There are several reasons why this particular game holds a very dear place in my heart. Ultimately (haw) though, it was the first Ultima I played, and on C64 no less.

I also discovered that, if I put the dungeon floppy in the drive while walking overland, it would start loading blocks of dungeon cells with multiple chests in them and in effect let me loot them for treasure. So in effect I discovered the art of cheating. In a game about virtues.

No, pretty sure you start Baldur's Gate 2, and from there you have the option to start the game from "baldur's gate 1".

I need this game. Is it January yet?

Thanks.

I'm going to pick up Flower.  I'm a new PS3 owner, and I understand it's a must play.

Ditto.

-Autistic Angel

Tritto.

Dragon Age: Origins for the PC. 

Yeah, this game really is something else. I steamrolled through the whole thing in about 14 hours with all the bolts, plans, and Zoni collected. Also got access to Insomniac Moon after doing the necessary extra steps.

That's two games I've played to completion back-to-back; Uncharted 2 and this one. Don't remember the last time that's happened.

Next up, Dragon's Age!

Ryno V is absolutely glorious.

Springing for Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time. Trying my all not to cave in for Forza 3.

Just got an email from sony with a code for $5 off the game at Amazon using the code: RATCHET3

http://playstation.innovyx.net/v?xlWWnvnEHWcPnnlHHvlJ

I got this too. I was already ordering through Amazon so I cancelled and redid my order.

I was going to cancel my pre-order, but had already applied a $30 coupon on the game and didn't want to mess with a good thing, so I wrote to Amazon CS asking for them to add it up to the order. Apparently they couldn't do that, so as an apology they gave me $10 off towards my next video game purchase. Works for me!

I love Amazon. Their CS always treat me so well.  

And you certainly won't be alone on that one, semiconscious. I'm getting in on this with a vengeance as well.

Of course, it probably helps that my first R&C game was Tools of Destruction, so I haven't gotten "bored" of the gameplay yet. Lucky me!

Already pre-ordered and paid for with Amazon, and can't wait!
As for the pre-order bonus craziness (which I'm really disliking), nothing can beat Dragon Age's. Damn thing needs an excel spreadsheet just to figure out what store/package comes with what.

Yeah, and their new schtick is to hide the treasure up high for you to shoot down, so keep your eyes to the skies for a glimmer along with the nooks and crannies.

[Uncharted 2]

Uncharted 2 pre-ordered and paid for! Keeping an eye on Brutal Legend.

I always saw Peter as the real main catalyst for the Heroes series, but somehow throughout this all, it's more and more all about Claire. Peter always seems to get the least amount of screentime. At least he seems to have smartened up in the season opener, and Sylar is more or less back to his "true form".

I do get frustrated with the show, because like Ceekay already said, again it feels like nothing has really changed. You have the same good guys, 'the company' (aka HRG) who's chasing after folks, the same bad guy(s), and then the new 'element' who is a shade of dark gray. Like in previous two seasons. There seriously has to be life outside of this group somewhere.

Remember Season 1? Where they, through extraordinary circumstances, came together to stop a nuclear bomb exploding in NY as per the visions? And now we're getting Days in the lives of Heroes. Wonderful.

This will be an automatic buy for me. No questions asked.

Bought!

If you've also purchased Freespace 2, you may as well go here: http://www.fsoinstaller.com/, get FSOInstaller, and enjoy the original with all the visual splendor of its sequel and then some.

Lionheart has a good beginning and the following 1/3 of the game is enjoyable. Then the developers ran out of money and time, and it turns into a boring monotonous hackfest.

PSP go at 250$ and ps3 at 300$. 

Still waiting on that software PS2 emulation to pop up from 'em.

Why dont you just keep your ps2 or buy a new one ? I always keep my consoles.

Actually, I've a launch PS3 so backwards compatibility is not a factor for me personally. I was more making a toss away comment over wanting them to implement software emulation for the potential "filter" hijinks that you'd normally be able to do on the PC side.

Still waiting on that software PS2 emulation to pop up from 'em.

Whatever the case may be, you just know they're going to leave the ending unfinished.

I think I did read somewhere that it is indeed global.

Aaand like the sucker I am, I already have the CE pre-ordered. Och. This better be some new shit.

I see what you did there!

I remember it being a little irritating in the beginning, but once you get down the art of proper retreat, you'll more or less breeze through the majority of the missions.

If they've been house cats since day one in that neighborhood, there's a pretty good chance that they'll make their way back to your house in a few days or so. Best of luck either way.

PORQUE NOOO!

...Ah well. Hopefully they'll put the extra time to good use.

Hmmmmmm.... I wonder whether these'll pop up over at Good Old Games as well.

No, there's definitely something different about the Resident Evil movies that actually make them very watchable crap.

I'm guessing it's Milla Jovovich.

Honestly, I could see them push it out the end of 2009. From my understanding they've been pretty much close to "done" with the title, and even said that it's already good for a launch, were that the case.

But, I'd say 2010 realistically.

Don't worry. If he doesn't find a way, he'll just end up suing the living shitsu outta them.

I'm inclined to agree with Kevin. I think this is just another nudge at Sony in trying to have them lower the price. Which they really should've already done.

I'm gonna go with... Activision, Atari, and Ubisoft.

Holy moly... It's the gift that keeps on giving.

Internet Explorer... the continuing bane of web designers everywhere.

Appreciate the review, Ron. Glad to see there's definitely some juice in this game.

You'll cave by the end of October, if not sooner. 

I do believe this'll be the next game I purchase, though. Really looking forward to this.

Clearly anyone who thinks the Prius is the ugliest car ever hasn't seen the new Nissan Cube.



What were they thinking?

I can say with certainty that I will buy that magical box some day. Most likely when it drops in $150 range.

Oh man, so glad to hear that since this game looks like a blast to play. I've had it pre-ordered for the PS3 for about two week now, and I was getting the jitters since there has been barely any word on reviews or impressions or any some such. Out of curiosity, and I'm not sure whether you can say this or not, but are you reviewing 360, PS3, or the PC version?

Anybody know whether the reviews for this are actually going to be showing BEFORE release date?

The only Uplink mission that really lit a fire up my arse was the one in the warrens. I think it was the one that jumped in difficulty by +10. But overall, I really had no problems with any of them either.