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July 18, 2009
6:06 PM
Danomeon commented on:
QOTW: What was the first movie game that made you hate movie games?
I actually bought Mickey's Magic Mirror when I was young. It was a point-and-click adventure title devoid of humor and intrigue. The commercials featured mickey running away from giants swords with hearts in the top left corner of the screen.

The hearts were a dead ringer for better games, like Zelda, and I was convinced the game was going to be a stellar platformer.
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July 16, 2009
5:39 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Most ruthlessly punishing indie games
Correction: "The second screen".

Sorry, I was excited about being the first. Except I didn't admit it. Until Now.

I'm an idiot.
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5:38 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Most ruthlessly punishing indie games
Oh god I remember I want to be the guy, I couldn't get past theecond screen.
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4:47 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The 40 most repeated game quotes
I was reading that bit about the cake AS I was wearing a Portal shirt stating, "the cake is a lie".
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July 09, 2009
8:52 PM
Danomeon commented on:
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (Xbox 360): BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
Finally, some developers are becoming more wise about how underexploited summer is on the market. Now I can finally have something to do in the dog days. Prototype is out there as well.

and since the message taunts me, it is an unspoken rule that I must say first.
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8:49 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Trailer Trash 11
I will claim the spot of third.

If I ever see another hunting or fishing game developed by a hunting or fishing company, I will stab myself in the eye.
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5:29 AM
Danomeon commented on:
Silent Hill: Homecoming (Xbox 360): Silent Hill: Homecoming
I liked this game quite a bit, mainly because it actually scared me. With Dead Space, I played through the game in the middle of the night with all of the lights turned off, but it still failed to frighten me.

Then I rented Silent Hill, and had the living padooples (I completely just made up that word)scared out of me. The settings for the game are much eerier than Dead Space's (stereotypical, alien-invaded space ship, or stereotypical freakish and twisted demonic hospital?)

I also found that the mystery clouding what is going on in the otherworld kept me gripped and frightened. In Dead Space, I always felt like I knew what was going on. There were evil neccromorphs on the ship, I have to get them off. I already know what they are and where I am. But in Silent Hill, I was constantly wondering what was going on.

(Spoilers)

Why was the doctor cutting himself? Why in the hell was mayor Bartlett with that freakish heart-thingy? What in the HELL was up with that twisted hospital from the chapter, "Hell Descent"???

The music was incredible in Silent Hill, and it truly frightened me as well. The lack of trustable characters made it slightly disturbing as well (You were constantly talking to characters in Dead Space, so it didn't have the disturbing feeling of isolation. Sure, you were betrayed by one crew member at one point, and one of those people (MAJOR SPOILERS) didn't really exist, but at least they were still allies for most of the game.)

It is obvious that Dead Space is (In the opinions of many) an incredible game, and much better than Silent Hill: Homecoming (Again, total opinions, please don't rant at me fanboys.), but I still have it written that I find Silent HIll scarier than Dead Space in my book.

Also, I think they are both awesome, and Dead Space is more exciting and has better gameplay overall. (but less of that fear factor.)

And, at the risk of being called a fanboy, I have only played Homecoming in the Silent Hill series, and I have throughly completed Dead Space. I loved both games, and while I enjoyed Dead Space more, I found it to be more of an action game than horror.
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5:04 AM
Danomeon commented on:
If video game characters were Pokemon
I'll take Kasumi, it'll be nice to actually have a better looking ass than Pickachu's to stare at during battle.
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12:05 AM
Danomeon commented on:
QOTW: What is your all-time favorite console?
I remember working my fat, nerd buttocks off mowing lawns and shoveling driveways to get my greasy hands on a PS2. MAny years later, and I still have fond memories of following all-star series' like Metal Gear Solid, Ratchet and Clank, the Jak games, Devil May Cry, Tekken, Silent Hill, and many more.

I have so many fond memories of my trips to the rental store and seeing 6 or so rows of PS2 games lined up on shelves, each one calling to me. It was heaven as a child, especially considering I had no tastes back then and enjoyed prettymuch anything I rented.
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July 08, 2009
11:59 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The Top 7... games that don't deserve nostalgia
Argh. I love how many Final Fantasy fanboys have ravaged these commenting boards, too stupid to realise that gaming is a complete opinion and that GR is entitled to their own opinion.

