The 360 thread!

[Terrypantsman]

reading Dmitry Gukhovsky's Metro 2033, apocalyptic novel based set in Moscow underground. Quite enjoying it.

Has anyone played the game ? Edge gave it a 6/10 which I'm usually very happy to try as far as i trust reviews over word and mouth.


should be quiet cheap now as well.

[The Captain]

The game is truly atmospheric and chilling, with moments of genuine terror. The shooting feels underpowered and naff, mostly, but there are some excellent stealth sections. You can also, brilliantly, choose to play it in subtitled Russian, which is incredibly involving. I'd imagine as an evocation of the book it is stunning, but don't expect amazing gunplay.

[ozzzy189]

reading Dmitry Gukhovsky's Metro 2033, apocalyptic novel based set in Moscow underground. Quite enjoying it.

Has anyone played the game ? Edge gave it a 6/10 which I'm usually very happy to try as far as i trust reviews over word and mouth.


should be quiet cheap now as well.

I loved it mate, really engrossing and about 18 quid now at shopto. there is a bit of dlc for me to try too. Nice game, but a lot better underground, and pop it in russian and use subs as cap says, better for the atmosphere you see. . Guns do feel a little weedy, but it didn't spoil it for me.

[ozzzy189]

Definately import Mushihime-Sama Futari. You will not regret it.

Been playing Trials HD lately and loving it, dunno why I hadn't checked it out before. Fantastic game for the price.

Also, if you remember Trailblazer/Cosmic Causeway on c64 fondly, check out 'Blazing Balls' on indie games. 80pts.

Cheers i will at some point !
Hey guys, look what i found !!
http://www.zavvi.com/games/platforms/xb ... 15836.html
At last, a parodius type game for us here in blighty

[Terrypantsman]

thanks for that Guys, will defiantly pick this up.

Quite like the idea of reading and playing the same Universe/story at the same time. particularly as I know nothing about either I should be in for a few surprises .

[Jonesey]

You can also, brilliantly, choose to play it in subtitled Russian, which is incredibly involving. I'd imagine as an evocation of the book it is stunning

Aye I tried this - until my first proper fire fight where reading subtitles can get you shot.
It's a lovely looking game with some really awesome lighting effects, but I sort of gave up because the whole thing is a tad depressing.
So - atmospheric, then.
I'll deffo finish it one day, though. After a restart.

[betamax]

The game is truly atmospheric and chilling, with moments of genuine terror. The shooting feels underpowered and naff, mostly, but there are some excellent stealth sections. You can also, brilliantly, choose to play it in subtitled Russian, which is incredibly involving. I'd imagine as an evocation of the book it is stunning, but don't expect amazing gunplay.

You were clearly using the wrong gun. The later assault rifles do away with the near constant issue of no stopping power and present you with a new issue of no fucking bullets. Finishing off a demon with a sticky bomb or throwing knife is a pretty good moment though.

I'm doing a replay of this to get a few achievements (the "good" ending is proving incredibly tricky to pin down) and then probably again on easy to see if I can find all the bullet Caches.

[ozzzy189]

i can't get the good ending either, or the achievement for killing 15 enemies with a stationary gun. got 910 off it, which is my highest apart from the easy 1000 off fight night3. i'll get the dlc too at some point.

[PVB]

The Mafia 2 playable demo's out now.

I liked it a lot and will get the game at launch.

[betamax]

It appears that the Metro DLC consists of making the game optionally as hard as fuck.

[Bod]

i can't get the good ending either, or the achievement for killing 15 enemies with a stationary gun. got 910 off it, which is my highest apart from the easy 1000 off fight night3. i'll get the dlc too at some point.

I played this a while back & easily got the 1000 cheevo points. For the 'killing 15 enemies with a stationary gun' cheevo - you can get at least half of the kills with the turret in Cursed. There is another turret in Frontline. If you havent gotten it by then, finish it off it trolley combat. If you don't get it, restart the level.

As for the good ending, basically you will help anyone who is in need of help, without regard to your well being, and will give money to help others until you are broke. So give everybody money that asks for it & not take or steal any money (including not accepting any payments for tasks). You will know if you have this alternative good ending by the time you make your way up the tower. There are several differences from the bad ending. The first is that the Dark Ones will say "he can hear us", "he can help us".

Once you place the laser targeting system down you will see another vision of soldiers and Dark Ones fighting. Complete the dream sequence and shoot the Dark One at the end. You will return to the real world where Khan will be talking to you. As you stand up the targeting system will be counting down from 20, the Dark One will then reach towards the system, shoot the targeting system. This will then trigger a different outcome.

[fog]

The Mafia 2 playable demo's out now.

I liked it a lot and will get the game at launch.

Been looking forward to this for a while now. The demo looked and sounded great, the driving was tighter than I expected, the demo mission is decent as is the combat, but for some reason it didn't click with me and I can't put my finger on why.

Think I'll have to play through the demo again.

[PVB]

Think I'll have another try over the weekend, as the trailer at the end showed different things to do (to how I played anyway).

[chub]

I had a go at the Mafia 2 demo last night. Felt very GTA-like, but perhaps more like the older 3D ones. I liked the 50s style, the 'fun' car handling, and the free-aim weapon targetting. However the demo didn't quite make me want to rush out and buy it (or rather, sit in and pre-order it), and like fog, I can't quite work out why.

I don't know if the full game will have any distractions to do aside from missions, like usual in these kind of games, or will it be more like a series of straight-faced missions with a bit of driving in-between? At least I got in a taxi in the demo and didn't get offered to transport anyone anywhere (not that I necessarily wanted to, I was just curious).

Anyway, I still have BoGT to do in GTA IV, so I should really do that first before getting another GTA-alike.

[betamax]

i can't get the good ending either, or the achievement for killing 15 enemies with a stationary gun. got 910 off it, which is my highest apart from the easy 1000 off fight night3. i'll get the dlc too at some point.

I played this a while back & easily got the 1000 cheevo points. For the 'killing 15 enemies with a stationary gun' cheevo - you can get at least half of the kills with the turret in Cursed. There is another turret in Frontline. If you havent gotten it by then, finish it off it trolley combat. If you don't get it, restart the level.

As for the good ending, basically you will help anyone who is in need of help, without regard to your well being, and will give money to help others until you are broke. So give everybody money that asks for it & not take or steal any money (including not accepting any payments for tasks). You will know if you have this alternative good ending by the time you make your way up the tower. There are several differences from the bad ending. The first is that the Dark Ones will say "he can hear us", "he can help us".

Once you place the laser targeting system down you will see another vision of soldiers and Dark Ones fighting. Complete the dream sequence and shoot the Dark One at the end. You will return to the real world where Khan will be talking to you. As you stand up the targeting system will be counting down from 20, the Dark One will then reach towards the system, shoot the targeting system. This will then trigger a different outcome.

Also DO NOT pick up any gold bullets that you see inside settlements as these count as stealing, even if there's no actual reaction to this "theft". Don't kill humans if you can sneak by them (getting the Invisible Man achievement isn't compulsory, but it seems to help), help every one you can, accept no rewards and do the optional helpful quests (DJ Artoym etc). Each time you do something "good" or "bad" you can hear a very faint sound effect.

Apart from that I'm told that the way you react inside the dream sequences can have an influence also.

Gah.