The Energon Pub

[The Happy Locust]

Minecraft
No accomplishments, just kinda deciding my next project. I'm in the mood for floating structures, so wondering how feasible it is to clear out a 64 x 64 x 64 block chunk of land. Basically create a giant crater, then build inside of it.

TNT, good sir. I've levelled entire mountains.

Quite true, but I figure if I hand-dig out the entire area, I'll be set for life on resources, stone, dirt, and lava.... okay, maybe not lava.

[SlyTF1]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2:

My cousin and I "rented" this game and beat it in just a few hours. Those few hours where hard as ass though.

And when I say "rented" I mean he bought it for the PS3, and since he doesn't have one and I do, he took it back after we beat it.

[1337W422102]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2:

My cousin and I "rented" this game and beat it in just a few hours. Those few hours where hard as ass though.

And when I say "rented" I mean he bought it for the PS3, and since he doesn't have one and I do, he took it back after we beat it.

Woah, dude. You guys are, like, SUCH rebels.

[SlyTF1]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2:

My cousin and I "rented" this game and beat it in just a few hours. Those few hours where hard as ass though.

And when I say "rented" I mean he bought it for the PS3, and since he doesn't have one and I do, he took it back after we beat it.

Woah, dude. You guys are, like, SUCH rebels.

T'was not my idea.

[1337W422102]

Just bustin' yer chops, bud!

So a friend and I played a lot of GTA IV online and APB, looking for a fun open-world multiplay game with co-op. So we got Saints Row 2 during the Steam Summer Camp Sale, installed the community-made patches and mods to get it running decently (talk about a crappy PC port that even Volition feels bad about, hence they're doing the SR3 port in-house), and holy damn, is it fun as hell.

The entire game can be played in co-op, with missions and side-quests being different in co-op mode. For example, in one mission, the player must escort a wounded NPC out of a hospital and escape in a helicopter, while in co-op, Player 1 must get the NPC outside to the parking lot while Player 2 fights his way to the roof to secure the chopper and get the party out of there. Also, all progress you make in co-op is saved to your character, so the missions you finish in co-op carry right over to your single-player game. Side missions generally unlock cool abilities and bonuses, such as better weapons, infinite ammo, improved sprinting and health regeneration, faster wanted level cooldown, bonus vehicles, store discounts, no falling damage, and more. Being able to jump out of a helicopter, crash into the ground, not get hurt, stand up again, and call an NPC to have your gatling gun-equipped rocket-launching APC delivered to your location is beyond win.

Customization is great; characters, vehicles, hideouts, gangs, etc can be customized. I made two characters, Duke Nukem and Faith from Mirror's Edge.

Oh yeah, and the game itself is hilarious, without being too silly. It's more San Andreas than San Andreas. The dialogue and situations are real funny, with running gags like one character not getting any love (his elaborate plans get ignored, other characters take credit for his actions, the news describes him as an "unknown accomplice," etc.) and the player character singing along to '80s songs on the radio. Watching a cutscene in which Duke takes out a bunch of samurai and, on his way out of the corpse-littered dojo, eats some of their sushi, cracked me the hell up.

I'm having too much fun with this title and I'm eagerly awaiting Saints Row The Third in November.

[The Happy Locust]

5
Customization is great; characters, vehicles, hideouts, gangs, etc can be customized. I made two characters, Duke Nukem and Faith from Mirror's Edge.

Oh yeah, and the game itself is hilarious, without being too silly. It's more San Andreas than San Andreas. The dialogue and situations are real funny, with running gags like one character not getting any love (his elaborate plans get ignored, other characters take credit for his actions, the news describes him as an "unknown accomplice," etc.) and the player character singing along to '80s songs on the radio. Watching a cutscene in which Duke takes out a bunch of samurai and, on his way out of the corpse-littered dojo, eats some of their sushi, cracked me the hell up.

I'm having too much fun with this title and I'm eagerly awaiting Saints Row The Third in November.

PC port had it's problems, but a good enough system can overcome them. I had a blast with that game. My favorite giddy thrill was when i learned that cutscenes use current character model. meaning that if you make your character silly, then replay old scenes, the new look is used. Some of the darkest and most heart-rending moments are easier to watch when you review them as a naked dude or a topless chick.

Portal 2
Completed single-player again. Still fun and rewarding.

Metroid Prime 3
Still replaying. Cleared the leviathan seed from Valhalla then investigated the Lost Valhalla ship. Exploration limited due to lack of power cells. Revisited norion to reach an unexplored area and get a new cell. Off to the pirate homeworld.

