What are you currently playing?

[Olethros]

Finally moved on from Fallout 3. Started the first Condemned game with the intention of following it up immediately with part 2.

[massaker]

Replaced my Samael with an even deadlier Mot. ^.^b

Probably no one gives a crap, but I don't care. :D

[Fatney]

Finally moved on from Fallout 3. Started the first Condemned game with the intention of following it up immediately with part 2.

Hey, I started on Condemned not long ago. It was a night I couldn't get any sleep... And it was much more awesome than I imagined.

[Yet Another Tim]

Tatsunoko VS Capcom (Arcade)

I beat someone up today with Roll! XD --only for me to get beaten up in a mirror match (Roll/Soki). >_>

Still playing Order of Ecclesia, seeing how I'm struggling with the fetch quest. >_>

[RayFoxSith]

Beat Irving and got to the caves. Damn Crocodiles.

Stun Rod = God Tier.

####, I should have thought of that. >.<

Anyway, almost done. Getting to the boat. OMG, out of ammo.

[Foryth]

Still plugging away at DW7.

Also, I'm almost finished with FFIV DS. Currently trying go beat up Bahamut.

[Dead to Rights]

Finally moved on from Fallout 3. Started the first Condemned game with the intention of following it up immediately with part 2.

What's your total time on FO3, Olethros? :)

[Crabman]

Beat God of War II a couple days ago. Technically betterthan the original, but it copies it so much it's nowhere near as impressive.

Now playing Ico. Charming, charming game.

[Sei]

Madworld and Etrian II mainly.

Madworld rocks. The black and white works, there is a lot of variety, the gesture controls are pulled off well, and is just fun. Whoever has a Wii and likes the beat em up thing would not go wrong getting it.

Clover apparently made it and the animation in it is silky smooth.


Etrian rules too!

[Olethros]

Finally moved on from Fallout 3. Started the first Condemned game with the intention of following it up immediately with part 2.

What's your total time on FO3, Olethros? :)

264 hours. Every single one worth it! :D

Also @ Fatney: I agree. I'm suprised at how much I'm digging it. Almost done, I think (mid chapter 9). Looking forward to playing Bloodshot right after now.

[sfried]

Madworld rocks. The black and white works, there is a lot of variety, the gesture controls are pulled off well, and is just fun. Whoever has a Wii and likes the beat em up thing would not go wrong getting it.

Clover apparently made it and the animation in it is silky smooth.

Any word of a commercial release of the soundtrack, besides the promotional pre-order in the UK?

[Elizabeth]

going to be playing Mirror's Edge, soon! I got it for my birthday along with a $100 Game Stop gift card, but I'm saving that money for all the Atlus titles that I want and Flower, Sun Rain, provided my Game Stop gets it in tomorrow.

[Sei]

Madworld rocks. The black and white works, there is a lot of variety, the gesture controls are pulled off well, and is just fun. Whoever has a Wii and likes the beat em up thing would not go wrong getting it.

Clover apparently made it and the animation in it is silky smooth.

Any word of a commercial release of the soundtrack, besides the promotional pre-order in the UK?

Haven't seen anything about that, the soundtrack is pretty okay too though I agree.

[Flußkönig]

Ar Tonelico II. The game would be so much better if the dialogue wasn't so bad.

It is like the English script was edited by a dim 5th grader. :sad:

264 hours. Every single one worth it! :D

Seriously?

[bullman422]

Ar Tonelico II. The game would be so much better if the dialogue wasn't so bad.
It is like the English script was edited by a dim 5th grader. :sad:


Probably the same dim 5th grader who failed to notice the fatal programming bug which will crash the game. :mad:

Now playing both Ar Tonelico II, Eternal Poison (Third Time - Thage's Quest), and Grandia Xtreme.

[Olethros]

Ar Tonelico II. The game would be so much better if the dialogue wasn't so bad.

It is like the English script was edited by a dim 5th grader. :sad:

264 hours. Every single one worth it! :D

Seriously?

Lol at the dim 5th grader. I think I'll be playing this next then (kinda like my masochistic need to have played chaos wars and my strong desire now to play the game written by Cross Ward!).

Also, yep I'm being serious. I would have never predicted it going in, since it's not my usual type of gaming taste. I'm immensely glad I gave it a shot, though. (Thanks to those that recommended it so strongly ;)). Most of that time was spent doing non-quest related wandering and exploring.

[RayFoxSith]

Playing Suikoden Tierkreis. I've noticed the characters talk pretty fast. Maybe because there are so many voice overs they decided to be quick about talking to avoid running out of space.

[Muckamuck]

I spotted a copy of Shadow of Destiny for $5, so I decided to give it a try since the premise was pretty interesting.

The camera is just awful (you can rotate it on the X-axis but not the Y-axis, and the camera is planted into the ground) and the dialogue is lacking, but I'm kinda getting into it.

[RayFoxSith]

Just beat RE5. Enjoyed it.

[LadyRayna]

Parasite Eve and Soul Hackers.

[banballow]

I spotted a copy of Shadow of Destiny for $5, so I decided to give it a try since the premise was pretty interesting.

The camera is just awful (you can rotate it on the X-axis but not the Y-axis, and the camera is planted into the ground) and the dialogue is lacking, but I'm kinda getting into it.If you enjoy it, and have a DS, you might give Time Hollow a try... it's from some of the same people at Konami, and has a very similar premise.

[Las Lobos]

"Mirror's Edge"

"Onimusha 3"

"Odin Sphere"

[Foryth]

Valkyrie Profile, hard mode. I'm having quite a blast with this game, hadn't played in a long time and I've never actualy finished it.

I'm also almost finished with FFIV DS. I'm having more trouble with random encounters than with bosses. Bahamut was rather easy, whereas Behemoths are little bitches.

[Zephyr]

Starting up Persona 3... amazing how the little conventions like a standard full-party status screen aren't in this one. Still seems like a good game so far.

[theshim]

Went back to Neverwinter Nights. Never did finish the second expansion. 50+ damage a hit is nice.

[Enzeru]

Ar Tonelico II. The game would be so much better if the dialogue wasn't so bad.

It is like the English script was edited by a dim 5th grader. :sad:
This crystal is the life extending agent?...It's so...big!

Still playing EOII, boss grinding to re-level my characters.

[TTBadguy]

During the midst of the PC havoc that I have been experiencing, I've been playing Contact and like the game alot more than I was hoping for. The music is decidely awesome, but that's no shock considering I tend to like the music in any game that Grasshopper has a hand in.

[Crabman]

I beat Ico yesterday.

Having everyone tell you how amazing it is does change the way I approached that game, but it still managed to be incredible. It's such a quiet, such a subtle game. I fell in love with the animations alone, at first; when Yorda holds your hand, you can easily see the awkwardness is Yorda. Start running, and her longer feet trip her up at times. Leave her alone, she wanders of to play with the birds or inspects her arms or simply stares at Ico, expectantly. For a game which has, maybe 30 lines of dialog - and you can't understand any of Yorda's because it's subbed in this symbolic language - to be able to pull such character from animation and AI alone is an incredible feat. To be able to get to attached over a character in the course of six hours is practically a miracle.

I love how different this game is in its treatment of gaming conventions and mechanics. Ico can't die from normal combat. However, Yorda can get captured by the shadows, who are attempting to reclaim her for the Queen. Aside from scripted encounters, they come when ever you wander to far off from Yorda. This is the games gentle way of saying "hey! you're going in the wrong direction!" When trying to solve a puzzle, you may head in the wrong direction - and then the shadows come. It's impossible to reach them, most of the time, to save Yorda, and you "die" by reaching a game over screen. The first few times, you think you have to keep Yorda close; eventually, you realize Yorda is your life bar. If you mess up a puzzle, you die. Realizing this, Ico became less about Zelda-style wandering and more about Trace Memory-style inspecting. Slower, but still enjoyable.

I don't think I could leave this game without mentioning the raw atmosphere this game has. The sky is bloomed out; staring at it causes wrinkles in your face to adjust for the light. Architechture is decayed, haphazard. It's perhaps not Metroid Prime level of level design delight, but it's close. And even though this is a nearly 8 year old game at this point, there are some views which are simply stunning. Traversing up the the Queen's Castle, you feel alone, cold and damp.

Or that might just be the fact my basement was freezing last night.

It's a somewhat expensive game, but highly, highly recommended.

[nectarsis]

Ys Legacy DS, Ys 5 SFC, and Strider PC Engine :)

[Birdpoopman]

Chrono Trigger, EO1, and Odin Sphere.

