The Energon Pub

News Credits: 37 · by **SlyTF1** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:06 pm

The Happy Locust wrote:Fallout New Vegas
Only 1 1/2 hours to play, but got a good amount done. Went on a photo journey to collect pictures of landmarks for Micheal Angelo. After that, went into the Ultra-luxe to follow up on a supposedly corrupt meat merchangt. Found he was missing his son and decided to help. Turns out the White gloves are former cannibals, though some have not given up the practice and captured the wrong guest. To this end, found a dead investigator, met with his contact, then snuck into the kitchen. Convinced the chef to leave, cooked a recipe designed to replicate human flesh without actually being human flesh, served that to the guests, then freed the captured guest and returned him to his father. In passing that mission, failed the quest that involved killing them both. Oh well. MOving on.

The first time I did that mission, that lady, Merdrid or whatever her name was wasn't at the counter. It was supposedly a glitch, and I was stuck on it for a while. So, I just killed every white glove in the place, took their keys and found the kid. Then I convinced him and his father to help me kill the rest of them without going on a rampage on the whole strip. Good times.

by **Evil_the_Nub** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:48 am

I finally got a new 360 after mine died on me back in March. I also got a few games for xmas that have kept me busy.

Red Dead Redemption: I like the game more than I thought I would. I'm not much of a western fan, but it's a solid game. I just saved Bonnie from getting hanged and now I'm off to see Nigel, probably to help him swindle more people.

Bayonetta: I love over the top stylish action games and picked this up from walmart for $20. I've already beaten it and now I'm working on hard mode and unlocking the weapons and accessories.

War for Cybertron: I've finished the Decepticon campaign and I'm up to the part where I free Omega Supreme on the Autobot campaign. To be honest I don't really like the game. All the environments look the same and all the characters play the same accept for the fliers. Combine that with the awkward control scheme(R3 for melee? really?) and I'd give it a 6/10.

News Credits: 37 · by **SlyTF1** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:41 pm

Evil_the_Nub wrote:War for Cybertron: I've finished the Decepticon campaign and I'm up to the part where I free Omega Supreme on the Autobot campaign. To be honest I don't really like the game. All the environments look the same and all the characters play the same accept for the fliers. Combine that with the awkward control scheme(R3 for melee? really?) and I'd give it a 6/10.

THIS! It's an ok game, but after a short amount of time, it gets really really boring.

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

Beat it! Damn that ending though! This is by far THE worst ending in a video game. Funny that AC 2 had THE best ending in video game history. Oh well. Theres supposed to be another one. But at the end of ACB it's like boom, they're all dead. The first 2 and this game where all for nothing. Almost like that.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 10:54 pm

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin:
I've been playing through the FEAR series again. beat FEAR 1 and Extraction Point and moved onto Project Origin. I got to just before fighting Replicas for the first time...then this happened. That distortion appears on the side and just moves back and forth. I don't know why or how. It does the same thing on lower resolutions, too. I tried lowering the settings, I tried changing the resolution, and I just updated my drivers a couple weeks ago. And look at how the HUD is completely normal.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:55 pm

Shadowman wrote:F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin:
I've been playing through the FEAR series again. beat FEAR 1 and Extraction Point and moved onto Project Origin. I got to just before fighting Replicas for the first time...then this happened. That distortion appears on the side and just moves back and forth. I don't know why or how. It does the same thing on lower resolutions, too. I tried lowering the settings, I tried changing the resolution, and I just updated my drivers a couple weeks ago. And look at how the HUD is completely normal.

You tried looking that up online, or tried poking around the Steam F.E.A.R. forum? Give it a look and post the issue there; you might find some help! Good luck, man.

Sneak King [360]:
Holy crap, this is hilarious. But man, I suck at it. I delivered one burger, screwed up 2 other deliveries and got discouraged.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance [360]:
Got to the first save point. Got 2 Achievements. It seems that the red and blue character packs aren't even available any more. Ah well.

Crash Course [360]:
Enjoyable enough to screw around in for a few minutes. I tried to make my character look like Faith from Mirror's Edge, which makes the platforming a little more fun:

Given the limited amount of pieces and colours to choose from, that was the best I could do. Finished the USA set and got the Achievement for floating in the fans. Tried to get the hammer one, but I guess I was doing it wrong.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 11:25 am

1337W422102 wrote:You tried looking that up online, or tried poking around the Steam F.E.A.R. forum? Give it a look and post the issue there; you might find some help! Good luck, man.

The Steam forums were down last night, but I posted it this morning. I tried looking around the internet but then that's always a pain because the same search words also find like 500 results that don't help me in the slightest. Damn, I've never been so desperate to be glomped by Alma.

