What are you currently playing? [Archive] - Page 2

Dead to Rights

01-05-2008, 01:04 AM

If the Suns play anything like they did against the Lakers recently, it's over for the Clippers.

are you mocking the great Suns because of there christmas day loss to the Lakers? Are YOU a Lakers fan???!!!

I'm not a Lakers fan, but I meant exactly what I said. The Suns played one hell of game against the Lakers (losing by only six points). I was right the Suns crushed the Clippers, ha.

Dec. 27, 2007: Suns 108, Clippers 88

Team Fortress 2.

Sayckeone

01-05-2008, 02:08 PM

I'M PLAYING COD4 ONLINE!!!!

Kid Marin

01-05-2008, 02:29 PM

Metal Gear Ac!d.
This turn-based strategy game is supposed to be about infiltration, but MGA doesn't encourage you to play hidden and let you slaughter enemies as you please. Blurry zooms on cards and ugly stockshots from MGS titles feel very unprofessional for a Kojima prod. Otherwise, it has nice visuals for a 2004 game.

Esoteric

01-05-2008, 06:41 PM

I'M PLAYING COD4 ONLINE!!!!

Not as bad as yesterday, but dammit it still takes me many tries to find a match. The one thing I want to play is free-for-all, and that's the one thing I can't find a match to.

Gillian Seed

01-05-2008, 08:46 PM

Sayckeone

01-05-2008, 10:33 PM

Jesus Christ is with me tonight!

Call me a loser, but I played CoD4 ONLINE from 9:30 to 1:30!

IT'S A ####ING MIRACLE, I TELL YOU! A MIRACLE!

And to think I went to Best Buy today to find a new online title to play!

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b280/Sayckeone/image.jpg

Kid Marin

01-06-2008, 01:45 AM

Are you going to try Ac!d² after your done? I think they cleaned up some nagging issues I had with the first in the second.
Yes.

RayFoxSith

01-06-2008, 05:37 AM

I heard the Solid Eye add-on irritates your eyes from playing too much.

EvilHero

01-06-2008, 10:07 AM

I heard the Solid Eye add-on irritates your eyes from playing too much.

I don't think anyone would be suprised by that.

Esoteric

01-06-2008, 03:11 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b280/Sayckeone/image.jpg

Ok, I guess Jesus loves me too. I had some pretty succesful finds, match wise, today. Better than most days.

System_Error

01-06-2008, 04:04 PM

playing
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/Carbonox_ratchet/RatchetBoxart.jpg

RayFoxSith

01-06-2008, 05:18 PM

Nice System.

Sayckeone

01-06-2008, 05:23 PM

SKATE.

Kid Marin

01-07-2008, 04:06 AM

I finished MGA. The game was pretty easy until the last stage, damn, what a frustrating battle. ):0

Lord Zombie

01-07-2008, 04:25 PM

Luminous Arc bought it a few weeks ago, but still having fun playing it even though i went through it many times already. I'm a sucker for SRPG games ...

Logan

01-07-2008, 04:48 PM

Up to The Fury on MGS3 in Extreme. Not sure if I want to start back up on Wild Arms 5 or VP2 once I finish.

DARK HEAT

01-08-2008, 02:59 AM

i'm currently finish persona 3

System_Error

01-08-2008, 10:13 AM

back to Uncharted with a bit of Mega Man AC on the side

Delition

01-08-2008, 01:41 PM

I just picked it up yesterday, so I was playing some of "The 7th Saga" for the SNES. Not bad for $4.

Aside from that, I've been pissing myself off by playing "Lifeline" as well. I want to beat it merely because I haven't yet, but it just gets irritating after a while.

"What kind of weapons can you think of?"

"Grenades."

"Suicide? There are people depending on us."

"God, I hate you."

RayFoxSith

01-08-2008, 01:48 PM

^If you think that's irritating try following the storyline. >_<

Kid Marin

01-09-2008, 08:53 AM

Zack & Whisky

Arjuna

01-09-2008, 10:13 AM

Still Half-Life 2, just hit Nova Prospekt.

Dead to Rights

01-09-2008, 04:27 PM

Half-LIfe 2 - Episode 2

####ing Masterpiece!

DarkShear

01-09-2008, 04:51 PM

Warcraft3 mod, DOTA!

Flußkönig

01-09-2008, 05:10 PM

Just started Etrian Odyssey and still playing Dai Senryaku VII with a little Front Mission 3 on the side.

cardinal-x

01-09-2008, 07:30 PM

Call of Duty 4
Assassins Creed
Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja

JMAN

01-10-2008, 12:55 PM

Re-playing Shadow Hearts

Arjuna

01-10-2008, 02:11 PM

Half-Life 2 still on hard mode, forgot to mention that. Oh lord Entanglement is going to suck, just hit it and took a break right now.

banballow

01-10-2008, 07:41 PM

It's currently a cocktail of...

Bloodrayne 2
Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law
Super Swing Golf Season 2

... it's an interesting mix.

RayFoxSith

01-10-2008, 08:31 PM

Finished Half-Life 2 and working on Episode 1. Those Striders are a mother ####ing bitch to bring down!

Delition

01-10-2008, 09:47 PM

^If you think that's irritating try following the storyline. >_<

Is it truly that bad from start to finish? I just got to the point where I pick up the assault rifle, and although it is really irritating, I was hoping Rio was one of those "I know more than I'm letting on" types of people. From that comment, though, I now have my doubts.

I had such high hopes that the game wouldn't be too bad, and I still want to beat it, but I am getting sick of playing it.

I guess I'm going back to Romancing Saga, FFXII, and Call of Duty 4 for a while. I'm trying to play FFXII more, with the hopes that I'll like it more. Unfortunately, I forgot where I was (haven't really played it since a few months after it came out) and instead of trying to figure it out I might just start over again.

Sayckeone

01-10-2008, 10:35 PM

Call of Duty 4
Which platform?

Kakizaki

01-10-2008, 10:49 PM

RCR EX

Delition

01-10-2008, 11:44 PM

Call of Duty 4
Which platform?

Alas, I have it for the 360 and not the PS3. I probably would have gotten the PS3 version were it not for one of my co-workers getting the 360 version. I probably would have pestered some of you guys to play with me by now if I had the PS3 version.

EDIT: I'm actually enjoying FFXII. I'm not 100% sure as to why I hated it so much, aside from disliking a few characters and the battle system, but even those aren't as bad as I remember them being. It's not the greatest game of all time, but I certainly don't mind owning it now.

Dead to Rights

01-11-2008, 01:14 AM

Finished Half-Life 2 - Episode 2

Wow, what an amazing game. The ending made me cry it was quite possibly the best game I have ever played (second only to Luminous Arc) in my life. It was like I was Gordon Freeman, and I WAS LIVING THE ADVENTURE! Fantastic job Valve.

Finished the ridiculous Portal as well.

Currently playing CoD: MP, The Club and Ryu Ga Gotoku 3 Demos.

ViolenceJack

01-11-2008, 02:53 AM

I died in Shining Force Neo.. after not having saved for a few hours heh. So I'm taking a break from it for a bit, decided to try to finish up my 2nd Rogue Galaxy playthrough (currently in mariglenn).

Yazarc

01-11-2008, 06:12 AM

Trying to deal with a relocation, I've been way to busy to play games. I finally had a chance to sit down and play last night. I went on a zelda kick. I'm playing minish cap on the gba player.

