What game are you playing right now?

[Shadow Raven.]

Smackdown vs Raw 2011 - PS3

[lav2k4]

Dragon Age

[Melion]

Vanquish. :D

[Schadenfreude]

Diablo 2. Because I can't hold me pee for Diablo III.

[Vaikyuko]

Dragon Age

Let me know what you think of it. I'm still trying to decide whether or not I should buy it...

[Nomnomnom]

Pokemon Leaf Green I need to catch another 4 pokemon to get something from some guy, yay.

[old hat]

I dug up Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver for the current wifi event - download a Mew! *_*



Wait what...I have SS and wi-fi. I'm gonna get me a Mew...and then not play that game some more probably but not play it with a Mew.

I haven't even played that Syphon Filter game yet at all.

Let me know what you think of it. I'm still trying to decide whether or not I should buy it...

Just what we both need another unplayed game. If it's any good tell me and maybe I will get it too.

[Vaikyuko]

Just what we both need another unplayed game. If it's any good tell me and maybe I will get it too.

Haha, yeah. I just got three more the other day off Steam, argh. But yeah, I'll let you know how it is if I pick it up. -_-;

[Gibb]

When I was at the video store yesterday, I was chatting with the guy about Fable and Star Wars Force Unleashed 2. He was talking about Star Wars and how excited he was to play it that night. I rented Fable III, and when I got home I noticed the guy put Star Wars in the case, ROFL. So last night I played 2 hours of the new Force Unleashed game. It wasn't bad, but not really what I'm looking for at the moment. It feels pretty repetitive, and when it started a "Robot ride" mode which God of War III started (and Dante's Inferno and Castlevania copied), I decided I was pretty much done with the game. Gonna take it back and get my Fable III rental at lunch today, haha.

[Jae Hoon]

Fable III right now.

[Melion]

Still Vanquish.

ROCKETBOOST AWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

[Anamin]

Call of Duty 4. The first one. Taking a break from FO3.

[xLadyLunax]

Sims 3 (PS3)...... YES

[Jabberwock]

Rock Band 3

Not much difference from the previous Rock Bands right now since we haven't picked up Keys and the Pro Guitar is not yet available.

Yay!! I'm still playing Pokemon HeartGold myself.. My fiancé finished SoulSilver months ago and I felt like I was the only one still playing.. :)

You're not the only one still playing! In fact, I picked up Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs for the 3 Wi-Fi pokemon avialable and found myself falling in love with the game, too. <3

[LuxDeus1]

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

Best $10 I ever spent on DLC! I highly recommend a game that has 6 hours of a story and a worthy multiplayer for again $10. Id think twice about buying Star Wars Force Unleashed 2, what was it a 5 hour story and no multiplayer for $60?

[xLadyLunax]

You're not the only one still playing! In fact, I picked up Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs for the 3 Wi-Fi pokemon avialable and found myself falling in love with the game, too. <3


It's the first Pokemon game I've played (my fiancé's the hardcore fan) and I'm starting to understand the appeal.

I've thought about trying one of the Pokemon Ranger games before.. You use your stylus to do the battles right? Would you recommend Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs then?

.......

Just got Trauma Center Under The Knife 2 from gamefly so that's what I'm playing at the moment ^^

[Nomnomnom]

Modern Warfare 2 Beating my friends at the game is fun, but so is playing against them two on one.

[DazzleKitty]

I got my Mew on SoulSilver. I'm glad someone at another board let me know about this event or I would have totally missed it.
Mine got a lonely nature which isn't the best. I didn't know I could reset it over and over when I picked her up from the guy at the pokemart to get a nature I want. Oh wells.
I have her all EV trained anyways. She's gonna help me delete the Johto elite four.

I wonder how someone gets a shiny Mew without hacking? A blue Mew looks awesome!

[xLadyLunax]

I mentioned the mew anniversary gift on the daily video game thoughts thread a week or 2 ago ^^

[Foppish Dandy]

Red Dead Revolver is real good.

Also, so is Demon's Souls. I almost killed the Vanguard at the start, one attack would've killed him but my R1 button locked up. Grrr.

[Nomnomnom]

Farmville I hate how addicting this game is.

Pokemon Platinum I'm up to 5 pokemon now, woo hoo!

[animefan88]

Tenchu: Shadow Assassins Wii

-I really enjoy though it's far from perfect. Got it for $8 though!

[Foppish Dandy]

Metal Gear Solid 4 is good.

Insert obligatory NANOMACHINES/CUTSCENCES joke.

[Nomnomnom]

Overlord I'm going to enjoy this game once I remember how to play it again.

[Jon]

Golden Sun. Gotta re beat both of these before Dark Dawn comes out in November :P Started it couple of days ago but I played for like, 4 hours today!

[pigz4brains]

Persona 3 Portable. Beat the male version already now going through the girl version.

[Jabberwock]

It's the first Pokemon game I've played (my fiancé's the hardcore fan) and I'm starting to understand the appeal.

I've thought about trying one of the Pokemon Ranger games before.. You use your stylus to do the battles right? Would you recommend Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs then?

.......

Just got Trauma Center Under The Knife 2 from gamefly so that's what I'm playing at the moment ^^

I would definitely recommend Guardian Signs for anyone who's ever been interested in the Pokemon franchise, but would rather have a more ARPG feel.

After having surveyed the previous releases of the series, Signs looks like the culmination of tweaks to the capture mechanic (which, as you pointed out, is done with your stylus) and Pokemon Assists (which are a lot more interactive than previous generations).

Also, the translation and dialogue of the Ranger series is infinitely superior to the flagship Pokemon games--which is saying a lot since Pokemon has some of the quickest and best quality translation in the industry. The humour, story-telling, and RPG elements are all very impressive for a handheld game.

The only other recommendation is to have you buy a screen protector for your DS if you don't already have one. Nearly the entire game can be played exclusively with the stylus and you're required to use it a lot, so wear on the touch screen is inevitable.

Also, one caveat. For being a game exclusive to the DS, Guardian Signs is an AWFUL travel game. Since most of the game requires the use of quick and accurate stylus maneuvers, trying to capture difficult pokemon on a bumpy car ride or crowded train is impossible.

Meanwhile, still playing Rock Band 3. Being the band's primary vocalist, I'm taking a break to rest my voice after this week's marathon.

[Jon]

Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Hot damn. Now this is a freaky game. I'm about an hour in and I'm already loving the story. This is why I love PC gaming...

[Nomnomnom]

Rock Band 3 Played it for a good 3 hours this morning, roughly, really enjoyed it, we had between 2-4 people playing it too.

[Gibb]

Played a good amount of Fable III this weekend. Funny how Fable II bored me to tears and I gave up after only maybe an hour, but I'm really loving Fablo III. I like the storyline, I love the combat, and the humor is really well done. I was crackin' up during the mission where you help the 3 nerd mages. I think it was called "Rescue the Princess" or something to that effect.

[Anamin]

Played some Left for Dead 2 this weekend; very fitting.

[Hajimo]

I recently got back into my Spyro and Crash phase. I beat Crash Mind Over Mutant and The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon already. I still haven't beat Crash Purple or Spyro Orange yet. I have the original Spyro 2 game for Playstation but it keeps freezing after I beat Crush. I really want Spyro 1 - 3 for Christmas.

[Schadenfreude]

Played a good amount of Fable III this weekend. Funny how Fable II bored me to tears and I gave up after only maybe an hour, but I'm really loving Fablo III. I like the storyline, I love the combat, and the humor is really well done. I was crackin' up during the mission where you help the 3 nerd mages. I think it was called "Rescue the Princess" or something to that effect.

Fable III is making me regret not having my Xbox anymore.



Just played Fallout: NV, but decided to call it a night after the 4th or 5th crash today.
Seriously, an autosave feature has NEVER been more of a godsend in a game than crash recovery in this one.

[ryushe]

Medal of Honor
It's a pretty darn good game. Quite surprising, actually.

[Anamin]

Assassin's Creed. The first wall he kept leaping right off. I think I've got the hang of it now ;)

[earsofdoom]

Medal of Honor
It's a pretty darn good game. Quite surprising, actually.

Up until you click the "multiplayer" option in the main menu.

[Jon]

Campaign ain't bad, though? Might give it a try.

[Shadow Raven.]

Super Street Fighter IV - PS3

[Melion]

Fallout New Vegas

[Vaikyuko]

Aliens vs. Predator (2010): Surprised by how good the single player is. Silly...but very good. They also stay remarkably in-universe, nothing seems remotely unusual (well, except for a single Marine being unkillable).

Amnesia: The Dark Descent: Great game, quite eerie. I've almost reached the end, just one last set of puzzley bits to solve before I get to finally finish the game (and get all endings at once)!

