System Wars Lounge V.65: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Edition

@Blabadon: Would have been a good idea if I wasn't using all my consoles so much lol.

After 10 years on GameSpot, I've hit the 14,000 posts mark

yay

@charizard1605: you should play the PS+ games I suggested then

I will, though I've decided to give Gravity Rush another shot first.

When does it get going? I think I got to Chapter 5 the last time i played it. It wasn't bad, just... bland.

And okay, the camera was bad, but if I know the game gets good, I'll put up with it.

It's Assassin's Creed 1, the game is shallow and repetitive with some strong, some not-so-strong concepts. The general direction it has (its director created the Silent Hill series) and visual palette are pretty scrumptious and make it one of those greater than the sum of its parts kinda game.

Plus, the middle is decidedly different from the rest of the game. It's good, because it doesn't make the game feel like it relies on its great gravity gimmick.

Also, explore, explore, explore. Walking on the underside of a giant floating city is just too fucking awesome.

Alright, let's give it another go then. If nothing else, it gets me ready for the second game, which I think looks really good.

@charizard1605: keep pressing down on the D Pad to reset the camera.

@mems_1224 said:

@finalstar2007 said:

@a-new-guardian said:

Hey at least FFX had good soundtrack and I had fun with the battle system.

Now X-2? That is an abomination.

FFX-2 was the game that made me fall in-love with the FF franchise! heck it wa my very first FF game it hold dear place in my heart what a game and i still have a crush on Yuna lol

one of my closest friends look just like her! and i think its time that i tell her i really like her especially since Christmas is coming :P

Also, if the SWAs had a category for best reply, I'd have voted this one.

Thanks.

Should I do side missions? Are there side missions?

The side activities are just finding people in various hidden parts of the world and defeating side bosses. They're generally worth it, if you like the game. If you don't there's not too much of a benefit. Just keep picking up gems.

The trailer for the new Star Trek movie looks like crap.

Yea, it looks meh. Much more interested in Independence Day

@finalstar2007: go for it man.

@charizard1605: get to gravity rush man. It has that repetitive nature of AC1 indeed but it feels original and unique and once you immerse yourself in the world and let it take over with the help of its incredible soundtrack, you'll have much more fun and explore and test the powers. The challenges help with dealing with annoyances of the camera and controls because it forces you to get good and deal with it lol.

I am very patient and give games a chance to prove me wrong and gravity rush proved me wrong despite some story missions being mediocre and feeling like they should be a side mission and I enjoyed it so much I wanted more content . It's still really fun. I didn't let camera and controls get in the way of some of my favourite games like MGS3 and SoTC and I'm not about to let it get to me now. I feel like a kid on an adventure in this game, the studio Ghibli vibe in the soundtrack and the world really helped. It's just so imaginative and beautiful I love it.

Which is basically unfair to every other orchestral soundtrack out there, it's so good.

Looks like I will be back to the zero escape series soon after a long hiatus since summer. After I finish my finals I'm going in so please bear with me and help me if I require some assistance in the near future about somethings in the game. It's gonna be one hell of a ride.

What's Zero Escape?

@a-new-guardian: finals week for me too.

Finished The Order: 1886. I enjoyed it quite a bit. Solid 6/10 I think.

When you got to play the game, it's solid. Cut the bullshit cinematic walking, and have some more substance overall and you would have a terrific game there.

I hope Ready at Dawn gets to do a sequel. The ending begs for one, and I'd like for the devs to expand upon everything in the game.

Xenoblade Chronicles X is just so grinderific... and I love it because of that. Fighting hordes of guys over and over again is just great.

Might sound weird to like it so much, but the game was totally built for people like that. I can see why that doesn't appeal or make sense to some.

@AznbkdX: Everyone seems to be loving it. Can't wait for Christmas... I shouldn't have asked my bro to grab it for me, as I would have just bought it on release day... Sucks.

