http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ Aeropause is an exploration in gaming culture, trends, technologies and innovations. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:16:38 +0000 http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/339#post-1772 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:44:35 +0000 TheTony 1772@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>Anyone else pay 500 points for the Wii's Internet Channel...and, get a free NES game from Nintendo to make up for it now that the channel's available at no charge?</p> <p>If so, what game did you select to cash in your One Free Title? (You have until 12/31.)</p> <p>I went w/ Startropics. I'd never played it, and my wife actually pushed me to select it. No regrets, so far: <a href="http://kingtonyx.blogspot.com/2009/10/one-free-title.html">My blog post on this download and my rationale.</a></p> <p>It'd be great to see how Nintendo would reimagine this series, today</p> <p>Anyway, let me know if you downloaded something from the Virtual Console with the Internet Channel to thank. </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/336#post-1749 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:53:20 +0000 Shane 1749@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>It took me 11 hours on "easy" lol. Yeah I know lame. Decent game but I found it to just draaaag on near the end - "oh we found the secret passage with the special stone, get that switch!", "oh no more bad guys!" etc. </p> <p>I think I bought the 1 shot kill upgrade after it was done so I'll play it again on a harder setting next time round :) </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/337#post-1763 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:01:02 +0000 XCWarrior 1763@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>I have qualified for the game but haven't had time to play yet since my work follows me home. Anyone try it yet? </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/340#post-1774 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:15:11 +0000 Shane 1774@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>Wondered if anyone was picking this blockbuster up? I'm having second thoughts after feeling that the first one was mediocre and repetitive. </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/321#post-1634 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:58:09 +0000 lundy3311 1634@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>Is anybody here going to preorder Uncharted 2? I did last week and I was wondering if there was going to be anyone else to play the multiplayer demo with. </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/331#post-1708 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:47:20 +0000 Shane 1708@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>I finally finished this last night, does anyone else think this is an awesome game? Loved the ending. I had no idea Cliffy was a consultant on this one. </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/324#post-1655 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:45:50 +0000 Joe 1655@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>Anyone planning on picking this up at launch and want to do some online band play? I am getting the 360 version, but I am sure some of our PS3 writers are getting it as well. </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/323#post-1652 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:06:15 +0000 Jordan Snyder 1652@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>I've wanted to take part in this little Pepsi Rock Band scam ever since Fourhman started talking about the fool-proof method of obtaining Rock Band songs or Wii Points. I'm a Dr. Pepper kind of guy, so I haven't really had the opportunity to redeem any codes...until tonight.</p> <p>My brother was about to throw away a Pepsi bottle, so I snatched it and quickly redeemed the code. I thought about what I wanted to spend it on (either a Rock Band Track for 360 or Wii Points). I tried multiple times to choose a Wii Rock Band Track (for the points, of course), but it wouldn't work. Eventually, I just had to go with the 360 Track. Has anyone else had trouble with getting a Wii code? I guess that's just another reason why the Wii is inferior to the Xbox 360... </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/287#post-1319 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:30:39 +0000 Jordan Snyder 1319@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>A few days ago, I sent a message to beloved Aeropause staff member Joseph Haygood over Xbox Live. Since we both love the game Mass Effect, and have both been playing a ton of it recently, I asked him if we should race to see who could get all the achievement points in Mass Effect first. His replied boldly, saying "sure." Even though he most likely does not care and was just trying to get rid of me, I will not back down. Trust me folks, I know who I'm up against. This is Joe "Monsters vs. Aliens" Haygood. He is one of the biggest achievement whores I know <em>and</em> he's currently ahead of me in achievement points for Mass Effect. Joe has 38/46 achievements with a score of 875, compared to my lowly 31/46 with a score of 735. I know you're all counting me out, but wait, if you call right now I'll throw in the reason I might still have a chance in this race for FREE. Two of the achievements are for beating the game on the Hardcore and Insanity difficulty modes. You have to beat Hardcore to unlock Insanity. I'm almost done with my play through on Insanity mode. Joe is still working on his Hardcore play through. May the biggest Mass Effect nerd win!</p> <p>PS: Fourhman, Stephen, and all the other Microsoft haters, feel free to insult us on our love of Mass Effect. </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/320#post-1627 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:57:23 +0000 Joe 1627@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>Yes, this will sound stupid, but I am thinking of picking up the special edition box set for Rock Band 2. Yes, I own the game already, but I am thinking about the idea of having the wireless instruments. Having a set of wireless drums and a wireless guitar would be rather awesome. Mix in Lips wireless mic support that should be coming shortly to Rock Band 2 and I could have a wire free music experience.</p> <p>Right now the cost is $89.99 at Target, and I was thinking of giving my old instruments to a friend along with my copy of Rock Band 2. I can even give him my new manual so he can get the downloadable songs.