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Absolutely shoddy and crappy PC port, but the game itself is kind of interesting. Still, the plot leaves much to be desired -- while it's neat, it feels like they cut out about 25-30% of it and left the remains intact with loose transitions. Also, reusing levels with different enemies? In a game in this gen, that wouldn't be bad if somebody did it once and there were a bunch of levels, but there's nine, and two of them are repeats.

[Comrade Garone]

New Vegas all day long. I've put 70 hours into it so far and still nowhere near completion.

[Nomnomnom]

Second Life Sitting around a sim with a friend while playing this odd game is rather entertaining.

[Foppish Dandy]

Bayonetta is real good.

Also, Smackdown Vs. Raw 2011 is okay. The AI is a bit strange. They seem to no-sell my finishers an awful lot, which is annoying.

Haven't even touched the road to wrestlemania thing yet because I am trying to unlock the best wrestler and rapper ever, William Regal.

[Hajimo]

Just started playing Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage again. It's a REALLY old game. I just beat Crush so now I am in Autumn Springs. I have 7 Talismans so 7 more to go.

[Nomnomnom]

Fable II Finally beat the crucible and haven't started the next chapter yet.

[Mickeymac92]

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable - Trying to complete it before Continuum Shift arrives in the mail. Working on Ragna's storyline now. The dialogue's entertaining, even if the story's not.

[earsofdoom]

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Portable - Trying to complete it before Continuum Shift arrives in the mail. Working on Ragna's storyline now. The dialogue's entertaining, even if the story's not.

I'LL......NEVER....FORGIVE YOU!!! hopefully you like it, if you fight jin you'll be listening to it the whole fight.

[Gibb]

I had a rough day at work last Friday, so I picked up God of War: Ghost of Sparta cause I wanted to maul baddies. So far it's pretty much God of War: Chains of Olympus with a different storyline. I do like the shield and spear weapon set quite a bit tho. The magic spells are pretty lame compared to other GoW games (so far only have the first 2).

Also been playing Disgaea 3 again, trying to tackle some of the higher end game stuff.

[Mickeymac92]

I'LL......NEVER....FORGIVE YOU!!! hopefully you like it, if you fight jin you'll be listening to it the whole fight.

Heh, I guess I'll see what you mean the next I play (went the wrong path and got the funny ending with Taokaka). Right now I'm getting all the endings in the Arcade mode. Just got Rachel, Carl, and slimeyguy left. With that said, I don't like Arcade mode as much as the story...and I never thought I'd say that about a fighting game.:|

And funny, I was just thinking today about how Jin and how...creepy he is. He makes me miss Ky Kiske from Guilty Gear, now that guy was da bomb!:drool:

[Nomnomnom]

Fable II Little quests are fun.

Second life got to level 12 on my alt mini game, and lots of yiff, lol.

[LISA HAYES]

Warcraft 3 map -Dota

[Schadenfreude]

White Knight Chronicles. I am determined to get this platinum trophy for mah crown in the sequel.

[Foppish Dandy]

Just finished rtwm with a caw.

Wow, Paul Bearer has the best voice.

[Shadow Raven.]

Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 - PS3

[Carhill22]

MW2.. got tired of Reach so I'm back to good ole CoD..

[Nomnomnom]

Second Life

Been playing [Alt] some more, managed to get my second core to level 10, and it gave me another of the second core, that i have no idea what to do with, my ranking has severly dropped too since i haven't been playing it as much.

[Mickeymac92]

I got a flash Tower Defense game called "Warzone" open in a tab that I play from time to time. I'll also be playing Dawn of War 2 with a friend after Supper.

[xLadyLunax]

Just started Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship Tournament 2010: Reverse of Arcadia

[Gibb]

Just played a few minutes of Zettai Hero Project, and I'm honestly not very pleased with it. I know new NIS games always take some getting used to, but I'm just not seeing how this game is going to work well. Maybe it'll grow on me. I actually didn't like Phantom Brave at first, but I ended up putting over 200 hours into it cause I really got into it.

[Len]

Im browsing the forum. Not playing a game.

But whatever; Im playing PSPo2. If you know what that stands for, you should play with me.

[Melion]

Im browsing the forum. Not playing a game.

But whatever; Im playing PSPo2. If you know what that stands for, you should play with me.

As in Phantasy Star Portable 2? If so, I would gladly play with you, provided we do it via adhoc as I don't have wireless internet for my PSP.

[Mickeymac92]

I've been playing Wipeout Pure all day. Man, nothing makes me rage more than blowing up inches from the finish line. What is this, Mario Kart?!

Oh yeah, and BlazBlue Continuum Shift arrived today. I spent some time in the Versus mode playing as Makoto, and I'm liking her a lot so far. Certainly worth the extra cash. Too bad you can't use her in the arcade mode, though.

[Anamin]

Went back to Mass Effect. haha, the map. . .nice.

[Nomnomnom]

Minecraft God save my soul.

[ZeroRyoko1974]

I tried to get into that, but got bored. Right now I am playing Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. If anyone is on the PS3 and is playing it, look me up :D

[Schadenfreude]

BF:BC2 on the PS3. God I'm rusty.

[DazzleKitty]

I started to play Style Savvy again after like a year or so of not playing it. For some reason, I'm enjoying it more. I hadn't put a lot of hours into it to begin with but I find myself playing for hours on end at work. It makes the evenings go by faster and my shop is getting some good ratings. Very fun game and I wish more like it (of good quality) were made.

[Mickeymac92]

Dragon Warrior III for the NES via an emulator. Pretty good for an old RPG. It's pretty monotonous, though, but at least you level up quicker than you did in the first game. At least, I think you do. I got everyone up to level 4 in about 45 minutes, I think. I didn't feel like that long. Anywho, I dunno if I'll continue with it or not, I just wanted to try it before I play the GBC version.

[Hajimo]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl:

I'm playtesting a stage a friend built and it's fun as hell especially towards the bottom. I love kicking people's ***** with the Ice Climbers. I also have been playing through Subspace Emissary. This is my 11th time around.

[Melion]

Jade Empire (PC)

Forgot how fun this game is.

[Mickeymac92]

Jade Empire (PC)

Forgot how fun this game is.

What a coincidence, I sold that game just yesterday.:P Not that it was a bad game, I just never felt like playing it.

I was playing Dawn of War: The Dark Crusade a few minutes ago. My friend didn't show up, but I didn't expect him to. Now I have the strong temptation to play either Tactics Ogre or Final Fantasy Tactics, but I promised myself I'd hold off on those until I finished Tactics Ogre for the PSP. Maybe I'll play Metal Max Returns, since I just ordered Metal Saga. Or maybe I'll try to finish Dragon Warriors 3, maybe pull an all nighter like I did with DW1. Or maybe I'll play Sword of Mana, I've been in the mood for a good hack 'n' Slash. Or maybe I'll just role some dice to figure it all out...

[Reven]

Ninja Gaiden 2, Mass Effect 2, Lost Odyssey, Fallout 3, GTA Chinatown Wars, and The Orange Box.

[AsukaxSohryux]

Demons Souls and WoW.

[Mickeymac92]

Fallout 3 - Those SUPER MUTANTS won't go down!!!

Also played a bit of Dragon Warrior III for the GBC. It's a blast compared to the NES version, but I was too tired to make any progress. Will play again tomorrow.

[tenshi_a]

Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow is a very boring game.

I have realised that I am trying to like it, and am failing. :/

It's not that it's just not Castlevania like (and it really isn't Castlevania like at all), it's just that it's really boring.

[ryushe]

Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow is a very boring game.

I have realised that I am trying to like it, and am failing. :/

It's not that it's just not Castlevania like (and it really isn't Castlevania like at all), it's just that it's really boring.Wow, really? That's surprising to hear. While I agree that it's sometimes a bit humdrum, I think its far from boring. Maybe its Patrick Stewart's sleepy voice that you hear between each chapter that's bothering you. :lol:

OT: This week I've been playing Vanquish and Final Fantasy: The Four Heroes of Light.

I'm kinda ashamed to admit it, but I had to put Vanquish on the easiest difficulty setting (Casual Auto). The funny thing is, the game is loads of fun to play now. You don't feel as limited for experimenting as before and you can actually play the game the way it was intended to be played; Fast and reckless.

As for FF:T4HoL, this game is old school. Very old school. So old school that you NEED to grind at least 5 lvls as soon as you leave your town. Its so old school that your inventory doesn't stack items, but instead you have one of each item taking up a very limited amount of space in your bag. So old school that you can and most likely will go through a three hour dungeon just to lose at the boss and have to reload your save from three hours ago. So damn old school I should have just put olde English form of old to describe this game.

I love it though. Oh, and this game is hard. FF2 hard..

