Currently Playing:

[Matron]

Why not start this one up again too, maybe a lovely mod can sticky it for us?

I got FF VII Crisis Core last week, and I must say, I love it! I am really enjoying Zach, as well as the villains, and especially getting more details on how Seph came to flip out, plus how Cloud got to be where/how he is too. The only thing I don't like is the missions, they get monotonous fast, and they are really just there to make the game seem longer than it really is.

[Atlas]

Well, since you asked so nicely...

Note: let's try to stay on topic regarding the games you're currently playing, provided this is now a sticky. Thanks, guys.

Moved & stuck.

[moogle]

Mother, AKA EarthBound Zero (translated). Never actually played the original, so I've given it a shot. After all, EarthBound is one of my favorite games of all time.

[AngelofSorrow]

I've been playing Pokemon Pearl lately to get ready for the tournament Fallen was trying to get started back on the older forum. Other then that, it's all Team Fortress 2.

[Priest4hire]

World of Warcraft is taking up a great deal of time as I work on getting my hunter up to 70.

Mass Effect: Picked it up recently and am playing it whenever I can.

GTA IV: Just grabbed it this evening and plan to take it for a spin.

[Matron]

I'm also still playing WoW, but since my husband can't settle on one race/class, I don't think I'm ever going to get one to 70, 60 is the closest we've come before he switched up again.

[Sushi_b]

I'm still going hard on Super Mario Galaxy. I've gotten just over 70 stars and looking for more action. Pretty enjoyable game and much better then I had anticipated.

I'm also playing Rondo of Swords (DS) on the side but it's really one of the more frustrating RPGs I've played in quite some time.

Mass Effect second play through was going good until my Wii and Mario arrived in the mail. I'm at Ilos again and close to the end.

Priest, how do are you finding Mass Effect thus far?

[Dick Fitzwell]

well right now I don't even really have a TV, so I'm working on some of my PC games. I also don't have a charger for my DS at the moment.

I'm working on Beneath a Steel Sky, F.E.A.R., and Oblivion.

[Phakiel]

Main game: Persona 3.

On the side: Freedom Fighters, Legacy of Kain Defiance, GTA Liberty City Stories, Michigan: Report from Hell.

[LagDragon]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Working on my skills before I take on any of you suckahs.

[Tenacious P]

Final Fantasy XII. Terrible story, but pretty fun. And it's massive.

I got to the end of the game and started leveling and searching for the good stuff (without aid), but after accomplishing nothing I finally turned to the guide and realized I'd already screwed up several side quests. :( Oh well.

[Raidou]

PSP - Final Fantasy: Crisis Core, Street Fighter Alpha Max 3, Final Fantasy I & II
PS2 - Rogue Galaxy, KOFXI, SMT: P3

Diremommy, is Zack, not Zach. Where are you now in the game? I just got my PSP in the weekend. Right now I'm at the Dumbapple village, need to look for Angeal's mum. I agree with the missions being too tedious. I f**king hate those Ostrich looking fiends! They stun you and beak you to dead!! arghhhhhhh!!

Phakiel, you are still playing P3 right now?????

[Phakiel]

PSP - Final Fantasy: Crisis Core, Street Fighter Alpha Max 3, Final Fantasy I & II
PS2 - Rogue Galaxy, KOFXI, SMT: P3

Diremommy, is Zack, not Zach. Where are you now in the game? I just got my PSP in the weekend. Right now I'm at the Dumbapple village, need to look for Angeal's mum. I agree with the missions being too tedious. I f**king hate those Ostrich looking fiends! They stun you and beak you to dead!! arghhhhhhh!!

Phakiel, you are still playing P3 right now?????


...yeah, I know dude, the way I am going I am probably end up playing it for an entire year, which is not that far behind as I got the game in september.

I just dont play much these days, I need to devote hours and hours to it, its not just picking up at playing it which is what I can afford right now. With P3, and most rpgs for that matter, 2 hours just isnt enough.

I get home at 7pm the earlies, i turn on the computer and check on stuff/have dinner until is 8 or 8:30, then its time for nip tuck reruns, then 10 and two hours left for me to go to bed, I just say **** it and browse for porn.

That or I go out drinking or something. I get from the 23rd until the 27th off for vacations so I hope i'll get my gaming on.

I might play some tonight, but i kinda missed the Gossip Girl episode this week because i went out drinking, and they broadcast it on sundays.

XOXO

[Raidou]

I've stop playing P3 since January. Got really tired with the levelling and fusions. Will probably start back Tartarus Block 3 when I have more time to spare. Also, right now, my family occupied the tv most of the time in the evening. When I'm back home, without the tv, I can't PS2. By the time they are off from the tv, is 1030pm. So now is PSP all the way until they get bored with the drama series from 8-1030pm.

p.s: You should really reduce your daily porn intake dude. Not healthy yaa. XOXO!?? Save it for Void instead! ^^

[Phakiel]

I've stop playing P3 since January. Got really tired with the levelling and fusions. Will probably start back Tartarus Block 3 when I have more time to spare. Also, right now, my family occupied the tv most of the time in the evening. When I'm back home, without the tv, I can't PS2. By the time they are off from the tv, is 1030pm. So now is PSP all the way until they get bored with the drama series from 8-1030pm.

p.s: You should really reduce your daily porn intake dude. Not healthy yaa. XOXO!?? Save it for Void instead! ^^

Are you kidding me? Its the only thing keeping me sane. That and alcohol.

[Raidou]

Just a friendly advice, no offense ok? Gee the your signature pix is rather distracting.

[Phakiel]

Just a friendly advice, no offense ok? Gee the your signature pix is rather distracting.

I know. You are welcome.

[Raidou]

I'm lovin it. I should probably get one too.

[Matron]

PSP - Final Fantasy: Crisis Core, Street Fighter Alpha Max 3, Final Fantasy I & II
PS2 - Rogue Galaxy, KOFXI, SMT: P3

Diremommy, is Zack, not Zach. Where are you now in the game? I just got my PSP in the weekend. Right now I'm at the Dumbapple village, need to look for Angeal's mum. I agree with the missions being too tedious. I f**king hate those Ostrich looking fiends! They stun you and beak you to dead!! arghhhhhhh!!

Phakiel, you are still playing P3 right now?????

Lol, I dunno why I put Zach, I know it's spelled the other way.

I'm pretty close to the end I think, in a cave with a lab and a bunch of jail cells- Cave of Binding. I've only got around 42% of missions complete, I'm going to do that on a second play through I think. Maybe. Eventually. I was going to do them all this time around, but some how, the higher level I get, the tougher the missions have become. Probably due to my materia combos and such, I'm just now really starting to do fusions and such.

[Raidou]

I can't do materia fusions yet. Also, not sufficient slots to equip materias/ equipments! I hate it! So far I got 12% mission completion. I've done all that is available accept for that Ostrich mission!

[Matron]

Well, since you asked so nicely...

Note: let's try to stay on topic regarding the games you're currently playing, provided this is now a sticky. Thanks, guys.

Moved & stuck.

One question: do you mean only list the games we are currently playing here, discuss them here too, or should we only state what we are playing and then move any discussion of specific games to their own threads? I don't want to clutter it up here if I'm not supposed to.

[Atlas]

One question: do you mean only list the games we are currently playing here, discuss them here too, or should we only state what we are playing and then move any discussion of specific games to their own threads? I don't want to clutter it up here if I'm not supposed to.


You may reply thoughtfully, or post games currently being played. Prolonged discussion regarding one topic often times sways to babble. Thus, just please make sure the discussion is purely about games currently being played, or a post regarding such. I only emphasized because this is a sticky. Usually I'd not be so anal(And no, nobody is allowed to make a joke about that). ;)

So please, discuss... just with emphasis as well as with replies that have 0 spam quality(like random jokes, nothingness, etc.)