[1337W422102]

5
Customization is great; characters, vehicles, hideouts, gangs, etc can be customized. I made two characters, Duke Nukem and Faith from Mirror's Edge.

Oh yeah, and the game itself is hilarious, without being too silly. It's more San Andreas than San Andreas. The dialogue and situations are real funny, with running gags like one character not getting any love (his elaborate plans get ignored, other characters take credit for his actions, the news describes him as an "unknown accomplice," etc.) and the player character singing along to '80s songs on the radio. Watching a cutscene in which Duke takes out a bunch of samurai and, on his way out of the corpse-littered dojo, eats some of their sushi, cracked me the hell up.

I'm having too much fun with this title and I'm eagerly awaiting Saints Row The Third in November.

PC port had it's problems, but a good enough system can overcome them. I had a blast with that game. My favorite giddy thrill was when i learned that cutscenes use current character model. meaning that if you make your character silly, then replay old scenes, the new look is used. Some of the darkest and most heart-rending moments are easier to watch when you review them as a naked dude or a topless chick.

I don't just mean performance issue, but things like the camera, controls, some missions that are bugged and cannot be passed in co-op, etc. Grab the Gentlemen Of The Row mod and re-explore the game with many fixes, patches, tweaks, and additional content!

And I know what you mean: my co-op character is Australian Duke Nukem.

[The Happy Locust]

5
Customization is great; characters, vehicles, hideouts, gangs, etc can be customized. I made two characters, Duke Nukem and Faith from Mirror's Edge.

Oh yeah, and the game itself is hilarious, without being too silly. It's more San Andreas than San Andreas. The dialogue and situations are real funny, with running gags like one character not getting any love (his elaborate plans get ignored, other characters take credit for his actions, the news describes him as an "unknown accomplice," etc.) and the player character singing along to '80s songs on the radio. Watching a cutscene in which Duke takes out a bunch of samurai and, on his way out of the corpse-littered dojo, eats some of their sushi, cracked me the hell up.

I'm having too much fun with this title and I'm eagerly awaiting Saints Row The Third in November.

PC port had it's problems, but a good enough system can overcome them. I had a blast with that game. My favorite giddy thrill was when i learned that cutscenes use current character model. meaning that if you make your character silly, then replay old scenes, the new look is used. Some of the darkest and most heart-rending moments are easier to watch when you review them as a naked dude or a topless chick.

I don't just mean performance issue, but things like the camera, controls, some missions that are bugged and cannot be passed in co-op, etc. Grab the Gentlemen Of The Row mod and re-explore the game with many fixes, patches, tweaks, and additional content!

And I know what you mean: my co-op character is Australian Duke Nukem.

Never touched the co-op. Not enough still friends. I'm still trying to find someone to play Portal 2 co-op with. :-\

BTW, thanks for the minecraft tip. TNT may not be surgically accurate, but the results are fun.

[Shadowman]

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy:
Slaughtered Feral Chaos' full-form. I used a trick that involves setting up accessories in such a way that you can do upwards of 40,000 damage per HP attack, beating him in 4-5 hits. Trial and error was, as usual, required, but he went down damn fast. then I unlocked him, then got him to level 100.

He's tricky, an understatement if I ever made one. He has numerous nerfs, such as constantly dwindling Brave, his EX and Assist Guages never fill up, he lacks many neccesary skills, and his moves take up nearly twice as much CP as anyone else. so the trick isn't to master him in terms of levels, but to master his skills, as many of them negate his flaws. Otherwise, he has all the strengths of Chaos, though his moves arent't nearly as overpowered and cheap.

[SlyTF1]

Sacred 2 Fallen Angel:

Just got this game yesterday and it's better than I expected. I hate how every 2 steps you take, there's a swarm of enemies though. And you can only fast travel to certain areas; which is also BS. But everything else is fun. I'm fighting this giant rock monster now and I have no idea how to beat it. I got his shields down, but they always come back up a little.

Update: I can't beat the first boss. So, I'm done with this game. I'm never playing it again.

[Shadowman]

Dino D-Day:
Holy crap.

Okay, here's the premise: It's 1942, and Hitler has succeeded in resurrecting Dinosaurs. So now there's an army on Dinosaurs on the loose, working for the Nazis.

The problem with this is that's, while there's no indication on the Steam Store page, this is soooooo a Source Mod. Actually Day of Defeat seems to be the base here, there's also some mechanics from Left 4 Dead, and I definitely heard a handful of TF2 sounds. By all accounts this game should be massively unimpressive, and I feel like I need to break someone's jaw for thinking of selling a glorified Source Mod for $10 (Well, $5 until the sale ends 37 hours and 45 minutes from posting this) but it's actually really fun. There's a free weekend going on until tomorrow afternoon, so...you know, hurry it up.

