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    Image of homernoy homernoy
    11/20/09

    In reply to Review Round-Up: Assassin's Creed II, Left 4 Dead 2, Indiana Lego 2, And More
    I never finished the first Assassin's Creed, so I doubt I will buy the second. Left 4 Dead 2 on the other hand.....
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    Edited by homernoy at 11/20/09 3:56 PM homernoy was starred homernoy was unstarred
    Image of Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do... Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...
    11/20/09

    @homernoy: I finished the first Left 4 Dead, so I doubt I will buy the second. Dragon Age: Origins on the other hand...
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    Image of homernoy homernoy
    11/20/09

    @Taggart6: I don't always drink beer, but when I do...:

    I still haven't installed Dragon Age, but when I do..... my wife will most likely be pissed at me for the next couple of months.
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    Image of ColinStein ColinStein
    11/20/09

    @homernoy: You just wait till you play AC2!
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    11/20/09

    @ColinStein: Are you saying the single player is over ten hours, or are you saying it's fantastic? I game sometimes on my PS3, so if I do play AC2 it will be on that console if I don't wait for the PC version.

    The first AC really, really became an effort for me to continue. Very repetitive, and the combat was boring to say the least. My opinion of course, there are many games I love that I would be embarrassed to admit to here. Lol.

    #speakup
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    Image of Sharkey1337 Sharkey1337
    11/20/09

    @homernoy: He, and I, are speaking on both accounts. This game is infinitely better than the first one, which I absolutely resented. Ubisoft has pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in gaming history with this one, believe me you should def look into playing some ACII before passing judgement based on the first game.

    Also, reviewers keep saying they spend upwards to 20-25 hours completing everything the game has to offer, I can def believe that as I've been playing for hours and finally made my way into Venice last night, also making the first breakaway from Ezio and play as Desmond for a little.
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    Edited by Sharkey1337 at 11/20/09 6:15 PM Sharkey1337 was starred Sharkey1337 was unstarred
    Image of ColinStein ColinStein
    11/21/09

    @homernoy: Oh I know AC1 was awfully boring and repetitive. I was forgiving because it was the first in a series and it reminded me of PoP. However, AC2 is fucking sweet! I wouldn't recommend 1 to many people, in fact, I think I would tell them that it sucked. 2 is great! I really feel they fixed every problem! The dialog scenes are much more cinematic, none of that having the press the button at the right time bullshit or press any button and it changes the camera angle a little bit. Like all secondary missions in every game, there will be repeats but I feel there are more than the few AC1 had. There are also things to collect that actually do things! And the whole money system is great! I thought I wouldn't like it but I love it! New health system I thought I hated but I love. New ways to hide and have people help you fight guards. The fighting isn't slow as shit anymore and plenty more reasons! Like puzzles! Real puzzles! Not just Zelda crap but things you have to think about. Did you know you can pay hookers to distract guards? Well you can!

    I know I'm still excited! You can tell I'm excited But I completely understand how you feel, I know how boring 1 was. I'm not trying to defend it too much but this next game is so much better. I know alot of people feel like AC2 will just be as boring as AC1 but They did almost everything right this time around. I really can't think of anything I don't like about this game. But I completely understand why you feel you shouldn't even bother.

    #speakup
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    11/13/09

    In reply to Review Round-Up: Mario, MW2, Loco Roco, Lego And More
    LOL, I love the taglines under each one! My favorite is prob:

    "In which Crecente's neck is hugged. And he likes it."

    Followed by, "In which Brian Crecente uses the word "sexy."
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    Edited by Sharkey1337 at 11/13/09 3:53 PM Sharkey1337 was starred Sharkey1337 was unstarred
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    11/13/09

    In reply to Review Round-Up: Mario, MW2, Loco Roco, Lego And More
    I DEMAND MORE MW2 PERIPHERAL REVIEWS! #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of WittyUserName WittyUserName
    11/13/09

    @excel_excel: How many more could they possibly make?
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    excel_excel promoted this comment Edited by WittyUserName at 11/13/09 3:46 PM WittyUserName was starred WittyUserName was unstarred
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    11/13/09

    @WittyUserName: Official MW2 Sex Toys? #kotakureviewroundup
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Review Round-Up: Dragon Age, Drawn To Life, NBA And More
    LMAO. #kotakureviewroundup
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    11/06/09

    In reply to Review Round-Up: Dragon Age, Drawn To Life, NBA And More
    #reviews
    A li'l take on Demon's Souls:

    I love Demon's Souls. I am obsessed with it. It kind of reminds me of the original Ninja Gaiden in that no matter how many times you go through a level flawlessly (after painstakingly learning it), there will always come a time where you will get impatient and your timing will be off by a touch and you will die mercilessly at the same spot 5 times in a row.