1337W422102 wrote:Marvel Ultimate Alliance [360]:
Got to the first save point. Got 2 Achievements. It seems that the red and blue character packs aren't even available any more. Ah well.

Look at it this way: You still have Deadpool, and in the end, do you really need anything else?

I think Squirrel Girl should be in MUA3, as a secret character with ridiculously high stats.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:31 pm

Shadowman wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:You tried looking that up online, or tried poking around the Steam F.E.A.R. forum? Give it a look and post the issue there; you might find some help! Good luck, man.

The Steam forums were down last night, but I posted it this morning. I tried looking around the internet but then that's always a pain because the same search words also find like 500 results that don't help me in the slightest. Damn, I've never been so desperate to be glomped by Alma.

Hope you can get it sorted out. I had a problem with my video card when the first F.E.A.R. game came out. I would get red pixels of "snow" all over the place in certain kinds of lighting. What I had to do was get a third-party program to UNDERclock my video card so get rid of the red pixels. ATI makes hardcore hardware, but their software leaves a LOT to be desired.

Shadowman wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:Marvel Ultimate Alliance [360]:
Got to the first save point. Got 2 Achievements. It seems that the red and blue character packs aren't even available any more. Ah well.

Look at it this way: You still have Deadpool, and in the end, do you really need anything else?

I think Squirrel Girl should be in MUA3, as a secret character with ridiculously high stats.

The only good Deadpool is '90s Deadpool from the original limited series and the Joe Kelly run, before they bastardized the hell out of him to appeal to /b/tard 12-year-olds. :BANG_HEAD:

But yeah, I he wasn't handled badly in the Ultimate Alliance games. Did they put him in the Super Hero Squad show or game? That could be fun.

by **The Happy Locust** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:02 am

Call of Duty: Black Ops
GAME OVER!
Found out just how much of the game was all in my head. ALL OF IT! :roll:

Sorry. anyway, finally remembered the source of the broadcasts and led a US attack squad to take it down. It blowed up.... not very well considering it was underwater. #-o

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:04 am

Well, great. My 360 3-light Ring'd out on me. Again. Looks like I'll be cracking it open for repairs soon.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 2:34 am

Borderlands:
Got to level 30 as Brick. All I have on my plate right now is to find and kill JayneJaynis Cobb, as well as the final Circle of Slaughter. (For some reason, no enemies spawn, so I can't complete it and have to suicide to get out of there) I was saving this for a big co-op session with some friends of mine, but I figure it's better to be too far ahead and have to redo missions, than be too far behind and not get any rewards for doing them.

Meanwhile, as seriously-underweight sniper Mordecai, I teamed up with another friend of mine to beat Mad Moxxi's Underboob Underdome Riot. Since he was playing as a maxed out Lilith, and I was only level 47 (And thus so was every enemy there) serious ass-kickings were dealt, and my Mordecai is now one skill point more powerful.

by **The Happy Locust** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:05 pm

Donkey Kong Country Returns
Went back through world 3 and collected the missing puzzle pieces. Okay, that's 3 worlds down. Moving onto my first pass on world 4.

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:53 pm

Final Fantasy XII:
WOO, finally got past Ahriman, who gave me such grief I actually stopped playing for months. Helluva feeling. Now I'm in the Imperial Capital. Apparently Larsa is here, with his infinite pool of X-Potions he throws around liberally. I'm hoping he'll join us like the last few times, get some hunts done. One in particular, if I finish it, will give me the hunt to fight Gilgamesh. My favorite FF character, voiced by John "Bender" DiMaggio, wielding counterfeit versions of weapons belong to Squall, Tidus, Zidane and Cloud, with a remixed version of his personal battle theme, using the signature strategies, fighting on a bridge like in FF5, my favorite game in the series? He is a boss after my own heart.

by **The Happy Locust** » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:22 pm

Fallout New Vegas
More random questing before moving on with the story. Tracked down what happened to a missing NCR trooper. Apparently he found a relatively benign group was stealing water for their crops and was killed before he could report it. Convinced the culprit to turn himself in on the condition that I not reveal the water issue. Well, positive Karma anyway.
Currently running tasks for the Crimson Caravan. Delivered an invoice, then talked an employee into quitting (threatened to rat him out to a group he had debts with). Next up, industrial espionage.

News Credits: 37 · by **SlyTF1** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 8:33 pm

Mass Effect 2- PS3 version

The PS3 version just came out 3 days ago and I beat it just now! WHOO!!! This means I have the game for every system it came out on! The 360, PC, and now the PS3! I still have 2 DLCs and a few other optional downloaded missions! I've always wanted the DLCs for this game, but I never knew how to get them with the 360 version.