[Foryth]

I started Valkyrie Profile Covenant of the Plume. I dig it so far. I actualy like how they mixed the SRPG aspect with the Valkyrie Profile style combos. It makes for strategies different from other SRPGS and adds the need for actual skill rather than simply relying on strategy. The story is also dark and dramatic, like VP needs to be.

I currently reached the first branching choice at the begining of chapter two. Kinda torn on which way to choose for my first playthrough, though I'm probably gonna go for the B ending first.

Nowhere near as fun as the first VP, and it probably deserves the varied reviews it got, but I like it.

[Gen Eric Gui]

SUIKODEN

I'm supposed to be trying to save the Tribe of the Furious Roar, but screw them, I have to recruit dudes.

[dragonlife29]

I just beat MadWorld today.

MATSUNOOOOO <3

GOD, I freakin' love the music in this game.

[Yet Another Tim]

Here's my current list:

GBA:

Konami Krazy Racers
ZOE: The Fist of Mars -- still stuck on Stage 7 I want to save the protesters

DS:

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia -- still level grinding and doing the fetch quest
Suikoden Tierkreis -- I got AU Marica

[Crabman]

Finally started P4. Inserting the disc and just seeing the Atlus logo made me smile. It's been a long time coming!

[Fatney]

I continued on Digital Devil Saga today, after a rather long break because the game froze after a tedious boss. (The one at the end of the fairytail castle.

I managed to get to the end of Samsara Tunnel or what it was called, until I was killed by a giant tortoise who suddenly appeared and spammed Materadyne+Mind Scream. Another long break from this game then.

I played Disgaea again too. It's almost six months since I played it I think, and I'm in space :P Did nothing but grind, trying to teach Flonne every Mega- and Giga-skills there is. And decided to take a little break after being killed in the item world :)

[Enzeru]

Re-playing Song Summoner. My brother started a new game and never did anything, so now I'm working on restoring my 100% Platinum level collection.

The above post makes me want to finish Disgaea DS again, though.

[Yazarc]

Just landed on Dezo (Dezoris) in Phantasy Star 2.

[Kakizaki]

^lol. I've also been dinking around with PSII. I'm also fooling around with Shining Force and Alundra.

[Yazarc]

^Good choice!

Any advice on how to increase your odds of stealing? I've increased Shir to Lv.10 but she's basically worthless in battle and the levels don't seem to make much difference. Moon Dew would've been nice to have in that first boss fight but I couldn't take trying to steal it anymore.

I didn't have much to do this weekend and my current progress has only been made in the last 2 days.

[RayFoxSith]

I should keep playing my Genesis Collection....

[Kakizaki]

^Good choice!

Any advice on how to increase your odds of stealing? I've increased Shir to Lv.10 but she's basically worthless in battle and the levels don't seem to make much difference. Moon Dew would've been nice to have in that first boss fight but I couldn't take trying to steal it anymore.

I didn't have much to do this weekend and my current progress has only been made in the last 2 days.

I've never encountered anything that helped her odds of stealing. :/

[Samarecarm]

After 19+ hours, I feel I can safely say that I'm hooked on Persona 2: Innocent Sin. I seriously thought about abandoning the game and watching a playthrough, but the right story moments managed to keep me into it. The more I play it I'm fully appreciating qualities that aren't in the newer Persona games like 5-character parties, interaction with them and various shops, and how every character is able to switch Personae!

[Vincent Alexander]

Been bored out of my mind lately, so I've been jumping between The Adventures of Lolo, Kirby's Adventure and Patapon 2.

[DamageCity]

Persona 3 - I'm starting to see the "High School sim in the guise of an RPG" argument.

[Crabman]

^Is that a good or bad thing?

More P4. Stupid Contarian King :(

[DamageCity]

^Is that a good or bad thing?

More P4. Stupid Contarian King :(

Of course it's a bad thing. I don't want to be wasting my time thinking "should I go to school club or hang out the mall". I am so ready to play the original Persona again.

[Crabman]

^Is that a good or bad thing?

More P4. Stupid Contarian King :(

Of course it's a bad thing. I don't want to be wasting my time thinking "should I go to school club or hang out the mall". I am so ready to play the original Persona again.

Oooh, wasn't too sure.

[maddy]

POKEMON PLATINUM.

so not kidding.

[Enzeru]

Picking up my Disgaea DS until Lux Pain's release. ^^

[Constraint]

I still have my unsealed Persona 4 from launch day, and haven't played it.
Anyways, I'm playing Enchanted Arms, and hopefully Shadow Hearts: Covenant.

[Foryth]

I got a cold this weekend so I stayed in and played a ####load of Suikoden Tierkreis as well as some VP Covenant of the Plume.

I'm pleasantly surprised with Suikoden. It might not have much to do with the main Suikoden franchise, but I still find it is a very fun game overall. The graphics are gorgeous, one of the best looking DS games I played IMO. Character recruiting is also as fun as ever. The game is pretty easy, but Suikoden was never about difficulty so this isn't a surprise. The three gunners are pretty cool. :3

[Hitoshura]

I still have my unsealed Persona 4 from launch day, and haven't played it.
Anyways, I'm playing Enchanted Arms, and hopefully Shadow Hearts: Covenant.

Ew. Gross.

[Kari]

For some reason, yesterday and today I zoned out with Digimon World Championship. It's closer to Digimon World 1 because you're raising mans that you have no control over in battle, and they like to die at the worst times possible. I'm stuck because I need certain types of mans to do the rest of the title matches, though...tempted to get rid of all the mans that won't evolve to the specific types and start over :D

[dungeon_man]

Portable: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Home: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs the Soulless Army

[banballow]

Super Swing Golf Season 2
... made a sweet ace Albatross on the 15th Hole of Blue Water. Truly it was a thing of beauty, one likely never to be seen again. :very_sad:

Now you can either go the long way around, or try to clear a massive amount of water, and hope you don't OB. I went for the latter, opting to Tomahawk the ball across the vast liquid death trap. With a fiery explosion, I landed about 30 yards from the hole in the rough, just a bit past the water. I was expecting with my next shot to get close to the hole and putt it in for an Eagle, but damn if it didn't just find it's way to the hole the first go around.

2 shots, on a Par 5? My little minion Kooh, was obviously pleased with her performance.

[Yet Another Tim]

Arcade:

Tatsunoko VS Capcom -- I am not making this up: I had a 10-win streak with Yatterman/Tekkaman team, on first attempt, earlier this afternoon.

GuitarFreaks V3 -- I played three GFdm songs I got hooked on, once I saw them on YouTube.

beatmania IIDX -- the keys were crap.

DS:

Suikoden Tierkreis -- I have to save scum, seeing how I didn't get to leech off equipment from Hotupa.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia -- I'm progressing along, nicely. :)

[SickleCellAnemia]

EarthBound and Shining Force: RotDD

[massaker]

PS2 Monster Hunter, digging it.

Persona 3 still, easily ticked over 100 hours so far, only level 55.

[theshim]

Oregon Trail. For the Apple IIC.

Owned.

[Fatney]

I still have my unsealed Persona 4 from launch day, and haven't played it.
Anyways, I'm playing Enchanted Arms, and hopefully Shadow Hearts: Covenant.

Ew. Gross.

I hope you mean that in a good way, because Shadow Hearts is awesome.

[Hitoshura]

I still have my unsealed Persona 4 from launch day, and haven't played it.
Anyways, I'm playing Enchanted Arms, and hopefully Shadow Hearts: Covenant.

Ew. Gross.

I hope you mean that in a good way, because Shadow Hearts is awesome.

Shadow Hearts 1? Amazing. One of the best PS2 RPGs hands down.

Shadow Hearts 2? Biggest letdown of a sequel since the Matrix movies. They took a dark atmosphere, tossed it out the window, replaced it with terrible slapstick comedy and uninteresting characters. The only highlight of the game is the ending, which I'll admit was pretty amazing, but not for the 40-50 hour chore I had to sit through. Also they took any semblance of difficulty out of the game, which highly disappointed me.

Shadow Hearts 3? Highly enjoyable. Probably because I was expecting a letdown and was met with a pretty fun game in the gameplay department, which is what matters in the first place.

beatmania IIDX -- the keys were crap.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

What class ranking are you? And what style was it/is your favorite?

[Balrog]

Just started playing Fallout 3 and I think I might play Skies of Arcadia again now that I've finished Valkyria Chronicles.

[Yet Another Tim]

beatmania IIDX -- the keys were crap.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

What class ranking are you? And what style was it/is your favorite?