    The game sets up a challenging playground and doles out the tools necessary to navigate it at its own, brilliant pace. The game teaches you how to play it, you just have to listen well. If you don't pay attention and adapt, you will quickly become so frustrated with your failures that there is no point in playing.

    As you level up, the choices you make with your weapons and stats make for a very organic-feeling character creation. You adapt your character to your preferred play style while adapting your play style to the environment and the tools at hand.

    The controls are tight and free. They really attain a balance of the freedom of action titles (though without the combos of, say God of War or Devil May Cry) and the rules of RPG combat. They are easy to learn and hard to master, but unlike as is the case in many games to which that adage applies, mastering the controls is more of a means to an end than the end itself.

    The story is more evident than explained; there are very few cut scenes and your character has no dialog. The NPC voice actors are superb.

    Like all epic RPGs, there are a lot of intricacies available for pursuit and exploitation; this is a meaty, meaty game that relies on high intensity combat, a very rare combination. It's one-of-a-kind, and it's really hit my spot.
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    Edited by enaero at 11/06/09 4:34 PM enaero was starred enaero was unstarred
    Image of SycoJack SycoJack
    11/06/09

    In reply to Review Round-Up: Dragon Age, Drawn To Life, NBA And More
    I thought Dragon Age was supposed to have online coop? Glad I didn't buy it. Co-op was the only reason I was even interested in the game. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of MindPrints MindPrints
    11/06/09

    @TexasJack: Nope, as far as I know it never had co-op. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Jack Phrahzt Jack Phrahzt
    11/06/09

    @TexasJack: I remember BioWare saying it wouldn't have co-op, but don't recall any rumors that said otherwise. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/06/09

    @MindPrints: Coop dialogue trees could be interesting #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of SycoJack SycoJack
    11/06/09

    @Jack Phrahzt: I'm not really sure where I got the idea that it would have coop, but I was somehow convinced that it did and was seriously considering getting it to play with my friends. Pity. That's atleast 3 sells lost because it's not coop. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of sheepofdoom sheepofdoom
    11/06/09

    @TexasJack: Uhh, I'm sorry, but have you ever played Baldur's Gate (which is mentioned as the basis multiple times) or any other BioWare RPG? How would that even WORK in co-op? Why would that be a "won't buy without" feature? Are we talking about the same game? The game deserves a much closer look than "no co-op no moneys!" #kotakureviewroundup
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    TexasJack promoted this comment sheepofdoom was starred sheepofdoom was unstarred
    Image of SycoJack SycoJack
    11/06/09

    @sheepofdoom: No, I've never played Baldur's Gate and I have no intention to either. Not that it matters, I have obviously not been keeping up with Dragon Age very closely or I never would have been under the impression that it had online coop. Dur.

    I have played BioWare RPGs, Mass Effect and KOTOR. I don't how it would work, but I'm not a developer and therefore it is not my job to figure out such.

    And no, I am simply not interested in the game. The only reason I was interested at all was because I thought it was a multiplayer RPG. Which I was interested in trying it out with my friends. However since it is not, there are plenty other games for me to play and enjoy that are either out or coming out in short order, like Modern Warfare 2. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of AncientUnknown1 AncientUnknown1
    11/06/09

    In reply to Review Round-Up: Dragon Age, Drawn To Life, NBA And More
    Here's my question, does anybody hold off buying a game until a particular source reviews it? I would think those who want to buy it already have, and those who haven't won't.

    To those clamoring for the Demon's Souls review, are you hinging your purchase on this upcomming review, or have you already bought the game and waiting to see if your opinions of the game are echoed/validated by the review?
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    Edited by AncientUnknown1 at 11/06/09 3:21 PM AncientUnknown1 was starred AncientUnknown1 was unstarred
    Image of SycoJack SycoJack
    11/06/09

    @AncientUnknown1: A lot of people like to make sure that games don't have any serious glaring flaws before they buy unproven titles.