[1337W422102]

Dino D-Day:
Holy crap.

Okay, here's the premise: It's 1942, and Hitler has succeeded in resurrecting Dinosaurs. So now there's an army on Dinosaurs on the loose, working for the Nazis.

The problem with this is that's, while there's no indication on the Steam Store page, this is soooooo a Source Mod. Actually Day of Defeat seems to be the base here, there's also some mechanics from Left 4 Dead, and I definitely heard a handful of TF2 sounds. By all accounts this game should be massively unimpressive, and I feel like I need to break someone's jaw for thinking of selling a glorified Source Mod for $10 (Well, $5 until the sale ends 37 hours and 45 minutes from posting this) but it's actually really fun. There's a free weekend going on until tomorrow afternoon, so...you know, hurry it up.

Interesting premise, bad execution. They get points for trying, but Dino D-Day, at best, plays and feels like a mod (limited content, technical issues, not much depth, unpolished) and not a game you pay real money for. A fun mod, but that's pretty much it. Once the LOLOMG IMMA TREX LOL wears off, it gets old.

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project [PC]:
Cleared Episode 5 on my Hard playthrough. Currently on the ship in Episode 6. Er, I mean, I'M ON A BOAT.

[The Happy Locust]

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Decided to put a little time exploring. Around midnight, decided 'only 5 minutes left, find a save point'. An hour later, I'd found my save point but only after exploring half the pirate homeworld, finding the xray visor, defeating gandrayda, unlocking the transit system, and getting the grapple voltage attachment. Phew...

[Shadowman]

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Decided to put a little time exploring. Around midnight, decided 'only 5 minutes left, find a save point'. An hour later, I'd found my save point but only after exploring half the pirate homeworld, finding the xray visor, defeating gandrayda, unlocking the transit system, and getting the grapple voltage attachment. Phew...

If I had a nickel for every time that happened...

Borderlands:
Being away from my computer for the past week gave me a series urge to play this again. I'm not sure why. Finished up Secret Armory's main quest as Mordecai (playthrough 1) then I'm going to clean up a few extra side missions before moving onto Robot Revolution. Maybe I'll even try Crawmerax without the Lilith-Specific bug...

[The Happy Locust]

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Decided to put a little time exploring. Around midnight, decided 'only 5 minutes left, find a save point'. An hour later, I'd found my save point but only after exploring half the pirate homeworld, finding the xray visor, defeating gandrayda, unlocking the transit system, and getting the grapple voltage attachment. Phew...

If I had a nickel for every time that happened...

You'd have 45 cents, but that still says a lot.

[Shadowman]

Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy:
Figured out how to get everyone's best weapons, and I got the top exclusive weapons for Terra, Yuna, and Tifa, which had nothing to do with them being hot, but because I've been using them more and more recently. Because they're hot. I have most of the materials to make exclusive weapons for Bartz, Cloud, Gilgamesh, Golbez, Gabranth, etc. etc. but they aren't hot so....

Team Fortress 2:
Did some trading and got the Quick-Fix, a totally awesome new medigun for the Medic. It loads it's charge up much faster, but it can't overheal. In fact, it can't even really ubercharge, instead, it's uber effect causes the healing rate to jump to 3x normal, enough to survive all but the most aggressive of attacks.

[The Happy Locust]

Metroid Prime 3: corruption
Still making headway on my replay. Left the pirate homeworld and returned to Elysia to obtain the spider ball. Used said power to get some missile expansions and an energy tank. Returned to the pirate world and used it to get the Hazard shield upgrade.

[Shadowman]

Nothing is confirmed yet, but it's possible that next year, there will be new missions at the Fyrestone bounty board.

Transformers: War for Cybertron:
Buckled and bought the second character pack. I'm almost certain the maps are not stored on the disc, otherwise this would have been a much smaller unlock. So there's that.

Team Fortress 2:
New items for me! Found the Solemn Vow, a marble bust of Hippocrates, the creator of the Hippocratic Oath. it even has one of the key phrases inscribed on it, "Do No Harm." Naturally, the Medic bludgeons people to death with it. Also, it lets you see enemy health like you'd see ally health. Also, I did some trading for a Strange Sandman, which get a fancy new name after more and more kills.

