What are you currently playing?

[Tivor]

Found out that Flow was free on PSN today, so downloaded it and played it. Quite interesting, although the Sixaxis control sucks. I'm glad it was free. >_>

[Terash Cas]

Tried playing Star Ocean Last Hope International but my brother kept bugging me with useless crap.

[RayFoxSith]

Bioshock 2 on normal. They don't screw around on normal, it's pretty challenging.

[HIRO]

Mass Effect 2

[Punch Us Pilot]

dodonpachi. 2nd loop is haaaaaard

[ViolenceJack]

I tried playing SO Int. but I got distracted and now I'm playing Fallout 3 again.

[Hamel]

Tried playing Star Ocean Last Hope International but my brother kept bugging me with useless crap.

I tried playing SO Int. but I got distracted and now I'm playing Fallout 3 again.

THE SO4 CURSE

[DamageCity]

Played a Ryu ga Gotoku 4 demo today. Lots of fun, can't wait for the 3rd one in English.

[Soushi_Grapple]

I tried to play SO4 as well, but I need an HDTV to read the text. ;( Picking up a $350 one this week, hopefully...

[Hitoshura]

Tried playing Star Ocean Last Hope International but my brother kept bugging me with useless crap.

I tried playing SO Int. but I got distracted and now I'm playing Fallout 3 again.

THE SO4 CURSE

Tried to play SO4... but... got.. distracted with P4.

DAMMIT, YOU'RE RIGHT ;_;

[dungeon_man]

Currently playing through Swords & Serpents for NES with my wife.

[Olethros]

Divinity 2

[Fatney]

Tried playing Star Ocean Last Hope International but my brother kept bugging me with useless crap.

I tried playing SO Int. but I got distracted and now I'm playing Fallout 3 again.

THE SO4 CURSE

Tried to play SO4... but... got.. distracted with P4.

DAMMIT, YOU'RE RIGHT ;_;

Could it be because this game really isn't... fun?
I don't know man, but SO3's gameplay wasn't exactly the funnest thing ever and the graphics of SO4 are downright ugly/disturbing.

[ViolenceJack]

The PS3 version is overly bright.

[Olethros]

^ Unlike Kakizaki, who is decidedly not! ZING!!!!! :p

[Crabman]

Beat Prince of Persia yesterday, on PS3. It's a pretty slick game, taking a page out of the Infinity Ward book of pacing. The difference is, PoP is paced too well. The danger is, more or less, and illusion.The game is designed to look like you're just about to die, but you don't. It definitely makes for a nice thing to look at.

What Prince of Persia did so well is that feeling of motion. It feels like the best of Sonic mixed with some vague Bionic Commando; it feels connected, solid, yet so smooth. Exploring the stages after beating the bosses and collecting the Lightseeds were the best parts for me, just because the control felt so right.

Yes, it isn't Persian or Princely, but as a platformer, it's damn good.

I started Vagrant Story today, too. It really is as good as I heard. It's so impressive in atmosphere; it reminds me alot of Demon's Souls in its oppressiveness. Even more incredible, this is on PS1 in real-time 3D! Square decided not to hide behind plasticky pre-renders and went full out, jittery polygons and all. To see such confidence from a company that nowadays makes games with characters that look like alternate versions of Cloud Strife because they're scared of doing their own thing is both impressive and depressing at the same time.

The combat system is pretty cool too. You can chain attacks together, to continually hammer an enemy, but this results in increasing your "Risk" meter. The higher it goes, the more likely you are to mess up, and the more damage enemies will do to you, but you need to increase your Risk meter - it's a necessity to combat. It becomes a balancing act, to simply know when to stop. Most games don't preach restraint like this.

[Hitoshura]

Tried playing Star Ocean Last Hope International but my brother kept bugging me with useless crap.

I tried playing SO Int. but I got distracted and now I'm playing Fallout 3 again.

THE SO4 CURSE

Tried to play SO4... but... got.. distracted with P4.

DAMMIT, YOU'RE RIGHT ;_;

Could it be because this game really isn't... fun?
I don't know man, but SO3's gameplay wasn't exactly the funnest thing ever and the graphics of SO4 are downright ugly/disturbing.

Nah, it's extremely fun. I actually plugged about 50 hours into the 360 version until I kept getting that horrid "miss" freeze bug and quit.

The problem this time is that I haven't finished P4 and I like simuplays, so I've been kind of slightly harassing my friend to start P4 over the past few months (I had gotten it for him as a birthday present in June of last year...), and he started playing it without telling me and then suddenly he was two months and twenty hours ahead of me... lol.

[Kakizaki]

^ Unlike Kakizaki, who is decidedly not! ZING!!!!! :p


Hey! :very_sad::very_sad::very_sad::very_sad:

Maddy said she is going to beat you up. :seesaw::lovefirefox::grouphug:

[Fuyukaze]

^ Unlike Kakizaki, who is decidedly not! ZING!!!!! :p


Hey! :very_sad::very_sad::very_sad::very_sad:

Maddy said she is going to beat you up. :seesaw::lovefirefox::grouphug:

*makes call about elderly abuse*

[Andy]

Began playing Half Minute Hero today... And it's really fun!

Damn, dude. Are you me?

I picked it up a couple nights ago, too. I'm on chapter 23 for Hero 30. Such a funny game.

[Olethros]

^ Unlike Kakizaki, who is decidedly not! ZING!!!!! :p


Hey! :very_sad::very_sad::very_sad::very_sad:

Maddy said she is going to beat you up. :seesaw::lovefirefox::grouphug:

*makes call about elderly abuse*

But, but, but... it was a JOKE guys! Hey, why is that girl following me around with that baseball bat? Stay back now! OOUUCCHHH!!!!! :(

(I'm s-s-s-s-sorry Maddy. Don't hurt me no mores)

[Fatney]

Began playing Half Minute Hero today... And it's really fun!

Damn, dude. Are you me?

I picked it up a couple nights ago, too. I'm on chapter 23 for Hero 30. Such a funny game.

Of course I'm you. And you are me. Together we are you.


Mass Effect 2 is finally interesting. I had the same thing with the first one, it seemed boring at first but it grew on me. And having finally recruited Tali doesn't hurt either!

[Constraint]

I gave up on Assassin's Creed II yesterday. Realized how I was wasting time on it, and how repetetive it was.

[banballow]

I'm working my way through several games on the Wii right now...

Castle of Shikigami III
Ju-On: The Grudge (Almost done, just have to run... bad choice of words, walk at a slow pace... through the "Cursed House")
No More Heroes (Playing this again before I start Desperate Struggle)
Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers
Tatsunoko Vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars

... and today I picked up Muramasa, so yeah. Busy here.

[Dave3]

Still slowly making my way through Baroque. I've only just made it to the third set of floors (past 1600 cubits). I'm taking my time and trying all kinds of things on the the NPCs just to see what they'll say. This game is going to last me a long time I think. The dungeon crawling is addictive fun once you get used to it and I'm finding myself excited to find idea sephirahs and bring them back to the baroque monger. Intriguing game IMO.

I also played the first few hours of Mass Effect. Enjoying it so far, I'll probably be getting into this next.

[AlexDM]

I gave up on Assassin's Creed II yesterday. Realized how I was wasting time on it, and how repetetive it was.

<.< yeah cause every other game in existence has nothing repetitive about it....<Sarcasm>

[SickleCellAnemia]

Played through the Lunar PSP demo.

[AlexDM]

^

Question : From what you can remember playing Lunar (Playstation) or any other version, has anything (Story-wise) been taken out?

[SickleCellAnemia]

^The PSP Lunar demo was my first time playing a Lunar game.

[Andy]

^

Question : From what you can remember playing Lunar (Playstation) or any other version, has anything (Story-wise) been taken out?

The story's the same. In the demo you start off the same way you did in the PSX version. You go and see Quark at the cave. The only thing that's changed is the updated visuals, and the new gorgeous music. Seriously, the music in the demo was just really wonderful.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

^

Question : From what you can remember playing Lunar (Playstation) or any other version, has anything (Story-wise) been taken out?

The story's the same. In the demo you start off the same way you did in the PSX version. You go and see Quark at the cave. The only thing that's changed is the updated visuals, and the new gorgeous music. Seriously, the music in the demo was just really wonderful.

Also, the demo was easy as crap. Seriously, what's with that? I've heard from people who played the Japanese version that it is less difficult than the Silver Star and Silver Star Story Complete, but not as ridiculously easy as the demo.

[Soushi_Grapple]

The demo was pretty easy; seems to be a trend with portable ports these days.

Also, a new "Four Heroes" story was added. Expect minimal stuff and a lame story that could've been totally awesome if they'd tried harder. However, as far as the main game goes, its almost identical to L:SSSC except it has the Arts Gauge from Lunar: Legend.

[AlexDM]

As long as the story remains intact then i'm okay with it...now i just have to wait for a psp version of Lunar 2 or for it to go to the psn >_>....me 'protecting' my lunar 2 game will only last for so long (Can still play it but small scratches, would be very upset if it broke)

[banballow]

Randomly popped into my head today, I have a Hori Fight Stick from the first time I had a Wii. Add that to my copy of Tatsunoko Vs Capcom, and we got something nice here.

[Saishu]

Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume. Brand new game, things are going fine and I like the ability to sacrifice characters to make battles easy, but...

Spoiler?





Unbeatable battle against Freya! And the game punishes me with an inescapable Game Over.

I have to start over from the beginning. Daaaamn.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Blaster Master!

I have no idea how I missed this gem. I would have been all over this as a kid like I was all over Megaman and Kirby. If I ever encountered at a rental store or some such, I was probably put off by the moderately terrible box art. (How I wasn't by Megaman's is anyone's guess.)

[Vicious1915]

White Knight Chronicles

Pretty awesome so far. ^^

[EvilHero]

Final Fantasy XII. I'm auto leveling to 99 with all characters, so the game has been on all night.

