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Title: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 07, 2010, 01:57:06 pm
This forum post needs to exist!

Currently I'm working through Assassin's creed 2 and am playing outrun online on ps3 and Fable 2 on 360.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 07, 2010, 02:06:53 pm
Shamefully I have not been playing much video games, but I do have Batman, Afro Samurai (yes), Critter Crunch, and Braid to get to. So I might be playing those for awhile.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sharky on February 07, 2010, 02:08:14 pm
I'm currently playing Bayonetta and Modern Warfare 2 online.

Actually enjoying both of them a lot, Bayonetta is the best action game, maybe... ever? probably ever. Love it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Autosaver on February 07, 2010, 02:13:02 pm
Currently, Nintendo was being a butt about repairing my Wii. They deleted all my saves so I have to replay them all.

Or... get a SD card and download the saves...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 07, 2010, 03:40:45 pm
Yakuza 2, and Mass Effect at the moment. Also Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box.

Yakuza 2 is really good so far, although it does sometimes make me a bit impatient to play with the amount of cutscenes. Not that it has far too many, but just the fighting is so much fun I want to jump back in. So far the story is being set up quite well though.

Mass Effect, I'm playing this through again to remember the events clearly for Part 2, and also to make sure I can use my character to carry over.
Still enjoying it as much as I did when I first played it, but now I'm getting a huge urge to play Knights of the Old Republic again as well.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 07, 2010, 04:00:44 pm
Well the last game I've been playin' was good ol' Lost Odyssey.

I picked up the game again, after a full month of not playing it, partially because I was too busy with Bayonetta and I also got Magna Carta 2 on the pipeline after I got it for dirt cheap at my local Worten store.

Anyway, I was stuck in (spoiler alert)
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The Arthosaurus mini-game.
You know that mini-game on the 4th and final game disc in which you have to stop 4 arthosauruses from reaching Numara is any of them even comes close to it, it's instant Game Over.

I had tried 3 times and failed, two times because the very first arthousarus decided to do Heat Breath twice in a row, thus taking out my characters in one swift blow. The third time I tried getting all 3 of them and failed.

So I used the following tactic, I defeated two arthousaurus as quickly as possible and I lunged at the remaining two. I put one of them to sleep then proceded to get the other one and I did. It worked like a charm.

And here I was expecting another good hours of fun, until I get to yet another boss battle, this one being the hardest so far.

You see, after you return to Numara, General Kukunas goes power hungry and decides to fight Ming head-on.

The boss battle ensues, you fight 3 tanks, two support tanks and one cannon tank.

The boss fight is so hard that depending on what you do, the battle may be over for you in just two rounds, due to a cheap Full Canon Hit Attack that takes out anyone in my part and that is just cheap.

Lost Odyssey really likes to sucker punch the player when it can. You only have fun in this game when it allows you to.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 07, 2010, 10:47:44 pm
I sat down yesterday with the intent of putting some time into No More Heroes. I got it when it came out a while back, but didn't get too far.
The whole making money thing between jobs didn't really click. Anyway, I ended up playing it for about 8 hours straight and beat it.
Awesome game. Really can't wait to play the second one.

I also started Klonoa (the Wii remake) yesterday.  Finished that one this afternoon.  Really fun platformer. I'll probably go back and get all the villagers that I missed the first time through.

Aside from those two, there's the usual bouts of Rainbow Six Vegas 2 with my girlfriend. We're so close to beating Murdertown.

Since I've actually been making progress on my backlog lately, I'm thinking that finally finishing Final Fantasy V is next.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Waffle on February 08, 2010, 12:00:28 am
Bayonetta demo: I will stop hating it as much now.

Empire: still never beat the story mode or a normal campaign yet, despite 180 hours of gameplay, lolol.

Otherwise I just tired out some new games I have gotten, but I do not count that as 'playing it', as I intend to finish them later.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on February 08, 2010, 02:02:52 am
In anticipation of Sonic and Sega Racing, I've been trying to beef up my acomplishments in SEGA SuperStars Tennis. It's not that bad of a game but it's nowhere close to Virtua Tennis. I sure do love the minigames in SEGA Superstars Tennis though!

I've also been forcing myself to beat Ninja Gaiden II after nearly 2 years of having it sit in my backlog. Great game, not as hard as I remembered it to be though. I'll probably take back those words once I try harder settings.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 08, 2010, 02:44:24 am
I really wanted to get 1000gs for SST but I had played it so much on the wii (one of the best wii games imo) I was burned out on the game, I did get quite a few online matches in and won almost all of them.

This reminds me that SST is a very easy game, I hope SASAR is more challenging.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on February 08, 2010, 03:00:48 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I really wanted to get 1000gs for SST but I had played it so much on the wii (one of the best wii games imo) I was burned out on the game, I did get quite a few online matches in and won almost all of them.

This reminds me that SST is a very easy game, I hope SASAR is more challenging.

Same here for the 1000/1000gs but my problem roots more from not finding anybody to play with online.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on February 08, 2010, 04:20:22 am
Max, for Lost Odyssey that is one of the hardest bosses in the game, do not worry, it is the only part you need to power level. There is an area with Ming's special weapon or something like that (it has been awhile, my memory of it is fading) there are a lot of easy enemies there you can kill for a lot of experience points. There is also a move Sed has that lets you use two items at a time, so you can get your immortals to learn this as well and then stock up on the revive item.

I have been playing a lot of games lately actually, highly unusual for me! I was just getting angsty to play some newer games I cannot afford yet, so I figured I would replay a ton of my games I have had for years.

Skies of Arcadia Legends (GameCube) - This is actually my third time playing through Skies of Arcadia! I have not played through it in over 4 years, so I figured it was about time I give it another go. Amazing game, one of my favorites ever easily, but... I really really really hate the cheap one hit kill magic. It is bullshit!

Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox) - Brilliant game. You can really tell just by how everything is presented that this really is one of if not SEGA's most cherished franchise, and with this I am shocked nothing of it is in S&SASR...

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) - Basically my least favorite 3D Zelda game by a lot, but it is still really nice. The music quality is horrendous, the graphics are muddy and weird, the camera is bullshit and Wolf Link is an absolute joke. It sounds like I hate the game a lot, but I just compare it with Wind Waker and Ocarina of Time a lot is all, I think this is a very good game actually.

Shining Force (SEGA Genesis) - One of my favorite games growing up. I love the world and music a lot especially. Max is the man, totally needs to be in a SEGA crossover game in the future.

Ninja Gaiden II (Xbox 360) - I am trying to get a few more achievements I missed out on when I first got it. Great game, but damn unpolished in a few bits. Because of this you can really tell Itagaki wanted out of Tecmo by the time the game was half done, it is a shame the team had to pretty much ruin the point and basic concept of the series after he left though.

Plants vs Zombies (PC) - It is my favorite game from 2009, so you can tell I love it a lot! However! Just the other day my HDD fried, so I lost my 30+ hours save file. Joy.

I really cannot wait to get Bayonetta and Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie next. I have not been able to afford a new game for awhile, so it is like woah man, WOAH!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 08, 2010, 05:03:32 am
Is it about 3 weeks away for SASAR?

that's pretty soon, getting HYPED!

I liked twilight princess but I agree it is probably the worst 3d Zelda, with Windwaker being my favourite.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 08, 2010, 09:32:39 am
Quote from: "upsidedown fuji"
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I really wanted to get 1000gs for SST but I had played it so much on the wii (one of the best wii games imo) I was burned out on the game, I did get quite a few online matches in and won almost all of them.

This reminds me that SST is a very easy game, I hope SASAR is more challenging.

Same here for the 1000/1000gs but my problem roots more from not finding anybody to play with online.
I know what you mean, I also have trouble getting AAA on all mini games, some are impossible. Take Chu Chu Rocket mini-games for example.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 08, 2010, 02:51:27 pm
Those Chu Chu Rocket ones were the only ones I couldn't finish either.

I finally beat the first No More Heroes the other day, and also played through the Klonoa remake on Wii. Both very solid games.

Finally finishing Final Fantasy V after 2 years of putting it off is next on the gaming agenda.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on February 08, 2010, 02:59:57 pm
Been playing Chu Chu Rocket (GBA) and Sonic Unleashed on the wii
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on February 08, 2010, 03:16:22 pm
My Xbox broke :c

So I've been playing:
Final Fantasy IV on the GBA
Gran Turismo and Lumines on the PSP
and World Cup 98 on the N64

Next on my list shall be Mass Effect 2, Chu Chu Rocket and SASASRWBAK I hope :D

And I just ordered a spanking like-new in-box complete GameBoy Micro for 25 bucks!

Awesome stuff.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 09, 2010, 05:09:06 am
25 dolars is a hell of a deal for a gb micro.
is the gameboy advance port of Sonic really that bad; if it isn't i'll be pretty tempted to get one for myself.

I got the platinum trophy for Assassin's creed 2, my new years resolution was to get at least one platinum or 1000/1000gs this year and I have already managed 2 platinums.

My friend is talking me into Bioshock 2; I get paid on Friday and am moving on Sat so could do with a nice singleplayer game to last until my net is back up and running.
I just don't know if Bioshock needed a sequel.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on February 09, 2010, 12:45:44 pm
Just been playing Resident Evil 4 again .... and then went back to Sonic Unleashed again
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 09, 2010, 12:55:15 pm
(http://http://i45.tinypic.com/5uesg1.jpg)

I did it. I freakin' did it(finished the boss fight, I haven't finished the game yet).

Quote
In what is one of the toughest boss battles in the game, I have managed to defeat Kakanas and his tanks.
Turns out it was easier than I had previously thought.
See there are two support tanks. One of them steals your MP for Kakanas's tank and the other steals MP to fuel his Cannon attack. What did I do? Simple, destroyed the support tank B, after that it's pretty easy.
Just have someone cast Zephyra every now and then and it's all smooth sailing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on February 09, 2010, 12:57:26 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
is the gameboy advance port of Sonic really that bad; if it isn't i'll be pretty tempted to get one for myself.

It's truly horrible, the physic engine has been completely redone and due to this there are many MANY glitches. Seriously it's one of the worst ports/conversions ever.

Due to the size of the GBA screen, you can't see that far into the distence, the sound quality is pretty poor, there is popup, you can still get hurt whilst charging the spindash and really, it's just not very good. Shadow the Hedgehog is better then Sonic 1 on the GBA.

You should try out the first Sonic Advance if you want a Sonic fix though, it's the best of the advance series if you ask me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on February 09, 2010, 02:24:37 pm
I quite liked all of the Sonic Advance games... they were a lot better then Sonic 1 on the GBA
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 09, 2010, 04:01:04 pm
Quote from: "Aki-at"
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
is the gameboy advance port of Sonic really that bad; if it isn't i'll be pretty tempted to get one for myself.

It's truly horrible, the physic engine has been completely redone and due to this there are many MANY glitches. Seriously it's one of the worst ports/conversions ever.

Due to the size of the GBA screen, you can't see that far into the distence, the sound quality is pretty poor, there is popup, you can still get hurt whilst charging the spindash and really, it's just not very good. Shadow the Hedgehog is better then Sonic 1 on the GBA.

You should try out the first Sonic Advance if you want a Sonic fix though, it's the best of the advance series if you ask me.

oh, I won't bother then.
How about the rush games for ds? Are they just speed and no gameplay?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on February 09, 2010, 04:05:42 pm
Hmm, I enjoyed Sonic Rush but it is pretty much all speed... The boss battles are quite fun
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Waffle on February 09, 2010, 04:16:38 pm
To beat the first level of Sonic Rush, you literally only have to hold right.

Later you do the same thing, except it is a task of dodging holes.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 09, 2010, 04:29:11 pm
Quote from: "Waffle"
To beat the first level of Sonic Rush, you literally only have to hold right.

Later you do the same thing, except it is a task of dodging holes.
In the other 2-D Sonic games you hold left and dodge water falls?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on February 09, 2010, 04:38:24 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
oh, I won't bother then.
How about the rush games for ds? Are they just speed and no gameplay?

What Kogen said, Sonic Rush is mostly about speeding your way through and avoiding death traps then any pure platforming goodness, they tried to put better level design in Sonic Rush Adventure, but the fact that you've got search for items (Which opens up a shoot em up minigame) meant that the game could get tedious really quickly.

Like I said, unless you've already got it or didn't like what you've played of it prior, Sonic Advance is probably, with Sonic Pocket Adventure withstanding, the closest handheld game to focus on platforming and not just speeding. Click below to see what the level design is like just incase you want to check.

http://soniccenter.org/maps/svz12.png (http://soniccenter.org/maps/svz12.png)

Quote from: "George"
In the other 2-D Sonic games you hold left and dodge water falls?

[youtube:b25bx9y9]TtsEiUCuPDk[/youtube:b25bx9y9]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on February 09, 2010, 05:43:52 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
25 dolars is a hell of a deal for a gb micro.
is the gameboy advance port of Sonic really that bad; if it isn't i'll be pretty tempted to get one for myself.
I know right? I think it arrives tomorrow :DD

Well, if you're like me and have a blast by playing bad games (that is SO bad and glitchy that you just laugh your ass off), you'll have fun!
If these things just bother you, or you want to play it really seriously, than a definite no.

It is REALLY bad ;P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Dr. SEGA Monkey on February 09, 2010, 05:52:59 pm
You guys are looking at Rush the wrong way. It's meant to be like a score attack game. It's about doing tricks and being fast to rack up your score, not careful platforming.

It's like NiGHTS. Without score attacking, it's probably the easiest game in the world. But the challenge is getting A ranks and getting a high score. That's the way the game is meant to be played.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Waffle on February 09, 2010, 07:17:55 pm
Score attack by not falling down a hole every 2 seconds is really fun. ^^
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on February 09, 2010, 08:43:49 pm
Sonic Rush sucks, do not compare it to NiGHTS into Dreams, compare it to NiGHTS Journey of Dreams if anything.

Dr SEGA Monkey, you are on thin ice. Liking Sonic Rush and saying Bentley Jones all in the span of two days? Keep it up and I will ban you!

No I am not a mod and have no authority or actual ability to do so, but I will moan about it to George the next time he has a hangover so he might actually do it!

/joke post
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Dr. SEGA Monkey on February 09, 2010, 08:57:32 pm
I also think that Sonic 06 and Iron Man are the best SEGA games. And Hardy Boys should be in SASASR driving Simon Jeffrey.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Waffle on February 10, 2010, 12:56:22 am
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Sonic Rush sucks, do not compare it to NiGHTS into Dreams, compare it to NiGHTS Journey of Dreams if anything.

Dr SEGA Monkey, you are on thin ice. Liking Sonic Rush and saying Bentley Jones all in the span of two days? Keep it up and I will ban you!

No I am not a mod and have no authority or actual ability to do so, but I will moan about it to George the next time he has a hangover so he might actually do it!

/joke post
Stop cyber bullying the other users, we only ask that you treat others with respect. three strikes and you're out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 10, 2010, 06:33:03 am
The Sonic Rush games are solid.  The Bonus stages in the first one are some of my favourites from the Sonic series. Picture the bonus stages from Sonic 2 on Genesis, but with touch screen control, so you can be really precise.
I also really liked the music (more Jet Set Radio than Sonic, but I loved JSR, so it did it for me)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on February 10, 2010, 02:38:21 pm
Buy this.

http://www.chimegame.com/ (http://www.chimegame.com/)

Great stuff, only 400 points.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Waffle on February 10, 2010, 06:46:16 pm
Quote from: "Orta"
Buy this.

http://www.chimegame.com/ (http://www.chimegame.com/)

Great stuff, only 400 points.
Some of the money goes towards donations to Haiti, so I never even tried the demo.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on February 10, 2010, 08:04:11 pm
Sorry, Adolf isn't coming back.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 11, 2010, 03:12:54 am
Was just playing Yakuza 2 and HOLY CRAP, I was kinda dissapointed with the game so far, not that it was bad, but it was a bit slow I thought, but I just got to the part where I had to go back to the River Styx/Purgatory and HOLY CRAP HE'S BACK FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Awesome part of the game, up there with the earlier parts with Ryuji.  :afroman:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 11, 2010, 03:15:10 am
Beat it, come back and tell us what you thought.

Playing Super Monkey Ball Step and Roll.  :afroman:  :afroman:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 11, 2010, 05:18:00 am
Quote from: "George"
Beat it, come back and tell us what you thought.

Playing Super Monkey Ball Step and Roll.  :afroman:  :afroman:

great can this be the bits' first review?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 11, 2010, 05:38:38 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Quote from: "George"
Beat it, come back and tell us what you thought.

Playing Super Monkey Ball Step and Roll.  :afroman:  :afroman:

great can this be the bits' first review?
Seems that way, i'll try to have it up by Monday.  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on February 11, 2010, 01:59:13 pm
I'm playing Gran Turismo PSP (with Sonic musics to add up the race  :mrgreen:)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on February 11, 2010, 02:00:45 pm
I'm playing a lot of Borderlands, and every once in a while pick up Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 with my brother.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: STORM! on February 11, 2010, 03:11:36 pm
 YEAH! I'M(almost) BACK!!!

 Playing Uncharted 2 since its release, and can't stop this thing!!! Its stealing my life... more than [PHANTASY STAR ONLINE] on the DC. :roll:


 Who wants to be killed by STORM! ? LET'S PLAY!! :twisted:



T+
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 11, 2010, 03:15:59 pm
Quote from: "STORM!"
 YEAH! I'M(almost) BACK!!!

 Playing Uncharted 2 since its release, and can't stop this thing!!! Its stealing my life... more than [PHANTASY STAR ONLINE] on the DC. :roll:


 Who wants to be killed by STORM! ? LET'S PLAY!! :twisted:



T+

Love that game. What's your PSN ID?
I'll play Uncharted 2 any time :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: STORM! on February 11, 2010, 03:22:00 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "STORM!"
 YEAH! I'M(almost) BACK!!!

 Playing Uncharted 2 since its release, and can't stop this thing!!! Its stealing my life... more than [PHANTASY STAR ONLINE] on the DC. :roll:


 Who wants to be killed by STORM! ? LET'S PLAY!! :twisted:



T+

Love that game. What's your PSN ID?
I'll play Uncharted 2 any time :)

 PSN ID= STORMKAMI

 I'm at level 56 right now!! XD
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 11, 2010, 03:24:21 pm
Quote from: "STORM!"
[ PSN ID= STORMKAMI

 I'm at level 56 right now!! XD

Wow. Impressive
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 12, 2010, 03:35:36 pm
I'm level 12 but I do have the platinum,
add me Danny_Fantango and we cold try the three player co op out.

Oh I should mention I have no Internet for 8-10 days because I'm moving house tomorrow!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on February 12, 2010, 08:51:47 pm
I decided to play some Flower tonight.

It was relaxing, and i completed the first level 100% finally =P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on February 12, 2010, 09:28:10 pm
Just went from start to finish on Shadow Dancer for the Mega Drive.

You know, there aren't many one hit games I could stomach, but this is one of them. Also stage 3 has such an amazing boss (Final boss fight has a good tune too!)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Old_School on February 12, 2010, 09:32:43 pm
I played some Clockwork Knight and Nights: Into Dreams earlier today.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on February 12, 2010, 09:41:57 pm
Quote from: "Old_School"
I played some Clockwork Knight and Nights: Into Dreams earlier today.

You a fan of Clockwork Knights?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 12, 2010, 10:47:36 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I'm level 12 but I do have the platinum,
add me Danny_Fantango and we cold try the three player co op out.

Oh I should mention I have no Internet for 8-10 days because I'm moving house tomorrow!

Sounds like a good time.

I just played through the Heavy Rain demo. Very impressive visually. I wasn't sure if it was just going to be one big QTE, but you do have a lot of choice as far as things you can do/not do.
The demo's got me sold. I really want to pick up this game when I have the extra cash.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 12, 2010, 11:02:35 pm
STORM has wanted to play Uncharted 2 with me for awhile. Just that my internet at my house is ass. Its laggy about 70% of the time. Though I'm up for it. (angelcoma).

Does everyone have headsets?

Downloading Fl0W, Sony  made a mistake or something because its free on PSN. So if you get on, check its still free. (US Store).  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on February 13, 2010, 04:37:58 am
Quote from: "Old_School"
I played some Clockwork Knight and Nights: Into Dreams earlier today.

Aki likes you already. So do I.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 13, 2010, 10:31:32 am
Quote from: "George"
STORM has wanted to play Uncharted 2 with me for awhile. Just that my internet at my house is ass. Its laggy about 70% of the time. Though I'm up for it. (angelcoma).

Does everyone have headsets?

Downloading Fl0W, Sony  made a mistake or something because its free on PSN. So if you get on, check its still free. (US Store).  :mrgreen:

I've got a headset.

I downloaded flOw this morning. I only got to play it for about 5 minutes, so I didn't really get used to the controls. I'll give it another shot later though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 13, 2010, 05:13:19 pm
Today was mostly comprised of doing one of the final dungeons in Lost Odyssey, Grand Staff.

I was doing OK till I opened the first door on the third floor and had a fight with a Experiment N.1 boss, he kept regenerating health, and casted Powerus on himself thus taking out Seth and Kaim in mostly one or two blows. Here's what sucked, at one point I wanted to lose the fight and I couldn't, because my immortals gets up once every two turns, so I exited the game and had to start over again.

No biggy, I did get everything back in like 4 or so random fights. But I haven't made it back to that part with the experimental boss thingy.

Nevermind, I'm done with LO for the day.

What else? I burned some extra rubber in the S&S-ASR demo.

And I finished off with some Smackdown vs RAW 2010 with my favourite game mode, the Royal Rumble, partly to take the bad taste away from my mouth after this month's dreadful ppv.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on February 13, 2010, 06:18:51 pm
Since my Xbox is still awaiting the arrival of said miracle repair kit, I'm off playing some game boy!

Sonic Advance 2 is the chosen one alongside Final Fantasy IV.

I did NOT remember this game to be so good. It is like the best Sonic game I've played in a huge while.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: east of eastside on February 13, 2010, 07:44:10 pm
Bayonetta PS3

Objectively speaking, all the hype aside, the gameplay (including innovative mechanics for the genre) is the winner here.  It is just satisfying to play and replay.  I just recently got LBP and Motostorm Pacific Rift, but I just keep playing Bayonetta.  I wanted to kind of save and extend Bayonetta until Yakuza got here, but fuck that, it aint going to happen, but I don't care because I'm enjoying myself.

If you are not great at the genre like me, I bet you are gonna be kind of overwhelmed and not that into it for the first hours of play, but give it time and it will come around.  Especially when you start unlocking the techniques, shit starts going over the top crazy and you are just sitting there smiling while you play.

I recently finished Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 and I thought I liked that better than Bayonetta, but fuck that cuz I already like Bayonetta better than I did Ninja Gaiden.

She's deeper, heh..  :afroman:

If you haven't picked up this game yet, make sure you do at least when the first price drops hit.

Sorry you were such a wussy Sega fan and had to wait before hitting the witch.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 13, 2010, 07:49:21 pm
Just finished a really quick playthrough of Mass Effect, going to start ME2 tomorrow or so.

Will go back to Yakuza 2 as well, probably this afternoon.

Apart from that I finished Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box a few days ago, really good game, even if it's basically a collection of puzzles with an Adventure Game interface.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on February 13, 2010, 08:41:40 pm
Just playing through Revenge of Shinobi right now, disco ninja boss just finished, moving onto the third stage. I tell you, even though it's been outdone and it's an aged game, there is still a lot of cool stuff in this game, can't wait until I get to beat the stuffings out of Batman, Spiderman and Godzilla, going to show them all who's the boss!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 13, 2010, 09:15:48 pm
Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever played much of Revenge... I'll have to make that a top priority when I get my GP2X  :afroman:

I'm hoping to start playing Wet on 360 after Yakuza 2, and KOTOR after ME2. Playing Mass Effect made me think of the game, and how long it's been since I played it.

I also want to go back and re-play RE:CV sometime as well, maybe after Wet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 14, 2010, 12:10:40 am
I've been leveling up a couple of jobs before I go much further in Final Fantasy V.  Some story thing happened, and I ended up losing my healer for the meantime.

Also, I played a good chunk of flOw.  I finally get the controls, and it's a pretty fun game :).
The AVP demo finally works, and it's really fun.  I haven't gotten a chance to play as a predator, but the Marine is very intense, and the Alien is just a blast to bolt around.

I played a bit of Half-Minute Hero too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on February 14, 2010, 01:37:30 am
Just got done playing some Valkyria Chronicles.  Did a skirmish and some side stories I unlocked because I wasn't ready for Chapter 14 battle again yet.  Largo loves him some veggies! ^_^
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 14, 2010, 08:00:13 am
Quote from: "ShadiWulf"
Just got done playing some Valkyria Chronicles.  Did a skirmish and some side stories I unlocked because I wasn't ready for Chapter 14 battle again yet.  Largo loves him some veggies! ^_^

yEAH he does :D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 14, 2010, 08:08:39 am
Soup we got to play some co-op Uncharted sometime.

Started Afro Samurai (eh, already) and Batman Arkham Asylum (finally).

Games in the back burner:
- Fl0w
- Briad
- Critter Crunch

and a few others. I still have not gotten the platinum on Uncharted 2. I might do that soon.  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 14, 2010, 08:12:34 am
Quote from: "George"
Soup we got to play some co-op Uncharted sometime.

Started Afro Samurai (eh, already) and Batman Arkham Asylum (finally).

Games in the back burner:
- Fl0w
- Briad
- Critter Crunch

and a few others. I still have not gotten the platinum on Uncharted 2. I might do that soon.  :mrgreen:

Sounds good to me. I'm on the Eastern Standard Timezone.

I just beat flOw.
Very cool game once I got the controls clicked.  I think I'll play it through to get a few more of the trophies before going back to the rest of my backlog.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 14, 2010, 03:56:33 pm
Quote from: "George"
STORM has wanted to play Uncharted 2 with me for awhile. Just that my internet at my house is ass. Its laggy about 70% of the time. Though I'm up for it. (angelcoma).

Does everyone have headsets?

Downloading Fl0W, Sony  made a mistake or something because its free on PSN. So if you get on, check its still free. (US Store).  :mrgreen:


I have a blutooth headset that I found in the move.
We should totally get a game in at some point, if it's a Friday or Saturday night would be best as I am on grenich mean time.



I'm playing heart attack mode on outrun online, the best I have done is AA so far.

Going to pick up Bipshock 2 tomorrow, it's going to be about 8 days until I am online again so can do with an offline game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 14, 2010, 04:20:34 pm
I just have one thing to say about what I played today;

F*** Lost Odyssey. Words can't describe how ticked off I am about this.

I tried doing the Grand Staff which is the second to last dungeon in the game, man are you kiddin' me?

This dungeon is the ultimate bullshit, there's no save point apart from that one early on and after speding a full hour roaming around and leveling up quite a bit, I get to the top and there's a freakin' boss fight with the Saints, Gongora's body guards.

Which I lost. And the game takes place immediatly after you get to the top, and there's nothing.
It's really so frustrating, this makes the previous chores look like practice mode.

A lack of save-points makes it impossible for me to saveguard everything I had done until that point, especially when I need to leave the house for whatever reason.

The dungeon itself is a maze, which has wrong turns and a boss that might kill you if you happen to operate it.

Seriously, screw this, the game is a total buzz-killer. It's a text book example of how not to make a fun RPG. It's an RPG, alright, but the fun factor depends on how much you can stand leveling up caps, boss fights that you can only win a certain way and only that way, otherwise all you'll get is a Game Over screen and constant ring swapping.

What a bunch of crap, Mistwalker must've had a meeting where the first thing that came up was "How can we make the game hard enough?"

'Cause I'm serious,I'm this close to calling it quits, watching the ending on Youtube and play Magna Carta 2 instead.

As weak as Magna Carta 2 is, it can't possibly be as frustratring as Lost Odyssey.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on February 14, 2010, 06:02:07 pm
If you spend some times to the temple of light's dungeon you will level up so much to have no problems in the last dungeon and bosses.
I can understand is quite frustrating but i have to admit the lack of save points is one of the things i appreciate more on that game (wich is one of my fav rpg), i mean, i don't like rpgs where you can save everytime and everywhere i find it boring. The beautiful thing of that kind of games is the fact you spend hours and hours in dungeons beating enemies and enjoy the story, isn't it?
Even Skies of Arcadia was a bit frustrating sometimes for the same reason but it's anyway an awesome game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 14, 2010, 06:42:22 pm
I totally understand where you're coming from, too.

But a save anywhere feature sometimes is necessary. Imagine you have to leave the house for a reason(which is what I did) and I just couln't leave the console off. That is annoying.

But it's only the great characters and strong plot which keeps me going, but even my patience, at some point, wears thin.

LO is an old-school RPG at it's core, with all the same issues that come with such a title.
And I remember Skies of Arcadia too. But from my personal experience, while some dungeons in that game were also hard, the fact that there were no level-up caps like in this one, made boss fights so much easier, but nothing in Skies of Arcadia that was as punishing or frustrating as LO has been so far.

Kinda makes me wish SoA was on XBL. Now there's something I wouldn't mind having on my hard drive.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on February 14, 2010, 07:23:03 pm
Lost Odyssey has level caps for a reason, they do not want you leveling up just to breeze through the game. It is challenging sure, but I never thought it was too hard for it's own good. Maybe you should just try some side missions to get the better weapons and stuff? It is what I did. Also try to buy a bunch of health items to stock up for Grand Staff.

I do not know why you are complaining about the save points when the game is already 60+ hours. The reason you cannot save anywhere is that if that were the case you might save in an area where you are stuck and cannot return or progress. Would that not be way worse than what we have now?

Honestly I did not have much trouble at all at the last section of the game. Did you get your immortals to learn as many skills as possible? Did you learn the skills that make you absorb certain magic attacks? This stuff can help a lot.

Mostly just playing Skies of Arcadia Legends now and put everything else to the side. I am doing great and having a really awesome time, but this game seriously has some fucking bullshit one hit kills (Rupee especially...). I do not understand how characters dying in one hit constantly is considered fun, Lost Odyssey never did anything like that!

Next up: Bayonetta should be delivered this week.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on February 14, 2010, 07:32:14 pm
Right now I'm playing Sonic the Hedgehog 2, wanted a change of pace especially with all my Shinobi playthrough, just recently played up to the third stage in Nightshade, not really a good game, but Hibana is totally cool.

Quote from: "max_cady"
But from my personal experience, while some dungeons in that game were also hard, the fact that there were no level-up caps like in this one, made boss fights so much easier, but nothing in Skies of Arcadia that was as punishing or frustrating as LO has been so far.

Yikes, there are level caps? Honestly, if you are going to create a RPG and are afraid that people will just skip ahead too far in their leveling up, it kind of destroys one of the fundamentals of the genre.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 14, 2010, 08:22:58 pm
@Sega Uranus

Fortunately I have another save prior to entering Grand Staff so maybe I'll do those sidequests.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on February 14, 2010, 08:43:01 pm
Quote from: "Aki-at"
Yikes, there are level caps? Honestly, if you are going to create a RPG and are afraid that people will just skip ahead too far in their leveling up, it kind of destroys one of the fundamentals of the genre.

They are extremely lenient rules though. He did not explain that the level caps only come into play when you spend over an hour doing nothing but power leveling. IMO it was an extremely good choice so now the players cannot do the most boring form of cheating in the world, at least not a lot of it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on February 14, 2010, 08:49:35 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
They are extremely lenient rules though. He did not explain that the level caps only come into play when you spend over an hour doing nothing but power leveling. IMO it was an extremely good choice so now the players cannot do the most boring form of cheating in the world, at least not a lot of it.

But like the whole point of a role playing game is to have a high enough level to be able to beat the boss, tactics do come into consideration but often or not, it's how high your level is, so capping it just seems rather silly.

It be one thing if a level 5 character could stop the final boss, but since the genre is completely dependent on leveling up your character, to impose such restrictions seems out of place, they should have just made an adventure game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on February 14, 2010, 09:30:13 pm
I would have preferred it being an adventure game probably, but you do not know all of the mechanics of the game. You do not just level up your characters, you upgrade your weapons, rings, skills, vehicles... There are tons of stuff that you do not know about the game. I would say half of the time of playing the game I was in the menus tweaking the characters and stuff. I can understand this is not for everyone, but saying it goes against the whole concept of the genre is a bit weird.

I mean, do you think the Spirit system in Skies of Arcadia goes against the fundamentals of the genre? I mean, you can do an infinite amount of special attacks without losing anything outside of battle, heal everyone or regain all of your MP back, stuff like that. Wasn't the whole point of using special abilities in RPGs was to save them until you needed them most and not be able to use them constantly in every battle?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on February 14, 2010, 09:32:49 pm
I do not like Skies of Arcadia for the gameplay you know?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on February 14, 2010, 09:35:17 pm
Well fuck you, the Spirit system is awesome!

[spoiler:83pyalh8]I would have preferred if both were adventure games[/spoiler:83pyalh8]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 15, 2010, 02:05:26 am
Quote from: "Aki-at"
I do not like Skies of Arcadia for the gameplay you know?

Why do you say things like this?  :cry:

Surely you liked the Ship to Ship battles at least! I can understand not liking the other battles all that much though, even though I thought a lot of those battles were very good too.

Aaaaaaaaaaaanyway, I just got TVC on Wii, FUCKING AWESOME GAME. Really fun fighter, and Frank West is legendary!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on February 15, 2010, 05:12:47 am
Has anyone played Walk It Out on the Wii?
Just watched the CGR review, it looks pretty addictive.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on February 15, 2010, 07:53:36 am
I finally beat Ninja Gaiden II so I decided to continue my career in Forza 3.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 15, 2010, 12:27:05 pm
Still plugging away at Final Fantasy V.
I've only got 4 dungeons to go I think.  It's mostly just that "get all the most powerful weapons and spells" part of the game.
Gotta beat Odin, so I can have a summon that I'll never use.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 15, 2010, 12:35:04 pm
Picked up bioshock 2 so will be playing that.

Looking forward to getting back into the world of rapture.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on February 15, 2010, 02:08:45 pm
Been playing Breath of Fire III on PSP today :/ its so slow
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on February 16, 2010, 06:56:29 am
I started playing Sonic Unleashed again. I already beat the game earlier last year but I never completed all the hot dog runs and I want to kill this game good.

I already finished a few levels I remember having tons of trouble with, which caused me to put the game down in the first place. I guess I just needed some cool off time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on February 16, 2010, 08:18:40 am
Oh wait until you try Eggmanland, you'll put the game down for good!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 16, 2010, 09:31:11 am
I played through Sonic Unleashed for the PS2 back in '08, and after buying a 360 I started the next (or is it current) gen version. The 360 day levels were beautiful and loads of fun, the first 3-4 night levels were better than treasure hunting or fishing. But once I reached Empire City night I threw the controller down after 2 wasted hours of lame pitfalls and overpowered enemies. I revisited the game last month and beat Empire City night and was rewarded with Empire City day! :D Then Adabat night followed and I put the game down again...

Anyway, I'm playing Trials HD: BIG PACK.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 16, 2010, 09:34:45 am
Quote from: "Aki-at"
Oh wait until you try Eggmanland, you'll put the game down for good!

It was the walking on pipes bit as the werehog that pissed me off the most.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 16, 2010, 12:42:09 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "Aki-at"
Oh wait until you try Eggmanland, you'll put the game down for good!

It was the walking on pipes bit as the werehog that pissed me off the most.

all it took to fix most of the werehog platforming was putting a shadow underneath the were hog.
Instead they put one ups right by the pipes.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 16, 2010, 03:41:51 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "Aki-at"
Oh wait until you try Eggmanland, you'll put the game down for good!

It was the walking on pipes bit as the werehog that pissed me off the most.

all it took to fix most of the werehog platforming was putting a shadow underneath the were hog.
Instead they put one ups right by the pipes.

I agree some shadows would have been nice.  I mean, that's platformer making 101... Then again, it's Sonic team, so it's to be expected they fail at the most rudimentary things.

Also, was there any point to doing those terrible Hotdog chalenges apart from Achievements? There doesn't seem to be any fun/reward from doing them.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Waffle on February 16, 2010, 06:02:00 pm
Maybe Sonic is a ghost and died 9 years ago?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on February 16, 2010, 08:16:24 pm
The hotdog achievements are not even worth it. IIRC they are only 10g or 15g each. What a joke.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on February 16, 2010, 10:32:40 pm
Quote from: "Aki-at"
Oh wait until you try Eggmanland, you'll put the game down for good!

I have many times and am pretty decent at it. It is the werehog sections where you have to balance on pipes while fighting the camera that has made me turn the game off plenty of times. Outside of Eggmanland, I think the game is pretty fun.

With the exception of Eggman Land, I expect to get all hot dog runs completed soon.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on February 16, 2010, 10:37:39 pm
Yeah, there isn't much reason to do the runs as they are barely justify trying them if you are appoaching them just for the achivement points. I'm doing it because I'm on a sonic kick and I already played 1,2,3,knuckles earler this month. Plus, I like Unleashed (God forbid.)

One thing I wish was in Sonic Unleased were online leaderboards for time/point attacks. I am sure I'd be sitting pretty high in the world rankings just by how much I've played this game (and improved/mastered certain sections of it).

I really hope time attack/point attack leaderboards are in Sonic 4 and Sonic Adventure for XBOX Live (whever that comes out.)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 17, 2010, 01:20:27 pm
Bit further in bioshock 2, it gets pretty repetitive in long plays.
I'm hoping to be back online this time next week to get some online games in before sasar
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 17, 2010, 06:04:12 pm
Been playing Mass Effect 2 and Yakuza 2.

Both games are just really fantastic. Yakuza 2 is really getting to the good bits now, and the side missions are also a lot of fun.

Mass Effect 2 has some pretty big changes from the first game (some that I don't like, like having to scan planets instead of actually landing on them, or the removal of different armor and weapons etc) but overall it's a better game. Really, really impressed. I wasn't expecting it, but it is giving Bayonetta a run for it's money.

EDIT: Almost forgot, also playing Tatsu vs Capcom, really cool game, very fun fighter. Wish the Wii had better online though, I only played a few matches against one guy, but the lag was pretty bad. Not quite SNK XBLA games bad, but pretty bad.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 18, 2010, 03:21:54 pm
Putting off Final Fantasy V once again, to play more Half-Minute Hero.  If you've got a PSP and have any interest in RPG's whatsoever, do yourself a favour and pick this one up (it's even on sale on the PSN right now).
I'm on chapter XIII or so of the "Hero 30" section of the game (beating some evil lord in less than 30 seconds).  Xseed did a great job on the localization. Full of personality.
I've run into a decent amount of branching paths too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 18, 2010, 04:14:34 pm
Most likely be getting a pso go in a couple of weeks and half minute hero was so something I am quite interested in.
That and lbp, burnout dominator, motostorm and powerstone collection.
Why are there no virtua tennis titles on the psn?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on February 18, 2010, 04:51:57 pm
Just finished Saints Row 2's Ultor Exposed and Corporate Warfare Add-On missions. Now alls I gotta do is wait for ModNation Racers to be released.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 18, 2010, 05:18:31 pm
I'm really not too sure why they haven't put Virtua Tennis up there yet. Lumines, Every Extend Extra, FF Tactics(the remake) and Crisis Core are MIA too for some reason.
Prinny, Locoroco 2, Sonic Rivals (1&2), Crush, Mega Man Maverick Hunter X, and MGS: Portable Ops are safe bets too.  Echoshift looks like it'll be pretty solid when it comes out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on February 19, 2010, 08:05:23 pm
Virtua tennis would be a logical choice to put on Live/PSN as a downloadable game. Not sure why it hasn't been done sooner.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 20, 2010, 10:14:30 am
I played through a bit of the Lost in Nightmares DLC for Resident Evil 5 last night. It was really late, so I didn't get through the whole thing.
It's really similar to the first RE, but running on the RE5 engine. The mansion layout is pretty similar. The majority of it is: grab this item, bring it back to where it goes, pick up something else, go through the newly opened door, etc...
They've got the door opening animation from the old games in it, which was cool.
I'd say it's worth the $5.

Other than that, I've been playing more Half-Minute Hero
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 20, 2010, 02:22:59 pm
I just got my burnout paradise platinum trophy, I only needed to get the 60 billboards, found all routes, 5x showtime and 5 burning routes to get it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 20, 2010, 02:26:29 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I just got my burnout paradise platinum trophy, I only needed to get the 60 billboards, found all routes, 5x showtime and 5 burning routes to get it.

Congrats :).
Definitely one of my favourite games of this generation.  
The DLC has a decent amount of fun trophies too. The Big Surf Island DLC was pretty great.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 20, 2010, 02:33:08 pm
Thanks

I thought i needed the 10 timed challenges for the plat but I guess I don't.

I am at 62% with my bike and surf island trophies, definitely my favourite racer of all time, I even have it on 360 somewhere!
I almost wrote of going for it when I was stuck on 118 events, luckily I went on the freeway and found the last two.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 20, 2010, 02:38:40 pm
I think there are almost just as many DLC trophies (not nessecary to get the platinum) as there are normal trophies.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 20, 2010, 06:20:35 pm
I need to get the Burnout Plat too. I might give it a go again some other time. The only one that I might be able to get is the picture one.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 20, 2010, 08:22:06 pm
I finished off the Lost in Nightmares DLC for RE5.
A little not to any of you planning on playing it: you have to do it all in one sitting.  There are no save points.  The checkpoints are only there to restart if you die.

That said, it took me around an hour to beat it (with reading all the notes left behind).  It's a lot more along the survival horror mood of the first couple games, than the more action oriented 4&5.  Limited weapons, quiet environments where shit could pop out at any second, etc....
The ending's just one of the flashbacks from RE5, so it was a little anti-climactic, but fun either way.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 21, 2010, 05:09:43 am
Quote from: "George"
I need to get the Burnout Plat too. I might give it a go again some other time. The only one that I might be able to get is the picture one.


If you're in the uk I can post my camera to you, I got it free from a friend.

Edit. Just realised you said might not might not.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on February 21, 2010, 07:31:49 am
Playing Virtua Fighter 5 on 360. Relearning the game to be able to compete with some of you guys. I shaved my wireless 360 controller dpad groove last year and am very pleased at how accurate my commands are compared to the one I haven't sanded down yet.

Dojo command mode is tough on a few moves that require half circle stuff though. I have never been all that good at that though... There's only so much I can blame on a bad controller.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 21, 2010, 10:40:35 am
Finished bioshock 2, it's nowhere near as good as the first one but still ended really well.

Started a new game save on jet set radio future, I forgot how impressive the updated shibuya terminal is.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 21, 2010, 01:01:49 pm
Just finished the first case in Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.  The new logic system is pretty interesting. Plus, it's a little weird not actually going into a courtroom.  So far I'm liking the game though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on February 21, 2010, 01:58:08 pm
Playing VCS (on the PSP), and it has custom soundtracks, but I'm having trouble on using them :(. If anybody has the game and knows on how to use the custom soundtracks for VCS, please let me know.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 21, 2010, 05:28:21 pm
Quote from: "upsidedown fuji"
Playing Virtua Fighter 5 on 360. Relearning the game to be able to compete with some of you guys. I shaved my wireless 360 controller dpad groove last year and am very pleased at how accurate my commands are compared to the one I haven't sanded down yet.

Dojo command mode is tough on a few moves that require half circle stuff though. I have never been all that good at that though... There's only so much I can blame on a bad controller.

I can't remember if I have you on my friend list or not, but if not feel free to add me (MadeManG74) and we'll play a few games of VF5! I'm not very good either, but it's always fun to play regardless. That also reminds me I should hit up Barrington for a few more matches soon as well.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 21, 2010, 05:39:00 pm
Critter Crunch.
[youtube:1833hqya]bnEFQYgeB4o[/youtube:1833hqya]
Best $3.49 I have ever spent.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on February 22, 2010, 03:01:21 am
Quote from: "George"
Critter Crunch.
[youtube:1ljuch24]bnEFQYgeB4o[/youtube:1ljuch24]
Best $3.49 I have ever spent.

Looks like Magical Drop 2 with critters instead of colored balls. Cute and fun looking. I wish I had a PS3... Kind of regret asking for a wii for Christmas. I know I would have used a PS3 more.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 22, 2010, 06:01:25 am
Ehh, should have probably. I use my PS3 quite often.

Talking about PS3, I got the Burnout DLC, so trying that out for awhile. 20 bucks is a good price for all the DLC.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 23, 2010, 11:48:48 am
playing banjo kazooie nuts and bolts and Halo 3 ODST.

Halo 3 ODST is not to my taste at all. I don't know what I dislike about it so much but I find it really dull.

I've only got 10 jiggies so far but I'm having a blast on Nuts and Bolts, the vehicle customisation is great, I made a motorcycle and sidecar and am working on a giant 2d Alex Kidd
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 23, 2010, 12:35:33 pm
AvP. Actually, downloading a 27mb patch.. yes, there is already a patch ...  :|

I got the PS3 version.  :x
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 23, 2010, 01:08:11 pm
Quote from: "George"
AvP. Actually, downloading a 27mb patch.. yes, there is already a patch ...  :|

I got the PS3 version.  :x

Hopefully the online will work after the patch!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 23, 2010, 02:12:30 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Quote from: "George"
AvP. Actually, downloading a 27mb patch.. yes, there is already a patch ...  :|

I got the PS3 version.  :x

Hopefully the online will work after the patch!
Did one game, works fine. Though the guy I was playing against disconnected, lol. I guess he did not like getting killed by me :( .
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 23, 2010, 03:33:40 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
playing banjo kazooie nuts and bolts and Halo 3 ODST.

Halo 3 ODST is not to my taste at all. I don't know what I dislike about it so much but I find it really dull.

I've only got 10 jiggies so far but I'm having a blast on Nuts and Bolts, the vehicle customisation is great, I made a motorcycle and sidecar and am working on a giant 2d Alex Kidd

Ah yeah Banjo Kazooie's vehicle builder is really great. There's a surprisingly good physics engine behind the game. You have to show us that Alex Kidd when it's done!

As for ODST, it is a bit slower than the other games, particularly when you need to search for clues in the city.

Quote from: "George"
AvP. Actually, downloading a 27mb patch.. yes, there is already a patch ...  :|

Hurm, I remember hearing that there was a glitch where you could earn 'Experience'/Ranking points by playing the Marine Campaign on Nightmare, instead of having to play online. I wonder if thats what they scrapped? I was hoping they wouldn't since I hate online only achievements.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 24, 2010, 02:14:24 am
Double Post, but it's worth it!

I just finished Yakuza 2! Wow what a game!

Spoilers of course:

There were so many memorable moments through the last parts of the game, Goro disarming the bomb by 'instinct', taking on the Korean Mafia goons over and over, the fights with Ryuji... all brilliantly done. Excellent game, and I can't wait for Yakuza 3.


End Spoilers!


Anyway, if I had one complaint it would be that I would like more moves and techniques, but even so what was there was very good. Another interesting thing was the sheer number of side missions. I did so many more than the first Yakuza game, but I apparnatly did only around HALF of the avaiable ones. Very impressive.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 24, 2010, 05:28:36 am
Well, considering I got to be here in Felgueiras all week, nothing like playing Broken Sword on my Game Boy Micro.

It's a great conversion, no doubt about it, shame that the voice files are missing since all we get is text and some music bits are missing(some songs are shorter and it loops every now and then), but nevertheless I am immersed in the game all the same.

I just came back from Ireland and now I am going to pay a little visit to Marquet at the Hospital.

And I'm playing Sam & Max Season 1 on my laptop, this game rocks, I'm currently re-playing the first episode, trying complete it as fast as possible.

And hopefully, Thehut.com will ship my copy of Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing today.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 24, 2010, 07:04:21 am
I just beat the first Halo yesterday for the first time.
I never had an Xbox back when they came out, so my only experience with Halo was playing multiplayer the odd time over the last few years.
Overall, I thought it was a really solid game.  I enjoyed the story and characters, but there were a couple of things that bugged me a bit.
One smaller problem was the low volume of the characters speaking during the gameplay segments compared to the sound effects and music.  I had to turn the volume up pretty high to catch any of the story bits, and still missed some of it.  I couldn't seem to find anything in the options menu to change the volume levels either.
The biggest problem I had with it was the big empty repeating environments.  Going through the underground complex on the planet, it seemed like I went through the exact same sequence of hallways at least 3 times.  
I did enjoy the gameplay aspect of it though (aside from any section where jumping was mandatory).  Running up to somebody guns a'blazing, where if the bullets didn't get them, the shot from the back of the gun would, was pretty fun :).

Aside from that, I've been playing the Evil Lord 30 mode (after beating Hero 30), in Half-Minute Hero.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 25, 2010, 11:00:07 am
My internet is back up and running!
To celebrate I got owned in a team deathmatch game on Bioshock 2 and.

I also recieved my copy of SASAR in the post and got owned online in that one too!
I am loving SASAR, I have earned my sega blue licence ad have finished 8 missions on AAA so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on February 26, 2010, 09:05:33 am
I slaughtered 5 people on Outrun Online endless 15 course last night. It felt great.

I wish the leader boards were more prominent. I have to dig too much to find my ranking.

It's cool to be in the top 100 but now I want to be in the top 50... I wonder if I can pull that off.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 26, 2010, 12:48:06 pm
Played the demo of The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom on XBLA, throughly impressed, I'll be buying it once I complete Braid and/or Portal.

Also, I'm playing Bonanza Brothers and Sega All-Stars Racing with Opa Opa and Ryo
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 26, 2010, 01:03:21 pm
You got a much better version than me.

: looks at case saying 'Billy Hatcher and Sega All-Stars with Amy Rose and Big the Cat.

Although, I had bonanza bros on the Megadrive and thought it was junk.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Waffle on February 27, 2010, 08:34:49 am
I have completed the Empire Campaign since I wanted to get it done before Napoleon. I was surprised at how hard it was at first, but then the poor AI made it too easy later on. All the British recruited were Demi-Cannons and Native Horse Somethings (the light horse guys with guns), so it was just kind of weird. They also never did anything in the south, only attacking me around the North, hence why the start was hard (and add to the fact that for whatever reason the Dutch/Spanish kept invading the same area, not sure if that was intentional). If the British AI had been recruiting normal units, I am sure it would have been much harder, as the horses were just good targets for cannons and bayonets.

Speaking of bayonets, I have also downloaded the Bayonetta demos, along with 50 other things on PSN since I was bored. From my experience, I plan to get Bayonetta, Yazuka 3, and God of War 3 when I can afford any of it. I never tried any other demos yet. I also had all three SARS demos, but I deleted them and will just get the game soon.

Otherwise I have just been playing Darwinia + on XBLA and Castlevania Chronicles on PSN.

POST MESSAGE:

Anyone who thinks Bonanza Bros. sucks is a Super Smash Brothers Brawl fan.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 27, 2010, 08:37:12 am
I like the characters on SASAR if that's any consolation?

I just found the game a bit too slow for my 10 year old ADHD filled brain.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 27, 2010, 04:53:17 pm
I finished up the Evil Lord 30 mode in Half-Minute Hero.

Aside from that I started up the first Rainbow Six: Vegas, and just couldn't get into it.  The sequel has totally spoiled me. I'll probably end up just trading this one in when I pick up Yakuza 3.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on February 27, 2010, 10:39:39 pm
Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie

Been playing it pretty much nonstop since I got it. I hate a lot of the choices in the game, but it is just so much fun that I barely give a shit. The only reason I am not playing now is because my eyes are in so much pain that I just literally cannot stand playing it for a few seconds anymore.

The best thing about the online play, is that for the most part I only see general SEGA fans playing that do not mind losing, even the kids who are only into Sonic do not mind if they come in last or something. I cannot even name a game that has this nice of an online community, and I am utterly shocked considering the fanbase.

I have Xbox Live Gold for the rest of the weekend (used a 48 hour free card), so if anyone wants to play any game online, send me an invite or something!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 28, 2010, 06:02:09 am
I agree for the most part about the online community.
It's really easy to host a game, which I prefer to do as I bought all the tracks.
This game seems to be doing pretty well as it's busy online.

Still have the same problem after midnight where it turns into chatty bigot hour on radio fuckwit.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 28, 2010, 10:15:00 am
I beat the Princess 30 portion and moved onto Knight 30 in Half-Minute Hero.

Also:
Made more progress on Final Fantasy V. I only have to get the last 3 summons in the game, then I'm off to the final dungeon.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on February 28, 2010, 10:24:40 am
On Gran Turismo PSP, here are the musics that are best suited for the tracks:

Grand Canyon:

Sonic Riders - Theme of Sand Ruins
Jet Moto 3 - Juno Reactor - Pistolero

Tahiti Maze:

Emerald Coast - Azure Blue World/Windy and Ripply
Wave Ocean - The Water's Edge/The Inlet

Chamonix and Ice Arena:

White Acropolis - Snowy Peak/The Base

 :afroman:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 28, 2010, 10:36:49 am
Since there's no Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing for me this weekend, nothing better than to playthrough Bayonetta on Easy Mode.

It's freakin' sweet.

Even though combat has gotten much easier, I still a rush after playing through 2 straight hours.

I'm already at level 5, easy as pie.

God, what not to love about that silly witch?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on February 28, 2010, 11:40:54 am
Got a couple more missions done in SASAR, for some reason I can't get AAA on the Deat the Dealer mission, I overtake Sonic but Tails has some rubbish handling and I must graze a wall or something.

Really disappointed that the Dreamarena trophy wont work, I read that the 360 version already has an update so I hope the PS3 gets one so I can platinum this.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 28, 2010, 01:07:43 pm
Another 2 hours of playing Bayonetta on Easy Mode.

And wouldn't you know it, I'm already on level 11, I have to fight the boss on this stage and then, well, not much more to go.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Waffle on February 28, 2010, 05:16:22 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
Another 2 hours of playing Bayonetta on Easy Mode.

And wouldn't you know it, I'm already on level 11, I have to fight the boss on this stage and then, well, not much more to go.
Going for the 3 hour achievement, Mac?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 28, 2010, 08:06:08 pm
To quote Sarah Palin: You betcha! ;)

But in all seriousness, I just had a blast playing the game, now all I have left is Chapter 15 and the Epilogue to finish.

I was under the impression that this was a longer game but basically activating Witch Time kills most of the enemies in one hit.

On easy mode, that is.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 28, 2010, 09:07:18 pm
I've finished the first 3 chapters of Halo 2.
Again, I'm somebody getting into these games for the first time, and just finished the first one not too long ago.
The presentation as far as story and cinematics is really stepped up. The graphics are noticeably better, and I'm enjoying all the smaller gameplay changes.  Playing as a covenant soldier was extremely fun.
So far, the levels have been less big, bland, boring and repetitive.  I don't know if that'll hold up through the whole thing, but I'm really impressed so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 01, 2010, 07:32:28 am
And finally, I finished Bayonetta on Easy Mode.

Easy Mode is Easy.

Now onto to Lost Odyssey or Magna Carta 2, which ever comes first today.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on March 02, 2010, 11:29:11 am
Recently I bought Little Big Planet for my nephew, I thought it would be easy. Then he went past level three and he needed my help, especially those stages in Mexico, are they cheap as hell, come on guys, no one is going to find that fun. Thankfully the next stage was a city level and he enjoyed driving the car!

That being said, there are tonnes of secrets and areas to find, some good ideas for some of the stages too. But I am pretty surprised just how indepth the level creator is, it can be a whole lot better (Come on applying some of those restrictions are annoying) but it's nicely done.

Overall, pretty good game though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 02, 2010, 11:40:37 am
Playing Sonic Advance 2&3, SASAR aaaaaaand I really want to play Shenmue again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 02, 2010, 12:21:45 pm
I spent all morning playing Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing, first thing I did was have a couple of Single Races.

I'm still not quite getting the hang of drifting.

I already bought Ryo Hazuki. My life has meaning onece again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on March 02, 2010, 02:39:51 pm
Playing Collboarders 2. I never played that game for 12 years and, to tell you the truth, I still suck at this game  :oops:.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 02, 2010, 02:45:34 pm
I got to finish off SASASAR and AVP tonight to do a review. I just have been busy as hell. Doing what? Nonsense mostly.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on March 02, 2010, 05:34:42 pm
Quote from: "George"
I got to finish off SASASAR and AVP tonight to do a review. I just have been busy as hell. Doing what? Nonsense mostly.

very interested in the avp review, it seems to be a very love it or hate it game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 02, 2010, 08:26:07 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Quote from: "George"
I got to finish off SASASAR and AVP tonight to do a review. I just have been busy as hell. Doing what? Nonsense mostly.

very interested in the avp review, it seems to be a very love it or hate it game.

I've played a little (Human campaign), and for me it is tough as Hell.  I switched it down to easy, and it's more fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on March 02, 2010, 11:15:32 pm
Been playing Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing with Banjo-Kazooie pretty much nonstop since I got it. Yeah, the IPs they used are mostly bullshit or stupid, some of characters are bad choices (ChuChus? WTF!), and only about half of the songs used are as great as they should be, but overall a really really solid game that really anyone can play with tons of replay value and excellent multiplayer options. Now I just want to know what the DLC is and if it will expand the online options (which are fairly weak when compared to the rest of the game). I personally would love something like Virtua Racing, Golden Axe and Ecco the Dolphin levels with Joe Musashi, Vectorman, Arle and Ristar playable (screw NiGHTS, that asshole has too many cameos already!), and a few more songs for each level while you are at it! Genesis songs are a must, a MUST I say!

Probably my favorite part of the game is the Time Trial mode, I cannot think of any racing game with one that is this well realized and well done. Seriously, great job SUMO! Anyone who has the game on the Xbox 360 should try beating my times, but I am pretty hardcore about it, I even had a world record for awhile on the second The House of the Dead level!

But yeah, seems like this is going to be the first retail game I get all of the achievements on, so that is great!

Next I should be beating Bayonetta a third time, and I was going to try out the Hard difficulty. After all of the Alfheim Portals I have been through, this should be a breeze, especially considering I do not mind what ratings I get from every level now. At least not yet!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 03, 2010, 07:24:18 am
I've finally beaten Final Fantasy V.
I started this game about 4 years ago, and kept playing it on and off.  I probably made more progress in the past 2 weeks than I have in the past 2 years though.
The job system is pretty great. I enjoyed the setup in III, but the way you can combine different abilities from different jobs to make whatever team works best for you, was definitely the highlight for me.  I was planning on playing FFVI once I beat this one, but I think I'll focus on beating Yakuza 3 when it comes out, then pick up Final Fantasy XIII and play through that.  It'll be the first time I've actually owned a console that a Final Fantasy game came out on when it came out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 03, 2010, 11:25:18 am
Picked Viking: Battle for Asgard yet again. Making some very good progress today.

I haven't picked up the game in the past six months. I was making good progress last Summer till Bayonetta, Smackdown vs RAW 2010 and Lost Odyssey came into the fray.

But I've been making a lot of progress.
I already summoned the last Dragon I now all I have left is to craft to the Giant's Forge and rescue two more Viking clans.

Then I'm off to get Hell once and for all. So I can shelf this game at last.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 03, 2010, 05:26:56 pm
Been playing mostly Mass Effect 2 and AVP.

Mass Effect 2 is just... brilliant. Game is packed to the gills with content, great fun to play, good story, amazing graphics. Up there with Bayonetta for one of the best games i've played recently (I think I like Bayonetta better still).

AVP is a mixed bag. The Single player isn't bad, but it's not really anything special compared to other good single player 360 Shooters (Darkness, Halo ODST, COD Series etc), but it has it's moments. I nearly fell out of my chair during an Alien attack once, thankfully nobody else was home to laugh at me. The game really shines online though, really, really excellent. I love the team deathmatches especially, even mixed species is fun combining the various powers of hte teams. It's fun ot jump into Ranked Match quick play and just get a roullette of various game modes. I think I like playing as Marines the best, Aliens and Predators are around the same for me. I find it tough playing both as Aliens need to get in close and use their tail attacks to get anywhere, and Preds really depend on their weaponry to win matches. Either way, it's all a lot of fun.

EDIT: ALMOST FORGOT!

Thanks to the awesome GP2X Wiz, i've been playing some classics on the train trips to work/uni. Last night I was playing Moonwalker on Mega Drive, and holy crap what a fun game. It kept a smile on my face the whole time, listening to the music, watching the cool animations and just the whole bizarre yet fun nature of it. It also has to be one of the best presented games EVER. So many slick little touches, like the psuedo cut-scenes with MJ doing the dance moves with special effects, the 'Wooo' level announcement. Hell, look at the very first level of his silhouette walking into the club and throwing the coin into the juke-box.

I also have the PAL version where he fights zombies to 'Another part of me' instead of Thriller. It really works so damn well though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on March 03, 2010, 09:07:22 pm
I've been playing Sonic and SEGA All Stars Racing on my 360. I haven't had so much fun with a racer in a long time.

I wish there were more characters in the game like the Hang-on guy or the Hornet from Daytona. It really makes me scratch my head and wonder why they limited their character roster to so few characters.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on March 04, 2010, 06:04:10 am
I thought the *cough* amount of characters was good, just the IPs used were questionable at best, especially for the levels. DLC is on the way, but I am expecting modes and characters, not sure about levels, but that is what I want the most...

Speaking of the game, I just now got all of the achievements in it! Woooo me!

I still play it a lot and am going to continue to do so, but I need to say that I am annoyed with the Grand Prix mode. The characters you race are only partially randomized, and even then you always have to race against Amy, Amigo, Tails, Shadow... It really pisses me off after the hundredth time I have gone through it, I mean, why have so many cool characters when the AI is usually only the Sonic Team ones? Still, all around really great game. Gameplay wise I really cannot think of anything wrong with the game, I just want more content. Like, where is Heart Attack Mode?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on March 04, 2010, 12:41:21 pm
Secret of Monkey Island on Xbox. I'm not finished with the first part (of three) but I'm now sure this game is great.  

Ace Attorney: Miles Edgeworth Investigations on DS. I'm at the beginning of the fourth case. The first two were very good but the third one was somewhat boring. I'm still expecting I can rank this one above Justice for All, which I dislike with a passion just because of that character Franziska von Karma.  :lol:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 04, 2010, 01:00:16 pm
That's it, folks. I finished Viking: Battle for Asgard this afternoon.

After I upgraded my weapon in the Giant's Forge and saved all the remaining Viking clans, I had the final battle and took the fight to Hel's Fortress.

The part where you are heading up the stairs to Hel's chambers is tough, but doable.

But the first part of the final boss fight was giving me a headache.
I had to destroy Hel's magical thingamajuggans to get to the second part.

But it's hard, it takes 7 hits to get them all. What's worse is that Hel's minions kept respawning. I didn't even bother taking them out I pushed them into the fire.

It was only about my forth try that I got it and then I went on to fight Hel in her final form, which was suprisingly cheap, being a Giant I had to just get behind her, slash her legs and then do four QTEs. I messed twice, which makes me fight Hel's minions again.

But I beat it after the last QTE.

Very satisfied.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 04, 2010, 05:40:20 pm
Quote from: "Orta"
Secret of Monkey Island on Xbox. I'm not finished with the first part (of three) but I'm now sure this game is great.  

I love the monkey island games. Word on the Street is that Monkey Island 2: Special Edition might get an announcement/release in March!

That's arguably the best in the series too, so I've got my fingers crossed.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on March 04, 2010, 06:06:57 pm
Good news! It's my first time with Monkey Island. I used to call it the sin I never committed. I might pick number 2 eventually.

Oh look, a three headed monkey!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 04, 2010, 06:12:38 pm
Quote from: "Orta"
Good news! It's my first time with Monkey Island. I used to call it the sin I never committed. I might pick number 2 eventually.

Oh look, a three headed monkey!

You fight like a Dairy Farmer!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 04, 2010, 10:17:13 pm
I just beat Half-Minute Hero.
The Hero 300 mode was pretty intense. 5 minutes to save the world, and no way to turn back the clock like in the other game modes. It took me quite a few tries, but I managed to beat it with less than one second left. hurgugugirgh
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on March 05, 2010, 04:04:36 am
I've got about 40 jiggies in nuts n bolts now, very enjoyable game. Easily worth he £6 I spent on it.

I need to play some more sasar, I think the glitched trophy has made me stop as I know I can't obtain the platinum.
I remember virtua tennis 09 had some glitchy trophies too so I hope it gets patched.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 05, 2010, 07:52:40 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "Orta"
Good news! It's my first time with Monkey Island. I used to call it the sin I never committed. I might pick number 2 eventually.

Oh look, a three headed monkey!

You fight like a Dairy Farmer!

How appropriate. You fight like a cow.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 05, 2010, 08:03:18 am
I played through the demo of Valkyria Chronicles 2 last night.  It seems like a very worthy follow up to the first.  The only things that seemed to be sacrificed a bit were the amount of camera control (you can only rotate around the character, and move the camera above you to get a better look around), and the graphics obviously.
The visuals are actually pretty impressive for a PSP game, and do a good job of emulating the look of the PS3 title.  The characters aren't as detailed up close, but other than that it looks pretty great.  Definitely nothing that affects the gameplay adversely.
I'm really looking forward to picking this one up, and trying out some of those new unit types.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on March 06, 2010, 03:34:34 pm
Traded in bioshock 2 for bad company 2.

I actually make a habit of not trading games as you get screwed usually.
I got £30 for it and I bought it for £40 originally so I still felt a bit dirty.

Haven't played much of it, couple of matches online and a singleplayer mission. So far it's nowhere near as compelling as the first. Hopefully it's just a slow start.

Got two more trophies for sasar, need to get AAA on the missions before getting the hidden trophies.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on March 06, 2010, 04:50:06 pm
Finished with Secret of Monkey Island. Yarr *drinks some grog*

Started the Battlefield Bad Company. These missions are LONG.

And still somewhere in the fourth case of Ace Attorney "5".
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 07, 2010, 01:00:01 am
I've finished off the first 2 (of 6) levels in Drill Dozer on the GBA.  It's kind of a 2d puzzle/platformer.  They keep adding little things that you can do with the drill to get you around the levels, so it keeps things pretty interesting.  Definitely worth checking out if you've got a GBA/DS/DSLite.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on March 07, 2010, 06:24:29 am
I was given darksiders as a gift so have given that a try, it's pretty good so far, a lot like soul reaver.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 08, 2010, 02:34:14 pm
I went to an Oscar party Sunday night, and we started off the night playing Just Dance for the Wii.
It's definitely not a great game (not quite spot-on controls, no master tracks, not a whole lot of songs), but as far as getting a bunch of people in a room to make complete asses of themselves, it was good solid fun.
The visual style suites the game, but the menu's are a bit of a pain.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 08, 2010, 06:46:08 pm
Finished the Predator campaign in AVP the other day, really awesome. much better than the Marine.

Also still playing Mass Effect 2, holy crap this game is long, thankfully it's really really good too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 10, 2010, 06:41:49 am
I finally picked up Bayonetta. For some stupid reason, I did this right before Yakuza 3 comes out, and also during the busiest time of my school year....ugh.

I've only played through the first 3 chapters, but I'm really enjoying it so far.  I'd never played a Devil May Cry game, and really sucked at Shinobi(PS2), and Ninja Gaiden, so I wasn't too sure how much I'd enjoy it.  But it's been pretty awesome so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on March 10, 2010, 04:17:37 pm
I've been playing heavy rain today, it's basically like a David lynch film. Pretty powerful in some places and really creates great atmospheres in situations.
I'm not going to go into the story or what I have done but the game is excellent.

I do like that the trophies are delayed, you get the ones you've unlocked at the end of each chapter.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 10, 2010, 04:52:41 pm
Just finished Mass Effect 2 the other day, bloody brilliant game. Very very long, tons of stuff to do, and the story and gameplay is really good. It also has that great carry-over save system like Shining Force III had, so you can see how your decisions affect the story and characters.

Looks like in Mass Effect 3 the shit is about to hit the fan, so I can't wait to see what happens. I managed to keep my whole team alive though, so that was really rewarding.


On another note, I finished Predator campaign on AVP, and have been playing a bit of hte multiplayer before I go into the Alien one.

Finally, I was surprised to stumble on this gem of a game

[youtube:wmwypgn1]NYlvyPvp5Os[/youtube:wmwypgn1]

Downloaded it and played it on the Neo Geo emu on my Wiz, so much fun and such great music and graphics! SNK really had some awesome games back in the day. I just wish the Wiz had a better d-pad for fighters so I could play KOF 94 and stuff. Oh and Windjammers! Another great SNK classic!

[youtube:wmwypgn1]I5OSsVUyhe0[/youtube:wmwypgn1]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 11, 2010, 08:02:14 pm
Playing more Bayonetta. I'm on Chapter 6 now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on March 11, 2010, 09:10:41 pm
*looks at MadeMan's post*

I like Yakuza 3's golf game better. :P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 11, 2010, 09:26:57 pm
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
*looks at MadeMan's post*

I like Yakuza 3's golf game better. :P

(http://http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/59/ngtm.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on March 12, 2010, 04:32:47 am
I have too many games to play at the moment, I always seem to get them as birthday presents as people don't know what to get me.

I finished heavy rain, i doubt I'll try for the platinum as I don't want to ruin the experience.
I still have bad company and darksiders to go through, and I want to plat sasar.


Damn, being a dork is exhausting.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on March 12, 2010, 11:19:14 am
Playing a japanese game (which is a sequel from Mainicchi Issho).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 12, 2010, 05:55:41 pm
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing

I'm so addicted to the Missions, I must complete them all!

Only 25 left!

Then I was back in  Lost Odyssey...

Done a couple of hidden caves, got my characters up to level 45 now.
Maybe I'll smack a couple of optional bosses around.

I'm gonna try going up against Blue Dragon.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 13, 2010, 06:00:47 pm
Been playing WET, and it's surprisingly good. I mean, it's a bit cheapy feeling, but it kinda works in it's favour almost, what with the grindhouse/drive-in style it's going for. Still the graphics are just bad any way you slice it, and while the gameplay is pretty mindless, it's a lot of fun. There are even a number of Prince of Persia/Assassin's Creed style platforming bits that work really well.

Also downloaded and been playing the King Arthur demo for PC. Seems like a really fantastic game, it's basically Total War but with a fantasy setting. It has some really great music and presentation, and it seems like it has a novel's worth of story and information as well. The Seasons are a lot more important too, with armies not able to move in Winter and crops and taxes coming in at different times according to the seasons.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Waffle on March 13, 2010, 06:26:21 pm
I completed the story mode in Napoleon. The first episode was just a tutorial, so I have nothing to complain about that. It was mostly for setting up the story. The other two - Italy and Egypt - were fun at first, but I felt they dragged on after awhile. The Italian campaign forces you to rush, so it is mostly just constant battles. The Egyptian one gives you more time and is mostly mission based, but I felt it was more boring. You mostly fight camel douchebags once you defeat Egypt, with the Ottomans secondary and the British barely doing anything. The last episode is the longest, but I felt it was far too easy. I had a bit of a hard time at first, but once I got organised I quickly won. I never even got the chance to user about half the units or any of the elite ones, although you can keep playing, so I will do it later (plus there are achievements to get). For the last episode, it is just the second battle of Waterloo, except you win (obviously). I felt it was mostly confusing, but it was nice to have something that was harder compared to the campaign. It is more of a 'panic' than anything, as it is unrealistic to be able to control everything, with it getting worse once you have to fight two armies at once.

Something really penisy is that they removed the ability to take ports and unload men to avoid the non-movement penalty. Now using a dock is the same as unloading on the coast. It is a really weird change. Overall the rest of the game is vastly improved, however. I had some minor sound issues and rare bugs, but that was it.

One of the most interesting things I thought of it were the portraits. All the generals, agents, et cetera have really nice drawings for their faces now instead of generic 3D models, and a lot of them even show up as unique models in a battle. They are drawn unrealistic sometimes, like with spies, and it looks interesting since they try to make them creepy looking with long noses, droopy faces, and other stuff like that. Some of the politicians and Napoleon during the last battle look fat and ugly, with large dark circles under the eyes, and balding, which all looks very good and reminds me of Metal Slug portraits. I would say the Napoleon one was the best, as it portrayed him young for most of the game, then extremely bad looking and old for the last battle (think of Chris-chan Weston Chandler in 10 years, whom I think looks a lot like Napoleon).

Also I played Blur but that was fucking gay.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 13, 2010, 08:56:31 pm
Just finished chapter 13 in Bayonetta. Loving this game.
It kind of reminds me of an action version of Space Channel 5, in that it's pure fun jammed onto a game disc.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on March 14, 2010, 04:54:59 am
Resident Evil 5 ;)

...and a bit of Chu Chu Rocket on the bus :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 14, 2010, 05:47:56 am
Quote from: "Snowcat"
Resident Evil 5 ;)

Funnily enough I just came to post that I started playing Resident Evil: Code Veronica again on a whim.

I just got into the Ashford mansion, I'd forgotten how creepy this game was. I remember I loved this game a whole lot when it came out, but for various reasons I think I only ever played through completely once or maybe twice. I figured now is as good a time as any to go back to it finally.

The graphics have really help up very well, it still looks great. I'd also fogotten how tough it can be, even just after an hour of playing I found myself struggling with inventory and limited ammo supplies (although it's probably not as hard as I found the original RE on Saturn, I got up to the Giant Spider boss only. I really should play that again soon too...).

Classic RE at it's finest.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on March 14, 2010, 11:52:14 am
Hmm, I absolutely hate RE 1... it was put me of the series completely, I played 4 by accident and loved it. Im enjoying 5 but not as much as 4
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 14, 2010, 02:01:26 pm
Well, after I finished all the S&SASR missions, I decided to give the game a rest and once again focused on Lost Odyssey. Why? Because I want to finish it, pronto.

I went to Gongora's Mansion and found a Magic Seal, unlocked it and I went down into some catacombs.

Those monsters had petriying powers so it made my life hell, luckily I bought some Medusa Heads acessories that allow Anti-Petrify, made levelling up quite easy.

The boss in this stage was a total push-over, it was one of the common enemies found on the Experimental Staff, albeit slightly stronger.

My characters are now around level 48, guess I'm gonna do a couple of more optional dungeons from here on end.

By the way, for those who have played the game: How do you find the missing Pirates? I was told there was one in Gothza but I couldn't find him.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 14, 2010, 04:07:13 pm
Quote from: "Snowcat"
Hmm, I absolutely hate RE 1... it was put me of the series completely, I played 4 by accident and loved it. Im enjoying 5 but not as much as 4
RE1 is really hard. Well I guess the old games all are pretty tough,  but RE1 in particular I struggled with (although I did use a guide for my first play of RE2 and CV). I think that the controls on the first game in particular make it difficult, at least CV had some kind of auto aim.

I would love to try the REmake sometime though.

Quote from: "max_cady"
By the way, for those who have played the game: How do you find the missing Pirates? I was told there was one in Gothza but I couldn't find him.

I don't even remember that bit, but I'm sure there's something on gamefaqs or something if you are still stuck. I remember those paralasis enemies, collossal pain in the butt.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 14, 2010, 05:37:05 pm
I bought everything in  the SASAR Shop, and now I'm hoping that the upcoming DLC must be purchased within the in-game shop. Yeah, yeah. People will bitch and moan about buying the DLC and then having to "buy" it again, but theres something satisfying about the "ka-ching" sound.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 14, 2010, 06:06:28 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
I bought everything in  the SASAR Shop, and now I'm hoping that the upcoming DLC must be purchased within the in-game shop. Yeah, yeah. People will bitch and moan about buying the DLC and then having to "buy" it again, but theres something satisfying about the "ka-ching" sound.

Maybe if you buy it, it'll be in the shop but free. Like in Brutal Legend, you still went to buy the DLC, but it was all free in the shop. It was good because you got to meet Ozzy Osbourne again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 14, 2010, 07:51:27 pm
Considering Sega Miles still rack up after the shop is "sold out", I'll bet by the time DLC arrives players will have a load of Miles. Still better to make the $0 for the sake of fans not getting pissed.

I've been playing a lot of Genesis games recently, on my old model 1. Specifically Sonic 2, Ghostbusters and Disney Interactive games. I have audio blasting in stereo, so I love revisiting games from the past and experiencing the audio on a whole new level (the next level).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 14, 2010, 07:55:52 pm
I just remembered the VMU on the Dreamcast controller shows your heart-beat and status in RE:CV.

Brilliant.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 14, 2010, 11:39:40 pm
Just beat Bayonetta.
LOVED IT  :afroman:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on March 15, 2010, 06:16:05 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "Snowcat"
Hmm, I absolutely hate RE 1... it was put me of the series completely, I played 4 by accident and loved it. Im enjoying 5 but not as much as 4
RE1 is really hard. Well I guess the old games all are pretty tough,  but RE1 in particular I struggled with (although I did use a guide for my first play of RE2 and CV). I think that the controls on the first game in particular make it difficult, at least CV had some kind of auto aim.

I would love to try the REmake sometime though.


...Thinking back, I can't remember why I didn't like it, I think it was because it was so slow 0_0 ... especially that Saturn version!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 16, 2010, 08:26:17 am
@MadeManG74

It's no biggie, I've seen know where I can find all of Sed's pirate friends in the game.

I'll keep playing.

I beat the King Kelolon and I'm now at level 49.

And I got the Divide spell. Looking good.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on March 17, 2010, 05:57:18 pm
:O Tekken Advance, Sonic Advance 2

....Sonic Unleashed ;P (wii version) earlier
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 17, 2010, 06:16:18 pm
Got up to disk 2 in RECV, and it's making some weird clicking noise and actually froze up on one section  :|  If I need to though, I guess I can always get a 'backup' copy online.

Finished WET the other day, talk about the worse last boss fight and ending ever. Incredibly weak. Shame, since overall the game was quite good, and some of the last levels were really cool as well. Game could definitely use a sequel that builds on all the ideas the first game had. I should note it had some QTE's that weren't horrible either, which is rare. They usually made sense, but the downfall was that they were all 'instant death' if you fail, instead of branching ones.

Finally, been playing the Original Shining Force on the train through the Wiz, very good game, aged quite well.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on March 17, 2010, 06:36:20 pm
I still can't believe that MotorStorm: Arctic Edge is not even available for purchase! I checked every GameStop for this game, and still no dice. I guess people are overly obssessed for this game...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 17, 2010, 07:51:15 pm
Quote from: "MetaKraken_PSN"
I still can't believe that MotorStorm: Arctic Edge is not even available for purchase! I checked every GameStop for this game, and still no dice. I guess people are overly obssessed for this game...

I'm pretty sure you can just download it off the PSN.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 18, 2010, 05:29:17 am
According to CAG, Gamestop.com is having a buy one get one free used games. All good games are gone :(
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 18, 2010, 07:04:42 am
Just Lost Odyssey.

I found the Temple of Enlightment and that place is perfect for level grinding.

Beat the Persona boss, which was quite easy.

Still haven't beaten the Blue Dragon boss,  nor the pesky Holy Beast in the Numara Atoll.

Still haven't found the Golden Knight boss.

I've gotten tons of random items just by having Sed repair stuff.

Good to see Lost Odyssey finally going my way.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on March 18, 2010, 02:06:33 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "MetaKraken_PSN"
I still can't believe that MotorStorm: Arctic Edge is not even available for purchase! I checked every GameStop for this game, and still no dice. I guess people are overly obssessed for this game...

I'm pretty sure you can just download it off the PSN.
Too expensive  :x. Plus, I only have a 2 GB Memory Stick Duo and it costs $50 to buy it (because I'm short on cash).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 18, 2010, 05:43:52 pm
Quote from: "MetaKraken_PSN"
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "MetaKraken_PSN"
I still can't believe that MotorStorm: Arctic Edge is not even available for purchase! I checked every GameStop for this game, and still no dice. I guess people are overly obssessed for this game...

I'm pretty sure you can just download it off the PSN.
Too expensive  :x. Plus, I only have a 2 GB Memory Stick Duo and it costs $50 to buy it (because I'm short on cash).
Buy Memory Sticks online, save $$$$$$$$$.

www.dealextreme.com (http://www.dealextreme.com)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on March 20, 2010, 03:59:16 am
Even though I have still to finish darksiders, nuts and bolts and bad company 2 I have been playng mw2 online with a friend all week.

I even bought perfect dark and banjo tooie of xbla and haven't touched them!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 20, 2010, 02:34:07 pm
Finally, Lost Odyssey is finally going my way.

I've so far beaten bosses such as Blue Dragon, Holy Beast, Persona and Aneira.

I already spent some time at the Numara Atoll and the Temple of Enlightment.

I also got tons and tons of items that proven to be very usefull in battle.

Most of my characters are level 52(save for Mack and Tolten) which should be enough to get through that pesky Grand Staff in no time.

From what I could see that particular boss battle with the Saints is a push-over with characters already at level 47.

Maybe I'll finish the game tonight if I'm lucky.

Then finally move on to Magna Carta 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on March 22, 2010, 11:19:27 pm
Completed Bioshock 2 in normal i'll take a little pause before play it on hard. I'll come back on Bayonetta and complete the infinite climax (and hopefully unlock the damn achievement of finding all the treasures)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 23, 2010, 01:25:29 pm
To my surprise, I still haven't finished Lost Odyssey.

I was going to, but now that  only have the Hall of Mirrors left and the first boss of that particular stage is tough, I think I'm going to level grind some more. Just to be safe.

Not that it's a problem or anything. I'm at level 54 with many of my characters and the two grand staff stages were a cakewalk compared to those before.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 24, 2010, 07:27:05 am
I beat Halo 2 last night.
Again, being new to the Halo franchise, and just beating the first one about a month ago, I'd have to say that I really enjoyed this one much more.
I knew there was going to be a cliffhanger ending, so that didn't really bother me at all.
The presentation throughout the whole game was just so far ahead of the first one, I was really impressed.  The ability to dual wield and play as the Arbiter were really welcome additions. Sneaking up behind a Brute and stabbing them in the back with a sword was good times.  The level design was also a lot better.  Way less mindless wandering around hallway after hallway that looked the exact same, but for some reason was repeated enough times that stages took much longer than they needed too.
I don't have a 360, so I really don't see myself playing through the 3rd one any time soon.  I'm thinking I'll wait until at least E3, just to see if that rumoured slimmed down 360 is actually coming out, or if they announce another price cut or something.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on March 24, 2010, 07:37:31 am
Playing Wipeout Pulse, and will try out GTA: LCS on the PSP (I have a PS2 version).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 24, 2010, 03:45:09 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
I beat Halo 2 last night.
Again, being new to the Halo franchise, and just beating the first one about a month ago, I'd have to say that I really enjoyed this one much more.
I knew there was going to be a cliffhanger ending, so that didn't really bother me at all.
The presentation throughout the whole game was just so far ahead of the first one, I was really impressed.  The ability to dual wield and play as the Arbiter were really welcome additions. Sneaking up behind a Brute and stabbing them in the back with a sword was good times.  The level design was also a lot better.  Way less mindless wandering around hallway after hallway that looked the exact same, but for some reason was repeated enough times that stages took much longer than they needed too.
I don't have a 360, so I really don't see myself playing through the 3rd one any time soon.  I'm thinking I'll wait until at least E3, just to see if that rumoured slimmed down 360 is actually coming out, or if they announce another price cut or something.

You should try out Halo Wars when you get a 360 as well, really cool RTS game that captures the Halo universe perfectly.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 25, 2010, 07:50:11 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
You should try out Halo Wars when you get a 360 as well, really cool RTS game that captures the Halo universe perfectly.

Would ODST be worth bothering with?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on March 25, 2010, 10:07:11 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
You should try out Halo Wars when you get a 360 as well, really cool RTS game that captures the Halo universe perfectly.

Would ODST be worth bothering with?

Only if you're a Halo fan.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 25, 2010, 02:08:48 pm
Sorry to sound like a broken record but I'm still playing Lost Odyssey.

Yet... Today I'm closer to finishing the final boss battle.

My characters are all mostly Lvl 57(Kaim, Seth, Jansen, Sarah), lvl 54(Ming), lvl 52(Sed), Lvl 49(Cooke), lvl 45(Mack) and lvl43(Tolten).

I am just two boss battles away from finishing this.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on March 25, 2010, 05:28:40 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
Sorry to sound like a broken record but I'm still playing Lost Odyssey.

Yet... Today I'm closer to finishing the final boss battle.

My characters are all mostly Lvl 57(Kaim, Seth, Jansen, Sarah), lvl 54(Ming), lvl 52(Sed), Lvl 49(Cooke), lvl 45(Mack) and lvl43(Tolten).

I am just two boss battles away from finishing this.

you should level up with Tolten, he has very usefull special attacks. I used him a lot after you find all the king's stuff (sorry don't remember the name of the graves)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 25, 2010, 05:44:18 pm
Burnout Paradise, gotta do the island.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on March 25, 2010, 05:47:32 pm
Quote from: "George"
Burnout Paradise, gotta do the island.

Use "A New Venture" song from Sonic Rush Adventure. It suits very well for BSI  :afroman:!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 25, 2010, 08:47:10 pm
Quote from: "Orta"
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
You should try out Halo Wars when you get a 360 as well, really cool RTS game that captures the Halo universe perfectly.

Would ODST be worth bothering with?

Only if you're a Halo fan.

I enjoyed the first two, but not enough to play something for the sole reason being that it's got the same brand name on it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on March 26, 2010, 05:56:34 am
The campaign is enjoyable and overall it's a solid game but I always had the feeling it was a game made for fans. I think it's worth a rent if you don't have anything to play right now and enjoyed the other games.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on March 27, 2010, 05:57:33 am
I know some of you will laugh at me but I just started playing Yakuza for the first time. It's really good despite it showing it's age a bit (no letterbox or progressive mode options availible.)

I don't see the whole Shenmue successor in heart thing but it's really a decently laid out story and game so far. I'm hooked.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 27, 2010, 08:12:19 am
My parents mailed me my missing Dreamcast PAL copy of Shenmue II, it was in a storage box for the last 7 years.

I booted it up, for a few minutes of play and that few minutes turned into an hour and a half! I think I'm going to replay Shenmue II :D I've had the Xbox version, but the Dreamcast feels much more special.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 27, 2010, 09:08:48 pm
I started up ToeJam and Earl III with my girlfriend today. Played a few missions. It seems pretty fun so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on March 27, 2010, 10:01:09 pm
Quote from: "upsidedown fuji"
I know some of you will laugh at me but I just started playing Yakuza for the first time. It's really good despite it showing it's age a bit (no letterbox or progressive mode options availible.)

I don't see the whole Shenmue successor in heart thing but it's really a decently laid out story and game so far. I'm hooked.

Yeah, I have been playing Yakuza for the first time as well, while I indeed like it a lot, I wish everyone would drop the comparisons with Shenmue, if anything it is much closer to Streets of Rage.

I have a bunch of minor issues with the title, but nothing really really bad, hoping I can pick up Yakuza 2 soon... The biggest reason I never got it before was because I was not certain if it would work on the PlayStation 2 that I have.

I have also been playing through Super Monkey Ball Deluxe on the original Xbox, another great Nagoshi game! In fact, I think this is literally one of the best games SEGA has ever made within their 50+ year history. I am not joking at all, extremely outstanding game that I would recommend to everyone.

My main issue with it is that I suck at it! While I beat the story mode (could never do this in Super Monkey Ball 2 on the GameCube) I cannot get past level 8 out of 100 on the Expert Challenge mode. What is worse is that there are 2 whole other difficulties after it, I am telling ya that the people who designed this game are assholes, but extremely talented ones at that!

Annnnd I have also been playing through Final Fantasy IV on Super Nintendo for the first time (called Final Fantasy II in my region). I feel bad because after all of these years, I just assumed I just was not a big fan of the series... I hated the first three games, and the new ones do not sit too well with me at all, though I do really want to give XIII a go. Well, I try out IV in a joking mood, assuming I was going to point out to my friends how shitty it was, you know, I was being a George. and I soon learn that this is going to become one of my favorite RPGs of all time, no joke! I also noticed almost all of my favorite elements and concepts from the Shining series I used to love so much were pretty much just ripped right out of this game especially! Son of a bitch!!

The first thing I noticed about it though, was with how poor the graphics are. While they were probably average for the time, compare it to Phantasy Star II which was three years older at the time... No competition, Phantasy Star II will always look better.

Now I am just wondering where I am going to get the money to pick up Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love and Yakuza 2 because we all know they will just become harder and harder to find within the year, looks like all of the other games I was thinking about getting soon (Super Street Fighter IV included) will have to wait awhile.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on March 28, 2010, 01:41:13 am
Yakuza 3... still. I don't do a huge amount of gaming. ^^

I've also played some web games if you'd count them. :P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on March 28, 2010, 09:49:01 am
A LOT of mdern warfare 2 online with two of my friends, I have gone up 13 levels in the last two weeks.

I have also been cruising around in a tank with my brother capturing bases in Bad Company 2, it's quite a lot more refined than the first bad company; probably my favourite multiplayer game that i've played online!

That's a bout it really, I tried getting into Banjo Tooie but I really don't feel the love for this, the lvels are too expansive and kazooie runs too slowly. Maybe I'll get back into it after I've finished Nuts and Bolts.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 28, 2010, 10:22:21 am
I did it... I finally did it!I beat Lost Odyssey!

It's been so long since I have invested so much time in an RPG of this magnitude and I had the game for so long, I had an on-again/off-again relantionship with it.

At times I was so frustrated by the game, I wouldn't touch it for weeks. The longest I had was 1 full month. To which I had no desire to play it. And I've had the game since last October.
The game is hard up until you get to Disc 4, because when you are free to explore the entire game world and you start to level up in the optional dungeons, the game stops kicking you down and it starts paying off for you.

Trully a magnificent game and the definitive Xbox 360 japanese RPG thus far.

Now onto Magna Carta 2...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on March 29, 2010, 01:47:54 am
Quote from: "max_cady"
I did it... I finally did it!I beat Lost Odyssey!

It's been so long since I have invested so much time in an RPG of this magnitude and I had the game for so long, I had an on-again/off-again relantionship with it.

At times I was so frustrated by the game, I wouldn't touch it for weeks. The longest I had was 1 full month. To which I had no desire to play it. And I've had the game since last October.
The game is hard up until you get to Disc 4, because when you are free to explore the entire game world and you start to level up in the optional dungeons, the game stops kicking you down and it starts paying off for you.

Trully a magnificent game and the definitive Xbox 360 japanese RPG thus far.

Now onto Magna Carta 2...

Welcome to the club bro! I beat it two years ago around the same time. I had basically the same experience you did where I'd just put the game down and not play it for weeks-months. That all changed once I hit disc 2. Anyway, I'd love to go back to that game and get that treasure trove achievement. It's the only achivement keeping me away from a 1000/1000 not including online dlc achievments. Every thing is maxed out on my characters too. So it's not like I'd get killed looking for stuff, but the world and dungeons are so big, it's just too big a task for me to justify for one achievement.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 29, 2010, 07:32:29 am
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
I have also been playing through Super Monkey Ball Deluxe on the original Xbox, another great Nagoshi game! In fact, I think this is literally one of the best games SEGA has ever made within their 50+ year history. I am not joking at all, extremely outstanding game that I would recommend to everyone.

Yeah, Super Monkey Ball DX is one of my favorite BC XBOX games to play on the 360. The fact that the game plays in widescreen makes me a happy monkey.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 30, 2010, 06:44:41 am
I finally beat The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass last night.  I bought the game when it came out, and got to pretty much the end of the game, but replaying that last dungeon multiple times under a time limit pissed me off quite a bit, so I just stopped playing it.
Sat down last night, and for some reason beat it pretty easily.  
Back to playing Ace Attorney Investigations.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on March 30, 2010, 02:37:23 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
I did it... I finally did it!I beat Lost Odyssey!

It's been so long since I have invested so much time in an RPG of this magnitude and I had the game for so long, I had an on-again/off-again relantionship with it.

At times I was so frustrated by the game, I wouldn't touch it for weeks. The longest I had was 1 full month. To which I had no desire to play it. And I've had the game since last October.
The game is hard up until you get to Disc 4, because when you are free to explore the entire game world and you start to level up in the optional dungeons, the game stops kicking you down and it starts paying off for you.

Trully a magnificent game and the definitive Xbox 360 japanese RPG thus far.

Now onto Magna Carta 2...

I told you to keep it up! Glad you loved it.  8-)

I beat Yakuza last night. Great game, but a I had a lot of little issues with it... Well, actually some were pretty big. Fighting was really clunky sometimes and the camera inside of buildings when fighting was WTF BAD, but overall I had a blast, and the story is literally one of the best I ever saw in a game before.

Also, the Premium Box unlockable is really such a fantastic, fantastic addition. I am going to be playing this game for quite some time still.

B
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 31, 2010, 05:39:44 pm
What does the Premium Box actually unlock? I moved right onto Yakuza 2 after finishing the first.

As for the Story... I dunno, I really liked the stories in Yakuza 1 and 2 but wouldn't go so far as to say they are some of my favourites in all of gaming. They were very good, but I think I like Skies of Arcadia, Shining Force III, Grim Fandango and others a little more.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on March 31, 2010, 07:12:42 pm
You can play every single story specific fight over again and get rankings for each one. There is an Adventure mode where you can do all of the missions in the game not related to the story, so it is like playing through the game again, just without the story.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 31, 2010, 07:57:25 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
You can play every single story specific fight over again and get rankings for each one. There is an Adventure mode where you can do all of the missions in the game not related to the story, so it is like playing through the game again, just without the story.

Oh shi- that sounds really cool. I thought it just started you again but with a bunch of weapons.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on April 01, 2010, 10:28:50 am
Not playing anything other than GT PSP and driving the kick@$$ Veyron  :afroman:.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 01, 2010, 05:29:02 pm
Up to the last moments of Code Veronica! Really cool game, and it's been ages since I played it last. I'm up to the part at the end where we find the Mansion/Research lab has been rebuilt, it's pretty chilling. I really would love to see remakes of more of the old games, like RE1 was re-made for Gamecube.

Finished Brutal Legend the other day on Brutal and cleaned up the remaining achievements, now I've got the 1090/1090!

Finally, I've been playing SHining Force 1 on my GP2X, really cool game, but I don't think it's as good as SFIII by a long shot (understandable though, considering the gap between them).

Will probably be playing some more Bayonetta soon as well. I bought the platinum ticket, but it's insanely hard.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 06, 2010, 01:00:13 pm
I beat Super Mario Bros. 3, and Super Mario World, each for the first time in the past couple days.
I still think Super Mario Bros. 3 is my favourite in the series, but SMW had a more interesting final boss fight.

I also finished off the first God of War.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 06, 2010, 04:25:52 pm
Single player: darksiders mixed with infamous for good measure.

I also recently got my 60th jiggy for banjo nuts and bolts.

Multi player: bad company 2 with my brother or mw2 with my old housemates.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 06, 2010, 05:41:47 pm
Started playing Bioshock 2 yesterday, at first I had some trouble telling if it was a Sequel or a Prequel. Apparantly it's a sequel.
It's a good game, but lacks the impact of the first one naturally. I'm playing it on hard, and it's genuinely quite hard.

I also had the idea that I would like to play all the KOF games from '94 through to present day, but man I had no idea how hard the old games would be. '94 especially just has some BS psychic AI that stuffs everything you do.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on April 06, 2010, 05:50:45 pm
Finished Battlefield Bad Company. Better than COD4 by a long, long shot.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 07, 2010, 12:21:01 am
Getting trophies for Sonic Mega Drive SEGA GEnesis whatever collection.

Mean Bean Machine is no laughing matter, Robotnik is handing me my ass.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 07, 2010, 12:39:34 am
Quote from: "George"
Getting trophies for Sonic Mega Drive SEGA GEnesis whatever collection.

Mean Bean Machine is no laughing matter, Robotnik is handing me my ass.

That shit is hard, but I managed to get it through perseverence and a fair bit of luck.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 07, 2010, 04:33:19 am
That is done. I need a few easy ones. Beyond Oasis one, and reaching level 11 in Vectorman 2 (which I have beaten many times before).

I wonder if the debug code works for Vectorman 2? I used to use it all the time as a kid. The unlocking Kangroo did not work on SOR 3, I had to get him manually. I shall see.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 07, 2010, 05:21:40 am
I can confirm that the debug does work for vectorman 2, as I got the platinum quite a while ago.

Mean bean machine is easy on ps3, if you press the PS button the game pauses but the screen doesn't obscure, plus you can really use 3 save s to your advantage.
The crappy labyrinth game was  my worst trophy though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 07, 2010, 05:23:12 am
Quote from: "Orta"
Finished Battlefield Bad Company. Better than COD4 by a long, long shot.

I'd have to agree with you,
BFBC 2 is even better!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 07, 2010, 05:38:22 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I can confirm that the debug does work for vectorman 2, as I got the platinum quite a while ago.

Mean bean machine is easy on ps3, if you press the PS button the game pauses but the screen doesn't obscure, plus you can really use 3 save s to your advantage.
The crappy labyrinth game was  my worst trophy though.
That game was simple as shit. All you do is press up on the enemies and they die. I recommend getting an ax :D .

Yes, the debug works. I got the platinum.  Maybe it is time for me to get the Platinum's on God of War (I just need to beat it in under 5 hours, easy enough) and Uncharted 2 (crushing, finding treasures and a kill enemies x amount of times).

Also, SASASAR, has anyone got the platinum on that one?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 07, 2010, 06:39:54 pm
Quote from: "George"
Also, SASASAR, has anyone got the platinum on that one?

I got all of the achievements in that game within the week of owning it. Not too hard, but not especially easy to do. The missions are way easier than they seem, really.

I also should really try to get the Mean Bean Machine achievement for Ultimate Genesis Collection, it is the last one I need for that. I also wanted to get the last achievement in Streets of Rage 2, and MadeMang told me a trick as to how to do it, but I forgot!

As for what I am playing; Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver on the Dreamcast. Yeah, I know everyone already beat the game like ten years ago, but something about the game never clicked with me. It is very very good so far, but the combat is pretty sloppy compared to today's games. I love the puzzles in it and a lot of the gimmicks and mechanics, so no way am I going to give up on this.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 07, 2010, 07:02:05 pm
I can't remember the trick for SOR2's stupidly hard achievement either. I think you had to start the game on easy and get to the last level, then go back to the menu and change the difficulty back to hard, then load your save.

It was something like that, but a quick google search should reveal the answers!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 07, 2010, 07:05:20 pm
SOR2? The PS3 version does not have a SOR2 trophy.

Mean Bean Machine pass for Robotnik is Yellow, Star, Blue, Blue.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 07, 2010, 07:06:02 pm
Quote from: "George"
SOR2? The PS3 version does not have a SOR2 trophy.

Mean Bean Machine pass for Robotnik is Yellow, Star, Blue, Blue.

He means the ecksblah version of Sore too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 08, 2010, 05:29:34 am
I should probably get back to the batman game. I have been holding it off for some reason.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 08, 2010, 05:35:46 am
Quote from: "George"
SASASAR, has anyone got the platinum on that one?

Nope but I'm at something like 84%
just need the all star moves for every character, dreamarena, AAA and the zobiko one.

I need to get back to it but some AAA missions were starting to annoy me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 08, 2010, 05:40:43 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Quote from: "George"
SASASAR, has anyone got the platinum on that one?

Nope but I'm at something like 84%
just need the all star moves for every character, dreamarena, AAA and the zobiko one.

I need to get back to it but some AAA missions were starting to annoy me.
YEah, thinking of trying to get the online trophies (need the 100 move one) before the online dies out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 09, 2010, 06:04:37 am
oooh good idea, I'll get the dreamarena one later (assuming it's patched) as this game wont have legs online as there is no progression.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 09, 2010, 07:36:20 am
I've been playing through Ridge Racer on PSP.  I'd never really played a Ridge Racer game outside of the Demo for 7 on PS3. I'm really hooked on it though.  The drifting mechanic is really easy to get into, but at the same time, you can make noticable progress with it. Very fun game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 10, 2010, 05:46:14 am
Mostly Magna Carta 2 and Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 10, 2010, 10:25:30 am
Played SASAR quite a bit last night. The Sega mashup that it is hit me when I was racing at Seaside Hill as Ulala, I passed Opa Opa, Ryo smacked into me and then the Bonanza Bros. went All-Star and their huge blimp appeared overhead. I love those wtf moments.

Also been playing Sonic Jam on the Saturn, I love all the gameplay modes.

And finally, I've been playing Virtua Fighter on the 32X. That and Chaotix make the 32X worth owning. Also, Genesis carts seem to go in and out much easier (that's what she said).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on April 10, 2010, 04:58:19 pm
Finally finished Miles Edgeworth. Quite possibly the worse game in the Ace Attorney series. Not that I didn't like the new gameplay modes but the story wasn't anything out of the ordinary.  :|
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on April 10, 2010, 06:20:18 pm
Playing GTA: LCS on the PSP. Again, the game won't even let me add custom soundstracks in the game, even though I have several musics on my PSP  :x.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 11, 2010, 08:54:35 pm
Just beat God of War II.  I actually liked it quite a bit more than the first one.  More varied environments, better puzzles, more interesting bosses, less of those annoying balancing beam sections, and more detail in the whole greek mythology side of it.

Looking forward to playing through the third one at some point.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 12, 2010, 10:30:11 am
Finished inFamous on hard and have been scouring the city for blue shards.
I'm getting sick of collectables like these now, Uncharted had them, Assassin's creed 2 had themand most fps' have them but they rarely provide any fun in getting them.

I'm about 4 trophies off the platinum so will force myself to get them as my brother is beating me by one platinum trophy.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 12, 2010, 11:40:03 am
Still playing Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver on Dreamcast.

I really am mesmerized, I cannot believe I have been missing out on this treasure for so many years. Okay, the controls have aged a bit and there are some things that could be a bit better, but really, for what this is all worth, the art, the level design, the gameplay, the music, the setting, the voice acting, the story, the characters, the combat concepts, the graphics, it is just one of my favorite games of all time, and I never even beat it yet!

I would recommend it to everyone here regardless as to what kind of gamer or even person you are, just like I did Bayonetta a few months back.

Next up, Yakuza 2. Been waiting for this one for awhile! My expectations are sky high, so it better be the masterpiece you all let me on thinking it is!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 12, 2010, 02:34:13 pm
Yeah legacy of kain is still good, I never finished it but am seriously considering starting it again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 12, 2010, 03:55:39 pm
I've been playing Magna Carta 2 ande the plot is getting a little more interesting right now. The game's really not that challenging, I've gone through so many bosses so far, all them pretty easy to beat, had to use some healing items, but overall, a game to just breeze through.

Speaking of which, I also started playing Sherlock Holmes vs Jack The Ripper.
Right off the bat, one thing needs to be said: Sherlock Holmes's voice is horrible, even the random NPC roaming the game world are much better voiced.

The actor who did Sherlock Holmes's voice seems like he's doing a very poor impression of Jeremy Brett. It's like he's trying to be that bad.

Graphics are Xbox 1 quality.

Having said that, it's an OK PC-to-360 title, it's a more mainstream point n click adventure.

Puzzle-solving is surprisinly refreshing, sometimes it involves talking with person A, go to place B, talk with person B, solve a visual puzzle, like all Adventure games.
But sometimes the deduction's are pretty good, it's kinda like Condemned CSI moments, but far more complex and with many more possibilities, you collect many facts, then attempt to recreate the entire scene(a bit awkward, though) and finally make a number of deductions based off of the facts you have collected.

It's been pretty fun thus far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 12, 2010, 06:06:03 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Finished inFamous on hard and have been scouring the city for blue shards.
I'm getting sick of collectables like these now, Uncharted had them, Assassin's creed 2 had themand most fps' have them but they rarely provide any fun in getting them.

I'm about 4 trophies off the platinum so will force myself to get them as my brother is beating me by one platinum trophy.

I think Batman Arkham Asylum is one of the few games that did collectibles right. You could see each individual one you have or haven't collected (So no case of 1 out of 100 missing and having to check each of them again) and most were actually fun things like the Riddler Puzzles.

Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Next up, Yakuza 2. Been waiting for this one for awhile! My expectations are sky high, so it better be the masterpiece you all let me on thinking it is!

Honestly, don't get your hopes up too high. I thought it was a very good game, and I really enjoyed it, but it wouldn't be a top 5 game, or even a top 5 Sega game for me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on April 12, 2010, 06:47:12 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Next up, Yakuza 2. Been waiting for this one for awhile! My expectations are sky high, so it better be the masterpiece you all let me on thinking it is!

It's basically improved everything from Yakuza 1 and than some more. I would say if you liked Yakuza than you will like Yakuza 2 a lot more.

And the plotline is even better, which I thought would be hard to do considering Yakuza's plot, but no, this one surpasses it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 13, 2010, 06:35:13 am
Arkham Asylum did it right indeed, it helped me think of metroid in knowing that I need to come back to an area later when I have a gadget to allow me to reach the next trophy.

I've resorted to a map off the internet, I open the map in photoshop and tick off each one when I reach the location.
Hopefully it'll be much easier this way but I am sure something will happen to mess it up.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 13, 2010, 07:53:58 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Arkham Asylum did it right indeed, it helped me think of metroid in knowing that I need to come back to an area later when I have a gadget to allow me to reach the next trophy.

I've resorted to a map off the internet, I open the map in photoshop and tick off each one when I reach the location.
Hopefully it'll be much easier this way but I am sure something will happen to mess it up.

I ended up missing one shard in inFamous. No idea where it is :-/

I finally finished all my assignments for school (this is my final semester), so I celebrated by finally allowing myself to play the copy of Yakuza 3 I've had sitting on the shelf since it came out here.  I played through the first 3 chapters and I'm really enjoying it so far.  It's more Yakuza, so I'm pretty happy.  I've also grown pretty attached to that orphanage, so if/when something goes down, I'm gonna be Kazuma pissed.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 13, 2010, 05:13:52 pm
Nooo I am missing one shard!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 13, 2010, 08:31:08 pm
Just finished Shining Force for the first time. Really enjoyed it, although there were a few times the difficulty curve was a bit crazy with enemies one-hit killing my team too often. I think that I was in the mindset of SFIII style 'Keep everyone leveled up because you WILL need them all' instead of 'pick your favourites and level them high as you can'.

The last battle was really easy by the time I figured out the nuances of this game compared to the third. I'm now on SFII, and although I've just done one battle and a few minutes exploring it feels much much more like SFIII did, and it seems just have improved in every area. This GPX2 was a great buy, love playing Mega Drive games on the train.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 14, 2010, 08:36:55 am
MadeManG74 whooped me in MvC2 last night. I need an arcade stick and a moves list. The one downsode to XBLA games: no manual. :mrgreen: Didn't help that it was the first time I played MvC2 in like 6 years. :lol:

I just got serious about getting a GP2X. It would solve my need for a NGPC and save me the price of importing games. There are also a load of GBA games I'd love to play, and Sonic CD on-the-go is very tempting.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 14, 2010, 06:48:03 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
MadeManG74 whooped me in MvC2 last night. I need an arcade stick and a moves list. The one downsode to XBLA games: no manual. :mrgreen: Didn't help that it was the first time I played MvC2 in like 6 years. :lol:

I just got serious about getting a GP2X. It would solve my need for a NGPC and save me the price of importing games. There are also a load of GBA games I'd love to play, and Sonic CD on-the-go is very tempting.

Mahvel was fun the other day  :afroman:  You started to get your eye in towards the end and made a bit of a comeback too! Can't wait to have some matches in Super SFIV too.

I think you would love a GP2X Wiz, thats the model I got;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP2X_Wiz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP2X_Wiz)
It comes with a touch-screen, meaning you can also emulate the old PC Adventure games. I've got Monkey Island 2 on mine, and had Sam and Max Hit the Road on it a while back as well. They work perfectly with all the graphics and sounds and touch-screen replacing the mouse.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on April 15, 2010, 03:31:33 am
¬__________¬ Pokemon Gold... those darn monsters just wont get out of my brain.

However.... I did just stick a megadrive emulator on my phone.... :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 15, 2010, 08:34:53 am
Hooked on Sherlcok Holmes vs Jack The Ripper.

A great Adventure game well adapted for the 360.

I think I'm halfway through...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 15, 2010, 09:43:30 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Mahvel was fun the other day  :afroman:  You started to get your eye in towards the end and made a bit of a comeback too! Can't wait to have some matches in Super SFIV too.

I think you would love a GP2X Wiz, thats the model I got;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP2X_Wiz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP2X_Wiz)
It comes with a touch-screen, meaning you can also emulate the old PC Adventure games. I've got Monkey Island 2 on mine, and had Sam and Max Hit the Road on it a while back as well. They work perfectly with all the graphics and sounds and touch-screen replacing the mouse.

Ha! Thanks! Yeah, I was starting to get it at that last round.

What I really like about the GP2X (besides the technical abilities) is how it is a discreet handheld. Trust me, I love my Game Gear, Nomad and GBA SP, but those look like toys and I feel like a 'tard playing them on the way to work. At least with the GP2X, nobody knows what it is. :)

I've been playing the Just Cause 2 demo. I just love it so much. I had a shitty day at work yesterday, but then I got home, ate shrimp pasta, went for a run and then killed a bunch of fuckers on an island using motorcycles as missiles.

I also tried out the Final Fight: Double Impact demo. Great ports, but I wish these were in the XBLA Game Room.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 15, 2010, 10:32:30 pm
I just finished chapter 6 in Yakuza 3 with 14 hours clocked. I'm thinking this games going to take a bit longer to beat than I thought.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 16, 2010, 09:55:13 am
I got Yakuza 2 a few days ago, so I have been playing that. Great timing as I have a lot of free time this week.

I think everything has been improved upon in so many ways. It is not one of my favorite games ever or anything, but I really have nothing to complain about. I guess I would prefer English voice acting, but that is only because I am tired of looking at the text and missing the characters animations.

Screw you text under people and me not knowing Japanese outside of a three year olds understanding!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on April 16, 2010, 10:48:09 am
Playing JC2. Even though it has no custom soundtracks, the trophies are just begging for me to earn 'em  :afroman:.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 16, 2010, 11:37:01 am
Once I get JC2 for the 360, I'm totally gonna be playing Indiana Jones and James Bond scores via the custom soundtracks. The game seems to call for it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on April 16, 2010, 12:57:02 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Once I get JC2 for the 360, I'm totally gonna be playing Indiana Jones and James Bond scores via the custom soundtracks. The game seems to call for it.
Lucky  :x. My PS3 version doesn't have custom soundtracks.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 16, 2010, 06:57:42 pm
I just bought some component cables for the Wii, since we just got a new TV and HOLY BALLS it looks good. I was playing some TVC and Muramasa on it the other day and the picture quality is fantastic. Never knew the wii could look that good.
(Inb4, hurr durr I played wii sports wii is gay)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on April 16, 2010, 07:39:00 pm
I played wii sports and I still think it's the best reason to get a Wii. It's all very simple and everyone loves it. Great for parties/girlfriends.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 17, 2010, 09:16:59 am
Quote from: "crackdude"
I played wii sports and I still think it's the best reason to get a Wii. It's all very simple and everyone loves it. Great for parties/girlfriends.

I like wen people say this.
Wii sports is the reason so many people have a wii, they play it at a friends and find it fun; then they get one and show some others wii sports and they in turn buy one.

Unfortunately people that buy a wii for wii sports generally stop using the console after a month or so, which is where the dust collector label must have come from.

Also, Rockband has been better for me for parties/ladies to play. And it has Modest Mouse and The Pixies!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 17, 2010, 12:46:52 pm
Space Invader Extreme
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SufferLikeGDid on April 18, 2010, 01:02:07 am
I'm slowly making my way through White Knight Chronicles. I am such a noob when it comes to RPGs.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 18, 2010, 04:58:24 am
It's such a lovely weekend here, so I've spent it getting the platinum trophies for infamous, sasar and modern warfare 2.
I'm at a grand total of 8 platinum trophies now!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on April 18, 2010, 06:08:07 am
I'm going to go play Batman RIGHT NOW
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 18, 2010, 06:33:14 am
Bioshock 2 is really really good. Both single and multiplayer, I gotta say they surprised me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 18, 2010, 01:27:20 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
It's such a lovely weekend here, so I've spent it getting the platinum trophies for infamous, sasar and modern warfare 2.
I'm at a grand total of 8 platinum trophies now!
You are my challenger now. 4 right now, I shall beat you.
(http://http://reformcopyright.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/gunnery-sergeant-hartman-pointing.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 18, 2010, 01:38:17 pm
Oh we'll see!

My brother is behind me at 7, although he has stooped low enough to go the terminator salvation route.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 18, 2010, 05:19:48 pm
I have about 13 games with maxed out scores on 360! DO YOUR WORST BOYS!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 18, 2010, 07:25:07 pm
I beat Yakuza 2. Boy, what an experience that was!

To be honest, at first I thought the game was pretty slow and some of the first things I noticed were things I did not like. I miss how in the first game you could press square then triangle to knock most weaker enemies down and one of the first things I tried out was the YF6 arcade game... Ugh...

But that all changed pretty soon, and especially the last few hours were just so incredible. Seriously. Every tweak to the world and art, every scene with Majima, every reference to games like Streets of Rage [spoiler:3hb2mbyr](Seriously, the second to  last boss was totally Mr X)[/spoiler:3hb2mbyr], Shinobi and Virtua Fighter kept me smiling throughout... Not to mention that the game is just such a massive improvement to everything in the first game. The side missions are all such a blast, like I already decided to play through the unlockable Adventure Mode and I am going to see if I can get anything else unlocked after that, but if not, oh well it is still just tons of fun anyway! I also am certain I will play through the main game a bunch of times in the future, which is so...so...so rare for RPGs.

Something I really need to bring up is that the game is probably the best game on the console graphically. I have played over 200 PlayStation 2 games (used to have to test games for it) and have never seen one game come to the level of detail this game pulls off. It is seriously mind blowing as to what they were able to pull off in such a short amount of time and how Sony themselves could not do as good.

Such an incredible experience. One of the best RPGs I have ever played. Now I am just sad that I will not get to fully play through Yakuza 3 for potentially... Years. Not only does the console have like barely anything I want on it at all, but it is just way out of my price range.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 18, 2010, 11:38:16 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
I beat Yakuza 2. Boy, what an experience that was!

To be honest, at first I thought the game was pretty slow and some of the first things I noticed were things I did not like. I miss how in the first game you could press square then triangle to knock most weaker enemies down and one of the first things I tried out was the YF6 arcade game... Ugh...

But that all changed pretty soon, and especially the last few hours were just so incredible. Seriously. Every tweak to the world and art, every scene with Majima, every reference to games like Streets of Rage [spoiler:2bkyr2hx](Seriously, the second to  last boss was totally Mr X)[/spoiler:2bkyr2hx], Shinobi and Virtua Fighter kept me smiling throughout... Not to mention that the game is just such a massive improvement to everything in the first game. The side missions are all such a blast, like I already decided to play through the unlockable Adventure Mode and I am going to see if I can get anything else unlocked after that, but if not, oh well it is still just tons of fun anyway! I also am certain I will play through the main game a bunch of times in the future, which is so...so...so rare for RPGs.

Something I really need to bring up is that the game is probably the best game on the console graphically. I have played over 200 PlayStation 2 games (used to have to test games for it) and have never seen one game come to the level of detail this game pulls off. It is seriously mind blowing as to what they were able to pull off in such a short amount of time and how Sony themselves could not do as good.

Such an incredible experience. One of the best RPGs I have ever played. Now I am just sad that I will not get to fully play through Yakuza 3 for potentially... Years. Not only does the console have like barely anything I want on it at all, but it is just way out of my price range.

Glad to hear you enjoyed Yakuza 2 so much. It's definitely one of my favorite PS2 games.

I just beat Yakuza 3 incidentally.  Fantastic as expected.  It's probably the first Yakuza game where I got as hooked on all the side missions and mini games as much as I did.  I put 23 hours into this game, and I finished with less than 20% cleared.  There is just so much content in this game, it's obscene.  I think that I still like the overall plot in the 2nd game a bit more, but all the advancements in the jump to the PS3 are fantastic.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 19, 2010, 04:42:33 am
I've been trying to play final fight but it is unsharable.
I only bought it for two player co op online but I guess my friend will need to buy his own copy.

Did this come before streets of rage?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 19, 2010, 05:59:56 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I've been trying to play final fight but it is unsharable.
I only bought it for two player co op online but I guess my friend will need to buy his own copy.

Did this come before streets of rage?

Yep, I think Streets of Rage was a direct response to Final Fight. I also think it's superior.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 19, 2010, 07:55:55 am
I've tried starting Headhunter for the Dreamcast late last night, but was too sleepy to focus. I own the PS2 version, but never played it. Mostly because it just didn't feel right not on a Dreamcast.

I played Sonic Riders for the first time, it sucks but I really want to unlock Nights, Aiai, Ulala and the Opa Opa board. Maybe I just need more practice?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 19, 2010, 10:06:49 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
I played Sonic Riders for the first time, it sucks but I really want to unlock Nights, Aiai, Ulala and the Opa Opa board. Maybe I just need more practice?

It's a pretty odd racing game, but once it "clicks" it's actually pretty fun.  Hard as hell, but fun.  I haven't played it for a few years, so I'd probably suck a lot if I tried to pick it up now though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 19, 2010, 01:21:16 pm
I think I need to brew some tea, light a candle and crack open the instruction manual. After playing it a bit more, I'm starting to see where I was going wrong. But the whole air system was confusing the hell out of me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 19, 2010, 01:46:00 pm
Another 2 hours wandering the streets of WhiteChapel, one particular puzzle was a bit tricky, because you had to have some knowledge of certain American Civil War battles.

Sherlock Holmes vs Jack The Ripper is a very good Adventure game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 19, 2010, 03:51:01 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
I've tried starting Headhunter for the Dreamcast late last night, but was too sleepy to focus. I own the PS2 version, but never played it. Mostly because it just didn't feel right not on a Dreamcast.

I played Sonic Riders for the first time, it sucks but I really want to unlock Nights, Aiai, Ulala and the Opa Opa board. Maybe I just need more practice?

Do not forget the Hang-On bike! When you use it the Hang-On theme plays and everything! "Knuckles is gooooooooing momentum!"

I thought the game was alright, but WAY too hard later on, especially if you want all of that extra content. An alright purchase I guess, but Zero Gravity is worse in every way, not sure how that happened. Oh yeah, Sonic Team.

If they make a third one (WHICH THEY BETTER FUCKING NOT) it should have an unlockable STRANGE MINECART.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 19, 2010, 07:13:17 pm
Playing Rogue Galaxy, LBP PSP and going to start The Saboteur soon.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 21, 2010, 01:23:10 am
Finished Bioshock 2 the other day, which was really fun.

Now I'm playing Splinter Cell Conviction and hooooooooooooooly shiiiiiiiiiiiit it's fucking outstanding.

It's really just such an awesome game and just oozes quality and style. The game is also really fun, I'm playing it on Realistic Difficulty which is actually quite tough, but fun. Only one part was really annoying and actually caused me to throw the controller, but apart from that it's alllll good baybee.

Having said that, it's Splinter Cell in name only, it's NOTHING like the old games which took some getting used to. I was continually trying to sneak through places without killing anyone or attracting any attention, but it never really worked. In this game you just have to murder EVERYONE in your way, fuck stealth. That mark and execute feature is necessary on Realistic, and it doesn't make the game as easy as it looks, since you need to do a hand to hand kill to get it, and even then it only can mark 2~3 people usually. Either way, great game so far.

Also playing Bioshock 2 Multiplayer, I'm up to rank 32 or so, I really want to get up to 40 so I can get 1K in this game!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 21, 2010, 07:27:31 am
After Burner Climax!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 21, 2010, 04:56:49 pm
holy hell is after burner out?!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on April 21, 2010, 05:19:36 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
holy hell is after burner out?!
Well of course.. How would he play it then? :/
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 21, 2010, 06:29:40 pm
Quote from: "crackdude"
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
holy hell is after burner out?!
Well of course.. How would he play it then? :/
At the arcade/illegal copy/Barry's wild imagination and he's actually in a washing machine pretending it's the rotating arcade machine.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 21, 2010, 07:45:18 pm
I would never play a game in the arcades when it could be played at home. That's crazy!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 22, 2010, 11:48:15 am
Quote from: "crackdude"
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
holy hell is after burner out?!
Well of course.. How would he play it then? :/

I don't know if it's a language barrier that makes you come across as rude and condescending, or because you spam up the boards by posting in EVERY SINGLE thread, but sometimes you really piss me off.

It should be quite clear that my comment was more like a 'tell me more about Afterburner climax, I know anything about it, is it good/ worth buying?'
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on April 22, 2010, 12:34:38 pm
I've been earning more and more trophies on JC2  :mrgreen:. Even without online, this game still tops GTA IV.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on April 22, 2010, 01:15:09 pm
I've been working on the last achievements for Borderlands, SASASR, and Afterburner Climax.  Afterburner is great.  I'm terrible at it, but the more you play, the more you unlock things that make it easier (DX) and therefore, you're able to get more achievements.  I think that's great.  ardcore gamers may feel like it's cheating, but there's always score attack for the purists, which is where the leaderboards come from anyway.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 22, 2010, 01:40:50 pm
A nasty glitch in Sherlock Holmes vs Jack The Ripper just made me waste pretty much my entire progress thus far in the game. Damn it!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 22, 2010, 01:47:46 pm
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
I've been working on the last achievements for Borderlands, SASASR, and Afterburner Climax.  Afterburner is great.  I'm terrible at it, but the more you play, the more you unlock things that make it easier (DX) and therefore, you're able to get more achievements.  I think that's great.  ardcore gamers may feel like it's cheating, but there's always score attack for the purists, which is where the leaderboards come from anyway.

I'm with you. I love a game that rewards you even if you suck. Space Invaders Infinity Gene and Rez were also great at this. Sometimes it's late at night and I want to play the game, but I don't want to try to think about avoiding enemy fire. I just want to see pretty colors, die and respawn forever.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 22, 2010, 01:55:50 pm
Wipeout HD.

Fuck, Elite is piss hard.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on April 22, 2010, 02:06:41 pm
Quote from: "George"
Wipeout HD.

Fuck, Elite is piss hard.

Just keep trying  :mrgreen:. Show these opponent AIs who's boss.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on April 22, 2010, 07:06:37 pm
Quote from: "George"
Wipeout HD.

Fuck, Elite is piss hard.
Hell yeah, great game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 22, 2010, 07:09:39 pm
Played a metric buttload of Bioshock 2 multiplayer last night, really want to get ot level 40 so I can 1000 the game at some stage. It's also just a lot of fun.

Played a bit more SHining Force II on the train on the way to work this morning, also a fun game but I was kinda aimlessley wandering around trying to find some villiage most of hte time. It wasn't very clear where to go.

Wanted to go see a movie tonight, but everyone is busy or not interested, so I'll probably play some Conviction instead.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on April 22, 2010, 07:14:03 pm
I've been playing Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, and lots of pool at PSHome.

I've been wanting to play Phantasy Star Portable again for the PSP.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 23, 2010, 07:49:08 am
Been playing 'Tech Romancer' and 'Bangai-O'. Best ebay game lot auction I won in a loooong time!

Also got 'Record of Lodoss War' and two games I already had: 'Sonic Adventure' and 'Soul Reaver'.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on April 23, 2010, 03:26:46 pm
AFTER BURNER CLIMAX OMFG
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 23, 2010, 10:57:46 pm
Quote from: "Orta"
AFTER BURNER CLIMAX OMFG

Same here :).
I also just beat Altered Beast with my girlfriend, and started playing through the first Shinobi game (arcade version).  The only Shinobi games I'd played prior to this were the two on PS2. Holy crap this is way different. I like it a lot more.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 24, 2010, 01:51:33 am
After Burner Climax.

Wowowowo
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 24, 2010, 04:35:39 pm
Afterburner climax.

It's good, how do you see ending A?
I keep seeing ending C.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 24, 2010, 06:03:00 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Afterburner climax.

It's good, how do you see ending A?
I keep seeing ending C.

All I know is, you probably need to be very very good. I only have Ending C as well.

I finished Splinter Cell Conviction last night, really awesome game, I absolutely loved it. Even though it's nothing at all like the previous games, it's probably one of my overall favourite SC games. It's certainly better than Double Agent at least.

While the game is very different, the way that you need to plan things out and meticulously execute your plan is the same. In the other games it's all about getting in and out without anyone knowing you were ever tehre, avoiding guards becoming a ghost. In this one it's about killing everyone on the way in, then killing everyone on the way out. The security has been beefed up a lot since the last few games, so it's harder than it would have been in the first games, even with new offensive skills like Mark and Execute. Instead of taking on 3 or 4 guys at a time, it could be up to 10 now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 25, 2010, 10:09:38 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Afterburner climax.

It's good, how do you see ending A?
I keep seeing ending C.

In those parts where they say shoot down all the (insert random threat), you have to get them all.  The stealth bomber, the helicopters, etc..... Basically any time you see something with the word target over top of it, shoot it down.  On the level progression map, they're shown as blue crosses if you fail, and red ones if you are successful.  There's also that one where you have to avoid being seen by the spotlights.

If you manage to get all of those, then there's an extra level where you're chasing down 3 big missiles through the air. If you manage to take them all down, you'll get ending A. If you miss one of the missiles, you get ending B
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 25, 2010, 11:06:48 am
Great thanks!
I always just hold the thrusters down and speed through that level setting off the alarms, I have the big reticule now so I'll try it going slower and will see what happens.

It's pretty fun but I don't seems to have much feel for the jets, I always do barrel rolls by mistake.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on April 25, 2010, 12:14:46 pm
Playing Anarchy: Rush Hour. IDK whether this game is a pass or fail, but I'mm sum them up:

Pass:

-Unique vehicles
-46 Trophies
-Wider varitey of tracks
-Nice graphics
-Custom soundtracks (via XMB)
-Neat power-ups

Fail:

-Unrealistic damage physics
-Limited free roaming (no hidden packages or anything)
-The map is nowhere as big as the one from MC: LA
-Limited car customization (no body kit modification, no handling performance enhancements, etc.)
-Traffics too congested (only to night time)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 27, 2010, 07:32:42 am
Played Ryan in SASASR last night, I think he thought I didn't know who he was. lol
Good races! I actually mastered "Money Target" for the first time while we were racing. I also unlocked the "Turbo" achievement. I hate to admit it, but I'm best when I play as Knuckles.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 27, 2010, 09:37:18 am
I started playing Afterburner Climax.

Wow, what a rush. I had no idea what to do or how to think during the first part of the game. But boy did it blow my mind and it's one the best looking XBLA arcade titles from Sega.

How could would it be to control this with Project Natal?

Anyway, I picked up Magnacarta 2 again and I got my butt kicked in a recent boss battle. After an unexpected twist, I got to a nasty Boss Battle with a character called Levianthan, after I got his health down to zero, the SOB restored his energy to full health. I have to destroy these pillars but I can't seem to interact with them.

I'll watching a YT vid to see how it's done.

And after a few days of wallowing in self pity I decided to give another stab(no pun intended) at Sherlock Holmes vs Jack The Ripper, after pushing myself to restart my entire progress, I decided to do so.

And it turned out to be quite productive, all the progress I had made in a week, I managed to do so under a couple of hours.

I am now at the point where the second murder had been commited and now I'm helping some chap fix a gas leak.

It shouldn't take too long now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on April 27, 2010, 02:50:54 pm
Trying the blur and split scone demos.
They're both okay, thought I would give them both a try, I need to play more blur I thnk but it looks promising.

Other than that I'm trying to unlock another sniper rifle in bad company 2, then I just need the demolish kills and some single player ones for the platinum
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 27, 2010, 05:11:42 pm
Been playing Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper till now and now I've surpassed where I had the glitch screw the game on me.

For some reason the glitch didn't happen this time, in fact I was able to select E. Long's written testimony first and then the two eye witeness accounts in the dialog  tree, after that it was all good.
Plus I even got the sneaky 160 achievements that I hadn't gotten earlier, I mean some puzzles are pretty hard and I only get 10-30 achievements out of them, but getting 80 GP just for looking at all the paintings in a seedy brothel? Oh, come on!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on April 27, 2010, 06:07:36 pm
I'm playing Pokemon SoulSilver. I wanted Gold, but it was all sold out. The dude at GAME was an IDIOT.

me: Hi do you have Pokemon Gold
him: huh no we don't
me: what it sold out?
him: huh i just know we dont have it
me: ok then *turn around, spot pokemon silver, turn again* What about Pokemon Silver?
him: oh sure we still have that one

WHAT. He was totally going to let me go without mentioning Silver. It's the same frigging game! retards
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 27, 2010, 10:54:01 pm
I finally got around to playing Dynamite Cop.
I've gotten my girlfriend into beat-em-ups since Final Fight came out on PSN.  We played through that, and Streets of Rage 2 a few times (still can't beat SOR2), and I figured I'd give this one a shot.
I loved it.

This game is just pure unadulterated fun. We played through the whole thing, and had so much fun with it.  Beating people up with cake....fantastic.
I highly recommend this to anybody with a Dreamcast.  It's short, but it's a blast to play.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 28, 2010, 01:37:48 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
I finally got around to playing Dynamite Cop.
I've gotten my girlfriend into beat-em-ups since Final Fight came out on PSN.  We played through that, and Streets of Rage 2 a few times (still can't beat SOR2), and I figured I'd give this one a shot.
I loved it.

This game is just pure unadulterated fun. We played through the whole thing, and had so much fun with it.  Beating people up with cake....fantastic.
I highly recommend this to anybody with a Dreamcast.  It's short, but it's a blast to play.

That's one game I regret not buying for Dreamcast. I do have the prequel on Saturn, Die Hard Arcade, which is also really great fun too. I love beating a boss by just repeatedly kicking him in the groin. The chain wrestling moves are fun as well, and the Anti-Tank gun is just hilarious every time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on April 28, 2010, 03:09:26 am
Got Afterburner Climax at its release but I've only played it a total of 2 times. I have yet to complete a game. I'm a sad excuse of a gamer. :(
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 28, 2010, 08:38:36 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
That's one game I regret not buying for Dreamcast. I do have the prequel on Saturn, Die Hard Arcade, which is also really great fun too. I love beating a boss by just repeatedly kicking him in the groin. The chain wrestling moves are fun as well, and the Anti-Tank gun is just hilarious every time.

You can get it for really cheap off of ebay. I've seen it go for between 15 and 20 bucks brand new.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 28, 2010, 08:45:13 am
'Dynamite Deka 2' (or 'Dynamite Cop', though I have the Japanese version) has awesome extras!

A comic book, art gallery, bonus characters and a bonus classic Sega arcade game! Why is the 1980 game 'Tranquilizer Gun' included? Who knows and who cares why, it's fun!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on April 28, 2010, 01:26:23 pm
I didn't know you guys liked Dynamite Cop so much. Next time I order some games I'll get it along Skies of Arcadia :D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 28, 2010, 05:20:16 pm
Quote from: "crackdude"
I didn't know you guys liked Dynamite Cop so much. Next time I order some games I'll get it along Skies of Arcadia :D
I didn't know I liked it so much until yesterday  8-)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 28, 2010, 06:57:15 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
'Dynamite Deka 2' (or 'Dynamite Cop', though I have the Japanese version) has awesome extras!

A comic book, art gallery, bonus characters and a bonus classic Sega arcade game! Why is the 1980 game 'Tranquilizer Gun' included? Who knows and who cares why, it's fun!

Do you remember the Sega Saturn game had Depth Charge as well? You needed to play that to earn credits for Die Hard Arcade, was a pretty interesting system.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 01, 2010, 11:12:59 pm
I've been playing some more MGS: Portable Ops.
I'm about 3/4 of the way through the game.

I'm really liking the majority of it (building my own army, the story picking up after MGS 3, etc...), I just wish they designed the game around a fixed camera system.  The controls aren't a huge deal the majority of the time because sneaking is pretty methodical, but the boss fights are a bitch.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 02, 2010, 05:53:19 am
Wait, does not come out till June, wtf mayne?

You get the Japanese version? Does it have Englrish subs?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on May 02, 2010, 01:13:05 pm
Quote from: "George"
Wait, does not come out till June, wtf mayne?

You get the Japanese version? Does it have Englrish subs?

He said Portable Ops, you fish fondling fruitcake.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 02, 2010, 04:23:49 pm
Been playing ass-loads of Super Street Fighter IV, lovin' it so far. Been keeping up with VEGA mostly but also checking out Hakan, who is really fun, and trying to play some Fei Long though he's pretty tough.

Slowly been playing Shining Force II still as well, and a little bit of Muramasa on Wii. Muramasa is an incredible looking game, and it's a lot of fun as well. Anyone with a Wii really should check it out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 02, 2010, 04:26:48 pm
I need 10 more demolition kills in bad company 2 and then I'll only be a couple of hours of levelling away from my 9th platinum trophy.

The problem is that it's extremely hard to demolish houses online that have enemies in them.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 02, 2010, 05:16:19 pm
As this is a slow SEGA month and I will not be buying new releases, I picked up Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts for $15. It's a beautiful game! I can't wait to get me some flying vehicles.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 02, 2010, 06:33:05 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
As this is a slow SEGA month and I will not be buying new releases, I picked up Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts for $15. It's a beautiful game! I can't wait to get me some flying vehicles.

I agree that game was really cool, it got so much unwarranted hate because it wasn't exactly like the last games. I can understand people wanted another platformer, but Nuts and Bolts was good, I would say it's even better than Banjo Tooie.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 02, 2010, 11:48:55 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Quote from: "George"
Wait, does not come out till June, wtf mayne?

You get the Japanese version? Does it have Englrish subs?

He said Portable Ops, you fish fondling fruitcake.

Yeah. I wanted to actually beat Portable Ops before Peace Walker comes out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 03, 2010, 03:56:54 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
As this is a slow SEGA month and I will not be buying new releases, I picked up Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts for $15. It's a beautiful game! I can't wait to get me some flying vehicles.

Awesome game, the vehicle editor is really great.
The only problem I had was making a giant Alex Kidd, he just kept falling over and by the time I had supported him he looked rubbish.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 03, 2010, 07:47:25 am
Just finished Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper.

Pretty freaky ending.

An interesting and reasonable take on this mystery without getting too over-the-top or wander into the realm of the supernatural.

A frankly morbid game, too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 03, 2010, 09:57:04 am
Today's mission: Finish the first disk of Skies of Arcadia.
I'm in the Dark Rift at the moment, so I think I'm reasonably close.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 03, 2010, 10:33:51 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Awesome game, the vehicle editor is really great.
The only problem I had was making a giant Alex Kidd, he just kept falling over and by the time I had supported him he looked rubbish.

Did you try, maybe, making Alex Kidd in a laying down Superman in flight pose, with his fists out? Maybe have the fists be boxing gloves (if those are a weapon)?

Anyway, I'm loving the game! I can see how fans of the first two could be disappointed in it being different, but at least it's a good different and the core gameplay is intact. It's not as though they did what Sonic Heroes did (tried to evolve but failed) or Rayman Raving Rabbids did (turned the best 3D platformer into a side character in a mini game collection).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 03, 2010, 11:29:01 am
Still grinding away at Brutal Legends, I only need 2 more fights to finish off the game on Brutal.

PRO TIP: Beat the game on normal, get all the power ups, beat it on Brutal because its a pain in the ass without the extra life.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on May 03, 2010, 11:42:04 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
Today's mission: Finish the first disk of Skies of Arcadia.
I'm in the Dark Rift at the moment, so I think I'm reasonably close.

There is a whole other section after where you are, but after that you will start the second disc. I would say about three more hours of the first disc are left.

Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
As this is a slow SEGA month and I will not be buying new releases, I picked up Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts for $15. It's a beautiful game! I can't wait to get me some flying vehicles.

One of my favorite games this gen! Just like Mang, I think it is better than Tooie. I would just ignore the fans, Rare's fanbase is literally the most whiny I have ever seen in my entire life making even the worst SEGA fans look like saints.

Seriously, Nuts & Bolts has some of the most ingenious design I have seen for letting the player be creative. There is this one mission for instance, where you have to protect a statue, so you can do everything from setting up a bunch of guns around it, just making a big block that covers the whole thing, or just stick the whole statue to the back of a plane and run away! Brilliant!

Try experimenting with creating stuff. I found out fairly late on that if you put wings of a plane on the underside of boats they can act as rudders, for example. MIND=BLOWN.

Once I get online more we need to swap some blueprints... I based all of my designs off of SEGA related stuff. I am betting you will love some of the references!

Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Awesome game, the vehicle editor is really great.
The only problem I had was making a giant Alex Kidd, he just kept falling over and by the time I had supported him he looked rubbish.

Did you try putting helicopters on the top of him? What about weights on the inside or bottom? A good one would be the force field generator.




As for what I am playing, the Halo Reach beta starts today for the people who have their ODST discs ready, so I will be playing that most of the day if possible.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 03, 2010, 12:04:35 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Once I get online more we need to swap some blueprints... I based all of my designs off of SEGA related stuff. I am betting you will love some of the references!

Awesome! I was hoping to encounter a friend on my list that had blueprints to share. :D I haven't done much vehicle building yet, but I plan to make Robotnik's Eggmobile and the Futurama space ship. I've seen a very impressive NASA rocket as well as a Millennium Falcon. Cool stuff!

edit: I found a pic of an Eggmobile, very awesome with a wrecking ball to boot!

(http://http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y80/Dalagonash/Roon3-7.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 03, 2010, 02:12:48 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
There is a whole other section after where you are, but after that you will start the second disc. I would say about three more hours of the first disc are left.


Yeah, I figured that I've got to finish this blue moonstone bit first.  I'm just fighting Zivilyn Bane right now in the underwater dungeon
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 04, 2010, 08:38:22 am
I picked up left for dead 2 to play online with three of my real life friends.
Anything to get them off mw2 basically.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 05, 2010, 12:05:57 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I picked up left for dead 2 to play online with three of my real life friends.
Anything to get them off mw2 basically.

PC or 360?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 05, 2010, 07:16:04 am
360, my Macbook isn't good enough to run it via boot camp and I wont be upgrading it until the end of the year.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 05, 2010, 08:33:53 am
I've started actually playing Resonance of Fate and it's been a fun first half hour, I can do almost everything except pull off a Tri-Attack, I'm still working on that.

The combate system while confusing at first is easy enough to get into, I imagine that these first few fights are simple and the next ones will ramp up the difficulty and I will need to strategize more.

Good enough, I'll give it a try. These first 30 minutes of RoF have been more fun than the 15 hours I spent on Magnacarta 2 thus far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on May 05, 2010, 11:52:11 am
Doodle Jump on the iPhone!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 05, 2010, 02:23:27 pm
Doodle jump is awesome!
It's the perfect 'just one more game' games.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 05, 2010, 05:08:53 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
360, my Macbook isn't good enough to run it via boot camp and I wont be upgrading it until the end of the year.

Balls. I actually just got it for pc last night
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 05, 2010, 07:07:31 pm
I'm playing a bit of Shining Force 2, but I'm finding the vague hints of where to go next really annoying. The open world feels too open for it's own good trying to find where to go and what to do next somtimes. I prefer the more linear approach of SF1 and 3, but I feel this might just be a short period of the game anyway.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 05, 2010, 11:25:07 pm
Plants vs. Zombies.
Very fun stuff. I just finished the first world? stage?....the first ten maps anyway, and I'm on "2-1" now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 06, 2010, 04:43:22 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
360, my Macbook isn't good enough to run it via boot camp and I wont be upgrading it until the end of the year.

Balls. I actually just got it for pc last night

Damn, I'll have to try and get it in a sale for pc later this year.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 06, 2010, 08:44:28 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Damn, I'll have to try and get it in a sale for pc later this year.

Cool.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on May 06, 2010, 09:57:43 am
Pokemon SoulSilver.

God, this is the best Pokemon I've ever played.
I was completely obsessed with Pokemon Gold back in the day, so there are some changed details on the game's progression that I don't like. But that's just me being extremely picky.

It surpasses the originals in the sheer amount of everything. This game is infinite. It has so freaking much stuff to do.
It's also better than the more recent ones cause it has the best pokemons, the first and second ones.

If you remotely like Pokemon, GET THIS.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 06, 2010, 12:40:22 pm
Resonance of Fate, mostly.

Then played Watchmen: The End is Nigh for about 30 minutes.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on May 06, 2010, 02:18:16 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
Resonance of Fate, mostly.
Is it as good as it looks?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on May 06, 2010, 03:10:37 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
I'm playing a bit of Shining Force 2, but I'm finding the vague hints of where to go next really annoying. The open world feels too open for it's own good trying to find where to go and what to do next somtimes. I prefer the more linear approach of SF1 and 3, but I feel this might just be a short period of the game anyway.

You think that is bad? There is a part later in the game where you get a plank of wood that you have to somehow instantly know to put into a tree on the other side of the map that opens up a passageway. I am not even joking.

I have mostly been playing Genesis and Master System games on an emulator even though I have a lot of stuff to work on. I have beaten a lot of co-op platformers with friends lately, so I am having a blast. Not to mention I have tried out a few games I never cared to look into only to find out they are awesome, like The Addams Family. It seriously has the best secrets I ever saw in a game. I cannot believe Accolade made such a cool game!

Also been playing the Halo Reach beta some more. All of the modes I have been able to play I love, especially some like Team SWAT, which I thought I would hate! I cannot wait for the next set of modes they will release soon. I have heard the Invasion mode is not very fun, so I am especially curious about that.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 06, 2010, 05:25:35 pm
@crackdude

Depends on what you want out of that game.

RoF is surely diferrent from many games, the story feels very episodic, a sequence of self-contained stories, I'm already at chapter 2. Whne you finish the main story mission, you only advance to the next chapter only and if only if you want to.

As they said in the reviews, the game is very difficult, sometimes a random encounter can go sour very fast if you screw around too much.

Everything is very solid but leveling up in RoF seems very random, I've had Vashyron leveling up a lot in just two hours and Zephyr has just one up a level or two since then.

With that out of the way, it's sure a fun game.

I lost like 4 times in a row against the Chapter 1 boss but it was just a matter of persistence. But not like Lost Odyssey which made me sometimes want to throw my Xbox 360 out through the window.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 06, 2010, 07:13:59 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
I'm playing a bit of Shining Force 2, but I'm finding the vague hints of where to go next really annoying. The open world feels too open for it's own good trying to find where to go and what to do next somtimes. I prefer the more linear approach of SF1 and 3, but I feel this might just be a short period of the game anyway.

You think that is bad? There is a part later in the game where you get a plank of wood that you have to somehow instantly know to put into a tree on the other side of the map that opens up a passageway. I am not even joking.

Yeah I already did that bit. I couldn't tell if it was just weird and silly or if I had missed something important. Good to know it was just weird. It's really good in terms of the battles and everytihng else, but the structure/exploration is really strange and confusing compared to 1 and 3.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 06, 2010, 09:04:59 pm
Iron Man 2

...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 06, 2010, 09:26:00 pm
Playing Pitfall in Game Room. Also still addicted to 'Nuts & Bolts'. I actually defeated the first boss with my Sega Saturn car!

(http://http://banjo-kazooie.com/Handlers/Handler.ashx?mode=4&id=F5EC3C37140C0AF11C2E)

What's Mr. T's favorite film?
Iron Man, foo!

What does Tony Stark use to fix his suit?
Iron Man glue

Reebok teamed with Marvel to create this.
Iron Man shoe
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 07, 2010, 04:14:17 am
Not a bad car, I like that you can put the seat inside the structure and have it completely obscured.

It helped me create my flying opa opa, although it looked more like an F-Zero car afterwards.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on May 09, 2010, 06:53:09 am
I finally have the time to go back to Batman Arkham Asylum. It's a good game [spoiler:107klgkg](I'm just past the bit where Batman arrests Harley)[/spoiler:107klgkg], but I really don't get the hype. You can tell there's a lot of love from real Batman fans in this game. I also like the whole vibe, it reminds me of Bioshock in some way. I find the combat dull and the stealth bits terrible though... Those "lunatic" characters are so annoying it pains me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 09, 2010, 09:42:36 am
Quote from: "Orta"
I finally have the time to go back to Batman Arkham Asylum. It's a good game [spoiler:1dbhrn5o](I'm just past the bit where Batman arrests Harley)[/spoiler:1dbhrn5o], but I really don't get the hype. You can tell there's a lot of love from real Batman fans in this game. I also like the whole vibe, it reminds me of Bioshock in some way. I find the combat dull and the stealth bits terrible though... Those "lunatic" characters are so annoying it pains me.

As far as 3D brawlers go, Arkham Assylum had one of my favourite combat systems ever.  The attack/dodge/stun/jump buttons allowed for a lot of freedom without needing to remember a ton of button combinations.  Try getting all the medals on the challenge maps.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 09, 2010, 07:00:42 pm
^Getting all the medals was a lot of fun, and hard as nails too. I loved Batman AA though, so didn't mind trying over and over to get them.

Currently playing Zeno Clash still, the tower challenges are quite hard, nearly finished the story.

This guy rawks.
(http://http://www.gamasutra.com/db_area/images/feature/4156/character_hunter.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on May 09, 2010, 09:09:28 pm
I'm done with Batman. Good stuff indeed, and I'll never get the hype. I'll go ahead and say the game is a tad overrated... I won't bother with the challenges as I don't like the combat at all. I blame that witch Bayonetta and her smooth... controls.

But hey, for free I really shouldn't be complaining! Time to return Batman and ask for Mass Effect. Haha
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 09, 2010, 11:11:56 pm
Skies of Arcadia.
I'm at about 46 hours in.  Just got back from [spoiler:2kt77s0b]the silver shrine in the sky[/spoiler:2kt77s0b], and on my way to the elevator.
I've got Vyse's best sword, and I think I'm finally getting near the end of the game.
I played it on and off for a couple years, but I've put about 28 hours into it in the past couple weeks.  Really loving this game.

Question to anyone who's played it:
Do any of you actually use the magic spells in the game?
I find that I'm pretty much exlusively using items, standard attacks, and sp attacks.  I only use the odd spell whenever I need to boost an attribute every once in a while.  Otherwise I just use the healing spells outside of battle to avoid wasting SP points while I'm fighting.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 10, 2010, 12:00:35 am
^Hmm, it's been a while since I played this game, but from memory I did use spells fairly often (although not as much as specials, especially when the specials got really good).
Healing magic with Fina is obviously very important, but elemental magic was really useful when used right. When fighting Ice based enemies using Fire magic was really useful for example. You just need to know which spells to use against which enemies and they could be useful.

