This one looks fun.  Yahtzee liked it so I have to try it.  Now I need to decide PC or PS3.

Snowboard Hero looks cool and is .99 today.  I gave it a shot.  Downloading now.

Uncharted 2 then 3
Assassins Creed Brotherhood
Netflix!

Ok, here we go.  I have a tremendous backlog thanks to steam and other digital deals.  Last year was pretty good for me.  Played Fallout NV a ton but didn't quite finish. Skyrim arrived and I've been lost in that.  Plan to go back to Fallout NV this year and finish up....

Finished:
Orcs Must Die & DLC  - fun game! [January]
Civ 5 (if it can ever be finished - numerous playthroughs of this)
Swords & Soldiers HD - casual game, pretty fun
Dead Island Single Player (fun game, if they had made it as a single player RPG it had potential to be epic)
Homefront -very short but fun
Dawn of Discovery Campaign (really fun but not the most intuitive to figure out)
Rage (pretty fun, B)
Skyrim (main campaign 100+ hours)
Borderlands 1 (went back and finished to prep for 2)
Orcs Must Die 2 & DLC
Diablo 3
Crusader Kings II (can never really finish but played through multiple dynasties)


Needs to finish Up:
Fallout NV
Deus Ex
Skyrim (finished main quest, played about 100 hours so far)
Xcom
Terraria
Jagged Alliance BIA
Crusader Kings 2


Put aside, not going back:
Dungeon Defenders (after Orcs must die, this was a let down)

Apple IOS games:
Quarrel Deluxe - endless daily fun here, can be challenging
Kingdom Rush (excellent game...waiting for sequel)
Space Miner (great game)
Tiny Tower (done with this)
Dragonvale (done with this)
10000000 - addicting
Puzzle Craft - ok

Skyrim!  I think I could play this for the next year.

Terraria was a real surprise...but doesn't have the staying power that Skyrim has.  For what it is, I think Terraria is excellent.

Has anyone tried Tiny Tower?  I'm thinking that or Dragonvale.

Looking into the minecraft, eden, the montessori ones too.

Update:

Ok, I bought Casey's Contraptions and he was only able to do the first 6 levels by himself.  This will have to be one we do sitting down together.  So it's good, but he can't do it alone.

I'll look into minecraft.  Thanks for that rec.  Dragonvale looked good to me also in Itunes store, looks more interesting than farm story.  Does it have any educational benefit?  Does it make you solve puzzles or just a "time waster" type thing?  I kind of want something educational/make him problem solve and think.  Not just a time waster for him.  The idea is that he will sit on the couch and do it in the afternoon while I do p90x for an hour.  I also finally figured out how to turn off In App Purchases so he can't make a mistake and buy anything on the Ipad.  So that is good.  Makes these freemium games more bearable.

As an aside, I got Ticket to Ride on the Ipad and it's a really fun family game that we are enjoying (even the 4 yr old can play)!

My son wants a builder type game on Ipad where he can build farm, or toy shop, or something like that.  He was playing farm story and likes it, BUT it is a freemium game and they ask for real money every 10 seconds in the game and we also don't want him connected to any social media.  Are there any suitable (non-violent, etc..) games for a 5 yr old where he can build, create, manage? (we have Ipad2)

I was looking at Casey's Contraptions, which looks good but is not a builder.

The ones I've found so that might be ok are:
Roads of Rome
Jack of all Tribes

I already have settlers HD and Sim City Deluxe but I think they may be too advanced for him?


I don't mind paying for an app as long as it doesn't ask him for money to buy more in game.

I had the first one on PC and didn't last 30 minutes (exaggeration for effect) with it.  It seemed lame to me, albeit with nice production and graphics.  The 2nd one I got on PS3 and played to the end, which for me is really saying something.  I thought it was great.  I have Brotherhood PS3 in my backlog now and could see getting Revelations when it drops below $15 which is my new buy price.

Fara is an action RPG that I had my eye on...it's free right now.  Looks good.

Spy Mouse for Iphone is free right now.  Supposed to be good.  haven't tried it yet.