[sdragon21]

Star Ocean:TLH on the 360.
About 2 hours in already, and i'm really enjoying it.
BTW, the VO in this game isn't as bad as some people make it out to be. You wanna hear bad voice acting, well, here ya go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LI5qMQwBFg

[Kakizaki]

Final Fantasy XII. I'm auto leveling to 99 with all characters, so the game has been on all night.

Nice. ;) Hope you remembered to lock your analog stick into the up position.

Just beat Mass Effect 2. Loved it, although just like the first, there were a few things that I took issue with. Nothing large enough to detract from my enjoyment of it though. Also had a really hard time trying to decide on who to romance.

I just really question the scanning segments. I know a lot of people did not care for the Mako driving of ME 1 (I personally enjoyed them aside from areas that had extremely mountainous terrain), but the scanning is a step backwards imo.

Didn't like how party shield and personnel health were displayed, but wasn't really too big of a deal

Really liked the ending, but I did miss the epic credits song the first had. Again, not really a big deal.

On a side note, I know that the combat takes a bit of getting used to for some, but I kind of get a laugh out of people that want to dismiss the rpg'ness' of ME. Why is it that you can have an action rpg with swords and no one gets bent out of shape over it? Make one with guns and people can't start an argument fast enough over how to label it.

[banballow]

Just finished off Ju-On: The Grudge...

Spoilers

Kayako went "UHHhhh... hhHHHhh", and then I died.

End Spoilers

Played a bit more of Castle of Shikigami III and the first No More Heroes.

[syl]

Bayonetta> Unlock Jeanne the legit way and maybe face the secret boss.
Blazblue: CT> Improving my Hakumen and Ragna for Continuum Shift.
Digital Devil Saga> Grinding for the Demi-fiend.

[Tivor]

Finished Batman: Arkham Asylum last night.

I absolutely love the game, so I want to try and platinum the game, but I'm finding the freeflow challenge modes to be just too frustrating to get the required max score. Obviously my gamer-fu isn't strong enough. :D

Next: Assassin's Creed II!!

[Fatney]

Bayonetta> Unlock Jeanne the legit way

YESSSS, I finally did that last night. I was near becoming crazy when fighting Jeanne to get a platinum trophy, but I finally did it.

[Andy]

Played the Yakuza 3 demo. The gameplay is just too stiff for me, but the Karaoke mini game is incredible.

[Juanblue85]

I just got Dante's Inferno for PS3 played at least a good hour on it.

[sarshelyam]

Just finished up Dantes Inferno [PS3], Heavy Rain (6 play-throughs), currently playing Bioshock 2, although my copy of Last Rebellion [PS3] should be here this afternoon.

[syl]

Bayonetta> Unlock Jeanne the legit way

YESSSS, I finally did that last night. I was near becoming crazy when fighting Jeanne to get a platinum trophy, but I finally did it.

Congrats, man. Jeanne's worth it.
The secret boss puts all the other bosses to shame...

[Fatney]

I still have to finish all of the Alfheim portals. They are pretty easy, but finding them om my own is not. I have to use a guide for that.

[Kakizaki]

Finally got around to setting up Dosbox on one of the PCs in my house. Once I can find another damn mouse I will screw around with Ultima Underworld for a while before Yakuza 3 comes out.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

A friend of mine just introduced me to the Touhou games. Bullet hell shmups, projectile hell fighters, I'm in heaven.

Also, I played the heck outta some Lunar:The Silver Star this morning. I am in Vane.

[Enzeru]

A friend of mine just introduced me to the Touhou games. Bullet hell shmups, projectile hell fighters, I'm in heaven.
You have a VERY good friend.

AA: Investigations. Chapter 2. AA never lets you down.

[Fuyukaze]

Finally got around to setting up Dosbox on one of the PCs in my house. Once I can find another damn mouse I will screw around with Ultima Underworld for a while before Yakuza 3 comes out.
What OS are you running? I've been trying to install something so I can run my import shooters (vista doesnt like them) as well as a few old floppy games but so far havent managed to get anything running.


Oh, and I'm still playing Devil Survivor. It's super easy with the lvl 70+ devils. Super easy to increase my stats better for my main charcter. 40 magic FTW!

[Kakizaki]

XP.

I don't know if your imports will work in dosbox or not. I seem to remember once seeing a guide for running import Windows games. I will see if I can find it.

[GB140]

Fallout 3 - I love this game. So much fun.

[SlaughterX]

Beat Bioshock 2 last week, finally started Borderlands.

[Andy]

Bioshock 2

I rented this last night. Really digging it, but if you're supposed to be a Big Daddy, why the hell do you take so much damage?

Delta's a scrub.

[Foobar]

Well, I'm down to Margaret and the Final Boss on Persona 4. I've given up on trying to grind out the levels needed for Inzanagi-no-Okami and Lucifer. It seems the only place that still has worthwhile EXP is Magatsu Inaba on down and, well, all the red down there wears down on my eyes. So its really just me down to finding a way to beat both bosses.

I'm on Expert Mode, so its not so easy. Once I had Firm Stance, I stomped Ameno Sagiri flat. Well, ok, the Protagonist and Chie stomped him flat. Naoto and Yukiko were kinda just there for moral support. Took him down in five turns. I think.

Margaret is not slouch, though.

Taking breaks from that by playing Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth.

[Fatney]

There is a pretty easy way to earn some EXP in Magatsu Inaba, if you want to know how I can tell you.

[RayFoxSith]

Beat Bioshock 2. Got the good ending.

[Flußkönig]

Finally got around to setting up Dosbox on one of the PCs in my house. Once I can find another damn mouse I will screw around with Ultima Underworld for a while before Yakuza 3 comes out.
I just started playing the cd version Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos on Dosbox.

The Patrick Stewart voice overs are awesome.

[Kakizaki]

^I was looking at that at Abandonia last night.

[Tivor]

Just got badly reminded that I definitely suck at MW2 deathmatches. :(

[Roy Len]

Im currently playing No More Heroes 2 and Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom.

[Andy]

I never died a single time playing the first Bioshock, but I've gone up to at least 10 deaths in the sequel. What the HELL? The last boss fight took me like six retries because the game kept respawning me two feet from his face every time.

VERY FUNNY, 2K.

Im currently playing No More Heroes 2 and Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom.

Color me spitefully green with envy.

[Foobar]

There is a pretty easy way to earn some EXP in Magatsu Inaba, if you want to know how I can tell you.

You mean Mr. Pringles and his little bambinos, don't you?

Yeah, I figured it out not too long after posting. I may have to gear down a bit, its kinda hard for me not to do critical hits so it turns into a lengthy, dull affair. Right now all my weapons are of the ultimate variety.

Once I get to the level I can fuse Lucifer, I'm done levelling, heh.

[jeffx]

Im currently playing No More Heroes 2 and Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom.

same here but stuck on second to last boss in NMH2. I just can't get up, if you know what I mean.

[Kid Marin]

I can't play to Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes anymore. I'm colorblind and i can't make the difference between yellow and green units. :/

[Fatney]

There is a pretty easy way to earn some EXP in Magatsu Inaba, if you want to know how I can tell you.

You mean Mr. Pringles and his little bambinos, don't you?

Yeah, I figured it out not too long after posting. I may have to gear down a bit, its kinda hard for me not to do critical hits so it turns into a lengthy, dull affair. Right now all my weapons are of the ultimate variety.

Once I get to the level I can fuse Lucifer, I'm done levelling, heh.

Then just buy weaker equipment. But then again, being too overpowered makes the last boss too easy, and thus a bit boring.

[ViolenceJack]

Trying out Red Faction for the 360.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I can't play to Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes anymore. I'm colorblind and i can't make the difference between yellow and green units. :/

Whoa, bummer.

I can't remember what game it was, but I played a game once upon a time that had a couple different modes for colorblind people.

[Panzer.Panda]

I'm still playing Red Faction Guerrilla. I also just started playing Aliens vs Predator. Working my way through the colonial marines campaign.

[RayFoxSith]

Heavy Rain. Very intense experience. Literally a game of life.

[Andy]

Literally a game of life.

This box would like a word with you:

http://i50.tinypic.com/20js321.jpg

On topic:

I'm still playing Bioshock 2. I am loving it now that I'm crazy OP.

[Fatney]

That looks way to good to be called "life".

While the others were painfully slow I rushed to the saferoom while they were at the beginning of the stage, and I made it. I LOVE LEFT 4 DEAD 2

[Andy]

I love doing that. Especially if there's a tank. I'll make it a challenge to have it corner me and BAM just bunny hop around and light him on fire to have him chase me all the way to the safe room. You seen the gameplay vids for The Passing yet?

[Enzeru]

Playing True Remembrance as well as AA Investigations. I guess I'm in a reading mood. xp

[Fatney]

I love doing that. Especially if there's a tank. I'll make it a challenge to have it corner me and BAM just bunny hop around and light him on fire to have him chase me all the way to the safe room. You seen the gameplay vids for The Passing yet?

I didn't know there were vids of it! Only seen some very subtle images so far. Oh and by the way, I got bored of standing in the safe room alone for so long, so I went outside to shoot a car with an alarmand then I got charged. It was versus, so yeah.

ALSO, I JUST GOT THE "WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE"-ACHIEVEMENT ON STEAM! Expert on every campaign, now I can finally feel like a man. This is the first L4D, I haven't done any on the second yet, they are much harder. And since L4D2 are more popular the only people playing the first these days seem to be the elite (meaning I meet only good people on Expert on L4D1, and bad/mediocre people on L4D2), which again seems to only be russians. I love them.

[Andy]

Yeah, dude. Here's a two parter showing the second part of The Passing campaign:

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/x10-the-left-4-dead/61912

They're keeping the part where you meet up with the L4D1 crew a secret for now, though.

Yeah, the people who play L4D1 right now are either the super CEVO pros or people who got it for $10 during the Xmas sale.

On topic for me:

I just beat Bioshock 2. What an excellent game. Rescued every little sister and made the moral choice for every decision. The good ending is so unbelievably rewarding.

