The Arcade Random Thoughts Thread

[Bomberooski]

Just watched a bunch of the new Borderlands 2 videos. Freaking awesome

[Swarley]

Just beat AC: Brotherhood. Very fun game. The story wasn't quite as good as it was in AC2, however, the side stuff in this one was a lot more fun imo. And yet again, another weird ending. Trying to resist jumping straight into Revelations as I want to give some love to some other games. Probably Alan Wake or Ghost Recon.

[Guest]

Just beat AC: Brotherhood. Very fun game. The story wasn't quite as good as it was in AC2, but it was still a great game. And yet again, another weird ending. Trying to resist jumping straight into Revelations as I want to give some love to some other games. Probably Alan Wake or Ghost Recon.

Play it straight through. The endings are most certainly strange, but it's all getting tied up with ACIII. It's certainly going to be an interesting finish, and where they take the franchise from there. Though I have a feeling we could have a ME3-type outrage if this series ends like that.

[padman59]

I played some more Metro 2033, and it seems like a polished, linear S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game set in Moscow. They even use the term Stalkers for the Rangers who went to the surface to scavenge.

EDIT: After looking a bit, it seems like the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series takes a lot from the Metro 2033 book that came out in 2005.

[SethMode]

Play it straight through. The endings are most certainly strange, but it's all getting tied up with ACIII. It's certainly going to be an interesting finish, and where they take the franchise from there. Though I have a feeling we could have a ME3-type outrage if this series ends like that.

I feel like "I hope" should be in there somewhere.

There is still a lot of promise for this series, but I don't think that I'm alone when I say that I hope they actually have an overarching story narrative. Cause sometimes I'm not sure that they do.

But man does AC3 look and play pretty...

[Guest]

I feel like "I hope" should be in there somewhere.

There is still a lot of promise for this series, but I don't think that I'm alone when I say that I hope they actually have an overarching story narrative. Cause sometimes I'm not sure that they do.

But man does AC3 look and play pretty...

A franchise that is this big and mutli-platform is not going to die. They will definitely have something in store after ACIII, whether it involves Desmond or not. Ubisoft also has over 300 people that have worked on the AC games the past four years, so I'm sure another game is already in development. You just don't break up that kind of team with the franchise they have going.

[SethMode]

A franchise that is this big and mutli-platform is not going to die. They will definitely have something in store after ACIII, whether it involves Desmond or not. Ubisoft also has over 300 people that have worked on the AC games the past four years, so I'm sure another game is already in development. You just don't break up that kind of team with the franchise they have going.

That wasn't entirely my point, but I do understand what you mean. My point was more in terms of the Desmond narrative. They are building to something and I hope that they end it with this game, because otherwise it will become unwieldy I think. I don't expect the franchise to die by any means, it's the best new IP of this generation outside of Gears IMO. I just want them to finish the fucking initial story and then bleed it dry.

[Guest]

That wasn't entirely my point, but I do understand what you mean. My point was more in terms of the Desmond narrative. They are building to something and I hope that they end it with this game, because otherwise it will become unwieldy I think. I don't expect the franchise to die by any means, it's the best new IP of this generation outside of Gears IMO. I just want them to finish the fucking initial story and then bleed it dry.

That I can agree with, and I think it is happening. Remember, they are building up to this "2012 end of the world) thing with the Templars, and that the series timeline is happening over a matter of days and hours essentially. Get to the end of it, and I think they will come up with something else to continue the war with the Templars, though not necessarily with Desmond as the main character.

[IamMedellin]

Teaser Video of Left 4 Dead, Payday Crossover
Valve and Payday: The Heist developer Overkill team up to show the origins of Left 4 Dead.

A teaser trailer popped up on the official Payday: The Heist YouTube channel showing off a collaboration between Valve and developer Overkill. Titled No Mercy, the in-development content will allegedly tell the story of how Left 4 Dead's zombie outbreak began. "Have you ever wondered how the Left 4 Dead series began? It started with a heist!" says the YouTube video description.

From the looks of things, it involves a group of armed thieves who assault Mercy Hospital in search of a particular patient's blood. Naturally, the search is not a peaceful one.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/15/first-footage-of-left-4-dead-payday-crossover

Released on the 15th of June 2012, this is a brief teaser trailer for Overkill Software's PAYDAY: No Mercy, a DLC release for their 2011 co-op shooter "PAYDAY: The Heist". Developed in conjunction with Valve, this new heist level takes place in Left 4 Dead's Mercy Hospital, and gives fans new insight into the causes of the Green Flu outbreak.

Source:IGN

[Swarley]

Alright, fuck it. I'm jumping straight into AC: Revelations.

[Swarley]

Okay, that Ezio intro in AC: Revelations was just straight up badass.

[padman59]

I'm still enjoying Metro 2033. I've been playing more stealth, and all my weapons are silenced. The Hellsing is also an amazing weapon as I won't have to worry much about ammo conservation since I can just pluck the arrows back off the dead bodies.

[j.hen]

Im actually very interested in this game now, much like the films Spider-man 2 the game was Awesome while Spider-man 3 was awful, hoping this revamp lives up to it's promise..

just hope they include classic Spidey skins, cuz I fukin hate that new suit

Alternate suits have been confirmed, but not exactly which ones.

Got this shit pre-ordered.

[leaffan]

I don't know why it bothers me you guys haven't played most of the AC games lol.

It's literally the only single player game I play on a console over my PC. Maybe I just got hooked on the story line.

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I didn't realize how many people from Mad Men are in L.A. Noire other than Cosgrove (obviously). Campbell, Kinsey, Crane, Jimmy Barrett, Allison, Betty's psychiatrist, Peggy's mom, and Draper's dad are all in it.