1.  Terraria.... took me by total surprise.  Got it for $2.50 on the steam sale and played it for 40 hours pretty much non-stop.
2.  Skyrim....   Leaps and bounds better than Oblivion.  A pleasant surprise.
3.  Bulletstorm... Much more fun than I imagined.  Well done.

The first Kirby game on the DS game is really great and fun - even for adults.  Kirby: Canvas Curse.  Should be really cheap now if you can find it.  Now that I think about it, it may actually be hard to find.  I'm sure there are tons of DS games good for kids.  My Spanish Coach!  Mario Kart DS   

That's a shame. I loved Red Faction Guerrilla. 

A similiar thing happened to me.  I took it to geeksquad and they estimated as much as $1000 to recover the data, up to 4 weeks to do it and didn't guarantee anything.  Instead I used a program from getdata called recovermyfiles and over a two day period I got 98% of it back.  The program cost about $80 but it was worth it.

Plants vs. Zombies (again, steam erased my games when it went to the cloud saves)
Grand Ages Rome

All time favorites are:

Castlevania SOTN (youtube has some fan covers that are amazing btw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsysZQYBQU8&playnext=1&list=PL45669600BC0C6740&index=22)
Interstate '76 (groovy)
Shatter http://sidhe.bandcamp.com/
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 - epic

Humble Indie Bundle 2 (also 1 got added to steam)
Deathspank
Frontlines Fuel of war
Grand Ages Rome Gold
Just Cause 2
Lara Croft and Guardian of light
Mafia II and all DLC
Medal of Honor (I'm not a big MP person, so the 6 hour campaign was fun but not worth the $29 sale price)
PB Winterbottom
Neverwinter Nights 2 Plat.
Railroad Tycoon 2 Plat.
Risen
Shatter
Star Wars Empire at War Gold
Wings of Prey
Zeno Clash
Sid Meiers Railroads
Metro 2033
Alpha Protocol
Bob Came in Pieces

Finished:
PC:  
Medal Of Honor SP Campaign (fun but SOOO short)
Plants vs. Zombies (again)
Just Cause 2 (finished main story at 27%) now playing mercenary mode
Grand Ages Rome (fun enough to play through but needs more immersiveness and soul)
Dawn of War 2 sp campaign
Zeno Clash
Crysis (first 2/3 of game was fun, ending not so much)
Crysis Warhead
Metro 2033 (great atmosphere, fun)
Portal 1
Torchlight
The Saboteur
Bulletstorm

Casual games:
Fortix 2 (and also the missions from the first)

PS3:

Playing:
PC:   Bastion, Fallout New Vegas, Dawn of War II Chaos Rising
PC:   Nehrim Oblivion Mod


Didn't want to finish:
PS3:  Red Dead Redemption, Undead Nightmare (what am I missing here? these weren't fun)

Will pay full price for to have immediately:
Diablo 3

Must haves but on sale:
Dragon Age 2
Oblivion Next (skyrim or whatever)
Two Worlds 2
Any new flight sim games (Battle of Britain??)

I'm sure I finished some TRS-80 Model III games, but I can't recall them right now (getting old) but the one that stands out was the Apple II game, Captain Goodnight....played through that one a few times at least and also Pirates!

I have a canon PIXMA MP560 and it works very well.  Scanning is very easy and the scans look great.  The ink is a bit pricey even though you have separate ink tanks you will use all of them up fairly quick.  Replacing all the tanks costs about $60 (almost as much as buying a new printer).  You can save some ink by using grayscale and Fast printing quality on regular stuff.

Thanks Homard, just received Just Cause 2!!  Great teamwork!

Homard, do you still have one left on the Just Cause deal?  If yes, sign me up.  I tried to send you a PM on steam but "Elbino\Homard" did not work on the friend add page. 

I give Gothic a slight edge over Nehrim, just because the NPC's in Gothic have better personality. However, Nehrim is very, very good. Lot's of people didn't like G3 very much. While I found having to clear out the cities kind of repetitive 2/3 of the way through the game, it's still a Gothic game and enjoyable. I somehow avoided the bugs that plagued many people.

clearing out the cities were what made the game a blast for me.  I loved the orcish bodies piling up around me like cordwood as I found  choke point and annihilated their tyranny.

