Josh64

I finally got a painting from Redd yesterday (I didn't bother with them for ages until I realised I need at least one to expand the Museum) and it's a damn fake. Maaaan, I really want to upgrade! If any one has a spare painting to give I would be very happy, and willing to pay a lot of bells! I can't bare the thought of waiting another week :p

I totally agree! I love pretty much all Rare games since the DKC series and especially enjoyed Banjo but missed out on the second game back in the day, so when I got a 360 it was one of the first things I downloaded! I was pretty disappointed. I kept going and going thinking the pace would surely pick up but the world was just too damn big, even with a couple of the warp points. I'm really treading on thin ice right now but... I much preferred Nuts & Bolts. Seriously! It actually answered most of the problems of the second game, mainly that the world is really big but you can now travel around in cars and planes. Fucking loved it. Sadly it's very much a Mario Sunshine in that it was a bit too different for most and we most certainly won't be seeing another title like it.

Donkey Kong Country Returns. I loved the original games and tried so hard to like this too but everything about it left me disappointed. Character designs and bland remixes aside (which I hated), the controls are just abysmal. DK is so slippy and the whole 'shake to roll' is just unforgivable as it's implemented so poorly, especially compared to the spin thing in Mario Galaxy which felt so natural. The level designs also did nothing for me. Everyone raves about how exciting and fresh it feels, but it seems so dull to me. It's as though people confused quality design with ridiculous difficulty and small platforms. I somehow forced my way through it and was rewarded with a shit 10 second (ish) CGI video that felt so far removed from the DK series it's absurd. So yeah, that's why I wasn't too excited about the Tropical Freeze reveal :p

I was gonna day a Pokemon pet simulation type game would be great but I guess they kind of have that covered now with Pokemon Amie. I liked Pokemon dash back in the day :p my cousin had it along with ping pals... But I guess ping pals can make anything look good.

Haha oh no, there's nothing worse than waking up all hot and bothered! But my god, I think you're dodging a bullet by not having any iced coffee, that stuff is nasty. I hope the test went well anyway!

You need a pint of water and a strong curry and/or pizza.

Family Guy is pretty terrible now, but I loved it at one point. I'm not even sure what series they are, I just know there are two 'in the middle' that are good. I would love it if they made a show about Stewie and Brian, their episodes are the best. The Simpsons is the same really, the early ones are a bit too dated for me, the new ones aren't great, but the middle is juuuuust fine. I'm not sure how this cross-over would work. I always thought Family Guy seemed like a rip off/over the top version of The Simpsons anyway.

I got it and LOVE it so far. The humour, music and style is what stands out most so far. But yeah I've only put in an hour and a half (ish) and probably won't have much time to play over the weekend but can't wait to sink my teeth into it next week.

I liked the action parts but my god were the characters dull, then again, I'm guessing an array of deep characters wasn't really going to be in a 'giant robots vs giant enemy monsters' film, so for what it is, it's a good film. Some of the fight scenes were really good actually.

Oh my GOD. I can't wait for this, it looks amazing. If it's as good as the London Olympics then I'll be happy. Day 1 purchase for me!

I want to move like these guys! I got their EP last week and my god, it's amazing. Just so relaxing and man, that piano. I probably like them so much because their tracks remind me of Monkey Ball 1 music :p

After my 2 weeks holiday it's back to reality! Yesterday I got that 'end of the 6 weeks holiday' feeling but told myself it wouldn't be that bad... But yeah, the first day wasn't great :p

I feel as though now is when Nintendo should be churning out the VC titles! Then pull 'em back a bit when the eShop titles come rolling in. Oh well, you can't complain when Donkey Kong is 30p this month

@martinist - I was so close to buying San Andreas! But it was £20 in Cex and I was being a bit cheap. Hope you enjoy it though! I thought it would only make the wait for 5 even worse :p

Yeah, the game looks great most of the time but pointing out bad textures isn't petty. It just seems weird to me that they have taken such an effort to make the game look great but then skimped on textures of all things. Yeah, gameplay is mainly all that counts, but we've used that as an argument for years now with the Wii. Now we have a capable console, we should be seeing consistent great graphics throughout. But that's all I'm gonna say, I don't wanna turn this into another bad Wii U thread and in general the game does look damn pretty.

I love the first game, literally only just finished it though, so it might be a bit soon to jump right into this. Saying that, I'm gonna download the soundtrack. That guy is a genius.

I think you should try this:

@Cube - That mod sounds amazing, especially considering how much better the controls feel in Generations compared to Unleashed (I seemed to just slam from wall to wall most of the time on that) - Sadly though I wouldn't know where to begin when it comes to buying a gaming PC... not to mention I'd probably struggle to afford it :p @Fierce_LiNk Boom Street is weird, I really like it, and I got a few of the other guys into it on here too! It's not for everyone though. The whole Monopoly thing is a slight mis-conception (and I even referred to it as to being a bit like Monopoly myself) but it's the easiest way to describe it in the sense that it's a board game where you buy stuff... So yeah, basically, the worlds of Mario and Dragon Quest collide, you choose a level with a certain target amount (20,000g for example) and have to be the first to get that amount. You're given 3000G ready cash to start with and must build up your net worth by buying properties and investing stocks into places that you do and don't own (investing stocks into someone elses place may help them a bit but you'll also be riding on the back of their success). It's a bit long (each game is a few hours) but it's worth it. In my experience you'll either love or hate it. Give it a rent if you have the chance! It's also fun playing online Check out this fabulous review if you're still interested: BOOM!

It's just me, it has been a pet hate of mine for years. The DS era was such a struggle for me :p

I recently played Sonic 2006 so this is surely an impr... What's all this about a president? Some girl called Maria has been shot... and Knuckles, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOU? Half an hour in and this is already a struggle. The only thing I've liked doing so far is shooting the humans with Sonic nearby whining "oh maaaan, what are you DOING Shadow?!"

The Pikmin look so cute But maaaaan those floor textures are nasty

The good, the bad and the ugly (and the cute and the not quite sure)

Happy birthday you meaty slag

I would not object to Andrew Garfield having a gay relationship on screen. But yeah, never gonna happen and it would feel so forced. And yeah, he's clearly just joking around anyway :p