The 360 thread!

[Rhythm]

Hole Lee Shit! The noise issue for 360s has all but been eliminated:

Install games to HDD and run without the need to spin up the DVD drive

With 60GB PS3s commanding a silly price on Ebay I may be convinced to switch back to the MS camp. The DVD noise was may main problem with the 360

[Anders]

Re: The noise issue.

I've always kept my launch unit horizontal and thought it was bloody loud. I recently changed it to standing up and it's not nearly as loud anymore. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it seemed to make a difference.

[benedictw]

Theres a Tales of Vesperia demo up on the US marketplace.

[RageMatrix]

New XBox Dashboard on the way?

http://xboxfocus.com/news/535-microsoft ... index.html

[benedictw]

New XBox Dashboard on the way?

http://xboxfocus.com/news/535-microsoft ... index.html

Yeah, with some luck this will go someway to eliminating the find-the-content problem.

[Phineasfool]

Re: The noise issue.

I've always kept my launch unit horizontal and thought it was bloody loud. I recently changed it to standing up and it's not nearly as loud anymore. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it seemed to make a difference.

I'd be careful about having it vertical. I've had more people come into work with their discs getting scratched from having it vertical.

[Misfit]

There should be a Fable2 one there different from what was shown in the press conference. Let's play guess who the narrator is... (assuming it's the one I saw at work the other day anyway)

Just watched it, looking good!

I think it's zoe wanamaker?

[benedictw]

There should be a Fable2 one there different from what was shown in the press conference. Let's play guess who the narrator is... (assuming it's the one I saw at work the other day anyway)

Just watched it, looking good!

I think it's zoe wanamaker?

I was thinking Dame Maggie Smith - but thats not quite right - theres another actress with a simmilar voice.

[The Captain]

Definitely Wanamaker. Fable 2 is looking very nice indeed.

In other news, Too Human is toss. It's like Mass Effect remade by cretins. Shame.

[benedictw]

I really enjoyed the Too Human demo - there are shades of Mass Effect in there but its a lot more Diablo\Otogi than say Ninja Gaiden or Mass Effect.

[Jonesey]

I don't think I could ever get used to the right stick/sword thing - I'd be wanting to change the camera all the time.

Are the controls entirely customisable in the final game? Traditional cam-on-the-right-stick and button mashing swordplay would work for me...I didn't think the demo was all that, anyway.

[fuwafuwa]

I wish I could play Too Human demo(It's NAIJ - not available in Japan)... Anyway I found general combat tips. Looks like it takes some time to get used to the control.

Too Human Demo Survival Guide
http://primagames.wordpress.com/2008/07 ... val-guide/

[The Captain]

It isn't too tricky; in fact, depressingly simple. The camera control wouldn't be missed if the camera did its job, but as it is it chokes all the splendour from the environments and feels constrictive. Despite the HD it feels very last-gen bargain bin, from the clunky combat to the crap acting and characters.

Surviving the demo isn't hard, but sticking with it is.

After this and the turdpile of Viking I'm hoping that Jason and The Argonauts turns out decent.

[teamonkey]

It a shame: it seems like there's hints of a good game buried well beneath the cliched characters, the crap cutscenes, the awful animation, the terrible controls and the abysmal camera.

[The Captain]

Yes, I've been looking forward to this for about 8 years all told, and it appears to be tossycock. Hopefully someone will do this future/past nordic mythology idea and philosphical conceit justice one day. Until then, well, there's Mass Effect.