Frankly, I am nowhere near 7Keys/Hyper, let alone the lowest IIDX class ranking, seeing how the keys are rather crap and my IIDX playtimes have been diminished, due to the crap keys; as a result, I've been playing Tatsunoko VS Capcom more.

Style-wise, I have to say Happy Sky, since that was the last time I could play The Final Countdown in AC IIDX.

Going back on topic:

my usual Konami DS pair of Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia and Suikoden Tierkreis.

[hibiki_takami]

I'm working on Resident Evil 5 - I'm on act 5-2 at the moment.

Also going through Elite Beat Agents on the DS.

[Fatney]

Played Fallout 3 for the most of the day, only to find out that the new DLC was infested with glitches.

[Constraint]

I still have my unsealed Persona 4 from launch day, and haven't played it.
Anyways, I'm playing Enchanted Arms, and hopefully Shadow Hearts: Covenant.

Ew. Gross.

I hope you mean that in a good way, because Shadow Hearts is awesome.

Shadow Hearts 1? Amazing. One of the best PS2 RPGs hands down.

Shadow Hearts 2? Biggest letdown of a sequel since the Matrix movies. They took a dark atmosphere, tossed it out the window, replaced it with terrible slapstick comedy and uninteresting characters. The only highlight of the game is the ending, which I'll admit was pretty amazing, but not for the 40-50 hour chore I had to sit through. Also they took any semblance of difficulty out of the game, which highly disappointed me.

Shadow Hearts 3? Highly enjoyable. Probably because I was expecting a letdown and was met with a pretty fun game in the gameplay department, which is what matters in the first place.

beatmania IIDX -- the keys were crap.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

What class ranking are you? And what style was it/is your favorite?

I'm enjoying Covenant, but it's not as GOOD as people say it is.
But, I also feel Star Ocean 2: second evolution was a let down. Horrible story and uninteresting characters, the gameplay made up for it.

[Hitoshura]

I would have probably liked the gameplay of SH2 if they hadn't made it so piss-easy. That was what I liked about SH3, was that they added new gameplay elements and made you need to use them, or you'd get your ass kicked.

The over-slapstickiness of SH2 really hurt it though, in my eyes.

[Fatney]

I would have probably liked the gameplay of SH2 if they hadn't made it so piss-easy. That was what I liked about SH3, was that they added new gameplay elements and made you need to use them, or you'd get your ass kicked.

The over-slapstickiness of SH2 really hurt it though, in my eyes.

At first I thought you talked about Silent Hill and I almost raged.

Anyways, yeah, the first Shadow Hearts is god tier, while the second one was better gameplay-wise in my opinion. But everything else felt somewhat weaker, except for the music maybe. I loved it when it first came out, but then I played it some time ago and it felt so overly clichéd and bland. The animations was annoying, the graphics weren't as awesome as I remembered, and the enviroments somewhat empty. I don't know if the rest of the game was that bad as those scenes I played at, I can't remember the beginning, and never finished it.

[Olethros]

Silent Hill: Hoemcoming

[Hitoshura]

I would have probably liked the gameplay of SH2 if they hadn't made it so piss-easy. That was what I liked about SH3, was that they added new gameplay elements and made you need to use them, or you'd get your ass kicked.

The over-slapstickiness of SH2 really hurt it though, in my eyes.

At first I thought you talked about Silent Hill and I almost raged.

Anyways, yeah, the first Shadow Hearts is god tier, while the second one was better gameplay-wise in my opinion. But everything else felt somewhat weaker, except for the music maybe. I loved it when it first came out, but then I played it some time ago and it felt so overly clichéd and bland. The animations was annoying, the graphics weren't as awesome as I remembered, and the enviroments somewhat empty. I don't know if the rest of the game was that bad as those scenes I played at, I can't remember the beginning, and never finished it.

God no, Silent Hill 2 is amazing. Also yeah, Shadow Hearts 2 did have some good music, in particular the Fates Cluster Amaryllis song or whatever, that song is simply amazing.

[bullman422]

I would have probably liked the gameplay of SH2 if they hadn't made it so piss-easy. That was what I liked about SH3, was that they added new gameplay elements and made you need to use them, or you'd get your ass kicked.

The over-slapstickiness of SH2 really hurt it though, in my eyes.

I'm happy that I'm not the only one to be let down by SH2 & 3. Granted both of them gradually improved the battle system, but almost everything else was lacking from the lame or plain absurd characters (hello Karin, Lucia, Anastassia, Johnny, Ricardo?, and Mao???) to the weaker plots which increasingly relied on canned humor and slapstick.

Needless to say I sold those two games once I beat them; however, the first Shadow Hearts still remains in my collection.

[Fatney]

The fixed version of the Pitt finally came out tonight. It's pretty creepy, but that's mostly the good atmosphere. The enemies are too easy to be scary, even considering how ugly they are.

[SickleCellAnemia]

Messing around a little in Tatsunoko vs Capcom, I think Jun the Swan and Doronjo are my favorites so far.

[dragonlife29]

Messing around a little in Tatsunoko vs Capcom, I think Jun the Swan and Doronjo are my favorites so far.Man, I wanna play that so bad :very_sad:

Too cheap to import, though =P

[Foryth]

I finished my first playthrough of VP Covenant of the Plume, bad ending path. (on purpose) I'm looking forward to the good ending, even though killing my allies to get more power was quite fun. I'm also looking forward to Seraphic Gate as well, though this'll take a bit longer to unlock. Hrist and Arngrim, among others, are supposed to appear as both enemies and playable characters in Seraphic Gate, which should be pretty cool.

[BR3WZER]

Currently put about 3 hours into Lux Pain. I'm not 100% sure yet but it could possibly be the worst game I've ever played. I'm not sure it should even qualify as a "game". All you do is sit through loads of dialog and scratch worms out of people that reveal inner thought. There's nothing else to do in the game, no fighting, no strategy, no levels. Just dialog. So don't be fooled by the cover art, which looks very promising. This game has nothing to offer other than a confusing story line.

On second thought, I do remember leveling up... it gave me more time to dig out the worms during dialog.

[Constraint]

All I've been playing is Gunz Online. I think my gaming weekend routine is restarting it's role, considering how much homework i'm getting during the weekdays.

[RayFoxSith]

Beat Siren Blood Curse yesterday, now gonna play Fatal Frame 2 and the original Siren.

[banballow]

Well, I have a PSP again, so I've been toying around with Darkstalkers...
... and I continue to hit the links in Super Swing Golf, as I wait for Pangya to arrive on the PC / PSP.

[Crabman]

ZOE: The 2nd Runner. It's fast, intense, and puts some mecha anime to shame. For a game that came out six years ago, the presentation is insane. My only complaint is that I don't like the placement of the guard button.

More Persona 4. It's so natural. It's kinda funny that Atlus reprinted P2: EP along with the P4 release because I get that same vibe...the characters play off each other with such ease, the situation is not completely defined, etc. It's just feels so alive, much moreso than P3, which seems nearly sterile in comparison. I'm on Kanji's dungeon now.

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow. It starts off impressive - it looks incredible, controls just as well, and Gabe is a likeable guy. But the combat needs some work. Obviously inspired by Gears with its cover system, one small but signifigant difference on Sony Bend's part changes the game completely.

You can aim precisely from cover.

First dealing with the logics of it all - how can a man, with his back turned away from the enemy even aim at them - the next issue that arises is just how danger-free combat is. Line up a headshot on the lazy AI, fire, go back in cover and line up the next. There's no risk vs. reward, that element Epic understood so well. Logan's Shadow is Duck Hunt with a few QTEs. It saddens me, because the rest of the game has so much going for it - great control, sound and graphics, and a story written by an (apparently, never read his books) novelist, but this one factor practically breaks the game. Hopefully, the AI can step it up a notch in later levels (only did the first two).

[Hitoshura]

Umineko no Naku Koro ni.

Jesus Christ, this game makes Tsukihime look short.

[Enzeru]

Currently put about 3 hours into Lux Pain. I'm not 100% sure yet but it could possibly be the worst game I've ever played. I'm not sure it should even qualify as a "game". All you do is sit through loads of dialog and scratch worms out of people that reveal inner thought. There's nothing else to do in the game, no fighting, no strategy, no levels. Just dialog. So don't be fooled by the cover art, which looks very promising. This game has nothing to offer other than a confusing story line.

On second thought, I do remember leveling up... it gave me more time to dig out the worms during dialog.
Ever heard of a visual novel?