Glad you are enjoying it though, one of my all time favourite games. Are you trying to collect all the crew members and make all the discoveries etc? Argh just talking about it makes me want to play it again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 10, 2010, 01:50:12 am
Bionic Commando actually.

Ah man, at first I was like "WHY ALL THE HATE?!" Then I saw.  o.o
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 10, 2010, 02:04:15 am
^What did you think of Zeno Clash?

I just finished it today actually. Strange ending, seems like they are setting it up for a sequel. Bit short, but thats also because I enjoyed it so much. There is also a number of co-op and single player challenges which will take some time though, so overall I feel it is worth the money.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 10, 2010, 05:32:41 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
^Hmm, it's been a while since I played this game, but from memory I did use spells fairly often (although not as much as specials, especially when the specials got really good).
Healing magic with Fina is obviously very important, but elemental magic was really useful when used right. When fighting Ice based enemies using Fire magic was really useful for example. You just need to know which spells to use against which enemies and they could be useful.

Glad you are enjoying it though, one of my all time favourite games. Are you trying to collect all the crew members and make all the discoveries etc? Argh just talking about it makes me want to play it again.

I've mostly just been going for all the crew members, and whatever discoveries I run into.  I've got 30+ anyway. The only crew member that I don't have at this point is the fortune teller.  She says I need some kind of sword, but I'm not too sure what she's talking about.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 10, 2010, 08:30:54 am
I only got a small amount of gaming in this weekend.

I played through a campaign match on L4D2 with a friend, we both failed as the extraction chopper was landing.
I have no idea how we can attack the witch without her killing one of us, there must be a way unless the game is just very cheap.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on May 10, 2010, 11:54:44 am
Trying to earn a platinum on JC2. If I need to earn the Harcore trophy, I have to start the game over again (which can take a few weeks or so).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 10, 2010, 03:33:27 pm
Now I've got all the crew members in Skies of Arcadia.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 10, 2010, 05:03:26 pm
Finished all the challenges in Zeno Clash last night except for Tower Challenge 5. It's a toughie.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 10, 2010, 05:39:47 pm
Playing the game of real life at the moment. Graphics are amazing, but you only get one life (lame) and the cops are complete assholes.

Few days ago I got me all the achievements in ABC and have been playing Sonic Advance on the GBA. It's a shame that Sonic Advance 2 is such a stinker.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 10, 2010, 06:02:12 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Playing the game of real life at the moment. Graphics are amazing, but you only get one life (lame) and the cops are complete assholes.

Urgh, there is so much fucking grinding in that game to get anywhere. Gotta do literally YEARS of school just to get into University, then you do that for ages too. THEN you have to get a job too. It wouldn't be bad if you could get into fights like in Shenmue or if there was a cool murder-mystery, but with one life there's no point in risking everything in the fights, and the storyline sucks.

The controls are brilliant though, very intuitive.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 10, 2010, 06:50:32 pm
Just beat the Hydra in Skies.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 10, 2010, 07:52:08 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Playing the game of real life at the moment. Graphics are amazing, but you only get one life (lame) and the cops are complete assholes.

Urgh, there is so much fucking grinding in that game to get anywhere. Gotta do literally YEARS of school just to get into University, then you do that for ages too. THEN you have to get a job too. It wouldn't be bad if you could get into fights like in Shenmue or if there was a cool murder-mystery, but with one life there's no point in risking everything in the fights, and the storyline sucks.

The controls are brilliant though, very intuitive.

Agreed. I really wish I was on a quest to avenge my father. Instead I have to call him a few times a week and remember his birthday. However, there are TONS of mini-games. I'm playing this message board one at the moment. You have to keep your cool and not ban everybody. Really difficult.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 10, 2010, 08:16:48 pm
^Itchy ban finger huh? haha

Also, I just finished Tower Challenge 5 in Zeno Clash, which means it's time to put that game to bed for a while. Very cool game, I hope more people try it out. Ended on a real cliff-hanger though.

As for what to play next, I'm still working through Shining Force 2. I also am fairly well underway in Muramasa but haven't played for a while, and can't decide whether to go back to that or start playing Fallout. I bought Fallout 1 and 2 last year for really cheap but haven't had a chance to play them yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 11, 2010, 01:29:15 am
I have officially beaten Skies of Arcadia.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 11, 2010, 04:30:06 am
Going through Bionic Commando on... well on Commando setting (hardest). Not that HARD, only issue is that when you die it loads. Seriously, number 1 thing devs should NOT do is LOAD the same fucking level you just played.

I like the 'challenges' it gives you while playing. Issue is that weapons feel off and 'missions' are a bit shit so far.

I also hate how they stripped away the humor that made Rearmed so awesome, gave it a wannebe 'snake' lead character with dread locks. WTF, really?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 11, 2010, 10:02:16 am
I gotta be openly frank, Resonance of Fate is a very hard game.
I can see that there was a lot of effort put into the combat system, because at first it seems very overwhelming, but the combat system is easy enough to get into.

Do a lot of scratch damage then deal direct damage and you can win a lot of fights. Simple as that, however, it does pain me to say this but Resonance of Fate, while bringing some fresh ideas, it does seem that some of it's elements are too grounded in traditional JRPG, namely it's difficulty.

After finishing chapter 1 in less than an hour or so, I'm am still stuck on chapter 2.

And while don't get me wrong, when you play your card right, RoF is a blast, but with this difficulty, it really hurts the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 11, 2010, 01:29:37 pm
Quote from: "George"
Going through Bionic Commando on... well on Commando setting (hardest). Not that HARD, only issue is that when you die it loads. Seriously, number 1 thing devs should NOT do is LOAD the same fucking level you just played.

I like the 'challenges' it gives you while playing. Issue is that weapons feel off and 'missions' are a bit shit so far.

I also hate how they stripped away the humor that made Rearmed so awesome, gave it a wannebe 'snake' lead character with dread locks. WTF, really?

Yeah, I rented this game but got bored long before the end, shame as I was originally really pumped for it after playing rearmed.
You can change the character skin to original spencer but it looks terrible.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on May 11, 2010, 10:53:50 pm
Playing Bayonetta again because I never actually did get the hard difficulty achievements. Holy shit, Grace and Glory were in the damn prologue twice? Seriously, not cool. I am still having a great time though, and will not worry about my scores for now, I just want to beat it.

I am going to pick up Final Fantasy IV (Super Nintendo release) again because I was really really enjoying it but never finished because I was busy with other stuff. I have a random assortment of other games I want to try out too, and I am trying to figure out what I should review new week for my site.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 11, 2010, 11:24:48 pm
^Don't worry about high scores in Hard and Climax difficulty, just try to survive.

I started playing Fallout on PC yesterday, it's good but it's going to take some getting used to after Fallout 3. I've never really played a game like this before so it's a bit jarring at first, but I'm slowly getting into it.

Also playing a bit of Muramasa again, the game is exceedinly good looking, and it's got some good combat too. One big problem is the pacing though, it seems half your time in the game is spent just running through empty locations, and theres a lot of random battles as well. I think the game would have been one of my favourites this gen if they really tightened everything up. Have a smaller world with less/no random battles, just have a faster moving story and staged battles (a bit like Guardian Heroes did). Even so, it's a great game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 12, 2010, 05:15:54 am
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Playing Bayonetta again because I never actually did get the hard difficulty achievements. Holy shit, Grace and Glory were in the damn prologue twice? Seriously, not cool. I am still having a great time though, and will not worry about my scores for now, I just want to beat it.

I am going to pick up Final Fantasy IV (Super Nintendo release) again because I was really really enjoying it but never finished because I was busy with other stuff. I have a random assortment of other games I want to try out too, and I am trying to figure out what I should review new week for my site.

Am I still the only person that has commented on your site?


EDIT: Yep.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 12, 2010, 05:42:00 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Quote from: "George"
Going through Bionic Commando on... well on Commando setting (hardest). Not that HARD, only issue is that when you die it loads. Seriously, number 1 thing devs should NOT do is LOAD the same fucking level you just played.

I like the 'challenges' it gives you while playing. Issue is that weapons feel off and 'missions' are a bit shit so far.

I also hate how they stripped away the humor that made Rearmed so awesome, gave it a wannebe 'snake' lead character with dread locks. WTF, really?

Yeah, I rented this game but got bored long before the end, shame as I was originally really pumped for it after playing rearmed.
You can change the character skin to original spencer but it looks terrible.

First thing I did.

What was Capcom thinking?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on May 12, 2010, 06:34:52 am
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Playing Bayonetta again because I never actually did get the hard difficulty achievements. Holy shit, Grace and Glory were in the damn prologue twice? Seriously, not cool. I am still having a great time though, and will not worry about my scores for now, I just want to beat it.

I am going to pick up Final Fantasy IV (Super Nintendo release) again because I was really really enjoying it but never finished because I was busy with other stuff. I have a random assortment of other games I want to try out too, and I am trying to figure out what I should review new week for my site.

Am I still the only person that has commented on your site?


EDIT: Yep.

Orta and Aki also did  :oops:

Most of the people who 'Comment' on the site just tell me about their thoughts or whatever through real life or an instant messenger. The actual Takenobu Mitsuyoshi commented on my article I wrote on him, so that is great! I bet he never commented on The Kartel.  :twisted:

EDIT: Just played the Rocket Knight demo not expecting much because I hated the art from what I saw and I never really even was a big fan of the series.

Well I am pretty sure most of the fanbase will dislike a lot of the new stuff (makes it easier, stuff like that), but the game is seriously a lot of fun. I am actually really impressed and had a lot of fun! The controls are just so much better, the gameplay is more diverse, offering less skilled players more enjoyment, the achievements are great too! It is 1200 points (ugggghhh), but I will have to pick this one up eventually! Good job Konami!

[spoiler:30w9zp6k]Fucking Sonic the Hedgehog 4 and its shitty gimmicks like STRANGE MINECART...[/spoiler:30w9zp6k]  :x
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on May 12, 2010, 01:21:59 pm
Played Split/Second demo. It's pretty okay, because of environment destruction and racing physics, but that's it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on May 12, 2010, 04:39:42 pm
Quote from: "MetaKraken_PSN"
Played Split/Second demo. It's pretty okay, because of environment destruction and racing physics, but that's it.

Nooooo

I thought it was great. It felt like being in an action movie! And the drifting isn't bad!  :afroman:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on May 12, 2010, 04:59:55 pm
Quote from: "Orta"
Quote from: "MetaKraken_PSN"
Played Split/Second demo. It's pretty okay, because of environment destruction and racing physics, but that's it.

Nooooo

I thought it was great. It felt like being in an action movie! And the drifting isn't bad!  :afroman:
Yeah, except there's no manual transmission in this  :shock:. Seriously, the R1 could be great for shifting up and L1 is for shifting down. I don't care if it's arcade-like, automatic is for the inexperienced (and no tachometer/speedometer means no go, meaning that you don't know how fast you're going).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on May 12, 2010, 05:49:26 pm
Why do you care for manual transmission? Transmissions in video-games are semi-automatic anyway, few games have true manual transmission. Hell, I can only think of one.

If you want manual transmission, drive a car. It's my personal nightmare, tbh.  :lol:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on May 12, 2010, 06:08:24 pm
Quote from: "Orta"
Why do you care for manual transmission? Transmissions in video-games are semi-automatic anyway, few games have true manual transmission. Hell, I can only think of one.

If you want manual transmission, drive a car. It's my personal nightmare, tbh.  :lol:
Because MT brings up good driving techniques (and semi-auto is plain weird, seeing as how vehicles has infinity amounts of gears, which doesn't make sense). Oh and RR7 was also an arcade racing game and it has MT. Besides, I don't have a car that has a manual transmission, unfourtunately  :cry:. If the game receives positive reviews, then I'll see what I can do (if it has custom soundtracks)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on May 12, 2010, 08:33:16 pm
Quote from: "MetaKraken_PSN"
Quote from: "Orta"
Why do you care for manual transmission? Transmissions in video-games are semi-automatic anyway, few games have true manual transmission. Hell, I can only think of one.

If you want manual transmission, drive a car. It's my personal nightmare, tbh.  :lol:
Because MT brings up good driving techniques (and semi-auto is plain weird, seeing as how vehicles has infinity amounts of gears, which doesn't make sense). Oh and RR7 was also an arcade racing game and it has MT. Besides, I don't have a car that has a manual transmission, unfourtunately  :cry:. If the game receives positive reviews, then I'll see what I can do (if it has custom soundtracks)

Are you European? I never could understand why anyone would prefer manual transmission. What do you mean by 'Good driving techniques' anyways?

If you always want custom soundtracks in games, just get an Xbox 360, you can bring up the guide in every game and replace the music. That said, what I heard in-game from Split/Second sounded really, really good. I am not sure why you would want to replace it! Besides, unless it is one of the worst you ever heard, you should never buy a game based on it's soundtrack alone.

Unless that game is It's Magic 2 on the Commodore 64  :!:

[youtube:3j4dc827]924RQy-ndyI[/youtube:3j4dc827]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on May 13, 2010, 01:55:39 am
Quote from: "MetaKraken_PSN"
Quote from: "Orta"
Why do you care for manual transmission? Transmissions in video-games are semi-automatic anyway, few games have true manual transmission. Hell, I can only think of one.

If you want manual transmission, drive a car. It's my personal nightmare, tbh.  :lol:
Because MT brings up good driving techniques (and semi-auto is plain weird, seeing as how vehicles has infinity amounts of gears, which doesn't make sense). Oh and RR7 was also an arcade racing game and it has MT. Besides, I don't have a car that has a manual transmission, unfourtunately  :cry:. If the game receives positive reviews, then I'll see what I can do (if it has custom soundtracks)

Eh? Manual transmission means there's a clutch pedal. How many games do you know that have one? I don't agree with "good driving techniques", really. Usually games will reward you with an extra bit of speed for using the so called manual transmission. That's it.

And damn it, I'm European and I prefer an automatic transmission in a game, especially something like Split/Second.

EDIT: I've been playing Virtua Tennis 2009. More like Virtua Tennis 3.1. To my surprise the dives were removed completely. This improved my game by a lot as I'd dive in VT3 all the time. There are little tweaks everywhere. It's a shame the game didn't get more than a warm reception. When people look for a tennis game and they go to Metacritic, they'll probably pick VT3 over VT2009 which is a damn crime, really. Oh yeah, it comes with Ana Ivanovic too. <3

(http://http://thetennistimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/ana-ivanovic111.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 13, 2010, 03:24:47 am
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Playing Bayonetta again because I never actually did get the hard difficulty achievements. Holy shit, Grace and Glory were in the damn prologue twice? Seriously, not cool. I am still having a great time though, and will not worry about my scores for now, I just want to beat it.

I am going to pick up Final Fantasy IV (Super Nintendo release) again because I was really really enjoying it but never finished because I was busy with other stuff. I have a random assortment of other games I want to try out too, and I am trying to figure out what I should review new week for my site.

Am I still the only person that has commented on your site?


EDIT: Yep.

Orta and Aki also did  :oops:

Most of the people who 'Comment' on the site just tell me about their thoughts or whatever through real life or an instant messenger. The actual Takenobu Mitsuyoshi commented on my article I wrote on him, so that is great! I bet he never commented on The Kartel.  :twisted:

EDIT: Just played the Rocket Knight demo not expecting much because I hated the art from what I saw and I never really even was a big fan of the series.

Well I am pretty sure most of the fanbase will dislike a lot of the new stuff (makes it easier, stuff like that), but the game is seriously a lot of fun. I am actually really impressed and had a lot of fun! The controls are just so much better, the gameplay is more diverse, offering less skilled players more enjoyment, the achievements are great too! It is 1200 points (ugggghhh), but I will have to pick this one up eventually! Good job Konami!

[spoiler:2zt4mkna]Fucking Sonic the Hedgehog 4 and its shitty gimmicks like STRANGE MINECART...[/spoiler:2zt4mkna]  :x

It's a good site, I like the retro reviews and the replayability tag.

I just bought Rocket Knight last night,The first one was one of my favourite Mega Drive games and bought without trying out the demo.
I've only finished the 1st mission but have found it enjoyable, it looks much nicer in motion and the controls are fluid.

Perhaps it's a bit on the easy side but I'll have to progress further to find out.
Either way if Sonic 4 is like this I'll be pleased.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 13, 2010, 08:13:42 am
Played the Rocket Knight demo last night, I'll be picking this up next time I add points to my account. Very fun and I agree with Monkeroony, if Sonic 4 is like this (which it looks to be) then I'll be pleased. Nice to have 2D platforming again. Now Rayman and Klonoa needs to return!

Played 'Oink!' and 'Keystone Kapers' last night. Fun stuff! The simple fact that the game is called 'Oink!' makes it great.

[youtube:3c0vwuch]ofAkQBWnndU[/youtube:3c0vwuch]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: kozmo on May 13, 2010, 12:48:55 pm
To come back to the manual v automatic argument, a big advantage of the manual is to be able to put the car in the "wrong" gear in certain situations. For example, shifting up a gear earlier than the auto would under acceleration, or staying in a higher gear then normal in a corner to reduce the risk of wheelspin on acceleration out of the corner which could cause a spin. Useful when grip is limited, such as wet conditions or when using heavily worn tyres. Can't do that with an auto. Sometimes even the slight change in the cars balance caused by an ill-timed auto gearchange can cause you to lose control. And then there's fuel economy- put the car in a  higher gear and you'll get better mileage- useful for full-course cautions.


And yes, I have played GTR extensively. How did you guess?


Recently I've been playing a lot of Sega Rally 2 on DC. Once a couple months back i had a look at the "records" section in the main menu and saw just how many records it keeps- top 16 times in all 11 championships, top 8 in each arcade practice circuit and top 8 in every car on every track in time attack. I'm gonna set records for all of 'em. I'm gonna be at it for a while.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on May 13, 2010, 12:55:20 pm
Quote from: "Orta"
Quote from: "MetaKraken_PSN"
Quote from: "Orta"
Why do you care for manual transmission? Transmissions in video-games are semi-automatic anyway, few games have true manual transmission. Hell, I can only think of one.

If you want manual transmission, drive a car. It's my personal nightmare, tbh.  :lol:
Because MT brings up good driving techniques (and semi-auto is plain weird, seeing as how vehicles has infinity amounts of gears, which doesn't make sense). Oh and RR7 was also an arcade racing game and it has MT. Besides, I don't have a car that has a manual transmission, unfourtunately  :cry:. If the game receives positive reviews, then I'll see what I can do (if it has custom soundtracks)

Eh? Manual transmission means there's a clutch pedal. How many games do you know that have one? I don't agree with "good driving techniques", really. Usually games will reward you with an extra bit of speed for using the so called manual transmission. That's it.

And damn it, I'm European and I prefer an automatic transmission in a game, especially something like Split/Second.

Well, MC:LA does have a clutch pedal (where you have to let go the R2 button). But either way, I guess you have a point. But here's what I'm wondering about Split/Second when it's out:

*Custom soundtracks
*Export your racing replays to your XMB and post it to YouTube
*Vinyl editor (hopefully)
*Car customization (hopefully again)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 13, 2010, 03:54:27 pm
Resonance of Fate.

Started Chapter 4. Chapter 3 boss was pretty easy, beat him in my second try.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on May 13, 2010, 05:55:08 pm
AFTERBURNER CLIMAX HOLY SHIT
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 13, 2010, 08:02:49 pm
Fallout. Damn this game can be hard/unfair sometimes. Like I walked into a building and then got shot at by like 5 guys without warning once. Obviously I died and had to reload. I still have no clue as to why they wanted me dead. One time a guy started chasing me with a knife and I ran into the police station, they did nothing until I punched the dude to defend myself, at which point they all turned around and shot me to death.

Apart from some weird stuff like that though, the game is great!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 14, 2010, 01:23:45 am
Quote from: "crackdude"
AFTERBURNER CLIMAX HOLY SHIT
:P exactly.

Last level of Bionic Commando.  :evil:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 14, 2010, 05:58:15 am
I honestly don't think I would be able to drive an automatic car.
Even when I was in Portugal and vented a VW Golf I had a manual. (and that's despite the steering wheel being on the wrong side!)

When you start you put it in drive, then how do you stop, is there a neutral that you put it into?

I played a fewe more levels of Rocket Knight.
It's very enjoyable but a bit on the easy side.
I probably should have started it on hard rather than normal.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 14, 2010, 06:41:43 am
Beat Bionic Commando on the hardest difficultly. Will take a break from it and come back again to get the rest of the trophies (aka hidden stuff/challenges)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 14, 2010, 10:40:25 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I honestly don't think I would be able to drive an automatic car.
Even when I was in Portugal and vented a VW Golf I had a manual. (and that's despite the steering wheel being on the wrong side!)

When you start you put it in drive, then how do you stop, is there a neutral that you put it into?


You could pop it into neutral if you wanted to.  The car pretty much just stays in drive otherwise, doesn't stall, but stays in a perpetual state of wanting to move forward.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 15, 2010, 11:23:01 am
Oh right.
That makes sense.
In a manual driving in the snow is easy because you put it in a higher gear to stop wheelspin, make me think you have less control in an auto.

I am 2 hours into Rocket Knight and have two levels left. It's really good, I'd save probably an 8/10 or something similar.
There's a lot of tricky platforming to do in the later levels.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 15, 2010, 02:37:22 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Oh right.
That makes sense.
In a manual driving in the snow is easy because you put it in a higher gear to stop wheelspin, make me think you have less control in an auto.

You can usually still shift manually in an automatic for those situations.
It's usually set up like this:

P
R
N
D
1
2
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 15, 2010, 02:43:38 pm
I played a bit of Bayonetta this morning. I beat the game the week of release, but didn't go all out on buying the moves/items in the shop. Now I'm back and kicking angel ass!

Also, I'm committed to completing 'The Simpsons Game' and 'Ghostbusters' this month so that I can allow myself to buy 'The Force Unleashed' and 'Arkham Asylum'.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 15, 2010, 06:40:53 pm
^Niiice. See if you can beat Bayonetta on Non-Stop Infinite Climax difficulty. It's tough but fun!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on May 15, 2010, 07:08:39 pm
It's not that hard if you have certain items. There's one that will leave a fireball instead of triggering Witch Time when you dodge. Since there's no Witch Time in Infinite Climax this is a must have.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 15, 2010, 07:10:54 pm
^Yeah that came in really handy.

Just now finished Fallout. Really brilliant game, I feel like starting again right away and trying it out with a different character. I think I'll go onto Fallout 2 though, I hear it's even better.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on May 15, 2010, 10:44:08 pm
Waiting for 3 days until the release of Split/Second.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 15, 2010, 11:01:55 pm
GTA4 again before I play the DLC.

Fuck, graphics aged badly. Still has online fanbase. O.O
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 17, 2010, 07:51:36 am
Finished Rocket Knight, very good game, especially challenging in the last few stages.

in the leaderboards I am between the 5th-10th fastest speed runner on some stages.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 17, 2010, 08:14:09 am
Resonance of Fate, mostly.

Chapter 4 is tough. Escorting that statue of Leanne is hard, especially in the last section and the final boss. Need to level up more.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 17, 2010, 05:32:17 pm
Holy balls Fallout 2 is awesome. I've been playing it every waking hour of the day just about, can't get enough of it.

Really brilliant games both Fallout and Fallout 2, just fantastic. I still enjoyed Fallout 3, but now i can just appreciate the series so much more.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 18, 2010, 11:56:49 am
Really?
As much as I loved Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion, I couldn't get into Fallout 3, I think it was the brown colour palette.
It looks very much like the new one has that sorted though!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 18, 2010, 10:32:43 pm
No More Heroes 2.
Wow.
If you liked the first one at all, this is definitely worth picking up. It's only $20 at Walmart in Canada, so I'd imagine it's pretty cheap elsewhere too.

They took out the free-roaming city and just have a map to choose the destinations of various places, so the in between mission stuff is nice and streamlined. Very fun game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 20, 2010, 11:37:23 pm
Red Dead Redemption.

You can jump from the second story balcony onto your horse. This is now the best game ever.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 20, 2010, 11:51:28 pm
Lots of No More Heroes 2.
I'm currently ranked 3rd.  2 more fights to go as far as I know, unless it has some more surprise bosses after whoever's ranked first at the moment.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on May 21, 2010, 11:18:06 am
Lots of Plants Vs. Zombies HD (iPad version).  That game is really hard to put down.  Anyone know what the bacon in Dave's Shop is for?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 21, 2010, 12:19:28 pm
RDR, I traded in MW2 and Twilight Princess for it this morning, I was also given a bonus War Horse (althoug I can't find it in game) and 800 ms points!

The game rocks, I need to learn how to lasso though, I've done a few wanted posters but have killed the guy each time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 21, 2010, 04:36:26 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
RDR, I traded in MW2 and Twilight Princess for it this morning, I was also given a bonus War Horse (althoug I can't find it in game) and 800 ms points!

The game rocks, I need to learn how to lasso though, I've done a few wanted posters but have killed the guy each time.

Have you got the lasso from Bonnie yet? I did some wanted missions before that and couldn't take them in alive. I thought it would be a case of shooting them in the leg, but turns out you need the lasso.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 22, 2010, 04:05:50 am
Just got it!
Yeah I thought that was the case too, I guess only leg shots work in quick draw.

I'm searching for an elegant suit right now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 22, 2010, 06:28:50 am
^I think it might be possible to leg-shot the guy to stop them running, then Hog-Tie them, but in any event you always need the lasso.

The elegant suit is useful, as it lets you cheat in poker, but I haven't had much success with it yet. The Duster Coat doesn't do anything, but I think it's cool anyway, since it's just such a great and iconic look of the old west.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 22, 2010, 09:12:29 am
AVP

First two Marine missions. Very serious bussiness.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on May 22, 2010, 09:36:07 am
I'm not playing anything. I'm studying almost non-stop this following week as well.

However, a big bag filled with games and money will arrive monday! Looking forward to that.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 23, 2010, 02:13:06 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
^I think it might be possible to leg-shot the guy to stop them running, then Hog-Tie them, but in any event you always need the lasso.

The elegant suit is useful, as it lets you cheat in poker, but I haven't had much success with it yet. The Duster Coat doesn't do anything, but I think it's cool anyway, since it's just such a great and iconic look of the old west.

I cannot cheat to save my life!
I've shot so many guns out of peoples hands in duels now though because of it n

I just want a poncho, it doesn't need tondo anything special, just look awesome!

4 people on my friends list have this, I'm guessing it's doing really well (it should be)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 23, 2010, 02:36:05 am
Just a guess, but the Bandito outfit would probably have a poncho with it. I tried cheating once, and didn't know what the hell was happening, got into a duel and then decided to never try that again.

I played a bit of online today, and it's much better than I expected. The free roam seems to be kinda pointless, but the online deathmatches etc seem pretty fun. I just wish they hadn't had such shitty achievements for online, like winning 4 ranked matches in a row. That's only going to be done if you are insanely good or just boost with friends. I really hate online achievements like that.

I think they did a better job with online than I was expecting after GTAIV was pretty crappy online. Would be nice if they had something similar to Fable 2 where your friends could show up on your map as you were playing campaign and you could drop in/drop out to do some co-op stuff when you saw them.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 23, 2010, 01:12:21 pm
Played three more levels of Marine in AvP. Totally friggin sweet. The fight with the Predator was awesome!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: JoeMusashi on May 24, 2010, 12:27:38 am
Right now I'm playing Dragon Warrior IV...beat Dragon Warrior III earlier today. Making my way through them before Dragon Quest IX launches July 11th.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 24, 2010, 07:40:45 am
Got Killzone 2 after I saw the leaks of part 3. Nonsense, no way I can beat it in Elite.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 24, 2010, 08:28:28 am
Playing more Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts. Made a kick-ass airplane that becomes a submarine via balloons and weights.

Thinking of getting 'Phoenix Wright' for the iPod Touch, it's a perfect port of the DS version at the excellent price of $4.99.

Oh and fuck 'Joe Danger' for becoming a PSN exclusive. Thanks Hello Games, hope you go out of business.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 24, 2010, 08:32:30 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Oh and fuck 'Joe Danger' for becoming a PSN exclusive. Thanks Hello Games, hope you go out of business.
Why would they go out of business?

[has cash on PSN wallet waiting for Joe Danger]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on May 24, 2010, 08:57:07 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Oh and fuck 'Joe Danger' for becoming a PSN exclusive. Thanks Hello Games, hope you go out of business.

Nice reaction, I bet they appreciate it. They already said they want to bring it to the Xbox Live Arcade and Steam anyways!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 24, 2010, 08:58:47 am
Nah, they won't go out of business. I was just hater hexing them. I'm cool with not playing the game, it just sucks when a dev turns exclusive late into production. I think Joe was PSN/XBLA/PC from September '09 all the way up to April '10 until it turned PSN only. To be fair, XBLA has Trials HD so all is not lost.

Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Oh and fuck 'Joe Danger' for becoming a PSN exclusive. Thanks Hello Games, hope you go out of business.

Nice reaction, I bet they appreciate it. They already said they want to bring it to the Xbox Live Arcade and Steam anyways!

Though I doubt they would ever read my reaction, I hope they appreciate it.  :mrgreen: Not everything I say has to be positive, mans gotta hate from time to time! ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 24, 2010, 09:16:35 am
I understand, just don't see the hate for something that will be coming out on XBLA/Steam later anyway.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 24, 2010, 06:00:59 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I just want a poncho, it doesn't need tondo anything special, just look awesome!

I got the Poncho yesterday! You get it when you buy a property in Mexico. Just wait until you get to Mexico, it's even better! The landscape and towns are just oozing classic Western feel, it's really something else!

I'm also trying to do the Master Hunter Challenge part 4 or 5, I have to kill 2 Cougars with just my hunting knife.  :evil:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 24, 2010, 08:34:53 pm
Played Ghostbusters on the 360, that library level is f-in creepy as hell! It's the shifting bookcases mixed with dead children giggling and dancing stuffed animals that did it.

Intend to be getting and playing Read Dead this Saturday once payday rolls around!

[youtube:2i4shunn]zbm4KyfMYsU[/youtube:2i4shunn]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 24, 2010, 10:04:04 pm
I just beat No More Heroes 2.

Very fun, but kinda messed up in a Mulholland Drive kind of way as far as the story goes.

Next up, gotta pick up Super Mario Galaxy 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 25, 2010, 09:24:45 am
I played three games.

First off was Aliens Vs Predator, just finished the Marine campaign, which was pretty fun. albeit very short. Great ending, very Alien-esque.

Started Predator campaign, just started Predator tutorial, which was pretty easy in itself, but the controls in the Predator are a little complicated at first.

And then I picked up Resonance of Fate, chapter 4 is starting to be a real pain, and right now, I'm starting to think about putting the game down for good, maybe selling it. I know Lost Odyssey was a pain in the neck, but this one really drops the ball.

It wouldn't kill them just to have cut the difficulty a little bit down.

But fortunatly all my frustrations are gone now that I have embraced Lips: I Love the 80's, yep, the game and mic bundle arrived this mouring and now I'm loving it.

Sung Sugar, Sugar from The Archies, then sung Creedance Clearwater Revival's own Bad Moon Rising.
Also sung Kool & The Gang's Celebration.

Now I have something for my friends to party.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 25, 2010, 04:09:09 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I just want a poncho, it doesn't need tondo anything special, just look awesome!

I got the Poncho yesterday! You get it when you buy a property in Mexico. Just wait until you get to Mexico, it's even better! The landscape and towns are just oozing classic Western feel, it's really something else!

I'm also trying to do the Master Hunter Challenge part 4 or 5, I have to kill 2 Cougars with just my hunting knife.  :evil:

cheers, I actually got it a few days ago.
I'm in Blackwater now trying to kill 3 bears with one bullet each for the master challenge.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 27, 2010, 12:43:05 am
Super Mario Galaxy 2.

This game is pretty much perfect as far as play time goes. Each star takes around 6-9 minutes to pull off, so you can play for as little, or long as you want.  The level designs are pretty great too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 27, 2010, 05:20:29 pm
Finshed the campaign for red dead. Just have the side missions and challenges to do now.
Very good ending, I won't ruin it.

Very interested in mario galaxy 2, it's out in two weeks here, might get modnation racers instead if it drops in price quickly though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 27, 2010, 09:57:04 pm
Bowser's castle at the end of world 4 is fantastic.
Level design is sooooo gooood.
back to playing
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on May 28, 2010, 07:52:17 pm
I see a lot of bottomless pits in Mario Galaxy 2 videos. What's your experience so far?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 28, 2010, 10:00:18 pm
Quote from: "Orta"
I see a lot of bottomless pits in Mario Galaxy 2 videos. What's your experience so far?

The whole game is based around these floating planetoid levels of varying sizes. Some are really big, and you don't really run into the edges that much (like the stages in Super Mario 64. Some of them are comprised of a lot of smaller land masses that all have their own gravitational pulls, so you don't really fall off anything, so much as get pulled towards something else.  There are a decent amount of enclosed areas too, where you're doing more wall jumping and the like.  But, yeah, there are a decen amount of levels where you're suspended over a botomless nothingness.
But the thing is, it's not really annoying, so much as a test of platforming skills (ie: it isn't cheap, and the only cheap situation I ran into so far, there's a spot that gives you 3 lives right before you run into it.)  It also makes sense, given the setup of the game (space travel).

I'd say there arent' really any more bottomless pits than any other Mario Game.

This game can get pretty tough though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 29, 2010, 07:47:43 am
Played the first 45 mins of RDR. Lovely game. I shot a horse in the head and got a game over, lol.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 29, 2010, 03:44:58 pm
Me too!
It was my own horse.

More rdr for me, shooting my friends horses as the ride them online then giggling like a school girl.

I've also been playing the modnation racers demo and have been enjoying the creation tools.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 29, 2010, 05:14:36 pm
Looks pretty good to me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 29, 2010, 06:21:33 pm
Picked up Magna Carta 2 again this afternoon.

Finally beaten that annoying boss and as it turns out, you can just have the same formula over and over, which is to have two attackers and have a healer. The AI controlled micromanages(heals whenever necessary) better than me having to use health potions every five minutes.

Resonance of Fate

Getting tired of this. Still stuck on Chapter 4.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 30, 2010, 12:53:30 am
I heard you can 'mod' the steering in Mod Nation, good news cuz it was loose as shit in the demo.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 30, 2010, 12:58:55 am
Just hit 61 stars in Super Mario Galaxy 2.

The [spoiler:hvqq3k93]Throwback Galaxy[/spoiler:hvqq3k93] was a nice surprise.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on May 30, 2010, 03:57:01 am
(http://http://i48.tinypic.com/6rua2f.jpg)

tweaked the spikes, changed the ears to the beak and copied and coloured so they are two tone. Addled buckles to the shoes but you can't see that here.


I want to make a sonic 3d style version that has upside-down bottom spikes.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 30, 2010, 06:48:26 pm
Another hour or so of playing side missions in Magna Carta 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 31, 2010, 07:10:16 am
I decided to get the rest of the light seeds I needed in Prince of Persia, then trade it off. So I was up most of the night finding them. Complete them.... only have 999. So I decide to look online.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?

A glitch? FUCK. I have to start over (last save that doesn't have the glitch) at 900 something.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 31, 2010, 11:08:07 am
Quote from: "George"
I decided to get the rest of the light seeds I needed in Prince of Persia, then trade it off. So I was up most of the night finding them. Complete them.... only have 999. So I decide to look online.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?

A glitch? FUCK. I have to start over (last save that doesn't have the glitch) at 900 something.

I ran into a decent amount of glitches in that one too.  At one point the whole desert area in the central hub decided to turn into one bottomless pit, leaving me stranded at the temple.

I just beat Super Mario Galaxy 2.  And by that, I mean that I got to the credits. There are still a stupid amount of stars left in the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on June 01, 2010, 03:19:35 am
Spent last night playing Modnation racers, I really enjoying it, the time hot lap mode especially.

I do have two issues with the game though, the first is the long load times which are still pretty tolerable.

the second is more of an issue and its the ai, I can lead for most of the race but when it gets to the last lap they spam attacks at me, making it very tricky to place first.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 01, 2010, 03:23:34 am
Mario Galaxy 2
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 01, 2010, 06:05:57 am
Played God Hand today. What is this I don't even
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 01, 2010, 10:25:59 am
Reached disc 2 of Magnacarta 2.

Guess I'll be playing this till Alan Wake arrives.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 01, 2010, 10:55:48 am
@ Monkeroony: apparrently there's a patch coming to fix that at some point. i heard an interview with one of the developers, where they said the reason for the load times had something to do with how they were optimized for loading user created ones online, and they're working on the fix.

@George: How are you liking it so far?

I tried out Time Crisis 4 on the PS3 yesterday.  The Guncon 3 works pretty great, once you've got everything all set up.  The story mode is a bit messed up (dual analogue FPS w/ jumping and moving the lightgun around on the screen to shoot = a lot for my brain to process), so I think I'll stick mostly to the Arcade mode that I'm used to.  Shooting randoms as they pop up on the screen is fine by me.

I think I spent most of the day playing Lego Rock Band though.  I'm enjoying it a lot more than I though I would.  The load times are a bit slow, but the little "story" bits are amusing.  I think I might actually be able to Platinum this one without putting 100 hours into it. It's a lot faster to earn cash in it, because they use the points in each song as money.  So you can get like 300000 points in one song easy.  Rock Band 2 would take forever to get that kind of cash.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 01, 2010, 02:29:28 pm
I have not had much time to play it . So far, just Mario again, at least that is what it feels. Everyone says it gets better and better. Starting off, its 'good'. So good start.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on June 01, 2010, 04:37:10 pm
Yeah I think I hears something about a load time patch. I'm getting more used to countering attacks, basically I 'cash' in drift points to fill my boost/shield meter by hopping mid drift; it means I'll usually be able to shield from missiles if I time it right.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 02, 2010, 02:11:23 pm
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure showed up in the mail.
Very odd game. Kinda reminded me of Vampire Chronicle with it's very over the top moves, but without the whole horror movie motif.

I didn't know about this before getting it, but it has both Jojo's Venture, and Jojo's Bizarre Adventure included on the disk.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 02, 2010, 02:14:37 pm
Got my 360 in from MS repairs. I took it out, looked at it. Have yet to hook it up. Will later.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on June 02, 2010, 03:22:37 pm
Yakuza 3.  I expected them to step it up a little since #2.  Why aren't I punching a tiger in the face every other fight?

Seriously, it's pretty engrossing, and like the others, has a convoluted story.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on June 03, 2010, 03:00:11 pm
The only game I have played extensively lately is Breakdown on the original Xbox. A game so ambitious that I think it honestly rivals Shenmue in some categories, I am not even joking, check out the trailer to get an example.

[youtube:17757f1d]0NNgT90eTcU[/youtube:17757f1d]

Too bad the game has no polish and has extremely poor design choices, making it extremely hard to enjoy! Like seriously, when you have a gun you have to lock onto everything or else you cannot hit anything. Now imagine you need to lock onto multiple small enemies that are really fast and are chasing you everywhere. Sound like fun?

A cool idea is that everything you do has to be done with a button press, like say you want ammo from a gun, press X near the gun then press X again to pick up the gun and look at it, press X to remove the ammo from the gun and look at the ammo and then press X again to store the ammo. I can understand why they made it like this, it is also very unique, but when you are in a fucking firefight and need ammo... Also, if you press B any time you are holding anything, you get rid of it, and it disappears, so if you picked up something by mistake, you are out of luck later on if you might need it another time.

These make the game sound truly horrendous, but if not for anything else, it is worth trying to try and appreciate some of the design concepts. It is very immersive and should not go for much money at all.

---

I played the demo of Snoopy Flying Ace, and HOLY SHIT what a brilliant game! Seriously, top shelf AAA game everyone here needs to at least try out. The gameplay is fantastic, the graphics are better than Sonic Unleashed (which has similar art), it has loads of unlockables and missions to go through. It could be the best game on the service and is only 800 points to boot! At least download the demo, and do so now!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on June 03, 2010, 03:32:30 pm
More Modnation Racers, It isn't physically possible for more than a handful of people to get the platinum trophy, unless they change one trophy to make it more attainable.

Either way I am having fun and have made a fair few mods.

Shadow

(http://http://i47.tinypic.com/ezlmqq.jpg)

AIAI

(http://http://i45.tinypic.com/2lkqued.jpg)

Ryo Hazuki

(http://http://i45.tinypic.com/x40ytx.jpg)

Beat

(http://http://i46.tinypic.com/34pxljs.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on June 03, 2010, 04:39:57 pm
May I just say that is pretty damn awesome Monkeroony. My favourite one is Beat personally.

PS. Plz do Joe Musashi :cry:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 03, 2010, 04:56:19 pm
I posted your mods on the front page cuz they were pretty good.

Playing Alpha Protocol. Well, later today. I'm busy atm.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on June 03, 2010, 04:58:07 pm
Quote from: "Aki-at"
May I just say that is pretty damn awesome Monkeroony. My favourite one is Beat personally.

PS. Plz do Joe Musashi :cry:

Yes, make a proper SARS for Aki there.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on June 03, 2010, 05:27:47 pm
Thanks!
I havent unlocked headphones yet so have had to mess around with random shapes.

I'll work on joe tomorrow, I've almost finished my hornet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 03, 2010, 05:50:02 pm
Those are brilliant Monkerooney!

And Sanus, I remember reading about Breakdown when that cmae out, it sounds really interesting. Was that the game where you vomit in first person?

As for what I've been playing, apart from some random Red Dead Redeeming for achievements or online rank, I've been playing God Hand. It's bizarre as all hell and seems like the most unpolished raw game I've played in ages, but it's a lot of fun. I think the trailer that described it as hard but fair is pretty accurate, I'm up to the second or third 'level' now. I've beaten the one called 'The Three Evil Stooges' which was fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 03, 2010, 07:25:35 pm
The story about the MNR avatars has gotten 100+ degrees on N4G:
http://n4g.com/news/536237/sega-charact ... ion-racers (http://n4g.com/news/536237/sega-characters-invade-modnation-racers)

Needs some Bayonetta, Ulala sexy female action.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 03, 2010, 11:38:26 pm
Just beat Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.  As long as Capcom keeps making these games, I'll keep buying them.  I didn't like it as much as Trials & Tribulations, but the logic and investigation bits were fun nice changes.  I still miss psyche-locks though.

With that one done, I started up God of War III. I'm not too far in it yet, but it's pretty crazy so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on June 04, 2010, 06:29:47 am
Quote from: "George"
The story about the MNR avatars has gotten 100+ degrees on N4G:
http://n4g.com/news/536237/sega-charact ... ion-racers (http://n4g.com/news/536237/sega-characters-invade-modnation-racers)

Needs some Bayonetta, Ulala sexy female action.

It's at 220 now but I don't know what that means!

Anyway;

(http://http://i48.tinypic.com/16iwkde.jpg)

(http://http://i47.tinypic.com/24y699f.jpg)

(http://http://i50.tinypic.com/29e5g2b.jpg)

(http://http://i46.tinypic.com/10g0189.jpg)

(http://http://i49.tinypic.com/2qwq97o.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 04, 2010, 07:28:30 am
Been playing Alpha Protocol.

Well, its not that great so far. I mean, its not horrible. I like some of the ideas, but it feels rushed. Sad for a game delayed 2 + years.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on June 04, 2010, 07:39:00 am
Played Sonic Battle on the GBA. Fun game! I like that it has the old voice actors and none of the nonsense that came after SA2. Gamma is awesome.

Also played more RDR and will be playing that for quite a while. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on June 04, 2010, 03:44:49 pm
You got some really cool ones there Monkeroony, are you going to do anymore? Astal would be perfect for the ModNation style IMO.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 04, 2010, 11:43:19 pm
Made a decent amount of progress on ToeJam & Earl III with my girlfriend today. Only 4 more albums to go.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 05, 2010, 12:34:10 am
Hey Monkerooney, you should make a Jack Cayman from Madworld in Black and White! Or not if you don't want to.

SOUP: I only played the demo of TJ&E3, what do you think of it?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 05, 2010, 01:25:01 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
SOUP: I only played the demo of TJ&E3, what do you think of it?

It's not the best game I've ever played, but it's pretty fun.  The gameplay's pretty basic: attack people until they are converted, navigate through suspended maze-like levels collecting things until the level is cleared, using presents that give you different abilities/handicaps, then the odd boss encounter.
It's a pretty solid translation of the original game to a more modern console though. They did a great job as far as that goes.  There's also enough personality and character to make up for the straightforwardness of the rest of it.

It works really well as a co-op game though.  If both players are close together, you share the same screen.  If you get far enough away, the screen splits in two, in a very seamless transition. You can even instantly teleport right to where the other player is by bringing up the map and hitting the "A" button.  This parts really helpful when it comes to covering ground, as the levels can get pretty big and complicated in their layouts.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on June 06, 2010, 07:16:24 am
Played Mario Galaxy 2 up to world 4. No more for me. This game is boring me to death. So much of the same, but sour. It has too many bad levels (which is due to them being built around the shit gimmicks like Mario Bee and Mario Rock), the bottomless pits are everywhere (too many cheap deaths for a slow game like Mario), it's as if they took all the bad ideas left from the first game and shoved them in a DVD. Galaxy 1 is by far the better game, these are just left overs put together so that Nintendo could say they are listening to the core audience. And, lol, reviewers.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on June 06, 2010, 09:38:26 am
It makes the SEGA fan in me smile to read negative impressions of a Mario game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on June 06, 2010, 11:32:54 am
a bit off topic but didn't want to start a new one for a question. Anyone knows if the Ninety Nine Nights 2 demo is already out? I heard it was been released a week ago and searched on XBL but i've found nothing. Maybe is out just in the japanese XBL?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on June 06, 2010, 12:15:41 pm
Quote from: "Ulala5"
a bit off topic but didn't want to start a new one for a question. Anyone knows if the Ninety Nine Nights 2 demo is already out? I heard it was been released a week ago and searched on XBL but i've found nothing. Maybe is out just in the japanese XBL?

Nut sure about the euro marketplace, but it is on the US marketplace:
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games ... 24b4e0810/ (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024b4e0810/)

edit: checked the Italian marketplace and saw nothing, but it is on the US marketplace. maybe make a US account and give it a try? :) I do that for the japanese demos. also, the japanese have some hilarious video features.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on June 06, 2010, 01:03:44 pm
I've decided that today will be the last day on MvC2 for me until I get a new gamepad. I've submitted my other one to months of intensive play and it's starting to wear out, so I should stop using it on MvC2 before it becomes completely useless.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on June 06, 2010, 01:38:20 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Nut sure about the euro marketplace, but it is on the US marketplace:
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games ... 24b4e0810/ (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024b4e0810/)

edit: checked the Italian marketplace and saw nothing, but it is on the US marketplace. maybe make a US account and give it a try? :) I do that for the japanese demos. also, the japanese have some hilarious video features.

Thanks for cheking! i've seen on the japanese marketplace as i already have an account but it is just for gold members to download, so i guess i have to wait till the european version =(
I hope it will be released soon i'm one of the very few people who liked the first one a lot lol
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on June 06, 2010, 01:58:26 pm
The demo for N3 II is only available in a few countries. I got it with my American account, it's available for silver members there.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 06, 2010, 05:33:16 pm
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
I've decided that today will be the last day on MvC2 for me until I get a new gamepad. I've submitted my other one to months of intensive play and it's starting to wear out, so I should stop using it on MvC2 before it becomes completely useless.

Build an arcade stick, it's fun!

Quote from: "Ulala5"
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Nut sure about the euro marketplace, but it is on the US marketplace:
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games ... 24b4e0810/ (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024b4e0810/)

edit: checked the Italian marketplace and saw nothing, but it is on the US marketplace. maybe make a US account and give it a try? :) I do that for the japanese demos. also, the japanese have some hilarious video features.

Thanks for cheking! i've seen on the japanese marketplace as i already have an account but it is just for gold members to download, so i guess i have to wait till the european version =(
I hope it will be released soon i'm one of the very few people who liked the first one a lot lol

If it's up on the Japanese marketplace for Gold only, that probably means it'll be out soon for silver. I think demos are generally Gold only for two weeks or so.


As for what I've been playing, still on God Hand. Very fun game, in the last few days I beat up a Gorilla Luchadore and a team of 5 Power-Ranger-esque "Douchebags",
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on June 06, 2010, 06:48:21 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Build an arcade stick, it's fun!
I've considered that, but I'm already paying too many bills currently for me to have the money for such a huge investment right now.

However, it would be cool to learn how to use an arcade stick so that I could replace parts rather than replace whole controllers.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 07, 2010, 06:52:11 am
Holy shit God Hand is fucking genius. What a brilliantly fun game.
It has a near perfect balance of difficulty and never feels cheap. You always want one more go. Completely shattered my expectations.

Quote
I've considered that, but I'm already paying too many bills currently for me to have the money for such a huge investment right now.

However, it would be cool to learn how to use an arcade stick so that I could replace parts rather than replace whole controllers.

If you have the tools and some know-how, and don't care about having the top quality parts, it's surprisingly cheap. I built mine for about $80 each, which is about the price of a Wireless 360 controller in Australia. The parts were about $25~$30 per stick, the wood was about $10, Perspex for $10 and I bought a wired controller from Hong-Kong for about $20~$30.
The sticking point would be if you have the tools/space to do it.
Luckily my dad is a mechanic and has every tool I would ever need already, and could show me how to do anything I didn't know with the first one, or give me a hand for two man jobs like circular sawing etc.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 07, 2010, 12:45:36 pm
Alpha Protocol is starting to grow on me :0
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 07, 2010, 01:01:19 pm
Quote from: "George"
Alpha Protocol is starting to grow on me :0

I heard it really picks up once you get out of Saudi Arabia.

I've been playing God of War III and I'm going through the part that was covered in the demo.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 07, 2010, 01:07:00 pm
Pretty much, Saudi Arabia bored the hell out of me. It is only 5 missions I think, but it was like ... boring for some reason. Now I just finished Rome and did some epic shit.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 07, 2010, 06:59:58 pm
Another two hours playing Magnacarta 2.

Some good revelations and twists(though they could be seen coming a mile away), the combat system is OK and easy to handle.

However in some tight spots the AI controlled partners are terrible, they sorta get stuck sometimes behind other characters or when I engage them they don't actually and I want to start a chain link they are still a few miles away and can't help but to just spam chain breaks.

Sometimes the AI healer is a little wonky, sometimes it will heal, sometimes it won't. Celestine is a real life saver, methinks.

During combat I did encounter a weird glitch. A monster was knocked down and it just sorta teleported itself to another side of the scenery where I can't reach him.

Oh, well... Like I said, I'm doing good progress with 20 hours already put into it, I reached that "You can now go wherever you want and complete all the tasks left" stage of the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 07, 2010, 11:29:10 pm
Playing more God of War III.
I'm about 5 hours in, and just at the beginning of the 6th of 9 chapters in the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 09, 2010, 11:23:26 pm
Sonic Jam showed up today.
I cannot get over how much extra stuff is in this game. It's insane.  I figured I'd just be getting the Genesis games emulated with a little hub world.
Why can't SEGA release a few more collections like this?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 10, 2010, 04:04:26 pm
Finished Alan Wake's 3rd and 4th chapter. Very nice.

The most exciting three hours I've had in a long time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 10, 2010, 05:15:16 pm
Playing Alpha Protocol, really liking it so far. The sneaking and shooting isn't as good as Splinter Cell etc, but it makes up for it with the choices and RPG elements. Not to mention it's likely not as good because my character is still a noob and hasn't leveled up enough.

The dialogue is good and I like the main character a lot. "I sure hope you like water boarding..."
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on June 10, 2010, 06:37:51 pm
Resonance of Fate:  Why does this game want to make me angry?  I'm supposed to be having fun.  Do you have to grind to get through it, or is it just hard all the time?  The battle system is pretty convoluted too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on June 11, 2010, 02:00:23 am
Man, fuck Breakdown on the Xbox. What an unfinished piece of shit that was. Horrible design ideas and a weird fucking story all mixed into one title that is barely playable, or fun. I gave up on it and just watched the ending on YouTube. It leaves room for a sequel, but considering that it had an incredibly high budget and sold less than 10,000 copies worldwide...

As for some other games!

Soul Calibur IV:

I have liked the series enough so far to warrant buying another release, but everything about this game just turned me off. Everything from the over-sexualization of everything, the major loss of tons of basic modes, Star Wars not working with the IP at all, adding guest fan characters in... The list goes on forever.

The first thing I really got into was the Story mode. Which is like five fights long so is a pointless addition even if you care about the characters stories. From that I moved onto the character creation, which I must admit I spent dozens of hours fooling around with in Soul Calibur III. This too has been worsened as you now cannot purchase most of the items and instead have to win them in 'The Tower of Lost Souls', usually by sheer luck as you are never told how to win any of the items. Incredibly horrible idea.

The Tower of Lost Souls is like the mission mode in this release, but it is by far the worst in the series yet. It is basically just survival mode with with no special goals other than usually just having to fight tons of guys in a row. It is not fun and is tedious.

There are a bunch of other really, really bad ideas that could keep me here for hours, but with all of that said, the first time I played the game I did not turn it off for about seven hours (seriously). The music is stunning as always, the graphics are some of the best I have seen on anything even two years after release and well, I just think it is quite good simple-minded fun. It is the worst in the main series, though.

My only complaint of the Star Wars stuff outside it not fitting and the pay-for DLC of Darth Vader making me RAGE is that I do not know why they chose Yoda (who is not fun to play as) instead of Luke Skywalker or even Obi-Wan for the Xbox 360 release.

Dark Cloud 2 (Dark Chronicle outside of America):

Now here is a game on PlayStation 2 I have been wanting to play for about eight years now. It started out really slow, but man, what a gem of a dungeon explorer this is!

The main idea of the first game was to go into dungeons and find orbs that held pieces of a town that you could then paste wherever you want on the outside. It was a neat gimmick for the time, but is not really worth playing anymore. In this, everything is expanded upon in the best ways possible. You can customize little details to the buildings how you want, and it is not even the main draw anymore. You can build all of your own items and vehicles however you want, and changing up your towns effects what happens in the future, so you can go back and forth between the two and see how what you did effects everything.

Even more impressive is how enjoyable the battle system is considering how simplistic it is (largely based on one button, kind of like Comix Zone). A lot of skill mixed in with brains and time spent to work on your tools and stuff. Your close range weapons will break, your guns need ammo etc etc, so you need to keep them in good condition, especially considering that the game is very challenging, though so far I think it has been very fair, in when I have been known to shout obscenities when a random bird in the forest can kill me in three hits (which is my fault, because I could see it coming and I could have blocked it with no issue if my mind was clearer).

It is not for everyone, but if you would love a very very enjoyable and long RPG with an expansive set of things to do and without an annoying story or whiny characters, then you could not go wrong with this!

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Why did this post come out so long??!!?!??!!?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 11, 2010, 02:19:58 am
^It's a shame to hear that SCIV has a poor mission mode. I think the mission mode in Soul Caliber on Dreamcast is the best single player mode a fighter has ever had, it really was just absolutely brilliant. The missions were very varied (remember the fights in strong winds, quicksand, poison weapons etc etc. It was really great) and there was just so much content in there it was insane. They even had a competent story tying it all together, it's a shame I don't think we'll see it replicated again.


Anyway, as for me I'm getting towards the end of God Hand.

This game is just so much fun, and I honestly think it's probably got one of the best difficulties I've ever played. It's just got that perfect mix of being hard but being so much fun that you're determined to try again and again until you get it. And it is getting very hard now, I'm up to level 8 which seems to be close to the end and theres a lot of really intense moments.
I never thought i would be enjoying it this much, I'm pleasantly surprised.

In addition I've been playing Alpha Protocol which I'm really loving so far. I've been playing it with a Splinter Cell mind-set making a stealth based character that seems to be working well for me. I've just escaped Saudi Arabia and I'm in Rome. The missions have been surprsingly varied too with some just being conversation based, where you need to bluff you're way out of things or try to extract as much information as possible.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on June 11, 2010, 02:42:08 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
^It's a shame to hear that SCIV has a poor mission mode. I think the mission mode in Soul Caliber on Dreamcast is the best single player mode a fighter has ever had, it really was just absolutely brilliant. The missions were very varied (remember the fights in strong winds, quicksand, poison weapons etc etc. It was really great) and there was just so much content in there it was insane. They even had a competent story tying it all together, it's a shame I don't think we'll see it replicated again.

Actually, I thought the one in Soul Calibur III was outstanding. A lot of people would probably not agree, but I thought it was better than the mission mode from the first Soul Calibur.

Basically, think of an RTS game with drawn out paths, with castles and forts and stuff in the way that you can expand with your money won or stolen. What you would do is create some characters of your own (and be joined with some) and send them off through paths to take down the enemies and fortresses and claim them as your own. My favorite parts are that the characters would level up and that you can either watch fights from a birds eye view that are won by experience points and HP, or choose the characters fighting and actually play as them instead. There is a lot to it, but I think you get the idea.

But yeah, shame about Soul Calibur IV, but I like it way more than I expected I would and got it for like $4 new. So I should not be complaining as much. Not to mention it has some of the best achievements I have ever seen! http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game ... ievements/ (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/soulcalibur-iv/achievements/)

Okay, I am done talking now! I promise!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 11, 2010, 06:23:47 am
Just finished God Hand, bloody fantastic game. Everyone should try this out, especially if you liked Bayonetta. Just... so much fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on June 11, 2010, 08:04:02 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
In addition I've been playing Alpha Protocol which I'm really loving so far. I've been playing it with a Splinter Cell mind-set making a stealth based character that seems to be working well for me. I've just escaped Saudi Arabia and I'm in Rome. The missions have been surprsingly varied too with some just being conversation based, where you need to bluff you're way out of things or try to extract as much information as possible.

You should totally write up a review for the main page! Would love to read what somebody who enjoyed it would have to say.

Played Game Room quite a bit last night. Played a solid 14 minutes of Buzz Bombers and got two of the three gold medals as a result, though I now have "Flight of the Bumblebees" stuck in my head. Probably the only Intellivision game I'll ever buy.

Gonna get back into RDR this weekend before I leave for vacation. Going to the family cabin where internet doesn't exist and the only video game is Golden Tee at the local golf course bar.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 11, 2010, 08:29:16 am
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
Resonance of Fate:  Why does this game want to make me angry? I'm supposed to be having fun.  Do you have to grind to get through it, or is it just hard all the time?  The battle system is pretty convoluted too.

It is that hard. If you thought Lost Odyssey was taxing, then Resonance of Fate is really testing you.

I decided to put it aside and finish Magna Carta 2 instead. While it's hardly a decent game it is at least more accessible than this.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 11, 2010, 04:18:00 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
In addition I've been playing Alpha Protocol which I'm really loving so far. I've been playing it with a Splinter Cell mind-set making a stealth based character that seems to be working well for me. I've just escaped Saudi Arabia and I'm in Rome. The missions have been surprsingly varied too with some just being conversation based, where you need to bluff you're way out of things or try to extract as much information as possible.

You should totally write up a review for the main page! Would love to read what somebody who enjoyed it would have to say.

I think George is going to be review-ready before I do, seeing as I'm relatively early into it, but I might do something!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 11, 2010, 11:54:36 pm
I beat God of War III this morning. I'd say that I liked it about the same, if not a little more than the second one.  The presentation was pretty fantastic throughout.

I also picked up Tekken 6, and Wet for PS3, as they were both on for really cheap.  I just played a bit of Tekken 6 so far.  The story mode is a little boring so far. Long cutscene - loading screen - fight 3 guys - loading screen - cutscene - loading screen - more cutscenes, etc.....
I'm thinking that I'll just stick with arcade mode on that one.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on June 12, 2010, 11:53:05 am
I've not played much this week because a close friend passed away.
Just some modnation racers to help get my mind off things at the end if the week.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 12, 2010, 04:23:13 pm
Finished Alan Wake. Great game, but dissapointing ending.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on June 13, 2010, 05:31:34 pm
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
Resonance of Fate:  Why does this game want to make me angry?  I'm supposed to be having fun.  Do you have to grind to get through it, or is it just hard all the time?  The battle system is pretty convoluted too.

That is funny because i was going to write if anyone had good tips to give me. I've started to play Resonance of Fate 2 days ago and i'm already stucked in the second chapter. Is there something i haven't understood about the gameplay or it is just very very VERY hard?   :evil:  
it's a shame because the game looks very  nice to me
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on June 13, 2010, 09:39:45 pm
Gears of War 2 for the first time.

It is a trillion times better than the first in every way so far. Everyone who does not think this game is at the very least 'Cool' has not played it and needs to GTFO.

Also, Soul Calibur IV's online play is actually really good (most of the time) and has a pretty big community still, not to mention the online options and menus are excellent. Too bad there is no balance at all and everyone picks Kilik and usually wins regardless of skill!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 13, 2010, 09:43:56 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Also, Soul Calibur IV's online play is actually really good (most of the time) and has a pretty big community still, not to mention the online options and menus are excellent. Too bad there is no balance at all and everyone picks Kilik and usually wins regardless of skill!

Sounds like you really fucking suck at the game [/SSR fan]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: JoeMusashi on June 15, 2010, 01:36:51 am
Lately I've been playing Sonic Adventure 2 for the Dreamcast...it's alright, but personally I like the first Sonic Adventure much better.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 15, 2010, 02:30:51 am
Nothing boring like Gears of War.

Just been playing Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker and Monster Hunter United Freedom.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on June 15, 2010, 02:39:14 am
Finished all the challenges for modnation racers, they actually weren't as impossible as I thought they would be once I got used to using my shield.

Just looking for the last few tokens now and I'll be done with the career mode.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on June 16, 2010, 09:15:20 pm
I tried out the unexpected and unannounced demo of Mass Effect 2 yesterday. I liked the first one a lot and was expecting a really fantastic release here with all of the positive press... I was very disappointed with so many things. Where to start?

The health bar is gone entirely, replaced with the regenerating shield like in Halo, which is retarded because you already have another regenerating shield over it. This is okay for action games, but NOT FOR RPGS! Not just that, but when you take damage you are surrounded by literally the ugliest thing I have seen in a video game ever, and it surrounds you until you are healed.

You can reload now. Okay this is not a bad feature at all or anything, but I specifically remember in Mass Effect an explanation of why reloading guns does not happen anymore, as they are all based on liquids now or something like that. I can understand maybe reloading the big weapons, but how will they ever explain this?

I am really annoyed by the levels being basically just linked cutscenes (which are well animated, but not synced well at all...) from what I played, I know it is an RPG, but it felt like if I was not talking I was instantly shooting. Every section I played was in a small hallway so from what I saw there was no exploration at all. I assume the full game is not like this, but a demo should be a good indication of what you will expect from the full title.

Another thing I hated was how in a mission in the demo you have to rescue a tattooed girl who is basically a female Shadow the Hedgehog... Not looking forward to seeing more of this character at all...

Worst part is that from what I can see you can no longer change your ammunition and every character but you cannot change their outfits.

The graphics are better and a lot of the additions are clearly positive ones, but I do not understand the ones I mentioned. I am just so surprised because it seemed so much better in so many ways. I am still very interested in picking this up eventually because I absolutely loved the story, music, art and characters of the first one, so there is no way I am going to pass it up, but wow I am just really shocked how much I was disappointed by it.



As for what I am really playing other wise. Just Dark Cloud 2, which I still love but is a bit too complicated for my taste at times. I shelved Soul Calibur IV because I do not want to play it to death and I cannot pick up Gears of War 2 because me and Kogen are planning to play through the whole game in co-op and be surprised by the game instead of knowing what is coming up and he is very busy lately.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 16, 2010, 10:33:43 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
I tried out the unexpected and unannounced demo of Mass Effect 2 yesterday. I liked the first one a lot and was expecting a really fantastic release here with all of the positive press... I was very disappointed with so many things. Where to start?

The health bar is gone entirely, replaced with the regenerating shield like in Halo, which is retarded because you already have another regenerating shield over it. This is okay for action games, but NOT FOR RPGS! Not just that, but when you take damage you are surrounded by literally the ugliest thing I have seen in a video game ever, and it surrounds you until you are healed.

I agree, regenerating health was a dissapointement, but it's not too bad in the game. You kinda get used to it, and it doesn't make it stupidly easy or anything.

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You can reload now. Okay this is not a bad feature at all or anything, but I specifically remember in Mass Effect an explanation of why reloading guns does not happen anymore, as they are all based on liquids now or something like that. I can understand maybe reloading the big weapons, but how will they ever explain this?

The reloading is explained by the guns heating. Remember in the first games if you fired too fast the gun would overheat? Well in ME2 they've made it so you can replace the 'heat sink' or whatever when it starts to heat up. The idea is that each 'heat sink' thingy can only take so many shots before it's overheated and needs to be ejected, rather than leaving it to cool down.

Also it wasn't liquid (I think you are thinking of Deus Ex 2), guns in ME work on a block of steel or something and each time you fire a shot it breaks off a small shard of it I think. I may be off and thinking of Snow Crash, but I'm pretty sure that was it.

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I am really annoyed by the levels being basically just linked cutscenes (which are well animated, but not synced well at all...) from what I played, I know it is an RPG, but it felt like if I was not talking I was instantly shooting. Every section I played was in a small hallway so from what I saw there was no exploration at all. I assume the full game is not like this, but a demo should be a good indication of what you will expect from the full title.

That must be the demo, because the full game is not like that at all, you still have heaps of freedom to go anywhere in the galaxy and talk, accept missions, explore etc.

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Another thing I hated was how in a mission in the demo you have to rescue a tattooed girl who is basically a female Shadow the Hedgehog... Not looking forward to seeing more of this character at all...

Jack? Trust me she's far better than Shadow. I'm surprised that was the demo mission though.


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Worst part is that from what I can see you can no longer change your ammunition and every character but you cannot change their outfits.

Ammunition? Was there ammo changing in the first game? You could modify your guns but that's all I remember. The lack of changing armor was dissapointing though I agree. You do unlock alternate costumes for characters as you play though.

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The graphics are better and a lot of the additions are clearly positive ones, but I do not understand the ones I mentioned. I am just so surprised because it seemed so much better in so many ways. I am still very interested in picking this up eventually because I absolutely loved the story, music, art and characters of the first one, so there is no way I am going to pass it up, but wow I am just really shocked how much I was disappointed by it.

It's jarring at first, but overall I think the sequel generally is better than the first. Again, you only played the demo which sounds very limited considering this game is enormous.

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As for what I am really playing other wise. Just Dark Cloud 2, which I still love but is a bit too complicated for my taste at times. I shelved Soul Calibur IV because I do not want to play it to death and I cannot pick up Gears of War 2 because me and Kogen are planning to play through the whole game in co-op and be surprised by the game instead of knowing what is coming up and he is very busy lately.

Is it cross-burning season already?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 17, 2010, 01:31:27 am
Wet finally dropped down to 19 bucks, so I picked it up.
As a cheaper game, it's a blast. Sure the story's nothing special, the graphics aren't that great, and the platforming bits aren't perfect, but this game's good solid fun.
I really like the whole grindhouse asthetic, solid sountrack, Stranglehold-esqe shooting mechanics, combined with Prince of Persia style acrobatics.
It doesn't seem like it's a really long game (I've just finished chapter 11 of 13) but I feel like I'm really getting my money's worth on this one.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 17, 2010, 01:54:26 am
I really enjoyed WET, I also got it for a cheap price during a stock-take sale.

The shooting mechanics are quite fun, coupled with the bullet-time and acrobatics. And the soundtrack was surprisingly enjoyable as you said, some of the original songs had that great 70's movie vibe about them.

My favourite parts were the Rage mode moments though, the Black White and Red vector look was awesome.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 17, 2010, 09:50:29 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
I really enjoyed WET, I also got it for a cheap price during a stock-take sale.

The shooting mechanics are quite fun, coupled with the bullet-time and acrobatics. And the soundtrack was surprisingly enjoyable as you said, some of the original songs had that great 70's movie vibe about them.

My favourite parts were the Rage mode moments though, the Black White and Red vector look was awesome.

Yeah, I've really enjoyed those bits so far. Hopefully I run into another one before the end of the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 17, 2010, 04:37:59 pm
^Don't worry there is quite a few of them, I think you'll enjoy it!

I started Shadow Complex last night. Wow. Really really impressive. I'm only just up to the bit after you cross the lake, but it's really great so far. Anyone with XBLA should check it out now while it's over half price off!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on June 17, 2010, 07:56:30 pm
How long does it take to beat Wet? I have the game sitting here and I sort of have the weekend off... Would I be able to beat it until Sunday?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 17, 2010, 09:07:01 pm
Quote from: "Orta"
How long does it take to beat Wet? I have the game sitting here and I sort of have the weekend off... Would I be able to beat it until Sunday?

I'd probably say about 6 hours or so.  There are 13 chapters and a few of them are really short.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 17, 2010, 10:15:39 pm
I played it on the hardest setting so it took me a bit longer, but on Normal you could knock it over in a weekend I would say.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 17, 2010, 10:45:40 pm
Yeah, I just beat it on Normal. The last chapter was super short.
It wasn't the most polished game ever, but it sure was fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on June 18, 2010, 04:51:31 am
Great! It's settled then! I played the demo when it was first made available and I had a lot of fun with it. I saw it wasn't going to be the game of the century but I figured I'd be entertained long enough. This stupid is playing Wet this weekend. :D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on June 18, 2010, 02:37:00 pm
I enjoyed the demo of Wet and can get it for about £10, should I?

I am playing Joe Danger at the moment, it's really fun although criminally hard.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: STORM! on June 18, 2010, 02:50:14 pm
I'm still playing Uncharted 2 since last year.

 I'm still playing Virtua Fighter 5 since 2006.

 I can't stop it. Best games of the decade!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 18, 2010, 05:52:51 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I enjoyed the demo of Wet and can get it for about £10, should I?

Yeah, the demo gives you a good idea of what to expect. It's not a masterpiece but it's lots of fun, and has some really cool music and visuals. It's the video game equivalent of watching a good action flick I guess.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on June 18, 2010, 06:10:41 pm
I'm currently playing Shining Force EXA and Dragon Age: Origins.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 18, 2010, 11:24:09 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I enjoyed the demo of Wet and can get it for about £10, should I?

Yeah, the demo gives you a good idea of what to expect. It's not a masterpiece but it's lots of fun, and has some really cool music and visuals. It's the video game equivalent of watching a good action flick I guess.

Seconded. Enjoy the demo? Find a copy for a cheap price? Go for it.

I finally got around to beating Metal Gear Solid: Portabl Ops. Pretty easy once I figured out you could hold the L button to lock onto bosses as you strafe around them, as opposed to stopping to shoot in first person mode all the time.  Overall very solid game, even if it took a while to get into (managing soldiers/items/spies/etc...).
All set to play through Peace Walker now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on June 19, 2010, 06:09:15 pm
Okay, playing Wet. [spoiler:w3i2sxni]There's a guy here who looks like Majima and even has his own cage fights.[/spoiler:w3i2sxni] :lol:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 19, 2010, 08:40:50 pm
Playing Alpha Protocol:

Boss fight with a Russian Mobster, in his private Disco while 'Turn up the Radio' blares. He uses gold plated uzis, complains about 'how much this suit costs' when he gets shot, then he snorts a shit-ton of cocaine and goes batshit crazy with his knives THEN it turns out he can teleport using his stage lights or something as well.

This game rocks.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 19, 2010, 11:23:37 pm
Made a bit of progress on Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. Two games with obscenely long titles.

I sucked at SASAR when I played the demo, but once I realized that the drifting was done by just holding the button down, while accelerating, it's been much more fun.  I'd been trying do drift like in Ridge Racer or Burnout by letting off the gas, tapping the brake, cutting the wheel into the turn, and hitting the gas again.  Instead of initiating a drift, I'd just swerve akwardly into the walls.
I'm mostly working toward unlocking all the characters at the moment.  Ulala was the main priority, and I'm working down from there.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on June 20, 2010, 10:37:23 am
Playing Pure, it's an ATV game by Black Rock studios.
It's good but really hard, making an ATV to race takes about 5 minutes of choosing parts so I think I may just need to get the right combination.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 21, 2010, 09:43:47 pm
Just beat Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction.
Well, I'm pretty sold on this series now. Getting used to the heavy emphasis on shooting in a platform game took a little bit of getting used to, but I had a good time.
The large amount of different weapons and items kept the game pretty interesting throughout.  I wish there were a few more of the platforming/clank bits, but otherwise, very few complaints.
It was also genuinely funny at times.  Aside from Brutal Legend, I can't think of a whole lot of games that made me laugh recently.  It'd be nice to have a few more of those kicking around.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 21, 2010, 10:52:22 pm
Noticed that most platformers now have some type of shooting, Jak & Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, Shadow and even Mario Galaxy.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 21, 2010, 11:18:23 pm
Quote from: "George"
Noticed that most platformers now have some type of shooting, Jak & Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, Shadow and even Mario Galaxy.

I still haven't gotten around to playing a Jak & Daxter game.  I got my PS2 around the time Guitar Hero II came out, so I've kinda been playing catch up with games on it.  I'm mostly interested in checking them out because I enjoyed the Uncharted games so much.  
Hopefully they'll just come out with a collection on PS3 like God of War and the upcoming Sly Collection.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 22, 2010, 02:59:41 am
You getting Sly collection on PS3? Worth it if you have not played them.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 22, 2010, 09:56:19 pm
Quote from: "George"
You getting Sly collection on PS3? Worth it if you have not played them.

Definitely. I was actually looking into ordering the PS2 versions off of ebay not too long before the collection was announced. Mainly because I was a big fan of inFamous and was hoping to play more from Sucker Punch before inFamous 2 comes out.

Plus, the collection's going to have 3 Platinum trophies.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: matty on June 22, 2010, 10:25:57 pm
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love.

You might have heard about it on the SegaBits Podcast where Sega Uranus was trying his damnedest to make it sound like most effeminate and boring game ever, but the game is actually very engaging.
It's a visual novel game, first and foremost. If you're not familiar with the genre, think if it like those "choose your own adventure" books where you come to a certain page and you have one of a few options.
I'm only skin deep into the game, but the story and characters are fun, which is telling since I'm not at all familiar with the other games in the series. Hopefully, I can give a solid impression as I get further into the game.

Sega didn't feel like giving the game a fair shake in the States, but that's where NIS America stepped in, and as a long time supporter of theirs, this is the game that brought them back to Earth after a series of bumps in their localization as of late. They're also the ones that are handling the Neptune game that Sega was handling in Japan.

NISA just restocked the limited PS2 version of Sakura Wars in their shop. If you're a stickler for dubs and prefer the original Japanese track you might want to pick up that version (it has both Eng. and Jpn.) as the Wii only has English voice overs.
http://store.nisamerica.com/Games (http://store.nisamerica.com/Games)

And here's an article about the game from someone who knows how to describe a game:
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/03/30/sa ... -playtest/ (http://www.siliconera.com/2010/03/30/sakura-wars-so-long-my-love-playtest/)
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Post by: SOUP on June 22, 2010, 10:41:41 pm
Quote from: "matty"
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love.

You might have heard about it on the SegaBits Podcast where Sega Uranus was trying his damnedest to make it sound like most effeminate and boring game ever, but the game is actually very engaging.
It's a visual novel game, first and foremost. If you're not familiar with the genre, think if it like those "choose your own adventure" books where you come to a certain page and you have one of a few options.
I'm only skin deep into the game, but the story and characters are fun, which is telling since I'm not at all familiar with the other games in the series. Hopefully, I can give a solid impression as I get further into the game.

Sega didn't feel like giving the game a fair shake in the States, but that's where NIS America stepped in, and as a long time supporter of theirs, this is the game that brought them back to Earth after a series of bumps in their localization as of late. They're also the ones that are handling the Neptune game that Sega was handling in Japan.

NISA just restocked the limited PS2 version of Sakura Wars in their shop. If you're a stickler for dubs and prefer the original Japanese track you might want to pick up that version (it has both Eng. and Jpn.) as the Wii only has English voice overs.
http://store.nisamerica.com/Games (http://store.nisamerica.com/Games)

And here's an article about the game from someone who knows how to describe a game:
http://www.siliconera.com/2010/03/30/sa ... -playtest/ (http://www.siliconera.com/2010/03/30/sakura-wars-so-long-my-love-playtest/)


I've got it sitting on my shelf at the moment. I'll probably give it a shot once I'm finished all these Ratchet & Clank games.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on June 23, 2010, 05:20:18 am
Quote from: "matty"
Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love.

You might have heard about it on the SegaBits Podcast where Sega Uranus was trying his damnedest to make it sound like most effeminate and boring game ever,

Hey man, they are women that sing and dance to get more spirit power to fight demons and shit. That is like, so badass and manly!

I like the series and all, but it is really, really hard to sell the idea. My main point is that it is basically an 'easier' Shining Force-like game where the focus is mainly on character development.
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Post by: George on June 23, 2010, 10:53:52 am
Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade. Was looking for a good coop game to pay on PSP, this one was very 'D2/Champions of Norrath' like.

Though, I will now be doing coop in Peace Walker.
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Post by: STORM! on June 23, 2010, 01:21:38 pm
Finally played Rambo, Elevator Action Returns and Boarder Break for the first time!
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Post by: SOUP on June 23, 2010, 04:43:16 pm
Quote from: "STORM!"
Finally played Rambo, Elevator Action Returns and Boarder Break for the first time!

Impressions?
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Post by: SOUP on June 24, 2010, 01:29:07 am
Just beat Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty.
I knew it was going to be pretty short going in, so that wasn't a big deal.
I did really dig the bigger emphasis on puzzles and platforming though.
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Post by: Monkeroony on June 25, 2010, 03:14:17 pm
Got Just Cause 2 on sale, it looks amazing but there are some annoying things already like poor animation and cut-scenes.
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Post by: George on June 25, 2010, 04:16:00 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Got Just Cause 2 on sale, it looks amazing but there are some annoying things already like poor animation and cut-scenes.
Do not even bother with cutscenese on that game. Its about watching things burn.
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Post by: CosmicCastaway on June 25, 2010, 08:44:48 pm
I'm currently playing Valkyria Chronicles.  =)
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Post by: SOUP on June 25, 2010, 11:38:02 pm
Just beat ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth this afternoon.

I'd only played a bit of the first game in the series before, but it's actually pretty close as far as basic gameplay goes.  I played this one with my girlfriend in the two player mode, the whole way through.  The camera was one of the more impressive things, in how it handled the two players on the one screen. If you were close to each other, you'd share the screen, but once you were apart for a certain distance it would split in two. The best part of that was that it was so seamless. Neither player loses track of their character for a second.
There were also some genuinely funny bits, especially near the end.
The only real gripe I have with the game is that there isn't really a whole lot of direction on what to do next.  This wouldn't be a big deal, except for the fact that there seems to be so little info to be found on the internet as far as FAQs go.

It's not the best game ever, but it's definitely worth checking out for any SEGA fan with an Xbox. Especially those SEGA fans that enjoyed the original game on the Genesis/Megadrive.
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Post by: max_cady on June 26, 2010, 08:59:23 am
After not having touched the Xbox 360 for a while, I've played about an extra hour of Magna Carta 2.

Nearing the end, by all accounts. I have yet to finish all the little side missions(I'm still a few missions short of finishing the full 80 missions).

Characters have leveled up quite nicely. Monsters also leveled up but I managed to keep myself going.

Equiping Kamonds are a piece of cake and they help a lot.

My team is mostly Juto, Argo and Celestine and I intend to keep it that way well into the near end. Rue is OK, but only if I really need her and Crocell is worhtless at this point.

The only complaint I have with Celestine is that she keeps repeating "I don't like battles" and "I'll show you the power of the Mare" over and over again, it is so annoying. It registers as "Kinectanimals Skittles"-level annoying.

Again, Magnacarta 2 wins the Oscar for most predictable plot twist in a video game.
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Post by: crackdude on June 26, 2010, 04:46:44 pm
I'm playing Ultimate Mortal Kombat III.

I'm hardcore like that.
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Post by: Monkeroony on June 27, 2010, 01:33:25 pm
Split/second and just cause 2.

I think I'm going to end up with explosion overload!
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Post by: George on June 27, 2010, 05:16:58 pm
Toy Stoy 3.

Don't judge fagets.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on June 27, 2010, 05:25:26 pm
I think that game looks astounding, actually. Tell me how long it takes you to beat though, might rent it instead of buying it.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on June 27, 2010, 05:37:25 pm
Should we start taking bets on if it'll be better than Sonic 4?

Finished SOTN yesterday. Really excellent game. Going to try and see how far  I can get with Richter, although it seems like it's going to be really hard.
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Post by: George on June 27, 2010, 08:51:55 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
I think that game looks astounding, actually. Tell me how long it takes you to beat though, might rent it instead of buying it.
I was playing toy box mode and thought it was the full game. I played like 5 hours and there is SOOOO much to do. Racing (cars/horse), customizing towns, customizing toys, buying toys, doing missions for toys, pic-0-matic (dress x number of toys a certain way), finding toy parts.

Then you can buy toys with money, also 'new areas' like Sid's House and stuff, they have their own missions.

Then there is single player mode, its rather short it seems. I have not really played it much. but you can unlock extras for toy box mode by playing single player mode.

This is how you should do a kids license game. *Listen SEGA~!*
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Post by: Sega Uranus on June 30, 2010, 03:23:43 pm
I played through all of Gears of War 2's campaign in co-op with Kogen the other day. I do not think too much of the first game, but the sequel is a damn classic in almost every way if I am concerned. I have not had this much fun playing through a co-op game for the first time since Gunstar Heroes in 1995 or so I think.

Like seriously, it is about nine hours long but every damn second is big and epic enough to be the biggest scene of any other action game, a few of the scenes even make Bayonetta look wimpy in comparison. Obviously with being an Epic Games title it is a bit glitchy and there are some minor issues with the controls and physics, but who gives a shit, I just fell off of a waterfall and fought a giant fish monster thing by running into his mouth before he completely closed it and chucked a few grenades into his throat.
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Post by: SOUP on July 01, 2010, 12:22:40 am
I beat Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time.
Hands down, my favourite title in the Future trilogy.  I really liked the emphasis on puzzle platforming that they started in Quest for Booty.  Ratchet's echoshift-like levels were pretty great too. My only complaint is that there weren't more of them.

With that game done, I've finally started playing Final Fantasy XIII after having it on my shelf since March. I've heard a lot of mixed opinions, but I'm looking forward to playing through it.  I just wish that it was shorter.  60 hours is a lot of time to commit to one game.
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Post by: George on July 01, 2010, 05:32:03 am
My brother bought Borderland for 360. A bit depressive mode to be gaming *cries in the corner of the room for an hour*
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Post by: SOUP on July 01, 2010, 03:05:33 pm
I'm about 6 hours into FFXIII.  So far the battle system seems pretty interesting. At first, the idea of letting the AI select moves seemed pretty lame, but when you factor in the speed of the fights with the changing of character fight styles on the fly, it makes sense.

It's also got some really nice looking environments. I can't think of very many games where I've stopped playing to admire the scenery, but this is one of them.
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Post by: Hanyou on July 04, 2010, 11:22:39 am
Harvest Moon: Animal Parade.

One of the best Harvest Moon games by far, though it still doesn't beat Friends of Mineral Town.  Love the depth.  I'm in the fall of my first year.  House, Barn, and Coop upgraded to level 2, I've got about 30,000g, and I have a full field of crops.  Also, I have Renee at 8 hearts, so I only need 1 more heart to propose.

No game on the Wii, save possibly Okami, and the Galaxy titles, has had me this enraptured for this long.  It's so freaking addictive.  These games never get enough support, so if you own a Wii, buy a copy of Animal Parade right now.  Srsly, give these titles the recognition they deserve.  Harvest Moon FTW.
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Post by: crackdude on July 04, 2010, 02:53:55 pm
Animal Crossing WW for the Nintendo DS. This is so much fun! I just wish the town was a good bit bigger. And that everything didn't close at 11PM. That fucks me out.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on July 04, 2010, 07:51:46 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Like seriously, it is about nine hours long but every damn second is big and epic enough to be the biggest scene of any other action game, a few of the scenes even make Bayonetta look wimpy in comparison.

I call shenanigans! Nothing in Gears 2 compares to Temperentia in my eyes!

Although I do agree that Gears 2 is just non-stop action and ups the ante at every opportunity. Very fun game.

I've been playing Fallout 3 Point Lookout and Broken Steel. Just finished them last night, they both added a lot of cool stuff to the game and hours of extra missions and gameplay. Cannot wait for New Vegas now.

Also finished SOTN the other day, can't remember if I said so or not, but that was a brilliant game.
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Post by: SOUP on July 04, 2010, 10:22:30 pm
Loved SOTN.

With ToeJam & Earl III done, I needed a new co-op game to play with my girlfriend.  So we decided to start up the first Donkey Kong Country.  I'd never actually put that much time into the first 2 before, but we managed to get right up to the final boss.
Whenever we manage to beat that, I've already got DKC2 downloaded.  All in preparation for the new one.

As far as solo play, I've been making more progress in FFXIII. I'm on chapter 7 right now. Probably around 11 hours or so.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 07, 2010, 08:16:28 am
Major Havoc in Game Room, fun vector shooter/platformer.

Monkey Island 2 on the iPod Touch. Awesome game.
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Post by: SOUP on July 07, 2010, 11:07:30 pm
Currently stuck on the boss of Chapter 9 in FFXIII.

Probably the only JRPG I"ve ever played that had so much emphasis on quick reflexes and strategic planning.  It doesn't matter how much level grinding, bosses will end you asap if you let up for a second.
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Post by: max_cady on July 12, 2010, 04:41:56 am
Still playing Magna Carta 2!

Major revelations here and there. Characters levelling up quite nicely, this game is very level grinding friendly as enemies tend to just respawn every now and then.

Boss fights continue to be very easy, especially against this last one, which was almost like an endurance round.

Putting Kamonds on weapons is a great way to beef up your characters.

Celestine's voice is still annoying.
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Post by: SOUP on July 12, 2010, 10:54:44 am
Wandering around in Chapter 11 of FFXIII.
The first second the game opens up, I get lost O_o
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Post by: max_cady on July 12, 2010, 11:23:02 am
I was enjoying Magna Carta 2 up until this particular part.

I can't buy any items and now I'm stuck in a Boss Battle.

I can't think of any RPG this generation that hasn't screwed me over somehow.
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Post by: SOUP on July 12, 2010, 11:24:38 pm
I beat Donkey Kong Country 2 with my girlfriend this morning, then picked up the 3rd one and played through the majority of it.

I couldn't get over how cheap DKC2 was.  I get that the levels are tough, but most of the later levels come down to memorizing everthing, since the sprites are so big that things come at you from offscreen all the time.  That, and you actually have to spend coins to save your game.
That said, the 3rd game addresses a lot of these issues, and I'm really enjoying it.
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Post by: George on July 12, 2010, 11:59:14 pm
That is true, some of the most frustrating times as a child was playing DKC, but I loved it.

Backed up my save data of my PS3, going to ship it out. I'm leaving for vacation on monday and won't be back for 3 weeks. So when I get back I will purchase a slim.
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Post by: SOUP on July 13, 2010, 02:14:44 am
Made some more progress in FFXIII.
I think I'm probably around halfway through chapter 11.  I might go back to doing sidemissions after this chapter.  I really want those chocobos.
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Post by: Nathan on July 13, 2010, 04:21:43 pm
Still trying to finish Jet Grind Radio.
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Post by: SOUP on July 15, 2010, 12:38:26 am
Quote from: "Supa"
Still trying to finish Jet Grind Radio.

I remember it getting pretty tough near the end.

I'm on chapter 12 in FFXIII.  Had another run in with a boss that gave me a lot of trouble in chapter 9. Beat them on the first try this time, but it still took about 25 minutes.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 15, 2010, 08:58:34 am
Gonna have to throw a bunch of love to Pix N' Love for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Sort of a spin-off of the XBLA title Pixel. If you have these devices, pick the game up! It's only 99 cents and is damn fun!

Check the videos:
[youtube:1d5qc83k]fL_cVVVAOGg[/youtube:1d5qc83k]
[youtube:1d5qc83k]PZcxdSoyq8I[/youtube:1d5qc83k]
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Post by: MadeManG74 on July 15, 2010, 05:10:31 pm
Playing Stranglehold on Hard.

It's really fucking hard. Fun game though.

Also was playing Monkey Island 2 SE solidly on XBLA, top game.
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Post by: fluffymoochicken on July 15, 2010, 08:05:39 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Gonna have to throw a bunch of love to Pix N' Love for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Sort of a spin-off of the XBLA title Pixel. If you have these devices, pick the game up! It's only 99 cents and is damn fun!
It has a much more varied and interesting number of colors than Pixel did, though. Thank goodness for that much.
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Post by: Orta on July 16, 2010, 06:07:04 pm
This Mass Effect business is pretty cool.
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Post by: George on July 17, 2010, 08:27:11 am
System Shock 2
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on July 17, 2010, 01:16:35 pm
Just finished all the single player on AVP.  The Multi-Player is no fun.  I keep getting placed as an Alien, with 2-3 Predators ganging up on me.  It's already hard enough against just one.  I'm not having fun anymore with it, I think it's time to trade it in.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on July 17, 2010, 04:45:00 pm
^Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

I loved the Multiplayer more than the Single player myself. I used to play as Marine mostly, I got quite good at scoping out Preds and Aliens and shooting them down, or learning to block and counter their moves. It's tough playing as an Alien sometimes, but satisfying to drop from the cieling and impale someone.

What types of matches were you geting? Most of the time, I just found good 'ol deathmatches where you could choose your race anyway.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on July 18, 2010, 03:18:28 am
I never figured out how to pick your species.  I'll look into that.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on July 18, 2010, 03:54:23 am
Soup, how did you get that trophy icon into your signature?  I'm getting an error saying the height has to be 150 or less.  That picture is 155.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 18, 2010, 09:07:05 am
Playing Toy Commander. What a toughie!
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Post by: MadeManG74 on July 18, 2010, 04:21:09 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Playing Toy Commander. What a toughie!

That game really can be quite difficult, lots of fun though!

Recently I just haven't been the mood for playing games at all unfortunately. All i've been playing is little bits of King of Fighters 98 UM here and there.

Oh, also I downloaded and played around with Sumotori Dreams after seeing this vid.
[youtube:3n52e58f]hOvq3-oG5BM[/youtube:3n52e58f]
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 18, 2010, 04:38:38 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Recently I just haven't been the mood for playing games at all unfortunately. All i've been playing is little bits of King of Fighters 98 UM here and there.

Same here, at least time intensive games. I've been playing a lot of XBLA games for short spurts, but haven't had the time or energy to start up RDR. I blame the heat.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on July 18, 2010, 05:30:46 pm
When you do get back into RDR, if you ever see me online shoot me an invite. We can bust up some outlaw hideouts together!

On an unrelated note, where the bloody hell is King of Fighters 2002 UM for XBLA? It was leaked to pirates months ago and we still haven't got a release date. ;_;
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Post by: max_cady on July 18, 2010, 06:25:18 pm
Man, you stop playing games regurarly for almost a month and suddenly your muscle memory is gone.

I tried playing Magna Carta 2 again with no luck with beating one of the tougher bosses right now, almost near the end of the game.
Again, having the boss cancel your chain link and basically being helpless while he does his super move is a very poor design choice. And when you're low on healing items and reviving items, it's a matter of luck. Lots of it.

Also tried playing Aliens vs Predator with the Predator. Man I really suck at it. I though it was cool being the Predator but his moves are way too complex compared to the Marine character. I haven't finished the first stage yet(the actual first stage, not the tutorial level).
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Post by: SOUP on July 18, 2010, 10:38:56 pm
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
Soup, how did you get that trophy icon into your signature?  I'm getting an error saying the height has to be 150 or less.  That picture is 155.


The exact text I have in my signature, under my user settings is:
Quote
(http://http://fp.profiles.us.playstation.com/playstation/psn/pid/SOUP_32.png) (http://http://profiles.us.playstation.com/playstation/psn/visit/profiles/SOUP_32)

I tried previewing it with your ID, in place of mine, to see if I got the same error that you were getting when I previewed it. I got the same deal.
I tried previewing it with what I've got in there right now, and ended up getting the same error again.  I'm not too sure why mine's working right now, but I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to get it to work again if I changed it. Probably something worth posting in the Technical Issues topic.

Donkey Kong Country 3 has been beaten.  It seemed quite a bit easier than the first two overall.  Definitely enjoyable though. I'm playing through the last chapter of FFXIII right now. I probably won't beat it tonight, but I'm pretty sure I'll have it done tomorrow afternoon.
I think it's going to be one of the few RPGs that where I'll actually be playing any post-game stuff.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on July 19, 2010, 11:27:39 am
Thanks Soup.  I'll post it in forumntechnical issues.
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Post by: SOUP on July 19, 2010, 03:06:02 pm
No problem. I tried to put the actual text in the quote, but failed apparently :(.

I've just beaten FFXIII, and loved it.
I think the biggest problem people had was that they went into it with too many hang ups about what it "should be" like.  Knowing that it's pretty different from the beginning, I was willing to give it a shot.
The progression's more in line with a Halo/Uncharted style game.  The battle system's a big part of keeping each fight interesting, and I can't remember a single JRPG with a battle system that kept you as on your toes as this one.

It's not a perfect game, but I sure enjoyed it.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 21, 2010, 08:54:51 pm
LIMBO, and it's scary as fudge.

Also, that Destination Arcade app is cool and all, but does it really need to be showing up on my profile as a game I've played (see the big blue D)? It's just a snazzy way to browse the arcade titles. I'm not playing it!!
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Post by: MadeManG74 on July 21, 2010, 10:06:05 pm
I didn't realise Limbo was out. I'll get the demo at least for sure.

Been playing Dead Space, which I picked up for PC on sale a while ago. Really good game and quite scary too. Reminds me of a mix between old-school RE and new-school RE. Scary and slower paced like the old ones, but still has plenty of enemies and linear like the new ones.

Personally I still think the old RE games are better in terms of survival horror (plenty of ammo and save points/check points in this game mean I'm never really fretting), but this game is great if you like that sort of thing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 22, 2010, 11:21:36 am
I've been playing through Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands.
I was a bit disappointed when I first saw this one, as I actually enjoyed the 2008 game. I thought the look of it was really impressive, and I actually got used to the Assassin's Creed - less buttons for platforming - style of play.

The first impression is so-so. The graphics are really nice sometimes, and pretty meh at other times.  The game goes back to the old Sands of Time voice actor, and controls where you have to hit the trigger button to run along walls and such.  The platforming starts off pretty straightforward, but gets a lot more interesting once you can freeze water.
I've been enjoying it more and more, as I play through it. I think I'm about halfway through, but it's shaping up to be right up there with Sands of Time. I'd liken it to the sequel that I was hoping for after playing Sands, and before getting slapped in the face with Warrior Within.
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Post by: Orta on July 22, 2010, 07:24:18 pm
Finished Mass Effect. It's such a great game. I'll play Limbo next and then I'll go back to John Shepard and his friends on Mass Effect 2.
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Post by: crackdude on July 22, 2010, 09:35:58 pm
I've been playing NHL 2K9. It's one of the best sport games I've played in my life.

2 nights ago I was playing at 2AM and it was 7-7 entering overtime after a last minute tie goal on my behalf. I won. It's exciting and fun.

I like how you can personalize every aspect of the game. There sliders for each characteristic of skaters and goalies. And there's even separate sliders for ice and puck friction.

I put all skills at 100. Game's fast and aggressive. I'm having massive fun.
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Post by: SOUP on July 23, 2010, 02:15:19 am
Just beat Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands.

Gameplay-wise, I'd probably say that this is the best Prince of Persia game. Some of the platform puzzles near the end were pretty wild.
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Post by: Ulala5 on July 23, 2010, 12:51:58 pm
Just started to play Silent Hill Homecoming and my impression is the same of the other SH games (with the only exception of the first one, that was a really good game imo). Too much overrated. Inexistent and confused story, boring gameplay too much dark and fog to cover the bad graphic. Btw dialogues still make me laugh hard and i will continue to play it, hoping it surprise me and turns in a decent game
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Post by: Sega Uranus on July 23, 2010, 10:01:03 pm
I played through Sonic 3D Blast yesterday in one go.

Yeah.
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Post by: SOUP on July 23, 2010, 10:28:52 pm
Just got the Platinum trophy in Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands.

I'm also finally getting around to starting FFVI.  I've had it forever, and played the first hour a good 5 times over the years, but never actually made a point of really playing it.  I've heard a lot of good things though, and it's the only FF game before VII that I haven't beaten yet, so here goes.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 25, 2010, 09:10:01 am
Out of the blue I booted up Skies of Arcadia for the Dreamcast. Last time I played was nearly 8 years ago! Looks like I was 20 hours in, and was looking for the Golden Man in Ixa'taka.
I should really get around to completing this game!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 25, 2010, 09:35:37 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Out of the blue I booted up Skies of Arcadia for the Dreamcast. Last time I played was nearly 8 years ago! Looks like I was 20 hours in, and was looking for the Golden Man in Ixa'taka.
I should really get around to completing this game!

That's exactly where I got hung up and set it aside for a while.  After that, the game really picks up steam.

I started up Heavy Rain.  I feel like I've made several "wrong" decisions already :(.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 26, 2010, 06:19:38 pm
I've just beaten Heavy Rain.
It wasn't that short, but I had today off, and pretty much played it non-stop.
I really can't remember another game that got me so legitimately stressed out.  Frustrated sure, but we're talking genuine anxiety here. Tense stuff.

I'm tempted to play through for the other endings to get some trophies, but I'm pretty happy with the way things turned out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on July 26, 2010, 06:27:40 pm
The main guy of Heavy Rain is one irresponsible dude. I think I would never be as bad as parent like he is. Getting a son killed and another kidnapped by a lunatic makes you an awful dad, no matter how much crap you get yourself into to get your other kid back.

btw, I didn't spoil anything don't worry.. This all happens in the first 10 minutes.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 27, 2010, 07:29:17 am
LIMBO and Frostbite in Game Room. Good times.
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Post by: SOUP on July 28, 2010, 07:12:46 am
Back to playing SASAR.
Only 2 missions left, but they're a pain.  The last one with Opa Opa, and the final mission.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 28, 2010, 03:36:35 pm
Hey f*ckers! Hydro Thunder Hurricane is out on XBLA! I'm buying it this weekend. Damn you if you don't buy it too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on July 28, 2010, 06:49:55 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Hey f*ckers! Hydro Thunder Hurricane is out on XBLA! I'm buying it this weekend. Damn you if you don't buy it too.
Will it come to PSN?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 28, 2010, 07:04:12 pm
Not sure, there hasn't been word of it. Microsoft Game Studios is the publisher, if that means anything. Also, due to Midway being bought by WB, the boat named Midway is now named after HTH's dev Vector Unit (it's now named Vector).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on July 28, 2010, 07:10:44 pm
If Microsoft is the publisher then I guess not.. *sob* *turns on dreamcast*
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Post by: Orta on July 28, 2010, 07:31:03 pm
If it's anything like Tomb Raider, it will take a few weeks to be on PSN.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 29, 2010, 09:19:34 am
Not sparked by anything said here: I'm going to have to facepalm over how many folks think $15 is a rip-off for an XBLA title.

Seriously. A newly developed game that offers hours of gameplay priced at $15 is too expensive? I remember value titles on the Dreamcast that cost $20. With inflation in mind, games like HTH, LIMBO and Snoopy Flying ace should be $25 to $30. Instead, we get them for the lower than past budget title price of $15. Also, devs gotta make money somehow.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 29, 2010, 04:43:48 pm
I played the first 20 minutes of Alpha Protocol.

I was surprised, the game is OK, there are quite a few bugs and the AI can seem to have brain dead reactions one way or another.

The conversation bit is also great, but sometimes it's easy to lose yourself into a lot of the dialogue. I'm using a very Professional approach and Mina Tang already likes me! I gave a Casual response to Darcy and he's reaction was accompined by a brief face eyebrow raise and a "Sure, whatever" reaction.

Mike Thorton also makes some cool puns.

I'm starting the Saudi Arabia missions soon.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 29, 2010, 09:43:44 pm
I tried playing some SASAR online (to get one of the last trophies), but after about an hour of trying, I only managed to get one race in :(.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on July 30, 2010, 04:51:50 am
I'm 36 hours into Mass Effect 2. I never thought I would like this series so much. Curse you Sanus, you casted (sp?) a spell on me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 30, 2010, 04:52:08 am
@ Max: Don't be taken in too much by the reviews, AP isn't perfect but it's really fun. Some of the boss fights are really memorable too.

I just got 1000/1000 in VF5. I proclaim myself the Undisputed King of Virtua Fighting on SegaBits!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 30, 2010, 03:47:22 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
I just got 1000/1000 in VF5. I proclaim myself the Undisputed King of Virtua Fighting on SegaBits!

Congrats! If we had a SEGAbits belt, you'd have it (Imagune a VMU secured with a bungee cord).

I'm still trying to crack VF5. I can kick ass in VF1-3 (and Kids, Megamix and Fighting Vipers), but 4&5 are a bit tougher for me to master.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 01, 2010, 02:16:39 am
@MadeManG74

My first impressions of this game were very good, I also think that the reviews for Alpha Protocol were too harsh. Doesn't look broken to me at all.

Anyway, I also played Magna Carta 2 once again. This time thanks to the Bonus Pack, I equiped two big weapons for each character that was ridiculously overpowerded.

Long story short, the two boss fights were finished in less than 5 minutes.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on August 01, 2010, 04:17:47 am
Still playing Dead Space. The game is fun but... I dunno. It's just not really doing it for me. Maybe its just taht I have a lot on my mind at the moment and can't really concentrate on these big games (I abandoned Stranglehold half way through, which I just about NEVER do). It's held my interest a lot, but just not the same as the old RE games did (my favourite horror titles, along with Condemned). It is very good though, I think I'm just finding it harder to find the time to play through it.

It also made me want to try out REmake, I found a good priced copy on ebay for wii, so I'll definitey get that.

On the other hand, I'm loving KOF recently, just been playing it heaps with some friends.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on August 01, 2010, 12:44:08 pm
46 hours of Mass Effect 2. I think I did everything except the DLC. Holy shit this game is awesome. This generation has been around since 2006 and only in 2010 I got to play what I would consider two great games. The other is the one with that crazy witch everybody here seems to hate.

Bioshock 2 is next in line.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on August 01, 2010, 03:20:59 pm
^I think you'll find everyone here actually loves Bayonetta.

Also, yes ME2 is brilliant (although I loved the first as well), and I also loved Bioshock 1 and 2. Hope you enjoy it too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on August 01, 2010, 04:44:58 pm
I was joking. Nobody understands me. :cry:

I thought ME2 was a million times better than ME1. I doubt the same will happen with Bioshock but we'll see.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on August 02, 2010, 02:48:25 pm
We bought a new living room chair over the weekend, which moved the old couch into the computer/retro games room.

I tested the new couch by playing Sonic 2. I don't think I've played Sonic 2 for that long since the mid-90's! I played up til the end of Hill Top Zone, then turned it off due to other things that required my attention. Still, it felt great to actually play through a Sonic game rather than using a game save or level select.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 02, 2010, 05:50:39 pm
Back to Magna Carta 2. Things are going smoothly.

I fought a couple of bosses, did a couple of quests. Got the achievement for Finishing Quest numero 80.

Game started out pretty dull at the beggining, but quickly it has become one of my fav RPG this generation(even if I never get to play Tales of Vesperia). A fresh alternative to Lost Odyssey's otherwise harsh difficulty.
The characters are likeable, there are many fun moments and combat is simple.

Well worth the discount price I payed for Magna Carta 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on August 03, 2010, 05:26:55 pm
Playing through the Halo trilogy in a row before Halo Reach comes out (next month).

I am about half way through Halo, and I have to say I am kind of just now 'getting' the game. I mean, I always liked it enough, but now I am just really really starting to understand just why it is considered one of the best ever. The only thing that does not really hold up today is the graphics, everything else is outstanding enough to be considered great even if it was released just now. I had this same kind of revelation with Revenge of Shinobi, which I did not like growing up.

I am honestly not very excited to play Halo 2 though. While I think the multiplayer is better, the campaign is really not anywhere near as good and is generally just boring in comparison... Though it has been years, so a lot could be different now. Maybe.

As for Halo 3, I was thinking about maybe getting some people together to play through Legendary. It would be fun, that is for sure.

Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Not sparked by anything said here: I'm going to have to facepalm over how many folks think $15 is a rip-off for an XBLA title.

Seriously. A newly developed game that offers hours of gameplay priced at $15 is too expensive? I remember value titles on the Dreamcast that cost $20. With inflation in mind, games like HTH, LIMBO and Snoopy Flying ace should be $25 to $30. Instead, we get them for the lower than past budget title price of $15. Also, devs gotta make money somehow.

I disagree in the case of Limbo. That game has very basic gameplay which means no technical and physical exploration like you would see in the Sonic trilogy. There is not much to the game outside of just beating it, and once you have there is no real reason to return to the game practically. The cherry on top is that the game is literally around 4 hours long. There is a walkthrough of the game where the guy playing dies a few times on YouTube that is only seven videos long, and most do not reach the 10 minute limit even!

There are tons and tons of XBLA games that are much larger with bigger and more deserving gameplay for every ones money. Snoopy is a good example in that it is only $10 while it has much more content to go by. I am not saying the $15 price is wrong for anything on there, I would gladly recommend Shadow Complex to anyone who owns the console.

Quote from: "Orta"
46 hours of Mass Effect 2. I think I did everything except the DLC. Holy shit this game is awesome. This generation has been around since 2006 and only in 2010 I got to play what I would consider two great games. The other is the one with that crazy witch everybody here seems to hate.

Bullet Witch?  :twisted:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 03, 2010, 11:46:27 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Playing through the Halo trilogy in a row before Halo Reach comes out (next month).

I am about half way through Halo, and I have to say I am kind of just now 'getting' the game. I mean, I always liked it enough, but now I am just really really starting to understand just why it is considered one of the best ever. The only thing that does not really hold up today is the graphics, everything else is outstanding enough to be considered great even if it was released just now. I had this same kind of revelation with Revenge of Shinobi, which I did not like growing up.

I am honestly not very excited to play Halo 2 though. While I think the multiplayer is better, the campaign is really not anywhere near as good and is generally just boring in comparison... Though it has been years, so a lot could be different now. Maybe.

As for Halo 3, I was thinking about maybe getting some people together to play through Legendary. It would be fun, that is for sure.

I just played the first two for the first time this year.  I actually liked the second one's campaign a lot more than the first game's.  The first one was fun and had an interesting story, but some of the levels were just huge repeating areas, that were really boring and tedious. The Library pops to mind.
I liked the fact that you played as the Arbiter in the second one too.


Tonight, I played through the first 3 worlds of Super Mario Bros. 3 with my girlfriend, and my best friend. Good times.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 05, 2010, 11:37:37 pm
I finally got around to playing some Ghostbusters after having it in the backlog pile for the last 8 months or so.  I've just finished the 4th chapter, and I'm having a good time with it.  The levels seem to drag a bit, but the whole Ghostbusters vibe (returning characters, little easter eggs in the levels, etc..) make up for any downsides.

I'm also around the halfway point in Final Fantasy VI on GBA.  Kefka is nuts.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 06, 2010, 05:41:14 pm
Finished Magna Carta 2 this afternoon. Sa-weet!

Ending was pretty cool. Final boss fight was a little cheap but easy enough.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on August 08, 2010, 06:19:45 pm
Beat the first two Halo games again and enjoy and appreciate them now so much more than I did before. Might play through the first one again this year on Heroic.

Quote from: "SOUP"
I just played the first two for the first time this year.  I actually liked the second one's campaign a lot more than the first game's.  The first one was fun and had an interesting story, but some of the levels were just huge repeating areas, that were really boring and tedious. The Library pops to mind.
I liked the fact that you played as the Arbiter in the second one too.

My main complaints with the second game's campaign is how much more boxed in the levels feel in comparison. Sure, you visit more areas, but the first has a very good lonesome and depressing setting with a heavy emphasis on exploring and the music that only helps push that. These are some major reasons why Ecco 1 is my favorite game. The Halo 2 feels more like any other action game to me, and I do not like most of the weapons, plus all of them that you can dual wield feel extremely useless to me, and when you use them you cannot use the grenades. Also I hated how in the second game there were sections you absolutely needed to use vehicles, in the first it was optional and would usually change the AI up in interesting ways.

The Arbiter is such an awesome character though, easily my favorite character from the series.

Other than that, I think the multiplayer is way better in Halo 2. The first game has a lot of great fun to it and great modes, but I think the second mostly expands on the best parts.

I am going to hold off on playing Halo 3 for right now, because I let my cousin borrow it for a bit. Thinking about giving Burning Rangers another go and writing a review for it on my site.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 08, 2010, 08:59:12 pm
How does Halo 3 stack up to the first two?
I'm mostly concerned with the campaign side of things.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on August 09, 2010, 03:37:18 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
How does Halo 3 stack up to the first two?
I'm mostly concerned with the campaign side of things.

I would rank Halo 3 under Halo 1 (although that may partly be nostalgia) but above Halo 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on August 09, 2010, 07:30:21 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
How does Halo 3 stack up to the first two?
I'm mostly concerned with the campaign side of things.
Halo 2 has the weakest campaign, though Halo 3 has the shortest I think.

Yes, Halo 3 is above 2 and below 1 in my opinion too.
But the MP totally makes up for it of course.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on August 09, 2010, 08:44:43 am
I've hardly played my 360 over the past few days, however I've been playing a lot of Floigan Bros. and Skies of Arcadia. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 09, 2010, 11:19:59 am
Thanks for the opinions guys.  Whenever I've got the spare cash, I'll probably pick up one of the new slim 360s.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on August 09, 2010, 02:04:03 pm
>slim

I hate every Tekken besides 3. But the Tekken 6 + Arcade Stick pack is at 60 euro. Anyone bought it and can say if it's worth it? A wireless Hori stick. I don't like wireless, but it seems a nice price..
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on August 09, 2010, 03:04:17 pm
Probably worth it for the stick alone, how much do they go for on their on?

Also, even if Tekken isn't something you enjoy that much, I heard that Tekken 6 has a pretty robust single player mode, so it might be fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on August 09, 2010, 03:43:11 pm
I can get a label-less stick for 40 to 60 euro. They are heavier, which is a good thing. But this one's a Hori and wireless. Hori sticks are 80+ euros usually.

It's the gameplay I don't like.. But I might give it another shot :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on August 09, 2010, 07:41:55 pm
Still playing Bioshock 2... I'm on the fourth level or something. I was expecting way more out of this... It may be my disappointment of the year.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 10, 2010, 02:30:17 am
Finished the first mission of Alpha Protocol in Saudi Arabia. I'm liking the game so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 11, 2010, 07:09:39 am
I downloaded Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game last night.

Awesome game. I'm a huge fan of the books, so I had pretty high hopes for this one.  The music's fantastic, the art style's great, and there are tons of references to old video games throughout.
I've got to see if I can manage to get 4 people together to play it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on August 12, 2010, 08:31:19 am
I finished Bioshock 2. Disappointing game, at least compared to the brilliance of the first. I was expecting a major [spoiler:2jrtvf41]"Would you kindly?" type of[/spoiler:2jrtvf41] plot twist but it didn't happen. I didn't check out the multiplayer, I don't have a gold account right now.

I might play Rent-a-Hero on the Xbox next. Or Prototype on the 360. I don't know.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 12, 2010, 11:29:45 pm
Just beat Scott Pilgrim.
It's pretty tough unless you've got other people to play through it with, or if you max out your stats.
I took the second road, and after a bit of grinding, I was able to breeze through the last bit pretty easily.  I think I might actually play through it a few more times with the other characters to unlock everything.

If you enjoy (the good) NES games, Metal Slug, and/or 16 beat-em ups (TMNT, SoR,etc..), definitely pick this up.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 13, 2010, 04:54:43 am
Played RE 5's special DLC episode Lost In Nightmares.

It rocked. It was pure fanservice for the original RE fans.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 19, 2010, 10:34:32 am
After not playing it for 5 years, I restarted Legend of Zelda: Four Sword Adventures, and played it through with my girlfriend.
After beating it, I can honestly say that as far as puzzles go, it's hands down the hardest Zelda game out there.
There were Water Temple-esque moments that popped up many, many times throughout. Mostly around the middle of the game too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 20, 2010, 05:10:27 pm
Finished the freeware game Broken Sword 2.5.

Most fun I've had in a while.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on August 21, 2010, 12:42:34 am
Orta received some copies of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and gave me one. I was never really a fan of the Tomb Raider series so I was not expecting anything in particular.

Well, the game is really fantastic. Seriously, it just blew me away. It is a puzzle adventure platformer game mixed in with a dual stick shooter and has excellent level design, controls and graphics (seriously looks like a launch window PlayStation 3 game) along with some really impressive replay value that can give you tons of unlockables. It is hard to really describe the game enough to do it any justice, but so far this is one of my favorite game of the year. Best of all is that it has online co-op coming up and multiple DLC packs, and they plan to make this a series to boot... Fantastic.

I think everyone here should at least try out the demo if they can.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: matty on August 24, 2010, 06:33:18 am
Trying to finish Deadly Premonition, you know, the 360's GOTY (http://http://www.destructoid.com/review-deadly-premonition-165168.phtml). But, not too quickly. Got to savor it like a rare piece of steak.

Actually, I just got War Tech (erm..Senko No Ronde), but it's another game where you have to spend a bajillion hours to actually get good at it. I just feel so burnt on games now. (hence me being here)
The only real time I have for them is when I'm playing my DS/PSP during the six hour gap at college. Eh... at least I can finally finish Half Minute Hero. Maybe.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on August 24, 2010, 09:21:48 am
I'm not playing it at the moment, but I was just thinking about Bayonetta and how goddamn amazing it is.

It's one of the few games of the current gen that I've played all the way through. Perfect gameplay length for somebody with a busy schedule. Of course, I have yet to unlock everything, but that might happen this weekend.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on August 27, 2010, 04:12:49 pm
After seeing Expendables (Which is the best movie ever), we went into the next-door Timezone Arcade and played Sega's Rambo machine a whole bunch. It was really fun, I love the way the gun has simulated kickbacka and everything. Classic Sega light gun shooting at it's finest.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on August 27, 2010, 05:10:12 pm
I just started playing Mafia 2, this game is disgustingly good so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 28, 2010, 09:55:13 pm
I beat Patchwork Heroes. Great little game. Highly recommended for anybody who owns a PSP.

I also beat Final Fantasy VI for the first time. It was pretty interesting to play after having recently gone through V and XIII.  Structurally it seemed to have more in common with XIII than any other FF title that I've played. Very structured first half, focused on getting to know the characters and gameplay mechanics.  Then game opens up in the middle, and you can do pretty much whatever you want with what you've picked up.  At first, I was a bit turned off by the huge amount of characters in it, but surprisingly got to enjoy pretty much all of them by the end of it.
Mog was pretty badass by the time I beat the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on August 29, 2010, 01:23:43 am
Started up Alpha Protocol today. I am pretty mixed on it, and in the first hour I was really hating it, but the game is certainly getting better the more I play. I am having a really hard time with trying to be sneaky though.

Too bad a sequel will not happen because a lot of potential was here, that is for sure.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on August 29, 2010, 11:31:30 am
I finished Arkham Asylum. Got all the interviews that mattered to me too. The game is at 69% in 3 days, not bad.. Might get into the rest of the riddles when I finish up other games.

I'm starting up PSO on the Dreamcast for the first time in my life.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on August 30, 2010, 03:58:55 am
Quote from: "crackdude"
I finished Arkham Asylum. Got all the interviews that mattered to me too. The game is at 69% in 3 days, not bad.. Might get into the rest of the riddles when I finish up other games.

I'm starting up PSO on the Dreamcast for the first time in my life.

PSO offline is pretty rubbish. Just letting you know so you don't get your hopes up. I played it offline years ago and didn't like it much, never played online though.

As for me, I spent all weekend playing Mafia 2. I love the game to bits.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ribbitking17 on August 30, 2010, 04:16:02 am
I just got done playing through sonic unleashed for the first time. Werehog stages are not that bad, they are just not what i wanted to do at all. Eggmanland is very very hard
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 30, 2010, 09:16:58 am
Quote from: "ribbitking17"
I just got done playing through sonic unleashed for the first time. Werehog stages are not that bad, they are just not what i wanted to do at all. Eggmanland is very very hard

Those pipe balancing bits were the worst.

I just beat Metroid: Zero Mission.  All the little quirks in the first Metroid (not being able to shoot at something right at your feet, save system, etc...) kept me from wanting to put much time into it.  I figured this was the best way to go to experience the first story.
Very solid game. I only got really lost once, which is usually what keeps me from beating some of the other Metroid games I've tried out.  The post-Mother Brain section of it was a nice change of pace.

After beating it, I figured I should finally give Super Metroid a shot, and downloaded it to my Wii.  Hopefully I can get through it before I get around to picking up Other M.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 01, 2010, 08:33:35 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "crackdude"

I'm starting up PSO on the Dreamcast for the first time in my life.

PSO offline is pretty rubbish. Just letting you know so you don't get your hopes up. I played it offline years ago and didn't like it much, never played online though.

During the Dreamcast 100 (http://http://dreamcast100.blogspot.com/) I wrote this about PSO and how it feels to play offline:

Nowadays, booting up PSO and playing a game is akin to returning to your grade school on a Sunday as an adult. The whole place is empty and everything seems smaller than you remembered it. The lobbies are no more and my collection of guild cards are useless. Still, I have the good memories.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on September 01, 2010, 10:28:47 am
Well it is pretty fun. But I do wonder if there is any way at all to trick the console in to playing it on LAN or something..

Also, can I get the download quests somehow?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 01, 2010, 11:40:16 am
Quote from: "crackdude"
Well it is pretty fun. But I do wonder if there is any way at all to trick the console in to playing it on LAN or something..

Also, can I get the download quests somehow?

It works with the Broadband Adaptor in the Dreamcast.
If you've got a dialup modem in your Dreamcast, there is a way to run it through your computer that's hooked up to a network connection.  I'll see if I can find a walkthrough for it.

In the meantime, check this site out:
http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/phpBB2/portal.php (http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/phpBB2/portal.php)

It's full of tips, and even dlc for online Dreamcast games.

The DLC is found here:
http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/php ... ontent.php (http://dreamcast.onlineconsoles.com/phpBB2/downloads_officialcontent.php)

They've got the PSO downloadable quests on there.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on September 01, 2010, 11:54:36 am
Wow Soup thanks a lot!
I'll happily look into that. Thanks!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 01, 2010, 01:48:47 pm
@crackdude:
No problem :).
I stumbled on this site when I was looking for the extra tracks in Samba De Amigo 2000.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on September 01, 2010, 03:22:40 pm
I've been playing Rugby League Live a bit recently (Since i don't play big story-heavy games on weeknights usually, meaning Mafia 2 is waiting for Friday/saturday). I got the game through work, and while at first I hated it, I'm starting to get the hang of it. I'm not really a Rugby fan at all, so it's especially diffficult for me to get my head around it.

Apart from the NRL teams, they also included the Super League, World Cup teams and miscellaneous stuff like City vs Country, State of Origin and All-Stars teams. Pretty nice selection overall.

I haven't tried out the 'Create a team' mode, but I want to make a Sega All Stars team. Segata Sanshiro will be captain, and i'll include Kazuma, Ryo etc.  Any suggestions on characters to include and where to place them on the team?

Max from Streets of Rage 2 and Wolf and Jeffry from VF as Front-Rowers I think.

(Sadly the create a character mode is really, REALLY limited so they will look NOTHING like they should)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 02, 2010, 07:40:25 am
Shining Force on my iPod Touch

Vanquish demo on the 360

Rush Rush Rally Racing on the ol' DC.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on September 02, 2010, 10:05:41 am
On the Saturn:  Dragon Force and Virtual On with Twin Sticks.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on September 02, 2010, 10:16:44 am
Uncharted 2 Online, recently.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: matty on September 02, 2010, 12:48:42 pm
Dead Rising 2: Case ZERO.

I only played the first game on the Wii, so this is taking some getting used to. It's definitely worth the 5 bucks if you enjoyed the first game at all. You're under time restraint still, but since you're in a more open area as opposed to narrow halls in the mall it makes walking around more convenient (not really easier, since, you know, zombies :P).
That little human girl is one ugly little mother, though. Seriously, she creeps me out more than the zombies do. She looks like an even smaller Mickey Rooney.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on September 02, 2010, 03:36:37 pm
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
On the Saturn:  Dragon Force and Virtual On with Twin Sticks.


Ohh Dragon Force, what is that like?
I bought it for Saturn a while ago now and haven't had a chance to give it the playtime it deserves. I should make a point to play it this year (and Panzer Dragoon Saga).

Quote from: "matty"
I only played the first game on the Wii, so this is taking some getting used to. It's definitely worth the 5 bucks if you enjoyed the first game at all. You're under time restraint still, but since you're in a more open area as opposed to narrow halls in the mall it makes walking around more convenient (not really easier, since, you know, zombies :P).
That little human girl is one ugly little mother, though. Seriously, she creeps me out more than the zombies do. She looks like an even smaller Mickey Rooney.

What was it like on Wii? I loved the game on 360, but heard the Wii version was really really bad. Glad you liked it either way, and hopefully that will mean DR2 will be even better for you! I know I'm looking forward to it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 02, 2010, 09:04:25 pm
More Valkyria Chronicles II :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on September 03, 2010, 09:52:59 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
On the Saturn:  Dragon Force and Virtual On with Twin Sticks.


Ohh Dragon Force, what is that like?
I bought it for Saturn a while ago now and haven't had a chance to give it the playtime it deserves. I should make a point to play it this year (and Panzer Dragoon Saga).

It's an awesome game.  You should start up a campaign.   Also very advanced for the Saturn, having up to 200 troops on the screen at 1 time.  This is my second time owning the game, and there are 8 different campaigns and I only did 1.   The localization has some of working Designs' corny humor, but it's really fun figuring out which battle formation to use, and capturing enemy generals.  Highly recommended.  Easily in the top 5 Saturn games.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on September 03, 2010, 05:39:33 pm
Awesome stuff! I'll try to get onto it after Mafia 2, which I'm still playing through. How long do the campaigns take roughly?


As for Mafia, I think the story is just as good or even better than the first game. The missions are as strong as ever, throwing in new complications and really unexpected stuff the whole way through the game. I really hope there is some kind of free-ride extreme mode afterwards like in the original.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on September 03, 2010, 08:19:19 pm
Uncharted 2 double cash weekend ;3
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 04, 2010, 09:03:28 am
Went to an arcade last night for a birthday party. I gamed it up hardcore, yo. I played Daytona USA and attempted all the little tricks, like the slots machine. Then I played a bit of HotD 2, 3 and 4. They had this sweet setup with two HotD4 machines back to back, and next to them were a HotD2 and Hotd3 machines back to back. Tried to play VF4 but the machine was under maintenance. Played Ghost Squad and Let's Go Jungle with the GF. Oh, and I played Crazy Taxi and got a class B license. F-you, I play arcade games that I own at home. ;)

It's awesome to see SEGA dominate an arcade with machines.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on September 05, 2010, 07:46:07 am
^Note to self: must find that place.

I have some games on my back log but for some reason I've been on a Halo craze lately, unlocking a number of achievements in both Halo 3 and ODST. I even got the 1000 points in ODST, after a few months of having my count at 950 points.

Reach Reach Reach :mrgreen:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on September 07, 2010, 03:06:08 pm
I did two more Halo 3 achievements. I don't think I'll be able to do any more unless I cheat and do that language filter thing.

Started and finished Lara Croft and her tribal friend. Pretty nice game, I wouldn't have played it if I didn't get a free code for it. It could totally have a physical release.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on September 07, 2010, 05:05:23 pm
What does that have to do with this thread? lolol

I've been playing PSO, enjoying it.
Getting back into Gran Turismo too. I'm sad the new Honda CR-Z won't be in GT5. I want that car in real life... maybe in 3 or 4 years, Fiat Punto will do for now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on September 08, 2010, 05:58:41 am
I've finished Mafia 2. Brilliant, brilliant game. I loved it to bits, one of my favourite this gen.

Now I'm playing Dead Rising Case Zero, cool game for only 400 points! It's short, but lots of fun. This weekend I might start something more substantial, but not sure what.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on September 10, 2010, 02:12:41 pm
Just Cause 2 still, I'm about 20 hours in and have finished the campaign.

I was expecting Resident Evil 5 Gold edition in the post today, although I won't be starting it until next week as I have playstation move starter kit and nav controller pre-ordered.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 10, 2010, 03:08:15 pm
Sonic Adventure, Rent-A-Hero, Rayman 2, Space Channel 5 (best ending ever), Cool Cool Toon, 18 Wheeler, Zombie Revenge, Sonic Adventure 2,  Tokyo Bus Guide, Ecco, Super Magnetic Neo, Tech Romancer, Capcom vs. SNK, Last Blade 2, SEGA Rally 2, Star Wars Demolition, Rush Rush Rally Racing and Samba de Amigo
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Centrale on September 10, 2010, 07:35:41 pm
Man, I remember getting pretty much nowhere in DC Ecco.  It was beautiful but I got stuck really early on.

Edit:  finally got that damn Pico off my sidebar.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on September 10, 2010, 08:26:06 pm
Quote from: "Centrale"
Man, I remember getting pretty much nowhere in DC Ecco.  It was beautiful but I got stuck really early on.

Edit:  finally got that damn Pico off my sidebar.
Congratulations!

... I never understood Ecco.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on September 10, 2010, 09:13:03 pm
Finishing up my second playthrough of Alpha Protocol and then I was going to finally get the last two achievements in Viking: Battle for Asgard. Not the best games ever, but I had a lot of fun with them, especially Viking.

I randomly started playing Super Mario RPG on the Super Nintendo. I have tried it out before, but was always hugely turned off by the music and terrible-looking art. The gameplay is actually really fun and I think I might play try to play through it some other time later in the year.

Halo Reach comes out in 3 days and I am getting a code for Sonic Adventure on the XBLA the day after, so I will be backed up with awesome games next week. It will be marvelous.

Quote from: "crackdude"
... I never understood Ecco.

I never understood Soccer/Football.   8-)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on September 10, 2010, 09:34:50 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Quote from: "crackdude"
... I never understood Ecco.

I never understood Soccer/Football.   8-)
Well I be damned  :afroman:


I'm going on vacation this week. Hitting up Algarve. I think I'll take my DC with me. Get some SA on..
I'm getting SA2 next week. I'm excited.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on September 11, 2010, 03:09:40 am
How weird, I just got back from Albufeira 2 days ago. It's a shame that it's full of horrible bald headed loud English people that make me ashamed to be from the same country.
Last time I was in the algarve I had rented a car so I could visit Lagos, silves etc and get away from them!

More Just Cause 2, popped in my Modnation disc and saw that my mods are averaging around 30 downloads each, with Sonic almost hitting 70.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on September 11, 2010, 10:53:43 pm
Been playing R.U.S.E. and Mafia 2: Jimmy's Vendetta.

R.U.S.E. is really good so far, an interesting take on WWII strategy. Finding it kinda difficult at some points, but I feel once I get the hang of it i'll really like it. Haven't tried playing online yet.

Jimmy's Vendetta is really awesome, sort of the equivalent to 'Free Ride Extreme' in the first game. It's basically just a really bare-bones storyline with a bunch of action-packed and really difficult missions to do. Very different style to the full game, but very fun to play after finishing the storyline. Would be great if they made Free Ride Extreme again, complete with the batshit insane missions the first game had like chasing invisible men, saving women from Sea Monsters and escaping a blitzkrieg attack in a Model T Ford.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 12, 2010, 09:16:53 pm
Today was my day off, so I played Valkyria Chronicles 2 until the PSP battery died.
Since that point it's been all about Super Metroid.  I got up to Ridley but can't seem to beat it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 13, 2010, 07:27:29 am
Sega Bass Fishing and Sega Marine Fishing.

Holy holy shit are these games awesome! I had rented them years ago but only used the standard controller. Having just played them this week with the fishing controller, I can now say I found the best game to play while enjoying a beer. The fact that you get a prize for every fish you catch is genius.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on September 14, 2010, 01:16:53 am
Valkyria Chronicles II, LittlebigPlanet and Grand Theft Auto 4 DLC.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on September 14, 2010, 07:31:27 am
Although I wasn't planning on it, I picked up Halo Reach this morning.
It's pretty great, the singleplayer is much tighter than the other games and you don't just walk around corridors shooting aliens speaking English.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on September 14, 2010, 03:33:32 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Although I wasn't planning on it, I picked up Halo Reach this morning.
It's pretty great, the singleplayer is much tighter than the other games and you don't just walk around corridors shooting aliens speaking English.

Halo has never been about 'walking around corridors'. All the games have featured big and interesting maps (Even the first game, despite it's corridors at the end, had some really great levels).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 14, 2010, 10:15:57 pm
Just beat Super Metroid for the first time. Thankfully the last boss was easier than Ridley.
Now I'll finally get around to playing that copy of Other M that's been sitting on the shelf since it came out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on September 15, 2010, 01:57:56 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Although I wasn't planning on it, I picked up Halo Reach this morning.
It's pretty great, the singleplayer is much tighter than the other games and you don't just walk around corridors shooting aliens speaking English.

Halo has never been about 'walking around corridors'. All the games have featured big and interesting maps (Even the first game, despite it's corridors at the end, had some really great levels).


I wonder why I only really remember walking through corridors from the first two games, I do recall Halo 3 being a lot more open though.

Anyway, I've played some more and am really enjoying the campaign, it has a far better single-player than BFBC2 and it looks fantastic; even if it does seem sub-hd.

I also found that Firefight supports matchmaking and have been having a blast (pun very much intended) playing the mode with rocket launchers and jet packs.

I hope that I get into the multiplayer on this one, I played a couple of matches yesterday and had a lot of fun. I think earning credits gives a good sense of progression and will keep me coming back.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on September 16, 2010, 12:54:19 pm
I just got 8 Dreamcast games from JJGames. man, I'm so happy! here are the games I got (and played them recently):

Tokyo Xtreme Racer
Dead or Alive 2
Sega Rally 2 Championship
Test Drive 6
Sega GT
Test Drive Le Mans
World Series Baseball 2K2
Speed Devils

Man, aren't I lucky? I'm starting to bring the Dreamcast back from the dead  :mrgreen:!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on September 16, 2010, 01:18:54 pm
Completed the Halo: Reach campaign earlier on Normal and immediately started again on Legendary.

Move comes out tomorrow so will be picking it up, assuming there are enough in stock to fulfill my pre-order.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on September 16, 2010, 03:21:50 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Although I wasn't planning on it, I picked up Halo Reach this morning.
It's pretty great, the singleplayer is much tighter than the other games and you don't just walk around corridors shooting aliens speaking English.

Halo has never been about 'walking around corridors'. All the games have featured big and interesting maps (Even the first game, despite it's corridors at the end, had some really great levels).


I wonder why I only really remember walking through corridors from the first two games, I do recall Halo 3 being a lot more open though.

There were a number of corridor levels, but I always remembered the open areas in Halo 1 and 2 the most. Like the Silent Cartographer or Rolling Thunder in Halo 1 for example.


Anyway, I played a bit of Reach too, really loved it. Firefight is an absolute ball. The matchmaking is great too, theres so many options it's mind boggling.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on September 16, 2010, 03:50:30 pm
This weekend is "Free Gold Weekend", so I might be playing some games with my old XBL friends this weekend.

Otherwise, all I've been playing is Shining Force EXA. ^__^
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Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on September 16, 2010, 04:41:53 pm
Well, I'm playing FC2, seeing as how earning more trophies are a lot challenging than I expected >_>....
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on September 16, 2010, 07:02:31 pm
Halo Reach's story was awesome. Kind of took me by surprise just how much I cared about the characters at the end of the game, even though the setting is so short and all.

Great campaign. Not sure if I can say it was the best in the series, but a lot of things really impressed me. Especially the AI. Seriously that might be the smartest AI I have ever seen in a game to date. Sometimes they were just so overwhelming that I had to run out of the area and either fight them a new way or leave the area altogether. Playing Firefight by myself too, had an absolute blast, might be the best "Horde mode" like thing yet. I am going to be playing the shit out of this game for a very, very long time.

Also playing Sonic Adventure on the XBLA. Going to try and get all of the achievements if possible. The leaderboard stuff is great man, weekly leaderboards too? WTF, even most retail games do not have that.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on September 17, 2010, 04:11:02 am
I'm up to level seven in Halo: Reach. This game is good, but it's lacking something. I'm yet to see a memorable moment.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 17, 2010, 11:06:28 am
Played a bit more Metroid: Other M last night.
The controls are pretty odd, but I'm getting used to them.  Not bad, just different than pretty much any 3D game out there.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on September 17, 2010, 01:52:45 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Halo Reach's story was awesome. Kind of took me by surprise just how much I cared about the characters at the end of the game, even though the setting is so short and all.

Great campaign. Not sure if I can say it was the best in the series, but a lot of things really impressed me. Especially the AI. Seriously that might be the smartest AI I have ever seen in a game to date. Sometimes they were just so overwhelming that I had to run out of the area and either fight them a new way or leave the area altogether. Playing Firefight by myself too, had an absolute blast, might be the best "Horde mode" like thing yet. I am going to be playing the shit out of this game for a very, very long time.

Also playing Sonic Adventure on the XBLA. Going to try and get all of the achievements if possible. The leaderboard stuff is great man, weekly leaderboards too? WTF, even most retail games do not have that.

You should try Firefight matchmaking, it is awesome!
If your gold membership has ran out I have a 2 day pass that I can give you the code to to try it.

I've been mostly playing with my new PS move kit- impressions in the Motion control wars hate fest topic.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on September 17, 2010, 04:31:13 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
If your gold membership has ran out I have a 2 day pass that I can give you the code to to try it.
Gold is free this weekend... :P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on September 18, 2010, 04:40:25 am
Finished Halo: Reach. It got better in the later levels but it still felt that something was lacking. Very good campaign overall, I started a solo Legendary run and I'm already regretting it. >.>

[spoiler:199crod7]I like it how you can drive every damn forklift in the game. :lol:[/spoiler:199crod7]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on September 18, 2010, 07:29:40 pm
Played a bunch of different matchmaking modes in Halo Reach. HOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT it was amazing. This is easily my GOTY already and probably my favorite Halo game too. Once the free Gold weekend is up I am going to try and beat the campaign on Heroic. I was thinking I should try to beat Orta in a Legendary run, but lol the hardest difficulty on this makes Bayonetta look like some silly kids game in comparison almost.

And still having great fun in Sonic Adventure on the XBLA. I kind of forgot how great this game was, and I think that the years of me playing new kinds of experiences I never had prior has kind of skewed my judgment on it, making me harsher on it than I should have ever been. Best 3D Sonic for sure, but the DX extras and changes really piss me off something fierce.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 18, 2010, 08:48:12 pm
Played SA on XBLA this morning. Completed the Sonic story. Solid little tale. I appreciate that they touched on (nearly) all of the trademark levels found in the classics. Final Egg is a great level, and the final Eggman fight is a lot of fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on September 18, 2010, 09:39:20 pm
Got God of War III. But I think I want to get through II. My cousin borrowed it though. So, now I play the wait game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 19, 2010, 10:01:56 am
Quote from: "George"
Got God of War III. But I think I want to get through II. My cousin borrowed it though. So, now I play the wait game.

The second game was really good. I enjoyed it a lot more than the first game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on September 19, 2010, 06:59:20 pm
Yeah going to go pick up God of War Collection right now. Just going to burst through his door and scowl.
(http://http://mimg.ugo.com/200902/19253/cuts/4_288x288.jpg)
"Scowl cannot express my feelings correctly. Scowl harder!"
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on September 19, 2010, 07:09:18 pm
Recently played through Ghostbusters, I was quite impressed at how well they got the dialogue down, it really does feel like Ghostbusters 3. The gameplay itself did not really blow me away, but I think in the end it was an okay game, kind of disappointed that the bosses get significantly worse, which was a real shame. Overall though I thought it was an alright purchase.

Also completed Yakuza 3 again. I really love some of the additions they put in this game (Shame a few things were taken out, glad to see they returned in Yakuza 4 though!) and it's just a really fun experience overall. Wish the ultimate battle mode had more variation in fights and more "stages" in the game but I'm saying this after getting through it like my, what, fifth attempt? So no biggie. Probably would have been the Game of the Year if Yakuza 4 did not happen for me, ah well I guess it can hold onto GOTY title in 2009 still!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on September 19, 2010, 07:34:37 pm
Been playing MvC2 on XBLA. It's fun to see how all of these people I recognize have improved since I stopped playing. =)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sieghardt on September 19, 2010, 09:03:08 pm
Almost Finished with Another Century's Episode R on Extra Hard, I'll be a little sad to be done with it
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on September 20, 2010, 10:05:50 am
While I still haven't played the Sonic Adv. XBLA game, I decided to boot up my Dreamcast and decide to play the original Sonic Adv. on Dreamcast.

Still looks solid as ever.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on September 20, 2010, 11:52:35 am
Im playing Bayonetta :) ... Im quite enjoying it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on September 20, 2010, 03:09:52 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Played a bunch of different matchmaking modes in Halo Reach. HOOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIT it was amazing. This is easily my GOTY already and probably my favorite Halo game too. Once the free Gold weekend is up I am going to try and beat the campaign on Heroic. I was thinking I should try to beat Orta in a Legendary run, but lol the hardest difficulty on this makes Bayonetta look like some silly kids game in comparison almost.

It was slightly harder than Bayonetta's hard mode. Infinite Climax makes Noble Team cry.  So yeah, as Sanus said I've been playing the campaign in Reach. I have 940 gamerpoints in the game which is quite insane (I have the game since Thursday night). Now I will play online, I'm trying to score my last avatar award in Waypoint.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on September 21, 2010, 02:32:18 pm
....Been playing Uncharted 2 :D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on September 22, 2010, 05:05:27 am
My 'cats knows how to picks 'em. x3

I got all of the achievements in Sonic Adventure on the XBLA. Yeah, in less than a week. Seems kind of bad that took me maybe a year to do back in the day. Also proves I played the game way too much.

Going to get Xbox Live to play more of Halo Reach instead of getting any other games. Next game I will probably get is Vanquish.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 22, 2010, 09:04:06 am
I earned me my Sonic Adventure avatar award shirt. I completed Knuckles story in under an hour, and each stage took less than 2 minutes to complete. I forgot how quick the other character stories are compared to Sonic! Like Sanus, it look me way longer to complete the game back in the day. :P Still, well worth the 800msp
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on September 22, 2010, 11:03:37 am
Phantasy Star Portable 2.  Anyone else playing this?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 22, 2010, 10:47:56 pm
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
Phantasy Star Portable 2.  Anyone else playing this?
Is it any good?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on September 23, 2010, 12:00:34 am
It's a bit of a letdown.  To me it feels a lot like the first one, but the story is a little better.  maybe now I'm excited for PSO2, I don't know.  I'm buying my dad's house, so I' moving in a month.  I packed up all the consoles except the PS3 (for when Netflix movies come in the mail) and the DS and PSP.  I've also got a PSP go coming in the mail, so I don't want to get too far in it and have to start over again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on September 23, 2010, 05:34:22 am
Playing R.U.S.E.

Bloody hard game at some points, I just finished the Bastogne campaign I think, the single player is pretty good. Haven't played a great deal of multiplayer yet, but it's pretty fun. Can be a bit slow paced though, but that might just be the people I'm playing against.

Will be starting Yakuza 3 tomorrow night!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on September 23, 2010, 05:46:18 am
More firefight with my friends on Halo: Reach, my friend Joe has the game now too- although instead of being focused on defeating the covenant we were too busy talking about his interview for Google.

I have also bought Sonic Adventure on PSN but haven't had the chance to play it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 23, 2010, 10:17:15 am
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
It's a bit of a letdown.  To me it feels a lot like the first one, but the story is a little better.  maybe now I'm excited for PSO2, I don't know.  I'm buying my dad's house, so I' moving in a month.  I packed up all the consoles except the PS3 (for when Netflix movies come in the mail) and the DS and PSP.  I've also got a PSP go coming in the mail, so I don't want to get too far in it and have to start over again.

Sounds cool. I'll probably pick it up whenever the price drops a bit on PSN.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on September 23, 2010, 10:45:35 am
I was just thinking about pricing on PSN when I bought Valkyria 2 and PSP2.  They were $40.00 each for download titles.  There's no competition, and no other way to buy the games if you have the PSP Go.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 23, 2010, 09:59:27 pm
It's usually the best price around here.
A lot of the time, the MSRP in Canada is a bit higher than in the United States, because the dollar isn't worth quite as much.
Usually, you'd be looking at paying $5 more for a PSP/DS game, and $10 more for first party Wii games.

On the PSN though, they've got the same prices as the American store, so it's usually a great deal.  That, and the games go on sale pretty often.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 24, 2010, 12:45:38 pm
I just beat Metroid: Other M.  The post ending sequence was pretty fun. Brought back some memories from Zero Mission.

Overall, I'd probably give the game a solid 7.5/8.  The story is actually really good, but the voice acting can be a bit bland at times.  The controls took a while to get used to (using a D-pad to move around in a 3D environment is something I can't really remember a game past the PSOne doing), but it really does work with the way the levels are layed out.  I'd be interested in seeing what they could do in a sequel.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on September 24, 2010, 03:06:03 pm
Just beat Shining Force EXA last night. The ending is something of an RPG equivalent to a "CONGLATURATION ! ! !" (http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCO35b47wUQ) screen. xD But that's okay, it strangely doesn't bother me all that much.

Then I went to the new area of the world I unlocked after completing the story, only to be destroyed by the very first enemy. =P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: matty on September 25, 2010, 02:13:20 am
Etrian Odyssey III. Not sure if (m)any of you guys play dungeon crawlers on the DS, but I'll say this; it's my favorite gaming series ever.
Don't believe me? You might want to watch this (http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB_PVPyn6n8).

Meanwhile, I just finished Deadly Premonition. This is currently my personal pick for Game of The Year.
Don't believe me? You'll definitely want to watch this (http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa19-c1R_Qg).

Other than that, I'm slipping in some time for [s:2olm0h5v]War Tech[/s:2olm0h5v] Senko No Ronde. Not a brilliant game, but still very underrated. If you really enjoy Virtual On I think you might enjoy Senko.
Don't believe me? That's your problem, bub!  :P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 26, 2010, 10:28:05 pm
Having recently played through Metroid: Zero Mission, Super Metroid, and Metroid: Other M, I'm onto Metroid Fusion.

So far, it's shaping up to be my favourite of the bunch.  It's pretty cool to see all the cut-scene bits referring to characters and events that were the big focus of Other M.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on September 27, 2010, 11:31:36 am
I'm now on the 7th mission on my legendary playthrough of Halo: Reach, it's extremely hard in places!

I've also been playing Sonic Adventure on the psn and now the nostalgia has worn off I'm thinking that it has aged very badly compared to any good 2d game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on September 27, 2010, 08:22:20 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I've also been playing Sonic Adventure on the psn and now the nostalgia has worn off I'm thinking that it has aged very badly compared to any good 2d game.
Strange that nostalgia would wear off instead of grow stronger over time.

Well, I've completed Shining Force EXA 100% now. Boy, was that last mansion fun. ^__^ Overall, I really enjoyed playing this game, despite what flaws it had.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on September 27, 2010, 09:24:43 pm
I beat God of War II this morning, most of the issues was figuring out the past powers I had (I have not played it in months and was like half way through). After I got the hang of it, it was easy.

Started God of War III. I already got to the part where you kill [spoiler:civ8gg21]Hercules.[/spoiler:civ8gg21] What is up with the change in the QTE buttons? Why are they are random sides of the screen, 1/4ths in size of the originals? I swear, I have died in like 30 QTE scenes.

Bosses are way too easy.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 27, 2010, 11:04:49 pm
Quote from: "George"
I beat God of War II this morning, most of the issues was figuring out the past powers I had (I have not played it in months and was like half way through). After I got the hang of it, it was easy.

Started God of War III. I already got to the part where you kill [spoiler:m4ht52xy]Hercules.[/spoiler:m4ht52xy] What is up with the change in the QTE buttons? Why are they are random sides of the screen, 1/4ths in size of the originals? I swear, I have died in like 30 QTE scenes.

Bosses are way too easy.

The QTE buttons are positioned on the screen in the same orientation as they are on the controller. It's meant to make it easier, ie: Triangle at the top of the screen, Circle on the right, etc....
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on September 27, 2010, 11:44:51 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "George"
I beat God of War II this morning, most of the issues was figuring out the past powers I had (I have not played it in months and was like half way through). After I got the hang of it, it was easy.

Started God of War III. I already got to the part where you kill [spoiler:3smz8nds]Hercules.[/spoiler:3smz8nds] What is up with the change in the QTE buttons? Why are they are random sides of the screen, 1/4ths in size of the originals? I swear, I have died in like 30 QTE scenes.

Bosses are way too easy.

The QTE buttons are positioned on the screen in the same orientation as they are on the controller. It's meant to make it easier, ie: Triangle at the top of the screen, Circle on the right, etc....
I see, I liked the first one better, having them big in the middle. The issue is that I sit a bit close to the TV when I play and I don't notice them in the corners. Especially since they come out Gold, instead of Pink, Blue etc.

Graphics are incredible in most parts, very detailed. The boss kills are brutal.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 28, 2010, 08:47:33 am
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that [spoiler:tmobcjss]Hercules[/spoiler:tmobcjss] had the most brutal death in the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on September 28, 2010, 12:10:59 pm
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I've also been playing Sonic Adventure on the psn and now the nostalgia has worn off I'm thinking that it has aged very badly compared to any good 2d game.
Strange that nostalgia would wear off instead of grow stronger over time.

Well, I've completed Shining Force EXA 100% now. Boy, was that last mansion fun. ^__^ Overall, I really enjoyed playing this game, despite what flaws it had.

Yeah, after about 20 minutes of playing I just started to think; wow this isn't as good as I remember- all the cut scenes are awkward, the levels don't control very well and the action stages serve no purpose.

I still enjoy it but not as much as I hoped I would.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on September 28, 2010, 03:20:56 pm
Yakuza 3.