[tenshi_a]

Wow, really? That's surprising to hear. While I agree that it's sometimes a bit humdrum, I think its far from boring. Maybe its Patrick Stewart's sleepy voice that you hear between each chapter that's bothering you. :lol:

Every other game I've heard Patrick Stewart in, he's been excellent. Especially when he plays kings and leaders. But with this? Ah, he's not good. He's just an old man with a bit of a cold, who's reading out stuff without having read through it beforehand to see what it's supposed to mean. I have to re-read everything he says in his narrator bits just to get a feeling out of them.

Doesn't help that they are written in that horrible fake archaic English that people who never read anything over a hundred years old thinks is how people used to talk. :|

It'll confuse the hell outta him; he normally does Shakespeare.

My mum really likes that sort of fake fantasy in TV and films, she might like this story, I suppose.

I don't know, I think I just have a nasty feeling of "Shadow Of The Colossus" about me*, I guess I always feel that "holy warriors" such as the folks of the brotherhood are a bit... unclean... and I get the feeling with what people are saying and with the scrolls I read through, that it's going to be yet another story about how some foolish man had to fight off internal corruption and darkness blah blah blah.

I dunno, that seems to be a fairly common theme in video game stories recently. I find it a very dull theme, being personally entirely incorruptable and it being impossible to relate to... :D

The fights and the "look for the shiny thing" platforming just seem boring to me, at this point. Oh hey I walked into a clearing where there's a big shiny thing. It must be time to fight another mount. [yawn].

The thing I've liked about the 2D Castlevania games on handheld were that they seemed like mostly exploration, with incidental monsters, culminating in bosses. It's up to you where you decide to try next - to the limitation of the power-ups you've found. It's your game, you are in control. But with this, I feel like I am being told what to do and where to go constantly, just to hear more of a boring story. Pick up the keys! Collect the runes! Find more shards! A, B, C. X, Y, Z. The small fights take too long, they do a quick-time-event type thing, they get in the way.

I tried breaking my play time down to "well, do one level and quit and play something else" so maybe it would be less boring... but it doesn't seem to have worked. Maybe I'm making it artificially long by doing that. Maybe it gets better and more varied soon...

* I have played enough zombie-killing games to know; dead girlfriends are very probably best left dead.

[Gaming_Bum]

Donkey Kong Country Returns!

[Gibb]

Played a ton of Dead Rising 2 over the weekend, to get more achievements haha. I usually don't farm achievements in games, but I felt like I wanted to for this one. I think I'm done now, as I've probably put another 15 hours into the game just trying to get achievements, and I still have another 12 or 13 left in the game to get. :(

[Mickeymac92]

I spent hours trying to grind to beat a boss in Final Fantasy X. Still no luck.

[Vaikyuko]

I spent hours trying to grind to beat a boss in Final Fantasy X. Still no luck.

Which boss?

[Mickeymac92]

Which boss?

Seymour, third Fight.

[Rurouni Saiyan]

Currently playing Super Street Fighter IV (screwing around with making a new main) and Modern Warfare 2 (killing time)

[Vaikyuko]

@Mickeymac: All you need to do is cast Zombie and/or Reflect on him. Every Curaga he casts will either hit him in the face like a ton of bricks or just heal you instead. I'd also advise "cheapshotting" with Yuna, that is, building up the Overdrive of the non-elemental aeons like Valefor, Bahamut, etc, and then Yuna's own Overdrive. Then summon the aeon normally, then summon again after dismissal for another free Overdrive.

I'd also advise using Tidus and Auron as backup members. Yuna will cast Reflect (can't recall if she learns Zombie...), Tidus will Haste the heck out of the party, and Auron is just a ridiculous tanking bruiser. Hopefully that helps.

[lav2k4]

Currently playing Super Street Fighter IV (screwing around with making a new main) and Modern Warfare 2 (killing time)


I went back to GGPO for ST/3S. SSFIV will never be for me.

[Mickeymac92]

@Mickeymac: All you need to do is cast Zombie and/or Reflect on him. Every Curaga he casts will either hit him in the face like a ton of bricks or just heal you instead. I'd also advise "cheapshotting" with Yuna, that is, building up the Overdrive of the non-elemental aeons like Valefor, Bahamut, etc, and then Yuna's own Overdrive. Then summon the aeon normally, then summon again after dismissal for another free Overdrive.

I'd also advise using Tidus and Auron as backup members. Yuna will cast Reflect (can't recall if she learns Zombie...), Tidus will Haste the heck out of the party, and Auron is just a ridiculous tanking bruiser. Hopefully that helps.
I got that party configuration, but I didn't know about Zombie! I heard Poison was effective, but I haven't seen that work out yet.

[Vaikyuko]

I got that party configuration, but I didn't know about Zombie! I heard Poison was effective, but I haven't seen that work out yet.

Bio is pretty much useless in every FF game except for XIII. Zombie and Reflect utterly break FFX's difficulty, though. Nothing beats either of those two, except for bosses who by the time you face them will be pushovers. :P

[Mickeymac92]

Bio is pretty much useless in every FF game except for XIII. Zombie and Reflect utterly break FFX's difficulty, though. Nothing beats either of those two, except for bosses who by the time you face them will be pushovers. :P

I screwed up on the leveling so my guys are a bit underpowered. That's why I was grinding for so long, He'd kill me before I could do anything before. :(

Btw, could I just use Zombie + Life?

[Siendra]

Demon's Souls

[Vaikyuko]

I screwed up on the leveling so my guys are a bit underpowered. That's why I was grinding for so long, He'd kill me before I could do anything before. :(

Btw, could I just use Zombie + Life?

Nope, Life won't work. It'll just deal damage but IIRC it's not as much as Curaga by a long shot.

Also, tip for FFX: fight every random battle. No, really. By the time you reach any given boss, the game is practically groveling for you not to kill them.

@Siendra: Where are you in DS atm? And what build are you running, out of curiosity?

[Mickeymac92]

Tried to make some progress in MUSHA on the Wii VC, and I finally got past stage 3 on easy mode. Yes, I said easy mode. This game is balls-to-the-wall hard just on Normal. :(

Also recently started playing Zenonia and HYBRID on the iTouch, which I bought for a buck today. Man are they good, too! I haven't progressed much further than where I got on the free versions, though.

Nope, Life won't work. It'll just deal damage but IIRC it's not as much as Curaga by a long shot.

Also, tip for FFX: fight every random battle. No, really. By the time you reach any given boss, the game is practically groveling for you not to kill them.

@Siendra: Where are you in DS atm? And what build are you running, out of curiosity?

I do fight every enemy and then grind a 5 or more levels before I go to a new area for no apparent reason other than because I enjoy it. The problem is that I decided halfway through the game to send everyone down the wrong path, setting them back at least 10 levels, and far more for certain characters. Tidus doesn't have Slow yet, and the game is telling me I should have Slowga, and that's all because I sent him down the wrong path 3 times! >_< That's why I've been grinding like a madman. Oh well, I think I fixed the most Major issues. Yuna just got Curaga, for instance. That'll come in handy. With that and your advice, I think I might finally get unstuck. :)

[Nano]

Tried to make some progress in MUSHA on the Wii VC, and I finally got past stage 3 on easy mode. Yes, I said easy mode. This game is balls-to-the-wall hard just on Normal. :(

Also recently started playing Zenonia and HYBRID on the iTouch, which I bought for a buck today. Man are they good, too! I haven't progressed much further than where I got on the free versions, though.



I do fight every enemy and then grind a 5 or more levels before I go to a new area for no apparent reason other than because I enjoy it. The problem is that I decided halfway through the game to send everyone down the wrong path, setting them back at least 10 levels, and far more for certain characters. Tidus doesn't have Slow yet, and the game is telling me I should have Slowga, and that's all because I sent him down the wrong path 3 times! >_< That's why I've been grinding like a madman. Oh well, I think I fixed the most Major issues. Yuna just got Curaga, for instance. That'll come in handy. With that and your advice, I think I might finally get unstuck. :)

I also fight every random fight, that's an excellent suggestion.

I usually go into the fight with full over drives for everyone and all the aeons up to that point, so that's a good bit of damage from the start.

You're going to need zombieproof, and deathproof later on for a certain tenticle *****.

[Mickeymac92]

I also fight every random fight, that's an excellent suggestion.

I usually go into the fight with full over drives for everyone and all the aeons up to that point, so that's a good bit of damage from the start.

You're going to need zombieproof, and deathproof later on for a certain tenticle *****.

I think Auron has zombieproof armore...I should give it to him. -_-;

[Nano]

Assassins Creed 3 Brotherhood, I've been focussed on the side quests mostly, but multiplayer is great fun, match making could speed up a bit though, and I'm disatisfied with the length of each match being 10 minutes.