[BR3WZER]

Currently put about 3 hours into Lux Pain. I'm not 100% sure yet but it could possibly be the worst game I've ever played. I'm not sure it should even qualify as a "game". All you do is sit through loads of dialog and scratch worms out of people that reveal inner thought. There's nothing else to do in the game, no fighting, no strategy, no levels. Just dialog. So don't be fooled by the cover art, which looks very promising. This game has nothing to offer other than a confusing story line.

On second thought, I do remember leveling up... it gave me more time to dig out the worms during dialog.
Ever heard of a visual novel?


Yes, I just wasn't aware they were being released on the DS.

[dragonlife29]

Hotel Dusk, Trace Memory, Phoenix Wright, and Time Hollow FTW! ^

[BR3WZER]

Hotel Dusk, Trace Memory, Phoenix Wright, and Time Hollow FTW! ^

Point taken, but it's just not the same as those titles. There's a difference between being part of a story and being "along for the ride". It really doesn't matter what you label it, it was a bad experience for me. Just a friendly warning. You could also check out the IGN review. I think they gave it a 4.2

[Camanche]

Ico soon.

[Yet Another Tim]

Arcade: Marvel VS Capcom

Megaman/Ryu -- broke the official MvC record, at 1.3 million range, no team member death whatsoever
Jin/Morrigan -- got a mirror match, in exchange of getting my ass kicked by Onslaught; had to use one continue
Captain America/Spiderman -- got killed off by Onslaught

DS:

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia -- fetch quests and level grinding
Suikoden Tierkreis -- save scumming

[Crabman]

Ico soon.

This needs to change to Ico now.

Playing P4.

[Enzeru]

Hotel Dusk, Trace Memory, Phoenix Wright, and Time Hollow FTW! ^

Point taken, but it's just not the same as those titles. There's a difference between being part of a story and being "along for the ride". It really doesn't matter what you label it, it was a bad experience for me. Just a friendly warning. You could also check out the IGN review. I think they gave it a 4.2
I agree with you that the titles dragonlife mentioned are a lot more involved than this (except possibly Time Hollow; I have yet to play that). However, this is coming off of second hand information; I'm purchasing the game today (or rather, when Gamestop opens).

EDIT: I started Legacy of Ys, mainly because I don't want to wait for the PSP version to be localized ( if it is localized). Oh, and jeffx. He's also a major reeason I bought it. xD

[Hitoshura]

^I do have to say that the PC version is still the definitive version of Ys 1 and 2. The DS version is a nice alternative though, I suppose.

FINALLY ####ing finished Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 1.

Now moving on to Episode 2: Turn of the Golden Witch. This beginning is killing me, I want to know what happened to the characters after Episode 1, not all this pre-Episode 1 ####. ;_;

[ViolenceJack]

I want to ofinishh ToV, so I might play that tonight.

You're probably farther than me, so maybe you can answer this for me:

(tov spoilers) I just did the part where Alexei used Estelle to do... something, exploding everybody and denying me the use of my ship. How much longer do I have?

btw it seems I was way off, I predicted you had a few more dungeons.. well its a ton more than that, I think I picked up played from 50 hours of gameplay and now I'm well into 78 hours..

[Enzeru]

Starting Book II of Ys.

[jeffx]

Brandish PSP
Brandish 2 SFC
Rhythm Heaven DS
7th Dragon DS
Ultimate Shooting Collection Wii
just beat Scarface Wii, bought Godfather Wii on eBay today.
Will start Okami Wii next wiik, I mean week.
Still gotta finish Mother 3, on last chapter.

[Yazarc]

I think I'm nearing the end of Final Fantasy CC: Echoes of Time. It's been a fun little ARPG. I'm really glad I bought it. I will probably start Suikoden DS next. Suikoden 3 and 5 have given me tremendous hope for this series......

[Kakizaki]

I forgot how rad Outrun 2 / Outrun 2006 was.

I miss when Sega titles had that uniquely Sega feel. :/

[Camanche]

Ico now.

[Dead to Rights]

^I do have to say that the DS version is still the definitive version of Ys 1 and 2. The PC version is a nice alternative though, I suppose.

Fixed.

[Crabman]

Ico now.

Better.

Kakizaki, have you tried Sega Rally Revo? It really has that arcadey Sega racer despite being made from a totally new team. Too bad Sega Racing Studio closed down after this one :(

More Persona 4 :D

[Balrog]

Just got married in DQV and started playing Army of Two. AoT is a fun game with a dedicated button for fist bumps/air guitars/high fives, can't beat that.

[Constraint]

Played Shadow Hearts: Covenant yesterday. Idar Flamme. Pretty cool dungeon, and not one of those plain ones featured in JRPGs. It also has a neat dungeon music theme as well..

[Master Zombots]

I barely have any time to play games now, but I managed to play a bit of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - Echoes of Time. It seems mostly identical to the first game for the DS, which I don't think is a fault. I would like an option to easily switch characters when equipping items though.

[Delition]

Played Shadow Hearts: Covenant yesterday. Idar Flamme. Pretty cool dungeon, and not one of those plain ones featured in JRPGs. It also has a neat dungeon music theme as well..

I loved Shadow Hearts 1 & 2. Have you gotten the chance to play Koudelka yet? Not the greatest of games, but it does have the minor tie-ins.

As for me, I rented Madworld yesterday. Although the gameplay does seem to get repetitive after a while, I'm not in the "hater" group. The only thing I don't like about the game is that Stephen Jay Blum is in everything, and that the 15 second commentary looped on me for two minutes straight during one of the Asian-themed levels.

[LadyRayna]

Parasite Eve, Day 5.

[ViolenceJack]

Passed the 100hours played mark on ToV, got the Too Much Free Time achievement.

[Yet Another Tim]

Arcade

Tatsunoko VS Capcom -- I finally beat up that damn SNK boss, Yami, after using one continue with Yatterman & Tekkaman

DS

Luminous Arc 2 -- got back into it, solely for level-grinding

[Crabman]

From the other forum I go on.

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Got an SNES yesterday. He was selling it for $20, but he phoned me later after we already agreed to meet saying two of the three (???) controllers didn't work so he'd knock it down to $10. No problem here!

I realize now why the default settings for Super Mario World is X or Y to run, B or A to jump; it feels so natural on an SNES pad. To jump, you sort of stab the B/A button with your thumb joint. It feels like blipping the throttle in a car, this hinging motion. Such strange allusion to such "action buttons" in real life.

Having never really played SMW for any real amount of time - and barely playing last night - the jump in mechanics from 3 to World is huge, and I finally realize that. With the precision of the SNES pad (compared to the keyboard I used before), jumping off enemies gives Mario this extra jump and spin. Mario feels weighty, moreso than SMB3 (or maybe that's just because my NES pads still work good/SNES pad is bad). Stashing items for later use seems interesting, although NSMB actually incorporated that in to the level design; it don't know if SMW does that yet.

Having played Sonic 2....alot before this, I think it just highlights the difference in design philosophies between EAD and STI at the time. Sonic is designed for flow, for in his world, Sonic is superhuman (superhog?). Outside of the Emeralds, you can't power up. In Mario, he is constant reminded of his failings; he needs to be augumented, he needs to adapt. A jump Sonic could take with ease might require a few yards of running for Mario. Going back to the slower pace of the Mario games, it becomes pretty clear. It's not bad though.

[SlaughterX]

Just rented Resistance 2. If anyone wants to play co-op send me an add.

[Constraint]

Played Shadow Hearts: Covenant yesterday. Idar Flamme. Pretty cool dungeon, and not one of those plain ones featured in JRPGs. It also has a neat dungeon music theme as well..

I loved Shadow Hearts 1 & 2. Have you gotten the chance to play Koudelka yet? Not the greatest of games, but it does have the minor tie-ins.

As for me, I rented Madworld yesterday. Although the gameplay does seem to get repetitive after a while, I'm not in the "hater" group. The only thing I don't like about the game is that Stephen Jay Blum is in everything, and that the 15 second commentary looped on me for two minutes straight during one of the Asian-themed levels.

As for Madworld, I've seen one of those asian-themed levels, and they all had signs with various mix of chinese, korean, and japanese letters.

But aaaanyway, as for your question, I have never played Koudelka. I've heard it was extremely short, and doesn't look all that good to me.

[Ike.]

From the other forum I go on.

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Got an SNES yesterday. He was selling it for $20, but he phoned me later after we already agreed to meet saying two of the three (???) controllers didn't work so he'd knock it down to $10. No problem here!

I realize now why the default settings for Super Mario World is X or Y to run, B or A to jump; it feels so natural on an SNES pad. To jump, you sort of stab the B/A button with your thumb joint. It feels like blipping the throttle in a car, this hinging motion. Such strange allusion to such "action buttons" in real life.