It's quite awesome.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on September 28, 2010, 04:06:46 pm
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
Just beat Shining Force EXA last night. The ending is something of an RPG equivalent to a "CONGLATURATION ! ! !" (http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCO35b47wUQ) screen. xD But that's okay, it strangely doesn't bother me all that much.

Then I went to the new area of the world I unlocked after completing the story, only to be destroyed by the very first enemy. =P

I love Shining Force EXA, I think it's a very fun action RPG.
I'm currently playing Blade Kitten for the second time. I had such a blast on my first playthrough so I'm running through it again trying to find more treasure chests and unlock more costumes!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on September 28, 2010, 06:38:54 pm
Was thinking long and hard about remaking the entirety of Station Square in Halo Reach's Forge World, but it seems stupidly hard and I doubt many people would care. There is also a big issue of it not looking anything like the real thing so it would kind of be pointless...

(http://http://info.sonicretro.org/images/e/e6/Stationsquare_map.png)

Just with this a lot of ideas came up, like if you turned the section where Tails got his anklet into a room with windows for sniping, or how just adding basic features like rooftops adds entire new dimensions to how it would all work, there is a kind of surprising amount of cool things that could turn out of it. Unfortunately it seems way too hard and unnecessary. Guess I will stick to a full complete remake of Kamurocho instead!

Also started up a new character file in Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution, have not really gotten into this game for years and while I do not really like the music, overall this is just a more enjoyable experience than Virtua Fighter 5 vanilla I think, probably because Yu Suzuki was not on board for that!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on September 28, 2010, 07:58:15 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Yakuza 3.

It's quite awesome.

(http://http://www.languagetrainers.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/thumbsup_arniesmall.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on September 28, 2010, 10:04:38 pm
Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
I love Shining Force EXA, I think it's a very fun action RPG.
You're right, it is a very fun action RPG! ^___^

However, that ending sure was.... abrupt. xD Anti-climaxes ftw?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on September 29, 2010, 02:38:51 am
Quote from: "fluffymoochicken"
Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
I love Shining Force EXA, I think it's a very fun action RPG.
You're right, it is a very fun action RPG! ^___^

However, that ending sure was.... abrupt. xD Anti-climaxes ftw?

Yeah, I agree the game kinda ends a little too quickly. I did enjoy the rest of the story however.  :mrgreen:

Oh, I'm also currently playing Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on September 29, 2010, 02:45:23 am
I beat God of War III. Er, a bit on the edge about the ending. [spoiler:ibsjweov]I'm tired of having to do a big mission, to get a stupid item that you don't even use. Really, did you need the power to kill a God like Aries? He had no issue killing the other ones without it.[/spoiler:ibsjweov]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on September 29, 2010, 07:03:03 am
Quote from: "George"
I beat God of War III. Er, a bit on the edge about the ending. [spoiler:3dj6c79y]I'm tired of having to do a big mission, to get a stupid item that you don't even use. Really, did you need the power to kill a God like Aries? He had no issue killing the other ones without it.[/spoiler:3dj6c79y]

Well, if you pay attention to the ending you'll see that Kratos had that power all along and that is how he was able to defeat them.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on September 29, 2010, 01:37:00 pm
Yeah, I got that. But still, odd that he did not question it. Like "GO GET THIS"

"WAIT HOW HAVE I BEEN KILLING GODS ALL ALONG!?"
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on September 30, 2010, 06:00:21 am
I'm at the last checkpoint for  Exodus in Halo Reach on legendary.
Pretty damn tricky but I'll persevere and get through it.

I have 6 real life friends that own the game now so we can all play as one team in the invasion matches (basically Rush from Battlefield Bad Company but with aliens and jet packs)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on September 30, 2010, 06:05:51 am
Played through Contra: Shattered Soldier after BrainHex told me that I'm a "Conquerer" type of gamer. :P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on September 30, 2010, 03:35:38 pm
Up to 'War Begins' in Yakuza 3, just got back to Kamurocho.

I thought that fat dude in the Nishiki Clan was Shimano from the first game for a while. The Yakuza in the Chinese restaraunt looked really familiar too. Is he modeled after a real actor?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on September 30, 2010, 06:54:08 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Up to 'War Begins' in Yakuza 3, just got back to Kamurocho.

I thought that fat dude in the Nishiki Clan was Shimano from the first game for a while. The Yakuza in the Chinese restaraunt looked really familiar too. Is he modeled after a real actor?

He (Goh Hamazaki) is probably reminding you of Stallone! At least that's what I thought haha!

Also Shimano [spoiler:b0b02why]dies in Yakuza 1, how could you forget that? Plus he was a really really tall.[/spoiler:b0b02why]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 30, 2010, 10:08:40 pm
I've been playing Mega Man Legends on the Playstation, and went back to The World Ends With You on the DS.
Both games I started a long time ago, but never got around to finishing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on October 01, 2010, 04:28:29 pm
Ish playing Killzone 2. I just quickly rose up from Private to Captain. I even have like 686 kills in only 414 deaths. Aawesome :P.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 01, 2010, 05:12:49 pm
Quote from: "Aki-at"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Up to 'War Begins' in Yakuza 3, just got back to Kamurocho.

I thought that fat dude in the Nishiki Clan was Shimano from the first game for a while. The Yakuza in the Chinese restaraunt looked really familiar too. Is he modeled after a real actor?

He (Goh Hamazaki) is probably reminding you of Stallone! At least that's what I thought haha!

Also Shimano [spoiler:1ieyv6w6]dies in Yakuza 1, how could you forget that? Plus he was a really really tall.[/spoiler:1ieyv6w6]

I thought that was the case with Shimano, but I wasn't sure. He just looked similar since he was bald and fat, my first instinct was "shimano?", then I quickly realised it couldn't be him.

Goh looks a little like his voice actor actually.
(http://http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:nLa6ux5gRdN8vM:http://images1.asianmediawiki.com/images/thumb/2/2e/George_Takahashi.jpg/250px-George_Takahashi.jpg&t=1)
And yeah, he does a bit of Stolloneyness in him!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 01, 2010, 05:20:09 pm
I'm playing Resident Evil 4 and Sonic Unleashed(PS3)

I really do love Sonic Unleashed, one of my favorite games in the series as well as one of my favorite games overall.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 01, 2010, 11:24:04 pm
Making more progress in Mega Man Legends.

The controls are pretty archaic, but I've gotten used to them.  It's the characters and atmosphere that are really doing it for me.  It reminds me a lot of Skies of Arcadia as far as tone goes.  
Also: These guys:
(http://http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100809180138/capcomdatabase/images/thumb/3/36/Data%26Servbots.png/420px-Data%26Servbots.png)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on October 02, 2010, 03:30:03 am
I love the Servbots, but I can't ever get past the awful controls of the game. I end up getting way too bored before I can progress very far. =|
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 02, 2010, 09:31:49 am
I switched the controls around to have "up" as move forward, "left" and "right" as turn, with "L1" and "R1" as strafing left/right.
I usually do a diagonal strafe-run (like in GoldenEye on the 64) to get around.  It works pretty well.  It also gets more fun once you start to get some upgrades.

I really hope that they release the second game on the PSN before the 3rd game comes out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ManagedCorn on October 02, 2010, 11:26:01 am
I'm playing Resonance of Fate and Persona 3 Portable, RoF is such a hidden gem, fantastic JRPG.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 02, 2010, 11:33:17 am
Persona 3 Portable is pretty great.

Lego Indiana Jones 2. Not a big fan of Lego games, but I love me Indiana Jones.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on October 02, 2010, 12:29:13 pm
Finished Halo: Reach on legendary, the hardest part was on the 6th mission- although the end took a while to get right.

Luckily the game has a lot of checkpoints so it gave me good excuse to try different strategies.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on October 03, 2010, 10:27:03 am
Finished Limbo and plan on finishing Braid this week.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on October 03, 2010, 12:22:20 pm
Playing one of the Deamcast games :3.

I'm also waiting for 6 more Dreamcast games to be delivered next Saturday [jumps excitedly].
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 03, 2010, 04:00:30 pm
Trying to get all the prize bubbles in LBP. I will platinum the game before 2 is out, this I swear.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 03, 2010, 05:25:09 pm
Quote from: "George"
Trying to get all the prize bubbles in LBP. I will platinum the game before 2 is out, this I swear.

I never could manage to get all those community trophies. Good luck though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 04, 2010, 03:27:42 pm
Been playing Yakuza 3 almost non-stop, this game is just amazing.

I liked the first two a lot, but I'm enjoying this one considerably more. Maybe it's just because I'm taking my time with this one and it doesn't feel particularly 'old', but I'm just loving it.

There is so, so much content and stuff to do it's almost ridiculous, the amount of side quests and challenges is staggering. I'm particularly loving the weapons system (Kali Sticks and Nunchucks in particular) and MODDING them as well! I'm currently looking for Maple Wood to make The Patriarch's Bat (Majima's specialty apparantly). I absolutely got hooked on doing the HLA Hitmen missions too, these are just great fun. One other thing, how do I unlock more fights in the coliseum? I only have the first two so far. I was hoping I could enter a tag tournament with Rikiya, but it didn't let me.

Just a fantastic game, I can't get enough of it.

In addition I've been playing Dead Rising 2, which is brilliant fun as well, but... just not as good as Yakuza 3. It is still really good though, the weapon modding in this game is also really great fun. Making Beer Hats and Leaf-Blower/Jewelery shotguns is awesome. I love the fact that they kept the strict time limits too, which gives it all that sense of urgency and fear if you are trying to follow the main story. The best part is the AI has improved, so leading survivors isn't as much of a chore (Especially when you arm them all with firearms!). Psycho's are still almost unfair-hard though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 04, 2010, 04:50:19 pm
I think I had only like 20% completion when I beat Yakuza 3. Obscene amounts of content.  Have you been to the karaoke bar?

I just beat Mega Man Legends. Very enjoyable. For a PSOne game, it actually hasn't aged that bad, thanks to the art style.  I really want to play the second one now, but I'll have to wait and see if it come's out on the PSN.

I've finally started up Okami now, after having it on the shelf for a few years.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 04, 2010, 04:54:15 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
I think I had only like 20% completion when I beat Yakuza 3. Obscene amounts of content.  Have you been to the karaoke bar?

I just beat Mega Man Legends. Very enjoyable. For a PSOne game, it actually hasn't aged that bad, thanks to the art style.  I really want to play the second one now, but I'll have to wait and see if it come's out on the PSN.

I've finally started up Okami now, after having it on the shelf for a few years.

Is the first MegaMan Legends game on the PSN? I haven't seen it in the PSone game section.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 04, 2010, 08:54:18 pm
Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
Is the first MegaMan Legends game on the PSN? I haven't seen it in the PSone game section.

No. I actually own it on disc.  It was always pretty cheap and easy to get ahold of on eBay.  The second game goes for $80 used and $300 sealed right now.  They could release all 3 games (including Tron Bonne) for $10 each on the PSN.

It's not like Capcom doesn't already have a decent amount of games on there.  It makes perfect sense with Mega Man Legends 3 being announced.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 04, 2010, 10:36:08 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
I think I had only like 20% completion when I beat Yakuza 3. Obscene amounts of content.  Have you been to the karaoke bar?

Only once with Haruka and once on my own. It was surprisingly difficult!

I think I found how to get the Chunk of Maple for the Patriarch's Bat, I think I need to beat something in the batting cages to unlock it... Also need to get a Red Dragon Broach to make the better Kali Sticks! The Kali sticks are such cool weapons. In fact, the weapons in this game are much improved, I love being able to carry favourites and have them repaired in between fights!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on October 05, 2010, 04:11:46 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Been playing Yakuza 3 almost non-stop, this game is just amazing.

(http://http://lh3.ggpht.com/_uHw6vVBedco/R7OZax44uWI/AAAAAAAAApg/039mW8J0ewc/s800/highfive.png)

Also to get more tournaments you have to win the other tournaments about 3 - 5 times.

Glad to see you're enjoying the game that much, told you it was my favourite in the series for a reason. And yes, all the extra content, even after some of the stuff they removed, is still pretty damn amazing, Boxcelios is a fantastic little minigame they added too, how much time I've wasted on that.

BTW have you played IF7 yet in the game?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 05, 2010, 06:13:20 am
Quote from: "Aki-at"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Been playing Yakuza 3 almost non-stop, this game is just amazing.

lso to get more tournaments you have to win the other tournaments about 3 - 5 times.

Glad to see you're enjoying the game that much, told you it was my favourite in the series for a reason. And yes, all the extra content, even after some of the stuff they removed, is still pretty damn amazing, Boxcelios is a fantastic little minigame they added too, how much time I've wasted on that.

BTW have you played IF7 yet in the game?

I figured out the tournament thing, and all afternoon/night I've been playing Batting Cages (Fucking hell this shit is hard) trying to get the Maple Wood and doing Coliseum tournaments. This game is just so much fun it's disgusting, and theres always shit-tons of stuff to do. I haven't even touched Dead Rising 2 in 2 days or so, and I love Dead Rising! Yakuza 3 just kills it though.

Anyway, I did find that IF7 game, it was so cool, just found a random Mad Scientist in a back-alley. So many great surprises in this game, that was one of my favourites.

Did you ever get the Patriarch Bat? Is there an easier way than getting 1800+ In Hard Batting cages? It's driving me a bit batty at this stage! No Pun intended.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 05, 2010, 08:48:37 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Only once with Haruka and once on my own. It was surprisingly difficult!

I think I found how to get the Chunk of Maple for the Patriarch's Bat, I think I need to beat something in the batting cages to unlock it... Also need to get a Red Dragon Broach to make the better Kali Sticks! The Kali sticks are such cool weapons. In fact, the weapons in this game are much improved, I love being able to carry favourites and have them repaired in between fights!

I never really messed around with the weapon modding in the game. I did get pretty good at the karaoke though.
I can't remember how far into the game, but there's this pretty hilarious chase side mission, where you're running away from this huge cross-dresser.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 05, 2010, 02:51:34 pm
Ah yeah, I've completed that one now, where she keeps popping up at random placed. That was really funny.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on October 06, 2010, 07:35:42 am
Downloading Comic Jumper's demo. Not playing it yet. 1.92 GBs! Holy hell!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on October 06, 2010, 01:46:37 pm
Trying to complete Sega Bass Fishing on the Dreamcast :3.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 06, 2010, 02:25:10 pm
Playing the demo for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and I'm really enjoying it.

Also got Virtua Fighter 5 today and I'm playing through quest mode with Sarah Bryant.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on October 06, 2010, 06:59:24 pm
Just noticed I haven't played a game in weeks! Aside from FIFA and Dragon Ball Z the other day I had a friend over..

I've been kinda focused on my intense mathematic skillz :D
Anyway, I'm going to play either Oblivion, Yakuza 3 or Sonic 4 next week. Maybe Sonic 4 which isn't as much time consuming..
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 06, 2010, 07:39:36 pm
Quote from: "crackdude"

Anyway, I'm going to play either Oblivion, Yakuza 3 or Sonic 4 next week. Maybe Sonic 4 which isn't as much time consuming..

I'm going to be playing Sonic 4 like crazy next week.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on October 07, 2010, 06:37:06 am
After finishing Halo Reach on legendary I have decided to do both ODST and Halo 3 on legendary.

Halo ODST sucks.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 07, 2010, 01:21:55 pm
Played Deadliest Warrior on PSN. Fuck. It could have been great. It reminds me of Bushido Blade, but lacking some small tweaks to make it a amazing experience.

First of all. When you finish a fight, it doesn't give you a retry option. This is so fucking annoying in fighting games, especially ones like these that fights only last a few seconds. This is something they did right in the UFC games. These are the type of games you want to 'try one more time' and it really kills the mood when you have to load out of the game, load the main menu, hit the gameplay mode and pick your class all over again. Bullshit.

Graphics are MEH, with muddy textures etc. Also screen tearing and slowdown doesn't help the experience.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 07, 2010, 02:47:49 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Halo ODST sucks.

(http://http://i51.tinypic.com/2unvzv4.jpg)

Really? What don't you like about it? I personally thought ODST was quite excellent.

The single player was a real nice change from the regular Halo style, with the city exploration being really fun I thought. The music is probably my favourite in the whole series, and was good enough that it's actually one of the first things I think of when I think of the game. It had that great somber mood and set the atmosphere really nicely.

[youtube:2zr88lzp]F-Q04VwH8cs[/youtube:2zr88lzp]

Not to mention the game introduced FireFight which was brill!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Orta on October 07, 2010, 03:20:06 pm
Halo 3 ODST is a love/hate affair. I have a friend who really hates it too, although he got a slightly better impression of the game when he finally played Firefight for real...which was right before he sold the game.  

I think the biggest gripe (although not Monkerooney's) people have with it is the price, it was announced as budget game and came out as a full price title based on the Halo 3 multiplayer disc... Walking around New Mombasa at night isn't exactly exciting either. I did enjoy the levels themselves though, even if it's possible to beat some of them without actually killing any enemies. The music is ace.

[youtube:2fdegsst]FBnbJXO4JIk[/youtube:2fdegsst]
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Post by: crackdude on October 07, 2010, 05:25:31 pm
I really like ODST cause the first time I played online I got a sniper rifle and handled 3 headshots in a row. I swiftly logged out and never returned leaving my kill meter at 100% headshots for all eternity.

It was some of the best 40 seconds of my life.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on October 08, 2010, 02:07:50 am
There are some good bits to it, which is why I am still playing it.
My issue is the night hub is pointless and dull, although the music is really nice. A lot if the daytime missions are too short and feel derivative.
Also firefight doesn't support matchmaking like reach so I won't be able to play it.

I'd give it a 7/10 so far.

I'm also playing Sonic 4, it's good bar a few issues with controls, although that's to be expected on a buttonless iPhone. The minecart level is not good.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 08, 2010, 11:38:08 am
I'm finishing up the second week in The World Ends With You.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on October 08, 2010, 01:31:34 pm
Trying to earn my 2nd platinum trophy in Just Cause 2.
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Post by: SOUP on October 09, 2010, 09:50:39 pm
Made some more progress in Okami while the DS was charging. I'm about 25% through it. I'm enjoying it more as it goes on, with every brush technique I pick up.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on October 10, 2010, 06:46:43 am
Just finished Yakuza 3 today, holy crap, what a fantastic, utterly brilliant game. I loved it, considerably enjoyed it more than the first two as well I thought. I felt the story was better/more consistent and the sidequests and content seemed more fun (Even though they were great in 1 and 2 as well!).

I do get the feeling part of that may have been because I felt that playing 1&2 was almost like 'Catch up', whereas Yakuza 3 felt more like I could really take my time and settle in, knowing about the series better.

In any event, Yakuza 3 just ate up ALL my gaming time recently, so I haven't touched Dead Rising 2 in over a week pretty much. Will be getting back to that shortly!
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Post by: Monkeroony on October 11, 2010, 02:03:36 pm
Finished ODST on normal and am wanting to play through again immediately on legendary.
It was pretty good, but the levels were too short and simple, I wasn't a fan of the visor effect either which made a dated looking game look worse.

However the controls were there and the storyline was quite good (I don't follow Halo too closely).

Apart from that I'm trying my hand at playing throgh Halo 3 on legendary, I finished it on normal at launch and then left it.

I'm up to 5 chaos emeralds on Sonic 4 and am really getting used to the controls, saying that I cannot wait until the XBLA release.

I also might buy Enslaved tonight, I'm on the late shift all week and could do with a good story driven game that is a different change of pace to a shooter.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 11, 2010, 11:34:40 pm
I beat The World Ends With You.  Another one of those "I played the first 3rd a few years ago, but never got around to finishing it" games.
I actually got into it a lot more this time, once I got my head around the item management in it.  The story also gets much more interesting.

With that one done, I downloaded Final Fantasy IX off of the PSN, so I could finally get around to playing it.  I've had the physical copy kicking around for a few years, but I tend to prefer playing RPG's on portable systems.  Leveling up/random battles aren't as much of a big deal when I can play in short bursts whenever I want.
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Post by: George on October 12, 2010, 12:12:51 am
Red Dead Redemption. Had trouble connecting online, not sure if I'm doing it right.
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Post by: Orta on October 12, 2010, 02:56:33 am
Played and finished Jett Rocket, cool little game. Borrows too much from Mario.
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Post by: Monkeroony on October 12, 2010, 02:51:30 pm
Picked up enslaved and finished the first 5 chapters.

Excellent game, but I'll probably finish it and then put it on ebay whilst the resale value is high.
Loving the story, I really enjoyed 28 days later and Sunshine (up until the crispy guy) so it is interesting to see how they have handled the text transformation of Journey to the west.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 14, 2010, 05:12:32 am
Comic Jumper.

I played the demo and immediately bought the full thing. It's really great so far.

I just faught a fat Arnold Schwarzenegger in the second level, that should tell you enough about the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 14, 2010, 10:23:04 am
Picking up those trophies in Uncharted 2 that I've been putting off. I just beat it on hard, and I'm getting a few on very easy before I go through that super hard playthrough.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on October 14, 2010, 02:00:41 pm
Super hard playthrough isn't that bad tbh.

I was really bored getting all the mini gun kills and left over treasures.
I do hope the next game has more inventive trophies.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 14, 2010, 04:13:23 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Super hard playthrough isn't that bad tbh.

I was really bored getting all the mini gun kills and left over treasures.
I do hope the next game has more inventive trophies.

I kept dying on chapter 5, so I'm taking a bit of a break, and going back to Okami for a bit.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 14, 2010, 04:41:21 pm
Yeah i need the trophies for Uncharted. But I'm still playing other games like Red Dead Redemption.
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Post by: Ulala5 on October 14, 2010, 05:28:22 pm
Dead Rising 2 is stealing all my attention from other games and i bet it will do for a long time as the first game.

Now, going to kill [spoiler:1m1d7sr9]Sullivan[/spoiler:1m1d7sr9] >(
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on October 14, 2010, 10:59:45 pm
I have played:

Vanishing Point, Metropolis Street Racer, Super Runabout, MDK2 and WWF Royal Rumble, all for the Dreamcast :D.

Although I should get a refund once I returned WWF Royal Rumble, 'cause the game was deemed too easy to beat, and lack of unlockable wrestlers and there's only two modes; Royal Rumble and Exhibition. No "I, quit", no "TLC", nothing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 15, 2010, 02:35:14 am
I just started playing Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code for my PSP. It is quite fun thus far.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on October 15, 2010, 10:32:36 am
Sonic 4 XBLA:  The first area was really fun and Casino Street was frustrating.  I hate getting lost in a Sonic game.  I actually had my time run out.

Also playing Plants Vs. Zombies XBLA.  The best version I've seen so far, and I've bought the iPad and the iPhone versions.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 15, 2010, 03:07:33 pm
Some acts, I think Act three of Casino Street is annoying. The second and first one are pretty good.

Might have a Red Dead Redemption  Lan party free roam at my house, soon.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 15, 2010, 09:55:41 pm
More Uncharted 2.
I also had a few friends over to play some LittleBigPlanet. It really sucks that the new one got delayed :(.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 15, 2010, 11:51:56 pm
You playing tomorrow? Exclusive free skin for users and 5x cash!!
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Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 16, 2010, 08:02:40 am
I'm playing Sonic Rivals 2 on my PSP and it is a lot of fun. Working my way through all the various stories.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 16, 2010, 08:09:25 am
Quote from: "George"
You playing tomorrow? Exclusive free skin for users and 5x cash!!

I've put like zero time into the multiplayer on it, but I'll give it a shot.
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Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 16, 2010, 06:58:00 pm
Just started playing ICO again. I haven't played it in a while and I wanted to experience it again.
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Post by: SOUP on October 17, 2010, 12:08:32 am
I ended up playing a ton of Uncharted 2 multiplayer today. Most of it was with STORM and a few of his friends.
I also beat it on Crushing, and got that Platinum trophy :D.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 17, 2010, 03:11:03 am
Uncharted 2 was being wonky when I was on. I would get lag, thought it was my connection, so I went all the way to a friends house, who has a stable enough connection, still giving me issues.

I did put in a good solid 5 hours into the session. Good times. Soup and STORM ignoring my existence. This is what marriage feels like.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 17, 2010, 03:54:59 am
Nearly finished Dead Rising 2 today, will try to finish it tonight. Really awesomely fun game.
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Post by: George on October 17, 2010, 05:02:24 am
Got Deadliest Warriors, not the best game. Shallow, buttttt it has a retry feature in the full game.

Fun to play with a few friends if you like Bushido Blade.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on October 17, 2010, 11:08:20 am
9 days after my Xbox 360 dies my PS3 died today!

Goddamit!
Resident Evil 5 stuck in the drive and the system has a flashing Yellow light.

Ugh, if I hadn't just replaced my Xbox then I would run out and get a slim tomorrow, but £250 is considerably harder to spend after spending £140 on a games console one week ago.
I'll be sending my elite to microsoft tomorrow and can then sell the fixed one in a couple of weeks when it comes back on ebay I guess.

I'm at the end of Enslaved now and have put it on ebay, it is great but the resale is still high so will probably not lose any money and hopefully have iit as a free rent.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 17, 2010, 02:26:53 pm
Quote from: "George"
Uncharted 2 was being wonky when I was on. I would get lag, thought it was my connection, so I went all the way to a friends house, who has a stable enough connection, still giving me issues.

I did put in a good solid 5 hours into the session. Good times. Soup and STORM ignoring my existence. This is what marriage feels like.

Sorry about that. I didn't see that you were on when I was. It took me a good chunk of time just to get connected with STORM. I figured it was just because of the region difference, but sounds like everyone was having issues.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MetaKraken_PSN on October 17, 2010, 08:11:45 pm
JC2 was hard, since I'm at the Hardcore difficulty, in a semi-last level, also closing in on 2 more trophies for the Platinum, and no matter how many tries I get, I end up getting ANNIHILATED by a freakin' helicopter! I tried shooting it so many times, yet it doesn't go down, let alone hijack it. Should've gotten the Rocket launcher, which would've made it easier -_-'.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 18, 2010, 04:36:02 am
Just finished Dead Rising 2! Very fun, awesome game.
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Post by: SOUP on October 18, 2010, 10:33:48 pm
Finally going back to the first Uncharted to give it a crack on Crushing.  I got to around chapter 16.  It's actually a lot tougher than the second game so far. I never realized just how much they improved with the sequel before.  Grenade use is a big annoyance in this one.  That, and the endless waves of enemies with spread out check points.

The story's been pretty great to go through again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 19, 2010, 04:23:26 am
Yeah, I beat that game on crushing. One shot kills on the boss are annoying.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on October 19, 2010, 04:56:20 am
I gave up on Crushing for the first Uncharted at around chapter 6 I think.
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Post by: SOUP on October 19, 2010, 11:23:57 am
The part in chapter 4 around the plane crash site was probably the most annoying when it came to lack of checkpoints. I'll probably try to finish it off on Friday.

I made a bit more progress on Final Fantasy IX. Just finished off the second disk.  I'm really loving this one.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: matty on October 19, 2010, 04:43:45 pm
Project Diva 2 (PSP). Wow. Who would have thought that Sega would make such a solid and one of the better rhythm games (imo) this generation? The music is either up your alley or not, but I'll say there is enough variation here if you know a bit about Japanese music (and not just the teen aidoru pop music).
If you have a Japanese PSN account I highly recommend trying out the demo for your music fiends out there! I bought the full game and I'm lovin' it! It's not revolutionary or anything like that, it's just a very well made rhythm game. Might even make a few new Miku/Vocaloid fans in the process.

Another PSP rhythm game that I bought recently (and cost me at least one hundred bones (http://http://www.siliconera.com/2010/09/09/dj-max-portable-3-ready-in-october-boxed-copies-are-like-collectors-items/)) is DJ Max Portable 3. Haven't tried it, yet, but if turns out it sucks it won't be at a loss - for me, anyway  :mrgreen:

As Halloween is approaching I've gotten into a Castlevania kick lately. The thing is, I never played a Castlevania game before till The Dracula X Chronicles just a couple months ago. What a perfect way to get into the series; you get 3 games for the price of one (at a discount) and they're all good! I also got the Rebirth game and plan on starting the series from Castlevania 3 (I've watched playthroughs of the first two...3 is a good place to start, I think).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 19, 2010, 05:45:19 pm
@ matty:
I was pretty much the exact same way with Castlevania. I picked up that one not too long after I got my PSP Go last year. I've only played through SotN though.

Have you played DJ Hero?

Edit: Got my platinum trophy in Uncharted. After finishing it on Crushing, I pulled off the steel fist expert trophy on my second try :D.
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Post by: SOUP on October 22, 2010, 10:39:06 pm
Just beat the story mode in Lego Rock Band.
Back to Okami tomorrow.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on October 22, 2010, 11:53:11 pm
Dead Rising 2. It's so addictive.
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Post by: Monkeroony on October 23, 2010, 02:58:03 am
Alan Wake, just at the end of chapter 3, it's good but a bit repetitive.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 23, 2010, 11:57:52 am
Played Sonic 4 trial version, four times in a row loved it.

Played Sonic Adventure XBLA and I ask how is this game broken? People, seriously... where do they find this sh**? It's not broken!

Can't wait to get back into Alpha Protocol, as soon as I finish Sonic Adventure.
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Post by: Autosaver on October 23, 2010, 02:34:41 pm
Playing Sonic 4.. fun
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Played Sonic Adventure XBLA and I ask how is this game broken? People, seriously... where do they find this sh**? It's not broken!
lol
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 23, 2010, 04:21:02 pm
How is Sonic Adventure broken? Well it has twitchy controls, camera sucks. That is for starters.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on October 23, 2010, 09:28:28 pm
Sonic Adventure is not broken. The physics and controls have aged pretty poorly because it was one of the first truely 3D games Sonic Team made. If you go back and compare it to the kind of stuff you could do in the 3D sections of NiGHTS and Burning Rangers, Sonic Adventure is just a few miles ahead. It is like how Metroid 1 has aged. That is not a bad game, but it seems like broken dookie compared to exploration based platformers now.

AS FOR ME?!?! I just put down Halo Reach because I noticed I was playing it for like seven hours straight and am considering doing it all day on Monday even. This was pretty much how I reacted that whole time:

[youtube:1y4ej5pi]sXasCjUTNpE[/youtube:1y4ej5pi]

Also have been playing a bunch of demos on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Pretty much everything I played, even games I was certain I would enjoy, such as Comic Jumper or Sonic the Hedgehog 4 I did not really like at all, most of the demos of retail games I played I just did not even finish. It did not bug me though, stuff like Fist of the North Star was hilariously bad, so I still enjoyed my time.

I did however absolutely love Costume Quest. I need to pick that game up ASAP!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 23, 2010, 10:29:58 pm
Costume Quest was OK. RPG mechanics where too boring.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on October 23, 2010, 10:52:33 pm
Boring is not really the word as each fight lasts like less than a minute! It is really basic stuff, but pretty sure you get a lot more types of powers later on. I liked the exploration and thought the writing was great. It is Double Fine, after all.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 23, 2010, 11:20:13 pm
I'm also planning on picking up Costume Quest soon. Probably once I'm finished Okami.
Speaking of which, I made a good chunk of progress today in Okami, and I'm probably about 2/3 of the way through it.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on October 23, 2010, 11:30:00 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
AS FOR ME?!?! I just put down Halo Reach because I noticed I was playing it for like seven hours straight and am considering doing it all day on Monday even. This was pretty much how I reacted that whole time:

Also have been playing a bunch of demos on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Pretty much everything I played, even games I was certain I would enjoy, such as Comic Jumper or Sonic the Hedgehog 4 I did not really like at all, most of the demos of retail games I played I just did not even finish. It did not bug me though, stuff like Fist of the North Star was hilariously bad, so I still enjoyed my time.

I did however absolutely love Costume Quest. I need to pick that game up ASAP!


I still haven't touched Halo Reach outside of a few firefight matches and some multiplayer....  :|

Anyway, kinda surprised you didn't like Comic Jumper, you didn't even like the shoot-em-up bits? I found it challenging but fair and really addictive. Also it's really funny.

And Double Fine has a new game out? Why was I not informed!? I almost coughed passionfruit and white chocolate scone all over my computer monitor. Defintely need to check that out.

Anyway, I've been playing Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. It's quite good.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on October 23, 2010, 11:39:13 pm
Played Costume Quest demo, I enjoyed it for it's Halloweeniness and simplicity (I dislike super intensive RPGs), however I disliked how small the text was. I need to get new new glasses, so right now I need to squint or stand 4 feet from the screen to see the itty bitty text. Was gonna buy, but probably wont until I get new glasses :P

Played Sonic CD and Chaotix today, after playing Sonic 4. Sonic CD felt overly complicated, special stages were a bitch and traveling through time was very hit-or-miss (mostly miss), but playing without worrying about a perfect ending was enjoyable. The badniks in CD are very bland, like they all operate like moto bugs. Chaotix was alright. I love the music, and certain character combos can be fun, but sometimes you just totally lose control of the characters and they tweak out all over the screen.

...then I carved a pumpkin, watched They Live and drank a lot.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 24, 2010, 07:10:43 am
That and the text skips by itself in Costume Quest. Should be by 'pressing x' not automatically. Would have been 80 times better if it was voiced, Double Fine's voicing stuff is brilliant and dead on.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on October 24, 2010, 09:12:54 am
Just started VCII and i already like it a lot, both for the design and gameplay even if i have to understand well how it works. it's a bit complicated at the begin
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Post by: Sega Uranus on October 24, 2010, 03:20:34 pm
Quote from: "George"
That and the text skips by itself in Costume Quest. Should be by 'pressing x' not automatically.

It only does this in the cutscenes. It goes by a bit too fast in those though, yeah. Especially for a game that is seemingly made for children, you think it would be slower. They might patch this and the text size, depends on how seriously Double Fine takes this release I guess.

Pressing X is too mainstream anyways, it should be LT/L2. If you press XXXXXX, YYYYYY, XXXXXX you'll be sucked.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 24, 2010, 03:33:29 pm
Finished Sonic's story in Sonic Adventure XBLA story. The whole thing was shorter than I expected.
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Post by: SOUP on October 24, 2010, 09:44:41 pm
Quote from: "Ulala5"
Just started VCII and i already like it a lot, both for the design and gameplay even if i have to understand well how it works. it's a bit complicated at the begin

When you're in the mission briefings, pay attention to what unit types give what bonuses.  That'll make upgrading character classes a lot easier, and less random.

I played about 3 hours of Kirby's Epic Yarn with my girlfriend today. Probably the cutest thing ever.  Everybody goes on about the art style (which looks awesome), but I thought the music was a real standout feature.  The piano bits especially sound fantastic.
The narrated cut-scenes have a real Shining Time Station/Thomas the Tank Engine feel to them too.
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Post by: Orta on October 25, 2010, 02:55:59 am
Played Sonic Rush for the lulz.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on October 25, 2010, 04:48:43 am
Still playing Enslaved. It's really quite good, but I can't put my finger on what it is I like about it. It's kind of just the blend of many different features and elements. It's certainly very addictive though, 'one more mission' seems to pop up all the time. Also the voice acting and animations on the characters is incredibly good. Reminds me a bit of Prince of Persia reboot, which I also loved.

As soon as I finish this game, I'm moving onto New Vegas and Vanquish.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 25, 2010, 08:45:50 am
Finished Amy Rose's storyline and halfway into Tails's storyline in Sonic Adventure DX.
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Post by: Monkeroony on October 25, 2010, 12:20:36 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Still playing Enslaved. It's really quite good, but I can't put my finger on what it is I like about it. It's kind of just the blend of many different features and elements. It's certainly very addictive though, 'one more mission' seems to pop up all the time. Also the voice acting and animations on the characters is incredibly good. Reminds me a bit of Prince of Persia reboot, which I also loved.

As soon as I finish this game, I'm moving onto New Vegas and Vanquish.

I really enjoyed Enslaved, the story is much better than most action games.



I am playing Alan Wake, finished the main story and am playing through the first bit of dlc.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 25, 2010, 05:07:57 pm
Finished Tail's story on Sonic Adventure.

I can't beleive how easy this story mode was.

All I have left now is Gamma, Knuckles and Big stories.

The plot in game? How should I put it, I feel sorta embarrased by it, I am so surprised how informal and open the characters are to one another even in casual conversation. It sometimes feels like the classic animated Disney movies of old (I don't mean, the 90's ones, I'm talking 60's and 70's). The right use of music, there is also a serious attempt at drama.

Strange that even after many years, Sonic Adventure's plot, while strictly that of a Saturday Morning Cartoon, it feels quite solid and just the right amount of comedy and drama.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 25, 2010, 09:51:50 pm
Just beat Kirby's Epic Yarn.
Still tons of stuff to go back and collect.
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Post by: George on October 25, 2010, 11:52:55 pm
Vanquish.

Def not 4 hour game. I will tell you that much!
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on October 26, 2010, 07:46:15 am
Unlocked Super Sonic. So awesome to see him return! Now I have to play through Sonic 4 all over again, spamming my way through with super moves. I especially like his down pose and the fact that a homing attack causes a shock wave. Also, the super spin dash is great.

Started playing Virtua Tennis on the GBA. Awesome game! The world tour mini-games are crazy. I especially like the one where you pop open eggs and get animal prizes. It's like if Shenmue's capsule machines merged with tennis. Good stuff.
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Post by: max_cady on October 26, 2010, 10:29:50 am
Just finished Knuckles's Story Arc on Sonic Adventure DX in less than hour and a half.

Dude, I don't know if it's because I played the heck out of the original Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast, but this game is a cakewalk, even the tougher bosses are a breeze.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on October 26, 2010, 10:32:14 am
Yeah, I blew through Knux and Big in one sitting. Game is a lot quicker when you aren't marveling at the 128 bit graphics.

Ah... sweet memories of 1999...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 26, 2010, 12:21:14 pm
I miss when console power was measured in bits.....

I'm on the fourth disk of Final Fantasy IX, and started what I assume to be the final dungeon.  PSP's charging right now, so I'll probably go back to playing some more Okami, or trying out Killzone 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on October 26, 2010, 04:30:00 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "Ulala5"
Just started VCII and i already like it a lot, both for the design and gameplay even if i have to understand well how it works. it's a bit complicated at the begin

When you're in the mission briefings, pay attention to what unit types give what bonuses.  That'll make upgrading character classes a lot easier, and less random.

Umh i've just done the first story mission so i'm still at the start, what do you mean? missions asks specific unit types?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 26, 2010, 09:51:39 pm
Quote from: "Ulala5"
Umh i've just done the first story mission so i'm still at the start, what do you mean? missions asks specific unit types?

If you go to the drill grounds, and look at your individual units, you can see what certificates and whatnot they need to advance to different classes.
I couldn't find an image of the screen, but at the beginning of every mission (story or regular), it has a list of the units that you'll be facing, and it shows what bonus you get for taking them out right beside it.  This way, if you want to make a certain scout into a sniper, you'd look up what bonuses they need to become one.  Then at the mission briefing, if say, an enemy lancer had that bonus, you'd use the scout you want to upgrade to take out the lancers.

It makes more sense when you play the game. It took a long time for it to "click" for me.  This complicated way of upgrading units was probably the only thing that I didn't really like about the game.

Sorry if the explanation doesn't make sense. It'll make more sense if you've actually got the game in front of you.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on October 27, 2010, 02:13:36 am
Finally got super sonic in sonic 4, just need to clear the stages as him now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 27, 2010, 07:26:50 am
Finished Gamma's story. All that's left now is Big the Cat.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 27, 2010, 09:09:11 am
Got to the final boss of FFIX. Then I got my ass kicked :(.
I hate status ailments and death spells :-/
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 27, 2010, 12:40:40 pm
Finished Sonic Adventure XBLA.

Was a lot of fun while it lasted. That's the most time I've spent with an Arcade title.

Now I'm moving on to disk games, tonight, I'm going back to Alan Wake.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on October 27, 2010, 01:46:41 pm
Haven't been playing but have been watching playthroughs.

I really want to give the Saw games a try, they look like fun, especially when played with a friend watching and providing moral support. Shame there's no demo for either one on XBLA. :(
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on October 27, 2010, 01:48:57 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "Ulala5"
Umh i've just done the first story mission so i'm still at the start, what do you mean? missions asks specific unit types?

If you go to the drill grounds, and look at your individual units, you can see what certificates and whatnot they need to advance to different classes.
I couldn't find an image of the screen, but at the beginning of every mission (story or regular), it has a list of the units that you'll be facing, and it shows what bonus you get for taking them out right beside it.  This way, if you want to make a certain scout into a sniper, you'd look up what bonuses they need to become one.  Then at the mission briefing, if say, an enemy lancer had that bonus, you'd use the scout you want to upgrade to take out the lancers.

It makes more sense when you play the game. It took a long time for it to "click" for me.  This complicated way of upgrading units was probably the only thing that I didn't really like about the game.

Sorry if the explanation doesn't make sense. It'll make more sense if you've actually got the game in front of you.

i think i've got what you said, even if it looks a so very long way to upgrade classes @_@ better to have a piece of paper and a pen and write all you need before to start missions lol. Thanks!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 27, 2010, 01:58:21 pm
Quote from: "Ulala5"
i think i've got what you said, even if it looks a so very long way to upgrade classes @_@ better to have a piece of paper and a pen and write all you need before to start missions lol. Thanks!
No problem :).

I played the demo for the new Need For Speed game.  I've never played a title in the series before, but I really enjoyed Burnout Paradise, so I'll probably pick this one up.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 27, 2010, 02:17:50 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
I played the demo for the new Need For Speed game.  I've never played a title in the series before, but I really enjoyed Burnout Paradise, so I'll probably pick this one up.

Oh theres a demo out?
I'm really looking forward to this one, it's a return to form for NFS after all that Underground/Carbon/Ricer bullshit.

I'm actually really interested in playing this one, I might check that demo out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on October 27, 2010, 05:07:55 pm
Yeah I played it. I didn't like the controls. Not exactly hard, just not like Burnout, regardless of the game being JUST like Burnout Paradise lol.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 27, 2010, 06:47:31 pm
I didn't really have much trouble with the controls. It really seemed exactly like Burnout Paradise to me.
I just hope it gets the same kind of post-release support Burnout got.

Also: I beat Final Fantasy IX :D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 28, 2010, 05:49:00 am
Just beat The Signal DLC for Alan Wake.

Boss fight was a little cheap(had to deal with possessed townfolks as well as possessed objects) and the story feels kinda pointless.

Just one more DLC left, The Writer.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 28, 2010, 08:43:01 am
With FFIX done, I needed a new portable game to play, so I started up Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
I'm not too far into it, but as long as it doesn't have dungeons with time limits like Phantom Hourglass, I'll be happy.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 28, 2010, 12:26:37 pm
Decided to give Alan Wake a rest and moved on to Alpha Protocol.

Did 2 missions in Saudi Arabia, decided to arrest Aziz instead of killing him, had a nice chat with Darcy, sure ruffled his feathers when I mentioned his dad.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on October 30, 2010, 02:43:55 am
Still grinding my way to Captain in Halo Reach.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 30, 2010, 04:54:47 am
Played some KOF 2k2UM Today, it was awesome.

Also finished Enslaved and Started New Vegas.

Enslaved was a good game, but it just didn't have that wow factor of games like Bayonetta and MAss Effect 2 etc. I think it was possibly because it was far too easy, even on Hard I just cruised through the game. Still very well worth playing though, especially if you want something that's not too challenging but still fun.

NEw VEgas I've only just scratched the surface of, but I'm enjoying it so far!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on October 30, 2010, 01:28:53 pm
All of my free time that I had last week was turned into Halo Reach playtime pretty much. I just went nonstop and honestly only want to play more. I have not played it today, but I still hear the announcer in my head and am picturing all of the different kinds of animations and colors of the levels in my head with everything I do.

Once all of the DLC comes I am certain this will be one of my favorite games of all time. It all makes me feel like a kid again and made me worry less about the troubles in my life and the world as a whole.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 30, 2010, 03:50:29 pm
Ehhh, from what I've played I havent' been crazy about Halo Reach. Are you talking Multiplayer or Single? I haven't had a chance to touch single player yet unfortunately.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on October 30, 2010, 04:36:24 pm
Both of those and Firefight. I was kind of confused as to why you had not been on it too much.

I had played with Orta a bunch of times, but never with anyone else on this site. Anyone willing to make a group next weekend or something?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 30, 2010, 06:39:45 pm
Holy crap, Alpha Protocol is insanely addictive.

Keeps me wanting more. Game's being a bit of a cakewalk, though, devs said that enemies get progressively harder to beat, that doesn't seem to be the case here, so far even the few boss characters I've faced were easy enough.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on October 30, 2010, 07:44:44 pm
Completing Sonic 4 on a Super Sonic playthrough (for the achievement) and intend to get back to SA1 at some point.

Also really hoping I find Vanquish at my local Kmart come Monday. I only have one store and one lunch break, so I have to make it count.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 31, 2010, 01:26:29 pm
Just beat Okami.
The game started off a bit slow, but really came together as it went along.  Very emotional ending.
I was surprised to see the boss from Tatsunoko vs. Capcom.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on October 31, 2010, 05:13:41 pm
Made Captain in Halo Reach and got all the matchmaking challenges for today.

Really enjoying the team swat game type, I spent 2400 points the month so should get a free 800ms points credited to my account by the time the noble pack is released.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on November 01, 2010, 11:32:36 am
Today I'll start Final Fantasy VI for real. I expect to fail miserably at all my studies now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 01, 2010, 12:43:16 pm
Alpha Protocol

Almost finished all the Moscow missions.

Some enemy bosses a little cheap, Sis can take a beating and keep on coming.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 01, 2010, 02:26:31 pm
^Wait until you get to the coked up mob boss. He's insanely hard.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 01, 2010, 10:07:54 pm
Quote from: "crackdude"
Today I'll start Final Fantasy VI for real. I expect to fail miserably at all my studies now.
Never play it before?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on November 02, 2010, 11:02:24 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "crackdude"
Today I'll start Final Fantasy VI for real. I expect to fail miserably at all my studies now.
Never play it before?
Nope. I've played most of them, but never VI..
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 02, 2010, 02:01:58 pm
@Crackdude:
I just played it for the first time this year too.
It's interesting to see a lot of the elements in it that would get carried over to later titles like 7 and 13.

Right now, I'm playing Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. I'm enjoying the game for the most part, but really hating the amount of blowing into the microphone that's involved.
It wouldn't be so bad if the game didn't demand that you blow into the stupid system with rhythm and accuracy.
It's like playing Street Fighter with tilt-controls.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 02, 2010, 08:22:52 pm
Just beat Katamari Damacy.
That last level is pure win.
800m Katamari is huge.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on November 03, 2010, 07:55:49 am
Vanquish and Snoopy Flying Ace! Pew pew pew!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on November 03, 2010, 08:03:56 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
Just beat Katamari Damacy.
That last level is pure win.
800m Katamari is huge.
I loved being able to pick up nearly everything in that stage. ^__^

You should try We <3 Katamari and its final stage next. You have to make a Katamari that's around twice as big in only 17 minutes, if I remember correctly..... pretty challenging! =D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 03, 2010, 08:15:49 am
I've got We <3 Katamari here, but I got stuck a while back on the level where you have to roll up fire.
I'll probably give it another go soon if it has an awesome finale like the first game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 03, 2010, 12:44:57 pm
@MadeManG74
Quote
You mean Brayko? That Russian mob boss?

I didn't think he was that difficult, I kept running away from whenever he used cocaine, but kept close enough to shoot him while he was down after his fix.

I beat him on my second try.

Personally Sis was the toughest of my opponents because I had to fight her very closely and what a matter of duck, duck, shoot and repeat.

While Brayko had a huge arena that I could move around.
 

Did a couple of Rome missions. That Marburg is the most interesting character I've faced thus far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 03, 2010, 02:28:19 pm
^What kind of character are you using? I wonder if your character build is better suited because Brayko took me ages and many tries to defeat using my Stealth character specialising in Pistols and Shotguns.

Also, still playing New Vegas, still lovin' it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on November 03, 2010, 04:39:38 pm
In Alpha Protocol, if you have a pistol, it is the best thing to take down the Russian boss. Use the the power that slows down time and aim for his head a few times before the power is used up. Keep running around the room away from him ready to fight his thugs either with a close range weapon or your fists if you are strong enough.

What I am playing:

Snoopy Flying Ace: Very good little game. The multiplayer is much better than I was expecting and the graphics are retail-quality. I am kind of bad at it though, but I guess air combat games are not really my thing.

Super Meat Boy: Kind of bought this one on a whim after a few friends told me it was fantastic and that it was going to go up in price sometime this month. I thought I would hate it because it is one of those "Die 60 times to get through one level at all" kind of games, but I really love it. Great style, great fun, very hard, but very fair. I love how it has like a hundred things that you can unlock too.

Halo Reach: Pretty sure I will be playing this game constantly for at least a full year, so from now on everyone should just assume I am always playing this. Brilliant game and all that.

Something I really want to say is that all of these games I have been playing recently have extremely great soundtracks... Like some of the best I have heard in games since Bayonetta even!

Not sure what the next game I will be playing is. It might be Sonic Colors I guess.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 04, 2010, 06:34:13 am
@MadeManGT7

Basically, I've been using Thorton as a Commando. I've uped the Toughness and uped the stats with pistols and assault rifles.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 04, 2010, 02:04:43 pm
I'm taking fluffymoochicken's advice and playing through We <3 Katamari
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 04, 2010, 02:41:12 pm
Alpha Protocol, finished all the Rome Missions and fought Marburg.

I love it when a glitch helps me out, he got stuck in a place and I just kept firing. Oh what fun!

Now I'm close to the end of the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 05, 2010, 12:36:22 pm
I beat We <3 Katamari, and started up God Hand.

I can already see a ton of similarities to Bayonetta already. The so far, odd story line, the look of the characters, the save/shop between each mission.

I'm liking it so far. I bumped it down to easy though, just so the stages didn't drag on as long.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 05, 2010, 12:48:16 pm
I just finished Alpha Protocol and once again thanks to a weird glitch.

Quote from: "Spoilers"

You see Leland has a rocket launcher and he breaks any pillars with that. For some odd reason there's one portion on which he fires but doesn't do anything, it's a bit far away from his reach, so it's basically me having to use a chain shot every couple of minutes.

And I killed him at the end. Sweet.

It sometimes wants me to replay the game because we end up knowing some facts that we didn't discover otherwise.
Like Mina being involved in my Saudia Arabia mission screw-up and Scarlet being the one who shot Ronald Sung.

Steven Hicks is also a badass character.

But somehow I felt guilty for not shooting Shaeed, in the end credits, he says that he'll continue to use Al-Samad for terrorist attacks. A wasted opportunity but then again, I wouldn't have used this information for leverage on Parker, the analyst.

Quite a complex system and Obisidian worked that pretty well, everything else, however... Is a buggy mess.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on November 05, 2010, 01:30:50 pm
I would recommend playing it again at some point. =) It's neat how the different choices have a pretty significant effect on the whole game.

I'm currently playing Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light and I'm also replaying God of War III!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 05, 2010, 05:27:07 pm
Soup: Good to hear you're liking God Hand so far. IT was one of the toughest games I've played in a while, but also really addictive and fun! It really is hard but fair!

And Max Cady, glad you liked Alpha, I didn't seem to run into that many glitches myself, but I definitely am interested in trying another playthrough at some point.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Stylista on November 05, 2010, 07:19:02 pm
Mademan, do you have any interest in FOTNS: Ken's Rage?  I'm currently awaiting its arrival in the mail.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 05, 2010, 07:39:13 pm
Don't know much about it at all unfortunately. I'm guessing it's a brawler style game? Make sure to tell us what you think when you get it!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 05, 2010, 10:12:33 pm
@MadeMang:
I like how customizable the moveset is too. I got stuck on the first Boss (Elvis) already :(. Gotta be more defensive I guess.
It's quite a bit harder on easy than Bayonetta was on Normal difficulty.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 05, 2010, 11:18:25 pm
Oh yeah, definitely a harder game than Bayonetta. I think I did it on normal, but I didn't even dare to try GodHand's hard mode.

Can't remember too much about Elvis, but he is tough when you first get to him. From memory you really need to use well timed dodges. Good Luck!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 06, 2010, 09:07:28 am
Thanks. I'll get to dodging. Thankfully, the checkpoint is right at him, so I don't have to power through a whole level every time he kicks my ass.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 06, 2010, 03:36:37 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
Thanks. I'll get to dodging. Thankfully, the checkpoint is right at him, so I don't have to power through a whole level every time he kicks my ass.

Good luck! I'll tell you now though, it's only gonna get harder from here on out. Make sure you power up often!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 06, 2010, 11:44:53 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Good luck! I'll tell you now though, it's only gonna get harder from here on out. Make sure you power up often!
I beat Elvis, and then beat him again, so I'm partway through the 3rd stage right now.

Once I figured out how to recharge the TP gauge quickly, it's been much easier. I think the toughest bit I ran into was the 3 mini-bosses in a row.
The more I play it, the more I like it through. You just keep unlocking better, and more over the top moves.

It reminds me a bit of No More Heroes as well, when it comes to the cut-scenes and level progression.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 06, 2010, 11:52:56 pm
^Indeed I know what you mean, the game just gets better and better as you go on. The bosses get more wild and the levels are more crazy too. Really good fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on November 07, 2010, 11:18:51 am
Final Fantasy XIII is pretty fun. I like the Paradigm system. Though it's a pain that the first time you shift it in each battle all the characters make a pose, wasting about a whole second (which is a lot when you're open to enemy attacks). The battles are pretty frantic.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 07, 2010, 01:49:12 pm
Quote from: "crackdude"
Final Fantasy XIII is pretty fun. I like the Paradigm system. Though it's a pain that the first time you shift it in each battle all the characters make a pose, wasting about a whole second (which is a lot when you're open to enemy attacks). The battles are pretty frantic.

It's the only RPG battle system that's ever gotten me just as anxious as a fighting game or a shooter.
How far are you in it?

I played a ton more God Hand today. I got to beat the crap out of the Power Rangers :).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 07, 2010, 01:56:56 pm
^Have you faught the Gorilla yet? That was my favourite.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 07, 2010, 03:33:24 pm
Yeah, it was pretty great.
I'm just starting the 6th chapter now.
This game's hilarious. Every single person you save in the game looks the exact same. I'm freeing these slaves, and the first one says that he got locked up because he was slacking on the job. The second guy tells me he got locked up because he looks the same as the first guy.
Awesome stuff.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on November 07, 2010, 05:39:38 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "crackdude"
Final Fantasy XIII is pretty fun. I like the Paradigm system. Though it's a pain that the first time you shift it in each battle all the characters make a pose, wasting about a whole second (which is a lot when you're open to enemy attacks). The battles are pretty frantic.

It's the only RPG battle system that's ever gotten me just as anxious as a fighting game or a shooter.
How far are you in it?

I played a ton more God Hand today. I got to beat the crap out of the Power Rangers :).
About chapter 3 or 4.. [spoiler:2zrzwpbl]Snow was being captured. Just got the lesbian bike/Shiva/summon thing.[/spoiler:2zrzwpbl]

And the homosexual Prism Rangers are hilarious! Great game, God Hand.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 07, 2010, 11:08:43 pm
Quote from: "crackdude"
About chapter 3 or 4.. [spoiler:2zvsoahy]Snow was being captured. Just got the lesbian bike/Shiva/summon thing.[/spoiler:2zvsoahy]

And the homosexual Prism Rangers are hilarious! Great game, God Hand.

The battle system just gets better. They do a good job of setting you up with teams and paradigms that you might not even think of using.  When you get the opportunity to set up your team with whoever you want, you'll have a pretty good idea of what you're looking for.
Also, the shared experience points are pretty great. Nobody get's left behind, even if they're a character that you never use.  I really love that game.

This week's shaping up to be pretty busy, but I'm hoping that I'll be able to put more time into God Hand. I'm on chapter 6 right now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 08, 2010, 01:54:29 am
Oh yeah, almost forgot but how damn good is the music in God Hand!?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 08, 2010, 08:25:31 am
I just started playing Tales of Vesperia I'm kinda regretting having bought. I didn't like the battle system on  the demo, I played and I don't like it now.

I haven't been put off by an RPG this much since Infinite Undiscovery.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 08, 2010, 09:36:44 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Oh yeah, almost forgot but how damn good is the music in God Hand!?

The music's incredible. It really compliments the fun atmosphere :).
I also love how the enemies can be seen dancing to it before you beat the crap out of them.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on November 08, 2010, 12:11:38 pm
Set up my Move and am playing Sports Champions and Resident Evil 5.
Looks like I won't be buying any new games for a while so will get my moneys worth out of what I currently have.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 08, 2010, 12:59:24 pm
^Don't forget that Heavy Rain has a move support patch now if you've already got that.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on November 08, 2010, 05:55:25 pm
Currently playing Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands on my PS3. It's great! I love it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 08, 2010, 10:31:48 pm
Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
Currently playing Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands on my PS3. It's great! I love it.

I was really impressed with it too. It seemed like it might be a crappy cash-in with the movie coming out around the same time, but it's pretty great. The Platinum trophy's also reasonably easy to pick up.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 09, 2010, 10:07:53 am
I decided to give Tales of Vesperia another chance and fought my first real boss battle and won.

The controls could've been a little sharper. It feels like everytime I do three strikes, I can't quite press the defend buttons in time and generally get two hits or more.

But I'm liking the game thus far.

The hero seems like a hardned soldier who talks like a real man and acts like one, better than the ocassional emo man child we get in some RPG(Enchanted Arms, I'm looking at you!).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 09, 2010, 12:40:51 pm
Just beat God Hand. Really fantastic game.
I noticed in the credits that Grasshopper Manufacture makes an appearance, so I guess the No More Heroes similarities aren't just coincidence.
Now I really want to play through Bayonetta again :).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 11, 2010, 10:54:52 pm
I beat The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks.
Overworld travel got a bit tiring by the end, but it was a really good game overall. Definitely the toughest dungeon puzzles in any Zelda game. A couple of the bosses were surprisingly tough too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 12, 2010, 03:04:27 pm
Still playing Tales of Vesperia.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on November 13, 2010, 06:34:15 pm
Black and White on the PC. This is probably my favorite game from Lionhead Studios.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 13, 2010, 07:49:05 pm
Played a bit of GoldenEye on Wii today. It's pretty good, but I think I need to fiddle with the controls a little to get the sensitivity right.

It's pretty fun though, but 007 Classic mode got a bit frustrating due to not making the side-objectives clear.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 13, 2010, 11:27:53 pm
I played through the first 4 stages of Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles with my girlfriend. I'm pretty sure it's got like 21 or so.
Very solid lightgun shooter for the Wii. So far I'm enjoying it more than Umbrella Chronicles.  Mostly because it's focused more on RE2 and Code Veronica instead of RE1 and RE3.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on November 14, 2010, 05:42:42 pm
Finished Call of Duty Black Ops on normal and am going to go through again on hard.

Great story, love the cold war setting and the ending was brilliant.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 15, 2010, 09:53:04 am
I've been playing a lot of Psychonauts lately.
Very fun game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 15, 2010, 01:12:21 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
I've been playing a lot of Psychonauts lately.
Very fun game.

That is an outstanding game, I should go back and play it again actually.

Been playing New Vegas a hell of a lot, and also picked up GoldenEye on the Wii recently.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 15, 2010, 10:11:02 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "SOUP"
I've been playing a lot of Psychonauts lately.
Very fun game.

That is an outstanding game, I should go back and play it again actually.

I got up to the point where you wander around a big board game. It's getting a bit tougher to figure out what to do in each of the levels.

I played a lot more RE: Darkside Chronicles today.  I've finished off the two sections that recap RE2 and Code:Veronica.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 16, 2010, 05:23:14 pm
2 more hours of Tales of Vesperia. Ooooh, must play more...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 16, 2010, 10:24:51 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
2 more hours of Tales of Vesperia. Ooooh, must play more...

So it's gotten better I take it?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on November 17, 2010, 01:06:13 am
Crazy Taxi, Dragon Age Origins came in (KTHX SANUS POOH BEAR. TEAM ADCOCK)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 17, 2010, 11:41:59 pm
Just beat Psychonauts.
The platforming bits near the end were pretty frustrating, but I really enjoyed the game. Gotta get around to picking up Costume Quest soon.

I've also been playing more of Sonic Colors on the DS.  Loving the little touches, like the music changing anytime you go underwater.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on November 18, 2010, 10:30:35 am
I have played the Kinectimals, and it was good. Damn good.

Jumping from Kinectimals to Vanquish is quite a bit of gaming whip-lash.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 18, 2010, 09:12:43 pm
I finally got around to playing Ivy the Kiwi?
This game is FANTASTIC.
It great in motion, and plays really well. I tried out the demo for the DS version, and wasn't to crazy about it, but the control over the vines in the Wii version is spot on.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on November 19, 2010, 06:38:05 pm
Just got Super Street Fighter IV for my PS3 today. I've been enjoying it so far even if I've been getting my butt kicked. It's strange though how I have a really hard time pulling off Ultra combos on demand but I can do Super combos without much trouble. Just something that will come with practice I guess.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 19, 2010, 06:43:47 pm
Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
Just got Super Street Fighter IV for my PS3 today. I've been enjoying it so far even if I've been getting my butt kicked. It's strange though how I have a really hard time pulling off Ultra combos on demand but I can do Super combos without much trouble. Just something that will come with practice I guess.

Are you using a pad? Maybe it's just a case of hitting all three buttons simultaneously. Try re-maping it to suit you better.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on November 19, 2010, 06:48:37 pm
I should get Super Street Fighter, but a bit busy with the games I own atm lol.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on November 19, 2010, 06:52:50 pm
Been playing Sonic Colors and Pac Man Championship Edition DX.

Rainbow Power! ^_^
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on November 19, 2010, 08:17:36 pm
Sonic Colors.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 19, 2010, 11:47:20 pm
Just beat the main story of Ivy the Kiwi?

I think I've got another 50 bonus stages to go. I recommend anybody on this site that owns a Wii pick this up if they get a chance.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on November 20, 2010, 02:23:57 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"

Are you using a pad? Maybe it's just a case of hitting all three buttons simultaneously. Try re-maping it to suit you better.

I'm using a Dualshock 3 controller.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 20, 2010, 02:51:31 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
Just beat the main story of Ivy the Kiwi?

I think I've got another 50 bonus stages to go. I recommend anybody on this site that owns a Wii pick this up if they get a chance.

Hmm, I might just do that! I never really heard anything about the game, but I'll look into it. There is only one retailer in Australia who's picked this game up I think, so I'll know where I have to look. It's being distributed by a relatively small company too (the same guys who picked up games like KOFXII and No More Heroes for Australia).

Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"

Are you using a pad? Maybe it's just a case of hitting all three buttons simultaneously. Try re-maping it to suit you better.

Yeah it's a bit trickier on controller. Can you map 3 Punches/3 Kicks to a button? That might make ultras easier for you.
I'm using a Dualshock 3 controller.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 20, 2010, 09:13:06 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Hmm, I might just do that! I never really heard anything about the game, but I'll look into it. There is only one retailer in Australia who's picked this game up I think, so I'll know where I have to look. It's being distributed by a relatively small company too (the same guys who picked up games like KOFXII and No More Heroes for Australia).

I'm pretty sure the publisher that picked it up here is pretty small too. They published Little King's Story on the Wii, and Half-Minute Hero on the PSP.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 20, 2010, 03:51:45 pm
Almost 20 hours into Tales of Vesperia.

[spoiler:bjupzqg7]Beat that weird monster on the dessert.

Landed on Yourgem and that asshole Duke destroyed that crystal thingie, wow, that made that ghost ship part a little pointless.

Returned to Mantiac and Yuri attemped to kill Cumore. He had a pretty horrible death. Yuri feels a lot like the Charles Bronson of RPG characters. And he goes into these avenger quests.

Now I'm going to meet Belius, who only appears on a full moon. Back to the Colliseum then.[/spoiler:bjupzqg7]

The only I not too crazy about the game which is at times there's one point when everyone goes their seperate ways and I have to talk to all the other 6 characters just to get some minor plot points move along.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on November 20, 2010, 06:12:54 pm
Been steadily getting better at Super Street Fighter IV. My current favorite characters to use are Makoto and Cammy.
Still having trouble with the Ultras but I've been thinking it may be because I'm a little slower in pressing the triggers, I'm going to try and switch the buttons around and see if it performs better.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 20, 2010, 10:27:56 pm
Sly Cooper 1
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 21, 2010, 02:33:05 am
Just finished Fallout New Vegas. Great game.
I already want to start again playing as a heavy weapons/melee combat character after playing as a sneaky small guns expert.

This also means that next weekend I'll finally be starting Vanquish!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on November 21, 2010, 04:03:30 pm
Woot. I can do Ultra combos now in Super Street Fighter IV. The simpler ones anyway. =)
Also started playing online and I think it's kind of funny how almost everyone chooses Ryu, Ken or Akuma.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 22, 2010, 11:52:58 pm
Donkey Kong Country Returns.
Very awesome, and also very tough.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on November 23, 2010, 07:28:22 am
Completed Space Invaders Infinity Gene on my iPod Touch. Definitely a "killer app" and AAA title. Awesome game. The second to last stage was balls hard (ver 2.0 boss run) but was a blast to play. Now I wonder how good the console version is?

Also, FINALLY completed the final werehog stage in Sonic Unleashed. I know it has been said to death, but I'll say it again: "fuck the werehog". While the first few stages were rather enjoyable with platforming, swinging and climbing, the last three stages were so fucking lame in a number of ways. Death pits, death water, sealed off rooms with endless enemies, stupid beam balancing and worst of all no in-game timer. It isn't until the end of the stage that you realize you waisted 25 minutes of your life playing a single act in a Sonic game. What they should have done was dramatically cut down on the death pits, chopped the stage length in half (10 minutes max), increased the platforming segments and cut the whole trapped in a room with a wave of enemies moments. Or better yet, cut the werehog entirely and just doubled the daytime stage count by having the DLC levels on the disc.

Oh well, now I can enjoy Adabat day and the DLC that I downloaded a year ago. Probably will never finish Eggmanland considering I've heard its balls hard and I've already completed the PS2 version of the game last year.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on November 23, 2010, 07:49:25 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"

Oh well, now I can enjoy Adabat day and the DLC that I downloaded a year ago. Probably will never finish Eggmanland considering I've heard its balls hard and I've already completed the PS2 version of the game last year.

Adabat day is my favorite stage in the game. =)
And don't worry Barry, you'll be able to beat Eggmanland. I believe in you!  8-)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on November 23, 2010, 07:56:33 am
Sweet! Yeah, I remember seeing playthroughs before owning an HD console and really wanting to play that stage. Also, the DLC Act 1-2 with the running on a waterfall segment looks pretty awesome.

It's a shame that Unleashed has the werehog stages getting in the way of the daytime stages. There really is a fun game to be found in Unleashed, especially once you're able to jump right into action stages. It makes me wish that cheat codes were possible on today's consoles. Unleashed with a simple level select code would make the game 100x better for those who just want to get to the good stuff and ignore the adventure fields and werehog business.

edit: should point out that I probably dont have enough medals to get into adabat just yet :P though thankfully I think there are a lot of them that I missed in the easier early stages.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 23, 2010, 02:43:28 pm
Just Tales of Vesperia here and there...

Major revelations in my current playthrough.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on November 23, 2010, 04:30:09 pm
Killzone 3 beta.

10days until the Sly Cooper collection is released and infamous is probably my favourite game this gen so will have to give them a try.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on November 23, 2010, 06:20:06 pm
Mafia 2, it's a nice game and i'm having a lot of fun stealing cars and rides around Empire City. Just let me say, people over there rides worst than me
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 23, 2010, 06:57:49 pm
Finished off the first Sly Cooper game. I'm about a third of the way through the second game. They actually changed quite a few things around. Still fun, but it looks like this one's going to take a lot longer to beat.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on November 24, 2010, 10:02:34 am
Really shocked at Barry's reaction to the werehog, it really is not THAT terrible. The worst part of Unleashed was easily the secondary acts for normal Sonic... or the constant death pit QTEs as normal Sonic. Seriously, Spagonia Act 2 is one of the worst things Sonic Team has ever done, even though it is all 2D. If you are not willing to beat the game, at least watch the werehog fight with Robotnik, it is one of the best things about the game.

Recently beat Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. Outstanding game, really took me by surprise! I was really turned off by the art at first, but I began to really fall in love with it near the half way point. Hilarious script and excellent pacing. The scene with Booster was literally one of my favorite sections from any game ever, and that says a lot coming from someone who is not a very big Mario fan.

Also playing a ton of other games right now - More at one time than I have in years - but I will wait to talk about them once I finish them all.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 24, 2010, 01:21:09 pm
Quote from: "Ulala5"
Mafia 2, it's a nice game and i'm having a lot of fun stealing cars and rides around Empire City. Just let me say, people over there rides worst than me

Ah, I loved Mafia 2! Try to keep some of the classic cars from early in the game because they become really rare as you move into later time periods. Great storyline and atmosphere too.

Last few days I haven't been playing much at all, but I hope to start Vanquish this weekend.

EDIT: Oh yeah, almost forgot! I played the demo of Fist of hte North Star because it looke a little like God Hand... I didn't like it much though. The combat felt really slow and jerky compared to God Hand's fast paced action and it just felt overall a bit off. I might give it another go soon, but I didn't like it as much as I'd hoped.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 24, 2010, 02:46:54 pm
Just played Crazy Taxi for XBLA. Ouch, a pretty bad port, I have to admit.

Sonic Adventure was OK, but this one.

While lack of Offspring and Bad Religion can be distracting I wouldn't call it game breaking... however...

Some of the major issues here are staggering, the voices of the passengers are muffled and lowered, which is weird.

Also, does this game feel much difficult? I was honestly trying my best and all I could pull off was a Class A license.

I can play CT on the Pc with the Keyboard and get a class S license easy.

Man, this is the sloppiest port in the history of sloppy ports.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 24, 2010, 05:06:01 pm
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX.
I can't get over how awesome this game is!
I've sunk hours into it without even realizing. Wow, just wow.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on November 24, 2010, 06:03:01 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "Ulala5"
Mafia 2, it's a nice game and i'm having a lot of fun stealing cars and rides around Empire City. Just let me say, people over there rides worst than me

Ah, I loved Mafia 2! Try to keep some of the classic cars from early in the game because they become really rare as you move into later time periods. Great storyline and atmosphere too.

Yup i did it, but actually you can keep just 4 cars at Joe's :( anyway i like a lot also the "new" cars, very Back to the Future style  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 24, 2010, 06:53:18 pm
You know, Tales of Vesperia is such a nice game, but why does this game sometimes goes to great lenghts to spoil my enjoyment?

I really hate the fact that if you die, it's an automatic game over, it's not a big deal in most cases, but when you have to sit through one or two scenes full of dialogue, it can get a little frustrating.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 24, 2010, 09:46:05 pm
Played some more Sly 2. Much bigger game than the first. There's also a lot more emphasis put on stealth.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on November 24, 2010, 09:57:44 pm
There is.

I got Joe Danger and Deathspank on PSN. I had 5 dollars left over on my wallet and was GOING to get Bomberman Ultra, but I found out there is a new one coming out. I will wait it out. So I got Gunstar Heroes, which I totally forgot I was waiting to purchase when I had extra 5.

Might get Splosion Man on XBLA. Its on Sale. Is that only for Gold members?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 25, 2010, 01:49:59 am
Quote from: "Ulala5"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "Ulala5"
Mafia 2, it's a nice game and i'm having a lot of fun stealing cars and rides around Empire City. Just let me say, people over there rides worst than me

Ah, I loved Mafia 2! Try to keep some of the classic cars from early in the game because they become really rare as you move into later time periods. Great storyline and atmosphere too.

Yup i did it, but actually you can keep just 4 cars at Joe's :( anyway i like a lot also the "new" cars, very Back to the Future style  :mrgreen:

Yeah, the 1950s styled cars are beautiful too. The whole game is fantastic, I love the way it goes through so many time periods with their own great style and atmosphere.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 25, 2010, 02:31:52 am
Just played FOTNS Demo again and ... I liked it this time!
Last time i only did the boss fight level which was a bit lame, but playing the extended demo was pretty fun. It's no God Hand or Bayoentta, but it's a fun little brawler.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 26, 2010, 12:46:46 am
Some MGS: Peace Walker, some Sly 2, some Pac-Man CEDX, and some Ridge Racer 7. It's been a fun night.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on November 26, 2010, 02:15:43 am
Joe Danger is seriously addicting.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 26, 2010, 05:51:53 pm
I had plenty of play time today.

First I kept on playing Tales of Vesperia.

Looking good thus far, I'm sure I'm almost at the end, because there's really not much more to go. But again, like RPGs I like, I'm already getting that feeling that is going to be over.

Also played a few Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing online matches.

Then I tried a game that I've been interested in playing, Ben 10 Alien Force. Vilgax Attacks.

The game's not bad, but D3 Publisher clearly makes some of the worse game manuals I have ever seen. This one has the control description and that's it. No gameplay details, no enemie data, nothing. Just a controller description.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 26, 2010, 11:10:18 pm
I have beaten Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Toughest (but still fun) levels in the series, and a couple tough boss fights, but nothing like those King K. Rool fights.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fluffymoochicken on November 27, 2010, 01:43:59 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
I have beaten Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Toughest (but still fun) levels in the series, and a couple tough boss fights, but nothing like those King K. Rool fights.
I wish video stores still existed around my area. I'd love to give this game a shot, but I'm not willing to drop $50 on it right now... =(
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on November 28, 2010, 10:01:00 am
I'm totally loving Viking on the 360! It's right up my alley. Simple concept, action/adventure gameplay, classic combat, magic powers. Great game!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on November 28, 2010, 05:14:36 pm
Viking is awesome, right? It has flaws, but there is a reason it was on my list of favorite 360 games. Glad you liked it.

Playing Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (trying to beat it to return it to Gamestop~!!!!) and Panzer Dragoon Saga - Awesome jawesome still.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 29, 2010, 01:43:21 am
I haven't started Panzer Dragoon Saga yet. I think I'm going to set aside some time this Christmas Holidays (Even though I only get like, a week) to play through it and no other games, similar to how I did the full Shining Force III trilogy Last year. It was fucking glorious.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on November 29, 2010, 08:40:31 am
I beat Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Story BLAH, kinda boring platforming. Anyway, I got almost all the trophies without trying. I only needed 3. (Kill 50 people in a row without being hit, jump on 30 people's heads in a row without falling aaaaaaaaaand find all the sarcophagus).

Maybe I will go back and do the rest, or I will whine about it later.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 29, 2010, 10:37:56 am
I finished getting all the K-O-N-G letters in DKC Returns, and beat all of the extra levels.  A couple hundred lives wasted.
There are some pretty crazy barrel blasting levels in there.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 29, 2010, 06:13:06 pm
Tales of Vesperia

Damn, this RPG just keeps getting better and better. I think that it's very close to being my favorite RPG this generation. It's almost time to move over Lost Odyssey.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sloth_26XX on November 29, 2010, 08:29:05 pm
I'm busy level grinding on Valkyria Chronicles 2. The game is like a drug, I can't seem leave it alone for too long.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on November 30, 2010, 06:15:09 am
Quote from: "Sloth_26XX"
I'm busy level grinding on Valkyria Chronicles 2. The game is like a drug, I can't seem leave it alone for too long.
You have all my understanding, it's like "ok i do the last mission now, save and quit" and after an hour you're still there making money to buy stuff for the tank =/
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 30, 2010, 02:27:07 pm
I picked up Rock Band 3 and a keyboard.
I've spent most of my time in the Pro Keys trainer though.

Having zero experience with a piano, it is really tough. I find the hardest part is keeping track of where my hand is on the thing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on November 30, 2010, 03:57:09 pm
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.

I cannot believe how much they have added and improved in a year.
I prefer the game being in one huge city instead of a bunch of smaller ones.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 30, 2010, 04:44:12 pm
I got an AWESOME license on Crazy Taxi XBLA. It felt so good.

And I keep playing that Tales of Vesperia game. I'm almost done.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 01, 2010, 09:40:00 am
More MGS: Peace Walker.
Really enjoying this one. The army building is so much more fun, and deeper than in Portable Ops.  The story's really good so far too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on December 02, 2010, 08:00:04 am
Got Platinum on Prince of Persia, gamestop trip tomorrow. Might get Super Street Fighter 4.

Also, still has mee at 53%, yet before (See my card, I have 777 trophies) now I have 93something, makes no sense.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on December 02, 2010, 10:42:00 pm
Well, traded in Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. What did I get? Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2.

In before Sanus talks about how its a disgrace to the series because the women are all of a sudden slutty.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on December 03, 2010, 11:39:43 am
Quote from: "George"
Well, traded in Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. What did I get? Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2.

In before Sanus talks about how its a disgrace to the series because the women are all of a sudden slutty.

It is not because they are slutty, the fact they are playable at all bugged me. It is the same problem everyone used to have with Sonic games, Ninja Gaiden is supposed to be about Ryu. If they wanted to do something else then they should make a spinoff or at least make the other characters optional, and not so gimped and randomly in the story out of nowhere.

There is a lot I can complain about that release, but we can be here all day. I hope you enjoy it regardless! You are not as big of a nerd to the series, so I assume you will.

---

As for what I am playing... A ton of stuff.

Earthworm Jim HD - It was 400 msp for the week, so I had to get it! Very good new release of one of my favorite games growing up, they actually improved a lot of things and added a very impressive multiplayer mode that actually works wonderfully. I only have very minor complaints, and most of those come from the core game itself.

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle - Pretty much the best example I can think of that is everything wrong with the Japanese game industry. It is really flashy, but almost all of the fun comes from the style and what the characters are doing, not really how it plays. Great music, but it should have just been a cartoon instead. Not a terrible game by any means (though it might literally have the worst 3D camera ever), but I was mostly disappointed with the length... I beat it in like 6 hours. Seriously, what the Hell is with short as shit Wii games?!

Sonic Colors - Pretty sure everyone here already knows my feelings on this. I like it a lot, but it does not really feel like a Sonic game. It might be my favorite Wii game, so that is pretty cool I guess! I will try and get all of the red rings, but I cannot see myself getting all S ranks.

Crazy Taxi - I have been addicted to this game again. I have not really gotten into it this much in almost ten years, having a ton of fun. Dreamcast version is the way to go, but the XBLA/PSN release is not as horrible as I may have let it on to seem.

DeathSmiles - Okay, I randomly saw this game that I know was going to be a limited release for super cheap, so I picked it up on hopes of just selling it later for more money. I have never liked shmups outside of Ikaruga and Trouble Shooter, but this game just blows my mind. I am not really sure what to say about it, everything about it is outstanding, far too much details in just the basic gameplay to describe here. If Halo Reach did not exist this might be my favorite game of the year. I think this game does to shmups what Bayonetta did for action games. Just like Bayonetta, I will never be able to truly master it, but that is fine because it is just so much fun I barely care...

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Guwange - It is an XBLA game by the creators of DeathSmiles, so I had to pick it up. Obviously nowhere near as good, but a damn fine game for sure. I love the style, even if it is a bit too 'serious'. If this is ever the Deal of the Week I am going to bug people here to pick it up.

The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 - I am not sure if anyone here remembers, but I only just this year got to play the original Soul Reaver and absolutely fell in love with it and consider the game one of my favorites of all time now. I only just yesterday started the sequel, but so far it is good. Does not start off as good as the original and is very VERY story heavy. I have never seen so much talking in a platformer in my life, but this is literally the best voice work I have ever heard in a game, so it is not an issue.

Almost all of the changes seem like improvements, but I kind of prefer them the way they were. Still seems very solid so far and very ahead of it's time. The music is honestly some of the creepiest I have ever heard in a game and I love how "Laid back" the pacing is overall. Looking forward to all the free time I have coming up soon to just sit back and play this one for hours.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 03, 2010, 12:00:48 pm
Good job beating No More Heroes 2 that fast. I think it took me around 11 hours or so to get through it. That boss in the cabin gave me a lot of trouble.

Only a few story missions to go in MGS: Peace Walker. I haven't hit that crazy difficulty spike that all the reviews mentioned yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 03, 2010, 03:59:45 pm
EarthWorm Jim HD for 400 Points? Sign me up! I may fold and get Crazy Taxi as well.

Also I'd heard of Deathsmiles but never played it, I don't think it's arrived in Australia yet, but I'll keep my eyes peeled.

Anyway, I played GoldenEye again today, the secondary objectives just piss me right off. It's not that they are particularly hard, but if you miss a collectible at the beginning of the level you cannot go back and get it, meaning you fail the entire mission and have to start all over again. Supremely annoying. Apart from that it's pretty good though.

I finished Fallout New Vegas last week and it was fucking outstanding. Love the game, and I've already started a second playthrough with a completely different character. My first was a smooth talking (100 Speech) gunslinger who could sneak and break into just about anywhere. Now I'm playing a musclebound meathead who likes to hit people with sledgehammers and throw sticks of dynamite. I think I'm going to join Ceaser's Legion so I can get my hands on some Chainsaws and Throwing Spears.

Still been playing Vanquish as well, although I haven't played that since last week pretty much, will get back into it today.

EDIT: ALSO! Been playing some Assassin's Creed Multiplayer with friends from work. Really fun game, and it works so well online. It's really awesome trying to figure out who's following you and trying to stalk someone without arousing suspicion.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on December 03, 2010, 04:51:00 pm
UNO Is up on PSN for 1 buck. Issue? You can't buy something for a dollar, you need to spend 5 dollars at least. Siege Pack + Uno seems like a good combo.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 03, 2010, 10:56:03 pm
Just beat the second-last boss fight in Peace Walker. The one that's complained about so much in reviews.
It was pretty tough, but I managed to get it on my first try. Granted, that first try lasted 55 minutes. Very tense.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on December 04, 2010, 01:04:06 am
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Quote from: "George"
Well, traded in Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. What did I get? Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2.

In before Sanus talks about how its a disgrace to the series because the women are all of a sudden slutty.

It is not because they are slutty, the fact they are playable at all bugged me. It is the same problem everyone used to have with Sonic games, Ninja Gaiden is supposed to be about Ryu. If they wanted to do something else then they should make a spinoff or at least make the other characters optional, and not so gimped and randomly in the story out of nowhere.

There is a lot I can complain about that release, but we can be here all day. I hope you enjoy it regardless! You are not as big of a nerd to the series, so I assume you will.
I like it so far. I guess its because I wanted something different from Ninja Gaiden II, I already beat that game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 04, 2010, 01:11:03 am
Just finished EarthWorm Jim HD. On Normal. And it was still hard. Might try an Original Difficulty playthrough sometime.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 04, 2010, 09:04:56 am
I beat the main story on MGS: Peace Walker. Some of the extra missions seem to be doing a bit of an epilogue, so I'm still playing :D.

Fantastic game. Probably my second favourite in the series following MGS3: Subsistence.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on December 04, 2010, 10:10:55 am
DeathSpank is actually really addicting. $7.50 well spent.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 04, 2010, 08:26:08 pm
Extra Ops in Peace Walker.
Hold up 7 guys with a banana......I shit you not.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on December 04, 2010, 09:19:48 pm
Golden sun: Dark dawn on my DS
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 04, 2010, 09:26:02 pm
Hey thread, I'm not stupid!!!

Playing Just Cause 2, picked it up for the low low price of 17.99 at GameStop. Awesome game, though I'm currently at a protect mission that is rather annoying. I keep running out of ammo. :P Still, lots of fun. Reminds me of Tenchu with the grappling hook, and the island is HUGE.

Sure I have a lot of games that are still unfinished, but JC2 looks to be one of those games that I don't mind never finishing. As long as I explore all of the island I'll be satisfied.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 05, 2010, 12:58:41 pm
Man, I had one of the toughest boss battles in the entire game!

That game is Tales of Vesperia.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 05, 2010, 11:55:43 pm
Rounding the 30 hour mark in Peace Walker. It's worth noting that I beat the main story in less than 20.
I can't think of that many games that I keep on playing after I beat them. So much content. It's even got these tape recordings from characters that fill in all sorts of back story bits.
I think it'd be fantastic if they made a Metal Gear game that's about The Boss in WWII.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 06, 2010, 07:25:35 am
Playing Just Cause 2 and I'm loving it!

I sorta wish that I bought this at full price rather than Red Dead Redemption. There are just so many awesome things about JC2: The massive island to explore, how easy it is to pick up and drop missions, how even dicking around actually advances your progress in the game. Unlike GTA and RDR, JC2 wants you to cause as much chaos as possible. Rather than fearing the police or sheriffs, it's welcomed when the Panau Island military arrive. I don't think I've had this much fun just exploring a game's world since Jet Set Radio Future. Oh yeah, and the grappling hook/parachute combo is genius.

Also have been playing Viking: Battle for Asgard, Sharky was interested in my thoughts on it so I'll share a few. I'm really enjoying the simplicity of the game, such as how areas that need to be conquered are under rain and dark skies, and liberating them brings sunshine. It's a cool touch. I think it's a real shame that games like Viking and Just Cause 2 get flack for not having a engrossing plot, really what's wrong with a game clearly setting up the good guys and bad guys and then just lets you have at it?

It's satisfying to free soldiers and watch them duke it out with enemies. Combat is how I'd imagine a 3D Golden Axe to play (okay, so I know there IS a 3D Golden Axe but you get what I mean). Still have a lot more to play, but I like the gameplay and graphics thus far.  8-)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on December 06, 2010, 02:36:20 pm
Glad you are liking Viking! It was rushed so a lot of content was cut, but it is one of my favorite games this gen honestly. Loved how just five minutes into the game you know what you have to do the rest of the game, reminds me of classic adventure games.

---

I spent a lot of time with The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 and... It is really not very good. It was an earlier PlayStation 2 game so the quality is similar to all of those, which is understandable considering how awkward the hardware was to develop with. My main issue comes from how they literally ignored the most original and unique features from the first game and replaced them with stuff like a much larger emphasis on combat... Terrible combat of all things.

It also has one of the largest spikes in difficulty I have EVER seen in a game. It goes from being piss easy for like 5 hours then becomes one of the hardest platformers I have ever seen - Mainly because of the shitty combat.

I still enjoyed it, but it is such a lame sequel and throws away basically everything that made the original game unique and brilliant, but the art, music and especially the story/voice acting were excellent. So much so it makes all of the issues easy to ignore. If Soul Reaver 3 was announced tomorrow I would certainly freak out and hype the shit out of it.

Might be picking up The Legacy of Kain: Defiance, the most recent game in the series soon. Not sure, it seems like it loses even more of what made the first Soul Reaver outstanding...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on December 06, 2010, 02:43:11 pm
Almost completed Assassin's creed brotherhood- awesome, and the multiplayer is genius, I'll be playing it for some time.
I'll have to as I lose my job on Friday!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 07, 2010, 12:14:57 am
I got the "true" ending in MGS: Peace Walker, and decided it was finally time to play through the MSX version of Metal Gear that came with MGS3.

It's pretty fun so far. Lots of backtracking, and a bit clunky, but still fun. I think the music's the most impressive thing about it so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 07, 2010, 01:22:14 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
I spent a lot of time with The Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 and... It is really not very good. It was an earlier PlayStation 2 game so the quality is similar to all of those, which is understandable considering how awkward the hardware was to develop with. My main issue comes from how they literally ignored the most original and unique features from the first game and replaced them with stuff like a much larger emphasis on combat... Terrible combat of all things.

It also has one of the largest spikes in difficulty I have EVER seen in a game. It goes from being piss easy for like 5 hours then becomes one of the hardest platformers I have ever seen - Mainly because of the shitty combat.

I still enjoyed it, but it is such a lame sequel and throws away basically everything that made the original game unique and brilliant, but the art, music and especially the story/voice acting were excellent. So much so it makes all of the issues easy to ignore. If Soul Reaver 3 was announced tomorrow I would certainly freak out and hype the shit out of it.

Might be picking up The Legacy of Kain: Defiance, the most recent game in the series soon. Not sure, it seems like it loses even more of what made the first Soul Reaver outstanding...

You just reminded me that I still want to play the original on Dreamcast. I'll have to look for a copy on eBay.

Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Almost completed Assassin's creed brotherhood- awesome, and the multiplayer is genius, I'll be playing it for some time.
I'll have to as I lose my job on Friday!

I haven't played the single player yet since I've been playing Vanquish, but the multiplayer is excellent! I'm really looking forward to this one after how much I loved AC2.

And yes, increased gaming time is one of the benefits of unemployment. Don't get used to it, I'm sure you'll have a new job soon.  8-)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on December 07, 2010, 03:13:39 pm
I have had Infamous sitting around for like.. a year. I swear. So I put it in today and started playing it. The story is actually really cool and the platforming is awesome. I spent 3 hours last night just climbing around looking for shards.

Some stuff annoys me, like the bad/good isn't really well told. Like I do a mission, then I still get evil rating. Like I saved a hospital from Reapers, yet I get bad karma? Fuck.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 07, 2010, 04:21:31 pm
I didn't really miss with the good/bad thing much in inFamous. Great game though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on December 08, 2010, 08:25:09 am
Quote from: "George"
I have had Infamous sitting around for like.. a year. I swear. So I put it in today and started playing it. The story is actually really cool and the platforming is awesome. I spent 3 hours last night just climbing around looking for shards.

Some stuff annoys me, like the bad/good isn't really well told. Like I do a mission, then I still get evil rating. Like I saved a hospital from Reapers, yet I get bad karma? Fuck.


It's a pretty easy platinum (except finding all the blast shards) and is very fun too.
I'll suggest you playthrough as a good guy for the first playthrough on normal, then evil on your hard playthrough.
Start working on your stunts early too, they get harder to complete the later you leave them.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 08, 2010, 09:23:08 am
Some of those stunts were ridiculously hard to pull off :(.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on December 08, 2010, 10:41:52 am
I don't get them at all. I will look at them tonight while I'm off collecting blast shards.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 08, 2010, 10:53:09 am
More Tales of Vesperia.

Can't wait to finish this off so I can move on to Vanquish!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 08, 2010, 01:03:50 pm
This is what I WISH I was playing: http://www.bwone.com/gameparks-gp2x-caanoo-review/ (http://www.bwone.com/gameparks-gp2x-caanoo-review/)

(http://http://static.letsbuyit.com/filer/images/uk/products/original/244/78/gp2x-caanoo-game-system-black-24478371.jpeg)

I wish I knew sooner that the GP2X had a new handheld! I was very close to buying the Wiz, but the Caanoo looks to be much better. THis may just be the christmas present for myself...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 08, 2010, 01:36:09 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
This is what I WISH I was playing: http://www.bwone.com/gameparks-gp2x-caanoo-review/ (http://www.bwone.com/gameparks-gp2x-caanoo-review/)

(http://http://static.letsbuyit.com/filer/images/uk/products/original/244/78/gp2x-caanoo-game-system-black-24478371.jpeg)

I wish I knew sooner that the GP2X had a new handheld! I was very close to buying the Wiz, but the Caanoo looks to be much better. THis may just be the christmas present for myself...

You might be interested in a pandora as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_(console (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_(console))

The Wiz has been an excellent console for me, and these two look much more powerful. I would definitely reccommend picking it up and having a huge library of games ready to play on the go.

EDIT: Almost forgot, this website is going to be your handheld's best friend.
http://www.openhandhelds.org/ (http://www.openhandhelds.org/)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 08, 2010, 04:34:59 pm
Quote from: "George"
I don't get them at all. I will look at them tonight while I'm off collecting blast shards.

I used a youtube video for tips.  There are a couple that can be pretty tough to figure out. Best to do them as soon as you can, because enemies can get tough to find later on in the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on December 08, 2010, 05:38:24 pm
Will do, I'm in 12.. just playing regular. So I shouldn't have too much of an issue.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 08, 2010, 08:39:31 pm
Playing some more Sly 3. Getting pretty close to the end. I'm trying to see just how many games I can beat this year.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 09, 2010, 07:34:48 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
You might be interested in a pandora as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_(console (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_(console))

The Wiz has been an excellent console for me, and these two look much more powerful. I would definitely reccommend picking it up and having a huge library of games ready to play on the go.

EDIT: Almost forgot, this website is going to be your handheld's best friend.
http://www.openhandhelds.org/ (http://www.openhandhelds.org/)

Thanks for the links and the tips! I think I'll be getting the Caanoo. pandora looks great, however I'd rather spend that sorta money on a new digital camera or a new iPod Touch (I currently have the first gen model). Looking forward to loading up a 32gb card with every single Mega Drive and Genesis game ever made! Also, It'll make for a great alternative to buying a Neo Geo Pocket Color, which I've always wanted to get.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 09, 2010, 07:06:48 pm
Just beat the MSX version of Metal Gear. Way too much backtracking, but otherwise really good.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 10, 2010, 02:17:26 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
You might be interested in a pandora as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_(console (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_(console))

The Wiz has been an excellent console for me, and these two look much more powerful. I would definitely reccommend picking it up and having a huge library of games ready to play on the go.

EDIT: Almost forgot, this website is going to be your handheld's best friend.
http://www.openhandhelds.org/ (http://www.openhandhelds.org/)

Thanks for the links and the tips! I think I'll be getting the Caanoo. pandora looks great, however I'd rather spend that sorta money on a new digital camera or a new iPod Touch (I currently have the first gen model). Looking forward to loading up a 32gb card with every single Mega Drive and Genesis game ever made! Also, It'll make for a great alternative to buying a Neo Geo Pocket Color, which I've always wanted to get.

Dude, you could probably fit every mega-drive and genesis game ever made AND every master system game ever made on a 1GB card, no need to spend big :p

Then again, you should keep that 32GB card to put on music/video and arcade games.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 10, 2010, 03:17:43 pm
I started up Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.

Lots of improvements over the first title. It's got the introduction of the radar, the ability to hide under objects, the different levels of alert status, etc...
The story bits seem to be a lot more frequent too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 10, 2010, 08:38:37 pm
Got the 'Joe's Adventure' Mafia 2 DLC.

I just had an awesome car chase over a frozen lake, took care of a stool pigeon and stole his pink cadillac, then as I got in the car to drive off Joe starts going 'Ba dum de da de dum' and singing along with "I've got a pocket full of dreams" playing on the radio.

I just remembered why I loved this game so much.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 13, 2010, 02:56:40 pm
Finished Tales of Vesperia. Now I kinda feel empty.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 13, 2010, 10:00:18 pm
I beat Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake.
Huge improvements over the first game. Still a bit too much back tracking, but at least the game adds in some shortcuts, and streamlines the inventory a bit.

The story was exceptionally well done. I think that if this was released on Genesis or SNES, it would've had a huge following by today.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 14, 2010, 09:37:46 am
I finally managed to beat the last boss in Dissidia: Final Fantasy.
I had to get my character up to level 73 to finally pull it off o_O.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 15, 2010, 01:44:48 pm
The Caanoo was delivered today! I'll probably pick up a 4GB or 8GB card and hold off on the 32. No need to go crazy... yet. :D

I've been playing the new mini games that were added to Kinect Sports and they are a lot of fun! Theres this cool Space Invaders-like bowling game where the pins move towards you and the other cool mini game is a volleyball one where you hit fruit as it flies over the net and avoid bombs. It seems the most fun I've had with kinect is when they move away from real world stuff and go for wacky games.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 17, 2010, 05:49:04 pm
About 30 minutes of Vanquish. Now I feel a whole lot better with this game!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 17, 2010, 06:58:03 pm
Still playing Mafia 2: Joe's Adventure. I really like the wacky missions in this, there was a 'Speed' style mission where you need to keep a car above 35 MPH across the city, and there was even one in a hot-rod hearse with no brakes.

Apart from that, still working on my Ceaser's Legion playthrough of Fallout New Vegas. I just killed the drug-fiend named Motor-Runner and took his fusion powered chainsaw.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 21, 2010, 07:30:14 am
Playing Snatcher (SEGA CD, obviously) on the Caanoo. Great game! Graphics and sounds are awesome, great sprite animation. The Metal Gear reference was pretty funny. I assume then that Snatcher and Metal Gear occur in the same universe.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 21, 2010, 09:29:10 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Playing Snatcher (SEGA CD, obviously) on the Caanoo. Great game! Graphics and sounds are awesome, great sprite animation. The Metal Gear reference was pretty funny. I assume then that Snatcher and Metal Gear occur in the same universe.

Have you played it before?
Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake has a reference to Snatcher as well, so I think you're probably right about the same universe thing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 21, 2010, 09:59:22 am
I've never played it before. It's really impressive for the SEGA CD! Looking forward to receiving my Caanoo video out cables so I can enjoy the game on a TV screen.

The violence is so freakin' 90's, I love it!
(http://http://www.sega-16.com/review_images/1199/act121.gif)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 21, 2010, 11:57:34 am
It's one of my all time favourites.
Enjoy :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 21, 2010, 01:24:09 pm
*Adds Snatcher to list of games to play*

Also, with regards to MGS/Snatcher correlation, I heard something about a robot assistant in Snatcher that was meant to be a prototype Metal Gear?

As for what I'm playing, I've been playing Need for Speed Hot Pursuit the last few days. It's pretty fun, and playing as a cop really reminds me of the classic Chase HQ game. Playing online is fun too, but the lag can make things a bit weird/frustrating as you don't get a second chance if you've been wrecked.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 21, 2010, 01:36:30 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
*Adds Snatcher to list of games to play*

Also, with regards to MGS/Snatcher correlation, I heard something about a robot assistant in Snatcher that was meant to be a prototype Metal Gear?

From what I remember, the engineer who built the Metal Gear assistant in Snatcher said he based the designs from a machine built in the late 20th century, though the engineer said his design is far friendlier than the original Metal Gear.  :lol:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 21, 2010, 02:37:36 pm
Snatcher happens a lot later on than Metal Gear.  There's a computer in Snatcher that has an encyclopedia of sorts. It gives the history of the whole world, and references a few names from the Metal Gear series as well.

This is a bit of spoiler for Metal Gear 2 on the MSX, but:
[spoiler:1rg2e643]Big Boss' survival of the fight at the end of the first game is explained as him being a participant in the Snatcher project.  He's basically a cyborg when you fight him the second time.[/spoiler:1rg2e643]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on December 21, 2010, 03:15:20 pm
Fable 3, bought the special edition for the same price as the normale one. Looks like the second one but i like it anyway and i like that you can come back to the chamber anytime you want to customize your character, dog and weapon. Go kicks chickens!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 21, 2010, 07:05:04 pm
(http://http://i54.tinypic.com/aotl6o.jpg)

My face after playing two more hours of Vanquish!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on December 21, 2010, 11:27:11 pm
The Hell is wrong with this community? Most of you have not even played Snatcher? Fuck... It is comparable to Shenmue in brilliant brilliance of epicness. In some ways it is even better, Shenmue never gave me the excellent recipe for Neo Kobe Pizza.

Have not been playing games anywhere near as much as I was a few weeks back, though I have been able to turn on the Xbox 360 every other day for a few rounds on Crazy Taxi and the like. I did also pick up AfterBurner Climax on the half off sale for the XBLA, and I like it more than I thought I would, really great fun (I think the series is easily AM2's weakest by a lot, so that says so much from me). The EX options are literally the coolest things I have ever seen in a downloadable title and should be in every game ever. Seriously.

I started up a second playthrough of Vanquish awhile back... Bad idea. It is frickin' hard! Once I get into it I can have a really good time, but every time I die it usually seems for some kind of shitty reason. Bleh.

And I really cannot stress just how brilliant a game DeathSmiles is. I never thought I could enjoy a shmup this much. The art of the game really also might be the most awkward thing I own, and has given me numerous weird looks and questions, but I honestly could not care anymore, it is just too much fun. BRB going to beat it a 50th time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 22, 2010, 02:16:00 am
What is it about Deathsmiles specifically that is so embarrasing?

And yeah, I never played Snatcher, I'm ashamed.
Slightly more on topic, I was considering buying Dead Money for New Vegas, but it looks like it's kinda...weird. If it were like Broken Steel or Point Lookout for Fallout 3 I would get it in a heartbeat, but it looks like it's all set in one Casino and has some weird team play aspect. I'mma wait and see.

I've also decided that since I have a week of holidays coming up, I'm going to start (and try to finish) Panzer Dragoon Saga finally. I'll start after Christmas.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 22, 2010, 07:32:15 am
Considering Snatcher sells for $150 and the only english language version is on the SEGA CD, I can understand not a lot of people playing it. I've held off playing emulated games on my computer because I just can't get into a game on a computer. I'd much prefer a controller and a couch. Though since the GP2X emulates the SEGA CD like a dream, and Snatcher is a great on-the-go game, I'm finally tearing into it.

Oh yeah, and I'm totally seconding the EX options in AfterBurner Climax. So freakin fun to play around with those!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 22, 2010, 07:43:44 am
I just beat Last Window: The Secret of Cape West. Really great follow up to on of my favourite DS games (Hotel Dusk). Well worth importing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on December 22, 2010, 12:59:00 pm
Oh I forgot to mention Earthworm Jim HD's multiplayer mode. It is actually very good and quite impressive! The levels can run a bit long, but overall they are very well designed and are major fun for 2, 3 or 4 players. It is actually comparable to the main game in overall length even, very cool.

Quote from: "MadeManG74"
What is it about Deathsmiles specifically that is so embarrasing?

(http://http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=69&pictureid=14571)

This is the North American boxart. Really awkward because it can totally scare off a lot of people, what is even weirder is that none of the characters even do anything like that.

Something I really love about the game though is how it uses all kinds of it's art in different places though. It is one of the very rare few set of games I have ever seen with original art on the cover, the manual, the game disc, the remixed soundtrack it comes with and everything else in the box. Really looks like they spent a lot of time working on it all. Especially after getting so many of SEGA's cheap ass cases do I appreciate it that much more.

Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Considering Snatcher sells for $150 and the only english language version is on the SEGA CD, I can understand not a lot of people playing it. I've held off playing emulated games on my computer because I just can't get into a game on a computer. I'd much prefer a controller and a couch. Though since the GP2X emulates the SEGA CD like a dream, and Snatcher is a great on-the-go game, I'm finally tearing into it.

Usually I see it well under $100, it goes for $60 and $70 all of the time. Do not confuse the holiday up-shift in prices.

The thing is, the game is just so easy to burn and play on the actual console that anyone is able to do it within half an hour of knowing the game exists. Not to mention how easy it is to emulate on even the weakest known hardware.

It really is an absolute must play on the actual SEGA CD though. Playing it at night with the Konami Justifier hooked into the second player port, always next to you because at any moment Snatchers can jump out of the shadows and attack you in real time... Absolutely brilliant experience that no other game I know of has ever been able to even come close to.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 23, 2010, 01:05:39 pm
Just finished Vanquish, game is epic win up, that is until you get to the last act and it's almost like Shinji Mikami walks up to you and slaps you in the face for having so much fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 23, 2010, 03:29:33 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
Just finished Vanquish, game is epic win up, that is until you get to the last act and it's almost like Shinji Mikami walks up to you and slaps you in the face for having so much fun.

Is that on the normal difficulty?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on December 23, 2010, 03:38:34 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
Just finished Vanquish, game is epic win up, that is until you get to the last act and it's almost like Shinji Mikami walks up to you and slaps you in the face for having so much fun.
I felt that the game was cut short, didn't fight any of the real big Russia fags.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 25, 2010, 01:06:19 am
I'm past the half way point in Resistance: Fall of Man.
I don't know why I waited so long to play this one. Shooters aren't usually my thing (barring a few like: GoldenEye, Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, Halo 2), but I'm really, really enjoying it.
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Post by: George on December 25, 2010, 02:44:04 am
I liked Fall of Man, way better than the 2nd one imo.
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Post by: SOUP on December 25, 2010, 08:02:26 am
I picked up the second one the other day. Hopefully it isn't a big letdown.
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Post by: Sloth_26XX on December 25, 2010, 11:44:36 am
I'm currently playing SMT: Strange Journey.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on December 25, 2010, 12:38:04 pm
Inlaws are staying at my house (Which is white) so I'm just playing iPad games now.  Fruit Ninja HD and World of Goo.
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Post by: SOUP on December 27, 2010, 06:08:40 pm
Just beat Sonic Colors on the Wii. Fantastic game. I still wish there were a few more worlds in it.
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Post by: SOUP on December 27, 2010, 07:45:48 pm
I've started up Resistance 2. I've only beaten the prologue, and first chapter so far.
It's pretty impressive how much nicer it looks than the first game. The controls took a bit of getting used to, with so many functions getting moved around on the controller. It's a bit of a bummer that I can't carry more than 2 weapons at a time though :(.
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Post by: George on December 28, 2010, 12:07:45 pm
About to finish up inFamous. Just was busy with friends all day yesterday. After this going to start up Demons Souls and finish off Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 (with its  grinding trophies)
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Post by: Monkeroony on December 28, 2010, 05:05:48 pm
Playing Need for Speed Hot Pursuit.
This is more addictive than Burnout Paradise, I was put off by the demo but the full game is far more fun.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on December 28, 2010, 08:12:47 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"
Playing Need for Speed Hot Pursuit.
This is more addictive than Burnout Paradise, I was put off by the demo but the full game is far more fun.

I've been playing that a lot recently too. I just hate the 'Rapid Response' and Time Trials. I wish they had more Hot Pursuit events rather than the hot lap challenges.
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Post by: George on December 29, 2010, 08:44:25 pm
So I beat inFamous the other day. The ending was pretty good, but was open note. Time to get the shards, side missions and other trophies lol.
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Post by: SOUP on December 29, 2010, 09:08:46 pm
Quote from: "George"
So I beat inFamous the other day. The ending was pretty good, but was open note. Time to get the shards, side missions and other trophies lol.

I got stuck with 1 shard remaining after combing the whole map for hours. Such a pain :(.

I just beat Resistance 2. I really enjoyed that one. They made a ton of improvements from the first game. There's more variety in the levels and enemies. The checkpoints are a lot better spaced out, and the graphics are such a huge leap over the first game, it's wild.

I'm really interested to see what happens story-wise in Resistance 3.
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Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on December 30, 2010, 12:14:06 am
I don't really focus playing one game at a time, I usually jump between games.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on December 30, 2010, 01:04:40 pm
I have lately been playing a lot of Gears of War 2 and Perfect Dark XBLA in co-op with Kogen pretty much every day for over a week now.

Man, I had no idea how much I liked these games. Horde mode is seriously fun enough with a group of people to keep me busy for months on end, and Perfect Dark is way better than I remember. I cannot believe how bad Perfect Dark Zero was, arrrghh.

I am kind of confused though. A lot of people here seem to hate the original Perfect Dark, but before that everyone I ever knew thought it was one of the best games ever. What gives? How can you even hate this game? It is EXACTLY like Austin Powers, I love how accidentally hilarious everything is.

And of course Phantasy Star IV, but I already went into great detail about that in another topic.

The Shadow Broker Mass Effect 2 DLC was on sale for like 80% off, so Orta forced me to get it. Problem is I never bought the game so it looks like it might be my next purchase. I am sure I will like it, but the demo really turned me off.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on December 30, 2010, 02:09:00 pm
Gears of War 2 is awesome fun in Horde mode.

I played a bit of Perfect Dark on XBLA, but didn't really enjoy it. I'm not saying it's bad, but I didn't really like the demo at all.
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Post by: SOUP on December 30, 2010, 03:45:12 pm
I was a big fan of Perfect Dark on the N64. My cousin and I set up some pretty epic multiplayer matches full of bots and sentry guns. Nothing like catching some poor sap with a remote rocket.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on December 31, 2010, 01:52:26 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
I played a bit of Perfect Dark on XBLA, but didn't really enjoy it. I'm not saying it's bad, but I didn't really like the demo at all.

I think it is one of those games you had to have played before games like Halo to really "Get", though with that said, Perfect Dark is really unique, only really comparable to GoldenEye 007 for obvious reasons. The difficulty is very unforgiving too, so I can understand if you did not like it for something like that. The controls are really outdated too and seem very strange compared to everything else on the market.

The content just blows my mind, it is not as smooth as many games now, but the stuff available is just crazy, much more advanced than many games coming out now still. Give it another try in the future if you can, forget everything you know about PDZ, it sucked just on the fact it ruined the Laptop Gun (In my opinion, one of the best FPS weapons of all time), and that was the least of it's problems.

Quote from: "SOUP"
I was a big fan of Perfect Dark on the N64. My cousin and I set up some pretty epic multiplayer matches full of bots and sentry guns. Nothing like catching some poor sap with a remote rocket.

Yeah! I remember spending hours just setting up those multiplayer options.

If you ever get an Xbox 360 be sure to pick up this release, the updates really help the game a lot, and every mode has online too.

Also, in the character creator thing, they obviously had to take out Miyamoto's head, but Peter Molyneux and a few other Microsoft employees are in! DEVELOPERS DEVLOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS!
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Post by: MadeManG74 on December 31, 2010, 02:14:45 am
^Yeah, I have played a bit of Perfect Dark when it was on N64, but I was more into GoldenEye. Not sure what it was that I didn't like about the demo, but I kinda just got turned off by it, even though at first I was really keen to get it.

I might give it a shot but- PETER MOLYNEUX IS IN THIS GAME!?
(http://http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa199/brandon39th/Funny/ShutUpAndTakeMyMoney.jpg)
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Post by: SOUP on December 31, 2010, 12:02:17 pm
I'll definitely pick it up whenever I get a 360.  I almost picked up one of the 4GB models on sale for really cheap, but decided against it when I saw just how much it was to buy the hard drive by itself.
It really blows that Microsoft doesn't just use laptop hard drives like Sony.
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Post by: George on December 31, 2010, 04:03:14 pm
Is there a way in InFamous to see how many shards I need and how long i traveled on train rails etc?
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Post by: MadeManG74 on December 31, 2010, 05:55:05 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
I'll definitely pick it up whenever I get a 360.  I almost picked up one of the 4GB models on sale for really cheap, but decided against it when I saw just how much it was to buy the hard drive by itself.
It really blows that Microsoft doesn't just use laptop hard drives like Sony.

If it's any help, you can use up to 16GB of USB stick memory as a memory unit for Xbox 360. I have two Xboxes so I use a 4GB USB stick to store my profile and sometimes saves so that  I can sign into either one and copy games and saves across. It's not a huge amount, but an extra 16GB that is portable comes in pretty handy.
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Post by: SOUP on December 31, 2010, 11:20:17 pm
Quote from: "George"
Is there a way in InFamous to see how many shards I need and how long i traveled on train rails etc?

I'm pretty sure it says in the save file how many blast shards you have. As far as the rails thing, you'll just have to keep it up until the trophy pops up.

@MadeMang:
Thanks for the tip. I've got a 16GB usb stick, but I use it for a bunch of other things.  The main thing I'd be using the 360 for would be XBLA titles and a few original Xbox games I have kicking around (JSR Future, Outrun 2, etc..)
I don't know if the backwards compatibility would work without the HDD, or if I'd have enough room for Rez HD, VOOT, and such.
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Post by: George on January 01, 2011, 12:07:26 am
I have a 2TB HDD now and I put on like 180gbs worth of stuff so far, when I wanted to save demos from the 360, it asked to reformat it to make it an xbox drive.

EH, 20gbs is enough for me.

So its not like GTA where you can check your scores for stuff like 'kills' 'headshots' 'kills on train' ... lame.

All trophies should have a meter on them to track progress. I hate the 'kill 1,000,000 people' and you don't know how far you are. That is what I like about Sega All Stars Racing... what I hated is that it has a 'protected save' and now I can't load it :( .
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Post by: SOUP on January 01, 2011, 12:44:00 am
Yeah, aside from the blast shards, it doesn't really let you see all the stats or anything.

The Rock Band games have been pretty good about showing you how close you are to attaining the trophies.

I've just finished off the second world in Super Meat Boy on PC. Steam had it on sale for like 3 bucks. Very tough game :-/
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Post by: George on January 01, 2011, 02:45:33 am
Yeah I got it too, on my 'big monitor' it runs laggy. I thought it was the game, so I lowered the res and it was my lame graphics on board card. Its really bad for 2-D games oddly....

I'll have to buy a new card.
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Post by: SOUP on January 01, 2011, 10:00:16 am
That's pretty unfortunate. It'd probably be damn near unplayable with any lag, seeing as how precise a lot of the sections are (the bosses are especially tough).
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Post by: George on January 01, 2011, 02:47:49 pm
Steam says there is an update for drivers. Will try it. I can play it smoothly, if i bump down the res.

The first boss reminded me of Sonic & Knuckles 3's boss, first one too... also badass music.
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Post by: nuckles87 on January 01, 2011, 04:35:25 pm
I've been playing Vanquish for the last week or so. I've also been getting back into handheld gaming. Been playing Mr. Driller, Pokemon Platinum, Ivy the Kiwi, and Sonic Rush on my DS. In short burts, mind you.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on January 01, 2011, 05:18:01 pm
Just finished NFS Hot Pursuit last night. I ended up enjoying this much more than I thought I would.
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Post by: SOUP on January 01, 2011, 09:33:12 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Just finished NFS Hot Pursuit last night. I ended up enjoying this much more than I thought I would.
Is there a decent amount of content? Like, comparable to Burnout: Paradise?
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Post by: MadeManG74 on January 01, 2011, 10:14:45 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Just finished NFS Hot Pursuit last night. I ended up enjoying this much more than I thought I would.
Is there a decent amount of content? Like, comparable to Burnout: Paradise?

I haven't played Burnout Paradise, but the game was pretty long and had a bunch of events in it. There's not a whole lot of unlockable content though, most of the cars are easy to unlock and the arcadey nature of the game means that they don't really handle that differently anyway.
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Post by: SOUP on January 01, 2011, 11:43:42 pm
Fair enough. I'm definitely interested in picking it up, but probably once the price drops.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on January 02, 2011, 07:50:55 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
Fair enough. I'm definitely interested in picking it up, but probably once the price drops.

The prices dropped pretty quick in Aus. I got mine at a super duper staff sale for $39 shortly after release (it was about $78 to $88 on release. I think even higher at full RRP), but even now you can get it for as little as $69 or so.
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Post by: SOUP on January 02, 2011, 08:04:05 am
It's around $69.99 here right now, which is about $10 over the usual MSRP for PS3/360 new releases. Being an EA game though, it's pretty much guaranteed to drop down to $19.99 in a few months.
Same with most games from SEGA, Capcom, and Ubisoft. I usually have a hard time paying full price when I know they'll be that cheap in less than a year.
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Post by: Ulala5 on January 02, 2011, 04:42:54 pm
I finally got Deadly Premonition and started to play it, surreal and funny just as i expected, can't wait to go on :D
It was from Illbleed on the DC that i didn't have so much fun with an absurd game like this. More low budget games k thnks.
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Post by: SOUP on January 03, 2011, 01:57:46 am
I just beat Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.
One of the things I enjoyed the most about Ninja Theory's previous game (Heavenly Sword) was the insane amount of polish. I can't really think of another game outside of Killzone 2 that had more impressive facial animations. Enslaved doesn't really have the same flawless presentation though.  Textures pop in, sound effects cut out randomly, and the camera can get a bit wonky at times (near the end it got stuck on a very far away shot making it pretty much impossible to see where to go next).  
Despite all that, I still really enjoyed the game. It had enough character and personality to keep me playing. Interesting ending too.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on January 03, 2011, 03:44:15 am
^It was a very fun game. I thought the voice acting in particular was very strong, but some of the dialogue was a bit naff (What the blue bloody hell was Pigsy getting at with the "You seem to have an Ice Cream on your head" line?)
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Post by: George on January 03, 2011, 05:28:08 am
Darksiders. Enjoying myself so far.
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Post by: SOUP on January 03, 2011, 10:46:47 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
^It was a very fun game. I thought the voice acting in particular was very strong, but some of the dialogue was a bit naff (What the blue bloody hell was Pigsy getting at with the "You seem to have an Ice Cream on your head" line?)

I think it was supposed to be a dig at the spiky hair, but didn't really make sense. Pigsy did come out with some weird stuff.
Have you tried out the DLC?
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 03, 2011, 02:41:15 pm
Playing through Sonic 3 & Knuckles on the Caanoo. Hadn't done this since, geez, late 90's? It's great though, because I can save the ROM file whenever. So if I f up and die a bunch, I jump back to my old save and continue with all the lives. Also, I've been saving just before blue spheres, in case I mess up I can just restart the mini game. Goal is to beat the game with Hyper Sonic.
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Post by: Hardware_Hank on January 03, 2011, 10:29:39 pm
WoW Cataclysm
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Post by: SOUP on January 03, 2011, 10:32:16 pm
I was planning on playing through Dead Rising 2 once I beat Enslaved, but it hasn't arrived from Amazon yet.
Instead of getting started on something big, I put some more time into Dragon Quest IX and Super Meat Boy.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on January 04, 2011, 02:05:47 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
^It was a very fun game. I thought the voice acting in particular was very strong, but some of the dialogue was a bit naff (What the blue bloody hell was Pigsy getting at with the "You seem to have an Ice Cream on your head" line?)

I think it was supposed to be a dig at the spiky hair, but didn't really make sense. Pigsy did come out with some weird stuff.
Have you tried out the DLC?

I haven't tried the DLC out, I actually only borrowed the game for a few weeks from a friend, so I don't have it anymore either  :cry:
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Post by: SOUP on January 04, 2011, 09:49:45 am
That's too bad. I think I might check it out, but wait for a sale on the PSN or something.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 04, 2011, 08:00:35 pm
Still playing through Sonic 3 & Knuckles on the Caanoo. When I completed Launch Base act 2 and went to Mushroom Hill act 1, I entered the secret door Knux closed and entered the underground emerald shrine. My three emeralds appeared on the shrine as darkened super emeralds, I touched one, completed a special stage and then earned a super emerald. Then I exited and resumed the game. Obviously I've done this before, but the whole thing felt really weird to me.

Sonic Retro explains it well: http://info.sonicretro.org/Special_Stag ... nuckles%29 (http://info.sonicretro.org/Special_Stage_%28Sonic_3_%26_Knuckles%29)

But it still seems quite complicated. I totally didn't understand all of that back in the 90's.
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Post by: SOUP on January 04, 2011, 11:29:07 pm
7 hours, over 1400 deaths, and I've finally reached the final boss in Super Meat Boy.
I ran into this one section that I really couldn't figure out how to get around, so I looked up a clip on youtube. I can pretty confidently say that there's very little chance I'll beat this game.  Most levels in the game are really tough, but only take about 30 seconds or less to beat when done correctly. This video showed a perfect run, that took over 2 minutes.  That's 2 minutes of hyper alertness, that I don't think I'm physically capable of.
Even if I made it through everything, and hit the last buzzsaw, I'm pretty sure I would have a legitimate breakdown.

The game's been tough, but fair up to this point. Now it's just gotten mean :(.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on January 05, 2011, 01:00:22 am
^That really sucks, putting a brick wall like that in right at the end.
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Post by: George on January 05, 2011, 03:46:29 am
Started up Resistance 2 again. That 'Resistance 2 vs. Halo Reach' Lens of Truth comparison made me want to 'see the game' again.

Yeah, game does not look as good as Halo Reach. Sorry. Some texture work is better, but overall... no.
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Post by: SOUP on January 05, 2011, 07:39:06 am
I'm sure Resistance 3 is going to look pretty stunning.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on January 05, 2011, 03:54:17 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
7 hours, over 1400 deaths, and I've finally reached the final boss in Super Meat Boy.
I ran into this one section that I really couldn't figure out how to get around, so I looked up a clip on youtube. I can pretty confidently say that there's very little chance I'll beat this game.  Most levels in the game are really tough, but only take about 30 seconds or less to beat when done correctly. This video showed a perfect run, that took over 2 minutes.  That's 2 minutes of hyper alertness, that I don't think I'm physically capable of.
Even if I made it through everything, and hit the last buzzsaw, I'm pretty sure I would have a legitimate breakdown.

The game's been tough, but fair up to this point. Now it's just gotten mean :(.

I know the section you are talking about, and it is very rough. You can continue right after the boss though! I think that last area took me about half an hour to beat, probably more.

However, I think you should try to beat it. I know it will be frustrating, but the only really really hard part is that first jump under and over the first saw, otherwise it is not TOO tough. I would say some of the earlier ones are harder.

When I finally beat that section I had a really warm feeling pass over me, almost as if I really accomplished something great.

But I would never ever attempt all of the "Beat this entire world without dying" achievements in the Steam version, that is just silly. Literally no one in the world have the last few, which says a lot with how popular the game is.

Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Still playing through Sonic 3 & Knuckles on the Caanoo. When I completed Launch Base act 2 and went to Mushroom Hill act 1, I entered the secret door Knux closed and entered the underground emerald shrine. My three emeralds appeared on the shrine as darkened super emeralds, I touched one, completed a special stage and then earned a super emerald. Then I exited and resumed the game. Obviously I've done this before, but the whole thing felt really weird to me.

I am really shocked with how big of a Sonic fan you are that you have not played through this game in over ten years.

The Super Emeralds were kind of a last minute thing, they are not really part of the "Story", neither are Hyper Sonic, Hyper Knuckles or Super Tails, they are all kind of an extra thing.

I highly suggest you beat the game without all of the emeralds first though, to see the extra images and different endings.

Beating the game with just Sonic will give you just a Sonic avatar on your save file, beating it with all of the chaos emeralds will give you a picture of Super Sonic, beating it with all of the Super Emeralds gives you a Hyper Sonic one, and then beating it all over again gives you an emblem of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles.

I prefer to beat the game without the emeralds though, I think playing as Super or Hyper forms kind of sucks and ruins the fun. Never really knew why the fans wanted it back in the series so much...
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Post by: SOUP on January 05, 2011, 04:47:41 pm
I'll keep that in mind.
So there is a checkpoint then.... I guess that's not too bad. It'll still probably take me hours of repeated screw ups, but I guess I wont consider it impossible anymore.
Maybe I'll dedicate some time to it over the weekend or something.
Thanks for the info/confidence boost.
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Post by: SOUP on January 07, 2011, 01:05:37 am
I've just finished the second Zombrex mission in Dead Rising 2.
I'm enjoying the game so far, but it took two restarts before I started to get the hang of the whole time management/lack of retry bits.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on January 07, 2011, 01:17:56 am
I have played Mass Effect 2 for a couple of hours so far.

It is really boring and basically all of the RPG elements are gone or do not work anywhere near as good as before. The controls are weird and were both stupefied to work better in the market and some concepts are missing entirely. The cover system is barely workable at best and the way how items works now is just confusing the shit out of me.

I like some stuff, but most everything I hate. I think it is a bad sequel and regret getting it entirely.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on January 07, 2011, 01:27:26 am
^I disagree with just about everything you said. But oh well, to each his own.

Personally I thought Mass Effect 2 was one of the best games of 2010. I really enjoyed it greatly from start to finish.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on January 07, 2011, 01:47:31 am
I am surprised you and so many other people like it so much, I am not really sure what I am missing here, I generally enjoyed the first game a lot, even with it's flaws.

I mean, the cover system is really glitchy first off, it seems worse than the first one because of how the animation system works now, like how you cannot break reloading animations (very slow ones too). They also removed the feature to duck which is... So strange and stupid, like how some walls you get behind have corners you could get hit from, but would be able to avoid entirely if you could just squat a bit.

Where do I get weapons? I picked the Vanguard class mostly for the attack that sends you charging into the enemy fast, but that seems like a pretty stupid mistake already, almost all of my weapons are close range and are very hard to use right. Really would enjoy a sniper rifle.

This all feels like a normal action game with a lot of talking in it now. I honestly thought I would love that, but seriously almost everything that made it unique is gone now! There is not even a health system anymore, what is the point of calling it an RPG? I do not even feel on my toes with the fights, because they are always so predictable, either your weapon is out already before you reach the section or there are chest-high walls everywhere when no other sections are like that.

I cannot understand the universe map at all now. I like how it does not load in between menus, but seriously, how am I supposed to know where to go? The hub levels are freaking huge and the journal is no help.

Scanning for minerals is a complete joke now too. I know it was not the most exciting thing before, but I kind of liked it.

I could be here all night, basically I am pretty sure I hate the game.

Why did this get like 50 perfect scores? Opinions aside, there are all kinds of glitches everywhere!

EDIT: The game resets when your profile goes online. That is literally retarded. Not like it has any multiplayer or anything...
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Post by: max_cady on January 07, 2011, 01:01:39 pm
Got all the Chaos Emeralds in Sonic 4 and turned into Super Sonic. I came. You may now shut down the Internet.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on January 07, 2011, 03:20:16 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Mass Effect 2 Legitimate Complaints

I really wish I could give you some kind of argument here, but I haven't played this game in nearly a year.  While I remember a lot of it, I can't really comment enough on the specific complaints without playing it again soon.

All I know is, I never really had a lot of issues with the control or the setup. As for 'why call it an RPG', it still contains a lot of character and party customisation with regards to their skills, and even more variety in terms of the branching story.

Not to mention it carries over all the decisions and effects from the first game, the only other games I can think of that do that are Shining Force III trilogy and Shenmue II (And Shenners was only really for the items and levelling up as far as I could tell).
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Post by: max_cady on January 08, 2011, 06:25:06 pm
I was sorely dissapointed by the XBLA/PSN port of Marvel vs Capcom 2.

I was playing it this afternoon and can't help but to think how lacking it is. It was clearly designed for online multiplayer.

It doesn't feature the cool intro from the Dreamcast version and everything's unlocked from the start...

The graphic enchanments were nice. The backgrounds look a lot better, but the characters seem much more pixalated.

That's probably because of the HDTV and VGA connection and the fact that this an 11-year old game.

But this one people probably needed those Genesis Collection filters.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on January 08, 2011, 08:10:19 pm
^What were you expecting from the game though? There was never really much in the way of single player content anyway, apart from unlocking characters which was kinda fun at first, but just became a pain when you just wanted to play against other people and couldn't use every character.

In any event are you on Live or PSN? I don't think I have you on my friends list yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 09, 2011, 09:32:40 pm
I beat Dead Rising 2, and the overtime bit too.
I enjoyed the game more as I played it. The shooting controls were pretty annoying though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 10, 2011, 01:20:47 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
I beat Dead Rising 2, and the overtime bit too.
I enjoyed the game more as I played it. The shooting controls were pretty annoying though.

Yeah the shooting was always pretty weak in the DR games.

What was your favourite custom weapon? There were so many it's hard to choose. I liked the Plate Thrower, Defiler, and the Knife Gloves a whole lot.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on January 10, 2011, 02:32:49 am
Finished Castlevania: Lords of Shadow a few days ago. It was one of the most incredible games I've played recently. I really, really, enjoyed it.
Now I'm playing Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland, my favorite Harvest Moon game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 10, 2011, 10:32:44 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Yeah the shooting was always pretty weak in the DR games.

What was your favourite custom weapon? There were so many it's hard to choose. I liked the Plate Thrower, Defiler, and the Knife Gloves a whole lot.

I didn't really have too much time to mess around with weapons because I was trying really hard to save all the people/take out all the psychos I could. From what I did make, I liked the knife gloves for up close fighting, with the laser sword as a backup. I'd try to keep the paddle-saw on me as much as I could too. That thing had some pretty decent range, and did a number on most things that I'd run into.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 10, 2011, 01:26:07 pm
Paddle-Saw was great for crowd control, but was a bit too slow for bosses i found. The knife gloves and pole-weapon were probably the best weapons against bosses I found.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on January 10, 2011, 04:28:54 pm
Okay, so I have to admit. I was all wrong about Mass Effect 2.

It has issues, way less than the first if you look at the big picture, but overall this is one of the best games I have played this whole generation, seriously.

I was having issues with the gameplay at first, mostly because I was finding the combat overwhelming and I did not like some of the changes I saw from the first, but overall they are for the best I think.

I was getting sucked into the story first, and then the characters... The first one had very good characters, sure, but this cast has some of the best I can think of from any game. Everyone is lovable and extremely memorable in their own way (except maaaaaybe Jacob) and they all have their own problems, morals and dark sides. Except Tali, she is perfect.

The length is just blowing my mind. There is enough fantastic content in here to last like seven great games, but they decided to just make one. I was playing it a lot the past few days, but I completely used my whole free Sunday on it. As soon as I finished breakfast and had a shower I played the game non-stop until like 12 hours later. I do not think I have played a game that long in one go ever. None of it gets dry either! There is always something new and interesting happening, it is crazy. Holy shit, I love this game.

I take back what I say with Halo Reach being the best game of last year, and now I am certain Mass Effect 3 will be one of my favorite games ever. Screw whatever else comes out this year, I know what I want for Christmas! Any takers?!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Wilhelm on January 10, 2011, 09:39:31 pm
HALO!!! GRRR BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD WILHELM SMASH HALO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 10, 2011, 11:17:56 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Paddle-Saw was great for crowd control, but was a bit too slow for bosses i found. The knife gloves and pole-weapon were probably the best weapons against bosses I found.

I used the knife gloves on most bosses, but there were a few that got knocked down by them. They'd usually rip into me right after. I found that I could just spam the paddle saw, and they tended to have less opportunities to fight back.
I've started playing it through again, to see if I can beat all the psychos, and save all the survivors in one run. I doubt I'll go after the other trophies.

@Sanus:
I haven't played any Mass Effect games yet (planning on picking up ME2 on PS3), or Halo Reach, so I can't really argue anything. I'm really looking forward to Uncharted 3 and Valkyria Chronicles 3 though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 11, 2011, 01:07:11 am
Quote from: "Wilhelm"
HALO!!! GRRR BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD WILHELM SMASH HALO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you actually played Halo Reach?

Also, mfw Sanus learned to love Mass Effect 2 and genuinely enjoys it.
(http://http://img.youtube.com/vi/cxmVaxw7aYY/0.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on January 11, 2011, 04:47:46 pm
I wanted to like Mass Effect but the pacing was too slow for me, it seemed like I spent all my time in lifts or talking to aliens.

I've been playing Episodes from Liberty City and Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands.

They're both okay- Ballad of gay Tony has the best story and gameplay so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on January 11, 2011, 05:14:43 pm
Quote from: "Monkeroony"

I've been playing Episodes from Liberty City and Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands.


The Forgotten Sands is great. I loved it.

I'm currently playing Resident Evil Zero.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 11, 2011, 05:58:12 pm
I'm about half-way through my save every survivor/kill every psycho run in Dead Rising 2.
It's a hell of a lot easier when I'm level 40 something.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 12, 2011, 01:33:19 pm
I'm still playing through Panzer Dragoon Saga. While at first I didn't like it all that much (Compared to games like Skies of Arcadia and Shining Force III), in the last two discs it has really started to grow on me and impress me.

I'll post some full impressions later, but it's really a great game, and when I actually stop and think that this game is from 1998 or so, it's really mind blowing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 12, 2011, 01:37:55 pm
Would you say its worth the $150-200 price tag? Or should I wait out the eventual rerelease (it HAS to happen at some point). I have no idea how easy it is to burn Saturn discs.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on January 12, 2011, 03:07:53 pm
Still Mass Effect 2. Holy crap this game just keeps getting better and better. At around the half way point any single section from the game - even the free DLC levels are epic enough to be the last level in any other action game, it is just that awesome.

I beat The Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC Orta bugged me to get when it was on sale, and I could not thank him enough for making me do so. That might have been the best DLC to any game I can think of and it lasted hours upon hours. Solving the attempted murder, the chase scene, storming the base, everything else that came after... Just absolutely brilliant.

I kind of entirely dropped Phantasy Star IV to get through this game, and I am worried that just as soon as I am done with the game I will want to play through it again with an entirely new set of characteristics and all that. I will be sure to definitely beat PSIV though, I have to!

Quote from: "SOUP"
I haven't played any Mass Effect games yet (planning on picking up ME2 on PS3), or Halo Reach, so I can't really argue anything. I'm really looking forward to Uncharted 3 and Valkyria Chronicles 3 though.

I think you will love the game, but I think it really sucks for PlayStation 3 players just now getting into the series, because much of the history of the characters and worlds (although explained in good enough detail in the game through conversations and the journal) may be lost with them.

It is the same thing as Shenmue basically, it sucks that some people started off with Shenmue II and could not experience the greatness of the first outside of the DVD movie included in the Xbox release.

There is a bigger issue with this though, characters you saved or spared might change the story. For instance, someone I argued with in the first game who tried to kill me changed his outlook on life and became a better person for it. In this game he returned as the leader of a small group of fighters that would prosper greatly, if he attacked me in the first game, he would have died and obviously not appeared in the second game, entirely changing the state of potentially an entire civilization. Where as in Shenmue you would of just not had that cool Ristar figure anymore.

Quote from: "Monkeroony"
I wanted to like Mass Effect but the pacing was too slow for me, it seemed like I spent all my time in lifts or talking to aliens.

I enjoyed Mass Effect 1, but it was kind of a mess. The characters actually make fun of your complaints from the first game. Mass Effect 2 is one of the best games I played since the Dreamcast days, and I was never really a fan of BioWare outside of MDK2. I would recommend anyone who likes action and does not mind too much talking (you can skip most of it, but there is still a hefty amount of it) to at least check it out.

There is a demo available, but I was not crazy about it personally, but I cannot really put my finger on the reason why. Still, it could not hurt to try it out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 12, 2011, 05:07:23 pm
Supposedly, all the story decisions from the first game that affect things are given to you in a kind of interactive cinematic before playing.
It won't be the same as playing it through, but hopefully I won't be too lost.
I just really hope they don't release it at $59.99 when you can get the 360 version for 20 bucks. I get that they've upgraded things, but $40 seems like a much more reasonable price.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 13, 2011, 01:13:21 am
The more I play through Panzer Dragoon Saga, the more I like it. I wasn't all that caught up in it at first, but it really grows on me the more I play. The game really does escalate quite a bit towards the end. The world that has been created and the gameplay is really top notch. At one point in the game I still said 'Wow' even though the game is over 10 years old.

On a minor-ish note, I really love the character Azel's design.

Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Would you say its worth the $150-200 price tag? Or should I wait out the eventual rerelease (it HAS to happen at some point). I have no idea how easy it is to burn Saturn discs.

You have to look at it this way: Panzer Dragoon Saga is more collector's item than game at this point. It's the Holy Grail of Sega games pretty much, so if you want to own it, you'll buy it. If you just want to play it then it's harder to say. I personally really enjoy the game, but even if I didn't enjoy it on a gameplay level, I would happily pay the money I did to own this great piece of Sega history, but that might not be true for everyone.

I wouldn't count on a re-release, didn't Sega pull a 'lolSega' moment and lose the source code for this game already? In any event, you can emulate Saturn games quite well on a good PC, like I was forced to do to play my Japanese copies of Shining Force III in English.

Speaking of Shining Force III trilogy, those games are also well worth your time and money Barry.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on January 13, 2011, 08:21:25 pm
I have a question. Can Mass Effect 2 be played where you are reliant on a cover system, because I really do think the story looks interesting but I'm not a big fan of cover-based shooting. Some of the classes in Alpha Protocol allowed you to be more guns-blazing or stealthy so you didn't have to use cover, is there something similar in Mass Effect?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 13, 2011, 08:47:48 pm
Just finished off my second playthrough of Dead Rising 2.
I killed all the psychos, saved all the survivors, and got all the combo cards. I don't really see myself going after many of the other trophies. Fun game though.
Onto 3D Dot Game Heroes I guess.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 14, 2011, 01:42:21 pm
Started playing Deadly Premonition today. It's... interesting. The very first scene made me think: Hello!? Why are two gender confusing twins and their grandpa roaming Guilin!? 10 seconds in, we are treated with a few close ups of trees that look exactly like what you find on a Dreamcast game.

Apart from that, the game isn't that unintentionally bad or so bad it's good, it's just bizarre.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on January 14, 2011, 04:17:44 pm
Beat Mass Effect 2, everyone survived, but I am worried my last decision made in the story might have doomed the universe, which is totally neat!

Amazing ending, if I was a weaker man I would already have started my second playthrough of the game, but I had a lot of crap to do, so I will save that for later.

Quote from: "SOUP"
Supposedly, all the story decisions from the first game that affect things are given to you in a kind of interactive cinematic before playing.
It won't be the same as playing it through, but hopefully I won't be too lost.
I just really hope they don't release it at $59.99 when you can get the 360 version for 20 bucks. I get that they've upgraded things, but $40 seems like a much more reasonable price.

The PlayStation 3 release has all of the DLC released so far on the disc. Full price is a bit lame, but I think it will drop fast. EA seems like they really want to push the series hard.

Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
I have a question. Can Mass Effect 2 be played where you are reliant on a cover system, because I really do think the story looks interesting but I'm not a big fan of cover-based shooting. Some of the classes in Alpha Protocol allowed you to be more guns-blazing or stealthy so you didn't have to use cover, is there something similar in Mass Effect?

Yes. I am pretty sure the game is impossible if you do not use cover frequently. The classes you can choose do not really allow you to go in guns blazing either.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on January 14, 2011, 05:16:48 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"

Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
I have a question. Can Mass Effect 2 be played where you are reliant on a cover system, because I really do think the story looks interesting but I'm not a big fan of cover-based shooting. Some of the classes in Alpha Protocol allowed you to be more guns-blazing or stealthy so you didn't have to use cover, is there something similar in Mass Effect?

Yes. I am pretty sure the game is impossible if you do not use cover frequently. The classes you can choose do not really allow you to go in guns blazing either.

Darn. I don't like that style of gameplay. =/

Anywho, been playing some Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Getting excited for the next installment this Feburary.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 14, 2011, 07:41:11 pm
^You got it on 360? We should have some games if you do. GT is MadeManG74, feel free to shoot me an invite anytime!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on January 14, 2011, 07:53:22 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
^You got it on 360? We should have some games if you do. GT is MadeManG74, feel free to shoot me an invite anytime!

Unfortunately, I only have a PS3. I bet you would clobber me though. I'm by no means good, I just really enjoy playing it. ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 15, 2011, 04:52:35 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Would you say its worth the $150-200 price tag? Or should I wait out the eventual rerelease (it HAS to happen at some point). I have no idea how easy it is to burn Saturn discs.

Just finished the game now, my thoughts are here:
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=903 (http://www.segabits.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=903)

Barry, I've re-thought my position on the monetary value, yes it is well worth $200.

Get it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on January 16, 2011, 04:37:52 am
Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
Darn. I don't like that style of gameplay. =/

Well I cannot say for certain because I only played one of the 5 or 6 difficulty options, on the easiest you might be able to not use cover much I assume. There are tons of different abilities the different class types can unlock that I never got to see in my first playthrough either, I know there are barriers and such that you can use on you and your team though.

It has similar stuff to Gears of War and Uncharted, but the team based mechanics, biotics (Mass Effect's version of "Magic") and tech abilities really make it very unique I think. Hard to explain, I guess.

Give the demo a go. I love the gameplay, but the story really is the main draw, so it might be worth it for you just for that.

Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Barry, I've re-thought my position on the monetary value, yes it is well worth $200.

Get it.

Barry has a lot on his hands, man. He never even beat the first act of Vanquish yet! That takes like 20 minutes!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 16, 2011, 05:02:13 am
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Barry, I've re-thought my position on the monetary value, yes it is well worth $200.

Get it.

Barry has a lot on his hands, man. He never even beat the first act of Vanquish yet! That takes like 20 minutes!

NO!
JUST LISTEN TO ME BARRY! (http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQohS_TkLxc#t=0m20s)

...

I'll get back to you Barry.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 16, 2011, 07:35:21 am
More like 19 minutes, and then that fucking walking boss thing kills me with a death laser and I have to play the boss battle all over again only to run out of bullets and die. I love Vanquish, but I don't think it's my type of game.

Also, Sanus should open a detective agency in which he uses XBOX achievements to investigate people.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on January 16, 2011, 11:36:39 am
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
Darn. I don't like that style of gameplay. =/

Well I cannot say for certain because I only played one of the 5 or 6 difficulty options, on the easiest you might be able to not use cover much I assume. There are tons of different abilities the different class types can unlock that I never got to see in my first playthrough either, I know there are barriers and such that you can use on you and your team though.

It has similar stuff to Gears of War and Uncharted, but the team based mechanics, biotics (Mass Effect's version of "Magic") and tech abilities really make it very unique I think. Hard to explain, I guess.

Give the demo a go. I love the gameplay, but the story really is the main draw, so it might be worth it for you just for that.
!

Alright, I'll give the demo a shot. As I said earlier, I really am intrigued by the game's story so maybe that will win me over.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on January 16, 2011, 04:21:59 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
More like 19 minutes, and then that fucking walking boss thing kills me with a death laser and I have to play the boss battle all over again only to run out of bullets and die. I love Vanquish, but I don't think it's my type of game.

I thought the same thing, but it really does get more enjoyable once you "Get" the game. I am sure you have seen mine and Max's negative reactions which eventually turned positive.

Try changing the game to Casual or Casual Auto modes. I know it sounds embarrassing, but the game is much easier to get into and you will enjoy it a lot more I think. The bosses seem overwhelming, but the game saves your position very often outside of those, so I think it would be a cool game to play with your fairly tight schedule.

Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Also, Sanus should open a detective agency in which he uses XBOX achievements to investigate people.

I am really interested in seeing how literally everyone in the world who has an Xbox 360 have such different tastes. It gives me a much more positive opinion on the state of the industry too honestly.

I also like to see what features people (meaning anyone) use most in the games they play. I want to work in videogames sometime in the future and I consider this good information to know.

Sorry if it creeped you out or anything.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 16, 2011, 10:09:24 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Try changing the game to Casual or Casual Auto modes. I know it sounds embarrassing, but the game is much easier to get into and you will enjoy it a lot more I think. The bosses seem overwhelming, but the game saves your position very often outside of those, so I think it would be a cool game to play with your fairly tight schedule.

Yeah, I'll give that a try. I just remember with Bayonetta I played through on the easy mode and enjoyed the hell out of it, but felt that I went a little too easy (thus I lost a bit of the challenge of the game). So I've been trying Normal with Vanquish but die way too much.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 17, 2011, 01:11:57 am
Been playing some Dead Rising 2 Case West, really cool game, even if it's just more of the same Dead Rising (I personally like that though). The biggest gripe I have is that it's much more bland a setting than Willamette Mall and Fortune City was, even the little town in Case Zero was better than this facility. Even so, they managed to fit in lots of cool weapons and stuff.

It's also just really cool to see Frank West and Chuck Greene being bros and killin' zombies.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Cox_of_Seagulls on January 18, 2011, 11:23:55 am
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit on the 360. I'm really amazed by how freakin' awesome this game is. Criterion have made one of the greatest racing games I've played in years.

My Gamertag is Cox of Seagulls, add me if you want a race. The online mode is pretty awesome.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 18, 2011, 03:53:06 pm
I played a bit more 3D Dot Game Heroes.
A bit more retro than I'd like at times (what was once called "exploring", now comes across as closer to "aimless wandering), but it's still a fun game.
Some very obscure Zelda references in it too (aside from all the very obvious ones).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on January 18, 2011, 06:18:39 pm
Started playing Jeanne D'Arc on my PSP again. It's great fantasy version of the Joan of Arc story. She's always been my favorite historical hero so I love this game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on January 18, 2011, 08:03:01 pm
Playing LBP 2. Very good.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ShaunShikeishuu on January 18, 2011, 09:26:17 pm
Playing Hydro Thunder Hurricane.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 19, 2011, 03:30:20 am
It's hard to describe Deadly Premonition.

It's the most ambicious game ever, because it does everything games like Alone in the Dark and Alan Wake attempted to do, yet a the same time it can't take itself seriously.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Cox_of_Seagulls on January 19, 2011, 06:23:14 am
Quote from: "max_cady"
It's hard to describe Deadly Premonition.

It's the most ambicious game ever, because it does everything games like Alone in the Dark and Alan Wake attempted to do, yet a the same time it can't take itself seriously.
I'm watching the endurance run of that game on Giant Bomb. It looks uh, different to say the least. Just who the hell is Zach anyway?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on January 19, 2011, 07:20:39 am
Quote from: "max_cady"
It's hard to describe Deadly Premonition.

It's the most ambicious game ever, because it does everything games like Alone in the Dark and Alan Wake attempted to do, yet a the same time it can't take itself seriously.

I actually really like Alone in the Dark. I have the PS3 version, Inferno, and t is a really unique game. Still haven't played anything like it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: STORM! on January 19, 2011, 07:41:16 am
Shining Hearts (PSP) and Scott Pilgrim (PS3) and Virtua Fighter 5 FS (arcades).

 Curiosity: VF Team are running an enquette at VF-NET and they slightly made a reference about VF on the domestic consoles!!! I really do want it!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ulala5 on January 19, 2011, 09:53:32 am
Quote from: "max_cady"
It's hard to describe Deadly Premonition.

It's the most ambicious game ever, because it does everything games like Alone in the Dark and Alan Wake attempted to do, yet a the same time it can't take itself seriously.
it's simply great, i'm playing it this days i'm at 20+ hours of gameplay...and still i don't understand where the storyline will go lol. I just love to go around and listen York talking with Zach about 80's movies and punk music.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 19, 2011, 03:12:21 pm
Quote from: "Cox_of_Seagulls"
I'm watching the endurance run of that game on Giant Bomb. It looks uh, different to say the least. Just who the hell is Zach anyway?

I am under the impression that Zach is York's imaginary friend/alter ego.

Different is an understatement. The game is flat out bizarre.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 19, 2011, 11:29:52 pm
Fire Temple in 3D Dot Game Heroes is all done.
I think I"m getting close to the end.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 20, 2011, 10:05:23 am
Quote from: "STORM!"
Shining Hearts (PSP) and Scott Pilgrim (PS3) and Virtua Fighter 5 FS (arcades).

 Curiosity: VF Team are running an enquette at VF-NET and they slightly made a reference about VF on the domestic consoles!!! I really do want it!

Latest rumour I've heard is that Final Showdown is in development, was due to release late last year/Quarter 1 2011, but it's been held up. Possible release in summer or so.

Fingers crossed!



Also, been playing Civ 5.

Clear my date-book, this shit is gonna take a while.  :afroman:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 20, 2011, 04:13:40 pm
Holy S***, I got suddenly hooked on Shining Force for PC. I downloaded it yesterday on Gamersgate.co.uk. And I started playing during my lunch break.

Screw Deadly Premonition... for now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on January 20, 2011, 05:52:52 pm
I tried to get back into Phantasy Star IV, but it is hard to when I have to keep grinding, which is not fun. Meanwhile I started a second playthrough of Mass Effect 2 and WFIIKDIOSOSWJOS it is really freaking fun, the game just seriously keeps getting better and better.