[Fatney]

To be honest I almost HATE L4D2 when playing Expert. I love how they varied the crescendo events- like the Dead Center finale- but it just doesn't ####ing work when you have to run around crazy while the spawning is BROKEN! I have tried over ten ####ing times doing the Dead Center finale, and it usually goes all swell and good until the goddamn tank spawns RIGHT NEXT TO ME. And INCAPS ME INSTANTLY. And if I'm lucky enough to actually not spawn right next to the tank, a Jockey or a Charger suddenly attacks me while trying to run from the tank and his boulders. Also, I do not like the new infected (except for the Spitter) at all. The Jockey is too small to shoot properly when in dire situations (like running from a tank AND some small hordes at the same time) and he is IMPOSSIBLE to just punch away before he jumps on you, like you can easily do with the Hunter. The Charger is just like a really slow Hunter, also impossible to punch. Except for the variation, L4D1 is miles better due to these facts.
I usually don't rant THIS much about one game, but I've never raged this much before.

My brain hurts.

[HIRO]

Mass Effect 2

[Enzeru]

God Eater demo. FREAKING AWESOME. Also Assassin's Creed II. Goes perfectly with an HDTV.

[HIRO]

diablo 2

[Superkenon]

Enjoying the adventures of Miles Edgeworth! For the sake of savoring it as long as I can, I'm limiting myself to just playing one "part" a day (basically, quitting at every save). It's hard though, because I always want to see more...!

Meanwhile, my TV has become effectively useless, so console games are out for the time being. Poking around at ol' Civilization III in my spare moments.

[Olethros]

Still chugging away at Divinity 2. May even last me until FFXIII is released. If not then I'll return to Blood Bowl for a bit.

[kolaces]

Playing Grandia and Gain Ground while waiting for Bad Company 2 to come out on Tuesday. Also beat Super Mario Land and saved Princess Daisy.

[Fatney]

http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-twitchy-online-game.html

[Macheath]

Enjoying the adventures of Miles Edgeworth! For the sake of savoring it as long as I can, I'm limiting myself to just playing one "part" a day (basically, quitting at every save). It's hard though, because I always want to see more...!

Meanwhile, my TV has become effectively useless, so console games are out for the time being. Poking around at ol' Civilization III in my spare moments.

That's exactly how I'm playing Miles Edgeworth!! I just <3 this game. It makes me want to play all the AA games again...except for the fourth one.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I played the heck outta some Disgaea last night.

I'm 75 hours in, nearing the final chapter, and I've been playing this particular file on and off for a good two years now. I also had a 65 hour file, but I lost the memory card it was on.

I need to finish this game. I want to move on to Disgaea 2 and 3 already.

[RayFoxSith]

Just beat Heavy Rain. My God, what an amazing experience.

[Jackstar]

I just finished Episodes from Liberty City over the week. The Lost and Damned is pretty much a shoot fest that delivers on its promise of exploring a seldom touched on area of GTA IV while focusing on the lives of biker gang members, but the true gem in this package is The Ballad of Gay Tony.

Playing as Luis reminds me of Vice City, only this time it is in HD. How can anyone fault a game that lets you punch keyboard warriors and throwing him out of the helicopter for blogging negative comments, or to hijack a train while blasting apart military grade helicopters with a modified shotgun? The mission diversity is awesome, and while there's plenty of shooting to be done, the inclusion of parachutes in this game turns up the sexy meter by 2 miles. When is all is said and done, among the 3 GTA IV experiences my favorite has to be TBoGT.

This is how DLC should be done folks! Back like it was in the 90s with expansion packs! No skins (horse armor), experience and money (Vesperia) and arena (Ninja Gaiden II, I'm looking at you!) bull####, full length campaign sized contents that add on intelligently to an existing framework should be encouraged.

9.5/10.

[Andy]

http://games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-twitchy-online-game.html

HELL

YES

[Enzeru]

I realized I suck...Really, really bad at Assassin's Creed II. Not even joking, it took me at least ten tries to get to the top of the church with Ezio's brother...

So, I took up Nostalgia! Quite an awesome game. My only complaint is the way battle plays out. I would have preferred if you choose all your moves and then the battle plays out, but that could just be me.

[Tivor]

Just beat Heavy Rain. My God, what an amazing experience.

I assume you would assess that the game is worth the full retail price?

I had originally planned to wait until some price drop..., but I'm getting really tempted after hearing so many positive words on the game.

That, and I'm not really enjoying Assassin's Creed II as much as I thought I would. Maybe it's just not my type of game. :|

[Fatney]

I picked up Crisis Core again. I played it a lot when it came out some years ago, but I still only have 25% completion rate.

Edit: OH GOD TALI. I've never been so close to actually love a video game character before ;__; Mass Effect 2 is the best dating simulator ever.

[Nephlabobo]

Kotor 2

[Kakizaki]

I was finally going to check out Blue Dragon on the 360 tonight. Unwrapped it, opened it up, and discovered 2 out of the 3 disks are heavily scratched. Sure enough, I am getting disk errors. Classy packaging Microsoft...Too bad I purchased this 30+ days ago and I highly doubt I can exchange it.

[jeffx]

^ that sucks man. Hope you didn't pay too much. Picked mine up brand new for 6$ at some closing sale. Maybe you can look into that?

I checked out both the GoW3 and Darksiders... O.M.G.

Darksiders >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GoW3

Totally going to buy that game sooner or later. Hey Atlus, you should think about doing a 3DDGH demo, even after release!

[Superkenon]

Ouch, Kakizaki, that's a major bummer. That's happened to me before, so you have my sympathies. Where'd you get it from though? Most places should still be able to take it back even at around 30ish days... if you still have the receipt and all that jazz.


That's exactly how I'm playing Miles Edgeworth!! I just <3 this game. It makes me want to play all the AA games again...except for the fourth one.

Yeah, it's got me back into the Ace Attorney frenzy as well. After I'm done with Edgeworth, I'm gonna to try and play through the others again. It is time to dive back into the excellence!

Apollo Justice too. I actually like that one quite a bit, even if it doesn't have the "oomph" of the original trilogy. It was still a solid experience in my opinion. I think it suffered mostly from how the most epic case was really the first case. If the entire game could've followed suit with that... then it might've been the greatest in the series. Instead the rest of the game is just "pretty cool." The final case in particular lacked punch seeing as how the main villain was... well, already in prison from when you convicted him in the opening case. I liked the plot there, and how it all tied together, but since you had beat this guy once already, and it's not like it was a surprise again to find out he was a murderer. Consequently, the final courtroom sequence didn't exactly feel like it was an uphill battle either, like the last showdowns should. I mean, it comes down to proving that an already-convicted murderer... committed another murder. Hoho... oh well. My bitter rambling aside, I still loved the game enough to look forward to playing it again.

[RayFoxSith]

Back onto Mass Effect 2. Trying to beat it before FFXIII comes out.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I'm so close to beating Disgaea I can taste it. I'd have it beaten already if my classes didn't require attention this week.

[Kakizaki]

Ouch, Kakizaki, that's a major bummer. That's happened to me before, so you have my sympathies. Where'd you get it from though? Most places should still be able to take it back even at around 30ish days... if you still have the receipt and all that jazz.

I purchased it online. I will check in with the seller to see if we could cut a deal. I don't expect a full refund or a pure exchange but maybe he will swing me a discount. :/

[Hamel]

I was finally going to check out Blue Dragon on the 360 tonight. Unwrapped it, opened it up, and discovered 2 out of the 3 disks are heavily scratched. Sure enough, I am getting disk errors. Classy packaging Microsoft...Too bad I purchased this 30+ days ago and I highly doubt I can exchange it.

That's the reason I started to test every game I buy (happend to me with ZOE)

[Superkenon]

I purchased it online. I will check in with the seller to see if we could cut a deal. I don't expect a full refund or a pure exchange but maybe he will swing me a discount. :/

Oh, right, I forgot Blue Dragon's not exactly a new game anymore. Well, a lot of sellers tend to be fair about this stuff in order to avoid getting bad marks... he did send you a scratched game, so it'd only be right to refund you. I guess there's no telling what kind of guy you're dealing with though. Good luck with the negotiations. ;)

[Kakizaki]

I was finally going to check out Blue Dragon on the 360 tonight. Unwrapped it, opened it up, and discovered 2 out of the 3 disks are heavily scratched. Sure enough, I am getting disk errors. Classy packaging Microsoft...Too bad I purchased this 30+ days ago and I highly doubt I can exchange it.

That's the reason I started to test every game I buy (happend to me with ZOE)

Yeah, I should probably get into the same habit regarding multi disc games on certain systems. It was new so I just assumed everything would be cool.

[dungeon_man]

I was finally going to check out Blue Dragon on the 360 tonight. Unwrapped it, opened it up, and discovered 2 out of the 3 disks are heavily scratched. Sure enough, I am getting disk errors. Classy packaging Microsoft...Too bad I purchased this 30+ days ago and I highly doubt I can exchange it.

That's the reason I started to test every game I buy (happend to me with ZOE)

Yeah, I should probably get into the same habit regarding multi disc games on certain systems. It was new so I just assumed everything would be cool.

I always shake the case and if it rattles I check it immediately. Otherwise I shelve it until I'm ready to play it. I've had too many shipments from Amazon or Marketplace sellers where the disc pops off of the spindle and gets scratched to hell.

Anyway, I'm currently playing:
Ultima: Quest of the Avatar (NES)
Swords and Serpents (NES)
Diablo II (Macintosh/Windows)
Devil Survivor (DS)

Saved at the end of day 6 on Devil Survivor and recently completed two of the three available routes. (I used suspend save at the start of each battle.) Now I'm working on Amane's route and can save after each battle so I don't have to stress about being unable to fuse if I enter combat unprepared. :)

[Kakizaki]

^I'm totally the same way, but the discs didn't sound or feel loose. One of the "scratches" is a part of the label from one of the discs packed on the bottom. You can totally see its image embedded into the bottom of the disc on top of it. Nice.