Having never really played SMW for any real amount of time - and barely playing last night - the jump in mechanics from 3 to World is huge, and I finally realize that. With the precision of the SNES pad (compared to the keyboard I used before), jumping off enemies gives Mario this extra jump and spin. Mario feels weighty, moreso than SMB3 (or maybe that's just because my NES pads still work good/SNES pad is bad). Stashing items for later use seems interesting, although NSMB actually incorporated that in to the level design; it don't know if SMW does that yet.

Having played Sonic 2....alot before this, I think it just highlights the difference in design philosophies between EAD and STI at the time. Sonic is designed for flow, for in his world, Sonic is superhuman (superhog?). Outside of the Emeralds, you can't power up. In Mario, he is constant reminded of his failings; he needs to be augumented, he needs to adapt. A jump Sonic could take with ease might require a few yards of running for Mario. Going back to the slower pace of the Mario games, it becomes pretty clear. It's not bad though.

This is a really deep post for being about a fat plumber.

[bullman422]

Still playing Eternal Poison. I finally beat Ashley's quest with the good ending which completes the three main ones. I'm now on the fourth one and looking forward to how it turns out. :D

[Hitoshura]

Thanks for double-posting, boards. :/

[Hitoshura]

Finished Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 2 last night.

Will be starting Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 3: Banquet of the Golden Witch later.

Man, Beatrice is ####ed up.

I had a feeling during the Tea Party as soon as she prepared a feast on the table for Rosa that the...ingredients... were going to involve her siblings... and I was pretty much right on the money. Wine made from the "golden drop" of squeezing Krauss dry of blood twelve times, a "tongue salad" made from 5 of Eva's tongues, something involving Rudolf's face... and then even claiming that desert would be apples made out of her own daughter... yikes. Beatrice is truly cruel.

[RayFoxSith]

Almost done with Fatal Frame 2. Decided to start up Eternal Darkness after I got my Gamecube controller back.

[Enzeru]

^Isn't that the game that, if your Sanity is too low, it'll start playing tricks on you? (ie: "Thank you for playing the Eternal Darkness Demo", or "DELETING ALL SAVE DATA")

[SickleCellAnemia]

^Isn't that the game that, if your Sanity is too low, it'll start playing tricks on you? (ie: "Thank you for playing the Eternal Darkness Demo", or "DELETING ALL SAVE DATA")
Yes, that's what made it awesome.

[Constraint]

Played a bit of Valkryie Profile: Lenneth today. In Artolian Ruins...
Having beaten the Playstation version and getting the B ending, I hope to get the true ending for the PSP version.

[Enzeru]

Finished Ys II and nearing the end of my third replay of Ys.

[Constraint]

I remember YS: Ark of Napishtim. Ridiculous bosses...hard.

[Foryth]

Over 40 hours into Suikoden Tierkreis. I'm about to go to Rahohenga. I'm having a blast, this game exceeded my expectations.

I'd have to say this changes my Suikoden chart :

Suikoden 1-2-3 > Suikoden Tierkreis > Suikoden V > Suikoden IV > Suikoden Tactics.

[Hitoshura]

I remember YS: Ark of Napishtim. Ridiculous bosses...hard.

Phhh, Napishtim is a pushover compared to Felghana and Origin, mostly due to the exclusion of the "tool" option. Felghana has made me rage so many times...

[johnnynumber5]

Been playing a little bit of Burn Zombie Burn (PSN) as well as Prinny:Can I really be the hero? and my favorite PSP game of all time Jeanne D'Arc.

[Yazarc]

Suikoden 1-2-3 > Suikoden Tierkreis > Suikoden V > Suikoden IV > Suikoden Tactics.

Ugh. I still need to finish Suikoden 4 someday. It remains the only title in the series I haven't completed. Suikoden 3 and 5 are my favorites. I haven't put enough time into Tierkreis to make a fair judgement on that one. I'll probably focus on that next after I finish FF:CC EoT.

[Foryth]

^^I was a bit sceptical at first, the game being unrelated to the main series and having a strong animu feel, at least in the begining. After over 40 hours of gameplay though I must say the game took me by surprise and is quite fun. I might need to replay Suikoden V in order to see which one I really like best, but right now I feel like I prefer the characters and story in Tierkreis than V. Though V is still a game I felt was excellent and a return on the right path after IV.

Anyway, I also once again started a new game of Suikoden 1. <3 Pahn. (and Viktor of course)

[Constraint]

Yes, three was freaking awesome.
But anyway, I spent nearly three hours trying to beat a Terrorist Hunt map on realistic in Rainbow Six Vegas 2. I finally beat it, and I got about 6 more maps to go until I get the achievement for beating all the maps on Realistic mode.

[Ike.]

Beat TOV, and am in the post-game dungeon. Holy #### is this place ever annoying.

On the plus side, I'm level 99 now :)

[Kakizaki]

Panzer Dragoon Zwei.

[Yazarc]

^I'm Jealous!!!

You're making me want to put Orta in now.....

[Enzeru]

Finally getting to the whole "FES" part of Persona 3: FES. I took playing Normal for granted in The Journey, huh?

I wish I could find my copy of TWEWY, though. God how I love that game.

[SickleCellAnemia]

Dance Dance Revolution X

[Vincent Alexander]

Mass Effect for my 3rd playthrough

[Constraint]

Got through foreigner's cemetery in Shadow Hearts: Covenant. The battles were getting a bit tedious, so now I'm just maining Yuri, Kurando, Joachim and (random party member(.

[Yet Another Tim]

Zone of the Enders: The Fist of Mars

--I just got Myona as a playable party member.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

--Level grinding as usual.

[Camanche]

Age of Mythology on my laptop because I moved and I'm too lazy too hook up my PS3 for Ico right now, surprisingly.

[dungeon_man]

1942 on Capcom Classics Collection Vol 1

Finally managed to break 200,000.

[Kakizaki]

Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Sega Rally Championship

[Crabman]

More Persona 4. Is it just me, or is this game much faster than Persona 3? Likewise, any sense of time pressure is purely fabricated by outside characters, because while your team members are visibly worried, as a player you know you could finish a dungeon in short order. The result is a murder mystery without tension. Maybe it get's harder later on?

[Elizabeth]

Thousand Arms. That's right, boys and girls, Elizabeth got her hands on a copy!

What happened was a game place in the mall got it in and wanted $69 for it. After months of coming in and staring at it longingly I used 300 Pout Points and asked if they'd take $40. The guy who'd most frequently saw me staring at the game was there and said he could take $50. I had some junk to trade in and, after that, I ended up paying $32 and am quite happy right now.

I love Bandiger so much. I demand a shirt with him and his catch phrase on it!

[Camanche]

Street Fighter IV some moar.

[Olethros]

More Persona 4. Is it just me, or is this game much faster than Persona 3? Likewise, any sense of time pressure is purely fabricated by outside characters, because while your team members are visibly worried, as a player you know you could finish a dungeon in short order. The result is a murder mystery without tension. Maybe it get's harder later on?

Nope. Not really, anyway. I did enjoy it, but a challenge it wasn't.

[sora4126]

Finished recording Iji (took longer than I thought it would.)

Getting all the endings in Chrono Trigger now.

Started up Digital Devil Saga again.

[Hitoshura]

Finished up Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 3: Banquet of the Golden Witch.

Amazing ending. I did not see that #### coming at all. Absolutely crazy.

Obviously, now playing Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch. At least, the first 10 chapters that have been translated. :(

[Delition]

I've been playing Phantasy Star Portable lately. Despite being a watered-down version of Universe, I feel they got rid of a lot of useless junk which has actually made me like this title more than Universe. I just wish someone else around me owned a copy of the game.

Aside from that, more Rune Factory Frontier, Dragon Quest V, Elite Beat Agents, and Actraiser 2. I've been on a spending spree that I can't afford lately.

[Constraint]

Slowly slugging my way through the story mode in Rainbow Six: Vegas 2.

[Foryth]

I finaly unlocked Seraphic Gate in Valkyrie Profile Covenant of the Plume.

Edit : after playing it for a few levels, I must say it is almost more fun than the main game, and it even seems lengthier.

[Constraint]

Having beaten Rainbow Six Vegas 2, I'm back in Shadow Hearts: Covenant. I just finished the Hojo Research Lab, and one scene in it reminded me of the Exorcist. *Cough* Asmodeus *cough*

[Camanche]

Street Fighter II.