[l0k1]

I think Auron has zombieproof armore...I should give it to him. -_-;

You'll need Zombieproof for your whole front line up, Yunalesca will Zombie then cast Life as she enters p2. Wiping you if you don't have it.

Man I miss the sphere grid.

[Mickeymac92]

Played some more of Zenonia and Super Paper Mario. And I'm gonna have to look up a guide to get through the boss of World 8-3 because I don't remember jack about these stages. :(

You'll need Zombieproof for your whole front line up, Yunalesca will Zombie then cast Life as she enters p2. Wiping you if you don't have it.

Man I miss the sphere grid.

I don't have Zombieproof for the whole party!:crybaby:

[Nano]

You'll need Zombieproof for your whole front line up, Yunalesca will Zombie then cast Life as she enters p2. Wiping you if you don't have it.

Man I miss the sphere grid.

This is true, but if you don't have deathproof or at least one party member with zombie on them you'll die when she casts death.


I think having an aeon out when she casts it works too, but that's risky.

[Mickeymac92]

I beat him, but...judging from the way you guys are talking, its not over, is it? Yunalesca? Deathproof? Ugh...this is gonna be a long day.

BTW, whoever brought up spamming Grand Summons, thank you. I forgot you could do that, but it worked like a charm.

[Vaikyuko]

I beat him, but...judging from the way you guys are talking, its not over, is it? Yunalesca? Deathproof? Ugh...this is gonna be a long day.

BTW, whoever brought up spamming Grand Summons, thank you. I forgot you could do that, but it worked like a charm.

Lol, that'd be me.

Also, you have a ways to go yet. There's still a number of bosses and whatnot still to beat, and several areas yet. :lol:

[Mickeymac92]

Lol, that'd be me.

Also, you have a ways to go yet. There's still a number of bosses and whatnot still to beat, and several areas yet. :lol:

Gah! Every time I think I'm nearing the end, THERE'S MORE! I dunno whether to be thankful that I still have something to play, or to punch the disc for stringing me along! Looks like I'm not gonna be replaying it with my bro this Friday after all.:(

But seriously, thanks for the tip. And thank you Nano and 10k1 for your help as well.

[l0k1]

I was playing Risen, put about 40 hours into it but the last 10 of those hours had turned into simple Lizardmen Genocide with no hint of RPG and I got quite bored.

So now I'm playing The Witcher, just started chapter 3. It's all good so far.

[Ikari Warrior]

Back to Assassin's Creed 2 to play the Bonfire of the Vanities DLC. Already finished Battle of Forli...that was boredom >_<

[Mickeymac92]

I played some more N.O.V.A. and got to level 4. Then I played some Star Ocean: The First Departure and discovered the skill system. This is now the best RPG on the PSP (actually, it's the only RPG I've played on the PSP besides FF2, but lets not sweat over the details, okay?).

[Anamin]

Red Faction: Gorilla.

[Olivia_688]

I just cant seem to get enough of cooking mama ^_^

[Mickeymac92]

Played some got my *** kicked in The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match and Moark of the Wolves. Now I remember why I love those games.^_^

I just cant seem to get enough of cooking mama ^_^

Surprisingly addicting game, from what I'm told.

[earsofdoom]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al4PPsfLpYE&feature=related

Wow... this game is awesome.

[old hat]

Lunar Star Silver harmony for the PSP. I got a used copy at a Black Friday sale.

[Gibb]

I played a wealth of stuff over the weekend:

Puzzle Agent - my game of the weekend, cause it was awesome!
Cogs - Decent, but I suck at slide puzzles
Tidalis - Ugh, not my kind of puzzle game at all
Droplitz - Not bad, but not holding my attention too well.

Puzzle Agent is definitely the puzzle game to get off of steam current (and Lumines of course). It was funny, compelling, and challenging. I wish it was a bit longer, but hopefully they have plans to make a second one.

[ryushe]

I really like Puzzle Agent, but it's either most of the puzzles are too easy that you end up over thinking them, (At least I did most of the time) and the other side of the spectrum are some were too hard, well...not hard, but some of the descriptions aren't written very well for you to clearly understand them. The "Arm Wrestling" and "Security Guard" puzzles in particular.

[Ikari Warrior]

House of the Dead: Overkill...my goodness is this game fun ^_^
Borderlands...I can't explain my addiction to this game, but I love it.

[Gibb]

I really like Puzzle Agent, but it's either most of the puzzles are too easy that you end up over thinking them, (At least I did most of the time) and the other side of the spectrum are some were too hard, well...not hard, but some of the descriptions aren't written very well for you to clearly understand them. The "Arm Wrestling" and "Security Guard" puzzles in particular.

I actually got those 2 right my first try, for the right reasons. A couple puzzles irritated me cause I followed the rules and got rejected the first time, like the "football players break all the glass panes" one. I modified the route slightly and it was accepted the second time.

Oddly enough, the puzzle that tripped me up the most was the "Which hotel room are you staying in" puzzle. Like you say, I was over thinking it, trying to figure out some sort of algorithm, haha.

[Mickeymac92]

I booted up Suikoden III just to test it, since it just arrived in the post. Right now I'm playing Super Mario Bros. Does anybody know the button combination you need to start from the last world you were on?

[Hellsartist]

Just finished playing the newest Spider-Man game, and am still playing Enchanted Arms on and off again. Shattered Dimensions was probably the best Spider-man game to date, a lot of fun. I'm also tinkering with Assassin's Creed Brotherhood too.

[superplough]

I've been playing Sonic3&K as Knuckles.

MORE LIKE SUCKLES.

God he's terrible. He cant jump and he's slow. And his level layouts are confusing and spikes. Hnnng.

[Jon]

F-Zero GX (GC). Damn, I forgot how hard this game was...

[Mickeymac92]

F-Zero GX (GC). Damn, I forgot how hard this game was...

How could you forget? I dunno about you, but that game beat that fact into me. :(

[Ikari Warrior]

I've been playing Sonic3&K as Knuckles.

MORE LIKE SUCKLES.

God he's terrible. He cant jump and he's slow. And his level layouts are confusing and spikes. Hnnng.

No, you're terrible :P I was disappointed that Knux's levels were harder, but then I just played the game so damn much that it didn't matter anymore. Once you get past the first level or two, it's not so bad.

What drove me nuts about non-sonic platformers on the genesis was the level design, though, so I completely know where you're coming from.

[superplough]

No, you're terrible :P I was disappointed that Knux's levels were harder, but then I just played the game so damn much that it didn't matter anymore. Once you get past the first level or two, it's not so bad.

Maybe that's it. I've played it as Sonic literally hundreds of times but this is my first time as Knuckles. Guess I need to practice.

[Vaikyuko]

Currently:

Arcade Hits: Shienryu (PSN/PSP): Lol, hard. Hardcade? It's a vertical scroll shooter that isn't bullet hell, in the same vein as the 1942 franchise. Very fun, if difficult when you're only a periphery player and not too skilled at shooters like this. I've only made it to stage 2's beginning to promptly die, it's pretty tough. No idea how many stages there are. Upon googling, it appears there's eight, with a second loop where bullets go faster in the same stages. How devious!

Metro 2033 (PC): Wow, very atmospheric, and pretty taxing graphically. Surprised this hasn't overtaken Crysis in terms of benchmarking, it's perfect for it considering how stressful it is. Intriguing plot so far, currently toting an AK.

Pokemon Platinum (DS): Definite improvement over D/P, but still needs a little bit of work. Why am I still required to juggle more than one HM slave? Surely half the HMs in the game is enough to traverse Victory Road! The levels overall are a bit more balanced too -- Gym Leaders no longer possess insanely higher levels than average trainers, while the average trainer has been buffed slightly. I hear the E4 was dropped a bit, which should make them a pushover when I finally get to the League. :P

[old hat]

Lunar:Silver Star Harmony for the PSP. I have barely started playing it. I am still in the initial obligatory sleepy village.

[Nano]

Black ops Zombies, I love it.

But I need help with the computer stuff at the begining title menu.

[Mickeymac92]

Currently getting my butt kicked in Super Mario Bros. I can make it to World 5-1, even without the Warppipes, but that's about it so far.

Maybe that's it. I've played it as Sonic literally hundreds of times but this is my first time as Knuckles. Guess I need to practice.

Probably. I've played Knuckles Stages a zillion times, and find them easier than Sonic's. Don't With practice, you'll get good and it'll get easier. It's just gonna take time, which is probably the most annoying part of all.

Currently:

Arcade Hits: Shienryu (PSN/PSP): Lol, hard. Hardcade? It's a vertical scroll shooter that isn't bullet hell, in the same vein as the 1942 franchise. Very fun, if difficult when you're only a periphery player and not too skilled at shooters like this. I've only made it to stage 2's beginning to promptly die, it's pretty tough. No idea how many stages there are. Upon googling, it appears there's eight, with a second loop where bullets go faster in the same stages. How devious!