Thank you for being on topic thus far ~ Atlas

[Sibek]

There isn't really anything I'm anticipating until Left4Dead so I've been basically hitting up the Steam weekend deals for fun. Currently, I'm doing a playthrough of The Movies. There are some cool aspects to the game. Though, in order to get the full use out of the game, you have to make custom scripts, which is its biggest draw and still the most mundane aspect of the game. Players have a choice of hundreds of different scenes but finding the right scene, lighting, set, stunts, etc can make creating a movie take at least an hour. Overall, it's basically Peter Molyneux response to the Sims with more strategy involved than simplying pointing guy to work, or bookshelf.

The other game I'm playing is Morrowind, but I'm too tired to talk about that.

[Cyrus the virus]

Anyway, I just started Persona 3 and am THRILLED with it.

[Atlas]

Prolonged discussion is totally fine and even encouraged just as long as it has emphasis on what is being talked about(which should be games currently being played)

Sorry for any confusion.

I've been playing GTA: San Andreas a lot lately. That game is so much fun. Even with the new one out(which I do want to get sooner or later), San Andreas will do until then. Flying the planes with the cheats is such an entertaining time-waster.

[Mark]

Cliffhanger on demand!

its been ages sense I watched this movie! :p

[Phakiel]

Anyway, I just started Persona 3 and am THRILLED with it.

Persona 3 is one of the best rpgs for the ps2, its just too goddamn time consuming. At times I can be spending almost 5 straight hours in Tartarus either leveling up, getting money or trying to find those stupid treasure hands that not only run really freaking fast but disappear like 5 seconds after spotting you, that pisses me off. Sometimes not even switching to the bow and arrow helps because that thing is really hard to aim properly at that moment when you not only have to get close but careful so that the stupid shadow, who always have eyes behind their back, runs away.

I am close to 90 hours right now, november I think. I dont remember the exact date, i am just after the trip to Kyoto (i think it was Kyoto) with the hotel and the springs.

[Matron]

Well, I finished Crisis Core today. It was a really good game, I loved it, but the ending was sad. Not that I didn't expect it to be or anything, but it was really very moving. Now I'm looking forward to new game +, to see if I can finally finish 100% on quests and DMW. I got all the slots on the DMW, but I couldn't get Magic Pot, Cactuar, and Phoenix to show up in battle, so I didn't get it 100% completed. I only got around 50% of the missions complete too, but I plan to get all those on my next play through, as well as beat Minerva. I really just wanted to see the whole story first, now I can concentrate on completing everything else.

All things considered though, I could have picked a better day to beat a game with a sad ending, because today already sucked for me, I didn't need yet another thing making me cry.

[Electric Banana]

Currently I'm half-assed playing Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime 3...been so busy with the move-move-back thing. I don't even have my Wii hooked up at the moment. :/

[Raidou]

Persona 3 is one of the best rpgs for the ps2, its just too goddamn time consuming. At times I can be spending almost 5 straight hours in Tartarus either leveling up, getting money or trying to find those stupid treasure hands that not only run really freaking fast but disappear like 5 seconds after spotting you, that pisses me off. Sometimes not even switching to the bow and arrow helps because that thing is really hard to aim properly at that moment when you not only have to get close but careful so that the stupid shadow, who always have eyes behind their back, runs away.

I am close to 90 hours right now, november I think. I dont remember the exact date, i am just after the trip to Kyoto (i think it was Kyoto) with the hotel and the springs.

There was once I got f**ked up (wiped out) by the red shadows after I roam around for 2 hour straight. Don't even get me started on those gold/ yellow shadows.

Well, I finished Crisis Core today. It was a really good game, I loved it, but the ending was sad. Not that I didn't expect it to be or anything, but it was really very moving. Now I'm looking forward to new game +, to see if I can finally finish 100% on quests and DMW. I got all the slots on the DMW, but I couldn't get Magic Pot, Cactuar, and Phoenix to show up in battle, so I didn't get it 100% completed. I only got around 50% of the missions complete too, but I plan to get all those on my next play through, as well as beat Minerva. I really just wanted to see the whole story first, now I can concentrate on completing everything else.

All things considered though, I could have picked a better day to beat a game with a sad ending, because today already sucked for me, I didn't need yet another thing making me cry.

Will the mission completion rate carried forward to New Game +? I don't use walkthrough, sorry for asking.

I think I saw Magic Pot. Magic Pot shows up in Tonberry third hunting mission. I was not able to kill it as it escaped. He will only show up once after the second turning.

[Matron]

There was once I got f**ked up (wiped out) by the red shadows after I roam around for 2 hour straight. Don't even get me started on those gold/ yellow shadows.



Will the mission completion rate carried forward to New Game +? I don't use walkthrough, sorry for asking.

I think I saw Magic Pot. Magic Pot shows up in Tonberry third hunting mission. I was not able to kill it as it escaped. He will only show up once after the second turning.

I haven't loaded up my save yet, but from what I've read, missions completed don't carry over. Your levels, exp, money, items, materia, and DMW carries over I think. I'll check when I get back up, my brain hurts right now, had a rough night. So you have to do all the missions again, but from the beginning you'll be whatever lvl you were when you beat the game, which means most of them will be super easy.

Magic Pot asks for jump, fira, gravity,& assault twister, and you can re-do the tonberry missions until he shows up. My first time, my DMW hit and he ran off, so I had to hunt him down again. He did show up again in the same mission, I didn't have to abort and retry, just ran around til he popped up. You'll only get him on your DMW if you give it the attacks it asks for. After that if you find him, I think he gives you stuff for the right attacks.

Edited to add: Well I loaded up my save file just now. Your items and levels do carry over to new game +, and your DMW percentages carries over, but not the actual DMW characters/pictures. So what you have is a bunch of blank spots that are 100% complete, you have to reget the DMWs but don't have to watch all their scenes and get 100%. Also, the items that let you equip 4 accessories instead of 2 is gone, you have to get that again too. And the missions are all gone.

[Raidou]

[B]Magic Pot asks for jump, fira, gravity,& assault twister, and you can re-do the tonberry missions until he shows up. My first time, my DMW hit and he ran off, so I had to hunt him down again. He did show up again in the same mission, I didn't have to abort and retry, just ran around til he popped up. You'll only get him on your DMW if you give it the attacks it asks for. After that if you find him, I think he gives you stuff for the right attacks.

So if I equipped this said materia before the encounter with it, I'll be able to kill it?

[Matron]

You don't kill it, you attack it with what it asks for, and it joins your DMW, and gives you stuff.

[Cyrus the virus]

Man, something about Persona 3 just... is insane. I don't know how to explain it. Something about the routine of it has gripped my balls.

[LagDragon]

Hey Raidou. PM me any and all instances you were referring to. About editing or deleting posts.

That's not tolerated.

[Phakiel]

He not only edits, he deletes them without explaining. So far I've never seen any previous AllRPG moderator do that besides him.


Hmmm, I thought it was my internet at work being retarded or me having one of those trippy adult ADD episode where I closed the page without pushing the submit button.

[Matron]

This is more of a next to be playing question- how tough will Dirge or Cerberus be for someone who has never played a shooter type game? I've heard it's really weak by shooter standards, but I have no experience with them whatsoever. Well, other than Duck Hunt, and I don't think that will help me much.

[vanishdoomdylan]

Well it's pretty easy mode as far as shooters go. It shouldn't be too difficult for you to handle...and it actually would be a pretty decent intro to the genre as opposed to the more difficult Devil May Cry series.

As far as what I'm playing...The World Ends With You. Just about finished with the main part, going to hit New Game+ content after that.

And even though I said I was done...I'm poking around in WoW again. Blood Elf Hunter this time. Figured I try out the class and race I'd never done before.

[Raidou]

Hey Raidou. PM me any and all instances you were referring to. About editing or deleting posts.

That's not tolerated.

Did you see that? He is doing it again.

[Blackdragon]

Currently, I'm playing The World Ends With You, Smash Brothers Brawl, GTA4, Enchanted Arms, and FF3.

