Heh, I found that on Kotaku a few days ago.

So, am I the only one playing Wii games? I am getting into Epic Mickey. I thought in general things were pretty easy until about the 5th major area in the Gremlins village where I have now died countless times.

It is an interesting quest based FPS/puzzle game sort of except your weapons are paint and thinner. Also thrown in are some side scrolling challenge bits. The graphics are pretty cool especially if you like Disney stuff.

I may have to start over as I now know there is stuff I missed and mistakes I made. In some ways you get to decide to be a good or evil Mickey which of course changes the course of the game.

The controls are typical but the camera as with most games of this type is not always at the greatest angle and has to be nudged and some times the perspective is forced so you can't look where you want which is frustrating.

I'm also getting started on Metroid Trilogy which is pretty cool, but that is old news along with Wii Fit plus and Sports Resort.

Let the Old dude and Wii bashing begin... :)

I was really excited about Epic Mickey when it was first announced, and I still really want to try it.

But, I've just been too busy with other games to pick it up right now.

What's good for the Move? I didn't like the mini golf game I bought from PSN for $10 so I'm thinking of picking up TW PGA Tour 11 (I think that's the Move enabled one). Disk golf is really fun though. I also didn't like Shoot (free demo) even with the gun holder for the Move controller. I need a good FPS on the cheap for the Move. :)

Hmm.... Eagle 3 has made an HKS branded controller specifically for racing games. I am absolutely terrible racing with a controller, but I also hate bringing the wheel out and putting it away every time I want to play GT5. I wonder if this is worth it. Part of me thinks it'll be nice to be able to play the game without pulling out the wheel, but the other part of me thinks this won't be good enough once I get far enough along in the game.

http://kotaku.com/5711155/review-hks...for-your-hands

It is a pain to drag out the wheel and put it away, but it only takes less than a minute to do both so I just suck it up. While I hate playing with the controller, I do it when I'm just grabbing a quick race sometimes.

I don't think I'd see the same "pros" as the reviewer at your link for the HKS controller. It appears he's comparing the controls on the HKS to non-analog controls. I reconfigured the controller setup on GT5 to be just like NFS...so steering is done with the left analogue stick and brake and throttle are the analog R2 and R3 buttons. Shifting is done with X and Square. I'm sure I'd like the feel and sexiness of the HKS better than the DS3, but I wouldn't buy one. Any of the advantages are just duplicating what I already have or at least they seem minor.

The most appealing thing to me is the finer steering control from using a thumb-wheel, instead of a stick.

But, I kinda feel like I'd just get fed up with that controller nearly as quickly as the DS3 anyway, and opt for a real wheel eventually. Probably not worth $50 (especially since the controller is still wired).

I'm going to grab one and give it a try - I'll report back.

I just bought the Super Mario Wii bundle on BF, definitely glad I did. This is the first time I have to compete with my wife for play time though, she's never played any games until now. I'll definitely be picking up the new Goldeneye and COD Black Ops in the future, any other good game recommendations?

Start Here:
IGN Top 25 Wii Games 2010 This is for all time, but Cut-off at 9/30/2010 so recent release Holiday games not included.
IGN Wii Buyers guide Includes "Top Nintendo Wii Games of 2010" and "Essential Nintendo Wii Games" which is kind of like the Top 25 list.

You can also sort a bunch of sites to find things you like. These should come up sorted by rating for all time. (Most of these have a similar list for other platforms)

MetaCritic
GameStpot
TestFreaks
CNET
IGN

Anything in particular you are looking for?

My family/party game list: Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort, Rayman Raving Rabbids, Mario Kart

And pick up a Wii Balance Board and Wii Fit Plus off cragslist for $50 or so. Ignoring the exercise piece, it has some really cool games and the exercise stuff is pretty good too.

I would also suggest Soft Modding your Wii no matter where you stand on the piracy piece. It is easy to rip your own titles to a USB attached Hard Drive and Load times are rocket fast and not having to swap DVDs all the time is awesome! Most any USB drive will work and games average out at about 2.5G a piece so plan for size accordingly.

P.S. I really want TrackMania to come out, but the NTSC version has been pushed back 3 times, now Feb. 28 I think. I think PAL has been out since Oct. ??? It is not a real physics racing game but more of a classic "Sprint" type with all sorts of crazy track configurations.

P.P.S. Sorry for the lengthy post, but the old guy does know a thing or two about the one modern gaming system he owns. See the Old games thread for all my Atari Video Computer System / 2600 information. :) Yes, I have a working one on my HDTV. :P

Thanks for all the info Dean, I've got some catching up to do.

I played Trackmania (Nations Forever) last year on my old laptop. Ran great and super fun. I love driving upside down and jumping hundreds of feet in an F1 car. :lol:

Cheapest I've ever seen PS3's sell for: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthr...609&p=35276012

$225 shipped (after $75 Amazon credit).

I signed up for this, but have to do family crap for the next couple days. Cool concept...hope it's fun.

GT Academy 2011

I thought about it, but I need to get a wheel setup before doing anything like that.

This.

I've got all the gear.... just for PC. :( I don't even have GT5 or a PS3.