I've been sitting on a gamestop gift card for weeks now. I might head out and spend it today. I might pick up battalion wars 2 or phantom hourglass.

Arjuna

01-11-2008, 06:57 AM

You know I completely forgot that the Minish Cap existed! I loved that game, I know I still have it around here somewhere. Thanks Yaz probably going to play that again soon.

RayFoxSith

01-11-2008, 07:14 AM

Is [Lifeline] truly that bad from start to finish?

Yeah, just a terrible plot. It was just an elaborate excuse to use as a plot, IMO.

Anyway, started Panzer Dragoon Saga. Very great game. ^_^

Master Zombots

01-11-2008, 12:06 PM

I'm playing the Bonus Maps in Heroes of Mana, especially this week's WiFi ranked ones.

Kakizaki

01-11-2008, 09:46 PM

Double Dragon Advance.

Thunder-Slash

01-11-2008, 10:10 PM

I've been sitting on a gamestop gift card for weeks now. I might head out and spend it today.

Does it expire?

Sayckeone

01-11-2008, 10:24 PM

I've been sitting on a gamestop gift card for weeks now. I might head out and spend it today. I might pick up battalion wars 2 or phantom hourglass.
Phantom Hourglass. Srsly.

Gillian Seed

01-11-2008, 10:43 PM

wait on the new Advance Wars, it comes out next week.

Yazarc

01-12-2008, 06:03 AM

Advance Wars isn't a bad idea. I really like that series. Despite a few issues I had with Battalion Wars on the cube, it was a pretty fun game overall. I will give zelda a try sooner or later. That's just one of those games I know I won't have trouble finding if I put off buying it right now.

Master Zombots

01-12-2008, 11:48 AM

I'm going to start up both Contact and Lost Magic. I'll see if I like either or both of them. Does anyone else have either for the WiFi thing? Or I'll play anyone in Luminous Arc. :D

tross

01-12-2008, 07:02 PM

Lair and Etrian Odyssey. I have been playing Etrian Odyssey on and off since I first got it. It's the game I play when I don't have anything else to play. And I can't play Lair all day, I get bored. Actually, I get bored of Etrian Odyssey after a while too. Both are great secondary games. I just need to get a game that I can sit and play all day. I'm currently in between rpgs right now(except Etrian Odyssey), so I need to go shopping. I have a ds, an 80G ps3, and a ps2, that I think I will keep for now. My ps3 is going downstairs when my mom and dad finally get the hd tv that they have been planning to get for a while now. Then I can keep my ps2 hooked up, and play any of the new rpgs that come out, in my room.

Raithgar

01-13-2008, 10:05 PM

Just finished Call of Duty 4..

I guess I'll go back to EDF 2017 and work on a few more missions

Sayckeone

01-13-2008, 11:21 PM

Just finished Call of Duty 4..

No, you won't. You'll play CoD4 online, and that's all you'll ever play from now on.

Dead to Rights

01-14-2008, 12:58 AM

Just finished Call of Duty 4..

No, you won't. You'll play CoD4 online, and that's all you'll ever play from now on.

Word. Don't make me post that PSN message, Raith.

Jack Frost

01-14-2008, 10:56 AM

Playing for the past 15 months:
Phantasy Star Universe

Completed in 2007:
GrimGrimoire

GOTY by default:
GrimGrimoire

Lasted less than 3 hours:
Dragon Shadow Spell
Ar Tonelico
Odin Sphere
Persona 3

Snapped in half:
Soul Nomad and the World Eaters

Thinking about:
quitting PSU
.hack//GU series
FFXII
Rogue Galaxy
PS3

Time remaining before my gaming hobby is engulfed by real life:
~3-4 months

Mood:
:?

Kakizaki

01-14-2008, 11:15 AM

Like your avatar DTR.

Sayckeone

01-14-2008, 11:18 AM

I wanna do one of those, with some changes.

Playing for the next 15 months:
Call of Duty 4

Completed in 2007:
Phantom Hourglass, God of War

GOTY by default:
Call of Duty 4

Lasted less than 10 minutes:
Dai Senryaku VII Exceed

Didn't even bother wasting my time with:
Growlanser

Snapped in half:
Numerous Wiis

Thinking about:
Uncharted
Heavenly Sword
Warhawk
Ratchet & Clank

Time remaining before my gaming hobby is engulfed by real life:
1 - 2 weeks

Mood:
:?

Sayckeone

01-14-2008, 11:19 AM

Like your avatar DTR.
Thanks.

Flußkönig

01-14-2008, 11:20 AM

I dug up an old FM3 save file and played through the last 20 or so missions of Emma's storyline.

Now I am currently playing through Alisa's story. So far even the initial battles seem way more challenging than in Emma's scenario, but that is a good thing.

The whole seeing the other half of the story concept is pretty interesting, but the DHZ being portrayed as the "good guys" is a little hard to swallow after Emma's story.

Delition

01-14-2008, 11:49 AM

I finished (and was disappointed by) Harvey Birdman last night. The humor was there, it was just a short and easy game. Definitely not worth the money, and I suggest renting it if you are interested in it.

Playing Persona 3 and Contra 4 now, although I'll probably switch to a different console game if I ever crawl out of bed today (I'm not working today, obviously).

Jack Frost

01-14-2008, 12:04 PM

Wow, what an amazing game. The ending made me cry it was quite possibly the best game I have ever played (second only to Luminous Arc) in my life. It was like I was Gordon Freeman, and I WAS LIVING THE ADVENTURE! Fantastic job Valve.
Luminous Arc was that bad?

Tenbatsu

01-14-2008, 01:20 PM

Fun.

Playing for the past 15 months:
WoW Crack ( 5 months clean )
FF XII
DDR

Completed in 2007:
Persona 3
Shadow of the Colossus
Nocturne

GOTY by default:
Nocturne

Lasted less than 1 minute:
Nintendogs

Snapped in half:
N/A

Thinking about:
My 4th WoW relapse
Upgrading my PC

Time remaining before my gaming hobby is engulfed by real life:
~It has been engulfed ever since I got out of college.

Mood:
:?

RayFoxSith

01-14-2008, 08:30 PM

Playing for the past 15 months:
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Odin Sphere
Blue Dragon
Final Fantasy VI Advance

Completed in 2007:
Persona 3
Final Fantasy XII
Portal
Half-Life 2
Bioshock
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

GOTY by default:
Bioshock
Orange Box
Odin Sphere
FFT: TWotL

Lasted less than 1 minute:
Jeanne D'Arc

Snapped in half:
n/a

Thinking about:
Rez
Suikoden Tactics
Zone of Enders
Pheonix Wright Series
Grim Grimoire

Jack Frost

01-15-2008, 06:12 AM

Snapped in half:
N/A
Snapped in half:
n/a
I know what you mean... DVD plastic is fairly resilient these days. Anything <~30 degrees won't put a dent in it. But don't let that stop you; just put a bit more effort into it. Somewhere around 45 you'll see a crease, and by about 135 you'll get snappage. I still believe in you guys!

Delition

01-15-2008, 11:19 PM

At the moment, I'm playing Star Ocean: The Second Story with a little bit of Etrian Odyssey and Contra 4 thrown in there.