I'm Commander Shepard, and this is my favorite game this console generation.

Quote from: "SOUP"
Fire Temple in 3D Dot Game Heroes is all done.
I think I"m getting close to the end.

I am a pretty huge fan of most of the top down Zelda games, do you think I would like this as much as any one of them? I saw it for like $15 new and heard a lot of good things, so it seems like a good purchase.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 20, 2011, 11:13:50 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
I am a pretty huge fan of most of the top down Zelda games, do you think I would like this as much as any one of them? I saw it for like $15 new and heard a lot of good things, so it seems like a good purchase.

I'd say definitely pick it up. It's closest to the first Zelda game. I'm even playing as a downloaded Link. The temples are laid out very similarly with all the rooms being the same size, having the odd wall with cracks in it to bomb, etc...
It's got a few quirks, and the in between temple sections aren't overly interesting, but it's still fun. It's got that more free-wandering feel of the first game than Link to the Past.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on January 20, 2011, 11:19:39 pm
Virtual On Force!  It's super fun.  The options are a little tough because there's a lot of 漢字 in it.  It gets a little complicated when you are going through the tutorials or trying to configure your AI buddy.  Still its lots of fun.  I've always loved Virtual On and never minded that Im not very good at it.

I'm also about 14 hours into Grandia PS1 (on PSP).  I'm enjoying it a lot.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on January 21, 2011, 12:25:45 am
Little Big Planet 2 has some brilliant things, shoot'em ups *-* pong arcades.. pretty nifty.

The new 'versus' levels are very very fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 21, 2011, 02:06:00 am
I'm partway through the Wind Temple in 3D Dot Game Heroes, after a good chunk of exploring the overworld.
I've got two keys and can't seem to find any doors to use them on......
Time for bed.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 21, 2011, 02:46:11 pm
Oh lawd, Civ 5 is just as addictive as the Total War games. It's been a while since i had a good strategy game to play on PC, this is filling that gap nicely.

I gotta get back to Dead Rising Case West as well!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 21, 2011, 03:58:18 pm
Played another half hour of Sakura Wars So Long, My Love on the "new" used PS2 slim last night. Awesome game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on January 21, 2011, 09:04:45 pm
I beat Fantasy Zone for the first time the other night. Of course I have played these games before, but I never beat any.

Not sure why the game is so hard... It might be one of SEGA's hardest games ever, seriously. It has taken me years to care enough to do it in one go. Maybe I should have played the Master System version instead, seems a lot easier.

I think the game is vastly under-appreciated, mainly because if you think about it, the game is actually the first action RPG ever. Not just that, but it really does a very good job of blending different kinds of shooting genres together in really unique ways, even if it were made now some of the stuff would be impressive. And this was in 1985. SEGA always found ways to blow my mind.

[youtube:2rrccemh]fw6MAzcx6Bk[/youtube:2rrccemh]

Oh, and the music is just outstanding.

Quote from: "SOUP"
I'd say definitely pick it up. It's closest to the first Zelda game. I'm even playing as a downloaded Link. The temples are laid out very similarly with all the rooms being the same size, having the odd wall with cracks in it to bomb, etc...
It's got a few quirks, and the in between temple sections aren't overly interesting, but it's still fun. It's got that more free-wandering feel of the first game than Link to the Past.

Ah, sounds like something I would enjoy a lot. Just customizing your own characters sounds like something I could spend hours on.

Also really like some of the ideas I have seen. The bestiary book weapon thing in particular is a very cool way to add replay value.

Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
Virtual On Force!  It's super fun.  The options are a little tough because there's a lot of 漢字 in it.  It gets a little complicated when you are going through the tutorials or trying to configure your AI buddy.  Still its lots of fun.  I've always loved Virtual On and never minded that Im not very good at it.

I really, really want to import this, but if I do I will feel awful if I do not get the Memorial Box Set, which is an awkwardly large price to pay. Some friends of mine have it though and love it, so I might just crack and get the normal edition eventually.

Check out http://www.oratan.com/ (http://www.oratan.com/) to find people to play online with if you want to play against someone around your level.

Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
I'm also about 14 hours into Grandia PS1 (on PSP).  I'm enjoying it a lot.

I have always wanted to play this game, and might download it on the PlayStation Network whenever I get that console.

On that, another PlayStation RPG I always wanted to play was Arc the Lad, anyone know if I should get Grandia or Arc the Lad first?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 21, 2011, 10:38:57 pm
I played Civ 5 for like, 5 hours or something.

Holy shit this game is addictive.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 22, 2011, 12:03:16 am
@Sanus:
A good chunk of the trophies in the game kind of assume that you'll play the game a couple of times.  I think there are like 20 swords in the game, and each one can be leveled up however you want at the blacksmith. I just beat it and the final temple was pretty great. 7 floors of puzzles.

I'd reccomend Grandia as the better game, but if you're planning on playing both, I hear that Arc The Lad is a pretty short game. Like less than 20 hours short. While Grandia is a pretty long one, even for an RPG.
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Post by: STORM! on January 22, 2011, 06:43:15 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "STORM!"
Shining Hearts (PSP) and Scott Pilgrim (PS3) and Virtua Fighter 5 FS (arcades).

 Curiosity: VF Team are running an enquette at VF-NET and they slightly made a reference about VF on the domestic consoles!!! I really do want it!

Latest rumour I've heard is that Final Showdown is in development, was due to release late last year/Quarter 1 2011, but it's been held up. Possible release in summer or so.

Fingers crossed!



Also, been playing Civ 5.

Clear my date-book, this shit is gonna take a while.  :afroman:

 The series is about to die in Japan, seriously. Sega should do something hurry! Don't want to see my favourite fighting series joining the hall of "dead series" of Sega -_-
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Post by: Aki-at on January 22, 2011, 06:57:01 am
Quote from: "STORM!"
The series is about to die in Japan, seriously. Sega should do something hurry! Don't want to see my favourite fighting series joining the hall of "dead series" of Sega -_-

The series will not die, after all outside of Border Break, SEGA does not have a series bigger than Virtua Fighter. But faded popularity is quite correct, although a Virtua Fighter 6 probably could ensure that the series returns to the top of the summit, as far as sales goes, this round unfortunately goes to Tekken.

Somewhat funny the first time Tekken is bigger in the arcades is when Namco is losing millions and SEGA is making millions, maybe they should do that more often.
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Post by: STORM! on January 22, 2011, 06:29:47 pm
 I think this is the first time that VF series is doing so poor and just making people angry. Sega made some mistakes in VF3, but they have repaired it in VF4. They still having their market for the series on the arcades, but Tekken is doing better...

 And you are wrong about Border Break; Sega have much more profitable titles than Border Break or Virtua Fighter now.

 WCCF, Sangoku Taisen, MJ and Starhorse are stronger than VF now.
 
 VF5 FS is extremely good and well balanced, but people still playing that shitty Tekken! You can see more people playing the new Super Street Fighter than VF...

 There are also all the excitement from Capcom and Bandai Namco over their newest fighting titles like Tekken Tag 2, M VS. C3, etc... and Sega does nothing, like they are dead -_- It's a bit disappointing.

 Sega really needs to be more agressive on the VF marketing.
 
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Post by: MadeManG74 on January 22, 2011, 10:23:38 pm
http://shoryuken.com/f2/2010-arcade-inc ... ou-261834/ (http://shoryuken.com/f2/2010-arcade-income-translation-results-may-surprise-you-261834/)

Quote
1. Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
2. Gundam Vs Gundam NEXT
3. Virtua Fighter 5 (R+ Final Showdown)
4. BlazBlue Continuum Shift 1
5. Street Fighter 4
6. Melty Blood (Actress Again + Actress Again Current Code)
7. King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
8. Gundam SEED DESTINY Federation vs. ZAFT 2
9. Winning Eleven Arcade Championship 2010
10. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
11. Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
12. Hyper Street Fighter 2
13. Power Smash 3 (Virtua Tennis)
14. Arcana Heart 3
15. King of Fighters XIII (only 4 months old)
16. Virtua Striker 4 ver.2006
17. King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match
18. Gundam Extreme Vs (only 2 months old)

and if we seperate VF5 R and Final Showdown:

Quote
1. Tekken 6: Bloodline Rebellion
2. Gundam Vs Gundam NEXT
3. BlazBlue Continuum Shift 1
4. Street Fighter 4
5. Virtua Fighter 5 R
6. King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match
7. Gundam SEED DESTINY Federation vs. ZAFT 2
8. Winning Eleven Arcade Championship 2010
9. Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
10. Melty Blood Actress Again
11. Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
12. Hyper Street Fighter 2
13. Power Smash 3 (Virtua Tennis)
14. Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
15. Arcana Heart 3
16. Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code
17. King of Fighters XIII (only 4 months old)
18. Virtua Striker 4 ver.2006
19. King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match
20. Gundam Extreme Vs (only 2 months old)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 23, 2011, 01:25:27 am
Just finished the first act of Vanquish :).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on January 23, 2011, 07:39:25 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
@Sanus:

I'd reccomend Grandia as the better game, but if you're planning on playing both, I hear that Arc The Lad is a pretty short game. Like less than 20 hours short. While Grandia is a pretty long one, even for an RPG.


I would say Grandia takes about 35-40 hours.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 24, 2011, 03:03:09 pm
I've been playing a lot more of Deadly Premonition.

The game's fun, but I think it's charm is starting to slightly wear off. The thing that gets pretty annoying fast is that the way the time flies in the game is very strange, unlike Shenmue, in which 3 minutes is roughly an hour in Shenmue, in this one I don't really understand how it works.

Example, you wake up at 6 AM and the you have to go to the civic center at 3PM, so it can very boring and very dull.

Sure, you can drive around and listen to York chat about 80's movies to grind some time, but when you actually want to get things going it starts to get very counterproductive.

The only way to really make time fly is to sleep, find the nearest bed and you can almost skip a few hours on that alone.

And I find myself skipping a lot of the dialogue, while there's a lot of funny moments of dialogue, a lot of it is very bad and just plain boring.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 25, 2011, 01:08:43 pm
I just beat Vanquish on Normal.
I don't see how this is supposed to be a 4 hour game unless you played it on easy.
My completion time was 7:08:19
Cover usage 16.02%
Deaths 70

I died a whole crap load of times trying to get that trophy against the two Argus robots before I just gave up and killed them.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 25, 2011, 01:54:09 pm
^What was the trophy for the two Argus? I'm sure I got held up trying to get that one too, but can't remember what it was.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 25, 2011, 02:55:51 pm
You have to deliberately screw up and not finish the first one off before it goes into bipedal mode. It was pretty frustrating :(.

I think I might play through it again on easy to get all of the statues, and that trophy for not getting killed.

I'm not sure that I'd be able to beat in on Hard.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ShaunShikeishuu on January 26, 2011, 11:20:40 am
Playing Death Crimson OX for Dreamcast. Probably going to play The House of the Dead 2 in a little bit as well.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on January 26, 2011, 11:47:21 am
Quote from: "Sanus"
I really, really want to import this, but if I do I will feel awful if I do not get the Memorial Box Set, which is an awkwardly large price to pay. Some friends of mine have it though and love it, so I might just crack and get the normal edition eventually.

Check out http://www.oratan.com/ (http://www.oratan.com/) to find people to play online with if you want to play against someone around your level.

I have always wanted to play this game [Grandia], and might download it on the PlayStation Network whenever I get that console.  

I'm happy with the normal edition, although if there were a version that had parts 3 and 4 of misssion mode built in, I would have bought that.  Getting DLC from the Japanese XBL is complicated.  

Thanks for directing me to that forum.  So far I've just played with Japanese people.  When they don't kick me out, they totally kick my butt.  

Grandia has been really fun, but super long.  I find myself wishing it had auto-mapping, but I use my iPad to follow along on maps from the internet.  I'm about 25 hours in and about halfway through, it looks like.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on January 26, 2011, 04:04:17 pm
Im playing Uncharted :o


Oh, hi everyone....
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 26, 2011, 04:37:58 pm
Quote from: "Snowcat"
Im playing Uncharted :o


Oh, hi everyone....
Welcome back
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Post by: Snowcat on January 27, 2011, 05:52:21 am
Thanks Soup!
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Post by: SOUP on January 28, 2011, 02:14:43 am
I had so much fun with Costume Quest that I just played through the entire expansion. It's about half the length of the main game.
Gotta love the new costumes :D.
I can't wait for Stacking.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 29, 2011, 07:06:57 pm
Been playing Uncharted today. I started this morning and I'm up to Chapter 8. Really good game so far, I'm not sure what it is, but it just has a great overall feel about it. I love the setting and the mix of adventure and shooting.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 29, 2011, 11:27:10 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Been playing Uncharted today. I started this morning and I'm up to Chapter 8. Really good game so far, I'm not sure what it is, but it just has a great overall feel about it. I love the setting and the mix of adventure and shooting.
That's the thing about Uncharted. It's not so much that any one gameplay element is the best ever. It's the whole package coming together to make something great. Love that series.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 30, 2011, 07:26:46 am
Tried the Bulletstorm demo, one of the better FPS games I've played. Probably due to how powerful the player is. I usually tweak out when I get cornered by an enemy, so it's nice to kick 'em and grappling hook them. Also, very colorful game.

Also finally got around to playing Bust-A-Move 4 on the Dreamcast (it's not VGA compatible, so I had to dig my rca cable out of the closet. Awesome game! Got so hooked that I downloaded the Bust-A-Move Live! demo off XBLA and downloaded the Bust-A-Move iPod game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 30, 2011, 09:02:47 am
Wow, awesome Deadly Premonition death scene is awesome!
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Post by: SOUP on January 30, 2011, 12:54:10 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Also finally got around to playing Bust-A-Move 4 on the Dreamcast (it's not VGA compatible, so I had to dig my rca cable out of the closet. Awesome game! Got so hooked that I downloaded the Bust-A-Move Live! demo off XBLA and downloaded the Bust-A-Move iPod game.
I put so much time into Bust-A-Move 4 on Dreamcast, it was a bit obscene.

I've finally gotten around to putting some time into Sin and Punishment: Star Successor on the Wii. To Barry, anybody with a Wii and a the slightest interest in Treasure/Panzer Dragoon, you need to pick this game up. The story doesn't really make a whole lot of sense, but they keep tossing these insane boss fights at you. I fought a bunch of dolphins that shot lasers!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 30, 2011, 02:43:50 pm
(http://http://i52.tinypic.com/30wb5h2.png)

OK, I can only describe the last two hours of Deadly Premonition as an absolute mindfuck:
[spoiler:1u5dgoq6]OK, one of the potential suspects got caught by the Raincoat killer, hamstrung from the ceiling while her friend/secret lover was found knocked out.

George and York manage to saver her just in time, but said woman gets up and starts ranting(with her tongue bitten off) about how wonderous her art gallery is, all the while bleeding to death.

Then the structure begins to collapse and crushes her, then a dalmation comes into the fray and tells York to follow him.

This game just gets crazier and crazier.[/spoiler:1u5dgoq6]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 30, 2011, 09:38:40 pm
The last boss on Sin & Punishment 2 is proving to be quite the pain in the ass :(.

*Edit:
I've officially kicked this game's ass :D [spoiler:5yz1lcvk]on easy :([/spoiler:5yz1lcvk].
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on January 31, 2011, 12:04:17 am
Just got 1000 points on Virtual On 4 and finished Bayonetta.  VO4 is awesome.  I had to force myself to stop because of my backlogue of games.  Bayonetta is interesting, but I got tired of it before I finished.  I'm going to sell it now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 02, 2011, 06:21:07 pm
Deadly Premonition...

What else can they cook up that's just borderline insane?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 04, 2011, 08:19:18 am
Tried playing Seventh Cross Evolution on the Dreamcast last night. What an obtuse game! Not only that, but I felt like I was playing an alpha build. CHaracters didn't really walk or swim, so much as their model moves about as though you're in debug mode. Sound effects are super cheap.

Despite that, the obtuseness of the game makes me want to keep playing. Sorta like Seaman. lol. The manual is no help, as it's intentionally mysterious. Thank god for gamefaqs.

[youtube:o5fcd1w7]1MwbToPTJ00[/youtube:o5fcd1w7]
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Post by: MadeManG74 on February 05, 2011, 04:25:17 pm
Finished Uncharted the other day, was pretty good! THe ending got a bit weird, and the QTE's at the end were shit (nobody has done a good one since Shenmue), but overall, really good.

Started playing Sonic Colours, and I'm surprisinly enjoying it. THere are still some poor gameplay moments, but for the most part it's really good. Also the story/characters are a million billion squillion times better than anything in the last decade pretty much.
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Post by: max_cady on February 06, 2011, 06:39:24 am
Man, I stayed up till 4 am to get to the final chapter. Wow, what a rush!
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on February 08, 2011, 01:05:15 am
Over the weekend I finished Madworld and The Conduit.  I also played Dark Savior for Saturn, and decided I don't like it.  I'll be selling all 3 of those games, plus Bayonetta if anyone is interested.
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Post by: SOUP on February 08, 2011, 01:31:28 am
I finally unlocked the morolian in Rez.
It says up, down, left, right, and chu when you shoot things :D.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 09, 2011, 04:21:13 pm
Well, after I've had a falling out with Resonance of Fate last Summer, I ordered the game again in January and I finally got back (good thing I didn't erase the save file) at it. Enjoying it a lot, despite the messed up difficulty.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 10, 2011, 04:01:06 am
I started playing Sonic Colours. In terms of characters/story it's by a huge margin the best Sonic game in a decade. Amazing turnaround from Sonic 06 and Unleashed.

As far as gameplay goes, it's okay so far, nothing mind blowing. Better than Unleashed at least. I'm up to the boss where you need to chase the ship and homing attack it repeatedly while avoiding machine-gun fire. Am I missing something? I chased and attacked it for like 15 minutes and didn't destroy it...


ALso still playing Civ 5, awesome game.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 10, 2011, 08:51:11 am
(http://http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/images/kotaku/2008/06/jack2.jpg)

Played a bit of the recently released You Don't Know Jack last night. Awesome trivia game! If you have fond memories of the mid 90's PC games, pick this up pronto. It's only $30 new.

Slick presentation, great humor and very creatively written questions. You can play on XBOX Live, so no fear of playing the game only when guests come over. You can also play solo, which is fun. Game includes 73 episodes of ten questions each. Bonus episode packs are available for download at $5, with 10 episodes per pack.

[youtube:12pww3sj]pnAfVB5zMAE[/youtube:12pww3sj]
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Post by: George on February 10, 2011, 10:32:58 am
Played KZ3 beta.

Single player demo is 'EXCLUSIVE' to PSplus. But... it looks awesome
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xlSI_NVb4k (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xlSI_NVb4k) (1080p video)
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Post by: ShaunShikeishuu on February 10, 2011, 09:59:38 pm
Dead or Alive Ultimate.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 11, 2011, 09:05:56 am
(http://http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_84--XCXrG7Y/Rjero4ZJotI/AAAAAAAAAls/JZosOhTblaE/s400/roommania_203_web_a.jpg)

Played a bit of RoomMania #203 on the DC last night. BEST import game I've played in a long time! Despite the language barrier, the visual hints are very helpful. It actually makes the game a lot of fun to try to decipher whats going on. Adds a fun element that to the game, as though I'm screwing with a foreign man. which, I guess I sort of am.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 11, 2011, 11:40:51 am
@Barry:
I've heard good things about that one, but really have no idea what it's about. I tend to shy away from imports that aren't shooters/fighting games because of the whole language thing. I might have to keep an eye out for this one though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 11, 2011, 02:45:15 pm
It's worth picking up. Basically, after hitting "A" through the menus (there is a menu faq online, but I was too lazy to print it out) you are shown a few cutscenes of the guy in his apartment, then you see a calendar. You can select days from the calender, and I don't think you are confined to an order. I played the first day of the week, then the third, then the second.

After picking a day, you then choose a sun or a moon. The sun presents a short cutscene highlighting your objective, for example have the guy set his alarm clock, then you are tossed into the apartment. You watch him via a number of camera angles, and get his attention by tossing invisible ping pong balls at objects. Toss the balls in a steady pace, not too fast, and the guy will go and use the object. Objective complete! After that, you can mess about until the timer runs out. The radio and TV have bits of Dreamcast audio and video. I swear I heard an advert for Sonic Adventure.

The moon allows you to fly/float about his apartment and mess with things. So far, I've been limited to one thing, but maybe this changes later in the game. You can lock the door, move the table, turn on the stove, etc. Then when you play the next day, you get to see him return home and react to the change, usually with a "wha-wha!? wha!??" and he walks about like somebody might be messing with him. Pretty funny.

oh yeah! the audio is fantastic. every camera angle change, changes the direction from which the audio is coming from. the TV sounded muted and to the left in the kitchen, but it was loud and to the right when I was in the office area.

Despite being all japanese, the objectives being visually presented make it easy. Not sure how far I'll get until something crops up that confuses me, but so far so good. If you like Seaman, the sims, or just odd imports, check it out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 11, 2011, 08:44:56 pm
Sounds pretty cool. I did enjoy Seaman.
I devoted a solid 2 weeks of my life to that game. No messing with the system clock for me ;D.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 12, 2011, 01:28:40 am
Played a truly absurd amount of Civ 5 Today.

Also played a bit of Sonic Colours, and while it's not bad, I wouldn't say it's great either. I think a lot of the hype for this is that it's a Sonic game that's not genuinely horrible. Still pretty fun though.
Also I get the feeling that Sonic saying 'Nobody said there would be maths' is a nod to Madworld's commentary team again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 12, 2011, 05:28:02 am
Killzone 3 is really addicting. I'm shocked... I didn't play the second one much online.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 13, 2011, 06:36:30 am
I'm spending a lot of time level grinding in Resonance of Fate and stockpilling molotov cocktails. Those mechanical statues are very sensitive to fire. I'll use that to my advantage.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 15, 2011, 10:15:26 am
Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness on the Dreamcast :D.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 15, 2011, 04:40:35 pm
Wow, Resonance of Fate turned around for me, just like that.

I love the game. I needed a JRPG so badly and this filled that void.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 16, 2011, 03:42:57 am
Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 16, 2011, 08:13:29 am
Quote from: "George"
Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
What do you think of it?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fernandeath on February 16, 2011, 01:46:59 pm
I've finished Lost in Shadow (AKA A Shadow's Tale) today.
Aqui vai um resumo sobre o mesmo:

Story/Objetive
- You control the shadow of a boy who was executed - but his shadow is still alivea. The shadow wakes up with no memores of what happened but he knows he needs to climbt the big tower.

[YouTube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Bw4xljLPO8&[/YouTube]


Pros
+ Simple but creative story
+ Artistically beautiful.
+ I had no issues with the camera.
+ The main scenarios are very detailed.
+ The game gets much better after its half with better puzzles
+ Cheaper than normal wii games
+ It's Lengthy. I've finished it and completed 95,7% of it in about 18 hours.

Cons
- The puzzles of the first half are simple
- There is no motivation to seek for the "lost memories" and complete the game 100%. Those "lost memories" are not interesting. There shoul've had a better reward for those who like to explore the game.

Overall I'd give the game a 8/10.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on February 16, 2011, 05:01:38 pm
Okay, big post incoming.

Yakuza 3 - I pretty much just dropped my life and went nuts playing this game since Friday. I am already very close to the end and have been loving it to death. There is not too much to say about the game that you guys do not already know, it is almost everything I want in a game, and it has more than enough to satisfy me for a very long time after I beat it. There were some things I was worried about the story early on, but everything so far has been great in that regard. They really REALLY want you to hate the bad guys in this game.

3D Dot Game Heroes - Enjoying it, not really loving it. Nothing about it is really wrong, and I really love how I can play through the game as Opa-Opa, but nothing is really spectacular. Good game though, and follows the 2D Zelda form better than Nintendo can now, but I think they could have added more content. The character creator disappointed me based on how difficult it is to use. I wish it was designed similarly to Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts' creator. That was really easy to get into.

My biggest real complaint though is how the game is designed to be played in widescreen when I have a standard definition set, with no options letting you change this. For the most part it is fine, but in the dungeons the very bottom left and bottom right of each section does not appear on my screen because the play field is at an angle, meaning I can miss stuff or not know an enemy is there. This does not kill the game, but is especially annoying.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - I am not too far in and it might be one of the strangest games I have ever played. I have played and beaten most of the series, but so much of the stuff in this game is just really going over my head. To all of the names of places and organizations they drop, to just generally sneaking around. I have a hard time being undetected, so I almost always have to resort to going in guns blazing. Not that I consider that a bad thing, I am just not entirely sure how to play the game normally.

I love the detail and design of almost every section so far. You can really tell an immense amount of love was put into this game, but for anyone who has not played the rest of the series... Good luck figuring out anything.

Banjo-Kazooie - I beat it for the first time in 2008 and loved it, but I recently started it up again and now consider it one of the best platformers I have ever played, 3D or 2D. I feel so bad about it too, I did not play it for years because from what I saw of the art I did not think I would like it. :(

Others: Downloaded a bunch of PSN demos, hated most of them, but there were some that surprised me. I bought Crash Team Racing and Bloody Road II from the PlayStation Classics section because I loved those games like 12 years ago, and for $6 each? Practically a steal.

Also got Epic Dungeon on the Xbox Live Indies, absolutely great game! It is literally the best game I have ever played that was sold for one dollar. I know that does not seem like a big thing, but yeah!

Necessary:

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Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 17, 2011, 06:16:53 pm
Resonance of Fate.

I got to Chapter 6 and a few interesting plot points have emerged.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 17, 2011, 10:39:40 pm
I'm a bit stuck in Dragon Quest IX. Not lost, but it looks like I'll need to do a decent amount of grinding to beat the boss I'm up against :(.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 18, 2011, 03:53:10 am
Marvel vs Capcom 3. Luvin' it, especially now that I unlocked Taskmaster.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 18, 2011, 04:22:28 am
I have hardly touched MvC3. I hate having too many games. Will try to have more time for it soon.

(I didn't buy it, my brother did)..

I beat Costume Quest today. Now I want DLC.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 18, 2011, 12:04:14 pm
I just beat Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness. If you've got a Dreamcast, and can find this game for a reasonably cheap price, I wholeheartedly recommend picking it up.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 18, 2011, 01:22:55 pm
Resonance of Fate

Man, that Chapter 6 boss is tough.
Got to Chapter 7, things have taken an interesting turn.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 21, 2011, 02:04:28 pm
I just beat Dragon Quest IX. It's the first title in the series that I've put much time into, and it was pretty fun. It's a lot more different than Final Fantasy than I expected, but still a solid title.

Now I've just got to decide if I'm going to wait for 999 to show up in the mail, or pick up Ghost Trick and start that up first.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 21, 2011, 05:37:16 pm
Beat Chapter 7 in RoF.

Barely made it out alive. But I won!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 22, 2011, 08:13:33 am
Still playing Phoenix Wright on the iPod Touch. Fun game, gets very funny in later chapters. Like Edgeworth objecting only to forget his objection and then he objects again once remembering it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 22, 2011, 06:29:38 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Still playing Phoenix Wright on the iPod Touch. Fun game, gets very funny in later chapters. Like Edgeworth objecting only to forget his objection and then he objects again once remembering it.
I love that series :D.
I think the 3rd one's still my favourite.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 23, 2011, 05:13:03 pm
I tried the demo for Blade Kitten por PC. Since the game is being sold for 3.20€, I thought I would take a gander.

I was surprised that my 1-year old laptop handled the game without a hitch. Unfortunately for the game itself, not impressed.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 26, 2011, 12:07:26 pm
Space Channel 5 Part 2 on The DC Collection. Fantastic port of the game. Only downside is 4:3 cutscenes, but gameplay is all widescreen and just as fun as the original release.

Oh yeah, avatar award for boys is moralien suit, girls get Ulala. Also, there is a SC5 avatar shirt.

Ulala5 needs an Ulala costume!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on February 26, 2011, 09:59:11 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Still playing Phoenix Wright on the iPod Touch. Fun game, gets very funny in later chapters. Like Edgeworth objecting only to forget his objection and then he objects again once remembering it.
I love that series :D.
I think the 3rd one's still my favourite.

Been getting into this series with the first one on WiiWare. Played it quite a lot last month. Mostly been played Marvel vs. Capcom 3 lately, lol.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 27, 2011, 12:23:14 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Space Channel 5 Part 2 on The DC Collection. Fantastic port of the game. Only downside is 4:3 cutscenes, but gameplay is all widescreen and just as fun as the original release.

Oh yeah, avatar award for boys is moralien suit, girls get Ulala. Also, there is a SC5 avatar shirt.

Ulala5 needs an Ulala costume!
I really hope they announce a release date for it on the PSN/XBLA. It's the only re-released Dreamcast game that I really want to buy again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on February 27, 2011, 10:01:22 am
I've been playing Dragon Force for Saturn.  I'm playing the Junon campaign.  In the past I played Mikhal and Gongos.  It's fun so far.  There's no other game like it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: cube_b3 on February 27, 2011, 10:30:59 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Still playing Phoenix Wright on the iPod Touch. Fun game, gets very funny in later chapters. Like Edgeworth objecting only to forget his objection and then he objects again once remembering it.
I love that series :D.
I think the 3rd one's still my favourite.

I think the entire Phoenix Wright trilogy is a single set.

Just like Shenmue 1 & 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on February 27, 2011, 12:04:34 pm
Yakuza 3 mainly. Dear lord I beat the game over a week ago and I still play it for hours every day. The content in this game is just crazy, and the side stories are some of the funniest things I have ever seen in a game ever. Seriously.

The story is probably the weakest in the main series, but I do not really mind. I was really into the characters and am really hoping the next game can do just as good.

And although I am not really into most of the music in the series, when a song sticks out to me, it just really blows my mind. The fight with [spoiler:3au669pe]Fuma[/spoiler:3au669pe] in particular for 3 was just absolutely brilliant.

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Hoping to get a few more Trophies in that and 3D Dot Game Heroes, (which is kind of losing my interest) before Yakuza 4 comes out. I also want to get a few more hours out of Halo Reach sometime soon.

Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Oh yeah, avatar award for boys is moralien suit, girls get Ulala. Also, there is a SC5 avatar shirt.

Really bummed about no Space Michael. :x
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 28, 2011, 04:33:59 pm
I played for 15 minutes of Marvel vs Capcom 3 and it feels really weird.

Doesn't it feel like the game just randomly plays itself, regardless of what's your input?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: cube_b3 on February 28, 2011, 04:50:14 pm
@ Sanus: The story is weakest in the game? I thought the last 2 games, in game story was weak. Damn! Well atleast this time I know what to expect so hopefully I won't be disappointed.

Fingers Crossed, will play Yakuza 3 this year!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on March 01, 2011, 02:04:30 pm
Got Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition faster than I thought it would arrive.

The game certainly has some stability issues, and the lack of anti aliasing is pretty annoying (Playing this on the PlayStation 3, the Xbox 360 one has it), but so far I have enjoyed it and it is working better than I had expected. The overall world is just so overwhelming though, and I am worried I will mess something up almost every step of the way. You can literally kill anyone (except maybe kids? I never tried) and I think this will have a huge effect on what happens later on, so I am playing kind of overly cautious.

I am pretty annoyed though, the lockpicking is harder to understand than Oblivion's was, and now it is just way too hard for me to even attempt that. I was stuck in a section early on and thought I broke the game because I wandered aimlessly for hours, but apparently I am just a moron and could have used a key on a door.

Quote from: "cube_b3"
@ Sanus: The story is weakest in the game? I thought the last 2 games, in game story was weak. Damn! Well atleast this time I know what to expect so hopefully I won't be disappointed.

Fingers Crossed, will play Yakuza 3 this year!

Well, to each his own I suppose, you might like this one the most if that is the case.

For the first few hours of the game the main focus is on Kiryu running an orphanage and is mostly interactions between them and a set few people in Okinawa. Yakuza 2 started slow too, but I was literally on the edge of my seat for every moment of that once it got going. Outside of how incredible some of the fights in 3 got, most of the story did not effect me as much as I thought it would.

I think the way the game was built this time though was for interesting encounters more than anything. It takes a lot of fan favorite elements and really runs with them.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 01, 2011, 02:43:58 pm
The DLC is horrible on PS3. Mother Zeta is unplayable. I saw my friend play it and I was shocked. It would freeze and he would wait 10 mins to start, if not he'd restart it... WTF? Shitty devs.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 01, 2011, 05:17:51 pm
I'm about halfway through Ghost Trick now.
Some of these puzzles are pretty creative. The time-warp within a time-warp brought back memories of Inception's dream levels :D.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on March 01, 2011, 05:58:55 pm
Quote from: "George"
The DLC is horrible on PS3. Mother Zeta is unplayable. I saw my friend play it and I was shocked. It would freeze and he would wait 10 mins to start, if not he'd restart it... WTF? Shitty devs.

The game is designed with a fast spinning disc in mind, with the speed Blu-Ray runs at there would have always been issues unless they redesigned it specifically for the hardware.

What bugs me is that there was never any patch after the trophies in the original release of this. There should have at least been an optional install, that would have fixed most of the problems.

Meh, hard to complain at the price I got, but if I spent $40+ I would have been pissed.

Really annoys me how the PlayStation 3 version of Bayonetta got so much hate literally just because SEGA had a hand in it when this game has actual problems. OH NO! The (few) laggy cutscenes! They purposely tried to ruin a good game! Death to them!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 01, 2011, 06:37:11 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Quote from: "George"
The DLC is horrible on PS3. Mother Zeta is unplayable. I saw my friend play it and I was shocked. It would freeze and he would wait 10 mins to start, if not he'd restart it... WTF? Shitty devs.

The game is designed with a fast spinning disc in mind, with the speed Blu-Ray runs at there would have always been issues unless they redesigned it specifically for the hardware.

What bugs me is that there was never any patch after the trophies in the original release of this. There should have at least been an optional install, that would have fixed most of the problems.

Meh, hard to complain at the price I got, but if I spent $40+ I would have been pissed.

Really annoys me how the PlayStation 3 version of Bayonetta got so much hate literally just because SEGA had a hand in it when this game has actual problems. OH NO! The (few) laggy cutscenes! They purposely tried to ruin a good game! Death to them!
The disc spinning has nothing to do with the issues. Bluray may spin slower, but it outputs more data, isn't that the whole reason it spins, to read data?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 02, 2011, 02:28:52 am
Quote from: "max_cady"
I played for 15 minutes of Marvel vs Capcom 3 and it feels really weird.

Doesn't it feel like the game just randomly plays itself, regardless of what's your input?

No, not at all. I've been playing it ass-loads recently and never really felt like that.

Anyway, that's really all I've been playing apart from a very little bit of Back to the Future episode 1, which is pretty good.

@ Sanus: Not sure why you find the lock-picking hard, it's just a matter of getting the pin in the right location and slowly testing the lock.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 02, 2011, 04:05:42 pm
But is there some AI configuration in that game?

I'm sure it was the full PS3 version playing in the kiosk. I tagged one of my characters out(didn't know how that happened) and one of my tag partners kept getting into the match... It just felt weird.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on March 02, 2011, 08:40:32 pm
George, are you serious?

More data being loaded has nothing to do with the speed. The game accesses the content when it is promted to, it does not load ahead in stuff like Uncharted does, unless you did not know of the dozens of PlayStation 3 games that require installs? It is the first home game console to require it so...

It would have to be redesigned to play like the other versions do, or just let you install it. I have no idea why it is not an option.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on March 02, 2011, 08:44:53 pm
Mostly been playing Marvel vs. Capcom 3 at the moment.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 02, 2011, 10:25:30 pm
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
George, are you serious?

More data being loaded has nothing to do with the speed. The game accesses the content when it is promted to, it does not load ahead in stuff like Uncharted does, unless you did not know of the dozens of PlayStation 3 games that require installs? It is the first home game console to require it so...

It would have to be redesigned to play like the other versions do, or just let you install it. I have no idea why it is not an option.
Wait... are you fucking serious?

Why does the Bluray speed matter when the DLC is not even read off of a disc?

The DLC issues also plague the 360 & PC versions of the game. Not as bad as the PS3, but still pretty bad. How can a bluray be to blamed for DLC (DOWNLOADED CONTENT) not working as well, but have tons of other games with 0 installs work fine? Don't you think the developers are at fault?

Oh... right. It is called shitty programming. Also you comparing Bluray vs. DVD 'read speeds' by just seeing how 'fast' they say on the box is wrong. Totally wrong. The reason 12x dvd speed is better than 8x is because of the data it reads. Faster = more data. Bluray is slower speed disc, with more data transfer.

Or are you serious?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on March 03, 2011, 04:39:34 pm
The DLC is on the disc in the in the GOTY release.

I think you misunderstood me however. I was talking about the entire game running on the PlayStation 3 specifically, not the DLC. You did not mention it at all in your second post, so that is weird.

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Anyways, I played a lot more of the game and have not had really any issues yet, so I assume it is related to how much content is on your save file (maybe it runs worse on some versions of the console?). I am not sure what the point of having items or bodies lie in the same place for 100+ hours is meant to accomplish, but it is pretty neat I guess.

Also Yakuza 3 keeps getting more amazing. The sunbstories are almost good enough for their own game completely.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 05, 2011, 04:24:05 am
^The Hitman Missions in Yakuza 3 were just... awesome. I played the shit out of those.

I was extremely pleased to see the weapon inventory system return in the Yakuza 4 demo, can't wait to go on more legendary weapon quests.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 05, 2011, 04:54:30 pm
Tossed my old PS2 in the closet and hooked up my original XBOX, been enjoying Otogi, Gunvalkyrie and Crazy Taxi 3. :D Shame these aren't BC on the 360.

Question: is TJ&E 3 worth picking up?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on March 05, 2011, 05:44:02 pm
It is not bad or anything, but there are much better purchases you could make with that money.

It is pretty good with co-op though, but is pretty long. You seemed pretty bummed out with how you have so many games you have not completed.

On what I am playing. FUCK SOME OF THE EXTRA UNLOCKABLES IN YAKUZA 3 ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST THINGS IN A GAME EVER RAGE RAGE RAGE

Amazing game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 05, 2011, 06:15:34 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Tossed my old PS2 in the closet and hooked up my original XBOX, been enjoying Otogi, Gunvalkyrie and Crazy Taxi 3. :D Shame these aren't BC on the 360.

Question: is TJ&E 3 worth picking up?

Did someone say original Xbox suggestions?

Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Splinter Cell quickly became one of my all time favourite series with these games. Even the mediocre Double Agent and wildly different Conviction couldn't hurt it.

Also, get Knight of the Old Republic, one of the best RPGs I have ever played. Ever. And you like Star Wars so it's even better.

Oh yes, and if you can find Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes, that's a really awesome but devilishly hard game.

Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
On what I am playing. FUCK SOME OF THE EXTRA UNLOCKABLES IN YAKUZA 3 ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST THINGS IN A GAME EVER RAGE RAGE RAGE

I spent so much time trying to get the batting cage hard course perfected so I could get that maple wood for the Patriarch's Bat.

Also, I just got glasses, and I tried the Yakuza 4 demo with them on, and HOLY SHIT I CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON WITHOUT HAVING TO SIT CLOSER TO THE SCREEN AND IT LOOKS GLORIOUS. I want Yakuza 4 soooo much now.


Annnnnyway...
What should I play next? I'm thinking Uncharted 2, but I also really want to play Assassin's Creed 2/Brotherhood finally and Valkyria Chronicles. Which one is shortest, because I'll be going away for about 4 days on the 23rd of March and when I get back it's gonna be All Yakuza 4, All the Time. It even so happens that I've got that week off work, so I'm not fooling around when I say I'm literally going to be playing it most of my waking day.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 05, 2011, 06:54:25 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Also, get Knight of the Old Republic, one of the best RPGs I have ever played. Ever. And you like Star Wars so it's even better.

Got that one dude, played quite a bit back in the day, loved it. DIdn't complete it but I played more than enough to enjoy it a lot. Perhaps I'll return to it this weekend.  :afroman:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 05, 2011, 08:26:16 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Also, get Knight of the Old Republic, one of the best RPGs I have ever played. Ever. And you like Star Wars so it's even better.

Got that one dude, played quite a bit back in the day, loved it. DIdn't complete it but I played more than enough to enjoy it a lot. Perhaps I'll return to it this weekend.  :afroman:

What about KOTOR 2? Also a top game.

I started Uncharted 2 just a few hours ago, I love it already!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 06, 2011, 10:44:22 am
@MadeManG:
Valkyria Chronicles is pretty long (around 40 hours give or take), so you might want to hold off if you want to play Yakuza 4 right when it comes out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 06, 2011, 01:36:42 pm
^I figured that would be the case, so I've started Uncharted 2 instead. Bloody fantastic so far. Once again, it doesn't seem to have one single outstanding gameplay factor, but the combination of everything just works so well. Not to mention the characters and story are brilliant, it feels like playing an Indiana Jones movie.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 06, 2011, 04:03:55 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Question: is TJ&E 3 worth picking up?

I played through it on co-op. I'd probably describe it as playing a lot like a faster, and better looking version of the first game in the series. I'd say it's worth playing through if you can find it for pretty cheap.

Quote from: "MadeManG74"
^I figured that would be the case, so I've started Uncharted 2 instead. Bloody fantastic so far. Once again, it doesn't seem to have one single outstanding gameplay factor, but the combination of everything just works so well. Not to mention the characters and story are brilliant, it feels like playing an Indiana Jones movie.
That's basically what the Uncharted series is all about. Story, presentation, characters, and a bunch of gameplay styles coming together to make something great. Glad you're enjoying it :D.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 07, 2011, 03:35:19 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
That's basically what the Uncharted series is all about. Story, presentation, characters, and a bunch of gameplay styles coming together to make something great. Glad you're enjoying it :D.

I certainly am! I'm up to the 'Locomotion' level, well actually, just finished 'Tunnel Vision' but it's all the train bit. Bloody awesome game. Seriously, this must be one of the best games I've played this gen I think (although I've played a bunch of games I've said that about, I'm loving it).

Apart from that not really playing anything else apart from MVC3 which I've been playing pretty solidly since release.

I did just download 'Beneath a Steel Sky' which is free on GOG though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 08, 2011, 12:05:16 am
Pretty productive day today.
I beat Ghost Trick on the DS, and de Blob on the Wii.

Ghost Trick got a bit odd near the end, but was still really good.
de Blob was consistently fun throughout. Jet Set Radio meets Flower. I'm looking forward to checking out the sequel, especially knowing that jumping is pulled off by pressing a button now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 08, 2011, 11:08:07 am
I've been buying a lot of Saturn fighting games.  Just got Last Bronx.  That game is pretty fun.  It's hard, but fun.  I like all the unlockable stuff too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on March 08, 2011, 07:25:08 pm
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
I've been buying a lot of Saturn fighting games.  Just got Last Bronx.  That game is pretty fun.  It's hard, but fun.  I like all the unlockable stuff too.
Hey! I just bought this and played it today!

I love the dude with the hammer. This game is pure comedy gold, I love it.

I think the fighting is pretty basic, but that's also what's nice about it.

I've also been playing Skate.

And Space Harrier.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 09, 2011, 12:33:30 am
So far I like the guy with the staff.  It is pretty basic, but also realistic with how much damage you take when you get hit.

I don't know Skate, but Space Harrier rules!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 09, 2011, 02:07:45 am
Glad you guys are enjoying it. I used to use Kurosawa with the wooden sword and Joe with the Nunchucks. The damage in the game is very high, but I kinda like it. Makes it very tense considering how quick you can get KO'd.

Soup: What is Ghost Trick like? I could use a new portable game and that one looked really interesting. I don't want to start any new console games because I gotta finish Uncharted 2 and then want to go into Yakuza 4 without anytihng else on the menu.

As for what I've actually been playing... not a lot :(
Didn't get a chance to touch any games yesterday or tonight so far. Might play some Uncharted 2 later tonight though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 09, 2011, 02:37:34 pm
More Resonance of Fate goodness...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 09, 2011, 07:23:53 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Soup: What is Ghost Trick like? I could use a new portable game and that one looked really interesting. I don't want to start any new console games because I gotta finish Uncharted 2 and then want to go into Yakuza 4 without anytihng else on the menu.
The game's split up nicely into individual chapters/puzzles that mostly revolve around possessing and manipulating objects to prevent somebody's death. You can rewind the person's death as many times as it takes to figure out the right sequence of what you need to do.  The graphics are really well done for a DS game, and while the story can get pretty out there, it's presented well, and has a couple really endearing characters.
It's not overly long either. Probably around the 9 hour mark.
I'd definitely recommend checking it out though.

I was planning on playing through Vagrant Story, but it looks like my PSP will no longer power on. On the upside, 999 showed up in the mail today, so it's back to the DS for my gaming on the go.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 10, 2011, 01:43:09 am
^Thanks for the info! I think I'll definitely check it out, it looks like something interesting and different.

In the meantime though, I wanna get back to Uncharted 2!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 10, 2011, 01:28:52 pm
Stacking, I got Playstation plus. Basically was going to get Sonic the Hedgehog and other Genesis titles on PSN... and Stacking which is 15 bucks. So I just got PSN+ for 3 months. I might get a year after, I quite enjoy it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 11, 2011, 01:51:23 pm
Fight Night Champion.

What the fuck EA, what have you done to the series I once loved?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on March 11, 2011, 02:06:09 pm
^^^What is wrong with it? From what I played of the demo, it seemed pretty samey to me. It looked and felt high quality enough, but I could not get into it, just like the rest of the series.

I guess I will slow down buying so many games now. I have never really been able to have so many new games at once outside of burning Dreamcast games, so it is pretty overwhelming. I have always wanted to be like this, but now that it is here I am not sure what I feel, especially because so much is happening in my life right now.

Games I need to beat:

Yakuza 4 (Comes out next week...)
Fallout 3
3D Dot Game Heroes
Crash Team Racing
Vanquish (Hard playthrough and then sell it, will be the first game since Sonic 06 that I sold)
DeathSmiles (1CC run)
Arc the Lad
Dead Nation
Bloody Roar 2 (Story mode)

And my friend gave me Valkyria Chronicles and said he would pay me $20 to beat it, because he knows I hate it. I only ever played the Japanese release before, so eh.

I am also making a "SEGA Venture" on my site, like a diary of Yakuza 3, so I still have to play that a lot.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 12, 2011, 12:39:56 am
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
^^^What is wrong with it? From what I played of the demo, it seemed pretty samey to me. It looked and felt high quality enough, but I could not get into it, just like the rest of the series.

The biggest difference is the blocking/parrying mechanic just feels weird, you can't choose high or low block anymore and it seems impossible to parry punches. The new punch controls seem really loose compared to 3 and 4 as well.

Basically the whole thing just feels like you have less control of the boxers and i just didn't enjoy it much at all.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on March 14, 2011, 11:23:01 am
...Pokemon Black *runs and hides*

...Also Uncharted and Dead to Rights: Retribution
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Post by: CrazyT on March 14, 2011, 11:52:25 am
I like pokemon too. There's nothing wrong about that :P Their good games.

However Black and white took things to a whole nother level and in my eyes they're just masterpieces. They've really went all out with these. Just think about the fact that 650 pokemon fully animate from the front AND back.

Gotta givem credit for that and it just shows effort pays off. The game is selling better than the previous two. Kids around my age (20) are actually bringing their ds'es to school. I haven't seen that since pokemon silver on the gbc, and that was in 6th grade.
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Post by: SOUP on March 14, 2011, 11:59:27 am
I'm interested in checking out the new Pokémon games. I got about 40 hours into Pearl, and kinda stopped. So much grinding :(.

I've been playing God of War: Ghost of Sparta. It's got that same "just one more save point" appeal of the other ones. Looks like 999 is gonna have to wait.
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Post by: Snowcat on March 14, 2011, 01:30:26 pm
Pokemon has really evolved with this gen (excuse the pun) EV training has become vital and the storyline is a bit darker.

Crazytails, I don't think that reflects on the game but more on "our" generation.... people are all about reliving their child hoods right now...
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Post by: MadeManG74 on March 14, 2011, 02:19:24 pm
Seeing how insanely popular these new Pokemon games are has got be curious to try it out too.

In any event, I finished Uncharted 2 the other day, it's hard to say with Yakuza 3 being so good, but possibly the best PS3 game I've played yet. Certainly one of the best games this gen.

ACtually, having said that, thinking about how many fantastic games there have been this gen (Yakuza 3, Mass Effect 2, Uncharted 2, Mafia 2, Arkham Asylum, Bayonetta etc) makes me wonder how anyone can hate it.
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Post by: SOUP on March 14, 2011, 02:56:49 pm
There sure have been some great games released this gen. I can't wait for Uncharted 3 :D.

@MadeMang:
Have you tried out inFamous?
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Post by: max_cady on March 14, 2011, 03:39:49 pm
Resonance of Fate complete with Leanne pantsu...
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 14, 2011, 03:56:48 pm
Been playing Wind and Water Puzzle Battles on my Caanoo, thanks to a GP2X Wiz emulator. So I'm playing a Wiz game in a Wiz Emulator on a Caanoo. lol

Also playing The Punisher, thanks to Mademan's recommendation, and played some Super Bust-A-Move on the PS2 last night.

Hoping to play Pier Solar and Puyo Pop Fever this week, if they arrive on time!
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 14, 2011, 07:46:05 pm
I've been playing Hyper-Himension Neptunia.  So far it's pretty weird.  Especially how you have to rely on the characters to heal themselves in battle.  It may be worth something someday, since it seems like it's hard to find.
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Post by: crackdude on March 14, 2011, 08:17:23 pm
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
I've been playing Hyper-Himension Neptunia.  So far it's pretty weird.  Especially how you have to rely on the characters to heal themselves in battle.  It may be worth something someday, since it seems like it's hard to find.
I'm very interested in this game. Hit me up on how fun it is!
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Post by: George on March 15, 2011, 01:15:56 am
O.O

Stacking is great.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on March 15, 2011, 04:47:52 am
Quote from: "SOUP"
There sure have been some great games released this gen. I can't wait for Uncharted 3 :D.

@MadeMang:
Have you tried out inFamous?

Not yet, but it's on my list. It doesn't look all that appealing to me at first glance, but I've heard it's great. I think inFamous 2 is on it's way soon too, so more incentive for me to check it out.

For the time being though, now that I have finished Uncharted 2, I'm kinda just gonna wait until Yakuza 4 before starting anything major. To that end I've been playing a bit of Civ 5, MVC3 and today i tried out a bit of Motorstorm Apocalypse. First Motorstorm game I've played, it's quite fun, and i like the comic book cutscenes.
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Post by: SOUP on March 15, 2011, 06:50:22 am
^
It didn't really interest me at first either. It's a really solid game though. It had a similar feel to Spider-man 2 on the last gen consoles. The powers that you get are pretty fun to mess around with too. It's a bit rough around the edges, but just enough that you know the sequel's going to be really fantastic.
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Post by: George on March 16, 2011, 02:29:00 am
Yakuza 4 and its MGS4 type install screen is the longest mandatory install I have had ... since Bioshock.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on March 16, 2011, 03:00:31 am
Yakuza 4 is out in US? I gotta wait until the 24th >:(
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 16, 2011, 07:56:59 pm
Puyo Pop Fever on the SEGA DC. Awesome game. Crazy that it released to the DC on February 24, 2004. It has everything! Bios hacks, VMU icons, a special disc image in the cd player. Oh yeah, and the game ain't half bad either ;)
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Post by: George on March 17, 2011, 03:06:32 am
Came out on the 15th.

OK, wtf.. now i'm pissed. I got 25k Mahjong bars or points or whatever you do to play. I played the easy table and left with '30k', when I left... said I had nothing. Couldn't trade in for prizes and the table didn't let me play again cuz I needed 25k to enter. WTF.

Thanks for stealing 25,000 yen :(
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Post by: max_cady on March 17, 2011, 05:47:59 am
Resonance of Fate is keeping me very busy.
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Post by: SOUP on March 17, 2011, 09:42:28 pm
Cannon Spike showed up in the mail. It took me a decent amount of to actually beat it (as well as a knocking down the difficulty a couple notches in the process). The upside was that I got to try out a different character each time :D. B.B.Hood was the winner in the end. I enjoyed all the Capcom fan service, but I'd really like to see this game remade with dual analogue controls. Relying on the lock on took a lot of getting used to.
Since I got the new PSP, I was planning on getting back into Vagrant Story, but I ended up picking up God of War: Ghost of Sparta (taking advantage of the Playstation Plus 50% off sale. It's really fun so far. I know I should probably focus on other games that I've already started, but it's got the same addictive qualities of the other games in the series. You get to a save point, but want to just get to the next one, and so on. The story's pretty interesting so far. It's got some great set pieces, like Atlantis and Sparta being big features.

I've also picked up Yakuza 4 :D. I've only beaten the first chapter so far. Haven't had a lot of time to sit down and play it unfortunately :(.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 18, 2011, 07:37:00 am
I have Cannon Spike on my "must get" list of Dreamcast games. It's actually not too badly priced, I see it for around $50 usually which is the same price as it was when released. Not too bad. Think it's worth dropping $50 on?

Also, I need to get my hands on Rival Schools 2 aka Project Justice.
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Post by: SOUP on March 18, 2011, 10:01:39 am
If it was a game that came out today, or was being ported to something else, I'd probably say it wasn't worth it. Since it's only on Dreamcast though, and the price wont' really get any lower than that, I'd say it's probably worth it.
It only takes about 20 minutes to get from the start to the finish if you don't get a game over. The controls can be a bit frustrating, because it's essentially set up like a dual stick shooter (Geometry Wars, Super Stardust, etc...) but without a second stick.
Overall, I'd say it's fun, but a bit rough around the edges. The Capcom cameos are what really elevates it. It really comes down to how much enjoyment you think you'd get out of shooting a ton of enemies as various Capcom characters.
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Post by: CosmicCastaway on March 19, 2011, 11:10:15 am
One of my relatives has brought his 360 to my home so I've been playing that for the past few weeks. I decided despite my dislike for cover-based shooting I would give the Mass Effect games a try, mostly just so I could experience the story, which I am interested in. I finished Mass Effect already and I'm currently playing Mass Effect 2. I liked the gameplay of the first Mass Effect more. You had more freedom in how you approached combat, while in the second game you pretty much have to take cover if you want any hope of not being killed. Plus, I liked the inventory system of stuff more in the first one and it just seemed more RPG-ish to me than the second one has. I'll post more of what I think of the second game after I finish it, but at the moment the story is the strongest part of Mass Effect 2.

Also, my female redhead Shepard is sooo much better than that default Shepard male they give you. Ugh.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on March 19, 2011, 04:21:18 pm
Yakuza 4 has not arrived yet. D:

No wonder I was so confused why everyone liked Valkyria, I had no idea you could fix the tank or save during a fight.

I like it a lot more, but I think it is still overly frustrating at times, and the cutscenes are just pathetic. I am really mad that THIS is the one SEGA IP that got so much praise, when they have released so many other great games that seemingly no one cares about, so I am overreacting a bit, but I still do not really like much out of some of the gameplay elements.

I also really hate how there is no exploring or anything outside of the combat, but with that said, I am actually kind of addicted to it, but it really brings out the worst in me. I never yelled this much at a game since Sonic Unleashed, and we all know how frustrating that was!

Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
One of my relatives has brought his 360 to my home so I've been playing that for the past few weeks. I decided despite my dislike for cover-based shooting I would give the Mass Effect games a try, mostly just so I could experience the story, which I am interested in. I finished Mass Effect already and I'm currently playing Mass Effect 2. I liked the gameplay of the first Mass Effect more. You had more freedom in how you approached combat, while in the second game you pretty much have to take cover if you want any hope of not being killed. Plus, I liked the inventory system of stuff more in the first one and it just seemed more RPG-ish to me than the second one has. I'll post more of what I think of the second game after I finish it, but at the moment the story is the strongest part of Mass Effect 2.

Also, my female redhead Shepard is sooo much better than that default Shepard male they give you. Ugh.

At first, I really could not have agreed with you more, but as I got further and further into Mass Effect 2 I really just started to love it so much. Some of the action is just mindblowing, and I do not think I ever got that attached to game characters before.
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Post by: SOUP on March 20, 2011, 10:28:46 am
I'm pretty close to the end of God of War: Ghost of Sparta (really great game btw), but most of my time set aside for video games has gone into Yakuza 4. I'm up around the 8 hour mark, but I still haven't finished the fourth chapter. I'm really enjoying it so far, but it's so easy to get sidetracked into playing a bunch of side-stories.  I also ran into a cool Shenmue II moment :D.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 20, 2011, 11:55:38 am
I was playing Yakuza 4 last night and in Poppo (the convenience store) they were playing a song from Jet Set Radio Future.

I don't know titles, but it is the one that goes "understand, understand, understand, understand the concept of love."
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 20, 2011, 11:57:22 am
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
I was playing Yakuza 4 last night and in Poppo (the convenience store) they were playing a song from Jet Set Radio Future.

I don't know titles, but it is the one that goes "understand, understand, understand, understand the concept of love."

HA! Cool find. Yeah, that song would be "the concept of love".
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Post by: crackdude on March 20, 2011, 12:39:38 pm
That is why I love Sega games, the cross-references.
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Post by: Happy Cat on March 20, 2011, 02:42:38 pm
Been getting back into PSP2. Need to finish story mode. Having your character constantly crushed by bosses is a good motivation killer.

Newmans in PSP2 suck so bad, i wish i never wasted so many hours on one.

My Lv 15 beast has almost half the HP as my Lv 55 newman. Both vanguard class.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 20, 2011, 03:37:24 pm
Quote from: "crackdude"
That is why I love Sega games, the cross-references.

Thanks Barry,

Yeah, Crackdude, I totally agree.  And it was very subtle.  Speaking of cross-references  I just played Fighters Megamix for the first time today.  Very fun and addicting.  

Kumachan / Pandachan fills me with rage whenever I see him, and I can't explain why, though.  I just want to keep punching and kicking him after he's dead.
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Post by: max_cady on March 21, 2011, 09:25:06 am
A little bit of Spiral Knights here and there.

I tested out Resonance of Fate on the 360 using both VGA and HDMI ports.
Image quality is roughly the same on each one. Sound, for example, my LG LCD is kinda weird... PC audio sound is terrible, muffled and some stuff simply doesn't work, but on HDMI it's perfect.
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Post by: CosmicCastaway on March 21, 2011, 09:56:04 am
Finished Mass Effect 2, and I think I still stand by what I said in my earlier post. The gameplay in the first title was overall more enjoyable for me, but the second game did have a good story. The final boss in Mass Effect 2 is also more satisfying than the final boss of the first one. So yeah, I would say overall I enjoyed the first Mass Effect a bit more. As I said, it just felt more like an RPG to me than the second one did.

The next 360 game I've started playing is Kameo:Elements of Power. It's one of the 360 exclusives I've always wanted to try out. Thus far I like it, I'm sure it gets even better once you have more Elemental Warriors  to use.
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Post by: max_cady on March 21, 2011, 07:08:51 pm
I've been having a ton of fun playing Resonance of Fate, but I think the difficulty is finally getting to me again. You see, the enemies level up as you progress through each chapter. And at Chapter 11, things have gotten far more complicated than before...
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Post by: SOUP on March 21, 2011, 08:44:27 pm
I beat God of War: Ghost of Sparta.
This game just kept on impressing me. It's not all that long, or tough, compared to the other titles, but it's got the same quality presentation.
I'd definitely recommend it to any fans of the series.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 21, 2011, 09:08:33 pm
...shudder...

So after watching a bit of a Sonic '06 playthrough, I decided to play a few stages earlier to remind myself why I hated the game so much. After 2 stages I had to question why I do these stupid things to myself. :(

Look, the damn thing is now on my gamercard! Stupid stupid Barry!
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Post by: CosmicCastaway on March 21, 2011, 09:58:38 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
...shudder...

So after watching a bit of a Sonic '06 playthrough, I decided to play a few stages earlier to remind myself why I hated the game so much. After 2 stages I had to question why I do these stupid things to myself. :(

Look, the damn thing is now on my gamercard! Stupid stupid Barry!

I think I can officially say I'm the only person on this site that truly enjoys that game. =P

Anywho, downloading  Dragon's Lair at the moment. Can't wait, I've always wanted to play this classic and now I will finally be able to.
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Post by: George on March 22, 2011, 03:49:25 am
Got all trophies and Stacking and the Costume Quest DLC. Now I wait for Stacking's DLC.
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Post by: CosmicCastaway on March 22, 2011, 02:47:02 pm
Played some of Dragon's Lair earlier and so far I'm really enjoying it. It requires a lot of memorization in order to clear rooms successfully but it is good fun. =) Dirk's constant yelps and screams of panic are hilarious.
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Post by: George on March 23, 2011, 12:04:27 am
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT.

First of all, I downloaded the Socom 4 beta. It wasn't that big, it was like 400-500mb. Then right when it booted it had a 37mb update. OK, I can live with this.

Then it boots and says 'contacting server' in game. OH OK. Downloading update? Another one? Must be map changes? 1.5gb it comes to. WTF.. and you can't background install it either. Why not just make it 2gb> on the PSN store so I can actually background download it?
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Post by: SOUP on March 23, 2011, 06:39:28 am
^
I got caught by this one too last night. I ended up with a useless PS3 for most of the night while this thing downloaded. Time that could have been spent playing Yakuza 4 :(.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 23, 2011, 07:45:30 am
Played the first 15 minutes of Pier Solar. Great game! First thing that stands out are the CD quality sounds and music. Seriously, amazing stuff. It makes me wish that more big name games used this feature back in the day. Imagine if SEGA released a Genesis classics line in which some of the best games rereleased, at a lower price, with an attached CD. I'd assume there would just have to be some changes made to the cart, so that it could "talk" with the SEGA CD. Probably wouldn't have saved the SEGA CD, but it would have given extra incentive to buy the thing.

Graphics are great, lots of cool little effects like how the menu flies in. Dialogue is well written, has a very english-vibe to it. So thankfully no stilted "Father is sick. We must save him!" stuff. Didn't make it to a save point, so I shut it off and will play more this weekend.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 23, 2011, 06:18:51 pm
If you can put the music on a CD, why wouldn't they put the whole game on SEGA CD?  I guess they would have less of an audience then.
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Post by: CosmicCastaway on March 23, 2011, 06:24:05 pm
I finished the Reverie add-on for Castlevania:Lords of Shadow. It has more of a focus on platforming and puzzles over the combat, but it's a great all-round experience and well worth the $10. It also explains some of the story for the epilogue in the main game. I won't say what because that would be a HUGE spoiler for anyone who hasn't played Lords of Shadow yet. ;)
So yeah, I loved Reverie and I'm really looking forward to the continuation in "Resurrection."
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Post by: Chicklet188 on March 24, 2011, 11:32:35 am
I beat Little Big Planet. I am playing through Castle Crashers Cooperatively with my boyfriend. :)
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Post by: George on March 24, 2011, 02:06:38 pm
Yeah I bought Castle Crashers along with Dead Nations... played a bit of the later, but Yakuza 4 is taking all my time (18 hours in, right in the end of the Akiyama part 1). 3 more to go ;3 .
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Post by: Chicklet188 on March 24, 2011, 09:43:25 pm
Yes it is a pretty good game. Some strange parts, but otherwise interesting.
I have hear good things about Yakuzza 4. Hope it goes well.
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Post by: crackdude on March 26, 2011, 12:05:59 pm
Can't get through the spinning wheel of electric death in LBP..

Been playing GigaWing. Shit's so cash.
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Post by: Snowcat on March 27, 2011, 03:23:47 pm
:p Super Monkey Ball 3D!
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Post by: Chicklet188 on March 27, 2011, 09:54:42 pm
Yes that spinning wheel of electrical death is quite challenging. I am sure that you will get through it soon.
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Post by: George on March 28, 2011, 01:40:19 am
I thought it was pretty easy.
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Post by: max_cady on March 29, 2011, 06:01:28 pm
Resonanace of Fate

After beating one insanely difficult boss in Chapter 11. I've been a couple of side-missions and some insame leveling up.

So far, so good.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on March 30, 2011, 04:43:23 pm
Just finished Fallout 3 the other night and am on the last DLC, after which I will shelf the game for a few months. Great game, but some of the issues are weird and the PlayStation 3 version is pretty weak, but I found ways around the problems. The story and characters are not really all that interesting or good, but the setting is wonderful and I really would like to get every Trophy in this one day.

Kind of stopped playing Valkyria alltogether because the fights just last so long. I know you can save, but it is just silly how I am half way in and the last fight I had was 2 and a half hours long. WTF?? Good game though, but I have a lot of issues with it outside of that.

Arc the Lad. So far I really like this a lot and the quick battles are very refreshing in comparison to Valkyria. It has aged kind of bad, with awkward level graphics and somewhat low quality music that can get annoying when it repeats, but I like it. I want to get the other two games in the series, but I heard the second one is really dark, and I am not sure if I am in the mood for another dark RPG right now...

Strania - The Stella Machina. I know none of you have heard of this, it is an XBLA game that came out just today, by the creators of some of the most expensive Dreamcast shmups around. I was not sure about this after their last game (Mamoru, I thought it was awful), but it is really great fun so far and has outstanding music. The style really reminds me of a mix of Radiant Silvergun, Gunstar Heroes and various other Genesis releases - I love it. I am going to have a rough time trying to complete this one!

[youtube:3pjytdhu]WjPMeS0nZ0I[/youtube:3pjytdhu]

BRING ON RADIANT SILVERGUN XBLA!

Quote from: "George"
Yeah I bought Castle Crashers along with Dead Nations... played a bit of the later, but Yakuza 4 is taking all my time (18 hours in, right in the end of the Akiyama part 1). 3 more to go ;3 .

We need to play a game of Dead Nation sometime in the future. It is great fun when you can handle the madness.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 03, 2011, 05:32:41 pm
Sonic Colors.

Loving it so far. I love how it kicks off with an action stage as soon as you hit start. Last Sonic game to do that was, what, Sonic 2 (3 and S&K had a file menu after you hit start)?

Gameplay is the best of Unleashed, with most of the problems stripped away. Only complaint is the quick step, which should have been on the triggers. Still, having a lot of fun with it. Also, I love how the Eggman Arcade bonus stages use Sonic 1 maps.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 04, 2011, 03:12:06 am
I've been playing obscene amounts of Yakuza 4. I could go into detail, but there's just too much good about this game to even begin.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 04, 2011, 02:35:31 pm
Picked up Madworld for $9. Saw No More Heroes 2, but thought I'd hold off until I beat Colors and Madworld.

Question: Should I just get No More Heroes 2 or should I start with the first one?
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Post by: SOUP on April 05, 2011, 08:05:22 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Question: Should I just get No More Heroes 2 or should I start with the first one?

I'd probably start off with the first one. It's a bit rough around the edges, but has more memorable bosses.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 05, 2011, 08:17:03 am
Cool, thanks!

I'm loving how all the third party Wii titles are like $10-$20. For the price of one new 360 game, I could get every SEGA lightgun game and a few other titles.

Only thing that sucks is how expensive the Nintendo titles are. Idjits.
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Post by: CosmicCastaway on April 05, 2011, 09:54:29 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"

Only thing that sucks is how expensive the Nintendo titles are. Idjits.

Seriously, I went into look at the Wii section the other day and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption a game that came out several years ago is still $50. =P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 05, 2011, 09:59:13 am
Yeah, WarioWare Smooth moves, released in '07, is $50 on Amazon and $30 used at GameStop. Meanwhile, same price could get me Let's Tap, MadWorld and Ghost Squad.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 05, 2011, 01:44:29 pm
Red Dead Redemption needs to have check points when you travel or spawn you close to where you died. I hate traveling 10 mins, get killed, travel again.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on April 05, 2011, 04:36:44 pm
Nintendo makes the highest quality games on Wii for sure, but I barely own any of them because I almost always feel ripped off spending more than $20 on a Wii game when I can get a $15 Xbox 360 game with dozens more hours of gameplay, online features and better everything (mechanics, controls, graphics...).

Even the 'hardcore' games like No More Heroes with great style pale horrifically in comparison to HD action games.

Anyways,

I got X-Men arcade with Microsoft's cool sale. The game is slightly worse than I expected, the level gimmicks suck (literally every level has an elevator...), the music is a mix of incredible and hilariously poor, the action is hard to follow and feels messy, and the point system is broken completely.

All of that said, I had great fun with it and am going to get each achievement. For $2.50 and like five hours of gameplay mixed with the couple hours I spent finding out just who Dazzler was I could not ask for a better bang for my buck. Great port as well, I am surprised considering BackBone's history.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on April 06, 2011, 05:56:22 am
I think the idea of Nintendo not lowering prices is that they don't want people to wait for a markdown or expect one and not buy the game when it's new. It kinda makes sense, and when you consider how well a lot of their older titles still sell at full price, it's probably working out okay for them.

Anyway, still playing Yakuza 4. Some guys at work brought up how little I've played of Black Ops, since I only really played a little bit of it in Zombie mode with some friends but haven't touched the campaign. I told them I bet I could finish it by Monday on Hardened difficulty, so I might try to knock that over on the weekend.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on April 06, 2011, 10:35:36 am
I tried the Kinect at my brother's house on Saturday.  The concept is amazing. I hope developers figure out how to make some good games on it.
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Post by: max_cady on April 06, 2011, 12:27:10 pm
More Resonance of Fate goodness. Very much enjoying it.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on April 06, 2011, 01:31:44 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
I think the idea of Nintendo not lowering prices is that they don't want people to wait for a markdown or expect one and not buy the game when it's new. It kinda makes sense, and when you consider how well a lot of their older titles still sell at full price, it's probably working out okay for them.

What bugs me the most is when their games fail to sell, they just stop making them altogether. They rarely lower their prices.

I also hate how they tend to actually improve their prices. Mario Kart DS launched in 2004 (not sure of the date?) at 30 USD. It is now 45 USD. It pisses me off so much because it actually works.

And because their portable games use cartridges, it actually costs more to produce and keep them up on store shelves. Modern Warfare 2 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 barely goes on sale, but Modern Warfare 2 on DS is usually more expensive now. FFS.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 07, 2011, 04:48:32 am
Its true, depending on the title. Like Metroid Other M got plenty o' price drops.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 07, 2011, 07:25:55 am
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
I tried the Kinect at my brother's house on Saturday.  The concept is amazing. I hope developers figure out how to make some good games on it.

If the rumors are true, mid June is gonna have two (potentially) great titles: Child of Eden and Rise of Nightmares.

lol, just realized both have SEGA connections and both are titled "___ of ___"
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 07, 2011, 01:21:52 pm
Doesn't Children of Eden also allow controller support and come out for PS3?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 07, 2011, 06:26:18 pm
Yikes, though I can't say I didn't see this coming... After some long weeks just building up, I finished two chapters in less than two days.

There was the wedding chapter, which was pretty easy and the next chapter with the Christmas theme was cute and oddly bizzare.

Then I realize that the game will be over in two chapters. This is going to hurt and I was right. Ouch.

Much tougher oponents than what I'm used too. Even with maxed out characters like the ones I have.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on April 08, 2011, 08:29:39 am
I'm currently playing Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood at the moment and I'm loving it. I would say I'm liking it even more than Assassin's Creed II.

Also playing Dragon Quest IX on my new DS and I'm loving it. :D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 08, 2011, 10:13:38 am
I'm finally getting back to playing 999 on the DS.  I'd really like to finish it up so I can get around to Radiant Historia.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 09, 2011, 01:19:52 pm
Finished Shining Force from Sega's Mega Drive Classics Collection! OOOOOhhh, yeeeeaaaahhh! That felt so good!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on April 09, 2011, 06:42:37 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
Finished Shining Force from Sega's Mega Drive Classics Collection! OOOOOhhh, yeeeeaaaahhh! That felt so good!
Yeah, the Darksol/Dark Dragon combo is one of my favorite RPG end bosses.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 09, 2011, 07:15:13 pm
Damn right!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 14, 2011, 07:32:39 am
Wario Land II on the Caanoo. Dumb me, I started playing the standard Game Boy rom (forgot I also downloaded the Game Boy Color version) and now I'm too far along to change games. Ah well, it's still fun.

Also almost done with Phoenix Wright on the iPhone.

And Sonic Colors, just need to complete Asteroid Coaster and Terminal Velocity. I'm about 5 hours in right now. Fun stuff!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on April 14, 2011, 03:05:07 pm
I just got Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and I am loving it! It's spectacular. ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 15, 2011, 04:03:55 pm
I'm finally on Chapter 16 of Resonance of Fate.

Just doing the early tasks first and then going all the way to the final boss.

Pretty intense ride for this RPG. I had completely tossed it aside at one point, because I was just so frustrated over how difficult it is.

But the rush I get when taking down a huge monster is so... so awesome!

Honestly, the characters are cool and all, but the story is somewhat lacking, not spoiling anything, but there doesn't appear to be any sense of urgency not till you get about 14 chapters in, up until that point the whole thing is very much episodic, day-to-day dillemas with self contained plots with some recurring things that get settled along the way.

But like I said, the strengh of the game's plot lies in it's three major protagonists, with fully fleshed out backstories, the antagonists feel so much like an afterthought.

Anyway, it's also a shame that after Chapter 8, you have pretty much explored the vast majority of the game world (and all the major cities with are just recycled assests), so later on is just a matter of going from point A to point B.

But nevertheless, RoF is a great experiment in JRPGs...

I don't have a spot yet for this one, but I'll let you know.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 15, 2011, 08:12:50 pm
After starting it almost 5 years ago, I'm finally getting around to finishing Pokémon Pearl Version. It's been a lot easier to get into now that I've got battle animations turned off, and the text speed set to max :).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 18, 2011, 07:45:53 am
At the final boss of Sonic Colors, so I've just nearly beaten the game. I was too tired to get all hardcore with the boss, so I saved it for tonight (gaming celibacy).

I have to say, Sonic Colors is THE best 3D Sonic game I've played since Sonic Adventure 2. And comparing both titles today, stripping away the nostalgia, 10th anniversary hype and "omfg, 128-bit graphics are amazing!", I'd say Colors beats out SA2. It is Sonic from start to finish. No overly long cutscenes, no non-Sonic characters getting in the way.

I did notice how they went about adding filler to Colors, as it felt as though only 2 acts were comparable to a full on Unleashed day stage or Sonic Adventure 1/2 action stage (aka true stages). While the four other acts were more truncated stages focusing on a puzzle element, level gimmick or a short high speed platforming stage. Even then, however, they remained true to what makes a Sonic game a Sonic game. So they were filler, but they were still Sonic stages. Wise move, Sonic Team. I'd take four of these types of stages over a 30 minute werehog or a treasure hunt or a mech shooter (or fishing).

My only complaints are a lack of HD graphics and a lack of Eggman bosses. He only appears as the final boss, and the six stage bosses were three bosses played twice (albeit with differences between battles). I'd give Colors a 9/10. Probably would give SA2 an 8.5/10, SA1 an 8/10, Heroes a 7/10, Shadow a 3/10, '06 a 1/10 (lol) and Unleashed a 7/10.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 20, 2011, 11:38:44 am
I've made it up to the Elite Four in Pokémon: Pearl Version. I think I'll have to do a bit more leveling up before I'm able to beat the final boss though.

I also picked up Portal 2 for the PS3 last night. So far it's pretty fantastic. I've only beaten the first chapter so far, so there haven't been any puzzles that are overly complicated yet.  I noticed a friend of mine was on Steam, so we gave the PC/PS3 cross-platform co-op a test run. It worked really well. The only downside was that I could only communicate with him via text chat, and I don't have a keyboard for the PS3, so chatting was a bit of a pain. The game has some nice features for communication in general though. You can send out points that you want the other player to look at. You can even get the little robots to play rock/paper/scissors or high-five eachother.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on April 20, 2011, 11:46:27 am
Finally got around to playing Venetica. I'm not very far at the moment as I haven't even gotten to Venice, but thus far it's quite fun.

Also I beat Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and I would have to say it ties with my other favorite Spider-Man game which is Ultimate Spider-Man. Overall I had a blast playing this new title, definitely worth checking out if your a fan of the 'ol webhead. ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 20, 2011, 04:49:26 pm
I have been playing a small group of games, but the only ones that I want to talk about I am very early in.

Threads of Fate on PlayStation was a game I have been wanting to play for ten years, and now that I am able to... It seems pretty great! I really wish Square made really cool platformer-like games similar to this still, instead of whatever the Hell they do now. I love the art and general style, VERY similar to Skies of Arcadia!

[youtube:13j9wpzx]85u6XP-VQcc[/youtube:13j9wpzx]

Replaying Sonic Advance series. The first one is very good, but the art kind of sucks. The second one was the first game where the speed really annoyed me, but has better music and MUCH better art... But the third one which I thought I loved so much all these years is actually the worst of the bunch. Seriously what an awful game. I mean, the concepts are so nice, but the level design is literally some of the worst I have ever seen in platformer ever... I have so much more respect for Sonic Rush and Sonic Unleashed/Colors 2D sections after playing this awful mess. I will beat it then never touch it again in my life. That is a tall claim.

EDIT: Played the Twinkle Snow boss. It is literally the worst Sonic boss in the entire franchise. I cannot believe how awful that game is, anyone who thinks they like it is stupid, like I was back when I first played it.

Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
I'd give Colors a 9/10

Heroes a 7/10

Shadow a 3/10

I know to never trust your opinions on Sonic games in the future.

 :evil:
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on April 20, 2011, 06:11:33 pm
I've gotten further in Venetica. I'm really enjoying it, it's got a fun combat system and the story is quite interesting.

Here's a trailer for the game if anyone is interested.

[youtube:an2jrtj9]kSf1kSAQR2g[/youtube:an2jrtj9]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on April 20, 2011, 09:02:16 pm
Finished the 4th case in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. It was both satisifying and creepy seeing Manfred von Karma go apeshit after proving something that I won't spoil.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 21, 2011, 12:54:02 pm
Quote from: "Chaosmaster8753"
Finished the 4th case in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. It was both satisifying and creepy seeing Manfred von Karma go apeshit after proving something that I won't spoil.
Have you gotten a chance to play any of the other titles in the series?

@Sanus:
I'm there with you on the Advance games. I liked them a lot more when they came out originally. I still really enjoy Sonic Rush though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on April 21, 2011, 03:58:40 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
Have you gotten a chance to play any of the other titles in the series?

So far, the first one is the only one I've played, but I'll probably get the other two when I get some Wii points (I have the WiiWare version).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 21, 2011, 04:42:16 pm
Note to self: Never again play Sonic Free Riders on a game kiosk with only 3 hours of sleep and a very busy morning.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on April 21, 2011, 04:49:23 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
Note to self: Never again play Sonic Free Riders on a game kiosk with only 3 hours of sleep and a very busy morning.

Did you fall over or something?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 21, 2011, 05:09:07 pm
Quote from: "Chaosmaster8753"
Quote from: "SOUP"
Have you gotten a chance to play any of the other titles in the series?

So far, the first one is the only one I've played, but I'll probably get the other two when I get some Wii points (I have the WiiWare version).

Good stuff. I'm pretty sure that the third one is still my favourite title in the series. You're in for a treat :D.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 22, 2011, 05:19:17 am
@CosmicCastaway

Yes, something like that...A bit embarrasinjg.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on April 22, 2011, 10:51:58 am
Quote from: "max_cady"
@CosmicCastaway

Yes, something like that...A bit embarrasinjg.


Aw, I'm sorry. =(


I've gotten quite a bit further in Dragon Quest IX. The story has taken some really interesting turns and I can't wait to see how it will conclude.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 22, 2011, 08:21:44 pm
No prob.
I was just in a bad mood due to lack of sleep that's all...

Anyway, wow, Resonance of Fate seems almost self-aware at times, because it's sure it's trying it's darndest not to let me finish it. I leveled up, really beefed up and I actually came close to beating the final boss. The game glitched out on me after a retry. I'm not making this up...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 23, 2011, 09:39:06 am
I finally beat Pokémon: Pearl Version.
56 hours spread over 5 years.
Hopefully Silver doesn't take me as long to beat.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 24, 2011, 10:11:15 am
A friend came in from out of town for the weekend and we ended up beating the co-op mode in Portal 2. Really fantastic, but there were some definite head-scratchers in there.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 24, 2011, 10:33:52 am
I beat it. I finally finished Resonance of Fate. Nearly 110 hours put into it. This was indeed one of the hardest games, one of the toughtest RPGs I've ever played. The final boss battle is quite difficult. But doable, it's just a matter of picking the right strategy and a bit of luck.

The ending of this game was... strange, to say the least.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on April 24, 2011, 04:25:17 pm
I started playing Haunting Ground again the other day, it's been about two years since I last played it. The game is really quite fantastic, I still think it's one of the best survival horror games out there for a number of reasons. While I enjoy games like Resident Evil, the game giving you no other option but to run and hide never gets old and always keeps you on your toes. I really wish Capcom or someone would make another game like this.  Plus, Hewie is arguably the most adorable video game dog ever!  ^_^
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 24, 2011, 06:20:44 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
I beat it. I finally finished Resonance of Fate. Nearly 110 hours put into it. This was indeed one of the hardest games, one of the toughtest RPGs I've ever played. The final boss battle is quite difficult. But doable, it's just a matter of picking the right strategy and a bit of luck.

The ending of this game was... strange, to say the least.

After all that, would you recommend it as a purchase?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 25, 2011, 12:32:22 am
I finished James Bond: Bloodstone just now. I picked it up on special a few weeks ago when it was like 80% off. Pretty decent game, not great, but a nice little shooter/stealth/car chase game with some nice Bond flavouring.

I also went on a shopping spree on XBLA last week with their specials. Got Perfect Dark, Duke Nukem 3D, Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles all for half-price. Been playing Duke Nukem 3D and it's bloody awesome.

Next up I want to play some Valkyria Chronicles.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on April 25, 2011, 01:50:50 am
Oh wow, working on like five games, maybe four. I pretty much finished Pilotwings on 3DS, which really means I just realized how boring it is and that I was only playing it because there wasn't any launch software that was super compelling.

Games I am currently playing and enjoying:

Shining Force Legacy of Great Intention - Genny baby
Bully: Scholarship Edition - PC ($3.70 on Steam : D), good but if it goes on much longer it might began to get stale, a.k.a. pacing issues. With that said much better than the crap GTA franchise in my opinion.
Shenmue on the ole Dreamcast, played it way back in the early 2000's when I was around 10-12, great game (definitely amongst my favorite games ever), and has really aged very well.
Nimbus - PC, great indie game, and feels influenced by Sonic, but I am not sure why.

My spare time games, the games I jump into when I just wanna play something and not worry about progress so much right now are Spiral Knights and Chu Chu Rocket.

I also need to start setting aside more time to practice Virtua Fighter 5, my Lau chan (my main) has gotten very weak compared to what I was last year.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 25, 2011, 03:26:52 am
Quote from: "TaroYamada"
With that said much better than the crap GTA franchise in my opinion.

*gasp* Surely you don't mean Vice City as well!?  :P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on April 25, 2011, 04:35:10 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "TaroYamada"
With that said much better than the crap GTA franchise in my opinion.

*gasp* Surely you don't mean Vice City as well!?  :P

Vice City is admittedly the most bearable, but I have played GTA 2, 3, VC, SA, and 4. The vehicle physics are atrocious, the scripts are riddled with curse words (which would be ok if the game wasn't taking itself so seriously, ala HOTD: OK) in uncomfortable places that remind me of 13 year old kids who wanna seem tough, the gameplay is repetitive, the worlds are too large. It gets tedious in the old Driver games, but they always had better physics for their cars so I atleast enjoyed driving to and fro.

One thing I think Shenmue nailed as a free game was a smaller free world that allowed for a really amazing and intimate atmosphere, literally the game brings back vivid memories of Ogaki, it brings me right back there. Free games that followed afterward, particularly from the west, focused on larger worlds with less detail. Size is only a good thing if what happens inside of that space is useful or pertinent to the experience, I have not seen a free game effectively use these large maps for a purpose that would actually prove to make the game better in some manner. Almost everytime it's large space to traverse over.

With that being said I really enjoyed Red Dead Redemptions' storyline, and the dialog was handled in a mature manner. Bully has a smaller world, and that is actually one of the things I have enjoyed about it thus far. I could handle a bit smaller, but it's definitely better than most of the newer sandbox titles.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on April 25, 2011, 09:27:54 am
The one thing I don't like about the GTA games and Bully is that I find the protagonists very unlikeable, although I've heard the main character of Red Dead Redemption is pretty good.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on April 25, 2011, 04:15:07 pm
Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
The one thing I don't like about the GTA games and Bully is that the protagonist is that I find the protagonists very unlikeable, although I've heard the main character of Red Dead Redemption is pretty good.

I get that, I'd say that is a chief complaint for me as well. Red Dead Redemption's John Marsden is definitely a change of pace, that game gave me chills.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 25, 2011, 05:21:57 pm
RDR was so much better than GTAIV, I can agree with that. I found Vice City to be genuinely enjoyable though, I know what you mean about the worlds being too big and sparse (the number 1 complaint about San Andreas for me was exactly that), but I thought Vice City was actually really dense with things to do. Properties to buy, side missions etc were EVERYWHERE.

As for the swearing, I never thought it was overbearing, and in Vice City's case I loved the truckloads of references and send-ups of 80s crime films like Scarface and Carlito's Way.

In any event, I've just been playing Duke Nukem 3D and been getting back into Marvel vs Capcom 3 as well.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on April 25, 2011, 10:08:16 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
As for the swearing, I never thought it was overbearing, and in Vice City's case I loved the truckloads of references and send-ups of 80s crime films like Scarface and Carlito's Way.

The one where I just remember the amount of cursing being uncomfortably bad and sounding very awkward was mainly GTA 4, I don't remember much dialog from the earlier games as it's been quite a while since I touched any of them. I am not a prude, I curse quite a bit (and I don't mind it in a self-mocking manner like HOTD:OK), but with GTA 4 it was so obvious that the game was attempting to take itself seriously with and it was using the words in an attempt to come across as "bad".

Terrible script, it had no originality and on top of that was riddled with curse words to cover up the writers' and their inability to write a legitimate, human, conversation.

With all that in mind though, the bad driving physics and repetitive missions span across the entire series, and also, just remembered another; free aim. WOW. Stunk in RDR too, but felt slightly improved and the rest of the game made up for it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on April 26, 2011, 07:57:12 am
Quote from: "TaroYamada"
I am not a prude, I curse quite a bit (and I don't mind it in a self-mocking manner like HOTD:OK), but with GTA 4 it was so obvious that the game was attempting to take itself seriously with and it was using the words in an attempt to come across as "bad".

One reason I really hated GTA4 was purely because of this, the series went from being comical and mostly humourous to being extremely serious and depressing.

Whilst I can agree GTA has mostly bad everything, I was willing to forgive it for the most part because of the massive levels of content and exploration. Both of which was radically brought down in GTA4 and absolutely hated that game.

How'd you go from partnering with James Woods to stop an alien invasion to serious story about how Nico is not really a bad guy but he is but not really but he has to do it but not quite but what the hell this is a mess. Boggles the mind what some developers thought this generation.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 26, 2011, 10:28:34 am
I'm right with you guys on GTA IV. I've had it since it came out, and still haven't brought myself to actually beat it. Trying to run someone off the road for the millionth time while the car bounces around unpredictably in a rainstorm isn't all that fun.

On the upside, I beat Portal 2's single player. This game was full of so many fantastic moments. Anybody else here have it on PC/PS3?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 26, 2011, 11:18:56 am
Playing Phoenix Wright on the iPod. I'm at the last chapter! From there, it's on to the WiiWare ports of the next two titles.

Oh, and I really want a Home Alone fighting game. Capcom needs to get on that. Imagine the roster! Harry, Marv, Pigeon Lady, Old Man Marley, Buzz, Santa, Kevin, John Candy with his Polka Power! And the arenas: the house, the airport, the attic above the orchestra, the skating rink, Duncan's Toy Chest!

I'm joking, but a part of me would love to see that. Like really slick sprites of characters with over the top animations. Hell, Jojo and Rival Schools is about as odd a concept.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on April 26, 2011, 03:12:16 pm
Quote from: "SOUP"
I'm right with you guys on GTA IV. I've had it since it came out, and still haven't brought myself to actually beat it. Trying to run someone off the road for the millionth time while the car bounces around unpredictably in a rainstorm isn't all that fun.

On the upside, I beat Portal 2's single player. This game was full of so many fantastic moments. Anybody else here have it on PC/PS3?

Glad to see most of us can see at least something wrong with GTA, the number of people who act like I am crazy for saying what I do about that is pretty astounding.

In regards to Portal 2, don't have it yet because I am a cheap skate and don't spend more than $15 per PC game or $20 per console title. In college so I have to save my dough and don't have the time to play every game anyways. If you are interested I'll join you when it hits a Steam sale, it will : P.


Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Playing Phoenix Wright on the iPod. I'm at the last chapter! From there, it's on to the WiiWare ports of the next two titles.

I grabbed this when Capcom dropped it to 99 cents, what do you think of it? I haven't bothered to finish it yet. Think I am on the second chapter...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 27, 2011, 02:14:46 am
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, I had it sitting there for long enough.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 27, 2011, 07:25:10 am
Quote from: "TaroYamada"
I grabbed this when Capcom dropped it to 99 cents, what do you think of it? I haven't bothered to finish it yet. Think I am on the second chapter...

It's a fantastic port and the amount of gameplay for price is amazing! It's been great for my commute into work. I get a good hour in a day. More DS titles need iPhone ports. It just works so well.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Sega Uranus on April 28, 2011, 08:42:10 am
Nin2-Jump and Yakuza 4.

Incredible games. Nothing else matters right now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on April 28, 2011, 03:36:06 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Playing Phoenix Wright on the iPod. I'm at the last chapter! From there, it's on to the WiiWare ports of the next two titles.

I'll probably get those when I get more Wii points.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 28, 2011, 05:01:09 pm
I've been playing quite a bit of Pokémon Pearl, as well as FireRed version.
Pearl's gotten much more interesting since beating it and obtaining the NationalDex. Breeding all sorts of Pokémon to fill in the gaps is surprisingly compelling.
I'd beaten Pokémon Red back in the day on an emulator, so I never really had too much incentive to finish FireRed when I picked it up a few years ago. Now that I can transfer them over to Pearl though, I've been playing it quite a bit.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 29, 2011, 05:58:31 am
Talking about GTA4, I hate the driving. Its lame that the dev team got the shooting controls down this time. I own the game, have not beat it... and I even have the DLC... lol... should probably get through it. RDR is good though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 29, 2011, 08:17:09 am
Quote from: "Sega Uranus"
Nin2-Jump and Yakuza 4.

Incredible games. Nothing else matters right now.

Ohh Nin2Jump is out? I might get the demo, then say how shit it is to rile you up.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: STORM! on April 29, 2011, 09:18:21 am
Starting EL SHADDAI right now.

 The game is FANTASTIC!!! ;____;
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 29, 2011, 11:07:56 am
Quote from: "STORM!"
Starting EL SHADDAI right now.

 The game is FANTASTIC!!! ;____;
I didn't even know that was out in Japan yet. How does it play?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: STORM! on April 29, 2011, 01:28:49 pm
It plays like Okami. Well, the creators are the same ;p

 Not many enemies, but even on easy mode you got defeated easily.

 The 2D sections are beautiful!! But the jump on platforms are not that good. You die a lot falling down...

 You have only 3 weapons and your hands to fight. An angel then joins you after the 4th stage.

 It's a beautiful game with a nice plot and awesome event scenes. It's a serious game but with a lot of humor XD

 The combos are not infinite like in Bayonetta, and there is no "witch time" move to help you ;p

 I'm loving it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Autosaver on April 29, 2011, 10:24:07 pm
I have Portal 2, but it is for PS3. I won't be able to play online if that is what you wanted. D=
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on April 29, 2011, 11:12:21 pm
K-Mart has Portal 2 tomorrow for 35. I'm gonna get it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 29, 2011, 11:46:12 pm
@Storm: Thanks for the impressions. I'm really looking forward to when that game comes out here.

Whenever the PSN's back up, I'm up for playing some Portal 2 with you guys.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on May 01, 2011, 08:28:28 pm
Well, I finished Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies and it was quite excellent. I had a great time playing it and I thought it was a fabulous RPG for the DS.

I also finished Venetica and I have to say that it was a really fun title. If you are looking for a very original RPG adventure I would highly recommend checking it out. I enjoyed it a lot more than most other popular Western RPGs like Dragon Age and Mass Effect. It was a great game. :D

I'm thinking of playing the Xenosaga trilogy again. It's been a while since I've played them and I've been wanting to go back and play through one of my favorite stories again.

At the moment I'm also finishing up Castlevana: Portrait of Ruin. It's a superb entry to the series and the story is really interesting, particularly if you've played Castlevania: Bloodlines (on the Genesis!!)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 02, 2011, 01:25:59 am
Enjoying Portal 2 :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on May 02, 2011, 06:17:04 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Crap gameplay in Mafia 2? huh? It great shooting and driving and some really well-designed missions. This isn't the place to discuss though, we can continue in 'what are you playing' or somethining if you want!

I also think I was being harsh on the screenshots, the more I look, the more I like them.

Nah, the shooting is fine and the driving physics are nice too. I enjoyed a number of the missions, and I loved the classic playboys : P!

What I mean to say is that outside of following the storyline there is nothing else to do in the game, the open world was pretty dead, it had character but had nothing to do within it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 02, 2011, 06:20:13 am
Ahh, I get whatchya mean now. Yeah there was very little in the way of side missions, which is how the original Mafia was too. I don't really mind it too much though, since the storyline does take you all around the gameworld. The expansion packs make a bit more use of the free roaming aspect as well.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 02, 2011, 06:46:44 am
No time for games today, but I've going to try out that Pokéwalker thing out. A full day of walking around town should give me a decent amount of points on it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on May 02, 2011, 08:26:42 pm
Quote from: "George"
Enjoying Portal 2 :)

Me too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nathan0_0 on May 03, 2011, 09:11:33 am
Right now I'm playing Hyperdimension Neptunia, basically because SEGA had something to do with it. Even if they were just the distributors. So far I like it! Complete Heart and Idea Factory have been on a string of making these 'indie'-esq JRPGs. I say indie because if I went up to a casual gamer and asked of thier opinion of say. Cross Edge, (That being their most popular game, pairing with CAPCOM and the like.) about 80% would just kinda go, "Wut?".

So far, I like it. the battle system they use is very interesting. I like the four button command option in these more modern RPGs. It keeps the consistency of the battle going. Also when your character levels up they gain more moves, special ones and whatnot. So as your team levels up so does their tactics. All the equipment have defining sprites. I've always really liked it when you change your equipment, the character's appearance changes too.

I beat Cave Story, and I'm EV training the fuck out of my team in white.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 04, 2011, 03:52:06 am
At the moment not really playing anything since I just finished Duke Nukem 3D on XBLA (Which was fucking awesome).

Will probably start Witcher again this weekend, so I can do another playthrough before Witcher 2 comes out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 06, 2011, 09:53:21 am
I've been replaying Resonance of Fate.

I'm already at Chapter 7 again, I'm playing Normal Mode but with everything I had gained from my previous playthrough.

The result is impressive in and of itself, I've plowed through the first chapters in less than roughly 5 hours.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 06, 2011, 04:19:40 pm
Played more HOTD Overkill. What an awesome game. Makes me want to play through HOTD 1-3 again! Shame those don't have Isaac Washington.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 06, 2011, 04:20:50 pm
Portal 2: Chapter 7. Basically took this long to finally get stuck. But I was really tired when playing. Will try it again in a few.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on May 06, 2011, 07:49:24 pm
Playing the DLC episode "Rise from the Ashes" in the WiiWare version of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney right now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 06, 2011, 09:56:00 pm
Quote from: "Chaosmaster8753"
Playing the DLC episode "Rise from the Ashes" in the WiiWare version of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney right now.

I'm in the final moments of that episode, it's awesome! If you've just gotten into the series, it's quite surprising to see the number of gameplay enhancements that episode brings. I won't spoil anything.  8-) Enjoy it!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on May 07, 2011, 02:52:50 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Quote from: "Chaosmaster8753"
Playing the DLC episode "Rise from the Ashes" in the WiiWare version of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney right now.

I'm in the final moments of that episode, it's awesome! If you've just gotten into the series, it's quite surprising to see the number of gameplay enhancements that episode brings. I won't spoil anything.  8-) Enjoy it!

I've gotten past the first trial, me and my sister got a few laughs out of some of the dialogue. I just wonder how much more often future games allow you to look at evidence and it would be nice if Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney will have it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 07, 2011, 07:55:22 pm
Started playing The Witcher again in preperation for the second one. I'd forgotten how good this game is.

Also playing Virtua Tennis 4, bloody awesome.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on May 07, 2011, 08:19:20 pm
Just played some Golden Axe II again. I might actually enjoy this more than the original. I particularly like how you have more control over your magic spells in the the second game so you can manage you magic a bit better. Love this game! :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 10, 2011, 08:15:28 am
Completed Phoenix Wright yesterday! The final chapter had a great ending. No spoilers!

Now I'm back into playing SEGA CD's Snatcher on the Caanoo. The perfect game to play at 7:30am.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 10, 2011, 11:55:07 am
GTA 4: The Lost and Damned.

Its like GTA but they mixed some stuff up. Its OK so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 10, 2011, 12:46:52 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Completed Phoenix Wright yesterday! The final chapter had a great ending. No spoilers!

Now I'm back into playing SEGA CD's Snatcher on the Caanoo. The perfect game to play at 7:30am.

Two of my alltime favourites right there. Good job sir.

I've still been playing more Pokémon. I've passed the 200 mark of captured ones.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 10, 2011, 12:51:09 pm
I stopped Snatcher for a while because I was stuck on the buffalo meat thing (didn't want to use Google to cheat just yet). Then, I boot it up today and within 1 minute I get the lead to track down Napoleon and am back on track with the game.

Funny how games are like that. You hit a road black, and come back and find that it wasn't difficult at all.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 10, 2011, 12:53:42 pm
It was the shooting bits in Snatcher that I got hung up on.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 11, 2011, 04:06:10 am
I played a couple of games.

I finished the last side-missions on Chapter 7 Resonance of Fate and I'll start chapter 8.
I seemed to have reached the maximum amount of Bezel Shards.

I also played a lot of Urban Terror. It's actually quite fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on May 11, 2011, 06:12:44 pm
I started replaying one of my favorite video game trilogies ever, Xenosaga.
Going through Episode I right now! =D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 12, 2011, 05:46:49 pm
I finished another RoF chapter in record time, easy-peezie.

For some reason, I can't login to any Urban Terror server...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 13, 2011, 09:13:06 pm
Played a few hours of Wii Thor, not amazing, but not suck. Review to come.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on May 13, 2011, 09:38:14 pm
Uhh, tried the first Witcher's demo. Not my cup o' tea methinks..... Otherwise Typing of the Dead, lots of TOTD.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 13, 2011, 09:39:41 pm
TOTD rules.

I actually have a Dreamcast shell on standby to be used as a TOTD costume, once I have enough energy to put the effort into the thing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 13, 2011, 11:39:06 pm
Quote from: "TaroYamada"
Uhh, tried the first Witcher's demo. Not my cup o' tea methinks..... Otherwise Typing of the Dead, lots of TOTD.

I've actually just been replaying The Witcher hoping to get another playthrough of it before the second one comes out, but then I realised that it comes out in like, three days, so I'm just going to go onto the second.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on May 14, 2011, 01:59:15 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
TOTD rules.

I actually have a Dreamcast shell on standby to be used as a TOTD costume, once I have enough energy to put the effort into the thing.

That is such an awesome idea, stealing it and using it next year. Sorry Barry.

Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Quote from: "TaroYamada"
Uhh, tried the first Witcher's demo. Not my cup o' tea methinks..... Otherwise Typing of the Dead, lots of TOTD.

I've actually just been replaying The Witcher hoping to get another playthrough of it before the second one comes out, but then I realised that it comes out in like, three days, so I'm just going to go onto the second.

I tried it on your account, glad you like it but I just cannot get into the battle system.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 14, 2011, 04:27:48 am
The battle system is easily the weakest aspect of the game, but having said that it does get better. When you can start using magic and other weapons (including explosives) then it starts to get more interesting. It also becomes more about planning the battle (using the right alchemy and potions) rather than manual dexterity.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 14, 2011, 04:59:38 pm
Virtua Tennis 4!!!

Only played a few minutes before needing to eat dinner, but I'm sure to boot it up again later tonight.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 14, 2011, 09:20:49 pm
^I actually just beat the arcade mode this morning. Jim Courier is a beast.

Now I need to figure out how to play against King.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on May 15, 2011, 08:08:07 pm
Just started playing Earthworm Jim HD after beating Inferno as Taki in Soulcalibur.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chronorayven on May 16, 2011, 11:51:35 am
Trying to finish Torchlight and played MAG for the first time ... I sucked at MAG. :P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 16, 2011, 02:24:17 pm
I know I ain't reviewing it, but Virtua Tennis 4 gets an A from it. It's a hell of a lot of fun. The world tour is a blast, I'm loving the mini games. I've spent about 4-5 hours on the game, and have only scratched the surface of it. The "problems" of it being too much like the previous game and reusing the same victory animations again and again are small complaints and do not affect the gameplay at all. Overall, it's a very fun game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 16, 2011, 04:35:48 pm
^It certainly is, we should play online sometime (although the one match I have played so far had unplayable lag).

Also, it pissed me off that a few review sites complain about lack of variety, but then say the mini-games and board game are 'fluff' or 'crap'. COMPLAIN ABOUT LACK OF VARIETY THEN CALL THE AWESOME VARIETY OF MINI GAMES CRAP? INTO THE BIN!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 18, 2011, 06:21:03 am
TRYING to play Witcher 2, but even though my PC has more than enough grunt to meet system requirements and even though the game auto-detected 'High' graphics settings when starting itself and even though I downloaded the latest drivers for my 3D card... the game is unplayably laggy (Even on the lowest settings.

Stay classy PC gaming!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 19, 2011, 09:41:43 am
Completed Snatcher!

The ending was excellent.

The use of the SEGA CD console in the final moments made me laugh out loud for realz.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 19, 2011, 06:43:01 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Completed Snatcher!

The ending was excellent.

The use of the SEGA CD console in the final moments made me laugh out loud for realz.

Congrats man :D.
Did you check out all the data entries in the computer. Tons of history in that world.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on May 24, 2011, 12:46:12 pm
I'm currently trying to play Fallout: New Vegas. I had a bit of a rough start but I'm starting to find my groove.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 31, 2011, 05:30:31 pm
More Resonance of Fate.

I'm running around in that Neverland dungeon that has enemies with jacked-up levels, like 269 lv. Tar Man. Ussually when there's just one, I can beat them. Two is nearly impossible.

The good side is that I can level up almost each character 3 times in one single battle.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: segaismysavior on May 31, 2011, 10:12:12 pm
I dug out my Xbox a few weeks ago and gave Panzer Dragoon Orta a spin. I never got very far when I played it in 2004, so I caved in and played on Easy.

It's sure nice seeing it in progressive this time. I finally unlocked the original game, so I've been bouncing back and forth between the two today. That first game is a real ball-buster...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 01, 2011, 01:53:57 am
Assassins Creed II. Did all the truth sections. Just need a few trophies and the 100 feathers to finish it off.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 01, 2011, 06:09:12 am
Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
I'm currently trying to play Fallout: New Vegas. I had a bit of a rough start but I'm starting to find my groove.

Bloody outstanding game.

Been playing Witcher still, awesome game. Also playing Ninja Gaiden on Xbox. Really good as well.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 02, 2011, 03:17:24 pm
Completed Resonance of Fate yet again.

Now I can move on to other games...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 02, 2011, 05:34:25 pm
I've been playing Pokémon still. I've got all 16 badges in SoulSilver now, and I'm at around 320 pokémon caught. I'm apartment hunting, and attempting to save money, so I'm really appreciating the longevity of this one.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 03, 2011, 05:47:54 pm
I was playing Ninja Gaiden and The Witcher, but now someone at work has thrown down the gauntlet for me to finish LA Noire. I'm planning to do a marathon run this weekend and try to knock it over. It's supposed to be really good as well, so keen to try it out!

EDIT: Called off my plans for LA Noire'ing, I would rather finish Witcher and Ninja Gaiden first. It's not bad or anything but I feel like i'm not going to enjoy it if I'm playing it like I am.

Also the driving and fighting is shit-house.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on June 03, 2011, 08:13:07 pm
I'm playing the first 2 minutes of Shining Force 3 over and over again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on June 08, 2011, 05:41:57 pm
I just got Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition and I've been going through arcade mode with all four of the new characters. They're all pretty fun to play as, although I would say my favorite of the bunch is probably Yang. The only downside is there are no rival battle cutscenes. (Those were one of my favorite reasons for playing arcade mode.)Overall though, it's a fun pack for $15. I'm enjoying it! =)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on June 09, 2011, 03:19:52 am
Working on Far Cry 2, no idea why.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 09, 2011, 05:25:43 am
Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
I just got Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition and I've been going through arcade mode with all four of the new characters. They're all pretty fun to play as, although I would say my favorite of the bunch is probably Yang. The only downside is there are no rival battle cutscenes. (Those were one of my favorite reasons for playing arcade mode.)Overall though, it's a fun pack for $15. I'm enjoying it! =)

I got that yesterday as well, haven't had much chance to play it yet, but it seems really good. New Oni and Evil Ryu seem deceptively original too.

Quote from: "TaroYamada"
Working on Far Cry 2, no idea why.

I quite enjoyed that game, haven't played it in yonks though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 10, 2011, 04:15:24 pm
I've already finished the first hour of Final Fantasy 13 and here's my impressions thus far...

[spoiler:m16lcnaj].I'm gonna have a real hard time establishing the differences between the various L'Cie types;
.FF13 doesn't quite feel like an RPG,feels more like a straight-up action game;
.About the characters, Fazh makes Chris Tucker sound butch, some of Snow's teammates have the worst dialogue ever uttered during an intense shootout and is it just me or does Vanille's accent keep changing?[/spoiler:m16lcnaj]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on June 10, 2011, 04:42:44 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"


.FF13 doesn't quite feel like an RPG,feels more like a straight-up action game;


I felt that way about Mass Effect 2. The first game is so much better in my opinion.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on June 11, 2011, 05:35:14 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"

Quote from: "TaroYamada"
Working on Far Cry 2, no idea why.

I quite enjoyed that game, haven't played it in yonks though.


I have so many issues with the game, the stupid malaria medicine, the constant checkpoints I have to shoot my way through..... I really don't know why I keep playing it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 11, 2011, 05:50:19 am
Then don't.

I just finished playing Ninja Gaiden. Awesome game, made me rage like crazy at some tough points but the last few fights were surprisingly easy.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 11, 2011, 01:02:00 pm
@max_cady:
[spoiler:pcb8faz7]There's basically two types. The ones from Cocoon (where everyone lives), and the ones from Pulse (the outer realm that's basically forbidden territory).
The game takes a while to get into this stuff, but basically the fal'Cie are the "gods" of the FFXIII universe. L'Cie are the people that get branded by them to perform a certain mission. If they manage to pull off the task, they turn into crystal, with the possibility of waking up from that state. If they fail, then they get turned into monsters. So basically L'Cie are cursed, but they can use magic.
It's very much set up like a straight up action game. But that's pretty deliberate. The battle system is probably the fastest I've ever used in any RPG. You get quite a few options, and the game makes sure to spend a good chunk of time showing you all the different ways to fight before opening up the whole system to you. It's more about directing the fight, than picking individual actions. You have to be really quick though.

A good chunk of the characters come across a bit odd at the beginning (I really didn't care for Hope at the start), but they all grow quite a bit over the course of the game, and they're all pretty likable in the end.
Vanille's got a more Australian-ish accent because she's from somewhere different than the rest of the main cast.

Hope some of this helps out.[/spoiler:pcb8faz7]Personally, I've been playing through X-Men Origins: Wolverine on PS3. It's pretty fun so far. Spamming the dive move is good times.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on June 11, 2011, 02:37:57 pm
I'm going to play through Castlevania: Lords of Shadow again. I absolutely love this game. It may very well be one of my all-time favorites.! =)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on June 11, 2011, 10:00:00 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Then don't.

For some reason I feel the urge to play it, but there is just so much that bothers me about the game. I cannot put my finger on it, but I want to finish it. Might just be because I already spent money on it and as such am 'invested'.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 13, 2011, 03:58:12 am
Well, the more I keep playing Final Fantasy 13, the more it's flaws become very evident in and of itself.
Don't get me wrong, the visuals are stunning, the combat system is pretty good and has a ton of variety, the way you level up is also pretty interesting and refreshing. But for every step foward this game makes in the JRPG genre, a few things feel like a huge step back. Two things bother me, at this point, the first very obvious issue, it's level design, that is, there is none, this is the laziest design ever, walk through a narrow corridor which might feature one or two detours at most to pick up an item or two and when you get to that point, it's either cutscene and boss encounter or just cutscene, in which case, more walking is required.

Not really an issue, because th story, albeit with terrible dialogue still manages to get pretty interesting enough to keep me wanting to know what happens next.

Now, the one thing that irks me, is the way the gameplay is being presented to you, don't bother reading the actual instruction manual, because all of the stuff you read there will only be available to you when the game actually requires you to do something at that point in time.

Basically you are being given the full gameplay in very small doses and on a need-to-know basis as if the game designers wanted to dumb down the experience as much as possible. The first hours of gameplay are a bit dull because you are basically on auto-pilot.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 14, 2011, 04:13:31 pm
@max_cady: It's pretty slow to unlock bits of the battle system, but the end result has a ton of depth. Stick in there :).
I think there probably would've been a lot less complaints about the linearity of the level design if the map wasn't always visible to give it away. I mean, it's no more of a guided straight-line experience than say Bayonetta or Uncharted, but those games do a better job of hiding it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on June 16, 2011, 07:52:39 am
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins on the Caanoo. Great little portable game. Bosses are rather easy, and it's a short game, but I'm enjoying it. Just two more golden coins to go!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 16, 2011, 10:40:33 am
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins on the Caanoo. Great little portable game. Bosses are rather easy, and it's a short game, but I'm enjoying it. Just two more golden coins to go!
That's the first game that I ever beat.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on June 16, 2011, 01:09:01 pm
The first game that I ever beat was Demon Attack for the Atari 2600.  After playing one game for 6 hours straight, the screen turned to static.  I thought my TV was broken.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 16, 2011, 04:06:18 pm
Quote from: "Emmett The Crab"
The first game that I ever beat was Demon Attack for the Atari 2600.  After playing one game for 6 hours straight, the screen turned to static.  I thought my TV was broken.
That must have been pretty terrifying. The only time something like that happened to me, was when my original PS3 bricked while playing Infamous.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on June 18, 2011, 07:43:19 am
Bought Billy Hatcher for $5 at a used game stor last night. Played it for a bit, it really isn't half bad! Sort of like Katamari meets Monkey Ball. Interested to see how the game pans out.

Also picked up F-Zero GX for $5, insanely awesome game! Totally a SEGA arcade racer. I'm loving it!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on June 19, 2011, 04:02:33 am
I re-bought Shinong Force 3 and Albert Odyssey.   I got really caight up in Albert Odyssey, now I'm almost finished with it.

i plan to play the Shining games in order, starting with Shining in tthe Darkness.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 19, 2011, 05:11:45 am
Shining in the Darkness has aged horribly, and probably wasn't that great to start with. I tried doing what you plan to do once but gave up on Shining in the Darkness pretty early.
Good luck though!

As for me, I'm just playing The Witcher at the moment. Haven't really had much drive to play games these last few weeks, or at least after finishing Ninja Gaiden, which was excellent.

I am really keen to try out Shadows of the Damned though, and will probably pick it up this week.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 19, 2011, 09:11:53 am
I beat X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
I'd give it a solid "B" rating. It's pretty rough around the edges (the odd audio/visual glitch, repetitive boss fights, arbitrary puzzles..), but it's still pretty fun. And fun counts for a lot.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on June 19, 2011, 02:14:54 pm
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Shining in the Darkness has aged horribly, and probably wasn't that great to start with. I tried doing what you plan to do once but gave up on Shining in the Darkness pretty early.
Good luck though!

As for me, I'm just playing The Witcher at the moment. Haven't really had much drive to play games these last few weeks, or at least after finishing Ninja Gaiden, which was excellent.

I am really keen to try out Shadows of the Damned though, and will probably pick it up this week.

I beat Shining in the Darkness orignally when it came out, but I don't remember much about it.  I'm a ways into it now, and I still enjoy it, except even with maps, following along where you are is difficult.  I get disoriented after every fight, and there is a certain amount of grinding required.

I just beat Albert Odyssey.  Really fun Saturn RPG.  Last night I actually fought the North Tower boss in my sleep.  I woke up with the sound of him dying and disintegrating.  I couldn't believe I had done that, but my wife doesn't see why it's a big deal.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 20, 2011, 08:12:16 am
Wow, I got to disc 2 of Final Fantasy 13 pretty quickly, I think.

The game's finally getting into somewhere interesting, but still, character upgrading is a little pointless, I think. You can't increase the Cristarium level until the game says so, so right now, I'm just accumulating a lot of CP points that right now I have no use for.

I could've used some more spoils to increase the level of my weapons, now that would good, but those are hard to come by.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 20, 2011, 10:45:14 am
Quote from: "max_cady"
I could've used some more spoils to increase the level of my weapons, now that would good, but those are hard to come by.

You can buy them from the save points. There's an item you can buy that just increases the multiplier that your equipment levels up by. Then you can level them up very quickly with a more expensive item, because you'll be getting 4x the EXP.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 21, 2011, 09:09:19 am
Yeah, I noticed. I sold a lot of extra weapons and accesories that I found to get a lot of gil, I used the extra money to buy those useful upgrade stuff to increase my weapons by a lot. It was very useful.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 21, 2011, 12:29:58 pm
The equipment upgradding was really the only part of FFXIII that I really didn't like. It seems pretty arbitrary and doesn't really make much sense.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 21, 2011, 01:33:32 pm
I barely changed switched any weapons thus far, I've only changed Lightining's weapon once and everyone else has the same.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 21, 2011, 02:19:00 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
I barely changed switched any weapons thus far, I've only changed Lightining's weapon once and everyone else has the same.

Who do you have in your team right now?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on June 23, 2011, 06:01:00 am
Uhh, decided I was done with Far Cry 2, was about 2 hours from finishing and just got burnt out. Right now I am playing Wind Waker on Dolphin, Team Fortress 2, Shenmue... and Serious Sam: TSE HD.

I want OOT 3D : / but I will not cave to these preposterous $40 price tags.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shining Dawn on June 24, 2011, 12:04:33 am
I've been playing Duke Nukem Forever (360) this past week and honestly I think it's a decent game so far. I dont know why people are complaining so much.

Other than that, I just started playing Thor: God of Thunder. PROTIP: Dont buy it, its terrible!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on June 24, 2011, 06:00:28 am
Team Fortress 2 going free 2 play is really awesome, stoked about that.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 24, 2011, 02:57:09 pm
City of Heroes going free to play. Oh well, I didn't like have a social life.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 25, 2011, 10:14:39 am
I've gotten to Disc 3 on Final Fantasy 13. It was pretty fast, to be honest.

I didn't think I would get there this fast. In less than 20 hours worth of gameplay.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 25, 2011, 10:51:05 am
Quote from: "max_cady"
I've gotten to Disc 3 on Final Fantasy 13. It was pretty fast, to be honest.

I didn't think I would get there this fast. In less than 20 hours worth of gameplay.
What does that equate to, as far as what chapter you're on?
The PS3 version doesn't have the disk switching, so I'm a bit curious.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 25, 2011, 05:01:58 pm
I think I'm at Chapter 11. The levels have gotten really big, sure helps disguise the lineratity of it all. And I can finally choose my team.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 25, 2011, 05:35:19 pm
Shadows of the Damned:

THIS GAME IS FUCKING AWESOME.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 26, 2011, 12:09:53 pm
OK, what's up with this sudden difficulty spike in Final Fantasy XIII!?

I've gotten to Chapter 12 and like, Jesus, it's like the game has moved from practice to super hard!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 27, 2011, 04:48:19 am
Shadows of the Damned.

Go and buy it, it's fucking outstanding.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on June 28, 2011, 05:26:24 am
Quote from: "MadeManG74"
Shadows of the Damned.

Go and buy it, it's fucking outstanding.

Or Team Fortress 2..... And play with cool cats like me? Huh? http://http://store.steampowered.com/app/440/
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 28, 2011, 05:46:11 am
I got TF2, but haven't played it in aaaages.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 28, 2011, 01:05:08 pm
Quote from: "max_cady"
OK, what's up with this sudden difficulty spike in Final Fantasy XIII!?

I've gotten to Chapter 12 and like, Jesus, it's like the game has moved from practice to super hard!
Congrats on the progress. I think it'd be a good idea for you to head back to Pulse and do a few side-missions. There's a lot of ground to cover, and it'll really help make the final chapters easier. It's kind of assumed by the game that you do exploring in the open world section.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on June 28, 2011, 02:01:56 pm
Welp! Looks like my 360 has returned from repairs! So Sonic Generations demo and Child of Eden tonight!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on June 30, 2011, 07:37:41 am
Alrighty, so Child of Eden is a really great game. Short, yes, but I can't help but play the stages over and over again. I haven't even unlocked the different visual and audio modes, or difficulty modes, so I can see myself playing through this quite a bit.

I was quite amazed that for the first time while using my Kinect, I was unaware that I was using the Kinect. I didn't feel like I was experiencing a gimmick or felt that a controller would be a better option. In fact, with a controller the game just ain't the same. It's rather boring with a controller, like I'd prefer to play Rez than CoE if I was without the Kinect.

So yeah, great game. If you have a Kinect pick it up. If the shortness is an issue, wait for a sale price, but really I feel good with my purchase.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Bex on July 01, 2011, 12:11:24 am
Currently playing Infamous 2, completed it as a Hero, so gone back and started on hard and evil.

Also playing LA Noire on the 360.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on July 01, 2011, 12:18:48 am
The Rise from the Ashes case in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney while my little brother plays Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection. At night. (free cookie if anyone saw what I did for my last line)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on July 01, 2011, 06:20:19 am
Currently playing TF 2 and uhh, picked up Shatter on the Summer Steam sale, it rocks!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on July 01, 2011, 08:40:59 am
I've been playing Shining in the Darkness on SUGS using my iPad to follow along with the maps, Words With Friends and Doodle Jump.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on July 01, 2011, 03:33:21 pm
I'm currently playing Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. It's a blast!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 01, 2011, 07:39:35 pm
Dear Final Fantasy 13,

You are now officially ticking me off and my patience is starting to wear thin. At this point in chapter 11, the story is just not interesting anymore, it is getting pretty much redundant.

I think I'll lay you off for a while, OK?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 02, 2011, 01:51:51 am
Just finished Shadows of the Damned. Awesome game! Gonna go for the 1000/1000 on this one.

Not sure what I should play next though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on July 02, 2011, 03:06:04 am
uhhh, Uncharted 3 beta is cool, Uncharted 2 multi is better though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 03, 2011, 09:55:40 am
FUCK! What was I thinking?? I played Sonic '06 this morning. I just wanted to get a taste of Crisis City, to see what Generations would have to work with... but then I jumped back into my saved game and tried Flame Core. What an awful stage in an awful game. Fuck the 2006 Sonic Team.

On a lighter note, played Just Cause 2 yesterday. Stole an airplane at the airport and lodged it between the walls of the entrance to the air strip. Caused a huge pileup of planes which I then blew up, taking out a lot of guards and a few fuel tanks. Then I hopped on a departing plane and flew it into a military harbor, killing myself. What a fun way to spend a Saturday. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on July 03, 2011, 04:25:35 pm
Quote from: "Barry the Nomad"
FUCK! What was I thinking?? I played Sonic '06 this morning. I just wanted to get a taste of Crisis City, to see what Generations would have to work with... but then I jumped back into my saved game and tried Flame Core. What an awful stage in an awful game. Fuck the 2006 Sonic Team.


It's funny that you posted this because I was just thinking I wanted to replay Sonic 06 because I haven't played it in a while. I realize most of you on here have no love for the game but I do genuinely enjoy it. So I plan on playing that soon as well as finishing up my second playthrough of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 03, 2011, 08:55:12 pm
It was so aggravating because of how lousy the game was at doing just about anything. Often, I had to keep my hands off the pad, lest Sonic goes off in some crazy direction during a scripted scene. God forbid I hold forward while Sonic is running forward. :P Or the dash pads in Flame Core doing zilch, usually sending me into an enemy or not doing their job, like running up a wall is way too difficult. Or the high speed sections.

Anyway, Sonic '06 criticism has been going on since '06, so I'll stop. Everybody knows the story.

Though I'll admit, as much as I hate the game I find myself picking it up just to experience the awfulness. Sort of like popping in an awful film like The Beast of Yucca Flats or Batman & Robin.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on July 04, 2011, 07:24:18 am
Playing through the first Half-Life, has some aging issues, but overall it is still solid and a good game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on July 04, 2011, 09:28:05 am
Quote from: "TaroYamada"
Playing through the first Half-Life, has some aging issues, but overall it is still solid and a good game.

Love Half-Life! I'm not into FPS games that much but I do really enjoy the Half-Life games.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 04, 2011, 09:57:04 am
A little more Final Fantasy XIII.

But quite honestly, after almost 30 hours of gameplay in, I feel cheated.

After I finish this game, I have a mind to write a full text on how Resonance of Fate is so much better than this one.

You see, I spent the first half of the 3rd disc basically roaming around in a largely plotless and redundant storyline, if it wasn't for the constant fights, I would simply shut it off of boredom.

The bosses, especially the last one before the end of chapter 11, however, are becoming very cheap.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on July 04, 2011, 07:45:28 pm
Quote from: "CosmicCastaway"
Quote from: "TaroYamada"
Playing through the first Half-Life, has some aging issues, but overall it is still solid and a good game.

Love Half-Life! I'm not into FPS games that much but I do really enjoy the Half-Life games.

Agreed, I pretty much only like Halo (1 and 2, not much of the ones afterward) and Half-life, I recently replayed the first Halo too.

The main aging issues I feel are the ladder design, annoying to try and get on and off, platforming is horrid, hate it. Very few games can properly pull off first person platforming, the best examples I can think of are the Geograph Seal/Jumping Flash titles by Exact. I also don't like how long it takes to kill human troops, they are harder to kill than most of the Aliens, and I also feel like the environment is generally a larger threat to me than enemies. Which I think defeats the point of the games good (for the time) AI.

Still a good game though : )
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 05, 2011, 09:20:32 am
Using MS points that I received via promos and surveys, I picked up two Sonic Unleashed DLC packs. Adabat's DLC is damn fun, though very short. Same goes for Empire City's DLC. I was disappointed in Mazuri's DLC, though I did like the hard mode of Act 1.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 05, 2011, 09:53:52 am
I had one pretty hard boss battle in Chapter 12 of Final Fantasy 13, but the one immediately after that...

Here's this GIF to ilustrate the MFW:

(http://i52.tinypic.com/wksndv.gif)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on July 10, 2011, 04:23:47 am
Finished Half-Life, onto Half-Life 2, decided to skip the HL expansions; Game has aged too poorly.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 11, 2011, 03:24:14 pm
(http://i56.tinypic.com/29e5ck.jpg)

Another cheap boss that I have to get through in Final Fantasy XIII, just as Chapter 12 is finally coming to a close.

And I did a few rounds of Spiral Knights. It's starting to grow on me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on July 13, 2011, 04:37:25 am
I really enjoyed FF 13, in fact Ive giving myself a break from it right now because I felt like id been playing it forever, Ive been trying to upgrade my weapons to the max, its pretty fun but the Adamantoise are a bitch to kill!

Right now Im playing Dead to Rights Retribution, I started playing this a while back and thought I should complete it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Waffle on July 13, 2011, 11:11:34 am
Been playing everything on this:

(http://www.emuparadise.me/roms/Saturn/SegaSaturn.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on July 13, 2011, 03:43:46 pm
I've been playing Heavy Rain, and I am having a excellent time with it!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shigs on July 13, 2011, 08:33:49 pm
Got Shadows of the damned through Gamefly. I thought the game was just popular through word of mouth. I had no clue Shinji Miami and Suda 51 were behind it!

EA, how can you have two huge names like that and not market it?!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 14, 2011, 03:31:02 am
Got Shadows of the damned through Gamefly. I thought the game was just popular through word of mouth. I had no clue Shinji Miami and Suda 51 were behind it!

EA, how can you have two huge names like that and not market it?!

Because it wouldn't sell, or they would need to pump more money into the advertising budget it than it's worth to get any increase in sales. The game is a niche title through and through with it's warped humour and bizarre stylings.

I've been playing Super Street Fighter IV: AE. Pretty good, but I don't like most of the new characters. Might try picking up Evil Ryu for the hell of it though.

Also just finished Beneath a Steel Sky. Really good adventure game, but not quite as good as I was expecting. I think it doesn't quite match LucasArt's finest (Monkey Island, Grim Fandango), but still really well worth playing, especially since it's free on GOG.com.


 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on July 14, 2011, 04:40:50 pm
So if a game 'won't sell' , its good to ignore it?

They didn't even show the game at their conference, they basically ignored it as much as possible. That is why EA is in debt. That and buying Popcap for over a billion dollars.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on July 14, 2011, 08:59:27 pm
Also just finished Beneath a Steel Sky. Really good adventure game, but not quite as good as I was expecting. I think it doesn't quite match LucasArt's finest (Monkey Island, Grim Fandango), but still really well worth playing, especially since it's free on GOG.com.

How long did it take you to beat BSS? Been looking for another solid Adventure game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 16, 2011, 01:01:19 pm
Final Fantasy 13, once again.

After finally taking out an annoying Chapter 12 boss(another endurance round), I am now at literally the last stage of the game. So I'm now I'm gonna level grind like there's no tommorrow.

I'm once again in Gran Pulse, glad to see that now I take out almost all of the major monsters roaming around. Farming CP as much as possible.

Gettin' ready for the final showdown.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on July 16, 2011, 09:44:42 pm
Universe at War is on sale for $5 on Steam today, Sega published, decent reviews: http://store.steampowered.com/app/10430/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/10430/)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Snowcat on July 17, 2011, 03:29:11 am
I just fixed my PSP so Ive playing Leagcy of Kain: Soul Reaver again
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 17, 2011, 05:56:13 pm
(http://i53.tinypic.com/znoho2.jpg)

I'm engaged in another Crystarium Points farming frenzy in Final Fantasy 13. Basically just hanging around in Gran Pulse doing a lot of side-missions while I level grind and even take the time to build up other character classes, Vanille is powerful enough to already be Commando. I'm hoping to build up Hope as a Saboteur.

So far, I've been able to take out a lot of these bosses, yet, the A class missions are the ones that are a pain. Still haven't cleared a single one.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 21, 2011, 03:19:01 pm
@Max_Cady:
Nice to hear you're getting so much playtime out of FFXIII. I never really messed with Vanille too much myself. I pretty much stuck with Lightning-Fang-Hope as my team throughout the game. Fang's a pretty solid Sentinel and balances the other two out nicely. The Sentinel-Medic-Medic class was a lifesaver in a lot of boss fights.

I've been playing Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit lately. The price finally dropped, so I picked it up. It's pretty addicting. After pretty much every race, I'm unlocking something new.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 21, 2011, 06:07:59 pm
@Max_Cady:
Nice to hear you're getting so much playtime out of FFXIII. I never really messed with Vanille too much myself. I pretty much stuck with Lightning-Fang-Hope as my team throughout the game. Fang's a pretty solid Sentinel and balances the other two out nicely. The Sentinel-Medic-Medic class was a lifesaver in a lot of boss fights.

I've been playing Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit lately. The price finally dropped, so I picked it up. It's pretty addicting. After pretty much every race, I'm unlocking something new.

Yep, it certainly paid off. I finally managed to beat a few A class bosses and leveled up a lot.

Orphan's Cradle is a tough place, but these mid-stages bosses have been push-overs thus far.

I was doing Lighting - Fang - Hope and it's working. I would need an insane ammount of CP for Vanille to be a good Synergist, but I just have the final boss to worry about now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on July 21, 2011, 06:09:43 pm
You're on the home stretch max_cady! You can do it! ;)

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 22, 2011, 03:57:08 pm
Good job sir :D.
The final boss is pretty tough, but you seem pretty prepared.
Personally, I found the chapter 9 boss to be the toughest in the entire game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 22, 2011, 06:13:20 pm
(http://i54.tinypic.com/34pbzbd.png)

Well, it's over now... I knew it would take about an hour to finish the last boss fight.

All 3 forms of this boss, the second one was the real gutwrencher. His Judment attack almost killed me once on one occasion or another.

But I managed to pull through...

The final form, at first I freaked out because I was cursed with Death but he went down easy after 3 Staggers:

RAV/RAV/RAV

COM/SAB/SYN

MED/COM/MED

RAV/COM/SAB

Very good...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 22, 2011, 07:39:18 pm
Valkyria Chronicles: Really really really good. I'm loving it.

Ms Splosion Man: Really really really good. I'm loving it.

Also, just finished Thor on DS: Really good. I liked it.

So if a game 'won't sell' , its good to ignore it?

They didn't even show the game at their conference, they basically ignored it as much as possible. That is why EA is in debt. That and buying Popcap for over a billion dollars.

I respectfully disagree, but I think you misinterpreted what I said, or maybe I just didn't phrase it properly. In any event, it's a top game, you might like it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on July 22, 2011, 07:53:06 pm
Got Shadows of the damned through Gamefly. I thought the game was just popular through word of mouth. I had no clue Shinji Miami and Suda 51 were behind it!

EA, how can you have two huge names like that and not market it?!

You act like either make multimillion selling games on a consistent basis? One has like 3 bombs in a row and the other one is yet to make a game that has sold over a million, they are hardly huge names!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 25, 2011, 07:26:51 am
it's too hot out for me to get into the mood to play games this past week. I mostly have been watching movies and tv shows. But on one cool night I played more Child of Eden. Stage four kicks all kinds of ass! Gears and cogs all over the place. It's like Rez inside a giant clock! (clock, not cock)

Been meaning to play more Red Dead Redemption too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on July 26, 2011, 01:41:39 am
Got Dirt 3 on PC for free from AMD, that was nice, playing Just Cause 2 and that. Some Half Life 2 is in there too. I finished Bully, it's solid, one of the better open world games.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on July 26, 2011, 04:41:22 pm
Playing Demon's Souls again. I'm playing as an archer this time around.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 27, 2011, 06:34:28 pm
Finished Captain America: Super Soldier an hour ago.

Now I can finally take a breather from games in general.

Final Fantasy 13 left me a bit exhausted and burnt out. Caps was a good palate cleanser.

Short, simple to the point, it was a lot of fun, save for one or two occasional moments, not much of a spoiler, but much later in the game you are required to a specific point and frankly the sewers didn't help much and I was lost for a good 30 minutes.

Chris Evans was clearly bored out of his mind while he was reading his lines, his monotone delivery made the ending feel a little cheesy, especially when he finally starts making his trademark USO show remarks.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 28, 2011, 07:56:51 am
Got back into The Simpsons Game. Gameplay isn't groundbreaking by any means, but it's fully playable and not glitch ridden like a lot of tv show based games. The real treat are the fully animated cutscenes. The graphics are sharp as well, love the cell shading.

Just got to the point where you battle Matt Groening, Bender and Zoidberg.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imzMhtlHZs8#t=2m44s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imzMhtlHZs8#t=2m44s)


 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Trippled on July 29, 2011, 08:30:39 am
For some reason I coudn't stand the Simpsons game as far as gameplay goes, the camera and controls were so frustrating and it was repetive. Only played the Wii version tough.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 29, 2011, 08:45:21 am
For some reason I coudn't stand the Simpsons game as far as gameplay goes, the camera and controls were so frustrating and it was repetive. Only played the Wii version tough.

I rented the PS2 version, which is the same as the Wii version, and I agree. It was not fun. Though the PS3/360 versions were made by a different developer and are much better. Not perfect, there are still problems with the game, but I found the 360 version to be way better than the PS2 version. Best moments would have to be when you really get to take in the scope of Springfield. Marge's stage where she rounds up dozens of secondary characters was really awesome. Playing as the Homer ball is a lot of fun as well. I also liked running around a cel-shaded Springfield. I'll admit, though, that sometimes it was easier to mindlessly punch enemies than to take advantage of powerups. I actually did better at the WWII stage by punching tanks than actually using Homer's powers. Also, the character switching got boring at times. Thankfully most of the time the AI did a good job of having the other character catch up to me.

If you are a big Simpsons fan and can snag the HD version for $15 or less I'd say give it a try.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on August 01, 2011, 06:45:04 pm
I started playing Mega Man Battle Network for the first time the other day and I have been having a blast thus far.
I'm also playing Alone in the Dark: Inferno again. It's one of my favorite survival horror games from this console generation. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 05, 2011, 04:30:09 pm
A little bit of Spiral Knights... Got to a big boss fight. Totally worth it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on August 08, 2011, 03:18:28 am
Some very good deals on Sega software at GetGamesGo, AVP for $3, Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing for $5 as well as Sega Rally Revo for $5 and the Dreamcast collection for $7. Football Manager for $15 if anybody fancies that, Virtua Tennis 4 is $22 and Shogun $26, I'll keep waiting on VT 4 methinks.

http://www.getgamesgo.com/category/sega-crunch (http://www.getgamesgo.com/category/sega-crunch)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on August 09, 2011, 03:37:22 pm
I played and finished Mega Man StarForce this past week. It was a brilliant game. Loved every bit of it.

Today I started playing Xenosaga Episode II once again. Ready to experience this adventure again. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on August 09, 2011, 04:11:37 pm
I bought the Humble Bundle, been playing Crayon Physics, VVVVVV, Braid, Atom Zombie Smasher, Dirt 3 and Half Life 2 still too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 18, 2011, 09:42:38 am
I've mostly been playing Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit with any free time I have to play console games.
Outside of that, I've been making pretty steady progress on catching them all in Pokémon. I might actually manage to pull it off.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on August 24, 2011, 05:57:28 am
Resistance 3 Beta. So far so good.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on August 26, 2011, 10:38:37 am
Since I'm moving, my consoles are now all packeduo, butmI started playing Sands of Destruction last night for DS.  It's pretty fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on August 26, 2011, 04:24:21 pm
Grandia II and Blur.

The first is an absolute must play on the Dreamcast. The second is mario Kart on steroids.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: upsidedown fuji on August 28, 2011, 09:45:40 am
I just modded (fixed) the d-pad on my wireless XBOX 360 controller so I've gathered enough balls to play through Space Channel 5 Part 2 on the Dreamcast Collection. My controller used to be so bad before. I couldn't pull off a simple command like left left left right right right chu. Now I hit every note properly.

I already beat the game completely back on the Dreamcast but I want to complete the game's achievements on live.

I also just completed Red Dead Redemption with 100% Redeemed. I am not sure I will unlock anything else in that.

As for my next major title, I may pick up Vanquish now that its under 2000 yen used. I've been meaning to play that for a while.
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Post by: max_cady on August 29, 2011, 04:10:13 am
I played the Deathsmiles game on the 360.

It's... well... OK for an XBLA title. As a boxed title, if it didn't have the soundtrack and the barely useful Desktop Media CD, it would barely qualify even for low budget title standards.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 30, 2011, 08:35:19 am
I've started playing through inFamous 2.
I'm about 8 chapters in, and enjoying it so far. It's pretty easy to get sidetracked with all the extra little missions that pop up. I can't wait to see what the new powers are like.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on September 01, 2011, 10:02:08 pm
I purchased Deus ex: human revolution on steam and I gotta say, the hype is really justified. Really surprised at how much i'm loving it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on September 02, 2011, 01:14:20 am
I purchased Deus ex: human revolution on steam and I gotta say, the hype is really justified. Really surprised at how much i'm loving it.

I want it but refuse to pay $30 so I gotta wait.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 02, 2011, 08:02:23 am
I played a bit more inFamous 2 last night. I got sidetracked by side-missions and blast shards, so not a whole lot of progress made in story mode :-/.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 02, 2011, 08:35:23 am
Been busy, so I haven't played much home console stuff. Though after October I'm sure to be playing games like a mofo.

Still, been playing lots of handheld stuff. Got into Pokemon Blue, played through Sonic Advance 3, played through Sonic CD's time trial mode.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on September 02, 2011, 11:55:30 am
I want it but refuse to pay $30 so I gotta wait.
I actually got it for €45. Yeah I know, crazy. I usually don't do that either but it's one of those games that are worth even the 50 buck. Weekend's up so I hope I can put more time into it.

Last weekend there was a 75% discount for borderlands on steam making it 5 bucks. I gotta say the game is surpringly good as well. It's like a first person diablo 2.
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Post by: tarpmortar on September 02, 2011, 03:37:30 pm
Been busy, so I haven't played much home console stuff.

I saw 'home console' and read 'homo console' and wondered to myself what a homosexual console was like for just a brief second.

I actually got it for €45. Yeah I know, crazy. I usually don't do that either but it's one of those games that are worth even the 50 buck. Weekend's up so I hope I can put more time into it.

Last weekend there was a 75% discount for borderlands on steam making it 5 bucks. I gotta say the game is surpringly good as well. It's like a first person diablo 2.

Yeah I know, I am just an utter cheapskate. You are on Steam though? Do you play TF 2? You should join me for some matches if you do.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 03, 2011, 08:59:32 am
I saw 'home console' and read 'homo console' and wondered to myself what a homosexual console was like for just a brief second.


Perhaps the 32X? On top of the Genesis, inserting itself into the cartridge slot... yeah, definitely the 32X. Model 1 SEGA CD would be underneath making it a threesome, a model 2 SEGA CD would be off to the side just watching.
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Post by: SOUP on September 03, 2011, 09:23:59 am
Perhaps the 32X? On top of the Genesis, inserting itself into the cartridge slot... yeah, definitely the 32X. Model 1 SEGA CD would be underneath making it a threesome, a model 2 SEGA CD would be off to the side just watching.
Add some Sonic & Knuckles lock on cartrige action, and you're all set.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 03, 2011, 09:29:30 am
The Genesis is such a slut!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 03, 2011, 09:55:02 am
Well, Genesis does what Ninten-don't after all.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on September 04, 2011, 03:32:43 am
The Genesis is such a slut!

This thread turned into comedy fucking gold in my absence, thank you SOUP and Barry.

P.S. Barry I used that as my FB status update, no worries, used quotes and gave full credit fine sir.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 04, 2011, 07:38:16 am
No problem sir :).
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Post by: max_cady on September 04, 2011, 05:14:12 pm
(http://i52.tinypic.com/51rgj4.jpg)

I dug up my old basement trunk and found an old copy of Sonic 06 for the 360. Is still as bad as ever.

Yes, it is. I just started playing the very first stage and already I lost two lives in the very first segment.
Then I finished the level non-stop, even the speedy parts.

I noticed something, more often than not, the game sorta feels like it's playing by itself. When I do those loops, the game just sorta requires minimal input from you.

A lot of the glitches are triggered in some parts only because when you are doing a loop or speeding, in those parts don't bother touching th controller and just stare as soon as it's over start inputting a command and presto, problem solved.

Though, one thing's for certain, playing this game is like being on a cinema complex watchin' a bad movie, more often than not, you think to yourself: "What the f*** am I doing with my life?"
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Post by: SOUP on September 06, 2011, 08:07:51 am
I've made a decent amount of progress in Infamous 2. I think I'll be on the second island as of my next story mission.
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Post by: nuckles87 on September 10, 2011, 02:43:52 am
Cosmic Smash and Starfox 64 3D.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 10, 2011, 08:34:01 pm
(http://i52.tinypic.com/51rgj4.jpg)

I dug up my old basement trunk and found an old copy of Sonic 06 for the 360. Is still as bad as ever.

Yes, it is. I just started playing the very first stage and already I lost two lives in the very first segment.
Then I finished the level non-stop, even the speedy parts.

I noticed something, more often than not, the game sorta feels like it's playing by itself. When I do those loops, the game just sorta requires minimal input from you.

A lot of the glitches are triggered in some parts only because when you are doing a loop or speeding, in those parts don't bother touching th controller and just stare as soon as it's over start inputting a command and presto, problem solved.

Though, one thing's for certain, playing this game is like being on a cinema complex watchin' a bad movie, more often than not, you think to yourself: "What the f*** am I doing with my life?"

HA! In complete agreement. I booted up '06 recently to play the stage featured in Generations (yet to be officially announced, so I won't spoil it here). The game played like complete ass. I just cannot agree with people who say "y'know, despite the warts it's a fun game!". No. It is a terrible game, and this is coming from a huge Sonic fan. Even my biased love does not make me find goodness to '06.

Yeah, it is the video game equivalent of a Mystery Science Theater movie. You keep asking yourself why you are waisting your time with it, but you can't stop thanks to how hilarious it is in its awfulness.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 11, 2011, 11:28:46 pm
Lots of gaming progress made today.
I beat Batman: The Brave and the Bold on the DS (it's pretty short), and I finished off the main story in Infamous 2. I'll probably beat all the side missions and get the few blast shards I'm missing before moving onto Resistance 3, or LittleBigPlanet 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on September 12, 2011, 04:28:37 am
I have been playing Nights into Dreams on PCSX2 just recently, it looks gorgeous. Tried to play some Skies of Arcadia Legends but it has rough audio in Dolphin, so now I am gonna play FF12. What else? Team Fortress 2, but I really need to get around to finishing Half Life 2.....

It's just I hate scary crap and Ravenholm makes me shit my drawers.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on September 12, 2011, 05:32:27 am
@Barry

I remember being very angry after finishing the game way back in 2006. It was a very low point in the Sonic franchise and it also happenned in a very low point in my own life.

But 3 years later, I'm replaying the game, but I'm now doing it with a completely dettached and calm mindest. Here's the funny thing: the game's really not as broken as I remembered, but everything about it is like you and I said, it's like watching a really bad movie, except that today, I've now gone into that "Plan 9 from Outer Space" mood and it pays off.

From over-dramatic acting to some very absurd lines, I mean seriously, how can you not find the following line hilarious...especially when taken out of context...

(http://i55.tinypic.com/n1qd61.jpg)
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 12, 2011, 08:54:44 am
The Silver stages were actually the most "fun" (fun in quotes because it isn't truly fun, but it is one of the better portions of the game) because you don't have to deal with the horrible controls/physics when moving at high speeds thanks to Silver being an intentionally slow moving character. Sonic or Shadow were just so unpredictable. Either things would be completely scripted and out of your hands, or you had to move the stick in very exact ways in order to clear a loop or run on a wall.

All in all, Crisis City was my favorite Sonic stage up until the high speed segment. Wave Ocean is a close second, again up until the awful high speed segment. 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on September 12, 2011, 10:44:39 am
All those stages have segments that are broken, in one way, shape or form. Crisis City just seem like the one that actually plays better out of all of them. The tornado section is actually pretty easy, when you see the tornado chasing you, just do some light dashes on the line of rings. Somehow I managed to pull this off easier than with Sonic Unleashed (I guess the shoulder dash kinda made things way too easy for me).

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Post by: CosmicCastaway on September 16, 2011, 04:22:40 pm
I'm playing Renegade Ops and Duke Nukem Forever which are both super fun!
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Post by: max_cady on September 16, 2011, 06:15:43 pm
(http://i52.tinypic.com/160zwqq.gif)

I was playing the Flame Core stage with Sonic and I laughed my butt off on some of those sections.

In the first 20 seconds of the stage, the game sorta plays by itself, after that, well if you can past one or two annoying sections, especially Knuckle's section where you have to punch some weird orbs to light them up. Shame that the game never tells you that those orbs stay that way for a short while so your timing must be nearly flawless.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 21, 2011, 09:08:00 am
I just scored my 10th Platinum trophy last night :D.
After thoroughly getting my money's worth with inFamous 2, I'm having trouble deciding what game to tackle next. Right now it's a toss up between Shadows of the Damned or Resistance 3...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 22, 2011, 07:51:51 am
I started up Shadows of the Damned. It's pretty close to what I was expecting (RE4 meets No More Heroes), so I'm enjoying it :).
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Post by: max_cady on September 22, 2011, 08:31:09 am
(http://i54.tinypic.com/2h49m6e.jpg)

I finished Silver's story in one go. His stages are the more accessible ones and less broken out of the bunch, but the Piramid stage is a little annoying. Someone actually thought it was a good idea to have a pool puzzle game in this stage.

If you can time it right, you can do it with just two Silver psychic pimp slaps. The boss battles are hilariously easy to the point of being just a time waster.

Now Shadow's portion of the game is where unfortunately the s*** really hits the fan. He plays like Sonic but it's like Hard Mode, his stages are mostly mission based, not exactly reach the end of the stage of anything.

Sonic's stages are still somewhat fun once you get around the tricky parts, Silver's stages are a breeze, but Shadow's stages on the other hand...
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Post by: SOUP on September 23, 2011, 01:32:19 pm
I started playing through Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters with my girlfriend last night.
We managed to get through a little over half of the game in one sitting.
I don't think it'll win any game of the year awards, but it's pretty darn fun for what it is. You've got beat 'em up levels where you can use a bunch of different ring constructs, broken up by the odd flying rail-shooter level.

The environments are pretty nice looking too :).
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Post by: max_cady on September 23, 2011, 07:24:21 pm
(http://i52.tinypic.com/8yz5fn.jpg)

'Kay, I got Resident Evil 4 to finish, 007: Bloodstone and I just pre-ordered Sonic Generations for the 360. But first, I have to fight this battle with Sonic '06 just one more time...

I'm nearly at the end of Shadow's story and I did it in just one sitting. Tomorrow, I plan to beat that game and fight the final boss battle.
Shadow's stages are a mesh of reused portions of Sonic and Silver stages with the addition of vehicles, which in this game, are for the most part, pointless, the hand-glider sections are a joke, because it is virtually impossible to lose, even if you take damage, is is minimal...

Also, why does Rouge just simply lob grenades when we all know she's a skilled hand-to-hand fighter? And I just noticed something that's way creepier than Elise x Sonic. In one of the hub worlds there's a middle-aged man called "Middle-Aged Man" who appears to be stalking her and commenting on her looks.