There is no official "These games are better" meter, and it is complete opinion. GR is only sharing their humble opinion, and yet some people are obviously too stupid to accept the fact that just because people's opinions differentiate from theirs, doesn't mean that said people are idiots.

Seriously, angry ranters, grow up, and learn to respect one's opinions rather than screaming your own at these people like they are facts. Then you will look less like a fanboy, and more like a human being capable of compassion and understanding.
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11:38 PM
Danomeon commented on:
PlayStation 3 (PS3): Top 10 banned videogames
That's weird, I actually saw "The Guy Game" for sale at my local Hastings yesterday as I was renting the new Silent Hill game. It was used, but I was surprised that it was possible for me to buy it.
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11:32 PM
Danomeon commented on:
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC): WoW-themed Peggle unleashed
Bjorn is a FEMALE?!?!?

Curses, my entire world is being flipped upside down.
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July 06, 2009
10:57 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The Top 7… Canine companions
I'm surprised Repede from Tails of Vesperia isn't on here. He was a dog who smoked a pipe, had a sword in his mouth, and was one of the best in-battle party members in the game.
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July 02, 2009
2:44 AM
Danomeon commented on:
QOTW: What dead company or franchise do you miss the most?
I really miss the Viewtiful Joe series. All of the games featured great comic-style graphics, various different enemey types, incredible boss battles, delicious and classic side-scroller type gameplay, teqniques that required mastery to correctly use, but simple to learn, with massive potential for beautfiful combos.

Throw in some insane boss battles, constant action, and a good sense of humor, and the game is a winner in my book.
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June 22, 2009
12:20 AM
Danomeon commented on:
The games of summer 09
I've got some wonderful RPG love to sit through this summer with Tales of Vesperia, I'm trying to reach level 200 via the "10x exp" perk I get after beating the game twice. Once I'm finished with that, Call of Duty 4, LEft 4 Dead, and Team Fortress 2 are all beckoning to me with their stellar multiplayer modes.
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12:16 AM
Danomeon commented on:
Trailer Trash 8
Actually, that crimson gem saga looks slightly good. I loves me some turn-based RPG, and it looks like they actually have a chrono trigger-esque double attack system.
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June 19, 2009
9:21 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The 100 lamest game-industry clichés
I generally find that all of these cliches are unavoidable in writing a review. The point of a review is to inform others how good or bad the game is, and some of these phrases are overused simply because they get the job done.

Everyone knows what "Action packed" means, and that word is a good descriptor. I hear people say that a game is "Beautiful" alot and do I mind it? No, mainly because it is the most simple way to describe the graphics.

Not to mention the fact that some of these words can be used to further bring others towards a good game. For example, if you said that Okami (You know you cannot resist this game!) was "Revolutionary" and "Action packed", people would want to purchase it more.
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June 14, 2009
11:01 PM
Danomeon commented on:
E3 09: The 12 most overlooked games of E3
Murumasa is definitely on my list of wii games to buy. If enough people purchase it, maybe Nintendo will realise that the hardcore market is a market that they should begin to exploit more.
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June 13, 2009
8:32 PM
Danomeon commented on:
QOTW: What's the angriest you've been at a game?
Velvet Assasain had me shouting in infuriation when I was forced to relive the same boring, crappily written 2-minute long German conversation every time I died before being able to attempt to assasinate two men again.

I also was very frustrated at a 25 second long death animation in Too Human, especially when I had selected the weakest, most unbalanced class in the game and was constantly being gang-banged by my enemies.
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May 29, 2009
12:23 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Video game music makes The Silence of the Lambs better
The victory music only highlighted the terror...
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May 28, 2009
12:30 PM
Danomeon commented on:
GR's Best Custom Videos of 2008
When Dan Amrich took his shirt off in celebration as the band paraded through the OXM offices, I almost cried of laughter.
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May 23, 2009
3:51 PM
Danomeon commented on:
10 features we want in online shooters
as for #10, Red Faction: Guerilla is coming, and it is going to be incredible!