    I generally don't really need reviews, as I can get a pretty good idea of a game's quality simply by the all the previews and various announced features. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/06/09

    @TexasJack: In the case of Atlus releases, who dares (to buy without waiting for a review) wins. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    11/06/09

    @AncientUnknown1: I don't need reviews most of the time, but there are a few games that i may need more than just reviews to make my mind on them.

    Dragon age origins and Darksiders are perfect example of those games that i need more than just reviews and word of mouth in order for me to make a choice on them ^_^ #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of toadstoolporridge toadstoolporridge
    11/06/09

    @AncientUnknown1: I never wait for one source to review a game. If 10 other sites have given a game a great score, of course I'm going to buy it. If there is a game that I'm on the edge about, but then a source that I like a lot (i.e. Kotaku) speaks highly of it, I would probably consider getting it sooner. I'm not really into buying games "blind", but I don't wait for a particular source to review something either. It's nice, but not necessary, for the purchase of a game to me. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Griefy Griefy
    11/06/09

    In reply to Review Round-Up: Dragon Age, Drawn To Life, NBA And More
    Tip to Kotaku, if you need exp, head to Storm King area and use the sword you get there to build up the souls. You can also leave your soul sign in the passage between Storm King and Old Hero to help other people with the boss. If you're lucky, you may also be summoned to a Hard Mode boss fight by an advanced player and rack in the souls from kills if you can manage to keep yourself alive. You do need that sword however for an easier time.

    Also the destroyed hut can be a site of protection from the enemies if you charge right into that house and avoid being in plain sight. If you have the sword you can lock on and kill the flying mantas from in there while being protected. Also you can avoid the barrage from Storm King when he swoops down as well. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/06/09

    @Griefy: The entirety of world 4 is a joke. :P #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Griefy Griefy
    11/06/09

    @Koztah: Indeed it is a joke. What's an even bigger joke is World 2. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/06/09

    @Griefy: As an all-melee character, I found world 2 much harder than world 4... until I just grinded the souls I needed to get 10 mag/10 int and Soul Arrow. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Griefy Griefy
    11/06/09

    @Koztah: Yeah, I played Royal so Soul Arrow just made almost the entire game a breeze. If I had to, I would lead an enemy to an open area where I could run around sound and cast spells at it. Good thing enemies as well can not go past scenery. I'm more of a Warrior Type though but after you get Fire Storm... well shit just dies fast. 2 hit kill on first Prison Boss. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Koztah Koztah
    11/06/09

    @Griefy: I started as a barbarian. Doing 1-1 in DS as a barb teaches you everything you need to know about dodging.. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of heretrix heretrix
    11/06/09

    In reply to Review Round-Up: Dragon Age, Drawn To Life, NBA And More
    So I take it, no Dragon's Soul's review? #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Imbued Imbued
    11/06/09

    @heretrix: Demon's Souls #kotakureviewroundup
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    11/06/09

    @Imbued: The title never really made much sense to me.

    Wouldn't Demon Souls or even Demons' Souls make more sense? #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of MindPrints MindPrints
    11/06/09

    @heretrix: Soul Age: Demon Origins #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of stayoutofthecatbox stayoutofthecatbox
    11/06/09

    @MindPrints: Soul Calibur: Demon Origins? #kotakureviewroundup
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    Koztah promoted this comment stayoutofthecatbox was starred stayoutofthecatbox was unstarred
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    11/06/09

    @stayoutofthecatbox: Demon Dragon: Soul's Origins. #kotakureviewroundup
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    11/06/09

    @octaslash: I saw it as the old original demon, wossname, the one who was awakened, has all the souls. Hence, Demon's Souls. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of dowingba dowingba
    11/03/09

    In reply to Kotaku Review Round-Up: Tekken, Forza, GTA And More
    There aren't any links to the reviews...? #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Stephen Totilo Stephen Totilo
    11/03/09

    @dowingba: You clicked on the images? And you didn't see the links next to them? #kotakureviewroundup
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    11/03/09

    @Stephen Totilo: Yeah I did click the images. Sorry it wasn't at all obvious there was a link somewhere next to them. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of infinitezero infinitezero
    11/03/09