[Contagion]

Just start MGS3 last night. Playing Brawl at least an hour a day so I don't get rusty. Still have SMT: Nocturne on the backburner, but I'll save that until this winter maybe, unless I get REALLY bored. Might try doing the 150cc on Mario Kart Wii, when I'm in a more patient mode. :cool:

[Indigo]

I'm trying to play Nocturne... it's hard.

Also DQ:S on the wii.

I've just completed TWEWY(fully)

[Tenacious P]

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Mario Kart DS
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

Yeah I bought a DS finally.

[Indigo]

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Mario Kart DS
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

Yeah I bought a DS finally.

When I get my wireless Internet back I'll race you.

[Tenacious P]

Sweet. I'll draw obscene images in picto-chat as you wipe the floor with me.

[Indigo]

... k


I just did something stupid in Nocturne, after beating Thor I forgot to save the game and when went straight to the battle with Dante and, surprise surprise, I lost... Now I have to fight Thor and the other again :(.

[Raidou]

... k. I just did something stupid in Nocturne, after beating Thor I forgot to save the game and when went straight to the battle with Dante and, surprise surprise, I lost... Now I have to fight Thor and the other again :(.

That is just silly FE. Everyone knows that you need to save often in Nocturne. Are you playing the Japanese version Norturne or Lucifer Call? I stopped playing it since last year when the disc start giving problem, hang the screen/ gameplay when in the third/ forth Kappa.

Right now I'm re-playing the very first FF in PSP. Anyone played/ playing this title out there?

[Indigo]

That is just silly FE. Everyone knows that you need to save often in Nocturne. Are you playing the Japanese version Norturne or Lucifer Call? I stopped playing it since last year when the disc start giving problem, hang the screen/ gameplay when in the third/ forth Kappa.



How was I supposed to know that I would have a boss battle right after three fallowing boss battles? you'd think the game would give you a break, but nope, not this game. And I'm playing Lucifer's Call but if I used that name people probably wouldn't understand what game I was talking about. It's amazing.

[Raidou]

Yup is amazing. If you have the patience during demon level up where they get a new skill, try to always wait for the demon to ask for request to change their current skills to an unknown skills. If they changed to something you don't want, reset and try again. I got many skills which certain demons shouldnt even be having in the first place via this way.

[Indigo]

Yup is amazing. If you have the patience during demon level up where they get a new skill, try to always wait for the demon to ask for request to change their current skills to an unknown skills. If they changed to something you don't want, reset and try again. I got many skills which certain demons shouldnt even be having in the first place via this way.

yeah I get annoyed when they replace a good move fore something crap.

[Raidou]

Sometimes they do that but most of the time they enhanced it. I remember getting really cool skills such as Distant Prayer and Mediarahan. BTW, if you are able to buy that really expensive demon which comes with the Penetrate skill from the Broker in one of the Kappa, get it immediately and start fusing every subsequent demon after that to make sure they have Penetrate. Is one skill you must have if you want to progress easier when you go deeper into the Kappas.

[Indigo]

Where do I find this Broker?

[Raidou]

Where do I find this Broker?

Is been awhile. I don't remember the exact location in the Kappas, you should know how complicated the Kappas are right? Hunt for this tip from any of the walkthroughs available online.

[Sushi_b]

Well my currently playing has changed quite a bit from what it was when this thread started.

I finally got Super Dodgeball Brawlers, Contra 4 and Ninja Gaiden II in the mail. So they are my current 3 addictions. I'm still trying to get some time in with my friend Mario Galaxy but it's been hard because of Ninja Gaiden II.

[Brian]

I'm the kind of guy that loves to shift and take time on games. Sometimes in one day, I'll get too into a game a go more than 7-10 hours without noticing. So I guess I'll post what I have played but hold off on for so long. :

-Persona 3+FES

-Suikoden 1 - Just started the series. I have the rest but like the other games, I'll take my time with it. Too bad i have too many classes =/.

- Xenosaga 2-3 - I always tell myself that I'd beat part 2 cuz i got little to go but no luck ;p.

- Metal Gear Solid 4 - I'll eventually pick a day when I'll play the whole game in one day. It took a friend of mine 2 days so why the hell not.

- Odin Sphere - Got this recently, went 5 hours into it. Great game.

- Ar Tonelico - sealed and haven't played yet.

- Dragon Quest 8 - gotten far in it but hadn't the time once again.

Sadly the list of incomplete games go on.

Now here are the games I really play most of the time :

Arcana Hearts
Guilty Gear Accent Core PLUS
The King of Fighters XI
Marvel vs Capcom 2
Power Stone 2
Neo Geo Battle Coliseum
SF3: Third Strike.


Only when I have my friends around we play this. Out of all of them, we lean more into Marvel vs Capcom 2.

[Hyde]

Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition

[Contagion]

Well the only thing in my backlog now is SMT: Nocturne, but I'm waiting on some spare money to get MGS4 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma. So I might just start Nocturne tomorrow, definitely picking hard mode, I mean it is a turn-based RPG, how hard can it be!?

[Blackdragon]

Neverwinter Nights, GTA4, FF3, SSB Brawl, RE4 (again).

[Contagion]

Going to Gamestop tomorrow and I'm coming home with MGS4 and most likely a DS game for when I'm on the road.

[spaghetti junction]

FFTA2 and The World Ends With You

Finally getting some usage outta my DS

[Blackdragon]

Operation Darkness (New)
Final Fantasy 3
Smash Brothers Brawl

[Sushi_b]

BD are you actually surviving through Operation Darkness. I really was interested in the game but it's been getting really bad press. I'd have to import the game so any info you can spare on it would help me in choosing if I should spend the cash or not.

I've finished off Ninja Gaiden II on Friday and managed to find a copy of RE 4 Wii edition and Disgaea PSP locally. That's quite impressive, for myself so I'm hacking away at them right now, particularly RE 4.

[Less Than Liz]

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

[Raidou]

FFII (PSP), man this game is tough and totally unbelievable, no character levelling is WTF!? No wonder the guide says for the love of God, save now, save often. FCUK all the Black Flans, Killer Mantis, and Cockratice that keep ambushing me. I FCUKing hate the stone status! Argghhhhh!!!!

[Cyrus the virus]

I started playing Persona 3: The Answer and died in the first battle (it was one of the pink tough enemies, four of them, and my AI partners blow).

So now I'm playing Metal Gear Solid. No, I've never played it. Shh.

[Raidou]

CtV. And I thought you sux in fighting games. Now it seems like you sux in RPG too! WTF!? You died in the first battle????? Unbelievable.

[Cyrus the virus]

u sux in life

[Powerslave]

Been playing Medieval II: Total War obsessively for the past couple of weeks.

[Contagion]

Rented DMC4, just got done with mission 12.

For a little over 2 weeks I've been playing FFTA2, so far I've got 205 quests complete and I think I'm right near the end of the main story.

[Matron]

I decided to get back into FFXII and finally beat the damn game. Then I'm going to beat Lost Odyssey.

Yeah, I'm a gaming slacker these days.

[Cyrus the virus]

Bought Mass Effect and finally played some of it. I'm enjoying it a ton.

[Sushi_b]

Cyrus, keep the Mass Effect posted up on here. I really enjoyed that game a lot and I know that Zeal did as well. Serge is the only other person here I'm aware of that also liked it. Priest4hire was dabbling into the realm of ME at one point, be he never posted his thoughts on the game.

I've particularly choosen to spend time with Losy Odyssey. Not bad, but it feels like the game wasn't developed really well. The battle system is a little weak, the graphics are unbuffed and the characters aren't original. That on top of terrible voice acting and you have a game that was highly anticipated, but a little short of being great. Yet, I'm finding the experience enjoyable despite all those complaints.

[Cyrus the virus]

Will do! I've only played about 2 hours, I think, but I really love it. Especially on my new TV which has made life so grand :)

[Blackdragon]

Operation Darkness, Fable, Smash Brothers Brawl, and Pokemon Diamond.