Metro 2033 (PC): Wow, very atmospheric, and pretty taxing graphically. Surprised this hasn't overtaken Crysis in terms of benchmarking, it's perfect for it considering how stressful it is. Intriguing plot so far, currently toting an AK.

Pokemon Platinum (DS): Definite improvement over D/P, but still needs a little bit of work. Why am I still required to juggle more than one HM slave? Surely half the HMs in the game is enough to traverse Victory Road! The levels overall are a bit more balanced too -- Gym Leaders no longer possess insanely higher levels than average trainers, while the average trainer has been buffed slightly. I hear the E4 was dropped a bit, which should make them a pushover when I finally get to the League. :P

Shienryu is a very good shmup, got it for the PSOne and its one of the few I still play.

I reeeeaaaallly wanna play Metro 2033, but I'd rather have the console version, since I've already learned the hard way from Crysis and Fallout 3 that when ammo is precious, using an interface I'm wholely unfamiliar with (Keyboard and mouse) is a very bad idea...

[Gibb]

I reeeeaaaallly wanna play Metro 2033, but I'd rather have the console version, since I've already learned the hard way from Crysis and Fallout 3 that when ammo is precious, using an interface I'm wholely unfamiliar with (Keyboard and mouse) is a very bad idea...

I just died a little bit inside. :'(

[Mickeymac92]

I just died a little bit inside. :'(

Sorry Mac, but I really am that bad with a M&K. XD I couldn't hit the broadside of a barn without an analogue stick. :P

[Gibb]

Sorry Mac, but I really am that bad with a M&K. XD I couldn't hit the broadside of a barn without an analogue stick. :P

I take it you're less than 20 years old? I don't know of too many gamers who prefer analog sticks over mouse & keyboard for FPS games, especially if they grew up before the days of console FPS games. I was playing games like Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem, etc long before the era of console gaming.

Also, it's funny you called me Mac, cause it was my camp councilor nickname for the church camp I went to last summer.

[Hellsartist]

I'm 22 and I prefer analog sticks myself, though I didn't really become a gamer until late N64 early PS2 era.

[Mickeymac92]

I take it you're less than 20 years old? I don't know of too many gamers who prefer analog sticks over mouse & keyboard for FPS games, especially if they grew up before the days of console FPS games. I was playing games like Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem, etc long before the era of console gaming.

Also, it's funny you called me Mac, cause it was my camp councilor nickname for the church camp I went to last summer.

I'm 18 but I started playing FPSes on the PC. I'm just better at using an analogue stick since my brother got some FPSes on the PS2 and I played the hell out of them with him way back when, and once I got a 360, I never went back to a PC, since all my friends play FPSes there and again, I'm better with an analogue stick anyways.

[lav2k4]

Jolly Rover
Super Meat Boy

[Hellsartist]

Viva Pinata from my backstock, Ho-yeah!

[Gibb]

Been playing a lot of Fable III lately. I'm running around buying up stores and real estate trying to make tons of money. Also running around getting the silver and gold keys.

[mrkakespade]

Sims 3
Fallout 3

[Mickeymac92]

Sands of Destruction - not as bad as I expected. I'll keep up with it for now.
Also, Grandia.

[l0k1]

King's Bounty: The Legend.

Like HOMM was all I needed to hear.

[Mickeymac92]

New Super Mario Bros.: Progress!
Super Mario 64: No Progress
Super Mario Bros.: Negative Progress...

[Melion]

Epic Mickey (Wii) :D

[Jon]

Epic Mickey (Wii) :D

How is it? It's been getting some not so good reviews...but I always thought it looked promising.

[Dreamstryder]

Donkey Kong Country Returns: Easily the best Donkey Kong Country game as far as design. They cut out all the clownish characters and frustration-collection mini-games that plagued the later Rare games (Donkey Kong 64 in particular). It resembles the first DKC the most in being about finding secret rooms and enjoying how the stages change around you, effecting music, visibility, etc. Like New Super Mario Bros Wii, it can be disorienting at first playing simultaneous multiplayer (more so because we're both brown and red), but it's still a blast.

I most often get to play these short-time-break games, not investments like Valkyrie Profile 2 or FF XII, which I'd love to play but tell myself I don't currently have time.

[Gaming_Bum]

How is it? It's been getting some not so good reviews...but I always thought it looked promising.

Personally I like the game. But it pains me to say it. Rent it or wait till it gets cheap. I only say this because I can tell not everyone is gonna like this game. It's a very slow pace for a platformer/adventure game. And a lot of the gameplay is fetch quest and hide&seek, not the funnest gameplay mechanics. But the charm of the game has me hooked, and I keep chugging along.

[Melion]

How is it? It's been getting some not so good reviews...but I always thought it looked promising.

Pretty much what Gaming Bum said:

Personally I like the game. But it pains me to say it. Rent it or wait till it gets cheap. I only say this because I can tell not everyone is gonna like this game. It's a very slow pace for a platformer/adventure game. And a lot of the gameplay is fetch quest and hide&seek, not the funnest gameplay mechanics. But the charm of the game has me hooked, and I keep chugging along.

[Schadenfreude]

Hexyz Force (PSP) since it dawned on me recently that I never even finished HALF of this game.

[superplough]

I'm still playing Sonic3&K. I really need more practice with Knuckles. :lol:

I cant beat that boss at the end of Launch Base Zone unless I'm 'super'. And I suck to much to get enough rings to maintain the 'super' mode.

[DazzleKitty]

I started Atelier Annie today on my DS. It's about time....I've only had it since last Christmas, haha!

I'm on the fence with this one. The characters are fairly interesting but I'm not sold on the gameplay. I'm rather confused on what to do next also. I like my games to give me a solid sense of direction.

[Levon]

Playing Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden again. I lost my saves last year when I was playing so I have to start all over. I wasn't that far however, maybe the 15th level. Still pissed me off for a while. On the 7th mission now and this time I'm making sure to back up my saves once in a while.
This game is amazing, probably be in my top 3 favorite games.

[Mickeymac92]

Playing Beyond Oasis, now on the 6th dungeony area, still following the pirates and Silver Armlet. And boy is this one tough. I haven't the faintest clue how I'm supposed to get past those stupid fire traps before the enemies respawn and charge.:(

I started Atelier Annie today on my DS. It's about time....I've only had it since last Christmas, haha!

I'm on the fence with this one. The characters are fairly interesting but I'm not sold on the gameplay. I'm rather confused on what to do next also. I like my games to give me a solid sense of direction.

Yeah, I know I waited over a year to play Chrono Trigger DS (worth the wait, though). Atelier Annie doesn't look like my kind of game either, though I liked the first Atelier Iris game (gameplay looks different, though), but that's because I got the sense that it includes town-building elements (are there any?).

Playing Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden again....This game is amazing, probably be in my top 3 favorite games.

Do you need to play Super Robot Wars Alpha to follow the story?

[Levon]

Do you need to play Super Robot Wars Alpha to follow the story?

Nah, from what I understand even though its the sequel and there's a few moments where knowledge of the previous might be good, you can still play without any problems.

I really look forward to more being fully translated.
SRW3 for SNES is also really great. The Original Generation GBA games are pretty good too but I prefer SRW with robots & characters from many different classic anime.

Check out the list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Robot_Wars_Alpha_Gaiden#Series_Inc luded

[Mickeymac92]

Nah, from what I understand even though its the sequel and there's a few moments where knowledge of the previous might be good, you can still play without any problems.

I really look forward to more being fully translated.
SRW3 for SNES is also really great. The Original Generation GBA games are pretty good too but I prefer SRW with robots & characters from many different classic anime.

Check out the list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Robot_Wars_Alpha_Gaiden#Series_Inc luded

SRW is my fave series and I've even played quite a few in Japanese despite my lack of understanding of that language, but SRW Alpha is not one of the games I can do that with, unfortunately. Thanks, I might play Alpha Gaiden the next time I'm in the mood, which should be soon.^_^

[Levon]

SRW is my fave series and I've even played quite a few in Japanese despite my lack of understanding of that language, but SRW Alpha is not one of the games I can do that with, unfortunately. Thanks, I might play Alpha Gaiden the next time I'm in the mood, which should be soon.^_^

I've tried playing in Japanese but its too much of pain to learn & remember the moves. So I'm just gonna stick with the translated games.

[earsofdoom]

I think the biggest thing about Epic mickey is the fact the Deus ex dude was working on that when they should have got him for Human revolutions. Did they not realize how much Deus ex 2 sucked.

[Mickeymac92]

I've tried playing in Japanese but its too much of pain to learn & remember the moves. So I'm just gonna stick with the translated games.

