through it so quickly. Oh well maybe i’ll just trade it in now

]]> By: SmA http://levelingdown.com/2009/01/09/week-of-1309-gaming-thoughts/#comment-132 SmA Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:20:46 +0000 http://espion4ge.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-132 I never knew you already have played Dead Space. I started to use your website as my primary place to get quality game reviews, and when I liked the Dead Space demo, I came here to look if you did review it. I could swear the search function didn't work well a few days ago. Once again, you review seems to echo what I felt about the demo. This a really great website! Keep up the great quality reviews, I'll always be here checking on any of your reviews on the many games to come this year! Thanks for the awesome website! I never knew you already have played Dead Space. I started to use your website as my primary place to get quality game reviews, and when I liked the Dead Space demo, I came here to look if you did review it. I could swear the search function didn’t work well a few days ago.

Once again, you review seems to echo what I felt about the demo.

This a really great website! Keep up the great quality reviews, I’ll always be here checking on any of your reviews on the many games to come this year!

Thanks for the awesome website!

]]> By: espion4ge http://levelingdown.com/2009/01/09/week-of-1309-gaming-thoughts/#comment-131 espion4ge Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:10:35 +0000 http://espion4ge.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-131 SmA, I actually played and thoroughly enjoyed Dead Space. Check out <a href="http://espion4ge.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/dead-space-an-indepth-review/" rel="nofollow">my review</a> I wrote back in November for my thoughts on it. With EA, I do agree with you in a sense. The company has taken a lot of hits but because of that they've actually expanded out and tried some innovative games. I personally don't buy any of the EA annual sports titles or their licensed content (LotR, Harry Potter, etc.) but their original content is pretty good whether it's inhouse or through companies they've recently bought. Games like Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Battlefield, Command & Conquer, Burnout, etc. are all pretty good in-house titles so I don't think you should skip out on EA altogether. While it was cool in 2007 to hate on EA, 2008 was a great year in "non-assembly line" releases for them. Unfortunately, they didn't make a lot of money last year, so I think they're going to go back to the assembly line mentality for 2009 to be profitable again. Sucks for us gamers, but I guess we can't complain since we weren't buying their titles. (Dead Space and Mirror's Edge didn't sell enough for them, etc.) I have the Darkness somewhere in my backlog as well...in fact I haven't even opened it yet! But I will get to it eventually...haha SmA, I actually played and thoroughly enjoyed Dead Space. Check out my review I wrote back in November for my thoughts on it.

With EA, I do agree with you in a sense. The company has taken a lot of hits but because of that they’ve actually expanded out and tried some innovative games. I personally don’t buy any of the EA annual sports titles or their licensed content (LotR, Harry Potter, etc.) but their original content is pretty good whether it’s inhouse or through companies they’ve recently bought. Games like Dead Space, Mirror’s Edge, Battlefield, Command & Conquer, Burnout, etc. are all pretty good in-house titles so I don’t think you should skip out on EA altogether. While it was cool in 2007 to hate on EA, 2008 was a great year in “non-assembly line” releases for them. Unfortunately, they didn’t make a lot of money last year, so I think they’re going to go back to the assembly line mentality for 2009 to be profitable again. Sucks for us gamers, but I guess we can’t complain since we weren’t buying their titles. (Dead Space and Mirror’s Edge didn’t sell enough for them, etc.)

I have the Darkness somewhere in my backlog as well…in fact I haven’t even opened it yet! But I will get to it eventually…haha

]]> By: SmA http://levelingdown.com/2009/01/09/week-of-1309-gaming-thoughts/#comment-130 SmA Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:20:09 +0000 http://espion4ge.wordpress.com/?p=859#comment-130 I was wondering how come you never tried Dead Space out? Personally I hate most games EA comes out with because I always felt all their games come out of assembly line and not much thought is put into them. I downloaded the demo and I was surprised at how great the game was. I started the download, when I was more than 75% through, I realized it was an EA game and I decided I'll just give it a quick try before deleting, glad I did download it. I have ordered Dead Space, Fallout 3, and the Darkness (because it was made by the same guys who made Bioshock, I hope it's half as good!) Unfortunately I live outside of the US, but my Xbox is a US one and what I usually do is have to order the games from the US which take up to 10 days to arrive. Can't wait to play Fallout 3!!! I was wondering how come you never tried Dead Space out?

Personally I hate most games EA comes out with because I always felt all their games come out of assembly line and not much thought is put into them.

I downloaded the demo and I was surprised at how great the game was. I started the download, when I was more than 75% through, I realized it was an EA game and I decided I’ll just give it a quick try before deleting, glad I did download it.

I have ordered Dead Space, Fallout 3, and the Darkness (because it was made by the same guys who made Bioshock, I hope it’s half as good!)

Unfortunately I live outside of the US, but my Xbox is a US one and what I usually do is have to order the games from the US which take up to 10 days to arrive.

Can’t wait to play Fallout 3!!!

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