[AngelofSorrow]

Currently Im playing Soulcalibur IV [PS3].
Pretty decent so far, though I haven't gotten to far into it cause I got distracted by character creation. lol

[Indigo]

Nothing.

Nothing at all. My PS2 doesn't work and I've completed all I have for DS and Wii.

[Phakiel]

No car= no videogame store run.

I could use the family's driver but, nah. August is gonna be a great expending month so its best to not do anything until it ends.

[Poofy]

I got done playing Mass Effect (PC) about a month ago. Freakin' loved, just wished it were, like.... longer.


I'm neck deep in Sould Calibur IV at the moment.

[~Chachamaru_Karakuri~]

ive been working on a replay of Final Fantasy 1 for the PSP, and thats about it, i have played and beaten more though......everything i got for gamecube, and DS

[Priest4hire]

I've decided to play through Albion. I figured it was about time I got around to it considering the effort it took to acquire it. I also plan to start Mass Effect again. I really enjoy the game but it seems like I'm doomed to always be interrupted. This time I'll see it through.

[Blackdragon]

Finished Operation Darkness, and am back to Enchanted Arms. Also on a new game plus on Super Robot Taisen OG2. I'm sure Talaysen will be happy I finally finished it.

[Ges]

Got a big check and kinda went crazy. Got SC4 and MGS3 and MGS4, as well as the Hot Shots for the PSP

I am playing currently:

Soul Calibur 4
Metal Gear Solid 4
Grand Theft Auto 4
Half-Life 2 - Ep. 2
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2
the ever-backburnt Star Ocean 3

[Blackdragon]

Go crazy and swing some of that extra cash this way. I have to have SC4!

[Ges]

for what system?

I just played through every Metal Gear Solid in 2 weeks, and my life is complete. Can't believe I missed that series until now. MGS3 jumped up to like 2 in my favorite games of all time list.

I don't know exactly what's all on that list, but it's up there.

I go off-topic like this so I can segue into Snake as a char on SSBB. Anyone still play? I have all these fighting games with online capabilities and no one to bash.

[Raidou]

FFII 20th anniversary (PSP), just got useless coward Gordon into the party.

[Ges]

Oh, duh. I just got Mass Effect as well.

Damn, I am so spread out right now, games-wise. Oh well.

[Sushi_b]

Fire hard into Mass Effect Ges. I think you'll probably enjoy playing it a lot. Just too bad that few people here seem to have given the game a chance because it's really one of the best RPGs this generation hands down. That and it's something completely new and different then everything else.

[Ges]

I've only played it for about 2 hours so far, but I am loving it.

After I finish GTA4 and unlock most of the stuff in Soul Calibur I shall jump right on in to it a little bit more heavily.

[Blackdragon]

for what system?

I just played through every Metal Gear Solid in 2 weeks, and my life is complete. Can't believe I missed that series until now. MGS3 jumped up to like 2 in my favorite games of all time list.

I don't know exactly what's all on that list, but it's up there.

I go off-topic like this so I can segue into Snake as a char on SSBB. Anyone still play? I have all these fighting games with online capabilities and no one to bash.

360, since the Wii for some reason didn't get one...

And yes, MGS is an awesome series. I didn't get around to playing it until Twin Snakes came out for the GC, which I believe is better than the original. From that point on I was hooked. I still play Brawl, but I don't have Highspeed or a fast enough wireless signal right now.

On topic: Fable (PC). I REALLY need a new graphics card if my pc stutters while playing this old ass game, geez.

[Poofy]

Space Invaders Extreme (DS)


****ing AWESOME. Sometimes the best games are the most simple ones.

[Cyrus the virus]

Chaos Wars.

[Contagion]

Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, FFIV (2 dungeons left) and soon enough MGS: Portable Ops.

[~Chachamaru_Karakuri~]

yeah i am working on a replay of FF1 for the PSP
currently at the trials to advance my character class

[Blackdragon]

F.E.A.R.

After watching some videos of some guys playing it and freaking out I had to give it another shot. Was a bitch to install without that 5th disc though.

[Matron]

I've been messing around on WoW some again, otherwise, I'm not playing much of anything. I've been thinking of doing a Suikoden series run through though.

[AngelofSorrow]

Bionic Commando: Rearmed.
Best ten dollars I have spent in a very long time.

[Isama_Suhern]

Final Fantasy IV (almost at the end of the game)
Final Fantasy Tactics A2
Metal Gear Solid 4 (beat it a couple of times)

[Contagion]

Beat FFIV DS last night. Went and picked up a 60GB XBox 360 and Blue Dragon, so far I'm enjoying it.

[AngelofSorrow]

Currently playing Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.
Just started a bit ago, so Im still learning all the controls.

[Dick Fitzwell]

I've been thinking of doing a Suikoden series run through though.

This.


This is what I am doing right now.

[Blackdragon]

Tales of Vesperia. I might rent Mercenaries 2 or just wait until I'm officially done with Vesperia.

[The Varsh]

The Varsh is currently jamming all over NCAA 09 and Chrono Trigger.

[Poofy]

Currently playing Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.
Just started a bit ago, so Im still learning all the controls.

How is that game anyways? I've heard mixed things about it so I'm holding off on buying it for the time being...


I'm currently putting all my gaming time into the DS, at least until I buy Spore for the PC.

Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness - Right now I'm tending to my pregnant cow (Glen) and my 4 whore chickens. It's in the dead of winter so there aren't any crops to grow, so I'm quickly growing bored of this shit.

Pokemon Pearl - So far I've only caught the turtleleaf thing, the red bug guy, teh Onix, some blue cat, and the ever useful Abra. I'll be lucky if I even have 20 pokemon by the time I beat the game...

[Jarrid]

I put down Final Fantasy IV DS the other day. I reached the CPU and was extremely pissed off after dying before I could get two actions done. I tried to level and everything, but I failed. I may come back to it later, but it is not like I have never beat FFIV. I am playing Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2 right now. I have enjoyed it so far, and I can say I surely like it a lot better than the first one (FFTA), but when Dragon Quest IV comes out, it will be hard for me to finish FFTA2.

[AngelofSorrow]

How is that game anyways? I've heard mixed things about it so I'm holding off on buying it for the time being...

It's okay, I wouldn't spend 60 dollars on it. I had fun with it while I had it, but I wasn't sad to return it. I'd suggest renting it first, or you may end up disappointed in your purchase.

[Raidou]

V.Profile in PSP.

[AngelofSorrow]

I just started the Starwars: The Force Unleashed.
Even though my friends are bugging me about it so I haven't gotten past my paused game yet. lol

[Poofy]

The only possible way I'm going to buy The Force Unleashed is if it's better than Jedi Outcast II. We shall see....

It's okay, I wouldn't spend 60 dollars on it. I had fun with it while I had it, but I wasn't sad to return it. I'd suggest renting it first, or you may end up disappointed in your purchase.

Gotcha. I'll wait for a price drop before I pick it up.

Currently I'm kicking ass in Puzzle Quest for the DS. I also have it for the PC, but the game is just far better suited for a handheld.

[Contagion]

Playing Infinite Undiscovery and dled Mario RPG on Wii, start that again right after IU.

[AngelofSorrow]

The only possible way I'm going to buy The Force Unleashed is if it's better than Jedi Outcast II. We shall see....

I can't say I've ever played Jedi Outcast II, but I can assume it was a lot better then Unleashed. While fun, interesting and worth a try, Unleashed is extremely repetitive. It's made up of go-stop-kill scenarios until the end of the level. So, like Mercenaries, I'd suggest a rental first, especially since the game is extremely short.

I got a hold of it friday night, started around maybe midnight for a few hours before heading to bed, and then I finished the rest of the game in portions the rest of the next day. So the game was done under 12 hours, unfortunately.

[Poofy]

If you even had a remote interest in Force Unleashed, you owe it to yourself to give Jedi Outcast II a spin. It is the Jedi simulator that so many games after it have tried to mimic. After seeing Force Unleashed in motion, I have no doubt which is the better of the 2 games.