[banballow]

Heavy Rain

... finished it for a second time, got a different ending. Gonna keep at it. Can't wait for Amazon to send me my Taxidermist code tomorrow.

[Mellusia]

I've been playing Persona 4. It dawned onto me that although I picked it up day 1, I never got around to beating it *rubs chin*

I've seen the two "bad" endings and the one "normal" ending, and am now working towards the "true" ending...

And I just died in an encounter after climbing the first four floors without saving Dx

[Andy]

Trauma Center: Second Opinion and Mad World. $20 for both is a gosh darned good deal, I tell you what.

[Foobar]

Fiddling with Korg DS-10 Plus, started my new cycle on Nocturne on Hard mode and I'm also working on wrapping up my revisit to FFVIII and my first playthrough of Spirit Tracks. Also, Miles Edgeworth and Okami in spurts.

[Soushi_Grapple]

Picked up SSH.

[Vicious1915]

I've been replaying the Saga games and working more on Persona 4.

[Kain Mare]

Ace Attorney: Investigations
Such a fun game.

[DamageCity]

Played the Eye of Judgement psn demo.

Card games aren't so fun when you don't actually have cards.

[Balrog]

Deadly Premonition

[Olethros]

^ How is it truthfully Balrog? I should have mine in todays mail and was thinking of squeezing it in before starting FFXIII sometime next week.

[Balrog]

The 1up review sums it up pretty good, I think. The graphics aren't that great, the controls are clunky, there's a lot of things that make it kind of annoying to play at times (like the map you can't zoom very far out of) but I love it. It's the kind of game for people who prefer mutts to purebred dogs.

[Olethros]

Sounds like fun. Thanks Balrog. :D

[ViolenceJack]

Liberated Dust in Red Faction last night. Cant wait to start on the Badlands.

[SlaughterX]

Started Sonic Unleashed... not awfully impressed.

[Andy]

Just got Uncharted 2 and God of War Collection in the mail.

Great weekend.

[Saburo Hikari]

My Japanese copy of Valkyria Chronicles II is so fun that you can expect me to keep playing this until the localized release of the game.

Also playing JPN Phantasy Star Portable 2, JPN Persona 3 Portable, BATTLEFIELD: Bad Company 2, and some more Heavy Rain.

[PhantomOfTheKnight]

....inFamous, but just took it back to BlockBuster, so now I'm back to the original Valkyria Chroncles.Started Sonic Unleashed... not awfully impressed. ...you were actually trying?

[Panzer.Panda]

I've been playing Tropico 3 on 360, while counting down the days till SupCom 2 for the 360 releases.

[Fatney]

I've clocked in over 30 hours on Mass Effect 2. I thought I had only played for about 10 hours... Also, I just got the very last team member. He's a pretty cool guy.

[Kenji]

Lunar: Silver Star Harmony. The difficulty's a lot higher than the demo... not sure if it's actually up to the PSX version, but it's not that far off. I'm a lot better at RPGs now than I was then, so it's hard to judge the difference.

Anyway, it's an awesome nostalgia trip. :D

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Lunar: Silver Star Harmony. The difficulty's a lot higher than the demo... not sure if it's actually up to the PSX version, but it's not that far off. I'm a lot better at RPGs now than I was then, so it's hard to judge the difference.

Oh thank god. If the entire game were that easy I'd hate it.

By the way, did you get the Premium Edition? I'd pay that price for the pack-in OST alone; it's fantastic.

[Saburo Hikari]

I thought the demo was cool, but not enough to warrant a purchase. Anyone wanna convince me why I should?

Oh, and pretty good voice-acting by the way. I wouldn't expect this good voice-acting in a J-RPG like this.

[AlexDM]

._. still playing MAG though i swear...i must be playing with kids / amateurs because none of them know how to drive the tanks, use the artillary, revive, aim at the enemy and not kill their own teammates >_> blah, blah, blah...you'd expect in aquistation for someone, just 1 person, to have anti-tanks for defence?....nope ~_~; so i became that role...-sigh- xP...still love WKC though

[Enzeru]

Oh thank god. If the entire game were that easy I'd hate it.

By the way, did you get the Premium Edition? I'd pay that price for the pack-in OST alone; it's fantastic.
I got the LE and it's worth it but I like the bromide cards more than the OST. Maybe it's because I'm not very interested in game music, though.

Playing Lunar. I never played the original, but I wish the re-did the cutscenes like Star Ocean. Square boxes = </3.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I thought the demo was cool, but not enough to warrant a purchase. Anyone wanna convince me why I should?

Oh, and pretty good voice-acting by the way. I wouldn't expect this good voice-acting in a J-RPG like this.

Number one, do you like soundtracks? Or game music in general? Because the redone soundtrack is some of Iwadare's finest work. I was hooked as soon as I heard the music.

Number two, did you enjoy the Silver Star or Silver Star Story Complete? Or if you haven't played them, are you curious what all the fuss is about? Lunar is classic in a way that's hard to describe. No pretensions, and it has engaging characters and a gripping story. It's definitely worth your time if you haven't played it.

I guess the best thing to say is, if you liked previous Lunars (discounting the one on DS), Grandias, Dragon Quests, or Star Oceans, you'll probably love Lunar SSH.

[PhantomOfTheKnight]

I got the LE and it's worth it but I like the bromide cards more than the OST. Maybe it's because I'm not very interested in game music, though.



....that's funny; all I listen to is game music.

[Kenji]

Oh thank god. If the entire game were that easy I'd hate it.

By the way, did you get the Premium Edition? I'd pay that price for the pack-in OST alone; it's fantastic.
I know, tell me about it. Part of the reason I bought this version was in the hopes I could redeem myself for not beating the PSX version. Making the game as easy as the demo would rob me of that.

Not that the game isn't easier... the whole Arts system, communal item pool, and stackable items would make the game easier even if they touched nothing else.

I must admit I'm a little underwhelmed by the voices... not that I'm saying SSC's vocal work was leaps and bounds ahead, but maybe I've just been spoiled by the likes of the last two Personas and FFXII.

Anyway, I got the Premium version. Sure, I'm into soundtracks, but it's the bromides that made it a must-buy. :D I loved collecting those things digitally, so there was no way I was gonna pass up having physical copies! :P

[Zachalmighty]

Im playing the DS and GBA pokemanz.

[Saishu]

I unlocked the Seraphic Gate for Covenant of the Plume. The B ending is the worst :(

[Saburo Hikari]

._. still playing MAG though i swear...i must be playing with kids / amateurs because none of them know how to drive the tanks, use the artillary, revive, aim at the enemy and not kill their own teammates >_> blah, blah, blah...you'd expect in aquistation for someone, just 1 person, to have anti-tanks for defence?....nope ~_~; so i became that role...-sigh- xP...still love WKC thoughThese guys have been playing too much Modern Warfail. It's near impossible to invade an enemy's oil reserves in Domination battle without good teamwork. Sucks how both targets must be taken at the same time in order to actually blow them up. Sad how BATTLEFIELD: Bad Company 2 does a lot better job at everything MAG's trying to do.

I thought the demo was cool, but not enough to warrant a purchase. Anyone wanna convince me why I should?

Oh, and pretty good voice-acting by the way. I wouldn't expect this good voice-acting in a J-RPG like this.

Number one, do you like soundtracks? Or game music in general? Because the redone soundtrack is some of Iwadare's finest work. I was hooked as soon as I heard the music.

Number two, did you enjoy the Silver Star or Silver Star Story Complete? Or if you haven't played them, are you curious what all the fuss is about? Lunar is classic in a way that's hard to describe. No pretensions, and it has engaging characters and a gripping story. It's definitely worth your time if you haven't played it.

I guess the best thing to say is, if you liked previous Lunars (discounting the one on DS), Grandias, Dragon Quests, or Star Oceans, you'll probably love Lunar SSH.I'm a big fan of video game soundtracks, so you got me there. Also, Luna is a good singer, in my opinion. :D

I've never played a Lunar game, but my friend who loves the same games I do was excited about this game. From what my friend, you guys, and especially you Vyse of Arcadia (a person who loves Skies of Arcadia is to be trusted on game suggestions) says, it's one of the better J-RPG titles. If it has good characters and story, then that's a plus. Recent games don't have good stories anymore outside of SMT and Valkyria Chronicles (1), in my opinion. Although I hear that Star Ocean The Last Hope International has a good story.

Gameplay for recent J-RPGs aren't fun for me either out side of Persona 3 and 4, the Valkyria Chronicles series, and the Phantasy Star Portable series, so hopefully Lunar changes that as well. White Knight Chronicles and Star Ocean The Last Hope International's gameplay didn't impress me. The gameplay was too easy in the demo of Lunar (typical attack, attack, attack, heal), but if it's actually challenging and tactical without being too frustrating, then that's another plus for me.

I love Grandia III, don't like Dragon Quest (DQVIII: fighting tough battles for hours just to get to level 5 isn't my thing), and I'm indifferent about Star Ocean (never played the first two for PSP. Should I?), but still, you win. If I have cash leftover from Final Fantasy XIII and Resonace of Fate, then I'll get this. :)

[Vicious1915]

I'm indifferent about Star Ocean (never played the first two for PSP. Should I?)

I can tell you that, as one of my favorite series, Start Ocean definitely delivers in the story department. In my opinion, based on the storyline itself, you should play them in this order:

Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Star Ocean: First Departure
Star Ocean: Second Contact
(Star Ocean: Blue Sphere - GBC import only - if you can read Japanese)
Star Ocean: Til the End of Time

The first three are so well connected I can only compare them to the Shadow Hearts series, which if you haven't played those, and are in need of some story driven JRPG goodness, you should jump on that series as well. I honestly cannot say how Star Ocean: Til the End of Time fits into the storyline. It's definitely my least favorite, but not a bad game by any means.

Also, if you are interested in the Shadow Hearts games, know that the series actually starts with the PSX game Koudelka, and that Shadow Hearts (I) for the PS2 can be VERY expensive in terms of a used game. I still have to replace my stolen copy and am trying to muster up the nerve to throw down the $100 for one of the used but good condition with case art and manual copies.