MFW:
(http://i53.tinypic.com/35cr66e.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 24, 2011, 08:51:04 am
@max_cady: Is that the new HD port of RE4?
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Post by: George on September 24, 2011, 09:09:04 am
Blood Rayne, also got Renegade Ops but haven't put in time on this one yet.

I think I'm also going to try to beat the first Deathspank, I got stuck on it before.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 27, 2011, 09:34:47 am
I made a ton of game progress over the past weekend. 
First off, I finished playing through Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters with my girlfriend, and got my 11th platinum trophy not long afterwards. I don't see it winning game of the year or anything, but it was pretty fun :D.

I also beat Shadows of the Damned. It's a bit messed up, in similar ways to No More Heroes, but equally fun.  The gameplay's very similar to RE4, but has a big emphasis on Light/Dark puzzles. It's a little rough around the edges (lots of texture pop-in), but if you can get past some of the flaws, it's a gem of a game. I'd highly recommend checking it out if you can find it for around $30.
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Post by: tarpmortar on September 27, 2011, 04:17:17 pm
Alpha Protocol for me. Thanks Steam.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on September 28, 2011, 11:31:59 am
I'm about half-way through Resistance 3.
I'm enjoying it so far, but it's taking a while to get used to relying on health packs in a shooter again. I keep hiding behind things and waiting for my health to come back, but I just keep on dying :(. I'll just have to be a bit more carefull I guess.
The whole game seems a lot closer to Fall of Man in the way that it plays than Resistance 2.
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Post by: max_cady on September 29, 2011, 03:21:15 am
I just finished Sonic 2006 last night.

The actual final boss battle is way easier than what I remembered, but the End of the World stage before... Oh, come on! Cheapest stage ever...

With Tails it's pretty easy, same with Omega, Knuckles is also a breeze, but Silver's portion of that stage... Sweet Mary and Joseph, it's the hardest Silver stage ever. One minor mistake will send back to the already tricky first portion of the stage. Then afterwards, Amy, Rouge and Shadow's portions are a walk in the park too.

Well, that's an interesting trip down memory lane...
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Post by: CosmicCastaway on September 30, 2011, 07:39:34 pm
I just finished Yakuza 3 and it was quite excellent. I laughed, I cried, I just loved it!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 01, 2011, 05:47:19 pm
I started replaying Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad.

I'm not in the mood to replay RE 4 right now... so...
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on October 01, 2011, 09:01:26 pm
Data East Arcade Classics for Wii! :^D

Saw it every time I went to the local Gamestop, but it was always $19.99 used. Finally dipped to $13 so I grabbed it despite a 5/10 review from ign. Once again, ign proves they suck as this is an awesome collection! Yes, it's not 16:9 and yes it's not as good looking as an HD collection release, but the games play great and it has Heavy Barrel which is one of my favorite NES games. So cool to play the superior arcade version. Also, Burger Time is pretty great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJizFgKjZjg
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Post by: George on October 02, 2011, 12:10:31 am
I beat the single player campaign for Killzone 3. I like the new environments. The last boss was waaaaaaaaaaayyyy easier this time around than part 2. The score was pretty good, the ice and stealth stages where among the best.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 04, 2011, 08:53:17 am
I've beaten Resistance 3.
It's a bit odd, after the huge scale in Resistance 2, to have the sequel seem so scaled back. It works in the context of the story, but it just wasn't quite what I was expecting.
There were a few great moments in the game, but a lot of it didn't blow me away. I think this one will grow on me more over time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 05, 2011, 03:33:27 am
(http://i55.tinypic.com/se7rlz.jpg)

I'm still on Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad, it's one of those games that I previously shelved because I got so frustrated at one point that I gave up on it.

And it's not hard to understand why. Whoever made the localization did a very poor job, the game manual is worthless, barely anything about the game is explained, most of the time you have no clue on where to go and what to do, in the earlier portions of the game.

But once you get past that, it's a somewhat enjoyable experience. It's one of those guilty pleasures in gaming.
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Post by: tarpmortar on October 05, 2011, 06:53:29 am
ALPHA PROTOCOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 05, 2011, 08:00:00 am
I beat the main story in LittleBigPlanet 2 with my girlfriend last night.
Overall, it's a huge improvement over an already fun game. The music's pretty fantastic too.

Next up, I'll play through some community levels, and make some more progress in Catherine :D.
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Post by: max_cady on October 05, 2011, 01:15:39 pm
(http://i54.tinypic.com/jhwz69.jpg)

Finished Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad today. Honestly, it was pretty enjoyable. The first 8 chapters are a serious issue because you end up being stuck early on since you have no idea where to go and what to do. If the Angry Video Game Nerd ever wanted to play a game that's like the old NES games, namely the ones that where you need a serious guide this would be the one.

Like I said before, it's a gaming guilty pleasure and it's also pretty easy to plough through, the zombies save for a few of them don't really put that much of a fight, as a matter of fact, only the ones that carry actual firearms put up an actual fight.

Some boss battles are good, the zombie whale boss fight is probably the only one that's mildly creative, other than that, it's dodge, hit, dogde hit.

This is nowhere in the same league as Bayonetta, but as a budget title it looks OK. This is a 2006 game and the visuals have not aged well at all.

Worth checking out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on October 06, 2011, 07:45:42 pm
I'm playing Gran Turismo 2. Trying to do everything with a CRX and barely anything else.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 07, 2011, 04:22:06 am
I'm back to Resident Evil 4.

Making some good progress thus far. I haven't played Resident Evil 5 in a while, but in comparison, RE 5 just seems so much easier than this game. Stages are much larger and there are way more enemies. Aimining is a little twitchy. I which the Leon could actually stab or stomp enemies that are in the ground, it would help a lot.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 21, 2011, 03:09:55 pm
I beat the first Professro Layton game after starting it a couple years ago.
I've started up the second one (Diabolical Box), and I'm still playing through Catherine on the PS3.

Hopefully I'll be done Catherine by the time Uncharted 3 comes out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 21, 2011, 06:22:13 pm
Got a lot of catching up to do...

First, I finished Resident Evil 4 HD, first off, yes it is an excellent game and unlike RE 5, there's actually a whole lot more that you can do. You see RE 5 you just walk through a linear path to get from point A to point B, most of time anyway... RE 4 is a little more complex, it almost feels like a huge open world game where you explore a ton of stuff and even do a few sidequests. There's tons to do there and the replayability is off the charts.

I felt that even in easy mode, the game can be very tough, some boss fights are pretty hard and even some enemies later on are very relentless and scary, though, the end boss, Saddler, for some reason, is a complete f***ing joke. The fight with Krauser is one of the higlights.

The game's light on puzzles, but there's a lot of variety.

The plot, well, it's kinda weird, you would never guess in a million years this was a Resident Evil game, because it's so far off the beaten path, it feels like a completely different game that happens to star Leon, a beloved character from RE 2. And occasionally too silly, the President's daughter getting kidnapped would've caused an international incident. But only one man is sent.

It's part horror, part Michael Bay shennanigans.
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Post by: Sega Uranus on October 23, 2011, 09:19:04 pm
Duke Nukem Forever.

The game is such a mess, but almost every second of it I loved - No joke! It has some really weird frustration and some awfully designed sections (the first section of The Mighty Foot is laughable and the boss in the water is SO HORRIBLE ARRURURRGHHS), but truth be told I was smiling pretty much the whole way through. For whoever is really into the game industry, you can see a lot of elements from almost every year of development in there, it is really interesting. Going to beat it again on hard and get a few more achievements.

I have a lot of free time to myself before Sonic Generations comes out, so I set up a bunch of games I want to beat that have been shelved, like Crimson Skies (brilliant game), Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (which I also hear is great), 3D Dot Game Heroes and a few others. The time will just pass by before I know it probably.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 24, 2011, 02:01:26 pm
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory is probably my favourite game on the original Xbox. Hope you enjoy it, let me know what you think of it!
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Post by: max_cady on October 24, 2011, 04:37:05 pm
I kinda took a short break.

I finished up 007 Bloodstone just recentely. Good game, I might add. Nothing earth-shattering, but nice to be James Bond por 6 hours.
Recentely finished RE 4, as I said a few days ago.

I've started to get into Guardian Heroes HD and might revisit Space Channel 5:Part 2, something to hold me over till Sonic Generations.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Gagaman on October 24, 2011, 06:01:41 pm
Working my way through Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon at the moment. Great fun blowing up thousands of giant ants and spiders. :D

Just the other week finally platinum'ed Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing, and only have one thropy to get on Katamari Forever to get a platinum on that: the 100% collection one and there is only one object I need to roll up...that bloody cowbear!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 25, 2011, 08:01:17 am
I made a decent amount of progress in Catherine last night.
I think I'm about halfway through as far as puzzles go, but past the halfway point story-wise.
Last night was when it started to get really tough. I died about 12 times in a row :(.

Hopefully I'll manage to beat it by November 1st, so I can start Uncharted 3 right away XD.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 25, 2011, 03:44:45 pm
Still playin' Guardian Heroes HD.

Loving it so far. Already unlocked two more endings.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 26, 2011, 03:46:54 pm
Assassin's Creed II is keeping me busy until Sonic Generations hits. It's been a while since I played it so I want to experience the adventure again! :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SEGA_Portuguese on October 26, 2011, 04:30:36 pm
I am playing:

-Yakuza 4 (92% and 140 hours)
-Soul Calibur 4
-Golden Axe 1 and Golden Axe 2 (fantastic games. The songs are awesome and Tyris is one of the first members of the gorgeous ladies from sega group).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 26, 2011, 05:07:19 pm
Screw it, until Generations arrives, Resident Evil 4 HD and Guardian Heroes HD I'll be playin' nothing other than these two titles. Great replay value on both of 'em.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 26, 2011, 05:35:32 pm
antastic games. The songs are awesome and Tyris is one of the first members of the gorgeous ladies from sega group).

Tyris is quite awesome. One of the many fantastic SEGA ladies!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SEGA_Portuguese on October 26, 2011, 11:03:13 pm
Tyris is quite awesome. One of the many fantastic SEGA ladies!

Yeah, CosmicCastaway, a lot of great ladies from SEGA...Tyris, Blaze Fielding, Nei from Phantasy Star 2, Honey, Grace, Pai Chan, Sarah, etc etc...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 28, 2011, 06:22:26 pm
Another good playthrough of Resident Evil 4 HD. Got to castle where the evil midget and his two cloacked henchmen just greeted me with a warm welcome.

Now the castle part is going to freakin' take forever but it's the part that's full of valuable treasures.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 29, 2011, 07:50:15 am
Ah RE4.....
Such a fantastic game :).

I played through a bit more Catherine last night. I'm getting pretty close to the end of the story, but I've got a decent amount of puzzles left. Still, really tough to beat.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 29, 2011, 08:13:53 am
And I'm also doing RE 5 on the side. I'm going to get all the BSSA Emblems and get the secret costumes.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 29, 2011, 08:23:16 am
@max_cady:
Good stuff. I was shooting for the Platinum in RE5 a while back, but couldn't manage to beat that part with the giant attacking the Jeep on the super hard difficulty.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: jonboy101 on October 29, 2011, 11:10:46 am
Phantasy Star II on my iPad till I get home. Picking up sonic generations and team ico compilation in December.
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Post by: max_cady on October 30, 2011, 08:11:15 pm
Yes, took forever to get those 30 emblems but it was totally worth it to get Sheva's tribal outfit and Chris old S.T.A.R.S. uniform.

Oh, and I'm playing the game in Veteran Mode too. So far so good. Enemies are tougher, but all of them go down with only one Rocket launcher strike and I have unlimited ammo on it.
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Post by: SOUP on November 01, 2011, 09:49:11 am
Yes, took forever to get those 30 emblems but it was totally worth it to get Sheva's tribal outfit and Chris old S.T.A.R.S. uniform.

Oh, and I'm playing the game in Veteran Mode too. So far so good. Enemies are tougher, but all of them go down with only one Rocket launcher strike and I have unlimited ammo on it.

That's where the fight with the giant comes in. Your weapons and infinite amo sets don't make a bit of difference. You're stuck with the chain gun on the jeep that overheats really fast,  and a giant that will kill you in 3 hits. Bad news.
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Post by: max_cady on November 01, 2011, 12:49:59 pm
Yeah, it was tough. But I beat him on the second try, though.
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Post by: SOUP on November 01, 2011, 01:06:34 pm
Yeah, it was tough. But I beat him on the second try, though.
Oh wow. Good job  ;D.
If you have it on PS3 would you be up for helping me out with that part on co-op?

Edit:
I just Beat Catherine last night. Bring on Uncharted 3 XD.
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Post by: max_cady on November 02, 2011, 04:50:58 pm
Oh wow. Good job  ;D.
If you have it on PS3 would you be up for helping me out with that part on co-op?

Edit:
I just Beat Catherine last night. Bring on Uncharted 3 XD.
I wouldn't mind giving a hand, but unfortunately I'm on the 360. :)

Speaking of which, I think I finally have got Resident Evil fatigue, so to speak, I've been playin' RE 5 so much, I did the Veteran difficulty mode in two sittings and I tried to do Resident Evil 4 HD, but right now, I'm just way too exhausted to finish it right now.

But I've been playing that Sonic Generations demo like crazy.
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Post by: SOUP on November 03, 2011, 08:02:56 am
Bummer :(.
Thanks for the thought though.

I picked up Uncharted 3 last night, and ploughed through the first 7 chapters.
I don't want to ruin any of the wow moments for anyone, so I'll just say that I'm enjoying it quite a bit ;).

One thing that I will say, is that this is one of the only games where I'll actually stop playing just to admire the scenery.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on November 03, 2011, 09:04:24 am
Playing Generations every chance I can. At the final boss, have yet to enter it, but I did manage to collect all the emeralds so everything is set. I just need to find time to play to the end uninterrupted.
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Post by: SOUP on November 03, 2011, 10:32:25 am
@Barry:
Congrats sir. You're making crazy progress :).
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on November 03, 2011, 10:54:41 am
I like how Emeralds are managed in Generations. In Adventure 1&2 you saw Sonic collecting them, but really didn't get a sense of having them in an inventory. You just had to mentally keep track of who had what and how many, and in the end it didn't matter since he was just given them all.

Heroes special stages were a great idea, but sucked, and once you got all the emeralds you unlocked the final stage BUT couldn't use them as you would in the classic games. So collect the emeralds = complete the game, but no Super Sonic in regular stages. Lame.

'06 followed the Adventure method where it happened within the narrative. Not too exciting, and defeated the original purpose of the emeralds.

Unleashed did a pretty cool job. You had all the emeralds from the get go, but had to place them in the temples to reawaken them. Completing a stage = unlocking a temple = getting an emerald. I liked this approach.

Colors was on the right track, but I hated how red rings = more multiplayer stages = emeralds. Red rings should have unlocked artwork (like in Generations) and multiplayer stages should have unlocked when you completed stages in the main game. Red rings were just an unnecessary extra step towards Super Sonic.
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Post by: max_cady on November 03, 2011, 02:50:45 pm
Played a bit of Urban Terror last night.

I messed with the specs, setting the textures to high quality and it did wonders.
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Post by: SOUP on November 04, 2011, 10:16:43 am
I played a bit more Uncharted 3 last night. I'm up to Chapter 11 now. I think the game has around 22 chapters, but the later ones are probably longer than some of the earlier ones. 
Tonight's probably going to be another Uncharted 3 night  ;D.
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Post by: max_cady on November 05, 2011, 08:01:52 pm
I got back to Resident Evil 4 HD, after a few days of getting over my exhaustion of the Resident Evil franchise. And I finished it, I stockpilled a lot of gems and red+yellow+green combos that are worth a fortune and bought the Infinite Rocket Launcher. It makes the already easy final boss battle, more of a practice mode.

I'll go to that other special game: Seperate Ways.

But basically, I am exhausted because in the Resident Evil games when you get that super-duper weapon that basically destroys everything with one hit, you get bored pretty quickly and just want to finish the game as quickly as possible.
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Post by: SEGA_Portuguese on November 05, 2011, 08:22:39 pm
I started to play Space Channel 5. This games screams SEGA in every part. This is the kind of game that only SEGA can do. The cool quotes, the charisma of the characters, the characters designs...loved. The last time i played my Dreamcast was in 2003, today when i got the box and looked the SEGA logo, i got so happy and sad at the same time. Without SEGA consoles, things are never the same.
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Post by: max_cady on November 06, 2011, 09:54:11 am
I started playing Assigment Ada on the Seperate Ways mini-game.

Basically, it's all the behind the scenes stuff with Ada to give us a little more of what has happened behind some of the events. The uspcale they did was fantastic, the only flaw however, was that the FMV sequences were all from the Gamecube and quite frankly looked like crap. Lazy port, Capcom.
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Post by: SOUP on November 08, 2011, 10:07:05 am
@SEGA_Portuguese: Hopefully they'll make another entry in the series :).


I beat Uncharted 3 over the weekend. There were too many "wow" moments in that game to count. It's the definition of entertainment.
I'm halfway through my second playthrough on crushing with 9 treasures left to find. I just might have a platinum trophy in this one before Zelda comes out.
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Post by: max_cady on November 08, 2011, 06:04:32 pm
Finished Sonic Generations. No seriously, it took me two days.

That Time Eater boss is really cheap and random.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on November 08, 2011, 07:12:30 pm
Finished Sonic Generations. No seriously, it took me two days.

That Time Eater boss is really cheap and random.

Took me four hours one day, 1.5 the next. But I'm still plowing through the missions and have yet to hit the hard mode of the bosses. Have about half the missions completed.
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Post by: George on November 08, 2011, 08:08:39 pm
Uncharted 3 and Sonic Generations.

Fuck Uncharted 3.
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Post by: SOUP on November 09, 2011, 08:19:36 am
Uncharted 3 and Sonic Generations.

Fuck Uncharted 3.

Are you having troubles with it?
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Post by: George on November 09, 2011, 09:25:53 pm
I just dislike the aiming like 80% of NeoGAF.
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Post by: SOUP on November 10, 2011, 08:54:09 am
They recently patched it. I haven't been having any issues, so give it a shot.

I'm up to chapter 20 on Crushing with 2 treasures left to go.  I just might platinum Uncharted 3 before Zelda comes out :).
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Post by: SOUP on November 12, 2011, 09:21:53 am
And done. It took a little over a week, but I've got the Platinum trophy in Uncharted 3.  The co-op missions are a lot more compelling than I was expecting. They really ramp up the difficulty, so you actually need to work together pretty closely.
I'm pretty terrible at the competitive multiplayer, but it was fun too.

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Post by: SEGA_Portuguese on November 15, 2011, 05:15:51 pm
So, i started to play Yakuza 1. I i have a lot of say about this game, but basically is like Soup said: the gameplay is a bit rough around the edges and the story is top notch. I am having a lot of fun with this game. About the  dub in english, i think the voice actors are pretty good, but is kinda of annoying heard the word "fuck" in every  phrase.  And is funny to see how much the face of Kiryu changed since the first game.
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Post by: SOUP on November 16, 2011, 09:17:31 am
@SEGA_Portuguese:
I guess the switch back to lastgen Kazuya can be a bit jarring. I had a pretty similar experience when I checked out the cutscenes from the first games before I played Yakuza 4.  It's one of those things where stepping up seems really natural, but going back is really off. It's like Sonic Adventure to Sonic Genrations. The whole time he looks like Sonic, it's just that he looks more like Sonic over time. When you go back to Adventure, he looks way different.

Back to Yakuza 1 though, I guess they might have been shooting for that GTA crowd with the hollywood cast dropping f-bombs Pacino style.

The one plus side to the much longer loading times would have to be the music. I think the first game has my favourite pre-fight music :D.
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Post by: SEGA_Portuguese on November 16, 2011, 10:13:22 pm
I like this music too, but my favorites musics are "Material Delights" and "Rebellions" from Yakuza 4  :) .
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 17, 2011, 08:48:17 am
Played Sonic Generations again. Did a couple of extra side-missions. Some of them are a cakewalk while others are kind of cheap.
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Post by: SOUP on November 19, 2011, 10:15:53 am
I finished up the 5th chapter in Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box.
Two more chapters to go, and it's on to Unwound Future.  I'm pretty positive that the arrival of Zelda tomorrow is going to derail any plans I have to play games on a portable though.
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Post by: max_cady on November 19, 2011, 06:39:30 pm
Finished another couple of missions in Sonic Generations. Also finished almost all of Ada's Seperate Ways missions. Krauser is tought to beat since I barely have any good weapons to fight him off.
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Post by: SOUP on November 22, 2011, 10:27:25 am
I've been spending most of my weekend playing The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. I'm over 7 hours in, and not even at the second dungeon yet. It looks like Miyamoto wasn't exaggerating with the 50-100 hours comment.

So far it's been surprisingly difficult. The swordfighting bits are pretty precise, and the enemies don't really leave a lot of room for error. I'm digging the entire Skies of Arcadia vibe :D.
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Post by: max_cady on November 23, 2011, 04:40:03 am
I finished all the missions in Sonic Generations.

The Doppeldanger race ones are pretty tricky honestly. On some of the earlier stages they are pretty easy to beat. But later ones, especially Planet Wisp. Especially the 4th section with that annoying puzzle section where you have to push 3 gears.

But I did it. It was difficult but doable.

Now all I have to do is track the Red Star Rings.

Also, I beat Seperate Ways on Resident Evil 4 HD. And got 100 MSP just for it.

The 5th chapter is pretty tought. You have to fight 2 bosses. Both Krauser and Saddler. Especially Saddler.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on November 23, 2011, 08:20:08 pm
Super Mario Galaxy, got it used with a 20% off coupon. It's a really fun game (five years too late in saying that, I know)! Though I can totally see why I am a Sonic fan and not a Mario fan. For one thing, Mario has far too many reused elements. The series whores out nostalgia, to the point where classic elements redone in 3D aren't as special as when Sonic does it. Also, the speed the characters move at feels slow to me, and I don't like the life system of the classics. Galaxy with the 3/6 hit system is far more forgiving.

I'll stop complaining, it's a great game. Though I cannot see myself replaying levels like I do with Sonic games. They're sometimes too long and once I reach the goal I'm satisfied, not really needing to return to the stage. I'm with that with most Mario games. One playthrough is enough for me.

Also playing Mario & Sonic 2012 for review purposes. Won't type too much, but it's enjoyable. However, the series is showing it's age thanks to the Wii's SD graphics. London Party mode is really fun.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on November 24, 2011, 04:33:10 am
Been playing ass-loads of Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. Frank West, Ghost Rider and Skrull ALL DAY ERRY DAY.

I've also been playing some Saint's Row 3, but it's not as much fun as I was expecting it to be. I might drop it and start Dark Souls or even Sonic Generations this weekend. Also NFS The Run is out and I loved Hot Pursuit. Not sure if The Run will be as good with it's crappy looking QTEs.
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Post by: SOUP on November 24, 2011, 09:43:45 am
@Barry: Time to check out Galaxy 2. You might even enjoy it more than the first. They do a really good job of introducing new gameplay elements pretty regularly. Plus, it's got Yoshi.

@MadeManG: Have you tried out Phoenix Wright in UMvC3 yet? I was also a huge fan of NFS: Hot Pursuit, mostly because of Criterion.  I didn't really like the demo for The Run at all though. Everything about it just seems off.

I put another 2 hours into The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword last night. I only just made it to the beginning of the second temple. Looks like I won't be playing anything else until 2012 :). 
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Post by: max_cady on November 24, 2011, 06:11:44 pm
Picked up Resonance of Fate one more time... to finish all the Arena Challenges.

And I did. Pretty friggin' sweet. Now all I have to do is finish that Godforsaken Neverland area and I'll make a fourth and final playthrough of the entire RoF game.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on November 25, 2011, 03:03:40 am
MadeManG: Have you tried out Phoenix Wright in UMvC3 yet? I was also a huge fan of NFS: Hot Pursuit, mostly because of Criterion.  I didn't really like the demo for The Run at all though. Everything about it just seems off.

Haven't really tried out Phoenix Wright yet, but I should give him a shot. He seems like a really difficult character to get your head around, with multiple stances and the need to collect evidence etc. His playstyle doesn't really gel with me, but holy cow I've seen some good PW players online. They have him down to a tee, and when he gets into 'Turnabout' stance he's genuinely scary.

And yeah, unfortunately it seems like The Run won't be all that hot, but I'll give it a crack somewhere down the line.

I need to point out I played Rayman Origins yesterday, this game is wonderful. I think you guys would really enjoy it, the gameplay is really fun but the music and graphics are just gorgeous.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 25, 2011, 08:35:49 am
Phoenix sounds pretty interesting.

I tried the demo for Rayman, and thought it seemed pretty great. I'll probably pick it up in the New Year when the price drops a bit.
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Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on November 25, 2011, 03:24:07 pm
Phoenix Wright isn't too hard to use, but he'll need a fair amount of help to be effective. Although, I'm really terrible playing UMvC3 online. I've barely won any matches.
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Post by: max_cady on November 27, 2011, 07:06:38 pm
Aaargh... Resonance of Fate, why can't I quit you!?
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Post by: SOUP on November 28, 2011, 09:47:14 pm
22 hours into Skyward Sword. Anything involving crystals in the desert is pure win.

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Post by: max_cady on November 30, 2011, 11:24:39 am
Alright, it took 3 hours but I finished that Neverland dungeon. It was awesome.

All my characters are lvl 200+ and I got a lot of new extra items. It was totally worth it.

I felt like I finished everything there was in the game.

When the time is right, I'll get to playing through the entire 16 chapters again. I'll just to the story missions, so it shouldn't take long.
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Post by: SOUP on December 06, 2011, 09:09:28 am
I hit the 38 hour mark in Skyward Sword last night. I think I'm getting close to the final boss fight. There've been some really awesome subtle callbacks to the older games in the series. The layout of a certain dungeon later in the game is guaranteed to bring a smile to older fans of the series.
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Post by: max_cady on December 07, 2011, 06:13:14 am
Curse you, Red Dead Redemption!

Damn, I started playin' that game and haven't put it down since. At least two hours every day. A whole lot more on weekends.

It has a good story (thought I feel like it lacks focus sometimes, especially down South) and there's literally so much you can do. There's a couple of great side quests. There's hunting, horse breaking, poker(to which I still have no idea how to play), random strangers that I rescue from time to time, hidden treasures, buying up properties,etc,etc.

But, there's one thing that annoys the heck out of me. It doesn't matter how well you, it doesn't matter if you're a friggin' saint, if you happen to shoot the wrong person at any given time, you have a bounty on your head. If you try to break up a fight, by lassoing a guy, presto, instant bounty for kidnapping.

There are robbers who pass by shooting up the place, drunk guys attempting to stab hookers at the local saloon and the marshalls won't do jack. If I so much as point a gun in the wrong direction at a random bystander and I'm in trouble with the law.

You have to go to very specific places to either give a pardon letter or pay up for the crimes.

But other than that, it's an awesome game and I already downloaded the Undead Nightmare expansion to get some more playtime out it.
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Post by: SOUP on December 07, 2011, 10:27:45 am
I beat the final boss in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword last night :D. I don't want to spoil anything, but it's pretty tough. I got my ass handed to me quite a few times before I came upon a really odd trick that allowed me to win almost right away. I was planning on moving on to Arkham City next, but I might just keep on doing sidequests in Zelda.
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Post by: CrazyT on December 07, 2011, 10:34:02 am
What a coincidence hehe. I came here to say that I finished skyward sword as well. What a game, probably my goty.

I went prepared to the final boss haha. I had explored and found alot allready in the game, but I went in search for the last few pieces of hearts and items before heading to the final baws.

Question though soup. (spoiler) [spoiler]Did that old trick involve the shield?[/spoiler]
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Post by: max_cady on December 07, 2011, 05:21:13 pm
Played a huge chunk of the remaining Red Dead Redemption story missions. I thought it was over at this point but apparentely there's a lot more to go.

Then I picked up and started playin' Broken Sword: Director's Cut on the PC. For some reason, now I want to uninstall it and burn the darn DVD.

Not for some reason, I just don't like what Revolution Software did to this director's cut.

I don't mind some of the early changes, with 20% extra content at the early start, but when the George Stobbart section began, I got pretty mad at it. They kept most the original cutscenes and added in the new artwork which sticks out like a sore thumb, but not only that. They changed a lot of the original dialogue, they kept part of it, but the different in audio quality between the original and the new dialogue is shockingly different. Stobbart's original speech has been altered to something that's so mundane it hurts.
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Post by: SOUP on December 08, 2011, 11:14:45 am
@CrazyTails: [spoiler]I still haven't gotten around to getting the best sheild. In fact, I came across the trick after my sheild was broken. I had no idea what to do without it, so I just started bringing out random items. When I pulled out my bug net, and started waving it around, Demise just kept staring at it. I waved it around to get him confused, then quickly switched to my sword and hit him that way.  I ended up beating him quite easily this way.[/spoiler]
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Post by: CrazyT on December 09, 2011, 02:47:32 am
@CrazyTails: [spoiler]I still haven't gotten around to getting the best sheild. In fact, I came across the trick after my sheild was broken. I had no idea what to do without it, so I just started bringing out random items. When I pulled out my bug net, and started waving it around, Demise just kept staring at it. I waved it around to get him confused, then quickly switched to my sword and hit him that way.  I ended up beating him quite easily this way.[/spoiler]
Lol wow, you're a genius XD. [spoiler]I parried him with my shield. You can get the hylian shield if you kill 8 bosses on rush mode at the thunder dragon. When you manage to parry him 3 times with your shield he gets stunned. Tbh the boss is really short and easy when you get the hang of it. I went in search for different tactics when i finished the game, and it seems when you charge your weapon and he shoots electricity at you, it gets charged with electricity as well  :o. Pretty neat.[/spoiler]

Glad i'm done with this game though. On to the next one
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Post by: SOUP on December 09, 2011, 12:07:17 pm
@CrazyTails:
Thanks :D.
Necessity is the mother of invention, and all that.

I think I'll keep playing for that shield, and the rest of the heart pieces/goddess cubes/gratitude crystals. As long as I beat one more game before December 31st, I'll be happy.
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Post by: max_cady on December 11, 2011, 04:54:13 pm
Okay, I decided to finish off the rest of the Story Missions in RDR.

Not much longer now. I just wish they had finished the game right there. I mean, the story's officially over, why do I need to keep more of the same stuff I already did early on in the game?
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Post by: SOUP on December 15, 2011, 11:49:19 am
I played a decent amount of Arkham City last night. I beat the bit in the museum, and figured it was a good place to take a break. The game's growing on me, but I don't see myself going for the Platinum Trophy like I did in Arkham Asylum.
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Post by: max_cady on December 15, 2011, 04:03:18 pm
Not much to say...

Finished Red Dead Redemption. I wish the game had ended much sooner, but oh well, it's a good ending.

Picked up 'Splosion Man again only to have to put it down after the last few stages where it was just me swearing at the top of my lungs because of cheap deaths caused by either lack of childlike reflexes or unresponsive controls.

Then I started playing Sonic CD and tonight I'm playin' the final level.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on December 25, 2011, 11:00:23 am
Playing through Vanquish on Hard.  I really like that game.  The best Platinum Game for me so far.  I also have been playing Sonic Generations here and there. 
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Post by: max_cady on December 25, 2011, 05:22:23 pm
(http://i42.tinypic.com/fcp99s.jpg)

After I finished a lot of stuff on Red Dead Redemption, I finally got bored with the game and decided to move on, I moved on to Star Ocean: The Last Hope on Xbox 360.

And quite frankly I'm surprised at how good it is. Of all the Tri-Ace games I've played thus far, this one is up there with Resonance of Fate. Apart from Infinite Undiscovery, Tri-Ace is actually a pretty good dev.

The only major flaw I could point out in this game is the actual dungeon exploration, the outdoor areas and towns are all fine and dandy, but it's the dungeons that annoy the heck out of me.

The very first one is kinda annoying because the design is bland and sometimes it's hard to tell exactly where are you supposed to go and what to do.

The second major flaw is voice acting and manner, one character who is not even a playable character on the team, I don't want to spoil it, but when you see her you'll know what I mean. Annoying voice and her attemps to be funny actually come across as being mildly offensive.

And another character who for some odd reason, talks... like... this...(with frequence monotone pauses between words).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on December 26, 2011, 05:22:48 am
Playing ALOT of deus ex lately. I had been playing it a little bit so now and then, but never had time to play it more intensely.

So I passed the second boss now and this may probably end up being my GOTY if it stays this epic
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 26, 2011, 08:17:48 am
iOS version of Sonic CD. Touch controls are great, but Metal Sonic is difficult. Finally beat him, and the game. Just need to complete time attack.

Have to finish Metallic Madness on the console version for time attack mode, then I get to play with all the fun extras. :)
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Post by: max_cady on December 27, 2011, 12:49:32 pm
More Star Ocean: The Last Hope... Jesus, the dungeon I was in is big enough to be the final dungeon in a Final Fantasy game, and it's only like the third one in the entire game. And a lot of it is just pointless padding 'cause many rooms are completely indentical.

But it's worth it just for a lot of those funny and neat character moments, except again for that NPC character who just made an incest joke that's so tasteless even Bill Maher would get disgusted.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on December 27, 2011, 03:45:46 pm
Gawd it's been ages since I posted here, i'll just post what I've been playing recently.
Before Christmas I was still playing lots of UMVC3. Theres so many fun characters and gameplay styles to play in this game, theres about 4 teams I was using regularly

Frank West/Ghost Rider/Skrull - Main team, revolving around using Skrulls assist to extend Frank's combos to get him leveled up. Ghost Rider for zoning (especially with Frank's cart assist) then Super Skrull in LV3 X Factor is a beast.

Nemesis/Ghost Rider/Dormammu - Started working on extending Nemesis combos with wall-bounces and the like, he's just a fun character overall though, and very hard hitting. Ghost Rider rawks and is probably my favourite char in the game and I've been slowly getting better with Dormammu and utilizing his air dashes to get in easier etc. As an anchor he can use that meter really effectively too.

Taskmaster/Chris/Arthur - Zoning team. Just jump back 'I SEE YOU' arrows with Tasky (occasional E-Z mode combos with him too that do huge damage. Chris is all about shoot-cancelling into Magnum (EAT LEAD) and stuff like that. Then Arthur in gold armour and XF3 is just lol (HOW IS YOUR SPEED? HOW IS YOUR SPEED? HOW IS YOUR SPEED?).

Haggar/Frank/Hawkeye - Just because Haggar is fun as hell to play as, and his dropkick now relaunches guys from the ground. He can raw tag to frank after Rapid Punch super for a quick Level up to LVL 3 Frank and Hawkeye is just a character I wanted to learn and get better with.



Was also playing King of Fighters XIII, which is just a fan-bloody-tastic game. Awesome fighter that I really love, probably more than UMVC3 to be honest. Too bad the netcode sucks so it's harder to find good matches.

I dropped the fighting games around Christmas though, mainly because I just wanted a change of pace for a bit of single player games instead. Been playing lots of Halo Anniversary, which I'm enjoying more than I thought I would. It's really a fantastic remake of the game, made all the more nostalgic that I was playing it on Christmas Day, just like I played the first Halo on Christmas Day years and years ago.

Also been playing Shogun 2 - Wow, I was really sleeping on this game for a long time. I had started several campaigns but never finished them until a few days ago when I beat the Oda campaign. I immediately started on a Mori campaign after that and now I'm addicted to Total War again. Cannot wait for Fall of the Samurai next year!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 28, 2011, 04:42:51 pm
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My Sonic 4: Episode I save file got corrupted for some reason, I lost all the data and worst all the Chaos Emeralds. Screw this! Seriously...

But anyway, back to Star Ocean: The Last Hope, I have to say that at the 20 hour-mark, the plot is getting pretty weird and really far-out. Far-out in a sense that the plot(especially the main goal) keeps changing up every 5 hours or so. It's like Star Trek melted with different episodes of The Twilight Zone.

The last 4 hours were pretty weird...

[spoiler]
I crashed-landed on Planet Earth, yes the actual Planet Earth, but apparentely it is set 150-years before the events of the game. Edge and crew land in an Area 51-type facility where a lady scientist convinces Edge into giving up the ship's crystal core thingamajig to stop the event that led to Earth's annihilation in the future. But as it turns out, she wanted it to build an anti-matter generator, but it goes haywire, Edge and crew escape, but planet Earth was completely vaporized.

Now the twist was that it wasn't their Earth, an alternate dimension, removed from regular time and space, since if their Earth was destroyed, Reimi and Edge would not be standing there. Reimi and everybody finds confort in this news, except Edge who is rightfully mad and depressed over the fact that he was indirectly responsible for destroying an entire planet.

So right now, the optimistic Edge is now a typical JRPG emo main character and I feel like it's bogging the story down.

But oh, well...
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 29, 2011, 01:05:59 pm
I finished the main story in Batman: Arkham City last night.
I was really hoping to beat it before New Years, because that brought me up to an even 40 games that I've managed to beat this year. I'll probably keep playing it to finish all the side missions and such. The game's grown on me quite a bit since I first started playing it.

After that I'm thinking Child of Eden will be a nice change of pace.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 30, 2011, 06:58:18 pm
Still playin' Star Ocean: The Last Hope...

Moved up to disc 2. After another series of weird plot twists, I'm going to find some weird sage character.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on December 31, 2011, 08:54:25 am
I started Child of Eden last night........wow.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 31, 2011, 09:13:52 am
I need to finish Child of Eden. I stopped playing because I was moving too fast through the game. I sorta wanted to hold off until the winter to complete it. Because god knows that winters where I live result in a LOT of time indoors.

Played Sonic 4 Episode 1 after the announcement of Episode 2. Given that so much has been promised to be fixed, I wasn't so bothered by the downsides of the game. Hope they patch it though once Ep 2 releases. At the very least, tweak the physics a little and remove uncurling. I'd also like to see the new animations implemented. Whatever they are.

Played more Super Mario Galaxy. Great little game, though I can't play it for long spurts. I get a little bored after an hour or so.

Downloaded Fluidity off of Wiiware using Club Nintendo points. Great game! Reminds me of something I'd find on the iPhone.

Speaking of the iPhone, played Jetpack Joyride on my dad's iPhone over the Christmas break. Great game! Simple, but very addicting. Plus, it's free!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: nuckles87 on January 02, 2012, 01:16:32 am
Been playing Marvel vs Capcom 3, Uncharted Golden Abyss, Virtua Tennis 4, and the Gravity Daze demo on mah Vita.

Shinobi and Mighty Switch Force on my 3DS.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 02, 2012, 05:17:11 am
I was at a New Year's Eve Party and I brought my Xbox 360 along with 3 pads and a few of my multiplayer games at a friend's house.

We played a lot of Soul Calibur IV, Halo 3 and even tried out a game that I haven't played in ages: The Club.

The Club was actually a pretty good game to play with friends, because a lot of the multiplayer matches took place in smaller areas so it was easy to start shooting, whereas in Halo 3, some of the maps were so big that we spent more time actually searching for each other rather than shooting up the place.

In the next morning, I was hanging out at my friends house and he got to try out Red Dead Redemption before I drove back home.

Then I moved on to Star Ocean: The Last Hope.

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I cannot stress enough how much I dislike this character. It's not exactly her monotone dialogue and her manner, what grates me is that she adds "'kay" on almost every sentence, such as "This feels pretty good, 'kay!"

Who wrote her dialogue and thought it was cute to remove the O from Okay? I understand shortening it when there's a vowel before, but give me a break.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on January 02, 2012, 11:05:15 am
I'm playing F1 Challenge.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31S31QD410L._SL500_AA300_.jpg)

It's hardly the best Saturn racing game, but it's pretty fun.
Gameplay is great arcade fun, with some depth. Graphics have aged badly, and it's one of those games that looks better on an old TV.

Where they really fucked up though is the longevity.
No career, no qualifying, no multiplayer, no more than 5 cars (though all of them are licensed and run against you, you can't select them), no more than 6 tracks (3 of which are made up).

It's an arcade F1 racing game. Feels like Super Monaco GP at some points (and that is always a good thing), but aside from being THE BEST at 3 tracks it won't grab your attention for more than a couple hours at best.

Sweet gameplay, not a lot to do, and as aged very badly.

Yet, fun and addictive. I'm playing it again and again just to improve on my laps.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 02, 2012, 04:39:37 pm
Been playing Marvel vs Capcom 3, Uncharted Golden Abyss, Virtua Tennis 4, and the Gravity Daze demo on mah Vita.

Shinobi and Mighty Switch Force on my 3DS.

How's UMVC3 on Vita?

Also, to those with Child of Eden, are you playing with Kinect or Controller? I want to play it soon, but not sure how it's best played.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 02, 2012, 04:53:04 pm
Kinect is the way to go with Child of Eden. It seems to be made for it. The controller option is too slow and stiff by comparison. I found the game harder with the controller, and not in a good sort of hard way.

Oh, and I'm playing Rayman Origins, picked it up for the far more fair price of $30. Seems to be Gamestop's new price for it (George was right, lol). Really awesome game! Far easier than I thought it would be, when compared to the first Rayman. The graphics and animation are LUSH.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 02, 2012, 06:09:25 pm
In that case, I'll have to dust off the old Kinect Sensor (I don't think it's been plugged in for close to a year, lol Kinect).

Also, Rayman Oranges is awesome fun. I finished it not long ago, and I think it's deserving of full price to be honest, there's a surprisingly large amount of content in it. It seems really easy at first, and while overall it IS pretty easy to beat, the game does get significantly harder later on, so don't worry too much about breezing through it. The music and graphics are fantastic, love the 2D animation and detail.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 02, 2012, 06:56:00 pm
Still enjoying the heck out of Star Ocean: The Last Hope...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 02, 2012, 07:43:32 pm
In that case, I'll have to dust off the old Kinect Sensor (I don't think it's been plugged in for close to a year, lol Kinect).

Also, Rayman Oranges is awesome fun. I finished it not long ago, and I think it's deserving of full price to be honest, there's a surprisingly large amount of content in it. It seems really easy at first, and while overall it IS pretty easy to beat, the game does get significantly harder later on, so don't worry too much about breezing through it. The music and graphics are fantastic, love the 2D animation and detail.

Don't forget the white gloves!

Also, yeah, I didn't mean to get down on Origins price tag. In fact, I wish more big name 2D games hit retail at full price alongside the FPS and epic adventure games. Looking forward to slowly getting through it, I like how you don't have to start from the beginning of the stage when you die. Reminds me of Trials HD in that regard with the many checkpoints and endless(?) lives.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: nuckles87 on January 03, 2012, 02:41:41 am
How's UMVC3 on Vita?

Also, to those with Child of Eden, are you playing with Kinect or Controller? I want to play it soon, but not sure how it's best played.

Near console perfect port. Background elements have been simplified considerably and it's all still now which looks weird at times, but that doesn't really matter in the heat of battle.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 03, 2012, 03:54:27 pm
Also, to those with Child of Eden, are you playing with Kinect or Controller? I want to play it soon, but not sure how it's best played.

I've just picked it up on PS3. I'm loving the game, but I'm having a tough time beating the fourth stage with the standard controller. I haven't tried it with the move yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on January 03, 2012, 04:38:16 pm
You can play Child of Eden with a standard PS controller? Didn't know that..


Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 03, 2012, 05:52:43 pm
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Another healthy dose of Star Ocean: The Last Hope.

I managed to finish up yet another dungeon, it's not as long as the ones I've been in on disc 1, but it's pretty confusing.

[spoiler]
You see, one of the characters Sarah, a winged alien, has been kidnapped by a brainwashing cult that wants to commit human sacrifice in order to awaken a demon.
I have to get around a place called The Purgatorium, seems simple enough, except that this one suffers the same problem as many of the previous dungeons, it has rooms that look exactly the same, some of them with literally nothing on them, while others have a few random treasure chests and some are full of enemies. But even worse, there are now actual puzzles, the first few are a snap, but there's one that's so confusing that ir hurts.

Basically you have to turn globets of fire whenever a statue points a sword at it. Easy, right? Try a room with four statues, each with tons of goblets that you have to turn in a specific order, if you light them at random, you get an enemy attack.

But afterwards, you twarth the evil cult's plans and even worse they seem to be interconnected with previous incidents.

One of the most shocking scenes in the game, involves Faize, one of the main characters, who had befriended a tribe of nomads, including a young woman who offered him a robe. Before Edge and the team head out to stop the evil cult's plans, he discovers that the tribe were snatched by the cult.

They get to the altar to stop Sarah's execution, but after defeating the boss, Faize goes towards the other altar which is smeared in blood and looks over the pit, confirming his suspicions. What follows is tha instead of sobbing, he starts cackling like a maniac, apparentely possessed by someone or something and then  snaps out it.

This can't be good...
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 04, 2012, 08:23:49 am
You can play Child of Eden with a standard PS controller? Didn't know that..
It plays just like Rez with a standard controller, except you've got a rapid fire button in addition to the usual lock-on shot.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 07, 2012, 02:37:15 am
Started Playing Uncharted 3. Thoughts: OH GOD WHY IS THIS SERIES SO FUCKING GOD-LIKE!? I've only just started it but it's outstanding so far. As much as I prefer my Xbox 360 over PS3, this game trounces any exclusive on Microsoft's console.

Also been playing UMVC3 and Dragon Quest VI on my DS (AKA Random Battles VI: Fight Every Two Steps).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on January 07, 2012, 05:39:25 am
Dragon Quest VI on my DS (AKA Random Battles VI: Fight Every Two Steps).

AKA Skies of Arcadia 2 minus the ships?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 07, 2012, 09:14:36 am
I had a Chu Chu Rocket Party. My sister vs. her boyfriend vs. my girlfriend vs. me.
Hilarious stuff. I haven't laughed that hard, or that long in a long time.

Why this game hasn't been ported to PSN or XBLA blows my mind. It probably wouldn't be nearly as fun online as it is with local multiplayer though.

Started Playing Uncharted 3. Thoughts: OH GOD WHY IS THIS SERIES SO FUCKING GOD-LIKE!? I've only just started it but it's outstanding so far. As much as I prefer my Xbox 360 over PS3, this game trounces any exclusive on Microsoft's console.
Great to hear you're enjoying it so much man :). How far along are you?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 07, 2012, 04:10:13 pm
AKA Skies of Arcadia 2 minus the ships?
I think it's possibly worse. But don't they play-test for this stuff? Or do they enjoy running into a group of 5 garbage enemies every 2 seconds and having to mash 'A' button until they all die and you get 2 XP and 6 gold coins?

Anyway, it's not enough to ruin the game, but it is annoying.

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Great to hear you're enjoying it so much man :). How far along are you?

I'm only up to the old castle in France so far, but everything has been good even in the early stages. When I started playing I got blown away by the graphics expecially, they've really done some amazing work with the face detail. Voice acting and cutscenes are all the usual amazing quality as well, and the set pieces in the gameplay are amazing. The chase across the columbian rooftops was fantastic.

The only complaint I would have is that the shooting is a bit so-so.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 07, 2012, 04:37:58 pm
Completing achievements in Generations, still loving the game.

Slowly progressing through Rayman Origins and Mario Galaxy.

Discovered XBLA indie game Avatar Legends, costs only $3. You guys have gotta try it, lots of customization and pretty easy to understand after watching a tutorial video. I want some friends to share games with.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4SlIQs-o6I
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 07, 2012, 05:28:30 pm
I was surprised at how many people had Sonic Generations as their favourite Sega game this year, I played the first few levels and didn't like it much. Couldn't put my finger on it exacltly but it didn't really win me over. The 'Giant Evil Monster' garbage didn't help though.

I might have to give it another shot, but at the time I went with Rayman over Sonic.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on January 07, 2012, 08:30:24 pm
I was surprised at how many people had Sonic Generations as their favourite Sega game this year, I played the first few levels and didn't like it much. Couldn't put my finger on it exacltly but it didn't really win me over. The 'Giant Evil Monster' garbage didn't help though.

I might have to give it another shot, but at the time I went with Rayman over Sonic.

Green Hill Zone and Chemical Plant Zone feel like real tutorial levels, its Sky Sanctuary onwards that the game picks up I feel. Classic Sonic really goes on a great run from there on and modern Sonic's level start to rely on 3D sections more and more as you get towards the end.

As for the Time Eater, the final boss fight is terrible, but I am sure the concept will grow on you, shame the execution of its boss fight is pure dog's poo.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 07, 2012, 08:42:21 pm
Star Ocean: The Last Hope is going to be the death of me.

There are so many sidequests, so many challeges and that mutiplier keeps me going.
Also love those comical Private Action sequences. Edge getting constantely slapped in the face seems to be a reccuring theme.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 08, 2012, 09:10:34 am
Green Hill Zone and Chemical Plant Zone feel like real tutorial levels, its Sky Sanctuary onwards that the game picks up I feel. Classic Sonic really goes on a great run from there on and modern Sonic's level start to rely on 3D sections more and more as you get towards the end.

As for the Time Eater, the final boss fight is terrible, but I am sure the concept will grow on you, shame the execution of its boss fight is pure dog's poo.

Yeah, both Sonics start to feel awesome at Sky Sanctuary onwards. Like Aki said, Modern starts to have far more freedom to explore and classic gets better and better. Classic Rooftop Run might be one of my top five 2D Sonic acts.

I was not a fan of Time Eater initially, but when you find out that it's not technically a monster, it's a pretty awesome concept.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 08, 2012, 03:28:57 pm
Hmm, I'll definitely give Sonic Gens another chance soon. It does seem like a game I really should like, at least more than Sonic Colours which didn't really capture me. I still don't agree with some stuff like the level selection but whats there seems very good at least!

Also been playing more Uncharted 3, this game just goes from strength to strength. I think I'm still relatively early on (I'm currently at the 'Pirate' bit) but they just pull out so many amazing sequences at each location, they all feel like they could be that big exciting last level of a game. The burning castle in Franch in particular was just... wow. I don't often play PS3, but whenever Uncharted or Yakuza comes around I'm so, so glad I have one.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SEGA_Portuguese on January 09, 2012, 04:01:34 pm
-Yakuza 2
-Sonic Generations
-King of Fighters XIII
-Space Channel 5
-Golden Axe 3
-Phantasy Star Portable
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 09, 2012, 06:51:54 pm
Damn, spent another four hours playin' Star Ocean: The Last Hope.

I am happy to say that this is the first SquareEnix title that I've actually enjoyed playing thus far.

I'm going to go as far as to say that this is exactly what Final Fantasy XIII should've been. An actual story, but with freedom to actually move around and play more, discover a ton of quests and have to freedom to level up as much as possible thanks to the multiplier, while still providing a good challenge.

The only major flaw is that the dungeon design is something of an annoyance. Like I stated before, most of the areas just look too much alike, with narrow corridors that all look alike and for some reason I can't see too far when I boot up the map.

The characters are also way more interesting than all of the ones I've seen in Final Fantasy XIII. While they fall into a lot of your average japanese anime stereotypes (Hulking silent type, cutesy teenager, flirty elf chick with distractingly huge cans, underdressed catgirl) at least they don't sound like philosophy majors, like that other game.

You know, Tales of Vesperia is the best JRPG on the 360, but... I think that's about to change.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on January 09, 2012, 06:54:50 pm
You know, Tales of Vesperia is the best JRPG on the 360, but... I think that's about to change.

You would rank both of them above Lost Odyssey Max? Or have you yet to play that?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 10, 2012, 05:58:20 am
I bought and played Lost Odyssey for almost 6 months.

Lost Odyssey, is an excellent JRPG, but it loses towards Tales of Vesperia and Star Ocean: The Last Hope, because LO has the difficulty crancked up to 11 and the learning curve is a bitch. Lost Odyssey is hard, but after you take the beating, you come out and start kicking butt twice as hard. I'm not a fan of beating end stages bosses with only very specific actions.

But I would put that one over Final Fantasy XIII in a heartbeat.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on January 10, 2012, 09:41:40 pm
I just finished DEUS ex: Human revolution. This was such a crazy experience that the ending has left me a bit astonished. The story touches on so many realistic subjects that have to do with how technoligy can ruin ones life and ruin humanity. It does this in such a fine way that it even becomes a little bit political. People try to push themselves, but is that always the right thing? Others try to abuse said technoligy and they even bring the....
Spoilers ahead
[spoiler]Illuminati in the whole thing. Saying that the illuminati will have control over all humanity with the new technoligy etc. The creator of the augmentations ends up being upset about what he has created, and decides to spread a virus that infects every humans augmentation to make them kill each other and remove all trace of what he has created. [/spoiler]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 11, 2012, 04:06:33 am
Finally reached the last dungeon in Star Ocean: The Last Hope after a 35 minute cutscene that included a huge space battle and a very heartbreaking moment. But alas, the day is long and I'm quite tired right now.

So, I'll just try to complete a few more sidequests and be done with it. 'Cause I want to start playin' L.A. Noire.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 11, 2012, 06:46:54 am
I think I'm done with Arkham City. I got all the Riddler trophies in the main game, and was going to shoot for the platinum trophy until I saw what the campaign challenges were. You have to get perfect scores on 3 challenge maps in a row for a total of 108 medals. Flat out B. S.
So it's back on the shelf, and I tried (unsuccessfully) to make more progress in Child of Eden. I tried it out with the move, but found it impossible to calibrate properly. Ugh :(.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 11, 2012, 08:29:32 pm
I just finished DEUS ex: Human revolution. This was such a crazy experience that the ending has left me a bit astonished. The story touches on so many realistic subjects that have to do with how technoligy can ruin ones life and ruin humanity. It does this in such a fine way that it even becomes a little bit political. People try to push themselves, but is that always the right thing? Others try to abuse said technoligy and they even bring the....
Spoilers ahead
[spoiler]Illuminati in the whole thing. Saying that the illuminati will have control over all humanity with the new technoligy etc. The creator of the augmentations ends up being upset about what he has created, and decides to spread a virus that infects every humans augmentation to make them kill each other and remove all trace of what he has created. [/spoiler]

Such an awesome game, did you stay until after the credits? If not, youtube it. It makes more sense if you played the original, which is still better than Human Revolution I think.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 12, 2012, 06:02:16 am
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It's no wonder that the final part of the game is all in disc 3. The final dungeon is actually pretty straightfoward, despite it being huge, but the amount of cutscenes and their overall duration is just insane.

If I count the 2 hours that it took me to cross the entire dungeon and even the other massive boss fights (because if you're not careful, you'll run into bosses from the previous dungeons, but they aren't as tough), I would say that the other two hours is just me looking at cutscenes.

Not that they were bad or unwatchable(Lord knows there are a lot of cheesy moments within), but it really feels too long. Think of a Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King type of ending that just seems to go on and on...([spoiler] Though the comparisons to Lord of the Rings are spot-on, because when you think about it, the primary antagonists(the Grigori) in the game are something of an abstract entity. When you look at it through Judeo-Christian tones, you'll notice that every major enemy in the game refers itself as "We are the one who is all", it feels like a take on "I am legion, for we are many."[/spoiler] And oddly enough, they are the only cutscenes that you cannot skip, nor the end credits.

Nevertheless, it was a fun and memorable ride. It's not quite Tales of Vesperia-calibur but it's almost up there.

Like I said before, clearly Star Ocean: The Last Hope is the first RPG, nay, the first SquareEnix game in which I had actual fun. I didn't feel like the game was throwing a wrench into my fun factor, but make no mistake, it's not an easy game despite playing it on the lowest difficult. The dungeons, like I said before are a chore to get through, which is stunning when you consider that the game barely has any puzzle, but also a lot of boss fights in particular are tough, because, first, there's no disceranble way to see their life bars. Because when you start plowing the baddies, all you get is how much damage you dish out, but you don't get a sense of how much punishment you're dolling out and the monsters just keep acting the same way, doing their own thing over and over again, with no discernable way of knowing that the monster is dying or something along those lines. A lot of times, I'm actually stunned to see that the boss died because I'm still the same type of attacks and it looks the same.

But nevertheless, despite these issues, it is an awesome game. I would recommend gamers and JRPGs fans to track this one down before the copies vanish.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 12, 2012, 08:48:18 am
I beat Child of Eden last night.
Truly amazing stuff. The whole time I couldn't get over the fact that I was playing an honest to goodness sequel to Rez. This is one game I can guarantee that I'll keep coming back to.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on January 13, 2012, 01:34:12 am
Such an awesome game, did you stay until after the credits? If not, youtube it. It makes more sense if you played the original, which is still better than Human Revolution I think.
I had, and I didn't get it. [spoiler]I think it was about Megan working for a guy named Bill?[/spoiler]

Must've had something to do with the first game, but sadly I can't be bothered to catch up. Games are so time consuming.

Deus Ex is indeed was of the most intriguing games i've played in a long time... Or make that period.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 13, 2012, 03:13:25 am
^Games are time consuming, but if you liked Human Revolution that much it's worth investing time in the original.
Then again I can explain the link if you like BEWARE SPOILERS! IN white text because I don't know how to spoiler:
Bob Page (not Bill) is the CEO of Versalife (you might remember them being mentioned through the game) a mega corporation that has been researching nano-tech augmentations that come to fruition by the time the first game is set. He also engineered a virus called the 'Grey Death' and spread it through the planet to cull the population and to sell the anti-virus 'Ambrosia'. It's implying basically that he hired Megan to use her to develop the virus. It's also worth noting that he's talking to 'Morgan' most likely Morgan Everett, also in the first game, is a high ranking Illuminati member. After he discovers just what Bob is planning he gets infected with the virus and thrown out of the society.

'Bob' from the ending credits can be seen in the opening credits of the first game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKp0DP1O4bs
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 13, 2012, 09:17:37 am
A friend of mine really wants me to give Dead Space a shot, so he lent me both games as a Christmas present. With Arkham City and Child of Eden completed, I started up the first Dead Space last night. I didn't make it all that far, but it seems interesting so far. As long as I can beat it before Final Fantasy XIII-2 comes out, I'll be happy.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on January 13, 2012, 06:49:51 pm
^I played the first Dead Space on PC a couple of years ago, really good horror game. Haven't played the second one, but I'll try it out at some point.

Just finished Uncharted 3. Amazing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 13, 2012, 06:52:43 pm
I decided to play Alpha Protocol, for old time's sake... I got pretty bored with it after an hour.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 14, 2012, 02:52:29 pm
^I played the first Dead Space on PC a couple of years ago, really good horror game. Haven't played the second one, but I'll try it out at some point.

Just finished Uncharted 3. Amazing.
Congrats on beating Uncharted 3 :).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 18, 2012, 10:26:20 am
Played an hour of Just Cause 2 last night. God, what an amazing game. Story is shit, but the gameplay? Best sandbox game ever.

So I started out on a boat, and then rammed it into a dock and ejected via parachute to land on an airplane. I flew the plane to an island and crashed it into an enemy stronghold, and again ejected via parachute. I landed on a nearby rooftop and sniped a military leader, then swooped down and took their weapon. I hijacked an incoming police car, and drove it to another plane. Flew that plane to an unexplored island and found a military base. I stood atop a mountain and shot out all their fuel tanks til I was out of ammo, then grappled down to grab a dude's gun, then grappled right back up to my little perch and took out the rest of the fuel tanks. Then I skydived off the cliff and into a lake.

Good times.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 18, 2012, 04:08:03 pm
Got back into Red Dead Redemption, this time I'm playing the Undead Nightmare expansion pack.

And so far, I'm enjoying it. There are a couple of low points, unfortunately.
Missions aren't too different from each other, find missing people and 99 out of 100 times they've been zombified.

A few scares here and there, the biggest WTF moment was hunting down the sasquatch and having a conversation with the last one.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on January 23, 2012, 06:13:57 pm
^Games are time consuming, but if you liked Human Revolution that much it's worth investing time in the original.
Then again I can explain the link if you like BEWARE SPOILERS! IN white text because I don't know how to spoiler:
[spoiler]]Bob Page (not Bill) is the CEO of Versalife (you might remember them being mentioned through the game) a mega corporation that has been researching nano-tech augmentations that come to fruition by the time the first game is set. He also engineered a virus called the 'Grey Death' and spread it through the planet to cull the population and to sell the anti-virus 'Ambrosia'. It's implying basically that he hired Megan to use her to develop the virus. It's also worth noting that he's talking to 'Morgan' most likely Morgan Everett, also in the first game, is a high ranking Illuminati member. After he discovers just what Bob is planning he gets infected with the virus and thrown out of the society.[/spoiler]

'Bob' from the ending credits can be seen in the opening credits of the first game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKp0DP1O4bs
Hehe, thanks. I read the white text and I think that I have beeen convinced. Gonna have to go through the missing link first. Well I started that allready for a couple of minutes, and I was quite surprised. Is the missing link supposed to be canon?

Anyway yeh the GOTY edition of the first costs 10 euro's on steam so i'm gonna pick that up eventually
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 24, 2012, 04:59:15 am
Still playin' RDR: Undead Nightmare.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on January 24, 2012, 10:24:40 am
Playing Skyrim.

Don't tread on me, but I'm playing on Novice difficulty. I don't give a damn, I just love exploring everywhere and collecting shiny new armor, and I hate being suddenly killed by some Snow Troll or something.

So yeah, just breezing by and chillin'.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on January 24, 2012, 11:59:17 am
Playing Skyrim.

Don't tread on me, but I'm playing on Novice difficulty. I don't give a damn, I just love exploring everywhere and collecting shiny new armor, and I hate being suddenly killed by some Snow Troll or something.

So yeah, just breezing by and chillin'.
No shame in bumping down the difficulty to enjoy a game.  I enjoyed the hell out of God Hand on easy :D.

I spent a good chunk of the weekend playing Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One with my girlfriend.
It's got the odd technical glitch, but it's an overall fantastic game. Really solid multiplayer design. Unlike something like New Super Mario Bros. Wii, where you kind of get through the stages in spite of eachother, All 4 One requires pretty constant teamwork. The do a really good job of integrating team oriented puzzles throughout the whole thing.

If you have anybody to play it through with (online or in person), I'd highly recommend checking it out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on January 28, 2012, 05:05:41 pm
Starhawk Beta. I got it through Plus. Really good and fun, but then I got sorta burnt on it cuz I sucked.

I have a extra 'voucher' for the beta that came with UC3, those are redeemable on Jan 31st, if anyone wants it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 29, 2012, 05:50:35 am
I keep either playing Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare little by little and then moving on to games such as Star Ocean: The Last Hope(I can't let go of it yet. I have to beat that Colloseum and the super hard Cave of 7 Stars dungeon, which is insanely huge).

I started playin' Beyond Good and Evil, but only barely.

Still haven't touched LA Noire yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 01, 2012, 08:45:33 am
I've been making more progress in Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. It looks like Dead Space is going to have to wait. FFXIII-2 should be arrivng at my apartment tomorrow.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on February 01, 2012, 11:13:08 am
FF XIII-2 looks fun. Hit us up when you play it Soup! I'm interested in the whole train monsters thing. Looks like a cool pokemon-kinda thing
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 01, 2012, 12:48:07 pm
Absolutely :D.
I've got a pretty busy weekend coming up, but I'm hoping to get a chance to put some time into it. The monster capturing aspect seems like it could be pretty interesting for sure.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 01, 2012, 03:55:53 pm


OK, Star Ocean: The Last Hope you win. I'm putting you on the shelf for a while so I can focus on other games. Here I was all prepped up to fight the secret boss from The Cave of Seven Stars. I just can't do it right now.

I've levelled up like crazy which is good, but right now, I must've hit some sort of brick wall, because this boss is just insanely difficult. The whole dungeon in and of itself is a chore to get through and the enemies are tough if you are not careful.

The same goes with the final opponent from the Collosieum, who is also insanely hard, like Dark Souls...

With that in mind, I'm going to take a little breather and maybe revisit other titles. Because when I start to get really stressed out, I begin to develop a sty and it takes forever to heal so...

(http://i39.tinypic.com/24cxr47.gif)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 02, 2012, 09:11:15 am
Final Fantasy XIII-2 showed up earlier than expected and I managed to put about an hour into it last night.  I really have no idea what's going on story-wise, but I imagine that everything will be explained eventually. There's a nice recap feature on the main menu to go over the story of FFXIII in order to get you up to speed. It's a similar setup to the recaps in the Yakuza games where it's split up into chunks that you can check out at your liesure. The only difference is that instead of replaying cutscenes, it's got a little video that plays, while a narrator recaps each chapter of the first game.
They drop you into the action pretty quickly. So far the battle system seems about the same. I'm switching paradigms like a pro. I don't think I'm able to make my own paradigms, or switch around their order yet.
The enemies seem to pop up somewhat randomly, but you have this guage that shows up around you. It gives you a visual representation of how far, and which direction you need to run to avoid the fight, and how much time you have initiate a pre-emptive strike.
Again, I'm only one hour into a 30 hour game, so I can't do a whole lot yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 03, 2012, 06:17:02 am
Okay, I decided to try out another game.

I have Splatterhouse on the 360, which I started playin' yesterday. Wow, I've been completely out of the loop with these brawlers. On Easy Mode it's pretty hard... What is with Namco Bandai and these games with high difficulty levels? There's Dark Souls which is punishingly hard and now Splatterhouse!

I also decided to check out some of the classic 2006 games, yikes.

I booted up Enchanted Arms for the Xbox 360... Ouch, it has not aged well. It's a good looking PS2 game and I'll leave it at that.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 03, 2012, 07:26:11 am
The Simpsons Arcade!

Ok, I only played the trial, as I had to rush off to work, but it's so damn cool to finally have a console version of this!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 03, 2012, 07:00:04 pm
Started DC Universe Online and played the first episode of 'Back to the Future' which was 'OK'. Most of the issues on that game is how boring it is to walk to one place to another. Seriously, no run button? Feels really low budget as well.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on February 04, 2012, 05:05:40 am
Started DC Universe Online and played the first episode of 'Back to the Future' which was 'OK'. Most of the issues on that game is how boring it is to walk to one place to another. Seriously, no run button? Feels really low budget as well.

What have you been doing in DC Universe Online?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 04, 2012, 07:46:07 am
Started DC Universe Online and played the first episode of 'Back to the Future' which was 'OK'. Most of the issues on that game is how boring it is to walk to one place to another. Seriously, no run button? Feels really low budget as well.
Click the right analog stick.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on February 04, 2012, 08:12:29 am
Click the right analog stick.
That sounds really awkward.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 04, 2012, 03:46:27 pm
That sounds really awkward.
It's not too bad.  You don't have to hold it in or anything. You just click the stick, and it just kicks in whatever transportation power you selected. If you're a speedster, you'll run really fast (fast enough to run up walls ad such). If you picked flight, it starts you flying. I'm not to sure what happens if you picked acrobat, but I'd imagine it will start you jumping and flipping around or something.

The game does have some odd controls in general though. It's the first MMO I've ever checked out (outside of creating a character for the FFXIV beta), and I don't really get it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 04, 2012, 04:30:23 pm
Lets see..
Just finished Bloodrayne, I bought this on a GOG sale for like $3, it was surprisingly fun for the most part. A lot of it has dated pretty poorly (the game's combat in a post-Bayonetta world was terrible) but overall it was pretty cool. Made me want to play Bloodrayne Betrayal by WayForward, but it's been banned in Australia or something...

Started playing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckong - it's like they took the Fable games said "what can we improve on this?", improved on everything and then released it. I don't mean that in a bad way either, it's really good and I think I'm really going to enjoy this RPG. The combat is good fun and there seems to be heaps of options in the level up skill tree, and the world is just really... nice. For want of a better word.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on February 06, 2012, 03:09:17 am
^I agree, only I would also say that the fable series have really gone astray from the first game and kingdoms of amulur is what sorta brings back what fable has lost. Basically Kingdoms of amulur is what fable should have become... well sorta

Am I the only one that thinks fable 1 was the best?

Anywayi'm playing Resident Evil: Revelations and Shinobi 3ds. Both great games. RE: revelations is impressing. I would agree with the croud that say it's better than RE 5. It's got that exploration and RPG feel of the classics and the tension of RE4. The creatures (which are not zombies but still scary) really show up from everywhere while they don't show up frequently. Me like
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 07, 2012, 06:32:49 am
I played a really huge chunk of Spiral Knights last Sunday.

It makes me want to start a SEGABits guild to record our adventures.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 07, 2012, 09:14:08 am
Inspired by nuckles front page article, I booted up Panzer Dragoon Orta on my original XBOX last night and played it a bit. Then I popped in Sonic Heroes and finally defeated Egg Emperor with Team Sonic then tried to defeat him with Chaotix and failed.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 07, 2012, 06:07:07 pm
Right now I have on my playlist:

-RDR: Undead Nightmare(Almost near the end);
-Splatterhouse(If I see the Game Over Screen one more time, I'm putting this up on Ebay);
-LA Noire(X-Mas gift, still shrinkwrapped);
-Beyond Good & Evil HD(Huh, I barely touched it;
-Bulletstorm(A late X-mas gift to myself, also still in shrinkwrap);

The problem is: I don't feel like playing video games right now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 08, 2012, 11:45:25 am
I'm about halfway through Final Fantasy XII-2. The beast capturing thing is keeping things interesting as far as the paradigm system goes. The story makes more sense now, but is really odd. Lots of time travel paradox stuff. I like that there are a ton of different locations to visit, but I kind of miss the linearity of FFXIII. Pretty much all of the dialogue is done in-engine, so I'm missing the pre-rendered cutscenes too. Overall though, the game's really good.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 08, 2012, 06:39:30 pm
Glad to hear, man. I might catch FF XIII-2, if there's a markdown.

Speaking of which, I finally got around to finishing Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare. It's been pretty fun. It's a pretty short adventure, it has a few cool jokes here and there, an interesting story to get through, but the adventure got pretty darn repetitive since all you do from time to time is to go place X, kill all the zombies and move on, do a few missions, where it's mostly burning down casks or save people who are missing. Had it been a few hours long, it would've overstayed it's welcome.

Then I played Spiral Knights again. But DAMN, the server's been acting up for a while. I was disconnected. And just when I bought an uber-cool sword and a rapid fire firearm.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 15, 2012, 11:40:29 am
@Max_cady:  I imagine there should be a markdown by the summer.

Speaking of FFXIII-2, I made it up to the final chapter in the game, only to get my ass royally handed to me by the random baddies of the level.  As such, I spent the past couple of days doing side missions, and leveling my party up. I'm probably ready to take another crack at that final chapter, but I've really been enjoying the side stuff. I even manage to catch a green chocobo :D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 15, 2012, 03:35:02 pm
Well, the game just dropped £10 on Zavvi.com this week, I'd like to get it but on the other hand, Binary Domain is out next week, so I'm kinda in a pickle.

Anyway, yeah, finished Splatterhouse a while ago, just doing a couple of minor side stuff here and there and once again, I've gone back to Star Ocean: The Last Hope.

I want to beef my characters up as much as possible so I can finally beat that bastard boss from the secret dungeon.

And a another huge chunk of Spiral Knights.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on February 19, 2012, 09:08:49 pm
I'm currently playing Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland, The Jak and Daxter Collection, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim...and Dino Crisis on my PSP. I really need to finish one or two of them so I'm not playing so many games at once.  :-\ Still, they are all quite enjoyable.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 20, 2012, 03:37:40 am
Started playin' LA Noire a while ago. I've done about 6 cases right now. Depending on how you look at this, the game is either one of the best of all time or a major dissapointment in general.
I can be pretty easy to go from one sentiment to the next. Fans expecting an actual open-world experience will feel very cheated out.

On the other hand, LA Noire is perhaps the best Point 'n' Click-like adventure game in a long time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 22, 2012, 11:34:30 am
I "beat" Final Fantasy XIII-2 last night. Which is to say, I got to the credits after beating the main boss of the game. I still have to finish all the remaining missions, and unlock all of the paradox endings before I get the "real" ending.  My party's pretty much maxed out right now, so that shouldn't be a big deal now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 22, 2012, 06:51:46 pm
I was playing Spiral Knights.

I've finally gotten to the Tier 2 level and the game crashed on me mid-stage.

One thing that looked pretty cool though.

Now they have actually Story based missions it seems. When you login, you are placed in a room where you can choose to go to Haven or start a couple of missions.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 22, 2012, 07:14:01 pm
Been playing Darkness 2, which is really quite good I think. Very violent and disturbing in points though, I'm surprised it got passed for Australian release.

Resident Evil Zero is really really hard, there are so few green herbs and healing sprays in this game, and now there are evil zombie apes chasing me and wow, this isn't easy. Good game though. Want to play through REmake next.

Aaaand UMVC3, love it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on February 25, 2012, 08:02:54 am
Still playing Final Fantasy XIII-2. I think I'm only missing 2 of the hidden endings. Some of the bonus bosses are really, really tough.
I'll probably have to start maxing out some more creatures for the tougher fights.

I'm sitting at 130 of 160 fragments in the game, so I'm getting there :).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 29, 2012, 06:24:12 pm
Try as I might. I just can't get into the PC Gaming... I just can't.

I might play the Genesis Classics but that's about it.

The rest is just... ***sigh*** Some of the DRM just puzzles me. Some games that are sold on other sites need the Steam app, even though I didn't buy it directly from them.
Some of the other PC Games have a Games for Windows thingamajig that's really nothing more than a carbon copy of Xbox Live.

The game's eat up my HDD, but to have other DRM software installed there is just pointless clog.

I'm just not having fun with this...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 03, 2012, 08:15:45 am
I've got 3 fragements left in Final Fantasy XIII-2.
One's a slot machine task, that's pretty much all luck based, and the other two are tied into completing the bestiary. So.... mosty just time consuming stuff.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 03, 2012, 12:13:54 pm
Today's the day I'm going to get the 360 controller to work with NullDC! OH YEAH!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 03, 2012, 12:41:06 pm
My XBOX 360 is on its way for repairs.  That's the third time I've had to send one in, but this time it's not covered under warrantee.  I hope they send me one with an HDMI port.

I've been playing Godzilla Unleashed for PS2 and the Binary Domain demo for PS3. 

Binary Domain has me concerned that it's too hard.  When you take cover, robots come up behind you and shoot you in the back.  I told the sniper to shoot, and she said "Maybe Later".  Thanks a lot lady, what are you too busy reading the newspaper?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 03, 2012, 09:24:10 pm
Wish I could say Binary Domain, but I probably wont pick it up til the end of the month. HOWEVER I finally got my hands on a game that Ive really wanted: Williams Pinball Hall of Fame for the xbox 360. Its sort of a personal reason why I wanted to own it. My uncle, who was a pinball repair man and a huge gaming influence on me, died about 10 years ago, and this game includes near perfect reproductions of pinball tables he once owned. Namely Black Knight and Gorgar. Gorgar was, I think, the first pinball table to feature recorded dialogue while you played. Anyway, fantastic collection. Totally a game I can kick back late at night and play.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 10, 2012, 08:15:13 am
Over the past couple of days, I got the Platinum trophy for Final Fantasy XIII-2, and finished up the Sazh story DLC. I've finally put the game back up on the shelf....well, until the Lightning DLC comes out in May :D.

I've made a bit of a resolution to not buy any new games or movies until June, in order to save a bit of money.  On the upside, I should be able to finally make a dent in the huge backlog of games I've built up over the past few years.
I was planning to finish up Dead Space, and play through Sonic Genrations finally, but instead, I'm taking advantage of this Final Fantasy kick I've been on, and I've started up Final Fantasy XII. I've had Final Fantasy XII for quite some time, but always put it off because of the time investment. With no new purchases on the horizon for a while, it seems like a good a time as any to dive into it.
I also started up Journey, but I don't think that will take very long to beat.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 10, 2012, 04:54:35 pm
Soup, fuck that FF bullshit. You best be ready to play Binary Domain.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 10, 2012, 05:47:46 pm
I sure am  ;D. Super excited.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 10, 2012, 06:38:10 pm
Well, I've been playing Skies of Arcadia through NullDC 1.6. I connected my laptop to my LCD TV and connected a cheap USB joypad in and voilá. I read on some emulation boards how to get 1080p working on the NullDC, thus producing such high quality images such as this:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zETTVFylgM0[/youtube]

I've gotten to Ixa'taxa. Now I'm going over to the Ixa'taxa dungeon where Alfredo is currently running the dungeon. Perhaps one of the most difficult dungeons in the whole game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 11, 2012, 09:36:04 am
I beat Journey last night.
I don't know if I like it quite as much as Flower, but it definitley has some amazing moments. The way they've implemented online functionality is pretty interesting too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 12, 2012, 09:39:55 pm
Street Fighter X Tekken. I cant decide if I hate it or just kinda like it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 13, 2012, 05:41:18 am
Goten through De Loco's dungeon in Ixa'taxa and now I'm off to find the lost city.

And I played another healthy dose of Spiral Knights. You know this game's the closest thing I've had to that old PSO magic. Totally worth it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 13, 2012, 07:56:19 am
Street Fighter X Tekken. I cant decide if I hate it or just kinda like it.
Ouch. Is it odd to have the Tekken characters playing with Street Fighter mechanics?

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on March 13, 2012, 02:55:05 pm
Replaying Renegade Ops and trying out the two new characters. They are quite fun to use!  :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on March 14, 2012, 10:19:02 pm
Unfortunately, I'm not playing anything new. I really wanna' get my hands on the new Twisted Metal. Instead, I'm playing The Crow: City of Angels, Deep Fear and X-Men Vs. Street Fighter.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ezodagrom on March 14, 2012, 11:46:01 pm
Finished Mass Effect 3, wow, that ending... It's so bad...

Anyway, games I'm playing currently:
I occasionally play Age of Empires III, Phantasy Star Universe, Phantasy Star Online, FIFA 12, DiRT 3, Battlefield 3, Team Fortress 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 (all on the PC).
Some of these I rarely play, I might stay weeks or even months without playing (especially L4D2 and PSO, which I only play with my brother, and he doesn't have much free time).

The game I'm most likely going to be playing more now is Metro 2033, got the game for 2.50€ months ago but I haven't played it yet, so going to start playing it now.

I'm also waiting for Rayman Origins to be released for PC (it's going to be released on March 29).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 17, 2012, 08:25:11 am
Over the weekend (Thursday/Friday are my days off), I managed to finish off a decent amount of games. I beat Professor Layton and the Unwound Future(my favourite in the series to date), Space Invaders Extreme 2, and Kirby's Dream Land.
It was a bit odd going back to a Kirby game where you can't copy abilities. The music was still great, and the characters had a ton of personality for an old GameBoy game. I just might re-play Adventure on my NES at some point soon.
I made some more progress in Kirby's Return to Dream Land with my girlfriend. It's surprising how similar it is to Adventure. Right down to the springboard finish at the end of every stage.

I made a good chunk of headway in Final Fantasy XII too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 17, 2012, 03:59:53 pm
Damn it. Spiral Knights is actively trying to kill my social life.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 18, 2012, 08:02:05 am
Most of my portable backlog is comprised of RPGs, but I needed something a bit different from Final Fantasy XII. I ended up settling on Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters.  Gotta say, it feels pretty good to break out the PSP Go again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 18, 2012, 10:21:07 pm
Shogun 2: Rise of the Samurai. Very good and very complete expansion pack for one that was so cheap (especially for me as I bought it for $2 or something ridiculous on Steam's Total War sale).

I want to finish the Rise campaign before I get Fall of the Samurai.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 19, 2012, 07:30:12 am
After the awesome Clone Wars finale, I was having Star Wars withdrawal so I found The Force Unleashed at the mall for $8 new and played it last night.

No clue why this game was bashed by critics! Is it 10/10? No, but it's fun as fuck and the story is pretty epic.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on March 21, 2012, 06:29:38 am
After the awesome Clone Wars finale, I was having Star Wars withdrawal so I found The Force Unleashed at the mall for $8 new and played it last night.

No clue why this game was bashed by critics! Is it 10/10? No, but it's fun as fuck and the story is pretty epic.
That was the sequel for going apeshit. The first one was pretty cool.


Just finished up Sonic Generations. Very very good.. I just wish it had more story cutscene bits, the Robotnik/Eggman duo cracked me up. The game was short, but sweet.


I fucking hate Planet Wisp.


Now I'm playing Wolfenstein. Superpowered Nazis. Looks cool.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 22, 2012, 05:38:41 am
I would LIKE to be playing Shogun Total War 2, but Steam is being a dick. Bloody DRM bullshit.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 22, 2012, 07:50:31 am
That was the sequel for going apeshit. The first one was pretty cool.

Just finished up Sonic Generations. Very very good.. I just wish it had more story cutscene bits, the Robotnik/Eggman duo cracked me up. The game was short, but sweet.

I fucking hate Planet Wisp.

Now I'm playing Wolfenstein. Superpowered Nazis. Looks cool.

I assumed that TFU2 was what gave the TFU series a bad name. It seemed so superfluous, him being a (spoiler alert) clone and all.

I didn't like Planet Wisp on my first go, but when I returned to it I found that it was a breeze. The forest bit at the start of modern is awesome. I also really like the modern mission where the environment is all pink/purple and you have to make use of all your tricks.

Which Wolfenstein are you playing? I have the original on my iPod Touch and it is just as awesome as I remember it on our IBM PS/2.   
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on March 22, 2012, 06:37:22 pm
I assumed that TFU2 was what gave the TFU series a bad name. It seemed so superfluous, him being a (spoiler alert) clone and all.

I didn't like Planet Wisp on my first go, but when I returned to it I found that it was a breeze. The forest bit at the start of modern is awesome. I also really like the modern mission where the environment is all pink/purple and you have to make use of all your tricks.

Which Wolfenstein are you playing? I have the original on my iPod Touch and it is just as awesome as I remember it on our IBM PS/2.

Usually I just play through the main storyline in games then move on to other ones, then get back for the bonus content when I can't buy new games. When I get back to Sonic, I'll make sure I play that mission ;)

The forest bit was nice and got me pumped, but the platforming was so....boring. And frustrating. The first time I didn't quite know what I was supposed to do.

Crisis City was very weak as well. I actually preferred the original level in Sonic 06 (imo the only honestly good level in the game).


I'm playing Wolfenstein on the PS3. The "newgen" one, with the magic-powered super-nazis. I'm having fun, though the game feels repetitive. I love this gun that makes your enemies disintegrate (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=2gs&rls=org.mozilla:pt-PT:official&sa=X&ei=k7drT4XhA8HK0QX8s5y3Bg&ved=0CCYQvwUoAQ&q=disintegrate&spell=1) into skeletons.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 24, 2012, 08:09:29 am
I made a decent amount of progress in Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters before I had to charge up the PSP. It doesn't look like it's going to be a very long game after all. Kind of refreshing, given all the RPGs I've been playing lately.

Speaking of which, I passed the 20 hour mark in Final Fantasy XII. I got turned around in a dungeon, and ended up going through the whole thing again. On the upside, I ended up leveling up quite a bit, so it's not a total waste :).
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Post by: SOUP on March 25, 2012, 08:36:31 am
After making a bit more progress in Final Fantasy XII, I beat Kirby's Return to Dreamland last night with my girlfriend. We'll probably go back through it to collect the gears (basically like the red rings in Sonic Colours) that we missed on the first time through. Beating the game also unlocked a hard mode, but I don't know if I'm up for that. Some of the boss fights in the game were pretty tough already.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 25, 2012, 01:32:31 pm
I've played Spiral Knights today, for the last time.

I am officially exausted. Time to play somethin' else.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 31, 2012, 10:03:53 am
I passed the 30 hour mark in Final Fantasy XII....so I think I'm half done?

On the portable side of things, I got stuck on the last boss of Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters, so I decided to give Pursuit Force a shot. This was another one of those free games I got during that PSN outage, but hadn't really tried until now. It's actually really fun. The gameplay goes a little something like this:
- Race after some criminal.
- Jump out of your vehicle and land on theirs, guns blazing.
- You then steal their vehicle, and repeat the process.
Not all that complicated, but pretty darn fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 05, 2012, 08:10:33 pm
Tried the Diabolical Pitch demo for Kinect. It's actually a lot of fun! Very much an arcade-like game. In fact, I think it would do great in arcades. Not ready to buy it yet, but I might on a rainy day. Think of it as a shooting gallery meets baseball pitching.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 05, 2012, 08:31:03 pm
Finally beat the final boss in Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters. I ended up playing through the last level like 20 times in order to level up all my equipment. That's pretty much the only way to stand a chance against that final boss. Still a fun game overall though.

Aside from that, still plugging away at Final Fantasy XII.
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Post by: max_cady on April 08, 2012, 04:41:57 pm
Shining Force II on the PC.

Started playing it like 3 months ago, but never touched it. Lately I've been playing it and it's as fun as ever.

For a second there, I almost thought it was pretty much a rehash of the original. But it's a completely different beast.
The first game is divided into chapters in which you play only in the designated area of said chapter.
The sequel, however, is the exact opposite. It's free roaming from the get-go, and it's all seamless.

Most important change: New characters are introduced less frequentely in the newer game and there's more variety to them. Not the same 5 recoloured centaurs.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: segaismysavior on April 08, 2012, 10:33:53 pm
Xenoblade Chronicles.  8)

I'm not a huge RPG guy, I just dabble when there's reason to dabble, but this game is pretty solid and has massive balls to tell the story the way it has so far. Haven't completely figured out the battle system, but I'm getting there.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 09, 2012, 08:51:32 am
Xenoblade Chronicles.  8)

I'm not a huge RPG guy, I just dabble when there's reason to dabble, but this game is pretty solid and has massive balls to tell the story the way it has so far. Haven't completely figured out the battle system, but I'm getting there.
Nice to hear people are actually buying it after all the effort to get it localized.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 14, 2012, 02:33:52 pm
I saw an article on Kotaku sending out a question of, "What are your favourite games that you've never beaten?".
The picture headlining the article was a shot from Mega Man X.

I immediately identified with it, because I consider Mega Man X to be one of my all time favourite games, but after all these years, I've never beaten it. I've never beaten any 2D Mega Man game for that matter (Legends wasn't very tough). I'll usually get hung up on one of the final bosses, accept defeat, and move onto something else.
I figured I'd give it another shot this weekend. I mean, over the past couple years, there were a good chunk of games that I'd finally beaten for the first time. Games that I'd almost finish all throughout my childhood/teens, but never quite finish (Chorno Trigger, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Metroid, and Final Fantasy VI).

Anyway, I've had Mega Man X on the PSP for a long time, and I'd gotten all the way up to Sigma, and kept getting destroyed. I picked it up yesterday, and in around half an hour, I pulled it off without much trouble at all. It took a few tries to get the patterns down, but when I beat it, I still had two full sub-tanks :D.

I'd imagine the game clock would only have a few hours logged, but it's probably taken me closer to 14 years to beat my first Mega Man game. Any games that you guys have always loved, but never managed to finish?
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 14, 2012, 03:53:33 pm
The Gunstringer - a fellow employee won the game at a conference, but since he doesn't have Kinect he gave it to me. It's one of the best rail shooters I've played in a while! Great gimmicks, controls are pretty precise (when you do the duel gunning segments the game sometimes gets your left and right hands confused). Graphics aren't groundbreaking, but they're colorful and fun. I like how they use live video for the theater. Theres also a free DLC mini-game that is a full-on FMV rail shooter. Can't wait to give it a try. Reminds me of Mad Dog McCree which I actually own for the CD-I (lightgun and all!)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrQkHaO3wcs[/youtube]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 14, 2012, 05:34:05 pm
Shining Force II, Shining Force II!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on April 16, 2012, 04:28:23 pm
I've been playing el shaddai lately. Ehh if you know nothign about the game, really this is the craziest thing i have ever played in my life. It's like... bayonetta on acid and crack. The whole game is experienced through an abstract world with the most disturbing atmosphere, yet so mellow and ambient. The game is soooo unpredictable, everything just happens out of nowhere with alot of variety. The battle system is very pick up and playable, but with enough depth that does get more as you progress (the moveset)

I really think this is a game that needs more recognition. I really have never seen anything like this, but it reminds me alot of the weird japanese cult hits that used to come out on the saturn and DC. But uhh, on acid that is
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 16, 2012, 04:59:16 pm
Well, I'm almost... ALMOST at the end of Shining Force II.
I already clocked in 26 hours of gameplay. It's a beast compared to the 8 hours that took me to complete the original game.
Most of my characters are beefed up. And overall, I've enjoyed the story, the open world enviroment enables random battles, which can be good, but can also annoy the heck out you. Because after you reach a certain level, the game caps the EXP points, but you get a ton of cash.

After this I'm going back to my good old Xbox 360. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 16, 2012, 05:13:57 pm
@CrazyTails: I really wanted to like El Shaddai, but I just couldn't get into the combat in the demo :(. Does the full game have more to it?

I've taken a bit of a break from the main games I've been playing, and spent the past few days cruising through Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow.  It's just has fun, and addictive as Symphony of the Night. I'm up to the final boss, but I think I'll do some more exploring to see if I can get some better equipment before I try to take it out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 17, 2012, 01:28:22 am
Im with SOUP on ElShaddai, thought I would like it, but the demo gameplay wasnt much fun to me. Is the full game different? I might import it on the cheap if so.

As for playing now, im flying back home today so ill be able to start playing again, and theres a lot to choose from: Yakuza Dead Souls, Mass Effect 3, Ico, Shadow of the Collossus, Fall of the Samurai, and the Assassins Creed Games are all on my priorites...

Im leaning towards Yakuza and Fall of the Samurai I think. Yakuza is something Ive been waiting for for ages, and im definitely hitting up FotS as its the only PC game on the radar.atm
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on April 17, 2012, 09:59:17 am
I never tried the demo so i dont really know what it demonstrates, but if its only the start of the game(blue level), then indeed the start does not portray the rest of how amazing the game is. Really this is the sort of game that gets better and better as you progress. It's when the difficulty starts to rise, forcing you to play better, when the battles start to feel more engaging. I don't know how many weapons the demo has, but I have 3 allready, and all of the weapons make the character function completely different. One weapon makes it able for you to dash/airdash for example, a heavy weapon makes you able to shield better but makes your character slow as a whole.

What really keeps the game interesting is the atmosphere for me. There is literally no emotion except for this evil vibe surrounding you the whole time. Even now i'm playing and probably at 50% in the game, I just keep getting surprised with the most bizarre environments, enemies and bosses. The music is very ambient with that bizarrish touch as well. When I think about the first part of the game as a demo, i can see where you guys are coming from. The first part wasnt what sold me either.

Don't get me wrong though, the game has flaws like the jump/platforming controls which feel especially weird in the 2d environments.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 17, 2012, 03:45:55 pm
Finished Shining Force II a few minutes ago. Pure gold.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 17, 2012, 05:08:17 pm
If that's the case, I might have to give El Shaddai another shot if I can find it on clearance or something.

The final boss of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is giving me a lot more trouble than I was expecting. It's not a really tough pattern to memorize, but every hit does a lot of damage, and its HP is through the roof. I'll see if I can track down some better weapons, and give it another go tonight.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 17, 2012, 05:16:42 pm
Well, started playing Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (PC version)... It's... well... Interesting...

The premise is crazy enough to be in Rayman Origin's leage and this game is nearly 10 years old.

Game runs without a hitch on my Toshiba laptop. Definately gonna keep me busy for a while.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on April 17, 2012, 06:25:43 pm
If that's the case, I might have to give El Shaddai another shot if I can find it on clearance or something.

The final boss of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is giving me a lot more trouble than I was expecting. It's not a really tough pattern to memorize, but every hit does a lot of damage, and its HP is through the roof. I'll see if I can track down some better weapons, and give it another go tonight.
If you're a castlevania fan, i'm sure you are going to love what's gonna be unlocked once finishing that boss (lol hope this motivates you more).

Well about el Shaddai. I wouldn't want it on my consience if you end up not liking the game, but really all i can say is that the beginning is very vague and random. Later in the game there will be a much better flow and alot more action. I understand you wouldnt wanna be spoiled, but maybe looking at some videos may give a better impression as well
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 19, 2012, 07:15:08 pm
Well, I can get El Shaddai for about $25, so I might pick it up at some point. I have an absolute glut of unplayed games at the moment though, so not right away.

Currently playing Fall of The Samurai and Dead Souls.

FOTS is awesome, really loving it so far, even though I've only just started. Hugely different from Shogun 2 Vanilla and RotS, it plays more like Empire, but I like it much better than Empire. The new importance of Naval units being able to bombard units and settlements from the shoreline is great and works really well. Looking forward to exploring this game deeper.

Dead Souls I'm kind of on the fence on so far. It's good but it's still early days, and a lot of the stuff I love about the Yakuza games is absent. I think I'll still enjoy it, but it's not going to be another Yakuza 3 or 4 I think.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on April 20, 2012, 06:01:36 am
Get Binary Domain first dammit! You owe it to Nagoshi Mang!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 20, 2012, 09:29:12 am
I dunno i've started to cool on Binary now. Everyone on the front page was saying it was pretty bog standard, and my boss at work said it was 'B Grade'. I do want to play it obviously, but I want to play Dead Souls first. I will still get it Aki-at, don't worry!
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Post by: Aki-at on April 20, 2012, 11:59:06 am
I dunno i've started to cool on Binary now. Everyone on the front page was saying it was pretty bog standard, and my boss at work said it was 'B Grade'. I do want to play it obviously, but I want to play Dead Souls first. I will still get it Aki-at, don't worry!

People who said it was bog standard on the front page only played the demo or just saw the screenshots from what I gathered, they really did just throw in how most saw it without giving a chance. The game itself probably has some of the best pacing and boss battles this generation (The pacing itself feels like an action film from the 90s) The people who completed loved it, like George, Sanus, Pao etc and it seems to show with fan reception being a lot higher than critical.

Did I mention there are bosses bigger than the spider boss? :(

As far as the games go, it would probably be in your best interest to try out Dead Souls before Binary Domain though since well, outside of music, Binary Domain is better than Dead Souls in everyway.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 20, 2012, 06:49:33 pm
Played a couple of extra stages of Billy Hatcher and The Giant Egg (PC version).

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 21, 2012, 01:14:38 am
People who said it was bog standard on the front page only played the demo or just saw the screenshots from what I gathered, they really did just throw in how most saw it without giving a chance. The game itself probably has some of the best pacing and boss battles this generation (The pacing itself feels like an action film from the 90s) The people who completed loved it, like George, Sanus, Pao etc and it seems to show with fan reception being a lot higher than critical.

Did I mention there are bosses bigger than the spider boss? :(

As far as the games go, it would probably be in your best interest to try out Dead Souls before Binary Domain though since well, outside of music, Binary Domain is better than Dead Souls in everyway.

Yeah, like I said I will still get it, but my enthusiasm did die a bit from the bland responses it's been getting. I know I'll still enjoy it though. And yeah, I figured it would be better than Dead Souls, although I'm starting to get into it a bit more now.

On the other hand, Fall of the Samurai is brilliant, played it until 4 AM this morning (this probably also had to do with my Jet-lag though).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 21, 2012, 01:26:46 pm
If you're a castlevania fan, i'm sure you are going to love what's gonna be unlocked once finishing that boss (lol hope this motivates you more).

I managed to beat Dawn of Souls, and you're right. The bonus is pretty sweet :D.
It's only the second Castlevania game that I've ever beaten, but I'm looking forward to playing Portrait of Ruin.

I've also been making more progress in Final Fantasy XII.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on April 21, 2012, 08:19:23 pm
I'm making my way through Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland. I seriously love this RPG and Atelier Rorona (the previous installment.) They are the most enjoyable RPGs I've played this generation since Valkyria Chronicles I & II. I'm also playing Xenoblade which is super-fun! It's made by Monolith Soft the creators of Xenosaga so I wouldn't have missed it for the world! ^_^
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 22, 2012, 08:02:11 pm
Now that I got my 360 back... I decided to go back to one game in particular: Star Ocean: The Last Hope... To beat one boss in particular.

(http://i40.tinypic.com/33lfhxw.jpg)

This... ***hole. THIS F***ING ***HOLE right here. This boss is relentless. He's not like other bosses in which they at the very least stand still while you're hitting him, nope. Rush mode or not, makes no difference. It's pretty hard. But, man does it feel good to see that boss go down.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on April 23, 2012, 06:37:20 am
Yeah, like I said I will still get it, but my enthusiasm did die a bit from the bland responses it's been getting. I know I'll still enjoy it though. And yeah, I figured it would be better than Dead Souls, although I'm starting to get into it a bit more now.

Problem is, the bland responses from the front page come from either people who only played the demo or are just judging the game from the screenshots. I think it shows considering how its regarded from people who completed to people who are under the belief "PFFFFT SEGA LOSING ITS IDENTITY AND MAKING A GEARS RIPOFF" which a lot of people on the front page have a mentality of.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 23, 2012, 08:06:39 am
Playing Binary Domain, picked it up for $40 over the weekend.

I'll admit, I'm not a FPS fan. Not that I hate the genre like some bitter internet nerds. It's just not a genre I seek out, nor do I think I'm that good at it. So I came into BD with some hesitation.

But goddamn was I wrong! I set it to easy, jumped in, and am 2.5 hours in. It's so true, the demo doesn't do it justice. The game is really well paced, it's far more than area after area of enemies. I'm loving all the little "mini-game" moments, like the crane controls, sliding down a huge waterslide and evading a giant robot while it destroys buildings. The story is pretty great too, and there are a lot of funny character moments. Can't wait to finish the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 24, 2012, 06:28:22 pm
Played a lot of Star Ocean: The Last Hope lately. I did a few extra side missions and I started plowing my way through the Wandering Dungeon. This is the last secret dungeon, it can only be accessed after you go through the Cave of Seven Stars, which is a massive undertaking in and of itself (added 20+ hours or so), it's 7 huge levels which very powerful bosses, each of them very difficult to kill.

The Wandering Dungeon is another beast entirely. This one has a huge number of floors, but there's a catch. There are no Save Points, no Restore Point where I can have my characters get their health back. The dungeon layout is the same, there's only one way to move on. You have to find a pillar and it can tell you do something in the dungeon:

-Fight a number of random encounters;
-Destroy a number of crystal in each and every room;
-Get an item from a boss character;
-Collect x amount of item from enemy encounters;

Each of these is randomly asked of you in each of the floors.

The levels are not numbered, ussually the floors with even numbers have boss characters in them. You can leave the dungeon at any point, but you have to start over.
It's pretty rough. The good thing about it, is that you level up pretty fast. Even moreso than in the CoT7S dungeon. If you can fight three enemy encounters in a row, you can level up twice in one go.

But quite honestly, I'm going to stop. I mean, the characters I have right now, I can literally go up to the final boss (all my characters, save for Lym and that huge Robot guy are level 160+)  and put the controller down and they can finish him in less than 3 minutes. So, I'm gonna take a break.

I've also started Batman: Arkham City. The start of the game is pretty epic.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 27, 2012, 11:12:19 am
I spent a gooc chunk of my days off playing Final Fantasy XII.  After about 10 hours on hunting missions, I'm finally getting back to the main story.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 27, 2012, 03:28:46 pm
I've been playing LA Noire for a while.

I completed a ton of story missions. It's getting pretty hard. And at the same time, it's also getting a tad boring. Namely this Drug operation bust. Because after 7 or so missions, you pretty much do the same.

Get the opening cutscene for the crime, drive to the crime stop, check clues, start questioning people and after that you gotta put it all together and finger a crook.

I've gone from Traffic to Homicide(clearly the most disturbing part) to Ad Vice, which is boring as hell.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 27, 2012, 06:39:37 pm
I started LA Noire a while back, and thought it looked really good but didn't get into it. I can't remember what was out at the time, but I was probably playing Yakuza 4 or something instead. It's on my list to get to eventually though.

Recently though I've been playing Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai. I'm gonna have to say this is one of my favourite Total War games yet, it's just so good. I have issues with the unit variety again (like the other Shogun 2 games) as every faction has pretty much the same armies available (compared to stuff like Rome and Med. where it was exciting to see what you could recruit with different factions), but apart from that everything is so good. The skill trees for the different characters are cool, the tech tree has some cool techs that can really make a difference and lead to real dilemmas about what to focus on. The gunpowder based combat had me worried since I didn't like it much in Empire but it's so much better now i feel. I love that they removed the "Realm Divide" bullshit from the previous two Shogun games and replaced it with the Faction Split where everyone has to choose between two sides (or if you really are confident you can try to make yourself Emperor and EVERYONE lines up to stick Katana's up your arse) and you end up with two big alliances having a civil war.

New features like Naval Bombardment were implemented so well too, I really think that they implemented a lot of new features with a lot of success in this game. I genuinely can't wait to find out what's next for Total War!

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 29, 2012, 05:07:28 pm
LA Noire is a very special case.

You always have that one guy in a message board that complains that something like Red Dead Redemption is so repetitive, which is not. Nothing can be further than the truth. RDR is THE sandbox game.

LA Noire, on the other hand, is sandbox-ish in a way, you have a huge world, but you barely do anything between visiting locations. It's more like a classic Point n Click video game, yet more accessable to a mainstream audience, kinda like Shenmue was in it's time.

But... While the game does have some very good parts, the writing's great, music and all that jazz. The one thing that kinda sucks is the main protagonist, he's got a serious case of "generic or bland character". Some characters are like this. You either not have him say anything, but since interrogations are an integral of it, Cole Phelps has to talk.

This is where the game is starting to not make sympathetic to this character. You see, so much time is spent on the individual stories from each of the episodes that it feels like they forgot to add something to Cole Phelps.

Specially here when [spoiler]We barely go into his backstory. We get tiny glimpses of his time serving in World War II, but nothing substantial or pertinent to the cases. I only found out through dialogue that Cole is married and has two daugthers. The wive only shows up at the end of one major case in which many of Cole's former collegues were involved in a gang war with a major mob boss, she shows up only to ask for a divorce. Why? Because of his bizarre, out-of-nowhere one night stand he had with a german lounge singer was discovered by his partner.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 04, 2012, 12:24:46 pm
I finally beat Final Fantasy XII, so I'm onto smaller and shorter things. Namely Sonic Generations :D. I'm already around halfway through the main levels. I can't get over how fantastic this game is. Hearing all the remixes from the classic songs has been the best.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 04, 2012, 05:59:46 pm
Finished LA Noire. Started off strong, but the ending was very dissapointing.

Finished Binary Domain in 3 days. VERY IMPRESSED!


Now I'm just playin' a bit of Spiral Knights.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 07, 2012, 10:25:28 am
I've made a decent amount of progress in Sonic Generations.
I love the fact that S ranks are more attainable now. It gives me much more incentive to acutally try for them. The little warning signs around bottomless pits are a much appreciated addition.
I just finished up the level from Sonic '06.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 07, 2012, 06:55:49 pm
Well, I don't have much to add.

I'll play a bit of Phantasy Star IV here and there. I'm doing some major progress on Star Ocean: The Last Hope. S***, I think I can safely say that it's by the far THE RPG(aside from RoF) for this generation.

Like I said, it's everything Final Fantasy XIII should have been.

Speaking of which, I might put some money down on Final Fantasy XIII-2, but I need a little markdown.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SEGA RedWolf on May 10, 2012, 01:17:32 pm
Currently playing Valkyria Chronicles, Rayman Origins, and Yakuza 4 all on PS3~ All three are beautiful amazing titles. :D I just finished beating Yakuza 3 on stream a while back and I look forward to the 4th one. Valkyria Chronicles is just a masterpiece and I'm only on Chapter 7.

And lastly, Rayman Origins is a great non-sega title that I think everyone should try. Especially if you are a fan of pretty platformers. This is coming from someone who isn't a Rayman fan too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 10, 2012, 09:15:55 pm
After taking another brief hiatus from Star Ocean: The Last Hope. I took a while longer to play Batman: Arkham City. Good stuff so far...

Then I proceded to play Spiral Knights only to get super-duper annoyed at the missions which are quite difficult and are testing my patience.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 11, 2012, 01:33:23 pm
@SEGA RedWolf: Great to hear you're playing Valkyria Chronicles. It certainly is a classic. Try and track down the sequel if you have access to a PSP.

I beat Sonic Generations, and kept playing to get as many S ranks as I could. There's only one that I'm missing, and I don't see myself getting it anytime soon. The problem is, I just don't like Planet Whisp with classic Sonic. The purple whisp power is really frustrating to use with all the jumping involved.
I really loved the ending movies in the game though. I'll make sure to pick it up again soon, and try and track down some more of those red rings.

I also beat Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow this morning. There were a few areas of the castle that I didn't make it in to, but I managed to get the best ending.

I tried to get back into Dead Space, so I could get it back to my friend, but I just can't seem to get into it. I've only got about 3 hours clocked in it, but any time I play it, it just feels like it takes forever. The entire game seems to be: "go hit this switch over there"...."Good. Now go hit that next switch". In between that, things will pop out and try to kill you. I like the visual presentation, but I just can't get into it at all.

So, after about an hour of that, I gave up, and popped in Ico.
I just played the opening, but I'm already enjoying it much more than Dead Space. Practically no music or dialogue, but it seems more interesting because of it.
I hear it's pretty short too, so that's always a plus :).
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Post by: max_cady on May 11, 2012, 05:35:15 pm
Well, after my save file got corrupted I had barely touched Sonic 4: Episode I. Since the new game is coming out next week, I thought I'd get around to finishing it again as quickly as possible. I'm almost done collecting the Chaos Emeralds. Only 2 left... But that Lost Labyrinth... Jesus, especially Act 2. My muscle memory is completely cramped up. I've lost so many lives because of that stupid puzzle that I honestly have no clue how to get around. I know  should lit the torches in a specific order, but come on!

After the fifth time of dying due to time running out, I've moved on to Batman: Arkham City. At first, I was kinda underwhelmed by the game, but were I am right now, I'm loving it [spoiler]I just had an epic clash with Solomon Grundy and kicked The Penguin's butt.[/spoiler]

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Post by: SOUP on May 13, 2012, 03:13:33 pm
Still playing Ico  :). 
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Post by: max_cady on May 13, 2012, 05:31:58 pm
Well, you guys might not remember this... but a while ago my Sonic 4: Episode I save game got corrupted.
It was pretty sucky. Up until like two days ago, I had even barely got past Act 1 of the very first stage. This morning I finished up everything! Got all the Chaos Emeralds (the 7th special stage is worse of 'em all, followed closely behind by number 5). To get that one, I replayed the Lost Labyrinth Act 1 stage so many Goddamn times, I couldn't get that song out of my head for a good three hours after finishing the game.

Then I beat the last boss and got the secret ending which teases Metal Sonic. So bring on Episode II!

Meanwhile more Arkham City insanity awaits!
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Post by: CrazyT on May 21, 2012, 10:22:13 am
Not so much lately since we're almost entering summer holidays. The good weather and occasional schoolwork has kept me busy. But I do occasionally pick up my 3ds and play ocarina of time 3d.

It's the sorta game that never gets old. Isn't hard to pick up, and once you do, quickly hooked back again into it.

I did finish Binary Domain as well since a week ago. [spoiler]Seems the ending does sort of hint to a story that could be built on in a second game. [/spoiler]

Steam has this great system of having groups so whenever I wanna play BD multiplayer and there are no games, I invite everyone I can from the group and surprisingly most are always up for a game. I guess it is sad that the MP for BD is not so active sigh.
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Post by: SOUP on May 21, 2012, 12:31:25 pm
Made a bit more progress in Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance and Professor Layton and the Spectre's Flute.
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Post by: max_cady on May 21, 2012, 03:44:01 pm
Oy, where to start:

Batman: Arkham City - Finished the game a couple of days ago. A very good game. Just not GOTY material to be honest. I wish the story had a little more focus, but all in all, it shows that you can make a true sandbox game with Batman. As far as side missions go, the game clearly sets a new standard for these types of quests. They almost feel like their own seperate story.

Asura's Wrath - Watched the first two episodes. That's about it.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope - Played around a bit, for old time's sake.

Spiral Knights - Not gonna play this one, anytime soon. I'm getting bored with pronto.

Sonic 4: Episode II - Finished the game, collected all the Emeralds, played through the whole game in one go, finished Act 1 in less than a minute. All good.

Bulletstorm - It has some good ideas thrown in, but ultimately it makes for a very forgettable experience. It's also quite deceptive. With so much talk about this game for it's notorious use of profanity and foul language, I gotta tell you, I was unimpressed. The leash mechanic is the game's main selling point and it's easy to understand why. Because the friggin' enemies are bullet sponges, they can take a lot of hits, which force you to use the leash to whip someone and kick'em into whatever you can use in the enviroment as a weapon.

You can hurl people into catcuses, man eating plants, spikes, throw them off cliffs, electric fences,etc.  This will kill them instantely, unlike your actual firearms which feel useless 50% of the time. Sometimes you might get lucky and score a headshot or remove a leg, but for the most part, the leesh does the trick. But to have a powerful shotgun in your hands, fire it and do minimal damage to enemies is counterproductive to what the game is supossed to be about: senseless killing. The character actually gloat about it ingame. It's just that the game design gimps that feeling.

I'll be moving on to Duke Nukem Forever...
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Post by: SOUP on May 22, 2012, 10:35:25 am
Sonic 4: Episode II - Finished the game, collected all the Emeralds, played through the whole game in one go, finished Act 1 in less than a minute. All good.

Good job sir :D
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Post by: max_cady on May 22, 2012, 07:09:02 pm
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2h7kl6w.jpg)

Duke Nukem Forever - I played the demo a while back and I honestly could not stand more than 10 minutes of it. I picked the game recentely from 365games.co.uk, for dirt cheap(£4,99 with shipping fees already included). I've been playing the full game for a little while and here's the shocker: It's actually not as atrocious as it felt in the demo, it's playable and the controls are not bad at all. Nevertheless, what bogs down the game overall has more to do with technical issues and some game questionable game design choices.

A few days ago, I had finished up Bulletstorm and you guys know what I felt about it, Duke Nukem Forever started poorly, but it's been trying to win me over, at least it's trying. Both games seem to have a similar DNA, they are both meant to be massive action titles, featuring stupid brainless fun, awful dialogue and good set pieces.

Duke Nukem Forever is not as frenetic as Bulletstorm, it actually takes time, or rather forces you to do some puzzles and/or perform certain tasks such as driving a cart, platforming or manning a turrett. It's not a bad idea, in theory, but in practical terms, it's glaringly obvious that it's padding, because for a franchise built on brainless action, there doesn't seem to be all that much shooting during some of the stages.

The technical issues, yikes... When you zoom in to aim more closely, it can take several seconds for the textures to appear, we are left with a blur. Even with huge load times we still get mid-level loadings, occasionally there's some frame drops and some weird stuttering effects.

But all those issues aside, there appears to be some genuine attempt at doing something clever, even if the jokes are so poorly written. Here's hoping Gearbox can actually do something with the game.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on May 23, 2012, 04:57:40 pm
Max Payne 3.

It's really, really good. I was really taken unaware by this game, as I sort of forgot about it until recently, but it's really impressed me. As I started it and heard that familiar music from the old games, I realised how much I used to love Max Payne. They really managed to capture the heart of the series I think, and the bullet-time is as great as ever. Even though other's have done it, nobody does it quite like Max Payne.

It's great to see some old-school values that haven't been compromised too. No regenerating health for Max, he's still addicted to the pain-killers and they are usually in short supply. No Iron Sights, max can shoot from the hip just fine thanks. About the only major change I can think of is only carrying two weapons at once, but it's not too bad, if only for the fact that you can see Max carrying any rifles/shotguns in his spare hand while aiming the pistol with his other, it's very cool.
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Post by: max_cady on May 24, 2012, 05:10:54 am
Played a good chunk of Duke Nukem Forever.

I hate the water level...
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Post by: SOUP on May 28, 2012, 10:35:41 am
 I beat Professor Layton and the Last Specter last night. I don't think that I enjoyed it quite as much as Unwound Future, but it was still really good.
I started up Kirby Mass Attack on the DS this morning. Didn't even realize it was touch screen only. It seems  pretty interesting so far though. Kind of like Kirby meets Pikmin.
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Post by: max_cady on May 28, 2012, 04:15:23 pm
Kameo: Elements of Power

The last great Rare video game or so I'm told. It's one of the 360's launch titles, it's from 2005... AND IT CERTAINLY SHOWS IT'S AGE. I've only played the opening stage thus far. But from where I left off, it's clearly something along the lines of a Zelda-type adventure... or so I think...

Duke Nukem Forever

Started playing it again, this time in Normal mode. Despite some bizarre difficulty spikes, I managed to reach the final stages in less than 6 hours. For some bizarre reason, the enemies are actually dummer in Normal Mode than on Easy. There's a second time you fight The Battlelord. When I played Easy Mode, I kept dying constantely, for some reason he was much tougher (not really, unlike the first fight, you don't have much room to hide and move around). I beat him on the second try.

Either I've gotten pretty good, or Normal Mode is the real Easy Mode.
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Post by: crackdude on May 28, 2012, 04:35:38 pm
FIFA WORLD CUP 2010
It's fun. I love me some footy games, and this one's great. It has a great atmosphere. It's more "action-oriented" than regular FIFA, feels a bit more arcade without ever being unrealistic. It has some crazy late-goal algorithm going on I'm sure, cause fairly often there are turnarounds in scoring on the final minutes with epic proportions.


FALLOUT 3
This game's disturbing for shit. I love it.
I haven't got much into it though. I feel it really sucks you in, and I'm afraid of this cause I'm on a critical university period. This one I'm getting into in a couple weeks.


SKYRIM
Ah, yes.. The consumer of my sleep-hours.
Just cleared the main quest some days ago. It was very VERY anti-climatic. I wasn't even sure what was happening until I got the endgame achievement. But whatever, the best part of this game ain't the story. It's all about the lore, and the living thing. I just love exploring and setting straight my personal agenda of petty vendetta and gratuitous ass-whooping.
Just read that the new patch adds mounted combat, which is fucking awesome. Need to check that out.


F1 2011
THIS GAME. Oh. my. god.
It's a great time to be a Formula One fan. It's no Ayrton Senna races + Super Monaco GP era, but this season is rocking the F1 world (6 different winners in 6 races with 6 ex-champions on the grid) and this game complements it brilliantly.
It isn't mindless arcade and "casual"-friendly. Though you can dumb it out and turn every assist on and all damage off and stuff, the fun begins with full damage + tyre wear + 20+% races! It is balls-dripping-sweat incredible!


SKULLTAG (DOOM)
For those who don't know. (http://www.skulltag.com)
I'm having LOADS of fun with this thing. I've mainly been to the most populated Running servers. The concept is that one person is chosen at random and he is the Activator. He activates traps. Everybody else must evade these traps and reach the end of the map. It's fun. Very very addictive fun.
You can also go old-school Doom deathmatch. And there are so. many. mods... Worth an install.




Next games I'm getting are Super Hang On and Sacred 2.
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Post by: max_cady on May 29, 2012, 06:10:45 pm
Duke Nukem Forever

Finished a couple of extra stages. I'm almost done with it... I just need to get past ... ***shrug*** the underwater stages. Seriously, they are the most dissapointing end stages ever... At least it's book-ended with an awesome final boss fight.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope

I have no hope. I feel sad for spending 120 hours on this. But it's always worth it when I get over a major obstacle.
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Post by: SOUP on May 30, 2012, 12:46:44 am
Just played all the way through The House of the Dead 4   8).
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Post by: MadeManG74 on May 30, 2012, 03:45:12 am
FALLOUT 3
This game's disturbing for shit. I love it.
I haven't got much into it though. I feel it really sucks you in, and I'm afraid of this cause I'm on a critical university period. This one I'm getting into in a couple weeks.
If you like Fallout 3, I would suggest getting New Vegas next, I thought New Vegas was better in pretty much every way (and this is someone who did enjoy F3 as well).
It's worth checking out the originals too.

I've just finished Max Payne 3, one of those games that just really sucked me in and I loved every minute of it. It just feels like old-school Max Payne, I adored it.

I could go into detail, but I won't, I'll just say I loved pretty much every aspect.

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Post by: max_cady on May 31, 2012, 01:35:06 pm
Beaten Duke Nukem Forever on Normal Difficulty.

OK, I'm done...
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Post by: crackdude on May 31, 2012, 01:41:59 pm
@MadeMan
thanks bro.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 31, 2012, 02:22:34 pm
Been playing the iPad on the iCade quite a bit. Frogger Decades and Atari's Greatest Hits mostly.

(http://images.macworld.com/images/article/2011/04/icade-234423.jpg)
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Post by: MadeManG74 on May 31, 2012, 03:30:05 pm
Been playing the iPad on the iCade quite a bit. Frogger Decades and Atari's Greatest Hits mostly.

(http://images.macworld.com/images/article/2011/04/icade-234423.jpg)

Does that thing come with the games, or just the shell?
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Post by: max_cady on May 31, 2012, 04:59:59 pm
Played a little more of good ol' Star Ocean: The Last Hope.... God dammit, this game is killing me, I feel the need to keep fighting.

And I also played a bit of Kameo: Elements of Power. It started OK, but as I keep playing, I just find the experience so dull it hurts.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 31, 2012, 05:24:21 pm
Just the cabinet, no free apps. I was hoping the full Atari collection was free, but at the price I got it for I have no complaints. 90% off brand new.  8)
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Post by: MadeManG74 on June 02, 2012, 06:19:46 pm
Just the cabinet, no free apps. I was hoping the full Atari collection was free, but at the price I got it for I have no complaints. 90% off brand new.  8)
Ah, would have been cool if it came with some games, still a nifty little accessory if you use the iPad for games though.

In any event, I've been playing Serious Sam HD this weekend. Wanted to play something mindless and fun while I wait for VF Final Showdown this week. It doesn't dissapoint, it's just non-stop balls to the wall shooting.
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Post by: max_cady on June 02, 2012, 06:45:03 pm
OK, this past Friday and Saturday have been nothing short of strange...

After I finished Duke Nukem Forever on Normal(so I could get a few extra achievements and get some really good cheats). It's very rare for me to pick and play a game one more time. But there's something about DNF that I can't put my finger on. It's giving me an incentive to replay some of my games from scratch.

Having said that, I've gone back to Star Ocean: The Last Hope, beat that jerk Gabriel Celeste one more time... I thought that the level cap was 200, but you can actually max up even more, there's just one catch: all of the characters must have at least 50% of their battle thropies... Seriously? SCREW THIS!

I've also finally managed to play Beyond Good & Evil HD, I nearly forgot about this little gem. I was barely starting the game and now here I am having a ton of fun. It's an open world adventure game with some elements of puzzle solving. You play Jade and his sidekick Peyj, she's a photo journalist and he's a mechanic. They do a few odd jobs to make ends meet. It takes a dramatic turn for the worse, when they find themselves in a conspiracy of sorts.

Started replaying Binary Domain too. Thought I'd do a few different experiments.

I've been burning through games so quickly lately...
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Post by: mylifewithsega on June 03, 2012, 09:01:54 pm
Taking a break from Panzer Dragoon Saga. Playing Ghost House for Master System. The music still fills me with joy.
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Post by: max_cady on June 04, 2012, 05:03:20 pm
God Damnit, Binary Domain, you are really good at pulling my heart strings! Didn't think I'd had any left.

Finished my 2nd playthrough of it.
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Post by: SOUP on June 12, 2012, 11:23:55 am
To continue the SEGA digital release kick I've been on, I picked up Daytona USA on the PSN.  I've never been great at this game, but this is the best version out of the ones I've played (PC, Saturn, Dreamcast).

The analog acceleration beats out the Saturn and PC versions (played with the standard controller methods), and I found the steering to be much easier than the Dreamcast version (that one seemed way to sensitive).
The music sounds better than the DC version too.
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Post by: tarpmortar on June 12, 2012, 10:35:26 pm
@Max Cady Glad you liked Duke Nukem Forever, I got two copies free from amazon during a christmas PC DD sale, I gave one to a friend and kept the other. I beat it on normal and have beat some of the levels on hard, Sega Uranus also likes this game. Overall it's a fairly average-good FPS. Nothing amazing. The underwater area I actually kind of liked, but you and Sanus hated it. Glad to see more people liking it though, me and Sanus have felt in the future it will gain a bit more acceptance. I also played the online for a couple months off and on.

@topic: I am playing what my steam sig says, so I guess this is pointless! But Psychonauts, Bastion and Team Fortress 2 are currently my main fixes. I had Psychonauts from GOG.com but got it again in the Humble Bundle and decided to replay it. Great game, and a great pick up for Sega on DoubleFine's 'The Cave', Ron Gilbert's arguably the finest American game designer who ever lived.

Funnily enough I was speaking to Camille Guermonprez, he said that amongst the folks who really liked Hell Yeah! at E3 were David Jaffe and Ron Gilbert! Made me even more excited for the game.
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Post by: max_cady on June 13, 2012, 04:39:57 am
Lately I've playing a few games.

I started playing Fable II after so many false starts. I've also been replaying Virtua Fighter 5. Namely Quest Mode. Gotta get every single gosh darn item!

Will start playing FF XIII-2 once I finish Fable II.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 15, 2012, 10:34:51 am
I picked up a 3DS the other day, but was too cheap to buy any games with it at the time.
So I checked out the e-shop, and I've been playing Pushmo for the past few days. Very well designed puzzle game :).

I also started playing Warcraft III for the first time. I was a big fan of the second game. No idea why it took me so long to try out the third one.
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Post by: max_cady on June 15, 2012, 03:11:19 pm
OK, if anybody here has ever played Fable II? If so, did you guys get any bizarre glitches? I bought my copy used and ocassionally I get like a few random pauses (mostly while saving the game).
At one point, there was a weird half moon that was imprinted on the screen for a good 15 minutes.

The game's from 2008, but sometimes I feel like the game's going to fall apart...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 22, 2012, 12:05:59 pm
I'm still hooked on Pushmo. I'm getting pretty close to finishing the game, but the puzzles are getting pretty tough/time consuming, so I could see it lasting a while.

I made a bit more progress in Wonder Boy in Monster World. I'm at the point where you shrink down to enter the volcano, but the game's gotten stupid hard at this point. I don't know if I'm just way behind on heart containers or what, but I think I'm stuck.
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Post by: max_cady on June 22, 2012, 07:22:59 pm
I gotta get this off my chest, I finished playing Fable II about 2 days and I'm trying to be calm about it.

First I'm gonna go with the good: Yes, it's a great looking game, for 2008 standards, it looks and sounds gorgeous. I love the whole concept of good and evil, the RPG and adventure portions are great. The voice acting and plot are good enough to keep you invested, though, to be honest, most of the sidequests are far more interesting than the actual plot, so to speak. If you're one of those micro managing nut-cases such as myself, this game is definately for you. You can buy up property, get married, have kids, adjust prices for the stalls and shops you buy. Take up a job. The way you treat citizens will have an impact on how they do business with you. Search for treasure, engage in some arena clashes to get a lot of gold. Get hired by assassins or police officers to either kill a target or save civilians, respectavely. The choice is entirely up to you. It's got an overwhelming sense of freedom that rivals something like Red Dead Redemption and this came out years before that one.

Now having said that, the game is so glitchy and filled with bugs that it makes me think that Lionhead Studios simply does not have an actual QA team. They list Testers in their end credits, but I am almost certain it's a lie. Not just the odd bugs here and there, I'm talking about some major game breaking glitches. Glitches that have caused me on more than one occasion to restart an important quest from scratch. Some bizarre clipping issues, some weird slowdowns that almost always happen. There's one cave in the game that causes a massive slowdown every damn time I cross it. Sometimes it definately feels like Alpha Protocol with the enemy AI. A few times they are either braindead or cheap.

Uuuurrghh!
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Post by: CrazyT on June 24, 2012, 12:17:07 pm
Playing Phantasy star online 2. Everyone here at SEGAbits should be doing that!! The open beta has allready started so find your tutorial at the main thread and register
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Post by: max_cady on June 24, 2012, 06:22:13 pm
I'm staring Binary Domain again. For this third playthrough, I'm really just going to test out different combinations of characters. I got some pretty hilarious exchanges out of it. While I do like the fact that you play around with character combinations I'm kinda dissapointed that[spoiler] regardless of what you do, the plot is contrived in a way that beyond Chapter 4 you only team up with Cain and Faye. Not that I'm not having a blast, but I wish I had a little more freedom of choice. Though, all joking aside, Cain is the best Wingman ever! You'll see what I mean.[/spoiler]

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 28, 2012, 10:36:58 am
I made it up to the final boss in Wonder Boy in Monster World,  but can't seem to beat it. I've got all the upgrades, but the amount of stuff going on is ridiculous.
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Post by: max_cady on June 28, 2012, 05:37:28 pm
Beaten Binary Domain again. Will probably have another go at it soon.

But right now, I want to get going with Final Fantasy XIII-2... Urrghh, maybe I still don't have that "I wanna play a JRPG so badly!" mood, but the first hour of FF XIII-2 has been kinda dull. Though I gotta give'em credit, they fixed a lot of major design choices that were an issue in the previous game.
You can now actually get loot when you kill monsters, you can actually walk around and explore (with backtracking), with an interesting random-ish encounter system that you can easily avoid. The story, I have say this one has "Straigh-to-Video" sequel vibe going on. Still not grasping it completely.
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Post by: SOUP on June 29, 2012, 11:05:35 am
I probably put more time into XIII-2 after I beat the story. The monster training aspect is pretty deep.

I beat Wonder Boy in Monster World yesterday, and played through the entirety of inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood.
Festival of Blood was a lot more fun than I was expecting. The vampire powers were really well done. The ability to turn into bats and fly around the city at super speed was awesome :D.
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Post by: max_cady on June 30, 2012, 07:33:16 pm
Played a few rounds of good ol' Urban Terror.

And then resumed Final Fantasy XIII-2. After a slow start I gotta say, I've warmed up to it. While I feel very much that it's the equivalent to a direct-to-video, the tweaks they did are just right. The use of each monster with their unique abilities in battle allow for some great flexbility. Really loved how they simplified the Crystarium. As of right now, [spoiler]I've beaten that giant flan and a bandana-less Snow simply vanished into thin air. Still going to a lot of places and so far, it's been raising questions after questions. Like:
-What exactly happened to Noel's people?
-What will Serah getting to her sister accomplish?
-Who exactly is Caius and his sidekick Yeul?
-What exactly is this whole plot with this Goddess?
-What's up with the invisible creature at the Collosseum? Why does he look like Atlas?
-What's up with these weird ??? AF locations? Is it the future?
[/spoiler]

Lots of cool stuff. Should there be another FF game, I hope it follows this trend.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 30, 2012, 11:09:44 pm
@Max_cady:
Pretty much all of those questions get answered. If you're enjoying it so far, I'm sure you'll be happy with the overall game :)
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Post by: max_cady on July 02, 2012, 07:06:32 pm
I am. To be sure.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 is far more enjoyable than it's predecessor. Everytime I get back in, I feel like 2 long hours well spent.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 02, 2012, 08:38:43 pm
Glad to hear it  ;D.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 03, 2012, 07:38:56 am
Slowly playing through Binary Domain, and I'm in no rush to finish. I like picking it up once a week for an hour of play. Lets me enjoy the game for a longer amount of time.

Also just got the Dreamcast indie game GunLord so I'll be playing that over the holiday weekend.
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Post by: mylifewithsega on July 03, 2012, 09:14:30 am
Right now, I'm suffering through Evil Dead for the Dreamcast....

This is FUCKING painful. Why have I held onto it for all these years?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 03, 2012, 10:21:21 am
Right now, I'm suffering through Evil Dead for the Dreamcast....

This is FUCKING painful. Why have I held onto it for all these years?

That sucks dude. Is Bruce Campbell at least lending his voice?

I was playing The Grinch for the Dreamcast and Space Ghost being the narrator made it MUCh more fun. It's actually a decent platformer, but its totally PS1 quality in terms of everything.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 03, 2012, 12:09:32 pm
Right now, I'm suffering through Evil Dead for the Dreamcast....

This is FUCKING painful. Why have I held onto it for all these years?

OH, GOD! My braind locked that game away for years now. It was arguably one of the worst Dreamcast games on the system. It's right up there with Fighting Force II and Soul Fighter.

On-topic, Final Fantasy XIII-2, right now. Doing a few side-missions. One of 'em in particular is a pretty difficult boss battle.
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Post by: SOUP on July 03, 2012, 01:00:29 pm
On-topic, Final Fantasy XIII-2, right now. Doing a few side-missions. One of 'em in particular is a pretty difficult boss battle.

There are probably a few of them that you won't be able to do until a good while after you beat the main game level-wise.
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Post by: max_cady on July 03, 2012, 06:18:21 pm
And I beat of 'em today! Yoohoo! Wasnt's as cheap as I though. But there's one on the Ruins that's super-duper cheap, though.
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Post by: SOUP on July 04, 2012, 09:05:09 am
Congrats :D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on July 08, 2012, 06:15:22 pm
With all the recent NiGHTS news, I tried to get back into NiGHTS Journey of Dreams for the Wii and... I just couldn't do it. The cutscenes are too long, the fact that you get booted back to the hub after each mission is annoying and they took out the basic way you play NiGHTS. The stages are beautiful, and the bosses are great, but I don't want to chase down keys. I want to play NiGHTS as its meant to be played. Some of the missions are pretty fun, and I love the gimmicks.

This game would have been saved if:
• you could skip cutscenes
• there was an arcade mode, where you play each stage with the classic rules
• you didn't get kicked back to the hub after each mission
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on July 08, 2012, 08:09:15 pm
Been playing Binary Domain a ton, really good game. Found a Online PC community too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 09, 2012, 03:45:07 am
I finally arrived at Final Fantasy XIII-2's final chapter in the game.

I'm gonna do a couple of extra side missions on the side, just to be on the safe side. I hear that the final boss is a pain in the butt.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 09, 2012, 09:23:53 am
I finally arrived at Final Fantasy XIII-2's final chapter in the game.

I'm gonna do a couple of extra side missions on the side, just to be on the safe side. I hear that the final boss is a pain in the butt.
Smart move. In typical Final Fantasy fashion, the final form of the final boss is a pretty huge jump up in difficulty from everything else. I think I had everyone around the level 60 something mark.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 09, 2012, 12:17:47 pm
So I'm told. The FF XIII boss in particular was tough. It's first two forms were super duper hard.
Personally, both of them paled in comparison with the one I faced in Lost Odyssey.

I was already grinding like crazy in Final Fantasy XIII-2, both Noel and Serah are maxed out on both Ravager, Commando. I got Serah maxed out on Medic, while Noel is maxed out on Sentinel.

But I feel like I need to do more, just to be on the safe side.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 09, 2012, 02:43:51 pm
Make sure you have a good team of monsters too.
I think I had a high level Green Chocobo (medic), Blue Chocobo(ravager), and a Dreadnaught (commando) the first time I beat it. There are some really good guides on how to optimize your monsters by mixing abilities of other ones. If you max out one of those medic flans, and mix it with your Chocobo, you've got a pretty good healer right there.
The Dreadnaught's a little slow for the final boss, but he's got a ton of HP, and hit's pretty hard.

A good sentinel monster might be a better bet for your setup, but much like the final boss in FFXIII, it makes things a bit easier on you if you're more aggressive.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 10, 2012, 05:27:06 am
Finally beaten Final Fantasy XII-2. I haven't been confused by an ending since Eternal Sonata.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 10, 2012, 07:44:13 am
Congrats!
The DLC won't help that much.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 11, 2012, 09:20:27 am
I beat Kirby Mass Attack last night, and started up Final Fantasy VIII on the PSP. Once I beat that, and FFX, I'll have finished every single main series Final Fantasy game (minus a couple sequels).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 14, 2012, 05:43:00 pm
I picked up Phantasy Star IV: The End of The Millenium on the PC.

I'm enjoying it. It's perhaps the closest thing to a more traditional JRPG on the Genesis.
The random encounters... Jesus, they are relentless. Sometimes you cannot... CANNOT even move two squares before another random battle hits. The enemies are also pretty tough if you're not careful.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 16, 2012, 12:55:34 pm
I'm officially stuck in Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance on the GBA.

Just like so many Metroid-vania games that I've played before it, I've reached that point where I've gone through every room multiple times, and can't seem to find a way to move forward :(.

Aside from that, I started up FF VIII, and was thoroughly confused by the Junction system.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 16, 2012, 03:47:25 pm
Well, I completed some extra missions on Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Oh, man I almost took down that Long Ghi on the Archlyte Steeps. I never could do that in the original and I came close. Very good to beating it. Sadly much like many of the more rare bosses they tend to have at least one cheap attack that usually takes everyone in party out.

Guess, I'll have to grind just a bit more.

Just like in Phantasy Star IV. Another game that keeps increasing the difficulty every step of the way. It's not bad, as long as you keep equiping your characters with the best possible gear. But often times, you find yourself short on cash because the items as you from town to town cost a whole lot.
Fortunately, you can stumble upon a few of those items while going through the various dungeons...

But still... It's one tough game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 16, 2012, 05:40:34 pm
@Max_Cady:
Getting some good monsters set up is pretty much a must for some of those optional bosses. Purple Chocobos, Tonberrys, and a good Sentinel are pretty essential.
Yakshini's really good too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 18, 2012, 04:17:34 pm
Urban Terror, do your thing!

These multiplayer matches are simply the best: quick, painless and best of all, free.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on July 18, 2012, 11:23:26 pm
With the steam sales, I recently just finished Assassins creed: Revelations

It was alot simpler than it's predecessors. No horses, less side missions, but honestly I thought it was all for the better. It was less tedious and I loved the storyline. Really an excellent way to close ezio's and altaïrs story line.

On to the online mode :D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 23, 2012, 11:01:09 am
I downloaded a 14 day free trial of Final Fantasy XI.
So far, the only time I've had available has been dedicated to downloading, installing, and registering it.
I'm looking forward to trying it out though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 24, 2012, 07:00:15 pm
Did a considerable amount of progress in the Final Fantasy XIII-2 side missions front.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 27, 2012, 01:40:36 pm
I finally beat Dead Space the other day. It took a while for me to get into, but once I realized that I could sell things for big money, and how to use the arrow that points to the next location, I had a lot more fun with it.

I've also made a bit more progress in Final Fantasy VIII, and XI.
Not much progress in FFXI though.
I get the impression that it would be much easier to play through with other people, but I don't know anyone who plays it, and can't find very many people wandering around.  I keep dying while attempting to finish my first mission, and I've only managed to level up once. 

I really enjoyed the bit of Jamestown that I played on PC. It kind of reminds me of John Carter meets Ikaruga. Very cool concept, and the difficulty isn't demoralizing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 27, 2012, 07:35:08 pm
(http://i45.tinypic.com/2qst2sk.jpg)

Well, I finally maxed out my two main characters on every category (guess the Double the CP fragment skill is kinda pointless now) in Final Fantasy XIII-2.

Bought the Snow DLC, where I have to fight him in the Colloseum. It's not related to the plot in any way, shape or form, but I'll be damned if it's one heck of a fight.
You see the trick to beating Snow is one that takes considerable amount of patience. Why? Because it's clearly a middle finger to anyone who spams the same Paradigm Shifts in one combat.

Snow can't be beat like that. First, he'll Power Up, then he'll start building up his Energy Attack. If you are still using the same PS he will eventually use Energy Max and use his special attack which kills you regardless of HP, Strengh or whatever.

In order to win, never... ever assign the same Job to a character, Noel can either be Commando, Healer, Sentinel. Serah can also be Saboteur, Medic and Synergist. Always have a Monster Healer, a Sentinel and a Commando. Occasionally it's a good idea to have a character get killed by Snow, so stack up on Phoenix Downs.

Use Ravager whenever pertinent to cause him to Stagger. When he does unleash Commando on his butt.

It's not an easy battle. Even on Easy Mode he requires a lot of strategy and careful planning.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 28, 2012, 10:15:19 am
@Max_Cady: Thanks for the strategy.
I picked up the first Lightning DLC, but never managed to beat her.
The Sazh DLC is basically casino games, where he just joins your party at the end. I still haven't tried the final Lightning DLC yet though.

I played some more Final Fantasy XI last night, and managed to go up a few more levels. Not all that close to finishing my first mission, but at least I can survive more than one fight without dying immediately.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 29, 2012, 05:44:49 pm
(http://i45.tinypic.com/20kdljn.jpg)

I browsing through XBLA's back catalogue last night and came across something that I was a bit on a the fence about: Atari's Blade Kitten.

I've been playing it for a while and wow... It's actually quite good. It's a little less cerebral then 'Splosion Man, however Blade Kitten does not make want to throw my control pad across the room and utter every curse word in the English language mid-play. It's a 2D-ish side scroller with a little bit of exploration. For 400 Microsoft Point, it's a steal.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on July 29, 2012, 06:27:26 pm
(http://i45.tinypic.com/20kdljn.jpg)

I browsing through XBLA's back catalogue last night and came across something that I was a bit on a the fence about: Atari's Blade Kitten.

I've been playing it for a while and wow... It's actually quite good. It's a little less cerebral then 'Splosion Man, however Blade Kitten does not make want to throw my control pad across the room and utter every curse word in the English language mid-play. It's a 2D-ish side scroller with a little bit of exploration. For 400 Microsoft Point, it's a steal.

Glad to see someone else loves Blade Kitten. It's good fun, and it's shame we may never get the second episode.  :(

I am currently playing Resident Evil: Revelations and it is quite excellent. It's a neat blend between the slower paced, atmospheric older titles and the intense action of the newer games.  The two bosses I fought thus far were pretty creepy and the game overall is giving me a good challenge. Can't wait to see what happens next in the story!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 30, 2012, 05:14:11 pm
(http://i47.tinypic.com/10zpx04.jpg)

I finished... like... just right now. It's not even a proper ending. It's just a screen that says To be Continued in Episode II. I guess they were really gun ho. I checked up a few videos, that were presumably from Episode II. But those were like from early 2011. If they are making a sequel, Atari certainly is being very quiet about it.

I was enjoying the game so far, but the ending... It was just so abrupt. I liked everything about it, though. The platforming, the scope, the variety of paths, the exploration, the fact that gameplay changes up quite a bit. The story is just... all over the place, really. You are a bounty hunter who crash lands into a planet looking for jobs. The first few acts are about you trying to take back an item from another bounty hunter who stole your Breaker Key thing-a-magig. Then afterwards, you get caught up in something of like a civil war (both sides will atack you, regardless of what you do). It jumps around like crazy.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on July 30, 2012, 06:01:33 pm
Krome Studios went through some financial troubles shortly after Blade Kitten's release and they are only now getting back on their feet with the announcement of a new Ty the Tasmanian Tiger game.  I would love to play more of Blade Kitten, but at this point it is uncertain if the second episode will come out.
If you are interested in more the story max_cady, you can check out the web comic (which the game is based off of!)
http://www.bladekitten.com/comics/blade-kitten/1/page:1
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 31, 2012, 10:38:05 am
I made a bit more progressin Final Fantasy XI last night.

I only leveled up once, but I've had a much easier time figuring out what to do, and where to go on this second mission. I keep getting killed before I can finish it, but it's nice that I actually know what to do this time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on July 31, 2012, 10:44:00 am
Playing cave story+ on steam... Oh my god what a game. I remember taroyamada ever stating it may be one of the best games he'd ever played, I can understand now Taro :)

Just leaving this here

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8HuhP1BDVs[/youtube]

Also excellent OST
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on July 31, 2012, 11:11:24 am
Playing cave story+ on steam... Oh my god what a game. I remember taroyamada ever stating it may be one of the best games he'd ever played, I can understand now Taro :)

Just leaving this here

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8HuhP1BDVs[/youtube]

Also excellent OST

That's a fantastic track. I might need to check out the 3DS version of this game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 31, 2012, 05:55:25 pm
(http://i47.tinypic.com/v7rr0x.jpg)

Wow... Just wow. I nearly spent an entire hour attempting to solve those last few Oerba 300AF and 400AF Clock puzzles and coming out short-handed... Ouch, I've never been this stressed out by a game since... well, since I was teenager. Ouch, my chest is hurting real bad.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 31, 2012, 06:00:31 pm
@Max_cady: Those puzzles can be pretty tough. I definitely sunk a few hours into them, but I found that listening to podcasts while playing made the time go by faster.  It's a lot less frustrating too.

I'm pretty sure there are algorithms online to solve the puzzles if you get really stuck.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 01, 2012, 05:40:48 pm
The good thing 'bout these puzzles is that at least when you give up and start over they change up the layout. Last night, I could not solve one puzzle that had the exact same layout every time I pressed Retry. It was getting super annoying. Today I got all the Oerba fragments and beaten the hidden monster. Sweet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 03, 2012, 03:35:29 pm
@Max_Cady:
Congrats!

As far as solo play, I've made some more steady progress in Final Fantasy XI and Yakuza: Dead Souls. In Yakuza, I'm just starting Kazuma's story and loving every minute of it.  Kazuma's entrance to the game is really well done ;).

On the co-op side of things, I started up a playthrough of Rayman Origins with my girlfriend.  I really can't get over how good this game is. The demo didn't really wow me, but in practice it's a pretty amazing platformer. The music, the visuals, the gameplay, all top-notch.  If any of you get the chance, don't hesitate to pick this one up. I've seen it going for as cheap as $9.99 lately.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Kori-Maru on August 05, 2012, 03:29:12 am
Played Sakura Wars: So Long My Love for awhile now. Makes me want to import the previous games. I'm probably gonna buy them for the Dreamcast. Now I just hope I can beat the entire game without my PS3 spazzing out.

Sega should have brought this series over while the OVA and movies we're selling.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 05, 2012, 11:53:51 pm
@Kori-Maru: That one's on my queue of games to beat before the end of this year.

I'm on the final chapter of Yakuza: Dead Souls right now, but I think I'll hold off until tomorrow before finishing it. Great fun so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 06, 2012, 08:18:47 am
(http://i47.tinypic.com/dv70z.jpg)

I just started playin' Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. About 40 minutes in. So far, it's pretty good. The game engine in particular is pretty stunning. Even by 2010 standards.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 06, 2012, 11:13:56 am
Ninja Theory make some pretty nice looking games for sure.
Enslaved has a few glitches here and there, but the overall game makes up for it ;).

I'm still playing through that final chapter of Yakuza: Dead Souls. It was getting a bit late last night, and I wanted to make sure I could enjoy the ending to the fullest, so I took a break at the save point.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 07, 2012, 03:58:28 pm
I found some screwball glitches here and there on Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, but nothing too serious.

I've been playin' a lot of Urban Terror lately... I suck as a sniper.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on August 10, 2012, 06:01:59 am
I had started Batman Arkham Asylum since a while ago. Bought it during the steam summer sales and yeah, amazing game.

Also recently bought Tales of abyss on the 3ds. I'm a big Tales of series fan and I am really satisfied with this port.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 10, 2012, 08:17:23 am
It's been a bit weird.

I put Enslaved on hold very briefly to play a bit of Resonance of Fate. Just to remind myself to do one last complete playthrough next week. My characters are pretty beefed up and if all goes well I can do the entire Story in 10 hours... or maybe less.

After that I got back to Enslaved. I'm already at chapter 9, I don't know how long I got left to finish, but hopefully all should go well from here on end. These last chapters have been pretty good. Some pretty clever puzzles all around, I took down one major boss and it felt really good. I don't want to give much of the plot away, but early on I had a sinkin' feeling in my gut that something was going to go terribly wrong in this quest. Now I've talked about the graphics, but one thing that gets to me, is the facial expressions, Monkey is decentely animated enough, but Trip is the real eye-catcher. It's not on the same level as LA Noire, but it's almost as good. Kudos to whoever was in charge of animating the actress's facial expressions. Everything from the eyes, to even minor lip movement.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 10, 2012, 04:44:25 pm
@Max Cady: You should definitely check out the facial animations they pulled off in Heavenly Sword.  Ninja Theory knows how to pull off performance capture.

Since I've beaten Yakuza: Dead Souls, I've been playing more on the portable side of things. Mostly Super Princess Peach on the DS, and Final Fantasy VIII on the PSP.

I also gave Sound Shapes a try on the PS3.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on August 11, 2012, 09:10:43 pm
So how are you enjoying final fantasy VIII thus far? Not gonna lie and say that I think it's the worst in the series. Everything about it was great from the story to the visuals to the music, but the gameplay felt tedious to me personally. I remember really trying to love it, but when I finished it, I felt that I enjoyed the game way too little. I don't know whether I played it wrong, but I would use summons most of the time because they were the most effective, the button mashing part only made it worse  :-\
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Kori-Maru on August 11, 2012, 09:51:38 pm
Playing some Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing. Then I'm off to play some Sakura Wars: So Long My Love. So far I'm on Chapter 3 where you meet Rosita and fight this Jason Voorhees lookin dude with a sword in his head. He's a bit slow because of that and when Suburu mocked his intelligences, he bonks his head on the screen. Nobody can stop his thick brain lol.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGgAODwJS6g[/youtube]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 11, 2012, 11:27:18 pm
So how are you enjoying final fantasy VIII thus far? Not gonna lie and say that I think it's the worst in the series. Everything about it was great from the story to the visuals to the music, but the gameplay felt tedious to me personally. I remember really trying to love it, but when I finished it, I felt that I enjoyed the game way too little. I don't know whether I played it wrong, but I would use summons most of the time because they were the most effective, the button mashing part only made it worse  :-\

I'm not too sure what I think of it honestly. I'm 4 hours in, and the Junction system still doesn't make a ton of sense to me. It's pretty nice looking for a PSOne game though, and the story seems interesting so far. I've got some pretty low expectations, but we'll see how it goes.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 12, 2012, 07:28:00 pm
Almost done with Enslaved: Odyssey to the West.

I met a new character, [spoiler]Pigsy, who is this obese sharpshooter that has a fetish with pig puns. I met him shortly after getting into this lair. And in these last two chapters he has been bizarelly convinced that Trip and Monkey are in love or something. To the point of not even registering the simple fact that Monkey is only doing all of this because of the slave headband.

Now, here's the funny thing, you guys, this is a western take on the classic Chinese story, but as much as I can't look away, the similarities with Dragon Ball are just borderline insane. Some of those energy orbs that you find are in the shape of a ring of beads and spin around just like... The Dragon Balls from the cartoon.
[/spoiler]

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on August 12, 2012, 07:49:21 pm
Well, Dragon Ball was also inspired by Journey to the West. That's why you are seeing some similarities max_cady.  ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on August 12, 2012, 10:01:59 pm
I'm not too sure what I think of it honestly. I'm 4 hours in, and the Junction system still doesn't make a ton of sense to me. It's pretty nice looking for a PSOne game though, and the story seems interesting so far. I've got some pretty low expectations, but we'll see how it goes.
Haha well good luck with that. Looking forward to your impressions once close or passed the end.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 13, 2012, 10:41:47 am
@Max_Cady: Yeah, just like CosmicCastaway says, they're both inspired by the same source material.