You can find it used for the original Xbox, GameCube, or the PC if you search hard enough.

[Blackdragon]

Rumble Rosess XX

Today I'm going to start my 15 hour Tales Of Vesperia playthrough and then I'll have all the achievements, then it shall be ready for trade-in towards my Disgaea DS.

My stupid gamercard needs to be updated badly...

[Cyrus the virus]

Jedi Outcast II is genuinely incredible and everyone should have played it by now.

[Contagion]

More than halfway through my 2nd playthrough on Tales of Vesperia. Also took 3 hours to get the low level challenge achievement.

Getting ready to move up to rank 8 on No More Heroes, save point just before the boss.

About 3 1/2 hours into FF CC: RoF, going to the Ravine Forest.

[AngelofSorrow]

Just got a hold of Fracture, haven't started yet but I'm about to.

[Contagion]

Finally got around to replaying Mario RPG. Next on the list is Fable: Lost Chapters or Parasite Eve, aiming more for PE though it has been longer since I played that one. Still haven't started Lost Odyssey, but I want to get shorter stuff out of the way.

[Jarrid]

Almost at 200 hours for FFTA2. I have read better stories in children picture pop-up books, but the quests, jobs, leveling, items, and so forth have me addicted. I am almost done, though. I had to finally go to a guide yesterday to figure out what quests I had left, because I am completely out of ideas on what to do other than beat the game.

DQ4 is next.

[drunken monk]

Looks like Im finally going to finish the Guild Wars campaign. But I still have the Eye of the North expansion to work through.

Also playing Fear and Sid Meier's Pirates.

[Contagion]

Went with Parasite Eve! On the beginning of day 5. Didn't realize you could get new game + and get a bonus dungeon!...well tower.

[Blackdragon]

Soul Calibur 4
Warriors Orochi (afterwards Wariors Orochi 2)
Disgaea DS

[Contagion]

Started to play MGS: Portable Ops, maybe half an hour in. After that I'm gonna replay Fable: Lost Chapters...should I be good or evil???

[Blackdragon]

Evil is always much more fun and profitable.

[Contagion]

Fable is on hold, due to an awesome old school RPG...Secret of Mana!

[Jarrid]

Secret of Mana sounds fun. It has been a while since I have played it.

Disgaea DS as of right now. I have never played anything from the series before, and other than the music and a few other minor things, I am enjoying it quite a bit.

[Blackdragon]

Disgeaea DS and Clive Barker's Jericho. Might finish the achievements on Merc 2.

[Cyrus the virus]

Mother 3. It is awesome.

[AngelofSorrow]

Little Big Planet, got it friday, finished it friday. Just been redoing levels to find stuff I missed and beating the levels without dieing to get more items. I gave up on the level editor for now because there is a million freaking tutorials and I can only do so many before it gets boring.

[Trillian]

I thought Little Big Planet was supposed to be released tomorrow... and now it has been recalled because some passages from the Koran made it into the game causing the release to be delayed another another week. The Beta testing has also ended.... how did you get the game? :(

[AngelofSorrow]

I get games early. lol
Also, I think it's Qu'ran.

[Blackdragon]

Warriors Orochi 2
Supreme Commander

[Contagion]

Backlog right now consists of Gears of War, Mass Effect and Lost Odyssey (and tomorrow Star Ocean: First Departure.) Games I'm trying to replay are ToV, Infinite Undiscovery (hard mode), and I keep pushing Fable:LC back due to other things coming along, it would only take a little over 10 hours if I didn't slay every town.

[AngelofSorrow]

I took a picture of my sack because I love it. lol

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n216/ShajunoOrsono/MySack.jpg

[Jarrid]

Put down Disgaea DS for a moment and put FFTA2 back in the DS. It was bugging me that I had not finished the entire game. Grinding it out right now. I have not really been too impressed with Disgaea (first time playing). The item system is neat, but I am not a big fan of the battle system. There are a few other things like the characters, soundtrack, and so forth that I am not enjoying so far as well. May change, though.

[Trillian]

I get games early. lol
Also, I think it's Qu'ran.


It's not English. It doesn't have a true English spelling. My Islam teacher always spelled it Koran so I unintentionally adopted that spelling.

And... no fair!!

[Cyrus the virus]

Still playing Mother 3. You should all join in.

[drunken monk]

Fable 2!!! Lovin every second of it.

[Atlas]

I really want to play that, DM. If it's as good as the advertising makes it out to be, then it's gold.

[Jarrid]

Just started a new game with Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. The graphics are the biggest change I have noticed so far from the previous DS titles, so it is going to take me a minute to adjust, but I am enjoying it so far. :D

[Cyrus the virus]

Just got Fable II, also.

[AngelofSorrow]

Forgot to mention that I was playing FarCry 2. About 54% in to the game, got all of the weapons unlocked but I still gotta get the diamonds to pay for the rest. I got the ones I use the most; AS50, flamethrower, silenced pistol, PKM, MGL, ect. ect. But I want the rest just because.

[moogle]

Been playing Order of Ecclesia. It's really good so far, though it's difficult for me to guage it against other CV games.

[Contagion]

Juggling Lost Odyssey and Star Ocean.

[Cyrus the virus]

Still Mother 3, but also playing Fable 2.

[Sushi_b]

Juggling Lost Odyssey and Star Ocean.

How are you finding Lost Odyssey Contagion? I just recently completed it myself.

I'm playing a little bit of Crackdown, but have started devoting my time to Viva Pinata. I like the game a lot except for that crazy old voodoo witch doctor guy who always comes in and eats the pinata's. Otherwise it's a great game. That and I'm trying to figure out Rhapsody.

[Contagion]

I'm loving it so far, best turn based RPG I've touched in a while. I'm just getting ready to go to the Black Cave, think I'm might take some time and learn some skills, master the ones I have at least with Kaim and Seth, then get a bit of a start on the other 2 immortals.

Little over 5 hours into SO:FD, right outside Inois seemed like a good spot to stop. Wish I didn't pick Cyuss, missing out on Ashlay!

[Devil King]

Resident Evil 4.

I've been playing it for the past two months now, lol.

[Cyrus the virus]

I'm playing a little bit of Crackdown.

I've been considering getting that for a long time. Is it actually good?

[drunken monk]

I really want to play that, DM. If it's as good as the advertising makes it out to be, then it's gold.

Its worth a buy depending on your taste. If you liked the first Im sure you will like 2. Personally I liked the original more. The story in F2 is no where near as epic as the original. Thats really the only problem Ive had with it.

I stopped playing after my first play through because it was a little buggy and wanted to see if they might make a patch. Might go through it again today.

Well I finally broke down and cheated on Guild Wars...Im playing WOW right now.

[Phakiel]

I totally got back on the horse with Persona 3 on sunday. I am on December 30 so you know whats coming. I think i am gonna play some tonight. I am gonna bail early today at 6 and go straight home.

[Atlas]

Busting out the ol' GTA 2 for the good times.

[Devil King]

I'm currently playing Pandemonium, and old Playstation platformer that never ceases to bore me.

[Sushi_b]

I'm loving it so far, best turn based RPG I've touched in a while. I'm just getting ready to go to the Black Cave, think I'm might take some time and learn some skills, master the ones I have at least with Kaim and Seth, then get a bit of a start on the other 2 immortals.

Little over 5 hours into SO:FD, right outside Inois seemed like a good spot to stop. Wish I didn't pick Cyuss, missing out on Ashlay!

Lost Odyssey will probably take a fair amount of time if you want to play through and do a lot of what the game has to offer. One high suggestion is to try and watch/read all of the dreams because they are really interesting stories and they are well written. My favorite part of the game for sure. Just have to suffer through playing with Cooke and Mack, who just slowed the game to a crawl after their initial story point.

Cyrus, I'd recommend Crackdown. I'm sure it's a pretty cheap game to pick up now and I had a blast with it. It has a co-op feature if you have a friend and you can blast around the city as a police officer who is allowed to bend the rules to take down criminals. It's like GTA, but I found the concept more interesting and fun. Plus co-op is just a great idea.