Yeah, that's always the biggest hurtle. :P I dunno how I got around that one, just trial and error I guess.

[Nomnomnom]

Second life, and before that, minecraft.

[Gibb]

I'm working my way through the Sly Collection slowly but surely. I'm about 40% through the first game, according to the progress meter that pops up everytime I get a new page from the Thievius Racoonus.

I'm loving the game so far, and the HD transfer looks really good.

I really hope Insomniac Games and Sony release a Ratchet & Clank HD collection for the PS3.

[Mickeymac92]

So I finally beat Chrono Trigger DS. I left it on the final boss for almost a year, dunno why it took me so long, but I'm glad I finally finished it. I got Ending 01 and it was great. I think I'll do the Post game stuff then do a new Game Plus this summer when I hopefully have fewer games to play.

I'm working my way through the Sly Collection slowly but surely. I'm about 40% through the first game, according to the progress meter that pops up everytime I get a new page from the Thievius Racoonus.

I'm loving the game so far, and the HD transfer looks really good.

I really hope Insomniac Games and Sony release a Ratchet & Clank HD collection for the PS3.

It does my heart good to know someone else out there is enjoying the Sly Series.^_^ Which reminds me, I'm only halfway through the first two games! O_O Maybe once I'm done with Super Mario 64 I'll get on that.

[Gibb]

It does my heart good to know someone else out there is enjoying the Sly Series.^_^ Which reminds me, I'm only halfway through the first two games! O_O Maybe once I'm done with Super Mario 64 I'll get on that.

Funny thing is, I played only a bit of Sly 1 back in the PS2 era, tho I bought all 3 of the games. I used to sell them by the tons to people while I worked at gamestop, especially to parents looking for good games for their kids. However, now that I'm playing through the games, I'm thinking they might be kind of hard for kids. However, when I was a kid I was beating games like Contra and Mega Man, so I guess maybe I'm just not as good as I used to be.

[Mickeymac92]

Funny thing is, I played only a bit of Sly 1 back in the PS2 era, tho I bought all 3 of the games. I used to sell them by the tons to people while I worked at gamestop, especially to parents looking for good games for their kids. However, now that I'm playing through the games, I'm thinking they might be kind of hard for kids. However, when I was a kid I was beating games like Contra and Mega Man, so I guess maybe I'm just not as good as I used to be.

The Sly series was the one that taught me to stop fearing failure in video games. Though to be quite honest, the first game is the only one that's all that challenging. It's a very strict game, hence why I've yet to beat it. :( Hopefully it just means you gave some kids some real cojones. :P

[Reven]

Shin Megami Tensei - Persona 3 Portable

[Seraphim]

I'm on the road so my DS is getting lots of use.

Golden Sun Dark Dawn: Just finished it actually and loved it. Lets hope we dont have to wait so long for the next sequel.

Dragon Quest IX: You will find this game in my DS more than any others.

Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey: I stopped playing this for awhile after I got stuck in Eridius due to those damn warp points. After FINALLY finding my way through them it became a much more enjoyable game again.

Infinite Space: This one is a huge disappointment. Its decent in its own right I suppose but I was expecting a whole lot more.

Castlevania Order of Ecclesia: This will be my 4th play through of this game and I am officially declaring it my second favorite of the series after Symphony of the Night. SUCK IT HATERS!!! :P

[Mickeymac92]

^I see I'm not the only one disappointed by Infinite Space. Not what I was hoping for at all!

[Seraphim]

^Its true. I was expecting a Freelancer or Privateer for my DS and what I got was a game were you travel from point to point fighting every battle the exact same way and forgetting what your supposed to be doing because of the retarded omission of a quest log. The story is interesting at times but not enough so to carry this whole game.

[Mickeymac92]

I was hoping I would at least like the battle system and customization mechanics, but those didn't turn out that well either. I'm glad you at least got some joy outta the story, cuz I sure didn't. :(

[GarrySmith]

Now i am playing one of my favorite Two Worlds II game. This game is my favorite game because this game is very interesting.

..........................

[Gibb]

Last night I played an hour or so of DC Universe Online (beta). It's super glitchy and feels buggy at the moment, but it was pretty fun still. I like how it was fully real-time fighting, so it felt like playing Marvel Ultimate Alliance only in MMO form.

[Schadenfreude]

Bad Company 2, but the catch is that I'm also blasting some classical along with it.

[Nomnomnom]

Tonight:

Super Smash Brothers (64)
Bust a move (Snes)
Zombies Ate my Neighbors (Snes)
Paper Mario (64)

[Mickeymac92]

Played some Sonic 2 just now and got all the way to the final stage. Here's hoping I can beat it.=)

[Seraphim]

Bad Company 2, but the catch is that I'm also blasting some classical along with it.

Beethoven's 9th makes every battle epic :P

[Kali-chan]

Final Fantasy XII
Pokemon HeartGold (I got it in June, but it got put on hold during the school year)

[Mickeymac92]

Melty Blood Act Cadenza (using my new PS2 controller adapter ^_^ )
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey (which I may abandon in favor of The Dark Spire which just arrived in the mail)

[Schadenfreude]

Beethoven's 9th makes every battle epic :P

Naw, Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture in this case. Sub in the cannon sounds for 40mm grenade launchers and Carl Gustav M2s.

[Seraphim]

Naw, Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture in this case. Sub in the cannon sounds for 40mm grenade launchers and Carl Gustav M2s.

Wait for it, here comes the crescendo...HEADSHOT!!!

[magicalgirlj]

My Japanese Coach on my DS. It;s so much fun, and half the cost of Roseta Stone

[Shadow Raven.]

Bayonetta - PS3

[Caster13]

Lufia II - SNES

I am loving this game.

[Nomnomnom]

PC - Torchlight

[ryushe]

Since I barely have time to sit and play any "real" games with how busy works been lately, been mostly playing a little indie game on my phone named Game Dev Story and It's pretty damn fun. You basically open up and name a gaming studio (I named mines HardOval. Get it? :lol: ) and you're then tasked in making a hit game. But, in order to do that you're going to need to hire talented coders, artist, sound designers, writers, etc. While using research points to level them up in their respective fields, and sometimes in fields vastly different from their original expertise.

My first game was a PC Ninja adventure game that I named "The Adventures of Tom the Ninja" (abbreviated Taotn), so after an alpha and beta testing, my studio and I ironed out the bugs before releasing it to the public, which it then went on sell 37,793 copies in its first week. Reviews weren't too hot either, but at least we made enough of a profit to make a new game for the new next gen console Senga announced called "The Exodus".

I couldn't make this up if I tried. :lol:

[Woooh]

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

[Seraphim]

IL-2 Sturmovik 1946 - I bought "Wings of Prey" from the Steam sale and as I'm playing it all I want to do is play IL-2...so I am.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - I'm surprised by how good this game is. Hopefully this will continue as a series along with the new Tomb Raider reboot coming out next year.

King Arthur: The Role Playing Wargame - Similar to the Total War series, but this one isn't as good as I was hoping. The RPG aspect is good but the RTS elements are lacking

Etrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City - I love this series so much. The third is the best so far.

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Infinitely better than MW2, but I think I'm getting a bit burned out on this series.

Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines - This one never leaves my hard drive.

[Shadow Raven.]

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 - PS3

[Melion]

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - I'm surprised by how good this game is. Hopefully this will continue as a series along with the new Tomb Raider reboot coming out next year.

Me too, the serie needed a refresh now

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Infinitely better than MW2, but I think I'm getting a bit burned out on this series.

I enjoy Black Ops quite a bit mostly because I have not played much the other games in the CoD serie.

Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines - This one never leaves my hard drive.

I love you.

[Nano]

My Japanese Coach on my DS. It;s so much fun, and half the cost of Roseta Stone

Oh really? Does it teach you to read Kanji at all?



I'm playing chess on my laptop if that counts....first few games I got whooped, starting to win now and then.

[Gibb]

I'm trying to play Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition, but it's giving me trouble. For some reason the DLC doesn't seem to be in the install file, so i still have to download the DLC packs individually, and I have no idea where Awakenings is supposed to be. The "Other Campaigns" option is not selectable for me within the game.

Edit: I think my game bugged, or maybe I bugged it.

Before I started it up the first time, I copied the config files from my other computer (where I finished the original Dragon Age Origins) into the config folder of the new install. I don't know if that messed it up, but my game had no option to play Awakening or any of the DLC packs. I was able to download the DLC packs 1 at a time, but supposedly I shouldn't have to do that. My roommate also bought the DAO: Ultimate Edition off steam, and his worked just fine. He fired it up and has full access to the DLC and Awakening without having to do anything else. So... I deleted the 24 gigs and I'm redownloading it, sigh. Hopefully it'll work this time.