[AbsyntheDelacroix]

Makai Kingdom, GrimGrimoire, Killer7

[RayFoxSith]

Okay, there is something wrong with Guilty Gear, because I-No in arcade mode is INSANE on easy. Even my friend Ronny could only defeat her ONCE.

Gonna start Pokemon Platinum soon.

[AbsyntheDelacroix]

Yeah, and straight after her there is Order Sol, which makes her look ridiculously weak. I never managed to finish the arcade mode.

[syl]

I'm playing Guilty Gear XX: The Midnight Carnival, b/c I'm still waiting for Accent Core Plus to arrivie!

[Hitoshura]

Ugh. Finished Umineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch Patch 1 of 3. :( Cannot wait for the next patch, that was a terrible ending spot.

Now at a complete loss as to what to play. I should probably finish Star Ocean and Yggdra Union.

[banballow]

DS: Game & Watch Collection, Trace Memory
PSP: Darkstalkers Chronicle, Tomb Raider Anniversary
Xbox 360: F.E.A.R 2

[Yet Another Tim]

DS: I got back into playing Pokemans, so that I can fortify my National Dex and breed for better Pokemans.

[NaturalHazard]

P4 & SF4 atm

[Foryth]

LOL

I got to the part where you fight (then get) Hrist in Seraphic Gate, in Covenant of the Plume. She's angry that she wasn't the protagonist of this one and yells something like "This is named "Valkyrie Profile" not "Mortal Profile"!". I thought it was a good jab since a lot of people were whining when they first saw the game's protagonist.

[Elizabeth]

Wow! I got MadWorld for Easter! I'm feeling quite lucky right now to have a mother that's so clueless about video games or I would've recieved this game as a present.

I'm actually suprised that the violence isn't bothering me at all; I'm more "offended" by the commentary then what's going on in the game, but a lot of what they say is actually pretty darn funny and catches me off guard since you never know what's going to come out of their mouths. Sadly, I can list any of my favorite quotes or I'd be kicked off these forums pretty quickly.

I only made two tries at it but the guy with the tornados is kicking my @$$. All I've played is RPGs for a long time so I'm having a little difficulty getting back into a real time game.

[Fatney]

Do you EVER get offended by games?

[Birdpoopman]

I'm currently playing through Luminous Arc 1 ( I'm almost done it) and waiting for Hammerin Hero to arrive at a store in my area...

[Constraint]

Got the officer achievement in Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. I'm pretty much done with this game, tbh.

[Delition]

I finished a run-through of Tokyo Beat Down a few days ago. As most people are complaining about, it's not a great game, but still amusing to play. I still hit the directional buttons too fast to do the dodge / run half the time, but I've never really had the problem of "The enemies are too cheap, WAAAH!" that most people seem to be having. The guns are practically worthless, but I honestly don't think firearms have a place in most beat-em-ups anyways, so I never really used them.

Anyways, has anyone heard anything about the multiple endings / how to get them / if they exist?

[EvilHero]

I finished off Valkyrie Profile Lenneth with the A ending. I got the B ending years ago on the PSX version, I had no idea how much you actually miss if you go for the B ending.

Finally broke the seal on my Silmeria, i'm enjoying it quite a bit.

[SickleCellAnemia]

Rhythm Heaven.

[Foryth]

I finished off Valkyrie Profile Lenneth with the A ending. I got the B ending years ago on the PSX version, I had no idea how much you actually miss if you go for the B ending.

Finally broke the seal on my Silmeria, i'm enjoying it quite a bit.

Cool, I still need to finish the PSX one myself.

I finished my first run of the Seraphic Gate in VP Covenant of the Plume. <3 Freya and Arngrim.

Also started The Last Remnant. It's freakin' awesome so far.

[Constraint]

Anyways, has anyone heard anything about the multiple endings / how to get them / if they exist?

I'd suggest asking that on gamefaqs.com's Tokyo Beatdown board. If not, I'll ask them right now.

[Enzeru]

Okay, there is something wrong with Guilty Gear, because I-No in arcade mode is INSANE on easy. Even my friend Ronny could only defeat her ONCE.

Gonna start Pokemon Platinum soon.
I-No? How much harder could she be than in Accent Core? I remember switching to easy just so I could beat her...

[jeffx]

I am SEVENTEEN* hours into my first BRANDISH PSP playthrough, now at Fortress 1F, with Dela Delon mode to follow. The only time spent grinding for experience was maybe 15 minutes to top up my Magic Resistance. The rest of that time was pure unadulterated dungeon crawling and everything that comes with it. I expect to get at least 30 hours out of this game!

Also a ton of Ghost Squad, Castle of Shikigami 3 and Dr. Mario with the significant otter (http://www.animalwebguide.com/Otter-1.jpg).

* I think the SNES version can be beat in less than 8 hours.

[PersonaFan]

PS2 - Persona 4 (Love this game, 3rd playthrough)
Ds - Pokemon Pearl (I'm too poor for a Platinum :very_sad:)

[Hitoshura]

After being at a loss after Chapter 9 of Umineko 4, I've been playing some SO4 and Yggdra Union. Just finished up BF34 of YU.

Man, Yggdra's stats are freaking nice now.

[Crabman]

More Persona 4. Beat the Void Quest yesterday and made Chie my girlfriend :)

I think I might actually play this game again...can't say for sure until I finish it, but I just want to keep playing. Also, I would would give me justification to buy the P4 guide of play-asia. I've been eyeing it for a while >_>

[bullman422]

Still working my way through Eternal Poison and I am close to beating Rondemion hidden quest. I assume beating this one will unlock the next one which I will more than likely tackle next. I also made more progress with Ar Tonelico II. Thankfully I saved before being forced to choose either siding with the maiden (Cloche's path) or go against her (Luca's Path). I chose to go against the maiden and picked Luca path . I can't wait to see what happens next and once I beat the game I can save a little time and reload my previous save on the second run.

[EvilHero]

Okay, there is something wrong with Guilty Gear, because I-No in arcade mode is INSANE on easy. Even my friend Ronny could only defeat her ONCE.

Gonna start Pokemon Platinum soon.
I-No? How much harder could she be than in Accent Core? I remember switching to easy just so I could beat her...

Boss I-No is ridiculous on pretty much any arcade setting you put on her.

You should try the mission mode where you have to survive against her for 30 seconds. It's that damned special attack she has, the one that draws out a pattern on screen before she fires it.

After discovering some of my friends are playing PSO on the fan made servers, I decided to download Blue Burst. The transition from console to PC is alot more difficult than I thought it would be.

[xtreme_phoenix]

I'm currently playing through steambot chronicles again.

also, I'm really, really in to broken sword DX for wii.

[Constraint]

I've played Shadow hearts: Covenant a lot yesterday. Currently doing the sidequests now....

[massaker]

Finished MGS2, I should kick my own ass for not playing it sooner. Now playing MGS3. I just beat The End, nearly threw my ps2 out the window, but it was still totally awesome.

[Delition]

I'm playing Dragon Quest V, one of my friends is playing Zone of the Enders, and the other is playing Rune Factory Frontier. I should try playing Friday the 13th again, since i bought it recently.

[Elizabeth]

Do you EVER get offended by games?

Custer's Revenge. I really don't think it's at all necessary for a game to be created where the object is to rape a defenseless woman.

[Crabman]

Finished MGS2, I should kick my own ass for not playing it sooner. Now playing MGS3. I just beat The End, nearly threw my ps2 out the window, but it was still totally awesome.

The End could have been an epic battle for me...but I caught him trying to get me from behind and gave him a chase. Followed his tracks with the IR Goggles and then just kept popping him with my machine gun (can't remember what I had at the time). Nothing better than chasing old fogeys around :D

I started playing Prinny yesterday. I fully expected my PSP to combust into a ball of flame given the outcry over NISA's recent Gust localizations, but it seems like they did a good job with Prinny.

[Delition]

We're playing Ninja Blade, and so far I'm really enjoying it. I wasn't a big fan of Ninja Gaiden 2, so I feel like this game is more of a spiritual sequel to Ninja Gaiden without being too much like the original Ninja Gaiden as well.

The only thing I'm not looking forward to is that it seems like this is a shorter game, but it's supposed to have decent re-playability, so hopefully it'll be worth the money. It's already been worth a rental to me.

[Pibbman]

Just finished Valkyria Chronicles on Sunday and God of War 2 yesterday. Just started on Persona 2 Innocent Sin today.

[massaker]

The End could have been an epic battle for me...but I caught him trying to get me from behind and gave him a chase. Followed his tracks with the IR Goggles and then just kept popping him with my machine gun (can't remember what I had at the time). Nothing better than chasing old fogeys around :D

Yeah, I got lucky and ran right into him a few times and tracked him. Problem with trying to out snipe him was he was usually quicker and a better shot than me.

