What are you playing, stupid?

[George]

You getting Sly collection on PS3? Worth it if you have not played them.

[SOUP]

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.

[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

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/

[SOUP]

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

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/

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.

[Sega Uranus]

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.

[George]

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.

[STORM!]

Finally played Rambo, Elevator Action Returns and Boarder Break for the first time!

[SOUP]

Finally played Rambo, Elevator Action Returns and Boarder Break for the first time!

Impressions?

[SOUP]

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.

[Monkeroony]

Got Just Cause 2 on sale, it looks amazing but there are some annoying things already like poor animation and cut-scenes.

[George]

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.

[CosmicCastaway]

I'm currently playing Valkyria Chronicles.  =)

[SOUP]

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.

[max_cady]

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.

[crackdude]

I'm playing Ultimate Mortal Kombat III.

I'm hardcore like that.