[Mickeymac92]

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey

Etrian Odyssey 3: The Drowned City - I love this series so much. The third is the best so far.


^_^ I love those games!<3

[Vaikyuko]

Mirror's Edge (PC)

Controls are a little wonky here and there but otherwise a phenomenal port with great optimization. Really beautiful, and an interesting plot so far. Unfortunately it seems the game is really short and I'm already nearing (if not past) the halfway mark with less than four hours played! :P

[Nomnomnom]

Torchlight

Been loving this game, its so simple yet addicting to collect all the different armors, and I'm already like level 11-12 out of like who knows how many levels?

Second LIfe

Brought Hajimo into the enviroment, don't know if he'll stick or not because of the pay to get premium items feature.

[Hajimo]

I'm juggling 4 games at once.

Epic Mickey: This game is amazing especially being from Disney. The gloomy tone is nice and the soundtrack is really good. It irritates me that the characters make just stupid little noises instead of actual words.

Sonic Colors: This game is the best Sonic game I've played. It's bright and colorful and Sonic pretty much goes on his own. I dislike the platforming and incredibly long stages like the Starlight Carnival

Rayman: The original game for the Playstation. I thought it would be awesome to play because I've played it as a child but it's really ticking me off. Damn spikey fruit and pink plants...

Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs: This game is just like the other 2 Pokemon Ranger games except with a few new features such as of course Ranger Signs which lets you call a Pokemon to help you just by drawing its symbol which for me I draw like **** and they are simple too...

[Gibb]

Just finished two of the Dragon Age Origins DLC packs today (Witch Hunt and Darkspawn Chronicles). Witch Hunt was wildly disappointing, as I thought it would be, but Darkspawn Chronicles was pretty neat cause you got to play as the Darkspawn.

[throughhim413]

Finally getting back to Borderlands. I'm enjoying it a lot more than I did the first time. For whatever reason, as much as I wanted to like it before, it wasn't clicking. Glad it is now.

[ryushe]

Playing:

Red Dead Redemption - A few missions into Mexico and my is this game just grand. I'm loving every single minute of it.

Pokemon Heart Gold - ...It's Pokemon. Good and bad.

Pheonix Wright: Trials and Tribulations - Godot = Best PW character hands down.

Golden Sun Dark Dawn - about an 3 hours in and the story hasn't really picked up yet, but man is the battle system superb.

[Gibb]

I'm playing Dead Rising 2: Case West. A little slow so far, but it looks like it has a decent amount of new gameplay for a DLC pack.

[Seraphim]

Today I played a little:

Psychonauts - Still a classic

King Arthur - The more I play this one the more I like it. The RTS aspect is still a little clunky, but you learn to work around it.

Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines - I'm playing through as a Malkavian for the first time. Some of your dialog choices, and peoples reactions to them, are hysterical.

Super Meat Boy - I'm falling in love with this game. Its incredibly challenging but once you figure out what you need to do to pull off a level its amazingly satisfying. Then there are times when you will be on a roll and feel like a badass. :P

Tron 2.0 - I needed to get the taste of Tron: Evolution out of my mouth so I popped this one in. Not as good as I remember but still far more enjoyable than Tron: Evolution...and Tron: Legacy for that matter. Dont even get me started on that abomination.

[Reven]

Dragon Age Origins - Ultimate Edition, Metroid - Other M, GTA - Episodes From Liberty City

[Mickeymac92]

Ys Book 1 & 2 - On Book 1, exploring the mine. Gawd the FAQs for this part are worthless. :(

[Old Ape Face]

Golden Sun Dark Dawn - about an 3 hours in and the story hasn't really picked up yet, but man is the battle system superb.

GS is sort of those games that feeds it's plot from flashbacks, and lots of dialogue.

Also if you haven't play the first two, I can see it hard to understand where the story starts off.

Gonna get the game tonight.

[Gibb]

Well, I've finished the Dead Rising 2: Cast West DLC twice now. I'm a bit disappointed, but overall it was pretty decent. Probably worth $5 more than $10, but no changin' that now.

[Vaikyuko]

Vanquish (PS3).

Yes.

Finally, a competent shooter.

Finally, a shooter with a real difficulty.

FINALLY...GOD HARD.

[ryushe]

GS is sort of those games that feeds it's plot from flashbacks, and lots of dialogue.

Also if you haven't play the first two, I can see it hard to understand where the story starts off.

Gonna get the game tonight.oh, I've played the first game (not the second though) but it was so long ago it doesn't even matter if I did or not. Actually, I had to watch it and Lost ages endings on Youtube the other day to try and catch up.

Vanquish (PS3).

Yes.

Finally, a competent shooter.

Finally, a shooter with a real difficulty.

FINALLY...GOD HARD.The only difficult thing in Vanquish is how much they limit what you truly are; An *** kicking, knee sliding fusion of Solid Snake and Jehuty.

Oh, and skip every single cutscene -- they're god awful. And this is from a man who thoroughly enjoyed Gears of War 2's plot...

[Vaikyuko]

The only difficult thing in Vanquish is how much they limit what you truly are; An *** kicking, knee sliding fusion of Solid Snake and Jehuty.

Oh, and skip every single cutscene -- they're god awful. And this is from a man who thoroughly enjoyed Gears of War 2's plot...

See, I disagree. I thought Vanquish's plot was great, because it's the first sci-fi video game in a while which has a fairly realistic plot. Everybody behaves a little peculiarly but not in a way that is unbelievable, and it's exactly as a real conflict is: plenty of casualties, almost no scene change, several "boring moments" with speaking to an operator and just transitioning during downtime...it worked really nicely.

[Old Ape Face]

oh, I've played the first game (not the second though) but it was so long ago it doesn't even matter if I did or not. Actually, I had to watch it and Lost ages endings on Youtube the other day to try and catch up.

I've gone 7 hours into the game already, the plot has picked up a lot, and there are still old characters that have yet to come out of the wood works.

This new game seems to like keeping the old characters hidden while at the same time keeping them familiar.

The Unknown masked guy who's traveling with the big dude Bardos or whatever, for example.

Kraden is also a character from the original.

However something about this game makes me like the original more, maybe it seems easier than the plot of the first and second games.

[ryushe]

Playing Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday (PSP)

Yeah, you all try to fight back your envious thoughts! :lol:

[Melion]

Playing Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday (PSP)

Yeah, you all try to fight back your envious thoughts! :lol:

You know, I have heard alot about the Parasite Eve game but never played it myself.

Can someone tell me why it's a good game(s)?

[Mickeymac92]

Playing Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday (PSP)

Yeah, you all try to fight back your envious thoughts! :lol:

I'd be jealous if you actually bought it.

[ryushe]

You know, I have heard alot about the Parasite Eve game but never played it myself.

Can someone tell me why it's a good game(s)?Well, PE1 was pretty revolutionary when it first came out. It was an hybrid of an RPG and survival horror game that had an really interesting combat system. The game itself (as in its story) wasn't anything noteworthy, honestly. And each of its elements by themselves wasn't exactly top-notch (IMO at least) but it was still a great game. What's even better is, you can finish the game in maybe about two hours if you really know what you're doing. :P

I actually haven't played the second game past ten minutes, so I can't say much on it but I do hear it is pretty inferior to the first game.

3rd Birthday is a real weird one so far and I can see it being a real polarizing game with the fans of the series once it's released in the states...

It is really good so far though.

I'd be jealous if you actually bought it.*Kanye Shrug*

[superplough]

Playing Ape Escape again. I love this game.

[Gibb]

Playing Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday (PSP)

Yeah, you all try to fight back your envious thoughts! :lol:

I was super close to ordering it off the Japanese PSN, but it would have cost me close to $78 after exchange rates and such. Since the US version is coming out in March, I can wait a little bit.

[Schadenfreude]

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift. Alone.

FOREVER ALONE.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fHxqwz_xoAk/TP7MUyqm8lI/AAAAAAAAATY/DxR7N68LO3Y/s1600/Forever+Alone2.png

[Carhill22]

Finally put my CoD: Black Ops in my Xbox.. apparenly I need to play more online so I don't suck so hard

[Anamin]

Fable III, Christmas giftie

[Gibb]

Alone.

You do realize that game has an ejector seat, right?


sorry, obscure ratchet & clank reference

[Nomnomnom]

Second Life

Had a really ****** night within the enviroment, managed to end it on a good note though and learned lots about a smaller sect of players that have an odd fetish.

[Atticus]

Madden 11 LOVE IT

[Lynx]

Vindictus (PC) - I've been playing this pretty much exclusively the past 2 months but I'm going to start slowing down since I hit the cap and there isn't much to do. I have to start making a dent on the large Xbox 360 pile of shame I built up over the holidays.