Anyway, sorry for all that ramble. Happy gaming and such! :p

[Fatney]

I finished Mass Effect 2! I also managed to keep everyone alive on the first try :''''''''')

[Olethros]

Deadly Premonition

[Fatney]

Deadly Premonition

I'm jealous... It looks like my kind of game.

[Olethros]

Yeah, I like it. Balrog's impressions a few posts above were spot on.

Also, I'll reiterate what I said at a *different* forum about it:

It's not pretty to look at. The controls are awkward at best and damn near frustrating most of the time.

However, I'm still having a lot of fun with it. The story is VERY Twin Peaks like and most of the characters are voiced adequately and have ample personality. Overall my opinion is that it's $20 very well spent. http://www.arlus.exelements.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

[AlexDM]

These guys have been playing too much Modern Warfail. It's near impossible to invade an enemy's oil reserves in Domination battle without good teamwork. Sucks how both targets must be taken at the same time in order to actually blow them up. Sad how BATTLEFIELD: Bad Company 2 does a lot better job at everything MAG's trying to do.

:P sadly i have to agree....from what i played in the demo, the guns were actually balanced, assault rifles, actually were useful -gasp- ....and the people actually guard things -gasp again- ._. seriously i just want to knife kill my own team at times and you can tell someone is failing when their kill death rate in the game was 0 out of 20 or 5 out of 19 ...seriously i had like (Out of 3 games) 15/21 around that score, no guys they weren't lvl 0's-10's they were levels 30-60 and my score is better - (Lvl 30) ...i find this most displeasing

[jeffx]

Valkyria Chronicles, jeebus almighty, I can't stop.
Currently at Ch.6, which I'm told is really hard.

Also about 50% through Layton 2.

[Kakizaki]

Double Dragon Advance.

[Yet Another Tim]

After a two-year pause, I just got back into Gunbound and the real Final Fantasy III.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I've never played a Lunar game, but my friend who loves the same games I do was excited about this game. From what my friend, you guys, and especially you Vyse of Arcadia (a person who loves Skies of Arcadia is to be trusted on game suggestions) says, it's one of the better J-RPG titles.

Damn straight! Now the rest of you guys go out and play Skies of Arcadia.

Regarding Star Ocean, I found the first two to be better than Til the End of Time by an order of magnitude. Better gameplay, better characters, et cetera. The PSP versions in particular are good. The original localization of the Second Story was a bit on the dry and literal side.

You say you loved Grandia III. Did you play the first two?

[SlaughterX]

I've had SoA for the longest and never made it very far into the first disc... I got lost flying around and lot interest and haven't got back to it yet, but I know I should.

[Saburo Hikari]

:P sadly i have to agree....from what i played in the demo, the guns were actually balanced, assault rifles, actually were useful -gasp- ....and the people actually guard things -gasp again- ._. seriously i just want to knife kill my own team at times and you can tell someone is failing when their kill death rate in the game was 0 out of 20 or 5 out of 19 ...seriously i had like (Out of 3 games) 15/21 around that score, no guys they weren't lvl 0's-10's they were levels 30-60 and my score is better - (Lvl 30) ...i find this most displeasingBasically, what I'm doing in BATTLEFIELD: Bad Company 2, that is actually using teamwork, is what I was hoping I would be able to do in MAG. When my friend and I play together as a team in BATTLEFIELD, we kick major ass.

Combine BATTLEFIELD's gameplay and MAG's scale, and you might finally end up with the ultimate war FPS, which MAG failed at. So AlexDM, if you want good teamwork in an FPS, I suggest you give up on MAG and play with me on BATTLEFIELD: Bad Company 2. ;) I plan on trading in MAG for something else. Probably Resonance of Fate or Bayonetta.

Valkyria Chronicles, jeebus almighty, I can't stop.
Currently at Ch.6, which I'm told is really hard.You're one chapter off, actually. Lucky chapter 7, sharing the same number as Welkin's squad, is ironically one of the hardest early chapters. And for good reason too.
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I decided to give in early and got the last premium edition of Lunar Silver Star Harmony for PSP. :D But because it was the last copy at GameStop, the price sticker was on the premium edition box, so when I peeled it off, some of the metallic shine ripped off. :( But I like the fan-servicey Bromides and the soundtrack. ;) Anyway, the game is indeed a lot of fun. I haven't played a good classic J-RPG in a while. And the voice acting really is quite good for a game that most would expect to have a mediocre one. I'm glad I took your advice, Vyse of Arcadia.

Oh, and is it just me, or is the artist/animation company for this game the same artist/animation company who/that did Pokemon?

Regarding Star Ocean, I found the first two to be better than Til the End of Time by an order of magnitude. Better gameplay, better characters, et cetera. The PSP versions in particular are good. The original localization of the Second Story was a bit on the dry and literal side.Alright, I'll check out the PSP Star Ocean games as well. Hopefully they're as fun as how much I'm having with Lunar. I was considering getting them when I first saw them, but I decided to get Phantasy Star Portable instead, which was in my opinion, is one of the best localized PSP games I've ever played (my current favorite Japanese PSP games include Valkyria Chronicles II, Phantasy Star Portable 2, and the PSP port of MegaMan Legends 2).

You say you loved Grandia III. Did you play the first two?No, I didn't, ha ha.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I decided to give in early and got the last premium edition of Lunar Silver Star Harmony for PSP. :D But because it was the last copy at GameStop, the price sticker was on the premium edition box, so when I peeled it off, some of the metallic shine ripped off. :( But I like the fan-servicey Bromides and the soundtrack. ;) Anyway, the game is indeed a lot of fun. I haven't played a good classic J-RPG in a while. And the voice acting really is quite good for a game that most would expect to have a mediocre one. I'm glad I took your advice, Vyse of Arcadia.

Oh, and is it just me, or is the artist/animation company for this game the same artist/animation company who/that did Pokemon?

Glad to hear you're enjoying the game! It's a classic. I'm still adjusting to the VAs myself (as The Silver Star and Silver Star Story Complete had different VAs). Nall is particularly jarring without the distortion in Working Designs' localization, and I dunno what to think about Luna's VA. Her voice doesn't sound quite wispy enough.

Toshiyuki Kubooka's character designs are a little bit Pokemon-esque, aren't they? To my knowledge, though, neither Kubooka nor Japan Art Media have ever done anything with Pokemon.

You should check out Grandia if you like Lunar and Skies of Arcadia. It has much the same feeling of adventure, and it's one of the funniest games I've ever played. The characters really have this great, hilarious chemistry. And it just hit PSN as a PS1 classic a couple weeks ago, too. Grandia II is also great, if not quite as great, and the Dreamcast version is the one you want to track down if you're interested. It's my understanding that the PS2 port had some issue.

[Andy]

Just beat Uncharted 2. What a glorious game.

[Juanblue85]

almost done with Bioshock 2 man I almost died near the end of the second to last level no health packs and no money to heal and against a Big Sister we were even on health and my spear gun just finally killed her before she could flame me to death. Also FF XIII should be on my door step later today by UPS.

[don't touch me there]

Shiren the Wanderer claims I have 60-ish hours but I bet it doesn't include that I play on Easy and have reset to previous save when something rotten happens in a dungeon...or lately from testing melding jars and the dragon orbs.

In fact I played so much over the weekend, this morning I had another one of those awful RPG dreams that mess with me.

[RayFoxSith]

Got to chapter 2 of FFXIII. I like it so far.

[Tivor]

FFXIII should be waiting for me at the doorstep when I get home, so that's what I'll be playing tonight. Can't wait to get home!

[SlaughterX]

About to start FF13 right now!

[BaizDaza]

Final Fantasy XIII

[Juanblue85]

playing FFXIII right now in about 2 hrs and its awesome. I was skeptical but I am very happy now.

[Fatney]

Be quiet about FFXIII, for God's sake! I'm still waiting for our copy to arrive...

[Sseklebeast]

Final Fantasy XIII and am loving it so far. :)

[Saburo Hikari]

Also playing FINAL FANTASY XIII. In fact, most of my PSN friends are either playing this or BATTLEFIELD: Bad Company 2.

FFXIII is loads of fun with the battle system alone. Well, that's the only thing you can do in this game anyway, ha ha. I find it very strategic and satisfying whenever I pull off good Paradigm Shift tactics. You can't mash "Attack" this time around. Those who are are not playing the game correctly. I'm finding the story very good too.

[Ningyo]

On console:
Being slow as ever, I was still only playing Persona 3. But that game proved insanely long, so I'm now taking a break from it to finish up Mana Khemia. Also hoping to dive into Dragon Age soon - it seems pretty awesome from what I have played so far-

On pc:
Finally finished Fate/Stay Night! Now reading through Kira Kira, a story that has surprised me positively. I had heard that it was good, but I didn't think I would like it this much.

[Evilkinggumby]

In anticipation of the upcoming Movie, I am finally trying my hand at the pc version of Tron 2.0 Monolith did many years ago. :) I'm curious to see if the new movie ties in at all to the game(doubtful, but the game was well recieved if I remember correctly)

[moss257]

COD MW 2 (is that how you abbreviate it?)
It's getting SOOO boring. I probably could have prestige'd a 3rd time at this point but I don't want too (only did it once)

I got everything and still haven't got a nuke so yeah...

On the DS. Super robot taisen exceed (JP) and Sands of destruction

[Manly Biceps]

In anticipation of the upcoming Movie, I am finally trying my hand at the pc version of Tron 2.0 Monolith did many years ago. :) I'm curious to see if the new movie ties in at all to the game(doubtful, but the game was well recieved if I remember correctly)

I liked that game quite a bit except for the part where it stupidly decides that it's time to be a 3D platformer. Pretty solid little title. I wouldn't honestly be all that shocked if the upcoming movie did tie into the game. The story's written pretty decently.

(On a side note, DON'T play the Tron: Deadly App games they released on portables. Those are pretty horrid.)