    In reply to Kotaku Review Round-Up: Tekken, Forza, GTA And More
    in my opinion kotaku reviews are the most unbiased spot on reviews. They nail most everything correctly, and take their time and put some real thought into the reviews. Thanks guys your reviews are the shit in my book :) #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of ExistentialEgg ExistentialEgg
    11/03/09

    @infinitezero: I give this comment an 8.5 (final score is not an average) #kotakureviewroundup
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    AOClaus promoted this comment ExistentialEgg was starred ExistentialEgg was unstarred
    Image of Flankenstein Flankenstein
    11/03/09

    @infinitezero: I would be mad if I found shit in my book. Do you know how hard it is to wash paper? #kotakureviewroundup
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    mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta promoted this comment Flankenstein was starred Flankenstein was unstarred
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    11/03/09

    @Flankenstein: You should be washing your paper before you read, anyway. It makes it easier to see the words. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/03/09

    In reply to Kotaku Review Round-Up: Tekken, Forza, GTA And More
    I've tekken a liking to DJ Hero, who's commercial I SAW ten times yesterday while watching the World Series. My poor Yankees got taken forza ride.

    No one posted in this article, darnit let me pun! Best game on that list? Forza, racing games are sexy. #kotakureviewroundup
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    hot_heart promoted this comment Outkastprince was starred Outkastprince was unstarred
    Image of hot_heart hot_heart
    11/03/09

    @Outkastprince: It LostWind towards the end. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    11/03/09

    @hot_heart: If only I was capable of churning out hits like a Rock Band. #kotakureviewroundup
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    11/03/09

    @Outkastprince: That was just Grand. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Handsome Al Handsome Al
    10/23/09

    In reply to Kotaku Review Round-Up: Borderlands, Ratchet, Marvel, And More
    Too many games....
    Not enough money...
    Sad Panda :( #kotakureviewroundup
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    (Starman) AnalysisDialysis promoted this comment Handsome Al was starred Handsome Al was unstarred
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    10/23/09

    @Handsome Al: MONAY!! It's a gas! #kotakureviewroundup
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    10/23/09

    In reply to Kotaku Review Round-Up: Borderlands, Ratchet, Marvel, And More
    I'm still waiting for Borderlands to ship from futureshop... Seriously. I preordered it a week before it came out. Where the hell is it :( #kotakureviewroundup
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    QualityJeverage promoted this comment Jordan was starred Jordan was unstarred
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    10/23/09

    @Jordan: I've had really bad experience with Future Shop online pre-orders. On more than a few occasions I've pre-ordered from their site over a month in advance, only to be told on ship day that they are "Out of Stock" and I'll have to wait. #kotakureviewroundup
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    10/23/09

    @Jordan: I'm always leery of online stores, though it's mostly cause I fear mail people having sticky fingers than the stores not delivering it in time.

    I Pre-ordered mines through Gamestop and thankfully managed to get it the day after it came out. Though I've had some bad experiences when ordering elsewhere so hope all goes well, go Borderlands on futureshops if need be. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of hot_heart hot_heart
    10/23/09

    In reply to Kotaku Review Round-Up: Borderlands, Ratchet, Marvel, And More
    You forgot where Fahey reviewed...his life.

    But seriously, people should read this. A great little tale and with a heartwarming ending too

    [kotaku.com] #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Outkastprince Outkastprince
    10/23/09

    @hot_heart: I agree, I loved it.

    I'm a bit surprised he use the review format. Telling us what he "Loved" and "Hated" about his life before summarizing it was a bit much.

    Overall, any life that ends on a positive note gets a 10 from me.

    That's the first 10 I've given out ever! and that's with the knowledge that my girlfriend ask me to rate her looks from 1-10. I kid, I only kid. #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Stephen Totilo Stephen Totilo
    10/23/09

    @hot_heart: He didn't give it a score, so why should I care? #kotakureviewroundup
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    Image of Masonvrocks Masonvrocks
    10/23/09

    @Stephen Totilo: No Kotaku reviews ever give scores, you should know this :P #kotakureviewroundup
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    thespyderboy promoted this comment Masonvrocks was starred Masonvrocks was unstarred
    Image of hot_heart hot_heart
    10/24/09

    @Outkastprince: I'm surprised the game was mostly about online play. Although it seemed there was a bit of single-player too. #kotakureviewroundup
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