@CrazyTails: I'll be sure to let you know. I made a bit more progress last night, and things are picking up story-wise.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 13, 2012, 06:50:42 pm
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2i0vxqc.jpg)

And that's a wrap. I finished Enslaved: Odyssey of the West a few minutes ago. It was a very fun ride. Many things can be said 'bout it, one of them is: "One of the most criminally overlooked games ever."

It does everything right. Not too complex with platforming, puzzles are just right, characters are great, even featuring such a small cast. Excellent set-pieces all around. Graphics are amazing, even by 2010 standards. It loses a few points for being a bit repetitive and some weird bugs, but it does everything right!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 14, 2012, 03:28:52 pm
There've been a few of those games this generation.
Shadows of the Damned, Mirror's Edge, Child of Eden, Sin & Punishment 2, and Ivy the Kiwi pop into mind right away.

That's not even going into a lot of the portable releases.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on August 17, 2012, 04:17:01 pm
So after a good amount of time playing Street Fighter X Tekken I really had a lot of fun playing it. The various tag-team mechanics, a good arcade mode and lots of cool fighters to learn. The Tekken side of the roster has some of my favorite picks like Asuka, Kuma and Yoshimitsu. I do like Poison of the Street Fighter side and her partner Hugo was one of my favorites from Street Fighter III so it's cool to play as him again.
Even though I am having loads of fun playing the single-player modes, fighting online is another story. I know I'm a below-average player when it comes to skill so I don't go in expecting to win a lot, but I really don't like how so many players fight in such a repetitive and cheap way. I try to mix my moves up as much as I can and I wish other players did the same. Also, I am beginning to really, really, dislike Ryu & Ken teams. You have so many unique characters to choose from but 80% of the people I have fought use this boring team. Try to branch out people!
Online gripes aside I am really enjoying Street Fighter X Tekken and it is one of the coolest fighting games I have played this year. Can't wait to see how Namco will respond with Tekken X Street Fighter!

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 17, 2012, 05:14:04 pm
I've made a decent amount of progress over the past couple of days.
Final Fantasy VIII's going well, and I think that Rayman Origins platinum just might be attainable.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 21, 2012, 05:34:40 pm
(http://i46.tinypic.com/35d6kww.gif)

Yes! I beaten Zio on Motavia. The boss fight was pretty tough. But I just managed to survive. Had to level grind for a bit, but it was worth it! Now my adventure with Phantasy Star IV can continue.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on August 22, 2012, 12:14:52 pm
lol. I am still on Zio's Castle where Dark Falz is immune to damage unless you use the Psycho Wand. XD

Playing Valkyria Chronicles 3 (I can't read Japanese in case you didn't know), onto Chapter 3 and noted the game's easy side in terms of how easy the maps are so far...but the Imperials are harder then ever! (they take loads of HP per shot!)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 24, 2012, 10:11:26 am
Just got the Platinum trophy in Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, with the help of my girlfriend.

Now I'm onto the first Jak and Daxter game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 25, 2012, 07:57:56 am
Gone back and played a bit of Red Dead Redemption for a while.

Still pretty good. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on August 25, 2012, 09:29:19 am
Picked up WarioWare DIY, been playing it on the 3DS XL. Addicting little game! I love DIY games, so I can see some pretty wacky games from myself being made.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 25, 2012, 05:18:53 pm
Sometimes the best things are free. Even Android games.

I downloaded a game called Punch Hero and well... It's been taking me away from other distractions, which is pretty cool.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on August 26, 2012, 07:44:56 am
Right now, I'm playing through Deep Fear (SAT) and Resident Evil: Code Veronica (DC). I'm whipping through Deep Fear, but Code Veronica's kicking my ass something fierce. I haven't played this game in so long, it's like a brand new game. Also playing R-Type for SMS. So awesome.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on August 26, 2012, 08:34:24 am
Yeah, Code Veronica is one of the more difficult Resident Evil games. I had to do that fight against the Tyrant on the plane dozens of times. :(
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on August 26, 2012, 08:56:55 am
Playing this thing:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/42/Super-Mario-3D-Land-Logo.jpg/250px-Super-Mario-3D-Land-Logo.jpg)

Really a fantastic game. Reminds me of why I, despite being a Sonic fan, also enjoy Mario games.

I think I just dislike the Mario titles that are a bit too open world (Mario 64, Sunshine) or are too gimmicky (Galaxy, Sunshine) or are dumbed down versions of the classics (NSMBW). Don't get my wrong, I enjoy Galaxy, but I don't really like the walking around on spheres bit. I prefer a bit more old fashioned walking on a simple flat surface type of Mario game.

NSMB for DS is fun, but like NSMBWii, it doesn't really try to be that much different from the originals. No real innovation. At least for the DS/3DS NSMB titles they are built for single players rather than the silly four player gameplay in the console versions.

Anyway, this is definitely one of my favorite Mario titles. I enjoy it as much as I did the NES originals and the Game Boy Super Mario Land titles. Thumbs up.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on August 26, 2012, 11:49:18 am
Ah, you picked up a great game Barry. Yes indeed it is one of the best 3DS picks you can make. What I like about mario games is that despite the gameplay always being somewhat similar, it's creativity and ideas in the level design what drives the franchise and makes mario games great. Mario 3D land is very consistent in this, which is why I never got bored in completing the game 100% within a few days. Defenitly a system seller and a brilliant game, allthough personally I do love the galaxy games alot more ^^

I recently bought Kingdom Hearts 3D, and gotta say that after skipping so many KH games (after KH2), this game seems terribly confusing and complicated. I am starting to getting it more and also enjoying it more. It seems you have 2 playable characters who get switched automatically after the "drop meter" depletes, and then you change into the other character. You'll be able to spend points you earned within the drop time limit to powerup the other character and this happens repeatedly. You can change characters whenever you want, but letting the drop meter activate the change is better in the sense you'll have more points to spend.

This may sound incredibly complicated, because it is. But once you get the hang of it, it becomes a satisfying experience. I do gotta say that these "flowmotion moves" feel very overpowered. The regular attacks and magic attacks almost seem redundant, but they do seem to feel more usefull now I think. I'll see where things head to
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on August 26, 2012, 03:00:32 pm
recently picked up GTA IV complete edition, at first i was lost and a bit bored, but now that i've gotten used to the flow of the game, and the driving controls, and ive started doing lots of missions, the game is awesome, and the story keeps getting deeper the more missions i do, it's sucking me in. i never thought i would like such a game, lol but it's amazing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 26, 2012, 03:15:37 pm

I remember a time where I used to loathed these type of sandbox games, but after I started playin' Bully and Red Dead Redemption, I'm more fond of this genre.

Lately, I've played a lot of Phantasy Star IV on the PC. I've been makin' a lot of progress. It's a shame I never got to play this when I was younger, because back then, I was much more into Shining Force. It's clearly an old school JRPG, because it will kick your ass early on, at times it's pretty unforgiving. But totally worth the time and effort. It's also a very cinematic game, there's a ton of "cutscenes". If there's one game that's worth playin' on the PC right now, it is this one.

Oh, and sometimes I'll play a bit of Urban Terror. I've had a lot of fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on August 26, 2012, 03:25:39 pm
Yeah, Code Veronica is one of the more difficult Resident Evil games. I had to do that fight against the Tyrant on the plane dozens of times. :(

I feel your pain. Also trying to remember which puzzles Claire is supposed to solve and which I leave for Chris. My memory be faulty.  :'(
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 27, 2012, 11:31:04 am
@Barry: Glad to hear you're enjoying WarioWare D.I.Y. It's one of the few in the series that I haven't played, so I'll have to give it a look soon.

I've been neglecting FFVIII a bit, but I've made a ton of progress in Jak and Daxter.  The game mechanics aren't super groundbreaking or anything, but it's pretty hard to stop playing.  The (almost always) seamless transition between the levels is pretty impressive for a game of it's time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 30, 2012, 12:55:26 pm
Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Milllenium

[spoiler]The boss that I have to fight in the friggin air castle stage, Lashiec is hard. I've been level grinding like crazy and I still haven't beaten him. AAAARGGGHHH![/spoiler]

Update: [spoiler]Oh... I beat him. Phewww... [/spoiler]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on August 31, 2012, 10:37:01 am
I just beat Super Princess Peach, and got the Platinum trophy in Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy :D.
Back to FFVIII...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on September 03, 2012, 04:17:21 pm
17 hours into Phantasy Star IV: The End of The Millenium...

I feel weird saying this but I need a break from this JRPG and try other games, but TheHut.com is takin' forever to send me a copy of Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters. I ordered it on August 10th, for crying out loud!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on October 02, 2012, 03:00:40 pm
I've been playing a little more of Kingdom Hearts: Dream drop distance, and after my last post, where I wasn't very certain,  I can savely say now that it's the best Kingdom Hearts i've played so far.

The problem I had with Kingdom Hearts 2 was that the characters were simply too overpowered in comparison to the enemies. In Dream Drop Distance the playable characters are still very powerful, but the enemies are as well so it's more balanced out in that regard.

I gotta say, I am very satisfied with the 3DS. Really a great handheld, only wish I had the XL :P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 02, 2012, 06:37:25 pm
Here's a rundown of what I've been playin' lately...

Phantasy Star IV - Finished it. An impressive RPG for the Genesis.

Prince of Persia - I took the advice of a close friend and started playin', at first I was largely unimpressed and it's "Platforming for Dummies" approach was infuriating to say the least, but it eventually won me over. Except for the cop-out ending, further aggravated by the Epilogue ending, something clearly went wrong here.
Splinter Cell - Conviction - Started playin' and was makin' pretty good progress. The one comical aspect is how the enemies address Sam Fisher, at times they sound so intimate it feels like a high school reunion.

Resident Evil 6 - I put Slinter Cell: Conviction on hold so I could sink my teeth into this one. I'm playin' the Leon campaign, so far, I'm liking the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 03, 2012, 04:21:05 am
I also have been playing Resident Evil 6. I started off with Chris' campaign and I'm now on chapter four of five. Even though he's the most popular character, I don't really like Leon all the much and so I'll probably play as his partner Helena once I play that campaign. So far I've been really enjoying the game.The J'avo enemies have a lot of variety in their mutations so that has definitely kept me on my toes. Also, there was a pretty spiffy boss fight on the third chapter followed by a cool chase sequence. In terms of mechanics there are a load of differences between this game and RE5, but once I found my groove I've been having a good time. Once I finish Chris' story I'm going to play Jake's campaign next and playing as Sherry Birkin.

NiGHTS is currently downloading for my system so I haven't gotten a chance to play it yet but I am quite eager too. NiGHTS is one of those games I've always wanted to play and now I finally can! 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 03, 2012, 05:37:47 pm
Resident Evil 6

I finished the Leon campaign this afternoon and started playin' Jake and Sherry's storyline. I just finished chapter 2. This game has been getting a lot of divise reviews, some people love it, others just flat out hate it. I can see it on both sides. When I was playin' through the Leon campaign, there were a lot of great elements and a few bad ones, the good stuff was very enjoyable and won me over, but ever so often you'll stop dead on your tracks because of a very annoying game mechanic that either:

a) Feels like padding to artificially prolong the game;
b) A poorly implemented QTE sequence that results in cheap deaths;
c) Long drawn out shoot-outs where it's never clear what you are supossed to do;

Hope I'm not spoilin' anything by saying this but [spoiler] whoever designed those last QTEs sequences, namely ropeclimbing, in the Leon campaign should be fired. Seriously, even Sonic '06 and Sonic Unleashed has better QTE sequences than this game![/spoiler] The bad stuff in this game is just so infuriatingly bad that you'll actually lose your cool.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 05, 2012, 04:34:35 am
I downloaded Cave Story for my 3DS last night and thus far it has been a joy to play. The visuals and music are all quite charming and I love the take on the Metroid style of gameplay. The story also has me intrigued and I'm eager to see what will happen next.

Completed Chris' story on Resident Evil 6 and the final chapter is absolutely insane! I think that has got to be one of the most intense boss battles across the Resident Evil games. Loved Chris' campaign! I'm now onto Jake's story, playing as Sherry Birkin and I gotta say that the scenes between these two really has some of the most heartfelt dialogue in the entire series.  The references to Sherry's past from RE2 was done really well and there is a cool theme about "fathers" going on. Jake's campaign has had a lot of cool and tense moments and I can't wait for the big final face-off with the Ustanak.   
 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 05, 2012, 02:48:50 pm
I finished Sherry and Jake's campaign a while ago.

It had a few bumps on the road, but overall, it's been a nice adventure... It's pretty much Resident Evil 3: Nemesis redux.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 05, 2012, 03:39:03 pm
I just played all the way through NiGHTS.
I never had a chance to play it on the Saturn, so I can't really speak for any changes, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. I still don't get why the Wii sequel get's so much hate nowadays. I'm pretty sure people who went back and played it would see it as a fun little game.

Christmas NiGHTS was a nice bonus :D.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 05, 2012, 07:01:07 pm
RESIDENT EVIL 6

Well, I started playing Chris and Pier's campaign. Personally, I felt it's the dullest, mainly because his campaign is already included on most of the most dramatic moments on the other titles, yet this one is pretty cool in it's own way. I mean, Chris has the strongest melee strikes out of all the main characters and you have a squad with you all the way. I've actually seen my squad take out nearly all of the enemies onscreen while I was just siting there with a knife (some of the enemies are friggin' bullet-spunges btw) and I just went out their corpses and picked up the items they dropped.  Sweet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Kori-Maru on October 08, 2012, 01:10:24 am
Played Resident Evil 6, NiGHTS into Dreams, Sonic Adventure 2 but I very occupied with Sakura Wars 1 from the Collection Box for the Dreamcast and it's very addictive. I'm almost to the last chapter of the game and I really think that Sega should have released the DC port sometime during the Dreamcast lifespan. It's really not that bad. Both the "heavy-text" and "strategy tactic" gameplay made the game very unique with such a dynamic story & characters. I'm very familiar with the Imperial Flower Combat Troop from the OVAs, but the game helped me understand each and every character even more. The strategy tactic part of the game has to be the most simple gameplay in a SRPG ever and is a bit similar to Shining Force with the grid map. You don't even need to level up in this game like Shining Force either. Once I'm done with the first game, I'm starting on Sakura Wars 2 which is 3-disc long. @_@ Wish me luck!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on October 08, 2012, 01:17:41 am
Playing Metal Gear Solid and it took a really long time for me to defeat Gray Fox...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 08, 2012, 02:57:16 am
RESIDENT EVIL 6

I finished the Chris campaign and just started playing the Ada campaign, it's a little different, because you have no partner and your weapons aren't much to write home about. It's more about puzzle solving than anything else.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on October 08, 2012, 06:40:26 pm
Recently finished Jet set Radio for the first time. I only finished the sequel but I had played the first game to a certain part. Great game, but I still prefer the sequel's "grandness". Maybe it's my vague memories, but the world is huge in JSRF.

Now I am playing Hell yeah!. If there is one game i'll keep recommending people to play, it would be this one. Please people don't miss out on this amazing title.

I've been avoiding Kingdom hearts 3D a little bit. Dunno why, but that [spoiler] pinnokio world seems to be the cause I think.[/spoiler] Its.... not the best part of the game
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 09, 2012, 03:55:52 am
(http://i47.tinypic.com/r6zrs8.jpg)

I finished Resident Evil 6. All the campaign, including Ada Wong's story. Now I can safely say that while it does have it's problems, the good parts overwhelm the bad ones most of the times. The bad reviews, while they do address some important issues, I don't feel like RE6 should have a low score.

It gets a solid 8/10 for me.

This also marks the first time I actually give a crap about Mercenaries Mode. The fact that you can wail in on an enemy with a well placed melee strike just feels so satisfying. Jake suplexing a zombie is too funny for it's own good.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Kori-Maru on October 09, 2012, 12:35:01 pm
I beat Sakura Wars last night. Beautiful storyline, cast of characters, memorable music and all. Sega should have released this game to the West when the remake came out in 2003. The only thing that bothered me was the final boss "Satan". He was a C.A.M.F.

Now I'm off to play Sakura Wars 2 today.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 10, 2012, 06:47:05 pm
(http://i45.tinypic.com/swcx8p.jpg)

Damn it, the Mercenaries Mode in Resident Evil 6 is friggin' awesome. I've been playin' that mode more than anything right now. Regardless how one feels about RE 6's Story Mode, they have to admit Mercenaries is clearly one solid gold gem. I've managed to unlock all the major characters. You see, Mercenaries Mode, when you start playin' has the three major protagonists, Jake, Leon and Chris. If you get a B-rank, you unlock their respective campaign partner. An A-rank will unlock an alternate costume. Some of 'em are just so weird, Chris has a Samurai costume, Leon has a Pirate Costume, Jake has a biker outfit and Sherry has this weird japanese schoolgirl outfit.

Just plain silly... And I'm loving it...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Kori-Maru on October 10, 2012, 06:51:11 pm
@max_cady
Is there a way to play as PSX models of the characters in RE6.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Gagaman on October 11, 2012, 04:40:25 am
Just 100%ed Hell Yeah! The Jackpot and die 100 times trophies were such repetitive, unskilled nonsense. I got so fed up of pressing square over and over again on the jackpot one I had a controller with a turbo button held down to do the work for me!

Will probably go back to Tokyo Jungle next, which my girlfriend has been addicted to and has already 100%ed.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CosmicCastaway on October 11, 2012, 06:39:13 pm


You see, Mercenaries Mode, when you start playin' has the three major protagonists, Jake, Leon and Chris. If you get a B-rank, you unlock their respective campaign partner. An A-rank will unlock an alternate costume. Some of 'em are just so weird, Chris has a Samurai costume, Leon has a Pirate Costume, Jake has a biker outfit and Sherry has this weird japanese schoolgirl outfit.

Just plain silly... And I'm loving it...

Actually, Sherry's alternate costume is her outfit from Resident Evil 2, but since she's a full grown woman now it looks a bit different on her.  I'll give the rest of my thoughts on Resident Evil 6 once I fully complete the story, lovin' every minute of it though!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on October 12, 2012, 12:57:50 am
Just 100%ed Hell Yeah! The Jackpot and die 100 times trophies were such repetitive, unskilled nonsense. I got so fed up of pressing square over and over again on the jackpot one I had a controller with a turbo button held down to do the work for me!

Will probably go back to Tokyo Jungle next, which my girlfriend has been addicted to and has already 100%ed.
Lol ever since i've been able to teleport back to that Casino, i've been trying to get that 777, but still haven't been able to get it after 2 hours of trying. I have made alot of cash though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on October 12, 2012, 09:13:30 am
Can anybody help me with this problem I have?

My PSP seems to commit Battery suicide when I tend to play a long game (Valkyria in this case).

I know that the save is usually there if the battery runs out...but lately when I try to play when it's charged on occasion, the PSP just cuts right off...killing my save, making me very furious about going through 2 hours of gameplay for nothing!

It's happened more frequently with the battery I got off of Amazon...but both of the batteries are semi unreliable (yes, even my official one).

Anyone have any suggestions as to where to get a decent PSP battery that's not a dud?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 18, 2012, 05:24:43 pm
(http://i49.tinypic.com/igvvhg.jpg)

I feel so dirty sayin' this but I've been playin' Spiral Knights non-stop for the last three days. Maybe because I'm waiting so long for Phantasy Star Online 2 that I'll play anything that looks remotely lie it. Namely this game... One thing that I did not like, was the fact that they removed all of the smaller energy packs that cost around 2-6 bucks, I mean come on. Granted that 12 bucks for 3500 energy points is pretty good, but I wish I had more options.

I've managed to complete, a few of the rank missions that I had put aside for nearly 7 months, because I though they were unfairly difficult, but as time went by, I just got the gist of it. And now I've gotten my first 4-star weapon. That's the only way to get to the final stages, you need 4-star equipment (armor, shield,helmet, sword and firearm).

Vendors don't have them, you have to buy a three-star weapon, level-grind with it, find a recipe that allows you to improve upon that weapon and if you're lucky... Well, it's easy to see why many give up... The amount of work put into it... Yep.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on October 19, 2012, 07:44:31 am
Shinobi 3DS - Very classic vibe, I'm loving it. Thank GOD for a super easy setting.

Sonic Jump - Very addictive and surprisingly difficult in the later levels, but I like a good challenge (sometimes) and am glad I'm not blowing through the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 19, 2012, 09:53:56 am
@Kori-Maru: Did you use a translation FAQ?

I've still been playing through The Last Story. Really solid stuff. Highly recommended if you have a Wii, and enjoyed the older Final Fantasy titles.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on October 19, 2012, 05:05:03 pm
SO until recently, I've been playing a lot of Dark Souls. Fantastic game. Now that it's finished and I've replayed through JSR, I'm at a loss as to what to play.
I tried RE6 last week, but wanted to throw the game into a meat grinder because it was so shit. I think I might have had a bad experience because I tried playing on professional the first time and kept running out of ammo even when playing conservatively. Can you re-play the game on harder modes when you have the upgrades perks? I feel that to do anything with the limited ammo in these modes I would need to have some kind of upgrade to damage or something.

If this is the case I might try again playing on normal and then going for pro when I have the upgrades.

Even so though, the controls and overall everything just felt very bad. I'll give it a shot but I don't know if I'll like it. Really sad considering I was looking forward to this game more than any other (outside of VF5 FS).

Also considering going back and finally playing AC Brotherhood and then Revelations, seeing as how AC3 is out in a few weeks.

In the meantime though I've been playing a lot of KOFXIII and VF with friends.

EDIT: OH, almost forgot also been playing Telltale Game's Walking Dead series. Really good adventure games :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on October 20, 2012, 01:21:26 am
Can anybody help me with this problem I have?

My PSP seems to commit Battery suicide when I tend to play a long game (Valkyria in this case).

I know that the save is usually there if the battery runs out...but lately when I try to play when it's charged on occasion, the PSP just cuts right off...killing my save, making me very furious about going through 2 hours of gameplay for nothing!

It's happened more frequently with the battery I got off of Amazon...but both of the batteries are semi unreliable (yes, even my official one).

Anyone have any suggestions as to where to get a decent PSP battery that's not a dud?

Which model you have? Does it use UMD's or is it a PSPgo?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 21, 2012, 09:11:41 am
More Spiral Knights...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on October 22, 2012, 07:19:42 pm
Not bad max. It's actually a great game. I managed to get myself all 5 star geared up and the hours I spent into the game has been higher than any other game, period. I've basically done all content and I think I can occasionally spend a little cash when I can miss it for some gear that'll make things easier based on the element defences and such, but most of us are now looking forward to the next "major" update. There is going to be a huge one.


Anyway, i've recently been playing alot of final fantasy 12. I've missed out on alot of PS2 games and this was one I really wanted to play during the time it came out. In  the mean time i've played alot of the other final fantasy games, like 8 and 13(skipped 10 because it was supposed to have a bad storyline), but none of the ones i've played recently have been able to stand next to my favourites, being 4,5,6,7 and 9.

Final fantasy 12 is great :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 23, 2012, 06:42:45 am
I think I've spent more than 50 bucks on energy boosts alone because some of those are vital for progression.
Spiral Knights is easy to pick up and play and I've finally gotten at least 3 four-star items (sword, shield, helmet) just two more items and I should be able to finally cross over to tier-3.

If Phantasy Star Online 2 is anything like this... I think I'm gonna go bananas!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on October 24, 2012, 07:01:24 pm
Well I hope you do, some of us have been playing the JP servers ever since it started. Personally I wouldn't say it's anything like that. It defenitly got that pick up and playish thing to it, but not because of the game mechanics, it's moreso because of how easy the game is, well in my opinion at least.

In spiral knights the mechanics are easy, but once you reach harder content, you learn that there is a high level of executing them, and so the game encourages/forces you to play better untill you become really good.

The thing is, spiral knights draws alot of inspiration from the first PSO, but I feel spiral knights does it more than the sequel of PSO does. Wether that's a good or bad thing, i'll leave that up to you when the english release is there.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on October 25, 2012, 05:38:42 am
Finished JSRF, and I did enjoy it...but the lack of direction and the easiness of the game made me feel quite unfulfilled about it.

Valkyria 3 on the other hand...is causing me some problems....I'm on the last mission and it seems to spam snipers in an infantry only part of the map...so I have to be very cautious....plus the OHKO Area of Effect attack that happens on EVERY map on each turn at a certain point is really annoying me...since everyone's KO'd and my camps are free for the taking.

Yeah...3 seems to be the hardest final mission of the series.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 03, 2012, 10:54:39 am
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2e3psg7.jpg)

F*** this. Tier 3 missions are so incredibly hard that I really can't afford to die. It's hard to venture by myself sometimes.
Some missions are a breeze to get through, but ever so often they just swarm you in a tiny room and you have to make do with what you got.

I think I've finally had my share of Spiral Knights madness.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Kori-Maru on November 03, 2012, 04:26:51 pm
On Sakura Taisen 4 and I somehow can't get Erica out of my top girl position. Goddammit, why did I let her stay in my apartment in part 3? I want to finish the game with Sakura and then with Erica.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 06, 2012, 08:31:21 am
Finishing pokemon white so I can start with my latest purchase, pokemon white 2

Still just as great and addicting like the first games.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 06, 2012, 03:07:34 pm
I finally got the Playstation 2 hooked up and I decided to pick up two of the games I bought with it:

Dead or Alive 2

Wow... this game is ancient. Graphics, obviously... But everything else, is just so old. It's funny because Dead or Alive 4 is so Gosh-darn hard, this one is the exact opposite. The AI characters in DoA 2 save for the final boss, are pretty much punching bags. The giant Tengu boss that you fight is kinda cheap, because he either randomly counters anything you do or he's brain dead...

A fun little time capsule this was. The only weird part is that unlike the Dreamcast version, this game actually has english voice acting... Who did Kasumi's voice and did anyone bother to tell her that she's not a toddler!? Because she certaintly friggin' sounds like one!

Tommorrow I'm playin' Yakuza for the very first time!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on November 07, 2012, 03:42:01 am
Yakuza Dead Souls

I stopped at the fork lift part.  It's really irritating.  You run out of gas so fast (game over) and if you hit too many zombies with it, game over.  Hitting zombies was fun, and I didn't realize that was bad.  Anyone else have this issue?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on November 07, 2012, 04:08:13 am
Playing Fighters Megamix for JP Sega Saturn. Loving it so far. I'm a little annoyed, because I had unlocked a bunch of fighters, only to lose 'em all. Why? My internal battery died. On top of that, I lost my NiGHTS and Bio Hazard files....

*big sigh*

It's frustrating, but I'm kinda' looking forward to replaying them. I want my infinite rocket launcher back.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on November 10, 2012, 06:49:32 am
Playing Fighters Megamix for JP Sega Saturn. Loving it so far. I'm a little annoyed, because I had unlocked a bunch of fighters, only to lose 'em all. Why? My internal battery died. On top of that, I lost my NiGHTS and Bio Hazard files....

*big sigh*

It's frustrating, but I'm kinda' looking forward to replaying them. I want my infinite rocket launcher back.

I am sorry to hear about that...I would have to rage at my Saturn very hard for losing every single one of my save data. ._.

Especially Panzer Dragoon Saga!


Oh yeah, on topic. I beat Kirby's Dream Land 3 last night...was fun but pretty awkward in some places (enemy placement isn't the best in Kirby games I felt).

Currently on Super Mario RPG now...probably the only thing Mario games related I like. I should be done with it soon.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on November 10, 2012, 06:55:38 am
If I lost my Saga date, I'd be fuckin' pissed. However, I make it a point to back up those saves whenever I've completed a long session. I'm just not ready to start all over again.

Never played Mario RPG. The last Mario game I played and enjoyed was New Super Mario Bros. on DS. Not bad. Good old-fashioned fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 10, 2012, 06:08:25 pm
I actually did lose my sagas data(, but thankfully that was after i've finished the game. Still kind of sad I can't just roam through the whole unlocked beautiful world anymore :(.

I lost alot of data for my saturn, like shining force 3. Ever since I found out (because I didn't know data would be lost after a while) I've only been playing arcade games without save features/

Not bothered to get the memory cartridge anymore
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 11, 2012, 08:25:24 am
Yakuza for the PS2, a lot of it, lately.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on November 11, 2012, 09:32:00 am
If I lost my Saga date, I'd be fuckin' pissed. However, I make it a point to back up those saves whenever I've completed a long session. I'm just not ready to start all over again.

Never played Mario RPG. The last Mario game I played and enjoyed was New Super Mario Bros. on DS. Not bad. Good old-fashioned fun.

Awesome!

It's alright, but it's pretty dated compared to the Paper Mario series (which I enjoy a lot).

I liked that game too, but it's way too easy.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Kori-Maru on November 11, 2012, 03:30:47 pm
Trying to unlock Koubu Knuckle in Sakura Wars 3 by doing quizzes. It's hell if you have little knowledge of Japanese, but once I unlock it I would be happy with myself. I heard the mode plays like Streets of Rage (No surprise there, since it's developed by the same dudes who made the Streets of Rage/Bare Knuckle games.)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 19, 2012, 06:04:38 pm
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Yakuza (PS2)

After what I perceived as the best 4 hours of gameplay I've played this year, because there are a lot and I mean a ton of side-missions, small tidbits, hostesses to impress and date(!?), massage parlor mini-games, thugs to beat up. But then... [spoiler]I go to the Shangri-La Soapland... aka Whore House to find out about Shinji's mistress. This gets me into a massive fight scene with Goro Majima who... as always, is a very confusing villain.

He holds a hostess hostage only to let her go when she admits she has a boyfriend. That was a nice moment. But what grinds my gears is the actual fight. I honestly don't know what I'm doing wrong. His attack pattern is so hectic and unpredictable that I barely have any life left after the floor collapses and we have brawl in the basement. What am I doing wrong? I'm this close to switching over to Easy Mode, because let me tell you. Yakuza has these weird difficulty spikes that just tick me off.
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Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 21, 2012, 07:26:16 pm
Great to hear you're playing through the first Yakuza man :D. It's a little rough around the edges, but they fix that stuff up in the second one. The story's worth sticking it through.

I've been splitting most of my gaming time between the Vita (Uncharted & Gravity Rush) and Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed on the PS3.
I have a feeling that it's going to take me a really long time to unlock all the racers.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on November 22, 2012, 07:20:58 am
All Stars Racing Transformed's World Tour on Expert....I just need 8 stars now! >_<
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 22, 2012, 06:25:05 pm
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YAKUZA (PS2)

And wouldn't ya know it, just as I [spoiler]had beaten Goro Majima at the Shangri-la, little did I know that I was nearing the end of the game.The last two chapters are surprisingly short. More 'bout tommorrow.[/spoiler]

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FINAL FANTASY XII

I have but one question, how exactly does this battle system work? It feels more like an MMO, but it's kinda turn-based... I'm an hour into the game and I still have no friggin clue how to play it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on November 23, 2012, 05:01:48 pm

FINAL FANTASY XII

I have but one question, how exactly does this battle system work? It feels more like an MMO, but it's kinda turn-based... I'm an hour into the game and I still have no friggin clue how to play it.

You can freely move around the fight in real time. The fights just pause while you're picking your character actions. You can also swap out team members in the middle of fights.
What parts are you having trouble with?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on November 24, 2012, 12:13:30 am
Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight for Saturn....

Cannot WAIT to review this fucker. Gonna' be fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 24, 2012, 05:17:59 am
You can freely move around the fight in real time. The fights just pause while you're picking your character actions. You can also swap out team members in the middle of fights.
What parts are you having trouble with?
I think the basic part is common for a final fantasy player, so if ya played a final fantasy game before Max, you'll be familiar with the actions overall.

The complicated part comes in programming your characters to do certain stuff at the right situations. You even have to set the basic attacks because if you don't, you'll have to activate every single action manually every single time. I remember having it set on attack "the closest enemy"

I am talking about the gambit system. This is where you "program" your characters to automatically perform regular actions. The wisest thing is to put healing as 1st priority, and then you set who they'll heal(which I would set to all allies). For example I have cura activated when someones health is below 40%(in game shown as <40%), so whatever they are doing, they'll stop doing it when someones health goes down that 40% which is very handy.

Then you put attack as second priority. So again, because healing is first priority, the characters will instantly stop their actions to heal when someones health is below 40%

That's the basic part but you can do all kinds of stuff with the gambit system. You can purchase many gambits, like the death gambit and have them use revive when someone dies to give another example(this is the one I set as first priority when I bought it)

Also about making money. You don't get money from killing, you have to sell similarly to final fantasy 13.

Anyway, if you read some of my posts in this thread, I've been playing the game as well. Although the learning curve is steep for this game, you'll definitely get the hang of things. Final fantasy 12 is for me one of the best JRPG's i've ever played, so I really recommend it.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 25, 2012, 08:41:51 am
My main problem with Final Fantasy XII per say, is that the game feels like an MMO and fights are engaged in realtime, but what gets to me is how you actually attack an enemy.

You select the "Attack" option from the menu then you have to wait till the bar fills up and then you strike. You don't attack right away as if you are in a proper action RPG.

I often times see a blue line and a red line, I assume that when a blue line appears I can have a better chance of attack, a red line means that I'm going to get attacked.

It's a bit weird, because all I'm doing is selecting the attack button and just waiting around, trying to flank an enemy, but I mean, it's just too weird...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 25, 2012, 11:35:29 am
Give it time cady, it will grow on you eventually and you will see the brilliance of it. At least I hope so. I'll be here to read your experience.

Please consider using the gambit system well, because without it, you'll get nowhere. The way you are describing everything to me sounds like how it was to me before I used the gambit feature.

Start simple with these 2 gambits.

1. cure <40% all alies
2. Attack near enemies

for all the 3 characters. If you have those 2, you will have the most used and important actions done automatically. And you can interfere with those manually(when pressing x) whenever you want. As a side note, the gambit does have to be activated in the attack menu (the menu that shows up when pressing x in the field)

... saying all this however, I don't know when you unlock the gambit feature exactly, so i dont know if you already have.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 25, 2012, 05:42:29 pm
I've been finally introduced to the Gambit system and after two extra hours I sorta get it now. The actions are automated so you can just concentrate on other micro-managing aspects.

In Final Fantasy XIII, you can bump into enemies and it goes into a seperate screen where you queue actions, FF XII, oddly enough, the Gambit system seems a more well thought concept than then the Paradigm Shift from FF XIII, it's basically the easy version of the Gambit system.

So far... [spoiler] I had Vaan infiltrate the castle, with a fairly amusing puzzle sneaking section where you call guards and they will come to your last known location. You can use that to your own advantage. Anyway, Vaan gets into a messy situation with a duo of Sky Pirates, Balthier and Fran. Just as another attempt of the resistance group gets foiled, the trio gets sent into the dungeons and they eventually meet up with Basch, the disgraced soldier who was accussed of killing the king and gutting Vaan's big brother. Just before I saved the game, Basch makes a stunning revelation... he had a twin brother! ***cue suspensfull music***[/spoiler]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 04, 2012, 02:48:19 pm
The SEGA vintage collection Monster World collection! I'm loving it!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Kori-Maru on December 04, 2012, 04:38:24 pm
Fighting Vipers on XBLA and still on top! 8)

As long as my brother doesn't hold my Xbox to play some boring ass NBA.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 04, 2012, 06:44:51 pm
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I'm nearly 25 hours into Final Fantasy XII and... so far, I gotta say it's leaps and bounds better than Final Fantasy XIII. This game actually has a setup and a proper story, the characters in this game are not douchebags, while many areas remain locked till you progress in the story, a good chunk of the world can still be explored, with a lot of secrets and sidestuff to do, like at any given point in the game. The areas are HUGE. I've also finally gotten used to the Gambit system, I wish it were a tad simplified(perhaps the only thing in which Final Fantasy XIII excels at), but other than that it works like a charm.

The one peculiar thing about the game is [spoiler] actually the main hero, Vaan is considered the principal protagonist but when I'm watching the story unfold, he seems to be reduced to background filler, since the plot tends to revolve mostly around Lady Ashe, Basch and the Sky Pirate duo of Balthier and Fran. He's really just there for the ride. They clearly are copying elements of Star Wars.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ungibbed on December 07, 2012, 01:05:17 pm
The latest project aside from major backlog, I've been juggling between mobile gaming Bard's Tale on my Galaxy S3 and continuing my adventures on Red Dead Redemption on my PS3. Picked up Little Big Planet and NFS Most Wanted for my PS Vita.

All of the above have been amazing games thus far but wow does Bard's Tale eat the battery alive on my Galaxy S3 making comparisons from the iOS version rather difficult. Still amazing to see such a well crafted game on a mobile phone.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on December 10, 2012, 05:19:34 pm
Ys Seven and Sticker Star.

Ys Seven is amazing for me...everything a portable KH should be in my opinion....

Sticker Star is....interesting....you don't level up though, so fighting is mostly pointless...I hope it opens up soon.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 16, 2012, 06:35:06 pm
I've been playin' Final Fantasy XII for so long it hurts... in a good way.

I gotta be honest, it's been quite an amazing experience so far.

In the 50+ hours that I've had, I've travelled through a huge chunk of the game world and I've been doing a lot of side quests (thought it's been mostly killin' monsters and discovering hidden stuff), optional areas and such.

[spoiler] I've snuck into Archadia as part of Balthier's plan to get to the Archade's secret lab. But in order to progress, I need an air taxi, but to do so I've had to do Chops, which is a bizarre way for some Archadians to make a living. It's basically a way to act as a middle-man/messenger/courier serving the wealtheir people of Archades.

You memorize someone's story and pass it along to someone who might be interested in that bit of gossip.

Just when you think you've seen it all, FF 12 throws something new.

I willl say one odd thing, Vaan is given some of the worst dialogue bits in the entire game. He's really there just for the ride, but when the game decides to give him something of a spotlight it's to make him say embarrsing stuff like... Comment on the Lady Ashe's wardrobe (to which everyone in your crew gives Vaan the stink eye), to asking a somewhat trivial question about Fran's age.

I wish Vaan had a bigger stake in the story itself, but looking at it overall, it makes sense. He's a teenager who is going to places and talking to people he's never seen in his entire life. This makes Vaan a little different from the douchebags in Final Fantasy XIII, mainly because his awkwardness is genuine.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ungibbed on December 16, 2012, 09:44:32 pm
I fired up a game in my backlog that I'm kicking myself for not playing much sooner.

L.A. Noire ...


Of the areas I remember of LA the last time I was there, most everything is dead on accurate for that time frame in the area. Compared to some old photos taken my grandmother, damn Rockstar published one hell of a great and engaging game.

Fuckin' loving it!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on December 23, 2012, 01:05:14 pm
Have just recently finished Viking: Battle of Asgard on steam

I have a hard time to recommend this game without spoiling anything, but let me just say that the game is much bigger than meets the eye. At the beginnign I thought it was gonna be a generic linear hack and slash game, but this is actually a free roaming game within massive and uniquely constructed worlds.

I highly recommend this game to anyone who likes adventuring through a vast world full of woods, beaches, caves and more. The game isn't perfect on a technical level and there is always room for improvement, but as it is, the game is excellent.

Hopefully creative assembly makes another adventure game in the future
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 24, 2012, 07:33:17 pm
Yeah, Viking: Battle for Asgard should've been used as a blueprint for Golden Axe: Beast Rider.

Anyway, I got my Xbox 360 back, but I'm still dyin' to finish FF XII on the PS2.

Here's a brief checklist of things I'vd done:

[spoiler]Killed the Lindwyrm. Darn it. I spent a few hours level-grinding and still lost in the first two encounters. But this time I came prepared. Took me nearly an hour to beat him, but man did it felt good.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Crossed most of the Feywood and now I am stuck with some weird temples that show illusions when you rotate the camera around. Figure they'do something[/spoiler]

The trouble with Final Fantasy XII is that leveling up doesn't necessarily mean that your stats will be automatically bumped. If anything leveling up only bumps your HP and MP, changing your gear up is what really makes a difference. When you switch to stronger weapons and better protection, some of those tougher areas simply become a slaugtherhouse. But better equipments costs a lot of gill, so it evens itself out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on December 25, 2012, 06:04:49 pm
Dust: An Elysian Tale.

Amazing interaction between Dust, Fidget, his sword and even the mysterious merchant. It's so adorable~!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 27, 2012, 05:23:58 pm
I'm pretty close to finishing Final Fantasy XII.

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I've also decided to pick up Sonic the Fighters on XBLA. I'm actually quite surprised by this title. In a good way. It's the bare bones essential of this title. You play the game, it might take you about 10-12 minutes to finish it. There are no other game modes except Online Play and Versus, which is acceptable. This game was clearly designed as a quarter muncher, because after the third stage, the difficulty ramps up quite a bit. Metal Sonic is cheap boss while Eggman is pretty much just there for laughs, because he's a push-over. It's easy to pick up and play. So I expect to pick it up and play it for a while.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 29, 2012, 08:16:48 pm
Been playing All-Stars Racing Transformed still. My plan has been to get 2-3 stars a day (I'm going through all the hard mode missions) and I figure rather than burn myself out in one sitting, I really try and beat a few missions at a time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 30, 2012, 05:26:41 pm
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More than 90 hours of Final Fantasy XII. All I have to do is go to the final dungeon and fight the final boss battle. And that's it. But there's so much content here that it's a shame to just have it end! The sidequests have their own subplots, there are at least three optional dungeons, there are hunting missions where you can explore the same areas in order to find rare monsters. Sometimes it's as easy as going to a specific location and the beast appears. Sometimes, you have to fulfill specific conditions(kill all the monsters, shut down gambits and/or have certain item equipped). The Hunts which are also a huge core part of the sidequests also involve multiple mini-arks, do them and you unlock secret locations and even fight optional bosses. I mean wow... just wow. It pains me to say this, but Final Fantasy XII is so much better than Final Fantasy XIII in every conceivable way. I'd even throw in FF XIII-2 in for good measure. I'd go so far as to say that it stands toe-to-toe with most of the modern JRPGs that have come out in 2007-2010.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on December 30, 2012, 05:47:35 pm
Why does it pain you to say it. Final fantasy 13 isn't bad, but it is quite terrible for final fantasy standards

I'm quite surprised you are at the final dungeon. I started with the game a long time ago and you beat me to it lol. Gotten too distracted with Mass effect lately. I've been trying to pick up the franchise
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 01, 2013, 06:16:27 pm
And I'm done with Final Fantasy XII. I've beaten the final boss or rather a series of boss battles culimating into a major showdown and a dramatic ending. Thank you very much, Square-Enix. Now I can say that I new understand why Final Fantasy was a juggernaut of a franchise in it's time.

The game came out in 2007. So pretty much around the same we started seeing the first crop of HD JRPGs, like Eternal Sonata, Lost Odyssey and a few other titles. Like I said before, it stands toe-to-toe with a lot of 'em. It was good enough to keep me away from my Xbox 360 for a long time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 01, 2013, 08:24:26 pm
150 stars in All-Stars Transformed! I found that the S rank missions are really not that hard if they're tracks you've mastered. 15 stars to go!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on January 03, 2013, 08:20:17 am
I beat Binary Domain. I gotta' admit, it's an awesome fucking game. I didn't use the voice recognition because I didn't feel like marrying the PS3 to my BlueTooth again. The game plays just fine without it.

Still working my through Aliens vs Predator. I really dig this one. I don't why gamers have given it so much shit. Love playing as the alien. Running along walls and ceilings reminds me of Alien 3, which is a good thing. The predator's wicked. I didn't think I'd care for the Marine's playthrough, seeing as how ya' can run 'round shoot people in any FPS. However, it's scaring the shit outta' me half the time. Dark corridors, flairs, flickering flourescent lights; really makes me feel like I'm playing the movie. Aliens are fuckin' terrifying! They don't attack you right away like Alien Trilogy. Instead, they screw with your head first; just like the movies. I'm digging it.

May have to review these games properly at some point.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Monkeroony on January 03, 2013, 03:34:36 pm
135 stars in Sonic Transformed!

I'm also playing a bit of NSMBU here and there.
I must admit, selling my PS Vita for a Wii U has been a great decision for me, I only bought a vita to play at home whilst the other half watches TV, the Wii U does a far better job of this.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 03, 2013, 05:47:57 pm
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I'd like to make some minor observations about my first 2 hours of Max Payne 3:
-Even on Easy Mode it's still very chalenging, because you don't have any regenerating health and enemies can kill you with a few well placed shots;
-The graphics are very impressive;
-I am not a fan of the trippy video effects they jam in there and the random words that pop up as onscreen text for no apparent reason;
-The dialogue, wow... Especially in the part that takes place in São Paulo... My God, there's so much profanity that it's flips-flops from uncomfortable to unrealisticly funny, even moreso since I understand EVERYTHING they're sayin';

Overall, a pretty good so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on January 07, 2013, 06:32:21 am
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I am playing the Wii remake. (IR controls are awesome)

Absolutely loving it! It reminds me of Fantasy Zone in appearance (cute on the outside, so brutal on the inside).

I absolutely suck at this game...I can't get much money to pay the debt vs the days but I enjoy how I am progressing day by day in the game....but the dungeons are way too brutal for me...

I had 80+ Pikmin and had to retreat by the second floor as some enemies managed to sneak past me gradually eating every one of my Pikmin. :(

(http://www.unseen64.net/wp-content/gallery/pikmin-2/pikmin2gc_screen004.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 08, 2013, 06:03:33 pm
Oh, Earth Defense Force 2017, how could I have sold you in the first place?

You are that simple, fun action game that I desperately needed.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 11, 2013, 09:09:31 am
Sonic Rush Adventure on the 3DS

Anarchy Reigns on the 360

 8)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 12, 2013, 07:49:56 pm
Played 3 stages of The House of the Dead: Overkill at a friend's house. So much profanity!

Almost done with EDF 2017. Hard Mode is a b****. There's two missions left. Both of 'em are buttf****ng hard! The most shocking thing about the game? There are two other modes: Hardest and Inferno.

Hard Mode, when you think about it, is not that hard. The bugs simply take more hits to kill, but they appear in larger numbers. If they swarm you chances are it's an automatic "Mission Failed". Rockets that fire multiple targets is mandatory! When in close range, either equip the best assault rifle or resort to shotguns. In some stages, the shotgun gets better results at close range. You have to experiment in order to get results.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ungibbed on January 14, 2013, 06:40:00 pm
Pulled an all nighter in Skyrim. I love that game!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ungibbed on January 14, 2013, 06:46:51 pm
Also, I forgot to mention that while I was rather skeptical on Sonic all stars racing transformed, I need to buy it now for the PS3. I love the dynamics of the ever changing levels but even in the demo last night, the boost stages before your timer expires is hard as hell! Looks great in the visual department and the level themes are spot on! I may be late to the party but come payday after taking care of bills and supply orders, this game will be mine...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on January 14, 2013, 10:36:36 pm
Just downloaded megaman 9 and 10 off PS Plus, if i ever get time to play games.. I'll play them a bit.. lol >.> argggh busy busy busy

Also, I forgot to mention that while I was rather skeptical on Sonic all stars racing transformed, I need to buy it now for the PS3. I love the dynamics of the ever changing levels but even in the demo last night, the boost stages before your timer expires is hard as hell! Looks great in the visual department and the level themes are spot on! I may be late to the party but come payday after taking care of bills and supply orders, this game will be mine...

game is awesome.. you should play it!

(http://media.gamestats.com/gg/image/pikmin2_gcnboxartboxart_160w.jpg)

I am playing the Wii remake. (IR controls are awesome)

Absolutely loving it! It reminds me of Fantasy Zone in appearance (cute on the outside, so brutal on the inside).

I absolutely suck at this game...I can't get much money to pay the debt vs the days but I enjoy how I am progressing day by day in the game....but the dungeons are way too brutal for me...

I had 80+ Pikmin and had to retreat by the second floor as some enemies managed to sneak past me gradually eating every one of my Pikmin. :(

(http://www.unseen64.net/wp-content/gallery/pikmin-2/pikmin2gc_screen004.jpg)

been meaning to get pikmin 2 on wii, maybe later this year... I enjoy the first one for the most part though, hate the timer.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 15, 2013, 11:25:59 am
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I started Saints Row 2 yesterday and I've been playin' it a lot. It's hard to judge at this point but one thing that I feel is a huge plus is the fact that you can costumize your character from the get-go with an insane amount of options. I chose to play as an asian girl and I've done a couple of side missions. I should have more on this tomorrow.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on January 15, 2013, 11:46:51 am
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I started Saints Row 2 yesterday and I've been playin' it a lot. It's hard to judge at this point but one thing that I feel is a huge plus is the fact that you can costumize your character from the get-go with an insane amount of options. I chose to play as an asian girl and I've done a couple of side missions. I should have more on this tomorrow.

Love that game. I dig on Saint's Row: The Third, but 2 is the best in my opinion. I totally agree with you on the options. I've made my character look like Joan Jett, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, and myself. It's so much fun. The story mode is a bit more involved here than with Saint's Row: The Third, and I feel there's more variety in missons and such.
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Post by: JuMeSyn on January 15, 2013, 09:19:41 pm
Right now:

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Metal Gear HD Collection (PS3)
Grandia 2 (DC)
Shadow of the Colossus HD (PS3)

Finding it hard to have time for them all.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on January 16, 2013, 05:23:08 am
Grandia 2 (DC)
+___+
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: JuMeSyn on January 16, 2013, 06:37:10 am
I have some retro blood in my veins ;D I still haven't finished it, and I have the game for at least 7 years. But during my Master's degree I had few or no time.
Now that I have a MSc, and I still haven't found a job, time is no longer a problem. :P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on January 16, 2013, 06:51:51 am
I remember my first day with grandia 2. I was so wowed cuz it was nothing i played before at the time. The Jrpg's I knew were mostly simple turnbased or final fantasy alike with a timer. But nothing like this.

I Stayed up all night and after I slept and woke up, I started again right soon after. I miss those type of games allthough I recently had that with mass effect 1 as well. I have now started with 2, but i dunno what to think so far. It's so different

And yes welcome to the forums!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: JuMeSyn on January 16, 2013, 09:01:01 am
Thanks :)

The thing I love the most about Grandia II is the battle system. Well thought, well executed, and really addicting. However, the game is quite easy once you have managed to master the same battle system and get used to skill/egg/book techniques.

I am really enjoying the game. However, it is not the best RPG I have played on the Dreamcast. The prize goes to Skies of Arcadia.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on January 16, 2013, 05:35:12 pm
I haven't played Grandia 2 yeat, but I have it on Dreamcast.  I was trying to play through Grandia 1 on PSP first, but I got stuck.  Should I just skip it?

Right now I've ben playing Transformed, Anarchy Reigns and Simpsons Tapped OUt on iPad.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: crackdude on January 16, 2013, 06:16:10 pm
From what I've read, Grandia II is an incredible improvement over the first one. And you don't need to know the first one's story to enjoy it.

I'm just so sad that when university kicked in I stopped playing it, and now I fear I might get all sorts of confused when I go back to it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: JuMeSyn on January 16, 2013, 06:50:39 pm
That happens to me all the time :P and I still have the stupid habit to not finish some games that I'm enjoying, I don't know why. For example, I never got to finish Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS), but I was freakin' loving the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on January 17, 2013, 12:23:27 pm
I think some games just drag on too long for their own good. Especially when you are a perfectionist x.X
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Post by: max_cady on January 18, 2013, 06:04:05 pm
I've played a huge chunk of Anarchy Reigns today.
So far, I'm in the "It's a good game" camp, so on occassion, I've seen some issues here and there...

But Saint's Row 2 is the one that has caught my attention. It's the loudest and dumbest sandbox game I've ever played. Red Dead Redemption runs circles around this game from THQ, but as a whole I prefer spending time with this one, because it's so much fun.

Presentation-wise, the game's all over the place, it might pass off as good very lookin' Playstation 2 game in high-res, there are a ton of bizarre glitches and massive slowdowns. Sometimes the audio fizzles out, other times, there are a few fingernail pulling moments that I don't understand how or why something went wrong.

But, to it's credit, the game is very satisfying, you are constantely rewarded by something missions and various odd jobs. You can spray sewage all over expensive condos, fake accidents to commit insurance fraud, cause mayhem, take hits on people, boost cars and at the same time hijack vehicles and take hostages.

You can buy luxury apartments, buy out stores so they can pay you protection money, stock up on junk food,etc,etc,etc...

Saint's Row 2 is trully the definition of Guilty Pleasure.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on January 22, 2013, 07:37:40 am
Playing Disgaea 3 for the 1000th time as I found a certain map hard.

Got past it now thanks to a guide, so now I will be hopefully progressing more into the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 22, 2013, 03:09:32 pm
Just finished Anarchy Reigns, namely the single player mode. Ya know, I wasn't too crazy over the Story Mode but it actually won me back. I enjoyed it a lot. Jack's story is a bit looser, Leo's side of the story is much, much more focused and I think it has the best overall FREE missions.

Not to say that Jack doesn't have it's moments, the kart racing mission, for one. But Leo overall, has the best story.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ungibbed on February 02, 2013, 09:12:52 pm
Been playing some F-Zero GX lately and that game despite its age and the hardware it's on, is a complete mind warp...

Other than that, I hooked up my old N64 and reliving Bad Fur Day.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: semmie on February 03, 2013, 03:57:39 am
zelda ocarina 3ds
and ninokuni on ps3
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 03, 2013, 04:00:41 am
I'm almost done with Saint's Row 2. All that's left is the final game mission. I'm doing a bunch of side quests.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: semmie on February 03, 2013, 04:34:04 am
I'm almost done with Saint's Row 2. All that's left is the final game mission. I'm doing a bunch of side quests.

so ur doing a catch up?
i played god of war first time lst year and finished literally all of them. including the psp version :)
its nice u play sr2. the cool thing about catch ups is u dont have to wait for the second part. im thinking of playing dead space 1 and go up to 3 as it has come out today :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 03, 2013, 09:51:18 am
Pretty much.

There are many side missions that are a lot of fun! In Saint's Row 2, you have side missions
where:

-You play as a bodyguard and have to manhandle people who want to annoy celebrities;
-You fake accidents in order to commit insurance fraud (my favorite);
-Play as a cop and do a parody of the TV show Cops;
-Cause mayhem, basically you have to go to an designated area and destroy as much property as possible;
-Run around naked and shock people;
-Have a sewer truck hurl trash into buildings, people and cars;
-Escort prostitutes and help them pick up customers;
-Take hits on certain people and make it look like an accident;
-There are Chop Shops that pay you to boost a certain brand of cars;

It's so much fun!

And there's a lot of it;
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SpeedyBlueDude on February 08, 2013, 11:14:18 pm
Saints Row 2 was my favorite Saints Row game. Saints Row The Third and Saints Row were cool, but Saints Row 2 was better than them.

I'm currently playing... Halo 4 and Black Ops 2.... I should probably go clear out my backlog of games.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 09, 2013, 02:42:44 am
And I'm done with Saint's Row 2!

I finished the last mission and saw the ending credits. The game is a lot of fun. Now there's one major issue that I would like to point out: It is buggy as hell!

I've had game freezes, audio skips, texture pop-in,some insame clipping issues (where I had sign posts and people that merged with my car) and broken physics.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 18, 2013, 05:46:09 pm
Apparentely, nobody's been playin' for quite some time now...

So, I'll chime in...

Sleeping Dogs

I started playin' it as soon as I was done with Rayman Origins and Saint's Row 2. Just finished and I'm typing this as the credits are rolling.
Once in a while comes a game that manages to surprise, it might not be the best looking game, it might not have the best combat, nor the best driving, nor the best shooting mechanics, but together produce a complete experience that's well worth the time and money.

This is one of those mid-range game(ie games that score between the 6-8 mark) that somehow manage to be more enjoyable than most of the Triple AAA titles, Saint's Row 2 is prime example of that. Sleeping Dogs has a fun plot (some odd bits here and there), great side missions, very good looking girls to meet, the combat to me is the most satisfying element in the entire game. I did not care for the whole gunplay experience, it was just been there, done that. I would've been content if the rest of the game had simply been just straight up kung fu fighting.

I had fun hacking cameras, locating these random lockboxes that give me money and secret outfits, karoke, fine dining, buying clothes and items for each of my 4 apartments (they never explained how or why Shen starts sleeping in a new apartment everytime there's a major plot development).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on April 03, 2013, 06:27:07 am
I was playing Luigi's Mansion 2 but I've since beaten it.

King Boo has a MUCH better plan then Bowser could only dream of. He even managed to do something a Mario game never shows (I won't spoil it), but the tactics involved beating him are much more clever then the bowser fights.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: TJKitsune on April 03, 2013, 10:07:35 am
Currently working through Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS.
About 4 hours into...dear god, I can't believe this...Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory..  -_-;
Got a backlog of older games to play yet, such as D2 on Dreamcast, and Fate Stay/Night on PSP.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 09, 2013, 07:48:40 pm
Well, I've been playin' a couple of games lately...

I finished Two DLC chapters for Sleeping Dogs. There's that island which is a parody of Enter The Dragon. And the Year of the Snake which sees Wei Shen getting demoted and busted down to regular traffic cop when a group of insane terrorists want to blow stuff up on New Year's Eve.

My impressions, loved the Island DLC side story, hated the "Year of the Snake" DLC mission. Why? Lackluster story, side missions aren't all that interesting or fun, you can't really access your stuff from the regular playthrough.

I started playin' The Amazing Spiderman, I haven't gotten far, played the first two stages, because I've been hooked on Lollipop Chainsaw, more impressions tomorrow.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ungibbed on April 10, 2013, 01:58:13 am
Goofing off with Sonic CD on my phone.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 10, 2013, 08:05:57 am
Played some Sonic Jam last night, because I wanted to experience Sonic 1 with spin dash. Can't wait for the remastered rerelease this month!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: semmie on April 10, 2013, 01:28:22 pm
dead or alive 3ds
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Post by: mylifewithsega on April 10, 2013, 03:16:58 pm
Star Trek: The Next Generation for Genesis and Star Trek: Starship Bridge Simulator for 32X. 2 hours of footage a piece for a combined 4 hours of mild amusement and extreme frustration.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on April 11, 2013, 10:41:57 pm
Have been playing Donkey Kong country returns after a long time not having touched my wii

All i gotta say is wow. Best 2d platformer ever. Its clever leveldesign makes other platformers look like trash

Some lvls exist of lots of trial and error though

game is also huge.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 12, 2013, 06:06:42 pm
I figured Lollipop Chainsaw out. It's the barebones Score Attack that we haven't seen from a classic video game since, well, the SEGA Saturn/Genesis era... It has a "Story", but really the whole game is all about getting the highest possible score. And it's somewhat lenient about it.

If there's one thing that I felt a little unimpressed, it was the Boss Fights, even on Hard mode, it's as though the game's scripted mechanics hinder the bosses themselves. They are cool and have creative designs, but they don't involve a whole lot of strategy to beat'em all.

Oh, and I avoid using the ingame store as much as possible because that f***ing Lollipop song plays every single damn time!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on April 15, 2013, 08:12:48 am
I figured Lollipop Chainsaw out. It's the barebones Score Attack that we haven't seen from a classic video game since, well, the SEGA Saturn/Genesis era... It has a "Story", but really the whole game is all about getting the highest possible score. And it's somewhat lenient about it.

If there's one thing that I felt a little unimpressed, it was the Boss Fights, even on Hard mode, it's as though the game's scripted mechanics hinder the bosses themselves. They are cool and have creative designs, but they don't involve a whole lot of strategy to beat'em all.

Oh, and I avoid using the ingame store as much as possible because that f***ing Lollipop song plays every single damn time!

The last section of the Final Boss results in Instant Death if you don't do the QTEs in time, and I hate that shit...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 19, 2013, 06:51:39 pm
The Amazing Spider-Man - At first, the game looked like it was going to be dull. But it's growing on me. It's the Batman: Arkham Asylum template but with Spider Man walking around New York doing Story Missions (which are entirely seperate stages), small side missions like stopping car roberries and muggings. There are the photo missions which are a sort'of Where's Waldo in which you stop items on the close proximity of said spot.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on April 20, 2013, 01:39:26 am
I just got the SEGA CD version of Amazing Spiderman.  I played it a little to make sure it works. 
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Post by: mylifewithsega on April 20, 2013, 03:04:49 pm
Just got Astal. Pretty good so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on April 20, 2013, 06:46:10 pm
Just got Astal. Pretty good so far.

You can beat it with cheat codes.  Great game.  :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on April 20, 2013, 10:32:24 pm
It's most certainly pretty, and the soundtrack/audio quality is top notch. I don't wanna' cheat until I have no other choice. I felt bad having to cheat through House of the Dead.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on April 20, 2013, 10:54:34 pm
I've mostly been playing Injustice: Gods Among Us. The lack of an online pass surprises me especially after previous major fighting games like Dead or Alive 5, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, PlayStation All Stars: Battle Royale and NetherRealm/WB Games' own Mortal Kombat had one. So far the online's been pretty good for me, sometimes it takes a bit of time to find a player, but most of the matches I've played have run pretty well. The training mode allowing you to tag moves and showing the moves/inputs on the screen is really helpful for experimenting with combos.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on April 21, 2013, 02:09:22 pm
I turned on the Wii today.  I thought I might see if Joey (about a year and a half old) might like Wii Sports.  By the time I got a controller that worked synched up, he didn't care.  I was bored trying to show him Wii Tennis for a while and he was paging through a spiral notebook next to the couch.  Now as I type this he took my phone and is playing Sonic Dash.  I don't think he likes console gaming.  At least not yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on April 21, 2013, 04:18:33 pm
I turned on the Wii today.  I thought I might see if Joey (about a year and a half old) might like Wii Sports.  By the time I got a controller that worked synched up, he didn't care.  I was bored trying to show him Wii Tennis for a while and he was paging through a spiral notebook next to the couch.  Now as I type this he took my phone and is playing Sonic Dash.  I don't think he likes console gaming.  At least not yet.

That, or the kid just has taste. ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on April 21, 2013, 04:30:20 pm
He's not quite ready for a controller yet, so I thought the Wii might be better for him, but he was totally un-interested.

Myself, I'm playing Magic Knight Rayearth.  I love 32 bit Sega RPG's.  This one is strange.  The leveling up seems like it's arbitrary or they don't explain how or why it happens.  Also the combat is uneven.  You will always want to plat Fuu with the bow and arrow.  Getting near the end I think.  Then I want to start on Shining Force 1, 2, CD and 3 ep1.  (I wish they would translate the other episodes and put them on XBLA or something).  I've played 3 before, but none of the others.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 22, 2013, 01:47:25 pm
Picked Alpha Protocol up for $5, pretty fun game! I totally see the flaws, but for $5 it's pretty fun. I especially like how the conversations influence the story.

Also playing Sonic Colors DS, picked it up new last week.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on April 23, 2013, 08:14:40 am
Fire Emblem: Awakening.

Although I suck on the "hardcore" mode which fans say you need to play or else "it doesn't feel like Fire Emblem".

I call bullshit on that since Valkyria plays fine without perma deaths...or at least toned down in the first game to make it enjoyable.

I maybe a wimp, but I want to enjoy my games rather then not have fun by repeatedly resetting because some enemy gets lucky with a Critical (which can happen at 1%).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ungibbed on April 25, 2013, 12:47:57 pm
Mass effect 3 and loving it!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 25, 2013, 01:09:56 pm
Lots!

Sonic Colors DS, Alpha Protocol on the 360, and HotD Overkill on my iPhone.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 26, 2013, 06:04:23 am
I am trying to play HOTD: Overkill (runs well on the ZTE to my atonishment) but I keep getting a pop-up error that states that my license is missing(which is utter bs).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ungibbed on April 27, 2013, 12:55:42 am
I am trying to play HOTD: Overkill (runs well on the ZTE to my atonishment) but I keep getting a pop-up error that states that my license is missing(which is utter bs).

It is that issue that annoys me with Android gaming. I have the same issue with simply playing Bejeweled 2.

Annoying license checks on just about every game I've bought from Google Play on my old Galaxy Nexus. If I'm on a flight, I'm screwed...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ravenfreak on April 29, 2013, 12:02:08 am
I've been playing Injustice: Gods Among Us, though i'm still not done with story mode. My girlfriend has already finished the game on story mode, so I know what happens but meh. I've been switching between battle mode and story mode, which is the main reason why I haven't finished story mode yet. xD Also could you guess who my favorite character is? :P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: FourCartridge on April 29, 2013, 12:10:55 am
I've been playing Valkyria Chronicles lately. Right now I'm stuck on the ambush level, as Welkin & Alicia are Scouts and can't defend themselves when the Shocktrooper takes aim at them. The battles are really fun, though I admit the cutscenes drag out after a while.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on April 29, 2013, 07:59:40 am
Finished Awakening. Contrary to popular belief, the NOE localisation has a lot of rude words in there.

"Bastard", "Piss" and "Arse" are just a few I came across in the game.

The best one is from Bastillo (one of the Khans), as he says "They can kiss my big brown (whatever race he is) arse!", and he says it in the end credits too "I bet my sweet brown arse".

I was like...."WTF?!? SWEARING IN A 12+ GAME!?! D:"

Overall, the story was boring....the grinding was boring too...it really is the permadeath that saves this game (since it's the challenge and USP of the game).

After playing Radiant Dawn's more interesting second half of the story, I was disappointed overall with Awakening (and can see this game NOT becoming rare because of it being more accessable to new gamers)...since the pairing up feature doesn't really help you level up weaker units, but you have no choice but to not use them since the AI ALWAYS goes after the mages/healers due to their low HP/DEF....

I think Radiant Dawn is better despite being more unforgiving in regards to stuff like your MC being a mage herself and the likelihood of losing at least ONE character on a End of Part (1, 2 or 3) map.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ungibbed on April 29, 2013, 03:57:59 pm
Today, I finally caved in and fired up Black Ops II.

I haven't played a CoD game since Modern Warfare years ago. Boy am I getting my ass kicked...  :o
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on May 01, 2013, 08:09:05 am
Sacred Stones now...and it feels much more fluid and tactical then Awakening.

The AI is acceptable on easy mode (I suck at SRPGs that aren't Valkyria), but taking your time not to die is pretty much an better way to win...although being cheated out by silly A.I on occasion makes me rage so hard (still based on the shitty RNG/Luck Aspect)....I got lucky to beat Chapter 5 because my Valkyrie had 1HP left after two blows from an Axe Weilder. >:\ (Lance Beats Axes...so why is mine missing and theirs hitting at 33%? Bullshit)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on May 03, 2013, 07:26:53 pm
Finished Awakening. Contrary to popular belief, the NOE localisation has a lot of rude words in there.

"Bastard", "Piss" and "Arse" are just a few I came across in the game.

The best one is from Bastillo (one of the Khans), as he says "They can kiss my big brown (whatever race he is) arse!", and he says it in the end credits too "I bet my sweet brown arse".

Well that's something.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 04, 2013, 03:58:49 pm
'Kay, I'm done with my video game sabbatical.

Today, I reinstalled the Steam app on my Laptop, enabled Big Picture Mode, connected the HDMi cable to my LCD TV and I picked up these games...

Sonic Adventure 2

Even cranked up to 1080p, I really can't escape the fact that this game, graphics-wise is quite ancient. Lip-syching in those cutscenes are even noticably atrocious than before. Though, the one improvement I noticed was that the audio was a little more tweaked, so it doesn't sound like the characters are talking over each other. Gameplay-wise, the game runs smoothly mostly without a hitch (the slowdowns I experienced were hardware related, my laptop never was a fan of Sonic games). I'm about halfway into Sonic's Story, should take long.

Hell Yeah!

I'm enjoying so far... Though, I kinda expected something similar to Rayman Origins, but it's a different beast. As far as a new IP goes, this is actually pretty good. The controls needed a little more polish.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on May 08, 2013, 06:12:47 am
I'm going through Fire Emblem: Blazing Sword whilst I am stuck on Sacred Stones (I can't grind in this Chapter since it happens STRAIGHT after the previous chapter).

Blazing Sword's difficulty is purely from HAVING to buy Items/Weapons and crap on the maps as opposed to Sacred Stone's Overworld Map.

Grinding is also impossible in Blazing Sword, and Side Quests can fuck you up if you aren't strong enough (I decided to skip a side quest for this reason), as the game even TELLS you to create a back up save in case (gee....should of told me BEFORE I beat the fucking mission, because I wouldn't need to reset if I fail on the side quest and play the previous map again!).

Yeah...I am on a Fire Emblem streak after beating Radiant Dawn and Awakening (Radiant Dawn is the hardest game I have ever played, and I beat it on the Easy Mode. <_<) to be fair to RD, I had NO clue on managing my items, skill sets and character classes/weaknesses.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 08, 2013, 01:38:23 pm
I finished Hell Yeah!... It's a nice little distraction. I like the fact that a lot of those kills are puzzle-based. It's a bit of a shame that it's a short game.

The stages are amazing for the most part and I do like the aspect of being slightly non-linear(though, when it happens, it's already very late in the game).

And now I'm just trying to plough through Sonic Adventure 2...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on May 08, 2013, 09:38:05 pm
Fire Emblem arrived today, going to start it tonight before i go to sleep.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on May 09, 2013, 06:05:08 am
Fire Emblem arrived today, going to start it tonight before i go to sleep.

Awakening? It's a good game, but I think I prefer the GBA ones.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on May 09, 2013, 08:12:00 pm
Awakening? It's a good game, but I think I prefer the GBA ones.

Yeah, awakening, never played the GBA ones, probably never will. they don't really interest me. I'm enjoying Awakening so far. started playing lastnight before i went to sleep.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on May 12, 2013, 03:08:50 pm
Ah I see.

I actually perfer the GBA ones over Awakening now that I've played both sets of games.

Awakening feels as if it's trying to create this epic story with console like features along with the GBA's basic animations, and it comes off as too convoulted to me...

The children mechanic is interesting but then i got bored at the micromanaging (I felt like the restriction of obtaining money suited the game better on the GBA games). With Awakening also, the enemy placements are really stupid, in some cases it means your weaker or supportive characters are useless as they'll be killed by the enemy before you can even make them useful late game. X_X

In my opinion, Sacred Stones/Blazing Sword makes the somewhat restrictive map/enemy placement a lot more bearable than Awakening's handling of the same thing.

Overall, I think Awakening is a good 3DS game, but not a good FE game and despite what fans say, it's not the best FE game at all! To me so far it's Radient Dawn (Parts 2, 3 and Final. Part 1 sucks) > Sacred Stones > Blazing Sword > Awakening.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on May 12, 2013, 04:59:07 pm
Ah I see.

I actually perfer the GBA ones over Awakening now that I've played both sets of games.

Awakening feels as if it's trying to create this epic story with console like features along with the GBA's basic animations, and it comes off as too convoulted to me...

The children mechanic is interesting but then i got bored at the micromanaging (I felt like the restriction of obtaining money suited the game better on the GBA games). With Awakening also, the enemy placements are really stupid, in some cases it means your weaker or supportive characters are useless as they'll be killed by the enemy before you can even make them useful late game. X_X

In my opinion, Sacred Stones/Blazing Sword makes the somewhat restrictive map/enemy placement a lot more bearable than Awakening's handling of the same thing.

Overall, I think Awakening is a good 3DS game, but not a good FE game and despite what fans say, it's not the best FE game at all! To me so far it's Radient Dawn (Parts 2, 3 and Final. Part 1 sucks) > Sacred Stones > Blazing Sword > Awakening.

The part i like about it the most is the story, if it was just boring bare bones story I'd have no interest in the game. It's fun, but Valkyria Chronicles is much more fun in terms of gameplay.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 12, 2013, 05:43:55 pm
'Kay... So I finished Sonic Adventure 2's Hero Side. Didn't take long. The game really is short. And I'm almost halfway into Dark Side.

Knuckles/Rouge levels really are a chore to get through. Still I want to touch on the visuals... It's a crying shame that even though the Jet Set Radio HD port was a marvel to look at, Sonic Adv. 2's case however... I'm not going to knock on a 12 year old game, to be sure... But yeah, I wish they had added a little more polish to this title.

I'm playing it through Steam on my LCD TV jacked up to 1080p, wish certainly lessens the impact of the otherwise basic graphics.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on May 12, 2013, 07:05:29 pm
So I never played Shining Force 1 and 2 before. I believe I was in College when they came out, but anyway, I'm playing SUGC Shining Force 1 and I love it.  It's easy to screw up and have to start a battle over, but what a cool game. 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on May 12, 2013, 10:12:11 pm
so in fire emblem awakening, its literally impossible to level up your characters or get in game money unless you buy two DLC maps, one is a map that gives you easy money, and the other is a map that gives you easy levels. I thought people said Nintendo didn't abuse DLC
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on May 13, 2013, 02:57:28 am
so in fire emblem awakening, its literally impossible to level up your characters or get in game money unless you buy two DLC maps, one is a map that gives you easy money, and the other is a map that gives you easy levels. I thought people said Nintendo didn't abuse DLC

Seems like you're talking about these two:

http://serenesforest.net/fe13/dlc_na.html#gg

http://serenesforest.net/fe13/dlc_na.html#eg
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Kori-Maru on May 13, 2013, 03:54:43 am
Virtua Cop Elite Edition. I lol everytime a civilian shouts don't shoot me please with a very sad expression in their faces. Classic Sega gaming right there.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on May 13, 2013, 08:56:53 am
So I never played Shining Force 1 and 2 before. I believe I was in College when they came out, but anyway, I'm playing SUGC Shining Force 1 and I love it.  It's easy to screw up and have to start a battle over, but what a cool game. 

I gather it's easier then FE due to no perma death to characters?

I don't like SF at all, and I tried it a number of times before thinking it's just not for me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on May 13, 2013, 12:46:29 pm
Seems like you're talking about these two:

http://serenesforest.net/fe13/dlc_na.html#gg

http://serenesforest.net/fe13/dlc_na.html#eg

Yup, i bought the pack for 6 dollars that includes those 2 and one more so i wasn't fully getting ripped off, but i still feel ripped off. lol. oh well
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on May 14, 2013, 12:37:37 pm
took a break from fire emblem, i get bored if i play the same thing for too long unless its super addicting. Playing Sleeping Dogs now since i got it for free on PSN. Game is amazing. I like it much better then GTA4, better looking clothes, better looking environment. and it's just all around awesome.

I also like how easy it is to get away from the cops. in GTA4 the cops just shoot at you and kill you xD
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Post by: max_cady on May 14, 2013, 06:06:26 pm
I forgot just how frustrating the final section of Sonic Adventure 2's Cannon Core stage.

Especially, Knuckles's portion of the stage, which is nearly impossible if you don't get that breather from an earlier stage. But Sonic's portion, f*** me!
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Post by: Nameless 24 on May 15, 2013, 06:03:13 am
Yeah, Awakening suffers from repetitiveness (most games bar the console versions suffer it too, albeit much less).

Sacred Stones gave you a tower to try and climb at the risk of perhaps losing a character in the process (You can reset, but why waste all that time?) whilst Blazing Sword gives you the occasional side quest to try and beat.

With Awakening, it's just too repetitive, even if you don't play the skirmishes or DLC.
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Post by: max_cady on May 17, 2013, 06:21:41 am
Played the Resident Evil Revelations demo on Steam.

OK, I was a bit on the fence with the early builds that I've seen. This game, based on what I played from the demo, seems to be quite good.
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Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on May 19, 2013, 07:14:49 am
I don't really do many combos, however, I think I've been getting much better using Black Adam in Injustice: Gods Among Us lately.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on May 19, 2013, 09:06:36 am
Been playing old Game Gear games with a Game Gear Game Genie hooked up. Picked the thing up for $9.99 and it came with all the little code books which have their own compartment. It's adorable.
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Post by: FourCartridge on May 19, 2013, 06:47:22 pm
Ape Escape: On the Loose(the PSP remake). I recently got a Vita and I'm getting so fuch feels from playin this. Played the original when I was a really young and barely got past 2 stages, so it's nice to finish it up.
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Post by: TartarusReaper on May 19, 2013, 08:03:03 pm
I'm playing Monster Hunter because...you know, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Wii U version). Oh right, also Knights of the Old Republic on the PC. I kind of just switch between Nintendo gadgets and PCs now. Since I finished P4G on my Vita and Ni No Kuni on my PS3 I don't have much to do with my Sony ones.
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Post by: max_cady on May 20, 2013, 08:34:57 am
Finished Sonic Adventure 2 on PC.

Now I'm going to start gettin' into some freaky stuff, aka Metro: 2033.
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Post by: ungibbed on May 20, 2013, 08:37:54 pm
Getting my ass handed to me playing some old school Multiplayer on Conker's Bad Fur Day on the old N64. Damn fun but still getting my ass kicked.
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Post by: TartarusReaper on May 25, 2013, 11:38:31 pm
Playing Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D now. WHY IS THIS PLATFORMER SO GOOD? Anyone who has played the original knows what I'm saying.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on May 26, 2013, 12:18:49 am
Finished Shining Force and went on to Shining Force 2.
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Post by: max_cady on May 27, 2013, 04:34:14 pm
Sonic Jump and HOTD: Overkill on my smartphone!
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Post by: CrazyT on May 27, 2013, 05:09:17 pm
Playing Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D now. WHY IS THIS PLATFORMER SO GOOD? Anyone who has played the original knows what I'm saying.
If you look a few pages back, you can see me commenting about it. Truly one of the best 2d platformers I have ever played.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on June 09, 2013, 06:25:00 am
Since My XBOX 360 optical drive died, I bought Sonic's ultimate genesis collection for the PS3 and had to start over on Shining Force 2.  Now I'm almost caught up to where I was before the XBOX died.
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Post by: max_cady on June 14, 2013, 07:46:09 am
Played a bit of Rayman Origins. Finished up the entire The Walking Dead adventure game.
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Post by: George on June 14, 2013, 10:58:32 pm
What you think of The Walking Dead? I'm in episode 2.

Also playing Remember Me.
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Post by: max_cady on June 15, 2013, 06:51:42 am
Honestly I did enjoy a good portion of the game. It was arguably a good Point 'n' Click Adventure game because the puzzles didn't impeed the action and did not stall you for long periods of time, I also dug the dialogue options and how characters react accordingly to what you say and do.

That being said, the trade-off of making the game a little more like an interactive episodic TV show is that by the 4th episode I was already starting to experience some fatigue (much like Asura's Wrath) with just watching the cutscenes and sometimes not even noticing that I had to make a choice.
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Post by: George on June 17, 2013, 11:46:05 am
I'm on episode 4 of the Walking Dead. Damn, each episode is getting better and better. Tho the whole child killing thing has happen twice already. ... I get it, its a taboo subject.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on June 17, 2013, 01:53:06 pm
Just finished Shining Force 2 and went on to Shining Force CD.
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Post by: mylifewithsega on June 17, 2013, 02:23:35 pm
Thanks to nuckles, I'm playing Crazy Taxi on Dreamcast once again. God, I love this game.
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Post by: TJKitsune on June 17, 2013, 03:15:58 pm
Thanks to nuckles, I'm playing Crazy Taxi on Dreamcast once again. God, I love this game.

You should totally do a Crazy Taxi scene for your next movie. ;)
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Post by: max_cady on June 17, 2013, 07:47:54 pm
Saint's Row 2 yet again.

I've also started to play Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes and well... It's not a bad game. Gameplay is fine and dandy, but whoever was in charge of presentation... geesh, the Xbox 360 version quite frankly looks like a Playstation 2 title, it's just that hideous. The plot is your typical Clone Wars early Season 1-Season 2 stuff, which serves as a time capsule of sorts.

Remember when Ahsoka Tano was just a smart mouthed kid? Yeah, that Ahsoka Tano... Nevertheless, it's fun to jump in this. The missions are very short, they don't take that much time, you never actually die since the characters respawn instantely. Worth the budget price...
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Post by: mylifewithsega on June 17, 2013, 11:18:06 pm
You should totally do a Crazy Taxi scene for your next movie. ;)

LOL! I'd be down for that. I'm thinking of doing another one for Halloween. Until then, it's CA-RAAAA-ZY TAXI! Let's have some fuuun! Gonna' move onto Crazy Taxi 2 in a bit. Haven't played it in ages. That and Zombie Revenge.
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Post by: nuckles87 on June 18, 2013, 01:20:21 am
Thanks to nuckles, I'm playing Crazy Taxi on Dreamcast once again. God, I love this game.

You probably shouldn't thank me, given what you'll have to play on it. (laughs maniacally)
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on June 18, 2013, 05:27:42 am
Isn't there a secret free camera mode in Crazy Taxi? You plug in a second controller or something?
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Post by: mylifewithsega on June 18, 2013, 12:36:29 pm
Isn't there a secret free camera mode in Crazy Taxi? You plug in a second controller or something?

I never heard that. I'll have to give it a try if I should happen to find a second controller.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on June 18, 2013, 01:32:54 pm
I never heard that. I'll have to give it a try if I should happen to find a second controller.

Oh yeah, there are a ton of secrets in Crazy Taxi! Here's the camera one:

Plug a controller into controller port 3, then press the Start button on that controller after you started a game in Original or Arcade mode. You can toggle to a first-person view by pressing B (switch back to normal view with A), get an alternate viewing angle with Y, or tap X five times to bring up a speedometer display.

More here: http://www.ign.com/cheats/games/crazy-taxi-dc-12006

edit: Good news AJ! Seems it works with one controller:

Quote
Start a game and during the game (do not pause) put a controller in Controller Port C or if you have only one controller you can take that out and move it to Port C, then Press Start on that controller now if you:
Press X five times you will get your MPH.
Press B and you'll get an Inside The Car View.
Press Y you will get a Kick Ass Cinematic View!
Press A to go back to your normal view.

http://www.hotcheats.com/dreamcast/crazytaxicheatssegadreamcast.html
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Post by: max_cady on June 18, 2013, 05:41:37 pm
God Damn it, Saint's Row 2! You are like crack cocaine to me!
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on June 22, 2013, 02:21:54 pm
Picked up three games today and gave them a try:

Real Sound by the late great Kenji Eno for the Saturn. Can't really play it, since I don't speak Japanese. But I did pop the disc in and give the game a listen (the game was made for the blind, so no visuals at all. Not even intro credits or logos). Very relaxing stuff! Story is about two school kids who fall in love. Lots of bird sounds and people talking. Game itself came with photos of cards and a packet of seeds.

Sports Jam for Dreamcast. Developed by WOW Entertainment but released in the US by Agetec. Why the heck didn't SEGA publish their own game for the Dreamcast??? Fun little arcade-style mini game title, very much reminds me of the Mario & Sonic games. Almost wonder if this is where the M&S team got their ideas from.

Panic! from Data East for the SEGA CD. Like Real Sound, it's not really a game. I mean, you imput stuff on the controller, but its not a game in a traditional sense. Move from scene to scene, push buttons, see what happens. Really weird, but entertaining, game. Reminded me of WarioWare in terms of visuals and humor.
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Post by: George on June 22, 2013, 07:16:54 pm
I have been playing Super Meat Boy, Counter-Strike: GO because they are part of the Trading Cards Beta. Also tried the single player of Company of Heroes 2. Jeesh, bro, that game has a good soundtrack.
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Post by: max_cady on June 23, 2013, 12:06:41 pm
The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes


How is this not an XBLA/PSN game? I finished up a chunck of what appeared to be the first act of the game. The stages are actually pretty short, but really all of them:
-Jedi: "Precision" platforming and ocassional lightsaber battles;
-Clone Troopers: Shooting gallery;

I say precision because basically it's all automatic, you can jump onto most platforms regardless of how high or how far you seem to jump, however, for the most part is automated. Think Prince of Persia but even more concescending.
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Post by: Happy Cat on June 23, 2013, 01:17:29 pm
I beat Tales of Graces future arc last night. after a whole year or longer of staying away from it

decided to just bite the bullet and switch it to easy mode. I just wanted to see the story and stood no chance of being able to beat it on normal mode, i suck i guess

oh well, now i can start playing the game again, ill go with normal mode again and see if i can do any better. i beat the main game on normal mode somehow, it was the future arc that was impossible for me on normal.
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Post by: crackdude on June 23, 2013, 01:50:35 pm
Metal Gear Solid 2, Fire Emblem Awakening, World Cup 2010
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Post by: max_cady on June 23, 2013, 04:16:40 pm
Nothing much... Finally finished the last missions of Saint's Row 2. Those helicopter scenes were the hardest out of all of 'em.

Did a couple of Rayman Origins stages to get more Electoons.

Been playin' Infinite Dunanis on my smartphone. Only one of Kemco's various JRPGs that they've been releasin' on iOS and Android every month.
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Post by: Happy Cat on June 23, 2013, 04:52:16 pm
Started new game + on Tales of Graces, enjoying every second of it! :)

I think I got the combat system down pretty well, doing really good on normal, don't wanna switch to hard right now. I think once I get the adult story i'll start tripping up again, the whole artes thing seems to confuse me i guess.

got a trophy for beating Bryce in 60 seconds or under
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Post by: CrazyT on June 23, 2013, 05:18:37 pm
You should really consider putting it on moderate shadi (the difficulty between normal and hard), because it takes a long while before the game becomes challenging for normal. The reason I had switched initially was because normal was so easy, that it didn't even give me the chance to learn the ins and out of the mechanics. If you wonder why the monsters have been dying so soon, this is the reason lol. A great thing about the game is that putting the difficulty higher actually rewards you more after battles.

It's indeed a very great game

Anyway. Have been playing bioshock lately. This game is scaring the sh** out of me. But as soon as you learn that you shouldn't let yourself get intimidated, the game actually isn't that hard.
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Post by: Happy Cat on June 23, 2013, 05:58:56 pm
You should really consider putting it on moderate shadi (the difficulty between normal and hard), because it takes a long while before the game becomes challenging for normal. The reason I had switched initially was because normal was so easy, that it didn't even give me the chance to learn the ins and out of the mechanics. If you wonder why the monsters have been dying so soon, this is the reason lol. A great thing about the game is that putting the difficulty higher actually rewards you more after battles.

It's indeed a very great game

Anyway. Have been playing bioshock lately. This game is scaring the sh** out of me. But as soon as you learn that you shouldn't let yourself get intimidated, the game actually isn't that hard.

Well ive already played it before, but i wanted to do new game+ cause im in the mood for it again, havent played it in a while. I'll try switching it to Moderate, maybe it will help me learn the combat system better later on in the game. Normal does seem way too easy at the moment.
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Post by: TJKitsune on June 23, 2013, 06:13:04 pm
Just finished playing an hour of Dynamite Cop on Dreamcast and a little Earthworm Jim 2 on Sega Saturn.  Taking a break and munching on some boneless KFC Chicken.  Yum.
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Post by: Trippled on June 24, 2013, 10:15:10 am


Real Sound by the late great Kenji Eno for the Saturn. Can't really play it, since I don't speak Japanese. But I did pop the disc in and give the game a listen (the game was made for the blind, so no visuals at all. Not even intro credits or logos). Very relaxing stuff! Story is about two school kids who fall in love. Lots of bird sounds and people talking. Game itself came with photos of cards and a packet of seeds.

Sports Jam for Dreamcast. Developed by WOW Entertainment but released in the US by Agetec. Why the heck didn't SEGA publish their own game for the Dreamcast??? Fun little arcade-style mini game title, very much reminds me of the Mario & Sonic games. Almost wonder if this is where the M&S team got their ideas from.


Probably same team...Virtua Athlete was also made by WOW.

I think Sega put all their Sports developers except Tennis on Mario and Sonic
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Post by: George on June 24, 2013, 05:07:29 pm
I'm playing and enjoying Rochard so far. Its part of the weekly sale over at humblebundle. Best dollar I have ever spent.
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Post by: tarpmortar on June 25, 2013, 04:27:12 am
I'm playing and enjoying Rochard so far. Its part of the weekly sale over at humblebundle. Best dollar I have ever spent.

I told you it was a great game but I'm said you only spent a dollar on it :( It's worth more than that GEORGE!
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Post by: pirovash88 on June 25, 2013, 11:20:29 am
Finishing up Gears of War III, can't wait to see how it concludes. Also been playing some RE3 on my Vita.
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Post by: George on June 25, 2013, 11:28:33 am
I told you it was a great game but I'm said you only spent a dollar on it :( It's worth more than that GEORGE!
If it makes you feel better, I got 2 as gifts for more after I played it.
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Post by: max_cady on June 25, 2013, 05:30:03 pm
Just finished up Star Wars - The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes.

Put it on the shelf and moving on up to other stuff... Like The Amazing Spiderman!
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Post by: George on June 26, 2013, 01:56:44 pm
Company of Heroes 2. Shit, the music is really fucking good.
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Post by: max_cady on July 09, 2013, 04:12:58 pm
So I started playing Fable III and... Well, it's OK so far... but fans of Fable II will find some of the changes a little odd.
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Post by: Emmett The Crab on July 09, 2013, 11:50:54 pm
Shining Force 3 for Saturn (US version).  I haven't played this since it came out, and a few things I never noticed before. 

1)  It's really hard compared to 1, 2 and CD.  There are often 2 battles before you get to resurrect your dead guys, and some things can kill you in one hit.

2)  The voice acting is terrible during the combat sections.  Synbios, "Is this the end?" when he dies and especially the Vandal when he's attacking, he puts the wrong inflection on sentences and makes them like questions.

But otherwise it's a great game.  It makes me feel like I did back when I played it the first time, and Panzer Dragoon Saga. 
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Post by: max_cady on July 13, 2013, 04:05:14 am
Lately...

Infinite Dunanis on Android

It's a nice little Android JRPG, but it's got some interesting quirks, first the bad: I guess in order to safe space for the install, they deemed necessary to make all the dungeons roughly the same look. Apart from one dungeon so far, every other area is the same, different layout, but exactly the same look. Not even a different color pallete. Character designs are as generic as they come. The one curious aspect is that the main protagonist is... well... different. Rather a different kind of emo JRPG character. Whereas the emo is generally a show of low-self esteem that erodes as the game goes by. This one, Luke, is just cynical and mistrusful of everyone and everything! It's a stark contrast to the cheery princess that's tagging along with him.

Fable III

First impressions were not good, but the game's growing on me. Fable II was pretty much an open world experience from the get-go, Fable III is a little more linear than I'd hoped, more story driven.

Saint's Row 3

Again, first impressions out of the gate were not good. Still trying to adjust to the game's new control scheme, it's new physics engine,etc.
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Post by: Nameless 24 on July 19, 2013, 04:43:43 am
Legend of Zelda, GBA classics.

To be honest, I am using a Guide since 8-bit adventure games aren't my strong point regarding exploration.
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Post by: max_cady on July 19, 2013, 05:19:09 pm
Saint's Row The Third

I'm just gonna say it, just as I was starting to get bored of Saint's Row 2, this game started off the wrong way for me... [spoiler]Different control scheme for combat and driving, different physics, improved graphics, but not 2011 standards, I'm afraid. Character models look better and more cartoony, but other backgrounds seem oddly low res and they killed -------- off-screen in the first 10 minutes of the game. F*** off![/spoiler] But, I have been enjoyed it a lot. It's fun, it's just as stupid as it's predecessor, customization is much better than before. I managed to create a nearly identical character from my previous game (I'm so attached to my character that now I gotta do this in every game).


Spoilers aren't working it seems...
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Post by: Randroid on July 19, 2013, 07:09:19 pm
PC - Alpha Protocol (Steam Sale!!)

PS3 - Time and Eternity (Yuzo Koshiro!!)


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Post by: max_cady on July 23, 2013, 06:25:59 pm
Saint's Row: The Third

I finished the game recentely, but unlike Saint's Row 2, I don't see myself spending nearly as much as time on this one. I understand the critics who felt dissapointed. It's a super fun game, but here's an what's wrong with the game:

Number 1 - It's way too short, if you are pro, you can almost power through it in less than 20 hours. It feels extremely short.

Number 2 - The villains: In Saint's Row 2, the three different gangs (four when you take Ultor into consideration) have their own seperate stories and fully developed archs, in Saint's Row The Third, the three factions team up very early on and go into one single linear story. And for such a foreboding group, The Syndicate feel like pushovers.

Number 3 - Two of our main characters go through such a radical transformation - Shaundi and Pierce. Shaundi in SR 2 was the stoner, she was very absent-minded and had a penchant for being kidnapped (that's still true here). In SR3, she's a competely different character, both visually and in behaviour, she's way too serious. On the other hand, Pierce in Saint's Row 2, was the character who ussually had to come up with clever plans and tried to be the serious one in the group, however... he was always the bud of the jokes from Shaundi and the main character. In SR 3, he also seems barely recognizable from his previous iteration, more easy-going and goofy, almost like SR2 Shaundi-goofy.

The other new cast members seem cool and all, but to be honest, none of 'em stand out all that much, same with the main villains.

Though having said that, SR 3 is still very much a super fun game! It's much shorter, they removed some of the SR 2 activies that were a lot of fun, like Septic Avenger. Though, they did add one fun game, Prof. Genki's Super Ethical Reality Show, which can be summed up as a mini-game version of SEGA and Bizzare Creation's The Club. Prof. Genki himself does show up on the game world, but you can't kill him. I know, I tried blasting him with RPG rounds several times.

They also kinda dumbed down the Activies in SR 3, Mayhem in SR 2 was pretty hard after level 4. I had to backtrack to a Forgive and Forget and go back to the area and continue mayhem(the clock stop if you go outside, so there's really no penalty). In SR3's Mayhem, your character is invincible, so you have to be more focused on getting as many combos as possible.

I laughed my butt off with Saint's Row 2's Insurance Fraud, I sometimes boot up the game just to play that mission. SR 3's Insurance Fraud is a massive letdown and way too easy.

Heli Assault Lvl 6 on SR 2 was a friggin' nightmare, SR3's Heli Assault is much easier. Escort in SR3 is pretty much broken, you never lose.

Also, unlocked power-ups and upgrades are obtained via cash that you earn from missions and the places that you buy up, which is another downer. Very few store variety (Rim Jobs which I never used) and why are there so many Image as Designed stores!? Lazy, man, I tell you.

Final rant, Steelport is much, much smaller than Stillwater.

The cool thing about unlocked power-ups is that some of 'em make you feel like a superhero, immunity to bullets, car crashes and falls, which basically means I can drop from any tall building and be fine.

Immunity to bullets and fire carries over from the main game to Prof. Genki's game which makes it all the better.
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Post by: mylifewithsega on July 30, 2013, 10:11:07 am
Just finished playing Resident Evil for the umpteenth time. I've been trying to beat it in under 3 hours so I could win the rocket launcher with infinite ammo. I had done it several times on the PlayStation, but that was ages ago....I wanted to do it on Saturn.

Finally, after a few years of trying, I've done it. It feels good. Like before, I memorized the layout, every enemy, every item, etc. Felt like a dick because I decided to sacrifice Jill. Thankfully, I came in just under 3 hours. 2hrs 59min 57sec to be precise. I FEEL AWESOME!
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Post by: max_cady on July 30, 2013, 04:41:50 pm
Oh, boy, I've playin' Saint's Row 3 for so long that I've forgot how to play other games because I've been used to the SR 3 button layout so much that I tried to do stuff on other games... Namely Sleeping Dogs, I popped the game back in and for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to play the game for a good 5 minutes, then my muscle memory started to kick in again!
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Post by: George on July 30, 2013, 08:55:48 pm
Dude, Rogue Legacy, so addicted. Try the demo, its great:
http://www.roguelegacy.com/
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Post by: Nameless 24 on July 31, 2013, 04:26:17 am
Pikmin 3!!!!

Amazing game, but you really do become stuck sometimes on knowing where to go, losing precious days. :(
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Post by: max_cady on August 02, 2013, 06:37:52 pm
OK, I gave Saint's Row: The Third a much needed brake and concentrated on a "new" title, Fable III.

Well, I've certainly managed to get back to where I was and made several vital advances to the plot, but the game's biggest strenght is also it's biggest flaw.
They made it remarkably easier to jump from one town to the next, but by doing so, it hampered the sense of exploration. Fable II had a huge world and I kept going back and forth, even crossing most of the rural areas where I knew there would be a lot of figthing monsters and crooks. Here, your skills don't actually level up until you go to the Road to Rule limbo area and unlock it based on the number of missions you complete and the people you befriend. So in a sense there's really no incentive to explore and fight for long periods of time.

I'll admit Fable II was broken, a very fun game, had a crushingly dissapointing ending, but fun, still. Fable III for some reason, feels like a dull carbon copy. Only more broken and dumbed down!
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Post by: Nameless 24 on August 03, 2013, 01:39:12 pm
Beat Pikmin 3 today, with a time of 8:11, 39 in game days and 51 out of 66 Fruit Pieces.

I could probably get all the fruit and beat the final boss in 25 days next time since I know where to face the bosses now.
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Post by: FourCartridge on August 03, 2013, 02:27:58 pm
Sly Cooper Thieves in Time. For a 3D platformer in a age where they're a rarity, it's pretty decent. Getting SA1 vibes from the design & Genre Roulette; Stealth, RC Cars, Beat em ups, you switch gameplay like every 15 minutes.
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Post by: max_cady on August 03, 2013, 06:53:27 pm
Well, I managed to get quite a lot done in Fable III. In this specific part of the game, I am now the actual King of Albion and now I have the power to make serious decisions which can either help the townspeople and/or let the treasury empty-handed, so looks like my decision to rebuild a certain town has left me with a friggin' huge debt!

At least now, after the game spent countless hours dragging me along a linear path, I now have the ability to go crazy and do my own thing until the time comes! Explore everywhere, do quests and essentially try to have wealth.
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Post by: pirovash88 on August 03, 2013, 11:10:46 pm
Just finished playing Resident Evil for the umpteenth time. I've been trying to beat it in under 3 hours so I could win the rocket launcher with infinite ammo. I had done it several times on the PlayStation, but that was ages ago....I wanted to do it on Saturn.

Finally, after a few years of trying, I've done it. It feels good. Like before, I memorized the layout, every enemy, every item, etc. Felt like a dick because I decided to sacrifice Jill. Thankfully, I came in just under 3 hours. 2hrs 59min 57sec to be precise. I FEEL AWESOME!

That was me with RE3, no joke, beat that game like 10 times.

I've been playing some Tekken Tag Team Tournament 2 on the Wii U, don't care for playing it with the gamepad though, it's too big for fighters. Also picked up the Last of Us, so i'll start that up really soon.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on August 04, 2013, 04:20:01 pm
I've mostly been playing Tekken Revolution with Asuka as my main.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on August 04, 2013, 04:32:21 pm
That was me with RE3, no joke, beat that game like 10 times.

Kudos to you, man, because it took forever for me to beat Resident Evil 3. Then having to play it over and over again just to see the epilogues was a chore. Still a fun game, but - fuck - was it exhausting.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 04, 2013, 07:18:51 pm
Yep, a break from Saint's Row: The Third is just what the doctor ordered. Now I feel I can enjoy the others games just a bit more.

Namely Fable III, I admit that the game had me annoyed for a while, because it was pretty much a linear adventure and didn't have the same sense of wonder and exploration as it's predecesor, but I have to admit that after that initial bad taste, it's starting to grow on me.

One thing that the game gets right is how Reaver is portrayed. Reaver in Fable II was an undeveloped character, namely because he was introduced so late in the game and was pretty much a jerk. This one is devilishly bad! And in a good kind of way, even when he does good deeds, he still finds some room to make cynical and sarcastic remarks. There was one decision that I wish I had sided with him.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on August 05, 2013, 10:50:13 am
Kudos to you, man, because it took forever for me to beat Resident Evil 3. Then having to play it over and over again just to see the epilogues was a chore. Still a fun game, but - fuck - was it exhausting.

The one RE game that i thought was a complete chore was RE: 0. My god, i had to force myself to beat it, i just couldn't find a single thing that i liked about that game. I've been every main entry RE game including Code Veronica with the exception of RE6. I got it as a bday gift almost a year ago and never played it because of all the bad things i heard about it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on August 06, 2013, 03:09:07 pm
The one RE game that i thought was a complete chore was RE: 0. My god, i had to force myself to beat it, i just couldn't find a single thing that i liked about that game. I've been every main entry RE game including Code Veronica with the exception of RE6. I got it as a bday gift almost a year ago and never played it because of all the bad things i heard about it.

I never even beat Zero. I just couldn't get into it. There were some good ideas, though they proved irritating. I thought being able to drop shit wherever I want would be fantastic, but it just made back-tracking an even greater necessity. That's always been a bit of a sore spot for me in those early entries. With Zero, it was damn near constant.

Another reason I couldn't get into, I think, is because I had already played the fuck out of RE2 for PlayStation and Nintendo 64, as well as RE3, Veronica and Resident Evil for the GameCube. I was all exhausted. Took me forever to finally pick up and play through RE4.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 06, 2013, 06:39:08 pm
So just finished Fable III... It's come full circle. The game was off to a dissapointing start, had a strong middle and in the end, had a bittersweet ending. While less of a cop out that was Fable II's ending (which was basically, you've made several far reaching decisions but in the end you only have three choices to make, none of them good and that's that).

The first act of Fable III is very linear, you are forced into a narrow path without much room and the pay-off feels mild, the second act is where the real meat starts, you are the King and there are several missions that you must undertake in order to secure the kingdom's wealth and if you don't want to the Royal decisions just yet, you can explore, gain wealth and do several good(or bad) deeds and missions.

The 2nd act is exactly how long you want it to be, because rushing through it, you will simply find yourself thrust almost immediately to the third and final act which is over way too quickly.

Fable III's decisions are final and carry through till the very end and much like Fable II, once is done, it's done. In all of my adventures, all of my main allies survived, but at great cost to the general population.

But sad to say, overall, while Fable III outranks it's predecessor on plot, characters and such, the game world feels so much smaller, the quests feel repetitive (fetch item X, dig up scroll Y, find item Z) and I end up feeling more like an errand boy rather than an actual King, let alone a proper Hero. And I never was in danger in Fable III, why because it's too darn easy! And that Sanctuary... let's do a away with a simple menu and instead create an overly complicated room that seems even more restricted.

It's true that the option of choice also gets mangled in Fable II, but that game had a larger world, the plot was generally passable, hence why quests and side missions where much more interesting in that version and it generally felt that I could be my own adventurer and it felt like I was making a difference in my own way.

But once again, I don't think there are any QA testers at Lionhead Studios. There are massive slowdowns in places where NOTHING is happening! The small quests are also very hit and miss, when I want to befriend a character, they ask me to do something for them (fetch this, deliver letter to that person, buy me something), that darn glowing trail simply forgets to clearly point me to whichever direction the item is located. This is frustrating to no end. Fortunately no major story quests were broken which were a somewhat regular occurence in Fable II.

All in all, Fable III was once again an attempt to correct Fable II's shortcomings, but it chose instead to dumb down the gameplay and be play it extremely safe. I guess the ultimate insult is that even in the end, your choices are inconsequential.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on August 07, 2013, 10:52:21 am
I never even beat Zero. I just couldn't get into it. There were some good ideas, though they proved irritating. I thought being able to drop shit wherever I want would be fantastic, but it just made back-tracking an even greater necessity. That's always been a bit of a sore spot for me in those early entries. With Zero, it was damn near constant.

Another reason I couldn't get into, I think, is because I had already played the fuck out of RE2 for PlayStation and Nintendo 64, as well as RE3, Veronica and Resident Evil for the GameCube. I was all exhausted. Took me forever to finally pick up and play through RE4.

That was the biggest issue i had with RE: 0 as well. Dropping items everywhere really pissed me off, i would've preferred the item stache/box instead. I just kept forgetting where i dropped stuff that i needed, way too much backtracking. It took me a while to get into RE4 as well, initially, i wasn't too happy about the 3rd person over the shoulder view, but eventually i got over it. I was just used to playing old school RE games and till this day prefer the old shit angles.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on August 07, 2013, 01:14:21 pm
That was the biggest issue i had with RE: 0 as well. Dropping items everywhere really pissed me off, i would've preferred the item stache/box instead. I just kept forgetting where i dropped stuff that i needed, way too much backtracking. It took me a while to get into RE4 as well, initially, i wasn't too happy about the 3rd person over the shoulder view, but eventually i got over it. I was just used to playing old school RE games and till this day prefer the old shit angles.

Exactly! I appreciate that they tried to spice up the formula, but it was far too frustrating. What really bothered me with RE4, aside from the dramatic shift in perspective, was that they had seemingly wiped Umbrella out of existence during the fucking prologue. Both Nemesis and Code Veronica had ended with our cast looking to take the fight to Umbrella in a big way. I really thought something epic was going to go down. However, in RE4, they just toss that all aside and go their own way. I was pissed. Although, it was a damn good game, once I got past all that nonsense.

I still prefer the original and RE2. The cinematic angles, tank controls and B-movie acting. That's my Resident Evil.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on August 07, 2013, 03:07:26 pm
Exactly! I appreciate that they tried to spice up the formula, but it was far too frustrating. What really bothered me with RE4, aside from the dramatic shift in perspective, was that they had seemingly wiped Umbrella out of existence during the fucking prologue. Both Nemesis and Code Veronica had ended with our cast looking to take the fight to Umbrella in a big way. I really thought something epic was going to go down. However, in RE4, they just toss that all aside and go their own way. I was pissed. Although, it was a damn good game, once I got past all that nonsense.

I still prefer the original and RE2. The cinematic angles, tank controls and B-movie acting. That's my Resident Evil.

I always said Code Veronica should've been RE4 and RE4 should've been a spin-off. Only because RE4 hardly had anything to do with the storyline. I thought RE4 was great as well, once you got over the controls n such, it was a lot of fun. It's just a shame that it was the first step into destroying RE forever.

My all time favorite RE is definitely RE2, i still can't get enough of that game, i've beaten it a ton of times. There are very few of us that still prefer the old controls to the new ones, haha.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on August 07, 2013, 07:18:14 pm
I always said Code Veronica should've been RE4 and RE4 should've been a spin-off. Only because RE4 hardly had anything to do with the storyline. I thought RE4 was great as well, once you got over the controls n such, it was a lot of fun. It's just a shame that it was the first step into destroying RE forever.

My all time favorite RE is definitely RE2, i still can't get enough of that game, i've beaten it a ton of times. There are very few of us that still prefer the old controls to the new ones, haha.

If I remember correctly, Code Veronica was supposed to be Resident Evil 3, but Capcom had made a deal where numbered releases would land on PlayStation while subtitled entries would wind up on other consoles. I'm not sure. It's been awhile since I talked about evil. Hahaha!

However, I agree, Code Veronica felt like a true continuation over Resident Evil 4. Resident Evil 5 was fun, though the story's a convoluted mess. They were trying to pick up where 4 left off while addressing the whole Umbrella conspiracy they had tossed by the wayside. It's just confusing. I'm afraid to even pick up Resident Evil 6.

I hear you, bro. When I reviewed the Saturn version of Biohazard, some of my subscribers were like, "Dude, how could you? The controls suck ass! They always have!" Admittedly, it would've been nice if I had been able to run and shoot - like Deep Fear - but it the controls totally work. If they were as broken as seemingly so many gamers claim, I doubt the franchise would have survived long beyond Resident Evil 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 10, 2013, 07:51:33 am
So... I got myself back into The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, it's a sequel to Sherlock Holmes vs Jack The Ripper.
The original was actually quite refreshing, short but refreshing. And also had an annoying game breaking glitch that made me go back and do the whole game again!

But this one, I have to say, a massive improvement over the original. The voice actor who does Sherlock Holmes is still trying desperately sound like the late Jeremy Brentt and failing miserably.
But everything else, the clue hunting, asking questions, deductions, examination and such... it's almost L.A. Noire-ish(minus the graphic fidelity, of course), it's surprisingly violent (why is this only PEGI 16?). One thing that's interesting is that much like the previous games, you have to play a couple of somewhat "simple" puzzle games. You now have the option to skip them if you fail a certain number of times.

But much like LA Noire, it's a game that has to played in very small chuncks, because much like most of the point n click avdenture games of this kind, there will come a time where you start getting frustrated.

Anyway, I think I'll have a go at Dragon Quest VIII on the PS2, so I'll bust it out today!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on August 12, 2013, 03:25:15 am
Finished Shining Force 3 Scenario 1, and couldn't get my Saturn to read translated CDR of Scenario 2, so I started playing Shinng Wisdom instead.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 12, 2013, 05:25:23 pm
Well... Turns out I'm just not in the mood to play Dragon Quest right now. I did however, try out Resident Evil: Revelations, the HD "upgraded remake" for Xbox 360/PS3/PC/Wii U.

To say that it's an "upgrade", it's kind of a stretch. The game engine feels a little bit Resident Evil 5-ish. It's a little more modest in it's presentation. Less Michael Bay, closer to home.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on August 13, 2013, 11:00:23 am
If I remember correctly, Code Veronica was supposed to be Resident Evil 3, but Capcom had made a deal where numbered releases would land on PlayStation while subtitled entries would wind up on other consoles. I'm not sure. It's been awhile since I talked about evil. Hahaha!

However, I agree, Code Veronica felt like a true continuation over Resident Evil 4. Resident Evil 5 was fun, though the story's a convoluted mess. They were trying to pick up where 4 left off while addressing the whole Umbrella conspiracy they had tossed by the wayside. It's just confusing. I'm afraid to even pick up Resident Evil 6.

I hear you, bro. When I reviewed the Saturn version of Biohazard, some of my subscribers were like, "Dude, how could you? The controls suck ass! They always have!" Admittedly, it would've been nice if I had been able to run and shoot - like Deep Fear - but it the controls totally work. If they were as broken as seemingly so many gamers claim, I doubt the franchise would have survived long beyond Resident Evil 2.

Don't buy RE6 dude, it's a huge waste of money. Unless you can find it for like $10, then i wouldn't recommend it. I've had it for almost a year, my wife got it for me as a b-day gift, and i still haven't played more than 2 hours on it. I hear Leon's Campaign is supposed to be the best yet i can't stand even that scenario. I thought RE5 was ok, but it just felt like an HD version of RE4 in a different location. The one RE game i would recommend though, is RE: Revelations. It's actually quite good, i bought it on the 3DS and it was pretty awesome.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on August 13, 2013, 12:53:01 pm
Don't buy RE6 dude, it's a huge waste of money. Unless you can find it for like $10, then i wouldn't recommend it. I've had it for almost a year, my wife got it for me as a b-day gift, and i still haven't played more than 2 hours on it. I hear Leon's Campaign is supposed to be the best yet i can't stand even that scenario. I thought RE5 was ok, but it just felt like an HD version of RE4 in a different location. The one RE game i would recommend though, is RE: Revelations. It's actually quite good, i bought it on the 3DS and it was pretty awesome.

That's what I've heard. One of the reasons I haven't picked it up. I'll wait for it to hit the bargain bin. Revelations sounds interesting, but I can't afford a 3DS. I wish there were DS versions, because I'll never use the 3D function.

How would you rate RE6? For me, the absolute worst Resident Evil game I ever played was RE: Survivor on PlayStation. *shivers*
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on August 14, 2013, 10:59:48 am
That's what I've heard. One of the reasons I haven't picked it up. I'll wait for it to hit the bargain bin. Revelations sounds interesting, but I can't afford a 3DS. I wish there were DS versions, because I'll never use the 3D function.

How would you rate RE6? For me, the absolute worst Resident Evil game I ever played was RE: Survivor on PlayStation. *shivers*

So far, RE6 is my least favorite RE game. I've never played the Survivor games, but i've hear some sad shit about em. I also own the Outbreak series, which wasn't all that great imo, it's a real shame i never got to play it online though.

You can get Revelations in HD for PC, Wii U, X360, and PS3 now so you don't have to buy a 3DS for it. I highly recommend it, if you want a pretty good RE experience. It's not half as good as the old RE's, but i think it's better than RE5.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on August 15, 2013, 06:09:37 pm
That's what I've heard. One of the reasons I haven't picked it up. I'll wait for it to hit the bargain bin. Revelations sounds interesting, but I can't afford a 3DS. I wish there were DS versions, because I'll never use the 3D function.

How would you rate RE6? For me, the absolute worst Resident Evil game I ever played was RE: Survivor on PlayStation. *shivers*

RE6 has hit the Bargain Bin, you can pick it up too so you won't have to worry about shipping.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Resident+Evil+6+-+PlayStation+3/4815505.p?id=1218533290107&skuId=4815505&st=4815505&lp=1&cp=1&AID=10597222&PID=3562041&URL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2FResident%2BEvil%2B6%2B-%2BPlayStation%2B3%2F4815505.p%3Fid%3D1218533290107%26skuId%3D4815505%26st%3D4815505%26lp%3D1%26cp%3D1&ref=39&loc=01&CJPID=3562041

I'd pay $9.99 for it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 17, 2013, 10:36:05 am
I want to be controversial: I enjoyed Resident Evil 6. But I'm not blind to it's shortcomings. There are a lot of 'em here. The different campaings feel in padded out in several areas, some of the QTEs are handled very poorly. There's literally no campaign in which there aren't moments where there's massive dip in overall quality, however brief it may be. Leon's Campagin is the best, save for a few frustrating boss fights and rope climbing QTE that made me want to punch my TV. Chris, Ada and Wesker Jr's campaings are also good for the most part.

Speaking of which, I finished up Resident Evil: Revelations. An 8-hour joy ride, to be sure. Granted that it's not as graphically, nor technically impressive as RE 6, far from it, actually. But it wins out over RE 6, for one thing, consistency. The game is solid through and through. It's much more focused, even though it deals with several characters (This is mostly a Jill/Parker game, Chris Redfield's participation is quite short and we have a wacky duo, who tend to break up the ocassional monotony). It ticks all the right RE boxes. The setting is small (90% of the game takes place aboard a ship), the monsters are clever, they can ambush you and attack you when you least expect it. They are also spaced out so you never feel like you just running and gunning.

So in a way, it's RE done right.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on August 17, 2013, 02:54:06 pm
So far, RE6 is my least favorite RE game. I've never played the Survivor games, but i've hear some sad shit about em. I also own the Outbreak series, which wasn't all that great imo, it's a real shame i never got to play it online though.

You can get Revelations in HD for PC, Wii U, X360, and PS3 now so you don't have to buy a 3DS for it. I highly recommend it, if you want a pretty good RE experience. It's not half as good as the old RE's, but i think it's better than RE5.

Well, fans have told me that the game would have been better had it used a lightgun as intended. However, I question that. The story is a major letdown after playing Resident Evil 2 and 3. It doesn't have as much meat and, because it's done much like a first-person shooter, lacks the creepy element. It looks fucking awful. Imagine House of the Dead on Saturn, up the pixelation by a factor of 3, then slow it down. You have Gun Survivor. Hated that fuckin' game.

I'll definitely try out Revelations, as well as RE6.

And there's nothing wrong with playing Devil's advocate, max. :)

They'll have to wait though, because I now have Sol-Feace (SCD) and AeroWings (DC). Best $10 spent! Looks like they've never been played. EXCITED!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: fernandeath on August 17, 2013, 04:15:48 pm
RE6 is worth buying.
Specially nowdays where it's easy to pay a bargain for it.



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Last week I've finished Beyond Oasis, part of the "Sonic & Sega Ultimate Genesis Collection".
It's great. I had finished The Legend of Oasis a few years ago, which is also great.

(http://drivemega.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/beyond-oasis.jpg)


Now - probably for the first time of my life - I'm playing simultaneously more than 02 games hehe. Usually I play 01 game 'till its end, then I pick another, and so on.

I'm playing:


The Lord of The Rings - War in the North in local co-op. It's great so far, quite addicting.

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dFHWjwJdQS8/TsLh4zh2HhI/AAAAAAAAQpg/1bSu-IvzwYY/s1600/Lord-of-the-Rings-War-in-the-North-4.jpg)


I'm also playing Ghost Trick Phantom Detective, also great so far.


(http://terminalgamer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ghost-trick-ds.jpg)

Finally, I'm playing Sonic & Sega All Stars Racing Transformed (I've already beaten 95% of the game playing alone but I'm playing it again with a local friend this game). Another great game.

(http://s.glbimg.com/po/tt/f/original/2012/05/04/sonicesegaasrtransfpsaccess.jpg)


Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on August 22, 2013, 11:51:06 am
Well, fans have told me that the game would have been better had it used a lightgun as intended. However, I question that. The story is a major letdown after playing Resident Evil 2 and 3. It doesn't have as much meat and, because it's done much like a first-person shooter, lacks the creepy element. It looks fucking awful. Imagine House of the Dead on Saturn, up the pixelation by a factor of 3, then slow it down. You have Gun Survivor. Hated that fuckin' game.

I'll definitely try out Revelations, as well as RE6.

And there's nothing wrong with playing Devil's advocate, max. :)

They'll have to wait though, because I now have Sol-Feace (SCD) and AeroWings (DC). Best $10 spent! Looks like they've never been played. EXCITED!

Well there's nothing wrong with waiting to pick up Revelations or RE6, it'll just make em cheaper buys anyways. I'm actually still considering picking up Revelations HD, just because i always wanted to try it on a console instead of a handheld. Maybe when it's cheaper, i'll buy it for Wii U, just cause i need more reasons to play that damn console.

Max - Nice impressions dude, i still don't know about RE6.. I played it for about 2 hours and just stopped. I might have to go back to it someday.

I've been playing Dead Space 2. I recently bought DS3 for X360 so i really need to finish DS2. Now these are legit survival horror games.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on August 23, 2013, 05:07:47 am
Dragon's Crown.

Pretty good but I hate how you have to do multiple Dungeons to get impressive yeilds.

My Vita seems to be playing up on the Right Stick AND touchscreen in game, and I rarely play the damn thing! :(
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on August 29, 2013, 02:41:49 am
Oh boy, working on a few games:

Dawn of War - hasn't aged the best and kind of represents a lot of what I hate about the RTS genre, the gameplay just feels very bland now - if you aren't a WH40k fan skip to vCoH, it executes all this games ideas way better and then adds heaps more. Far superior experience and came out only 2 years later. If you are a WH40k? I'd suggest DoWII over this, though some hate it because it basically drops base building entirely and essentially becomes a real-time squad-based SRPG. Sometimes called Real-Time Tactics.

Red Faction II - Disappointing compared to the first but still a good game, doesn't deserve the hate.

Company of Heroes 2 - Still working on single player every now and again.

Saints Row 2 - Not as good as the third but I still like it more than the GTA games to be honest. Too bad the first game was 360 exclusive :(

Multi games:

My main multi games haven't changed much: TF2, vCoH, Titan Quest/Torchlight II (of these Titan Quest is better, get Titan Quest if you like ARPGs at all, best game in the genre). I did get a few rounds of Sonic Racing Transformed in a while back, with some friends, a fantastic kart racer! I was also into Binary Domain multi for a fair bit of time (ended up putting over 40 hours into multi on the PC version).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on August 30, 2013, 08:45:19 am
PANZER DRAGOON SAGA!!!!!!!! :D

*Yes, I have a modded Saturn now!*

On Disc 2 already...wow...the first disc is sure short. :(
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on August 30, 2013, 04:05:44 pm
PANZER DRAGOON SAGA!!!!!!!! :D

*Yes, I have a modded Saturn now!*

On Disc 2 already...wow...the first disc is sure short. :(

I started this on my Saturn emulator, I need to get back to it though. When I was younger I was like "I'll purchase it someday", then I was like, fuck that noise. Not gonna happen with those eBay prices.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 31, 2013, 08:06:01 pm
If only because I am masoquist, I recentely rebought and am currently replaying Alpha Protocol, I've been thinking of this game ever since I finished Fable III.

I had a Sonic 06 moment with this game... It's a bad game, but so much time has passed that I actually found this particular title to be refreshing.

Why? Because AP does what Fable III doesn't... The choices you make actually matter. It can change events, the order in which you play out events, missions and such, change the dialogue and how some events play out. Everything that you do or don't do, has trade-offs either way.

The transtition is organic, albeit a little awkward. Though, make no mistake... Alpha Protocol makes a terrible first impression. The first few missions are a drag.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on September 01, 2013, 12:05:32 am
Alpha Protocol was one of my favorite games this gen! I thought it was shit when the reviews said so, I believed them, then I got it for $2.49 on sale on Steam and realized the critics were full o' shit.

Great, albeit flawed, game. The review largely had to do with American anti-SEGA bias amongst critics (ask aki).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on September 03, 2013, 05:15:12 pm
I started playing Hotline Miami and I was actually floored by that little indie gem.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on September 05, 2013, 01:01:30 pm
I started this on my Saturn emulator, I need to get back to it though. When I was younger I was like "I'll purchase it someday", then I was like, fuck that noise. Not gonna happen with those eBay prices.

Ah cool.

I would have done that, but my Netbook wouldn't handle it!!!

I got a good deal, it was £90 (which I guess is around $150???), but I had an order cancelled since it was a whole year away, so I got it down to £65.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on September 11, 2013, 01:11:05 pm
Just more Hotline Miami...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on September 13, 2013, 08:53:33 am
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros.

This is the most annoying M&L RPG yet! I don't like being told how I can equip badges, three times in a row. ~_~
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: tarpmortar on September 13, 2013, 04:52:47 pm
Fez from Humble Bundle mostly, with a side of Nights into Dreams HD. I pretty much quit DoW1, I cannot recommend this game at all. Way TOO dated. Just go play Company of Heroes 1 or 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on September 16, 2013, 10:59:54 am
I just finished Dead Space 2 over the weekend. Great game overall, really enjoyed it and the ending was pretty crazy. Can't wait to start DS3, i hear the co-op factor makes it worse, but i'm sure it's not as bad as RE5.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on September 16, 2013, 12:16:53 pm
I've mostly been playing Pokemon Black Version 2 a lot.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on September 16, 2013, 12:25:33 pm
Playing Castlevania: Order of ecclesia right now. Am a big castlevania fan and seems like this may end up being the best one.

Also playing shinobi for the 3ds again. The game is really hard so after I got more 3ds games I kind of forgot about it, but recently picked it up again. You know, it's actually not that bad. I'd even say its really good. It just misses the charm of the originals. The visuals are average while the ones from the originals are still great today. The music is terribly average though
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on September 16, 2013, 09:52:47 pm
Puppeteer, played it a bit earlier today, game starts off slow, but it gets interesting soon as you get the scissors. Really awesome art style and production values.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: puyopuyoman on September 18, 2013, 01:57:38 am
Currently, I've been playing a lot of Theatrhythm Final Fantasy again, which really makes me want to go back and replay Rhythm Thief for the 3rd or 4th time. With that, Dream Team and new game plus on SMT4 my 3DS is defiantly seeing a lot of use at the moment.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on September 23, 2013, 06:14:52 pm
Well...

I finished Dead or Alive 5's Story Mode. Utterly incompreensible, but I do beleive something like this could work for Virtua Fighter.

I've also finished all the Regular Raid Mode Missions. Now slowly working my way towards the Trenchs, which are the same Raid Mode Missions, but Hard Mode.

Easier to level up, it seems. I am talking Resident Evil: Revelations, of course.

What else? Well, I finally beat that Chest Mission in Rayman Origins. Got the last tooth and now I've unlocked the real super-hard-one-hit-and-your-dead stage, I've already Youtubed that crap... And no I am not doing that, there's not enough linden tea in the world to calm me down after the amount of stress I could indure with that stage.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on October 02, 2013, 09:13:33 am
I've already Youtubed that crap... And no I am not doing that, there's not enough linden tea in the world to calm me down after the amount of stress I could indure with that stage.

I tried it about 10 times and went "Fuck this".
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on October 02, 2013, 03:14:48 pm
Playing Animaniacs for Genesis. Fun, addicting, frustrating, fantastic visuals with fluid animation, great music and solid controls.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 02, 2013, 03:27:53 pm
I've been playing a lot of Sonic Generations lately.

I want to get all the Red Rings and the last stage I have left is... Planet Wisp on Act 2... Which is hard. That stage is massive and timing is everything!

I also got all the achievements for THofD: Overkill on Android. And I still can't beat the final boss in Infinite Dunamis... Thank you for reminding me what a cheap final boss is, Kemco.

And a bit of Hotline Miami last night.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: nuckles87 on October 02, 2013, 04:52:56 pm
I've been playing Valkyria Chronicles. I will BEAT IT this time!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 06, 2013, 04:33:04 pm
Well, I gots Agarest: Generations of War and FF VII on my PC, but I don't feel like playing them.

I've also finally beaten the big boss in Infinite Dunamis on Android. I hate doing this but by setting the game difficulty on Easy was the only reasonable way to end this once and for all. I mean, level-grinding is all fun and games but for Pete's sake that Boss was ubber-cheap.

On Easy it wasn't exactly a walk in the park, mind you. It still took me about 30 minutes to finish him off. Turns out there's still plenty of game left. Quite an achievement for a Genesis-esque RPG title.

And I've replaying Sonic Generations, all I got left is to find those last Red Ring Stars in Planet Wisp Act 2. I've only gotten one! And Resident Evil: Revelations's Raid Mode.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on October 07, 2013, 09:46:26 am
I've been playing Valkyria Chronicles. I will BEAT IT this time!

For comparison's sake. VC2 and 3 are much harder to beat. I am glad I beat those games as well (I imported 3), in fact, 3 throws every hazard, enemy spawns AND OHKOing Blast Attacks of Maps at you. Really, really annoying.

Edit: The quick reply doesn't seem to link to the correct page, I keep getting "Don't you mean: "SEGAbits Forums"?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 07, 2013, 04:46:01 pm
Resident Evil: Revelations

Damn, that Trench Mode just got a whole lot harder. The Hunters on Hard Mode are kinda tough and actually put up quite a fight. Gonna level grind for a bit.

Sonic Generations
Last night and today, I've managed to S-Rank every stage in both Act 1 and Act 2. And I got all the Red Ring Stars. Sa-weet!

Infinite Dunamis
Another town, another dungeon. It appears I still got a long way to go.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on October 08, 2013, 10:29:06 am
I've been playing some Wind Waker HD and NHL 13. Gotta love the color in Wind Waker, looks incredible.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on October 08, 2013, 02:59:29 pm
Wow sounds pretty good. Still waiting for my order to arive of windwaker HD. Havent played it in 10 years, sadly never finished it either so I hope to get a fresh experience again and finish it this time.

I myself have continued playing Xenoblade chronicles recently. I quit playing but since the new addition of wii off tv play i've been able to get back to it. The wii u gamepad is actually sitting on my desk on the stand right now. This is one of the games  that would have worked great with the gamepad controls. Sadly im playing it with the wiimote and nunchuk, but its not taking away my fun. I just can't use it more when im in bed or something like that which is really dumb
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: segaismysavior on October 11, 2013, 02:37:17 pm
Windwaker HD has consumed my time, but I replaced my 360 with an S model and will likely dive back into State of Decay.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 13, 2013, 05:16:33 pm
As of late...

Infinite Dunamis

Doing good progress, some enemies are complete and total pushover at this point.

Resident Evil: Revelations

The Raid Mode is like crack cocaine to me at this point. I've finally beaten that God-forsaken stage with the Hunters. Now I've fully levelled up to lvl 25 on all my weapons and I'm almost half-way into the Trenches Mode. Still got a ton of stuff to unlock, though...

But man, Raid Mode needs to be a standard on every RE Game from here on out. Screw Mercenaries Mode... This is the real deal.

I think I'll pick up The Testament of Sherlock Holmes when I'm more focused and willing to play a proper adventure game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on October 13, 2013, 10:01:10 pm
I've mostly been playing Kingdom Hearts 3D and I'll get back to Pokemon X when I can.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 23, 2013, 05:25:34 pm
Just more Resident Evil: Revelations... That Raid Mode... Man, it's constant reward. I swear, I must've spent a total of 25 hours versus the 7 hours that took me to complete the main story mode.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on October 23, 2013, 09:29:49 pm
The tons of positive comments I hear about Revelations' Raid Mode never cease to amaze me. Constantly tempts me to get the game, and I have to push it out of my head.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on October 25, 2013, 05:23:34 am
Sonic Lost World on Wii U and 3DS.

My god, I am so confused as to whether to praise one thing and lambast the other.

It's like eating the most amazing meal in your life...only to have the runs a few hours later (which HAS happened to me. >_<)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 27, 2013, 06:30:40 pm
Surprise I am not playing Resident Evil: Revelations today nor I did yesterday.

I played a bit of Infinite Dunamis, made some considerable progress in the late evening train and today I feel like I'm nearly towards the end.

This Friday I picked up Tomb Raider, the long awaited reboot. First impressions are a bit odd, why include shaky cam during some random cutscenes? Other than that, I am liking it so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on November 06, 2013, 06:05:54 am
Keeping on trucking with Dragon's Crown.

To the point that I am close to that plat Trophy!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on November 06, 2013, 10:01:06 am
Sonic 3D Blast. Not fond of the controls, but I'm enjoying the game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 08, 2013, 06:15:38 pm
Well... I finished Tomb Raider. It's clearly one of 2013's biggest games, that much I can tell you. Not quite GOTY but close enough. It's fun, it's a great Lara Croft origin story, platforming is good, exploring and combat are excellent. It's just a shame that it's a bit short, finished it way sooner than expected.

I've been playin' TOTD: Overkill non-stop since I got it.

Then... I decided to finally pick up and play Agarest: GoW and it's interesting. I haven't played a JRPG in a long time and I'm tryin' to get used to the micro-managing side of things and the strategy portion of the combat.

And then I decided to play FF 7 (Steam/PC version)... I know I shouldn't expect a PS1 era game to look up to snuff, but this "enchanced" port gives a mixed impression at first. Character models are good, but the background is pixelated and not really smoothed out. It becomes quite grating at 1080p.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 30, 2013, 10:16:59 am
Have been playing mario 3d world. Cool game so far. Played it 3 players with my bros and havent laughed so loud playing a game in a long time. Can't say id enjoy the first 2 easy worlds if i played alone tho. Starting to get more challenging now
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on November 30, 2013, 12:19:41 pm
Have been playing mario 3d world. Cool game so far. Played it 3 players with my bros and havent laughed so loud playing a game in a long time. Can't say id enjoy the first 2 easy worlds if i played alone tho. Starting to get more challenging now

I saw DSP and John Rambo play through it. Game certainly looks fun once you reach the harder areas... World 3 destroyed them xD, but they've never been all that good at games to begin with.

check it out if you want a good laugh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTbusmEi0V8
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on December 01, 2013, 05:27:46 am
Hahaha wow they're terrible. Always entertaining to watch DSP play games.

I just played a little bit more and... man.. fuck I don't know what to say. This game just keeps making me smile and make my day. I almost feel like I don't wanna rush this game too fast coz it'd be such a waste. Surprised to see you interested in a mario game Will 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 01, 2013, 08:43:54 am
Been playin' a ton of games lately...

Aliens: Colonial Marines

Got it for dirt cheap and I still felt cheated. There's so many things wrong with it besides destroying the Aliens mythos: Weapons don't seem to any impact, I've shot Weyland-Yutani mercs at point blank and they didn't seem to flinch. That happens with Xenos ocassionally. Dumb AI, one of my buddies likes to shoot at the walls for no reason. There's barely a story here. Some of th textures are PS2 at best. Yuck, yuck, yuck...

Papers, Please

An admirable indie game that takes an otherwise dull premise and turns it into something refreshingly addictive. You gotta pay attention to a lot of details,but you also have to make just enough money to make it through the day and keep your family healthy. But unfortunately as I've quickly discovered... it's not a game that has lasting appeal... As soon as the initial thrills fizzle out, it just becomes a chore.

Final Fantasy XIII-2
Replayed a few of the areas again. Gettin' kinda bored with it as well.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on December 01, 2013, 10:33:17 am
Hahaha wow they're terrible. Always entertaining to watch DSP play games.

I just played a little bit more and... man.. fuck I don't know what to say. This game just keeps making me smile and make my day. I almost feel like I don't wanna rush this game too fast coz it'd be such a waste. Surprised to see you interested in a mario game Will 

I like all kinds of platformers, and I think 3D World looks fun. I think it looks much better then Mario Galaxy, I found Galaxy to be pretty boring at times. I know I'm in the minority with that opinion, but that's what I think.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on December 01, 2013, 03:10:55 pm
Nothing wrong with that. I think i've seen more say somethig like that. Put me with those who think mario galaxy is one of the best games ever, without the laugh mario 3d world induces  though :o multiplayed would be boring in galaxy style for sure

Anyway, thanks for sharing that. I think im gonna keep watching it alongside my playthrough. Any idea when he's gonna update?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on December 01, 2013, 04:28:35 pm
I recently got a Vita (An awesome piece of hardware) and been trying out Tearaway. Brilliant title that, Media Molecule really have made the Vita's first true killer app, shame the game will not get mass commercial appeal but it's exactly the type of software Sony should have been pushing for earlier in the Vita's life.

I never thought I would enjoy a touch based game but Tearaway is a first, loving all the gimmicks in some levels and the ball physics too (Take note Sonic Team, you can learn a lot from Sony's platformer developers) might just end up being my game of the year if it continues with the same sort of charm I've experienced, you can really feel the developers had a lot of enthusiasm for this title, recommended to any platformer fans/Vita owners.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on December 01, 2013, 04:48:02 pm
Funny how 2 of the best platformers came out on the same day. Tearaway is the first game that makes me wish I had a vita. When things start to calm down(probably after new year) I might actually. Heard great things about the hardware/tech itself
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on December 01, 2013, 08:00:31 pm
Nothing wrong with that. I think i've seen more say somethig like that. Put me with those who think mario galaxy is one of the best games ever, without the laugh mario 3d world induces  though :o multiplayed would be boring in galaxy style for sure

Anyway, thanks for sharing that. I think im gonna keep watching it alongside my playthrough. Any idea when he's gonna update?

He usually says these things in his week in preview, I'm guessing he will continue it next time John Rambo is at his place

http://www.twitch.tv/darksydephil

hes actually livestreaming his week in preview now. I'm watching it right now. If he says anything about it i'll let you know.

edit: he said he will be uploading more pre-played footage on tuesday. I guess he didn't get it all uploaded at once. Other then that he didn't say anything about it, said hes taking a break from playing games this week.

here it is if you want to watch it yourself, gotta love his week in preview intro! xD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sUjKjFXNLU
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on December 02, 2013, 07:42:13 am
I like all kinds of platformers, and I think 3D World looks fun. I think it looks much better then Mario Galaxy, I found Galaxy to be pretty boring at times. I know I'm in the minority with that opinion, but that's what I think.

I agree with you, I didn't like Galaxy either.

It does look fun, but it's so expensive. >_<

Sold Tearaway myself, I beat it 100% in 3 days...:\ Good game, can't recommend it enough but it is super short.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 02, 2013, 04:39:26 pm
Super-hooked on Resident Evil 6 right now...

I've wanting to get back into the game for some time now and... phew... Started replaying it and I'm having fun with it's game modes. It's crazy...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on December 04, 2013, 11:21:04 am
@Shadi

I see he's updated some new ones now. I remembber watching DSP's sonic playthroughs. I forgot how enjoyable that was. His commentary and reactions are the best lol

Been playing the game myself too.I'm at world 7, it has been challenging so far but me personally this is where i'm starting to feel like i'm actually struggling. Didn't expect that untill post game like was the case in 3d land, so that's great.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on December 04, 2013, 08:43:38 pm
@Shadi

I see he's updated some new ones now. I remembber watching DSP's sonic playthroughs. I forgot how enjoyable that was. His commentary and reactions are the best lol

Been playing the game myself too.I'm at world 7, it has been challenging so far but me personally this is where i'm starting to feel like i'm actually struggling. Didn't expect that untill post game like was the case in 3d land, so that's great.

Yeah. that's why I like DSP's videos. They are very entertaining, if he was good at games and didn't get mad he'd be just like many other youtubers and I know I wouldn't be watching him, that's boring XD. I need to see his rage.

"I didn't do anything!!!" "Game is glitched" "fuckin stupid man"

classic lines for him.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ShenmueVF on December 06, 2013, 06:04:03 am
(http://i.imgur.com/GPbDl3W.jpg)

Been playing this great SEGA release for about a year now most days... and yup, use both those characters with their awesome flowing Chinese moves and relatively easy inputs. Astonishingly, the series is now 20 years old! (http://virtuafighter.com/threads/virtua-fighter-20th-anniversary-website-1993-2013.18492/) Wow, here's to another 20 years  8)  :-*
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 06, 2013, 06:39:43 am
^Nice, do you ever play at local tournaments etc as well?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ShenmueVF on December 06, 2013, 12:18:12 pm
Nope, nothing local here since the late '90s, but thankfully SEGA put great netcode into the Xbox version, so can finally enjoy VF again versus plenty of other countries on a fast, wired gaming line  8)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 06, 2013, 03:45:21 pm
Where are you located? Im trying to find/build a scene in Toronto, but I had a good scene in Australia with meetups and tournaments. I need to get a console again so I can play.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on December 08, 2013, 09:22:17 pm
Started playing Ratchet and Clank HD again this weekend, almost fully completed with the game, just beat Qwark. Drek is really hard apparently from what I've heard/read might need to grind bolts for a while to buy some stuff to make defeating him easier.

This game has so many hidden trophies.

Great game, but I'm kinda looking forward to being done with it, its mechanics are quite frustrating at times, but hey, it was the first Ratchet and Clank. First games are never flawless. I know for a fact that later games have fixed all the issues I'm having with this first one xD, reviews also say the other two PS2 games are huge improvements over the first one.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on December 08, 2013, 10:25:18 pm
I've had Pokemon Y for quite a while now but now I'm going bonkers with it, since I've decided to try my hand at IV/nature/ability breeding. The in-game team I had sucks against friends and people I fight with (except for the occasional straggler online) so I've got to make a new one.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on December 08, 2013, 11:43:11 pm
I've been playing the 3DS a lot.  Project X Zone, chapter 16.

borderlands 2 every Sunday with my brother.

Sonic Dash on the ipad 3.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on December 09, 2013, 12:15:27 am
I've been playing the 3DS a lot.  Project X Zone, chapter 16.

Ahh....the golden demon one. Good times.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on December 09, 2013, 05:56:56 am
Been catching up with Pokemon Y. Didn't feel the game at first because it felt way too similar to the previous games, but once you play a little bit more you notice that the world structure is much better and  the flow as well. Kind of surprised how much adventure it took towards the 2nd badge. Usually it's very predictable
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 09, 2013, 06:36:25 am
Finished Leon's campaign again in RE 6. I think the patches they inserted in the game really helped it.
That rope climb QTE that made me almost want to throw my console off a balcony was actually functional and not messy.

I've also started playin' Young Justice: Legacy... Finished 4 levels so far and... well... There's nothing wrong with the game per se, however...

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on December 09, 2013, 03:45:51 pm
I've sorta been all over the place with gaming.

Some Pokemon Y, God of War: Ascensions, and Splatterhouse on X360, game is ridiculous..
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 10, 2013, 05:09:13 pm
Justice League: Legacy

As far as licensed games go, this one certainly feels above average, if only because the show ended nearly 2 years ago, so the devs almost certainly were in no pressure to get it out as soon as possible.

Dragon Quest VIII

It's a JRPG, so looks like I'm gonna be pretty busy this Christmas.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on December 10, 2013, 05:41:22 pm
Justice League: Legacy

As far as licensed games go, this one certainly feels above average, if only because the show ended nearly 2 years ago, so the devs almost certainly were in no pressure to get it out as soon as possible.

Dragon Quest VIII

It's a JRPG, so looks like I'm gonna be pretty busy this Christmas.

Quite, game is really damn long, but very good.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on December 10, 2013, 09:52:19 pm
Ratchet and Clank still, getting closer to the ending. Ive played the PS3 games before, but I'm really glad I bought this HD collection back when it was on sale on PSN. For 8 dollars this was a steal.. heh xP

I feel like playing it has really gotten me better at Ratchet and Clank games, due to how frustrating it can be at times. I'm looking forward to starting Going Commando after I beat this one. See how it improved over the first game.

also the graphics are damn good for being a PS2 game. They really upscaled quite nicely. Really, it looks like a low budget PS3 game rather then an actual PS2 game which is awesome IMO.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on December 11, 2013, 02:17:13 pm
Justice League: Legacy

As far as licensed games go, this one certainly feels above average, if only because the show ended nearly 2 years ago, so the devs almost certainly were in no pressure to get it out as soon as possible.

That would be YOUNG Justice: Legacy. Though, I'm kinda surprised that:

1. It took so long to get released.

2. They bothered releasing it several months after the show got cancelled.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 12, 2013, 11:47:47 am
I'm surprised as well... I was still keeping my eye on it and they basically dumped the game in the last week of November, getting next to no press coverage.

And it kinda shows, the biggest joke in the game are the menus, they looked like they were designed as a last minute though. The PS2-esque graphics might fly over but since it's all cartoony it might not be so offensive.

But darn it, Dragon Quest VIII is really good. I'm getting hooked on it almost as much as I did with Final Fantasy XII.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on December 13, 2013, 02:44:35 am
I've been playing the 3DS a lot.  Project X Zone, chapter 16.

borderlands 2 every Sunday with my brother.

Sonic Dash on the ipad 3.
Ahh....the golden demon one. Good times.

Yeah, I had to look up how to catch those stupid golden demons.  That's the only level I've lost at so far, except when I was too sleepy and let the main character die. 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 14, 2013, 05:08:10 pm
Young Justice: Legacy

SO BORING! I mean it. All you do is traverse from one place to another and beat up everyone. Rinse and repeat. This supossedely has RPG-like elements but no matter how much I level up it never seems to show any real progress. Sometime you tag alongside one of the big name JL guys like Green Lantern and Superman, which are the only somewhat amusing segments.

Story is the only thing that keeps me going... But Kid Flash is starting to bore with his incessant puns and "jokes".

Dragon Quest VIII

Oooohh, haven't played a decent JRPG in eons and this one is great. It's my first time with a DQ game, so unlike FF (Final Fantasy XIII is pure cancer), this one does give me a good impression.
It's quite a stark contrast to the Final Fantasy games, it's colorful, it's lively, humurous and the characters are fun. This game kinda feels like what Blue Dragon should have been.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on December 14, 2013, 10:35:47 pm
I really should get back to playing Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King whenever I can.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on December 15, 2013, 09:44:23 pm
just beat ratchet and clank! yaaay

now time to get back to tales of xillia and beat that before the second one comes out xD
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on December 16, 2013, 12:04:01 am
Yeah, I had to look up how to catch those stupid golden demons.  That's the only level I've lost at so far, except when I was too sleepy and let the main character die. 

Project X Zone features one of the most hilarious game over sequences ever.

Anyway, I hit my first game over a few chapters after that one, and it was due to not having the right team available to speak to a certain map unit by the time limit. D= Was so pissed at myself for not paying attention.

now time to get back to tales of xillia and beat that before the second one comes out xD

Thankfully it'll be some time before that happens, although I read somewhere that the localization work is already done.

Where are you at in Xillia?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on December 16, 2013, 01:49:16 pm
Project X Zone features one of the most hilarious game over sequences ever.

Anyway, I hit my first game over a few chapters after that one, and it was due to not having the right team available to speak to a certain map unit by the time limit. D= Was so pissed at myself for not paying attention.

I've just finished chapter 20.  Did I pass that part already?  This game is fun, but there are a few weird things about it.  Like I have no idea how I randomly pull off these super-moves that do like 14,000 damage.  I seem to do it with Chun Li the most. 

The plot is convoluted and annoying.  There's like 10 minutes of introductions at each chapter, and I don't know who 90% of these people are. 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on December 16, 2013, 02:34:03 pm

Thankfully it'll be some time before that happens, although I read somewhere that the localization work is already done.

Where are you at in Xillia?

ooh man.. it's been a while, i really dont remember clearly. I do know it's after Millia's leg problem is taken care of though :)

tried to describe that as little spoilerish as possible. I gotta get the spoiler tags back on here. You'll still need to copy and paste it in the address bar or something to read it probably.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on December 16, 2013, 08:48:20 pm
I've just finished chapter 20.  Did I pass that part already?  This game is fun, but there are a few weird things about it.  Like I have no idea how I randomly pull off these super-moves that do like 14,000 damage.  I seem to do it with Chun Li the most. 

The plot is convoluted and annoying.  There's like 10 minutes of introductions at each chapter, and I don't know who 90% of these people are. 

If you really want to know, you're about to hit it. It's the next chapter. Just pay attention to the objective, and make sure Kite and Blackrose get to the end of the map. I screwed up and had them chilling at around the middle of the map on my first playthrough.

Super Moves? You're probably thinking of the Special super. When you are in a standard encounter against an enemy unit, you build up a set amount of XP or Cross Points based on each attack combination chosen. If, at any moment before you run out of attacks or the enemy hits the ground, you have 100 XP available, you can use them for a Special attack. They are the longer cinematic attacks that do a ton of damage. The trade off here, of course, is that you weigh the use of these attacks against XP used for Skill buffs and defensive options when attacked by enemies. (the latter is more of a concern earlier in the game, later in the game the former is more desirable as more skills are unlocked, passive and active) Special attacks can be boosted with the same Critical bonus that normal attacks receive.

Chun-Li and Morrigan is a unit that, at base, doesn't have a high Atk stat but they do get access to more of their attacks faster than the rest of the units in the game. That's probably how they're doing as much damage as they are, or at least that contributes to it.

As for the plot, it's nonsense. =D The plot, in my mind, is just a vehicle for cool interactions between the characters.

ooh man.. it's been a while, i really dont remember clearly. I do know it's after Millia's leg problem is taken care of though :)

tried to describe that as little spoilerish as possible. I gotta get the spoiler tags back on here. You'll still need to copy and paste it in the address bar or something to read it probably.

Ahh, I'm pretty sure I remember! You're fairly early. Maybe a third, a quarter in, somewhere in between. You just got permanent access to the most glorious character in the game. I think you just had to beat one of the more slightly annoying bosses in the game too.
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Post by: Happy Cat on December 16, 2013, 11:02:58 pm

Ahh, I'm pretty sure I remember! You're fairly early. Maybe a third, a quarter in, somewhere in between. You just got permanent access to the most glorious character in the game. I think you just had to beat one of the more slightly annoying bosses in the game too.

Yeah, that Butler is pretty badass!

Anyways, I wasn't in an RPG mood tonight so I started Ratchet and Clank 2 (Going Commando). This game is amazing! It's a huge improvement over the first one. It just feels so amazing playing it after playing the 1st one for so long xD. It feels next gen! even though it was also a PS2 game, but the graphics also seem improved.