I unlocked the NES version of Contra on Contra 4 earlier today, which surprised me, so I'm doing more challenges hoping to unlock more games.

Arjuna

01-16-2008, 10:52 AM

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa311/ohhyeahkinkos/kenshin.jpg

####ing awesome.

Raithgar

01-16-2008, 11:38 AM

Just finished Call of Duty 4..

No, you won't. You'll play CoD4 online, and that's all you'll ever play from now on.

Word. Don't make me post that PSN message, Raith.

LOL DTR, I still plan on picking up a copy of the game for PS3.. Just havn't found it in the budget yet.. The podcasting equipment / software hit me a bit harder than I originaly thought. Nevermind trying to orginize things to attend PAX 08.

Although I'll be the first to admit my skills in CoD4 are extremely bad, Unless the controls are better on the PS3 version. Either way I can easly see Sayck destroying me on a regular basis.

Master Zombots

01-16-2008, 12:01 PM

Lost Magic; it seems nice to me, the rune drawing is fun and is very creative. However, the unit AI isn't very good. :(

Arjuna

01-16-2008, 12:13 PM

What ever would you do if your DS were to break or get lost MZ?

Wait.. I swear I have asked that before I think the conclusion was him becoming an hero.

Sayckeone

01-16-2008, 12:30 PM

What ever would you do if your DS were to break or get lost MZ?

Wait.. I swear I have asked that before I think the conclusion was him becoming an hero.

Damn it. I was gonna say "become an hero," but you included it in your post.

Raithgar, can't say how the compare to the 360 version, PS3 CoDa's controls are the best you'll find for a console FPS.

RayFoxSith

01-16-2008, 06:27 PM

Just got through disk 2 of Panzer Dragoon Saga. Been playing Princess Crown and the control scheme is very weird....
You not only have to hit the left or right directional button twice to run but the up button lets you jump. The square button virtually does nothing in this game. Still a good game besides the short comings.
IMO, I think it should stay in Japan though.

EvilHero

01-16-2008, 06:31 PM

noloe4

01-16-2008, 09:55 PM

Well..I finally finished Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 yesterday. I've had it since like 4 days after the release date. Yeah..I play games ultra slow. Anyways I'm gonna fire up Tales of the Abyss now...been wanting to play that for a while now :).

EvilHero

01-16-2008, 10:24 PM

Arjuna

01-16-2008, 10:47 PM

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa311/ohhyeahkinkos/kenshin.jpg

####ing awesome.

A buddy of mine bought that a while back. It looked pretty cool except he didn't really know what he was doing at the beginning. Impressions?

It's very different storyline wise, I found myself in a room with Shishio Makoto, and Soujiro and was really damn confused because it was nothing like the Anime since they were all never in the same room at a time. At the end of each battle you have these choices (I don't know what) but I guess depending on what you choose effects the direction you go through the game and storyline. I love playing as Saito and Kenshin. Hiten Mitsurugi Kuzu Ryu Sen is so amazing when you pull it off.

Kid Marin

01-16-2008, 11:05 PM

EvilHero

01-16-2008, 11:49 PM

Finished the 1st disc of Blue Dragon. The story wasn't quite as slow as everyone says it was. Great game so far, but the boss battles are WAY too easy. The boss battle music gets me pumped.
Are you playing in hard, Evil ? There is a tricky boss near the end of the first disc. Indeed, the boss theme is amazing; my blood boils each time i hear it.

Glad you like BD, this is one of my favorite recent RPG (with Etrian Odyssey).

Actually, I think i'm playing on normal. I already finished the first disc and hadn't really ran into a tricky boss fight yet, which one are you refering to? Only one that really threw me for a loop was the guy who could reverse your formation.

lol, gotta love the boss theme lyrics. I'm always expecting the song to say something along the lines of "Winners don't use drugs!"

Kid Marin

01-17-2008, 01:41 AM

which one are you refering to?
That round robot with grenades.

RayFoxSith

01-17-2008, 07:32 AM

Marumaru needs to chill the hell out....

Kid Marin

01-19-2008, 08:36 AM

I beat Zack & Wiki. It reminds me of that old PC point & clik game Gobliiins. Nice slapstick humor, amazing artworks (you collect them as treasures) but SUPER-FRUSTRATING PUZZLES AT THE END.

Kakizaki

01-19-2008, 10:35 PM

EO has gotten a hold of me again. Trying to work on post game.

Delition

01-19-2008, 10:37 PM

Playing more EO, and since the thread for it seemed so nice and upbeat...I'm playing Uncharted as well.

Sayckeone

01-19-2008, 11:27 PM

You know...

Ever since mapping out roughly 100% on the dungeon in EO, I've lost all interest.

I tried going back to face the "final" boss, but I need to do some leveling to even begin to reach par with him, and I can't be bothered.

I just want EO2 so I can map out a whole new dungeon.

Oh, Kakizaki, can you give a general level to tackle the final boss at?

Kakizaki

01-20-2008, 01:12 AM

My final party consisted of a protector, landsknecht, survivalist, alchemist, and medic all at level 70. The medic had been retired. It wasn't too bad of a battle. You could get by with a few levels less.

Sayckeone

01-20-2008, 01:25 AM

That's my exact party, though I'm 10 - 15 levels behind. Guess I have a little work to do.

Hitoshura

01-20-2008, 10:36 AM

Wait, are you guys talking about the final story boss, or the final endgame boss?

Kakizaki

01-20-2008, 10:47 AM

Final story boss, and before you say anything, I always tend to have more powerful parties than what is needed when it comes to rpgs. I screw around a lot trying out different things and level in the process.

Hitoshura

01-20-2008, 11:30 AM

Haha, same here. I had too much awesome equipment actually, and it made the final boss TOO easy. Unless his AI just screwed up and he didn't go all out against me. Damnit I wish the game had multiple save slots or something, or that he would respawn.

Logan

01-20-2008, 12:20 PM

I also FINALLY started playing EO about a week ago(I've owned it since the day it was released). Just beat the main game a couple of hours ago. To be honest, I thought that Alruane was a lot harder than the main boss.

Anyway, I'm glad I was able to finish the main game before Advance Wars: Days of Ruin came out, because I'll probably be playing that for quite a while once I get it. Until then I'll probably just level new/retired characters and do a few quests here and there in the post game.

BTW Kid, how long did it take you to beat Zack & Wiki?

Sayckeone

01-20-2008, 12:24 PM

Picked Assassin's Creed up again. I'm trying to do a mission, but I keep getting distracted by everything else in this game.

Esoteric

01-20-2008, 01:02 PM

^I tried to pick it up agian a couple of days ago too, but I was distracted by the monotonous and repetitive gameplay... :roll:

*Sigh* Great looking game, shallow gameplay...

Thunder-Slash

01-20-2008, 08:05 PM

Still playing SMT: Nocturne. I am trying to 100% the compendium before heading to the last dungeon and getting myself the Musubi ending. Grrr... evolving demons is a pain...

I am also playing Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory when I don't feel like grinding my demons in Nocturne.

dragonlife29

01-20-2008, 08:24 PM

Playing some Puzzle Quest on my DS here and there along with Contra 4 (Can only get to level 5, right before the boss so far). I also started playing Twilight Princess since I never really got too far into it...>_>

I'm also playing some King of Fighters XI.