One thing though, I can't seem to pull off stealth kills from behind, they automatically know I'm sneaking up behind them on normal. It seems strange it's so difficult, shooting stuff with tranqulizer darts all the time is wussy.

[Crabman]

The End could have been an epic battle for me...but I caught him trying to get me from behind and gave him a chase. Followed his tracks with the IR Goggles and then just kept popping him with my machine gun (can't remember what I had at the time). Nothing better than chasing old fogeys around :D

Yeah, I got lucky and ran right into him a few times and tracked him. Problem with trying to out snipe him was he was usually quicker and a better shot than me.

One thing though, I can't seem to pull off stealth kills from behind, they automatically know I'm sneaking up behind them on normal. It seems strange it's so difficult, shooting stuff with tranqulizer darts all the time is wussy.

Hmm, I didn't really have much of a problem, but I walked pretty damn slowly behind them. I also played on Normal.

[RayFoxSith]

Started up Dark Spire a little while ago. This game is so much like Wizardry, it's scarily awesome.

[Decept]

One thing though, I can't seem to pull off stealth kills from behind, they automatically know I'm sneaking up behind them on normal. It seems strange it's so difficult, shooting stuff with tranqulizer darts all the time is wussy.

Are you using the D-pad when stalking? I used to have the same problem until I figured out that the D-pad and moving the analog stick very slowly on the controller are two completely different inputs for the game. Try it out. Use the D-pad, and you will be insta-ninja.

[SlaughterX]

Rented Little Big Planet. For a platformer I have to say the controls can be pretty annoying.

[Crabman]

Rented Little Big Planet. For a platformer I have to say the controls can be pretty annoying.

The "float" is a little weird, but you get used to it. Atleast you can give some directional influence once in the air! *eyes Prinny >_>*

[Olethros]

No longer suffering through the glitches of Fable 2.

Now I'm suffering through the piss poor localization of Ar Tonelico 2. Also, I'm loathing the battle system.

Why do I continue to do this to myself???? :question:

[RayFoxSith]

^Because you love pain?

[Olethros]

You may be right, Ray. Glutton for punishment.

[StrikeRaider]

Finally started Odin Sphere. I had no idea how to start the damn thing for like a good 30 minutes though...

[massaker]

Hmm, I didn't really have much of a problem, but I walked pretty damn slowly behind them. I also played on Normal.

Found out theres a difference between walking with the analog stick and stalking with the d-pad.
Also just beat The Fury, he was unbelievably cool.

[LadyRayna]

Glutton for punishment.

ZOMG I knew it! O is a masochist = CONFARGMED!!!

Even though you tried to deny it, the truth has come out and I’ve been proven right. :D

[Foryth]

I just got to Elysion in The Last Remnant and went to do some missions in the desert town down south. I <3 this game so far.

Also I continued GTA Vice City stories on PSP while waiting for The Dark Spire. I finaly cleared that mission I got stuck a while ago and went on a mission to fry mexicans in convenience stores for protection money. (Yes I'm still near the beginning)

[Crabman]

Prinny. Drives me to perfection like no other title in recent times.

Mechanically, it has some problems. Going against practically every platformer ever, you can't adjust your jump in mid air. Once you commit to a trajectory, that's it. It makes things difficult. Given how many things will literally jump at the chance to kill you, and you stagger when hit, it makes platforming different and difficult.

But!...

You have projectiles in the air slashes. It switches camera view to you can see ahead somewhat. This becomes vital, as you end up clearing the path ahead to move along. It's a different tack to platforming; instead of flow, like Sonic or Mario, it becomes about preparation. Die stupidly? Reload your save and perfect your run. I played the forest stage for hours yesterday and the day before, trying to get further and further on one life. At the beginning of playing the forest stage I lost more than twenty lives getting to the end. By the end of it, I only lost two.

I...don't know how much this perfectionism streak will last, or if eventually I'll just give up and blow a hundred lives on a stage at the end from sheer aggrivation. But as of right now, it's working, and its wonderful.

[Balrog]

RE5, DQV, and Outrun on XBLA.

[Olethros]

Glutton for punishment.

ZOMG I knew it! O is a masochist = CONFARGMED!!!

Even though you tried to deny it, the truth has come out and I’ve been proven right. :D

LOL, LR. Glad I could make your day like that! :p

[Fatney]

Prinny-talk

You ARE going to give up against the Final Final Boss.


I am playing Rhythm Heaven and Oblivion (360) these days. SCRATCHOO

[Flußkönig]

I played through Baldur's Gate II: SoA for the umpteenth time and am getting ready to start the Throne of Bhaal expansion. I also remembered that I still had Icewind Dale II on my HD so I decided to play a little of that as well.

[Delition]

I've been playing "The Dark Spire". I've said it before and I'll say it again: I suck at strategy. While TDS may not be the typical "strategy RPG", it still involves planning and some sort of level of intelligence I am rarely capable of.

All in all, I'm hooked. Even though my second battle in the game was somehow against 5 rogues who back-attacked my team for a complete wipe-out before I could take a turn, and back-attacks seem to happen more often than I'd like, I'm still loving it. Sure, it may take me longer to beat this game than most people here, but I'm enjoying every minute of it.

[tokoshi_x]

Currently playing Tokyo Beat Down, FFCC: Echoes of Time, and Rhythm Heaven for the Nintendo DS. Playing Broken Sword Director's Cut for the Nintendo Wii. And also playing some co-op with my brother in Resident Evil 5 for the Xbox 360.

[LadyRayna]

Glutton for punishment.

ZOMG I knew it! O is a masochist = CONFARGMED!!!

Even though you tried to deny it, the truth has come out and I’ve been proven right. :D

LOL, LR. Glad I could make your day like that! :p

You bet. I nearly laughed during my exam today when I remembered about it.

[Constraint]

Just started Avalon Code for the DS.

Aside from that, I finally beat valkyrie profile: lenneth and got the A ending. Bloodbane was a huge **** Pain though.

[Decept]

Just started Valkyria Chronicles and I already wish I was at home playing right now! I like how every class levels up the same way so that you could use anyone and not worry about keeping a "core" team. It makes gameplay much more flexible imo.

Played Metal Slug DS for like 10 mins because I couldn't wait to pop ^that game in.

Went to buy The Dark Spire at the same time I got those two yesterday, and the closest GS that had it was 90 miles away... I was sad and regretful for not pre-ordering, but I got a gift card that I wasn't expecting. I will prob just order it online.

[kolaces]

Cleared Chapter 15 of Valkyria Chronicles. Great scenario, I damaged Selvaria a smidgeon and she yelled out a "you're going to have to do better than that. I may only have a gun, but I made of sterner stuff" speech. I then hit her in the back with a tank shell and completed the mission instantly I've been putting off this mission for a while, hopefully I'll finish Chapter 16 this weekend.

Worked on my level in Little Big Planet, can't wait for the new create mode tools.

[BaizDaza]

Made my first PSN purchases today. ^_^ I got flower, Noby Noby Boy and Linger in Shadows.

flower is amazing. Haven't played much of NNB and haven't started Linger in Shadows, yet.

[Fatney]

It's good that Noby Noby Boy is cheap, because I got tired of it after 30 minutes. Like, so tired that I doubt I'll ever touch the game again. There's really nothing to do.

[Crabman]

Persona 4. Well not so much play as watch (mostly) 3 hours of scenario.

A little bit more Mirror's Edge.

[Hitoshura]

Finished up the first two endings for Yggdra Union! Awesome, awesome game.

[Enzeru]

Lux-Pain, The Dark Spire, and Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
I've been putting off that last one since release.

[Fatney]

Rhythm Heaven. The ~2 ones are extremely hard, it almost kills me.

[Foryth]

I rented RE5 and Soul Calibur IV.

I also started The Dark Spire. Looks very nice so far, but it's definitely not as user friendly as Etrian.

My starting team :
Deeter : Neutral Human Warrior.
Mimi : Chaotic Halfling Thief (just to teach her knitting :P )
Olethros : Chaotic Human Priest
Foryth : Neutral Elf Mage.
Not on the team : Kai : Lawful Dwarf Warrior

I'm mostly aiming chaotic path so far, but since I think alignment only affect characters I'm thinking of having a lawful roster as backup.

[Enzeru]

Rhythm Heaven. The ~2 ones are extremely hard, it almost kills me.
I played the demo for that. It was really hard, so I never bought it...

