Lately i haven't been gaming as much as my alienation with modern gaming grows. It was always my fear that when an America company finally entrenched it self into the console market, that quality would take a nose dive. I did though after time start to think those fears where unfounded and purchased the original Xbox and then with confidence it's successor the 360.

But soon those fears sprung a new as the red light of death saga ensued (i being one of those victims). The unjustified Xbox Live subscription fee's DLC content designed to exploit the achievement system.

Exploitation of franchises like Halo and Call of Duty. Recycling the same game over and over again to the same dumbed down cinematic tosh. If i wanted to watch a film i go to the cinema or buy a DVD or a Blu-ray. Not play a game.

It left me yearning for the past with the days of the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and to a lesser extent the super Nintendo though it was still awesome. Where quality and innovation was abundant and not everything was geared towards a multi player or achievements (though i find achievements fun sometimes).

But i took the plunge again after being convinced to get Fable 3 which i have found to be all be it a very simple easy game. None the less fun and rather refreshing over all the cinematic turds out there these days.

The humour also reminds me of the days when i played the Monkey Island games 

Another thing i do enjoy on 360 is the arcade. Accept they butchered Golden Axe and where the hell is Revenge of Shinobi 

Personally Revenge of Shinobi has my favourite game intro.

Well any way with that little rant over with do any of you guys play any games?

Quoting Taro:

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Here's what's I've been busy with lately:

PS3:
- Hokuto Musou
- Uncharted 2
- Split/Second
- Star Wars the Force Unleashed

iPad:
- Mew Mew Tower Toy
- Plants vs Zombies HD

Uncharted 2 is awesome

I'm stuck in Ankh 3: Battle Of The Gods for quite some time now.

At the moment I've got no time for playing.

Last Game I played was Burnout Paradise on PC.

But my favorite game, which I'd like to play again, is Race Driver: Grid. (also on PC)

X-Com was a classic! I've spent many a long nights on it way back, on my PC

Just finished Grand Theft Auto - Episodes from Liberty City and Medal of Honor Airborne. Almost finished with Stuntman Ignition. Next I'm going to start Silent Hill: Homecoming. Platform: PS3.

Quoting FilmAlba:

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I loved the Command and Conquer series till EA took over so never played CAC 3 and RA 3 and CAC 4. The Soviet ending in Red Alert 1 where Kane shoots Stalin nicely tie's the two original games. Something i wish they would have kept.

And loved the intro video to Red Alert 2 

Red Alert 2 was made when Westwood was already under EA. C&C 3: Tiberium Wars is actually a really good game, the online is buggy as hell (it seems to vary from person to person). But the game is one of the best made this decade. And the expansion pack makes it even better (not the online though). Red Alert 3 was utter crap, and they ruined the whole thing on C&C4. So havent even touched that one. RA3 was enough of a disappointment.

paulb_99, its like watching a harem anime serie. The overly sexualized characters just dont work. I have nop problem with "fan service", but on that game, overdoing it, would be the right term. Looks nice on a wallpaper, but the game is the product. Their actors acting the in game videos