Jack Frost

01-21-2008, 07:20 AM

.hack//G.U. 1 - Great gameplay and story so far. I'll probably pick up the ROOTS anime soon.

Arjuna

01-21-2008, 04:54 PM

Just beat Half-Life 2, about to replay Episode 1 and finally get started on 2.

Flußkönig

01-21-2008, 05:25 PM

.hack//G.U. 1 - Great gameplay and story so far. I'll probably pick up the ROOTS anime soon.

You probably know this already, but the anime is set 6 months to a year (can't remember exactly) before the game. Some of the stuff in the game will make much more sense once you watch the show so you should probably watch it first to get the maximum enjoyment out of the games.

That being said, I didn't think the anime was all that hot. I wasn't even going to finish watching the series but someone gave me the first GU game, so I figured what the hell.

Way to much typical Japanese teen angst in Roots for me though.

Logan

01-22-2008, 04:30 PM

Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. Only up to the 4th mission at the moment but already I'm liking the story. My friend code is 275002 107761 in case anyone else picked this up.

Sayckeone

01-22-2008, 05:48 PM

Picked Assassin's Creed back up.

RayFoxSith

01-22-2008, 06:01 PM

Just finished Half-Life Episode 1, gonna hit up Episode 2 soon.

Arjuna

01-22-2008, 07:15 PM

Since I felt disgusted I was playing the same game as Ray at the moment, I am finishing up FFXII, forgot how addicting this game was! (kidding HL2 EP I keeps freezing after we get out of the elevator on the Lowlife chapter)

Jack Frost

01-23-2008, 05:37 AM

Master Zombots

01-23-2008, 12:00 PM

^Do you guys reckon that the DS version of Assassin's Creed will be any good? I read an article in Nintendo Power about it - it seems too linear for me. I was wondering what you guys are thinking. For example, are you going to pick it up because it's a prequel to the console game or do you think that it isn't worth it?

Sayckeone

01-23-2008, 12:08 PM

I'm surprised you're showing a disinterest with the linearity, considering the games that you're into are anything but non-linear.

Anyway, I like AC, but I'll pass on the DS version.

Master Zombots

01-23-2008, 12:18 PM

I'm surprised you're showing a disinterest with the linearity, considering the games that you're into are anything but non-linear. Hmm, that's a tough one. I'm not sure if I would consider grid style games (|like Luminous Arc) quite the same as linear. Sure the grid could be defined as multiple linear paths, but from what I've gathered, the DS version of this is a sort of single line where you can only move horizontally. Those games don't really appeal to me. Although, if you are talking about games that I like akin to Summon Night: Swordcraft Story, then I can understand what you are saying. However, the SNSS games also had a free range walking system, and the battles were the only linear style portions, where as it seems that this game is completely that style.

Hello Hello

01-23-2008, 12:41 PM

I'm playing Spectral Souls right now. Given the "unique" set-up of my PSP, it's actually one of the better SRPGs that I have played.

Sayckeone

01-23-2008, 12:42 PM

Being able to walk around where ever doesn't make a game non-linear. Non-linear is when you have the choice of tackling parts of the game in whatever order you choose to. Games like SN, LA, etc. all have a set path that you need to complete the game in. You cannot jump around at all.

You may be able to fight battles in LA any way you choose, but the game as a whole is still linear. You're told where to go, when to go, and you cannot deviate from that at all, otherwise the story will not progress.

An example of non-linear games would be the SaGa series. It's your choice where to go. It's your choice what you do. You can skip entire parts if you want. You can fight who you want, not who the story tell you you have to.

I can't say much for AC on DS, but the console ACs are very linear. You're told where to go and what to do, and that's what has to be done. How you do this is up to you. It's open ended, but it's not non-linear.

cj iwakura

01-23-2008, 02:40 PM

Chapter 4 of Suikoden III.

I sided with Chris instead of Hugo.

Does that make me a bad person?

Master Zombots

01-23-2008, 02:41 PM

Oh, I see. I thought that linear ment linear literally. You are talking figuratively, as in a linear gameflow or a linear storyline.

Kakizaki

01-23-2008, 03:25 PM

You are talking figuratively[quote]

That still isn't figuratively. It is just a distinction between story progression / interaction and unit movement. Both are literal.

Kakizaki

01-23-2008, 03:26 PM

Dammit....The board is acting really goofy for me right now.

RayFoxSith

01-23-2008, 06:15 PM

Chapter 4 of Suikoden III.

I sided with Chris instead of Hugo.

Does that make me a bad person?

No, it just means she'll get two True Runes instead of just one.

Qeis

01-25-2008, 03:10 AM

after beating the growlanser heritage of war and nearly beat the soul nomad,,,

I started to play legend of mana in PS1 again and do the bust a groove 2...

RayFoxSith

01-25-2008, 07:35 AM

Been playing Half-Life 2 Episode 2.

banballow

01-25-2008, 09:48 AM

No More Heroes
Fixing to start up the Rank 7 Battle.

Sayckeone

01-25-2008, 12:08 PM

I've had enough of Puzzle Quest, so I finally started Front Mission the other night. This game is easier than I remember it being.

Master Zombots

01-25-2008, 01:22 PM

^Puzzle Quest is a fun game. How did you like it, Saycke?

Sayckeone

01-25-2008, 01:38 PM

Aside from it being terribly unbalanced due to the AI having the ability to look ahead any number of moves, I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Logan

01-25-2008, 04:54 PM

I finished the campaign of Advance Wars: Days of Ruin. Tonight I'm playing Hotel Dusk: Room 215 and Contra 4(or rather getting my ass kicked at it). I'll probably do some Wi-Fi battles on AW this weekend.

RayFoxSith

01-26-2008, 12:41 PM

Gonna hit up Pheonix Wright 1 and played the PS3 version of DMC4 at my friends. Day one for the 360.

RayFoxSith

01-26-2008, 12:41 PM

Gonna hit up Pheonix Wright 1 and played the PS3 version of DMC4 at my friends. Day one for the 360.

RayFoxSith

01-26-2008, 12:43 PM

Played the DMC4 demo at a friend's house. Day one for me.
Also got to borrow the first Pheonix Wright so I'll be booting that one up shortly.

RayFoxSith

01-26-2008, 12:43 PM

Played the DMC4 demo at a friend's house. Day one for me.
Also got to borrow the first Pheonix Wright so I'll be booting that one up shortly.

Esoteric

01-26-2008, 01:14 PM

QUADRUPLE POST!!!!

Flußkönig

01-26-2008, 01:19 PM

^The board has been pretty screwed for me today as well.

Kid Marin

01-26-2008, 01:26 PM

Endless Ocean and Advance Wars DoR. I didn't think i would play more to EO than AW, but i do.

Flußkönig

01-27-2008, 03:53 PM

Just beat Alisa's scenario in Front Mission 3. I ended up enjoying Alisa's scenario way more than Emma's.

The story and the way everything played out just seemed more focused and coherent. I also thought that the battles in Alisa's scenario were far more challenging, which is always a plus.

I think I am finally ready to tackle Kevins scenario in FM1st and finish up Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden!

Yazarc

01-28-2008, 07:11 AM

Endless Ocean and Advance Wars DoR. I didn't think i would play more to EO than AW, but i do.

Is the new AW pretty good? I'm really leaning towards going out and getting it. It's a pretty solid and consistently good series.