Which gothic game is that, clearing out the cities?  Is that arcania (gothic 4)?

ok, well either way, I only have XP and intend to keep it that way until my next hardware update (maybe 6 mos.)

I downloaded the steam demo....no luck wouldn't run.  Finally realized that it REQUIRES Windows7.  LOL.  So, I've downloaded the demo on my PS3 but haven't had a chance to try it.  It sounds like exactly my cup of tea...I loved Red Faction Guerrilla, especially the destruction and free roaming style.  I kinda wish I had windows 7 to be able to use mouse and keyboard... can anyone comment on the PS3 version...especially controls?

Hmm, what was with the human fetus in a jar?

Anything else I should know about the PS3? Do I still need to request a disc to stream netflix?

Yes, you do.  It usually only takes 2 days to get to you after you order it.  It is free, btw.  Very nice.

PS3 Media Server is great if you want to stream from your PC.... http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com/

If you want to watch any movies, get the Playstation Remote for $20, worth every penny.

If you use the playstation controller, get these http://www.amazon.com/PS3-Dual-Triggers-Playstation-3/dp/B001IAOEXU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1267065703&sr=8-1 REAL TRIGGERS.

Exclusive games that are highly rated:
Little Big Planet
Uncharted(s)
Demons Souls
Heavy Rain
MGSIV
God Of War Collection (GOW 3 is out soon)
Infamous

Did you guys need another for a 4 pack?  I'm up for it.

If not I'm trying to get 4 people together...have another post at OO and one other interested...

post on OO... http://www.octopusoverlords.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=71912

Thanks Hrothgar!

[PC:]

PC:
Red Faction Guerrilla (A)
Plants vs. Zombies - great fun
Mass Effect
Battlefield 2: Bad Company (single player campaign...short but fun)
Mass Effect 2 (A+)
Starcraft 2 (sp campaign)

PS3:
Uncharted 2
Assassin's Creed 2

DS:

Playing....
Dragon Age PC
Red Faction Guerrilla Marauder Missions PC
Just Cause 2
Borderlands? kinda lost interest on this

Started but on the shelf....
Demon's Souls
Bayonetta
Dead Space

Hmm, it's a shame if that is the case.

Interestingly, the demo plays just fine.  I didn't really notice any issues...

Well, I will say this....people who do have the PS3 version say they notice the issues, but it doesn't break anything.  I think the demo was supposed to have the same issues, so if you don't have any problems with the demo, you might be okay.

this - if you don't have any problems with the demo (& i know i didn't), you will be okay (i loved every milli-second of it )...

Semi, did you get the full game?  Comments?

Hmm, it's a shame if that is the case.

Interestingly, the demo plays just fine.  I didn't really notice any issues...

Hey folks...I played the Bayonetta demo on PSN last night and really had fun with it.  But, after reading this http://ps3.ign.com/articles/105/1057012p1.html IGN review, I'm a little worried about the problems mentioned with the PS3 version.  I'm new to console gaming this generation so I'm wondering if these issues get patched on console games or is it just left the way it is on release day?  Also, can anyone who has the PS3 version comment on the final game and slowdown or framerate issues?

I'm having a blast with this.  The mayhem is incredible and there are so many things to do at any time.  Definite must buy if you are on the fence, just get it.

Looks like Steam finally has its version up.  Regular and CE.  No prices yet though.  

The Collectors Edition has the new quest content Warden's Keep, just like the impulse version.  It looks like a couple more CE items as well after just a quick look.  Not sure though, need to compare impulse and steam CE versions.

Damn this is confusing.

Can someone clue me in?  My windows XP install is getting quirky and it's time to reinstall.  I'm thinking of waiting until windows 7 but I have a couple of questions:

-How will older games run on windows 7?
-If I primarily game, and use internet, which version will I need?

Hopefully the fact that iTunes has dropped DRM is a sign of the future for PC gaming as well.

From what I understand, they encode your email address into any song code you download so it can be tracked back to you later if need be....thanks Apple.

Sweet, I just finished ACT I on my first playthrough.  Gotta love it, punishing people who buy the game at retail.  These are the type of things that push people to find other means of playing the game.  Those people are happily playing right now.