Personally, I'm playing Dragon Age right now. I'm not liking the way my character just seems to run off while I'm trying to get him to fight. The world's not really grabbing me, either. Maybe it's the way that everything in the first 2 hours of the plot has been completely telegraphed.

[kaijura]

I am playing "Watch the FF:13 crowd - fanboys versus elitists".

I was originally thinking about purchasing the game within launch time, but after reading up on it on how people are responding - it's definitely making its way to "Open at later date" for me. Maybe I'll try it in some few years. I still need to try 12, which is the only series in the saga I've yet to try.


On a side note, many mention DAO seems to encompass the worldly exploration that FF13 seems to have dismissed. Maybe I shall look into that..

[Juanblue85]

I am playing "Watch the FF:13 crowd - fanboys versus elitists".

I was originally thinking about purchasing the game within launch time, but after reading up on it on how people are responding - it's definitely making its way to "Open at later date" for me. Maybe I'll try it in some few years. I still need to try 12, which is the only series in the saga I've yet to try.


On a side note, many mention DAO seems to encompass the worldly exploration that FF13 seems to have dismissed. Maybe I shall look into that..

Don't worry too much about FF XIII just ignore the people that haven't played it and you'll be fine you just need to play it and give an opinion about it later and since you haven't touched XII you won't be disappointed it was a good story and great characters (Balthier and Basch are my faves.)

[Foobar]

I had plans to have FFXIII by now, but so far the rest of the year for PS3 and RPGs just isn't shaping up into much, so I'm not compelled.

Doesn't help that Metroid Other M is coming down the pipes a lot sooner than I expected to it to be, so plans have changed from getting a PS3 to a Wii. Plenty I can catch up on with Wii considering I've not owned one the four years its been out.

PS3? Not so much to catch up on that interests me. Anything I could want on 360 is pretty much on PC, too.

DS and PSP are keeping me almost too busy.

[Jackstar]

I was halfway through Bioshock 2 when I decided to buy FF XIII. It is cheap as I bought the Asian version, but the first 2 hours was indeed button bashing "O" button until the devs decided that 30+ battles should drill in how to do a basic attack in FF XIII. Thank you very much for the insult to my intelligence, we should all get together with SquareEnix and do official Mensa IQ tests these days, just so the devs know what a typical gamer's learning curve is like. I'm hoping this proposal will let every game designer limit themselves to 3 battles to teach a simple element of their games.

So I figured, FF XIII has a lousy start, apart from over the top chase scenes and gorgeous CG scenes. Back to Bishock 2. Lovely game, I was killing plenty of splicers with headshots on hard and doing research at every possible opportunity to rake in the points. But FF XIII was lying there, tempting me. I gave in and give it another shot.

15 min later, after I've realized that I'm still bashing "O" button despite having the Paradigm Shift system avail itself, I'm just not having fun. This time, I'm mashing "O" button but I'll have to click L1 to shift to tank mode or spells mode once every 5 battles. The problem is I'm watching the battles play out by themselves. Honestly if I have a turbo controller with auto-fire set to "O" button I would have used it. I kind of miss the days when I have to input commands for Sabin's Blitz attacks, or dish out devastating combos with Zell by trying to beat the timer.

Back to Bioshock 2 I go, and Rapture captivated me as much as my first visit. I didn't go back to FF XIII though, and I decided to wrap things up, finish up all researches and found all audio diaries. Contrary to what some critics say, I won't judge Bioshock 2 as a redundant sequel. I can concede that the inclusion of multiplayer (didn't touch it, not time to renew my gold membership) might be a profit-motivated effort trying to emulate the success of Modern Warfare 2. Yet, even though I felt that Bioshock 1's story was stronger, BS 2 delivers on the prose, just not quite as captivating as the first. In other words, BS 2 is worth it for the single player campaign alone.

Right now, I might go back to FF XIII and trudge through until I get the first summon. Hopefully by then I won't be mashing "O" button with L1 clicks, and I can actually take active control of my party members in combat.

For the record, my take on a widely controversial issue is the linearity complaint is blown out of proportion. While the map does indeed show 1 straight line, there are plenty of stage design tricks that immerses me into believing I'm traveling on anything but on a one way path. Lightning can jump from ledge to ledge on a snow mountain (yeah, I'm roughly only 3 hours in), and the paths do curve from time to time.

Before I finish this game, I'll like to predict that I'll give it a 7~8/10 by the time I'm done. Unless the combat system has a dynamic change that requires plenty of strategy and real time inputs, I really can't say with a straight face I'm a fan of FF's latest attempt at reinventing the genre. If it is one thing that I can count on from a FF game, it is fluid art in motion and that's where it scores high marks in my book.

[Hitoshura]

People sure don't seem to realize that Final Fantasy is popular and can't just assault you with a not-stupid beginning, or else they'll run off all the casuals who don't catch on to things quite so fast.

And just because you might be able to get away with mashing O now doesn't mean you'll be able to get away with it later. I'd like to see you try that when you encounter an enemy who does "massive physical damage to a single target" and they just happen to choose Lightning. :|

What you're failing to try to do is actually take advantage of the battle system. Sure, you can just mash the A button or spam techs in Chrono Trigger and get by, but that's boring, and actually trying to exploit using appropriate attacks is much more fun.

[Flußkönig]

I beat the Temple of Elemental Evil last night. It was an excellent dungeon crawling experience.

I am playing the Keep on the Borderlands demo that the Circle of Eight guys made using ToEEs engine while I wait for Resonance of Fate.

[Vicious1915]

People sure don't seem to realize that Final Fantasy is popular and can't just assault you with a not-stupid beginning, or else they'll run off all the casuals who don't catch on to things quite so fast.

And just because you might be able to get away with mashing O now doesn't mean you'll be able to get away with it later. I'd like to see you try that when you encounter an enemy who does "massive physical damage to a single target" and they just happen to choose Lightning. :|

What you're failing to try to do is actually take advantage of the battle system. Sure, you can just mash the A button or spam techs in Chrono Trigger and get by, but that's boring, and actually trying to exploit using appropriate attacks is much more fun.

:agree:

[Olethros]

Haven't had as much free time this week as I would have liked, so I'm still making my way through Deadly Premonition. I'm still having fun so no need to rush it.

FFXIII will be next up, probably late this weekend or sometime next week.

[Jackstar]

People sure don't seem to realize that Final Fantasy is popular and can't just assault you with a not-stupid beginning, or else they'll run off all the casuals who don't catch on to things quite so fast.

And just because you might be able to get away with mashing O now doesn't mean you'll be able to get away with it later. I'd like to see you try that when you encounter an enemy who does "massive physical damage to a single target" and they just happen to choose Lightning. :|

What you're failing to try to do is actually take advantage of the battle system. Sure, you can just mash the A button or spam techs in Chrono Trigger and get by, but that's boring, and actually trying to exploit using appropriate attacks is much more fun.

The system encourages the player to mash "O". The key things to do for victory in most fights boil down to:

- knowing the new class names. Ravager is Black Mage, Synergist provides support roles (Protect/Shell), Medic = White Mage. Setting it up correctly and now I mash "O" while
- watching everyone's HP. HP < 50%, switch to jobs that auto-cast cures.
- Is a tank available? If he is, when the enemy gives huge visual cue he is gearing up for a powerful attack, switch to tank role. If no tanks are available, switch to roles that have Medics with Cures in them.
- If it is a solo fight, use items. This, and casting Libra (Scan) are probably the only times the monotony is broken in FF XIII's battles.
- If it is a REALLY tough fight, use Fortisol for buffs before triggering boss fights.

All of these sounds complicated, but are accomplished with 2 buttons - "L1" to switch, "O" to execute.

Now as for why I said the system encourages mashing "O", there is a grading for every battle. Everything that contributes to calculating your grade is superfluous, except for timing. Thus the player will want to kill asap, or in the cases of tough monsters, deal enough damage to trigger "Stagger" state. The "Stagger" meter that depletes every second but is filled up with every point of damage from the party entices the player to mash "O" on offensive paradigms so that the DPS is at its maximum output.

I believe the devs wanted to make things simple. Hence, complex system but simplified execution. My issue with it? It isn't a very hands-on approach. I would like to manually cast Fire, Water or Aero for every member, but I can only control the leader in FF XIII.

To be fair to this automated combat system, it has its merits. The AI will cast curing and support spells when assigned the proper role, relieving the player of what are traditionally mundane tasks but as mentioned, I prefer the DIY style.

I hope this part gets some attention in lieu of selective focus. I've read that the battle system truly opens up after the 15~20 hour mark. I also understand there are some optional boss fights in FF XIII that are demanding of skill to conquer. I'm looking forward to those while enjoying the CG cutscenes. That said, mashing "O" got old fast, and I believe I did mention the desire to witness progress in this regard. I've just gotten the Twin Sisters, and more jobs are unlocked as I push through the story. The formula I've outlined above for combat hasn't changed much though and that's something I would like to see evolve in the next 10 hours.

[Panzer.Panda]

I'm curently playing Tropico 3, Fable 2 and OXM demo disc 108 which has a Steins;Gate and End of Eternity (Resonance of Fate) Japanese demos. I was really surprised to see the Steins;Gate demo.

[Saishu]

Resident Evil 5 GOOOOOOLLLLD.

Haven't played the original version except for the demo. Having a good time.

[Fatney]

Still at it at Bayonetta... I usually don't care about achievements, but Bayonetta is the kind of game you just gotta complete a 100%. Which is impossible. But I only need one more achievement, and then I have all of them. After that, I'll find every crow and then I'll get the Climax Bracelet! And there's still stuff to do after that, lol.

[Enzeru]

Pogeymans HeartGold.

1849 - 3858 - 3018 (Hitoshi)

Tell me yours and I will add you. <3

[Saburo Hikari]

FINAL FANTASY XIII and Pokemon SoulSilver Version. Don't have a friend code because stupid DS can't connect to my internets.

[Andy]

I'm towards the end of God of War 2 via the Collection. I have work all this week out of town from Tuesday til Saturday, so I need to finish it so I can be all caught up when I play 3 when I get home on Sunday.