Kid Marin

01-28-2008, 07:30 AM

I'm a bit disappointed. The series is still addicting, but the new CO are not particulary interesting so far (12 stages done) and i have the feeling of having played this kind of game 100th times in the past... maybe i'm weary of the AW series.
I think that the new post-apocalytic theme is not pushed enough (no drastic changes from previous AW). On the other hand, i dig the new battle animations.

Behind the new look, the game feels the same.

Hitoshura

01-28-2008, 10:24 AM

Wi-fi battles are what did it for me. I'm definitely up for some matches once I get a little further in the campaign.

Gillian Seed

01-28-2008, 02:00 PM

Im kind of on the same page as Kid with AW. The world being ruined and that whole aspect isnt really played up all that well. It happened, a few characters say a few things about it, and then suddenly people are living a normal life and have accepted it. I dont get it, there could be some good drama between characters or something, but so far its not that crazy.

Gameplay is right on though, still that same good AW formula. Also, I agree with Kid again, the new battle screens are neat.

Delition

01-28-2008, 05:58 PM

Now that I have a working 32X, I've been playing "Knuckles' Chaotix". I'm hoping that Star Wars Arcade and Metal Head are decent games. From the looks of it, they aren't.

EvilHero

01-28-2008, 06:05 PM

Finally beat Devil May Cry 3, excellent game. I'm even more excited for the 4th one now.

Kid Marin

01-31-2008, 08:04 AM

Started No More Heroes - The first 45 minutes are amazing. I have great expectations for NMH.

RayFoxSith

01-31-2008, 04:27 PM

Front Mission 1st.

Flußkönig

01-31-2008, 08:11 PM

I just beat Kevin's scenario in Front Mission 1st. It was short, but sweet and a good deal more challenging than Royd's campaign.

In honor of the young Darril and Renges cameo's I guess I will play through FM 4 next. Well, until Culdcept Saga comes out next week.

Yazarc

02-01-2008, 09:01 AM

I swore to myself after I was finished I would never do this again, but I'm actually mulling over the idea of playing through Dragon Warrior 7 a second time.

Sayckeone

02-01-2008, 10:14 AM

I think you should play 6 instead.

Yazarc

02-01-2008, 10:50 AM

In all honesty, 6 is my least favorite of the entire series. It's not a bad game, but definitely not in the running for anything I want to play again anytime soon.

GreyFox

02-01-2008, 01:40 PM

Parasite Eve (PS1).
A little dated and the character moves slow as hell, but fun.
Specifically, I'm doing the optional dungeon, the Chrysler Building.

Flußkönig

02-01-2008, 02:06 PM

I swore to myself after I was finished I would never do this again, but I'm actually mulling over the idea of playing through Dragon Warrior 7 a second time.

DW7 is one of a few games that I thought was simply to long. The game itself was great, but by the time the final dungeon rolled around I was totally burnt out.

I don't think I ever actually beat DW7.

Arjuna

02-01-2008, 02:11 PM

Parasite Eve (PS1).
A little dated and the character moves slow as hell, but fun.
Specifically, I'm doing the optional dungeon, the Chrysler Building.

Regardless of what people say, PE was awesome. I didn't like the sequel as much though.

ZoraGenin

02-01-2008, 04:12 PM

Im trying to get all 241 stars in Super Mario Galaxy (im at 213), and i'm trying Ressie 0 on hard with the knife and handgun. Also continuing Etrian Odyssey in my spare time.

DarkShear

02-01-2008, 06:10 PM

Been playing Medieval Total War 2, conquering the world takes time people!

Master Zombots

02-03-2008, 05:17 PM

I'm playing Lunar - Dragon Song. The graphics and translation are a bit lacking, but the game is pretty good I'd say.

Sayckeone

02-03-2008, 06:22 PM

OMG LOL

RayFoxSith

02-03-2008, 08:21 PM

I CANNOT PUT DOWN FRONT MISSION 1ST I ####ING LOVE THIS GAME.

Sayckeone

02-03-2008, 08:31 PM

Just finished Uncharted. Awesome game. I might play through it again.

Front Mission 1st
Assassin's Creed
Call of Duty 4(till the day I die)
Unreal Tournament III
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim

Arjuna

02-03-2008, 08:31 PM

Well there goes my love for Front Mission.

Master Zombots

02-04-2008, 12:27 PM

OMG LOL Taken for what it is Saycke, it isn't all that bad. The main negative aspect is definitely the translation errors. I have never seen so many glaringly obvious mistakes in a game translation before. These aside, the storyline is interesting.

Kakizaki

02-04-2008, 12:32 PM

^That and the battle system is junk.

Arjuna

02-04-2008, 12:35 PM

Really MZ, do yourself a favor and at least try to hunt down Lunar Legend for the GBA, even though it's incredibly watered down compared to Lunar SSSC on PS1.

ZoraGenin

02-04-2008, 12:38 PM

I haven't played Lunar - Dragon song, however I find it hard to beat "All your base are belonging to us".

Master Zombots

02-04-2008, 12:42 PM

Really MZ, do yourself a favor and at least try to hunt down Lunar Legend for the GBA, even though it's incredibly watered down compared to Lunar SSSC on PS1. I agree with you, definitely. I've been searching for a copy of that for a long time. It seems fantastic.

Kakizaki

02-04-2008, 12:42 PM

.................................................. . :roll:

edit* This wasn't directed at MZ.

Arjuna

02-04-2008, 12:45 PM

I haven't played Lunar DS, out of fear that it will tarnish all the good memories of Lunar 1 and 2. Looks like I am not so far off..

Now that I think about it, did Working Designs even publish Lunar Legend? Or did Nintendo? Too lazy to dig up my copy.

Sayckeone

02-04-2008, 12:46 PM

UbiSoft, Al.

Sanctine

02-04-2008, 05:20 PM

I haven't played Lunar DS, out of fear that it will tarnish all the good memories of Lunar 1 and 2. Looks like I am not so far off..

Trust me, Al. I shoulda listened to Vyers.

Lunar DS is probably the worst RPG I ever played.

Kakizaki

02-04-2008, 08:38 PM

Wow. That bad eh?

EvilHero

02-04-2008, 09:50 PM

You lose HP when you run, thats bad.

Gillian Seed

02-04-2008, 10:53 PM

best part of Lunar DS, in the instructions it list the main characters hobbies, and one of them is "standing on his head"...

At the start of the game hes waiting on another character in town, and right next to the fountain what is he doing? A hand stand, just kicking back, waiting, doing what he loves doing, STANDING ON HIS HEAD!

Also, when you attack in battle, you dont pick who you want to attack, it randomly chooses the target for you.

I'm currently playing Mass Effect

banballow

02-04-2008, 11:12 PM

Replaying: No More Heroes
... played thru first on Sweet, now going back thru on Mild with my souped up Beam Katana. Trying to make enough cash to buy all the clothes. Currently at Rank 7.

Picking up where I left off on: Izuna: Legend of the Unemployed Ninja
... first thing I did was try out the Maze of Gods, and died on about the 10th Floor. Forgot to check the Storehouse prior to the attempt, so my Sword and Armor are gone now. Damn.

EvilHero

02-04-2008, 11:46 PM

Played Al in 3rd Strike finally.

Gillian Seed

02-04-2008, 11:56 PM

win? Lose?