[Fatney]

The game isn't that hard. You just have to play it for like an hour and you are so used to it, it's like you have played the game for your whole life. But I'm talking about new levels that you can play when you "finish" the game. They are really hard, but... do-able.

[jeffx]

WAaaaaaaaaario world for the GC. I love that creep.

[SickleCellAnemia]

Mimi : Chaotic Halfling Thief (just to teach her knitting :P )
LOL Foryth!

[Constraint]

Gonna quickly wrap up Shadow Hearts: Covenant, and skip three sidequests.

[Yazarc]

FINALLY. I got the Yashichi in Area 6 of Bionic Commando Rearmed. That makes all twelve!

My weekend is now without meaning.

[banballow]

Vampire Darkstalkers Collection
PS2 D-pad's taking some getting used to, lot of Trainig Mode, but I can now pull off all my Felicia and Lilith moves with some accuracy. Thinking about trying to learn either Bulletta or Zabel next.

[Foryth]

Just got to stage 3 in RE5. The game is pretty hot so far, I might consider buying it when it gets a price drop.

I was a little disapointed that I didn't get in an epic fight with those guys on motorcycles, though the whole seen was dope. Oh well, more ammo left for me!

[Constraint]

Just finished Shadow Hearts: Covenant. The last boss was...easy. EASY.

[Yet Another Tim]

Pokemans Diamond -- I just got too obsessed with berry harvesting, GTS trading, and breeding.

Suikoden Tierkreis -- I'm gonna come back to it tonight.

[Flagg]

Finnishing up Etrian odyssey two's last stratum while waiting to darkspire to show up in my mailbox.

[iammako3]

I'm playing the crap out of the FFXIII demo until I know how everything ticks (aka, until I get 5-star ranking on every battle).

[Hitoshura]

Just finished Shadow Hearts: Covenant. The last boss was...easy. EASY.

And the entire game wasn't?! That was one of the reasons I despise that garbage.

Shadow Hearts 3 is far better, aside from the ending. SH2's ending was pretty amazing, I'll at least give it that much.

Then again, like I've said elsewhere, I highly value gameplay over storyline. If the story is crap, but the gameplay is incredible, I'll thoroughly enjoy it, but if the storyline is awesome and the gameplay is terrible, I really can't be arsed to waste my time with it. The only reason I ended up beating SH2 is because a friend of mine went through a dungeon or two for me when I just got so bored with it. Such a disappointment after SH1...

[Crabman]

Even more Persona 4. I'm disapointed my Chie doesn't know Mabufula yet (lv. 53) :( I guess she's not really supposed to be a heavy magic user, but still! Other character are off learning their -dyne attacks.

[Constraint]

Just finished Shadow Hearts: Covenant. The last boss was...easy. EASY.

And the entire game wasn't?! That was one of the reasons I despise that garbage.

Shadow Hearts 3 is far better, aside from the ending. SH2's ending was pretty amazing, I'll at least give it that much.

Then again, like I've said elsewhere, I highly value gameplay over storyline. If the story is crap, but the gameplay is incredible, I'll thoroughly enjoy it, but if the storyline is awesome and the gameplay is terrible, I really can't be arsed to waste my time with it. The only reason I ended up beating SH2 is because a friend of mine went through a dungeon or two for me when I just got so bored with it. Such a disappointment after SH1...

No, the whole game wasn't difficult at all. I only had one game over, and the fight that I had that game over on wasn't even hard.

[SlaughterX]

Finally got my LE Killzone 2 in the mail, so I started that. I hate the controls.

[Jonny The Pie King]

Well, I finished Madworld, playing some Digital Devil Saga. As always Team Fortress 2 (PC) is in heavy rotation :p

[Ike.]

Even more Persona 4. I'm disapointed my Chie doesn't know Mabufula yet (lv. 53) :( I guess she's not really supposed to be a heavy magic user, but still! Other character are off learning their -dyne attacks.

She doesn't learn it. Use Teddie instead.

[Foryth]

Up to chapter 6 of RE5!

As for The Dark Spire, it seems I spent almost as much time reloading to get more than 1 hp at level up as I've spent adventuring. http://arlus.exelements.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_confused.gif

[Delition]

I didn't even know that the leveling up HP was random until I went from 1's for the first two levels to 19 on another.

Also, this doesn't exactly belong here, but where do I have to go to get to the third floor? I've been looking around, but I haven't been inspecting absolutely everything until lately, so I'm guessing I might be missing something.

Back on topic, since I organized all of my PS2 save files on my PS3 by genre, I'm actually going to go back and play some more Wild Arms (probably 3). Also, I've been playing The Dark Spire and I'm soon to start Resistance 2.

[Dave3]

I'm currently playing through Legacy of Ys on DS while I wait for a copy of The Dark Spire.

[RayFoxSith]

^You need to post moar, Dave. :D

[Olethros]

So do you, Ray! :D

[Elizabeth]

I beat Madworld, but not before I went to Game Stop and swapped it for a new copy since it froze three times on me. This copy is working just fine so far but it really slowed down when I got a 13 combo on the Kojack level.

I think I'll try Banjo-Kazooie: Nut 'n Bolts next but I'm scared I'm not going to like it since it sounds so different from the past two games.

[Isshin_Ryori]

P3 FES....thats about it hehe

[Pibbman]

Just finished P4. I was thinking of continuing P2: IS but I'm not sure. I might wait until after I play SRT:OG.

[Delition]

I've been playing Wild Arms 1 lately. I'm at the part where the dark tower finally opens up.

I also started playing Dokapon Journey, but I'm kind of disappointed at the lack of difference between the classes. Sure, they're different, but it doesn't seem as big of a difference as there was in Kingdom. Also, just to warn people, when you close the DS in Journey, it doesn't go into sleep mode. I was watching the computers duke it out in the start when I went to bed, and when I woke up everyone was over level 40.

[Hamel]

I finally got around to finishing Persona 2 EP
it was good but I enjoyed IS even more
Eikichi and Lisa were great characters (especilly Eikichi) and not having them in my party was sad

[Enzeru]

Mazes of Fate, Trauma Center Under the Knife 2, The Dark Spire, Lux-Pain (still...), Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon...

When Abbandon comes out, should I add that to my list, as well, or hold off on it? Of course, I'm sure I'll finish one game by then...

About as sure as me getting two games before then, too, though...

[Tivor]

Been playing Civilization IV again for the past few days. Can never get sick of this game.

[Delition]

I've been playing Wild Arms 2, now that Wild Arms 1 is finished.

I've also been playing Final Fantasy IV DS, but I'm kind of disappointed with how much more emo Cecil is in the remake. Also, I'm guessing that the remake is based off of the Easytype version of IV, as it seems way too easy so far.

[RayFoxSith]

The World Ends With You.

My God, there is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much dialog and stuff to learn in this game. But I'm okay with it for some odd reason.

[Camanche]

DARK SPIRE. And Ico. Been kind of slow with it. And plugging away at SFIV too.

[Fatney]

Started on Resident Evil 2 (for the 1000th time) the other day. Even though I know exactly what's going to happen, I still jump out of my chair sometimes :| The game's not really scary, but it's good on sudden noises.

WHY CAN'T THEY REMAKE IT


Also, I just married Bianca. DQV.

[Enzeru]

Started on Resident Evil 2 (for the 1000th time) the other day. Even though I know exactly what's going to happen, I still jump out of my chair sometimes :| The game's not really scary, but it's good on sudden noises.

WHY CAN'T THEY REMAKE IT


Also, I just married Bianca. DQV.
Before I read DQV, I so thought you meant in Rune Factory.

[Delition]

WHY CAN'T THEY REMAKE IT


Only if it's done in the same style as the GameCube Resident Evil remake was. For now, the closest thing to a remake is The Darkside Chronicles. I'm still hoping for an Outbreak File #3.

Back on topic, I'm playing more of Spectral Force 3. Shimazwei is near godly on my current file.

[Fatney]

Of course, I don't want any Gears of Evil 2. But I hate the fact that they remodel almost every scenery in the game, but forces you to move automatically on simple rails. They always have to ruin every game on Wii, like the Dead Space prequel, Dead Rising... God, am I happy I never bought a Wii.

[Constraint]

Playing Enchanted Arms at the moment. This game is definitely the work of an JRPG amateur. Not only are Vps really unnecessary, the whole game is slow as a snail's pace. The one good thing I like about it is the graphics.

[Delition]

I hated the game up until past the 1/4 mark. After that, I found it more enjoyable. Not one of my favorite RPG's, but I've still played worse.

"How do I get across? I can't walk on water!"
"Press the A button."

RARGH!