I'm currently playing Viva Pinata, Sonic Chronicles and Rhapsody (once I get a new copy).

[Cyrus the virus]

Thanks Soosh! I'll pick it up when I'm done with Fable, probably.

[Contagion]

Lost Odyssey will probably take a fair amount of time if you want to play through and do a lot of what the game has to offer. One high suggestion is to try and watch/read all of the dreams because they are really interesting stories and they are well written. My favorite part of the game for sure. Just have to suffer through playing with Cooke and Mack, who just slowed the game to a crawl after their initial story point.

I noticed each area if do/get everything takes like 2 hours or more usually. I have obtained over half of the dreams and read them all as they come along. They are very well written and I have enjoyed the depth of each one. I will be getting back to playing this Monday most likely.

As for what I'm playing now, Infinite Undiscovery on hard mode and Guitar Hero II on 360.

[Blackdragon]

Fable 2 and Rockband 2. Also playing some Disgaea on the side.

[AngelofSorrow]

Fallout 3 on my computer. I tried it on my PS3, but it was horrible on console.

[Cyrus the virus]

Guitar Hero: World Tour.

I would return it if I hadn't thrown the receipt out without thinking. It isn't very good at all. At least it has Mister Crowley, though.

[Contagion]

Music games have been getting old to me. I just got done replaying GH2 on 360 and it didn't feel as fun when I played it when it came out on ps2. Rock Band was fun with the whole concept of drums added to the mix, but I think I'm done playing music games.

[The Varsh]

The Varsh is currently jammin on Spider Man Web of Shadows. Good game. The visuals are really nice and the controls really rock. This is the first Spiderman game that The Varsh has played where you actually feel like Spiderman web zipping from enemy to enemy. The Varsh suggests it to any Spiderman fan. Also the choice between red and black suit and the consequences are pretty interesting. The Varsh will talk about it more later.

[Blackdragon]

I made the mistake of playing Spiderman 3. Two was good, and so was the first game. I don't know how they managed to fail in the third installment.

I've been playing Guitar Hero at work and while I don't know most of the songs I'm just glad it has Michael Jackson and Linkin Park.

[Jarrid]

The Varsh is currently jammin on Spider Man Web of Shadows. Good game.

Watched my buddy beat that last Saturday. Looks awesome. He said it was an extremely short game, and we could not find any end-game bonuses, so that was a bummer.

Edit: Wow, easy to miss new game plus.

Gamefaqs:
New Game +

After viewing the credits all the way through, the game will go back to the title screen. From there, select continue. The game will then cycle through the credits a 2nd time and place you back at the title screen. Select continue once again, and you will start a new game with all upgrades from the previous game.

Contributed By: DerrickUltima


I am still playing the new Castlevania for the DS. I started a new game + on Level 1 Hard mode to unlock Level 255 Hard mode. Having to press the pause button constantly is annoying, but I am almost done with it. Three more boss battles to go.

[Raidou]

Coded Souls (PSP), aweSome!

[drunken monk]

Gears 2 :)

[Cyrus the virus]

Fallout 3. Awesome!

[Jarrid]

I want to play Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead. :(

I decided to start a new game with Final Fantasy: A2. Until Chrono Trigger DS comes out, I am just killing time with A2. I gave up on Dragon Quest and Disgaea for the DS. Bored me to death, and I could just not get the hang of Disgaea. It annoyed the hell out of me.

[AngelofSorrow]

Fallout 3. Awesome!

Agreed. I've been playing it on and off since I got it. Trying to make it last unlike most games that I usually plow through in a day.

[Cyrus the virus]

This is a perfect time for my Xbox to start giving me the red ring/freeze constantly. Siiigh.

[Ges]

I just now finally beat HL: Episode 2, and I deicided to pull Half Life 1 off the backburner.

Playing that, Super Metroid, Ecclesia, and Podracer on the N64 currently. And Fable II.

[drunken monk]

Just picked up Little Big Planet.

[Contagion]

Back to Lost Odyssey, also rented Gears of War 2. This Wednesday I will be playing ToS2, anyone else picking this up?

[Blackdragon]

I want to play Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead. :(

I decided to start a new game with Final Fantasy: A2. Until Chrono Trigger DS comes out, I am just killing time with A2. I gave up on Dragon Quest and Disgaea for the DS. Bored me to death, and I could just not get the hang of Disgaea. It annoyed the hell out of me.

What about Disgaea annoyed you exactly? I know it may be a bit confusing to newcomers, and I believe I can help you with any problems that may be ailing you.

[AngelofSorrow]

Got Mirror's Edge, and finished it within a day. Roughly took the same amount of time it took me to finish World at War [7hours]. I enjoyed it a lot, though I like me some good puzzle-esque games. Unfortunately, DICE didn't learn from Assassin's Creed that it's not okay to make a mediocre ending because it's part of a trilogy.

[Blackdragon]

Assassin's Creed is going t be a trilogy?! Wtf. I figured a sequel was in order, but a damn trilogy. Those hardly work out. Shoot, some developers can't get the sequel done right.

[Devil King]

Metal Gear Solid 3.

[Contagion]

On the final chapter of Gears of War 2 and on chapter 4 of Tales of Symphonia 2. Double sequel week I guess.

[AngelofSorrow]

Just got done playing some Call of Duty: World at War multi. After a handful of games, it ended up being just some guy and my self. He just joined the server as my friend was leaving. I ended up using a bolt action rifle without a scope because I'm still working on unlocking it. Anyways, the ending result was him rage-quitting after I killed him seven times without dieing. It was funny.

[Sushi_b]

Assassin's Creed is going t be a trilogy?! Wtf. I figured a sequel was in order, but a damn trilogy. Those hardly work out. Shoot, some developers can't get the sequel done right.

It's planned to be yet they have stated that they have no intention of giving us any idea when the next game will acutally be released at all. One thing that makes Assassin's Creed interesting is that perhaps (no confirmation on this) the next 2 games can be set in different time periods since the game is set in the Animus. Which could work out well, I think anyways.

I haven't had much time for games but I'm working hard to finish Shining Force II for the bazillionth time.

[AngelofSorrow]

I believe the third one is gonna take place in his own time period. I remember in an interview they said as the series progressed he was going to start gaining some of the abilities of those before him.

[drunken monk]

I believe the third one is gonna take place in his own time period. I remember in an interview they said as the series progressed he was going to start gaining some of the abilities of those before him.


Yeah I kind of figured that. Im kind of wondering how they are going to pull that off. My guess is that its going to end up playing like a 3rd person Mirrors Edge. Its going to end up similar in any case. I think there is only so much you can do if the game ends up taking place in a modern city.

Anyway In currently playing Fallout 3. Its pretty cool but I havent played it long enough to pass judgment. All I can really say it that so far it hasnt wowed me the same way Oblivion did.

[AngelofSorrow]

I've been hitting the multi of World at War hard and about an hour ago I got to 65. It's cool having the flamethrower, but some times I get to eager to chase someone and end up getting shot. lol

[Sen]

So I'm currently playing Resistance 2. Anybody else?

[Devil King]

Castlevania: SoTN

My favorite game of all time.

[Poofy]

Pokemon FireRed. :|
So I'm currently playing Resistance 2. Anybody else?
I may get that for Christmas. Either that or Call Of Duty: Yet Again.


What's your impressions of R2?

[Polygon]

I'm probably the only one here, but I'm playing Forza 2.

[Jarrid]

Replaying Chrono Cross.

Chrono Trigger DS <3

[AngelofSorrow]

Prince of Persia, Team Fortress 2 and the Home closed beta, if you could consider that playing? I'm not sure.

