blink182 said: Ronster316 said: Dont waste your time with Alone in the dark, unless you want to rapidly lose your hair lol, put it discreetly next to your copy of transformers and cash in on it whilst its still actually worth somthing in trade value As for forza, well, the game potentially could last you months if you participate in all the races yourself (you can hire a driver which i did do a few times towards the end) Badgenomes times for Bioshock and Assasins creed are spot on Condemned 2.... hhhmmmm its ok but the origional is better, i think it took me around 9 hours to complete it hope that helps a little   condemned only 9 or so hours, gutted, i'm really enjoying it and i actually prefer it to the original. Is alone in the dark really as bad as most people say then, i really wanted to get  it for wii but i heard that the wii version was absolute pap and the 360 version was quite a bit better so i decided to chuck it in my basket.

I really liked it, but there's no denying it has a lot of damn problems. Defintely avoid the Wii version. (I've beaten it too) The Wii version is a sloppy and thoughtless port of the PS2 version. Which I'm fairly certain the PS2 version was hastily assembled from mere bits and pieces of the HD version, and is a lousy game that only resembles the HD version of the surface. Which was a game of debatable merit. =P

I had fun with the 360 version, despite it's faults. It's got some geninue cleaver moments invovling the the use of item combos, creative control set-ups, and has some really well done scripted moments. It also has generally lousy combat, annoying driving bits, and some annoyingly specfic triggers for certain situations. If you want, I can give you some tips to help minimize some of the more annoying aspects of the game.

EDIT - Even with a damn map, the flags are a royal pain in the ass. They serve no purpose other than if you want the damn achievement. They're no clues for finding them other than just simply seeing them, and they're stashed in subtle little ninches and alleys all over the damn place. I really don't think it's worth toturing yourself over.

BrainBoxLtd said: blink182 said: Ronster316 said: Dont waste your time with Alone in the dark, unless you want to rapidly lose your hair lol, put it discreetly next to your copy of transformers and cash in on it whilst its still actually worth somthing in trade value As for forza, well, the game potentially could last you months if you participate in all the races yourself (you can hire a driver which i did do a few times towards the end) Badgenomes times for Bioshock and Assasins creed are spot on Condemned 2.... hhhmmmm its ok but the origional is better, i think it took me around 9 hours to complete it hope that helps a little   condemned only 9 or so hours, gutted, i'm really enjoying it and i actually prefer it to the original. Is alone in the dark really as bad as most people say then, i really wanted to get  it for wii but i heard that the wii version was absolute pap and the 360 version was quite a bit better so i decided to chuck it in my basket.  I really liked it, but there's no denying it has a lot of damn problems. Defintely avoid the Wii version. (I've beaten it too) The Wii version is a sloppy and thoughtless port of the PS2 version. Which I'm fairly certain the PS2 version was hastily assembled from mere bits and pieces of the HD version, and is a lousy game that only resembles the HD version of the surface. Which was a game of debatable merit. =P I had fun with the 360 version, despite it's faults. It's got some geninue cleaver moments invovling the the use of item combos, creative control set-ups, and has some really well done scripted moments. It also has generally lousy combat, annoying driving bits, and some annoyingly specfic triggers for certain situations. If you want, I can give you some tips to help minimize some of the more annoying aspects of the game. EDIT - Even with a damn map, the flags are a royal pain in the ass. They serve no purpose other than if you want the damn achievement. They're no clues for finding them other than just simply seeing them, and they're stashed in subtle little ninches and alleys all over the damn place. I really don't think it's worth toturing yourself over.

I wonder if the patch is going to be able to fix some of those issues, i really like the idea of the item combo's and the pyrocentric gameplay so i'm wondering whether i should wait for it, i probably will cause it seems there's fun to be had in there somewhere.

I'm definitely never getting the wii version though, it's a shame cause the premise of the game with wii controls  had so much potential and from what i heard it's going to be ataris last "big" game.

It depends on what you want. I went into Alone in the Dark knowing it had was going to be a mess, so I did my best to laugh of the poorly done stuff and just have fun messing stuff in-game enjoy the more well done moments. If you actually like old-school games that throw you into something and just expect you to wander around and poke stuff till you figure something out you might like it. It's got on a Demo on the XBOX marketplace, so that might be a good start. Love or hate it, it's still a fairly short game, even if you go for all the achievements, so either way you're probably better off renting.

Seriously now, why do you bother with shit like AitD??
Bioshock: I have nothing against these kids but as I read above, a guy played Blue Dragon for 90 hours (!!! o_O ???) and the same guy says Bioshock is about 8-10 hours. Are we playin the same games guys?
Brass Ball achievement and Hard mode playthrough, needs at LEAST 16-18 hours. And that the proper amount of time so you can enjoy this game in all its greatness.

Try Mass Effect (a pure Bioware hardcore RPG quintessence of 25-30 of the most enjoyable and deep gaming experience), try CRACKDOWN (more fun than you could ever imagine), and of course you could take a look at the GTAIV.

Of the ones I've played to completion:

Assassin's Creed: Got 1000 GS with around 12 hours

Condemned: Got 970 GS around 9-10 hours. (On my g/f's account, working on finishing it on mine)

Forza: Sitting at 70hours now. I got max level about 40 hours in.  I'm close to finishing a lot of achievements but still kind of far from completing it. I'd say around 100 hours total with the multiplayer stuff. If you don't boost the multiplayer part will take a while.

Viva Pinata: Got 1000 GS with about 60 hours in.  This is a game that can go on for much much longer if you want to get all the resident and master romancer awards.  I would put it close to 100hours if you want to do that.  There is no "main story" it's just one of those games you just play with no set goal other than building your garden.  It's good in small doses here and there and is a good distraction from the typical shooter/racer/sports fare.

Lost Odyssey: I finished the main story pretty much about 60 hours.  To complete the extra sidequests & achievements I finished up right at 85 hours.