Battlefield: Bad company kind of had it right (It just sucks that only certain things were destructible), and the second Bad company looks to change that as well.
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May 22, 2009
3:02 AM
Danomeon commented on:
QOTW: What game are you most ashamed you never beat?
Chrono trigger, an absolute masterpiece. always get to the part in which you are in the earth's crust about to fight lavos, but while traveling through the annoying lava-themed dungeon, I am almt always killed before I can reach a save point and put the game down, frustrated about losing alot of progress (Is it really that hard for a "Retry" function to be implemented?). I return to it later, but since I haven't been invested in the plot or combat for awhile, I feel it necesscary to start all over again.
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May 19, 2009
8:38 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Xbox 360 (Xbox 360): Halo's Filthiest Trash Talk
To these guys, the one phrase that usually stops them cold in their tracks is "Seriously, what are you, 3 years old? Get a little bit of maturity, and grow up."

They normally think of themselves as manly, or mature because they are old enough to have sex, but this is actually the most immature thing they can do.
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May 18, 2009
11:14 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The Dark Spire (DS): The Dark Spire
It looks interesting, but I'm still too obsessed with chrono trigger for the DS to settle with any other game. and the relatively low review score doesn't help, either.
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May 14, 2009
12:30 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The Top 7 Edible Enemies in Video Games
There was one game one the nintendo 64 in which you played as a purple alienlike character with no arms or legs (but floating hands, like rayman) with a green bowtie. I can't remember the name of that game, but you did fight killer tomatoes in it.
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May 11, 2009
12:27 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Crucified: Big games murdered by the critics
Whenever anyone brings up that Sonic's fallen on crappy days, a massive sonic fan usually calls them, "Fags" or "idiots" or "ignorant."

I wonder if he will ever actually succeed to make a better sonic game...
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May 06, 2009
12:31 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The Top 7... gut-wrenching choices
Call me a "nerdzorblarkflarka", but I find that the decision of what class to play in Wow is quite difficult. I can never decide, because there are so many races and classes to choose from, and I seem to admire each at different times.
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April 26, 2009
9:28 PM
April 23, 2009
8:53 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Gaming commercials that'll make you say WTF!?
Really, gamesradar, in your deep pockets of hilarious writing, can't you pull out something that doesn't sound like an 11 year old is typing it?

You had might as well say, "OMG HAWT I WANT TO SMEX HER UP" at the devil may cry 3 ad.
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April 20, 2009
8:21 PM
Danomeon commented on:
34 ways to kill a zombie
What about shower fauceting from dead rising and the pipe bomb from left 4 dead?
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April 19, 2009
4:52 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Left 4 Dead (PC): Left 4 Dead
One of my favorite games. If anything is my favorite bit, it is the versus modes. Most people who don't really know how to play it flame it as "too cheap for infected players", but really it is all about coordination. If a team is just flailing themselves at the enemy as the infected in versus, they are definitely going to fail. If they set up attack points, (Like 2 hunters and a smoker all snagging their prey after all of the survivors are vomited on by a boomer, or a smoker pulling a survivor into a car, setting the alarm off, followed by 2 hunters pouncing on the other survivors) then versus becomes alot more fun, and success is almost inevitable.
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April 18, 2009
11:29 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The greatest game on every platform
My favorite game for the 360 is actually left 4 dead right now. It's my favorite ame of all time, as I've never had more fun in any game than I have had playing versus with my friends.

And Valve is nice enough to give us free content, which is rare.
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April 16, 2009
8:44 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Turn Left 4 Dead into a comedy
I was laughing so hard at the sound clips at the end.

If only zoey could become the hunter. :l
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8:26 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The return of Trailer Trash!
OH GOD WET is so unimaginably horible looking that I literally had to stop watching midway through. The mechanics are cleche'd and stupid, the graphics look like a flipping gamecube shooter, the textures are dark, bland, and horrible, and the controls look hideous.
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April 14, 2009
8:37 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The Top 7... Mispronounced game names
What about Baiten Kaitos?
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12:27 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The scariest villains EVER
I'm surprised the chainsaw guy is on this list, I was never once scared by him. he was slow, and a shotgun had a way of always killing him. Even when he did saw my head off, I wasn't screaming in fear, I was just thinking "Dang it."

