Video Game Deals

[Kerm]

If you guys don't have Dead Rising (in my opinion, one of the best Xbox exclusives), and you're feeling adventurous, Circuit City is going to have it on Black Friday for $9.99.  There are a bunch of other deals going on, too.

[Kerm]

DPD.  More Black Friday deals.

[Kerm]

TPD.  Condemned 2 pre-played for $9.99 from GameFly for the 360 or the PS3.

[Kerm]

Kermcast.  Pre turned me on to a great site written by Tom Chick, who shares a lot of the same game opinions I have.  Anyhow, he's been raving about Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts lately (I know, I know).  There's a demo of it on the Marketplace, and it's pretty good.  Amazon has it for $25.

[*In a Nutsack]

Kermcast.  Pre turned me on to a great site written by Tom Chick, who shares a lot of the same game opinions I have.  Anyhow, he's been raving about Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts lately (I know, I know).  There's a demo of it on the Marketplace, and it's pretty good.  Amazon has it for $25.

Banjo-Kazooie?  What does that even mean?

[Weebs]

Kermcast.  Pre turned me on to a great site written by Tom Chick, who shares a lot of the same game opinions I have.  Anyhow, he's been raving about Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts lately (I know, I know).  There's a demo of it on the Marketplace, and it's pretty good.  Amazon has it for $25.

It looked cool, but at the same time, from what I've seen, it's almost nothing like the original two games.  This one I guess is more of a customization/flying game?  The other two were platformers, during that incredible run of awesome platforming games on the N64...okay, so Mario 64 and a few others were amazing, but still, that was the Platformer Era.

[Kerm]

Kermcast.  Pre turned me on to a great site written by Tom Chick, who shares a lot of the same game opinions I have.  Anyhow, he's been raving about Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts lately (I know, I know).  There's a demo of it on the Marketplace, and it's pretty good.  Amazon has it for $25.

It looked cool, but at the same time, from what I've seen, it's almost nothing like the original two games.  This one I guess is more of a customization/flying game?  The other two were platformers, during that incredible run of awesome platforming games on the N64...okay, so Mario 64 and a few others were amazing, but still, that was the Platformer Era.

IAN, I have no idea.  I think it's the name of the main characters, or something.

Weebs, yeah, the best way to describe this one is an engineering game.  Download the demo and give it a shot.  It's pretty fun.

[*In a Nutsack]

Kermcast.  Pre turned me on to a great site written by Tom Chick, who shares a lot of the same game opinions I have.  Anyhow, he's been raving about Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts lately (I know, I know).  There's a demo of it on the Marketplace, and it's pretty good.  Amazon has it for $25.

It looked cool, but at the same time, from what I've seen, it's almost nothing like the original two games.  This one I guess is more of a customization/flying game?  The other two were platformers, during that incredible run of awesome platforming games on the N64...okay, so Mario 64 and a few others were amazing, but still, that was the Platformer Era.

IAN, I have no idea.  I think it's the name of the main characters, or something.

Weebs, yeah, the best way to describe this one is an engineering game.  Download the demo and give it a shot.  It's pretty fun.

Engineering game?  I do that in real life.

[Kerm]

Kermcast.  Pre turned me on to a great site written by Tom Chick, who shares a lot of the same game opinions I have.  Anyhow, he's been raving about Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts lately (I know, I know).  There's a demo of it on the Marketplace, and it's pretty good.  Amazon has it for $25.

It looked cool, but at the same time, from what I've seen, it's almost nothing like the original two games.  This one I guess is more of a customization/flying game?  The other two were platformers, during that incredible run of awesome platforming games on the N64...okay, so Mario 64 and a few others were amazing, but still, that was the Platformer Era.

IAN, I have no idea.  I think it's the name of the main characters, or something.

Weebs, yeah, the best way to describe this one is an engineering game.  Download the demo and give it a shot.  It's pretty fun.

Engineering game?  I do that in real life.

No wonder you're so socially inept.

[*In a Nutsack]

Kermcast.  Pre turned me on to a great site written by Tom Chick, who shares a lot of the same game opinions I have.  Anyhow, he's been raving about Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts lately (I know, I know).  There's a demo of it on the Marketplace, and it's pretty good.  Amazon has it for $25.

It looked cool, but at the same time, from what I've seen, it's almost nothing like the original two games.  This one I guess is more of a customization/flying game?  The other two were platformers, during that incredible run of awesome platforming games on the N64...okay, so Mario 64 and a few others were amazing, but still, that was the Platformer Era.

IAN, I have no idea.  I think it's the name of the main characters, or something.

Weebs, yeah, the best way to describe this one is an engineering game.  Download the demo and give it a shot.  It's pretty fun.

Engineering game?  I do that in real life.

No wonder you're so socially inept.

It's a wonder how I got a member of the female species to marry me.

[*In a Nutsack]

DPD, but Amazon has Far Cry 2 (and a few others) at $38 for today (12/11) only.

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-245113.aspx

[Kerm]

DPD, but Amazon has Far Cry 2 (and a few others) at $38 for today (12/11) only.

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-245113.aspx

Thank you, IAN.

No, wait.  Damn you, IAN!

Seriously, good find.  This is another game that Tom Chick loves.

[Weebs]

DPD, but Amazon has Far Cry 2 (and a few others) at $38 for today (12/11) only.

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-245113.aspx

Thank you, IAN.

No, wait.  Damn you, IAN!

Seriously, good find.  This is another game that Tom Chick loves.

Does Tom Chick also talk about the horrid AI?  Cause other than that, it's incredible.

[Kerm]

DPD, but Amazon has Far Cry 2 (and a few others) at $38 for today (12/11) only.

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-245113.aspx

Thank you, IAN.

No, wait.  Damn you, IAN!

Seriously, good find.  This is another game that Tom Chick loves.

Does Tom Chick also talk about the horrid AI?  Cause other than that, it's incredible.

Is the AI more or less realistic than a typical Michael Scott caper?  Because that's really going to affect my decision.

Also, Best Buy has it for $40, if anyone's not into the whole Amazon thing.

[Weebs]

DPD, but Amazon has Far Cry 2 (and a few others) at $38 for today (12/11) only.

http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/News-245113.aspx

Thank you, IAN.

No, wait.  Damn you, IAN!

Seriously, good find.  This is another game that Tom Chick loves.

Does Tom Chick also talk about the horrid AI?  Cause other than that, it's incredible.

Is the AI more or less realistic than a typical Michael Scott caper?  Because that's really going to affect my decision.

Also, Best Buy has it for $40, if anyone's not into the whole Amazon thing.

Yes, to answer your question.

The problem with the AI is it's too inconsistent.  Far Cry 2 is this huge open world in Africa, so the possibilities for having a stealth approach to a mission are pretty awesome, but the AI somehow spots you from a few hundred yards away, so you never have a chance to sneak up on anyone.  Or if you do, after you get your first shot off, everyone knows where you are, no matter if you're hiding in the brush or behind a rock.  However, sometimes an enemy can be standing right next to you, and they won't see you.  When the AI is working right, it's friggen awesome.  The only other problem is you'd think in a big open world, not every single person would be out to kill you, but that's just what happens.  Almost every minute, even if you're driving somewhere with no enemies around, a jeep full of them will come down the road like they knew where you were the whole time.  What they've done with the setting and some gameplay mechanics are amazing, but the shoddy AI holds it back.