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Those new bounty board missions have been rumoured for some time now. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

Saints Row 2 [PC]:
Playing as my Faith from Mirror's Edge character. Finished off all the Chop Shop activities, held up enough stores to get free food and drinks forever, and I made a Guile's theme video with my Duke character. Good times.

Grim Fandango [PC]:
Finding a way to tamper with the mail tubes to get a client that isn't broke.

Duke Nukem Forever [PC]:
Downloading the new patch now. Looking forward to it. It'll make my Damn I'm Good run much less ass.

[SlyTF1]

Hunted The Demon's Forge:

Pretty awesome game. I beat it in 2 sittings though. The ending was BS though. But I think that the endings can change depending on if you drink these pots of evil liquid throughout the game. I drank them, then at the end it took control of me and I had to kill my partner. I'm going to play it again without drinking any to see if the ending changes.

[Shadowman]

You're drinking pots of Red Bull?

Final Fantasy XIII:
I decided to give it another shot. See if, maybe by replaying it from the beginning, my distaste for it would peel away and I'd gain new appreciation for this.

It's not working like I planned. Still, though, I'm far from giving up.

Resident Evil 5:
Maxed out and bought Infinite Ammo for the Smith & Wesson Model 500, a monster of a revolver, and the second most powerful weapon in the game behind the rocket launcher. Then, I bought a second one for Sheva, so now both of us are using the most powerful non-explosive weapon in the game. Gonna make my planned playthrough of Veteran Difficulty that much easier.

[The Happy Locust]

Metroid Prime 3: corruption
Continuing play. obtained the Nova beam, much fun was had. You never feel so powerful as you do knowing you can take out a hatcher in one shot. Spent the rest of this session on an energy cell hunt, then taking them to the Valhalla. Found stuff that has no relevance to the story yet but will save me time later. Going after the last 2 cells.

[Shadowman]

Fire Emblem:
I've been meaning for months to get back into this. Then, I finally did, and lo and behold, my last save is still there. And it begins with the enemy team getting the first turn and killing Sain, and character I really liked. And death is irreversible in this. So...great reunion, there, Fire Emblem. I'm not giving up, though...well, sort of, I am. I want to get a refresher on what was going on, so I figure it's just easier to start from the beginning. The good news, my skills as a tactician have vastly improved during my travels in Ivalice...speaking of...

Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions:
Currently on the mission to rescue Mustadio. It does NOT help that allied AI still doesn't understand the meaning of "Fall back to the White Mage, because I have to keep all of you alive and it is SUCH a pain to revive you when behind enemy lines."

Final Fantasy XIII:
I have a theory, but I'm not going to call it a law yet until I test it a bit more. My theory is that all Final Fantasy games are substantially easier on the second playthrough, likely due to increased awareness of various extra odds and ends (Hidden items, side quests, etc.) as well as knowing more advanced tactics learned during the first playthrough. It's the reason my last playthrough of VII was so abhorrently easy, and so far XIII is looking to be the same.

For the most part, it's better Paradigms I only learned to properly use later on, as well as me paying more attention to the Crystarium and not shying away from fights instead adopting the motto "Take on all comers!" For the record, I'm partway through Palumporom, and everyone is nearly maxed out, while Snow actually is maxed out for this part of the game. Also, I've been spending absurd amounts of money upgrading weapons.

(Still haven't succeeded in gaining appreciation for this game, though I admit I'm warming up to it)

[The Happy Locust]

Minecraft
Just thought I'd share my non-accomplishments.

Just located a cavern and came across a sight to behold. A mushroom grove. I had no idea these existed in such numbers, but not complaining. Harvested the lot for mushroom soup.


In same cavern, found a connecting area to one of my other caverns. Needs a ladder though.


And my current project is going to be a big hole to be used for floating structures. 64x64x64 hole. A slow process but you can see my progress.

[1337W422102]

I can't wait for Adventure Mode. It's going to make the "Kaneandlynchcraft" mode a friend and I play much more interesting.

Shank [PC]:
Beat the first level in co-op. Real fun, great art style, but a gamepad is a freakin' must.

Brink [PC]:
Played it during the Steam Free Weekend. It's fun and ambitious, but it feels like it's the multiplayer component of a game, and not a full game itself. The story makes no sense (the Security should just bomb/raid the shanty towns and the Resistance should just get boats and go away to "escape") and the "campaigns" are just botmatches with loose cutscene stories. No character development. No reason to care.

Finished all the 1-star challenges, the first Security mission, and one of the bonus Ark Labs Resistance missions.

Saints Row 2 [PC]:
Co-op campaign with a friend. All of the gangs are down. Now to deal with Ultor.