These Ratchet games honestly up-scaled really nice to the PS3. Graphics don't make me think of a PS2 game.
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Post by: max_cady on December 20, 2013, 03:56:48 pm
Castle of Illusion

Finished a few minutes ago. Oh, the joys of an old school platform game. I wish the game was actually longer. Shame that we'll likely never see a World of Illusion game.
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Post by: CrazyT on December 22, 2013, 12:22:53 am
I just arrived at the final world in Super mario 3d world. Not the regular final world. Actually the game tricks you to think that a lot of times. But I think I may be in the real final world now, which is unlocked after collecting all green stars, stamps and golden flags

I like how 100% mario game is so fun and rewarding. Now to see what I get after completing the final stuff

I noticed one thing after going back to 3d land(the 3ds game). The multiplayer nature has caused some sacrifices. The level design seems to be really be made with the thought of multiple players in mind and the camera as well. It makes sense with multiplayer in mind but it seems it did sacrifice some of the frredom both from thhe players perspective and the designers in making the levels.
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Post by: Nameless 24 on December 23, 2013, 05:53:50 am
Honestly, 3D Land was WAY too easy for me. 3D World seems to at least provide some extra challenge.

Beat Sonic Lost World....and my god...that Zorak boss in Lava Mountain Act 4.....I swear that kids won't beat that boss until they master the parkour system. :(

Nice pun I just realised there.
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Post by: CrazyT on December 23, 2013, 06:21:56 pm
Haha, but yeah I agree. 3d land felt like a simple handheld game. It would suck if 3d world wasnt more challenging because while I enjoyed 3d land, the only thing to really challenge me was the post game super worlds.

3d World overall has the better level design, it's just some ideas which cant be done with 4 players on screen to prevent frustration.
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Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on December 27, 2013, 12:58:40 am
I got Rayman Legends and Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX for Christmas, so I guess most of my gaming time will focus on them.
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Post by: inthesky on December 29, 2013, 05:10:54 pm
Been playing Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds this weekend. I'm hoping to beat it today or tomorrow. It's pretty easy and the dungeons feel short, but good so far. I appreciate a lot of the extras thrown in, like the Silver Rupee challenges and the minigames. You get tons of $krilla in this game. I don't really care for the rental system but I'm not all that incensed by it either.

I've done three of the Dark World dungeons so far. Want to at least clear three more today.
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Post by: max_cady on December 30, 2013, 07:11:55 pm
Lately...

Dragon Quest 8 - Had a major boss battle to advance the plot.
BioShock Infinite - I'm still thinking about the ending
Infinite Dunamis - Well played, Kemco. At least 3 plot twists and different endings?
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Post by: pirovash88 on December 30, 2013, 08:05:44 pm
Been playing a lot of Dead Rising 3, it's a really fun game. The amount of zombies on screen is incredible and no
LAg is even better.
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Post by: CrazyT on January 01, 2014, 06:26:00 am
Been playing Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds this weekend. I'm hoping to beat it today or tomorrow. It's pretty easy and the dungeons feel short, but good so far. I appreciate a lot of the extras thrown in, like the Silver Rupee challenges and the minigames. You get tons of $krilla in this game. I don't really care for the rental system but I'm not all that incensed by it either.

I've done three of the Dark World dungeons so far. Want to at least clear three more today.
I really wonder, when the game is so easy and the dungeons short how it can be found in so many top 10's and goty lists. Is there something else or is it just nostalgia?

I was planning to get it so i've been trying to catch up by playing a link to the past lately, but that game is really challenging so far. It's dissapointing to hear how easy the challenge is in between worlds. I mean with the freedom of whichever dungeon you wanna do in what order I get that the challenge is more consistent this time, but damnit do I feel discouragement to get the game hearing how it's so easy by many
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Post by: inthesky on January 01, 2014, 01:14:51 pm
It's a really well-made game. Besides learning about how Nintendo achieved the top-down look (http://www.siliconera.com/2013/11/19/zelda-link-worlds-developers-cheat-camera/) (which isn't all that heinous, just a bit weird when you occasionally experience it in game), water looks especially nice, plenty of faithful recreations with original enemies, trees, environments, and still plenty of deviations. Those deviations are especially notable in dungeons. The intro dungeon is different. Desert Palace is not a Light World dungeonor maybe it is, hehe, locations and dungeons themselves in Dark World are different each having their own musical theme as is method of access for most all dungeons.) Some great boss ideas too, while there are maybe just as many misfires. Some additional minigames -- nice touches that I appreciate very much though they lose their allure once you get the heart pieces -- Rupee challenges which are cool, sidequests like Maiamai collecting, Challenge Tower or whatever it was called. They did what they could beef up the game and you get the impression that they chose just the right amount of additional stuff.

Yes, the dungeons are generally very easy. I don't think there was a single dungeon of the main ten that was all that challenging on the whole. You're going to lose health, you're going to expend some brain power on puzzles. If you're a completionist, you'll occasionally get stumped. But this isn't all that bad. I probably would have liked the game more if puzzles were more challenging and dungeons were longer.

The developers working on this game, in my opinion managed to do something pretty remarkable - it didn't sloppily ape its inspiration. Despite all the callouts like Misery Mire and Kakariko Village and the similarity in world maps, it's significantly different enough that my opinion of the game while playing it wasn't "man I should just play Link to the Past." I managed to lament the lack of difficulty without constantly recalling its reference--It legitimately feels like a different game. The execution is such that the similarities end up being mostly superficial. There's a nice touch with the Thieves' Hideout...

It's not like with Luigi's Mansion 2, a game where I appreciate the desire to change the structure of the game's core (with missions and such) and the additional things like multiplayer, but end up longing for the original more: "one large mansion is better" / "this boss really sucks" etc.

It's astonishing in my opinion that Nintendo managed to do this. A game with the appropriate challenge level for casual players, yet I'm not inclined to demolish it. this game isn't GOTY for me, but I will probably do a Hero Mode run later. Honestly, I do think that it owes partially to the game's accessability what with it's length and incremental sense of progress (dungeons being short, decent amount of stuff to do in the overworld.) But it's not a knock against it either, it's an enjoyable game. It didn't rock my world, but I almost never played it and I think if I didn't, I would have been missing out on something worth a try. As far as reviewers are concerned, I mean I suppose nostalgia could factor into it, alongside the lifestyle of game reviewing which perhaps lends itself to shorter or easier experiences what with having to divvy up your time so brutally (one day I plan to check out The Wonderful 101 to see what it is that frustrated the media). But it's not like the game doesn't have merit. I would give it something like an 8 or 8.5. The one thing this game did better than lttp was the plot, and minimal as it was (appropriately so, given the game's structure) it was nice.

I would recommend checking it out.
 
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Post by: CrazyT on January 02, 2014, 04:35:30 am
Thanks for the amazing write up :) . I guess what you're saying is that the challenge this time is really a small part of what makes the game so amazing? Moreso this time because the other aspects are done so well? I understand that a game doesn't have to be challenging to be a great experience. There's actually a lot of games that I enjoy like that. I'll definitely give it a chance now.

Ontopic, have been playing some more pokemon Y. I'm starting to find this game the best one in the series. It used to be (soul)silver but this one is definitly taking its thrown for me. Also the music in this game is top tier JRPG quality. I'm really loving every new track I hear, and the one that plays during gym battles really pumps me up everytimehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkZkbbfOEdM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkZkbbfOEdM)
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Post by: inthesky on January 02, 2014, 12:18:10 pm
I was pretty meandering in my write up.  :) Basically, I was impressed at how directly influenced LBW was by LTTP and yet it managed to feel like a different game. Really it's because a lot of the influences are ultimately superficial, while the core things like dungeon design, item use, even the plot, are different. I think that the general lack of challenge takes away from the game at times, but such things as various minigames and sidequests in the overworlds, alongside how nice the game looks, make it a respectable and compelling entry.

And I didn't care for much of the music in Pokemon Y at first, but it grows on you. Love the champion theme.
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Post by: pirovash88 on January 02, 2014, 01:43:01 pm
Finished up Dead Rising 3 last night. Game was pretty easy once you find blue prints to combine for certain weapons. I beat the legit ending as well, i think it's S Ending. I might go back to find all of the Frank Statues and blue prints though. I'll be starting up Ryse: Son of Rome soon, can't wait.
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Post by: max_cady on January 02, 2014, 05:38:56 pm
Infinite Dunamis

Finally beat the final boss. Yesterday I had lost the final boss and all I got was a Bad Ending. This time I took some precautions. You see the last boss has two forms, the first is fairly easy to overpower, but his second form is quite the challenge and it involves patience and using heal items as much as possible

It's a tough fight, even on Easy Mode. You see the giant robot has it's core, arms, head and wings, you have to take out all of those before moving on to the core, try to take the limbs off if possible at the same time.

The good thing about it? Once you remove the head it starts attacking at random, including hitting itself. The good ending was fun.

Young Justice Legacy

You have officially skyrocketed to my list of potential worst games of 2013, for good measure. I can deal with the repetitive gameplay, bland level-design, PS2-era graphics and undercooked RPG-esque mechanics, but the AI partners are just straight up moronic. Oh, if you and all your teammates die, you have to go back, way back to the start of the level! F*** you!

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Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on January 03, 2014, 10:21:44 pm
Young Justice Legacy

You have officially skyrocketed to my list of potential worst games of 2013, for good measure. I can deal with the repetitive gameplay, bland level-design, PS2-era graphics and undercooked RPG-esque mechanics, but the AI partners are just straight up moronic. Oh, if you and all your teammates die, you have to go back, way back to the start of the level! F*** you!

Why am I not surprised?
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Post by: max_cady on January 08, 2014, 05:56:48 pm
Gone Home

Started playin' it today. So far it's been pretty meh, it's basically an' hidden object game where you control a girl that's runnin' around at her home trying to figure where the heck is everybody.
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Post by: max_cady on February 12, 2014, 05:35:06 am
(http://i62.tinypic.com/s5h9mo.gif)

Sorry, for the double-post, but since nobody touched upon this in a little wild:

Ride to Hell: Retribution

I can safely that I've played of what was considered the worst game of 2013 (according to many media outlets) and I can understand why. Weirder still, it has nothing to do with gameplay, glitches, random difficulty spikes, awkward bike riding segments and brain dead AI. It has more to with presentation and story: the graphics, despite being heavily stylized are just terrible, character models reused, weird PS2-esque pixalated areas, to say that this has horrible voice acting is quite an understatement, it's almost as if they had the cast of The Room read lines. The main character is OK, but when he actually has to shout, it's hilarious.

The other issue is how women are portrayed in this game: they will have sex with your character in a heartbeat, either you save them from a thug, or do whatever trivial task you ask them to do. While very few of them serve primarily to deliver plot exposition, they are meant to be simply objects of lust in awkward fully-clothed sex scenes, once again, most of the female characters are the same 3 character models with slight changes.

Even in the middle of all of this, there's seems to be have been some genuine intent to carve something good out of this, but it's like the devs gave up somewhere along the lines and whoever was in charge decided to scoop up the code and try to make due with what they had. Make no mistake, the game is bad, but for some reason it's almost "Plan 9 From Outer Space"-bad.

Saints Row IV

Hooked up on it, recreated my original character from Saints Row: The Third and I cannot get enough of those super-powers. Zin is an asshole.

Alphadia Origins

A pretty good RPG with 16-bit world,  3D combat segments and fully voiced conversations.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on March 02, 2014, 12:36:04 pm
I'm playing donkey kong tropical freeze. Unexpectedly the best platformer i've ever played after the already great prequel on wii. I know it may sound weird, but it made me shed a tear yesterday. You'll understand what I mean if you get to world 4.

Imo this game feels very inspired by SEGA classics like ristar and sonic. I'm convinced that the team is.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on March 02, 2014, 03:19:12 pm
Bravely Default. It's not quite as amazing as I thought it would be, but still a lot of fun.
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Post by: George on March 02, 2014, 03:50:50 pm
I got the new Humble Bundle and I have been playing Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians and Dust: An Elysian Tail. Beatbuddy is a music like adventure game that has painted visuals (that are done by hand) and Dust is a bit of a HD 2D beat'em that feels like a furry fan fiction gone cray. Its fun, but I don't care about the story.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 02, 2014, 04:45:41 pm
I got that bundle as well George (thanks for the tip!) but have yet to DL anything...
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Post by: max_cady on March 03, 2014, 05:21:40 am
Alphadia Genesis

It's a pretty good JRPG that I've been playin' at least 20 minutes before going to bed every night. It's a 16-bit esque RPG that unlike Kemco's other games, features full-3D battles and many story cutscenes feature full-on audio (japanese only, but still a nice touch).

I'll throw out the bad first, Kemco's a JRPG sweatshop so of course, any character designs they have are pretty much coming out of an assembly-line. But unlike Infinite Dunamis (which features a protagonist who is mostly angry and upset in 90% of the game) which while it did have a good story, I like the characters in this one.

Earth Defense Force 2025

Killing giant bugs is like crack coccaine to me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: RegalSin on March 03, 2014, 02:40:10 pm
I don't really know I am in between making my own game, and a bunch of RPG's. The next game I would be playing would be a 2d rpg or some flash game, or something else. So many titles to choose from. I really wish I could curve into an spectrum of "Cannon/Gun Spike" or something along those lines. I mean dammit, their are so many things to choose from.
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Post by: max_cady on March 03, 2014, 05:57:25 pm
Oh, God, I had forgotten that I had played Saint's Row IV all the way till the end. Final impressions? It was a good game in it's own rights. But not without it's fair share of issues.

Graphics did improve overall, gameplay was excellent, but it feels like it was an even shorter game than Saint's Row: The Third. Great to see Johnny Gat return in a weird Deus-Ex Machina kind of way.
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Post by: CrazyT on March 27, 2014, 12:34:37 pm
Haven't posted in a long time, so a small recap.

I finished pokemon Y. Neat game but smaller than the ones that came before. I played without exp share because I love the old method better. I hear a lot of people complaining about how easy the game is, well there's your issue guys. Turn off exp share

Finished edonkey kong tropical freeze. Best platformer ever made. No contest for me. Retro studios is truly a great studio.

Playing a bit of mass effect 3. For some reason it hasnt grabbed me like the previous 2, but i'll get there.

Lego city on the WII U. GTA is a great franchise, but gameplay wise it doesnt offer much other than VERY VERY polished driving and shooting aside from the amazingly crafted city and stories. Lego city does something a lot of sandbox games dont do well, which is having something interesting and fun in every corner. I've grown a great deal of respect for traveler's tales after this game. The team who once made sonic R is now a great studio. Sadly still lack technical expertise since like monkey ball adventure back then, the loading times can be long.
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Post by: max_cady on March 28, 2014, 07:06:44 am
Alphadia Genesis

Finally beaten the real boss and gotten the True Ending. Kemco is a JRPG sweatshop, as I've said many times before. But unlike their previous works like Infinite Dunamis, this game doesn't feel as padded out. Infinite Dunamis forced to revist many of the same areas over and over to advance the plot. This one, not much backtrack. One clever thing, when you fight the character that you think is the final boss you get a choice.

Finishing him off will get you the regular ending. Doing the opposite, gets you into a different direction and ultimately a happy ending, but man, the last boss fight is hard as f***! Took me nearly 50 minutes to take her out.

Earth Defense Force 2025


The final missions are ubber difficult even on the easier settings.

MGS: G0

Not much so far. Still trying to get used to the game and how it plays.
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Post by: Kuronoa on March 28, 2014, 09:37:08 am
I am playing Touch My Katamari, Finishing up Ys Memories of Celceta and going to start playing Zelda Link Between Worlds soon.
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Post by: Happy Cat on March 28, 2014, 10:13:32 am
Project Diva f, it's all I have time to play at the moment.
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Post by: pirovash88 on March 28, 2014, 11:09:24 am
Been playing some MGS Ground Zeroes whenever i get a chance. Need to get back to Sleeping Dogs though and finish that up.
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Post by: inthesky on March 31, 2014, 03:04:31 pm
100%'d Yoshi's New Island, all with perfect runs. Yes, I know I'm amazing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 31, 2014, 03:42:47 pm
Loadout. Its nothing amazing, but I have close to 40 hours on it. FML

(http://i.imgur.com/su8imiEl.jpg)
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Post by: max_cady on April 01, 2014, 02:41:58 am
Finished MGS V: GZ in 2 and a half hours. Then played it again and done it in 1h25m. So far so good´.
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Post by: Nameless 24 on April 01, 2014, 05:37:34 am
Project x Zone, despite what I said about not being a fan of the game.

For £10, I dived in and enjoy the fanservice, but it's still not convinced me that it's a good game.

And why is every Miku Discussion thread locked? ;_____;
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on April 01, 2014, 02:06:18 pm
Project x Zone, despite what I said about not being a fan of the game.

For £10, I dived in and enjoy the fanservice, but it's still not convinced me that it's a good game.

I'm happy I played it and I loved seeing all of these characters, but it's not a good game.

Quote
And why is every Miku Discussion thread locked? ;_____;

(;´Д`)
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Post by: max_cady on April 08, 2014, 02:54:00 am
Agarest: Generations of War

BOOOORING! I am dead serious, this is the dullest Strategy RPG I've ever played like since forever.
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Post by: inthesky on April 18, 2014, 01:38:45 am
Bravely Default. While I'm enjoying it quite a lot (mostly...) I do want to beat it so I can play through some other games. I see myself toying around with this one every so often even after I beat it though.
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Post by: fernandeath on April 18, 2014, 12:42:58 pm
After nearly 50 dias, 'im still playing Sonic Adventure 2 (XBLA)

(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mVlPBZfpFR8/UG-h0BUVu7I/AAAAAAAAZRI/-EAry3Ox_0o/s1600/Sonic-Adventure-2-XBLA-XBOX360.jpg)

It made me want to play Superman 64 just to find out how can a game has worse controls than this.
I've finished story mode (both hero and dark).
I still have many things to do: finish the 'last' part of the story mode; get 'A Ranks' in some missions; beat those chao contests...
It seems like I'm still going to play this for a while...
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Post by: max_cady on April 19, 2014, 02:57:53 pm
Back to Dragon Quest VIII again... Down the JRPG rabbit hole again.
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Post by: Nameless 24 on April 22, 2014, 09:39:11 am
When you feel stressed, there's nothing like Deception IV that can soothe your pain by inflicting it on humans in the game.
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Post by: pirovash88 on April 22, 2014, 09:47:53 am
I finally wrapped up Sleeping Dogs, pretty awesome game.

I've been gaming on some Assassins Creed IV and Bioshock Infinite.
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Post by: Shigs on April 23, 2014, 03:00:31 am
Rented Titanfall for 360. Absolutely LOVED it. Good timing as Amazon was a having a sale on the game for $36.99 and I snatched it up fast. Here's what I said about the game on NeoGAF.

"This is by far, BY.....FAR...the best multiplayer FPS I've ever played. So damn fun. Take Call of Duty, add parkour and double jumping, dumb enemy A.I.bots for newbs like me to rack up points with, then add a large mech after the first two minutes (not just as a reward for killstreak) jump in the mech and fell like a badass blowing away enemy soldiers on the ground like ants only to get into a one on one fight with another Titan mech. If you get him weak, rip off his arms or grab his pilot and toss him like a ragdoll! If your mech is about to blow, eject high into the sky! Wheee! Possibly land on the enemies Titan mech from the air and shoot at it's head until you blow him up! Revenge!!

So much fun in this game even for newbs. Even on my worst matches, I had tons of fun. I love when my team loses (never thought I'd say that) and it's "Get to da choppa!" time. I've only made it once so far, but it felt so satisfying jumping into the helicopter and shooting down the enemies that were trying to kill me while I was a sitting duck only to make the space jump at the end. This game makes losing fun.

Well, I saw the Amazon sale and jumped on it as fast as I could. Can't wait for my day off (Thursday) and marathon this game.

I will agree with Angry Joe that the campaign mode is a joke and they should either do a full single player campaign to flesh out the story or just dump it all together and offer the game at a slightly cheaper price as a strong, MP only experience."
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Post by: max_cady on April 24, 2014, 02:57:06 am
Broken Sword 5: Serpent's Curse

(http://i62.tinypic.com/i42rld.jpg)

So far so good. I've played it for a couple of hours. Really brings back memories, especially since the Director's Cut game left a bad taste in my mouth. The puzzles are accessible enough to figure outwithout using their built-in hint system.
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Post by: CrazyT on May 05, 2014, 04:00:06 pm
Recently finished Legend of Zelda: Linke between worlds. If you read this Inthesky, I can see what you mean now. The freedom you have to pick yourself which parts you're gonna explore and do the dungeons in your own order is a brilliant one. My concern for the challenge was true though if I have to go by what my brother said. Because he finished it before I did, which is why I had the novelty of being able to play it on hero mode. I think i've been very fortunate because I feel like i've been playing the "real" game. What I mean by that is that I cannot imagine the game is as good as i've xperienced it on the regular mode. The struggles really added to my experience. 

I think they should keep the freedom in future installments. I liked that the order was dependent also on the sections before entering the dungeons. Because for example the ice temple was hardest to get to so while I had the freedom to get there, I still decided to go there last untill I was better equiped. If they expand on this idea it'd be amazing
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Post by: max_cady on May 06, 2014, 02:19:43 am
Final Fantasy IV on my tablet right now.
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Post by: pirovash88 on May 06, 2014, 10:02:44 am
I just finished up Bioshock Infinite, what a great game.

I'll probably finish up Assassins Creed IV and start up Dead Space 3 afterwards.
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Post by: inthesky on May 06, 2014, 01:51:55 pm
Recently finished Legend of Zelda: Linke between worlds. If you read this Inthesky, I can see what you mean now. The freedom you have to pick yourself which parts you're gonna explore and do the dungeons in your own order is a brilliant one. My concern for the challenge was true though if I have to go by what my brother said. Because he finished it before I did, which is why I had the novelty of being able to play it on hero mode. I think i've been very fortunate because I feel like i've been playing the "real" game. What I mean by that is that I cannot imagine the game is as good as i've xperienced it on the regular mode. The struggles really added to my experience. 

I think they should keep the freedom in future installments. I liked that the order was dependent also on the sections before entering the dungeons. Because for example the ice temple was hardest to get to so while I had the freedom to get there, I still decided to go there last untill I was better equiped. If they expand on this idea it'd be amazing

I think dungeon order is something they should be looser with too. In Ocarina of Time I was hellbent on beating the Spirit Temple before the Shadow Temple and did just that. It's probably for the better that you beat it on Hero Mode as your first experience.

In any case it seems like there's a decent chance they'll revisit the pseudo top down look in the future. While the game didn't blow me away like it seemed for most everyone else, I did enjoy it and there are some cool things I hope to see later.
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Post by: max_cady on May 07, 2014, 06:01:38 am
Broken Sword 5: Serpent's Curse(PC) - Almost done with it!
Final Fantasy IV (Android Tablet) - Going through a tough dungeon right now. With Cecil, the summoner and the Bard character.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on May 22, 2014, 07:40:25 am
I think dungeon order is something they should be looser with too. In Ocarina of Time I was hellbent on beating the Spirit Temple before the Shadow Temple and did just that. It's probably for the better that you beat it on Hero Mode as your first experience.

In any case it seems like there's a decent chance they'll revisit the pseudo top down look in the future. While the game didn't blow me away like it seemed for most everyone else, I did enjoy it and there are some cool things I hope to see later.
There are pros and cons to the structure but I think link between worlds didn't really do anything significant with it. I think they should keep the freedom but emphasize on the difficulty of the path and dungeons to tell you whether it's a good idea to get there or not. Link between worlds felt more consistent(with a few exceptions) in the difficulties which I didn't like a lot because I like to be rewarded for my experience instead of feeling too powerful at one point whereas everything stays the same. Hero mode was at least quite challenging.

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So I finally finished Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance (3D) after putting it aside for more than a year. Gotta say the ending was really awesome. I think the game dragged on a bit and the whole creature nurturing ala pokemon got a little tedious at some point. But the game has a key plot that connects KH2 and 3 I think. So i'm glad that i'll take that with me for when I get one of the consoles with KH3

Just got Fire emblem awakening recently. Let me see what the fuss is all about
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Post by: max_cady on May 22, 2014, 11:05:44 am
Final Fantasy IV

I think Final Fantasy XII has spoiled the other JRPGs for me or maybe I'm just having JRPG fatigue right now. The thing is, FF IV is great RPG. No doubt about it. This DS remake runs like a charm on my tablet, OK voice-acting and such... But there are certain things about it that make it ubber dated.


Remember in Shining Force where you have to talk to someone in order to advance the plot? Kinda of annoying, right? Some of the cutscenes here offer little to no direction to where you have to go or even what to do next.


Also, random battle encounters go from not getting one for long periods of time to a boss battle every 2 steps. Not too crazy over the battle system either. Having to wait for the bar to fill up so you can execute an action is way too tiresome. Waiting for spells to being casted, all that stuff. It's taxing.




At 10 hours it really starts to drag but there are some things about it that I liked:


- No qualms about killing off characters, main characters that you think are going to stick around, they'll likely not last long, that includes kid characters too.
- Top notch visuals and graphics;
- Boss fights are smart, they put up a fight, there's ways to think about how to engage in combat but it' not like Lost Odyssey (only one way, do this specific thing to beat the boss)



Every time I play this game, I feel like going back to Alphadia Genesis.
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Post by: max_cady on June 12, 2014, 10:11:37 am
(http://i60.tinypic.com/1z58cx2.jpg)


Sniper: Ghost Warrior


This game is the very definition of a mid-range title. It's not anywhere near the major quality of the big triple A titles, but it's competent enough to be a B or C-range game.


So this game's about a sniper called Srgt. Tyler Wells who is sent to a small island to basically murder the big shot terrorist / drug dealer dictator called Vasquez. Basically things go wrong and you have to do a ton of missions and snipe like Hell.


Voice acting for one is friggin' hilarious, especially the main character, who must have been played by a polish employee over at City Interactive trying to sound like an american tough guy. When I'm sneaking around the guards are always talking about the same things: Vasquez's girlfriend. I swear to God, I've heard this conversation in nearly every single stage in which I have to sneak around and do stealth kills and they loop.


Character models are OK-ish, but the ladies here, Jesus, they look like something out of an early PS1 game.
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Post by: Happy Cat on June 22, 2014, 12:55:28 am
been playing through Tales of Symphonia HD, im sick of the game to be honest. It's combat is fun, but it's just dragging on too long, and i dont know how many more puzzle dungeons i can take.

not sure how to say where i am in the game without giving away spoilers, but i'm near the end. Just got done destroying that guy with the cannon of sorts built onto his arm.

unless someone can convince me to play all the way though I think I'm just gonna watch the ending on youtube. I'm sick of this game. heh :)
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Post by: CrazyT on June 22, 2014, 05:24:35 am
I finished both tales of symphonia and the sequel dawn of the new world twice XD. I'm not sure if I could still do that. Maybe with how games advanced I would have feel the same as you now if I started playing it today. The bit where you are at may probably be the most tedious part. I forgot a lot about the game despite finishing them twice. May have to watch some lets play vids to refresh my memory a bit

I've been playing 2 games back to back lately. Mass effect 3 and The legend of Zelda: Minish cap.

Minish cap started out really simple and worse than other Zelda games, but it has got really good after around the middle. Mass effect 3 is more of a shooter than the previous games so far, which were more RPG. I'm not sure if I like that.
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Post by: mylifewithsega on June 22, 2014, 06:47:01 am
Just beat Goldeneye 007 (Agent), Shadows of the Empire (Easy and Medium) and Starfox 64. Yeah, I've been getting 'N' the game, so to speak. It's been nice revisting this little machine. I'm also playing Super Mario 64 again. Haven't gotten terribly far, though I've been trying to clear every stage of stars.
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Post by: max_cady on June 22, 2014, 08:31:50 am
Rayman Legends

Playin' it non-stop. I'm having fun but I feel like it's not quite on the same level as Origins. Great, but not excellent. The experience feels a tad dumbed down, especially the stages that were meant to played with the Wii-U remote.

Alphadia Genesis

Damn that final boss. My characters are all around lvl 87 and I still lost twice.
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Post by: Happy Cat on June 25, 2014, 06:51:52 pm
I finished both tales of symphonia and the sequel dawn of the new world twice XD. I'm not sure if I could still do that. Maybe with how games advanced I would have feel the same as you now if I started playing it today. The bit where you are at may probably be the most tedious part. I forgot a lot about the game despite finishing them twice. May have to watch some lets play vids to refresh my memory a bit

I've been playing 2 games back to back lately. Mass effect 3 and The legend of Zelda: Minish cap.

Minish cap started out really simple and worse than other Zelda games, but it has got really good after around the middle. Mass effect 3 is more of a shooter than the previous games so far, which were more RPG. I'm not sure if I like that.

Finally beat Symphonia. took a break from it. That game never ends.

Playing Dawn of the New World now. Started off a bit slowly, but most RPG's do. I'm liking it a lot so far. Much better then Tales of Symphonia in terms of UI design, character models, and overall story. I guess we'll see what I think as I continue on. The combat is certainly taking getting used to though, so far though combat has been the only thing I haven't thought was better so far. I wonder why they made it slower then Symphonia.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 25, 2014, 07:58:50 pm
Sleeping Dogs: It seems that someone played Yakuza and was like "WOw, imagine if it was super generic like GTA" and made this game. I do like that its trying to be a brawler mostly, but I preferred the Yakuza fighting system. The mini games where OK but not enough, mostly stayed with the same 'race, drug busts' and other generic things from GTA. It sucks, I wish that a Yakuza game was created this well (programming wise) with a nice big open world... but still be Yakuza and not a unoriginal GTA clone in china.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on June 26, 2014, 09:49:44 am
I actually enjoyed Sleeping Dogs more than the say Yakuza 3..
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 26, 2014, 10:46:13 am
Halo 4

So I'm finally playing another Halo game after the first one gave me a migraine. So far so good.

Rayman Legends


Played another big chunk of the game. Later stages have gotten way better.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on July 01, 2014, 08:12:38 pm
Have been away from home so I only got my Vita and 3DS with me.

Playing Ys: Memories of celceta. Not the game to demonstrate vita's powers but probably the best game on the system I think. It's weird, the vita is such a great machine with such wasted potential. I found out there's very few games I really want for it and sadly very few coming. In the meantime till then i'm having a great deal of fun with Ys. I think if I ever would get a 2nd game it'd be the final fantasy X HD collection.

Also been playing Fire emblem Awakening for the first time. And my god.. expectations have been fully surpassed. This is like the best parts of every srpg(minus valkyria chronicles) put into a game. Final fantasy tactics, shining force, you name it. This game exceeds them all. The music is probably the only thing i'd call similar to valkyria chronicles, but then again it was also the same composer as final fantasy tactics. Strange how the same composer keeps making music for this genre. Really unexpected after disliking every fire emblem so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on July 02, 2014, 01:34:19 am
I actually enjoyed Sleeping Dogs more than the say Yakuza 3..
7 hours in I enjoy aspects of it. It took aspects from other games basically including Yakuza and smashed it up with a generic story. I prefer the story telling in Yakuza over this. But I do like that they took the car mechanics from Wheelman, because that was the only thing that game had going for it. I also wish the side missions weren't so 'GTA did this already'. Whats the point of the cock fighting? The Karaoke was worse than the Yakuza stuff.

Not only that some of the relationships with the characters didn't make me feel like I knew them, but like I'm being forced to give two shits about some stripper I talked to twice before she 'cheated on me', which us being a couple confused the hell out of me. I thought she and him where just flirting and then all of a sudden I'm stalking her to confront her?

The character development was all over. There are clear mistakes but it doesn't mean I'm not enjoying the game. I have 7 hours into it. Makes me wish that Yakuza just had a really nice optimized engine like Sleeping Dogs but was 'Yakuza like' with its sort of story telling which is by far better.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 02, 2014, 03:22:01 am
So I finished Rayman Legends.

I still prefer the first one over this one. The portions that were originally made with the Wii U Pad they sure found a way to circumvent it by assigning other buttons to it, but at the risk of hampering the gameplay ever so sligthy.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Ravenfreak on July 04, 2014, 02:31:18 pm
So I've been playing Sonic Adventure DX on my PC like crazy lately. I have completed each character's storylines already but now I'm in the process of getting all the emblems... I still haven't even completed this game and I also own it on the GC. I've been stuck on getting a A rank in Lost World for the longest time... >_>
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MrTechnoSqueek on July 08, 2014, 07:08:29 am
I actually have been playing through Resident Evil 2 (for the first time) on Dreamcast. I started with Claire first and have beaten her disc now I gotta start Leon...I now believe everyone that says this is the best Resident Evil.


I am one of the ones that started with RE4 and it became like my 2nd favorite game of all time and it made me go back to play the originals and Zero and I have played through the REmake,Zero,RE5,still playing through Revelations on Steam. I played the demo for RE6 and I just didn't care for it so I won't be picking that up.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on July 08, 2014, 11:00:12 am
I actually have been playing through Resident Evil 2 (for the first time) on Dreamcast. I started with Claire first and have beaten her disc now I gotta start Leon...I now believe everyone that says this is the best Resident Evil.

Yeah RE2 is no doubt the best RE. It's definitely my favorite of all. I've been hoping for a REmake since they REmade Resident Evil on Gamecube. The only RE game that i haven't finished to this day is RE6, couldn't stand it.

I am one of the ones that started with RE4 and it became like my 2nd favorite game of all time and it made me go back to play the originals and Zero and I have played through the REmake,Zero,RE5,still playing through Revelations on Steam. I played the demo for RE6 and I just didn't care for it so I won't be picking that up.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 08, 2014, 01:05:33 pm
Sleeping Dogs: It seems that someone played Yakuza and was like "WOw, imagine if it was super generic like GTA" and made this game. I do like that its trying to be a brawler mostly, but I preferred the Yakuza fighting system. The mini games where OK but not enough, mostly stayed with the same 'race, drug busts' and other generic things from GTA. It sucks, I wish that a Yakuza game was created this well (programming wise) with a nice big open world... but still be Yakuza and not a unoriginal GTA clone in china.

Sleeping Dogs goes downhill fast when they introduce guns, the unarmed kung fu fighting was much more fun. It wasn't anywhere near Yakuza levels for combat quality and fun, but it wasn't trying to be Yakuza. Yakuza is a JRPG, this is a sandbox/GTA game so I can understand the combat being more shallow but wider.

And yeah, the story is ass and very generic, but that's kind of to be expected.

It's refreshing to see someone not loving the game and saying BS like 'This is wat shenmoo should have been!', 'this is like Yakuza but better, I'm not sad no more that Yakoozer 5 isn't translated =D', 'this is beeter than Yakoozer because it has a jump button, like if u agree'


Anyway, I've been playing CoH2 with Western Front armies.

Oberkommando West is fun.

I WANT TO HEAR THOSE G43s SINGING!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 08, 2014, 02:56:02 pm
Resident Evil: Revelations and I'm now invested into Borderlands.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on November 09, 2014, 02:58:25 am
I figures it's old, but I wanted to bring this topic back.

Finished up Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands - seriously underrated game, it was a true PoP game.

I'm now playing Darksiders 2, I really like it so far, loads better than the first and very confused as to why it didn't sell very well.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on November 14, 2014, 10:21:02 pm
Freedom Fighters (Gamecube). I like what I've played so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: JRcade19 on November 14, 2014, 10:22:03 pm
Starcraft: Broodwar
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 17, 2014, 08:29:22 am
Binary Domain.

It's pretty good, I think I like Gears of War better though, there I said it. Fite me.

For real though it's fun but I'm not blown away by anything yet. I do enjoy the characters and I feel they are quite strong, Dan himself is legitimately entertaining and I like the banter between the different squad members. The gameplay just doesn't feel that special to me, not that it's bad, but nothing that stands out from the crowd either.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Kori-Maru on November 17, 2014, 01:23:28 pm
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax. Maining with Akira Yuki.

Comboing into the Hougeki Unshin Shokoushou has never been so awesome!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on November 17, 2014, 01:29:19 pm
Project Diva F 2nd. Game is great.

http://segabits.com/blog/2014/11/15/review-hatsune-miku-project-diva-f-2nd/ (http://segabits.com/blog/2014/11/15/review-hatsune-miku-project-diva-f-2nd/)

comes out Nov 18th. Been playing my review copy =D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 17, 2014, 01:39:54 pm
Oh, I forgot to say I'm also playing OlliOlli.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQhdF4jDBIo

This game is great fun, I picked it up on a recent humble bundle. Same publisher as Hotline Miami, and like that game has a great visual style and wonderful soundtrack, mixed with simple but challenging gameplay.

I've been playing it when I don't feel like long bouts of Binary Domain.

I think I'm going to jump into Witcher 2 for a re-play after BD, the snowy weather makes me want to ease into a nice RPG.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on November 17, 2014, 03:57:44 pm
I've been playing Assassin's Creed Unity and Halo MCC. Unity still has some bug issues, but nothing too bad. The floating apple was pretty hilarious though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 17, 2014, 04:35:06 pm
I've been playing Assassin's Creed Unity and Halo MCC. Unity still has some bug issues, but nothing too bad.


(http://static4.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1544/15443861/2732023-289650_screenshots_2014-11-11_00006.jpg)
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Post by: pirovash88 on November 17, 2014, 04:55:11 pm

(http://static4.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1544/15443861/2732023-289650_screenshots_2014-11-11_00006.jpg)

Lulz, i saw that too, i've yet to experience anything that intense. The floating apple was as bad as it got for me. I've also gotta note, that graphically, it's a beautiful game. I love scalling the Cathedral of Notre Dame and looking down at the city, it's awesome.
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Post by: max_cady on November 18, 2014, 08:57:21 am
Sacrebleu! That looks like one of the aliens from They Live!

Anyway... Lately...


Valkyria Chronicles very much since frikkin' day one.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 21, 2014, 05:05:53 am
Have been trying to wipe off a bit of my wii u backlog. Succesfully!

Just been done with deus ex human revolution for the second time. Honestly still one of the best games ever.

Been playing hyrule warriors. My first warrior game and honestly I "get" it now. It started of like, "why am i doing any of this". But I figured its actually kind of like a moba against the cpu. Amazing final boss

ON to Bayonetta now!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 21, 2014, 10:26:24 am
Still playing Binary Domain. Starting to think what I'd like to play afterwards. Kind of want to play Witcher 2 again, been wanting to play that through a second time for a while. On the other hand, I should resume my Hitman series playthrough, finished 1&2 last year which were great games, got to play Contracts and Blood Money now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on November 21, 2014, 01:21:35 pm
a site was selling the sly cooper collection digital code for $6 so I bought that. Thought it'd be a good break from Project Diva F 2nd. Don't wanna burn myself out on it. Over 15 hours played since I got it on the 14th.

But yeah, Playing through the first Sly Cooper. Game is hard, like most PS2 platformers seem to be.
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Post by: CrazyT on November 21, 2014, 11:22:35 pm
Playing bayonetta and started going through the first darksiders. Im not really feeling darksiders at the moment. Seems good enough but im not reeeallly having fun. Weird
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 22, 2014, 08:14:53 am
Darksiders is pretty much Zelda: Grimdark Edition. Not that it's a bad thing, I thought it was quite good for what it was. Give it some time, I personally thought it was good. Don't expect combat to be even close to Bayo though, it's more about exploration and whatnot.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on November 23, 2014, 04:57:41 am
Have been trying to wipe off a bit of my wii u backlog. Succesfully!

Just been done with deus ex human revolution for the second time. Honestly still one of the best games ever.

Been playing hyrule warriors. My first warrior game and honestly I "get" it now. It started of like, "why am i doing any of this". But I figured its actually kind of like a moba against the cpu. Amazing final boss

ON to Bayonetta now!

I fucking love Human Revolution. Never got to finish it though cause my PC died on me before I could. I think I'm gonna start it on X360 instead. I have 3 copies of the game..
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: mylifewithsega on November 23, 2014, 02:52:36 pm
Still trying to beat Star Wars Arcade for 32X. I've finally figured out my way 'round the Super Star Destroyer. Now I keep dying at the Death Star. The Tie-Fighters accuracy greatly improves and they're far more accomplished pilots. Seriously, it's frustrating. Loving it though.

Playing Super Mario 64 (N64) and Wolfenstein 3D (PS3). I've beaten Mario 64 once before, but it's been over a decade.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 24, 2014, 03:15:01 am
Darksiders is pretty much Zelda: Grimdark Edition. Not that it's a bad thing, I thought it was quite good for what it was. Give it some time, I personally thought it was good. Don't expect combat to be even close to Bayo though, it's more about exploration and whatnot.
Think of sticking with bayonetta for a while. not a good idea perhaps to play DS Next to bayonetta, which is btw kicking my ass! Let me breathe for a second will ya XP

@pirovash. I love the game. Sad to hear about losing your progression. The last couple of hours are worrth getting to.Finished it a second time and liked it even more so id definitly give it another try. Any directors cut copies[size=78%] among the 3?[/size]
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Post by: MadeManG74 on November 24, 2014, 08:34:28 am
Did you guys play the original Deus Ex as well? HR is fantastic, but the original is even better IMO. I'm well overdue for a re-play of that game come to think of it.

CrazyT, what's giving you issue in Bayo in particular? it is a relentless game though, I can relate to that!


As for myself, been playing VF a lot with friends, trying to learn Lau. He's so different to my main of Wolf, it's so much fun to play an entirely different character. It's even fun to just yell out 'OYEAAAAAAAAAH' when you do his spinning kicks and 'YOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo!' when you do his back-throw.

I finished Binary Domain last weekend. It was pretty good, but I don't really get the love for this title to be honest. Had it's moments but overall I found it kind of dull and was just waiting to be done with it by the end.


Oh, also I got my stick working on my PC finally. Anyone on here play on GGPO in North America?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 25, 2014, 06:04:31 am
Really should get around playing the first game if you say it's better. I can handle "primitive" games. I didnt get far after the tutorial. Ill check it out soon especially now with the cold coming i'll be home more often.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on November 25, 2014, 08:03:08 am
I finished Binary Domain last weekend. It was pretty good, but I don't really get the love for this title to be honest. Had it's moments but overall I found it kind of dull and was just waiting to be done with it by the end.

You are a monster Luke.

Think I'm nearing the end of The Evil Within. I got to admit it's been nice limiting myself to playing a game an hour a day and not rushing myself. I've got Mount & Blade and Valkyria Chronicles lined up as the replacement once I'm done with this so there's that and sometime in December I want to try picking up some Vita games, it's a toss up between Hatsune Miku, Killzone: Mercenary and Soul Sacrifice Delta for me.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on November 25, 2014, 08:18:11 am
Really should get around playing the first game if you say it's better. I can handle "primitive" games. I didnt get far after the tutorial. Ill check it out soon especially now with the cold coming i'll be home more often.


Oh definitely do it. It's on GOG and Steam for pretty cheap if you don't have it already.
Playing older games always takes a little while to adjust to graphics and maybe controls, but I find that within about 30 minutes I'm into the groove.

The opening level/tutorial is a bit tough, but persevere through it. It really has insane amounts of freedom. When you start playing let me know, I might start a playthrough at the same time and we can see just how different each of our games plays out. The story doesn't change drastically a-la Witcher 2, but the way you solve every situation can be done in multiple ways.


You are a monster Luke.

Think I'm nearing the end of The Evil Within. I got to admit it's been nice limiting myself to playing a game an hour a day and not rushing myself. I've got Mount & Blade and Valkyria Chronicles lined up as the replacement once I'm done with this so there's that and sometime in December I want to try picking up some Vita games, it's a toss up between Hatsune Miku, Killzone: Mercenary and Soul Sacrifice Delta for me.


I'm not trolling when I comment on Binary Domain, I really don't get the love. It's a pretty good TPS game, but I didn't feel anything really stood out. The story was okay and the characters were good, but it felt like it didn't know if it wanted to be serious or silly. I know that Yakuza has silly stuff all the time and I love it for it, but the whole Yakuza world seems to be based in sillyness (sidequests and dialogue and over the top happenings all around) whereas Binary Domain seemed to try and keep everything really plausible/futurey and then when something over the top happened it just seemed retarded or like lazy writing.


Glad you're enjoying Evil Within! I do want to pick that up at some point.


Let me know what Mountain Blade is like, I got that a while back as well and I'm keen to see what it's like.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on November 25, 2014, 08:47:16 am
I'm not trolling when I comment on Binary Domain, I really don't get the love. It's a pretty good TPS game, but I didn't feel anything really stood out. The story was okay and the characters were good, but it felt like it didn't know if it wanted to be serious or silly. I know that Yakuza has silly stuff all the time and I love it for it, but the whole Yakuza world seems to be based in sillyness (sidequests and dialogue and over the top happenings all around) whereas Binary Domain seemed to try and keep everything really plausible/futurey and then when something over the top happened it just seemed retarded or like lazy writing.

I know you're not trolling, that's why I think your a monster Luke.

Thank the heavens that an OCEAN separates us or I would find you and force you to play Dead Souls again for hating Binary Domain.

On a serious note, I personally loved the locale, the baddies, the characters and the majority of the boss fights were amazing, they really felt like something I would play from the 90s and maybe that was the problem for you? The game follows a more arcadey design. Less tactical in defeating the baddies and more about going gung-ho crazy?

(Also I would recommend The Evil Within but now that you weren't too impressed with Binary Domain I'm just not sure anymore!)

And sure on Mount & Blade, I've been really interested in trying it but didn't get the opportunity until now, can't wait to give it a try after finishing The Evil Within.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 25, 2014, 09:17:21 am
I know you're not trolling, that's why I think your a monster Luke.

Thank the heavens that an OCEAN separates us or I would find you and force you to play Dead Souls again for hating Binary Domain.

If there wasn't an OCEAN seperating us, we could be playing VF together :(


Quote
On a serious note, I personally loved the locale, the baddies, the characters and the majority of the boss fights were amazing, they really felt like something I would play from the 90s and maybe that was the problem for you? The game follows a more arcadey design. Less tactical in defeating the baddies and more about going gung-ho crazy?

(Also I would recommend The Evil Within but now that you weren't too impressed with Binary Domain I'm just not sure anymore!)

And sure on Mount & Blade, I've been really interested in trying it but didn't get the opportunity until now, can't wait to give it a try after finishing The Evil Within.

See it's actually the opposite. I LIKED the more action-y stuff (don't forget Bayonetta is one of my all time favourite games, and I would rather play Vanquish over this game any day of the week) but felt that the game got too bogged down in 'Take cover, shoot heads. Wait for strawberry jelly to come off the screen. Shoot heads, Shoot heads. Wait. Move.'

The game didn't feel exciting or action packed at all to me, and I found the environments to be very samey and kind of dull most of the time, and the robots were very slow and plodding enemies to fight against. I liked that they started to mix things up with the Ninja bots and those little filing cabinets with machine guns, but it was too little too late, and really the Ninja bots were a bit shit. They just spun around a lot and would knock you down and it would be really frustrating since they would just teleport away from your gunfire. I still appreciated them more than the usual clothing store mannequins I was shooting most of the game.

As for the bosses, I felt they were very hit an miss. I loved the Chandelier boss for being different and fun, ditto the Biker Mice from Mars guy. On the other hand, I felt the gorilla overstayed his welcome and even his intro was very uninspired with 'shoot the explosives when he gets close'. Then the bit in the warehouse was just frustrating as he would just 1-hit KO you if you tried to use the gun so it was better to just roll around and shoot him. I also didn't really like some of the other generic 'Wait, that big glowing thing is a weak point! Shoot that for thirty minutes!'
The Spider was a middle ground.

I also just hated the AI, the commands didn't seem to do anything at all, and people would often run in front of me while I was firing my gun and get shot then get cross with me. The interaction with team members seemed to be limited to 'Say a non committal 'Yeah'' or just be a dick or throw out a non-sequiter 'SHIT' or 'GOD DAMN'. I was expecting much more from that aspect considering how much it was meant to be a focus and even Mass Effect has better squad interaction.

I think I would have preferred the game if there was more incentive to use different weapons (the AR you upgrade is just too good at everything, save for the occasional rocket launcher) because of different situations and tactics. Hell it would have been better if it had more and better boss fights rather than 'Yo shoot this robots head a whole bunch' and it's 'Difficult' because they throw in trash enemies to distract you and he can 1 hit kill you in cover.

ALSO WHY DOES CAIN USE SYRINGES TO HEAL HIMSELF?

This isn't all to say I don't appreciate slower more tactical shooters and games too by the way.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 25, 2014, 12:08:48 pm
I remember liking the sound effects in binary domain at least :P. Not gonna say too much but I did like the game. Seeing the robots  scatter and explode felt nice. I think  that's what makes the game stand out because other than that it was your typical tps. Oh yeah the bosses were pretty awesome too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on November 25, 2014, 12:15:29 pm
I meant as in your shooters Mang, you like Gears of War for example but I don't. I just find it tedious and boring and everything in it was forgettable, nothing stood out for me whilst for Binary Domain, almost everything stood out. It was a competently made shooter with some great enemy designs, fun bosses, great locales and cool characters, it just had a lot of heart.

Ah well, at least you won't have to worry about a sequel!

And just for disrespecting Nagoshi's honour, I'm going to spoil Yakuza 5 for you next time I see you on Skype.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 25, 2014, 12:54:53 pm
I meant as in your shooters Mang, you like Gears of War for example but I don't. I just find it tedious and boring and everything in it was forgettable, nothing stood out for me whilst for Binary Domain, almost everything stood out. It was a competently made shooter with some great enemy designs, fun bosses, great locales and cool characters, it just had a lot of heart.

Ah well, at least you won't have to worry about a sequel!

And just for disrespecting Nagoshi's honour, I'm going to spoil Yakuza 5 for you next time I see you on Skype.

You dare ruin Yakuza for me, and I'll have no choice but to ruin the plot of Virtua Fighter 6! SPOILERS - Jeffry is still looking for the bloody Satan Shark.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on November 25, 2014, 03:55:55 pm
Mademan, i played it years back, but never finished it too. I think i still have the game attached to my Steam Account.

Crazy Tails - I actually don't have the Director's Cut, i have it on Steam, PS3, and X360. Is the DC that much better?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 25, 2014, 07:48:58 pm
Mademan, i played it years back, but never finished it too. I think i still have the game attached to my Steam Account.

Crazy Tails - I actually don't have the Director's Cut, i have it on Steam, PS3, and X360. Is the DC that much better?

The three of us should do a playthrough of original Deus Ex !!

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on November 25, 2014, 11:58:09 pm
That would be awesome, only problem is, I dont have a working Pc. I just have a shit netbook. I'll probably look into getting a laptop around cyber Monday.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 26, 2014, 03:09:22 am
Seen the Black Friday deals on Media Markt from Nov. 27th to Nov. 30th.

One word: LAAAME!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 26, 2014, 08:32:32 am
That would be awesome, only problem is, I dont have a working Pc. I just have a shit netbook. I'll probably look into getting a laptop around cyber Monday.

You realise that Deus Ex is so old it'll probably run on a toaster?

MINIMUM PC REQUIREMENTS
CPU Type: Pentium II
CPU Speed in MHz: 300MHz
RAM: 64MB
Hard Drive Space: 150MB
Sound Card: DirectX compliant
CD Drive Speed: 4X
Video Card: DirectX compliant 3D accelerator
Graphics Type: 3D accelerated
Compatible Devices:
Software (DirectX 5.0, etc.): DirectX 7.0a
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 26, 2014, 11:52:12 am
The three of us should do a playthrough of original Deus Ex !!


I'd love to as well. Give me a sign alright when you plan on replaying.

@Piro. I'm not sure on the specifics. I think the director's cut adds some graphical enhancements and it adds the dlc Missing Link within the story. I just finished the directors cut(should've specified) and the missing link dlc does... add a little bit i guess. It's weird because the dlc came out after the actual game, so it's more challenging than the vanilla game. The spike in difficulty feels weird when you get to that part, especially when you're finished and you get back to the original content which feels a lot easier.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 26, 2014, 11:58:26 am
I'd love to as well. Give me a sign alright when you plan on replaying.


Shall we try to start this weekend? We won't be going at the same pace, so let's say Friday/Saturday and we can all keep track in this thread or make another (if we have enough people itnerested).


EDIT: Aki! Is Evil Within worth it for 66% off? It's $22.60 CDN atm.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on November 26, 2014, 12:26:43 pm
I'm down, i'll try it on my netbook, but i doubt it'll work..


The DLC for Human Revolution looks cool, but i think i'll try to get through the main game first. I've got way too many games to play at the moment and the current Live sales are making me buy more.


I saw a sale for Evil Within, $25 i think for XOne, let us know Aki.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 26, 2014, 12:36:57 pm
I'm down, i'll try it on my netbook, but i doubt it'll work..

To put it into perspective, you could find a computer built in 1998, and it would run Deus Ex perfectly fine. I'll be genuinely shocked if it doesn't run on your netbook.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 26, 2014, 03:20:20 pm
I'm not sure about this weekend. A couple of games Iordered are being delivered tomorrow. Mainly smash brothers. And I wont be able to play that due to work and the bayonetta I play when I do have free time. So I think the weekend after should be better. I'm looking forward to it. My feeling tells me i'm not gonna regret playing it :P
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 26, 2014, 03:24:49 pm
I'm not sure about this weekend. A couple of games Iordered are being delivered tomorrow. Mainly smash brothers. And I wont be able to play that due to work and the bayonetta I play when I do have free time. So I think the weekend after should be better. I'm looking forward to it. My feeling tells me i'm not gonna regret playing it :P

Okay, let's hold off for another weekend! Should we make a thread in case anyone else wants to join in?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on November 26, 2014, 03:29:44 pm
Okay, let's hold off for another weekend! Should we make a thread in case anyone else wants to join in?

Yes, feel free to make one if you want.

I'll try to install it when i get home and i'll let you know if my Netbook can handle it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on November 27, 2014, 06:43:32 am
Deus Ex Thread is made! Let's continue DX Discussion there :D

ALso, I bought Evil Within at the behest of Aki - He'd better be right about this, I had to spend $20 on it!!


Also bought KoF98 for when it releases in December!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 02, 2014, 05:41:02 pm
Took a short break from Valkyria Chronicles to take a bite off The Wolf Among Us (Walked right into that one, didn't I?)


The good thing about it? Almost everything. Leagues and bounds better than anything on that Walking Dead game. Great characters, very adult and mature story. Choices feel like they actually matter, instead of just window dressing. Branching alterante views that add a lot of variety. Visuals are very impressive.


Now tha bad? F*** Telltale Games and their choices in how they release and launch their boxed games, especially for consoles. My 360 copy had a ton of random crashes, very odd pauses, out of sync audio, a lot of sudden freezes, some of those made the QTEs nearly unplayable.
Sure you can just clean the cache on your Xbox 360 disk and it might approve a bit, but for f***s sake, why not simply add an install disk function? To add insult to injury, the game box says Hard Disk Required but there's no actual Install Option, just like The Walking Dead game! FFS! I think 90% of those problems would not be actual problems if they actually added that friggin' option in the first place!


Here I thought Lionhead Studios did sloppy QA testing, but damn it TTG is just as sloppy if not worse. The Fable games are fully interactive games where you control a character and there's action on the screen, as terrible as they are at QA, I can understand how bugs and glitches might show up. But TTG's games are for the most part, Interactive Stories, ergo they have NO FRIGGIN' EXCUSE for such messy and sloppy console ports!


Other developers would be cruxified for supplying such sloppy work. I hope that at least the PC version is remotely playable.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 11, 2014, 12:13:56 pm
After three false starts, I'm finally getting into Rome 2 a little. It's so different to the last games, it took some getting used to.

It's not as bad as I initially thought, it's worth the $10 I spent to get the game + some DLC at least.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 12, 2014, 04:29:16 pm
I replayed The Wolf Among Us.


This is arguably the most accessible point 'n' click adventure game (or rather has no real puzzles to speak of, just one small puzzle), it's almost an interactive movie. Yet, I prefer to play this game over TWD anyday.


I still can't excuse the insane amount of problems this one has. The game randomly crashes at least twice before I get to the chapter selection. Audio problems are huge in every "Previously on WAU" segment, subtitles are off by default on episode 4 and 5, there's a section on WAU near the end in which my subtitles are in spanish. Some decisions oddly enough didn't carry over, which is a shame.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 18, 2014, 03:33:48 pm
Okay, so Rome 2 is actually quite good. It's like crack right now.

Still glad I waited for the sale, apparently it took about a year to get to this state.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: JRcade19 on December 22, 2014, 08:39:21 pm
Playing two games right now. Both Geopolitical browser simulators.

CyberNations and Project Terra. Cybernations is a rather slow game, once you collect taxes and pay bills there is next to nothing to do, but I have some friends there so I play it.

Project Terra is more exciting and much more in depth but is sadly in a heavy beta stage where quite a few of the functions of the game are either not working or not implemented.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 23, 2014, 08:30:40 am
Meme Run, it's so dank. Best Wii U exclusive etc etc.


For real, Rome 2 Total War. It's pretty gud.
 Also VF.

Always VF.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on December 23, 2014, 12:52:35 pm
dank meme lelele

Guilty Gear Xrd
Shantae: Pirate's Curse
Project DIVA F 2nd

and the occasional Smash 4/Melee
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 23, 2014, 01:14:42 pm
dank meme lelele

Guilty Gear Xrd
Shantae: Pirate's Curse
Project DIVA F 2nd

and the occasional Smash 4/Melee


WOOOOAAAAAHHHH GUILTY GEAR

Ahem- I kinda want to learn that game. Who are you using in it? I don't have a PS3, but might get one and this game on boxing day sales.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on December 24, 2014, 05:18:51 pm
I'm by no means an expert but it's the first Guilty Gear I'm really getting into after only toying around with XX#Reload on XBLA. I'm focusing on Chipp! I fuck up my inputs online a lot because there's a bit of input lag more often than not (and I'm still getting used to the guy) but he's still a lot of fun. I think Chipp has to be both handled delicately (due to his poor defense/health) and aggressively since his mobility and pressure is good and you don't want to give your opponent a chance to get in on you

Who were you thinking of using?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on December 29, 2014, 08:33:43 am
^Not sure to be honest, I'm not that familiar with the cast. I understand Faust is a great beginner character, but Slayer and Potemkin seemed interesting too.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on December 29, 2014, 01:11:48 pm
Hmm. Well, the easier character to play include Faust, Sol, Sin, and Ky. Sol and Ky have a moveset that really ease you into the basics of the game, and the more advanced techniques. Sin is a character with long and wide ranged attacks with generally easy to execute combos (once connected) though you have a IMO minor inconvenience in managing a secondary gauge (specific to him) that depletes when you use special moves, the Calorie Meter. Faust is a pretty good character and can poke pretty well, good long ranged attacks and his projectiles are more useful/intuitive than they may seem.

Slayer I understand a little less, but he's a primarily ground based character who generally relies on converting hits into huge damage, since his mobility is a bit limited. Your moveset (Dandy Step especially) can give you some mobility though. Potemkin...well you played a grappler character in VF right? Grapplers I don't understand much either, but in a game with lots of gimmicks (I mean that playfully =P) and dashing around, I think for him you have to live and die by the reads. He of course has good defense modifiers and super armor in one of his specials, plus assorted stuff to give him a little edge like his earthquake attack.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on December 30, 2014, 04:05:15 pm
Lately...




Sniper Elite III - Played the Intro Mission to get the gist of it.
Legend of L'Phalcia - Another Android JRPG from Kemco. OK-ish so far.
Valkyria Chronicles - Lost two of my best Lancers in combat and a major character death. Pulling them heart strings...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on January 02, 2015, 01:25:10 pm
Got Jeanne d'Arc. That game is pretty accessible and fun. I love the voice acting direction. Everyone has French accents. =)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 15, 2015, 04:04:10 pm
Legend of L'Phalcia

Finished that game yesterday. A cookie cutter JRPG if I ever saw one. The characters are OK-ish, the plot is not that deep, you can spot the twists coming a mile away. Combat is acceptable. But whoever programmed the random encounters must've been drunk 'cause you cannot walk more than 10 steps until you get into a fight. It's madness.


From the team who made Infinite Dunamis and Alphadia Genesis, I expected way more from them.


I want to get back to Sniper Elite III and Valkyria Chronicles, but I'm just into them all that much right now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 01, 2015, 12:16:45 pm
TRYING to play Evil Within, but holy shit this game is buggy as fuck. It crashes every time I try to play it, sometimes killing the whole PC.

Fuck it, I might give up on the game for a bit and focus on something else. It seems fun, but I literally cannot play it it's such a bad PC port.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on February 01, 2015, 05:46:29 pm
I'm really slowly making my  way through a bunch of games I got for Christmas, like Metal Gear Rising and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream. The former I'm having a hard time with on a certain boss, the former I'm just slow with because I'm awful at point-and-click adventure games.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 02, 2015, 04:03:38 am
Been playing Ridge Racer Type 4, SEGA All-Stars Racing and Virtua Fighter 5FS (Dreaming about VF6)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 02, 2015, 08:18:37 am
I'm really slowly making my  way through a bunch of games I got for Christmas, like Metal Gear Rising and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream. The former I'm having a hard time with on a certain boss, the former I'm just slow with because I'm awful at point-and-click adventure games.

Which boss are you struggling with in MGR? That's a great game IMO, and some really tough but fun bosses.

I really liked that each boss forced you to use a different skill to progress.

Been playing Ridge Racer Type 4, SEGA All-Stars Racing and Virtua Fighter 5FS (Dreaming about VF6)

VF5FS is da best. I would play you online but I think our connection would be rubbish since you're pretty far south in the US I believe?

EDIT: Evil Within randomly started working again too, so I've been playing that again too. I really like it. Feels like a proper survival horror game, not an action game. Limited ammo, tough enemies and spooky atmospheres that don't rely on jump scares too much.

When I kill a chainsaw dude it really felt like an achievement as I was getting chased all over the place by him and wondering how much it'll take to kill him. Of course using explosives on him attracts all the other monsters too which makes it more panic inducing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 02, 2015, 09:33:17 am
Been playing Ridge Racer Type 4, SEGA All-Stars Racing and Virtua Fighter 5FS (Dreaming about VF6)

That's creepy, because last night I played some Mario Kart 8 after finally downloading the latest DLC, got into the kart mood and started playing the first SEGA All-Stars Racing. Because of Virtua Fighter week, I picked Jackie and Akria and forgot how badly they handled. I switched it over to Bonanza Bros and dominated.

Curious, who were your preferred racers in the original? For me, it was Bonanza Bros, Ryo on his forklift, and Opa Opa.


I also won one of these on ebay for $16 (+$10 shipping) so I can play some proper VF5:FS and the other AM2 fighters on XBLA:


(http://www.gamemanx.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/xbox360-hori-ex2.jpg)


I know it's not the high end stick, but for $26 I thought it was a steal.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 02, 2015, 09:59:16 am
I'm officially done with Urban Terror. Why?


It's really just a Online Multiplayer game that's entirely filled with bots. It finally dawn on me after multiple playthroughs for several days. Waste of time and waste of space on my laptop.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 02, 2015, 10:00:31 am
Barry; I used to have one of those (Still do, but it's back at home).
Very nice stick, it's not as good as the higher end Hori stuff, but it's great for the size and price IMO.
That is a killer price too, well bought.


I should point out I've been playing a lot of VF recently (although that's always for me). The scene in Toronto has grown pretty strong, I'm having trouble keeping up with the new guys! They've really fallen in love with the game, and it's so fun to play.


Got a tournament coming up on Sunday too, so that should be fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 02, 2015, 10:07:15 am
Barry; I used to have one of those (Still do, but it's back at home).
Very nice stick, it's not as good as the higher end Hori stuff, but it's great for the size and price IMO.
That is a killer price too, well bought.


I should point out I've been playing a lot of VF recently (although that's always for me). The scene in Toronto has grown pretty strong, I'm having trouble keeping up with the new guys! They've really fallen in love with the game, and it's so fun to play.


Got a tournament coming up on Sunday too, so that should be fun.

Nice to hear it has the Mademan seal of approval. I really wanted the VF5 version, but it was just an added set of stickers. But being a SEGA fan desperate for physical things, of course even stickers sound amazing. There's a guy on ebay selling the VF5 version for $60.

I also want to get the Saturn arcade stick, that way I'll have a stick for every SEGA console. I recently picked up a Dreamcast stick and now I can't play DOA2, SoulCalibur, or VF3tb with a controller ever again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 02, 2015, 11:05:47 am
Barry, if you want the real-deal best VF stick you can buy, this is my personal hero: Virtua Stick High Grade

http://www.play-asia.com/virtua-stick-high-grade-paOS-13-49-en-70-1rjw.html


(http://media.engadget.com/img/product/31/oj1/virtua-stick-high-grade-2kd9.jpg)






Sadly it's out of production now, probably a bit pricey to find, but it's such a great stick. Based on the arcade builds and it's build quality is the best I've seen. It's got a great heft to it and just feels really solid with great parts.


This is my stick that I've been using the last few years, MadCatz TE with customised art and buttons :D


Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Regis on February 03, 2015, 05:41:53 pm
Just played classical Sonic 2 and Pirate Gold, from Genesis
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 03, 2015, 06:43:58 pm
Barry, if you want the real-deal best VF stick you can buy, this is my personal hero: Virtua Stick High Grade

http://www.play-asia.com/virtua-stick-high-grade-paOS-13-49-en-70-1rjw.html


(http://media.engadget.com/img/product/31/oj1/virtua-stick-high-grade-2kd9.jpg)






Sadly it's out of production now, probably a bit pricey to find, but it's such a great stick. Based on the arcade builds and it's build quality is the best I've seen. It's got a great heft to it and just feels really solid with great parts.


This is my stick that I've been using the last few years, MadCatz TE with customised art and buttons :D



Ah, this is the one I have been using:
http://www.eightarc.com/qanba-q2-glow-ps3-pc/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCKWt5CIYFM

Lights are whatever, got it due to the PC/PS3 support.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 04, 2015, 07:51:51 am
Nice, I like Qanba sticks.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 04, 2015, 05:43:22 pm
Valkyria Chronicles

Fought super hard battle on Chapter 14.
Updated Tanks and weapons.
Updated Soldiers with lots of Experience.
Watched ubber awesome cinematics with Alicia and Selvaria fighting.
Exited Game.
Forget to Save.

Burn everything down!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on February 07, 2015, 02:06:55 pm
Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (Gamecube).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: DarthTsarkon on February 08, 2015, 02:03:39 am
Morrowind on PC. Finally got around to downloading the Overhaul mod. It is so sweet, if you haven't had the chance to play it you owe it to yourself to get it. The graphics are simply amazing and the extra sounds make the cities that much more believable.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 08, 2015, 05:34:51 am
Those mutherf***ing enemy snipers in Valkyria Chronicles are bullshit!

They can hit targets at impossibly long distances!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 09, 2015, 09:17:41 am
Came third in a VF tournament yesterday, happy with that result :) Some of the new players have really gotten into it.

Still playing Evil Within, it's quite good but I don't think it's 'great'. I think it would have worked better if they had more faith in it being a true horror game. Had it been slower paced and more exploration based I would have liked it more than the corridor-y horror with some corridor-y actiony bits.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 10, 2015, 03:03:51 am
(http://i58.tinypic.com/2nh46dy.jpg)
Valkyria Chronicles

Spoilers for those who haven't played it

Man, those two battles on the Naggiar plains are f***ed up. The first fight is tough enough since you have to take their camp before Selvaria destroys Welkin's tank. One misstep and you are screwed.  The second battle is even harder. Taking their camp is easy as pie, but you have to destroy two tanks that throw incendiary rounds as well as deal with perpetually spawning enemies, including snipers who can hit your characters with pin point accuracy. Bullsh*t!


Destroyed them both, but lost of of my favorite fighters in the game: Edy. F***!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 23, 2015, 09:13:29 am
Just finished The Evil Within last night. It's not a BAD game, but it's very unfocused. Can't decide if it wants to be RE4 style, old school horror, psychological thriller or BIG BAD MONSTERS scary.

The gunplay is nice, and I liked that ammo was pretty scarce, but they then have sections which are basically big battle arenas and ammo is everywhere (including being inexplicably dropped by baddies).

The game goes from shambling about creepy old houses and not being sure if you're insane or not to having giant lizard monsters attacking you. There were a few times where I thought for sure a boss was meant to be unkillable because it felt out of place, only to realise that I WAS just meant to brute force him with lots of guns.

The ending is also bat-shit fucking insane in a bad way. It's really weak.

Having said all that, the game is still pretty fun and has some good ideas. I think they need to decide what they want it to be, and I would love to see a sequel build on either the action or the horror. More finely tuned shooting could make it an RE4 competitor or going the route of stealth and limited ammo etc could make it a true survival horror game (Level 3 best showed this, creeping around houses and finding keys to escape a village).

One thing I LOVE LOVE LOVE is that you unlock cool stuff for finishing the game as well as a New Game + mode. Not enough games do this. I'm tempted to play through in New Game + even though it wasn't my favourite game, just because I love things like that.

Next up I'm going to take a break for a bit during my vacation time, but when I get back to gaming I want to launch into Planescape Torment finally.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 23, 2015, 04:09:11 pm
I am 100% hooked on Valkyria Chronicles right now. I am at the first half of the final battle in chapter 18. But I think I'm gonna go back and do a whole more level grinding because this portion of the game us super tough and I need muh tanks and Lancers to be in tip-top form.


Finally beat Jann's Lancer challenge without any of my characters dying this time (funny how a simple change in tactics and screw up my opponents moves) which also boosted a lot of of my characters, But it's getting ubber tough.


So much so, they I still have Sniper Elite III, Splinter Cell Blacklist (still in shrinkwrap from Xmas)and The Witcher 2 still on the shelf. I might take a little breather from those VC to focus on one of these.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 23, 2015, 04:12:35 pm
Vakyria Chronicles is a great game, sadly it didn't become a bigger franchise.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 24, 2015, 08:37:10 am
I am 100% hooked on Valkyria Chronicles right now. I am at the first half of the final battle in chapter 18. But I think I'm gonna go back and do a whole more level grinding because this portion of the game us super tough and I need muh tanks and Lancers to be in tip-top form.


Finally beat Jann's Lancer challenge without any of my characters dying this time (funny how a simple change in tactics and screw up my opponents moves) which also boosted a lot of of my characters, But it's getting ubber tough.


So much so, they I still have Sniper Elite III, Splinter Cell Blacklist (still in shrinkwrap from Xmas)and The Witcher 2 still on the shelf. I might take a little breather from those VC to focus on one of these.

Ohh, let me know if you're playing Witcher 2, I loved that game but haven't played it since launch. Backlog too STRONK.

Played some VF yesterday with friends, Shun is so much fuuuuuun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 24, 2015, 03:58:41 pm
Man, that first part of the battle for Chapter 18 in Valkyria Chronicles... As difficult as that Naggiar Plains battle sequence, if not moar difficult!

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 24, 2015, 07:41:26 pm
VC is the best franchise out of SEGA since Yakuza. TRUE STORY. Name me one more in-house Japanese franchise that had that much SEGA love?

DATS WHAT I THOUGHT, BRRRRRRRRRUDER.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 25, 2015, 10:02:30 am
VC is the best franchise out of SEGA since Yakuza. TRUE STORY. Name me one more in-house Japanese franchise that had that much SEGA love?

DATS WHAT I THOUGHT, BRRRRRRRRRUDER.

Rent-a-Hero.

Check-mate, atheists.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 25, 2015, 05:20:36 pm
Stupid Lancers!

I finally figured out how to take out the Marmota, but because of those perpetually spawning enemies, one major mistake and one of those enemy Lancers seem to hit Welkin's Tank in the backside with pinpoint accuracy. Moar level grinding fo' me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on February 26, 2015, 08:26:19 am
I don't remember having to grind away in VC at all. What are these missions you're talking about? I feel like I've forgotten about those. I should play this game again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 26, 2015, 04:48:03 pm
I'm referring to the first of two missions of Chapter 18: Shadow of the Valkyrur.


It just so happens that I've been able to finish that mission. It was kinda hard because of them perpetually spawning enemies and those five turrets (the two in the front of the Marmota are harmless). I saw a Youtube video that showed me how to get it done. Basically have one soldier stationed behind each of those tank, send the Lancers up top once the anti-gun turrets are destroyed, destroy the two radiators and fire away at the Giant Lance. Did it in 9 turns and got a C-rank over it. :(



Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 26, 2015, 07:24:55 pm
Rent-a-Hero.

Check-mate, atheists.
?

That game came out in 1991. Yakuza 2005, Valkyria Chronicles came out in 2008. (I said NEW franchise)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on February 27, 2015, 07:59:59 am
Started playing through the new Oddworld remake, New n Tasty. Been extremely excited about this game ever since it got announced and I'm so glad it's finally on PC. It's a lot harder than I expected it to be.

Also started yet another Skyrim playthrough, trying to take this one really slow and limiting how much modding I do to it. All my previous playthroughs were more mod binging and fixing the resulting mess of a game than actually playing it so I'm trying to make it all last by only going on binges every thirty or so hours. At least it's a pretty game for now.

Been trying to finally get around to actually playing Duke Nukem 3D but just, I dunno, something about it isn't grabbing me like I figured it would. It's a very weird game to me, I've never really seen anything handle like it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 27, 2015, 04:54:51 pm
I finally finished Valkyria Chronicles!


Lemme tell you there are some ubber hard battles in this game, so I am actually surprised to learn that the final boss is not that tough, though in this case if you screw up, at least half of your squad is as good as dead.

I've played a ton of JRPGs this generation: Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, Eternal Sonata, Enchanted Arms, Tales of Vesperia, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Phantasy Star Universe and Resonance of Fate.

I even took the time to get busy with Final Fantasy XII. I would put this PS2 games over quite a few current gens JRPGs. But man, Valkyria Chronicles is something special.

SEGA had a handfull of titles this generation that were pretty good and I'm happy to have played a lot of them with the more recent one being Alien: Isolation. Out of all of them, I had singled out Resonance of Fate as my own personal favorite this gen. I actually hated this game when I got it for my birthday in 2010. Sold it, bought a copy a few years later and kept going. Hard, but rewarding and refresing.

It's everything I wanted out of a JRPG, it was fast, they've cut corners on all the right places, the action was exciting even if it was just a one-trick pony. Plus, new game plus with stuff that I could carry over? F***ing sold.

But man, Valkyria Chronicles has got it all and so much more. At it's core, it's a JRPG, or more specifically a SRPG that doesn't feel like one. Where you station your troops and how you can use the terrain to take out your foes. One thing that puts VC over RoF is definately the story. The story in RoF isn't bad, more like a collection of loosely connected stories that build into a final confrontation. VC's story is rich and detailed, particulatly since it's heavily inspired by World War II. Like RoF, there's no real, OMG Massive Doomsday / World Ending scenario (a just a little, since for the most part, it's about soldiers and war drama).

I love this game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on February 28, 2015, 09:08:25 pm
Atelier Rorona. it's part of the PSN Vita Birthday sale so I figured why not. Can't go wrong at $16. GAF loves the game. Aside from the performance issues I'm enjoying the game. It's pretty complex and overwhelming, but it also seems pretty fun and addicting. Just gotta keep playing and getting better.

(http://i.imgur.com/3dynlmUl.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/3dynlmU.jpg)

but yeah, the performance. it seems a lot of Japanese games have performance issues lately. oh well. not the end of the world for a turn based RPG, just a bit annoying. Really no excuse for the game to be having framerate issues on the Vita with the graphics it has. Oh well! game is still fun.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on March 01, 2015, 03:05:44 am
Top Gear 2 (Genesis) - The soundtrack is replicated nicely from the Snes version. The "swoosh" sound when you pass another race car gives the game a gripping sense of speed. Might be playing this one for a while.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 02, 2015, 05:17:22 pm
Started my second playthrough of Valkyria Chronicles with New Game +. Finished the first 8 chapters in less than 2 hours and I've just started Chapter 13.


I found a fun and fast way to gain EXP, there's one side story ( What Lies Beyond Hate ), since NG+ allows you to replay any story battle, this one is fast (only takes two turns to finish it) and an A-rank gets you a sweet 40000+ EXP Points. Very awesome. Used all that extra experience to max out the Scouts and the Shocktroopers.


Also, so far so good, haven't lost of my soldiers... yet.


Man, this game is awesome.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 02, 2015, 05:48:24 pm
Glad your enjoying it. It was my favorite PS3 game of all time (and the sole reason I purchased it in 2008). Its SEGA through and through.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 04, 2015, 01:03:14 pm
I just finished Pikmin 3 on the Wii U the other day, and I'm about halfway through Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy on the 3DS.

In between, I'm working my way through OlliOlli 2 on the Vita.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on March 05, 2015, 02:26:27 am
Has been a long time soup. Pikmin 3 is a cool game!

Ive sent my n3ds to repair recently, and had some time to screw around with the vita again. Its weird because ive had the thing for some time but i never really gave it any priority. Gave monkey ball splitz to my little cousin(who really loves it)

Ive been playing Final fantasy X on the vita now. I like it a lot!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 05, 2015, 08:45:23 am
I'm back :).
Sorry to hear about the 3DS.

The Vita has a lot of good material on there though. I just finished up Final Fantasy X on it last month. I'd never played the original version, but I really enjoyed it.  The turn-based combat system is pretty interesting once you get the hang of messing with the order of attacks.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on March 05, 2015, 02:43:57 pm
Currently about half way through White Night. I'd recommend it so far.

A noir styled black and white game with a haunted house. The game is very much like Alone in the dark or the old Resident Evil type of gameplay where you explore a house littered with creepy and unnerving moments.

Armed with only matches, you explore a house to discover what exactly happened to its owners while ghostly figures roam around searching for their next victim.

The art style really does a good job in setting the tone and atmosphere throughout the game and the puzzles so far have been well thought out. None have really been illogical or absurd like those you sometimes find in these sort of games. I wouldn't say it's scary as such, just unnerving as without matches you feel defenseless and vulnerable.

Like I said, I'd recommend it :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 05, 2015, 11:49:31 pm
I just finished up CounterSpy on the Vita, and Contra III on the Wii U.
Full disclosure: I spammed those save-states on Contra.

CounterSpy was a lot of fun though. Definitely worth a playthrough if you have PlayStation Plus.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 06, 2015, 07:53:47 am
I got my ass kicked on The Naggiar Plains part 2 again. Let this be a warning to all: maxed out characters alone will not garantee a flawless victory in Valkyria Chronicles.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: segaismysavior on March 12, 2015, 08:11:27 pm

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_8HHJzWEAErdph.jpg:medium)




Playing "Bug!" for the first time in... probably not long enough. This game was sweet when I was 15, so I'm sure it's garbage now.  8)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 13, 2015, 10:36:14 am
Done playing Valkyria Chronicles for now. I'll have a third playthrough in the near future. Despite being a story-heavy game, you can very much bulldoze your way thorugh the first 8 chapters in one sitting, if you have maxed out characters. But for the time being, I'm gonna give it a rest.


I'm back to good ol' Xbox 360. Played a bit of Sniper Elite III, a lot of fun sneaking around and pulling headshots on Nazi soldiers. Also started playing The Witcher 2. Never played the original and there's so much content there I haven't even begun to unravel it. Very story heavy.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on March 14, 2015, 09:19:25 pm
Outrun 3D and Project Diva F 2nd.

I mainly recorded this footage to get a friend of mine interested in the game, showing how awesome it is going fast and breezing through the tracks. Thought it was a decent run overall so I'll share it here too. Is it a bit blurry during the 1st minute but I fix it after that.

DSP tier crash near the end. lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Cy-dEUstQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Cy-dEUstQ)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on March 14, 2015, 11:44:42 pm
Nice run dude. The excitement from the crew here is really making me consider buying this.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 15, 2015, 12:16:53 am
I'm back :) .
Sorry to hear about the 3DS.

The Vita has a lot of good material on there though. I just finished up Final Fantasy X on it last month. I'd never played the original version, but I really enjoyed it.  The turn-based combat system is pretty interesting once you get the hang of messing with the order of attacks.

I got a 2DS to replace the stolen 3DS and it got mashed when I got in a car accident.  I replaced the screen and sold it, and bought another 3DS. 

So I recently traded Sega CD Popful Mail for a Vita.  It's coming in the mail any day now.  Any recommendations?  I'm going to put all my PSP stuff on there, but SEGA games on the VITA seem pretty scarce.  Are there more in the way of imports?  If I get PSO2, will I be able to play it?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 15, 2015, 10:04:52 am
The Witcher 2: Assasin of Kings.

So far, so good. It's a game that has a lot and I mean a lot to take in considering I never played the original. The graphics are really good. A lot of lively characters.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on March 15, 2015, 10:10:41 am
I got a 2DS to replace the stolen 3DS and it got mashed when I got in a car accident.  I replaced the screen and sold it, and bought another 3DS. 

So I recently traded Sega CD Popful Mail for a Vita.  It's coming in the mail any day now.  Any recommendations?  I'm going to put all my PSP stuff on there, but SEGA games on the VITA seem pretty scarce.  Are there more in the way of imports?  If I get PSO2, will I be able to play it?

SEGA games:
Project Diva series --  really awesome on Vita, if you've ever only played the series on PS3 you need to give it another chance on Vita.
Monkey Ball Vita

Non-SEGA games:
- Danganronpa
- Pix the Cat
- Velocity 2x
- Minecraft
- Terraria
- Tons of indie games
- Gravity Rush

Of course there is a lot more games then that, i'm just bad at making lists. But those are some of my favorites.

Here is some further reading:
http://67.227.255.239/forum/showthread.php?t=1004092 (http://67.227.255.239/forum/showthread.php?t=1004092)


You can play PSO2, but you will need a seperate memory card. You can only have one PSN account per memory card, and well, PSO2 isn't on US PSN.

Nice run dude. The excitement from the crew here is really making me consider buying this.

Thanks dude. Game is great.
Title: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 15, 2015, 12:34:23 pm
Thanks Will.  I never played a Project Diva game, and I'll try out the Monkeyball game.  I wish PSO2 would come west.  It makes no sense.

It's coming with an 8GB card, which may not be enough for all my PSP games, so I think I'll get a second 8GB card and a 4 GB card for PSO2.

I'd get a 64 GB card if they weren't so ridiculously expensive.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: TimmiT on March 15, 2015, 01:07:33 pm
Been playing Ori and the Blind Forest, which is a great Metroidvania with incredible 2D art. Easily a GOTY contender for me: http://store.steampowered.com/app/261570/
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on March 15, 2015, 02:09:24 pm
Thanks Will.  I never played a Project Diva game, and I'll try out the Monkeyball game.  I wish PSO2 would come west.  It makes no sense.

It's coming with an 8GB card, which may not be enough for all my PSP games, so I think I'll get a second 8GB card and a 4 GB card for PSO2.

I'd get a 64 GB card if they weren't so ridiculously expensive.

Project Diva is great. Also should be noted that the first Project Diva is digital only on PSVita, and the 2nd one might be rare now. Might be worth getting a 16GB card if you find yourself liking the series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QzHDa8b11o

You'll be pulling off note combos like this is no time as long as you practice. It will make you feel awesome too. The videos make these notes look much slower then they actually are. Its very different when you are actually playing.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: TimmiT on March 15, 2015, 04:26:44 pm
The 2nd Project Diva F game isn't rare here in the Netherlands at least, it's still being sold for full price though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 15, 2015, 04:53:21 pm
PSO2 you can download for free also, right?  I'm seeing it for $30 on eBay. 

I'll download the first Project Dive and try that. one first. 

I'm getting a 16GB card, plus the 8GB card it comes with, and a 4GB card for My Japanese PSN account. 


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Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on March 15, 2015, 07:58:22 pm
PSO2 you can download for free also, right?  I'm seeing it for $30 on eBay. 

I'll download the first Project Dive and try that. one first. 

I'm getting a 16GB card, plus the 8GB card it comes with, and a 4GB card for My Japanese PSN account. 


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I would think it would be free, but I don't know 100% That would be a good question for a PSO Enthusiast site like PSO World.

Also, i got a 16GB card. Wish i had a 32GB card. but only upgrading to 32GB seems like a waste, but 64GB is so damn expensive :( it really bothers me.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 15, 2015, 08:03:44 pm
I'll check with PSO World. 

I just opened up the 16GB memory card.  Why are they so tiny, like micro SD,?  I'm afraid I'll lose them.


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Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on March 15, 2015, 08:18:11 pm
I'll check with PSO World. 

I just opened up the 16GB memory card.  Why are they so tiny, like micro SD,?  I'm afraid I'll lose them.


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Yup, they are quite small. Maybe find a case or container to keep them in when your not using them.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 16, 2015, 10:29:10 am
So I recently traded Sega CD Popful Mail for a Vita.  It's coming in the mail any day now.  Any recommendations?  I'm going to put all my PSP stuff on there, but SEGA games on the VITA seem pretty scarce.  Are there more in the way of imports?  If I get PSO2, will I be able to play it?

As far as SEGA imports on the Vita, there's always Puyo Puyo Tetris.

I've really enjoyed my Vita. Tons of great games:
- Persona 4 Golden
- Uncharted: Golden Abyss
- Tearaway
- Ys: Memories of Celceta
- Rayman Legends
- Guacamelee

Right now, I'm playing through Hotline Miami 2 on mine, and really enjoying it.
I also started up Shinobi on the 3DS last night.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 16, 2015, 02:19:48 pm
Thanks Soup.  I got Puyo Puyo Tetris for the PS3 for Christmas this year.  It was pretty fun so far.

I've never played a Persona game.  Where should I start?


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Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on March 16, 2015, 04:00:14 pm
Persona 3 Portable on PSP or Persona 3 FES on PS2 or Persona 4 Golden on Vita.

Basically FES is a updated version of 3 on PS2 and then Portable is the same game but on PSP with some stuff taken out but a bunch of new story stuff added (and lets you play as a girl).

Persona 4 Golden on Vita is the same as the PS2 release with a bunch of stuff added.

Both Persona 3/4 have their own stories and characters so technically you can play either one whenever.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 16, 2015, 05:35:44 pm
Thanks George.  I'll check that out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 17, 2015, 08:34:27 am
I've never played a Persona game.  Where should I start?

Persona 4 Golden was my introduction to the series. They're kind of like Final Fantasy in the sense that the games share common elements with each other, but they're all different stories.

P4 also has kind of a Buffy/Scooby Gang vibe that I really enjoyed.  It's like playing through a year in the life of a group of good friends that are fighting a secret demon threat that the general public is oblivious to, while balancing the school/social lives of normal people their age.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: TimmiT on March 17, 2015, 08:41:47 am
To add onto what George said, you shouldn't play Persona Q until you've played Persona 3 or 4. And really I recommend playing it after having played both. The game is pretty much made for fans of the two games and includes lots of references and stuff.

Also, the Persona 4 Arena games take place after Persona 4 and also feature Persona 3 characters, so its story has spoilers for both games.

EDIT: Also, not entirely sure if I would compare the games to Final Fantasy like that, as the games do share more than just common elements. Though the first three (Persona 2 being two games) games are completely unrelated to the games that follow, Persona 3 and 4 take place in the same universe. Still, it's not like you'll miss out on much if you start with Persona 4, as it takes place at a different place with completely different characters and the story is unrelated to that of Persona 3. But there are a couple of cameos of P3 characters, and there is one part of the game that's filled with P3 references.

It is not yet known if Persona 5 will take place in the Persona 3 and 4 world though. But it is safe to say that there's no need to play any of the other Persona games first before starting it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Emmett The Crab on March 18, 2015, 02:39:21 am
Thanks Soup and Timmit.  The Vita arrives on Thursday, and supposedly there are games on the memory card, so I'll see what he downloaded already.


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Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 18, 2015, 10:16:52 am
The Witcher 2: Assasin of Kings.

So far, so good. It's a game that has a lot and I mean a lot to take in considering I never played the original. The graphics are really good. A lot of lively characters.

Loved this game, I'm well overdue for a second play-through of it.
Characters and Story are definitely some of the strongest in recent years. I loved the world and quests as well.
How far in are you now? Also, I would recommend trying the first if you get a chance, it's got some aspects that are still better than the sequel.

As for me, I bought Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.
I was so hyped for this game when announced, having loved the first, then slowly the excitement died a little while it stayed in the back of my mind.
Now that it's out, holy shit, it's fucking amazing. This game is just outstanding, everyone should play HM1 and 2.
For games that aren't story heavy, they load in an amazing amount of character and depth.

This is pretty much my face the whole time playing (http://image.jeuxvideo.com/medias/142650/1426496485-6240-card.jpg):
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 18, 2015, 10:52:46 am
Well, I'm still very early in the game. I completed a lengthy siege, which is basically the first chapter of the game. The graphics and story are pretty good. Clearly pushing the Xbox 360 to it's technical limits. I'm currentely doing a lot of side missions, but at this point the game feels very overwhelming. Hopefully I can get a lot of this wrap up and move the story foward because right now it feels like you are just doing mundane tasks. For an RPG, though, it feels more like an Hack 'n' Slash game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 18, 2015, 12:26:07 pm
Glad to hear you're enjoying Hotline Miami 2 so much MadeManG.

I'm pretty close to the last level, and hoping to finish it up tonight (we'll see how tough the final levels are).
I've seen a lot of online reviews complaining about the lack of choice when it comes to picking masks at the start of levels, but I like that the stages are more designed around the idea of playing as certain characters.

There's a jailbreak sequence that really stands out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 18, 2015, 12:59:03 pm
^I was going to say, the biggest departure from the original is the different characters and their very different abilities. I don't want to say it's good or bad, but definitely different.

I like both games for their own reasons, and they've done some good work making each character feel different to Mask from the first game. Alex and Ash in particular is pretty clever I thought, but I was really impressed with the journalist who can't use lethal force, and his animations for unloading the ammo from each type of gun.

And the music, oh my gawd. How they managed to live up to the original, I have no idea.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 18, 2015, 01:02:35 pm
The music is pretty spectacular. It's one of the few portable games that I haven't played on mute.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 18, 2015, 01:36:37 pm
The music is pretty spectacular. It's one of the few portable games that I haven't played on mute.

I'm playing on PC with a pair of standing Jensen 3 ways, god it sounds phenomenal. I bet it's amazing on a decent pair of headphones too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 19, 2015, 07:54:57 am
I'm playing on PC with a pair of standing Jensen 3 ways, god it sounds phenomenal. I bet it's amazing on a decent pair of headphones too.

Sure does.

I just beat Hotline Miami 2 last night.
Let's just say things get a bit weird...
Great game though, and I had a ton of fun with it.

Just about finished up Shinobi on the 3DS too. I've had that sitting on the backlog since I got my 3DS in 2012, so it'll be nice to finally check it off the list.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on March 19, 2015, 10:11:19 am
^Did you read the comics before playing HM2? I only thought of it now, but wondering if it makes the story much clearer or any more enjoyable. I kind of like to just play it as is, and try to piece it together, but not sure if they intended people read the comics first.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on March 19, 2015, 02:25:27 pm
^Did you read the comics before playing HM2? I only thought of it now, but wondering if it makes the story much clearer or any more enjoyable. I kind of like to just play it as is, and try to piece it together, but not sure if they intended people read the comics first.

I didn't even know there was a comic. Honestly, even after beating it, I'll probably have to do some reading online to piece the whole story together.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on March 20, 2015, 09:44:48 pm
Just finished Ecco: The Tides of Time (Genesis) on hard mode. I've now completed the trilogy. I enjoyed the first one the most.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on March 21, 2015, 01:26:48 am
Just finished Ecco: The Tides of Time (Genesis) on hard mode. I've now completed the trilogy. I enjoyed the first one the most.

I had to give you kudos for that, those games are a bitch, let alone beating them on hard mode.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on March 21, 2015, 12:35:09 pm
Thanks, I actually wasn't aware I was playing on hard mode until I hit Lunar Bay. Those batch of levels (Black Clouds, Graviatorbox and Globe Holder) are the reasons why I liked Tides of Time less than the first one. Last level took several attempts till I realized It was best to follow the tentacle enemies to make it through the blocked passages instead of manipulating them with my sonar (if you've played this level you'll know what I mean).


The first Ecco was brought up a few times in a "Hardest Games" discussion on Atariage. Personally, I've always felt Dick Tracy, Toki: Going Ape Spit, Ghostbusters and Battletoads/Double Dragon were the hardest games I've beaten on the Genesis.



Ecco Jr. was easy though.  ;)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 21, 2015, 05:47:54 pm
Sniper Elite III

A lot of fun. Been doin' a lot of sniping. One funny AI moment in which one of the soldiers who was chasing me was run over by a truck that just happened to pass by.


The Wolf Among Us


Dear TellTalle Games, I have to ask again: what is the point of releasing boxed version of your games if they are completely broken? I can't even load the damn disc without uttering a few curse words.

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Post by: pirovash88 on March 22, 2015, 12:17:52 am
Sniper Elite III

A lot of fun. Been doin' a lot of sniping. One funny AI moment in which one of the soldiers who was chasing me was run over by a truck that just happened to pass by.


The Wolf Among Us


Dear TellTalle Games, I have to ask again: what is the point of releasing boxed version of your games if they are completely broken? I can't even load the damn disc without uttering a few curse words.



Wolf among us is great, but yeah, glitchy as hell. During the last scene of the game, it fucked up on me and for some reason the game switched to the dutch language.. Had no idea wtf was happening.
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Post by: SOUP on March 22, 2015, 07:48:52 am
The Wolf Among Us

Dear TellTalle Games, I have to ask again: what is the point of releasing boxed version of your games if they are completely broken? I can't even load the damn disc without uttering a few curse words.

You're probably best off going with the PC versions of their games. I've had a lot less trouble with the games of theirs that I've purchased off of Steam, than the console versions.

I got a bit hung up by the final boss in Shinobi on 3DS, but I managed to beat it.
Now I'm working through Child of Light on the Vita.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on March 22, 2015, 07:57:04 am
Personally, I've always felt Dick Tracy, Toki: Going Ape Spit, Ghostbusters and Battletoads/Double Dragon were the hardest games I've beaten on the Genesis.

You beat Dick Tracy on Genesis!? You're my hero. I can't beat that shit with save states on Emulators.
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Post by: CrazyT on March 22, 2015, 04:23:46 pm
Wolf among us is great, but yeah, glitchy as hell. During the last scene of the game, it fucked up on me and for some reason the game switched to the dutch language.. Had no idea wtf was happening.
hahahaha! nice

Still playing Final Fantasy X on the vita. Since I got back my 3ds (they fixed it really well), ive also been playing Bravely Default every now and then.

Playing 2 JRPG's next to each other doesnt seem like a good idea in the long run lol. I do find the latter to be reaaally fun. I missed classic final fantasy designed games. Really cool
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Post by: TimmiT on March 22, 2015, 05:00:05 pm
You're probably best off going with the PC versions of their games. I've had a lot less trouble with the games of theirs that I've purchased off of Steam, than the console versions.
I've heard that the Steam versions of their games can be a mess as well. And basically, it's because their buggy game engine that they haven't stopped using since the company started. I've heard that the head there doesn't want to use a different engine than the one they built, but I'm not sure if that's true or not. Either way, it's an outdated engine that doesn't work well and brings everyone problems and for whatever reason Telltale hasn't fixed the issues.


Also, I'm guessing that it switched to the German language rather than the Dutch one, cause here they usually go for Dutch subtitles rather than a dub unless it's for kids.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on March 23, 2015, 08:21:06 am
Strangely enough I haven't had any issues with Telltale games yet. Having said that I've only ever played Walking Dead on Steam and that's all. Lost a bit of interest after that one.

I'm still playing Hotline Miami 2, it's still really great. Had the prison break, and just finished the nightclub level which was really tough.

Also playing King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match, Final Edition. My fave KoF so far, and the steam port is great.
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Post by: SOUP on March 23, 2015, 11:16:52 am
I'm still playing Hotline Miami 2, it's still really great. Had the prison break, and just finished the nightclub level which was really tough.

Sounds like you're pretty close to the end.

I'm working my way through Wily's Castle in Mega Man 5 during breaks from Child of Light. I'm hoping to beat both of them this week. Then I'll finally take another crack at Zack & Wiki, after leaving it on the shelf for a good 6 years.
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Post by: Old_School on March 24, 2015, 12:51:26 pm
I'm playing Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny on the PS3 and having a blast. It rekindled my interest in the series, so it's too bad that the developer has already gone bankrupt.
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Post by: SOUP on March 25, 2015, 08:36:12 am
I put a bit more time into Child of Light, but starting up the Jurassic Park game from Telltale's bumped Zack and Wiki for now.
I'm enjoying it so far.
The reviews were pretty harsh, but Jurassic Park is one of my favourite movies, so I'm really digging the story of other people on the island at the time of the incident. It's just packed with little nods to fans of the first film.
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Post by: Tad on March 26, 2015, 03:55:06 pm
Replaying Broken Sword: The Serpents Curse.

Damn! This game looks gorgeous! The mix of 2D backgrounds and 3D models works really well and fits the Broken Sword universe.
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Post by: 3raser on March 27, 2015, 06:04:57 pm
Anyone remember Dark Alliance? I started playing that game. I was only wishing I was playing one of The Elder Scrolls games.
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Post by: crackdude on March 27, 2015, 08:42:10 pm
I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS FUCKING GAME

FIFA WORLD

HOLY.
FUCKING.
SHIT.

YES IM MAD.
This fucking game drives me up the FUCKING WALLS. The most inhumane gameplay ever conceived by the human race! You don't get to win in this game.

CONTEXT
FIFA has the Ultimate Team mode. This mode is very popular because it allows you to create your own team and compete against other players. This is an online mode in regular annual FIFA entries.

FIFA World is a F2P game based on this mode. Problem is, it's a subtle cash grab. The engine is HEAVILY modified from regular FIFA, and games are for the most part completely scripted.
I CANT BEGIN TO COUNT the amount of times I completely destroy my opponents' defence, only for his GK save EVERYTHING, and my strikers miss everything. In a regular game you can send 3 balls to the post with an empty net, only for your opponent smash a power shot from 40 yards away on the 89th minute.
ITS SCRIPTED.
You feel it too. I actually tested this with a friend YOU CAN CALCULATE WHEN YOU WILL SUFFER A GOAL. And it's invariable. To the point that the game will force a penalty with a player controlled by the CPU, only for you to lose and inferior players continue to play the game and deposit cash in exchange for player packs.

I'm pretty sick at FIFA. I play it for years and years, I've done awesomely in the regular FIFA's UT modes since 09. In regular gameplay there is no fucking way a noob will win 3-0 against me, me having 14 shots on goal and him TWO (yes, how the FUCK does this even happen)

So after more than 130 logged hours (and money thrown into it, only about 5euro but still), and gotten into Division 1 on both UT and League Teams, I've unninstalled this piece of shit turd faggot ass motherfucker shit.

I'll GLADLY pay 70 bucks for regular FIFA when the new one comes out. I don't need this bad vibes in my life.

Do NOT play this game. I assure you, it will drive you insane.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on March 30, 2015, 08:56:41 am
FIFA World is a F2P game based on this mode. Problem is, it's a subtle cash grab.

No fucking shit. F2P games are 99.99% Skinner Boxes. Avoid like the plague IMO.


Also, I finished Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number.
Fantastic fucking game. I loved all of it. Can't say if it's better than the sequel or not, but it's outstanding.
The last level, holy shit. GOTTA GET A GRIP.


(http://i.imgur.com/6jKHMks.jpg)
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Post by: George on March 30, 2015, 11:45:37 am
I need to play Hotline Miami 2. I really enjoyed the first game.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on March 30, 2015, 11:49:03 am
I need to play Hotline Miami 2. I really enjoyed the first game.
Definitely pick it up. It's a great game, but doesn't replace the first if that makes sense. It's a sequel that's different enough you can still go back and play the first and it's just as good.
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Post by: crackdude on March 30, 2015, 01:50:26 pm
Is it GTA 2 on drugs?
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Post by: MadeManG74 on March 30, 2015, 01:54:08 pm
Is it GTA 2 on drugs?


Not...really.

It's top down and violent, but that's where the similarities end.
I'm not sure what the closest equivalent would be to be honest. It's fast paced tactical action.
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Post by: max_cady on March 30, 2015, 07:03:25 pm
And I just finished Sniper Elite 3. It is a very short game (only 5 stages total) and your main protagonist has next to no personality, which is both comical and charming. The open world enviroment and the slo-mo kills are the reasons you should play this game. It's a ton of fun, sneaking around, taking a multitude of different routes and options. There always different ways to do the same thing which makes SNipe Elite III fun and rewarding.


I highly recommend this game!
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Post by: SOUP on March 31, 2015, 08:52:44 am
Is it GTA 2 on drugs?

It probably has more in common with a puzzle game or Super Meat Boy than GTA.

It's all about figuring out how to clear enemies out of areas. The catch being that you die very easily, and will die quite often, until you can figure out the best path to take through the level.
Like Super Meat Boy, you could spend an hour doing quick re-tries on a level, but a proper run through could take less than a minute.
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Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on March 31, 2015, 05:39:39 pm
007 Nightfire for the Gamecube. The World is Not Enough (N64) is one of the very few FPSs I've finished and I"m really enjoying the variety this game offers so far.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on April 01, 2015, 07:05:09 am
Sonic Generations. Feels like so much wasted potential.

Also I'm skipping all the cutscenes.
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Post by: pirovash88 on April 01, 2015, 10:50:38 am
And I just finished Sniper Elite 3. It is a very short game (only 5 stages total) and your main protagonist has next to no personality, which is both comical and charming. The open world enviroment and the slo-mo kills are the reasons you should play this game. It's a ton of fun, sneaking around, taking a multitude of different routes and options. There always different ways to do the same thing which makes SNipe Elite III fun and rewarding.


I highly recommend this game!

I'm actually playing Sniper Elite V2 on X360, not a half bad game. The game looks pretty generic, but the sniping slo mo kills are pretty bad ass.
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Post by: max_cady on April 02, 2015, 02:26:38 am
And for no reason I decided to install and start replaying Final Fantasy VII on the PC. So far, the game is slighty more acessible than Final Fantasy IV (the DS / Android remake, that is). I'm playing this game with one of those cheap USB PC Xbox 360-style controller knock-offs.
Very early in the game still.
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Post by: CrazyT on April 02, 2015, 06:12:05 am
This your first time Cady?
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Post by: max_cady on April 05, 2015, 07:45:26 am
Yep, this is very first time I'm actually playing the game. I've seen some of my friends playin' way back in the PS1 era. Back then I had a SEGA Saturn and was into Dragon Force at the time.

My first real contact with the FF series was actually FF XIII. Hated it. Played Final Fantasy XII, didn't like it at first but when I finally got the gist of how combat worked, I thought it was arguably one of the best if not the best JRPG of all time. Played Final Fantasy IV on Android, got bored with after the first 15 hours and never picked it up. Then I started playing this one just after I had finished Sniper Elite III. I'm about 10 or so hours in, the plot's been interesting enough to keep me interested. The character models are nice, but the background is very pixalated and on an 32'' inch TV at 1080p it takes a while to adjust. It almost feels like you are moving a character on a simple low-res JPEG which makes it sometimes a little hard to figure out where to go. But other than that, it's playable and holds well.
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Post by: SOUP on April 05, 2015, 08:33:08 am
I just played through Mario Kart 7.
Mario Kart DS was probably my favourite title in the series, but I really didn't enjoy Mario Kart Wii, so I kind of wrote of 7.

It was one of the Platinum rewards for Club Nintendo though, so I gave it a shot.
Really glad I did.
Some of the best courses in the series, and the AI isn't nearly as cheap as in Wii. With the drop back to 8 racers, the tracks are narrower, which is nice. The tracks in Wii were so wide that you never really felt any sense of speed.
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Post by: CrazyT on April 06, 2015, 03:02:13 am
Yep, this is very first time I'm actually playing the game. I've seen some of my friends playin' way back in the PS1 era. Back then I had a SEGA Saturn and was into Dragon Force at the time.

My first real contact with the FF series was actually FF XIII. Hated it. Played Final Fantasy XII, didn't like it at first but when I finally got the gist of how combat worked, I thought it was arguably one of the best if not the best JRPG of all time. Played Final Fantasy IV on Android, got bored with after the first 15 hours and never picked it up. Then I started playing this one just after I had finished Sniper Elite III. I'm about 10 or so hours in, the plot's been interesting enough to keep me interested. The character models are nice, but the background is very pixalated and on an 32'' inch TV at 1080p it takes a while to adjust. It almost feels like you are moving a character on a simple low-res JPEG which makes it sometimes a little hard to figure out where to go. But other than that, it's playable and holds well.
Its probably my top 3 game of all time. But it's always interesting to read how its overrated from people who play it today so im looking forward to your impressions after getting deeper into the game.

Still playing Bravely Default here. So I realized that classic final fantasy gameplay is still very addicting and fun. The job system is great and leveling them has sort of that addicting factor from the pokemon games
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Post by: SOUP on April 06, 2015, 06:58:45 am
It took a while, but I finally got the fan translation of Ace Attorney Investigations 2 working on my DS.
I'd had the Japanese cartridge kicking around a while, and saw it as some kind of project to muddle through the Japanese language. Kind of nice to just be able to play through it though.

I ordered a copy of Tales of Innocence to try and do the same thing with it.
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Post by: TimmiT on April 06, 2015, 12:18:19 pm
I just played through Mario Kart 7.
Mario Kart DS was probably my favourite title in the series, but I really didn't enjoy Mario Kart Wii, so I kind of wrote of 7.

It was one of the Platinum rewards for Club Nintendo though, so I gave it a shot.
Really glad I did.
Some of the best courses in the series, and the AI isn't nearly as cheap as in Wii. With the drop back to 8 racers, the tracks are narrower, which is nice. The tracks in Wii were so wide that you never really felt any sense of speed.

You should check out Mario Kart 8 as well if you get a Wii U at some point. The gameplay is as good as Mario Kart 7, but it has better online and has great DLC. Also it looks pretty.
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Post by: SOUP on April 06, 2015, 02:12:28 pm
You should check out Mario Kart 8 as well if you get a Wii U at some point. The gameplay is as good as Mario Kart 7, but it has better online and has great DLC. Also it looks pretty.
I actually picked up Mario Kart 8 at launch.
Absolutely agree, it's one of the best in the series (minus the battle mode).

I ordered both DLC packs at the same time last year, and can't wait to play those new tracks.
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Post by: George on April 06, 2015, 02:39:50 pm
The character roster in Mario Kart 8 is a joke and its single player is nonexistant. Some of the better things Sumo did with the All-Stars series.

Besides that, I agree, I enjoyed the game. Worth full price? Well, probably not but when I got it there was a promo to get 2 free games.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on April 06, 2015, 02:50:45 pm
Yeah I got bored of Mario Kart 8 pretty fast. Not my thing I guess.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 06, 2015, 03:15:17 pm
I really enjoyed Mario Kart 8, but I really didn't replay it all that much. Once I experienced each track a few times and raced as each racer at least once I was good. Maybe its because Nintendo nostalgia really doesn't affect me?
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Post by: MadeManG74 on April 06, 2015, 03:17:17 pm
I think people really enjoy playing multiplayer online and stuff, but I can't get behind a game that random. I don't like the idea of 'wait in third place the whole race and hope the winner gets murdered by a broken weapon near the finish line'.
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Post by: CrazyT on April 06, 2015, 04:33:48 pm
Anyone considered the 12 dollar for 16 tracks + 6 characters dlc? For me personally the package felt too small without it.
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Post by: George on April 06, 2015, 06:07:02 pm
The thing is, what comes in the base game is lacking. Kinda feel ripped off that I have to buy DLC to get a decent package...

Tho the DLC isn't badly priced.
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Post by: CrazyT on April 07, 2015, 04:46:33 am
^I agree. The base game is really lacking. Even with the 200cc free update coming out. I've been really spoiled by sonic racing transformed's campaign. Loved all the missions
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Post by: SOUP on April 09, 2015, 07:49:51 am
Just beat Child of Light.
I really loved the homage to Grandia with the battle system, and the fact that it was pretty short for an RPG.
Back to Ace Attorney Investigations 2 now.
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Post by: max_cady on April 15, 2015, 03:51:34 am
Resident Evil Revelations 2 Boxed version doesn't have an install disc option. F-bombs for everybody!
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Post by: MadeManG74 on April 15, 2015, 08:12:23 am
Resident Evil Revelations 2 Boxed version doesn't have an install disc option. F-bombs for everybody!
Wut.
Is it just a box with a piece of paper with the code?
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Post by: max_cady on April 16, 2015, 03:41:08 am
I wish. That would have been an improvement. No, it's a disc in which you cannot install any of those chapters. I hate that, since the disc is pretty loud and what's really annoying is that ingame when you acess a new larger area, it gets very jittery and skips while the disc loads. But for what it's worth, it plays OK. It's nowhere near the mess with Telltale Games and their nearly unplayable boxed games.
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Post by: George on April 16, 2015, 03:52:44 am
3D Fantasy Zone II.
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Post by: CrazyT on April 16, 2015, 12:13:53 pm
I just finished bravely default. Fuck that game
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Post by: SOUP on April 16, 2015, 02:17:25 pm
I just finished bravely default. Fuck that game
That bad huh?
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Post by: CrazyT on April 16, 2015, 03:37:53 pm
That bad huh?
I think they should've called the game Lovely Hate because thats kind of how I feel. Nah but seriously The job mechanic brings so many options to how you play the game. Its great figuring out a good combination of jobs and actually feeling like you're build is different from a lot of others.

I read a lot about the latter half of the game before I started. I usually dont like to spoil myself so I didnt. "It couldnt be that bad right?" is what I thought to myself. But yeah... I.. yes it is. All in all i'm glad I've played it. Let the sequel come now and hopefully no more trolling from the devs.
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Post by: SOUP on April 17, 2015, 08:30:23 am
I've been playing a lot of Picross-e 2 on the 3DS. It's really tough to stop playing these games.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on April 17, 2015, 08:31:37 am
After a major patch and rebalance, I've been playing a bit of CoH2 again. OKW faction is now toned down and Soviets have gotten what seems to be a good buff. Overall it sounds like the game is in a good state for balance.



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Post by: SOUP on April 19, 2015, 06:54:34 am
I played through the second chapter of Telltale's Jurassic Park game.
As a game, it's not very good. It runs poorly, and it's mostly comprised of dodgey QTEs.

But, it's full of some really great nods to fans of the first movie, so I'm still enjoying it overall.
Two chapters to go.
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Post by: Draikin on April 19, 2015, 04:22:05 pm
I read a lot about the latter half of the game before I started. I usually dont like to spoil myself so I didnt. "It couldnt be that bad right?" is what I thought to myself. But yeah... I.. yes it is. All in all i'm glad I've played it. Let the sequel come now and hopefully no more trolling from the devs.
I dropped the game at Chapter 3, and apparently Chapter 5-8 is what most people complain about. Knowing that, I'm not sure if I should even try to pick it up again and finish the game. Same goes for Project X Zone.

As for me, I've recently only played the latest chapters of Dreamfall Chapters (backed the Kickstarter for this one) and Life is Strange on PC. Can't say I'm disappointed in either of them (yet). From what I hear they're both similar to the Telltale games, although I haven't actually played any of those. The only game I actually completed in 2015 so far is To the Moon.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on April 19, 2015, 05:35:23 pm
I played through the second chapter of Telltale's Jurassic Park game.
As a game, it's not very good. It runs poorly, and it's mostly comprised of dodgey QTEs.

But, it's full of some really great nods to fans of the first movie, so I'm still enjoying it overall.
Two chapters to go.

The BTTF game was the same for me. So-so gameplay, but great story with tons of fanservice.
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Post by: SOUP on April 20, 2015, 07:30:33 am
The BTTF game was the same for me. So-so gameplay, but great story with tons of fanservice.
I've had that one kicking around my Steam backlog for years. If the story bits are that good, I'll probably play through it soon enough. I just hope it runs better than Jurassic Park. About 10 minutes into episode 3, it locked up my PS3 :-/.
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Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on April 20, 2015, 05:23:47 pm
Recently finished Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Toki for the Nes. Robin Hood is a surprisingly decent movie tie-in with a balanced blend of gameplay modes and RPG elements sprinkled in to boot. The password system is one of the most flawed i've seen though. The passwords only return you to where you left off while your level resets to 1 and you lose all your items. Since you acquire a special weapon early on that's needed to beat one of the final bosses it's more prudent to beat the game in a single playthrough.
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Post by: SOUP on April 22, 2015, 08:21:59 am
I played a bit of MonsterBag and Sayonara Umihara Kawase + on the vita last night.

MonsterBag was one of this month's free PS+ games, so I downloaded it without knowing anything about it really. I was just going to delete it to clear some space for Umihara Kawase, but decided to try it out.
I ended up being pretty impressed. I don't think it'll be a super long game, but the art style is really cool. It's kind of like playing through and Adult Swim cartoon in the form of a puzzle game. The whole point is to jump from one person to the next to get across the screen. You solve little point and click type puzzles along the way, and avoid being seen. That's about it. It has a ton of personality though, so I'd really recommend checking it out if you have a Vita.

Umihara Kawase's pretty interesting too. The Vita version comes with a port of the latest 3DS release, along with the original Super Famicom game. I gave both a shot, and they remind me a lot of the Klonoa games on GBA. Almost more of a puzzle game than a platformer. It's mostly about figuring out how to get to the stage door using the tools at your disposal.
Instead of inflating enemies and tossing them around (like Klonoa), you're swinging around using a fishing pole that works a lot like the arm in Bionic Commando.
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Post by: max_cady on April 24, 2015, 03:06:33 am
Currentely playing the last chapter of Resident Evil: Revelations 2.


There are some flaws that are hard to forgive in this game. Difficulty spikes is one of them. Some enemies are super-hard to beat as they have been designed to be bullet sponges. At first the whole "controlling 2 characters at the same time" thing is a little clunky in the first episode but it gets really good episode 2 onwards. A bit of a sticking point for me is that Capcom really went out of their way to make Moira Burton one of the most unlikeable protagonists of the entire Resident Evil franchise.
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Post by: SOUP on April 26, 2015, 08:04:56 am
Kind of hit a difficulty wall with Umihara Kawase, so I finished up the third chapter of Telltale's Jurassic Park game.
Some great moments, and terrible slowdown.
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Post by: max_cady on April 27, 2015, 04:09:48 am
So I just finished Resident Evil Revelations 2 .


I was like wtf when I saw the ending that felt abrupt, but then I discovered that I got a "Bad Ending". I'll give it another go asap because the game is pretty short. I'm playing one of the side stories in which you control Moria Burton and it's a series of clever mini-games.


But my overall impression 'bout this game? It's about the same as I had with the original RE Revelations. The original game was an HD port from a 3DS game, this one was built from the ground up. It has some interesting ideas (introduction of stealth, controlling two characters at the same time to solve puzzles and overcome more complex challenges, crafting items on the spot,etc), the monsters are actually pretty creepy this time around.


Now the bad: While both campaigns had their moments, Barry's campaign was overall the strongest, partly because Moira Burton was unlikeable through most of the adventure: she is always cursing and bitching 'bout everything. At best, it's distracting, at worst it's grating!


I put game aside for a couple of days, so I can plow through Saint's Row: Gat Out of Hell.


Played it for 'bout 3 hours, for what it is, it's a small game that reskins Steelport as Hell and it's all about doing activities and those major mini-games (Mayhem, Fraud, Survival, etc). You can play as Gat or McKinsie which are by far my favorite characters in the series. One major flaw: No clothes stores. I don't understand why you can't dress up those characters like you did in previous games.



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Post by: pirovash88 on April 28, 2015, 02:44:25 pm
I'm playing RER2 as well. As much as i hate to say it, i'm sorta bored with it, but i will finish the damn thing. Moira is a shit character, for sure.
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Post by: SOUP on April 29, 2015, 08:43:06 am
I'm finally playing through Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

Apparently, the last time I saved the game was almost 3 years ago :-/.
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Post by: MadeManG74 on April 29, 2015, 09:36:05 am
I'm finally playing through Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

Apparently, the last time I saved the game was almost 3 years ago :-/.

Hahaha it's always weird going to old games and finding old save files. I should boot up the Saturn one day and see what my last game from Shining Force III was. Probably near the turn of the century...
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Post by: SOUP on April 29, 2015, 11:19:42 am
Hahaha it's always weird going to old games and finding old save files. I should boot up the Saturn one day and see what my last game from Shining Force III was. Probably near the turn of the century...

Hard to believe some games are that old...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on April 29, 2015, 11:28:15 am
Last time i went to my saturn after not using it for a long time, all save files had dissapeared cuz of some battery or something like that. Shining force was also one among of them *sigh. Should restart it one day
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 29, 2015, 11:44:02 am
Last time i went to my saturn after not using it for a long time, all save files had dissapeared cuz of some battery or something like that. Shining force was also one among of them *sigh. Should restart it one day

Fun story: My Sega Saturn NEVER had a working battery and I could NEVER save anything to the system itself. I thought this was by design and you needed a memory card to save anything for the longest time.

It wasn't bad because all the games I owned before I got a memory card were arcadey games anyway.

Hard to believe some games are that old...

It's crazy isn't it? Even Crazy Taxi is 15 years old already, or thereabouts. Been playing the steam version (with the music modded back in) and I can hardly believe it. That's got to be one of the best games ever made, it's so much fun.

I'm trying to crack the old scores I used to get on Dreamcast of like 7k or something. I think Gus is the best, he doesn't get knocked around by traffic as much as the others.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 29, 2015, 01:23:17 pm
I'm trying to crack the old scores I used to get on Dreamcast of like 7k or something. I think Gus is the best, he doesn't get knocked around by traffic as much as the others.

I managed to crack the 10k score a few times on the Gamecube version, but only on the Arcade level. I'm pretty sure B.D. Joe was my main character.
No chance that I could get even close to that now. It was one of my only Gamecube games for months, so I played it pretty obsessively. Finishing the Crazy Box mode is still one of my all-time gaming achievements.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on April 29, 2015, 01:44:14 pm
I managed to crack the 10k score a few times on the Gamecube version, but only on the Arcade level. I'm pretty sure B.D. Joe was my main character.
No chance that I could get even close to that now. It was one of my only Gamecube games for months, so I played it pretty obsessively. Finishing the Crazy Box mode is still one of my all-time gaming achievements.

I feel like I once got $17k or something outrageous, but I can't prove it unless I go back home and check my Dreamcast Saves. I want to beat $10k again sometime at least.

Crazy box was nuts, such a great feature for the home game. I hope they release Crazy Taxi 2 sometime on PC as well. Not as good as the original in my eyes, but still amazing.


Did you know the 'overdrive' thing? Where you got the extra boost after the Crazy Dash?


EDIT: Ah here it is: Limiter Cut!
http://www.crazytaxi.net/skills.html

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on April 30, 2015, 07:28:05 am
Yeah. I got to the point where I was reasonably reliable with it. The extra click of the Gamecube triggers helped a bit with my timing I think.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 30, 2015, 05:02:39 pm
And I finished Saint's Row: Gat out of Hell. Yep, it's ubber short. Basically do just enough activities that'll unlock the few custcenes in this game, defeat Satan and get one of the 4 endings.


Guess I'll move on to other games now... Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII just happened to arrive today. A JRPG would hit the spot right now.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on April 30, 2015, 05:54:56 pm
@mademang

Had a feeling i wasnt the only one. I was on a huge saturn spree at the time but pretty much lost all of my save files. should get a mem card soon.

Right now im playing Xenoblade chronicles 3D. Descent port of a game that looks like shit on HD tv's anyways. So im fine with thr bit of downgrade on a more appropriate screen. And  for how huge the game is, its perfecr for handheld.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 02, 2015, 03:27:07 pm
So I've started playing Final Fantasy XIII: Lightning Returns. I feel so bitter that this generation pretty much got served arguably the worst chapter in the FF series. Final Fantasy XIII was bad, hated every minute of it's 60hrs "story" mode. It boggles my mind that Squaresoft chose this cast of characters to the the mainstays in this generation for at least 2 more games. FF XIII-2 was better, even though it was basically the equivalent of a direct-to-DVD sequel and it reused a ton of assets.


I find some irony in my hatred towards FF XIII since I think Lightning Returns is actually the best game in this questionable trilogy. The thing that surprises me the most: Yes, Lighting is the dullest character I've seen in a Final Fantasy game. I started playing FF 7 a while ago and Cloud Strife is memorable, even Vaan from FF XII is more likeable then her. To say that Shue from Blue Dragon is more interesting says a lot 'bout FF XIII as a whole. So color me surprised when Lighting Returns is self-aware of it so already things are going fine.

Lightning Returns is a bit odd, it's not quite an JRPG, it's actually closer to something like The Witcher 2, more emphasis on quests and puzzle solving rather than actual combat. I mean there is combat in FF 13-3 and it's great but it's not the main focus.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on May 02, 2015, 08:12:55 pm
Set some new records, which makes me happy, game is incredibly tricky though. My hand hurts now though. I've had enough for the weekend.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CECr7AEWoAAPrSD.jpg:large)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CECxRL5WAAAuD_G.jpg:large)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 03, 2015, 06:55:58 pm
So 10 hours into Final Fantasy XIII: Lighting Returns. So far so good. I mean it. I actually give a crap about Lightining as a character. Snow is actually likeable and not a full-on bro-tard. And this game does a much better job at explaining settings, characters and even the damn culture. Sure a lot of things that the NPCs says range from tolerable to hokey, but at least there seems to be some effort put into it.

Here's a bold statement: This game is far superior to Fable II and III. It takes similar gameplay styles, similar mechanics, but actually makes it fun. That is an achievement.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on May 03, 2015, 11:00:51 pm
Been playing Dragon's Lair on the Nes. Doubt finishing this one is in the cards, but I'm pleased to say I'm able to make it to the final boss. The problem is that the dagger power up (the weakest weapon) is right before the final boss in a location that's nearly impossible to avoid.

Overall I don't believe it's deserving of the notoriety that it gets. The sprite sizes and animation are some of the best I've seen on the Nes. While memorization is required, I can honestly say any time I died was the result of poor timing on my part and not faulty programming.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 04, 2015, 10:53:27 am
So 10 hours into Final Fantasy XIII: Lighting Returns. So far so good. I mean it. I actually give a crap about Lightining as a character. Snow is actually likeable and not a full-on bro-tard. And this game does a much better job at explaining settings, characters and even the damn culture. Sure a lot of things that the NPCs says range from tolerable to hokey, but at least there seems to be some effort put into it.

Here's a bold statement: This game is far superior to Fable II and III. It takes similar gameplay styles, similar mechanics, but actually makes it fun. That is an achievement.
Glad to hear you're enjoying it so much. I had a lot of fun with Lightning Returns when it came out. Especially mixing up the equipment /job attributes.

I finished up all the puzzles in Picross e2 the other night. These games have got to be the best value going in video games today.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 10, 2015, 10:49:51 am
I'm just finishing up Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
It's actually the first Splinter Cell game that I've ever played, but I'm loving it. I can't get over how many options and paths are available when you're going for a non-lethal run.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 10, 2015, 08:53:11 pm
I have been playing "Bravely Default" and my only complaint is how everything just wastes your time. Oh you want to do a this mission? Its only at night! So instead of just allowing you to pick the day/night cycle to do the mission you have to just stand outside for a minute, then fight the creature you are suppose to hunt... then the issue is you can only do like two fights before it gets daylight again.

I hate stuff like that, needlessly waiting ...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 11, 2015, 02:47:17 am
Just more Final Fantasy XIII: Lightining Returns. Doing a lotta quests and I've done nearly all the main story missions with 5 days to spare.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 11, 2015, 07:29:40 am
Just more Final Fantasy XIII: Lightining Returns. Doing a lotta quests and I've done nearly all the main story missions with 5 days to spare.
That's the way to do it. It's surprising just how much you can get done in that game when you use those time stopping abilities. Make sure to stock up on all the ethers you can for that last fight though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 11, 2015, 09:03:23 am
I'm just finishing up Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
It's actually the first Splinter Cell game that I've ever played, but I'm loving it. I can't get over how many options and paths are available when you're going for a non-lethal run.
Interesting, Blacklist is the only Splinter Cell game I haven't played. I do strongly recommend the earlier games if you get the chance, they are great. If you need to choose just one, then Chaos Theory is probably the best.

I've just been playing Crazy Taxi recently. Trying to crack that Crazy License. I finished Crazy Box yesterday.

Been playing a little bit of MKX online, but not a whole lot. I will be playing VF with some friends tonight though :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on May 11, 2015, 09:08:10 am
I have been playing "Bravely Default" and my only complaint is how everything just wastes your time. Oh you want to do a this mission? Its only at night! So instead of just allowing you to pick the day/night cycle to do the mission you have to just stand outside for a minute, then fight the creature you are suppose to hunt... then the issue is you can only do like two fights before it gets daylight again.

I hate stuff like that, needlessly waiting ...
Liked the game overall. But if that's already anoying you... well I hope you like the rest lol
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 11, 2015, 09:39:20 am
Interesting, Blacklist is the only Splinter Cell game I haven't played. I do strongly recommend the earlier games if you get the chance, they are great. If you need to choose just one, then Chaos Theory is probably the best.

I've just been playing Crazy Taxi recently. Trying to crack that Crazy License. I finished Crazy Box yesterday.

Congrats on beating Crazy Box sir! Those last Zig-Zag challenges are brutal.

I'm definitely interested in giving the older Splinter Cell games a shot now. I've had the HD trilogy on the PS3, and Conviction on Steam kicking around the backlog forever.

I have heard a lot of good things about Chaos Theory, but I kind of want to work up to that one. I'm not sure if I should play Conviction (because it's shorter), or the first game next.

Not having any attachment to Michael Ironside, I enjoyed the voice acting in Blacklist. I really enjoyed the little touches, like the ability to chat with your individual team members, or call Sam Fisher's daughter between missions.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 11, 2015, 09:47:04 am
Congrats on beating Crazy Box sir! Those last Zig-Zag challenges are brutal.

I'm definitely interested in giving the older Splinter Cell games a shot now. I've had the HD trilogy on the PS3, and Conviction on Steam kicking around the backlog forever.

I have heard a lot of good things about Chaos Theory, but I kind of want to work up to that one. I'm not sure if I should play Conviction (because it's shorter), or the first game next.

Not having any attachment to Michael Ironside, I enjoyed the voice acting in Blacklist. I really enjoyed the little touches, like the ability to chat with your individual team members, or call Sam Fisher's daughter between missions.


Well, Conviction is really where the series deviated, it's not very similar to the old Splinter Cell games.

I think it's a good game as well, but just bear in mind that it's not like the original 3 and Double Agent.

It's up to you really, Conviction is more action-y rather than strong stealth, but you could probably play in  either order, but just be prepared that they'll play significantly differently. I do suggest playing Splinter Cell, Pandora Tomorrow and then Chaos Theory in that order though!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 11, 2015, 10:19:04 am
I'll definitely make sure to play the original games in order then.


I've heard that Double Agent isn't that great though. It's the only one I haven't picked up.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 11, 2015, 10:33:43 am
I'll definitely make sure to play the original games in order then.


I've heard that Double Agent isn't that great though. It's the only one I haven't picked up.

I actually liked it, and I played it on 360.
I just found out recently that PS2/Xbox Original game was very different to the PS3/360 game. Apparently the PS2/Xbox OG version is much better and has more content, so keep that in mind if you want to play Double Agent.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 11, 2015, 10:49:23 am
I just found out recently that PS2/Xbox Original game was very different to the PS3/360 game. Apparently the PS2/Xbox OG version is much better and has more content, so keep that in mind if you want to play Double Agent.
I've heard that from a lot of people. I could maybe try and track down the Gamecube version, so I could play it on the Wii with the component cables.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Chaosmaster8753 on May 11, 2015, 10:25:08 pm
I've mostly been playing Super Smash Bros. For 3DS and Wii U lately,  I might want to play some older PS2 games I haven't finished like Silent Hill 2 or Devil May Cry on my PS3 (I didn't really play a lot of PS2 games on it because of how Tekken Tag Tournament was laggy as fuck and I thought that other PS2 games would work similarly) if I have more free time from work.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 12, 2015, 07:34:26 am
I started up Splinter Cell: Conviction on the PC last night. I didn't get to put a whole lot of time into it though, because I spent a good chunk of the evening downloading it, and trying to get the Uplay launcher to work.

I'm enjoying it so far, but the switch to Michael Ironside (from playing Blacklist first) has been pretty jarring. He just sounds so much more gruff and angry than I'd expect from someone who calmly waits in the shadows.  The gameplay reminds me more of the Arkham games than Metal Gear. A lot more picking guys off, then running to a new hiding place, than sneaking around to avoid them.

I do like the look of the mission dialogue popping up on walls though, and the change to a black and white colour scheme when you're out of sight is pretty cool.

Also: I don't think there's a way to pick up bodies (to hide them), or whistle to lure enemies around corners, so that's making me really adjust how I play.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 12, 2015, 12:18:13 pm
^Yeah Conviction, like I said, is really different to the older games. It's more about killing everyone in a kind of stealthy way rather than being 'In and out and nobody ever knew you were there at all' style stealth of the older games.

It introduced stuff like the Mark and Execute which really lent itself to aggressive gameplay the originals didn't have.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 12, 2015, 02:38:17 pm
^Yeah Conviction, like I said, is really different to the older games. It's more about killing everyone in a kind of stealthy way rather than being 'In and out and nobody ever knew you were there at all' style stealth of the older games.

It introduced stuff like the Mark and Execute which really lent itself to aggressive gameplay the originals didn't have.


It's definitely a lot different from the amount of choice Blacklist gives you with how you want to play. I hope that a new Splinter Cell is the unannounced AAA game Ubisoft says they'll be showing at E3.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 14, 2015, 01:54:11 am
I'm actually playing Borderlands 2 with my brother co-op, I never played the game before (just a few missions here and there with friends). Hum, outside of some OK 'weird lol meme' characters its still fun due to the co-op aspect. I do hate managing inventories, its fun in concept but I like just playing a game.

I have also been playing Final Fantasy VI (restored) on the GBA, which is a fan modified version of FF6 on GBA. The GBA port had bad sound and weird brightness issues. This fan mod fixes that and makes it look like the SNES version and plus you get the extra GBA missions and stuff.

Lastly I have also been playing Renegade Ops because I got it on Humble Store for a dollar. I had it before on PS3. But hey, a buck!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on May 15, 2015, 10:29:03 am
Zelda: Majora's mask is really a masterpiece. The only zelda game where exploring the world and doing stuff doesnt feel like side quests but actually part of the whole scheme. This is a zelda game with the least dungeons but actually getting things done in the world is so fulfilling even though it is optional.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 15, 2015, 12:39:32 pm
Zelda: Majora's mask is really a masterpiece. The only zelda game where exploring the world and doing stuff doesnt feel like side quests but actually part of the whole scheme. This is a zelda game with the least dungeons but actually getting things done in the world is so fulfilling even though it is optional.

I should get around to playing OoT and MM someday. I've only ever played Twilight Princess.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on May 15, 2015, 03:37:44 pm
I should get around to playing OoT and MM someday. I've only ever played Twilight Princess.
You probably wont regret it. As someone who was late to the party and played twilight princess before ocarina of time, i can say ocarina of time is a lot better. Theres just something about the game that makes you lose yourself. Though I really wonder if its just me, so hearing your impressions sometime would be cool. Which versions are you planning to try out?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on May 16, 2015, 02:36:35 am
Just finished up Sniper Elite V2, fun game, not great, but fun.

Will probably go back to some NHL 15 or keep playing RE Revelations 2, unless I get bored of it.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 19, 2015, 02:22:20 am
Playing Final Fantasy XIII: Lighting Returns still. Only 2 more days left and I've done most of the major missions thus far. It's been a fun ride. Ligthning despite being an emotionless vessel through most of the journey has more heart in this game than in the vast majority of the previous games. This somewhat small world has more heart than both campagins in Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2.


I'm gonna finish one very nagging mission so I can move on to the final boss.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 19, 2015, 03:20:27 am
I beat 'Rollers of the Realm, a pinball/RPG published by Atlus. It had its decent moment but I can't grind the people to max level, sad that you don't max them up after playing the campaign because they just re-use the maps for Arena.
(http://i.imgur.com/cRd7wnq.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 21, 2015, 10:02:37 am
I picked up a white PS4 the other day, so I've been playing through Infamous: Second Son.

Thankfully, I have a few free PS+ games built up, so I'll have a few things to keep me busy on the PS4 until Batman comes out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 21, 2015, 11:51:21 pm
So I played through this little RPG called 'To the Moon', which I got via a Humble Bundle. The game was suppose to be created on the RPG Maker VX Ace engine so I decided to give it a try. Its a pretty good RPG, not battling or anything, its more of exploring, clicking and reading. Still a nice put together story for sure.

Going to play the free 'minisodes' they released. One was from 2013 Holiday and the other was released this past February. 

My only complaint is that the game doesn't display at 1080p and that the controls (with a controller) basically suck. Basically Mouse/KB.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 22, 2015, 08:38:34 am
^Oh, I heard about that game, I might own it on GoG or Humble as well actually.

This weekend is going to be lazy as shit, so I'll probably be playing Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2 now that I have the legacy edition. I need to buy a controller actually, my PS3 up to now has been strictly a Virtua Fighter box so I haven't needed one.

Last weekend was Toryuken (fighting game major tournament). We arranged to get VF running and  I came fifth, which I was happy with! Some really good players present as well :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 22, 2015, 10:32:56 am
Here I thought I was getting to the last day in Final Fantasy XIII: Lighting Returns, I got an extra time boost. So I'm gonna check out that weird little dungeon that Hope was chattin' 'bout.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on May 22, 2015, 09:59:08 pm
Started up Pier Solar and the Great Architects HD on Steam. I know the Genesis version came out and I wanted to play the HD version. I'm pleased with all the sound and picture options. You can switch from the 16-bit and HD (then have a HD+ that smooths out sprites, but I hate that effect) on the fly.

16-bit
(http://i.imgur.com/XOhRdWI.jpg)

HD
(http://i.imgur.com/4pDwGot.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 24, 2015, 08:21:35 am
Finally done with Final Fantasy XIII: Lightining Returns.


Thank you Square Enix and developers Tri-Ace for producing this little gem. A fitting end to a Final Fantasy sequel that started on uneven ground. You see, Final Fantasy XIII was my first true contact with the series and to cause such a bad impression doesn't help the franchise one bit.


Who was the focus group that thought that having barely no plot with heroes that had nothing to back up their stories in a world in which it's mythology was ubber confusing (L'Cie, Fal'Cie, C'ieth!?) was going to appeal to gamers?
Who was the focus group that thought that having a painful linear adventure when the series is known for having a massive world in which you run around?
No towns? No shops in the literal sense? Not even chatting with NPCs?


Sorry beating this tired old horse, but that what's fundamentally wrong with the changes they made.


FF X-2 like I've stated before, it was an improvement but I feel SE decided to get a little cheap by selling consumers half a game with the rest being sliced into smaller bits including the official ending and Lightning Returns prequel. Also BS ending on this game which was clearly sequel-bait.


So how does Lightning Returns fare?


First out with the bad: graphics is one particular problem. Lightning's character model is years ahead of the PS2 NPC characters that she talks to in them side quests. Story-wise it's a bit of a mess too. More enemies types could've been included, since the monster roster is considerably smaller.


Now the good: Yes, as much as story might be a mess, this game does one thing that previous games in the FF13 didn't do: world building, characters and customs. It feels more like a fun adventure when the world around you has substance, NPCs to chat to, sidequests that give you proper rewards, all that jazz. The game is also self aware of the fact that Lightning has next to no personality and they make no bones about it. And the game's ending is pretty good despite all it's problems.


Here's hoping Final Fantasy XV does right again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on May 24, 2015, 12:49:49 pm
Glad to hear you enjoyed Lighting Returns so much.

I finished up my hero playthrough of Infamous: Second Son, and I'm going through as a villain on Expert mode to snag the remaining trophies.

As is, I'd say that it's my favourite title in the series so far. The new powers were really interesting, and traversing the city is more fun than ever with the different power options.  I'll probably play through First Light next.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: inthesky on May 24, 2015, 05:15:38 pm
@George.

......yeah. The 16-bit is sooooo much better. I hate the "smoothed-out" sprite effect too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on May 25, 2015, 08:05:11 am
Playing Metal Gear (MSX).

Good game, really impressive stuff for back in the day, but holy shit some of it is esoteric or just plain cheap-feeling.

Punching random walls in the basement leads to items that are absolutely vital to progression. Like you have you walk and punch each wall and then plant C4 to blow it up and open secret passages. Some cheap stuff like rooms where you literally cannot avoid instant detection and alarms, or death traps spawning really fast and killing you.

Good game, but I kind of just want to finish it so I can move onto the others. MG2 I'm definitely using a guide from the start to just burn through it I think.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 06, 2015, 03:17:17 pm
After taking a break. I'm back to some crazy cool action gaming.

Splinter Cell: Blacklist is good. It's so damn good!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on June 06, 2015, 09:16:15 pm
SpaceChem.

It's a relatively old game it seems, 2011, but it is my first time playing it. It's on STEAM. Its a problem solving puzzle game with a technical feel to it. Reminds me of solving problems in programming. Is good exercise for the brain, but it's hard too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFQNkqWS60o
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 08, 2015, 07:33:18 am
I platinumed Infamous: First Light the other day, but mostly I've just been playing tons of Final Fantasy XIV.

I'm still getting used to a lot of the mechanics (being my first MMO), but it's all starting to click, and I'm having tons of fun with it.  I only planned on subscribing for a month, maybe two, in order to beat the main quest, but I may stretch that out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 15, 2015, 04:51:55 pm
So I've been having a ton of fun with Splinter Cell: Blacklist. The one thing that I find weird is how Sam Fisher seems to be getting younger with each new game. Despite having a tuff of white hair, he seems like someone in his mid-30s.


And I've been trying out Blades of Time. A Konami published title that was stealh-released in 2012. Barely any ads, no press release whatsover. A funny thing about it is how completely different it is from the original X-Blades. From anime to a more realistic setting and it's main character has become british with this spiritual sequel.


One thing I need to say: It's OK, I mean, it's nothing ground-breaking, far more playable then the previous game, but the main protagonist does not shut up. In two hours, the only time she doesn't say anything is when she's fighting a boss.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on June 15, 2015, 04:59:59 pm
Someone gifted me Gunstar Heroes and...oh my. There is a lot of things exploding.

Thanks MadeMan for finally giving me that push to seek the game out! It is a LOT to take in on a first time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 16, 2015, 08:27:31 am
I'm still playing a ton of Final Final Fantasy XIV (until Arkham Knight anyway).

I've almost unlocked the Job system, and should be able to make materia soon too.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 16, 2015, 11:16:44 am
Someone gifted me Gunstar Heroes and...oh my. There is a lot of things exploding.

Thanks MadeMan for finally giving me that push to seek the game out! It is a LOT to take in on a first time.

No problem! Hope you enjoy it, it's a great game. I love the weapon system.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Happy Cat on June 21, 2015, 06:02:51 pm
I beat Yakuza 3 this weekend. Awesome game. I guess my question is, do i complete the side quests or move onto Yakuza 4? Either way, Yakuza'd out at the moment. Curious to see what people think though. I've heard the side quests are quite good and apparently make it the majority of the game by far content wise.

I also bought Fallout 3 this weekend since it was on sale and people have always said good things about it. Finding it to be boring, do you do more then just walk around a barren land and shoot people? Was kinda expecting more but maybe I just ended up going the wrong route once i got into the open. Is it worth giving the game another try? Either way i'm not bothered, it was really cheap on steam... $2.50.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 21, 2015, 06:08:08 pm
You could, but you don't need to if you wanna move on to 4. Though there are some great side missions in Yakuza 3.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 22, 2015, 07:49:03 am
I beat Yakuza 3 this weekend. Awesome game. I guess my question is, do i complete the side quests or move onto Yakuza 4? Either way, Yakuza'd out at the moment. Curious to see what people think though. I've heard the side quests are quite good and apparently make it the majority of the game by far content wise.

Yakuza games have amazing side-quests. If you liked the game try to do all the side quests. You get something very very cool when you finish them all.

I also bought Fallout 3 this weekend since it was on sale and people have always said good things about it. Finding it to be boring, do you do more then just walk around a barren land and shoot people? Was kinda expecting more but maybe I just ended up going the wrong route once i got into the open. Is it worth giving the game another try? Either way i'm not bothered, it was really cheap on steam... $2.50.

You fucked up. Fallout 3 is the one everyone hates, New Vegas is the good one.
Refund it and get New Vegas.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on June 22, 2015, 02:40:10 pm
I beat Yakuza 3 this weekend. Awesome game. I guess my question is, do i complete the side quests or move onto Yakuza 4? Either way, Yakuza'd out at the moment. Curious to see what people think though. I've heard the side quests are quite good and apparently make it the majority of the game by far content wise.
Some of the side quests are pure gold, but I personally haven't put a huge amount of time into them in past games. I enjoyed a Yakuza 4 a bit more than 3 anyway.

I've been playing through as much of Final Fantasy XIV as I can before Arkham Knight inevitably takes over my free time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 22, 2015, 08:32:46 pm
I have been playing:

Guild Wars 2 for awhile since they announced the expansion and I have had the game and not really given it a chance. Still not into the whole start of it but understanding the basic systems and its getting funnier. I don't think i'll be supporting the expansion till they offer a discount to people with the base game.

I have also been playing Monster Hunter 4U or whatever, its pretty fun game. Jesus, I feel like I just started and its 3 hours in. :L I see why its addicting.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on June 22, 2015, 09:02:22 pm
I also bought Fallout 3 this weekend since it was on sale and people have always said good things about it. Finding it to be boring, do you do more then just walk around a barren land and shoot people? Was kinda expecting more but maybe I just ended up going the wrong route once i got into the open. Is it worth giving the game another try? Either way i'm not bothered, it was really cheap on steam... $2.50.

Fallout 3's not for everyone, that's for sure. It's a game that just kinda throws you out there with a mere suggestion of where to go, unlike New Vegas, where you're railroaded down a single path up until the end of the first act of the main quest. My suggestion is to just head straight to Megaton and pick up a couple quests, because they encourage to get into the world and explore. If you're not into shooting stuff and exploring, it's not for you.

Also come to talk to me if you're looking to get into the modding scene. I know the mods you're gonna definitely want, where to get them, and how to install them, and how to fix the problems you'll encounter.

Unrelated, but the guy who sold me the Saturn and stuff found his old NiGHTS case, and it was definitely a pack-in. Comes in a regular jewel case rather than the big long ones otherwise. VERY excited about this, I thanked him up and down (he gave it to me for no extra charge), I didn't think I would get something I could display on my shelf, but now I do and I am extremely happy about it!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on June 22, 2015, 11:39:08 pm
So, I picked up Valkyria Chronicles in the steam sale and I'm really addicted to it so far. The art style is great and the mechanics are really well thought out. The story seems fairly simple, but it's the characters that stand out really. I've noticed some cheesy dialogue in places in the typical anime fashion, but the mixed genre's really work well.

Quick question, can you replay certain missions? I'm trying to get a better ranking on some of them as I was still learning when I did them.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on June 23, 2015, 03:26:53 am
Can't replay story missions until you beat the game and unlock New Game+.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on June 23, 2015, 04:28:29 am
Ah, I wondered as much. Thanks.

I'm vs the leader of the empire right now in his tank. Yeah...I'm getting destroyed lol
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on June 23, 2015, 08:22:03 am
Fallout 3's not for everyone, that's for sure. It's a game that just kinda throws you out there with a mere suggestion of where to go, unlike New Vegas, where you're railroaded down a single path up until the end of the first act of the main quest. My suggestion is to just head straight to Megaton and pick up a couple quests, because they encourage to get into the world and explore. If you're not into shooting stuff and exploring, it's not for you.

Eh? The Story mode of FO3 was just as linear, if not moreso wasn't it?
In New Vegas you can break off and join the legion/NCR/House much earlier than the 'last mission'.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on June 23, 2015, 12:03:21 pm
About to start playing Tales from the borderlands episode 3 :) it's usually out around this time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: ungibbed on June 23, 2015, 01:26:08 pm
Yakuza games have amazing side-quests. If you liked the game try to do all the side quests. You get something very very cool when you finish them all.

You fucked up. Fallout 3 is the one everyone hates, New Vegas is the good one.
Refund it and get New Vegas.

What I found odd was the exact opposite. Having played though the GOTY version of Fallout 3, there was so much to do and experience for quite a bargain. I had the PS3 version of the game and have had my share of technical issues along the way but still, I had stuck with it. Major buffer overflow sessions that would leave the entire PS3 unresponsive for five minutes at some times while I witnessed one frame per two minutes until the game sorted itself out.

The GOTY version on the PS3 Had all the DLC expansions on the single BD which was a nice technical bonus...

The odd part is I had a much harder time getting into New Vegas despite the more streamlined UI and it felt a bit of an expansion that would be more profitable as a complete new release. Having the 360 as the source platform made the PS3 again suffer as I doubt Bethseda used the SPU's on the Cell processor which led to often lower performance behind the Xbox 360.

Despite the technical issues, New Vegas just didn't pull me in like Fallout 3 had done.


To the topic at hand, I've buried myself in Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Finally a game that has the ability to show the technical benefits of the PS4 and XB1 over the long lived seventh generation game systems that had once been holding back the potential of the new consoles all for the sake of profits (yearly CoD. Madden etc.) finally games are ready after more than nearly three years or more in development and testing and finally showing the benefits of the new consoles from the Wii U to the PS4.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on June 23, 2015, 03:46:43 pm
Finished episode 3 of Tales from the Borderlands.

Another great one from Telltale. The humour and characters are well written and the main story is staying on form yet again. I thought season 2 of TWD was good, but not that great till the end. This and Game of thrones though has been much better in my opinion.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on June 23, 2015, 05:35:49 pm
Eh? The Story mode of FO3 was just as linear, if not moreso wasn't it?
In New Vegas you can break off and join the legion/NCR/House much earlier than the 'last mission'.

I meant New Vegas railroaded you down a path regardless of whether or not you wanted to do the main quest. Also "four different story paths that may include one different quest compared to the others" does not equal "less linear." Also I didn't say "last mission," I said end of the first act. Or almost end, anyway.