Arjuna

02-05-2008, 01:33 AM

Was layin' the smack down on his ass with Ken at first! Then tried to mess around on Akuma too much and kept losing wanting to try to land Raging Demon. I did land a Kongou Kokuretsuzan. (Down Down Down, Three Punches)

In short it's been way too long since I played seriously, too rusty. I will get the upperhand next time though, as soon as my timing gets a little better due to some input lag. Also I tried to record a match to post but Fraps does not like MAME, the framerate was butchered and it was unplayable.

Tenbatsu

02-05-2008, 06:01 AM

Sins of a Solar Empire

Master Zombots

02-05-2008, 01:25 PM

Lunar DS is probably the worst RPG I ever played. Do you really think so? I guess I could consider it the worst I've played too...

You lose HP when you run, thats bad. Yes, that is probably one of the most ridiculous things ever. It gets highly annoying. However, it is sort of realistic. Ultimately though, I'd rather not have this effect and rather think that the characters aren't actually running, it's just a visual representation of a much longer journey.

best part of Lunar DS, in the instructions it list the main characters hobbies, and one of them is "standing on his head"...

At the start of the game hes waiting on another character in town, and right next to the fountain what is he doing? A hand stand, just kicking back, waiting, doing what he loves doing, STANDING ON HIS HEAD!

Also, when you attack in battle, you dont pick who you want to attack, it randomly chooses the target for you. Yup, I agree with you on that. The whole "standing on his head" thing and the battle system are both fairly ridiculous. Also, the manual lists that Rufus is a human, heh...

Kakizaki

02-05-2008, 01:30 PM

It gets highly annoying. However, it is sort of realistic.

How? You don't get wounded on a regular basis when you are jogging.

Master Zombots

02-05-2008, 01:34 PM

It gets highly annoying. However, it is sort of realistic.

How? You don't get wounded on a regular basis when you are jogging. Well, I don't mean the wounded part. I just see it as the characters becoming tired after running for a while. I guess it isn't that realistic if you put it that way, meh. :P

Kakizaki

02-05-2008, 01:47 PM

It should have a stamina bar. Even if that was trying to be realistic, it should increase after much use to simulate increased endurance.

Arjuna

02-05-2008, 01:50 PM

B-Ball shoes IMO.

http://chef.avalanchestudios.net/Barkley/barkley2.PNG

Futomimi

02-05-2008, 01:53 PM

Ugh...

Arjuna

02-05-2008, 01:56 PM

Ugh what?

Sayckeone

02-05-2008, 01:59 PM

Which console is that for, Mimi?

Futomimi

02-05-2008, 02:02 PM

Ugh because I still don't think Shut Up and Jam Gaiden is funny, no matter how many times it gets referenced. :s Sorry.

Arjuna

02-05-2008, 02:04 PM

Probably because Saycke didn't like it either. :wink:

Kakizaki

02-05-2008, 02:06 PM

Ugh because I still don't think Shut Up and Jam Gaiden is funny, no matter how many times it gets referenced. :s Sorry.

I don't either. I love Charles Barkley but this is dumb. I'm not slamming you Al -- I see this Jam Gaiden on boards all over the place.

Sayckeone

02-05-2008, 02:10 PM

Probably because Saycke didn't like it either. :wink:
lol I have nothing against it, I'm just not really interested.

Arjuna

02-05-2008, 02:10 PM

In all honesty I thought it was an actual pretty good game overall. When I was a kid I loved watching Space Jam, there were many references to it in this game, it's like a sequel sort of. The battle system is really one of the most diverse I have ever played. Everyone has their own unique attacks, special attacks, magic, and defense.

I don't really think it's even meant to be that hilarious, the guys behind it made art, music, and a storyline up for this game. The only parts I think are intentionally hilarious are the save points where this pump is like the ultimate weeaboo talking about America vs Japan in terms of video games. He gets so into it, it's pretty damn funny.

Kakizaki

02-05-2008, 02:11 PM

I get bored with most free ware stuff.

Sayckeone

02-05-2008, 02:12 PM

But Space Jam was Michael Jordan and Looney Tunes...

Arjuna

02-05-2008, 02:13 PM

Charles Barkley was also in it, he got his "talent" taken away from the aliens. Michael Jordan basically went corrupt after the movie I guess lol.

Futomimi

02-05-2008, 02:19 PM

I dunno, I just thought that most of the jokes were pretty obvious. I got the same feeling playing it as I do when I try to watch Robot Chicken.

Delition

02-05-2008, 02:20 PM

I've been messing around with Mugen lately, playing EO, and trying to find something to play on a console, but I keep switching after a short amount of time.

EvilHero

02-05-2008, 02:31 PM

win? Lose?

Al was pulling ahead winning 3-4 of the first games or so. I tend to take my time against aggressive play styles before I find a decent strategy. MAME, while not really laggy at all, still threw my timing off enough to screw up most of my parrys. After that, went on about a 15 win streak :P

I just wish the arcade version allowed the winner to pick a different character for the next match, I was stuck playing Ryu for the remainder of the night.

Sucks we couldn't get frapps to work, I even felt the lag through my end. Although, I did take a screenshot thats better than any frapps video we could have recorded (sorry Al :P )

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c371/SSJVegeta76/kickingalsass.jpg

Arjuna

02-05-2008, 02:34 PM

It's all good, almost pulled 2 perfects on Ryu with Shin Shoryoken spam, if again weren't for your lucky hits. 8)

EvilHero

02-05-2008, 02:36 PM

I'm actually more happy with the 'A' rank on the top left corner. I almost never score that high with Ryu 8) usually only with Yun or Chun-li.

Arjuna

02-05-2008, 02:37 PM

I once got a double SS with gold. I didn't even think anything like that existed lol.

EvilHero

02-05-2008, 02:38 PM

lol, now thats something to brag about. I've gotten an S, ONCE. I've never ever seen a SS gold before, although i'm aware of their existence.

Sayckeone

02-05-2008, 03:37 PM

ZoraGenin

02-05-2008, 04:59 PM

Twilight Princess.

Hitoshura

02-06-2008, 08:34 AM

HEY, NIHON ####ING FALCOM! WHEN I HIT JUMP IN YS, I EXPECT ADOL TO IMMEDIATELY JUMP, NOT HALF A SECOND LATER, CAUSING ME TO FALL AND HAVE TO START A SERIES OF DIFFICULT JUMPS ALL OVER AGAIN. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S PRECISION JUMPING, LIKE IN ALUNDRA*.

*Whish is a game I ####ing <3, BTW.

Ha, just wait till you try to get down the dash jumps, if it's Ark of Napishtim you're talking about. Ugh, they did much better with putting in double jumps in Felghana. Also, blame Konami, they're the ones that did the PS2 porting.

Sayckeone

02-06-2008, 08:50 AM

The dash jumps are fine. I have no problem with them. It's when I'm running toward an edge in a place like the Alma Trials or Amnesia Ruins, where there are a series of percision jumps. I hit jump and fall off the edge... The game just doesn't register the jump button till half a second later, which is crucial for this type of jumping. Plus, missing a jump onto a tiny pillar and falling to a lower floor, having to climb back up, doing three or four jumps with the ####ty delay gets extremely annoying. I like percision jumping, but this just creates a false sense of difficulty.