[Sen]

What's your impressions of R2?
It's a satisfying first person shooter, but doesn't live up to the first one. Has hints of some great ideas that aren't fully explored. It also replaces some elements from the first game that didn't need to be changed with some that aren't quite as effective. But despite those drawbacks, I'd say it had some of the most memorable video game moments of this entire year for me. Emerging from the underground to behold San Francisco at the mercy of Chimeran attack is a sight to behold; such a beautifully rendered vision of destruction. Multiplayer is what you'd expect, but the cooperative mode is a real highlight. Comparisons to a first person shooter World of Warcraft are not that far fetched. If you've got some friends to play with, it's definitely a pretty good time. Overall the game is worth playing, just don't expect it to blow your mind.

Anyway, I'm currently playing the new Prince of Persia.

[Sushi_b]

I seem to be the only one who bothered to check out Valkyria Chronicles (PS3). A refreshing take on strategy RPGs. As I've stated in another thread, it's the best new IP SEGA has released in years.

That and CT on the DS has been holding my attention quite well.

[moogle]

I've mostly been playing Okami recently. It's fantastic, but the Wii controls are a little annoying. Using the nunchuck to evade is completely fucked up. Plus I'm always accidentally evading/dashing, sometimes inconveniencing me quite a bit. I can't believe there's no classic controller support.

[Tenacious P]

God of War II. :)

[Blackdragon]

Left 4 Dead and Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

[Cyrus the virus]

Anyway, I'm currently playing the new Prince of Persia.

How's that? It looks neat.

[Devil King]

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

[Sen]

How's that? It looks neat.
It's pretty good. I'm definitely enjoying it, but it's really hard to compare to last gen's Sands of Time trilogy because it's so different. Time manipulation is a gimmick that's so hard to not miss, but this game's method of platforming (definitely the focus here) still works out quite well, and when you get into a groove, it's quite satisfying. All that running and jumping and swinging looks very smooth and real too, as is expected from Ubisoft Montreal, who are unmatched in making impossible human movement seem possible.

Combat takes a back seat to exploration, with battles being few and far between and always one on one. It's a basic combo formula, but shown in a cinematic way, so they're cool to watch as you play. You can't die, though. The Prince's new friend Elika will always save him at the last second. It kills the challenge, but it's neat from a design standpoint. When platforming, she will always bring you right back to the last sheet of solid ground you touched, eliminating load times completely. There's no fear of dying, but there's no fear of waiting either (which can sometimes be worse, heh). Elika basically replaces the time powers as this game's gimmick, but as an actual character, she's has more of a presence than a magical dagger, and her interactions with the Prince are great. Their relationship, along with the storybook atmosphere created by the game's unique look, give the game a lot of charm.

Visually, the game has some majestic imagery and is certainly a great effort in cell-shading, but I'm confident that this game could have been made two or three years ago. I bet Ubisoft Montreal could have pushed last generation consoles to work with these graphics. Overall, I'm liking the game, but I don't think I'm going to remember it as one of the best games this year.

[Cyrus the virus]

I should go apply at Ubi Montreal.

How's the combat? It looks fluid as hell but I imagine that's because of gimmicky real-time button presses or something.

[Phakiel]

I should go apply at Ubi Montreal.



Dont be stupid Cyrus, you couldnt program a simple addition on a hello kitty calculator. Maybe they need somebody in the cafeteria though. A boy can dream.

[Sen]

How's the combat? It looks fluid as hell but I imagine that's because of gimmicky real-time button presses or something.
It works in the same way that most combo systems do, with each face button representing a different type of attack. It's because of how pretty the attacks look and how the camera always finds a method of showing the battle in a cinematic way that makes them look as fluid as they are. But actually pulling off combos and fighting in general is no different than any other game that uses a combo system. All that's really required for a flashy string of attacks is the hitting of different buttons. If you hit the sword button over and over, it's not as interesting to watch. You just need to mix it up. You can run into quick-time events in the middle of a fight, but that's only if you let the enemy gain the upper hand. But if you're no good at those, there's really nothing to worry about, since if you screw it up and the foe seems like they're about to kill you, Elika pops in an saves you. The combat is pretty fun and looks great, but it's not the main focus of the game. I can sometimes go 45 minutes to an hour without fighting anything.


Visually, the game has some majestic imagery and is certainly a great effort in cell-shading, but I'm confident that this game could have been made two or three years ago. I bet Ubisoft Montreal could have pushed last generation consoles to work with these graphics.
I take this back. Last gen's consoles probably couldn't have produced the visuals this game has, but I don't get the impression that the game's look really pushes the current hardware too hard.

[Contagion]

Was playing Last Remnant, then I quit after 5 hours and started playing Eternal Sonata. I'm at chapter 5 going Aria Temple right now.

[Sen]

I am now currently playing Far Cry 2.

[WOTON]

Persona 2 : Eternal Punishment

[Mark]

Suikoden/Secret of Mana
on my PS3/on my Wii

[Contagion]

The Last Remnant and Chrono Trigger.

[Evil]

Just finished Infinite Undiscovery and started The Last Remnant.

And World of Warcraft is ongoing. :)

[Mark]

Saints row 2. not too bad, its pretty fun thus far.

[Sushi_b]

Valkyria Chronicles.

You mean some one actually listened to me and decided to check out one of the best games on the PS3? Sweet. You'll be surprised Blue.

I've only had a little bit of time to finally start playing some games again after a big move and job change. I'm still playing CT for DS off and on and a lot of Dead Rising recently. I had to put down VC because I moved and haven't hooked up my PS3 just yet.

[Contagion]

I'll be getting VC in the next day or two! Everyone I talk to that plays it, loves it.

[Raidou]

Star Ocean (PSP) ^^

[Sen]

I've decided to replay Resident Evil 2. It's been close to a decade since I last played it, and I'm happy to say that it still holds up quite well today. I played for several hours last night and had a frighteningly good time.

[Contagion]

Doing the base battles on Last Remnant, they are kinda a bitch! Also start the first 5 minutes of DQ4, but that is on hold already due to getting Valkyria Chronicles.

[Cyrus the virus]

I am currently fighting the new boss in Chrono Trigger DS. Oogie boogie.

[Contagion]

I am currently fighting the new boss in Chrono Trigger DS. Oogie boogie.

Dream Devourer? That was a fun fight, I brought Crono, Frog and Robo (Apocalypse Arm!) and swept the floor with him.

[Cyrus the virus]

Crono, Frog and Magus for me. It wasn't hard but the beginning was sort of annoying. I also forgot to give Frog status immunity so all the confusion was really bugging me.

[Phakiel]

Nothing really, I almost resumed Persona 3 but, I started watching Cars. Thats my devotion to P3, i prefer to watch Owen Wilson as a CGI car.

[Itaska]

I'm currently playing through Call of Duty: World at War. This game is much better than I originally anticipated. Treyarch did a piss poor job making Call of Duty 3, but they've really redeemed themselves with this one. And playing online is a blast.

[Void]

Gears of War 2.

Don't have X-Box Live yet, however.

[Hyde]

I'm alternating back and forth between Silent Hill : Homecoming, Left 4 Dead and Bioshock.

I Heart Steam.

[Void]

I've been playing a bit of Left 4 Dead lately as well.

[Poofy]

Just beat Call of Duty: World at War, and now I'm killing Nazi zombies with my friends. Also trying to focus on beating Resistance 2 and Prince of Persia.

[Sen]

So I played through Resident Evil 2 four times, and have now moved on to the Resident Evil remake on the GameCube. I've only played for a few hours, but I can already tell that, as far as the "classic" RE games are concerned, it's not as good as the second or third game. It certainly looks good (very good, in fact), but this time the backtracking is much more monotonous because rooms/item boxes/typewriters are much more rare and spread out, and that gets to be really annoying. The zombies are also more of a chore to kill than in previous games since most come back to life regardless of the amount of bullets wasted on them. Often times it requires pouring kerosene on them, and then lighting them on fire to permanently dispose of them. That's a little too much work for a game's most common enemy. It's still a good game, but I doubt I'll look back at it as one of my favorites in the Resident Evil series.

[Jarrid]

Racing away in Gran Turismo IV again.