[Reven]

GTA - The Ballad Of Gay Tony
The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition <3

[Melion]

Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)

[ryushe]

God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PSP)

Ok, after a really slow and trying start I might actually be back on board with this series. Nice little twist about partway through the game.

[Atticus]

Minecraft SO good

[Schadenfreude]

BlazBlue Continuum Shift...


Kinda...

[old hat]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance for PSP. I'm not sure it survived the transition to PSP very well.

[Jon]

Been playing Gauntlet Dark Legacy (GC) a lot lately. Me and three of my room mates just get drunk and play this game :lol: It's a lot of fun actually.

[lav2k4]

Alpha Protocol - such a janky game.
NyxQuest
Ys: Oath in Felgana

My regular game though is Mount and Blade Warband. CRPG mod is just too fun.

[tenshi_a]

I started up The Sims 3 on xbox 360 last night.

Ignored the "log in to an EA account" rubbish. Just got playing.

I found that selecting "randomize" on male kept coming up with people who remind me of my boyfriend, so I changed a few bits and made a sim of him. He even trips over randomly and fiddles with equipment and stuff.

But now I feel really awkward when he wants to be romantic with other people.

[old hat]

You know, I have heard alot about the Parasite Eve game but never played it myself.

Can someone tell me why it's a good game(s)?

The first one drove me up the wall.

[Nomnomnom]

I'm almost to my 300,000 point marker on flurbils (http://flurbils.com/Ralphie.Saeed/). I've gotten to dj again and i made 200L when it was all said and done and there was a security call out for a french guy who was spamming stuff at the club. No yiffs tonight, but that's fine, there was more important things to do besides try to do the yiffing scene.

[Vaikyuko]

You know, I have heard alot about the Parasite Eve game but never played it myself.

Can someone tell me why it's a good game(s)?

Oh, I never responded to this!

Parasite Eve is plain fun though there are some interface things which make playing it occasionally annoying. It has prerendered backgrounds with fully rendered models acting upon it, which works to some extent, but in other ways does not, at all, whatsoever. Same as FFVII, whenever it asks you to find an item or something, it's often annoying and difficult to do so simply because half the time they don't stand out at all from the background and it's hard to tell what you can interact with in the first place.

The weapons and upgrade system aren't really ever explained but they probably don't need to be in great detail, but it is annoying when you try and attempt the Chrysler Building after you beat the game because said bonus dungeon is much tougher. The final boss is pretty ridiculous too, even for a high level Aya with great guns. The camera basically works like Resident Evil to some extent -- prerendered backgrounds but with multiple angles. Can make it annoying to navigate sometimes as a result.

The plot is about as stereotypically "90s video game" as you can get, seriously. There's pseudobabble about mitochondria and a lot of jabbering about evil plots and whatnot, and even a straight up mad scientist (who happens to be German, which made me laugh so hard when I met him in the game and saw how he acted :lol: ). There's also a black cop boss that you have who is a bit...well, peculiar. It seems he was promoted on the basis that he's impossible to kill, rather than his good judgment and whatnot, because he seems to dive headfirst into any dangerous situations he can.

I'd say it's worth playing but don't pay a lot for it, I'd say $15 tops. If it comes to PSN it'd be a steal there.

[Gibb]

The Parasite Eve games are on the Japanese PS1 classics store, and I wouldn't be surprised if they made it stateside before The 3rd Birthday was released. The first Parasite Eve has a really complex story, tho it doesn't make all that much sense when you're playing the game (at least it didn't when I played through it). The game had a good atmosphere, and a fantastic soundtrack. The second game was more like a Resident Evil game, with more similar gameplay and scary moments.

[Jon]

^Did they ever get Xenogears on the US store?

[Gibb]

^Did they ever get Xenogears on the US store?

I don't believe so. Legend of Mana also was released semi-recently in the Japan store, but we haven't seen it in the states.

[ryushe]

^Did they ever get Xenogears on the US store?As Gibb already said, not yet, but it's heavily rumored (By the ESRB FYI) to be added pretty soon along with Vagrant Story, Threads of Fate and some other game I forget atm.

[Schadenfreude]

Aya with great guns.

Yes. Yes she does have great guns.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RU8vXW4WLqU/TNIS9GsxI-I/AAAAAAAAW64/lx9_MmhkcmM/Aya%20Brea.jpg



But if you only want to pay $15 for The Third Birthday, you're going to be waiting a while...


Unless you only meant $15 for PE1.

[Gibb]

Been playing a ton of Ticket to Ride Online (http://www.daysofwonder.com/tickettoride-online/en/), as my Steam friends have noticed.

Also been playing a lot of Deadly Premonition (360), and I'm about 14 hours into the game now. I ended up playing til 1:30 AM last night, which wasn't smart since I work mornings.

[Mickeymac92]

Tales of Vesperia - I just started, now I gotta escort a noble to of town or something like that.

[Soluzar]

Kirby's Epic Yarn.

Do you have an inner child? If so, play this game. It's so cool how this game breaks so many videogame conventions and delivers something you might not expect. The enemies really aren't threatening, for one thing. They might hurt you a little, but you can't die. Worst that can happen is you'll lose your gems, and a lot of 'em are just passively wandering around or even sleeping.

The challenge in this game isn't really getting to the end of the level. It's getting there while using the toys the game gives you to find your way into the out-of-reach areas where the extra gems or hidden treasures are.

It's amazingly relaxing and has some gorgeous music.

If you ever liked a Kirby game... do the decent thing.

Treat your inner child to this game.

I don't believe so. Legend of Mana also was released semi-recently in the Japan store, but we haven't seen it in the states.
These games would be nice to have, but WHERE IS MY SUIKODEN 2.

We wantsssss it precccccioussssss. Nasty Hobbitssssessss.

[Reven]

GTA IV - The Lost and The Damned

Decided to play this right after I beat TBOGT despite planning to play Saint's Row 2 before TLATD but oh well lol. Pretty fun right now although I still do not see what's so great about being in a gang in the first place TBH.

[Soluzar]

I'm playing Batman: Arkham Asylum again. I sort of stalled with this one, but I picked it back up after Vai reminded me. Finally managed to get past the fight that I couldn't handle before. One of those 'predator mode' fights where ya have to take the dudes out without letting yourself be exposed.

Seven thugs and about a million attempts later... I'm moving on with the game at last. Gotham can thank me later.

[Gibb]

You should have sent in Robin, he's the best one for taking guys from behind.

[Shadow Raven.]

Blur - PS3

[Caster13]

You should have sent in Robin, he's the best one for taking guys from behind.

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[xLadyLunax]

I'm replaying Red Dead Redemption on the PS3...

Also I'm in the middle of GTA IV(PS3), Sims 3 (PS3) and YuGiOh 5D's World Championship 2010 (DS)

[Reven]

Finally started playing Dragon Age - Ultimate Edition.

I'm in Lothering ATM and I'm focused on Earth, Fire, and Ice magic right now. Hopefully, it won't take me too long to become a Spirit Healer and Blood Mage.

Also planning to get Morrigan to fall for me so that I can get the good ending on the Witch Hunt downloadable content.

[Mickeymac92]

Dragon Quest IX - Grinding by Loch Storn or whatever it's called, trying to get my party strong enough to take on the Wight Knight.

Tales of Vesperia - I explored Herald or whatever it was called, fought the second real boss (an Eggbear) and revived the great tree. Now I'm in Astio, looking for Mordio.

[Atticus]

Borderlands

[Jatz]

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. I don't like it as much as Portrait of Ruin.

[earsofdoom]

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia. I don't like it as much as Portrait of Ruin.

Same, good idea's but level design sucked majorly.

[Nomnomnom]

Second Life

I discovered flurbils http://flurbils.com/ralphie.saeed/ friggen awesome little guys that waste my time.

[Jatz]

Same, good idea's but level design sucked majorly.
I love the new area intro screen though.

[Gibb]

Played Little Big Planet 2 last night. I'm really not getting the hang of the grappling hook (pun intended). There was a part where you had to launch yourself into the air to get some item bubbles using the grapple, and it probably took me 15 minutes to get it, and I still never really figured out how to swing properly. Anyway the game is pretty cool so far.

[Atticus]

I'm really not getting the hang of the grappling hook (pun intended).

Zing!

I always wanted to try the first one but never got around to getting a PS3 >_<

[Shadow Raven.]

Mass Effect 2 - PS3

[Mickeymac92]

King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match

[Reven]

Bayonetta.

Just finished fighting the first real boss of the game. The boss fight itself was pretty fun but the level before that is what made me cuss like a drunken sailor in irritation. I swear, I ****ing hate those damn collapsing bridges >_<

[ryushe]

Dead Space (PS3)

Started playing this tonight with my 5.1 Turtle Beach's and yeah, I don't think I'm ****ing doing that again.