Now granted, Fallout 3 is guilty of having a linear story, but at least there's some branching paths (which New Vegas basically doesn't truly have) and, most importantly, things to do and discover while you're walking to your destination.

Basically, New Vegas forces you down the path of the main quest whether you want to or not, but in 3 once you exit the Vault, you can totally go in any direction and be able to survive. In New Vegas, you go off the path and there's an 85% chance you'll run into enemies far more powerful than you, and you die. You can't go off that path until you're around level 20 or so (which, depending on your playstyle, can take between 15-30 hours).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 02, 2015, 07:18:42 am
I just beat Arkham Knight yesterday. All that's left to do is track down another 200 or so Riddler trophies so I can actually see the ending :-/.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 02, 2015, 04:30:24 pm
Man, some of those Charlie missions in Splinter Cell: Blacklist are tough. I mean ubber tough. I'm doing the Swiss embassy in Jordan(at least I think it is). It's a much smaller stage than the Pakistani embassy stage. This area is pretty easy if you just want to get close and personal with them guards. But once wave 11 hits, it's hard to be stealthy because it's a smaller area and there are very few hiding solid hiding spots. Specially since at this point we start to get those explosive bots and lots of dogs that can slow you down.


After I'm done with this game, I'm gonna go back to Valkyria Chronicles. I think enough time has passed to warrant another playtrough.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 02, 2015, 04:45:32 pm
Sonic 4 Episode 1

Felt like replaying it and I've now managed to unlock everything again. Still think it's pretty good. The only parts I don't like are the special stages (too many bumpers!!) and that last attack from Robotnik where you've sort of got to jump and attack him before the floor gives way. That, was cheap. Still good fun though and I'm planning on playing episode 2 soon. I'm kind of itching to go back and replay some more Sonic too, but that will have to wait till I've finished my next game.

Anna's Quest

It only came out today and I'm finding it really good. It's a point 'n' click adventure game set in a fairy tale like universe. The story so far has been simple, but solid and the puzzles aren't going into that horrible area of ill logic and tedious "grab everything and try anything" that so many others fall into. Sure, puzzles have slowed me down, but it's not been frustrating or down to bad design. I've slowed down, done a bit of exploration, found something and the makings of the puzzle start to emerge - leaving you with the fun task of putting it together.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on July 02, 2015, 10:01:03 pm
I've been trying to install Final Fantasy XIV the last few days. Apparently maintenance was in the way, and I've probably used up a quarter of my free trial just trying to download it. I'm not even that into MMO's or Final Fantasy (the only games I've invested any worthwhile time into have been Final Fantasy IX and Chocobo's Dungeon 2), but my friend has been really into it and got me interested. Hope it's worth all this pain.

Also started playing the GBA remake of Super Mario World. Never really played the game up until now, and man has it made me realize just how bad I am at old games. My ass is grass and the game is mowing it. Really good remake though, I picked it up just on the inclusion of the original Mario Bros. Arcade games make the best handheld games, in my opinion.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 05, 2015, 09:10:56 am
I've been trying to install Final Fantasy XIV the last few days. Apparently maintenance was in the way, and I've probably used up a quarter of my free trial just trying to download it. I'm not even that into MMO's or Final Fantasy (the only games I've invested any worthwhile time into have been Final Fantasy IX and Chocobo's Dungeon 2), but my friend has been really into it and got me interested. Hope it's worth all this pain.

I just picked it up in May. It's my first MMO, but I'm really enjoying it so far. If you're on the Jenova server, I can help you out with any questions or leveling up faster. There's a lot to the game. I'm still learning about new features on a regular basis.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 07, 2015, 07:10:10 am
Finished Anna's Quest, replays of Sonic 4 Episode 1 and 2.

Anna's Quest was brilliant. The puzzles were fun, the story ties itself up very well and the characters all had a good conclusion. I highly recommend this.

Sonic 4

Overall, still enjoyable and fun despite some issues here and there. Episode 2 improved on a lot of things ep 1 got wrong in my opinion. Physics, special stages, bosses and tails. The level design in 2 felt a bit more tedious however and I think that hindered the overall experience.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on July 07, 2015, 07:57:21 am
I got the good ending in Arkham Knight a few days ago, and I'm just working on the Platinum trophy now.
I should be able to pull it off. All I have to do is finish up the AR challenges, do 15 moves in one combo, and beat the new game plus.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 09, 2015, 01:36:21 am
Replay: Sonic the hedgehog 1

Plays just as I remembered. The foundations of a great series were still a little rough and some of the zones had some questionable level design and cheap placement of enemies. The special stages in this were far better than Sonic 4 Episode 1 as I felt I had better control due to Sonic 1 not dumping bumpers anywhere and everywhere.

Sonic 2

This is my first fully completed play on this and my god how did anyone get that far without a save feature back in the day? The games extremely long and some of the boss fights require pin point accuracy or it'll count as a hit against sonic. Again, some questionable level design in places and annoying enemies, but overall a far better experience. The special stages are more of a memory test and worked okay. You can see a lot of improvements from Sonic 1. Sonic controlled better in 2, more memorable zones and I particularly enjoyed the clever boss fight where you had to jumo up arrows to reach Robotnik. I just can't believe they expected people to get that far with no save feature, but it was a different time I guess.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 09, 2015, 08:58:52 am
You've got to remember that you weren't necessarily expected to beat the game your first time through. Part of the joy of the old games like that were that you got a bit further each time you played. The first time you might lose all your lives by Level 3. Then next time you get better and know how to play, so you get to Level 5. Next time you find extra lives, die less often, and you get to level 8. So on until you finish the game.

The game isn't really that long by today's standards, but no save feature meant that you replayed and got better, getting further each time.

Some of my fondest gaming memories were playing Sonic 1 and 2 with my dad and we'd get further each time. Each new level felt like a real achievement because 'Wow, we've never been this far in the game before!' and if we died, we'd be starting over again the next time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 09, 2015, 10:41:22 am
Yeah, I can see what you mean. I think it would still hold its replay value even with the save feature mind. Thanks to the level select, you can play certain levels for time attack, hidden paths etc and people still do.

It's probably just my tastes. I was very young when these games were released and I only played games every now and then. It wasn't intill I played Broken Sword on the PS1 did I really start getting into them. The story, characters and visuals just had me hooked back then.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 09, 2015, 10:56:12 am
Sonic 3 introduced a Save Feature, although I do feel that was probably because the game was intended to be massive (Sonic 3+Knuckles).

And the idea of needing to start over still applied if you lost all your lives.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 09, 2015, 10:59:45 am
Oh, goodie. That's next on my list of games to play :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 09, 2015, 11:06:28 am
Oh, goodie. That's next on my list of games to play :)

How are you playing? Are you going to combine Sonic 3 +Knuckles?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 09, 2015, 11:10:27 am
I'm playing through the PC version from the Mega Drive classics collection. That calls it Sonic & Knuckles 3?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 09, 2015, 11:22:14 am
I'm playing through the PC version from the Mega Drive classics collection. That calls it Sonic & Knuckles 3?
This one?
http://store.steampowered.com/app/71162/

You should be good to go :)
It looks like this is the 'full' intended Sonic 3 + Knuckles experience.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 09, 2015, 12:11:55 pm
That's the one. Cheers. :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 10, 2015, 08:11:13 am
Splinter Cell Blacklist

I'm gonna finish that embassy stage! One way or another. Rounds 16,17, 18 are doable now that I've figured out that taking the offense is the best strategy. But round 19 is ubber tough.




Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae

An indie game that I got for dirt cheap at Gog.com. It's OK, an arena hack& slash game in which you fight waves of monsters and then beat the boss. Good production values considering it's budget.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Randroid on July 10, 2015, 12:37:17 pm
This one?
http://store.steampowered.com/app/71162/

You should be good to go :)
It looks like this is the 'full' intended Sonic 3 + Knuckles experience.


I remember when I was younger I kinda liked playing them separately. That way you got the Micheal Jackson Mini-boss music for Sonic 3.

That game though. Melted my face back then. God dammit sega, greenlight the Taxman version already.

Also, yeah, not having save files back then made things interesting. I remember leaving games paused in the morning and coming back after school to start again. Some games would restart if you leaved them paused for too long though.   
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Aki-at on July 10, 2015, 07:33:50 pm
Man I love it when someone plays through the classic Sonic games.

If you love platformers don't forget to try Rister and Monster World IV, those two alongside Shinobi are the finest games in their genre for the Mega Drive.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on July 11, 2015, 10:54:46 am
I got an old PS2 Genesis compilation recently, I think it's just called the SEGA Genesis Collection. I'm getting to try out a lot of new games, like Gain Ground, which I was honestly surprised was as fun as it is. I also played a bit of Ecco the Dolphin and my low opinion of the game I've had for a while still stands. Like the music though. I realize I could do better as far as Genesis compilations go, but I got this one for free so I'm not complaining.

I also got PS2 Shinobi which I'm very excited to play. In fact I got a ton of (mostly racing) games I'm playing through now, like PS2 Quake 3, which is actually a fine port unlike PS2 Unreal Tournament which I also got.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on July 11, 2015, 01:43:32 pm
Zapper: One Wicked Cricket (Gamecube)

I wrote this game off years ago as a Frogger rip-off with a character who looks straight out of the 90's "mascots with attitude" scene. I recently decided to give it another go and found it be a suprisingly good platformer. 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 12, 2015, 04:13:10 pm
Okay, I've managed to complete Sonic 3 & Knuckles with all the emeralds :)

You can definitely see the refinements in this. There seems to be less enemies and traps in the way which encourages the player to explore more and be rewarded for it with different item boxes. Getting the emeralds was far more fun this time around too, as they allowed you to see what needs to be done, pause the game and work out a safe way to get the spheres. Even if you manage to mess up, it's still lets you try again with some more exploration for the giant rings.

My only negative I suppose, is due to the more open acts. There were times where I weren't sure if I was actually going the right way. They were only every now and then though - and even then I'd just keep moving till something confirmed it's the right way.

Next up, Sonic CD :)

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 13, 2015, 04:48:56 am
Okay, this is...different. it goes against a lot of what I said about S3&K. First impressions, but the level design is awkward and the amount of things going on really disrupts the flow of the acts.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 13, 2015, 05:46:14 pm
Finished Splinter Cell Blacklist and all of a sudden, I havê no new games to play.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on July 13, 2015, 07:09:51 pm
So I have decided to slowly play off some of the smaller games on my Steam Library. The other day I 100% beat Tales from Space: Blob whatever the fuck. It was alright, I got it due to reminding me of Smartball on SNES.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on July 13, 2015, 08:29:32 pm
I'M PLAYING PS2 SHINOBI RIGHT NOW AND I AM VERY GLAD I GOT THIS GAME BECAUSE I AM FIGHTING A FUCKING GHOST HELICOPTER THAT IS PERPETUALLY ON FIRE
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on July 13, 2015, 10:18:18 pm
How you like the really unfair checkpoints? .
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on July 13, 2015, 10:20:17 pm
There are checkpoints in this game? /sarcasm
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Old_School on July 14, 2015, 01:36:35 am
I've been playing The Witcher 3. I like how the combat keeps me on my toes and makes me actually pay attention to what's going on.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Randroid on July 14, 2015, 02:27:13 pm
I dusted off the old xbox360 and finally beat Gears of War 3. Good series all in all. Since my mind was hardwired into 3rd person shooter mode, I decided to pop Vanquish in, and continue my God Hard game.

God damn, the difference between the two games. I love you Marcus, but you wouldn't last 5 seconds in Sam's world.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 14, 2015, 03:32:50 pm
Finished Sonic CD, I just need to get the time stones I guess.

I'm a bit unsure on this though. The Japanese soundtrack is pretty cool and feels very 90s, but the level design leaves a lot to be desired. It kind of felt like everything was working against me and there was little chance to build speed. The zones seemed really short and little to them too.

There's some creative ideas in this, but it feels really weak compared to Sonic 3.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 15, 2015, 08:07:59 am
I've noticed with all the games you kind of notice things stopping you from building speed as a negative. I think the games were designed that way, they weren't meant to be really easy to go fast, but rather once you got good at the game you were rewarded with the crazier speeds (outside of some moments designed for pure balls out speed, like Chemical Plant Zone in some sections)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 15, 2015, 08:21:10 am
Oh, yeah, I acknowledge that and agree, it's just some of them felt really cheap with things like enemies being placed right at the top of a ledge - making it impossible to not get hit or die. Sonic 3 seemed to have less of that and more brick walls that you hit which slowed you down instead. Sonic CD had an annoying level of springs that put the control completely out of use as you were sent hurdling back.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on July 15, 2015, 09:59:19 am
Been playing a couple of games.

Went back to Darksiders and im really liking it. I like the unexpected flkw better than Zelda, where theres more of a pattern.

Also Mario and Luigi dream team on the 3ds. Looks can be deceiving, but these mario jrpgs are one of the best in the genre. The music has always been mostly silly with a couple of ones that stood out. But this one has surprised me with its soundtrack so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on July 15, 2015, 11:06:35 am
I agree Sonic CD's level design was just not good. I can understand being rewarded with high speeds for memorizing levels, but when the speed is a BIG part of the functionality of the game, it shouldn't be so damn hard to get it. In other Sonic games, I think it's fine (as fine as I think that practice in console design is, which is not very), but for CD it practically kills the game for me.

Oh and Collision Chaos was just a sinful level. I hated every minute of it, it actually made my anxiety start acting up.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 15, 2015, 11:29:08 am
Is that the one where springs are quite literally everywhere towards the middle of the level?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on July 15, 2015, 11:42:26 am
Springs, bumpers, you name it, along with the agonizingly pink background (and I LOVE pink so saying it's agonizing is something) made it not only extremely disorienting, but also kind of sickening.

Truth be told, I don't think Sonic's for me. I have too many different design philosophies to really jive with it, I like 3D slightly more, but I'm largely indifferent to the series. Not to mention, playing 2D Sonic for too long leaves me nauseous, so it's literally sickening to play.


If a game isn't just meh for me (like Sonic 2 and Sonic Adventure), then I think it's downright awful (like Sonic CD and Sonic Adventure 2). The only game I've thought was great was Generations. But since I'm on this thread...

I did pick up Sonic Advance 2 at the behest of a recent article about good SEGA GBA games, and I think it's okay. Again, my dislike of Sonic's general design keeps me from thinking it's that good, but for a portable game, I can say it's alright.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on July 15, 2015, 01:02:06 pm
Sonic CD is the kind of game where its just fun to mess in a stage instead of aiming towards the end of the level. But yeah the level design isnt that good lol.

Sonic 1 all day err day tho  :afroman: I think if you pay attention real well at the synergy of all mechanics with its level design in sonic 1 you might appreciate it a bit more instead of looking at it from, its a slow sonic game(like most do unfortunatly).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on July 15, 2015, 05:36:14 pm
Been playing a couple of games.

Went back to Darksiders and im really liking it. I like the unexpected flkw better than Zelda, where theres more of a pattern.

Also Mario and Luigi dream team on the 3ds. Looks can be deceiving, but these mario jrpgs are one of the best in the genre. The music has always been mostly silly with a couple of ones that stood out. But this one has surprised me with its soundtrack so far.


Nice, never really got into Darksiders 1, if you're enjoying that one, you'll love 2. I never got around to finishing 2, but i plan to sometime, it's a lot of fun.

Sonic 2 was the best. =)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 16, 2015, 12:39:26 am
Springs, bumpers, you name it, along with the agonizingly pink background (and I LOVE pink so saying it's agonizing is something) made it not only extremely disorienting, but also kind of sickening.

Truth be told, I don't think Sonic's for me. I have too many different design philosophies to really jive with it, I like 3D slightly more, but I'm largely indifferent to the series. Not to mention, playing 2D Sonic for too long leaves me nauseous, so it's literally sickening to play.


If a game isn't just meh for me (like Sonic 2 and Sonic Adventure), then I think it's downright awful (like Sonic CD and Sonic Adventure 2). The only game I've thought was great was Generations. But since I'm on this thread...

I did pick up Sonic Advance 2 at the behest of a recent article about good SEGA GBA games, and I think it's okay. Again, my dislike of Sonic's general design keeps me from thinking it's that good, but for a portable game, I can say it's alright.

Have you tried something like Banjo Kazooie instead? Hopefully you won't have motion sickness with that.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 16, 2015, 07:31:58 am
If a game isn't just meh for me (like Sonic 2 and Sonic Adventure), then I think it's downright awful (like Sonic CD and Sonic Adventure 2). The only game I've thought was great was Generations.

With every post I read, it's like... it's like someone created the polar opposite of me when you were born. It's rather fascinating.

You're alright though.

I haven't been playing a damn thing for the last two weeks. Will get back to MGS2 next week when I've got the place to myself again.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on July 17, 2015, 12:31:16 am
Nice, never really got into Darksiders 1, if you're enjoying that one, you'll love 2. I never got around to finishing 2, but i plan to sometime, it's a lot of fun.

Sonic 2 was the best. =)
Yup that's the plan. Hope I finish the game soon. Had been going on and off with it and stopped a long time, but I got back into it now. Game gets better along the way.

After Darksiders im planning to either start with Elder scrolls oblivion or Fallout 3? What do ya'll think I should play first?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on July 17, 2015, 01:41:19 am
Have you tried something like Banjo Kazooie instead? Hopefully you won't have motion sickness with that.

I've tried Banjo, but have never sunk any time past the first couple levels in. I blame it more on picking it up at the wrong times than the game itself. I've had an N64 for a while, and I've been considering picking it up but I just haven't had that much interest. It definitely seems like something I'd bee into. And it's not really video games in general or even platformers that make me sick, it's just 2D Sonic. I dunno what's up with it, I've never heard of it happening with anyone else. Not even other 2D platformers do it. It's weird.

With every post I read, it's like... it's like someone created the polar opposite of me when you were born. It's rather fascinating.

You're alright though.

Heh, I've never gotten that before. I'll take it as a compliment, thank you.

After Darksiders im planning to either start with Elder scrolls oblivion or Fallout 3? What do ya'll think I should play first?

Tough call. Of course, we all know Fallout 3 is one of my favorite games, but Oblivion's definitely got merits. It's aged really weirdly though, like not in a bad way, but looking at later Bethesda games, it really sticks out. But I will say that everything that was bad about Morrowind (travelling, combat, levelling, graphics, etc.) was fixed by Oblivion, and it has some very entertaining quests and questlines (Dark Brotherhood comes to mind, but the others aren't huge slouches either). ESPECIALLY the Deadric quests, those are a highlight. The DLC's pretty meh though.
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Post by: pirovash88 on July 17, 2015, 02:28:23 pm
Yup that's the plan. Hope I finish the game soon. Had been going on and off with it and stopped a long time, but I got back into it now. Game gets better along the way.

After Darksiders im planning to either start with Elder scrolls oblivion or Fallout 3? What do ya'll think I should play first?

Hmm.. Well considering how i thought Oblivion was one of the most boring games i had ever played, i would say go with Fallout. I've never actually played one, but i've heard great things.

I'm contemplating what to play after Alien on XOne. I think my Wii U needs some love.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 21, 2015, 04:30:40 pm
I'm playing Final Fantasy 7 again after a huge hiatus. Gotten a little used to the ubber pixelated graphics.


I've also tried out Phantasy Star Online 2. Since the localized version from Playpark / Asiasoft now allows acess to all IPs, I decided to try it out: 14 gigabytes later and two hours worth of tweaking specs and installing patches, I have to say that it looks OK.


The Tutorial section has it's own built-in story mode and the character creation is arguably one of the better ones out there. Other than that, it just seems like a PSO with better graphics and a different HUD.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 22, 2015, 12:15:33 am
Finished episode 5 of Telltale's Game of Thrones.

Despite not liking GoT, like there Walking dead series, I was hoping they'd do something good with it. But, it turns out to be the worst episode I've ever seen from them. They've completely ruined ever plan we've been building on during the season with cheap, shoddy writing and choices that should never of happened as the characters knew it was a trap to begin with.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on July 22, 2015, 08:45:13 pm
Shadow Man (N64) - Owned this game for years and could never get into it. Last week I decided to give it another go and it took. One of the best experiences I've had on the N64 in a while. Although the disturbing content is tame by today's standards, the deep gameplay, compelling atmosphere and ambient soundtrack make this one of Acclaim's better efforts.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MadeManG74 on July 23, 2015, 09:56:16 am
Shadow Man (N64) - Owned this game for years and could never get into it. Last week I decided to give it another go and it took. One of the best experiences I've had on the N64 in a while. Although the disturbing content is tame by today's standards, the deep gameplay, compelling atmosphere and ambient soundtrack make this one of Acclaim's better efforts.
Is it identical to the Dreamcast version? I adored this game on Dreamcast, it was so great.

I got back into CoH2 thanks to the new patch which is HUGE in terms of the gameplay changes. I'm liking it so far.

I noticed that Way of the Samurai 4 is out today on steam, so I bought that for the pre-order price of 40% off. Can't wait to try it out, it looks like such a fun B-Game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66OUnsUVNyE
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on July 23, 2015, 04:44:03 pm
I haven't played the Dreamcast version, but there's a good video on youtube comparing all 3 console versions. I think the N64 version holds it's ground very well against the DC version. The character models have the usual soft, rounded edges you would expect on an N64 game. I'm about 3/4 of the way through it and there has been only one instance where I had to adjust the camera, which says a lot. Apparantly the PS1 version has poor control and lacks a brightness adjustment option.

While it's silly to compare ports on consoles released years apart, but I still find it fascinating. You just don't see such varying degrees in console ports these days.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woJ1GUmL0Xw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woJ1GUmL0Xw)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 24, 2015, 05:44:20 am
I played Shadowman on the Dreamcast. It was OK, a strange game that's for sure. The PS1 version looks like crap, the N64 version looks great, though the Dreamcast is visually superior on every single aspect.

With so many comparisons nowdays with barely discernable differences, it's fun to see videos like these.

Anyway, more Final Fantasy 7, PC version. That's all I'm playing right now. Got through a particular tough dungeon on Red XIII's village.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on July 24, 2015, 01:18:58 pm
Gonna try to wrap up Alien Isolation this weekend, hopefully. Then start up Vanquish after having a sealed copy for years, cause Mang told me to.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 25, 2015, 06:38:31 pm
Until muh copy of Arkham Origins arrives , I'll entertain myself with Final Fantasy 7 (PC Steam version). So far so good. Difficulty spikes can be hassle in this game. Ever so often you can mow dowm enemies for hours but every new dungeon has really tough foes.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Radrappy on July 28, 2015, 12:28:39 pm
Gonna try to wrap up Alien Isolation this weekend, hopefully. Then start up Vanquish after having a sealed copy for years, cause Mang told me to.

Vanquish is an absolute treat.  Every cell in that game's body is screaming with fun and joy.  If binary domain felt like a slog in the mud, Vanquish is a goddamn bounce castle. 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 28, 2015, 05:25:32 pm
So I've been playin' Final Fantasy VII for the past few days. Got a solid 20hrs in. Overall impressions, ugly graphics aside, since it was a Playstation 1 game, it's quite a feat. Why they didn't use the battle mode character models instead of those chibi barely discernable models is one odd design choice that I'll never understand.


For the most part, the story is interesting, there are a few twists here and there. As far as characters go, even though I still think Final Fantasy XII is the superior title, Cloud Strife is for the most part, a well rounded character, leaps and bounds above someone like Lighting and Vahn to some extent.


I've just entered a major Temple that apparentely will contain a major plot event.. or so I'm told.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on July 28, 2015, 06:25:20 pm
Life is Strange episode 4

Jeez...that was so tough! The story is coming to a close and everything has gone serious. Characters are fully coming out of their shells and they're bringing their demons with them. I had a feeling they were hammering home one suspect to much and the last scene proved it. But still, I didn't expect it to be THAT person. With replay value, great characters and world, I truly think this has beaten Telltale at their own game.

Well god-damn done Dontnod!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on July 28, 2015, 06:41:32 pm
Been playing "Heroes of the Storm", which is Blizzard's MOBA game they have out right now. Its like a super simplified version of MOBA. No last hitting minions, no item shops and more about team fights. I like it for what it is.

The game does have balancing issues and the game's stealth characters are too annoying.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Randroid on July 28, 2015, 07:17:22 pm
Vanquish is an absolute treat.  Every cell in that game's body is screaming with fun and joy.  If binary domain felt like a slog in the mud, Vanquish is a goddamn bounce castle. 

Pretty much the perfect 3rd person shooter. Been replaying it these days. It's begging for a PC release. I drool at the thought of this game with ultra-modern visuals and framerates.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on July 28, 2015, 07:20:29 pm
Sorry guys, Vanquish is a 5/10 average game. http://www.destructoid.com/review-vanquish-186214.phtml

Please understand that SEGA hasn't published anything good since 1993.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on July 29, 2015, 09:39:32 pm
Sorry guys, Vanquish is a 5/10 average game. http://www.destructoid.com/review-vanquish-186214.phtml

Please understand that SEGA hasn't published anything good since 1993.

Well eff that, I ain't playin' that shit then.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 30, 2015, 02:20:05 am
Was playin' Final Fantasy 7 till I had to send muh laptop to the repair store (the LCD inverter stopped working). I'll play Batman: Arkham Origins on the 360 to pass the time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Old_School on July 30, 2015, 06:30:14 pm
I recently finished a playthough of Shenmue and am currently working on Shenmue 2.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on July 30, 2015, 06:42:15 pm
For real, one of these days I'm gonna bring my Dreamcast out of retirement just for the Shenmue games.


I started Batman: Arkham Origins. Pretty good so far. Year One stories are ussually the ones I like. I have encountered a few bugs here and there but the game's pretty fun thus far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on August 14, 2015, 04:37:46 am
I have gotten helplessly addicted to Terraria.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 14, 2015, 05:42:29 pm
So after I looked up a walkthrough and finally gotten back to Final Fantasy 4. Android version that is.
Getting just a little sick of this game's difficulty. Every normal fight almost feels a damn boss fight.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on September 13, 2015, 05:32:20 pm
Sorry for the double-post.


Basically I've playing a lot of FF IV on my tablet. And I've playing The Phantom Pain aka MGS V. I've put 5 hours into the game so far. Did a lot of side missions and completed a couple of main story missions. I'm having fun so far... but am I out of line if I say that I'm not getting the chills that I've read on many of those reviews? Or am I still too early?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on September 28, 2015, 06:37:15 pm
I just finished Metro 2033 Redux last night, and now I'm playing through Metro Last Light Redux. I don't have any past experience to compare Last Light too since I never played the original, but 2033 Redux is really surprisingly good. I was already a big fan of the original game, but the remaster really nails everything the original slipped up on (except the stealth is still pretty bad, I never even attempted it with this playthrough). Last Light however, is even better somehow, they both feel like grand odysseys more than anything, and take full advantage of the fact they're post-nuclear apocalypse. The supernatural elements are still really well done, I even got chills during one sequence. Highly recommend both of them if you want a pair of good shooters or good post-apocalypse fiction.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Radrappy on September 28, 2015, 10:37:21 pm
I finally beat bloodborne last week and I honestly thought it was worse than DS1 and maaaaaybe even DS2.  It had a relatively short supply of content and there aren't many incentives to replaying the game.  It was short and relatively easy as well.

It's fucking gorgeous and runs silky smooth but the game itself feels somewhat thin and small compared to its predecessors.  Some amazing bosses and moments though.  My favorite boss was Mergo's wetnurse for the sound design alone.  The jangling of necklaces and jewelry was haunting. 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on September 29, 2015, 02:11:33 am
OK, Metal Gear Solid V has been a ton of fun so far. I am surprised at just how much of is just gameplay pure and simple. I haven't seen a cutscene so far that was more than 5 minutes, if that much. But jumping grandma on a stick, this last mission was a major hassle. I had to redo it so much that I got a chicken helmet and a chick helmet that made me pretty much invincible. Damn it! It was a bizarre out of nowhere difficulty spike.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on October 07, 2015, 06:19:44 am
I started playing and finished Undertale this week and just...holy shit. If you are at all a fan of RPG's, funny writing, or great music, please go play Undertale. Please. Please just play Undertale. I am begging you. Not only is it one of the most genuine and heartfelt games I've ever played, but it has some truly unique gameplay, characters, and worlds. It also has some of the best (and scariest) fourth-wall breaking I've ever seen.

All I'll say to keep spoilers down is that you know how games tout that characters will remember your choices? That happens here, but it's not just the characters. The game itself remembers what you did. It's incredible. I have no reservations calling this the best game of the decade.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on October 07, 2015, 07:10:51 am
^I am very interested in the game ever since I heard its music. (linked a track in the music thread)

Anyway i've been going through my 3DS backlog. Recently finished Mario Luigi dream team. Great game.

Now I have to choose between SMT IV or Xenoblade 3DS. I might go SMT IV first because Xenoblade may take 100 hours
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on October 13, 2015, 07:10:41 pm
Back to the Future the Game 30th Anniversary Edition for 360:

(http://www.thegamescabin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Back-to-the-Future-Game-670x372.jpg)

Oddly, I intended to buy the iOS version a few weeks back but decided to first see if the Wii version was any good, and lo and behold that same day the 30th Anniversary Edition was announced for 360, XBONE and PS4. I only own a 360 of those, so I pre-ordered it and it just arrived.

When I got it, it hit me that it was the first new 360 game I bought in a looooong time. I'm trying to think of the last new 360 game I bought... it must have been Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed in 2012.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 14, 2015, 02:12:31 am
Metal Gear Solid V, man...


It's sooo huge and there's so much to do. I'm about 40 hours into that game. So many side-ops, so many random stuff to do besides the main story missions. Though I gotta be honest, the plot as of right now is a litle slow moving and I feel like I'm rethreading old grounds, but overall, so much...


I need to beat this game so I can sleep better because it's just so addictive!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on October 25, 2015, 07:20:33 pm
So I finally beat Metal Gear Solid V... What bizarre rollercoaster of a game, that one is. Personally the ending felt like a massive letdown overall and somethin' happens just before that, that gets me just a tad annoyed. On the one hand, it feels like a very complete experience but on the other it's clear towards the end that a lotta content was cut out. GOTY contender easily. Open World Stealth at it's best.


Now back to one particular game... Agarest Generations of War.

Had it on my Steam librabry since forever as it was one of my very first purchases. So I decided to give it another go. To say that it's has one of the dullest combat systems ever is an understatement, but once you get the gist of it, it's somewhat tolerable. Agarest's strength lies in it's story, how the main hero carries his adventure and how he passes his mission on to this son and so forth. Part of the fun of this game is how there's a pseudo-dating sim mechanic where in certain events you can provide give answers that will affect the MP's relantionships throughout the whole aventure.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on October 31, 2015, 01:59:32 pm
Haunting Starring Poulterguy in honor of the season.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 01, 2015, 12:37:08 pm
Im finishing all the Mario RPG's (except the snes one untill I have the time) in anticipation to the Mario Luigi paper jam game coming for 3DS.

Recently finished paper mario 64 on WII U virtual console. Already mentioned in previous post but also finished mario luigi dream team on the 3DS. I had already finished the 2 DS games when they came out. And what im playing now is Paper mario the the thousand year door. Gotta say, as RPG's these games dont get too much exposure, but gameplay wise its very true to the mario stuff. Which basically means that the gameplay has been really excellent.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 02, 2015, 03:21:21 am
Agarest: Generations of War


Two hours down the drain because I didn't save before squaring off with crazy overpowered boss. F*** Y'all!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on November 03, 2015, 01:12:11 pm
I just finished Shenmue a few minutes ago. Other than the very beginning and the very end with the forklifts (which were just painfully slow), it was extremely solid and I'm glad to finally beaten it.

I am now popping in Shenmue II because I imagine it'll take me until the end of the year to finish.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on November 03, 2015, 03:33:29 pm
I just finished Shenmue a few minutes ago. Other than the very beginning and the very end with the forklifts (which were just painfully slow), it was extremely solid and I'm glad to finally beaten it.

I am now popping in Shenmue II because I imagine it'll take me until the end of the year to finish.

Which version are you playing? US or UK? Because before you start Shenmue II up, make sure to do the Shenmue I file save transfer! The UK versions make it easy, but the US version just needs a quick fix to the US Shenmue 1 file using VMU Tool to be used with the UK Shenmue II.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on November 03, 2015, 06:32:51 pm
I'm playing the Xbox port, so no file transferring for me unfortunately. I'm out of CD-R's anyway, so I can't get it rn either. Someday I'll play the Dreamcast version with one of the hacks to make the game NTSC or put it in the dub or something, but for now...

I'm actually surprised how GOOD the game looks on Xbox. After playing through the first game on my HDTV, with its horrid aliasing and blown up pixels, playing Shenmue II is a visual delight. (not to say the first game was bad by any means but II trumps it by far).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Phantasos on November 03, 2015, 06:34:14 pm
What are the changes in Shenmue 2 if you do a file transfer?

Anyway, finished Killer is Dead, starting on Resident Evil Revelations and replaying Panzer Dragoon: Orta -  If I could perform lewd, licentious sexual acts with the guys that pulled this game off as means of expressing my thanks of its existence, I would. Free of charge. I just found out the other day it has the original Panzer Dragoon as an unlockable, shit like that makes me moist.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on November 03, 2015, 11:54:56 pm
Stella Glow on 3DS, working toward that review come Nov 14th.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on November 04, 2015, 11:10:50 am
What are the changes in Shenmue 2 if you do a file transfer?

Carries over most of what you collected in the first game. It's not essential, but it makes it feel more like an ongoing journey. I'm hoping Shenmue III allows for some sort of way to make it feel as though you have transferred, but given all the SEGA branded toys will likely not carry over...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 05, 2015, 05:24:40 am
Agarest Generations of War

Finally reached Generation IV. This JRPG ain't so bad after all. It has a bit of that Resonance of Fate charm. Thow in some light dating sim-esque mechanics and it creates an interestng experience. Since the first generation, the hero has three girls whom he must choose to marry and their offspring will continue the mission.


Leonhardt was a cool character, Ladius, his son, isn't bad, but he's just a carbon copy of his dad. Thoma, on the other hand, started off as annoying, but I ended up having the most enjoyment out of this generation, despite some BS ubber hard boss battles. So now, I'm playing as Thoma's son, Duran.


So after we had the straight up serious hero type (Ladius, Leondhart) and the ladie's man / joker (Thoma), now we have the emo foul-mouthed goth punk, because JRPGs gotta JRPGs.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on November 05, 2015, 02:35:13 pm
Halo 5, lots and lots of Halo.

Anyone else have it?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 09, 2015, 08:29:01 am
Agarest Generations of War

(http://i65.tinypic.com/98dr4g.jpg)


So I just finished Generation 4 last night. A massive letdown... It's bad enough that Duran was arguably the most unlikeable main protagonist, he's basically a stone-faced emo douche who only starts showing a little more personality towards the end of the generation. The three main heroines are nice and all, but I never got to fully know them and the main protagonist just doesn't seem to have as much chemistry with 'em. Also it doesn't help that I apparentely skipped many events because since this generation has a lot of branching options, you can gloss over a lot of stuff unless you do all the events in a particular order. Good luck figuring that out without a guide! Hence why Duran and his relantionships feel a little underdeveloped. The only major event was the betrayal of one of main character's longest running comrades (since generation 2).


Well, at least I started the 5th and final generation with Rex, Duran's son and Leonhardt's great-great-grand-son. So far, he's way more likeable than Duran, he's closer to someone like Ladius or even Leonhardt, he even looks a lot like his great-great-grandpa.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 10, 2015, 07:28:11 am
Finished Paper Mario a thousand year door. Amazing game. Loved the humurous dialogue and great characters. The battle system never got old and a very cool finally. The franchise seems awfully underrated as Jrpg. Probably the most fun I had with one, besides it being thematically meh with it being mario instead of a more appropriate character for the genre

After that I started up super paper mario for wii, and it totally blows. Guess I can go back to my PC backlog now!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 11, 2015, 02:16:15 am
Agarest Generations of War

Oh, God, I have to finish this JRPG soon 'cause I got sooo many TV episodes that I haven't watched yet! Anyway, more shenanigans with Rex. One ubber hard boss fight cleared. 65 hours put into this game so far... Yep, I was really going loco over the whole thing. Yep, I was really hungry for some JRPG action.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 11, 2015, 11:04:41 am
So I officially started with Fallout 3. I think its really good so far, although a bit slow start. These games are usually a slow burn because you gotta find your best playstyle within the many options. Also getting to know a bit of the open world and finding your comfort within it
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on November 11, 2015, 03:47:00 pm
Hey speaking of Fallout, Fallout 4 is out! I'm having a blast right now (though I need to buy some more RAM for my computer to make up for the slack my graphics card is doing). My favorite moment so far has been finding one of those creepy cymbal monkey toys out in the woods, its eyes started glowing as I got towards and I pointed my gun at it in defiance. It summoned monsters to kill me.

I'm glad there are still moments like that in the game. The intro had me seriously worried the game was going to be really super serious, but that seems not to be the case. I'm only about five hours in so far, and I'm really happy to be playing this.

And for those wondering, yes the game is buggy as hell, and it doesn't seem that well optimized. I haven't found any crushing bugs, just immersion-breaking/funny ones, but if that's something that worries you, wait a month for all the patches, and if it REALLY worries you, wait until they've released the final patch and then buy the game, and then install the unoffical patch(es). Me, I'm fine with bugs, I'm honestly just waiting for the super comical ones to be found.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: CrazyT on November 18, 2015, 08:32:19 am
Fallout 3 is amazing. Cant believe I let it wait for so long. Its gonna take a while till I catch up to 4 lol. Gonna play vegas too after. This kind of makes me wanna try out all bethesda games. My god how am i gonna do that
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Moody on November 18, 2015, 09:03:16 am
Fallout 3 is amazing. Cant believe I let it wait for so long. Its gonna take a while till I catch up to 4 lol. Gonna play vegas too after. This kind of makes me wanna try out all bethesda games. My god how am i gonna do that

Steam sales! Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, and New Vegas go on sale quite cheaply soon for the holiday sale. Editions with all the DLC included typically drop down to around ten dollars for the holidays, if you don't care about the DLC atm tho it's even cheaper. Skyrim is the most expensive by far though.

I also recommend trying out the original Fallouts if you like old computer RPG's. I like them, but they're hard to get into if you're unused to that style of gameplay. As a heads-up, New Vegas functions more as a sequel to Fallout 2 storywise than Fallout 3 but playing Fallout 2 first just gives you a leg up on lore and background details.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 18, 2015, 05:20:26 pm
Agarest: Generations of War




YES! YES! YES! I've finally beaten this ubber-long Strategy RPG. The fifth and final generation ends. The ending is both positive and a little sad at the same time. Agarest: GoW is a pretty good SRPG but I can see how a lot of people might have some issues with it.


The obvious one: It is pretty long, it's basically fights, after fights, after fights, then a lenghty cutscene with a ton of dialogue. Once in a while you have to make a decision that will affect the main hero's relantionships with all the main heroines as well as impact the ending of the game. But ever so often it feels like a chore. Also free exploration is the biggest design problem in all of Agarest. The layout on a lot of these dungeons / free roaming areas is pure bullshit because many of those look exactly identical and sometimes you have to do something very specific to acess a new area.  Also the game has way too many characters, some of which you will likely never get to use in battle, like ever and there's really no penalty for not using them. I played the game with roughly the same 4 or 5 major characters.


Having said that, if you are a JRPG afficionado, Agarest: GoW does have some good things going for it:
- The dating sim aspect of it, since our hero's son has to carry on the mission, you often take decisions that will either please all the girls or make them hate you. The more a certain female character loves the main hero, the more powerfull their offspring will likely be. And whoever the main hero marries, the child will inherent traits, it stats and actual appearance. Some of it is window dressing since the character will go through the same adventure, but that choice allows for some replayability
- The combat system is pretty good, despite having a two step phase (first one for just moving and the second for actual combat), it has a nice level of strategy;
- The game feels long unnecessarily long, but I'm happy to see that a lot of effort went into crafting the story and new characters (save for the 4th Generation, the writers must have taken a sick day on that one), every new generation feels completely different;


It's fun if you want more low-budget / indie-esque JRPGs, but everyone else be warned, it's pretty long and at first a lot of stuff will go completely over your head if you don't have a guide with you.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 21, 2015, 09:23:40 am
(http://i68.tinypic.com/2r7li4z.jpg)


Alphadia Genesis (PC / Steam)

Out with the major problem first: This game as of right now, has no gamepad support. So if you play it on a big screen TV via HDMI, better get a USB keyboard.


Having said that, it's a pretty good port. It looks great and shiny on at 1920x1080. It's not a groundbreaking JRPG by any means, it's basically a 16-bit game when exploring and random battles are done in 3D. The characters are ubber-charming, I mean they are stereotypes, especially Fray who is arguably the happiest protagonist in a JRPG, he's so at ease, he doesn't hold grudges, he's not an emo douche (Walter, however, is the dude who keeps bottling up his resentment and his sarcasm never has any effect on the main hero).
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Post by: Tad on November 23, 2015, 06:10:15 am
Finished Telltale's Game of Thrones.

Overall, not bad. The last two episodes felt a bit off, but as we now know a season 2 is in the works, I think I understand why and how season 2 will start. The characters fit into the GoT universe perfectly and although I can't stand the tv show, this isn't as bad due to small chunks it's delivered in. There's some questionable moments (like a character is still standing despite logic saying he'd of bled out and died from injuries a long time ago), but it's still fun.
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Post by: CrazyT on November 29, 2015, 06:36:05 pm
Steam sales! Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim, and New Vegas go on sale quite cheaply soon for the holiday sale. Editions with all the DLC included typically drop down to around ten dollars for the holidays, if you don't care about the DLC atm tho it's even cheaper. Skyrim is the most expensive by far though.

I also recommend trying out the original Fallouts if you like old computer RPG's. I like them, but they're hard to get into if you're unused to that style of gameplay. As a heads-up, New Vegas functions more as a sequel to Fallout 2 storywise than Fallout 3 but playing Fallout 2 first just gives you a leg up on lore and background details.
With familyshare I thankfully got them all except for fallout 1&2. Tbh im an extreme completionist when it comes to games. I used to suck at bethesda games because it was horrible for someone with my playstyle(big world with too many choices)but Ive learned a lot from this fallout 3 playthrough how to play bethesda games. I got overcumbered really quick and I didnt wanna leave anything at first lol. Now I know that there's a lot of crap you dont need in bethesda games and I was able to enjoy it more. No more checking every locker, metal box or toolbox. Really made me enjoy the game much more

I finished fallout 3 btw. Im still doing the DLC and visiting all the places on the map. Yeah I gotta admit that while im determined to complete it to a satisfactory state, im starting to feel fatigued. Definetly gonna take a break after the final DLC. A break of maybe a week or 2 lol. Play some simpler games in the mean time :p

Edit: You know, I also gotta say that the world in fallout is horribly depressing. The shit that goes down in the world when you actually see everything. Some village of canibals for example. Some other village with religious wackos believing in radiation as light, turning the people in ghouls and calling them the enlightened ones or whatever while they look disgusting. Its such a disturbing world. Played it with earphones all the way through and it really got to me a lot of times
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Post by: Moody on November 29, 2015, 11:15:46 pm
Fallout is a very dark series, but its tone is more black comedy than anything. Fallout 3 is the darkest game, but the others aren't exactly lighthearted either. I think the darkest part of Fallout 3 was the Tenpenny Tower quest,  simply because every answer sucks in the end. Both sides are assholes, neither want to work together, and the methods for dealing with either side aren't pretty. Either that or the quest at Oasis, both are pretty fucked up.

What did you think of the story to Fallout 3? I thought writing wise it was pretty garbage, but that it was a lot of fun and at least had a lot of variety. I thought New Vegas' story as a whole was weaker (aside from that amazing first act), simply because it was less fun to play, no matter how well written it was.
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Post by: max_cady on November 30, 2015, 08:55:35 am
I'm almost done with Alphadia Genesis.

For the most part, the game is a lotta fun. I really wish it had gamepad support. For an Android to PC port, it's pretty good. I'm not too crazy over the brief flashes that this game has just before random battles. The game's roughly 15 hours long, doing all the extra stuff (the post-game stuff, the extra quests and finding all the hidden secrets) will get you a few more hours.


As soon as I'm done with this, I'll move on to either Fairy Fencer F or Hyperdimension Neptunia Rebirth1.
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Post by: CrazyT on November 30, 2015, 09:54:23 am
Fallout is a very dark series, but its tone is more black comedy than anything. Fallout 3 is the darkest game, but the others aren't exactly lighthearted either. I think the darkest part of Fallout 3 was the Tenpenny Tower quest,  simply because every answer sucks in the end. Both sides are assholes, neither want to work together, and the methods for dealing with either side aren't pretty. Either that or the quest at Oasis, both are pretty fucked up.

What did you think of the story to Fallout 3? I thought writing wise it was pretty garbage, but that it was a lot of fun and at least had a lot of variety. I thought New Vegas' story as a whole was weaker (aside from that amazing first act), simply because it was less fun to play, no matter how well written it was.
Hehe yeah i've been there. True. I actually checked the wikia everytime I finished a quest to see all the possible outcomes. In the case of tenpenny Tower I had already killed tenpenny for the ghoul crowley. Tenpenny seems to have been needed to create some sort of peace between the ghouls and the people? Couldnt go back anymore so I just wanted  to keep it a pleasant place at least lol. Tenpenny Tower with the Oasis is one of the few moments where I felt relieved. I mean yah the quests were dark, but the environts felt more peaceful than most places. Everything else just felt uneasy and disturbing.

I thought the mainline story was "just there" tbh. It felt like just one of all the quests with a bit more extra spice. Which is both a strength of the sidequests and a weakness of the mainquest. Cause the sidequests are more than what you'd typically expect. The story itself started out interesting but ended up generic. Maybe I missed something. Mind you, this is the first of this type of game ive played. I heard witcher 3 does everything better but I dont think ill play that soon.
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Post by: max_cady on December 02, 2015, 05:50:54 am
Holy Crap, there's a quest to get legendary weapons in Alphadia Genesis. Got three of 'em. So far. Most of the dungeons are a breeze, the one I'm on however is such a drag...
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Post by: max_cady on December 07, 2015, 09:37:04 am
So after I was done with Alphadia Genesis, I finally took some time to plunge into another major JRPG... Fairy Fencer F.


(http://i64.tinypic.com/2z99y1h.jpg)


Not what I was expecting. One thing that stands out like a sore thumb, it has arguably the worst, yet the most charming main character I've seen in a JRPG. Fang is almost a parody of your average emo JRPG main lead. He's constantly whining about everything (even during tutorials), is generally rude, is only mildly interested in the main quest, acts he doesn't have a single care in the world 'cept food and finds any and all excuses to just slack off. It's a pretty fun RPG so far.
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Post by: CrazyT on December 12, 2015, 06:25:38 pm
Playing xenoblade X and Yakuza 5. Havent given the latter too much time since it came out later. Having played a bit I can say it feels very good
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Post by: Happy Cat on December 12, 2015, 07:31:55 pm
I also finally got to play Yakuza 5 today. Game is so good to play. It's very refined. Story is good too, but stories have always been a strong point of the series. Gotta love those wacky side quests.
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Post by: Tad on December 13, 2015, 12:05:46 am
Really? I've always found the Yakuza story to be ridiculous nonsense.
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Post by: Happy Cat on December 13, 2015, 08:53:37 am
Really? I've always found the Yakuza story to be ridiculous nonsense.

Well it's not a super realistic story or anything, but it doesn't have to be, it's fiction based on real life. I mean, obviously you don't run into street punks and stomp faces on every corner in Japan. It's a fictional universe.

I think it's great at catching attention, and getting you attached to the characters, and creating a story that leaves you wanting to see the outcome. That's all a story needs, IMO.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 13, 2015, 10:15:04 am
Top back up what Happy Cat said, Yakuza exists in its own skewed and twisted take on the real world. Crazy stuff happening doesn't negate a good story. Look at Wes Anderson or Tarantino movies, they can be incredibly strange and unreal, but the stories are still exciting. I think going into Yakuza games expecting a realistic gritty crime story will set anybody up for disappointment, but that doesn't make what is there bad. If anything, I'd prefer what we have to a typical true crime story.
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Post by: CrazyT on December 13, 2015, 11:04:19 am
It's also the likable
Well it's not a super realistic story or anything, but it doesn't have to be, it's fiction based on real life. I mean, obviously you don't run into street punks and stomp faces on every corner in Japan. It's a fictional universe.

I think it's great at catching attention, and getting you attached to the characters, and creating a story that leaves you wanting to see the outcome. That's all a story needs, IMO.
Indeed. The characters are very likable hence easy to get attached to. The personalities alone make the series for me. Has been such a long time since ive played a yakuza game it made me forget how much of a frontseat the story takes over anything else. I kind of appreciate that more than I used to.
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Post by: Tad on December 13, 2015, 11:39:24 am
Oh, okay. I get what you mean. It is nonsense, but great nonsense.
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Post by: Happy Cat on December 13, 2015, 01:05:14 pm
Especially the wacky side missions! Whoever thought you'd be working at a restaurant in a game about beating up people. Or street racing in a Taxi when your a professional taxi driver ;D
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Post by: max_cady on December 14, 2015, 03:21:42 am
(http://i67.tinypic.com/24e2hif.jpg)


20 hours into Fairy Fencer F. I haven't had this much fun with a new JRPG in a long time. FFF is one of those games with an ubber basic plot (collect a ton of magical swords to revive a Goddess... somehow...) that can get by with colorful characters, witty dialogue and a flashy combat system.


The main hero Fang is a monumental slacker with a heart of gold, Tiara is a mean-spirited girl who for whatever reason gets hot everytime Fang insults her, Harley is a fairie researcher with a serious wardrobe malfunction (she cares very little about clothes), Galdo is canadian american speaking stereotype who becomes Fang's best bud and there's a strange creature that has a sword shoved into the top of it's head (WEEEEIIRRRD).


The combat system reminds me a little bit of games like Grandia 2 and Eternal Sonata.
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Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on December 17, 2015, 01:38:00 am
Lego Star Wars 2 (Gamecube).
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Post by: CrazyT on December 19, 2015, 06:04:50 pm
After finishing fallout 3, I went back to playing elder scrolls online. It was the game that boosted my confidence on bethesda games and brought me to fallout games in the first place. As an MMO im playing it alongside the games I mentioned previously.

As I progress the game is impressing me, like a lot. As a huge pso player since the beginning ive always liked the more action oriented mmo playstyle, and here it is, the best one ive ever played. It has been such a great ride so far and the moments you are forced to team up, not because the game forces you, but because its a nescesaty to actually be able to pass the tough challenge, is amazing. Ive just gone through one of these tough dungeons with a great team that didnt want to give up despite the many deaths and respawns. Being done with it at the end made me realize how much i missed this legit cooperative play where you actually need each other. PSO did this for me. And i think its the reason why pso2 lost me at some point

And this is without praising the atmosphwre of the huge world.
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Post by: Aki-at on December 22, 2015, 05:47:57 pm
So to cope with life, got myself Dragon Quest Heroes, Rhythm Thief, Resident Evil Revelations 2 and Fantasy Life.

Decided to start with the game I thought I'd complete the quickest Rhythm Thief and I'm having a blast. It's very simplistic and it might not win any sort of long term recognition from me for it's gameplay but I'm liking the charm it exuberates and above all else the delightful music I've heard so far. Enjoyable title so far, will probably start after Dragon Quest or Resident Evil after completing this game.
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Post by: max_cady on December 23, 2015, 08:15:14 am
Fairy Fencer F

I'm almost done with my 2nd playtrough. Just wanted to clear up all the extra stuff I got left to do (like secret Fairies, extra playable characters and an extra ending).
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Post by: Radrappy on December 23, 2015, 02:19:09 pm
So to cope with life, got myself Dragon Quest Heroes, Rhythm Thief, Resident Evil Revelations 2 and Fantasy Life.

Decided to start with the game I thought I'd complete the quickest Rhythm Thief and I'm having a blast. It's very simplistic and it might not win any sort of long term recognition from me for it's gameplay but I'm liking the charm it exuberates and above all else the delightful music I've heard so far. Enjoyable title so far, will probably start after Dragon Quest or Resident Evil after completing this game.

Make sure to get a buddy for RE:R2.  Its not as fun as a single player game.  It has some legit chills in it though that harken back to the originals.

As for me i just completed demons souls meaning Ive conquered all four souls series games on the market!  All i have left is the old hunters dlc that just came out for BB.  Cant wait to dig in when I get home.
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Post by: Aki-at on December 23, 2015, 05:57:21 pm
Make sure to get a buddy for RE:R2.  Its not as fun as a single player game.  It has some legit chills in it though that harken back to the originals.

Will do! I co-oped a bit it so far and it seems it was designed with that in mind so stick to playing this one with a buddy.
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Post by: Happy Cat on December 25, 2015, 01:46:24 pm
Playing Disgaea Afternoon of Darkness on my PSP. I remember when i got this game, got it right when it came out and was all excited to play it cause it looked so awesome. Then I didn't understand anything about it and failed hard over and over and over. Eventually I lost interest.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KyZq7XDnzg


Recently I saw someone playing through Disgaea 4 on youtube who isn't so great at strategy games and he managed to beat the game, so it made me want to play the game again for some weird reason. I forgot how loud the UMD drive was, I also got phantasy star portable 2 and Crush on UMD and other PSP games digitally. What a great handheld PSP was.


Anyways, been strlugging a bit, but this time I'm taking the time to learn the game's mechanics and am enjoying myself. I don't know if I'll actually ever beat this game, but I'm enjoying myself rightnow so I guess that is all that matters.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on December 25, 2015, 02:10:17 pm
Once I return home I'll be playing Bayonetta 2. Got it finally, since the Smash reveal it has sold out everywhere and shot up in price on eBay. Thankfully I found it for $40 at a retro game shop.
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Post by: CrazyT on December 25, 2015, 02:27:59 pm
Once I return home I'll be playing Bayonetta 2. Got it finally, since the Smash reveal it has sold out everywhere and shot up in price on eBay. Thankfully I found it for $40 at a retro game shop.
Good call.

I have been playing xenoblade X and I finally got my mech. Ive made comparisons to PSO before, but the game feels more like the genesis games honestly. But now i've got a mech it feels like Xenogears. I havent talked much about this game while ive been hyping it up a lot and playing it quite a bit since it came out.

Usually I like to finish a game quick so I can get to the next one, which in this case is Yakuza 5, but this is one of the few cases where I dont want it to end. Thankfully the game has good replayability. Once done there's going to be enough to explore still. But I think ill give it a rest for a bit when im done with the story. Really looking forward  to sinking my time into Y5
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Post by: Tad on December 26, 2015, 06:31:01 am
Finished episodes 1-4 and waiting on 5 of Dreamfall Chapters.

Apart from episode 1 which was a bit too slow, it's been great. The story, the tone and the "dreamer" storyline seems to be wrapping up well. They also seem to be trying start something else, but I'm not sure if that's the best move as it's taken them this long to get this far.
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Post by: max_cady on December 26, 2015, 03:37:04 pm
Done with my 2nd Playthrough of Fairy Fencer F! There's a new version of FFF coming out soon on PS4 (it's basically a HD remake with extra content). I'll be gettin' that one.
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Post by: pirovash88 on January 09, 2016, 02:08:05 am
I just finished up Wolfenstein The New Order, wow. What an unexpectedly great game.
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Post by: Moody on January 10, 2016, 07:17:43 pm
Been playing Rayman 2 again via the PS2 remaster, Revolution and...people think this version isn't any good??? This has become my like favorite version for improving everything I already love about the game. Visually, it looks goddamn amazing for what launched as a N64 game being put on the PS2, they really made the game look like a surreal, fantastical world here, and this is on top of already good, well-aged visuals. The level design changes are smart and the levels themselves look great with more detail, the new mechanics are likable (though I can see why some might not prefer them), and while I know of the stigma towards hub worlds, I really don't mind the one here, but it needs a map. The ONLY thing against this version is the framerate. I've read it's only at 30fps, which I don't really care about, but it has slowdown. Buuuut, in a slow-paced game like Rayman, I don't think the slowdown is as bad as in, say, Jet Set Radio Future. I've heard complaints about the loading, but every version of the game afaik has a lot of loading, and it's not like the loading here is /long/, just frequent. I can see how others would find these turn-offs, but they're not a deterrent at all for me.
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Post by: max_cady on January 11, 2016, 04:58:45 am
I'm still playing a lot of games on the Xbox 360. Namely Metal Gear Solid V again. I've put a couple of extra hours to complete the leftover stuff (like side-missions and the those ubber hard missions to which I have three left to do). I'm 109 hours into it and the best part is that I got Quiet back after I replayed the Cloaked in Darkness mission 7 times!


I'm also having a ton of fun with Naruto: Rise of a Ninja. The combat is good but I swear that most of the AI sparring partners are oddly ubber dificult to beat (much more than the story missions), I mean not Dead or Alive 4 cheap, but it can get a little frustaring when they seem to connect their combos way more easily and pull off the jutsu signs a little easier. I little gripe I have that when you do Naruto's shadow clone jutsu, you can choose with buttons to press to do the entire sequence. The thing is you have to have pinpoint accuracy when pressing the button the instant it prompts on the screen. If you are a little nervous, you'll most likely miss one or maybe all of 'em.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on January 11, 2016, 09:07:09 am
Been playing Rayman 2 again via the PS2 remaster, Revolution and...people think this version isn't any good??? This has become my like favorite version for improving everything I already love about the game. Visually, it looks goddamn amazing for what launched as a N64 game being put on the PS2, they really made the game look like a surreal, fantastical world here, and this is on top of already good, well-aged visuals. The level design changes are smart and the levels themselves look great with more detail, the new mechanics are likable (though I can see why some might not prefer them), and while I know of the stigma towards hub worlds, I really don't mind the one here, but it needs a map. The ONLY thing against this version is the framerate. I've read it's only at 30fps, which I don't really care about, but it has slowdown. Buuuut, in a slow-paced game like Rayman, I don't think the slowdown is as bad as in, say, Jet Set Radio Future. I've heard complaints about the loading, but every version of the game afaik has a lot of loading, and it's not like the loading here is /long/, just frequent. I can see how others would find these turn-offs, but they're not a deterrent at all for me.

I have only heard that the framerate is not as consistent as the Dreamcast version. Revolution has quite a few additions and tweaks, from what I've read, sort of like a director's cut. Sounds cool. Though, is Revolution the one that replaces the gibberish language with voice actors speaking english? I know some versions did, and that is the one knock I have against them. The nonsense language is far more endearing and funny.
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Post by: Moody on January 11, 2016, 10:34:48 am
^AFAIK, only the PS1 version forces it on you. I've heard the Dreamcast version has it as an option, unfortunately can't confirm, but Revolution has it as default and does keep the gibberish as an option (and they even recorded new gibberish for the new lines and some others). You do need to set it each time you start the game but it's not too much a bother.

And yeah, Revolution adds a lot of new stuff. New levels, bosses, a hub world, you can officially get the 1,000th lum, some new minigames, an ability store, new and enhanced visuals and animations; some people call it a straight up remake and I can definitely see where they get confused on that. It wouldn't surprise me if this is the version Ancel wanted to make but had to compromise.
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Post by: George on January 11, 2016, 05:01:55 pm
Booted up Sleeping Dogs again on PC, was going to try and finish some side stuff. I guess I totally missed the 'Enter the Dragon' type mission they did. Very nice surprise.
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Post by: max_cady on January 11, 2016, 06:14:42 pm
More Naruto: Rise of a Ninja. Just gonna finish off all the side missions before I head out to the final mission.
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Post by: CrazyT on January 12, 2016, 02:18:17 am
Finished Ori and the blind forest recently. I think anyone who's seen the game knows that it looks beautiful. But a lot of  times that came in cost of seeing whats going on, where the projectiles were coming from for example. You could say the game wanted to look good too much that it gets in the way of the gameplay sometimes. Emphasis on 'sometimes' because other than that, the experience was a very memorable one. It's a short game of probably around 6 hours, and finishing it felt really fulfilling. Its a rollercoaster with very good pacing. Never a dull moment. Never experienced a "metroidvania" game with a flow like this.

Im also at the final Story mission in Xenoblade X. I feel like ive seen so much stuff in the game that I didnt engage with yet, that the story feels like such a small portion of the actual game. There's level 90 enemies flying around that im not nearly close to being able to beat, yet im having difficulty with level 40/50 enemies right now. Seems like the actual meat of the game are the things beside and after the story. While the story has been pretty interesting, I think this is the type of game where you wont even experience 50% of  the game if you ignore the side stuff. Tho Ive already put 110 hours into the game so Im definitly gonna take a break after finishing the story.
 
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Post by: Tad on January 12, 2016, 11:45:29 am
Despite loving the attention to detail in those types of games, I never feel the urge to grind my way through them. Even as a kid, I'd use action replay to play FF7,8 and 9. Think 10 was the only one where I didn't really.

Ori is great though. Can't remember the last time I played a game in that style and enjoyed it.
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Post by: max_cady on January 13, 2016, 09:11:19 am
Finished Naruto: Rise of a Ninja.


It's a really great concept for a game based around the Naruto series. It's part open-world, it's part RPG and it's part fighting game. The Hidden Leaf Village is pretty big, with a lot of hidden stops and places to jump around. Characters from the series that you can learn moves from, characters to brawl with (be it Kakashi, Sakura, Kiba or Sasuke), a couple of fetch quests here and there. It's just long enough that the quests that the stuff you doesn't feel repetitive.


They all go a little cheap since of the big cutscenes are ripped straight out of the TV series, albeit a very abridged version since between Naruto's first stories (there's a sizeable chunk of story between Zazuba's story arc and the Chunnin Exams that's missing, but maybe it's for the best).
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Post by: Tad on January 13, 2016, 10:45:13 am
Replaying Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse

I don't care if you like adventure games or not, but please take a look at the artwork in this game. It's simply stunning. All but the characters are hand drawn and digitally painted by professionals that have worked on all sorts of projects over the years. It's very much like a Disney film in games.

Revolution Software (developers) hold a special place in my head due to growing up with their titles. It was their hit on the PS1 (Broken Sword, the shadow of the templar's) that made me see games can be so much more then just about gameplay. The story, the characters, the world and each game from them has had my attention the second it's released.

Yes, like all games, there's issues here and there, but they still bring a great quality title to the industry that deserves attention in my view. Can't wait for their next game :)
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Post by: fernandeath on January 13, 2016, 04:54:47 pm
Mad Max and Yu-Gi-Oh Legacy of the Duelist (this one since it was launched, 5 months ago).
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Post by: max_cady on January 14, 2016, 02:48:48 am
I haven't touched my PS4 since Christmas and since I've played most of my Xbox 360 titles (Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 hasn't arrived in the mail yet) I decided to get back to Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree Woe and the Blight Below aka Dynasty Warriors with Dragon Quest characters.
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Post by: CrazyT on January 16, 2016, 01:31:52 pm
Despite loving the attention to detail in those types of games, I never feel the urge to grind my way through them. Even as a kid, I'd use action replay to play FF7,8 and 9. Think 10 was the only one where I didn't really.

Ori is great though. Can't remember the last time I played a game in that style and enjoyed it.
Yeah Ori was great. Game sticks with you after you finish.

About Jrpgs. It really comes down to the combat system for me and how much it keeps me engaged. Its a problem with final fantasies because theyre battle systems are hit and miss and in the case of ff9 while good, really slow.

Xenoblade's combat system is I think a good fusion between jrpg turn based and western action Rpg's. Id say its jrpg meets dragon age. There's enough interactivity to keep it interesting, and yiu can mostly avoid enemies and run past em if they arent too aggresive

I finished that game today, and the ending was surprisingly good. Finally going on with Yakuza 5 now
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Post by: Tad on January 20, 2016, 08:48:59 am
So, I'm tempted to give Yakuza another go. Thinking of starting on Yakuza 4 as the others are quite expensive here now and I'm not sure if I'll like it just yet.

Do you think 4 is a good place to start? I've heard you get a recap on what's happened anyway...
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Post by: Phantasos on January 20, 2016, 09:46:42 am
So, I'm tempted to give Yakuza another go. Thinking of starting on Yakuza 4 as the others are quite expensive here now and I'm not sure if I'll like it just yet.

Do you think 4 is a good place to start? I've heard you get a recap on what's happened anyway...

I think 1 is a good place to start. Because, you know, it's the first game. Can't you buy it off PSN? Or just emulate it.
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Post by: Tad on January 20, 2016, 10:13:16 am
I was thinking that, but due to recent comments from SEGA of Europe about looking into bringing Yakuza to PC, I'm tempted to just hold off really.

It's a series that really could do with being on PC due to the sheer amount of them spread across 3 platforms too.
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Post by: CrazyT on January 20, 2016, 12:32:32 pm
I have a feeling it'll come to PC as well. I think in your case as someone who hasnt even played the first 2 games it'd be wise to wait just a little bit longer.

Id definitly double dip and replay myself. Could make the experience a lot more pleasant too. Loading times are pretty tedious in the first game especially
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Post by: Tad on January 20, 2016, 12:59:18 pm
I am tempted, but I'm a bit concerned that if I do enjoy it, will they actually port the later ones and if so, when...

If they don't, I might end up paying far more to access them later on.
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Post by: max_cady on January 29, 2016, 03:57:46 am
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and The Blight Below


Been playing this one non-stop. At least 2-3 hours every day. It's ironics that the first game I'd get on the PS4 would be a Dynasty Warrior-type game since my first OG Xbox was a DW game too. DW 3 was boring as heck and never got back to it.


This one makes things a little more interesting since the world of DQ is so quirky, filled with optimistic characters and witty banter. It helps since most of the game is basically Tower Defense-esque type missions or kill all monsters-type missions.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 20, 2016, 11:23:38 am
Project X Zone 2 - so far very similar to the first game with a few improvements. I know a lot of people gripe that the gameplay is too samey, but I enjoy it. I am not a huge RPG fan, so the SRPG-lite feel and live combat make it easier for me to get into. I still think the SEGA presence needed to be stronger in this game, and the last one. It's great to see Axel, Ryo, Segata and Yakuza and others, but just looking at the list of characters on wikis it is clear that Capcom and Namco get more representation. SEGA could have used at least 2-3 more teams and 2 more solo unites and a few more enemies.

I also wish they gave Mega Man, Sonic and Pac-Man some representation. Maybe as stage decor, or treating them as deities or myths in the respective characters worlds.

Still, I'm enjoying the game and cannot wait to get to the Segata and Ryo's introductions!
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Post by: Moody on February 20, 2016, 11:38:16 am
I started playing the new PC port of Danganronpa. Not a big fan of visual novels, but this one I actually have a history with, plus having actual interaction and more than one button being used is enough to keep my attention. Only played a couple hours and so far it's got that Persona 4 thing going on where the intro before the real game begins is so, damn, LONG. But, enjoyable either way, at least for now.
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Post by: Nei on February 20, 2016, 04:06:50 pm
Street Fighter V and replaying through Bayonetta 2 when my hands get too wasted :P
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Post by: max_cady on February 22, 2016, 04:26:52 am
Man, I just burned through 2 games pretty quickly.


Shadow Warrior

I wasn't blown away by it, but it was a fun game to play. Gory, ubber violent and Lo Wang is argubaly an offensive catch-phrase spewing douche and the plot is by the numbers (the ending felt a little cheap). Shame that the enemies start getting very repetitive and sometimes by the level design, it's not clear where you're suppossed to go. Get it cheap.


Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 2


First time playing one of these game. Might as well start with the one that covers Naruto Shippuden's best story arc (Pain). IMO. The fighting mechanics are solid, specials are somewhat easy to pull off, the adventure mode is fun and to the point. I'd recommend this.




Now I have nothing to play. That is, I'm trying to finish Hyperdimension Neptunia on PC / Steam. Unlike Fairy Fencer F or Agarest Generations of War, the gameplay, the setting and all that, is just not grabbing me in any significant way. It's cutesy, the plot is non-sensical but I just want to get the game over with asap. So I can concentrate on other titles.


Sad to say that I'm in that awkward stage in which there's nothing for me to play on the Xbox 360 and most of the games I want to play on the PS4 are still far away. Maybe I'll pick up Tales of Zestiria, but not right now...
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Post by: Tad on February 22, 2016, 05:02:26 am
Layers of Fear

A game with the right look, but poor execution in story and it quickly runs thin on ideas for a physiology horror game. It was clearly inspired by PT, but they seemed to do nothing else with it beyond the basics. It annoyingly feels like a lost opportunity to do something truly clever and play with the players mind like PT did.
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Post by: max_cady on February 23, 2016, 05:30:23 am

(http://i67.tinypic.com/sw3a0l.jpg)Well, I'm trying to rush through Hyperdimension Neptunia as quickly as possible. But I've just realized it's not as simple as it seems. It has a deceptively cutesy and easy looking enviroment but this series is apparentely notorious for it's difficulty. I had barely made it through one boss battle and had to tackle another boss battle which led me to a game over. Level-grinding is an absolutely necessity if you want to beat this game.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 23, 2016, 06:13:43 pm
Played some PSO Ver. 2 offline last night as my old character Fokker - a human hunter level 102. Had all my best equipment on, including a ton of God level add-ons and a cool spread. I haven't played the offline mode much, so I am only up to Mines 1 on Hard. So it was a massacre and really easy. Hoping to eventually hit the highest difficulty so there is more of a challenge.


(http://i.imgur.com/uEkNXNX.png)
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Post by: mylifewithsega on February 23, 2016, 07:00:50 pm
Been playing "Bio Hazard" on Sega Saturn, since it turns 20-years old next month. Beat it with both Chris and Jill, under 2 1/2 hours, only saving twice. Used to be able to do it without saving, but that was ages ago. Nowadays, I'm always scared the Chimera in the power room's gonna' hack my head off and ruin everything.
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Post by: ribbitking17 on February 24, 2016, 12:34:29 am
I started the "castle of illusion" remake on PS3 last night. They did a very good job remaining the genesis game. It couldn't be more charming.
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Post by: max_cady on February 24, 2016, 03:47:46 am
So I went back to Dragon Quest Heroes: The World's Tree Woe and the Blight Below. After finishing the main story mode, I've taken upon myself to playing the extra content, such as extra hard boss battles, a new game area to play around (Arba Town) and a few extra missions to complete.


Arba Town, in particular, has ubber hard enemies on Hero Difficulty, but man, if you beat them, you can level up several times. Especially if you take out the Metal Slime King, the regular metal slimes can pretty much make you level up once, but that Metal Slime King can make you level up like 5 levels in one go.


Guess, there's still a lot to do in this game after all.


On a sad sidenote, I want to play Transformers Devastation, but I'm not sure if I should get the PS4 or the Xbox 360 version.
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Post by: Tad on February 24, 2016, 06:10:36 am
Finished Telltales' TWD Mini series episode 1 "In too deep".

Surprisingly good in my opinion. The story is really throwing you into the thick of it and asking posing questions and choices quite well. My only real complaint is the slightly abrupt ending.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on February 24, 2016, 08:58:02 am
I started the "castle of illusion" remake on PS3 last night. They did a very good job remaining the genesis game. It couldn't be more charming.

It really is a fantastic reimagining. I also loved the nod to Quackshot! with the peppers. Shame we won't be seeing more of these, I would love to see World of Illusion or Quackshot.
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Post by: max_cady on February 25, 2016, 02:09:33 am
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below

Moar monster slaying, more levelling up. My main hero, Luceus and Jessica from DQ VIII are now Level 99. When you slay about 2 or 3 Metal Slime Kings, you can reach the limit in a couple of minutes.
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Post by: FlareHabanero on February 28, 2016, 01:32:39 pm
Sin & Punishment (Wii U Virtual Console)


It's one of those arcade styled games with an obtuse control scheme. I'm currently trying to get back into the groove, but I keep messing up. My problem is that I have a habit of mixing up the control sticks so when I want to move Saki I accidentally move the cursor or vise versa.

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Post by: CrazyT on March 04, 2016, 12:05:19 pm
Thought i'd check up the eshop on the 3ds. Has been a long while, and to my surprise there was a Stella Glow demo on there. Why didnt I know this? Is this a EU thing only?

So im like really impressed with this.. Havent had much time to play games lately. Still got yakuza unfinished. Lack of time really sucks X(. But im loving the demo a lot.
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Post by: max_cady on March 05, 2016, 06:35:10 am
Dragon Quest Heroes


I'm close to shelfing this game. I managed to beat one of the three big nearly impossible optional bosses. Even at Level 99, even with the best weapons and the best acessories, these three big secret bosses are ubber tough. I'm getting the leftover medals for beating a lot of monsters, which is tough, because monsters like Belials, Kingslimes, Hunter Mechs, Zombie Gladiators, Helions and Trolls are massive hit sponges. Killing 500 of each of 'em is gonna be ubber hard. Which is why I'm very much done with this game.


I played Naruto: Rise of a Ninja for a while again, but only briefly. I think I'm going back to a couple of games that I still haven't finished on PC / Steam: Final Fantasy VII and Hyperdimension Neptunia.
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Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on April 06, 2016, 02:47:13 pm
Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine. One of the best looking N64 games I have ever seen.
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Post by: Randroid on April 06, 2016, 03:24:25 pm
Awe
Sin & Punishment (Wii U Virtual Console)


It's one of those arcade styled games with an obtuse control scheme. I'm currently trying to get back into the groove, but I keep messing up. My problem is that I have a habit of mixing up the control sticks so when I want to move Saki I accidentally move the cursor or vise versa.

Awesome game, and Treasure's last great hurrah?

As for me, 7th Dragon 2020. Oh it's so everything I wanted it to be. Trying to burn through it before the new one comes out.

Anybody gonna be jumping on the Dark Souls 3 hype train? Can't believe I'm considering getting a PS4 for it, but any Dark Souls game experience at release is pretty great. 
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Post by: JRcade19 on April 11, 2016, 02:54:46 pm
After Burner Climax Mobile

Had to uhhh...turn to a good friend for this one. His name is Internet.
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Post by: Sharky on April 13, 2016, 08:48:49 pm
Total War: Shogun 2.

In preparation for TW Warhammer! Oh my.
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Post by: Berto on April 14, 2016, 04:00:59 am
3d Maze Walker

This master system game really looks good on 3DS, you can really feel the depth of the maze.
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Post by: Team Andromeda on April 16, 2016, 02:19:11 am
This is best time for games in years .

Currently playing and loving Dirt, The Division, Dark Souls III and the stunning Quantum Break
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Post by: Tad on April 20, 2016, 01:04:34 am
Started playing Day of the tentacle, some odd puzzles, but I do enjoy the humour. I'm also looking forward to Star Fox Zero :)
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Post by: max_cady on April 20, 2016, 03:30:51 am
Tales of Zestiria

(http://i63.tinypic.com/r9g375.jpg)


My second foray into the Tales series. My first experience was with arguably one of the best JRPGs of the previous gen, Tales of Vesperia. Unlike it's predecessor, Tales of Zestiria, is pure fantasy adventure from the get-go. Naive and pure country-bumpkin Sorey is chosen as  the Shepherd when the pulls out a sword from a shrine and must do his best to fight the malevolance with the aid of the seraphim, magical creatures who are invisible to most humans. Combat is even more action-oriented. Characters and setting start off really, really slow as you are confined to a small area very early on. Sorey and his group are a little bland early on, but as the number of companions increase, the more amusing and interedting they become. 15 hours in so far...
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Post by: CrazyT on April 21, 2016, 10:51:21 am
Golden sun 2: The lost age. Wow. I liked the first game, and thought the 3rd one was pretty ok. But I am very surprised with the 2nd game. Its remeniscing of old JRPG's like phantasy star 4 for me. In the sense that the story only vaguely hints to you what to do. When the game opens up, finding out where to go and what to do can be really puzzling. A single NPC in a random town can give you only a slight hint. This is the most non linear and least handholdy JRPG i've played in a long time, and I love all this. I forgot how engaging this can be. Every time I get stuck and I dont know what to do, after I quit it keeps me thinking about it. Like where the hell would I have to be going right now? So I got this new powerup, and access to these places. What am I missing exactly? And then when it clicks, its the best feeling. The first and the 3rd game didnt have this if memories aint deceiving me. Playing this has only made me want to look forward even more to a new installment on the 3DS.
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Post by: George on April 21, 2016, 10:00:36 pm
Rocket League is free this weekend. So that.
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Post by: Kori-Maru on April 22, 2016, 02:34:05 am
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown and Sonic 1 & 2 on Android through out the semester.
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Post by: CrazyT on April 25, 2016, 04:06:00 pm
Rocket League is free this weekend. So that.
Damn I missed this even tho I had downloaded it. What a missed opportunity. I guess I dont know what im missing then.

Well anyway, I finished Golden Sun 2: The lost age last night. What can I say, I always liked the 1st game, ended up finding the 2nd game way too complex so I always quit around the moments where it really opened up. And thought the 3rd game, Dark Dawn, was quite alright too.

Golden sun 2 makes the other 2 golden sun games feel like B tier games. Camelot as a studio really prove themselves as potentially the best JRPG makers in the industry. Its sad that nintendo makes them work on mario games. After playing golden sun 2 I can only hope their next project is a project of their own, In other words golden sun 4 perhaps?

Having said all this. Golden sun 2 may actually be a bit too hardcore for even the average jrpg fan out there. The game keeps testing your intelligence and I got stuck multiple times, just to travel hours around the world finding out what to do. Admittedly had to consult the walkthrough once or twice. For having such complex puzzles consistently throughout such a long game can only be a testamony to what Camelot has to offer as a studio. Hopefully the day will come where they can get more recognition.
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Post by: max_cady on April 26, 2016, 04:39:51 am
Tales of Zestiria


About 25 or so hours in. I'm reaching that half-way point in which the game is still ubber-fun, but the flaws are becoming pretty obvious. The most noticable of all, ToZ does not give you enough hints on where you have to go, nor does it track your progress on side quests. I'm trying to look for 4 sacred places and so far I've been able to find two of them. Wish they would give me a few more hints.




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Post by: SonicFan4Life on April 29, 2016, 04:47:17 pm
People will hate me for this, but been playing a lot of Black Ops 3 lol. Along with some fan games on PC. Going to get Fallout 4 soon and waiting for big RPG titles like FF15 and Kingdom Hearts 3.
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Post by: max_cady on May 03, 2016, 04:54:00 am
Tales of Zestiria




Jesus Friggin' Christ! Whoever designed the Water Shrine Dungeon should be shot!
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Post by: Tad on May 03, 2016, 10:49:01 am
Finished The Walking Dead mini-series.

Tis' good!
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Post by: FlareHabanero on May 07, 2016, 06:48:49 am
(http://i.imgur.com/s6kWM3X.png)


I was playing the Mega Drive version of Madou Monogatari I. This version is based on the MSX version of the game with key differences. The battle system is similar to the game Madou Monogatari: Hanamaru Dai Youchienji, which has a side prospective and you preform different commands by pressing different buttons. For example pressing forward causes a generic attack, holding A and holding different directions on the directional pad causes different spells, pressing up makes Arle jump which can be used to dodge attacks, and holding down and pressing C with correct timing causes a comedic trip that can also be used to dodge. The game is also more toned down then the original Madou Monogatari I, for example a cutscene where the kindergarten students turn into horrific monsters is removed and some enemies like the Rot enemies are gone.


Unfortunately I couldn't get very far since the Saturn USB controller I used malfunctioned.
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Post by: max_cady on May 10, 2016, 02:56:15 am
(http://www2.pic-upload.de/img/30607824/1450079394-61f1f97069da94e5071a00b10f72e080.jpg)


Tales of Zestiria

I'm pretty close to the end as of writing this comment, so I feel confident enough to give some of my lasting impressions. As a JRPG the game is pretty good. There are a few flaws (the combat system for one might be perceived as a flaw since the fights themselves save for a few expections are easy) like the story which is very typical, the characters are stuck into your typical anime archtypes even moreso in this game (that's a common issue with most Tales of games), since for the most part they tend to be dull, though when a couple of new characters join in, the party becomes far more lively (namely Rose, which is this game's Yuri Lowenthal from Tales of Vesperia). Not that out main hero Sorey isn't a good main protagonist, because he is. It's just that compared to say Tales of Vesperia, Sorey's humility and simple nature isn't quite on par with a decisively grey character like Yuri. I'm also a little bummed out that Alisha, despite being heavily featured in the intro and you spend so much time with that character early on, she breaks away from the roster about 15 hours into the main story and she never comes back as an active member. The open world is just the right size without feeling like a trudge hoping from one place to the next. The anime asthetics are pleasing. Dungeon design, however is one major flaw: too big, too much backtracking and not enough information to know how to get from point A to point B. I mention combat again, because it's a mixed bag. It's more action RPG-esque fight system, simple to play and for the most part you'll hardly lose a match since your partner's AI are pretty efficient for the most part. Some fights, especially with optional bosses however can sometimes be a chore. Because after you lower their health, they start spamming the same attacks non-stop and will stagger much less when hit. But in some ways, a more acessible fighting system is a good way to introduce people who aren't big into JRPGs. Like I mentioned before, sidequests are hard to keep up, since their progress does not show up anywhere. Same with the main quests, since for all intents and purposes, where you have to go isn't all always clear which might leave you stuck in a small area trying to figure out where to go.
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Post by: max_cady on May 19, 2016, 08:36:08 am
(http://www2.pic-upload.de/img/30699583/000000.jpg)


Tales of Zestiria

Well, I'm afraid I've reached a point in ToZ in which fun is being replaced by frustration. Mainly with the final boss. The boss fights in ToZ has been somewhat easy to mildly challenging. But when you have a boss fight in which luck seems to be the key to winning. I've watched a couple of YT videos, I've tried a couple of strategies and I've levelled-grind like crazy. Nope, still lost the damn boss fight.


The way you have to beat him, is attack him, stagger him and use a special attack to remove a considerable chunk of his life. You have to do it least three times. If you fail to stagger him, he will unleash a massive one hit kill attack that will get all your party members killed off regardless.


As near as I can tell, staggering the final boss is somethin' that happens completely at random. When he begins charging up his special attack, you have to keep wailing on him until he staggers.  At least I think you have to do that. Somebody messed up the final boss fight design real bad.
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Post by: Team Andromeda on May 23, 2016, 02:14:29 pm
Doom and my GOD is it the best FPS made in years and so far my GOTY. This game is simply increabile !.

I'm getting the sort of rush I usually only get from a AAA top quality traditional shooter , but DOOM is giving me the same sort of rush , this game is sheer class , so well made and so much fun to play

id have made a stonker of a game
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Post by: max_cady on May 24, 2016, 02:11:13 am
YES! I finally did it! I beat that f***ing final boss in Tales of Zestiria!


After I finish the secret dungeon, I'll move on to other games such as Valkyria Chronicles Remastered. Which I've done several missions already. The game is nothing short of amazing, the upscaled visuals look nice and I've found joy in experimenting with different ways to finish a mission. Still unforgivenly hard and mercyless this one is. Especially the current mission.
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Post by: max_cady on July 06, 2016, 05:31:11 pm
So I've been busy with Tales of Zestiria again. After I aced VC Remastered, I've gone back to this particular RPG to finish a major optional quest. The super secret dungeon with 7 stages. All of them with tough enemies.
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Post by: George on July 18, 2016, 10:20:00 pm
Been playing Rocket League on PC.
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Post by: Tad on July 19, 2016, 02:29:24 am
King's Quest.

I'm finding it very good!
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Post by: SonicFan4Life on July 24, 2016, 11:33:01 am
Disgaea 5 on PS4 and Pokemon Go lol. Between these two, my inside and outside life is taken.
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Post by: max_cady on July 29, 2016, 05:15:10 am
(http://i68.tinypic.com/21o9g5i.jpg)
Gal Gun: Double Peace

I finally got to play this game. I've been curious about this franchise ever since they announced it for Xbox 360, like 7 years ago. The original never made it outside of Japan. But this sequel made it over to US and Europe courtesy of PQube Games ( a publisher that sells a ton of retro consoles and a large amount of smaller indie titles).


Here's the gist of it: imagine Virtua Cop set in an anime world with a dating sim mechanic throw in there.


Plot: As the only dude (a 2nd Year Student named Houdai) studying in this academy, you get shot by an angel's overpowered arrow so for a full day, all the girls (students and teachers) will go crazy over you, trying to give you love letters, grab and kiss you and shout like crazy. You have to shoot them with invisible arrows (called pheromone shots) to hit hem. If you hit them in the right spot, they will get flustered and fall over. From the start you are giving a choice to follow a couple of routes (basically choose on the girls that you have to confess to before the end of the day). Playing through routes will unlock new story modes. Every chapter has several stages that you can play, each with branching paths, mini objectives to complete and dialogue choices that will make the girls that you are trying to win over either love you or hate you.


Having said that, the game is clearly meant to be a guilty pleasure. The graphics are PS3 / Xbox 360 level, the shooting mechanics are Virtua Cop-esque (you can activate a sniper mode to see through lockers, statues and girl's clothing to find items) and are solid for the most part. There are a few mini games that require using the touchpad, touch sensitivity is hit or miss on some of those. But the overall experience is short, repetitive but has a lot of replayability. Localization is acceptable for the most part but they could have inserted subtitles during some of the boss fights and mini-games.
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Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on August 11, 2016, 04:39:11 pm
UN Squadron (Snes). Tough game.
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Post by: max_cady on August 19, 2016, 08:57:44 am
So I've been playing a few games lately...




Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess

Imagine an RPG, mixed in with Home Alone and Dungeon Keeper. That's how crazy it sounds and that's how the game is. You play the Devil's Daughter in a mission to lure in heroes who want to take you down and finish them with a series of well placed traps. Spikes, giant balls, rakes, banana peels and other acts of Itchy and Scratchy-esque violence. A lot of fun, very creative, albeit a very short experience.


I've also replayed Gal Gun, Tales of Zestiria (the anime made me replaying this game).


(http://i68.tinypic.com/nx1gfr.jpg)
Until Dawn
I haven't touched this game since I had gotten it in April. So after I was done with Gal Gun And Deception IV, I decided to take a swing at this interactive horror adventure. Imagine Telltale Game's adventure games with ubber realistic graphics. Now imagine that while it does have some Telltale-ish aspects (aka choices don't really matter in the end) it does feel like it changes the outcome. As far the game itself goes, it's short, it's fun, it has a sizeable chunk of horror movie clichés that can provide some tense moments here and there. It's one of those perfect titles to play on Halloween.


One Piece Pirate Warriors 3

An abridged rettling of One Piece's early chapters crammed into a Dinasty Warrior's style RPG-ish beat'em'up. Fortunately the stages are short and the enemies are varied enough not to feel too repetitive as that's an ongoing issue with these musou type games.
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Post by: CrazyT on August 19, 2016, 04:19:22 pm
A long streak of The elder scrolls oblivion broke my back lol. I think my desk chair isnt that good. Thankfully im alright now but im definitly planning to get a better desk chair.

So ive been playing some more 3ds stuff comfortably on my bed. Recently started Hotel Dusk, a DS game. It reminds me a loooot of shenmue. im loving the game
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Post by: CrazyT on August 19, 2016, 05:02:49 pm
I also played some freedom planet. While the bosses are the greatest thing ever, the game sucks imho. I find the level design messy and the stages are too long for a game like this. Like really too long.
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Post by: George on August 19, 2016, 08:15:15 pm
Tomb Raider, hum I got it for cheap and its a really nice looking game... some effects are a bit shit that sorta pull you out of the immersion but can't complain. Like the way the rain 'falls' on Laura and makes a splash effect is the most half ass attempt at it. But most of the game is really nice looking.
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Post by: Phantasos on August 20, 2016, 01:25:06 pm
AMR2


It's amazing how 1 single solitary guy can make a better Metroid game than 1 entire company, especially after the fucking insult that Federation Force. Even taking that out of the picture, it's just a fucking awesome remake in general, improving in EVERY single aspect of a game that has frankly aged like milk. Metroid 2 was never that good.
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Post by: CrazyT on August 22, 2016, 08:22:20 am
AMR2


It's amazing how 1 single solitary guy can make a better Metroid game than 1 entire company, especially after the fucking insult that Federation Force. Even taking that out of the picture, it's just a fucking awesome remake in general, improving in EVERY single aspect of a game that has frankly aged like milk. Metroid 2 was never that good.
It's excellent indeed. Prefer the OG gba titles like fusion, but that probably has to do with it being a metroid 2 game in itself. But what they made of it is nothing short of amazing.

Gotta say that freedom planet has a really good OST
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Post by: max_cady on August 23, 2016, 03:36:15 am
Still playing One Piece Pirate Warriors 3. Surprisingly addictive. There's something about a rubbery straw hat wearing pirate beating the crap out of a whole army that tickles my funny bone.
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Post by: SOUP on September 28, 2016, 10:58:22 am
I picked up a model 1 Genesis during a trip through Michigan last week.

I managed to find a few games for it on the trip, and just did a playthrough of World of Illusion with a friend of mine. Fantastic co-op game :D.
 
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Post by: SonicFan4Life on September 28, 2016, 12:35:08 pm
As of Right now Doom and Guilty Gear xrd revelator
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Post by: SOUP on September 29, 2016, 08:09:37 am
Just beat QuackShot Starring Donald Duck last night. Man that last level gave me a hard time :-/
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 29, 2016, 10:46:18 am
Just beat QuackShot Starring Donald Duck last night. Man that last level gave me a hard time :-/


Ahhhh! I love that game! It can be tough, but it is such a classic.

I've been playing Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, liking it so far - about 2 hours in.
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Post by: SOUP on September 29, 2016, 02:26:15 pm
Ahhhh! I love that game! It can be tough, but it is such a classic.

I'd never played it before, but I managed to track it down for a good price. I'm hoping to score a few more good licenced games for the Genesis collection, like Hyperstone Heist, Ghostbusters, and Moonwalker.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 29, 2016, 02:39:38 pm
Hyperstone Heist and Ghostbusters are some of my favorite licensed Genesis games and were some of my earliest experiences with the console outside of Sonic. I'd also recommend Dick Tracy, which was made by the Shinobi team, and of course the Illusion games but those are obvious.
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Post by: Randroid on September 29, 2016, 04:23:31 pm
I've been playing Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, liking it so far - about 2 hours in.

Just got it and just finished the first stage. Not bad, I'm liking it too. Been jonesing for a Sonic experience I haven't tried yet and this is scratching the itch. I tried that Sonic RPG on DS. They tooooootally fucked it up by making it touch controls only. WTF? Why'd they go that route and ONLY that route. The area map could have been so fun with the Dpad. Ah well.
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Post by: Barry the Nomad on September 29, 2016, 04:52:04 pm
Sonic Chronicles was fun until it went into space and you realize that you are doing the same thing on each planet and it becomes such a chore... I got bored and stopped playing. Sonic Battle is a better RPG-esque experience IMO.
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Post by: SOUP on September 29, 2016, 09:32:06 pm
Hyperstone Heist and Ghostbusters are some of my favorite licensed Genesis games and were some of my earliest experiences with the console outside of Sonic. I'd also recommend Dick Tracy, which was made by the Shinobi team, and of course the Illusion games but those are obvious.
I'll see if I can track that one down too. I didn't realize it was actually developed by SEGA.
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Post by: max_cady on October 01, 2016, 09:03:53 am
As of right now... I'm done with most of my games thus far. Until I get Atlier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book for PS4, I've been playing One Piece PW 3, Heart & Slash, Dead or Alive 5 esporadically.
I've also finaly gone back to Final Fantasy VII, which I was stuck in one particular dungeon for weeks on end, to a point where I never got back to it.
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Post by: SOUP on October 01, 2016, 07:26:11 pm
Finally getting back to Yakuza 5. I'm really enjoying it, but it's just so long, and a few games have side-tracked me this year.
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Post by: CrazyT on October 02, 2016, 02:48:05 pm
I still haven't gone back to Yakuza 5 since finishing with the boring streak of characters after the awesome chapter with kazuma.. Hard to go back after such a long time too. I might in the near future I guess.

Playing final fantasy 9 right now. Honestly screw all of square's games after it. This game is everything I love about the franchise. It's the pc version so it fixes soem of the issues people had with the ps1 version IE loading times and slow battles.
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Post by: SOUP on October 02, 2016, 07:08:34 pm
Just beat Yakuza 5 today.
It's honestly not as long as I thought. It looked like the average time to beat it online was around 60 hours, but I did it in about 36. Even without doing much of the extra stuff, that's still pretty long for a Yakuza game.
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Post by: CrazyT on October 03, 2016, 04:59:20 pm
Thoughts on it?(compared to the other games)
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Post by: SOUP on October 04, 2016, 09:09:45 am
Thoughts on it?(compared to the other games)
As far as the variety of things you can do, and amount of content, it's the best of the bunch. You could get by playing this game exclusively for months.

For me though, it was a little too much. There were so many side-stories, and optional missions that it was a bit overwhelming. Each character's chapter almost felt like it's own game, so the whole thing didn't quite have the focus of the average Yakuza title.

One of the big things I like about the series, is that as far as RPGs go, they're pretty short (around 20hrs), have lots of action, and really well told stories.  The length of this one hurts the pacing quite a bit, so it doesn't quite have the flow that the other games do.
5 is really good, but I'd probably rank it behind 2, 4 and the first game story-wise.

Really excited for Zero though. It seems like it'll be a bit more focused with only 2 characters.
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Post by: Tad on October 05, 2016, 12:29:09 pm
I finished it a while ago now, but reading this has reminded me I finished Yakuza 4.

Overall, I enjoyed it. The story is convoluted, but if you cut away a lot of the pointless stuff, it was decent enough. My only other complaint is the amount of switching around you do between characters that felt a bit annoying. It would tend to happen just as the story was getting good too.

Gameplay, characters and mechanics were all really good though and I'm hoping for a release on PC before jumping into the next game. The scattering of the series between consoles and DD only etc really hasn't helped the series.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: SOUP on October 05, 2016, 11:07:13 pm
Just playing through GoldenEye Reloaded on the PS3.

This has got to be the sparsest fall release schedule I can remember. The upside is that I can make some serious progress on the backlog until Final Fantasy XV comes out.
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Post by: CrazyT on October 06, 2016, 05:03:32 pm
As far as the variety of things you can do, and amount of content, it's the best of the bunch. You could get by playing this game exclusively for months.

For me though, it was a little too much. There were so many side-stories, and optional missions that it was a bit overwhelming. Each character's chapter almost felt like it's own game, so the whole thing didn't quite have the focus of the average Yakuza title.

One of the big things I like about the series, is that as far as RPGs go, they're pretty short (around 20hrs), have lots of action, and really well told stories.  The length of this one hurts the pacing quite a bit, so it doesn't quite have the flow that the other games do.
5 is really good, but I'd probably rank it behind 2, 4 and the first game story-wise.

Really excited for Zero though. It seems like it'll be a bit more focused with only 2 characters.
Same with me with the rankings. I'd probably go 2>1>4>5>3. For some reason the pacing of Y3 was very off for me untill the end I didn't feel like I really enjoyed it. I liked Y4 a lot tho

My problem with 5 is that it tries to put quantity of variety over solid core gameplay. I also didn't like the switching of characters; multiple characters is an issue when you have to reset each time.  Its not fun to start from scratch, weak and re level again and again 2 games straight

Some story bits also didn't sit well with me, at least so far tho. I found the ending of saejima's chapter in the fight against baba a bit of a strange ending. What baba did was kind of messed up imho and saejima keeps his cool and still see's the good in him? Anything is possible of course, but being able to do something deceitful like that while acting inoccent and being treated really well... it takes being kind of evil imo, and I couldn't really find it believable I guess.. Baba should have felt guilt a lot earlier if there was some good in him..
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Post by: Tad on October 07, 2016, 04:35:43 am
This has got to be the sparsest fall release schedule I can remember. The upside is that I can make some serious progress on the backlog until Final Fantasy XV comes out.

I'm afraid this how it will be now unless the entire industry changes. Creating games is incredibly tough and there's been more then a few people who leave the industry or the triple A sector because of it. People expect the quality to go up each generation, but it's just too much for the developers. There's been numerous reports of people having to do 80 hours a week on games...it must be soul destroying.

This is why the indie and AA scene has really become a huge thing now. Yes, it's incredibly tough for them too, but it's still better than triple A development.
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Post by: max_cady on October 11, 2016, 05:35:16 pm
I finally reached the final boss in FFVII...Annd I almost wanted to throw my gamepad at the screen. Wow, hard bosses is one thing. But this final stage is particularly harsh (almost Final Fantasy IV hard) so I wasted a full hour on basically three huge boss fights for nothing. Guess I'm gonna have to level grind some moar...
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Post by: SOUP on October 12, 2016, 09:35:08 pm
I finally reached the final boss in FFVII...Annd I almost wanted to throw my gamepad at the screen. Wow, hard bosses is one thing. But this final stage is particularly harsh (almost Final Fantasy IV hard) so I wasted a full hour on basically three huge boss fights for nothing. Guess I'm gonna have to level grind some moar...
I find that's the case with pretty much every Final Fantasy game. The whole game is pretty gradual, then there's this huge difficulty spike for the final boss.
FFVIII took me forever to beat. I had to just load a save before the final dungeon, and spam the draw system like crazy, then re-do the whole last disk.

I finished up GoldenEye (a bit uneven, but pretty fun), and I'm working on Driver: San Francisco.
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Post by: Tad on October 13, 2016, 01:55:41 am
FF7 is particularly harsh in that regard. It's seen by many as the best FF game, but I personally really liked FF8 more. 7 had a lot of style and some great characters, but I felt the story really slowed down in sections.
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Post by: Team Andromeda on October 14, 2016, 02:50:10 am
Playing GOW IV

I have to say this is the best game in years; the wind storm is so impressive, so well done( truly jaw-dropping moment like u 1st see the overhead section to Contra 3).  Loving the banter between the characters, the graphics are on a different level to most XBox One/PS 4 games; the storm effects of out of this world as are its physics (one of the few truly jaw-dropping moments of this gen)
Looks simply jaw dropping in HDR and its by far and away the best sound game I've ever heard in terms of quality of sound effects - The howling wind sound is so real it's scary: it's  outstanding and  the most impressive audio tech I've ever heard in a game ever .
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Post by: max_cady on October 16, 2016, 04:02:28 pm
@Tad & @SOUP


I guess... My experience with Final Fantasy is limited to FF IV (still haven't beaten that f***ing boss), Final Fantasy XIII (ughhh) and it's two sequels, Final Fantasy XII (he was a pushover because I did so many sidequests and optional boss battles) and now Final Fantasy VII.


I finished the game last Saturday when I found out about the Item Duplication Glitch, used Elixirs on a special type of enemy just before the final boss. So I levelled up in a few hours and I took down the final boss, no prob.


In part because I never played the original when it came out, I wasn't all that impressed by Final Fantasy VII. From a gameplay standpoint, yes, it is a really good game. Few RPGs have this much variety, you have tower defense, bike riding, casino games, snowboarding, tapping buttons to warm up while climbing to the top of a mountain. However from a story standpoint, I felt like there were a few gaps here and there. Cloud Strife wasn't a particularly memorable character, at least, once we got to the reveal and twis later on. Sepiroth was definately an interesting villain and a strange one at that. The final boss was also interesting, you have Genova, which is fairly easy to beat, Bizarro Sepiroth which is just a massive hit point sponge because he restores his health every other turn and the Winged Sepiroth's only major flaw is that his Super Nova special, while fun to watch the first time, feels like a choir to sit through. Also the ending was kinda lacking, it appears that something is going to happen, all of sudden, credits. And then 500 years later... Midgar looks like something out of I Am Legend (neat-o, I guess). Not sure what happens with the rest of Cloud's crew.
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Post by: CrazyT on October 19, 2016, 03:13:35 pm
Final fantasy 9. Vivi is such a cool character. I genuinly like him.
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Post by: max_cady on October 20, 2016, 02:47:49 am
So after I was done with Final Fantasy VII(Finally!), I played a few rounds of Gal Gun: Double Peace and I'm a few hours into Atlier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book.


(http://www2.pic-upload.de/img/31939914/ateliersophie_72615_001.jpg)


Let me preface this by saying that I've never any of the Atelier games (apparentely this franchise started in the late PSX, Sega Saturn era), it's a little different from your average JRPG. It's much less about saving the world or unraveling some massive conspiracy, it's mostly a slice of life / episodic-ish style adventure in which an Alchemist named Sophie is trying to uncover the secrets of a strange flying and talking book. You go out into the world, exploring, picking fights with monsters, coleting items and using the cauldron to create new items. You also have a town in you talk to NPC taking on requests and getting to know all the townsfolks.
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Post by: Team Andromeda on November 06, 2016, 02:51:45 am
The good old SEGA enterprises days when SEGA and Arcades were brilliant

(https://c7.staticflickr.com/6/5491/30772879406_a524e580cd_n.jpg)

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Post by: Tad on November 11, 2016, 02:51:45 pm
So after I was done with Final Fantasy VII(Finally!), I played a few rounds of Gal Gun: Double Peace and I'm a few hours into Atlier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book.


(http://www2.pic-upload.de/img/31939914/ateliersophie_72615_001.jpg)


Let me preface this by saying that I've never any of the Atelier games (apparentely this franchise started in the late PSX, Sega Saturn era), it's a little different from your average JRPG. It's much less about saving the world or unraveling some massive conspiracy, it's mostly a slice of life / episodic-ish style adventure in which an Alchemist named Sophie is trying to uncover the secrets of a strange flying and talking book. You go out into the world, exploring, picking fights with monsters, coleting items and using the cauldron to create new items. You also have a town in you talk to NPC taking on requests and getting to know all the townsfolks.

If you're feeling up to it, I'd recommend playing Final Fantasy 8. The story, characters and world are great, but more importantly, that difficulty spike FF7 suffers from doesn't exist thanks to the junction system. Master that and learn to train your GF's (summons) correctly and the games easy. 

Junction basically allows you to put spells on every stat (speed, strength etc). The only issue is having to aquire magic by taking it (called drawing). However, a better way to get magic is to set your summons to learn skills that let them convert items into magic spells - they learn them by you battling.

I've heard some complaints about the story and I acknowledge them, but overall, I found it great. I think some struggle with it because it uses time travel which can make things tough to follow. Personally, I understood it fine though.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 11, 2016, 06:50:24 pm
Finished Atelier Sophie. Not a particularly long game. The final boss was tough as nails, but doable. The game can get so addicting because even post-game, there's so much stuff to do like secret bosses, secret materials, mostly fetch quests, but are easy enough to pull off. Part of the game's charm is that while your character can only go up to level 20, you can craft weapons and armor by gathering items with special traits, using the cauldron to synthesize materials and then have the shops make your gear. Story-wise, it's kinda refreshing to play a JRPG that doesn't have world ending, hero's journey type adventure. It's a slice of life kinda of adventure. Sophie wants to become a better alchemist by unconvering the secrets inside a weird flying book. And most of your quests revolve around helping Sophie's friends and learning more about the townfolks.


And I tried playing Tales of Symphonia after getting it on Steam ubber cheap but... yeah, just had something of a little games burnout. I think I'll do something else for a while. This usually happens after I finish a JRPG, so it was a bad idea to start another one so early. Give it some time.


@Tad


I might give FF8 a shot but for the moment I'm not too crazy about diving into older JRPGs right now. Not that FF7 had it's fair share of fun. But it didn't age well methinks. Though if there are any good Steam sales I might try it.
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Post by: CrazyT on November 18, 2016, 10:59:12 am
I think after playing the Elder Scrolls Online for months I can safely say that it may be one of the best games i've ever played. Having become a fan of the series just recently, I think they're all great games, but obviously only 1 one of them comes with the online social aspect. That's what makes it for me. If you're looking for a game that can make you lose yourself, relax and battle in a great world with other people besides you this is probably the perfect one for me personally. The world btw is HUUUUGGEEEEEEE!!! I don't really care for reaching the end in the game. I dont think i'll stop soon either.

This may sound like promotion but I recommend you guys try the free weekend stuff. Its free on steam right now and I highly recommend trying it out.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on November 21, 2016, 04:11:00 am
(http://i65.tinypic.com/28iqdjk.png)


So I'm playing another Japanese role-playing game because I love 'em so much and feel like I'm getting my money's worth almost every single time. Tales of Symphonia started innocentely enough, it was a fairly cookie cutter JRPG with stereotypes, which is standard fare in all of the Tales of games that I've played. But about 15hr in, I've experienced some weird detours and a few twists. Unlike Tales of Zestiria, which I feel like it was fantasy pure and simple, ToS deviates from fantasy and dives fully into sci-fi territory in an interesting way.
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Post by: Team Andromeda on November 29, 2016, 03:26:38 am
Playstaion VR and REZ  and  REZ VR is the best thing ever, Its like having a holiday in universal studios Orlando in your own home . Aera X is just unbelievable, unreal and simply incredible ..

SEGA make REZ 2 for the VR and also port Let's Go Jungle/Island to it .In all my years of gaming (and I started gaming on the Zx Spectrum in 84) It's just utterly incredible and amazing . Its so hard to explain what its like, but the sense of height one gets its astonishing and I totally and utterly pants myself,  playing that Shark diving game and the RE 7 Kitchen demo .
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Post by: Nathan Dunsmore on December 07, 2016, 08:18:45 pm
Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii). One of the best platformers I've played in a long time.
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Post by: CrazyT on December 08, 2016, 09:36:48 pm
Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii). One of the best platformers I've played in a long time.
Never had any experience with the franchise untill that game, and yeah, it was really amazing. Its loaded with content as well and it never gets old. The sequel tropical freeze is great too but I remember returns being a bit harder so i may give the edge to returns.
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Post by: max_cady on December 10, 2016, 06:38:25 pm
(http://i67.tinypic.com/rktrhf.png)


And I'm done with Tales of Symphonia. Real shame I didn't own a Gamecube back in the day, 'cause I certainly would've had a ton of fun. And I did have a lotta fun with it. I still prefer ToV, but ToS is great in it's own way. Blending fantasy with sci-fi, made for an interesting twist. The characters as it happens, are a lot of fun, despite being massive anime stereotypes, they have good overall chemistry and there's no shortage of secrets to uncover with each and every one of them. Following the Tales of model, dungeons almost always have some sort of puzzles which have you backtrack a lot. Not as annoying as Tales of Vesperia, though I feel that sometimes, these puzzles are made to artifically prolong the game. Lyold Irving is a great character, a loveable numbskull, very different from the badass Yuri and the stoic Sorey. Lyold's companions are a good bunch for the most part, including Sheena and Zelos. On a personal level, the story was great and all, like I said, it mixed sci-fi, religious motiffs and fantasy in an interesting manner, but the ending had me shouting "Bullsh**!" despite all the exposition I was given.



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Post by: max_cady on December 26, 2016, 09:00:48 am
(http://www2.pic-upload.de/img/32360723/fff-3.jpg)


So after I took some time off... I decided to play Naruto: Rise of a Ninja on my Xbox 360. No real reason: just wanted to finish off all the major side-quests. I did make some major progresses. I have only one race left to get to the 100% mark.


Putting it aside, I started playing Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force on my PS4 as soon I finished opening up my christmas presents. First overall impressions are pretty good, I will say this, though, despite some polish here and there as well as a few tweaks, it is very much, a 3 year old Playstation 3 game that looks like it's an early PS3-era title, Compile Heart's game engine is very colorful, easy on the eyes, but it's crystal clear that it's dated.


Having said that, I am pretty impressed so far... This is more than just an updated port: it's features new dungeons, new scenes, more dialogue and more content. For example... This shouldn't count as spoilers because it's like the first 10 minutes of the game, but in the original PS3 / PC version, Eryn breaks Fang out of prison, we get a brief introduction of how Eryn met Fang because he pulled the Fury, aka magical sword from the stone and he unwillingly became a fencer. It's mostly cutscene driven and you get a quick fight tutorial after it.

In the new updated Playstation 4 version, however, you get roughly the same cutscenes, but the prison is a dungeon and a big one at that. And a boss fight towards near the end. For the most part, the story is basically the same, but so far, I've been some changes, new cutscenes featuring characters that I've only met much later into the game and new Furies.


A fun game, overall.


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Post by: Tad on January 04, 2017, 04:00:57 pm
Inside

Just finished this highly acclaimed game and I'm not sure what to make of it. I think the atmosphere, music, puzzles are good, but I found the narrative somewhat lacking. It tells it well, but it's a subject I think that's been done to death.

FFXV

Think I'm about half way through this and I'm still really enjoying it. Some little issues are there, but it's still proving to be the best FFXV game in quite some time.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on January 08, 2017, 05:00:40 pm
Finished the main story of FFXV.

Overall, it's better than anything after X, but it does have issues. Most of the issues are kind of made worse because they have clearly built a interesting world. The characters and story are all there, but Square-Enix have really flopped on the execution.

It's probably the shortest FF game in terms of plot in a long time, but there's plenty of things to do outside the plot.
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Post by: max_cady on January 09, 2017, 05:09:17 am
(http://www2.pic-upload.de/img/32455274/fairyf_pt_01_thumb.jpg)


So I've done two of the three scenarios from Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force. If you wanna do a re-release, Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force is a good example. The original game came out in 2014 for PS3 and PC / Steam the following year.
The original game is a largely linear experience that's fun and acessible for the most part. The new PS4 version like I mentioned before:


- Has a branching storyline with three scenarios;
- You can have 6 characters during a batlle instead of only 3;
- Easy, Normal, Hard Mode;
- New characters, new maps (one in particular is "yuge") more scenes, different dialogue in existing scenes;


Despite having Dark in the title and the game does deal with some heavy subjects (death, destruction and such), the characters and the dialogue are often times upbeat, Dragon Quest-esque optimism mixed in with the snarky / flirty 4th Wall Breaking dialogue that's heavily featured in the Hyper Dimension Neptunia games.



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Post by: Team Andromeda on January 24, 2017, 08:02:42 am
Just picked up this

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/359/32500346735_ff221cb6b1_o.jpg)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on January 24, 2017, 09:03:31 am
Ah, man, just my luck that Resident Evil 7 and Yakuza 0 just happened to come out on the same day. And I can only pick one at the moment!


Anyway, Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force...

After I finished all the 3 storylines, I'm doing a deliberatly slow 4th run to get the missing S-rank Furys. Doing everything, step-by-step, finishing all the Guillermo's Pub quests, making sure I don't miss of Lola's sidequests.


The problem with some of the quests (and I don't tell you this in the game) is that enemies only drop certain items on the higher difficulties. So on Easy and Ammateur, you can kill the same monsters over and over again and with furys with item drop plus... and never get the actual item. But after overcoming that stupid hurdle, I've having fun so far.


As JRPG, it's a pretty short game overall and all cutscenes are skippable, it facilitates multiple playthroughs. I noticed a few things on the japanese dub though, the Pub guy actually has voice as well as the lady who owns the item shop also has a voice, instead of a mute version in the english. Same with some optional events.
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Post by: Tad on January 27, 2017, 02:33:25 pm
Uncharted 4

I'm not of those who think the series was incredible, but it has been a lot of fun. In U4, the same issues of iffy mechanics and Hollywood style action are there for all to see, but the characters, graphics, story and it's execution really do a lot for this series. It probably wouldn't be liked, but I really think the series would have been better if the shooting was taken out and the game sat on it's two much stronger elements in puzzles and platforming. This really was a great way to finish the series and I'm glad I got to play them all.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on January 29, 2017, 02:37:36 pm
Forgot to add this:

The Last of Us Remastered

It was a lot of fun and without story that doesn't rely on the "monsters" to the point of being really repetitive. Probably my only gripe is the ending. Sure it was a good twist, but I'm kind of tired of these types of games not really having a happy ending. Sure, it's a bleak game, but it seems like every game in this setting thinks it needs to end that way too. In a way, the ending actually makes the whole story a bit pointless as nothing is gained.
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Post by: Team Andromeda on January 30, 2017, 08:16:59 am
Just got RE 7

This game is the most utterly terrifying experience in gaming. Capcom has done wonders with this game, they've got the horror back to the series and the game setting is genius. It's classic RE all the way ... The lock picks are back, the store rooms are, the saves are back, the item management is back and best of all so its horror, so to the puzzles! Best horror game I've ever played, love the setting, the sense of terror and dread of what is coming next and the gfx and lighting some of the best this gen, best use of HDR too.

Can't play it in VR mode its just too much and too scary
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Team Andromeda on January 31, 2017, 02:04:41 am
Also loving Yakuza at the mo to, Yes It's more of the same and the team are reusing the same old assets and all that, but  I'm really enjoying this one Loving the 80's Arcades and 80's vib but more so I am  really enjoying the brilliant and quite powerful story in this one (something which Yakuza 3/4 lacked imo) and the fights are class.[/size]This for me is the best one since part II and I'm enjoying it[/color]
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Post by: max_cady on January 31, 2017, 04:53:19 am
YES! YES! YES!


I got all the Furies in Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force! Did all of Lola's optional missions, so she naturally joined, thus triggering the optional event in which I got the first S-rank Fury, used to get one more floor to the big Tower and beat the boss to get the other S-rank Fury! Finished the game on Easy. I'll started another playthrough on ammateur so I could now focus on getting all the different CG endings.


But for now... I'm focused on Life is Strange.


It's got an interesting premise, I like the whole small town mistery angle and the characters are likeable, for the most part. If you can stomach the melodrama and many of those long drawn out indie movie-esque sequences, it's been a fun experience.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on February 05, 2017, 05:37:54 pm
I really enjoyed Life is Strange. I found it to be one of those games not just about the ending, but the journey to get there too.

Just finished playing The Detention.

This game does not pull any punches. It's a really tragic tale of how a such a simple desire can go so wrong and quite literally destroy many lives.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on February 08, 2017, 05:19:53 pm
Due to all the recent Power Stone talk, I've booted up the old Dreamcast. I managed to finish the arcade mode with Ryoma with only a couple of tough battles towards the end. After that I played around with other characters for a bit...then sort of started a Dreamcast night which has only just finished.

I played a bit of Ready to Rumble 2, Toy Commander and thought I'd give SA1 and SA2 a quick spin. It's been a while since I've played them, but despite some annoying issues I found them fairly enjoyable still. Sure, they have all the marks of a dated 3D game and after seeing the Sonic series progress, it's painfully obvious that the team weren't entirely sure how to make the jump into 3D with Sonic, but it's still good.


Ended the night with Marvel vs Capcom 2. :)

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: George on February 09, 2017, 08:14:02 pm
Doom. At first I wasn't feeling it but then I started to get the hang of it and its fantastic.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 12, 2017, 09:10:52 am
So I finished Resident Evil 7... In roughly 3 sittings. Make no mistake, it's a good game. And certainly a breath of fresh air in the Resident Evil universe. However, having played Alien: Isolation, Outlast and both Condemned Criminal Origins games, RE 7 didn't feel as revolutionary as it likely should. Truth be told, I felt nothing, if a little underwhelmed.


It's not as gruesomely scary as some have said, but it's certainly tense. Especially very early on. And the tension never really gives up. It's actually got a whole more puzzle solving and exploring than actual combat, which is certainly different. But as it was getting really interesting, the second half was basically your standard action-oriented Resident Evil that we've seen since 4.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on February 12, 2017, 09:31:05 am
I think it's a good mix personally. My only issue was the puzzles as they seemed rather simple really. Still, it was pretty good and I think a direction Res needed to go in.

What a start to the year though. Grav Rush, Yakuza and Res 7 :)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on February 25, 2017, 06:32:00 pm
After two playthroughs of Resident Evil 7, I've taken a it of a break from video games. But since early Friday, I've booted the Xbox 360 one more time with Naruto: The Broken Bond, the sequel to the sandbox game Naruto: Rise of a Ninja. For the moments, it's been more of an adventure game with far more minigames (more diverse), an stronger emphasis on teamwork as Naruto tags along with Kida, Shikamaru, Choji and Neji. And two and three ninjas are sometimes required to do certain missions, almost Lost Vikings-ish if you will.
N: TBB uses ingame engine cutscenes instead of anime clips. It certainly make the presentation less jarring.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Randroid on March 01, 2017, 10:32:09 pm
Just beat Wonder Boy 2 (in Monster Land) last night.

Played it on Xbox 360. Jesus Christ that game is HARDCORE. The Dark Souls of its time and then some.

It has a forced "game over" if you die anywhere in the last stage. How the hell could anybody beat that game on the original arcades?
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Barry the Nomad on March 09, 2017, 11:21:12 am
Playing Phantasy Star (SMS) and Project X Zone 2 on the go, playing Zelda BotW (Wii U) and Yakuza 2 at home.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 10, 2017, 04:34:28 pm
Finished Naruto: The Broken Bond. As a whole a very interesting experience. The original Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, was very much a sandbox-esque adventure that followed the very first major story arcs. Had cutscenes lifted from the anime. Solid controls, a ton of mini-games and the likes. The only major grip I had was with combat. The characters you fought were insanely difficult to beat.


Naruto: The Broken Bond has several hub-worlds that are seperated by tree jumping sequences. Characters like Shikamaru, Neji, Choji and Kiba play a much larger role. You can recruit them into your team, tagging them into a fight and use their unique skills for tons of quests. Speaking of quests, besides the main story quests, there are so many things to do: hunt down wanted ninjas, fishing mini-games, fetch quests, games that you'd find in carnivals and a couple of random encounters in the wild. Sadly, though, while everything was a major improvement, story was the only thing that was lacking even though it did touch upon two major story arcs: the search for Tsunade and Sasuke's Retrieval Arc, much of the plot in-between filler esque BS (one the main story missions with Choji is all about figuring out why his favorite potato chip maker was producing sub-par products).
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pcm92 on March 10, 2017, 08:40:08 pm
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords

Don't underestimate the game from the long title. It's a very fun and addicting console game.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Spock on March 14, 2017, 11:42:51 am
If that's the case, then is the Star Wars Motor series better than battlefront?

I have been playing Just Cause 3, but I have not had the chance to buy Just Cause 2 yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on March 15, 2017, 03:09:25 am
I'm still playing Naruto: The Broken Bond. I'm trying to finish all the side activities to get just enough points to max out all of Naruto's stats. Strenght is the last one. And I need 1500 points. And since I completed most of the major side quests, I have to do a lot of these smaller side missions (namely fishing mini-games).


One of the last cards is the Sasuke Cursed Form fight and it's insanely hard to fight him. Even with 3 ninjas.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pcm92 on March 15, 2017, 06:58:38 pm
If that's the case, then is the Star Wars Motor series better than battlefront?

I have been playing Just Cause 3, but I have not had the chance to buy Just Cause 2 yet.

Which battlefront?

Battlefront 1 - there are more locations in kotor.

Battlefront 2 - there is no actual storyline, but this game is still tied with motor 2 as being the greatest star wars game ever.

Battlefront (2015) - worst star wars game ever.

Kotor 2 is better than kotor 1, but both are very good games and are extremely addicting.

P.S.
I have never played just cause, so I can't tell you if 2 or 3 is better. I'm sure Barry could though...
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shun-Di on March 17, 2017, 03:32:26 am
The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past on SNES.  It's fun to come back to it now n then.  Solid game, great story and music, lots of stuff to find. 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shun-Di on March 17, 2017, 03:33:15 am
Finished Naruto: The Broken Bond. As a whole a very interesting experience. The original Naruto: Rise of a Ninja, was very much a sandbox-esque adventure that followed the very first major story arcs. Had cutscenes lifted from the anime. Solid controls, a ton of mini-games and the likes. The only major grip I had was with combat. The characters you fought were insanely difficult to beat.


Naruto: The Broken Bond has several hub-worlds that are seperated by tree jumping sequences. Characters like Shikamaru, Neji, Choji and Kiba play a much larger role. You can recruit them into your team, tagging them into a fight and use their unique skills for tons of quests. Speaking of quests, besides the main story quests, there are so many things to do: hunt down wanted ninjas, fishing mini-games, fetch quests, games that you'd find in carnivals and a couple of random encounters in the wild. Sadly, though, while everything was a major improvement, story was the only thing that was lacking even though it did touch upon two major story arcs: the search for Tsunade and Sasuke's Retrieval Arc, much of the plot in-between filler esque BS (one the main story missions with Choji is all about figuring out why his favorite potato chip maker was producing sub-par products).

Read about it in shonen jump, looked mindblowing
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on April 09, 2017, 03:20:13 pm
I'm done with Naruto Shippudden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4. One of my best buds lent me that game. Finished the story mode in three sitting which is all fine. The Adventure Mode, sadly is beyond dull. Apart from the midly enganing short story with Naruto, Hinata and Sakura, it gets dull very quickly. And here's an even sadder truth: When you've played one UNS game, you've basically played them all. The characters as far as I can tell, can be very predictable, they tend to get away from you, attack from a distance (Temari is basically broken) and will randomly dodge your all your attacks. The matches, can sometimes be fun, but they do tend to get stale.


Don't feel like playing anything atm, so I'm just having a little fun again with Gal Gun: Double Peace.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shun-Di on April 09, 2017, 06:03:52 pm
I'm done with Naruto Shippudden Ultimate Ninja Storm 4. One of my best buds lent me that game. Finished the story mode in three sitting which is all fine. The Adventure Mode, sadly is beyond dull. Apart from the midly enganing short story with Naruto, Hinata and Sakura, it gets dull very quickly. And here's an even sadder truth: When you've played one UNS game, you've basically played them all. The characters as far as I can tell, can be very predictable, they tend to get away from you, attack from a distance (Temari is basically broken) and will randomly dodge your all your attacks. The matches, can sometimes be fun, but they do tend to get stale.


Don't feel like playing anything atm, so I'm just having a little fun again with Gal Gun: Double Peace.

They literally repackaged the same game over again changing only the story and characters based on which arc the anime was at.  I figured I'd wait until the anime was over and get not only the full story, but all the characters as well. 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on April 16, 2017, 12:46:37 pm
I'm tempted to get the collection of all the Naruto games when it's out. I've not seen the show, but I'm told these games do a great job of cutting away all the fluff and keeping the important bits in.

At the moment, I'm replaying EHM16. Doing well so far.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shun-Di on April 17, 2017, 12:44:40 pm
I'm tempted to get the collection of all the Naruto games when it's out. I've not seen the show, but I'm told these games do a great job of cutting away all the fluff and keeping the important bits in.

At the moment, I'm replaying EHM16. Doing well so far.

Playstation 2 series does a decent job, Gamecube is alright, but limited. PS3 and PS4 has the most characters to play as but I'm not so crazy about the story at that point.  Xbox 360 has some cool ones.  The anime is overblown with filler in Shippuden but the original series doesn't really go into filler until after the original story is finished, then it's like 100 episodes of filler nonstop.  No exaggeration.  Just a heads up.  The fight choreography is solid though, like a really cool martial arts flick.  I recommend watching the Rock Lee fights on youtube.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Centrale on April 20, 2017, 03:13:37 pm
I picked up Mad Max when it was on sale for $10. I remember it getting middling reviews but I think it's really cool. The car is very customizable and upgradable, and Max also levels up in various ways. The lore of the most recent film is fully realized but the game doesn't try to tell the same story as Fury Road, which I think makes for a better game. The only thing I'd like to change about it so far is to make the desert/wasteland even more vast and empty, with longer distances between points of interest... but it's about par for the course for how open worlds are arranged with several other destinations in sight fairly nearby.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shun-Di on April 21, 2017, 11:09:16 pm
I've been playing alot of Final Fantasy VI lately.  Really Solid game with a fantastic story, cast of characters, and excellent music and gameplay.  Tons of spells to learn, summons to find, ect.  It really is the greatest RPG i have ever played in my entire life.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: DayOfLavos on May 09, 2017, 12:06:47 am
Well let's see. I've been working on getting 100% on Kirby Air Ride, something I've wanted to do my entire life. It's pretty tricky!

I've also been playing through Bayonetta since that recently came out on Steam. Great game, though the PC port is a bit shoddy. I've really been enjoying it and I wanna play some more hack-and-slash games now.

Oh, and Senran Kagura Estival Versus. No shame.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shun-Di on May 09, 2017, 10:35:44 pm
Spectre, it's pretty good for a SNES port of a PC game.   8)
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on May 10, 2017, 12:33:09 am
Just finished Resonance.

Interesting premise and strong characters, but some puzzles seemed overly complex with an ending that felt a bit flat due to no real good choice and unfinshed business.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on May 10, 2017, 09:10:39 am
They literally repackaged the same game over again changing only the story and characters based on which arc the anime was at.  I figured I'd wait until the anime was over and get not only the full story, but all the characters as well. 

Damn right. I will consider gettin' the quadrilogy package, though.

So after I was blocked by PSN for two weeks because I found out that one of the laptops in my house was jam packed with so many viruses and malware... I took it upon myself to take on Star Ocean V: Faithlessness and Integrity.

It's had a lot of mixed reviews and I can't say I blame 'em. I played Star Ocean IV: The Last Hope. Arguably one of the better Xbox 360 JRPGs. So does feel like a yuuuge step down in a ton of areas (fortunately it's not as abysmal as going from Final Fantasy XII to Final Fantasy XIII). The landscape is pretty, combat is solid but the way the game advances story is... odd. There are barely any cutscenes, much of the exposition is done in-game, in which your main hero is allowed to move around in a limited area, until all the characters are done talking (that also includes optional side conversations in which you get to know just a little more about the characters). It's weird, a little distracting but then again, the plot at least, thus far has been very, very straighfoward and easy to follow.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: MrTechnoSqueek on May 23, 2017, 01:14:51 am
(https://blogs-images.forbes.com/erikkain/files/2017/04/Bayonetta-PC-2.jpg)


Bought it the day it came out on steam never bought it when it came to 360 and PS3. And its good lol
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shun-Di on May 23, 2017, 02:10:02 am
(https://blogs-images.forbes.com/erikkain/files/2017/04/Bayonetta-PC-2.jpg)


Bought it the day it came out on steam never bought it when it came to 360 and PS3. And its good lol

I didn't get it until years later used, but it's the most fun i've had in a looooong time. 
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Nameless 24 on May 23, 2017, 03:49:42 pm

(https://static.gamespot.com/uploads/screen_kubrick/1365/13658182/3129756-shinmegamitenseiiv_review_upt2016_20160915_thumb.jpg)


Shin Megami Tensei 4 Apocolypse (WOW WE GOT AN SMT GAME PHYSICAL IN EUROPE!


My first MegaTen game and honestly? It's pretty good! Although I prefer 7th Dragon III's Battle UI as you actually see your characters make out the actions, this game is better on Story (Dagda looks like a Punk Biker god or something despite being something else).


I can see why the series gets controversy due to the religious themes, (Probably a coincidence that we get this game once SEGA acquired ATLUS since Nintendo is pretty iffy about religious themes) although for an Apocolyptic setting, I really really love the idea of it actually being about fighting Angels/Demons.


Having played this after 7th Dragon III, I sadly appreciate the former much more mainly because the Battle System is satisfying but SMT4A is holding up as a nice Post-Persona 5 snack to me. I definitely recommend it to those on the fence if you are not too hung up on religious tones. Dagda telling you not to trust others periodically really makes you feel like he is both using you AND guiding you.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Asha on May 24, 2017, 10:28:30 pm
Three amazing games:
(https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/box/9/5/9/47959_front.jpg)
This game is so fun! The final level with those invisible platforms is pure hell, though.


(https://gamefaqs.akamaized.net/box/4/5/6/22456_front.jpg)
The character animations in Genesis Aladdin are incredible. It's still hard to believe that this came from a 16-bit console.


(http://fantasyanime.com/squaresoft/ctbox_front.jpg)
After many years of disinterest, I finally fell in love with Chrono Trigger. This SNES RPG deserves all the praise it gets imo.

Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Centrale on May 26, 2017, 01:37:43 pm
I picked up Guwange in the recent backwards-compatible sale for Xbox One/360. I'm not particularly good at these type of shooters but it's still quite fun. The artwork and music are fantastic.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 01, 2017, 04:16:03 am
(http://i63.tinypic.com/k1rhat.jpg)


So I finally finished Star Ocean V: Faithlessness and Integrity. I'll start with this... If you remove all the sidequests, it's a really short game, by JRPG standards. At 15h, I was very much approaching the end of the game. So I took the detour and added another good 15h purely on finishing side-quests. Said sidequests tend to get dull very quickly because they are one of three things: pick one item, find and kill a super hard enemy or find one character.


Where I stand, SO V is good. Not really ground-breaking but good overall. Still a big step down from Star Ocean IV: The Last Hope. The story is easy to follow and very straightfoward (no heavy philoshopical themes). The characters are your usual mish-mash of stereotypes, Fidel Kamuze is your usual hero, not exactly mopey, a little brooding and that's about it. Miki is group's hen mother, Feria is the little girl that's responsible for the main thrust of the story. Fiore is basically Miss Wardorbe Malfunction, Victor is the expert swordsman and the two characters (Kenny Emmerson and Anne) are the outlanders who have an important stake in the story.


The way the story is shown is strange and takes a long time to get used to. Because most of it is done via ingame graphics with characters delivering exposition while Fidel can walk around and change the camera in a very small space. While most of the exposition doesn't take long it does get annoying from time to time when there's a lot of exposition going on. Why didn't they play a cutscene instead (which there are and are very sparce), I have no idea.


Same with private action, which allow to get some insight into most the main cast. You end up feeling a wee bit detached.


Combat is arguably the best part of the game. The game's also very level grind friendly, so please take your time completing a ton of said dull sidequests because they do pay off in YUGE way. Plus, while the game does a poor job explaining that sidequests unlock new attacks and specialities, it gives you a lot of extras, like ability to create items, augment weapons or armor, see enemies offscreen, get more loot and money from various enemy types, sell items for a higher value, play a ocarina to summon enemies (very useful for monster killing quests), make various gestours (useless but better than just standing around while characters talk) and get more items excavating, fishing or harvesting.


The Role system is a way to tweak IA partners since you fight with 7 characters onscreen, reminds me a lot of Final Fantasy XII's AI commands.


Overall, a good JRPG, not groundbreaking, if you pick up at a discounted price like I did. It's a fun adventure that won't take too much of your time. And now I'm gonna finally get into Yakuza 0!
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on June 25, 2017, 04:37:56 pm
Sorry for the double-post... I just wanted to get this out of the way...


Yakuza 0 is a good game. It's damn good game! It's so damn good it hurts!


(https://www2.pic-upload.de/img/33402139/maxresdefault.jpg)


For context's sake, the only other game that I've played was the original Yakuza on the PS2. A really good game. It had everything, RPG-esque gameplay, lots of street fights, a great story and amazing locals. This is my second game... And I think that Goro Majima is the greatest villain / anti-hero in this game series, hands down! I assume this is an origin story, which makes his chapters a lot of fun to play.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shun-Di on July 06, 2017, 09:42:38 am
Sorry for the double-post... I just wanted to get this out of the way...


Yakuza 0 is a good game. It's damn good game! It's so damn good it hurts!


(https://www2.pic-upload.de/img/33402139/maxresdefault.jpg)


For context's sake, the only other game that I've played was the original Yakuza on the PS2. A really good game. It had everything, RPG-esque gameplay, lots of street fights, a great story and amazing locals. This is my second game... And I think that Goro Majima is the greatest villain / anti-hero in this game series, hands down! I assume this is an origin story, which makes his chapters a lot of fun to play.


They could take the fighting segments alone and use it to make a 3D Streets of Rage game!  :D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 13, 2017, 08:23:13 pm
(https://www2.pic-upload.de/img/33733353/Yakuza-Zero-04.jpg)


Finally finished Yakuza 0 (97 hrs total) This game in what of these special things that SEGA gets almost everything right. The combat, the story, the game design, nearly everything. It's in the Yakuza series that I see a little bit of the old SEGA from days gone by. I had fun with it. The story is well paced and the ending is a little... sad. As a prequel, it does it's job well in setting up may of the future events and characters. But hats off to Goro Majima. While Kazuma does play a huge part in the overall plot, he's the true star of this game. It's basically his origin story, he's one of the major key elements, has the more interesting  mini-games that cabaret mini-game is awesome. Props to the one-eyes crazy, yet warmhearted Tojo clan captain.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on August 20, 2017, 05:31:26 pm
Finished: Until Dawn

As a game that follows the now familar setup made popular by Telltalle where your choices matter and can have good or bad results later in the story, I think Super Massive Games did a really good job here with their own attempt in a horror setting.

I can see why so many people were fascinated by this little gem and I can't help but agree with the general consenus of it being good. This could have easily have fallen apart if the story headed down the simple route you're sort of lead to believe, but it manages to go beyond that and create a rather interesting plot that has you wanting to replay to select other choices and open up other dialogues or different situations. Replaying this really does help too, as the more clues you discover the more you learn by yourself or from what the characters come to understand through conversations. You may think mentioning replayablity must mean it's short, but I think the game ends at a good spot without overstaying its welcome. There are ten chapters in total and each one varies in length from an hour to about two at most.

The only issues I really have with the game stems from the controls. Most of the time you'll fly through the game with no controller problems, but I quickly discovered the slow movements of the characters can be a pain - especially when you're replaying and the save points are only at the start of each episode. On top of that, some of the choices they give you aren't fully explained and by the time you realise as such, it's too late. The "do nothing" choice isn't even displayed for example, so I never thought it was a choice and I paid dearly for that one.

Still, I hope we see more of them from this team.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Betwixt Thieves on August 20, 2017, 09:46:40 pm
Currently playing: Hatsune Miku Project Mirai DX

I am sheepish to admit that this is my first Hatsune Miku game I have played. I realize it is fairly different than the Playstation offerings, but I have no background to compare it with.

The game is a fairly fun romp although the difficulty can ramp up rather quickly for a beginner such as myself. Nothing too crazy that a little bit of practice doesn't solve and the easy songs stay consistently at a level that make them easy to at least pass allowing you to open new tracks. A play through or two will yield a perfect.

The mini games (Puyo Puyo and Reversi) are fun to kill some time and enjoy hanging out with your partner (Hatsune or one of her friends). You can decorate your room with Sega artifacts, Hatsune Miku stuff, or just various things such as furniture.     

Sega implemented a stamp sheet that you fill up to act like a trophy or achievement system for the game. You will find that the requirements are vague so the hope is that the more you play you will be able to accomplish the task by spending more time in game. This leads to the most frustrating part of the game (being a perfectionist and completist at games). Some of the stamps are triggered by seemingly random events while hanging out with your partner. I found myself sitting in hotel rooms on business trips with my 3ds just propped open hoping my partner would randomly trigger an event I needed to happen. Most embarrassing was when I had it open at the airport waiting for my flight and an older woman saw my screen and wondered why a 30+ year old had a cute little girl playing around on my game screen. Her look of scorn made me switch over to Space Harrier 3d.

Overall this has been a fun game and I'm glad I gave this virtual idol a chance from Sega.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: max_cady on August 21, 2017, 08:24:47 am

(https://www2.pic-upload.de/img/33779357/valkyria_azure_revolution-3606244.jpg)
So I've started playing Valkyria Revolution... I'm about 10 hr in. The critics were a tiny tad harsh on it, methinks. Well I do concede that the game was focus-grouped to death. It's clear that they wanted to go for a Dinasty Warrior-type action RPG but somewhere during production they decided to add quasi-turned based mechanics inspired by the original Valkyria Chronicles.
The original game was basically an  ubber-updated version of Shining Force's gameplay (IMO), you had to take it slow, choices matter and you have to assess the situation. VR, on the other hand, doesn't seem like it needed that much restraint. It's basically the Resident Evil 6 dillema of wanting to do something new but keep a lot of the old elements from the previous game in.


At first, it's kinda weird that you have to wait your turn (but so do the bad guys), but after a few missions you get the gist of it. It's clear that the dev team cared a lot about story and presentation. You do watch a lot of cutscenes, but I don't think they are long as some critics make it out so seem. They aren't longer than say... the original VK, just showing all at once, instead of watching all the cutscenes, one by one, until you get to the actual mission. The main character just has this permament "everyone owes me money" look on his face. But the rest of the cast is pretty ubpeat and cheery considering that war, conspiracy and betrayal are the main themes.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: pirovash88 on August 21, 2017, 04:54:40 pm
I finished up Mass Effect Andromeda a few weeks ago and am now going through Batman the telltale series.

I started up Star Ocean for PS4, but dropped it, got a little boring.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shun-Di on September 06, 2017, 06:58:46 pm
(https://www2.pic-upload.de/img/33779357/valkyria_azure_revolution-3606244.jpg)
So I've started playing Valkyria Revolution... I'm about 10 hr in. The critics were a tiny tad harsh on it, methinks. Well I do concede that the game was focus-grouped to death. It's clear that they wanted to go for a Dinasty Warrior-type action RPG but somewhere during production they decided to add quasi-turned based mechanics inspired by the original Valkyria Chronicles.
The original game was basically an  ubber-updated version of Shining Force's gameplay (IMO), you had to take it slow, choices matter and you have to assess the situation. VR, on the other hand, doesn't seem like it needed that much restraint. It's basically the Resident Evil 6 dillema of wanting to do something new but keep a lot of the old elements from the previous game in.


At first, it's kinda weird that you have to wait your turn (but so do the bad guys), but after a few missions you get the gist of it. It's clear that the dev team cared a lot about story and presentation. You do watch a lot of cutscenes, but I don't think they are long as some critics make it out so seem. They aren't longer than say... the original VK, just showing all at once, instead of watching all the cutscenes, one by one, until you get to the actual mission. The main character just has this permament "everyone owes me money" look on his face. But the rest of the cast is pretty ubpeat and cheery considering that war, conspiracy and betrayal are the main themes.

Kind of reminds me of a cross between this series and Final Fantasy 12.

Also I love strategy games like Shining Force.  If Sega isn't going to make another classic style Valkyria, then do it for Shining Force.  :D
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Tad on September 11, 2017, 03:04:28 am
Firewatch

Am I missing something here? I don't quite understand all the praise this game has got as it felt very light on story and content. Sure, it looked pretty and started by hitting the right notes for a big absorbing story, but it just seems to fizzle out at the end to a really generic explanation. Sure, it's still decent, but nothing more then that I'd say.
Title: Re: What are you playing, stupid?
Post by: Shun-Di on September 14, 2017, 08:31:00 pm
Firewatch

Am I missing something here? I don't quite understand all the praise this game has got as it felt very light on story and content. Sure, it looked pretty and started by hitting the right notes for a big absorbing story, but it just seems to fizzle out at the end to a really generic explanation. Sure, it's still decent, but nothing more then that I'd say.

You know what's really good though?  The Firemen for Super Famicom.  Other than that, maybe Backdraft for Sega CD?  :p
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Post by: max_cady on September 18, 2017, 07:19:47 pm
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Clocking at a good 55 hrs, I've come to Valkyria Revolution's end. Not giving anything away, just that the ending was a bit of a tear jerker. I'm not going to bash critics or anything, I just think VR is probably one of SEGA's most underrated and misunderstood games this year. Like I mentioned before, it had the Resident Evil 6 problem. It's clear that SEGA wanted to use some elements from Valkyria Chronicles in a much more action RPG oriented fashion, but focus groups and early demo reactions mentioned that game was much too different from it's cousin, so to speak. Hence this strange hybrid that takes a while to get used to but perfectly playable. And pretty fun once you. Use of magic, in the form of weaponized ragnite makes pistols and rocket launchers almost useless, but they still serve a purpose in combat. Characters are clichéd, true but varied enough that I care  not to have them die on me.
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Post by: pirovash88 on September 18, 2017, 10:01:17 pm
My VR copy arrived yesterday. Is it really over 50 hrs long? Holy shit.
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Post by: Volteccer Pulseman on September 20, 2017, 12:13:51 am
PULSEMAN!  I love how you can travel using currents of electricity to get around platforms, very original style of gameplay. Even bouncing off walls is fun!  I like how you can charge up attacks too.  The level select gives it a Mega Man vibe.  Only downfall is that there isn't much variety of levels but it makes up for quantity with quality.  The game is short but sweet.  Music is very energetic and electric sounding straight out of Pokemon in some places (it is made by the same people after all), but totally fits the Genesis/Mega Drive.  Digitized voices are on par with if not better than even Comix Zone, full lines of dialogue too.  Visuals are stunning but loud.  Colors can be harmful to your eyes if you stare at the game for too long, especially if you are sensitive to seizure inducing flashing.  Other than that, it's gorgeous.


ASTAL is easy as a platformer, but beautiful and very detailed.  It's a Saturn game that is easier on the eyes too when compared to Pulseman, it's also not as fast paced.  I know it seems weird to compare the two back to back but this is how I experienced both.   ASTAL being on a disc based console has anime-esque fmv cutscenes with chibi style characters with loads of personality and charm.  Music is pretty ambient too, very 90s.   Like a lot of Sega's games in the 90s, it's weird, but cool. 


I don't have any current gen systems so playing newer titles difficult at the moment.  Meanwhile I've been hunting down older titles that I missed over the years for consoles I already own and I'm finding a lot of good ones. 
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Post by: pirovash88 on September 23, 2017, 12:11:40 am
Hey Velteccer, welcome to the forum dude!

I've been wrapping up Assassins Creed Syndicate. I purchased a copy of Yakuza Kiwami, so i'm dying to finish Syndicate so i can get started.

I've also been playing some Saturn games as well. I received Puyo Puyo Sun from Japan today, so i will give that a shot this weekend.
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Post by: pirovash88 on October 03, 2017, 11:15:48 am
I finished up Assassins Creed Syndicate, so now onto Yakuza Kiwami.

I'm really enjoying it right now, aside from the archaic save feature.
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Post by: max_cady on October 11, 2017, 04:54:14 am
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So after I was done with Valkyria Revolution, I took a short break with Puyo Puyo Tetris. Much like Gun Gal: Double Peace, this is one of those nice short break games. I finished the story mode in three days. It was short, fun, non-sensical and crazy. The last time I touched a Puyo Pop game it was Puyo Pop Fever all the way back in the Dreamcast. When they released that japanese version with full english audio and text. The plot is as cutesy and weird as it gets: basically the girl heroes of Puyo Puyo discover that giant Tetris blocks are falling from the sky and they meet up with weird characters from a spaceship called the SS Tetra, lead by Captain Tee, the new Tetris King and Ess, a bossy girl who thinks the spaceship's robot is her Papa. And them trying to figure out how to spot the Puyos and the Tetris blocks from destroying both of their worlds. Kooky, short, fun, sometimes hard as nails to defeat some boss characters. Even after multiple tries.
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Post by: pirovash88 on October 21, 2017, 08:33:34 pm
Wrapped up Kiwami last night. Put over 19 hrs into it.

So now I'm not sure which game to start on.. I have Vakyria Revolution, but damn I keep playing long ass games..
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Post by: max_cady on November 07, 2017, 05:35:40 am
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Holy crap, I've been playing Final Fantasy XV for nearly 40hrs and I feel like there's so much more. Thankfully this game is not Final Fantasy XIII. This is not a follow a straight line for 50hr, quite the opposite, actually. It actually feels closer to Final Fantasy XII in terms of open world. Because the game world here is gigantic and you can virtually do any side mission or explore as much as you damn well please until you feel like resuming the story missions. With four characters driving around, it feels like a massive almost neverending road trip that this world has tons and tons of Final Fantasy-esque elements, it actually feels weirdly mundane, realworld-ish and still feel like a fantasy world at the same time. One big gripe I have with it is that the backstory and some of the plot was shown only in the direct-to-video movie and the anime series. Those provide context because the game kinda starts off in the middle of it.
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Post by: CrazyT on January 09, 2018, 08:40:46 am
Been playing a lot of switch with zelda mario and xenoblade.
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Post by: max_cady on January 16, 2018, 04:57:19 am
Replayed Valkyria Chronicles, this time, with full japanese audio.
Also played One Piece: Unlimited World Red on PS4. Kinda fun adventure game, short, a little repetitive, but fun.


So I'm now with Dragon Quest Heroes II. While the first game was basically a series of Tower Defense-esque missions, this game mixes things a little bit. Feels more like an action RPG with free roaming enviroments, even though it features a similar hub area. It has a somewhat more complex plot, about uncovering a conspiracy versus the "all the monsters turned bad". The characters from the previous Dragon Quest games show up. The reason for them showing up is considerably more contrived, they show up, give a vague explanation that's quickly overlooked / brushed aside and then join the party because. Missions are more specific ergo might need party members or perform certain actions. Battles are frenetic as always.
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Post by: pirovash88 on February 01, 2018, 11:17:08 pm
I wrapped up FFXV a few weeks ago and just finished Prey as well. Gotta say that Prey is probably my GOTY for 2017.

I'm now playing FFX on the Vita along with random titles on the XBOX One.
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Post by: Ryudo on February 13, 2018, 11:16:56 am
TMNT IV SNES.
Raiden V
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Post by: max_cady on February 13, 2018, 06:07:08 pm
So I finished Dragon Quest Heroes 2.


Had a lot of fun, though not as much as the first game. The plot is breath of fresh air compared to the previous "Save the world from the bad guy" type of story and more of a mystery adventure. A pretty cool twist for sure. The roster of characters wasn't as memorable or as impressive as the previous game.


So I'm back in Kamurocho cortesy of Yakuza Kiwami. 20hrs in and I'm enjoying the heck out of it. The Majima Everywhere feature has already made this game totally worth it, even though it's kinda of a repackaged Mr. Shakedown mini-game from Yakuza 0. Also enjoyed the extended cutscenes and extended backstory that flesh out Nishiki's backstory. Back to Goro Majima, thanks to Y0, his weird relantionship with Kiryu as a frienemy is also expanded upon. In the original PS2 release he was mostly a strange and unpredictable villain, but here he feels way more fleshed out.
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Post by: max_cady on March 08, 2018, 04:42:28 am
After I was done with Yakuza: Kiwami, here I am in another fancy remake.


Not as impressive as Yakuza: Kiwami which featured a ton of new content (namely new scenes that give further backstory and context to Nishikiyama's motivations, as well as Majima Everywhere that was a nice fun way of retconning Kazuma / Goro's bizarre dynamic that was established in Yakuza 0).


Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age which was my most wanted game of last year, kinda started off in the wrong way for me. Age hasn't been to kind to this game that even with extra filters and upgraded resolution it feels like a PS2 game from 2006. After that initial shock, I took also some time to reajust to FF12's battle system, license boards and gambits. Now I feel a bit more at ease.


I find it a bit odd that Vaan is the main hero of this game, because at the 20hr mark he literally fades into the background. I always found that distracting even though everyone takes him seriously at one point or another.