@AznbkdX: I really need to finish Xenoblade on the Wii soon. Last part since July but got delayed. Even ordered the XCX when I know I won't get to play it anytime soon heh.

@Allicrombie: good luck my friend.

@Blabadon: umm? Lol 999 and virtues last reward

A REALLY good read for those of you who are excited for Star Wars. Sorry for no linkification since I'm on my cell.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-jj-abrams-star-wars-the-force-awakens-20151213-story.html

Seeing how the Internet is filled with Undertale it makes me feel I'm missing out a lot.

@93BlackHawk93: I hate to say it, but I feel that this is one game that I just cannot get past the graphics. I'm by no means a graphics-whore, but it looks like a real struggle.

The internet is pretty much in love with the game.

@lundy86_4: I've had enough EarthBound to not mind the graphics, so it's no problem for me.

Ikr? It's insane.

@93BlackHawk93: I might give it a try, and the charm might just rub off and get me over the graphics.

I've seen an insane amount of fanart/comics for the game.

Real talk, is Bread of Decide genuine, or is he a fakeboy?

I just assume everyone is a troll/joke persona until proven otherwise. It helps me deal with their shitty opinions especially in OT.

Oh man, I started some Battlestar Galactica alongside grinding some Rogue Galaxy. Holy shit was this a good show... Syfy needs to seriously find something similar.

Same. I didn't even realize it was a thing until like a week or two ago. Apparently it has a really deep story or characters? The presentation doesn't make it seem like it would at all. It's weird, but perhaps I should give it a chance at some point?

nah

I need something to focus on for PS4. I'm already hopping between the two Xenoblade games on my Nintendo systems, so Witcher isn't happening right now. The RPG overload is real.

@Xaero_Gravity: weird thing is last Gen he was a Sony fanboy. This Gen he's a Nintendo fanboy. And he doesn't even hide it. It's like someone took over his account and changed his persona or a split personality happened.

Man, Xenoblade (the original, not the new one) is massive. I really love everything about it (though some of the quests can get terribly annoying at times, for example the whole Storl Marsh section). The fact that this massive world was somehow made to work on a Wii, and then a 3DS is really impressive. It may be the most ambitious handheld game I have ever seen.

If you think that's "massive", what term should be used for X? :P

I'll get back to you when I get to X :p

I know you haven't played it, but I also know that you know that XCX is bigger than XC, you slut. :P

Oh yeah baby, got my Star Wars: Force Awaken tickets yesterday when they went on sale and I'm lock-n-load this Friday night. Going in high expectations.

The trailer was underwhelming for me. The other 2 Star Trek movies were okay but this one is just gonna go to my DVD pick up list. Independence Day 2 looks 10 times better then Star Trek.

You should check out sy-fy's Expanse, been enjoying it so far.

Bread or Decide is basically a Nintendo fan from what I seen so far coming from him but he sure is a hardcore Splatoon defender, I'll give him that.

I'll... wait for it to come out on bluray, you know how american theaters are xD

Rocket League has also made Ice Hockey actually good, too, Joining that other sport it.

FF 10- 13 hours in, just entered the Thunder Plains. The Farplanes sequence was excellent. Story's beginning to get really interesting now.

I'm loving the soundtrack :3

Since we're so close, let me remind everybody about something. Spoil Star Wars, the ban hammer gets dropped. Safeties off.

I'll miss my account, but it'll be worth it considering how much I hate some of you.

Aren't you late on your warning? Star Wars in LA had there first world premier since Monday night and from what I been hearing, the internet is already trying to find spoilers as we speak. If you google "Star Wars: Force Awaken spoilers: pastebin", the first result is pretty much the whole plot is what I hear and don't ask me, cause I haven't look into these spoilers and I already got my tickets now for Friday night.

@davillain-: The wide release is still forthcoming, and there haven't been wide attempts on this forums as far as I'm aware. If anybody wants to try us and post any "leaks" before then, they're free to lose their account.

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