</p> <p>Crazy or sane idea? </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/317#post-1615 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:00:44 +0000 Joe 1615@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>Am I the only one that is floored by this number. To think that a title that did not have a lot going for it, and major competition from the Guitar Hero franchise, they are dominating the fans expectations. Seriously, 1000 songs for the Rock Band library by year end, along with getting bands that have been hard to get like Tom Petty, Queen, and many others. Is anyone else impressed by this? </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/319#post-1619 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:27:32 +0000 Joe 1619@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>Just picked it up last night, and watched my son play. Will have to use it on Game Night tomorrow. </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/310#post-1532 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:06:27 +0000 Joe 1532@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>I love the visuals and the stories, but the battle system is just killing me. Some of the people I am battling give me no feedback as to what will effect them. And I am all for fantasy creations, but there is no way that a book should be able to throw 600-700 points of damage at me. It is a freaking book! </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/305#post-1494 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:14:35 +0000 Joe 1494@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>In brief, I can say that I am happy I only spent $20, because this is a game that can be beat in one afternoon, a la Terminator: Salvation. However, it does not give you all the achievements up front like that one. </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/308#post-1520 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:30:48 +0000 Joe 1520@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>Well, me an the ever present Jordan Snyder tried out the Netflix Party system, and I would have to say that it was a middling affair. We watched two episodes of Lost, Season 3, including an episode with Bai Ling in it, and the other one was called Tricia Tanaka is Dead.</p> <p>The episodes were in good quality, but the party system was taking a big dump last night. Jordan would continuously drop from my party. I know it was not a connection issue, because visually, the video was crisp and clear in HD. It could have just been issues with the Preview Program. I will give it a proper rundown in an article later. </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/302#post-1473 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:28:21 +0000 lundy3311 1473@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>How many of you will be downloading Fat Princess this Thursday? I'm pretty sure I will, do hit me up if you want to play. Maybe if we get enough people to get it we could have a gaming night. Maybe? </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/304#post-1488 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:39:04 +0000 Joe 1488@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>Well, I finally got into the preview program after a few days of waiting, and I am mixed. A chunk of the features are not their yet, like Twitter, Facebook and Games on Demand. I did try out the new Netflix stuff, and that was neat, but not as full featured as we thought it would be.</p> <p>I did like the fact that everything seems to be popping up a lot quicker. There are avatar costumes now, and unlockable rewards in the form of avatar costumes, but nothing was there yet. So far, there are Halo, Fable 2 and Tales of Monkey Island costumes, but I am not buying them. It is no different than my policy on Home costumes. Just say NO!</p> <p>I will have some deeper thoughts on this week's podcast </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/68#post-98 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:44:59 +0000 Joe 98@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>Okay, this has Windows Vista written all over it. The tiled window effect for switching between blades, down to the media sharing. Throw in a dash of Nintendo, with the whole Miivatars, and I have to say that I am not happy. While I felt the blade concept needed an update, I don't feel that I needed a drastic update like this, and I don't really care about the whole dress up doll aspect of the Avatars. I plan to go the Shaun Elliot route and make some grotesque avatar to represent me. Should be great for meeting people. </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/195#post-773 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:50:45 +0000 Jordan Snyder 773@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>Upstairs I've got my 360 hooked up to an ordinary SDTV (lame), but my PS3 on the other hand is paired up with a 30-something inch, 720p, LCD TV (not the greatest, but I make do with what I have). However, like most of you already know, the PS3 only comes with composite cables. That said, I was wondering if any old HDMI cable that I buy off of Amazon would work and if there is anything worse about the cheaper cables like this:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002L5R78/ref=s9_subs_c2_s1_p23_t1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&#38;pf_rd_s=center-2&#38;pf_rd_r=1KB22V73BMRCKV94E8A1&#38;pf_rd_t=101&#38;pf_rd_p=463383371&#38;pf_rd_i=507846" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002L5R78/ref=s9_subs_c2_s1_p23_t1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&#38;pf_rd_s=center-2&#38;pf_rd_r=1KB22V73BMRCKV94E8A1&#38;pf_rd_t=101&#38;pf_rd_p=463383371&#38;pf_rd_i=507846</a></p> <p>as compared to more expensive cables *ahem* like <em>this:</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-HDMI-Audio-Video-Cable/dp/B000F20N3M/ref=sr_1_60?ie=UTF8&#38;s=electronics&#38;qid=1233190137&#38;sr=1-60" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/AudioQuest-HDMI-Audio-Video-Cable/dp/B000F20N3M/ref=sr_1_60?ie=UTF8&#38;s=electronics&#38;qid=1233190137&#38;sr=1-60</a> </p> http://www.aeropause.com/forums/topic/300#post-1441 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:36:48 +0000 Joe 1441@http://www.aeropause.com/forums/ <p>So, after much debate, I moved Damnation to the top of my gamefly queue, and almost immediately, it was shipped out to me, like they were surprised someone would want this hunk of shit that Blue Omega calls a game.</p> <p>But that said, I felt it was in my best interest to try the game for myself. Will I be able to finish it, or will this game break me? Anyone else here play Damnation yet. Anyone want to play along with me in co-op? Please? </p>