[Contagion]

Just started Valkyria Chronicles today, got up to chapter 3 so far. Also chipping away at Dragon Quest IV, got a little ways into Meena and Maya's chapter.

[Void]

Fallout 3. And I'm still playing Gears of War 2, trying to get the last of the achievements.

[Poofy]

Racing away in Gran Turismo IV again.
Hellz yeah.



On my way to beating Chrono Trigger (DS). Right now I've finished up all the side-quests and am about to kick the shit out of the Black Omen.

[Sushi_b]

After finishing Jade Empire, I've started up on Dragon Quest: Swords. There are something in the game that I don't like ( more often then not the sword strokes are so sensitive and miss or swing by accident), but overall I am enjoying the game. The game simplifies the first person perspective from older RPGs and gives you some fun gameplay. It's a nice quick game that doesn't require much thought or work. Worth checking out if you've got the Wii and need an RPG fix.

[Ges]

I am oh so very close to finishing Ctv: Order of Ecclesia. All I need is one more villager quest item (the damn alexandrite) and then off to kill Vlad.

I have a lot of games that I am in the middle of, so I don't know what I'll jump back into after that. Maybe Mass Effect or Valkyria.

[Contagion]

Chapter 17-2 of Valkyria Chronicles, my class levels are 17-18. Really good game, it has a fair amount of challenge to it.

[TheSilentSeed]

I am currently playing through Dragon Quest IV on the DS. So far I am enjoying the game, though at first I was a bit confused about how the chapters switched and I started playing new characters. I am guessing they pool all that together in the end.

[Void]

Mass Effect. How come I didn't know how awesome this was before?

[drunken monk]

Fallout 3... I really thought I was going to like this a lot more. Especially because I LOVE Elder Scrolls. In a way it kinda reminds me of GTAIV. You could pore a lot of time into and there is a bunch of shit to do but none of it is really all that fun. It just doesnt seem that compelling to me. Maybe its the setting or the annoying maze like city or constantly having to scavenge for ammo and health packs or any number of things I dont like about it thats keeping me from enjoying myself. And of course I had to buy it on PC so I cant trade it in. *sigh* I'll take Elder Scrolls V now Bethesda.

[Priest4hire]

I'm replaying Beyond Good & Evil. It's such a great game and I figured it was about time.

[Void]

Fallout 3... I really thought I was going to like this a lot more. Especially because I LOVE Elder Scrolls. In a way it kinda reminds me of GTAIV. You could pore a lot of time into and there is a bunch of shit to do but none of it is really all that fun. It just doesnt seem that compelling to me. Maybe its the setting or the annoying maze like city or constantly having to scavenge for ammo and health packs or any number of things I dont like about it thats keeping me from enjoying myself. And of course I had to buy it on PC so I cant trade it in. *sigh* I'll take Elder Scrolls V now Bethesda.

Yeah, it's not really Oblivion. It's LIKE Oblivion, but there are so many differences. There aren't really any enjoyable settings, but at least unlike Oblivion there aren't only three types of dungeon. The difficulty kind of goes away eventually, but a lot of the game is trying to figure out how to ration your shit. Other than the skill system, it really isn't that similar. S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Stats really don't have that much importance either, so I hope you didn't use that perk as often as I did (I ended up using it 7 times). Would have much rather had another skill at 100.

[Contagion]

Just started Silent Hill: Homecoming and I'm maybe about halfway through SO2 on Claude's side of the story.

[TheSilentSeed]

Got about 9 hours into Blue Dragon this weekend. So far I felt like the game was aimless. However about 6 hours in the game started to give me some direction. Also the boss music is what south park was walking about with that ninja episode wit h the weird song that plays during the ninja fights.

music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNyNmuFSlw

I can't help but laugh every time a boss battle starts.

[Sen]

Replaying Resident Evil 3: Nemesis now.

[Sushi_b]

Got about 9 hours into Blue Dragon this weekend. So far I felt like the game was aimless. However about 6 hours in the game started to give me some direction. Also the boss music is what south park was walking about with that ninja episode wit h the weird song that plays during the ninja fights.

music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNyNmuFSlw

I can't help but laugh every time a boss battle starts.

I could quite possibly be the only one who enjoyed Blue Dragon a lot. I liked the softness of the game. I was engrossed by the colours and world in the game, even if it had it's problems. Granted that boss battle music was unbearable. The game doesn't exactly have an original plot or anything but I still loved every minute of it.

[Poofy]

Killzone 2 demo: Great game. It's just the lack of innovation (besides the wall clinging mechanism) really hurts the game from standing out from the rest of the FPS games. I guess this game is all about the graphics if nothing else.

RE5 demo (PS3): I think it's far too much like RE4. That's not a bad thing really, but it basically goes to show how ahead of it's time RE4 was, and not how special RE5 will be.

FEAR 2 demo (PS3): FEAR 1 with a graphical face lift. Eh...

[Priest4hire]

On a whim I dug up my copy of Relentless (a.k.a. Little Big Adventure) out and I've been playing it with the help of Dosbox. It's a classic action/adventure game from back in '94 that was originally in development for the SNES but ended up a PC title instead.

[Contagion]

Lost my MGS4 file (switching usernames on ps3 or something along those lines), so I'm at the hotel where you meet up with a familiar face.

I killed my first feral on Silent Hill Homecoming then stopped about a week ago.

Lastly, tomorrow Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon should be here, so I will prolly drop everything else for that.

[Sushi_b]

For 4 days now I've been sucked in by Lego Indiana Jones. It's much better then I ever would have thought. Plus for the price I paid it's a steal. One of the more enjoyable simple games I have played in a while. If you can get it cheap and if you like Indy at all it's worth your time.

Been back onto Puzzle Quest: Challenge the Warlords as well for PSP. I love the game simply because I've been playing it off and on for over a year and a half and it's always great to come back to.

[Poofy]

Puzzle Quest Galactrix comes out on the 24th... >_>

[Trillian]

I got Okami for the Wii for my birthday so that is monopolizing my attention for the time being. It's a fun and pretty game, but the Wii paint brush controls can be annoying.

[Raidou]

PS2 - Grandia III
PSP - Star Ocean
FB - Hammerfall
SNES - Lufia & the fortress of doom

[Contagion]

Star Ocean TLH on 360, so far I'm on disc 2 and chapter 3 of Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

[Mark]

I am currently playing the life at sea. I have not played anything sense I left last month, I really need to pick up something new though when I get back home. but I have no idea what I should get...maybe something for my Wii.

[Void]

Halo Wars. Thinking about forcing myself through the orange box too. I mean, I've already beat Half-Life 2 for PC, but it would be nice to get some achievements and a higher gamerscore. And at the very least, Portal seems like I might enjoy it.

EDIT: Oh, and I'm replaying Mass Effect on Hardcore difficulty.

[Cyrus the virus]

You would absolutely enjoy Portal

[twerp]

Killzone 2 - I binged hard over the weekend and managed to get max rank in multiplayer already

Halo Wars - Just started it and have enjoyed it so far.

[AngelofSorrow]

Killzone 2 - I binged hard over the weekend and managed to get max rank in multiplayer already

Once you get the ribbons that give you more points per kill/capture/assassination, it becomes a lot easier. I got a hold of mine the other day and have been making a lot better points then prior. Still moving slowly though, I'm not use to playing shooters with a controller.

[twerp]

Now I'm at the point that I need to unlock every classes secondary abilities. I have the medic done already, and I'm one turret specialist ribbon away from the engineer one, and the saboteur still has like 3 to go.

[Phakiel]

The Subways - Rock n Roll Queen

Recently I rewatched RocknRolla and have gone completely bazongas over this song and I'm a Man by Black Strobe.

I'm a Man is a great walking song, and Rock N Roll Queen reminds me of this chick i have gone out with recently. She is this fat and crazy bitch who cant control her alcohol, it screams trouble and I just cant seem to forget it and avoid the imminent crash this is going to end up as.

I am hopeless.