Other than that, this game is ####ing awesome. And yeah, Felghana handled jumping much better. I rarely had any issues with it.

Arjuna

02-06-2008, 09:15 AM

Earthbound.

Hayato

02-06-2008, 10:28 AM

This: http://raptorsafari.com/

Hurr.

GreyFox

02-06-2008, 01:52 PM

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

Hitoshura

02-06-2008, 07:11 PM

Earthbound.

Don't you go beating it before I do too. D:

Dead to Rights

02-06-2008, 07:26 PM

win? Lose?

After that, went on about a 15 win streak :P

Ugh, WTF Al? :x

Arjuna

02-06-2008, 08:06 PM

No worries, he hasn't seen Q yet. :twisted:

EvilHero

02-06-2008, 08:47 PM

win? Lose?

After that, went on about a 15 win streak :P

Ugh, WTF Al? :x

lol, do you have skills, DTR?

No worries, he hasn't seen Q yet.

I'll be looking forward to that, get the rust off and just name a time.

BTW, the Godweapon server sucks now, no good players at all. Creepy thing though, I played some dude with the handle 'Ippo' and he played SAIII Ryu decently, too bad it wasn't nearly as good as mine. I seriously thought it was Al playing a joke on me or something, lol.

Flußkönig

02-06-2008, 09:40 PM

Culdcept Saga. This game is really great/ addictive.

Kid Marin

02-06-2008, 11:19 PM

Culdcept Saga. This game is really great/ addictive.
http://media.cnetnetworks.fr/gamekult-com/images/images/forum/icones/icon32.gif

Flußkönig

02-06-2008, 11:45 PM

Sorry Kid I didn't mean to rub it in, but you should be having lots of fun when you get LO. 8)

Dead to Rights

02-08-2008, 04:34 AM

No worries, he hasn't seen Q yet. :twisted:

I also wish you well on your victory to crush Arsenic-ihatethe####ingps3-Toast in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

lol, do you have skills, DTR?

I have no skill. =(

http://media.cnetnetworks.fr/gamekult-com/images/images/forum/icones/icon32.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/DeadToRights/miscellaneous/monster_kid.jpg

Flußkönig

02-08-2008, 10:28 AM

Culdcept Saga. This game is really great/ addictive.
http://media.cnetnetworks.fr/gamekult-com/images/images/forum/icones/icon32.gif

Cheer up Kid, people over at NeoGAF are saying that Culdcept Saga was just announced for Europe.

Hitoshura

02-08-2008, 10:48 AM

I also wish you well on your victory to crush Arsenic-ihatethe####ingps3-Toast in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

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SlaughterX

02-08-2008, 11:50 AM

DMC4, and trying to get back in to Xenogears...

Arjuna

02-08-2008, 03:37 PM

Phoenix Wright, jesus Manfred von Karma is epic.

Logan

02-08-2008, 05:49 PM

Ever since I S-Ranked all campaign/trial missions in AW:DoR, I started playing Hotel Dusk: Room 215(up to Chapter 9), still getting my ass kicked in Contra 4, and went back to playing EO post game. Finished the first mission of No More Heroes(Awesome game), played a little bit of Paper Mario(pretty fun so far, I never did play it on the N64 back when), and got to the 2nd floor in Lolo which is also good. I was having trouble deciding between Lolo and Star Tropics since both of these titles were discussed on here and I hadn't played either of them before.

EDIT- BTW Al, the new Phoenix Wright(Although it's called Apollo Justice since you play as a new character) ships out February 19th. All the cases will be like the 5th case in PW1, making use of the DS touchscreen. It was my favorite part of the game at least. Also, I highly recommend Hotel Dusk since it's very similar in terms of investigating.

Gillian Seed

02-08-2008, 08:03 PM

S Ranked ALL missions in DoR? Jesus.

Arjuna

02-08-2008, 08:16 PM

RayFoxSith

02-08-2008, 08:42 PM

Al, your avatar owns. It took my by surprise the first time von Karma said "Objection!"

HIRO

02-08-2008, 09:53 PM

bomber man live
rez hd

Logan

02-09-2008, 07:58 AM

S Ranked ALL missions in DoR? Jesus.

Guess I'm just obsessive like that. Although some of the AW dedicated forums (http://www.warsworldnews.com/) I go to have people figuring out and writing day-to-day guides for perfect 450 point S-ranks on some missions. Too crazy for me, I'm perfectly content with some of the bare minimum 300 point S ranks I got on several missions. You don't unlock anything for it either, unless gold stars count.

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z18/MrYucko/awdor006.jpg

And Al, I don't want to spoil anything for you but the 5th case was part of the reason why PW1 is still my favorite out of the series so far. It wasn't originally in the GBA version. It was made specifically for the DS. Unfortunately they didn't give PW2 or 3 the same treatment. But Apollo Justice will have similar features throughout the whole game.

Arjuna

02-09-2008, 04:38 PM

Yeah I could tell by the credits I got today after the incredibly epic case with von Karma. That sucks though Episode 5 totally steals the show from that!? I will have to see tomorrow since I stopped after Episode 4 to read my new EGM. Has a really awesome cover story on the PS3, and the new Ninja Gaiden games.

So what in the hell happened to von Karma? The judge didn't mentioned a single thing about him being arrested! Just declared Edgeworth innocent.. if he actually didn't get thrown in jail I really hope he makes a return. These other prosecutors on the other PW's are looking to be lame.

Edit: Playing Odin Sphere while I am at home. I am on the Mercedes arc now.

RayFoxSith

02-09-2008, 08:55 PM

How do you feel about OS, Al?

Arjuna

02-09-2008, 09:20 PM

I really do love Odin Sphere, I really do. But my enmity towards it's unbearable lag at some points of the game just pisses me off beyond limits. It's like ok I understand, it's a boss fight, it's suppose to be difficult..

OH MY GOD ARE GIANT BALLS OF ARMOR FALLING ALL OVER THE PLACE, THE LAG ASDKL;FJASDKL;FJWIIOC

All of these unnecessary things that could have been replaced or taken out by other objects to prevent lag would have really saved the game for me. Instead I stopped playing it for a very long time.

Now that I picked it up again after some time, I guess I am over it. Beautiful soundtrack, one of Hitoshi Sakimoto's best and easily on par with Final Fantasy Tactics. I think the animations and sprites speak for themselves. From what I have played every character so far has been very fun to play, especially Cornelius. If you haven't picked it up, I highly suggest you do.

RayFoxSith

02-09-2008, 09:24 PM

I have it, on Velvet's story. But, as I've stressed so many times before, this game is one of the more frustrating ones I've come across. It's a love/hate relationship for me. I just wanted your input on it.

Kakizaki

02-09-2008, 09:51 PM

OS is beautiful to look at, but I became frustrated after a couple of hours of play.

SlaughterX

02-09-2008, 10:13 PM

I stopped playing with Mercedes, she's not fun to play as at all. This game wowuld have been a lot better if they just let you pick in what order to play with all the different character, and if all their stories weren't almost exactly the same...

Sayckeone

02-09-2008, 10:18 PM

The game would have been a lot better if it didn't suck.

Flußkönig

02-09-2008, 10:19 PM

I pretty much played through every character none stop after OS was released because I loved the art, the music and the storybook setting, but I got burnt out with the gameplay near the end of Velvet's second chapter.

