I've never played this game, but a lot of people are talking about it. I struggle to understand the game to be honest. You build a City, and then what? Do you have to earn certain things? Unlock things? Seems a strange game. Much like that minecraft thing people play.

That's a real shame, I was kind of looking forward to playing that. I remember playing it as a kid years ago and liking it a lot. It's a game that passes the time without any of the stress and anxiety modern games give you. Is it just the bugs that are giving people the motivation to give it such a horrific score? If so, it can be fixed. Most Football Manager releases have been like that, bordering on the unplayable upon release and refined over 11 months so it's fully working a month before the new game comes out.

The game was built with online play in mind, and the finished product requires you to constantly be connected to one of the servers while you play, regardless of what mode you are playing.
It's a stupid, horrible feature that is creeping into more and more games these days and (if you believe some reports) will be standard practice on the next Xbox.

The problem in this case, and I'm sure it won't be the last, is that the servers weren't up to the demand, and died on their @rse as soon as the game launched. So this meant it was nigh on impossible to play the game. If you were lucky enough to connect to a server, you couldn't save your game, connect to friends, connect to anyone, and you probably got d/c'ed within 5 minutes.
It was a total shambles, and what's worse is that the devs didn't really know how to fix it, resorting to disabling basic features of the game in order to try and get it working.

So it's not so much 'bugs' preventing people enjoying the game, and more of a complete and utter game-breaking error.

One of the worst video game launches I can remember for quite some time.

Just discovered the Retron consoles, not sure how these have escaped me so far but caught a preview of the soon to be launched Retron 4.

I own a Megadrive but have wanted a SNES for ages and the Reron 4 plays both.

I really think that Nintendo and Sega are missing a trick by not re-releasing limited edition versions of the SNES and Megadrive along with a specially selected re-release of old games.

I do a bit of retro on my phone with emulators and games like Advance Wars, but I can't see why anyone would want something like that. There are much better old school games around now than anything from the MegaDrive/SNES era.

Can anyone recommend any good JRPG's? For PS2, Xbox, Xbox360, PC, or DS?

Its just not the same on a phone.

Playing games such as Contra 3 on a SNES is brilliant and brings back lots of great memories. I was not suprised to learn that a new Neo Geo has been released which plays the old snk games, looks like a great bit of kit.

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So I decided to get some of the Trials Evolution DLC, yeah I want my life back - oh is that the back button, just one more go then...

Retron 4/5

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The review scores for Bioshock Infinite are starting to filter through, and they are crazy high. It's currently sat with a metacritic score of 95, which would make it one of the highest ranked games in years if it stays that way.

I wasn't really taking much of an interest in it up until this point, but rave reviews across the board cannot be ignored. Just picked it up, looking forward to getting stuck in this evening at some point.

They always do. Wait 'til the people who play the game for months on end start to pick it apart. Holes will surely appear. I thought the other ones were naff, despite the ridiculous hype around them.

Naff? I didn't like the previous games, the vibe and atmosphere freaked me out a bit, especially the rabbit style guys, but there is no denying the quality of them. The new one looks more of an out and out shooter from the gameplay videos I've seen, but again the quality of it looks really good. It's clearly a triple A game.

It really isn't me. I watched a mate of mine play through both of them and really wasn't taken in by any of it. For me it's the epitome of the modern game (alongside games like Infamous and Deus-Ex).

Will be waiting a good few months before I get to Bio Shock 3 (not even completed the first game yet).

Been recommended System Shock 2 so may look out for that at knock down price.

Phantom Pain + Ground Zeroes = Metal Gear Solid 5

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Great trailer, but also the worst kept secret in the world



Also looking like it will be hitting the 360, so gamers everywhere can rejoice!

The new Gears is alright, if a little bit short. Some good ideas, including each section having a 'declassify' option, where it changes how the level plays out, for example it could mean massively-reduced visibility due to dust or smoke grenades, or being forced to use only a certain type of weapon. There's also a short, playable story of what Baird and Cole were upto while you were finishing Gears 3 in their absence. Worth a playthrough if you like the Gears franchise

Worth full price though?

Managed to get mine for £2.99 through Microsoft Expertzone

Just about, aye. Will be selling it on as soon as i've done it on Hardcore and picked up the collectibles though

Bit of a bargain

So Metal Gear Solid 5 will not feature David Hayter as the voice of Snake.

Odd decision by Hideo Kojima.

David Hayter has just tweeted to say that he was not asked.

Finished Bioshock Infinite tonight. It's a fantastic game, brilliantly put together in a well crafted and original setting, with great characters and an even greater story.

Unfortunately, as with most of these story-driven fps games, the last couple of hours are dogged down by endless battles against masses of enemies. I don't know where all of these game developers got the idea from that us gamers like/need these huge endurance battles as we get towards the end of a game - they do my nut in. They add absolutely nothing to the story, fail to build any tension whatsoever and in most cases can even detract from the game's atmosphere altogether.

Still, I stuck with it and finally made it through to the end. Some great plot twists, and without doubt the most complex storyline I think I've ever seen in a video game - it's certainly a head scratcher that I had to read about on forums afterwards just to make sure I understood it all correctly.

But all in all it's certainly a game I would recommend to anyone. It definitely left an impression on me and is full of talking points, just like any great game should be.

What do you mean? Not played any of the Bioshock games, but Infamous and Deus Ex seem pretty different from each other from what I've played of Infamous.

I can't explain them, it's just the atmosphere of the games; the ideas behind them. I'm not saying they're similar or even the same, just the style and themes behind them are what I consider the epitomes of modern games. Can't say any of them have entertained me at all.

If I'm being honest, I'm a little lost when it comes to gaming, I just can't do it any more. I played Darksiders 2 at Christmas but lost interest after a few days, I bought FIFA 13 and don't think I've played mine since October. I've played it at friends but I don't bother at home. I got an Xbox just before Christmas that hasn't been switched on since January, this is despite owning Halo 4, Darksiders 2, Forza Horizon and GoW Judgment, as well as 6300 points to spend on arcade games. I got Ni no Kuni on the PS3, enjoyed that for weeks but haven't been on that since the first week I got it. What am I doing wrong? Do other people struggle to motivate themselves to play a game? The last game I made a proper effort to play was FF7 about two/three years ago. Since then I've had FIFA, NBA 2K, Football Managers and plenty of other games but I can't enjoy any of them like I used to. Maybe I'm just yearning for the glory days of Pokemon, Vice City and Twisted Metal Black. I'm considering the new Tiger Woods 14 game, but the last demo I played (I think of 13) was poor.