The scariest enemy in my opinion was probably pyramid head.
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April 10, 2009
8:44 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Looking back: The Legend of Zelda
I don't beleive it, you guys gave link to the past a 10 and ocarina of time a 9!

Both were great games, but that may be the first person I have ever heard say anythign other than, "BEST GAME EVAR!"
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March 27, 2009
11:44 PM
Danomeon commented on:
100 Reasons Fanboys Hate Nintendo
I do not like the wii. As I browsed through my local target trying to find proffessor layton and the curious village (an actually GOOD GAME!) I was depressed to discover an entire row dedicated to the IMAGINE! games. here were the titles.

Imagine Babyz!
Imagine Babysitter!
Imagine Nurse!
Imagine vetrenarian!
Imagine Cheerleader!

God dang it, when did video game companies decide they wanted to stop producing quality products, and why do a bunch of teenage girls buy this crap?
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March 26, 2009
12:31 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (DS): New Zelda game. Link's got a train! See the trailer
Wow I'm shocked, is this some kind of april fools joke?

Nonetheless, it looks good, even if the premise is a little on the "Wait, how technologically advanced is the zelda series?" side.
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March 25, 2009
9:19 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Beloved games we hate
Games that I love on my list, and my reason for loving them...

Halo 3- yeah, the single player does suck. But online, the game turns into a bit of a party game, the kind when a large group of people are all drunkenly laughing as their ghost crashes into someone, crumpling them to the floor. By myself, the game is a complete mess. But add friends into the mixture, and the game becomes an explosion of joy.

Call of Duty 4: I loved seeing all of the cinematic moments, not for the plot, but just for the sheer eye candy of being able to open up a can of pop and watch as explosions fly around me. The multiplayer's online matchmaking system also gave me an incentive to keep playing, and made each kill feel like a joyous, progressive step forward in the rank.

World of warcraft- Yes, it is a little too obsessive, but when I reach the top tiers, the joy of teaming up with 25 friends to take down some completely massive and awesome badass while utilizing my character's special abilites makes for a great joy on the weekends, and like call of duty 4, that incentive to continue getting better gear breathes longevity into the game.

Braid- What? You thought it was difficult? My 11 year old sister completed the game without any assistance!

Anyways, I guess since this is the week of hate I will pitch in my two cents about a popular game I despise... Gears of war (Both.)

The controls feel very narrow and sluggish, and I hate the feel of the weapons. Besides the brutal chainsaw kills, none of the weapons feel like they are making a connection with the enemies, and my kills never get that entertaining zing like in halo or call of duty that makes you think, "I OBLITERATED THAT GUY!"

I also hate the look of the characters. I can't relate to massively beefy men, as not only are they unrealistic, but they also take up most of the dang screen while I'm playing!

And don't get me started about the level design. How do you people find constantly black, dark levels fun? Take gears 2 for example. Level one? A destroyed city. That was in the first gears, so what else can you cough up? An underground cavern. Great, what else? A dark labratory. O...k? Anything more??? What? More underground caverns? What now? AN UNDERGROUND CASTLE? And then, what else? ANOTHER DESTROYED CITY?!?!??!

All of the environments seem dark and lifeless, and they just drag on forever and ever.

I also hate the fact that truskill matchmaking can't get me into a single multiplayer match. Really. I've even left the console on for an hour while it was searching, just to see if it would drum up some results, and it never did. Go figure.

Fallout 3- I dont' care how large your game is, if you can't populate its "massive" world with anything interesting, don't bother making it in the first place. Really, the game has the equivilent of two environments. Dark, deserted buildings with trash everywhere, and a massive, boring wasteland with trash everywhere. I'm constantly getting deja vu from the subway trains, and I think that there aren't enough weapons. throw in terribly abrupt and boring ending, and a giant bucketload of glitches, and you've got yourself a game I hate!