19th or 20th time beating this game!!!

by **The Happy Locust** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:37 pm

The Happy Locust wrote:Fallout New Vegas
More random questing before moving on with the story. Tracked down what happened to a missing NCR trooper. Apparently he found a relatively benign group was stealing water for their crops and was killed before he could report it. Convinced the culprit to turn himself in on the condition that I not reveal the water issue. Well, positive Karma anyway.
Currently running tasks for the Crimson Caravan. Delivered an invoice, then talked an employee into quitting (threatened to rat him out to a group he had debts with). Next up, industrial espionage.

Fallout New Vegas
Espionage proved to be easier than expected. The weapons plans are now in the hands of the Crimson caravan company. After that, ran some minor side jobs, finally met Mr. House and got a new suite. Helped a super mutant population towards a cure for the Nightkin without resorting to further experimentation on one. Helpded the King's leader fix his cyberdog with the unwilling help of another dog as a brain donor. :-$

Decided to hit up the great kahns. They're not too fond of me, but still managed to meet with their head people and convince them to ditch an alliance with the Legion (and got them to kill the legion ambassador) :grin:

Travelled to Cottonwood cove and met Ceasar, who offered me amnesty in exchange for favors. Needing what he had, told him I'd consider it, then returned to cottonwood cove and dumped toxic waste on the Legion outpost.
All in a day's work.

News Credits: 37 · by **SlyTF1** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:47 pm

Mass Effect 2- PS3

I just beat the overlord DLC and...that is the weirdest damn thing I have ever played! Even weirder than Assassin's Creed! Starting on the Layer of the Shadow Broker now! The main reason I wanted the PS3 version in the first place!

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:07 pm

SlyTF1 wrote:Mass Effect 2- PS3

I just beat the overlord DLC and...that is the weirdest damn thing I have ever played! Even weirder than Assassin's Creed! Starting on the Layer of the Shadow Broker now! The main reason I wanted the PS3 version in the first place!

I really liked Overlord's ending. Shadow Broker as well...assuming you stayed loyal to Liara...and also you're FemShep...

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:19 pm

I'll just leave this here: http://bit.ly/ComeGetSome

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:25 pm

1337W422102 wrote:I'll just leave this here: http://bit.ly/ComeGetSome

Beat you by about a half a day.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:39 pm

Shadowman wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:I'll just leave this here: http://bit.ly/ComeGetSome

Beat you by about a half a day.

Oh. Well, I just got the email today. So much for First Access Club, eh?

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:41 pm

1337W422102 wrote:
Shadowman wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:I'll just leave this here: http://bit.ly/ComeGetSome

Beat you by about a half a day.

Oh. Well, I just got the email today. So much for First Access Club, eh?

I also got the e-mail today. I'm just more First-accessier than you.

News Credits: 23 · by **1337W422102** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:00 am

Shadowman wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:
Shadowman wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:I'll just leave this here: http://bit.ly/ComeGetSome

Beat you by about a half a day.

Oh. Well, I just got the email today. So much for First Access Club, eh?

I also got the e-mail today. I'm just more First-accessier than you.

Are you a wizard?

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:19 am

1337W422102 wrote:
Shadowman wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:
Shadowman wrote:
1337W422102 wrote:I'll just leave this here: http://bit.ly/ComeGetSome

Beat you by about a half a day.

Oh. Well, I just got the email today. So much for First Access Club, eh?

I also got the e-mail today. I'm just more First-accessier than you.

Are you a wizard?

Yes. Yes I am. It's why I wear this awesome pointy hat, and I solve all my problems with fireballs.

News Credits: 37 · by **SlyTF1** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:14 am

Shadowman wrote:
SlyTF1 wrote:Mass Effect 2- PS3

I just beat the overlord DLC and...that is the weirdest damn thing I have ever played! Even weirder than Assassin's Creed! Starting on the Layer of the Shadow Broker now! The main reason I wanted the PS3 version in the first place!

I really liked Overlord's ending. Shadow Broker as well...assuming you stayed loyal to Liara...and also you're FemShep...

I just beat Lair of the Shadow Broker and...it was the best thing ever. It was better than the whole game! If it was a full game, it'd be my favorite game ever. But sadly, it's just a DLC. It felt like I was playing a movie, it was so awesome. I never liked Liara, she always annoyed me. But after this DLC, I have respect. Not really respect, but she's just less annoying. I am currently playing the entire game over again just to play this mission again. I wish I could play it forever =P~

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:16 am

You thought Liara was...annoying? You thought the hot blue scientist alien chick who was easily the most soft-spoken and reserved member of the entire cast of the first game, was annoying? I mean, sure, in ME2 working with the Shadow Broker and Cerberus made her into a total bitch. She gets better after becoming the Shadow Broker. What about her annoyed you?