I did it and I'm something like 2000th out of everyone but that was with a PS3 controller... I'd really like to get a setup but I dont think that I play enough racing games to warrant a wheel.

The next Elder Scrolls game was announced a little while ago, but the first trailer with in-game footage has finally been released. Looks great to me.

^ So effing stoked for that game! Haven't seen that trailer yet.
I wasted so much of my life playing Oblivion.

That makes me wish I was a kid again. I just don't have the time to play games that take any dedication.

The last time I had that sort of time, this is what they looked like:

http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/135372-qfgheader.jpg

I have the Quest for Glory Anthology box sitting around somewhere. :lol:

Anybody still playing Modern Warfare 2? I don't normally play online much but I'm looking for someone to partner up on the special ops missions.

Is anyone going to preorder portal 2?
slickdeal

Amazon has the same deal going.

http://www.amazon.com/Portal-2-Xbox-360/dp/B002I0J9M0/

I saw that. I just didn't understand what is better about the amazon deal?

Its not better, just a different store. Personally, I prefer Amazon over Wal-Mart all other things considered equal.

Plus, I'm an Amazon Prime member, so there is free shipping right to my doorstep, instead of that Wal-Mart which is a good 3 or 4 miles away.

Yeah, I just figured that I would be more likely to spend $20 at walmart than on amazon but I guess its just a preference difference. So, are you getting the game.

I think I am going to get it for PS3 because of the added features.

Yeah, I'll get it. Probably the ps3 version too, since you get the PC version for free.

what??

They are putting Steam onto PS3 (not sure if its rolled into the game, or a separate install for the ps3) but if you buy the PS3 version and then link your PSN and Steam accounts, Valve will give you a key to unlock the PC and/or Mac version of Portal 2.

PS3 also will support multiplayer with PC/Mac as well.

http://www.destructoid.com/buy-porta...t-191930.phtml

Bad ass. I should really finish Portal 1.

Thx. PS3 version ordered. I just talked myself into buying a new video card last night. This will take some of the sting away.

Portal 2 today. And Amazon actually got it out to me on time. :banana:

Funny, mine was playable last night at like 10pm, not that I played it :lol:. Steam FTW.

Yeah, part of me is kicking myself for not using Steam. But, on the other hand, its not like I would have played it last night anyway.

Jonny and I have been playing the hell out of Portal 2. What a great game.

It is amazing how well the puzzle/physics games do on different platforms.

I can only play Fighting/FPS/shoot em ups for short periods but can spend hours on everything from balance/precision block smashing iApps to Track Mania(the new Wii one is pretty cool), Prince of Persia, the original from the dark ages to Sands of Time and Epic Mickey. Heck, I can play Wii Fit Plus and Sports/sports resort for hours too.

What we need is a Ninja Pirate zombie killing puzzle/strategy balance/exercise game. That would rock. :)

Since PSN is down I can't start the co-op levels. I'm on my second single player playthrough picking up trophies.

Isn't there a Western Samuri game for the Wii? That's pretty close.

What's the deal with PS online? It's been down for days.

Nina and I have been at it too. I think we can pretty much count on a Portal 3 at this point. Singleplayer is great, plenty deep.

I gotta load track mania on my laptop again. That's one of the few games I can play for hours...and it's free. Jut grab a cheap gamepad if you don't already have one and you're set with any modern PC...very low system requirements.

Fuck

Sony is now admitting the attackers on the PSN Network have gotten everything.

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2...een-stolen.ars

I'm so pissed off at Sony now.

Crazy. Personally, that's why I use credit cards though, I'm not responsible for fraud and won't have to pay for it. I understand Identitiy theft can be a real bitch to deal with though, so that's a little concerning...

I was just about to post that same link.

Sony: utter fail. I thought they would have cleaned out all the goons after the whole rootkit fiasco years back... but apparently they just moved those guys over to the PSN security team. :rolleyes:

Also, you'd think Sony would have made this announcement a week ago. I wonder how many CC numbers have already been used in the last 5 days or so. :unamused:

What are you guys so worried about happening? I guess if they have your debit card info, that would suck, but any CC fraud will be wiped off right? That's always been my experience anyway. Most recently there were 2 years of XBox Live that appeared on my MasterCard (I don't have an XBox). Citi noticed it right away, called me and issued me a new card. Since I have two credit cards, it was non-issue.

I may go buy a second PC version or Portal 2 so I don't have to play it on my PS3 anymore.

And cancelling my CC isn't so bad (nor disputing charges). Address is somewhat public, but put together with birthday and security question can lead to some identity theft issues.

The thing that bugs me the most, though, is my username/password. Thankfully all my online banking and e-mail accounts have very different and unique passwords, but a lot of my other passwords are the same or similar to my PSN one. Combined with the recent Gawker data leak, this could cause problems down the road with other websites.

^You didn't get a chance to link Portal 2 to Steam on the PS3 yet? Wasn't that the deal? You buy it for the PS3 and get it for free on the PC once you link to your Steam over the PSN?

I haven't done that yet, but I'm not really inclined to link them whenever the PSN network comes back up.

I'm not even sure I'll reconnect to the PSN network for a while now.

Kinda hard to port it to Steam when your PS3 can't get online. ;)