[Korten12]

Currently playing Demon's Souls. I want to make a topic in the forum but even after 5 posts I cant. :(

[banballow]

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
I'm a couple of hours in, and so far the game's pretty good. The combat as some have mentioned, could have used a bit of work... but it's more than adequate. Great atmosphere.

Edit: 2:55 AM, ghost doggy mauls Seto, due to user incompetence.

[DamageCity]

Started playing Lunar but I remember this game being better 12 years ago. Meh, if I don't finish it before I get my hands on SMT into the closet it goes.

[PhantomOfTheKnight]

RuneScape ...for about 5 minutes.

Looking into Neo Steam.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I don't get the appeal of Runescape. And I downloaded NeoSteam months ago and never got the chance to play it. Also I usually dislike online games.

I've been playing Pokemon SoulSilver. Great game to just pick up and play for a while. But I need to wake up early tomorrow so I can catch a Ladyba.

[HIRO]

diablo 2 & mass effect 2

[Dragon God]

Just got Eternal Poison.

Awesome game. Love the genre, love the atmosphere. However, it seems there's a glitch when playing on 80 gigabyte PS3's that... screws up the text in story scenes. It's only a minor gripe due to the voice acting being extremely clear, just kinda aggrivating. (Partially because I can't find the script at this time so I can't learn most of the spellings of names)

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Just got Eternal Poison.

I still haven't played that, and I had it preordered when it came out. The OST is amazing though.

[Dragon God]

Just got Eternal Poison.

I still haven't played that, and I had it preordered when it came out. The OST is amazing though.

Seconded. =p. The game itself is too. Just remember to turn your volume up on certain model PS3's (Like 80 gig) due to the glitch I mentioned =p.

Also, have been playing Soul Nomad. I must say, I like it as well, though I can't place either game on a top '#' list yet XP

[System_Error]

Weapons of WAr online games and Call of Duty 4 modern welfare


If that's a bot, it's an awesome bot.

Also playing RoF

[Vicious1915]

Just got Eternal Poison.

I still haven't played that, and I had it preordered when it came out. The OST is amazing though.

Me either...

[Saishu]

Valkyrie Profile DS. Just beat Freya in Seraphic Gate!

[Kakizaki]

Yakuza 3
Shining Wisdom
Layer Section
GunGriffon

[banballow]

Still working on Fragile Dreams.

After my last post, where Seto was mauled by a dog, I've been pushing him hard in the underground, preparing for our next assault on the ground walker... Crow!

It took quite a while, but he's now Lv 20... his strength and HP being doubled. We have amassed a small cache of weaponry (Assorted sticks and pipes) from a rather trustworthy chicken man, and have made a killing on the Onyx / Flourite market to the tune of 143k Yen.

At this time I would like to have a moment of silence for all the doggies, jellyfish and disembodied children's legs I had to slaughter to reach this point...

...

...

You would be missed, but you respawn every time I start up a bonfire.

Edit: Glorious success! My strength and vitality was more than enough to survive this go around in the Amusement Park. Me and Crow are friends now...

Spoilers

... really good friends. Like the kind of friends who kiss each other on the mouth kind of friends. I'm not really sure how I feel about that yet...

End Spoilers

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Also, have been playing Soul Nomad. I must say, I like it as well, though I can't place either game on a top '#' list yet XP

Soul Nomad was weird. It was like the designers at Nippon Ichi played a whole bunch of Ogre Battle under the influence of psychoactive substances and made a game out of their experiences.

@Kakizaki: Are you playing Shining Wisdom on the Saturn or has it been ported to something I'm not aware of?

[Kakizaki]

Playing it on Saturn.

[Foobar]

Pokemon Soul Silver
Okami
Infinite Space
Miles Edgeworth

I'm getting close to the end of Okami, I think, so I'm hoping to finish that soon.

A few hours into Infinite Space and loving it so far.

[Saburo Hikari]

Pokemon SoulSilver: I love the little things they put in the game, such as your first Pokemon in your lineup following behind you. It makes me actually feel a little attached to my Pokemon because it makes them feel more and more like real animals. The Pokeathlon is lots of fun too! Lots of good stuff at Goldenrod city.

@Vyse of Arcadia: ####e, I forgot that you can catch a Ladyba in the morning! I love this day and night cycle. I think it was one of the innovations when Gold and Silver first came out. And yet not much games make good use of this feature. Last one that made good use of it that comes to mind was Radiata Stories.

Resonance of Fate: Definitely a better game than Final Fantasy XIII, or even most current gen J-RPGs. Battle system is extremely complex. It's also very difficult at times too since you have to do a bunch of stuff during a small amount of time. Excellent English voice acting too, which I prefer over the Japanese ones. The English voice-actors' performances made some scenes funnier than the Japanese ones.

Final Fantasy XIII: A few hours in Gran Pulse. The Archylte Steppe is simply breathtaking. While the only thing you can do is still run around fighting things and looking for treasure, the steppe certainly makes it fun. Especially since it's a sight to see all those monsters run around, especially those humonous ones.

[Lilly]

I'm playing a lot of games right now. I should just focus on one.. but I can't. ;_;

Dragon Age: Awakening
Pokemom HeartGold
White Knight Chronicles
Final Fantasy 13
Resonance of Fate
Fragile Dreams
Divinity 2
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Mana Khemia 2
Grandia

Once I finish Awakening I'll probably focus on RoF or FF13. Or Pokemon. >>; Likely Pokemon. I love having my skitty follow after me, it makes me happy.

[Flußkönig]

Resonance of Fate, near the end of Chapter 3.

[Juanblue85]

Stopped playing FF XIII for a bit and started playing PKMN SS. I beat Bugsy and I am near Whitney.

[Deified Data]

I just finished a playthrough of Nocturne (Yosuga), and I'm currently playing Pokemon HG until Strange Journey comes out next week. I had to try very hard not to start playing Infinite Space...but I want to save that for after SJ.

[kolaces]

Beat a level 25 gengar with a level 12 togepi in HeartGold yesterday. Metronome is such a wonderful move.

[Ephidel]

Playing Pokemon Platinum atm, abusing Chansey to help level up my pokemon in Eterna Forest.
Playing it partially to get back into the swing of pokemon again for when HG is released next week... and partially because I realised that while I completed pearl, I never actually played through platinum after it was given to me as a gift. Oops :oops:

[Ippiki Okami]

Resonance of Fate, near the end of Chapter 3.

Is Resonance of Fate any good?!

I am playing God of War III. OMG its an awesome game!:devil:

[Flußkönig]

Resonance of Fate, near the end of Chapter 3.

Is Resonance of Fate any good?!
Yes, very.

[Panzer.Panda]

Today I played some Tropico 3, Fable 2, and Golden Axe Beast Rider.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I beat the first gym in SoulSilver, so I decided to take a break from it. Besides, I keep waking up too late in the morning to catch a Ledyba.

So, I'm whetting my appetite for the soon-to-be-released Strange Journey with some Devil Survivor. I still hadn't actually played it, despite owning it day one.

[Andy]

God of War III

UNBELIEVABLE

[Saburo Hikari]

God of War III

UNBELIEVABLEReally? 'Cause uh, I played some of the first two games and the E3 demo and...I really didn't see anything special about God of War. Kratos has a boring "I wanna kill everything!" personality.

Anyone wanna convince me otherwise?

[Andy]

I don't think you need convincing, really. Kratos wants to kill everything because of the story that's been presented since the last two games. A story that's been told amazingly well. The presentation is unheard of, and the scale of the set pieces is really something I've never seen in a game before.

It's just taste, really. Some games are for some, some ain't.

Anyone here have Fragile Dreams? I have it reserved at Gamestop, but every review is split down the middle between liking it and hating it. Not sure if I should get it or get my money back and get Resonance of Fate instead.

[Ippiki Okami]

Yes, very.

Sweeet! I'll check it out then, heard it pretty cool:D

[Ippiki Okami]

Really? 'Cause uh, I played some of the first two games and the E3 demo and...I really
didn't see anything special about God of War. Kratos has a boring "I wanna kill everything!" personality.

Anyone wanna convince me otherwise?

I know I am not gona bother trying to convince you;)

but I am guessing you must be new to gaming cuz from a technical standpoint this is the new bench mark for graphics this generation of games.

If you can't see then I am sorry lol:D

[Kenji]

I really didn't see anything special about God of War. Kratos has a boring "I wanna kill everything!" personality.

Anyone wanna convince me otherwise?
What I like about God of War is how there's zero separation between story and gameplay. A lot of games want to have the proverbial cake and eat it too, but letting the player go wild and brutal on enemies and civilians (a lot of sandbox games do this) while still pretending that the hero is anything near heroic.

GoW doesn't do that. The gameplay lets you go wild, slaughtering and brutalizing enemies and civvies alike. The story backs this up entirely, positioning Kratos as a petty, brutal, single-track man. In any other game, he'd be a villain. Hell, I recently described GoW as a series of battles between villains, and it was up to the player to decide whether domination by the Greek gods was at all preferable to Kratos's senseless destruction.

Moreover, everything that happens stems from Kratos's hubris, the core of ancient Greek tragedy.

For what it is, it does well, and that's why I respect it. That and the set pieces in GoW3 are completely worth the entire series of catching up. :D

[sfried]

Anyone here have Fragile Dreams? I have it reserved at Gamestop, but every review is split down the middle between liking it and hating it. Not sure if I should get it or get my money back and get Resonance of Fate instead.I got it, and it seems people who like slow, melodrama anime will like this game.

I suggest you try it out first and not trust reviews on this one.

[DrJonAngus]

I'm playing Nocturne and I'm finally going to finish Devil Survivor before the Tuesday release of Strange Journey.

