Free ME3 DLC to come...



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I mentioned this to my Mrs on a whim the other night, hadn't seen it on here first either, said something like 'how long do you think it will be until a game disc becomes console-specific'.

I don't think it will be that long until the do away with discs all together and something like Steam replaces them.

That's the latest rumour I've seen.



First it was the actual discs will be locked to one PSN/Gamertag then that's evolved to you will only be able to get games via direct download which will then be locked to the PSN/Gamertag the game was downloaded on.

If that's the case, then surely games should drop in price due to decreased material costs, (no discs, cases, cover art etc). Though i wouldn't bet on it, seeing as i've just logged into XBL and found that FIFA12 on demand is £50. It wasn't even above £40 in most shops!

They are forced into expensive download prices by the retailers. Retail is still generating 90+% of game sales for 360, publisher's who are taking away their business by offering cheaper download prices will find they no longer have any of their games on the featured shelf as you walk into the shop, or at the start of the aisle in ASDA, or the front page of the Amazon game section.



If piracy wasn't so rife for PC games you wouldn't see all the great deals on Steam either.

Got round to finishing Arkham City the other day. Wasn't expecting the ending at all. The final boss is a bit rubbish, another one of those games where it's just too easy compared to what you've already done during the game.



Anyone played Crysis 2? Picked it up on the cheap for about a tenner and enjoying it so far. It's a bit different from your average shooter. Nice graphics even for a game that's a couple of years old and it gives you quite a bit of freedom for how you go about getting to your objective.

I've played a few off them and the putting is different every time.

Its barely 12 months old. I loved it and at the time it was the best game I've seen on a console. Its got a good story. Although its far easier than the first game although I prefer it overall.

Its an absolute joke. 15 years ago you could understand why N64 games were 50 quid each with them being cartridges but to still charge that now for dlc games is robbery. Reason why I never buy a game on release day. I've wanted SSX for a couple of months and I managed to get it for under £25 now!

No idea why I thought 2 years, must be another game! Managed to finish it last night and it did get a bit too easy towards the end, mainly because the stealth on the suit had become overpowered and you could just choose to avoid all enemies or wait until they're on their own and sneak attack them. Some great set pieces though. Loved the massive alien things you had to fight. I'll definitely get a third one if they make it.

As mentioned above, if they made full retail games available for reasonable prices online, they could all but kill off the high street retail sector because of the extra costs they have in logisitics and overheads etc. Having games on sale in shops is probably the easiest advertising there is for the console manufacturers and without it, they could drift out of the minds of shoppers, particularly around Christmas.

I can see this franchise going on for a while, the ending suggests they plan to make quite a few. If you fancy a challenge play it super soilder difficulty. Basically if they see you you get paggered.

Yeah, the story was a bit confusing with me not having played the first one, but it did seem to indicate that there could be sequels set within a number of cities.



Super soldier was the difficulty I played on! I don't bother playing on anything less than the hardest difficulty on games, mainly because games tend to be too easy these days and it unlocks more achievements without me having to play through the game again because I have that many unplayed ones in my collection.

Nothus i'll add you at some point tonight for a bit of SSX action. If anyone else is on the ps3 and wants a bit of SSX action too add me, my tag is Jimmy_Saki.

Anyone played Syndicate yet? If so, what do you reckon? I was a big fan of the game on the Amiga, so hoping it's transfer into the next gen consoles has gone without a hitch.

I'm playing it at the moment. My initial thoughts are that they should've shelevd this game for a while after Deus Ex: HR came out. Its not bad don't get me wrong I'm quite enjoying it. Its far more violent than DE:HR and its got a very 90s PC shooter feel to it. The story has a lot of potential but so far there's been no charachter development or back story explanation so its quite hard to care about the charachters - Dead space 1/2 apart its a theme with EA games (one of many flaws). One edge this game may have over DE is the boss fights, they're a bit more challenging (although the combat in the rest of the game is pretty easy) and varied. It seems short though I'm 3/4s through it and I've only been plaving about 5 hours.



However one thing this game does VERY well is the co-op mode. Its fun, intense and far longer than the single player. Its one of the best co-op games in a long time.



Overall I'd wait until it comes down in price, but its not bad at all just could be a lot better. 7/10 single player - 9-9.5/10 for co-op.

If you're playing as FemShep, surely an avatar change is in order?





Jumped straight into ME2 myself, the first is on XBL for £15, worth it? Wouldn't mind seeing the story kick off as the second is superb IMO...



And FIFA 12 for £50? Really? Surely can't be too long before the next one....

Ha ha, quite possibly!



Mass Effect for £15? Definitely worth it. It's quite long winded, what with having to use the Mako to traverse all the side quest planets, but once you get past all of them and focus on the priority missions, it gets good.

Thanks for that! :^)

ME 1 is £10 on shopto.net. Looking at getting it myself and playing all 3 again. Although I'm getting the Witcher 2 next week so doubt I'll have time.

My XBOX 360 has overheated and whenever I go onto live it just lags out and turns off.

Can anyone recommend anybody to fix it and any idea on a price?

Thanks.

Im playing sky rim on the ps3 at the moment and also fifa12

That's quite impressive.

Just finished ME3. The ending is rubbish, but apart from that the game has other limitations. Unlike ME1 and to some extent ME2 there is no real linearity to the game, the story doesn't "unfold", you know that it's simply completing a set of tasks in pretty much any order before committing to the final battles.



Spoiler alert...



Ashley coming back doesn't work, there were obvious issues because of the choices in ME1, and the dialogue in 3 is very limited. Not great.

It had good points and was enjoyable in most places, but the irritation when you realise that no matter what you do Cerberus will beat you to it is very frustrating.



As for the ending... Total nonsense and completely rushed. I see there will be an extended DLC free to add to the end but they are refusing to change what happens up to the final moment. Bio ware have f******d up majorly, it's absolute crap. But hey ho it's only a game. It was well worth the money and I enjoyed it.