Oblivion- Basically, take my explanation of fallout 3, and change the 2 environments from "Dark buildings with trash everywhere and a large wasteland with trash everywhere" to "Dark maze-like caves and boring wilderness that all looks the same."
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March 21, 2009
11:30 PM
Danomeon commented on:
23 amazing game soundtracks you don't remember
I love music in video games. Sometimes I find myself humming starcraft tunes in my head.
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March 20, 2009
3:27 AM
Danomeon commented on:
The Top 7... Lazy Character Clichés
I'm surprised the antidote for stereotypical black people wasn't Luis from left 4 dead. He is skinny, never uses slang or excessively swears, speaks perfect english, appears as a hardworking citizen, is scrawny and not all that muscular, has a positive attitude without saying, "I am awesome.", cracks a few clever jokes, and is completely dressed in fancy office clothes.

Another character would be the black man from the Half-life series (I can't remember his name, one of his legs is missing and he *SPOILER* dies at the end of episode 2.)
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March 17, 2009
6:08 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The Top 7...Big Bosses
RE4's giant fish battle and the battle with the chief in the shed both had me on the edge of my seat.
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5:52 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The Top 7... Outrageously Camp Bad Guys
Salazar was one of my favorites. I loved how he wasn't some big, looming badass like the chief (Or "Centipede man", as I like to call him.) Or wesker, but just a small, humble person. I also loved how he seemed human when we was cut in the hand with leon's knife in the cinimatic a bit before the final battle with him.
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5:28 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The Top 7... Games we wish we didn't love
I remember loving P.N.03 back when I was a wee kid and I didn't really see the flaws. I saw, "she kills robots!" and nothing more. Fortunately I was intelligent enough to navigate myself to any new legend of zelda game that realeased.
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4:47 PM
Danomeon commented on:
The Top 7 games you either love or hate
1st of all, I'm shocked that world of warcraft wasn't on here. The lovers comment on its massiveworld, incredible amounts of content, great pvp, casual and hardcore balance, incredible raid bosses, and great player communities, while haters usually say that it involves too much grinding, and that the combat isn't much fun (though really the combat reaches its full driving force at maximum level against a toweringly massive boss when used in coordination with a large group of other players)

Anyways, here are my opinions on the following games.

Assasin's creed: It was an incredible game up until I realized that I had to do the same thing in the same cities. I would consider it an average game.

Guitar Hero: I love it when friends are over and we are all partying with the thing, but single player, I just can't get much into it.

Killzone 2: I do not have a PS3, but if I did I'm sure this game would be a wonderfully fun (if a little stereotypical)Fps, and I have heard the multiplayer is stellar.

Space Giraffe- I probably would like it,but at the time I had a choice. What should I purchase? SG, or Braid? I obviously chose the artistic masterpiece.

Pokemon- I never got into the collecting aspect as a kid, though I distinctly remember how fun it was to face all of the gym trainers and level up my pokemon. I'm on to better RPGs nowadays (Chrono trigger has occupied my DS for the last 2 weeks.)

Dead rising: I saw potential, but gave up on the game altogether when I realised I had to grind on zombies to beat the first boss. Couldn't they have just taken away the stupid 72 hour concept and give me unlimited time to kill the zombies?

Halo- I didn't like single player, but I still love playing a few awesome custom roundss of infection on a map I made with my friends. It is kind of like guitar hero for me in the way that it is a party game.
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March 11, 2009
8:34 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (PS3): Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
Dang it! How could they have messed up with this??? With a rediculous plot such as this, they could have done so many wonders for level design and originality!
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8:27 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Left 4 Dead (Xbox 360): Left 4 Dead Survival Pack - hands-on
I hate the people complaining about achivements. Has anyone realised that they don't exist? Really, it is just an imaginary number!
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March 09, 2009
9:54 PM
Danomeon commented on:
Street Fighter IV (PS3): Street Fighter IV
Crap, my mistake, I mean, if you will tire of 1-on-1 fighting quickly you will hate the game.
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