[Lorelei]

Let's see...uhhh...Lol, I'm playing Ar tonelico, Phantasy Star Portable, Final Fantasy XIII, Dragon Age: Origins, Lunar Silver Star, HeartGold, and probably a few more I'm just not thinking of right now...I really need to stop starting up more games, but old habits die hard, I guess. :'D

[Andy]

Anyone here have Fragile Dreams? I have it reserved at Gamestop, but every review is split down the middle between liking it and hating it. Not sure if I should get it or get my money back and get Resonance of Fate instead.I got it, and it seems people who like slow, melodrama anime will like this game.

I suggest you try it out first and not trust reviews on this one.

Truthfully, I'm not a fan of anime at all, but the setting and the snippets of story I've heard about the game still leave me really interested. I just really don't want to buy it and then have it turn out to be poo poo.

As long as the gameplay isn't god awful, then I think I'll really love it.

[RayFoxSith]

Infinite Space. It's a little bit intimidating how deep it is, but I'm enjoying it regardless.

[Zachalmighty]

I just beat Dragon Age: Awakening, I'm at the elite four in pokemon Soul silver.

[Kakizaki]

Red Alert.

[Saburo Hikari]

I don't think you need convincing, really. Kratos wants to kill everything because of the story that's been presented since the last two games. A story that's been told amazingly well. The presentation is unheard of, and the scale of the set pieces is really something I've never seen in a game before.Hmm, okay then. I guess it all boggles down to if I find the gameplay more fun than Bayonetta. I hear from many that God of War is just another button masher with QTEs, only with better presentation.

It's just taste, really. Some games are for some, some ain't. Very true. Which is why I can't comprehend why anyone thinks Persona 3 and 4 are terrible games just because they're different from Persona 1 and 2, or why some MegaMan fans hate the MegaMan Legends series because it was in 3-D.

I am guessing you must be new to gaming cuz from a technical standpoint this is the new bench mark for graphics this generation of games.

If you can't see then I am sorry lol:DI've been playing video games since the GameBoy Color and later in the Super Famicom's life. ;) And so far, the most technologically and graphically advanced games I've played so far was Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Heavy Rain.

Either way, maybe I'll play more God of War Collection and see if I like it any better.

[Kakizaki]

I've been playing video games since the GameBoy Color and later in the Super Famicom's life.

I feel really old when someone references these to establish how long they have been playing games.

[Terash Cas]

24 hours in Chapter 4 of Infinite Space.

[banballow]

Well, the Chicken Man has started carrying Golf Clubs, but they're rather pricey. Five of those suckers wiped out a good amount of my cash. They're nice to have, quite a bit more powerful than even my trusty Pipe, and way better than my Bamboo Sword. I'm gonna stock up on some of these babies.

First though, I gotta take care of this money issue. Fortunately, I know a spot that's perfect for this purpose... the creatures I hunt drop bottled water quite frequently there, an item that I have no real use for, other than to take advantage of the dim witted Chicken Man. For some odd reason, he chooses not to make any profit off of the stuff, both buying and selling for 6k Yen. I figure, for every 2k Yen Bamboo Sword I break, I should be able to average about 10 Water. 10 Water at 6k Yen each, minus the 2k Yen for the Bamboo Sword = Profit!... not to mention any Flourite I find equals an additional 2.5k Yen.

Then I take that and buy more Golf Clubs. :) It's a fool proof plan. Plus while stocking up, I should level up quite a bit, making it almost impossible for poor Seto to ever die again! Mwahahahahahahahahahah*Cough*... sorry, it was cold outside today, so I've got a bit of a cough now.

[Andy]

Either way, maybe I'll play more God of War Collection and see if I like it any better.

To be fair, III is light years beyond anything that was achieved in the first two games. The fluidity of the combat, the scale of the boss battles, the presentation, it's all just done in a way that just wasn't possible in the first two. The original games are definitely good, with the second being as close to the third as they can possibly be, but with all their merits they are just overshadowed in every aspect by this game.

God of War was one of the first games to implement QTEs this way since Shenmue, I think. They're a big draw for devs as of late, but I respect the way they're done in this series in comparison to others.

[Fatney]

To be honest, I actually dislike God of War strongly. I used to love them when they were new, and I was excited to play the HD-make, but I wound up disappointed. Maybe I'm too used to games like DMC and Bayonetta, where the moves and cutscenes are extremely over the top in the most stylish way possible, whereas God of War just gave me ordinary slaughtering. I know that this is the argument you hear the most against GoW, but it's true. And it doesn't help much when the gameplay require very little skills, which is one of the most important parts of the genre (mastering the gameplay and the possibility to constantly improve).

I've heard good things about the third installment, so I will try it out and see where that takes me. Luckily, my sister owns a copy so I don't have to waste money on it in case I don't like it.

[littlefuzzy1]

I've been playing video games since the GameBoy Color and later in the Super Famicom's life.

I feel really old when someone references these to establish how long they have been playing games.

Here, does this help??

I've been playing since the Atari 2600 days (I had a Colecovision w/ Atari adaptor).

Although, I think my grandmother actually had a Magnavox Odyssey, I remember futzing with it a bit as a youngun.

[Evilkinggumby]

I've been playing video games since the GameBoy Color and later in the Super Famicom's life.

I feel really old when someone references these to establish how long they have been playing games.

Here, does this help??

I've been playing since the Atari 2600 days (I had a Colecovision w/ Atari adaptor).

Although, I think my grandmother actually had a Magnavox Odyssey, I remember futzing with it a bit as a youngun.

Yeah I am in the same catagory. My first forays with gaming were pong, atari 2600 and vetrex. First system we owned at home was a colecovision. At this point I stopped feeling old and started thinking I was "fortunate" as a lot of kids now have not/will never know the glory of seeing games go from blip-bloobs to "BOOM" .

Currently playing Tron 2.0, just finished the bad ending of Mass effect 2(will re-try soon) and a little bit of Oblivion.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I've been playing video games since the GameBoy Color and later in the Super Famicom's life.

I feel really old when someone references these to establish how long they have been playing games.

Seriously. Although here I must disclaim that this is only because my parents were too poor to buy anything besides the old Atari 2600 and NES until 1994.

[Olethros]

Hey, look at all the people lining up to join our old guy club Kaki! :D

[Ippiki Okami]

I've been playing video games since the GameBoy Color and later in the Super Famicom's life. ;) And so far, the most technologically and graphically advanced games I've played so far was Uncharted 2: Among Thieves and Heavy Rain.

Either way, maybe I'll play more God of War Collection and see if I like it any better.

Gameboy Color and Super Famicon.....OMG you just went way back! lol:tongue:

Well if you thought Uncharted 2 and Heavy Rain were the most technologically and graphically advanced games you've played so far wait till you play the full version of God of War 3. The Demo really does not do the full game justice!:D

[Fatney]

OH MY GOD the tower in FFXIII was boooring. Why are tower levels always so insanely dull?

Also, slightly off topic, but I just realized that SMT: SJ comes out tomorrow! Can't wait for VGP to ship it.

[Iris]

While waiting for Strange Journey (Amazon is telling me next week....SOB), I've been dicking around with the postgame content in Etrian Odyssey, to get myself in a proper maze-dungeon mood.

[Kakizaki]

Hey, look at all the people lining up to join our old guy club Kaki! :D

I know! I would laugh but I might break my hip or something. ;)

[LadyRayna]

^lol

At least you guys didn’t start with the PC. I always feel kinda left out because I seem to be the only person who started playing games on the PC.

[Tivor]

Don't you mean Apple II? Because that's what I started with.

[Lorelei]

Started with the SNES. Oh, the memories. :'D

[LadyRayna]

Don't you mean Apple II? Because that's what I started with.

I cannot say for sure, but I don’t think so.

[Kakizaki]

Don't you mean Apple II? Because that's what I started with.

There was this Rube Goldberg game we used to play on the Apple II. I can't find the name of it though. :/

Also played a lot of Z-bug and Number Munchers on Apple II.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Heh, I actually started on a mid-80s IBM PC. The kind with a couple hundred K of RAM and two 5.25" floppy drives. My mom was studying to get her computer science degree, and she used to write "games" for me in Pascal. Stuff like "move the ASCII character around the screen" and "press a button to make a beep."

I kinda wish I could still be amused as easily as when I was three or four.

[Kakizaki]

Haha, fun. I used to write games in G-Basic. My friends and I wrote some simple text rpgs (at a time when I wasn't really even into rpgs). I think I wasted more time attempting to make competent maps and store fronts with the graphic commands than I did actually making anything playable.

I also learned Pascal when I was a senior in HS, but at the time, it seemed more like learning grammar than actual programming.

[Kakizaki]

^lol

At least you guys didn’t start with the PC. I always feel kinda left out because I seem to be the only person who started playing games on the PC.

I can't remember off the top of my head, but did the MSX do anything in Brazil?

[Alkaiser]

There was this Rube Goldberg game we used to play on the Apple II. I can't find the name of it though. :/
The Incredible Machine, maybe? Just guessing here.

[Kakizaki]

^I did a quick search, and that seems to be the name that keeps popping up. I should probably take a look at some images.

[Constraint]

Phoenix Wright: Justice For All - First case was pretty lame.

[Fuyukaze]

of all things, pokemon soul silver. the pokewalker is getting more play though.

[Vicious1915]

I finally got The Dark Spire, and tried to play it. I've tried, like, three times so far. This game is not for me. Good thing I bought it for the soundtrack.

[Tivor]

Haha, fun. I used to write games in G-Basic. My friends and I wrote some simple text rpgs (at a time when I wasn't really even into rpgs). I think I wasted more time attempting to make competent maps and store fronts with the graphic commands than I did actually making anything playable.

I also learned Pascal when I was a senior in HS, but at the time, it seemed more like learning grammar than actual programming.

Aaah memories.

My high school's honor program required that we do a graduation project, and I decided to make a simple text RPG as well. I used TurboPascal, and it was a sort of my version of Ultima III/IV with a bit of Bard's Tale thrown in, if you will. Took a whole semester to make it, could be beaten in less than an hour. :D

Aaah memories. :)

[Enzeru]

SMT: Strange Journey.

Using these codes from the Himachi reviewer:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=961651&topic=54012598