I definitely want to finish it at some point. I just don't see everything coming back to me naturally if/ when I decide to pick it back up.

Thunder-Slash

02-10-2008, 01:35 AM

Just started my BioShock hard mode no vitachambers run. I'm liking it considering that it forces you to change tactics instead of just running at everything head on.

Logan

02-10-2008, 07:51 AM

Yeah I could tell by the credits I got today after the incredibly epic case with von Karma. That sucks though Episode 5 totally steals the show from that!?

Well, your opinion may differ since not much tops von Karma in the PW series. But I thought the features present in the 5th case added a lot to the gameplay and made it all the better overall.

So what in the hell happened to von Karma? The judge didn't mentioned a single thing about him being arrested! Just declared Edgeworth innocent.. if he actually didn't get thrown in jail I really hope he makes a return. These other prosecutors on the other PW's are looking to be lame.

I'm not sure if they mention what happens to him in PW1 but I know you find out in PW2.

Anyway, beat Hotel Dusk and Lolo last night. Playing EO and No More Heroes for the most part now.

GreyFox

02-11-2008, 01:53 PM

Luminous Arc.

Gillian Seed

02-11-2008, 02:58 PM

I'm on the final song in Rock Band on expert... It's a ####ing 10 min epic of #### that I just got 80% through and failed...

Kid Marin

02-11-2008, 10:49 PM

Lost Odyssey, second disc.

Gillian Seed

02-11-2008, 11:59 PM

second disc, haha, I almost forgot.

This guy called in the other day asking about Lost Odyssey, and sounded really concerned. He wanted to know if it really was going to have 4 discs, and how they were going to fit them all in the case. I told him about Blue Dragon having 3 discs and it shouldn't be a real problem at all. Then he asked if they were going to charge more because of all the extra discs. He was worried for a minute there.

My boss over heard me, he's the Slaughter equivalent in my store, and questioned if it was really going to be 4 discs as well. I said 360 only uses DVDs and that they had a lot of stuffed crammed into the game, I did say a Blu Ray disc wouldn't of had that problem, but he isnt the smartest guy so he then tried to argue that Blu Ray doesn't that much more than a DVD...

This is the same guy who owns a Zune and says Microsoft has a better, well stocked, marketplace than Apple, as well as more podcasts (I never understood this, what does he think a podcast is and why does he think Microsoft has "more" of them?)

Kakizaki

02-12-2008, 10:25 AM

....started P3.....

Sayckeone

02-12-2008, 10:54 AM

^I'm sorry.

Kakizaki

02-12-2008, 12:10 PM

I'm not sure how I feel at this point. The graphics engine and character models remind me of Bratz the rpg.

RayFoxSith

02-12-2008, 12:49 PM

LOL

Kakizaki

02-12-2008, 01:01 PM

I also opted to turn the voice acting off after an hour and a half. It is not over the top horrible, but there was just way to much of it for me -- a couple of characters really bugged me. This really feels like Persona "lite" to me, but I will play a while longer before I get too critical.

RayFoxSith

02-12-2008, 01:34 PM

'Persona Lite' pretty much sums it up.

Kakizaki

02-12-2008, 01:40 PM

All it makes me want to do is play the old Persona titles. :?

Sayckeone

02-12-2008, 01:56 PM

Since you're starting P3, I'll finally start Devil Summoner. Hopes are low...

Kakizaki

02-12-2008, 01:59 PM

DON'T DO IT!

edit- DS starts out with way more promise IMO. Sad.

Flußkönig

02-12-2008, 02:04 PM

Kakizaki

02-12-2008, 02:10 PM

The whole concept behind Devil Summoner seemed so cool. I really loved the art design, and the localization is top notch. IMO the best localization that Atlus USA has done so far.

I don't know how something with so much potential ended up sucking so badly.

Step one would have been to utilize that art. Instead of using ugly polygon builds for the character dialog boxes, use the 2D art.

ViolenceJack

02-12-2008, 03:35 PM

Regretably, Im playing Twisted Metal Head On, Extra Twisted Edition, for PS2. I rented it so now I'm compelled to unlock everything before I return it, only played throught it as 2 characters and my thumbs ache already lol, Weapon Pick-Ups seem too far spead apart, make it hard to stock up to kill the enemies, so Stages tend to last forever. Maybe I'll upload a save once I finish the game.

ZoraGenin

02-12-2008, 04:26 PM

Twilight Princess

Sayckeone

02-12-2008, 04:54 PM

^Terrible game.

Devil Summoner. What's with Megami Tensei getting these all new monsters? Part of what made Megami Tensei fun was fighting against Christians, mythological beings, and Bodyconians. Bring back the old ones, pls.

BTW, talking animals are ####ing stupid.

Futomimi

02-12-2008, 05:26 PM

I liked Gotou... :(

Sayckeone

02-13-2008, 06:41 AM

Kakizaki

02-13-2008, 12:46 PM

Professor Layton.

Has anyone here played the old SFC Front Mission? I remember the game being pretty difficult back in 01'/02', but it's more or less a cakewalk now. I'm not even bothering to upgrade my wanzers much and I'm still sweeping mother ####ers. Also, funds seem to be much more readily available.

I did, and I have been recently playing the DS one. I would agree, but I do think I am spamming the arena much more this time. I hardly ever used it in the original. I'm not sure if that is the only reason, but I know that it is partly responsible.

Master Zombots

02-13-2008, 01:14 PM

I think I'll start playing Final Fantasy IX again. That game is awesome. :)

CSXLoser

02-13-2008, 01:16 PM

Dairantou Smash Bros. X 8)

Sayckeone

02-13-2008, 01:21 PM

Kakizaki

02-13-2008, 01:48 PM

I think when I first played the SFC version, I was much more reckless as far as stranding units/advancing without cover. I think I understand FM a lot better in general now and that helps too.

Sayckeone

02-13-2008, 02:23 PM

Kakizaki

02-13-2008, 02:26 PM

Good point. When I originally played, I didn't even realize that certain types of squares provided varying cover. I mean, yeah, it was all right there on screen, but I just never payed attention to it. I've also noticed that I'm not using nearly as many melee fighters as I did, so that's probably a part of it as well.

Yeah, I hardly use melee at all. Don't get me wrong, you might have something. It has definitely crossed my mind that this version might be easier.

Kid Marin

02-13-2008, 02:27 PM

Sayck, what do you think about Professor Layton ? I should get my copy anytime soon and it should ease my pain from that Lost Odyssey fiasco.

Kakizaki

02-13-2008, 02:31 PM

I might buy PL for my g/f. I was hoping it was a more straight up adventure game like King's Quest than a puzzler. I have read nothing on it. :?

Sayckeone

02-13-2008, 02:34 PM

Yeah, I hardly use melee at all. Don't get me wrong, you might have something. It has definitely crossed my mind that this version might be easier.
Maybe it's just because we're older, so naturally these things wouldn't be as difficult? Just a though.

Kid, I dig Professor Layton. I've only done maybe 20 - 25 puzzles and so far they're a pretty good mix of simple, yet fun ones, and mind bending hard. The whole atmosphere is pretty cool. Gives off a definite 80's anime/Studio Ghibli vibe in a sort of mid-20th century French village(though with British accents). No complaints at all. I was actually just about to ask you why you weren't playing it. :P